He no longer hesitated, "huff-puff, huff-puff," and gobbled down the Flat Peach, leaving only a purplish peach pit.

Once the Flat Peach was consumed, he felt as though he was soaking in an Innate Divine Spring, with strands and threads of Daoist charm circulating around his body.

This charm was naturally not related to him, but rather an effect of the Flat Peach.

A Flat Peach that ripens once in nine thousand years yields a lifespan concurrent with Heaven and Earth, and an age in sync with the sun and the moon.

Yu Yuan pondered for a moment before pushing the Flat Peach in front of him over.

"Here, Junior Brother, eat this one too."

"Aren't you going to eat it yourself, Senior Brother?"

"Just eat it when I tell you to, why so much nonsense?"

"Thank you, Senior Brother! You're really too good to me!"

Touched, Wen Zhong nodded and without further politeness, reached out to embrace the Flat Peach and "huff-puff, huff-puff," down it went.

Long Ji, who had appeared at some point, took a Flat Peach from a passing Fairy's hand, and with a smile, offered it over, "Immortal, please enjoy. There are plenty more Flat Peaches."

Yu Yuan: (｡ŏ_ŏ)

"Then help me pack up a hundred or so."

Long Ji: (｡ŏ_ŏ)

After Long Ji left, he immediately passed the Flat Peaches to Wen Zhong.

"Junior Brother, eat some more."

Confused for a moment, Wen Zhong's eyes filled with gratitude.

"Senior Brother, rest assured, I will definitely cultivate the Immortal Path as fast as I can! I absolutely will not let down your kindness!"

Yu Yuan rested a hand on his forehead.

What is all this nonsense!

While the Immortal Gods were incessantly praising the Flat Peaches, the Heavenly Emperor raised his head, looked around and said, "It's rare for so many Immortal families to gather in the Heavenly Court, and it brings great joy to my heart. If there have been any shortcomings in the hospitality, please forgive me..."

"The Heavenly Emperor is being too polite!"

"With the Heavenly Emperor being so approachable, it is truly a blessing for the Three Realms!"

"..."

The Immortal Gods, whether sincerely or not, chimed in with their agreement.

In no time at all, both hosts and guests were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Just then, a Female Immortal Official arrived, bowing to the Golden Mother and speaking, "Reporting to the Mother, Chang'e Fairy has heard that today is Your Grace's birthday, and has volunteered to perform a dance to celebrate. May I ask if that pleases Your Grace..."

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Gods below all showed looks of astonishment.

"Could it be that Chang'e Fairy, known as the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms?"

"Legend has it that Chang'e Fairy secluded herself in the Moon Palace after the Witch Demon Calamity, isolated from the world and unseen by common folks... It's unexpected that today we might have the chance to see her beauty."

"I recall in years past, I, a mere Daoist, had the fortune of seeing her once... At that time, I was only at the level of a True Immortal, and with just one distant glance, I lost my Dao Heart."

"..."

Seeing the anticipation from many Immortal Gods present, the Golden Mother slightly nodded and said to the Female Immortal Official with a smile, "Since Chang'e Fairy is so inclined, then let her come."

"Yes."

The Female Immortal Official responded and respectfully retreated.

Like the other Immortal Gods, Yu Yuan, too, was looking forward to the imminent arrival of Chang'e Fairy.

This was not the first time he'd heard the name Chang'e Fairy; he was quite intrigued by this Ancient Era beauty who was rumored to be the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms.

Yet for some reason, whenever he heard her name, he couldn't help but conjure in his mind the image of Moon God Chang Xi.

At that moment, a figure approached. It was none other than Heavenly Master Li Changgeng, whom he had met outside the East Heavenly Gate before.

He bowed to Yu Yuan and said softly, "Immortal, the gifts offered by the Immortal Gods have been gathered in the Pixiang Palace. Would you like to go and select them now, or after the grand celebration is over?"

"I'll go now, of course."

Although Yu Yuan was also looking forward to meeting the most beautiful woman of the Three Realms, he wouldn't let it disrupt important matters.

Right away, he instructed Wen Zhong to stay put and not wander around, then departed from the Immortal Island with Li Changgeng.

The Pixiang Palace was not far from the Yaochi Palace.

In just a short while, the two arrived at the Pixiang Palace.

A glance revealed that an assortment of beautifully decorated boxes piled up into mountain-like stacks.

What exactly was inside those boxes, that was another matter.

