As the reward for the other party was completed, the Queen Mother of the West rewarded all the members of the Demon-Slaying Captain's Department in Northern Juluzhou one by one.
However, because these people had just been incorporated into the Heavenly Army, they did not receive any official rewards, and all were rewarded for their merits.
Among them, Yan Jingyao, Yan Jingfa, Yan Jingci and Yan Jingdao were each rewarded with three million merits and ten ships of purple Chen sand.
Then, Yan He, Jian Yun, Fu Lingzi and Xun Shuo were each rewarded with two million merits.
Next came the eighty-three Golden Immortal Heavenly Generals. Among them, the six Kui Lu Heavenly Generals had made the greatest contributions and were each rewarded with five million merits and ten ships of Purple Chen Sand. The rest were each rewarded with three million merits and ten ships of Purple Chen Sand.
Finally, there are 300,000 heavenly soldiers and 300,000 reserve heavenly soldiers. The 300,000 heavenly soldiers who participated in the Battle of Dingqingzhou will be rewarded with 500,000 merits each, and the 300,000 reserve heavenly soldiers who did not participate in the Battle of Dingqingzhou will be rewarded with 100,000 merits each.
After all the rewards were given, the Queen Mother of the West entered the back hall of the Taixuan Palace accompanied by two girls in green clothes. Because she was going to the North Heaven Gate Demon-Slaying Commander's Department to inspect the heavenly soldiers, she needed to change into her fairy clothes.
The boy Qingyan stood on the steps of the hall, while the rest of the civil and military officials were waiting quietly in the Taixuan Hall.
Not long after, the two girls in green returned to Taixuan Palace. A moment later, the Lady of the West descended into Taixuan Palace again on a cloud of auspiciousness.
Everyone immediately bowed respectfully. Fang Jian's eyes swept over the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady. She was wearing a bun with nine dragons and flying phoenixes, a golden and crimson silk gown, a long skirt slung with a Lantian jade belt, and a white jade sceptre hanging from her colorful sleeves.
There are also two girls in green clothes on the left and right, one holding a sceptre and a jade tablet, the other holding a banner and a fan, riding a red phoenix and riding a cloud, wearing nine-color green clothes.
The whisk in the hands of the Queen Mother of the West also disappeared, and was replaced by a divine green jade ruyi.
The Lady of the Nine Heavens held a jade ruyi in her hand, and her eyes swept over the officials in the Taixuan Palace. Then she said slowly, "Go to the North Heaven Gate to exorcise the demons."
Immortal officials including Yisheng Zhenjun, Tianyou Zhenjun, the Five Thunder Emperors, the Sun Star Lord, Tianhan Golden Dragon, Yin Xi, Guan Yu, and others bowed respectfully in unison, saying, "We obey the order."
Seeing this, Fang Jian stood there with an awkward look on his face, hesitant and not knowing what to do.
The Lady of the Nine Heavens spotted Fang Jian immediately and asked, "Inspector of the Three Realms, do you have anything else to report?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed and said, "Great Lord, I have nothing to report. I just want to ask, when the Great Lord reviews the heavenly soldiers, should I accompany him? Or should I go directly to the Ministry of Thunder to receive punishment?"
When the Queen Mother of the West heard Fang Jian's question, she laughed. This smile was as if the thirty-three heavens were blooming with brilliance and the stars in the world were shining.
"Okay, you don't have to go. Just go to the Ministry of Thunder to receive your punishment." said Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu.
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, I will obey the order."
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The Department of Thunder, the Northern Emperor’s Thunder Division, is in charge of the execution platform.
Huo Yi, the Minister of Thunder of the Northern Emperor, looked at Fang Jian standing on the execution platform and said, "Master Hongqing, do you really not want the Thunder Lock?"
Fang Jian stood upright on the execution platform. Upon hearing this, he turned to Huo Yi and said, "Prime Minister Huo, begin the execution."
Seeing Fang Jian's determination, Huo Yi said helplessly, "Okay, but if Master Hongqing can't stand it anymore, you can tell me and I'll have someone put a lightning lock on you."
