"Heh, if you had known this would happen, why did you invite such humiliation?"
With a flick of his sleeve, Qing Huan instantly transformed the soul-burning, bone-devouring Karma Red Lotus into a beam of red light and retreated into his sleeve, while the Five Elements Divine Thunder raging in the air also dissipated without a trace.
The hall fell silent instantly, leaving only the East Prince sprawled on the ground like a rag doll, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath like a broken bellows.
Swallowing hard, every movement aggravated the terrifying pain throughout his body, and in the end he could only tremble and barely prop himself up on one side, like a candle flickering in the wind.
"Hmph, look at you, you pathetic dog! Now that you've made your choice, hurry up and get to work, don't waste our time!"
Tai Yi snorted coldly, his golden eyes filled with disdain and impatience. He showed no pity for the East Prince's miserable state, and instead felt that Qing Huan was too soft-hearted.
"Yes... yes! Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment..."
The East Prince forced a bitter smile that was more like a grimace, enduring the waves of excruciating pain emanating from his soul and immortal body, and struggled to straighten his back.
Taking a deep breath, as if drawing upon the last remaining courage of this world, he uttered Heavenly Dao Oath that shook the Primordial Wilderness before the supreme being in the darkness:
"By the Heavenly Dao! I, the East Prince, have received the decree of the Dao Ancestor and been appointed the Head of Male Immortals, ruling over Gathering of Immortals of the Primordial Wilderness! Today, on Penglai Immortal Island, I gather the essence of all spirits and establish the 'Immortal Court'! From this day forward, I shall regulate Universe, and rebuild the order of the universe! To Heavenly Dao! I humbly beseech the Heavenly Dao... to grant my permission!"
The vow, grand and clear, pierced through the protective barriers of the Myriad Immortals Hall, rolling across the entire Penglai Immortal Island like thunder!
Outside the hall, the Primordial Great Powers, who had been waiting for a long time and had their own thoughts, were instantly thrown into an uproar!
"East Prince! What exactly are you up to? You've left us hanging here for so long! Didn't you say you were inviting all fellow Daoists to join in this grand event? Yet you've been hiding in the hall, acting suspiciously!"
The Lord of the Blood Sea Ancestor Minghe, had a gloomy face, and a murderous aura was faintly rising around him.
The Three Pure Ones looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and doubt.
Laozi remained indifferent, Yuanshi frowned, while Tongtian stroked his chin, observing the tightly closed palace doors with great interest.
"That East Prince is truly courting death! Ignoring us first, he even dares to make Heavenly Dao Oath and establish some bullshit Immortal Court? Today, with my Ancestral Witch brothers here, he won't succeed!"
Zhurong, the most violent of the Fire Ancestral Witch, roared three zhang high with flames around his body. His eyes widened in anger, and he raised his huge fist, carrying the power to burn away the void, ready to smash it hard into the gate of the Ten Myriad Immortals Hall!
"Brother Zhurong! Hold your hand!"
A clear, urgent female voice rang out, and Houtu Ancestral Witch Houtu, flashed into view, blocking Zhurong's path.
On the other side, Gou Mang, the Wood Ancestral Witch, also made his move at the same time. The verdant power of the law of life wrapped around Zhurong like vines, temporarily blocking his violent attack.
"Brother! How could you be so reckless!"
Houtu's face was flushed with anger, and her voice carried a hint of lingering fear, "The Eye of the Heavenly Dao hangs high, seeing all! Are you attacking the Myriad Immortals Hall now because you think the Heavenly Punishment Purple Firmament Divine Thunder won't strike you? If you want to deal with the East Prince, why wait until now?"
Houtu knew the majesty of Heavenly Dao, which was far beyond the power of an Ancestral Witch to withstand.
Gou Mang also shouted in a deep voice:
"Zhurong! You dare to defy the Heavenly Dao? Do you intend to drag my entire Witch Clan down with you here to perish?!"
While the Pangu Temple can indeed isolate one from the will of Heavenly Dao, leaving the temple and openly defying Heaven in this Primordial Wilderness world is tantamount to digging one's own grave!
