Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 161: Peach Banquet and Soul Battle (Subscribe)
For a while, everyone was enjoying the taste of spiritual fruits and fine wine, discussing the pros and cons of their innate spiritual roots, and having a great time.

Outside the hall, a disciple of the Xuanyin lineage came to report that there was a cultivator from the Heavenly Court outside Sanxuan Mountain who had sent an invitation.

Upon seeing this, Li Xuanyang and others smiled at each other. There were still hundreds of years before the ten thousand year deadline, but Haotian and Yaochi couldn't wait to send someone to send the invitation, which showed that they attached great importance to the Peach Banquet.

The Xuanyin Taoist took the invitation, glanced at it briefly, and said with a smile, "It seems that Haotian and Yaochi are planning to use the Peach Banquet as an excuse to recruit a group of prehistoric cultivators."

"However, Haotian and Yaochi are of extraordinary origins, and the Heavenly Palace was recently rebuilt. This is a major event in the prehistoric world. We should give them some face and go join in the fun."

Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement upon hearing this and said, "Daoyou is right. Haotian and Yaochi are the Heavenly Emperors appointed by Master Hongjun himself. We can't refuse to go."

"Besides, Fellow Daoist Xuanyin just mentioned that we should go together to taste the Xiantian Renshui peaches."

"Fellow Daoist, please don't tease me." The Taoist Xuanyin felt a little embarrassed. "This Peach Banquet involves the positions of the other Six Imperial Emperors. If it weren't difficult to refuse, I wouldn't want to join in the fun."

The last time the Lich and Warlocks were in great trouble, everyone went to watch the battle, hoping to have some fun, but it turned out to be an unexpected disaster.

"This matter has nothing to do with us. No matter who becomes one of the Six Imperial Emperors, he will not be able to control us." Queen Mother of the West said lightly.

When Li Xuanyang saw the attitudes of Xuanyin Dao Ren and Queen Mother of the West, he could guess that all the quasi-saints and powerful people in the prehistoric world were indifferent to the affairs of Heaven and the Six Emperors, as long as they didn't care about them.

Even if the person in charge is a disciple of a saint, he is not a saint after all.

Hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Xuanyang, Xuanyin Daoren, Zhen Yuanzi and others left Xuanyin Cave Heaven in Sanxuan Mountain together and headed towards Heaven.

At this time, above Mount Buzhou, countless cultivators from the three mountains and five peaks, each riding on the clouds and light, passed through the South Gate of Heaven, and headed towards the Peach Banquet.

Li Xuanyang and others were all quasi-saints with great supernatural powers. They all had a majestic aura and light. All the cultivators they met along the way would avoid them from a distance and would not dare to disturb them.

“Haotian and Yaochi have made such a big fuss that they have invited so many cultivators to come. Judging from the meteorological situation alone, it is comparable to the celestial wedding of Emperor Jun and Xihe.” Zhen Yuanzi came to the outside of the South Heaven Gate and looked around. The sky was full of colorful clouds, crossing the sky.

The number is so large that it is likely that all the famous cultivators in the prehistoric world have been invited.

"The momentum is indeed quite impressive, but compared to the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, it still lacks some foundation and seems a bit hasty." Li Xuanyang said as he looked towards the South Heavenly Gate.

I saw teams of heavenly soldiers and generals in armor. They seemed to be very imposing, but in fact, the ones with the highest cultivation level were only at the level of Taiyi Jinxian, not even a Daluo Jinxian.

Not to mention being comparable to the former demon clan heaven, I'm afraid its strength is not even as good as the Xuanyin lineage.

"You are right, fellow Daoist. We are indeed acting too hastily."

"But we are just going through the motions and tasting the innate spiritual fruit produced by the innate Renshui peaches!" said the Xuanyin Taoist with a smile.

Everyone nodded in agreement, passed through the South Gate of Heaven, and headed towards the Thirty-Sixth Heaven.

The Peach Banquet is located in the thirty-six heavens and is named Yaochi. The essence of countless stars in the sky falls down and turns into misty clouds and dazzling light.

Various gorgeous pavilions stand on both sides, with tables and counters placed on them, on which are spiritual fruits and fine wines.

