Xing Yao understood this as well. Interests would inevitably spur this matter forward; rather than letting the relationship between both sides grow increasingly rigid, it was better to settle things early. At most, Star Palace would yield part of its interests in the Northern Lands.
Though this would also mean losses for Star Palace, they would not be fatal. Like Longevity Palace, Star Palace was not a force that put all its eggs in one basket. Besides their resource strongholds in the Eastern Territory and the Northern Lands, they had also developed in the central region for a long time, so they could bring themselves to cut off flesh.
Since the matter was already fated, it was better to preserve their strength and wait quietly for the right opportunity. Making a fuss while lacking strength would only make the losses outweigh the gains. Star Palace could not blame anyone but itself for this situation; Han Palace had simply risen too quickly.
Jin Chang Geng also needed time to grow. Having obtained the Heavenly Sword Intent, he already showed signs of advancing further, so there was no need to rush. They only needed to wait until the journey to the Boundary Abyss Sea was over...
After you finished discussing matters with Xing Yao, you found that Ye Chen had not waited for you and had gone somewhere unknown. You did not use your senses to investigate. Instead, you directly pulled over a nearby Star Palace disciple, learned Ye Chen's whereabouts, and eventually found him at one of Star Palace's trading venues.
Ye Chen was grinning happily as he held out a treasure box for you to see. After opening it, he revealed a jade-white, crystalline section of lotus root hidden inside. It was the Green Ying Cui Bone among the Prove