The Tianyi Dejun, also known as the Tianyi Guiren, is someone who steps forward in critical moments, offering the helping hand of a benefactor to Shui Miao.
“Alright then, for everyone here, I shall forge a set of array chessboards.”
Shui Miao felt immense joy in his heart.
What delighted Shui Miao most wasn’t merely receiving assistance from Tianyi Dejun, but gaining a group of close friends.
“Great! Wonderful!”
“Haha, with even more powerful magical treasures, our confidence will grow stronger.”
“That’s right! Brother Shui Miao is truly the savior of our Immortal Realm!”
“…”
Everyone was excitedly discussing, and with this, success seemed assured.
However, Shui Miao suddenly recalled Xuan Kong’er, the extraordinary forging genius from the Demon Realm, upon hearing everyone’s words. Xuan Kong’er possessed formidable abilities, a master craftsman of magical treasures. If he were to confront Shui Miao on behalf of the Demon Realm, it would indeed become a serious problem.
Therefore, Shui Miao shared his concerns with the group.
Upon hearing this, everyone expressed their support, saying they would handle matters concerning the ancient immortals while urging Shui Miao to create an unprecedented magical treasure within the Tower of Time to counter Xuan Kong’er and the formidable enemies of other realms.
Hearing this, Shui Miao suddenly found the idea quite reasonable—and even somewhat urgent.
After receiving a vast amount of materials from Tianyi Dejun, Shui Miao immediately began forging.
Setting aside Shui Miao’s forging of a grand magical treasure for now, several city lords jointly discussed and unanimously decided to send Tianyi Dejun and Wenchang Dijun to search for talents in both the Immortal and Mortal Realms and cultivate them. On the Heavenly Court’s side, Chong Yuanzi would take the lead, accompanied by Shui Tianyi Matriarch and Xingtian Fazun, to manage major affairs and confront the ancient immortals.
The Punishment City and Origin City were two major departments of the Heavenly Court, overseeing numerous celestial officials. Origin City was responsible for managing water sources across the Three Realms, distributing and supplying spiritual energy, sweet dew, rain, snow, and other auxiliary matters. Punishment City was in charge of surveillance, punishment, rewarding good deeds, and punishing evil ones, enforcing heavenly laws and celestial regulations. Xingtian Fazun commanded celestial soldiers and generals of the Immortal Realm, wielding immense power, making it the most effective department against ancient immortals.
Now that everyone was united with a shared ideal and goal, they worked with even greater enthusiasm.
To prevent potential threats and seize the initiative, Chong Yuanzi, the Thunder Sect’s Fazun, assigned Xingtian Fazun and Shui Tianyi Matriarch to oversee affairs in this Heaven. Chong Yuanzi himself mobilized personnel from the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion, the Thirty-six Divisions, the Eastern and Western Hua Tai Pavilions, Xuan Hall, and the Four Mansions and Six Academies, forming thirteen Principal Divine Enforcers of the Thunder Sect, thirty-six Punishment Divine Enforcers, and seventy-two Celestial Executioners. Together, they traveled to various layers of the Immortal Realm, adjusting personnel arrangements, balancing sect powers, and reinforcing the authority of the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Virtue Lord, also known as the Heavenly Virtue Noble, steps forward at critical moments, offering assistance and support to Shui Miao.
“Very well, since it is so, I shall forge a set of formation chessboards for each of you.”
Shui Miao was filled with joy in his heart.
What delighted Shui Miao the most was not just the aid from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, but the acquisition of a group of good friends.
“Great, wonderful!”
“Ha, with more powerful magical tools, our words will carry more weight.”
“Indeed, Brother Shui Miao is truly the savior of our celestial realm!”
“…”
Everyone was excitedly discussing, and with this, success was assured.
However, Shui Miao suddenly remembered the demon realm’s forging prodigy, Xuan Kong’er, whose skills were extraordinary. If Xuan Kong’er were to confront him on behalf of the demon realm, the trouble would indeed be significant.
Thus, amidst his thoughts, Shui Miao voiced his concerns.
Upon hearing this, everyone unanimously agreed to support the ancient immortals’ affairs, urging Shui Miao to create an unprecedented magical artifact in the Time Tower to counter Xuan Kong’er and the formidable powers of the alien races.
This seemed quite reasonable to Shui Miao, and somewhat urgent.
After receiving a vast amount of material assistance from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, Shui Miao immediately began forging.
Setting aside Shui Miao’s forging of a large magical artifact, several city lords jointly decided to have the Heavenly Virtue Lord and the Emperor of Culture and Literature search for talents in both the celestial and mortal realms to nurture. In the celestial court, Chong Yuanzi led, along with the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi and the Law Lord of Punishment, to handle major affairs and deal with the ancient immortals.
The Punishment City and the Source City were two significant departments under the celestial court, overseeing many celestial officials. The Source City managed the distribution and supply of water sources, spiritual energy, sweet dew, rain, and snow, among other auxiliary matters. The Punishment City was responsible for monitoring, punishing, rewarding the good and punishing the evil, enforcing celestial laws, and the Law Lord of Punishment mobilized celestial soldiers and generals, wielding immense power, making it the most effective department against the ancient immortals.
Now, united with a common ideal and goal, everyone worked with great enthusiasm.
To prevent future issues and seize the initiative, the Law Lord of Thunder, Chong Yuanzi, had the Law Lord of Punishment and the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi oversee the situation in this layer of heaven. Chong Yuanzi himself gathered forces from the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion, the Thirty-Six Departments, the East and West Hua Terraces, the Mystic Pavilion, and the Four Mansions and Six Courts, forming the Thirteen Righteous Thunder Gods, the Thirty-Six Punishment Gods, and the Seventy-Two Heavenly Execution Gods, all dispatched to various layers of the celestial realm to adjust personnel layouts, balance the powers of major sects, and consolidate the authority of the celestial court.
First, the Law Lord of Thunder and his subordinates arrived at the second layer of heaven, rectifying order and mobilizing twenty thousand celestial soldiers and generals to the third layer. After organizing the third layer, they mobilized another twenty thousand to the fourth layer…
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The Nine Layers of the Celestial Realm
With the Kunpeng Emperor missing, the major sects were leaderless, and the order was extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, thunder roared across the nine heavens, the sky and earth changed colors, and red punishment clouds rolled, merging the sky and earth into one.
