I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

After sensing that the projection of the Bright Realm could guide the Heavenly Path, Chongzhen immediately sought out Zhu Cilang.

Now that this world has been completely merged into the Celestial Empire's Upper Realm, and they have completed the handover with the Celestial Empire's Crown Prince, there is no point in them staying here any longer.

Although he had let go of his obsession with continuing the Ming Dynasty, he still felt uneasy about staying any longer.

It's like your own home suddenly becoming someone else's, and you becoming a guest—that's truly unpleasant.

If that's the case, then it's better to leave this world sooner rather than later, out of sight, out of mind.

Zhu Cilang readily agreed to Chongzhen's proposal.

Compared to Emperor Chongzhen and his contemporaries, he longed to return to the Celestial Empire.

After all, he was originally from the Celestial Empire, and had been in this similar yet different world for decades.

Even after his family members arrived one after another, he still missed his home and his neighbors.
As soon as everyone made their decision, they immediately began to communicate with the special star in the sky through some unseen connection.

"Om~!"

The heavens and earth trembled, and brilliant ribbons of light descended from the sky, stretching all the way to the capital and reaching the location of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Cilang, and others.

Looking at the dazzling band of light before them, Chongzhen and the others exchanged glances, hesitated for a moment, then looked wistfully at the scenery behind them before taking a step into the band of light.

In an instant, the light band disappeared, and the figures of Chongzhen and the others vanished from the surrounding area.

Chongzhen and the others felt the scene before them change, and in an instant they were far away from the Ming Realm Earth, embarking on a misty path of light that could only move forward and had no way back.

Looking around, all that could be seen was a vast, dark void, with only streaks of light stretching across the sky, rapidly converging forward, inspiring awe and reverence.

Those are probably the other Heavenly Roads.

On each of the Heavenly Paths, there is a person who ascends to the Upper Realm.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the magnificent Heavenly Road beneath his feet and cautiously took a step forward.

In an instant, his figure moved forward a great distance. The heavenly road behind him collapsed, and only the road in front of him extended into the endless void. All the other heavenly roads were left far behind him.

"Oh, so that's how it can be done?"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded thoughtfully.

It turns out that these roads can not only move forward autonomously, but also be actively traversed.

Unconsciously, Chongzhen began to move forward quickly, step by step.

He was already quite impatient to see what kind of world the so-called Celestial Empire was.

About fifteen minutes later, Chongzhen took another step, and the celestial road that shone with brilliant light collapsed with a crash.

The surrounding scenery changed; it was no longer a vast void, but a huge plaza teeming with the energy of heaven and earth.

In the distance lies a picturesque landscape of misty mountains and clear waters, a scene of ethereal beauty.
As Chongzhen surveyed his surroundings, beams of light began to descend upon the vast plaza, and figures began to appear.

Around them, beams of light descended, revealing figures, including Zhu Cilang, Empress Zhou, and others.

"Lang'er, is this the Upper Realm? It truly is a place of exceptional intelligence and abundant spiritual energy."

"Yes, this is the Celestial Empire world."

However, this is not Earth, where the people of the Celestial Empire reside, but a star in the Star Realm of the Immortal Continent, a projection of the Bright Realm into the Star Realm.”

Zhu Cilang narrowed his eyes and used his Heavenly Status to communicate with the Celestial Network, quickly browsing through the events that had occurred in the Celestial Empire since his departure.

The world's ascension, the opening of the astral plane, the birth of the bizarre.
One thing after another, he was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of events. He hadn't expected that so much had happened in the Celestial Empire in just a few decades.

"Earth? Immortal Continent? Astral Realm? Projected Evolution of Stars??"

Listening to Zhu Cilang's introduction, Chongzhen felt completely bewildered.

This is completely different from what he expected.

Earth, the Celestial Realm, and the Star Realm—all at once.
He had thought that the Celestial Empire was a vast and boundless continent.

All of this combined, just how vast is this Celestial Empire?

Seeing the bewildered expressions on the faces of Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, and the others, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but smile, and then proceeded to explain in detail to everyone.

Gradually, Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, and others gained a clearer understanding of this Celestial Empire.

Earth, as the foundation of the world, is located at the very center.

The Celestial Emperor Dynasty created the realms of immortals and the underworld upon it.

Now, it has created the Star Realm above the Celestial Realm to contain endless stars and project the world.

The Meteorite Abyss was created in the underworld, the final destination for fallen stars and the destruction of the world.

Ascension rules were developed, and the path to ascension was constructed.
Whenever he heard people recount the stories of the Celestial Empire's emperors and dynasties, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

With boundless supernatural powers and limitless magical abilities, this must be the description of His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, right?

It is said that the people believe that this emperor is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor.

In his view, that's the truth.

If it weren't for the Heavenly Emperor, who could have accomplished these things?

but
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cilang with some doubt.

"Lang'er, what are these strange things you mentioned about the Celestial Realm and the Underworld? Are they the strange beings in our Bright Realm?"

“Hmm
That's weird.
Indeed, it is similar to those strange beings in the Bright Realm.
However, it is even stronger and harder to kill.

Or rather, even if they are killed, they can be resurrected again and again.
Even many of the strange phenomena in the Bright Realm are projections of them.

"Is that so?"

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and nodded.

So it turns out that there are also strange beings in the Celestial Empire's upper realm.

It seems that even if they ascend to the upper realm of this Celestial Empire, it is not so safe.

He had thought that the upper realm was really like the legendary immortal realm, free from disasters, calamities, poverty, and suffering.

Seeing the change in Chongzhen's expression, Zhu Cilang vaguely grasped his thoughts and couldn't help but smile and say:

"Father, have you forgotten that in the beginning, this so-called Celestial Empire was also a world without any extraordinary powers, and it was also during the Chongzhen era?"
This celestial empire, too, developed little by little.
Furthermore, the strangeness of the Celestial Empire is not as rampant in the world as that of the Bright Realm.

The strange phenomena of the Celestial Empire all exist in the realms of immortals and the underworld.
Earth has local deities and city gods, and the suppression by the patrol and inspection offices is basically devoid of anything supernatural.

Moreover, the people of the Celestial Empire all possess extraordinary power, and ordinary newborn monsters are truly no match for them.

Furthermore, they even used their spiritual powers to descend upon the realms of immortals and the underworld, hunting down those strange beings and obtaining strange crystal cores that could enhance their strength. (End of Chapter)