Chapter 538: 538: Compensation
With Lan Guye’s awakening everyone from the group congratulated him, though he didn’t get to enjoy most of the trial in this hall, he didn’t seem to lose much opportunity as the Moon Goddess helped him widen his meridians and cure most of the hidden ailments in his body. The injury on his heart had been completely healed as well.
He heard almost everything that happened after he lost consciousness. The death of his senior brother, Lan Yi, and how he got implicated by the self implosion of those two other disciples who choose death.
Though he is sad about his senior brother’s death, Lan Guye learned how Lan Yi begs the seniors to get him cured and how he had most likely got manipulated by someone into harming him. Though he is more likely just a complimentary and the real target was Xing Suiri, the next heir to Starfield Sect’s Master’s position.
Just the fact that Xing Suiri is the sole disciple of the current Sect Master, Xing Kunlun, makes it a sole heir. Though there are some rumors that involves Xia Baiyu in it as the only disciple of the Supreme Elder, Xia Lianyu, however it was well known how Xia Baiyu swore that he is not interested in the Sect Master’s position, that’s why he was instantly removed among the candidates.
One of the candidates had manipulated Lan Yi’s jealousy towards Lan Guye and used to bring harm to both Lan Guye and Xing Suiri. Which led to the current situation where Lan Guye almost died trying to protect Xing Suiri in his vulnerable state.
Now that they’ve completed all their trials in the Hall of Water, the Moon Goddess called for them and as promised she planned to give them what she had promised.
The Moon Goddess said, "As long as it’s something I can give and doesn’t go against what I wish, you can ask for anything. Just one for each of you."
"Then Mistress, can you be the witness for Bing’er and mine’s Dao Companion Ceremony," asked Xue Renxue.
The Moon Goddess said, "That’s not a wish but I am responsible to. Ask another thing."
"Mistress, please give him an weapon artifact of the same level as mine," Tan Bingyu said.
Yue Xuexia asked, "Sure. What kind does he use?"
"A twin daggers please," Tan Bingyu said.
The Moon Goddess nods her head and waves her hand, she pulls a pure twin daggers from her system inventory. Made from the same material like dragon tendons and ice ore like Tan Bingyu’s sword.
Yue Xuexia said, "Here. Bind with blood. It’s made from the same materials as Sister Bingyu’s sword."
"Same as Xueci. A King-grade twin dagger," Xue Renxue eyes glows as he stares at his dagger like what Tan Bingyu had experienced before. He was pulled in a state where his weapon’s soul would speak to him before binding.
The Moon Goddess stared at this couple with a soft expression and gave them one more thing. A pair ring with defensive, healing and debuff resistance effect.
She said, "Have this as well. With how your lover is acting this is more in line to his liking. It had defensive, healing and debuff resistance effects to its wearer. Just treat it as that one’s compensation."
"I will receive it in his stead. Thank you, Mistress!" Tan Bingyu said.
The Moon Goddess looked at the others and noticed them staring at the King-grade weapons in Xue Renxue’s hand. She noticed that they were all interested in artifact weapons.
She asked them, "I don’t have enough king-grade and these guys chose their master. If you wish to try then I will give you a chance."
She once again waves her hands and a dozen of King-grade weapons of all kinds appear in front of her. This time even the Huashen Realm cultivators couldn’t help but look at these artifacts. This was the first time they had seen this kind of weapon.
The ones given priority to try were the cultivators from Yue Huashui’s group. As for some Huashen Realm cultivators who were interested in the weapons, Yue Xuexia also agreed to let them try. But the price they need to pay almost emptied all their savings. Especially with the Immortal Sun Emperor filtering the payment taking only the most precious and rare among their collections.
This took awhile before everyone got what they are fated to get. In the end, among the ones in the group only Xia Baiyu, Xing Suiri and Monk Hu Ren were able to get chosen by a king-grade weapon. As for the rest they can only receive Spirit-Grade artifacts that can grow which is not bad itself.
