Han Li looked at the line of extremely simple red characters, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

This task has absolutely no explanation. Could it be that he only needs to cultivate the *Zhenyan Hualun Jing* to the second level to directly receive those five thousand contribution points?

Although this task might also be extremely difficult for others within the Zhulong Dao, given how smoothly he's been cultivating this technique, opening up the twelve Immortal Apertures and advancing to the second level doesn't seem like an unattainable goal.

These five thousand contribution points are tempting, but if he were to accept them, he would likely attract endless troubles one after another. At the very least, he wouldn't be able to cultivate in a low-profile manner within the Zhulong Dao anymore.

Moreover, he has successfully opened up two Immortal Apertures in just a few years and condensed four clusters of Time Dao Runes, which is truly shocking and naturally makes him even more reluctant to let others know.

With this thought, the bit of greed in Han Li's heart immediately dissipated, and he moved his gaze away from the task.

After briefly scanning the remaining red tasks, he turned his attention back to the white tasks and quickly browsed through them.

Although the tasks here were densely packed, with Qi Liang's previous reminder, he quickly found the recruitment task issued by Vice Dao Lord Xiong Shan, the reward for which was exactly five hundred contribution points.

"How is it? This task is pretty good, right?" Qi Liang walked over at some point and smiled.

"It's just as Elder Qi described." Han Li nodded noncommittally.

"In that case, let's quickly accept the task. I heard from those few people that many elders have already come here and accepted this task. Let's not wait until we get there and the quota is already full," Qi Liang said with slight urgency.

Saying so, he flipped his hand and took out his Elder Token, pointing it at the dark gold stone wall.

A ray of light immediately flew out from that recruitment task and entered his token.

Seeing this, Han Li didn't say much and took out his token, pointing it in the air.

A ray of light shot over and entered his token, and a strange pattern immediately appeared on it.

Having accepted the task, the two of them didn't linger and quickly left the Tai Xuan Hall.

After all, Qi Liang had stayed in the Zhulong Dao for countless years and was far more familiar with the situation within the sect than Han Li. He led the way.

The two first took the teleportation array of the Lin Chuan Pavilion, and then flew at full speed, arriving near a huge mountain peak after half a day.

The spiritual Qi here was rich, far surpassing Han Li's Red Cloud Peak.

The mountain peak towered into the clouds, and the rock of the entire mountain was light gold, seemingly some kind of ore. The shape of the mountain was peculiar, piercing straight into the sky.

From afar, this mountain peak resembled a golden giant sword piercing the sky.

Amidst the misty clouds at the peak, there was a stretch of palaces undulating along the mountain's terrain. Under the golden light, they appeared somewhat hazy, adding a touch of mystery.

Near the giant peak, there was also a slightly smaller mountain peak. There were also some palace buildings on the peak of the low peak. The two peaks lived next to each other, but there were restrictions on the peaks, and there were no traces of snow.

A long golden bridge connected the two mountain peaks, like a golden rainbow hanging in the air, shining brightly and majestic.

"This is where Vice Dao Lord Xiong's cave dwelling is located, Tianjian Peak." Qi Liang, standing in mid-air, pointed to the huge mountain peak not far away and said.

"Truly magnificent!" Han Li's expression didn't change, and he let out a sigh of admiration.

"Magnificent is magnificent, but Vice Dao Lord Xiong has many rules, and this main peak is listed as a forbidden area, not allowing outsiders to set foot on it casually. Visiting outsiders must first settle down on that secondary peak, and after asking someone to inform, they can go to the main peak to pay respects to him," Qi Liang said in a low voice.

Han Li was stunned when he heard this, and slowly nodded.

A moment later, the two landed on a platform on the peak of the smaller mountain.

The area of the secondary peak was not large, and only a few side halls and pavilions were built, but the layout was very exquisite, without any sense of shabbiness. Instead, it gave people a sense of tranquility and detachment.

"Greetings to the two elders! Are you two here for the task from the Tai Xuan Hall?" A white-robed youth quickly greeted them, appearing to be a servant of Tianjian Peak, and asked respectfully.

"That's right. I wonder if you could inform him?" Qi Liang asked directly.

"He is on the main peak at the moment. Please follow me, two elders," the white-robed youth said, and walked forward first.

Qi Liang and Han Li exchanged a glance and stepped forward to follow.

The white-robed youth led the two to the golden arched bridge and stepped onto it.

"Aren't you going to report to your Vice Dao Lord first, but you're bringing us over directly?" Qi Liang asked.

"He instructed that all elders who have accepted the task should not be neglected and should be taken directly to the main peak," the white-robed youth said respectfully.

Qi Liang nodded upon hearing this.

"I wonder how many elders have accepted the task now?" Han Li asked.

"Twenty-seven have already arrived," the white-robed youth replied.

Qi Liang's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. There were only ten spots.

"It's fine. Since this person is bringing us over, it means that Vice Dao Lord Xiong hasn't decided who to use yet. I'm afraid there will be some tests later, and it's not first come, first served." Han Li's voice sounded in Qi Liang's ear.

"That must be the case. Thank you for the reminder, Brother Li." Qi Liang's expression relaxed, and he secretly felt ashamed.

