Chapter 83 Dazzling Rewards

It took Su Ningxue a while to regain her composure, and she couldn't help but inquire once more about the origins of the haotian hammer.

But Ye Fan shook his head vigorously like a rattle-drum, straightforwardly telling her to just use it with peace of mind.

Initially, Ye Fan had wanted to keep the haotian hammer as his own hidden trump card, but after much deliberation, he abandoned that idea.

An auxiliary Spirit Treasure like the immortal binding rope was one thing, but the haotian hammer was simply too conspicuous. It would be better to give it to Su Ningxue for self-defense; having it in her hands would clearly be more acceptable to others.

With things having reached this point, Su Ningxue could only accept it gladly.

"By the way, how long have we been in seclusion?"

Su Ningxue suddenly remembered something, the blush on her pretty face impossible to conceal.

"About three days," Ye Fan said, barely holding back a smile.

"Three days?!"

Su Ningxue instantly turned red-hot, nearly transforming into a human-shaped steam engine.

Their amorous activities had actually lasted for three whole days. Su Ningxue felt utterly mortified.

"I'm leaving seclusion first, to avoid arousing suspicion."

"Then I'll leave too."

"Wait a bit. Leave separately from me," Su Ningxue couldn't help but scold.

Ye Fan shrugged helplessly, admiring the beauty changing her clothes from the side, occasionally whistling to add to the fun, teasing Su Ningxue until she was mortified.

"That's about enough! Don't act like this outside!" Su Ningxue scolded, her face flushed.

Ye Fan nodded noncommittally, actually beginning to fantasize about the joys of having multiple wives.

Seeing Ye Fan having a reaction again, Su Ningxue instantly reached her peak redness, muttered something under her breath, and fled the chamber.

After composing himself, Ye Fan also left seclusion, ready to reap a wave of rewards. Additionally, he needed to find a way to placate Murong Wan, whose questions were probably no fewer than Su Ningxue's.

But when Ye Fan emerged, he discovered not only was the entire Qingyun Sect on high alert, but the Nine Great Sects had also stirred up quite a commotion due to their self-investigations.

In just three short days, the Southwest had been in turmoil, with far too many events unfolding that Ye Fan had never anticipated.

The Blood Demon Sect's disturbance represented a resurgence of Demonic Path forces.

Many demonic Sects hidden in the shadows had emerged, already clashing with the Nine Great Sects in several minor skirmishes.

However, both sides were still in a probing stage, neither daring to act rashly for fear of falling into the other's trap.

Furthermore, the Blood Demon Sect had publicly declared they would make Ye Fan pay in blood, even going so far as to offer a high-grade magic treasure as a bounty.

Hearing this news, Ye Fan couldn't help but want to curse. He was clearly acting in "self-defense," so how did he end up with a bounty on his head?!

Unfortunately, the world didn't have many places that reasoned so fairly. The Blood Demon Sect's Sect Master had already identified Ye Fan as his son's killer and would surely spare no effort to avenge this deep-seated hatred.

As for the self-investigations by the Nine Great Sects, they had indeed uncovered some issues, and the final results were beyond everyone's expectations.

The Blood Demon Sect's infiltration of the Trial Grounds did involve collusion with a Qingyun Sect higher-up, but that individual had sensed something was amiss on the day of the incident and fled.

When the Punishment Hall's people arrived, they found an empty nest, infuriating Dao Xuan so much he smashed his own main hall.

The other eight great Sects were similarly affected. Although not as extreme as the Qingyun Sect, they also uncovered demonic spies to varying degrees.

It seemed those evil heretics' attempts at a counteroffensive hadn't been a one- or two-day plan.

If not for the variable that was Ye Fan, this incident would have severely damaged the Nine Great Sects' vitality.

These were only the spies that had been uncovered; who knew how many other hidden agents remained in the shadows?

Given this, it seemed the Nine Great Sects wouldn't launch a full-scale war against the demonic Sects before their self-investigations concluded.

Listening to Murong Wan recount everything from beginning to end, Ye Fan realized just how much had happened in those three short days. It seemed the Southwest Continent wouldn't see peace anytime soon.

"That... Wan'er, don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

Seeing that Murong Wan hadn't asked anything further for a long while after finishing her account, Ye Fan couldn't help but speak up first.

To his surprise, Murong Wan shook her head, saying directly that she had already figured it out.

At first, Murong Wan indeed had many doubts—about Ye Fan's cultivation and his Magic Treasures—all too incredible to believe. But after calming down for three days, she had come to understand everything.

"I think if you could tell me, you would do so without me asking."

"Conversely, if you don't tell me, there must be some unspeakable difficulty. I'll naturally find out when the time comes."

Although Murong Wan's expression was very calm as she spoke, her ability to accept all this so readily clearly required immense psychological preparation.

Ye Fan was stunned for a long moment after hearing this, a sudden sense of guilt rising in his heart. Just as he was about to say something, Murong Wan stopped him.

"Don't let emotions cloud your judgment and tell me things you shouldn't right now."

Murong Wan shot Ye Fan an annoyed glare and tossed several Storage Pouches his way.

"These are the rewards from the various Sect Heads for you. Just keep them yourself. Why make me pass them along?"

Murong Wan wore a puzzled expression, but Ye Fan's ears were already flooded with the System's notifications, completely oblivious to this. After reading all the information, the smile on his lips was impossible to suppress.

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host the Qionghua Sect's sword-forging secret technique. After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains the Thousand Hammers Nirvana Method."

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host the Profound Rank Low Grade Divine Ability 'Golden Bell Shield.' After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains the Earth Rank Low Grade Divine Ability 'Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Art.'"

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host the Profound Rank Low Grade Curse 'Starfall.' After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains the Earth Rank Low Grade Curse 'Heaven Collapse.'"

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host the Profound Rank Low Grade Divine Ability 'Divine Sword Technique.' After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains the Earth Rank Low Grade Divine Ability 'Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique.'"

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host the top-grade Magical Artifact 'Seven Stars Sword.' After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains the top-grade magic treasure 'yinglong sword.'"

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host the top-grade soul returning pill. After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains the top-grade nine revolutions soul returning pill."

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host a second-rank Yao Beast Green Snake Egg. After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains a third-rank Yao Beast Heaven Swallowing Python Egg."

"Dao Companion Murong Wan has gifted the Host a set of small five elements array flags. After tenfold value amplification, the Host obtains a set of Great Five Elements Formation Flags."

...

The dazzling stream of notifications left Ye Fan overwhelmed. After sorting everything out, he felt like his breath was about to stop.

Just as Ye Fan had guessed, after being passed through Murong Wan's hands, all the rewards issued by the various Sect Heads had been amplified tenfold. This windfall would probably make Ye Fan laugh in his sleep.

The Qionghua Sect's sword-forging method was as renowned as Medicine King Valley's Alchemy techniques, with a constant stream of visitors seeking swords.

It was only because the Qionghua Sect itself possessed formidable strength that many people often overlooked this fact.

The Golden Bell Shield was a unique defensive Divine Ability of the Heavenly Thunder Temple, using spiritual power to form armor outside the body, as if clad in an impenetrable golden bell. The power of the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Art far surpassed the Golden Bell Shield by tenfold.

The Qingtian Sword Sect's Flying Swords, the Kunlun Palace's curses, the Qingyun Sect's sword techniques, Medicine King Valley's soul returning pills, the Myriad Beast Sect's Yao Beast spirit companions, the Glazed Sect's Formation Flags, and so on.

These were all closely guarded secrets of each Sect. That they could offer them as rewards to Ye Fan showed their considerable sincerity.

"This windfall is huge!"