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Chapter 598 The Purple Star Emperor, Kunpeng, Investiture of the Gods (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking further subscriptions!)

The Jade Emperor.

In many Eastern mythologies, the ruler of the Heavenly Court is often referred to as the Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, or the Great Heavenly Venerable. He holds the fate of all beings in the Three Realms and is revered by all under the Heavenly Dao.

For example, in the well-known Journey to the West, even the Buddha Tathagata, who could subdue Sun Wukong with a single slap, had to obey his summons and travel all the way from the Western Paradise to subdue the demon, which shows how powerful he was.

In the infinite multiverse, or at the beginning of human history, there was originally no concept of Heaven or the Jade Emperor.

Throughout human history, the Human Emperor has been the supreme being, and the only true god in the hearts of all humankind.

No being in the multiverse that considers itself human can possibly have the desire to attack the 'Human Emperor', let alone the thought of disrespecting him! Even powerful high-level saints must be respectful in the face of the Human Emperor, at least outwardly.

However, the emperor must also abide by the constraints of the emperor's position.

Just like the plot of a certain Bilibili animation "AOTU Heroes", those heroes who are bound by trust value will gradually change in the way that fans imagine.

The hero codenamed "Smile" always wears a smile, regardless of his mood. He is considered perfect and cannot make any mistakes, otherwise he will suffer a backlash from his faith points, lose his abilities, and even suffer a personality breakdown, becoming a puppet.

To put it bluntly, it's the same thing as believing in God, except that the human emperor has more autonomy.

But there is only one absolute rule: the Human Emperor must not actively kill any life form that considers itself human, and must even protect humans when other races attack them.

This is why, even though the conflict between the Human Emperor and the Primordial Heavenly Court was irreconcilable, and even though Pei Xi could easily destroy the entire Primordial Heavenly Court, they were still able to live comfortably until now.

This is the method of the newly formed Primordial Heavenly Court power group: binding the ordinary people of the Primordial Continent tightly to themselves, preventing Pei Xi from directly using force against them due to the limitations of the Human Emperor's authority, and solving problems by eliminating those who raise them.

However, as the saying goes, for every plan you have, there's a countermeasure. Pei Xi couldn't kill the Primordial Heavenly Court, but he could use the Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams Formation to seal the entire Primordial Continent, leaving those power-hungry high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Court to sit in their wells and gaze at the sky, their ambitions unfulfilled.

Over time, the resentment of the high-ranking officials in the Primordial Heavenly Court towards the Human Emperor grew stronger, but they were helpless because the Human Emperor was too powerful. Apart from using the restrictions imposed by the Human Emperor's authority to protect themselves, they had no means of countermeasures.

However, the higher-ups of the Primordial Heavenly Court were still unwilling to relinquish their power, as there was always a Human Emperor standing above them who could dispose of them at will and decide their future with a single word.

Thus, the Jade Emperor's plan was born.

To create an artificial weapon, one that is no less powerful than the Human Emperor, one that can suppress the fate of the human race in place of the Human Emperor, one that has no thoughts of its own and is a puppet that can be completely manipulated by them.

They succeeded, but they also failed.

The Jade Emperor was indeed created, and he certainly possessed power comparable to an emperor. However, it is unknown whether the Heavenly Court officials who created him were too perfectionistic and went a little overboard.

It felt like a group of programmers were trying to create a cheat program by stuffing a bunch of bugs into it, making the code contradictory yet still running unexpectedly.

However, as a price, the Jade Emperor, once formed, required thousands of immortals to maintain him every moment, adding more bugs. The final result was that the Jade Emperor became a mobile mountain of code, which could potentially self-destruct at the slightest carelessness.

As a result, the high-ranking officials of the Primordial Heavenly Court were in dire straits, but in order to counter the Human Emperor, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere, going down a dark path.

It's unclear whether the multiverse was moved by the efforts of these high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Court, but recently, after countless restarts, the Jade Emperor finally managed to run it completely once and successfully blocked the Five Elements used by the Human Emperor to seal the Primordial Continent, allowing the Primordial Heavenly Court to break free from its shackles. This also means that their plan has taken its first step.

Now is the crucial moment to complete the second step.

Impeach the Emperor!

By harnessing the power of countless human desires across the primordial continent, Pei Xi was sealed away, and his power as the Human Emperor was sealed. Then, the fragmented authority of the Human Emperor within the Wheel of Reincarnation was seized and transferred to the Jade Emperor. Only in this way did the Primordial Heavenly Court truly possess the confidence to contend with the Human Emperor.

Yes, even with all that preparation, the best outcome they could hope for was simply to have the right to speak with the Emperor on equal terms, not to be replaced or eliminated. This shows just how immense and profound the shadow the Emperor cast upon them was.

