Chapter 103: Name and Reward
Translator: Daoist6fubtiW
So, are these people Gold Core cultivators from the Celestial Realm Sect?
Gu Xiu widened his eyes; he thought he had become numb.
Now he knew that Su Yang’s shock for him had no limits.
Gu Xiu began to organize these seven storage rings.
As he organized them, he felt a bit troubled because there were many things among them that he didn’t recognize.
He glanced at Su Yang, who was cultivating, and decided not to disturb him for now.
Just as he was concentrating on sorting through the spoils, suddenly, he felt something vibrating on his body.
“Hmm?”
Gu Xiu looked at the object hanging from his waist.
Oh, right, he was still a senior elder of the Tianjian Mountain.
He activated his Qi, and he heard the voice of the Sect Master of Tianjian Mountain coming from inside.
Yi Tianxing: [Elder Gu, where have you been? It’s been almost two months since you returned. Didn’t you go to find a disciple?]
Although Tianjian Mountain allowed great freedom to its members,
It would still inquire about the whereabouts of those who had been gone for a long time; they couldn’t let their own people die outside without knowing.
At first, Gu Xiu had indeed gone down the mountain to find a closed-door disciple.
But the situation had changed…
After some thought, Gu Xiu decided to respond.
Gu Xiu: [I’m with Grand Xia Sword Immortal now, serving as his protector. You should know Grand Xia Sword Immortal, right?]
Tianjian Mountain
Main Hall.
Originally, Yi Tianxing had just wanted to check in on his senior elder, but he suddenly choked on his words.
What the heck?
Their senior elder had run off with someone?
Yi Tianxing: [Grand Xia Sword Immortal? The one who slayed twelve Celestial
Beings and is currently sweeping through the evil cultivators in Qingzhou,
Grand Xia Sword Immortal?]
Gu Xiu: [Yes, that’s him. But your information is outdated. He has killed at least sixty Heavenly Transforming Realm cultivators, and he just recently wiped out all the evil cultivators in Qingzhou. It seems he even killed seven Gold Core cultivators.]
Yi Tianxing: [Are you sure you know what you’re saying?]
Gu Xiu: [Never mind, you won’t believe me anyway. Don’t bother looking for me anymore; I don’t want the Sword Master to misunderstand.]
Yi Tianxing: [ …. ]
After this exchange, the people of Tianjian Mountain were dumbfounded.
They couldn’t quite discern whether what Gu Xiu said was true or false.
They had some knowledge of Grand Xia Sword Immortal’s strength, but killing seven Gold Core cultivators?
Did he wipe out the entire Celestial Realm Sect?
This seemed a bit unrealistic.
Well, they needed to gather some information first…
After dealing with his Sect Master, Gu Xiu continued to happily sort through the spoils.
It had to be said that cultivators at the Gold Core stage possessed a lot of valuable items.
Anything that caught the eye of a Gold Core cultivator couldn’t be ordinary.
After a while, Zhu Shouwu came to visit him again.
He said that they were planning to hold a thank-you banquet in the evening and wanted Su Yang to attend to express gratitude for his help in Qingzhou.
Gu Xiu thought for a moment and took out the corpse of the fish demon.
“I’ll let the Sword Master know. By the way, the Sword Master said he wants to have fish head soup. You can take care of this fish demon.”
Zhu Shouwu was shocked. Not only was the fish demon larger than him, but the aura emanating from it…
Its cultivation level was the same as his! “Hmm… Alright, I’ll arrange it.”
Zhu Shouwu took the fish demon and left.
Gu Xiu was quite satisfied; he had finally dealt with the fish demon’s body.
Time passed, and it was soon evening.
Over the past two hours, Su Yang had successfully refined all the body-enhancing spiritual objects.
In fact, he didn’t need as much time as Gu Xiu had been providing him with a constant supply of these objects.
Many of them had been found inside the storage rings of the seven Gold Core cultivators.
So, he kept refining.
Although this approach slightly reduced the effectiveness of the spiritual objects, it didn’t matter.
