Chapter 63: Rewards for Meritorious Service

At the mountain gate of the Profound Heaven Sect, four figures pierced through the clouds and swooped down.

Xiao Yi walked at the very front. Although the black and white flame patterns wrapping around his body had converged, they still emitted an astonishing and terrifying might.

Although Su Wan and the other two had sustained heavy injuries, their spines were held straight, and their strides showed not the slightest trace of dejection. Instead, they exuded the sharp edge of those who had been through a bloody battle, a piercing aura seemingly tempered from a battlefield, even more brilliant than before the fight.

"It's Senior Brother Xiao and the others! They've returned from the direction of the Myriad Thunder Valley!"

"Senior Brother Xiao... why is there such a mysterious aura around him? And there are bloodstains too. Could they have run into a formidable enemy?"

The outer sect disciples on duty were the first to notice the four of them, immediately swarming around with eyes full of curiosity and tension.

A green-robed disciple nearby stared at Xiao Yi's palm and suddenly gasped in a low voice, "Look! There seem to be flame patterns on Senior Brother Xiao's palm! From afar just now, I saw black and white flames revolving around his body, but it was too fast so I couldn't see clearly!"

"Senior Sister Su's sword has been humming incessantly! And her entire body is covered in bloodstains... Could they have really encountered a powerful foe?" A female disciple covered her mouth, her voice tinged with worry.

...

No one knew that they had annihilated three Void-Reversion realm experts, nor did anyone realize that the Myriad Thunder Valley had already been wiped out. They could only vaguely perceive the intensity of the battle from the state of the four returning figures.

"Don't panic! Since Senior Brother Xiao and the others were able to return, they must have resolved the trouble. Once they report to the Sect Master, we'll naturally find out!"

While they were speaking, the four had already cut through the crowd and walked toward the Sect Master's grand hall.

Mo Chen, the Sword Master of Lingxiao, and Ling Daochen had also rushed over.

Mo Chen gazed at the lingering flame patterns on Xiao Yi's palm, his fingertips beneath his silver robes trembling slightly: "The Flame of Defying Fate? I never expected Xiao Yi to actually comprehend the Flame of Defying Fate!"

"This fire requires dual unorthodox flames as its foundation, forced to fuse at the brink of death. Scarcely one in a hundred thousand can succeed!"

"Not only did Xiao Yi succeed, but he even condensed the flame patterns to the point of burning away all impurities in his spiritual power."

"Such mastery over fire is something even a Great Ascension realm fire cultivator might not be able to match!"

Mo Chen exclaimed in utter disbelief.

"Su Wan's Innate Sword Body has actually resonated to this extent! Look at the lightning radiance along the spine of the sword—that is the sign of the remnant soul of Tai'e awakening!"

"An Innate Sword Body is already rare, but one capable of stirring the remnant soul of Tai'e is one in ten thousand!"

"Given time, once the remnant soul fully awakens, even the Sword Domain of a Great Ascension cultivator would likely fail to block this single sword strike of hers!"

Ling Daochen said, staring intently at the buzzing Tai'e Purple Lightning Sword in Su Wan's hand.

***

The four disciples bowed toward the three seniors and were just about to speak when a gentle yet majestic voice echoed from the direction of the Sect Master's grand hall.

"Enter the hall, all of you. This deity has already prepared remedies for your injuries."

The four entered the hall.

Ye Chentian sat upright upon the profound jade throne, tapping his fingertips lightly against the armrest. As his gaze swept over the four of them, a trace of approval flashed deep within his eyes.

Xiao Yi stepped forward, dropped to one knee, and spoke in a ringing, powerful voice: "Master! This disciple has not failed our mission! The Myriad Thunder Valley, the Nether Gu Palace, and the Azure Peak Sword Sect have all been completely eradicated! Three Void-Reversion elders of the Immortal Alliance have also been executed!"

Su Wan, Zhao Hao, and Lin Wan'er followed closely behind, reporting in unison: "We disciples assisted Senior Brother Xiao in slaying the enemy, and have cleared away the remnants of the three major factions!"

Ye Chentian raised his hand in a gentle gesture, a soft wave of spiritual power lifting the four to their feet as a smile curled the corners of his lips.

"Good! A magnificent 'not failing our mission'! Fighting Void-Reversion experts while in the Integration realm, and even slaughtering every last enemy—this is the true backbone and character of the Profound Heaven Sect's disciples!"

[Ding-dong! Detected that the host's direct disciple Xiao Yi has annihilated three Void-Reversion realm experts at the third tier of the Integration realm, breaking the cultivation ironclad rule that 'the Void-Reversion realm cannot be shaken', and triggering the epic achievement 'Defying Fate to Break Boundaries'!]

[Reward One: Origin Crystal of the Flame of Defying Fate ×1! Contains the core laws of the Flame of Defying Fate. Absorbing it grants mastery over all fire-attribute powers, increases the power of fire-based divine abilities by 100 times, and grants immunity to all fire-attribute attacks!]

