Inside the palace, the cultivators gradually dispersed, and Venerable Yunyang's figure vanished into a side hall nearby.
Only then did Ye Jingcheng reluctantly draw his gaze back from afar, as though he had suddenly recalled Venerable Yuanxu's warning beside him.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Yuanxu, but..." Ye Jingcheng looked as though he wanted to say something but stopped himself in the end.
This immediately piqued Venerable Yuanxu's curiosity.
From what he had learned, the Ziji before him was no rash man.
Even when he had learned that Fairy Crimson Phoenix was being targeted by the Blue Star Sect, he had not gone straight to the Blue Star Sect to make a wild scene.
Yet now, upon hearing of this inheritance opportunity, he was showing an uncommon degree of concern.
One had to know that alchemists from the Mortal Dust Continent basically never went to the Wildlands Continent to risk their lives.
"Come, I'll take you to try a kind of spirit wine unique to this place. Consider it one of the local specialties!" Venerable Yuanxu did not ask directly. Instead, he made the suggestion.
"But this time, you exchanged treasures while I did not, so you'll have to treat me." Venerable Yuanxu glanced to the side. Seeming to recall something, he added this.
Coupled with the smile on his face, he seemed exceptionally cordial at that moment, leaving Ye Jingcheng somewhat dazed.
In the cultivation world, people were overly polite most of the time.
Previously, only members of the Ye Family had spoken to him like this.
Of course, he also knew that Venerable Yuanxu was not trying to take advantage of him, but wanted to help him.
"Of course. Senior Brother has helped this junior brother so much, yet I have never properly hosted Senior Brother. It is this