In order to establish the Northernmost Heaven Continent, Ji Feichen's dragon and phoenix bodies had fallen. However, the Two Saints of Yin and Yang had proven their Connate Karmic Rank, one of them ruling the Divine Court and the other controlling the River of Spirits, making his Daojun Karmic Rank even more stable.
As one of the Nine Great Heaven Continents, the Northernmost Heaven Continent could truly accommodate one of the Nine Great Divine Palaces of the Three Realms — the Dantian Palace of the Kidney. As the master of the Dantian Palace, the God of Xuanming, even if Ji Feichen's real body had not come out of the Xuanming Secret Realm, he already possessed the reality of a Daojun. Even among the many Connate Daojun, he was one of the most important figures in the universe.
If possible, he could imitate the Hades Hierarch and rule the Heavenly Dao with his own Great Dao, stepping into the ranks of Xuansheng.
Moreover, Ji Feichen's great ambition of the Ground Fairies was still fresh in his mind, laying the foundation for Xuansheng. As a rising star among the Daojun, he had unlimited potential. Therefore, when the Cloud Capital Divine Court was truly established, many Connate Great Sage came to visit the master of the Northernmost Divine Court.
From the first day after the Cloud Capital Divine Palace was built, it welcomed a continuous feast. Ji Feichen summoned Nine Dragon Maiden, Zhao He, Tang Shaochu, Li Chunyang, Tian Zifen, and Yu Mei Fairy. This appearance in front of All Saints was also a recognition of their status. As the direct descendants of Yangyi Shenjun, they could represent the Yangyi Divine Palace in the outside world.
Among the many disciples, Tian Zifen and Yu Mei Fairy were the ones that Ji Feichen cared less about. In order to show that he treated everyone equally, Ji Feichen helped Tian Zifen refine the Cauldron of Overturning Seas and gave the Connate Plum Tree Spirit Root to Yu Mei Fairy, encouraging them to become Celestial Immortals as soon as possible.
Shenjun ruled the heavens and controlled the wind and rain of the mortal world. He hosted a feast for All Saints in Cloud Capital. At the same time, Emperor Taiyuan from the Underworld also appeared and reunited with the other emperors.
Emperor Taiyuan, who had been in seclusion for five hundred years, reappeared, along with the reincarnated Emperor Impermanence. The two emperors held a banquet and summoned the ministers of the Underworld to the source of the Nine Nether River Styx.
At the source of the gurgling Black Water, an Imperial Palace slowly emerged from the water. The subjects of the two emperors came from all over the Underworld to pay their respects. Compared to the newly built Cloud Capital, the Impermanence and Taiyuan emperors had been ruling for a thousand years. They had countless subjects and a solid foundation.
Ji Feichen's Yin Ming School's Mu Ye, the nine dragon sons, and the disciples of the River Styx Sect and other underworld branches all came to King Youha's Palace to support Emperor Taiyuan.
Peng Shaoyu's Eight Primordial Spirits of the Black Sky Sect led many elites of the Black Sky Sect to the Underworld. In addition, there were also many messengers from the Irregular Division who came to pay their respects to the Emperor.
When the Dark Sun Imperial Emperor and the other Emperors arrived, they saw the two Emperors sitting on the left and right, with their subjects and disciples on their sides. There were also seven Emperor's Throne Emperors around them.
Emperor Myōwon, the Yinshan Goddess, and the Rakshasa Empress sat on Ji Feichen's left, while Lord Eternal Origin, Chen Yu, the Wheel King, and the Dark Sun Imperial Emperor sat on Peng Shaoyu's right.
The Dark Sun patted Peng Shaoyu's shoulder and teased, "You're quite free, kid. Why did you come to the Taiyuan Banquet? Are you not going to manage the Impermanence Palace anymore? "
"It's fine as long as it's done in one go. Otherwise, it's too much trouble to have these vassals and subjects running back and forth between the two palaces. "
With the return of the two Emperors, the eight hundred vassals of the Underworld and the three thousand Ground Fairies all came to congratulate them. If they were to hold the banquet separately, they would have to go to the Impermanence Palace again. It would be better to just do it at the same time and just add two congratulatory gifts.
Dark Sun said meaningfully, "Tormenting them will always make them feel a little more reverence. It's better than harming us."
Peng Shaoyu smiled and didn't reply.
The Yinshan Goddess sat beside Ji Feichen. She looked at the jade chair on the left of the nine Emperor's Thrones and asked Ji Feichen curiously, "Other than us Imperial Emperors, who else did His Majesty invite?"
