And so the Secret Santa Society came into existence with burly Huang as its first member apart from drake. But what Drake didn't know is that the organization he has created casually today would in the future be the root cause for a series of subtle changes in the fate of this world.
After he was done with the system he noticed burly Huang still looking at him with expectant eyes.
"Umm about your request... Umm... Brother Huang, it's not that I don't want to let you join our organization. It's just that I am only a small fry myself and all the recruitment is done by the true experts of the organization." drake lied with a straight face.
"Oh.." Hearing that Huang became slightly dejected.
"Forget it brother Huang why don't you assist me in my next mission, I will use the few connections I have in the organization to get an expert to monitor you secretly at that time. I am sure that once they see the strength and skills you have they would definitely not reject you" drake said while suppressing his guilt as he looked at the innocent burly man before him.
When Huang changpu heard what drake said he immediately became emotional.
"Brother Wen is such a nice person. I didn't vainly help him yesterday." burly Huang thought inwardly as he rubbed his slightly wet eyes.
"Cough* Cough* Brother let me first tell you about the mission before you decided if you should help me or not. The mission this time is to gift a Nine petal amorous rose to the sect leader of the mystic sword sect. "
"The what ?" burly Huang asked as he felt that he might have heard something wrong.
"Ahem... It's the Nine petal amorous rose used by the Dao companions to express their love" drake clarified while feeling slightly embarrassed.
Hearing that Huang Changpu couldn't help but laugh dryly.
"Your organization sure gives some very... strange missions. Anyway, count me in. Just tell me what I have to do" Huang changpu said confidently.
"Ding! Added Huang Changpu as a partner for the current mission.
Partner's reward: An earth grade soul cultivation manual"
When drake saw that he felt that the system is quite generous to partners too. An earth grade technique is something even the prefecture-level sects had to fight a bloody war to obtain.
"Brother Huang I have a plan, But before that, I still didn't tell you about my real-life identity. I am also an outer court disciple of the Mystic sword sect." drake said as he looked at burly Huang.
As expected burly Huang didn't mind him being just an outer court disciple and just nodded his head. Naturally, he must have thought that it was just a cover.
"Now about the plan.." drake paused as he looked around once and signaled for Huang changpu to come closer as he whispered in his ears.
"Brother Wen this..."burly Huang hesitated a bit after hearing about the plan.
"Brother Huang don't hesitate this is your chance. I have full confidence in you" drake encouraged with a gentle voice.
"I... Ok, I will do as you say brother Wen" Huang changpu answered after some hesitation.
"Hahaha come brother let's toast in advance for our success in tomorrow's mission." drake said as the both of them clinked their wine glasses once again and laughed as they drank.
As they ate and drank to their heart's content soon the night fell and both of them left the inn. The four mansion guards who sat beside their table also left after some time while still complaining about their grievances caused by some smelly bastard.
Before leaving drake didn't forget to take a parcel of Immortal misery wine bottle just to see if he and brother Huang could deduce its recipe. If they can't he just had to find a way to get the recipe in other ways.
The next day morning the sect leader Han Mingxia and Iron palm sect leader's brother Yuan Wenyan were taking a stroll in the sect's spiritual garden while holding hands. Suddenly they noticed a commotion. They noticed that all the disciples and few elders of the sect were gathering towards the sect's entrance gate.
"Hey, little Ming what is all this commotion about ?" Yuan Wenyan enquired softly.
"Ahh... I am not sure either" Han Mingxia said with her brows knitted together in confusion.
"Oh In that case let's go and see what is everyone up to." Yuan Wenyan said as he walked towards the sect entrance along with Han Mingxia.
Once they reached the sect entrance they immediately noticed the disciples wearing both inner and outer sect clothes standing to the side with shameful looks on their faces while their bodies were covered in injuries.
Right now one of the four elders of the sect who was in the half-step foundation establishment realm is fighting a fierce battle with a woman.
The woman is wearing Leopard fur clothing with black colored spotted pattern on it. She had a voluptuous figure and tanned skin tone. Her long black hair was fluttering in the wind as she fought fiercely. Her whole body exuded the vibes of being wild and unrestrained.
Behind her back there is a large white banner. There were a few words written on it in red.
"Give my darling Yuan Yuan back to me" The sentence reads.
Han Mingxia furrowed her brows as she looked at the banner, while at the same time a lecherous look flashed in Yuan Wenyan's eyes when he looked at the wild women's figure but he immediately hid it and looked on nonchalantly.
