The benefit was that he could choose one Deceitful Object every year. This was a major perk of becoming a Ding Shou.
Shen Bai felt the promotion itself was fine, but the main prize was the Deceitful Object.
Liu Wufeng said with a sigh of resignation, "Go on. Just take your Ding Shou token and find Elder Mu."
He had already said all that needed to be said. Liu Wufeng felt there was nothing more to add.
Especially when he thought about how Shen Bai had managed to overcome the odds and defeat a superior opponent—one in the Meridian Realm, no less, a realm known as a watershed for Cultivators.
When Liu Wufeng compared his younger self to Shen Bai, his chest suddenly felt tight.
Shen Bai cupped his hands in a salute, said no more, and turned to leave the courtyard.
Liu Wufeng watched Shen Bai's departing figure, then turned and went back into the two-story building to handle the Observatory's affairs.
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