"An old friend of mine."
Soon, red clouds rolled outside the palace and Concubine Jiuling arrived.
The Imperial Emperors couldn't help but frown when they saw the deity of the mortal world.
"Why is she here?"
Li Jingxun became a god under the Dragon Mountain and helped Yangyi Shenjun achieve Dao. In the Cloud Capital Celestial Court, Ji Feichen gave her an extremely high deity position in return. As the representative of the Cloud Capital Celestial Court and Taishang Immortal Palace, she could sit with the other emperors. But why did she come to the Underworld Banquet?
The Yinshan Goddess's expression turned cold. Beside her, the Rakshasa Empress nudged her and didn't throw a tantrum in public. The empress asked Ji Feichen with a smile, "Does Your Majesty have other intentions in inviting a deity of the mortal world?"
"The netherworld is in turmoil. The mortal world is about to experience a great change, and the Underworld needs to prepare. Let's enjoy the banquet first. " Ji Feichen raised his cup to the Yinshan Goddess. "Your Majesty's Millennium Birthday was just a few days ago, but I was in seclusion and couldn't make it. I'll drink this cup as punishment to congratulate Your Majesty on your auspicious birthday. "
Wu Pan then brought the Netherworld Birthday gift Ji Feichen had prepared from the back of the palace.
The Yinshan Goddess's expression softened at Emperor Taiyuan's courteous treatment. She took a sip and nodded at Ji Feichen in a reserved manner.
Concubine Yuan sat in a corner and watched the interactions between the Imperial Emperors, not minding their wariness at all. Her gaze fell on the Taiyuan faction on the left.
Apart from those from Yin Ming School, three more celestial immortals from the River Styx faction had arrived. They were You Huang and the other two who were of the same generation as You Weizi. Now that they had returned from the tribulation and cultivated the River Styx faction's techniques, they could be considered a different kind of itinerant immortal cultivator.
Not long after the three sat down, another three demon immortals arrived. They were the three celestial souls that Ji Feichen had taken in in the Primordial Dao Diagram. After hundreds of years of cultivation, they had regained their celestial immortal cultivation and were now Ji Feichen's subordinates. Including celestial immortals like Hei Chi, Ji Feichen had more than ten celestial immortals under him.
"And this is just the Dark Underworld faction. The Yangming faction has two great fairies and Marlboro Boy. There are at least twenty celestial immortals that Senior Brother can use." Li Jingxun estimated the potential strength of Ji Feichen and Long Yuan, and said inwardly, "It seems that I don't have to worry too much about the Nine Regions plan coming out to stop me."
Moreover, by observing the royal system of the Underworld, he could also perceive that Ji Feichen and the Topmost Palace had completely different ideas.
The Topmost Palace had always pursued the policy of elites, which was to decide the world with one person. However, the royal system of King Youha Palace was based on the power of the masses, and the laws were orderly. Even if Ji Feichen went into "seclusion" for five hundred years, the Imperial Court could still develop steadily. In this regard, the Topmost Palace was not as good as the Serene River Palace.
Li Jingxun inwardly thought, "If I go into seclusion for five hundred years, although there are some relics of the past in the Celestial Sect, I will not be able to truly command the Celestial Sect. However, if I want to truly command the Celestial Sect of Wonders, I will not be able to do as I wish.
When the eight hundred feudal vassals of the Underworld arrived, the banquet truly began.
Ji Feichen stood up, "I went into seclusion for five hundred years, comprehending the mysteries of the Emperor and performing the essence of the River Styx. King Youha's court was managed by all of you, and you have worked hard and contributed greatly. Today, I have made great progress in my cultivation, and all of you have worked hard. I will grant amnesty to the world, and redeem tens of thousands of evil spirits from hell. I will open the passage to the Netherworld for three days, and grant the people of the Netherworld a chance to reunite with their families. "
Hell punished evil spirits, but every time there was a joyous occasion in the Underworld, the various emperors would use their own merits to redeem themselves, and save a batch of evil spirits. They could even open a passage to the human world, and grant the ghosts of the Netherworld a chance to reunite with their families.
This was a method to show the benevolence of the Emperor.
When the ghosts and deities heard this, they immediately stood up and bowed down, saying, "The Emperor's Holy Virtue."
