Two days later, it was Zhuge Feng's centennial banquet day!
Wuhou Sect, the gates were bustling.
A large number of people with vastly different styles gathered here. Some were in suits and ties, others wore coarse linen, and there were even beggars in tattered clothes flying through the air on their swords!
Wuhou Sect was located in the suburbs of Pingyuan City, close to the city. It was hard to imagine that in such a place, a large number of extraordinary individuals were gathered, and they did not hide their identities as such.
If an ordinary person stumbled upon this place, they would probably be scared to death!
Although the Zhuge family was not a commercial powerhouse in Pingyuan City, and most ordinary people did not know they had such an organization of extraordinary individuals in the city, the Zhuge family was considered the premier family in the circle of extraordinary individuals.
The reputation of a thousand-year-old clan was known to everyone in the circle.
Moreover, it was the centennial birthday of the Zhuge family head, Zhuge Feng, which was of great significance. Basically, the leaders of all the forces with names in the circle of extraordinary individuals would personally attend this banquet.
Fortunately, the Dragon Department had mobilized official forces to seal off a ten-mile radius around Wuhou Sect. Otherwise, if ordinary citizens saw the scene outside Wuhou Sect and posted videos online, the whole world would likely be in an uproar.
"Such a lively scene, I'm afraid it wouldn't even be a third of the Heavenly Master's ordination ceremony of the Zhengyi Sect back then," Ye Ling said, standing outside Wuhou Sect and looking at the bustling crowd ahead, couldn't help but sigh.
In the past, Ye Ling rarely saw ordinary extraordinary individuals in China. This time at Wuhou Sect, he had his eyes opened.
Although the extraordinary individuals gathered here might not even be a tenth of Ye Ling's previous opponents, the extraordinary individuals gathered here carried the future of China.
A nation's rise and fall depended not only on its economy and military but more importantly on those extraordinary individuals who could fight a thousand, or even ten thousand, enemies.
Without these people deterring the extraordinary individuals from overseas, China would not have peace.
Wang Die also sighed, "Yes... This is also the first time I've seen such a grand event. I've seen the guest list invited by Wuhou Sect. There are over a thousand sects attending, and the leaders of each sect, plus their disciples. The number of extraordinary individuals gathered here this time is likely over ten thousand."
"Although ten thousand extraordinary individuals are very rare when spread among 1.4 billion people, almost negligible, it's surprisingly lively to have them gathered in one place."
Ye Ling: "But as lively as it is, with so many people here, a mix of good and bad, it's easy for trouble to arise."
In fact, Wuhou Sect itself was a huge manor, covering over a thousand mu. The Zhuge family had few descendants. Although it was a thousand-year-old great sect, the entire sect had only about two hundred people. Wuhou Sect was very spacious and sparsely populated on weekdays.
But this time, extraordinary individuals from all over the country gathered here, and Wuhou Sect became extremely lively. One would encounter someone every two steps.
And with people from all over the country gathered here, with different intentions and from all walks of life, even without the Cloud Palace causing trouble, it would be extremely easy for chaos to erupt here.
Wang Die glanced at the lively Wuhou Sect ahead and said to Ye Ling, "Your Majesty, although Wuhou Sect appears extremely lively now, the leaders of the well-known top forces in the circle have not yet appeared. If we go now, it would be beneath Your Majesty's status."
Ye Ling asked with a smile, "So, according to you, we still have to wait here?"
Wang Die said apologetically, "It's difficult for Your Majesty... But appearing now will not achieve the desired effect."
"Alright, call me when it's time to appear. I'll go meet some old friends first."
After Ye Ling finished speaking, he tore open space and left.
Now that Ye Ling had mastered the law of time, coupled with his mastery of the law of space, and the two laws were perfectly compatible with the Great Dao of Space-Time, Ye Ling had a vague premonition that if he could fuse the two laws together, he might be able to touch the threshold of the Great Dao of Space-Time.
