Sowing Good Karma, an Opportunity for [Mist Spreading]; Fame That Shook the World, the Foremost Pill Master

Boy Zhengwang withdrew his little hand, his expression unchanged, and raised his wine cup, smiling at Lin Changheng. "Come, Fellow Daoist Ten Thousand Longevity, pay no mind to that blabbermouth. Let me toast you again!"

Lin Changheng glanced at the figure faintly writhing in the distant darkness, then at the smiling child's face before him, and silently marveled, So fast!

Core Formation Middle Stage Peak—truly extraordinary.

His expression remained composed, however. He grinned and raised his cup. "You're too kind, Brother Zhengwang. Please!"

Clink!

The two wine cups met with a crisp sound.

Moonlight spilled like water, bathing the ground in a clear glow.

In the distant darkness, Daoist True Heart rubbed his backside and climbed to his feet with a miserable expression, then shamelessly approached again.

He returned to his seat and buried himself in his wine.

"Ha ha ha ha-"

The gathering suddenly fell quiet.

A moment later, the three exchanged glances and burst into laughter together. Such a minor interlude hardly mattered!

"Come, come, let's drink!"

Boy Zhengwang raised his cup and called out, and the three clinked cups again.

Within the hall, cups continued to pass back and forth amid lively conversation and laughter.

Lin Changheng had, after all, started out as a rogue cultivator. Although he had many acquaintances, most of those relationships involved social obligations and never went very deep. He also frequently cultivated in seclusion, leaving him without a dedicated, established channel for receiving regular information.

Naturally, his sources and breadth of knowledge could not compare with those of these two sect true core cultivators.

Thus, throughout the banquet, Lin Changheng listened more and spoke less.

He heard quite a few "unofficial" rumors from the cultivation worlds of the Song and Jin regions. Some Core Formation cultivator had turned against their Dao companion;