274: Wan Wei of the Heavenly Sword Sect

Ten days later.

The Red Pine Sect was decked out in lanterns and colorful streamers, with celestial music lingering in the air and spiritual light shimmering like mist. The Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony was held as scheduled.

As the First Disciple of the Red Pine Sect's Inner Sect and the Head of the Liu Family, the scale of Liu Xuan's Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony was slightly exaggerated, with tens of thousands of Disciples from both the Inner and Outer Sects responsible for organizing it.

The invited guests included all the Foundation Establishment Families of the Red Pine Sect, as well as neighboring Sects, and invitations were also sent to many high-ranking members of the Beast Taming Sect.

Liu Xuan himself could afford to be low-key, but the identity he represented at this celebration was that of the Liu Family Head, so the necessary display of prestige could not be lacking.

The Family was developing rapidly and becoming stronger; in the future, they would need to deal with surrounding forces, so even if he wanted to be low-key, he could not.

Liu Xuan's next plan focused on developing the Family. His children and Dao Companions would represent the Family in high-profile development, while he would hide in the background to provide protection and grow low-key.

"Congratulations to Old Ancestor Liu on achieving the dao foundation, may you enjoy three hundred years of life!"

"Wishing Old Ancestor Liu a smooth path in the Dao, may you form the Golden Core soon and master Divine Abilities!"

"Congratulations to my son-in-law on your successful dao foundation, may you live forever on the path of immortality!"

"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist on achieving the dao foundation, wishing you eternal prosperity on the path of immortality!"

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At the Inner Sect ceremony halfway up the mountain, the sounds of congratulations were endless. Liu Xuan, who was only forty-three years old, had already become Old Ancestor Liu.

Golden Core True Person Xiao Changfeng personally appeared to stand by Liu Xuan's side to show his support, and the Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had arrived from all over came forward to bow and offer their greetings.

"Liu Xuan, when did you break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage? How come I didn't know?"

An Yunxi looked up at Liu Xuan; among all the women, she was the most surprised by Liu Xuan's sudden announcement of his Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"It was just a few days ago when you were busy with Artifact Refining, Senior Sister. I went out, had a sudden Epiphany, and naturally broke through successfully!" Liu Xuan said perfunctorily.

"It's that simple?"

"It is just that simple!"

"Did you forget, Senior Sister? I possess a special constitution, so my cultivation Breakthrough was just a little bit faster!"

An Yunxi nodded slightly. A special constitution was at least comparable to a Third-grade Spirit Root. Achieving Foundation Establishment in one's early forties was indeed standard, and it could be considered upper-tier within the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch, but not top-tier.

"Liu Xuan, you don't have a natal spirit beast yet, right? Do you want me to write a letter and have my sister bring you one with a high-grade Bloodline when she comes over?"

An Yunxi felt she should give some gifts for Liu Xuan's Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony.

"Hmm... no need! There's no need to trouble your sister with this small matter of mine. I will figure out the natal spirit beast matter myself."

"Then what gift do you want? I'll give it to you!" An Yunxi looked up at Liu Xuan, her bright eyes filled with sincerity.

"Senior Sister Yunxi's affection for me is the best gift; no matter what you give, I will like it!"

Liu Xuan was not lying; he truly had not thought about receiving any overly precious gifts from An Yunxi.

It was not that he didn't want them, but rather he was worried that her sister and father would misunderstand...

He already had the suspicion of deceiving the young woman; if he were to accept valuable gifts, it would become impossible to explain later.

"Nonsense!" An Yunxi's little face flushed red. She quickly looked around to make sure no one had heard, which made her feel much more at ease.

"If you don't want it, fine! I won't give you anything then!"

Giving Liu Xuan a haughty look, she turned around and called for Dashan to go play elsewhere; she never liked serious occasions like ceremonies anyway.

Liu Xuan smiled faintly, watched her leaving figure without minding it, and continued to watch the ceremony proceed.

For this ceremony, Lin Yiyi, Lin Xue'er, and Lin Anqi took the lead, taking the opportunity to promote all kinds of the Sect's Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, Formation Plates, spirit rice, spirit fruit... and so on.

First, they displayed the Liu Family's strength, and then they used this to attract business and partners.

Zi Lan, Zi Ling, Xiao Ran, and Hu Lingzhao, four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, appeared, and the other Concubines also followed behind Liu Xuan to show themselves, making everyone envious while also forcing them to consider the massive energy the Liu Family now controlled.

