“This matter must be handled by you, Patriarch Xing Tian, in a way that demonstrates the authority of the Heavenly Court. We cannot allow those with ulterior motives to disrupt the order of the Immortal Realm.”
“This matter, Ancestor Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring it showcases the majesty of the Heavenly Court. We cannot allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Sovereign was somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should first be investigated by the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign’s people to understand the specifics before discussing how to handle it. Yet, this time, the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign directly ordered Ancestor Xingtian to deal with it without any discussion. Ancestor Xingtian is straightforward and ruthless, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the hearts of the people.
The Heavenly Strategy Sovereign has always been autocratic, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dares to question him too much.
But this time, the matter was too significant. If not addressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be hard-pressed to escape responsibility if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Sovereign cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategy, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategy Sovereign coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Sovereign, being wise and magnanimous, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign refused to elaborate. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall. Once back, he immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline, ensuring they performed their duties regardless of the major events in the immortal realm.
Meanwhile, Ancestor Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and quell the chaos.
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With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, and resentment was stirred up.
Gradually, the major sects stopped caring about the war between immortals and gods, instead focusing on deciphering the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of heaven.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was burly and strong, with a black face and three vertical eyes on his forehead. With just one glance, he could determine if someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Upon spotting those deserving punishment, he would execute them on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander around, whether they had violated the laws or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in studying and crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
This cloak, a super stealth artifact, was the result of over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of celestial stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the emperor’s aura Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete, beginning to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow emperor’s aura descended from the sky.
But, as before, the emperor’s aura vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the emperor’s aura would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the emperor’s aura he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, successfully awakening. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, declaring the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But the spirit of this cloak was different; it was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Wonderful! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was thrilled. Without needing to bind it with blood, the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit was at the emperor’s level. Unfortunately, this time, the artifact spirit was only at the standard emperor’s level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the emperor’s aura, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an emperor.
Becoming an emperor is extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, becoming an emperor would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those emperors!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic.
This cloak was purely for stealth, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered many materials, and this time, it was undoubtedly another bountiful harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury, obtaining a vast amount of celestial stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the celestial stones into his mental planet, just as a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He muttered to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s spiritual sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, numerous Punishment Gods had already landed, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, brash and direct, shouted, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was startled. Examining the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao silent, a Punishment God immediately barked, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s thoughts shifted, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by speaking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be smart and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
The Punishment Gods moved without hesitation, immediately coming to seize them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you have the strength to capture me?”
“Audacious!”
“Impudent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere emperor like you cause trouble?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all berated, each extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any explanation, far more ferocious than mortal city enforcers.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times, then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of yin evil energy, injuring the surrounding Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, who loved a good fight, was immediately itching for action upon seeing a worthy opponent: “All of you, stand back! Let me handle him!”
Since arriving in the Sixth Heaven, Lü Zheng had yet to use his holy artifact.
Confident in his abilities, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously.
“Fight it is! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil energy at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly striking the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade, causing strands of yin evil energy to emanate from his body.
Sensing the yin evil energy, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil energy?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice, then charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, it suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black yin evil energy rose…
All the Punishment Gods were caught in the explosion, severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary immortal lords and couldn’t withstand the destructive power of a super immortal artifact’s self-destruction. Lü Zheng, protected by a supreme-grade treasure, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? Only a few exchanges and he self-destructs?”
Lü Zheng flew out from the thick yin evil energy, using his emperor’s aura to disperse it. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by the holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he harbored thoughts of capturing an emperor, hence the delay. Now, seeing Lü Zheng unharmed, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear. He’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately used his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was furious and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, roaring angrily, “You two bastards, daring to call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, into pulp…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xing Tian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
“This matter, Ancestor Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring the majesty of the Heavenly Court is displayed. We cannot let those sects with ill intentions disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Lord was somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should first be investigated by the Heavenly Strategist’s subordinates to clarify the situation before discussing how to handle it. But this time, the Heavenly Strategist directly ordered Ancestor Xingtian to deal with it without any discussion. Ancestor Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this could quell the turmoil, it might also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Strategist had always been autocratic, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this time, the situation was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategist, what exactly caused this chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategist was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Lord, being a wise and magnanimous sage, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Strategist refused to elaborate. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered his subordinates to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Ancestor Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each armed with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, igniting resentment.
Gradually, the major sects stopped caring about the war between immortals and gods, instead focusing on deciphering the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each governed one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine if someone had violated the law. Leading a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, he patrolled the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily, executing lawbreakers on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had broken the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak, a super concealment artifact, was the result of over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Yuan Stones, elixirs, and a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, successfully awakening, and the artifact spirit within spoke, declaring the artifact’s quality.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But this cloak’s artifact spirit was different—it was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. Without the need for a blood pact, the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an Emperor. Unfortunately, the artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao reaped significant benefits from the artifact spirit—his immortal body was further tempered by the Emperor’s Qi, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to the Emperor level.
Becoming an Emperor was immensely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the artifact spirit’s power, achieving Emperor status would become increasingly feasible.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure concealment artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
Simultaneously, Shui Miao summoned his four puppets—they had already gathered a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Yuan Stones—far more than what the Three Pure Sects had gathered. As Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Yuan Stones into his inner world, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From afar, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was puzzled and muttered, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karma!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, numerous Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, brash and direct, demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karma?”
Shui Miao was taken aback, examining the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, and a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is questioning you, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by speaking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be smart and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to seize them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to apprehend them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you? Do you think you have the strength to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods berated him, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any explanation. They were far more ferocious than mortal enforcers.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times before charging at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring and scattering the surrounding Punishment Gods.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, who loved a good fight, was eager to take on the challenge. “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had yet to use his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his abilities, he looked down on the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly, and he suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Strands of Yin Evil Qi began to seep from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared and charged at Lü Zheng, “Black Ghost Three-Eyed Monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me Black Ghost Three-Eyed Monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, it suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot—they were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the destructive power of a super artifact’s self-destruction. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil aura. Scanning with his divine sense, he found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had hoped to capture an Emperor and thus delayed. Now, seeing Lü Zheng unharmed, Shui Miao panicked and fled desperately.
“This guy’s karma is also unclear. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s mind raced, and he immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike, two powerful figures flew over.
“Black Ghost Three-Eyed Monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, roaring angrily, “You two bastards, how dare you call me Black Face Three-Eyed Monster! Watch me chop you into mincemeat with my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng disliked being called Black Face Three-Eyed Monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it. It is imperative to uphold the majesty of the Heavenly Court and prevent those factions with ill intentions from disrupting the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Celestial Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Deity was somewhat puzzled. Logically, the Celestial Strategist should first send someone to investigate the matter thoroughly before discussing how to handle it based on the specific circumstances. Yet this time, the Celestial Strategist bypassed all discussion and directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to deal with it. Patriarch Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Celestial Strategist had always been autocratic in his actions, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this matter was too significant. If left unaddressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would inevitably bear responsibility if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Deity cautiously asked, “Brother Celestial Strategist, what exactly caused this great upheaval in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Celestial Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Celestial Strategist was unwilling to elaborate and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Deity, being a wise and magnanimous sage, guessed many possibilities when the Celestial Strategist refused to say more. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. Regardless of what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must focus on their own duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each armed with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects had been killed, and resentment began to brew.
