As soon as these words came out, everyone in the seat fell into silence.
Although the banquet was still silent, underneath it was like an undercurrent, and all kinds of thoughts were suppressing the banquet.
Zhao Shun calmly looked at everyone. Except for Dai Shitong and herself, there were quite a few Ningyuan monks at Yuan Cao Jian's birthday banquet. At a rough calculation, they numbered more than they could count on both hands.
It seems that everyone knows that today is the feast of a hundred years old, so they came here specifically to see the Jin Ai Peak behind Dai Shitong...
"Since everyone is here, Dai doesn't want to delay any more. Let's start the banquet immediately!"
After what he said, all the guests used their chopsticks to raise their glasses, and the atmosphere of the banquet was livened up again. Several people toasted to their birthdays in turn, and Dai Shitong gave some elixirs, which made their faces even more joyful.
However, what was even worse than the joy was the secret suspicion.
"Senior Kuang, I wonder how many Ning Yuan monks are present at this birthday banquet?" The monk in green raised his sleeves to drink and asked in a lowered voice.
The long-browed Taoist beside him replied calmly: "About fifteen or sixteen."
Hearing this, the monk in green clothes couldn't help but feel anxious, and said in a slightly high tone: "What should we do? In the past, the number of Ningyuan at the birthday banquet was too much. How come there are more than ten people here this time? Kuang Senior, can you really guarantee that the birthday gift will come out on top?"
"Why are you panicking?" The long-browed Taoist coldly glanced at his worried face and sneered: "You must know that no matter how important the gift in this world is, it is not as good as surrendering to the person who likes it. Behind Dai Shitong stood a strong man of the True Infant. Because he can pile up Ning Yuan, what treasures are there that he hasn’t seen yet?”
"You said that he has been searching for spring-leaf birds in the past few years without success, so I went to Zhongzhou to catch one like this. If he fails this time, you should worry about yourself..." The Taoist with long eyebrows showed a fierce light in his eyes, The monk in green clothes couldn't help but tremble, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
If I had known that this casual cultivator had such a murderous intention, I shouldn't have been obsessed with joining forces with him for a while, and regretted it too late!
The monk in Tsing Yi was Cao Jizhong, the disciple with the surname Cao mentioned by the merchants at that time. He had already made a gift to enter Jin Ai Peak a few years ago, but only after entering the peak did he realize that the resources he had obtained were only a little more than what he had received as an ordinary outer disciple. In addition to There are no special benefits to having a huge savings.
Because of his mediocre talent, he was still not taken seriously by his superiors as before, and his treatment was as usual.
Only then did he finally understand why Dai Shitong dared to act so recklessly in attracting people to the peak. It turned out that there were so many disciples at Jin Ai Peak, and a few were added every year. The sect didn't care at all, let alone take action to control them.
However, the matter has come to this, and I can only accept it silently. Just when Cao Jizhong was depressed, he suddenly heard news from someone in Jin Ai Peak, saying that this year is the 100th birthday of Dai Shitong, and he will do something big. Even the elder Master Judou paid his respects personally. After asking about the birthday banquet, he might attend the banquet in person to add glory to Dai Shitong's face.
Although I have never seen the elder come, but based on what Dai Shitong said before, we can know that this birthday banquet has indeed made the elder very concerned, and the person with the best birthday gift may really receive the reward and reach the sky in one step.
Cao Jizhong raised his eyes slightly and secretly looked at the Taoist Taoist with long eyebrows on the side of his body. He thought to himself, if this were not the case, how could I seek the skin of a tiger and make it difficult to protect myself.
It’s nothing more than seeking wealth in danger!
While Taoist Changmei was drinking, he observed the monks here who were also Ningyuan monks like him. In the end, his eyes only stopped at three places.
One of them is a young man wearing a sapphire blue robe. Judging from the jeweled light in his accessories and the look of confidence on his face, you know that the birthday gift he presented this time is of great value.
The second place is where male and female monks sit together. They have affectionate expressions on their faces. They must be Taoist lovers, and their expressions are firm and mature. I am afraid that the person in charge of the small sect has the support of the forces behind him, so the birthday gift must be no small matter.
