"Peng Yun Earl, I really can't accept this reward."
"After all, the Primordial Unity Lineage agreed to work with our Lingxiao Business Alliance not only because it values the artisans behind us, but probably because it wants to use this opportunity to build a closer relationship with a powerful cultivator like you."
"When you get down to it, I did little to help. I can't accept a reward I haven't earned."
Ling Wantong hurriedly refused the spirit items.
"Why stand on ceremony with me, you rascal?"
"And while you have a point, you gave a great deal of thought to the Lineage during those negotiations. You even set each exchange of spirit items thirty years apart. That makes it far easier for me to bring the Primordial Unity Lineage's spirit materials home each time and have our artisans turn them into spirit items."
Ling Pengyun smiled, then pressed all the cultivation resources he had taken out into Ling Wantong's hands.
"You're still young, at the age when you need resources most. Work hard and reach a higher realm as soon as you can. Don't let down the hopes your father and I have for you."
"Besides, I can hardly remain stationed at Black Stone Valley for long. With a higher cultivation level, you'll be better able to protect the Lingxiao Business Alliance."
"Patriarch Pengyun, rest assured. I won't let you down. And those high-level cultivation resources... thank you, truly."
Ling Wantong understood that Ling Pengyun had said all this to put him at ease about accepting the high-level spirit items. Warmth rose in his heart, and he hastened to give his promise.
"What are you thanking me for, you rascal?"
Ling Pengyun patted his shoulder. After briefly asking him about the Lingxiao Business Alliance's recent affairs, he sent Ling Wantong