Journey to the head

The golden light spread out from the back of the giant whale, and then condensed into a beam, hanging from the sky and covering the top of the Blue Sky Peak.

Then the sky began to fall, wonderful sounds were heard, and a light boat like the morning glow emerged from the golden light, with a long rainbow light, and landed in front of Lu Qian.

Immediately, from the back of the giant whale, a rumbling sound echoed in all directions.

"Jieyin Yunshan Sect Leader, Tianyuanzi Lu Qian, board the boat for the banquet!"

The sound of thunder could be heard over a thousand miles away. In the mountain range where the Biluo Peak was located, there were countless spies from various sects lurking. Now, seeing the thousand-mile giant whale soaring over the Biluo Peak and hearing that Taiyi Paradise was inviting Lu Qian to a banquet, they were all envious and shocked.

What Tian Yuanzi said before was not false, Taiyi Paradise really came to pick him up for a banquet!

This piece of information was spread in all directions, and who knows how much of a shock it would cause, and how many people would have mixed feelings.

Lu Qian bowed towards the sky, nodded to the elders, then took Wei Zhaixing onto the Xiazhou and rose into the sky.

In just a blink of an eye, with the colorful lights flashing, Lu Qian and Wei Zhaixing had already climbed onto the vast back of the giant whale that had broken through the clouds. This was already a very high sky, with no clouds blocking the sunlight, shining brightly, and there was a radiance all around.

The Xiazhou boat continued to move forward until it brought the two of them to the virtual image of the magnificent scenery of the fairyland in Taiyi Paradise.

Even though it was not the first time they had seen it, they were still shocked again when they looked up at the mirage-like mountains and waterfalls, river valleys, magnificent buildings and prosperous cities from a close distance, and could hardly look away.

Suddenly, a hearty laugh came from the front: "Lu Qian, you are finally back."

The green-robed monk was surrounded by light, rippling through space. Shadows of the sun, moon and stars flickered above his wide sleeves. His long hair was tied up with a green vine. He had a handsome appearance and a short beard.

It was none other than Lord Heming, one of the four inspectors of Taiyi Paradise!
Behind him, there were two teams of Nascent Soul Spirit Lords, holding ceremonial objects as guards of honor.

Lu Qian quickly bowed down and said, "Little cultivator pays homage to Master Heming."

But his body was held back by the gentle force, and he couldn't bend down no matter what. Instead, Wei Zhaixing knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully: "Disciple greets Master."

Heming Zhenjun nodded to Wei Zhaixing and said, "Get up. Now that Lu Qian has returned, you should assist him well from now on. He is young and promising, and has great ambitions. You should learn more from him and get closer to him."

Wei Zhaixing responded respectfully. Being praised so directly in person, even Lu Qian felt a little embarrassed. He quickly declined, but Heming Zhenjun turned around and directly took his arm and walked inside.

"No need to be polite, just follow me in."

Lu Qian asked carefully, "I wonder what other real people will be present at today's banquet? I can prepare myself for that."

Heming Zhenjun walked in with a smile: "Didn't your acting sect leader tell you? I'm inviting you to have a drink today. It's just a private party, not a big party in the sect, and there aren't any teachers or elders. Wuzhuo was supposed to come too, but the lower world has been uneasy recently, so she couldn't get away, so it's just you and me."

Wei Zhaixing followed behind, playing the role of a little transparent person forgotten by his master. Lu Qian's heart moved. On the one hand, he felt that today's banquet was really strange. Although Heming Zhenjun said it was a private banquet, how could such a large scale banquet not be instructed by Taiyi Le Tu? Moreover, although he had some contact with Heming Zhenjun, it was far from a personal relationship.

On the other hand, he was very concerned about the "unrest in the lower world". Even the Five Turbidities Lord, the governor of the Western Twenty-three States, was unable to escape. That was probably a big trouble.

Two teams of Nascent Soul Spirit Lords lined up on both sides, holding gifts in their hands to welcome them. The three of them came to the two thousand-foot-high jade pillars. Heming Zhenjun nodded to the Yuanshen Xuanjun who was guarding under the pillars, and then the two Xuanjun Yuanshen guarding the door left their bodies, raised the long-handled jade hooks on the left and right, and opened the space curtain. In an instant, the extremely rich spiritual energy roared out like a tide.

Heming Zhenjun once again made a gesture of invitation and led Lu Qian and Wei Zhexing into the cave. Lu Qian couldn't help but think, if he could place Baiyujing on top of this tenth-level spiritual vein, would he be able to condense immortal energy by gathering spirits?

While fantasizing, he took a step forward and was already behind the curtain.

This is an endless fairyland. Everything in the virtual image of the magnificent scenery now appears before our eyes so vividly.

Surrounded by mountains and waterfalls, there are pavilions and towers with spiritual light surging above. The river is rushing, the valley is prosperous, and there are hundreds of colorful cities and towering buildings in the middle.

But the next moment, Lu Qian's face changed.

