Chương 67: The Heavenly Emperor's Fortuitous Encounter

Sensing the location of the Celestial Realm, Fang Yang immediately activated the World Tree, opening a boundary gate between the Celestial Realm and the Earthly Realm.

The gate slowly descended, and the aura belonging to the celestial realm emanated from within it.

Through the boundary gate, one can see that the world on the other side is filled with dazzling sunlight.

In the void, there are floating celestial islands everywhere, with many cranes and blue phoenixes flying between them. Occasionally, one can also see squads of heavenly soldiers and generals clad in divine armor.

Without hesitation, Fang Yang stepped inside.

As soon as Fang Yang stepped into the Immortal Realm, he felt a sweet and refreshing spiritual energy of heaven and earth rush towards him.

Although this spiritual energy is not as pure as that of Qingcheng Cave, it is much purer than the spiritual energy scattered throughout the world.

In addition, Fang Yang also sensed that the flow of time in the Heavenly Realm was the same as that in the Primordial World.

The saying "a day in heaven is a year on earth" refers to the difference in the flow of time between the primordial world and the smaller world.

The Celestial Realm, the Earthly Realm, and the Underworld are all at the same level of spacetime. There is no such thing as the time flow in the Celestial Realm being more than 300 times faster than the other two realms.

Of course, Fang Yang didn't know what the situation was like in the Demon Realm.

The Demon Realm was created by Rahu using the original essence of the Western Land.

After his defeat, Rahu shattered the western lands by self-destructing, forcing the origin of the western lands to emerge. He then seized the opportunity to steal the origin of the western lands and used it as the foundation to establish the Demon Realm.

Only those who have entered the Demon Realm know its laws.

The instant Fang Yang illegally crossed into the Heavenly Realm, on the Thirty-Three Heavens, in a majestic and ornately decorated temple, an emperor dressed in a dark imperial robe immediately sensed it.

This emperor was a middle-aged man with indifferent eyes, revealing no emotion whatsoever. His face was solemn, and his divine might was like a prison, as if he were the embodiment of rules.

This person is none other than the nominal ruler of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor who governs all living beings in the heavens!

The Jade Emperor's pupils shone with golden light, his gaze piercing through eternity. With a single glance, he saw through endless time and space, spotting Fang Yang, who had smuggled himself into the Heavenly Realm through the World Tree.

When Fang Yang entered the Heavenly Realm, he bypassed the South Heavenly Gate and the numerous barriers of the lower thirty-two heavens, appearing directly above the thirty-third heaven.

"This is?"

Upon seeing that someone could actually disregard the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array that guarded the Heavenly Realm, the Jade Emperor was shocked.

During the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, the Kunpeng Ancestor, in order to take revenge on Di Jun and Tai Yi, betrayed his own side and killed the demon god who was in charge of the Zhou Tian Star Array, and also stole the Zhou Tian Star Banner used to set up the array.

When Hongjun Laozu re-established the Heavenly Court, he used the true spirit mark of Kunpeng Laozu on the Demon-Summoning Banner to exchange for the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Banner for Haotian Shangdi.

Although there are many vacancies in the Heavenly Court's divine ranks, with the Zhou Tian Star Banner array, even quasi-saints cannot break into the Heavenly Realm.

"Someone actually managed to bypass the Heavenly Star Array's blockade and directly reach the Thirty-Third Heaven. Is this the true strength of a sage-level sect?"

The Jade Emperor was filled with mixed feelings. He gazed in the direction of Golden Turtle Island in the lower realm, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Fang Yang was merely a disciple of a sage, and not even a Great Luo Golden Immortal. If Fang Yang possessed such abilities, what about the disciples of sages whose cultivation far surpassed his, and the sages whose cultivation was beyond his reach?

The Supreme God of Heaven had tried his best to overestimate the profoundness of the Sage's teachings, but he found that he could never truly understand the Sage.

"Fang Yang is the newly accepted personal disciple of the Sage Tongtian. This boy must not be offended."

After careful consideration, the Jade Emperor decided to personally meet with Fang Yang and have a talk with him.

His Heavenly Laws are meant to restrain rogue cultivators, not those in the "Minor Friend Realm" or "Daoist Realm".

Above the sky, a golden star shone brightly, and a ray of starlight pierced through endless space and time, directly projecting into the Lingxiao Palace, transforming into an old Taoist priest with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white divine robe and holding a whisk.

The only person who could be directly summoned by the Jade Emperor was his trusted minister, Venus.

In the primordial world, Venus was capable of nurturing life. Venus was the primordial star god of Venus.

Despite his amiable appearance, Venus is actually a Great Immortal with extraordinary supernatural powers and magical abilities.

"His Majesty!"

When Venus met the Jade Emperor, he performed the proper courtesies of a subject to a ruler.

Although the Jade Emperor and Venus are nominally ruler and subject, they are actually master and disciple. Venus's cultivation level was entirely due to the Jade Emperor's instruction.

Therefore, Venus is exceptionally loyal to the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly and instructed, "The personal disciple of the Jie Sect, True Lord Fangyang, has arrived in the Heavenly Court. You must quickly go to the Nine Heavens Gate to welcome True Lord Fangyang. The descent of a sage's personal disciple is no small matter; you must not be disrespectful."

Upon hearing this, Venus immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Since it is a personal instruction from a sage, no matter how high the other party's cultivation level is, the Heavenly Court should welcome them with the highest honors.

The direct transmission from a sage can, to some extent, represent the great teachings of the sage. In the past, no direct transmission from a sage was ever willing to set foot in the Heavenly Court.

Now that they have finally received a personal instruction from a sage, the Heavenly Court must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After Venus received the decree and left, the Jade Emperor gazed into the void, a smile of surprise gradually appearing on his face.

He sensed that a tremendous opportunity was about to arrive.

Before Fang Yang appeared, he could only vaguely sense the existence of an opportunity. After Fang Yang arrived, he truly sensed the arrival of that opportunity. This was enough to prove that Fang Yang came with good intentions.

How fortunate is Haotian to have a sage personally guide him into the Heavenly Court with good intentions and bring him good fortune?

The Nine Heavens Gate is the entrance to the Golden Palace of Miro. When the gods went to court, they entered the Golden Palace of Miro through the Nine Heavens Gate and then entered the Lingxiao Palace.

The Lingxiao Palace is where the Heavenly Emperor holds court, while the Tongming Palace and Yaochi are the offices of the Heavenly Emperor and Empress in the Golden Palace.

No matter how free-spirited Fang Yang was, he couldn't force his way through the Nine Heavens Gate. However, as soon as he arrived at the Golden Palace of the Nine Heavens, Venus came out from the Nine Heavens Gate to greet him.

Taibai Jinlian's face was full of smiles, her old face smiling like a chrysanthemum.

"This old man, Li Changgeng, is here to await the arrival of the venerable immortal, by order of His Majesty!"

"Immortal" is a respectful title used by non-saintly sects to address disciples of saintly sects. All disciples of a saint, regardless of their level of cultivation, are considered Immortals.

Fang Yang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "Uncle Haotian, you are too kind. Thank you for leading the way, fellow Daoist."

When Venus heard Fang Yang address the Jade Emperor as his Martial Uncle, his eyes lit up.

It should be noted that Guang Chengzi, Duobao Daoren, and others have never acknowledged the relationship between the Jade Emperor and the Sage as fellow disciples. Fang Yang's use of this title is tantamount to acknowledging the Jade Emperor's status as a first-generation disciple of the Xuanmen sect.

"It is my honor to serve you, Immortal. Please, Immortal!"

Venus's eyes were so wide with laughter that they were almost completely closed, making it difficult to see anything.