Moreover, impeaching the Human Emperor was unprecedented. Success would be a cause for celebration, but failure would brand the Primordial Heavenly Court as traitors. This would give the Human Emperor a reason to take action against them, even if not kill them, but severely punish them. It was truly a gamble rarely seen since the dawn of human history.

"Ha! A bunch of idiots!"

Wu Xian's lips curled slightly as he looked at the 365 Heavenly Court Gods, his face revealing an uncontrollable tension and excitement, tinged with a mocking smile.

As everyone knows, Emperor Fuxi possessed the three great virtues and was invincible in the world. He was surrounded by numerous accolades praising and emphasizing his powerful combat strength, to the point that many people have forgotten that he also had the setting of being the third wise man in the multiverse.

Those brain-dead idiots in the Primordial Heavenly Court blatantly came up with some Jade Emperor Plan. Did they really think Pei Xi didn't know what they were thinking? How could they not make the corresponding preparations?

In fact, everything happening in the spacetime turbulence at this moment is nothing more than a scheme set up by Pei Xi for the Primordial Heavenly Court, with the aim of making them impeach him, the Human Emperor, ahead of time.

They didn't need to worry about whether they would succeed, because Pei Xi wouldn't resist at all, and would even cooperate fully. As long as the power of the Human Emperor's position was sealed, Pei Xi would take the opportunity to abdicate and get rid of the shackles of the Human Emperor's position.

Perhaps he will be forced to be suppressed in a lower dimension due to the will of humanity on the primordial continent, but one day he will return to the multiverse. When that time comes, he will no longer be Emperor Fuxi, but Emperor Peixi, who will personally end the human history and settle all accounts.

Just as he was thinking this, Wu Xian suddenly paused, a strong sense of unease suddenly welling up in his heart, but it vanished in an instant, like an illusion.

But Wu Xian did not ignore it because of this; instead, he solemnly searched for the source of that feeling.

Soon, he looked at the majestic figure in the center of the Lingxiao Palace, a figure of gold and silver, with golden flames dancing in his eyes. Through the divine light of Lingxiao, their eyes met, and he actually saw a trace of indifferent humanity and the mysterious light and shadow of the sun and moon shining together.

The sun and moon... the power of the sun and moon?!

Just then, a figure emerged from the Lingxiao Palace. Several high-ranking saints from the Primordial Heavenly Court followed, among them a dignified middle-aged man who stared intently at the Xuanhuang Yuanling. He then pulled out a long, dark yellow scroll from his person and unfurled it before everyone, saying:
"By the great destiny of humanity, under the banner of the Primordial Heavenly Court, all living beings of humankind have cast their votes in unison..."

"The Human Emperor Fuxi, whose reign was of supreme integrity and established the ultimate order, possessed divine virtues that benefited all living beings... During his reign, he created the Eight Trigrams cultivation system, making immense contributions to the rise of the human race. Later, he led expeditions into the negative multiverse, protecting humanity from invasions by other realms... All these deeds were for the great cause of our human race, as the sun and moon bear witness, and heaven and earth can attest to." "Now that the Primordial Heavenly Court has been established, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, is unworthy of the position. Therefore, the human race of the Primordial Continent and the gods of the Heavenly Court jointly recommend His Majesty the Human Emperor to ascend to the position of Great Heavenly Venerable, from now on ruling the multiverse, governing all heavens, coexisting with the Heavenly Dao, and coexisting with humanity."

As soon as the words were spoken, the turbulent flow of time and space fell into a deathly silence. Even the flickering Xuanhuang Yuanling stopped flashing, as if it had been shocked by the words just spoken.

What's going on? Didn't you say you were going to impeach me? Why aren't you following the script? Why are you even recommending me to be the Jade Emperor? Are the brains of these guys in the Primordial Heavenly Court fried?
"What are you standing there for! Get moving!!"

At this moment, Wu Xian suddenly roared, and with a heavy thud of his Kunpeng wings, he rushed towards the Lingxiao Palace at lightning speed.

But the next second, the Jade Emperor, who was in gold and silver, moved. With a flick of his finger, the dazzling and brilliant divine light of Lingxiao surged out like a torrent, transforming into the Thirty-Three Heavens Mi Luo Tian Net Array.

This formation, second only to the Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams Formation in its ability to trap and seal enemies, completely blocks Wu Xian's path, creating countless spatial folds. No matter how fast Wu Xian is, he cannot break through in a short time.

At the same time, the 365 righteous gods surrounding the Lingxiao Palace also set up their formation, controlling 365 star-shaped war fortresses, transforming them into the Great Luo Star Dou Hongmeng Array, drawing in boundless starlight to suppress "Zheng Zha" who wanted to come forward to help.

On the other side, the chanting had not yet stopped.