Naturally, Ye Ling would use his laws from time to time.
Wang Die had become numb to Ye Ling's casual teleportation over the past two days. She didn't react and put on her sunglasses, walking towards Wuhou Sect.
Before the banquet began, she had some preparatory work to do in advance.
...
Pingyuan City, a dark alley.
A young man and woman were cowering in the corner, their faces filled with fear, staring at the zombie crawling out of the ground, "Ghost, ghost!"
They had originally intended to do something intimate in this deserted alley, but they never expected such a terrifying event!
In broad daylight, where did a zombie come from?
"Evil creature, how dare you be so presumptuous!"
A light shout came from afar, followed by a three-inch peach wood sword falling from the sky, piercing the zombie crawling out of the ground.
After its head was pierced by the peach wood sword, the zombie turned into black smoke and dissipated.
Zhang Xiaoxia, dressed in a brown Taoist robe, walked into the alley.
The couple, seeing the fair-looking Zhang Xiaoxia save them, were overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to Zhang Xiaoxia, "Thank you, immortal maiden, for saving us! Thank you, immortal maiden!"
Zhang Xiaoxia retracted her peach wood sword. The couple said, "It's safe here now. You should leave as soon as possible and pretend nothing happened."
"Yes, yes, yes! We'll leave right away!"
The couple quickly agreed and immediately got up and ran out of the alley.
However, as they passed by Zhang Xiaoxia, a hint of red flashed in their eyes, and fangs grew from their mouths!
Zhang Xiaoxia suddenly felt a surge of Yin energy, but it was too late to dodge. She could only circulate her power to resist.
The two ordinary people, who were initially cornered, instantly turned into demons. Their claws tore Zhang Xiaoxia's clothes, leaving ferocious bloody marks on her body!
"Damn it!"
Zhang Xiaoxia had no time to think. Enduring the intense pain, she quickly distanced herself from the two demons and retreated to a dead end in the alley.
Almost instantly, Zhang Xiaoxia was covered in blood!
"Heh heh heh... A Heavenly Master of the Zhengyi Sect, unable to even discern a demon's disguise, it seems your cultivation is not enough..."
An old man with sparse hair and a hooked nose walked into the alley, leaning on his cane, and chuckled at Zhang Xiaoxia, "Old man merely set a small trap, and I didn't expect to catch such a big fish.
"Indeed, the Zhuge family's birthday banquet is good. All the geniuses in the world are gathered in this small Pingyuan City. You young girls from the righteous sects can fetch a high price on the black market!"
The old man smiled, struck the ground with his cane, and several venomous snakes emerged from the ground, coiling around Zhang Xiaoxia's limbs.
"Mandala snakes?" Zhang Xiaoxia's pupils contracted sharply when she saw the snakes coiled around her. "Are you a human trafficker from the Black Coffin Society?"
"Why call me a human trafficker?" the old man smiled. "Old man is just letting you beautiful young girls share yourselves with those who need you!"
A hint of anger flashed in Zhang Xiaoxia's eyes, "I've been looking for you for a long time. I didn't expect you to dare to show yourselves. This is a good opportunity to avenge those girls!"
Zhang Xiaoxia shouted, trying to summon her peach wood sword, but found her body paralyzed and unable to move!
"It's useless. The Mandala snakes can dissipate the power within you. You can't even stand now," the old man smiled, letting the two demons take out a sack and walk towards Zhang Xiaoxia.
Zhang Xiaoxia looked at the two demons approaching, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
She had been careless this time!
"Alas... You girl, you're still the same as before, failing to subdue demons and monsters, but instead putting yourself in danger. Can't you learn your lesson?"
At this moment, Ye Ling's voice echoed in the alley. The Mandala snakes coiled around Zhang Xiaoxia, and the two demons, instantly turned into blood!
Zhang Xiaoxia saw Ye Ling standing at the entrance of the alley, and her eyes immediately filled with joy, "Senior!!!"