Heaven.
Lingxiao Palace.
This was originally the Demon Palace of Emperor Jun, but since the death of Emperor Jun and Haotian becoming the Emperor of Heaven, this place has been transformed into the center of Heaven, the Lingxiao Palace where the gods discuss matters.
Haotian was wearing the crown of the Emperor of Heaven at the moment, looking slightly intimidating, but there was an unstoppable smile on his face.
Immediately, he took Xuanye's hand cordially and said, "It's been tens of thousands of years since I last saw my nephew, Zixiao Palace. I didn't expect that he is now in the late stage of the Sainthood. It really makes my uncle feel ashamed!"
Xuanye hurriedly explained: "I am actually in the late stage of Da Luo. I am just an incarnation created by me with the Pure White Lotus and many merits. I am assisting Senior Brother Duobao in teaching the Emperor of the Earth, and I really have no time to come and take up my post."
"But I heard that Master Haotian was in a difficult situation and I couldn't sleep at night, so I spent a lot of money to get a quasi-sage late-stage incarnation like me to come and help him share some of the burden."
"Uncle Master, just call me Xuanye!"
In Zixiao Palace, Haotian had naturally seen Xuanchen.
But it was just a one-time relationship, and the incarnation and the original figure were almost exactly the same, which led to the previous misunderstanding.
Then Xuanchen introduced Zhao Gongming and others to Haotian.
"This is Master's sixth direct disciple, Zhao Gongming. Now he is only one step away from the middle stage of Da Luo Jinxian. As for the other two, they are also inner disciples, namely Junior Brother Luo Xuan and Junior Brother Lu Yue."
"Although he is not a direct disciple of Master, he has participated in the restoration of the Western Earth Line before and has great merits."
"Now they are all in the early stage of Da Luo Jinxian cultivation. Junior brother Luo Xuan is good at the way of flames, and junior brother Lu Yue is good at the way of plague. Their combat power is also extremely powerful."
As for the remaining hundred or so Taiyi Golden Immortals, Xuanye did not introduce them one by one.
But Haotian greeted him enthusiastically. After all, a quasi-sage, three Daluo realms, and more than a hundred Taiyi Golden Immortals, this is almost the most powerful force that has joined the heaven in such a long time.
"By the way, my nephew, there are still three vacant seats for the Six Imperial Kings in the heaven. They are the North Pole Emperor Ziwei, the South Pole Emperor Changsheng, and the West Pole Gouchen Emperor. I wonder which position my nephew would like to belong to?"
After chatting for a while, Haotian got to the point and asked Xuanye which position among the six emperors he wanted to occupy.
Xuanye had already thought deeply about it before he came, and immediately replied: "In that case, then I will choose the position of Arctic Ziwei Emperor!"
Haotian said with a strange expression: "Senior nephew, do you really want to choose the position of the Arctic Ziwei Emperor? Don't think that the position of Ziwei Emperor is extremely powerful, but it also requires a lot of manpower. Just with the skills you brought, my nephew I'm afraid that the group of people won't be enough to maintain daily operations, so I advise my nephew to think twice before acting."
He has been the emperor of heaven for 60,000 years, and he is well aware of the trouble of having too much power but no one to use it.
Seeing Xuanye coming to help so actively, I really couldn't bear for him to choose such a troublesome position.
But Xuanye had already thought about it, so naturally he would not be frightened, and said: "Uncle Master, you should know that I, the Jie Sect, have the most disciples among the three sects. The Taoist Patriarch Renren, Chan, and Jie sects respectively hold the position of six emperors. If I, the Jiejiao, don’t choose a position that is the most troublesome and requires the most manpower, do you think the disciples of the Ren and Chan sects can handle it?”
"Senior Brother Xuandu is the only disciple of the Human Religion Grandmaster."
"As for the teachings of Chan, although they are better, there are only fourteen people including Senior Brother Nanji, Junior Brother Yun Zhongzi and the Twelve Golden Immortals. Even including the deputy leader Ran Deng and some named disciples, there are no more than a hundred people."
"So the position of Emperor Ziwei can only be filled by me, Master Jie."
Hearing this, Haotian also felt that there was some truth to it. As the disciple with the largest number of disciples among the three religions, Jie Jiao could not handle these powers, let alone the Ren and Chan religions.
Therefore, he did not continue to persuade, but nodded and said: "Since my nephew is ready, my uncle will not persuade me any more. This is the great seal of Emperor Ziwei. With this, I can directly canonize the priests of the third grade and below."
