Moments later, everyone arrived at the main hall.
The main hall was very spacious and was the size of a gymnasium. Red pillars were arranged inside, supporting the hall. The floor was as smooth as a mirror and could faintly reflect one's image. However, other than that, there was nothing else in the main hall. It was as though it was a completely useless, unused hall. No one knew what it was used for.
"Changxian, Ling Lun, Fairy, Da Hong, come over and help me." Feng Hou walked to the center of the main hall and turned to call out to everyone.
"Okay." The four Immortals, three men and one woman, who were called out, quickly responded. They walked out of the crowd and came to Feng Hou's side.
"What do you want us to do?" Fairy, who was the only woman among them, asked.
Feng Hou didn't explain. He flipped his hand and a shimmering ball of light appeared in his hand. When Fairy and the others saw the ball of light, they didn't hesitate. They stretched out their fingers and tapped on the ball of light.
In an instant, the ball of light flashed and split into four tiny streams of light. They flowed through Fairy, Changxian, Ling Lun, and Da Hong's fingers and surged into their bodies.
The four of them didn't resist and silently closed their eyes.
"Understood." Moments later, Fairy opened her eyes and nodded.
From the actions of Angel and the others, as well as the final words they said, it was not difficult to guess that the ball of light should be an aggregation of thoughts. What Angel and the others did before was to absorb the information transmitted by the aggregation of thoughts.
"Then, let's begin." Feng Hou nodded and said after seeing that everyone understood.
Following that, the five of them moved in unison and spread out. They were like five vertices of a pentagram, standing in a corner of the main hall. Following that, the five of them moved their hands and feet in unison, forming strange hand seals and performing strange footwork. They began to move freely in the main hall.
Just as the Wind Empress and the other four were behaving strangely, a strange formation gradually appeared on the ground.
Moments later, Feng Hou, who suddenly stopped, shouted, "Done!"
Instantly, a dazzling light erupted from the formation. It was like a huge pillar of light had filled the hall. It lit up the entire hall.
However, this situation did not last long. In just four to five seconds, the entire pillar of light suddenly exploded, turning into tiny fragments of light that filled the sky. It slowly melted into the air, leaving behind only a complex array that was faintly flickering on the surface.
"Qimen Dun Jia …" Looking at the array that suddenly appeared in the hall. Ito Sei said with some uncertainty in his heart.
"You … Oh right, we don't seem to know your name." After setting up the formation, Feng Hou turned to Sei Itō and called out to him. However, when he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that he and the others did not know Sei Itō's name.
"My name is Chen Xicheng." Sei Itō replied with a fist salute.
"Chen Xicheng, come over here and enter the array." Feng Hou nodded. He pointed at the array in front of him.
"Alright." Sei Itō did not hesitate and straightforwardly nodded in agreement. Then, he took a step forward and walked straight into the array. He only stopped when he reached the center of the array.
"Are you ready?" Feng Hou asked when he saw Sei Itō standing still.
"I'm ready." Sei Itō nodded in confirmation.
"Good. Heart Questioning Array, activate!" Feng Hou did not hesitate after receiving an affirmative answer. He immediately made a hand seal and activated the array.
In an instant, the entire array lit up slightly. Like a vacuum, it sucked in the surrounding Immortal Spiritual Yuan Qi. It turned into a cloud of white fog that was so dense that it could not be seen. It tightly wrapped Sei Itō inside.
Seeing the array take effect, Feng Hou lowered his body and sat cross-legged outside the array.
At the same time, following the appearance of the thick fog, Sei Itō discovered that the surrounding scenery had changed. From the original hall of the immortal palace to a mud latrine in the mortal world, he had also changed from a handsome young man in fancy clothes to a malnourished, skinny commoner in ragged clothes. There was not a trace of power in his body.
"An illusion … But the effect is not small. It can even seal people's power." Sei Itō, who had somewhat understood the situation, muttered to himself.
Then, he no longer cared about it and began to walk on this unfamiliar dirt path. However, not long after, he encountered an old woman who had fainted from hunger by the side of the road. She was even emitting a vengeful smell.
"This is my first test?" Sei Itō thought with interest.
Then, he endured the stench and walked forward, softly calling out to the old woman.
"Hey, Auntie, are you okay?"
Even after calling out four or five times, the old woman did not wake up. Seeing this, Sei Itō had no choice but to lower his body and carry the old woman on his back. He carried the old woman to a shady place and then put her down again. He quickly returned to the place where he first appeared, the mud latrine that should be his home. He found a ladle to scoop some water from the jar and then found a half-hard Sui Mian that was almost as hard as a rock. Then, he ran back to the old woman's side and took care of her.
