Chapter 142 Guests Gathered
Two years later.

The date of the secret meeting was approaching.

Qi Yuan also transferred some female disciples from Miaoyin Sect to help with receiving guests and serving tea and snacks and other miscellaneous tasks.

There is a hidden small formation in the living room that can transmit the sound of everyone's conversation to Xin Ruyin's room.

This allowed the master and servant to hear the cultivation experiences shared by the Jindan stage cultivators without missing a thing.

They were also given the Bu Tian Dan to eat, which slowly cleansed their spiritual roots.

In the cave on the forty-ninth floor of the Holy Mountain.

Qi Yuan wore a decent black outfit with gold thread, which showed a bit of steadiness. He wore a blue jade hair crown on his head. His face was solemn and unsmiling, with a hint of oppressive majesty.

Yan Ruyan, who was standing beside him, was dressed in gorgeous attire, looking bright and elegant. She wore a dazzling phoenix hairpin on her black hair, and had a slightly heavy make-up on her snow lotus-like face, which gave her the aura of a hostess.

It is not convenient for Xin Ruyin and the others to come out, and Yuan Yao and Yanli's cultivation is still low, so it is not easy to push them up.

The only one who can show off is Yan Ruyan, who has reached the early stage of Jindan cultivation.

"Ruyan, you look so beautiful in this dress."

Qi Yuan looked over with a smile and couldn't help but raise his hand to pinch Yan Ruyan's face.

The skin is so tender and smooth that I can’t let it go.

Yan Ruyan slapped the man's dirty hands away, fearing that he would pinch and pinch the hands and then drop them somewhere else. Normally, she let him do whatever he wanted, but today, there were guests coming, and she would not tolerate any more nonsense.

Yuan Yao and Yan Li, two maids, followed behind Qi Yuan. When they saw the young master being humiliated, they covered their mouths and chuckled.

"I dared to laugh at your young master. My crime is even more serious. After the secret meeting, Yao'er and Li'er will be punished for an additional three hours."

Qi Yuan turned around, gently scratched their noses, and spoke sternly.

Yanli's big watery eyes were full of charm, and she smiled sweetly, saying, "Sir, why do we have to wait until after the secret meeting? There is still some time now, why not punish me now?"

Hiss, this vixen Yanli is becoming more and more bold.

A blatant challenge to the power of the stick.

"Sir, there are guests outside."

At this time, a maid came to report and helped Qi Yuan out of the predicament.

Qi Yuan coughed and said, "Ruyan, you stay inside to entertain the guests, and the two of you will follow me out to greet them."

Yuan Yao and Yan Li bowed slightly.

outside.

At this moment, there are two figures staying there, an old man in the middle stage of Jindan and a girl in the early stage of foundation building.

The white-haired old man said earnestly, "Mo'er, don't be rude when you see Fellow Daoist Qi later. Although there is no limit on the number of people on the invitation, be careful not to offend him."

"I know, Grandpa. Your granddaughter's ears are so calloused from listening so much on the way here."

The girl stuck out her tongue and covered her ears with her hands, pretending to be annoyed.

"Friend Jian, how are you, I haven't seen you for a few years?"

Qi Yuan flew out of the cave with Yuan Yao and the other girl. He recognized the person at a glance and said loudly.

Jian Chun, a free-lance cultivator, couldn't stand the sect's rules, so he left the sect to practice on his own when he was young.

After going through untold hardships, he finally achieved the Jindan stage and became an admired Jindan cultivator.

Jian Chun narrowed his eyes, and his old face immediately perked up. He said, "Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Qi. My old bones are still strong. Fellow Daoist cheated me once, and I still remember it vividly."

"Isn't it just that I arranged eighteen girls for you? How can there be a trap..."

Qi Yuan's face looked mysterious.

The girl next to her covered her mouth in surprise. She didn't expect her grandfather to have such a romantic past.
"Well, you are so shameless, I won't talk to you anymore."

Jian Chun pulled the girl and walked straight inside. If they continued talking, he would lose face.

