"This is your payment for all your hard work."
Zhou Xuan's voice rang out across the deck, his tone flat and utterly unruffled.
"Follow me, Zhou Xuan, and as long as you obey, I'll never shortchange you."
"These resources will be enough for you to push the Dao Fruits within you a little higher."
At those words, the deck fell into a brief, deathly silence.
Old Ancestor Cangwu abruptly raised his head, looking at Zhou Xuan's youthful face, which radiated absolute control.
He knew perfectly well what this twenty-percent share of Crystal Stones meant.
These were not merely resources. They were steps leading to a higher realm.
The laws of Central Province were incomplete, and the cultivation of old monsters in the Longevity Realm like them had long since stagnated.
With these Supreme Origins now in hand, they could break their shackles and rebuild their foundations.
Old Ancestor Cangwu took a deep breath, and the sword heart within him let out an impassioned sword cry.
Without any hesitation, he dropped to one knee on the deck.
Cupping his hands, Old Ancestor Cangwu bowed his head and declared in a ringing voice.
"Thank you for your reward, Token Master!"
"From this day forth, my life and all the reserves of the Heavenly Sword Sect are yours to command!"
"I would walk through boiling water and raging fire without hesitation!"
Old Ancestor Cangwu was a sword cultivator, blunt and straightforward by nature.
Not only had Zhou Xuan helped him reforge his sword heart, he had now bestowed such a vast quantity of resources upon him.
That kindness was enough to make him utterly devoted.
Old Ancestor Xuanming's reaction beside him was even more exaggerated.
He threw himself straight onto the ground, spread his arms, and clung desperately to the base of the