At this point, Fang Jian's tone was filled with awe-inspiring authority. These Golden Immortals immediately broke into a sweat and bowed in worship, saying, "We, the little immortals, will obey the order of Emperor Hongqing."

Then Fang Jian waved his hand, and these Golden Immortals bowed to Fang Jian again, and then retreated to stand on both sides of the hall.

Next came the disciples of the Three Ancestors and Three Religions. Fang Jian's gaze fell on the six Taiyi Golden Immortals in the lead and said, "Are you the disciples of the Three Ancestors and Three Religions?"

Without any hesitation, Fa Yanju and the other six bowed and said, "Greetings to Emperor Hongqing."

The six Taiyi Golden Immortals including Fa Yanju had no expression other than respect on their faces, but the Golden Immortal cultivators behind them had a hint of uneasiness and worry on their faces besides respect.

Fang Jian took in everyone's expressions, then spoke, "Although many of you have committed evil, it is all due to the orders of our Master and Ancestor. This Emperor has just arrived in the Biantian World, so I must show mercy to the world."

At this point, Fang Jian said to Fa Yanju and the others, "As long as you all perform good deeds from now on and teach 100,000 souls to follow the righteous path within three hundred years, I will allow you to inherit the Third Ancestor's legacy and reopen your sect in the Great World of Bian Tian."

Hearing Fang Jian's words, Fa Yanju and the others were slightly surprised, and then they were delighted. This meant that Fang Jian would not only not kill them all, but would also give them the opportunity to reopen the sect and pass on the teachings.

At this moment, the excitement and gratitude of these former three ancestors and three religious disciples were beyond words. They all knelt down and kowtowed to Fang Jian, saying, "We, the immortals, thank Emperor Hongqing for his mercy. We respectfully wish him endless blessings and eternal chastity."

"Stand up." Fang Jian said slowly.

The immortals immediately stood up to express their gratitude, then bowed and retreated to the right side of the hall and stood respectfully.

At this time, Fang Jian said to the giant spirit: "Summon monk Yaosheng to enter the hall."

The giant spirit hummed in agreement, then turned and shouted outside the hall, "Summon monk Yaosheng into the hall to see you!"

"Summon monk Yaosheng to the palace for an audience!"

As the chanting sounded one after another, Yaosheng, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, bowed and walked into the hall.

But the current Yao Sheng is no longer the same as before. After just five days of instruction from Vairocana Buddha, Yao Sheng, who has practiced the "Medicine King Sutra", has a pure and powerful aura, a shimmering spiritual light all over his body, and his cultivation has been promoted to the "Yang Shen Realm".

However, although Yao Sheng's current level of cultivation is the Yang God Realm, his Qi is not much different from that of the True Immortal Realm. This is the power of the "True Dharma".

In the past, Yao Sheng practiced the Taoism of Donghuo Sect, and what he practiced was only the Taoism of the true disciples of Donghuo Sect. It was not the orthodox method of Donghuo Sect at all, but just an intermediate method of practice.

In addition, he has the body of a medicine spirit, but he practices the fire-based Taoism. The Taoism does not match his own foundation, which naturally makes him a stepping stone in the inner alchemy realm.

However, the Medicine King Sutra is the orthodox teaching of the Buddhist "Medicine King Bodhisattva", which is not comparable to the Donghuo Sect's teachings that he practiced before.

Therefore, after Yao Sheng started to study the "Medicine King Sutra", his talents were directly stimulated, his strength increased by leaps and bounds, and he soon reached the critical level of the true immortal realm.

What Yaosheng lacks now is Taishixiandu's approval for him to become an immortal and then send down a thunder tribulation.

It was also the first time for Yao Sheng to meet Fang Jian. Although Guan Yu had explained everything to him long ago, when he actually met Fang Jian, Yao Sheng could not hide his excitement.

"I am Yaosheng, a young cultivator, and I am here to pay my respects to Emperor Hongqing." Yaosheng walked to the center of the hall and bowed to Fang Jian.

Fang Jian looked at Yao Sheng and said, "Yao Sheng, has True Lord Xie Tian explained everything to you?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Sheng immediately bowed and reported, "Reporting to Emperor Hongqing, True Lord Xietian has explained everything to me. I am a medicinal spirit. Since entering the Dao, I have saved countless lives with my medicinal spirit power. Furthermore, I have a pure and kind heart, so I have great merits. The Heavenly Court wishes to recruit me as an immortal official."

Fang Jian nodded and said, "Then would you like to serve as an official in the Heavenly Court?"

The immortal cultivators around looked at Yao Sheng with envy. They didn't know much about the Heavenly Court, but just from the strength and majesty displayed by the Heavenly Court, it was enough to show that entering the Heavenly Court as an immortal official was something that could only be encountered by chance.

Yao Sheng didn't hesitate, but he asked Fang Jian a question: "May I ask Emperor Hongqing, after becoming an immortal official, can I still be free and at ease?"

Fang Jian smiled and said, "The Heavenly Court rules over the Three Realms, and its officials have their own duties: one, to stabilize the Three Realms; two, to protect all living beings; three, to uphold public duty; four, to uphold the laws of Heaven; five, to make sacrifices; and six, to benefit all living things. However, they lack freedom and ease, so it's not too late for you to refuse now. If you refuse to become an official now, this emperor will not blame you and will let you go. But once you become an official, you will not be able to regret it."

Hearing this, Yaosheng slowly lowered his head, and his past memories began to flash through his mind one after another.

After an unknown amount of time, Yaosheng's body trembled slightly, and then he suddenly raised his head. He had already made his choice. He bowed to Fang Jian and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Hongqing, I, Yaosheng, am willing to serve as an immortal official. From now on, I will be diligent and dedicated to my duties, protecting all living beings and benefiting all spirits."

End of this chapter