Chapter 288 - The Long Path to Immortal Ascension (1/2)

Before he left, Li Changshou entrusted the last gift that the Heavenly Courts had given him, to Da Yu. He asked Da Yu to hand it to Suiren. Senior Suiren did not have any family members in the Fire Cloud Cave. Li Changshou could have kept the last gift for himself, but he could not bring himself to do that. Moreover, as a fourth-rank legitimate G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts, a Daoist in the Tus.h.i.+ta Palace, and the Sea G.o.d whom the Jade Emperor relied on, would he lack an immortal peach?

Yes.

No matter how many fruits a Connate Spirit Root produced, he would still be lacking!

Unfortunately, Li Changshou had previously thought about it carefully. In order to maintain the image of an “expert of Ren School”, he could not seem too demanding.

He really wanted to eat peaches. According to the rumors in the Heavenly Courts, the immortal peaches could increase the lifespan of cultivators below the Golden Immortal realm. He wondered if it would be effective for his master who was a Turbid Immortal.

Ling’e had yet to become an immortal. Eating the immortal peaches would be harmful and useless for her. It was probably because it could not make up for her weakness. He left the Fire Cloud Cave and headed to the Heavenly Courts. Li Changshou did not immediately search for his “opportunistic numinous treasure”.

Although he was full of respect for the few human emperor seniors, he had to consider carefully and investigate a few times in advance.

He had to believe it but he could not believe everything Moreover, although f.u.xi did not locate his main body and tracks, and only gave him a map, if the “destination” was exposed, the location of his main body would be exposed. Li Changshou really had to think carefully about how to obtain that treasure.

He carefully recalled what he had seen and heard.

Of the seven human sages, the person who had left the deepest impression on him was naturally Da Yu, whom he was most familiar with.

After all, they had stood together on the small boat for three days and three nights. According to Da Yu, they had gone through thick and thin together.

Senior Da Yu had given him a Hydrology Treasure Diagram and a Divine Sea-Calming Needle. He owed him a favor.

Senior f.u.xi had given him clues to find the treasure, but Li Changshou did not dare to confirm if the treasure was the Copper Coin of Treasurefall.

He felt that Senior f.u.xi had predicted his prediction… The pearl that Senior Shennong had given him should be a treasure of the Five Elements. At that moment, he could not determine if it was a Connate item. However, he could rely on it to increase the production and harvest for the Heavenly Courts’ bean-planting business. It would be impossible to bring it back to the Little Qiong Peak. If the pearl was recognized, the flaw would be too obvious. Li Changshou had shown sufficient respect and vigilance to every retired human emperor.

To be able to become human emperors in the past, the seniors were definitely not simple-minded. He did not know if he would still have any interactions with the Fire Cloud Cave in the future. There was a high chance that he would…

When the clouds enter the mist, the Heavenly Wind will not stop him. Not long after, the Zhongtian Sect was in sight. Li Changshou rode a cloud forward. A soldier bowed and verified his ident.i.ty. He also checked Li Changshou’s jade disc in detail… Li Changshou felt much more at ease when he saw how meticulous and conscientious the Heavenly Generals were. He also gave Hua Ritian a ‘like’! After entering the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Li Changshou completed his mission and handed over the jade plate that he had obtained from Senior f.u.xi. The Jade Emperor officially issued a decree to promote the wors.h.i.+p of Heaven and Earth in the South Continent.

With Li Changshou’s Sea G.o.d Sect as the foundation, it would not be too difficult to start that matter. However, while guiding the mortals to sacrifice to Heaven and Earth, it would also be easy for the incense offerings of the Dao Sect to be affected… Li Changshou had to take the lead in this matter. In the name of Ren School, he had to discuss it with the eldest disciples of Chan School and Jie School, who were in charge of the sect affairs. In that case, he would not leave any evidence of the Heavenly Courts disrespecting the Saints of the Dao Sect.

Li Changshou wanted to ask the Great Daoist Master to take action on that matter. Now that the Jade Emperor’s decree had yet to be formed, there was no need to be overly-eager. Every decree of the Jade Emperor would take hundreds of years to form.

