In the end, Zhou Taiping could only agree to Xie Chenkun's bet.
He thought to himself, if he could win Xie Chenkun's life-bond spiritual treasure and place it in the Blood Sword Sect's Treasure Pavilion, it would help to pacify the others' anger.
As the duel between Mu Jinyu and Dao Wuming concluded, the remaining sparring matches between the disciples did not draw much attention.
Half a day later.
This year's Four Sects Martial Meeting finally came to an end.
Mu Jinyu, unsurprisingly, secured first place, becoming the new number one on the Four Sects' Genius Ranking.
Additionally, his individual achievement combined with Yun Ge's third place also ensured that the Heavenly Sword Faction easily took first place overall, guaranteeing the most resources from the Yan Kingdom for the next decade.
Next was the Blood Sword Sect. Although Dao Wuming was defeated by Mu Jinyu, he had beaten Yun Ge. With Di Shitian's death and the early departure of Beixue Mountain Villa, he naturally secured second place.
This result would allow the Blood Sword Sect to obtain the second most cultivation resources from the Yan Kingdom in the next ten years.
Due to Di Shitian's death, Yun Ge did not need to compete for third or fourth place, securing the third position directly. However, since he was also a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Faction, the total score went to the Heavenly Sword Faction.
Di Shitian's individual score was fourth place, but since he died tragically at Mu Jinyu's hands, and the rest of the Liuyun Sect's disciples were not qualified to compete with the other two sects, their total score naturally plummeted!
However, after Zhou Taiping discussed with Xie Chenkun and considering Lin Tianxue was defeated early in the competition, plus the early exit, the Liuyun Sect would still obtain the third most cultivation resources.
As for Beixue Mountain Villa, not even participating in the final battles, their reward for the next ten years would naturally be the least amount of resources from the Yan Kingdom!
Upon hearing the news, Fang Xiuyuan's originally dejected and hopeless heart felt a bit of warmth.
At least, his Liuyun Sect would not leave empty-handed!
Finally, Fang Xiuyuan reluctantly handed over the spiritual treasure he lost to Xie Chenkun, and with the Sect Chief Elder and disciples, departed from the Blood Sword Sect.
"What, you want me to go cultivate in the Blood Essence Pool?"
At this moment, Mu Jinyu, who had just finished adjusting his breath, was surprised to hear from Xie Chenkun that he intended to give him the month-long cultivation time in the Blood Essence Pool.
"Yes, the Blood Essence Pool is a great place for cultivation. Since you won it, it should naturally be yours to use," Xie Chenkun replied with a smile.
"But I didn't place a bet, so isn't it inappropriate? For instance, if the bet had been lost, would you have asked me to compensate for your losses?"
Mu Jinyu, although tempted, was hesitant because the cultivation opportunity in the Blood Essence Pool was won entirely due to Xie Chenkun taking a significant risk.
Xie Chenkun laughed, "Of course, I wouldn't ask for compensation. But I would feel bad monopolizing the prize. How about this—I'll keep the Liuyun Sect's spiritual treasure, and you take the cultivation time in the Blood Essence Pool. Is that acceptable?"
Seeing Mu Jinyu still hesitating, Xie Chenkun's face turned serious, "Don't refuse. The Blood Essence Pool's cultivation opportunity was meant for the most promising disciple of the Heavenly Sword Faction. Don't you think you deserve it? Besides, you secured the top spot on the Genius Ranking. I was also struggling to find an appropriate reward for you from the sect. This can be considered part of your reward for being first on the Genius Ranking!"
As Xie Chenkun saw Mu Jinyu being swayed, his expression softened.
"Additionally, I just made another bet with Zhou Taiping. The bet is for you to break through to the Fanxu Realm and fight Dao Wuming again, but without using any spiritual treasures. So, you need to quickly break through to the Fanxu Realm. If Dao Wuming breaks through or learns some powerful divine skills before you, I will be in trouble..."
Upon hearing Xie Chenkun's words, Mu Jinyu couldn't help but feel helpless. Was the Sect Leader a bit of a gambler? Another bet with Zhou Taiping?
"All right, since that's the case, I'll go and cultivate in the Blood Essence Pool," Mu Jinyu agreed.
Xie Chenkun immediately beamed, reminding him, "That's good to hear. By the way, the Blood Essence Pool is special. Unlike the Heavenly Sword Pool, where the spiritual liquid mainly strengthens your foundation, you can freely cultivate in it. Even if you can't break through to the Fanxu Realm, reaching the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm Ninth Layer is a significant achievement!"
"I understand," Mu Jinyu replied, thinking about the Sacred Wood Essence in the Bi Fang Cauldron.
He pondered, with the Sacred Wood Essence combined with the Blood Essence Pool, he should be able to break through to the Fanxu Realm, right?
Most people, in such a short time, would need many years to consolidate their cultivation from the Sixth Layer to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, let alone break through further.
Charging toward another realm with an unstable foundation, even succeeding by chance, could ruin their foundation!
Not only would their strength be inferior at the First Layer of the Fanxu Realm, but their hope for further improvement would also be almost non-existent!
However, Mu Jinyu had a unique constitution. As long as he had enough spiritual energy and elemental qi to absorb, he wouldn't suffer from an unstable foundation.
He could confidently push towards the Fanxu Realm!
If Mu Jinyu had as much Sacred Wood Essence as in the Heavenly Sword Pool and took time to slowly refine them, he could definitely reach the Unity Realm Stage within a few years!
Unfortunately, he didn't have enough resources.
"Here, this is for you. It's a reward for securing first place on the Genius Ranking, along with the Blood Essence Pool's cultivation time!"
Seeing Mu Jinyu agreeing, Xie Chenkun started to distribute the Genius Ranking rewards.
Mu Jinyu received a storage bag. When he looked inside with his divine sense, there were nearly five hundred top-quality spirit stones and a token similar to the one he had received for the second layer of the Scripture Pavilion.
Mu Jinyu took out the token and asked, "Sect Leader, what's the use of this token? Does it allow access to the third layer of the Scripture Pavilion? How many times?"
The Sect Leader laughed, "This token has no limitations. You can access any layer from the first to the fourth of the Scripture Pavilion as much as you want in a day, and you can pick as many secret manuals as you like, as long as they don't leave the premises!"
"That's amazing!
Hearing Xie Chenkun's words, Mu Jinyu was astonished.
This kind of access was akin to that of the Sect Leader and Supreme Elders!
The Genius Ranking first place reward was indeed generous beyond measure!
The five hundred top-quality spirit stones paled in comparison to the unlimited access pass and a month of cultivation time in the Blood Essence Pool.
Right...
Mu Jinyu suddenly remembered that when he broke through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm during the tournament, he had borrowed over a hundred top-quality spirit stones from Yun Ge.
He had promised to repay him after the rewards were distributed, and he couldn't forget about it.
Thus, after informing Xie Chenkun, Mu Jinyu took the storage bag to find Yun Ge.