CHAPTER 377: CHAPTER 377 MVP SETTLEMENT (2)

"What a pity." Jiang Yuan picked up one of the exquisite white swords. Although he knew nothing about weapons, the well-textured scabbard felt heavy in his hand. Just from touching it, he could tell it was undoubtedly a peerless fine sword.

However, at the moment, it seemed as if it had died, sealing itself unless the Sword Spirit was reawakened. Otherwise, no one could draw this Treasure Sword again.

The sword box was evidently paired separately and wasn’t original. This made these top-quality Spirit Swords almost identical in color become mere decorations that were collectable. Coupling with the coincidental timeline, there’s a high chance that the sword’s owner perished during the disaster on Wo Hu Mountain twelve hundred years ago.

"Demon Monk, they truly deserve to die!"

He cursed in hatred, whether it was today, over a thousand years ago, or more than two thousand years ago, how many cultivators died quietly under the peach tree roots!

"The dual pride of an era... dragons and phoenixes among men," the system’s high praise is enough to make one imagine how dazzling a pair of prodigies once were, yet they ended up despairing and tragically falling to such a state, it’s truly lamentable.

Putting away the sword box, he decided to finish the matters at hand and then inquire about news from Qingfeng Hall, so the Treasure Sword would no longer be covered in dust.

[Jade Throne Golden Buddha: Cold Spring Temple’s treasured artifact, swapped by demon monk Guang Hui with a fake]

The second box contained a Jade Throne Golden Buddha, about three feet tall, glimmering with golden brilliance and magnificent. The statues used in the cultivation realm are naturally not made of ordinary gold and jade, the jade is Cold Jade, and the gold is Spring Bottom Gold, both system identified as specialties of Cold Spring Temple.

This treasure has more religious significance than intrinsic value. Jiang Yuan put away both the statue and the box, hoping to return it to Cold Spring Temple when the opportunity arises.

The last box contained some Magical Treasures of decent quality.

Guang Hui seemed to have seen too much of treasures, so he wasn’t too interested in these medium-quality Magical Treasures, he was too lazy to arrange them individually and just piled them together.

He picked out a few good ones from them, intending to distribute among the small courtyard members, while the remaining ones were still boxed up and sealed away for potential future needs.

The rest were spoils gained after killing the Demon Monk.

A Storage Bag and a Storage Ring each, the old rule was to wait twelve hours before they could be opened;

A Cloud Cover Armor pierced into shreds by Yu Hu’s warriors, needing some materials to be taken to the Treasure Forging Workshop for repair, which could increase defense by 35%. When being besieged, besides taking medicine, Guang Hui could endure such a long time purely taking hits, thanks in part to this armor;

The weapon "Mutated Demon-Subduing Pestle", identical to the one held by the Dharma Golden Body. Originally solemn and serious, the Demon-Subduing Pestle was transformed by the Demon Monk into a skeleton head + human bone combination, looking extremely sinister.

Jiang Yuan planned to take such an evil-looking weapon into the Treasure Forging Workshop to melt, disassemble into pure materials, and then forge other weapons.

Next, he had to tally the system’s harvest, as in the frenzy status he hadn’t checked any notification, now he had to carefully review everything to ensure no information was missed.

He opened the personal interface, eagerly looking at the lifespan balance—5382 years!

"Hahahaha! This wave really paid off!"

The prior grief over the innocent cultivators had finally dissipated. So many unnamed cultivators were buried here, but today he chopped down the peach tree and defeated the Demon Monk Guang Hui, also avenging them!

The original plan was to snatch one or two peaches to increase lifespan by a hundred or two hundred years, unexpectedly this time the balance went straight to five thousand years, he could plant a whole Immortal Peach Garden to bear peaches without any side effects after consumption...

Could this not make one live as long as heaven and earth?

"Right, I need to quickly inquire about the Youthful Appearance Pill, no matter what I need to get one early." He planned then began to browse the system prompts one by one.

First, "Performing a good deed" rewarded himself hesitantly releasing a paper crane to save lives, although time was tight back then, Jiang Yuan personally saw this pop up;

The second "Performing a good deed" seemed to reward clearing the blood bar of the Nine Nether Peach Tree, after the tree fell, the roots collapsed and released all the trapped;

The third... whether it was killing the Demon Monk or rescuing the sealed Stone Tiger for the reward.

