Phoenix Cry Tower.
Ji Yuan held his wine cup and took an unhurried sip.
He did not answer Chen Xin at once. Instead, he glanced at Xu Youxia without betraying anything.
Xu Youxia sensed his gaze and replied by voice transmission without looking up. "I'm fine either way. If you want to go, we'll go. If you don't, your senior brother will turn down this invitation for you right now."
Ji Yuan withdrew his gaze and weighed it over.
Setting aside the favor he owed Chen Xin, the Pill Origin Grand Assembly itself was worth attending.
Besides being a body cultivator, he was a proper Dharma cultivator, and his alchemy had already reached the level of a Fourth-Tier Alchemist.
Seeing how the Kunwu Continent's masters practiced the Pill Way could only benefit him.
Besides, Dong Qian would probably be there too.
Since Tushan Xue had accepted Chen Xin's invitation, Dong Qian, as one of the Heavenly Fox Clan's advance party, would surely accompany her.
With that, Ji Yuan set down his cup and nodded to Chen Xin.
"All right, but let me make one thing clear up front—I'm only responsible for taking you to her and making the introduction."
"Whether the Heavenly Fox Clan gives you the time of day, and whether you get to speak with her, is up to you, Young Master Chen. I can't help you with that."
Chen Xin's eyes lit up at once.
He rose with his cup and raised it to Ji Yuan in both hands.
"Brother Ji! From this day on, you're my own brother!"
"I won't forget this favor. If you ever need anything in Jade Parasol City, just say the word. If I so much as frown, my name isn't Chen Xin!"
His words rang with fervor. Then he tipped back