Fourteen thousand celestial soldiers and generals descended, and under the leadership of the Law Lord of Thunder, the major and minor sects quickly restored normal order, and all disruptors were dealt with according to the law.
Chong Yuanzi’s efficiency was extremely high.
His rectification was like a gale sweeping fallen leaves, with vast righteous energy stabilizing the universe.
The entire celestial realm was under martial law, with millions of celestial soldiers and generals maintaining order, and the major sects were quickly subdued, not daring to act recklessly.
The small gates in the east, west, and north of the ninth layer were closed, only the South Heavenly Gate remained open.
Chong Yuanzi deployed his forces, dividing the Nine Righteous Thunder Gods, the Thirty-Two Punishment Gods, and the Fifty-Six Heavenly Execution Gods into nine routes, each leading ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals to patrol the nine layers of heaven, maintaining order and performing their duties. Chong Yuanzi himself led the remaining Four Righteous Thunder Gods, Four Punishment Gods, and Six Heavenly Execution Gods, commanding the remaining fifty thousand celestial soldiers and generals to guard the South Heavenly Gate.
Shortly after Chong Yuanzi restored order and settled the troops, a group of immortals arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.
This group of over thirty immortals, mostly soldiers, with only five or six dressed as Taoists.
Among them, one celestial general stood out, tall and strong, with red lips and white teeth, clad in golden armor, with thick eyebrows like ink and swords, and eyes exuding a compelling brilliance. Between his eyebrows was a red vertical eye resembling fire, and beside him was a long, thin black dog!
“Is that Erlang Shen and his Howling Heaven Dog?”
“Have the ancient immortals truly returned!?”
At the South Heavenly Gate, two punishment gods saw the newcomers, and one immediately went to inform Chong Yuanzi.
This group of immortals was stopped by a squad of celestial soldiers and generals at the South Heavenly Gate.
“Celestial court’s important ground, no unauthorized entry! Who are you?”
The leading celestial general was a tall, strong, and upright Righteous Thunder God, specially arranged by Chong Yuanzi to impersonate a celestial general.
“Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand…”
The five or six Taoists in the group immediately stepped forward, with an elder Taoist presenting a jade token, saying, “I am the Ethereal Realist of Jiuhua Mountain, and the others behind me are ancient immortals hidden in the mortal realm. The tallest one is none other than Erlang Shen!”
“Erlang Shen?”
The Righteous Thunder God immediately frowned and sternly shouted, “How audacious, daring to deceive me! Erlang Shen perished in the celestial-demon war, and you dare to impersonate ancient immortals? Come! Seize these treacherous demon immortals!”
“At your command!”
Instantly, numerous celestial soldiers and generals flew out, surrounding this group of ancient immortals.
Erlang Shen couldn’t hold back his anger and charged at the Righteous Thunder God, shouting, “Are you blind? Don’t you recognize me?”
“Boom!”
The Righteous Thunder God raised his hand, and a thunderbolt shot from the Eight Trigrams Mirror in his hand, directly striking Erlang Shen!
Erlang Shen was hit by the thunderbolt, causing an explosion that threw him back dozens of meters.
The other ancient immortals were terrified upon seeing this.
“Hmph! I knew you were demons.” The Righteous Thunder God shook the Eight Trigrams Mirror in his hand, “This is a demon-slaying artifact. I already smelled the demonic aura on you. This mirror wouldn’t harm ordinary immortals, but you, hmph! Daring to trespass the celestial court, seize them all!”
The Righteous Thunder God ordered again, and the celestial soldiers and generals effortlessly captured this group of ancient immortals.
This group of ancient immortals was escorted to the celestial prison by the celestial soldiers and generals.
Not far from the South Heavenly Gate, a newly appeared Thunder Jade Mansion housed Chong Yuanzi, who was watching the scene of the Righteous Thunder God capturing the ancient immortals on a mirror. After watching twice, Chong Yuanzi turned to the three Righteous Thunder Gods beside him and ordered, “Go and interrogate these demons, find out their origins.”
“Law Lord, may we use torture?”
One Righteous Thunder God quickly asked.
Chong Yuanzi coldly smiled, “Why not? They’re not real ancient immortals, just a bunch of demons.”
“But Law Lord, what if they are reincarnated souls of ancient immortals?” Another Righteous Thunder God questioned.
Chong Yuanzi impatiently glanced at the Righteous Thunder God, “That’s why I want you to interrogate them. As for what to do, we’ll decide after the interrogation. Also, if they are just demons, execute them on the spot.”
“At your command!”
The three Righteous Thunder Gods immediately left to carry out the order.
They had no idea what major event had occurred today, why the Law Lord had mobilized everyone, and why they were in the ninth layer of heaven, interrogating a few demons.
After the three Righteous Thunder Gods left, Chong Yuanzi stroked his beard and pondered, feeling an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
“Report… Sir…”
A Heavenly Execution God hurriedly reported, “Sir, another group of ancient immortals has arrived outside, looking exactly like those just captured!”
“What?!”
Hearing this, Chong Yuanzi was greatly shocked.
Chong Yuanzi quickly opened the Reflecting Mirror and saw that the group indeed looked identical to the previous one, even saying the same things.
How could this be?
Is someone deliberately mocking us?
Impossible!
My reaction speed is so fast, I’ve already stabilized the celestial court’s order, how could this still happen?
After a moment of thought, Chong Yuanzi immediately said, “Pass down the order, if we encounter such demon immortals again, kill them all on the spot!”
“At your command!”
The Heavenly Execution God quickly flew away.
Chong Yuanzi then summoned a messenger and ordered, “Go to the celestial prison immediately, inform the Righteous Thunder Gods, no need for interrogation, execute them on the spot. Also, immediately order to strengthen the defenses of the three small heavenly gates, anyone attempting to break through, kill without mercy.”
“At your command!”
The messenger quickly left to carry out the order.
Chong Yuanzi’s thoughts raced, and he muttered to himself, “It seems these ancient immortals are quite problematic. They hide their heads and tails, and even use such methods to test us. If they were genuine ancient immortals, they wouldn’t do this. So, who are they really? I must return and have Shui Miao use the Heavenly Mirror to see what they’re up to.”
After much deliberation, the anxious Chong Yuanzi decided to use the Heavenly Escape Talisman to return.
