I'm In Heaven, I Just Want To Work Overtime

Chapter 84: The Peach Banquet at Yaochi

In the Nine Yin Mountains,

Xia Yi faced the sun in the sky, absorbing the essence of the sun to refine himself.

He was practicing the "Great Sun Golden Crow Technique."

He discovered that having the bloodline of the Golden Crow was quite advantageous in the Three Realms.

When ordinary ancient beast cultivators saw him, they would give him some face.

After all, he was from the lineage of the Monster Emperor.

Of course, for the monsters native to the Earth Immortal realm, the scattered monsters, their deterrent power was not as great.

It was like using a sword from the Ming Dynasty to behead an official from the Qing Dynasty.

Daji had already been thrown into the World of Immortals by Xia Yi for training.

She had the cultivation of the Return to Void stage, but she had no combat experience or cultivation experience, so she needed to go through some trials.

Three thousand Asura soldiers were training, and the leader of the Asura warriors was called Mengluo, at the early stage of the Profound Immortal realm.

Xia Yi called him over and said, "I grant you the Divine Execution Sword and the Black Crow Feather. Eliminate all the Monster Kings in the vast Mangdang Mountains as soon as possible!"

"Yes, I will obey!" Mengluo accepted the treasures.

The Mangdang Mountains stretched for millions of miles, and the Nine Yin Mountains were just one of the larger peaks.

Inside were many Monster Kings with profound cultivation, many of them were senior Profound Immortals, even stronger than the old demon Tian Shi back then.

Fortunately, the Black Crow Feather was a rare treasure, enough to deal with some early-stage Profound Immortal monsters nearby.

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In the Heavenly Court, at Yaochi,

The Queen Mother of the West was dressed in classical and elegant palace attire, like a sea of pearls, with a flowing radiance accompanying the moonlight, her aura ethereal and unpredictable, exuding a sense of majesty.

She said to Dong Shuangcheng beside her, "The peaches in the Peach Garden are about to ripen. Go and wave the plain-colored Cloud Realm Flag to announce to the immortals of the Three Realms that the Peach Banquet is open."

Dong Shuangcheng was somewhat surprised. It was still a century away from the next Peach Banquet. She didn't know why the Queen Mother was announcing it so early.

But she didn't ask why, fearing to displease the Queen Mother.

She immediately followed the order and walked towards the deep world of Yaochi. Before long, she arrived at a treasure vault.

Inside, brilliant lights shone, and billions of colorful radiance flowed like water.

The entire space of the treasure vault was extremely vast, with many Eastern Wood-made tables lined up on both sides.

Each table had an Innate Spirit Treasure placed on it, emitting a powerful aura, but it was all contained within a three-zhang radius, not leaking out.

These Innate Spirit Treasures were all placed on the Splitting Treasure Rock by Ancestor Hongjun back then, used to suppress the four directions after Opening Heaven. Later, they were collected by the Empress and stored in the treasure vault, rarely used.

On the innermost case, there is a huge green gourd, shining brightly with colorful radiance.

Dong Shuangcheng took the green gourd and left the Southern Heaven Gate. He uncovered the gourd lid, formed a seal with his hand, and a green flag flew out from it, emitting a hazy light, made of an unknown material.

This is one of the Innate Five-Element Flags, the plain-colored Primordial Realm Flag, also known as the Gathering Immortals Flag.

Once it is waved, immortals from the three realms, including the Xuanmen Three Teachings, will all sense it.

As for ordinary Scattered Immortals, they won't receive the message and therefore don't have the qualification to attend the banquet at the Yaochi, eat the peaches, drink the jade dew, and taste the dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

Dong Shuangcheng held the seven-foot-sized flag and waved it three times. Then, a piece of plain-colored rune flew out from the flag surface, like a meteor shower, flying into the three realms and then disappearing.

Xia Yi, as the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Supreme God and a human-taught immortal, naturally also received the message.

He was currently cleaning up ancient star fragments in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, but fortunately, the Broom Star is about to arrive at the Thirty-Three Heavens, so he won't miss it.

Returning to the Starry Group, it was already ten days later.

Coincidentally, many immortals emerged from the chaos, with auspicious clouds and shining golden light.

