Witch, please have some self-respect!

The banquet for the true teachings is a stage for fame and fortune.

The entire banquet area was mostly a smooth road, except for the central area which was a small hill.

At the summit of the mountain, there was a pavilion where three figures were chatting and laughing.

The enticing aroma of the wine wafted down from above, a scent only found in wines aged at least a thousand years.

One cup is a powerful medicine.

Everyone gazed at that place with awe and longing.

Without a doubt, there were three true elders inside.

The place where Shen Yun and the others were doing their supplementary training was not far from the central hill. It wasn't a clearly defined area, but rather a place where the supplementary trainees naturally gathered together.

Shen Yun found a table, sat down, and placed the invitation on it; this was where he would eat.

It provides a clear view of the central area.

Wu Rou and Ren Changkong received blessings at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by many elders and inner disciples. The two were the center of attention today.

Shen Yun could see clearly that most people were surrounding Wu Rou.

She outshone Ren Changkong.

"Brother Shen, do you know who the three elders in the pavilion on the mountain are today?"

Ren Xiujie and the others gathered around. The banquet had not officially started yet. They would wait for the true disciples, elders, and inner disciples to settle in.

They can then prepare to go up and say hello, to make an impression first.

"I can vaguely make out one of them as Elder Xue Li, but I don't recognize the other two."

Shen Yun looked up at the three people high above and happened to see Feng Luoyi walk up and bow to the only female elder among them.

"Yes, in this breakthrough technique demonstration, no one in the Blood Sea Realm broke through the fifteenth limit. Only the Valkyrie and Senior Brother Ren became true disciples."

"Among them, the Eighth Elder Xue Li accepted Senior Brother Ren as his disciple, while the Valkyrie's master is the Ninth Elder Fen Lie on the right, and the one in the middle is the Third Elder Shi Shuang of the Holy Sect."

Ren Xiujie began to explain with great enthusiasm.

He was most interested in and knew the most about the Holy Ancestor's interpersonal relationships and social interactions.

Shen Yun's heart skipped a beat. Feng Luoyi's master was the Third Elder, Shi Shuang, who was in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall.

It seems that only these three elders are present at today's banquet for the true disciples.

Shen Yun wasn't interested in the other two male elders, but he couldn't resist trying the ancient scroll with the third elder, Shi Shuang.

If we can establish a connection with the Third Elder, we will never lack any more magical techniques.

I can tolerate having less personal blessings.

As Shen Yun listened, he began to use his ability to identify ancient scrolls.

They were not far from the central hill, right within the coverage area, and the light screen flickered in front of them.

【Time Frost】

【Favourability: 10】

[Host satisfaction rate: 99%]

[Can be bonded as a partner]

If you're from the same faction and haven't interacted with them before, your favorability rating will generally be positive.

【Knot】

Shen Yun immediately recited the prayer in his mind, somewhat anticipating the ancient scroll's reaction.

He had asked Su Wan'er indirectly, and she said that on the day he contacted her, she hadn't noticed anything unusual.

Therefore, he was not afraid of being discovered.

.....

Shi Shuang was extremely beautiful, but her beauty was piercing, with eyebrows as sharp as a knife.

He exudes an aura of indifference towards everything.

Having just dismissed her cheap disciple Feng Luoyi, she slightly raised the corner of her eye.

For some reason, she suddenly felt the urge to find a partner to pursue the Great Dao together.

"interesting!"

A cold smile appeared on Shi Shuang's lips.

Xue Li and Fen Lie, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but shudder when they saw Shi Shuang suddenly smile.

I couldn't help but want to get further away from this woman.

They were used to the Third Elder's poker face; if he ever showed any emotion, someone was definitely in trouble.

Shi Shuangxiu's Heartless Sword Dao advocates ruthlessness and the elimination of desire!

The origins of love and desire are divided into those of Heaven and those of humanity!

Heavenly sentiments are those that arise from Heaven, originate unconsciously, and arise in moments of thoughtlessness and carefree awareness.

Humans are easily moved by beauty and become infatuated with it.

