Chapter 137: Attrition
Receiving the worldly reward lifted everyone’s spirits. Not only was it much more heftier than what was described in the texts, they would be receiving Heaven Merits for their effort as well.
This battle alone had pushed the trio much further along their cultivation and saved them several years of hard work.
Although Wei Yuan had not benefited directly from the worldly reward, Qingming was further nurtured, and Jia Wood Nurtures Life was a tad better than before. The Great Realm had also received some feedback—specifically, the shoots growing on top of his jade hill were a little taller than before. A second leaf was growing as well.
Wei Yuan was keenly feeling the shortage of ordinary cultivators in his ranks. He had started out with seven hundred cultivators. In less than three days, the fighting had whittled their number down to just over a hundred. Thinking of this made Wei Yuan thought of Xun Wenwu, and he suddenly realized that he hadn’t seen the guy in a while. Where did he go?
At this very moment, Xu Wenwu was furiously writing away in his room. The small house was basically an independent realm of its own—he had no idea that a major battle where a Great Warlock had fallen had just taken place outside his walls.
In the western part of Ning Province, a flying boat bearing the emblem of the Palace of Absolute Beginning was slowly flying through the air. Suddenly, several cultivators appeared in front of the vessel and stopped it in its tracks.
A middle-aged cultivator walked up to the deck and clasped his hands together in salute. “This is the Palace of Absolute Beginning’s flying boat. May I know why you have blocked our way, Dao friends?”
The old cultivator opposite him returned the salute. “We hail from the Qin Sword Sect. We have come to inform you that our mountain gate is up ahead, and we have closed it for reasons. Please go around or head back immediately.”
The middle-aged cultivator frowned. “We fly this route once a month—not once have we heard that the mountain gate is closed. I’m on an urgent mission right now, so I would urge you to move out of the way immediately. If I am forced to report this to my superiors, I am afraid that a tiny sect like yours won’t be able to handle the consequences!”