For this Foundation Establishment celebration, Senior Brother Jiu Xiao had clearly made extensive preparations. Even the spiritual wine was a centuries-old vintage, rich and mellow, leaving fragrance on the lips and teeth after a single sip.
The spiritual food was naturally no worse. There were even dishes made from the flesh and blood of rare demon beasts seldom seen in the outside world.
Senior Brother Jiu Xiao was quite young and exceptionally handsome. Among a group of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, he spoke with ease and handled every relationship impeccably.
Even Li Qing and Ye Feng, whose cultivation levels were comparatively low, received his attention and were not neglected.
Of course, after achieving Foundation Establishment, the focus of his social dealings naturally remained on his fellow cultivators.
Li Qing did not mind this. Water flowed downward, while people climbed upward; such was human nature.
Before long, another Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator came to visit the cave abode.
She was a female cultivator with a graceful figure and an oval face, delicate and gentle in appearance.
"Recently, I gained some insight into the Dao and delayed my emergence from seclusion. Who would have thought I would nearly miss Senior Brother Jiu Xiao's Foundation Establishment celebration? I hope you will not blame me."
The moment he heard that voice, Li Qing found it somewhat familiar. He looked toward Ye Feng, who was sipping wine beside him, and saw that he too had nodded.
Seeing Ye Feng's expression, Li Qing finally dared to confirm it. This woman had also been a member of the secret trading gathering back then—Lingying!
She had actually achieved Foundation Establishment too!
At that moment, Li Qing felt that the trading gathering hosted by Daoist Qingyang was rather extraordinary. Thinking carefully, if the gathering had not disbanded, then in