"Thank you." Xu Ziqing accepted it with both hands.
"Not at all, not at all. You're being far too polite."
When Wu Zheng saw Song Yan, he understood what he had come for. He asked him to wait a moment, then headed into the rear hall again.
Xu Ziqing looked at Song Yan and smiled. "You Qi Refining Realm cultivators have your Sword Polishing. Naturally, we Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators have ours too."
Understanding dawned on Song Yan. Thinking it over, that really did make sense.
The Dongyuan Sect had quite a few Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. There were plenty of spectator spots for the Dragon Pool Mountain Nine Veins Grand Competition, but only a handful of contestant spots, so naturally, some means of selection was needed.
"It's just that the Foundation Establishment Realm Sword Polishing isn't such a grand affair. Everyone spars behind closed doors, and that settles it."
Xu Ziqing gave a wry laugh. "Those people really went to painstaking lengths to make me lead the trip to Dragon Pool Mountain three years from now."
After the two chatted for a little while, Wu Zheng brought over Song Yan's Sword Polishing reward.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Wu."
"Oh, Junior Brother Song, your talent is dazzling. A useless old bag of bones like me hardly deserves to be called your senior brother."
"Hmm? Martial Nephew Song, aren't you going to look at the treasures of the same tier as upper-grade Law Artifacts?"
Seeing Song Yan accept the Heaven and Earth Bag and prepare to leave, Xu Ziqing immediately spoke up to remind him.
"Upper-grade Law Artifacts are easy to obtain, but spiritual objects of heaven and earth that suit you are not so easy to find."
This time, Song Yan was puzzled. "Elder Xu, when the rewards were announced,