manynovel Chapter 37 The Heavenly Court's Request
Chapter 37 The Heavenly Court's Request
"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Palace has come to pay its respects!"
Outside the Lingxiao Palace, a divine general loudly reported to the emperor.
"The Heavenly Palace? Let them in!"
Jiang Ling was taken aback, and then replied.
Before long, Chuanying and the others arrived at Lingxiao Palace, led by Elder Xuan.
"Greetings, Emperor Qin Shi Huang!"
Chuanying and the others arrived at Lingxiao Palace and carefully examined Jiang Ling on the Dao Platform.
After a long silence, Chuan Yingcai withdrew his gaze, his expression complex, and said, "I never expected that someone comparable to an Emperor would appear in this lifetime!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling asked, "As the former First Divine General, what kind of person is the Emperor in your eyes?"
Although he didn't know why Jiang Ling asked that question, Chuan Ying still looked nostalgic and said:
"The Emperor is a person who only reveres the present life and does not believe in the afterlife!"
"He never looks back on the path he has walked. Standing atop the vast mountain peak, even if he sees through the mist and into the future, he never places his hopes on anything else, because he believes the journey is full of uncertainties. He only believes that in this life, as long as he is invincible, he can control everything, change everything, and no one can stop him!"
For a celestial general like Chuanying, the Emperor is heaven, and the celestial court is everything.
Driven by a shared ideal, they gathered together in the Heavenly Court and dedicated their lives to it.
During those glorious years, these divine generals devoted themselves wholeheartedly to entering the Immortal Realm.
He fought for the Emperor and the Heavenly Court in the eight wastelands of the universe, conquering one ancient life-bearing star after another, and building the Heavenly Court into the most powerful lineage in history.
"Such a powerful emperor, in the end, still became a loser on the path to immortality, and even the once-powerful Heavenly Court collapsed along with him!"
Elder Xuan sighed, "Born in this era, among all cultivators in the myriad realms, there is no one who hasn't heard of the Heavenly Court's prestigious reputation."
Even though ten thousand years have passed and the Heavenly Court has been destroyed, the endless legends and glory it left behind still serve as a goal for many cultivators to strive for.
"You still harbor attachments; you haven't yet recovered from the destruction of Heaven!"
Jiang Ling spoke up, for people like Chuan Ying who had given everything for the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court's failure would always be a pain in their hearts.
Even now, Chuanying often regrets why he didn't improve his strength further back then, so that he could have helped the Emperor.
If the enemy was truly strong back then, so strong that even the Emperor couldn't handle it and the Heavenly Court was destroyed, they wouldn't have too many regrets.
However, as a divine general who participated in that battle, Chuan Ying was well aware that the reason why the Heavenly Court failed back then was entirely because their divine generals were not strong enough to help the Emperor.
At that time, on the path to immortality, although the Emperor was besieged by the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, the "Netherworld Venerable" and others, he was not without the power to fight back.
It could even be said that the Emperor Venerable was the victor in the great battle on the path to immortality, suppressing the Eternal Heavenly Venerable and others with his own strength.
However, the battle of the supreme beings was too terrifying, especially since it involved multiple supreme beings joining forces. Under such a fierce battle, the path to immortality was broken, and everything arranged by the Heavenly Court became nothing.
Most importantly, the Undying Emperor struck while the Emperor and the Longevity Emperor were locked in a stalemate, delivering a deadly blow that directly reversed the course of the battle.
Even though the Emperor eventually killed the mysterious being who blocked his path to immortality, he was severely weakened and had no choice but to withdraw from the path.
In the eyes of the gods like Chuanying, all of this was because they were too weak to provide assistance to the Emperor, which led to the Emperor being besieged by many supreme beings.
"The past is gone, and with your talent, you can achieve great things. There's no need to dwell on the past."
Elder Xuan spoke, explaining that due to his sect's circumstances, he was well aware of the Heavenly Court's regrets and deeply felt sorry for a peerless genius like Chuanying.
Jiang Ling didn't care about Chuan Ying and the others' regrets. After all, he had met the Emperor and knew that the Emperor was still alive and well. Moreover, the Emperor's ascension to immortality was just a pretense.
This time, he stood on the side of the supreme ruler of the penalty area.
