The moment Yi Tianzheng spoke, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone present turned to look at him in unison.
Although Myriad Manifestations Palace had seized first place in the Five Academies Grand Competition, ever since Ling Xiao and the others returned, they had yet to announce the rewards for the participants.
Everyone had found it somewhat strange before, assuming the rewards had been distributed in private. They had not expected them to be waiting for Song Changsheng, the great contributor, to return.
They had delayed for several months over this. Such treatment was absolutely unprecedented, yet Ling Xiao and the others had no objections.
Yi Tianzheng took out a jade slip from his sleeve. Opening it, he recited aloud to the crowd, "In this Five Academies Grand Meeting, this academy's disciples risked their lives through several fierce battles, sweeping aside all enemies. They claimed first place in both the A and B divisions, becoming the foremost of the Five Academies and setting a precedent never seen before.
"Participants in Division B: Hua Yan, Li Dongshan, Chen Yuhua...
"The above ten shall each be awarded five hundred thousand Academy Contribution Points, the right to select any two Peak Grade Magic Treasures from the sect, exemption from academy assignments for sixty years, one quota for the next Heavenly Dipper Body Tempering, and priority allocation of Golden Core Forming Pills."
"Many thanks to the Palace Master for these rewards. Serving the sect is our bounden duty." Hua Yan and the others rose together and bowed as they accepted the order.
The ten of them had jointly received an Earth Infant Fruit. Since it was a collective contribution, each person's reward was the same. Yet any cultivator who had watched or carefully learned of that battle knew full well that Hua Yan's responsibility