Chapter 7380 Celebration Banquet!
Three days later.
The celebration banquet that Chu invited Wansheng Mountain, Qitian Sect, and Jiuyou Demon Palace to attend began as scheduled.
Under the leadership of Elder He Gongji, Lin Bai went to Tianya Pass of Chu to participate in the celebration with Elder Shi Renshan, the First Son of God, the Second Son of God, the Third Son of God, and Elder Wen.
Even the Fifth Son of God and Daozi Yuyou, who did not contribute much to this battle, were taken with Lin Bai.
On the surface, this celebration banquet seemed to be to celebrate the victory of the competition between the East Region and the North Region, but in fact, everyone knew that there must be other secrets behind it.
This was a rare opportunity to open up his vision, and Lin Bai naturally wanted to take Daozi Yuyou with him to see the world and gain experience.
After all, for the warriors of Jiuyou Demon Palace, who have been practicing in Jiuyou City under the ground for many years, the most lacking thing is knowledge and experience.
Tianya Pass of Chu is still full of soldiers, protecting a city like an iron barrel.
The warriors of Qitian Sect and Wansheng Mountain originally lived in Tianya Pass, so there was no need to hurry. Only Jiuyou Demon Palace came from Yongye Pass.
Before Tianya Pass of Chu State, the prince of the Chu royal family, who was also one of the lords of the border area of Chu State, "Prince Zhao", had already been waiting outside Tianya Pass.
Chu State sent a prince to greet them, which was a great honor for Jiuyou Demon Palace.
Prince Zhao saw the people from Jiuyou Demon Palace who came from afar, and kept a happy and joyful smile on his face. He bowed from a distance:
"Hahaha."
"Welcome everyone from Jiuyou Demon Palace to Tianya Pass. Your arrival really makes my Chu State glorious!"
Prince Zhao smiled, and his words and tone were full of courtesy and kindness.
As the supreme commander of the Nine Nether Demon Palace in Yongye Pass, He Gongji also smiled and bowed:
"Thank you, Prince Zhao, for waiting for so long. I really feel sorry for you!"
"Of course! It's all my duty." After Prince Zhao exchanged a few polite words with Elder He Gongji, he looked at Lin Bai who was standing next to He Gongji:
"Prince Qin, how are you?"
"Congratulations to Prince Qin for winning the competition between the East Region and the North Region. The battle between Prince Qin and Bu Junfeng can be said to be the pinnacle battle of the contemporary demon world's geniuses. It really frightened me!"
Lin Bai smiled and responded: "Prince, you are too kind. There are many geniuses in Chu State, and there are many warriors who are much stronger than me."
"I was just lucky and won by chance."
After receiving the warriors from the Nine Nether Demon Palace, Prince Zhao welcomed Lin Bai and others into Tianya Pass while chatting and laughing.
Although the competition between the East Region and the North Region has ended, the North Region has not withdrawn its troops, so the Chu soldiers in Tianya Pass have not slacked off.
The entire Tianya Pass is on alert, and soldiers holding weapons are patrolling the city.
However, it is slightly different from what Lin Bai found when he came to Tianya Pass before. At least now there are laughter and joy in Tianya Pass from time to time, not as depressing as before.
Tianya Pass, in the City Lord's Mansion.
Under the leadership of Prince Zhao, Lin Bai and the people of Jiuyou Demon Palace came to the banquet without any hindrance.
The place where Prince Liang held the celebration banquet today was the water pavilion in the City Lord's Mansion.
This water pavilion was obviously specially modified.
There are red walls and green plants on all four sides to block the outside world. In front of each red wall, there is a small pavilion, which is enough to place three or five tables.
In the small pavilions in front of the four red walls, a floating bridge was built to connect to a round platform in the center of the lake.
At this moment, a beautiful singer was dancing on the round platform, and the musicians were playing beautiful music in the corridor of the waterside pavilion.
The warriors of the three major forces of Chu, Qitian Sect, and Wansheng Mountain were originally in Tianyaguanzhong, and they arrived earlier than Jiuyou Demon Palace.
They were already sitting in three small pavilions, enjoying the food while enjoying the singing and dancing on the round platform.
Prince Zhao led Lin Bai and many warriors of Jiuyou Demon Palace through the corridor and came to the last pavilion where no one was sitting.
"You can take a rest for a while, and the celebration banquet will start soon!"
After Prince Zhao brought Lin Bai, He Gongji and others to the pavilion, he smiled and said, "You don't have to be so nervous, today is just for celebration, not for anything else!"
He Gongji smiled and nodded to thank him.
Prince Zhao turned around and left to arrange other matters for the celebration banquet.
