Primordial Era: The Sun Emperor

"Taibai greets Your Majesty and respectfully welcomes Your Majesty upon your departure from the pass!"

Taibai Xingjun rushed over and bowed to Taiyi.

Ever since Taiyi stepped into the Heavenly Court, his majestic aura has filled the entire Heavenly Court.

Upon sensing this, the Five Star Lords rushed over here.

The Star Lords of Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn also arrived at the Lingxiao Palace and paid their respects to Taiyi on the imperial throne.

Looking at the five Star Lords who had already been promoted to Great Luo Golden Immortals, Taiyi felt quite happy.

"Indeed, you have all advanced to the Great Luo realm. You still need to cultivate more and achieve Quasi-Saint status as soon as possible."

"I will heed Your Majesty's instructions."

Taibai and the other five celestial deities replied one after another.

"If there is nothing urgent, you may all leave now. I am about to break through." Taiyi felt the imperial aura emanating from the throne and could no longer contain himself.

The Five Star Lords exchanged glances, a hint of joy flashing in their eyes.

They had just been wondering why His Majesty only possessed the aura of a Great Luo Immortal and not the aura of a Quasi-Saint.

So, it turns out we're about to break through.

In the present primordial world, the top supernatural beings are all quasi-saints. If Taiyi fails to reach that realm, it will inevitably make these people uneasy.

"We take our leave."

After the Five Luminaries departed, Taiyi turned his gaze to the various secluded cultivation sites in the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Heavenly Court.

They each have their own Heavenly Official's Mansion, which contains different blessings of fortune.

The entire Heavenly Court is a super-large holy land, and each official residence in each heaven is a blessed land.

It can be said that the Heavenly Court was the most enviable place in the primordial world.

There is no place more suitable for cultivation than the Heavenly Court.

Aside from the Five Luminaries, the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper, and the Twenty-Eight Constellations are all highly skilled and have the potential to break through to the Great Luo realm during this seclusion.

These are the backbone of the Heavenly Court.

However, the Heavenly Court is far inferior to both the vast myriad races and the Witch Clan, which focuses on elite troops and powerful generals.

Not to mention the three clans of the past, who were once so powerful that even the most powerful Daoist masters were as common as dogs.

Of course, this does not mean they are stronger.

In that era, many supernatural powers and techniques were incomplete, and few of the three races had spiritual treasures to protect them. Only the higher-ups had spiritual treasures by their side, and battles relied entirely on innate supernatural powers and hand-to-hand combat.

In the primordial world, the power of spiritual treasures should not be underestimated.

The reason why the Wu tribe is so powerful is that their physical bodies are comparable to spiritual treasures.

Taiyi sat on the throne of the Lingxiao Palace in the Heavenly Court, his golden eyes piercing through the nine heavens, gazing at the dark and mysterious Great Luo Heaven.

The Sun Dao Fruit has been nurtured in the dantian. The golden-white seed contains all the essence of the Sun Dao. It has been tempered day and night with the true fire of the sun and is already perfect and flawless, just waiting to be entrusted to it.

If one follows the path of a sage, one entrusts the fruits of one's path to the Way of Heaven, receives the protection of the Way of Heaven, and attains the immortal and indestructible position of a sage.

This is also a path to enlightenment and sainthood, but it is not the path Taiyi wants to take.

He wants to follow the path of Heaven and Earth, to achieve his own status by borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth, rather than to fulfill the Way of Heaven through his own efforts.

Moreover, even if he wanted to entrust the Dao Fruit to the Heavenly Dao, it would be impossible for him given his cultivation level.

The position of the Heavenly Emperor has existed deep within the Great Luo Heaven since the beginning of time.

That is the supreme authority that governs all the heavens and myriad realms, the linchpin of the order of heaven and earth, and the position of the emperor of all gods.

This position has remained vacant, not because no one is willing to occupy it, but because the time is not yet right and the true master has not yet appeared.

If one only ascends to the position of Heavenly Emperor but does not attain the fruits of Heavenly Emperorship, then one can be replaced at any time.

Once one attains the position of Heavenly Emperor, one is recognized by the Heavenly Dao and revered by all races.

Taiyi closed his eyes and sent his divine sense deep into the Great Luo Heaven.

He sensed that position, which hovered in the very center of the thirty-sixth heaven of the Great Luo Heaven, like a purple-gold imperial star, exuding the majesty of ruling over all directions.

Beside the Heavenly Emperor's position, there is a smaller position. That position is connected to the Heavenly Emperor's position, and it does not seem to be a complete position, but rather a derivative of the Heavenly Emperor's position.

That is the Heavenly Queen's position, second only to the Heavenly Emperor's position, but its power comes from the Heavenly Emperor's position. It is also the only position that can be directly conferred by the Heavenly Emperor without needing to prove it itself.

Below the Heavenly Emperor's throne, there are countless smaller thrones: the thrones of the Four Great Emperors, the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, and so on...

