Jun Lin took the bead and listened to Ruan Hange's words. He immediately agreed, saying, "Indeed, life is priceless. You really got a great deal this time. Well then, you can give me some more resources."

Ruan Hange's heart skipped a beat. Was he just not understanding polite words or was he really being impolite?

He immediately smiled and said, "That's how it should be. However, it takes time to prepare the resources. I will give the order and send them to you after the banquet."

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."

Junlin nodded, though his words were polite, his actions perfectly illustrating that he had absolutely no idea how to be polite.

As they were talking, Ruan Xingyun returned with tea leaves and expertly brewed tea for them.

Ruan Hange gestured for him to taste the tea. “This is tea I obtained from a secret realm. Please, fellow Daoist, take a look.”

Junlin looked at the tea in front of him, its aroma wafting through the air, and after a moment, the mist turned into water droplets and fell.

The tea's essence transforms into rain, indicating that it is no ordinary tea.

Errou's eyes lit up, and she drank the tea in one gulp, but then her face scrunched up in an instant, "It doesn't taste good."

Junlin took a sip, and it was smooth on the palate, but a bitter taste followed quickly and took a long time to dissipate.

As Errou said, it doesn't taste good.

However, the spiritual energy contained within it is extremely rich and pure; disregarding the taste, it can be considered a fine tea.

Originally, seeing the tea's rich spiritual energy, Junlin had considered asking Ruan Hange for several hundred kilograms, but now it seems... he still has to get some!

Otherwise, I would be doing all this hardship a disservice!

With the precious pearl in hand, the purpose of this trip has been achieved; now it's time to enjoy it.

Junlin and Ruan Hange chatted for a long time in the reception hall.

When Ruan Hanqiu ran out of things to talk about, she took Junlin on a tour of the Ruan family estate.

King's Landing wasn't interested in this, but Erjou was quite happy.

As dusk settled and the moon rose, the banquet Ruan Hange had specially prepared for Junlin was about to begin.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ruan Hange asked Ruan Xinghe to lead Junlin and his party to the banquet venue.

As for Ruan Xingyun, he was left behind.

Seeing this, Ruan Xingyun, who was certain that Junlin had already left, finally couldn't help but ask, "Father, why did you agree to everything he said? You even gave him that bead?"

Ruan Hange remained calm. He had anticipated that Ruan Xingyun would ask such a question, which was why he had specifically kept Ruan Xingyun behind.

"That's why I've always felt that you'll never grow up."

Ruan Hange said calmly, "You are the young master of the Ruan family, the future head of the Ruan family. You must remember that the overall interests of the family must always be above the interests of the individual."

He knew the value of that bead better than anyone else; it had greatly contributed to his current success.

The fact that Junlin made this special trip today further confirms that the value of that bead is extraordinary!

Actually, he originally planned to give the bead to Ruan Xingyun after she became the head of the family, but now it seems that there is no chance.

"Can……"

Upon hearing Ruan Hange's words, Ruan Xingyun opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "I understand."

Ruan Hange continued, "We should treat different people in different ways. For example, today we have Junlin and Bai Zun. Offending Junlin would have unimaginable consequences, but offending Bai Zun would not cause any problems."

"Furthermore, you must make your own judgment about whether the rumors about Junlin are true or false, and how to deal with them in order to minimize the threat they pose. These are things you will need to consider after you become the head of the family."

Hearing his father's words, Ruan Xingyun nodded again.

He understood that Ruan Hange was doing this for his own good, because he was the young master of the Ruan family and the undisputed next head of the family.

He can act carefree, but he can't really be like that; he really needs to take a good look at himself.

Ruan Hange smiled and patted Ruan Xingyun's head, saying, "You don't need to feel too much pressure. You're still young, and your father is still alive. But you should also remember to stay away from people with the surname Jun in the future."

Ruan Xingyun paused for a moment, then nodded again.

"Alright, let's go to the banquet. Oh, and remember to invite Bai Zun from the reception hall to the banquet as well. We can't let people think that our Ruan family is not hospitable."

"good."

...

As dusk fell, the moonlight shone down.

The banquet officially began.

A huge, unidentified bird-like monster, roasted until glistening with oil, was placed in front of Jun Lin and Ruan Hange.

Like Qiu Qianjie, Ruan Hange began to introduce the monster in front of Jun Lin, "This is the corpse of a seventh-order fire phoenix monster. It not only contains a rich power of the law of fire, but also tastes much better than a dragon."

Upon hearing this, Jun Lin raised an eyebrow and looked at Ruan Hange. Ruan Hange also looked over, and the two exchanged knowing smiles.

"The taste is indeed very good."

Without any hesitation, Er Yan tore off a piece of meat from the roasted fire phoenix, took a bite, and gave a fair assessment.

The slight power of the fire law contained within it also helps her recover her cultivation, although it is currently difficult for her to break through the boundary between the Supreme and Immortal levels.

Errou also reached out her little hand, tore off a piece of meat, and ate it.

She had eaten similar roasted meat hundreds of thousands of years ago, and the monsters she had eaten were far stronger than the fire phoenix before her.

Seeing the roasted fire phoenix again reminded her of the days when she and her older brothers and sisters roasted and ate all sorts of monsters.

But it's not about reminiscing, since all the older brothers and sisters except for the eldest brother have already come out of the seal.

Seeing that E Yan and E Rou gave her positive feedback, Ruan Hange was completely relieved.

"Fellow Daoist Junlin, please!"

Ruan Hange raised his glass.

"polite."

Junlin didn't stand on ceremony. After drinking a cup of wine, he conjured a spirit sword and cut off a piece of fire phoenix meat.

The fire phoenix meat contains extremely rich energy, and the wine that Ruan Hange prepared for Junlin is not much different.

While drinking and eating heartily, Junlin felt as if the energy within him was about to burst him.

Recently, he first ate roasted dragon meat in the Taiyan Holy Land, then received a warm welcome from Yue Changkong in Lanyue City, later refined a world will, and now he is drinking and eating meat at the Ruan family's place.

With a mere first-stage Supreme Realm cultivation level, it was already unable to withstand the terrifying accumulation of power from the Sovereign.

And then! In an instant, the world changed color!

Countless laws of power circulated around Jun Lin, and his aura suddenly surged! Surged! Surged even higher!

At this moment, he actually stepped into the second stage of the Supreme Realm!