The First Demon of the Chan Sect
Chapter 387 - 75: Unexpected Surprises (Part 2)

Chapter 387: Chapter 75: Unexpected Surprises (Part 2)

Brilliant golden light scattered across the void, filling the small space to the brim.

The Three Pure Ones waved their hands again, and the delicate radiance dissipated, restoring the Cangqiong sky to clarity.

Xuan Dou looked up at the Great Sun in the sky, which was now at an angle. He continued to declare: "Three bows to parents and kin, to express gratitude for their nurturing grace!"

Li Qingming, holding Wang Shu’s little hand, walked up to Li Yanran and bowed deeply.

A gentle smile appeared on the exquisitely beautiful face of Li Yanran. Her hair cascaded like a waterfall, and with a slight raise of her snow-white hands, a rich vitality brimmed over, spilling out between her fingers.

In the silent stillness, the robust green vitality grew stronger, pervading mists gradually submerged the entire Kunlun Space.

Every honored guest present, regardless of their cultivation levels, received the cleansing. They all felt their bodies shine with brilliant Divine Light, their impurities expelled. The bodies of those with the Innate Daoist Body became almost transparent at that moment, pure and untainted.

"Hum!"

Like a powerful storm sweeping the high skies in an instant, after continuing for a quarter-hour, the emerald light dots completely dissipated like clouds and mist.

The guests were astonished, not expecting the mother of God Gouchen to possess such miraculous abilities. It seemed she was almost at the peak of Sub-Saint, even if not quite a Saint.

"Thank you, Immortal, for cleansing our marrow and refining our bodies, bestowing us with a flawless Innate Daoist Body!" The crowd was not ungrateful and, bowing once more, paid their respects to Li Yanran from afar.

Xuan Dou, feeling the purity of his own body, suddenly waved his robe sleeve with a solemn expression and declared: "Four bows between husband and wife as equals; henceforth, in life and death, they shall never part nor abandon each other!"

The two couples smiled at each other and bowed deeply, their foreheads touching.

Xuan Dou smiled, then loudly announced: "The wedding ceremony is complete!"

"Boom!"

A supernatural phenomenon descended from the heavens— it was a Saint’s wedding, and Heavenly Dao offered its gifts!

Colorful clouds emanated from the distant void, like an ocean, blocking the sun and shrouding the void, sky ablaze with luster. An endless chorus of heavenly music and bells suddenly arose, resonating across the entire Huaxia Divine Land!

Seeing the ceremony was a success, Li Qingming ascended into the air, raised his voice, and proclaimed: "Thank you, honored guests, for attending our wedding. I have brought Immortal Brew and Spirit Fruits from Penglai Immortal Island. Please drink heartily, no returning until drunk!"

With that, he waved his hand lightly, rare Spirit Fruits were arranged on trays as clear as jade, and pots of nine-day fine liquor with a unique fragrance flew towards all the stone tables.

"Wow!"

Everyone’s passion was ignited, the entire Kunlun Space boiling over with excitement. They discussed the Great Dao and shared drinks, bustling with liveliness.

The same festivity prevailed in the plaza in front of the Three Pure Ones Hall, although among the Saints, apart from a few close ones, there were many complexities.

"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, now that the weddings have been concluded, isn’t it time for us to see the gifts you’ve prepared?" Zhen Yuanzi was still brooding over the earlier incident, finally seizing the opportunity; how could he let Tongtian off the hook?

"Well, about that, I did prepare gifts. But I didn’t expect Qingmingzi, that brat, to poke his nose in, so it seems my gifts are a bit inadequate!" Tongtian scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

"A lofty Saint like you must have a few good items, right?" Zhen Yuanzi teased with disbelief. Then with a wave, he took out a huge round platter from his storage space, covered with a bright red brocade handkerchief. The handkerchief was held aloft, leaving the contents of the platter a mystery!

"Having heard about Yu Ding’s grand wedding, I originally only brought thirty-six ginseng fruits. But considering the rare gathering of fellow Daoists, I brought out forty-five more, planning to share their flavors. Little did I know, one joy would become two, so let’s use all these fruits as gifts!" Zhen Yuanzi smiled and picked up the big red handkerchief.

Eighty-one ginseng fruits sat on the handkerchief, cheerful and lively.

All Saints secretly marveled: "Zhen Yuan Lao Dao truly is generous. A ginseng fruit tree bears thirty fruits every thirty thousand years, and now he has given away eighty-one... such a grand gesture!"

Li Qingming accepted the platter, distributed sixty-one fruits to the stone tables of All Saints and various factions, and said: "With our level of cultivation, these ginseng fruits are merely sweet treats. I’ll decide to leave these twenty for Yu Ding and Jin Ling. The rest, Fellow Daoists please enjoy together."

"Hahaha, Qingmingzi is truly generous!" Netherworld River laughed loudly, his hands flickering with radiance, revealing two identical mirrors. To the naked eye, the mirrors appeared ordinary with their dull gray exterior. But when the guests swept their Divine Thoughts over them, they found that Netherworld River’s hands seemed to hold nothing; the mirrors seemingly did not exist, concealed within the void.

"These are the Void Yin Mirror and Void Yang Mirror, both among the top-ranked Innate Spiritual Treasures. They can capture souls and collect Primordial Spirits! Useless in my hands, I offer them to Fellow Daoists!" Netherworld River’s eyes twinkled red, a smile flashing in his eyes.

Li Qingming nodded and tossed the mirrors to Yu Ding Daoist: "Junior Brother Yu Dings, one for each of you. We, however, no longer need such items!"

