"What? There are Alliance rewards too?"
At those words, a stir swept through the disciples on the deck, delight lighting up every face.
Seeing their spirits soar, the middle-aged elder raised a hand to quiet them. Once the clamor subsided a little, he spoke again, dropping a bombshell.
"They say the top Alliance reward this time is a Heaven-Tier Magical Artifact!"
"A Heaven-Tier Magical Artifact?!"
"Heavens! Isn't that a treasure only a Golden Core True Person deserves to possess?"
The deck instantly erupted!
There had been Alliance rewards for missions like these before, but their Azure Cloud Sect had always been an also-ran and had never won any.
This time, however, they were starting with a Heaven-Tier Magical Artifact. That was an incredible temptation!
Many of them secretly clenched their fists, determined to seize this opportunity!
Seeing that he had whipped up enough enthusiasm, the middle-aged man raised his voice again. "If you want those rewards, you'd better all prepare yourselves!"
"Once we elders have attended the meeting, we'll return to assign your tasks!"
"Yes!"
Ten thousand disciples cupped their fists in unison, their voices shaking the clouds.
The old man in blue at their head nodded in satisfaction. Then, with a light push of his feet, he led the eight elders behind him into the air, streaking toward the open-air plaza atop the mountain in several trails of light.
Among the crowd, however, Chun Xiaobai watched the nine departing elders with eyes glowing red.
"Every one of those old geezers has a wealth aura so green it's almost black!"
"That means every last one of them is carrying a priceless treasure!"
"Too bad... I don't have the strength."
Beside him, Fang Yuan noticed the excitement in Chun Xiaobai's eyes and promptly said, "Great King, we need to prepare too."