"Junior Brother, this is far too valuable!" Sun Tao was startled when he saw that Xu Yang had given him an Origin-Gathering Pill, and immediately refused it.
Xu Yang smiled. "It's hardly anything valuable. Senior Brother, you simply haven't adjusted to your new status yet. In the Inner Sect, an Origin-Gathering Pill is nothing special."
He knew Sun Tao had yet to adjust to his new status and still thought Origin-Gathering Pills were as precious as they had been in the Outer Sect. In fact, Inner Sect Disciples practically never used them to cultivate, since they had little effect.
Of course, this was mainly because, back in the Outer Sect, Sun Tao had needed to risk his life working in the Cloud Ridge Mountains for a month to earn a single Origin-Gathering Pill. That was why he considered them precious.
Only then did Sun Tao accept it!
They closed the courtyard gate and descended Blazing Fire Peak. When they reached the Wine House where they had made reservations, Qiu Wenjie, Tian Li, Zhang Yong, and Xu Qing were already there.
Xu Qing happily stood up and pulled Xu Yang over to sit beside her.
Xu Yang swept his gaze over them. Qiu Wenjie and Tian Li had not changed much and were still at astral qi minor accomplishment, but Zhang Yong's face had more spirit to it than before.
The food and wine soon arrived. They ate for over an hour before parting ways.
Only on the way back to Blazing Fire Peak did Xu Yang learn from Sun Tao that Zhang Yong apparently had some talent with exotic beasts and was doing well at Beast King Peak.
Although he was not as dazzling as Lu Ren, he was no dispensable nobody either, and had made something of a name