135: Awards? We are the standard.

The Myriad Worlds Academy exchange competition concluded in an almost farcical atmosphere. The Yunting Team, with an absolutely crushing dominance, swept all the first places in the completed events, with their points so high that the second-place team didn't even dare to look up to them. The entire competition almost became a 'showcase' for Cloud Court, especially for its leader, Long Qianyuan. His series of actions, such as 'subduing with virtue,' 'returning to simplicity,' and 'solving the problem setter,' have already become legends circulating among various academies, even starting to spawn various outrageous versions.

Finally, it was time for the final awards ceremony.

In the center of the giant Myriad Worlds Arena, a dazzling awards stage floated. Media projections from various planes flickered, recording this historic moment. The chief judge of the organizing committee, a venerable Old Master, personally held a medal radiating nine-colored light and imbued with vast Origin power—this year's highest honor, the 'Myriad Worlds Elite Crown'—ready to award it to the Yunting Team.

All eyes in the audience focused on Long Qianyuan, anticipating what shocking acceptance speech he would deliver.

Under the gaze of the multitude, Long Qianyuan slowly walked onto the awards stage and received the heavy medal from the Old Master. He weighed it in his hand, his brow slightly raised, seemingly evaluating its quality.

The Old Master, with a kind smile, was about to say a few encouraging words.

But then Long Qianyuan turned his head towards the Yunting Team below the stage, held up the medal, and shouted, "Hey, take a look, how's the purity of the 'Myriad Worlds Origin Qi' contained within this thing? Is it enough to fertilize the flowerbeds on our floating island? If the purity isn't good enough, I don't want it; it's too embarrassing."

The entire venue instantly fell into a strange stillness.

Fertilize???

Using the 'Myriad Worlds Elite Crown,' which gathered the Luck of countless planes and was enough to make even a Dominator's heart stir, to... fertilize?!

The smile on the Old Master's face completely froze, and his mouth twitched uncontrollably. The other judges behind him had flushed faces, looking as if they wanted to spit blood but were forcefully holding it back, utterly stifled.

Below the stage, the Cloud Court team members actually started discussing it seriously.

One team member stroked his chin: "Judging by the luster, the purity should be acceptable, but it probably can't compare to the tea dregs accumulated under Revered Master's teapot."

Another chimed in: "Indeed, the energy feels a bit mixed. It might need purification if used directly for fertilizer, which is too much trouble."

"Leader, why don't we refuse it then? It'll just take up space," a third team member suggested.

Long Qianyuan nodded in deep agreement, then turned to the Old Master and said, "Senior, you see, my brothers here all think this medal is of mediocre quality and would require secondary processing for fertilizer. How about you exchange it for something more practical? For example, cash it out directly for chaos primal stones? Or give us a few tons of 'Star Cores'; our floating island wants to expand its swimming pool recently."

The Old Master: "..."

The judging panel: "..."

The entire audience: "..."

Cash it out? chaos primal stones? A few tons of Star Cores? And expand a swimming pool?! Is your floating island paved with Star Cores?!

A sense of suffocation permeated the entire arena. Everyone felt their perceptions and values being repeatedly trampled by these people from Cloud Court.

The Old Master took several deep breaths before he could barely suppress the urge to slap this kid to death (though he might not win the fight), and squeezed out through gritted teeth: "Young friend Long... you're joking... This 'Myriad Worlds Elite Crown' represents honor, it's..."

"Honor can't be eaten, Senior," Long Qianyuan interrupted him with a sincere expression. "Revered Master taught us to be pragmatic. You see, we came out for this competition, delaying our Cultivation for so many days, and no one is taking care of the flowers and plants on the floating island; the losses are significant. There must be some practical compensation, right?"

What the hell 'delaying care for flowers and plants'! When you were picnicking in the Secret Realm, speeding through answers in the library, and befriending the rules in the challenge competition, we didn't see you worrying about flowers and plants!

The Old Master felt his state of mind, cultivated over billions of years, was about to shatter. He finally understood; reasoning with these people from Cloud Court was simply asking for trouble.

Ultimately, due to Long Qianyuan's 'pragmatic' insistence and the unfathomable background deterrence of Cloud Court, the organizing committee had to hold its nose and add an astronomical sum of chaos primal stones and various top-tier resources as compensation for Cloud Court's 'actual losses.' The 'Myriad Worlds Elite Crown,' symbolizing supreme honor, was casually handed by Long Qianyuan to an eager young student from a small plane academy who was watching the fun nearby.

"It's for you, play with it," Long Qianyuan patted the young student's head, as if dismissing his own Junior.

The young student, holding the nine-colored medal, was completely dumbfounded, almost fainting from happiness.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Court members, holding the thick 'resource compensation list,' prepared to return home with satisfaction.

Just as Long Qianyuan was leading his team to step onto the teleportation array to return to Cloud Court, a gentle yet supremely authoritative voice clearly entered his ears:

"Young friend, please stay."