At this time, many cultivators who had arrived earlier in the Yaochi were sitting together in groups of three or five, tasting spiritual fruits and chatting and laughing with each other, making it seem extremely lively.

Seeing Li Xuanyang and the others descending from the clouds, the guiding immortal official immediately shouted loudly: "The Xuanyang Celestial Lord of Xuanyang Mountain in the East China Sea has arrived!"

"Xuan Yin Zhenren from Xuan Yin Cave Heaven of San Xuan Mountain has arrived!"

"Wanshou Mountain Wuzhuang Temple Zhenyuan...

Upon hearing this, the many guests and monks in Yaochi were all surprised. So many quasi-saints with great supernatural powers actually came together.

"Greetings, all the masters!" Many guest monks stood up and saluted Li Xuanyang and others.

"There's no need to be so polite, fellow Taoists!" Li Xuanyang and the others nodded slightly, and planned to sit down at their desks under the guidance of the palace maids and fairies.

However, when Haotian and Yaochi saw Li Xuanyang and the others approaching, they quickly stood up to greet them, bowed and said, "Greetings, all of you!"

Upon seeing this, Li Xuanyang and the others each bowed to the two men in return, "It's been over ten thousand years since we last met. How are you, fellow Daoists?"

"Thank you for your concern, Master."

"Please come in first, all masters!" Haotian and Yaochi pointed to the positions on the left and invited Li Xuanyang and others.

"Thank you!" Li Xuanyang and others nodded, walked to their respective seats and sat down.

Opposite was the desk of saints such as Shangqing and Nuwa, and below were the Daluo Jinxian monks and disciples of the saints. Behind them were seated in order according to their backgrounds and levels of cultivation.

"Haotian and Yaochi have put a lot of thought into this." Li Xuanyang's heart moved, and his eyes fell on the empty table beside Shangqing and Nuwa, "Taiqing, Yuqing, Jieyin, and Zhunti have not arrived yet!"

"How about you come over and take a seat with me?" As if sensing Li Xuanyang's gaze, the Shangqing Taoist across from him suddenly smiled and bowed, inviting him, saying, "There's a seat available next to fellow Daoist Nuwa."

Nuwa was slightly stunned when these words came out. She looked at the Shangqing Taoist and Li Xuanyang with a look of surprise on her face. "Why did the Shangqing Taoist invite you like this?"

In response to Nuwa's words, the Taoist Shangqing smiled without saying anything and just looked at Li Xuanyang.

Xuanyin Dao Ren, Zhen Yuanzi and the others also showed expressions of surprise or confusion. The two empty seats on the side of Nuwa opposite were obviously reserved for the two saints from the West, Jie Yin and Zhunti. Why did Shangqing Dao Ren make such an invitation?

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Taoist. I will just sit here!" Li Xuanyang shook his head and refused. He didn't intend to cause any trouble at the Peach Banquet.

"That's fine." Taoist Shangqing did not force it, but just revealed a meaningful smile.

Although everyone was puzzled, they didn't dare to ask too many questions.

"The Western Religious Saints of Jieyin and Zhunti have arrived!"

At this time, the guiding immortal official shouted loudly, and above the Yaochi, golden light of merit filled the air, Sanskrit sounds rang out, and countless golden flowers fell down.

Then the two saints from the West, the Taoist Jie Yin and the Taoist Zhunti, descended from clouds of light, and each revealed their primordial relics. Above the auspicious clouds the size of an acre, relics as big as buckets floated up and down. The twelve innate golden lotuses of merit, the Jie Yin treasure banner and the seven treasures wonderful tree hung high in the sky. The golden light illuminated the void, and evolved into all kinds of strange images, almost covering the thirty-six heavens.

However, the next moment, the sky was filled with golden light of merit, which suddenly fell towards Li Xuanyang.

"Zhunti!" Li Xuanyang's eyes turned cold when he saw this, and then he showed the three flowers of his primordial spirit. Above the auspicious cloud as big as an acre, three innate twelve-grade lotus flowers of different colors were hanging high, showing the directions of the three elements of heaven, earth and man, standing on the three flowers of his primordial spirit.

