"The Strongest Martial Emperor in the City"!
In the eyes of high-level martial emperors, Ren Feng himself is a junior, and they naturally won't attend a banquet for a junior to accept disciples in person. Generally, they just send a junior to represent themselves. Even so, it is because Ren Feng's master is Emperor Wenjian, otherwise the high-level martial emperors would not care about such a banquet. Although Jingque Sect has more than one emperor-level strongman, the emperor-level is also the top group of strongmen in Jingque Sect now. As a disciple of Emperor Wenjian, Ren Feng still has to give some face when he accepts disciples from other practitioners.
If it were any other ordinary four-star Martial Emperor disciple-recruiting banquet, there definitely wouldn't be so many Martial Emperors coming, and the number of mid-level Martial Emperor practitioners wouldn't reach this level either.
Therefore, although no high-level Martial Emperor came, Yang Qi also knew that this result was already good, and naturally there was nothing to be dissatisfied with.
After most of the guests had arrived, Ren Feng also held a formal apprenticeship ceremony, announcing that Zhuo Kai had officially become Ren Feng's disciple, and it was announced publicly. Unlike ordinary apprenticeships, Zhuo Kai was not only Ren Feng's first disciple, but also Ren Feng's first personal disciple.
After the apprenticeship ceremony, Ren Feng led Zhuo Kai to greet the martial emperors who came to congratulate him, which was considered a further acquaintance of these seniors. As Ren Feng introduced Zhuo Kai to everyone, the atmosphere of the banquet became completely lively, and everyone encouraged Zhuo Kai to practice well.
In a blink of an eye, the banquet had lasted for a whole day. Seeing that the Martial Emperor realm practitioners were about to leave, Ren Feng stood up again.
Looking at the martial emperor practitioners present, Ren Feng slowly said, "My fellow Taoists, I invited you to attend the disciple-recruiting banquet this time. In addition to inviting Zhuo Kai to become my disciple, I also hope to take this opportunity to discuss Taoism with you."
Discussing Tao
Hearing Ren Feng's words, everyone was slightly stunned. Obviously, they did not expect that Ren Feng held this master-disciple banquet just to discuss Taoism with other practitioners.
After all, Ren Feng's origin was extraordinary, and there was a powerful emperor behind him. Most of the practitioners who came to the banquet, except for those who were close to Ren Feng, were not as good as Ren Feng's lineage. If they could discuss Taoism with Ren Feng, it would not be a bad thing for them, but a good thing.
At this moment, a three-star martial emperor suddenly stood up and said slowly, "It's fine to discuss the Dao, but Brother Ren, there are not only practitioners from our Jingque Sect here."
Although the three-star Martial Emperor did not say it explicitly, his meaning was obvious, because among the practitioners present, there was only one practitioner who was not a disciple of Jingque Sect, and that was Yang Qi.
Hearing this, Ren Feng smiled calmly and said, "Daoyou Xuxing is my lifelong friend. Let's just treat this as a gathering of Martial Emperors. Don't worry about his identity."
After these words came out, many of the practitioners present frowned. Although many of them had come into contact with Yang Qi and had no ill feelings towards him, the communication between practitioners was usually between good friends or fellow disciples. But now Ren Feng was clearly trying to get Yang Qi to join in, and many people were a little unhappy. After all, the communication and discussion between practitioners would involve some of their own secrets, and no one would be willing to tell some of their own secrets to a completely unfamiliar practitioner.
"Brother Ren, I have some important things to do, so I'll leave first." The three-star Martial Emperor who spoke first bowed to Ren Feng and immediately left the banquet.
"I still have to report to my master about my participation in Brother Ren's banquet. I'll take my leave now."
After a cultivator took the lead, many cultivators immediately said goodbye and left. Originally there were nearly forty Martial Emperors in the inner hall, but in a blink of an eye, there were only a dozen people left. Moreover, most of these ten people were low-level Martial Emperor cultivators.
Except for the one who has a close relationship with Ren Feng, the other Martial Emperor cultivators who stayed behind are all Martial Emperors without the support of strong men. Naturally, they would not refuse the opportunity to make friends with Ren Feng and discuss Taoism with a mid-level Martial Emperor.
Seeing that most of the practitioners chose to leave, Ren Feng looked at Yang Qi standing aside and said apologetically, "Daoyou Xuxing, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect this to happen."
This master-disciple banquet was originally hosted by Ren Feng. In addition to publicly accepting Zhuo Kai as his disciple, he was also preparing for a discussion with Yang Qi. However, the number of practitioners who chose to stay was so small that Ren Feng felt ashamed.
"Brother Ren, you have done your best. There is no need to blame yourself. I am already very satisfied to be able to discuss Taoism with all of you fellow Taoists." Yang Qi said with a calm smile.
It was obviously impossible for Yang Qi to say that he didn't care at all about the departure of those practitioners, but to say that he cared a lot was not necessarily the case, after all, there was not even a high-level Martial Emperor among these practitioners.
Moreover, the Jingque Sect is only a practice force that is inclined towards the sword, not a practice force that specializes in the sword. Among the practitioners who left before, there are also some practitioners who took other paths. Even if these practitioners participate in the discussion, neither side will gain anything.
The dozen or so practitioners who chose to stay were mostly low-level Martial Emperors, but Ren Feng's senior brother, the six-star Martial Emperor, chose to stay. In addition, there were two four-star Martial Emperors and one five-star Martial Emperor. Yang Qi was quite satisfied with this result.
Ren Feng's senior brother, the six-star martial emperor, smiled calmly and said, "Daoist Xu Xing is right. Junior brother, you don't have to feel embarrassed. If you leave now and don't discuss the Dao with Daoist Xu Xing, it will be their loss."
"Brother Liu, you are too kind to me." Yang Qi said modestly.
Ren Feng's senior brother is named Liu Feng, who is in the middle stage of the six-star Martial Emperor. In the lineage of Emperor Wenjian, he is the second most powerful person in terms of cultivation level among Emperor Wenjian's disciples.
"I'm not exaggerating. Before Master went into seclusion, he personally sent me a message to ask me to come to Junior Brother Ren's disciple-recruiting banquet. He wanted me to discuss Dao with Brother Xuxing." Liu Feng paused for a moment, then looked at the people who stayed aside and said, "Daoyou Xuxing discussed Dao with my master before, and even my master gained something from the discussion. It is definitely a blessing to be able to discuss Dao with Daoyou Xuxing."
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As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the Martial Emperors who stayed behind brightened. The reason they chose to stay, except for some practitioners who had a close relationship with Ren Feng, the others mainly wanted to make friends with Ren Feng.
But now, according to what Liu Feng said, the Emperor Xuxing in front of them is a sword genius who can discuss the Dao with the strong men at the emperor level. For them, it is indeed a blessing to be able to discuss the Dao with Yang Qi.
As for whether Liu Feng was exaggerating, no one had any doubts. Even if Liu Feng was exaggerating, he would never joke about the reputation of his master, Emperor Wenjian. In this way, what Liu Feng said would naturally not be false.