Ascension to the Gods

Chapter 478 Omnipotent, Creating Something from Nothing

"The envoy is not here?"

Lü Wang stepped through the barrier, his face filled with astonishment.

The seats were empty.

This left Lü Wang, who had made thorough preparations, completely stunned.

"The envoy had other business to attend to and has already returned to the royal territory."

Jiang Jian calmly said, "Now that you are a voter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, you should know what to do."

Lu Wang snapped out of his daze, quickly composed himself, and turned around to reply, "Yes."

Although he was born into a powerful family, he was not arrogant and was very good at reading people.

Facing Jiang Jian, who has a level 7 genetic constitution and is a formal voter.

Lü Wang behaved very respectfully.

after all.

According to the custom of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

Lü Wang was able to get the opportunity to enter the Grand Tutor's mansion.

This temporary voter slot was created entirely because of Jiang Jian's appearance.

One principal and one assistant principal will be admitted simultaneously.

It is the standard for selection by the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

"If there's nothing else, don't go out for now."

"We'll leave the barrier once we return to the royal realm."

Jiang Jian gave a few instructions, then took out the Spirit Stone and began cultivating on his own.

Lu Wang's gaze lingered on the Spirit Stone for a moment before he bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

He didn't expect that.

Jiang Jian was able to enter a meditative state even under these circumstances.

The cultivation of the Divine Palace Realm is as slow as an ant's pace.

It's even more boring and tedious.

Most living beings can only develop an interest in cultivation when they are in a specific cultivation location and under various blessings.

because.

The daily practice is just too slow.

The growth of spiritual energy is almost nonexistent.

If there is even the slightest external interference, it is impossible to continue cultivating.

Although it was very quiet inside the seating area.

But Lü Wang knew that he had been accepted into the Grand Tutor's mansion.

They will soon have an audience with the Emperor to be assigned official positions.

In my excitement, I was completely unable to calm my mind and practice meditation.

opposite of this.

Jiang Jian, standing to the side, began cultivating so easily.

This is enough to prove that his mind is firm and that he must be stronger than himself.

"As expected of someone favored by the Grand Tutor's mansion."

Lu Wang glanced at Jiang Jian, feeling admiration in his heart.

He also tried sitting down and starting his cultivation.

just.

The surrounding barriers are semi-transparent.

The scene on the deck was clearly visible.

Unknowingly.

Lu Wang stopped cultivating and was drawn to the outside world, beginning to observe other officials and voters.

after all.

This is a situation where you can see the other person, but the other person cannot see you.

Normally, there are very few opportunities to experience this.

Suddenly.

The giant ship trembled once more!

The statue it carried emitted rays of mysterious light.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it vanished into nothingness!

at the same time.

A giant ship without its statues.

Full power.

It plummeted rapidly towards the ground below!
"The Ten-Layered King's Tower".

Lu Wang stood up, gazing at the towering black tower in the distance, his pupils slightly contracting.

Despite being born in the capital city of the demon kingdom.

But Lu Wang is just like any other living being.

Every time I see the Ten-Story King Tower, I am filled with a different kind of awe.

This is the core of the Xuan Shou Demon Kingdom, the royal city of the King Realm!

The top ten government offices, along with numerous first-rank government offices, are listed in tiers above them!

The Xuan Shou Demon Kingdom possesses ten realms.

It occupies almost one-tenth of Saturn's territory.

Here.

It is the true central hub of the Ten Realms of the Demon Kingdom!

The giant ship pierced through the clouds and fog, descending rapidly.

Jiang stopped cultivating and stood up.

He walked up to Lü Wang and looked down.

The Ten-Story King's Tower rapidly magnified in view.

The terrifying pressure it brought was as real as a physical force, crashing down upon us!

Its tower body is not an ordinary brick and stone structure.

Instead, it was entirely dark, resembling black iron.

Look carefully.

Like a black stone that has stood for a long time.

It frantically devoured the surrounding light.

Only at the edges does it reflect a cold, hard, eerie light.

It is not straight upwards.

Instead, it has a domineering and arrogant curve.

On Saturn's surface, a violent uplift occurs.

At first glance.

Like an ancient, colossal monster, towering and majestic.

Its spine was bent, and it stood there quietly.

From bottom to top, it runs through the boiling sea of ​​clouds.

It pierced the boundless sky, creating a massive vortex.

