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Chapter 1805: How can the first-grade prize possibly be mundane?

With how their formation was, the positions of the 41 Holy Apes and the two fairies in the sky happened to be behind Song Shuhang. As the pillar of light enveloped them, it isolated them from Song Shuhang

Something similar happened with the Impregnable Holy City back then, when Song Shuhang, its master, was thrown out of the city.

“…” Song Shuhang.

He turned his head stiffly, and looked behind him.

How was the first-grade prize going to be given?

The Holy Apes and the virtuous lamia were all his, but Fairy Creation should be considered to be part of Dharma King Creation, right?

No, the Holy Apes couldn’t all be considered to be his. The leading huge Holy Ape could be traced back to Senior White Two in terms of ‘origin’. Although it had been given to Shuhang, it could not be denied that it had originated from Senior White Two.

Does that mean that this prize is going to be split between me, Dharma King Creation, and Senior White Two?

Fairy Lychee asked curiously, “How is this first-grade prize going to be given?”

Soft Feather remarked, “Senior Song, you’ve been excluded from the pillar of light.”

Song Shuhang sighed. “Mm-hm, I can see that, Soft Feather.”

“Actually, there’s nothing wrong with the choice of the pillar of light,” Thrice Reckless Mad Saber explained. “The Holy Apes are singing 666, and the two fairies are playing the zither and the lute, while you, little friend Song Shuhang, are doing nothing.”

When it was put that way, it did seem to make sense. He didn’t do anything, so it wasn’t strange that he would be excluded by the pillar of light.

Song Shuhang said bitterly, “But the Holy Apes are mine, and Fairy Waiting for a Promise is also my light of virtue.”

Soft Feather said, “I remember that the Impregnable Holy City is also Senior Song’s life-bound magical treasure.”

Song Shuhang nodded, and said, “Yes, Soft Feather, that’s right.”

“Shuhang, perhaps you feel as if you’re the main body, while the Holy Apes and Fairy Light of Virtue are your subordinates. But have you ever considered it the other way around? Perhaps… you are the subordinate, while they are the main body?” Immortal Master Copper Trigram spoke in riddles. Whenever he was not careful, his occupational disease would flare up. As an excellent trigram master and fortune teller, there were times when he had to speak nonsense, and do it seriously at that.

“…” Song Shuhang.

Fairy Dongfang Six said, “Actually, I feel the same as Fairy Lychee. I want to know how Senior Xiaoyao will judge the result.”

Northern River’s Loose Cultivator asked, “Will the rewards be directly given to Fairy Light of Virtue and the others?”

Palace Master Seven Lives Talisman pinched his chin, and said, “If it’s going to be given to Fairy Light of Virtue, Fairy Creation, and the 41 Holy Apes, is the first-grade prize going to be divided into 43 portions?”

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber remarked, “I feel that everyone shouldn’t bother themselves with this. There’s no need to trouble ourselves with considering what Senior Xiaoyao is going to do. When the time comes, he will definitely do something that will surprise us.”

“Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless is right,” said Island Master Tian Tiankong.

Soft Feather asked, “A surprise? Well, now I’m looking forward to it.”

Venerable Yellow Mountain smiled lightly. “No matter what the result is, it’s the same for us. In the end, the things in the Throne of Wealth Distribution will belong to little friend Song Shuhang, and he will receive them through his light of virtue. It’s just that more steps appeared in the middle, but it shouldn’t affect the overall result.”

Senior Yellow Mountain was always on point when it mattered.

Soft Feather smiled at Song Shuhang, and said, “Then, be sure to treat us when the time comes, Senior Song.”

Young Master Phoenix Slayer pushed up his glasses. “Little friend Shuhang said that he wanted to invite the fellow daoists in the group to a feast, but with this, I feel that just inviting us once isn’t enough. You have to invite us at least twice. The most important thing is that the feast must be accompanied by singing and dancing.”

At some point in time, Young Master Phoenix Slayer had taken off the earplugs in his four ears, and found himself falling in love with the performance of the two fairies and the Holy Apes. Therefore, he wanted to listen to it a few more times.

The feast wasn’t that important to him, what was important was to have Song Shuhang get the two fairies to come out and perform; with the Holy Ape Choir, the effect would simply be awesome. It would be even better if they could have Fairy Dongfang Six choreograph a dance.

Young Master Phoenix Slayer already had everything planned in his mind.

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After a long time, Loose Immortal Xiaoyao’s voice, which was long overdue, finally sounded. [Congratulations to ‘Tyrannical Song Ensemble’ for winning the first-grade prize. Your performance was excellent, and so is your luck.]

Senior Xiaoyao had hesitated for a good while before finally choosing to announce the result.

