884: Chapter 885 Reward Received

Looking around:

Rows of transparent cabinets made of ten thousand year cold jade sealed various spiritual plants of different shapes, emitting terrifying energy fluctuations!

The nine-thousand-year-old Purple Vein Dragon Ginseng moved like a living creature within its jade box!

Vermillion Fruits, burning with Lihuo Essence Flames, floated quietly!

Vines flowing with starlight coiled around crystals!

The lowest among them were Seventh Order Precious Medicines, rare to find in the outside world!

In the most prominent position, there were even several Ninth Order Divine Objects individually sealed within small spatial Restrictions! The aura they emitted, even through the Restriction, made Yao Delong's Soul tremble!

"Hiss—!" Even though Yao Delong was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but gasp. This foundation... it was too terrifying! This was the true grandeur of a great Yao Race clan!

Watching Xue Li, like a diligent little bee, rummaging through mountains of top-tier spiritual materials, and even using Demonic Power to carry dozens of jade boxes emitting astonishing energy fluctuations back, Yao Delong's eyelids twitched.

"Senior! Look! Are these them?" Xue Li offered the jade boxes like treasures, piling them "whoosh" in front of Yao Delong. Her small face was flushed, and her silver eyes sparkled with a "praise me" light, a proud expression on her face: "I found all I could!"

Yao Delong took a deep breath, his fingers brushing over the cool, smooth jade boxes, opening them one by one.

Om! Om! Om!

Beams of precious light, some as scorching as fire, some as cold as an abyss, some as heavy as a mountain, or as agile as stars, shot into the sky accompanied by an extremely rich medicinal fragrance, illuminating the area with vibrant colors!

crimson sun soul fruit: Entirely crimson, with golden flame patterns flickering on its surface, emitting pure, masculine Soul Power!

nine yin soul condensing grass: Nine dark blue leaves, carved like profound ice, wreathed with wisps of Yin evil cold Qi, yet possessing miraculous effects for stabilizing the Soul!

star tear crystal: A solidified drop of azure liquid, seemingly containing an entire starry sky, emitting a cool, distant star Soul Power!

earth vein dragon marrow: Golden and viscous, like molten gold, containing vast and heavy earth-elemental Dragon Soul essence!

Styx Nether Epiphyllum: A flower as black as ink, blooming only for a moment, but now sealed by a secret method, releasing strange fluctuations that cleanse Soul Impurities!

ten thousand year blood jade marrow: Dove-egg sized, crimson as blood, crystal clear, emitting a rich, thick life essence and Soul Power!

Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed: Three lotus seeds, with never-extinguishing crimson-gold flames flowing on their surface, containing violent yet pure Earth Core Divine Fire Soul Power!

Yellow Springs Shore Flower: Its flowers bloom in two colors, one half pure white like snow, the other half crimson like blood, emitting a profound aura intertwined with life and death, having miraculous effects on Souls with life-and-death injuries!

nine nether earth core milk: A small pool of viscous, fat-like, ink-black liquid, yet emitting a soft Soul light, seemingly carrying the Soul energy Origin of the Nine Nether Earth Veins!

Nine types of main ingredients for the nine aperture spirit nurturing pill, each difficult to find even one of in the outside world, enough to make high-level Cultivators green with envy and go mad, were neatly arranged before Yao Delong's eyes, with dozens of portions of each, all of supreme quality in terms of age and medicinal potency! The rich and pure medicinal power intertwined, even causing a slight resonance in the treasure vault space!

Even though Yao Delong was used to grand spectacles, his heart was pounding like a drum. This generosity... was too extravagant!

This girl, Xue Li, truly treated him as one of her own, or rather, she opened up the entire Heavenly Fox Clan's treasury for him to take!

Seeing Xue Li's proud expression, like "Praise me! Take it all!", a warm current surged in Yao Delong's heart, but he also smiled helplessly.

This silly girl, her sincerity was heartbreaking.

