This was the first time he had refreshed his tasks upon entering the Lost Land.
In the outside world, hunting monsters was an essential daily task.
Now, in this Lost Land, there were indeed monsters, but their numbers were pitifully few.
Wang Nan's tasks appeared before him.
[Daily Task One: Explore the Death Sand Sea]
Task Difficulty: Four Stars
Task Reward: 60 Demonic Energy Points
[Daily Task Two: Avenge the Chen Family]
Task Difficulty: One Star
Task Reward: 15 Demonic Energy Points
[Daily Task Three: Cooperate with the Five Great Aristocratic Families]
Task Difficulty: Three Stars
Task Reward: 45 Demonic Energy Points
"Explore the Death Sand Sea, this task has indeed appeared."
Su Nan wasn't surprised at all. According to the previous pattern of task refreshes, a task related to the Death Sand Sea was inevitable.
The appearance of the second task, avenging the Chen Family, was timely.
Even if this task hadn't appeared, he would still go and deal with the Ma Family.
It was the third task, cooperating with the Five Great Aristocratic Families, that puzzled Su Nan.
"The task wants me to cooperate with the Five Great Aristocratic Families. Cooperate for what? To explore the Ancient God's Mound?"
Su Nan frowned, not understanding the task's meaning.
Next, he checked Zhang Yang's tasks.
[Daily Task One: Explore the Ancient God's Mound]
Task Difficulty: Four Stars
Task Reward: 60 Demonic Energy Points
[Daily Task Two: Hunt a Spiritual-level Monster]
Task Difficulty: One Star
Task Reward: 15 Demonic Energy Points
[Daily Task Three: Investigate Du Qiyuan's Secret]
Task Difficulty: Four Stars
Task Reward: 60 Demonic Energy Points
Two four-star tasks!
The quality of the tasks was indeed very high.
There was nothing to say about exploring the Ancient God's Mound, just like exploring the Death Sand Sea, it was impossible to complete in a short period.
The second task was also somewhat difficult.
Unlike the Eastern Celestial Province, it was not easy to find monsters here, and it would be challenging to find and hunt a Spiritual-level monster in this place.
It was the third task, investigating Du Qiyuan's secret, that piqued his interest.
Du Qiyuan was the only person to leave the Lost Land in so many years and had caused quite a stir in the Lost Land.
Previously, Su Nan had only guessed that what Du Qiyuan had done was not just about dealing with the invasion of demonic energy, but also had other purposes.
Now, the appearance of this task directly confirmed his speculation.
"This task is probably the most challenging among the nine tasks!"
Although it was also a four-star task, Su Nan had a feeling that investigating Du Qiyuan's secret would be even more challenging than exploring the Death Sand Sea and the Ancient God's Mound!
As the Wheel of Fate turned, Lang Thirteen's tasks also appeared.
[Daily Task One: Enter the Resentful Dragon Mountain]
Task Difficulty: Four Stars
Task Reward: 60 Demonic Energy Points
[Daily Task Two: Resolve the Resentment of the Dragon Yao]
Task Difficulty: Three Stars
Task Reward: 45 Demonic Energy Points
[Daily Task Three: Find the Yao Clan in the Lost Land]
Task Difficulty: Two Stars
Task Reward: 30 Demonic Energy Points
"Explore the Resentful Dragon Mountain? Resolve the Resentment of the Dragon Yao?"
"The fact that these two tasks have appeared is probably because this character of mine is a Yao."
Su Nan was somewhat surprised. He didn't expect the task related to the Resentful Dragon Mountain to appear.
What surprised him even more was the third task.
Finding the Yao Clan in the Lost Land.
This task was obviously related to the Yao Clan and could only be triggered by Lang Thirteen's character.
However, what puzzled him was that a two-star task was designated for finding the Yao Clan.
"A two-star difficulty task? It's definitely not as simple as just finding a monster. It's very likely that I have to find the headquarters of the Yao Clan in the Lost Land."
He didn't know much about the Yao Clan in this world, and he had learned about it from the Heavenly Palace Tower.
He hadn't asked Chen Ying about it before, but now that he wanted to complete this task, he had to ask Chen Ying.
"Nine tasks. From the current situation, it seems that only the task of avenging the Chen Family can be completed, followed by hunting a Spiritual-level monster and finding the Yao Clan. The other tasks are unlikely to be completed in the short term."
"In this case, I'm afraid that I will be able to obtain very little Demonic Energy in the coming period."
Before entering the Lost Land, he had already speculated that such a situation might arise.
But now that it had actually happened, he couldn't help but frown.
"I should try to complete as many tasks as possible today. Only in this way can I have new tasks when the tasks refresh tomorrow."
