At first, the task of collecting heavenly dew seemed simple enough. Mo Tian Ge muttered to himself, wondering why he wasn't assigned a miscellaneous task instead. But after going there himself, he realized it wasn't easy at all. Many flowers, grasses, and trees had spiritual energy, but spiritual grass was scarce. Moreover, only the dew from spiritual grass could be considered heavenly dew, and these often grew on steep cliffs, requiring him to fly up and down to collect them.

  It took two hours to collect only half a bottle, and when the sun had already risen, Mo Tian Ge looked at it helplessly and shook his head. He first handed the jade bottle containing the heavenly dew to Wang Qian Yi. Seeing the bottle she brought, Wang Qian Yi was somewhat satisfied, and Mo Tian Ge let out a sigh of relief before leaving Zhengyang Hall and returning to Nanfeng.

  This errand is not difficult, and the income is also considerable. In a month, there will be more than ten pieces of spiritual stone, which can be exchanged for five or six nourishing pills. However, these pills are still a drop in the bucket for Mo Tian Ge, so he asked Xu Jing Zhi again and went to the Executive Hall to ask if there were other errands that could be done at the same time.

  Now that she thinks about it, the word "money" is a big deal for Mò Tiān Gē. In the past, her Second Uncle had always taken care of her, so she didn't have to worry about it at all. Later on, when Second Uncle got injured, she stopped taking the dan medicine and barely managed to get by. But now that she wants to break through to the tenth layer of Qi Refining, money has become a huge problem. It's not just her, either - the others living with her have also started getting busy with this matter. Liǔ Yī Dāo is out every day from dawn till dusk, just like her; Jiāng Shàng Háng says it's best not to go out, but without dan medicine for cultivation, he can't worry about anything else. Qín Xī, on the other hand, is doing all right because he knows some things about refining dan, and has been taken in by a master uncle from Běi Fēng.

  Moyuan had taken on three different tasks in a row and hadn't even had time to respond when her senior sister, Muyan, came looking for her.

  After being busy for several months, Mo Tian Ge stopped making money because at this time, Yun Wu Pai announced a piece of news.

  All of the Qi-refining disciples gathered in the square, with over a thousand people silent as cicadas.

  Soon, a figure emerged from the Zhenbao Hall. It was none other than Fang Dingyue, the sect leader, accompanied by several foundation-building cultivators.

  "Everyone, I have gathered you all here today to tell you something. To test our disciples, the Golden Blade Sect and the Purple Mist Sect have challenged us, the Cloud Fog Sect. I have already agreed to it. All disciples above the 7th level of Qi Refining must participate. One month from now, we will enter the Misty Valley for a three-day battle. The winner will receive rich rewards. The details will be explained by the managing disciples. Everyone, for the sake of our Cloud Fog Sect's reputation, I hope you all go all out."

  In the square, many disciples were whispering to each other. Some senior disciples who had experienced such things shook their heads and explained to the new disciples. On Mo Tian Ge's side, except for Zhou Shixiong, all of them had been in the sect for less than a year, and only a few had heard about it before.

  Originally, near the Yunwu Sect, there were two sects with similar strengths: the Jindao Gate and the Zixia Sect. The three sects stood together in a delicate balance of power, sharing all resources and spiritual veins. As one sect rose to prominence, it would try to take more resources, but feared intense conflict that would lead to mutual destruction. In the end, they came up with a solution: a trial by combat that wouldn't result in loss of strength. This was the origin of the Misty Valley Invitation Battle.

  The so-called Misty Valley is a mountain valley between the three sects' mountain gates, where mist fills the valley and ordinary people cannot enter. The seniors of the three sects set up a forbidden array here, allowing their disciples to enter and fight each other, with the last one standing being the winner.

