I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 105 Flat Peach
Yaochi.

late at night.

The celestial dome and its surroundings are actually reflections of the human sky and external light, so the sun, moon and stars can naturally be seen there. However, the celestial realm can reflect so many places that it is equivalent to being able to control day and night.

In the early hours of that day, as the North Star twinkled in the sky, Li Jun had an unusual dream.

More accurately, it wasn't a dream, but rather that he sensed another existence through some kind of connection.

He dreamed of a fairy mountain floating in the air, with a great river falling from it, like the Milky Way hanging down from the heavens.

The waterfall cascades down from the sky, below which lies a golden valley. The water falls into the valley and transforms into a lake. In the distance, a giant divine tree emits a dazzling light, and the valley and lake are transformed into pure gold by the light emitted by that tree.

Li Jun sat cross-legged in the Jade Pool Immortal Palace, his eyes closed, but he already knew what he was seeing.

"Fuso!"

"Yutani."

"Ganshan and Ganshui, and the Kingdom of Xihe."

As for the Kingdom of Xihe, what Li Jun saw were thousands upon thousands of figures under the Fusang tree, each one looking like a human, but none of them were human.

People stood in layers, all looking up at the towering shadow of the Fusang tree, whose light grew stronger and stronger.

At that moment, the nine figures standing at the front suddenly sensed something.

The goddess Nuwa turned around and looked at Li Jun.

"emperor!"

"We've built it."

"Sun God Xihe!"

Tens of thousands of "people" joined in the shouting under the light of the hibiscus tree.

"Sun God Xihe!"

"Xihe... Xihe... Xi..."

Li Jun also saw it: inside the Fusang tree, a ball of light that had been nurtured for decades or even centuries slowly took shape and gradually transformed into a human figure.

That is the demon god Xihe, the sun goddess in mythology.

It incorporated countless demon gods and accumulated immeasurable power from the Great Wilderness and the entire underground, finally coming into being and becoming a complete entity.

Li Jun felt something was strange when he looked at it; it was like another version of himself, yet not quite.

At the moment Xihe was born, an anomaly enveloped the entire Great Wilderness, and could even be said to have enveloped the entire world.

In the land of Xihe.

Tens of thousands of demons gathered, ghosts and gods descended from the sky, and demons and gods from all walks of life came from the sea.

Finally, they bowed to Xihe, and as they bowed, the sun slowly rose in the distance.

"Sunrise at the easternmost point..."

"sunrise……"

Li Jun stood up and walked towards the east.

He also saw the sun rise, but Li Jun checked the time.

It's midnight now.

The "sun" hovered high in the sky, and when the real sun appeared, the two merged into one, passing through the sky together and surveying the entire wilderness and the world.

Standing atop Mount Buzhou, Li Jun gazed at the blazing sun shining high above and gradually came to understand something.

Li Jun used the Heavenly Court to control the heavens, gradually overshadowing the original concept of heaven.

The goddess Nuwa instructed the sun goddess Xihe to gradually erode the power of the great sun from the easternmost point, creating another great sun that would then impact Li Jun's heaven.

Until one day...

Perhaps this world doesn't need anything from the outside world; it has its own world, its own sun, moon, and stars.

However, at this moment, a conflict arose between the sky and the sun.
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heaven.

Ever since Bao Jiang visited the Queen Mother of the West and mentioned the matter of immortality, the Queen Mother of the West has gone into seclusion.

Rumors circulated in Heaven that "the Queen Mother of the West is refining an elixir of immortality."

This excited the celestial beings in Heaven. Their initial fear, unease, and anxiety gradually subsided, replaced by intense anticipation.

In Li Jun's view, the celestial gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court have been much more diligent lately, descending to the mortal realm one by one to eliminate demons, refine ghosts and gods to create celestial artifacts, or even join forces to suppress demon gods.

Overall, there's been a steady stream of good news.

Li Jun sat upright in the Ninth Heaven, watching the reports that kept coming in, and suddenly felt that the Queen Mother of the West's arrangement of the elixir of immortality was still very useful.

“Every now and then, immortals have to face the problem of life and death. If they want to obtain the elixir of immortality and prolong their lives, they must keep doing things.”

"So, wouldn't this be considered a stagnant pool?"

However, news of the birth of the sun goddess Xihe gradually spread from the demon races of the Great Wilderness and the Four Seas.

At first, the immortals dared not discuss this matter, but as more and more unusual things happened since Xihe's birth, they couldn't help but bring it up.

