Chapter 1109

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

More and more people arrived.

Besides the Outer Realm Foreign Races and the Stewards of various Offices, people from inside the Beidou Xianfu also arrived one after another.

These people wore various Daoist robes, with tokens of differing Cultivation Grades hanging at their waists, and they surged into the Lan Xing Tai in groups of three or five.

Zhang Zaizhi said in a low voice: "Xu Direct Disciple, the Direct Disciples of the Beidou Xianfu are divided into two tiers.

Like you, a Dao Venerate's Direct Disciple, your status is the highest, ranked in the first tier.

In addition, there are the disciples of a few Deputy Palace Masters, the Chiefs of various Offices, and some Hidden Cultivation Elders; they also count as Direct Disciples, but they are one tier below you."

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly, not saying much.

Sure enough, as time passed, people successively walked toward the front rows.

The first to arrive was a youth wearing a blue Daoist robe, with a handsome appearance and a steady temperament. A token engraved with the two characters "Xuan Yuan" hung at his waist. He walked before Baili Hong and bowed in salute: "Song Zhangyuan, greetings to Senior Uncle Baili."

Baili Hong raised his eyes to glance at him and nodded slightly: "Mm."

Song Zhangyuan then walked before Feng Buhui, maintaining his respect: "Greetings to Senior Uncle Feng."

Feng Buhui did not raise her head as usual.

Song Zhangyuan had long been mentally prepared. After finishing his salute, he turned toward the ninth seat and cupped his fists toward Xu Zhangqing: "Song Zhangyuan, greetings to Senior Uncle Xu."

Xu Zhangqing gave a slight smile: "No need for excessive courtesy."

After Song Zhangyuan withdrew, another female cultivator stepped forward. She wore a purple Daoist robe, her appearance cold and alluring, and her waist token was engraved with the two characters "Tian Ce". She walked before Baili Hong and saluted: "Qin Suwen, greetings to Senior Uncle Baili."

Baili Hong likewise gave only a single "Mm."

Qin Suwen also did not speak further, saluting Feng Buhui and Xu Zhangqing in turn.

Feng Buhui still had no reaction, but she did not mind; after finishing her salute, she withdrew to her own seat.

Immediately after, a burly, powerfully built man strode over. He wore a set of Black Tight Clothes, his entire aura extremely condensed. His waist token was engraved with the two characters "Po Jun". Same as before, he first cupped his fists toward Baili Hong: "Li Tianxing, greetings to Senior Uncle Baili."

Baili Hong nodded.

Li Tianxing then saluted Feng Buhui. Feng Buhui still did not raise her head. His expression unchanged, he walked directly before Xu Zhangqing and cupped his fists: "Li Tianxing, greetings to Senior Uncle Xu."

Xu Zhangqing looked at the other party. This burly man called Li Tianxing had a profound aura; his cultivation was estimated to be even higher than his own.

Yet before him he was respectful and reverent, not daring the slightest presumption.

"No need for excessive courtesy."

Li Tianxing decisively withdrew.

After that, another dozen or so people arrived in succession.

There were Chief Disciples of Deputy Palace Masters, Closed-Door Disciples of Office Chiefs, and also some Sole-Taught Disciples of Hidden Cultivation Elders.

Every single one of these people, placed outside, would be an existence that could shake a planet with a single stomp of the foot, but once they reached the Lan Xing Tai, without exception they all became low-profile and restrained.

Every person first paid respects to Baili Hong, then to Feng Buhui, and finally to Xu Zhangqing.

One by one, their attitudes were respectful to the extreme.

Xu Zhangqing's face showed no change, but his eyes saw clearly.

When these people paid respects to Baili Hong, it was truly with reverence.

When paying respects to Feng Buhui, their attitude was respectful but their eyes held a few degrees of wariness.

And when it came to paying respects to himself, beyond respect, there was more curiosity.

When it comes down to it, after all, he was the new arrival.

By the time these Direct Disciples from inside the Xianfu had all finished their salutes, nearly half a double-hour had already passed.

The over ten thousand seats on the Lan Xing Tai were now more than half filled.

The Outer Realm Foreign Races and the cultivators from inside the Xianfu each took their seats; the sound of low conversations rose and fell, and the entire Lan Xing Tai was permeated with an atmosphere that was clamorous yet orderly.

At this moment, on the Jade Platform in the very center of the Lan Xing Tai, that Steward from the External Affairs Office who had been at the entrance earlier now stepped up, still holding a Jade Slip in hand, and announced in a loud voice: "Everyone, the hour has arrived.

The Yao Guang Feast officially begins!"

The Lan Xing Tai instantly fell silent.

That Steward unfurled the Jade Slip and began introducing today's dishes.