“Report…”
Just as Chong Yuanzi took out the Heavenly Escape Talisman to leave, another Heavenly Execution God hurriedly flew over, “Law Lord, you must come and see, outside the South Heavenly Gate, hundreds of immortals have arrived, including the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Supreme Lord Laozi, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and even… even your father…”
“What? My father!!”
Chong Yuanzi was once again greatly shocked. He quickly turned around, channeled his magic to activate the Reflecting Mirror, and saw a crowd of ancient immortals gathering from all directions outside the South Heavenly Gate. Among them, a white-haired, youthful immortal in a white robe was indeed his father!
“No! This can’t be true!”
Chong Yuanzi became emotionally agitated, “My father passed away long ago, this must be the work of demons, it must be!”
Chong Yuanzi shouted hysterically, but deep down, he desperately wished his father was truly alive.
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The Nine Heavens of the Immortal Realm
With the whereabouts of Kunpeng Immortal Emperor unknown, various sects were leaderless, and the order had become extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, thunder roared across the skies, the heavens and earth changed colors, and red punitive clouds rolled across the sky, turning heaven and earth into a single hue.
One hundred and forty thousand celestial soldiers and generals descended, and under the command of Chong Yuanzi, the smaller sects quickly returned to normal order, with all disruptors executed without mercy.
Chong Yuanzi’s efficiency was extremely high.
The Heavenly Virtue Lord, also known as the Heavenly Virtue Noble, steps forward at critical moments, offering assistance to Shui Miao with the help of a noble figure.
“Alright, since that’s the case, I will forge a set of formation chessboards for everyone.”
Shui Miao was overjoyed.
What made Shui Miao happiest was not just the assistance from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, but also the fact that he had gained a group of good friends.
“Great, that’s wonderful!”
“Ha, with more powerful magical tools, we’ll have even more confidence to speak up.”
“Yes, Brother Shui Miao is truly the savior of our immortal realm!”
“…”
Everyone was excitedly discussing, and with this, success was assured.
However, Shui Miao suddenly remembered the demon realm’s forging prodigy, Xuan Kong’er, whose skills were extraordinary. If Xuan Kong’er were to confront him on behalf of the demon realm, the trouble would indeed be significant.
So, Shui Miao voiced his concerns.
Upon hearing this, everyone expressed that the ancient immortals’ matters would be handled by them, and they urged Shui Miao to create an unprecedented magical tool in the Time Tower to counter Xuan Kong’er and the powerful beings of other races.
Shui Miao suddenly found this quite reasonable and somewhat urgent.
After receiving a vast amount of material assistance from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, Shui Miao immediately began forging.
Setting aside Shui Miao’s forging of a large magical tool, several city lords jointly decided to have the Heavenly Virtue Lord and the Emperor of Culture and Education search for talents in both the immortal and mortal realms to cultivate. In the Heavenly Court, Chong Yuanzi led, along with the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi and the Law Lord of Punishment, to handle major affairs and deal with the ancient immortals.
The Punishment City and the Source City were two very large departments under the Heavenly Court, overseeing many immortal officials. The Source City managed the distribution and supply of water sources, spiritual energy, sweet dew, rain, and snow, among other auxiliary matters. The Punishment City was responsible for monitoring, punishing, rewarding good deeds, and enforcing heavenly laws. The Law Lord of Punishment was in charge of mobilizing the heavenly soldiers and generals, wielding great power and being the most effective department against the ancient immortals.
Now, with everyone united and sharing common ideals and goals, they worked with even greater enthusiasm.
To prevent future issues and take the initiative, Chong Yuanzi, the Law Lord of Thunder, had the Law Lord of Punishment and the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi oversee the situation in this layer of heaven. Chong Yuanzi himself selected personnel from the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion, the Thirty-Six Departments, the East and West Hua Platforms, the Mystic Pavilion, and the Four Mansions and Six Courts to form the Thirteen Thunder Law Gods, the Thirty-Six Punishment Gods, and the Seventy-Two Heavenly Execution Gods, who went to various layers of the immortal realm to adjust personnel layouts, balance the forces of major sects, and consolidate the authority of the Heavenly Court.
First, the Law Lord of Thunder and his subordinates went to the second layer of heaven to restore order, mobilizing twenty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to the third layer of heaven. After restoring order there, they mobilized another twenty thousand to the fourth layer of heaven…
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The Nine Layers of the Immortal Realm
With the Kunpeng Emperor missing, the major sects were leaderless, and the order was extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, thunder roared across the heavens, the sky and earth changed colors, and red punishment clouds rolled, blending the sky and earth into one.
Fourteen thousand heavenly soldiers and generals descended, and under the command of the Law Lord of Thunder, the major and minor sects quickly returned to normal order, and all troublemakers were dealt with according to the law.
Chong Yuanzi’s efficiency was extremely high.
His restoration of order was like a gale sweeping away fallen leaves, with vast righteous energy stabilizing the world.
The entire immortal realm was under martial law, with millions of heavenly soldiers and generals maintaining order. The major sects were quickly subdued, and none dared to act recklessly.
The small gates in the east, west, and north of the ninth layer of heaven were closed, while only the South Heavenly Gate remained open.
Chong Yuanzi deployed troops and generals, dividing the Nine Thunder Law Gods, the Thirty-Two Punishment Gods, and the Fifty-Six Heavenly Execution Gods into nine routes, each leading ten thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to patrol the ninth layer of heaven, maintaining order and performing their duties. Chong Yuanzi himself led the remaining Four Thunder Law Gods, Four Punishment Gods, and Six Heavenly Execution Gods, commanding the remaining fifty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to guard the South Heavenly Gate.
Shortly after Chong Yuanzi restored order and settled the troops, a group of immortals arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.
This group of over thirty immortals, mostly soldiers and generals, with only five or six dressed as Taoists.
One immortal general stood out, tall and strong, with red lips and white teeth, wearing golden armor, with thick eyebrows like ink and eyes shining with intense light. Between his eyebrows was a red vertical eye like fire, and beside him was a long, thin black dog!
“Is that Erlang Shen and his Heavenly Hound?”
“Have the ancient immortals really returned!?”
At the South Heavenly Gate, two punishment gods saw the newcomers, and one immediately went to inform Chong Yuanzi.
This group of immortals was stopped by a group of heavenly soldiers and generals at the South Heavenly Gate.
