Chapter 836: Rewards

Besides the three Azure Exquisite Pills, the ten white suits of armor also looked extraordinary.

Each piece of armor did not appear particularly outstanding at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could discover that it was woven from countless nail-sized scales. Each scale had flowing runes, emitting a dazzling white glow.

The golden longswords also radiated bursts of striking golden light. Within the light, vague phantoms of a flood dragon and a giant elephant rolled incessantly, sometimes hissing, sometimes roaring, sometimes coiling, and sometimes prostrating.

"Thank you, Father Emperor, for the gracious reward!" Shi Zhanfeng said with a delighted expression, accepting the items.

Seeing this scene, most of the people on both sides revealed envious looks, and Shi Chuan Kong's eyes also shone, seemingly coveting these treasures.

However, Shi Pokong and Shi Jingyan appeared quite calm. The former's expression was neither surprised nor delighted, while the latter wore a faint smile, no one knew what she was thinking.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, what kind of pill is the Azure Exquisite Pill? It seems so profound. Could it be some kind of Dao Pill?" Han Li inquired to Shi Chuan Kong through voice transmission.

"The Azure Exquisite Pill is not a Dao Pill, but a sacred pill for body refinement. Tens of thousands of years ago, Father Emperor ventured deep into the Ten Affliction Mountain Range and personally killed a Grand Luo Realm Azure Demon Bull. Using its essence blood, along with hundreds of precious materials, it took hundreds of years to refine eighty-one Azure Exquisite Pills. Each of us princes was given one. Adding in the other rewards over the years, I'm afraid there are not many left now. Taking one, with proper cultivation guidance, the medicinal power is enough to open several or even a dozen profound acupoints, greatly enhancing the strength of a body cultivator." Shi Chuan Kong exhaled a long breath and said.

"I see. I suppose the armor and swords are also extraordinary items." Han Li was secretly astonished upon hearing this.

"The Grand Beginning Sacred Armor and the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Sword are also extremely powerful magical treasures. An ordinary Golden Immortal level profound cultivator, if they put on the Grand Beginning Armor and wield the Dragon Elephant Sword, would be able to contend against a Taiyi Realm cultivator. Father Emperor's reward to First Brother this time is truly generous." Shi Chuan Kong continued, his tone not very pleasant.

Han Li's eyes flickered, but he did not speak.

With these ten sets of armor and swords, the First Prince Shi Zhanfeng could instantly cultivate a profound cultivator team with considerable strength, which, as Shi Chuan Kong said, was no less than an early-stage Grand Luo Realm cultivator.

Shi Zhanfeng accepted the reward and quickly retreated.

Immediately after, the Third Prince Shi Pokong stood up, stepped forward, first gave the Demon Lord a deep salute, and then took out a jade scroll, saying respectfully:

"Father Emperor, in these years, I was ordered to monitor the movements of the border areas. This is the report after sorting it out. Please take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gray shadow flashed before his eyes, and the jade scroll had already appeared in the Demon Lord's hand.

The Demon Lord raised his hand and read it once, then just nodded and said, "Good, you have worked hard."

Shi Pokong saluted again, without the slightest hint of being neglected, and calmly walked back to his seat.

"Third Brother is really... Why doesn't he take the opportunity to offer some gifts to Father Emperor like First Brother and try to please him? Father Emperor is in a good mood today, and he will probably reward him with something good." Shi Chuan Kong sighed as if disappointed in him.

Han Li glanced at Shi Pokong, who had returned to his seat. The latter seemed to notice the gaze and looked over here as well, with just a slight smile.

"Father Emperor, your daughter doesn't have the ability of the two elder brothers. In these years, I have only managed the Hundred Flowers Hall, and have not achieved anything else. This is the 'Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains' painting, embroidered by me and the sisters in the hall, spending hundreds of years, to congratulate Father Emperor on attaining the Great Path of the Dao Ancestor and unifying all realms as soon as possible." Shi Jingxiu stood up gracefully and waved her hand to take out a huge scroll that was dozens of zhang long and more than ten zhang wide.

The scroll was a landscape embroidery painting, with undulating mountains stretching to the end of the sky, a huge red sun rising in the east, illuminating thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

The embroidery was exquisite and the momentum was magnificent, spreading out from the scroll with an overwhelming force.

"Good, my daughter is attentive. Shadow, take out the Azure Mist King Cauldron and reward it to Jingxiu." The Demon Lord nodded slightly and ordered.

Shadow flickered and disappeared, soon reappearing with a green three-legged cauldron in his hand.

The cauldron was half a person tall, with a simple shape and nine orifices at the top, from which wisps of green smoke emerged from time to time, swirling around the cauldron and then seeping into it, looking extremely mysterious.

"Thank you, Father Emperor." A hint of joy appeared on Shi Jingxiu's face. She put away the Azure Mist King Cauldron and retreated.

Then, the Sixth Prince Shi Mingzhen stood up and walked out.

In this way, the princes and princesses successively met with the Demon Lord, reported their affairs, and offered some gifts to please the Demon Lord.

Whenever a gift was presented, the Demon Lord would reward them with a considerable bounty.

Soon, it was Shi Chuan Kong's turn.

"Father Emperor, in these years, I have not been in the Holy Region, and the business of the Guangyuan Trading Company has not been well taken care of, resulting in some fluctuations in the business. Please punish me." Shi Chuan Kong stepped out of the crowd and presented a ledger.

"What punishment? Chuan Kong, although you are not in the Holy Region, the business of the Guangyuan Trading Company has fluctuated, but overall it has not declined. Now that you have returned to the Holy Region, just rectify it." The Demon Lord took the ledger, looked through it, then put it down and encouraged him.

