The Dragon Clan had fought the mosquitoes, yet somehow they themselves had come out the winners?
When he received the Dragon Clan's gift of thanks, Li Changshou had only vaguely felt that way.
But when Dong Mugong delivered the Jade Emperor's reward, Li Changshou finally understood it completely...
Though the Dragon Clan had won this battle, he had truly profited from it.
All he had spent was a little breath, a bit of immortal power, and the Sea God Cult's loss of several temple buildings. In return, he had gained a pile of treasures as high as a small mountain for nothing.
He had also earned the Dragon Clan's gratitude and done them a considerable favor.
This sort of deal—however many times it came, he would take it...
Forget it. It was best if nothing happened at all.
Most of the treasures gifted by the Dragon Palace were precious materials and spirit stones. A smaller portion consisted of mere "wealth" such as coral, pearls, and luminous pearls.
The Dragon Palace naturally disdained to send mundane things like gold and silver.
Li Changshou had his Paper Daoists collect all the precious materials, spirit stones, and several dozen large chests. They were of little use in the Mortal World anyway.
Having plenty of storage Treasure Pouches had played a crucial role here as well!
Li Changshou rewarded part of those treasures to the Xiong Village Witch-Human Divine Emissaries who had performed well, while reserving the rest for rebuilding the temples.
Next...
Li Changshou estimated that merely sorting and handling these materials, then imprinting them with Witchcraft Secret Restrictions, would keep his two Paper Daoists busy for ten days to half a month.
But with this assistance...
Lesser Qiong Peak's comprehensive defensive grand formation, as well as the Lesser Qiong Peak Wandering Plan,