"According to records, this is the remains of a demon lord after his death."

"Back then, when True Lord Xuanshou established the Demon Kingdom, he went to the outer reaches of the solar system alone."

"Using some unknown method, they took the body of a demon lord, returned to the solar system, and brought it back to Saturn."

"This is the Ten-Story King Tower, in its original form."

Lu Wang stood to the side and spoke in a low voice.

Jiang Jian's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded gently without saying a word.

Demon Lord, a demon in the Spirit Platform Realm.

Beings of this caliber are very difficult to perish.

At least.

In the solar system.

If Neptune hadn't intervened personally.

At the Lingtai Realm, it is almost impossible to perish.

The Mysterious Lord was actually able to leave the solar system and obtain such a treasure.

This is enough to show his extraordinary abilities.

Jiang Jian lowered his gaze, looking at the Ten-Story King Tower.

Deep within my mind, a thought unconsciously arose.

This body reflects the cultivation level of the person in their previous life.

It is certainly not an ordinary spiritual platform.

Its mere shell is enough to rival an asteroid.

When he was alive.

Make a slight move.

It can split mountains and seas, and destroy the heavens and the earth.

It should be nothing more than a trivial matter.

"It's written on the token."

"The Grand Tutor's Mansion is located on the seventh floor of the King's Tower."

Jiang Jian suddenly remembered the token the envoy had left him.

The words on it read "Wang Pagoda, Seventh Floor, Grand Tutor's Mansion".

Thinking about it.

Jiang Jian's gaze turned toward the seventh level of the King's Tower.

The King's Pagoda has ten levels.

Each level is over a thousand feet high.

There are no eaves or brackets between the different levels.

Only a massive, layered, and menacingly exposed structure.

Like the ribs of a giant beast, supporting a height that inspires despair.

The seventh level is the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

Its exposed part resembles a single piece of black jade.

It is a seamless whole.

The jade disc is engraved with intricate patterns.

Bathed in golden light, these patterns flowed slowly.

Finally, they converged on both sides of the mansion gate.

The two massive gates resembled two towering mountains of black iron.

The gates of the mansion were tightly shut.

The door is inlaid with a large bronze animal head.

This beast head has a single eye and resembles a Kui ox.

Its single eye was half-open, half-closed, as if it were asleep but not really asleep.

Among them, the golden lightning patterns shimmered.

It seems that it could unleash its thunderous power at any moment, anywhere.

"Above the Grand Tutor's Mansion, there are three more layers."

Jiang's gaze shifted slightly upwards.

The King's Pagoda has eight layers, and the Zhenling Division is located there.

Within it, a chilling aura could be faintly seen, making one feel a chill in their soul upon looking at it.

This is another True Lord, who oversees the highest-ranking government office in the imperial court.

Lord of the Spirit Suppression Division.

Primarily responsible for matters such as the expansion of the demon kingdom's territory and the annexation of external resources.

Above that.

That is the ninth level of the King's Tower, the General Office of Internal Affairs.

This is not the Lingtai Daocheng (spiritual altar) site.

Instead, it is the core central authority that governs the ten realms of the demon kingdom and is responsible for important affairs.

The lifeline of the entire nation rests on this.

Every moment, countless orders are issued from here, rapidly spreading to the ten realms of the demon kingdom.

Above the Consulate General for Home Affairs.

It is the deepest part of the vortex, the unreachable tenth level of the King's Tower.

It's hard to see clearly from there.

Mysterious light descended, surrounded by starlight.

I can only sense it.

A terrifying will resides within.

This is the ruler of the Xuan Shou Demon Kingdom, one of the Saturn Star Lords.

The Daoist temple of Xuan Shou Zhen Jun.

The way a nation operates is different from that of a sect.

To keep the country running.

Its interior must be strictly hierarchical.

The rank of an official can almost represent everything.

This is also the fundamental reason why many voters try every means to pursue a high starting point.

"The official electors of the Grand Tutor's Mansion are definitely not limited to just the officials of the mansion."

"He has only a level 7 physical constitution. If he performs well during his audience with the Emperor, he might be appointed as a governor-general!"

"If I followed him, I would start at the deputy governor level!"

As the giant ship descended, Lü Wang looked at Jiang Jian, pondering in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Dao, Fu, Zhou.

It is the territorial planning of the Xuan Shou Demon Kingdom.