Sighing, he put away the Array Plate of Summoning the Great Sun and returned to the White Horse Town.
Outside White Horse Town.
Chen Ying looked in the direction outside the town with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.
Beside her, an old man comforted her,
"Miss, don't worry. With Young Master Su's strength, there shouldn't be any problems."
In yesterday's conversation, Su Nan did not reveal his name. He only told them that his surname was Su, so Chen Ying and the others called him Young Master Su.
"It's been a whole day now, and Young Master should have finished his cultivation. Why hasn't he returned yet?" Chen Ying was a little worried.
Although she had only known Su Nan for a day, his importance to her surpassed everything else.
If something happened to Su Nan, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for her.
Fortunately, just as they were talking, Chen Ying suddenly saw a figure approaching slowly.
It was Su Nan.
"Young Master, where did you go?" Chen Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Su Nan, but she couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing. I just spent a bit too much time in my cultivation this time." Su Nan waved his hand.
The three of them returned to the inn.
Su Nan asked, "Do you happen to know where the monsters in this world gather?"
"Monster gathering place?" Chen Ying was puzzled and didn't understand why Su Nan was asking this. However, she didn't ask too much and replied, "Young Master, here, the number of monsters is extremely scarce. Most of the monsters are raised by the major aristocratic families, and they have the corresponding Monster Manuals. It's because of this that the major aristocratic families have been thriving."
"Other than that, it's very difficult to find monsters in other places. Even if you occasionally encounter them, it will attract a large number of martial artists to capture them, and very few places have three or more monsters."
"All of them are raised?" Su Nan suddenly realized why in this world, apart from the aristocratic families, there were very few bloodline warriors.
In this world, the most important cultivation resources were monopolized, making it a luxury for ordinary people to cultivate.
"Is there really no place where a large number of monsters gather?"
Su Nan doubted.
Since the game's tasks had appeared, it meant that there must be a place in this world with a large number of monsters.
Unless he was overthinking it, and the game's tasks were not about finding the gathering place of the Yao Clan, but something else entirely.
At this moment, Chen De remembered something and hesitated slightly, "Young Master, this old servant once heard a legend. I don't know if it's related to what you mentioned."
"What legend?" Su Nan's eyes lit up and he immediately asked.
Chen De said, "It is said that over five hundred years ago, there were many monsters here, some of which were like our ancestors, coming from the outside world. There was a time when there were more monsters than humans."
"These monsters gathered together and formed a force called the Yao Court in the Meteor Mountain. There were even several King-level Great Yao among them. These Great Yao believed themselves to be the rulers of this world and launched attacks on the major aristocratic families."
"As a result, the actions of the Yao Court angered the Great Xuan Nation and the Five Great Aristocratic Families. The Great Xuan Nation and the Five Great Aristocratic Families took action, and a great battle erupted in the Meteor Mountain. Since then, the Yao Court was annihilated, and the number of monsters sharply declined."
"Combined with the changes in the Death Sand Sea a hundred years ago, where neither humans nor monsters could enter, and with no reinforcements from the outside world, the current situation has formed."
Yao Court?
After listening to the old man's words, Su Nan already had a guess in his mind.
If he guessed correctly, the so-called Yao Court in the past was not completely destroyed but had hidden away using some method.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ying also realized something and said, "So the Meteor Mountain was once the location of the Yao Court, which explains why there are more monsters there than in other places."
"The probability of encountering monsters is higher?" Su Nan was now even more certain that the Meteor Mountain must be the headquarters of the Yao Clan in this world.
"Where is the Meteor Mountain?"
Chen Ying said, "Young Master, the Meteor Mountain is more than a hundred miles southwest of here, not very far from here. Because the probability of monsters appearing there is high, many martial artists will go there to try to find monsters to capture."
"Not very far?" Su Nan nodded. He decided to go to the Meteor Mountain first.
Seeing this, Chen Ying and the old man exchanged glances and could see the determination in Su Nan's eyes.
Chen Ying flashed a barely noticeable glimmer of hope and said, "Young Master, if you're going to the Meteor Mountain, you'll have to pass through the territory of the Ma Family. I'm afraid..."
She both hoped that Su Nan would go to the Ma Family for revenge but also worried that with Su Nan's strength, he might not be able to deal with the Ma Family, which would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's den.
"Oh? That's quite a coincidence." Su Nan could easily discern Chen Ying's thoughts but remained calm.
The Ma Family was also one of his tasks, and if he could accomplish it while on his way, that would be ideal.
"In that case, let's go to your Chen Family."
...
Chen Family Town.
This was a very prosperous small town.
In the past, this was the territory of the Chen Family, one of the thirty-two clans.
But two days ago, everything changed.
