âYou were originally the Nine Heavens Jasper Light Fairy, as you were worried of the lower realmâs suffering, you entered the mortal world and went through numerous Tribulations, only now have you completed your journey and returnedâ
âNextâ
âI hope that the Divine Envoy of the Five Realmsâ Altar will return to the Heaven realm, henceforth wielding the Heavenly Palace, watching over the Samsaraâ
âWait a minute! All of them were either saints or fairies, why am I an envoy?â
Gu Qing Shan lowered his voice: âIt is not sir envoyâs fault that you had forgotten. In truth, sir envoy was always the first person to enjoy the various benefits of the Samsara worlds, as such this position was the most lucrative within the Heavenly Palaceâ
The other person had a tacit understanding and urged him: âIf thatâs the case, quickly guide me into the Heavenly Palaceâ
âVery wellâ
ââânext!â
âFellow Dao seeker, you were originally the First Saint King of the Three realms, as you were worried of the lower realmâs suffering, you entered the mortal world and went through numerous Tribulations, only now you have completed your journey and returnedâ
âNext!â
...
âThat should be enough, right?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
Bai Zhuo and Chang Yu Li were both stunned.
In just a few moments, around 70-80 people had joined the Heavenly Palace.
With their enlistment, the Heavenly Palace began to tremble.
The drifting clouds began to solidify and slowly transform themselves, which would soon manifest as the real Heavenly Palace.
A wondrous fluctuation could be felt.
Bai Zhuo was surprised.
âFellow Dao seeker Gu, the Divine Mountain has learnt your method; it is pleased with your workâ Bai Zhuo said.
Gu Qing Shan smiled: âThen let us go ahead and fix the second issueââ- I only need to solve two issues to finish my Sumeru Lord realm Tribulation, thatâs a very good dealâ
Bai Zhuo clapped his hands, then told Chang Yu Li: âTry and learn from his exampleâ
The two of them soon vanished from the Heavenly Palace.
Chang Yu Li was the original envoy responsible for guiding people into the Heavenly Palace, so when he heard Bai Zhuo, he couldnât help but feel a bit embarrassed.
âHmph, itâs such a simple thing, thereâs nothing to learn... I just didnât think of it beforeâ he muttered.
All of a sudden, he felt someone patting his shoulder from behind.
Looking back, he found that they were the two men who had just reincarnated into the Heavenly Palace not too long ago.
âWhatâs the matter?â Chang Yu Li asked.
One of them said: âI am the 33rd Heavenâs Inspiring Formidable Heaven Shaking Great Emperorâ
The other person said: âI am the Nine Heavens Ten Earth Conquering Profound Venerateâ
They both continued at once: âWhich one of us is the one with the higher status?â
Chang Yu Li froze.
Behind the two of them, the others like [Five Realms Great Venerable], [Three Realms First Saint], [South Heavenly Gate Great King] all exchanged glances, then waited for a confirmed answer.
Chang Yu Li wiped the sweat of his shoulder and squeezed out a smile: âSirs... please wait a moment, Iâll look for someone to answer youâ
With a âhohâ.
Gu Qing Shan reappeared.
âWhy did I return again?â he asked.
Feeling like he had been pardoned, Chang Yu Li lowered his voice and explained what just happened.
Gu Qing Shan looked to the âheavenly immortalsâ and raised an eyebrow, then asked: âWhose position is higher than whose, isnât this matter usually resolved through combat?â
Everyone froze, then quickly realized.
Thatâs true...
ââif you canât beat me, why would you have a higher position?
Gu Qing Shan then added: âHowever, since everyone here is a heavenly immortal who would cohabit for numerous years to come, wouldnât resolving everything through violence sully your status as heavenly immortals?â
âI suggest that everyone chime in to build the Heavenly Palace. Whoever works harder, the Divine Mountain would naturally elevate them to a slightly higher position, isnât that right, Divine Mountain?â
A wondrous fluctuation could be felt from heaven and earth, as if to agree with Gu Qing Shan.
From the clouds below, various jade disks manifested, each written with both construction and virtuous missions.
Each of them contained real Merit and virtuous karma, so by completing them, not only would the Heavenly Palace be quickly constructed, but everyone would also shed their mortal forms to truly become inhabitants of the Heaven realm.
As for becoming actual heavenly immortals...
There would still be a very long way to go.
Everyone quickly examined the jade disks and chose the ones that fit their expertise.
No one complained or tried to cause more trouble.
âItâs all fine now, Iâll be going aheadâ Gu Qing Shan told Chang Yu Li.
Chang Yu Li sighed, then couldnât help but asked as he observed Gu Qing Shanâs casual and unphased expression: âFellow Dao seeker Gu, what did you say you were before?â
Gu Qing Shan sternly answered: âA sword cultivatorâ
âIâve never seen a sword cultivator like you ever before...â
...
âThe small issue had been resolved, so thereâs only the big issue leftâ Bai Zhuo told him.
âExplain it to meâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âThe Divine Mountain truly didnât want to arrange the Samsara this way, it was the results of the lack of other choicesâ
âWhat do you mean?â
âThe Divine Mountainâs affliction was long dragged-out, and serious, so it couldnât completely recover in a short period of time, the Divine Mountain lacks World Origin power to maintain a regular Samsaraâ Bai Zhuo answered him.
