The sky is filled with auspicious clouds, and the golden light is endless. Boats, big and small, and maids in colorful clothes are all shuttled back and forth in the clouds and mist, welcoming and seeing off guests.
After a while, the fog dispersed.
Only then can we see that the originally dim and dense banquet place is actually a square lake, like jade. The mist is hazy and swaying like a fairy. It is also caused by the water vapor on the lake, and its momentum is like steam.
The good news is that the mist has completely dispersed, without a trace leaking out. Looking at the lake now, it looks like a square mirror of the lake, which is exceptionally refreshing and pleasant.
The cold pavilions on the water are scattered around, and there are more than a hundred guests sitting around each. In terms of merit and deeds, all of them are cultivating in the bright moon realm.
What is particularly noteworthy is that there are several people who are so popular that they sit alone.
A lame man in short clothes and long hair shawl, his eyes slightly narrowed, tapping his fingers on the table;
More than ten feet away from him, there was a white robe covering his body. A very young man had one leg on the mat and was lying down.
In the southwest corner, there is another middle-aged man wearing a cloud robe and golden armor. His face is as heavy as a date, and he only looks around with a pair of tiger eyes, not angry or intimidating.
In the opposite direction to this person, there is another person wearing a bamboo hat and a gauze mask, but his upper body is naked and his arms are folded.
When ordinary people see these people, they can't help but stay away from them.
But if you look closely at the actions of these four people, you will see that although their expressions are different, they are both different and similar - their eyes scanned slightly among the crowd, clearly looking for something, but to no avail.
About half an hour later, a bell rang, and the crisp sound rippled: "The real master has arrived——"
All the guests waiting here stood up to greet him.
I just looked around, but I didn't see Luan Jia, the leader of the Chenhai Sect, coming.
When everyone was suspicious, the crystal-clear lake surface suddenly split into two parts, and a colorful dragon-headed boat suddenly rose from the water, then floated gently on the water, surrounding it three times. The position it was in was exactly where everyone was.
The center where the pavilions gather.
The guests from all over the place were astonished and saw the ceremony together.
Long Fangyun still looked casual and plain, without the majesty of a leader. He waved his hands slightly and said two words: "That's it."
Just when the guests looked up, most of them became energetic.
Especially the lame man with long hair just now, the young man in white robe, the golden-armored monk and several others, their eyes were as solid as they were, and they came over.
Although these people are powerful and well-known figures in famous families, how dare they be rude to the leader of a giant sect. What they look at is quite itching and unbearable, and the person they are targeting is not the leader of the dragon, but the leader of the sect.
It's the person sitting next to him.
The image of this person has been spread throughout the Taoist circles. He is the chief of Jinning Taoism who claims to have single-handedly defeated several masters of Jiuchong Mountain. The head of the Yundong Sect is not to blame.
These people who considered themselves to be extraordinary in cultivation actively looked for Gui Wujiu when they joined the association, intending to compete with him. Unexpectedly, as one of the principals of the three associations, he received extra courtesy and actually met Long Fangyun, the leader of the Chenhai Sect.
Appear together and take the same seat.
In martial arts, the rules are simple. Without going through too much red tape, the banquet officially began.
As drum music played, the attendants filed in, and delicacies were served one after another as if they were flowing water.
However, simplicity is simplicity, but it does not mean that there will be no other programs. After waiting for only half a moment, I saw a handsome young woman with picturesque features and well-dressed clothes standing at the head of the painting boat, holding a
A piece of Wat tablet said loudly: "It is said that on the first day of August last year, the second envoy of Jiuchong Mountain came to Jinning..."
Although there are not many women with outstanding talents in martial arts, most of them are the vassals of men. However, this well-dressed woman, whose bones are obviously extremely young, has already reached the star level. At this time, she spoke out
The sound is loud and clear and can be heard for miles. The splendor and style are also outstanding.
As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. Even if these female cultivators marry into the sects of the elders of the Chenhai Sect, they will definitely be extremely favored figures.
Her comments are obviously more literary than imperial edicts, but more formal and dignified than commentaries. It is a unique style.
Gui Wujiu took a sip of green wine and listened to his story with a smile.
Jiuchongshan handed down the imperial edict document to lure each other with benefits...
Returning to the head of the family, the words are different and he refuses to change the family...
The two parties made a contract and gambled to win or lose...
Jiuchongshan sent the master of Liumu Island to take a strong position...
In the final decisive battle, he defeated the powerful enemy and won in one fell swoop, forcing him to sign an alliance under the city...
Twists and turns, exciting.
Gui Wujiu shook his head secretly in his heart. This matter was whitewashed by the Chenhai Sect and was far from the truth. However, since he was so flattering about himself, he would not find trouble to expose it.
Furthermore, the Chenhai Sect acted in this way and molded him into a person who cared about his homeland, was affectionate and righteous, which would be of great benefit to Gui Wujia himself. At least if he had any unexpected thoughts about him in the future, at most he would only
He can do it secretly. If he exposes his chariots and horses to deal with him, he will lose his righteousness. In this way, the safety of Yundong Mountain Gate and his disciples will no longer have to worry about.
The woman had finished her narration, and there were constant sounds of color in the pavilion.
Suddenly someone shouted loudly: "Such a heroic figure, Mr. Liang would like to get a closer look, but I don't know if that's possible?"
The person who made the noise was none other than the middle-aged man with golden armor and a face as heavy as a jujube.
In the painting boat, Gui Wujiu and Long Fangyun were sitting at the same table. At two adjacent tables were Jin Zhihe and four other elders.
