A Reward for Chu Xinghe!

Chu Xinghe had no idea what it meant to have a world-shaking move; all he knew was that he was getting fed up with this life.

Does that mean I should go find those vassal forces?

I, Chu Xinghe, swear to God with my real name that I truly want to repay my debt; my heart is as pure as Xiaobai.

So what's with you all treating me like the Big Bad Wolf?

All I wanted was to return the items to you, and I wanted the sect to suffer some resource losses. I just wanted to try and break through to the Seventh Rank... What did I do to deserve this?

You're all now offering to give my Vast Heaven Sect a 20% increase in annual profits without a second thought? Are you all insane?

Are you two not planning on staying together?

Even if you really don't want to continue this relationship, can't you at least consider my feelings, Chu Xinghe's?

These past two days, vassal forces have been flocking to his door, and Senior Brother Feng Fei is so happy with the profits he's been receiving from all sides.

The thing is, Senior Brother Feng, you're accepting things, fine... but why the hell do you come to my room every night asking me what the hell is going on?

Do you know that each of those numbers you mentioned felt like a steel knife stabbing into my heart?

Feng Fei is young, so it's understandable that he came...

The Grand Elder also came to join in the fun.

Listen to what the Grand Elder is saying—is that even human language?

What Xinghe... I never expected you to mean paying off debts like this...

What Xinghe... Your move not only solved the problem of vassal forces for my Vast Heaven Sect, but also solved the problem for the whole world. Now everyone is praising your benevolence and righteousness, Xinghe, and also praising our Vast Heaven Sect. You have won a good reputation for our Vast Heaven Sect.

Chu Xinghe really wanted to tell the Grand Elder directly, "If I even had this thought, I would be..."

Do you think I want both fame and fortune?

I simply wanted to cause the sect to suffer some losses...

Elder, is it really necessary for you to come here and whip the corpse like this?

Then there's Sect Gu Mingchao... The Sect Master convened a meeting of the sect elders and stated that the Vast Heaven Sect is fair in its rewards and punishments. Xinghe has made such a great contribution to the sect this time, and he deserves to be rewarded. Therefore, he plans to promote Xinghe to the position of the Sect Master's personal disciple as a reward.

As a result, the proposal was immediately rejected by all the elders in a vote.

The sect leader was so angry he almost vomited blood on the spot. In the end, it was the Grand Elder who spoke up, saying that Xinghe had only done so little; how could he be worthy of becoming the sect leader's personal disciple?

Therefore, the Grand Elder proposed a reward of 10,000 Xinghe Spirit Stones and a number of pills...

The Grand Elder's proposed reward was unanimously approved by all the elders, except for the Sect Master, who expressed his opposition.

When the reward was announced to the entire sect, the whole sect was in an uproar.

All the disciples were completely bewildered after hearing this.

Um... this reward sounds like a lot... but why does it also sound like there's no reward at all?

Ten thousand spirit stones... and a number of pills—in any sect, this reward would be considerable, especially for an ordinary elite inner disciple.

But... if this ordinary elite inner disciple were replaced by Chu Xinghe... wouldn't this reward be a bit too outrageous?

Does my Junior Brother Xinghe not have the key to the treasure vault, or is he unable to enter the Spirit Crane Palace's alchemy room?

My Senior Brother Xinghe probably has more spirit stones and pills in just one of his Qiankun rings than this, right?

This reward would be a substantial prize for a normal, ordinary elite disciple of the inner sect, but is it even a reward for Senior Brother Xinghe?

What's even more outrageous is that, under normal circumstances, once the sect's rewards are determined, the Grand Elder will definitely arrange for someone to implement them.

But this time, I don't know if it's because the Grand Elder is getting old or what...

There was absolutely no such arrangement, so this reward... aside from being announced, no one actually delivered the reward to Chu Xinghe.

So, does our Vast Heaven Sect still have any credibility?

Was the promised reward for the disciples just empty talk?

In the end, it was Senior Brother Feng who came.

"Junior Brother Xinghe, as for the rewards... if you're interested, you can go to the treasure vault and alchemy room to get them yourself... You know the way there, so I don't need to make the trip... I've been quite busy lately; this time it's our Vast Heaven Sect's turn to participate in the Millennial Grand Sacrifice."

Chu Xinghe certainly wasn't going to actually go to the treasure vault and alchemy room to get the rewards; those rewards were so meager... it wouldn't even be worth the trip, right?

As for the Millennial Grand Sacrifice that Senior Brother Feng mentioned Chu Xinghe did know about it.

A thousand years ago, Evil Spirit Clan lived by devouring Human Race. The war between Human Race and the Evil Spirit Clan lasted for countless years. Finally, a thousand years ago, all parties in the world, regardless of good or evil, worked together to completely eliminate the Evil Spirit Clan, thus ushering in this thousand-year era of peace.

The so-called grand sacrifice is a sacrificial ceremony held to commemorate the powerful warriors who died in battle against the Evil Spirit Clan.

The timing of this sacrificial ceremony coincides with the turn of the millennium, and as the number one sect in the world, Vast Heaven Sect naturally has to shoulder the important responsibility of holding this grand ceremony.

Moreover, this Millennial Grand Sacrifice is not only a matter for the Vast Heaven Sect, but also a major event for the entire world, regardless of whether it is good or evil. Senior Brother Feng Fei has been extremely busy with this matter recently.