Gu Qing Shan said: âWorld Origin power? Iâm afraid I donât have a solution for thatâ
Bai Zhuo told him: âPlease donât be hasty to say that you donât have a solution. In truth, the fragmented worlds outside of Heaven Pillar world were originally meant to merge and become one with the Divine Mountain. However, after the Heavenly Pillar was broken, they no longer had a way to merge with the Divine Mountain, which ended up causing this entire issueâ
âThe Heavenly Pillar had been fixed already, hasnât it?â Gu Qing Shan said.
âThose worlds have been greatly weakened and need a way to help guide them onto the Divine mountainâ Bai Zhuo explained.
Gu Qing Shan asked with a solemn expression: âThey all have their own consciousness; would that not affect anything after they are fused?â
Bai Zhuo replied: âIt would not. In truth, they need a permanent residence, otherwise, they could only drift and slowly draw their last breathsâ
Gu Qing Shan paused for a moment.
Indeed, those remnant world spirits hope to be inhabited with living beings to prolong the time they are able exist.
They conduct business outside of the city, hoping to gain powerful treasures and replenish what little bit of power they could.
They stay gathered in a no-manâs land in order to share one anotherâs warmth.
Gu Qing Shan then answered: âVery well, if thatâs really the case, Iâll guide them hereâ
Bai Zhuo asked: âWait a minute, the remnant consciousness and Origins of those worlds cannot exert themselves, how are you planning on guiding them here?â
Gu Qing Shan looked straight at Bai Zhuo.
Bai Zhuo was very confused.
âDonât worry, if itâs anything else, I wouldnât be able to guarantee it, but youâve come to the right person for this matter specificallyâ Gu Qing Shan clapped his hands loudly and continued: âSend me downâ
âAre you sure?â
âIâm sureâ
âRemember, you are a cultivator here to face the Tribulation, even with the Divine Mountainâs power, you can only leave temporarily just onceââ in other words, you only have one chance, please make sure to live up to that confidenceâ
A flash of light.
Gu Qing Shan was transported away from Mount Sumeru.
...
Heaven Pillar world.
It had been a bit of time after they left, so it was currently nighttime here.
Gu Qing Shan flew in the night wind and stood on top of the city to observe the outside.
A scene of prosperity.
Images of countless worlds were interconnected and perfectly melded into one another outside the city.
A line of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[Attention, during the previous Dance of the Earth God, you have expended all of your Prayers, thus cannot perform another proper Sacrificial Dance so soon]
Gu Qing Shan sighed, raised his hand, and clenched his fist.
While standing still, an invisible power descended upon him.
The [Blessing of the Past Worlds]!
This power spread in every direction and was soon noticed by the remnant world spirits.
Almost right away, all the world projections and the city wall itself vanished.
A different scene appeared in Gu Qing Shanâs eyes.
Various broken entitiesââ
Gigantic bodies, elongated limbs, featureless but humanoid.
The remnant souls of destroyed worlds.
They were all worlds that had been destroyed by Reneedol, leaving a bit of their remnant soul hiding here at Heaven Pillar world.
They could only appear at night, using their mutual powers to manifest simultaneously, desiring all forces and powers they were able to obtain in order to extend their existence for even a single moment.
Gu Qing Shan waved his hand: âLong time no see. I had thought that I didnât have a way to resolve your issue so I didnât come to meet you earlier, but now I have some newsâ
The huge number of the worldsâ remnant souls silently watched him.
He pointed at his left eye and told them: âRight now, there is an opportunity. You can come to take refuge on the Divine Mountain of Sumeru, where you would once again be inhabited by all things and living beings, existing alongside the Divine Mountainââ- listen, I donât really understand your situation, nor do I understand your thoughts; if you are willing to do this, then reside in my left eye, I have two World Techniques that can temporarily store youâ
Gu Qing Shan then put his hand down: âIf you are unwilling to come, then no one will be able to force youâ
A few moments later.
Those gigantic entities all nodded.
They turned into countless sprites of light that circled around Gu Qing Shan.
ă Thank... you...ă
Various grateful voices resounded in Gu Qing Shanâs ears.
All the sprites of light entered his iris and gathered at the same time, appearing as numerous blinding suns.
A line of text suddenly appeared on the War God UI:
[Your iris has housed too many world spirits, it will cause you extreme pain, please immediately release them]
Gu Qing Shan was trembling all over, cold sweat constantly flowing from his every pore.
He scoffed: âYou call this pain? Itâs still nowhere near the level of the duo dragon powerâ
Another line of glowing text appeared from the War God UI:
[Attention, your iris has housed too many world spirits, if you do not immediately release them, your iris will suffer severe injury]
Blood was flowing from his eyes.
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: âDonât try to convince me. The last time I was here, if they didnât tell me, I wouldnât have known that the Azure Dragon was lying in ambushâ
âI owe themâ
He wiped the bloody tears from his eyes, then flew up through the sky along the Pillar To Heaven.