CHAPTER 695: GATHERING OF VARIOUS PARTIES

Outside King's City, Xu Lun specially constructed a large cl

Outside King's City, Xu Lun specially constructed a large cluster of buildings, sufficient to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

In the following days, guests arrived daily, all accommodated in this area.

These guests could be divided into two categories: those who received invitations and those who did not.

Their treatment differed; Cultivators with invitations had designated seats at the grand ceremony.

For those without invitations, as long as they brought a modest gift, they could still enter, albeit with lesser privileges.

They lacked designated seats and could only observe the ceremony from a distance.

However, in the world of cultivation where strength spoke volumes, rules often bent in favor of strength. As long as one's strength reached the Nascent Soul stage, Qizhou Island would specially arrange seats.

Despite this, many Foundation Building and Golden Core Cultivators still eagerly sought to attend the Soul Transformation ceremony, as it could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Making an appearance here, mingling, could open up numerous opportunities for future endeavors.

Moreover, it was rumored that the Soul Transformation ceremony offered various benefits.

On the day of the formal Soul Transformation ceremony, a team of twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators was responsible for reception in Harbor City.

Additionally, ten Nascent Soul Cultivators were assigned to guide the arriving guests to King's City.

Once inside King's City, one could frequently encounter welcoming teams composed of several Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Several sects from Hezhou had migrated early and presented grand gifts, implicitly acknowledging the superiority of the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

When one lacked strength, clinging to a powerful entity and being a follower was also a viable option.

At least, when they feasted, one could still have a sip of the soup, which was better than living a solitary life.

Furthermore, in this brutal world of cultivation, lacking strength meant constant risk of destruction or being annexed by others.

Many forces around Qizhou Island had also arrived, including some from distant places.

However, thus far, no first-class forces had arrived, leaving some feeling regretful.

At this moment, Wang Hong, who was originally preparing in the Royal Palace, received a message that three Soul Transformation Cultivators were coming to offer congratulations.

As the host, Wang Hong naturally needed to personally welcome the Soul Transformation Cultivators.

Hurriedly, Wang Hong rushed to Harbor City and met the three Soul Transformation Cultivators.

One appeared youthful with an ordinary face, surnamed Li, his eyes always gleaming with intelligence.

The other two were middle-aged, one surnamed Qin and the other surnamed Ye, both displaying a very amiable and harmless demeanor.

"Fellow Daoists, coming together, I apologize for not welcoming you from afar, please forgive me," Wang Hong said politely after exchanging pleasantries with the three.

Afterward, Wang Hong led the trio towards Qizhou Island, informing Xu Lun in advance to prepare seats for them.

As Soul Transformation Cultivators, they couldn't possibly be squeezed together with Nascent Soul Cultivators.

While others marveled at the vast spirit fields of Qizhou Island along the way to King's City, the trio maintained a calm and composed demeanor, truly befitting experienced Soul Transformation Cultivators.

During their casual conversation along the way, all three claimed to be loose cultivators without a fixed abode, a claim Wang Hong found hard to believe.

Though the current world of cultivation might not be entirely devoid of Soul Transformation loose cultivators, their numbers were exceedingly rare. Wang Hong couldn't believe his luck in encountering three at once.

However, since the others were unwilling to divulge, Wang Hong tactfully refrained from probing further.

Wang Hong had just settled the three in their VIP seats and exchanged a few words when a voice from below announced loudly the gifts presented by the three Soul Transformation Cultivators.

The gifts from the trio weren't particularly precious. As it was their first meeting and they had no demands of Wang Hong, they naturally didn't present anything overly valuable.

However, due to their esteemed status, it was still worth boasting about.

Wang Hong sat beside them, but before long, he received a message that Young Master Bai from the Lingxiao Sect had arrived.

Quickly excusing himself to the trio, he went to Harbor City to personally welcome him.

The Lingxiao Sect was one of the top ten forces on the Fengwu Continent, far surpassing Qizhou Island.

Upon reaching Harbor City, Wang Hong immediately spotted Bai Wushuang in white attire.

At this point, Bai Wushuang had already reached the Soul Transformation cultivation level. It was advantageous to have a powerful backing; that's how he achieved Soul Transformation so quickly.

About a hundred years ago, Wang Hong had a brief encounter with Bai Wushuang during his first attendance at the Central State Trading Company's auction (refer to Chapter 586). Later, the two engaged in a fierce battle, with Young Master Bai ending up slightly disadvantaged.

However, Wang Hong had changed his identity and appearance at that time, so while he recognized Bai Wushuang, the latter failed to recognize him.

Wang Hong quickly exchanged pleasantries and prepared to lead Bai Wushuang inside. However, he noticed another group of white-clad figures flying in from a distance, and surprisingly, the leader was also a Soul Transformation Cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, such great honor. Even the Elder of the Celestial Maiden Palace has come," Bai Wushuang remarked.

Wang Hong naturally recognized the Celestial Maiden Palace emblem on the woman's white dress and hurriedly went to greet her.

"Welcome, Fellow Daoist from the Celestial Maiden Palace, to grace us with your presence!"

The leading woman glanced at Wang Hong and raised her hand slightly. "Enough! Lead me in."

Though she instructed Wang Hong to lead her in, she didn't wait for him and led a group of white-clad women straight into Qizhou Island, not sparing another glance at Wang Hong.

Only when she reached Bai Wushuang did her expression soften slightly, as if she recognized him.

"Young Master Bai, long time no see!"

"It's Elder Zhong! How have you been, Elder?" Young Master Bai had previously met this Elder Zhong from the Celestial Maiden Palace.

"Not bad. Let's go in together." Elder Zhong exchanged a cold greeting and invited Bai Wushuang inside, clearly not placing much importance on Wang Hong, the host.

This made Bai Wushuang somewhat embarrassed as he glanced at Wang Hong. However, Wang Hong didn't want to confront the woman at the moment, only speculating about her intentions and hurriedly catching up to lead the way.

Wang Hong led both of them to their VIP seats, and at this moment, the welcoming Cultivator shouted loudly:

"Young Master Bai of the Lingxiao Sect has arrived! Presenting a pair of Purple Extreme Spirit Pearls!"

"Elder Zhong of the Celestial Maiden Palace has arrived! Presenting a 500-year-old Seven-Leaf Flower!"

This immediately sparked discussions among the guests, though not in a manner of great surprise.

It was because these two had arrived simultaneously, and while one gift was extremely precious, the other was just a common Spiritual Herb. Many even suspected it was picked casually on the way, especially since they had seen vast fields of Seven-Leaf Flowers on their journey.

Some with devious minds even firmly believed that the Spiritual Herb must have been stolen from the spirit fields of Qizhou Island.

As for the other gift, the pair of Purple Extreme Spirit Pearls, they were from the depths of the sea and required a Thousand-Year cultivation in the deep sea to become Purple Extreme Spirit Pearls.

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