Those at Huashen Realm the ones who got a King-grade were a lot compared to the Yuanying Realm ones. Of course the payment for it was all of the treasures they gathered in their life, greatly increasing the inventory of the Moon Goddess.
Yue Xuexia said, "Everyone got their compensation so..."
"Mom, me! Me next! I want to let everyone play here for a while. Can everyone go out to play with Shuishui?" Yue Huashui was asking if he could ask his siblings and friends to come out to play with him.
Yue Xuexia didn’t know if that was possible and looked at Shen Jueyang who knew what he was asking for. He nods his head at her and immediately contacts the souls of the other gods in this dungeon. Even though he wasn’t at his peak he still had no problem contacting his wisp’s soul which he had intentionally left behind after leaving the immortal world.
As expected, after offending multiple gods the Water God had no intention of making enemies with the Sun God’s main soul. The difference between a main soul to a mere soul wisps cannot be even compared. Shen Jueyang can easily destroy the Water God as long as he makes his move. In the end, he let them have half of the hall to play around and the other half for the Trial Takers who accepted the inheritance trial.
The Yuanying Cultivators from the Heavenly Sword Sect, those who are connected to the Qin Ancestors, Poison Goddess and the Holy Witch didn’t accept the inheritance trial and choose to play with the rest who give up the same thing. They were now at the other half of the Hall of Water which was transformed by the owners into a temporary beach and not merely a water basin like before.
Shen Jueyang also made sure that the sun above them was realistic so everyone could enjoy the place as if they were on vacation. Those from the modern world had no hesitation in wearing swimming suits, especially girls like Tan Bingyu and Yue Xuexia.
Yue Xuexia was wearing a two piece, triangle type, wine red bikini with long, sexy plain split sheer hanging at her waist. Her black hair was tied loosely into a mermaid braid swaying like a tail on her back. Following beside her is Shen Jueyang wearing a maroon swimming trunk which is intentionally done to look like a pair with the Moon Goddess’s swimming suit.
Tan Bingyu on the other hand wore a white monokini which highlights her curves with a white sheer wrapped loosely at her shoulder. Beside her Xue Renxue was wearing an open, loose and thin white summer t-shirt and white trunks. Well, this is also an intentional couple of clothes.
For older generations like Grandpa Xia and Grandma Su, they were wearing a bit of a mild type of swimsuit. Grandpa Xia is wearing a floral swimming trunks and sunglasses, beside him is his wife, Su Hialun wearing a floral flounce and a thin summer cardigan with the length reaching her half knees. She looks like she is wearing a thin floral dress.
For the two from the older generation they were bold enough to wear a swim short speedo like real men. Well, if not for their bodies being muscular and proportional enough to be seen, they will look like perverts in the eyes of the younger generations. In their current location they seem to be treated as one.
Most cultivators lived in ancient times and were a bit conservative. Seeing the modern clothing of Yue Xuexia and others they didn’t know where to look. Men couldn’t help but stare at the ladies wearing modern swimming suits but they didn’t dare to look long, afraid that their partners might dig out their eyes.
Xia Baiyu, affected by his masters, had no choice but to wear swimming trunks and a loose shirt like Xue Renxue, also floral as he can only borrow one from his master.
The others were still in their ancient robes under the sun making them a bit out of place.
As for Yue Huashui, he is wearing a children’s pair shirt and short swimming suit with baby whale chibi pattern and goggles hanging on his neck. A small golden lotus flower was lying on his head like a big hat. He is holding the hand of an adorable girl in a one piece chick pattern swimming dress and a huge straw hat on her head. On her free hand is a mini shovel and pail for playing with sand. Following them are mutated dogs, a baby liger, and mutated cats.
They immediately ran towards the sand near the sea shore and started playing. Some mutated animals went to the sea swimming around. Most of these animals were common breeds like shitzhu and mixed breeds.
On the other side, all aborigines of the Cultivation Realm were dumbfounded. It was as if they had entered another. The scenery of modern times left them dumbfounded yet attracted as well.