418: Chapter 418 Congratulations from All Sides!

After a long while, the violent Aura within the great hall subsided slightly.

"Sect Master, please calm your anger."

As the second-in-command of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, the Grand Elder finally endured the terrifying pressure that felt like needles pricking his back. He braced himself, stepped forward, cupped his hands in a salute, and spoke cautiously: "Although Ji Wanli failed and was killed in retaliation, the rules of the Xuantian Hall have always been strict, and the buyer's information is encrypted with multiple layers of Divine Soul protection.

Even if that Lu Yuan is a Prodigy, he may not necessarily know that it was our Taiyi Immortal Sect that hired the assassin.

Now that he has just achieved a Breakthrough, he has sent out invitations far and wide, and is even holding a Golden Immortal celebration with great fanfare. This move is clearly intended to leverage this momentum to officially establish a foothold in this Daluo Heaven and announce the rise of his Qingyun Dao Sect to the world."

"Hmph, establish a foothold? Who does he think he is! A native who cultivated in a barbaric land of the Lower Realm, yet he dares to dream of turning things upside down right under our noses? Does he think that just because he luckily attained the Golden Immortal Realm, he can do whatever he wants in this Daluo Heaven?"

Yuan Xuji sneered, his eyes filled with disdain and chilling killing intent. The Law divine rings around his body emitted a harsh humming sound due to his emotional fluctuations.

"However..." The Grand Elder looked up slightly, glanced at Yuan Xuji's expression, hesitated for a moment, and then pointed at the invitation, saying: "Since this invitation has already been delivered to the Sect, and the whole world is watching, should we go or not? If we don't go, I fear the outside world will think that our dignified Taiyi Immortal Sect, a supreme Sect with deep foundations, is actually afraid of a newly ascended Golden Immortal from the Lower Realm. This would be a huge blow to our Sect's prestige."

"Go! Why wouldn't we go?"

Yuan Xuji stood up abruptly, and the space within the great hall collapsed in a large area instantly. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, like two swords tearing through the darkness: "I want to see what this native who ascended from the Lower Realm is really up to!

I am a dignified Middle Stage Golden Immortal who has accumulated hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation; is it possible that I would be afraid of a newly ascended Golden Immortal who has just stabilized his Realm causing trouble at the celebration? If he is sensible, so be it. But if he dares to be arrogant at the celebration, I wouldn't mind teaching him what the rules of Daluo Heaven are in front of everyone!"

A similar scene was also unfolding hundreds of millions of miles away at the Taixuan Immortal Sect, which was surrounded by an endless river of Sword Qi.

At the peak of the Ten Thousand Sword Main Peak of the Taixuan Immortal Sect, the Taixuan Sect Master Fu Tianshu, a Middle Stage Golden Immortal Sword Cultivator whose Sword Intent was restrained to the extreme and who exuded an air of cold, decisive sharpness, stood at the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back.

His snow-white robes fluttered loudly in the gale, and the space within several thousand feet around him was shredded to pieces by the Sword Intent he was unconsciously emitting.

Looking at the gold-embossed invitation floating before him, he also made the same decision as Yuan Xuji.

The two Sect Masters, who stood at the pinnacle of the power pyramid in Daluo Heaven, both decided to attend the banquet in person, harboring dark intentions to test the waters, investigate the truth, and even, if necessary, join forces to give Lu Yuan an unforgettable humiliation.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the auspicious day of the celebration arrived.

Qingyun Mountain, a famous mountain that was once renowned in the Lower Realm, now radiated unimaginable vitality and brilliance in Daluo Heaven.

The entire mountain range was shrouded in endless Immortal Dao array patterns, decorated with lanterns and festoons, filled with thousands of auspicious Auras, and drifting with celestial music.

The Supreme Grade Spiritual Vein, which had been forcibly restrained and thoroughly activated by Lu Yuan using a Divine Ability, was currently emitting a heartbeat-like sound deep underground, resembling that of an ancient Dragon.

A "rumbling" tide of Spiritual Qi erupted from the depths of the Earth Veins, and the extremely dense Immortal Qi even transformed into nearly tangible true dragons and colorful phoenixes, chasing and dancing in the churning five-colored sea of clouds, scattering a sky full of light rain.

