"The Central Wasteland?" Upon hearing these words, the corners of Di Tianjun's mouth suddenly flashed with the vicissitudes of life. "That's right, that's it. Those juniors call it the Central Wasteland, but us old fellows prefer to call it the Central Town Star Region."
"As for the taboo, yes, that's a taboo. That's why I brought it up and asked you to make a choice. If it wasn't a taboo, I wouldn't have wasted so much time talking to you. I would have just sent an order and sent you there. "
Ling Dong's expression changed. He bowed and said, "Lord Celestial Lord, please enlighten me." Hearing Celestial Lord Di's words, Ling Dong felt that the position of Heavenly Official, the so-called Great Border Officer, or the Marquis of Great Territory, was not that easy to be.
"Enlighten me?" Celestial Lord Di's mouth showed a touch of astonishment. Then, he smiled and said, "The Central Town Starfield involves a lot of things. There are some things you'd better not know now. If you know, it won't be good for you! You only need to know one thing! "
As he spoke, Celestial Lord Di raised a finger to Ling Dong. "Do you know the difference between a prosperous city and a wilderness? Compared to the Central Garrison Star Field of the past, the current Eight Star Fields were like barren wastelands. The Astral Realm you're going to be a Heavenly Official, even now, is a more prosperous Astral Realm than the original Wooden Realm. Of course, that's if you're willing. "
"A more prosperous Astral Realm than the original Wooden Realm?" Celestial Lord Di's introduction made Ling Dong's heart beat faster.
Compared to the auxiliary Astral Realms, an Astral Realm like the Wooden Realm was ten times or even a hundred times more prosperous than the auxiliary Astral Realms. The benefits there were simply immeasurable.
Looking at the power of the Celestial Lord of Heaven Union in the Wooden Realm, one could imagine how bright Ling Dong's future would be.
Tempted, Ling Dong couldn't help but ask, "Lord Celestial Lord, then which Starfield does the Astral Realm I'm going to be a Heavenly Official belong to? Besides you, there shouldn't be any other Celestial Lord of Heaven, right? In addition, how many auxiliary astral realms are there in the astral realm where I will be the Heavenly Official? "Ling Dong asked the question he wanted to know the most.
"Which star domain do they belong to?" Upon hearing this question, Di Tianjun smiled faintly again.
The moment he laughed, Di Tianjun suddenly waved his hand and said to Ling Dong as if he was pointing at the world, "No!"
"Not a single Auxiliary Star Realm!" Di Tianjun repeated as if he was emphasizing this.
"Ah …" Ling Dong revealed a shocked expression. Under Ling Dong's influence, even if the number of auxiliary Astral Realms in the Heavenly Official's Astral Realms was fewer than that of the Wooden Puppet Realm, there should at least be a few, not none.
However, after being surprised for a moment, Ling Dong also understood. If there were any auxiliary Astral Realms in the Heavenly Official's Astral Realm, then his official name should be Celestial Lord of Heaven, not Heavenly Official, which was one rank higher than Celestial Official.
Upon seeing Ling Dong's relieved expression, Celestial Lord Di explained again, "It's not that I'm stingy and don't want to give you any auxiliary Astral Realms. It's just that there isn't any auxiliary Astral Realm in the Central Town Starfield."
"There isn't any auxiliary Astral Realm? Why is that?" This time, it was Ling Dong's turn to be surprised.
Upon hearing Ling Dong's question, Celestial Lord Di revealed a rare look of vicissitudes and said, "Why? Because all the auxiliary Astral Realms there have been destroyed. The calamity of the Heavenly Court 5,000 years ago destroyed all the auxiliary Astral Realms in the Central Town Starfield.
Even some of the auxiliary Astral Realms near the Central Town Starfield of the eight major Star Regions were destroyed. Otherwise, the number of auxiliary Astral Realms in the Wooden Puppet Realm would not be so small! "At this point, Celestial Lord Di revealed a sad smile.
"All of them were destroyed?" Ling Dong revealed an expression as if he had seen a ghost. He gasped and said, "How many of them were there? How many martial artists and civilians were living in each auxiliary Astral Realm? How could this be?"
"How many? How many martial artists and civilians were there? "Upon hearing this, Celestial Lord Di's face also turned sad." You haven't experienced it, so it's hard for you to imagine. I only know that thousands of auxiliary Astral Realms were destroyed. All the auxiliary Astral Realms that were tragically affected by the calamity of the Heavenly Court were destroyed into nothingness. As for the fate of the martial artists and civilians in each auxiliary Astral Realm, I don't think I need to tell you … "
"Hiss …" Ling Dong gasped. The corners of his mouth were extremely bitter, and he was speechless for a long time.
It was not that Ling Dong was worried about nothing and felt heartache for the dead. Instead, from this incident, Ling Dong clearly discovered that having powerful strength was the essence of living.
If he had lived in the era of the calamity of the Heavenly Court that Celestial Lord Di had mentioned, it would have been fine. He would have quietly turned into ashes like billions of ordinary martial artists.
Thinking of this, even though the calamity of the Heavenly Court that Celestial Lord Di had mentioned happened 5,000 years ago, Ling Dong still felt a deep heartache. "Lord Celestial Lord, those were billions of extremely innocent creatures. Why didn't you …" At this point, Ling Dong could not continue.
However, Celestial Lord Di understood what Ling Dong meant. "If we had taken them into consideration back then, perhaps even the Wooden Puppet World would not have existed. That would have been the calamity of the Heavenly Court!"
Ling Dong was shocked that Celestial Lord Di still looked shocked when he recalled this incident. It was obvious how tragic the situation had been back then.
