Mythology

Chapter 426 Netherworld Patrol Sea Ghost Yuan True Lord
Yang Hesheng felt a little dazed, sensing a blurry scene through the Nuoxiang ghost.

Three thousand years later, deep within the Ruins of Return, the Corpse Celestial, whose original size stretched for hundreds of miles, is now even larger. With each breath, endless corpse energy overflows, as if a gray robe were descending upon him.

[Your character, "Tai Xu Xun Jie Shi Hai Tian Zun," has completed the Investiture of the Gods calamity, ending your role in this historical anecdote.]

"Fellow Daoist, take care."

"Take care of yourself."

Lu Ya Daoist smiled as he watched Yang He gradually transform into spiritual light, receiving guidance from the Thirty-Sixth Heaven and ascending to the Upper Realm.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should spend some time cultivating in the Great Luo Heaven, the highest level of the Thirty-Six Heavens, before returning to his original level.

"Suyao Xuanxu Mansion".

Lu Ya Daoist remembered Yang He's residence well. Although he didn't know which floor it was on, he hoped that he could find it by tracing its origins if he had the chance in the future.

He looked at Su Daji, wondering if Yang He would abandon this incarnation.

Perhaps Buddhism would allow Yang He's soul to return to the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, but the Heavenly Court would not. The Great Luo Heaven is too far from the mortal realm, and even if a true immortal's soul leaves its body to fly to the mortal realm, it will be scattered and destroyed.

On the Investiture of the Gods above Jiang Ziya's head, more writing appeared.

If Yang He were present, he would surely recognize this old acquaintance.

"Li Jing was a disciple of the Western Kunlun Sect. He guarded Chentang Pass for many years, but he was ineffective in controlling the floods, causing suffering to the common people. Fortunately, he was skilled in educating his sons, and his three sons eventually became pillars of society, thus attracting the attention of the Heavenly Court."

Li Jing died with almost no achievements to speak of, but he had three good sons.

Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha did not respond to the Investiture of the Gods, but their ascension to immortality or Buddhahood was destined, especially Nezha, whose future celestial rank would certainly not be low.

Jiang Ziya paused for a few moments before remembering who Li Jing was.

"I hereby appoint you as the Deputy General of the Heavenly River Patrol."

"He resides in a hall on the east side of the Xuanming Water Palace, in charge of the training of the Heavenly River soldiers and armor, and assists the Water Virtue Star Lord in maintaining the peace of the water veins in all directions."

In the original work, Li Jing's immortal position, though lacking real power, was still that of the Grand Marshal of Demon Subduing, serving as the security captain of the Lingxiao Palace.

Now he's been reduced to a deputy general training troops, and he's not even allowed to enter the gate of his residential compound.

呲la.

A corner of the Investiture of the Gods was torn off, revealing the remnant soul of Li Jing, which then disappeared.

Yang He once went to the Longevity Cave on Kowloon Island and witnessed Mo Lishou reshaping his physical body, which shows that the dead in the Investiture of the Gods still need to go into seclusion for a period of time.

The investiture ceremony is progressing steadily.

Even with Yang He causing trouble, the celestial titles bestowed upon them were still largely the same; the only difference was the number of people with closer connections to them.

For example, Lü Yue's absence was replaced by Yu De.

Yu De was an immortal of the Jie Sect. Although he was only a third-generation disciple, his supernatural abilities were actually slightly superior to Lü Yue's. He used the smallpox poison array to infect the entire Xiqi army with smallpox.

In the original story, Yang Jian sought help from Fuxi and Shennong to break the curse.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the legendary world have ceased to exist. However, due to Yang He's influence, Xiqi was more cautious in its defenses against the plague, preventing Yu De from suffering too much damage.

Later, Yu De was unwittingly drawn into the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and died at Yunxiao's hands.

Su Daji was sweating profusely, so nervous that she lost her composure.

She considered abandoning her physical body. Even if her soul and essence merged with her flesh and blood, perhaps there would be a chance to escape with a wisp of true spirit, or perhaps a chance to leave the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, or even...

Su Daji was even more desperate and could only pray that Yang He would not take back her physical body.

One by one, the names on the Investiture of the Gods were officially conferred titles.

It seems that it won't be long before it's Shen Gongbao's turn.

"How could anyone return to the mortal realm from the Thirty-Sixth Heaven? That's right, what follows will surely be a close call! It will definitely be a close call!!"

