Outside the Jun Family's mountain gate in the Imperial Province.
Countless birds and beasts swept in, blanketing the sky and covering the earth as they pulled magnificent carriages of every color.
Enormous tower ships crossed through the void.
At this moment, the Jun Family's mountain gate stood wide open, welcoming guests from all directions.
As for the possibility of someone causing trouble?
The formations flickering faintly within the void exuded an aura that even Saints feared, enough to deter those with impure intentions.
No person or faction dared make trouble at the Jun Family's banquet.
"Heavenly Dao Sect has arrived, presenting the God Son's congratulatory gift: the Nine Dao Books!"
"It's the Heavenly Dao Sect. That old Daoist from the Heavenly Dao Sect is quite famous," people from some factions discussed.
"Dayan Sacred Land has arrived, presenting the God Son's congratulatory gift: one bottle of Spirit-Gathering Jade Marrow and one hundred pieces of supreme-grade Divine Source."
"Heavens, Dayan Sacred Land actually took out Spirit-Gathering Jade Marrow! It's a rare treasure capable of nourishing the True Spirit within the Divine Palace Realm!" Many people's eyes turned red with envy.
Every one of these gifts would have people flocking to it like ducks, yet now they were all freely offered to the Jun Family's God Son as congratulatory presents.
It was impossible not to feel jealous and envious.
"The Great Shang Dynasty has arrived, presenting a supreme treasure: one River-Mountains Diagram!"
As the announcement fell, a bright and captivating woman arrived carrying a landscape scroll. Her smile was exquisite, her beautiful eyes gleaming.
"It's the Great Shang Dynasty's princess. What a stunning beauty."
"Alas, we can only admire such a beauty from afar, yet she wants to throw herself at the Jun Family's God Son. Comparing people truly makes one furious." The male prodigies of many factions sighed inwardly.
They were not even qualified to pursue the Great Shang princess, while this princess only wished to catch that God Son's eye.
Next, numerous factions arrived one after another, presenting congratulatory gifts.
There was the Snowwind Empire from the Far Northern Lands, and the End of Heaven Dao Academy from the extreme south.
It could be said that no faction that had received a Sword-Riding Message dared not come.
All these factions were first-rate powers or above, qualified to enter the Jun Family's mountain gate.
As for those second-rate factions that did not even measure up to first-rate, they could only deliver their gifts before remaining at the banquet outside the mountain gate.
These factions had no complaints, for they truly lacked the qualifications.
"The Ancient Desolate Jiang Clan has arrived, presenting one ancient Saint weapon, three Undying Medicines, one hundred top-grade Saint pills, one thousand pieces of supreme-grade Divine Source..."
That Jun Family disciple continued reading aloud.
Such lavish generosity stunned the many factions present.
"Isn't this gift a little too extravagant?"
"Have you forgotten? The Jiang Clan and the Jun Family have intermarried for generations. That Jun Family God Son's mother is from the Jiang Clan. With his maternal clan arriving, how could their congratulatory gifts be few?"
The Jiang Clan was considered one of the immortal factions on the best terms with the Jun Family.
The two clans had intermarried generation after generation; they were practically wearing the same pair of pants.
Two peerlessly beautiful figures stepped directly through the Jun Family's mountain gate.
The gazes of all the guests present turned toward them, and their expressions could not help but freeze as they became somewhat entranced.
One was a mature beauty, the other a younger girl.
The elder wore flawless snow-white robes. Her immortal figure was graceful, her features delicate and breathtaking, as though a fairy had descended into the mortal world.
The younger was dainty and exquisite, her eyes lively and radiant whenever she glanced around. Her bearing possessed the refined beauty bestowed by heaven and earth, like an incomparably beautiful elf.
The two women possessed different charms, yet both were peerless beauties, making heaven and earth themselves pale in comparison.
"What a beautiful pair. That elder beauty must be Jiang Clan's goddess Jiang Shengyi, the one possessing the Innate Dao Embryo."
"The younger one should be the Jiang Clan's cherished jewel, Jiang Luoli, who possesses the Origin Spirit Dao Body."
Looking at the elder and younger beauties, the men present could barely tear their eyes away.
Almost at the same time, another announcement rang out.
"The Desolate Ancient Ye Family has arrived, presenting ten top-grade Saint herbs, one hundred pieces of Divine Source, and three Marquis-King weapons."
Hearing this, many people muttered to themselves.
The Desolate Ancient Ye Family was also quite renowned, but their gifts were utterly ordinary. Not to mention compared to the Jiang Clan's offerings just now—even against a first-rate faction's gifts, they seemed somewhat shabby.
