The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1826: Chapter 1826: The First Mission

The guide’s duty is to introduce newcomers among the Chaos Slayers to task-related knowledge.

In terms of intelligence and information, private tasks are generally not as detailed as official tasks. Moreover, private tasks usually have more variables than official tasks. Therefore, most newcomers among the Chaos Slayers start with official tasks.

If rookie Slayers wish to undertake private tasks, the guide will not forcibly prevent them; they would usually just utter a word of caution.

"If there is anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask me now; this is a privilege for you newcomers. If you don’t ask now, you’ll turn to exploring on your own later," the guide told Jing Yan and Luo Bing.

"I would like to know how many points one can earn for completing a First Ring official task," Jing Yan asked the guide.

"Points and rewards are not fixed, as there will be certain changes during the task process. Even the Slaughter God Temple cannot fully control these changes. Therefore, the exact amount of points is determined according to how you complete the task. Generally speaking, an official First Ring task can yield between three to five Slaughter Points. In the Slaughter God Temple, five points can be exchanged for a Star Stone," the guide explained.

The Star Stone is a type of Energy Stone, similar to a Divine Crystal or Wizard Crystal, from which life forms can absorb energy for effective cultivation.

Jing Yan has yet to acquire a Star Stone, so its specific effect remains unknown to him. However, judging by the points system, the Star Stone seems to be quite precious, likely more valuable than the Wizard Crystal.

The Slaughter Points in the Slaughter God Temple hold substantial worth. Here, Slaughter Points can be exchanged for a variety of resources. It can be said that as long as you have enough points, you can exchange for any resource you desire. With enough Slaughter Points, you can also issue any type of private task, even if you wish to commission the assassination of a powerful All Things Realm expert.

The Slaughter God Temple is an institution jointly controlled by the Five Ultimate Forces.

"Fellow Daoist Luo Bing, do you have any questions?" Jing Yan asked Luo Bing.

Luo Bing shook his head.

"Thank you, Guide, we have no further questions," Jing Yan then said to the guide.

"Alright, take care. I have only one piece of advice for you: when undertaking private tasks, be extremely cautious so that you can live long," the guide said finally before turning to leave.

"Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, do you intend to take on a task now?" Luo Bing asked Jing Yan.

"That’s what I have in mind. How about you?" Jing Yan replied.

"I also want to take on a task immediately to activate my Slayer identity," Luo Bing said, pointing to the gray circle on her chest.

The two arrived before the official task stele.

There was little information on the official task stele. There were only two First Ring tasks.

Jing Yan and Luo Bing checked the task information.

Of the two official First Ring tasks, one is a large group task characterized by a large number of participants and a significant time span. It is normal for a task to span tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. The other task is a group task requiring five Chaos Slayers to undertake. Once the number is met, the task will officially commence.

Jing Yan glanced at the first large group task and dismissed it, focusing on the second task instead. This group task also seemed quite ordinary: a Mini Continent within the Lan Ning National Border was under attack by a Devouring Sky Clan life form, which currently remains on the continent. Laning Country’s official side needs a slayer team to eliminate this Devouring Sky Clan life form.

The intelligence shows that the Devouring Sky Clan life form is merely at the ordinary Taoist Realm, and the difficulty of elimination is not high. Thus, it’s an official First Ring task. Currently, two Slayers have already taken this task, meaning three more people are needed for the task to be triggered.

Jing Yan and Luo Bing discussed and decided to take this task.

"Are you sure you want to accept this task?" When the two reached the task acceptance area, the staff eyed them and asked.

"Yes, we are certain," Jing Yan and Luo Bing responded.

"Alright, this is a group task requiring five people to complete. Before you, two Slayers accepted this task. If you also accept it, then you’ll just need to wait for one more Slayer to accept it, and the task will be officially triggered."

"These are Slaughter Task Tokens, which you should carry with you. Once the number of task acceptors is sufficient, we will notify you to gather at the Slaughter God Hall through the task tokens." The staff handed over two identical tokens to Jing Yan and Luo Bing.

"May I ask how long we will approximately need to wait?" Jing Yan asked.

"It’s not certain; someone might take the task at any time, or it may take quite a while without anyone doing so. However, judging by my experience, it usually won’t exceed two or three days before the task starts," the staff’s attitude was not warm but was still polite and answered all inquiries.

"Thank you very much!" Jing Yan bowed to express gratitude.

After accepting the task, Jing Yan and Luo Bing left the Slaughter God Temple and wandered around the largest city on the continent.

Four hours later, their task tokens responded with a message.

"Looks like the number of participants is sufficient, and the task has officially commenced," Jing Yan smiled at Luo Bing as he spoke.

"Yes! Let’s return to the Slaughter God Hall then," Luo Bing nodded in agreement.

Luo Bing seemed somewhat nervous.

This is understandable as it is her first time accepting a Slaughter task. On top of that, her strength isn’t very strong, so it’s natural to feel a bit anxious. Luo Bing’s Cultivation is only at the One-step Dao Method Realm, which is merely a normal High-level Supreme in Jing Yan’s homeland universe. Someone like Lady Nu Zhen is at the Third-step Dao Method Realm and perhaps close to the Four-step Dao Method Realm.

"Fellow Daoist Luo Bing, there’s no need to be nervous. This task shouldn’t be very difficult or take too long," Jing Yan smiled and reassured Luo Bing.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jing Yan," Luo Bing exhaled and winked at Jing Yan.

When the two returned to the Slaughter God Hall, they were soon brought into a room. Upon entering, there were already two Chaos Slayers present. These two looked casually at Jing Yan and Luo Bing but said nothing.

Jing Yan and Luo Bing found a place and sat down casually. Now, they only waited for the last Slayer to arrive who had taken the task.

It wasn’t long, not even the time it takes for a tea brew, before the fifth figure entered the room.

Now, all five Slayers who accepted this official task were present.