C714 Yao Chi Wonderland (1/2)
The four great heavenly kings were the guardians of the South Heaven Gate. The South Heaven Gate was the gateway to the Heavenly Court, so any immortals who wanted to enter the Heavenly Court had to enter through the South Heaven Gate. The reason why Yang Feng was able to absorb the star power was naturally because he had attracted the attention of the gods in the Heavenly Court. Furthermore, the South Heaven Gate was the closest to Yang Feng, so the four great heavenly kings had hurried over.
The four Heavenly Kings were the gods who were bestowed the title during the Conferred God Battle. They were the four generals under the Pagoda Heavenly King Jing Li, the ones holding the Heavenly King's Demon Rites in the east, the ones holding the jade pipa, the Heavenly King's Demonic Rites in the south, the ones holding the Green Edge Sword, the Heavenly King's Demonic Rites in the west, the ones holding the Primeval Umbrella, the ones holding the Heavenly King's Demonic Rites in the north, the ones holding the Purple-Gold Fox Condors.
Therefore, when the four of them appeared, they immediately scared Guo Meimei and the rest of the four to the point that they hid behind Yang Feng. When the four great heavenly kings saw Taibai Jinxing in front of them, they also quickly bowed towards him.
Taibai Jinxing was still above the four great heavenly kings in terms of official status, so when the four great heavenly kings saw Taibai Jinxing, they naturally had to bow. Taibai Jinxing was still above the four great heavenly kings, so when the four great heavenly kings saw Taibai Jinxing, they had to bow.
That was why their cultivation bases were not very high, just like the fact that the Four Heavenly Kings were only considered lower level Profound Immortals. Even back then when the Sun Wukong was in chaos, they were still able to cause some trouble for the Sun Wukong, but they were no longer a match for the Sun Wukong now.
In general, the Heavenly Court's Empyrean Gods did not have a high level of cultivation, the highest level being only at the upper level of the Profound Immortal Realm, and not at the level of the Golden Immortal Realm. Of course, the Pagoda Heavenly King Jing Li and his son Nezha were exceptions, because they all had Fleshly Sanctification, rather than divine bodies, so they were not restricted.
It was only because a wisp of their true spirit had been added to the Divine Seal Decree and their bodies had been reconstructed on the Divine Seal Altar, that they had regained their bodies. Their cultivation realms could grow immeasurably, but the cultivation of these Empyrean Gods could only stop at the upper level of the Xuan Immortal Realm.
The reason for such a restriction was to make it easier for the Jade Emperor to control the Gods in the Heavenly Court, because these Gods were basically disciples who came from hermeneutics and interception. They only listened to the orders of the hermeneutics and interception church leaders, and if there were no restrictions, the Jade Emperor would never be able to order these gods around.
The Divine Seal Decree not only limited the cultivation of Empyrean Gods but also held their truesouls. And after becoming a god, the Divine Seal Decree was in the hands of the Jade Emperor. It was because of this that the Jade Emperor was able to command the gods of the Heavenly Court to obey his orders.
However, although the Empyrean Gods of the Heavenly Court were limited in their cultivation, the 365 Empyrean Gods of the Heavenly Court all possessed a certain level of power. Although the Empyrean Gods of the Heavenly Court were restricted in their cultivation, the 365 Empyrean Gods of the Heavenly Court all possessed a certain level of strength.
Therefore, when they saw that Sun Wukong was also present, the four great heavenly kings did not question who was absorbing the star power just now. After giving Yang Feng a single glance, the four of them took Taibai Jinxing, Sun Wukong and the others and flew towards the South Heaven Gate.
The South Heaven Gate was the gateway to the entire Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court was the end of this first stage. Yang Feng and the others followed the four heavenly kings, Taibai Jinxing and the Sun Wukong as they flew forward. They got closer and closer to the vast and limitless palace.
Because he had attracted the Four Great Sky Kings when he was absorbing the power of the stars, Yang Feng had restrained himself a little and did not absorb the power of the stars. Instead, he only absorbed the dense Qi of heaven and earth. Actually, this was because all Empyrean Gods needed star power in order to cultivate. They had to rely on the power of the stars to increase their divine power, which was why they were so nervous about the power of the stars. However, they didn't need a divine body like the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth.
The Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in the Heavenly Court was even thicker than that of the Flowerfruit Mountain, which was undoubtedly a good thing for Yang Feng. The cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique was right at the time when he needed a large amount of Spiritual Qi, so for Yang Feng to be able to obtain a large amount of Spiritual Qi, he was going to do anything possible now.
Of course, it was impossible for Yang Feng to do it too obviously, the sound of him absorbing the Heaven and Earth aura was too loud. Even if the Heavenly Court's Gods did not care much about the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, but if Yang Feng were to let go of the speed at which he was absorbing the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, it would definitely attract the attention of the Gods.
Therefore, when Yang Feng absorbed the thick Sky and Earth aura, he only made the acupuncture points on his body circulate very slowly. But even so, the speed at which the Sky and Earth aura surged towards Yang Feng was still very fast, just that no one would notice it. Yang Feng continued to absorb the Sky and Earth aura as he followed everyone else.
The four great heavenly kings each returned to their respective positions. Even though it was the day of the Queen Mother's Immortality Peach Festival, the four of them could not participate in it and could only stay here to guard the South Heaven Gate. Because Sun Wukong had caused a huge ruckus at the Immortality Peach Festival, they were all extremely vigilant.