In different Great Heavens, there are different positions of attainment.

For example: the Dipper constellation that rules the starry sky, and the Three Great Emperors, the Ten Kings of Hell, the Lords of the Four Seas, the Five Great Emperors, and so on, who are in charge of heaven, earth, and water...

These divine positions of heaven and earth are layered upon each other, forming a complete system of ranks between heaven and earth.

Strangely, the sainthood that Taiyi originally envisioned did not appear in the Great Luo Heaven.

Is it within the Heavenly Way? Or is it that the sage is not a position attained through the Heavenly Way?

Taiyi could not tell at first glance.

The position of the Sun God is located just below the position of the Heavenly Emperor in the Thirty-Six Heavens; the two are very close and their energies are connected.

Taiyi understood.

The sun is the origin of all yang, and the Heavenly Emperor is the master of all spirits; the sun and the Heavenly Emperor have a natural connection.

It can be said that the sun god himself was the perfect candidate for the position of the Heavenly Emperor.

Not only the sun god, but many innate deities are excellent candidates for the Heavenly Emperor, such as the Ziwei Emperor who controls the starry sky, Fuxi who is the embodiment of innate yang energy, and even the Eastern King Duke can become the Heavenly Emperor.

Of all these deities, the one most aligned with the Heavenly Emperor is the Sun God.

He slowly took out the Sun Dao Fruit.

The golden-white Dao Fruit floated in his palm, radiating brilliant light.

Within the Dao Fruit, the laws of the sun flow ceaselessly, and each pattern contains Taiyi's understanding of the Great Dao of the Sun.

"go."

With a soft shout, Taiyi sent the Sun Dao Fruit soaring into the sky, passing through the thirty-three heavens, traversing the void, and heading straight into the Great Luo Heaven.

In the Great Luo Heaven, the Heavenly Emperor sensed the arrival of the Sun Dao Fruit, and its purple-gold light shone brightly, as if welcoming its long-awaited master.

The two auras intertwined and resonated strongly between the Sun Dao Fruit and the Heavenly Emperor's position.

It's not just a simple entrustment, but a fusion.

The Sun Dao Fruit slowly approached the Heavenly Emperor's position, its golden-white light merging with its purple-gold light to form a pillar of light that soared into the sky, piercing through the Great Luo Heaven, through chaos, and through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

On the vast and desolate land, countless creatures looked up and saw a great sun and a purple-gold star shining brightly in the sky, their light overshadowing everything else in the world.

In the Heavenly Court, all the Star Lords knelt in unison, feeling the oppressive aura of the Heavenly Emperor's position. It was an affirmation from the very source of heaven and earth, a divine mandate descending from the heavens.

Emperor Ziwei stood in the Ziwei Starfield, gazing towards the direction of the Great Luo Heaven. His purple-gold imperial aura surged as he murmured, "Your Majesty, it's done."

Deep within the Great Luo Heaven, the Dao Fruit of the Sun was completely integrated into the Heavenly Emperor's position.

At that moment, Taiyi felt an unprecedented power surge into his body.

It is not the power of the sun, nor magical power, but the power of heaven and earth.

That is the authority of Heaven, the embodiment of order, and the blessing bestowed upon the Heavenly Emperor by the primordial world.

The moment the Dao Fruit merged with the Heavenly Status, his aura surged wildly.

Early, middle, and late stages of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

Taiyi stopped just as he was about to reach the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

He wants to solidify his foundation even further.

Even so, his strength has undergone a qualitative leap.

Taiyi opened his eyes, and within his golden pupils, a purplish-gold imperial light appeared.

That is the mark of the Heavenly Emperor's position, a symbol of the mandate of heaven.

He raised his right hand, and in his palm, the power of heaven and earth condensed into a purple-gold seal.

The Heavenly Emperor's Seal is not a magical artifact, but rather the embodiment of authority. By wielding this seal, he can command heaven and earth and mobilize the power of the Heavenly Dao for his own use.

"It is the will of Heaven."

Taiyi uttered these four words softly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

From this day forward, he is not only the Lord of the Sun, nor merely the Lord of the Heavenly Court, but the Heavenly Emperor recognized by Heaven and Earth.

His Dao Fruit is highly compatible with the Heavenly Emperor's position; his will is the will of Heaven and Earth; and his majesty is the majesty of the Heavenly Dao.

The sun's radiance was thus blessed by destiny.

Taiyi stood with his hands behind his back atop the Lingxiao Palace, his golden eyes gazing down upon all living beings in the primordial world, his voice like the great sun and the resounding bell, echoing throughout the nine heavens and ten earths:

"I, Taiyi, am ordained by Heaven to be the Heavenly Emperor."

"From this day forward, the Heavenly Court will rule over all the heavens, and the sun will shine upon all realms."

Those who follow the will of Heaven prosper, those who defy it perish.