Chapter 324: Ascend to Heaven and Become a God, Pay a Visit to the Heavenly Lord

In the Lingxiao Palace, all the immortals gathered and the Jade Emperor sat on the throne.

"Xuan Wenrui, please come to the palace to meet the emperor!" an immortal official who delivered the imperial decree said loudly.

Wen Rui was wearing the Taoist robes of the Jinling Immortal Sect. He walked in the dragon-tiger square step, stepped on the Big Dipper, swayed three times with each step, held his head high and chest puffed out, and walked into the hall in a very stylish manner.

Wen Rui was not at all nervous in such occasions. Five hundred years ago, he was the second most powerful official in the Shang Dynasty.

The new order of the Shang Dynasty court was established by Wen Rui. Not to mention participating in court meetings, even presiding over court meetings and governing the country on behalf of the king were all no problem.

Arriving at the main hall, Wen Rui smiled confidently and nodded to the fairies.

There are many familiar faces at a glance.

In the past, a total of 365 pure and righteous gods were enthroned on the Conferred God Platform, among which there were nearly 200 disciples of the Jiejiao. Now, five hundred years have passed, and the Heavenly Court has not enthroned many new gods, and the hall is filled with old acquaintances.

When Wen Rui ascended the Lingxiao Palace, it was as if he was returning home. He was so familiar with the place and felt extremely relaxed.

Arriving in the main hall, Wen Rui followed the rules and etiquette, bowed to the Jade Emperor, and said with a faint smile: "I am Wen Rui, the humble servant, and I pay my respects to His Majesty the Jade Emperor."

Wen Rui's cultivation level has not yet broken through the Qi training stage, but he does not call himself a "little immortal" like other immortals who have ascended to heaven and been conferred titles. He feels justified and proud to call himself a "commoner".

Fortunately, there is a precedent in the Heavenly Court of conferring titles on mortals who have accumulated virtue as immortals, so it is not too abrupt. However, all the mortals who ascend to heaven and receive titles are trembling with fear, and none of them are as carefree as Wen Rui.

The Jade Emperor saw him being so comfortable in the court, and a trace of barely detectable disgust flashed across his face. He said without any sadness or joy: "You heard that Rui once entered a famous mountain and cultivated the Great Dao, but he had no chance of becoming an immortal. However, he assisted your father and served two emperors with all his loyalty. His loyalty and filial piety are worthy of pity, and his merits and virtues are commendable."

"Since you have studied the way of creation and have great talent and knowledge, you are worthy of being cultivated. I now order you to lead the Mysterious Palace of Creation and participate in the mysteries of creation. All things rely on it to change and evolve, and all living beings rely on it to understand reason and make a living. I hereby appoint you as the Great Emperor of Zhongtian Xuanji Jietian."

Wen Rui stood quietly listening to the conferment. Just as the Jade Emperor read out the jade words of conferring the title, a golden scroll unfolded, emitting golden light that enveloped Wen Rui.

Under the golden light, Wen Rui felt that all the cells in his body were rapidly mutating under the stimulation of the golden light. The power of merit, which he had no idea how to use before, was suddenly transformed into another kind of energy.

This energy poured into my entire body, making me feel like I was reborn. Every atom that made up my body underwent a transformation that violated the laws of physics.

Wen Rui guessed that this was the achievement of a golden body of merit.

Once the golden body is completed, the hidden power of merit can be revealed. One can see a faint auspicious light around the body, purple mist swirling, mysterious changes, and hidden secrets.

The Investiture of the Gods is a treasure of acquired merit. The greatest effect of this magic weapon is to transform the invisible and intangible power of merit, such as dark energy, into tangible and magical powers that can affect the real world.

After carefully feeling the changes in his body, Wen Rui couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. The gods of this era still had certain deviations in their understanding of the development of science and technology. To put it bluntly, they did not attach importance to the importance of scientific and technological progress to the world.

Even the feudal dynasties that were ruled by heaven thousands of years later still regarded science and technology as strange and lewd skills, discriminating against and denigrating it.

The gods pay more attention to morality, believing that morality is the quality that all living beings need to improve most and is the cornerstone for maintaining world stability.

