“Just an arrogant immortal who dared to come uninvited. I’ve already been lenient with him. At worst, I’ll give him some pills as compensation.”
Shui Miao was unconcerned, quite satisfied with the power of the Little Dipper Four Symbols Formation.
With a mere thought, Shui Miao sent out several pills to the Immortal Sovereign as a form of reparation.
Struck by lightning and left dazed, the Immortal Sovereign barely escaped with his life, no longer daring to act arrogantly. He hastily grabbed the pills and fled home, where he shut himself indoors to heal his wounds and recover his energy.
“This isn’t about that Immortal Sovereign,” the Guardian Sovereign quickly waved his hands. “It’s because you used a lightning formation! Don’t you know that in the Immortal Realm, only the Thunder Division is allowed to wield lightning? No one else can. Now that you’ve used the Thunder Division’s formation, once this gets out, the Celestial Court will come after you. Then you’ll really be in big trouble!”
“Big trouble? Will they send heavenly soldiers and generals to kill me?” Shui Miao asked slightly nervously.
The Guardian Sovereign sighed unhappily, “If this matter isn’t handled properly, you won’t need others to come for you—the Thunder Division’s principal deities themselves will come. You must understand, in the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Realm, you can provoke anyone except the Thunder Division. Even the First Heaven is the territory of the Thunder Division’s Dharma Sovereign. How dare you use their formation without permission?”
“…”
Shui Miao suddenly realized—he had indeed stolen the Thunder Division’s formation techniques.
The Guardian Sovereign’s eyes flickered, “Here’s an idea: you’re on good terms with Jiao Gong of the Fire-Thunder Division and Fang Zhentian. Why don’t you ask them for help? Give them a generous gift to keep this matter quiet. Also, you’d better dismantle that lightning formation immediately. If it injures someone else, your troubles will be even bigger!”
The Guardian Sovereign was worried about being implicated himself.
If he dismantled the formation, what power would the Little Dipper Four Symbols Formation have left? Thinking for a moment, Shui Miao said, “Oh, by the way, Guardian Sovereign, some beasts in the demonic beast clan can also use lightning. If I were to capture a powerful lightning-wielding beast and keep it…”
“This… this might work temporarily, but demonic beasts are hard to tame. Moreover, their lightning differs from the Thunder Division’s. What you used earlier was clearly the Thunder Division’s lightning.” The Guardian Sovereign immediately recognized the difference—the Thunder Division’s lightning was filled with righteous energy, unlike the demonic beasts’ lightning, which carried a sinister, killing aura.
Shui Miao frowned: “Fine, I’ll go find Jiao Gong later.”
“Later? Go now!”
Urgent, the Guardian Sovereign dragged Shui Miao along.
Following behind the Guardian Sovereign, Shui Miao felt very awkward. If Jiao Gong found out he had stolen the Thunder Division’s formation, wouldn’t he scold him?
But if he didn’t go to Jiao Gong, the matter couldn’t be resolved properly, and he certainly wouldn’t dare let Lian’er and the others move in!
After much consideration, Shui Miao decided to go alone and speak with Jiao Gong in private.
Jiao Gong was at home, bored, thinking about how to get more materials for Shui Miao to forge immortal artifacts.
When Shui Miao suddenly showed up, Jiao Gong hurriedly welcomed him warmly.
Shui Miao, being straightforward, immediately told Jiao Gong that he had caused trouble by using the Thunder Division’s formation.
Upon hearing this, Jiao Gong was slightly taken aback.
Shui Miao took out many pills and crystals and gave them to Jiao Gong.
After receiving the gifts, Jiao Gong’s eyes lit up. “Brother, this matter can be either big or small. At worst, I’ll take the blame for you, but you must dismantle that lightning formation immediately. Let me handle this—I’ll go find that Immortal Sovereign and tell him I was visiting the Tianji Sect at the time and accidentally shot out a bolt of lightning. That way, I can make a big deal into a small one and a small one into nothing.”
“…”
Hearing this, Shui Miao felt a slight sense of disappointment.
