Chapter 1680

This victory feast, everyone ate and felt utterly refreshed, the banquet lasted until late night.

After the meal, nobody wanted to leave; they all gathered together to drink and chat casually, and Dao Yi Shengdi did not stop them.

A great victory left everyone extremely excited; indulging once was nothing.

Even Qi Xiong, Wu Shou and the other elders and peak masters of Dao Yi Shengdi clinked cups with everyone one by one, the atmosphere was quite lively.

Ye Zhangqing left relatively early; he had no choice but to leave, having just sat down, the stream of people coming to toast him was endless.

Even more popular than Qi Xiong, the Netherworld, Yongye, and the sect masters of Haotu Shijie's major sects all came to toast Ye Zhangqing.

For a moment, Ye Zhangqing felt he could barely keep up with the drinking.

So after dealing with it for a while, Ye Zhangqing took Bai Hua Xianzi, Qiu Baiyi and the four women away from the banquet to rest in their rooms.

It was simply too enthusiastic, leaving Ye Zhangqing not knowing what to say.

Only the next morning did the strong cultivators of Haotu Shijie's major sects begin to leave in dribs and drabs, yet they were still reluctant to part.

After this meal, nobody knew when the next one would be; anyway, wanting to eat a meal cooked by Ye Zhangqing now was truly not easy.

As for these outsider cultivators, they didn't even have a chance to compete, while the disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi at least had some hope.

The victory feast ended, but there was still a banquet for the disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi coming up.

Ye Zhangqing did not go back on his word; he arranged a good meal for the many senior brothers, and the disciples found it utterly refreshing.

The quantity of dishes was even greater than before the victory feast, which made each disciple extremely excited, sighing inwardly that Ye Zhangqing was still good to them.

After the victory feast and the banquets up and down Dao Yi Shengdi were over, Ye Zhangqing thought he could have a leisurely stretch, just needing to handle his three daily meals.

But before a few days had passed, Haotu Shijie became lively again.

Numerous strong cultivators surged into Haotu Shijie, and they were all from the major forces of the Human Race.

These people came to Haotu Shijie for no other reason than that, in the previous battle, Haotu Shijie had defeated the Human Imperial Palace and the demon race, so they hurried over to show goodwill.

Everyone is not stupid; they know the rise of Haotu Shijie is obviously unstoppable.

Even though Haotu Shijie currently has no ancestral realm overseeing it, the future hegemony of the Human Race will almost certainly belong to Dao Yi Shengdi.

Moreover, who knows when Dao Yi Shengdi might suddenly produce an ancestral realm; although the probability is tiny and almost negligible, Dao Yi Shengdi is inherently mysterious, so no one can say for sure.

So now is not the time to miss the chance to actively show goodwill; why wait any longer?

Another reason is that these Human Race forces also want to learn more about Dao Yi Shengdi and see its style of conduct.

Like the former Human Imperial Palace, which was tyrannical within its own walls, extremely domineering internally, making all Human Race forces dare to be angry but not speak out.

In secret they scorned it, yet it still had the nerve to call itself the orthodox lineage of the Human Race, the ancestral land—bah.

And now Dao Yi Shengdi shows signs of replacing the Human Imperial Palace, so many Human Race forces must consider what its style of conduct actually is.

Only then can they more accurately categorize themselves to respond to the shifting internal pattern of the Human Race.

Faced with these visiting strong cultivators from the major Human Race forces, Qi Xiong could not very well refuse to meet them.

After all, many are sect masters, or the patriarchs themselves coming in person; basically they are strong cultivators at Emperor Sovereign level.

It is clear they value Dao Yi Shengdi; thus Qi Xiong could not outright give them no face, so he could only steel himself to meet them.

Sect Master Qi, then I'll be intruding.

No problem, stay at ease in Dao Yi Shengdi and enjoy a longer stay.

Sect Master Qi, this conversation of yours has utterly opened my clogged mind, as if I had cultivated for a hundred years.

Fellow Daoist, you're too kind; these are merely my humble views, and I, Qi, am just showing off my modest skills before an expert.

In the main hall of Dao Yi Shengdi, for many days straight, it was a constant flow of people—one batch sent off, another arriving.

Moreover, to show Dao Yi Shengdi's hospitality, Qi Xiong arranged lodgings for everyone as well.

In no time, Dao Yi Shengdi's Dong Fu were fully occupied.

Later on, only ordinary courtyards could accommodate the strong cultivators of the major forces.

However, regarding this, the people of the major forces had no complaints at all; they had already settled their positions beforehand, so it was natural they wouldn't complain about not getting a grotto-abode.

Even if Dao Yi Shengdi showed no sign at all and did not keep them longer, they would not dare utter a single word of refusal.

However, as they came into contact with Dao Yi Shengdi, the strong cultivators of the major forces gradually relaxed.

From what we can see so far, the conduct of Dao Yi Shengdi is completely unlike that of the Human Imperial Palace.

Their attitude toward them is not as domineering as that of the Human Imperial Palace.

Moreover, looking back at what Dao Yi Shengdi has done, its outward demeanor is not as weak as that of the Human Imperial Palace.

Just as when hostilities with the demon race first began, how strong was the Human Imperial Palace then?

Compared to now, that was simply too weak; it is said that back then Dao Yi Shengdi didn't even have a single Emperor Sovereign strong cultivator.

Yet even so, when facing the demon race, Dao Yi Shengdi never showed the slightest bit of cowardice.

On the contrary, in the several fierce battles against the demon race, they forced the demon race to retreat defeated, suffering heavy losses.

Perhaps there was a feeling of ignorant fearlessness, after all, at that time Dao Yi Shengdi also did not know the demon race's strength.

But if it were the Human Imperial Palace instead, nobody would have the slightest doubt; its first choice would absolutely be to seek peace.

That is the conduct of the Human Imperial Palace: when facing these top-tier demon clans, it endures if it can, yields if it can.

But toward its own Human Race factions, it is reckless; even a slight rebuttal could bring about the annihilation of the sect and death of its people.

At this moment, among Dao Yi Shengdi's Dong Fu and courtyards, many people from the Human Race forces were also discussing Dao Yi Shengdi's affairs.

Inside one of the Dong Fu, three Emperor Sovereign strong cultivators sat together, and one of them laughed and said.

How do you view Dao Yi Shengdi?

To speak frankly?

Nonsense, do you still intend to deceive me?

A hundred times stronger than the Human Imperial Palace; if Dao Yi Shengdi becomes the leader of the Human Race, I wholeheartedly approve.

Me too; looking at what the Human Imperial Palace has done these years, the dignity of our Human Race has been completely lost.

Clearly our Human Race is also a top-tier great clan among the Zhu Tian Wan Jie, but in reputation within the Zhu Tian Wan Jie, compared to the demon clan, the divine clan, how far behind are we?

Investigating the cause, it's not all because of the Human Emperor Huánggōng's bullying-the-weak-and-fearing-the-strong attitude; even saying that is shameless to claim any Human Race orthodoxy.

I actually think that Dao Yi Shengdi is the best choice for our Human Race's orthodoxy.