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Yuan Tianhe understood. His Majesty wanted to speak privately. He immediately rose to lead the way. "It would be my greatest honor! Your Majesty, please follow me."

The two left the Moon-Gathering Pavilion and strolled along the White Jade Corridor.

The White Jade Corridor twisted and wound, spirit flowers blooming on either side and giving off a faint, delicate fragrance.

Once he was certain no one was nearby, Li Chen took the Immortal Token he had obtained from the Guixu Boundless Sect out of his sleeve and gently rubbed it in his palm.

"Sect Master Yuan, do you recognize this?" Li Chen asked.

Yuan Tianhe's gaze sharpened, surprise appearing on his face. "Isn't that an Immortal Token? It is a supreme treasure of the Immortal Sect, and a symbol of the sect itself. Why do you possess it, Your Majesty?"

He spoke frankly. They were all people of the same standing, and this was nothing that needed to be concealed.

Yuan Tianhe assumed that since Li Chen possessed one, he must know what it was used for.

Li Chen lightly tapped the token's surface with his fingertip, making it glow faintly gold. "I intend to open the Ancient Ruins in the Fallen Immortal Mountain Range. Daoist Baichuan of the Guixu Boundless Sect has already lent me this token."

Before he had finished speaking, Yuan Tianhe understood. His Majesty had already explained what he needed it for, and another Hidden Sect had already handed theirs over. Could the Eight Gates Heaven-Sundering Hall possibly refuse?

Moreover, His Majesty had chosen to discuss this privately, giving him every consideration. If he had demanded it in public, where could Yuan Tianhe hide his face as sect master?

Yuan Tianhe took a deep breath and drew a jade token, green throughout, from his robes. "Since