Chapter 135 Are you so brave in the middle stage of foundation building?

An hour later.

Chu Ning has a general understanding of the current situation of some old friends in Daning County.

At this moment, Huang Daoping also appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

"Let's go and attend Huang Xuan's wedding first."

Chu Ning stood up, knowing that Huang Xuan's wedding had reached the banquet stage and they had to set off for Feijian Villa.

As soon as the two of them left the yard, the brother and sister Jin Buhuan and Jin Buyao immediately appeared.

The brother and sister did not stroll around after leaving the yard. This was the Huang Mansion, not the streets outside. It was taboo to wander around without the permission of the host.

The brother and sister stayed in the corridor not far away for an hour, discussing who this Uncle Chu could be.

It seemed that among the powerful foundation-building masters they knew, there was no one with the surname Chu.

But this is not what they are most curious about. What makes them even more curious is how their father knows a powerful foundation-building expert?

It can't be that Uncle Chu is the same age as my father and has already established his foundation in his forties. That would be too terrifying.

Huang Daoping led the way personally, and the group headed towards Feijian Villa, which was the former imperial palace.

The east gate of the palace was open, and the red carpet stretched as far as the eye could see. Compared to the Huang family who arranged a cultivator in the late Qi Condensation stage to guard the gate, the one guarding the gate of Feijian Villa and receiving gifts was a cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage.

When Chu Ning and his group arrived, the other party's eyes fell directly on Chu Ning.

Zhu Shiming looked at the young man in front of him and knew that this should be the foundation-building cultivator Chu Ning who was newly added to the Huang family's protocol list.

Unexpectedly, he was in the middle stage of foundation building, and not the early stage of foundation building as he and his father had thought.

"It must be Fellow Daoist Chu."

Zhu Shiming took the initiative to speak. The other party was in the middle stage of foundation building, one small realm higher than himself, so he had to give him enough respect.

Chu Ning nodded with a smile, and Zhu Shiming made a gesture of invitation: "Fellow Daoist Chu, everyone please follow me."

Zhu Shiming didn't even ask the names of Jin Le and the other two who were following Chu Ning. The three of them were in the early stage of Qi Condensation and were indeed not worthy of his attention.

Jin Le's family of three were not angry about being ignored. This was the rule in the monks' circle. What's more, the other party used the word "you all", so it was not considered a complete ignoring.

At this moment, the sky had gradually darkened, and Feijian Villa set up the banquet in the square not far from the entrance to the palace.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, many fellow Daoists have come this time. We are all exchanging our cultivation experiences with each other. How about Fellow Daoist Chu join in the fun?"

"Forget it. I'm not good at talking."

Chu Ning refused. There would be no real communication at this kind of banquet gathering, it would be more about reminiscing about the past. He didn't know any of these foundation-building cultivators, so there was no need for him to join in the fun.

"Okay, then I'll take Fellow Daoist Chu to the side hall to rest first."

Zhu Shiming was only asking out of courtesy. Since Chu Ning refused, he would not insist. He led Chu Ning and his party to a side hall. After the disciples of Feijian Villa served them fragrant tea, he apologized and left.

Chu Ning was not the last Foundation Establishment cultivator on the guest list. He also needed to go to the door and wait for several Foundation Establishment cultivators who had not yet arrived.

"Chu Ning, thanks to you, we can still rest in such a quiet side hall."

Jin Le knew that if it were him, he would probably be waiting in another crowded hall at this moment.

Only the foundation-building cultivators can enjoy this kind of individual reception treatment.

Chu Ning just smiled and didn't respond to Jin Le's words. However, the brother and sister Jin Buhuan and Jin Buyao didn't dare to interrupt now.

Because the person sitting in front of him is a certified true foundation-building master.

A quarter of an hour later, a disciple from Feijian Villa came and invited Chu Ning and others to take their seats.

The wedding banquet is about to begin.

"Senior Chu, please come this way."

When the disciple who led the way brought Chu Ning to the main hall, he divided them into different directions. Jin Le also knew that Chu Ning would definitely not sit at the same table with him.

Chu Ning is a foundation-building cultivator, so he will only sit with foundation-building cultivators.

