Chapter 767

Chen Mo and the others received tens of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones every month, so they naturally did not care about such a reward. Nangong Jinse casually tucked it into her clothes.

They had only joined the Lantern Riddle Competition for amusement.

But to most ordinary people, it was an exceedingly precious prize.

If a Top-Grade Spirit Stone was placed in clean water, ordinary people who drank the water it had soaked in could prolong their lives and strengthen their bodies.

Low-level cultivators who refined one could even break through several minor realms in succession.

The crowd erupted.

"A few years ago, you had to pass the third round to be rewarded with a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. Who would have thought this year you could get one just by passing the second round? I'm so jealous!"

"What's the use of being jealous? You need the ability. Didn't you see that this year's character riddles are harder too? I can't even solve the first round."

"Child, do you see? This is the benefit of studying. If you can solve even one character riddle from Tianji Tower, our family will rise to prosperity overnight."

"..."

The elder looked at the nine people who had passed, stroked the beard not covered by his mask, then waved his sleeve. A three-tiered platform of spiritual power formed before them. "Those who have passed, please take the stage."

His voice, carried by spiritual power, echoed through every corner of the venue.

Under everyone's gaze, the nine climbed onto the third tier of the platform beneath the moonlight.

At that moment, they noticed something had changed.

Bai Shishi, Yun Gu, and the other four courtesans' expressions changed as they discovered they could no longer hear the people beside them.

That meant the people they had invited