After exchanging a few words with Junior Brother Xinghe, Senior Brother Feng Fei got up again to attend to the matter.

After watching his Senior Brother Feng Fei leave, Chu Xinghe was so excited he almost jumped up.

Millennial Grand Sacrifice?

A sacrifice involving the entire world?

Isn't this even more exciting than my Senior Brother Feng Fei's wedding?

And most importantly, unlike a wedding, this grand ceremony doesn't involve accepting monetary gifts.

Think about it... When Senior Brother Feng Fei got married, people from all sides came to attend. Even though we were risking the sect's resources, we couldn't stop everyone from jumping out to sponsor us.

Even when he joined forces with the vice sect leader, they ultimately suffered a crushing defeat.

But the Millennial Grand Sacrifice is different... Has anyone heard of any sacrificial ceremony being sponsored?

Without sponsorship, my Vast Heaven Sect is just throwing money away with absolutely no chance of making any!

Moreover, the Millennial Grand Sacrifice is a matter of the entire world, something that both righteous and evil take very seriously.

Such a large-scale sacrificial ceremony must have cost a fortune!

Chu Xinghe had lost count of how many Kaoshan Villages would be needed.

Such a momentous sacrificial ceremony, with no opportunity to make money whatsoever, is purely a bloodbath. How can this be considered Millennial Grand Sacrifice?

This is practically a grand ceremony to commemorate my ascension to godhood, Chu Xinghe!

However, Chu Xinghe did not act rashly. After all, there were still some days before the Millennial Grand Sacrifice, and he needed to thoroughly study all the rules of the ceremony to ensure that there would be absolutely no mistakes.

We absolutely cannot repeat the mistakes made at Senior Brother Feng Fei's wedding!

However, before researching the Millennial Grand Sacrifice, Chu Xinghe knew he still had things to do.

The journey to repay this debt is not over yet.

Do you think I, Chu Xinghe, would fall like this?

Absolutely impossible! I, Chu Xinghe, am a person who becomes stronger with each setback. I have already analyzed the reasons for this failure to repay the debt in the past few days.

The main reason for this failure to repay the debt was that the target I chose was flawed.

Those vassal forces all depend on the Vast Heaven Sect for survival. It would be strange if they didn't have some wild thoughts about him coming to pay off his debts.

Given Ma Liang's foul mouth and nonsensical talk, it's understandable that they would interpret it this way.

However, the debts owed by my Vast Heaven Sect are not only to its vassal forces. Soon, Chu Xinghe began to search through the account books again.

As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. After searching high and low, Chu Xinghe finally found what he was looking for!

As expected, our Vast Heaven Sect also owes a lot of debts to forces that are not our vassal states, and the amount of these debts is quite staggering.

Looking at the debt records, each one potentially enough to buy countless Kaoshan Village, Chu Xinghe's eyes reddened with excitement.

I previously offered them to vassal forces, and not only did they dare not accept them, they even proactively handed over more, allowing the sect to make a killing, right?

I, Chu Xinghe, admit that it was my own mistake. This time, all the forces I found were not vassal states. Tell me, why wouldn't they want them?

Tell me how I can lose this round?

Holding these accounts, Chu Xinghe immediately went to find his senior brother Ma Biao and asked why so many debts had not been settled.

After reading Junior Brother Xinghe's question, Ma Biao gave an explanation.

"Junior Brother Xinghe, these accounts are indeed genuine. It's not that our Vast Heaven Sect doesn't want to repay these debts, but there's been a small problem. The owners of these accounts accidentally lost our IOUs or loan receipts by some chance. So it's not that our Vast Heaven Sect doesn't want to repay, but they can't produce the IOUs or receipts, and we can't repay them!"

Senior Brother Ma Biao's explanation is completely correct.

When Vast Heaven Sect borrowed money, they left a promissory note or a token. When the repayment date arrived, Vast Heaven Sect should have repaid the loan, and the other party should have returned the promissory note or token to the Vast Heaven Sect to settle the debt.

The problem is that these people or forces lost the IOUs and tokens by chance. So it's not that the Vast Heaven Sect doesn't want to return them, but that it has no way to do so.

The Vast Heaven Sect will not renege on its debts. The Vast Heaven Sect has already told them that as long as they find the IOU and the token, the Vast Heaven Sect will naturally repay the debt in full.

After hearing Ma Biao's explanation, Chu Xinghe exclaimed, "Ma Biao, you're so confused!"

What the hell are you talking to me about?

Just because someone borrowed money or goods from our Vast Heaven Sect, does that mean we can't repay it just because they lost the IOU and the token?

How can our Vast Heaven Sect act like this? Tell me, where is the sect's face? Where is the sect's reputation?

You're telling me this is the repayment rule, right?

Rules are rules, but people are flexible... Even for the sake of our reputation, our Vast Heaven Sect must repay this debt.

So what if they didn't have a written agreement or any token of payment?

Our Vast Heaven Sect is known for its unparalleled benevolence and righteousness; even without these things, we are still obligated to repay this debt.

What? You're saying what if they produce the token and IOU again later?

That's great... Doesn't that mean we can just return two copies?

Besides, if they really dared to do that, believe it or not, the day after we finished our second serving, the Great Sage, having drunk a few too many cups of wine, accidentally ended up at these sects and inadvertently put on a show of Universal Celebration for them!