Xiao Jie could almost reconstruct the scene in his mind: a group of Immortal Officials were just like usual, handling docunts at their desks, or organizing Jade Scrolls, or writing records. Then, in an unfathomable instant, all these "Civil Servants," along with their Immortal Body and Divine Soul, disappeared together, leaving only their standard Equipnt and unfinished duties on the desk.
Xiao Jie’s gaze fell next to the spacious Jade Table at the center of the hall.
There, too, was a set of clothes scattered, noticeably more luxurious in style and design.
If his guess was correct, then the owner of this Equipnt should be the Chief official of this hall.
Not only was there a more advanced-looking Magic Robe, Crown, and Boots, beside it lay a beautifully crafted Magic Wand. The wand’s entire body was like jade, with the top carved into a swirling cloud shape, faintly flickering with flowing light, clearly a precious item.
The key point was, the nas of the Equipnt were glowing blue—this ant that at least, it was a Divine Artifact!
Xiao Jie’s heart skipped a few beats, hurriedly stepping forward to pick up this set of Equipnt one by one.
[Heavenly Official Cloud Pattern Robe (Second Grade Spiritual Artifact)]
[Heavenly Official Treasure Crown (Second Grade Spiritual Artifact)]
[Heavenly Official Cloud-Stepping Boots (Third Grade Spiritual Artifact)]
The attributes indeed surpass the Immortal Official set by a significant margin, offering higher Defense, with added attributes like Spiritual, Spirit, Agility all comprehensively superior. The Equipnt Effects are similar but more potent, basically serving as higher-grade substitutes. Xiao Jie switched to this Heavenly Official set.
But most crucial is the Magic Wand.
[Cloud Sky Staff (Sixth Grade Divine Artifact)]
Attack Power: 168 (blunt impact).
Magic Strength 66.
Spiritual Energy Recovery Speed 33/second.
Divine Artifact Effect: Power of Pulling Clouds. Equip this wand to control cloud changes, vanishing, summoning, or directly manipulate clouds, and can directly cast 36 types of ’Cloud Magic’ recorded inside the wand (such as ’Summoning Cloud Technique’, ’Rain Transformation Technique’, ’Cloud Mist Barrier’, etc.).
Item Introduction: The wand held by the Heavenly Official of the Divine Court’s ’Cloud Tugging Hall’, using ’Cloud Core Jade’ as its core, inscribed with Cloud Fog Law Rune, possesses the power to command clouds.]
Besides this, there was also a palm-sized, exquisitely translucent Cloud Pattern Jade Token on the Jade Table.
[Heavenly Official Jade Token (Ninth-grade Divine Artifact)]
Faith 60. (This attribute seems to have lost effect)
Equipnt Effect: Heavenly Official Certification. With this Jade Token, you may enter areas of the Divine Court [Grade B] and below (excluding so special restricted zones), without triggering regular Barrier alarms.
Item Introduction: An identity token for ’Cloud Tugging Heavenly Officials’ of the Divine Court. Cloud patterns encircle the front, while the back is engraved in seal script with eight characters: ’Mandated by Heaven, commanding clouds and rain’. Holder of this token can traverse cloud-related departnts.]
"Cloud Tugging Heavenly Official..." Xiao Jie felt the cold Jade Token, looking at this set of "inheritance" clearly belonging to so small official of the Heavenly Court, his guesses gradually clearer in mind.
It seems a certain unimaginable, widespread upheaval indeed occurred in the Divine Court back then. This change caused large numbers of "Civil" or "non-combat personnel" immortals, Immortal Officials, to disappear in an extrely short amount of ti. Disappeared so thoroughly, not even their Immortal Body and Divine Soul were left, only their clothing and Equipnt.
What the CG animation referred to as the fall of gods should be pointing to this incident.
"However, why did the Four Great Heavenly Kings outside, along with millions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals on the Sealing God Pillar, survive?" Xiao Jie pondered with a frown, "Could it be... only the Divine Court’s ’Ard Forces’, for so reason—protected by the Sealing God Pillar, perhaps?—were able to survive? While other ’Civil Servants’, ’Service-type Immortals’, all perished?"
This conjecture invigorated his Spirit.
If this is true, then this vast Nine Heavens Divine Court holds an abundance of "ownerless items" waiting to be plundered! Like an unlocked, unguarded super treasure vault!
Excited, Xiao Jie didn’t forget to continue his plunder. He walked up to the Central Jade Table and picked up several scattered Jade Scrolls on top—those should be unpublished docunts.
Divine Sense probed within, ancient and simple literary information flowed into his mind:
[The First]
Issued by: Cloud Departnt Headquarters.
Received by: Cloud Tugging Hall in Bingchen District.
Divine Calendar: Haotian Era, Year 23,457, Early Sumr New Moon.
Subject: Recently, the southeast corner of the Nine Heavens had excessive cloud mist accumulation, affecting aesthetics, and hindering the movent of celestial drivers. Order your Hall to send three capable Cloud Tugging Warriors for clearing and dredging, deadline set for three days. Do not err.
[The Second]
Issued by: Ritual Departnt.
Received by: All relevant halls (including Cloud Tugging Hall).
Divine Calendar: Haotian Era, Year 23,457, Early Sumr Seventh day.
Subject: On the third day, at 9 o’clock, a Saint of ’Biyou Palace’ appears at the gate. Each departnt must prepare ceremonial welco in accordance with regulations. Cloud Tugging Hall tasked with setting up ’Nine-Colored Auspicious Cloud Sky Curtain’ and ’Seven-Color Rainbow Veil’ from the South Heavenly Gate to Lingxiao Palace, demanding grandeur and dignity, showcasing divine majesty. Imdiate preparations, no mistakes allowed.
[The Third]
Issued by: Chief of Cloud Tugging Hall.
Received by: All officials in the hall.
Divine Calendar: Haotian Era, Year 23,457, Mid-Autumn Full Moon.
Subject: In recent months, your diligence and dedication to duties—cloud mist dispatch, seasonal rain arrangents—without delays, were comnded by superiors. As encouragent, distribute ’Jade Dew Juice three jars, Thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit one basket, Clear Heart Concentration Pill ten pieces’. Hoping you continue to excel.
(Annotation: Rewards distributed, officials share according to rit.)
Seeing the third docunt, Xiao Jie’s eyes instantly brightened!
"Things are getting good! Jade Dew Juice? Immortal Wine! Vermilion Fruit? Immortal Fruit! Clear Heart Concentration Pill? Immortal Pill! Although they might not be top-notch, they are definitely good stuff!"
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