With that said, he took out Emperor Ziwei's seal and emperor's robe and handed them to Xuan Chen.
This was given to Haotian by Daozu before. The imperial robe is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and it is worthy of the status of Emperor Ziwei.
As for the seal, it contains all the authority of the Arctic Ziwei Emperor.
Xuanye took the seal and put on the emperor's robe, giving him a special look.
Xuanye then asked about the current structure of the Heavenly Court, and Haotian answered truthfully, but Xuanye found that the current Heavenly Court was still the same as when Emperor Jun was in power.
No wonder there is no one available in the huge heaven.
In the past, Emperor Jun went to war in the north and south, with the intention of unifying the ancient world. With the four emperors of the demon clan as the center, the ten demon saints as the trunk, and the hundreds of demon gods as branches, it would radiate over half of the ancient world. Naturally, so many people were needed.
But today's heaven does not need to compete for prehistoric hegemony, so why does it need so many gods?
Therefore, Xuanye immediately suggested to Haotian that according to the plan of heaven for later generations, the Ministry of Thunder, the Ministry of Fire, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Water, the Ministry of Plague, the Ministry of Fighting, the Ministry of Pox, and the Ministry of Taisui should be established.
As well as the stars, the three mountains and the five mountains, the rain and the clouds, the gods of good and evil.
Of course, under Xuanye's suggestion, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established based on the original eight divisions of the Heavenly Court, specifically to deal with the major saints and orthodoxies and the major forces in the prehistoric times.
"I decree that Zhao Gongming, a disciple of the Jiejie Sect, be the head of the Ministry of Finance and be in charge of the financial resources of heaven and earth."
"I decree that Luo Xuan, a disciple of the Jiejie Sect, be the master of the Fire Department and be in charge of the fireworks in the world."
"The imperial decree appoints Lu Yue, a disciple of the Jie Sect, as the leader of the Plague Tribe, in charge of the prehistoric epidemic."
The heads of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Fire, and the Ministry of Plague are all priests of the third rank or above, so they need to be canonized by Haotian. As for other auxiliary priests, most of them are below the third rank, and Xuanye can be canonized by himself.
Haotian was a little puzzled when he saw that Xuanchen had brought more than a hundred people, but only allowed himself to be canonized three priests.
"Master Nephew, I see that you have brought more than a hundred disciples here, why don't you confer a few more priesthoods? There are still many vacant positions in heaven!"
However, Xuanye refused directly and said: "Uncle Master, the other disciples cannot compete with the cultivation level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. If you hold a priestly position that is too high, your moral character will inevitably be unworthy, so there is no need to be canonized."
"As for the priesthood of third grade and below, I can canonize it myself, so I don't need to worry about it."
"However, there are indeed too few manpower in Heavenly Court. I have to find some Taoist friends to help me. Uncle Master will wait for me here for a moment."
After saying that, he directly drove the golden light magical power down to the lower realm.
The underworld.
Xuanye came straight to this place as soon as he stepped out of the world.
The largest force in the ancient world is none other than the Witch Clan. As the victor of the Lich War, it now occupies the Netherworld. It can be said to be extremely powerful.
Moreover, both Gengchen and Jinfeng hold the position of Ghost Emperor here, and the power of the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan cannot be underestimated.
There is also Zhen Yuanzi, as the ancestor of the Earth Immortal, he actually has many disciples.
When he came to the Nether World, Xuanye also met many acquaintances, such as the Western Sect Ksitigarbha, who is now serving as the Ghost Emperor of the West. After being promoted to the Nether World last time, the Second Sage of the West couldn't wait to let Ksitigarbha come, for fear of Hou Tu. Regret.
Chanjiao Yun Zhongzi was also there, assuming the position of the Northern Ghost Emperor.
As the reincarnation of Hongyun, with the help of the foundation of his previous life, he has made rapid progress. There are still a few of the Twelve Golden Immortals still lingering in the Taiyi realm, but Yun Zhongzi has already come from behind to break through Daluo.
The Ten Heavenly Lords were also there, and Chi You served as the Central Ghost Emperor. The leader of Tongtian was worried that he would be too busy, so he specially ordered the Ten Heavenly Lords to come to assist him and assume the position of Yama in the Ten Palaces.
Now that the Ghost Emperors of the five directions and the Yamas of the Ten Palaces have returned to their positions, there are still many witch clans, dragon clans, and phoenix clans serving in the underworld, and the system of the Netherworld Underworld has been basically completed.
"You, this guy, always go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. How come you have time to come to the Nether World today? Oh, this is the incarnation you created with the 12th-grade Pure World White Lotus."
