Chapter 723
Now he knew all too well that the heavenly tribulation was like a test from the Dao of Heaven:
If you pass, you achieve the transformation of the corpse; if you fail, you become just a corpse.
After three breaths, the thunderclouds gathered!
The air felt as if it had solidified, pressing heavily on everyone’s hearts.
The pitch-black clouds surrounded the Jiushan Realm, obscuring the scenery within, leaving only blue and purple lightning to rampage through the sky.
In the Hundred Immortals Alliance, many hearts began to race.
Some children couldn’t help but retreat into their rooms, burrowing under their blankets, fearing that a stray bolt of lightning might strike them. Yet, they leaned against the windows, anxiously watching the sky.
Just as everyone was filled with worry, discussing among themselves and even feeling a twinge of fear...
Three chimes of a bell rang out.
With the first chime, the thunder ceased.
With the second chime, the black clouds dispersed.
With the third chime, the world was illuminated.
Zheng Fa’s body of the Heavenly Emperor didn’t even change posture; only the Sun and Moon Bell in his hand trembled slightly.
The hearts of thousands fell into their stomachs, and some children couldn’t help but cheer softly.
Everyone understood that the thunder tribulation, which had seemed like the end of the world, had vanished in Zheng Fa’s nonchalance.
What remained was his increasingly solid form.
“Why didn’t the Dongtian Fa have a heart demon tribulation?”
Zheng Fa was surprised, feeling a bit disappointed.
He had thought he could experience the heart demon a few more times.
The absence of wind and fire tribulations was understandable to Zheng Fa, as the body of the Heavenly Emperor practiced the purest Yang Shen method, which didn’t require wind or fire tribulations for testing or strengthening.
The lack of a heart demon tribulation... could only be attributed to the uniqueness of the Dongtian Fa.
However, after the thunder tribulation, Zheng Fa’s Heavenly Emperor form became even more solid, three parts stronger than before.
Before he could fully comprehend this, a sudden impulse stirred within him, and he looked up towards the outside of the Jiushan Realm.
It was broad daylight, yet stars hung high in the mysterious sky.
The power of the stars, almost tangible, passed through the Xuanwei Realm and gathered within the Jiushan Realm.
They were coming.
This scene had indeed been mentioned in the teachings of the Dongtian Fa by the Yanshang Yuanjun.
Practicing the Dongtian Fa was essentially an upgrade of the world.
When Zheng Fa’s Heavenly Emperor form achieved the transformation of the corpse, the Jiushan Realm would undergo an elevation.
At this moment, the source of the world’s upgrade was the baptism of the stars.
Now that Zheng Fa and the Jiushan Realm had become one, he could naturally feel that under the nourishment of the starlight, the Jiushan Realm seemed to be slowly becoming more substantial.
If he were to describe the sensation, it was as if the Heavenly Emperor form was growing up in an instant; this starlight seemed to bring a considerable amount of “substance” to the Jiushan Realm.
According to Yanshang Yuanjun, this was the moment to reshape the world with the power of the starlight.
She had even told Zheng Fa that certain structures of the world were particularly favored by the Dao of Heaven, making it easier to achieve the status of a scattered immortal or true immortal in the future.
Of course, as for which structures would be better, it might be a secret of the Yaochi, or perhaps she didn’t know either; in any case, Yanshang Yuanjun had been vague.
Zheng Fa felt a stir in his heart and raised his hand.
The starlight from beyond the heavens gathered in his palm and then scattered across the Nine Islands of the Heavenly Palace.
The residents on the Nine Islands felt the islands beneath their feet shifting.
They weren’t particularly alarmed; they merely looked around curiously and saw the starlight gathering outside the nine islands, gradually coalescing into new islands.
Half an hour later, the sky was adorned with hundreds of new islands.
Zheng Fa’s Heavenly Emperor form pointed towards the center of the islands, in the direction of Wanshen Island, and spoke, “This is the Ziwei Yuan.”
Wanshen Island, Qiu Xian Island, along with over thirty new islands, all began to shimmer.
He then pointed northeast towards the current direction of Tiangong Island and said, “This is the Taiwei Yuan.”
“This is the Tianshi Yuan.”
...
With each statement, a corresponding island lit up, like stars.
To be honest, he had long felt that the Nine Islands of the Heavenly Palace were insufficient.
Not to mention the ever-increasing population on Le Tu Island.
Jiushan University and Jiushan Military Academy were both enrolling disciples.
Le Tu Island also had a number of vocational schools continuously drawing mortals into the Nine Islands of the Heavenly Palace.
All these factors combined, according to Sister Zhang’s statistics, the population growth on the Nine Islands was much faster than in the mortal realm.
With this upgrade of the Jiushan Realm, he naturally intended to expand the Nine Islands.
As for transforming them into the structure of the Three Yuans, to put it simply, it was an experiment:
Many things in the Xuanwei Realm were closely related to modern world legends.
Yanshang Yuanjun hadn’t specified which structures were more suitable.
So Zheng Fa could only draw from modern legends.
