When Chonghe Daoist saw Hu Le, he didn't dare to look at him for long. He quickly glanced at him, then looked away, knelt down, and gave his name.
Hu Le's gaze swept across Chong He's face, and he asked indifferently, "What brings you to see me?"
“I have learned that you have no one to serve you, Immortal Master, and I am willing to serve as your servant. I have come to ask you to take me in.”
Chonghe Daoren came forward to recommend himself, wanting to work under Hu Le's tutelage.
Hu Le nodded slightly, "Very good! From now on, you will work under me."
Since Daoist Chonghe had come to seek refuge, Hu Le was not stingy in taking him in. After all, he was new to the place and since he intended to take control of this realm as a temporary foothold, it was not a big deal to take in a subordinate to do his bidding.
"Thank you, sir!"
Chonghe Daoist was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to Hu Le.
"Therefore, you shall sit in the Heavenly Palace for me and take charge of the creation of all living beings in this world."
Hu Le gave an instruction.
"Yes, sir!"
Chonghe Daoist was overjoyed upon hearing this, but after agreeing, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face: "Master, I am merely a Golden Immortal, and my merits are insufficient to govern the affairs of an entire realm. What should I do if someone becomes unruly?"
He was at least self-aware.
There are still some experts at the Taiyi realm in the Shaoyang Realm. How could he, with his mere Golden Immortal cultivation, possibly suppress those people?
"It's alright, I'll lend you this treasure for now..."
As Hu Le spoke, he tossed the purple bamboo staff to Chonghe Daoist, saying, "If anyone dares to disobey your orders, you can use this treasure to strike them."
This was the first person to pledge allegiance to him, and based on the principle of "spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones," Hu Le had to give him some support.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
The Taoist priest, holding his bamboo staff, repeatedly kowtowed in gratitude.
"Alright! No need for further words, go and get to work."
Hu Le waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
Before leaving, Daoist Chonghe realized he still didn't know how to address the gentleman before him, so he hurriedly asked, "May I ask what your honorable title is, sir?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Le smiled and said, "I am Xuanxiang."
"So it is the Daoist Master Xuanxiang. This disciple will remember it."
Chonghe Daoist bowed one last time, apologized, and then bowed and withdrew.
Once they arrived outside the hall, Chonghe Daoist straightened his back.
He arrived filled with trepidation, but he never expected things to go so smoothly.
However, he also knew that the other party had only accepted him as a favor, using him to rule this world.
If he cannot do this, his future may not be so bright...
He arrived at the Heavenly Palace, gathered a group of familiar fellow Daoists, and after discussing the matter, they reached a consensus.
They decided to begin rebuilding the Celestial Court.
After consulting with Hu Le and obtaining his consent, Chonghe Daoist became the new Heavenly Emperor of the Shaoyang Realm.
The news of his ascension to the Heavenly Emperor was proclaimed to the world, and the scattered heavenly soldiers and generals, as well as some officials of the Celestial Court, flocked to him for refuge.
Of course, these were all former marginal figures of the Celestial Court. The truly great figures were proud and would never submit to a mere Golden Immortal like him.
Chonghe Daoist didn't take this seriously, but after he had gathered all the power in his hands, he finally revealed his true fangs.
Soon after, he personally led millions of heavenly soldiers and generals down to earth to wage war against those immortals and gods.
Although he lacked strength, he possessed a sacred artifact for proving one's Dao, making him virtually unstoppable in his conquests.
One by one, blessed lands and grotto-heavens were destroyed, and one by one, Golden Immortals and even Taiyi Immortals were subdued.
With each conquest, the Celestial Court's power expanded rapidly.
Finally, Chonghe Daoist, leading countless immortals and gods, holding a purple bamboo staff, plowed through the entire Shaoyang Realm, subdued all cultivators, and finally became the true Heavenly Emperor.
Then, he raised a high throne in the Heavenly Palace.
However, before he began to act arrogantly, he was also a man of principle. He led a group of immortals and gods to pay homage to Hu Le and, in front of all the ministers, returned the bamboo staff to Hu Le.
They even publicly bestowed upon Hu Le the title of Daoist Venerable and led all the immortals and gods to step forward and kowtow in worship.
At the same time, Hu Le felt a surge of great fortune fly in from the void and flow into his body...
Some Golden Immortals and even Taiyi Immortals were forcibly subdued by Chonghe Daoist, but they were not really convinced. They were originally thinking about how to get rid of Chonghe Daoist and even give him a fatal blow.
Now that he has seen Hu Le, all his thoughts have vanished.
"So, it turns out that Chonghe has actually sided with this person!"
They had already witnessed Hu Le's power; even the Ten Directions Heavenly Emperor had fallen at his hands. What reason did they have to provoke him?
After accepting the worship of the gods and immortals, Hu Le took the opportunity to preach to them in order to win their hearts.
After years of contemplation, he has gained a great understanding of the cultivation methods of this Xuan Yuan Universe.
As the saying goes, if you understand one method, you understand all methods. Given his own level of understanding, he only needed to study it a little to fully comprehend the Qi cultivation methods of this world.
At this moment, his discourse on the Dao was naturally eloquent and profound, revealing the wonders of the Heavenly Dao of this realm to all the immortals and gods...
He sat upright on the high cloud platform, his eyes lowered, his expression indifferent, and a faint Taoist chant floated from his mouth, flowing through the heavenly palace.
In an instant, flowers rained down from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, and boundless celestial light and auspicious energy rose in a misty haze.
Below the cloud platform sat tens of thousands of cultivators from the Shaoyang Realm.
Their minds were completely absorbed in the Daoist chanting, and each of them wore a look of intoxication...
Before anyone knew it, a hundred years had passed. Hu Le's sermon abruptly ended, and he waved his hand, dismissing the immortals and gods...
After the immortals and gods left, Hu Le silently calculated and learned that a guest from beyond the heavens was coming. He then summoned a young Taoist boy and ordered him to go out and wait for the guest and lead him into the hall.
When the newcomer entered the hall, Hu Le's cold gaze swept over him and he saw that the newcomer was a young Taoist priest wearing a black Taoist robe and possessing Taiyi Taoist cultivation.
"This humble Daoist Wuwang greets the Immortal Master!"
After the young Taoist priest entered the hall, he bowed to Hu Le and then introduced himself.
"So it's you, young friend Wuwang. May I ask where you are from, and why you have come to see me?" Hu Le asked curiously.
He was originally an outsider to this universe, and had not occupied this world for long.
Apart from the immortals and gods of this world, they have not had any interaction with people outside.
He really had no idea what this outsider wanted to do by coming to see him...
He forgot that when he swept through the Celestial Court, he destroyed and suppressed a host of immortals and gods, including the Ten Heavenly Emperors, which terrified some of them.
In their terror, these creatures did not return to the human world to hide, but instead fled the Lesser Yang Realm and went to other worlds to avoid disaster.
Therefore, everything that happened in the Lesser Yang Realm was spread to some nearby worlds along with these escapees...
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