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"I thank the Heavenly Master,"
the Heavenly Emperor said, bowing with a smile.
"I shall establish the Heavenly Master’s Mansion and invite the Heavenly Master to reside there permanently, in charge of the Investiture of the Gods, overseeing the operation of the Heavenly Court!"
After the ennoblent of the gods, the Investiture of the Gods was left on the altar’s incense table.
"There’s no need for such formalities, Your Majesty,"
Zhou Yi said, returning the bow: "As my na is not on the Investiture of the Gods, I have no right to dwell within the Heavenly Court. I shall retreat to Qingyun Mountain to cultivate in seclusion, hoping to consolidate my Primordial Spirit at an early date."
The Heavenly Emperor’s eyes narrowed slightly, but the smile on his face did not change.
"The Heavenly Master’s Mansion must still be built, and the Heavenly Master is welco to reside there at any ti."
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
Zhou Yi, not wishing to prolong the discussion, returned the salute and, transforming into a beam of light, vanished into the horizon.
The gaze of the Heavenly Emperor grew profound. Once Zhou Yi had left the realm of the Heavenly Court, the Emperor’s form flashed onto the altar, reaching out to pick up the Investiture of the Gods.
Hum!
In the obscure connection, imasurable incense power and rit flowed into the Investiture of the Gods, and the nas of all the righteous gods shone with dazzling spiritual light, their aura mightier than even Spiritual Treasures.
"I am the Heavenly Emperor!"
"We greet the Heavenly Emperor."
The congregation of gods bowed in homage; regardless of the current political power of the Heavenly Emperor, he was still the nominal ruler of Dongsheng Divine Continent.
...
In the first year of the Heavenly Emperor,
the Heavenly Court was formally established and began to enforce the Heavenly Edicts throughout Dongsheng Divine Continent.
An important edict prohibited cultivators from displaying their magic powers or divine presence among mortals, inciting widespread opposition from Loose Cultivators.
"If cultivating cannot be done freely and without constraint, how is it different from death?"
This slogan, originating from an unknown source, quickly spread throughout Dongsheng Divine Continent, inciting Loose Cultivators’ unanimous resentnt, joining forces to hinder the execution of the Heavenly Edicts.
Unlike disciples of sects, Loose Cultivators were originally commoners who stumbled upon the path of cultivation and still retained many worldly preferences, such as fine wine, gourt food, gold and silver, and beautiful companions.
Relying on spells, they could easily obtain wealth and luxury. If they were prohibited from revealing their divine presence before others, should they pick up hoes and farm the fields instead?
The Heavenly Edicts seriously compromised the interests of Loose Cultivators. Those with milder temperants protested by raising banners, those with volatile dispositions deliberately used spells in public, and even so sched to deceive common folk to gather incense power through their desires, inciting their peers to resist jointly.
The law does not punish the masses; this principle is not only applicable in the mortal world but also in the Cultivation World.
If a Demon Head had established the Heavenly Court, the Loose Cultivators would not dare to make trouble. However, disciples of the Xuann Orthodoxy have been following the precepts since embarking on the path of cultivation.
Thus, they can be bullied because of this!
Unexpectedly, while the Heavenly Emperor was busy constructing his palace, upon hearing of these events, he issued his first Jade Decree.
"The Heavenly Edict proclaims: The Heavenly Court is newly established, and the Divine Continent is not yet pacified. The mbers of the Taisui Departnt will not take turns in their duties for the ti being but will join forces to monitor everywhere. Anyone who violates the Heavenly Edicts shall be arrested and imprisoned... Should there be resistance, execution on the spot is permitted!"
The Taisui Departnt is one of the lower six departnts, responsible for patrolling the mortal realm and capturing renegade cultivators and demons.
Leading them was the Heavenly Monarch of Taisui from Qian Luo, whose background lay with the Carefree Sect—a faction neither completely orthodox nor evil—a fitting choice to lead the gods within the Taisui Departnt.
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Their ranks included the Great Age God, the Day-traversing God, the Manifestation God, and so on, who abandoned their ongoing construction of palaces and caverns, transforming into beams of light that shot off in all directions, abiding by the will of the Heavenly Court to capture all errant Loose Cultivators.
Among the Loose Cultivators, Heavenly Monarchs were exceedingly rare. As long as they were interested in incense-powered divine enthronent, the Heavenly Court would provide them with positions.
Even Nascent Soul Daoists could secure a position as a lower third-rank righteous god, with the chance for future promotion to a higher rank. Naturally, they would not resist the Heavenly Court.
As such, the troublemaking Loose Cultivators were mainly of the Golden Core or Foundation Establishnt realms. The gods of the Taisui Departnt were at least of the Nascent Soul level and could easily apprehend them. Occasionally, a Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator with clouded judgnt would be overpowered by a united assault.
In just one year,
the Heavenly Prison held tens of thousands of criminals, with sentences ranging from ten to a hundred years.
As for those Loose Cultivators who privately plundered incense power, they were sent directly to the Immortal Slaying Stage. After executing their physical bodies and souls, a magical imprint of the execution was spread throughout the Cultivation World.
With the forceful implentation of the Heavenly Edicts, wave after wave of Loose Cultivators were killed, staining the Immortal Slaying Stage in a dark crimson hue.
The Taisui Departnt left behind a formidable and fearso reputation; not only were ordinary folk worshiping the Great Age God, but even cultivators who had just started on their path offered incense and prayers, hoping that the Taisui Departnt would monitor all directions and ensure peace in the Cultivation World.
Only with peace in the world, can one cultivate securely.
Since then,
the Heavenly Court had successfully established its authority, and no Loose Cultivators dared to breach the Heavenly Edicts!
...
Qingyun Mountain.
Clouds and mist shrouded an expanse of a thousand miles, obscuring the details within.
On this day,
a beam of light descended, circled the clouds several tis looking for an entrance, but failing to find one, the figure had no choice but to clasp hands and call out,
"This is Zhu Qi from the Ministry of Personnel of the Heavenly Court, on an imperial mandate from the Heavenly Emperor to invite the Heavenly Master for an important consultation!"
A mont later,
the clouds dissipated, revealing a golden-armored general who said, "My lord is in the midst of Alchemy seclusion and cannot be disturbed to visit the Heavenly Court. Please have the ministry official convey this to the Heavenly Emperor."
"I see, in that case, we won’t trouble the Heavenly Master,"
Zhu Qi’s eyes flickered as he glanced at the misty palaces within the clouds and, transforming into a beam of light, departed.
In front of the Mountain God Temple,
a vast spiritual farm had been cleared, easily covering hundreds of acres.
Zhou Yi was wielding a hoe as he tilled the land, with the Spirit Ginseng child following behind, planting sprouts of spiritual dicine into the earth.
After thousands of years, he had taken up his old vocation of spiritual farming once more, and his skills had not diminished in the least.
The Spirit Ginseng child hopped and tossed the seeds of spiritual dicine, asking in confusion, "Immortal Master, with an urgent matter pressing in the Heavenly Court, why aren’t you at least taking a look?"
"The matters of the Heavenly Court are of no concern to ,"
Zhou Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor, who managed to bring the entire Dongsheng Divine Continent under the Heavenly Court’s rule in just a decade, is clearly soone with tactics and ambition. If I went there, I would just be an eyesore."
The Spirit Ginseng child asked with confusion, "Aren’t you the Heavenly Master? The master of the Heavenly Emperor, which sounds like a higher position!"
Zhou Yi replied, "That title is only worth hearing about, not to be taken seriously."
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