Chapter 675: The Embryonic Form of the Heavenly Court
"The road from the Western Lands to the Central Lands has been severed by the pressure of the Supreme Emperor Heaven. The rule of Yankang cannot reach the Western Lands, and they will rebel. Therefore, we must open up the Supreme Emperor Heaven and establish a tunnel or a teleportation formation."
Qin Mu, the National Teacher, Lin Xuan, and other experts proficient in mathematical calculations gathered together, deducing and calculating the impact of the Supreme Emperor Heaven's descent on Yankang. Everyone talked at once. Qin Mu said, "Creating a teleportation formation is simple, but maintaining it is a huge expense, requiring a massive amount of medicinal stones. Opening a few tunnels has a high initial cost, but subsequent spending is less."
Dao Lord Lin Xuan said, "The Supreme Emperor Heaven runs north-south, cutting off the Central and Western Lands vertically. This will have complex effects on the original river hydrology, atmospheric flow, rainfall, and snowfall. We need to recalculate water patterns, atmosphere, and precipitation."
Xu Shenghua said, "We need to calculate which areas will be significantly affected and whether desert climates will form. This is where a Dragon King is needed. Yankang must have a Dragon King to prevent the emergence of deserts."
Ling Yuxiu added, "We also need a Wind Earl and a Rain Master to control precipitation and monsoons!"
The Yankang National Teacher pondered and said, "Also, although the geomagnetic anomalies of the Supreme Emperor Heaven have been controlled, both the Supreme Emperor Heaven and the Luofu Heaven have geomagnetic forces. We need to verify the impact of these two heavens on flora and fauna. When calculating hydrology, atmosphere, and precipitation, we must also factor in the geomagnetism of the two worlds and monitor its effect on earthquakes."
The Village Chief said, "Then we need Earth Gods, and quite a few of them! The Earthwalk Tribe lives underground in Yankang. They were originally the descendants of the Earth Gods of the Kaicang Heavenly Court and obey the command of the Human Sovereign Seal. Mu'er can go with the First Ancestor to meet them."
Wang Muran said, "Water vapor, clouds, and fog originate from the sea. We also need divine officials at sea to manage the movement of sea clouds and vapor, so that the land can have favorable weather. Besides clouds and vapor, we need to regulate strong winds and waves to protect Yankang's fishing boats."
"The scale of the project is enormous. We need someone proficient in mathematical calculations to manage the national treasury. We need a God of Wealth skilled in arithmetic to control the treasury!"
"For various projects and the dispatch of tower ships, we need a God of Ships to coordinate. There are giant Kun in the sea, the Kun tribe. We can summon them with the Human Sovereign Seal. But we don't know who the current clan leader is."
"For heavenly crafts and creations, forging heavy treasures to suppress the fate of the Supreme Emperor Heaven and the Luofu Heaven, and crafting various divine weapons for clearing paths, we need a God of Heavenly Crafts!"
"For controlling disease and plague, we need a Medicine King God!"
"For controlling natural disasters like fires, we need a Fire God!"
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The discussion was lively. After a long deliberation, they formulated the tasks needed after the fall of the Supreme Emperor Heaven. Various divine positions, large and small, were designed. The Dragon Qilin, due to his high proficiency in mathematical calculations, also participated. Suddenly, he said, "Cult Leader, National Teacher, aren't we creating a Heavenly Court?"
Qin Mu, the Yankang National Teacher, and the others were stunned. They quickly reviewed the divine positions they had designed. Wasn't this exactly the embryonic form of the Heavenly Court's positions?
Weren't the positions they designed precisely the practical roles within the Heavenly Court system?
With these positions, the basic framework of the Heavenly Court was taking shape!
The Yankang National Teacher shook his head and said, "It's too early to establish a Heavenly Court now."
The Village Chief nodded and said, "Store up grain and delay claiming kingship. This time, we only set responsibilities, not divine positions. Don't spread this matter. Understand it tacitly."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They didn't realize that a magnificent history was slowly unfolding its curtain from this city, in the absence of Emperor Yanfeng, during this brief discussion of theirs. Perhaps many years later, recalling this day, they would have many emotions. But for now, they didn't know what the future held.
