The evening banquet was held in the Hall Department's main hall, with considerable pomp.
Besides the three Qi Refining Practitioners, numerous Outer Disciples and representatives of local cultivation Lineages attended, filling the hall to capacity.
Jiang Che was naturally the guest of honor, and Pingli's three Qi Refining Practitioners treated him with great courtesy, never once regarding him as an ordinary Embryonic Breath cultivator.
That was only to be expected.
The [azure peace heavenly music qi] produced in Pingli was required for Jingxiao Peak's fundamental cultivation art and was of great importance. The peak had always managed its production directly. For an inspection envoy dispatched by the peak, cultivation was no longer the most important consideration. Even if a mortal came, that person would still represent the peak's will. How could anyone fail to entertain them properly?
Indeed, viewed another way, the fact that they had sent such a young Full Aperture cultivator was all the more reason to treat him well-with someone like him assigned to such an important task, who dared say he might not become another True Disciple of Jingxiao Peak in the future?
Naturally, no one dared slight him.
After dealing with the many Outer Disciples and Lineage representatives, Jiang Che entered a small private room with the three deacons and stewards. Only the four of them were present.
Cao Jian turned to business. "We've all read the inspection documents, but we don't yet know how you intend to conduct the inspection, Junior Brother Jiang. Could you give us advance word of what you want to investigate or examine, so we can have the people below make preparations?"
Hearing the melody, Jiang Che understood its deeper meaning. With the peak suddenly sending an inspector, the county's deacons and stewards were naturally nervous.
What they were asking