The most powerful person in the Asura Dynasty was none other than Prince Wei. He had controlled the court for 2,000 years and had long since infiltrated every corner of the Asura Dynasty.
If it wasn't for Yun Lin, a rising star, contending with him as the Imperial Tutor, the power of the entire Asura Dynasty would have fallen into his hands long ago.
While the two factions were fighting, there was another faction in the Asura Dynasty that stayed out of it. Prince Wei and Yun Lin were slightly suppressing this faction on the surface, but they were secretly trying to rope them in.
Due to Prince Wei, the Asura Dynasty had been in a state of three factions for thousands of years, resulting in the current situation.
Now that Prince Wei was not in the imperial capital, Duan Xiaolou had become the leader of Prince Wei's faction. His every action would naturally attract the attention of all the people in the imperial court.
However, Duan Xiaolou was a playboy and did not seem to be interested in power. Apart from cultivating, his greatest hobby was collecting all kinds of rare treasures.
When he was free, he would hold social parties and invite all the people in the imperial court. Moreover, he would use the name of the parties to openly accept gifts from others and use his power to obtain benefits for others. Therefore, many cultivators who kept themselves clean and honest were still rather repulsed. However, those cultivators who wanted to use social connections for the sake of their official career naturally wished for nothing more than to be able to obtain an invitation letter from the Xun Wang Manor. Even if they were willing to sit at the end, it was fine.
If one wanted to enter the upper-class noble circle, they would need to pay the entrance fee.
Sitting in Mei Baiji's carriage, Yi Tian gently passed a jade box over. Inside the box were ten mid-grade earth grade spirit talismans. This was the entrance fee for tonight. Currently, he was disguised as Viscount Hongshan, Chu An. With his original identity, even ten earth grade spirit talismans would be a bit excessive.
Fortunately, when he passed the fifth stage of the Heavenly Path, he had left his name on the stone tablet. In the Asura Imperial Capital, as long as it had something to do with the stone tablet outside the Throughpath, it would quickly spread among the nobles.
After all, this was a symbol of status and identity. If one couldn't leave one's name on it, then to put it bluntly, even if one was a descendant of a noble family, others wouldn't take a second look at them.
Some time ago, the assassination attempt on Viscount Hongshan could not be kept a secret. However, with Chu An's record of clearing the fifth floor of the tower in one go, those who were waiting for a good show shut their mouths.
Seated in the carriage, Mi Baiji took the jade box and opened it. After sweeping his gaze over the contents, he transmitted his voice, "This gift is just right. It makes sense that he left his name on the stone stele recently. It's just that … "
"Is there anything wrong?" Yi Tian asked, puzzled.
"It's just that when we enter the banquet, I can only arrange for you to sit at the end of the table or in the back. Would Your Majesty mind?" Mei Baiji hurriedly replied.
Yi Tian waved his hand and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. I originally wanted to explore the situation, so it's better to hide in the back to avoid attracting attention."
After receiving an affirmative reply, Mei Baiji's expression relaxed slightly. Then, he gave a brief introduction of the guests he had invited today.
An hour later, the carriage slowly drove through the side gate of the manor. Yi Tian followed Mei Baiji out of the carriage and entered the manor through the side corridor.
After passing through the front hall and arriving in front of the main hall, Yi Tian heard the sound of music coming from the main hall. Using his Divine Sense, he found that there were already many people inside.
Among them, the spiritual pressure of the person sitting in the main seat was something he had experienced before. It should be Duan Xiaolou without a doubt.
Mei Baiji walked up to the attendant at the door and handed over the jade box in his hand. The attendant received it and opened it. After inspecting its quality, he walked up and said, "Viscount Hongshan, please follow me to the banquet."
Yi Tian nodded and followed. When he passed by Mei Baiji, he heard the latter lower his head and transmit his voice, "Let's split up inside."
After entering the main hall, the attendant led him to the main seat and greeted Duan Xiaolou. At this moment, Duan Xiaolou's cultivation had increased compared to the last time they met. Although he hadn't broken through to the late stage, he was at the mid stage and could suppress ordinary late stage cultivators by relying on secret techniques.
Soon after, Yi Tian was arranged to sit at the back of the second row. This position was behind the last row. However, with the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was already a great honor to be able to sit in a seat at a banquet like this. Furthermore, with the status of a noble, he was able to reluctantly become a guest of honor at the banquet of the Xun King.
Although his seat wasn't good, Yi Tian didn't show any dissatisfaction. He even thanked the attendant and sat down in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing.
After sitting down, he looked around and found that most of the guests were at the Severed Soul Stage. Even Mei Baiji, who was leading the way for him, only sat at the second row to the right of Duan Xiaolou.
There were already five or six Severed Soul Stage cultivators present. Most of them seemed to be from the Severed Soul Stage. A group of palace maids were singing and dancing to the music in the hall. Everyone was chatting casually.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind the door, "Lord Cloud's Right Assistant Minister, Hao Ren, said."
So Hao Ren had an official title, but he didn't know how much of his title was earned by himself. After the palace maids left, five cultivators hugged each other and walked into the hall. The person in the lead was Hao Ren, who welcomed him a few days ago.
After walking to the front of the hall, Duan Xiaolou put down his wine cup and stood up to greet the guests. Then, he personally led them to the main seat on the right. This scene attracted everyone's attention.
Those who could be valued by the Severed Soul Stage were naturally different. After Hao Ren and the others left, everyone raised their wine cups and toasted with Duan Xiaolou.
Yi Tian looked around. This time, Duan Xiaolou didn't bring Commander Luo Yao. He must have his reasons. This time, the two people who accompanied him to the trial didn't show up easily. This was to seal the news so that no one could find out the truth.
However, he didn't know if Duan Xiaolou's helper would appear at tonight's banquet. While he was thinking, Yi Tian heard the doorman's voice again, "Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, Qiao Yongjun, said."
Everyone stopped what they were doing and raised their heads to look at the entrance. A figure slowly appeared in front of everyone. Yi Tian looked at Qiao Yongjun. He was dressed in martial attire. His eyes were bright and he walked over with a smile. He looked like a soldier in his thirties. Every movement of his naturally exuded a powerful aura. It was obvious that he was someone who had been in a high position for a long time.
Duan Xiaolou stood up and didn't go up to welcome him. He just cupped his hands and said, "Brother Yongjun is here. Please take a seat." Then, he pointed to the main seat on the left.
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