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.0

This battle alone had pushed the trio much further along their cultivation and saved them several years of hard work.0

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.0

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?0

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 wal...0