Seeing that he was blameless, Jin Zhihe wanted to ask. He raised his head and said, "This is a hero from Xihe Dao. His name is Liang Huacheng. He does not belong to any famous family. He established his own family three hundred years ago. He can be regarded as a
A man of great reputation."
Gui Wujiu nodded secretly.
There is an insurmountable gap between the giant sect and various famous sects. To be able to reach the heavens and teach the Chenhai sect elders to hear his reputation, he is naturally not a mortal.
When Long Fangyun heard this, he winked at an elder with a green shirt and a thin face sitting at the table on his right.
The old man stood up and stretched out his hands to make a gesture.
In the painting boat, except for the main hall, all the positions were originally covered by green curtains. At this time, with a wave of the man's hand, twelve attendants immediately came up and opened the green curtains one by one - revealing the jade case and golden cup.
The seats are very spacious and luxurious.
The guests were very happy to see it, and the whispers immediately began to rise.
The banquet on the lake was certainly very entertaining. However, the host was sitting on the boat, while they were sitting in the pavilion. The two were separated by a barrier, which made them feel vaguely disharmonious.
Because the boat was so big that it could accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people, it was originally meant to be a place where people could live together and have a banquet.
But when I looked again, I felt something was wrong.
There are eight seats at the beginning and end of the boat, each with six seats, so there are forty-eight people.
But at a quick glance, there are at least one hundred and fifty guests today.
Seeing that the time had come, Long Fangyun shouted: "Fall!"
Following this sound, a five- to six-foot-high curtain on the boat quickly fell down, shaped like a screen. This thing was originally rolled up in a secret compartment on the top of the boat, and was well hidden. This is not a Taoist method.
Even a mortal can do it; but when it is performed here, it is just right and has a sense of novelty.
On the curtain, each word is the size of a palm, forming a scroll.
All the guests looked at it and realized that what was written in it was the regulations for the second battle with Jiuchong Mountain and Shuangji Hall.
At a glance, everyone understood clearly - it turned out that the loser stepped down and the winner stayed in the ring.
The method of fighting is very common in the competition between the two forces, and there is nothing strange about it. However, today's method of fighting is a little bit special - because the scale is really huge.
In an ordinary wrestling match, there are as few as five people on both sides and as many as eight people; any more than that would be a burden.
As for this time's competition, Star Gate and Chenhai Sect each sent out a hundred people, while Shuangji Palace sent out two hundred people independently. The total number actually reached four hundred people.
It is not possible for people who have advanced to the Mingyue Realm to gather just a few of them in one group. Now four hundred people have gathered together, almost all the famous masters from the three giant sects have come out together to achieve such a scale.
When the scale of the battle reaches more than a hundred people, it is either a battle or a chaotic battle. It is reasonable to fight in turn and fight one by one. Success will be considered after defeating all 200 people on one side. It sounds a bit unreal.
I feel like I don’t know who was so whimsical as to set up such a regulation.
What is written at the end of the volume is the reward contract.
Having failed to win the battle, the Chenhai Sect has no other gift other than being responsible for healing wounds and nourishing lives.
If you win and lose, you will be given a bag of rare treasures afterwards.
If you get two wins, you can get ten merits; three wins; fifty merits; five wins; two hundred merits.
If anyone can defeat ten people in a row, he will be rewarded with a thousand meritorious deeds and a rank as an elder of the Chenhai Sect.
Win twenty games in a row, record ten thousand meritorious deeds, obtain the title of elder, and be appointed as the master of a sect. As long as you are alive, all the property and taxes from a famous sect will belong to you, and the emperor will not take any of it.
After seeing the contents of this volume, the guests present had two distinct impressions.
One kind is full of energy, high-spirited with joy, and his eyes are shining, which can be said to be extremely exciting; most of the other people are also very happy, but there is a bit of doubt in their joy.
Without it, this is determined by how little they know about the rules of Chenhai Sect.
If there are large-scale external gifts, and everyone's requirements are different, if they are evaluated one by one, and then the calculation of merit-based rewards will be extremely cumbersome. So we simply use the standard of our evaluation - "recording merit".
I'll give it to you. If you want anything, you can go to our treasury to exchange it for it. It's flexible and fair, so everyone can get what they need.
Those who have doubts on their faces obviously don’t understand the value of Chenhai Sect’s “merits”.
However, after whispering for a while, when the news spread - the senior elders of the various departments of the Chenhai Sect could only achieve three to six meritorious deeds - the atmosphere suddenly became heated, and they were excited about the heroic deeds of the Chenhai Sect.
Seeing that the heat was ripe, Long Fangyun first bowed and smiled at Gui Wujiu, then stood up solemnly and said loudly:
"I have forty-six members of the Chenhai Sect, and all of you are among the top figures. It's just that the number of places is limited. There should be candidates and alternates."
"In the Chenhai Sect, there are fifty-two elders in the inner hall, people with superb skills. Although the total number of Mingyue Realm cultivators in our sect is more than this number, the remaining people have their own strengths, and not all of them may be good at fighting.
Therefore, the number of combatants is limited to fifty-two. The remaining number will naturally depend on the rankings."
All the guests were stunned when they heard this. The eight seats, six seats and forty-eight seats on the boat turned out to be this.
Gui Wujiu also nodded secretly.
He originally doubted whether the so-called "three banquets at the same time" would be too fragmented. But today, when he saw it, not only was the procedure very simple, but it also connected directly to the theme, and there was no sense of fragmentation. It can be seen that the actions in martial arts
, don't have a kind of capable and bright.
The lame long-haired monk said loudly: "Headmaster Long wants me to have a fight first and choose one of the three before I can be qualified to enter the main seat?"
Long Fangyun smiled indifferently and said: "Today's elegant banquet, why use weapons rashly?"