The wedding ceremony had barely ended when the newlyweds, Liu Changxu and Wu Xuege, entered the Guest Pavilion on Yellow Heaven Ridge hand in hand.
Their faces glowed with happiness and sweetness, their steps filled with the joy and ease of newlywed bliss.
The instant the couple stepped into the Guest Pavilion's Banquet Hall, the dozens of Integrated Body Experts from various races rose to offer their heartfelt blessings:
"Congratulations on your happy union, Divine Lord! May you and your wife remain united in heart forever and cherish each other for a hundred years!"
"Congratulations on your wedding, Divine Lord!"
Liu Changxu and his wife, Wu Xuege, exchanged a smile, then accepted the spirit wine respectfully offered by a maid beside them.
Then Liu Changxu declared in a clear voice:
"Thank you, fellow Daoists, for taking the trouble to attend my wedding. My wife and I offer you all a toast! I hope you enjoy this joyous occasion to the fullest. Eat well, drink well, and don't leave until you're drunk!"
After these warm and heartfelt greetings, Liu Changxu wore a gentle smile as he accompanied his new wife, Wu Xuege, around the hall, offering toasts and exchanging pleasantries with every honored guest in the Body Integration Realm.
The number of Body Integration Realm guests from the various races who had come to attend the wedding far exceeded Liu Changxu's expectations.
Not only had representatives of the Human Race's nine great cultivation powers attended in their finest attire, but honored guests from the Elf Race, One-Eyed Race, Dwarf Race, Snowman Race, and other races that had always enjoyed relatively good relations with the Human Race had also arrived one after another.
Even the Angel Race, Giant Race, and Blood Race, which had long been at odds with the Human