As soon as the words were spoken, the black star pierced through layers of space and, with the help of the Heavenly Dao, arrived beneath the earth. Under the influence of the Heavenly Dao's will, it transformed into the Underworld!
With a whooshing sound, endless black water appeared. This black water was the residue left behind after countless homeless souls had been completely obliterated over tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
These remnants contain countless resentments, deathly energy, and malevolent intent. In the past, they were directly suppressed by heaven and earth. But now, with the existence of the underworld, they can be put to good use.
Under the influence of this black water, the aura of the entire underworld is constantly strengthening. The power of the ghosts and monsters within the underworld is also continuously increasing.
Countless streams of black water, upon entering the underworld, instantly transformed into numerous monsters. More importantly, these monsters were not traditional souls, but flesh-and-blood creatures with a distinctly Western style.
This is very strange. Could it be that the predecessor of this so-called underworld was originally a Western-style world?
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Chapter Twenty-Five: The Heavenly Court Appears in the Mortal World and the Veteran Driver Crashes!
However, before Lin Yang could further observe the newly formed Underworld, a voice came from the star in the sky that exuded celestial energy.
"This star should hang high in the heavens, based on pure and ethereal immortal energy, guiding the transformation of spiritual energy, and bringing blessings to all living beings. It should be the Heavenly Court!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the white star transformed into a continent. Then, the continent continued to rise, soaring into the sky, passing through the atmosphere, and arriving in the starry heavens.
Meanwhile, the continent was constantly changing. Countless mountains rose abruptly from the ground, and countless clouds appeared in their wake. All the spiritual energy was transformed into pure and ethereal immortal energy.
Many auspicious clouds, colorful clouds, children, girls, cranes, lotus flowers, and so on all appeared, making the entire Heavenly Court appear more vibrant and ethereal.
At the same time, the light of countless stars fell upon the Heavenly Court. Transformed by the Heavenly Court, this starlight became countless streams of pure, ethereal energy, which poured down upon the earth and the entire world.
This is the power of the world, this is what brings blessings to the entire world. As long as one resides in the Heavenly Court and becomes its master, one will naturally have a continuous stream of great merit and a great destiny.
Of course, at this time, the Heavenly Court was not yet perfect, its origin was just so-so, and its laws were not perfect, far from being comparable to the land.
"Hehe, now that we have the Underworld, we have the Heavenly Court too. This is quite a grand undertaking! Zhang Jiao has really worked hard to break through! As long as the Heavenly Court and the Underworld remain intact, his destiny will be inexhaustible. In the end, even if he is defeated by the Spirit Emperor, he will at most be suppressed, not killed!"
"They've even prepared a way out! This rebellion is getting more and more sophisticated! More importantly, if the court doesn't handle this properly, it will alienate many heroes of the Han Dynasty! Tsk tsk tsk, these old bastards are all cunning and treacherous!" Lin Yang said enviously as he looked at the Heavenly Court.
What's most important in cultivating immortality? Opportunity! And what determines opportunity? Merit and luck! And right now, the Heavenly Court is a merit-generating machine; who wouldn't want to get it?
If Zhang Jiao uses the Heavenly Court as his base and recruits many cultivators, the imperial court will truly be in trouble!
Then, the remaining five small stars did not cause any trouble. They landed in Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, Beidi, and Liangzhou respectively.
With a loud boom, Lin Yang felt the ground beneath his feet shake violently several times. Then, a continent appeared!
This continent is not far from Jiangdong. It's roughly the size of a province, situated in the sea, directly merging with the continental shelf. The earthquake and landslides just now were caused by the energy released during the merging process.
Activating his Divine Eye of Fortune, Lin Yang looked directly at this continent, the newly emerged world.
At a glance, countless wisps of earth energy rose and sublimated, while much of the energy from war transformed into white tigers that moved continuously. This showed that they had been prepared for a long time!
It is estimated that these armies will officially set out on their expedition a few days from now, after the world has fully integrated! If nothing unexpected happens, their target will be Jiangdong!
But what does Jiangdong have now? Has mobilization begun? No! How is the army training? Training hasn't even started yet! What is the overall strength of the powerful families in Jiangdong? After Lin Yang's several purges, they're really not that great!
In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, I'll most likely be facing them head-on!
Thinking of this, Lin Yang's face darkened. No, he had to at least ask the imperial court for more benefits! How could he, with his current weak and feeble strength, directly confront an entire world?
However, just as Lin Yang was lost in thought, the dragon energy throughout Jiangdong suddenly began to boil.
With a divine ray of light, the dragon energy materialized and took shape, directly transforming into a person—none other than the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty!
At this moment, Emperor Ling was not wearing a formal dragon robe, but rather a casual everyday garment.
Of course, even his casual clothes were embroidered with dragons. Furthermore, he wasn't wearing a hat and stood calmly before Lin Yang, scrutinizing him intently.
Upon seeing this, Lin Yang immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Only Emperor Ling, the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, could transform into dragon energy! Otherwise, how could anyone else so easily control the dragon energy of the entire Jiangdong region?
Looking up at Emperor Ling, Lin Yang felt for some reason that Emperor Ling was looking at him with a half-smile, and that he had been scrutinizing him ever since he appeared.
Logically speaking, such a rude and ill-mannered thing should not happen to Emperor Ling, especially since Lin Yang is the Duke of Wu with a fief. But Emperor Ling actually did it.
After a moment, Emperor Ling still remained silent, observing Lin Yang intently, until Lin Yang couldn't help but speak. However, at that moment, Emperor Ling spoke.
"Feipeng, don't be nervous. I'm here today just to ask you a few questions. That's all."
At this point, Emperor Ling immediately became serious, and his aura instantly became profound, devoid of joy or sorrow, and exuding an air of superiority.
"Feipeng, what are your thoughts on 'The Story of Da Er's Ambition'?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yang was immediately surprised. Had he been discovered? Or had the Spirit Emperor found relevant clues and guessed that this matter was related to him?
No, this might be a test from the Spirit Emperor. I mustn't show weakness prematurely, otherwise, even if it was just a guess, it might become a certainty, which would be bad!
Therefore, Lin Yang immediately started thinking, while his expression remained completely unchanged. After all, his cultivation was already at the limit of the fourth rank; controlling his expression was a piece of cake.
"Well, the stories in this book are quite charming, much better than those old stories that feature merchants, knights-errant, and officials as the main characters," Lin Yang said cautiously.
This answer is neither original nor creative, but its strength lies in its stability and ordinariness, making it perfect for testing the waters.
When he looked at Emperor Ling, he found that Emperor Ling was still looking at him with a half-smile, and his expression had not changed at all! What a cunning old fox!
"Oh, so this is Feipeng's opinion?"
"Yes!"
"Then, let me ask you a question: what do you think of the author of 'The Story of Da Er's Ambition,' namely Hu Hai San Ren?"
What does the Emperor think of the Hermit of Lakes and Seas? Why did he suddenly ask that? Isn't this Hermit of Lakes and Seas himself?