The Ten Realms of the Demon Kingdom.

Each realm has dozens or even hundreds of paths.

Each province has dozens of prefectures.

For ordinary citizens of the demon kingdom...

An official in a prefecture is already considered a very high-ranking official.

A governor-general is someone one can only look up to.

If he becomes the deputy governor.

Even for Lü Wang, this was an incredible opportunity.

"All ships that have been used to pick up voters have entered the ninth level of the Royal Tower, awaiting an audience with the Heavenly Emperor!"

Suddenly, a sound as loud as a great bell resounded throughout the sky!
at the same time.

The barriers surrounding the seats slowly dissipated.

On the deck of the giant ship.

King Lu You had returned to his seat, standing with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Black Tower of the Royal City.

This ship is very large.

But in front of the Ten-Layered King Tower, it was just a small black dot.

in all directions.

There are thousands upon thousands of black dots, all converging toward the nine levels of the King's Tower.

Each black dot represents a warship.

The Demon Kingdom recruits voters across a vast territory.

Mercury in the capital is just a minor branch.

Most of the ships came from Saturn itself.

King Lu You's warships.

Placed among them, it is completely inconspicuous.

The highest-ranking officers on other ships were merely at the level of prefectural officials.

The reason why the General Office of Internal Affairs dispatched Lu Youwang to oversee the recruitment of people from Mercury was that...

Just because.

Leave Saturn and head to outer space.

A higher-ranking official is needed to oversee the situation and save face for Daxing.

"There are so many voters this time!"

"Look at all these ships, so densely packed together."

"I wonder where my ranking will be within the Northern Textile Bureau."

In the group chat, Qihua sent a message with a frustrated emoji.

Zhao Yang: "Don't worry too much. After all, we are official voters. Even if we don't get a high ranking, our initial official position won't be too low."

Qihua: "I hope so."

at the same time.

Standing on the edge of the deck, Jiang Jian gazed at the rapidly approaching King Tower Ninefold, gaining a more direct understanding of the majestic grandeur of the Demon Lord's body.

The King's Tower has nine levels and is the General Office of Internal Affairs of the Demon Kingdom.

Its area is equivalent to almost half of the prefectural city.

But to the demon lord's body, it was nothing more than a flat sternum.

Countless ships converged.

Guided by the navigation channel, they landed at different shipyards.

Here.

Towers and pavilions stand tall, and crowds throng the streets.

Every moment, numerous aircraft take off and land.

Boom!

With a loud bang.

King Lu You's ships finally landed safely.

"Your Highness, we shall return to report now."

"Your Highness, we shall take our leave."

Representatives from various aristocratic families bid farewell to King Lu You.

"Everyone please."

King Lu You smiled and gestured with his hand.

Soon, these representatives of the powerful families, after giving their briefings to their constituents, left the ship one after another.

Below the ship.

An official looked up at King Lu You and said, "The Mercury branch ships have recruited twelve official voters and three hundred and thirty temporary voters. Your Highness has worked hard."

King Lu You jumped off the ship and said calmly, "Luck."

The official forced a smile: "Your Highness, please go and rest. Leave this to me."

King Lu You nodded and left.

"All of you, get down."

The official channeled his inner energy, and his voice echoed throughout the entire ship.

Amidst the noise and commotion.

Jiang Jian, Zhao Yang, Qi Hua, and others disembarked from the ship together.

Twelve official voters stood at the front.

The other three hundred or so people stood in the shadow of the giant ship, whispering among themselves.

"Official voters, turn left and enter the waiting hall."

"Everyone else, follow me."

The official raised his wrist, checked his identity information, and pointed to the left.

There, there was a huge spherical building.

The area around the naval base.

The official voters from the other ships also headed towards the spherical building after leaving their ships.

Obviously.

Official voters and temporary voters.

We'll have to part ways here.

"Su, let's go."

Zhao Yang walked up to Jiang Jian.

"it is good."

Jiang Jian glanced at Lü Wang but said nothing more.

With Zhao Yang and Qi Hua.

They walked together toward the spherical building.

"There are at least tens of thousands of official voters this time."

Zhao Yang looked at the crowd around him and clicked his tongue.

Qi Hua rubbed her forehead: "I hope there aren't many geniuses in the Northern Textile Bureau."

Zhao Yang laughed and said, "Didn't you say that there were only thirty-odd official voters in the Northern Textile Bureau?"

