Chapter 986: The Frenzied Lu Ya

Yin Qi did not speak, so the assembled officials could only suppress their curiosity in their hearts.

Next, everyone began to feast to their hearts' content.

Over ninety percent of those present had never eaten an Innate Spiritual Fruit before.

Only a small number of high-ranking officials had been bestowed with Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

Now that large tables were spread with all sorts of varieties, along with various Innate Spirit Wines, how could they still hold back?

Even for a Golden Immortal, eating more Innate Spiritual Fruits could increase their cultivation and foundation.

If they were Mysterious Immortals, the benefits would be even greater.

If there were no accidents, a Golden Immortal future could be expected!

The greatest value of an Innate Spiritual Root is actually not the massive amount of Innate Spiritual Qi it contains, but the origin of the Great Dao; this is what is truly beneficial to a cultivator.

However, for cultivators above the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, the effect of Innate Spiritual Roots is not very significant.

At most, they just eat it for the taste.

Like the Three Sovereigns, their cultivation had long since reached a point where it could not advance further, so they only tasted the full tables of Innate Spiritual Fruits and Spirit Wines.

It must be said, the taste of Innate Spiritual Roots and Spirit Wines is truly extraordinary.

While feasting, many officials secretly recorded Short Videos and sent them to Douyin with their thoughts; some officials also secretly hid quite a few of the Innate Spiritual Fruits from their tables.

Especially the Golden Immortals.

Although these Innate Spiritual Fruits had benefits for them, the benefits were limited, so it was better to hide them and bring them home for their family members to consume.

If used for a descendant's Foundation Establishment, the benefits would be even greater.

A single Innate Spiritual Fruit could condense many strands of origin essence, enough to perform Foundation Establishment for quite a few people.

Those who perform Foundation Establishment with origin essence will at least be Mysterious Immortals in the future.

This is the true value of Innate Spiritual Roots!

……

The celebratory banquet continued, but its popularity climbed directly to the number one spot on the trending list.

Honghuang was boiling once again.

"Dao Ancestor above, this can't be an illusion, right? How is the whole table full of Innate Spiritual Fruits!"

"Flat Peach, Ginseng Fruit, Banana, Immortal Apricot, Sangzhen, Divine Dragon Fruit... these are all top-grade Innate Spiritual Fruits! And there are Star Fruits, Heaven Heart Fruits, Hunyanguo, and so on. Are the major powers really this generous, supplying all of this to the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty?"

"What supplying the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty? That Fusang Tree is hidden in the center of the Sun Star; even Lu Ya can't get in... Wait, holy crap, there are so many Fusang Tree Sangzhen; Di Qi must have been to the center of the Sun Star. Doesn't that mean the Donghuang Bell was taken by him!"

"It seems Lu Ya was right back then; the Donghuang Bell was indeed obtained by Di Qi. But what about the other Innate Spiritual Fruits? There are over three thousand tables in this video, which means it requires the yield of many harvests, or even a dozen harvests, of Innate Spiritual Fruits!"

"Envy, jealousy, and hatred! Why am I not a capital official of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty!"

"I just want to know, where did these Innate Spiritual Fruits come from? And those wines, the mouth of the jars are hazy with glowing light, and the Dao rhyme manifests itself; it is clearly brewed from Innate Spiritual Fruits, which shows that Di Qi is not lacking at all."

"Do you think Di Qi has cultivated all the Innate Spiritual Roots?"

"Impossible! Innate Spiritual Fruits possess uniqueness; this is a rule of the Heavenly Dao!"

"The Heavenly Dao rules also say the Human Emperor cannot cultivate!"

………

Countless people were discussing it heatedly.

Especially the powers that possessed Innate Spiritual Roots, each of them looked as if they had seen a Ghost.

If Innate Spiritual Roots could be cultivated, they would have owned orchards long ago.

It is just that they do not know that the time flow in the Inner Heaven and Earth has reached an astonishing rate; the Innate Spiritual Roots mature once every day, or even several times, and there have long been more Innate Spiritual Fruits than could be eaten.

……

Taiqing Heaven.

Eight Views Palace.

Yuanshi Tianzun had not yet left, and he said in shock: "Big Brother, what is going on? How can Di Qi bring out so many Innate Spiritual Fruits? Two Immortal Apricots per table means over six thousand of them; even all my collections combined do not amount to this much."