"That day, the goddess Xihe was created by the goddess Nuwa." On Mount Buzhou, a deity looked at the great sun in the sky and said.

"What exactly is the sun god Xihe?" Some people are unaware of this existence, but some great shamans know about it. Long ago, the goddess Nuwa created a demon god related to the sun and the sky.

"It is said that the third generation of the Western Mother stole the power of the Heavenly Emperor and together with the goddess Nuwa, wanted to recreate the earth, fire, wind and water and recreate the world."

“The key to this is the sun goddess Xihe.”

"The sun goddess Xihe possesses power comparable to that of the Heavenly Emperor; a great calamity is about to befall heaven and earth."

The increasing amount of news circulating is causing widespread anxiety.

And this time.

Another thing happened on Earth: Xihe wanted to replace the sun in the sky, but before she could do so, another phenomenon appeared.

The moonlight in the sky is originally formed by the refraction of sunlight. As Xihe gradually eroded the power of the sun, the moon in the sky was also refracted by Xihe's power, resulting in some strange changes.

This is a night when the sun and moon are full.

On the southern wilderness, a large group of demons gathered by a lake.

They set up an earthen platform by the lake, erected a statue of a deity, and together made a gesture of worshipping the moon, as if they were performing some kind of ritual.

Then the moon in the sky became clearer and clearer, and it seemed to be hanging on the tree as if it were a real object.

finally.

A trickle of water flowed from the "moon," slowly cascading into the lake.

The scene was eerily quiet. After the ceremony, everyone carefully scooped up the liquid from the lake.

One of the "people" swallowed it, and then his body began to mutate. Beams of light surged out from his body and passed through his limbs and bones.

Finally, a circular beam of light condensed behind his head.

"Come!"

Subsequently, the demon race actually summoned a ghost or god beneath the earthen platform and successfully controlled it, harnessing its power.

This demon race can also refine ghosts and gods, possessing power comparable to that of the celestial beings.

And apart from that.

When the liquid falls from the moon, it will inadvertently spill and reflect onto the side.

Not far away, dozens of miles away.

A rabbit accidentally licked the golden liquid, and its body gradually transformed into a human form. Its beautiful and alluring body lay naked in the moonlight, revealing a jade-like luster.

At first, she didn't react and continued hopping around like a rabbit, but soon a strange emotion appeared in her eyes, as if some kind of boundary had been opened in her mind, allowing her to see the real world.

Besides the rabbit, there was also a fox.

After the fox ate the golden liquid, it not only transformed into a human form, but also grew several more tails.

At that moment, someone walked over from a distance and waved to the fox.

"Come, you are one of my kind."

Various strange phenomena arose in every corner of the four seas and eight wastelands, not only inside the Great Wilderness, but also outside the Great Wilderness and in the depths of the sea.

this day.

In the autumn of the human world, Ru Shou walked through the golden forest and climbed Mount Buzhou.

He leaped hundreds of meters in a single stride, quickly ascended to the mountaintop, and then flew towards the Heavenly Gate high above.

Just as Zhu Rong went on an inspection tour to the south, Ru Shou was ordered by the Heavenly Court to inspect the western border of the Great Wilderness.

As the messenger of the Heavenly Emperor, he observed the changes in the west, and at the same time, he went to clean up the demons causing trouble in the west and assist the various tribes of the Great Wilderness in suppressing them.

Of course, it was also during this process that the legitimacy and power of the Heavenly Court were demonstrated to all the tribes of the Great Wilderness.

When Ru Shou ascended to the Heavenly Realm, the gates of the Heavenly Realm slowly opened, and the guardian deity Kua'e naturally recognized him.

However, the Enlightened Beast appeared in the distance, and a divine being on its body held a mirror and shone it upon him.

"Yes."

"It is a harvest."

That person was Lu Wu. He did this to prevent anyone from impersonating or transforming into Ru Shou's form to infiltrate the Heavenly Realm.

Afterwards, Ru Shou traveled smoothly all the way to the Ninth Heaven.

Recently, Li Jun has been staying at Yaochi, waiting for the Queen Mother of the West to emerge from seclusion.

After living here for a while, Li Jun developed a certain feeling.

"The Queen Mother of the West knows much more about enjoying life than he does."

When Ru Shou arrived, Li Jun was listening to someone playing the zither, and the person was playing better than him.

Ru Shou stood outside for a long time before daring to come in.

Li Jun said, "Since you're here, you should come in."

Ru Shou: "I dare not disturb the Heavenly Emperor's enjoyment."