Although the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zones eventually became the masterminds behind the dark turmoil, they still had a reason to exist.
After all, not every enlightened being is selfless. For example, the Emperor Venerable actually wanted to refine the universe for his own selfish reasons.
At that time, even though those supreme beings acted in self-preservation, they still managed to stop the emperor's madness.
Without those supreme beings from forbidden zones, this universe would have ceased to exist long ago.
An era in which enlightened beings are free from the constraints of others is not necessarily a blessing for the universe.
Everything that exists has its reason!
Despite the fact that the supreme beings of the forbidden zones of life have launched a dark upheaval and slaughtered countless lives, their existence remains essential.
Its purpose is to prevent some enlightened beings of this era from destroying the universe.
Of course, there are also cases where the supreme beings of forbidden zones collude with those who have attained enlightenment in the present era, such as the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Crossing and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable in the mythological era.
In the era in which they lived, in order to verify the Dao, the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone was invited to lead all the major religions and Daoist unifications throughout the universe in a joint experiment. The resulting chaos was far more terrible than the Dark Turmoil.
One thing nearly turned the entire universe into a graveyard, burying an entire era.
The other one was that all races were used as test subjects, causing the universe to go through an extremely bloody period.
"How does the Emperor compare to the Dao Lord?"
In the main hall, Xia Yu spoke, her eyes filled with curiosity, which also brought Jiang Ling, who was lost in thought, back to reality.
"I have no idea!"
Chuan Ying shook his head and spoke.
"have no idea?"
Xia Yu frowned, then continued, "Didn't you follow the Emperor in the past? Now that you've met the Dao Lord, why don't you know?"
Chuan Ying replied, "I don't know how strong the First Emperor was, and I'm not even qualified to comment on an enlightened being!"
"Alright, Kasumi, you may leave now!"
Just as Xia Yu was about to press for more information, Jiang Ling interrupted her, stopping her from continuing.
"You've come here for those territories of the universe, haven't you?"
The relationship between the Daoist court and the remnants of the Heavenly Court is neither hostile nor friendly.
This was the first time that people from the celestial lineage had paid him a visit during the years since his enlightenment.
Jiang Ling thought about it carefully and realized that they would only come to visit because of those territories in the universe.
"Excellent! With the First Emperor reigning supreme, the Heavenly Palace is willing to cooperate with the Divine Generals and their tribes in partnership with the Daoist Court!"
The old man beside Chuan Ying spoke up.
"How do we cooperate?"
Jiang Ling asked, "The remnants of the Heavenly Court are still a force to be reckoned with in the universe. There have been radical figures within the Dao Court who wanted to attack them in order to expand their own territory."
Although the Daoist Court's overall strength now surpasses that of the Heavenly Court's remnants, it would be ideal if the conflict between the two sects could be resolved without war.
"The territories under the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction, including the ancient planet of life, can be opened to the Dao Court. We will also send some people to join the Dao Court to enhance its power. In addition, we are willing to hand over the formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill!"
As he spoke, the Underworld Lord took out an ancient-looking piece of paper from his hand.
"The recipe for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill!"
Looking at the pill formula that Elder Ming had taken out, Jiang Ling spoke.
The recipe for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill was indeed what they had been searching for. Although they had found some scattered recipes, the remaining branches of the Heavenly Court were still a behemoth, and the complete recipe remained in their hands.
They actually handed it over voluntarily, which saved the Daoist court a lot of trouble.
"good!"
"Old Man Ming said solemnly."
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling asked, "Then what do you seek?"
He didn't believe that the remnants of the Heavenly Court had no demands, even though they offered up their territory and the formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Elixir.
"First, we can hand over the ancient star that we ride to the Dao Court, and we are willing to submit to the rule of the Dao Court."
Secondly, we hope the Dao Court can do us a favor and help us find Yu Zhe's whereabouts!
When Elder Ming spoke, he explained that even within their Heavenly Palace, the Emperor's offspring were a secret, known only to a few high-ranking officials. Naturally, it was impossible to reveal this in public.
"It's a very simple request, I agree!"
After a brief moment of thought, Jiang Ling agreed immediately.
He had no reason to disagree with obtaining the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill formula from the Heavenly Court and the Pulse without paying anything in return.