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Chapter 780 - 656: Business Party?! [Seeking Monthly Tickets, Seeking Subscriptions]

Chapter 780: Chapter 656: Business Party?! [Seeking Monthly Tickets, Seeking Subscriptions]

In the following days, Wang Zijia continued his daily wanderings around Sanyuan City, acquainting himself with various situations throughout the East Wilderness.

He wasn’t sure whether it was an illusion, but he felt an increasing hustle and bustle in Sanyuan City, with the frequency of advanced cultivators above the rank of God Monarchs appearing becoming higher and higher.

He remembered when he arrived in Sanyuan City six months ago, there were hardly any cultivators flying in the sky. Now, they were visible every time he looked up, even cultivators at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, with two being seen each day.

Wang Zijia adapted to the East Wilderness in this atmosphere and quietly integrated into it.

Five days later, at Wenlan Courtyard.

At noon, Wang Zijia was about to go out when Yu Guangyun suddenly visited.

"Disciple pays respect to Master!" Upon seeing Wang Zijia, the middle-aged, slim figure of Yu Guangyun greeted him with respect and humility.

There was no sign that he had just been forced to acknowledge a new teacher, treating Wang Zijia as though he had been instructing him for two thousand years, with a deep bond between them.

Wang Zijia took a glance at him and asked, "Why are you here? Has the gathering of the cities been advanced?"

"Disciple was disrespectful, having only learnt of Master’s presence in Sanyuan City after months. Today, my family has specially prepared a banquet to wash the dust off Master’s journey. May Master please make the trip," replied Yu Guangyun with both respect and seriousness.

Wang Zijia paused and then understood. This was a strategy to build his reputation and increase his popularity.

"You are putting in a lot of effort," said Wang Zijia, hinting at something.

"It’s the disciple’s duty. Master hasn’t given the disciple many chances to serve him in all these years. Finally, there’s an opportunity today, Master must not postpone it!" Yu Guangyun responded in the same manner.

Wang Zijia only pondered momentarily before nodding and saying, "Let’s go."

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Upon exiting the courtyard, they saw an extravagantly styled Sixth Grade Palace-type Magic-driven vehicle. Wang Zijia paused, didn’t say anything, and quietly boarded it.

Then Yu Guangyun personally drove the suite, making quite a commotion as they headed towards the Yu Family home.

Wang Zijia could have easily reached their destination on foot as they were in the same East District of the city. However, they elected to travel by the ostentatious magic-driven vehicle, attracting quite a bit of attention on their way.

By the time the two arrived at the Yu Family home, Wang Zijia had discovered that the usually low-key Yu Family was not low-key this time. Although they had not invited any outsiders, they had made a big spectacle of the event.

It was like a grand celebration, with the entire family in attendance.

Many of the Yu Family disciples were extremely curious about him, this sudden appearance of their ancestor’s master, leading to all sorts of speculation.

During the banquet, many disciples could not help sneaking glances at Wang Zijia.

Yu Guangyun, fearing that he would offend Wang Zijia, even chastised many of them.

The banquet went on for a whole day before finally concluding.

Although no outsiders were invited, various kinds of feelers were sent out to obtain information.

That was probably the effect Yu Guangyun was after.

Wang Zijia decided to stay at the Yu family home for a few days before returning to his Wenlan Courtyard.

The subsequent days passed quietly as Wang Zijia continued getting acquainted with the East Wilderness and storing pages from books.

Sanyuan City was becoming more lively. Or to say, it was restoring its original liveliness.

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Early in the morning one day, Wang Zijia completed his morning rituals and breakfast. Just as he finished tidying up, someone arrived at the courtyard.

Wang Zijia had no servants or children, no gatekeeper. After opening the door himself, he greeted the guest warmly, "Fellow Daoist Minglue, you’re here so early?"

The visitor was none other than Yue Minglue, presumably the landlord of Sanyuan City.

Yue Minglue greeted Wang Zijia, "Nice to see you, Fellow Daoist Liu!"

Wang Zijia returned the greeting slightly, and then asked, "Didn’t you say that the gathering won’t start until noon, why so early?"

"What we’re participating in this time is the multi-city gathering, it is the most high-end circle in Sanyuan City and it’s the advanced gathering in the Northern Region of the East Wilderness. Even the Turbid Immortals are there. For us Yuan Shen Cultivators, it’s better to go early, to avoid being late!" Yue Minglue explained with a smile.

Wang Zijia nodded, showing understanding, and invited, "Don’t stand outside, come in and sit for a while!"

Yue Minglue hesitated at his words, noticing that Wang Zijia did not understand his intention, he explained, "There’s no need to go in, if you have something to do, shall I go first?"

"Fellow Daoist Yue is really impatient." Wang Zijia laughed and shook his head, saying, "I want to wait for another person, a little delay won’t matter."

"The gathering officially begins in the afternoon, even though it starts at noon."

"Wait for another person?" Yue Minglue asked, puzzled.

He remembered that Wang Zijia was a strange cultivator who had just arrived in this place.

Wang Zijia nodded and casually explained, "You probably know him. I didn’t plan to contact anyone, as I was uncertain how long I would be staying. But it happens that one of my useless disciples is here."

"A disciple?" Yue Minglue was momentarily dumbstruck, then he added, "Fellow Daoist Liu, the gathering we’re attending this time is quite high-end. Although, theoretically, God Monarchs can participate, we Yuan Shen Cultivators need to have some skills and Infant Gods are even stricter."