Li Jun: "I see you hiding outside, so it's not good to call you in."

Ru Shou smiled, but didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "Thank you, Heavenly Emperor."

Then he began to recount the situation of this inspection, including news about the rampant spread of demons, strange occurrences in the western part of Su Guang Wilderness, and unusual activity in Ruomu.

Ru Shou also brought back a fairy.

Li Jun asked, "What kind of demon?"

Ru Shou said, "It is a demon that can control ghosts and gods."

Ru Shou took his leave and went outside. Then he pulled a metal chain from one of the people, and a "person" was tied to the back of the chain.

That "person" was very powerful, constantly calling upon some ghost or god in an attempt to penetrate the heavens, and even summoning the shadow of a demon god to attach itself to him.

However, as soon as Ru Shou's chains were pulled, this "person" could no longer exert any force and could only be pulled along by Ru Shou.

Ru Shou: "Kneel down."

The man glared angrily, then looked at Li Jun.

The man asked, "Who are you?"

Li Jun asked, "Who do you think I am?"

The man looked closely, but couldn't tell from the clothes. However, he understood something from Ru Shou and the actions of the people around him.

He said, "You are Di Jun."

After learning who Li Jun was, the demon stopped struggling, perhaps realizing that once he arrived here, he could only accept his fate.

That Ru Shou was merely powerful, but the one before them was far more than just powerful.

Li Jun looked at Ru Shou: "He doesn't have the power of a deity, nor does he use my supernatural abilities. How does he control ghosts and gods?"

Ru Shou then recounted what he knew, pressing down on the monster he spoke of with one hand and stepping on the chains with the other.

"Their clan obtained a secret technique from who-knows-where. Baiyue obtained a golden elixir from the heavens and subsequently gained this power."

"One theory is that it came from the moon, and another is that it came from Xihe."

Upon hearing what Ru Shou said, Li Jun immediately thought of something.

"Emperor's Flowing Blood."

Li Jun stood up and said to Ru Shou.

"After I established the Heavenly Court and raised Mount Buzhou to control the heavens with the Heavenly Realm, the Goddess Nuwa accelerated her actions."

"This Imperial Dew must also be one of their methods!"

"The ability to know a large number of demons and to grant them the power to control ghosts and gods is clearly aimed at the Heavenly Court and the immortals."

Li Jun looked at Ru Shou: "What do you think we should do?"

Ru Shou suddenly knelt down: "Please, Heavenly Emperor, spare the life of this demon."

Li Jun asked him, "Don't you think that those who are not of our kind must have different hearts?"

Ru Shou said, "That's true, but there are too many demons now. They are everywhere in the world. They themselves come from birds, beasts, flowers, and trees. It's impossible to wipe them all out."

"Firstly, it goes against the natural order, and secondly, the human race depends on birds, beasts, and all things in the world for survival."

"Moreover, to some extent, it is difficult to distinguish between the so-called demon race and the people of the Great Wilderness Mountains and Seas. They are both half human and half demon god.

Ru stood up and looked at Li Jun.

"Once we destroy the source behind this demon race, these demons will naturally integrate into the human race and the Mountain and Sea Witches. There's no need to worry about them too much."

"We can even subdue them and make them work for our Heavenly Court."

Li Jun understood Ru Shou's meaning, but he did not express his opinion on the spot.

At this moment, Ru Shou suddenly asked a question.

"God!"

"I haven't seen Jumang for a long time now, I wonder where he went."

Jumang and Rushou had a good relationship. Rushou remembered that they had split into several groups and gone to different parts of the Great Wilderness. Yinglong returned to the Eastern Wilderness, Zhurong went to the South and the South Sea, and Jumang accompanied them.

However, while the others have returned, Jumang remains nowhere to be seen.

Li Jun looked at him and said, "I've sent Ju Mang to handle an important matter; he can't come back for the time being."

Li Jun sent Jumang to do an important task. Zhurong went to the South China Sea and the East China Sea only to investigate, while Jumang was the one who truly infiltrated them.

Despite the current disturbances across the land, there are still demons and monsters, and the Emperor's Dew.

The hidden dangers it brings are nothing compared to the shadow under that hibiscus tree.

Ru Shou understood what was going on, but dared not ask any more questions.

He said, "Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"

Li Jun looked at the demon and said to Ru Shou.

"You brought this back, so you can take it back. Its fate is up to you."

Ru Shou bowed again in thanks and paid homage to the Heavenly Emperor.

