Chapter 336: A Treasure Worth Less Than the One Beside Him
Another elder standing nearby nodded repeatedly.
"Indeed."
"Today’s battle will surely spread throughout every Domain."
"From this day onward, your name will shake the entire cultivation world."
A third cultivator cupped his fists respectfully.
"I was fortunate enough to witness history."
Leon merely smiled faintly.
"You’re all too kind."
His voice remained calm.
"I simply protected what I earned."
The elders exchanged glances before laughing.
Such humility...
Coming from someone who had just defeated an army of Pinnacle Realm experts...
Made Leon even more admirable.
The First Mist Immortal Sword quietly returned to its peaceful state.
The overwhelming pressure that had blanketed the battlefield slowly faded away.
Leon gently descended from the sky.
His feet landed softly upon the shattered ground.
The moment he approached...
Anna’s beautiful eyes instinctively met his.
Her gaze was filled with admiration.
She had watched everything.
Every sword strike.
Every impossible victory.
Every moment.
Even now, recalling the battle caused her heart to race.
He’s... too incredible.
One man.
Against countless Pinnacle Realm experts.
Not only had he survived without injury...
He had completely overwhelmed them.
Even the terrifying Butcher had fallen beneath his sword.
No matter how many times she replayed the battle in her mind...
She found it unbelievable.
As expected...
A man worthy of my heart...
He’s truly amazing.
A faint blush quietly appeared across her cheeks.
Leon stopped in front of her.
The Eternal Genesis Pill still rested quietly in his hand.
Its fragrance drifted through the air.
Even breathing it made one’s Mana circulate more smoothly.
Anna’s gaze unconsciously fell upon the glowing lotus.
A trace of longing appeared in her eyes.
Not because she was greedy...
But because every cultivator understood the value of such a heavenly treasure.
With the Eternal Genesis Pill...
Breaking into the Martial Sovereign Realm would become vastly easier.
She quickly composed herself.
A warm smile replaced that brief look of longing.
Looking into Leon’s eyes, she sincerely said,
"Congratulations, Fellow Brother."
"With this Eternal Genesis Pill..."
"Reaching the Martial Sovereign Realm is only a matter of time."
Her congratulations came from the bottom of her heart.
There wasn’t the slightest trace of jealousy.
Only genuine happiness.
Leon quietly looked at her.
Then...
His gaze slowly shifted toward the glowing lotus in his palm.
The battlefield suddenly became silent.
Even Eldric Northwind and the others curiously watched him.
Everyone assumed Leon would immediately store away such an invaluable treasure.
Instead...
He remained thoughtful.
His eyes lingered on Anna.
A gentle smile slowly appeared.
He remembered everything she had done.
The way she had stood beside him without hesitation.
The way she had risked herself during the battle.
The panic in her eyes when the Butcher had launched his sneak attack.
The way she had been willing to abandon everything just to save him.
Those weren’t things that could be measured with treasures.
Leon closed his fingers around the Eternal Genesis Pill for a brief moment.
Then...
He opened his hand again.
The glowing lotus rested peacefully upon his palm.
He extended it toward Anna.
"My Dear Anna..."
His voice was soft.
"This Eternal Genesis Pill..."
"...is for you."
The surrounding experts froze.
"...What?"
Eldric Northwind’s eyes widened.
Even the elders behind him stared blankly at Leon.
One elder couldn’t stop himself from speaking.
"Fellow Principleist..."
"Do you truly understand what you’re giving away?"
"That is an Eternal Genesis Pill!"
"It can change your future!"
Another elder nodded in agreement.
"Such treasures only appear once in an era."
"Most cultivators would rather die than part with it."
Eldric Northwind smiled helplessly before shaking his head.
"Haha..."
"I’ve met countless geniuses..."
"But you’re the first willing to give away a treasure like this without the slightest hesitation."
Leon simply smiled.
His answer was calm, almost effortless, as though he were speaking of something utterly ordinary instead of a treasure that countless experts would sacrifice their lives to obtain.
"Some treasures..."
He looked gently into Anna’s trembling eyes.
"...are worth less than the people standing beside you."
Anna stood frozen.
Her red-pink eyes quivered.
She stared blankly at the glowing eight-petaled Eternal Genesis Pill in Leon’s hand.
Silence.
The battlefield, which had only moments ago echoed with sword cries and violent clashes, fell into complete stillness. Even the wind seemed unwilling to disturb the moment.
No one spoke.
The Eternal Genesis Pill continued to emit a gentle emerald radiance, bathing Leon’s composed figure in a soft divine glow. His long shoulder-length black hair drifted quietly in the breeze, while the thin amethyst embroidery on his midnight robes shimmered beneath the fading sunlight.
His expression never changed.
There was no reluctance.
No hesitation.
Only sincerity.
The surrounding experts slowly exchanged glances.
"So... he truly means it."
"He isn’t trying to make a show of it..."
"He’s actually giving away the Eternal Genesis Pill."
An elderly cultivator let out a bitter laugh.
"I’ve spent hundreds of years chasing opportunities like this, yet this young man can hand one away without even blinking."
Another slowly shook his head.
"No..."
"It isn’t that he doesn’t value the Eternal Genesis Pill."
His gaze drifted toward Anna.
"He simply values her even more."
Those words settled heavily over everyone present.
No one questioned Leon anymore.
Instead, admiration quietly replaced their earlier disbelief.
Eldric Northwind stroked his long gray beard thoughtfully, a faint smile appearing beneath it.
"What extraordinary resolve..."
"Perhaps this is precisely why his sword has reached a realm beyond ordinary cultivators."
The older experts silently nodded.
Throughout their lives, they had witnessed countless betrayals over treasures. Brothers turned against brothers. Friends became enemies. Entire households were destroyed over opportunities far less valuable than the Eternal Genesis Pill.
Yet Leon...
Without the slightest hesitation...
Had chosen a person over a treasure.
That unwavering conviction...
...was rarer than the Eternal Genesis Pill itself.
Anna’s heart trembled.
He... truly intends to give it to me...
She could not understand.
Why?
Why would someone who had risked his life, fought countless Pinnacle Realm experts, and stood alone against an entire battlefield simply hand over the reward to her?
Was she really...
...that important to him?