Space rippled slightly, and three blurry figures quietly appeared beside the teleportation array. They did not deliberately release any aura, but merely standing there, they seemed to be the center of the entire Myriad Worlds Arena, with even the rules slightly bowing to them. These three were the true orchestrators behind this competition, those Three Ancient Masters.

The entire venue instantly fell silent, and everyone felt an invisible pressure.

Long Qianyuan paused his steps, turned to look at these three powerful figures, showing little fear on his face, only raising an eyebrow in confusion: "Three Seniors, is there anything else? The compensation can't be reduced again; we're very poor."

Upon hearing this, the auras of the Three Ancient Masters subtly paused. The leader, an old man wreathed in fragments of time, shook his head with a wry smile: "Young friend misunderstands. As for the resource compensation, since the organizing committee has agreed, they will naturally not go back on their word."

He looked at Long Qianyuan with deep eyes, his tone carrying a hint of inquiry: "We have appeared simply to ask... the methods young friend displayed in the 'Myriad Transformations Domain' seem... not to be merely power interfering with rules?"

Another Dominator, enveloped in Chaos Qi, interjected, his voice like the clash of metal and stone: "That is the power of 'Definition.' In that space, what you said became reality. This is not a Domain that ordinary Dominators can touch. May I ask who young friend's Revered Master is... what kind of divine being is he?"

Finally, the last one, a female Dominator whose figure was ethereal and illusory, also gently parted her red lips: "Lord of the Cloud Court, our hearts yearn for him. We wonder if we might be fortunate enough to pay him a visit?"

The Three Ancient Masters jointly issued a request for a visit! This was a matter capable of shaking the Endless Void Sea!

Everyone held their breath, looking at Long Qianyuan.

Long Qianyuan scratched his head, revealing a troubled expression: "About that... I need to ask Revered Master first. He's been quite busy lately, busy... well, researching new tea brewing methods, and naming the koi on the floating island. He might not have time to see guests."

Researching tea brewing? Naming koi? What kind of excuse is that?!

The expressions of the Three Dominators also instantly became very interesting.

Long Qianyuan seemed not to notice their faces, and self-importantly pulled out a seemingly ordinary jade talisman, muttering a few words into it: "Revered Master, Revered Master, there are three very powerful-looking old grandpas and grandmas here who want to see you, saying they admire you greatly. Will you see them or not? Oh... like that... okay, understood."

He put away the jade talisman and gave the Three Dominators a helpless smile: "Three Seniors, I'm sorry. My Revered Master said he's currently immersed in raising fish and isn't seeing outsiders. He also said..."

Long Qianyuan paused, imitating Yun Feng's lazy tone: "...If you're interested in 'Definition,' you can go look at the source of the Chaos Sea yourselves; don't keep bothering him in his retirement."

Go look at the source of the Chaos Sea yourselves?!

The Three Ancient Masters trembled violently, their eyes flashing with horror! The source of the Chaos Sea, that was an absolute forbidden place that even they dared not easily venture into! The Lord of the Cloud Court actually told them to go 'look' for themselves? And with such a 'don't bother me' tone?

The information revealed behind this stirred up monstrous waves in the hearts of these three old monsters who had lived for countless eons!

They exchanged glances, seeing shock and disbelief in each other's eyes. The leading old man took a deep breath, and facing Long Qianyuan, and also towards Cloud Court, solemnly cupped his hands: "In that case, we were presumptuous. Please convey our regards to your esteemed Revered Master. If there is an Opportunity another day, we shall visit again."

With that, the figures of the Three Dominators slowly dissipated, appearing suddenly and leaving just as decisively.

Long Qianyuan pouted, then led his team onto the teleportation array.

A flash of light, and the Yunting Team disappeared from the Myriad Worlds Arena.

Leaving behind an arena full of stunned spectators, judges, and students from other academies, who remained in a daze for a long time.

Everything that happened today was destined to become an unforgettable memory for them. Cloud Court, and that mysterious Lord of the Cloud Court, their image in their minds had become incredibly grand, incredibly mysterious, and even... a little terrifying.

The news was almost simultaneously reported back to the Cloud Court Star Observation Hall.

Nie Li reported Long Qianyuan's response and the Three Dominators' reactions to Yun Feng in full detail.

Yun Feng was leisurely feeding the koi in the pond with fish food, and without turning his head, he simply gave a faint "Mm."

"Qianyuan, that child, is still a bit too blunt when he speaks," he scattered a handful of fish food, watching the scrambling fish, and slowly added, "Next time, remember to remind him to be more subtle when refusing people."

Nie Li looked at Yun Feng's back, and then recalled the possible expressions of those Three Ancient Masters, and his mouth couldn't help but twitch again.

He bowed and responded: "...Yes, Court Master."

But in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh:

It seems that the Court Master intends to carry out this invincible life with 'unpretentious' and 'boring' to the very end.

And the joy of Cloud Court's 'connected' individuals, the outside world probably could never imagine.