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Chapter 288 Small gathering
Three days later.

Qin Ming set off on time as invited and went to Canghai Fairy City for the banquet.

When he arrived at the outskirts of the fairy city, he found that the whole city was decorated with lights and there was a festive atmosphere.

It should be that Master Nalan Xi broke through to the middle stage of the Golden Core, and the independent cultivators in the city spontaneously organized the whole city to celebrate for him.

It also indirectly illustrates the status of True Man Canghai among these casual cultivators.

Near the fairy city, all kinds of shining lights were shining brightly, and there was an endless stream of cultivators coming in and out.

Before Qin Ming entered the city, he saw a beam of azure blue light flying from the direction of Canghai Peak and stopped steadily in front of him.

The light dispersed, and a beautiful woman emerged. Nalan Xi smiled and extended her hand to make a gesture of invitation:
"Fellow Daoist Qin is here, and several other fellow Daoists have also arrived. Please come in."

"Haha! Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Nalan for breaking through the middle stage of the Golden Core and taking a further step forward on the path to immortality." Qin Ming also put on a smile and congratulated Nalan Xi.

He also didn't expect that Nalan Xi would come out to greet him in person.

"This is all thanks to Fellow Daoist Qin's Dust-Mieting Pill, otherwise the mid-term stage would still be a long way off." Nalan Xi said with gratitude in her eyes.

After saying that, the two flew towards the top of Canghai Peak.

Many people saw this scene below the Immortal City.

The monks began to discuss.

"The senior just now should be Master Wangyue, right? He actually attracted the city lord to come and greet him in person."

"That's inevitable. Apart from Master Wangyue, no one else can be treated with such high standards."

"I just saw Elder Wan from Xuanxi Valley coming, but I didn't see Master Canghai going to greet him."

"This is enough to show the status of Master Wangyue in the hearts of the Golden Core Ancestors!"

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On the top of the misty Canghai Peak, outside an ancient and elegant cave.

The place is shaded by green bamboos, with gurgling water and pavilions scattered around.

When Qin Ming and Nalan Xi arrived, there were already three people sitting in the pavilion, all of them exuding the magical aura of the Golden Core Stage.

Except for one of them whom Qin Ming did not know, the other two were old acquaintances of his, namely Wei Wuya from Lei Yuan Sect and Wan Laozu from Xuanxi Valley.

Those who were invited by Master Nalan Xi to come to the Xiaoqing party were naturally all Jindan-stage cultivators.

Including Qin Ming, most of the Jindan stage cultivators in the Southern Wilderness gathered here.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, I have long heard of your great name!"

"I am Gu Luxiao, the Beast King of Wu State. When you held the Golden Elixir Ceremony last time, I happened to be in seclusion and couldn't go there in person to congratulate you. It's a pity!"

"After seeing you today, I can see that you are really a promising young man. I must have a few more drinks with you!"

Beside Wei Wuya and the other man, an old man in his 80s with silver hair bowed and greeted Qin Ming warmly.

This man has wrinkled skin and gray hair, but his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, giving people a feeling of being strong despite being old.

Qin Ming secretly used the magical power of "Yin Yang Mysterious Mirror" and looked at Lu Xiao. He saw that although this man looked old, the green vitality in his body was overflowing, and he still had at least a hundred years of life left.

It seems that he has also practiced some kind of longevity technique.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you are too polite. Thanks to Fellow Daoist Nalan, now you and I know each other, right? Haha!" Qin Ming smiled faintly and returned the greeting.

"Friend Daoist Qin, long time no see!"

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you should have a few more drinks later."

Wei Wuya and Elder Wan also came over to greet Qin Ming.

In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected, ever since Qin Ming single-handedly killed two Jindan of Lingyun Sect.

Qin Ming's status in the Jindan circle also rose sharply, so the Jindan ancestors of several countries were quite polite to him.

"My fellow Taoists, please stop standing here. Please take a seat and enjoy your meal and drink some wine."

Nalan Xi invited several people to take a seat.

Afterwards, the waiters from the fairy city brought a table full of delicious food.

Nalan Xi took out a jar of spiritual wine, then opened the lid, and a charming and mellow aroma of the nectar wafted out.

Upon seeing this, several old ancestors present were cheered up and their eyes lit up.

"Haha! Come and try the Yulin wine brewed by Fellow Daoist Qin."

"I also borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha. I spent a lot of effort to get such an altar from Jingxue Pavilion."

Wei Wuya was naturally very familiar with this spiritual wine. In his mind, it was no exaggeration to say that Yulin wine was the best wine in the world of immortal cultivation in the Southern Wilderness.

"It turns out that Fellow Daoist Qin is really good at brewing all kinds of spiritual wine!"

"Wan admires me very much."

Afterwards, the five of them clinked their glasses together and drank the wine in their hands.

He showed an intoxicated look.

"It's really good wine!"

The cups clinked and three rounds of drinks were drunk.

Then, Wei Wuya took out a brocade box, handed it to Nalan Xi and said:
"This is a small gift from me, a Return to Life Talisman, to congratulate Daoist Nalan on his intermediate stage of the Golden Core stage and his promising path to immortality."

The other people saw that Wei Wuya made a move and it was this kind of high-end goods.

Although they didn't show it on the surface, they were secretly amazed in their hearts.

The Resurrection Talisman is a third-order mid-grade talisman, and its greatest function is to save lives.

As long as the injury is not instantly fatal, this talisman can heal most injuries in a short period of time and restore to peak condition.

You can imagine how rare it is.

