The King of Black Fog

The Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess stood atop the Mystic Bird, letting the Gale billow her garments as she held her gift and stood firm.

Behind her, auspicious clouds spread across the sky, white birds winged by, flowers blossomed throughout the heavens, all were mounts of the Fairies and Goddesses, countless, blocking out the sun.

Each of these Fairies had flowing robes, donned in the utmost luxury, heads adorned with jade pins and Immortal Rings.

Their appearances and figures varied, all exquisite, reminiscent of a painting or mural of "Fairies on a Journey" when viewed from afar.

Even the colors of Dunhuang couldn't compare in the slightest.

"How could the Heavenly Palace Temple let a barbarian woman greet the guests?" A Fairy clad in a green embroidered dress, graceful and elegant, expressed slight dissatisfaction.

At the forefront of the Immortals, atop the Cloud Platform at the South Heavenly Gate, Yafeiluna stepped out from the Teleportation Gate.

Her hair was fiery red, and behind her was the blonde elf with green eyes - Bi, the blonde Mystic Bird Goddess with black eyes - Beia Triss, and the blonde Demigod with brown eyes - William Nadilan.

Among them, only the Immortal Phoenix, the Immortal Young Martial Saint, and Zheng Qing, who had become Earth's Ocean Goddess, had black hair and black eyes.

"That's because the previous Heavenly Emperor couldn't control the barbarians," Chang'e retorted sharply.

The Fairy in the green embroidered dress frowned slightly.

She was also an Earth Immortal, and although she couldn't compare to a perfect Earth Immortal like Chang'e, she wasn't afraid of her either—after all, in the spectacular Wonderland of the Turquoise Pool, even with great power, one couldn't act recklessly. The Queen Mother's favoritism was all that mattered.

But now was not the time for quarrels.

"Please, everyone, come in," came the clear and gentle voice of Li Changzhou from within the South Heavenly Gate.

The Mystic Bird slightly spread its wings, slowly lowering the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess onto the Cloud Platform at the South Heavenly Gate.

"Welcome, welcome!" Yafeiluna beamed with a smile, raising her arm to initiate a handshake.

This was already considering that Easterners dislike hugging and face-kissing greetings.

However, the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess, enveloped in a golden rainbow aura, simply took out a gift and handed it to her before proceeding gracefully into the South Heavenly Gate.

The Ma Gu, Chang'e, Flowers Fairy, and sisters the Three Xiao Goddesses behind her also just handed over gifts, with the best attitude merely being a gentle smile.

After just three people, Yafeiluna gave up on shaking hands, as she couldn't anyway—the gifts were too many.

Taking the gifts directly into the National Treasury would appear rude, so she had to Summon the Twenty Great Demon Gods.

These twenty Demon Gods, each a hundred meters tall, stood before the South Heavenly Gate, somewhat restoring a bit of the Heavenly Court's former prestige, causing the Fairies and Goddesses following behind to secretly nod in approval, improving their attitudes notably.

Every Demon God possessed Great Divine Power and mighty strength, yet once the Fairies had all entered, they too merely became "decorations," covered with gifts, Immortal Light shrouding them, like trees adorned with festive lights during celebrations.

"So many treasures, how many Game Coins are they worth!" exclaimed the Young Martial Saint, looking up at the twenty towering treasure mountains.

"Enough chatter, hurry inside!" Phoenix gave him a tug.

Everyone hastily entered the South Heavenly Gate, adjusting their clothes instinctively as they walked—they were already wearing the best attire upon arrival.

The gifting continued.

"....Moreover, the Queen Mother has sent us to congratulate His Majesty, offering ten nine-thousand-year-old Flat Peach Trees, twenty six-thousand-year-old Flat Peach Trees, and fifty three-thousand-year-old Flat Peach Trees;

"Three thousand jars of Jade Liquid, twenty Elixir recipes; three thousand jars of Jade Dew, fifty types of Collection Methods; a hundred thousand jars of a hundred varieties of Immortal Wine, with fifty beverage recipes;

"Three hundred wandering dragons, three hundred Heavenly Phoenixes, and two hundred thousand various Immortal Birds and Exotic Beasts;

"Fifty Immortal Peaks, three thousand Floating Palaces, three thousand Immortal Maidens and maids, three thousand courtyards of exotic flowers and grasses, three thousand gourds of Immortal Elixirs, three million Immortal Jade;

"The upper scroll of the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang," the complete "Seventy-two Earthly Fiends," one hundred types of the "Three Thousand Great Divine Abilities," thirty thousand scrolls of various Daoist and Buddhist scriptures;

"Three sets of Great Innate Arrays, thirty sets of small Innate Arrays, one hundred thousand Acquired Arrays, a Taiji Divine Talisman of the One Origin, thirty Taiji Divine Talismans, and millions of other Talismans;

"..."

Li Changzhou sat upon the Emperor's Platform, dressed in ancient attire exuding an Immortal aura to match Yang Qinglan, who was perpetually in the [Gu She Divine Woman] status.

With Heavenly Might upon him, his eyes shone with divine light, mystic energy flowing around him, with a noble and dignified bearing, looking every bit a new Heavenly Emperor.

He maintained a subtle smile outwardly, yet his heart was pounding like a drum.

Was the Queen Mother so generous because she wanted something, or was she repaying a favor for bringing her back to Earth?

Or perhaps they truly had a child?

It took the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess quite an effort to read out the Queen Mother's list of gifts.

This divine Consort put away the list and ceremoniously greeted: "Your subject, Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess, pays respects to the Heavenly Emperor!"

The three sisters, Ma Gu, Chang'e, Flowers Fairy, and others stepped forward: "Paying respects to the Heavenly Emperor!"

Countless Fairies and Goddesses bowed low in greeting: "Paying respects to the Heavenly Emperor!"

The voices echoed across the Nine Heavens.

Li Changzhou dismissed thoughts of the Queen Mother, as this scene before him, reminiscent of a harem filled with charming ladies, once again made him sense the thrill of power and authority.

Beside him was the beautiful Yang Qinglan; if every day was like this, he too might fall into decadence.

"Thank you all," he said with a smile, "please rise."

Due to the suddenness of the "ascension," there wasn't much preparation, thus no banquet was held. After a few words with the Fairies who had the right to speak, everyone dispersed.

Only the three thousand Immortal Maidens and maids stayed behind, attending to the gifts, which even hearing once, Li Changzhou couldn't fully recall.

Additionally, Chang'e remained.

"When will you return my moon?" she asked coldly, still recalling the last time Li Changzhou deceived her.

"Now," Li Changzhou's smile faded, "Chang'e, heed my decree. From this day forth, you shall be the Moon God."

The moon, 400,000 kilometers away, shone brilliantly, illuminating Chang'e, as boundless Spiritual Opportunity from heaven and earth surged from all directions, forming a crescent moon at Chang'e's brow.