Chapter 70: You Can't Go Up

"Hmm, she actually frowned. Could it be that she has feelings for me?"

Qin Jun noticed Daji's expression and felt delighted, but he didn't immediately explain to Daji. Instead, he smiled at the surrounding cultivators and said, "It's about time, let the banquet begin!"

The cultivators naturally had no objections. They each found a table and sat down. At this time, Zhang Lao beckoned the already prepared singing and dancing troupe to start performing.

During the early stages of the banquet, everyone was chatting with each other. Opportunities like this, where young cultivators could gather in large numbers, were rare. Besides strengthening relationships, exchanging ideas could also broaden their horizons.

Even if there wasn't much to gain, in the future, they could say that they had drunk with the top talents on the first day. This was definitely a small capital for showing off!

As the host, Qin Jun naturally received many invitations to drink from the cultivators. Of course, the cultivators who dared to invite him were all at the Foundation Establishment stage or above. Cultivators at the Qi Refining stage didn't dare to approach him, for fear of being ridiculed.

Looking back, Qin Jun couldn't help but sigh. In the past, the guards at the fifth level of Qi Refining were opponents he found difficult to defeat. Now, even cultivators at the Golden Core stage wouldn't move him.

Among the princes, he could be said to be the top. Except for Qin Yu, who was striving for the Foundation Establishment stage, the other princes didn't have much talent in Qi Refining. They were all self-indulgent and wanted to live a peaceful life.

"Congratulations to the Third Prince for ascending to the position of Prince of Yue. The Prince of Yue's palace is much more magnificent compared to the Prince of Yu's palace."

Lu Xuanfeng suddenly walked over with a wine cup and smiled at Qin Jun, with a hint of flattery in his words.

The Purple Light Sect was very dissatisfied with Qin Yu's recent performance. In the eyes of the Purple Light Sect, it wasn't necessary to cling to Qin Yu. Now that Qin Jun, who had a stronger momentum, had appeared, they naturally wanted to show goodwill.

Especially after going through the test of the Howling Sky Hound, Lu Xuanfeng had developed a hint of awe towards Qin Jun.

He had long heard that the Prince of Yue was extraordinary, always able to gather super strong figures. The Howling Sky Hound just now made him speculate that at the very least, Qin Jun had the cultivation of the Golden Core stage!

Despite being a senior disciple of the Purple Light Sect, he didn't have any subordinates at the Golden Core stage. Not to mention super strong figures like Guan Yu, who could instantly kill Xiao Beilong.

So, although Lu Xuanfeng appeared proud on the surface, in reality, he admired only one person, and that was Qin Jun.

Zhuo Junjie might be called the top talent, but so what?

Although Lu Xuanfeng coveted the title of the top talent, what he cared more about was power. He wanted to become the sect master of the Purple Light Sect. The power of a top sect was definitely stronger than that of a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage. According to his understanding, Chang Tianyou didn't consider Zhuo Junjie as a potential successor to the sect master. Of course, a large part of this was due to Zhuo Junjie's personality.

"I wonder if this is Brother Lu's true feelings?" Qin Jun smiled ambiguously, causing Lu Xuanfeng's smile to falter slightly.

Outsiders often said that the Prince of Yue was arrogant, but in reality, his thoughts were meticulous, and his sharp words made people unable to guard against them.

This seemingly casual question made Lu Xuanfeng feel embarrassed. If he admitted it, it would be misunderstood that the Purple Light Sect had abandoned the Fifth Prince and supported the Prince of Yue. If he denied it, it would make others think that he, as a senior disciple of the Purple Light Sect, was a hypocrite who loved to lie and had a false heart.

"Haha, I wonder what the Prince of Yue thinks of tonight's banquet. There will definitely be many people challenging Zhuo Junjie later. He is the only young cultivator from the Qianyue Kingdom who has made it onto the ranking list." Lu Xuanfeng laughed and changed the subject, directing the conversation towards Zhuo Junjie, who was not far away, engaging with others.

