"The mountain will be closed from today onward. The spiritual fields within the territory have been neglected for some time, Sun Bu Zheng, you will take some people to begin managing these fields." Wang Yu pondered slightly and instructed.

"Yes. May I ask what kind of spiritual herbs Elder Li plans for us to plant?" Sun Bu Zheng responded and then inquired.

"You will first reclaim the abandoned spiritual fields. As for what to plant, I will arrange it later." Wang Yu said.

The group immediately agreed and were about to turn and leave.

"Qianqian, come with me for a moment." Wang Yu suddenly said, then turned and walked towards the cave residence.

"Yes!" Meng Qianqian was slightly startled, then a hint of joy flashed across her face as she followed, a series of crisp tinkling sounds emanating from her body.

Soon, the two appeared in a stone chamber within Wang Yu's cave residence.

In the center of the stone chamber was a small spirit gathering formation about thirty feet in size, making the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the room abundant. In the center of the formation, a giant white egg lay quietly.

Meng Qianqian seemed a bit excited and curious when she first entered the stone chamber, but then her beautiful eyes were drawn to the giant white egg.

After more than thirty years of nurturing, the vitality contained within the egg grew stronger and stronger, but still, there was no sign of hatching.

The maiden opened her apricot mouth, as if wanting to ask something, but then, seemingly remembering her brother's instructions, she quickly closed her mouth and stood quietly to the side, blinking her large eyes, waiting for Wang Yu's instructions.

"Qianqian, your next task is to find a way to hatch this egg for me. You cultivate fire-attribute Gongfa, and now that your Nascent Soul is formed, it may be helpful. During this time, you can freely enter and exit this cave residence and this stone chamber. Remember, this matter is not to be mentioned to outsiders, not even your brother, understand?" Wang Yu said, gazing at the giant white egg for a moment.

As soon as his voice fell, he flicked his sleeve, and a jade token and a storage bracelet fell into Meng Qianqian's hands.

"Yes! Qianqian will definitely keep her mouth shut and do her best to complete the task assigned by Elder Li!" Meng Qianqian said quickly, holding the jade token and storage bracelet in both hands.

Wang Yu nodded, then left the cave residence on his own and headed down the mountain.

A moment later, he appeared in the cavern where the underground fire veins were located.

Compared to decades ago, the fire-attribute spiritual energy contained in the air here was clearly more stable, but it was still scorching hot, as if even the void was burning.

Above the rolling lava lake, the crimson giant cocoon was covered in red light, rhythmically expanding and contracting, constantly devouring the surrounding fire power.

Wang Yu released his spiritual sense and slightly sensed the refined Flame Firebird within, a look of joy flashing across his face.

Having absorbed so many years of pure Flame Fire power from the underground fire veins, the refined Flame Firebird had recovered quite a bit. He believed that as long as it was given enough time, it might be possible for its power and spirituality to increase further.

Seeming to sense that Wang Yu had arrived nearby, a few crisp chirps came from the giant cocoon, and it shook slightly.

"You stay here and recover, no need to rush out." Wang Yu said with a slight smile.

As if his words had worked, the giant cocoon quieted down.

Wang Yu looked at the giant cocoon for a moment, then was about to turn and leave.

Just at that moment, the entire underground cavern shook violently.

An invisible but indescribable enormous force erupted from the ground, like a surging tide.

The top of the cavern shook violently, and countless crimson gravel fell like rain.

Even with Wang Yu's current cultivation level, he was slightly changed in complexion by this enormous force.

The next moment, the mutation occurred again!

Boom!

There was only a deafening roar, as if a giant bell was ringing, coming from the depths of the earth.

The underground cavern shook violently again, and the lava lake in the cave rose up with a giant wave hundreds of feet high, with hot lava splashing in all directions.

The giant cocoon suspended in mid-air also shook a few times, but then returned to calm.

"This is..."

Wang Yu's heart stirred, and he immediately remembered the rumors about the Bell Mountain Range.

It is said that this place is named because strange roars, similar to the sound of bells, sometimes come from underground.

He had been in the Zhulong Daofor so many years and had never heard the so-called underground bell ringing. He did not expect to encounter it by chance today, just as the rumors said.

However, the power that erupted from the ground just now did not seem like a mere earthquake.

Wang Yu frowned and pondered, then shook his head and smiled.

Whatever the reason, these things had nothing to do with him. He had many more things to worry about now.

Wang Yu glanced at the giant cocoon again, then turned and walked towards the outside of the cavern.

Just as he took a step, his body suddenly turned back like lightning, and a blue light flashed in his eyes.

Because he turned too quickly, the air made a crisp whooshing sound, his eyes staring intently at the distant lava lake surface.

Although it was only for a moment, he had just seen a huge red shadow flash past at the bottom of the lava lake.

The red shadow looked like the tail of something, fleeting, and the speed was astonishingly fast.