Gradually, the major sects stopped concerning themselves with the war between immortals and gods and instead began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each governed one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, and he wielded a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone who deserved punishment was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had broken the laws or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in studying and crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact that Shui Miao had spent over a year researching in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of celestial stones and elixirs, as well as half of the imperial aura he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow imperial aura descended from the sky.
But, as before, the imperial aura vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the imperial aura would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the imperial aura he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, declaring the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memory.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different. It was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact; the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an emperor. Unfortunately, the artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary emperor level. Shui Miao also gained immense benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the imperial aura, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an emperor.
Becoming an emperor was an incredibly difficult task, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, achieving emperor status would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure concealment artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the imperial city of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this time was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture Department, obtaining a vast amount of celestial stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. As Shui Miao transferred all the celestial stones into his mental planet, he was overjoyed when a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eye to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t even see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng was quite brash and directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was startled. After sizing up the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing that Shui Miao remained silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s thoughts moved, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be sensible and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
The Punishment Gods immediately moved to capture them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you think you have the strength to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolence!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing anyone to speak. They were far more ferocious than the city enforcers of the mortal world.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of yin evil aura, injuring the surrounding Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very combative. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately became eager for a fight: “All of you, stand back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his own abilities, he looked down on the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil aura at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly striking the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of yin evil aura began to seep from his body.
Sensing the yin evil aura, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil aura?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared and charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging is for cowards.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, it suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black yin evil aura rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary immortals and couldn’t withstand the destructive power of a super immortal artifact’s self-destruction. Lü Zheng, protected by a supreme-grade treasure, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick yin evil aura, activating his imperial aura to disperse the yin evil aura. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had hoped to capture an emperor and thus delayed his escape. Now, seeing Lü Zheng unharmed, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered. He immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his treasure and then chased after Shui Miao.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into a treasure…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged. He immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, and roared furiously, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, grind you into paste…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Ancestor Xingtian, you must have someone handle it. It is imperative to showcase the majesty of the Heavenly Court and not allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Lord was somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should have been investigated first by the Heavenly Strategist’s people to understand the specifics before deciding on a course of action. Yet, this time, the Heavenly Strategist directly ordered Ancestor Xingtian to handle it without any discussion. Ancestor Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the disturbance, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Strategist had always been autocratic in his actions and, being the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this matter was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategist, what exactly caused this chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategist was unwilling to elaborate and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Lord, being a wise and magnanimous figure, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Strategist refused to say more. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must focus on their own duties.
Meanwhile, Ancestor Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each armed with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
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With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects had been killed, and resentment began to brew.
Gradually, the major sects stopped concerning themselves with the battles between immortals and gods, instead turning their attention to the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied a layer of heaven.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven. Anyone deemed punishable was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had broken the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in studying and crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact he had developed after over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of celestial stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the emperor’s aura he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow emperor’s aura descended from the sky.
But, as before, the emperor’s aura vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the emperor’s aura would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the emperor’s aura he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, declaring the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But this cloak’s artifact spirit was different; it was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. Without the need for a blood pact, the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an emperor. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary emperor level. Shui Miao also gained immense benefits from the artifact spirit, as his immortal body was further strengthened by the emperor’s aura, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to the emperor level.
Becoming an emperor was incredibly difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, achieving the emperor level would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I don’t have to fear those emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure concealment artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew, as well as his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the imperial city of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture, obtaining a vast amount of celestial stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the celestial stones into his mental planet, just as a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He muttered to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t even see their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, numerous Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being straightforward, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. He examined the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, and a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. If you know what’s good for you, come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, signaling the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to capture them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who exactly are you? Do you think you have the strength to capture me?”
“Bold!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and overbearing, not allowing anyone to speak, far more ferocious than the mortal world’s city enforcers.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star Crane Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of yin evil energy, injuring the surrounding Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very combative. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately became eager to fight: “All of you, step back. Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his own abilities, he looked down on the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star Crane Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil energy at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. He suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly striking the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of yin evil energy began to emanate from his body.
Sensing the yin evil energy, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil energy?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black yin evil energy rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary immortals and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction power of a super-destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick yin evil energy, activating the emperor’s aura on his body to disperse the yin evil energy. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by a holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had hoped to capture an emperor and thus delayed his escape. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered. He immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact and then chased after Shui Miao.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged. He immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, and roared furiously, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, grind you into paste…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng disliked being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Patriarch Xing Tian, you must ensure it is handled in a way that upholds the majesty of the Heavenly Court. We cannot allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xing Tian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Lord was somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Heavenly Strategist’s subordinates, and then discussed based on the specific circumstances before deciding on a course of action. But this time, the Heavenly Strategist had directly ordered Patriarch Xing Tian to handle it without any discussion. Patriarch Xing Tian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Strategist had always been autocratic in his actions, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this time, the situation was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategist, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategist was unwilling to elaborate and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Lord, being a wise and magnanimous sage, understood that the Heavenly Strategist’s reluctance to speak indicated many possible scenarios. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xing Tian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with sacred artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects had been killed, and resentment began to brew.
Gradually, the major sects stopped concerning themselves with the battles between immortals and gods, instead turning their attention to the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, and he wielded a mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round face, his black forehead adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone deemed punishable was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had broken the laws or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations and was unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact that Shui Miao had spent over a year researching and creating in the Time Tower. It had consumed a vast amount of celestial stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a sacred artifact, a low-grade sacred artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, announcing the quality of the sacred artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memories.
But this cloak’s artifact spirit was different; it was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a sacred artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact; the sacred artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an Emperor. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained immense benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the Emperor’s Qi, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to the Emperor level.
Becoming an Emperor was incredibly difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more sacred artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, the path to becoming an Emperor would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I don’t have to fear those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure concealment artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this time was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture, obtaining a vast amount of celestial stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. As Shui Miao transferred all the celestial stones into his mental planet, he was overjoyed. Suddenly, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to scrutinize Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He muttered to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, the Punishment Gods had already surrounded Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, bold and direct, shouted, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. He glanced at the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, and a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately barked, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met along the way. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be smart and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, and the Punishment Gods moved to apprehend them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods approached to seize them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who exactly are you? Do you have the strength to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolence!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all berated him, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any room for discussion, far more ferocious than the city enforcers of the mortal world.
“Bandits, you’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin evil Qi, injuring the surrounding Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very combative. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately became eager to fight: “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Since arriving in the Sixth Heaven, Lü Zheng had yet to use his sacred artifact.
Confident in his own abilities, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of Yin evil Qi began to seep out from his body.
Sensing the Yin evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and then charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were caught in the explosion, severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the destructive power of a super immortal artifact’s self-destruction. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy insane? He self-destructed after just a couple of moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin evil Qi, activating his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil Qi. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his sacred artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had hesitated, hoping to capture an Emperor. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also impenetrable. He’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered. He immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact and then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s speed was no match for Lü Zheng’s, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was furious. He immediately summoned his mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, and roared angrily, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, into pulp…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade sacred artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“Greed. Simply greed.”
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring the majesty of the Heavenly Court is displayed. We cannot allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long while, the Celestial Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Lord felt somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Celestial Strategist’s people to understand the situation clearly before discussing how to handle it. But this time, the Celestial Strategist directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to deal with it without any discussion. Patriarch Xingtian is known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the hearts of the people.