Human relationships and desires have long been eradicated by her.

However, the cultivation method she practiced often brought down heavenly desires, and heavenly emotions tempered her Dao heart and sword intent.

It is difficult to eradicate completely.

In this situation, she naturally thought that she had been affected by the invasion of the Heavenly Emotions.

The best way to deal with the situation is to face it head-on.

Like a farmer weeding, you gradually remove the weeds as they grow, eradicating the old roots until they are gone, and the weeds become fewer and fewer until they stop growing altogether.

"Is there anyone worthy of me?"

"In the Azure Fiend Secret Realm, who is worthy to be my companion!"

Shi Shuang flicked her sleeve, stood up, and her sharp sword intent made Xue Li and Fen Lie dare not look at her.

Shi Shuang glanced disdainfully at the Eighth and Ninth Elders, a cold smile playing on her lips.

These two people are not worthy of her favor.

Xue Li and Fen Lie exchanged a glance, wondering what had gotten into their ruthless and desireless senior sister.

Shi Shuang always wore a dark robe with white trim, which fluttered in the breeze as she stood atop the pavilion and looked down from the mountain.

Looking down at the numerous disciples and elders, they are all worthless and incompetent.

Who could possibly catch her eye!

Who is worthy of her?

"what?"

For some reason, her gaze swept over a disciple below and caught her attention.

It seems that just as her emotions were stirred by Heaven, her human emotions were also stirred by that disciple.

Shi Shuang felt that the disciple looked quite pleasing to the eye.

"Should I make him my companion on my journey to explore the Great Dao?"

"At sixty years old, in the later stages of recuperation, does he even deserve to be called a doctor?"

This inexplicable thought was quickly extinguished by her, and the sword intent in her ancestral aperture became even more transparent.

He glanced at the disciple again.

He caught a glimpse of a presence and, after some quick calculation, learned that the person's name was Shen Yun, and that he seemed to be one of his own disciple Feng Luoyi's people.

It might still be useful in the future.

After all, for countless years, no one had been able to evoke her emotions.

.....

[Rejection encountered, connection failed!]

Shen Yun was terrified.

He had just chosen to tie the knot when the elder actually got up and looked around.

Shen Yun was startled and felt a little unsure of what to do. Couldn't one just try dating casually?

"Could it be that she can sense it?"

Shen Yun picked up his wine glass and started chatting with Ren Xiujie and the others next to him.

Fortunately, after the elder glanced around, he sat back down and didn't pay any attention to him.

Shen Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This experiment shows that even when forming a partnership, the other person's consent is required.

It seems to be able to provoke a reaction from the other party.

If you are unwilling, the connection cannot be successfully established.

I just don't know how the questions are phrased in the ancient scrolls?

"Would you be willing to be Shen Yun's partner?"

He couldn't possibly be that brainless; if he were, he would have turned to ashes just now.

Although everyone now speaks highly of the Third Elder, it is because the Third Elder is right before our eyes.

Privately, the Third Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall was nicknamed the "Demon of Annihilation."

Better to provoke the sect leader than to provoke annihilation.

After being rejected, Shen Yun did not dare to casually contact any candidates.

It goes without saying that no one would willingly become a partner with someone they don't know well.

Instead, they used the detection function to search within the True Inheritance Banquet.

If he blends in with a group of talisman masters and uses ordinary invitations, not many people will pay attention to him.

Look at it however you want.

【Feng Luoyi】

【Favourability: 72】

[Host satisfaction rate: 99%]

[Can be bonded as a partner]

I glanced at Miss Feng Luoyi; her favorability rating was 72, which is already quite high.

Shen Yun felt relieved.

Upon closer examination, the two did not interact much.

The 72 points of favorability were beyond Shen Yun's expectations; a significant portion of it must have come from stories Feng Luoyi told her when she was a child.

However, he was not sure if the 70 points of affection were enough to form a relationship, so he did not make any rash moves for the time being.

Then his gaze swept towards the Fairy Qingzhi behind her.

