Chapter 120: What a Grand Reward

At the very end of the queue stood a tall cultivator.

A familiar voice, a familiar face.

Su Yizhao felt a surge of excitement. Restraining his emotions, he whispered, "Senior Brother!"

The cultivator was none other than Shi Feichen, the senior brother who had emerged from the Xuanqi Sect. He was the same senior brother who had once patrolled with him at the Law Enforcement Hall, killed alongside him, and fled for their lives together. Later, they had entered the Xuanqi Sect together. Afterward, his senior brother had betrayed the sect, befriending cultivators from the Xuantil Sect and the Xuanqi Sect. Yet, within the Domain of Yin Souls, that same senior brother and his companions had attempted to kill him to seize his gold medal. After Su Yizhao killed those two, his senior brother had spiraled into despair.

Unexpectedly, he would meet him here. His senior brother had finally managed to find his own way out.

Shi Feichen seemed lost in memories as well; he nodded with a smile and said, "Junior Brother Su, shall we go together?"

A glimmer of expectation appeared in the dignified eyes of the middle-aged cultivator. The Mo brothers tightened their fists slightly. Not going meant certain death. Going meant they might not live long either.

Su Yizhao nodded.

The middle-aged cultivator’s face lit up with a smile. The mission was finally successfully completed. He had thought it would be a simple task, but he hadn't expected it to come so close to failure. He glanced at Shi Feichen and nodded slightly. *This young man is quite capable! He must be cultivated well. Perhaps he could even persuade this kid at a critical moment.*

"Very well! My surname is Di, and my name is Di Shitian. Let us go!" Di Shitian felt relaxed, going so far as to reveal his name.

Below, billions of cultivators cheered, seeing that the situation was settled.

Inside the Always Welcome Brothel, Gou Haitian and Chi Xiangdong were drenched in sweat. Although the event had been brief, it had been heart-stopping. Now, they couldn't help but cheer aloud.

"Listen, fellow daoists! All expenses for the 'Brothel Swordsman' at the Always Welcome Brothel are hereby waived!" A shout erupted from within the establishment.

The voice, amplified by profound energy, carried far, and immediately, the spiritual senses of cultivators within a ten-mile radius converged. *Impressive! The Brothel Swordsman just left this place. He truly lives up to his name as the 'Brothel Scoundrel'! To think he had the leisure to visit a brothel at such a critical moment!*

But as the realization dawned on countless cultivators, they began to surge toward the Always Welcome Brothel. Number one on the Heaven Ranking! The brothel where the number one person on the continent had stayed—it was a must-visit!

Gou Haitian and Chi Xiangdong were stunned. *Damn it, is the shopkeeper really that clever?* Su Yizhao hadn't even spent anything here. Just as they were about to object, a plump cultivator walked over with a smile and said, "You two are friends of the Brothel Swordsman; your expenses are also waived this time!"

Gou Haitian and Chi Xiangdong were speechless. As for the female cultivators who had demanded apologies from them earlier, their expressions had shifted entirely, their faces wreathed in sycophantic smiles as if they were ready to pounce. Daring not to linger, the two men escaped through a window.

On the long street, Qin Hongyi whispered to herself, "Entering the Xuantian Sect—that is acceptable."

Gou Jianren was caught between joy and worry. After all, offending the Mo family of Haohan City was not exactly a pleasant prospect. Of course, that was a matter for the guild headquarters to consider. For now, it was time to collect the rewards.

Su Yizhao was also collecting his reward. Di Shitian was incredibly powerful; he simply tore open a void passage, and after traveling through it, they arrived at the Xuantian Sect in the blink of an eye. The inner sect of the Xuantian Sect was actually built within a secret realm!

He had been so awestruck by the grandeur of the Xuantian Sect's inner circle that he stood beneath the massive, hundred-foot-tall characters "Xuantian Sect" for several breaths. The entire secret realm seemed boundless, filled with spiritual mountains and magnificent buildings. The profound energy rushing toward him was so pure and intense that it felt as if high-grade profound stones were piled up right beside him. It was truly staggering.

At this moment, he stood in a grand hall alongside the other cultivators. Directly ahead sat eight middle-aged cultivators, Di Shitian among them.

Di Shitian spoke, "The elite disciples for this term have all been brought here. Elders, you may begin."

"I shall go first!" A slightly plump cultivator stood up. "My surname is Dongfang; you may address me as Elder Dongfang. Here, these are the storage rings the sect provides for new elite disciples."

Elder Dongfang waved his hand, and a hundred storage rings flew toward the group. Su Yizhao stood with Shi Feichen; the two had no opportunity to converse along the way, and even less now. Both reached out to take their rings, and just as they were about to inspect them, gasps of astonishment erupted around them.

"So many profound stones?"

"Ah! How long would it take to cultivate with these?"

Shi Feichen’s body jolted, his face filled with shock. Su Yizhao, hearing they were profound stones, felt no particular surprise. With a calm expression, he projected his spiritual sense inside and found it indeed brimming with profound stones. The storage ring was of top-tier quality, with a space of forty to fifty yards—four or five times larger than his own.

Wait. Suddenly, he noticed something amiss. Were these... supreme-grade profound stones?

As more of his spiritual sense swept through, he instantly realized the quantity. One hundred million! One hundred million supreme-grade profound stones! One supreme-grade profound stone was equivalent to one hundred high-grade profound stones. That meant there were ten billion high-grade profound stones inside!

His heart trembled. *What immense wealth!* However, having seen over three billion high-grade profound stones before, any amount beyond that was merely a number to him. Thus, though he was stunned internally, his face remained calm.

"This young man is quite impressive," the eight elders whispered to each other through telepathy.

"Could he be unaware of the value of supreme-grade profound stones?"

"Unlikely! Having reached the peak of the Seven Divine Realms, he should know such common knowledge."

"Yet, he remains so calm!"

The group was puzzled. It was impossible! Because of him, the benefits for this term had been increased tenfold. Yet, he was unmoved. They knew that for them, one hundred million supreme-grade profound stones was a massive fortune.

"Everyone!" Elder Dongfang spoke up. "Although you are now elite disciples of the Xuantian Sect, all resources you utilize come at a cost!"

The crowd shook off their shock and focused their attention.

"And the costs are steep! You must increase your strength as quickly as possible. Once these are exhausted, you must accept missions to earn more profound stones and contribution points."

The group nodded in understanding. Such a massive sect with billions of disciples could not afford to support everyone for free. If the disciples did not contribute, where would these resources come from?

Elder Dongfang returned to his seat, and another person stood up. "Ten years! You have a maximum of ten years to cultivate. Regardless of the level of strength you achieve, you must unconditionally accept sect missions!"

Su Yizhao’s heart tightened. *Unconditionally accept sect missions?* It seemed that while the Xuantian Sect was the strongest on the Central Continent, they still had rivals in the Northwest Continent and the deep seas. Otherwise, they would not need to enforce mandatory missions.

"My surname is Huang; you may address me as Elder Huang! I am the one who arranges the missions for elite disciples."

Everyone hurriedly memorized this. Fulfilling mandatory missions would be difficult, but surely, if Elder Huang arranged some easy tasks, it would be manageable, right?

"Now, choose your own cultivation locations!" Another elder stood up, swept his right hand across the air, and a map unfolded before them.

Su Yizhao looked at the map and was once again struck with awe.