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor."

After saying this, Ru Shou had someone present him with something, which was the imperial nectar he had collected.

As Ru Shou retreated, Li Jun began to observe the Emperor's Dew, a golden-yellow liquid.

"Not imperial blood."

"But it has similar abilities to the Emperor's Bloodline, only it feels like it's missing something."

After repeated observation, Li Jun finally understood what the problem was with this thing.

It doesn't allow people to gradually refine ghosts and demons, but rather allows the ghostly consciousness of demons to gradually occupy the bodies of mortals, eventually appearing in this world.

"This step really has the style of the goddess Nuwa."

Recently, crises have been coming one after another. Li Jun has relied on the Heavenly Court to solve many problems, but he still feels that some things are difficult to deal with.

First came the difficulty of achieving immortality in the Heavenly Court. Over the course of one or two decades, some of the older generation of beings gradually faced the transition between life and death.

Then, the sun goddess Xihe appeared, intending to erode the heavens with her great sun and break Li Jun's grand plan of covering the earth with the sky.

Then, the Emperor's Dew appeared, attempting to disrupt Li Jun and the Queen Mother of the West's scheme against the immortals.

It came from all directions, both inside and outside.

"Even the Heavenly Emperor cannot have his wishes fulfilled or do whatever he wants."

Some time passed.

The ninth level of heaven.

An unusual event occurred deep within the peach grove, and Li Jun quickly arrived at the Queen Mother of the West's Palace.

As Li Jun walked inside, the bluebird flew from afar and landed on him.

Li Jun's double pupils slowly lit up. He stretched out one hand, and the divine stone in his palm shone brightly, illuminating the depths of the peach forest.

Li Jun first looked at the peach grove, but soon he looked down.

My gaze pierced through the Heavenly Pillar of Buzhou Mountain.

Following the vast mountains and rivers, his eyes saw a great river that existed between yin and yang. It did not flow deep into the real earth, but rather flowed through all living things.

And at this moment.

The enormous creature howled as it twisted and writhed, constantly crashing against the boundary between Yin and Yang, even threatening to break into the human world from the underworld, bringing all living things into the world.

This enormous creature seemed to be suffering from some kind of intense stimulation and injury, making a death struggle.

Li Jun pointed downwards, and the bluebird landed.

Break through the nine heavens.

He fell down from the Heavenly Pillar.

Penetrating Yin and Yang.

He pressed down on the head of the Yellow Spring, freezing its body in place.

At this moment, the shadow of a fierce tiger-like deity rose from the underworld and completely subdued it.

The Yellow Springs Demon God, which resembled a giant serpent and a yellow dragon, eventually lost its living form and transformed once again into a calm river flowing at the boundary between Yin and Yang.

At this moment, Li Jun was not the only one witnessing this scene; there were also two other beings on the North Sea.

One of them was surging with the power of the Dark Netherworld.

There is another one, standing atop a crimson mountain, gazing into the depths of the earth.

During the process of Xi Wangmu controlling the Yellow Springs, this person was chanting incantations and activating sacrificial vessels, seemingly trying to hinder Xi Wangmu through some unknown means.

However, upon seeing the bluebird descend from the heavens, he immediately became wary and withdrew his hand.

"Emperor Jun!"

However, his action had already been sensed by the fierce god who was the spirit of the Queen Mother of the West in the depths of the Yellow Springs.

As she gathered the power of the Yellow Springs, she also looked at the crimson mountain.

"Zhongshan!"

"Candle Nine Yin!"

As the commotion grew louder, more and more people observed the changes in the underworld and the Yellow Springs.

Finally, it even alarmed the gods in the heavens.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Queen Mother of the West completed her control over the Yellow Springs, taking a portion of the Yellow Springs' rules into her own hands.

At this moment, it is not only the demon gods who control the rules, but the Queen Mother of the West herself is the embodiment of a certain rule.

And at this moment.

Li Jun also walked deep into the peach grove and saw the Queen Mother of the West undergoing her transformation.

The Queen Mother of the West's human form had almost completely disappeared, turning into a shadow that resembled jade or a regular shape. When the Queen Mother of the West opened her eyes, Li Jun could even see the past of heaven and earth and all living beings, the birth, aging, sickness and death of all living things, in her eyes.

As the Queen Mother of the West descended step by step, she slowly transformed from a reflection of the Great Dao into a physical entity resembling a human.

At last,
When she walked up to Li Jun, there was nothing unusual about her; she looked just like the usual Li Jun.