It was unknown if it was because Li Changshou’s Sea G.o.d had returned and the dragon race had obtained a small number of the low-level Deity Positions, but the Heavenly Dao had a deeper connection with the Heavenly Courts.

According to the immortal officials of the Hall of Enlightenment, the speed of the Jade Emperor’s decree had increased by… ten percent. Li Changshou’s trip was naturally not for nothing. Although he had obtained many benefits in the Fire Cloud Cave, he still had to receive rewards bestowed by the Jade Emperor. The number of treasures that the Jade Emperor had given him to decorate the mansion could be ignored. The Heavenly Courts had bestowed a small amount of merit, but it was not as much as when the mission of slaying demons in the South Ocean and the West Ocean was completed.

This matter was considered a catalyst. There would be a large amount of merit to be earned in the future…

Li Changshou informed the Jade Emperor that he would return to the mansion to wait for his announcement. The Jade Emperor smiled and sent him off.

The Heavenly General Hua Ritian was already waiting near the Lingxiao Hall. After meeting Li Changshou, they rode a cloud back to the Sea G.o.d Residence together.

The two incarnations looked at each other on the cloud. At the same time, they used the traditional technique of the Heavenly CourtsIn-person Voice Transmission.

Hua Ritian asked, “Sea G.o.d, have you seen the human emperor, Suirens.h.i.+ in the Fire Cloud Cave?”

Li Changshou answered, “Your Majesty, do you have something to tell that senior? That senior seemed to be recuperating at that time. I did not see him.”

“Before I became the Heavenly Emperor, I was ordered by Teacher to train in the mortal world. I also served under Suiren.” The Jade Emperor sighed and said, “I didn’t expect that his injuries have yet to recover.” Li Changshou thought for a while and asked, “May I ask, Your Majesty, how is your cultivation level now? Your Majesty, don’t think too much. I’m just worried…” “Haha, don’t be nervous. It’s reasonable for you to ask that. After all, the things that you have to consider are too complicated.” The Jade Emperor smiled and said, “Let’s put it this way. As long as I’m in the Heavenly Courts, no one can harm me unless Teacher and a few senior brothers and sisters do so personally.” The Jade Emperor’s strength was indeed unfathomable. He was also protected by the power of the Heavenly Dao and was different from other experts… That made Li Changshou feel a little more at ease.

The Jade Emperor asked about dealing with Daoist Lu Ya and asked Li Changshou what good plan he had. Li Changshou had been busy searching for the Copper Coin of Treasurefall recently and did not think much about it. He could only deal with it casually and express his worries to the Jade Emperor tactfully.

It was very likely that there was a Saint behind Daoist Lu Ya. Unless he had something on Lu Ya that could make others speechless and immediately kill him, it would be very difficult to get rid of him…

Simply put, it was very difficult. The pair of officials of the Heavenly Courts kept sending voice transmissions to each other to discuss the matter. When they arrived in front of the Sea G.o.d Residence, Hua Ritian was finally satisfied and bade farewell. His Majesty, the Jade Emperor, is quite concerned about the matter regarding Lu Ya.

Li Changshou smiled and raised his eyebrows.

Li Changshou drove the Sea G.o.d paper effigy back to the Sea G.o.d’s Residence and took out the two numinous treasures that he had obtained from Senior Da Yu.

For him, the greatest function of the Sea-Calming Divine Needle was the power of merit on it.

However, it was not easy to extract the power of merit. Li Changshou did not know how to do it. He could only put away the metal rod temporarily. It really fits that sentence… What’s the use of this metal rod? Li Changshou was rather interested in the Hydrology Diagram. However, after some deductions, he felt that the treasure diagram seemed to be beneficial to the dragon race instead. He was not in a hurry to refine it into a treasure for fighting. Li Changshou put away the treasure map and prepared to s.h.i.+ft his attention back to his main body.

Only then did he understand-Later, with the guidance of the painting, he could confer t.i.tles to many dragons and become the “Water G.o.d” of the rivers and seas! It was another huge merit that he could take but had yet to obtain.

Li Changshou returned to his main body and stood in front of the Pill Furnace, lost in thought.