Chapter 79: Bountiful Treasure Vault Harvest
“Sleepless Blade Sect presents three Bright Fruits to congratulate the True Person on entering the Heavenly Human Realm!”
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Another wave of exclamations rose from below.
Ning Qi heard the origin of this Bright Fruit from the low voices of discussion. The founding place of Sleepless Blade Sect had a Spiritual Tree named Light Tree, which bloomed with light day and night, making the surroundings like a land without night, thus achieving Sleepless Blade Sect.
This Light Tree bore fruit only once every ten years. The Bright Fruit had the effect of cleansing the body, sharpening hearing and vision, and could even slightly enhance the user’s comprehension. It was undoubtedly a top-grade spiritual fruit.
Ning Qi’s eyes sparkled.
“Perhaps I can take one Bright Fruit to study. If I can reverse-engineer the cultivation method, it could be applied to the True Martial Peach Tree.”
He felt somewhat expectant.
Today’s gifts from the heroes were truly a bountiful harvest.
Some exceeded his imagination.
Although they were presented to Dragon Mountain Daoist, most would ultimately be placed in the True Martial Treasury. As the Protector of the Way of True Martial Sect, Ning Qi could naturally use them freely. In a sense, these treasures were no different from those presented to Ning Qi.
He even thought about having his master hold a few more such Heavenly Human Ceremonies.
Of course, Ning Qi was not selfish. The treasures he obtained would ultimately benefit the entire True Martial Sect.
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“Cangzhou Misty Rain Pavilion presents one piece of Ice Silkworm Treasure Armor…”
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“Yunzhou Ascetic Sect presents one Sarira Pill…”
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“Divine Sword Sect presents a pair of Famous Swords…”
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Exclamations kept rising.
Dragon Mountain Daoist was in a joyful mood.
Perhaps due to Dragon Mountain Daoist’s previous great battle with Wang Family Old Ancestor, forcing the Wang Clan to bow their head, many forces had carefully prepared congratulatory gifts, and the standards exceeded those of ordinary Heavenly Human Ceremony gifts.
This was normal.
People all act according to the situation.
Dragon Mountain Daoist had showcased talent far surpassing ordinary Heavenly Human Realm experts, so many naturally wanted to hear him lecture on the Dao, and were even more willing to build this incense affinity.
Today, even Green Ox Swordsman had come to present a gift, which further proved they had not misjudged.
As the last person presented their gift.
The training ground fell silent.
But the gazes did not turn to Dragon Mountain Daoist; instead, they looked toward the other four Heavenly Humans.
Now, only these four’s gifts remained.
White River True Person felt the many gazes and smiled amiably.
He cupped his hands to those on left and right and said:
“Then this old Daoist will go first to show off?”
“True Person, please!”
White River True Person smiled calmly:
“True Profound Sect and True Martial Sect are both Daoist Sects. Today, True Profound Sect presents one thousand two hundred volumes of Daoist Scriptures as a congratulatory gift. I hope Dragon Mountain True Person does not mind.”
Dragon Mountain Daoist waved his hands repeatedly.
“I am deeply grateful for White River True Person’s gift!”
There was joy in his eyes; this gift truly touched his heart.
All along, although he had obtained the True Martial Inheritance, it was mostly in martial arts. His foundation in Daoist Scriptures was not that deep. Today, with these one thousand two hundred volumes of Daoist Scriptures from True Profound Sect, his foundation was greatly enhanced.
True Profound Sect’s gift would naturally not be casual; there must be many rare books among them.
More importantly, this represented True Profound Sect’s support. In the future, True Martial Sect would no longer be isolated in the Daoist Sect.
Ning Qi’s eyes also lit up.
He had already read all the classics in the Scripture Depository. Now with one thousand two hundred more volumes of Daoist Scriptures, his foundation would greatly increase again. Compared to martial arts classics, Ning Qi preferred reading Daoist Scriptures, which elaborated many profound truths that could provide nourishment at key moments.
