Chapter 476

Chapter 476: Invitation

Many in the beast tribe did not know that the one undergoing tribulation was from the Human Race; they thought the Human Race would stop them from crossing the tribulation.

In the eyes of the beast tribe, the Human Race had two Golden Immortals, and even the Qingzhi Tribe, which possessed a Golden Immortal, chose to retreat from the Human Race.

So, from the perspective of all the beasts, the sudden appearance of someone undergoing tribulation would surely be interrupted by the Human Race.

The Human Race would never allow other races to pass their Golden Immortal tribulation.

Thus, when they sensed the fluctuations of the Golden Immortal tribulation, not a single beast approached the source of the energy to investigate.

On the Human Race side, it was indeed as the beast tribe suspected: as soon as the fluctuations of the Golden Immortal tribulation appeared, countless people from the Human Race rushed over.

Even Golden Immortal Mo Qianqiu arrived immediately.

However, when everyone reached the site of the tribulation and saw Li Xiaojun, who was protecting the one undergoing tribulation, their attitudes changed drastically.

“We greet Elder Li.”

Li Xiaojun did not have any title in the Immortal Realm, and others did not dare to give him one, so everyone simply called him by his surname followed by "Elder."

“Elder Li!”

Mo Qianqiu also arrived and came over to pay his respects upon seeing Li Xiaojun.

Li Xiaojun nodded in response to everyone’s greetings.

A few hundred years ago, during the great battle between the Immortal Tribes and the demon tribe in the Kunlun Realm, all the Profound Immortals in the Immortal Realm and Golden Immortal Mo Qianqiu had helped make talismans for over a hundred years.

Thus, these people held a certain connection to Li Xiaojun.

“Elder, who is the one undergoing tribulation?”

Mo Qianqiu also noticed that the one undergoing tribulation was a human.

He was somewhat suspicious, wondering if this Human Race individual was saved by Elder Li from some black hole, much like himself?

“This is my daughter,” Li Xiaojun said lightly.

Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, everyone showed shock.

Li Xiaojun was a Golden Immortal; unexpectedly, his daughter was also about to become a Golden Immortal, which was indeed surprising.

After the shock, everyone began congratulating Li Xiaojun.

Of course, their congratulations were brief, as Yan Qingling had yet to pass her Golden Immortal tribulation.

With Li Xiaojun’s presence, Yan Qingling’s earlier being’s tribulation posed no issues.

However, the subsequent Golden Immortal lightning tribulation would be very challenging to overcome.

So now, everyone could only wait.

They could congratulate Elder Li again once his daughter successfully completed the lightning tribulation and became a Golden Immortal.

Time kept passing.

One year later, Yan Qingling’s lightning tribulation officially matured.

Boom!

Under everyone’s watch, the Golden Immortal tribulation began.

As the Golden Immortal tribulation began, everyone quickly noticed that the lightning tribulation was quite manageable for Yan Qingling, who was undergoing tribulation.

A few days later, the lightning tribulation stopped.

Yan Qingling successfully passed the Golden Immortal tribulation.

“Dad, thank you for protecting me. I made it!”

After overcoming the tribulation, Yan Qingling immediately approached Li Xiaojun to express her gratitude.

She knew that in the Kunlun Realm, achieving Golden Immortal status did not require a Golden Immortal tribulation.

However, Golden Immortals from the Kunlun Realm were certainly not as good as those who underwent the Golden Immortal tribulation in the Immortal Realm.

In such a place as the Immortal Realm, if one did not have a powerful protector, it was likely that they couldn’t even pass the being’s tribulation before facing the lightning tribulation.

“Hmm, it’s good that you succeeded,” Li Xiaojun said with a smile, nodding at Yan Qingling.

He had a very favorable impression of his exceptionally gifted daughter.

“Congratulations, Elder, on achieving Golden Immortal status…”

“Congratulations, Sister Yan Qingling, on successfully undergoing tribulation…”

“Congratulations, Yan Qingling, on becoming a Golden Immortal…”

At that moment, others who were watching congratulated Yan Qingling one after another.

Those who did not know Yan Qingling referred to her as Elder.

Those who did know her, such as Li Xiaojun’s other children, called her Sister Yan Qingling.

And those older than Yan Qingling, like Li Yuting and Li Yufei, simply addressed her by her name.

“Thank you all for protecting me,” Yan Qingling said with a respectful gesture to everyone.

“Elder, you’re too kind. We should be thanking you for allowing us to witness the Golden Immortal tribulation…”

Of course, Yan Qingling was being polite, and everyone responded in kind.

Especially some Profound Immortal strongholds from the Immortal Realm, who were very courteous and even flattering towards Yan Qingling and Li Xiaojun.

Their reasoning was simple: they also aspired to become Profound Immortals, and if they had the chance to face the Golden Immortal tribulation in the future, they would definitely need the protection of a Golden Immortal from the Human Race.

If they offended Li Xiaojun and his daughter, considering the relationship between Li Xiaojun and Mo Qianqiu, they might find it very difficult to have someone protect them.

