Chapter 282 A Love Tribulation That's Hard to Overcome (Part 5)
The Upper Realm, the Realm of Clouds and Light.
Yun Guang sat in the main seat, with several senior immortal lords sitting beside him. He interrupted their somewhat rambling conversation and said, "I don't want to hear your analysis of those messy things. You just need to give me a straight answer: has Yao Yan truly ascended back?"
An old man with a long beard said, "When Yao Yan descended to the mortal realm, he left in a hurry and didn't even have any attendants. His two closest subordinates, Immortal Lord Linfeng and Immortal Lord Pingming, only found out about him later. According to Tianmen's recollection, when Immortal Lord Yao Yan descended to the mortal realm, he only took a sword with him and then casually pointed to a passing cloud and a breeze to serve as his attendants during his tribulation. It was very hasty."
“When an ordinary immortal lord descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation, he would have at least a hundred followers, not counting the people he selected from the mortal realm… Yao Yan only selected one sword, one cloud, and one wind, so the immortal blessings would only be given to the three of them. Logically speaking, if he ascends, these three people should be able to ascend together to continue serving as his attendants,” the long-bearded old man said. “But he only brought his Daoist companions from the mortal realm with him.”
Yun Guang propped his head up and said, "That means he didn't ascend at all."
“Not entirely,” someone nearby said. “After all, he has passed through the Heavenly Gate, and I heard that he moved back to the Yaoyan Immortal Palace a couple of days ago. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to take up his post in the Nine Heavens in a few days. If he can take up his post, he can still be registered as an immortal even without immortal bones.”
Yun Guang slowly tapped the armrest of the chair and said, "Speaking of which, no one knows whether he can be considered to have ascended to immortality."
The long-bearded old man said, "There may be a method we can try."
"Speak." Yun Guang twirled the teapot in his hand.
"Although the Heavenly Dao forbids immortals from the Upper Realm from descending to the Lower Realm, divine decrees can still be transmitted through the temple," the long-bearded elder said. "Those three attendants must have been reincarnated as humans. As long as it is confirmed that they cannot ascend, no one can guarantee that Yaoyan's ascension will be successful. Your Majesty, the most important thing is still the Chaos Core..."
Yun Guang laughed out loud: "That makes sense. At that time, even if Yao Shuo and Ling Yin want to protect him, they will be at a disadvantage."
Chao Su and Wu Fang, those two fools, only know how to fight amongst themselves, but they don't realize that their true enemy in the Three Realms and Nine Provinces is in the Nine Heavens.
"How can something as important as the Chaos Core be entrusted to a piece of trash who doesn't even have immortal bones?"
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The Nine Heavens.
Yaoyan Immortal Palace.
Longyin Mountain was moved to the backyard of the Immortal Palace. It could be said to be the backyard; such a large mountain placed there was like a pebble dropped into a mountain range, completely unable to attract anyone's attention.
Wei Feng naturally wouldn't stay locked up in the mountains obediently. This time, he even unscrupulously came out of the mountain in his true form. The guards at the gate pretended not to see him, and the two azure dragons never reappeared. He stood beside Jiang Gu, looking at the dark mass of immortals coming down the mountain to pay their respects, and raised an eyebrow.
Unlike the sects and families in the lower realm, the factions in the upper realm are divided according to the responsibilities of each palace. For example, in the Nine Heavens, the Supreme God Lingyin is in charge of the Divine Gate and the ancient constellations. Under each constellation's star lord, there are palaces, and within each palace, the immortal lords and immortals each have their own duties. The Prince Yaoshuo is in charge of war and slaughter, and his generals are mostly brave and skilled in battle. Three of the Nine Provinces belong to the Nine Heavens. There are also countless small worlds in the lower realm, each with its own generals and commanders. For example, the Yuanyao Palace is in charge of marriage, the Siming Palace is in charge of destiny and trajectory, and the Siming Mansion under it is specifically in charge of the matters of immortal lords descending to the lower realm to undergo tribulations. As for the cultivators from various realms who ascend, their positions are assigned by the Heavenly Dao based on their merits and their own cultivation. This is why minor immortal lords need to descend to the lower realm to undergo tribulations before they can take up their positions.