Even if Chu Ning didn't care about these things and wanted to sit at the same table with them, the other guests at the table would also feel awkward. Facing a Foundation Establishment expert, they would have to be very cautious and wouldn't be able to enjoy the wine and food.

Chu Ning was led by the disciples of Feijian Villa to the table in the front. There were already four figures sitting at the table, including old men and middle-aged men. Therefore, when Chu Ning's young face sat down, he attracted the attention of all the guests at other tables.

"This person is also a Foundation Establishment Senior, why does he look so unfamiliar?"

"It must be Foundation Establishment, and those who can sit at the first table must be at least in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. The remaining seats should be reserved for those in the late stage of Foundation Establishment."

Everyone's eyes were on Chu Ning. Chu Ning sat down calmly, facing the curious looks from the people at the table, he smiled slightly but did not introduce himself.

Seeing that Chu Ning had no intention of talking, the four people at the table did not take the initiative to speak.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, one must still maintain the demeanor of a foundation-building expert.

Finally, when the bell rang and several powerful auras came together, the entire hall suddenly fell silent.

A strong man in the late foundation building stage has arrived.

Zhu Zhenying walked in front with a smile, followed by five people, all of whom were in the late foundation building stage.

All the monks looked at these six people with awe. Any one of them could cause a shock to the entire Liang Dynasty monk circle if he stomped his feet.

Arriving at the first table, Zhu Zhenying glanced at Chu Ning. His eldest son had already told him that Chu Ning was in the middle stage of foundation building, so he was not that surprised.

Chu Ning noticed that as the five late foundation building cultivators took their seats, the four middle foundation building cultivators who were originally sitting there became somewhat restrained.

In the world of cultivating immortals, the hierarchy is so strict.

The gap of a small realm is generally difficult to cross unless one is a disciple of a large sect.

"Thank you all for taking the time to attend my daughter's wedding banquet."

Zhu Zhenying spoke with a smile, but just as he finished speaking, an old voice was heard from outside the hall.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu is so unkind that he didn't even send me an invitation for such a big event. I can only come here shamelessly."

As the voice came, two figures appeared at the entrance of the hall.

An old man and a young man in fancy clothes.

The late stage of foundation building and the late stage of Qi condensation.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. He couldn’t see anything from the old foundation-building master, but the young man had anger in his eyes that he couldn’t conceal.

At the same time, Chu Ning also noticed that after the old man appeared, the owner of Feijian Villa had a hint of unnatural look on his face.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Fu was in seclusion, so I didn't dare disturb him. It was my negligence."

Zhu Zhenying laughed, and Chu Ning spread out his consciousness and listened to the discussions of the guests at other tables. He also understood the identity of the visitor.

Fu Shichun, the leader of the Qingfu Sect, is a cultivator in the late foundation building stage.

The Qingfu Sect, one of the twelve sects, is good at talismans. In addition to Fu Shichun who is a cultivator in the late foundation building stage, there is also an elder in the middle foundation building stage in the sect.

As for the young man, he was the young master of Qingfu Sect and Fu Shichun’s most beloved youngest son, Fu Yanxing.

"I've heard a rumor that when the youngest daughter of the owner of Feijian Villa was born, she was engaged to the young master of Qingfu Sect. I wonder if this news is true or not?"

"It should be fake. If it were true, how could the owner of Feijian Villa agree to let his daughter marry the head of the Huang family?"

The Huang family still has some deterrent effect on ordinary cultivators, but compared with the Qingfu Sect, it is nothing.

If they were the owners of Feijian Villa, they would definitely not agree to this marriage.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes. So this rumor is true?

The father and son came to the wedding to drink, but were they actually here to cause trouble? Fu Yanxing did not hide the anger in his eyes, and Huang Xuan could not possibly offend the young master of the Qingfu Sect. The other party could not be angry for no reason. The only possibility was that the rumor was true.

Huang Xuan didn’t know about this, and Zhu Manting most likely didn’t know either. It’s also possible that she knew about this but didn’t tell Huang Xuan.

Chu Ning made a quick judgment in his mind. Now it depends on how the Zhu family will deal with it.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, please take a seat."

When Zhu Zhenying opened his mouth, a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building stood up at the first table. If Fu Shichun wanted to sit down, he would definitely have to sit at the first table, so only one of them, a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, could stand up.

