I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 104 Sky

Imperial Palace.

Li Jun hurriedly entered the main hall. Several rows of palace maids dressed in embroidered peach blossom skirts stood in front of the second door inside. Li Jun walked towards the side door, and the tall strongman immediately used magic to lift the beaded curtain.

Li Jun sat on the cloud bed at the deepest part, but quickly got down again, as if thinking about what he still had to do.

But what's even faster than him is...

Several people followed and asked in hushed tones.

"God!"

"Where shall we go next? I shall have someone prepare the carriage immediately."

The one speaking was actually a high shaman, whose body was embroidered with the image of the demon god Xuanming, but who also possessed a ritual artifact for ghosts and gods. According to the rules of the Heavenly Court today, he could also be called a god.

Li Jun thought he looked familiar: "What is your relationship with Yu Jiang from back then?"

The other party immediately replied, "This humble god is a descendant of Yu Jiang."

Li Jun nodded: "No wonder."

In reality, Li Jun had no plans to go anywhere; he just felt he had a lot of things to do, but there were still things that were about to happen.

So, he said in the end.

"I'm not going anywhere today."

Today, the Heavenly Emperor is on holiday.

I'm not going to work.

Perhaps recognizing Yu Jiang's descendant, Li Jun, sitting on the cloud bed, scanned the people in the main hall with his gaze.

"Yu Min, of the Xi Mu clan."

"Peach Witch, Hanhuang clan."

To be honest, after observing these two clans closely, Li Jun found it difficult to discern any connection between them and the two ancient clans from the past, at least based on their appearances alone.

This winged person is far too ethereal, and the peach witch's appearance is far too human.

As they multiplied generation after generation, these people no longer knew whether they had more mortal blood or more shaman blood.

Although the Ximu clan and the Honghuang clan that Li Jun initially saw could not be called savages, they did not look very different to modern people.

He summoned these people and asked them who their ancestors were.

These people either didn't know much about it themselves, or even if they told Li Jun, he wouldn't know who they were.

the next day.

Li Jun wandered around the main hall again, and the little god of the Heavenly Court, who was also a descendant of Yu Jiang, ran up again.

Question: "Where is the Heavenly Emperor going today?"

Li Jun: "I'm not going out today either."

Li Jun sensed a change in the other person; why was he suddenly so keen to ask him where he wanted to go? So he turned around and asked him a question.

"Why do you ask these questions?"

The little god stammered and dared not answer.

But after Li Jun looked at him for a while, he couldn't hold back and confessed everything.

Li Jun: "It's not your fault, but the Queen Mother of the West really hasn't changed. She always pays attention to dignity and rules."

Lying high on the cloud bed throne, but with absolutely no comfort.

After resting for a while, Li Jun finally managed to get up.

On the long jade table, Li Jun raised his hand, and a long white scroll was unfurled. Li Jun picked up the jade brush, made a few dots on the white inkstone, and began to write down the Heavenly Court's plans and tasks for the future.

At present, the most important thing for the entire Heavenly Court is naturally the matter that the Tenth Goddess Nuwa mentioned before, as well as the matter discussed with the Queen Mother of the West.

They moved the celestial realm to Mount Buzhou and erected the four pillars of heaven.

then.

Construct a massive barrier to control the power of the entire sky, and fight against the power of Nuwa's Intestine deep within the earth, which is constantly taking control of it.

Time goes by.

For a long time afterward, Li Jun lived up to the Queen Mother of the West's expectations.

High above in the Heavenly Court, he issued commands, and a golden decree was thrown down from the heavens, causing all sides, both in heaven and on earth, to submit.

Instead of rushing around the wilderness like a firefighter, facing all sorts of dangers.

in a blink.

That was ten years later.

"Heavenly Emperor, the time is almost here." A winged commoner flew in from outside the palace, walked respectfully into the inner part of the palace, and knelt down to call out from afar.

"Hmm." A voice came from among the palace women who were holding jade boxes.

Li Jun had never been an emperor and had no idea how complicated an emperor's clothes were.

However, he finally understood just how complex the attire of the true Heavenly Emperor was, given that the Heavenly Court was created according to the Queen Mother of the West's ideas.

Although Li Jun's face remained expressionless, he was thinking to himself.

"This weight must weigh close to 100 pounds. A hundred people would probably be crushed by it."

"However, even after becoming the Heavenly Emperor, the way he dresses doesn't change much."

