With the arrival of the Queen Mother of the West, the Peach Banquet finally began.
Melodious celestial music filled the air, and several fairies of different postures danced gracefully in the white jade hall, while the gods toasted each other and chatted happily.
The celestial music seemed to be the sound of the Great Dao, containing some kind of profound truth of the Dao, making people intoxicated.
Plates of divine fruits and wines were laid out on the table, their aroma enough to make one feel completely comfortable.
The immortals and gods in the lower banquet area couldn't wait to pick up the peaches in front of them and feast on them. To them, the peaches were divine objects of heaven and earth, and they could only eat them during the Peach Banquet. They had no chance to eat them on other days.
The immortals and deities in the upper and middle banquet areas took turns toasting the Queen Mother of the West to wish her a long life. Some of them even performed a show after drinking so much that they drew cheers from the audience.
Everyone was thoroughly enjoying themselves, except for Fang Xiu, whose brows were furrowed.
Has the demon god's conspiracy not yet begun?
He observed for a long time like an outsider, but still couldn't see anything unusual. The Peach Banquet was already halfway through, and the gods were still fine.
Just then, suddenly!
"ah!"
A piercing scream shattered the lively atmosphere of the Peach Banquet.
The conversation among the immortals and gods paused slightly as countless gazes turned toward the area from which the screams were coming.
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly; they had finally arrived.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man with a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth, with wings on his back, lying on the ground in pain. His veins were bulging all over his body, and it seemed as if countless insects were wriggling under his skin.
"Lei Gong! What's wrong?" a nearby deity asked anxiously.
However, Lei Gong was powerless to answer. Instead, he gripped his own neck tightly, trying to stop the insects under his skin from crawling up his head.
"It seems like he's been poisoned. Let me handle this." An elderly man with a sage-like demeanor stepped forward quickly, pointed a finger, and the skin on Lei Gong's arm immediately cracked. At this moment, everyone finally saw what the insects crawling under his skin were.
That wasn't an insect at all, but a wisp of demonic energy!
The gods were greatly alarmed.
"What an evil aura! What a wicked demon this is!"
Dark demonic energy shot out from Lei Gong's skin, instantly striking the old man. The old man groaned and staggered back several steps before regaining his balance.
However, before he could catch his breath, the demonic energy that had entered his body exploded like the fuse of a powder keg.
"ah!"
The old man let out a miserable scream, and countless demonic energies writhed beneath his skin all over his body.
"Quickly, save them!" a deity shouted.
But at that moment, a series of screams rang out, and more and more immortals and gods in the lower banquet area were being possessed by demonic energy.
The most terrifying thing is that the source of this demonic energy is unknown. No matter how the immortals and gods of Shangyan District searched, they could not find the source of the demonic energy, as if it originated from the bodies of those people.
roar!
A non-human roar suddenly rang out, and the one who made the sound was none other than Lei Gong, who was the first to be invaded by demonic energy. At this moment, his appearance had changed drastically. His body had grown several meters in size, and countless fleshy muscles were squeezed out from every pore. Even the wings on his back had lost all their feathers, and in their place were fleshy wings covered with blood vessels.
He acted like a madman, attacking everyone around him in a frenzy.
He pulled out the thunder hammer and thunder chisel from his back and slammed them down hard.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Destructive streaks of crimson lightning raged across the field.
Just then, a deep, resonant voice rang out.
"town."
Whoosh!
A golden pagoda shone brightly in the void and descended upon the Thunder God's head. Countless golden rays, like a cage, sealed off the entire area where the Thunder God was located, including the terrifying blood-red divine lightning.
It was Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, who made the move.
However, the Thunder God's transformation seemed to be a signal, and more and more immortals and gods who had been infiltrated by demonic energy began to undergo similar transformations.
This demonic energy was like a highly contagious plague; in a short time, even the immortals and gods in the Central Banquet District were affected.
Fang Xiu calmly observed the chaotic scene before him. He was well aware of the strange changes in the immortals and gods; in the mortal world, this phenomenon was called aberration.
In the modern world, if a spirit master loses control of their spirituality, they will undergo a mutation, which is called "possession by demons" in Kyushu.
So this is the so-called conspiracy of the demon god?
They planned to capture all the immortals and gods and transform them into demons.
It should be understood that the immortals and gods gathered at the Peach Banquet are basically the core of the Heavenly Court. If they are corrupted, the Heavenly Court will be a mere shell of its former self, and the remaining small fry like Yama will not be able to cause any trouble.
So... where is the source of the pollution?
He activated all his senses and scanned the entire area, but he couldn't find the source of the pollution at all. This demonic energy was entirely generated within the bodies of the demonized immortals and gods.
Produced within the body? Could it be...?
Fang Xiu's gaze was fixed on the peaches on the table. He picked one up and put it in his mouth without thinking.
Those are peaches that ripen only once every nine thousand years. Eating one will grant you immortality and make you live as long as heaven and earth.
However, what he was concerned about was not immortality, but whether the peaches were a source of pollution.
One bite, and the tender peach flesh melts in your mouth, refreshing and delightful. A warm current instantly flows through your limbs and bones, leaving you feeling warm all over.
In an instant, the true self within him seemed to be nourished, becoming even more natural and radiant.
But the next second, an extremely dense wisp of demonic energy suddenly wrapped around the True Self Law, like a living thing, and frantically drilled into the True Self Law.
This demonic energy surpassed all the demons Fang Xiu had ever seen; it was extremely corrupting and possessed the quality of becoming stronger when faced with stronger opponents.
Just like a parasite, the stronger the host, the more nutrients it receives, and the stronger it becomes. It is using the host's power to infect.
However, it was completely powerless against the True Self Law. The True Self Law figure, which was exactly the same as Fang Xiu, opened its mouth slightly, and a terrifying devouring force appeared instantly. Like a black hole, it sucked in that wisp of demonic energy with a whoosh, and even smacked its lips, as if it was not satisfied.
He has grown up to this point, devouring countless strange things and merging with the power of several demon gods. He himself is a huge source of pollution, so how could he be polluted again?
Although he was unharmed, the immortals and gods were in dire straits. The demonic energy, aided by their own power, continued to grow stronger and then began to erode their hosts. In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, even the immortals and gods of the Shangyan District began to show abnormalities.
Suddenly, a subtle glint flashed in Fang Xiu's eyes. Sure enough, the problem lay with the peaches.
Peaches are poisonous!
Now that we know the problem, it's easy to solve: just remind these immortals not to eat the peaches of immortality.
However, since the peaches are poisonous, there must have been someone who poisoned them...
For a moment, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the Queen Mother of the West, who was holding the throne high.
At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West remained dignified and graceful, her demeanor composed and unwavering, even as the Peach Banquet descended into chaos.
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