Immediately after.
The group did not linger in conversation. Carrying True Lord Ze Yi's gifts of thanks, they left the great hall.
After the Nascent Soul Cultivators had departed...
The open hall doors slowly closed on their own.
In an instant, the light within the bright hall softened.
Gentle radiance poured down from the fluorite embedded in the ceiling, falling across Old Daoist Zeyi's face.
A trace of relief appeared on his face.
"Ah...
"I've finally settled this debt of gratitude!
"It was worth spending a few Spiritual Items."
After all, the hardest debt in the world to repay was a debt of human feelings.
Therefore!
Old Daoist Zeyi felt that using some rare Spiritual Items to repay such a debt was absolutely worth the price.
Besides, he had also gained a large quantity of Spirit Medicine.
He had not lost out too badly!
At that thought, he began inspecting the Storage Bags.
Previously, with all those Nascent Soul Cultivators present, it had not been convenient for him to inspect them one by one. But now, he had no such concern.
With a thought...
In an instant, the many stalks of Spirit Medicine inside each Storage Bag clearly appeared within the scope of his divine sense.
Though they were all low-grade soul-type Spirit Medicine, their quantity was no small figure.
Altogether, there were at least over a million stalks.
Although their value was somewhat lower than that of the rare Spirit Materials he had given away, that was not how one calculated this account!
After all, those "fellow disciples" had given him Spirit Medicine first...
and he had returned the favor afterward.
Though there was no difference in the final outcome, the meaning was entirely different.
Looking at the many Storage Bags before him, Old Daoist Zeyi stood silently in