Qin Jun squinted and said, "I have no opinion. Tonight is your stage."

When the strongest among you have emerged, I will come out to turn the tide and scare you all!

Upon hearing that Qin Jun had no intention of discussing Zhuo Junjie, Lu Xuanfeng couldn't help but feel relieved. At least it meant that Qin Jun had no interest in Zhuo Junjie.

After chatting for a few more moments, Qin Jun walked towards Daji and Chang Qianqian.

After taking a few steps, a familiar female voice came, "Qin Jun!"

Qin Jun turned to look and immediately felt a headache. The person who had come was Nan Yuxin.

This unruly girl, accompanied by four bodyguards, walked quickly, drawing the attention of many cultivators. Although Guan Yu had recently gained more attention, Nan Yuxin was still the Grand Marshal of the country. In the eyes of the cultivators, Nan Yuxin was not only beautiful but also a high-ranking catch.

"Why are you here?" Qin Jun asked helplessly.

"I'm also a cultivator. Why can't I come?" Nan Yuxin raised her eyebrows and asked, her face full of excitement.

She glanced around and quickly locked her gaze on Daji and Chang Qianqian, then left Qin Jun and walked towards the two women.

Initially, she had some admiration for the Lord Prince. Later, when she found out that the Lord Prince was none other than Qin Jun, whom she used to bully when they were young, her curiosity about Qin Jun grew even stronger. Especially when Qin Jun's words from that day were still imprinted in her mind: "Yesterday, you beat and kicked me, today I won't let you climb high!"

So Nan Yuxin had always wanted to find an opportunity to get back at him, to mock him. Every day, she thought about how to play tricks on Qin Jun. Unfortunately, Qin Jun didn't give her a chance and was always immersed in spear practice.

She naturally wouldn't miss this genius banquet.

Seeing them gather together, Qin Jun had no interest in joining them and went straight to the wine table.

The singing and dancing performance at the front had been ongoing, but most of the cultivators' attention wasn't focused on them. They were all engaged in their own conversations.

Time passed quickly. After about an hour, Zhang Lao suddenly walked to the front of the open space and shouted loudly, "Everyone has eaten and drunk. It's time for tonight's main event, isn't it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the cultivators clapped and cheered.

"Great! I've been looking forward to this!"

"The Qi Refining Competition is about to begin!"

"Haha, let's not get too carried away and hurt each other's feelings."

"It's rare to be able to drink with so many heroes for so many years. Tonight's banquet is worth it."

Qin Jun silently retreated to the corner and handed over the hosting duties to Zhang Lao.

Soon, a young white-robed cultivator in his early twenties jumped out and challenged someone by name. The other person was not afraid, and the two began to spar with spells in the open space. Qin Jun watched with great interest as various dazzling spells were cast. He rarely saw this kind of combat in his daily life. He couldn't see through the battles of those in the Mortal Realm, and the enemies in other realms were all taken care of by Daji and her team, leaving him to harvest their heads. Therefore, he was still lacking in experience in spell battles.

"Are you going to join in later?" Nanyu Xin stared at Qin Jun with burning eyes and asked.

Outsiders only knew about the strength of Qin Jun's subordinates and didn't know about Qin Jun's own cultivation level. But that day at the Luoyake Inn, she had been defeated by Qin Jun, so she really wanted to see Qin Jun in action again.

"Guess." Qin Jun replied with a light smile, but his eyes were fixed on the cultivator in front of him who was sparring.

Before Nanyu Xin could respond, Chang Qianqian spoke first, "Qin Jun will definitely join in, and he might even defeat all the cultivators here!"

"Come on! No matter how powerful he is, there's a limit. Just a month ago, he was only at the second level of the Qi Refining Realm, and there are many cultivators here who have already reached the Foundation Building Realm!" Nanyu Xin sneered and looked at Chang Qianqian as if she were looking at an idiot.

Breaking through to the Foundation Building Realm from the second level of the Qi Refining Realm in just a month?

Haha!