The Ziwei Yuan, the legendary abode of immortals and gods, would naturally become the residence of Jiushan Sect disciples. With the current area of the Ziwei Yuan, at least for the next ten thousand years, Jiushan disciples wouldn’t have to live in pigeonholes.
The Taiwei Yuan, symbolizing the administrative body of the heavenly court, now included Tiangong Island and would also become the administrative center of the Jiushan Realm in the future.
As for the Tianshi Yuan, it would naturally expand the Jiushan market, and Zheng Fa planned to relocate ordinary people from Le Tu Island into it.
Once the Three Yuans were established, Zheng Fa didn’t stop; the starlight gathered again in the air, generating twenty-eight stars around the Three Yuans.
“This is the Canglong Residence, governing agriculture, which will fall under the jurisdiction of the Agricultural Academy in the future.”
“The Zhuque Residence will belong to the Alchemy Academy and the Refining Academy.”
“The Baihu Residence will be for the Jiushan Military Academy.”
“The Xuanwu Residence will be the base for Jiushan University.”
In simple terms, Zheng Fa had rebuilt the industrial and educational zones according to the Four Symbols Star Palaces.
The Qinglong, associated with wood, was now designated as the agricultural experimental and planting area.
The Zhuque, associated with fire, would become the future industrial zone and the alchemical and refining laboratories.
The Baihu, associated with metal, was suitable for the Jiushan Military Academy.
The Xuanwu, associated with water, with Xuanwei being revered to the north, Zheng Fa placed Jiushan University within it to show its importance.
Until the starlight in Zheng Fa’s hand finally dissipated, the sky of the Jiushan Realm was now filled with stars, shining three times brighter than before.
“This…”
Yanshang Yuanjun also gazed at the sky, her brow furrowed, as if grappling with something difficult to understand.
“Yuanjun?” The female disciple in the green robe, seeing her puzzled expression, couldn’t help but ask softly, “Is there something wrong with this structure of the world?”
Yanshang Yuanjun gently shook her head, remaining silent.
But her gaze towards Zheng Fa grew increasingly filled with doubt, even tinged with a hint of reverence.
At this point in the practice of the Dongtian Fa, there was an opportunity to reshape the world, although for the master of the Dongtian, this process could be almost entirely at will.
However, the practitioners of the Xuanwei Divine Path had long discovered that certain structures of the world, especially the distribution of stars, had special functions: they could continuously attract the power of the stars, nourishing the Dongtian.
Though this star power was not as rich as during the advancement of the Dongtian, its steady flow was immensely beneficial for long-lived practitioners.
Yanshang Yuanjun was reluctant to explain this to Zheng Fa because it involved the secrets of the Yaochi.
She even hesitated to mention it to her disciples—if it weren’t for the master of the Dongtian, the people of Yaochi wouldn’t have access to such a legacy, highlighting the preciousness of this secret.
But she hadn’t anticipated that, as a practitioner of the Dongtian Fa, she could sense that the star power invoked by the system of the Three Heng and Four Residences that Zheng Fa had opened up was even greater than her own Dongtian!
To be clear, the legacy she inherited was the secret method of Yaochi, the pinnacle of the Xuanwei Divine Path!
In her practice of the Dongtian Fa, Yanshang Yuanjun had always believed that no one could surpass Yaochi.
Yet, unexpectedly...
Zheng Fa’s progress in the Dongtian Fa practice was increasingly surprising, and her confidence was repeatedly shattered.
She glanced at Zheng Fa’s Heavenly Emperor form, curiosity flickering in her eyes, murmuring:
“I wonder how Zheng Fa will achieve divinity.”
Under her gaze, the Heavenly Emperor form’s palm glimmered slightly.
An ancient scroll appeared in his hand, and it was none other than...
The Minor List of Deification.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 497: The Contract of Divine Beings, the Opportunity for Transcendence
The Minor List of Deification had been in Zheng Fa’s possession for some time:
When he first took control of the Jiushan Realm, he had obtained this treasure, but he had used it very rarely.
The only time he had used it was during the exploration of the Tianhe Secret Realm, when Sister Zhang had infused her blood into it.
The Minor List of Deification in Zheng Fa’s hand had twenty-four divine positions, suggesting that the former Celestial Sovereign had conferred titles to twenty-four subordinate deities.
When the Jiuyou Demon Ancestor invaded this realm and the Celestial Sovereign perished, those twenty-four had naturally perished as well.
Now, this Minor List of Deification contained only Sister Zhang’s blood.
“Practicing the Dongtian Fa requires conferring divinity; this is also why the Dongtian Fa is most suitable for divine path cultivation. Unfortunately, you all lack this opportunity.”
Although he didn’t expect his disciples to learn much from Zheng Fa, Yanshang Yuanjun still explained to a few of her disciples, as Yaochi was indeed revered in the divine path.
In this era, Zheng Fa was the only practitioner to obtain the treasure of the Dongtian.
For the disciples of Yaochi, it was an excellent case study, broadening their horizons.
The female disciple in the green robe exchanged glances with the others, curiosity evident: “Yuanjun, if we have the opportunity to confer divinity in the future, will it also be because of this scroll?”
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