Li Jun didn't mention the recent series of problems to the Queen Mother of the West; he simply asked, "How is it?"

The Queen Mother of the West said, "It's alright."

However, it seemed that the Queen Mother of the West already knew about the troubles outside, and now she was ready to solve Li Jun's first problem.

In other words, the internal troubles are the most pressing of all the internal and external troubles, concerning how all the great shamans can be transformed into immortals to refine immortal artifacts, and the question of immortals' immortality.

The Queen Mother of the West said.

"Let's hold an immortal banquet in the Peach Blossom Forest and Jade Pool Palace in the Ninth Heaven!"

"Invite the shamans of the clans and kingdoms of the Great Wilderness, and invite all the named demon gods and ghosts."

"In the name of this Jade Pool Palace Banquet, we will bring everyone into the Heavenly Court, and use them to refine all the ghosts, gods, and demons, so that all the chaotic laws that affect the world can be gathered into the Heavenly Court through these immortals."

This was also what Li Jun initially told the Queen Mother of the West, his original intention in establishing the Heavenly Court.

Even now, the Queen Mother of the West still remembers it clearly.

in the palace.

The Queen Mother of the West emerged from behind the beaded curtain, carrying something as she slowly approached Li Jun.

Li Jun glanced at the object; it was contained in a jade box. After the Queen Mother of the West opened it, Li Jun saw that inside was something that looked like water jade.

Li Jun asked, "Is this the elixir of immortality?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded and said, "That's right."

Li Jun was somewhat surprised: "I thought it would be something like a peach."

The Queen Mother of the West was puzzled: "Peaches?"

She said, "If the Heavenly Emperor wanted it, he could make it look like that."

But then she thought about it and realized that immortality was achieved by utilizing the Yellow Springs, borrowing the peach tree, and some of the power of the goddess Nuwa.

Li Jun's statement, however, sparked the Queen Mother of the West's imagination, and she thought to herself.

"Perhaps, it is indeed fitting that I should transform into a peach."

However, after asking his questions, Li Jun continued to focus on the elixir of immortality.

"How exactly does this elixir of immortality grant people eternal life?"

The Queen Mother of the West took out the jade-like object and told Li Jun about it.

"As long as you take this elixir of immortality, your soul will be completely separated from your body. However, the most important thing is that once your soul is separated, it cannot be detected by the Yellow Springs."

As the Queen Mother of the West spoke, she began to stomp around in the main hall.

She seemed to still be thinking about what Li Jun had said earlier, and spoke to herself as if talking to herself.

“Extracting the soul and keeping it on the peach tree will indeed better maintain the status quo and isolate it from the outside world.”

"Moreover, it allows Nuwa to use her transformation technique to create a human body in advance and preserve it on that peach tree."

"In this way, once the soul is extracted, it can be reborn on that peach tree in an instant."

"Rejuvenation!"

"To live another life."

The Queen Mother of the West nodded and turned to look at Li Jun.

"The Heavenly Emperor's method is indeed excellent."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother of the West actually did it. She summoned a descendant of the Ximu clan.

This person was a strange creature from the mountains and seas, resembling a feathered person, but at this moment his feathers had lost their luster, and his face looked very old.

The Queen Mother of the West asked him, "I will give you the elixir of immortality, but I cannot guarantee it will work. Are you willing to give it a try?"

The man immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "I am willing, I am willing, thank you Heavenly Emperor, thank you Queen Mother of the West."

Next, the Queen Mother of the West led him to the peach grove, and then had someone invite the tenth goddess, Nuwa.

Li Jun first saw the Tenth Goddess of Nuwa take a strand of this person's hair and integrate it into the peach tree, after which the peach tree grew a "peach".

Upon closer inspection, Li Jun discovered that the peach was more accurately described as an embryo.

Then he saw the Queen Mother of the West perform a ritual, causing the man's soul to be extracted and twisted toward the peach tree.

Li Jun examined it and said, "It's not just memories that have been stripped away, but also some of the body's information and characteristics, and even its power?"

The Queen Mother of the West: "The Heavenly Emperor truly sees things clearly."

In a way, this scene is quite similar to Li Jun's method of using the power of the Yellow Springs ten thousand years later. Li Jun changed the original method of stripping away memories to stripping away extraordinary information.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West stripped away everything from the people of the Great Wilderness Mountain and Sea, and then, through the space, seal, and powerful life force of this peach tree, allowed a person to complete an incomplete reincarnation here.

