Inside the great hall, Ye Qingnian sat back down, first making an inviting gesture toward Golden Spirit True Monk, then picked up his spiritual tea and took a sip on his own.
The storage pouch naturally remained on the table. He neither put it away nor returned it.
If this storage pouch were merely a congratulatory gift for the Spirit Transformation ceremony, then the Ye Family could simply accept it.
But since it concerned that mysterious spirit vine of the Profound Heaven Sect, Ye Qingnian could not make the decision.
After all, no word had come from the Righteous Path Sect or the other sects of the Central Region. If the Ye Family were the first to accept it, that would count as breaking the rules.
One had to know that not long ago, word had spread that the Ye Family intended to follow the Righteous Path Sect, while the Zhao Family and Wang Family even had thoughts of making a move against Golden Light Temple.
Although Golden Light Temple had indeed shown the Ye Family some small favors before, and had now taken out rather remarkable treasures, if one truly got down to the roots of it, Golden Light Temple's previous interference in the Eastern Region had merely been to control Medicine King Valley, thereby occupying part of the Eastern Region's territory. The favor the Ye Family had received, rather than coming from Golden Light Temple, was better said to have come from Medicine King Valley.
Moreover, by comparison, the ones who had helped the Ye Family resist the two great demonic sects were still the Spirit Transformation forces of the Central Region. That had been true before, and it was equally true this time in the eradication of the demonic sects.
As for this time, although the Ye