Discussing the Dao with Yan Cang

Early the next morning.

Preparations for the Hundred Days Banquet began, with dozens of maids setting up tables and dishes in a very spacious hall of Spirit Talisman Residence.

After these tasks were completed, Wu Yan's father, Wu Tian, Golden Core True Person from the Hundred Spirits Sect, who had never shown his face before, also arrived at this place.

After nodding and exchanging greetings with Ling Pengyun and the others, he personally stood outside the gate of the Spirit Talisman Residence to welcome the guests.

The Hundred Days Banquet was not large, with only about ten tables.

Apart from Ling Pengyun, Yang Changxing and other members of the bride's family, the rest of the cultivators who came to the banquet were all middle and high-level members of the Hundred Spirits Sect, at least at the Foundation Establishment stage and holding positions as stewards of the Hundred Spirits Sect.

Although the other two Golden Core True Person of the Hundred Spirits Sect were not in the sect and had their own affairs, they also sent their respective cultivators to deliver generous gifts on their behalf, which made Wu Tian, who was in charge of the 100- Hundred Days Banquet, very happy and gave him a great deal of face.

Once all the guests had arrived and the tables at the Hundred Days Banquet were full, he began to greet Ling Pengyun and others from the maternal family of Little Wu Hong, the protagonist of this Hundred Days Banquet, and have them sit with him at the main table in the center of the banquet.

It was assumed that Wu Tian, who possessed the Golden Core cultivation level, did not think much of his daughter-in-law Yang Siling's family.

Over the years, Yang Siling's Yang Family has caused him a lot of trouble. If it weren't for the considerable resources offered by the Yang Family family, he wouldn't have bothered to help Yang Family.

But things are different now.

His daughter-in-law Yang Siling, gave birth to a precious grandson with extraordinary talent, which naturally elevated the status of Yang Siling's family.

With his help, his precious grandson, if not breaking through to the Golden Core realm, would at least reach the Foundation Establishment Completion stage without any problem, which is much better than his only son Wu Yan's, aptitude.

Sitting with Wu Tian were several high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect.

The main table at the banquet, in the seat of honor.

After chatting with Yang Changxing and several other high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect for a few minutes, Wu Tian turned his gaze to Ling Pengyun, who was sitting at the same table, and said kindly.

"You must be Ling Pengyun, the famous young friend from the Ling Clan Huai River County who improved a kind of Spirit Rice. Your name is widely known. Would you like to join my Hundred Spirits Sect? If you are willing, with your aptitude and talent in Spirit Rice, I can guarantee that you will at least serve as an elder in the Spirit Plant Hall of my Hundred Spirits Sect in the future."

Upon hearing this, the other high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect sitting at the same table also cast curious glances at Ling Pengyun.

Clearly, these people had heard of Ling Pengyun's reputation.

"Senior, I was nurtured by the Lineage and assisted in the Lineage Foundation Establishment. If I were to enter the sect now, I fear I would be scorned by the clan members behind my back. I hope you will understand."

Ling Pengyun, who was eating his food with his head down, was truly flattered when he heard Wu Tian, whose cultivation had reached the Golden Core stage, praise him.

He didn't take Wu Tian's invitation to join the sect seriously, thinking that such words were just empty talk and he politely declined.

Wu Tian didn't take Ling Pengyun's refusal to heart either; on the contrary, he secretly praised Ling Pengyun for declining the invitation.

After all, loyal people are generally well-liked no matter where they are.

Wu Tian stopped talking to Ling Pengyun and started chatting with the other high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect who were sitting at the same table.

After all, no matter what Ling Pengyun said, he was only a Foundation Establishment Level 2 cultivator. Under normal circumstances, Wu Tian wouldn't even give him a second glance.

The reason I took the initiative to talk to him earlier was because Ling Pengyun was his daughter-in-law Yang Siling's cousin.

After eating for about an incense stick's time, Golden Core True Person Wu Tian was full and didn't bother chatting with the others. He handed over the task of entertaining the guests to his only son, Wu Yan, and then left.