The Celestial Strategist has always been autocratic, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dares to question him too much.
But this time, the situation is too significant. If not addressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if something goes wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Celestial, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Celestial Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Celestial Strategist was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Lord, being a wise and magnanimous sage, understood that the Celestial Strategist’s reluctance to speak hinted at many possibilities. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each wielding sacred artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were slain, and resentment began to brew.
Gradually, the major sects stopped concerning themselves with the battles between immortals and gods, instead turning their attention to the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
Each of the Five Punishment Gods occupied a different layer of heaven.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven, named Lü Zheng, wielded a mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven. Upon spotting those deserving punishment, he would execute them on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had broken the laws or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak, a super stealth artifact, was the result of over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Yuan Stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a sacred artifact, a low-grade sacred artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, revealing the quality of the sacred artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memory.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different. It was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a sacred artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. Without the need for a blood pact, the sacred artifact had already become a part of him. Moreover, the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an Emperor. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained immense benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the Emperor’s Qi, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor is incredibly difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more sacred artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, the path to becoming an Emperor would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I don’t have to fear those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure stealth artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the imperial city of the Sixth Heaven.
Simultaneously, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Yuan Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. As Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Yuan Stones into his conceptual planet, he was overjoyed. However, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to scrutinize Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being brash, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. After examining the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and that he couldn’t afford to provoke them.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met on the road. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be sensible and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to capture them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you have the strength to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all berated him, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing anyone to speak. They were far more ferocious than the city enforcers of the mortal world.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times, then charged at Lü Zheng. Simultaneously, he unleashed several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring and repelling the surrounding Punishment Gods.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very fond of combat. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately felt the itch to fight. “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had yet to use his sacred artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his abilities, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of Yin Evil Qi began to emanate from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice, then charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were caught in the blast, severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the power of a super-destructive immortal artifact’s self-destruction. Lü Zheng, protected by a supreme-grade treasure, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil aura. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his sacred artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he harbored the thought of capturing an Emperor and thus delayed his escape. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also impenetrable. He’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered. He immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was instantly furious. He immediately summoned his mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, and roared angrily, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, grind you into paste…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade sacred artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Ancestor Xingtian, you must ensure it is handled properly, and it must demonstrate the majesty of the Heavenly Court. We cannot allow those sects with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Department Dharma Lord was somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should have been investigated first by the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord, and then discussed based on the specific circumstances before deciding on a course of action. But this time, the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord directly ordered Ancestor Xingtian to handle it without any discussion. Ancestor Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord had always been autocratic, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this matter was too significant. If not addressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Department Dharma Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Mechanism, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Department Dharma Lord, being wise and magnanimous, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord refused to elaborate. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Ancestor Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each armed with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
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With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects had been killed, and resentment was brewing.
Gradually, the major sects stopped caring about the war between immortals and gods and began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist. His black face had three vertical eyes on his forehead, and with just one glance, he could tell if someone had violated the law. Lü Zheng, accompanied by a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolled the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone deemed punishable was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had violated the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations and was unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
This cloak was a super stealth artifact he had developed after over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of celestial stones and elixirs, as well as half of the imperial aura he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally completed and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow imperial aura descended from the sky.
But, as before, the imperial aura vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the imperial aura would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the imperial aura he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, revealing the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memory.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different. It was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Wonderful! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. Without the need for a blood pact, the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit was also at the level of an immortal emperor. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary immortal emperor level. Shui Miao gained immense benefits from the artifact spirit, as his immortal body was further strengthened by the imperial aura, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an immortal emperor.
Becoming an immortal emperor was extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously use the power of the artifact spirits to enhance his immortal body, it would become increasingly easier to achieve.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those immortal emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure stealth artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the imperial city of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture Department, obtaining a vast amount of celestial stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had gathered. Shui Miao transferred all the celestial stones into his mental planet and was just about to celebrate when a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karma!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Heavenly Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being brash, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karma?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. After sizing up the Heavenly Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Heavenly Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s thoughts moved, and he had the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Immortal Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here?”
“Star River Immortal Emperor? Never heard of you. Be sensible and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, signaling the Heavenly Punishment Gods to arrest them.
Without hesitation, the Heavenly Punishment Gods moved to apprehend them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you have the strength to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere immortal emperor defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Heavenly Punishment Gods all berated him, each one extremely arrogant and overbearing, not allowing anyone to speak, far more ferocious than mortal city enforcers.
“Bandits, you’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a group of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of yin evil energy, injuring the surrounding Heavenly Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, being very combative, immediately felt the itch to fight when he saw his opponent had some skill: “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his abilities, he looked down on the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet.
“Fight then, you think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil energy at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly, and he suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, slashing towards the Star River Immortal Emperor. The Star River Immortal Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade, causing streams of yin evil energy to emanate from his body.
Sensing the yin evil energy, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Immortal Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil energy?”
“You’re the demon, your whole family are demons!” The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! You dare call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But as the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, it suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black yin evil energy rose…
All the Heavenly Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot; they were only ordinary immortal venerables and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction power of a super-destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a couple of moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick yin evil energy, activated the imperial aura on his body to disperse the yin evil energy, and with a sweep of his divine sense, found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by a holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he harbored thoughts of capturing an immortal emperor and thus delayed. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karma is also unfathomable; he’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then chased after Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two experts flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Immortal Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was furious and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, roaring angrily, “You two bastards, daring to call me a three-eyed black monster? Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, into pulp…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it. It is imperative to uphold the majesty of the Heavenly Court and not allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Lord felt somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should first be investigated by the Heavenly Strategist’s subordinates to understand the situation clearly before discussing how to handle it. But this time, the Heavenly Strategist directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to deal with it without any discussion. Patriarch Xingtian is known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Strategist has always been autocratic in his actions and, being the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dares to question him too much.
But this time, the matter is too significant. If not addressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategist, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategist was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Lord, being a wise and magnanimous figure, understood that the Heavenly Strategist’s reluctance to speak indicated many possible scenarios. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. Regardless of what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must focus on their own duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, which stirred up resentment.
Gradually, the major sects became less concerned about the war between immortals and gods and instead began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, who wielded a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng, accompanied by a large number of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolled the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily, executing those who deserved punishment on the spot without asking for reasons.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander around, whether they had violated the laws or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in studying and crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact that Shui Miao had spent over a year researching and crafting in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, this cloak was officially completed and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi disappeared in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing that the Emperor’s Qi would vanish, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, revealing the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memories.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different. It was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact to claim ownership; the holy artifact was already a part of him. Moreover, the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an Emperor. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the Emperor’s Qi, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor is extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously use the power of the artifact spirits to refine his immortal body, becoming an Emperor would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was purely for concealment, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew, as well as his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the imperial city of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this time was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture Office, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his conceptual planet. Just as he was rejoicing, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Punishment Gods had already landed, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng was quite brash and directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. After sizing up the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be sensible and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to arrest them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to seize them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you think you have the strength to capture me?”
“Bold!”
