After a cup of wine, the City Lord finally spoke solemnly. "All right, the protagonists of this banquet are the prodigies of the various sects, as well as you prodigies who have ascended from the lower realms!"
"Though I am the City Lord, this time I am merely providing you with a platform to interact."
"Now, the banquet officially begins!"
With that, the City Lord waved his hand, and the entire banquet hall instantly erupted into activity.
One could clearly sense countless spiritual energies beginning to appear throughout the main hall.
The concentration of this spiritual energy was extraordinarily high. There was no need to cultivate at all; merely breathing was enough to make one feel their cultivation improve.
Under such circumstances, a figure appeared in the center of the banquet.
This figure was illusory, not a physical entity.
Yet his presence inspired awe. At merely the first glance, Li Chungang sensed his power and terror.
Before he could recover, however, the figure had already begun to speak. "The Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three..."
As his Sermon began, Li Chungang and the cultivators within the main hall all entered a state of cultivation.
In this state, Li Chungang could clearly sense his cultivation aura and fluctuations accelerating. Even the circulation speed of the Beginner Qi Refinement Formula within his body rapidly increased.
As time passed, Li Chungang's cultivation soared: Late Foundation Establishment Realm—Perfected Foundation Establishment Realm—Early Core Formation Realm—Middle Core Formation Realm!
Before long, Li Chungang's cultivation had reached the Middle Core Formation Realm, while even his physical strength had improved to a certain extent.
However, after reaching the Middle Core Formation Realm, Li Chungang felt that the power of the Sermon no longer had much effect on him.
Under these circumstances, he could also clearly