Cai Jin’s mood was very terrified, when this matter reached the ears of the family head, many people would be out of luck.
The first person to suffer would definitely be him.
Chu Siyuan strained a cold and arrogant old face, revealing a rather exasperated look. The more so, the more nervous Cai Jin became, fearing that he was worried about offending the Painting Sage Ancestor and inviting unpredictable calamities.
When Zhang Ruochen saw Cai Jin’s face becoming paler and paler, he secretly guessed that this person’s status in the Cai Clan was not low, and that he should have met Chu Si Yuan.
Thus, Zhang Ruochen immediately transmitted his voice to Cai Jin, saying, “The Painting Sage Elder has come to the Cai Family this time for a secret visit, everything must be kept low key, don’t make any noise, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.”
Cai Jin stared at Zhang Ruochen with grateful eyes.
A young man who was able to follow the Painting Sage Ancestor must be a valiant member of the Painting Sect and should not be underestimated.
Cai Jin arched his hand at Zhang Ruochen, then, bending down, he made a humble inviting gesture and said, “Please, the two honored guests inside.”
“Hmph!”
Chu Siyuan snorted coldly, flung out his sleeves, and marched towards the inner mansion of the Cai Clan’s Sacred Mansion in large strides.
Those surrounding banquet goers, all of them looked dumbfounded and somewhat unsure.
That old man and young man, they were not even blown out?
What kind of status was Cai Jin?A grand governor of a medieval family that could sit on par with a Saint realm being, yet, with a humble posture, he welcomed the two inside.
Some people thought that Cai Jin was using this to defuse the embarrassment of the Cai Clan, and when he went inside the Cai Clan’s Sacred Mansion, he would use covert means to obliterate that one old man and one young man.
There were also people who thought that the identity of that old and young man was unusual enough to make even Cai Jin bow down for them.
Cai Mingliang was very perplexed and said, “Grand Master, how can you let two grubs of unknown origin, enter ……”
“Snap!”
Cai Jin slapped the past, the palm above with a powerful forceful gas, hit Cai Mingliang’s slumped on the ground, the whole head is crooked to one side, the mouth keeps dripping blood.
“The big …… big general manager …… for …… why ……”
“Drag him down.”
Cai Jin’s eyes carried a touch of coldness as he ordered to a golden-armored warrior.
If it wasn’t for this guy who didn’t have eyes, how would he have offended the Painting Sage Ancestor?
Thinking of this, Cai Jin was still a bit uneasy and immediately returned to the Cai Clan’s Sacred Mansion, chasing after Zhang Ruochen and Chu Siyuan.
At this moment, even Chi Yutang revealed a grave expression, sensing that the attitude Cai Jin displayed was somewhat intriguing.
Wan Huayu’s figure was extremely moving as she laughed, “I’m afraid that this old man and young man have non-trivial identities.”
On Chi Yutang’s face, a smile quickly appeared again, “So what if it’s extraordinary? In front of the royal family, anyone should learn to bow down.”
Chi Yutang boarded the carriage pulled by the Golden-Winged Eagle King, and together with Ten Thousand Flowery Words, traveled into the Cai Clan’s Sacred Mansion.
Both Chi Yutang and Wan Huayu had noble identities, both came from the Heavenly King’s Mansion, and their natural talent and appearance were one in a million, so they could be called dragons and phoenixes among men.
Wherever they passed, they naturally attracted countless sideways glances, leaving many people in awe.
The Cai Family’s banquet was set up on the surface of a Spirit Lake, a glance at it revealed a misty haze of smoke, with pavilions spread out in a staggered manner.
On the surface of the water, there were formations arranged so that cultivators stepping on it would not sink, but only cause a circle of tiny ripples.
The arrival of Chi Yutang and Wan Huayu caused a commotion, and then a group of young talents and heavenly daughters of equally noble status invited them to a small island in the lake.
The length of the island, less than a hundred meters, belonged to the center area of the banquet, with the sound of a delicate zither floating out, and there were also beautiful maids dancing.
Only those with the most honorable status were qualified to board the island.
Zhang Ruochen and Chu Siyuan found a turquoise-colored lotus platform in the outer area of the banquet, walked in, found two seats, and temporarily sat down.
The lotus platform, divided into nine pieces, formed nine seats.
The lotus plant in the center was the circular table. The rich spiritual qi, seeped out from the lotus flower, just inhaling a breath, also made the cultivators present feel their meridians soothing.
Cai came in behind Chu Siyuan, bowed and made amends, “Painting Sage Ancestor, your old man, please take a seat in the exclusive area for Sacred Realm figures, what happened just now was all the fault of Cai Family’s subordinates, so please make sure you don’t take it to heart.”
Chu Siyuan sat on top of his seat with an imperturbable look, coldly grimacing as he simply ignored Cai Jin.
“I will go report to the Holy Lord now.”
Cai Jin knew his own weight, he could still say a few words with other Saint realm giants, but in front of the Sacred Ancestor of Painting, it was far from enough.
Only if the Holy Lord appeared, would he be qualified to speak with the Painting Sage Ancestor.
“Slow down.”
Chu Siyuan finally spoke, saying, “It’s best to keep the matter of the old man coming to the Cai Clan a secret. Keep a low profile, everything must be kept low.”
Earlier, outside the main gate, Chu Siyuan had made a big joke and felt quite humiliated, naturally, he did not want outsiders to know that he was the Painting Sect’s Lord.
To be able to keep it a secret, naturally, he had to try to keep it a secret.
Cai Jin stared towards Zhang Ruochen with a look of help.
