Chapter 2148

The sect had a custom of presenting gifts such as spiritual treasures and pills to every disciple or outer sect elder who reached the level of paragon.

The reasons behind that practice were twofold: it served firstly as a manifestation of the sect's acknowledgment and affirmation of the disciples, and secondly because paragons require higher-grade spiritual treasures. Lower-grade ones were hardly effective.

In the past, the matters of preparing such gifts to highlight the newly-ascended paragon's achievements were typically handled by the sect's elders. It was a different matter when the sect leader personally presented the gift. While that pill might not have been top-notch, its bestowal underscored Severin's importance in Oskar's eyes.

Severin found himself a bit perplexed by Myles's remarks. Fortunately, those individuals were unaware that his daughter, Selene, was Oskar's apprentice, or else they would have been even more effusive with their compliments. Severin downplayed the s