[Immortal Venerable Lin, Desolate Heaven Emperor]

The Pure Land of Yaochi rang with birdsong and smelled of flowers. Its scenery looked like a painting, and from afar, it seemed an immortal's paradise.

Dragon qi coiled everywhere, rising in strands and ribbons to form clouds of violet light. Every peak held no fewer than ten thousand streams of it.

Renowned experts had come to watch, and the younger generation's prodigies were arriving one after another.

Sacred Son Yaoguang, the Ji Family's Divine King Body, the Purple Mansion Saintess—nearly every sacred son and saintess of the Eastern Wasteland's younger generation was there. The Twin Kings and Yuhua King had come from the Central Continent as well. It was a gathering of the finest talents.

Some of these experts occupied mountain peaks to sit and discuss the Dao. Others fought bloody battles in small worlds created by Yaochi's Sages, while still others wandered together, admiring the flowers and scenery.

Deep in the sky, chaotic qi spread around the Western Empress Pagoda as it drifted in and out of sight. It seemed to have stood there since the dawn of creation, letting wisps of immortal qi fall to protect the entire Pure Land.

Fairy Zixia, the Purple Mansion Saintess, walked with Yang Yun, the Yaochi Saintess, toward Yaochi's deepest region. Ahead, mist veiled the water, immortal qi swirled, and multicolored light pulsed. There lay the innermost Immortal Pool.

It shared its source with Ancient Yaochi's Immortal Pool. Its waters nourished the Pure Land, creating a region that seemed to belong to the Immortal Realm.

Auspicious beasts appeared and vanished while radiant birds flew overhead. An ancient tree stretched its branches high into the sky like a coiling dragon. It was the renowned Peach Saint Tree, rooted beside the Immortal Pool and drawing in its essence. The scent of its medicine