"However, the Great Celestial Venerable, who rules over all heavens, cannot simultaneously fulfill the responsibilities of the Human Emperor. Therefore, the position of the Supreme Emperor of the Purple Star of the Central Heaven's North Pole was established as the Vice-Emperor of the Heavenly Court, sharing the power of the Human Emperor and relieving the Great Celestial Venerable of his burdens..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the spacetime turbulence surged, as if an infinite number of humans appeared around the Xuanhuang Yuanling. One arm after another, like invisible chains, wrapped around the increasingly weak Xuanhuang Yuanling and pulled it toward the Lingxiao Palace.

The Jade Emperor, adorned in gold and silver, vanished from his throne, replaced by Pei Xi, dressed in a golden dragon robe and wearing a tasseled crown, sitting stiffly on the Jade Emperor's throne like a clay puppet.

At the same time, a figure appeared beside the throne of Lingxiao, his body radiating surging starlight that continuously condensed and eventually transformed into a handsome young man in purple robes and silver hair, his eyes shining with the light of the sun and moon, as if he were the master who controlled all time and space in the multiverse.

"Boom!!!"

Amidst the thunderous roar, the divine light of Lingxiao shattered, and Wu Xian flashed in front of the purple-robed youth. His fist, sharp as a knife, sliced ​​through the protective starlight around the youth like paper, heading straight for his head.

Peng!
The fist, which seemed to soar to the heavens, moved forward relentlessly, as unstoppable as ever, but the next second... the fist stopped in mid-air, unable to advance any further.

The purple-robed youth raised his hand to catch the fist, then closed his five fingers, gripping the fist that even an emperor could not withstand, and slowly pressed it down.

"We've finally met in person..."

The young man in purple robes and silver hair looked at Wu Xian, who had a cold expression, and smiled slightly, saying, "How should I address you, Wu Xian, captain of the Central Continent Team, or a transmigrator?"

Wu Xian's pupils contracted, but he immediately responded with a cold laugh.

"Then how should I address you? The Great Emperor Ziwei, the first sage of the multiverse, or the human-shaped regret-reversal medicine—Kunpeng!"

Yes, the purple-robed youth in front of us, who was transformed from the Jade Emperor, is not the ultimate weapon that the Primordial Heavenly Court believes it to be.

Or perhaps it was originally, but at some point, this weapon was given a new master, namely Kunpeng, the most inexplicable bug in the primordial era.

There are many different theories about the origin of the Kunpeng.

Some say that when Renhuang pulled the Great Lord down, it was a mixture of the broken tower and the Investiture of the Gods; others say it was an artificial regret pill created by the great scientist of the negative multiverse primordial state; still others say that it is the embodiment of the will of all races in the pre-seed pollution era.

But regardless of the interpretation, its uniqueness and power cannot be denied.

Holding the power of the sun and moon, the strongest person in the multiverse who has explored the path of spacetime, even the ultimate or half-step transcendent, may not be able to completely destroy him. This is one of the few beings that Pei Xi could clearly kill, but has never been able to do so.

Furthermore, because His knowledge of the Way of Time and Space was so profound that He could see almost everything in the past and future, the multiverse was nothing more than a chessboard in His eyes, which is why He was given the title of the First Sage.

Of course, this "first" should be put in quotation marks now, because in terms of strategic planning, He had lost once, and that person was "Jun," who had a great relationship with Chu Xuan.

This time, the incident of the impeachment of the Human Emperor by the Primordial Heavenly Court has undergone such a huge change, which is obviously inseparable from Kunpeng. The other party has altered the course of the plot, turning the impeachment into an abdication recommendation. He used the power of the wishes of all the people of the Primordial Human Race to imprison Pei Xi's Xuanhuang Yuanling and forcibly stuffed it into the humanoid weapon Jade Emperor's body, turning it into the Human Emperor's cage and making him the fictitious Great Heavenly Venerable.

Kunpeng, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to extricate himself, appointing himself as the Vice-Lord of the Heavenly Court. With the status of the North Pole of the Central Heaven and the Lord of All Stars, he acted as the proxy emperor, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

but……

"How did you do that? I don't believe that the Jade Emperor alone could imprison Pei Xi. Even if this is a spacetime turbulence, it's impossible."

Wu Xian glanced at Pei Xi on the throne, whose expression shifted between numbness and anger, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Not to mention the Four Symbols, Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and Three Virtues, Pei Xi's combat power far exceeds that of a normal emperor. Even now, with his "severe injuries" and strength reduced to less than a hundred percent, he is not someone that a mere Jade Emperor can imprison.

“The Jade Emperor is indeed not allowed, but what about the Heavenly Dao?”

Kunpeng smiled slightly, and as he spoke, a chaotic and hazy ball of light appeared above Pei Xi's head, vaguely resembling an object like a scroll.

Wu Xian looked over, his surprise barely concealed.

"Investiture of the Gods?!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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