  "The master's voice rang out again: 'All disciples, in this competition, those who persist to the end will receive a top-grade spiritual instrument, two bottles of Gathering Qi Dan, and 100 pieces of Spiritual Stone. Additionally, according to the number of people defeated, there will be additional Spiritual Stone rewards. Even if you fail halfway, there will still be Spiritual Stone rewards. Alright, the disciples in charge will take their fellow disciples back and explain the details. The challenge will begin in half a month.'"

  Mo Tian Ge was full of doubts and followed the crowd back to their residence.

  Zhou Shixiong called upon everyone to gather in the courtyard and once again explained the matter of the Misty Valley.

  It turned out that the seniors of the three factions would put a ban on each disciple's identity token for this competition. Hanging the token on their body, they wouldn't be in danger of losing their lives, because once they encountered danger, the token would fall off, and as soon as the token left their body, the person would be instantly transmitted away, and the person who was transmitted away would be considered to have failed.

  Misty Valley is very large, and entering it also comes with the risk of encountering spiritual beasts. However, this can also be considered a bonus, as any spiritual herbs found within will belong to oneself alone.

  She calculated carefully and couldn't help but feel excited about this Misty Valley trial. If she persisted until the end, there would be two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, with ten pills in each bottle. She already had one bottle in hand, which meant she had thirty Qi Gathering Pills, enough to advance her cultivation to the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and if luck was on her side, maybe even the tenth layer. And that wasn't all - there were also spirit stones to consider. Even if she didn't make it to the end, there would still be a reward of spirit stones, and there was no risk to her life, making it completely worth going for. Now, whenever she saw spirit stones or pills, her eyes would light up, and this opportunity was one she couldn't afford to miss.

  With such generous rewards, others would be the same.

  "Hey, you think this reward is that easy to get? Entering the misty teleportation array will randomly transport you somewhere in the valley. If you're lucky enough to be transported right next to a spiritual beast's mouth, then good luck getting out of there! Moreover, the terrain inside the valley is complex and full of hidden dangers. Who knows, while walking, you might end up right in the middle of enemy territory. So, once you enter the Misty Valley, your first priority should be finding a safe place to gather with fellow sect members. Relying solely on one's own power won't last long."

  This splash of cold water made everyone slightly calm down. Someone asked: "Brother Zhou, are you going too?"

  "Good, I'm also a Qi-refining disciple, of course we have to go. Everyone here is above the 7th layer of Qi-refining, so everyone has to go. To be honest with you, the last time we had a trial was over a decade ago, and at that time I had already reached the 10th layer, but I didn't even last a day before being surrounded and forced out, so you mustn't take it lightly."

  Everyone was more or less clear about Zhou Shixiong's strength. Normally, he was in charge of explaining the difficulties they encountered during their cultivation. It could be said that his realm was unknown how many times stronger than theirs. Now that even Zhou Shixiong said so, everyone couldn't help but put away their excitement and think about the opportunities and difficulties within.

  "Your senior brother smiled again: "You don't have to worry so much, even if you come out soon, it won't be a loss. Just do your best and that's all. Buy some talismans or something for protection, or form a small team with others - the transmission array can transmit up to five people at most, it's best if you can gather five people together. Alright, go prepare yourselves."

  Zhou Shixiong waved his hand and left, while the others discussed and returned one after another. Once back in the house, Liu Yidao asked: "Several fellow disciples, what are your plans?"

  Xu Jingzhi said, "Of course we'll go together. Liu Shixiong, the transmission array can only hold a maximum of five people at a time, just right for our group." As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Shanghang, but unexpectedly Jiang Shanghang didn't leave and didn't express any objections, apparently also knowing that one person wouldn't be enough this time.

  Liu Yidao nodded: "I think so too, what do you guys think?"

  Mo Tian Ge said: "I have no opinion, of course it's safer with several senior brothers together."

  Qin Xi also nodded.

  Everyone looked at Jiang Shanghang, and Jiang Shanghang still had a stiff face, but finally nodded.

  "Good." Liu Yidao was quite pleased. This was the first time everyone worked together in harmony. "Now that we're all on the same page, let's discuss what to do next, fellow disciples..."