The Yankang National Teacher said, "The amount of calculation and deduction is enormous. We alone can't handle it all. We'll set the general direction, and I'll report it to the Emperor. The Emperor will summon talented people from all over the country to work on these tasks together."
Suddenly, someone asked, "What about the demons and the gods and demons of the Supreme Emperor Heaven?"
Everyone frowned, at a loss.
The hatred between the Supreme Emperor Heaven and the demons was irreconcilable. People like True God Pang Yu were willing to sever ties with the Woodcutter Sage. The gods of the Supreme Emperor Heaven even said they couldn't share the same sky with demons. The enmity was higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.
Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Let the people of the Supreme Emperor Heaven live in the Great Ruins. The Great Ruins are not under the same sky as Yankang. Let Furi Luo and the demons settle in the northern ice plains, as far from the Great Ruins as possible."
"It has to be this way," the Yankang National Teacher nodded.
The fall of the Supreme Emperor Heaven required too much work. The scale of the project was enormous, and many powerful divine weapons needed to be forged to calm earthquakes, eliminate volcanoes, guide clouds and vapor, and calm the winds and waves of the sea.
Qin Mu had never dealt with these things before.
"We still need the Woodcutter Sage."
Grandma Si said, "He is the only one in this world who can master so much knowledge."
Qin Mu agreed. He went to see the Woodcutter Sage and the First Ancestor Human Sovereign, explaining everyone's ideas in detail. The Woodcutter Sage smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you to say that. Now, I can go see Emperor Yanfeng."
Arriving at the capital, Qin Mu took out the Human Sovereign Seal and activated its power. All races under heaven sensed the call of the Human Sovereign Seal. Over a dozen days later, the Earthwalk Tribe, the Five Immortal Demon Clans, the Kun Tribe, the Wing Tribe, the Sea Tribe, the Xuanwu Tribe, and other races arrived one after another at the Yankang capital.
The capital was bustling with activity.
The various races only obeyed the command of the Human Sovereign Seal, recognizing the seal, not the person. They showed no respect to Emperor Yanfeng, and even less to the Village Chief.
The new clan leader of the Earthwalk Tribe was the wife of the former clan leader, Earthwalk Peak. She was a short woman who only reached Qin Mu's knees, with a scraggly beard. If she were taller, she would look quite fierce.
This Madam Earth was a woman with a body of solid muscle and immense strength. She was polite to Qin Mu but glared angrily at the Village Chief, her beard bristling.
Madam Earth kept calling Emperor Yanfeng a "hick emperor," making him so angry that his hands and feet trembled, and he couldn't stop shaking even when he picked up his pen to record the number of beheadings.
Among the Five Immortal Demon Clans, the Willow Immortal, the Yellow Immortal, and the White Immortal had died in the battle at the Divine Severing Mountain Range against the Shangcang. The new clan leaders who came this time included Fox Ling'er and the Fox Immortal.
The Xuanwu clan leader had also died in that battle. The new clan leader who came was a tall, mighty but slow-moving man named Xuan Wujing. He was several beats slower than others, whether walking or talking.
Talking to Xuan Wujing was the most uncomfortable for Emperor Yanfeng.
The Wing King, the Kun King, and others were old acquaintances. They held a grudge against the Village Chief, who used to summon them with the Human Sovereign Seal to counterattack the Shangcang.
However, when the clan leaders saw the First Ancestor Human Sovereign, they became respectful.
Emperor Yanfeng also invited envoys from Chiming. Chi Xi came in person, while the demon envoy was Zhe Huali. Furi Luo did not come in person.
Most of the residents of the Supreme Emperor Heaven stayed in the Great Ruins. True God Pang Yu also did not come in person, sending his disciple Yu He to attend the meeting on his behalf.
During these days, Qin Mu, Emperor Yanfeng, the Woodcutter Sage, the National Teacher, and others had already drafted a plan. Emperor Yanfeng assigned official positions, enfeoffing a large number of officials, reforming the bureaucratic system, abolishing some positions, and adding others.
