Yang Guo took out the jade bottles, arranged them neatly, and introduced them one by one.
"This bottle holds three-century jade marrow, three drops in all. And these four bottles each contain three Astral Essence Pills, twelve altogether."
He pushed the jade bottles toward Zhou Muyun. "The Sect Master was certain you would come, Muyun. He asked me to give these to you, hoping they would help you in the selection."
Three-century jade marrow and Astral Essence Pills.
Both were resources of tremendous benefit to True Astral Realm cultivation.
Zhou Muyun knew Ouyang Changhe was staking heavily on him.
"Please thank the Sect Master for me!"
He accepted the bottles, his gratitude toward Ouyang Changhe deepening.
"No need for thanks. The Sect Master said it himself: you're the most promising disciple in our Heavy Earth Gate. This is only right." Yang Guo waved a hand, then turned to Miao Yue'er and handed her the remaining jade bottles.
"And these are yours, Yue'er. They're all pills useful for the Pill Embrace Realm."
Miao Yue'er accepted the pills, her eyes curving into crescents. "Please thank Uncle Ouyang for me."
Yang Guo smiled, then turned back to Zhou Muyun, his expression growing more serious. "Muyun, our sect is counting entirely on you!"
"I'll spare no effort!"
Zhou Muyun rose and bowed. Even if not for the sect, he would give it his all for his own sake.
Afterward, Yang Guo arranged lodgings for them in the eastern wing.
Soon after they settled in, their fellow disciples learned of their arrival and came by one after another to greet them.
Three others had come from the Heavy Earth Gate: Jiang Hunyuan, Xue Qi, and Li Fengyuan. All three were at the Pill Embrace Perfection Realm.
There was little to say about Jiang Hunyuan and