Incredible Sect Simulator

On the system map, the location of the second small red dot is shown as Pingyuan County, situated to the west of Yu Yang Town, within the jurisdiction of the Heaven-Facing Sect.

Pingyuan County is already a frontier town in the western part of Lushan County, bordering Yunbei County, a city under the Heaven-Facing Sect's protection. Yet, it still has hidden affairs that the Cyan Mountain Sect can accomplish?

The Heaven-Facing Sect is a top-tier sect within the Chu Kingdom, even the Shenxiao Palace fears it by three parts.

With curiosity, Lu Ping spent three days reaching Pingyuan County.

Upon entering the territory of Pingyuan County, Lu Ping discovered that hundreds of acres of farmland in the county were being enveloped by a large 'black cloud'.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a black cloud; instead, it was millions of locusts, densely packed, covering the sky, forming a massive black cloud shape.

Where this swarm of locusts passed, the farmland was in complete disarray, and the crops were devoured at a visible speed, leaving nothing behind.

"Locust plague?"

The first word that came to Lu Ping's mind was this.

Meanwhile, not only was there a locust plague, but Lu Ping also noticed a large number of cultivators joining forces to combat the locust swarm.

The Fire Bomb Technique, Red Flame Technique, and even various magical artifacts and spirit talismans emerged in succession, ferociously attacking the locust swarm, creating a chaotic scene.

Occasionally, there were people running for their lives, clutching their heads, and others sighed in frustration, complaining that the locust plague came too abruptly; this year's harvest was likely to be washed away.

Lu Ping paid close attention to the cultivators. Except for a small portion of loose cultivators, the vast majority of them, judging by their attire, were uniformly dressed in blue and white robes, with the emblem of the Mist Concealed Immortal Palace embroidered on their chests, all disciples of the Heaven-Facing Sect.

Pingyuan County was under the protection of the Heaven-Facing Sect, so its involvement wasn't surprising during a locust plague.

While Lu Ping was observing, the system popped up a dialogue box at this moment.

The details of the hidden affair emerged.

[Hidden Affair: With the approaching autumn harvest, the farmland outside Pingyuan County is being invaded by locusts. To ensure a successful harvest for the farmlands of nearby towns, please assist the locals in resolving the locust plague]

[Quantity: 1.5 million to 1.6 million]

[Combat Power: First to Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation]

[Status: Has reached Pingyuan County, expected to devour the farmland in surrounding towns within twelve days and leave Pingyuan County, continuing to consume the entire Lushan County]

[Completion Reward: Reputation 312, One-Star - United Strength ×1] Thе gеnuinе аrtiсlе rеsidеs оn М|V|L&ЕМРYR.

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Assisting the locals of Pingyuan County to clear the locusts—this task of Doorway Affairs is quite straightforward.

Cultivators have many techniques to kill locusts.

For instance, they can use the Fireball Technique to burn them en masse, refine Poison Pills to attract locusts to consume voraciously, or use Poisonous Fog for extermination.

In any case, there are more solutions than problems.

Upon completion, the Reputation Points are substantial.

Importantly, there's also the reward of [One-Star - United Strength], which can be utilized for all sect members, allowing them to better join forces against the Black Water Profound Snake.

This hidden affair must be addressed first.

Clearing the locusts shouldn't be delayed.

After completing this final hidden affair exploration, Lu Ping casually activated the system panel, deducted 5 Reputation Points, and explored another Doorway Affair.

On the map, Lu Ping randomly selected the exploration area within a hundred miles of Pingyuan County.

With one exploration, results quickly emerged.

[Doorway Affair: The source water on the upstream of Wu River, the tributary of the eastern Lingxi, has been polluted, causing the middle and lower reaches to deteriorate. Please investigate and resolve the source of Wu River's pollution]

[Quantity: 1]

[Combat Power: None]

[Status: Entire Wu River is polluted]

[Completion Reward: Reputation 200, System Mall free refresh ×1]

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Compared to the last two hidden affairs, which required fighting, this Doorway Affair is much easier to complete.

Just investigate the reason for Wu River's pollution, then solve the source of the pollution.

Lu Ping noted down this Doorway Affair and decided not to linger anymore.

Since the system has issued the hidden affair, resolving the locust plague in Pingyuan County won't be so easily resolved.

These Heaven-Facing Sect cultivators probably couldn't clear out all the locusts, requiring the Cyan Mountain Sect's aid.

That would be for later.

Lu Ping didn't want to just watch around here, so he directed his consciousness body to drift towards Cyan Lotus Mountain.

When he returned to the sect, nine days had passed. Lu Ping rested briefly and prepared for secluded cultivation, then summoned Lu Yuanshan.

"Yuanshan, I will be in seclusion for two years from now. During these two years while I'm not around, the sect affairs will be a burden on you."

Upon hearing that Lu Ping was going into seclusion again, this time, Lu Yuanshan wasn't worried like before and found it unsurprising.

"As before, there are three tasks to be completed by the disciples during this retreat."

"The completion deadline will be within two years."

Lu Ping gave instructions for the three Doorway Affairs.

Lu Yuanshan remembered each one, afraid to miss anything.

"While completing these three tasks, try to spend more time with Zhiwei to practice that Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique."

"As for Changfeng, urge him to work hard in cultivation and reach the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation as soon as possible."

"Two years later, there will be an important matter requiring the three siblings to work together, relating to the sect's cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators, not to be taken lightly."

Lu Ping briefly mentioned future plans, without revealing the matter of the Black Water Profound Snake.

Not waiting for Lu Yuanshan to ask, Lu Ping spoke once again.

"Just know about this matter for now, I will explain it to you in detail in two years."

"Your main task now is to practice more, cultivate more, and enhance the sect's strength."

"Additionally, there's a Tier One High-grade Spirit Talisman here—Li Fire Celestial Sword Talisman—which has not yet been used."

"You can pass this talisman to Changfeng later."

"Changfeng is always reckless in nature; he should have more means to protect himself."

Lu Yuanshan, holding the fort for the sect and rarely going out, had little use for such a talisman.

However, Lu Zhiwei and Lu Changfeng frequently ventured outside and required spirit talismans as life-saving charms.

Lu Zhiwei, before the last seclusion, received an Exorcism Divine Thunder Talisman from Lu Ping, which she hasn't used and still keeps.

As for Lu Changfeng, he doesn't have a Tier One High-grade Spirit Talisman, so it's better to give it to him.

After a few reminders, Lu Ping instructed Lu Yuanshan to leave.

It wasn't Lu Ping's first time going to seclusion, and with previous experiences, Lu Yuanshan knew what to ask and what not to ask, so nothing was hard to accept.

Two years isn't a long time.

The sect's current resource development trend is good enough to meet the three-year commitment and remunerate the disciples in two years.

The plan Lu Yuanshan formulated fits well with his father's idea—as after two years, the sect will prepare to cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After Lu Yuanshan left, Lu Ping opened the system's [Secluded Cultivation] feature, set the time to two years, and entered seclusion.

This time, Lu Ping also wanted to take a good rest during seclusion, anticipating that upon awakening, the sect's condition will have improved significantly.

Waking up to see the sect flourishing felt quite gratifying to Lu Ping.

On the third day of Lu Ping's seclusion,

a piece of news transmitted from Pingyuan County to the Cyan Mountain Sect and, at a fast pace, spread throughout Lushan County.