Primordial Era: I, Huanglong, have refined all the heavens, and will not join the Chan Sect.

Chapter 97 Return to the Celestial Court, the Eastern King Duke is Dissatisfied

Purple Mansion Prefecture, Celestial Court.

Thanks to the Eastern King's extensive promotion, the Hundred Fruit Garden Festival held by the Celestial Court has become a grand event in the ancient civilized world.

All those who received the invitation, whether they were Taiyi Golden Immortals or Daluo Golden Immortals, chose to put aside their own affairs and travel to Zifu Prefecture to participate in this Hundred Fruits Immortal Gathering, making it a lively and extraordinary event.

Beautiful female immortals floated in, handsome male immortals rode in on clouds, burly men rode in on waves, and weathered old men rode in on cranes.

Just like when the Celestial Court was established last time, the venue this time is also divided into two areas.

One area is where immortals such as Taiyi Golden Immortals, Golden Immortals, and True Immortals reside, while the other area is only accessible to Daluo Golden Immortals.

This time, Qingyu already knew Huanglong's true cultivation level, so he directly took him to the area for receiving Great Luo Golden Immortals, preventing him from blending in with the Taiyi Golden Immortals and becoming an unnoticed nobody.

However, this time, he did not intend to stay in the reception area of ​​the Taiyi Golden Immortal.

After all, he came to participate in the Hundred Fruits Fairy Gathering to taste the innate spiritual fruits. If he stayed in the reception area for Taiyi Golden Immortals, he probably wouldn't be able to eat anything good.

He was still hoping that if he could get a Heavenly Innate Ren Water Peach at this Hundred Fruits Immortal Gathering, his cultivation might advance further and he could break through to the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"May I ask your name, fellow Daoist? Do you have an invitation to the Hundred Fruits Immortal Gathering?"

The screening process at the Great Luo Golden Immortal reception area was significantly stricter than that at the Taiyi Golden Immortal area. Even with Qingyu leading the way, Huanglong was stopped by a male immortal dressed in black as soon as he approached the area.

"This humble Taoist is Huanglong."

Huang Long nodded slightly and handed over the congratulatory gift and invitation together.

Even a true immortal would not come to the banquet empty-handed.

The Eastern King Duke spent such a great deal of money to hold this Ginkgo Fruit Feast, not only to increase the prestige of the Celestial Court, but also to take this opportunity to acquire some rare and precious treasures.

"Huanglong?!"

Upon hearing Huang Long announce his name, the black-clad male immortal's expression immediately turned somewhat gloomy.

In the Celestial Court, who doesn't know the name of Huanglong?

In the eyes of many members of the Celestial Court, if it weren't for the relationship between Huanglong and Donghuang Taiyi, which led some high-ranking members of the Dragon Clan to favor the Temple of the Sun, it would have been a piece of cake for the Celestial Court to subdue the Dragon Clan.

The Celestial Court is the orthodox lineage of the primordial world. As long as one serves in the Celestial Court, one can gain merit every so often. How could the Dragon Clan refuse such a benefit?

If the Celestial Court could subdue the Dragon Clan, its power in the four seas would be unmatched, easily surpassing the Temple of the Sun and becoming the largest power in the prehistoric world.

These members of the Celestial Court will be able to obtain even more benefits.

However, it was because of Huanglong that the Celestial Court had to restrain the Temple of the Sun.

As a result, the dragons took advantage of the situation, allowing them to complete the sea eye repair project and gain a great deal of merit, thus washing away some of the dragons' karma.

Although it's only a small part, it's enough to change the dragon race's situation.

If the Celestial Court wants to subdue the Dragon Clan in the future, it will have to pay a greater price. Even the Celestial Court's territory in the Four Seas has been affected as a result.

Therefore, in the eyes of these members of the Celestial Court, Huanglong was already on their blacklist.

How could someone like that possibly be invited to the Hundred Fruits Fairy Gathering?

The black-clad male immortal frowned slightly. Even if the invitation was genuine, he didn't intend to let Huang Long in just like that.

"I'm sorry, your name is not on the list given to me by the Emperor. Please wait here while I go and consult the Emperor."

After saying this, the black-clad male immortal waved to his attendant beside him, while he himself remained blocking Huanglong's path.

If we let you in like this, what will become of the Celestial Court's reputation?

However, at that moment, a graceful figure appeared silently behind him, speaking calmly:

"What? Do I need to ask the Eastern King for permission to invite someone?"

Upon hearing this, the black-clad male immortal broke out in a cold sweat and turned around to perform a deep bow.

"I've met the Queen Mother of the West. Huanglong and Donghuang Taiyi seem to be getting quite close. I thought they were sent by the Temple of the Sun to cause trouble..."

Although the Queen Mother of the West spoke in a very calm tone, without any apparent emotion, the black-clad male immortal could still detect a hint of dissatisfaction in her words.

The Queen Mother of the West is the head of the female immortals in the Celestial Court and a quasi-saint. How could he possibly offend her?

"What do you think?"

The Queen Mother of the West glanced expressionlessly at the black-clad male immortal, then ignored him and smiled slightly at the Yellow Dragon:

"Fellow Daoist Huanglong, it's truly not easy for me to see you."

This was not a place for idle chatter. After making a joke, the Queen Mother of the West led the Yellow Dragon into the venue.

"call--!"

Only after the Queen Mother of the West disappeared from sight did the black-clad male immortal breathe a sigh of relief, but a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes.

"Don't think that just because you have the Queen Mother of the West's invitation, you can get any benefits from the Celestial Court!"

After handing over the reception duties to another person, he turned and went into the meeting room to find the Eastern King and report the matter.

"What a traitor!"

The Eastern King narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in them.

His main purpose in holding the Hundred Fruits Fairy Gathering was to showcase the Celestial Court's strength and increase its influence when the Temple of the Sun suffered a setback.

If Huanglong were allowed to participate in the Hundred Fruits Immortal Gathering in a swaggering manner, and his cultivation level were even improved as a result, wouldn't that be equivalent to the Celestial Court training talents for the Sun God Temple?

If this were to actually happen, it's hard to say whether the prestige of the Eastern King Duke would be enhanced, but he would certainly become a laughingstock among the powerful figures.

In any case, we must not let Huanglong gain any advantage in the Celestial Court. It would be best to make him pay a price before he leaves!

"What is Huanglong's cultivation level? Did you manage to discern it?"

"With the Queen Mother of the West present at the time, I didn't notice Huanglong's current cultivation level..."

The black-clad immortal paused slightly, then, noticing out of the corner of his eye that the Eastern King Duke's brows were furrowed, he quickly added:

"However, more than 10,000 years ago, he was at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Even if his cultivation level improved, it would be impossible for him to break through to the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Even with the help of the Dragon Clan and the Sun God Temple, it would be impossible for him to break through so quickly."

That makes sense.

Dongwanggong nodded slightly. He also did not believe that Huanglong could break through from the early stage of Daluo Jinxian to the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian in just over ten thousand years.

Even though Huanglong received a lot of merit in the Dragon Clan's repair of the Sea Eye, his cultivation level couldn't have improved that quickly.

After some thought, Dongwanggong concluded that Huanglong's cultivation level was still at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, or at most close to the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

For a dragon who is a Great Luo Golden Immortal, it is not a difficult task to make him pay some price before leaving.

The Eastern King Duke revealed a faint smile, then whispered a few words in the ear of the black-clad male immortal.

(End of this chapter)