“Heavenly Court’s important area, no unauthorized entry! Who are you?”
The leader of the heavenly soldiers was a tall, strong, and upright Thunder Law God, specially arranged by Chong Yuanzi to impersonate an immortal general.
“Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand…”
Among the group, the five or six Taoists stepped forward, and an elder Taoist took out a jade token, saying, “I am the Ethereal Real Person of Jiuhua Mountain, and the others behind me are ancient immortals hidden in the mortal realm. The tallest one is none other than Erlang Shen!”
“Erlang Shen?”
The Thunder Law God immediately frowned and shouted, “How bold, daring to deceive me! Erlang Shen perished in the immortal-demon war, and you dare to impersonate ancient immortals! Come! Seize these treacherous demon immortals!”
“At your command!”
Instantly, many heavenly soldiers and generals flew out, surrounding this group of ancient immortals.
Erlang Shen couldn’t hold back his anger and charged at the Thunder Law God, shouting, “Are you blind? Don’t you recognize me?”
“Boom!”
The Thunder Law God raised his hand, and a thunderbolt shot from a Bagua mirror, directly hitting Erlang Shen!
Erlang Shen was struck by the thunderbolt, exploded, and was thrown back dozens of meters.
The other ancient immortals were terrified upon seeing this.
“Hmph! I knew you were demons.” The Thunder Law God shook the Bagua mirror in his hand, “This is a demon-slaying treasure. I already smelled the demonic aura on you. This mirror wouldn’t harm ordinary immortals, but you, hmph! Daring to intrude into the Heavenly Court, seize them all!”
The Thunder Law God ordered again, and the heavenly soldiers and generals effortlessly captured this group of ancient immortals.
This group of ancient immortals was taken to the heavenly prison by the heavenly soldiers and generals.
Not far from the South Heavenly Gate, a newly appeared Thunder Jade Mansion stood. Inside, Chong Yuanzi had a mirror in front of him, showing the Thunder Law God capturing the ancient immortals. After watching twice, Chong Yuanzi turned to the three Thunder Law Gods beside him and ordered, “Go and interrogate these demons to find out their origins.”
“Law Lord, can we use torture?”
One Thunder Law God quickly asked.
Chong Yuanzi smiled coldly, “Why not? They’re not real ancient immortals, just a group of demons.”
“But Law Lord, what if they are the reincarnated souls of ancient immortals?” Another Thunder Law God questioned.
Chong Yuanzi looked somewhat impatiently at this Thunder Law God, “That’s why I want you to interrogate them. As for what to do, we’ll decide after the interrogation. Also, if they are just demons, you can execute them on the spot.”
“At your command!”
The three Thunder Law Gods immediately left.
They didn’t know what major event had happened today, why the Law Lord had mobilized everyone, and why they had come to this ninth layer of heaven to interrogate a few demons.
After the three Thunder Law Gods left, Chong Yuanzi stroked his beard and pondered, feeling an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
“Report… Lord…”
A Heavenly Execution God hurriedly reported, “Lord, another group of ancient immortals has arrived outside, looking exactly like the ones just captured!”
“What?!”
Hearing this, Chong Yuanzi was greatly shocked.
Chong Yuanzi quickly opened the Reflecting Mirror and saw that this group indeed looked exactly like the previous one, and even their words were the same.
How could this be?
Was someone deliberately mocking us?
Impossible!
My reaction speed was so fast, and I had completely restored the Heavenly Court’s order. How could this still happen?
After a moment of thought, Chong Yuanzi immediately said, “Pass down the order: if you encounter such demon immortals again, kill them all on the spot!”
“At your command!”
The Heavenly Execution God immediately flew away.
Chong Yuanzi then summoned a messenger and said, “Go to the heavenly prison immediately and inform the Thunder Law Gods not to interrogate them anymore, execute them on the spot. Also, immediately order to strengthen the defenses of the Three Small Heavenly Gates. Whoever tries to break through, kill without mercy.”
“At your command!”
The messenger immediately left.
Chong Yuanzi’s thoughts raced, and he muttered to himself, “It seems these ancient immortals are quite problematic. They hide their heads and tails, and even use this method to test us. If they were genuine ancient immortals, they would never do this. So, who are they? No, I must return and have Shui Miao use the Heavenly Mirror to see what they are up to.”
After much deliberation, the anxious Chong Yuanzi decided to use the Escape Talisman to return.
“Report…”
Just as Chong Yuanzi took out the Escape Talisman to leave, another Heavenly Execution God hurriedly flew over: “Law Lord, please come and see, hundreds of immortals have arrived outside the South Heavenly Gate, including the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Supreme Lord Laozi, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and even… even your father…”
“What? My father!!”
Chong Yuanzi was shocked again and quickly turned around, activating the Reflecting Mirror with his magic power. He saw a crowd of ancient immortals gathering from all directions outside the South Heavenly Gate, and among them was a white-haired, youthful immortal in a white robe—his father!
“No! This can’t be true!”
Chong Yuanzi became emotionally agitated, “My father passed away long ago. This must be the work of demons, it must be!”
Chong Yuanzi shouted hysterically, but deep down, he desperately wished his father was truly alive.
The entire Immortal Realm was placed under martial law, with millions of celestial soldiers and generals maintaining order. The major sects were quickly subdued and dared not cause trouble.
The east, west, and north gates of the Nine Heavens were tightly shut, with only the South Heaven Gate wide open.
Chong Yuanzi deployed his forces, dividing nine Principal Divine Enforcers, thirty-two Punishment Divine Enforcers, and fifty-six Celestial Executioners into nine groups, each accompanied by ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals, to patrol the Nine Heavens, commanding celestial soldiers and generals, maintaining order, and ensuring everyone fulfilled their duties. Chong Yuanzi himself led the remaining four Principal Divine Enforcers, four Punishment Divine Enforcers, and six Celestial Executioners, commanding the remaining fifty thousand celestial soldiers and generals to guard the South Heaven Gate.
Just after Chong Yuanzi restored order and settled the army, a group of immortals arrived at the South Heaven Gate.
This group numbered more than thirty, mostly soldiers and generals, with only five or six dressed as Daoist priests.
Among them, one immortal general stood out, tall and strong, with rosy lips and white teeth, wearing golden armor. His thick eyebrows were like ink-drawn swords, and his eyes radiated piercing brilliance. Between his eyebrows was a red vertical eye shaped like a flame. Beside him followed a similarly lean and tall black dog!
