Chapter 847: All Immortals Gather, One Hundred Thousand Immortal Soldiers!

At this hour within the Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals, inside the Qi Celestial Garden of the Gui Clan.

The garden was ablaze with the radiant glow of immortal blossoms and rare ancient flora vying for splendor, shrouded in swirling mists and cascading into a spectacular display of wondrous colors.

The pavilions and towers were carved with winding dragons and painted with colorful phoenixes, while the eight-treasure jade tables were laden with various celestial fruits and fine wines.

Fairies and celestial maidens, dressed in multicolored garments, presented a truly dreamlike realm of the immortals.

"This Auspicious Spiritual Flora is an ancient species long extinct, blossoming but once every three thousand years, and to witness it this year is truly the fortune of our generation." A white-haired elder, clad in green celestial robes with a long, flowing beard, stood up and said, "Its flower is elegant, pure as ice and clean as jade; its fragrance, if inhaled by a mortal, can bring instant enlightenment, and if inhaled by an immortal, can lead to a thorough understanding of the Great Dao. Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its reputation."

He then took a gentle breath of the intoxicating floral scent: "Such a wondrous flower can only be seen here at the Exalted Supreme's domain. I hear that the greatest benefit is only at the very moment the spiritual flower blooms, which is a rare encounter indeed in thousands of years!"

Looking from the seats beside him, there were extraordinary dignitaries of the Celestial Dao and awe-inspiring generals of the Shinto, taking their seats one by one. Those closer to the front possessed inscrutable celestial majesty and restrained divine light, extending all the way to the rear rows where True Monarch Bixiao could be seen at the very back of the crowd.

Everyone was amiable and glowing with health, watching the flower buds within the blossoms, each like suet white jade, ready to burst into bloom—it was precisely the time of flowering.

Everyone was enjoying this moment of rare benefit.

Just then, two celestial officials stumbled and rushed in from outside, immediately stopped outside the garden.

A garden-guarding celestial soldier's gaze turned cold: "The Exalted Supreme Miaofa is hosting the 'Auspicious Spiritual Flower Gathering' in the Qi Celestial Garden. This time, Spiritual Supreme Tianbao, Exalted Supreme Minghe, and even divine generals from the Pantheon are all present. What are you doing stumbling in here!?"

"The Elder is meeting with Spiritual Supreme Tianbao. What business do you have to dare intrude upon the gathering!?"

"It is truly not our recklessness! We have urgent military matters to report to the Exalted Supreme!" the two hurriedly replied.

"Urgent military matters?" The soldier frowned. "Allow me to report."

At this moment, the old Daoist leading the crowd to admire the flowers in the courtyard, dressed in luxurious Daoist robes and looking detached from the mortal world, happened to hear this news and said, "Let them in."

Soon, the two celestial officials were led into the Qi Celestial Garden. Seeing the various supreme figures of all quarters in the garden, and then seeing the Exalted Supreme Miaofa before them, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

"What matter?" The white-haired old immortal, Exalted Supreme Miaofa, took a gentle sniff amidst the flowers with a look of intoxication, not looking over here at all.

"This..." One of the celestial officials happened to be the Rain Official who was casting spells at the Ancestral Cliff back then.

Having just cast spells for seven days and seven nights back then, he was exhausted and thus did not participate in the battle, only watching from the Ancestral Cliff. He happened to witness the whole process and was entrusted by Gui Ye to report specifically.

But seeing such a public crowd now, he couldn't help hesitating, finally saying, "Such an important matter..."

"Hmm—!?" Exalted Supreme Miaofa showed a look of displeasure while admiring the flowers, giving a heavy snort.

A nearby celestial soldier immediately shouted, "The Qi Celestial Garden is filled with Exalted Supremes and High Immortals. What urgent matter do you have that would catch their eyes?!"

"This..." The Rain Official still hesitated, asking tentatively, "Should... should it really be said here?"

Seeing Exalted Supreme Miaofa's face darken further, the celestial soldier immediately barked, "Whatever it is, speak quickly!"

"Uh..." Having no choice, the Rain Official braced himself and said, "It is..."

