The Difference Between Chu and Xu
Above the mountain peak, melodious sounds of string and wind instruments drifted out from the mountains, and at the same time, rosy clouds rose up.
The entire Soaring Cloud Peak was shrouded in auspiciousness, like a celestial palace.
Following the Chen Family, there were many other Foundation Establishment Lineage, including Ward Master Jiang of Taihang Marketplace, as well as Azure Cloud Nunnery and other Foundation Establishment forces.
At this moment, the cultivators realized that the Ye Family had also invited many Foundation Establishment Lineage from Taichang Commandery to this Purple Mansion Conference.
For example, the Calm Lake Wei Family in Taiqing Commandery, the Long Cloud Tang Family, and so on.
The prestige of a Purple Mansion Lineage can be glimpsed from the number of powerful figures and cultivators invited to its ceremonies.
The fact that the Ye Family has invited many powerful figures signifies the Ye Family's high prestige and the greater its future prospects.
For a newly established Purple Mansion Lineage, it is already quite remarkable that they were able to enlist the help of forces from the neighboring prefecture.
The gifts presented by these forces were all second-tier treasures, which made the group of Rogue Cultivator somewhat envious.
They might not even see so many valuable gifts at a regular auction.
Of course, amidst their amazement, everyone looked at the rows of auspicious rats, carrying spirit plates, intelligently leading a group of spirit fruits.
Although these spiritual fruits are all of the lower and middle grades of the first tier, each one still costs several Spirit Stones.
For them, these spiritual fruits were also something they couldn't miss on this trip.
Those less wealthy Rogue Cultivator had given gifts also each grabbed a spirit fruit.
However, out of consideration for the fact that many powerful Lineage had not yet taken their seats, they simply stood with their hands behind their backs.
"The Idle Cloud Chu Family hereby presents a second-grade low-level black mulberry tree as a token of their congratulations to the Ye Family patriarch on the great achievement of his Purple Mansion and the attainment of the Great Dao!"
As the Foundation Establishment Lineage took their seats, Chu Xiyu, the head of the Chu Family, also came out and presented an extremely precious second-tier fruit tree.
It should be understood that second-tier spiritual fruits are already precious to a Lineage, and a fruit tree that can consistently produce second-tier spiritual fruits can be considered a treasure of their heritage.
As Chu Xiyu stepped out, Ye Xingliu went to greet him.
"Patriarch Ye Family, my uncle has just broken through and is still consolidating his strength. I hope your uncle will not take offense!" Chu Xiyu said.
"Brother Chu has bestowed such a generous gift; the Ye Family is already quite flattered. How could we not know our place!" Ye Xingliu laughed heartily as he invited Chu Xiyu in.
As the Purple Mansion Lineage appeared, a second-tier Blood Hawk streaked across the sky, followed by an exhilarating drumbeat.
A crimson cloud dispersed, transforming into a rain of Spiritual Qi that swept over several members of the Chu Family.
These spiritual raindrops are all composed of pure Spiritual Qi. When they fall on a cultivator, they transform into Spiritual Qi and merge into the cultivator's body.
The spiritual rain emanating from even the smallest corners of the ground invigorated the Rogue Cultivator nearby.
It was comparable to consuming a elixir of the same level, but without the toxicity of the pill.
It's important to know that the area covered by this spiritual rain is not small.
The fact that they can unleash spiritual rain means that the Purple Mansion Ye Family is not the kind of poor, newly established Lineage that are struggling to survive.
This completely changed everyone's impression of the Ye Family.
After the Chu Family, the heads of the Xu Family and Mo Family walked forward together.
"The Green Willow Mo Family has specially gifted a mid-grade second-tier Cold Water Pearl to congratulate the Ye Family patriarch on the great success of his Purple Mansion and the promising path to the Great Dao!"
"The Great Granary Xu Family hereby presents a mid-grade second-tier Lightning-Attracting Pearl as a token of their congratulations to the Ye Family patriarch on the great success of his Purple Mansion, a path to the Great Dao is within reach!"
Xu Wenchang and Mo Hongyuan both wore smiles, and Ye Xingliu also waved his hand in respect. However, no second-tier spirit bird appeared in the sky to offer a gift, nor did any spirit rain fall.
