Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 455 The Great Calamity Begins: The Early Peach Banquet

Before long, Yaochi rode in a phoenix carriage and arrived at the Lingxiao Palace.

After Haotian ordered Tiannu to leave, only Haotian and Yaochi remained in the entire Lingxiao Palace.

Yaochi's face softened with a long-lost gentleness. "Brother Haotian, is there something you need from me today?"

Haotian asked, "How long until the next Peach Banquet?"

Yaochi paused for a moment, then replied, "The Peach Banquet is a means for our Heavenly Court to win over the true immortals of the Three Realms. It is held once every ten thousand years. The last one was more than nine thousand years ago. As for the next one, it will be five hundred years from now."

"Five hundred years is too long."

Haotian shook his head. "Let's hold it earlier, six months from now. What do you think?"

Yaochi suddenly asked, "Is the Peach Banquet being rescheduled so far in advance because of the robbers in the Peach Garden?"

Haotian nodded. "The Heavenly Dao is unpredictable, and when this calamity child went to sea, he disappeared for ten years without any reason, causing great changes in the Heavenly Dao and almost disrupting it. This calamity is an opportunity for the West and also an opportunity for our Heavenly Court. We must seize it and not allow any mistakes. Sister, our Heavenly Court has no other choice."

Yaochi remained silent, only tightly gripping Haotian's large hand.

Soon, a few days later, the Heavenly Court released a very important piece of news.

The Peach Banquet, which takes place once every ten thousand years, will be held five hundred years earlier.

For this grand gathering, the Heavenly Court will use its accumulated wealth from tens of thousands of years to extend invitations to all the immortals of the Three Realms to attend the celestial banquet.

Even the purple-veined, yellow-pitted peaches that ripen only once every 90,000 years will be brought out in large quantities.

The moment this news was released, it caused a huge uproar throughout the Three Realms.

Countless cultivators of the Primordial World, including Xuanxian, Jinxian, and Taiyi Jinxian, were discussing it animatedly.

"Since the Heavenly Court was re-established, the Peach Banquet has always been held once every ten thousand years. Why is it being held five hundred years earlier this time?"

"Could it be that some joyous occasion has occurred in Heaven?"

"What joyous occasion could there be in Heaven? After the Investiture of the Gods, won't the Three Realms still be ruled by the sages' lineage?"

"Shh, keep quiet. No matter what, the Heavenly Court is no longer what it used to be. It's not something we can presume to understand."

"Who cares why it's being held earlier? Let's just go as usual. We can't lose out by getting a few peaches."

"What you say is quite right, fellow Daoist."

The Great Luo Golden Immortals, as well as some reclusive Quasi-Saint cultivators, sensed something different from this Peach Banquet that was held five hundred years earlier than planned.

The calamity was spreading throughout the Three Realms, obscuring the sky and the sun, and constantly changing. The Heavenly Court was about to take action ahead of schedule.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, beside the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Zhunti and Jieyin gazed with deep eyes at the Earthly Immortal Realm, in a very good mood.

Everything is moving toward the established goal, and it seems that Zhunti has already seen the scene after the West's great prosperity.

In Heaven, preparations for the Peach Banquet have entered a tense phase. Yaochi has specially dispatched the seven most beautiful Chang'e from the Moon Palace to pick peaches in the Peach Garden.

Chang'e is not the Taiyin Star Lord who governs the Taiyin Star, nor does she refer to a specific person; rather, she refers to a position.

All female deities belonging to the Moon Palace hold the position of Chang'e.

In Journey to the West, the Chang'e who was flirted with by Marshal Tianpeng refers to a female fairy belonging to the Moon Palace, rather than the Moon Palace master as people subconsciously believe.

The Lord of the Moon Palace is named Taiyin Xingjun, the Moon Goddess who governs the Sun Star. With the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, she is a very important deity even in the entire Heavenly Court. How could a mere Marshal of the Heavenly River dare to tease her?

As for why Chang'e was specifically sent to pick the peaches, the purpose was naturally to lure Sun Wukong into making a mistake!

As long as Sun Wukong makes a mistake, the Heavenly Court can proceed with its next move, and the great calamity can unfold more effectively.

In the Peach Garden, early in the morning, Sun Wukong got up again to prepare to inspect the Peach Garden.

Over the course of half a year, Sun Wukong secretly ate countless peaches.

He absorbed all the innate spiritual energy contained in each peach by circulating the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique.

Before coming to the Heavenly Court, Sun Wukong's cultivation had just reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.

But after only half a year, he had a feeling that he was about to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

This speed is comparable to riding a rocket; it's absolutely amazing.

Yesterday, Sun Wukong discovered an old peach tree with big, red peaches. He got up very early today just to taste them.

Just as they were about to leave, a water carrier suddenly came running over. "Sir, the Great Celestial Venerable has moved the Peach Banquet forward by five hundred years, and this has been known throughout the land. Seven Chang'e fairies have come to the Peach Garden to pick peaches on the orders of the Empress. Sir, you should go and take a look."

Sun Wukong originally didn't want to go, but after hearing what the water-carrying warrior had said, it would indeed be a bit rude of him not to see him.

"Alright, then take me to see him."

"Yes, sir."

The water-carrying warrior jogged along, bringing Sun Wukong to the seven Chang'e.

The celestial maidens were all beautiful, and the moon palace maidens were especially stunning, possessing beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide its face and flowers blush. Every smile and frown exuded charm and stirred the deepest desires in people's hearts.

Before me stood seven Chang'e fairies, each dressed in a different color of fairy gown—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. The gowns shimmered in the sunlight, perfectly outlining the exquisite figures of the seven Chang'e fairies.

She's perfectly proportioned, neither too thin nor too plump, almost flawless.

Even the most detached and desireless cultivator would experience a sense of reverie and enchantment.

But Sun Wukong didn't react at all. He cupped his hands and said, "Sun Wukong, the manager of the Peach Garden, pays his respects to the seven Chang'e fairies."

Chang'e, dressed in red, covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "I had long heard that a new manager had arrived at the Peach Garden. He was exceptionally brave and courteous. Seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved."

The other Chang'e echoed her sentiments, praising Sun Wukong enthusiastically without asking for money.

Sun Wukong smiled, but he was already on guard.

"You flatter me, fairies. If you wish to pick some peaches, please follow me."

Sun Wukong led the way, with the seven Chang'e following behind, occasionally teasing him.

Sun Wukong cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, his Dao heart was so firm that he remained unmoved and treated it as usual.

Soon, they brought the seven Chang'e to the peach grove.

"The peaches here are ripe; please feel free to pick them, fairies."

After uttering those words, Sun Wukong leaped onto an old peach tree like lightning and began to meditate and cultivate.

Chang'e in purple curled her lip. "That monkey has no taste at all! So many beautiful women in front of him, and he doesn't even react!"

"A monkey is a monkey; it has absolutely no sense of aesthetics!"

"Hmph, sisters, let's ignore this monkey and go pick peaches."

The seven Chang'e glared angrily at the direction where Sun Wukong was meditating, then dispersed to pick peaches.

(End of this chapter)