Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 432 - 422: Arrival at Wild Boar Mountain

"Special mission?"

Upon hearing the words special mission, Qin An showed a look of confusion: "Does the special mission mentioned by Lord of the General Mansion come with achievements?"

The Lord of the General Mansion nodded affirmatively: "It’s a task I’ve assigned to you personally. Although I can’t give you achievements through the Evil Extermination Bureau, I can share a portion of my own achievements with you, which is a privilege of mine as the Lord of the General Mansion. It’s up to you whether you want to undertake it."

After a brief contemplation, Qin An asked, "What exactly is the task?"

Of course, he would go for it, but he needed to know what the task was before taking it on.

If the task wasn’t too dangerous, Qin An might consider it. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

He indeed lacked achievements, but he wasn’t about to risk his life for a few points.

The Lord of the General Mansion gestured towards the yard outside: "Lin Zhaoyao, come in."

At some unknown time, a figure appeared outside the yard.

With an iron whip hanging from his waist, Lin Zhaoyao walked in slowly and saluted the Lord of the General Mansion: "Subordinate pays respects to my lord."

Qin An raised an eyebrow slightly: "My lord, could this task be related to Lord Lin?"

The Lord of the General Mansion nodded: "It’s related to him, yet not related to him. You can’t handle this task alone, so I’m assigning an extra person to assist you, and you two can split the achievements."

At this point, Qin An became even more curious about this task.

The fact that two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals were being sent out indicated that this matter was definitely not simple.

Lin Zhaoyao also looked puzzled.

He had been stationed outside the door today, hidden from view, fulfilling the role of a guard.

He didn’t expect to be suddenly called in by the Lord of the General Mansion for a task.

He was also curious about what kind of task it was that required him to work alongside Qin An.

The Lord of the General Mansion didn’t keep them in suspense and handed the memorandum to Qin An.

This was the memorandum he had been reading just now.

Qin An instinctively took it and, without waiting for the Lord of the General Mansion to speak, opened it and began reading carefully.

After a moment, Qin An frowned slightly.

"Why are we targeting the upstream forces of Wild Boar Mountain?"

The memorandum described an upstream monster force in Xunyang Prefecture called Wild Boar Mountain.

This monster force was entirely composed of wild boars that had become goblins.

Within it were four Unity Realm wild boar goblins whose strength was considered top-notch among upstream forces.

The memorandum provided detailed information about Wild Boar Mountain, but Qin An couldn’t understand why the Lord of the General Mansion was focusing on it.

As the current number one in Xunyang Prefecture, with his profound and unfathomable strength, he could hold down the entire Xunyang Prefecture. Why would he be interested in a place like Wild Boar Mountain?

What puzzled Qin An even more was that he and Lin Zhaoyao were being sent to deal with the pig goblins of Wild Boar Mountain.

Lin Zhaoyao edged closer to Qin An and, after seeing the detailed information about Wild Boar Mountain, looked enlightened: "I see."

Qin An, upon hearing this, curiously asked: "Lord Lin, do you know something about this?"

Lin Zhaoyao nodded and was about to explain to Qin An in detail.

The Lord of the General Mansion raised his hand to interrupt: "Lin Zhaoyao knows the specifics very clearly. You don’t need to waste time here. Set off immediately and eradicate Wild Boar Mountain. Once you succeed, the achievements will naturally be credited to you two. Additionally, if you’re curious about the reason behind this, Lin Zhaoyao will explain to you on the way."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhaoyao closed his mouth and said no more.

Qin An was even more curious about the matter, but seeing that the Lord of the General Mansion was unwilling to say more, he didn’t dwell on it further and only cupped his hands and said, "Subordinate accepts the order."

The Lord of the General Mansion waved his hand, saying no more, indicating for the two to withdraw and hurry on to execute the task.

Qin An and Lin Zhaoyao didn’t waste time, leaving the yard immediately.

The two first went to the Internal Affairs Department to get two fast horses before riding away from the Evil Extermination Bureau.