The mountains and plains were covered with rare flowers and exotic herbs that were hard to see in the outside world, and ten-thousand-year-old vermilion fruits hung heavy on the branches, emitting an alluring fragrance.

Graceful spirit birds and Auspicious Beasts darted and played in the forests and by the waterfalls, emitting crisp calls, creating a scene of a peaceful and sacred Immortal Holy Land.

Outside the mountain gate, on the vast sea of clouds plaza, stairs paved with white jade extended to the end of one's sight.

Guests arriving to offer congratulations came in an endless stream, and the various luxurious Immortal ships and Divine Beasts pulling carriages in the sky almost blotted out the sun.

The Qingyun Disciples responsible for welcoming guests were all high-spirited, and their announcements rose and fell, echoing across the entire mountain peak with the reinforcement of profound Immortal power.

"The Patriarch of the Changsheng Lin Clan has arrived, presenting one hundred stalks of ten-thousand-year-old Purple Blood Ganoderma, congratulating Senior Lu on enjoying eternal Immortal blessings and a lifespan equal to the heavens!"

"The Pavilion Master of Tianshui Pavilion has arrived, presenting ten million pieces of Supreme Grade Immortal Crystals and a bottle of nine-revolutions golden elixir, congratulating the Old Ancestor on achieving Immortal Ascension!"

"Zilei Divine Mountain..."

On the main hall plaza, the ground was paved with white jade, and the pillars were carved with golden dragons.

Hundreds of banquet tables carved from ten-thousand-year warm jade had been set up, filled with nectar, jade-like liquid, celestial fruits, and delicacies that radiated dense Spiritual Qi.

Even the most inconspicuous spiritual fruit on the tables would be enough to trigger a frenzy of snatching among a group of Heavenly Immortals if taken outside.

Lu Yuan was dressed in an incomparably noble purple-gold python robe, wearing a flat-sky crown, looking like a supreme Immortal Emperor ruling over the heavens and myriad worlds, sitting high on the main seat in the center of the great hall, which was crafted from the skeletons of nine Divine Dragons.

He leaned casually against the back of his chair. Although there was not the slightest sharp Aura leaking from his body, that Golden Immortal Aura, which seemed to be integrated with the Heaven and Earth Dao, was awe-inspiring without anger, and as deep as the boundless starry sky, caused everyone present, as long as they glanced at him, to feel a palpitation and submission from the depths of their Souls.

Behind him, eight confidantes of True Immortal level, including Gu Qingxue, Luo Li, Ji Yaoguang, and Su Yueli, were arranged on the left and right, like stars surrounding the moon.

Gu Qingxue was dressed in white as snow, surrounded by freezing ice and snow Laws, cold and aloof.

Yaochi Holy Mother wore a flowing cloud phoenix dress, elegant and luxurious, fully displaying the demeanor of a Holy Mother.

Ji Yaoguang's eyes darted around, her figure was enchanting, and every gesture carried an extreme charm that could bewitch all living beings.

Su Yueli had an orchid-like temperament, gentle and graceful... Eight True Immortal women!

Each of them was peerless in beauty, with distinct temperaments—some cold as the moon, some enchanting as a demon, some noble as a phoenix. Any one of them, if singled out, would be a peerless beauty capable of overturning a Star Domain.

Eight Dao Companions of True Immortal level!

Such an exaggerated lineup made many heads of major forces present secretly click their tongues and gasp in cold air, their hearts filled with even more deep awe for the unfathomable and terrifying foundation of the Qingyun Dao Sect. Many who had originally held a wait-and-see attitude immediately put away their contempt.

"The President of the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce, Lord Shui Changdong, has arrived!"

Following a high-pitched shout that pierced the clouds and cracked stones, a brilliant golden light suddenly descended from the sky.

Shui Changdong rode a Jiuding Golden Ship as large as a mountain, leading a mighty and imposing procession, and walked into the plaza with a face full of spring breezes.

The guards behind him carried dozens of huge treasure chests, and the pearls and treasures leaking from the cracks of the chests shot straight into the clouds.