These boxes were mostly carved with array patterns on their surfaces, which could slightly block other people's prying eyes.

Yu Yuan extended his divine sense and swiftly scanned several boxes, only to find they contained mediocre Yao Grass, exotic flowers, Spirit Fruits...

To put it bluntly, he would find these items to be a nuisance even if they were given to him for free.

Seeing Yu Yuan frowning tightly, Li Changgeng quickly explained, "These are gifts offered by the Immortal Gods from those outermost floating islands. It is not surprising that they fail to catch an Immortal's discerning eye... Immortal, you may want to look over there—the gifts sent by disciples of various major sects are there."

Yu Yuan glanced over and even saw the gift he had brought.

It was an "art piece" that he had casually shrunk and placed into a box when he left Penglai.

Whether it was precious or not, it definitely qualified as being creative.

But the problem now was that there were too many similar boxes, stacked up like several large mountains!

Li Changgeng showed a smile and asked, "Immortal, do you want to inspect each one or just randomly pick one?"

Yu Yuan said irritably, "Can't you assign someone to organize all the gifts and then display them in front of me for my choosing?"

Li Changgeng shook his head and said cautiously, "Please forgive us, Immortal. The Heavenly Court is short on staff; it might take a hundred years before we could spare the manpower to organize these gifts... Immortal, would you consider coming back after a hundred years?"

Yu Yuan gave him a glance, "Playing tricks, are you?"

"Absolutely not!" Li Changgeng quickly shook his head, bowed deeply, and said, "Please forgive me, Immortal. I am telling the truth, we truly cannot spare anyone to organize these gifts."

Seeing Li Changgeng's expression didn't seem to be deceitful, Yu Yuan pondered for a moment and then waved his hand, "Forget it... you wait, I'll call someone over."

With that, he covertly activated his Primordial Spirit and utilized the Sound Transmission Skill.

At the same moment, on the largest Floating Immortal Island within the Yaochi Fairyland, Yun Zhongzi paused while eating a Flat Peach and then stood up to leave.

The Daoist sitting beside him looked on curiously, "Younger brother, where are you off to?"

"A friend, Yu Yuan, has summoned me," Yun Zhongzi replied truthfully.

"Yu Yuan?"

The eyes of several Golden Immortals from the Chan Sect around them subtly changed.

Dao Xing looked at Yun Zhongzi and sneered, "That guy must want to use you for some mischief again! You are not allowed to go!"

Yun Zhongzi frowned slightly, saying with displeasure, "Brother, you're drunk!"

He turned to look at Nanji Immortal, "Eldest brother..."

Before he could make his request, Nanji Immortal waved his hand with a smile, "Just go."

Yun Zhongzi nodded, not even sparing another glance at Dao Xing Venerable, and left directly.

Soon, he arrived at Pixiang Palace and, seeing the "mountains" of gift boxes piled up, he asked curiously, "Friend, why have you called me here?"

Yu Yuan explained succinctly, "To help me pick a blind box."

Yun Zhongzi: "..."

After understanding Yu Yuan's intention, Yun Zhongzi naturally did not refuse such a small matter.

He walked casually around the "mountains" a few times, then his eyes slightly brightened as he pointed to an old and weathered wooden box, "That one."

Without hesitation, Yu Yuan waved and moved the wooden box in front of him.

This wooden box was about three feet square, but it was not heavy; it felt as light as if it was empty.

He took a deep breath and opened the wooden box.

"Clang!"

A pale green divine light surged to the heavens, rippling out in all directions.

Following that, a long, clear bell sound echoed throughout the Heavenly Court.

Within Yaochi Fairyland, where the Immortal Gods were merrily drinking and chatting, they all turned their gaze unanimously towards the direction of Pixiang Palace.

At that moment, everyone felt a profound and unique spiritual energy emanating from that place.

Although the presence quickly retracted, which of the present Immortal Gods wasn't accomplished in the Dao?

They immediately sensed that the spiritual energy carried a peerless purity, not akin to that typically emitted by spiritual treasures but instead resembled what an Innate Spiritual Treasure would radiate!

An Innate Spiritual Treasure had emerged in the Heavenly Court!

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor stared dumbfounded in the direction where the bell resonated from... Pixiang Palace!

This bell... this Innate spiritual energy...

Could it be?

Could there really be someone willing to gift an Innate Spiritual Treasure to the Heavenly Court?

As an emperor... is it too late for me to regret now?

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