Su Daji seemed to already see herself receiving the imperial decree, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

When I came to my senses, I felt a slight numbness in my limbs.

"I..." Almost instantly, Su Daji could no longer sense the existence of her physical body. She couldn't even hold on for half a breath to her supposedly foolproof possession.

In a daze, a series of images flashed by.

"Fortunately, his soul was scattered and he will not return to the Heavenly Emperor Huangzeng."

Su Daji's consciousness was extinguished.

Yang He opened his eyes, inhaled and exhaled several breaths of Yin energy, and the hidden traps set up inside the Yin Ghost Immortal's body had already disappeared completely.

He nodded in acknowledgment as he met Lu Ya Dao Ren's gaze.

Lu Ya Daoist looked like he'd seen a ghost, muttered a few words, and then ignored Yang He's telepathic greeting.

Yang He closed his eyes to rest for a while.

The Investiture of the Gods continued to bestow titles upon dozens more people, and familiar names appeared once again.

These were the ten sons of the Yang family.

"I hereby appoint you as the [Grand General Protector of the Lingxiao Palace]."

In the original work, the Ten Heavenly Lords are guardian deities who help bring rain and control the heavens. Their celestial positions are mostly menial tasks, so it's already quite good for the ten sons of the Yang family to be security captains.

"Hehe, Lingxiao Palace has some of its own people now."

The ten fragments of the Investiture of the Gods were scattered, and the ten sons of the Yang family did not have time to greet Yang He.

Yang He continued to wait patiently, and before long, an unexpected name came into view.

A gentle breeze.

That's right, it's Master Qingfeng who keeps calling himself his senior brother.

Jiang Ziya appointed Qingfeng Daoist as the Heavenly Lord of the Four Seasons, under the command of Yang He's Corpse Heavenly Venerable. He resided in the Mysterious Palace of the Seasons, wielding the power to govern the changing of the four seasons and overseeing any imbalances in the Yin and Yang seasons.

Master Qingfeng is considered an ordinary righteous god, on par with the Ten Heavenly Lords, but for an insignificant little person, it's already quite remarkable that he was able to become an immortal.

"Hehe, at least I had an old buddy to talk to when I was causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace."

Yang He had no idea when Master Qingfeng had died.

Just as I was about to check if Fayin had left a message, it was Shen Gongbao's turn.

Although the name Shen Gongbao on the Investiture of the Gods is not as prominent as that of the Corpse Taoist, it is definitely more dazzling than most names, accompanied by the sound of waves.

"I hereby appoint you as the [True Lord of the Netherworld Patrol Seas]".

Yang He was still quite satisfied. It was indeed not as good as the Three Corpse Taoist, but Shen Gongbao had dug too deep a pit. In the original work, Yuanshi Tianzun suppressed Shen Gongbao at the bottom of the sea and appointed him as the Water Dividing General.

While the celestial official position appears to be in charge of the East Sea's water resources, the original text actually mentions that he is in charge of the North Sea's eye.

It's a fate from which they'll never be able to recover.

"He resides in the Xuanxu Palace of Suyao, and is appointed by the Taixu Corpse Heavenly Venerable to control the collection of vengeful spirits from all four seas and to monitor the imbalance of the Heavenly River."

Yang He's first reaction was delight; the duties of the Ghost True Lord were better than he had imagined.

With real power, one can intervene in all directions and even involve the Heavenly Court's armory and Milky Way. In fact, even Marshal Tianpeng has to treat him with utmost respect.

But they soon realized something was wrong; Ghost True Lord was actually subordinate to Corpse Heavenly Venerable.

The Corpse Celestial Venerable has his own people, but Qingfeng Daoist can't be relied on. And the other one is just a minor character. How can he command the Three Realms?
Yang He looked helpless. It was highly likely that the Heavenly Court had discovered that the two bodies were from the same consciousness, so they simply assigned them to the same department, which meant that he would be both the head and deputy head of the department.

Well, this way it's easier to switch characters.

"Besides, who knows what the Heavenly Court will be like in a few hundred years? If a capable assistant comes along, he might even seize my power."

"Ghostly True Lord, you have received the decree."

[Your character, "The Netherworld Patrolman Ghost Yuan Zhenjun," has completed the Investiture of the Gods calamity, ending the storyline.]

(End of this chapter)