Chapter 1384 Can't Wait
This ceremony of singing the ceremony alone lasted for more than half an hour, and this was the result of the emcee on the stage only picking up the gifts sent by some important figures and forces to announce. It was naturally impossible to announce all the gifts sent by those with low cultivation or relatively light gifts.
While the ceremony was being sung on the stage, there were monks below who made a special statistics. The total value of the gifts sent by the singing ceremony alone for the birthday of the Long-browed Ghost King reached 600,000 or 700,000 Netherworld Stones. If those gifts that were not sung were added, wouldn’t the total value reach 1 million Netherworld Stones?
Almost everyone couldn’t believe that he could receive 1 million Netherworld Stones just for a birthday. Seeing the long-browed ghost king’s face flushed and couldn’t close his mouth, he really made a fortune this time. The monks below the stage witnessed this miracle with their own eyes, and they were all envious. The influence of the Ten Kings Palace was really amazing. They wondered if they could also sneak into the Ten Kings Palace and slowly find a way to climb up.
Although others may not know, the Long Eyebrow Ghost King is very clear about the reason. The reason why he received so many gifts this time is that, first, his 1,300th birthday is indeed rare, and it should be unique among the Yuanying cultivators in the entire Ancient Wind Continent. Second, he is aloof from the world in the Ten Kings Hall, and has no conflicts of interest with the other nine ghost kings. Third, the position of the first hall master of the Ten Kings Hall is about to be replaced, and the ghost kings with ideas are trying their best to please him. If it were a different time or a different person, he would definitely not receive so many gifts.
The second link after the singing ceremony is that the close people of the Long Eyebrow Ghost King took turns to come forward to celebrate his birthday. The Long Eyebrow Ghost King has lived for 1,300 years, and his descendants have long been multiplied for many generations. Those who have no spiritual roots or low achievements are not mentioned. There are also many who have high achievements, and some have even reached the Yuanying stage. According to the degree of closeness and strength, they came forward to celebrate the birthday.
In addition to the direct descendants of the Long Eyebrow Ghost King, his disciples and grandchildren also came forward to celebrate his birthday, which is also a huge group. After a lot of disturbances, more than half an hour has passed.
Ordinary birthday celebrations have set procedures. The Long Eyebrow Ghost King did not do anything special. Everything was carried out step by step. There were no accidents during the period. After a series of ceremonies were completed, the birthday banquet began. For the majority of low-level cultivators, no matter how many gifts they gave out, they would definitely not be able to receive them back. A big figure like the Long Eyebrow Ghost King would not remember them. If they wanted to make a profit, it would depend on how much they could eat at the last birthday banquet.
The Long Eyebrow Ghost King received so many gifts, but he was not too stingy. In the end, the birthday banquet was very sumptuous. At the same time, he also prepared a generous return gift for everyone, which made everyone come with pain and leave with satisfaction. After the birthday banquet, other cultivators left the Ghost King's Mansion one after another, and several ghost kings of the Ten Kings Hall stayed behind without any prior agreement, as if they had something to discuss.
The long-browed ghost king also knew that things would not end so simply. Even in the past birthday banquets, the ghost kings would hold a communication session after the banquet. They rarely met each other, and they finally got together, so they had to hold a good communication meeting to share their knowledge. Now that the position of the first hall master had been replaced, some private communication was inevitable.
All other monks left, only the seven ghost kings and their followers in the stands sat still. After an unknown amount of time, Fu Liu Ghost King said, "It has been more than 170 years since the Giant Ghost King was promoted to the first hall master of the Ten Kings Hall. Now it is time to elect a new first hall ghost king. Long Eyebrow Ghost King, you are our big brother, and your opinions have always been convincing. I wonder if you have any suggestions for this ghost king election?"
Even though Long Eyebrow Ghost King had a certain psychological preparation, he did not expect that Fu Liu Ghost King would ask for his opinion without any preparation. Long Eyebrow Ghost King pondered for a moment and said, "The election of the first hall master of the Ten Kings Hall is held every 180 years. There are still several years before the official election. Now the Giant Ghost King is still the first hall master. It seems a bit inappropriate for us to discuss this matter here in a big way."
Seeing that Long Eyebrow Ghost King used the tactic of procrastination, Fu Liu Ghost King was a little dissatisfied. How could he just accept gifts without doing anything? So he said: "A few years is just a snap of the fingers for us Nascent Soul cultivators. It will pass in the blink of an eye. We have confirmed the next candidate for the First Hall Ghost King in advance, which will also be conducive to the smooth transition of the Ten Kings Hall. Although the Giant Ghost King is still in office, everyone knows that the Giant Ghost King has a short life span and it is impossible for him to advance to the God Transformation Stage. He has been disheartened and unwilling to work in recent years. We are doing this to relieve his worries. The Giant Ghost King will only be grateful."
Fu Liu Ghost King said so much, and Long Eyebrow Ghost King knew that he had to express his opinion. In fact, Long Eyebrow Ghost King is also optimistic about Fu Liu Ghost King. Although Fu Liu Ghost King's qualifications are slightly inferior to Happy Ghost King and Big Belly Ghost King, he has good qualifications and his cultivation is improving quickly. In the past two years, he has gradually surpassed the other two and ranked third among the ghost kings.
If we don't take the Long-Eyebrowed Ghost King into consideration, among the remaining eight ghost kings, whether in terms of personal ability, future potential, or influence on the Ten Kings Palace, the Fuliu Ghost King is the best candidate for the next Lord of the First Palace. As long as the Giant Ghost King steps down, the Fuliu Ghost King's ascension will be a natural thing. However, he did not expect the Fuliu Ghost King to be so impatient that he was eager for him to express his position before the Giant Ghost King stepped down. The Long-Eyebrowed Ghost King was very disgusted.
However, since he had just accepted a valuable gift from someone else, and Fu Liu Ghost King was indeed the best candidate, Long Eyebrow Ghost King was too lazy to change his mind because of those minor issues. Since he wanted him to express his opinion, he would just express his opinion. Presumably, the Giant Ghost King, a declining ghost king whose life span was about to end, would not be dissatisfied with him because of such a small matter. Even if he was dissatisfied, he was not afraid.
Thinking of this, Long Eyebrow Ghost King had made up his mind. Happy Ghost King and Big Belly Ghost King knew what Long Eyebrow Ghost King was thinking at this time, but they didn't know how to stop him. As for the remaining three ghost kings, they were completely watching the fun and didn't care about it.
Seeing that Long Eyebrow Ghost King was about to speak, a servant from the Ghost King's Mansion suddenly came to report to Long Eyebrow Ghost King, saying that there was a distinguished guest outside. Everyone couldn't help but wonder, Long Eyebrow Ghost King's birthday celebration was over, what else could he do at this time? Besides, the seven ghost kings of the Ten Kings Hall were all here, who else could be called a distinguished guest in front of them?