After all, he was also very surprised by the result of the lottery, so he didn’t know how to announce it properly.

During this time, he wanted to secretly listen to the opinions of the fellow daoists in the Throne of Wealth Distribution to see if there were any reasonable suggestions.

But when some fellow daoists finally began to discuss this topic, the large monkey known as Thrice Reckless had suddenly spoken out, causing the fellow daoists to stop discussing. This led to everyone assuming a wait-and-see approach while expecting a surprise.

At that time, Loose Immortal Xiaoyao decided that he would raise a monkey pet in the future, then punish it to copy homework every day; he would not give it food if it could not finish doing so.

After Song Shuhang heard the announcement, his face showed an expression filled with confusion. “Ensemble?”

What is this ‘Tyrannical Song Ensemble’? Did they register such a thing? Did they debut? Were they recognized by fans?

Venerable Yellow Mountain nodded slightly, and said, “Tyrannical Song Ensemble, I’m fine with that.”

Sage Monarch Spirit Butterfly closed his eyes, and enjoyed the performance of the two fairies and the Holy Apes. Sage Monarch Spirit Butterfly had a great appreciation of music, and was an expert in this field. “Mm-hm, Tyrannical Song Ensemble, I, too, have no qualms with this.”

At this time, the pillar of light turned into a token, and finally fell in front of the virtuous lamia.

The virtuous lamia played the zither with one hand, gently picking the token up with the other and throwing it to Song Shuhang.

Song Shuhang stretched out his hand and caught the token. “This is for the treasures on the eighth and ninth floor, right?”

Originally, he was still feeling regretful that Lady Onion, Senior Turtle, and the Sixth Stage Celestial had wasted their opportunities to pick treasures on the ?Divine Weapon Appraisal?, but in the end, it seemed like the treasures of the eighth and ninth floor were all going to be his.

This ending is not bad at all.

Soft Feather suddenly said, “Eh? Senior Song, the treasures on the eighth and ninth floor haven’t disappeared.”

For the second, third, and fourth-grade prizes, when the lottery finished, all of the treasures that had not been selected on their respective floors were divided equally, and then assigned to each of the lucky winners.

But this time, the treasures on the eighth and ninth floor did not disappear!

All of the treasures remained where they were.

Venerable Yellow Mountain frowned slightly, and he suddenly remembered something. “When Senior Xiaoyao announced the lottery for the first-grade prize… Did he mention what the reward was?”

Previously, when the lottery for the second-, third-, and fourth-grade prizes was about to begin, there were hints that the treasures on several of the floors were to be divided equally. But for the first-grade prize, there did not seem to be any such mention.

“It didn’t seem to have been mentioned,” Northern River’s Loose Cultivator confirmed.

Sage Monarch Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue rubbed his eyebrows. “It seems that the first-grade prize isn’t related to the treasures on the eighth and ninth floor.”

Senior Xiaoyao’s voice sounded. [You’re right, the first-grade prize is the most special item, and is completely unique. That being said, it naturally can’t be these mundane and common things.]

Hearing this, Song Shuhang’s liver trembled.

Senior, don’t do this. I want these mundane and common things; the more mundane, the better.

The thing that a certain Song is lacking the most is spirit stones and treasures like these!

[Then, this is the end of this Wealth Distribution, and all Wealth Distribution for that matter. Dear Fellow Daoists, may we meet again in the future if fate permits it,] Loose Immortal Xiaoyao’s voice continued. [Now, I’m going to begin a spatial transfer. Please don’t panic and stay where you are.]

After saying that, the Throne of Wealth Distribution began to clear itself.

All the practitioners were transferred out one after another, and the fellow daoists of the Nine Provinces Number One Group followed suit.

Only Song Shuhang was left behind.

He, along with the two fairies and the 41 Holy Apes behind him, stayed where they were.

Soft Feather and Scholar Sword King were the last to disappear, likely because they had won the second-grade prize.

“Senior Song~ Make sure to have fun,” Soft Feather shouted before disappearing unwillingly.

She had a gut feeling that staying would have let her experience something very fun, but she hadn’t won the first-grade prize, so she got transferred out.

Fairy Creation’s eyes lit up after all the fellow daoists disappeared from the Throne of Wealth Distribution.

She got up, and then held the lute by her waist like how one would a guitar. “Dance la dance la~ High~ Rise~ Up.”

She had entirely changed her style.

The rhythm of her playing had also changed.

Similar to what had happened in Inner World, Fairy Creation instantly switched to heavy metal.

As for the virtuous lamia, after a slight pause, her fingers quickly danced on the zither, keeping up with Fairy Creation’s rhythm.

The two fairies were still perfectly synchronized..