Da Zaojun

Xu Jia's high regard for Gongshu Ban stemmed from the fact that the two were neighbors in the Heavenly Palace, and Lu Ban was the chief craftsman of the Heavenly Court's [Heavenly Craft Institute].

He was the one who went to most of the celestial palaces and temples built by imperial decree.

Of course, although Lu Ban is the patriarch of civil engineering, he was not the dean of the Tiangong Institute, but Jiang Ziya, also known as Jiang Taigong.

Jiang Ziya once said he wanted to bestow upon himself a divine position even higher than that of the Great Heavenly Venerable, but in the end he did not achieve it.

But later, his name appeared on the beams of the Lingxiao Palace, in a position even higher than that of the Great Celestial Venerable.

However, this is a legend that evolved from the Investiture of the Gods. The real Jiang Taigong was the master of the Temple of Martial Arts and the ancestor of military strategists.

Zhang Liang became a strategist master after obtaining only one volume of Taigong's Art of War.

In addition, Mozi was also in the Tiangong Academy. However, as the head of the Mohist school, his status was higher than that of Lu Ban. He only held a nominal position in the Tiangong Academy. He was merely a disciple or grand-disciple of the Mohist school, working in the Tiangong Academy.

In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong was given the title of "Great Sage Equal to Heaven," and his imperial palace, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Palace, was built by master craftsmen led by Lu Ban.

Xu Jia's recommendation of Lu Ban to build this sacrificial wonder was actually a waste of talent. Lu Ban was truly first-rate in planning cities, water conservancy projects, setting up large formations, and siege weapons.

Song Wuji was naturally eager for such talent: "Master, where is Master Gongshu now?"

"He should be the leader of the Lu Ban sect in some secret realm where the tradition is passed down."

"Laojun once decreed that there should be three thousand Great Daos and eight hundred Side Paths."

"My Corpse Dissection White Bone Method is classified as a side sect. I occupy a position as the leader of the White Bone Sect and the patriarch of Corpse Dissection."

"His Luban Book and Luban Technique also occupy a professional position, as Luban Master, the patriarch of the three classes, and all carpenters, bricklayers and stonemasons in the world are under his jurisdiction."

"Your Kitchen God practice also has a rank and a religion called the Kitchen God Religion. It ranks high among the eight hundred side sects and even involves the Great Dao of Fireworks, which can be considered one of the three thousand Great Daos. As a result, the Kitchen God has attained the rank of First-Class Incense Offering and has become a real Heavenly Venerable. He is the Nine Heavens Eastern Kitchen Master of Fate, the Great Emperor of the Primordial Unity, who determines blessings and reports good deeds."

It can be divided into three grades:
The Third Rank, Nine Heavens, Eastern Kitchen Master of Fate.

Second Rank Taiyi Yuanhuang.

The First-Rank Blessing and Good Deeds Heavenly Venerable.

"The common belief in the Kitchen God is actually an act of worship to the God of the Eastern Kitchen in the Nine Heavens."

Taiyi Yuanhuang is the fruit of his Dao, and the original proof is Taiyi.

The title of "Zoufu Dingshan Tianzun" is somewhat exaggerated. It represents a future position as a Heavenly Venerable, specifically the Heavenly Official Emperor, also known as the Ziwei Emperor, a subordinate official of the ancient Emperor Yao. He may be promoted to the highest rank in the future. However, he is incomparable to Heavenly Venerables like Yuanshi Tianzun, or the Great Heavenly Venerable who is the ruler of the Three Realms, or Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun.

"In fact, the title of Taiyi Yuanhuang is somewhat exaggerated. Taiyi Yuanhuang is the two aspects of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, the aspect of Jiuling Yuansheng. Jiuling Yuansheng is also known as Yuanhuang. Before Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun became a Tianzun, he was Renhuangshi and was also honored as Taiyi Shen, Yuanhuangshi, and Jiutoushi."

"We don't even know how he got this rank!"

Song Wuji noticed a strong sour taste in Xu Jia Zhenren's mouth.

It seems like he's about to blurt out: "Maybe he's just been tricked."

After all, the Immortal Rank of Corpse Dissolution belongs to the sixth of the five Immortal Ranks, just like the Four Heavenly Kings, which have five ranks.

Beyond the orthodox Five Immortals of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

There is also the Golden Immortal Rank, which is the highest rank that combines Buddhism and Taoism.

