Chapter 23 The show begins The birthday banquet of a foundation-building cultivator is naturally different from that in the mortal world, and not every guest who comes to give gifts can see the foundation-building cultivator. After giving their gifts, most people were arranged to different courtyards, divided according to their status and level of cultivation. and so. For some independent cultivators or cultivators of low status, being able to attend the Mu family's birthday banquet is a great honor, and they feel that their status has also been improved. But for cultivators with truly extraordinary identities or those who have reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, they do not really want to participate, but have to give gifts for the sake of maintaining face and friendship. When Mu Renjie, the foundation-building cultivator of the Mu family, held a birthday banquet, many people secretly criticized it. I think the Mu family is really unscrupulous in their pursuit of wealth, and their behavior is ugly. Who would hold a sixtieth birthday party for a serious foundation-building cultivator? He is still in the prime of his life. Most cultivators will hold a foundation-building ceremony when they successfully build their foundation, and then hold a birthday banquet on their 100th birthday.
Those who hold birthday parties under the guise of birthdays either have special purposes or use the birthday party as an excuse to accept gifts and make money. After all, in a small place like Nanshanfang, if a foundation-building cultivator sends you an invitation, can you not go? When you go, can you not bring some nice gifts? Only the monks standing on the top floor of Nanshanfang knew that although Mu Renjie seemed to be in his prime and everything was going smoothly for him, he actually had a lot of troubles and was far from being as successful as he appeared to be. Hu Youquan definitely doesn't know the true situation of the Mu family. After arriving at the Mu family, he was not able to meet the foundation-building cultivator, let alone the steward of the Mu family. After presenting the expensive gift that he was reluctant to buy for Zhou Yun'e, he was directly taken to the side courtyard. "I spent forty low-grade spirit stones on this pill..." Hu Youquan was somewhat reluctant to part with the gift after the errand monk took a look at it and ruthlessly threw it into the pile of gifts. He himself was reluctant to use such a precious elixir, and even if Zhou Yun'e begged him, he would never agree to buy it. Forty low-grade spirit stones? After taking them, it didn't help much in cultivation. Spending more time on diligent practice would also have the same effect. If you take this level of elixir, won’t you have too many spirit stones to burn? But when he arrived at the Mu family, he was thrown into the pile of gifts after just one look, and no one paid any attention to him at all. "Now that we have the connection with the Mu family, are you still afraid that you won't have the opportunity to earn spirit stones in the future?" Zhou Yun'e was much more generous and persuaded in a low voice. Hu Youquan felt better after hearing this. I thought to myself that I must make good friends with the younger generation of the Mu family later, especially the eldest daughter of the Mu family, Mu Chunfeng, if there is a chance. I heard that this young lady is not only beautiful, but also has excellent talent for cultivation. She is only in her early twenties, but has already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. She is the next foundation-building talent that the Mu family will focus on cultivating. The two of them calmed down and prepared to take a good stroll in the courtyard. Suddenly, when Zhou Yun'e looked towards a corner, she stopped and her body stiffened. "Why are you so stunned?" Hu Youquan noticed his Taoist partner's abnormality and looked over. He was immediately surprised and asked, "Xiao Changqing? Why is he at the Mu family's birthday banquet?"
