Outside the Jun family mountain gate in Huangzhou.
Countless birds and beasts, covering the sky and earth, arrived, pulling various magnificent carriages.
Enormous multi-storied ships traversed the void.
And at this moment, the Jun family's mountain gate was wide open, welcoming guests from all directions.
As for whether anyone might cause trouble?
The formations twinkling faintly in the void, emitting an aura that even Saints were wary of, were enough to deter those with impure intentions.
No person or power dared to cause trouble at a Jun family banquet.
"Dao Extremity Heavenly Sect has arrived, presenting a congratulatory gift for the Divine Son, nine volumes of Daoist scriptures!"
"It's the Dao Extremity Heavenly Sect! That old Daoist from the Dao Extremity Heavenly Sect is quite famous," people from some powers discussed.
"Great Yan Sacred Land has arrived, presenting a congratulatory gift for the Divine Son, a bottle of Spirit Gathering Jade Marrow, and one hundred peerless Divine Origins."
"Heavens, Great Yan Sacred Land even brought out Spirit Gathering Jade Marrow! That's a wondrous item capable of nourishing the True Spirit within the Divine Palace!" Many people's eyes turned red with envy upon hearing this.
Each of these gifts, if taken out, would be enough to make people flock to them. And now, they were all presented to the Jun family Divine Son as congratulatory gifts.
This couldn't help but make people envious and jealous.
"Great Shang Dynasty has arrived, presenting a supreme treasure, a painting of mountains and rivers!"
As the announcement fell, a stunningly beautiful woman arrived carrying a landscape scroll, smiling enchantingly, her beautiful eyes full of longing.
"It's the Great Shang Dynasty Princess, what a beauty."
"Sigh, such a beauty, we can only admire from afar, yet she wants to offer herself to the Jun family Divine Son. It's truly infuriating to compare people," many male prodigies from various powers sighed in their hearts.
They weren't even qualified to pursue the Great Shang Princess, yet this princess only wanted to be noticed by that Divine Son.
Next, numerous powers arrived one after another, presenting congratulatory gifts.
There was the Snow Wind Empire from the extreme north, and the Horizon Daoist Academy from the extreme south.
It could be said that as long as a power received an invitation by flying sword, none dared not to come.
These powers were all first-rate powers or above, qualified to enter the Jun family mountain gate.
As for those second-rate powers that weren't even first-rate, they could only offer gifts and then stay at the banquet tables outside the mountain gate.
These powers showed no dissatisfaction; after all, they indeed didn't have the qualifications.
"Ancient Aristocratic Jiang Family has arrived, presenting one ancient Saint armament, three Immortal Divine Herbs, one hundred top-grade Saint Pills, and one thousand peerless Divine Origins..."
The Jun family retainer continued to announce.
And this kind of generosity shocked all the powers present.
"Aren't these gifts a bit too lavish?"
"Have you forgotten? The Jiang family and the Jun family have had marriage alliances for generations. That Jun family Divine Son's mother is from the Jiang family. With the maternal clan arriving, how could the congratulatory gifts not be generous?"
The Jiang family was considered the immortal power with the closest relationship to the Jun family.
The two families had intermarried for generations, almost as if they shared the same pair of trousers.
Two exceptionally beautiful figures directly stepped into the Jun family mountain gate.
All the guests present looked over, their faces involuntarily stunned, somewhat dazed.
These two beauties, one older, one younger.
The older one, in snow-white clothes, was flawless, her immortal posture graceful, her facial features exquisite and beautiful, like an immortal fairy descended to the mortal world.
The younger one was petite and delicate, her eyes nimble and bright, her gaze captivating, her temperament embodying spiritual beauty, like an exquisitely beautiful elf.
These two women, with different styles, were both peerless beauties, causing heaven and earth to dim in comparison.
"What beautiful individuals! That great beauty must be the Jiang family's divine maiden who possesses the Innate Dao Womb, Jiang Shengyi."
"That younger one should be the Jiang family's cherished pearl, Jiang Luoli, who possesses the Yuan Ling Dao Physique."
Looking at the two beauties, one older and one younger, the men present found it somewhat difficult to look away.
And at almost the same time, another announcement was heard.
"Ancient Aristocratic Ye Family has arrived, presenting ten top-grade Saint Medicines, one hundred Divine Origins, and three Marquis-ranked armaments."
Hearing this, many people muttered to themselves.
The Ancient Ye Family was also quite famous, but the gifts they sent were rather ordinary. Let alone comparing with the Jiang family just now, even compared to first-rate powers, they seemed somewhat shabby.
However, the relationship between the Ye family and the Jun family was just so-so, plain and unremarkable. It was natural for them to send such meager gifts.
