Watching General Juanlian depart and disappear into the interstellar teleportation array, Cao Ya remained suspended above Jidu Star, a thoughtful expression on his face.
With Emperor Xin ascending the throne, the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods has begun. On the eve of this calamity, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother insist on holding the Peach Banquet... What are they thinking? What are their plans?
Could it be that they are hoping to win over the disciples of the three religions, voluntarily confer divine titles, and receive divine positions?
Just kidding. All three religions are disciples of sages, with the Primordial Sage as their backer. Why would they care about a mere Heavenly Court?
Cao Ya couldn't understand it, but he knew very well that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother must have some deep-seated schemes.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have acted so unwisely.
For a rogue cultivator like him, the Heavenly Court is a colossal entity that rules over the Three Realms, as well as countless sub-planes and the endless starry sky.
A divine position in the Heavenly Court is also a very tempting thing.
But what is the status of disciples of the three religions?
Under the sage's seat, one can listen to the Primordial Sage preach and practice immortal techniques and divine arts. Although the Heavenly Court is powerful, what does it amount to in front of the sage?
The Jade Emperor, the supreme ruler of Heaven, was only a six-star Quasi-Saint. Compared to a seven-star Primordial Saint, he could be easily destroyed with a flick of his finger.
Just as vulnerable as Cao Ya was in front of the Jade Emperor.
Forget it, whatever, it has nothing to do with me anyway... I'll just be a good Jidu Star Lord, not causing trouble, and I don't have any karmic entanglements, so this great calamity probably won't affect me...
Cao Ya didn't dwell on it. The grand scheme of things was for the Primordial Saints, Quasi-Saints, and even the Great Luo Immortals to ponder. He was merely a Golden Immortal, a pawn on the chessboard of heaven and earth.
To be invisible is how Cao Ya defines herself.
In the primordial universe, cultivation realms are divided into three levels: one-star Refining Essence into Qi, two-star Refining Qi into Spirit and Refining Spirit into Emptiness, three-star Gathering Emptiness and Merging with the Dao, Celestial Immortal and Mysterious Immortal, four-star Golden Immortal, five-star Great Luo Immortal, six-star Quasi-Saint, and seven-star Primordial Saint.
Cao Ya is just an ordinary Golden Immortal.
In terms of the immortal system of the [Primordial Era] universe alone, Cao Ya is not even a Golden Immortal yet, only at the Gathering Void and Harmonizing Dao realm, touching the threshold of the Celestial Immortal.
Only by integrating the power of many individuals can one be considered a four-star level, which is equivalent to a Golden Immortal in the [Primordial] Universe.
In the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are six-star Quasi-Saints, and can be considered great supernatural beings throughout the universe.
But this is not the Heavenly Court's trump card.
Although Quasi-Saints are powerful, they are still nothing more than ants in the eyes of Seven-Star Primordial Saints.
Below the sage, all are but ants.
The Heavenly Court, the ruler of the Three Realms, is acknowledged by many Primordial Saints. It's not that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are particularly powerful, but rather the intimidation of the Heavenly Dao's Hongjun.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West were once attendants of the Heavenly Dao Hongjun. They were ordered by the Heavenly Dao Hongjun to re-establish the Heavenly Court and rule over the Three Realms.
This is the source of the Heavenly Court's legitimacy.
The Heavenly Dao Hongjun is a supreme being that surpasses even the Primordial Saint.
The Heavenly Court is currently incomplete, with only a handful of Great Luo Immortals and Quasi-Saints, and even fewer Golden Immortals. However, there are more Mysterious Immortals and Heavenly Immortals.
Below the Celestial Immortal level, those at the Gathering Void and Harmonizing Dao Realm or Refining Spirit and Returning to Void Realm are mostly celestial soldiers or celestial maidens.
The million heavenly soldiers and generals are celestial immortals, mystical immortals, and golden immortals, while the heavenly soldiers are those who have gathered the void and merged with the Dao, and refined their spirit to return to the void.
Those who have attained the state of "Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness" are not qualified to become Heavenly Soldi
The title "celestial maiden" sounds nice, but in reality, they are just doing odd jobs, serving as servants in the palaces of the gods. However, they have a chance to be promoted, though the chances are extremely slim.
Although there are many divine positions in the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor does not appoint them arbitrarily.
That was one of the sources of his power.