“Impudent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing anyone to speak. They were far more ferocious than the city guards of the mortal world.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng. At the same time, he unleashed several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring and scattering the surrounding Punishment Gods.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very fond of combat. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately became eager to fight: “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his own abilities, he looked down on the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed and unleashed a golden light, which instantly transformed into a sharp blade, slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Strands of Yin Evil Qi began to seep out from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging is for cowards.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose into the sky…
All the Punishment Gods were caught in the explosion, severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the destructive power of a super immortal artifact’s self-destruction. Lü Zheng, protected by a supreme-grade treasure, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil aura. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had hoped to capture an Emperor and thus delayed his escape. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of energy, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear. He’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately used his magic to collect his subordinates into his treasure, then chased after Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into a treasure…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, roaring furiously, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, into pulp…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, and it must demonstrate the majesty of the Heavenly Court. We cannot let those factions with ill intentions disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategist finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Lord was somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should have been investigated first by the Heavenly Strategist’s subordinates, and then discussed based on the specific circumstances. But this time, the Heavenly Strategist directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to handle it without any discussion. Patriarch Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the hearts of the people.
The Heavenly Strategist had always been autocratic in his actions, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this time, the situation was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as a senior member of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategist, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategist coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategist was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Lord, being a wise and magnanimous sage, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Strategist refused to elaborate. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall. Once back, he immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline, ensuring that no matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department would fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each armed with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
In the immortal realm, with the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, peace was quickly restored.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, and resentment was stirred up.
Gradually, the major sects stopped caring about the war between immortals and gods, instead focusing on deciphering the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine if someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Upon spotting those deserving punishment, he would execute them on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as even those who hadn’t broken the laws dared not wander around.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in studying and crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super stealth artifact Shui Miao had spent over a year researching and creating in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as half of the Emperor Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was officially completed and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow Emperor Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared, knowing the Emperor Qi would disappear. He activated the remaining half of the Emperor Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, revealing the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memory.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different; it was born from a part of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact; the holy artifact was already a part of his body, and the artifact spirit was at the Emperor level. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit, as his immortal body was further strengthened by the Emperor Qi, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor was extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously use the power of the artifact spirits to enhance his immortal body, becoming an Emperor would become increasingly feasible.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure stealth artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four puppets to gather… They had already collected a lot of materials, and this time was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his mental planet, just as a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large group of Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being straightforward, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was taken aback, examining the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, and a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “Bold! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s thoughts moved, and the Star River Emperor puppet spoke on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. If you’re wise, come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
The Punishment Gods immediately moved to capture them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you? Do you have the strength to capture me?”
“Bold!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you cause trouble?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any explanation, far more ferocious than the mortal world’s city guards.
“Bandits, you’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a group of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times, then immediately charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring the surrounding Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, being very combative, immediately felt the itch to fight when he saw his opponent had some skill: “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his abilities, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fight then, you think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly, and he suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade, causing strands of Yin Evil Qi to emanate from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon, your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice, then charged at Lü Zheng: “Black ghost with three eyes, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand, dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! You dare call me a black ghost with three eyes!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A black mushroom cloud of Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot; they were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction power of a super destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few strikes?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating his Emperor Qi to disperse the evil Qi. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by a holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he harbored thoughts of capturing an Emperor and thus delayed. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear; he’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then chased after Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two experts flew over.
“Black ghost with three eyes, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was instantly furious and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, angrily roaring, “You two bastards, you dare call me a black-faced three-eyed monster? Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, into pulp…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a black-faced three-eyed monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was greatly shocked, his scalp tingling.
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With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the Immortal Realm quickly regained its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, sparking widespread resentment.
Gradually, the major sects stopped paying attention to the war between immortals and gods, instead pondering the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
Each of the Five Punishment Gods occupied one level of Heaven.
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring that the majesty of the Heavenly Court is displayed. We cannot allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Law Sovereign finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Law Sovereign was somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Heavenly Law Sovereign’s subordinates to understand the situation clearly before discussing how to handle it. But this time, the Heavenly Law Sovereign directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to deal with it without any explanation. Patriarch Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this could quell the turmoil, it might also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Law Sovereign had always been autocratic in his actions, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this time, the matter was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as a senior member of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Law Sovereign cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Law, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Law Sovereign coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Sacred Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Law Sovereign was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Law Sovereign, being a wise and magnanimous sage, guessed many possibilities when he saw the Heavenly Law Sovereign’s reluctance to speak. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall. Once back, he immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline, ensuring that no matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department would fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with sacred artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
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In the immortal realm, with the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, peace was quickly restored.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, and resentment was stirred up.
Gradually, the major sects became less concerned about the war between immortals and gods and instead began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone who deserved punishment was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander around, whether they had broken the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super stealth artifact Shui Miao had developed after over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was officially completed and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a sacred artifact, a low-grade sacred artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, announcing the quality of the sacred artifact.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But this cloak’s artifact spirit was different; it was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Wonderful! I’ve finally forged a sacred artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact to claim ownership; the sacred artifact was already a part of his body, and the artifact spirit was also at the Emperor level. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit, as his immortal body was further strengthened by the Emperor’s Qi, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor was extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more sacred artifacts and continuously use the artifact spirits’ power to enhance his immortal body, becoming an Emperor would become increasingly achievable.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure stealth artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Shui Miao immediately donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this time was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture Office, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his own realm planet. Just as he was rejoicing, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being very blunt, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was startled. After sizing up the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and that he couldn’t afford to provoke them.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “Bold! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you questions, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met along the way. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. If you know what’s good for you, come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to capture them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you think you have the strength to capture me?”
“Bold!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you cause trouble?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any room for discussion, far more ferocious than the mortal world’s city guards.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring the surrounding Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, being very fond of battle, immediately felt the itch to fight when he saw his opponent had some skill: “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had yet to use his sacred artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his own strength, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of Yin Evil Qi began to seep out from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and then charged at Lü Zheng: “Black ghost with three eyes, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! You dare call me a black ghost with three eyes!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot; they were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction power of a super-destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a couple of moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating the Emperor’s Qi on his body to disperse the Yin Evil Qi. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by a sacred artifact, could have escaped long ago, but he had been harboring thoughts of capturing an Emperor, so he delayed his escape. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear; he’s definitely not a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then chased after Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two powerful figures flew over.
“Black ghost with three eyes, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was instantly furious. He immediately summoned his mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, and roared angrily, “You two bastards, daring to call me a black-faced three-eyed monster? Watch me use my mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, to chop you into mincemeat, into pulp…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a black-faced three-eyed monster.
“A mid-grade sacred artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was greatly shocked, his scalp tingling.
Lü Zheng was broad-shouldered and strong, with a large waist and a black face. On his forehead were three vertical eyes. Whoever he looked at, he could instantly determine whether they had broken the laws. Accompanied by a large group of Tian Xing Spirits, he patrolled the skies of the sixth level all day. Upon spotting anyone deserving punishment, he would kill them on the spot without asking for reasons.
The sixth level quickly became eerily quiet. Whether they had broken the law or not, no one dared to wander around recklessly.
Shui Miao, hidden inside his artifact, was focused on studying and crafting arrays, unaware of the chaos outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
“This matter, Patriarch Xing Tian, you must ensure it is handled properly to uphold the dignity of the Heavenly Court. We cannot allow those with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Law Master finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xing Tian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Law Master was somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Heavenly Law Master’s subordinates to understand the situation clearly before deciding on the appropriate course of action. But this time, the Heavenly Law Master directly instructed Patriarch Xing Tian to handle it without any discussion. Patriarch Xing Tian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and suppression. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Law Master had always been autocratic in his actions, and being the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this time, the situation was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Law Master cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Law, what exactly caused this chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Law Master coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Law Master was unwilling to elaborate and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Law Master, being a wise and magnanimous sage, understood that the Heavenly Law Master’s reluctance to speak hinted at many possibilities. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xing Tian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects had been killed, and resentment began to brew.