Above the auspicious cloud, five innate five-element flags and the innate yin and yang energy of black and white were derived, turning into a ball of gray fire, carrying wisps of chaotic energy, and spreading towards the golden light of merit in the sky.

"Have you forgotten me?" Taoist Shangqing snorted coldly and revealed the three flowers of his primordial spirit. Above the auspicious cloud that was as big as an acre, four sword energies shot up into the sky. The sound of swords rang out continuously, and the air was filled with murderous aura. The swords of Zhuxian, Luxian, Xianxian and Juexian appeared together.

Above the Yaochi Lake, the fire of chaos, the sword energy in the sky, and the golden light of merit collided with each other, each occupying half of the sky, dividing the Yaochi Lake into two, and exuding a mighty divine power.

All the guest monks who were about to stand up and pay their respects were horrified and at a loss. Even many of those with low cultivation had turned pale with fear, fearing that they would be affected and end up dead.

Fortunately, whether it was Li Xuanyang and the Taoist Shangqing, or the two Western saints Jie Yin and Zhunti, their power was visible and did not affect outsiders. They only fought with their primordial spirits.

The battle of souls between three saints and a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers was an eye-opener for all the guests and monks present.

This kind of scene is simply unprecedented.

As time went on, many cultivators were unable to see the specific situation due to their limited cultivation level.

But the group of quasi-saints with great supernatural powers showed doubts and even looked at Li Xuanyang in disbelief.

At this time, the twenty-four chaotic heavens gradually appeared around him, and endless chaotic energy surged out and fell into the chaotic fire. His magic power seemed to be endless, and he actually started to hold off with the saint Zhunti Taoist.

"What is this?" Zhen Yuanzi, Xuanyin Dao Ren, Xuangui, and other quasi-saints with great supernatural powers exchanged a look of shock in their eyes. "How could Fellow Daoist Xuanyang possess such a high level of spiritual power?"

"The Way of Hunyuan!"

"Good and evil are my three corpses!" Queen Mother of the West stared at Li Xuanyang's three soul flowers, a strange look flashing in her eyes. She said in a deep voice, "Three Corpses Quasi-Saint, Fellow Daoist Xuanyang has broken through to the realm of Three Corpses Quasi-Saint, and is only half a step away from the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian."

Three Corpses Quasi-Saint!

Everyone was shocked and their expressions were very complicated.

"Even if Fellow Daoist Xuanyang has broken through to the Three Corpses Quasi-Sage realm, he has not yet attained sainthood. How can his magical powers compete with those of a saint?" A quasi-saint with great supernatural powers in the field could not help but ask.

The Three Corpses Quasi-Saint realm is, after all, not the Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, and cannot place the primordial spirit on the way of heaven like a saint, and the magic power in the body is ultimately limited.

But Li Xuanyang in front of him did not look like he was short of magic power at all.

"Twenty-four Chaos Heavens!" Nuwa on the opposite side looked at Li Xuanyang deeply. No wonder the Taoist Shangqing invited him just now. It turned out that he had broken through to such a realm and even transformed the chaotic energy into magic power. But where did so much chaotic energy come from?

Not to mention Nuwa's strange expression, even the two saints from the West who were confronting Li Xuanyang and Shangqing Taoist had puzzled expressions on their faces.

Although the Taoist Zhunti had seen the Twenty-Four Chaos Heavens before, he was still unable to see any clues at this time, as there was still a layer of fog blocking his view.

"This thing is indeed extraordinary, and that Chaos Treasure, you didn't even sacrifice it!" Zhunti Taoist frowned. Li Xuanyang didn't sacrifice the Chaos Sword above the three flowers of his soul. He only relied on the twenty-four Chaos Heavens and various spiritual treasures to block himself.

"If it weren't for Taoist Shangqing's repeated meddling in my affairs, and if I hadn't lost another soul relic, Li Xuanyang would have been forced to use the Chaos Sword this time!" Taoist Zhunti couldn't help but be angry with Shangqing.

If one could obtain a Chaos Sword to suppress his luck, why would one bother to work so hard to obtain the Six Imperial Emperors and the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race?

"Please give me some advice, Saint!" Yao Chi forced a smile and pleaded with Nuwa.