The sky was eerily clear.
The smiles on the faces of the two family heads instantly froze. Although their second-tier congratulatory gifts were not as good as those of the Chu Family, they were used to such treatment and were naturally not used to it at this moment.
This scene also caught the attention of other cultivators, but upon closer examination, they realized it was normal.
After all, the Xu Family is currently sanctioning the Ye Family in the alchemy industry, causing significant losses to the Ye Family's alchemy shops, and they are also taking in the remnants of the Li Family.
Although the Mo Family did not break ties with the Ye Family, their main businesses are restaurants and spiritual cuisine, which, in the long run, will definitely hinder the further development of the Ye Family's Spirit Beast industry.
After all, powerful Spirit Beast are few in number, and even fewer can be sold.
Unlike spirit restaurants and taverns, which can continuously raise Spirit Beast to provide spirit meat.
Therefore, this is equivalent to the Ye Family and the Mo Family being naturally at odds. Considering that the Mo Family and the Xu Family suppressed the Chu Family patriarch's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion, and that the Chu Family and the Ye Family Lineage related by marriage.
That makes it easy to understand, especially since neither of the two patriarchs came this time, and the relationship between them is extremely delicate.
Mo Hongyuan and Xu Wenchang did not change their expressions; they simply continued to lead their respective Lineage cultivators toward the spirit table.
Upon entering the altar, his expression instantly changed, turning grim.
The Ye Family, naturally, paid no attention to the expressions of the Xu Family and Mo Family, but focused more on the important figure to come, and continued to cheer.
"Mingyuan and his wife, Chu Xiyu, have specially gifted a bottle of Grade 3, Low-grade Heavenly Heart Pill to congratulate Fellow Daoist Ye on the great success of his Purple Mansion!"
With this cheer, a second-tier Blood Hawk appeared in the sky again, followed by countless white Blood Hawk. Auspicious clouds continued to spread out, turning into spiritual rain that fell even more spectacularly than before.
As the cultivators of the Taiyi Sect appeared, Taihao Master and Master Tianzhen also appeared one after another.
"Taihao Master has specially gifted you a third-grade, low-level Three-Star Fruit to congratulate Fellow Daoist Ye on the great success of your Purple Mansion!"
"Master Tianzhen of the Taiyi Sect Master Tianzhen has specially gifted you a piece of low-grade third-tier Cold Nether Profound Iron to congratulate Fellow Daoist Ye on the great success of your Purple Mansion!"
Whenever Purple Mansion cultivator appears within the territory of the Taiyi Sect in the Yan Kingdom, the Taiyi Sect recruit them and make them outer sect stewards.
If a Golden True Person appears, they will become an outer sect elder of the Taiyi Sect.
This time, Master Tianzhen represents the Taiyi Sect.
The spiritual clouds in the sky seemed to have no regard for their own lives, covering the high sky above Soaring Cloud Peak before turning into spiritual rain and falling down.
Many Rogue Cultivator were overjoyed by this spectacular sight.
As for Master Tianzhen and Taihao Master, their expressions were also very amiable.
They were very satisfied with the treatment the Ye Family had given them.
At the same time, Ye Haicheng, dressed in the Ye Family Dao Robe, bowed and gestured to Master Tianzhen.
Today, Ye Haicheng is holding a grand ceremony for the Purple Mansion, and Ye Haicheng is the host. For an ordinary Purple Mansion, Ye Xingliu would be able to respectfully invite him.
However, Master Tianzhen represents the sect, Ye Haicheng must be present.
"Congratulations! Another fellow cultivator from the Taiyi Sect realm has joined our Purple Mansion!" said Master Tianzhen.
"I am foolish and have wasted a hundred years to achieve this. I am sorry to have made Tianzhen Brother Tianzhen laugh at me!" Ye Haicheng bowed repeatedly and then waved his hand to invite him.
"Tianzhen Brother Tianzhen, Taihao, this way please."
Under Soaring Cloud Peak's arrangement, the Qi Refining Banquet was naturally held in the square, with people sitting at ordinary tables.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators all settled into the elegant pavilion.
The Purple Mansion Master's residence was a two-story elegant pavilion, offering panoramic views, and female cultivators from the Ye Family stood nearby.