The departure of Wu Tian, a Golden Core True Person, relieved the pressure on the many cultivators participating in the Hundred Days Banquet, allowing them to relax more. The banquet became several times more lively than before in a short period of time.

Just now, the cultivators present were extremely afraid of saying the wrong thing and causing trouble, so they ate their food instead of speaking.

Not long after.

At the main table of the banquet, an elderly man with green hair, wearing a Daoist robe embroidered with many Spirit Plant patterns, looked at Ling Pengyun with a hint of goodwill and transmitted his voice to Ling Pengyun.

"Young friend Ling, my name is Yan Cang, and we are both Spirit Planter. After the banquet, would you be willing to discuss ways to improve Spirit Rice?"

"I also planted the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice that you improved a few years ago. Although your improved Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice is advantageous in terms of yield, which is different from my direction of improving Spirit Rice, there are very few people in my Hundred Spirits Sect territory who have improved Spirit Rice to Fine Grade or above in the past hundred years."

"Therefore, I would like to discuss with you the matter of improving Spirit Rice, and see if it can inspire me in my approach to improving Spirit Rice."

"Of course, if you have any questions about improving the Spirit Rice, I will answer them to the best of my knowledge."

At the dinner table, Ling Pengyun was chatting with his younger cousin Yang Sitong about which dishes were delicious when he noticed the voice transmission in his mind, and his expression changed slightly.

He immediately raised his head and looked at the green-haired old man named "Yan Cang," a look of surprise on his face.

It was normal for Wu Tian, Golden Core True Person, to speak to him, but he had absolutely no connection with Yan Cang.

However, after his initial doubts, he was overjoyed. "If I could receive guidance from this senior on improving the Spirit Rice Spirit Rice, I would surely make progress in this area."

Yan Cang is a very famous name in the Hundred Spirits Sect territory and even the entire Yan Kingdom. He is the Hall Master of the Hundred Spirits Sect Spirit Plant Hall.

Although his cultivation level was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, it would be difficult for him to serve as the head of the Spirit Plant Hall according to common sense.

However, a hundred years ago, Yan Cang improved upon this and created a First-Tier Superior-Grade Yan White Cloud Spirit Rice that was even better than the Ling Clan's First-Tier Superior-Grade white Yan Cang Spirit Rice.

Even without the care of Spirit Planter, this Yan Cang Spirit Rice can produce a thousand catties of spirit rice per mu, and the Spiritual Qi contained in this Spirit Rice is nearly 40% stronger than that of Spirit Rice of the same grade.

Given its high yield and rich Spiritual Qi, Yan Cang Spirit Rice was highly regarded by the cultivators of the Hundred Spirits Sect and became a top-grade First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Rice variety.

Yan Cang also achieved his current status from an ordinary Qi Training Completion cultivator of the Hundred Spirits Sect due to the merits established by Yan Cang Spirit Rice.

Yan Cang was the one who came to congratulate Little Wu Hong on behalf of the Hundred Spirits Sect Master, Hundred Spirits True Person.

His thoughts returned, Ling Pengyun responded telepathically.

"It is my honor to Dao Discussion with Senior Yan."

Yan Cang was quite satisfied that Ling Pengyun agreed to Dao Discussion the Dao. He stopped communicating with Ling Pengyun and instead chatted with the other high-ranking members of the Hundred Spirits Sect and Yang Changxing, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.

About half an hour later, the dishes at the Hundred Days Banquet were almost finished, and everyone dispersed.

Yan Cang then asked Wu Yan for a quiet room in the Spirit Talisman Residence, and sought out Ling Pengyun, where Dao Discussion in detail for several days.

The theme of these Dao Discussion over the past few days has been the improvement of Spirit Rice.

Aside from not informing each other that they had created a method to reliably improve Spirit Rice, they shared everything else without reservation.

This also greatly benefited Ling Pengyun, whose Spirit Plant cultivation level was still only a first- First Rank High Grade Spirit Plant Farmer because his Natal Spirit Plant had not yet entered the Foundation Establishment.

Yan Cang was also inspired by some of the ingenious ideas Ling Pengyun shared for improving the Spirit Rice.

