After True Immortal Huang Shu acquired the treasure, he really did bring it back to the Golden Crow Sect and hand it over to one of the sect elders.
That elder was True Immortal Shenghua's Dao companion and also a Half-Step Soul Departure cultivator. The moment she saw the fragment of the Dao Stele, a thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately understood what had happened. Her aura erupted at once, catching True Immortal Huang Shu off guard and causing him a minor injury.
She knew that she had injured him by mistake, but in her urgency, she could not concern herself with that. She merely said, "Thank you for bringing this item back. Go tend to your wounds first. Once I have investigated the matter, you will be rewarded."
She could tell from the aura alone that Huang Shu had not done it, so she had to identify the culprit as soon as possible. There was no time to delay.
True Immortal Huang Shu felt that he had suffered an undeserved disaster. He had kindly helped someone bring back a treasure, only to receive no thanks and get injured instead. He could only return to recuperate in low spirits.
Yet a mistake had led to an unexpected gain. After recovering from his injuries, he sensed an opportunity to advance to the Fourth-Layer Nascent Soul. Destruction was the prelude to renewal!
From recovering to advancing, True Immortal Huang Shu spent a full thirty years. He only emerged after stabilizing his cultivation—he had delayed so long because he felt deeply hurt and did not want to see that elder... At the very least, avoiding her for a while would wear down some of her spirit.
However, on the first day he emerged from seclusion, he heard that the elder had