Some were stepping on green clouds, some riding phoenixes, and some sitting on tigers, leopards, antelopes, qilins, and colorful phoenixes, etc.

They were all immortals from the Three Teachings, who heard that the Heavenly Court was going to hold the Peach Banquet and came to attend.

When they arrived at the side of the Yaochi, countless fairies came and went, making it very lively.

There were also many Yellow Turban warriors carrying wine jars.

"The Heavenly Disaster Star Lord has arrived!"

An immortal official announced.

Before long, an immortal attendant led Xia Yi into the Yaochi.

As soon as he entered the Yaochi, he saw that it was filled with Innate spiritual energy, and there were red lotus flowers floating on the fairy water of the Yaochi. There were also fairies serving on both sides.

Xia Yi's seat was actually slightly towards the middle and not at the bottom.

It was somewhat unexpected.

On the jade table, there were immortal peaches, each as big as a bowl, emitting a fragrant aroma and shining brightly.

"The Heavenly Disaster Star Lord? Isn't that the Broom Star? Why is his seat closer to the front than ours? Does the Heavenly Court have no manners?"

Some immortals were dissatisfied.

"I heard that this Heavenly Disaster Star Lord achieved the status of Celestial Immortal in the Great Red Sky, left his name on the Human-taught Immortal Stele, and was bestowed with immortal techniques by the Great Mage Xuan Du. After that, he joined forces with several human-taught immortals to repel the Demon Dao. That's why he can sit here."

An immortal explained.

"So he's included in the Human-taught Sect!"

The previously dissatisfied immortals nodded.

Among the Three Realms, the immortals of the Three Teachings are detached from worldly affairs, esteemed in status, and even more noble than the identity of the Heavenly Court's main gods.

If Xia Yi were only the divine position of the Disaster Star Lord, no matter how much credit he had for the Heavenly Court, he would not be qualified to sit in a prominent position, only able to sit at the seat by the gate of the Jade Pool.

But once he entered the Human Teaching, it was different, and no one would discuss it.

This time, it was the first Peach Banquet after the destruction of Haotian and the rise of the Jade Emperor, so there were many immortals from the Three Teachings who came to attend.

Above the Jade Pool, there were several grand seats, all occupied by Saints.

The Great Emperor Jade Emperor and the Golden Mother of the Jade Pool were also among them.

After all, the Golden Mother was the Heavenly Emperor appointed by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, ruling over all living beings in the Three Realms.

At this moment, celestial music resounded, and the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother appeared and took their seats.

The immortals were about to speak when suddenly, outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, a colorful phoenix cried out and a true dragon circled around. It turned out to be the arrival of Empress Nuwa's divine carriage.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother hurriedly stood up and went outside the Jade Pool to greet Empress Nuwa.

Then, a white crane cried out, and Primordial Heavenly Venerable rode a nine-dragon-scented carriage pulled by nine golden dragons, followed by many immortals from the Expounding Teaching.

Soon after, a fragrant scent filled the air, and a green light shone brightly. Saint Tongtian, the leader of the Sectarian Teaching, arrived riding a kylin, followed by many immortals from the Sectarian Teaching. However, most of them had faces like red dates, with strange appearances different from the traditional immortal with white hair and a youthful face.

Laozi from the Three Pure Ones did not come. He had long resided in the Great Red Heaven and had rarely descended to the mortal realm since the battle against the witches and demons.

Although he did not come in person, he sent the Great Master Xuandu to attend the banquet, followed by Lü Chunyang, Changmei Perfected Being, and many other immortals from the Sectarian Teaching.

Finally, there was a grand chanting, with light rain falling. It was the arrival of the Daoist Quan Zhen and the Daoist Jie Yin. There were no Buddhas following them, only two little novices serving them.

After the various saints and the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother took their seats, the Peach Banquet officially began.

The immortal bells and jade chimes rang continuously, and a group of Jade Pool fairies, including Dong Shuangcheng, played the celestial music with innate instruments, creating the supreme immortal music.

In the Jade Pool, the immortals of the Three Teachings, numbering in the thousands, all stood up and first paid their respects to the Primordial Origin Great Principal Golden Immortal, who had undergone countless tribulations and was eternally indestructible.

