Numerous major powers arrived in Zhou Tian City one after another.
There were many top-tier forces whose fame shook the Second Heaven Ancient Domain, as well as royal clans renowned throughout the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain who came. There were even guests from Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, causing a huge stir and prompting the Zhoutian Clan to receive them with great ceremony, welcoming them into the central Zhou Tian Palace. That was the main hall of the Zhoutian Clan and the central location of the grand ceremony.
The Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony was lively and festive, with countless powerful figures appearing. Ye Chen and his group also arrived, leading his nine subordinate Supreme Talents, but they appeared separately, not gathered together, to avoid attracting too much attention.
Naturally, Ye Chen had also concealed his true appearance, appearing at the ceremony alongside the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor and Abenue.
"The Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony, held once every thousand years. Rather than saying it's to commemorate the Zhou Tian Ancestor God who led the myriad races to resist the Primordial Beast Calamity during the Dark Blood Era, it's more accurate to call it a social feast, a feast for the Zhoutian Clan to befriend the various major powers under heaven," the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor curled his lip, appearing somewhat disdainful.
Ye Chen smiled faintly. The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor wasn't wrong at all. The Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony was indeed a grand event where the Zhoutian Clan used the name of commemorating the Zhou Tian Ancestor God to befriend the various major powers under heaven.
Although it somewhat went against the original intention, for the Zhoutian Clan to survive in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain where the strong prey on the weak, they had to become powerful and actively seek friendships. Only then could the entire Zhoutian Clan endure for a long time.
Otherwise, take the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan. Weren't they also descendants of an Ancestor God? They even produced the Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor, the strongest Ancestor God of his time, even more powerful than the Zhou Tian Ancestor God.
It was just a pity that the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan didn't know how to adapt like the Zhoutian Clan. In fact, some of their ancestors from past generations were extremely overbearing, making enemies with many powerful clans and experts in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, leading to their later decline. Many forces not only didn't help, but quite a few even kicked them when they were down.
Now, weren't the Hua Imperial Dynasty and the Lamp God Clan daring to set their sights on the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan one after another precisely because this clan had declined and made many enemies?
Therefore, sometimes forming friendships was quite important.
Of course, take the current generation of the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan. Didn't Gu Jiuhua take the initiative to befriend Ye Chen, which resolved two major crises?
At the Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony, the important figures of the various major powers under heaven came and went, toasting each other, talking and laughing. Their conversations often involved the control over vast regions; they were like gods in the eyes of mortals.
There were also outstanding young geniuses of the younger generation, brought by their elders to broaden their horizons.
Naturally, there were no shortage of those Heaven's Pride talents famous throughout the world on the Human List, and even Earth List talents from royal clans. Each one seemed like a divine child, their bodies wreathed in divine radiance, attracting the attention of the younger generation and being highly regarded by many older generation figures. Their words were filled with praise, calling them peerless talents destined to contend for supremacy under heaven and future leaders of the various major powers.
Overall, the entire Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony was extremely lively.
Ye Chen didn't particularly like such banquets where people appeared friendly on the surface but might be filled with unimaginable scheming and intrigue behind the scenes.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor also looked down on those so-called Heaven's Pride talents. Abenue naturally followed Ye Chen. The three of them sat alone at a banquet table on the edge of the feast, sampling the delicacies and fine wine, quietly observing. Their real purpose was merely for the final auction event.
Perhaps some peerless treasures comparable to Dragon Soul Grass would appear in the final auction.
Some people, no matter where they go, attract attention; the light they emit cannot be concealed.
Like Abenue. She was too stunning and peerless, a figure outstanding enough to rival goddesses like Divine Maiden Qingwu. Even though, to avoid others recognizing her identity, she wore a specially crafted veil that covered half her immortal visage, revealing only the upper half of her face above her delicate nose, she was still peerlessly outstanding.
Her golden eyes were particularly striking, her eyebrows like distant mountains, her eyes like autumn water, sparkling with life as they moved, exceptionally eye-catching.
Moreover, accompanying her profound cultivation and her dragon heritage, she naturally possessed a special aura not found in ordinary women, adding to her world-toppling, matchless immortal beauty, making her appear even more outstanding and eye-catching.
At the banquet, not to mention those young Heaven's Pride talents, even many older generation figures were stunned by her beauty.
"What a peerless Fairy. Although the veil covers her face, preventing a glimpse of her true appearance, behind that veil must be a matchless immortal visage."
"Which Fairy is this woman?"
"Half her true appearance concealed, like a pipa half-hidden, her fragrance toppling the world. Which Fairy is she?"
Many people at the banquet thought to themselves, especially those young Heaven's Pride talents, quite a few of whom felt their hearts stir.
The young Heaven's Pride talents who could appear at the Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony were naturally all outstanding prodigies from major powers, with extraordinary cultivation, having stepped into the Heavenly King Realm, their Dao hearts firm. They generally didn't pay excessive attention to a woman's looks, caring more about her strength. Only with sufficient strength could she walk the long path of cultivation with them.
Yet they were still stunned by Abenue's peerless beauty, unable to help but become captivated, wanting to glimpse the peerless immortal face beneath the veil.
However, facing the many gazes at the banquet, whether covert or overt, Abenue remained unperturbed. She took the delicacies and fine wine from the banquet table, sampling them lightly. Her proud, swan-like jade neck was faintly visible, and occasionally one could glimpse her delicate red lips and pearly teeth, making people's hearts beat even faster.
