The dragon carriage drove into the Builder Tree. The towering Builder Tree was vast and boundless, carrying countless worlds. It was already towering beyond the Zifu Continent. The closer the dragon carriage got to the Builder Tree, the smaller the scale of time and space. Just like the sapling of the Builder Tree in the Realm of Freedom, the closer it was to the Builder Tree, the larger the scale of time and space.
The wheels of the dragon carriage spun, seeming to have unimaginable power. Gradually, in the sky in front of them, countless huge undulating mountains meandered like dragons, crisscrossing in the sky. Every mountain was unimaginably majestic. Eagles flew and fish dove in them, and countless creatures grew …
"This is the Builder Tree?" Xue Tu King was stunned for a moment and said in shock.
Yuan Yu shook his head slightly. "This is the bark of the Builder Tree. Every undulating mountain is just a fold of the Builder Tree's bark."
"You have to climb this thing to reach the Southern Heavenly Gate!" Ajati clicked his tongue and said, "Can anyone really climb it?"
"The top of the Builder Tree supports the Nine Heavens. The sun, moon, milky way, and stars seem to come out of it. Its crown supports the sky, and the countless leaves on the top of the Builder Tree are the countless continents of the Eastern Heavens. Billions of stars float in the milky way, converging to form the Milky Way, flowing on the crown of the Builder Tree. Between its branches, the Milky Way lingers. Above the leaves, many burning stars and stars that are completely condensed from profound ice rise and fall. That is the sun and moon of the big and small celestial continents in the Eastern Heaven Realm. "
"The sun, moon, and stars condense into divine water, flowing in the Milky Way and turning into rain to nourish the Builder Tree."
"Only the Milky Way flowing from the Starry Sky has such great power to nourish such a great existence. The Eastern Heavens can be said to be the sky that is supported by the crown of the Builder Tree. "
The Builder Tree they saw was only a small part of this great existence, but through Yuan Yu's description, everyone could imagine this vast picture scroll. They were immersed in it for a long time, speechless.
The dragon chariot flew toward the World Tree. Halfway through, everyone felt that the traction force from the ground had disappeared. Or rather, it was in a state of balance. The dragon chariot lifted slightly, and the four dragons began to adjust their positions. They flew upward, and the dragon chariot gradually tilted and became perpendicular to the ground. At that moment, a traction force came from the World Tree that was parallel to it.
Fan Wu Jie turned back to look. At this moment, the Zifu Continent where the World Tree had taken root was like a heavenly curtain hanging down from above their heads, blocking their backs!
The Primeval Continent was like a boundless curtain unfolding behind it!
It was just like the first time they saw the World Tree!
Two boundlessly wide Daira vertically crossed each other, forming an angle in front of them. Fan Wu Jie stared blankly at the scene, then said in a daze, "Say, do you think the Prehistoric Continent is also a gigantic World Tree?"
When Yuan Yu heard this, he also turned around and looked at the majestic Zifu Continent and the even vaster azure ocean behind him … He was silent. The vastness of the Great Wasteland, this was the first time Fan Wu Jie had a direct impression of it in his mind, how could he not be shocked by it? This ancient land, this vast and boundless world … was called the Great Wasteland!
The dragon chariot sped forward and began to enter the void. Above the World Tree was a place that was not inferior to any other world, and it was unknown how many kingdoms of living beings there were. Although they could also ascend to the Southern Heavenly Gate by following this road, the journey was long and difficult. Even if they rode on a dragon chariot or rode on a flood dragon, it would still be daunting.
They also needed to enter the World Tree, the world that was isolated from the Great Wasteland, and the concept of time was lost. Only then could they cross such a terrifying distance.