The last time I came here, it was still a free and easy paradise for cultivating immortals, far away from the hustle and bustle. Many cultivators from Taiyi Paradise were flying in the sky, looking contented.

But now, under the sky that was emitting soft white light without the sun or the moon, one military formation after another was shining brightly, and a murderous aura was rising into the sky!

The flags fluttered like waves! When there are 10,000 people, there is no end to the world; when there are 100,000 people, the earth is connected to the sky. Now the neatly arranged square formation is endless, there must be 100,000 people!
Each square array exuded an extremely powerful aura, the light soared into the sky, and the powerful spiritual pressure intertwined with each other, even the air in the cave was distorted. Lu Qian could not see the cultivation level of the cultivators in the army array at all, and could only guess that this must be the battle array technique of Taiyi Paradise, and the spiritual pressure of each square array was so strong that it had reached the power of the Yuanshen.

There were not only cultivators lined up in neat array, but also various types of airships and spirit beasts covering the sky. Several gigantic motherships were suspended between the square arrays. The Yunshan Sect's proud and newly built Xinghuan Weiyuan Divine Ship stood in front of it like a dwarf standing in front of a giant.

Is this a Overlord-class airship? Or a more advanced Realm-class one?
There were also Nascent Soul Spirit Lords running back and forth, delivering orders, Xuan Lords' Yuanshen flying through the air, commanding one side, and several Lianxu True Lords standing in front of the formation, the spiritual pressure on their bodies radiating out without any scruples, like giant pillars reaching the sky and the earth.

Wei Zhaixing was stunned, and Lu Qian was also very shocked. This kind of power and scale was already close to the brutal battles he had seen in Meng Chi's memory.

"Where will the army attack?" Lu Qian couldn't help asking. He couldn't figure out why Taiyi Paradise, which was already the overlord of Yuheng Continent, would send out a large army to attack. Could it be that the firewood world found by Taiyi Paradise Immortal Monarch had its world elemental barrier broken in advance, and Taiyi Paradise was going to attack the void?

Heming Zhenjun also became more serious: "I just told you that the lower world is not peaceful right now. The fire has not yet spread to your Cangzhou, or the heart of the continent, so you haven't felt anything yet. This detachment is still preparing and lining up, and will soon attack and guard the border. We'll talk later."

He took Lu Qian and Wei Zhaixing and bypassed this murderous army and flew straight to the floating island in the center of the cave.

The floating island was covered with a protective formation that was beyond Lu Qian's knowledge and completely unpredictable. Heming Zhenjun took the two to verify their identities, entered the formation, and came to a palace.

His expression relaxed a little and he clapped his hands. Immediately, beautiful maidens and fairy officials came forward to greet them, surrounding the three of them. They walked through many doors with carved beams and painted rafters, entered exquisite halls, and arrived at the magnificent banquet hall, where they sat down as host and guest.

Zhenjun Heming waved his hand, and a pearl curtain fell in the corner of the hall. A team of Jindan musicians hid inside and began to play. The endless and melodious string sounds, the sound of the piano like water falling in an autumn pond and pearls falling on a jade plate rang out together, completely isolating the murderous aura from the outside world.

The banquet finally began. The graceful golden elixir dancers had already entered the venue, dancing with their long sleeves, as graceful as a startled swan and as elegant as a swimming dragon. Several more golden elixir fairies came forward to serve Heming Zhenjun and Lu Qian, pouring wine and serving dishes for them.

Even Wei Zhaixing, who was sitting at the last seat, had a fairy maid accompanying him. He was amazed by such treatment.

Although he became a registered disciple of True Lord Heming, he actually did not stay in this fairyland for a long time. After receiving the secret teachings and correcting his luck, he returned to the lower world not long after. He never had the opportunity to be summoned to the cave again. In the past fifty years, he only received one letter from True Lord Heming.

How could I have such a blessing, to be treated by my own master and enjoy a fairy banquet of this level!

Looking up, he saw nine cups, nine plates, nine tripods and nine cauldrons displayed on the table in front of him. All kinds of rare delicacies and magical wines were made with magical treasures that were unimaginable for the cultivators in the lower world. Not only did they taste delicious, they also had the magical effect of nourishing the body and mind and strengthening the bones.

Even the vessels containing fine wine and delicious food were sparkling with warm and precious light. If placed on the continent, they would be excellent materials for making magic weapons.

His gaze turned to Lu Qian who was clinking glasses with Master Heming from a distance.

This is all because of Sect Leader Lu!

My judgment was correct. The important reason why my master accepted me as a registered disciple was because of my relationship with Master Lu.

The degree to which Master Lu is valued by Taiyi Paradise is far beyond his imagination!
But why is this? Could it be that his fate, which I cannot see at all, has been observed by Taiyi Paradise? Knowing that Master Lu will surely be unprecedented in the future, they made friends with him in advance?

Or is it just as the rumors say, the Yunshan School's secret "Wind Shadow Cloud Body" can actually break the blockade of space, it has a mysterious origin and is of extremely high grade, and it is suspected to have been taught by the Heavenly Emperor, so Taiyi Paradise looks at it with high regard and is very friendly to it?

