Tao Shang and the other two looked exhilarated, apparently in high spirits.
Xia Fanbai's injuries seemed to have healed almost completely. Even the bandages on his arm were gone, revealing unblemished skin. Zhan Tiancheng was nearly as well; he stood up straight again, and his injuries seemed to have mostly healed too. They had been gone for only an hour or two, yet both had recovered as if they'd never been hurt.
"Looks like the three of you were rewarded by the sect!"
Fang Mo said with a smile as he looked at them.
Tao Shang could hardly contain his excitement. "Uncle-Master Fang, this time we owe it all to you!"
Zhan Tiancheng grinned at that, straightening his back a little more. His right hand unconsciously brushed the brand-new bronze token at his waist. "The sect not only rewarded us with Heaven-grade Profound Spirit Pills to heal our injuries, but also gave us Pre-Heaven Marrow Cleansing Pills and the right to live on the fourth level. Our accommodation fees are waived for the entire trial!"
Xia Fanbai smiled. "We owe it all to Uncle-Master Fang. Without you, we'd have been dead for sure!"
Fang Mo saw that all three of them had grown considerably stronger. Their rewards were probably more substantial than they'd let on. He smiled faintly. "You earned them yourselves!"
He wasn't just being polite. These people had truly risked their lives for the sect. Xia Fanbai had fought desperately to find him; if Fang Mo hadn't used lightning refinement to clear the nanomachines from his body, Xia Fanbai would have been doomed.
Zhan Tiancheng had risked his life to steal the Array Token and activate the Great Array, forcing the Mechanical Empire to retreat. Otherwise, the sect would have lost even more time and manpower. If the