Chen Yu, who was in charge of managing hell, shook his head and sighed, "Another amnesty. Not long ago, the Yin Mountain Goddess had just granted amnesty to tens of thousands of evil spirits. This fellow also has to be granted amnesty, and the Impermanence King will have to grant amnesty as well. Troublesome, troublesome. "
However, the more troublesome thing was the Impermanence King, who guarded the Gates of Hell and controlled the passage to the Netherworld. Allowing the ghosts of the Netherworld to return to the Yang was also a troublesome matter.
However, Ji Feichen continued with his rewards, "All the people of my King Youha's court will be rewarded with a lamb and a bolt of silk. All the subjects of the court will be promoted by one rank, and they will be rewarded with wine and pills. "
Marquis of Forgetfulness, who was in charge of managing the affairs of King Youha's court, could not help but feel his eyelids twitch, "Your Majesty is really generous. However, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get so many things, right? "
King Youha's court now had eighteen ghost marquises, thirty-two types of the Netherworld's Water Race, and just counting the people, there were at least ten million. The amount of rewards was simply too great.
"The above are all from my private treasury, and will not be taken from the public treasury."
Hearing the last sentence, Marquis of Forgetfulness heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, if it was not taken from the public treasury, His Majesty could just use the method of creating things out of nothing to create some lamb's blood and brocade. As for the wine, His Majesty still had a lot of it in his private treasury.
However, after the rewards, Ji Feichen changed the topic, "Today, the feudal vassals came to congratulate King Youha's court, and I am relieved. However, some people secretly hate me for coming out of seclusion at this time, and spoiling their plans. "
Suddenly, the two ghost marquises' faces turned ashen, and they looked panicked.
"Guards, these two are my ghost marquises, and they dare to secretly plot for the position of Heavenly Son of the Netherworld, and want to disrupt the royal system of the Netherworld. Drag them out and beat them to death!"
Ji Feichen had not been out for many years. Although there were loyal subjects like Marquis of Forgetfulness and Wu Zhe to manage the court, there were still people with evil intentions, and they planned to seize the position of Heavenly Son of the Netherworld and make themselves king.
As he spoke, the court officer guarding outside the hall gagged the two ghost marquises, dragged them out and beat them to death.
Lord Hengyuan frowned and advised, "Your Majesty, you have just come out of seclusion, and it's not good to see blood today."
Peng Shaoyu smiled faintly and said, "Lord Heng Yuan, which one of us hasn't been through countless battles? Are two mere rebellious officials worth your help? " He then read out a few names, "I have reincarnated in the human world, and some people dare to touch my foundation. They deserve to die. Imperial Brother, please help me deal with them as well. "
Ji Feichen nodded, and the court officer cleaned up Peng Shaoyu's people.
Immediately, the feudal vassals became restless, and they all straightened their posture, not daring to breathe loudly.
The Dark Sun Emperor looked at Ji Feichen, and then at Peng Shaoyu, revealing a surprised expression.
Now that the two of them were hosting a banquet together, it was to redefine the relationship between the two emperors.
The God of Xuanming opened the River Styx in ancient times and became sworn brothers with Mahakala. The two were like brothers. It could be said that among the factions of the Emperors, Ji Feichen and Peng Shaoyu formed a separate faction. The banquet this time was also a declaration of the alliance between the two emperors.
After dealing with a few people who stood out, the two emperors continued the banquet. As for the other people who had ulterior motives, with this precedent, they naturally had to restrain their thoughts. Whether they would go back and offer a humble apology, or hang up their seals and resign, it was up to them.
Ji Feichen waved his hand to let the water spirits and Yin Concubines come out to dance and play music. Gradually, the atmosphere became better, and the feudal vassals drank with each other, leaving the disloyal people behind.
At this time, the emperors in the seats of honor covered the screen and began to discuss business.
Ji Feichen, "The changes in the Northernmost Heaven Continent in the human world, I believe all the Emperors are aware of it. I invited Concubine Yuan here to discuss the actions of the Underworld in the upcoming reform of the Nine States. The Underworld cannot miss this monstrous merit. "
Peng Shaoyu, "According to our discussion, Taiyuan does not wish to interfere. The remaining eight of us will be divided into groups of two to be responsible for the integration of the other continents. "
Apart from the already established Northernmost Heaven Continent and Central Heaven Continent, there were still seven continents left to manage. However, apart from Emperor Taiyuan who did not fight, there were eight other Emperors, so they were divided into groups of two to avoid competition.