"No need to be so troublesome." Nuwa glanced outside the Yaochi and then refused.

"Saint..." Yao Chi was about to say something else when she saw two divine lights suddenly falling from the void, turning into the Tai Chi diagram and Pangu Banner hanging high, demonstrating the power of the innate treasure.

"You two fellow Taoists have passed!" Taoist Taiqing pointed at the Tai Chi diagram expressionlessly, and it transformed into a golden bridge, descending towards Taoist Jieyin. "Hmph!" Taoist Yuqing said nothing, extending his hand and pointing at the Pangu Banner, striking towards Taoist Zhunti.

Seeing Taoist Taiqing and Taoist Yuqing appear one after another, Taoist Jieyin sighed lightly, knowing that nothing could be done. He waved his hand and blocked the innate twelve-grade golden lotus of merit in front of him. The golden light of merit was strong, blocking the sword energy of Taoist Shangqing, and then he took back the primordial spirit relic.

Upon seeing this, Taoist Taiqing also took back the Tai Chi diagram.

However, Taoist Shangqing had no intention of giving up. He waved his hand and summoned the Qingping Sword, which turned into a sword light and hit Taoist Zhunti.

At this moment, the Pangu Banner had already collided with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. With a loud "bang", it was knocked out of the range of the Yaochi.

"Yuqing!" Before he finished speaking, the Taoist Zhunti felt a sword light coming towards him, and hurriedly recalled the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, intending to block the sword light.

"Taixuan Sword Sutra!" Li Xuanyang's heart moved, and above the three flowers of his soul, the Soul-Devouring and Moon-Swallowing Sword hung high up, turning into a sky full of sword threads, also covering the Taoist Zhunti.

"Three fellow Taoists!" Taoist Jie Yin was very anxious and quickly summoned the Innate Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit again. It turned into a golden light and blocked the sword threads in the sky and the Qingping Sword.

"Thank you for your help, Senior Brother!" Taoist Zhunti summoned the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree back and took back the Yuanshen Relic. He looked at Taiqing and Yuqing and asked in a deep voice, "Two fellow Taoists, what do you mean by this?"

"It should be I, fellow Taoist, who should be saying this!" Taoist Yuqing waved his hand and put the Pangu Banner into his soul, and said coldly to Taoist Zhunti.

The Shangqing Taoist retracted the three flowers of the primordial spirit and several swords, sneered at Jie Yin and Zhunti, and said, "You two fellow Taoists have come here several times to cause trouble and snatch spiritual objects and treasures. Do you really think that you can bully us?"

Upon hearing what the Jade Purity and Shangqing Taoists said, the Zhunti Taoist remained expressionless. Instead, he chuckled and said to the Shangqing Taoist, "Your Jie Sect is also lacking something to suppress your destiny. You once snatched the Chaos Bell, a supreme treasure from the innate realm."

"Why bother talking about poverty at this time!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the monks around froze. The right and wrong and cause and effect between saints were not so pleasant to hear.

"Zhunti, don't think I don't know what you are planning." Li Xuanyang also took back the three flowers of the primordial spirit and various spiritual treasures. He looked at Zhunti with cold eyes and said, "If you really want to suppress the things of destiny, dare you go with me to the Chaos Void above the Thirty-three Heavens again!"

Although the Taoist Zhunti only mentioned the thing that suppressed the luck, Li Xuanyang and the Taoist Shangqing knew in their hearts that it was nothing more than a test of the Chaos Treasure.

However, the Creation Artifact is not a Chaos Treasure, and it cannot suppress luck. Even Li Xuanyang does not dare to take it out in the prehistoric world.

"Fellow Daoist, you're joking!" Taoist Zhunti said to Li Xuanyang meaningfully, "Fellow Daoist has not only broken through to the realm of the Three Corpses Quasi-Sage, but his magical power is also boundless, making him as respected as a saint like us."

"In addition, there are three innate twelve-grade lotus flowers to suppress the luck, which is still better than the Western Sect of the two of us and the Jie Sect of the Shangqing Daoist friend."

"I am just a little envious, not greedy at all!"

This is a heart-breaking statement, clearly intended to sow discord between Li Xuanyang and Shangqing Taoist.