【Fairy of Green Ganoderma】

【Favourability: 69】

[Host satisfaction rate: 92%]

[Can be bonded as a partner]

Afterwards, Shen Yun, along with the main group of auxiliary cultivators, offered their blessings to Wu Rou, who had been promoted to a true disciple.

The day before the True Disciple Banquet, both Wu Rou and Ren Changkong had already been officially recognized as true disciples under the witness of the sect.

The current True Lineage Banquet is merely a celebration for external audiences.

The process was completed long ago.

When Wu Rou saw that Shen Yun had entered with an ordinary invitation, she didn't show him much importance, knowing that Shen Yun was a low-key person.

"Brother Shen, I'll drink it."

During the toasting ceremony, he only drank Shen Yun's wine.

Shen Yun also glanced at Wu Rou's condition.

【Wu Rou】

【Favourability: 76】

[Host satisfaction rate: 99%]

[Can be bonded as a partner]

Shen Yun was quite surprised; he really hadn't expected Wu Rou to have such a high level of affection for him.

"The young lady's favorability rating isn't even as high as Wu Rou's!"

After exploring the ancient scrolls, Shen Yun had a general idea of ​​how to interact with these people in the future.

Wu Rou is a straightforward person; if she values ​​something, she values ​​it.

Upon seeing Huang Changxing and Chen Ming, Shen Yun went over and greeted them.

Except for Luo Yi, whose favorability rating was found to be relatively low, everyone else's favorability rating remained above 60.

Huang Changxing and Chen Minggeng are both over seventy years old, which means they are already considered good friends.

Today, with the help of the Blessing Scroll, we have conducted a major screening of the people Shen Yun knows.

He then took Feng Lei, Feng Dian, and Feng Baixuan with him to the young lady's place to show their faces and thank Fairy Qingzhi. That was about it.

If you stabilize your thighs, Shen Yun will be safe.

Afterwards, Shen Yun casually watched the True Disciple Banquet amidst the bustling crowd.

Since it doesn't cost any energy, I might as well watch it.

It's not common to see so many aspiring cultivators gathered together, and quite a few disciples took the initiative to come up and chat with them.

Some people asked for talismans, some for elixirs, and some for precious artifacts.

There will always be a need.

Shen Yun discovered that his status as an assistant cultivator was not bad; most of the Holy Sect disciples had a fairly good impression of him.

Shen Yunpan was particularly wary of unfamiliar female disciples, and he slightly altered his appearance during the process.

The younger and more handsome a man is, the more favorably the female disciples will feel towards him.

For example, there's this female disciple named Ling Xuan who has reached the peak of her cultivation.

Ling Xuan

【Favourability: 50】

[Host satisfaction rate: 92%]

[Can be bonded as a partner]

After chatting for a while, the favorability rating had reached fifty.

Sixty is considered good for making friends, and seventy is already quite an achievement.

It's even more difficult to maintain a friendship until eighty.

Fifty is already quite high for someone you've only met once.

"I need lightning-type runes and runes that can aid in body tempering, but I've been struggling to obtain them. I wonder if you, Master Shen, could help me..."

Ling Xuan looked at Shen Yun with a smile, her beautiful eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"What a coincidence! I possess two types of runes: Lightning and Weight-Bearing. I wonder if they can meet your needs?"

Shen Yun pondered for a moment among the runes he possessed, and then thought of two types of runes and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xuan's face lit up with surprise. She hadn't expected that Shen Yun knew all the talismans.

The two agreed to meet at Wangyuezhai in Qianlongfang a few days later.

Because Ling Xuan needs high-quality stones, not ordinary ones.

Shen Yun said that it would take some time to prepare.

After making the promise, Shen Yun glanced at the favorability rating again, which had increased by five points.

This is a normal person.

"Let's go visit our Elder of the Auxiliary Cultivation Pavilion."

Ren Xiujie came over and beckoned Shen Yun to come over together.

Shen Yun said goodbye to Ling Xuan and followed them.

As a junior cultivator in the Junior Cultivation Pavilion, I should at least pay a visit to the Junior Cultivation Elders.

