The Jade Emperor!
The Lord of the Three Realms and the Celestial Court …
It was a right bestowed upon him by the Ancestral Daoist.
Perhaps when the Heavenly Court was first established, it didn't have much prestige in the Three Realms. The Jade Emperor, as the Lord of the Heavenly Court, was nothing more than an empty shell. The disciples of the great sects didn't think much of the Heavenly Court.
Hence, the Great Investiture of the Gods came about.
After the Great Investiture of the Gods, the many disciples of the Chan Sect, the Jie Sect, and the Ren Sect perished, their souls entering the Investiture Pedestal and becoming generals and ministers of the Celestial Court. They were then divided into three hundred and sixty-five righteous deities, namely the Thunder, Fire, Pestilence, Combat, Constellation, Three Mountains and Five Peaks, Rain and Clouds, and Good and Evil.
Even the personal disciples of Saints such as the True Habitant of Yu Ding and the True Habitant of Yellow Dragon would respectfully greet the Jade Emperor as his martial uncle.
Jiang He, however …
All he asked was, "Are you the Jade Emperor?"
Leaving aside the bow, his attitude …
In fact, it wasn't even too respectful.
Lü Dongbin's face twitched, and he quickly communicated to Jiang He, "Brother Jiang He … this is the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Sovereign of the Golden Tower of Clear Sky, and the True Essence of Nature … do not be rude."
Yang Jian's expression stiffened as well, and the closed Heaven Eye between his brows twitched once.
On the other hand, the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole's expression did not change much. Jiang He did not show much reverence even when he met his own master, let alone the Jade Emperor.
On the other hand, the Jade Emperor did a double take.
He did not expect that his first meeting with Jiang He would be like this. He had assumed that Jiang He, a youth from the homeworld, would be shocked after Lü Dongbin introduced him, and then bow respectfully to him …
Still, he was not angry. Instead, he found Jiang He interesting, and promptly smiled. "You are Jiang He?"
It was only then that Jiang He offered the Jade Emperor a fist-palm salute and bowed slightly, smiling. "I was a little impolite before, Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Not at all, not at all!"
The Jade Emperor smiled faintly. "I've come to the Hollow Jade Temple today because I heard from the General of Dongmu that you're already a Grand Luo at such a young age, Mister Jiang, adept at item refinement and pellet refinement. You're truly extraordinary, and your pellet refinement is so mysterious that it has completely broken away from the original pellet refinement system. It could be said that you've created your own path."
With Jiang He's current cultivation, he did not feel anything when others praised him, but it was a different story when the person praising him was the Lord of the Three Realms.
He blushed at the praise and said honestly, "Your Majesty is exaggerating. My cultivation time is too short, and I don't have a master to pass on my skills to. My alchemy and artifact forging techniques are all my own. I can't show them off."
The corner of Lu Dongbin's mouth twitched.
Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye twitched a few times.
On the other hand, the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole was puffing his beard and glaring, cursing inwardly, "Jiang He really knows how to put on an act. He hung up all the pellet refinists of the Chan Sect and beat them up, even claiming that his face was a trick he made up … doesn't that mean all the pellet refinists of the Chan Sect are pigs?"
That was when the sound of boiling could be heard from the floating wok.
Jiang He apologized to the Jade Emperor before taking to the skies to see what was going on inside the wok …
The water was boiling.
Even so, the medicinal ingredients had not completely melted.
Hence, he took out an immortal staff and stirred vigorously.
Jiang He's Immortal Yuan Strength shattered the medicinal ingredients and soon turned them into medicinal liquid. Then, Jiang He descended from the skies and took out a bunch of molds of various shapes, handing them to the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole, saying, "Brother, please help me find some Chan Sect disciples to condense pellets."
"Is that alright?"
The Immortal Hermit of the South Pole was rather surprised. "Can I just find anyone to condense pellets?"
"Of course."
Jiang He smiled. "Condensing pellets is a simple step, and there is no special technique or technique involved … of course, it would be better to find disciples who are adept at frost arts, since they could freeze pellets with frost arts so that the pellets would take shape faster."
"My cat and dog had been doing all this before, but I'm too lazy to do it myself now that they are in seclusion. That is why I have to trouble you, Brother … please state your terms, and everyone who helps would be rewarded with a superior-grade immortal item."
The Immortal Hermit of the South Pole invoked his immortal talisman, calling one of the Chan Sect disciples to him before instructing him.
The disciple's eyes lit up, and he quickly went off to look for them.
Still, after the disciple left, the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole had a weird feeling …
The Chan Sect is a sect of Saints, and one of the wealthiest sects even across worlds … and yet someone actually used a superior-grade immortal item to order a Chan Sect disciple around as a tool?
That being said, casually condensing pellets would earn him a superior-grade immortal item. What a windfall!
Soon, dozens of Chan Sect disciples swarmed up, distributing the molds to condense pellets.
Meanwhile, Jiang He invited the Jade Emperor, the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole, Lü Dongbin, and Yang Jian into his temporary courtyard.
Out of habit, he called out 'Boa Hancock' for tea … but it was only after he did that that he came to a realization and chuckled, "I forgot that my maid is in seclusion as well …"
Jiang He brewed a pot of Old Tea of Enlightenment and poured it for the Jade Emperor and the others.
They were left in shock once more …
After a few sips, Lü Dongbin asked, "Brother Jiang He, did you ask someone to summon me to the Hollow Jade Temple?"
"I naturally have a favor to ask."
Jiang He smiled as he sipped his tea. "Didn't I tell you back on Earth? I want to do business with you when we arrive at the celestial battlefield. "
"Are you talking about the Dao Enlightenment Pellets?"
Lü Dongbin came to a realization then, and glanced at the Jade Emperor before saying, "To tell the truth, Brother Jiang He … the Dao Enlightenment Pellets are rank-eight immortal pellets, but they are extremely difficult to refine, and most master pellet refinists would have a hard time … which is why the Celestial Court does not have many of them."
"I can buy them for a high price."
Jiang He smiled. "Of course, you could exchange them … and the exchange rate would be 1.5: 1."
Lü Dongbin was left dumbstruck at that, and he exclaimed in surprise, "What exchange?"
At those words, he remembered how the chieftain of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had helped Jiang He run errands for immortal crystals back on Earth, an incident that the other immortals had been laughing about.
"Brother Jiang He, do you mean to exchange one and a half Dao Enlightenment Pellets for one and a half Dao Enlightenment Pellets?"
"That's right."
Jiang He nodded. "I'll take as many Dao Enlightenment Pellets as the Celestial Court has, and I'll pay you one and a half times the number of Dao Enlightenment Pellets as compensation … of course, it would be even better if you could sell me the recipe for the Dao Enlightenment Pellets, and I'll gift a batch to the Celestial Court for free after I've refined a lot of them."
Lü Dongbin then turned towards the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor appeared a little stunned.
After a long while, he spoke, "Mister Jiang … forgive me for being blunt, but why would you exchange one and a half Dao Enlightenment Pellets for Dao Enlightenment Pellets?"
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