bookbashuk Chapter 16 Refining the Heavenly Court
Chapter 16 Refining the Heavenly Court
After giving the orders, Haotian found himself with some free time.
Yaochi and Yaoji, having each gained authority, busied themselves with comprehending the great Dao, their cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds. The daily affairs of the Heavenly Court were managed by Taibai Jinxing, and were thus well-organized.
Only Haotian had nothing to do.
He had already completely copied everything about the Primordial Starry Sky and the Thirty-Three Heavens into his inner world, and further comprehension would not make much progress.
Unless the Heavenly Court expands its power, the Heavenly Emperor's authority is strengthened, or a new innate spiritual treasure is acquired and its laws of heaven and earth are analyzed, it will be impossible to continue to strengthen its own Great Dao.
After much thought, he decided to continue his research on the primordial Qi.
This research actually led him to discover a new characteristic.
The primordial primordial energy is not merely impervious to all laws—that's simply its inherent nature. The new discovery lies in the fact that this energy is fundamentally unregulated by the rules of the primordial world.
Cause and effect, time, destiny, reincarnation... none of the rules of the primordial world can restrain this Qi. This is because the primordial Qi is "one of everything," and this "everything" not only refers to the primordial world, but also encompasses all the heavens and myriad worlds, and endless time and space.
For example.
If a magical artifact is crafted using primordial primordial energy, its function may be similar to that of an ordinary magical artifact. However, it is not only immune to all magic, but it can also generate all sorts of incredible effects, such as being unrestricted by primordial time and space, and being unaffected by primordial karma.
This discovery sparked a bold idea in Haotian's mind.
—Use the primordial ancestral energy to refine your entire territory!
The first to bear the brunt was naturally the Heavenly Court.
He is the ruler of Heaven, and this base camp should naturally be given priority.
They acted immediately upon hearing the word.
Haotian immediately mobilized the power of the Primordial Starry Sky and the Thirty-Three Heavens to completely seal off the entire Heavenly Court.
An invisible barrier shrouds the Thirty-Three Heavens, allowing entry but not exit. Those within the Heavenly Court are forbidden from leaving, while outsiders may enter—provided, of course, that they are either citizens of the Heavenly Court or those recognized by the Jade Emperor.
Moreover, Haotian used the Zhou Tian Star Array to conceal the secrets of heaven.
The ancient stars were all under his control, so the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array was naturally at his fingertips, and its power even far surpassed that of the demon race in the past. With this grand array as a cover, even a sage could not see into the inner workings of the Heavenly Court.
The outside world is naturally curious.
Curiosity aside, no one wanted to risk trouble at this time. Haotian had just suppressed Xingtian and formed an alliance with Pingxin, and was riding high. It was better to avoid trouble, so all parties chose to wait and see.
Haotian ignored what was happening outside and focused on refining the Heavenly Court.
He started with the Lingxiao Palace.
Using the primordial ancestral energy as a catalyst, the authority of the Heavenly Emperor as fire, and the laws of order as a hammer, every brick, tile, beam, and pillar was refined through ritual. Every palace was imbued with primordial energy, and every inch of land was baptized by the laws.
The ritual at the Lingxiao Palace is complete.
Within the main hall, a mysterious aura flowed faintly. That aura unconsciously connected with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, not only the Dao of the Primordial World, but also faintly extending into the unknown distance.
Although the distance was too great for Haotian to perceive precisely, he could vaguely sense that the aura was connected to other worlds beyond the primordial wilderness.
The efficiency of comprehending the Great Dao in such palaces is twice that of ordinary times. More importantly, for those who attempt to prove the Dao through force, the Daoist principles here can reduce the difficulty of attaining it—because what is contained here is not just the Dao of the Primordial World.
Haotian nodded in satisfaction and continued refining the next spot.
Palace after palace was re-baptized by him with the primordial ancestral energy.
