King of Creation
Chapter 620 - 613: The Grand Gesture

Chapter 620: Chapter 613: The Grand Gesture

"The five selected, stay behind; the rest of you, disperse!" Upon receiving a signal from Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu declared.

"We take our leave!"

After hearing these words, the upper echelons of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect withdrew quickly. They all understood that the Sect Leader was likely to bestow some life-saving treasures for the battlefield next. For secrecy, they needed to withdraw.

Of course, as they left, Tian Guizhang was buoyant while Yao Sen’s expression was somewhat gloomy. In this competition with Tian Guizhang, Yao Sen was completely defeated, and with Sang Boquan’s elimination, he had no chance of turning the tables.

With the higher-ups gone, the other three candidates could only leave as well, their eyes lingering with regret. The rewards that the Sect Leader was about to give were now completely out of their reach.

Especially for Sang Boquan, it felt as if a venomous snake had bitten his heart, the pain was unbearable. Originally, his goal was the top three, but he didn’t expect to fall out of even the top five.

In the blink of an eye, only Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu, and Ye Zhen along with the other four remained at the Ritual Altar.

"The Spirit Returning Assembly is a gathering of geniuses, filled with extreme danger. Once it begins, life and death are often decided in an instant. In the previous Spirit Returning Assembly, our Divine Sect sent five participants, yet only three returned. Each of you represents the best of our sect’s younger generation, the pillars of our future. I do not wish to see any of you fall!

However, the future fate of the Divine Sect compels you to risk your lives in the contest. The only thing I can do is to use the resources of the Divine Sect to make you stronger in a short time so that you can secure fortune for our sect and, more importantly, survive!"

"Bring them forth!"

With a light command from Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu presented a tray. On the tray, five storage rings were placed neatly, visibly the lowest grade of storage rings.

"One for each of you, help yourselves!" Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong said.

Quickly, Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Yub Hea, and Zhuang Ling each took a storage ring. Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong’s voice arose again, "Take a look for yourselves!"

No sooner had the voice fallen than the Divine Sense of the five recipients eagerly plunged into the storage rings. It is fair to say that the rewards bestowed by the Sect Leader stirred everyone’s hearts, and all were eager to discover what those rewards were.

The moment Divine Sense entered, Ye Zhen’s expression stiffened slightly.

Inside the storage rings were not many items: a small pile of Spirit Crystals, a suit of armor, two Pill Bottles, and a few Jade Talismans.

The Spirit Crystals were High Grade Spirit Crystals, not many, only a hundred pieces, probably intended for their rapid recovery of Spiritual Power. What surprised Ye Zhen was the armor that shimmered with flowing light.

The aura from the armor was quite substantial, Ye Zhen felt that it was even richer than that of the Mid-grade Treasure Armor he had obtained a few years ago.

In other words, this Protective Treasure Armor might well be High Grade Treasure Armor, which was the truly surprising element for Ye Zhen.

Compared to Artifacts, Precious Armors are much rarer. At the last auction held by the Heavenly Spirit Auction House, there were more than fifteen pieces of High Grade weaponry, three Supreme Treasure Artifacts, and even one Low Grade Spiritual Artifact.

However, for armors, even High Grade Treasure Armor appeared only once, and Supreme Treasure Armor had never appeared at all, let alone a Low Grade Spiritual Armor for defense.

Sometimes, even with Spirit Crystals on hand, it’s impossible to buy high-level Protective Treasure Armor.

If this Protective Treasure Armor truly is High Grade Treasure Armor, then it is indeed a generous reward.

As for the Pills and the Jade Talismans, Ye Zhen could not discern their significance. However, there was no need to rush: Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong had already started introducing them to everyone.

"Each of you will receive a hundred High Grade Spirit Crystals. The use of these, I need not explain. In each of your storage rings is a piece of Protective Treasure Armor. Though their styles differ, their Grade is all High Grade Treasure Armor!

I wouldn’t claim it can withstand a full-force blow from a Vein Forging Realm expert, but a normal attack from such an expert should pose no problem, and at a critical moment, it should be able to save your life!

As participants in the Spirit Returning Assembly on behalf of the Divine Sect, consider this armor a pre-emptive reward from me."

"The two Pill Bottles each contain Pills. One is the Three Treasures Returning Spirit Pill, one of which is enough to completely replenish the Spiritual Power to the brim for any one of you, and you have ten in total.

The other is a special pill of our Sun and Moon Divine Sect: the Yin Yang Reforging Pill, which is extremely effective for both internal and external injuries! As long as it’s not a condition like Ye Zhen’s shattered meridians, most injuries can recover within half a day.

However, you only have two of these Yin Yang Reforging Pills each, so use them sparingly."

At this point, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong smiled briefly, "Some of you may curse me for being stingy! I’ll not deceive you, the Yin Yang Reforging Pill is difficult to produce, so much so that even Jio Commander gets only two a year!"

This statement made Ye Zhen’s expression shift dramatically as he began to understand the favor Fengh Qingyue had given him with the Yin Yang Reforging Pill just three days ago.

The effects of the Yin Yang Reforging Pill were indeed remarkable. After taking it, Ye Zhen estimated that the meridians, which would have taken over half a month to fully recover, might recover in about ten days, certainly in time for the Spirit Returning Assembly.

Today, Ye Zhen’s victory was relatively easy, so his right arm wasn’t much affected. But in a life-or-death situation, it could be fatal.

