Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 80 Haotian confers titles upon the gods, and the Three Pure Ones suppress the Western religion.

The first Quasi-Saint level expert was born in the third generation of Xuanmen and the second generation of Jiejiao. Tongtian Jiaozhu was overjoyed and wanted to give his five true disciples special tutoring to truly explain the Dao of Quasi-Saint.

Previously, this cult leader had preached to his disciples many times, but the content was all below the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal. This is the first time he has preached the way of Quasi-Saint.

When Chaos Daoist summoned Duobao Daoist, Jinling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, and Guiling Shengmu, the other four were equally excited. What an incredible opportunity it was to get a sneak peek at the Quasi-Saints.

Not to mention that the five true disciples of the Jie Sect were given special attention by the Tongtian Sect Leader, Haotian became a laughing stock in the Three Realms after being defeated by Xingtian. For a time, all his little actions came to a standstill.

He remained quietly in the Heavenly Court for thousands of years, and the turmoil surrounding him finally subsided. He, Haotian, was still the supreme "Supreme Ruler of the Three Realms".

At this moment, only one hundred years remain until the first "Peach Banquet". The Heavenly Court has made many preparations, and everything is in order.

On this day, with a single command from Haotian, the entire Heavenly Court reappeared in the world. All the restrictions were lifted, and in an instant, boundless precious light soared into the sky from the Thirty-Three Heavens, its power shaking heaven and earth.

The Southern Heavenly Gate opened wide, and Haotian and Yaochi, surrounded by countless immortals and gods, received the Mandate of Heaven and officially declared their rule over billions of living beings in the Three Realms.

Surrounded by the many immortals and gods recruited over the years, the first grand court assembly was held in the "Lingxiao Palace" to bestow titles upon the gods.

These immortals and gods joined the Heavenly Court not for rewards and honors, but for titles and honors.

After tens of thousands of years of performance, the Heavenly Emperor and Empress are finally going to reward those who have made contributions, and they are going to set up their authority and let the Heavenly Court penetrate into the hearts of all living beings in the Three Realms.

In an instant, the immortals were excited. Having obtained divine positions, they had submitted to the will of Heaven and were no longer insignificant rogue cultivators. Even the experts from all sides of the prehistoric world dared not target their Heavenly Court's officials without cause.

Scanning the expectant gazes of the immortals, Haotian smiled slightly, feeling smug. This was the benefit of power!

Slowly and leisurely, Haotian proclaimed: "The Heavenly Court has been established for ten thousand years. Today, I am blessed by Heaven and Earth and appointed by the Dao Ancestor to ascend to the supreme position. I shall enfeoff the gods to fulfill the duties of the Heavenly Court."

"Your Majesty, we respectfully await your instructions!"

After listening to a long string of nonsense, countless immortals and gods finally reached the crucial moment, and one by one, the masters of the immortal path hurriedly spoke in unison.

Next, Haotian began to bestow titles upon a group of immortals and gods. Among the six emperors, besides himself, he bestowed the title of Empress Pingxin as the Empress of the Earth, who was to follow the example of Heaven. The other four imperial titles were not mentioned in the following text.

According to Haotian's explanation, the position of Emperor is of utmost importance and should not be lightly bestowed upon anyone.

Those who have not made great contributions to Heaven and Earth or the Heavenly Court should not be granted this title, and those with cultivation levels below Quasi-Saint should be even less likely to be granted it.

Although the immortals and gods were slightly disappointed, they could understand. After all, their superior, the Jade Emperor, was also a quasi-saint. What merit did they have to be on the same level as a quasi-saint?

At the same time, Haotian temporarily vacated the positions of the Five Great Emperors, and the requirements for ascending to the throne were to have made great contributions to heaven and earth and the Heavenly Court, and to have reached the level of Quasi-Saint.

Then, Haotian continued to bestow titles. Now it was the turn of the various immortals and gods recruited over the past ten thousand years. The positions of Yuanjun and Tianjun of the Heavenly Court were bestowed upon a few Daluo Jinxian. As for those of lower realms, there were none. Haotian naturally would not lower the prestige of the Heavenly Court. Cultivation was the bottom line. If your cultivation was not high enough, no matter how great your merits were, you would be waiting in the lower realms.

The positions of True Lords in the Heavenly Court are held by Taiyi Golden Immortals; as for the Star Lords, they need to be Golden Immortals.

In addition, the positions of Divine Lord and Spirit Lord in the Heavenly Court are decided by the emperors and departments themselves, but the minimum cultivation level must not be lower than that of a Mysterious Immortal.

In this way, according to their respective cultivation levels, these immortals and gods all obtained a position, so their efforts to serve Haotian were not in vain.

With each deity fulfilling their duties, the Heavenly Court was finally able to operate normally and began to perform its responsibilities, providing the energy for the operation of the Heavenly Dao throughout the Three Realms.

Thus, the Heavenly Court's underhanded actions were observed by the six sages, but no major sects took any action against the Heavenly Court.