Some of the lesser immortals who haven't yet undergone tribulation benefit from the power of their parents and have already established their own palaces. These palaces are staffed with subordinates, generals, attendants, palace maids, and other servants. Some of these subordinates have a karmic connection with the lesser immortal, while others have chosen to follow them voluntarily. When the immortal undergoes tribulation and assumes their duties, they will assist in managing the palace's affairs and be assigned positions in the Heavenly Dao. Those capable of entering the Yaoyan Palace are all exceptional individuals.
"Your subordinate, Lin Feng."
"Your subordinate, Pingming."
"Greetings, Immortal Lord." Lin Feng and Ping Ming led the others in bowing.
Jiang Gu looked at the two men. Although he didn't recognize them, they weren't unfamiliar either. Lin Feng was a civil official from the lower realm who had ascended to immortality, and Ping Ming was a minor immortal general who had already transcended tribulation. These two assisted Jiang Gu in managing a total of 9,307 palaces within Yao Yan Palace, 77 gardens and dozens of immortal pools and forests under Yao Yan's name within the Nine Heavens, as well as several properties within the Nine Provinces, and the fortune and sustenance within several small worlds...
As Jiang Gu listened to their report, Wei Feng, who was standing next to him, was already getting sleepy and quietly squeezed Jiang Gu's palm.
"Let's call it a day," Jiang Gu interrupted them.
Lin Feng and Ping Ming exchanged a glance and tacitly led their men away.
On the way back, Pingming asked, "Linfeng, have you noticed the Immortal Lord's Daoist partner?"
"The turbid energy on his body is too strong, and it has even tainted the Immortal Lord's body as well." Lin Feng sighed. "The Immortal Lord already lacks immortal bones, and if this continues for a long time, it will probably damage his very foundation."
Pingming said, "But it seems that the Immortal Lord cares about him a lot."
Lin Feng was completely baffled: "Is this tribulation of love really so difficult to overcome?"
“Don’t look at me like that. I went down to the mortal realm to undergo a life-or-death tribulation.” Pingming waved his hands repeatedly. “The tribulation of love is notoriously difficult to overcome, a near-death experience.”
Lin Feng sighed.
"Didn't you have a Daoist partner before you ascended?" Pingming asked curiously. "Maybe you can help him out."
"No," Lin Feng said matter-of-factly. "I have been a civil official for ten lifetimes, and every lifetime has been a time of chaos. I have no wife or children, and after the world is pacified, I usually do not have a good ending."
"..." Pingming looked at him with a complicated expression, "It must have been really difficult for you to ascend to this level."
"Don't say this outside," Lin Feng said. "The cultivators who ascended from the lower realms dislike you the most."
Pingming nodded, sighing with worry: "There are not many people in our palace who have a Daoist partner. Immortal Lord, your tribulation of love is really full of twists and turns."
"The most urgent task is to restore the immortal lords' memories," Lin Feng said. "It is only natural for people to be deeply in love in the mortal realm. Once those immortal lords have restored their memories, compared to tens of thousands of years of memories, it will only be a few hundred years. They won't find it so hard to forget. Once they want to let go, they can go to the Yuan Yao Palace to have their memories cleansed, and then everything will be fine."
“Many immortal lords have indeed done this.” Pingming slung his sword over his shoulder and said, “Fortunately, our immortal lords are inherently cold and aloof. Once they regain their memories, this filth will…”
Lin Feng said, "He has a Chaos Core in his body, which is probably much more complicated. Right now, Prince Yao Shuo and God Ling Yin are keeping him in the Immortal Palace to appease the Little Immortal Lord, but people from other heavens and the Three Realms have come. It seems they want to jointly imprison him and then suppress the Chaos Core back into the Demon Forest once Immortal Venerable Hong Chen comes out of seclusion."
"Then this filth..."
Lin Feng shook his head: "It's hard to say. The key issue now is the Immortal Lord's attitude."
The two walked and talked, and soon left the back garden.
The ghostly pattern that had been silently following behind them remained in place for a long time before slowly returning to its original form.
"What did you hear?" Jiang Gu noticed his expression suddenly fall and reached out to support the little ghost pattern that had crawled over his waist.