But Yao Delong had his principles. While the Fox King Demon Emperor Xue Wuya's life and an Eighth Order Peak great void spirit nurturing pill were precious, their value was still considerably less than this pile of nine main ingredients, which almost emptied the Azure Hill Fox Clan's top-tier Soul-system spiritual material reserves. Moreover, Yuyi had also given him a xuanhuang dao artifact Pill Furnace!

If he were truly greedy and took everything, it would be exploiting kindness for gain, not only betraying Xue Li's trust but also souring the favor, and possibly even displeasing truly high-ranking figures like Mo Jue and Yuyi. After all, he had only shown himself as a "Dao of Alchemy Profound" Demon King, not an existence that could crush everything.

Leave a thread for future encounters. Especially when dealing with a great Yao Race clan with profound foundations like the Heavenly Fox Clan.

"Silly girl, that's enough, that's enough." Yao Delong reached out and affectionately ruffled Xue Li's silvery hair, which felt incredibly soft. Under her puzzled gaze, he only took three portions of herbs from each jade box. Only for the nine nether earth core milk did he take one extra portion—he happened to be short one from his previous collection.

Even so, it added up to twenty-eight portions! Enough for him to refine several nine aperture spirit nurturing pills, and even use them for further research and refining other high-grade Soul Pills! This harvest had already far exceeded his expectations!

"Senior?" Xue Li looked at Yao Delong, who had only taken a small portion, her large eyes filled with confusion. "Don't be polite! Aunt said you could pick whatever you want! Although these spiritual materials are precious, the Demon Domain is vast and rich; we can just collect more! You saved Father, and these are far from enough to repay you!"

Yao Delong shook his head, his tone gentle yet firm and unquestionable: "Lier, this is the foundation accumulated by the successive ancestors of your Azure Hill Fox Clan, at the cost of countless efforts and possibly even blood. Although I, Long De, am not a Saint, I understand the principle of taking only what is right and being content with what one has. If I were greedy today and took everything, wouldn't I be betraying the trust of your Aunt and Senior Mo Jue? And even more so, betraying your good intentions."

He paused, looking at Xue Li's innocent yet clear eyes, and smiled: "Besides, these are already more than enough for me. I am very satisfied."

Xue Li seemed to understand vaguely, but seeing Yao Delong's resolute attitude, she no longer insisted, merely muttering, "Senior is truly a good person!" She then put away the remaining jade boxes and led Yao Delong away from this heart-pounding "mountain of gold and silver."

Outside the treasure vault, space subtly rippled.

The figure of the Old Demon Emperor Mo Jue quietly appeared. He looked in the direction Yao Delong and Xue Li had departed, and a hint of undisguised admiration flashed in his eyes, which held endless vicissitudes.

'Only taking what is needed, not being greedy or possessive... an interesting young fellow.' He stroked his white beard, a smile playing on his lips. 'That Eighth Order Peak spirit nurturing pill, though valuable, is roughly equivalent to twenty-eight portions of the main ingredients for the nine aperture spirit nurturing pill. His Heart-Nature, knowing when to advance and retreat, and understanding propriety, is far stronger than those so-called Geniuses who can't move their feet when they see treasures! Yuyi's judgment... perhaps it wasn't wrong?'

By the time Yao Delong returned to the palace with Xue Li, the moon was high in the sky.

Silver light spilled down, dyeing Azure Hill Mountain with a dreamlike hue. He had intended to bid farewell to Yuyi, but unexpectedly, the Demon Emperor was already waiting outside the hall.

"Fellow Daoist Long!" Yuyi hurried to greet him, a genuine, relaxed smile on her face, completely different from her initial cold arrogance. "Big Brother's Divine Soul has completely stabilized under the Kunpeng Clan's secret method and Big Sister-in-law's protection! The curse power is gradually being removed! Big Sister-in-law specifically requested that Fellow Daoist Long stay for a few more days! Once Big Brother's injuries are healed, our Heavenly Fox Clan will hold a grand celebration banquet to thank Fellow Daoist Long for his life-saving grace! You are the benefactor of our entire Azure Hill clan!"