The other ten Ancestral Witch, lacking primordial spirits, were unaware of the subtle laws and taboos involving the Heavenly Dao, yet they still sensed the solemnity in Gou Mang's words.
"Enough!"
Di Jiang's deep and majestic voice suppressed the agitation, and the Space Ancestral Witch's gaze swept over Zhurong like cold lightning.
"Put away your temper! Today's affairs are to be arranged by your younger sister Houtu and Gou Mang!"
His gaze was profound, piercing beyond the Gathering of Immortals and reaching towards the vast heavens.
The moment Di Jiang finished speaking, time and space on the entire Penglai Immortal Island seemed to freeze for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, from the eastern horizon, boundless purple energy surged forth like a celestial river pouring back, stretching for hundreds of millions of miles in an instant!
Auspicious energy filled the universe, causing the entire Penglai Immortal Island to tremble violently. Immortal herbs and spiritual plants bloomed in profusion, transforming in the blink of an eye into a boundless sea of Golden Lotus, with billions of Golden Lotus blooming and vying for brilliance, their exotic fragrance permeating the Universe!
Above the heavens, the cold, indifferent Eye of the Heavenly Dao, surveying all things, slowly faded after bestowing this vast and auspicious phenomenon. Only a grand syllable, imbued with supreme majesty and seemingly formed from the combined roar of all laws, remained.
--"allow!".
Like the primordial sound of Heaven-Opening, it instantly resounded across every inch of the Primordial Continent, and the mind of every living being was deeply imprinted with this Heavenly Dao sound!
Inside the Hall of Ten Thousand Immortals, Di Jun and Tai Yi looked up at the Xuanhuang Merit Golden Light that was frantically gathering in the sky, as thick as a substance, radiating boundless profound brilliance and vast fortune. The brothers' eyes suddenly became extremely complicated.
The dazzling golden light reflected deep within their golden pupils, stirring an indescribable envy and a hint of... a profound jealousy that they themselves were not fully aware of.
Endless Heavenly Dao Merit poured down like the Milky Way from the heavens, carrying indescribable profound Daoist principles and boundless power, instantly enveloping the entire Penglai Immortal Court in a sacred and dazzling golden light.
This radiance surpassed the sunlight, was as warm as a spring, yet contained a majestic Heavenly Might that commanded awe from all living beings.
The Golden Light of Merit permeated every inch of the Immortal Court, nourishing the very bones and spirit of every living being.
Hundreds of billions of Immortal Court, regardless of their cultivation level or whether they were inside the Myriad Immortals Hall or on the edge of Penglai Immortal Island, simultaneously felt an overwhelming warm current pouring in from the top of their heads, washing over their limbs and cleansing their primordial spirits. Bottlenecks shattered silently, and Dao Cultivation levels rose accordingly. Whether they were minor demons Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation or divine generals at the Golden Immortal realm, they all involuntarily advanced to a minor realm!
Exclamations of surprise, ecstasy, and disbelief merged into a vast wave of sound, shaking the Luck the Immortal Court. On the celestial island, the auspicious clouds formed by the gathering spiritual energy grew ever thicker, a strange fragrance permeated the air, and the Dao Sound could be faintly heard.
The golden light entered their bodies, like Nectar and Ambrosia washing Dao Foundation, further advancing their already profound abilities.
Dakang, who was originally on the verge of death in the corner and whose Dao Foundation was almost shattered, was now enveloped in rich golden light, like a parched land receiving sweet rain.
The severed meridians were reconnected in the golden light, and the dim primordial spirit was nourished and regained its radiance.
That almost insurmountable threshold of Quasi-Sage was actually broken through by him through sheer luck, thanks to the favor of Heavenly Dao!
A brand-new, early-stage Quasi-Sage aura uncontrollably emanated from his tattered body; though unstable, it was undeniably real.
The intense pain intertwined with the exhilarating feeling of breaking through to a higher realm, causing his expression to contort and emitting groans that were hard to decipher—a mixture of agony and ecstasy.