My name is Huang Tian, ​​what the hell is this "Heaven is dead" nonsense?

Chapter 140 How could God have given birth to such a monster?!
"Meet the ancestors!"

Facing Shen Dongming, Shen Chuan and Princess Jingning bowed respectfully, deeply moved.

Our ancestor, the pillar of the Great Qian imperial family and a top ten expert on the Heavenly Ranking, has always lived a secluded life, often in seclusion.

They, these close juniors, had barely had a chance to see Huang Tian, ​​and they never expected that he would personally come out to greet Huang Tian today. However, upon further reflection, they felt it made sense. Huang Tian, ​​a second-rank official, possessed the combat power of a celestial being and was a talented individual from the Imperial Guard. Of course, he deserved Shen Dongming's serious treatment.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Shen."

Since the other party addressed him as a fellow Daoist, Huang Tian reciprocated with the same form of address.

"Haha, although I have been in seclusion for a long time, I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Huang's reputation. Today I finally meet you, and you are indeed full of vigor and have an extraordinary demeanor."

Shen Dongming smiled and introduced Huang Tian to an elderly man in a red robe behind him, "This is my grand-nephew, the current emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, Shen Yujing. You can just call him by his name."

Emperor Qian, also known as Shen Yujing, did not care at all that Huang Tian was still nominally his subordinate. He took the initiative to bow and greet him, and Huang Tian did not show any arrogance and returned the greeting.

Shen Dongming then did not introduce the identities of the group of men and women behind him one by one, but simply said, "These are all my juniors."

"Greetings, Senior Huang!" A group of princes and princesses bowed down in unison, showing the utmost respect and showing no trace of the arrogance of their noble lineage.

"No need to be polite."

Huang Tian waved his hand, signaling everyone to stand up.

"I have had a banquet prepared. Please come with me, Fellow Daoist Huang, and wash away the dust of your journey." Shen Dongming turned his gaze to Wei Shen. "This must be the master of the Juntian Zhenhai Ruler, right? Please join us at the table as well."

"please."

The group headed towards a bright and elegant palace, where hundreds of beautiful maids served dishes, wine, and fresh fruit.

Huang Tian and Shen Dongming took their seats, while Emperor Qian, Shen Yujing, Wei Shen, Shen Chuan, Princess Jingning, and others sat below them, several feet apart.

"This is Bailing Wine, brewed from over a hundred different spiritual herbs and fruits. It has an excellent taste. Fellow Daoist Huang, please have a taste." Shen Dongming personally poured Huang Tian a cup of amber-colored wine.

Huang Tian took a light sniff, and a faint fragrance filled his nose. He picked up the wine glass and took two sips. It was slightly sweet at first, then turned into a sweet and extremely rich fragrance, as if the fragrance of a whole garden of flowers had been condensed together.

As the wine was consumed, its mellow medicinal properties were released, spreading throughout the body and bringing a sense of warmth.

“Not bad,” Huang Tian nodded.

Upon receiving a positive review, Shen Dongming stroked his beard with delight, which, combined with his broad shoulders and thick waist, made him appear somewhat comical and endearing.

“Benefactor Shen, Benefactor Huang has arrived in the capital, yet you have not sent anyone to inform this humble monk.”

A gentle voice entered the hall. Everyone looked up and saw an old monk walk in. He was thin and small, wearing an old gray robe, with a dark complexion and a strong, angular face.

"Greetings, Venerable Longding!"

Upon his arrival, Shen Yujing, Shen Chuan, and the others were so startled that they stood up and hurriedly greeted him.

Shen Dongming laughed twice, "I thought you were in seclusion, old monk. Since you're here, let's have a drink together!"

As he spoke, he introduced Huang Tian, ​​“Master Longding, the twenty-sixth abbot of Huguo Temple.”

Even without his introduction, Huang Tian knew who this person was—the ninth on the Heavenly Ranking, the Mountain-Carrying Arhat!

Yes, that's the same Arhat who carried the mountain, who was pressed into the ground by Yin Fenghai, who had just broken through to the Celestial Realm, decades ago.

“Benefactor Huang.”

"Master Longding".

After exchanging greetings, the two sat down again. Shen Dongming picked up the wine pot and joked, "Master, would you like a cup? Wine can dispel all sorrows."

Master Longding said, "This humble monk has cultivated for two hundred years and has never touched a drop of alcohol. Why must you joke, Brother Shen?"

Shen Dongming shook his head and smiled, poured himself a cup, and drank it all in one gulp. "You monks have so many rules. If you don't drink alcohol, you'll miss out on so much of life's pleasures."

Master Longding ignored his words and turned to speak with Huang Tian, ​​discussing the divine duel between Yin Fenghai and Huang Tian.

He sighed, “Over the decades, Yin Fenghai has come a step closer to the Void Realm. When he first broke through, I was no match for him, but now the gap has widened even further.”