Later, during the Journey to the West, the original intention of going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was also for the people of the Tang Dynasty to be good and thus eliminate disasters and misfortunes.

Little do people know that the common development of spiritual civilization and material civilization is the real progress of civilization.

As a result, Wen Rui got a great opportunity and got the position of God of Creation so easily. Wen Rui quickly made a promise and thanked the Jade Emperor respectfully.

The Jade Emperor was in a bad mood, and said with a wave of his sleeves: "Wen Xianqing, I have heard that what you did in the mortal world was absurd and outrageous. Now that you are in the position of the Great Emperor, you must be careful in what you say and do. If you violate the rules of heaven, you will be severely punished!"

After saying this, he leisurely left the court.

The Jade Emperor returned to the palace after the court session, but the gods in the hall did not leave. Wen Rui looked around, looked up to the sky and laughed, "Brothers, even though I'm five hundred years late, I, Wen Rui, am here! Today I'm the host, all my old friends, come to my Zhongtian Xuanji Hall to have a chat."

However, to Wen Rui's surprise, most of the immortal officials in the hall quietly slipped away in silence, as if avoiding the plague.

The other half also looked embarrassed and stepped forward to decline the invitation.

Taibai Jinxing came up and whispered, "Emperor Wen, you have just ascended to the throne, so I am afraid you don't know much. The Heavenly Law has decreed that among the gods in the Heavenly Court, only the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother can summon the gods to hold a meeting."

"Tsk, I see." Wen Rui frowned and said, "If I had known earlier that the Heavenly Court had so many rules, they would indeed be similar to the mortal courts. Are they afraid that the ministers would form cliques for personal gain and cause chaos in the court?"

Taibai Jinxing smiled without saying anything, neither admitting nor denying.

After attending the court meeting, Wen Rui clearly realized that the rules of the Heavenly Court were very strict. All his old friends from the Jiejiao sect were very cautious in their words and actions, and they even dared not to greet him in public.

As soon as the court was over, they lowered their heads and dispersed, riding on the clouds to return to their palace in heaven.

Is this being an official or going to jail?
No wonder the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Orthodox Sect would rather harm the Demonic Sect than be included in the list of deities, and the immortals of the Demonic Sect would rather fight to the end even if it meant destroying the sect.

Although Wen Rui had long known that the rules of heaven were strict, now that he had experienced it personally, he realized that the rules were really very strict.

The gods’ private interactions are restricted and monitored, and they are often warned by the Heavenly Laws. If they break the Heavenly Laws, they are punished in various ways.

The most terrifying thing is that days like this will last forever and never change.

It seems that this god is really not fit for a human being.

Walking out of the Lingxiao Palace, Wen Rui adapted to the golden body of merit that he had just achieved. With a thought, a cloud of merit and auspiciousness appeared under his feet.

Stepping on the auspicious clouds, Wen Rui soared into the sky. This was the first time he could fly without the Iron Man armor.

However, its flying posture is rather monotonous, and it can only maintain a cloud-stepping standing posture which is very un-aerodynamic.

Normally, if flying fast in this posture, one would not be able to stand steadily under the strong wind, but with the purple energy of merit protecting his body, the Nine Heavens Strong Wind disappeared as soon as it touched him, and he was not affected by the airflow at all, so his flying speed was not slow.

Wen Rui went straight to Zhongtian Shenxiao Lei Mansion on this trip, intending to pay a visit to his cheap father first and hug his thickest and dearest thigh.

The Heavenly Court does not allow the gods to meet privately, but this rule does not prohibit family members.

Nezha would stay in Li Jing's palace when he had nothing to do. Jinzha and Muzha from the Western religion would also go there to visit their relatives from time to time. This was an act of filial piety and upholding moral principles, which would be forbidden by the laws of heaven and would not be tolerated by the principles of nature.

The auspicious clouds of merit were moving at an extremely fast speed, exactly the same as the authentic immortals' magical power of riding on clouds and mist. The Zhongtian Xuanxiao Thunder Palace was not far from the Yuque Golden Palace. Soon Wen Rui saw a rolling thundercloud on the horizon, and the buildings and halls in the thunderclouds were in order.

(End of this chapter)

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