The so-called Enlightenment Tea is a very rare treasure.
Its effects, as its name suggests, can help the user gain enlightenment on their Path.
During the consumption of Enlightenment Tea, the user's comprehension can be enhanced. Simply put, it opens up one's Spiritual Aperture, allowing the user to understand things that were previously elusive.
Take Yun Ge, for example. He was close to understanding the Intent Domain but still a bit far. If he was just half a step away from grasping it, consuming Enlightenment Tea could very well help him understand it effortlessly!
Furthermore, in terms of cultivation, if Yun Ge was only half a step away from breaking through to the Fanxu Realm, consuming a few more leaves of Enlightenment Tea along with cultivating in a Heaven Cave Blessed land like the Heavenly Sword Pool could make it easier for him to break through to the Fanxu Realm.
Therefore, it can be seen how precious Enlightenment Tea is in the Kunlun Ruins.
In the entire Heavenly Sword Faction, there are actually only a few leaves of Enlightenment Tea.
Not every top-talent in the Inner Gate assessment gets rewarded with Enlightenment Tea.
The reason it's offered this time is entirely because of the upcoming Four Sects Martial Meeting.
Mu Jinyu looked at the Enlightenment Tea leaves in the Examiner Elder's hand. His previously calm expression turned moved, and his demeanor showed some excitement.
He reached out to take the Enlightenment Tea leaf and said decisively, "Thank you for the sect's reward. Mu Jinyu will never disappoint the sect's cultivation!"
The Examiner Elder smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this and said, "Hmm, keep up the good work."
After speaking, his tone turned slightly odd as he said, "Well... originally, the top-talent reward included another opportunity to cultivate in the Heavenly Sword Pool for three days. But, you know, given the current situation of the Heavenly Sword Pool, this reward has been unavailable for years..."
"Ah?"
Mu Jinyu frowned upon hearing this.
If he could go to the Heavenly Sword Pool again, plus the forty Top-Quality Spirit Stones he just received and this Enlightenment Tea leaf, Mu Jinyu was entirely confident he could break through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm!
But now, with only the Enlightenment Tea and forty Top-Quality Spirit Stones, his confidence dropped to about fifty percent.
The Examiner Elder saw Mu Jinyu's expression and smiled, "Alright, you can leave now. I'll continue distributing the rewards to others!"
"Okay." Mu Jinyu responded, adjusted his emotions, and stepped off the platform.
He had no right to complain about losing the Heavenly Sword Pool reward. After all, it was a reward and motivation from the sect for its disciples. Even if it was canceled, the disciples had no right to complain. Also, the Heavenly Sword Pool situation was his doing.
Yun Ge and Wei Ziping might have the right to complain a bit, but he absolutely didn't.
After Mu Jinyu stepped down, the Examiner Elder called Yun Ge and others onto the platform to distribute the rewards. With that, this year's Inner Gate assessment came to an end.
As everyone left the square, they kept praising Mu Jinyu's legendary rise.
Mu Jinyu and Jian Ruyan quickly returned to their residence at the summit of Tianlan Peak.
On the way, Jian Ruyan noticed Mu Jinyu frowned slightly, seemingly having something on his mind. She asked, "What's wrong? You got first place, earned a lot of rewards. What else worries you?"
Mu Jinyu sighed, "I received four rewards for my tests, each containing ten Top-Quality Spirit Stones. The first-place reward was an Enlightenment Tea leaf."
"Hmm?" Jian Ruyan was slightly taken aback by his response but quickly understood his thoughts, "You want to break through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm?"
"Yeah, but these Spirit Stones might not be enough," Mu Jinyu replied.
Jian Ruyan said, "Then I could return the Elixirs you gave me last time."
Mu Jinyu shook his head, "No need, you keep them. My current rank is high, so those elixirs don't have much effect on me. Besides, I consumed nearly five thousand elixirs last time, so my body has developed resistance to them."
"Then you need to find new Pill Formulas?" Jian Ruyan frowned.
"Yes, but finding Pill Formulas is difficult. With the Four Sects Martial Meeting approaching, there's no time to wait. I may need to do some sect tasks to earn more Spirit Stones," Mu Jinyu replied.
Ji Li, following behind them, listened to their conversation with some confusion.
Five thousand elixirs? Could it be that the Young Master consumed nearly five thousand Second-Grade Elixirs?
Ji Li found it unbelievable and didn't dare to think further.
Mu Jinyu had just opened the courtyard door and was about to enter when Yun Ge approached him from afar.
"Junior Brother Mu, now that you're the top on the List of Outstanding Talents, you can move. No need to stay here."
Seeing Mu Jinyu's actions, Yun Ge knew he had no intention of moving, so he quickly said.
"Move? No need, right?" Mu Jinyu hesitated and looked at Yun Ge.
Yun Ge said, "Of course, it's necessary. That's the rule. Besides, the Spirit Energy in the courtyard I'm staying in is much stronger than here. Follow me."
"Alright."
Mu Jinyu didn't really care about the rules, but because of the higher Spirit Energy at the new place, given he wanted to break through before the Four Sects Martial Meeting, he was tempted.
So, Mu Jinyu went back inside, told Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou to pack their things and, once ready, followed Yun Ge to the best courtyard at the summit of Tianlan Peak.
This was originally Yun Ge's residence.
However, Yun Ge had moved to Wei Ziping's old place.
Thus, Mu Jinyu and his companions didn't take long to move and settled in quickly.
Standing in the courtyard, feeling the Spirit Energy far denser than at Huang Daotian's place, Mu Jinyu regretted not moving to Wei Qingfeng's place earlier.
Afterward, Mu Jinyu and Yun Ge chatted for a while, mostly discussing the upcoming Four Sects Martial Meeting.
Since Mu Jinyu's opponents would likely be Dao Wuming from the Blood Sword Sect and Lin Tianxue from Beixue Mountain Villa, Yun Ge elaborately explained the Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills they practiced, advising Mu Jinyu to be extra careful.
"I noticed you've been somewhat distracted. Are you thinking about breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm?"
Yun Ge, being observant, sensed something was off with Mu Jinyu during their conversation and guessed his thoughts, so he directly asked.
"Hmm?" Mu Jinyu nodded frankly, "Indeed. The top sect reward for my Inner Gate assessment was an Enlightenment Tea leaf, so I want to try breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm. But I don't have enough Spirit Stones, so I was thinking of doing some tasks to earn more. Maybe I can break through before the Four Sects Martial Meeting!"
"Ah?" Yun Ge was surprised the sect rewarded Mu Jinyu with Enlightenment Tea.
After a brief shock, Yun Ge dismissed it and, after some thought, said, "No, there's not enough time. Tasks take at least three days for enough Spirit Stones. Retreat and breakthrough take another two to three days."
"The Four Sects Martial Meeting is in five days, and we'll have to leave a day early for the Blood Sword Sect's venue. Time is too tight!"
With that, Yun Ge unhesitatingly took out a bag of Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag and handed it to Mu Jinyu, saying, "Junior Brother Mu, take these Spirit Stones!"
Mu Jinyu instinctively took it and, upon checking with his Divine Sense, found there were over a hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones!