sbdcsierra Chapter 116 Hu Gu!
Chapter 116 Hu Gu!
Xia Yuhui didn't care about this. After all, this person was a villain of the demonic path who spent his days with corpses, so it was reasonable for him to have a sinister expression. But what shocked him the most was that this demonic cultivator had actually broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
It should be noted that cultivation techniques that can help demonic cultivators break through to the Foundation Establishment stage are extremely rare. As far as Xia Yuhui knows, only the Spirit Ghost Daoist possesses such a technique.
"Yes, the scene of our first meeting is still vivid in my mind." Xia Yuhui returned the smile, but because he had faked a smile many times today, his smile looked somewhat unnatural.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xia Yuhui welcomed him inside.
They also found him a seat for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
After Xia Yuhui had settled the three Foundation Establishment cultivators in, and was about to sit down and take a sip of spiritual tea, Xia Liangdao's loud voice came again. This voice could only be heard by Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"The Su family of Heshan County, Senior Su Qingqian and Senior Su Ruquan, have delivered four bottles of Guiyuan Pills!"
This time, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators present stood up, after all, the Su family was renowned in the ancient kingdom, even more so than the Jin family.
Upon seeing this, Xia Yuhui immediately stepped forward.
The other Foundation Establishment cultivators followed closely behind.
Even Xia Guangchang and Xia Guangyang, who were discussing matters with Chen Ruhaishan, turned their gazes over.
"Fellow Daoist Su, Fairy Su, thank you both for attending the grand ceremony of my Xia family. I am truly honored. Please, take your seats."
The three turned back and ran into several Foundation Establishment cultivators who had also come along. At this moment, their expressions were all different, and they were obviously surprised that Xia Yuhui knew the Su siblings.
Xia Yuhui just chuckled at this. Even he hadn't expected the two from the Su family to come. He thought they were just passing through Jinling County and would return to Shanhe County after a few days.
Just as Xia Yuhui had expected, the two of them came over after hearing that the Xia family was going to hold a foundation-building ceremony in the market.
"Fellow Daoist Su, Fairy Su, this is my uncle, Xia Guangyan, currently a steward of the Guiyuan Sect, and this is…"
Xia Yuhui quickly introduced everyone to each person.
Those who were called upon by Xia Yuhui all smiled, bowed, and greeted him.
Su Ruquan and Su Qingqian both returned the greeting with smiles.
After the introductions were completed, Xia Yuhui led everyone back to their seats.
"Wanbao County is deeply grateful to Senior Fu and his disciple Yan Hanyun for presenting a bottle of second-grade spiritual liquid!"
Xia Yuhui stood up and welcomed him inside, saying in a deep voice, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wan, for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend my Xia family's grand ceremony."
"It's alright, I don't have anything urgent to attend to. Even if I did, I would have declined and come to the Xia family to have a drink with Fellow Daoist Xia..."
Shortly after, Xia Liangdao's voice rang out again, "Senior Qiulin of Guiyun Sect presents a bottle of second-grade Guiyuan Pills!"
"The Cai family, Senior Cai Yuandan, presents a second-tier demon core!"
Clearly, the two of them came together.
This time, Xia Yuhui followed Xia Guangyan.
"Senior Brother Qiu, Fellow Daoist Cai, thank you for coming. Please take a seat."
After speaking, Xia Guangyan's expression became slightly unnatural, because he had a long-standing feud with Qiu Lin, not to mention Cai Yuandan.
However, Cai Yuandan didn't care at all. He glanced at Xia Yuhui indifferently and went inside.
He didn't want to come, but as the current leader of the Cai family, he had to consider the bigger picture. If he didn't attend, the Cai family would become a laughingstock after today. After all, all the other forces had attended, and the Cai family was the only one absent. What would others say?
Xia Yuhui and Xia Guangyan showed no displeasure and followed closely behind.
However, after seeing that the Xia family had so many Foundation Establishment cultivators as guests, Cai Yuandan couldn't help but look at the Xia family with higher regard.
After the four people sat down, and after a short while, a bell suddenly rang out from the back mountain of the Xia family.
"Boom!..."
"The Xia family ancestral worship ceremony begins!"
An aged yet powerful voice echoed from the back mountain of the Xia family.
The voice was completely unfamiliar; Xia Yuhui had never heard it before. Yet, he knew in his heart that the speaker was Xia Chenyang, an ancestor of the Xia family.
