The Heavenly Palace was always resonant with the music of immortals.

This was not mortal music, but rather, melodies mastered by immortals who recorded the perfect Heavenly Sound during their Earth Immortal cultivation.

Cultivators, listening to this Heavenly Sound, could reap tremendous benefits during their cultivation, and it was said some immortals even directly heard magic and divine abilities from the songs and maxims.

In some records, certain cultivators believed that the Heavenly Sound was the whisper of the Heavenly Dao itself.

At this moment, however, Yang Qinglan had no interest in listening to the music or enjoying the gourmet dishes.

She seemed to be eating the Hundred Treasures and Eight Flavors with a light and breezy air, but her attention was wholly focused on the Queen Mother and The Bodhisattva Guanyin above her.

"Good!"

With the Queen Mother's consenting voice filled with a smile, her heart sank.

"Your Majesty," she spoke unhurriedly, "with just one monster involved, how do we determine the winner and rank the positions?"

The Queen Mother looked towards Guanyin: "Honored One?"

"I didn't expect Gu She also had a competitive spirit." Guanyin smiled as she looked at Yang Qinglan.

"I only care about my own affairs," Yang Qinglan said, her tone calm, her demeanor cool and elegant.

Guanyin smiled briefly, bowed to the Queen Mother seated above, and replied:

"The Fairy Gu She speaks sensibly. How about this? The monk and Her Majesty will each set five questions, making ten in total. The fairy can step forward and solve these problems along with the monster. After ten questions, the one who solves more will be the top rank; the next will be second, and those who solve none will be disqualified—Your Majesty, how does that sound?"

The Queen Mother laughed, her smile noble and refined.

"This is also a test for the two of us, having to make the monster survive through ten questions and then die after those ten, hmm—, I must think carefully about these questions," she mused.

Guanyin smiled and bowed again.

"Your Majesty," Chang'e's voice, cool as colliding jade stones, spoke up, "the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess and other seniors have cultivated longer and possess deeper mana than us. Please consider our younger immortals and gods when setting the questions."

Yang Qinglan gave her a thumbs up, her approval rating of her increased by one.

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded in agreement, tapping her slender fingers on the jade-hued radiant desk, her expression thoughtful.

That desk, worth at least a million in radiance, could sustain countless Earth Immortals.

The modern Earth could only support a mere four top-tier Earth Immortals—the richness of the Primordial era was indeed imaginable.

Yang Qinglan personally poured a cup of Immortal Brew for Chang'e, and the two great beauties of the Three Realms toasted each other, inspiring countless fairies who loved painting.

After drinking a cup of wine, the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess, Flowers Fairy, Turquoise Pool, and Li Qianxia, one by one, emerged from the Jiangshan Society Map.

Turquoise Pool was the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother, and Li Qianxia was a new disciple of the Tao Ancestor. The Queen Mother bestowed upon them each a three-thousand-year-old Flat Peach.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Turquoise Pool smiled, sweet and docile.

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Li Qianxia, her fists clenched in a heroic gesture, was extremely excited, almost running to grab it herself.

The two took their Flat Peaches and stepped back.

Turquoise Pool whispered to Li Qianxia, "I can't believe I was the fifth one out."

"It's just the topics you're not good at, Sister Yao," Li Qianxia said, her left hand holding a six-thousand-year Flat Peach, right hand a three-thousand-year one, her smile forming crescents.

She loved this kind of task.

Although once you enter the Turquoise Pool, there's no exiting, failing to overcome three trials meant task failure and being pursued by three white card players...

"Being fifth isn't so bad, but only ranking one above you, that's a bit disheartening," Turquoise Pool muttered.

"Wow, Sister Yao, you look down on me!"

The two spoke in whispers, not avoiding the Queen Mother, who couldn't help but smile slightly when she heard them.

Li Qianxia returned to her lotus leaf, and before she could show off her two peaches to Yang Qinglan, Yang Qinglan spoke of her advancement to Earth Immortal and obtaining two six-thousand-year Flat Peaches.

Before Li Qianxia could even feel jealous, Yang Qinglan disclosed the details of the third challenge.

"Be careful in the third challenge. The Bodhisattva Guanyin said that the monster possesses strong mana and numerous divine skills," Yang Qinglan said, quietly handing over the "Candle" and "Dawn Mirror" to her.

"Oh! I'll be careful!" Li Qianxia nodded as she placed the "Candle" and "Dawn Mirror" into the shared backpack of the siblings.

She also added her "Chaos Series - Flame Butterfly" carried next to her body.

The message made Turquoise Pool pensive.

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"Monster, come out and face your death!"

"My boy, don't hide. What are you afraid of your grandpa Zhu for?"

A Water Demon hurriedly ran into the cave, kneeling before Li Changzhou, pointing towards the direction of the cave entrance.

"Great, great, great King, those two are calling us out again!"

This had already happened four times now.

Li Changzhou's magic was also ready.

The little demon dared not raise its head, only seeing the two legs of the Great King as he stood up.

"This is too much!" The Great King stepped out of the cave.

Soon, the outside of the cave roared thunderously, as if countless thunders were exploding, the river water surged back and forth, and the massive cave shook like a small boat.

Li Changzhou held the Water Element True Blade in both hands, the blade spinning, bright blue flames filling the seabed.

Zhu Bajie swung his Nine-toothed Spiked Rake as if tilling the ground, and with one rake, he plowed open the blue flames.

"Sha Junior Brother, come on! This demon's mana is weakening!" Zhu Bajie shouted.

Ghastly Ghostly Energy approached, and the Demon-Subduing Pestle struck towards the face of Li Changzhou in the middle of white skulls.

Li Changzhou clenched his teeth, tilting his head back to dodge the Demon-Subduing Pestle. His arm flashed out like lightning, the Water Element True Blade narrowly slashing at the second scoop that followed the Demon-Subduing Pestle.

Bang!

Mana collided, the riverbed's water instantly cleared, and the shockwave forcibly created a hollow in the riverbed.

Li Changzhou caught a glimpse of a red light from the corner of his eye, and before he could react, an intense pain struck his back, heart-wrenching and lung-splitting.

His body pitched forward, as if he had delivered himself right to the crescent of the Demon-Subduing Pestle, his head shot skyward, his neck spurting blood like projectile arrows.

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