I cultivate immortality on the Sky Island

Chapter 19 Victory Celebration Banquet

The Zhao family residence is located on the third floor of the Yehai River.

A huge island hangs in the night sea, its area extremely vast.

Three mountains stand on the island, with a clear lake nestled at their foot.

Clusters of buildings and courtyards line the lakeside, their lights winding and reflecting on the lake's surface, creating a magnificent spectacle in the night.

Within a hundred miles east and west of the main island, there are two to three hundred more small islands scattered about, forming a long and narrow archipelago.

The Zhao family is quite large.

"Much stronger than the Ji family."

Ji Yun gazed at the Zhao family from afar aboard the flying boat.

Both families reside on the third level of the Night Sea, but the Zhao family's strength is clearly greater.

The number of islands, clan members, and various spiritual fields and mineral resources on the islands are several times greater than those of the Ji family.

This branch of the Zhao family is only a collateral branch.

There is also a master family on the fifth floor of Yehai.

With such a powerful backer, they naturally have a more solid foundation and greater confidence than the Ji family.

"The Zhao family is truly impressive."

"Their foundation is truly extraordinary."

"This main island alone is larger than the market town."

"Sigh, I wonder when we'll be able to get to the third floor and stand on our own."

The Zhao family talisman masters beside him were all excited and quite impressed.

This wasn't their first visit to the Zhao family, but no matter how many times they came, they couldn't help but marvel at the Zhao family's grandeur.

"Young friend Li, since this is your first time visiting the third level of the Night Sea, it must also be your first time seeing a lake, right?"

Do you know what's in the lake?

A talisman master in a green robe asked with a smile.

I had met this person before, and he had advised Ji Yun to start by learning basic talismanic arts.

"What?"

Ji Yun pretended not to understand, but showed just the right amount of curiosity on his face.

The old steward of Fupu was also a member of the Zhao family. He was steering the flying boat and did not participate in the conversation, but he could hear their dialogue clearly.

When it's time to perform.

I still have to put on an act.

"It's a fish, of course!"

"The spiritual energy on the third level of the Night Sea is much denser than that on the second level. Water carries the spiritual energy, and then spiritual fish and aquatic plants are cultivated."

"This method is truly ingenious; it costs almost nothing, yet yields a higher output than the Spirit Field Beast Breeding method."

The green-robed talisman master exclaimed in amazement.

"The Zhao family's spirit fish is quite valuable and extremely famous in the third level of the Night Sea. I wonder if it will be served at this celebration banquet."

"I was fortunate enough to try a bite last time, and I still savor the taste."

"Young friend Li, you've never tasted this before, have you? Perhaps you'll get to try it this time. It's truly fresh, sweet, and delicious, like a heavenly delicacy."

Several talisman masters spoke up, their mouths watering.

Although they were Zhao family talisman masters, their aptitudes were ordinary. They were neither Zhao family retainers nor allowed to marry into the family, making it difficult for them to stay on the third level of the Night Sea for long.

But it's still better than being a wandering cultivator in the market.

Many independent cultivators never see a lake, let alone a fish, in their entire lives.

"We can actually eat fish?"

"Then it was truly a worthwhile trip."

Ji Yun looked at the Zhao family's main island with anticipation, but was speechless for a moment.

The main island of the Zhao family may seem vast, with mountains and water, but the mountains lack spiritual veins and the water lacks spiritual charm; it is merely an ordinary mountain and water.

If this small mountain and lake were in my previous life, it would at most have formed an ordinary fishing village.

Compared to the immortal peaks and spiritual lakes within the main sect's mountain gate in the previous life, it was worlds apart.

But it became a rare sight in the night sea.

A place with mountains and lakes that can produce spirit fish is already a prosperous place; ordinary families can't even get fish fry.

The spirit fish is considered a treasure.

No one would spread the word about the fish fry.

……

The airship slowly came to a stop at the edge of the island.

The Zhao Family Market on the second floor of the Night Sea is only 300 miles away from the Zhao Family Market on the third floor of the Night Sea; the flying boat can reach them in no time.

"Gentlemen, please follow me."

Immediately, a member of the Zhao family led everyone to a hall to attend the meeting.

But before setting off, Zhao Mingde, the old manager of Fupu, stopped Ji Yun.

"Young friend Li, come with me."