Zhang Ruochen waved his hand and said, ”Grand Master, you can just step back for now! The Painting Saint Elder came to the Cai Clan this time, simply wanting to take a look at the young heroes of Sacred Brightness City, with no other intentions.”
“If, however, you divulge his old man’s whereabouts, those students of the Confucian Way will surely flock here, defeating the Painting Sage’s original intention.”
Cai Jin arched his hand toward Zhang Ruochen, then, very sensibly, retreated.
“Just sit here.”
“In my name, Xue Sacred Sect Valve, Xue Sanyi.”
The fat man called Xue Sanyi, with a smiling face, was introducing himself.
Only when he raised his head and saw Zhang Ruochen and Chu Siyuan sitting across from him, instantly, his face became a bit ugly.
The smile on Xue Sanyi’s face instantly froze, and he immediately got up, ready to leave.
Just now, outside that gate, Xue Sanyi naturally saw Zhang Ruochen and Chu Siyuan, offending Chi Yutang of the Lingxiao Heavenly King’s Mansion.
Chi Yutang was notoriously overbearing in Sacred Brightness City and was definitely vindictive. Could there be any good consequences for offending him?
Thus, in Xue Sanyi’s opinion, Zhang Ruochen and Chu Siyuan were two plagues, and it was definitely right to avoid them.
That old Taoist grabbed Xue Sanyi by the corner of his coat and pulled him back, saying, “Where are you going? The other places are already full, there are no empty seats at all.”
Xue Sanyi scanned around the lake, and indeed, he did not see any other empty seats, and immediately, giving birth to a sad mood, he sat back down again.
Looking towards the two plague gods across from him, Xue Sanyi could only keep sighing.
On the contrary, that old Taoist who seemed to be immortal, but has already begun to eat and drink, without the slightest concern for his image, that eating, is really a bit unpleasant to look at.
“Definitely an old liar who cheats on food and drinks.”
Sitting with two plague gods and an old liar, Xue Sanyi continuously sighed, as if he was bereft of his parents, somewhat tearless.
Not long after, another group of young cultivators walked over and sat inside this lotus platform.
They and Xue Sanyi were supposedly acquainted with each other and had a good conversation, and finally, Xue Sanyi’s mood only slightly improved.
“Do you guys know that the Sacred Book Talented Lady has compiled the latest installment of the Half-Saint List?”A young scholar in a Confucian shirt, holding a folding fan, spoke mysteriously.
This scholar, who was not an ordinary person, had reached the forty-fifth rank in spiritual strength and had become a Spiritual Half-Saint.
“Zhao Heng, your Tianxuan Academy is really well-informed, you should have gotten the latest issue of the Half-Saint List in the first place?”
“Lord Talented Lady and Tianxuan Academy’s Uncle Mu are senior sisters, with this level of relationship, wouldn’t it be difficult for me to know the contents of the Half-Saint List?”
Xue Sanyi’s eyes glowed as he immediately asked, “How many people from the human race are on the list?”
That scholar laughed and tapped the desktop with his folding fan, snapping it straight as he said, “This time, because the Nine Great Realm Sons have come out of the gate, the Human Race’s advantage has increased greatly, occupying a total of thirty-two slots. The Barbarian Secret Realm and the savage beasts of the waters overseas occupy a total of fifty-eight slots. The indigenous beings of the major market realms occupy twelve slots.”
Zhang Ruochen sat on the side and was also listening quietly, paying quite a bit of attention to the Half-Saint List.
There wasn’t a single person on The Semi-Saint List who wasn’t a figure of the heavens and the earth, who could be considered the strongest under the Saint realm, and even, some of them were able to defeat Saints.
So far, there was still a huge gap between Zhang Ruochen and them, and they were also the targets that Zhang Ruochen was catching up with.
“Even though Chi Yao has cultivated nine Great Realm Sons, the Kunlun Realm Human Race still only occupies thirty-two slots, which is less than one-third, it’s really not optimistic.”Zhang Ruochen secretly sighed.
The proportion of The Half-Saint List, in fact, could also reflect the entire Kunlun Realm, the proportion of the distribution of Saint realm beings.
The significance of the Sacred Book Talented Lady compiling the Half-Saint List should be in this place.
Fortunately, the divisions between the various races of savage beasts were very serious, with constant infighting, and their power was quite scattered. If, however, they were able to form a whole and establish a kingdom, the Human Race would definitely be no match for them.
Of course, the Human Race was also already quite powerful, with just one race occupying thirty-two slots. For other savage beast races, it would already be very good for each race to be able to have one living being that entered the Half-Saint List.
Xue Sanyi asked, “Under the Saint realm, who is the number one powerhouse of the human race? Is it still Kong Hongbi?”
A person next to him said, “It’s definitely Kong Hongbi without a doubt, you should know that in these few years, Kong Hongbi’s strength has refined again, becoming more and more profound.”
“Even if the Nine Great Realm Sons were stronger, they have only just crossed into the Ninth Order Half-Saint, there is still a huge gap compared to Kong Hongbi.”
That scholar shook his head and smiled, “You guys guessed wrong this time! Kong Hongbi’s ranking in the latest installment of the Half-Saint List has slipped to thirty-fourth place.”
The few cultivators present, all of them were shocked and didn’t believe it at all.
“It’s slipped too much, isn’t it! From seventh, sliding down to thirty-fourth place …… this …… how is this possible?”
Xue Sanyi was very eager and asked once again, “Among the human race’s Yingjie, who exactly has the highest ranking on the Half-Saint List? Who is the number one in the world under the Saint realm?”
