When Liu Changxu heard that the rewards included Foundation Establishment Pills and Golden Core Formation Pills, his eyes immediately lit up. The Azure Cloud Sect largely controlled the production and sale of these two kinds of pills, and very few lineages had the strength to refine them. Even with spirit stones in hand, one might not be able to buy them. Thus, Liu Changxu resolved to seize this opportunity to exchange his merits for more Foundation Establishment Pills, or even Golden Core Formation Pills.
With that thought, Liu Changxu no longer felt so resistant to the war. Instead, he began to look forward to it.
Liu Changxu was not alone in thinking this. After the female cultivator of the Azure Cloud Sect finished announcing the rewards and penalties, the faces of the ten thousand cultivators below the platform filled with eager anticipation. They could hardly wait to charge into the depths of Azure Cloud Mountain to hunt demon beasts.
Liu Changxu swept his gaze over the excited cultivators around him and suddenly spotted a familiar figure among the Wu Household's contingent from Yunping Mountain nearby. It was none other than his first love, Wu Yunyue.
After several years apart, Wu Yunyue had grown so beautiful that words could scarcely describe her. Yet the sorrowful reproach in her eyes made Liu Changxu's heart tighten.
Liu Changxu could not help recalling the wonderful days when they had run their stalls together. Although they had never explicitly acknowledged their relationship, they had undoubtedly been lovers. Their romance had only lasted a short time, however. After Liu Changxu left the county seat of Yunping County, the difficulty of keeping in touch had prevented their relationship from developing further.
After his father, Liu Shihao, reached Foundation Establishment, Liu Changxu had accompanied him to Eastern Splendor