The Jin Yan Mountains stretched for ten million li, with one magnificent peak vying with another, exotic flowers and rare herbs carpeting the land, and flying waterfalls cascading from the heavens.
More than twenty thousand years ago, Xu Tianluo had no hope of advancing to the Void Refinement Stage. He left the Nine Flames Sect and established a family in the Jin Yan Mountains. After developing for so many years, the Xu Family now had eighteen Void Refinement Cultivators and more than a hundred thousand Immortal Cultivators among its ranks, with experts as common as clouds.
Xu Guangyin was the Xu Family Head, and he possessed a Late Spirit Transformation cultivation level.
There was a vast manor covering an enormous area, with pavilions, towers, waterside terraces, covered corridors, and a Rock Garden.
Xu Guangyin sat inside a blue hexagonal stone pavilion, holding a blue teacup in his hand. A tall Green-Shirted Youth was reporting the situation to him.
"All the invitations have been sent out. Senior Li of the Nine Flames Sect has agreed to attend."
The Green-Shirted Youth spoke respectfully.
For the Xu Family Head, Xu Sicheng, the Xu Family had widely invited guests to celebrate his ten-thousandth birthday. As the Xu Family's backer, the Nine Flames Sect had naturally received an invitation as well.
Xu Guangyin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Pass down my orders. Increase the number of patrols. Our Old Ancestor's grand birthday celebration must be held with great pomp. We absolutely cannot—"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly furrowed his brows and took a blue Message Disk from his robes. After striking it with a Hand Seal, a respectful woman's voice abruptly rang out. "Family Head, Senior Wang of the Azure Lotus Island Wang Family has come to visit."
"The Azure Lotus Island Wang