Chapter 662

After waiting a while longer, guests from all realms arrived together.

With the chat group's membership growing, this banquet had even more attendees—623 in total—and was far livelier.

After taking their seats, old acquaintances chatted casually, and new friends, unreserved, began mingling; the atmosphere was incredibly vibrant.

"The Dao Lord arrives!"

Moments later, as a chorus of crisp voices from fairy maidens rang out, celestial music surged into a passionate crescendo, and Zhang Taixuan's figure appeared.

Ye Hei exclaimed: "With this celestial music, the Dao Lord really does feel like the protagonist of a drama, with his own theme tune."

Han Paopao laughed: "That's true. This celestial music gets your blood pumping—when I become an immortal, I'll make one too."

Ye Hei grinned: "Exactly. The pomp is pretty decent."

The black dog watched the two boasting and fell silent: "Enough already, Ye Hei. Just attain Dao and become Emperor already. If you don't, it'll only get harder later."

Ye Hei wasn't in a hurry, smiling: "What's to fear? With the myriad realms at our disposal, attaining Dao and becoming Emperor is just a minor issue."

As they spoke, Zhang Taixuan walked to his seat and nodded in greeting to all.

Everyone rose, clasping hands in salute.

"It's the Ancestral Master!"

"It's truly the Ancestral Master!"

The most ecstatic were the five from the Snake People clan and the Jin Peng clan—they had waited hundreds of thousands of years and finally saw their Ancestral Master again.

The five prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing repeatedly, their reverence vastly different from others' formalities.

Zhang Taixuan saw this but did not stop them.

In ancient worlds, the bond between master and disciple was extremely profound.

Even an ordinary craft could sustain a family, allowing a lineage to endure for a hundred, even several hundred years.

The path of cultivation was even more powerful—it taught the art of immortality and the method to battle heaven and earth.

The relationship between master and disciple was often closer than that between father and son.

"Rise," Zhang Taixuan nodded. "Your coming here is fate. Weiwei, you possess the Immortal Spirit Eye, capable of piercing illusions and seeing the true source. Today, I shall fully awaken your Immortal Spirit Eye."

With just one glance, Zhang Taixuan understood the Immortal Spirit Eye's nature and deduced a method to awaken it.

With a casual wave, a spirit light shot forth and landed on Weiwei's forehead.

Instantly, Weiwei felt a mysterious cultivation technique for opening the eye appear in her dantian.

"Thank you, Dao Lord!"

"Jin Peng, your clan is the fastest in the world, yet your bloodline remains unactivated. Today, I grant you a chance."

With a casual wave, Jin Peng's mind was filled with the Heavenly Peng Divine Art—precisely the technique Zhang Taixuan deduced based on Jin Peng clan traits.

"Thank you, Ancestral Master!"

Jin Peng rejoiced and immediately bowed in gratitude.

Zhang Taixuan then turned to Qing Zhu and others, bestowing each with mysterious cultivation arts, fulfilling his bond with his disciples and descendants.

Having done this, Zhang Taixuan waved his hand and sat down directly.

The fairy maidens called out loudly: "The Pacifying Heaven Assembly officially begins!"

As the fairy maidens' voices faded, numerous spirit fruits and dishes were carried up and placed on the guests' tables.

Most important, of course, were the peaches of immortality.

Each group member received one; Qing She and Bai She, bearing heavy responsibilities, were also given one each.

As for disciples and descendants, none were neglected—five of them shared one.

Though scarce, everyone cried out in delight.

"We never thought we'd get peaches of immortality! The Ancestral Master treats us so well!"

"Yes, not only divine techniques but also peaches of immortality—I'll be the envy of everyone back in my clan!"

"Thor, this fruit is delicious!" Kang Na ate half the fruit and felt her blood boil; her stature suddenly grew three feet taller, matching Thor's height.

Ten thousand years of magic power was trivial to group members, but for Kang Na, it made up for thousands of years of growth.

In an instant, she matured.

Thor laughed: "Of course it's delicious—it's peaches of immortality, not something easily obtained."

On the other side.

Qing She and Bai She also felt dizzy; each had eaten half a peach of immortality and felt their magic power surge, instantly completing the Sixth Turn of Jin Dan and reaching the Mahayana realm—just one step away from becoming immortal.

"Sister, am I dreaming?" Qing She marveled. "I'm about to become immortal!"

Recalling the past, she had been a wild demon, living day to day.

Yet now, after only a short while, her power had undergone a revolutionary transformation.

"This is all due to the Dao Lord's grace," Bai She praised, gazing at the figure on the dais, her heart filled with reverence. "Only the Dao Lord holds no prejudice against our kind. Xiaoqing, from now on, we must serve the Dao Lord with all our heart."

Qing She laughed: "Sister, that's obvious! How could Xiaoqing ever forget?"

Just then, a green figure approached—Qing She from Xiao Bai's world.

"Oh, not bad—your power's grown fast," Xiao Qing grinned. "Looks like you've done well in your own world. How's the book I gave you?"

Qing She bowed quickly: "Thank you, Sister—the books are incredibly useful!"

Xiao Qing pouted: "Call me Sister? How sweet! But you've got too many human customs. We're snake demons—we don't need to follow human rules. Come, let's drink. Remember: as demons, we must be bold."

Qing She felt her blood surge with excitement.

But Bai She began to worry—would her sister be corrupted?

She had worked so hard to rein in Qing She's temperament; if Xiao Qing swayed her, she'd regress to her old self—that would be unbearable.

Qing She drank a toast with Xiao Qing; after Xiao Qing left, Qing She smiled: "Sister, don't worry—I'm still me! Didn't you forget? I'm the Second Master of Tian Yao Valley—I won't be changed by just one person's words!"