Everyone was waiting for the "Peach Banquet". Soon, the hundred-year period arrived, and the Heavenly Court reopened, solemn and majestic.

Before the South Heavenly Gate stood rows of celestial soldiers and generals, the lowest of whom were all at least Celestial Immortals, and there were even generals at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, dressed in golden armor, guarding the South Heavenly Gate with imposing grandeur.

As the chief steward of the Heavenly Court, Taibai Jinxing greeted the powerful figures from all sides who came to the banquet with a smile.

As the saying goes, it is as difficult as climbing to heaven. The Heavenly Court only sent out invitations to the six saints and some top supernatural beings. As for the immortals of other realms, no separate invitations were sent. Instead, all the immortals and gods were invited to the "Peach Banquet". Anyone could attend.

Although it is said that anyone can come, ordinary cultivators with cultivation levels below the Golden Immortal level simply cannot reach the Nine Heavens Gale Layer, let alone traverse the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Those who could attend the banquet were basically only a few Golden Immortals, the majority were Taiyi Golden Immortals, and some well-known Daluo Golden Immortals. As for the Quasi-Saint level experts, they were naturally the ones who held the fort and would not appear until the very last moment.

Therefore, the Great Luo Golden Immortals became the top experts. In the present day, several Great Luo Golden Immortals have appeared, each one dominating the world. When Taibai Jinxing sees them, he has to put on a smiling face and invite them into the depths of the Heavenly Court, arranging seats for them.

As the Great Luo Golden Immortals arrived, and one after another Quasi-Saints such as Styx and Zhen Yuanzi appeared, the time for the "Peach Banquet" was almost up. Tongtian Sect Leader stopped preaching, and a cloud of auspiciousness appeared beneath his feet. The five true disciples of Chaos Dao Lord stood behind the Sect Leader and ascended to the Thirty-Three Heavens with him.

This was the second time that Chaos Dao Lord had come to the Heavenly Court. He followed the sect leader along the way, slowly appreciating the beautiful scenery of the immortal realm.

Throughout the endless palaces, pavilions, and towers of the Heavenly Court, faint celestial music drifted, light and ethereal, melodious and pleasing to the ear.

A gust of wind arose, and celestial clouds drifted by like flowing water.

From afar, the towering "Lingxiao Palace" stands at the very center of the entire celestial palace.

The rest are floating fairy islands, densely covered with palaces. Between the islands, cranes and spirit birds fly back and forth. A gust of fairy wind blows, and the cranes cry out. There are also spirit beasts of heaven and earth appearing and disappearing in the sea of ​​clouds, carefree and leisurely.

When the sage arrived, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, along with a group of heavenly officials, respectfully welcomed the Tongtian Sect Leader and his entourage into the Heavenly Palace where the Queen Mother of the West was holding the Peach Banquet.

Inside the hall, auspicious clouds and light swirled. Several white jade chairs were placed in front of the white jade steps. Inside the hall, sandalwood incense burners were adorned with many pearls and shells. Fragrant orchids and musk filled the air, enveloping precious fans.

Above the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, there were six extremely prestigious seats, reserved for the six supreme saints.

After the Tongtian Sect Leader took his seat, Chaos Daoist and the others strolled around the area. They each had some old friends there, and it was a rare opportunity for them to get together during the "Peach Banquet."

Before long, a purple aura stretched for three thousand miles beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, revealing two sages once more: Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun. Laozi rode a blue ox, while Yuanshi Tianzun still sat in his Nine-Dragon Incense Chariot.

The two also brought their disciples and attendants. When they saw the two saints arrive, apart from the Tongtian Sect Leader standing up and nodding in greeting, the others followed the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother to greet them.

Taking this opportunity, Li Yunjing also stepped forward to greet his two senior uncles. Upon seeing Li Yunjing step forward, Taishang Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun were shocked. Li Yunjing had already advanced to the Quasi-Saint level.

The two sages glanced discreetly at the Tongtian Sect Leader, who stood far away on the high platform, only to see his third brother smiling smugly at them.

"What a pity! Back then, it was I who made Li Yunjing a disciple of my third brother. If I had taken him in, the Chan Sect would have flourished long ago!" Yuanshi Tianzun regretted inwardly. He never imagined that a nobody from back then would reach the Quasi-Saint level so quickly and achieve such accomplishments.

Before the two sages could ask any more questions, Nuwa and the two leaders of the Western Sect arrived at the Heavenly Court one after the other.

"Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha saves all sentient beings, and there is a Pure Land in the Land of Ultimate Bliss."

When Goddess Nuwa arrived, Chaos Daoist and the others paid their respects once more. Before everyone could return to the hall and take their seats, a golden Buddhist light suddenly swept across the western sky, followed by thousands of Bodhi trees appearing within the light. The fragrance of the Bodhi trees and the sounds of chanting grew ever closer.

Chaos Daojun looked closely and saw that the people from the Western Sect had also arrived. In addition to the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, the Western Sect actually had a quasi-saint level expert. Over the years, these two saints have devoted a lot of effort to developing the Western Sect!

