Lin Fan was handing out rewards to the Golden Core Realm disciples. Off to one side, Lingwei and Ling Yu were hanging new Identity Jade Tokens on the disciples of the Spirit Transformation and Nascent Soul Realms.
The tokens were all of the same material and size: Silver-threaded Cyan Jade Tokens, three inches wide and five inches long. Except for the disciple who placed first in each realm, everyone in the top ten received one.
The first-place disciples received slightly larger Gold-threaded Cyan Jade Tokens, three inches and two-tenths wide and five inches and six-tenths long. The front bore the word "Penglai" in silver seal script amid cloud patterns, while the back was engraved with the recipient's name and the words: "Three Realms Calendar, year 3001; first place in the Penglai Sect Grand Competition." Golden Core, Nascent Soul, or Spirit Transformation was inscribed beneath, according to the realm.
Ling Yu handed out the Nascent Soul Realm disciples' rewards one by one. She offered a few extra words of encouragement to female disciples such as Qin Shu, Jiang Zhaoxin, and Lin Qinghe. At last, she came to Jiang Jinyue. Seeing the determined young woman trying so hard to look calm, Ling Yu nodded. "You did well."
She set out the reward for second place in the Nascent Soul Realm and hung a new Identity Jade Token on Jiang Jinyue. Before moving on, she said, "You did well, and many people saw it. Don't belittle yourself over one setback. You're still among the top ten in the Overall Rankings. Becoming a True Disciple Candidate is no failure. I'll be watching you at the Six Sects Grand Competition, and I look forward to the day you become a True Disciple."
With that, Ling Yu passed Jiang Jinyue and walked over to Zhang Qiao.