"Even with all-powerful magic, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise, and most gods would find it difficult to use their all-powerful magic to embroider."

The past decade.

The entire Heavenly Court underwent tremendous changes, and Li Jun was also undergoing changes.

First, the entrance to the celestial realm and the entire realm itself have been moved to the top of Buzhou Mountain, merging with or sealing off the enormous void.

Below, the chaotic and out-of-control power beneath Mount Buzhou was also brought under control. After the gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court made arrangements, it was transformed into a true ladder leading directly to the Heavenly Court.

The concept of Mount Buzhou in the mortal realm has also changed.

Originally, Buzhou Mountain was a central mountain that isolated the wilderness and was a pillar that supported the sky.

Today, everyone regards this place as a ladder to heaven. Many people believe that by going up Buzhou Mountain, one can reach the celestial realm. Even mortals who complete this path can achieve immortality.

As the celestial realm moved here, this myth spread wider and wider, becoming increasingly popular day by day.

However, Li Jun wasn't focused on that at the moment; today was a special day.

"Control the heavens."

The original vision of the Tenth Goddess Nuwa has finally come true after ten years. Next, as long as Li Jun unites with the gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court to activate this great array and barrier, he will be able to grasp the entire sky of the Great Wilderness.

However, Li Jun frowned at this moment.

Especially when he wore that imperial crown.

That crown is blocking my view and it keeps swaying around, potentially hitting my face. It's pointless to use supernatural powers to suppress it, but ignoring it is annoying.

Just then, someone else arrived outside, accompanied by an announcement.

"The Queen Mother of the West has arrived!"

"Queen Mother of the West..."

The Queen Mother of the West has arrived. On such an important day, the Queen Mother of the West would usually come to see Li Jun in advance.

After the other person walked in, Li Jun did not turn around, or rather, he had gotten used to the Queen Mother of the West coming and going.

However, when the Queen Mother of the West came in and looked at Li Jun, who was putting on his imperial robes, she noticed the change in his brow.

The Queen Mother of the West asked, "What's wrong? Why is the Heavenly Emperor frowning?"

Li Jun said, "These clothes make me uncomfortable."

Compared to ten years ago, Li Jun's way of speaking to the Queen Mother of the West has become much more casual, with less of a clear sense of boundaries and distance.

When Xi Wangmu heard Li Jun say this, she immediately laughed and said...

"Then I won't wear this outfit."

Li Jun turned around and said, "Isn't the Queen Mother of the West most concerned with her dignity? Today, all the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court will be here. Wouldn't this be a loss of the Heavenly Emperor's dignity?"

The Queen Mother of the West looked at Li Jun and said, "The presence of the Heavenly Emperor is a sign of authority."

Then she nodded to the person next to her and said, "Queen Mother of the West, please don't say anything."

"Bring the Heavenly Emperor's everyday clothes."

Afterwards, Li Jun changed into his usual casual clothes and threw the heavy crown on his head aside.

The everyday clothes were embroidered with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, but the colors were so light that they were barely visible unless you looked closely.

Wearing this white casual outfit, Li Jun set off from the Imperial Palace in a carriage pulled by nine dragons.

When he arrived at the cloud bed in the Ninth Heaven, the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court below had already arrived.

Li Jun looked down and saw many unfamiliar figures ahead of him.
For example, the Ten Witches of Lingshan who recently ascended from the lower realm, and Tianwu from the Eastern Wilderness.

However, he had already recognized all the people standing in front of him.

Lu Wu, the guardian of the Heavenly Palace.

Looking further into the sea of ​​clouds, Li Jun saw more and more familiar figures.

Bao Jiang with his long beard, Chang Cheng and Ju Mang with their unusual appearances, and Ying Long noticed that Li Jun was looking at him. They bowed to the Heavenly Emperor, their expressions much more respectful than before.

The eleven divine generals guarding the high place were dressed in full armor. If you didn't see their faces, you would think they were brave male warriors. But Li Jun recognized them after staring at them for a while.

"Female slayer!"

Above the highest heavens.

All the immortals and gods called out to Li Junshan and bowed to him from afar.

At that moment, another group of palanquins pulled by dragons and phoenixes arrived.

Li Jing raised his head and looked to the right of the Heavenly Court. The shadow of the Tenth Goddess Nuwa was faintly visible above the sea of ​​clouds, and she was sitting upright on a cloud bed.

