The three Purple Mansion Great Cultivators remained perfectly composed.
With the profound resources of the "Two Sects and One City," there was no chance they would be outdone by the other Purple Mansion influences and Loose Cultivators. Each of their congratulatory gifts had been meticulously chosen. Any single item, taken at random, would be considered a rare, top-grade treasure in the outside world.
Of course, this wasn't merely a matter of prestige; the Two Sects and One City didn't need such displays to maintain their status. They had all come with the mission of winning over the Song Clan, and for that, they first needed to demonstrate their sincerity.
A mere newly-ascended Purple Mansion Cultivator like Song Xianming might seem insignificant to the three Major Sects, and in truth, he was. They weren't interested in Song Xianming himself, but in the future authority the Song Clan would command in Ling Province.
