roccoschili Chapter 144 I haven't even seen a basic magic weapon yet!
Chapter 144 I haven't even seen a basic magic weapon yet!
The commendation ceremony for the White Tiger Sect has officially begun.
Sect Master Han Chuanming stood on the high platform, took a few steps toward the crowd, and said loudly, "Everyone has put in a lot of effort in this great battle with the Qingyun Sect. The sect will certainly not forget this. Therefore, today we are specially recognizing the disciples and elders who have made outstanding contributions!"
"I hope you will continue to protect the future of our sect!"
"Protect the future of the sect!"
The crowd below the stage shouted in unison, demonstrating their determination and unwavering confidence in protecting their sect. Even in the face of the powerful Qingyun Sect, they did not back down in the slightest. Although there was a traitor like the Zhao family, they had already been exterminated by the sect.
The only consequence of betraying one's sect is death.
"Very good!" Han Chuanming said happily upon seeing the enthusiastic response from his disciples.
"The awards ceremony will now officially begin!"
"First and foremost, we must commend the four individuals who made outstanding contributions to defeating the Qingyun Sect by eliminating more than a dozen Core Formation stage cultivators—Mu Beifeng, Zhou Wenlei, Liu Cheng, and Ye Xiaobai!" Han Chuanming shouted, raising his voice especially when he called out the names of the four cultivators.
"Please welcome the four of you to the stage!"
Mu Beifeng hurriedly walked onto the stage, his face beaming with excitement. He Lei and Zhou Wenlei also quickly followed.
Ye Xiaobai walked up slowly under the urging of Mu Beifeng and the others. Being watched by thousands of disciples on the ground for the first time, Ye Xiaobai was still a little nervous.
"Wow! Is that Mu Beifeng, the sect leader's personal disciple? He's so handsome!"
Some of the female disciples in the audience immediately became infatuated and excited, and couldn't help but shout loudly.
"Hmph, Senior Brother He Lei is not bad either, you guys really have no taste!"
Some dissenting voices arose.
Zhou Wenlei was an older elder, so there was little discussion about him. Ye Xiaobai wasn't very famous in the sect before, so few people mentioned him either.
Only the two on stage received significantly less attention, but neither of them seemed to care.
At this moment, Tang Chao, Liu Cheng, and other people who were acquainted with Ye Xiaobai came out from a corner of the audience. They were also very excited to hear that Ye Xiaobai had made such a great contribution.
"Quiet down! In view of your exceptional performance, the sect has decided to reward each of you with two mid-grade magic treasures, plus 50 spirit stones!" Han Chuanming said excitedly.
"What? Two mid-grade magic treasures right away? And an extra 50 spirit stones?"
"I've never seen so many spirit stones in my entire life!"
"I've never even seen a basic magic weapon before!"
"When did the sect become so wealthy?"
"Don't you know? The sect that merged with a portion of the Qingyun Sect's territory did indeed gain quite a lot!"
"Then I will work hard in the future, and maybe I will have the opportunity to obtain a magic weapon as a reward!"
"Don't overthink it, focus on forming your core first! Without forming your core, you can't activate your magic weapon!"
"At least there are spirit stones!"
The crowd below the stage immediately started discussing, all excited about such a generous reward.
Upon hearing about the reward, Ye Xiaobai was slightly surprised. He had already obtained some basic magic treasures by directly killing a Core Formation cultivator, but he was too low-level to use them yet. However, with the intermediate-level magic treasures, he could use them after reaching Core Formation.
With a considerable amount of spirit stones, Ye Xiaobai now had enough to purchase cultivation resources.
Cultivating with four elemental spiritual roots is extremely difficult. Without sufficient cultivation resources, even advancing to the next minor realm is incredibly challenging.
When choosing magical artifacts, Ye Xiaobai specifically selected a flying sword and a defensive artifact, since he had cultivated sword techniques and needed a flying sword of artifact quality.
After distributing the rewards, Han Chuanming also commended the ten Core Formation cultivators who supported the spirit mines and markets attacked by the Qingyun Sect, as well as those who performed outstandingly in the subsequent battles. Each of them received a generous reward.
With these rewards, everyone's cultivation level can be significantly improved.
The newly joined disciples of the White Tiger Sect, seeing how generous the sect's rewards are, have become even more determined to work hard and achieve great things.
An hour later, everyone returned home satisfied.
After Ye Xiaobai left, Tang Chao, Liu Cheng, and the others immediately started clamoring to treat everyone to a big celebration at Xiaoyao Restaurant.
At this moment, the familiar fragrance of apricot blossoms wafted over again, and Ye Xiaobai looked up to see Li Xinyan, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Senior sister, long time no see!" Ye Xiaobai greeted her happily. She had been very busy lately and hadn't been in touch much.
"Hmm, long time no see!" Li Xinyan said casually, but she was quite shocked. After not seeing him for a while, Ye Xiaobai's cultivation had reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, while she herself only had the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
When they last met, Ye Xiaobai's cultivation level was still in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
"How are things at Uncle Li and Xiaoyao Restaurant lately?" Ye Xiaobai asked, looking at Li Xinyan who seemed somewhat unfamiliar to him.
"Due to the impact of the recent battle, we couldn't do business at all. We only reopened a few days ago!" Li Xinyan said with a hint of melancholy.
"Then we should go and patronize Uncle Li's business. Of course, Junior Brother Ye will treat us!" Tang Chao said excitedly from the side.
“Okay, no problem!” Ye Xiaobai naturally wouldn’t refuse such a suggestion.
Under repeated urging from everyone, Li Xinyan reluctantly agreed to go along.
Half an hour later, everyone arrived at the Xiaoyao Restaurant in high spirits. Now that the great battle was over, the White Tiger Sect was stronger, and the market was bustling again.
Before Ye Xiaobai even entered the house, he heard lively sounds from inside. The aroma of various delicacies wafted over, making Ye Xiaobai, who had been fasting for a long time, unable to resist taking a bite.
Tang Chao, Liu Cheng, and others exclaimed that they could tell the food must be delicious just by smelling it.
Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but marvel at how much Sun Tiexin and the others had improved their cooking skills, even wondering if they had hired another chef.
So Ye Xiaobai joked, "Senior Sister, did Xiaoyao Restaurant hire a new chef?"
"We don't have a new chef, but we invited an acquaintance to help out!" Li Xinyan said with a mysterious smile.
"An acquaintance? Who is it?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.
"Junior brother, you've already asked him for cooking advice, don't you remember?" Li Xinyan reminded Ye Xiaobai.
"I asked him for cooking advice? Oh, it was Elder Liu Santong!" Ye Xiaobai suddenly remembered this familiar face.
Ye Xiaobai's cooking skills were initially mediocre. It was thanks to Elder Liu Santong's guidance that he gained a new understanding of cooking. The improvement in his cooking skills also allowed Ye Xiaobai to earn more spirit stones, thus solving the problem of insufficient cultivation resources in the early stages of his career.
More importantly, it was Liu Santong who brought me into the White Tiger Sect, giving a cultivator like me with poor talent a place to cultivate.
"Exactly!" Li Xinyan replied with a hint of surprise, not expecting Ye Xiaobai to guess it so easily.
"Is Elder Liu here today? It's been a long time, let's get together!" Ye Xiaobai asked quickly.
"It seems he's not here today!" Li Xinyan quickly replied.
"That's such a shame!"