The man was a good friend of Zhu Shiming and knew it was best for him to stand up and give up his seat at this time.

Facing the apologetic look from Zhu Shiming, the man smiled and said it was nothing.

"What are you doing, Fellow Daoist Li? You leave just because you see me? I, Fu Shichun, have never offended Fellow Daoist Li, right? Or did some disciple of my Qingfu Sect offend the Hunyuan Sect?"

Fu Shichun suddenly spoke, and Chu Ning was a little surprised. Is this man the leader of Hunyuan Sect? Is this the Hunyuan Sect that Jin Buhuan joined? Li Shanhai stopped and was about to explain, but Fu Shichun turned his gaze to the other people at the table, and finally landed on Chu Ning.

"This Taoist friend is a little unfamiliar. Please forgive my poor eyesight and don't know how to address him."

So this is directed at me?

Chu Ning sighed inwardly, how could a banquet lead to trouble?

"This is Fellow Daoist Chu, Shiming, please add a seat. Fellow Daoist Li, please take a seat as well."

Zhu Zhenying stepped forward to help Chu Ning out. The first table was actually big enough to accommodate thirty people, but it was arranged to seat ten people at a table according to the rules.

Fu Shichun smiled and said nothing more. He looked at his son behind him and said, "Yan Xing, didn't you prepare a gift?"

"Master Zhu, this is a gift from my nephew."

Fu Yanxing nodded, took out a box from the storage bag and opened it on the spot.

There is a pill in the box.

"This is a foundation-building pill, given to Manting, hoping it can help Manting build her foundation as soon as possible."

Wow! The people at the scene looked a little weird.

At first, I was shocked by Fu Yanxing's generosity. The Foundation-Renewing Pill is a good thing second only to the Foundation-Building Pill.

The second reason was because of what Fu Yanxing said.

Calling her Man Ting meant that Fu Yanxing had a good relationship with the bride, and he also said that it was a gift for the bride to build her foundation...

This is completely ignoring the groom.

All the Huang family members present had angry looks on their faces. Fu Yanxing's action was a humiliation to their head of the family.

Zhu Zhenying's expression was also somewhat ugly. He held the wedding banquet in the villa to guard against the people from the Qingfu Sect.

When his daughter was born, Fu Yanxing was still a child. Fu Shichun joked about arranging a marriage for them. After thinking about it, Fu Yanxing did not refuse.

Fu Yanxing is Fu Shichun's only son, so it would be a guarantee that his daughter would marry Fu Yanxing in the future.

But he did not tell his daughter about this until later when his daughter told him that she already had someone she loved. He flew into a rage and told her about the child marriage.

However, he did not expect that his daughter clearly stated that she would not marry Fu Yanxing and even threatened to commit suicide. In the end, he had no choice but to accept Huang Xuan. For this purpose, he specially asked Shiming to go to Qingfu Sect to explain the situation to Qingfu Sect and cancel the engagement.

But Fu Shichun was in seclusion at that time, and Zhu Zhenying knew that the Qingfu Sect would agree to cancel the engagement. Not only because they had given enough apology, but also because they could not firmly refuse a man like him who was in the late foundation building stage.

Now that Fu Shichun brought Fu Yanxing here, it was obvious that they were here to cause trouble.

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Forget it. In this matter, it was the Zhu family who broke their promise first, so let the Fu family vent their anger.

Zhu Zhenying had made up his mind and was about to speak, but at this moment, Zhu Manting, wearing a bright red wedding dress, walked out from the back of the hall.

"I can't afford this Xuji Pill, Master Fu, please take it back."

Zhu Manting's tone was cold, and Huang Xuan followed her out. Judging from Huang Xuan's hurried steps, he probably didn't expect Zhu Manting to suddenly rush out.

When the person involved appeared, many guests at the scene showed an expression of watching a show on their faces.

It seems like I can eat a big melon today.

Many guests invited by Feijian Villa looked at Huang Xuan, curious about what was so special about the man who could snatch the love from Master Fu. Unfortunately, after looking at him, they were a little disappointed. His appearance was acceptable, but his cultivation seemed a little low, only the middle stage of Qi Condensation.

With such talent, he is not even as good as some of the sects' talented disciples.