These were the sources and provisions for his enlightenment and creation of techniques.
But neither master nor disciple knew that True Profound Sect’s original gift was eight hundred volumes of Daoist Scriptures. Seeing Green Ox Swordsman arrive today and the various foundations showcased by True Martial Sect earlier, White River True Person had secretly added four hundred more. The scriptures were still on the way, unknown to anyone. He would just have them whip the horses and send another batch later.
This gift was plain and unadorned, leaving no room for criticism.
Carefree Lord laughed loudly:
“With White River True Person’s priceless gift first, my congratulatory gift seems rather inadequate.”
The congregation all smiled.
Carefree Lord took out a jade box from his bosom. When opened, a fiery red crystal stone was revealed inside.
“This is Thousand Year Fiery Sun Jade, with the wondrous effect of warming the body and elevating essence. I heard that Brother Dragon Mountain wishes to cultivate the three realms of Heavenly Human. With this gift, I wish Brother a smooth path ahead!”
Dragon Mountain Daoist was immediately moved.
The gift was precious, but the sentiment even more so.
Carefree Lord’s personality was carefree. If he acknowledged someone, even a roadside beggar could be called brother. Dragon Mountain Daoist had met him during an experience and they had been friends to this day.
The effect of this Thousand Year Fiery Sun Jade was far from as casually described by Carefree Lord.
For Heavenly Human Realm cultivation of the Essence Flower, it provided significant enhancement—an absolute supreme treasure.
This could be seen from the faint envy in Wang Family Old Ancestor’s eyes at this moment.
“I will remember Brother Carefree’s mind!”
Dragon Mountain Daoist’s expression was extremely solemn.
Carefree Lord just laughed and waved his hand.
Wang Family Old Ancestor withdrew his envious gaze and naturally picked up the conversation.
“White River True Person and Carefree Lord’s gifts make this old man feel inferior. For congratulating Dragon Mountain True Person on becoming Heavenly Human this time, this old man has prepared one Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed. Please do not mind, True Person.”
There was a trace of barely perceptible embarrassment on Wang Family Old Ancestor’s face.
It was really because of the priceless gifts before; his gift seemed inadequate.
The Enlightenment Tea Tree was indeed extraordinary, even a top-grade spiritual tree. The tea leaves it grew had the divine effect of aiding enlightenment, and even the most refined few leaves could put one into a state of sudden enlightenment!
If Wang Family Old Ancestor had presented a full Enlightenment Tea Tree today, it would have been the brightest star in the room.
Unfortunately.
It was only an Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed.
To plant and cultivate the Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed and grow it into an Enlightenment Tea Tree was extremely difficult, consuming unknown amounts of time and energy, and might not even succeed.
In fact.
After obtaining this Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed, the Wang Clan had tried for a long time, even damaging some of its vitality. With no other options, they could only use it as a gift; otherwise, Wang Family Old Ancestor would not bear to part with it.
This seed was somewhat like a painted cake—sounding good when spoken of, but actually just for show, easily exposing weakness before knowledgeable people.
But how could the several Heavenly Humans be ignorant?
Even some Core Elixir Realm martial artists showed strange expressions, but immediately lowered their heads to pretend to drink, hiding the odd looks on their faces to avoid being noticed by Wang Family Old Ancestor.
Wang Family Old Ancestor felt some dark annoyance in his heart. He had thought that for this Heavenly Human Ceremony, at most one ordinary Heavenly Human Realm expert besides himself would come, so this Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed could still save face. But unexpectedly, three Heavenly Humans had come, including one from the Heavenly Human Ranking.
This caught him off guard, leaving him in a difficult position.
Dragon Mountain Daoist just smiled and thanked him:
“Thank you, Wang Family Old Ancestor.”
He had not expected Wang Family Old Ancestor to produce anything too precious anyway, not even imagining he would come in person.
Now, producing an Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed was already not bad.