Gradually, the major sects became less concerned about the battles between immortals and gods, and instead started to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine if someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone deemed punishable was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether they had broken the laws or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact Shui Miao had developed after over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, this cloak was finally completed and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact’s spirit to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, successfully awakened, and the artifact spirit within spoke, declaring the artifact’s quality.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But this cloak’s spirit was different. It was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. Without needing to bind it with his blood, the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit was at the Emperor level. Unfortunately, this spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor realm. Shui Miao gained immense benefits from the spirit, his immortal body strengthened by the Emperor’s Qi, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to the Emperor realm.
Becoming an Emperor was extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the artifact spirits’ power, achieving the Emperor realm would become increasingly feasible.
“Great, now I don’t have to fear those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was purely for concealment, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
Simultaneously, Shui Miao summoned his four puppets, who had gathered a lot of materials, ensuring another bountiful harvest for him.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his inner world, feeling elated. Just then, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to scrutinize Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was puzzled and muttered, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, numerous Punishment Gods had already surrounded Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being brash, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was startled, examining the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washing over him. He felt these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is questioning you, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be smart and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, signaling the Punishment Gods to seize them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to arrest them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you think you have the power to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any explanation, far more ferocious than mortal city guards.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times, then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring and repelling the surrounding Punishment Gods.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, being very combative, was eager to fight when he saw his opponent had some skill. “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had yet to use his holy artifact since arriving in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his abilities, he looked down on the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly, and he suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade, causing streams of Yin Evil Qi to emanate from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared and charged at Lü Zheng, “Black Ghost Three-Eyed Monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging is for cowards.”
“Bastard! You dare call me Black Ghost Three-Eyed Monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot, being only ordinary Immortal Lords, they couldn’t withstand the self-destruction power of a super-destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a supreme-grade treasure, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few strikes?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil aura. Scanning with his divine sense, he found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he harbored thoughts of capturing an Emperor, so he delayed. Now, seeing Lü Zheng unharmed, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also unclear. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s mind raced, and he immediately activated his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike, two powerful figures flew over.
“Black Ghost Three-Eyed Monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, roaring angrily, “You two bastards, daring to call me Black Face Three-Eyed Monster! Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, to chop you into mincemeat…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng disliked being called Black Face Three-Eyed Monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
Now, the cloak was finally completed and ready to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow Emperor Qi descended from the sky.
However, just like before, the Emperor Qi vanished in an instant.
But Shui Miao was prepared, knowing the Emperor Qi would disappear, so he activated the remaining half of the Emperor Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor, allowing the artifact’s spirit to absorb it freely.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, successfully awakening, and the artifact’s spirit spoke out the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, an artifact’s spirit was like a blank page, with no memory at all.
But this cloak’s spirit was different. It was a spirit that Shui Miao had separated from his own Yuan Shen (Primordial Spirit) to nurture.
Therefore, the artifact’s spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Great! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was thrilled. Without even needing to perform blood activation, the holy artifact was already a part of his body, and the artifact’s spirit was at the Immortal Emperor cultivation level. Unfortunately, this time, the spirit was still only a general Immortal Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the spirit, his immortal body becoming even stronger after being purified by the Emperor Qi, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and stronger.
However, Shui Miao still could not break through to the Immortal Emperor level.
Becoming an Immortal Emperor was extremely difficult. However, if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously use the power of the artifact spirits to transform his immortal body, becoming an Immortal Emperor would gradually become easier.
“Great! Now I won’t be afraid of those Immortal Emperors anymore!”
Shui Miao was very excited.
This cloak was purely a stealth cloak, integrating all the arrays Shui Miao had mastered, as well as his own insights and understanding.
At this moment, Shui Miao put on the cloak, transforming into a Da Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-type immortal energy, heading towards the capital of the sixth level.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s mind flickered, summoning his four puppets to gather around him… They had already obtained a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
After flying for a short while, Shui Miao met up with the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet he had left here.
The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet had looted the treasury of the Mansion Department, obtaining a large amount of Tian Yuan Stones, even more than what the Three Purities Sect had gathered. As Shui Miao was happily transferring all the Tian Yuan Stones into his own artistic planet, a large group of Tian Xing Spirits and Lü Zheng arrived.
From afar, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to examine Shui Miao and the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately confused, muttering to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic? I can’t even see through their karma!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense alert also made Shui Miao wary.
But at this moment, a large group of Tian Xing Spirits had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng was very straightforward, directly demanding, “Who are you people? Why can’t I see through your karma?”
Shui Miao was taken aback, glancing at the Tian Xing Spirits and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding creeping up on him. He felt that these immortals were not ordinary and that he could not afford to provoke them.
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring the majesty of the Heavenly Court is displayed. We cannot allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Department Dharma Lord was somewhat puzzled. Logically, this matter should first be investigated by the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord’s people to understand the situation clearly, and then a decision should be made based on the specifics. But this time, the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to handle it without any discussion. Patriarch Xingtian is known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord has always been autocratic in his actions, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dares to question him too much.
But this time, the situation is too significant. If not addressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be hard-pressed to escape responsibility if something went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Department Dharma Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Mechanism, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord coldly said this, shook his head, and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Department Dharma Lord, being a wise and virtuous man with a broad mind, guessed many possibilities when he saw the Heavenly Mechanism Dharma Lord’s reluctance to speak. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall. Upon returning, he immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline, ensuring that no matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department would fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
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In the immortal realm, with the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, peace was quickly restored.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, and resentment was stirred up.
Gradually, the major sects became less concerned about the battles between immortals and gods, and instead began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. Anyone he looked at could be judged for their violations of the law. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Those who deserved punishment were executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander around, whether they had violated the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact Shui Miao had developed after over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, this cloak was officially unveiled, beginning its spiritual awakening.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and gradually, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared, knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear. He activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long time, the cloak trembled, and the spiritual awakening succeeded. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, declaring the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, with no memory.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different; it was born from Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Great! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was thrilled. There was no need for a blood pact; the holy artifact was already a part of his body, and the artifact spirit was also at the Emperor level. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit, as his immortal body was further strengthened by the Emperor’s Qi, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor is extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously use the artifact spirit’s power to enhance his immortal body, becoming an Emperor would become increasingly attainable.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was very excited.
This cloak was purely for concealment, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four puppets to gather… they had already collected a lot of materials, and this time was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet left here.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the Prefecture Treasury, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had gathered. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his own realm planet. Just as he was rejoicing, a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karma!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But at this moment, a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng was very blunt, directly demanding, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karma?”
Shui Miao was taken aback, looking at the Heavenly Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao silent, a Heavenly Punishment God immediately shouted, “Bold! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you questions, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s thoughts moved, and the Star River Emperor puppet spoke on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met on the road. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be sensible and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Heavenly Punishment Gods to arrest them.
Without hesitation, the Heavenly Punishment Gods moved to seize them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you? Do you have the strength to arrest me?”
“Bold!”
“Impudent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Arrest him!”
The Heavenly Punishment Gods all shouted, each extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any explanation, far more ferocious than mortal city guards.