Then they paid their respects to the two masters of the Heavenly Court, the Great Emperor Jade Emperor and the Golden Mother of the Jade Pool.

Afterwards, they took their seats.

At this moment, many immortals toasted and exchanged cups. In the Jade Pool, there were attendants carrying wine and jade nectar, and in the sky, white cranes and colorful phoenixes carried immortal grass and red fruits.

On the side, there were fairies holding small jade cups, gracefully pouring wine for the various immortals and gods present.

Truly, it was a carefree and leisurely scene, the scenery of the Immortal World.

"You two are the disciples of the Supreme Saint, with esteemed status. You should be sitting in a more prominent position. Why are you sitting with me, the Disaster Star Lord?" Xia Yi found it amusing.

The Silver Horned Boy drank a cup of immortal wine and said, "Although my brother and I are the disciples serving the Supreme Saint, our status is still below those direct disciples of the Saints. When we meet, we have to address them as senior disciples, and we have to be very respectful when eating and drinking!"

"That's right! But if we were to sit with those third-generation juniors, we would lose face for no reason. So we might as well sit with you!" Gold Horn picked up the jade chopsticks and picked up a piece of dragon liver, showing a satisfied expression.

His two brothers are the Monster Kings of the Primordial Era, who used to enjoy blood feasts and drink blood wine.

After following the Saint, they usually eat Immortal Fruits and drink sweet dew, so their taste buds have long lost their interest in blood.

Xia Yi, on the other hand, doesn't feel that way.

The system's standard three meals a day are quite high, usually consisting of Innate herbs or delicacies made from rare and exotic beasts, not inferior to the dragon liver and phoenix marrow in front of them.

"If the young man is interested, you can often come to my Heavenly Calamity Star Lord's mansion. I have plenty of fine wine and delicacies. Apart from the lack of ambrosia and jade dew, it is not inferior to the immortal feast in front of you," Xia Yi smiled and said, "And there's also blood feast and blood wine!"

"Is that true?"

The Golden Horn and Silver Horn looked at each other, somewhat tempted.

"Of course it's true. Marshal Tianpeng also often comes to my mansion to drink!" Xia Yi said.

"Then my brother and I will have to trouble you more in the future!"

The Golden Horn and Silver Horn raised their wine cups.

"Always at your service!"

Xia Yi smiled and raised his wine cup.

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As the Peach Banquet progressed, many immortals from the Three Teachings left their seats and presented the prepared Law Treasures as gifts to the owner of the Yaochi, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

Xia Yi's gift was a painting by Yuan Feng, similar to the landscape painting he gave to Tai Bai Jin Xing. It was not a Spirit Treasure or anything like that, but it contained some meaning.

It was useless for ordinary immortals, but it had considerable collection value for the great powers of the Three Realms.

It was also one of the annual gifts given by the system.

The Queen Mother of the West was somewhat surprised and had a nearby fairy take it and nodded slightly.

Among the group of immortals, the most precious gift was presented by the Great Mage Xuan Du. It was a set of nine Great Principle Nine Transformation Gold Cores refined by the Supreme Saint, containing a trace of Great Principle laws. It was the supreme treasure of the Three Realms, surpassing the Nine Thousand Year Peach and the Ginseng Fruit in its marvelous use.

Only the legendary Huang Zhongli could compare to it.

The Jade Emperor and the Golden Mother of Yaochi received it solemnly and thanked the Supreme Saint together.

Before long, the South Pole Immortal Weng from the Chan Sect stepped forward, followed by a young Daoist behind him. His face was like jade, without a beard, and he looked handsome, appearing to be around twenty or twenty-one years old, a beautiful young man.

After presenting a Spirit Treasure, the South Pole Immortal Weng said, "On this holy occasion, this humble Daoist wishes to present a good match as an embellishment."

"Oh? I wonder which fairy in Yaochi has caught the eye of the Immortal Weng?" the Jade Emperor asked.

"It is the daughter of the Great Heavenly Venerable and the Golden Mother, Princess Longji!" the South Pole Immortal Weng said with a faint smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the previously bustling Yaochi instantly fell silent.

Thank you for the support from Mr. Xu Changshu, thank you!

(End of this chapter)