In the sky above Wind and Snow Pass, the sound of the pursuit horn gradually dissipated.
The last Devil Marshal who fled was chased ten miles away by the Golden Core monks before completely disappearing into the depths of Devil Domain Forest.
The ice sheet was strewn with Devil Race's corpses, Horned Demon's cuticle fragments, Blood Devil's severed claws, and Flame Demon's charred body, forming a dark red ruin under the gray sky.
The light of Wind and Snow Pass's formation lit up again, and the Spirit Rune light network on the city wall restored its complete outline. Only the blasted gap in the east city wall still had scorch marks after the explosion.
The wounded were carried off the city wall, and Repair was started at the damaged position. The formation cultivators squatted in the rubble to re-carve Spirit Rune, and the Spirit Stone transmission lines were returned to their original positions one by one.
The monks who were knocked unconscious by Luo Ling and Yang Qingxue were gathered together and escorted to a stone room under the city wall. Each of them had a sealing charm affixed to their forehead.
Ling Shuang arranged for a special person to screen them one by one. The Charm Devil control residues in the spiritual jade fragments require special purification methods, which cannot be solved by simply knocking them unconscious.
When Luo Ling found Qin Tiexin, he was sitting against a broken crenel stone at the base of the east city wall. Edgeless was lying across his knees, and the minced meat and blood clots on the blade had dried and solidified.
He lowered his head and placed his left hand on the handle of the knife, experiencing the changes brought about by the Qi and Blood Realm.
"Qin Tiexin!!!!!!"
Luo Ling grabbed him by the collar and picked him up.
Qin Tiexin is a bit taller than her, but at this moment, she is holding him by the collar, and his whole figure is like a puppet being lifted up by its strings.
Luo Ling scolded, "Who asked you to jump off alone? Why are you trying? You can jump on a hundred-foot-high city wall at your will? Do you think you are a Golden Core monk? Do you think you can fly? Are you carrying dozens of Demon Generals down there by yourself?"
Qin Tiexin opened his mouth, but before he could explain, Luo Ling suddenly stopped.
She felt a hot breath coming from Qin Tiexin's body, a kind of heat seeping from deep inside her flesh and blood.
The surface of Qin Tiexin's skin was still steaming with very faint white heat. The heat quickly condensed into fine water droplets in the cold air, slowly sliding down his neck and arms.
Every time his heart beats, it makes the whole body Qi and Blood make a very subtle buzzing sound.
The characteristic of the Early Stage of the Qi and Blood Realm is that the Qi and Blood all over the body has not been completely restrained and will radiate heat to the outside world uncontrollably.
Luo Ling's curse words were all choked in her throat. She stared at Qin Tiexin for a moment, then reached out and pressed his chest.
Is this young disciple really going to take that step?
Luo Ling felt a vigorous and rhythmic beating in the palm of his hand. The amazing heat could be clearly transmitted through the sternum and muscles.
She let go of his collar and patted the folds on his collar that she had scratched.
"Qi and Blood Realm." She said, her tone was more than a little softer than before, "Good boy."
Qin Tiexin nodded.
Luo Ling looked at his face that was mostly covered in blood, and said nothing, just slapped him on his left shoulder, a little harder than usual.
This is her second disciple to reach Qi and Blood Realm.
Half an hour later, the meeting hall.
The main hall was brighter than last time. Ling Shuang was sitting at the top, his face still shrouded in ice-blue mist.
Gu Dan was sitting on her left, her face looked better than last time, at least she no longer coughed so badly.
Zhou Heng is sitting on the other side, holding a cup of spiritual tea in his hand, looking relaxed.
Several Ice and Snow Pavilion elders were sitting on both sides. Qin Tiexin and Luo Ling were still sitting near the door. Yang Qingxue was also there, with his two long legs overlapped, and his posture was much more relaxed than last time.
Ling Shuang first looked at Zhou Heng, his tone was flat but every word was pronounced clearly. "The first success in this battle was True Person Zhou. Without True Person Zhou's Divine Sense dispatching system, Wind and Snow Pass's casualties would have been at least 30% more."
After speaking, she took out a storage ring from her sleeve and pushed it in front of Zhou Heng with her spiritual power, "Here are the cultivation elixirs prepared by the Ice and Snow Pavilion and a batch of Jade Slip cheats brought out from the warehouse, prepared according to the list you mentioned before."
Zhou Heng took the storage ring, Divine Sense scanned it, nodded slightly, and put the storage ring on his finger.
"As for you..." True Person Ling Shuang looked at Qin Tiexin in the corner with a complex expression. She really didn't know how to treat this disciple who was obviously still a junior.
In terms of credit, Qin Tiexin was the first to discover the monk's anomaly and successfully reported it to herself through Luo Ling, allowing her to arrange it with ease and minimize the damage.
Based on this alone, Qin Tiexin's contribution is no less than that of the many Golden Core monks present, not to mention his heroic contribution of jumping off the city wall and blocking part of Devil Race's attack.
However, Ling Shuang cannot just reward him directly. True Person Zhou Heng has not released Wind and Snow Pass all year round. Even if Devil Race wants to take revenge, he cannot find anyone. Qin Tiexin is different. Once his achievements are made public, Devil Race will definitely retaliate against him crazily.