“Bandits, you are just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You are just a group of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to arrest me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring the surrounding Heavenly Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very fond of combat. Seeing his opponent had some skill, he immediately itched for a fight: “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact in the Sixth Heaven.
Confident in his own strength, he completely disregarded the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade, causing strands of Yin Evil Qi to emanate from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and charged at Lü Zheng: “Black ghost with three eyes, have the guts to fight me hand-to-hand, dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! You dare call me a black ghost with three eyes!”
Lü Zheng was instantly enraged.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, it suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Heavenly Punishment Gods were severely injured on the spot; they were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction power of a super destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a supreme-grade treasure, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, activating his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil aura. Scanning with his divine sense, he found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he hesitated, wanting to capture an Emperor. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karma is also unclear; he’s definitely not a good person.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately used his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two experts flew over.
“Black ghost with three eyes, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was furious and immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, roaring angrily, “You two bastards, daring to call me a black-faced three-eyed monster, watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact Heavenly Net Vajra Blade to chop you into mincemeat, grind you into paste…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a black-faced three-eyed monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
Shui Miao’s mind stirred, and he had the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet speak on his behalf: “Oh, I am the Star River Immortal Emperor of the Three Purities Sect. This person is just a passerby friend I met. I wonder who we have offended by speaking here?”
“Star River Immortal Emperor? Never heard of you. Be obedient and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Tian Xing Spirits to seize them.
Without hesitation, the Tian Xing Spirits immediately moved in to grab them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who exactly are you people? Do you have the strength to arrest me?”
“Daring!”
“Reckless!”
“We are here on official business of the Tian Xing Department. How dare a mere Immortal Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize them!”
The Tian Xing Spirits shouted in unison, all extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing anyone to speak. Compared to the city guards on Earth, they were far more ferocious.
“Bandits! You’re nothing but bandits! What Tian Xing Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits pretending to be them. If you want to arrest me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Fairy Crane Immortal Emperor puppet shouted a few times before immediately charging at Lü Zheng. At the same time, he unleashed several waves of Yin and Sha energy, injuring the surrounding Tian Xing Spirits and sending them all flying.
“Haha! Daring to fight me, you’ve got some nerve!”
Lü Zheng loved battle and, seeing that his opponent had some skill, immediately itched to fight: “Step aside, let me deal with him!”
Lü Zheng had not yet used his holy artifact since arriving at the sixth level.
Confident in his abilities, he did not take the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fine, let’s fight! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of Sha energy at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly, suddenly flashing forward and releasing a golden light. The golden light instantly transformed into a blade, directly slicing toward the Star River Immortal Emperor. Being a puppet, the Star River Immortal Emperor was slow, and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. A faint mist of Yin and Sha energy began to seep from his body.
Sensing the Yin and Sha energy, Lü Zheng’s brow furrowed. “Star River Immortal Emperor? Are you a demon? Why are you exuding such evil energy?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Immortal Emperor puppet suddenly roared and charged directly at Lü Zheng: “Black ghost with three eyes, dare you fight me hand to hand? Coward if you keep dodging!”
“Damn it! You dare call me a black ghost with three eyes!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But as the Star River Immortal Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, it suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black, malevolent energy erupted…
“This matter, Ancestor Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring the majesty of the Heavenly Court is displayed. We cannot allow those sects with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Sovereign was somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign’s people to understand the situation before deciding on the course of action. Yet, this time, the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign directly ordered Ancestor Xingtian to handle it without any discussion. Ancestor Xingtian is known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also lead to the Heavenly Court losing the support of the people.
The Heavenly Strategy Sovereign has always been autocratic and, being the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dares to question him too much.
But this matter is too significant. If not addressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Sovereign cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategy, what exactly caused this chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategy Sovereign coldly replied, shaking his head before leaving the Nine Punishments Sacred Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign was unwilling to elaborate and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Sovereign, being wise and magnanimous, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Strategy Sovereign refused to speak further. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must fulfill its duties.
Meanwhile, upon returning to the Punishment Department, Ancestor Xingtian immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with sacred artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
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With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, igniting resentment.
Gradually, the major sects became less concerned about the war between immortals and gods and instead began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven, named Lü Zheng, wielded a mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade.
Lü Zheng, with a robust build and a black face adorned with three vertical eyes, could discern anyone’s legal transgressions with a single glance. Leading a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, he patrolled the skies of the Sixth Heaven, executing those who deserved punishment without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander about, whether guilty or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
This cloak, a super concealment artifact, was the result of over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of celestial stones and elixirs, as well as a significant portion of the Emperor’s Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was ready, beginning to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
However, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished almost instantly.
But Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he released the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a sacred artifact, a low-grade sacred artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, successfully awakening. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, declaring the artifact’s quality.
Normally, an artifact spirit is like a blank slate, devoid of any memory.
But this cloak’s artifact spirit was different, having been nurtured from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Wonderful! I’ve finally forged a sacred artifact!”
Shui Miao was thrilled. There was no need for a blood pact; the sacred artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an Emperor. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao benefited greatly from the artifact spirit, his immortal body strengthened by the Emperor’s Qi, and his immortal power surged, becoming increasingly formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor is extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more sacred artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the artifact spirit’s power, achieving Emperor status would become increasingly feasible.
“Great, now I don’t have to fear those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic.
This cloak was a pure concealment artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the imperial city of the Sixth Heaven.
Simultaneously, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another bountiful harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury, obtaining a vast amount of celestial stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had gathered. Shui Miao transferred all the celestial stones into his mental planet, feeling elated. However, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From afar, Lü Zheng used his vertical eye to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was puzzled and muttered to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t see through their karma!”
Lü Zheng’s spiritual sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, numerous Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being straightforward, directly asked, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karma?”
Shui Miao was startled, examining the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washing over him. He felt these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “Bold! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? Speak now, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet respond, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. Did we offend anyone by speaking here?”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. Be smart and come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
The Punishment Gods moved without hesitation.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who exactly are you? Do you have the strength to capture me?”
“Bold!”
“Impudent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor defy us?”
“Seize them!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each extremely arrogant and domineering, not allowing any explanation, far more aggressive than mortal enforcers.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a group of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times before charging at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring and repelling the surrounding Punishment Gods.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng, being very combative, felt the itch to fight when he saw his opponent had some skill: “All of you, step back. I’ll handle him!”
Since arriving in the Sixth Heaven, Lü Zheng had yet to use his sacred artifact.
Confident in his abilities, he looked down on the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. He suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly piercing the Star River Emperor. Being a puppet, the Star River Emperor was slow and was immediately stabbed by the golden blade, causing streams of Yin Evil Qi to emanate from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body full of evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared and charged at Lü Zheng: “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging is cowardly.”
“Bastard! You dare call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But when the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were severely injured, being only ordinary Immortal Lords, unable to withstand the self-destruction power of a super destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, was not severely injured but was still disoriented and dazed.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? Only fought a couple of times and then self-destructed?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, using his Emperor’s Qi to disperse it. Scanning with his spiritual sense, he found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his sacred artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he harbored thoughts of capturing an Emperor and delayed. Now, seeing Lü Zheng full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karma is also unclear. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately used his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact, then chased after Shui Miao.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Pillar Heaven Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged and immediately summoned his mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, roaring angrily, “You two bastards, daring to call me a three-eyed black monster? Watch me use my mid-grade sacred artifact, the Heavenly Net Diamond Blade, to chop you into mincemeat…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng disliked being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade sacred artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“Damn it! Is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few blows?”