The so-called thunder lock is a chain made of Arctic iron that locks both hands. This can prevent the person from falling to the ground due to severe pain or coma during the punishment. Although the execution will still be carried out if the person falls to the ground, it will still be a bit embarrassing.
Therefore, they locked their hands with thunder chains, so that no matter how they were tortured, even if they fainted, they would be hung by the thunder chains and would not fall to the ground.
Fang Jian said, "Thank you for your kindness, Prime Minister Huo. If I can't hold on any longer, I will tell him."
Huo Yi nodded, then turned his gaze to the Thunder Hercules beside him and said, "Torture him."
"Yes, sir!" The Thunder Hercules responded, then walked forward holding a thick and long thunder whip with purple electric light flashing all over it.
Huo Yi and others immediately retreated to a safe area. Even if they were accidentally hit by the thunder whip, it would be painful.
"Three hundred lashes." Huo Yi looked at Fang Jian and thought to himself, "The person who sentenced him must have a deep hatred for Master Hongqing!"
'Swish' 'Snap' 'Sizzle'
Following the sound of a whip, the entire execution platform was suddenly filled with thunder, and then the thunder whip, with a long thunder and lightning, hit Fang Jian's back heavily.
In an instant, Fang Jian felt an extremely violent and surging force of thunder falling on him. At this moment, the Zi Chen Thunder Spirit Tree in Fang Jian's Niwan Palace suddenly came to life.
Then the Purple Thunder Spirit Tree shook violently, and a series of thunder and lightning sounded in Fang Jian's Niwan Palace.
Then when the thunder whip hit Fang Jian, all the power of the thunder whip was instantly absorbed by the Zi Chen Thunder Spirit Tree.
"Huh?" Fang Jian also noticed this at the first moment. When he looked inward and saw that the Purple Chen Thunder Spirit Tree absorbed the power of the thunder whip and its energy actually rose a little, he instantly understood that the power of the thunder whip was beneficial to the Purple Chen Thunder Spirit Tree.
Fang Jian was just thinking when the second whip fell on him again. Similarly, this time the power of the thunder whip continued to be absorbed by the Zichen Thunder Spirit Tree, and all Fang Jian felt was an ordinary whip hitting his body, like a tickle.
In the blink of an eye, the Thunder Hercules had whipped Fang Jian ten times, but the Zi Chen Thunder Spirit Tree accepted all the power and absorbed all the power of the thunder whips.
"Three hundred whips are too few..." Fang Jian thought with some regret in his heart when he saw the situation of the Purple Thunder Spirit Tree.
The Thunder Hercules who was carrying out the torture was a bit confused. How could this happen? Ten lightning whips struck Fang Jian, yet his robes didn't even tear? Not even a wrinkle?
"Did I take the wrong thunder whip?" The Thunder Hercules looked at Fang Jian, then at the thunder whip in his hand, and was stunned for a moment.
At this time, the Northern Emperor's Thunder Division's Senior Minister Huo Yi and the other immortal officials who were supervising the execution were also somewhat surprised. Fortunately, Huo Yi, as the Northern Emperor's Thunder Division's Senior Minister, was experienced and knowledgeable, so he immediately reacted and said to the Thunder Hercules, "Continue the execution. Do not stop until you reach three hundred."
The Thunder Hercules finally reacted, quickly put aside all distractions, picked up the thunder whip and continued the execution.
Listening to the cracks of thundering whips and watching them strike Fang Jian without causing any ripples, Huo Yi turned to his subordinates and asked, "When was the last time this happened?"
Upon hearing this, the subordinate immediately said, "My Lord, it was a thousand years ago when the Fighting Buddha caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace. At that time, the Heavenly Court punished him with three thousand thunder whips, but he was not hurt at all."
Huo Yi asked, "Besides Fighting Buddha, who else is there?"
The subordinate thought for a moment and continued, "That was five thousand years ago when Erlang Zhenjun was punished by the Great Celestial Venerable with five hundred thunder whips, and the result was the same."
"Oh." Huo Yi nodded slightly after hearing this. Then, looking at Fang Jian, who was standing on the execution platform unscathed by the thunder whip, he said, "So, our Heavenly Court has produced another figure like Erlang Zhenjun and Fighting Buddha."
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