Mysterious mirror hanging high

Sure enough, Yuwen Baoge smiled happily upon hearing this, coughed lightly, and said in a voice transmission:

"Xuan Jing, relax now. You are now a peerless genius who has reached the Nine Apertures of the Infant Realm. You will be promoted to the God Transformation Realm in the future. I will never order you around based on this oath I made to my inner demon... We can just call each other fellow Taoists!"

Jing Yu asked in a low voice, "Shouldn't anyone in the lord's clan know about the Heart Demon Oath?"

"I know the seriousness of this matter!" Yuwen Baoge curled his lips. "I kept this matter to myself and never told anyone. My family just treated you as an ordinary subordinate whom I met by chance and didn't use any coercive measures."

"After the news of your nine-orifice infant development spread, many elders in the clan blamed me for not taking any measures against you!"

A sneer crossed Yuwen Baoge's face. "How could I not know what these elders were thinking... They're ostensibly recruiting talent for the family, but secretly they're just trying to use you for their own gain!"

Jing Yu was surprised and said, "Your Excellency is quite insightful! You have made great progress in understanding the world over the years."

Yuwen Baoge was very proud: "In addition to practicing in the clan over the years, I have read a lot of history books and I feel that I have made great progress!"

"By the way, Xuan Jing, the ancestor of the Divine Transformation of my Yuwen family asked me to send my regards to you."

Yuwen Baoge suddenly remembered something and said, "My ancestor said frankly that Xuanjing, you have outstanding talent and have the foundation of the immortal way of becoming an infant with nine orifices. In the future, the threshold of becoming a god will definitely not be able to stop you..."

"But the current God-Transforming Heavenly Sovereign may not sit idly by and watch you successfully break through... If one day, the current world can no longer accommodate you, you can come to my [Xuan Du Tian] at any time. The ancestor will guarantee you a path to [Pseudo-God-Transforming] as a backup!"

"[Fake God]? Even dogs don't practice!"

Jing Yu rolled his eyes inwardly, but on the surface he looked quite grateful, saying, "Thank Yuwen Tianjun for me..."

Yuwen Baoge said with a smile, "I know Xuan Jing is determined to ascend to heaven, but I'm afraid he will look down on the lame Divine Transformation that he achieved in the cave heaven... But a lame Divine Transformation is still a Divine Transformation, and it's better than being trapped in the Nascent Soul stage for a lifetime."

"However, if you can gain the support of the current Heavenly Sovereign and successfully achieve true godhood, that would naturally be perfect!"

After saying this, Yuwen Baoge thought to himself, "With Xuan Jing's talent and background, it's impossible for him not to be supported by a Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch in this world. After he becomes a Divine, with the constraints of the Heart Demon Oath, I will naturally have the opportunity to become a Divine in this world! I don't need to enslave him. I just need to cultivate a good relationship with him and do my best to help him become a Heavenly Monarch. Then he will be on the path to Divine Transformation, right?"

"After reading so much over the years, I realized that my previous overbearing and brutal style was short-lived and could not last. The way to control subordinates is to adopt a gentle approach."

If Jing Yu could hear what Yuwen Baoge was thinking at this moment, he would definitely look at the man in front of him with a higher opinion, and might even remove his nickname of "Silly Roe Deer"!

"Silly... cough, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist Yuwen." Yuanji, dressed in a moon-white monk robe, clasped his hands together and greeted him.

"Hmm? Passing away?"

Yuwen Baoge was shocked: "Don't you have a soul barrier...how did you also reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

Yuanji had already attained the status of a True Lord, and with the even more advanced incarnation of [Red Bearded Dragon] by his side, he was naturally no longer afraid of Yuwen Baoge. Upon hearing this, he simply smiled inscrutablely:

"I just had another encounter... Fellow Daoist Yuwen, are you planning to place another soul restriction on me?"

After Yuanji finished speaking, the Red-bearded Dragon raised its head, and its two red dragon whiskers suddenly stood up stiffly, grinning at Yuwen Baoge.

"A pure-blooded noble descendant of the dragon clan!"

Yuwen Baoge was startled, and his originally arrogant and domineering aura weakened. He involuntarily shrank his head back and forced a smile:

"Master Yuanji is joking..."

As the time for the official start of the Nascent Soul Ceremony drew closer, the True Lords and True Men from the major Taoist sects in Zhongzhou also arrived one after another. Jing Yu was not a person who liked socializing, but the Taoist friends who came to congratulate today all brought valuable spiritual resources as gifts. In view of the spiritual resources, Jing Yu naturally cheered up and entertained them for a while.

"Thank you all for coming today. I won't say any more. Please enjoy yourselves!"

Jing Yu smiled and said, "After the Nascent Soul Ceremony, I will give a three-day lecture. If you are interested, you can stay and listen."

When these words were spoken, the Yuanying Zhenjun present were still relatively okay, but the Jindan and foundation-building cultivators' eyes all lit up.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators who were drinking at the edge of the room whispered to each other, "True Lord Xuanjing is the only True Lord of Nine Apertures in Penglai Xianzhou in the past thousand years. His understanding of the way of cultivation is undoubtedly the best among all the newly promoted True Lords!"

"If you can listen to these three days of sermons, it will surely be of great benefit to your own spiritual path."

Another cultivator sighed and said, "Isn't it? The spiritual resources I gave him for foundation building are well worth it."

"What's your little bit worth? A little bit of what slipped through the fingers of a Yuanying Zhenjun is enough to make you work hard for the rest of your life. Don't you think about the level of spiritual resources those Yuanying Zhenjuns gave you?"

The cultivator looked envious: "After this Nascent Soul Ceremony, the spiritual resources we received alone are enough to produce dozens of Golden Core True Immortals!"

"Don't be envious. Today's scene is so grand and magnificent, most likely because True Lord Xuan Jing achieved the Nine Apertures, causing a sensation throughout the world. Those True Lords whose potential has been exhausted and whose paths have been cut off are rushing to curry favor with him. This is what makes his spiritual resources so valuable."

"Besides, welcoming and seeing off guests is all about favors. If one of the Jindan Zhenren here at the banquet is certified as a True Lord or forms a Nascent Soul... this gift will have to be repaid."

The Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly laughed: "According to what you said, if these Jindan True Immortals have no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage, or fail to break through, then wouldn't they not have to return this gift?"

"Isn't it? The Foundation Establishment Celebration, the Golden Core Ceremony, the Nascent Soul Ceremony... with each passing day, whoever has less talent will suffer! If Foundation Establishment cultivators like us can't form a Golden Core and become a True Person, the next occasion we receive a gift will be like a funeral for our family..."

As the two were whispering, they suddenly felt a sinking sensation around them. The void above the sky shook, and out stepped a refined and elegant young scholar. They were puzzled: "The Nascent Soul Ceremony has already begun, so why is the True Lord so late? With the ability to travel through the void, he shouldn't be late!"

But Jing Yu stood up from the lotus throne and sneered at the young scholar.

However, the scholar was completely oblivious to Jing Yu's hostile gaze. He bowed gracefully to the Yuanying Zhenjun present and said:

"Greetings, fellow Daoists! Tang Wei from Tiannan has come to congratulate Daoist Xuan Jing on achieving the Nine Apertures and becoming a True Lord!"