Chapter 524 Post-War 2
After Zhong Cai took her seat, she tugged at Wu Shaogan's sleeve and subtly looked around.
In fact, if there weren't so many "outsiders" present who weren't from either of the two factions, he would have been more direct, instead of trying to maintain some semblance of his own image as he is now.
Zhong Cai's gaze stopped when she saw a handsome, slender young man.
His master also came.
Zhong Cai shifted her gaze slightly.
Unsurprisingly, Master Jiang also came.
At this moment, Wu Shaogan, who knew Zhong Cai very well, sent a telepathic message.
【Ah Cai, both masters are unharmed.】
Zhong Cai nodded.
It's good that nothing's wrong.
The two were relieved.
The two masters seemed to notice the two disciples' gazes, and slightly turned their heads to glance in their direction.
Sang Yunchu's smile was gentle, and her eyes held a familiar tenderness.
Zhong Cai immediately returned a bright smile.
To be honest, the master and his disciples have been busy with their own things over the past year or so. Because they are facing different levels and different battlefields, they have had no time to spend together and have not seen each other for a long time.
Now they look at each other and see that everything is alright.
That would be perfect.
Zhong Cai touched her chin.
He felt that his family, consisting of several people, must have all made significant contributions in the war.
As Zhong Cai thought of this, she felt a burning gaze upon her.
He and Wu Shaogan both turned their heads slightly and looked over.
Wow.
They are their son and his senior brother!
Wu Dongxiao smiled warmly at them.
Zhong Cai looked at the baby and smiled.
After Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan turned around, Zhong Cai suddenly had a thought pop into her head.
Three generations of a family.
Wu Shao had a meal.
That's absolutely true.
Zhong Cai chuckled.
[Actually, if we also include Master Jiang's father, our Grandmaster Jiang... once he arrives, we could be considered four generations living under one roof?]
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow.
[Not bad either.]
In fact, in fantasy worlds, a family might not even have four generations living together, let alone go back to their ancestors; it could easily span ten or twenty generations. But in the world Zhong Cai originally lived in, four generations living together was already considered a very happy family with long lifespans.
The two smiled at each other, both feeling relaxed.
Aside from the final battle at Tongtian, they were constantly busy during these major battles, so both of them were inevitably on edge. During the battle at Tongtian, they diligently observed the fighting, feeling equally tense.
Only now have things started to ease up.
Moreover, it wasn't just them; many other cultivators who entered also spoke quietly to the people around them, and their expressions were more relaxed than before.
This battle was extremely exhausting.
However, since they won, they demonstrated their prowess and gained enough experience to sustain their training for a considerable period of time.
Not to mention, during the great battle, many cultivators had flashes of inspiration, perfecting their respective secret techniques. Some cultivators who had already reached a bottleneck in their cultivation even suddenly had an epiphany, thus breaking through to a higher realm.
There are also martial arts cultivators or alchemists who, through countless hours of honing their skills, have greatly improved their martial arts techniques and alchemy, thus making it onto the Sky Ranking.
During the great war, they also received resources from the Heavenly Ranking, allowing them to advance their cultivation further...
It was all worth it.
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The empty seats were full of people.
Upon closer inspection, the couple, Zhong and Wu, were positioned at the very front of the seventh level.
Those ahead of them are only Nirvana cultivators.
Look closer, and all nirvana is ahead.
This explains why the order of positions depends on one's realm of cultivation, but within the same realm, the order of positions depends on one's battle merits.
Zhong Cai noticed that his master and Master Jiang were now ranked among the top of the eighth level.
Although not at the very top, it was still in the top three.
This should still be related to the masters' cultivation levels. He guessed that if Master Jiang were in the late Nirvana stage now, he might be able to compete with Palace Master Lou for first place; and if his master were older, or had already achieved Nirvana, the time spent refining pills would be less, so he might also be able to compete for first place...
Zhong Cai's gaze finally landed on the sect leaders and main hall masters of the two forces.
While the two Tongtian masters did arrive, Sect Master Ji Zhan was too socially awkward, and Grand Hall Master Pei Xiaoling was keen to keep him company. Therefore, the entire meeting was not chaired by these two, but by Lou Chuan and Xiao Zinuo, who were still in charge of the affairs.
Lou Chuan and Xiao Zinuo are indeed the top performers at the eighth level of combat merit.
At a glance, it appears that the top performers in any level of battle merit come from their Lingxian Sect and War God Hall respectively.
Neither of the two factions led this major battle in a disgraceful manner.
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Xiao Zinuo smiled slightly at the crowd, raised his hand to summon several Spirit Transformation cultivators, more than twenty Palace Establishment cultivators, and even more Fusion cultivators.
These people entered in a line from the side, each carrying a thick stack of papers.
Both factions acted very efficiently, without any lengthy preamble, and immediately began distributing lists of war merits.
Xiao Zinuo said gently, "You can check whether there are any errors in the battle records. If you have any doubts, you can raise them with the managers."