Anyway, now there were three lottery chances, he wanted to draw them all at once!

Upon receiving the rewards, a huge raffle wheel began to spin with buling-buling sound at his mind’s move, shortly stopping at a blue gift pack—ten golden acceleration cards, exactly the same prize issued by the timed task.

[Golden Acceleration Card: Can be used on crops, workshop products etc., click to use to shorten time by a hundred years]

"That means, after planting the Nine Nether Peach Tree, using the acceleration card can make it grow and bloom quickly?" Jiang Yuan’s eyes lit up, "Right! Use two for the Carefree Lotus, it will mature right away!"

This is indeed a very practical new tool.

Not sure if it could be directly applied to an opponent during a fight, a card to reduce the lifespan by a hundred years... not possible, he thought again and dismissed the idea, having the lifespan wasted on purification instead, it’s more useful for oneself!

[Special Material Gift Pack]

The second draw randomly opened a pile of special materials, combined with the basic materials accumulated in the dungeon, returning home this time he could upgrade all the buildings like houses and mills.

The final draw, as the wheel spun slower, it eventually stopped at the golden gift box, and virtual fireworks flashed across the screen celebrating a moment.

[Pink Combat Boots: The pinker the wearer, the more vicious the fight! Attack Power +1000; Speed +100; Evasion +15%, top quality boots, can be equipped (with helmet, top coat, bottom coat etc. for set effects)]

Jiang Yuan: ...

Luckily these equipment could be hidden from display, for now it’s better to wear it anyway, having it is better than not having it at all!

Finally, he finished the tallying, activated Level Two Demon Seal Escape to leave the cave residence and returned to the general store.

Then he pushed the door open again and walked onto the market street of Wo Hu Temple, listening to those who narrowly escaped death exaggerately describe battles of monsters and Demon Monk, feeling the thrill of being "hidden in fame and anonymity".

"Venerable Family?! We’re at Yue Lai Inn on the second layer below Wo Hu Temple Market! Where are you? I’ll come to get you!" Hu Zhile sensed the Communication Stone had new updates, opened it and indeed Venerable Family was back searching for them, so excited that he jumped right up!

The others at the table also got thrilled, especially the Bear Demon who was eager to establish a deeper connection with the savior volunteered to go pick up the life-saving benefactor.

"Yue Lai Inn?" Jiang Yuan found this name somewhat familiar, then upon his arrival seeing the Bear Demon whom he had met once, he recalled the invitation to stay overnight, mentioning this very inn!

How come they ended up sitting at the same table?

Upon closer look, Xie Chenyuan was also there, Jiang Yuan grinned even more happily, today’s luck was great and harvest abundant, even this little fish didn’t escape!

Inquiring about news channels regarding Carefree City, Qingfeng Hall, and Cold Spring Temple, here they were!

After a brief greeting, as he took a seat, Wan Mingchuan tugged his arm and worriedly asked, "Master, where did you run to? We’ve been waiting at that square almost desperate! Did you see that monster battling the Demon Monk? What happened afterward? Wo Hu Mountain was almost collapsing, we just all retreated to the market, didn’t get to see who won."

"Of course the monster won, the Demon Monk deserved to die has already lost his soul. Witnessed a great battle, happy today..." Jiang Yuan casually took a light blue and gold-threaded fan out from the Storage Bag and handed it to his contract pet, "Little Bai, take this Water Element Magical Treasure and play."

Unexpectedly receiving the Venerable Family’s gift, Bai Yunqi took it with both hands and thanked.

"Fwoosh!" With a sound he opened the fan, a refreshing water vapor hit.

Xie Chenyuan sensed the Magical Treasure’s quality, sincerely admiring, "What a fan! Jiang Dao You is wealthy, even such top-quality Magical Treasures can be given to family immortals for playing? I wish to join, and become Jiang Dao You’s family immortal too!"

The Bear Demon and Tang Qin watched eagerly, silently nodding saying to themselves that they would love to as well.

"Actually more like a pet." Hu Zhile thought to himself;

Jiang Yuan silently corrected, if you wanted to be, it had to be as a contract pet!