Li Jun fulfilled his promise. Although Nuwa was also part of the Heavenly Court, her status was transcendent. However, everything she did deserved this respect and veneration.

After the other party stopped, he bowed to Li Jun from a distance and said...

"Heavenly Emperor, everything is ready."

Also on the left side of the heavens, the Queen Mother of the West arrived slowly in a phoenix chariot and sat on a cloud bed. Although she was a bit shorter, she still exuded the air of a master of the heavenly court.

"Heavenly Emperor, all the gods and immortals of the Nine Heavens have arrived here."

As everyone arrived one by one.

Li Jun finally began to move. He picked up a golden edict and threw it down from the ninth heaven.

At the same time, his double pupils lit up, and a bluebird flew out from the peach grove.

The peach grove in the Ninth Heaven shone brightly, causing the entire celestial realm to tremble.

"open!"

With a command from the Heavenly Emperor.

The gods of Heaven returned to their positions, activated their celestial palaces and divine halls, unleashed their celestial artifacts, and summoned the demons and gods behind them.

The golden decree fell and merged into Mount Buzhou.

Then, a force from the bottom of Buzhou Mountain rose upwards, and the light followed the power of the Breath Soil all the way to the high places of the Heavenly Realm.

Passing through the first heaven, passing through the second heaven, and finally arriving at the ninth heaven.

Passing through the celestial palaces and temples of all the immortals and gods above, the light swept over each and every celestial artifact, finally arriving at the Ninth Heaven of Earth.

It covered the area above the peach grove.

Li Jun raised his head and, in his capacity as the Heavenly Emperor, pushed upwards, extending the light to the highest point.

Then the light pierced through the entire celestial realm, spreading little by little along the vast sky of the Great Wilderness.

Everywhere in the vast wilderness.

Many human clans and cities across the eight wastelands raised their heads to witness this scene.

The light continued to spread, reaching all four corners of the Great Wilderness.

During the ten years that Nuwa Goddess used the power of the Heavenly Court to erect four huge pillars. It wasn't anything innovative; it was just an imitation of the eight earth pillars that the other ten Nuwa Goddesses had erected.

However, those four enormous pillars were originally the four legs of the giant tortoise, a demon god from the North Sea, and they were not as big as they are now.

However, under the nurturing of the goddess Nuwa over the past decade, these four pillars of heaven gradually expanded, supporting the Great Wilderness Sky Dome Barrier, which was originally somewhat unstable due to the tilt of Mount Buzhou.

From this moment on.

The sky, which was originally ethereal and elusive, became a real existence in this mythical era.

And this sky was held in Li Jun's hand.

"Heaven."

"Heavenly Emperor... Heavenly Emperor..."

"Congratulations to the Heavenly Court... and the Queen Mother of the West..."

As everything came to an end, a deafening roar echoed once more from the heavens, and even throughout the vast wilderness of the Nine Heavens, people were shouting, knowing what this scene represented.

However, Li Jun looked up at the high place without looking down or listening carefully to what the people below were shouting.

Li Jun stood at the center of heaven and earth, towering above the high sky and sea of ​​clouds.

He truly felt that the world was in his hands, and time flowed through his fingertips.

He even felt that if he simply turned his hand over, he could press down on the earth below.

At that moment, he seemed to hear countless voices from a long time ago.

"Emperor... Emperor... Emperor..."

That was the sound of the Ximu clan and Hanhuang clan worshipping him in ancient times. At that time, "Di" meant "heaven".

In the beginning, this was just an ancient legend and myth of the Ximu clan, which may have originated in the more distant era of human ancestors, ten thousand or even tens of thousands of years ago.

The human race on the earth had a mysterious imagination about the sky above them, feeling that it might also have its own will, and in the end, the name of Emperor was given to Li Jun.

This was originally the imagination and interpretation of the unknown by the ancestors of the Ximu clan, but with the arrival of Li Jun and his gradual progress, he has truly fulfilled this myth.
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Yaochi.

The Palace of the Queen Mother of the West.

From this angle, you can see the view of the eighth heaven below. This feeling is no longer like being on a cliff, because you are completely suspended in mid-air below.

Standing or sitting here gives one a true feeling of being above the heavens.

The sky above was a deep blue, and below it was a sea of ​​clouds, layer upon layer. There was no earth, only layers upon layers of floating mountains, islands and palaces that seemed to float in the sky.

Li Jun sat cross-legged here, holding a long zither. This was the same zither he used to lure those demons at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, but Li Jun hadn't used it much since then.