Lü Zheng flew out from the thick malevolent energy, activating the Emperor Qi around him to dispel the Sha energy. Scanning with his divine sense, he found all his subordinates severely injured, while Shui Miao was trying to escape… Shui Miao could have fled earlier with the protection of his holy artifact, but he hesitated, hoping to capture an Immortal Emperor. Now, seeing Lü Zheng still lively, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This kid’s karma is also unreadable; he must not be a good person either.”
With this thought, Lü Zheng immediately used his powers to collect his subordinates into his artifact and pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s speed could not match Lü Zheng’s, and soon he was caught up.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike Shui Miao, two figures suddenly appeared in the sky.
“Black ghost with three eyes, you heavenly dog, today I will destroy you!”
“Haha! Let me pluck your eyes out and forge them into an artifact…”
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must ensure it is handled in a way that upholds the majesty of the Heavenly Court. We cannot allow those scheming sects to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Law Sovereign finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Law Sovereign was somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Heavenly Law Sovereign’s subordinates to understand the situation clearly before deciding on a course of action. But this time, the Heavenly Law Sovereign had directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to handle it without any discussion. Patriarch Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and suppression. While this might quell the turmoil, it could also lead to the Heavenly Court losing the support of the people.
The Heavenly Law Sovereign had always been autocratic in his actions, and as the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, no one dared to question him too much.
But this matter was too significant. If he didn’t inquire, as a senior member of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Law Sovereign cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Law Sovereign coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Law Sovereign was unwilling to say more and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Law Sovereign, being wise and magnanimous, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Law Sovereign refused to elaborate. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered the Thunder Department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department must focus on their own duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
※※※
With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects had been killed, and resentment began to brew.
Gradually, the major sects stopped caring about the battles between immortals and gods, instead turning their attention to the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, and he wielded a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist. His black face bore three vertical eyes on his forehead, and with just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the laws. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone who deserved punishment was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander around, whether they had broken the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his magical artifact, was engrossed in crafting formations and was unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to quench a cloak.
This cloak was a super stealth artifact that Shui Miao had spent over a year researching in the Time Tower. It had consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as half of the Emperor’s Qi he had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished in an instant.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he released the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, declaring the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But this cloak’s artifact spirit was different. It was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Wonderful! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact to claim ownership; the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit was at the Emperor level. Unfortunately, this artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the Emperor’s Qi, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor was extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, it would become increasingly easier.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure stealth artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew and his own insights.
Shui Miao immediately donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this time, it was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture Department, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had collected. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his own realm planet. Just as he was rejoicing, a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t even see through their karma!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Heavenly Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being straightforward, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karma?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. After sizing up the Heavenly Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, one of the Heavenly Punishment Gods immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by talking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. If you know what’s good for you, come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Heavenly Punishment Gods to arrest them.
Without hesitation, the Heavenly Punishment Gods moved to seize them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you think you have the power to arrest me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolent!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Heavenly Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and overbearing, not allowing anyone to speak. They were far more ferocious than the city guards of the mortal world.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to arrest me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring the surrounding Heavenly Punishment Gods and sending them flying.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very fond of combat. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately became eager to fight. “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Since arriving in the Sixth Heaven, Lü Zheng had yet to use his holy artifact.
Confident in his own abilities, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. He suddenly flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly slashing towards the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of Yin Evil Qi began to emanate from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and charged at Lü Zheng, “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging is for cowards.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But just as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose into the sky…
All the Heavenly Punishment Gods were caught in the blast, severely injured. They were only ordinary Immortal Lords and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction of a super-destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few blows?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, using his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil Qi. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had lingered with the intention of capturing an Emperor. Now, seeing Lü Zheng still full of vigor, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karma is also unclear. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered. He immediately used his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact and then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng’s, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me pluck out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged. He immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, and roared furiously, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me use my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, to chop you into mincemeat…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“Mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
“This matter, Patriarch Xingtian, you must have someone handle it, ensuring the majesty of the Heavenly Court is displayed. We cannot allow those factions with ill intentions to disrupt the rules of the immortal realm.”
After a long pause, the Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Xingtian immediately agreed and turned to leave.
However, the Thunder Department Dharma Lord was somewhat puzzled. Normally, such matters should first be investigated by the Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord’s subordinates to understand the situation clearly, and then a decision should be made based on the specifics. But this time, the Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord bypassed the usual procedure and directly ordered Patriarch Xingtian to handle it. Patriarch Xingtian was known for his straightforward and ruthless approach, focusing solely on punishment and execution. While this could quell the turmoil, it might also cause the Heavenly Court to lose the support of the people.
The Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord was known for his autocratic ways and was the cousin of the Heavenly Emperor, so no one dared to question him too much.
But this matter was too significant. If left unaddressed, as an elder of the Punishment City, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong.
Thus, the Thunder Department Dharma Lord cautiously asked, “Brother Heavenly Strategy, what exactly caused this great chaos in the immortal realm?”
“Greed, just greed.”
The Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord coldly replied, then shook his head and left the Nine Punishments Holy Hall.
Clearly, the Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord was unwilling to elaborate and was quite arrogant.
The Thunder Department Dharma Lord, being wise and magnanimous, guessed many possibilities when the Heavenly Strategy Dharma Lord refused to speak further. He silently returned to his Thunder God Hall and immediately ordered his department to maintain discipline. No matter what major events occurred in the immortal realm, the Thunder Department would focus on their own duties.
Meanwhile, Patriarch Xingtian, upon returning to the Punishment Department, immediately summoned the Five Punishment Gods, each equipped with holy artifacts, to descend to the immortal realm and restore order.
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With the arrival of the Five Punishment Gods, the immortal realm quickly returned to its former tranquility.
However, many disciples from various sects were killed, stirring up resentment.
Gradually, the major sects stopped caring about the war between immortals and gods and began to ponder the intentions of the Heavenly Court.
The Five Punishment Gods each occupied one layer of the heavens.
The Punishment God of the Sixth Heaven was named Lü Zheng, wielding a mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade.
Lü Zheng was a burly man with a broad back and a round waist, his black face adorned with three vertical eyes. With just one glance, he could determine whether someone had violated the law. Lü Zheng led a large group of Heavenly Punishment Gods, patrolling the skies of the Sixth Heaven daily. Anyone who deserved punishment was executed on the spot without question.
The Sixth Heaven quickly became lifeless, as no one dared to wander around, whether they had broken the law or not.
Shui Miao, hidden within his artifact, was engrossed in studying and crafting formations, unaware of the events outside.
One day, Shui Miao emerged from his artifact to temper a cloak.
This cloak was a super concealment artifact Shui Miao had developed after over a year of research in the Time Tower. It consumed a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones and elixirs, as well as half of the Emperor’s Qi Shui Miao had collected from the Kunpeng Emperor.
Now, the cloak was finally complete and began to awaken.
The cloak emitted waves of purple light, and soon, yellow Emperor’s Qi descended from the sky.
But, as before, the Emperor’s Qi vanished almost instantly.
However, Shui Miao was prepared. Knowing the Emperor’s Qi would disappear, he activated the remaining half of the Emperor’s Qi he had obtained from the Kunpeng Emperor, allowing the artifact spirit within the cloak to absorb it.
