Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 68: Rewards for Merit
Chen Mu nodded slightly, then laughed and said, "My realm is not as good as yours, so the magic power in my body is naturally not as deep as yours!"

Since Niu Dali hadn't discovered it, he wasn't going to tell anyone about Shui Lian's existence. He understood that the more people knew about it, the more dangerous it would be...

"That's..." Niu Dali clapped his hands and smiled, then his expression straightened. He continued in a low voice: "I really hope you can have a spiritual body, so that I won't be left behind too much... The path of cultivation is extremely boring, and without the company of brothers, it becomes even more boring..."

"The road of cultivation is full of beautiful scenery. How can I feel depressed?"

Seeing that he was showing some rare sentimentality, Chen Mu didn't want him to lose his determination to seek the truth, so he stirred his spirit and continued, "Also, why are you so confident that I can't surpass you?"

Niu Dali laughed loudly, and the sigh on his face disappeared. He said firmly: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Unless you have another adventure..."

Chen Mu smiled casually. He already knew the answer he was looking for, so he stopped arguing with him and said, "Alright, go get your reward. I'm leaving too."

He waved his hand to disperse the magic shield, walked out of the cave, and walked out along the mountain road.

Niu Dali nodded in agreement, packed up, and ran quickly to catch up with Chen Mu who had not yet walked far.

When they reached the steps leading up the mountain, Chen and Mu waved to each other and went their separate ways, one climbing up the mountain and the other walking down.

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The next day, early morning.

After practicing all night, Chen Mu slowly stood up, waved his hand, and used the water control technique to condense a ball of water.

After washing up, he walked out of the pavilion and onto the sea-viewing platform.

At his current level, his body no longer easily absorbs dust, but it's hard to change the habit. Every morning, he subconsciously washes his face with water and cleans his teeth with coarse salt...

Chen Mu looked at the sky in the distance, which had already turned red, and his thoughts were in a mess.

After a long time, a sharp whistle cut off his thoughts.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a jade light flying rapidly from a distance and stopping outside Tinghai Pavilion.

"Sound Transmission Jade Slip..."

Chen Mu turned around and walked closer, took out the jade slip and activated his magic power.

Zong Bing's gentle voice rang out: "Junior Brother Chen, come to the top of Tianhu Peak as soon as possible..."

Chen Mu's heart moved, "The Peak Master's reward..."

He immediately released a magical power, and the next moment, the sound transmission jade slip in his hand trembled slightly and suddenly flew away.

He also took out the Wind Pattern Cloud Banner, used the Wind Walking Technique to soar into the sky, and flew towards the top of Tianhu Peak.

After a while, Chen Mu saw the lake on Tianhu Peak and slowly descended by controlling the Wind Movement Technique.

"Senior Brother Chen! The Peak Master is inside..."

As soon as it landed, a pretty female cultivator came forward and said.

Chen Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he recognized her as a fellow immortal seedling from the same class as him, so he nodded and said, "Junior Sister Wang..."

The female cultivator named Wang's eyes lit up with joy and she nodded quickly.

Walking briskly along the corridor on the lake, it didn't take long before we arrived at the main hall of Tianhu Peak.

Chen Mu stepped into the hall and found that most of the disciples in the peak had already arrived. They were chatting in groups of three or five about the situation when the two peaks were fighting.

"Senior Brother Chen..."

"Junior Brother Chen..."

The disciple who was closer to the door saw Chen Mu and hurriedly bowed and shouted.

The words caught the attention of the people in front, and they also shouted, making it seem as if they had a very good relationship with Chen Mu...

Chen Mu was slightly startled. This scene suddenly reminded him of the first time he attended the Tianhu Summit. Xu Yang was just like this. Wherever he went, people would bow and flatter him...

He looked forward and saw Xu Yang standing in the front of the team without saying a word. He didn't even look back, but looking at his tense back, it was obvious that his mood was not as calm as he appeared.

Chen Mu regained his composure, smiled and bowed in response, then walked forward slowly.

"Junior Brother Chen..." Zong Bing also nodded with a smile.

Chen Mu bowed and stood beside her.

After waiting for a while, the noise of discussion in the hall suddenly subsided. Chen Mu looked up and saw Lin Shuyun slowly walking towards him from the side of the hall, followed by Han Jing and Ningxia.

Lin Shuyun sat on the main seat in the main hall and waved his hand to let the two women behind him return to the queue.

"Coming."

Han Jing chuckled and stood next to Chen Mu, who was smiling and nodding.

