"Qing Chen once served under me. I am gratified to see his achievements today." Xiao Canglan first made that relationship clear.
"However, the Immortal Dynasty has its own laws governing rewards. Leaving aside the fact that this slaying of a Spirit Transformation cultivator relied on the Immortal Dynasty's immense fortune power and Tie Hengjiang's assistance, becoming a founding duke is no easier than becoming a prince. It requires the merit of conquering and claiming territory. Taking the Black Fox Royal Court would be more like it."
At that moment, his words sounded like those of a true pillar of state considering the Immortal Dynasty's long-term interests.
But a small number of those present knew that, back in Qing Chen's early days in Qiongzhou of Lingnan Circuit, he had been nothing more than a chess piece Xiao Canglan casually moved.
Later, Xiao Canglan had made things difficult for Qing Chen in every way, driving him out of Qiongzhou and even forbidding him from exchanging for high-rank spirit items in the Southeast.
Now that Qing Chen had slain a Spirit Transformation cultivator, it only further exposed Xiao Canglan's lack of discernment and magnanimity toward talent.
With Qing Chen's assistance, how would he ever have had to leave Heavenly Abyss Pass with his tail between his legs, his hopes of obtaining a spirit treasure dashed outright, and even surrender two Dao seals?
Moreover, his Spirit Transformation resources and treasures depended entirely on the Imperial House's provision. Constrained by the Imperial House, he could be considered the Spirit Transformation Venerable with the most awkward standing in Great Jin.
After a thousand years of campaigning, he had not even secured a dukedom.
If Qing Chen were now made the founding Duke of Yan and gained the right to exchange directly for Spirit Transformation Spirit Items,