Just as Dijun and Xihe were feeling conflicted and preparing to make a move, Nuwa arrived atop the platform and said, "Today is the wedding of the Heavenly Emperor Dijun and the Queen of Heaven Xihe. Welcome, everyone. All of you here are renowned and powerful figures, and you should know who I am. I'll spare you the introduction. Now, the wedding begins."
Dijun and Xihe exchanged a smile, their eyes shining with boundless affection.
Then the two of them clasped their fists toward everyone around them in thanks.
Immediately afterward, two divine officials each carried the garments worn by Dijun and Xihe toward opposite ends.
Looking at those garments, Dijun and Xihe showed faint delight in the corners of their eyes. These were wedding robes personally sewn for them by the Clan Leader of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.
The Great Gods around them, however, paid no attention to this. They had already been captivated by the auras emanating from Dijun and Xihe.
The powerful fluctuations of magic power radiating from their bodies made everyone feel short of breath.
The immortals with lower cultivation were especially affected, and many were directly knocked unconscious by the pressure.
As for Dijun and Xihe, they had long known this would happen. After all, their realms had now surpassed that of ordinary Quasi-Saints and reached the pinnacle of the Quasi-Saint realm. This was with Dijun deliberately suppressing his power. Otherwise, given his strength, he would have been fully capable of shattering the Dao hearts of the Western Teachings' disciples. Even with his realm suppressed, however, ordinary immortals still could not withstand it.
Dijun and Xihe carried their garments and walked step by step toward the platform.
Only then did everyone come back to their senses.
"Hiss..." As they watched this scene, the assembled powerful figures all drew in a sharp breath. Their gazes at Dijun and Xihe changed as well, shifting from their initial calm to awe.
"Congratulations on becoming husband and wife!" Nuwa offered a faint smile and her congratulations.
Nuwa then stepped aside.
"Very well. This Emperor is delighted today. Since you have all come from afar, please drink." Standing atop the platform, Dijun swept his gaze over everyone and spoke slowly.
Hearing this, the various powerful figures raised their cups in celebration. After a round of polite exchanges, the banquet officially began. Numerous fairies carried delicacies over for the assembled powerful figures to enjoy.
At the same time, the Heavenly Dao rumbled as it bestowed the merit of the Heavenly Marriage. Dijun and Xihe each received three portions, Nuwa received two, Xuanxiao received one, and the final portion was divided among the demon race.
During the wedding banquet, Kunpeng went to find the West Queen Mother and said, "A while ago, I had a fight with Zhunti. As for the matter between us..."
The West Queen Mother smiled radiantly and said, "Prepare a betrothal gift yourself, then come propose in a while."
Kunpeng left happily. The wedding banquet continued for a full century. Just as the feast ended, Xuanxiao leaped onto the platform and said, "Three hundred years from now, Taiyi and I, as well as Fairy Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi, will hold our weddings here at Yaochi. Everyone can start preparing your gifts in advance."
With that, Xuanxiao looked toward Jieyin and Zhunti and said, "If you two dare to show up for another free meal with only one Houtian Spiritual Treasure between you, I'll dare to slap all the Western Teachings' disciples to death and turn them into dishes for the wedding feast. Don't believe me? Try it."
As soon as he said this, many powerful figures secretly thought, This is going to be fun. Jieyin and Zhunti have always been shameless, but now they've finally met someone who can deal with them.
Then Taiyi came out holding the Chaos Bell and said, "Oh, right. You're not allowed to give us only green things, either. We Golden Crows belong to fire, so solid-green clothing doesn't suit the color scheme of our Heavenly Court."
Nuwa secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought, Thank goodness, thank goodness. It wouldn't be pleasant to start fighting right after getting married. At the very least, we should wait until this period has passed.
And so, the first banquet in the Primordial Wilderness came to an end. The Three Pure Ones stayed behind. Tongtian looked at Xuanxiao and said, "I have no objection to your marrying Daoist Taiyi, but shouldn't you have told us in advance?"
Xuanxiao gave an awkward smile. "Old Father, this... it shouldn't be a big deal, right? Could it be that you were planning to prepare a betrothal gift so I could marry Taiyi into our family?"
Tongtian asked in confusion, "If not, then what?"
Xuanxiao shook his head. "Old Father, are you stupid? Given Taiyi's status, how much of a betrothal gift would be worthy of marrying him? If you marry your son into the Heavenly Court and let me continue serving as the Mystic Emperor, you can even collect some gifts. Isn't that a much better deal?"
Tongtian pondered. "Of course it's a good deal... my ass! Your father is at least an Orthodox Descendant of Pangu and a Heaven-appointed Saint. If word gets out that I couldn't afford to marry off my son, where would that leave my dignity?"
Laozi also came over and said, "Xiao'er, our Kunlun Mountain still has some assets. Second Brother, neither of us has given Xiao'er a meeting gift yet. Let's make it up to him this time and let him use it for his wedding." With that, he transmitted to Yuanshi, "Second Brother, we absolutely can't let this boy marry into another family. He's the only direct descendant of the Three Pure Ones. If he becomes a live-in son-in-law, he must never call himself an Orthodox Descendant of Pangu again. Father God Pangu couldn't afford that humiliation."
After hearing the transmission, Yuanshi also felt that something was wrong. He said, "Xiao'er, how did you come up with the idea of marrying into the Heavenly Court? You are indeed one of the Heavenly Court's Five Emperors, but since you like Daoist Taiyi, our Kunlun Mountain can still put together a betrothal gift." As he spoke, he brought out a large pile of spiritual items he had collected over the years.
Laozi and Tongtian did the same. Tongtian went the furthest, directly bringing out more than half of his family's assets. "We still need to preserve our reputation. Brother Dijun, do you agree to my son Xuanxiao marrying Daoist Taiyi?"
Dijun burst into laughter. "Good. Let the Mystic Emperor marry the Eastern Emperor. It's settled, then. We'll hold one wedding at Kunlun Mountain and another in the Heavenly Court. Don't worry—my Sun Star's dowry for Taiyi definitely won't be inferior to the betrothal gift from your Kunlun Mountain."
The Three Pure Ones laughed heartily. "That sounds excellent."
And so, Taiyi and Xuanxiao exchanged the betrothal gifts and dowries provided by their respective "elders" and smiled at each other. Taiyi transmitted, "How did you know the Three Pure Ones would firmly oppose you marrying into my family, allowing us to reap so many benefits?"
Xuanxiao replied, "Of course. There was no way they'd agree. Leaving everything else aside, if my father dared to marry me off, my mother would definitely make him kneel every day when she returned to the Primordial Wilderness. He'd suffer terribly."
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