Schemes of All Sides to Contest Divine Offices, Jiang Sheng Leisurely Samples Immortal Fruits

"This seventh trial is meant to test whether these juniors can become qualified divine lords of the Heavenly Court."

"Shenxiao Emperor said something quite right: the emperors of the Heavenly Court reside in the realm of the Seventh Heaven. Their stations are exalted, and they bear the weight of an entire region; they cannot be entrusted to others lightly."

"Thus, I have specifically sealed their divine powers, cultivation, magic treasures, and artifacts, making all of them start from nothing. Step by step, they will begin with ranks such as village Land God, Well Dragon King, and wilderness Mountain God, grow into Lake Lords, River Gods, and Mountain Emperors, then become heavenly gods, divine lords, and emperors."

"During this time, I have also set layer upon layer of trials, letting them understand the hardship and difficulty of the Divine Path. They must win incense offerings, protect the people under their care, and then all compete for that one exalted Purple Edict station."

"Those who can rise step by step from a White Edict minor god and ultimately obtain a Purple Edict station will take first place in this trial. The rest will be judged according to the rank of their divine registers, merit, and incense offerings."

Great Emperor Huangtian stroked his beard as he described his plan. Within Lingxiao Hall, the immortal Buddhas, gods, and saints gazed toward that expanse of savage land, where towering mountains rose in ranges, vast marshes and lakes lay scattered, rivers surged onward, and forests cast deep shade.

Looking closely, there were over ten thousand villages, more than a thousand small towns, and over a hundred prefectures and counties upon that continent, divided among ten kingdoms.

Clearly, according to Great Emperor Huangtian's intentions, the top ten of this trial would need to command at least the