How could the young lady of Feijian Villa fall for him? Chu Ning felt the expressions on the faces of the onlookers and smiled a little. Fortunately, this is a different world. If it were in the previous life, and the video was posted on the Internet, I guess these guys would say: I smoked half a pack of cigarettes and still didn't figure out where I lost.

Zhu Manting's cold tone did not change Fu Yanxing's expression, but when he looked at Huang Xuan who came out and stood beside Zhu Manting, Fu Yanxing's whole expression became cold.

"You only hide behind women?"

Fu Yanxing's words were directed at Huang Xuan.

“That’s enough!”

Before Huang Xuan could answer, Zhu Zhenying shouted, and the whole hall shook.

"Friend Fu, this is my daughter's wedding day."

Zhu Zhenying looked at Fu Shichun. If his daughter had not come out, he could still be more tolerant and let the Fu family vent their anger. But now that his daughter has come out, if they continue like this, then their Zhu family will become a joke.

The most important thing is that no matter whether he accepts it or not, his daughter is determined to marry Huang Xuan, and Huang Xuan is already his son-in-law.

The matter was not explained or put on the table, and due to the prestige of Feijian Villa, the guests did not dare to talk about it much afterwards.

"Yan Xing, why don't you retreat quickly?"

Fu Shichun felt Zhu Zhenying's anger and spoke calmly. He came here to vent his anger for his son, but he didn't want to fall out with Feijian Villa now.

"Master Zhu, I am your nephew Meng Lang, but this Xuji Pill is a gift from you, I hope you will accept it."

Fu Yanxing smiled again, and Fu Shichun also said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Zhu, this is also a token of my son's love."

Zhu Zhenying's face was gloomy. What he was thinking about now was not whether Fu Shichun was going to vent his anger, but why Fu Shichun did this?

If they don't cause trouble, the Zhu family will owe the Qingfu Sect a favor. As the head of a sect, Fu Shichun should know how to make a choice.

Doing something like this now will only make the relationship between the two families become very strained, and may even lead to hostility. For the Qingfu Sect, the losses are obviously greater than the gains.

Huang Xuan also clenched his fists at this moment. If he was at the Huang family, he would have scolded them long ago, but this was Feijian Villa, Manting had already paid a lot for him, and he didn't want Feijian Villa and Qingfu Sect to have a feud because of this matter.

"Huang Xuan, since they gave you a wedding gift, wouldn't it be disrespectful to not accept it?"

A sudden voice sounded at the scene, and everyone's eyes instantly turned to the person who spoke.

Huang Xuan also looked over immediately, somewhat confused. What did Brother Chu mean by this? "You are still not thick-skinned enough." Chu Ning sighed in his heart. The best way to break the situation was for Huang Xuan to accept the Supplementary Pill sent by Fu Yanxing.

Don't you just want to slap me in the face? Then I will pretend that I didn't notice it, accept the gift with a smile, and say a few words of thanks, which will make Fu Yanxing so angry that he will vomit blood.

There's no way around it. People in this world still care more about their reputation.

"You have also prepared a gift for the bride. If you add this foundation-renewing pill, it will be the icing on the cake."

Chu Ning spoke calmly. Yesterday, he gave Huang Xuan a wedding gift, but Chu Ning estimated that Huang Xuan had not opened it yet. However, he believed that Huang Xuan could understand the underlying meaning of his words.

If you can't even understand this, then don't be the head of the Huang family. Just marry into Feijian Villa and live a stable life as a son-in-law.

"Oh, yes. I'll get it out right away. Manting, wait for me."

Huang Xuan nodded. He realized that Brother Chu wanted him to take out the gift he had given him yesterday and treat it as something he had prepared for Manting.

Huang Xuan did not keep the gift given by Brother Chu with him, but placed it in his and Manting's wedding room.

Watching Huang Xuan walk towards the side hall, many people at the scene looked at Chu Ning with inquiring eyes. No one present was a fool and they understood what he said as soon as they heard it.

This is a gift given to Huang Xuan by the foundation-building senior. The value of the gift must be higher than the foundation-renewing pill. Only in this way can it overshadow Fu Yanxing.

For Qi Condensation cultivators, the only thing more valuable than the Foundation Renewal Pill is probably the Foundation Establishment Pill.

