The eyes of several great sages from the primitive era turned towards the Yuxu Palace in Kunlun Mountain.
Initially, Deng put someone went to the Yuxu Palace for seclusion every three days or so. This event seemed a bit strange. You didn't stay on your Meimushan or go to the Wa Hong Palace. Why did you run to the Yuxu Palace? Later, it became slowly accustomed.
The party concerned has no objections, and the Celestial Discipline sect has no objections either. What could a group of outsiders have to complain about?
Heavenly Lord stroked his beard in silence. He had also seen the false appearance created by Deng Chanyu using the Concealment of Heaven technique, thinking that she was hurriedly promoted to the level of a quasi-saint, with unstable foundation. Therefore, he used magic to cover it up. But he did not expect her to break through so quickly and kill a good corpse.
In a blink of an eye, the series of moves Deng Chanyu had been planning for Yan Feng appeared in his mind. He suddenly realized, "That's how it is!" Using a divine office that the Jie School didn't care about, cutting off causality to allow everything to come alive.
This disciple of the Holy Scribe Nuwa truly possesses impressive qualities, intelligence, and skills.
It was not a novelty for Heavenly Lord to have just found a cultivation opportunity and then to slay the first corpse. This is not a novelty for the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, the Western Saints, and previous generations had such power. Nuwa and Ta Qing Saint reached a breakthrough in their cultivation in the first lesson of Hongmin's sermon, finding a cultivation opportunity and slaying the first corpse, completing three tasks in one breath. Their talent was incomparably rare.
The first corpse is the easiest to slay. For example, Jin Ling Sheng Ruyin, when finding the opportunity for cultivation, it's normal to wait for more than a hundred years before slaying the first corpse. At this stage, the concern is not about one's own life span but about cataclysms and celestial calamities. A thousand or eight hundred years of time is really insignificant. Fast or slow, as long as it's slayed, there are no requirements regarding speed or slowness.
The radiant light enveloping Kunlun Mountain lasted for a full seven days. As the light descended, the protective array of the Yuxu Palace also rose.
Deng Chanyu was in seclusion in the Yuxu Palace, stabilizing herself after just breaking through her level. The phoenix side then officially held the enthronement ceremony.
Heavenly Lord naturally did not want the Emperor of Zi Wei to take office and then share some of his authority, but it was a done deal, and he could not openly oppose it. This was the system of the heavenly court, and he became the Emperor of Heaven thanks to the system. Now, the phoenix also became the Emperor of Zi Wei thanks to the system.
As a benefactor of the system, he could only agree and, following the procedure, wrote a recommendation edict. It was as if the Emperor of Heaven were recommending the phoenix to take up the position of the Emperor of Zi Wei to the Tao of Heaven. Whether he agreed or not was up to the Tao of Heaven; whether there was an edict or not didn't matter in essence, but having one was better than not having one. At least it completed the formalities.
Phoenix wrote a congratulatory message in the mouth of the newly appointed Daomu Yujun. It was impossible for Yunfeng to write such a thing, and she did not inform Yunfeng. She wrote it herself, praising it lightly. After writing it, she held the seal of Daomu Yujun and stamped it on it, thus completing this procedure.
Phoenix, dressed in full imperial robes and with a crimson Xiao Jian hanging around her waist, stood on the altar of Fjord Heaven Palace in front of the assembly of immortals and recited her own document.
This is not for Heavenly Lord; he is unworthy. It is for the Tao of Heaven.
In the current era of the Primordial Era, many of the "rituals" are quite simple. Hong Zhen could not have created rules like officials entering through the left door and soldiers entering through the right door. In the eyes of sages, is there any necessity for such actions? Who would care if ants enter through which foot first?
Heavenly Lord wanted to make it more complicated, but previously it was a makeshift group, and he had the desire but not the ability. Now that there were more people and more things to do, each of which was a major issue, he was too busy to ponder etiquette matters.
Phoenix knew that the immortals did not want to see a mess of rituals and showed off in a pompous manner, which was completely unnecessary. She thought that it would be better to spend that time making sure everyone ate well and drank well. Her ceremony was also kept as simple as possible.
In the Primordial Era, the practice of "three refusals and three concessions" was not commonly followed. If you mentioned in your document that you were "of low virtue" or "would choose another capable person," the Tao of Heaven would actually replace you.
The Eastern Immortals were more reserved and could not say things like "No one understands the Emperor of Zi Wei better than me."
Too much modesty is not good, nor is too much arrogance.
Phoenix briefly recounted her virtues and then spent a lot of time discussing her achievements over the years. From a small monster in the Funiu Mountain to the ancestor of the Laozu in the blood sea, all of them were records of her suppression of demons and devils. What does this imply? It means that I am a grand virtuous person! I am destined to be the Emperor of Zi Wei! Who else should take this position except me?
Her document transformed into a beam of golden light, shooting into the heavens. After more than ten breaths, the seal in her hand, which represented the authority of the Emperor of Zi Wei, was enveloped in a layer of purple light. This represented that she had received the formal recognition of the Tao of Heaven. Now she was the leader of the Four Great Gods, the true Emperor of Zi Wei.
Old Zhu shouted, "Let's give a cheer for the Emperor!"
A bunch of immortals around him glared, "You have no morality! We said we'd say it together!" They also yelled with all their might.
"Let's give a cheer for the Emperor!" The words echoed in the star field of Zi Wei.
Phoenix laughed, "On this auspicious day and beautiful scenery, let's celebrate together with all of you. Come on, bring out the wine!"
A group of attendants and celestial maids served the wine like flowers fluttering like butterflies to the immortals. After a quarter of an hour, a cup of slightly turbid water wine appeared in front of each immortal.
Some immortals felt slighted that they had come so far to offer their congratulations and were given such a drink.
Some immortals were more knowledgeable and recognized the extraordinary origin of the wine, but they dare not speak out loud for fear of being ridiculed.
The Star King, in cooperation with Phoenix and Deng Chanyu many times, has a knack for being a supporting actor. He stepped forward at the right moment to ask, "May we inquire from the Emperor, this wine has a blueish hue and its liquid resembles the morning sun. A whiff of it refreshes the spirit, and a glance at it clears one's eyes. It seems to have some history. Could you tell us what it is?"
Phoenix smiled and said, "When this wine was brewed, we added several drops of the essence of the Suosong Pine, which extends life by 720 years. After drinking it, your lifespan increases by 36,000 years."
The Suosong Pine is a tree without roots and cannot bear fruit by itself. It can only take some of its essence to entertain guests.
With the addition of Phoenix's winemaking skills, the scent is better than that of ginseng fruit and peaches, but the taste when drunk is still not as good as the essence of those two fruits combined.
Some immortals had heard of the name Suosong Pine, while others had not. However, with the explanation of the surrounding immortals, they all knew that it was a good thing. They quickly picked up their cups, lest the essence be lost completely if they delayed for too long.
"Hahaha!" Red-footed Grandmaster almost stood up, choked by the wine. The moment he swallowed the liquid, he felt as if a massive furnace had been added to his body. It was hot!
He has always been sloppy and careless about his appearance. At this moment, he didn't have any intention of hiding his chest and abdomen. He felt the hot flow running wildly within him, constantly breaking through the Dan poison that had accumulated from long-term consumption of Dan pills, as well as some internal injuries.
The heat flow derived from the essence of the Suosong Pine ran continuously for seven circuits of the cosmos before gradually fading away.
Red-footed Grandmaster felt an incredible sense of relief and comfort, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
The immortals, to varying degrees, all received some benefit. The tone of congratulating the Emperor of Zi Wei seemed to have become twice as sincere.
