"Young Master Zhou's cultivation is truly extraordinary!"
With Yu Dao defeated, this exchange that had been called a sparring match but was actually an attempt to crush the sect could only come to an end.
Sect Leader Li hurriedly came forward to see Zhou Yi off.
This man had far too great a background to offend. It was best to send this plague god away as quickly as possible. Though Sect Leader Li felt thoroughly miserable, he could only force a smile and admit his inferiority.
"Your Majesty, Spirit Void Grotto-Heaven has admitted defeat. The first step of the Initial Quest has been completed."
The Heavenly Book Spirit's voice rang out in his mind. Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief and, obliging Sect Leader Li's wishes, hastily took his leave.
"Very good!"
Li Yu yawned and sat up from his bed. "One-sixth is already complete. Kid Zhou, hurry up and sweep through the other five sects! Your Patriarch is tired of waiting."
With a thought, Li Yu instructed the Heavenly Book Spirit to continue issuing quests, urging Zhou Yi onward to the next cultivation sect.
"Hm? Wait, I actually forgot to set a quest reward?"
Li Yu suddenly realized that when he had assigned Zhou Yi's quest, he had not considered rewards at all.
"Without rewards, where would the motivation to complete quests come from? There has to be a reward."
Li Yu intended to make up for the oversight. "But... what should I reward him with? It needs to be enticing without costing too much. That leaves only... Cultivation manuals."
Of all the resource information from the System scan, only cultivation knowledge resources had relatively low production costs while still being sufficiently attractive.
"In that case... I'll give Zhou Yi a cultivation technique!"
After thinking for a moment,