The veil of night fell.
The Imperial Palace Banquet Hall.
Nobility, civil, and military officials.
They were all peak figures of the Great Tang.
Luo Tian was there very early on.
Behind him stood Feng Lei, Xuan Yuanyi and the rest. None of them had sat down yet.
Using their words: We will stand behind you to increase your momentum!
Luo Tian couldnât change their minds and could only let them stand there.
Daoist Qing Niu came the earliest, followed by Venerable Wu Nian.
They both brought a small gift with them.
Daoist Qing Niu gave Tang Jiu a courtesy gift and said: âThis is our Antarctic Immortal Sectâs Longevity Pill, capable of increasing oneâs longevity by one hundred years. Consider this a small token of friendship from our Antarctic Immortal Sect.â
One medicinal pill.
A legendary pill for longevity!
One single pill can extend oneâs life by a hundred years. This medicinal pill on the market would most likely auction off for around 500 million xuan stones, yet it was actually a priceless existence.
A commotion was heard in the crowd.
They all started discussing in whispers.
âImmortal sects are truly not ordinary. A simple move of theirs would allow them to take out a Longevity Pill, a medicinal pill at the sky grade!â
âThey are truly extraordinary. Itâs no wonder all the youths try to work their asses off trying to enter an immortal sect. Even I wish to join them now, except my cultivation⦠heh heh.â
Tang Jiu got up to receive it and didnât dare to show any negligence.
This banquet was said to treat the four immortal sect envoys but it was actually to help Luo Tian build a firm relationship with them.
It was to let the four immortal sect envoys know that Luo Tian wasnât a bumpkin or some poor kid. He had a noble identity and was a member of the Great Tangâs imperial family.
Even thoughâ¦
The Great Tang wasnât anything in the eyes of the immortal sects; this was the most that Tang Jiu could accomplish.
âThank you, Great Immortal.â Tang Jiu personally received the item and said politely: âPlease take your seat, Immortal Master.â
Daoist Qing Niu smiled politely and made a faint salute. He then looked over at Luo Tian and gave him a polite smile as well. A brief flash appeared in his eyes before saying to himself: âA crippled dantian?!â
âHow can this be?â
A single glance from him and he could tell Luo Tianâs dantian had traces of being cracked.
And it happened to be an injury that cannot recover.
It shouldâve been caused by some type of violent medicinal pill where most likely he will never recover for the rest of his life.
This made Daoist Qing Niu completely shocked!
Tianxuan Continent was a place where martial artists reigned supreme. Any cultivator that wished to condense the heaven and earthâs profound energy had to absorb it through their dantian. Once their dantian is crippled, this means they wonât be able to absorb profound energy and cannot make any other breakthroughs with their cultivation.
How did Luo Tian do it?
Daoist Qing Nu couldnât figure it out and his expectations towards Luo Tian was drastically reduced. He started laughing at himself when he thought about how he gifted out a Longevity Pill. âLooks like I came here for nothing this time. Even if you beat me to death, I refuse to believe this kid was the one that killed Devil Monarch Skysoul. He definitely had some sort of outside help.â
Immediately afterâ¦
Venerable Wu Nian revealed his yellow stained teeth with a smile and said: âI left in a hurry and didnât have time to bring something with me. This is my Mount Hua Immortal Sectâs transmission token. As long as the Great Tang is in trouble, break it and my Mount Hua Immortal Sect will send someone to help out.â
Waaa~â¦
Thisâ¦!
âToo courteous.â
âThis is basically forming an alliance with the Great Tang.â
The crowd was once again in shock.
Daoist Qing Niu started laughing in ridicule before sending a sound transmission: âHahaha, Wu Nian you idiot, you actually gifted them such a precious item. Youâve lost money big time. I wonât be competing with you for this kid anymore; you can take him if you want him.â
Venerable Wu Nian gave a wretched smile towards Daoist Qing Nu before saluting: âThis old daoist thanks you then.â
Daoist Qing Nu started chuckling and said: âNo need to be so polite.â
He was laughing his ass off internally while saying: âMost likely this pony-tailed old daoist doesnât know the kidâs dantian is crippled. This kind of person is not qualified to enter an immortal sect. Even if he does join an immortal sect, he would only waste their resources. Even if they were to give him large amounts of resources, someone with a crippled dantian will only stay as garbage his whole life!â
Venerable Wu Nian also glanced at Luo Tian with a faint smile. He didnât use his powers to observe his body but went straight to his seat.
