Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Time flies, and years pass by in the blink of an eye.

Huajian Pavilion and Xunling Mountain are full of flowers, colorful flags are flying, and there are escaping lights in the air from time to time. The place is bustling with people coming and going, and it is a festive scene.

Today is Xie Minghua's 1000th birthday. Xie Minghua held a banquet on the soul search. As the commander of the alliance and the leader of the brigade, and as a member of a spiritual family, one can imagine his wide network of contacts.

All the prominent figures in Xuantang City were given banquets, including the disciples of the cultivating family who were friends with him, and the internal staff of Taixuan Sect, who came to support him.

Many people even traveled from Yuanxian County to attend the birthday banquet.

Seeing the sun setting in the west, several rays of light shot out from the distance, and several men appeared. The leader was an old man with white hair and a childlike face, wearing the clothes of the Xiaoying Sect.

Tang Ning came up to greet him and saluted: "Headmaster Huang is here. I didn't come far enough to greet him. I apologize for my sin. I would like to express my gratitude to Tang Ning, the head of the Jingyuan Pavilion. On behalf of my uncle, I would like to express my gratitude to all Taoist friends of the Xiaoying Sect for taking the time out of their busy schedules." Take your precious time to attend the birthday party.”

"Fellow Taoist Tang, you are polite. It is an honor for us to be able to attend the birthday banquet of your sect, Senior Xie. These are all disciples of our sect. This is..." The old man returned the salute and began to introduce the entourage.

Tangning nodded and said, "Everyone, please come in quickly!"

Several people placed the prepared gifts on the desk and followed him into the inner room and into a slightly remote courtyard.

"Fellow Taoists, please take a seat. If you need any instructions, I'll take my leave first." Tang Ning said and turned to leave. He was invited by Xie Minghua. He said he was attending a birthday banquet, but in fact he was here to maintain order at the banquet. of.

There is no way around it. For such a big birthday banquet, there are at least hundreds or even thousands of guests, and many of them are prominent local figures. Someone must entertain them!

How could the few people around Xie Minghua be so busy? So Xie Minghua took the people from their teams, not only the Jingyuanting team, but also the other teams, who were all nominally participating in the birthday banquet. What he does is security-related chores.

As the saying goes, the first level of officialdom kills people. As the leader of the brigade, Xie Minghua, since he opened his mouth, several people had no choice but to agree even if they were not happy.

Tang Ning and several other team captains of the First Brigade were responsible for entertaining the Xuanmen monks. Prior to this, they had already mentioned to them all the important figures from the Xuanmen sect invited to the birthday banquet.

These include the ten Tingcheng Xuanmen sects under the jurisdiction of the First Brigade, as well as the principals of the Mirror Moon Sect, Xingyue Sect, and Canglang Sect stationed in each Tingcheng, as well as the three important figures of the C-level Xuanmen Sect in Xuantang City. , adding up to no less than a hundred people.

To the west of Xunling Mountain, Tang Ning stood at the door of the mansion, chatting with others. In the distance, several more rays of light fell, and several unmasked men appeared.

Several people were wearing the Yutang Sect's costumes, and they were all Jindan cultivators. The ones Xie Minghuafan formally invited were at least Nascent Soul level monks, so these people probably came without invitation.

Since Xie Minghua was hosting a banquet for everyone, he naturally refused to reject anyone and allowed anyone to attend the birthday banquet.

Many disciples of the sect, in order to outperform the others at the birthday banquet, shine and gain the sect's trust, are very keen to participate in such banquets, and even some casual cultivators will come to join in the fun.

Tangning glanced at her, and Cheng Qian immediately came up to greet them, chatted with a few people, and then invited them into the inner room.

As time went by, more and more monks arrived, and around midnight, with a loud bang, the gun salute from Xunling Mountain was fired.

There was a sudden change of light and dark in the sky above the top of the mountain, and then purple air rose, and auspicious colors appeared. Between the changing colors, several huge words appeared, all of which were words of congratulations on the birthday banquet.

After a long time, the strange scenery in the sky gradually faded away. With a burst of gorgeous fireworks, the opening ceremony came to an end and the birthday banquet officially began.

"Junior brother Tang, could you please help take care of the guests in Xiyuan." At this time, Xie Xuan walked in a hurry and said.

Tangning responded and led the fifth team to a remote courtyard.

There were more than ten tables of monks sitting inside, about a hundred people, all disciples of Xuanmen Golden Pill.

"Su Yan." Walking to the courtyard gate, Xie Xuan waved, and a graceful woman quickly walked over: "Senior Xie, what do you want me to do?"

