Chapter 22: Duplicate Tasks

As time passed minute by minute, the injuries suffered by Chu Tiange and the various discomforts after the battle slowly disappeared, and at this moment, Chu Tiange felt his body fill up with strength again.

"How do you feel?" The Immortal Master System saw Chu Tiange recovering, and asked.

"Feeling not bad. Although this battle took a great toll, it's not without gains." Chu Tiange slowly raised his right hand, condensing his Dao Yuan. However, this time the Dao Yuan did not condense as before, surprising Chu Tiange.

"What's going on here?" Previously, he had successfully condensed the Dao Yuan, but now there was no response. Did he misperceive this, or was someone up in the heavens playing a trick on him?

"Stunned?" The Immortal Master System seemed to have known this result long ago.

Seeing the Immortal Master's question, Chu Tiange understood that the Immortal Master System must know the reason. So he quickly asked.

"Take a look at this, what's going on? Why could I do it before but not now?" Chu Tiange anxiously asked. There was no reason for this. If it was possible before, why couldn't he do it now?

"Kid, human potential is achieved through a short burst, doing what is normally not possible, and do you still have that sense of urgency in the face of death?" The Immortal Master System finished speaking and chuckled mysteriously.

Chu Tiange instantly understood. This was what was said in his previous life, that you never know how great your potential is until you push yourself to the limit.

"What should I do?" Chu Tiange felt that if the Immortal Master System could point out the cause, then it must also know how to solve this situation.

"There is a way, but it will be a dangerous journey. Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Although this method is difficult for you, it is the fastest and most effective way for you to understand and master the substantialization of the Dao Yuan." The Immortal Master began to seek Chu Tiange's opinion, after all, he was just a system, and the decision was still in Chu Tiange's hands.

"I am willing to accept any challenges you bring, just to prove that the power of my bloodline is not the strongest." Chu Tiange understood that this was not only an opportunity to prove himself, but also for his father. After being called a failure for many years, Chu Tiange aimed to clear the name of the Chu family and himself in the upcoming family grand competition.

"Very well, initiate the sub-task." The Immortal Master System issued a mechanical sound.

"Battle power matched, sub-task found."

"Head to the depths of the Wolong Mountain Range, kill one hundred Cloud Leopards within a month. Complete the task to obtain the body refining technique - Diamond Sutra."

"Damn it, hunt Cloud Leopards, and a hundred of them?" Chu Tiange couldn't help but feel speechless upon hearing this task. Although Cloud Leopards were not demonic beasts, they were not far off. An ordinary ninth-level body refiner would not be their match, yet here he was, a sixth-level body refiner being asked to hunt a hundred Cloud Leopards?

"Can we change the task?"

"Task assigned, cannot change task." With the sinister voice of the Immortal Master, Chu Tiange felt like he was being sent to deliver food to someone else's home.

"What level of body refining technique is this Diamond Sutra?" Chu Tiange's attention was now focused on the Diamond Sutra.

"The Diamond Sutra is a heavenly-tier body refinement technique. However, because you have accepted a sub-task in the refining period, the reward is also a technique for the refining period." The Immortal Master System looked at Chu Tiange's expression, which went from excitement to despair, shaking his head, thinking that Chu Tiange was like a walking expression package.

"Do I have a choice?" Chu Tiange asked pitifully.

"You have no choice."

Since there was no choice, then let's get started. With Chu Tiange's determination, he lifted his feet and slowly entered the depths of the Wolong Mountain Range, where the beasts roamed. Although their levels were not high, for Chu Tiange, navigating through them was truly perilous.

"Where are these Cloud Leopards? Why do I feel like I've already reached the heart of the Wolong Mountain Range?" After a day's journey, Chu Tiange had already ventured deeply into the Wolong Mountain Range. With the help of the Immortal Master's guidance and his incredible luck, he had miraculously arrived at the epicenter of the Wolong Mountain Range, the place where the Cloud Leopards roamed. "They're just a little less than a hundred miles ahead, which is where the Cloud Leopards appear."

"I want to take a good look and see if this cloud leopard really has three heads and six arms."

As Chu Tiange approached the gathering place of the cloud leopards, when they were less than fifty miles away, the immortal suddenly warned, "Stop, conceal yourself."

Following the immortal's reminder, Chu Tiange moved stealthily, hiding in the grass without making a sound, focusing his gaze into the distance. There, he saw a figure with a completely white body, devoid of any other color, with a face that resembled a leopard yet not quite, because on each side of its body, it unexpectedly had pristine white wings. Its eyes lacked any emotion and emitted a terrifying green light, shining like a bright pearl in the dark night.

"So this is the cloud leopard. Let's warm up a bit and let me gauge it," Chu Tiange said excitedly, licking his lips.

"Oh? Are you sure?" The slightly mocking words of the immortal left Chu Tiange bewildered. Can it be true? He couldn't even handle a demonic beast, and now faced with a mutated one like the cloud leopard, could he really be its match?

Just as Chu Tiange felt discontent, in the dark forest surrounding the cloud leopard, one, two, then nearly a hundred green lights suddenly appeared—they were all cloud leopards. Cold sweat ran down Chu Tiange's body. Dealing with one cloud leopard, though tough, might have been worth a try, but facing a hundred, it was like walking into a trap, with little hope of return.

Gathering his thoughts, he glanced at the immortal with a touch of resentment, then began to search around. There, he spotted a mountain cave covered with spider webs. Trying his best to remain silent, Chu Tiange entered the cave and sat cross-legged, beginning to circulate his Dao energy, because he felt that this matter required careful consideration.