Some of Liu Xuan's adult children also displayed their talents at the ceremony, letting everyone see the potential of the Liu Family.

When the ceremony reached the stage of demonstrating techniques and preaching, Liu Xuan flew up to the high platform in the center of the venue, intending to just go through the motions and then get down.

"My main Cultivation Technique is the Three Yang Body Gathering Method, and later I switched to a wood-attribute Golden Core Cultivation Technique. I am good at health preservation, but not good at combat!"

"My natal Divine Ability is the Azure Wood Divine Light, which can protect myself and heal others."

A cyan-green light rose from Liu Xuan's palm, and a rich aura of life spread out, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

The crowd of Foundation Establishment Cultivators watched with curiosity; a pure health preservation technique with absolutely no lethality was indeed very rare.

"My cultivation is shallow, and there is nothing worth mentioning about my techniques, but I do know a thing or two about the path of Talismans..."

The Azure Wood Divine Light was retracted into his body. Liu Xuan raised his hand and waved it, and runes appeared before him, with a golden light enveloping his whole body.

"Drawing Talismans out of thin air?!?"

Many peers at the scene, as well as Talisman Masters, exclaimed in shock.

"Fellow Daoist, what is drawing Talismans out of thin air?"

Someone asked curiously.

"Drawing Talismans out of thin air means drawing Talismans directly with magical power without using Talisman paper, Talisman brushes, or Talisman ink. It requires an extremely deep understanding of Talismans and techniques; many Second-rank Talisman Masters cannot do it."

"If one can go a step further and achieve forming Talismans with a single thought, it is equivalent to possessing countless natal Divine Abilities, with infinite power."

"That impressive?"

"Not only that!" Someone continued to explain: "Forming Talismans with a single thought is just a fantasy, the most impressive thing about drawing Talismans out of thin air is that the person who masters it has the potential to advance to a Third-rank Talisman Master."

"Third-rank Talisman Master!!"

Hearing this, the way countless people looked at Liu Xuan changed.

If Liu Xuan really advanced to a Third-rank Talisman Master, it wouldn't matter much whether Xiao Changfeng died or not; everyone would treat him like an honored guest.

Of course! It is also possible they might lock him up, but as long as Liu Xuan does not die, the Liu Family cannot be destroyed in the short term, so the impact of Xiao Changfeng's lifespan limit on the Liu Family would not be that great.

Many families that previously had concerns began to re-evaluate the future of the Liu Family.

Having displayed some of his Talisman talent and boosted the confidence of his parents-in-law's Family, Liu Xuan intended to end the demonstration and preaching.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, wait a moment!"

Just at this moment, a middle-aged Sword Cultivator with an upright face and a tall stature flew up.

"I am Wan Wei of the Heavenly Sword Sect. I heard that Fellow Daoist Liu is also skilled in the Sword Dao; I wonder if I might learn a thing or two?"

Wan Wei of the Heavenly Sword Sect?

Liu Xuan carefully examined this person's cultivation: around the Peak of the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, with Sword Intent like a rainbow on his body, practicing a sword technique of the Pure Yang type.

Coming out to challenge Sword Dao at a time like this, the visitor is not well-intentioned!

"I only know a little about Sword Dao and cannot compare to a high Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect like you. There is no need for a challenge; I concede!"

This person's background was unknown, and his intentions were unclear; Liu Xuan couldn't be bothered to entangle with him.

"Fellow Daoist is too modest!" Liu Xuan conceded, but Wan Wei was relentless. "I heard that Fellow Daoist Liu realized Sword Intent during the Qi Refining Stage and even self-studied the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon. This is not as simple as 'only knowing a little'."

"Moreover, it is just a friendly spar, stopping at the point of contact, with mutual learning as the priority. Why must you refuse, Fellow Daoist?"

Wan Wei bowed towards the direction of Xiao Changfeng, "My Heavenly Sword Sect specializes in Sword Dao, and True Person Xiao is a True Person of the Sword Dao. This Junior has no other intentions, only the heart to seek the Dao."

Xiao Changfeng sat high in the seat of honor, his whole body shrouded in a cloud of mist, so one could only see a silhouette and could not see his specific expression clearly.

After Wan Wei finished speaking, he did not react at all, as if he had not heard him at all.