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At the Immortal Island docks, the Grand Elder respectfully presented Li Chen with a red sandalwood box. "Your Majesty, this is a modest gift the sect master instructed this old man to deliver, as a token of his regard."

Li Chen casually opened the box. Inside lay a translucent, diamond-shaped crystal, with what seemed to be a nebula swirling within it, radiating heart-pounding fluctuations of energy.

"An Immortal Destiny Crystal?!" Tang Shan's Mother cried out involuntarily, her face turning deathly pale.

Wasn't this the very sect treasure her husband had stolen all those years ago, leading to their separation?

It was said that only one such crystal formed every three hundred years, and it was one of the Eight Gates Heaven-Sundering Hall's guardian treasures.

For ordinary disciples, even catching a glimpse of it was an extravagant dream. Her husband had been sentenced to a hundred years of imprisonment for stealing it, yet now Yuan Tianhe had simply given it to Li.

The Grand Elder stroked his beard with a smile. "The sect master said this might help open the immortal ruins."

Li Chen closed the box with the ghost of a smile. "Thank Sect Master Yuan on my behalf."

Xuan Ji and Fairy Yunya exchanged a glance.

Yuan Tianhe certainly knew how to act. He knew how to offer borrowed flowers to the Buddha.

Still, His Majesty's acceptance of such a lavish gift meant the Eight Gates Heaven-Sundering Hall's standing in Heavenly Strategy would be very different from now on.

Besides, Sect Master Yuan was so obliging that Li Chen truly couldn't find a single fault with him.

If Venerable Youhen had possessed even thirty percent of Yuan Tianhe's ability, Li Chen wouldn't have wiped out his sect.

Tang Shan's Mother stood rooted to the spot, a jumble of emotions