“Is that Erlang Shen and Xiangtian Quan?”
“Have the ancient immortals really returned!?”
At the South Heaven Gate, two Punishment Divine Enforcers saw the newcomers, and one immediately went to notify Chong Yuanzi.
As this group of immortals arrived at the South Heaven Gate, they were blocked by a group of celestial soldiers and generals.
“This is sacred territory of the Heavenly Court; no unauthorized entry is allowed! Who are you people?”
The leading celestial general was a tall and robust Principal Divine Enforcer, a straightforward and rugged figure, specially assigned by Chong Yuanzi to impersonate an immortal general.
“No misunderstanding, no misunderstanding…”
From the group, the five or six Daoist priests quickly stepped forward. One elder Daoist priest took out a jade tablet and said, “I am Piaomiao Zhenren from Jiuhua Mountain. The others behind me are also ancient immortals who have been hiding in the Mortal Realm. The tallest one here is indeed Erlang Zhenjun!”
“Erlang Zhenjun?”
The Principal Divine Enforcer immediately furrowed his brow, sternly shouting, “What audacity! Daring to deceive this general! Erlang Zhenjun perished during the Immortal-Demon War long ago. How dare you impersonate ancient immortals! Come forth! Seize these malicious immortals!”
“Understood!”
Instantly, numerous celestial soldiers and generals flew forth, surrounding the group of ancient immortals.
Erlang Zhenjun, unable to contain his anger, rushed toward the Principal Divine Enforcer and shouted, “Have you gone blind? Can’t you even recognize me?”
“Boom!”
The Heavenly Virtue Lord, also known as the Heavenly Virtue Noble, steps forward at critical moments, offering assistance to Shui Miao with the help of noble figures.
“Alright, since that’s the case, I will forge a set of formation chessboards for everyone.”
Shui Miao was overjoyed.
What delighted Shui Miao the most was not just the aid from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, but also the acquisition of a group of good friends.
“Great, wonderful!”
“Ha, with more powerful magical tools, our words will carry more weight.”
“Indeed, Brother Shui Miao is truly the savior of our immortal realm!”
“…”
Everyone was excitedly discussing, and with this, success was assured.
However, Shui Miao suddenly remembered Xuan Kong’er, a genius blacksmith from the demon realm, whose skills were extraordinary. If he were to confront Shui Miao on behalf of the demon realm, it would indeed be a significant trouble.
Thus, Shui Miao voiced his concerns amidst his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, everyone expressed that the matters of the ancient immortals would be supported by them, urging Shui Miao to create an unprecedented magical artifact in the Time Tower to counter Xuan Kong’er and the powerful beings of the alien race.
Shui Miao suddenly found this quite reasonable and somewhat urgent.
After receiving a vast amount of material assistance from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, Shui Miao immediately began forging.
Setting aside Shui Miao’s forging of a large magical artifact, several city lords jointly decided to first have the Heavenly Virtue Lord and the Emperor of Culture and Literature search for talents in both the immortal and mortal realms to cultivate. In the Heavenly Court, Chong Yuanzi led, along with the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi and the Law Lord of Punishment, to handle major affairs and deal with the ancient immortals.
The Punishment City and the Source City were two very large departments under the Heavenly Court, overseeing many immortal officials. The Source City managed the distribution and supply of water and spiritual energy across the three realms, as well as matters like sweet dew, rain, and snow. The Punishment City was responsible for monitoring, punishing, rewarding good and punishing evil, and enforcing the heavenly laws. The Law Lord of Punishment was in charge of mobilizing the heavenly soldiers and generals, wielding great power, making it the most capable department in dealing with the ancient immortals.
Now, with everyone united and sharing common ideals and goals, they worked with even greater enthusiasm.
To preemptively take the initiative, Chong Yuanzi, the Law Lord of Thunder, had the Law Lord of Punishment and the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi oversee the overall situation in this layer of heaven. Chong Yuanzi himself selected personnel from the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion, the Thirty-Six Departments, the East and West Hua Platforms, the Mystic Pavilion, and the Four Mansions and Six Courts to form the Thunder Department’s Thirteen Righteous Law Gods, Thirty-Six Punishment Gods, and Seventy-Two Heavenly Execution Gods, all dispatched to various layers of the immortal realm to adjust personnel arrangements, balance the forces of major sects, and consolidate the authority of the Heavenly Court.
First, the Law Lord of Thunder and his subordinates arrived at the second layer of heaven to restore order, mobilizing twenty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to the third layer of heaven. After restoring order there, they mobilized another twenty thousand to the fourth layer of heaven…
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The Nine Layers of the Immortal Realm
With the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor missing, the major sects were leaderless, and the order was extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, thunder roared across the heavens, the sky and earth changed colors, and red punishment clouds rolled, blending the sky and earth into one.
Fourteen thousand heavenly soldiers and generals descended, and under the leadership of the Law Lord of Thunder, the major and minor sects quickly returned to normal order, with all disruptors being executed.
Chong Yuanzi’s efficiency was extremely high.
His reorganization was like a gale sweeping away fallen leaves, with vast righteous energy stabilizing the universe.
The entire immortal realm was under martial law, with millions of heavenly soldiers and generals maintaining order, and the major sects were quickly subdued, none daring to act recklessly.
The small gates in the east, west, and north of the ninth layer of heaven were closed, with only the South Heaven Gate wide open.
Chong Yuanzi deployed troops, dividing the Nine Righteous Law Gods, Thirty-Two Punishment Gods, and Fifty-Six Heavenly Execution Gods into nine routes, each leading ten thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to patrol the ninth layer of heaven, maintaining order and performing their duties. Chong Yuanzi himself led the remaining four Righteous Law Gods, four Punishment Gods, and six Heavenly Execution Gods, commanding the remaining fifty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to guard the South Heaven Gate.
Shortly after Chong Yuanzi restored order and settled the troops, a group of immortals arrived at the South Heaven Gate.
This group of over thirty immortals, mostly soldiers, with only five or six dressed as Taoists.
One immortal general stood out, tall and strong, with red lips and white teeth, clad in golden armor, with thick eyebrows like ink and eyes exuding a compelling light. Between his eyebrows was a red vertical eye like fire, and beside him was a long, lean black dog!
“Is that Erlang Shen and his dog Howling Heaven?”