Three days later, all 366 palaces in the Heavenly Court had been completed and refined.
Each palace exudes an aura of mystery and unfathomable power. That aura is profound and vast, as if each palace itself were an extraordinary treasure.
All the celestial beings and gods of the Heavenly Court who walked among them were awestruck.
"This is a palace? I feel like it's even more powerful than my magical artifact..."
"You're not imagining things, I feel the same way!"
"What methods did Your Majesty use? It's terrifying..."
There was much discussion, but no one could give a clear answer.
Haotian ignored these discussions and headed straight for the South Heavenly Gate.
The South Heavenly Gate is the gateway to the Heavenly Court, connecting the Heavenly Court with the primordial wilderness. Its importance is no less than that of any palace.
Haotian raised his hand and sent the Primordial Ancestral Qi into the Southern Heavenly Gate.
As soon as the ritual was completed, the South Heavenly Gate suddenly trembled.
Immediately afterwards, the entire Heavenly Court trembled!
All three hundred and sixty-six palaces shone brightly, and the Dao aura that had been injected during the previous refining process flowed like rivers into the sea, all converging towards the South Heavenly Gate!
Yaochi, Yaoji, Taibai Jinxing, and others were all awakened from their seclusion. They flew out and were horrified to see the sky full of light surging into the South Heavenly Gate like a tide.
"What... what's wrong?" Yao Ji asked.
"His Majesty is refining the Southern Heavenly Gate," Venus said in a deep voice, his eyes filled with shock. "But the commotion... is too great."
Admittedly, it's too big.
The aura of the Great Dao contained within those 366 palaces was a unique Dao, each originating from the Primordial Ancestral Qi. When they converged in one place, like ten thousand rivers flowing together, like stars returning to their places, they all disappeared into the Southern Heavenly Gate.
The South Heavenly Gate trembled violently, emitting a buzzing roar.
Amidst that roaring sound, it seemed as if ancient ballads were being sung, ancient gods and demons were whispering, and an inexplicable force of destiny was surging.
boom--
A beam of light shot into the sky from the South Heavenly Gate!
The pillar of light was ancient, sacred, and vast, carrying an indescribable aura—as if it had existed since time immemorial and would continue to exist forever.
The beam of light broke through the Heavenly Court's blockade, went straight into the chaotic void, exploded in the endless void, and transformed into countless faint lines.
Those lines contain the forbidden forces of destiny, cause and effect, fate, time and space... extending in all directions and disappearing into the depths of the void, their connection unknown.
Haotian stood before the South Heavenly Gate, his gaze profound.
He vaguely sensed that those lines connected the myriad worlds—the other worlds that were causally linked and intertwined with the Southern Heavenly Gate.
After a long while, the beam of light dissipated.
Those lines then vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace.
The South Heavenly Gate returned to calm.
However, everyone knows that it is different now.
Its appearance remains unchanged; it is still the majestic and magnificent South Heavenly Gate—with white jade pillars, glazed tiles, and the three Taoist characters "South Heavenly Gate" engraved on the lintel.
But its character has completely changed.
Anyone who stands before this door will feel a tremor that comes from the depths of their soul.
Within that gate, countless forbidden beings seemed to slumber, ancient gods and demons chanted, and countless great paths flowed.
Fate, cause and effect, destiny, time and space... all sorts of taboos entwine around the doorposts, existing eternally, as if they were the root of everything, the source of everything.
"This..." Yaochi's eyes widened, and she was speechless for a long time.
Yao Ji tugged at her sleeve and murmured, "Is this really the Southern Heavenly Gate? I feel that even a supreme innate treasure is no more than this?"
Venus took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and said softly, "His Majesty's methods are beyond our comprehension."
The immortals and gods looked at each other, each with only one thought in their minds:
Those palaces were frightening enough. Now even the South Heavenly Gate has become like this... Good heavens, is the entire Heavenly Court about to be transformed into a supreme innate treasure?