Chapter 323 - The Heavenly Courts Are Rising From Now On! (1/2)
“Zhao Gongming of Jie School wants to attend the Immortality Peach Banquet?”
In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the white-robed Jade Emperor sat behind the jade table on the platform. He was puzzled when he heard the report from the old immortal paper effigy of the Sea G.o.d.
The Jade Emperor smiled and said, “Changgeng, why did you invite him over? Could it be that you had invited such an expert to guard against the Western Sect?”
Below the platform, Li Changshou said seriously, “Your Majesty, this Senior Gongming likes to commit fraud… Ahem, he likes to exercise. He has some ties with me. This time, he wants to attend the Immortal Peach Banquet…”
“Wait, let me guess!”
The young man in white on the platform pondered for a while and smiled. “Changgeng, you have six motives for this, right?”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
Six, six?
How did you guess that?
“Your Majesty is wise!”
The Jade Emperor smiled and said, “Firstly, you have to consider the dignity of the Heavenly Courts. Secondly, you have to intimidate the dragon race. Thirdly, you have to express your goodwill to Jie School. Fourthly, you have to establish a relations.h.i.+p between the experts of the Three Sects and the Heavenly Courts. Fifthly, it’s to guard against the Western Sect. Sixthly, it’s to add some Dao Sect background to the Immortal Peach Banquet!”
Continue forcing it.
Zhao Gongming clearly wants to go to the Heavenly Courts to ask Elder Moon about his relations.h.i.+p.
He had tricked Master Zhao into coming to the Heavenly Courts because he wanted Master Zhao to understand the Heavenly Courts in advance so that he could do things more conveniently in the future…
However, when Li Changshou saw the faint smile on the Jade Emperor’s face, he could only bow and say, “Your Majesty, I have been waiting for a long time.”
The Jade Emperor shook his head with a smile and changed the topic gently.
He naturally could get as many invitations as he wanted.
Even if Li Changshou did not have any invitation cards and brought people to the Heavenly Courts that day, no Heavenly General would dare to stop him. The Jade Emperor might even conclude that he had eight goals.
The Immortality Peach Banquet was imminent. The two of them discussed many details before Li Changshou left.
In the Lingxiao Hall, the Jade Emperor stood up and paced around. His eyes were filled with vigor.
In the Jade Pavilion, the beautiful female immortal leader leaned against the grand phoenix couch and pondered carefully. She wanted to speak a few times but hesitated as if she had some reservations. Not long after, she called the female official outside the hall and said, “Go and ask His Majesty if he can lend me his beloved subordinate Changgeng. I want to let this Sea G.o.d take a look at the arrangements for the Immortal Peach Banquet in the Jade Pool personally.”
The female official below replied respectfully. She stood up and bowed before turning to leave the hall.
“How troublesome.” The female immortal snorted.
The female immortal was originally elegant and dignified, could not help but purse her lips and drop her pretense.
Stupid Hao Tian. He keeps saying that he’s fine, but he’s so petty!
Footsteps sounded outside the hall again. The female immortal immediately adjusted her posture to sit up straight and restored her aura. She squinted and waited for the female official to report some trivial matters to the Jade Pool. A moment later, two Heavenly Generals arrived at the Sea G.o.d Residence, escorting a Jade Pool Fairy. The fairy reported softly. Li Changshou calmly agreed and said that he would go to the Jade Pool to visit the Queen Mother when he reported to the Jade Emperor.
There was no choice. It was a necessary procedure.
After all, Li Changshou did not know if the Jade Emperor would mind that. It was safer to prepare a proposal…
Therefore, the matter of the Queen Mother inviting the Sea G.o.d to the Jade Pool pa.s.sed through the Lingxiao Treasure Hall twice. The Queen Mother and the Sea G.o.d reported it to the Jade Emperor once each. That made the Jade Emperor, who was a little smug just now, fall into deep thought.
What… happened?
When facing him, was there a need for her, his Dao companion, and his most trusted subordinate to be so cautious?
As the mighty Heavenly Emperor, how could he be unhappy over such a small matter? Moreover, who was Changgeng? Even if he went to the Jade Pool, he would not do anything rude. “Huh?”
The Jade Emperor suddenly raised his eyebrows and received the message from his incarnation.
“Two Heavenly Generals in the Western Heavenly Gate are talking about Long Ji’s marriage.”
Hmph, they actually dare to chat and joke when doing something as important as guarding the Heavenly Courts. Everyone will receive 600 years of merit! Where was I just now?
Oh right, my beloved subordinate Changgeng will not be rude.
When one of Li Changshou’s paper effigies rushed to the Jade Pool, the other paper effigy stopped writing and said, “Long Ji? Is there anything that the Queen Mother dislikes?”
Long Ji, who was meditating at the back of the s.h.i.+p, immediately opened her eyes. She first a.n.a.lyzed the Sea G.o.d’s question and answered, “Mother is usually very gentle and is quite tolerant of others. Sea G.o.d, are you going to see Mother?”
“Yes, the Queen Mother summoned me.”
Li Changshou scanned the river below with his immortal senses and looked at the last water rune painting that was about to be completed. He smiled and said, “She said that she wants me to set up the Immortality Peach Banquet. She probably wants me to move the tables and wipe the plates.”
Long Ji chuckled. The three dragon-headed elders hiding around the small boat also laughed.
Although the laughter was hearty, the scene was indeed… strange.
Li Changshou looked at Long Ji and stood up. He said seriously, “You’ve been watching from the side for more than ten years. This is the last great river. There are still eleven days until the Immortal Peach Banquet. Come and give it a try. Follow what I have done previously and organize the hydrology of the Great River. In this case, I wouldn’t have made you go there for nothing.”
“Can I?”
Long Ji was stunned.
“Come.” Li Changshou held the immortal brush. “I want you to feel a little involved.”
“Thank you for your guidance, Sea G.o.d!”
Long Ji cupped her hands and bowed with a Dao salute. Her face was full of excitement as she walked forward quickly.
How could she not know that the Sea G.o.d was giving her a portion of merit so that she could leave her name in the Heavenly Courts’ merit book?
At that moment, Long Ji held her breath and focused. Every time she put down the brush, she would think carefully. The elegant words would appear on the cloth.’
Li Changshou stood outside the cabin and looked up at the sky. His eyes were filled with peace. Most of his attention was focused on the Heavenly Courts. The paper effigy had already arrived near the Jade Pool. The so-called Jade Pool was actually formed from sixteen immortal mountains.
Such immortal mountains could be seen everywhere in the Heavenly Courts. Most of them were desolate. They were only waiting for the number of immortals and immortals in the Heavenly Courts to increase so that they could build a mansion for immortals.
Looking at the Jade Pool from afar, the sixteen immortal mountains rose and fell continuously, forming a complete circle. There was an immortal lake inside, which was the Jade Pool’s core pool.
The Immortal Lake was like a mirror that reflected the white clouds and the light blue sky. There were many Immortal Islands floating on it. The scenery on the island was magnificent and the layout was different. There were only a few pavilions that were elegant.
On the immortal mountains beside the Jade Pool, there were endless jade buildings and golden halls. Figures were walking everywhere, and their laughter sounded like the chirping of hundreds of birds.
In a remote hall and pavilion, the fairies were playing and laughing. That should be the place where the fairies of the Jade Pool rested.
In the hall near the lake, he could see groups of fairies meditating and cultivating in the dense spiritual energy. The atmosphere was much more solemn.
Most of the Immortal Islands on the lake only had the sounds of music, birds, and flowing water. Few people spoke.
Li Changshou was led by the fairy towards the Immortal Island in the middle.
When he got nearer, Li Changshou also saw the venue of the Immortal Peach Banquet — a certain immortal mountain in a corner of the lake.
There were already Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother’s thrones and hundreds of short tables for guests. Many fairies flew around to hang some exquisite ornaments.