Just as Jiang Fan had expected.
Early the next morning, the courtyard gate was pushed open once again.
A middle-aged man dressed in the robes of an inner sect steward stood at the entrance, with several disciples behind him holding jade trays and storage bags.
"Duan Gang, Zeng Yang, and Jiang Zhuoxi rendered meritorious service in this exploration of the seal!"
"By order of the Elder Council, I have come to distribute your rewards!"
Jiang Fan and the others walked out of their rooms and saw that a jade table had already been set up in the middle of the courtyard.
The steward took a step forward, drew a roll of gold-threaded jade slips from his robes, and read aloud.
"After verification by the sect, Duan Gang, Zeng Yang, and Jiang Zhuoxi actively explored the sealed land, brought back important information, and provided physical evidence. Their achievements are outstanding!"
"Now, in accordance with the sect's decree, the following rewards are hereby bestowed:"
"First, resource rewards. Each of you shall receive five thousand high-grade Spirit Stones, three stalks of the cultivation great medicine Purple Sun Ginseng, ten Jade Marrow Ganodermas..."
"Ten bottles of Spirit Condensing Pills, twenty bottles of Energy Recovery Pills..."
"The sect once promised that it would provide you with unlimited cultivation resources..."
"So if these are used up, you may apply to the sect again at any time..."
With a wave of the steward's hand, the disciples behind him placed the jade trays they were holding on the table.
Zeng Yang and Jiang Zhuoxi looked over, their breathing noticeably quickening.
Just this first batch of resources alone was already equal to the total stipend they had received from the sect over the past several decades.
"Second, the Library Pavilion reward. Each of you three is granted one Purple