Only in this way can it be called living a second life, and true immortality.

After all, for oneself, anything missing makes one feel incomplete.

Finally, Li Jun saw that person's body was recreated into a peach, and his soul and power were extracted and integrated into it.

He looked at the Queen Mother of the West and asked.

"and then?"

How can I become a human again?

With a smile on her face, the Queen Mother of the West had someone bring her a jade ruyi (a type of scepter).

"Go and knock those peaches down."

Then, the palace maid from the Hanhuang clan stepped forward and knocked the peach down with a jade ruyi.

After the peach fell, it opened up like a peach blossom, and inside appeared a dressed child.

Then, a gust of wind blew.

The child's body kept changing, turning into a teenager, and his eyes gradually regained their senses, and he remembered his name.

Then feathers grew from his body, which meant that not only his memories had returned, but also his power had gradually been fully restored.

The man stood up, looked at his hands, and examined his body.

Finally, he touched his face and cheered.

"I'm not old!"

"I'm not old, I'm still the same as before."

As soon as he left, he saw the Queen Mother of the West and repeatedly bowed in gratitude.

The Queen Mother of the West did not look at him, but turned and left.

but.

Everyone around him looked at him with a strange light in their eyes.

Not old.

longevity.

They will not be reincarnated, but will remain forever in the heavens.

The word "immortal" seemed to be fully embodied in this scene.
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Great wasteland.

The news that the Queen Mother of the West in Heaven was going to hold a Peach Banquet spread throughout the four seas and eight wastelands.

The Heavenly Court's decree transformed into beams of golden light, accompanied by celestial artifacts and the power of ghosts and gods, falling throughout the Great Wilderness.

Many cities and kingdoms of the human race received this decree, summoning renowned shamans to heaven to become gods.

natural.

This has also sparked considerable debate.

“They’re not interested in us, they’re interested in our clan’s gods.”

"Great Shaman, do not blindly trust the Heavenly Court!"

"The Queen Mother of the West is the ruler of the Western Wilderness, and has no jurisdiction over my Southern Wilderness."

"No, we absolutely can't go! Great Shaman, we can't go!"

"The Heavenly Emperor and the Goddess Nuwa have yet to reach a conclusion, and it's still unknown who will ultimately rule this world. We should sit back and observe!"

Even when Li Jun established the Heavenly Court, not everyone was willing to go to Heaven.

Regardless of strength or weakness, some people simply do not want to be governed by the Heavenly Court, which is quite normal.

However, this Peach Banquet was different; everyone knew it was a feast for immortality.

Those who are invited may gain immortality.

However, there is a price to pay: joining the Heavenly Court means that the power of the ghosts and gods they have inherited from generation to generation, and even the power of the demon gods, must be used by the Heavenly Court.

But no matter how many problems or how great the cost.

Immortality becomes less important.

only.

The people summoned to the heavens were all renowned great shamans, or masters of long-established clans, or rulers of kingdoms of mountains and seas, not their entire clans.

Some people see this as a scheme by the Heavenly Court.

They used the promise of immortality to entice their clan leaders or rulers to ascend to heaven and seize the gods belonging to their entire clan and the kingdom of mountains and seas.

"At a time like this, why are you still distinguishing between you and me? We are all members of the Great Wilderness Human Race." In a city in the Northern Wilderness, a great shaman angrily rebuked, then took the golden edict from the Heavenly Court and rushed towards the sky without regard for anything else.

"I do not blindly trust the Heavenly Court, but whether I believe it or not, I must go up to the heavens to see for myself." On a high platform in the Eastern Wilderness, a man spoke calmly to the crowd, then took the sacrificial implements and headed towards the Heavenly Realm, never to return.

"Stop talking. The Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Emperor rule the four seas and eight wastelands. This is the general trend, and we cannot stop it. I have gone to heaven and become a god, and I will protect you." A great shaman from the Southern Wilderness was very tough. This great shaman looked like his body had been mutated and covered with dragon scales. His face was old and frail. He gripped the golden edict of the Heavenly Court tightly.

A large number of the Eight Desolate Gods rushed to the Heavenly Realm.

Some were overjoyed and couldn't wait, while others were crying out in despair and filled with resentment.

Anyway, it was quite lively.

The invitees included not only humans, but also some renowned demons.

Some remote places in the Great Wilderness, and even beyond the four seas.

"An imperial decree from Heaven?"

"How could that be? We are demons!"

"Can all attendees at the Peach Banquet achieve immortality?"

"To live another life?"

