Tang Sanzang and his disciples passed safely across the Black Water River.
Ao Tu then received his rewards.
[Settling rewards. Total interception time: three hundred and ninety-two days.] [Reward obtained: Jade Lotus Root.] [Reward obtained: Jade Lotus Root Golden Elixir.] [Reward obtained: Great Demon Essence Blood.] [Reward obtained: Spiritual Root: Bitter Bamboo.] [Reward obtained: Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe.] [Reward obtained: Ancient Buddha Relic.] [Reward obtained: Great Formation of Stars of the Celestial Cycle Formation Diagram.] [Twenty-seven surplus days automatically transferred to the next side quest. Next side quest: Contest of Magic in Chechi Kingdom.]
Seven different rewards appeared in Ao Tu's hands.
Of these, the Jade Lotus Root and Jade Lotus Root Golden Elixir were relatively ordinary. The Jade Lotus Root was a kind of immortal treasure, palm-sized and seemingly carved from green jade. A mortal who ate it could strengthen their body and prolong their life; the Jade Lotus Root Golden Elixir had even better effects than the Jade Lotus Root.
The Great Demon Essence Blood was a drop of bright red blood, and Ao Tu could sense the powerful energy contained within it.
Ao Tu examined it with his Double Pupils, peering into the past through the essence blood. He saw a strange beast resting atop a rocky mountain, with five tails and one horn. It resembled a red leopard and was called Zheng.
This was the essence blood of the ancient beast Zheng.
Ao Tu put the essence blood away without absorbing it. Although this drop of essence blood was powerful, he had already absorbed Demon Emperor Essence Blood, so absorbing this drop of Great Demon Essence Blood would no longer do much for him.
He would be better off keeping it for later, whether to refine medicines, concoct elixirs, or reward his subordinates.
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