Emperor Dark Sun nodded, "In this case, the Underworld will be responsible for the four continents? We can consider it. "
Peng Shaoyu, "As for the position of Underworld's Son of Hell, we will have to make changes with the reform of the Nine States. I propose to reestablish the various regions and reduce the number to nine. "
Currently, there were 33 Sons of Hell in the Underworld. However, after the Nine States, there would be too many Sons of Hell, so they would have to be reduced. Each continent would have an Son of Hell position to manage the ghostly people in the continent.
Luosha Empress frowned, "Nine? Isn't that too few? Also, the power of the Sons of Hell would be too great, which would be disadvantageous to us. "
Ji Feichen did not speak and looked at Concubine Jiuling in the corner.
"It's quite a lot. In the future, the Nine Great Heaven Continents will be established, and each continent will have millions of mortals and vast territories. It will be difficult for a unified dynasty to appear. " Concubine Jiuling said softly, "Your Majesty, when the time comes, there will be empires and kingdoms in each Heaven Continent. There will definitely be several Dragon Courts in the Underworld. One Son of Hell will be in charge of several Dragon Courts and ghost kingdoms, forming a balance between them, which can help Your Majesty. "
The emperors pondered in silence.
After a while, Emperor Myōwon smiled and said, "That's not a bad idea. There are nine Emperors in the Underworld, and each of them will appoint a trusted aide as Son of Hell to manage a continent. It's fair. "
Also, this would prevent Son of Hell's power from fusing and becoming the tenth Great Lord of the Underworld. There would be one more person to split the benefits.
The emperors agreed after hearing this. Emperor Myōwon changed the topic, "But if that's the case, why do the Nine Emperors and Nine States need to be divided into groups of two? I was originally the master of the Underworld of Middle Heaven, and as the leader of the emperors, I will take a step back. The eight of you will be in charge of the other eight continents. Now that the Northernmost Heaven Continent has been established, this is Emperor Taiyuan's merit. Next, the seven of you will each pick a continent and cooperate with Topmost Palace, Yangyi Shenjun, and the local factions to fuse the continents. Concubine Jiuling, the Underworld wants to interfere with the seven remaining continents. Will Topmost Palace object? "
Emperor Myōwon's gaze was cold, his aura bearing down on Concubine Jiuling.
Although Li Jingxun didn't like Emperor Myōwon's domineering ways, the latter was the leader of the Underworld's emperors, and the Underworld was indeed a major power that couldn't be avoided. Li Jingxun could only nod. "Topmost Palace has no objections. The remaining seven continents will be managed by the other emperors."
Emperor Myōwon changed Emperor Taiyuan's original plan from four continents to seven. The other emperors smiled.
That's right, how could internal strife compare to stealing from outsiders? As long as the nine of them worked together, they would surely dominate the great changes in the human realm in the future.
The Rakshasa Empress said, "Then I hope that Topmost Palace and Yangyi Divine Palace will look after us in the future." Her gaze fell on Ji Feichen. "And Long Yuan. But the Dragon Abyss and the Yang Ye Divine Palace are the same thing. "
They were nothing more than Ji Feichen's left and right hands. Emperor Taiyuan wouldn't fight for the other continents' merit, but in the end, he still couldn't escape Yangyi Divine Palace and Long Yuan. Ji Feichen would still take a lot of merit. But this was also within the emperors' bottom line. The nine emperors ruled the Underworld together, and they only cared about their own interests. As for Emperor Taiyuan's Long Yuan and Yangyi Divine Palace, they pretended not to see them.
After discussing this matter, Ji Feichen's heart was lifted. He brought up another urgent matter. "It will take a thousand years for the nine continents to fuse, but the war of the seas is the most pressing issue right now. The emperors can send their disciples to assist the Impermanence King in collecting the souls of the dead in the human world. Otherwise, that sea region will really become another Ghost City. "
The last war ended with the Profound Heaven Dragon King taking control of the North Sea. This time, he didn't want to hide in the Northern Region. He planned to take control of the entire human world in one go. The chaos swept through the human world, resulting in many deaths and injuries. If the souls of the dead weren't sent to the Underworld in time, they would inevitably lead to disaster in the human world.
The emperors didn't dare to take this lightly. They all sent their armies to follow the Impermanence King to the human world to collect the souls.
The Revolution King suddenly opened his eyes and said thoughtfully, "Emperor Taiyuan pardoned the ghostly people and opened the gate to the netherworld. Was he preparing for this as well?"
While the ghostly people were in the mortal world, the army of the Underworld could use the excuse of supervising them in the human world to prevent them from never returning. When the time came, they could help the Impermanence King collect the souls of the dead.