“Have the ancient immortals really returned!?”
At the South Heaven Gate, two punishment gods saw the newcomers, and one immediately went to inform Chong Yuanzi.
This group of immortals was stopped by a group of heavenly soldiers and generals upon arriving at the South Heaven Gate.
“Heavenly Court territory, no unauthorized entry! Who are you?”
The leader was a tall, strong, and upright Righteous Law God, specially arranged by Chong Yuanzi to impersonate an immortal general.
“Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand…”
Among the group, the five or six Taoists stepped forward, with an elder Taoist presenting a jade token: “I am the Ethereal Realist of Mount Jiuhua, and the others behind me are ancient immortals hidden in the mortal realm. The tallest one is none other than Erlang Shen!”
“Erlang Shen?”
The Righteous Law God immediately frowned and sternly shouted, “How audacious, daring to deceive me! Erlang Shen perished in the immortal-demon war. How dare you impersonate ancient immortals! Arrest these treacherous demon immortals!”
“At your command!”
Instantly, numerous heavenly soldiers and generals flew out, surrounding this group of ancient immortals.
Erlang Shen couldn’t hold back his anger and charged at the Righteous Law God, shouting, “Are you blind? Don’t you recognize me?”
“Boom!”
The Righteous Law God raised his hand, and a thunderbolt shot from a Bagua mirror, directly hitting Erlang Shen!
Erlang Shen was struck by the thunderbolt, exploding and being thrown back dozens of meters.
The other ancient immortals were terrified upon seeing this.
“Hmph! I knew you were demons.” The Righteous Law God shook the Bagua mirror in his hand, “This is a demon-slaying artifact. I could smell the demonic aura on you. This mirror wouldn’t harm ordinary immortals, but you, hmph! Daring to trespass the Heavenly Court, arrest them all!”
The Righteous Law God ordered again, and the heavenly soldiers and generals effortlessly captured the group of ancient immortals.
This group of ancient immortals was taken to the heavenly prison by the heavenly soldiers and generals.
Not far from the South Heaven Gate, a newly appeared Thunder Jade Mansion housed Chong Yuanzi, who was watching the Righteous Law God capturing the ancient immortals on a mirror. After watching twice, Chong Yuanzi turned to the three Righteous Law Gods beside him and ordered, “Go and interrogate these demons, find out their origins.”
“Law Lord, can we use torture?”
One Righteous Law God quickly asked.
Chong Yuanzi coldly smiled, “Why not? They’re not real ancient immortals, just a group of demons.”
“But Law Lord, what if they are the reincarnated souls of ancient immortals?” Another Righteous Law God questioned.
Chong Yuanzi impatiently glanced at the Righteous Law God, “That’s why I want you to interrogate them. As for what to do, we’ll decide after the interrogation. Also, if they are just demons, execute them on the spot.”
“At your command!”
The three Righteous Law Gods immediately left to carry out the order.
They didn’t know what major event had occurred today, why the Law Lord had mobilized everyone, and why they had come to the ninth layer of heaven to interrogate a few demons.
After the three Righteous Law Gods left, Chong Yuanzi stroked his beard and pondered, feeling an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
“Report… Lord…”
A Heavenly Execution God hurriedly reported, “Lord, another group of ancient immortals has arrived outside, looking exactly like those just captured!”
“What?!”
Hearing this, Chong Yuanzi was greatly shocked.
Chong Yuanzi quickly opened the Reflecting Mirror and saw that the group indeed looked exactly the same as before, even saying the same things.
How could this be?
Is someone deliberately mocking us?
Impossible!
My reaction was so swift, and I’ve completely restored order in the Heavenly Court. How could this still happen?
After a moment of thought, Chong Yuanzi immediately said, “Pass down the order: if such demon immortals appear again, kill them all on sight!”
“At your command!”
The Heavenly Execution God quickly left.
Chong Yuanzi then summoned a messenger and ordered, “Immediately go to the heavenly prison and inform the Righteous Law Gods to stop the interrogation and execute them on the spot. Also, immediately order the strengthening of the three small Heaven Gates’ defenses. Anyone who tries to break through, kill without mercy.”
“At your command!”
The messenger quickly left to carry out the order.
Chong Yuanzi’s thoughts raced, and he muttered to himself, “It seems these ancient immortals are quite problematic. They hide their heads and tails and use such methods to test us. If they were genuine ancient immortals, they wouldn’t do this. So, who are they really? I must return and have Shui Miao use the Heavenly Mirror to see what they’re up to.”
After much deliberation, the anxious Chong Yuanzi decided to use the Heavenly Escape Talisman to return.
“Report…”
Just as Chong Yuanzi took out the Heavenly Escape Talisman to leave, another Heavenly Execution God hurriedly flew over: “Law Lord, please come quickly. Hundreds of immortals have arrived outside the South Heaven Gate, including the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Supreme Lord Laozi, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and even… even your father…”
“What? My father!!”
Chong Yuanzi was once again greatly shocked. He quickly turned around, activated his magic to use the Reflecting Mirror, and saw a crowd of ancient immortals gathering from all directions outside the South Heaven Gate. Among them was a white-haired, youthful immortal in a white robe—his father!
“No! This can’t be true!”
Chong Yuanzi became emotionally agitated, “My father passed away long ago. This must be the work of demons, it must be!”
Chong Yuanzi shouted hysterically, but deep down, he desperately wished his father were truly alive.
Hit by the lightning bolt, Erlang Zhenjun exploded and was thrown backward dozens of meters.
Seeing this, the other ancient immortals were immediately frightened.
The Heavenly Virtue Lord, also known as the Heavenly Virtue Noble, steps forward at critical moments, offering noble assistance to Shui Miao.
“Alright, since that’s the case, I will forge a set of formation chessboards for everyone.”
Shui Miao was overjoyed.
What made Shui Miao happiest was not just the help from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, but also gaining a group of good friends.
“Great, wonderful!”
“Ha, with more powerful magical tools, we’ll have even more confidence in our words.”
“Yes, Brother Shui Miao is truly the savior of our immortal realm!”
“…”
Everyone was excitedly discussing, and with this, success was assured.
However, Shui Miao suddenly remembered the demon realm’s forging prodigy, Xuan Kong’er, whose skills were extraordinary. If Xuan Kong’er were to confront him on behalf of the demon realm, the trouble would be immense.