These demons were initially somewhat wary and fearful, unsure of the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West's intentions.

However, seeing that the imperial edict was indeed an invitation and did not exclude the demon race in the slightest, some demons still wanted to go to heaven to give it a try.

“I have a feeling lately that my time is up and I’m afraid I won’t live much longer. In any case, I might as well try my luck in heaven.”

“If I cannot return, you should leave quickly.”

"Wait for my news."

These demons arrived at the foot of Buzhou Mountain with trepidation, passing through layers of fierce winds to reach the Heavenly Gate. They were extremely nervous looking at the mountain-like Kua'e, fearing that they would be captured by the Heavenly Court in an instant.

They were dismembered or enslaved like animals.

but.

After the heavenly general examined his golden decree and token, he ultimately let him in.

The demon was initially shocked, but then overjoyed, never expecting that the Heavenly Emperor had actually invited him to the immortal banquet at Yaochi.

This day.

The day of the Peach Banquet has arrived, and the nine gates of Zengcheng's Heavenly Palace are opened one by one, appearing completely unobstructed today.

Today's protagonist is not Li Jun, but the Queen Mother of the West.

Li Jun traveled from the Imperial Palace to Yaochi in a nine-dragon carriage. This time, he came to pay a visit to the Queen Mother of the West in advance to see how her preparations were going.

Li Jun looked up at the sky from inside the car.

today.

The imperial palace was bathed in golden light, as if borrowing the daytime of the easternmost region.

Meanwhile, the moonlight on the Jade Pool passes through the twelve jade palaces, flowing like a silver river on the mica bricks of the Queen Mother of the West's palace, borrowing the moonlight from the westernmost point.

Although it was night, the moon in the sky almost covered half of the sky, making the area below as bright as daytime, yet with a coolness and tranquility that daytime lacked.

"God!"

"Greetings, Heavenly Emperor..."

"Queen Mother of the West, the Heavenly Emperor has arrived."

A hazy mist floated behind the screen, and the figure could be vaguely seen behind it.

After passing through several doors, Li Jun saw the Queen Mother of the West.

Her flowing sleeves piled up like snow waves, with phoenixes embroidered in gold thread on the cuffs, poised to take flight. On her head was a nine-phoenix hairpin holding a pearl, and the dangling necklaces lightly touched her ears.

And outside.

One after another, gods, immortals, witches, and humans from the Heavenly Court arrived, using various methods to pass through the Heavenly Palace of Zengcheng.

Some rode cranes, some walked on clouds, some sat on sacrificial vessels, and some transformed into water and fire, each displaying their unique abilities.

However, upon arriving at Yaochi, everyone withdrew all their power and began to walk like ordinary mortals.

They greeted each other with a smile and clasped hands, just like ordinary people, and called out to their friends.

Finally, the dragon chariot and the phoenix carriage arrived together, followed by a sky full of clouds, with the sun and moon appearing behind them, and the gods accompanying them.

The Queen Mother of the West and the Heavenly Emperor appeared together and received the worship of the crowd.

The long-awaited Immortal Feast has finally begun.

only.

Although it was called a banquet, it actually felt far more like a grand sacrificial ceremony than a banquet.

However, the gods and sorcerers present were no longer worshipping the gods of heaven and earth, because they themselves were the gods.

They are sacrificing themselves, sacrificing their present selves in exchange for a future self.

People's minds are no longer on what to eat, but on achieving immortality.

What does the elixir of immortality look like?

"Will we be able to see today how the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West achieve immortality?"

What is the secret to immortality?

"Where is the elixir of immortality? Has it already appeared?"

Although everyone was sitting in the beautiful Jade Pool Wonderland, on the celestial cloud bed, surrounded by layers of clouds and mist, their minds had already wandered off to who knows where.

As the Queen Mother of the West performed this ritual, she closed the Heavenly Gate, thus blocking the cycle of life and death.

The Heavenly Emperor waved his hand, awakening the divine peach tree, and summoning the shadows of the sun, moon, and stars to form an array.

The tenth goddess, Nuwa, also appeared, and subsequently displayed her power.

Beneath the divine peach grove, in the Jade Pool Palace.

One by one, the marks of each person were forever imprinted on the peach tree. The peach tree sealed a part of them, and then transformed the body born from the tenth goddess into a peach.

One by one, figures drank the immortal wine and consumed the water jade.

Rays of light surged from his body and rose into the peach grove branches above his head.

As beams of light emerged, when everyone fell from the heights, they had transformed into the forms of boys and girls.

