Qing Song explained, "The Chen Household ancestor's Millennial Birthday Celebration is the lineage's foremost affair. We represent True Person Xuan Cheng and, more importantly, serve as envoys of their superior sect. How would they dare slight us?"
"Once we arrive, spirit fruits, immortal wines, and sumptuous delicacies will flow without end, all to ensure our satisfaction."
"Most importantly, the birthday gift we deliver represents the True Person's dignity and the superior sect's authority.
"By custom, if the Chen Household knows what is good for them, they will offer gifts in return. Dharma Coins, Spirit Pills, treasure materials... none of those will be lacking."
Chu Mo paused slightly at that.
True Person Xuan Cheng doesn't seem to have prepared a gift, does he? Yet the Chen Household still has to give us something in return? No matter how I look at it, this isn't a birthday visit-it's a shakedown.
How ruthless. Still... I like it.
Chu Mo smiled and said, "So that's how it works. Thank you for clearing that up, junior brother."
A sea of clouds churned beneath their feet as mountains and rivers raced backward.
As he flew, Chu Mo diverted a sliver of his attention into his Dao Mansion to observe Di Yang's movements in the Eternal Night Sea.
Di Yang was still diligently practicing the Celestial Circuit Qi-Gathering Method. His aura had grown considerably more solid than a few days earlier, and that wisp of true qi was flourishing, already beginning to take shape.
At this rate, he would probably advance to the second level of Qi Refining within a month or two.
The connection between the Dao Mansion and the Eternal Night Sea also continued to deepen steadily as Di Yang's cultivation improved.
Wisps of eternal night spiritual energy flowed into the Dao Mansion. Though the