He Gongji invited Lin Bai to sit at the same table with him, and the rest of the Jiuyou Demon Palace warriors who followed him, regardless of their cultivation level, sat at other tables.
Because in the other three pavilions, the sitting method is almost the same.
The pavilion where the Nine Nether Demon Palace is located is on the left side of the pavilion where the All Saints Mountain is located. Lin Bai happened to see the Saint of All Saints Mountain and an old man with white hair and beard sitting at a table, and the other warriors of All Saints Mountain were sitting at the back.
Obviously, the people in charge of All Saints Mountain are the Saint of All Saints Mountain, Wang Zhengyang, and the old man with white hair and beard.
On the right side is the pavilion where the Qitian Sect is located. Like the Pavilion of All Saints Mountain, Qi Lingyu, the Saint of Qitian Sect, and a middle-aged man are sitting at a table, and the other warriors are sitting at other tables.
Opposite the pavilion of the Nine Nether Demon Palace, you can see the pavilion belonging to the State of Chu by looking across the round platform in the center of the lake.
At this moment in the pavilion of the State of Chu, the other tables are already full of warriors and guests, such as the "King of Beasts", one of the twelve military kings of the State of Chu.
However, this famous military king who was famous in the eastern region of the demon world still did not have the qualification to sit at the table in the front.
The King of Beasts was just sitting and chatting with several other warriors who had good relations with him.
The empty table in the Chu Pavilion was obviously prepared for Prince Liang.
It was just that Prince Liang had not arrived yet.
After He Gongji came to the waterside pavilion, he only looked up and saw the ranking of the seats in the other three pavilions. He immediately understood and arranged for the warriors of the Nine Nether Demon Palace to sit down.
Shi Renshan and the First Son of God, who did not sit in the "main seat", looked a little unhappy.
But thinking that in such an occasion, openly opposing Lin Bai and He Gongji would obviously make the Nine Nether Demon Palace lose face, Shi Renshan could only suppress his anger and sit at the table in the back with the First Son of God.
The warriors of the Nine Nether Demon Palace who came to attend the celebration banquet included the First Son of God, the Second Son of God, the Third Son of God, the Fifth Son of God, the Taoist Yu You, and Wen Lao, as well as several Taoists and Saints of the Nine Nether Demon Palace.
Except for Lin Bai, He Gongji, Wen Lao and others, the other male warriors of the Nine Nether Demon Palace were immediately attracted by the dancers dancing on the round stage after entering the pavilion!
"The Chu Kingdom is still enjoying it!"
"Raising so many beauties as singing girls, it's really enviable!"
After the First Son of God sat down, he picked up the wine pot and snacks on the table, tasted them one after another, and his eyes could no longer move away from the dancers on the round stage.
Not only was the First Son of God attracted by the dancers' posture and appearance, but even the Second Son of God and the Third Son of God were also stunned.
Even they were a little surprised that the dancers on the round stage were so beautiful.
Any woman in the Demon Realm can be said to be a stunning beauty.
"Even the dancers are at the Taiyi Daoguo realm?"
After the second son of God quickly calmed his mind, he suddenly noticed that the cultivation of these dancers was at the Taiyi Daoguo realm, which made them feel a little surprised.
A warrior at the Taiyi Daoguo realm is considered a high-level warrior in the top sects, except for the prosperous forces in the demon world.
If it is other ordinary families and sects, it goes without saying that they can all be called ancestors of the sect.
And such a powerful warrior is just a dancer in Chu?
He Gongji obviously noticed this detail and laughed in a low voice: "Chu is really generous, female cultivators at the Taiyi Daoguo realm are dancers."
"Hehe."
"Is this showing us their background?"
Lin Bai, who was sitting at the same table with He Gongji, just glanced at the dancers and retracted his gaze without much interest.
Although these dancers have good appearance, to Lin Bai, the Prince Qin who has been wandering in the Mingyuefang of Chu for many years... they are just a group of withered flowers and willows.
After all, Lin Bai calculated carefully that it would take him half a year to a year to go from Tianshui Sect to the imperial capital.
During this year, apart from practicing in seclusion or investigating cases, he spent most of his time wandering around Mingyuefang.
The courtesans and the top courtesans in the palaces of Mingyuefang all treated Lin Bai as a guest of honor.
Although these dancers were somewhat pretty, they were still not comparable to the top courtesans in Mingyuefang.
As for their cultivation...
After thinking for a while, Lin Bai smiled and said, "Their cultivation may not be improved through cultivation."
As soon as this was said, He Gongji, the second son of God, the third son of God and others became curious. They all looked at Lin Bai, expecting Lin Bai's explanation.