After all, Qin Tiexin is also a "little monk" who has just joined Qi and Blood Realm.
"Let's do this." Ling Shuang pondered for a moment, "I will announce to the public that True Person Luo Ling was the first to discover the abnormality, and the rewards will be distributed together to cover up your contribution, how about that?"
Luo Ling and Qin Tiexin stood up at the same time and thanked Ling Shuang: "Thank you True Person."
Both of them also knew that this was the best way.
"Okay, let's start the formal awarding."
As Ling Shuang's order was issued, the number of people in the meeting hall gradually increased, and the reward ceremony was held publicly. All the monks who participated in the battle to defend the city entered the main hall in order of merit to receive their rewards.
Wind and Snow Pass has abundant material reserves. In this battle, a large amount of Devil Core was recovered from the battlefield, which was enough to temper a batch of new Refined Blood Pill, so the rewards were particularly generous.
The ranking of military achievements is reflected on the square outside the council hall. From monk Golden Core to Qi Refining Rogue Cultivator, everyone can find their name and corresponding achievements on it.
The person who deserves the most credit is undoubtedly True Person Zhou Heng.
His Divine Sense dispatch not only allowed the humans to consume Devil Race's main force with extremely low casualties, but also quickly reorganized the defense line after the formation was destroyed by mutiny and explosions.
The second ranked one is Luo Ling. After discovering the controlled monks, he cleared the rebel positions immediately and then supported Golden Core on the battlefield.
Ling Shuang himself does not participate in the meritorious deeds. From the third to the thirtieth place, there are the Golden Core monks, Meridian Opening monks who participated in the battle, and the Foundation Establishment formation cultivators in key positions.
Qin Tiexin's name is ranked 37th, and the evaluation given is: after the formation was destroyed, he took the initiative to go out of the city to intercept Devil Race, single-handedly killed dozens of Devil Soldier Demon General, and blocked the most ferocious wave of Devil Race's attacks at the gap in the city wall.
The robe Qin Tiexin had not had time to change was still stained with dried blood, and the empty sleeve on his right shoulder was hardened by the heat. He walked to the stone table and saluted Ling Shuang and everyone present.
Ling Shuang pushed a dark green Storage Bag in front of him. "Yours."
Qin Tiexin took it, opened the seal of Storage Bag with his left hand, and Divine Sense glanced inside.
Three thousand yuan Lower-Grade Spirit Stone, neatly stacked, and three jade bottles of elixirs next to it.
He took out one of the jade bottles, pulled out the stopper and took a sniff. The elixir was rich in fragrance and warm in medicinal properties. It was a elixir specially designed for the Qi and Blood Realm's physical training. It was one grade higher than Refined Blood Pill, and it was just right for him now.
"Thank you True Person."
Ling Shuang nodded without any unnecessary polite words.
Qin Tiexin stepped aside and looked at the monks participating in the awarding. At this moment, Yang Qingxue stood up from his seat and walked up to him with a complicated look. This man was not only the only survivor of Body Refining Master Conference, but also the junior brother of that "liar".
Although she didn't catch up with Chen Xi, she at least knew his real name and disciple.
"Elder Yang." Qin Tiexin saluted with one hand.
"No need to be polite." Yang Qingxue waved his hand and took out a few things from the storage ring.
First there are two familiar things, a dark silver soft armor and a bottle of Dragon Blood Body Tempering Pill.
"This is Body Refining Master Conference's reward. I discussed it with True Person Gu Dan and he agreed to give it all to you. Dragon Blood Body Tempering Pill is very useful for the Qi and Blood Realm's physical training. The soft armor is Supreme-Grade Law Artifact, which can block most attacks below Golden Core."
Qin Tiexin took it and said thank you solemnly.
Yang Qingxue took out another Jade Slip from the storage ring, turned it around on his fingertips, and then handed it to him. "I have seen your fighting, your sword skills are good, your boxing skills are also good, and your footwork is good. But kicking is a shortcoming. Now that you only have one hand, the power of boxing and sword skills has been reduced. Legs need to be practiced more, which can also enrich your offensive methods. I acquired this kicking by chance, and it is a fierce route, which is more suitable for you."
Qin Tiexin took Jade Slip and looked down. There were four words "Savage Mountain Leg Technique" engraved on it.
He put Jade Slip on his forehead and scanned the first few pages with Divine Sense. The starting movements of the kicks were simple and direct, without any fancy tricks. They were all frontal and hard-hitting moves, which really suited him.
"Thank you, Elder Yang."
"You're welcome."
Yang Qingxue turned around and took two steps, suddenly stopped, turned his head, and said in a casual tone, "If your senior brother comes back, help me tell him--"
She paused, waved her hand, "Forget it, let him come to me by himself." After that, she strode back to her seat.
Luo Ling walked up from the side, glanced at the soft armor, elixir bottle and Jade Slip held in Qin Tiexin's hands, and raised his eyebrows. "The harvest is good, let's go."
"Where to go?"
"True Person Ling Shuang invited the chief physician of the Ice and Snow Pavilion to come over." Luo Ling patted his shoulder, "Go and have a look at your arm."