"More than thirty is already a lot."

Qi Hua glanced at him and said, "I'm sure that if you don't rank in the top ten, you definitely won't get the best resources and support."

While talking.

The group had already arrived at the base of the spherical building.

Here, there is a massive gate.

Azure light intertwines and flows within.

Used to verify voter identity.

The light beams are arranged into hundreds of branching portals to disperse the flow of people.

"Walk."

Zhao Yang took the lead and stepped through a doorway.

A flash of icy blue light appeared, and a mechanical notification sound rang out.

"Zhang family, Zhao Yang."

"Prepare to teleport."

"Teleportation complete!"

boom!
The light went out.

Zhao Yang had already disappeared from the spot.

Followed by.

Qihua also went inside.

"The Northern Textile Bureau, where flowers bloom."

"Prepare to teleport."

"Teleportation complete!"

The light flashes.

Jiang Jian calmed himself down, glanced at his identification, and stepped through the door.

The immense pulling force instantly spread throughout my body!
At the same time, a cold voice entered my ears.

"Grand Tutor's Mansion, Plain."

"Prepare to teleport."

"Teleportation complete!"

The immense force dissipated.

Jiang Jian opened his eyes and looked around at the scene.

This is the interior of the spherical building.

On the ground, light intertwines.

It was divided into thousands of grids.

Above each grid.

All of this clearly shows that the voters belong to bureaucratic families.

"Grand Tutor's Mansion, 1 person."

Jiang Jian raised his head and looked at the golden characters above him.

The grid I'm standing on is extremely large.

But he was all alone.

It appeared quite empty.

Three people are standing in adjacent grids.

Above the grid, it reads "Spirit Suppression Division".

Jiang Jian appeared.

The three people had different expressions and all looked over.

Just like the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

The Zhenling Division is also a top-level government agency.

Its recruitment rules are also based on a selection process.

Getting inside is extremely difficult.

"Are you the only official voter in the Grand Tutor's Mansion?"

A man in blue stepped forward, walked to the edge of the grid, and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Jiang Jian nodded.

The man in blue sighed, his tone tinged with envy: "The three of us in the Zhenling Division have to be ranked internally. You don't have to do anything to monopolize the resources and support from the Grand Tutor's Mansion. It's truly enviable."

behind him.

A young girl let out a cold laugh: "Gao Qi, you're not scared, are you?"

The man in blue turned his head to the side, his face full of disdain: "You are not enough to frighten me."

Within the grid of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

Jiang ignored them and walked to the other side to look around.

The grid shape is hexagonal.

There are as many as six neighboring bureaucratic families.

Besides the "Spirit Suppression Division".

There are also other grids such as "Zhang Family", "Beilingzhi Mansion", and "Xu Family".

Apart from the Zhenling Division.

In other grids.

Almost all of them have dozens of official voters.

after all.

These grid classifications are mostly based on aristocratic families.

It can only represent the voter's affiliation.

It is not the final official position for voters.

They were bound to powerful families and held official positions.

It is completely two concepts.

Only a few government offices, with their vast resources, could possess the same power to "cultivate voters" as powerful and aristocratic families.

Grand Tutor's Mansion, Zhenling Division.

Northern Textile Bureau, Star Watching Office, Northern Spirit Plant Bureau.

These government offices are all qualified to recruit voters.

and.

The voters they directly recruit become their loyal voters.

Compared to voters who are tied to other powerful families but hold positions in government offices.

Those who are loyal to the government get promoted faster and receive more resources.

for example.

Jiang Jian was in the Grand Tutor's mansion.

Most of these officials had powerful families to which they were affiliated.

They were merely holding official positions in the Grand Tutor's mansion, handling official business as usual, without any preferential treatment.

Only voters who are favored by the Grand Tutor's Mansion and personally recruited are considered the Grand Tutor's Mansion's loyal voters.

"Northern Textile Bureau".

Jiang Jian raised his eyes and looked at a grid in the distance.

Qihua was standing in the grid, nodding at him.

There were more than thirty official voters around her.

Shortly after.

These bureaucratic families would then initiate internal rankings.

Only after the rankings are completed will one be formally granted an audience with the Emperor.

just.

The internal rankings have nothing to do with Jiang Jian.

He was all alone in the Grand Tutor's mansion.