The title of Sword Immortal is the highest level in sword cultivation theory.

The Yuanxian rank is the highest rank for Qi cultivators. The Zhenxian rank is the highest rank in the art of illusion and cultivation.

The Xuanxian rank is the highest rank attained through the path of Qi and fortune in immortality.

Even daffodils, fire lilies... these are all taller than him.

Among all the ranks of immortals, it is only slightly higher than the ancestral rank of the lowest-ranking ghost immortal.

Even the ancestor of all immortals wouldn't be his; that position belonged to King Wen of Zhou.

Although this rank is only third grade, it doesn't count as a high position in various gatherings of immortal masters.

There are three thousand Great Daos. The Ghost Immortal Dao ranks three thousandth, while the Corpse Dissolution Dao ranks 2999th.

Therefore, in addition to the Great Dao of Corpse Dissolution, he also developed the [White Bone Dao Method] among the eight hundred side sects.

But Song Wuji here has obtained the human race's orthodoxy, specifically the Fire Virtue Great Way among the Five Virtues Great Way. In essence, he is already different from the [Kitchen God], and is of the ancient Suiren clan or the ancient human emperor lineage.

If one were to inherit [Taiyi Yuanhuang], that would be acceptable in essence. As for Zoufu Dingshan Tianzun, it's up to him whether he chooses to stay or leave.

Song Wuji didn't care about any of that. He immediately activated the [Human Cauldron] technique and began to deduce Lu Ban's whereabouts.

[Songcheng Secret Realm]
Song Wuji calculated that Lu Ban was in the secret realm of Song City in Ganzhou. This secret realm was a secret realm of the Song Dynasty. After Lu Ban fell to earth from the Tiangong Academy, he assisted the people of Ganzhou City in building defensive fortifications to resist demons. At the same time, he spread the Lu Ban teachings and taught people to use various buildings to resist demons.

Similar to [tower defense].

"Is it in the Ganpo region?" Song Wuji's next destination was Porcelain Town, which was in the north and the south of Gannan Prefecture.

"Good, good, good. When the time comes, we'll repair the official roads and post stations, and then find some large ships from the secret territory of the Maritime Trade Office to subdue the waters along the Gan River."

"This matter is not urgent. It will be after the founding war. After the founding war, we can offer sacrifices to the sages of the human race and complete the [Ascension] ceremony to become the [Lord of the State]."

The Lord of the State is an upgraded version of the Lord of the Realm. The Lord of the Realm means the Lord who governs the realm. In ancient times, when humans and ghosts lived together, feudal states were established in the human world. The city where the ruler of a feudal state or the head of a family lived was called the capital.

The netherworld also established a "capital," which means city. Among them, Zhang Tianshi established "twenty-four administrative regions," which were actually twenty-four vassal states of ghost kings. Zhang Tianshi swept away the ghosts of the Six Heavens and subdued the ghost kings. In the capital of these ghost kingdoms, he established the Zhengyi Three Heavens Alliance Altar of Ten Thousand Laws and set up the officials of the twenty-four administrative regions as Grand Masters.

Wei Cunhua, the famous leader of the Shangqing sect, was the Grand Master of Ceremonies at that time.

The Taoist official system began around that time, using humans to govern ghosts and control spirits.

After becoming the "Lord of the Land," one can not only control ghosts and gods, but also make some ghosts and gods submit, especially the earth gods, such as the great mountain gods and great water gods.

This means that the so-called "emperor" can depose or establish gods and spirits with a single word, and can form laws and decrees with a single edict, rather than having to subdue demons and secret realms to form his own laws and decrees.

It can compile calendars, formulate laws, and do many things that are difficult for the ruler of the realm to do.

After leaving the Magpie Bridge Secret Realm in the Huang Family Compound, Song Wuji walked to the shore of Poyang Lake.

I just figured out the location of the Poyang Shipyard's secret realm, the lair of the Great Black Cable Python Demon.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang fought a decisive battle here to establish the country. Chen Youliang led 60 troops of land and sea to besiege Hongdu Prefecture, and fought a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang's 20 naval troops.

Ultimately, Zhu Yuanzhang won the battle, obtained the dragon's energy from the south, and laid the foundation for the founding of his country.

The Great Black Cable Python was a spirit formed from the cable of the royal ship that had received the dragon energy of Chen Youliang.

(End of this chapter)