Cao Ya was previously granted the title of Ketu Star Lord by his body of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness. Firstly, Ketu Star is an ominous star, and those with ability are unwilling to accept it, while the Jade Emperor looks down on those without ability. Secondly, the cultivation methods that Cao Ya practiced, such as the "Fragment of the One Yuan Golden Elixir" and "Turtle Spirit Immortal Method: Heavenly Immortal Chapter", gave the Jade Emperor the wrong impression, making him mistakenly believe that he had intricate connections with the Human Sect and the Intercepting Sect.
Thirdly, Cao Ya himself possessed exceptional luck and talent, leading the Jade Emperor to believe that Cao Ya had the potential to grow.
And that is indeed the case.
Cao Ya returned to his cave dwelling on Jidu Star. There was nothing much to pack, so he sat idly for a few days before setting off to leave Jidu Star.
Before setting off, he unleashed several streaks of light that circled the star Ketu a few times, and an array appeared and disappeared, enveloping the ominous star.
Cao Ya nodded in satisfaction. Now that he had become the Star Lord of Jidu, he had to take responsibility.
If, after he leaves, some powerful figure roams the universe and forcibly enters Ketu Star, causing harm to this ominous cosmic star and resulting in a missing piece of the evil energy of heaven and earth, and a flaw in the Great Dao, he, as the Lord of Ketu Star, will be held responsible and will likely be banished to the mortal realm.
"Hmm, one more procedure." Cao Ya muttered, forming hand seals and unleashing a seal originating from another realm. A light screen enveloped Jidu Star, shining brightly for a few breaths before dimming.
That is the power of other universes, which is extremely difficult for cultivators of the [Primordial] universe to comprehend in a short period of time.
Unless you break the formation by force, which would require extremely powerful strength and a level of cultivation far exceeding Cao Ya's.
If something really goes wrong, and the higher-ups hold someone accountable, Cao Ya will have a reason to complain.
"That's fine." Cao Ya nodded, stepped off Jidu Star, covered ten thousand miles in a single step, crossed the starry sky, and arrived at an enormous interstellar teleportation array, about several miles in size, with complex patterns and a faint, shimmering light that illuminated the starry sea.
This kind of interstellar teleportation array did not exist in ancient times. Later, when the Heavenly Court was established, the Jade Emperor and other original gods sorted out the universe, cleansed the starry sea, eliminated the remnants of the ancient war between witches and demons, and purified the universe.
During this period, at Venus's suggestion, many interstellar teleportation arrays were set up in various parts of the starry sky and connected to each other.
This was protected by the Heavenly Dao Hongjun, and even the Primordial Saints dared not erase any of the interstellar teleportation arrays.
Cao Ya unleashed a divine power into the interstellar teleportation array. Instantly, the array glowed, white light rose, and space distorted. Cao Ya stepped into it, and with a whoosh, he vanished on the spot, heading to another star field billions of miles away.
The white light dimmed, and the interstellar teleportation array returned to its normal state.
Anyone can use this teleportation array, as long as they can afford the cost of teleportation.
Cao Ya possesses the combat power of a Golden Immortal, and can activate the teleportation array with a mere flick of his divine power. However, cultivators who refine essence into qi or qi into spirit cannot meet the requirements of the teleportation array and must use spirit stones, immortal crystals, or other spiritual objects from heaven and earth.
Ketu is an ominous star, located in a remote, desolate region on the edge of the universe. The interstellar teleportation array there cannot directly connect to the Heavenly Palace.
Therefore, Cao Ya activated the interstellar teleportation array several times afterward, traversing one star field after another, and finally approached the Heavenly Court headquarters.
Buzz~~~
A flash of white light appeared, space distorted, and endless white divine light appeared before Cao Ya's eyes. Then the divine light disappeared, and he appeared in another teleportation array.
"Huh, there are other gods? Judging from their aura, they seem to be the lord of a fierce star?" a voice rang out, quite surprised.
“It’s a waste of talent for a Golden Immortal to become the master of an ominous star,” another gruff voice said.
“General Black Fiend, do not speak nonsense. Everything is decided by the Great Heavenly Venerable. There is no injustice.” The third voice was mature and prudent.
The second rough voice was just a cold laugh.
"Outsiders are here, so be careful what you say," the fourth voice said, sounding quite old, yet containing a sense of the cycle of life and death, the evolution of yin and yang.
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