Chapter 440: Rewards for Participation
"I really like it, Ye Tian. Thank you."
Just moments ago, Meng Po had told King Yama she was heading to the Golden List Livestream, and thankfully, she made it in time.
"Meng Po, I'm really sorry. I thought you wouldn't make it, so I picked for you. This Blood Demon Claw technique might not suit you."
"Says who? It suits me just fine."
She took the technique in her hands, but frowned slightly. At that moment, the Golden List Livestream announced, "If you don't like it, you can choose another. After all, it wasn't selected by you personally."
"I can change it?"
"Yes."
To everyone's surprise, the Golden List Livestream actually gave Meng Po a chance to choose again. She immediately said, "Then I'll pick this one!"
The box on the far right opened.
"Ten Thousand Character Mantra!"
"What's this?"
[620] It was also a technique—called the Ten Thousand Character Mantra!
It turned out to be a technique that used characters as a means of attack. Meng Po smiled and said, "Hmm, not bad at all!"
"So, will you choose the Blood Demon Claw, or the Ten Thousand Character Mantra?" the livestream asked.
"I'll still go with the Blood Demon Claw."
"You really want that one?"
"Yes."
Meng Po turned to Ye Tian and said, "This Ten Thousand Character Mantra looks like a Buddhist technique. It's not quite suitable for me. The Blood Demon Claw, on the other hand, is darker—it suits someone like me, a netherworld enforcer."
"Well, that's fair."
"Golden List Livestream, next up—The Jade Emperor!"
"My turn, huh?"
The Jade Emperor felt that he'd contributed something, otherwise why would he be getting a reward?
Upon hearing the announcement, Ye Tian couldn't help but feel that it was incredibly unfair. What had the Jade Emperor done? Sure, he participated in the Golden List Livestream, but more than once he had obstructed Houyi. If not for the Jade Emperor's interference, Houyi might've shot down the suns a lot sooner.
But even knowing this, Ye Tian couldn't say anything. After all, the decisions of the Golden List Livestream were final. If something was decided, then it was justified—even if it wasn't, it still was!
Three treasure chests appeared before the Jade Emperor. They were iron chests, which meant they were of the lowest quality. The Jade Emperor instantly felt embarrassed.
"Damn, black iron chests."
Seeing the chests, Ye Tian chuckled. It seemed the Golden List Livestream was fair and impartial after all!
"Then I'll go with this one!"
The Jade Emperor pointed to the box on the far left. "This one."
He didn't expect anything good inside anyway, so he just chose at random.
The chest opened, revealing a single flat peach.
"Congratulations! The Jade Emperor has received one flat peach!"
"What? A flat peach?!"
The Jade Emperor's eyes widened like brass bells. He had a whole garden full of flat peaches—why would the Golden List Livestream give him one? This reward was laughably underwhelming!
And this particular peach was tiny. The Jade Emperor couldn't help but wonder if the livestream was deliberately mocking him.
"Is this some kind of mistake? My reward is really a flat peach?"
"No mistake. You picked it yourself—how could there be an error?"
Hearing that the reward was correct, the Jade Emperor had no choice but to accept it.
Rewards from the Golden List Livestream weren't necessarily what you needed. In fact, sometimes they were things you had absolutely no use for—just like now. The Jade Emperor got a flat peach, and of course, he found it beneath him.
"Next up—Nezha!"
Nezha was stunned to hear his name. This livestream really was giving out prizes to everyone who participated. Unlike before, when only those on the ranking got rewards, now just participating was enough to get a prize. That was a pretty sweet deal.
Nezha stepped up in front of the three treasure chests.
They all looked the same from the outside. Which one held something he'd want? He picked one at random and opened it, revealing a fiery red pill that gave off a rich medicinal aroma.
"One Essence Restoration Pill!"
"An Essence Restoration Pill, huh?"
Nezha was thrilled. Though not a high-grade pill, it was excellent for reinforcing one's foundation and energy. Better to have it than not. He laughed and said, "See? This Essence Restoration Pill will definitely benefit my strength once I take it!"
"Ugh, if only we had participated in this Golden List Livestream too. Now look—we didn't, so naturally, no participation prize for us!"
Some of the livestream viewers were full of regret. If they'd known participation alone came with rewards, they'd have jumped at the chance. Nezha only showed up, and he got a pill out of it. Those who didn't join were practically kicking themselves in frustration.
The Golden List Livestream continued on, but Ye Tian quietly left early—he had to go find Di Jun.
Ever since Di Jun's body had gone into qi deviation, he'd been in poor health. If he didn't recover soon, lasting damage might be done.
Returning to the place where Di Jun was secluded in recovery, Ye Tian finally saw him.
Cough, cough. "You're here."
"Yes. I came to check on you. How are you feeling?"
"Still hanging in there. I heard the Golden List appeared again, but unfortunately I couldn't participate due to my condition. Such a shame."
"It really is. This time, everyone who participated got a reward. But your health wouldn't have allowed it. Besides, the one you most want to defeat is the Jade Emperor, right? If you'd gone, you two would've clashed instantly."
"Ye Tian, when will I fully recover?"
The thing Di Jun wanted most was to defeat the Jade Emperor. But his health was truly failing, and if he couldn't get better, then forget defeating the Jade Emperor—he wouldn't even be able to continue cultivating.
"Don't worry. I've already refined a pill for you. Once you take it, your body will start to recover. Just don't rush the process—being impatient will only worsen your condition."
"I understand. I'll follow your lead in everything."
Di Jun coughed again. It was clear that his recovery would not be quick—and rushing it would only backfire.
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