He Mingyuan's eyes burned as he stared fixedly at Fang Yun.
The other Great Scholars had guessed at that possibility as well, and all stared at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun smiled sheepishly and said, "At the time, I only wanted to test the power of the Mountain Bearer Great Sage Spirit Bones. I didn't think that far ahead. Since you all came back empty-handed, let me give each of you a little gift."
With that, Fang Yun took out the Thunder Dragon Orbs condensed from Thunder Dragons and gave one to each of them, seventeen in all.
The Great Scholars did not know what to say. They could only accept the Thunder Dragon Orbs in silence.
"All right, you can eat the Saint Body Fruits now. I'll stand guard here while you do," Fang Yun said.
Some Great Scholars still wanted to ask questions, but merely opened their mouths without pursuing them. Fang Yun had already mentioned so many treasures that he surely had others, but pressing him about anything he was unwilling to mention would be asking too much.
Thus, no one said anything more. The Great Scholars each took out the Saint Body Fruit Fang Yun had given them, found a clean, level spot nearby, and sat down. After eating the fruits, they began slowly absorbing their medicinal power.
Before long, the Great Scholars rose one after another and delightedly discussed the changes in their bodies.
The changes were tremendous for all of them. Most had their injuries eradicated and needed only a few days of quiet rest to return to normal.
Yi Zhishi was the last to rise. His changes were less pronounced than those of the other Great Scholars; his face was simply no longer so pale.
"Those whose injuries haven't healed yet can take the