People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Palace.

Haotian and the Queen Mother exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing slightly.

"It still feels like something's missing..."

As early as 50,000 years ago, the ancient starry sky had been repaired, the celestial realm was in a perfect state, and the status of the Heavenly Court was further elevated.

As the rulers of the Heavenly Court, their paths to immortality are completely intertwined with the Heavenly Court's. The higher their rank in the Heavenly Court, the stronger their cultivation becomes.

Back when the Heavenly Court was unable to operate on its own, the two of them were known as the shame of being quasi-saints, and were ridiculed openly and secretly by all living beings in the prehistoric world.

However, thanks to Yang Xuan's plan, the Heavenly Court began to operate autonomously, freeing the two of them from having to rely on their quasi-saint cultivation levels to painstakingly maintain its operation as before.

Their cultivation level rose accordingly, and soon after, they successfully severed another corpse, becoming quasi-saints with two corpses.

From that moment on, they knew that the Heavenly Court was the key to their severing of their corpses, and that if they wanted to sever another corpse, they would need to further elevate the Heavenly Court's status.

Over the years, under Yang Xuan's planning, the Heavenly Court's status has gradually risen.

Especially when the primordial world evolved into the Three Realms and the Heavenly Dao bestowed more authority upon the Heavenly Court, their senses became even more pronounced, and they vaguely felt that they were about to break through again.

Once the ancient starry sky was repaired and the celestial realm was perfected, the status of the Heavenly Court was elevated, and their sense of this became even more pronounced.

However, they have always lacked a certain opportunity, which has prevented them from making further progress in their cultivation.

The Heavenly Court has now become a first-rate power in the prehistoric world, and the Heavenly Realm has been restored to its full potential. Even if the Heavenly Court's influence in the prehistoric world continues to increase in the future, it will still be very limited.

They simply couldn't understand what the missing opportunity was, or how they could advance their cultivation to the next level.

"Could it be that the limit for the Lord of Heaven is already the Quasi-Saint of the Second Corpse, who is close to the Third Corpse?"

Haotian frowned even more deeply. Although achieving the status of a Quasi-Saint with two corpses was already quite good compared to when he first became the Heavenly Emperor.

But he was already a Quasi-Saint of the Second Corpse, and he was about to sever the Third Corpse and become another Quasi-Saint of the Third Corpse after Daoist Styx, yet he could not take that first step into the Ling Gate. How could he be willing to accept that?

The Queen Mother, standing to the side, was in the same state, her brows furrowed, yet she was helpless.

Over the years, they have tried to deduce this matter repeatedly, but they have come up with nothing. This result implies two possibilities.

Or, there is no such opportunity.

Alternatively, this opportunity might be related to a sage, whose cultivation and status would make it impossible for them to deduce such a thing.

Even if the second possibility is not entirely hopeless, it illustrates how difficult this matter is; it might only cost hundreds or thousands of dollars to achieve.

"It's probably just a matter of timing; we can afford to wait this long."

Haotian, being a Quasi-Saint with two corpses, quickly adjusted his mindset.

After all, he had endured that miserable life of maintaining the Heavenly Court for so many years, and now he was a Quasi-Saint with the Second Corpse and had a chance to become a Third Corpse. What was there to be dissatisfied about?

At their level of cultivation, time leaves no trace on them. Even if they wait another thousand years, it doesn't matter.

But just then, Haotian and the Queen Mother suddenly sensed something and looked outside the Lingxiao Palace, a smile appearing on their faces.

A young Taoist priest dressed in a bright red robe slowly walked in.

"Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Highness!"

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such formalities. We are both First-Rank Great Emperors now, with no distinction between us."

Haotian personally came down, showing him great respect.

Looking across the entire Heavenly Court, and even the entire Primordial World, there is only one person who has this kind of influence.

This young Taoist priest, dressed in a bright red robe, was none other than Yang Xuan, who had recently returned from the Chaos Realm and, after learning about the events of the past few years through the good and evil corpses, came to the Lingxiao Palace.

Based on the time he spent in the Ancient Tree Great World, minus the time spent searching for the Tongtian Sect Master and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he spent more than 200,000 years in the Chaos.

In other words, the time flow in the Ancient Tree World is about twice as fast as in the Primordial World.

Two years were spent comprehending the Great Dao in the Ancient Tree World, while only one year passed in the Primordial World.

This may be because the Ancient Tree World has only broken through the limits of the Great Thousand Worlds, but has not evolved into the Primordial World. Its structure is not yet perfect, so there is a time difference.

It is also possible that in the chaos, the fundamental laws of time that make up different worlds are different, so there are differences in time.

But whatever the reason, this is a good thing for Yang Xuan.

This means that he will be able to master the Three Thousand Great Daos in a shorter time and create a true Heavenly Evolution Abacus.

