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Chapter 568 - 497: The Righteous Scholar Sword Immortal!【Seeking Monthly Tickets】

Chapter 568: Chapter 497: The Righteous Scholar Sword Immortal!【Seeking Monthly Tickets】

Therefore, any entity capable of cultivating a major demonic being must be a major power at the level of a Nascent God or higher.

After all, it required meticulous nurturing over thousands or even tens of thousands of years by a top tier faction, particularly during its formation into a Nascent Configuration. It would need cautious protection of its Spiritual Wisdom, to prevent corruption by Sinners into a Fierce Beast or even a mindless Demon.

Li Imperial Family of the Daqian clan had a fondness for cultivating spiritual beasts, unlike the direct lineage of the Daqian Imperial family who loved raising snake and Dragon Species. The Li Family affiliated with Changbao preferred cultivating turtles. Although they were Dragon Turtles from the Dragon Species, it was quite distinct.

Within the entire Spirit Suppressing Realm, this was quite unusual.

The lifespan of spiritual beasts in the turtle category was extremely long, being more than ten times that of a monk. A Fourth-grade transformation giant turtle (Infant God) could have a lifespan of ten thousand years. However, precisely because of this, ascension in rank was deemed as desperate.

Without lengthy nurturing over three to five generations of Infant Gods, it was impossible!

Within the entire Spirit Suppressing Realm, only the Li family from Changbao successfully cultivated three fourth-grade turtle-like major demons, almost representing Changbao’s Li imperial household.

It was these three Infant God major demons that laid down the prosperous and stable foundation of Changbao’s Li imperial family.

Any person who could travel via such beasts had to be a prominent individual from the Li family.

"The imperial family also sent someone!"

"I actually thought they would not come, yet who would have guessed they would send such an impressive party! They even sent out a Dragon Turtle divine beast!"

"Isn’t it clear? What were the rumors about the Chu family in the past? A declining noble house which was on the verge of losing its Perfected monks, let alone Nascent Gods."

"But what about now? Just look at this! On top of a sudden emergence of a Nascent God head of the household, the clan also has a bunch of people cultivating as Perfected Monk secretly under the cover of working as sacrificial wine preparers!"

"Isn’t it? Few nights ago, I was so frightened when I was wandering around at night!"

"The Chu family is truly peculiar! Even when they have progressed to this level, they still calmly stay in Qinghe Mansion sharing with the Three Sects!"

"Indeed, they are peculiar enough. In Changbao, the Chu family might be the only ones who could stay so peacefully and maintain a low profile!"

"Yes, if Feng Yingzhong did not go insane and get into a dispute with the Chu family, who knows how much longer they could have lasted!"

"The homely conduct of such a family is quite stable, isn’t it clear that the royal family would not reject their allegiance!"

"Besides, Hidden Vacuity God Monarch is said to be a newly advanced Nascent God, yet he was able to handle Feng Yingzhong, a Heterodox Dao Demon. Isn’t the situation quite clear!"

"Exactly, there are definitely more than ten people in Changbao who can defeat Feng Yingzhong. However, there doesn’t seem to be a single God Monarch who can catch him!"

"That’s right, when Feng Yingzhong was in the Nascent Configuration, he decapitated several imperial princes of the Li imperial family to create Flying Skulls. This caused quite a commotion and turned the Li family against him. Yet what happened in the end? Several God Monarchs from the Li family searched for him for several years, but they couldn’t find a trace of him."

"So, it is plausible to expect Hidden Vacuity God Monarch to rank highly among the God Monarchs in Changbao in certain aspects, at least!"

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"Moo!"

While everyone was involved in animated discussion, a low, melodious, and heavy mooing sound reverberated through the sky.

Wang Zijia, accompanied by a group from the Chu Family, ascended into the sky and flew towards the Dragon Turtle hovering outside Qinghe Mansion.

Upon detecting their movement, a vast number of individuals flew out from the palace atop the Dragon Turtle.

They appeared to be led by an elder in yellow robes. They flew towards Wang Zijia’s group.

The enormous Dragon Turtle slowly shrunk into a tortoise the size of a washbasin. It floated next to the elder, curiously observing Wang Zijia who was approaching.

"I pay my respects to Fellow Daoist Xingming, and Fellow Daoist Gui Cheng!" Wang Zijia enthusiastically advanced and greeted the elder in yellow robes.

Li Xingming, one of the three Nascent God Patriarchs of the Li family, had a life span of 800 years and was at the peak of Nascent God cultivation. It was as if he was stepping into old age.

Gui Cheng, one of the three Dragon Turtles from Li family, had only recently achieved the Nascent God stage of cultivation. He was among the descendants of the oldest turtle of Li family.

The Li family had three Dragon Turtles- one old and two young. The young ones were born to the older one.

The old one was called Gui Ling and was rumored to have a life span of seven to eight thousand years.

However, he was still only at the late stage of Nascent God cultivation.

These three entities had maintained the stability of the Li family through several harsh times and were undoubtedly the revered ancestors.

Furthermore, dragon species of fourth-grade could transform. Their spiritual wisdom was indistinguishable from monks, hence they were treated with the respect due to fellow Daoists.

"Daoist Jiefu is too courteous. We only came to attend a celebration and enjoy the lively atmosphere, there’s no need for such a grand welcome!" Li Xingming, the elder in yellow robes, said with a smile.

Gui Cheng merely nodded slightly in response to Wang Zijia for a moment and said indifferently: "Daoist is too polite!"

His voice was low and resonant, possessing a certain magnificence.

"You are too kind, too kind! It’s our Chu family’s honor to have Fellow Daoist attend personally," Wang Zijia warmly responded.