But is this possible? Foundation Building Pills are hard to come by even for Foundation Building cultivators, so how could anyone give them as a gift?

The foundation-building cultivators at the first table, including those at the next table, were also trying to judge Chu Ning's identity at this moment.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for them not to know the cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, because a banquet will be held once a cultivator has established his foundation.

Even if they keep a low profile and don't hold any banquets, they will participate in some exchange meetings for the foundation-building period after they have established their foundation, and will not just continue to practice silently.

From the early stage to the middle stage, it takes at least a dozen years and at most several decades. It is a long process.

What is the origin of this person? One of the five late-stage foundation-building cultivators who came in with Zhu Zhenying had a changing expression at this moment.

"The surname is Chu... He is in the middle stage of foundation building... He doesn't look familiar... He can't be that person."

Zhang Jinghe was suddenly shocked by his own guess, but it seemed that everything about the person in front of him was consistent with that person's situation.

The most important point is that the only thing that can suppress the Foundation-Building Pill is the Foundation-Extending Pill.

If it were that person, he would really be able to take out the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Zhang Jinghe thought quickly. If this person was Chu Ning, and he was able to take out the Foundation Establishment Pill as a gift, it was obvious that he had a special relationship with the young man from the Huang family.

As for why I think it is the relationship with the Huang family rather than Feijian Villa, it is too simple.

Although Chu Ning is only in the middle stage of foundation building, his background and talent are enough to be treated as a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building. Zhu Zhenying had already introduced Chu Ning's identity and would not treat him as an ordinary cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building.

You will know if it is the one if you ask him to verify it.

But before Zhang Jinghe could speak, Fu Yanxing laughed first.

"It seems that someone thinks that the gift they prepared is more valuable than my Foundation-Renewing Pill. Could it be the precious Foundation-Building Pill?"

Fu Yanxing looked directly at Chu Ning. Although the other party was in the middle stage of foundation building, his father was in the late stage of foundation building. With his father around, the other party could not do anything to him.

Chu Ning ignored Fu Yanxing completely. He didn't have a father who was in the late foundation building stage. He could kill such a man with just a slap.

Ignoring him is the biggest mockery.

"What? You don't dare to answer?" Fu Yanxing asked unwillingly.

"You are just a little late stage Qi Condensation. When will it be your turn to speak here? You have no manners at all."

Flies buzzing in my ears are also noisy.

As soon as Chu Ning said this, the atmosphere on the scene changed instantly and became a little weird, but Zhang Jinghe's eyes became brighter.

An average mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't have the guts to ridicule the son of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of him, but if that person is Chu Ning, then there would be no problem.

"presumptuous!"

Fu Shichun roared, releasing a terrifying aura, but Chu Ning remained unmoved.

"It's wrong to come uninvited. Since you're shamelessly here to have a drink, you should abide by the rules of the host's house. In our hometown, such bad guests should be driven out with sticks."

Hiss! Not only the Qi Condensation cultivators, but also the Foundation Establishment cultivators at the scene were somewhat shocked by Chu Ning's words.

Is this person so brave? You are a mid-stage foundation building warrior, how dare you say such words to a late-stage foundation building warrior? "You are looking for death!"

Fu Shichun tried to take action, but someone stood in his way.

"Friend Fu, this is Feijian Villa, not Qingfu Sect!"

The one standing in front of Fu Shichun was naturally Zhu Zhenying. Although he also felt that it was a bit presumptuous for a middle-stage foundation building person to speak to a late-stage foundation building person like this, he could not let Fu Shichun do whatever he wanted.

Fu Shichun stared at Chu Ning with a gloomy face. He knew that Zhu Zhenying was there and he couldn't do anything to him at the moment.

"I want to see how long you can stay in Feijian Villa!"

Everyone at the scene understood the meaning of this statement. Once Chu Ning left Feijian Villa, Fu Shichun would take action.

"You don't have to stay long. I can leave now if I want to. I'm just afraid you won't dare to follow me."

Tit for tat!

This time, everyone heard the contempt in Chu Ning's words, but what they didn't understand was where did this person get the confidence to say that?

You are in the middle stage of foundation building, and the other party is in the late stage of foundation building.

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