Only after the women had disappeared from sight.
Qingyuan True Cultivator slowly walked over to Ye Li and asked with a chuckle:
"Feeling a little sad to part with your friends?"
"Not at all."
"Good, then."
Qingyuan True Cultivator draped an arm around Ye Li's shoulders, without any of the airs expected of a True Cultivator:
"Once you become a True Cultivator yourself, you can stay with your friends for as long as you like."
"For now, though, we need to head to Supreme Clarity Palace."
"Word of what you did has already spread throughout the continent, and its influence will only grow in the coming days."
"I also went back ahead of time to discuss it with the Palace Master and the elders."
Ye Li glanced at him:
"What was the outcome?"
Qingyuan True Cultivator smiled:
"What else could it have been?"
"You've already been confirmed as the next Palace Heir."
"As for the prodigies who originally intended to compete for the Palace Heir position, their respective masters will soothe any discontent."
"Once you arrive at Supreme Clarity Palace, all you need to do is follow the formalities and meet the Palace Master."
At this point.
Qingyuan True Cultivator paused briefly, his expression growing a little more serious:
"I've always advocated keeping things simple."
"But this time, I intend to make the Palace Heir's investiture a grand affair."
"And not just because of Supreme Clarity Palace's standing."
"The Palace Master also wants to use the occasion to show every tradition on the Cold Sea Continent how everyone at Supreme Clarity Palace regards you."
Especially the Yin-Yang Sect.
Ye Li's cultivation had yet to truly mature.
Making his standing within Supreme Clarity Palace clear to the outside world would spare him considerable trouble.
"Whatever works."
Ye Li did not care