Hou Tu saw the reality of Xuan Ye at a glance, and said with fullness.
Xuanye bowed and said straight to the point: "Xuanye has met the empress, and she has a sharp eye for discernment. I really came here to ask for her help, as well as the Dragon Queen Empress and fellow Taoist Jinfeng."
"My incarnation is now the Emperor Ziwei of Heaven. I am short of people under my command, so I would like to borrow some from the three of you."
Gengchen and Jinfeng also looked over after hearing this.
"Heaven?" Jin Feng asked meaningfully.
"That's right, at the beginning, the Taoist ancestor of Zixiao Palace established Haotian Yaochi as the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Queen, Dongwang Gong as the Dongji Qinghua Emperor, Zhen Yuanzi as the Senior Emperor Chengtian and Fengdu Emperor, and the other three six imperial positions were divided among There are three teachings: understanding people, interpreting, and intercepting.”
"Unlike Senior Zhen Yuanzi who only serves in name, the rest of the Six Imperial Guards need to exercise their authority and maintain the stability of the ancient world."
"But now you also know the situation in the court. There are three or two big cats and kittens. If you want to exercise your authority, you must first fill up many god slots. Please help me."
"Now, as Emperor Ziwei, I have the authority to control the latitude and longitude of the heaven and earth, command the stars in the sky, entrust the star gods of the three realms and the gods of mountains and rivers, control ghosts, gods and thunder, call wind and rain, and use thunder and lightning ghosts and gods."
"Before, I found some Jiejiao disciples from Jin'ao Island to help me, but it was not enough."
"That's why I came to ask the three of you for help."
Xuanye nodded and explained to Jinfeng.
Since Tongtian Jianmu replaced Buzhou Mountain to support the heaven and earth, the innate spiritual energy has not been exhausted. The level of combat power in the prehistoric era at this moment is much higher than the original timeline. Heaven also needs higher combat power if it wants to establish its majesty.
This is also the reason why Haotian wanted to canonize the group of Taiyi Golden Immortals brought by Xuanye, but Xuanye refused directly.
If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster.
The cultivation level of Taiyi Golden Immortal is not enough for them to hold the top priesthood.
Gengchen got straight to the point and said, "Then what benefits can we gain?"
Xuanye said directly: "Luck and merit, Ji Meng and Gui Che were also born in the Dragon Clan and Feng Clan in the past. Didn't they join the Demon Court just to gain merit and luck and wash away the karma of the Longhan Catastrophe?"
"Today's heaven is full of waste and is waiting to be renovated. Is there any better time than this?"
"Besides, I have known a few of you for a long time. Can't you still be reassured by working under me?"
Although I have gained a lot of luck and merit before, it is still not enough to offset the karma of the Dragon and Phoenix clans, including the Witch clan, and the karma of the Lich war is also not small.
This is why Gengchen, Jinfeng, and several ancestral witches were in the mid-stage of Quasi-Saints like Zhen Yuanzi before, but Zhen Yuanzi is now in the Quasi-Saint stage, but a few of them are still stuck in this realm.
"Deal!" the three said in unison.
I have to say, this is an irresistible reason.
Hou Tu immediately sent the Xingtian Ancestral Witch to lead four great witches to join the Heavenly Court, and also sent 200,000 witch soldiers, all of whom were brave and capable warriors who had experienced the Lich War.
The four great witches are Feng Bo, Yu Shi, Hou Yi and Jiu Feng. It must be said that Hou Tu spent a lot of money.
But Xingtian made Xuanye frown slightly. In the original timeline, Tianting helped Xuanyuan defeat Chi You. Xingtian was furious and attacked Tianting and severely injured Haotian, although he also lost his head.
But now in the timeline, Chi You has joined the Jie Sect, so Xing Tian should not have any conflict with Haotian!
As for the Dragon Clan, they also sent 100,000 troops and four Da Luo Jinxian, and nominally pledged themselves to the heaven from all over the world.
The Phoenix Clan sent six Da Luo Jinxian, but did not send any other troops. After all, the Phoenix Clan was the leader of the birds, but it did not have many clan members.
But it is enough for current needs.
When Xuanye returned to heaven with a quasi-sage, fourteen Daluo Golden Immortals, and two hundred thousand soldiers and horses, Haotian felt that being the emperor of heaven was really meaningless.
Why can’t I recruit people myself?
If Xuanye could hear Haotian's thoughts, he would definitely tell him that you have no connections!
(End of chapter)
