The comet remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing heavenly tribulations.

Chapter 79 Leizu

Yang Chan took out the crimson copper lamp from her bosom and handed it to Chang'e.

Chang'e took the bronze lamp, a hint of warmth appearing in her cool eyes. She smiled and said, "Sister, you are very thoughtful. The yang energy in this lamp is gentle and mild. When it is hung in the Moon Palace, it will add a touch of warmth and life."

The Jade Rabbit came closer, reached out and carefully touched the lamp. Feeling the warm glow, its eyes immediately curved into crescents, and it happily circled the bronze lamp several times.

As Yang Chan presented the lantern, Song Yi took out a box of spiritual fruits, their color as deep red as blood, with a faint warmth emanating from the flesh. He said, "This is the Blood Bodhi, a spiritual fruit said to have grown in the land where the Qilin's blood was first produced. It contains extremely yang energy. Please, fairy, appreciate it."

Just then, a clear voice came from outside the hall: "Grandpa, you haven't come to see me in so long!"

Song Yao skipped and hopped in.

Two hundred years have passed, and the little girl of yesteryear has grown into a graceful young woman. What makes Song Yi even more gratified is that her cultivation has reached the late stage of Earth Immortal, and she is only half a step away from becoming a Celestial Immortal.

"The Celestial Immortal realm cannot be reached through arduous cultivation alone." Song Yi reached out and patted Song Yao's head, his eyes full of affection. "When you were young, you went to heaven with me and everything went smoothly. Your path of cultivation has been too easy, and you have never truly tempered your Dao heart. Why don't you go down to the mortal realm and travel around?"

Having said that, he turned to Chang'e and asked, "What does the fairy think?"

Chang'e nodded slightly: "It's good to go down and gain some experience. In the end, one has to walk the path of cultivation step by step on one's own."

Upon hearing that she was to descend to the mortal realm for training, Song Yao was not afraid at all; on the contrary, she was extremely excited and couldn't wait to leave Taiyin Star and venture out into the world.

After a moment's thought, Song Yi took out a small, exquisite cauldron about seven inches in size and handed it to Song Yao, saying gently, "This is the Jiahe Cauldron of the Earthly Sovereign Shennong. Take it for self-defense."

The Earth Emperor is currently cultivating in the Fire Cloud Cave. Even if Song Yao encounters a powerful enemy after descending to the mortal realm, as long as the enemy recognizes the origin of the Jiahe Cauldron, they will never kill her.

After all, whether they are immortals, demons, monsters, or Buddhas, they all have to give the Earth Emperor some face.

Holding the Jiahe Cauldron, Song Yao looked at it from left to right, clearly delighted. She laughed sweetly, "Grandpa, don't worry, with this treasure, let's see who dares to bully me."

"You mustn't be arrogant, or I won't let you off the hook!" Song Yi warned.

"Okay!"

Next, Song Yao and Yu Tu huddled together, seemingly discussing something.

After returning to the Heavenly Court, Song Yi went straight to the Divine Firmament Jade Purity Palace.

Shenxiao Yuqing Palace is the central authority of the Thunder Department, overseeing three provinces and nine offices, thirty-six inner court offices, the East and West Huatai, and the Xuanguan Miaoge.

The four ministries, six courts, and various departments were divided into layers, each with its own responsibilities.

Although the Dou Department is hailed as the largest department in the Heavenly Court, comprising two-thirds of the righteous gods, its foundation ultimately lies far beyond the vast void of the starry sky.

Only the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper and the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper still retain some influence in the lower realm, but they are still far from being comparable to the Thunder Department.

As Song Yi approached Thunder City, he saw a vast expanse of thunder pool hanging high in the sky, with purple lightning flashing like dragons and snakes, weaving into a thunder net that blotted out the sun.

Each thunderclap caused ripples to spread through the void.

Nine golden-armored thunder generals stood on each side of the city gate. They were hundreds of feet tall, with faces as blue as indigo, red hair and fangs. They held thunder hammers or electric whips in their hands, and their bodies were wrapped in celestial thunder and fire, which made people's hearts tremble with fear.

Song Yi had escorted demons here several times before, so the golden-armored thunder generals guarding the gate naturally recognized him.

General Tianlei Huangguang laughed first, "Has the Broom Star Lord returned from catching demons in the mortal realm again? In that case, we Thunder Gods are truly ashamed."

Song Yi smiled and replied, "It was just a coincidence."

Stepping into the Divine Thunder Palace, one can see a bustling scene everywhere.

At times, Thunder Department officials would ride the wind, thunder, and clouds, shuttling between the palaces, their jade books meticulously recording the tribulations of demons, cultivators, and spirits in the lower realms.

After passing through numerous palaces, a fairy maiden dressed in a golden Taoist robe appeared before them; she was none other than the Holy Mother of Golden Light.