Just as Wang Zijia was about to say something, he paused and looked up.

Yue Minglue also followed suit and looked up.

They saw a slim middle-aged figure descending quickly towards them.

"Guang Yun, my fellow Daoist? How come you’re here?" Yue Minglue asked in confusion as he looked at Yu Guangyun.

As a fifth grade independent cultivator and a heritage master, while in Sanyuan City, how could Yue Minglue not recognize him?

Yu Guangyun, however, only glanced at him and did not immediately respond to him. Instead, he respectfully saluted Wang Zijia and said, "Master, I apologize for my tardiness. Please punish me as you see fit!"

Wang Zijia waved his hand with a smile and said, "Don’t be so wooden, like some old antique. If people didn’t know better, they might think you were my master!"

In the midst of this exchange, Wang Zijia addressed Yue Minglue, "Ah, this is my not-so-accomplished disciple. You don’t need me to introduce him, right?"

Yue Minglue was taken aback for a moment before he forced a smile and said, "Fellow Daoist ... Elder, you jest. How could I not recognize Brother Guangyun? If you had mentioned earlier that you were his master, they would never have dared to arrange such a humble courtyard for you!"

"I think it’s quite good, actually." Wang Zijia waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Let’s go. Since you’re so anxious and since he’s here, let’s get moving earlier."

Yue Minglue opened his mouth to say that he was no longer in a rush, but eventually, he did not voice his thoughts.

"Master, after you!" Yu Guangyun said respectfully.

On hearing this, Wang Zijia did not delay any further and took the lead to fly into the sky.

However, he did not board Yu Guangyun’s magic-driven vehicle. Instead, he opened his hand and threw out the Blood Cloud Demon Jade Shuttle.

In an instant, a not very large white Immortal Palace appeared in the sky. Because Wang Zijia did not hide it at all, the faint Immortal Spirit Qi that it was emanating left both of them staring in awe.

"Let’s go!"

Wang Zijia leisurely entered the Immortal Palace and said with an indifferent expression.

Yu Guangyun obediently followed him.

Seeing this, Yue Minglue also followed with a wry smile on his face.

It wasn’t impossible for the master of a Yuan Shen cultivator to also be a Yuan Shen cultivator.

However, a mysterious master who suddenly appeared, whom Yu Guangyun treated with such respect, even humility...

Combined with what his subordinates had told him – that this person seemed to be a big shot from a sect or powerful family from a different region – and taken along with the recent situation in the East Wilderness and the Immortal Artifact-level flying tool, it was clear to him that this was definitely a big shot.

And a cultivator at the Yuan Shen stage, that was just a joke to avoid trouble!

...

The meeting place was not within Sanyuan City. As a gathering involving multiple cities, no matter which way you looked at it, the neighboring Taiching City was more qualified than Sanyuan City.

And surely enough, the location was in the core area of Taiching City.

Because Wang Zijia and the others used an Immortal Artifact in a high-profile manner to get there, they had attracted a lot of attention along the way.

Although Innate life magic treasures were widely popular in this era, where almost everyone above God Monarch level would refine an Innate life magic treasure of the same rank, not every Innate life magic treasure of a Turbid Immortal could undergo the transformation into an Immortal Instrument.

Not to mention a flying Immortal Instrument!

This kind of presence was unmistakably that of a big shot.

Together with the fact that Wang Zijia had opened reverse cultivation concealment, using a book to bolster it to the Tribulation Crossing Peak, and vaguely emanated an Immortal’s dignity,

He looked like he was just one step away from becoming an Immortal!

Therefore, nothing unexpected happened, and they smoothly arrived at their destination and were respectfully welcomed into the Banquet Hall.

When he saw the interior, to be honest, this so-called multi-city gathering was completely unlike the Masquerade Round Table Conference that Wang Zijia had imagined, where they would exchange some things!

This was a proper gathering, and quite modern at that!

They did not arrive early. There were already a lot of people in the huge hall.

Some were gathered in groups of three to five, discussing something, some were meditating alone, and some were eating Spirit Fruits by the table.

Many people were talking business with people they were familiar with. In a few words, they easily closed deals.

Minus the various Xianxia elements, this was simply a proper gathering of business big shots, albeit with a slightly classical style!

It was a bit different from what Wang Zijia had thought before.

However, most of those who arrived early were Infant Gods and Yuan Shen cultivators.

The official time of the gathering was in the afternoon, so the Tribulation crossing major repair and Turbid Immortals should only arrive in the afternoon.

Therefore, the entrance of the three of them was quite conspicuous, causing many people in the hall to unconsciously glance at them before quickly averting their gaze.

"Esteemed Elder, please come this way. The gathering will not officially start for another four hours. You can wait in the rest area. There are several other Elders who have arrived early!"

A child of about ten years old respectfully led the way for Wang Zijia and his group.

Wang Zijia nodded without saying much, following the child towards the waiting area of the hall.

"Another Tribulation crossing major repair?"

"Isn’t this the fifth unfamiliar big shot to arrive so early?"

"Yeah, what’s with this time? They’re all arriving so early, and we don’t even recognize any of them."

"Yeah, earlier, two Turbid Immortals came together!"

"Hey, who else could it be? It must be a big shot from the Southern Territory or some other region, right?"

"Brother Qi, do you have insider information? Do share! But if it’s too sensitive, never mind, I didn’t ask."