Many prefecture generals watched Qin An and Lin Zhaoyao leave together and were especially surprised to see the golden-patterned tokens hanging from their waists.

There was a lot of whispered discussion among the prefecture generals.

"Mr. Qin is off on another mission. I wonder which force will have bad luck this time?"

"It’s more than just bad luck. Didn’t you see who left with Mr. Qin?"

"Who is that? I haven’t been in the Evil Extermination Bureau long and don’t know his identity."

"Haha, speaking of that lord, there’s much to say. He’s Lin Zhaoyao, known as the Demon Extermination Whip, a man of integrity and uprightness. He once killed a nobleman above and was almost beheaded for it."

"This time, the Lord of the General Mansion brought him back, which means his past issues have been cleared."

"I see. Two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals setting out together; I wonder which monster force is honored to receive such attention."

The whispers gradually grew louder until a Jin Mansion General passed by and coughed, causing the group of Silver Mansion Generals to quietly disperse.

...

On the official road, the sunlight was just right.

The continuous autumn rain had persisted for several days, and as the rain slightly stopped, there was a sense of clouds parting and seeing the light.

The sky was clear blue, with clouds floating around, and amid it, two fast horses galloped along the official road.

Qin An pulled up the reins, looked at Lin Zhaoyao beside him, and asked, "Lord Lin, we’re not far from Wild Boar Mountain. Can you tell me why the Lord of the General Mansion assigned this task?"

The matter had been on his mind all along, especially since it seemed like there might be secrets to uncover based on Lin Zhaoyao’s demeanor.

Now, having distanced from Xunyang Prefecture, Qin An asked without hesitation.

Lin Zhaoyao slightly slowed his pace, a serious expression on his face: "This wild boar demon was originally unremarkable in Xunyang Prefecture, but suddenly obtained a huge opportunity, causing its strength to advance by leaps and bounds to the current level."

Qin An frowned slightly: "From what Lord Lin implies, it seems to be related to the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill."

Now, Qin An habitually associated everything with the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill; it was the only thing he could think of that the General Mansion valued so highly.

Sure enough, when Qin An asked this question, Lin Zhaoyao nodded affirmatively.

"To speak of it, it should be the first faction of demonic creatures to practice the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill after the secretive pseudo-god arrived here."

"Then why must we eliminate them?" Qin An asked.

Lin Zhaoyao said solemnly, "The wild boar demon possesses a race-specific secret technique called the Devouring Technique, which allows them to heal by eating, increase their strength, and condense blood pills inside their bodies for use at any time."

"In times of crisis, they can extract the corresponding power from the blood pills, and after practicing the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill, they can even store others’ souls in the blood pills."

"Does this explanation make sense to you, Mr. Qin?"

Qin An narrowed his eyes: "I see, it’s a way to remove their wings and add to the victory capital for the final battle."

He understood that the wild boar demon’s devouring secret technique could store the power of the divine soul, condense it into blood pills, and continuously brew it with the devouring secret technique, making the divine soul increasingly powerful.

If this divine soul power could be used freely when the final battle arrived, who knows what kind of impact it could have.

After all, if they continuously condense their divine soul over time, the divine soul that forms will be extraordinarily powerful, becoming a piece that can reverse situations in the final battle.

Lin Zhaoyao saw that Qin An had understood and nodded: "If Mr. Qin completes this mission well, what the Lord of the General Mansion gives will surely not be disappointing."

"Oh, by the way." Qin An suddenly remembered something and asked, "If Wild Boar Mountain is so important, why haven’t any Mountain Patrol Golden Generals gone to eliminate it?"

Lin Zhaoyao shook his head: "Mr. Qin is overthinking; all Mountain Patrol Golden Generals have their tasks and the world is always restraining each other. The Evil Extermination Bureau has registered those Unity Realm demons just as it has the Mountain Patrol Golden Generals."

"If they rashly went to Wild Boar Mountain, do you think the hidden pseudo-god wouldn’t take action?"