Previously, the Heavenly Corpse Demon broke free from the Demon-Slaying Platform, but it was the Golden Light Holy Mother who personally subdued him and refined his demonic body using the Reverse Refinement Method, ultimately transforming him into a guardian deity that was given to her.

Song Yi immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Holy Mother."

The Golden Light Mother exclaimed, "In a mere one or two hundred years, the Star Lord has actually opened the Milky Way; truly extraordinary!"

"It's just manual labor, hardly worthy of being considered refined!" Song Yi then asked, "Is the Celestial Venerable in his residence?"

"Nature is here; come with me!"

The Holy Mother of Golden Light led the way, and soon they arrived at a grand hall.

In the center of the main hall, Wen Zhong, the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder from the Nine Heavens, sits high on the throne of the Thunder Ancestor.

The Nine Heavens Thunder God General, the Eight Directions Cloud Thunder General, and the Five Directions Barbarian Thunder Envoy stood on the left and right, each holding a thunder talisman and command flag, their murderous aura solidified into a tangible form.

Four Thunder Generals were escorting a ferocious poisonous dragon into the hall, their black iron chains dragging on the ground with a clanging sound.

Deng Tianjun, on the left, unfolded the jade book and spoke in a voice like thunder: "The water demon of the Minjiang River in the Southern Continent has illegally altered the river course, flooding eight hundred miles of farmland and devouring one hundred and twenty boys and girls."

The venomous dragon hissed, "This little demon knows its mistake, I beg the Heavenly Venerable to spare my life—"

"So noisy!"

Wen Zhong gave a light shout, and the Nine Heavens Thunder God General immediately waved his command flags.

Suddenly, thirty-six bolts of blue-purple divine lightning poured down from the Thunder Pool atop the palace, scorching the demon's scales and armor until it screamed in agony.

Puhua Tianzun said coldly, "Tie him to the Demon-Separating Platform and subject him to the torture of being slowly sliced ​​to death by three thousand lightning blades. His true spirit will be cast into the bottom of the Thunder Pool until his soul is completely annihilated."

Xin Tianjun, on the right, immediately took out the Thunder Department Judge's Pen and made several marks on the iron scroll of "Ten Thousand Gods Thunder Division".

After dealing with more than ten vicious demons and mountain spirits who were causing trouble in the lower realm, the blood and thunderous aura in the main hall grew even stronger.

Now it was finally Song Yi's turn to step forward and pay his respects.

He straightened his clothes, entered the main hall, bowed and said, "This humble deity greets the Heavenly Venerable."

Wen Zhong suppressed some of his murderous intent, stroked his beard, and asked, "What brings you to the Divine Firmament Palace, Star Lord?"

"The day before yesterday, I was sent on official business to the East Sea by the deity of the Heavenly Minister. Unexpectedly, I encountered a demon wreaking havoc on the way. I could not bear to see the people suffer, so I captured it and sent it to the Thunder Department to await its judgment."

After saying that, Song Yi reached out and summoned the golden pagoda. A hazy gray stream of light crashed down from the bottom of the pagoda and transformed into a hundred-foot-tall ghost with a single horn pointing to the sky and an extremely ferocious face in the center of the hall.

Wen Zhong looked closely and nodded slightly, saying, "A one-horned ghost king? Such a ghost formed from the malevolent energy of heaven and earth is quite rare."

Before he finished speaking, Lei, the duty officer beside him, presented a simple and elegant merit mirror.

Lei Jiang unleashed his divine power, and the mirror surface shone with golden light, transforming into a divine ray that enveloped the one-horned ghost king.

Under the illumination of the Merit Mirror, a thick mass of karmic retribution, as dark as ink, suddenly rose from the top of the One-Horned Demon King's head, condensing into a pillar that was a full foot and nine inches tall.

Seeing this overwhelming karmic burden, Wen Zhong roared, "You wretched creature! As a ghost king, you do not cultivate yourself, but instead accumulate such a colossal amount of karma. I sentence you to be subjected to the punishment of mountains of knives and seas of fire, to be struck by nine layers of heavenly lightning for forty-nine days, after which your ghost bones will be shattered, and you will be cast into the animal realm, never to be reborn as a human again!"

As Xin Tianjun wrote on the iron scroll, the Ghost King was dragged away by Lei Jiang like a dead dog in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, the golden pagoda in Song Yi's palm flashed with mysterious light again, releasing another object.

The moment this object landed, the entire hall was filled with an extremely fierce aura of metal.

It was a huge, ferocious bird that resembled a roc, its feathers gleaming with golden light, as if cast from pure gold.

Although it was trapped by heavy chains of immortality, its hawk-like eyes still gleamed with ferocity.

On its abdomen was an enormous wound from which golden divine blood was gushing.

Upon seeing this, the Golden Light Mother exclaimed, "Is that Garuda?"