“It’s a holy artifact, a low-grade holy artifact!”
After a long while, the cloak trembled, and the awakening was successful. The artifact spirit within actively spoke, revealing the quality of the holy artifact.
Normally, artifact spirits are like blank slates, devoid of any memory.
But the artifact spirit of this cloak was different—it was born from a fragment of Shui Miao’s own soul.
Thus, the artifact spirit was a part of Shui Miao.
“Haha! Fantastic! I’ve finally forged a holy artifact!”
Shui Miao was ecstatic. There was no need for a blood pact; the holy artifact was already a part of him, and the artifact spirit possessed the cultivation level of an Emperor. Unfortunately, the artifact spirit was still only at the ordinary Emperor level. Shui Miao also gained significant benefits from the artifact spirit. His immortal body, tempered by the Emperor’s Qi, became increasingly robust, and his immortal power surged, growing stronger and more formidable.
However, Shui Miao still hadn’t broken through to become an Emperor.
Becoming an Emperor was extremely difficult, but if Shui Miao could forge more holy artifacts and continuously refine his immortal body with the power of the artifact spirits, the path to becoming an Emperor would become increasingly easier.
“Great, now I’m not afraid of those Emperors!”
Shui Miao was thrilled.
This cloak was a pure concealment artifact, incorporating all the formations Shui Miao knew, as well as his own insights.
Immediately, Shui Miao donned the cloak, transforming into a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivated water-based immortal power, and headed towards the capital of the Sixth Heaven.
At the same time, Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, summoning all four of his puppets… They had already gathered a lot of materials, and this was undoubtedly another great harvest for Shui Miao.
Not long after flying, Shui Miao encountered the Star River Emperor puppet he had left behind.
The Star River Emperor puppet had raided the treasury of the Prefecture Department, obtaining a vast amount of Heavenly Origin Stones, far more than what the Three Pure Sects had plundered. Shui Miao transferred all the Heavenly Origin Stones into his own conceptual planet. Just as he was rejoicing, a large group of Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng arrived.
From a distance, Lü Zheng used his vertical eyes to observe Shui Miao and the Star River Emperor puppet.
“Hmm?”
Upon seeing them, Lü Zheng was immediately puzzled. He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Who are these two? Their auras are so chaotic! I can’t even see through their karmic obstacles!”
Lü Zheng’s divine sense also alerted Shui Miao.
But by then, a large number of Punishment Gods had already descended, surrounding Shui Miao.
Lü Zheng, being straightforward, directly demanded, “Who are you? Why can’t I see through your karmic obstacles?”
Shui Miao was taken aback. After sizing up the Punishment Gods and Lü Zheng, a sense of foreboding washed over him. He felt that these immortals were extraordinary and not to be trifled with.
Seeing Shui Miao remain silent, a Punishment God immediately shouted, “How dare you! Our Heavenly Net God is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? If you don’t speak, don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, and he had the Star River Emperor puppet speak on his behalf, “Oh, I am the Star River Emperor of the Three Pure Sects. This person is a friend I just met. I don’t know who we’ve offended by speaking here.”
“Star River Emperor? Never heard of you. If you know what’s good for you, come with us.” Lü Zheng waved his hand, ordering the Punishment Gods to apprehend them.
Without hesitation, the Punishment Gods moved to capture them.
“Wait!”
The Star River Emperor puppet immediately shouted, “Who are you people? Do you think you have the strength to capture me?”
“How dare you!”
“Insolence!”
“We are the Heavenly Punishment Department. How dare a mere Emperor like you defy us?”
“Seize him!”
The Punishment Gods all shouted, each one extremely arrogant and overbearing, not allowing any room for discussion. They were far more ferocious than the mortal world’s city enforcers.
“Bandits! You’re just bandits! What Heavenly Punishment Department? You’re just a bunch of bandits impersonating the Heavenly Punishment Department. If you want to capture me, I’ll destroy you first!” The Star River Emperor puppet shouted a few times and then charged at Lü Zheng, simultaneously releasing several streams of Yin Evil Qi, injuring and scattering the surrounding Punishment Gods.
“Haha, daring to fight me? Interesting!”
Lü Zheng was very fond of combat. Seeing that his opponent had some skill, he immediately became eager to fight. “All of you, step back! Let me handle him!”
Since arriving in the Sixth Heaven, Lü Zheng had yet to use his holy artifact.
Confident in his own abilities, he didn’t take the Star River Emperor puppet seriously at all.
“Fight then! You think I’m afraid of you?”
The Star River Emperor puppet directly spat a stream of evil Qi at Lü Zheng.
Seeing this, Lü Zheng’s lips curled slightly. Suddenly, he flashed, releasing a golden light that instantly transformed into a sharp blade, directly striking the Star River Emperor. The Star River Emperor, being a puppet, was slow and was immediately pierced by the golden blade. Wisps of Yin Evil Qi began to seep from his body.
Sensing the Yin Evil Qi, Lü Zheng frowned, “Star River Emperor? Are you a demon? Why is your body filled with evil Qi?”
“You’re the demon! Your whole family are demons!” The Star River Emperor puppet suddenly roared twice and charged at Lü Zheng, “Three-eyed black monster, if you have the guts, fight me hand-to-hand. Hiding and dodging makes you a coward.”
“Bastard! How dare you call me a three-eyed black monster!”
Lü Zheng was furious.
But just as the Star River Emperor puppet reached Lü Zheng, he suddenly self-destructed.
“Boom!”
A mushroom cloud of black Yin Evil Qi rose…
All the Punishment Gods were caught in the blast, severely injured on the spot. They were only ordinary Immortal Venerables and couldn’t withstand the self-destruction of a super-destructive immortal artifact. Lü Zheng, protected by a top-grade supreme artifact, wasn’t severely injured but was still dazed and disoriented.
“Bastard, is this guy crazy? He self-destructed after just a few moves?”
Lü Zheng flew out of the thick Yin Evil Qi, using his Emperor’s Qi to disperse the evil aura. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that all his subordinates were severely injured, while Shui Miao was fleeing… Shui Miao, protected by his holy artifact, could have escaped earlier, but he had hesitated, hoping to capture an Emperor. Now, seeing Lü Zheng still full of energy, Shui Miao was terrified and fled frantically.
“This guy’s karmic obstacles are also impenetrable. He must not be a good person either.”
Lü Zheng’s thoughts flickered. He immediately used his magic to collect his subordinates into his artifact and then pursued Shui Miao relentlessly.
Shui Miao’s flying speed was no match for Lü Zheng, and he was soon caught.
Just as Lü Zheng was about to strike, two powerful figures flew over.
“Three-eyed black monster, you lackey of the Heavenly Court, today I’ll destroy you!”
“Haha, let me dig out his eyes and forge them into an artifact…”
The newcomers were the White Tiger Emperor and the Sky Pillar Emperor’s puppets.
Hearing this, Lü Zheng was enraged. He immediately summoned his mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade, and roared furiously, “You two bastards, how dare you call me a three-eyed black monster! Watch me chop you into mincemeat with my mid-grade holy artifact, the Heavenly Net Vajra Blade…”
Clearly, Lü Zheng didn’t like being called a three-eyed black monster.
“A mid-grade holy artifact!”
Hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling.
Clearly, Lü Zheng disliked being mocked for his black face and three eyes.
“A mid-grade holy artifact!”
Upon hearing this, Shui Miao was shocked, his scalp tingling with alarm.
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