However, the Ye Family's relationship with the Jun Family was merely average and unremarkable. It was only natural for them to offer so little.
"Haha, Miss Luoli, please wait."
Two figures entered the Jun Family's mountain gate. One was an old servant with a goatee, while the blue-robed youth leading the way was Ye Xingyun.
"It's Ye Family's top prodigy Ye Xingyun, the one possessing the Stellar King Physique!"
"You are?" Jiang Luoli turned around and glanced at Ye Xingyun, puzzled.
The smile on Ye Xingyun's face stiffened slightly. Somewhat awkwardly, he said, "Miss Luoli, have you forgotten? Back in the Falling Moon Secret Realm..."
Only then did Jiang Luoli barely recall him. Her little face remained indifferent as she said, "Oh, you're that... that who?"
"I am Ye Xingyun of the Desolate Ancient Ye Family." Ye Xingyun felt increasingly embarrassed.
Could it be that Jiang Luoli had no impression of him at all?
"Oh, it's you. Sorry, but Luoli usually can't remember people with ordinary looks." Jiang Luoli curled her little lips.
As soon as those words came out, the entire venue fell somewhat silent.
Ye Xingyun was even more embarrassed to the extreme.
To be honest, Ye Xingyun was not bad-looking. With sword-like brows and starry eyes, he was exceptionally handsome and refined. Ordinary women would find him pleasing and attractive to look at.
Yet in Jiang Luoli's words, he had become someone with ordinary looks.
Still, Ye Xingyun had rather thick skin. He forced a smile and said, "Miss Luoli, it has been a long time. Would you be willing to sit at the same table as me later?"
Upon hearing this, some people present understood.
So Ye Xingyun's real aim was not the wine.
He had not primarily come for the banquet, but to flirt with a girl.
At the side, Jiang Shengyi's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
Jiang Rou had always wanted to bring Jiang Luoli and Jun Xiaoyao together.
Was Ye Xingyun trying to poach someone else's girl?
"Luoli, let's go find Cousin Jiang Rou." Jiang Shengyi took Jiang Luoli's little hand.
"Oh." Jiang Luoli nodded slightly and stopped paying attention to Ye Xingyun.
Ye Xingyun drew a deep breath, still wearing a composed smile.
It's fine. I still have a chance, Ye Xingyun consoled himself inwardly.
Meanwhile, the doors of a resplendent golden hall within the Jun Family opened.
Only the most honored guests and people from top Dao lineages were qualified to enter.
The remaining first-rate factions all took their seats on other divine islands.
People from the Jiang Clan, the Ye Family, and several other Ancient Desolate families, supreme clans, and top dynasties also entered and took their seats.
All kinds of fine wines and delicacies, jade-plattered treasures of the table, were brought forth. The dishes were luxurious and abundant, all rare treasures.
"Have some of the Jun Family's great figures not arrived yet? Where is the God Son?" An elder from a top Dao lineage looked around.
At that moment, two figures with powerful auras, one man and one woman, appeared.
One of them was a black-robed youth with a temperament as sharp as a sword.
He was Jun Zhangjian, the Jun Family's Tenth Sequence.
He had deliberately emerged from seclusion to attend Jun Xiaoyao's Tenth Birthday Banquet.
The woman beside him wore a pale-blue tasseled gown, and cold energy seemed to surge around her.
Her pupils were icy blue. Her black hair was bound by an ice-blue phoenix hairpin, and her skin was as icy as snow. She looked like a beauty sculpted from ice.
"That is the Jun Family's Seventh Sequence, Jun Xuehuang. She possesses the Ice Spirit Physique. Rumor has it that with a single thought, she can freeze ten thousand miles of land and make snow drift through heaven and earth."
People from many factions appraised Jun Xuehuang.
Each of the Jun Family's ten Sequences was extraordinary.
Naturally, there were no lack of outstanding women among them, and Jun Xuehuang was one such figure.
"I didn't expect you to emerge from seclusion specifically to attend Cousin Xiaoyao's Tenth Birthday Banquet as well," Jun Zhangjian said with a faint smile.
The Jun Family's ten Sequences were either in seclusion or traveling the world, exploring various secret realms.
There were not many who had specifically come to attend Jun Xiaoyao's Tenth Birthday Banquet.
Jun Xuehuang pursed her lips and said flatly, "I merely wanted to see how formidable the God Son who defeated you at the age of three has become."
Upon hearing this, Jun Zhangjian's expression immediately became unnatural.
She had truly brought up the one pot that would not boil.
Just then, another figure walked into the great hall.
"It's him?"
When Jun Zhangjian and Jun Xuehuang saw that figure, both their hearts tightened and their expressions turned grave.
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