Then, using the Heavenly Evolution Abacus as the array plate, the power of the Zhou Tian Star Array can be activated. Whether used to fight enemies or for other plans, it will be a powerful weapon!
Even though the time flow in the Ancient Tree Great World is faster, Yang Xuan has the Enlightenment Source Liquid to enhance his comprehension, as well as many innate spiritual objects to assist him in comprehending the Great Dao.

Entering the realm of the Three Thousand Great Paths is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Moreover, after comprehending the Chaos Array from the Ancient Star Tree, Yang Xuan had some new ideas about the Zhou Tian Star Array, which also needed to be put into practice.

There's no need to rush into comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos and perfecting the Heavenly Evolution Abacus; take your time.

Yang Xuan's most important matters are still the creation of the world and the creation of the world.

Open, the three heavens of Heaven.

Open, the Twenty-Four Devas of Buddhism!

After learning that the ancient starry sky had been restored, Yang Xuan went to the Lingxiao Palace.

Although asking the Three Pure Ones to open the Three Heavens again and let them take charge of the Heavenly Court could further elevate the Heavenly Court's status, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were overjoyed and had no reason to refuse.

But since they are still nominally the rulers of Heaven, they should at least be notified in advance.

Since the world hasn't opened yet, that means we were notified in advance.

Yang Xuan came here today for this very purpose.

"The Three Pure Ones? The Creation of Heaven?!"

After hearing Yang Xuan's words, Haotian and the Queen Mother both widened their eyes, their emotions far exceeding Yang Xuan's expectations.

That reaction was so strong it was like they were about to jump up!

The fact that these two Quasi-Saints with two Corpses reacted so strongly clearly indicates that this matter concerns their path to enlightenment.

When they heard the words "the creation of heaven and earth," they felt a sense of connection and knew that this was the opportunity they had been searching for for many years!
If the Three Pure Ones could open up three more heavens, take over the Heavenly Court, and raise the Heavenly Court from the thirty-third heaven to the thirty-sixth heaven, their cultivation might advance further, allowing them to sever their ego and become Quasi-Saints of the Three Corpses!

No! That's not right! There are no "ifs"!
Because... Yang Xuan had already arranged everything, and the Three Pure Ones had all agreed. As long as the whole world was informed and all living beings were told to invite the Three Pure Ones to take over the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court could open the Three Heavens again!
"Fellow Daoist, I truly do not know how to repay your kindness..." After a long silence, Haotian gave a bitter smile.

He was able to become a Quasi-Saint with Two Corpses because of Yang Xuan. Now, the opportunity to sever the Body of Holding Me is also due to Yang Xuan. This favor is truly immense.

"How about... I give you the five-needle pine?"

Haotian thought for a moment, and realized that the only thing he had that was a top-grade innate spiritual root, the Five-Needle Pine, was worth mentioning. He figured Yang Xuan wouldn't be interested in anything else.

If the position of Heavenly Emperor weren't related to his path of cultivation, it would be considered a decent thing.

Hearing Haotian's words, the Queen Mother thought for a moment and then echoed:

"This palace's innate Ren water peach tree..."

"There's no need for that!" Yang Xuan waved his hand, interrupting the Queen Mother of the West.

“Your Majesty, Your Highness, there’s no need for this. I am also a Heavenly Emperor, and elevating the Heavenly Court’s rank is simply my duty. Besides…”

Yang Xuan paused slightly, seemingly hesitant.

"Moreover, the Heavenly Court and the Divine Path are closely related nowadays. About half of the gods in the Divine Path are also righteous gods of the Heavenly Court. I am doing this for my own sake. Your Majesty and Your Majesty do not need to worry too much about it."

The innate Ren water peach tree and the five-needle pine are indeed excellent; they are all top-grade innate spiritual roots rarely seen in the primordial world. No one would dislike them, and Yang Xuan was no exception.

But given Yang Xuan's relationship with Haotian and the Queen Mother, if he wanted the peaches and pine cones, would they refuse him?
If that's the case, why take away these two top-grade innate spiritual roots?

It would be better to leave it beside them, so they can get it from them when needed, and it would also allow them to continue to owe Yang Xuan karma. Why not?
If Yang Xuan asks for help in the future, the two of them are more likely to assist him.

Yang Xuan didn't give them time to consider, and directly changed the subject, bringing up the matter of the Three Pure Ones creating the world again.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the ancient starry sky has now been repaired. We beseech Your Majesty to proclaim the will of Heaven, invite the Three Pure Ones to take charge of the Heavenly Court, and reopen the Three Heavens!"

"What you say makes sense, fellow Daoist." Haotian nodded, but then hesitated. "You were the one who invited the Three Pure Ones to open the heavens. It would be inappropriate for me to announce the Heavenly Dao."

"Your Majesty, as the Heavenly Emperor, should proclaim the Heavenly Mandate yourself. This would demonstrate the Heavenly Court's respect for the matter. Please do not refuse!"

Yang Xuan bowed, his tone calm but unquestionable.