Now, he has passed away, but this sound is a secret method preserved by the Xia family, and it will be heard every time ancestral worship is held.
Upon hearing this, the Xia family cultivators were immediately filled with excitement and fervor.
Xia Yuhui gazed at the excited clansmen on either side of him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and slowly rose to his feet.
He was tightly clutching the second-tier spiritual weapon that had been passed down through generations of the Xia family.
He then steadily walked towards the Xia family ancestral hall behind him. As soon as Xia Yuhui made this move, the higher-ups of the Xia family immediately followed suit.
Xia Yuhui gazed at the three hanging portraits in front of him, and with a slight movement of his magic sword, more than forty spirit tablets immediately appeared in front of the portraits, each engraved with the name of a Xia family ancestor, all of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Xia Yuhui immediately stepped forward and lit three sticks of incense for them, followed by Xia Guangyan, and finally the higher-ups in the Xia family who were at the Qi Refining stage...
"kneel!"
After everyone present had finished offering incense, they all knelt down and kowtowed.
After kneeling, Xia Yuhui raised his head and said, "Xia Yuhui, the current patriarch of the Xia family, has led the family cultivators here today to offer incense to our ancestors." He then knelt down again.
After kneeling, they offered some sacred fruits and wine to the memorial tablet...
After the ceremony was over, Xia Yuhui gestured with his long sword in the air, writing his name on a blank spirit tablet.
Afterwards, Xia Yuhui also engraved Xia Guangyan's name on it, and two more memorial tablets were added to the altar.
"Today, the Xia family has gained two new Foundation Establishment cultivators: Xia Yuhui of the Yu generation and Xia Guangyan of the Guang generation! We beseech our ancestors to protect our Xia family for thousands of years to come!"
Xia Guangchang spoke in a proud voice, which greatly excited the younger generation of the family.
"Rest assured, ancestors, the Xia family has survived. The Xia family remains the same as before, and will endure forever..."
Xia Yuhui stared at the Xia family ancestral tablet and murmured softly.
After the Xia family members left the ancestral hall, Xia Yuhui loudly announced, "The arena battle begins! Any cultivator present who wishes to participate may do so. Those who obtain a ranking can take away the rewards corresponding to their ranking."
As soon as these words were spoken, more than a dozen lines of text immediately appeared on the stone wall of the arena, detailing all the rewards.
The arena battle is divided into two parts: one for cultivators at or above the seventh level of Qi Refining, and one for cultivators below the seventh level of Qi Refining. Of course, Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot participate.
The Xia family cultivator in charge of the matter immediately stepped forward to maintain order and register the names of the participants.
Some of the female cultivators from the Xia family had already prepared various spiritual fruits, spiritual dishes, and spiritual wines, placing them on the table for the cultivators to use.
The competition that started first was for those below the seventh level of Qi Refining, while the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the stage showed little interest. After all, with their cultivation level, watching these people fight was like watching children playing.
Of course, they weren't idle either. Under Xia Yuhui's leadership, they held a small trade fair.
To this end, Xia Yuhui took out some of his family's resources, such as three bottles of Yin Water and various first-tier spiritual plants, all of which were taken from the Dead Yin Absolute Land.
In addition, he also brought out a top-grade magic artifact that he had refined this month.
Upon seeing this, Hu Gu immediately stood up excitedly, walked straight to Xia Yuhui's side, and took out more than a dozen items, including top-grade magic artifacts, second-tier pills, second-tier materials, second-tier spiritual plants, and so on. These items shocked Xia Yuhui.
He truly found it hard to believe that Hu Gu, a cultivator who had only recently established his foundation, was so wealthy, which led Xia Yuhui to speculate about his background.
In the end, Xia Yuhui used the three bottles of Yin Water and all the Yin-attribute spiritual plants in his possession to exchange for several bottles of pills and various refining materials from Hu Gu.
Only after informing Hu Gu that he no longer had any yin fluid on his body did he send him away.
Xia Yuhui's newly crafted top-grade fire-attribute magic weapon was also purchased by Wan Kuifu with spirit stones.
After that, it was the turn of the others, but Xia Yuhui did not make a move this time. He already had most of the items he wanted to buy, mainly because the items these people offered did not have much appeal to him. Those precious treasures would not be easily sold off cheaply.
However, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators present gained something.
After this simple trade fair ended, only a few people remained to compete below. Interestingly, one person from the Cai family made it to the finals.