God of Pets

Chapter 953: Ascending the Mountain

Chen Guan, for a better omen, deliberately chose an unnamed hill in the southern Taihang Mountains of the Divine Land as the entrance to the Immortal Mountain Sect, and named it Immortal Mountain.However, the cultivators who came here ignored the stone plaque engraved with the name Immortal Mountain placed at the foot of the hill by Chen Guan, and privately referred to it as Demon King Mountain.

Originally, Chen Guan invited only ten people, but there were at least eight hundred to a thousand cultivators who actually came to the foot of Immortal Mountain.

Fortunately, Chen Guan was prepared, and had Kao Mountain set up a secret formation on Immortal Mountain, preventing anyone from ascending it.

At the scheduled time, Miao Shan descended gracefully from Immortal Mountain, stepping on auspicious clouds, truly possessing a fairy-like demeanor.

Hmm, among the entire Immortal Mountain Sect, she was the only one whose appearance could stand out.

"The banquet is about to begin, guests, please take your invitations and enter," Miao Shan stood before the mountain gate and said with a smile.

Jiang Qiemo said not a word, approached Miao Shan first, and handed over his invitation.

Miao Shan took the invitation, opened it and glanced at it, then said, "Ah, it’s Mr. Jiang Qiemo of the Jiang Family, please come in."

Jiang Qiemo went in directly, as he was curious to see what this Demon King Banquet was all about, hesitating not a bit.

Watching Jiang Qiemo’s figure disappear at the end of the steps, Qin Ziyu also approached and handed over his invitation.

"Mr. Qin Ziyu of the Qin Family, please come in." Miao Shan checked the invitation and the person, then invited Qin Ziyu up the mountain.

The people of the Gong Family frowned deeply, originally thinking of having someone stand in for Gong Wudi to attend the Demon King Banquet, but seeing this, it appeared that without the person named on the invitation, not even bringing an invitation would get one in.

Inside the Great Cave Heaven of the Gong Family at this moment, Gong Wudi knelt before the great hall of the Celestial Void Palace: "Celestial King, please permit me to attend the Demon King Banquet."

"Wudi, you are no longer of an age of youthful passion; everything should be based on the bigger picture. You are the most likely among our Gong Family to reach the realm of Celestial King, and should not undertake such reckless actions," the voice of the King of Palace came from within the hall.

"Other families’ people have gone, why can’t I also go?" Gong Wudi said.

"While this logic might be correct elsewhere, it does not apply to this occasion of the Demon King Banquet," the King of Palace said.

"Why?" Gong Wudi was puzzled.

"Because the Great Demon is likely Chen Guan, and Chen Guan is likely Zi Donglai. Why do you think the Jiang and Qin families are willing to let their talented members take risks there? It’s not because they wish to sacrifice for the world, but because they also share this hypothesis, and the younger generation invited to the Demon King Banquet all have good relations with Chen Guan," the King of Palace sighed and said.

"Our Gong Family has grudges with both Zi Donglai and Chen Guan, whether or not Zi Donglai is Chen Guan, going to the Demon King Banquet would be excessively dangerous, you must not risk yourself," sighed the King of Palace.

"Right now, no one can confirm that the Great Demon is Chen Guan, nor that Chen Guan is Zi Donglai. Besides, even if they were, since he is willing to invite, I too wish to investigate. If only our Gong Family didn’t attend, wouldn’t that weaken the Gong Family’s reputation?" Gong Wudi pleaded again: "Celestial King, please allow me to attend the Demon King Banquet."

"My mind is made up on this; you should focus on diligent cultivation and make a breakthrough into a higher realm soon, to bring honor to our Gong Family and the Celestial Void Palace," the King of Palace stated calmly.

"Celestial King... the times are changing... no matter who the Great Demon is, there are already Ninth Awakening strong ones beside him. If our Gong Family cannot keep up with the times and falls behind other families, even if I breakthrough realms like Ji Liuying to the Tenth Awakening, I would still become obsolete with time. I’d rather take the gamble this time, to try. If the Great Demon truly unveils the method to break through the Ninth Awakening, only then can our Gong Family continue to stand at the pinnacle..." Gong Wudi bowed, every word from his heart.

"Whether he is Qing Bai, Chen Guan, or Zi Donglai, given the nature and actions of people like them, they absolutely cannot possess such magnanimity, there’s no further need to discuss this matter."

The King of Palace’s voice ended, ignoring Gong Wudi’s further pleas without responding.

Gong Wudi gritted his teeth, stood up, and suddenly exploded with power, soaring skyward, attempting to forcefully break out of the Celestial Void Palace and attend the Demon King Banquet.

Although the invitation was not in his hand, he still wanted to make an attempt, perhaps even if he went alone, he might be able to enter the Demon King Banquet.

But after ascending into the sky, Gong Wudi suddenly found himself surrounded by nothing but celestial palaces, unable to escape regardless of the direction he flew towards, entangled in an endless array of overlapping palaces, with no way out.

"Celestial King... forgive me for my boldness..." Gong Wudi unleashed supreme divine power, smashing through the layers of celestial palaces with his fists.

Yet, no matter how earth-shattering his fist power and unmatched his secret laws, he could not escape from the celestial palace, firmly trapped within.

Before Demon King Mountain, aside from the Gong Family, people of the other nine families had already ascended Immortal Mountain.

A person from the Gong Family approached Miao Shan, handed over their invitation, and said, "The Gong Family has come to attend the banquet."

Miao Shan opened the invitation, looked at it, and then at the person from the Gong Family, smiling: "You are not Gong Wudi."

"I am not Gong Wudi, but I am from the Gong Family, representing the Gong Family," Gong Zizai said.

"Apologies, my master invited Gong Wudi, not anyone else from the Gong Family. Since you are not Gong Wudi, you do not qualify to enter Immortal Mountain for the banquet," Miao Shan said, still smiling.

"And if I insist on attending?" Gong Zizai said.

"You may try to see if you can ascend the mountain," Miao Shan stepped aside, not hindering him.

Gong Zizai snorted and started to climb the mountain, but no matter how he moved, even using full-speed escape techniques towards Immortal Mountain, he couldn’t get an inch closer to it, not even the steps right in front of him.

The cultivators who had come to witness the excitement were all shocked.

Gong Zizai was considered at the pinnacle of the Ninth Awakening, yet he couldn’t even ascend the steps. Such divine power was simply unimaginable.

"Please return," Miao Shan waved her sleeve, and Gong Zizai was sent flying back to the front of the Gong Family by the stone steps.

Just as Miao Shan was about to turn and ascend the mountain, a clear voice suddenly sounded from behind: "I wonder what sort of qualifications are necessary to attend this Immortal Mountain Banquet, surely it isn’t only the Ten Great Families who are invited?"

Everyone turned their gaze to the speaker, seeing a handsome man in white clothing, riding a donkey, with a wine gourd and two sheathed swords hanging from his waist.

"Bai Xiuyan... someone from Purple Sun City has arrived too..." At once, someone recognized Bai Xiuyan’s identity.

Miao Shan turned around and, upon seeing Bai Xiuyan, her beautiful eyes sparkled; such an exceptionally radiant man was indeed rare in the world.

To Miao Shan, accustomed to seeing men of outlandish appearances at the Immortal Mountain Sect, it felt like a feast for the eyes.

"The Immortal Mountain Banquet is intended to gather the world’s heroes for discussion; as long as your talent and brilliance are excellent, you can join the banquet. It isn’t just an invitation-only event for the Ten Great Families," Miao Shan smiled warmly, explaining patiently.