So, Shui Miao voiced his concerns.
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed to support the ancient immortals’ affairs and urged Shui Miao to create an unprecedented magical tool in the Time Tower to counter Xuan Kong’er and other powerful beings from different realms.
Shui Miao found this quite reasonable and somewhat urgent.
After receiving a vast amount of material assistance from the Heavenly Virtue Lord, Shui Miao immediately began forging.
Setting aside Shui Miao’s forging of a large magical tool, several city lords jointly decided to have the Heavenly Virtue Lord and the Emperor of Culture and Education search for talents in both immortal and mortal realms to nurture. In the Heavenly Court, Chong Yuanzi led, along with the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi and the Law Lord of Punishment, to handle major affairs and deal with ancient immortals.
The Punishment City and the Source City were two significant departments under the Heavenly Court, managing many immortal officials. The Source City was responsible for the distribution and supply of water, spiritual energy, sweet dew, rain, and snow, among other auxiliary matters. The Punishment City was in charge of monitoring, punishing, rewarding good, and executing heavenly laws. The Law Lord of Punishment also had the authority to mobilize heavenly troops, making it the most effective department against ancient immortals.
Now, with everyone united and sharing common ideals and goals, they worked with great enthusiasm.
To preemptively take the initiative, Chong Yuanzi had the Law Lord of Punishment and the Holy Mother of Shui Tianyi manage the overall situation in this layer of heaven. Chong Yuanzi himself selected personnel from the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion, the Thirty-Six Departments, the East and West Hua Terraces, the Mysterious Pavilion, and the Four Mansions and Six Courts to form the Thunder Department’s thirteen main law gods, thirty-six punishment gods, and seventy-two heavenly execution gods. They went to various layers of the immortal realm to adjust personnel arrangements, balance the forces of major sects, and consolidate the authority of the Heavenly Court.
First, the Law Lord of Thunder and his subordinates went to the second layer of heaven to restore order, mobilizing twenty thousand heavenly troops to the third layer. After restoring order there, they mobilized another twenty thousand troops to the fourth layer…
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The Nine Layers of the Immortal Realm
With the Kunpeng Emperor missing, the major sects were leaderless, and the order was extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, thunder roared across the heavens, the sky and earth changed colors, and red punishment clouds rolled, blending the sky and earth into one.
Fourteen thousand heavenly troops descended, and under the leadership of the Law Lord of Thunder, the major sects quickly restored normal order, and all troublemakers were executed.
Chong Yuanzi’s efficiency was extremely high.
His restoration of order was like a gale sweeping away fallen leaves, with vast righteous energy stabilizing the universe.
The entire immortal realm was under martial law, with millions of heavenly troops maintaining order. The major sects were quickly subdued, and none dared to act recklessly.
The small gates in the east, west, and north of the ninth layer were closed, while only the South Heavenly Gate remained open.
Chong Yuanzi deployed troops, dividing nine main law gods, thirty-two punishment gods, and fifty-six heavenly execution gods into nine routes, each leading ten thousand heavenly troops to patrol the ninth layer, maintaining order and performing their duties. Chong Yuanzi himself led the remaining four main law gods, four punishment gods, and six heavenly execution gods, commanding fifty thousand troops to guard the South Heavenly Gate.
Shortly after Chong Yuanzi restored order and settled the troops, a group of immortals arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.
This group of over thirty immortals, mostly soldiers, with only five or six dressed as Taoists.
One immortal general stood out, tall and strong, with red lips and white teeth, wearing golden armor, thick eyebrows like ink and swords, and eyes radiating intense light. Between his eyebrows was a red vertical eye like fire, accompanied by a long, thin black dog!
“Is that Erlang Shen and his dog, Howling Heaven?”
“Have the ancient immortals really returned!?”
At the South Heavenly Gate, two punishment gods saw the newcomers, and one immediately went to inform Chong Yuanzi.
The group of immortals was stopped by a team of heavenly troops at the South Heavenly Gate.
“Heavenly Court territory, no unauthorized entry! Who are you?”
The leading heavenly general was a tall, strong, and straightforward main law god, specially arranged by Chong Yuanzi to impersonate an immortal general.
“Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand…”
Among the group, the five or six Taoists stepped forward, with an elder Taoist presenting a jade token: “I am the Ethereal Master of Jiuhua Mountain, and the others are ancient immortals hidden in the mortal realm. The tallest one is none other than Erlang Shen!”
“Erlang Shen?”
The main law god immediately frowned and shouted, “How bold, daring to deceive me! Erlang Shen perished in the immortal-demon war. How dare you impersonate ancient immortals! Arrest these treacherous demon immortals!”
“At your command!”
Instantly, many heavenly troops flew out, surrounding the group of ancient immortals.
Erlang Shen couldn’t hold back and charged at the main law god, shouting, “Are you blind? Don’t you recognize me?”
“Boom!”
The main law god raised his hand, and a thunderbolt from an eight trigrams mirror struck Erlang Shen!
Erlang Shen was hit by the thunderbolt, exploded, and was thrown back dozens of meters.
The other ancient immortals were terrified.
“Hmph! I knew you were demons.” The main law god shook the eight trigrams mirror, “This is a demon-slaying magical tool. I smelled your demonic aura long ago. This mirror wouldn’t harm ordinary immortals, but you, hmph! Dare to trespass the Heavenly Court, arrest them all!”
The main law god ordered again, and the heavenly troops effortlessly captured the group of ancient immortals.
The group of ancient immortals was taken to the heavenly prison.
Not far from the South Heavenly Gate, a newly appeared Thunder Jade Mansion housed Chong Yuanzi, who was watching the scene of the main law god capturing the ancient immortals on a mirror. After watching twice, Chong Yuanzi ordered the three main law gods beside him, “Go and interrogate these demons, find out their origins.”
“Law Lord, can we use torture?”
One main law god quickly asked.
Chong Yuanzi coldly smiled, “Why not? They’re not real ancient immortals, just a group of demons.”
“But Law Lord, what if they are reincarnated souls of ancient immortals?” Another main law god questioned.
Chong Yuanzi impatiently looked at the main law god, “That’s why I want you to interrogate them. As for what to do, we’ll decide after the interrogation. And if they are just demons, execute them on the spot.”
“At your command!”
The three main law gods immediately left.
