Chapter 988: The Gift of Golden Smoke

The golden lotus seats, like fish full of spiritual energy, drifted within the defensive circle formed by layers of defensive treasures, simultaneously attracting many fervent gazes.

Looking across the various factions in the arena, only two sides had managed to seize the golden lotus seats.

One side was Li Luo and his group, while the other was the Heavenly Origin Ancient Academy; Zong Sha and the others had gathered quite a number of students this time, and their momentum and scale were the strongest in the arena, so after some contention, they also obtained a golden lotus seat.

Conversely, looking at Zhao Yan’s side, they only managed to snatch two golden lotus seats in the end.

Of course, besides the golden lotus seats, Li Luo and his group also had quite a few "jade cushions"; these seats were second only to the golden lotus seats and were actually already considered excellent opportunities, as the goal of many rogue cultivators was simply to seize a "jade cushion" seat.

Li Fuling withdrew her gaze from the golden lotus seat, then looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, since the fighting has ended, it is now time to harvest the fruits."

"Of the golden lotus seats, two were snatched back by Li Lingjing, so she has the right to distribute them, and since she previously said she would share one with Li Luo, those two belong to her and Li Luo."

No one objected to this, as Li Lingjing had indeed performed a great service in the struggle for the seats; it was precisely because of her fierce killing that some rogue cultivators were deterred from coveting their side.

"I have taken advantage of Cousin Lingjing," Li Luo laughed.

Li Lingjing held the green snake staff in her slender hands; the staff body was like green jade, echoing her jade-like hands, appearing very soft and beautiful. However, those who had seen her earlier scene of slaughter all knew how many people's skulls this slender hand had smashed with this green snake staff.

She smiled and said at this moment, "Cousin Li Luo defeated General Zhao Shen, which was also a significant contribution."

Li Luo modestly said, "I cannot compare to you, Cousin; even Zhao Yan was startled into retreating by you."

As for the final golden lotus seat, it was seized through the joint efforts of Li Fuling and Li Guan, so the two chose to decide it by drawing lots; after some maneuvering, Li Fuling became the lucky one.

Li Guan could not hide the disappointment on his face, but he still accepted the result.

There were quite a few other "jade cushion" seats, so Li Guan, Li Jingtao, Li Fengyi, Lu Qingmei, and the others all received one, so the result was quite satisfactory.

Once the seats were divided, Li Luo moved his figure and appeared directly on a golden lotus seat. He sat cross-legged, and immediately felt a mysterious, cool energy flow into his body, causing the injuries he had sustained from the previous intense battle to show faint signs of recovery.

And most importantly, Li Luo felt that the resonance palaces within his body seemed to ripple at this moment, and the resonance attributes within them seemed to become even more active.

Li Luo’s heart stirred slightly; it seemed that the baptism on this Golden Dew Terrace was indeed quite beneficial for the improvement of resonance attributes, though he did not know how much benefit he would gain from it this time.

"I hope this can take my wood-earth resonance or dragon-thunder resonance to the next level," Li Luo thought with anticipation.

"By the way, there is also the 'ritual' mentioned by the lamp-bearer earlier... he said it was on this Golden Dew Terrace, but I don't know how it should be performed."

Thinking of this, Li Luo’s brows furrowed slightly; now that the "Formless Sacred Sect" no longer existed, it was hard to say whether this so-called ritual still existed.

"Forget it, let it be," Li Luo had no better way to deal with this and could only comfort himself this way.

At this moment, on the Golden Dew Terrace, figures from all sides had already sat on their own seats; the golden lotus seats, jade cushions, and bluestone seats emitted different lusters, making the Golden Dew Terrace quite magnificent.

Outside the Golden Dew Terrace, many figures looked at this scene with disappointment; they had failed in the competition and ultimately did not even manage to obtain a "bluestone seat," yet the ways of the world were just that cruel—not everyone could have their wishes fulfilled.

As all the seats in front of the Golden Dew Terrace were occupied, the heaven and earth energy above the Golden Dew Terrace suddenly fluctuated violently, and vast amounts of energy whistled down, pouring entirely into this massive Golden Dew Terrace.

Brilliant golden light bloomed from the Golden Dew Terrace, like a great golden sun.

And the "resonance talismans" carried by everyone also slowly rose at this moment, hovering above their crowns.