Han Mingxia beckoned for one of the elders of the sect who was in half step Foundation building realm.
In a place like Azure dragon city where spiritual essence is so spare, it is very difficult to find experts in the foundation establishment realm. Most of the cultivators get stuck in the peak Qi condensation realm for all their life.
Unless they experience some fortuitous encounters it is almost impossible for them to condense their first Dao Pillar. At most when they reach their later years they would be able to condense the half of the Dao pillar and this stage is called half step Foundation establishment realm.
The elder came forward and bowed slightly.
"What is all this about? Why are you people not able to take care of a woman who hasn't even reached mid-Qi condensation." Han Mingxia said with a slightly irritated voice.
"Sect Master, Don't be mistaken by her qi cultivation base, she seems to be a body cultivator who is also specialized in speed. This woman has blocked our sect gate from morning while challenging everyone saying that unless master Yuan Wenyan accepts her love she wouldn't leave." the elder briefed about the situation respectfully.
"The audacity.. what were you people doing without throwing her out of here already?" Han Mingxia shouted as a slightly fierce glint flashed in her eyes. The elder's body shivered a little when he saw that.
"Sect master In the beginning we were a little negligent and thought that she is just one of those fangirls for master Yuan. So we sent a few of our disciples to accept her challenge fairly and send her off, but that is when we found that it is almost impossible to even exchange blows with her if one is below the peak qi condensation realm. Even our half-step foundation establishment elders could barely hold her off.
We think that only our grand elder who is in the early stage foundation establishment could fight with her and gain some advantage. That is why we are trying to wear her down as much as possible before sending grand elder"
When Yuan Wenyan heard that she is a body cultivator who could rival early foundation establishment cultivators at such a young age he instantly became greedy.
"A body cultivation technique that could grant such strength and speed is not so simple. If I could get my hands on it I would be able to gain strength equal to a core formation realm expert." as he thought up to here he immediately signaled for the elder to leave.
"Little Ming we have to be careful with this woman. You should have noticed it by now. This woman's strength is a bit too great for her age. I have a feeling that she is not so simple and might have the backing of some bigger power. For now, let's just wait and see what she is up to " Yuan Wenyan tried to persuade the angry Han Mingxia with a gentle voice.
"I... I will listen to you darling" Han Mingxia hesitated a bit but still agreed with Yuan Wenyan's reasoning. Such a powerful body cultivation technique is not something anyone could obtain. She doesn't want her sect to be implied because of her impulsiveness.
While all of this was going on somewhere in the crowd drake stood stiffly as he looked at the woman who is fighting fiercely. As he kept looking at her voluptuous figure goosebumps started to appear all over his body.
"Brother Huang's professionalism seems to be on a whole different level" drake whispered lightly as he shook his head hard to get rid of his shock.
Yes, the wild and unrestrained beauty who is challenging everyone is none other than burly Huang who is wearing a disguise. This was all part of Drake's plan to make the sect leader and elders leave the core area of the sect before he infiltrates the sect master's place.
Burly Huang on the other hand is not scared about confronting the whole sect like this because of his expertise in fleeing. If he wants to escape even a mid-foundation establishment realm expert would find it difficult to stop him.
"Now is the time," Drake thought as he turned around and quickly headed towards the core area of the sect.
In the mystic sword sect, the outer sect disciples are usually restricted from entering the inner court premises. They would be allowed access only when the missions like collecting herbs in spiritual garden or missions on doing chores in some elders residence were assigned to them. The previous Wen Dingxiang did many missions of such missions in his more than ten years stay in this sect and so drake also knew the inner court premises fairly well.
The core area of the sect which houses the residences of the inner court elders and sect master is located inside a large sword formation. The formation was built long back when the sect was established and it would require a peak foundation establishment expert to spend a lot of energy to break the formation by force.
Drake soon reached the border to the premises of the inner court. Continuing any further as an outer court disciple is restricted for him.
Drake slowly took out the mission token which he received after accepting a small mission that required him to water an inner court elders herb garden with the water from one of the grade three spirit pools present in the sect.
With the mission token in hand, drake didn't waste any time and headed straight for the entrance to the core region's formation barrier. Once he reached a certain distance from the formation's entrance he stopped and hid behind a building.
As drake tried to observe the situation while hiding there he noticed two peak Qi condensation cultivators standing guard on both sides of the formation's entrance.
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