Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Faced with Huang Long's explanation, all the disciples of the sage were stunned!

Zhao Gongming burst into laughter first: "Senior brother, who would believe that? You called us all the way from Kunlun Mountain, Jin'ao Island, and Shouyang Mountain just to eat a few peaches?"

Duobao chimed in, "Exactly! Gongming is right. Junior brother, you're not the kind of person who'd be so frivolous, are you?"

Huang Long watched the two of them singing in unison, shook his head, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

He didn't rush to explain, but instead picked up his wine glass, took a slow sip, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"Listen to me."

He put down his wine glass, leaned forward slightly, and his tone became serious.

"After several cycles of time, the Heavenly Court was finally rebuilt. Although Uncle Haotian ascended to the position of Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Court's strength and the awe of the primordial beings towards it are far inferior to the former Heavenly Court of the Demon Race."

Upon hearing this, the people in the hall reacted with varying expressions.

Huang Long is telling the truth.

During the heyday of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, in addition to Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Fuxi, Kunpeng, and the Ten Great Demon Saints were all powerful beings at the Quasi-Saint level, and there were also hundreds of Great Luo Immortals.

At Emperor Jun's command, all races in the prehistoric world, except for the Wu tribe, dared not disobey.

But in the Heavenly Court today, Haotian holds the position of Heavenly Emperor, and he doesn't have many capable people under his command.

The majesty of the Heavenly Court was not taken seriously by any of the myriad races of the prehistoric world, nor did the Heavenly Court have the ability to maintain the order of heaven and earth.

"Uncle-Master Haotian wishes to demonstrate the majesty of the Heavenly Emperor and the strength of the Heavenly Court to all living beings in the prehistoric world, and to recruit ambitious beings from the prehistoric world to join the Heavenly Court in order to maintain the order of the prehistoric world."

"The holding of this Peach Banquet is a demonstration of the Heavenly Court's strength."

Huang Long paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and said, word by word, "The peaches that Uncle Haotian took out are produced by that innate top-grade spiritual root, the peach tree."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of all the saint's disciples in the hall gleamed with golden light.

Innate top-grade spiritual root!

That is on par with ginseng fruit and enlightenment tea; it is a primordial spiritual object containing the great Dao of heaven and earth.

Everyone present had tasted the Enlightenment Tea, and Xuandu, Duobao, and Guangchengzi had also tried the Ginseng Fruit!

The spiritual fruits produced by such spiritual roots contain a far richer concentration of the Great Dao's essence than ordinary innate spiritual roots.

Even a Quasi-Saint who takes it for the first time can improve their cultivation and comprehend the Great Dao; it is an invaluable treasure for cultivators below the Great Luo level, capable of breaking through their bottlenecks.

Duobao's eyes widened, and the magic weapon at his waist jingled incessantly, seemingly excited as well.

Zhao Gongming stood up abruptly, his eyes gleaming: "Is it really a top-grade innate spiritual root, the Ren Water Peach? Is His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor being so generous?"

"That's why I've called you here!" Huang Long continued, smiling slightly. "Now that Uncle-Master Haotian wants to demonstrate the Heavenly Court's strength, he's decided to host a Peach Banquet for all the powerful figures of the prehistoric world, which is why you have this opportunity to taste the Peach Banquet!"

Guang Chengzi pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Is Uncle Haotian's move intended to use the peaches of immortality as bait to lure various forces to pay homage?"

Huang Long nodded: "Senior Brother Guang Chengzi is right. Even Great Luo Golden Immortals would covet such innate spiritual fruits as the Peach of Immortality. Uncle Haotian has announced that a Peach Banquet will be held at a fixed time from now on. Think about it, would the beings lacking cultivation resources and under his protection be willing to join the Heavenly Court?"

The Antarctic Immortal stroked his beard and laughed, "Brilliant! This Peach Banquet, on the surface, is a feast, but in reality, it's Uncle-Master Haotian declaring to the prehistoric world that the Heavenly Court possesses innate spiritual roots, abundant resources, and the ability to reward all parties. If the myriad beings of the prehistoric world wish to obtain the peaches, they might even join the Heavenly Court. This move not only demonstrates our strength and proclaims the Heavenly Court's power but also wins over the hearts of the people—a win-win situation."

Huang Long smiled slightly: "Senior Brother Antarctica sees things clearly."

Zhao Gongming scratched his head and sat back down: "So, you're saying we're just here to put on a show?"

"Exactly," Huang Long said frankly. "The fact that a sage's personal disciple attended the Peach Banquet is itself a show of support for the Heavenly Court. With disciples from the three religions all here, would any other force dare to look down on the Heavenly Court?"

"So, you don't need to do anything, just eat a peach."

Duobao's eyes darted around, and a sly smile crept onto his lips: "Junior brother, the way you say it makes it sound like we've gotten the better deal. Our arrival has given Heaven face; we've eaten the peaches, and Heaven has won the hearts of the people. In this deal, Heaven hasn't lost out."

Huang Long glanced at him and said indifferently, "If Senior Brother Duobao feels he is at a disadvantage, he doesn't have to participate."

Duobao quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I was just joking. A peach with a top-grade innate spiritual root, why not eat it?"

The disciples of the sages in the hall burst into laughter.

After the laughter subsided, Huang Long picked up his teacup and took another sip, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces.

His tone suddenly became meaningful: "This is the first and last time you will eat peaches of this quality."

After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent once again.

The group looked at each other, puzzled as to what Huang Long meant.

What does it mean to say that the first time is also the last time?

Is the Peach Banquet only being held once? Or will the quality of the peaches decline in the future?

Duobao frowned and asked, "Junior brother, what...do you mean by that?"

Huang Long withdrew his gaze, smiled, but offered no explanation, simply saying, "You'll know in time."

The current peaches are of the highest quality innate spiritual roots, but the production of thirty-six peaches per hour is far from enough to meet the Heavenly Court's needs!

The peaches at this year's Peach Banquet will be the fruits of the peach trees at their peak.

After that... whether it's a peach that ripens once every three thousand, six thousand, or nine thousand years, they are just slightly more precious innate spiritual fruits.

But he can't say that now.

Although the people in the hall were puzzled, they could see that Huang Long was unwilling to say more, so they did not press him for details.

Guang Chengzi clasped his hands in greeting and said to Huang Long, "Thank you for the invitation, Junior Brother Huang Long."

Xuandu, Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and the others clasped their hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother/Junior Brother Huanglong!"

They knew that if it weren't for Huanglong, even if Haotian had sent them, the disciples of the saints, invitations, they would not have attended the Peach Banquet and would have missed this opportunity.

Huang Long waved his hand: "The Three Pure Ones are one, there's no need for us fellow disciples to be so polite."

He spoke so naturally, and everyone in the hall found it agreeable.

As Huang Long said, the spiritual fruits produced by the innate top-grade spiritual roots are of great benefit to cultivators like them at the Taiyi and Daluo realms, and even Xuandu, a quasi-saint, can benefit from them.

Huang Long's willingness to think of them and invite them to the Peach Banquet demonstrates the strength of their relationship.