"Legend has it that the human race of the Eastern Heavens came from the Great East Sea of the Great Wasteland. They ascended the World Tree and entered the Heavenly Realm. They lived and multiplied in the Eastern Heavens' one hundred and twenty thousand celestial continents. Most of their ancestors were from the human race of the Zifu Continent. This World Tree is extremely ancient, and it is said that when the dragon race dominated the East Sea, this tree already existed. "
"The demon race ascended Mount Buzhou, found the Heavenly Realm, and established the Immemorial Demon Court. They called themselves gods! "
"But in truth, after the Chaotic Godfiend died, the connate gods were born. They ascended Mount Buzhou and discovered the Heavenly Realm! Then, they moved their tribes and descendants from the Great Wasteland Land into the Heavenly Realm. The descendants of these connate gods called themselves demons! The region they entered from Mount Buzhou was the Central Great Sky. "
"Great Sky is huge, and even if the Immemorial Demon Court multiplied to a huge number, they weren't able to occupy it completely. The Heavenly Realm was too rich and beautiful, so the connate gods brought their descendants, servants, slaves, and subjects to the Heavenly Realm. The core of their rule was shifted to Great Sky, and they didn't care about the Great Wasteland Land anymore."
"Even so, only after the Immeasurable Calamity did the demon race truly discover the other regions around Great Sky."
"At this time, the dragon race of the four seas had already ascended to Heaven Sky through the World Tree in the East Sea. The birds of the south flew above the Undying Volcanoes, and with their natural flying ability, they also entered Flame Sky. The West received Zhunti and the other two experts, and they also spread their teachings on Mount Lingshan, turning the West Haotian into a pure land of Buddhism. The North Kun Peng leaped up from the North Underworld, carrying numerous northern demons into Xuantian."
"There was also the Northeast Min Sky, the Northwest Dark Sky, the Southwest Vermillion Sky, the Southeast Yang Sky... These Nine Heavens were known as the Nine Fields of Heaven!"
"Thus, the Immemorial Demon Court attacked the dragon race in the East, the Feather race in the South, the West Ling Buddhist Kingdom, and the North Kun Peng. The northern demons submitted, and the Kun Peng entered the court as the Demon Master. The Western Buddhist Kingdom didn't dare to take another step east, and they received Zhunti and trapped him in the West. They also made the dragon race and the Feather race submit to the Demon Court in name, and they became powerful vassals under the Immemorial Demon Court! "
"However, just as the Demon Race was indulging in the richness and beauty of the Heaven Realm, a new force was rising in the Primordial World that they had abandoned. After the death of the Great God Pangu, his blood essence and turbid Qi combined to give birth to twelve great divinities. They were born with infinite divine power. These great divinities used the remaining essence of Pangu to create many living beings. They were the Twelve Ancestral Witches. "
"What they created was the Witch Race!"
"The Twelve Ancestral Witches led the Witch Race and gradually occupied the Primordial World when the Demon Race shrank their power and expanded in the Heaven Realm. Their footprints began to slowly expand to the entire Primordial World, and because of this, they clashed with the remaining forces of the Demon Race in the Primordial World. The conflict between the Witch Race and the Demon Race also arose. The Demon Race, which had shrunk their power and maintained their lowest existence in the Primordial World, was no match for the Witch Race. Soon, the Witch Race ruled the Primordial Daira. Hundreds of millions of tribes and unimaginable divine power allowed the Witch Race to create a glorious civilization that was not inferior to the Immemorial Demon Court. "
"When the Witch Race entered Mount Buzhou, the Immemorial Demon Court could not tolerate it anymore!"
"The proud Demon Race thought of themselves as gods and thought that the Immemorial Demon Court would rule the entire universe … The first Great Magi-Demon War broke out in Mount Buzhou … Thus, the vast history of the three Great Magi-Demon Wars began!"
Yuan Yu slowly recounted the ancient history of Mount Buzhou and the World Tree. They had long been linked to the fate of the entire Primordial World. "In the ancient legends, one could become a god if they ascended to the Heaven Realm. The ancient legends of the Dragon Race, the Phoenix Race, the Demon Race, and the Witch Race seemed to confirm this legend. Countless tribes, Divine Kingdoms, and countless races traveled through mountains and rivers in order to become gods. They experienced countless difficulties and dangers, crossed the East Sea, and came to the Zifu Continent. After generations of sacrifice and hard work, they began to climb the World Tree. "
"How could these mortals reach the height of the World Tree?"
"Therefore, generation after generation, their children gave birth to grandchildren, and their grandchildren gave birth to children. Their descendants climbed the towering World Tree endlessly, looking forward to ascending to the crown of the World Tree, the Eastern Heaven, and becoming gods!"
