94: Chapter 94 Invitation

After settling the three little ones, the daily task of feeding the Spirit Beast was handed over to Su Xuanling.

Although Su Xuanjing was the owner of one of the spirit birds, she had no intention of bringing it back to her own courtyard to raise it herself; instead, she kept it with the other two and had Su Xuanling help raise them.

Su Xuanling was tireless in the matter of raising Spirit Beasts, studying how to combine their food every day so that the spirit birds would grow better.

On this day, the three little ones, who were usually noisy, miraculously quieted down after hearing the zither music of Qin Jiangmei.

Seeing this, Su Xuanling developed a keen interest in her mother's Melody Dao Technique for the first time.

"You want to learn the Melody Dao Technique?"

Hearing her youngest daughter's request, Qin Jiangmei was suddenly surprised.

"If you just want to make Daqing and the others quiet, I can play music for you to calm them down; there's no need to spend time specifically learning it for that."

Her youngest daughter's talent lay in beast taming, and studying the Spirit Taming Art would be more effective than learning the Melody Dao Technique.

"Mother, can your music also turn into a Formation? If I learn it, I can help Dahei and the others."

Su Xuanling looked at Qin Jiangmei with eager eyes and spoke her true thoughts.

Su Yang, who was studying the Fang Family's Spell on the side, smiled and said, "Ling'er makes sense. The Spirit Taming Art is for controlling and strengthening Spirit Beasts; the Beast Tamer themselves does not need to risk danger."

"If Ling'er could also cast the Melody Dao Technique at this time, or even form a Formation with music to help the Spirit Beasts fight, it would undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger."

"However, it is fine for Ling'er to learn the Melody Dao Technique, but if you find you have no talent for it, you must cut your losses in time and not waste too much time on it."

Su Xuanling was overjoyed upon hearing this and nodded obediently: "I know, Father. If I have no talent for music, I will definitely cut my losses in time."

The most reassuring thing about their youngest daughter was that she was obedient; the couple looked at each other and smiled, feeling quite gratified.

Qin Jiangmei placed her slender hands on the strings and began to teach Su Xuanling the basics of music.

Su Yang continued to comprehend the Spell Jade Slips of the Fang Family and the Zhong Family.

The ability of Heaven Rewards the Diligent allowed him not to worry about being jack-of-all-trades but master of none; no matter what kind of Dao Technique it was, as long as he was willing to invest time, he would surely achieve success.

He had even mastered a little bit of the Illusory Sound Sect's music-based Formation.

As the saying goes, having many skills is no burden; Su Yang discovered that many Dao Techniques had commonalities, just like music and Formations, or Puppets and Talismans.

As long as he mastered enough Dao Technique skills, in the future, he would be able to see through thousands of Dao Techniques at a glance.

Just as he was deeply immersed in his comprehension, Luo Qian arrived at the side of Ting Lake, bowed and cupped his hands, saying: "Family Head, the Foundation Establishment Cheng Family invites you to the Drunken Immortal Tower for a chat."

"The Cheng Family invites me?"

Su Yang raised an eyebrow: "Did they only invite me, or did they invite other families as well?"

The Cheng Family was a Foundation Establishment Family that had arrived at Qingyuan Market recently.

Currently, besides the original Jiang Family and this Cheng Family, there was also the Bihai Association in Qingyuan Market, which also had a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in charge.

The Bihai Association was an overseas force that mainly dealt in overseas goods. This force was spread across the continent, with merchant teams traveling everywhere and shops stationed in certain places, similar to the business model envisioned by the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce.

"According to my understanding, the Cheng Family has also invited others. The Jiang Family, the Bihai Association, and the Qi Refining Families with better foundations are all on the invitation list," Luo Qian replied.

Su Yang became even more curious. Inviting all the major Family forces to gather for no reason must mean there was an important matter.

He did not delay and immediately set off for the Drunken Immortal Tower.

The original Drunken Immortal Tower had been destroyed by the beast tide, and the current one was the newly rebuilt Drunken Immortal Tower. Its scale and level of luxury far exceeded the past, located on the most prosperous commercial street of the market city, and all the shops on this entire street belonged to the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce.

