After leaving Northern Darkness Lake, Xie Jinhuan did not linger. He hurried straight back toward the Southern Dynasty to avoid any further mishaps.
Along the way, the White-Haired Immortal visited Wolf City to discuss the Black Tortoise divine gift with Yellow Qilin True Person, but she did not take him along.
As for why, Xie Jinhuan figured she probably feared it would look bad.
After all, Yellow Qilin True Person had been unlucky on this trip. He had run into the main force of the Unorthodox Dao, failed to obtain his opportunity, and even needed Xie Jinhuan to get him out of trouble.
Opportunities were won by staking one's life. Even if they all served the Righteous Path, anyone who wanted the Black Tortoise divine gift to prolong their life still had to pay a price; a debt of gratitude for being rescued had to be repaid all the more.
And his White-Haired Senior Sister had learned from the same master as him. Asking too little would do her own abilities a disservice, so those negotiations certainly could not have been harmonious.
Xie Jinhuan did not know the details. He only knew that after the two Righteous Path elders finished their discussion, the Divination Sect sold off quite a few possessions. His share from the White-Haired Immortal alone consisted of five immortal herbs and a huge pile of artifact-refining materials. Big Ice Lump, Ling'er, and the others each received a share too, so Yellow Qilin True Person must have bled heavily.
As for their own spoils, Sister Guo and the White-Haired Immortal discussed how to distribute them.
Sister Guo could not use the other Black Tortoise divine gift because of her physique, while for the White-Haired Immortal, it would merely have been flowers added to brocade. Thus, they gave it