"This is Junior Brother Tang Ning of our sect. You must obey his command on all matters in Xiyuan." Xie Xuan introduced: "Junior Brother Tang, this is Su Yan, a monk recruited by our brigade. My uncle recruited her to be in charge of Xiyuan. If you want to entertain the guests in the garden, just give her instructions."

"Okay." Tangning nodded.

"Then things here will be troublesome. I have to arrange other matters, so I'll take my leave now."

As soon as Xie Xuan left, a man came over: "Fellow Daoist Su, wine and food have been served in several other gardens. Can we start here?"

"Senior Tang, what do you think?" Su Yan looked at Tang Ning.

"let's start!"

After about a stick of incense, many maids came to the courtyard one after another carrying jade plates. After the banquet started, Tang Ning led everyone in the fifth team into the courtyard and said loudly: "My lord, Tang Ning, thank you all for coming to our sect to thank our uncle." Happy birthday."

"This is my first glass of wine to congratulate Uncle Xie on his birthday."

"For this second cup, Tang, on behalf of Master Xie, would like to extend his sincere welcome to everyone."

"The third glass of wine, I hope everyone can enjoy the banquet to the fullest. There will be a small competition later. Tang Mou congratulates you all in advance to come out on top and receive the valuable rewards that Uncle Xie has prepared for all the talents."

Tang Ning took the spirit wine from the jade plate next to her, drank three glasses in a row, and then exited the courtyard, leaving the third team behind to toast and chat with each table one by one.

After three rounds of drinking, around Xu time, Su Yan went to Tang Ning and saluted, "Senior Tang, senior Zhang Yan, who was in charge of the birthday banquet just now, came to say hello. The selections for several other places have already begun. , do you think it’s time for us to proceed in Xiyuan?”

Tangning nodded.

"Junior, go get ready first. I'll say goodbye." Su Yan left in response. Not long after, several men came to the courtyard carrying a heavy black stone slab.

There was a roaring sound, and several people put down the stone slabs. Tang Ning stood in front of him, waved his hands, and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Today, the house is full of distinguished guests. Uncle Xie is grateful to all of you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and support me. To express my gratitude, I have prepared some generous gifts. I have prepared a fourth-level force measuring board. Those who are capable of overpowering others can go to Master Xie and show off their talents. I wonder which fellow Taoist will come first to give it a try."

After the words fell, no one took the initiative to ask for help. Everyone was whispering to each other and talking softly. After a while, a man with a full beard and a man wearing a Yutang sect stood up and walked slowly to the stone slab. He bowed to the head and said: "Yutang sect Lu Ying shows his embarrassment." ”

"Please, Fellow Daoist Lu."

Lu Ying placed his hands on the stone slab and poured spiritual power into it continuously. After a while of burning incense, more than half of the stone slab had turned red, and the white gas in the cylinder mark had reached almost two and a half grids.

Lu Ying's face was flushed, and his forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat. He put down his hands, took a deep breath, and turned back to his position.

"Fellow Daoist Lu is very courageous. Is there any other fellow Daoist who is willing to come up and give it a try?"

After Lu Ying's attempt, people came to the front desk one after another and began to compete on the force plate.

After more than an hour of this, more than ten monks had already tried on the side force board. Seeing that no one was willing to come forward, Tang Ning said, "Since you are so clumsy and unwilling to come forward to try, according to the previous Ranking, I announce that the top three are Qianjia Sect Zhang Chaoran, Xingyue Sect Dynasty, and Huayuan Sect Cheng Yi."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yan slowly woke up holding the jade plate.

"The three fellow Taoists are of extraordinary strength. Please come forward to receive the small gift prepared by Uncle Xie for the three of you."

After hearing this, the three of them stood up and came to the force plate, taking away the storage bag on the jade plate.

"Would the three of you come to show your wonderful skills in front of my uncle? I would like to thank my uncle for your generous gifts."

"Junior is willing." The three of them responded in unison.

"Please follow me, everyone, I'll excuse you for now." Tang Ning led the three of them out of the courtyard and came to a majestic and magnificent attic at the top of the mountain.

"Junior Brother Tang, is this the monk who has won the top three on the Xiyuan force plate?" A burly middle-aged man came up to the inspector and asked.

After the two had a brief conversation, the man led the three of them into the attic, while Tangning returned to Xiyuan. When passing by a deserted path, she saw two men escorting a young woman to a pavilion. .

Under the pavilion, there was a graceful and noble woman sitting sideways and meditating. The two parties did not know what was said. The woman stood up slowly and slapped the woman in the face.