"First...First...First grade reward?!" The elder said in a shocked voice.
Ye Tian Xie gave a simple nod as if he didn't hear the shock in the elder's voice before saying, "That's right. It was a very big achievement, so naturally he received a first grade reward."
The elder had a very strange look on his face after hearing this before turning to look at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was still just looking at Ye Tian Xie with the same surprised look on his face, so he didn't notice the elder staring in his direction at all.
After a long moment of silence, the elder couldn't help saying, "Is it really that big? It's just obtaining a Divine Blood Fruit, it doesn't seem like it's that important. Any of the inner sect disciples would have been able to easily accomplish something like this."
While the elder didn't really hate Lin Fan, he just couldn't believe that someone from outside of the Heavenly Demon Sect could achieve anything great. He just didn't want to believe that Lin Fan was truly capable of doing something that would deserve a first grade reward.
Even he had never received a first grade reward in all of his years in the Heavenly Demon Sect.
So this was more of a matter of pride for the elder than anything else.
Ye Tian Xie gave a cough before saying, "So you're saying that any inner sect disciple would be capable of wiping out all four groups that the other four sects sent to fight for the Divine Blood Fruit?"
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"Huh?" The elder said in a stunned manner before looking at Ye Tian Xie with a shocked look as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard.
Ye Tian Xie calmly looked at the elder and waited for him to accept this.
Even then, the elder couldn't accept it as he said, "Young master, could you repeat that? I don't think I heard it correctly."
"All four of the groups sent by the other four sects were wiped out by him." Ye Tian Xie said in a calm voice.
The look of shock on the elder's face became even stronger after hearing this.
He immediately turned to look at Lin Fan who was still ignoring him and looking at Ye Tian Xie.
The expression on the face of the elder changed several times before he gave a sigh and had a look like he was giving up trying to figure this out on his face. It seemed that the elder just didn't know what to think anymore after hearing this.
Ye Tian Xie didn't care about the elder and just looked at Lin Fan to say, "Since you have accomplished this great deed, naturally you deserve a first grade reward."
Lin Fan just had an awkward look on his face when he heard this before slowly giving a nod of agreement.
He still hadn't been able to figure out what Ye Tian Xie's goal was, so he decided to go along to see where this led.
The elder was no longer saying anything, but the look on his face made it clear that he didn't think that this was right. It seemed like he still had his doubts about this matter and the only reason that he was keeping silent was because it was Ye Tian Xie who spoke up.
If it wasn't Ye Tian Xie, then there was no doubt that the elder would have kept opposing this.
After a moment of silence, Lin Fan said, "I don't think I deserve such a precious item. I only accomplished my mission according to the instructions of the sect, I don't think that I deserve such a reward."
The elder quickly nodded in agreement to this, which was almost a bit too excessive. After a while, the elder realized this and calmed himself down with a cough, though the look on his face made it clear what he was thinking.
Ye Tian Xie on the other hand just gave a simple shake of his head before saying, "The sect has already said that this is your reward. Are you planning on going against the words of the sect?"
The elder and Lin Fan were both shocked to hear how firm Ye Tian Xie was in this decision.
The elder more so than Lin Fan since he had a better idea of the Heavenly Demon Sect than Lin Fan. He didn't think that the Heavenly Demon Sect would be this insistent on this matter since it wasn't in the nature of demonic sects to be this generous without a catch.
Lin Fan was just surprised that Ye Tian Xie wasn't giving him a way out.
It was almost as if Ye Tian Xie wanted to force him to take this pill.
While he didn't know Ye Tian Xie that well, Lin Fan still wanted to say that he had some kind of understanding of Ye Tian Xie. He wanted to think that he was still considered a friend by him and that he wouldn't force him to do something like this...
But it didn't seem like this thought was mutual.
It really seemed like Ye Tian Xie wanted to force him to take this Raging Storm Pill...
Was it because Ye Tian Xie wanted to set a trap for him?
As this thought sunk in his mind, Lin Fan calmed himself down and said, "Alright, then I'll accept this reward. Please thank the elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect on my behalf."
Ye Tian Xie nodded before saying, "What are you doing? Swallow it now."
Lin Fan who had been about to put the Raging Storm Pill away was shocked to hear this.
After all, he thought that since this was his reward, he would be allowed to do anything that he wanted with it.
The elder was also shocked to hear Ye Tian Xie say this. Though part of the reason why he was surprised was because he had been planning on taking this Raging Storm Pill from Lin Fan later.
Of course, he would offer some other form of compensation for him since he couldn't just steal this reward from the sect away.
So the elder said, "Young master, is there a need for him to take it right away? Isn't it better to take it in a safer place?"
Though it seemed like he was showing concern for Lin Fan, there wasn't any actual concern.
Ye Tian Xie just calmly said, "There's no telling what could happen, so the sect gave orders for him to accept the reward right away. Only when it's refined will there be no chance that it will be taken."
As he said this, he slowly looked at the elder in a deliberate manner.
This made the elder give a gulp in shock, as if he had been seen through.