"Some of the descendants of these people succeeded in ascending to the heavens and became the Celestials of the Eastern Heaven's 120,000 Immortal Continents. Some were still wasting their time on the road, living in this vast World Tree. This was the most spectacular wonder of the World Tree … The Ancient Road of the World Tree, the path to the heavens! Who knows how many ancient races lived on the Ancient Road of Jianmu? How many old monsters from the Primordial Era? How many famous divine dynasties and nations … "
Yuan Yu sighed with emotion, "Especially after Mount Buzhou collapsed and cut off the path to Great Heaven, the World Tree became the only hope of these climbers, making the situation on the World Tree more and more complicated."
Fan Wu Jie continued, "It is said that the Great Xia Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty had also sent out huge fleets of ships to the sea to climb the World Tree. They wanted to go to the Great Heaven Heavenly Court to pay their respects to their ancestors and have an audience with the ancient Emperor of the human race."
"Therefore, the road outside is not only difficult to walk, but also hiding many old monsters. The World Tree is incomparably majestic, and it is the favorite place of fierce beasts and divine creatures. It is said that there are Eastern Green Dragons that suppress the four poles at the top of the World Tree, and there are countless like Ba Serpent and Xiang Liu. Back then, the Dragon Clan of the four seas occupied the Zifu Continent, and they probably didn't even know how many dragon species there were on the World Tree. Moreover, the Jianmu Tree is extremely high. Many of the mighty figures of the Celestial Sect of Wonders also like to establish their sects here. The Divine Kingdom of the Human Clan of the Magi Tribe even treats climbing the Jianmu Tree as a grand sacrifice and ceremony.
"It is still faster and safer to use Senior Sister's name and this shortcut opened by the Heavenly Court."
"Unfortunately, because of this, I missed the strange world above the World Tree..." Fan Wu Jie held his head with his hands behind his back and said, "If not for the fact that time is tight, I really want to climb the World Tree one step at a time and see the strange scenery and the countless races above the World Tree."
Yuan Yu interrupted him, pointed to the front, and said, "We have arrived at the Southern Heavenly Gate!"
Everyone looked up and saw countless auspicious clouds and immortal lights in front of them. A huge gate was opened, and countless stars floated in the void. Some were close, some were far, some were thick, some were thin. The ones close were like mountains, the ones far away were like basins and plates, and the ones further away were like the lower world. What they saw was a sea of stars formed by countless light spots. Among the countless stars, there were Venus that was entirely made of metal and reflected a faint cold light, Mercury that was formed by the gathering of true water, Earth's core that looked like lava, and stars that were formed by true fire...
On some of the stars, they could even see buildings and mountains.
The starlight emitted by the boundless starlight merged with the light emitted by the prehistorical sun and the moon, turning into a flowing river of light. In the river, the clear energy from the nine heavens condensed into a kind of water that was extraordinarily light, carrying countless stars and rotating.
Fan Wu Jie knew that this was the celestial river...
The celestial river meandered through the Nine Heavens, and it was extremely vast. The clear qi that fell from the Nine Heavens turned into the Nine Heavens Weak Water, which formed the main body of the celestial river. The Celestial River Weak Water was light and spiritual, as if it had no weight. If an ordinary immortal were to fall into it, they would drown. The celestial river was extremely vast, and there were many different valleys. In the Star Heaven, because the sun, moon, and stars gathered, they would condense into the Triple Light Divine Water, which made the invisible and colorless Nine Heavens Weak Water mixed with the Triple Light Divine Water. It was like a river of light where countless colorful lights gathered.
The stars in the Star Heaven were washed into the celestial river, forming this section of the celestial river, which looked like a beautiful scene of countless stars flowing.
These stars revolved in the Weak Water, and the stellar energy of the rotation of the stars repelled the Weak Water, forming bubbles that surrounded the stars. The atmosphere of the stars was filled with normal vital energy, so they could survive in the stars and not drown in the Nine Heavens Weak Water...
