"Real gold isn't afraid of the furnace's fire. The top five will all receive rewards, and the lowest-ranked prize will be a rare beast at the Core Formation Realm. It's worth over a million Spirit Stones. By my reckoning, they'll still come out ahead, so the bigger a stir they make, the better. It's only a Low-grade Spiritually Connected Magic Treasure; our sect can afford it. Besides, didn't I promise you that if you handled your duties well, I'd reward you with a Spiritually Connected Magic Treasure? The Spirit Stones we earn from this Myriad Spirits Convention will go toward buying the materials to refine one for you."
Lan Xiaolong's voice grew hurried. "This subordinate will handle the task well. I absolutely won't betray Young Master's trust."
Shi Yue nodded. "Good. I won't mistreat my own people. As long as you loyally serve me, there'll be plenty of rewards in it for you."
"Yes, Young Master."
Bailing Peak was where Sacred Void Sect housed its guests.
Inside a grand palace, Qu Zhihai held a Transmission Mirror and reported to Qu Sidao.
"Ancestor, the Demon-Detecting Pearl didn't react, and the Golden-eyed Jade Green Snake couldn't tell whether Shi Yue was wearing a disguise. But one thing is certain: Li Xuan is skilled at controlling insects and taming beasts. He's only a Spirit Transformation cultivator, yet he can control two Void Refining Cultivators. Cultivators generally don't control spirit beasts whose cultivation is higher than their own, for fear of suffering a backlash. And yet Li Xuan has two spirit beasts at the Void Refining Stage, both of which seem completely obedient to him."
"In that case, either Li Xuan placed powerful restrictions on the two spirit beasts, or he raised them from a young age. Whichever it is, it proves that Li