Zhou Yun'e's expression was a little complicated, but soon returned to normal. She is a very decisive person. They drew a clear line half a year ago and broke up completely. She will no longer have any feelings for the old times and will truly remove this person from her heart. So she was a little surprised to see Xiao Changqing, but it did not cause any fluctuations in her heart. "Perhaps, he was kicked out of the Lingfu Pavilion and found a temporary job in the Mu family?" Zhou Yun'e guessed with a slightly frown. Hu Youquan thought it made sense, so he chuckled and said, "This guy is quite lucky. Being a handyman in the Mu family is better than working in the Lingfu Pavilion." Neither of them paid attention to Xiao Changqing anymore, and they didn't know that Xiao Changqing had been hired as a full-time employee in the Lingfu Pavilion. "He didn't even leave Nanshanfang? I thought he would go back to the mortal world in disgrace and be his prince." Hu Youquan smiled, and then asked with some malicious interest: "Do you want to go over and meet your old friend?" "It's a special occasion like today, so don't make things complicated. Even if he's just a servant of the Mu family, if you humiliate him here, it will easily cause the Mu family to be disgusted..." Zhou Yun'e rolled her eyes at him, indicating that he shouldn't act rashly. After a pause, she continued, "If you don't like him, you can find time to go to him privately in the future." "Yun'e, you make sense." Hu Youquan nodded and said with a smile: "But I'm not interested in causing trouble for him. A waste who is destined to be a mediocre ant and can only be in the early stage of Qi Refining when he dies... Huh? Quick, that's the eldest lady of the Mu family!" Hu Youquan and Zhou Yun'e no longer cared about Xiao Changqing who was not far away. Because Mu Chunfeng is here! As the only daughter of the foundation-building cultivator Mu Renjie, Mu Chunfeng is extremely talented. She is not only the leader of the younger generation of the Mu family, but also very famous in the entire Nanshanfang. If it weren't for this birthday party, Hu Youquan would probably never have the chance to meet such a gifted girl in his life. Hu Youquan looked at the eldest daughter of the Mu family with admiration and sighing eyes, and then looked at the Taoist partner beside him, thinking in his heart that in terms of appearance, Zhou Yun'e would not be much inferior to Mu Chunfeng, at most they could be said to have their own merits. Even in temperament, Zhou Yun'e's cold and arrogant aura was not bad. But for some reason, in comparison, Mu Chunfeng was like a fairy high above, while Zhou Yun'e was just a mortal, and the difference between the two was like heaven and earth. Zhou Yun'e was envious and couldn't help imagining that if one day she could be like Mu Chunfeng, with countless cultivators vying to get to know her, then it would be worth it for her to go through so much hardship to find an immortal fate and come to the world of immortals. Many thoughts flashed through their minds in an instant, and soon they looked at each other, sorted out their inner emotions, and prepared to go forward and get to know Mu Chunfeng. When they came here tonight, they did not dare to hope to see a foundation-building cultivator. Their greatest desire was to get to know more of the younger generation of disciples of the Mu family, especially Mu Chunfeng. Coincidentally, Mu Chunfeng's gaze also swept over the two of them and paused slightly. When their eyes met, Hu Youquan and Zhou Yun'e were both overjoyed! Because they inexplicably had a feeling that the eldest lady of the Mu family... knew them? But before they could take any action, Mu Chunfeng waved to everyone and walked towards a cultivator they never expected. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I'm sorry. I was delayed by something just now and couldn't come to entertain you right away. Please forgive me." Mu Chunfeng said with a smile. "Miss Mu, you are too polite. You must be very busy today, so don't worry about me." Xiao Changqing was not arrogant and was very humble. "Hmm? Fellow Daoist Xiao, your cultivation has improved again. Have you broken through the fourth level of Qi Refining?" When Mu Chunfeng was thinking about how to kick off the good show she had planned tonight, she suddenly discovered that there was something wrong with the occasional fluctuations of mana that overflowed from Xiao Changqing's body. According to intelligence, Xiao Changqing was of low-grade spiritual roots, and it took him more than ten years in Nanshanfang to raise his cultivation from the first level of Qi Refining to the second level. Half a year ago, after becoming a full-time employee in Lingfu Pavilion, his cultivation finally reached the third level of Qi Refining. But how come his cultivation level has improved in just half a year? Or is it the promotion from the early stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage of Qi Refining? This speed is somewhat unusual. "I just made a breakthrough yesterday, and I'm still a little uncomfortable." Xiao Changqing explained. From the third to the fourth level of Qi Refining, the mana increases greatly and it takes some time to fully adapt. That's why Mu Chunfeng could tell his cultivation level at a glance.
"Congratulations." Mu Chunfeng didn't really care about it. She and her family valued Xiao Changqing's talent in the art of talismans, not his talent in cultivation. Even if a person with inferior spiritual roots is lucky enough to break through the realm occasionally, what great things can he achieve? Do you still want to build a foundation? If he could really build his foundation with lower-grade spiritual roots, he would become the number one person in Dayu’s immortal cultivation world in more than 400 years! It's impossible even if you think about it. Therefore, Mu Chunfeng didn't care about Xiao Changqing's improvement in cultivation at all. What he wanted to see more was Xiao Changqing's breakthrough in talisman skills, so that he could become a first-level talisman master as soon as possible! but. Xiao Changqing's breakthrough in cultivation made her think about how to open the show she had arranged tonight. (End of this chapter)