Within the Welcoming Immortals Pavilion, which was specially used to receive distinguished guests inside Town Sea Sect's mountain gate.
Although Lin Bai was the Devil Palace's Imperial Son and held an extremely high status within its territory, he did not usurp the host's place.
After the Town Sea Sect Master repeatedly urged him, Lin Bai still refused to sit in the seat of honor, giving Town Sea Sect more than enough face.
This was a principle I learned from the Palace Master.
Town Sea Sect was, after all, the ruler of the Ninghai Thousand Provinces, and could be considered a local hegemon.
Although the Ninghai Thousand Provinces was not among the most powerful thousand provinces in the Devil Palace's territory, and Town Sea Sect's overall strength was far inferior to that of the Star Palace and the imperial nations, they were still the rulers of a thousand provinces.
The Palace Master was right... The face that should be given still had to be given.
After Lin Bai repeatedly declined, the Town Sea Sect Master stopped insisting and arranged for the Devil Palace's people to sit in the guest seats.
However, the Town Sea Sect Master and the others did not sit in the seats of honor either. They also sat in the guest seats, maintaining the same status as Lin Bai and the Devil Palace's people.
Lin Bai's repeated refusal to sit in the seat of honor greatly satisfied the Town Sea Sect Master and the sect's elders.
If it were other Divine Sons or Dao Sons of the Devil Palace, they would probably sit in the seat of honor without hesitation even if I did not invite them, displaying the Devil Palace's status and their own prestige.
*But this Imperial Son Lin Bai did not do that. Instead, he