"Next is the Ludeng Court. This court is in charge of matters of life and death. All matters of life and death within the Three Realms are under the jurisdiction of the Ludeng Court."

"Finally, there's the 'Extending Life Court,' which oversees the 'increases and decreases' of the lifespans of all beings in the Three Realms. Whether it's the Book of Life and Death or the Six Southern Dippers altering the lifespans of beings in the Three Realms, the results are ultimately collected and judged by the Extending Life Court. I believe you're also aware that after the Fighting Buddha caused a disturbance in the Underworld and erased the Book of Life and Death, the Heavenly Court increased the authority of the Extending Life Court to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

After Le Zheng Zhenren finished his introduction, he said, "The three courts mentioned above are the most difficult to enter, with the Heavenly Court being the most difficult. You are the first person in history to enter the Heavenly Court within a hundred years of becoming an immortal official."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately said, "I'm flattered."

Master Yue Zheng smiled slightly and said, "But you don't have to be too reserved. Although the Tianfa Court is the head of the courts, it is the smallest of the courts. Including the head of the court, there are only eleven people. Oh, now with you, there are twelve of us."

"So little?" Fang Jian was greatly surprised when he heard the news.

"So you can understand how difficult it is to enter," said Master Yue Zheng. "That's why, compared to other courts, the Heavenly Court is less majestic and more humane."

"..." Fang Jian fell silent upon hearing this. Seeing him like this, Master Le Zheng asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Fang Jian thought for a moment and said, "The Heavenly Court shouldn't be a place where human relationships are valued."

Master Le Zheng smiled and said, "You misunderstood. The favor I'm talking about isn't that kind of favor. But it doesn't matter. You'll know when the time comes."

...

An hour later, Master Le Zheng finally brought Fang Jian to the Taixuan Office of the Thirty-Three Heavens. Here, palaces and buildings were endless, and the eaves and corridors were staggered. At a glance, there were palaces and courtyards everywhere, which was a hundred times larger than the Taixuan Capital Province.

This is normal. There are only the chief officials of Wenlin and Wulin, as well as boys and messengers in Taixuandu Province. The number of people is actually not large, so the scale of the fairy palaces and pavilions is relatively small.

However, the Taixuan Bureau is an extremely large place that is responsible for the specific administrative affairs of the Heavenly Court. The total number of people in various departments and offices is no less than 100,000, so the scale of the Immortal Palace is naturally much larger.

In front of the main gate of the Taixuan Office, there was a constant stream of immortal officials, messengers, and boys coming and going, and they all looked very hurried.

Master Yue Zheng said to Fang Jian, "Let's go. Because you're taking office today, the head of the Heavenly Court has specially asked all the Heavenly Court Judges who were away to return to the court. Otherwise, it would be rare to see all the Heavenly Court Judges gathered together."

After saying that, Master Le Zheng brought Fang Jian into the palace gate of Taixuansi Bureau. Along the way, all the immortal officials of Taixuansi Bureau hurried forward to pay their respects when they saw Master Le Zheng.

Zhenren Le Zheng also nodded with a smile all the way. As long as they were immortal officials in the Taixuan Bureau, they were basically sent to take up their posts by Zhenren Le Zheng himself, so everyone knew this Taixuandu Provincial Governor.

After walking in Taixuandu Province for another stick of incense, Master Le Zheng and Fang Jian finally arrived outside the Tianyuan Court.

At the gate of the ministry stood eight heavenly soldiers holding spears and halberds. They were wearing golden armor, had sharp eyes and looked very majestic.

When Master Yue Zheng arrived, the heavenly soldiers immediately clasped their fists and said, "Greetings, Master."

Master Yue Zheng pointed at Fang Jian and said, "I'm bringing the new judge to take up his post. Go and inform the head of the Xunqing Academy immediately."

"Yes." A heavenly soldier clasped his fists in agreement, then turned around and walked quickly into the courtyard.

"Let's go in." Master Le Zheng turned around and said to Fang Jianyan.

Fang Jian bowed slightly, then followed Master Le Zheng directly into the courtyard of the Tianyuan Court.

The corridors inside the ministry are quiet and peaceful, the rooms are simple, there is a lotus pond and flower garden, a jade platform with bright steps, and the courtyard is deep with multi-story buildings hanging in the air. However, the palaces and halls are all in black and red, and they are elegant and majestic.

But the only drawback is that in this huge ministry with so many palaces and attics, there are basically no people to be seen, making it seem a bit empty and quiet.

When Fang Jian and Master Yue Zheng walked to the third courtyard, they found it extremely spacious. In front of them was a broad square paved with white jade, and behind the square was a row of magnificent palaces.

At this moment, eleven immortal officials walked out of the central hall of the row of palaces, walked down the steps to the center of the square, and bowed to Master Le Zheng from afar.

Master Yue Zheng led Fang Jian down the steps and walked quickly to the center of the square. He said, "Master Xunqing and all the judges of heaven, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up."

Fang Jian looked up at this moment, and saw that among the people in front of him, the leader was a refined and elegant middle-aged man. He had the cultivation level of a Xuanxian, but was wearing the uniform of a second-grade immortal official.

Behind this elegant and refined middle-aged man stood ten men wearing official immortal robes and with different appearances, and they were all true immortals.

At this moment, Master Yue Zheng stepped aside to allow Fang Jian to pass, and said to the elegant and refined middle-aged man in the lead, "Fellow Daoist Xun Qing, I have brought the new judge to you."

As he spoke, Master Le Zheng pointed at Fang Jian and said, "He was formerly the Land God of Yangxia County, later the God of Duanjie Mountain, and currently serves as a fifth-rank Heavenly Judge. His surname is Fang, his name is Jian, and he has been granted the title of 'Hongqing'."

After Master Le Zheng finished his introductions, Fang Jian stepped forward and bowed to the crowd, saying, "Your humble servant, Fang Jian, greets the abbot."

"Hello, colleagues."