"Besides those, there are four Divine Talismans that I have personally crafted. The two red Jade Talismans are called the Great Lost Track Divine Talismans. When crushed, they can conceal your Qi, and there’s virtually no chance that your opponents could see through it! As for how to use them, you figure it out. They could be used for sneak attacks, saving your life, or even concealing yourself to heal injuries!"

"Additionally, these two purple jade talismans, personally forged by my hand as Protective Spirit Light Talismans, should save your lives at a critical moment...."

Hearing Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong say this, Ye Zhen’s heart involuntarily shuddered.

For this Spirit Returning Assembly, Sun and Moon Divine Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong not only bestowed High Grade Precious Armor for protection, but also gave Pills and even effective, wondrous Jade Talismans.

Then, what life-saving treasures or Killing Moves would the leaders of the other four major forces bestow upon the Martial Artists who would be fighting for them?

This made the Spirit Returning Assembly seem truly fraught with grave dangers.

With this thought, Ye Zhen suddenly felt a wave of excitement — yes, excitement!

Within him, a sense of fiery blood seemed to start surging once more.

"Alright, go back and prepare. There are thirteen days left, and I hope within these thirteen days, all of your Combat Powers can see some improvement!" said Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong.

"Thank you for the generous rewards, Sect Leader!"

After expressing their gratitude, Ye Zhen turned to leave first, but the voice of Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu rang out again, "Ye Zhen, stay behind for a moment along with Nian Xinghe!"

Ye Zhen turned around in surprise and responded.

Is there another matter?

After Zuo Xiong and the others left, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong suddenly looked at Ye Zhen, "Ye Zhen, today’s rewards for first place and fifth place were the same, are you dissatisfied?"

Ye Zhen was once more surprised, "Your subordinate has no such feelings, a High Grade Precious Armor has already exceeded my expectations!"

Ye Zhen was speaking the truth. A High Grade Precious Armor was indeed a timely blessing for him, especially when facing a stronger opponent in the Vein Forging Realm. The disadvantages in Ye Zhen’s Cultivation could be completely compensated for.

"Hehe, don’t be nervous. Actually, I really did prepare an extra treasure for today’s first place," the Sect Leader said with a chuckle.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly lit up, while Nian Xinghe was somewhat puzzled. If a special treasure was prepared for the first place, then why was he also kept back?

"However, I never anticipated that Ye Zhen would abruptly rise to claim first place in today’s competition! Of course, no matter who received first place, I would have bestowed this treasure upon them, but unfortunately, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation is only at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, which simply cannot unleash the full power of this treasure!" Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong explained.

Ye Zhen’s expression froze for a moment, then he lit up with joy, only to feel disheartened the next instant. In that brief moment, Ye Zhen felt as if he were on a roller coaster, his elation turning to disappointment.

If the treasure’s power was related to Cultivation and specifically mentioned a limitation at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, then it could only be one type of treasure — a Spiritual Artifact!

Under normal circumstances, to fully wield the power of a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, at the very least, one must have the Cultivation of the First Stage of Vein Forging Realm or above.

For someone with Ye Zhen’s Cultivation at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, he could exert some power from the Spiritual Artifact, but after one strike, his Dantian would likely be drained.

"I believe you have guessed it. The treasure I prepared is indeed a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact. This artifact is named the Blazing Flame Light-Sealing Sword, and aside from its inherently formidable power, it also boosts sword techniques by a terrifying amount, more than double." As he spoke, Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu presented a red sword only the size of a palm.

Even from a dozen meters away, Ye Zhen could feel the formidable power contained within the Blazing Flame Light-Sealing Sword, but soon after, he wore a wry smile.

It seemed that the Low Grade Spirit Sword Blazing Flame Light-Sealing Sword would not be his fate.

Clearly, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong was bestowing a precious treasure now to enhance the combat capability of everyone, and the power this Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Blazing Flame Light-Sealing Sword, could exert in Nian Xinghe’s hands would be much greater than in Ye Zhen’s.

Otherwise, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong wouldn’t have made a point of keeping Nian Xinghe behind as well; otherwise, he could have just stayed with Ye Zhen and handed over the Low Grade Spirit Sword directly.

Nian Xinghe, standing to the side, also realized this and sparks of excitement flickered in his eyes.

"You are both intelligent, some things don’t need to be elaborated by me. To unleash the true power of this Blazing Flame Light-Sealing Sword, I can only opt to bestow this Low Grade Spiritual Artifact to Nian Xinghe!"

At this point, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong’s long eyebrows abruptly lifted, "Ye Zhen, the reason I explained all this to the two of you, especially to you, Ye Zhen, is because I want you to understand that there are no hard feelings! From today on, the both of you are considered core talents of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect!"

"Sect Leader, I understand! If you didn’t value us, you probably wouldn’t have gone through such trouble!" Ye Zhen said.

"Good, as long as you understand! However, I’ve always been fair in my dealings. Since the Low Grade Spiritual Artifact intended for the first place has been given to the second place, then I will definitely not let you, Ye Zhen, suffer any loss!

Here, this is your reward, take good care of it!" As he spoke, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong threw a Pill Bottle to Ye Zhen. Seeing the line of small characters on the Pill Bottle, Ye Zhen was flabbergasted!

It was a grand gesture!

Today’s rewards were truly grand! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)