Qin An had a sudden realization: "I see, I’m in Xunyang Prefecture every day, and Lord Lin has just returned from the outside, so it attracts the least attention."

Lin Zhaoyao smiled slightly: "Mr. Qin understands at a glance, no wonder even the Lord of the General Mansion speaks so highly of you."

Qin An shook his head: "Lord Lin flatters me. Let’s hurry on our way."

The two stopped talking at this point and quickly headed towards Wild Boar Mountain.

...

Wild Boar Mountain was completely different from other mountains; its terrain was extremely desolate, and the whole mountain reeked of a filthy, foul pigsty stench.

Everywhere one looked, there was disgusting dung.

Even the trees were hung with the corpses of various animals.

At this moment, in a cave in Wild Boar Mountain, four wild boar demons, each several meters tall, were sleeping soundly on the ground.

Each wild boar demon had long tusks and black bristles, and the hot breath they exhaled in their sleep could melt refined iron instantly.

Suddenly, the four wild boar demons, as large as hills, stirred and then woke up, turning their gaze to the cave entrance.

Outside, a slightly smaller wild boar demon hurriedly crawled into the cave using both hands and feet.

The four Unity Realm wild boar demons didn’t even bother to look back, they just spoke in gruff voices.

"What’s got you so flustered, disturbing us four kings in our sleep? Be careful, I’ll strip your pigskin and make you into bacon!"

The wild boar demon that had rushed in trembled all over and crouched on the ground, saying, "Reporting to the four lords, two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals have suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, and they seem to want to come up Wild Boar Mountain."

These words made the originally lazy four wild boar demons shudder in unison. They then quickly stood up, the huge sound causing the entire cave to tremble slightly.

Falling rocks from above landed on them and shattered instantly, showing just how thick the hides of these four demons were.

The four wild boar demons were named Zhu Da, Zhu Er, Zhu San, and Zhu Si.

After becoming demons, they inherited the characteristics of boars, so they took names that were simple and apt.

The leader, Zhu Da, narrowed his blood-red eyes and exhaled hot air, "Two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals are here; what are they up to? Could it be that the Evil Extermination Bureau intends to act against Wild Boar Mountain?"

Zhu Er looked serious: "Something’s not right. We are the most promising demons under our lord’s command; our lord once said that if the Evil Extermination Bureau moves, he would notify us in advance, so why wasn’t there a warning this time?"

Zhu San added: "There’s only one possibility: these two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals have some way to avoid our lord’s surveillance."

Zhu Si hesitated: "If that’s the case, how should we deal with it?"

The four Unity Realm demons talked amongst themselves.

The wild boar demon crouched below shivered uncontrollably, not daring to interject.

Zhu Da listened to his three brothers and suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter immediately caught the attention of the other three wild boar demons.

Zhu Er asked in confusion: "Elder brother, why are you laughing?"

Zhu Da sneered: "Brothers, you have been Unity Realm great demons for so long but still bear the mindset of low demons. That won’t do."

Zhu San asked strangely: "Elder brother, what do you mean?"

Zhu Si said nothing but clearly shared Zhu San’s curiosity.

Zhu Da sneered: "We are four Unity Realm demons and all know the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill. These lesser demons also practice the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill; they only have two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals, what are we afraid of?"

These words made the three wild boar demons suddenly realize, and they patted their heads, looking sheepishly apologetic.

"Elder brother is right. What do you think we should do?" Zhu Er asked.

Zhu Da slowly stood up, looked at the wild boar demon crouched below, and waved his hand: "Gather all the demons for me. I’ll set an ambush to take the heads of these two Mountain Patrol Golden Generals. It’s been too long since we’ve tasted the flesh and blood of cultivators — two Unity Realm cultivators will surely be a great supplement."

With these words, the wild boar demon kneeling on the ground quietly retreated.

Zhu Da exchanged glances with the other three pig demons, and they all left the cave together, heading toward an open space not far away.