However, this zither was marked with the Heavenly Emperor's seal, and from then on, it no longer belonged to anyone.

Li Jun played this instrument. He had never practiced or learned to play it before, but in terms of musical skills, this instrument was the best teacher.

You just need to press the strings, and it will tell you how to play it itself.

After many years, Li Jun fiddled with the long zither, but in the vast and towering celestial palace, the Queen Mother of the West spoke of something about the mortal realm.

She said, "Yinglong, Chisongzi, Nuwa, and Zhurong are coming back soon."

Li Jun's gaze was originally fixed on the zither, but at this moment he raised his head, as if he was thinking about something.

He turned to look at the Queen Mother of the West and said, "Has it been several years already?"

The Queen Mother of the West said, "It has been three years since they last returned. Including what happened before, the Heavenly Emperor has been sending them to manage the floods in the Eastern and Southern Wilderness and to eliminate demons for thirteen years."

Li Jun nodded: "Thirteen years have passed. This time, we should give them a big credit for coming back."

The Queen Mother of the West said, "It's time to end the great floods and demonic calamities that have plagued us for over a decade. How can the mighty Heavenly Court not control the mere floods in the mortal realm or subdue those demons? Where is the dignity of the Heavenly Court now?"

Li Jun listened quietly, but couldn't help but think to himself.

The Queen Mother of the West still loves to use the word "majesty" so often, and this seems to have remained unchanged no matter how many years have passed.

After a while, Li Jun said, "The Great Wilderness flood is not that simple. Behind it is the uncontrolled power of the Demon God Nuwa's intestines, and there are some more complicated reasons. You and I both know this, so we can't blame them."

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "Therefore, we must ask them a good question this time we summon them back."

Li Jun: "Then let's wait for them to arrive!"

After speaking, Li Jun looked at the long zither in his hand.

"This immortal artifact has been forged for so long, yet it has no true master. Perhaps it's time to find it a master!"

"It's such a waste to leave it empty like this."

Li Jing played the long zither, trying to unleash its power.

The sound of the zither echoed around the palace, and figures from ancient times who were skilled in music or had played this zither appeared above the distant sea of ​​clouds. These were the shadows of the ancient shamans of the Great Wilderness, who were devoured by ghosts and gods generation after generation after their deaths.

Finally, the shadow of the demon god Qin insect also appeared in the sea of ​​clouds. As soon as it appeared, the sound of its zither immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the heavens. The celestial music it emitted had a captivating power.

This is a true celestial artifact.

However, it doesn't have an owner yet.

This zither also reflects the current state of the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court created a large number of celestial artifacts, but there were not many immortals or gods who could truly control them. Many people still wielded celestial artifacts at the level of a Great Witch.

Only a small number of people truly integrated the Emperor's bloodline and truly refined the immortal artifacts.

The sound of the zither travels down through the heavens.

The music reached the Heavenly Gate, where the guardian deity, Kua'e, looked up.

"Who is playing the piano?"

"It was transmitted down from the Ninth Heaven."

After that, no one dared to ask any more questions.

At the same time, several figures walked up from the desolate human world below.

Among those figures.

There was a golden dragon with wings whose length could not be seen, a huge fire god from the south, and a woman wearing armor carrying a large banner.

The last one to arrive was a man who looked most like a deity, Chisongzi. He arrived amidst clouds and rain, exuding an ethereal and Taoist aura.

However, these four people could not make a big fuss or show when they passed through the Great Wilderness. When they arrived at the gate of the Heavenly Realm, they all put away their posture and abided by the strict order of the Heavenly Court.

They waited for a short while before the Heavenly Gate, when an imperial decree came from the Nine Heavens above.

"Yinglong, Zhurong, Jiutian Xuannv, Chisongzi."

"The Heavenly Emperor summons you."

After the four of them ascended to the Ninth Heaven, they realized that they were going in the wrong direction.

Yinglong asked, "Where do we pay our respects to the Heavenly Emperor?"

The other person said, "In Yaochi!"

They understood and headed towards Yaochi.

However, everyone felt much more nervous.

When the Emperor summoned people to the Heavenly Palace, although everyone feared his power, he generally didn't care about minor mistakes unless they committed serious ones.

However, the Queen Mother of the West is different. She is decisive and efficient, in charge of punishments, and pays the most attention to details. She emphasizes strict heavenly rules and clear rewards and punishments.

