Dowry

The usual dowry from the woman's family to join the Celestial Sword Sect varied greatly on the strength of the woman joining. A woman such as Huli would actually not have to give a great dowry to be accepted because she was a genius in her own right, but taking Hui Yue's qualities into account, a dowry was definitely a requirement.

The patriarch had not mentioned the dowry to threaten Huli, but as a way to warn her that she had to provide some benefits to the sect for being allowed to be engaged to him. He had neither expected that she had already prepared such a thing nor that she would toss such great wealth at him so casually.

The patriarch of the Celestial Sword Sect had seen many treasures in his life. He was in no way poor, and he had access to all kind of materials at his beck and call. From this, one could see just how shocking a dowry he had been presented with.