Back then, Nine Shores accepted the other betrothal gifts but he passed this blank jade token that could determine the ownership of the Immortal Palace's treasures to Xu Qing.
After all, he was going to marry off his daughter. Moreover, with his character, he wouldn't covet the belongings of his close friend's family.
Hence, this blank jade token became Xu Qing's trump card now.
And originally… for Xu Qing, whether or not to use this jade token, which could determine the ownership of the Immortal Palace's treasures, didn't really matter.
Previously, when he chose to fight the Fourth True Monarch near the sword furnace, his first goal wasn't to make those two swords recognize him as their master.
His fundamental goal was to make use of the battle with the Fourth True Monarch to bring enough pressure to the two swords in the sword furnace under the collision of order and change.