Therefore, even those who become true immortals are mostly still in a state of fear and trepidation in front of the Queen Mother of the West.

Nine heavens.

"Chisongzi... Jiutian Xuannü... Zhurong... Yinglong..."

"Greetings to the Heavenly Emperor, greetings to the Queen Mother of the West..." The crowd spoke, their voices and words differing, but their rhythm was perfectly synchronized.

The four of them first saw the Queen Mother of the West, then quietly looked around the hall before finally spotting the back of the Heavenly Emperor sitting in the corridor behind the curtains.

Then, the four of them hurriedly bowed to the place.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West came out from inside, and they turned to her.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West spoke up and asked, "You four, how are you doing with the things the Heavenly Emperor asked you to do?"

Chisongzi, the Rain Master, first reported on the recent weather conditions in the southeast of the Great Wilderness. He and many others formulated a system for how rain should fall in the entire southeast of the Great Wilderness in order to control floods in the area.

Then the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden also talked about her situation. She used the power of the female demon to manage, block, and disperse the floods, but recently a large number of demons have appeared in the Eastern Wilderness and the Southern Wilderness, as well as some demons and ghosts that she had never seen before.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden said, "The further we go, the more the flood control efforts become; we also have to cleanse the water demons."

Yinglong himself came from the Eastern Wilderness, and his main task was to mobilize the forces of the Eastern Wilderness to assist the two in managing the floods.

On the contrary, the last one, Zhu Rong, stood still and remained silent.

While their efforts had some effect, they failed to completely eradicate the problems in the Eastern Wilderness and the floods in the Southern Wilderness.

Therefore, the Queen Mother of the West was not satisfied.

The Queen Mother of the West said, "Then tell me, how can we completely quell this flood and the demons?"

Upon hearing this question, Chisongzi immediately became nervous and dared not speak.

At this moment, Yinglong spoke up: "The demons and ghosts in the Great Wilderness recently are mostly created by the Demon Court, specifically to oppose my Heavenly Court."

"Therefore, only by eliminating the Demon Court can the problem be truly solved."

At this moment, Zhu Rong also spoke.

"Not only the Eastern Wilderness and the Southern Wilderness, but also below the Great Wilderness, beyond the Eastern and Southern Pole Heavenly Pillars and Earthly Pillars."

"Especially in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the changes are getting bigger and bigger."

"These demons and all kinds of monsters are almost overwhelming. The Demon Court must be plotting something. I urge the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West to make preparations as soon as possible, otherwise it may cause a great disaster."

The Queen Mother of the West also frowned; she knew about this matter or had thought about it a lot.

The source behind that demon race is the power of Nuwa's intestines. Behind the demon court are the nine gods of Nuwa's intestines, a Guhuo bird, and many beings that oppose the Heavenly Court.

How to eliminate them is indeed a major problem, and the Heavenly Court was even established to address this problem.

The Queen Mother of the West looked at the Heavenly Emperor, and sure enough, the problem was the same as what he had said before.

Finally, the Queen Mother of the West acknowledged the achievements of Yinglong, Chisongzi, and Jiutian Xuannv.

At this moment, Li Jun finished playing the zither. He got up, handed the zither to the maid of the Queen Mother of the West, and walked towards the four people.

"You four have made great contributions, but the work is not yet complete. We still need to continue with the next steps."

Li Jun looked at Yinglong: "Yinglong, you come from the Eastern Wilderness. The disaster happened here, and you couldn't avoid it. It's also your responsibility."

He then looked at Chisongzi: "You are the Rain Master, so take advantage of this incident to thoroughly formulate regulations on how rain should fall in the Great Wilderness."

Finally, she looked at Nüba and said, "Your abilities are not limited to this; you will surely be of great use to the Heavenly Court in the future."

The three of them bowed and expressed their gratitude.

And the Heavenly Court used this incident to gradually seize control of the power to control clouds and rain.

They can determine where the rain falls, how it falls, and they are accompanied by a large number of dragons who control rivers and lakes.

This is becoming more and more like certain scenes in mythology.

The three retreated, but Zhu Rong remained.

After finishing his business with them, Li Jun slowly walked towards Zhu Rong, who was standing in the main hall.

The other three went to the Eastern and Southern Wilderness to control the floods, while Zhu Rong had another equally important mission in addition to assisting them.

Li Jun: "Did it work?"

Zhu Rong: "How dare I, Zhu Rong, disregard the Heavenly Emperor's decree!"

