Chapter 1453 - 521: A Minor Unexpected Incident
Li Jing returned to the Heavenly Court to call the Magia Brothers.
Li Ping’an, to give them more time to prepare, scheduled their departure to the Southern Continent for half a month later.
At this moment, Li Ping’an still had complicated feelings.
The Four Great Heavenly Kings have already made their appearance, just hidden within the Heavenly Court?
If it weren’t for the Heavenly Court absorbing the ancient foundations of the Human Race, filled with talent and starry gatherings, Li Jing and the Magia Brothers would have no place to showcase their skills, leading Li Jing to feel quite troubled, wanting to resign, and Li Ping’an wouldn’t even notice this matter!
This kind of oversight was perfectly played by the Heavenly Dao.
Li Ping’an took the opportunity to arrange for them to go to the Southern Continent, a move that both acted in accordance with the Heavenly Dao’s plans and inserted some of his own pieces.
Perhaps, they might play a crucial role in the future, steering the direction of the Investiture of the Gods Cataclysm towards Li Ping’an’s ideal scenario.
—Fewer masters dying, more physical beings ascending to the Heavenly Court.
Li Ping’an had previously realized that it was difficult for him to truly influence the Chanjie Dual Sects.
The Chanjie Dual Sects were originally not within his jurisdiction;
The Immortals of the two sects, though they respected the Heavenly Emperor, would not follow his orders.
If the trend of the Investiture of the Gods Cataclysm continued to align with King Wu’s attack on King Zhou, then if he could control mortal forces, he could also influence the situation; this was his only point of entry.
Li Jing’s desolation at this time could be considered a timely pillow when he wanted to sleep.
After encouraging Li Jing, he swaggered away from the mountain gate; on his return to the Heavenly Court, he even turned back to wave, which elicited an excited response from the young disciples inside the gate.
Li Ping’an thought for a moment and decided to return to the Heavenly Court, sitting in the Lingxiao Hall, and began to properly handle state affairs.
Before long, the Eastern King led the courtiers of the Heavenly Court to come and pay respects, and a late morning court session was held in the Heavenly Court.
After a half-day of busyness, Li Ping’an looked at the pile of Divine Cloth taller than a person placed by the Eastern King on his desk, with his mouth twitching continuously.
"Eastern King, what do you mean by this?"
"Your Majesty, do you have to ask what I mean."
The Eastern King, Feng Qingyang, who had grown into a middle-aged appearance, couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile:
"Your Majesty, you’ve been carefree while cultivating outside, I’ve been in the Heavenly Court without day or night for hundreds of years, my mental energy is almost exhausted, and my cultivation has nearly fallen behind.
"These are development plans for various worlds that must be personally reviewed and sealed by Your Majesty to take effect."
Li Ping’an raised his hand to rub his forehead.
If he had known, he would have visited Lady Ba to bring the tender care from the Heavenly Emperor’s younger brother to his eldest sister.
"Alright," Li Ping’an braced himself and took a piece of Divine Cloth, spreading it out and beginning to review it carefully.
He couldn’t just not do anything, after all.
The Eastern King immediately sighed in relief.
He was really afraid that Li Ping’an would just escape directly; some things he couldn’t truly decide, and there was an uncrossable chasm between the Eastern King and the Heavenly Emperor.
"Eastern King, why has the Heavenly Square Pavilion been so silent lately?"
"To report to Your Majesty," the Eastern King cupped his hands and said, "Because as the Heavenly Court gradually expands and malevolent demons are suppressed one after another, the overall situation of the Three Thousand Worlds is set, the Heavenly Square Pavilion has begun to shift towards monitoring the various regions of the Three Thousand Worlds. Since there are no particularly powerful enemies in the world, there are few messages that can reach your ears."
"Monitoring the regions, is there any misconduct by the Heavenly Court garrisons in various regions?"
Without raising his head, Li Ping’an summoned the Heaven Emperor’s Seal and pressed it on the Divine Cloth he had just read.
The Divine Cloth immediately turned into golden light and flew towards Tong Ming Palace.
The ministers in Tong Ming Palace immediately began to get busy.
The Eastern King quickly reported:
"To say there’s no misconduct, no one would believe it; human nature inevitably has times when good cannot suppress evil.
"But overall, things are pretty good, and most of those who made mistakes are Heavenly Generals, especially True Immortal and Heavenly Immortal Realm Heavenly Generals.
"Everything is recorded in detail, and when the Heavenly Generals return to the Heavenly Court to report for duty, they will be questioned and dealt with, and if they dare to break the heavenly rules, depending on the severity, they might be summoned or directly arrested.
"Over the past few hundred years, I have handled about six hundred True Immortals and eighty-three Heavenly Immortal generals oppressing local sects... Compared to before the establishment of the Heavenly Court, such cases have reduced by more than half.
"This is also the work of the Heavenly Dao’s oversight."
Li Ping’an nodded: "Is the Heavenly Dao’s calculation now normal?"
"It is normal now, but it is much more laborious to calculate, and it is almost impossible to calculate the Dao Realm below Heavenly Immortal."
Li Ping’an did not inquire further and continued to look at the Divine Cloth in front of him, only applying the seal after a moment.
For seven or eight whole hours, Li Ping’an was ’forcibly detained’ by the Eastern King at this place to apply the seal to that pile of Divine Cloth taller than a person.
Even though he trusted the Eastern King, he meticulously reviewed all the contents that needed his attention.
Finally, the last piece of Divine Cloth was placed in front of him, on which was written the Heavenly Court’s measures concerning the proliferation of living beings, requiring the cooperation of the underworld, prioritizing the allocation of more reincarnation opportunities to the already established four major realms of Xuanwu, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Kongmeng.
This was the foundation of the Heavenly Court.
Li Ping’an pressed down the Heaven Emperor’s Seal and then slumped into the throne as if exhausted.
The Eastern King smiled from the depths of his eyes and saluted Li Ping’an: "Your Majesty has worked hard."
"It is the Eastern King who has worked hard; I haven’t been in the Heavenly Court, yet the Eastern King has managed everything so well."
Li Ping’an sighed softly:
"Now the Dao Immortal Tribulation is approaching... Eastern King, please sit."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the Eastern King sat down again on the wooden chair by the table.
Li Ping’an said: "The Dao Immortal Tribulation is imminent, what do you think the Heavenly Court should do now, and what should it not do? I want to hear your thoughts."
"Your Majesty probably already has far-reaching plans, I dare not speak lightly."
The Eastern King said gravely:
"In these matters, there are a few things on which Your Majesty must focus more.
"There are some rumors in the Heavenly Court, saying that the vacant high-ranking divine positions in the Heavenly Court are all prepared for the Daoist Celestials, and after the Dao Immortal Tribulation, it will become extremely difficult for the Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court to advance.