The Lord of Heaven sat on his throne, but when everyone looked at him...
The Heavenly Court Lord was surrounded by patches of azure energy, making it impossible for anyone to see his appearance.
Aside from his appearance, no one could sense any aura emanating from the Heavenly Lord; he seemed just like a mortal. Yet, even so, no one dared to be disrespectful.
At this moment, Long Tian walked to the side of the Heavenly Court Lord, bowed slightly, and whispered some words to him.
Then, Long Tian looked at the high-ranking officials of various races sitting on both sides of the main hall and said loudly:
"Today, the patriarch of the alien Celestial Dragon lineage, Emperor Xuantian Huangji, has established the Heavenly Court, intending to unify the Heavenly Path and restore order. Would you like to join the Heavenly Court?"
Having said that, Long Tian stood with his hands behind his back beside the Xuan Tian Huang Ji Emperor, who was sitting on the throne, and looked at the crowd below the stage with a smile.
The high-ranking members of the various alien races below, already aware of the situation, exchanged glances, raised their wine cups, and addressed the Xuan Tian Huang Ji Emperor on the throne:
"We wish to join the Heavenly Court. Congratulations to the Emperor on your successful cultivation."
...
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone downed their drinks and looked at Long Tian, knowing that it was time to assign their positions.
After hearing everyone's replies, Long Tian's smile deepened. He then raised his hands, which had been behind his back, and a golden notice appeared in his previously empty hands.
Long Tian stared at the notice and loudly read it aloud to the crowd:
"With the establishment of the Heavenly Court and the joining of leaders of various alien races, the Emperor has bestowed upon you all positions, hoping that you will take charge of your subordinates and work together to eliminate all opposing forces on the Heavenly Path."
The crowd below the stage stared intently at Long Tian, who was holding the notice. Their joining the Heavenly Court at this moment was nothing less than a gamble on whether the Emperor had the courage to unify the Heavenly Path.
Unlike the expectant gazes of the crowd, Gu Changqing calmly looked at the emperor on the throne, ignoring Long Tian.
"If one cultivates the Dao, can one attain immortality?"
At this moment, Gu Changqing only cared about this issue and did not care about the Heavenly Court position that Long Tian mentioned. What good was a high position and great power? In the end, it was nothing more than withered bones in a tomb.
However, Long Tian ignored what everyone was thinking and continued to read the notice aloud.
"The patriarch of the Dragon Clan is Ren Tiantian Wuji Divine Lord of the Heavenly Court, in charge of the three major alien races and some human cultivators, and is responsible for eliminating the opposing forces of the Luoxia Sect in the Northern Region."
"The patriarch of the Skywing Clan is also the Heavenly Court's Earthly Mysterious Treasure God Lord, in charge of the four major alien races and some human cultivators, and is responsible for eliminating the opposing forces of various alien races in the Eastern Region."
"The Minotaur Clan Chief is Ren Tianting Zhenyi Quanxin Divine Lord, who commands the two major alien races and some human cultivators, and works with the Tianyi Clan to sweep away the opposing forces of various alien races in the Eastern Region."
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As Long Tian finished speaking, the alien races who had been assigned important positions below the stage showed excited expressions. Despite years of cultivation, their races always lacked resources.
Becoming a Heavenly Court God Lord this time means not only acquiring resources and territory, but also everything that the forces they have eliminated will belong to them, with the Heavenly Court Emperor, known as the strongest in the Heavenly Path, behind them.
Long Tian accepted the notice, then looked at Gu Changqing with a strange expression, as if he had some benefit to offer him.
Just as the alien races on both sides were discussing their respective positions, Long Tian spoke up again.
"Gu Changqing, a member of the Celestial Dragon lineage, is my cousin. The Emperor personally ordered that Gu Changqing be appointed as the Four Domains Surveillance God-King, responsible for inspecting the four domains."
When the crowd below the stage heard that someone of Gu Changqing's cultivation level also held a position, they were all surprised. However, considering that this position was appointed by the Emperor, no one dared to say anything more.
Seeing that no one objected, Long Tian nodded slightly, then bowed to the Emperor before returning to his seat.
Seeing that Gu Changqing's expression was normal, Long Tian was also puzzled and asked in confusion:
“Fellow Daoist Wuxin, I don’t know why you are unhappy? This is what I just told my father personally. He specially prepared a position for you so that you could establish a deterrent force in the Heavenly Court.”
Gu Changting shook his head slightly upon hearing this.
"Fellow Daoist Batian misunderstands. I am just afraid that I am not qualified for such a high position and would embarrass you and the Emperor."
Seeing that Gu Changqing was worried that he couldn't handle the job, Long Tian smiled again and said heartily:
"It's alright, Fellow Daoist Wuxin. This time I will send several human cultivators at the Integration Realm who have been marked with slavery, as well as some members of several alien races."
"With your talent, Fellow Daoist Wuxin, and the fact that you can mobilize all the Heavenly Court forces in your area as an inspector, this mere inspection is a piece of cake for you."
Upon hearing these words, Gu Changqing seemed to put aside his concerns, poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and then said to Long Tian:
"Since Fellow Daoist Batian values me so highly, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
Gu Changqing seemed to treat Long Tian with sincerity, but in his heart he thought: "This boy is inexperienced in the ways of the world, but is deeply knowledgeable in cultivation. He can be deceived."
Seeing Gu Changqing drinking, Long Tian poured himself a cup and drank it with her.
Just as everyone was drinking and celebrating their new positions, the emperor on the throne spoke up.
“We remember, the Holy Emperor is dead, a new Emperor shall be established, and the Heavenly Court shall return to Heaven.”
The Emperor's voice was not as intimidating as one might expect; it was rather calm, as if he were speaking an ordinary sentence. Yet, none of the people dared to show the slightest disrespect to his calm voice.
While the Emperor was speaking, no one made a sound.
After the Emperor finished speaking, he vanished from everyone's sight without a trace of spiritual energy or spatial fluctuations, as if he had never been there at all.
Although everyone else could also tear through space and teleport to distant places, they could not do it as silently as the Emperor. If the Emperor were to launch a sneak attack on them like this, how could they possibly defend themselves?
This was the first time everyone had witnessed even a fraction of the Emperor's power.
Now that the Emperor has departed and Long Tian has said all that needed to be said, the remaining task is to organize his subordinates to eliminate the forces opposing the Heavenly Court.
Long Tian accompanied Gu Changqing out of the main hall. The two casually dealt with the high-ranking members of the alien races and then ignored them.
Walking along the central avenue of the Heavenly Court, Long Tianzheng explained to Gu Changqing how to use the Heavenly Court positions and slave marks.
“Fellow Daoist Wuxin, I have already taught you the hand seal. Shall we head to the Heavenly Court’s slave territory and find you a few suitable slaves?”
Gu Changqing, who was standing to the side, nodded slightly and then began to perform hand seals.
Seeing that Gu Changqing had learned the technique after only hearing it once, Long Tian praised him, saying:
"Fellow Daoist Wuxin's talent is truly extraordinary. Even if an ordinary person studied this technique for a day, they would not be able to master it. Yet you have mastered it so well after just listening to it. I truly did not misjudge you!"
Gu Changting smiled slightly upon hearing Long Tian's praise, then withdrew his hand seal and said softly:
“Fellow Daoist Tianba, in terms of talent, you are no less than me.”
Long Tian was overjoyed to hear Gu Changqing praise his talent, and he grabbed Gu Changqing and flew to the area where the Heavenly Court trained slaves.
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