Li Jun nodded and asked Zhu Rong to tell him about the situation outside the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

Zhu Rong said, "After leaving the Eastern Heavenly Pillar, head into the void, and you will see a divine island floating in the clouds in the distance."

"On the island there is a mountain called Ganshan, and on the mountain there is a great river called Ganshui. There is also a country of mountains and seas called Xihe Kingdom."

“The water from Ganshan flows down and gathers in a huge valley, which is called Tang Valley.”

"The demon court of the demon race is located in this area, and further away there is a huge divine tree called Fusang."

“I once saw the Fusang tree from afar. Its light was extremely dazzling, and the power it emitted made it difficult to get close. Once you got close, you felt as if your whole body was being burned by fire.”

The Queen Mother of the West was puzzled: "You, Zhurong, are also afraid of fire?"

Zhu Rong quickly said, "That's not real fire. I don't know exactly what it is, but I feel its power is restraining me."

Li Jun certainly knew what it was.

Although that thing was created from Nuwa's intestines, that doesn't mean it's weaker than Nuwa's intestines.

Because from the very beginning, Nuwa's intestines were meant to create something stronger than herself, something that could help her achieve the perfect creation of heaven and earth.

Over the course of a hundred years, Nuwa's intestines devoured countless demons, gods, ghosts, and all sorts of monsters in the Great Wilderness, absorbing an immeasurable amount of power before giving birth to this thing.

Meanwhile, in the palace of the Queen Mother of the West.

Zhu Rong's expression grew increasingly solemn as he spoke. Although the Heavenly Emperor had sent him there merely to investigate, and he was not entirely clear about the specifics of the situation, what he had seen and heard was indeed extremely horrifying.

"I feel that where the hibiscus tree is, the light even covers the sun in the sky."

“But if I went any further, I wouldn’t be able to get through.”

"However, after interrogating a few demons, I learned that there is a huge ravine behind it, called Guixu."

"Most of those overwhelming demons crawled out of the Ruins of Return."

Li Jun listened quietly to what Zhu Rong had to say, and then compared it with everything he knew.

Sure enough, as he grew stronger with the help of the Heavenly Court, his opponent didn't just sit idly by.

Finally, he asked Zhu Rong a question.

"Zhurong, I heard you recently had another son. What's his name?"

Zhu Rong paused for a moment, then spoke.

"Your Majesty, my name is Changqin!"

Upon hearing the name, Li Jun's gaze fell upon the piano he had just finished playing, and he couldn't help but nod.

"That suits you well, so I'll give it to you."

Zhu Rong looked at Li Jun and quickly expressed her gratitude.

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"

Even if it were Zhu Rong's son, with the establishment of the Heavenly Court, he would not be able to inherit Zhu Rong's power. In a sense, this celestial artifact also represents the position of a celestial being in the Heavenly Court.

Zhu Rong left with gratitude, while Li Jun was still thinking about what she had just said.

"The East China Sea and the South China Sea."

"Tang Valley, Return to Ruins".

"Hibiscus tree".

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West stepped forward and brought up another matter.

"Your Majesty, there is another important matter. If it is not handled properly, the Heavenly Court may descend into chaos."

Li Jun looked at the Queen Mother of the West. The power of the Heavenly Court was very important to Li Jun, so he couldn't afford to mess with it.

He asked, "What happened?"

The Queen Mother of the West said, "Some immortals have shown signs of the five signs of decay."

Li Jun knew what this meant; it meant that the immortal's lifespan was coming to an end.

"That is indeed a big problem."

It's kind of funny, really.

There has always been a huge misunderstanding between Xi Wangmu and Li Jun regarding the idea that immortals can live forever.

For everyone outside the Heavenly Realm, the news they heard was that entering the Heavenly Realm would grant them immortality, just like the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West. Their ability to remain in the world for so long without aging was the best proof of this.

In Li Jun's view, the Queen Mother of the West lived for more than a hundred years after obtaining the power of double pupils, so he believed that the blood of the emperor naturally possessed the power to make people live forever and never die.

As for the Queen Mother of the West, since the Heavenly Court had spread the idea that immortality could be granted to the gods, and the Heavenly Emperor had tacitly accepted it, she naturally had the means to truly grant immortality to the gods, so she would not say anything more.

And actually.

Since the Heavenly Court conferred titles upon the gods and created numerous celestial artifacts to restrain various ghosts, gods, and demons.