He was at a critical moment in his cultivation recently and urgently needed these contribution points, so he was a little flustered.

Walking on this golden arched bridge, there was a vast abyss beneath their feet, and mountain fog surrounded them. If mortals were here, their legs would probably go weak.

Han Li and the others naturally wouldn't encounter such a situation, and they quickly crossed the golden bridge and arrived at the main peak.

The area of the main peak was extremely large, more than ten times that of Red Cloud Peak.

Magnificent palaces with carved railings and jade-like materials were located here. Each one was unusually beautiful and exquisite, with countless pavilions, towers, gardens, and flowing water.

All the palace buildings, even the floor tiles laid on the ground, were made of precious trees or precious materials, especially golden materials.

All the palace buildings bloomed with rays of light, exuding a sense of elegance and luxury.

Under the guidance of the white-robed youth, Han Li and the other walked along a wide white jade avenue for a full quarter of an hour and arrived at a golden hall.

This was a reception hall, and there were already twenty or thirty people sitting inside, vaguely divided into two circles, sitting on the left and right sides of the hall respectively, with a faint sense of confrontation between them.

The group of more than a dozen people on the left looked relaxed, chatting and laughing easily, with a sense of superiority in their expressions.

Although the group on the right was large in number, most of them were quite silent.

Seeing Han Li and the others enter, most people looked over. Since Han Li had only joined the sect not long ago, many people only glanced at him and then looked away.

"Hehe, I knew that Brother Qi would definitely not miss this task. Why are you only here now?" From the crowd on the right, a burly man with a shaggy beard stood up and walked over.

"How could Qi be as well-informed as Brother Nan? I came here immediately after learning about this task, but I'm still one step behind Brother Nan," Qi Liang said with a smile.

"Nan is just impatient, but I'm just sitting here idly," the burly man laughed, and then looked at Han Li.

"This is?"

"This is Brother Li, a newly promoted inner sect elder a few years ago, currently residing on Red Cloud Peak," Qi Liang introduced.

"Brother Nan, I've heard so much about you." Han Li cupped his fists in greeting.

"So it's Brother Li, please take a seat." The burly man pulled the two to sit down on the right.

As soon as Qi Liang sat down, many people came over to greet him.

Han Li also recognized one or two of these people present. Although they were only nodding acquaintances, they exchanged a few pleasantries upon meeting at this moment.

On the right side of the hall, the atmosphere became lively.

The people on the left side of the hall heard the commotion, their faces darkened, and some even snorted softly.

Although Han Li didn't recognize the people on the left, he knew something about their origins.

Most of these people had cultivated as inner sect disciples for countless years, and finally ascended to immortality, becoming inner sect elders. Many were even direct descendants of certain large families within the Zhulong Dao, and were able to obtain inner sect disciple status from birth.

Such an experience could be considered native to the Zhulong Dao.

In their eyes, Han Li and the others who had joined halfway due to various opportunities could only be considered outsiders, and they had always been displeased with them.

One reason was the consistent mentality of disciples from large sects, looking down on rogue cultivators. The second reason was that the joining of rogue cultivators greatly occupied the cultivation resources that originally belonged to them, so naturally they wouldn't have a good impression of them.

Although Han Li had only been in the Zhulong Dao for a few years, he clearly felt this subtle contradiction and hostility.

The higher-ups of the Zhulong Dao were naturally aware of this situation, but they had no intention of resolving it, and vaguely encouraged the struggle between the two sides. After all, this kind of struggle was conducive to progress.

The Zhulong Dao's power had grown stronger and stronger in recent years, and people with high cultivation bases had appeared one after another. A large part of the reason was precisely due to this.

Han Li looked towards the left and his gaze slightly turned, quickly landing on one person.

This was a man who looked to be in his thirties, wearing a golden crown, with a tall and straight posture, broad shoulders, exuding a solemn demeanor. Between the opening and closing of his slender eyes, sharp light flickered, as if rays of sword light were shooting out.

This person just sitting there gave people a sense of standing out from the crowd, and the others seemed to be just foils, sitting around him like stars surrounding the moon.

"That person is called Zhu Feng. As early as ten thousand years ago, he had already opened up the twelve Immortal Apertures and achieved the mid True Immortal Realm. He cultivates a sword dao classic, and because the place where he lives is called Langye Peak, he is called the Langye Sword Immortal, and he has a lot of fame among the inner sect elders. This task only has ten spots, and with this person's sword dao cultivation, he will definitely occupy a spot," Qi Liang noticed Han Li's gaze and said in a low voice.

Han Li nodded slowly.

That Zhu Feng seemed to be quite arrogant. People beside him spoke to him from time to time, but he rarely responded. He didn't even glance at Han Li and the others.

Han Li smiled inwardly, quickly retracted his gaze, and sat quietly with his eyes closed.

Time passed by little by little, and soon more than half a day had passed.

During this period, another seven or eight elders came here one after another, bringing the number of people in the hall to more than forty, and the seats were almost full.

For True Immortal Realm cultivators, this time was just a flick of a finger, and since the person they were waiting for had a noble status, naturally no one showed any impatience.

However, at this time, the hall was much quieter than before. Most people stopped talking and began to close their eyes to rest.