He had arranged all the social etiquette of cultivating immortals.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wei." Nalan Xi's eyes lit up and she accepted the gift with a smile. The next one was Elder Wan, who gave out twenty high-grade spirit stones and a piece of third-grade medium-grade refining material.

Lu Xiao from the Wu Kingdom's Beast King Valley took out an exquisite porcelain bottle, handed it to Nalan Xi and said:
"Congratulations to Daoist Nalan on your great progress in cultivation. This third-level lower-grade beast soul pill can improve the cultivation of spirit beasts. It is a small token of my appreciation."

They all knew that Nalan Xi had a third-level spirit turtle pet, so Lu Xiao's gift touched Nalan Xi's heart.

"Thank you, Brother Lu."

There was a rare hint of joy on Nalan Xi's face, it seemed that she cared a lot about her pet.

Next, it was Qin Ming's turn.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him.

Several ancestors were also curious about what kind of gift Qin Ming would send. After all, in addition to being a third-rank alchemy master, his attainments in spiritual plants were also quite high.

There is naturally no shortage of good things.

Qin Ming smiled and calmly took out an exquisite jade bottle and handed it to Nalan Xi.

"Congratulations to Daoist Nalan on his great progress in cultivation. This longevity pill is a small token of my appreciation."

High-level life-extending elixir!

As soon as he said this, the other Jindan ancestors were unable to breathe!
They knew of the reputation of the third-grade, mid-quality longevity elixir, but had only heard of it and had never seen it in person, let alone taken it.

That is a panacea that can extend your life by eighty years!
Which Jindan ancestor doesn’t desire it?
"I didn't expect that in such a short time, Fellow Daoist Qin has actually been promoted to the level of a third-level intermediate-grade alchemy master!"

"It's really cause for celebration!"

A few people came to their senses and complimented Qin Ming.

"Haha! Qin was also lucky."

Nalan Xi also took the jade bottle excitedly and expressed her sincere gratitude to Qin Ming.

The importance of longevity to her is self-evident.

"I would like to thank you for your generous gift, Fellow Daoist Qin!"

"If Brother Qin needs anything in the future, just let me know."

Several other ancestors looked at this scene and showed extremely envious expressions.

Qin Ming refined four longevity pills this time. He took one himself, leaving three elixirs.

Apart from the one he promised to Patriarch Yuheng, there were still two pills left, and he thought he might as well do a favor.

When Nalan Xi came to attend Qin Ming's Golden Elixir Ceremony, the gift he brought was quite expensive, so his return gift couldn't be too shabby.

Qin Ming's move immediately raised his status in the eyes of several people.

This was because, even among the Nascent Soul Sects of the Great Jin, masters who could refine a third-grade mid-quality elixir were rare.

What’s more, it is a longevity-prolonging elixir, which is one of the most difficult high-level elixirs to refine.

After the gift-giving was over, several Jindan Zhenren present raised their glasses and drank, and started communicating with each other.

After all, these ancestors are all busy with their own sect affairs, and it is rare for them to have such opportunities to get together.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Qin, what are your plans after you achieve the Golden Elixir?" Wei Wuya suddenly asked after putting down his wine glass.

"I heard that you even rejected the invitation from Lihuo Palace. Do you really intend to continue practicing hard on Wangyue Island?"

Qin Ming thought for a moment and said, "Well, Qin's original plan was to travel to the Great Jin Dynasty to broaden my horizons and look for opportunities to achieve Infant Condensation."

"But I heard that the Lihuo Palace seems to be fighting another powerful enemy. I'm afraid it's not a good time to go to Dajin now, so I'll put it on hold for now."

"So next, Qin plans to travel around the four countries, but the time has not been decided yet."

At this time.

Lu Xiao from the Beast King Valley first raised his hand cautiously to cast a barrier, then said: "Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is right."

"According to my information, the war situation in the upper sect is not optimistic. If it weren't for the fact that the resources in our Southern Wilderness cultivation world are too scarce, there are only a few high-level cultivators, and the Yuanying forces don't look down on us, otherwise, I think we would have been forcibly conscripted to participate in the war."

"When gods fight, innocent people suffer."

"There are countless examples like this since ancient times."

"Alas, for a vassal cultivation world like ours, once the Yuanying Sect gives an order, we simply cannot disobey it."

"Fortunately, the Lihuo Palace has not interfered with the affairs of the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World for thousands of years."

"The ghost disaster in Liang State is getting worse and worse."

"I hope the war in the upper sect will end soon. Alas! It is really a troubled time!"

The expressions of the several ancestors present at the meeting were quite solemn when they heard the news.

If their subordinate sects were involved in the Yuanying sect war, it would naturally not be a good ending.

After Lu Xiao finished speaking, he seemed to find that the atmosphere on the scene was a bit solemn and not very suitable for today.

So he changed the subject and said with a smile:

"If Fellow Daoist Qin comes to Wu Country, please inform me. Beast King Valley will definitely welcome you!"

"My Liang Kingdom also welcomes you! Haha, but now is not a good time." Patriarch Wan said with a wry smile.

Qin Ming thanked them one by one, then he thought for a while, thought of something, and said to everyone present:

"My fellow Taoists, when Qin killed Duanmu Sheng of Lingyun Sect some time ago, he got some information."

"Decades ago, the Kingdom of Jin had been infiltrated by the 'Yuan Mo Sect' among the six sects of the Demonic Path, and they colluded with each other secretly. This invasion of the Kingdom of Wei was also planned for a long time."

“Even the seal deep in the ruins of Taihu Lake in Liang State was broken, and their shadows were also seen.”

"The evil sect's plan this time is not small, and we must be on guard."

Qin Ming gave a reminder to all the sect ancestors present.

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(End of this chapter)