"Since the two saints from the West have arrived, we, the four saints from the East, must do our duty as hosts and give them a proper welcome."

Suddenly, Laozi spoke up, and Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, and Nuwa understood. The three saints then got up and went to greet him.

When the Heavenly Emperor was appointed at the Zixiao Palace last time, Zhunti, the second leader of the Western Sect, had a sudden inspiration and asked whether the great Buddhist teachings were the orthodox Xuanmen lineage. Hongjun answered that the Western Sect could be called Buddhism from then on, and it was also the so-called orthodox Xuanmen lineage.

Today, the thoughts of Jieyin and Zhunti towards the East are obvious, and the Three Pure Ones are vaguely aware of the crisis. They have unconsciously stood together and are preparing to continue to suppress the Western religion.

They have always regarded the primordial world as their own territory, especially the eastern lands. The Three Pure Ones, who are still relatively united, absolutely cannot tolerate anyone encroaching on the eastern lands, including the Heavenly Court.

Today, seeing the grand spectacle of the Western religion, even Lao Tzu's philosophy of non-action is somewhat infuriating.

With Laozi leading the way, a group of Eastern immortals, including Chaos Daoist, released their three flowers atop their heads. Within the colorful auspicious clouds, their respective spiritual treasures rose and fell. In an instant, the world was filled with the profound Dao, and the boundless immortal light actually suppressed the vast golden light of the Western Sect to a mere wisp.

Immediately, the auspicious clouds above the heads of Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian Jiaozhu receded, and many Xuanmen masters also withdrew their supernatural powers. The boundless strange phenomena vanished instantly, leaving only the Western Sect members, such as Jieyin and Zhunti, with grim expressions.

It's obvious who's superior and who's inferior. The two Western saints have once again been thoroughly humiliated by the four Eastern saints.

The Three Pure Ones, knowing when to stop, left some face for the Western Sect. Jieyin and Zhunti also stopped showing off their supernatural powers, withdrew the golden light, and led a group of disciples into the Heavenly Court.

"What a pity! This is also the last time our Xuanmen will unite as one to resist other forces!" Chaos Daojun sighed, and like everyone else, returned to the venue and sat down in his seat.

With all the saints present, the Queen Mother of the West soon announced the official start of the "Peach Banquet".

Every now and then, beautiful palace maids would bring out peaches and serve them to each table. The peaches served to the five great disciples of the Intercepting Sect, including Chaos Daojun, were naturally top-quality peaches, ten-thousand-year-old fruits, which also showed the wealth and power of the Heavenly Court.

The immortals below watched the graceful dance of the fairy maidens and listened to the melodious fairy music, toasting each other and having a great time.

The atmosphere was extremely solemn among the six saints, the Jade Emperor, and the Queen Mother of the West.

Haotian stood up, respectfully raised his wine cup to the six saints, and said, "Senior brothers, Haotian and Yaochi are very grateful for your presence on the occasion of the reopening of the Heavenly Court."

"Um."

The six sages nodded, but none of them raised their cups. Clearly, the six sages had unanimously chosen to suppress the development of the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor's face darkened, and he gave an awkward laugh, unsure of what to do.

"Haotian, the Dao Ancestor once said that our Western Sect is the orthodox sect of Xuanmen and can preach. Do you understand?" After arguing with Haotian for a while, Zhunti said bluntly.

"Senior brother, Haotian dares not get involved in the affairs of the great Western sects. Haotian cannot manage this matter." The Jade Emperor's face darkened even more. "You, Zhunti, are not a son of man. Aren't you framing me?"

If you want to come to the East to spread Christianity, then the Three Pure Ones are easy to get along with.

If I agree, wouldn't the Three Pure Ones depose me?

"Hmph! Zhunti, the East is the land where my three Xuanmen sects spread their teachings. Since your Western Sect is called 'Western,' you should stay obediently in Xiniu Hezhou!"

Upon hearing Zhunti's words, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately rebuked him, refusing to allow anyone to enter their territory.

Even the Jie Sect founded by his own third brother was looked down upon by Yuanshi Tianzun, let alone mere unorthodox sects.

"My teacher once said that my Western religion is also a righteous sect of Xuanmen and can be preached! How dare you, Yuanshi, disobey my teacher's orders?" Seeing Yuanshi Tianzun's rebuttal, Zhunti stood up in anger and dragged out his teacher.

"Hmph! No matter what the teacher says, if your Western Sect dares to enter the East, my disciples of the Jie Sect will drive your Western Sect members out!!" On this matter, the Tongtian Sect Master and the Yuanshi Tianzun shared the same stance and would not allow the Western Sect members to enter the East.

"You!!! You Three Pure Ones have gone too far!"

Even Jieyin turned pale, equally angered by the actions of Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu.

"The West is the West of the Western religion; while the East is the East of the three Xuanmen religions. Jieyin and Zhunti, you two must not have any improper thoughts," Laozi said coldly.

(End of this chapter)