Jin Jue Ming was the sort who did not manage a household and thus did not know how costly rice, oil, and salt could be. The terms he offered were indeed tempting. Meng Yuan and Li Qingluan did not hide those terms from you either, telling you directly: when the two female cultivators reached the Peak True Immortal Realm, the Spirit Palace would prepare a Prove the Dao Treasure for each of them.
This outcome had also exceeded your expectations. You had not expected the Spirit Palace—or rather, Jin Jue Ming—to be willing to spend so lavishly. Yet your original intention in inviting several friends had been to make their Dao Paths smoother. You believed that, within the Cold Abyss Divine Palace, you would have more influence to help them.
The present outcome had not strayed from your original intentions either. So long as your close friends' Dao Paths were not affected, you considered it a good thing. No one had said that they would be barred from associating with you after joining the Spirit Palace. When you noticed the guilt of the two women, you said a few things to ease their hearts and told them not to blame themselves too much...
In the 911,897th year, although Qian Tu and Ye Xinyi's relationship had not been going particularly well, they still decided to be together. That year, you also witnessed their celebratory banquet...
In the 918,359th year, after several rounds of research, you finally merged Linlong's pure true spirit into the Shangyuan Ningbo Array. This research also greatly improved your attainments in formations, and you faintly sensed signs of taking another step forward...
In the 939,146th year, Ye Chen encountered a great opportunity during one of his journeys. From it, he found a flame called the Cuiwei Senyan Flame.