Rewards for Meritorious Service!

White Crane Hall.

Xie Jun returned and saw the two grown men waiting with eager, pleading eyes. She couldn't help finding it amusing.

Jiang Yan was still young, so it was understandable that he couldn't keep his emotions in check while anticipating his reward. Yin Zhong was another matter. He was a veteran Talisman Realm martial artist who'd seen plenty, yet the moment she entered White Crane Hall, his gaze had fixed on her and hadn't moved since. It was practically burning.

What a hopeless fellow.

"All right, stop staring."

Seeing the two of them like that, Xie Jun gave up on teasing them further. She slipped a hand into her pocket, then flicked it out as she said:

"Catch. These are the rewards our president has for you."

Jiang Yan and Yin Zhong both held out their hands and caught the items that came flying toward them. But after a single glance, neither could tear his eyes away.

Mystic Thunder Eight Classics—drawing in Heavenly Thunder to temper one's energy and transform one's body, one could cultivate the Mystic Thunder Eight Divine Body. Each divine aspect had its own technique; the eight aspects represented eight kinds of thunder arts, for attack, escape, concealment... Even after only a cursory read, Yin Zhong realized that what he held in his palm was an extremely advanced thunder-based cultivation method for the Wén Realm.

The White Crane Hall master's expression shifted several times in an instant. Excitement, reminiscence, bitterness, bewilderment.

Who knew how much effort he'd put into finding a Wén Realm cultivation method suited to him, only to come up empty-handed in the end?

But fortunately, today his wish had finally come true.

After a long while, Yin Zhong abruptly closed his eyes and slowly tamped down all his emotions.

He lifted his