Wang Yu's face condensed slightly.

As early as when he noticed the clues, his spiritual sense had spread out, but he could not detect the trace of the red shadow.

At this moment, it was underground, and the underground atmosphere was chaotic, greatly affecting the range of his spiritual sense.

"What is that thing?" Wang Yu's heart was full of doubts.

He stood silently in place for a long time before looking up at the surroundings, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

It seemed that this Bell Mountain Range was more complicated than he had imagined, but even if there was something abnormal, it should not pose a threat to the refined Flame Firebird.

With this thought, Wang Yu turned around and walked out of the cavern.

A few hours later, Tai Xuan Hall, Jing Yun Peak.

Inside the hall, elders and disciples of all kinds were crowding in front of the white and cyan stone walls, each craning their necks and looking at the stone walls, wanting to select a task that was suitable for them.

In front of the dark gold stone wall at the rear of the hall, there was no such lively scene. Only a few True Immortal realm cultivators were standing there, each with their brows furrowed, sighing at the stone wall.

"It's so difficult to find a task that is well-paid and requires little effort..." An old man with a white beard, dressed in an elder's robe, sighed heavily, flicked his sleeves, and turned to leave.

Another young man, also dressed in an elder's robe, passed him by and stopped in front of the stone wall.

It was Wang Yu.

He looked up at the stone wall, reading down from the top, and his brow gradually furrowed like the others.

The tasks recorded on this stone wall were either disproportionate in rewards and difficulty, or took an extremely long time. It was no wonder that the True Immortal realm elders were shaking their heads and sighing.

Of course, the most conspicuous one was still cultivating the Mantra Wheel Scripture to the second level.

Just then, a soft murmur came from behind.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Li?"

Hearing this, Wang Yu turned around and saw two familiar figures arriving together. The one speaking was a burly man with a thick beard on the left, who was the Nan surname inner sect elder who had participated in the Bear Mountain task with him that day.

"Hehe, it's Brother Nan, Brother Lu, long time no see." Wang Yu cupped his hands to the two of them in greeting.

"Yes, I heard from Brother Qi a few days ago that you were still in seclusion. I didn't expect you to be out of seclusion today." The burly man with a thick beard returned the greeting and said with a smile.

"Brother Li, you are really a bit too diligent. You just came out of seclusion and didn't enjoy yourself for a few days before rushing to take on a task?" Elder Lu, also smiling, cupped his hands and joked.

"Isn't the deadline for the sect's regular steward-level tasks approaching? I was thinking of coming over to receive the task so I can complete it as soon as possible to hand it over." Wang Yu shook his head and said.

As a result, the two looked at each other, and a strange look appeared on their faces.

"Ahem... Brother Li, are you really going to do these three tasks?" The burly man with a thick beard coughed twice and asked.

"Yes, that's how I chose when I first entered the sect... Is there something wrong?" Wang Yu asked, puzzled, seeing that their expressions were strange.

"This... Although the rewards for the regular steward-level tasks issued by the sect have always been good, the conditions for achieving them have always been quite harsh. It is not easy to complete them, either time-consuming and labor-intensive, or the risks are not small." The burly man with a thick beard explained.

"Yes, this is far less easy than serving as a steward for a hundred years in a millennium. After all, the issuance of regular steward-level tasks always depends on luck. You have to accept whatever task is ranked on the Merit Value Book, and you can't change it. In Lu's opinion, it's better to take on a few tasks here and earn enough merit points to offset it." Elder Lu added.

"I see... Thank you both for your kind advice. There are no suitable tasks on this stone wall for the time being. I'll go take a look at the situation and then weigh the pros and cons. But I don't know where to collect it?" Wang Yu sighed lightly and then asked.

"In that case, we won't persuade you any further. There is a side hall on the left side of the back hall of Tai Xuan Hall. Brother Li can go there to collect it." The burly man with a thick beard said.

"Thank you, then I'll go there." Wang Yu cupped his hands to the two of them, then turned and left.

He bypassed the wide dark gold stone wall, went out through a door in the back wall of the hall, came to the back hall of Tai Xuan Hall, and looked to the left, where he saw the entrance to the side hall.

He looked up at the slightly half-closed hall door, walked over, pushed it gently, and entered the hall.

The side hall was not large, not much different from the guest room in Wang Yu's own courtyard. There was also a skylight open above the roof, and at this moment, a beam of sunlight was falling from it, right on a potted plant on the right corner of a mahogany low table in the hall.

This potted plant was only half a foot high, shaped like an ancient pine, and it was crystal clear and green throughout. Under the illumination of the sun, it looked crystal clear. Pale golden veins extended from the roots to every branch, shimmering with starlight-like light.

At a glance, Wang Yu found that this thing was full of spiritual energy, and it seemed to be a quite spiritual herb.

However, he did not recognize this herb, and he had never seen this kind of planting method. For a time, he couldn't take his eyes off it.