From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 77 Meeting the God King
After receiving the message from Yuan Siyao, Qin Chuan followed her out of the room and arrived at the main hall of the Honglu Temple.

The steward, Xuanweizi, stepped forward with a solemn expression:

"This meeting was initiated by the Perfect Temple. Although it was not on the original itinerary, we decided to accept it after discussing with the Heavenly Court. There are two purposes for this trip: first, to show the heavens the Dong Sheng's position on the mythological organization; and second, to demonstrate the demeanor of the Dong Sheng Daoists on the stage of the heavens, the Perfect Temple."

After saying that, he handed a copy of the meeting schedule to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan took the book and examined it closely. He saw that the book listed in detail the various forces that participated in this meeting at the temple—from gods, immortals, and saints to the various schools of thought, and most importantly, representatives from the major official gazettes of the heavens.

The process consists of three steps: First, everyone takes their seats for a banquet. After the banquet, the God King Wanluo will personally attend the event and bestow the "God King's Righteousness Emblem" upon all the survivors of the Creation Ship. He will then have a brief exchange with the Taoist Master Dongsheng and welcome the academic delegation.

He memorized all the procedures and etiquette guidelines.

At noon, the Taoist priests of Dongsheng changed into brand-new black and white Taoist robes.

The Tai Chi symbol flowed behind him, revealing the pure spirit of Taoism.

All the members of the Dongsheng Dao Sect boarded the flying boat bound for the Perfect Temple.

en route,

Everyone witnessed the chaotic scenes of perfect cultivators still unfolding on many streets below, their behavior upside down and unrestrained, a sight that was truly terrifying.

This made Qin Chuan and Yuan Siyao miss Dongsheng Shenzhou even more, at least it was safe there, and they wouldn't be pierced by flying swords on the street.

Before long, they arrived at the temple of the Perfect World.

This is a grand hall suspended on an ancient sacred mountain, as white as heaven.

As Qin Chuan and the other Dongsheng Daoists disembarked from the flying boat, various Daoist creations flickered in the sky in front of the holy temple, as if to commemorate this scene.

"Qin Chuan, are you nervous?" Yuan Siyao looked at the grand scene and knew that she was now standing in the imperial palace, a place of great power and influence.

It can truly be said that there are learned scholars among the guests and no uncultured people among the visitors. Even those news Daoists who use various Daoist techniques and artifacts are all at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, and there are quite a few at the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stage.

"Looking at it from another angle, as members of the Dongsheng Daoist sect, this might be our only chance to enter this perfect temple in our lifetime," Qin Chuan said with a frank smile. "Instead of being nervous, we should cherish this opportunity."

He's just a nobody; what's the use of being nervous? It will only make things worse.

Hearing Qin Chuan say this, Yuan Siyao looked at Qin Chuan with admiration in her heart. She immediately took a few deep breaths and followed the Dong Sheng Daoist group into the Holy Temple.

Upon entering the temple...

Qin Chuan and the others felt as if they had entered a small grotto-heaven, with picturesque scenery, cascading waterfalls, and swirling clouds and mist. No, the swirling clouds and mist were entirely formed from spiritual energy.

Even in the nearby mountains and forests, divine deer roam freely, and on the high cliffs, mythical beasts such as the roc trimming its feathers and the ancient celestial creature Suanni lie peacefully and comfortably on the large rocks.

It truly feels like entering the garden of the gods.

And this was indeed the God-King's back garden. The real hall used for deliberations was in another void, but Wanluo preferred to hold various court meetings in the back garden.

"Please welcome all the Taoists of Dongsheng to the banquet."

Hosted by many white-clad saintesses within the temple, Qin Chuan and his companions proceeded to their seats.

Looking to the side, they saw that the Perfect World Nascent Soul crew members who had been in charge of the Creation Ship that day were still seated in the back garden. They nodded in a friendly manner as they looked at Qin Chuan and the others.

"Of the survivors on this Creation Ship, in the end, only a few of us old guys, you two young people, and those two perfect Nascent Soul stage immortal friends are left," Mei Boxuan said regretfully.

The other crew members on the Ship of Creation were either slaughtered by the Thunder Emperor from the very beginning, or died in the subsequent barrage of scaly insects.

As they spoke, ancient laws resonated, like the sound of conch shells.

This signaled the start of the banquet. Qin Chuan looked at a piece of meat on the table, its surface shimmering with multicolored light, brimming with intense life energy, even swirling into mist.