The immortals and gods looked at each other, their faces displaying a variety of expressions, including surprise, horror, and ecstasy.

As they looked at the faces of the other people around them, they naturally and gradually recognized who they were.

"Are you Yinglong?" A deity with a somewhat square face asked, looking at a person who looked like a young man but whose face was unusually old.

"Ru Shou, what's wrong with you? Hahahaha!" Ying Long laughed heartily as he looked at the now-young Ru Shou.

"Greetings, God Yinglong, God of the Western Sea." A girl who looked like an ethereal being walked over.

"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden!" Neither of them mistook her for someone else, and they both shouted it out at the same time.

Everyone recognized each other. Some transformed into teenagers, some became more mature, and some even transformed into children.

Age and even appearance suddenly lose their meaning at this moment.

To distinguish others.

It transformed into the power and unique aura of the other party.

Now they are more like immortals, freed from birth, aging, sickness, and death, and no longer subject to reincarnation.

At that moment, two cloud beds descended from the sky along with the rosy clouds.

Everyone's eyes were drawn to the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, who were like the sun and moon in the sky. They all knew who had bestowed this power upon them and brought it to them.

The Queen Mother of the West said, "Today's Peach Banquet is not only to grant you immortality, but also to enable you to truly become immortals."

Li Jun looked at the crowd below and called out by name, "Lu Wu, Ying Long..."

Subsequently, Li Jun immediately bestowed upon Yinglong, Rushou, Jiutian Xuannv, Luwu, the Ten Witches of Lingshan, and other Great Wilderness Witch Emperors their power, enabling them to transform from Great Witches into Immortals.

The Queen Mother of the West crafted magical artifacts for them and bestowed them upon them on the spot.

This Peach Banquet brought most of the well-known shamans of the Great Wilderness to the Heavenly Court.

This also means that, over time, the existence of demon gods is destined to gradually disappear from the human world, and they will be replaced by the gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court.
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Zhongshan.

A man stood atop a mountain, with divine fire swirling around him. These were the five elements of fire spirits, one of which even spoke in human language.

"Zhu Jiuyin?"

"Aren't you going to the Peach Banquet?"

As a renowned shaman in the Great Wilderness, Zhu Jiuyin was naturally invited as well.

“If you don’t go, you’ll probably only have these nine lifetimes, and there won’t be a next one.”

Zhu Jiuyin's method of achieving immortality is actually somewhat similar to that of Xi Wangmu, both of whom exploited loopholes by using the power of the former Zhulong. However, his immortality has some problems, since he does not have double pupils or the Heavenly Peach Blossom Forest.

However, now the Queen Mother of the West has begun to refine the rules of the Yellow Springs. In a sense, she has transformed from someone who exploits loopholes into someone who sets the rules.

It feels like you can take money out of an ATM through a loophole, but now there's someone watching you from next to the ATM.

No matter how skilled you are, once someone discovers your abilities, they can immediately change the rules to block you, and they can also use other methods to deal with you, like pulling out a baton to show you what's what.

If Zhu Jiuyin offends the Queen Mother of the West, it will be difficult for him to exploit this loophole again later.

Zhu Jiuyin didn't speak, but the fire spirit seemed to know what he was thinking.

"Then go!"

The other party surrounded Zhu Jiuyin and spoke loudly.

“Going there will not only solve this problem, but also grant you true immortality.”

"To become a god?"

"Is it not good?"

Zhu Jiuyin remained silent.

Finally, he transformed into a beam of light and pierced through the sky.

Wherever it passed, the light of the stars in the sky was swallowed up, and even the brilliance of the bright moon in the sky became dim.

Zhu Jiuyin flew through the Eastern Wilderness, then over the Kingdom of Xihe, and landed before Tanggu.

Deep within Tang Valley, the silhouette of a woman ten thousand feet tall appeared, followed by several goddesses emerging from the water, surrounding and gazing upon Zhuyin.

"Zhu Jiuyin, what are you doing here?"

Zhu Jiuyin: "I need your help to obtain the power of the Demon God, and in return, I can help you further perfect the laws of the sun and moon, and help you rebel against the Heavenly Court."

The goddess Nuwa asked him, "The emperor can give it to you, so why don't you go?"

Zhu Jiuyin said, "I can lose to anyone, but I don't want to lose to her."

The goddess Nuwa asked curiously, "Who...who is it...she?"

Zhu Jiuyin said, "The Queen Mother of the West."

(End of this chapter)