Not improved through cultivation?
Is there no other way to cultivate in this world?
Lin Bai said calmly: "The Tianji Pavilion of Chu State gathers the top alchemists and weapon refiners in the demon world, and the elixirs and weapons they refine will be provided to the Chu State Military Department first!"
"Among them... there is a saying in the Chu State Military Department that many warriors can exchange for cultivation power through military merit."
He Gongji frowned and asked: "Exchange for cultivation power through military merit? There is such a saying?"
Lin Bai nodded: "I only found out about it later."
"I originally thought that exchanging for cultivation power through military merit means that you can use military merit to exchange for natural materials and treasures to improve your cultivation."
"But this is just one of the options."
"There is a second option!"
Lin Bai paused and said slowly: "There is a magical elixir circulating in the Chu State Military Department. After taking it, you can immediately improve your cultivation."
“For example, after a Taoist warrior takes the elixir, he will immediately become a warrior in the early stage of the Taiyi Daoguo realm.”
“After a warrior in the early stage of the Taiyi Daoguo realm takes the elixir, he will immediately become a warrior in the middle stage of the Taiyi Daoguo realm…”
“And so on!”
He Gongji’s eyes lit up and he exclaimed: “There is actually such a magical elixir in this world. This is the first time I have heard of it.”
Lin Bai chuckled and said: “After all, the Jiuyou Demon Palace has not been in the world for 100,000 years, and this magical elixir is the foundation of the Chu State. Naturally, it is a top secret, and many people don’t know it.”
“But this magical elixir has a huge drawback.”
He Gongji frowned and asked: “What is the drawback?”
Lin Bai replied: “Once you take this elixir to improve your cultivation, the possibility of cultivation and improvement will be cut off from then on!”
"According to Chu State... this kind of elixir that goes against the will of heaven, once used, will be abandoned by the way of heaven, and will completely lose the possibility of breakthrough."
"In simple terms, once you take the elixir, you can only use it to continue practicing."
"Once there is no elixir, their cultivation will stop forever and they will not be able to go any further!"
After listening to Lin Bai's explanation, He Gongji had a simple understanding of this elixir, and he still highly recognized this elixir:
"Even so, this elixir still has great value."
"Other Not to mention, just the elixir that can make a Taoist warrior reach the Taiyi Daoguo realm is priceless! "
"As long as the Chu State has enough of this elixir, they can build an army composed entirely of Taiyi Daoguo realm warriors."
"The number of this army does not need to be too large, just one thousand is enough for the Chu State to sit firmly on the throne of the most prosperous power."
As He Gongji said, if the Chu State can build an army of one thousand Taiyi Daoguo realm warriors, it will be enough to sit firmly on the throne of the most prosperous sect.
After all, the Tianshui Sect, one of the five families and seven sects in the Chu State, has only one or two hundred Taiyi Daoguo realm warriors in the sect.
Lin Bai smiled slightly when he heard this. Based on his current judgment of the Chu State, I am afraid that the Chu State has far more than these armies.
"After this calculation, Chu State and Wansheng Mountain are probably the two most terrifying and prosperous forces in the entire Eastern Region of the Demon Realm!"
"Qitian Sect and Qiye Divine Sect are far inferior to Wansheng Mountain and Chu State."
"I even feel... if Wansheng Mountain and Chu State find the right reasons and excuses, they can easily destroy Qitian Sect and Qiye Divine Sect!"
According to Lin Bai's current judgment, Chu State and Wansheng Mountain should be the strongest and most prosperous sects under the ancient forces!
The real difference between the ancient forces and the prosperous sects is actually not that big!
The real difference is... the ancient forces focus on seeking immortality and asking for the way, putting aside the secular hegemony, just to ascend to immortality.
The ancient forces pay more attention to the cultivation of "elite prodigies" and only accept geniuses. After all, the entry threshold of the ancient forces is the Taiyi Dao Fruit realm.
The prosperous sects in the Demon Realm are completely different. Their forces are extremely large and their organizational structure is also clearly structured.
They are keen on dominating the world and taking more territory, more resources, and more treasures into their pockets.
In simple terms... the ancient forces have ideals and aspirations, they only accept geniuses, and train warriors in the way of master-disciple inheritance. The warriors who come out are almost all the top-level existences in the demon world and the spirit world.
But they do not participate in the world hegemony, and they only want to become immortals.
The prosperous sects accept everyone, as long as the warriors with a little talent can be accepted as their disciples.
Then through the method of "raising Gu", these geniuses fight and compete with each other, and the winner must be a strong one, which is a bit similar to the training mode of the "Son of God System".
