The Celestial City was the largest city in the Endless Ruins. Many industries here were controlled by the major families of the Celestial Sect. Many affiliated families had properties here as well. In short, everything in the Celestial City had something to do with the Celestial Sect. Otherwise, it would have been taken over.
Wang Ningxue's family was not one of the major families in the Celestial Sect, but one of its affiliated families. She was one of the most promising to become a core family of the Celestial Sect.
Wang Ningxue held a banquet for Lu Li. She didn't even have to do anything herself. She just needed to send a message.
By the time Wang Ningxue and Lu Li came out, the biggest tavern in the city had been set up in a hall.
Wang Ningxue had invited some people and many others came uninvited.
Lu Li's story had been spread out. Normally, nobody would pay attention to a registered disciple becoming a formal disciple.
But Lu Li was different. He had become Emperor Rui's private student.
The most important thing was that Lu Li was selected by Lord Li himself. When Lu Li became Master Li's disciple, Lord Li even attended the ceremony in person.
Lord Li's status in the Celestial Sect was so high that he could monitor the entire Celestial Sect. He could control the life and death of many people and families.
Lu Li had Emperor Rui as his master. If Lord Li had been Lu Li's disciple, there would have been many Quasi Emperors present to present gifts to Lu Li.
Even so, many people came tonight and many came with gifts.
The Celestial Sect had hundreds of affiliated families. Almost all of them gave gifts.
Although they were not too expensive gifts, if you gave them to them, they might not be grateful. If you didn't give them, they might miss them.
The gifts were not for Lu Li. They were purely for the sake of Emperor Rui and Lord Li.
At first, Lu Li accepted gifts. Later on, there were so many that he asked Wang Ningxue to accept some.
He was now at the banquet, introduced to many young masters and young ladies by Wang Ningxue.
Wang Ningxue had only invited dozens of people, but over a hundred came. The entire hall was full.
Those who came were guests and Lu Li could not ask them to leave. He followed Wang Ningxue and greeted them one by one as if it was a wedding.
After being busy for half the night, many of the guests left on their own accord. Lu Li was relieved.
"Brother Lu!"
Hu Shimeng came over with two jars of wine. "How is it?
How does it feel to be the center of attention? "
Lu Li smiled bitterly. It wasn't like he hadn't become famous before. Although he didn't like these banquets, he had experienced them many times before.
It was just that the person who came this time was much stronger and had a much higher status, so he didn't feel anything.
"Brother Hu!" Lu Li shook his head and said, "Don't make fun of me. I'm getting dizzy."
"You'll get used to it!"
Hu Shimeng handed a jug of wine to Lu Li, clinked it, took a sip and said, "This is the reality. Even though you don't want to, sometimes, you cannot avoid the ways of the world. Unless you really cut off all ties with the mortal world and focus on the Tao, you can ignore everyone.
If humans still have seven emotions and six desires, then you have to deal with the matters of the mortal world. "
"Yeah!"
Lu Li took a sip. Hu Shimeng threw him a ring and said, "I don't have much to give you. Here are some elixirs of the soul. Congratulations on becoming Emperor Rui's private student."
"Don't!"
Lu Li hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You have become an official disciple and I have not given you anything. How can I accept this?"
"You are looking down on me, aren't you?"
Hu Shimeng glared at Lu Li and said, "Hu Family is not one of the top families but we do have some elixirs.
When you are stronger, you can help me when I need it. That will be a great deal for us.
This is not a gift. This is an investment. Do you understand? "
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Hu Shimeng was straightforward and Lu Li liked him. Lu Li didn't want to be pretentious. He did need elixirs of the soul.
Now that he had decided to cultivate his body and soul, the more powerful his soul was, the more powerful his attacks would be.
Wang Ningxue took out a ring with a smile and said, "Brother, I want to show my appreciation as well. I have some elixirs as well. They will help you with your cultivation."
"Thank you, Sister!"
Lu Li didn't want to be pretentious. After all, they were the closest of kin. The Wang Family was a prosperous family. Some elixirs were nothing.
Wang Ningxue was nice to him. If he could, he would help the Wang Family in the future.
The banquet ended in the middle of the night. Wang Ningxue had someone send Lu Li back to his yard in the Celestial City. There were two maids there.
Wang Ningxue sent someone to deliver the gifts Lu Li had received. Lu Li sorted it out and realized that the gifts were worth at least one trillion divine stones …
"The Celestial Sect and the other families are so rich!"
Lu Li exclaimed. Most of the gifts were targeted. They were elixirs that could help with the cultivation of the body or soul. Clearly, his information had been exposed and all the families had investigated him.
"Eh?"
When Lu Li looked at the list of gifts, he saw some from the relevant families. There was a note saying that the family apologized to Lu Li on behalf of Guan Qianqiu. The gifts were expensive …
"These big families are really flexible!"
Lu Li exclaimed. He had learned about Guan Qianqiu's situation. After he was eliminated, Guan Qianqiu stayed in the Celestial City for several days. When he recovered, he was sent back to his family.
According to Wang Ningxue's speculation, Guan Qianqiu was going to suffer a setback this time. His status in the family would plummet. If he could not pull himself together, he would never achieve anything great in his lifetime.
It was understandable that the Guan Family would give him gifts. Guan Qianqiu was taken in as a protégé of Emperor Rui and was valued by Lord Li.
He might not be a threat to the Guan Family now, but what about in thousands or tens of thousands of years?
What if Lu Li could rise up and reach the Emperor Realm? Step by step, he could become one of the most powerful warriors in the Celestial Sect.
By then, Lu Li would remember what happened to Guan Qianqiu, which could be a devastating blow to the Guan Family.
Therefore, by giving him some gifts and expressing his apology, he could at least ease their relationship …
Lu Li closed his door and refused to receive guests. He lived in the "Lu Mansion" that he named himself. He began to consume the Holy Soul Bead.
After refining this bead, it would be able to continuously assist in the growth of the soul. In addition, the Rui Emperor had also given him a secret manual, which was a secret art for cultivating the soul.
Later on, many people sent invitations to invite him to dinner. However, Lu Li told the servants to reply that he was in closed-door cultivation and would not attend any banquets.
Half a month later, the Holy Soul Bead was finally consumed. The bead entered his soul directly, emitting a faint green glow that helped his soul grow automatically.
"This is a piece of treasure!"
Lu Li sensed that the growth of his soul was faster than consuming regular elixirs.
The bead was running all the time. His soul was growing every second. Over a long period of time, the growth of his soul would be considerable.
"Ten years!"
Lu Li's eyes glowed. Emperor Rui would take him to the Blood Pond of Ancestor Dragon soon. He would cultivate there for 10 years.
He believed that after 10 years, his abilities would soar again. By then, he could find a chance to go to the Holy Lady Sect to propose marriage and bring back Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong.
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PS: New work by Flying Fish, "Legend of Celestial Emperor": The main character, Lin Que, was one of the top 10 powerful warriors of the Xuan Realm Sect. He was one step away from becoming a Perfected Being and gaining immortality. However, his master, Perfected Being Yi Yi, branded him with the number "9" on his face and demoted him to the lowest rank.