While Wei Zhaixing was wondering, True Lord Heming had already invited Lu Qian to taste a delicacy in the cauldron in front of him.

Lu Qian took a look and it seemed to be a soup made from the internal organs of some spiritual beast, so he picked up the jade spoon and tasted it. He couldn't help but humming, and his eyes widened a little.

Tender, smooth and sweet, with a great taste!
Such deliciousness is intoxicating. After swallowing it, the fragrance lingers on the lips and teeth, and a hot current surges from the abdomen. Lu Qian subconsciously circulates his spiritual power to digest it. Suddenly, he feels clear-eyed and very comfortable.

He couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is the most delicious food I've ever seen in my life. We live in the lower realms, and have been fasting since we established our foundation. We rarely eat after we achieved the golden elixir. We thought our appetites were not that high-end, but we didn't know that it was because we had never tasted real food."

Heming Zhenjun laughed loudly, pointed at the small tripod and said, "Do you know what this is made of?"

Lu Qian shook his head.

Heming Zhenjun also took a big sip, and then he said slowly: "This is the liver of the two evil dragons that bullied your mountain gate and forced you to escape to the small world."

At this moment, Lu Qian's pupils dilated and the spoon in his hand shook!
Zhenjun Heming smiled and waved his hand, signaling him to continue enjoying his meal.

"Back then, I tore out the tendons and bones of these two evil dragons, and gave their dragon scales and dragon balls to your family's acting leader, but I kept their bodies. It's not that I'm stingy, but you really don't have the skills to do it, so if you can't handle it, it will just be wasted."

"At that time, I was thinking about treating you to a full dragon feast. So I used a secret method to preserve the flesh of the two evil dragons. When I took them out yesterday, they were still emitting blood."

He pointed at the various utensils in front of him: "Slice the dragon meat and stir-fry it, boil the dragon bones into soup and stew, stew the dragon tendons with the civil and military spiritual fire until they are tender, and steam the tip of the dragon tail to make a full dragon feast. Are you satisfied?"

Lu Qian's heart felt like an earthquake!

His pupils trembled slightly as he looked at the lamp, plate, gui and tripod in front of him. It turned out that the various delicacies contained in them were from Yueyuan Jun and Qiu Weng!

They were the two Yuan Shen Dragon Kings who had come to my house in a show of force and tried to kidnap my senior sister, forcing me to have no choice but to endure the great calamity of my inner demon, forcing Shen Jialuo to endure the calamity and die, and forcing me and my senior sister to hide in the small world of firewood!

Wei Zhaixing was also horrified, his fingers trembling so much that he couldn't hold the chopsticks. Then he heard Master Heming slowly say, "Don't be so nervous. All things are created to feed humans. We humans dominate the world and are the masters of heaven and earth!"

"Everything in the world is useful, and everything in the world is edible!"

"Of course." He blinked, "Except for those that are poisonous or unpalatable."

"Whether you eat dragons or phoenixes, what's the difference between eating fish, shrimp, chickens and ducks?"

Lu Qian took several deep breaths to suppress his shock and fear. He looked at the table full of dragon meat and dragon bones. Even though the two dragon kings were mortal enemies, it was hard to accept that they had turned from human form into a table full of dishes in the blink of an eye. His stomach was cramping and he had to use his spiritual power to relieve it.

He smiled bitterly: "Thank you for your kindness, Master, for doing this for me. It's just that I, a small cultivator from the lower realm, have no knowledge, so I was rude just now."

Taiyi Paradise even has dragons on the table. Are they too strong, or are the dragons too weak?

True Lord Heming guessed what he was thinking and waved his hand: "Actually, it's all thanks to you. Dragon liver and phoenix marrow are only available at special banquets. I have been practicing Taoism for nearly four thousand years, and I have only enjoyed it twice. I always have to take the peace treaty into consideration and not overdo it."

"These two evil dragons are courting death this time. They have come to bully us. If we kill them, the dragon clan will not dare to fart. I can do with their two bodies. Taogu Immortal Lord also agreed."

"So, speaking of which, I have to thank you for being able to have a full dragon banquet today with the specifications of a mid-level banquet."

Lu Qian smiled bitterly when he heard this. He crossed the sea from Tianquan Continent to Yuheng Continent by the Dragon Tribe waterway. He thought he had a deep enough understanding of the complex relationship between the Dragon Tribe and the Human Tribe, but he never expected that...
The dragons secretly went to the land to stir up trouble and seek benefits, while the humans not only secretly searched for treasures in the ocean, but even the dragons themselves were served on the table.

Lord Heming advised him repeatedly, so Lu Qian had to stop thinking about the source of the dragon meat and just thought it was chicken, duck, pig, or mutton, and ate some of it randomly.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became harmonious. Lu Qian put down his chopsticks, stood up and bowed.

"Taiyi Paradise saved my sect from the dire straits, and today they have humbled themselves and hosted a banquet for me. I am truly humbled. If Taiyi Paradise has any instructions, please let me know!" (End of this chapter)