He calmly walked through the crowd, crossing the entire square. The four halls of Shushan were all located at the edges of this square.

Among them, aside from the "Disciplinary Hall," which was in charge of sect law and punishment, the "Sword Transmission Hall" was responsible for magical weapons, the "Guardian Hall" for mystical arts, and the "Alchemy Hall" for pills and talismans.

These three halls all had many items on display, which Shushan disciples could purchase with sword coins.

With the tasks Liam Carter had completed recently, he had saved up twenty sword coins. That wasn't enough to buy magical weapons or books, but it was enough to buy some pills to aid his cultivation.

He went to the Alchemy Hall and bought four "Spirit Gathering Pills" for the Spirit Intent Realm. With the help of these pills, he believed he would soon break through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Intent Realm.

Compared to other disciples, he could save all his sword coins to exchange for pills, which was a considerable advantage.

After leaving the Alchemy Hall, he went to the Sword Exchange Pavilion.

He couldn't stop taking on demon-slaying tasks; since he had the White Tower, he had to make full use of it.

It wasn't good to always ask Mr. Sullivan for help choosing tasks, so this time he planned to pick one himself. In the main hall of the Sword Exchange Pavilion, several jade boards hung high above, with the task slips on them changing rapidly. Especially the one for the Spirit Intent Realm—there were so many tasks that it was dazzling.

He had barely glanced at them when he heard someone shouting nearby: "Picking Human-Faced Jade Essence Flowers! Generous reward, need one more Spirit Intent Realm, leaving immediately! Led by a senior brother at the Golden Core Realm, absolutely safe!"

"Picking Human-Faced Jade Essence Flowers..." The one calling out was a young disciple dressed in black brocade, with thick eyebrows and bright eyes, exuding a strong, vigorous energy.

Behind him stood three other male and female disciples; it seemed the four of them were together.

Human-Faced Jade Essence Flowers...

Liam Carter pondered for a moment. He wasn't quite sure where to pick this item. But he knew that tasks requiring multiple people usually meant higher difficulty or facing many monsters.

Tasks with lots of monsters were good tasks.

So he took the initiative to approach and smiled, "Hello, may I join you?"

Although he didn't know these people, they were all Shushan disciples, as close as family, so there wouldn't be any barriers.

"Eh?" The black-clad youth was delighted to hear this and immediately pulled Liam Carter over with a smile. "That's great! Come on, let's quickly get the task slip. My name is Benjamin Lee, what's yours?"

"Liam Carter."

"The Carter Brothers, let me tell you, this task is in high demand."

With the group complete, Benjamin Lee cheerfully went to get the task slips for everyone, then came back to distribute them.

After handing one to Liam Carter, he enthusiastically asked, "The Carter Brothers, we're from Jade Sword Peak. Which peak are you from?"

Liam Carter replied, "I'm from Silver Sword Peak."

Chapter 009: No Need to Rotate

Under the Sword Exchange Pavilion, the atmosphere was not exactly harmonious.

As soon as Liam Carter finished speaking, a trace of awkwardness suddenly arose around them.

Shushan disciples were as close as family... except for Silver Sword Peak and Jade Sword Peak.

Originally, these two peaks were both among the five sword peaks of Shushan and had always been closely allied. But in this generation, the two peak masters were at odds: Jade Sword Peak's master, Henry Walker, as the head of all the peaks, was imposing and unyielding, while Silver Sword Peak's master, Charlotte Carter, was young and proud, never willing to let anyone overshadow her. As a result, the two often clashed whenever they met.

With the two masters openly at odds, the disciples naturally followed suit. Especially since the recent bet between Henry Walker and Charlotte Carter had spread throughout Shushan, Silver Sword Peak was naturally seen as an enemy by the disciples of Jade Sword Peak.

However, they probably didn't often encounter the sole disciple of Silver Sword Peak... so they didn't recognize Liam Carter.

Liam Carter didn't seem to mind; he still wore a faint smile. At times like this... as long as you're not embarrassed, it's others who will be.

The expressions of the Jade Sword Peak disciples were a bit stiff. After a moment's pause, it was still Benjamin Lee who laughed heartily: "Hey, hey, hey!"

He threw an arm around Liam Carter's shoulders. "I heard Silver Sword Peak only has one disciple, and today we actually ran into you. What a coincidence!"

"Yeah, quite the coincidence." Liam Carter nodded with a smile.

"Anyway, we've already got the task slips, so let's head out quickly." Benjamin Lee looked at the other Jade Sword Peak disciples and spoke loudly.

It sounded like he was urging them to set off, but the underlying meaning was that since they already had the task slips, there was no backing out... so they might as well go with it.

Hearing this, the other three Jade Sword Peak disciples all nodded and turned to leave. Their expressions were a bit unnatural, and they didn't look at Liam Carter much.

Still rather cold.

Liam Carter didn't mind and walked at the back with Benjamin Lee. In his view, it didn't matter who he was with—as long as he could fight monsters.

The thick-browed, bright-eyed Benjamin Lee was very enthusiastic, introducing the other three Jade Sword Peak disciples to Liam Carter as they walked.

The tall, stern-faced young man at the front, carrying a broad longsword on his back, was named William Grant. He was the leader of this mission, a disciple at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm.

Liam Carter nodded. As expected.