The Mystic Heaven Pavilion's main hall was festooned with lanterns and colorful decorations.
Before Lin Heng had even had the chance to stabilize his cultivation, he was invited to a banquet by a crowd of people.
He had originally wanted to keep a low profile. After all, he had merely broken through to the True Immortal Realm—was such preferential treatment really necessary?
Of course, he understood that the Mystic Heaven Pavilion was doing exactly what Azure Crane City had done before.
They were simply imitating Boss Cao, trying to win him over with favors.
Unfortunately, they were not Boss Cao, and he was even less Guan Yu.
How could such trifling favors possibly keep him here?
"Immortal Master Lin, come, come, come! This is a spirit brew I've treasured for three thousand years. Today, we must drink three hundred great cups!"
"Fellow Daoist Lin, allow me to toast you. May you soon attain the Dao within the mortal world."
Several Elders of the pavilion took turns toasting him. Lin Heng merely smiled and played along, but from the corner of his eye, he spotted Jiang Jingyi sitting in a corner, looking as though she were enjoying a good show.
Fine, fine, fine. Her Dao companion had attained the True Immortal Dao, yet she could not even come over and say a few words.
Lin Heng narrowed his eyes and sent her a voice transmission. "Hey, what are you still sitting there laughing for?"
"Don't forget, we agreed that once I attained the Dao, we'd leave this place as soon as possible."
Jiang Jingyi's gaze turned teasing as she raised a brow and transmitted back, "But now you've become a prized delicacy in their eyes. They've already investigated both our backgrounds and know perfectly well that we secretly fled up from