"Thank you, Father Emperor, for your magnanimity. This time, I traveled to the True Immortal Realm and accidentally discovered the relics of the Mantra School. I found this treasure inside and want to dedicate it to Father Emperor." A silver light flashed in Shi Chuan Kong's hand, and he took out the Rota Lute and offered it with both hands.

The people in the hall were all knowledgeable and recognized the Rota Lute immediately when they saw it, buzzing with discussion.

Shi Zhanfeng and others also looked over, with different expressions on their faces.

"Rota Lute... It can be considered returned." The Demon Lord murmured and raised his hand.

The Rota Lute immediately floated up and flew back to his side.

The Demon Lord's fingers gently stroked the lute, and a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

Seeing this, everyone in the hall did not speak.

"Good, Chuan Kong, you have done a great job this time in retrieving the Rota Lute. I am very pleased. Tell me, what reward do you want?" The Demon Lord quickly recovered and said to Shi Chuan Kong.

"Serving Father Emperor, your son dares not ask for a reward." Shi Chuan Kong said with his head lowered.

"Haha, I have always rewarded merit. You have made such a contribution. If there is no reward, wouldn't the world accuse me of being unfair?" The Demon Lord laughed loudly.

Seeing the Demon Lord so happy, everyone in the hall laughed in response.

Although Shi Zhanfeng showed a smile on his face, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Not far away, the Fifth Princess Shi Jingxiu's beautiful eyes also flashed, and her gaze towards Shi Chuan Kong became a bit more solemn.

"Pass down my decree, the Thirteenth Prince has recovered the supreme treasure and has made great contributions. Confer the title of Heavenly Merchant Marquis. As for the fiefdom, the Sky Rainbow Region is currently unclaimed, so I will bestow it to you as well." The Demon Lord pondered for a moment and said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present suddenly became quiet and looked at the Demon Lord in surprise.

Han Li's eyebrows also moved.

After these years of understanding of various places in the Demon Realm, he knew that the Sky Rainbow Region was an extremely rich place in the Demon Realm, and several major passages running through the Demon Realm passed through the Sky Rainbow Region, controlling the throat of the Demon Realm. The geographical location was also very important.

Such an important place was actually handed over to Shi Chuan Kong to manage, no wonder it caused surprise among the surrounding people.

"Thank you, Father Emperor, for your great kindness, but your son cannot bear such a heavy reward. Please take back your order." Shi Chuan Kong showed a look of shock and immediately knelt down and said.

"When have I ever taken back my rewards? The Sky Rainbow Region has developed commerce, and it is suitable for you to manage it. Manage it well, and do not disappoint my painstaking efforts." The Demon Lord looked at Shi Chuan Kong and said lightly.

"Your son... Thank you, Father Emperor, for your love. Your son will definitely live up to your trust." Shi Chuan Kong looked at the Demon Lord's eyes, opened his mouth, and then agreed in a deep voice.

"Retreat." The Demon Lord waved his hand to let Shi Chuan Kong retreat.

"Reporting to Father Emperor, your son has one more thing to report." Shi Chuan Kong hurriedly said.

"Oh, what else do you have? Speak freely." The Demon Lord asked with some surprise.

"Father Emperor, your son was able to retrieve this Rota Lute from the ruins of the Mantra School, all thanks to the help of Fellow Daoist Li, and on the way back to Nightfall City, we were attacked several times, and it was also thanks to Fellow Daoist Li's full assistance that we were able to turn danger into safety. Fellow Daoist Li's contribution is greater than yours. Please also give him some rewards." Shi Chuan Kong said quickly.

"Oh?" The Demon Lord turned his gaze and looked at Han Li.

Han Li stood up and stood with his head bowed.

Everyone in the hall looked at Han Li. Han Li's expression was calm, without a trace of fluctuation.

"Li Feiyu, although you are not from my Holy Region, since you have made such a contribution to my Holy Region, you naturally cannot go unrewarded. Tell me, what do you want?" The Demon Lord nodded and said.

"Fellow Daoist Shi and I are friends in adversity. Doing these things was not intended to be rewarded, but I have a problem that I cannot solve myself, so I shamelessly ask the Holy Lord for this reward." Han Li said neither humble nor arrogant.

"What trouble? Let's hear it." The Demon Lord asked calmly.

"Reporting to the Holy Emperor, a friend of mine has suffered severe damage to her soul for some reason, and she is a Xing Beast body. Currently, the essence of her whole body is constantly dissipating, and ordinary methods are useless. Please allow the High Priest of the Sacrificial Hall to examine my friend." Han Li arched his hands again and gave a salute.

"Oh, so you just want to save someone. That's easy. Zhanfeng, call the High Priest over to treat his friend." The Demon Lord laughed dumbly when he heard this was the reason, and then said to the First Prince.

"Reporting to Father Emperor, the High Priest has been in seclusion for ten years. Can we ask the High Priest to treat Fellow Daoist Li's friend after he leaves seclusion?" Shi Zhanfeng arched his hand to the Demon Lord, then looked at Han Li with an apologetic expression and said.

"If that's the case, waiting is also an option. I just don't know how long the High Priest's seclusion usually lasts?" Han Li asked, not at all surprised.

"That's hard to say... After all, seclusion can be long or short, sometimes only a few years, sometimes hundreds of years. But don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li, as long as the High Priest leaves seclusion, I will definitely let him treat your friend." Shi Zhanfeng said.