"That's what I'm thinking. Also, my River Styx Guardians are going to the sea to participate in the war as well. I hope you can make an exception for me."
As a branch of the dragon race, the River Styx Dragon Tribe was also qualified to participate in the war. There was also the Overgod of the Acheron Kingdom under the Celestial King. After he joined the Dragon Emperor's side, the Ghost Dragon Tribe under him also had many soldiers. Ji Feichen tried to rope in the Profound Heaven Dragon King and planned to go to the human world as a surprise army.
Lord Hengyuan was displeased but didn't object. He only said, "This is not in line with the position of the Underworld."
"That's why I'll make the necessary arrangements. We'll fight passively and won't ruin our neutral position."
Seeing that he was so enthusiastic about the battle of the seas in the mortal world, the Chakra King showed a look of pity and sighed, "I wonder how many lives will die after this battle." He couldn't help but recite a few Rebirth Mantras and twirled the white jade pearls in his hand.
Emperor Miao Yuan shook his head. He, however, had a different opinion. "There are many aquatic creatures in the sea to begin with. If we don't take advantage of this battle and kill some of them, we'll be doomed. If we don't take advantage of this war and wait for the oceans to return to a peaceful state, they'll multiply and fill the entire human sea region. At that time, it would be a catastrophe for the Underworld, and even the entire world. The marine races will also head to the land and destroy the balance of the nine states. It might even lead to a vicious war between the land and sea. That's why it'll be a good thing if Taiyuan's participation in the war can weaken the marine races' population. "
The Emperor had proven his dao since ancient times. He viewed life the same way as the Connate Great Sage.
There was no good or evil in war. It was all about "needs". The interests of the mortal monarchs, the common people, and the laws of heaven and earth.
It was precisely because of needs that there would be war.
If there was no death in the world, only reproduction and endless life would spread across the land and sea. Life would become a great disaster and cause the world to decline.
In other universes, there was a great god who used this as a curse to erase the "death" of life in a world. That world would only have life but not death. In the end, the population would explode and the world would self-destruct.
An appropriate death would be more in line with the world's needs. However, no one would be willing to go to their own death. From the perspective of heaven and earth, however, the world was heartless and treated all living things as dogs. All life evolved equally. There was no distinction between nobility and inferiority, only the laws of the Heavenly Dao.
Emperor Myōwon: "Of course, Lord Hengyuan's idea is correct. Taiyuan, you can't fight in the name of the Underworld. When the time comes, let the enemy attack first. Then, you'll fight in the name of counterattack. You'll have to know your limits. "
He looked at Li Jingxun. Li Jingxun pretended not to have heard the various Imperial Emperors' discussion about killing and war.
As the Emperor, Li Jingxun understood. The Underworld claimed to be neutral, neither good nor evil. But in reality, they were the ones behind many of the wars.
They didn't spread war for their own desires, but from the perspective of repairing the world, they'd appropriately reduce the lives in some densely populated areas. Then, they'd throw these "wronged" people into some sparsely populated areas and grant them longevity in their next lives, forming a balance between life and death in the human world.
According to what Li Jingxun knew, there was a country in the Western Celestial Continent that had a large population that made it difficult for its citizens to eat and wear. Even the land and forests had various problems due to excessive cultivation.
Thus, the Underworld secretly promoted war, causing more than half of its citizens to die, and sending the souls of the dead to some desolate continents for rebirth and construction.
The final result was that because of the reduction in population, everyone in that western country had enough to eat and wear, and the national strength grew day by day. Because of the return of a large number of corpses and a hundred years of cultivation, the land was finally restored to its original state. And those dead souls went to the new continent, allowing the new continent to build a human country, open up wastelands, and plant trees.
Although many people in the Emperor Palace were dissatisfied with the Underworld's actions. But the Underworld had indeed gained a lot of merit from this matter.
Li Jingxun didn't want to comment on the merits of the Underworld.
Even though it was beneficial to the world, it had a bad reputation in the human world.
Among the gods, the number of gods related to the Underworld had always been the least, and mortals kept a respectful distance from them.
However, the Lords of the Underworld didn't care about this. They continued their position and home ground.
As a great senior, Emperor Myōwon reminded everyone present, "The essence of the universe's operation is the word 'harmony'. All of you are Great Sage who are about to prove the Dao, or have already done so. You have to look at the problem from the perspective of the eternal existence of the universe. That's the life of our generation thousands of years from now. "
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