"...At that time, Lord Gui led the celestial soldiers to strictly punish that lower-realm mortal who violated the taboo. Nearly ten thousand celestial soldiers cast spells together, tribulation thunder condensing in the sky and striking toward that stubbornly resisting mortal!"

"What happened?" an immortal asked.

The dignitary in green celestial robes with the long, flowing beard bowed to Exalted Supreme Miaofa and said, "With the Gui clan's Dao arts, and that Gui Ye being an elite tempered in the Samsara Battlefield, that shop must have vanished into ashes, I presume?"

"No...!" the Rain Official cried out in horror.

"No!?" Everyone suddenly looked over.

"Truly no!" Avoidant of everyone's eyes, the Rain Official spoke anxiously, "At that time, only ten thousand changs of golden light were seen, the heavens and earth shook... a figure appeared from within, saying: 'The mortal world has become filthy again'!"

"Then, the descending thunder tribulation actually collapsed entirely!"

"What?!"

"The thunder tribulation collapsed!?"

"'The mortal world has become filthy again'!?" The long-bearded Spiritual Supreme Tianbao repeated just now, "Who is this?!"

"Emperor Qitian—!" the Rain Official wailed.

Everyone was momentarily stunned: "Who is Emperor Qitian?"

"No matter who he is." Unmoved, looking completely secure like a fisherman sitting on the dock, Exalted Supreme Miaofa said calmly, "He has some ability, but this seat once bestowed a spiritual mirror upon that boy Gui Ye, which sealed a single strike of this seat's power, enough to deal with it."

"Hiss... how long has it been since Exalted Supreme Miaofa took action?" a nearby immortal exclaimed.

"For a person of this mortal realm to force Exalted Supreme Miaofa to act..." Spiritual Supreme Tianbao stroked his beard and smiled, "He can die with no regrets."

The immortals burst into chatter and laughed heartily, then asked, "What happened after that, what was the result?"

With a constipated expression, the Rain Official hesitated: "It's... hard to say..."

"What do you mean hard to say!" Exalted Supreme Miaofa stood stroking his beard, saying calmly, "Speak!"

"The result..." Rebuked by Exalted Supreme Miaofa and stared at by so many mighty beings for the first time, combined with his previous panic, his mind was already in complete chaos. He couldn't think straight, gesturing wildly while trembling, "The result was that Exalted Supreme Miaofa's phantom was blown apart by a single palm from Emperor Qitian... the residual power even obliterated everything in sight! Even Lord Gui only managed to escape with his primordial spirit!"

"What did you say—!?" Everyone looked at Exalted Supreme Miaofa, only to see his originally radiant face instantly turn dark and cold.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Although that was but a casual move of this seat, how could it be possible in the mortal world!"

"And then!?" someone else asked.

"And then... that Emperor Qitian said: Minor gods of the foreign world, you have done your best!"

"Wh—at—!"

Everyone looked at each other: "Minor gods of the foreign world, you have done your best!!??"

Then everyone looked back at Exalted Supreme Miaofa: "Minor gods of the foreign world...!?"

Exalted Supreme Miaofa's originally indifferent eyes instantly flashed with murderous intent, though his gaze was concealed extremely well.

Involuntarily shrinking his head in fear, the Rain Official wailed in his heart: This... you forced me to say this—! I already said I couldn't say it—!

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"Although this person has some supernatural powers, but... they... must back down for this." Suppressing his anger, Exalted Supreme Miaofa said coldly, "Go tell them, otherwise... they are but a mere small mortal shop, yet what they have provoked is a force one hundred times greater than the backing behind them, which they cannot afford to provoke!"

"Uh... he had Lord Gui bring a message..." the Rain Official said awkwardly.

"What message?!"

"They said... the rules co-established by our Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals, Pantheon, and Heaven's Courts have already affected the normal business of his shop, so they must be changed, otherwise..."

Everyone looked at Exalted Supreme Miaofa again: this was in broad daylight, and everyone had heard it!

"Deploy... deploy ten thousand celestial soldiers for me! Gather the celestial generals of all sides!" Before the Rain Official could finish speaking, a roaring voice bellowed, "Arrogant, simply lawless! This seat will show these ignorant mortals the true height of the heavens and the depth of the earth!"

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