The differences in social status are clear.
Of course, this time, Ye Haicheng was only accompanied by Taihao Master, Mingyuan, and Master Tianzhen. As for the other two-story pavilion, Ye Jingcheng Ye Xingliu, and Ye Jingyu were receiving the Chu, Xu, and Mo families!
As everyone took their seats, more cultivators from the Ye Family appeared. They first served spiritual food and wine to the pavilion, and then more Ye Family cultivators served spiritual food and wine to the other spiritual tables.
When wine and spiritual food were served, many Spirit Beast followed along, a scene that showcased the unique characteristics of the Ye Family, leaving many cultivators amazed and astonished.
After accepting a few toasts, Ye Haicheng also raised his glass and offered a toast to all the cultivators on Soaring Cloud Peak.
"Fellow cultivators of the Yan Kingdom, I am here to thank you all for traveling thousands of miles to Lingyun Soaring Cloud Peak to Qinghe. Today, I toast you all and wish you all the same great path to enlightenment!" After Ye Haicheng finished speaking, he drank it down in one gulp, and the other cultivators immediately raised their cups as well.
After drinking a cup of spiritual wine, the Rogue Cultivator also began to taste it one by one.
Spiritual wine and spiritual fruits are not something that can be consumed at any time. Although they were somewhat restrained in the face of the Ye Family's hospitality, they still seemed extremely eager.
At that moment, the cranes in the sky began to dance gracefully, forming one auspicious "spirit" character after another in the air.
He immediately began performing a mid-air act.
This added another layer of fun to the entire banquet.
"Senior Ye, how could the Purple Mansion Ceremony be complete without a contest of juniors to present their gifts? This junior dares to offer my disciple a challenge."
The first to propose a contest was not anyone else, but the Foundation Establishment Abbot of Azure Cloud Nunnery, a scene that puzzled the heads of the Xu Family and Mo Family.
The Mo Family, in particular, believed that the Ye Family and Azure Cloud Nunnery should have some connection.
But now they started the competition directly, and then his face darkened.
This delayed their original plans.
And it also delayed the selection of spots.
After all, the competition at the Purple Mansion Ceremony is just an extra part of the ceremony, and at most it involves three or four people competing.
Too much of it doesn't enhance the competition; it just invites trouble.
To cause trouble at the Purple Mansion Ceremony is practically to tear off the mask of civility.
Therefore, the two of them were beaten first, and their expressions were extremely unnatural. Moreover, they were worried that the Ye Family and Azure Cloud Nunnery had agreed in advance to have an evenly matched battle, which would take even longer.
On the contrary, the elders of the Taiyi Sect continued to leisurely enjoy the spiritual wine and tea, and although the spiritual dishes were second-tier spiritual dishes, they barely touched them.
Instead, their attention was more focused on the peaks of Soaring Cloud Peak.
The Ye Family has long been shrouded in mystery, and there are even rumors that Ye Family possess treasures.
However, they were somewhat disappointed after looking at them. Although the Ye Family had many Spirit Beasts, only a few were truly impressive.
"Granted!" Ye Haicheng readily agreed, eager to add luster to the competition.
A female disciple practicing Qi cultivation immediately stepped out from Azure Cloud Nunnery.
Ye Jingtai, a member of the Jing generation from the Ye Family, is also a cultivator, and both of them are at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
"Azure Cloud Nunnery Nian Yun, please enlighten me!"
"Ye Jingtai of the Ye Family, please enlighten me!"
At the edge of the square, there happened to be a platform, which was now available, and the two began their competition.
Ye Jingtai possesses the three Spirit Root of water, wood, and earth. His cultivation Cultivation Method is the Profound Wood Art, which uses Wood Attribute vine Cultivation Method to surround him. He also has two Spirit Beasts: a Blackstone Bear and a Blackwood Eagle.
Now that it's been displayed, everyone is quite looking forward to it.
Having long heard of the Ye Family's Spirit Beast's formidable fighting prowess, they were eager to take a closer look.
Nian Yun, a female cultivator from Azure Cloud Nunnery, was equally impressive. Holding a green sword, she channeled her sword light, revealing herself to be Sword Cultivator.