Mentioning Yin Fenghai, Shen Dongming's smile faded considerably. "He is a true genius. Since breaking through the barrier between heaven and man, he has fought against Fellow Daoist Wan, Fu Yunjue, Holy Monk Baojia, and True Man Sanmiao, defeating them all!"

At this point, he remembered something and said, "Fellow Daoist Huang probably isn't quite clear about the strength levels of the people on the Celestial Ranking, is he?"

Huang Tian shook his head, "I would be grateful if Fellow Daoist Shen could explain this to me."

Shen Dongming slowly said, "There are forty-one celestial beings in the world. Of course, there may be a few hidden ones that we are not very clear about, but there should not be more than forty-five people."

Of these forty-odd people, only the top thirty are included in the Celestial Ranking. Within this ranking, thirties to fifteenth form one tier, fifteenth to sixth another, and fifth to first yet another.

Huang Tian roughly understood; this was similar to the division of the Golden Core stage into early, middle, and late stages in the Xuan Dao system.

Shen Dongming and Master Longding are ranked eighth and ninth respectively, roughly at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Of the four people Shen Dongming just mentioned, Fu Yunjue, the leader of the Demonic Sect, ranked second; Wan Shenyang ranked third; Baojia Saint Monk of Mi Kingdom ranked fourth; and Sanmiao Zhenren of Yu Kingdom ranked fifth.

It should be around the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Shen Dongming said solemnly, "In fact, when Yin Fenghai can possess another person with his divine will and exchange blows with you, Fellow Daoist Huang, from thousands of miles away, he will be on another level."

While that level isn't comparable to the Void Realm, it's definitely stronger than Fu Yunjue and the others, by a considerable margin!

At least, he had not heard of Fu Yunjue, Wan Shenyang, or others having the ability to possess other people's divine will.

Master Longding said regretfully, "I heard that after Yin Fenghai's strength improved again, Benefactor Wan went into seclusion. Otherwise, Benefactor Huang would have been able to meet him today."

"Now that I've come to the capital, there will always be an opportunity for us to meet."

Huang Tian wasn't so disappointed. He chuckled, looked at Shen Dongming, and said, "Actually, I have a favor to ask of you during my trip to Beijing."

Shen Dongming pretended to ponder, "Let me guess, Fellow Daoist Huang, you've come for the martial arts techniques in the Imperial Library, haven't you?"

Huang Tian nodded with a smile.

Shen Dongmin immediately revealed a smug smile and waved his hand, "Fellow Daoist Huang, please feel free to go and take a look. We're all family here, there's no need to stand on ceremony."

Master Longding said at the opportune moment, “Our Huguo Temple also has several thousand volumes of superior martial arts manuals. Benefactor, you may go and take a look. If you gain any insights, we can sit down and discuss the Dao.”

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Shen and Master."

Having achieved his goal of coming to the capital, Huang Tian was in high spirits and drank several cups of wine. Shen Dongming drank with him, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves immensely. The banquet lasted for about an hour before it ended. Accompanied by Shen Dongming and Master Longding, Huang Tian went to the library on the west side of the imperial city.

The library has three floors and is exceptionally tall and solemn. Upon entering the first floor, one finds it exceptionally spacious, with a height of several meters. Hundreds of huge rosewood bookshelves stand in a majestic array, filled with books categorized by type. A cursory glance reveals that there are at least tens of thousands of martial arts manuals among them.

Shen Dongming explained: "There are about 80,000 books on the first floor, of which 56,000 are martial arts manuals, and the rest are historical books and manuscripts from predecessors. There are more than 3,000 martial arts manuals on the second floor, and more than 100 more on the third floor."

"Fellow Daoist Huang, you may stay in the library as long as you wish. Even if these books are damaged, it doesn't matter; there are backups in the palace."

Huang Tian thanked him again, and then Shen Dongming and Master Longding left the library, leaving him alone to read in peace.

Once outside, Master Longding didn't linger and returned directly to Huguo Temple. Shen Dongming, on the other hand, cheerfully pulled Wei Shen aside for a chat, addressing him as "young friend," which made the latter feel quite flattered.

This was the first time he had ever been treated so politely by a Celestial Realm expert!
In the past, let alone Celestial Realm experts, even Grandmasters would have thought of killing him and seizing the divine weapon the first thing they saw when they met him!
polite?

That doesn't exist!

Under Shen Dongming's enthusiastic greeting, Wei Shen's face was soon full of smiles, his head was dizzy and his feet felt light.

Meanwhile, Emperor Qian, Shen Yu, led Shen Chuan and Princess Jingning to a side hall.

"Chuan'er, Jingning, what did you gain from your trip to Qinzhou?" he asked.

The two exchanged a glance, both knowing what he meant by asking about the gains. Shen Chuan said helplessly, "Father, Brother Huang and Senior Huang are like the Grand Commander in temperament. They are not fond of women, but only love martial arts."

He recounted everything that had happened since they arrived in Qinzhou. After listening, Shen Yu sighed repeatedly, "What a pity! What a pity!"