Wang Zijia wasn’t surprised that the Imperial Family had chosen to attend that day. What surprised him was the grandeur of the party they had dispatched.

Wang Zijia had originally thought that they would, at most, send a prince or heir.

Contrary to his expectations, not only did they send an Elder, but they also brought a Dragon Turtle. They had truly honored the Chu Family.

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After exchanging pleasantries in the air for a while, they landed amidst the building complex of the Chu family under Wang Zijia’s guidance with a group of people.

Since preparations had already been made, it was not difficult to accommodate them.

"Ha Ha, Brother Xingming, I hadn’t expected you to come in person, what a pleasant surprise!"

"Why do you say that? If you could come, why couldn’t I?!"

"It has been over fifty years since Fellow Daoist Xingming left Kyoto. It indeed is an unexpected occurrence!"

"Didn’t Fellow Daoist Jiefu also not leave home for many years?!"

"Ha Ha, in that context, we should thank Daoist Hidden Vacuity for the rare occasion of getting all of us together."

"It seems our Changbao has been quite quiet lately, the last time, it appeared, was when our friend the cliff-walker achieved the Nascent God status, wasn’t it?"

"It seems so!"

"Indeed rare!"

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In a moment, those who arrived started to approach one after another.

Changbao, though not too large nor too small, was just right for the God Monarchs.

After a thousand years of life, over time, the knowledge of the people in this place became inevitable.

The entire reception area was teeming with activity instantaneously.

The God Monarchs in the living room chatted about everyday life. Outside the living room, a group of second-generation descendants familiarized themselves with each other, setting up a new network of relationships among the new generation.

But Wang Zijia, the host, spoke very little most of the time, after all, he wasn’t very familiar with everyone!

Even Chu Jiefu, whom he knew before, had little contact with individuals at this level. Not to mention Wang Zijia, who was an impostor.

After a long chat with the eight God Monarchs, they finally scattered.

Wang Zijia hardly had any leisure time, as his Nascent God’s celebration was taking place the next day, and there was still a lot of work to be done.

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Before the sky brightened the next day, the entire dragon vein array of Qinghe Mansion City began to operate.

Originally, to drive this array, and remember, just the array, not the dragon vein, which only the imperial family of Kyoto could activate.

The defensive array of Qinghe Mansion previously required the combined efforts of the Murong, Chu, and Li families. Now, however, there was no need for it. Although the Chu family hadn’t completely taken over yet. They were almost in complete control of Qinghe Mansion.

The wandering golden dragon-shaped light roamed freely above the city, catching the admiration of many low-level monks. Above Mansion City, a huge sky palace gradually forms.

The overall layout of the palace is similar to a royal celebration, with a large corridor in the center and rows of tables on both sides. The primary seats are eight large seats, obviously prepared for the God Monarchs.

At this moment, almost all the Chu family disciples were involved.

Early in the morning, they were going back and forth on the ground and the cloud platform in the sky, tirelessly preparing spiritual wine and fruits.

As dawn gradually tore through the darkness, the celebration slowly began.

Monk after monk, like immortals, soared into the sky, entered the clouds-shrouded palace in the Cloudy Immortal Palace, and according to the order symbol, found their tables and sat down.

Immediately, disciples came forward to deliver fruit and pour spiritual wine.

The rules of the celebration seem relaxed. However, by noon, the dancing girls began to perform. Although many people had not yet arrived, various scattered repairs, and eligible low-ranking disciples, arrived early and had already started feasting.

"Master, master, this spirit fruit is a second-grade spirit fruit!!!"

"Patriarch, this spiritual wine is Third-grade spiritual wine!"

"The Chu family must be rich to use Third-grade Spiritual Wine for the banquet reception!"

"Be quiet, don’t act like you’ve never seen such things. If you embarrass this old Taoist, I won’t take you with me next time!"

"The Chu family could even invite the Spirit Fox Fairy to dance!"

"This is a God Monarch’s celebration!"

"······"

In the palace among the clouds, a golden dragon swirled, and fairy music echoed.

While Spiritual Wine and Spirit Fruits are not served unlimitedly, it usually takes these ordinary nor high-ranking monks some time to digest them.

The whole scene was indeed somewhat meaningful. Though not comparable to a flat peach party, it could be considered a low-budget version of the immortal family’s celebration!

Well······ a low-budget version that was further budget-cut!

No matter what, it did appear to resemble an Immortal family’s celebration to some extent.

Representing a fundamental difference from the celebration Wang Zijia had when he became a Dao Seed, which seemed more like a mortal banquet in the Xiang Family Courtyard.

Just before noon, important factions and core personnel started to arrive.

Next, the eight God Monarchs made their grand appearance on divine rainbows, which was an essential part of the celebration.

Even Wang Zijia was no exception. Since it was his Nascent God celebration, he made the biggest stir.

The aura of the five dark red fairy swords rushed into the sky. In the rendering of mana, a bright glow filled the entire upper sky of Qinghe Mansion. In this chaotic and magnificent scene, Wang Zijia proceeded gently like a star holding the moon.

Under the gaze of countless mortals and low-level monks who were awestruck, he slowly arrived at the central main seat.

However, the momentum did not calm down, but instead, the mana surged, and a massive Dharma Idol emerged from the sky, like a divine robe blocking the sky.

"I, the Hidden Void Child, succeeded today, especially hosting the Nascent God celebration! Firstly, thank you all for being here!"

With these words, Wang Zijia respectfully saluted the crowd.

"God Monarch is too polite!"

"Just returning the favor!"

"······"

The banquet attendees returned the salute unanimously!

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