"This is the meat of the Five-Colored Deer. The Five-Colored Deer is a kind of spirit beast in the Perfect World. It is covered in five colors and its meat contains abundant spiritual energy of the five elements and life essence, which is of great benefit to cultivators of low realms."

Mei Boxuan divided two pieces of venison for Qin Chuan and Yuan Siyao, and chuckled:

“You young people should eat more. For us old Golden Core cultivators, eating is just a craving, it doesn’t really have much effect.”

"Thank you, Master." Qin Chuan and the other person quickly expressed their gratitude.

He took a small bite, and with just one bite of meat, Qin Chuan felt an explosive surge of life energy pour into his mouth, as if it were about to burst him.

Just one bite of meat, yet it's packed with energy.

Yuan Siyao's face also turned red instantly. Feeling her blood rushing to her head, she quickly closed her eyes and began to circulate her true energy to refine and digest it.

Qin Chuan felt his Five Elements Immortal Foundation Technique cultivation being rapidly advanced, but even with his Qi Refining Level 9 and six times his divine sense, he could barely keep up with the progress.

Seeing the two of them like this, Master Xuanji immediately transferred two streams of Five Elements magic power to help them refine the energy.

The other Golden Core cultivators from Xiaoxiang Cave Heaven Academy also looked at the two remaining juniors on this trip, their hearts filled with affection and heartache.

Each of them transferred their magical power to help the two digest the energy.

Even so, Qin Chuan and his companion still found it difficult to digest.

It wasn't until Qin Chuan instinctively activated the 'Return to the Void Divine Acupoint' technique, temporarily storing the energy he had consumed into his acupoints, that he began to eat the next dish.

"This child seems to have a special constitution?" Mei Boxuan looked at Qin Chuan, who was no longer refining but could still take the medicine continuously. He couldn't help but think of Qin Chuan's spatial abilities on the ship and sighed inwardly, "The young man that Xuan Ji brought is ridiculously good in terms of constitution, comprehension, and talent. Fortunately, he didn't have any accidents. Otherwise, it would have been a great loss to the younger generation of Daoists in Dongsheng."

Soon, the banquet will come to an end.

Qin Chuan had eaten a lot, but he didn't feel full at all. It was as if the Guixu Divine Acupoint was connected to another dimension within his body, storing all the energy inside.

He estimated that the food he ate at the temple today was equivalent to the spiritual energy that an ordinary Taoist would accumulate in a year of arduous cultivation.

woo~~~
At this moment, many celestial maidens in the temple blew conch shells, and wisps of divine music, seemingly from ten thousand years ago, were chanted. It was as if the gods were accompanying them. Then, a middle-aged figure with a tall and imposing figure, black hair flying, and sharp eyes was seen riding in a chariot drawn by nine golden celestial horses, slowly descending into the back garden.

"His Majesty the God King."

In an instant, all the celestial beings, gods, and people from all walks of life at the banquet rose to their feet as a sign of respect.

The divine king's avatar, slowly descending from the golden celestial chariot, arrived in the garden. His very words resonated with the myriad laws of the temple.

"Please don't stand on ceremony, everyone. What I'm here today is merely an incarnation of a hair. The real me has already gone into the Chaos with many Divine Court Saints to deduce the lair of the mythical evil cultivators. So there's no need to be too serious today."

This single sentence instantly drew the attention of all the celestial beings, gods, and Daoists within the temple, and many mystical mirror artifacts immediately recorded this precious moment.

The God King of the Perfect World rose to power from the great war in the Four Nine Provinces. Therefore, after obtaining the Heavenly Heart Mark, the God King became the most powerful being in the Perfect World under the new Heavenly Heart's choice for the next six hundred years, possessing all the power of the world.

Upon hearing that his true form had gone to Chaos, all the immortals and gods immediately understood what this meant and realized that once this news spread, all cultivators in the entire Perfect World would understand the God King's determination.

After the message was relayed from the temple by the Radiant Light Technique, the master of ceremonies announced loudly:

"Now, please invite eleven fellow Daoists to step forward. His Majesty the God-King will bestow upon them the 'God-King Righteousness Emblem'."

Having already known the process, the nine people from Dongsheng and the two Nascent Soul cultivators from Perfection walked out of the banquet and stood solemnly below the steps.

This was the first time Qin Chuan had ever seen a God-King from such a close distance, and a perfect God-King at that, even if it was just an incarnation.

(End of this chapter)