Someone had spied on his body. Even if Luo Tianâs strength was poor, he could still sense the intrusion.
Looking at Daoist Qing Niuâs expression, Luo Tian said to himself: âIt looks like he knows the matter of my dantian being crippled.â
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Seconds and minutes flowed by.
A full two hours had passed the agreed time already.
The Starsea Immortal Sectâs envoy finally arrived. He went inside the banquet hall without any excuses or a gift. He looked at Luo Tian and his expression changed. He then coldly scoffed: âA piece of trash with a crippled dantian!â
âI really donât understand why Grand Elder had me come recruit this type of disciple. What a waste of my time.â
Immediately afterâ¦
The Starsea envoy shouted outside: âBrother Tian Lin, thereâs no need to come. This kid is a complete trash! With a cripple dantian, thereâs no way he can cultivate. A piece of trash like him will only be wasting an immortal sects resource and provoke criticism from others.â
At this timeâ¦
The Imperial God envoy slowly walked in with a carefree attitude. It wasnât that he didnât believe in the Starseaâs envoy words but he still had to make an inspection to verify it himself.
Upon entering the banquet hallâ¦
He looked at the packed hall before revealing an angry expression. He then shouted: âYou guys really think your something huh? What qualifications does a bunch of mortal commoners have to sit with me? Are you trying to rub off some of my Imperial God Immortal Sectâs glory for yourself?â
The expressions of the crowd sank.
Tang Jiu maintained his smile and welcomed them with full etiquette. âImmortal Masters, welcome and thank you for gracing us with your presence.â
âYouâre the Emperor of the Great Tang?â The Imperial God envoy said with a cold glance.
Tang Jiu maintained his respectful expression and replied: âYes.â
The Imperial God envoy continued by saying: âSeeing how you understand the correct etiquettes, Iâm too lazy to continue pursuing this issue. It is your Great Tangâs honor for my Imperial God Immortal Sect to come here. Just from gaining this honor, shouldnât you pay some xuan stones as tribute?â
âHuh?â
Everyoneâs expressions changed once again.
The two earlier envoys had come bearing gifts, yet this Imperial God Immortal Sect was the complete opposite!
Tang Jiu didnât hesitate. As long as he could give Luo Tian a firm base, he was willing even if he had to take out more. He immediately ordered a guard: âGo to the treasury and bring out three thousand top grade xuan stones!â
âI obey!â
Without waiting for the guard to leave, the Imperial God envoy coldly harrumphed and said: âOnly three thousand? Are you treating me like a beggar?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Tang Jiu immediately apologized and said: âHeavenly Sword City just experienced a big battle so our treasury is almost empty. We only have that much for now and I know that Immortal Master doesnât put that amount in his eyes. If Immortal Master can give me a number, I will immediately send people out to gather the sum.â
There was pretty much nothing left inside the national treasury.
Three thousand top grade xuan stones were already the maximum they could come up with.
Most likely the entire Heavenly Sword City coming together wouldnât reach that amount.
The Imperial God envoy swept his cold gaze past and revealed a high and mighty expression. âSeeing how you know your manners, then I shall accept a little less. Within two days, gather up 50,000 of them. Those xuan stones will be used to pave the road for that kid with the crippled dantian. A piece of trash like him isnât qualified to enter the Imperial God Immortal Sect. You should know what those 50,000 xuan stones are for, right?â
Upon saying thatâ¦
The Imperial God envoy glanced at Luo Tian with contempt, his gaze completely filled with disdain.
Luo Tian stood up and started laughing out loud. He then pointed at the Imperial God envoyâs nose and scolded: âIâve seen shameless people before but I havenât seen one as shameless as you! Hasnât your mother ever taught you that in front of me, Luo Tian, you better act low-key a bit?â
The Imperial God envoyâs gaze turned fierce before he angrily shouted: âKid, are you courting death?!â
Luo Tian showed no fear as he felt annoyance inside him. He then directly scolded: âYour granny! Are you forcing this daddy to explode you?!â