In the eastern part of the celestial river, there were branches and leaves of the Builder Tree that absorbed the nourishment of the Triple Light Divine Water and the Nine Heavens Weak Water. The Builder Tree's branches and leaves had life force flowing on them, and the vital energy would not be dissolved by the Weak Water, so they could survive. These were the celestial continents that floated in the celestial river. Occasionally, these celestial continents would capture stars, and the leaves that surrounded the Builder Tree would rise and fall like the sun and moon on a continent.
Thus, the celestial continents became a paradise in the celestial river...
The Southern Heavenly Gate was in the middle of the Milky Way, sitting at the boundary between the Star Heaven and the celestial sky, hanging high on the eastern branch of the Builder Tree. Countless colorful lights gathered and flowed into the gate. A celestial being with three vertical eyes on his forehead, two on each side of his forehead, and two on his face, making a total of nine eyes, stood at the entrance of the Southern Heavenly Gate. His nine divine eyes looked in all directions, inspecting the celestials that passed by.
The celestials were either pushing huge stars or riding on flying ships, entering through the Southern Heavenly Gate.
As the dragon chariot approached the Southern Heavenly Gate, Yuan Yu quickly tugged at Fan Wu Jie's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Quick, start the ceremonial battle. Whether we can scare the nine-eyed celestial being and sneak into the gate depends on this!"
"The Heaven still has to give face to my Senior Apprentice-Sister!" Fan Wu Jie said confidently.
Yuan Yu shook his head, "Your Senior Apprentice-Sister is too low-key. Although the Ajati Matriarch is the Goddess of the Divine Path and the Ancient God Emperor, she is old and has a strong reputation, but after your Senior Apprentice-Sister became the Goddess of Mount Lishan, she has been living in seclusion. Her frequent visits to the Heaven was something that happened during the era of the Emperor Heaven before the Aeons! The Immortal General guarding the gate might not recognize her! "
Fan Wu Jie frowned and said, "The ones guarding the Gates of Hell are Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and the Southern Heavenly Gate is an important place in the Heaven. The Immortal General guarding the gate won't be using someone who knows nothing, right?"
Yuan Yu smiled and said, "Every Emperor has his own ministers. Guarding the gate, although it is not a noble job, it must be the master's confidant. Otherwise, it would be terrible if they opened the gate to thieves. Nowadays, the power struggle in the Heaven is fierce, and there have been many people in charge. Loyalty is important, but ability is secondary! "
Fan Wu Jie still felt that something was wrong, "If that is the case, how can the Ten Palace Yanluo tolerate Shen Tu and Yu Lei?"
Yuan Yu spread out his hands and said, "That's why I didn't see how angry those two were when they mentioned the Yama Kings of the Ten Palaces. And when we went in to cause trouble for the Yama Kings of the Ten Palaces, the two of them were so happy to open the door. When we caused trouble and killed the Yama Kings of the Ten Palaces, they even helped us keep a lookout! It is not that the Ten Palace Yanluo does not want to change them, it is that they cannot! “
Fan Wu Jie heard this and unfolded the ceremonial flag. Countless auspicious clouds gathered and celestial light shone brightly. Lianhua flowers bloomed above the Celestial River. The Lianhua carried the dragon carriage and opened a path. In the treasure vase, the Innate Spiritual Root gave off a mysterious fragrance. In the ceremonial flag, countless Heavenly Maidens played drums and sang. In an instant, the entire Southern Heavenly Gate was heard.
The Southern Heavenly Gate was the most famous Heavenly Gate in the Heavenly Court. In fact, the Eastern Heavenly Gate on top of the World Tree should be the Eastern Heavenly Gate.
That Nine-eyed Celestial Being had noticed the dragon chariot from afar, he opened his nine divine eyes and observed carefully. He was experienced and knowledgeable, unlike the two country bumpkins, Xue Tu and Wu Sheng, who made a fuss when they saw the dragon chariot. The Celestial Emperors of the Heavenly Court had entered and exited through this door many times, and the dragon chariot would only be grander and more luxurious. Although this dragon chariot could not be compared to the Celestial Emperors, it was more than enough.