After refining them, his physical strength had skyrocketed, reaching the level of a Grandmaster of Body Refining!
The rapid improvement was causing him some concerns.
Was his foundation unstable?
Well, he didn’t need to use his body for combat; he just needed this strength for some simple tasks.
At this level, even without using his Sword Intent, he could easily crush a mountain.
His sword speed had also greatly increased.
At full speed, he could now unleash twenty thousand swords in an hour!
Although the improvement was significant, Su Yang still felt like something was missing. It seemed that he couldn’t fully unleash the power of a
Grandmaster of Body Refining, perhaps only about forty percent of its potential.
It was frustrating, as if he were restricted and unable to break through this speed limit to reach a higher level.
Was it because he had reached the speed limit?
To break through this limit, would he need to advance to a higher realm?
Su Yang didn’t quite understand and didn’t bother to think about it.
After reaching this level, it became somewhat difficult for him to enhance his physical strength further.
With his current level of Sword Intent, using “Body Tempering Astral Wind” to enhance his physical strength would take at least half a year to surpass the Grandmaster level.
Just now, Gu Xiu had come to see him.
He mentioned that Zhu Shouwu had prepared a banquet and was waiting for Su
Yang to attend.
Just in time for dinner, Su Yang stopped his cultivation and prepared to attend the banquet.
With Gu Xiu, he arrived at the location of the banquet.
When Su Yang entered, he found that most people had already gathered.
As he walked in, the courtyard was filled with people, and looking further ahead, the main hall was also packed.
Everyone was waiting for him.
As he entered, all eyes turned to him with deep respect.
Su Yang scratched his nose; this was quite a grand affair, which was a bit uncomfortable for someone like him who preferred to keep a low profile.
Entering the main hall, he noticed that the main seat was reserved for him.
Seeing this, Su Yang didn’t hesitate and took his seat. With his current status, sitting in the main seat was more than appropriate. After Su Yang was seated, the banquet began.
Zhu Shouwu raised his cup first.
“Lord Su, on behalf of the people of Qingzhou, I want to thank you.” “This cup is to thank Lord Su for saving countless people from suffering!”
“This cup is to thank Lord Su for eliminating all the greedy individuals who didn’t care about the lives of Qingzhou��s people!”
“This cup is to thank Lord Su for exterminating all the demonic cultivators in Qingzhou!”
Zhu Shouwu downed three cups of wine in succession and then respectfully performed a half-bow, bending halfway with his cup raised.
Without waiting for Su Yang to respond, all the people in the hall, from the main hall to the courtyard, stood up and raised their cups.
They emptied their cups in unison.
“Thanks to Sword Immortal Su for saving the people of Qingzhou from their suffering!”
Su Yang had saved Qingzhou, which was equivalent to saving all of them. The merit of saving an entire province was immeasurable and couldn’t be adequately repaid. It would be passed down through generations, a name that would live on for thousands of years.
Su Yang raised his cup and looked solemnly at the crowd.
“This achievement is not mine alone. Everyone here, during Qingzhou’s most difficult times, held the line and did their best to protect the people, which is a credit to all of you.”
“I also toast to all of you, hoping that you will continue to be the bright future for the people.”
“We will follow Sword Immortal Su’s words!”
After the banquet, Su Yang returned to the Zhenwu Commandery.
On the way, he occasionally encountered people from the common folk who looked at him with admiration.
With his Sword Intent emanating, he sometimes heard children playing, saying they wanted to become a great Xia Sword Immortal like him.
Saving the people of the world and helping those in need—Su Yang found it gratifying.
After all, doing good deeds should be publicized and appreciated. If people want to brag about their good deeds, why not let them? Why not give them face?
Even if someone did it for face, but they did it, they should be acknowledged and admired. This is a matter of self-esteem and should be respected!
In Su Yang’s view, those who did good deeds should be able to speak and boast about it as much as they wanted.
Recognition and rewards should be given when needed!
Only then would more people be motivated to do good deeds.
In the past, why did people’s hearts tend to be cold and indifferent?
Because there were too many instances of “The Farmer and the Snake” that left people disheartened!