He paced back and forth in the hall, his hands clasped behind his back, and sighed, "Huang Tian's talent surpasses even Brother Wan's, and unlike Brother Wan, he didn't receive many favors from us during his rise to power..."

"If he can become close to Jingning, then the power and prestige of our royal family and our Great Qian will surely increase greatly. With him and Brother Wan around, what is there to worry about in terms of stability in the world?"

A Celestial Being carries immense weight, not to mention that even discerning people can see that once Huang Tian achieves Celestial Being status, he will instantly become a powerful figure among them. If such a person could be won over…

Princess Jingning lowered her head in shame, "It is my incompetence."

"It's not your fault. That's just his nature. You can't force him. Take Brother Wan, for example. I've offered him beautiful women many times, but he always refused."

Shen Yu waved his hand and said, "At least your trip wasn't entirely fruitless. You've made some connections with Huang Tian, ​​otherwise he wouldn't have taken the initiative to ask you to borrow the Wind Eagle to come to the capital."

The two nodded.

"That's enough. Let's take it slow. People's hearts can be gathered and warmed up gradually."

……

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Inside the imperial library, Huang Tian walked unhurriedly on the first floor, glancing at all the bookshelves. After getting a general idea of ​​what was going on, he stopped in front of a sandalwood bookshelf, pulled out a martial arts manual, and quickly flipped through it.

At the same time, he multitasked, absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. The spiritual energy surged into his body like a tide, nourishing his blood and true energy.

Susu~

The rustling sound of pages turning never stopped.

After finishing one martial arts manual, you move on to two, ten, a hundred, a thousand...

Immersed in books, time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

Over the past two weeks, news of Huang Tian's arrival in the capital has spread far and wide, prompting many forces to send additional personnel to the city in an effort to gather the latest intelligence on him.

The martial artists in the capital were also extremely curious about Huang Tian. There was no other reason than that Huang Tian was the only one in all these years who had been praised by Yin Fenghai and admitted that he was inferior to him!
Everyone wanted to see for themselves what Huang Tian, ​​who was hailed as the greatest talent in ten thousand years by the Heavenly Ranking, looked like, what made him special, and why he was so much stronger than themselves.

Unfortunately, Huang Tian never left the imperial city after entering the capital. No, to be precise, he never came out after entering the library. Those who wanted to see him could only leave disappointed.

"Wow~"

On this day, in the palace, above the towering library, spiritual energy suddenly surged like a mighty river, forming an enormous vortex that poured downwards.

Shen Dongming, who was cultivating in the hall, was startled and flew out of the hall. Looking around, his heart was immediately filled with turbulent waves. "This commotion, could it be that Huang Tian is about to break through?!"

Currently, only Huang Tian and some eunuchs are in the library. Even if those eunuchs break through, they could not possibly make such a big commotion. Therefore, it must be that Huang Tian is about to break through!

"He's only been at the second rank for a little over a month, how come he's about to break through again so quickly?!"

Although I already knew Huang Tian cultivated quickly, this is just too outrageous!
Logically speaking, the higher one's cultivation level, the slower the speed at which one refines their qi and blood, accumulates true qi, and breaks through bottlenecks.

But this was not the case with Huang Tian; he was just as fast from beginning to end!

"No wonder Yin Fenghai felt inferior when he saw him. It's truly... how could God have given birth to such a monster?!"

Just as Shen Dongming was feeling sentimental, Emperor Qian, Shen Yujing, who had also been alarmed, flew over.

"Grand Uncle!" He looked towards the library and asked in surprise and uncertainty, "Is Huang Tian about to break through?"

Shen Dongming nodded, "There is no other possibility. Pass down the order that no one is allowed to make a sound or approach the library, so as not to affect Fellow Daoist Huang's breakthrough."

"Yes!"

Shen Yu immediately went to relay the order. Once the order was given, the imperial city quickly quieted down. Everyone moved with utmost care, afraid of making a commotion. Occasionally, they would look up at the surging spiritual energy in the sky, their eyes filled with longing and awe.

Whoosh~

The influx of spiritual energy lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, and then the world returned to tranquility. Shen Dongming had thought that Huang Tian would come out of the library to celebrate after entering the first-grade realm, but he waited for a quarter of an hour and Huang Tian did not take a single step.

"This... Fellow Daoist Huang is truly..."

He didn't know what to say, so he shook his head, returned to the hall, and continued to immerse himself in cultivation.

Time flies like water, and another month has passed.

Inside the library, a mysterious aura spread out in all directions.

"Again?!"

Startled awake by the aura, Shen Dongming opened his eyes wide in confusion, then frowned slightly, "No, it's not a breakthrough!"

Because he sensed "divine will" in that aura!
He went out of the hall and looked into the distance. Sure enough, there was no fluctuation of spiritual energy above the library, which was not a sign of a breakthrough. However, there was a mysterious divine aura in the void.

"This divine will is like a mountain, like the earth, utterly still, utterly heavy, utterly profound; utterly still it controls movement, utterly heavy it has no sharp edge, utterly profound it bears all things..."

(End of this chapter)