This time, quite a few guests came to visit. Most had received invitations, while some forces had come uninvited, hoping to build ties with the Wang Family. Wang Ruyan had to maintain good relations with them—arranging marriage alliances where appropriate, cooperation where possible, and refusals where necessary.
All these guests had brought congratulatory gifts. The more valuable the gifts, the more they naturally wanted in return; otherwise, they would not have offered such generous presents.
Some forces wanted marriage alliances, while others sought treasures, such as defensive Heavenly Treasures, Celestial Lightning Spirit Transformation Talismans, and Sixth Order Puppet Beasts. Some wanted help resolving trouble, such as direct conflicts with other Void Refinement forces, and hoped the Wang Family would intervene. The congratulatory gifts were merely door-openers. The more valuable the gift, the more highly the Wang Family would regard its giver. For example, because the Qianyuan Sect had sent Frigid Gold Divine Sand, Wang Changsheng had kept Lin Tianfeng behind.
If not for this, these forces would not have offered such generous gifts. If it were so easy to obtain a large batch of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Herbs and Refining Materials, Body Integration Cultivators would hold celebrations every few days under one pretext or another to collect benefits and rake in huge profits—this year, a birthday celebration; next year, a descendant's grand wedding; the year after that, the completion of a treasure's refinement.
If something could be done, Wang Ruyan would not return the gifts. She would even ask for some additional benefits. If it could not be done, she would return the gifts to indicate her refusal.
When Taiyang True Person had held his Body Integration Ceremony, the congratulatory gifts he received had been less valuable than Wang Changsheng's. First, the Wang Family had the Townsea Palace behind