It took Li Yun several breaths to recover from the shock of such lavish rewards.
He smiled bitterly to himself.
He had been wrong this time—wildly wrong.
He had actually forgotten that he was in the Evergreen Ancient Domain.
The Evergreen Ancient Domain's foundations were beyond anything he had encountered before. To Saint Venerable Man Yue, a mere thirty Saint-Sect Saint Arts were nothing.
Even a Third-Class Guest had to be at least a Saint Sect. If she could not offer rewards like these, how was she supposed to win anyone over?
With virtue?
And there he had been, fretting over it. How absurd.
Still, he quickly composed himself, stepped forward, and bowed deeply with utmost solemnity.
"Thank you for your reward, Ninth Princess!"
"I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart."
"From now on, whenever you need me, I won't hesitate—even if I have to climb a mountain of blades or plunge into a sea of fire!"
As the saying went, once you took someone's gifts, your hands grew too short to refuse them; once you ate their food, your mouth grew too soft to argue.
If those thirty Saint Sect Cultivation Techniques became his, his path to the Saint Venerable Realm would be secure. Whatever had prompted Saint Venerable Man Yue's generosity, she had become his benefactor.
And with his benefactor before him, it was only right that he treat her sincerely.
Saint Venerable Man Yue smiled in satisfaction. He really was a handsome guest who knew how to behave and when to advance or retreat.
"There's no need for that."
"You risked your life on this trip to the Dark Abyss and rendered a service. Giving you some cultivation resources is only right."
She paused, her expression suddenly turning more solemn.
"But I didn't summon you today