[Reward Two: King-grade Superior Pill Formula 'Chaos Mend-Heaven Pill' ×1! Using Chaos Spiritual Liquid, Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass, and Southern Bright Departing Fire Lotus as catalysts, it can reshape a cultivator's foundation, forcibly break through boundary shackles, and allow rebirth from Nirvana even with completely shattered meridians!]

[Reward Three: The Profound Heaven Sect's spiritual veins have been upgraded to Grade 4! Spiritual qi concentration surges by 10 times, automatically generating 'Chaos Spiritual Liquid', which accelerates the growth of heavenly-grade spiritual plants and nourishes special constitutions such as a cultivator's Dao embryo or sword bones!]

[Reward Four: Sect Points + 2,000,000! Unlocks authorization for the 'Myriad Realms Treasury', enabling the exchange for Great Ascension realm cultivators' natal magical treasures and ancient inherited cultivation techniques!]

The system prompt rang out in Ye Chentian's mind.

The moment the prompt exploded in his consciousness, a brilliant light suddenly ignited deep within his eyes.

As rewards such as the "Origin Crystal of the Flame of Defying Fate" and the "Primordial Fire Dao Origin" successively emerged, Ye Chentian could no longer hide the smile at the corners of his lips. "Just sending my disciples out to fight has yielded such rewards... Truly a bountiful harvest!" he rejoiced inwardly.

"Xiao Yi, although your Flame of Defying Fate is formidable, it has also scorched your own meridians."

Ye Chentian flicked his finger, and a jade bottle carved with flame patterns flew toward Xiao Yi.

"This is the 'Heaven-Burning Meridian-Tempering Pill'. It will allow the Flame of Defying Fate to thoroughly fuse with your Fire Spirit Saint Body, ensuring you will never suffer any backlash when wielding fire in the future."

"Thank you, Master!" Xiao Yi said with deep gratitude.

"You deserve the primary merit for destroying the Myriad Thunder Valley this time, and as a special reward, I bestow upon you the 'Origin Crystal of the Flame of Defying Fate'."

With a slight flick of his fingertip, a crystal interwoven with black and white suspended itself in mid-air.

***

It was precisely the Origin Crystal of the Flame of Defying Fate. The moment it appeared, the temperature inside the hall skyrocketed instantly.

Even the profound jade throne took on a faint reddish glow.

At this moment, Xiao Yi's pupils contracted sharply, and his breathing turned ragged.

He could clearly perceive the core laws of the Flame of Defying Fate contained within the crystal—they were a hundred times more pure than the flame seed within his own body!

Ye Chentian pushed his fingertip forward, and the crystal slowly merged into Xiao Yi's dantian.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure! This disciple will certainly not fail Master's high expectations!"

Feeling the surging energy exploding within his dantian, Xiao Yi dropped to both knees and knocked his head heavily against the ground.

[Ding-dong, triggered the hundredfold return mechanism! Host obtains the Saint-grade Superior 'Primordial Fire Dao Origin'! Grants mastery over the laws of all fires across the heavens, allowing the free manifestation of any flame and the ability to construct the 'Primordial Fire Domain'.]

"Su Wan, your Innate Sword Body was damaged from forcefully withstanding the Sword Domain. Consuming this 'Tai'e Sword Marrow Pill' will repair your sword bones and increase the power of your 'Lightning Prison Sword Sea' by an additional thirty percent."

Ye Chentian turned to Su Wan, and a jade bottle engraved with lightning patterns slowly drifted toward her.

"Thank you, Master!" She raised a hand to stroke the blade of her sword and bowed respectfully.

"Lin Wan'er, Zhao Hao, your performance in this mission was commendable. Take these medicinal pills."

Ye Chentian flicked his fingers, and two jade bottles landed with precision in their hands.

"Lin Wan'er, your 'Dao Embryo Nourishing Pill' can replenish the depletion of your Dao embryo, increasing your power in purifying evil spirits by thirty percent; Zhao Hao, your 'Crack-Restriction Meridian-Guarding Pill' can repair your spear meridians, helping you achieve even greater synergy with the Cleaving Array Spear."

"Thank you, Master!" the two of them bowed and said in unison.

Watching the gradually recovering auras of the four disciples, Ye Chentian nodded slightly: "You have expended too much energy in this great battle. Although you have pills to heal your injuries, you still need to enter secluded meditation and recuperate for a month."

"Xiao Yi shall go to the 'Heaven-Burning Cave' at the core of the spiritual veins, using the power of the Southern Bright Departing Fire to nurture his Fire Spirit Saint Body; Su Wan shall go to the 'Sword-Tempering Pool' at the Lingxiao Sword Peak, using sword Qi to polish her Innate Sword Body;"

"Zhao Hao shall go to the 'Array-Cleaving Platform' at the Myriad Phenomena Dharma Peak, hammering his spear intent with restriction runes; Lin Wan'er shall go to the 'Dao-Enlightenment Pavilion', nourishing her Innate Dao embryo with the Chaos Spiritual Liquid."

"This disciple obeys!" The four replied in unison, their eyes filled with gratitude.

Such customized cultivation grounds were something only the Profound Heaven Sect could provide across the entire Eastern Domain.