With every dish name he recited, a wave of low exclamations rose on the Lan Xing Tai; even those widely knowledgeable Outer Realm Foreign Races couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.

"The first dish: Xuan Tai Nine Marrow Soup."

"The main ingredient is taken from the embryo of a Star Beast from the depths of the Chaos Sea, assisted by Nine Nether Earth Marrow and simmered for a hundred years, then sealed with the Law of Time for a hundred years.

Using Star Crystals as a garnish, it contains a wisp of Innate Dao Rhyme.

Drink one bowl, and it can cleanse the meridians and marrow, tempering the immortal bones."

"The second dish: Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Roast."

"The main ingredients are the most essential parts of seventy-two kinds of Spirit Beasts from the Endless Star Domain, roasted with Dao Fire for a hundred years, the heat controlled precisely to every breath.

One slice in the mouth, and the dense Spiritual Energy forms a Yuan Qi Tide, able to instantly repair most of the damaged origin."

"The third dish: Gui Xu Dragon Scale Cake."

"The main material is the natal scale shed by the Gui Xu Dragon Race, ground into powder and blended with Nine Heavens Star Dew, steamed for a thousand years to take shape.

A piece the size of a fingernail can let a Low Rank cultivator instantly break through a bottleneck and directly cross a Small Realm."

"The fourth dish: Chaos Green Lotus Seed Soup."

"The Chaos Green Lotus, born at the source of the River of Time, blooms only once every ten thousand years.

To take a lotus seed, one must activate the law of time, capturing the moment of blooming before it can be put into the furnace for refinement.

One bowl down, and a wisp of Chaos Dao Foundation can be condensed in the depths of the divine soul, greatly aiding the comprehension of the Great Dao.

"The fifth spirit wine: Sun and Moon Shining Together Brew."

"Using the solar star core and lunar yin moon marrow as ingredients, the stars as the furnace, and time as the fire, brewed over ten thousand years."

One sip down, and the primordial spirit is as if illuminated by both sun and moon; comprehension of laws will rise several levels in an instant, directly touching the source of heaven and earth.

"The sixth path……"

Dish after dish was announced, and exclamations on the Lan Xing Tai rose wave after wave.

Xu Zhangqing listened to these dish names, his expression unmoving, yet he secretly clicked his tongue in his heart.

Star beast embryos from the Chaos Sea, the natal scales of the Gui Xu Dragon Race, lotus seeds of the Chaos Green Lotus, solar star cores and lunar yin moon marrow.

These things, when he was in the Tianyuan Realm, he had never even heard of several of them, yet in the Beidou Xianfu they were merely dishes at a banquet.

No wonder Zhang Zaizhi said this place was a place of fame and profit.

Just this one table of dishes would be enough to bankrupt those so-called top sects from the Outer Realm.

After the steward finished reporting the name of the last spirit fruit, he paused in tone and added: "All dishes at today's banquet are personally bestowed by the Great Dao Venerable; please enjoy, everyone."

As soon as the words fell, jade plates flew out one after another from the teleportation array at the exact center of the Lan Xing Tai, landing precisely on every table.

Nine jade plates landed before Xu Zhangqing, plus a pot of spirit wine.

The jade plates were uncovered, and an exotic aroma assailed the nose.

Mysterious Embryo Nine Marrow Soup, amber in color, thick yet not viscous.

Floating on the surface of the soup were nine light spots the size of rice grains, each slowly rotating in the bowl, arranged in the shape of the Nine Luminaries.

Xu Zhangqing scooped up a bit to taste.

It melted upon entry; a warm power went straight down the throat into the Qi Sea, and the meridians of his four limbs and hundred bones all emitted a comfortable humming.

Seeing this, he no longer hesitated and began tasting them one after another.

Ten Thousand Spirits Return to Origin Roast, its surface covered in dense patterns.

Each pattern emitted a micro-glow of different colors, such as crimson, ice blue, emerald green, dark purple, and so on—a full seventy-two colors, layered and intertwined, as if an entire starry sky had been ground up and spread upon it.

Beneath the meat there was no flame, yet heat rose continuously.

Its flesh was tender and smooth; one bite down, and rich spiritual energy surged into the Qi Sea like a tide, the Six-Colored Lotus trembling slightly, as if awakened by this power.

Sun and Moon Shining Together Brew, poured out as a liquid half gold and half silver.

The upper layer was a blazing gold, like a melted sun.

The lower layer was a clear, cold silver, like solidified moonlight.

The two layers of liquid did not merge, yet at the boundary they formed a constantly changing arc surface.

The pot lid was unopened, yet the wine aroma had already overflowed; the moment the fragrance was smelled, the divine soul trembled.

One cup of fine wine down the throat, Xu Zhangqing narrowed his eyes, and the Six-Colored Lotus emitted an excited humming even more!