In this peaceful little world, ordinary disciples casually sat around the central hill.

This allows us to see the status of each level of the Holy Sect.

There's no need to elaborate on the outer disciples.

The cultivators of the Blood Sea Realm reside at the foot of the central mountain; they are inner disciples and stewards of various halls.

The true disciples and elders were located halfway up the mountain, and it was implied that the true disciples held an even higher status.

There were only three people on the mountaintop; it's lonely at such a height.

The four classes of holy monks constitute this scene of the True Teachings Banquet.

The group of students lined up to arrive at the banquet halfway up the mountain. The wine here was fragrant, and the quality of the "Immortal's Intoxication" wine was even higher. The banquet was also held in the form of one person per table.

People come to visit in an endless stream. Shen Yun has been here twice already, so he knows the way very well.

"This is Master Yu Ya, and this is Master Leng."

Ren Xiujie whispered to Shen Yun.

"This is a sect banquet; titles are used to indicate rank!"

Jiang Baofu, an inner disciple who was also a second-level auxiliary cultivator, quietly reminded him.

"It was my oversight."

Ren Xiujie nodded repeatedly: "Elder Yu Ya, this is Elder Leng."

This is not a private gathering for minor cultivators; third-tier masters are all elders in the Holy Sect.

Shen Yun mingled in the crowd, toasting several elders without drawing attention.

Suddenly, when Shen Yun offered a toast to Hu Lanzhou, an elder in the art of weapon forging, his eyes narrowed.

Hu Lan

[Favorability: -88]

[Host satisfaction rate: 1%]

They should not be bound as partners.

Hu Lan appeared to be a robust man, with bulging muscles beneath his elder's robes resembling coiled dragons, and his skin a bronze hue.

Her fiery red hair was messy and gave her a fierce and violent look.

According to Shen Yun's understanding, this Master Hu Lan did not interact much with other auxiliary cultivators on a regular basis, had a fiery temper, but was extremely skilled at forging magical artifacts.

Such a low level of favorability is only possible with someone who killed your father.

Moreover, Shen Yun and he were complete strangers.

Moreover, given the vast difference in their cultivation levels, if they truly hated Shen Yun that much, they would have already taken action.

Unless this hatred is not directed at Shen Yun alone, but at everyone.

This reminded Shen Yun of Xiong Gang, whom he had met before.

Is there an inherent hatred among demons?

He suppressed his emotions, blended into the crowd discreetly to offer toasts, and used the ancient scrolls to investigate one by one.

Besides Hu Lan, I also saw two other second-tier minor cultivators, whose favorability ratings were also negative 70 or 80.

Shen Yun observed secretly that the two seemed to be favored by Elder Hu Lan.

"Second-tier rune array Bai Shuixiang, second-tier weapon forging Feng Shouyi."

Shen Yun silently recited the names of the two minor students in his mind.

It's obvious without even thinking that something fishy is going on.

The demon race frequently sends demon cultivators to infiltrate human forces.

Demon cultivators at the Blood Sea Realm can transform into human form with beast heads, while great demons at the Heavenly Palace Realm can directly transform into human form.

Even demons at the Body Nourishing Realm can transform into human form if they use a Transformation Pill.

It's just unknown whether these people with such low favorability ratings are demonic cultivators lurking within the Holy Sect.

After toasting, Shen Yun returned to enjoy the banquet discreetly throughout.

During this period, he attempted to reconcile with Wu Rou.

Failed.

While performing the binding operation, Shen Yun kept his eyes fixed on Wu Rou, trying to catch even the slightest subtle reaction from her every move.

Wu Rou first looked around with a hint of doubt in her eyes, then slowly scanned the entire room.

It lingered around Shen Yun's place for a while, and then moved away.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment. After about two or three minutes, the message "Tethering failed" appeared in front of Shen Yun's eyes.

The time required to determine failure was longer than that of the Third Elder.

She hesitated!

"Is there still a chance?" Shen Yun couldn't help but wonder.