On the third day of their Dao Discussion, at noon, a Communication Talisman flew from the outside into the quiet room where Ling Pengyun and Yan Cang Dao Discussion, stopping in front of Yan Cang and interrupting their Dao Discussion.

Yan Cang waved his hand and took the Communication Talisman in his hand, examining the contents written on it.

Upon seeing this, his brows immediately furrowed.

After some consideration, he spoke to Ling Pengyun with a hint of reluctance.

"Young friend Ling, this Dao Discussion has lasted for several days. I still need to manage the daily affairs of the Spirit Plant Hall, so let's end this Dao Discussion here. I wonder if you will be staying in the Hundred Spirits Sect for an extended period of time afterward."

"I won't stay long. After this Dao Discussion ends, I will leave Hundred Spirits Sect and return to my Ling Clan in Huai River County." Ling Pengyun had guessed Yan Cang's meaning to some extent. However, he had been staying at the Hundred Spirits Sect for several days. If it weren't for the Dao Discussion with Yan Cang, he would have returned to his clan three days ago after the Hundred Days Banquet.

After all, he was only here at the Hundred Spirits Sect to attend Wu Hong's Hundred Days Banquet.

Furthermore, he was only here temporarily, and he still needed to go to the Rock Scale Snake Den in the Serpent Dragon Lake area to take over the post of Ling Pengxing.

"Alright, if you ever come to the Hundred Spirits Sect again in the future, please come to our Hundred Spirits Sect's Spirit Plant Hall for a chat, and Dao Discussion the reasons for improving the Spirit Rice." Yan Cang said helplessly, his expression full of regret.

"Alright, I will definitely keep the appointment," Ling Pengyun said happily.

"It's a deal." Yan Cang forced a smile onto his regretful face and said.

After saying that, he stood up, pushed open the door, and left the quiet room.

Ling Pengyun followed closely behind, escorting him out of the Spirit Talisman Residence.

Afterwards, he returned to Spirit Talisman Residence and found Wu Yan, Yang Changxing, his aunt Zhao Hong'e, and his mother Qiu Yunyun.

Yang Minghua, Yang Qiujiang, and Ling Xiaoshun all had their own affairs to attend to, so they left Hundred Spirits Sect after Little Wu Hong's Hundred Days Banquet.

When the three left, Wu Yan specially dispatched a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Hundred Spirits Sect to escort them back to Cloudwater County.

As for why Yang Changxing and the others remained in this place, they each had their own reasons.

Yang Changxing was waiting for Ling Pengyun, who Dao Discussion with Yan Cang. After all, Ling Pengyun was someone he had brought to the Hundred Spirits Sect. If Ling Pengyun encountered an accident on his way back to Huai River County from the Hundred Spirits Sect alone, he would have a hard time explaining it to Ling Yunhong, the Clan Head of the Ling Clan clan.

Zhao Hong'e and Yang Qiuyun were waiting for Yang Siling, who had been in seclusion for a long time, to emerge from her seclusion.

Because they were women, the two women were quite close to Yang Siling and were very worried about her safety, as she had suffered great loss of energy and Essence Blood in the process of conceiving Little Wu Hong Yang Siling.

As for his younger cousin Yang Sitong, he had been in seclusion since the day of the Hundred Days Banquet, thanks to the two pots of high- Second Rank High Grade Cloud Mist Spirit Tea he drank before the Hundred Days Banquet. He was seeking an opportunity to break through from the Qi Training Ninth Layer Refining to the Consummation Realm Qi Refining realm.

After chatting with Wu Yan and the others for a few minutes, Ling Pengyun expressed his desire to return to his clan.

As the host, Wu Yan said a few words to persuade him to stay, but then said no more.

Ling Pengyun and Yang Changxing bid farewell to Wu Yan, his mother Yang Qiuyun, and his aunt Zhao Hong'e, and left the Lingfu Spirit Talisman Residence together. Wu Yan and the others saw them off from the Hundred Spirits Sect.

Once outside the Hundred Spirits Sect Sect's territory, Yang Changxing summoned a flying boat and quickly flew away with Ling Pengyun.