The little ghost poked his palm listlessly. Wei Feng said, "They said that the people outside are helping you find immortal bones. Once you regain your memories, they won't want me anymore and will suppress me back to the Demon Forest."
“No,” Jiang Gu answered without hesitation. “Come with me.”
Wei Feng followed him to a secluded palace. Jiang Gu casually set up a magic array and asked, "Can you still sense the Path to Heaven now?"
"I'll give it a try." Wei Feng paused. "Master, Yao Shuo's sealing formation is still intact."
"Don't worry about it, I'll shield you," Jiang Gu said.
Wei Feng hesitated for a moment, but tried to sink his primordial spirit into his sea of consciousness. Most of the path to heaven was refined into his primordial spirit, while the Chaos Core was absorbed into the path to heaven, continuously providing him with chaotic energy. He could easily refine both the turbid and spiritual energy around him. In the turbid and dark atmosphere, the golden immortal bone that had been split in two was particularly conspicuous. The uneven ghost patterns around it were firmly attached to it, absorbing the immortal power within.
He was stunned. Jiang Gu's immortal bones had not been completely refined yet, and Yao Shuo's seal had just stopped the ghost patterns and chaotic core in his body from continuing to devour the two immortal bones.
“With the Path to Heaven, we should still be able to contact the lower realm.” Jiang Gu patted his tense shoulders, signaling him to relax. “What’s wrong? Is something bothering you?”
"No." Wei Feng cleared his throat, speaking ambiguously, "Master, have you decided what to do with the immortal bones?"
“Now that the immortal bones have been refined, we have to think of another way,” Jiang Gu said. “You just need to focus on refining the Chaos Core.”
Wei Feng fell silent.
He didn't want Jiang Gu to regain his memories. If Jiang Gu regained his memories, he would be more like Yao Yan than Jiang Gu. What if he stopped liking him as much? The immortal bone had returned to Jiang Gu, and Yao Shuo would definitely no longer have any concerns. What if he wanted to suppress him in the Demon Forest?
But the immortal bone originally belonged to Jiang Gu; he couldn't just take it for himself like that.
"Concentrate and try to communicate with the lower realm," Jiang Gu interrupted his doubts.
Wei Feng nodded, and following his instructions, he held his breath and focused his mind, his consciousness silently sinking along the Path to Heaven. The image of the Yaoyan Temple appeared before him, and he could vaguely see a figure. He exclaimed with some surprise, "Master, I can see... someone is coming!"
"Who is it?" Advisor Jiang asked.
Wei Feng frowned, trying hard to make out the person in front of him. After a long while, his face went blank: "...Wen Xiuji".
Wen Xiuji, who was diligently cleaning up the mess, was suddenly pulled into the void, where he saw a large, dark, ferocious primordial spirit exuding a terrifying aura, and froze on the spot.
Although he couldn't communicate with the gods before, he had heard the Grand Elder mention that the primordial spirits of the immortals in the upper realm were clear and bright, very easy to talk to, and would generously bestow blessings upon those they communicated with. If they were lucky, they could even obtain divine artifacts and immortal spirits. But the primordial spirit in front of him was obviously very difficult to talk to. Not to mention bestowing blessings, it was even absorbing the spiritual energy in his body.
This is no god, it's clearly an evil creature!
Wen Xiuji's expression changed drastically. He tried to leave, but his primordial spirit was firmly fixed in place.
"Let's choose another one," Jiang Gu said.
Wei Feng nodded, kicked Wen Xiuji away, communicated with the surrounding creatures again, and then grabbed a bright red fox. This fox had clearly gained intelligence, its body elongating and transforming into human form, asking in confusion, "Where is this?"
The moment he met that terrifying primordial spirit, his entire body bristled, and his fluffy fox tail stood upright.
Looking at Jiang Lin's fox-like face, Wei Feng's temples began to throb. This time, before Jiang Gu could speak, he kicked him away and pulled Wen Xiuji, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, back to him.
"Master, let's choose Wen Xiuji instead," Wei Feng said with a smile.
In the void, Wen Xiuji looked at the dark and turbid primordial spirit in front of him, grinned, and revealed a ferocious smile. Suddenly, everything went black.
He frequently slacked off and shirked his duties at the temple; had the gods finally had enough and decided to punish him?!
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