They didn’t know what major event had occurred today, why the Law Lord had mobilized everyone and come to the ninth layer to interrogate a few demons.
After the three main law gods left, Chong Yuanzi stroked his beard and pondered, feeling an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
“Report… Lord…”
A heavenly execution god hurriedly reported, “Lord, another group of ancient immortals has arrived outside, looking exactly like the ones just captured!”
“What?!”
Hearing this, Chong Yuanzi was greatly shocked.
Chong Yuanzi quickly opened the Reflective Mirror and saw that the group indeed looked exactly like the previous one, even saying the same things.
How could this be?
Is someone deliberately mocking us?
Impossible!
My reaction speed is so fast, I’ve already fully restored the Heavenly Court’s order, how could this still happen?
After a moment of thought, Chong Yuanzi immediately said, “Pass down my order, if we encounter such demon immortals again, kill them all immediately!”
“At your command!”
The heavenly execution god quickly left.
Chong Yuanzi then summoned a messenger and said, “Go to the heavenly prison immediately, inform the main law gods, no need for interrogation, execute them on the spot. Also, immediately order to strengthen the security of the three small heavenly gates, kill anyone who tries to break through without exception.”
“At your command!”
The messenger quickly left.
Chong Yuanzi’s thoughts raced, and he muttered to himself, “It seems these ancient immortals are quite problematic. They hide their heads and tails, and even use this method to test us. If they were genuine ancient immortals, they wouldn’t do this. So, who are they really? I must return and have Shui Miao use the Heavenly Mirror to see what they’re up to.”
After much deliberation, the anxious Chong Yuanzi decided to use the Sky Escape Talisman to return.
“Report…”
Just as Chong Yuanzi took out the Sky Escape Talisman to leave, another heavenly execution god hurriedly flew over: “Law Lord, please come and see, outside the South Heavenly Gate, hundreds of immortals have arrived, including the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Supreme Lord Laozi, the Heavenly King with the Pagoda, and even… even your father…”
“What? My father!!”
Chong Yuanzi was shocked again, quickly turned around, and activated the Reflective Mirror with his magic power. He saw a crowd of ancient immortals gathering from all directions outside the South Heavenly Gate, among them a white-haired, youthful-looking immortal in a white robe, who was indeed his father!
“No! This can’t be true!”
Chong Yuanzi became emotionally agitated, “My father passed away long ago, this must be the work of demons, it must be!”
Chong Yuanzi shouted hysterically, but deep down, he desperately wished his father was still alive.
The Principal Divine Enforcer issued the order again, and the celestial soldiers and generals acted in unison, effortlessly capturing the group of ancient immortals.
These ancient immortals were escorted by celestial soldiers and generals to the heavenly prison.
Not far from the South Heaven Gate, a newly appeared Thunder Jade Mansion stood. Inside, before Chong Yuanzi, a mirror displayed the scene of the Principal Divine Enforcer capturing the ancient immortals. After watching twice, Chong Yuanzi turned to the three Principal Divine Enforcers beside him and ordered, “You three go and interrogate these demons to find out who they really are.”
“Lord Fazun, may we use torture?”
One Principal Divine Enforcer hurriedly asked.
Chong Yuanzi sneered coldly, “Why not? They aren’t true ancient immortals—they’re just a bunch of demons.”
“But Lord Fazun, what if they are reincarnated souls of ancient immortals?” another Principal Divine Enforcer questioned hesitantly.
Chong Yuanzi looked impatiently at this Principal Divine Enforcer, “That’s why I’m sending you to interrogate them. As for what to do next, we’ll decide after the interrogation. And if they’re just demons, execute them on the spot.”
“Understood!”
The three Principal Divine Enforcers immediately accepted their orders and left.
They had no idea what major event had occurred today that caused Lord Fazun to mobilize everyone and come to the Ninth Heaven to interrogate a few demons.
After the three Principal Divine Enforcers left, Chong Yuanzi stroked his beard in deep thought. For some reason, an ominous premonition lingered in his heart.
“Reporting, my lord…”
A Tian Sha Shen rushed in urgently, “My lord, another group of ancient immortals has arrived outside—they look exactly like those who were just captured!”
“What?!”
Upon hearing this, Chong Yuanzi was greatly startled.
Chong Yuanzi quickly activated the reflective mirror and saw the image within. Indeed, the group looked exactly the same as before, even speaking the same words.
How could this be?
Could someone be deliberately mocking us?
Impossible!
My reaction speed has been fast enough, and I’ve already suppressed the Heavenly Court’s order completely. How could this still happen?
After a moment’s thought, Chong Yuanzi immediately ordered, “Issue the command—next time you encounter such demon immortals, annihilate them all without exception!”
“Understood!”
The Tian Sha Shen immediately flew off.
Chong Yuanzi summoned a messenger and said, “Quickly go to the heavenly prison and inform the Principal Divine Enforcers—no need for interrogation anymore. Execute them all on the spot. Also, immediately strengthen the defenses at the three minor heavenly gates. Whoever dares to breach them will be killed without mercy.”
“Understood!”
The messenger immediately accepted the order and left.
Chong Yuanzi’s thoughts raced as he muttered to himself, “It seems these ancient immortals are highly suspicious. They hide their identities and even use such methods to test us. If they were genuine ancient immortals, they would never behave this way. So, who exactly are they? No, I must return once and have Shui Miao use the Celestial Mirror to see what they’re up to.”
After much deliberation, with growing unease, Chong Yuanzi decided to use the Heaven-Traveling Talisman to return once.
“Reporting…”
Just as Chong Yuanzi took out the Heaven-Traveling Talisman, another Tian Sha Shen hurriedly flew in, “Lord Fazun, you must come quickly! Hundreds of immortals have arrived outside the South Heaven Gate—including the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, Tai Shang Lao Jun, and even Prince Tower King. Moreover… moreover… even your father…”
“What? My father!!”
Chong Yuanzi was startled once again. He quickly turned around, activating his magic to power the reflective mirror. He saw crowds gathering outside the South Heaven Gate, with numerous ancient immortals gathering from all directions. Among them was an immortal with white hair and a youthful face, wearing a white robe—the very image of his father!
“No! This can’t be real!”
Chong Yuanzi became emotionally agitated, “My father has already passed away. This must be the work of demons!”
Chong Yuanzi roared hysterically, yet deep within his heart, he desperately hoped his father was truly still alive.
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