Chapter 138: What Kind of Freak Posts Mission Like this?! and Ridiculously Generous Rewards

After sorting out the initial paperwork and securing his icy new bodyguard, Yu Liang took out some premium spirit tea and snacks from his system inventory to calm down his morning appetite.

Lin Xuehan stood perfectly straight, a few paces behind him, already maintaining the flawless posture of a professional guard, though her eyes occasionally strayed toward the empty corners of the massive, unadorned white jade hall.

Setting his teacup down, Yu Liang looked around the vast space. "The manor is excellent, but it’s completely bare. A proper home needs a proper soul. Get ready, Sister Lin. We’ll head out down to the sect market to do some massive shopping for furniture and decorations."

Lin Xuehan paused, her expressionless face shifting slightly. She looked at the giant empty rooms, then at Yu Liang."Young Master Yu... if I may ask, do you already have a comprehensive layout design in mind? Do you know how to arrange decorations? What materials are needed? What about gathering arrays without disrupting the main peak’s existing arrays?"

Yu Liang froze, completely stumped.

He blinked, genuinely caught off guard. He hadn’t considered that at all. In his mind, he had simply planned to walk into the market, point at whatever looked shiny, expensive, or luxurious, and buy it all out.

After all, his ultimate goal was to bring Mei Hua, his beautiful partner who was currently staying in the jade city, to come live with him in this paradise. He wanted everything to be perfect for her arrival, but designing the interior of such a huge villa was completely outside his expertise.

Turning back to Lin Xuehan, he asked, "Do you have any experience with this kind of thing?"

"None," Lin Xuehan replied bluntly. "My only experience is with the sword. If you ask me to decorate, this place will look like a armory." But seeing Yu Liang’s slight dilemma, she quickly added, "However, there is a standard method that Honorary disciples use when they are too lazy to design their own peaks."

Yu Liang’s interest was instantly piqued. "Oh? What way?"

"You can issue a design related mission directly on the Sect Mission Board," Lin Xuehan explained patiently. "We can give them the complete layout of the Villa onto a mission jade slip. Any disciple with skills in architecture, painting, or array mapping can submit a blueprint. You simply select the one you like best."

A brilliant light flashed in Yu Liang’s eyes. ’A mission? That means an opportunity to spend money in bulk!’

"Fantastic! Let’s do that, but let’s make it an incredibly fun game," Yu Liang grinned broadly, the wheels in his mind turning rapidly. "We won’t just pick one. We will select the top one hundred submissions to reward their effort. The rank 11 to rank 100 submissions will each receive 10,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones. The rank 2 to rank 10 submissions will each receive 50,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones. And the absolute number one grand prize winner will get exactly 200,000 MidGrade Spiritual Stones."

Gasps!

Lin Xuehan completely lost her footing, stumbling back half a step. Her breath hitched violently in her throat as she stared at Yu Liang like he had lost his mind.

Because for the average cultivator, let’s take a standard, hardworking inner sect disciple, they receives a monthly distribution of only 50 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones from the Sect.

Even if they risked their lives fighting demonic beasts on official frontline duties for a year, they wouldn’t accumulate anywhere near 10,000 mid grade spiritual stones. Yu Liang was casually throwing around hundreds of thousands of mid grade spiritual stones just to have people draw pictures of his what?? A house! Once this mission hit the board, it wouldn’t just be an ordinary mission, it would instantly become the most ridiculously generous, high paying mission in the entire history of the sect’s outer and inner area.

"Young Master... this amount will cause a literal riot in the inner peaks," Lin Xuehan managed to mutter, her awe toward Yu Liang deepening. This man didn’t just have money; He spent it like litral water.

"Riot? Let them riot. The more people join, the better the designs," Yu Liang laughed.

"Then I will go post the mission immediately," Lin Xuehan said, after coming back from shock, her motivation hit an all time high just by imagining the scene at mission halls. "We should set a deadline of one month to give them enough time to refine their work."

"Agreed. And add a note to the bottom," Yu Liang instructed with a slight smile. "Tell them not to hold back on the cost of materials in their blueprints. No matter if it requires something like thousand year old dragon blood wood or ocean jade, as long as the blueprint impresses me, money is no object. And if the final product surpasses my expectations, the extra rewards will be hmm... let’s say even greater."

Lin Xuehan nodded heavily. Before leaving, she handed Yu Liang her personal communication bead so he could summon her instantly. With his plans for the month settled, Yu Liang walked directly into the villa’s cultivation chamber once again, sealing the door behind him to temper his spiritual energy.

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Lin Xuehan soon arrived at the Mission Hall, her arrival immediately drawn the attention of the nearby disciples. The moment they recognized her, several disciples hurriedly greeted her with respectful smiles and bows.

After all, the name of the "Ice Queen" was already well known throughout the sect, especially considering she was a Core Disciple despite her young age. Lin Xuehan merely nodded in response, her expression as cold as ever, before walking straight toward the mission counter.

"I’m here to post a mission."

The disciple behind the counter immediately straightened up. "Of course, Senior Sister Lin. Please hand me the mission jade slip, and I’ll take care of it."

He accepted the jade slip without hesitation and began reading through the contents. At first, his expression remained professional.

Then his eyes widened.

He read it again.

Then a third time.

His face slowly became one of complete disbelief as he looked up at Lin Xuehan.

"Senior Sister Lin... did you, by any chance, bring the wrong mission jade slip?"

Lin Xuehan’s eyes narrowed slightly. "No."

The disciple swallowed. "Or perhaps... there was some mistake when the mission was written, right?"

Her cold gaze became even sharper. "Do what you were told to do instead of asking questions."

"Y-Yes! Absolutely!" The disciple immediately lowered his head and nodded frantically. He didn’t dare ask another question. With trembling hands, he activated the mission formation and submitted the contents to the Mission Board.

The moment the mission appeared, the disciple stared at the enormous reward figures once more before slowly turning his head toward the entrance.

Lin Xuehan had already left without another word.

The disciple remained frozen behind the counter for several seconds. Then he silently cursed in his heart. ’What the hell is wrong with her mind? What kind of sane person puts up a mission like this?! Ten thousand Mid Grade Spiritual Stones for merely making it into the top hundred? Fifty thousand for the top ten? And two hundred thousand for first place?!!!!!!! What kind of blueprint was this supposed to be, a palace for an immortal?!’

He glanced at the mission again, hoping he had somehow misread the numbers.

Unfortunately, they were still there. His forehead began to sweat. And the instructions say they can use any materials they want, with no concern for cost? He had worked in the Mission Hall for years, but he had never seen anything remotely this absurd.

It was so generous that it almost felt suspicious. ’Could this be some kind of prank?’ He shuddered at the thought. If hundreds of disciples rushed over after seeing the rewards only to discover it was fake, the Mission Hall would probably be torn apart. Then again... it was Senior Sister Lin’s mission. Surely the sect wouldn’t punish me for posting a mission she personally submitted.

’Right?’. He stared at the mission board again. ’...Right?’