Zhao Mingde smiled gently and led Ji Yun to another location, explaining halfway there:

"The younger generation of cultivators have another place to celebrate their victory. Since everyone at the table is a young cultivator, they can chat more freely."

"You are handsome and dignified, and your talent in talismanic arts is outstanding. When you are with your peers, you need not be modest."

"Now that you are a talisman master of the Zhao family, you are a member of the Zhao family. Just treat this place as your own home and don't be too reserved."

"The Zhao family also has some outstanding young talents. We can make friends with some fellow cultivators and take care of each other on our future cultivation journey."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Zhao."

Ji Yun was not afraid, but he still bowed to Zhao Mingde in thanks.

Not long after.

He entered a hall.

The interior of the hall was decorated in a rather elegant manner.

The lights were bright, and the view from the window was exceptional.

Rows of low tables were arranged among them, each laden with delicious food.

They were all young monks.

Both men and women were present, numbering nearly a hundred.

The banquet had not yet officially started. Some people were chatting happily in small groups, while others sat alone at their own tables.

"Li Yun, the talisman master of the Zhao family."

The waiter at the door called out names softly, neither too loud nor too soft, so that only those who were paying attention could hear them.

He then led Ji Yun to a seat.

His position was on the left side of the hallway, neither in front nor behind, in the middle.

Ji Yun took his seat on a prayer mat.

Looking around, the girls sitting next to me were all surnamed Zhao. Their low tables were only half a foot apart, and they could talk to each other by turning to the side.

The same was true in other places; cultivators from other families were assigned to the Zhao family's disciples.

The Zhao family has not made it clear.

But the intention is obvious.

Ji Yun immediately released his divine sense and quietly scanned the nearby girls.

"They all have the necessary qualifications."

"About the same as me."

"They are all ordinary disciples from third-tier families in the Night Sea, and their aptitudes are roughly the same."

Ji Yun shook his head secretly, without speaking to the girls beside him.

These girls each have their own unique style, extraordinary beauty, and exquisite charm.

However, their qualifications are too poor and their potential is too low.

It won't be long before it becomes a burden.

The Zhao family must have exceptionally talented young women, but it's not his turn to choose.

This means there aren't enough chips.

His current talent in talismanic arts is only enough for him to attend this banquet and get to know these ordinary girls.

Only by going further.

After breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining.

Only then could he meet the fairy maiden of the Zhao family.

……

Ji Yun chose to sit alone in silence.

However, a girl took the initiative to approach him and start a conversation.

Before the banquet, the Zhao family had already engraved the information of the young men from other families into jade slips and let each of them read them.

Ji Yun is handsome and has the reputation of being a genius talisman master, which is enough to attract many young girls who take the initiative to befriend him.

Faced with these girls.

Ji Yun pretended to be a loveless, clueless cultivator, and dealt with them in a few words.

He then simply closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

The spiritual energy concentration on the third level of the Night Sea is indeed much higher than that on the second level.

He did not cultivate the "Supreme Response Method," but silently absorbed spiritual energy to fill the Qi Sea that he had deliberately exhausted beforehand.

Not long after.

The banquet officially began.

A member of the Zhao family gave a speech.

Ji Yun then learned that although the Zhao family had given up the copper bell mine, they had also taken action and snatched some things back from the Zheng family.

It should still be a small loss.

But the Zhao family claimed a great victory.

Among the young monks, quite a few also distinguished themselves in this conflict.

Ji Yun was one of them.

He also went on stage to receive a commendation.

The reward is secondary; the main purpose is to give them a chance to shine and attract more attention from the opposite sex.

But Ji Yun ignored it.

He just kept eating and drinking in silence.

There was a steamed small spirit fish on the table. It tasted ordinary, but it was more spiritually potent than the meat of ordinary spirit beasts, and its efficiency in replenishing spiritual energy was higher.

……

Much later.

The celebration banquet finally came to an end.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group of talisman masters from Zhao's Talisman Shop boarded the flying boat.

Even as the flying boat floated into the air, they were still immersed in the Zhao family's banquet, chatting about the Zhao family's grandeur.

Ji Yun turned around and looked towards the Zhao family.

The trip was not entirely fruitless.

At least this time it can be basically confirmed that the Zhao family is well-off, has a stable environment, and a strong background, enabling them to stand against the Zheng and Hu families on their own.

This place can serve as his preferred foothold and springboard on the third floor of the Night Sea.

When I come again next time.

It will definitely be different from today.