Haotian thought about it and realized that it made sense, so he didn't say anything more. In any case, listening to Yang Xuan was definitely the right thing to do.

Therefore, Haotian adjusted his state, mobilized the authority of the Heavenly Emperor, and proclaimed the Heavenly Way:
"By the Heavenly Dao above, I am the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, the Supreme Ruler of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Great Emperor Who Rules the Heavens and Destinies, Overseeing Blessings and Rescuing from Calamities."
Feeling that the celestial realm was insufficient, they invited the Three Pure Ones to ascend to heaven and open three more heavens, bringing the total to thirty-six perfect layers.
In the name of the Heavenly Emperor, I hereby request the Three Pure Ones to ascend to Heaven!

Although Haotian agreed to proclaim the Heavenly Dao, Yang Xuan did not claim credit for himself, and he had no intention of doing so even if it was just for show.

What belongs to Yang Xuan must belong to Yang Xuan, even if Yang Xuan doesn't care. That's Haotian's attitude towards Yang Xuan!

Rumble——!
The moment Haotian finished speaking, a loud bang came from the Primordial Heaven Realm, and a Taiji diagram appeared from the sky.

next moment.

Boundless chaotic energy emerged from the void, evolving into a small world above the Thirty-Three Heavens, and then continued to expand.

In the blink of an eye, it expanded from a bubble world into a small world, then into a small chiliocosm, a medium chiliocosm, and a large chiliocosm...

In the end, this world broke through the limits of the Great Thousand Worlds, becoming the same size as the Thirty-Three Heavens of Heaven.

Although this world is not small, in the present prehistoric world, apart from the thirty-four heavens of the Celestial Realm, there are many other places with worlds of this size, so it is not unusual.

It is clearly unlikely that one can elevate the Heavenly Court's status by creating a new world.

The key to this matter is who created this world, and what will happen after it is created.

Amidst the astonished gazes of all living beings in the primordial world, an old Taoist priest dressed in a water and fire robe emerged from the Taiji diagram and arrived at this heaven above the thirty-third heaven.

With a wave of his sleeve, a simple and natural Taoist temple appeared on the vast thirty-fourth heaven.

Above the main gate of the Taoist temple hangs a plaque with three large characters written in innate Taoist patterns—

Eight Views Palace!
"This is the Supreme Purity Heaven!"

The old Taoist smiled slightly, named this world, and disappeared into the Eight Views Palace.

But this is not over yet!
The Pangu Banner appeared below the Taiqing Heaven. With a gentle sway, boundless chaotic energy emerged, evolving into a world.

In just a short while, another world of the same size was created below the Taiqing Heaven.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged Taoist priest appeared out of thin air, waved his sleeves, and built a Taoist temple in this world.

Above the main gate of the Taoist temple hangs a plaque with three large characters written in innate Taoist patterns—

Yuxu Palace!
"This is the Jade Purity Heaven!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest, who was not one to smile, named this world and then entered the Jade Void Palace, disappearing without a trace.

At the same time, a young Taoist priest, wielding the Qingping Sword, slashed out and created a world of equal size beneath Yuqing Heaven.

Then, the young Taoist priest waved his sleeve, and a Taoist temple appeared out of thin air.

Above the main gate of the Taoist temple hangs a plaque with three large characters written in innate Taoist patterns—

Biyou Palace!
"This is the Supreme Heaven!"

Rumble——!
With the completion of Shangqing Heaven, the celestial realm was shaken and its status was greatly elevated.

A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals who dwell there; water is not sacred for its depth, but for the dragons that inhabit it.

The size of the Three Pure Heavens may not be unique, but the key is that the people who created the Three Pure Heavens were three sages, and it was the statement of the three sages!
From then on, the Three Pure Ones became one of the foundations of the Heavenly Court. With the Three Pure Ones in charge, how could the Heavenly Court's status not be elevated?
Rumble——!
Just when all living beings in the primordial world thought the matter was over, an unexpected turn of events occurred, one that surprised everyone, even Yang Xuan himself.

Below Shangqing Heaven, a red embroidered ball suddenly appeared, breaking through the void and guiding endless chaotic energy to emerge, evolving into a world.

Finally, another world of the same size appeared, adding another layer to the celestial realm.

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful Taoist priest, dressed in a festive Taoist robe and with a full head of white hair but not showing signs of old age, appeared beside the red embroidered ball. With a wave of his sleeve, a Taoist temple appeared out of thin air.

Above the main gate of the Taoist temple hangs a plaque with three large characters written in innate Taoist patterns—

Nuwa Palace!
"This is a magnificent world!"

The beautiful Taoist priest glanced down with a half-smile, then entered the Nuwa Palace and disappeared.

From this point on, the Heavenly Realm was no longer the thirty-three heavens, nor the thirty-six heavens, but the thirty-seven heavens.

The Thirty-Seventh Heaven is overseen by four Sages! (End of Chapter)