After hearing what Taoist Zhunti said, Taoist Shangqing couldn't help but feel a hint of sarcasm in his heart, "It seems that just as Taoist Xuanyang said, Zhunti regarded it as a Chaos Supreme Treasure. Otherwise, why would he be so eager to test it, even mentioning the object of suppressing destiny."

"It's so ridiculous!"

"It's none of your business how Jiejiao suppresses its luck." Taoist Shangqing said sarcastically to Taoist Zhunti.

After a few words, everyone's faces turned strange. It seemed that Li Xuanyang and Zhunti Taoist had already had a fight in the Primal Chaos Void.

This attracted many quasi-saints and cultivators to look at Li Xuanyang with eager eyes, wishing they could become disciples of the Xuanyang Mountain lineage, just to learn the method to break free from their own obsessions.

Haotian and Yaochi could see what the cultivators were thinking. They felt extremely distressed but could do nothing about it.

I'm afraid this Peach Banquet was a waste of time. Although it demonstrated the grandeur of the Heavenly Court, everyone also witnessed the supernatural powers of the saints and the Three Corpses Quasi-Saints.

Thinking of this, Haotian couldn't help but nodded to the immortal official beside him.

After receiving Haotian's signal, the immortal official knocked the jade pestle in his hand towards Yu Xin. "Dang, dang, dang..." The crisp sound echoed inside and outside the Yaochi.

This caused everyone to be stunned and they all looked towards Haotian and Yaochi.

"Haotian and Yaochi greet all the saints and Xuanyang Zhenren. Please come in and take a seat to taste the peaches." Haotian said to everyone with a smile on his face.

"That's fine!" Taoist Taiqing nodded, walked to his seat and sat down at the desk.

Li Xuanyang, Taoist Yuqing and Taoist Shangqing nodded to show their gratitude, and then sat down at their desks. Taoist Jieyin and Taoist Zhunti did the same. The dispute came to an end.

Seeing this, the immortal official standing beside Haotian shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived, the Peach Banquet officially begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, pleasant fairy music rang out in the Yaochi Lake, and countless fairies and palace maids danced gracefully. The beauty of the scenery was breathtaking.

In addition, pairs of fairies and palace maids also walked in from outside the Yaochi, dragging plates of huge peaches in their hands and placing them on their respective tables.

Before anyone could taste it, they could smell the aroma of fruit, which shocked everyone. Even many casual cultivators with lower cultivation bases could not help but take a deep breath of the fruit aroma, and immediately felt that their magic power had improved slightly.

It is conceivable that if one eats one, it will definitely improve one's cultivation level, and one can't help but look forward to it.

"Fellow Taoists, please come in!" Haotian and Yaochi stood up, smiled and extended their hands to invite everyone.

Li Xuanyang picked up a nine thousand peach and took a bite. The flesh turned into juice in his mouth. A rich innate Ren water spiritual energy flowed into his lungs and spread into his body and soul, making him clear and refreshed.

"What a wonderful spiritual fruit! It is worthy of being one of the ten great innate spiritual roots in the prehistoric world. It is far superior to the banana tree in this poor Taoist mountain."

"It is indeed a good spiritual fruit!" Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but praise it.
The other quasi-saints with great supernatural powers all praised him.

Many cultivators had excited expressions on their faces. Whether it was the essence of the stars in the Heavenly Palace or the peaches in front of them, they were all things that ordinary cultivators had no chance to see, and they felt a faint yearning in their hearts.

"If you like it, you may taste more." Haotian and Yaochi looked at each other, and finally felt relieved, with a glimmer of light in their eyes.

Upon hearing Haotian's words, the immortal official quickly gave orders, asking the palace maids and fairies to bring plates of peaches to the saints and immortals again.

Everyone was enjoying the peaches and magical fruits while enjoying the singing and dancing and chatting. The scene was extremely lively, as if nothing had happened just now.

Before I knew it, several months had passed.

"The Peach Festival held today with Yao Chi is actually the first grand banquet since the creation of the world. This emperor would like to take this opportunity to work with all the saints and immortals to determine the positions of the remaining six emperors, so that they can assist this emperor and Yao Chi in running the heavenly court." Haotian suddenly spoke to everyone.

