Scrambling to impress

Soon with the drinks and dishes served all the people now started to present their gifts one by one. It was a show of competing against other whose gifts were valuable, also to express how highly the countries and people thinker about the emperor and Nanling Kingdom.

First was a man in his mid forties. Standing right below the jade stairs facing the royal couples and Yusheng with a big chest carried by servants behind him "Emperor of Khan kingdom expresses his heartfelt wishes to holy one for his auspicious day. Wishing a smooth and healthy life he has send Hua Diao Wine that has been aged for 105 years."

Listening to murmurs of the crowd the envoy was pleased and with salute returns to his seat. This wine was the top best wine having medicinal properties that was very rare even in Khan kingdom.

Second envoy side eyed that man as if giving a smirk then reaching below with the gift behind "Emperor of Qing kingdom wishes holy one on your auspicious day from heart. Wishing long life though sharing moonlight from afar he has send the collection of 108 crimson lotus."

Another round of murmurs were heard, very rare and highly difficult to tend lotus which even the royal of Qing would just get to see once a year was given in such bid amount. It is said the place with these lotus has its air cleaned, if taken the body will receive 100 and more benefits.

Finally the last envoy comes forward "Emperor and the entire people of Huajin wishes holy one. Wishing for your dragon's spirit to last for a hundred years he has send bow made from Fusang tree with immortal tea pot.

Loud murmurs was in air. Each of these gifts were unique and revered. Fusang tree itself was a heavenly treasure rumoured to be cultivated by Xu Wangmu high goddess. It represents strong life force. The immortal tea pot rumored to have bestowed from heavens to an immortal for him to live long enough to reach the diety realm.

It was clear that Huajin had managed to secure the invisible first position in this gift presentation.

Now it was turn of the various sects. After the various martial sects presenting their gifts which were exquisite but not much as the gifts from countries, it was now turn of the famous medical sects turn. People would with glaring curious eye wait for them to present their gifts as it included top level pills and medicine which couldn't be bought with money.

First was Shennong sect from Khan kingdom with all the five elders in neat row they presented a box "From the Shennong of Khan we present his holy one with Fengjiu pill that has properties to cleanse all the impurities of the body resulting to have the body reach the vitality from ten years before."

The greed was clear on everyone's eyes wanting to snatch the pill but who would dare.

Second group of five came forward "Lian sect of Qing presents Qianban lian pill with properties of cleansing soul and mind resulting clearing blockages of inner head impurities, restoring the ability of intellect prior ten years."

Smell of greed and envy was clear in the air.

Again a group of four comes forward "Xian sect of Huajin presents Buxiu pill made from the essence of heaven and earth. It's pill level close to divinity with ability to retain the last breath for three hours in perilous situation."

The hole hall was openely buzzing at the pill. Such ability was like akin to having second chance of life. The buzzing was soon quitened when the three elders of medicine valley stood in a row each holding a box.

"Medicine valley of Nanling presents Xuelian pill of divinity level properties to cleanse all the inner organs, detoxify any impurities, strengthening all the inner organs to next 20 years without any possibility of degradation or organ failure.

We present heaven dew drops pill of divinity level, it has the properties to clean and firm the flesh and skin resulting in maintaining once current state the same till next 20 years.

We present fenghuang tears pill of divinity level, it helps to heal all the after effect of the previous and new wounds from the bones to the flesh. Also has the ability to regain clear eye sight prior and later till next 20 years."

If they were greedy now they were dumbstrucked. All these pills wasn't it making a person immortal? Each of them having reached the level of divinity with properties that defies nature's law. They were in awe and shock so much that only the sounds of rapid breathing could be heard.

As if to add wood to fire Yusheng waves her hand to zhu geng. Zhu geng stands right below one stair infront of the emperor with xiaoqing holding a very exquisite box made from red sandle wood carved with dragons and cloud .

"Holy one this present was especially prepared by our esteem lord. Skin armor made from heavenly silk and Jibing pill made by our lord. The armor is thin as cicada wings and light as feather easy to wear and flexible for skin to breathe. Strong and resilient.

Jibing pill of divinity level, a antidote for 100 types of disease from common to rare. After taking this pill till the end will not suffer from any kind of known disease in today's world." recites zhu geng.

After he finished Yusheng stood and moved the box from xiaoqing's hand with her Qi while unlike before when feng Min had come forward to receive the gifts emperor himself stood from his seat to receive the gift from Yusheng.

She places the box gently in his stretched hand and with her voice gentle but with force for everyone in the place to hear she says "Tall as the Mt Tai unshakable your faith be, filled with vigor as the Fagus tree may your vitality be, immense luck as the Eastern Sea May your luck be, Caishen and Fuxing blessing till the end with Bixia right behind them overlooked by the Wong Tai Sin may you live hundred year while dragon and pheonix pays respect to your door."