Without a Golden Immortal protector, who knew if they could even pass the being’s tribulation in the Immortal Realm?

Thus, flattering Li Xiaojun and Yan Qingling now could provide a glimmer of hope for them to become Golden Immortals in the future.

“I appreciate everyone coming to protect my daughter, so I’ve decided to host a banquet to treat you all. Please do me, Li Xiaojun, this favor,” Li Xiaojun said with a smile to everyone.

“Since the Elder has invited us, we certainly cannot refuse,” Mo Qianqiu replied on behalf of everyone.

“Then let’s hold it in Master Qingfeng’s small world. Just bring yourselves, and there’s no need to bring any gifts,” Li Xiaojun announced to everyone.

The reason he chose to host a banquet was primarily because he was very pleased with Yan Qingling’s achievement of becoming a Golden Immortal.

Not bringing gifts was also due to his disdain for the gifts these people might offer.

Because even if those gifts seemed very significant to them, they would still be nothing more than a drop in the bucket for Li Xiaojun.

Even if everyone combined their worth, he wouldn’t care for it at all.

Therefore, rather than accepting gifts and owing others a favor, it is better not to accept any gifts at all.

At Li Xiaojun’s invitation, everyone quickly arrived in the small world where Wen Qinglan was located.

In this small world, Li Xiaojun entrusted the hosting duties to Yan Qingling, Wen Qinglan, and Li Yufei.

Wen Qinglan, being Li Xiaojun’s partner, considered it her home, so she served as the hostess.

Yan Qingling, having achieved Golden Immortal status, was the star of the banquet.

Li Yufei, Li Xiaojun’s daughter and Wen Qinglan’s disciple, helped in entertaining the guests.

As for Li Xiaojun’s other children, they were treated as guests.

Many of Li Xiaojun’s children did not have very powerful cultivation levels; most of them had not even reached the True Immortal realm.

However, because they were Li Xiaojun’s daughters, the Profound Immortal members of the Human Race treated them equally.

Even Mo Qianqiu from the Golden Immortal Realm interacted with Li Xiaojun’s children on equal terms, demonstrating Li Xiaojun’s significant influence in the Immortal Realm.

In the center of the small world, in a massive palace, nearly hundreds of distinguished guests sat in the grand hall.

Each person had a table placed in front of them.

Once everyone was seated, the maidens began to serve various exquisite dishes.

……

Jiang Nuoxi was a mid-level human immortal, who ascended to the Immortal Realm fifty thousand years ago.

After her ascension, she had exceptionally good luck, being discovered by the forces of Master Qinglong, and integrated into the Human Race’s power rather than being captured by the beast tribe as a slave.

Through decades of hard cultivation, she reached the mid-level of the human immortal state.

A few years ago, she sensed the fluctuations of the Golden Immortal tribulation.

Out of curiosity, she came to the tribulation site and learned that it was the daughter of the esteemed Human Race Golden Immortal, Li Xiaojun, undergoing the Golden Immortal tribulation.

However, she never expected that after the daughter of the Golden Immortal completed her tribulation, the esteemed Golden Immortal would host a banquet to entertain the onlookers.

Though she was only a human immortal, she received an invitation to the banquet.

At the banquet, Jiang Nuoxi scanned her surroundings and noticed that all present had at least Heavenly Immortal cultivation levels; these were the esteemed children of that elder.

In addition, at least many true immortals were there, representing the big shots of various forces in the Immortal Realm.

Only she had a mere human immortal cultivation level, making her stand out among the guests.

Initially, she had declined the invitation; however, the elder said that attending was a matter of fate, so she clumsily agreed to come.

Now, faced with a banquet full of high-ranking individuals, she felt quite uncomfortable.

Had she known, she would have insisted on not coming at all.

Just as Jiang Nuoxi began to feel uneasy, Li Xiaojun ordered the dishes to be served.

In the next moment, countless maidens began to bring out dishes on trays.

The first dish was a plate of fruits emitting an incredibly rich spiritual aura, fruits she did not recognize.

At that moment, she heard Li Xiaojun’s voice.

“This is the immortal essence fruit, which contains ample spiritual aura. Everyone can give it a try; it is highly effective for those with Profound Immortal cultivation levels in comprehending the power of the rules. It can roughly enhance the comprehension speed of Profound Immortals by ten times, True Immortals by twenty times, and Heavenly Immortals by forty times…”

“This fruit can even be consumed by human immortals, though it is best not to eat too much; just one bite will suffice. If you can’t finish it, you can take it with you.”

Li Xiaojun scanned with a gaze at Jiang Nuoxi.

For this human immortal cultivator, Li Xiaojun showed no favoritism.

He admired her courage to observe the Golden Immortal tribulation, as typically, cultivators below the True Immortal realm would flee as far away as possible during such events.

Yet this young human immortal had dared to come close to observe, so when Li Xiaojun extended the invitation, he did so intentionally for her.