When Su Yang arrived at the top floor private room of the Drunken Immortal Tower, more than a dozen Cultivators were already seated inside. He spotted the playboy-like Jiang Wuyu at a glance.

He had thought that this Head of the Jiang Family had run off to the forbidden area to look for Heaven And Earth Treasure, but he hadn't expected that he had been staying at home the whole time.

Su Yang's gaze then fell on Cheng Lan, the host of this gathering.

The other party was a female head of the Family, with ink-black hair cascading down like a waterfall. Her beautiful face revealed a kind smile, and he gestured for Su Yang to 'please sit'.

After Su Yang sat down, he was shocked to find an acquaintance sitting opposite him.

Jiang Linyuan!

The moment their eyes met, his heart suddenly rose with twelve points of vigilance.

This guy actually came back; which force had he joined now?

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Jiang to be here too. During the previous beast tide, didn't you leave Qingyuan County?"

Su Yang asked directly, not playing any probing games with the other party at all.

Jiang Linyuan answered with a fake smile: "Long time no see, Head of the Su Family. I did indeed leave for a period of time and joined the Li Family of Taihua County."

"Who would have thought that shortly after I joined the Li Family, Great Wei and Great Qi went to war, and Taihua County fell into chaos. I then retreated with the Li Family, and some things happened on the way that are inconvenient to talk about."

Jiang Linyuan cupped his hands towards Cheng Lan: "Now I am here representing the Li Family, in response to the invitation of the Head of the Cheng Family."

"That's right, I am indeed aware of this matter."

Cheng Lan smiled and nodded, as if speaking to a Cultivator of the same level, without the slightest arrogance of a high-level Cultivator.

In contrast, Jiang Wuyu was indifferent, sitting in a slouched posture, and from beginning to end, he never looked directly at anyone present.

"I have kept you all waiting."

At this moment, the door was pushed open again, and a fat, round figure walked into the private room. The newcomer had a simple and honest smile and cupped his hands to greet everyone.

Xu Heyan, the Branch President of the Bihai Association, had arrived!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you have come at just the right time. Please sit!" Cheng Lan's smile remained unchanged.

The fact that two Foundation Establishment Cultivators were so approachable made everyone present feel incredible. Comparing this to Jiang Wuyu's contemptuous attitude, the difference was like heaven and earth.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room became lively.

Everyone raised their glasses to drink and exchanged pleasantries.

Su Yang only maintained superficial etiquette, secretly alert and speculating in his heart.

After drinking for three rounds, Cheng Lan finally revealed the purpose of this gathering.

"Fellow Daoists, the reason I invited everyone here this time is actually to offer everyone an Opportunity!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned for a moment, then pricked up their ears to listen.

Cheng Lan raised his hand and tossed out a map, on which a red circle and a route were marked: "This is a map of Wangchuan Valley. The location marked on the map hides a Cave Heaven, and I wish to invite everyone to explore it with me."

After he finished speaking, the reaction was silent. Jiang Wuyu even directly sneered, his mocking intent particularly obvious.

If there really was an Opportunity, who would share it? Cheng Lan obviously wanted everyone to be his cannon fodder for pathfinding.

"I know you all have concerns."

Cheng Lan's smile was natural, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all. "The reason this Opportunity is being shared is mainly because the Cave Heaven limits the entry and exit of Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, and secondly, I would like to ask you all to help my Family's descendants."

"The internal space of the Cave Heaven is intricate and complex, with a large number of Late Stage Qi Refining Yao Beasts entrenched. Relying solely on my Cheng Family's Qi Refining Cultivators, it is impossible to monopolize all the Opportunities."

"You are all Family forces with deep foundations in Qingyuan Market, which is why you are qualified to participate in this Opportunity."

The implication was that those who were not strong enough didn't even have the qualifications to sit at the table.

Cheng Lan's explanation was reasonable, and some people were moved, intending to continue listening.

Su Yang, however, stood up directly and cupped his hands: "The Su Family has been busy with affairs recently, so we will not compete with everyone for this Opportunity. I hope Senior will not blame us."