After a moment, Lin Shuyun said calmly, "I don't like to talk nonsense. I summoned you here today just to reward you for your merits..."

Chen Mu looked at Lin Shuyun from the audience. She looked calm and composed, completely devoid of the excitement she had before. He understood and thought, "Last time, there were three spots, but this time... I guess they were only happy when they first won..."

"Zong Bing."

"Disciple is here." Zong Bing stepped forward and bowed.

Lin Shuyun smiled slightly and said softly, "You have secured a place in the peak and placed the position of the true disciple on Tianhu Peak. You should be the first to contribute..."

"Since you are about to be promoted to a true disciple, I will grant you a thousand spirit stones, a top-level spell, a top-grade magic weapon, three bottles of Heyuan Dan, and a Pozhan Dan..."

A hint of joy flashed in Zong Bing's eyes, and he immediately thanked him and said yes.

The previous ones were fine, but the last one made her heart beat fast. If it was really as she thought, the last one would be worth a thousand spirit stones.

Because after a cultivator breaks through to the tenth level of Qi Condensation, there will be bottlenecks between each of the following levels, and they are extremely difficult to break through.

If you want to save time and effort, you need to use a kind of elixir called Breaking Barrier Pill. This kind of elixir is very strange. If it is weak, it will be difficult to successfully break through the third and fourth levels. If it is strong, it can even have some effect on breaking through to the thirteenth level of Qi Condensation. However, such a strong elixir has long been unseen...

"But since Master has specifically given it to me, once my mana reaches its peak and I hit a bottleneck, even if the effect isn't that strong, it should still be enough for me to break through to the twelfth level of Qi Condensation..."

After talking about Zong Bing's reward, Lin Shuyun turned his gaze to Chen Mu and chuckled, "Chen Mu, at the critical moment, you single-handedly defeated three Dutian Peak disciples, reclaimed the Gengqi Arena, and secured a spot for the peak..."

"I now grant you five hundred spirit stones, a top-grade magic weapon, three bottles of Heyuan Dan, and a high-level spell... a top-level spell."

Chen Mu stepped forward, bowed and thanked him.

His reward was slightly less than Zong Bing's, but this was normal, after all, Zong Bing was a disciple of the Peak Master and had won the position of true successor.

He was just a disciple of the peak, and he and Lin Shuyun had no master-disciple relationship...

"In the end, it seemed like a top-level spell that was modified temporarily..."

Chen Mu regained his composure and continued to listen to the peak master's call.

"Ningxia, Han Jing, and the others have performed meritorious service in defending Dutian Peak, forcing the disciples to return empty-handed. This has earned them a spot on the peak... We now grant each of them 500 spirit stones, three bottles of Heyuan Dan, and one high-level spell."

Han Jing was stunned. It seemed that she didn't expect the reward to be the same as Ningxia's. Seeing Ningxia and others thanking her, she also hurriedly bowed and said yes.

"Although Ge Guanghe, Gu Liang, and the others were ultimately unable to hold their ground, they were able to maintain their position of dignity for Tianhu Peak against the numerically superior Dutian Peak disciples. This is understandable... I now grant each of them one hundred spirit stones and a bottle of Heyuan Dan."

Gu Liang and the others thanked him, but Ge Guanghe was the only one who was unhappy, because if he had persisted, Chen Mu's reward would have been his... As for these rewards, they were better than nothing...

After rewarding the meritorious people, Lin Shuyun relaxed his sitting posture and called softly, "Xu Yang."

Xu Yang's body was shocked, and he quickly stepped forward and bowed in agreement.

"As the second disciple of Tianhu Peak, you made a solemn vow before the duel, yet you lost to Niu Dali, whose cultivation level was inferior to yours. This caused Tianhu Peak's ten-year plan to be ruined in an instant. Do you acknowledge your responsibility..."

Ten years of planning were ruined in an instant. Although it was a heartbreaking statement, it was also understandable. After all, Tianhu Peak was seeking four places, and he lost one of them.

"Disciple knows his responsibilities..." Xu Yang lowered his head and said nothing more.

"Considering your years of hard work for the peak, I won't punish you severely... Just find a place to go and become a deacon..."

Xu Yang's face turned pale when he heard this. Deacon... that was the best position for menial disciples, but it wasn't a good place for someone like him who had the potential to become a true disciple...

Without waiting for Xu Yang's response, Lin Shuyun stood up, took a light step, and said loudly to the many inner disciples below: "Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. Remember this..."

"The disciples who received the reward will stay, and the rest of you can disperse..."

(End of this chapter)