What?!
At the black-clad elder's words, everyone else was stunned, staring at him in disbelief.
"Have you gone mad?"
Someone nearby immediately sent him a voice transmission. "The Primordial Marrow Cleansing Pill is refined from eighty-one precious medicinal ingredients. Its main ingredient is the heart of a King-realm demon beast."
"Taking it won't increase your power by much, but it can transform your body, improve your aptitude, and help you break through bottlenecks. This pill is worth at least a million points."
"And you're actually giving it away now?!"
The other elders couldn't help nodding. A pill like this might not do much for them, as Kings, but they had plenty of descendants who needed the Primordial Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Yet the pill was incredibly difficult to make. Every single one was priceless, and countless people longed to obtain one.
They had asked the black-clad elder for one before, but he had refused them. Now he was giving one to this young man as compensation. It was far too extravagant.
"It's fine. This kid is exceptionally talented, and he deserves to take this pill." The black-clad elder smiled faintly, unconcerned. But everyone around him knew that he had taken a liking to Xia Ping's potential.
If he hadn't thought Xia Ping was worth cultivating, he would never have given him a pill like this.
Xia Ping's eyes shifted. Though he couldn't hear what the elders around him were saying, he could tell from their expressions just how precious the bottle of pills was.
He reached out and snatched the bottle, then said without the slightest hesitation, "Elder, thank you. I'll reluctantly accept this compensation."
"What a crafty little brat."
The black-clad elder was taken aback. He hadn't expected Xia Ping to snatch it so quickly, as if he were stealing