At this, Duobao was also speechless.
Eat and drink to your heart's content...
It wasn't that he looked down on Haotian. What good things could the newly reorganized Heavenly Court have? The things they put out would probably not even be as good as his. What was there to eat and drink?
But since Senior Disciple Brother had said there was an important matter to attend to in the Heavenly Court, he was still rather curious about it.
"Senior Disciple Brother, I wonder what this important matter is. Could you tell your junior brother about it?" Duobao asked curiously.
"If you want to know what it is, go ask Master's Water-Fire Daoist Children. I've said enough about this topic today!"
"I originally had something else to do and came to find you on the way. Now that I've delivered the message, I should leave. Junior Brother, remember to choose the right people and come with me to the Heavenly Court in ten years!"
With that, Xian Junyu rose and left directly.
As for the explanation, he left it to those two blabbermouth Daoist Children, telling Duobao to ask them so they wouldn't be able to hold it in.
"Yes. Safe travels, Senior Disciple Brother!"
After Senior Disciple Brother left, Duobao went straight to Master's Daoist Sanctuary. He was far too curious about what they were going to the Heavenly Court for.
At this moment, he couldn't wait even a minute.
After returning to his cave dwelling, Xian Junyu took out the materials and immediately began refining artifacts. The artifact refining was also for the trip to the Heavenly Court.
Master Tongtian had never thought highly of Haotian in the first place. Who knew what sort of gifts he meant? If they were too shabby, they would fail to have the desired effect.
Therefore, he planned to personally refine several Spiritual Treasures to give to Haotian.
As the saying went, one had to give in order to gain. Great sacrifice brought great gains, small sacrifice brought small gains, and without sacrifice, there would be no gains. In order to scheme for the Heavenly Court's Merit and Fortune, he was prepared to put in some effort.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, Xian Junyu used up a mountain of materials and finally refined a set of top-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasures.
It was a set of defensive Houtian Spiritual Treasures that covered the entire body, consisting of five Houtian Spiritual Treasures. Although they could not be considered masterpieces, they were sufficient as a gift.
With the departure date close at hand, Tongtian's gift was also delivered by the Water-Fire Daoist Children.
Looking at the things in the box, Xian Junyu said with a speechless expression:
"Are you sure these are the gifts Master wants me to take to the Heavenly Court?"
At this, the Water-Fire Daoist Children nodded.
"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother. These are what Master told us to bring to you. We didn't take the wrong things!"
"Is there some problem, Senior Disciple Brother?"
Hearing that these really were the items and that there had been no mistake, Xian Junyu was rendered completely speechless.
It wasn't for any other reason. It was because the three Spiritual Treasures in the box had been refined by him.
They were things he had casually refined in the Artifact Refining Room while he was confined to Master's Daoist Sanctuary. They were the sort that had been tossed into a corner to gather dust. Although they were Houtian Spiritual Treasures, they were low-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasures.
They were only a little stronger than ordinary Spiritual Treasures. Still, no matter how poor they were, they were Houtian Spiritual Treasures.
But was it really appropriate to give such trashy Houtian Spiritual Treasures as gifts? He had expected Master's gift to Haotian to be poor, but he had not expected it to be this poor.
"What other problem could there be? Of course there's no problem. Master really is... generous enough. He gives away Houtian Spiritual Treasures just like that..."
"Go back and tell Master that I thank him!"
Xian Junyu spoke with a speechless expression.
Although every word he said sounded complimentary, paired with his tone, they became anything but.
However, the Water-Fire Daoist Children had never suffered the harsh lessons of society and completely failed to notice anything wrong. Instead, they thought Senior Disciple Brother was praising the Sage Master.
"No problem, Senior Disciple Brother. We'll convey that to the Sage Master!"
"Now that we've delivered the things, we'll return. We wish Senior Disciple Brother a smooth journey. We'll take our leave first!"
After bowing, the Water-Fire Daoist Children left.
After the two Daoist Children were gone, Xian Junyu slammed the broken box shut and even gave it an extra kick.
"What a lousy piece of junk! For the sake of the Interception Sect, this is all he could bring out? Even if he looks down on Haotian, he should at least show some sincerity!"
"This is ridiculous. Master is far too stingy and is taking this far too lightly!"
This pile of trash had angered Xian Junyu to the point that he nearly started cursing.
These were the lowest-grade and trashiest items among the three Houtian Spiritual Treasures. What respectable Sage Master gave gifts like this? And the recipient was a Quasi-Saint powerhouse, not some minor Golden Immortal cultivator.
Well, speaking of Sages, there were two fellows whose gifts might not have been much better than this.
"Fortunately, I refined a set of top-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasures. Otherwise, Master really would have ruined me this time. It seems I'll have to pay out of my own pocket..."
With that thought, Xian Junyu took out the three Spiritual Treasures sent by Master and wrapped them in three gift boxes.
Although the items were trash, they were still Houtian Spiritual Treasures. With decent gift boxes, they could at least be presented.
After finishing with the Spiritual Treasures, he took out another small box and selected ten Nine-Revolving Golden Elixirs of various types to place inside.
After completing all this, Xian Junyu quietly waited for Duobao.
After waiting for nearly half a day, Duobao arrived with a group of people.
But when Xian Junyu saw the people Duobao had brought, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Duobao! These are the people you brought?"
Xian Junyu looked at the people Duobao had brought with an utterly helpless expression.
Jin Ling, Wu Dang, Gui Ling, and the Seven Attendant Immortals had all come. The Five Personal Disciples and the Seven Attendant Immortals were all going. How could Haotian possibly have such a great deal of face?
For this trip to the Heavenly Court, the main person he had wanted to bring was Duobao. But now, all the Interception Sect's core members had come.
What was this supposed to be?
"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother. Didn't you tell me to find some reliable people? I felt that Senior Disciple Sister and my junior brothers and sisters were quite reliable!"
Duobao replied calmly.
After learning the purpose of this trip, Duobao had brought the core members only after careful consideration. He wanted to support Senior Disciple Brother and did not want him to lose face.
"Senior Disciple Brother, there's a chance to eat and drink for free in the Heavenly Court. Why would you avoid us? Do you think Junior Sister will make you lose face by going with you?"
Jin Ling stared at Xian Junyu with a wronged expression.
Wu Dang and Gui Ling also looked at him with aggrieved expressions.
At this, Xian Junyu could only smile bitterly. Seeing his three junior sisters all looking at him so pitifully made him even more helpless.
This trip was not about enjoying themselves. It was about lowering themselves and suffering humiliation. He truly did not want his junior sisters to endure this hardship as well.
But with the three junior sisters looking at him like this, he had no choice.
"Alright, alright. I never said I was taking you along to lose face. It's just that this trip won't be purely for enjoyment. If you can endure being mistreated, then come along..."
As he spoke, Xian Junyu wore a helpless expression.
The Personal Disciples knew the main purpose of this trip. Since his three junior sisters had come, they had probably already thought it through, so he was not worried about them.
What worried him instead were Master's Seven Attendant Immortals.
When the Seven Attendant Immortals heard that they were going to suffer humiliation, they were also confused and puzzled.
Weren't they going to the Heavenly Court to eat, drink, and have fun? How had it become a trip to suffer humiliation? This was different from what Senior Brother Duobao had told them.
"What humiliation is Senior Disciple Brother talking about? Weren't we going to the Heavenly Court to eat, drink, and have fun? What's going on?"
Chang Er asked in confusion.
The other six also chimed in one after another.
"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother. What's going on?"
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