"Haha, Miss Luoli, please wait."
Two figures walked into the Jun family mountain gate. One was an old servant with a goatee, and the leading blue-robed youth was precisely Ye Xingyun.
"It's that top prodigy of the Ye family who possesses the Star King Physique, Ye Xingyun!"
"You are?" Jiang Luoli turned around, glanced at Ye Xingyun, a hint of doubt in her heart.
The smile on Ye Xingyun's face stiffened slightly, a little embarrassed, then he said, "Miss Luoli, have you forgotten? In the Falling Moon Secret Realm..."
Only then did Jiang Luoli vaguely remember. Her little face was indifferent as she said, "Oh, you're that... that who?"
"I am Ye Xingyun of the Ancient Ye Family." Ye Xingyun felt increasingly embarrassed.
Could it be that Jiang Luoli had no impression of him at all?
"Oh, it's you. My apologies. Luoli usually doesn't remember people with average looks," Jiang Luoli pouted her small lips.
As soon as these words came out, the entire scene became somewhat quiet.
Ye Xingyun was extremely embarrassed.
To be honest, Ye Xingyun's looks weren't bad. With sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, he was very handsome, and ordinary women would find him very comfortable and pleasant to look at.
But in Jiang Luoli's words, he became "average-looking."
However, Ye Xingyun was quite thick-skinned and still managed a smile, "Miss Luoli, it's been a long time. I wonder if we could sit at the same table later?"
Hearing this, some people present also understood.
So this Ye Xingyun's intentions were not in the wine (a Chinese idiom meaning his real intentions lay elsewhere).
His main purpose wasn't to attend the banquet, but to pick up girls.
Jiang Shengyi, at the side, frowned slightly.
Jiang Rou had always wanted to matchmake Jiang Luoli and Jun Xiaoyao.
Was this Ye Xingyun trying to poach someone?
"Luoli, let's go find Cousin Jiang Rou," Jiang Shengyi said, taking Jiang Luoli's small hand.
"Oh." Jiang Luoli nodded slightly, no longer paying attention to Ye Xingyun.
Ye Xingyun took a deep breath, still wearing a composed smile on his face.
"It's alright, I still have a chance," Ye Xingyun comforted himself inwardly.
On the other side, a resplendent grand hall in the Jun family opened.
Only some of the most honored guests and people from top-tier orthodoxies were qualified to enter.
The other first-rate powers were all seated on other divine islands.
People from the Jiang family, Ye family, and some other ancient aristocratic families, supreme great clans, and top-tier dynasties also took their seats inside.
Various fine wines and delicacies, jade plates laden with珍馐 (delicacies), were also served. The dishes were magnificent and sumptuous, all rare treasures.
"Haven't some of the Jun family's major figures arrived yet? Where is the Divine Son?" An elder from a top-tier orthodoxy looked left and right.
At this moment, a man and a woman, two figures with powerful auras, appeared.
One was a young man in a black robe, his temperament as sharp as a sword.
It was precisely the Jun family's Tenth Sequence, Jun Zhangjian.
He had specially come out of seclusion to attend Jun Xiaoyao's tenth birthday banquet.
And the woman beside him wore a light blue-fringed long dress, her body seeming to exude a cold aura.
Her pupils were ice-blue, her black hair tied up with an ice-blue phoenix hairpin. Her skin was like ice and snow, making her look like a beauty carved from ice.
"That is the Jun family's Seventh Sequence, Jun Xuehuang. She possesses the Ice Spirit Physique. It is rumored that with a single thought, she can freeze a region of ten thousand li and make snow fall from the heavens."
Many figures from various powers sized up Jun Xuehuang.
The Jun family's ten Sequences were all extraordinary.
Naturally, there was no lack of heroines among them, and Jun Xuehuang was such an existence.
"I didn't expect you would also specially come out of seclusion to attend younger clan brother Xiaoyao's tenth birthday banquet," Jun Zhangjian said with a faint smile.
The Jun family's ten Sequences were either in seclusion or roaming the world, venturing into various secret realms.
There weren't many who specially came to attend Jun Xiaoyao's tenth birthday banquet.
Jun Xuehuang pursed her lips and said faintly, "I just wanted to see to what extent that Divine Son, who defeated you at the age of three, has become."
Hearing this, Jun Zhangjian's expression immediately became unnatural.
This was simply rubbing salt in the wound (lit. which pot is not open, lift which pot).
And just at this moment, another figure walked into the grand hall.
"It's him?"
Upon seeing this figure, both Jun Zhangjian and Jun Xuehuang felt their hearts tighten, their expressions turning grave.
(End of this chapter)