Such a woman should only exist in heaven; how many times can one see her in the mortal world?
Everyone marveled in their hearts, many hoping to step forward and win the Fairy's favor.
Immediately, someone had already stepped forward, hoping to win her favor.
Seeing this scene, Ye Chen, who was completely ignored by others, remained very calm because he had too much experience with this. Whether it was Divine Maiden Qingwu, or Yi Wu, Chen'er, Ruo Xi, Ya Ya... which one of them wasn't so devastatingly beautiful that they could topple cities, nations, and even the world?
"Damn it, toads lusting after swan meat," the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, who suffered the same fate beside him, couldn't help but curse at those young Heaven's Pride talents who came attempting to strike up a conversation. For a Fairy-like figure as world-toppling as Abenue, even he hadn't succeeded, so naturally he secretly cursed others as toads.
"Don't worry, Abenue will handle it. She has experience," Ye Chen said to the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, lowering his head to continue savoring the delicious food. The Zhoutian Clan was indeed a powerful clan; the delicacies and fine wine they prepared could be considered top-grade. In the outside world, a single table of this would be worth a fortune, enough to bankrupt ordinary forces.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor also paid no attention at all, opening his mouth to rapidly sweep clean plate after plate of delicacies on the table. Before long, half the table was empty.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor grabbed a Zhoutian Clan servant walking by: "Hey, you, come here. This food isn't enough. Bring me more. This Heavenly Horn Tiger leg is good, bring me five hundred more. This jar of wine is good too, bring three hundred jars. Also, bring three hundred pairs of roasted Azure Luan bird wings, a thousand catties of Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox steak, medium-rare is fine, and another fifty catties of Snow God Goose liver pate. This tastes good with steak—"
The Zhoutian Clan servant was dumbfounded.
Five hundred Heavenly Horn Tiger legs? A divine tiger at the Saint Storage Realm, a demonic beast with traces of Primordial bloodline, extremely rare in the world. The Zhoutian Clan had only obtained them by chance.
The wine the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor was drinking was also the Zhoutian Clan's ten-thousand-year vintage, brewed for ten thousand years, only taken out to entertain important guests. At the Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony, it was only one jar per table.
The Azure Luan, Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox, and Snow God Goose were also extremely extraordinary demonic beasts. How could they be so easily captured?
This guy was good, opening his mouth and calculating in terms of hundreds and thousands of catties, as if it were a mundane tavern.
Others watched and shook their heads. Although those participating in this Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony were important figures and outstanding Heaven's Pride prodigies from major powers, there were also some riff-raff who had sneaked in. Such taste was truly shameful to be associated with.
At this moment, an outstanding Heaven's Pride prodigy stepped forward. He was quite handsome and dashing, extraordinary and impressive. He seemed to hold an unusual status within the Zhoutian Clan and deliberately walked in front of Abenue, as if intentionally doing so. He spoke to the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor with a hint of disgust: "Apologies, honored guest. The Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony did not prepare that many ingredients. If the guest wishes to fill his stomach, he may proceed to the Delicacy Tower in the city. Everything you eat, my Zhoutian Clan will cover the bill."
The Delicacy Tower was a restaurant and inn in Zhou Tian City. Although called the Delicacy Tower and its flavors were indeed good, because it mostly catered to ordinary cultivators, its prices were affordable. Therefore, anyone with money could enter.
This person's implication carried a somewhat insulting attitude towards the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, suggesting that the Cosmic Heaven Grand Ceremony was not a place for just anyone to enter. If you want to eat, go to an ordinary place like the Delicacy Tower.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor looked at this person: "Who are you?"
"Zhou Tianyu!" the young Heaven's Pride talent declared proudly, raising his head.
As he spoke, he carried an unconcealed arrogance, lifting his chin, looking down on the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor as if looking at a small insect, utterly disdainful.
"No wonder he's so arrogant. It's Zhou Tianyu!"
"An outstanding Heaven's Pride of this generation of the Zhoutian Clan, an extraordinary talent ranked in the top thirty of the Human List."
"Zhou Tianyu's talent is extraordinary, one of the few young prodigies in this generation of the Zhoutian Clan with sufficiently stunning talent."
Mentioning Zhou Tianyu, many people at the banquet nodded secretly because this Zhou Tianyu was indeed extraordinary. He was from the direct lineage of the Zhoutian Clan; his father was the clan leader's younger brother. Moreover, his cultivation talent was quite extraordinary, not inferior to many older generation figures. The Zhoutian Clan placed high hopes on him, considering him qualified to be among the candidates for the next clan leader.
Among those present, there were also many beautiful female Heaven's Pride talents who already harbored intentions to befriend a top Human List young Heaven's Pride like Zhou Tianyu. Furthermore, the latter was exceptionally handsome and dashing, born into a descendant of an Ancestor God like the Zhoutian Clan, and a direct descendant of the controlling family of Zhou Tian City. Whether in terms of strength, appearance, talent, or background, he could be considered top-tier, truly a Heaven's favored son.
Such a Heaven's favored son naturally made many women's hearts flutter, hoping to befriend him. If they could become Dao companions, they would enjoy countless glory.
Vanity was something almost no woman could avoid.