Yes, those who came carrying papers were all logistics managers, specifically in charge of matters related to war achievements.
They listed everyone's battle achievements, and the sources of those achievements were also clearly written down.
In today's meetings, if anything seems amiss, a specialist at each level will handle it.
Then, the various managers began distributing lists of war merits.
They only read the names and the factions the people belonged to, without mentioning the amount of their battle achievements.
"Five Refinements Sect, Fusion Realm, Xiao Cong."
"Flying Feather Sect, Fusion Realm, Willow Pine."
"Linxian Gate, Zhugong Realm, Fang Zihao."
"Moon Cloud Sect, Palace Construction Realm, Hu Shao."
"Palm Gate, Spirit Transformation Realm..."
As the officials chanted, many cultivators quickly stepped forward to retrieve their battle merit lists.
These lists were not arranged in order of merit; otherwise, the first one to be read out at the seventh level would definitely have been the Zhong-Wu couple…
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Distributing the battle merit lists took a lot of time, and all the cultivators who received the lists were comparing them with their memories.
There are virtually no errors.
One of the cultivators muttered to himself.
"Truly worthy of being a level nine power, they are meticulous in this regard."
"Indeed, there are no omissions or errors regarding the battle achievements of us rogue cultivators."
"If that weren't the case, why would we be so eager to join the war?"
"That's exactly right! Putting aside other matters, the Spirit Immortal Sect and the War God Palace have always been fair and just. Our Western River Region has always been peaceful and tranquil, and we have a deep relationship with these two forces. I've heard that in some regions, undercurrents are surging..."
"It's not just a turbulent undercurrent! There are also many open struggles!"
"It's truly terrifying to think about, unlike what we're like now..."
"Yeah yeah."
During the verification process, it can't be said that there were absolutely no problems, but as long as they felt something was amiss, the person in charge at that level would indeed handle it amicably for them.
This meeting was specifically convened, with Tongtian presiding over it, precisely to ensure that everyone's war merits are fairly distributed.
The disciples of both factions thought it was perfectly normal.
However, the reason why cultivators outside of these two factions still have many complaints is probably because they were not treated as fairly as these two when dealing with matters in other sects.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan also received their lists of war merits.
They huddled together, heads touching, to watch.
Zhong Cai looked down at herself.
The list clearly outlined how many cultivators he had completed detoxification procedures for, how many different detoxification formulas he had developed, how many people his formulas had saved by giving them to other alchemists (from which he would also receive a share of the battle merits), how many pills he had refined, and what new pills he had researched that were effective…
His military achievements are numerous.
Such military achievements are all measured by merit points.
The points Zhong Cai obtained, that long string of numbers, was truly breathtaking.
He rubbed his eyes, feeling deeply shocked.
Immediately, Zhong Cai went over to look at what Wu Shao had done.
Wu Shaogan's list was very long, and it contained a great deal of information.
For example, how many evil cultivators did he kill with his archery skills, and how many righteous cultivators did he save? And how many more did he kill and save after his secret technique activated on its own?
Below is a list of merit points converted from the heretical corpses handed over by Wu Shaogan, as well as the various resources (half) obtained from their Taoist palaces and mustard seed items.
Wu Shaogan had basically never left the ancient city, but he had released some puppets to retrieve the corpses of the evil cultivators he had killed. Along the way, the puppets would also kill some evil cultivators themselves, and all of these were credited to Wu Shaogan's military achievements.
Therefore, Wu Shaogan's list is also a rather long string of numbers.
In addition to these, the two men's lists also included information about the bombardment of the ancient city.
Initially, the two bombed the defenses of the Red Mist Mountain Range, which was a great achievement.
Later, the ancient city was lent to Jizhan.
Although Ji Zhan paid for all the energy he used himself, lending out the level nine ancient city was already a great achievement.
Not to mention, the ancient city later took in many patients, accepted those flying magical artifacts, and protected many people...
All of these were military achievements.
Every single stroke was carefully considered.
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Looking at their achievements in battle, the Zhong and Wu couple couldn't help but smile at each other.
Zhong Cai blinked.
Wow! We're rich!
Wu Shaogan's eyes were filled with a smile.
The resources from those evil paths that the puppets reclaimed amounted to a considerable sum. They could be sold back to the sects, and the resulting Xuan Stones and Xuan Pearls would all go to A-Cai.
Zhong Cai's smile immediately became even brighter.
[Old Wu, are you handing over your household expenses?]
Wu Shaogan has gentle features.
It's to appease your loved one.
Zhong Cai's eyes widened immediately.
He almost wanted to cup his face in his hands, and only managed to suppress the urge.
Old Wu is such a smooth talker!
It's a bit cheesy.
But he was so happy about how cheesy it was!
Zhong Cai quietly looked around.
Great, nobody's paying attention to them.
Zhong Cai leaned over and quickly bit Wu Shaogan's neck.
Wu Shaogan: "..."
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