"Huh?!"

Mu Jinyu sensed the Riot-Quelling Sword's restless urge towards him, his eyes narrowing with brilliance spilling out. He was immediately ready to suppress this Demon Sword with the Corpse-Wrapping Cloth and Earth Emperor's Tome.

As for whether revealing the Earth Emperor's Tome would be seen by the clerk and cause trouble, he wasn't too worried. After all, this was a relatively isolated space.

If worst comes to worst, he could just use the Earth Emperor's Tome to brainwash the person, erasing the memory of taking out the Corpse-Wrapping Cloth and Earth Emperor's Tome!

"Boom boom!!"

At that moment, Mu Jinyu suddenly felt his bloodline within him also raging, as if a dragon's roar was faintly echoing. He immediately understood that the Blood Dragon was surging within him.

"Clang!"

With the movement of his Blood Dragon, the Riot-Quelling Sword, which had attempted to devour his bloodline, emitted a clang and then quieted down.

As if it had truly become an ordinary rusty sword.

What Mu Jinyu had felt earlier—the surge and bloodthirstiness—was merely an illusion.

But Mu Jinyu knew it was no illusion.

The Riot-Quelling Sword indeed had surged, trying to invade his body to swallow his bloodline!

However, it ultimately failed.

It was suppressed by his Blood Dragon.

"Eh, there's really nothing wrong, so it seems this Demon Sword is indeed quite suitable for you, senior..."

The clerk standing behind Mu Jinyu appeared oblivious to the turmoil. Seeing Mu Jinyu touching the sword handle without issue, the clerk was thrilled and started promoting the sword.

He began explaining that although the sword seemed rusty and fragile, it was actually potent. If one could resist its devouring, it could unleash power equivalent to a Medium Grade Sacred Weapon.

Just like that, you earn 100,000 credits, senior!

Listening to the clerk's persuasion, Mu Jinyu felt the guy was quite a mastermind!

Nevertheless, it was indeed the case for him.

Since he couldn't afford other Holy Weapons, he might as well buy this peculiar Riot-Quelling Sword instead of a Top-Quality Creation Divine Weapon.

"I'll take it then."

Mu Jinyu decided to grip the handle directly instead of just touching it, grasping the entire rusty Tang Sword-esque Riot-Quelling Sword.

"Mm, mm."

The clerk was delighted seeing Mu Jinyu choose this Demon Sword and hurried to complete the purchase process for him.

Due to its wicked nature, the Treasure Pavilion had a rule that anyone who sold it would receive considerable rewards.

Having finally sold it, he was naturally pleased.

"Beep beep!"

Soon, the transaction was completed.

Mu Jinyu's Identity Plaque instantly plunged from over 100,000 credits to just over 3,000 credits.

This change left him a bit uncomfortable.

"Sigh, it's like going back to the pre-liberation era."

Mu Jinyu sighed softly, then put the Riot-Quelling Sword into his Qiankun Ring, planning to refine it later.

Then, Mu Jinyu left the small space storing Holy Weapons and exited the Treasure Pavilion.

Since he only had 3,000 credits left, he couldn't buy anything good, so it was unnecessary to linger.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion.

Mu Jinyu headed straight to the task hall.

The Treasure Pavilion didn't have the Heavenly Mysterious Ice Spirit Marrow or similar items, and he wasn't sure where such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could be found outside, leaving him to issue a reward.

To see if he could purchase it directly or if someone could provide him with leads.

Then he could follow the leads to search for such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Before long, after leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Mu Jinyu arrived at the task hall.

The task hall was still bustling, with many people standing in front of the massive stone wall, searching for suitable tasks.

Mu Jinyu had once accepted a task from Xuu Changqing here, earning 1,000 credits.

Even though this had happened not long ago, it felt like an eternity to him.

Back then, 1,000 credits were a lot for him.

He even took a few days off to go to Muyun Province and killed a Life and Death Realm expert from the Xuu Family.

Back then, Mu Jinyu found it odd why Xuu Changqing offered 1,000 credits for help but didn't approach suitable senior students directly.

He thought senior students would be willing as well.

At the time, he couldn't figure it out.

But now, he understood why senior students wouldn't take Xuu Changqing's task, even with an increase from 300 credits to 1,000. There wouldn't be suitable senior students to accept it.

Because 1,000 credits were too little for senior students.

If Mu Jinyu saw Xuu Changqing's task now, he probably wouldn't give it a second glance either.

After all, he once held nearly 110,000 credits!

Slightly shaking his head, Mu Jinyu withdrew his gaze from the people searching for tasks on the task wall, smiled, and then looked at a nearby staff member.

"Hello."

Mu Jinyu approached the staff member and spoke softly.

"Mm, what can I do for you?"

The staff member saw Mu Jinyu approaching, noted his senior student's attire, and cordially inquired without dismissing him.

"Mm, I want to issue a task; how do I proceed?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Mu Jinyu inquired.

"What kind of task do you want to issue?" the staff member asked.

The staff member wasn't surprised or astonished, remaining calm and poised.

Evidently, senior students mainly came here to issue tasks, so he was used to it.

Mu Jinyu replied, "Um, it's about finding the Heavenly Mysterious Ice Spirit Marrow or similar Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Leads are fine, but it would be best to provide such treasures directly..."

"Mm, such a task is feasible and can pass the review easily. How many credits are you planning to offer for the reward?" The staff member nodded slightly after hearing Mu Jinyu's response and asked.

Mu Jinyu countered, "How much do you think it should be?"

If he still had 110,000 credits, he certainly wouldn't mind spending a few thousand or 10,000 on a reward.

However, he now only had over 3,000 credits left.

He wasn't sure if this amount was enough to reward such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

So, he thought to ask the staff, who must have seen many issuing similar tasks and would know the general reward credits.

Then he could offer a third more credits to make the reward appear higher.

Also showing more sincerity.

"How many credits?"

Hearing Mu Jinyu's inquiry, the staff member gave him another look and answered, "Normally, those issuing this reward task offer two to three hundred credits. If you want to get information sooner, you could add a bit more, around 500 credits..."

"Hmm?" Mu Jinyu nodded lightly, murmuring, "500? That's a bit low, right? Let's make it 1,000 credits!"