“Brother, to be honest, I really like the Thunder Division’s formation. I was wondering if there’s any way for me to use their formation techniques openly and without shame?” Shui Miao’s Fire Dragon Bomb, the Little Dipper Four Symbols Formation, and even his flying needles all contained Thunder Division formations. If he had to remove them all, he would lose his most powerful weapons.
“You still want to use our formation techniques openly and without shame?”
Jiao Gong was shocked, almost jumping up. “You really dare to dream big! Unless you become a Prefect of the Division, forget about it. However, you don’t need to be too troubled. If you really want to use them, you can secretly do so during the Immortal Gods’ War.”
“Brother, just how high-ranking is a Prefect of the Division, and how can one become one?”
Shui Miao was a little intrigued, thinking of the Thunder Division as like an army in the mortal world, with Prefects akin to high-ranking officials who carried guns.
“Well…”
Jiao Gong smiled, convinced that Shui Miao was just dreaming foolishly, so he casually explained, “Under the Dharma Sovereign, our Thunder Division is divided into thirty-six divisions, the Eastern and Western Hua Platforms, Xuan Pavilion, Miaoge, the Four Bureaus, Six Academies, and various departments, each with their own subdivisions. Normally, if you want to become a Prefect, you must have a powerful backer—someone who knows one of the principal deities of the thirty-six divisions. If those deities want to promote you, then there’s no problem. Alternatively, you can start from the bottom: first work as a minor Thunder Attendant doing odd jobs, then slowly climb the ranks. If you’re lucky, after a thousand years or so, you might reach my position. If you work hard for another three or four thousand years without dying, you might even become a Prefect. But the prerequisite is that you must work extremely hard.”
“…”
This was utterly unrealistic!
Spending thousands of years becoming a Thunder Attendant—he wasn’t some immortal tortoise!
“By the way, Brother, how does one meet the principal deities of the thirty-six divisions?” Shui Miao’s mind raced. He decided to find an opportunity to befriend them. With his talent for forging, he was confident he could find a way.
“Haha, hahaha…”
Jiao Gong suddenly couldn’t help but laugh. “You really are stubborn, but I like your spirit. If you really became a Prefect, I could benefit from your success too. After all, you are the disciple of Master Luo Tong, the Saint King of Forging. You’re not entirely without a chance. Let me think…”
After a moment’s thought, Jiao Gong suddenly had an idea. “That’s it! I’ve got a plan!”
“What plan? Brother, quick, tell me!” Shui Miao’s heart raced.
Jiao Gong lowered his voice: “The leader of the Ninth Heaven, the only legitimate Immortal Emperor, the one officially appointed by the Immortal Realm to govern the Ninth Heaven—Emperor Kunpeng of the Immortal Realm—often goes to the First Heaven for meetings and is very familiar with all the principal deities. You can first befriend him. Once you’re friends with him, you’ll have the opportunity to meet all the deities. Moreover, you don’t even need to become a Prefect. As long as he supports you and gives a word to those Prefects, you can freely use thunder formations throughout the Nine Heavens without restraint.”
“Emperor Kunpeng! Where can I find him? What kind of person is he?”
Shui Miao made up his mind. He would immediately return and replace the lightning formation with the Yin-Yang Five Elements Killing Formation, then go to the Yuxu Sect to avenge his father. After that, he would seek out Emperor Kunpeng.
“Find him in the Dongdu Cave. It’s said he doesn’t usually like to meet strangers, but he makes exceptions for those with potential. If you’re determined to befriend him, go boldly and try. After all, your ability to forge immortal artifacts is your greatest asset,” Jiao Gong said with a smile, finding Shui Miao amusingly naive.
“Thank you, Brother, for your guidance. There’s no time to lose—I’ll go back and dismantle the lightning formation right away.”
Shui Miao, with his impulsive nature, was unwilling to waste any of his precious time.
Once the lightning formation was dismantled, he would immediately head to the Yuxu Sect for revenge!
“Good! I’ll also leave now to talk to Xuyang Sovereign of the Sanyang Sect.”
Having received Shui Miao’s gifts, Jiao Gong naturally had to take action.
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