Why are the Talismans I Drawn Banned Again?!

Chapter 336: Chapter 255: Sect Competition and Volunteers
 

Almost every Cultivating Immortality sect has its own internal ranking mechanism.

This is especially true within sects like Tongtian Sect, which are more loosely organized.

Within the Tongtian Sect, there are numerous peaks with varying levels of strength, foundation, and capabilities.

Some have been established for several thousand years, with strength surpassing some of the external top-tier sects. Others may have been founded more recently, with only a handful of disciples, hardly constituting a significant force.

Expecting each peak to undertake the same amount of work and responsibilities is highly unrealistic.

In this complex sectarian structure, the Sect Competition of the Tongtian Sect becomes particularly significant.

The performance of each peak in the Sect Competition serves as one of the key benchmarks for evaluating their strength by the sect.

Simply put, if the Tongtian Sect assesses a peak to be stronger after evaluation and calculation, that peak will gain more rights and benefits within the sect and will undertake more responsibilities.

For instance, tasks such as managing a division in Liang Kingdom would be specifically assigned to a peak. Though this might divert much of the peak’s manpower and energy, the benefits accrued from Liang Kingdom will, in turn, profit that peak.

In short, the Sect Competition is very important for the vast majority of peaks, as it signifies the internal distribution of benefits within the Tongtian Sect.

However, this importance does not extend to North Forest Peak, established by Yun Shu.

The reason is quite simple; Yun Shu belongs to the type of cultivator who only reaps benefits without putting in the work.

Suppose Jiang Cheng participates in the Sect Competition and achieves an excellent result, enhancing the importance of North Forest Peak within the Tongtian Sect and obtaining more resources. Yun Shu would be very happy.

But then, should the Tongtian Sect assign a task to North Forest Peak, such as establishing a branch in a certain country,

would Yun Shu go and do the work?

Impossible.

Jiang Cheng knows her all too well.

By then, Master Yun Shu would be nowhere to be found, with neither Yun Shu nor the master in sight.

In the end, it would be Jiang Cheng, her “dutiful disciple” with a strong sense of responsibility, who would have to find a way to solve the sect tasks.

So it’s quite good for North Forest Peak to maintain the status quo—no resources, no tasks. With the master uninvolved, he can spend plenty of time earning historical contribution points to pave his way to becoming an elder.

For a self-disciplined person, an uninvolved master is much better than a meddling one.

Thanks to Yun Shu for her ‘uninstructive’ grace!

Nevertheless, although Jiang Cheng does not plan to participate in the Sect Competition, this does not mean he doesn’t plan to get involved with it.

As the Sect Competition of the Tongtian Sect approaches, the Internal Affairs Hall responsible for organizing the contest starts to get busy.

As a major event, the Internal Affairs Hall surely needs to design the competition rules, issue notices, inspect the venue, select referees, and create a series of contingency plans for potential emergencies during the contest.

With a sudden increase in workload, the Internal Affairs Hall, unsurprisingly, will outsource some of the more challenging tasks to other departments of the Tongtian Sect, just as they usually do.

These outsourced tasks are what Jiang Cheng is waiting for.

While others show off their strength during the Sect Competition, Jiang Cheng seizes the opportunity to rack up contribution points. Everyone has a bright future ahead.

As expected, as the competition neared, the Task Hall suddenly listed many more tasks related to the competition. However, Jiang Cheng wasn’t in a hurry; he was waiting for a “big catch.” As an experienced task expert, the small, trivial tasks no longer satisfied his appetite.

After nearly a month of patient waiting, Jiang Cheng finally set his eyes on a satisfactory task.

The task was “to maintain the cleanliness of the competition venue until the start of the Sect Competition,” which seemed simple enough but offered a whopping one hundred thousand contribution points.

Once Jiang Cheng roughly understood the task details, he set off for the venue to meet with the task issuer, Elder Yang, for the handover.

At first, when Elder Yang heard that a Core Formation cultivator had accepted the task, he immediately claimed it was unacceptable, doubting that a cultivator of Core Formation was up to the task. But upon learning that Jiang Cheng was the one taking on the task, Elder Yang was relieved.

Not being an ordinary Core Formation cultivator doesn’t mean Jiang Cheng isn’t capable; he is not your average cultivator.

During this time, the title of task expert had earned Jiang Cheng a little fame within the Tongtian Sect. Jiang Cheng’s hallmark was an impeccable completion rate for tasks.

He has never failed a task.

Moreover, he is not like those who “protect their records.” Jiang Cheng’s workload is intense, and he doesn’t deliberately “maintain a perfect record”; instead, he adopts a “take on all that comes” approach for many high-value tasks, which greatly boosted the value of his status as a task expert.

So beforehand, Yun Shu’s concern that the Tongtian Sect would only recognize Jiang Cheng and not Yun Shu was not unfounded.

In the lush and temperate Pingfeng Valley, abundant in spiritual energy, Jiang Cheng smoothly met Elder Yang, the task issuer.

Elder Yang introduced him to the area,”This place is thick with trees, has a moderate climate, and is abundant in spiritual energy. It has been chosen by the Sect Competition Committee as the forest simulated battleground.”

Jiang Cheng nodded, “Good.”

Elder Yang continued, “Since it’s a competition venue, we need to control the variables that could affect the contest to ensure as fair a competition as possible. However, this forest isn’t just a place that grows plants and not animals. Some spiritual beasts may wander around here. To avoid their sudden appearance during the competition, disrupting the contestants, your job will be to clean the competition venue and ensure the contests in the forest can proceed as fairly as possible.”

Jiang Cheng replied, “Good, I understand the work content now.”