The last one is a female cultivator in plain clothes, her black hair is all tied up, her eyes are cold and her behavior is calm.
Taoist Changmei boasted that he knew countless people, and he was sure that she was definitely not a casual cultivator. However, he could not tell her specific identity. It was just this extremely indifferent attitude that was different from ordinary people, which made him suspicious.
His name is Kuang Chen. He accidentally encountered a book of practice skills and entered the Tao. He fought through ups and downs until he became a master today. However, the skills of the past have ended in the method of condensation cultivation, and there is no way to advance further.
Kuang Chen is very far-sighted and knows that he should make preparations in advance, otherwise he will be trapped in the condensed energy and may run out of life and die. After many inquiries, I found out that Dai Shitong was a hundred years old, so he came here with a gift and wanted to ask Jin Aifeng for a copy of the exercises to continue his practice.
"I just hope that Dai Shitong, who is used to seeing rare treasures, will choose me, a spring-leafed bird, as the leader."
Zhao Shun and Kuang Chen met their eyes by chance, and felt that the man's eyes were rather cold, and his whole body had a rough and unkind aura. However, she didn't care much about it, so she withdrew her gaze and sat quietly on the table.
There were more people who stood up to congratulate Dai Shitong, or they were familiar with each other, or they were Jin Aifeng disciples themselves. The people accompanying Zhao Chun naturally did not have this qualification, so they had to look at the people in front of them with envy to raise their glasses.
The atmosphere at the banquet gradually became louder, and Dai Shitong felt something. He waved his hand and called a servant up, and looked at him to signal.
The servant immediately understood and shouted loudly: "Please sit alone at the table and sing the ceremony!"
Although it is a scene that happens every year, the guests in the audience are still very excited and a little nervous.
"Yin Hong, a disciple of the Yuheng Sect, presents ten century-old moonlight flat peaches!"
"Weng Qiyuan, a disciple of the Yuheng Sect, presents a bottle of Pinjing Pulse Pill!"
"Liu Xiaoqing, a disciple of Yuheng Jin Aifeng, presents a hundred-year-old cloud-patterned Baozhi!"
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After the disciples' birthday rites were sung first, it was the turn of the outside monks. Many of the Ning Yuan gifts were extremely precious, making Dai Shitong look even more pleased.
General Kuang Chen, who was sitting here, had heard the birthday ceremony and felt slightly at ease. However, the monks in the three places he was paying attention to had not yet sung the ritual list, so he was not sure that everything was in place.
"The son of Master Anlan of Hengsong Cave, Yu Kong Shao, presented three pills of the best Shenlong Pill!"
The singing disciples' voices suddenly became louder, and they seemed to be surprised by the items on the list.
"The best elixir! Someone is so generous!"
"Master An Lan of Hengsong Cave...but that master of alchemy! It wouldn't be surprising if she took action and got the best elixir."
"Master An Lan hasn't opened the furnace for several years. He doesn't want to shock everyone with his skill!"
Shenlong Pill is not a precious elixir, and its function is only to heal wounds and nourish Qi. It is a relatively basic category among Xuanjie elixirs. But the word "excellent" makes its value increase several times.
There are four grades of elixirs, namely top, middle and bottom. The last three categories are relatively common. Ordinary alchemists only refine high-grade elixirs without deliberately pursuing the best.
Just because the word "best" means that the efficacy of the elixir has been perfectly utilized. After the elixir is completed, the medicinal energy will not be dispersed, and there is no erysipelas in the elixir. When monks take the best elixir, not only do they not have to worry about erysipelas damaging their practice, but they can also achieve perfect results. The medicinal properties remove erysipelas from the body and re-open the meridians and acupoints.
What's even more valuable is that if the alchemist obtains the best elixir, he can gain an opportunity for enlightenment by tasting the elixir and achieve a breakthrough in the way of elixir.
It can be said that as soon as Yu Kong Shao came out with this top-quality ginseng dragon pill, he immediately suppressed the guests in front of him and made them look dull and colorless.