Upon seeing Celestial Lord Di's expression, Ling Dong recovered from his deep heartache and asked in surprise, "By the way, Lord Celestial Lord, what is the calamity of the Heavenly Court all about? The calamity of the Heavenly Court … Are you saying that there is still a force called the Heavenly Court in this world? Does it still exist? Is it in the Central Garrison Star Sector? "
This was the first time Ling Dong had heard the words "Heavenly Court". Ling Dong was extremely surprised and curious, so Ling Dong asked a lot of questions.
Upon hearing this, Celestial Lord Di laughed in surprise. "Ha, without the Heavenly Court, there would not be Star Lord Vermilion Bird, Star Lord White Tiger, and so on. Constellation Celestial Lords like us were also conferred titles by the Heavenly Court back then.
You guessed right. The Heavenly Court used to be in the Central Garrison Star Sector. There was a mysterious place called the Heavenly Palace there. However, the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Palace all disappeared in that calamity 5,000 years ago. Otherwise, the Eight Major Star Sectors would not have been in charge of the Vast Ocean Star Sector now. "
Upon hearing this, Ling Dong suddenly realized that Celestial Lord Di might have been asked to go to the Central Garrison Star Sector or the Central Abandoned Star Sector to be a Heavenly Official. Perhaps there was a deeper purpose. After all, Ling Dong was no longer a young man who had just made his debut.
"Heavenly Palace? The Heavenly Court? The Heavenly Court's calamity? According to what you said, the Heavenly Court should have been the most powerful Star Sector in the world at that time. What kind of calamity could destroy the Heavenly Court? "Ling Dong finally asked the question that worried him the most.
Since the Heavenly Court had been destroyed, there must be a force or existence in the Central Garrison Star Sector that could destroy the Heavenly Court. With such a terrifying existence, how could Ling Dong survive in the Central Garrison Star Sector?
Upon seeing Ling Dong's worried expression, Celestial Lord Di smiled faintly as if he had seen through Ling Dong's thoughts. He said, "Actually, I don't know what the Heavenly Court's calamity is either!"
"Ah, even Lord Heavenly Monarch doesn't know?" Ling Dong revealed an astonished expression again.
"Little guy, what kind of person do you think I am? With my cultivation 5,000 years ago, I was not even qualified to know about the Heavenly Court's calamity, let alone participate in it. I obtained the information about the Heavenly Court's calamity through various sources over the past 5,000 years.
However, one thing is certain. There is definitely not a terrifying force in the Central Garrison Star Sector as you think. If there was really such a terrifying force, the Central Garrison Star Sector would have been unified and the Heavenly Court would have been rebuilt! "
Upon hearing this, Ling Dong became even more confused. What he had heard today was even more bizarre than what he had heard in the past few hundred years.
What on earth could destroy the Heavenly Court, which was at the peak of its power and could command everyone?
"By the way, Lord Heavenly Lord, you mean that even now, the Heavenly Courts have not been rebuilt. It has been 5,000 years since it was destroyed. That's long enough!" Ling Dong was very sharp, and he could hear the hidden meaning in Heavenly Lord Di's words.
In other words, the Central Garrison Star Sector, which was where the Heavenly Court used to be, was still empty.
Ling Dong's words made Celestial Lord Di's eyes shine. "Ling Dong, this is why I want to send you to the Central Garrison Star Sector. I hope that you can unravel these secrets for me!"
"Me?" Ling Dong pointed at his nose. Obviously, he was not confident in himself.
"Yes!" Celestial Lord Di nodded heavily. "However, I'm afraid that setting this goal for you now is too high and almost impossible to achieve. This is only your final mission.
What you need to do now is to slowly develop and strengthen your Heavenly Official forces in the Astral Realm you are in until you unify the Astral Realm you are in. Once you have complete control of the Astral Realm, you might be able to discover those unsolved secrets, "Heavenly Lord Di said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Ling Dong was stunned. After a while, he asked, "Slowly develop and strengthen? What do you mean, Celestial Lord Di?"
"Ha, I won't hide it from you. The Star Sector in the Central Garrison Star Sector has been under the control of the Wood Silk Realm for more than 1,000 years. Over the past 1,000 years, I have sent no less than 10 martial artists to be Heavenly Official. The most powerful of them were Star Monarchs.
However, without exception, all of them died an unnatural death or were killed by the native forces of the Star Sector! The longest one stayed there for only 31 years! "Celestial Lord Di's tone became even more solemn as he spoke.
Ling Dong was stunned!
Ling Dong had thought that the Star Sector he was assigned to should be under the rule of the Wood Silk Realm and that he would be able to take up the post with great prestige. However, Ling Dong finally understood that Celestial Lord Di wanted him to work hard in the Star Sector in the Central Garrison Star Sector.
He wanted him, Ling Dong, to work hard and build a great empire on his own!
Seeing that Ling Dong was silent, Celestial Lord Di continued, "I have already said what I need to say. The choice is entirely up to you, Ling Dong! I won't be angry if you become the City Lord of one of the Four Great Martial Cities. I will be overjoyed if you become the Heavenly Official of the Central Garrison Star Sector. Of course, I am looking forward to it! "
At the end, Celestial Lord Di continued, "Of course, if you go to the Central Garrison Star Sector, I have already prepared some assistance for you to take up the post. One of them should surprise you!
Including how to send your family there, I have already made the perfect arrangements! Also, the other rewards for your meritorious service have been given to N 'gun.
N 'gun will give them to you. If you have any other questions, you can ask N' gun. As for your choice, just tell N 'gun once you have made your decision. He will make the arrangements. I have already said too much today … "
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PS: I'm finally home. The train was delayed. I had already written this on the plane, but I couldn't find any Wi-Fi at the airport or the train station. Even the KFC at the train station couldn't be found. This is so frustrating!
Once again, I apologize to my brothers. After a night of rest, I will be able to update normally tonight! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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