The nine-eyed celestial pondered and said, "Which Divine Monarch from the lower realm does this carriage belong to? If it is a Divine Monarch from the lower realm, why doesn't he have any subordinate gods? And although this ceremonial flag is grand, it is too small? Could it be the Divine Monarch from the Mystic Door? Low profile and prefers peace? "
"I usually let him pass and not offend him! But Imperial Emperor Zi Yang just ordered me to guard the gate and not let anyone of unknown origin enter the Heavenly Court. "
As he thought of this, the nine-eyed celestial went up to him and asked, "May I know which Divine Monarch's carriage belongs to? Can you show me your official document?"
Inside the carriage, Fan Wu Jie and Yuan Yu looked at each other and thought, He really came! Fan Wu Jie lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage, saying, "I am Saint Mother Li Shan's junior brother. I was invited by a good friend to ride senior sister's carriage to the Heavenly Court."
The nine-eyed celestial saw that it was a celestial he did not know, and his brows furrowed even more. He hesitated and said, "So you are Saint Mother Li Shan's junior brother … But Divine Monarch has been to the Heavenly Court before, so how could you have a good friend? Please forgive me, Divine Monarch, but I have a duty to fulfill, so I have to ask! "
Fan Wu Jie nodded and smiled, "Of course!"
He explained, "My good friend is Imperial Emperor Dong Hua's youngest son, Prince Mu … I heard that he caused trouble in the lower realm and was captured by the Imperial Emperor, so I came to mediate."
"It's Prince Mu!" The nine-eyed celestial was even more shocked.
When Prince Mu caused trouble in the Primordial Universe, he had heard about it, and the messenger sent by Imperial Emperor Zi Yang had hinted to him to stop anyone related to this matter … How could he not know that this person in front of him was the target of Imperial Emperor Zi Yang's interception? But this matter was related to the Heavenly Court's internal strife, and he was not Imperial Emperor Zi Yang's man. Usually, when the Imperial Emperor did something insignificant, it was fine for him to lift his hand and relieve himself.
Now that the Heavenly Court was in a fight, how could he dare to interfere?
The nine-eyed celestial was caught between a rock and a hard place …
While he was complaining in his heart, his actions became more cautious, and his words became more hesitant.
Fan Wu Jie and Yuan Yu looked at each other, both of them having the same thought in their minds. "Just as I thought!"
At this time, a giggle came from beside them. It was another carriage with a grand procession that had arrived at the Southern Heavenly Gate. A lady was riding on the phoenix carriage, and she lifted the curtain to look at Fan Wu Jie. Her eyes brightened when she saw the four majestic flood dragons, and she looked at the carriage closely. Suddenly, she smiled and said, "Isn't this Saint Mother of Mount Li's carriage?"
"Saint Mother of Mount Li has always been close to Her Highness … Why is she being troubled by the celestial guarding the gate?"
"Let's go and take a look!"
When the phoenix carriage came close, she said, "You uncouth gatekeeper, you're such a wretched person. You even dare to block the Holy Mother's carriage. Is it because the Holy Mother's face isn't big enough, or is it because no one listens to our Empress' words?"
The nine-eyed celestial saw her approaching, and he quickly bowed and said, "I dare not!"
"It's just that Imperial Emperor Zi Yang has ordered me to guard the gate! This little brother looks unfamiliar, so I am a little hesitant. Since sister is the guarantor, I will let him pass! "
The lady smiled and said, "I was wondering who was so powerful, so it was Imperial Emperor Zi Yang …"
"You don't have to put on a sad face. If he blames me, I will take responsibility for you … With Her Highness, Imperial Emperor Zi Yang won't be able to say anything bad!"
When she finished, she turned and smiled at Fan Wu Jie, and the phoenix carriage led them into the Southern Heavenly Gate.
Fan Wu Jie's heart was filled with doubts. 'It's true that senior martial sister has a great reputation here, but to be able to be friends with senior martial sister, to not give face to Monarch Zi Yang, and to be treated with such respect by the god generals guarding the gate, where exactly is this lady from? The Her Highness seems to have great authority in the celestial court, even more so than Imperial Emperor Zi Yang. I wonder how she compares to Imperial Emperor Dong Hua?
"What's the background of that Empress?"
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