With the help of the water and Sui Mian, the old woman finally recovered some strength after ten minutes.
"Thank you, thank you." The old woman thanked him profusely.
Sei Itō smiled and did not say anything. Because he knew that it was a test, his motive for helping was not pure. However, after helping someone, Sei Itō felt quite good.
After that, the old woman stayed around Sei Itō's latrine for half a day before staggering away. However, even after the old woman had left for a long time, the surrounding scene did not change as Sei Itō expected. It was still the same as before, and it was like a real world. As time passed, the sun set and the moon rose, and the sun rose and the moon set.
During this process, Sei Itō felt incredibly hungry!
Sei Itō did not want to starve himself. He did not even want to eat the food that was no better than pig's feed. He had no choice but to return to being an ordinary person and begin his struggle.
At the same time, during this process, all kinds of things that seemed real and illusory, which made people unable to tell whether they were tests or not, appeared one after another around Ito Sei, testing his virtue.
Fortunately, Sei Itō's goal was clear. Therefore, even if he could not tell which was the real test, Sei Itō would still step forward to help as long as he felt that it was necessary. It was as if it had become a habit.
Just like this, time passed. Sei Itō, who was an ordinary person in the illusion, struggled to become an official, then an official, then a husband, and even a marquis … The number of people he could help also increased from one or two to dozens, hundreds, and thousands. He showed great virtue and was deeply loved and praised by the people.
However, just when Ito Sei thought that he would die of old age in the illusion or rebel and become a king, the entire illusion suddenly shattered like a broken glass product. The surrounding scene changed back to the previous hall of the Immortal Palace.
"Very good. As expected of the person chosen by His Majesty the Celestial Emperor. You have passed our test." Feng Hou smiled at Sei Itō.
"Oh?" Sei Itō raised his eyebrows and let out a soft groan.
"Therefore, we approve of your ascension to the throne as the new Celestial Emperor," said Da Hong.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Celestial Emperor." Then, under someone's lead, all the immortals in the palace bowed to Sei Itō.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Celestial Emperor." Feng Hou, Li Mu, Da Hong, and the other old officials also bowed.
Sei Itō looked around and smiled inexplicably. He said lightly, "Everyone, please rise."
Then, five days later, under the witness of all the immortals in the Immortal World, Sei Itō ascended the throne that symbolized the supreme power of the heavens and accepted the worship of everyone …
…
After an unknown period of time, with a crisp "pa" sound, the entire Heaven Realm suddenly shattered into pieces, once again changing back to the original Immortal Palace Hall.
"I'm finally out," Sei Itō said to himself as he looked at the fog that was quickly dispersing.
That's right. It was only now that Sei Itō truly escaped from the illusion. The scene of him escaping the illusion and accepting everyone's approval to ascend to the Celestial Emperor was still an illusion. It was the final test of Feng Hou and the others. They wanted to see if Sei Itō would still be as kind and virtuous as he was in the illusion after getting what he wanted.
Unfortunately, although they thought well, they didn't know Sei Itō's true purpose of becoming the Celestial Emperor and the trump cards he had. Therefore, they didn't notice that he wasn't fooled by their last trick at all. He was still clear-headed as he faced the evolution of the illusion.
Therefore, their so-called test was a complete failure! Fortunately, it was Sei Itō and not some other ambitious guy. Although he might not be as kind and virtuous as he appeared in the illusion, he wouldn't be evil, evil, or lecherous. It was enough for him to be the Celestial Emperor of a realm.
"Very good. As expected of the person chosen by the Celestial Emperor. You have passed our test." Feng Hou chuckled and said to Sei Itō, who was standing in the middle of the array, what he said when he exited the illusion.
"In other words, you won't stop me from becoming the Celestial Emperor, right?" Sei Itō said with a smile.
"Yes, not only will we not stop you, but we will also help you become the new Celestial Emperor," Da Hong added.
After hearing Da Hong's words, the others nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, everyone." Sei Itō cupped his fists and thanked everyone.
As a result, the following matters became much simpler. After a general discussion, Sei Itō was led by a female immortal to a palace for people to rest in. He began to wait for the ascension ceremony in five days. As for the other matters that needed to be done during this period, they were all handled by the old officials of the Celestial Emperor. They guaranteed that everything would be handled properly.
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