Immortal Apricots bloom in two thousand years, bear fruit in two thousand years, and mature in another two thousand years; each time, there are only a thousand of them.

A thousand Immortal Apricots every six thousand years seems like a lot. But the Chan Sect is so large, it is simply not enough.

Laozi's eyes were deep, and his voice sounded calm as he said: "Perhaps, he has cultivated all the Innate Spiritual Roots. Back then, when he offered rewards for seeds and branches of Innate Spiritual Roots, we even laughed at him for being foolish. It seems we were the foolish ones."

If he had known earlier that Di Qi could cultivate Innate Spiritual Roots, he would never have taken out the Banana leaves even if it killed him.

Innate Spiritual Roots are precious, but their value lies in their uniqueness.

Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes narrowed, and he said somewhat hoarsely: "Spiritual Roots possess uniqueness; how could he possibly cultivate them!"

"If not for this, is there any other possibility?"

Laozi raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "Eliminate all other possibilities, and whatever remains, however impossible, must be the truth. Di Qi's background is mysterious; who knows if he has some special means. Just like how he was able to break the Heavenly Rules set by us Sages and can cultivate. Logically speaking, even if he were a Chaos Demon God in his past life, he should not be able to cultivate."

Even if Yin Qi were a reincarnated Chaos Demon God, he would have had no cultivation after birth.

Since he had no cultivation, he should have been restricted by the Heavenly Rules of the Sages.

Yuanshi Tianzun said in a deep voice: "Does Big Brother mean that Di Qi has mastered some method to evade the Heavenly Dao, or perhaps a world that can evade the Heavenly Dao?"

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Laozi nodded and said: "Correct. This also explains why, after you and I lost the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner, we could no longer sense their existence."

Killing intent flickered in Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes, and he gritted his teeth: "I knew it, the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner were both snatched by Di Qi. Plus the Donghuang Bell, he now possesses the Three Innate Supreme Treasures.

No wonder, no wonder that even though we were both at the Peak Quasi-Saint level, we were easily defeated by him.

This wicked beast, what deep schemes he has.

How hateful!"

Even using only divine abilities, the three of them combined were miserably defeated.

If Yin Qi were to hold the Pangu Banner, wear the Donghuang Bell on his head, and step on the Taiji Diagram, I fear that even if seven or eight of them joined forces, they would be unable to do anything to him; only the Du Tian Shensha Array or the Zhou Tian Star Formation could contend with him.

Although resentful, Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes were still mixed with a trace of strange light.

If his true body were to descend upon Honghuang again to slay Di Qi and seize the three great supreme treasures, the Taiji Diagram would certainly have to be returned to Laozi, while the Donghuang Bell would naturally be kept for himself.

The Donghuang Bell and the Taiji Diagram, one for offense and one for defense.

At that time, he would be the number one Saint in Honghuang, and he would not even fear the Immortal Execution Sword formation.

………

What Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun could guess, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti could also guess.

Others had guessed it as well.

……

Outer Starry Sky.

Heavenly Demon Continent.

Demon Court.

Lu Ya was so furious that his hair stood on end: "Scoundrel, scoundrel, I knew it, the Sun God Palace was his trick, the Donghuang Bell must have been obtained by him, ah! I must kill you, this is too bullying."

The other Demon Sages were likewise filled with righteous indignation, sharing a common hatred for the enemy.

The Donghuang Bell was the holy artifact of the Demon Race, yet it had been quietly obtained by Di Qi, who even set up restrictions in the Sun God Palace, making it impossible for even Lu Ya to enter.

Bai Ze hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, calm your anger. With the Donghuang Bell in hand, and the help of the Three Sovereigns and Nuwa, even if we join the Anti-Shang Alliance, I fear we are far from being his match."

Next, the priority should still be the resurrection of the two Demon Emperors and the Demon Empress.

We have already fully restored the Zhou Tian Star Formation.

When that time comes, what does it matter if Di Qi has the Donghuang Bell in hand? We can easily slay him!

Everything of his will belong to our Demon Race."

The other Demon Sages nodded one after another, their eyes burning with eagerness.

To tell the truth, looking at the videos filled with various Innate Spiritual Fruits, they were also salivating.

Lu Ya was not a brainless person either; he took deep breaths continuously to suppress the anger in his heart, then said sternly: "Pass down the order to speed up the collection of offerings. Five thousand years, five thousand years from now, I want to see my Imperial Father and Imperial Mother resurrected." (End of this chapter)