This grand meeting involved many matters, countless trivial details. Promoting officials and assessing their skills required Emperor Yanfeng's personal participation. The meeting lasted over a month before concluding.
Besides the various races, Mute, the Medicine Master, and others were also given official positions. The Si family of the Heavenly Saint Cult was put in charge of Yankang's finances. Si Yunxiang was excited for a long time, but Fox Ling'er was a bit disappointed.
However, Qin Mu then used his authority to insert Fox Ling'er in to supervise Si Yunxiang, preventing her from embezzling public funds to fill the Heavenly Saint Cult's treasury. Si Yunxiang's excitement then subsided.
Qin Mu, the Woodcutter Sage, and others set the plans, while the execution was entirely left to Emperor Yanfeng. Emperor Yanfeng was exhausted to the bone. He finally finished handling these affairs, but memorials from all sides requesting funds still flew in like snowflakes.
Emperor Yanfeng's head was as big as a bucket. He summoned Chi Xi and asked about the Three Heads and Six Arms technique, saying, "It would be faster for approving memorials."
Chi Xi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if you wish to cultivate the Three Heads and Six Arms technique, you should consult Human Sovereign Qin. The Divine Son says that Human Sovereign Qin's attainment has reached the Emperor Throne level."
Emperor Yanfeng was startled and invited Qin Mu to the palace.
"Your Majesty, the two Emperor Throne techniques, the Indestructible Divine Consciousness and the Leakless Creation Mystic Scripture, have already been sent to the Imperial Academy and the four great academies."
Qin Mu smiled and said, "To cultivate these two techniques, one needs a high level of proficiency in Creation Divine Abilities. I am gathering experts in Creation Divine Abilities to thoroughly study these two techniques and organize the necessary Creation techniques, so that cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort."
Emperor Yanfeng felt relieved. He put down the memorial he was reviewing and smiled, "Walk with me."
Qin Mu walked out of the Imperial Study with him. It was late at night. Emperor Yanfeng looked up at the sky, silent for a long time.
Qin Mu looked up at the sky. The stars were brilliant, but one star was particularly dazzling—the strange star of the Chiming remnant race.
The strange star looked the size of an orange, but it was missing a piece, floating motionless in the night sky of Yankang.
"Minister Qin, can the Supreme Emperor Heaven be restored?" Emperor Yanfeng suddenly asked, looking westward.
To the west was the Great Ruins. The Great Ruins were now plunged into darkness, but due to the appearance of the Supreme Emperor Heaven and the Luofu Heaven, it wasn't too dark. Both heavens were bathed in sunlight, and even from the capital, one could see a bright area in the sky above the Great Ruins.
"It can be restored to life."
Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, "But it will take some time. The spiritual energy and power of the Supreme Emperor Heaven haven't been completely exhausted. Although the Luofu Heaven's spiritual energy is depleted, it's located in the Great Ruins, so it can recover quickly. Now, we just need the Sun Herding Divine Race to move a few sun ships across these two heavens to let sunlight shine there. But restoring life will probably take over a decade."
Emperor Yanfeng smiled and said, "Plant trees first. I heard the Moon Herding Divine Race is already extinct. Is it possible to select a few Moon Herders to control the moon ships?"
Qin Mu hesitated and said, "Perhaps there are still descendants of the Moon Herders in the Great Ruins. Has the Ministry of Revenue conducted a census of the Great Ruins' population?"
"Yes. I'll leave this matter to the Ministry of Revenue. Select a few Moon Herders to inherit their ancestral profession."
Emperor Yanfeng withdrew his gaze, looked at Qin Mu, and smiled: "Minister Qin, shouldn't you also settle down and start a family? Is there a girl you have your eye on?"
Qin Mu said, "The world is not yet at peace; how can I think of starting a family?"
Emperor Yanfeng was choked speechless. He waved his hand weakly and said, "You may leave."
Qin Mu departed.
Emperor Yanfeng looked at Ling Yuxiu, who was running away with her face covered, and shook his head: "Such a clever person, yet a fool when it comes to emotions."
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