God of Pets

Chapter 953 Going up the mountain
To ensure a good omen, Chen Guan specifically chose an unnamed hill in the southern Taihang Mountains of China as the entrance to the Immortal Mountain Sect, and named the hill Immortal Mountain.

However, the cultivators who came here ignored the stone tablet with the name of the immortal mountain that Chen Guan had specially erected at the foot of the mountain, and privately called this place Demon King Mountain.

Originally, Chen Guan only invited ten people, but the number of cultivators who actually came to the foot of the immortal mountain was at least eight hundred, if not a thousand.

Fortunately, Chen Guan had made preparations in advance, and his backers had set up a secret array on the immortal mountain, making it impossible for anyone to ascend.

At the appointed time, Miaoshan descended gracefully from the immortal mountain on auspicious clouds, displaying a demeanor quite like that of a fairy.

Well, in the entire Immortal Mountain Sect, he's the only one whose appearance is presentable.

"The banquet is about to begin. Please take your invitations and enter," Miaoshan said with a smile as he stood in front of the mountain gate.

Without saying a word, Jiang Qiemo walked towards Miaoshan first, took out his invitation, and handed it to Miaoshan.

Miaoshan took the invitation, opened it, and said, "It's Young Master Jiang Qiemo from the Jiang family. Please come in."

Jiang Qiemo went straight in. He wanted to see what was going on at the Demon King's Banquet, so he didn't hesitate at all.

Seeing Jiang Qiemo's figure disappear at the end of the steps, Qin Ziyu also came over and handed over his invitation.

"Young Master Qin Ziyu of the Qin family, please come in." Miaoshan checked the invitation and the person, and then invited Qin Ziyu up the mountain.

The Gong family members frowned as they watched. They had originally planned to find someone to substitute for Gong Wudi and enter the Demon King's Banquet to find out what was going on, but judging from the situation, it seemed that even if someone had the invitation, they probably wouldn't be able to get in.

At this moment, inside the Gong family's grand cave, Gong Wudi was kneeling before the main hall of the Tianxu Palace: "Heavenly King, please allow me to attend the Demon King's Banquet."

“Invincible, you are no longer a hot-blooded youth. You should prioritize the greater good in everything you do. You are the most likely person in our Gong family to reach the Heavenly King realm in the future. You cannot do these risky things.” The voice of the Heavenly King Gong came from the hall.

“Everyone from other families went, so if they can go, I can too,” Gong Wudi said.

"This theory might be correct elsewhere, but it's not suitable for this Demon King's Banquet," said King Gong.

"Why?" Gong Wudi asked, puzzled.

"Because the great demon is very likely Chen Guan, and Chen Guan is very likely Zi Donglai. Why do you think the Jiang and Qin families dared to send their geniuses there to take risks? It's not because they are willing to risk and sacrifice for the world, but because they also speculate that this is the case. And those scions of the great families who were invited to the Demon King's Banquet are all younger generations who have a good relationship with Chen Guan."

King Gong sighed and said, "Our Gong family has grudges against Zi Donglai and Chen Guan. Even if Zi Donglai is not Chen Guan, it is too dangerous for you to go to the Demon King's Banquet. You cannot risk your life."

"No one can be sure that the Great Demon is Chen Guan, let alone that Chen Guan is Zi Donglai. Besides, even if they are, since he is willing to invite me, I am willing to go and find out. If only our Gong family does not attend the banquet, wouldn't that diminish the reputation of the Gong family?" Gong Wudi pleaded again, "Your Majesty, please allow me to attend the Demon King's Banquet."

"I have made up my mind about this matter. You only need to cultivate diligently and make a breakthrough in your realm as soon as possible so that you can carry forward the glory of my Gong family and Tianxu Palace," said Gong Tianwang calmly.

"Your Majesty... times are changing... no matter who that great demon is... there are already experts at the Tenth Awakening level by his side. If our Gong family cannot keep up with the times and fall behind other families, even if I can break through to the Tenth Awakening level like Ji Liuying, I will still be eliminated by the times. Even if it means risking my life, I am willing to try. If that great demon really announces the method to break through to the Tenth Awakening level, then our Gong family can continue to stand at the top of this world..." Gong Wudi bowed, his words coming from the bottom of his heart.

"Whether he is Qingbai, Chen Guan or Zi Donglai, given their character and actions, they could never have such a broad mind. There is no need to discuss this matter further."

As the Heavenly King's voice faded, no matter how much Gong Wudi called out, there was no response. Gong Wudi gritted his teeth, stood up, and suddenly unleashed his power to break through the air, trying to force his way out of the Heavenly Void Palace and head to the Demon King's Banquet.

Although the invitation wasn't in his possession, he still wanted to try. If only his own people went, they might still be able to get into the Demon King's Banquet.

However, after Gong Wudi soared into the sky, he suddenly found himself in a series of celestial palaces. No matter which way he rushed, he could not escape these seemingly infinitely large palaces. The palaces were layered one on top of another, with no end in sight.

"Heavenly King... please forgive my rudeness..." Gong Wudi unleashed his supreme divine power, his fist shattering layer upon layer of heavenly palaces.

However, no matter how powerful his fists were or how invincible his secret techniques were, he could not escape from the Heavenly Palace and was trapped inside.

Before Demon King Mountain, apart from the Gong family, the other nine families had already entered the Immortal Mountain.

A member of the Gong family arrived at Miaoshan with an invitation, handed it to Miaoshan, and said, "The Gong family has come to attend the banquet."

Miaoshan opened the invitation, looked at it, then looked at the person from the Gong family, and said with a smile, "You are not Gong Wudi."

"I am not Gong Wudi, but I am a member of the Gong family, and I come here representing the Gong family," Gong Zizai said.

“I’m sorry, my master invited Gong Wudi, not anyone else from the Gong family. Since you are not Gong Wudi, you are not qualified to enter the Immortal Mountain to attend the banquet,” Miaoshan said with a smile.

"What if I absolutely have to participate?" Gong Zizai asked.

"You can try to see if you can go up the mountain." Miaoshan stepped aside and didn't stop him.

Gong Zizai snorted coldly and strode towards the mountain. However, no matter how he walked, even when he used his escape technique to rush towards the immortal mountain at full speed, he could not get even an inch closer to it, and he could not even climb the steps that were right in front of him.

The cultivators who came to join the fun were all horrified.

Gong Zizai is considered to be at the peak of the ninth level of enlightenment, yet he can't even climb the steps. Such supernatural power is simply unimaginable.

"Please leave." Miao Shan waved his sleeve, sending Gong Zizai flying from the stone steps and crashing down in front of the Gong family.

Just as Miaoshan was about to turn around and go up the mountain, he suddenly heard a clear voice behind him: "I wonder what qualifications are needed to participate in this Immortal Mountain Banquet? It can't be that only people from the ten great families can be invited up the mountain?"

All eyes turned to the speaker, who was a handsome man riding a donkey, dressed in white, with a wine gourd and two sheathed swords hanging at his waist.

“Bai Xiuyan… People from Ziyang City have also arrived…” Someone immediately recognized Bai Xiuyan’s identity.

Miaoshan turned around and saw Bai Xiuyan. Her beautiful eyes lit up. Such a handsome man was indeed a rare sight in the world.

Having seen countless strange and unusual men in the Immortal Mountain Sect, Miao Shan felt as if his eyes had been treated to a feast for the eyes.

"The purpose of the Immortal Mountain Banquet is to invite heroes from all over the world to gather together and discuss the Dao. Anyone with sufficient talent and ability can attend the banquet. It is not only for people from the ten great families," Miao Shan explained patiently with a smile.

(End of this chapter)