Time flew by as Xihua, Nüyi, and Yaochi made their preparations.
Nüyi studied the names of the banquet guests, arranging their seats according to cultivation.
Yaochi stood to one side. With a light wave of her delicate hand, hundreds of fairy maidens moved back and forth behind her, carrying jade trays laden with peaches of immortality, jade nectar, and Spirit Fruit—rare treasures that were difficult to find in the Prehistoric Universe today.
"A thousand-day immortal banquet must treat its guests with proper courtesy," Yaochi said in a clear voice, her gaze sweeping across the jade trays in the fairy maidens' hands.
"Prepare an extra serving of fruit borne by a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root for the seats of the Saints. Add another cup of Mystic Ice Brew for the Hunyuan Grand Unity supreme ones."
The three attended to their respective duties. The small sounds within the hall were not noisy; instead, they followed an orderly rhythm.
Eighty-one years passed in the blink of an eye.
Forces from every corner of the Prehistoric Universe, each carrying their own motives and schemes, set out upon the path to Grand Unity Palace.
The palace complex of Grand Unity Palace stretched for thousands of miles, its jade towers and palaces shrouded in purple mist beneath the Sun God's radiance.
At this moment, the Jade Steps leading to heaven were already crowded with figures.
The first to ascend were mountain gods and land gods from the mountains of the Heavenly Realm. Clad in azure robes, they wore respectful expressions as they hurried onward.
These low-ranking deities of the Prehistoric Universe were heaven within the domains they ruled, but here, they were mere specks of dust in the eyes of true Heaven.
Following them were the mighty figures among the independent cultivators.
Some came alone, while