I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 454 Leisure Gathering

The lady guests arrived first, followed by Yuan Jing, Guangyue, and Xin Zhanting.

Finally, Du Yueyao and Hou Ping, who were helping in the front yard, arrived together with the Eighteen Celestial Maidens at Peach Garden Square.

Everyone is here, we can start eating!

Ahem!

Of course, Lu Zheng would not deliver any lengthy leadership speeches, so he simply mentioned that taking advantage of the festival, he called friends together to gather, relax, and exchange cultivation insights. They could also play chess and music, and have some fun.

Then...

The Eighteen Celestial Maidens entered dressed in glamorous attire, each carrying a wooden tray. On the tray was a small porcelain dish containing a round elixir.

After entering, the Eighteen Celestial Maidens dispersed one by one, approaching the guests they were responsible for, and placed the porcelain dish on the table.

"What is this..."

"Whoa! Such a potent spirit pill!"

Guangyue focused on the elixir, "This elixir seems even stronger in potency than the Small Rejuvenation Pills of the Buddhist Sect."

Yuan Jing nodded, "Probably similar in strength to the Small Peiyuan Pill commonly used in the Daoist Sect."

Guangyue: →_→

Yuan Jing: ←_←

Except for the few women from Five Beauties Manor, others only received an invitation to a casual gathering, Lu Zheng did not mention anything about an elixir tasting event in the invitation.

Therefore, everyone thought they were just here to sip some wine, eat some fruits, play chess, chat, and relax.

Lu Zheng’s arrangement of fruits, wine, and entertainment was already quite pleasing, but unexpectedly the gathering had just begun, and he already delivered a big surprise?

"This is the Three Ginseng Jade Mushroom Pill that Qingyan and I collaboratively refined, using three kinds of Spirit Ginseng as the main ingredients. Its function is to enhance Qi and increase cultivation level. Additionally, we used a section of the Centennial Ganoderma Horse’s Jade Mushroom, which further increases the elixir’s spirituality and activity, while the remaining twelve auxiliary herbs are all hundred-year-old medicinal materials."

Lu Zheng lightly picked up the elixir from the porcelain dish in front of him, "Importantly, the medicinal properties are gentle, and after ingestion, the potency is not overpowering. It can be naturally and slowly absorbed."

Looking at everyone, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Feel free to give it a try."

Saying this, Lu Zheng took the lead and swallowed the elixir.

The elixir melted in the mouth and instantly flowed down the esophagus into the stomach. The next moment, a gentle and harmonious Spiritual Qi expanded from the stomach, slowly merging into the meridians throughout the body.

The faint Spiritual Qi gradually filled up, with some adhering to the meridians, some merging into the True Qi, and some gathering in the Dantian, releasing its medicinal power slowly.

"Thanks, Brother Lu!"

"Thanks, Miss Liu!"

Everyone had fought side by side with Lu Zheng’s family and shared a close relationship, so they didn’t bother with formalities, just expressed their gratitude and then ingested the elixir.

For the guests, the Three Ginseng Jade Mushroom Pill brought benefits, especially significant for the weakest cultivators like Bai Ting’Er and Hou Ping.

As for Du Yueyao, she hadn’t cultivated True Qi, so the medicinal power accumulated in the Dantian and meridians, slowly improving her constitution, awaiting her cultivation of True Qi to further enhance her Dao Practice.

"Comfortable, Lady Qingyi has excellent skills! This spirit pill has great medicinal properties, truly worthy of being from a medical family!"

Xin Zhanting thought this was Liu Qingyan’s family skill, and after swallowing one elixir, felt thoroughly satisfied, raising a cup to salute Liu Qingyan at her table, and drained the drink.

Liu Qingyan blinked, intending to explain, but was held back by Lu Zheng, so she thought about it and decided not to explain.

"Everyone feel free, don’t stand on ceremony!" Lu Zheng raised a cup of fruit wine, raising his glass with a smile.

"No need to be polite! No need to be polite!"

"Come, come, continue playing chess, we haven’t determined the winner of our Four Nations Battle yet."

"Miss Lin, it’s your turn to host."

"Tao Yue, Tao Qing, Tao Zhen, let’s play the qin and flute to entertain the guests."

"Great Monk, do you play chess?" Yuan Jing raised an eyebrow at Guangyue.

"Amitabha Buddha, Dao Brother, let me show you the chess style of the Buddhist Sect today."

"Brother Lu, how about a game between you and me?"

"Sister Shen, I want to play checkers, can you take my place?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Mahjong? Come, come, the civil servants at the City God Temple usually don’t dare to win against me, today I can truly enjoy myself."

...

Xin Zhanting and Shen Ying went to substitute Hua Yixing and Lin Jing’Er at the mahjong table.

Hua Yixing went to play checkers, while Lin Jing’Er was off to one side, preparing to create a Summer Peach Grove Painting with two Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens.

After playing a game of checkers, Bai Ting’Er felt her temple pulse and decisively ran off to find a few Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens to play the piano.

Liu Qingquan pulled in Du Yueyao and a Peach Blossom Celestial Maiden, then joined Xiaocui, Yu Mingxin, and Hua Yixing for a high-level Six Nations Battle.

Guangyue and Yuan Jing played chess, while Zhu Yushan also started a match with Lu Zheng.

Liu Qingyan accompanied Lu Zheng, occasionally watching the match between Guangyue and Yuan Jing, and then looking at Lu Zheng and Zhu Yushan’s match, realizing that Lu Zheng’s cultivation speed exceeded the two of them, which was actually quite normal.

The person who was the least occupied but the happiest was Hou Ping, one hand constantly sending fruits into his mouth, the other holding a wine jug constantly pouring into his mouth. He intermittently watched mahjong, checkers, listened to tunes, and looked at the painting, feeling that there was no greater pleasure in life.

...

"Brother Lu’s chess skill is quite profound, indeed surpasses mine."

Zhu Yushan placed a white piece down, "Even in Yizhou City and the River God’s Mansion, I’m not considered weak, yet every time I play chess with Brother Lu, I feel constrained everywhere, unable to perform at my best."

Lu Zheng smiled slightly, "Luck, it’s all just luck."

Liu Qingyan chuckled biting her lips, Zhu Yushan’s chess skill couldn’t be considered weak, probably on par with Shen Ying, but compared to Lu Zheng...

Thinking about how Shen Ying once uttered such a sentiment, it’s clear that Lu Zheng’s demonstrated chess prowess is still not entirely smooth and flawless.

Zhu Yushan shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, Brother Lu is modest, it is not just luck."

After pausing, Zhu Yushan continued, "Fortunately, my heart lies in studying, not in the art of chess, otherwise I’d be demoralized by Brother Lu."

Lu Zheng blinked, casually remarked, "Actually, playing chess is like two armies in combat, Brother Zhu, even though you’re mainly responsible for governing local affairs, you can’t completely ignore military matters. What if you’re assigned to the northern Earth Realm and face an unexpected Three Northern Countries attack?"

At this time, the hand of a civil servant and the tactics of a cultivator may not suffice, the strategic concepts evolving from the art of go could possibly offer you an alternative military strategy."

"This..."

Zhu Yushan was momentarily bewildered by Lu Zheng’s words, thinking it over, it seemed to make sense?

Zhu Yushan pondered with a thoughtful expression, "Brother Lu makes a valid point. I shall diligently study the art of go upon returning."

Lu Zheng nodded, before he could speak further, the Mind Jade Seal buzzed in his mind, making another entry.

Twelve points!

Lu Zheng, "..."

What the! I was just kidding, and you’ve gained wisdom again?