There is absolutely no need for ranking.

soon.

Jiang looked away and sat down on the ground.

Ignoring everyone else, he began his cultivation on his own.

This scene attracted the attention of many people.

after all.

These grids prevent living beings from leaving.

However, it did not obstruct the view.

Official voters from all directions could see Jiang Jian's actions.

Many people whispered and discussed among themselves.

"It's so noisy here, yet this person is able to enter a meditative state."

"Judging from the fluctuations of his spiritual energy, he is definitely cultivating."

"Without a training ground, without a cultivation room, without any formations, can one truly cultivate?"

"What's the difference between this and going to jail?"

"So it's the Grand Tutor's residence. Then it's alright."

"The people the Grand Tutor's mansion takes a liking to are almost all perverts."

"The same goes for the Spirit Suppression Division. This time, the Spirit Suppression Division actually has three official voters, which is really unexpected."

"I've heard that in top-tier government offices like these, the loyal voters who eventually emerge from these offices start with extremely high official positions!"

"But I still think that the most important thing is always to have an audience with the Emperor."

"That's true. If the True Lord of the Nation takes a liking to someone, he might just rise to the top and become a governor of a region."

“During the last national open recruitment, there was a temporary elector who was highly regarded by the True Lord of the Nation when he had an audience with the Heavenly Emperor and was directly promoted to Governor of Jiangbei Circuit!”

"I know about this too. This person's cultivation level soared all the way up until he saw the divine platform and was granted the title of prince or nobleman!"

"This is a genuine altar, not a counterfeit produced on a production line!"

While talking.

Many people's discussions have unknowingly shifted to other topics.

after all.

Jiang Jian cultivated quietly, without disturbing anyone.

Some people might be curious, but they'd only say a few words and nothing more.

As time goes by.

Jiang Jian became even more frantic when he started cultivating.

The spirit stones on his body were being consumed rapidly.

Other auxiliary resources also urgently need to be replenished.

I don’t know when it started.

Around the grid.

An opaque barrier was erected.

Each grid is a closed world.

Obviously.

Internal rankings have already begun.

The grid of the Grand Tutor's Mansion where Jiang Jian was located was extremely quiet.

Apart from the occasional airflow disturbances that occur when the Xuan Qi is circulating.

There was not a single sound.

"not enough."

"The speed of daily cultivation is still not enough."

Jiang Jian opened her eyes, her gaze icy.

He is very clear.

Spiritual practice is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Only through daily accumulation can one achieve success.

If resources are sufficient.

They are in a cultivation room, a dojo, or an auxiliary formation.

Even a pig can cultivate very quickly.

but.

Not every living being can have such a cultivation environment.

Not every living being can stay in the cultivation room indefinitely and endure the tedious and boring practice.

That's what really sets people apart.

It's still the same old routine.

Living beings possess seven emotions and six desires.

This is an unavoidable truth.

Even a True Monarch of the Spirit Platform Realm is not a cultivation machine; he will take a break from time to time and be disturbed by various matters.

Even if one becomes a god, one cannot be without desires.

in contrast.

If one truly has no desires or wants.

Therefore, it cannot become a god.

The Orion Arm, with its billions of stars, is home to over a hundred deities.

For the Starry Sky Clan and top-tier civilizations.

Gods are indeed worthy of reverence.

However, it is not entirely unknowable.

Deities, the fourth level of life.

They belong to another form of life.

Only beings who transcend the divine are the true gods.

Only then can it be called unknowable and unpredictable.

Even if they are descendants of gods.

They know very little about the gods themselves.

All we know is that...

Gods are omnipotent and can create something from nothing.

To be with the stars, to shine with the universe.

That is true eternity.

"The sense of crisis is getting closer."

Jiang Jian lowered her eyes.

For the rarest of times, I felt agitated.

Right now he.

The source of the sense of crisis remains uncertain.

But Jiang Jian had already roughly deduced it.

There is a high probability.

It was the scent of her sister's blood that gave it away.

Once the Jiang clan's galaxy detects the bloodline of its younger sister.

As long as a small force is dispatched at will.

For him and his sister, it would be an instant annihilation!
"We must gather resources as soon as possible and speed up the refining of the dimensional space!"

Jiang's expression turned icy, and she tightened her grip on her fingers.

He grabbed a handful of spirit stones and began cultivating frantically once again!

(End of this chapter)