Yu Ding and Jin Ling took the Void Yin Yang Mirror with a slight excitement and said, "Thank you, eldest senior brother!"

"How should we brothers reciprocate when you give such valuable gifts?" Primordial sighed after looking at Zhen Yuanzi and Netherworld River, feeling quite helpless inside.

The availability of Spiritual Treasures between Heaven and Earth was limited to begin with; it was just the wedding of Yu Ding and Jin Ling, and these gifts were presentable. But who was Li Qingming? What kind of rare treasure had he not seen? This posed a dilemma for The Three Pure Ones.

Li Qingming watched with great interest as The Three Pure Ones scowled, his heart blossoming with joy.

Tongtian glared at Li Qingming with embarrassment, casually tossing out four brown Jade Talismans, saying, "What are you looking at! Here are four life-saving talismans made of Innate apricot wood. Take them if you want, otherwise forget it!"

Li Qingming chuckled and said, "This gift from the elder is too gracious to decline, so this disciple will shamelessly accept it!"

Li Qingming took the Jade Talismans, distributed one to each of the three others and instructed them to keep them close at all times, as they might save their lives when necessary. Although he and Wang Shu didn’t need such things, after all, they were gifts from an elder, and it wouldn’t be right to snub Tongtian’s face.

Compared to Li Qingming’s indifference, other forces were eagerly envious. These were life-saving Jade Talismans made from Innate apricot trees, having one was like having an extra life, and not even twenty Innate Spiritual Treasures could compare. It was true that a Saint’s creation was bound to be exquisite.

Tongtian, mocked by Li Qingming, thought furiously, "I can’t be the only one paying the price, I need to put pressure on my two older brothers!"

So Tongtian teased, "Eldest brother, second brother, since I only have so little to offer, you two decide what to do!"

Laozi and Primordial exchanged wry smiles and thought to themselves, "Is he really our brother?"

With no other options, Laozi produced two gourds of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, while Primordial brought out the Five Elements Immortal Slaying Sword and the Dragon and Tiger Jade Ruyi.

Li Qingming saw the four items in his hand and without hesitation gave them to Yu Ding and Jin Ling. These Spiritual Elixir and Treasures were good, but for their level, they were useless.

Among All Saints, The Three Pure Ones, Zhen Yuanzi, and Netherworld River had already given their congratulatory gifts. Whereas Nuwa and Houtu had their eyebrows slightly knitted and were in low spirits, clearly not in the mood to give gifts. The only one left was the Jieyin Saint from the Western Teachings.

"Jieyin Fellow Daoist, we have given our gifts, I wonder what treasures does the Western Teachings have?" Following the principle of ’mischievous to one, mischievous to all,’ Tongtian looked towards Jieyin with a genial smile, his eyes hidden with endless pride.

Hearing this, everyone present turned their gaze towards Jieyin, with expectations, mockery, and disdain in their looks...

Regardless of everyone’s mockery, Jieyin maintained a grievous visage as if wronged by a great injustice.

He waved one hand, and two brocade boxes each containing two purple lotus seeds appeared out of thin air in the hall.

Surprise flashed across Tongtian’s eyes as he involuntarily blurted out, "The lotus seeds of the Reincarnation Purple Lotus!"

These four purple lotus seeds in the box were cultivated over four Primordial Meetings from the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure belonging to Jieyin.

These lotus seeds were magical to the extreme, an ordinary person on consuming one of them could immediately become an Immortal, reaching the Da Luo Realm. Moreover, these lotus seeds could be nurtured to grow on their own and might even blossom to Twelve Grade again.

Therefore, these lotus seeds were beyond precious, and Jieyin bringing out four at once was truly astonishing to everyone present.

Li Qingming looked at the four lotus seeds brought by Jieyin, a flash of surprise in his eyes, obviously not expecting Jieyin to bring out such a valuable item. However, he quickly regained his composure and smiled lightly, saying, "Thank you, Jieyin Saint, for your generous gift!"

"Previously, my two senior brothers have offended Fellow Daoist several times, I hope Fellow Daoist won’t hold a grudge and will let bygones be bygones!" Jieyin stood up and gave Li Qingming a Buddha Power greeting with one hand.

Jieyin’s gesture baffled everyone, making them wonder what had happened to make Jieyin act so humbly.

They might not understand the reason behind it, but Li Qingming’s mind was crystal clear.

Jieyin was afraid, fearing Li Qingming would slay the reincarnated Zhunti for personal karma, utterly extinguishing the Western Teachings’ hopes of flourishing.

For the sake of the Western Teachings and the Buddhist Sect, losing some face was not important at all.

Li Qingming was silent for a while, handing a brocade box to Yu Ding beside him, saying, "Under the Great Dao, all beings have a glimmer of hope. Since I have already let him go once, I will absolutely not let him be utterly wiped from the Huaxia Divine Land. Please be assured of this!"

"Amitabha Buddha, Fellow Daoist is greatly merciful!" Jieyin, shuddering, relaxed his heart that had been lodged in his throat.

"Fellow Daoist is a guest from afar, and the past karma that came with Zhunti’s demise has also vanished! From today onwards, your Western Teachings will remain the Western Teachings, and I, Li Qingming, will still be Li Qingming!" With those words, Li Qingming turned and left.

"Fellow Daoist is greatly merciful, I am unworthy in comparison!" Jieyin, who remained with one arm, had a flicker of confusion on his face, and as he looked towards Li Qingming, his eyes no longer held the suppressed resentment but were clear, showing a steadfast commitment to the Dao. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com) with your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)