After hearing Haotian's words, Li Xuanyang glanced at the Three Pure Ones, Jie Yin and Zhunti opposite him, and saw that they all frowned, only Nuwa looked very calm. He nodded thoughtfully.

When Haotian spoke about assisting others in front of so many cultivators, he simply wanted to completely establish the position of the Emperor of Heaven and take charge of the Heavenly Court, rather than sharing power with the other six great emperors.

Taoist Taiqing naturally knew this, so he said expressionlessly, "I only have one disciple, so I cannot serve in heaven."

Before Haotian and Yaochi could show any joy on their faces, they heard Taoist Taiqing say again, "But the teacher has said that disciples like me, the saints, should perform their duties as assistants and lend a hand to Your Majesty. I can let one of the Three Corpses of Good and Evil enter the Heavenly Palace to take charge."

Although he is not one of the Six Great Emperors, just based on his identity as one of the Three Corpses of Saints, it is hard to say who will be in charge of Heaven in the future.

This shocked the guest monks who had just thought of joining the Heavenly Palace.

Haotian and Yaochi's expressions changed drastically.

"My disciple Taiyi can serve in the Heavenly Court and transform into Samantabhadra, the Great Qinghua Emperor of the East." Without waiting for Haotian and Yaochi to politely refuse, Taoist Yuqing suddenly spoke.

Seeing that Taoist Taiqing had one of the Three Corpses of Good and Evil sit in the Heavenly Palace, Li Xuanyang's heart moved. Then Taoist Yuqing said, "I can also let one of the Three Corpses of Good and Evil enter the Heavenly Palace and serve as the Great Emperor of Ziwei in the North Pole of the Central Sky!"

As soon as Li Xuanyang said this, everyone's faces changed drastically. First it was Taoist Taiqing, and then Li Xuanyang. It seemed that they were performing assisting duties, but in fact they were interfering with the power of the Heavenly Court.

In this way, all quasi-saints with great supernatural powers have to be bound by the constraints of the Heavenly Court.

"My disciple Zhao Gongming can enter the heaven and serve as the Emperor of the Upper Palace of Gou Chen." Taoist Shangqing also spoke.

Although Haotian and Yaochi were unwilling, as things had come to this point, how could they refuse? They could only reluctantly bow to Li Xuanyang and the Three Pure Ones as a sign of their agreement.

Only the Southern Emperor of Immortality and the Earthly God Hou Tu have not been decided.

"My disciple Maitreya can serve in the Heavenly Court as the Great Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole." The Taoist Zhunti suddenly spoke to Haotian and Yaochi.

However, Li Xuanyang said calmly, "Maitreya is still serving in the Netherworld and cannot be the Southern Pole Immortal Emperor."

"good!"

When Taoist Taiqing heard what Li Xuanyang said, he couldn't help but smile and expressed his agreement.

Taoist Yuqing nodded slightly and said to Taoist Zhunti, "Daoist friend, it is better to let Maitreya stay in the Netherworld to serve, so as to avoid being involved in the karma of right and wrong."

"Western religions are not allowed to serve in the Heavenly Court!" The Taoist Shangqing sneered.

"Yuqing, is your disciple Taiyi also working in the Netherworld?" The Taoist Zhunti had a gloomy expression.

Although it was clear long ago that Sanqing and Li Xuanyang would not easily agree to allow a disciple of the Western Sect to become one of the Six Imperial Emperors, such an excuse was simply too much.

"There's no need for you to remind me about this!" Taoist Yuqing looked at Taoist Zhunti coldly.

"The position of Hou Tu Huang Di can be taken by the goddess Ping Xin in the netherworld. The position of Nan Ji Chang Sheng Da Di can be temporarily suspended. When a suitable person is born in the future, he can take up the position in heaven."

"What do you think, fellow Taoists?" Seeing that Nuwa had no intention of seeking the position of the Longevity Emperor of the South Pole, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but suddenly speak to the Three Pure Ones.

There was no need to say much about Hou Tu Huang Di Ji. Everyone knew the reason and naturally would not refuse.

As for the Great Emperor of Immortality in the South Pole!

(End of this chapter)