"Yao'er, take Fellow Daoist Jian."

Qi Yuan immediately gave the order.

Yuan Yao followed the order and led Jian Chun and his granddaughter in to sit down. After Jian Chun went in, a stream of orange light flew over and landed accurately in front of Qi Yuan.

The glow faded away, revealing a young man in brown clothes covered in precious gems, with the cultivation level of the early Jindan stage.

The eldest son of a certain business alliance, he is both noble and wealthy, and his family's business influence is only second to the four major chambers of commerce.

“Fellow Daoist Feng…”

"Fellow Daoist Qi..."

The two nodded to each other, and then the young man in brown was welcomed in.

Within half an hour, three or four Jindan stage cultivators arrived one after another.

Qi Yuan welcomed them all into his mansion one by one.

Suddenly, two streams of light appeared. It was Huang Jing bringing Ling Yuling to keep the appointment.

Qi Yuan took two steps forward and said with a smile, "Friend Huang, Brother Ling, please come in and take a seat."

"Fellow Daoist Qi's cave is so magnificent, much more gorgeous than mine."

Huang Jing looked around carefully with her almond-shaped eyes and smiled.

Ling Yuling put away her folding fan with a snap, glanced at Yuan Yao and Yan Li behind Qi Yuan, and said, "Brother Qi is a romantic and suave man with many wives and concubines. How could he support them without some wealth? I really envy him."

Qi Yuan laughed and said, "No matter how good this cave is, I can only rent it. After all, its ownership is in the hands of the Twin Saints of the Star Palace."

Huang Jing just smiled elegantly upon hearing this, and did not answer.

Ling Yuling glared at him secretly, with a lazy look on her face, and also did not respond.

"I am sorry for talking too much. Please come in."

Qi Yuan smiled awkwardly and said.

After Huang Jing, there came five twin brothers. Not only did they look alike, but they also had natural spiritual roots, namely gold, wood, water, fire, and earth...

Such a coincidence and such a heaven-defying existence, I really don’t know how this happened?
The five brothers were in tune with each other and practiced together a combined magical power, the Great Five Elements Sword Formation.

Although the five brothers were only at the initial stage of Jindan, they were still able to defeat cultivators at the later stage of Jindan with the help of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation.

Not only does the mana damage stack up, but the coordination is also seamless, forming a chain effect to lock the enemy.

Both of these are headaches.

Later, a demon monk came.

Although Qi Yuan is wanted by the Demonic Path, the Demonic Path is not a monolithic entity. Except for working together to deal with Xing Palace, they all take care of their own business in other matters.

There are still some demonic monks who are willing to make friends with Qi Yuan, but their friendship is kept moderate and shallow.

"Li'er, are all the guests here?"

Qi Yuan calculated that most of them should have arrived.

Her beautiful eyebrows pondered for a moment, and she said softly, "Sir, the only person missing is Master Zhou of Miaoyin Sect."

Qi Yuan would naturally not forget Sister Zhou Yuan for such a secret meeting to form the Jindan Realm, and he had asked Fan Jingmei to send her an invitation long ago.

It’s already time to prepare, why hasn’t he arrived yet?
Are you busy with work and unable to come?
"Sorry to have kept you waiting, little brother."

A soft voice sounded, and Zhou Yuan's mature and charming figure suddenly appeared. Her almond-shaped eyes fell on Qi Yuan's face, then she left.

In Fang's heart, for some reason, she thought of what Fan Jingmei had said...

I didn't dare to look Qi Yuan in the face.

Qi Yuan showed a gentle smile and said, "It's good that my sister-in-law is here. Let's go in together. The other Taoist friends are all here."

"In this way, it is my sister-in-law who is dragging me down."

Zhou Yuan's expression darkened and she felt a little apologetic.

Qi Yuan said sternly: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? It's not even past the hour yet, how can you be a burden..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan nodded with joy, then walked into the cave with Qi Yuan.

(End of this chapter)