The Chen Family was annihilated, from the elders to the youngest members, and even the young lady of the Chen Family had disappeared without a trace. Everything that belonged to the Chen Family was now controlled by the Ma Family.
This incident had caused a huge sensation throughout the Lost Land. In the past, the thirty-two clans were considered powerful, and ordinary people were like ants in their presence. But even such powerful entities as the Chen Family had been wiped out for the first time in a hundred years.
After this incident, none of the clans that were once friends with the Chen Family came forward to help. In their view, it was not worth offending the Ma Family for a family that had already been annihilated. Moreover, the Ma Family was not an ordinary clan; they had even more powerful backers.
"Master, what are we going back for?" Chen Ying was puzzled. The Chen Family had been annihilated, and everything that belonged to the Chen Family had been taken by the Ma Family. What use was there in going back?
"I have a sensitive identity now and need a cover." Su Nan said calmly.
Chen Ying was even more confused. "Master, are you...?"
"I plan to..." Su Nan did not hide anything and explained that he intended to assume the identity of Chen Daohai and move around in this world as him.
"Become like my father?" Upon hearing this, Chen Ying was astonished, but then she frowned, "Disguising oneself with minor tricks may deceive ordinary people and us, but it may be difficult to deceive those Spirit-level powerhouses."
Su Nan smiled and did not explain further.
Two hours later, the three of them arrived in Chen Family Town.
At this time, the night was dark, and the in-game time had already reached nine o'clock in the evening. However, Chen Family Town was still brightly lit, with many households still awake.
As the three entered the town in a carriage, several middle-aged men sitting and drinking tea at the town's entrance were shocked when they saw Chen De driving the carriage. But then, as if nothing had happened, they continued drinking tea.
When the group moved farther away, those men quickly left.
More than ten minutes later, under Chen Ying's guidance, Su Nan arrived at the old Chen Family residence.
The Chen Family had been wiped out, and the Ma Family was guarding this place, but the guards were only ordinary people. Chen Ying and the old man easily dealt with them.
Inside the old residence, Chen Ying quickly found a portrait of Chen Daohai.
In the portrait, a middle-aged man with a square face was depicted, his figure appearing somewhat slender. The artist's skill was superb, and the likeness was uncanny.
After a glance at the portrait, Su Nan transformed his body, changing from a young man to match the middle-aged man in the painting.
"Is this...?" Chen Ying and the old man stared in disbelief. If they hadn't witnessed Su Nan's transformation with their own eyes, they would have thought the person before them was Chen Daohai himself.
"What ability is this, Young Master?" Chen Ying couldn't hide her astonishment. This was beyond her comprehension.
Although bloodline powers had various unique abilities, what Su Nan had just done was impossible even for them.
She even wondered if she was under the influence of an illusion.
Su Nan calmly said, "Just a few tricks, how is it? Is there anything else that needs adjusting?"
After all, a portrait was still just a portrait, and there might be some differences from the real person.
Chen Ying carefully examined it and said, "If you could be
a bit taller and a bit slimmer, it would be a perfect match."
Su Nan nodded, and his body changed once again.
"This is too amazing!" Chen Ying couldn't help but exclaim. In her eyes, Su Nan was now a living copy of Chen Daohai.
Chen De also praised, "Young Master, if you stand next to the Family Head, even we might have trouble telling the difference."
Su Nan said, "Just changing appearances is not enough."
With that, he took out the false identity stone he had been carrying and stored it in his personal space.
In the previous prediction, he had revealed his King-level strength, drawing the attention of the Great Xuan Nation's ruler.
This time, he planned to go to the Great Xuan Capital with the status of Chen Daohai. It made sense for Chen Daohai, who was originally at the peak of the Spirit level, to return after a year and break through to the Profound level. Moreover, in this world, the Profound level was already considered the peak of power on the surface. Even if he went to the Five Great Aristocratic Families, he would not be underestimated.
After putting away the false identity stone, his original aura radiated from him, shocking Chen Ying and the old man.
"Profound... Profound level!"
"Young Master, you're a Profound-level powerhouse!"
Feeling Su Nan's skyrocketing aura, Chen Ying and the old man were both shocked and delighted. Although they knew Su Nan was not at the Spirit level early stage, they had never expected him to reach the Profound level.
The difference between the Spirit level and the Profound level was like night and day, and in this world, only the Great Xuan Nation, the Five Great Aristocratic Families, and the Ten Great Clans had Profound-level powerhouses.
Among the thirty-two clans, there were only Spirit-level cultivators.
Su Nan being at the Profound level meant that in the future, the clan he would establish would be on par with the Ten Great Clans!
Ignoring the two's astonishment, Su Nan said, "The Ma Family should be coming. You two go and deal with them."
(End of this chapter)