Chapter 1209 - The Ancient Battleground
In the Anti-Heaven Alliance, the Star Aligning Palace was the most different from the other three palaces.
From afar, he could see cultivators turning into rays of light as they flew in and out of the palace continuously.
The cultivators were all there to hand in their quests or to pick up new ones.
After all, the contribution points were too useful for the people of the Anti-Heaven Alliance. Even Martial Monarch Realm authorities were willing to do the quests just to earn some contribution points.
Qin Nan withdrew his aura and sneaked into a corner in the palace.
"There are three new quests being released."
"Tsk tsk, this one isn't easy at all. This Du Wenze might seem crazy, but he's still ranked nine thousand five hundredth on the God Ranking. He will be tough to deal with."
Several discussions could be heard in the hall.
Qin Nan raised his head and looked forward.
There was a giant crystal floating at the front of the hall. It recorded the list of different quests.
However, the three red-worded quests were the ones that attracted the most attention.
"Martial Monarch Zi Wu, Martial Monarch Qing He, and Martial Monarch Liu He have gone deep into one of the six forbidden grounds, the Wretched Disaster Forest. They seem to have discovered the secrets that were hidden within it. If anyone were to find out what they are trying to find, they would be rewarded five hundred thousand contribution points. If anyone were able to kill the three Martial Monarchs, they would be rewarded with five million contribution points."
"Find the disappeared seventh forbidden ground. Any information related to it would be rewarded with two hundred thousand contribution points. If anyone were to find its exact location, they would be rewarded with three million contribution points."
"Sneak into the South-Heaven Sacred Ground to steal its secrets. The contribution points will be given based on the secrets retrieved. The highest reward is three million contribution points."
Even Qin Nan could not help but smack his lips.
He never thought the red-worded quests of the Anti-Heaven Alliance would be so difficult.
With his current strength and standards, if he were to accept a quest, it would be impressive enough if he managed to stay alive, let alone actually completing the quest.
"Let's look at the others."
Qin Nan shifted his gaze.
In the meantime, many cultivators became aware of Qin Nan's presence and immediately greeted him. Qin Nan responded to all of them.
An hour later, Qin Nan withdrew his gaze and frowned.
The three red-worded quests were extremely challenging, but the rest of them were too simple, which consisted of killing the people of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground at some ancient ruins or investigating the trails of their Martial Monarchs. The rewards were not rewarding at all.
The highest one was only a hundred thousand contribution points.
The only category that grabbed Qin Nan's attention were the assassination quests.
The quests were designed to give those who killed eight ordinary disciples of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground ten thousand contribution points, and those who killed eight important people of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground a hundred thousand contribution points.
If he wanted to save up a million contribution points, he would only need to eliminate eighty of them, thus twenty less than the normal rate.
"That being said, where do I even find so many important people to kill? If I were to use myself as bait, I could easily attract the experts of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground, but once I eliminate ten or twenty of them, they would surely send Martial Monarchs after me instead.
"Damn, I'll have to ask the Star Aligning Palace's Hall Leader instead."
Qin Nan made up his mind.
Suddenly, a red glow was emitted from the giant crystal.
It appeared that a fourth red-worded quest was listed.
Qin Nan and the rest of the cultivators were startled, who immediately shifted their gaze toward it.
"The Ancient Battleground is located at one of the Hundred Great Mountains, the Heavenly Fortune Mountain Range. It's only accessible once every fifty years. The mountain range is possibly linked to the disappearance of the Heavenly Fortune Tribe, the powerhouse among the Eight Ancient Tribes.
"The battleground is split into the Heavenly Arcana, the Upper Arcana, and the Lower Arcana. It has been thousands of years since anyone has last entered the Heavenly Arcana. Some were able to find it coincidentally, but none of them returned. Entering the Upper Arcana requires the Seven Slaughter Talisman, while entering the Lower Arcana requires a cultivation of the fifth-layer Martial Progenitor Realm.
"For the first quest, the Anti-Heaven Alliance has five Seven Slaughter Talismans in total, thus it is limited to only five people. You will enter the Upper Arcana with the Seven Slaughter Talisman, kill three important people of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground, and retrieve three or more of the Heavenly Arcana Sacred Fruits. Each sacred fruit will grant you one hundred and fifty thousand contribution points, but if you were to fail, severe punishment awaits.
"The second quest involves going to the Lower Arcana, which is only open to twenty people. You are required to kill an important person of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground and retrieve ten or more Heavenly Arcana Spiritual Fruits. You will be rewarded with five thousand contribution points for each fruit. Failure means severe punishment."
This red-worded quest was different from the other three. It thoroughly explained the situation of the Ancient Battleground.
After all, the Anti-Heaven Alliance had only been around for five years. Most of the cultivators had come from the Middle Continent. They lacked insight into the half-God region.
"Is the Ancient Battleground open again?"
"Hehe, you might not know this. The Heavenly Arcana Sacred Fruit is incredibly useful for Martial Monarchs in the first to third layers. When the time comes, the Eight Ancient Tribes, the God Beast Forbidden Ground, the Lost Herb Garden, and the Three Great Factions will surely send their Martial Monarchs there!"
"On the other hand, the Heavenly Arcana Spiritual Fruit is great for Martial Progenitor Realm cultivators too, thus many of them would be attracted there. I remembered there were at least a few thousand of them last time!"
"That many?"
Some of the experienced cultivators said, which served as buckets of cold water pouring down on the excited cultivators, forcing them to calm down.
On the surface, the quest seemed like a great opportunity to earn some contribution points, but they should not overlook the danger it held.
"The Ancient Battleground?"
Qin Nan's eyes flickered.
He now understood that it was highly possible the Heavenly Arcana Sacred Fruit could only be found in the Upper Arcana of the Ancient Battleground. Otherwise, no one would be willing to expend the Seven Slaughter Talisman just to enter the place.
"That reminds me, I can't tell if this Heavenly Fortune Tribe is somehow related to the Heavenly Fortune Path and Madam Heavenly Fortune from the Eastern Continent..."
Qin Nan suddenly recalled something, but he soon shook his head to clear his thoughts as he began to plan his next steps.
"I should probably take this quest and the assassination quest as well. I might be able to earn quite a large amount of contribution points."
Qin Nan soon made his decision.
Even though there would be Martial Monarchs heading to the Upper Arcana, would it bother him?
There was just no way he could earn a large amount of contribution points with some simple quests.
In order to achieve his goal, he had to take the risk.
Buzz.
Two lines of golden words appeared under the red-worded quest all of a sudden.
Martial Monarch Rongtian has accepted the first quest, receiving a Seven Slaughter Talisman.
Martial Monarch Mingkong has accepted the first quest, receiving a Seven Slaughter Talisman.
"Two Martial Monarchs have accepted the quest?"
Qin Nan was startled.
On second thought, it was quite reasonable too, since both Martial Monarch Rongtian and Mingkong had just achieved the Martial Monarch Realm recently. They did need the Heavenly Arcana Sacred Fruits.
"Senior, I'll accept this quest."
Qin Nan went to the front of the hall and brought his fists together toward an old man.
The cultivators nearby were astounded. The old man nodded and said, "Elder Qin Nan has surpassed the rules of cultivation, making him unbeatable against those under the Martial Monarch Realm. You're more than qualified to take the quest——"
Before the old man could finish, a tremendous monarch aura flooded into the hall from the entrance.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn