Time flew by swiftly, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Soon, the day of the Peach Banquet arrived!
The land of Shenwang Valley, which had been flattened, was completely transformed over the past half-month through the immense efforts of Doumen's powerful experts. From a desolate expanse of collapsed mountains and earth, it was revitalized anew, with numerous towering mountains moved here to restore its former appearance.
At the center, a majestic ancient gate, comparable in size to a mountain range, stood upright, radiating vast spatial fluctuations that connected the Weiyang Great World and the Doumen World.
Doumen experts had already appeared, standing on both sides of the ancient gate to welcome guests from various major forces attending the Peach Banquet.
On this day, as the morning sun rose and the first rays of dawn shone, a massive streak of light appeared from the distant southern lands at incredible speed, eventually slowing down and transforming into a colossal sky vessel at the edge of Shenwang Valley's domain.
The sky vessel was enormous, like an ancient city suspended in the sky, blocking out the sun. Flags, each hundreds of zhang tall, fluttered in the wind, bearing two powerful and profound characters—Donggu!
This was the sky vessel of the immortal sacred land, Donggu Sacred Land, arriving with great momentum, shaking the entire Shenwang Valley domain.
Residents and cultivators in the numerous relay station ancient cities looked up to see the hundred-li-long massive sky vessel traversing millions of li, finally appearing before the ancient gate and coming to a stop.
Before the ancient gate, Doumen experts had been waiting for a long time. The leader was a Doumen Heavenly King, clad in brocade robes and appearing middle-aged. He cupped his fists toward the sky vessel and chuckled, "Doumen welcomes the esteemed arrival of Donggu Sacred Land!"
Not long after, a Great Power ancestor from Donggu Sacred Land personally appeared on the sky vessel.
Although a Great Power did not need to show excessive courtesy to a Heavenly King, before a superpower like Doumen, which had an Ancient Divine King presiding over it, he had no choice but to lower his head.
The Donggu Great Power also chuckled, cupping his fists and performing an equal greeting toward the Doumen Heavenly King. "Today, Doumen hosts the Peach Banquet. It is an honor for our Donggu Sacred Land to participate in such a grand feast."
"You are too courteous, Donggu Great Power!"
The Doumen Heavenly King made a gesture of invitation. "Please, Donggu Sacred Land, enter."
After returning a fist salute, Donggu Sacred Land's sky vessel slowly entered the ancient gate and disappeared.
This was merely one scene of the day.
As time passed, streaks of light could be seen streaking across the sky, arriving one after another.
Domain gates also opened one after another.
Powerful auras wantonly radiated across the million-li domain of Shenwang Valley.
These were the arrivals of various immortal forces, with Great Power ancestors from these immortal sacred lands, sects, and ancient nations personally appearing, driving carriages, war chariots, divine ships, or exotic beast kings to display their might.
Shenwang Valley was exceptionally lively on this day, no longer the perilous place it once was. The countless demon beasts within the million-li domain trembled, not daring to roar, fearing they might provoke the beings present and be casually annihilated.
The eyes of the world were upon it!
Countless people across the world paid attention.
And countless others eagerly anticipated it.
But aside from immortal sacred lands, even powerful forces with Heavenly Kings presiding over them were not qualified to participate in the Peach Banquet.
Within Shenwang Valley, in the numerous relay station ancient cities scattered like stars across the vast domain, countless cultivators could only look up at the sky and watch as the various immortal forces appeared one after another, ultimately entering the Doumen World, while they could only gaze from afar, unable to reach it.
"This is the Peach Banquet that has shaken the entire Weiyang Great World. If one were fortunate enough to enter the Doumen World and participate in such a feast, it would be a lifelong glory, and even dying today would be without regret."
Countless people harbored such desires, sighing repeatedly in their hearts.
Even the Heavenly King realm city lord of Gushan City was no exception.
Such a grand feast was beyond the reach of even powerful beings like Heavenly Kings!
Boom—
Suddenly, a massive domain gate appeared in the sky above Gushan City, radiating powerful spatial fluctuations.
A luxurious carriage abruptly appeared.
What shocked everyone was that the nine great demon beasts pulling the luxurious carriage were all Heavenly King realm super demon beasts.
For super demon beasts of the Heavenly King realm to be reduced to mere carriage-pulling beasts, one could imagine how powerful the person riding inside the carriage must be.
Not to mention the numerous powerful experts following behind the carriage, including Heavenly Kings and Saints.
Within Gushan City, feeling the oppressive pressure naturally emanating from the carriage, not to mention others, even the Heavenly King realm city lord felt his heart race and submitted in awe.
Behind the carriage, terrifying war chariots appeared one after another, each bearing a tall war flag swaying in the wind, with two ancient characters written grandly—Qinghua!
Qinghua Sect, one of the contemporary immortal sects, had also arrived.
Who else could the being riding in the lead carriage be but Qingtian Great Power?
"Come up."
A Heavenly King personally guided them. Gu Xuan and other Qinghua Sect experts soared into the sky. The four geniuses were introduced, and the Mysterious Saint followed by their side, stepping into Qinghua Sect's ranks.
This was permitted by Qinghua Sect's Heavenly King, who even gave Gu Xuan an approving glance.
As a successor of Qinghua Sect, although still only at the Transformation Spirit realm, he needed to build his own power to firmly establish himself within the sect and even lead the sect to greater strength in the future.
In this regard, Gu Xuan had done well.
"Junior Sister Xue, Xue Sect's seniors and fellow junior sisters, I, Gu, will go ahead with my sect. We shall meet again in the Doumen World!"
Gu Xuan cupped his fists, eliciting envy from countless cultivators in Gushan City.
Whoosh—
The Qinghua Sect group rushed into the ancient gate and disappeared.
Not long after, countless snowflakes drifted down from the sky—Xue Sect had arrived.
A thousand-li-long immortal crane flapped its wings, soaring high. A divine hall hung suspended in the air, and Xue Sect experts guided Nangong Xue and others aboard before also vanishing into the Doumen World.
One immortal sect, sacred land, ancient nation, and other forces appeared one after another, with Great Powers personally attending, shocking the world.
It was rare throughout the ages to see a feast gathering so many Great Powers.
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Finally, Qinghua Sect and Xue Sect, the two immortal sects, met within the Doumen World and traveled together.
Upon witnessing the vast heaven and earth of the Doumen World, not only the experts of the two sects but even the two Great Powers were astonished.
"This is the inner world of an Ancient Divine King's origin—so vast, so magnificent!"
Young geniuses fortunate enough to enter, such as Gu Xuan and Nangong Xue, were even more awestruck.
Although the two immortal sects, due to the presence of Great Powers, also possessed inner worlds of origin, they were only about a million li in radius.
While that was still quite vast, compared to the Doumen World, it was like comparing a small stream to a great river—completely insignificant.
"Follow me to Dou Tian Hall, but remember to act with caution and avoid causing unnecessary trouble for our Qinghua Sect. The people here are not ones you can afford to provoke." Qingtian Great Power spoke with authority.
Gu Xuan and the others hurriedly nodded.
At this Peach Banquet, even Great Powers of Qingtian Great Power's level were numerous.
It was said that even Ancient Divine Kings would participate—how could juniors like them dare to cause trouble?
If they accidentally provoked the wrath of an Ancient Divine King, not only them, but even Great Power ancestors like Qingtian Great Power and Xue Hou would be utterly unable to bear the consequences.
Moreover, merely being able to participate was enough to be proud of for a lifetime.
On the other side, Xue Sect similarly warned Nangong Xue and the other young geniuses.
Nangong Xue and the others naturally understood.
"You may wander around the Doumen World for a while. I will go ahead first."
Qingtian Great Power and Xue Hou, the two Great Power ancestors, left the others behind, even abandoning their mounts, transforming into two streaks of light as they proceeded ahead.
The arriving forces came in an endless stream, almost every one an immortal force with legacies spanning tens of thousands of years or more, their foundations unfathomably deep.
There were carriages pulled by heavenly beasts, terrifying divine ships, or exotic beast kings carrying them, showcasing the extraordinary status of those who came.
Heavenly Kings, rarely seen on ordinary days, were everywhere here, not to mention Saints—it was no exaggeration to say they were as common as dirt.
Gu Xuan, Nangong Xue, and other cultivators from the two immortal sects wandered around the Doumen World for a while before heading toward the heavenly continent suspended at the center of the Doumen World.
Upon seeing such a heavenly continent, the two immortal sects were utterly amazed.
Suspending an ancient city spanning a hundred li or even several hundred li in the air, transforming it into a divine city, was something a Great Power could accomplish.
But to keep a continent spanning ten thousand li suspended in the heaven and earth for a long time—the energy consumed far exceeded that of a several-hundred-li ancient city by countless times. Even a Great Power would never dare to expend such immense effort.
Was this the means of an Ancient Divine King?