Although all the gods and immortals resolved most of the backlash from ghosts, gods, and demons, they did not achieve immortality and would eventually die due to various problems.

not long ago.

Then this happened.

During a banquet of gods and immortals in the second heaven, one of the immortals suddenly showed signs of the five signs of decay. His power was drawn into his immortal artifact, his body began to turn into a ghost, and his flesh began to decay.

Everyone around was naturally horrified by what they saw.

Not to mention that before that, some great shamans had suddenly died from the power of the demon god, but the situation at that time was naturally not as serious as this time.

The one exhibiting these symptoms this time is a true immortal who has refined a celestial artifact, and comes from the Ximu clan.

On the day.

Baojiang then paid his respects to the Queen Mother of the West and secretly reported the matter, mentioning the rumors circulating among the immortals and gods.

Thus, the scene of the Queen Mother of the West questioning the Heavenly Emperor came to be.

The Queen Mother of the West brought up the matter: "Does the Heavenly Emperor possess any secret formula for immortality?"

Li Jun shook his head and asked the Queen Mother of the West, "Does the Queen Mother of the West exist?"

This time.

Both of them were somewhat stunned.

Li Jun looked at the Queen Mother of the West with a comical stare, like two people staring at each other.

in recent years.

Although Li Jun and the Queen Mother of the West's relationship became increasingly close, sharing both honor and disgrace, life and death, they still maintained a sense of awe and respect for each other.

The Queen Mother of the West rarely asked Li Jun about his secrets, and Li Jun, in turn, did not investigate or explore what was behind the Queen Mother of the West.

Neither of them knew why the other could live forever; they simply took it for granted.

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Jun finally understood the situation. It turned out that neither of them had been prepared for this.

He said, "Because this imperial body is born immortal, I really don't know where this immortality comes from or how immortality is achieved."

After finishing his sentence, Li Jun asked for the first time about the secret of the Queen Mother of the West's immortality.

"Queen Mother of the West!"

"How exactly do you achieve immortality?"

Queen Mother of the West: "Does the Emperor not know?"

Li Jun: "I thought you were like me, living forever with the power of the Emperor's blood and double pupils, but it seems that's not the case now."

The Queen Mother of the West laughed, never expecting that the Emperor would do something like this.

Li Jun: "Now that you've said that, it seems I should know how you achieved immortality?"

The Queen Mother of the West said, "My power all comes from the Emperor. The Three Lives Stone, Tu Bo, and the Yellow Springs—I embarked on this path under the guidance of the Heavenly Emperor, and thus, immortality naturally came from this."

Li Jun shook his head and said.

"You've gotten to where you are today largely thanks to your own efforts."

"Although I have led you onto this path, how should we walk this path, where does it lead, and how can we go further?"

"This is not because of me, but your immortality is completely beyond my expectations. I don't understand how you did it."

The Queen Mother of the West smiled and said.

"I suppose I possess a kind of immortality technique, for the time being!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jun immediately recalled the legend of the Queen Mother of the West.

He said, "Is it an elixir of immortality?"

The Queen Mother of the West thought for a moment, and then she said...

"You can call it an elixir of immortality, but it's not that simple, and currently only I can use this method."

"However, I've recently been thinking that perhaps this method could be applied to other deities, allowing them to also achieve immortality like me,"

Finally, the Queen Mother of the West recounted her past, explaining how she embarked on the path to immortality.

The Queen Mother of the West said that she herself had once faced a life-or-death situation.

At that critical moment between life and death, she suddenly sensed many secrets about the Yellow Springs, as if she had been soaking in the Yellow Springs for a long time.

It sank to the bottom of the underworld for a long time, watching one soul after another fall into it.

The Queen Mother of the West said, "I have sensed a great deal of the great laws concerning reincarnation and life and death, just as if I had experienced reincarnation myself!"

"I applied the laws I had come to understand to myself, which made me immortal."

Li Jun nodded and then asked.

"Reincarnation?"

"However, the method of reincarnation allows one's soul to be reborn."

"The underworld will take away all of a person's memories. This is the price that the underworld will inevitably charge, and it is difficult to escape."

Li Jun didn't dare to speak too definitively, after all, although he had created the Three Lives Stone, personally created the spirit of Tu Bo, and had spent a long time in the underworld.

but.

To say that he fully understands the demon god Huang Quan and the secrets of reincarnation is something even Li Jun himself wouldn't dare to believe.

The Queen Mother of the West said, "Of course you cannot undergo true reincarnation, nor can you pass through the Yellow Springs, and you must not let the Yellow Springs know that you are dead."

Li Jun found it interesting: "So how did you do that?"

The Queen Mother of the West said, "The first step is to find a place that can completely isolate the Yellow Springs and the Xuanming from perception, where one is free from life and death and no longer in the cycle of reincarnation."

Li Jun immediately thought of a place: "The Celestial Realm, under the peach tree?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "The second step is to extract the soul here and preserve it on the peach tree. The power of that peach tree surpasses that of the Yellow Springs, and its supernatural abilities are most suitable for this kind of thing."

"The third step is to create another body, and then take the soul from the pottery tree and reintegrate it into the body."

"This is something that the Tenth Goddess Nuwa is best at. I have asked her for it before, but I was still very careful to guard against whether there were hands or feet inside the body."

"But now, we can leave our mark on it."

"In this way, a person has essentially gone through a small cycle of reincarnation, dying and being reborn."

"Of course, the process is not that simple. It is only because I have sensed some of the laws of the Underworld that I have been able to do this."

This was the first time Li Jun had ever heard of the Queen Mother of the West achieving immortality through this method.

but.

This kind of thing needs to be done continuously, over and over again, in order to maintain this immortality.

"In truth, I owe this to the Emperor's gift."

"If it weren't for the divine peach tree planted by the Emperor, I might have died long ago."

At the same time, Li Jun discovered a problem.

"So, following this method, it's possible to integrate imperial blood and double pupils, without having to wait for the next generation?"

For the Heavenly Court, there has always been a major hidden danger.

That is why many great shamans today, despite their formidable power, are unable to become true immortals because they inherit the traditions of shamans from the past.

If a forced "blood transfusion" is carried out, not only will major problems arise, but it is also unknown how long it will take to complete. In addition, there are indeed some talents among these great shamans who are indispensable to the Heavenly Court.

However, if we follow the method of the Queen Mother of the West, this problem can be solved.

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "That's exactly right."

"But I need to truly grasp a part of the rules of the Underworld before I can actually do this."

"It not only affects me, but can also affect others."

Li Jun understood: "Then I will help you take the next step and enter the sixth stage."

Queen Mother of the West: "The sixth stage?"

This term was an initial designation for Li Jun's understanding of his realm, originating from a modern custom.

When Xi Wangmu possessed one double pupil, she belonged to the fourth stage. When she completely refined the ghosts and gods and transformed into two double pupils, she could be considered to be in the fifth stage.

In Li Jun's view, truly mastering the power of the Demon God could be considered the sixth stage.

Li Jun nodded: "That's right, the sixth stage. At that time, you will be able to completely control the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death of all things, command the Earth God, and ride the Yellow Springs."

Queen Mother of the West: "Thank you, Heavenly Emperor."
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The place where the Queen Mother of the West secluded herself was arranged in the deepest part of that peach grove.

This place could be said to be the place Li Jun was most familiar with, and he had a special sense of security here.

once.

He was bound there, but the place also protected him.

As the Queen Mother of the West walked across the Jade Pool, Li Jun followed beside her, and the two of them stepped into that world of golden light.

Everything around them was shrouded in light, and there was no one else around, only the two of them.

Finally, Li Jun stopped.

Only the Queen Mother of the West remained, walking forward alone.

Although Li Jun could use the power of the Emperor's body to help her, whether or not it would ultimately succeed was still up to the Queen Mother of the West to decide.

This process is actually risky. Demon gods are extremely dangerous, and it is certainly not easy to refine and control them.

Those who attempt to control deities with a mortal body will inevitably suffer its backlash.

If the Queen Mother of the West were to fail, Li Jun had no idea what would happen; there were too many possibilities.

At the last moment, Li Jun suddenly asked a question.

"Queen Mother of the West!"

The Queen Mother of the West turned around: "Emperor?"

Li Jun asked him, "You said before that you saw scenes of reincarnation and felt that you had been lying at the bottom of the Yellow Springs for a long time. What did you see at that time?"

"Your past life?"

The Queen Mother of the West paused for a moment, and then pondered for a long time.

"I didn't see anything."

Li Jun said, "But you said you felt like you had gone through reincarnation."

The Queen Mother of the West said, "That's true, but I really didn't see anything."

Li Jun looked at the Queen Mother of the West and suddenly understood something.

"Oh!"

"That's right!"

(End of this chapter)