Episode Six: Water Drop Flying Boat

"As expected of the Phoenix Clan, her speed is truly impressive. No wonder the Queen Mother chose her as her mount."

Watching Qingluan disappear in an instant, its speed of flight was no less than that of Bi Xiao, a hint of excitement flashed in Yang Xuan's eyes, and he felt that he should also find a mount to travel on.

Actually, Little White Tiger is also a good choice. Once the Little White Tiger grows up, it will definitely look good.

But when Yang Xuan thought of White Tiger Sister, he decisively gave up the idea.

If he uses the Little White Tiger as a mount, when the White Tiger Sister returns, won't she break his legs?

In recent years, as the Human Race's faith in the White Emperor has deepened, Yang Xuan has been able to vaguely sense, through the White Emperor Seal, that the White Tiger Sister's return has become even faster.

Judging from this, it might not even take a million years for White Tiger Sister to return to the Great Desolation.

Even after returning, White Tiger Sister's cultivation will be severely damaged; she will only have the cultivation of a quasi-saint, but not the true quasi-saint level.

However, given White Tiger Sister's cultivation level, her actual combat strength is probably beyond that of an ordinary Daluo Jinxian. Breaking Yang Xuan's leg should be no problem for her.

"The main problem is that the Little White Tiger doesn't match the God of God of Wealth's status, and besides, I've raised the Little White Tiger as my son... cough cough, as my brother, how could I use it as a mount?"

Yang Xuan felt inexplicably guilty, recalling how he had said those things in front of White Tiger Sister. No one else could have done that; she was a Quasi-Saint, after all...

Afterwards, Yang Xuan bid farewell to the Queen Mother and flew towards the God of Fate Palace.

"Judging from your expression, my dear minister, you seem to have some interest in Qingluan? Perhaps..."

Watching Yang Xuan's disappearing figure, the Queen Mother leaned back in her chair, her fair, jade-like arm supporting her chin, looking languid and elegant, with a thoughtful expression on her face.

Although Qingluan seems a bit dim-witted, she has been by the Queen Mother's side for many years and now possesses the cultivation of an early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Moreover, she is extremely skilled in flying and Divine Ability, and ordinary Golden Immortals cannot trap her. She is a top-tier mount in the Great Desolation, and it is indeed a good choice to use her as a means of transportation for Yang Xuan.

The Queen Mother nodded secretly, having made up her mind. She planned to find an excuse to have Qingluan stay by Yang Xuan's side after Qingluan brought Vermilion Bird back.

If Yang Xuan had taken Qingluan with him when he descended to the mortal realm last time, even if the Black Lotus possessed the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal and had Divine Ability supernatural powers, Qingluan would have been able to help Yang Xuan escape.

Yang Xuan is crucial to the Queen Mother's Dao Path, and she doesn't want anything to happen to Yang Xuan. With Qingluan by Yang Xuan side, she can feel more at ease.

"Hmm... I'll have Qingluan bring some Law Treasure with her when we go."

The Queen Mother weighed the blue flag in her hand. "This is Law Treasure I'm lending to Qingluan. My dear minister, you can't refuse, can you?"

On the other side.

After returning to the God of Fate Palace, Yang Xuan went into seclusion again, intending to refine the Jianmu Tree Heart, refine the Merit Golden Wheel into his liver, and obtain another Five Chest Qi.

As for the agreement with Da Yu, it's already over 40,000 years late, so there's no rush. It doesn't matter if we postpone it a little longer.

Having learned from the previous experience of refining the Innate Ren Water Peach, and having incorporated some of the Blessing Pure Qi and Law Power, transforming it into the Five Virtues Immortal Qi, and further combined with the profound principle of the mutual generation of the Five Elements, he was able to achieve this.

This time, Yang Xuan used the Five Virtues Profound Skill, and the speed at which he refined the Jianmu Tree Heart became significantly faster.

In just a few hundred years, he had refined the Jianmu Tree Heart and integrated it into his liver, turning his liver into a pure green color, filled with the aura of the innate Jianmu tree.

Immediately afterwards.

The Merit Golden Wheel appeared behind Yang Xuan's head. He circulated his profound skill again, drawing the Merit Golden Wheel into his body. It first flowed through his limbs and bones, then circled through the 108 acupoints of his body before finally settling back into his liver.

After this cycle repeats for a full eighty-one days, it returns to the liver, completely merging with it and becoming the qi corresponding to the Wood Virtue among the Five Chest Qi!

After refining the Merit Golden Wheel into the liver, as the Five Virtues circulate, the merits of humanity and Heavenly Dao will gradually merge into the Law Power, making the Five Virtues Immortal Qi even purer.

While both involve wielding the Ground Shrinking Golden Light, compared to when only the Blessing Pure Qi was integrated, Yang Xuan's flying speed can now be increased by at least 100% when using the Five Virtues Immortal Qi, and the same applies to other Divine Ability.

This made him even more eager for the changes that would occur after all five virtues were complete. The Law Power Taiyi was comparable to that Law Power Daluo, and perhaps it would no longer be just talk.

At the same time, after refining the Five Chest Qi once again, Yang Xuan's cultivation advanced further, breaking through to the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Although Yang Xuan still possesses an Innate Fusang Fruit, and following the order of wood generating fire, refining it now has a considerable success rate, he has no intention of continuing his cultivation.

Firstly, after continuously refining blessings and merits, his cultivation broke through to the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, which made his foundation somewhat unstable, and his cultivation level had not yet caught up. Continuing to cultivate now may not be a good thing.

Secondly, he lacks saintly virtue, morality, and hidden merit.

Even if one refines the Innate Fusang Fruit into the heart and completes the transformation of the heart, there is no corresponding Five Virtues Golden Wheel to refine it. Instead, one misses the best opportunity to refine the Five Chest Qi.

Thirdly, spiritual practice is never just about seclusion; it's about balancing work and rest, and practicing the Way and understanding the Way are equally important.

After two consecutive periods of seclusion, Yang Xuan's gains have far exceeded his expectations, and continuing seclusion would be of no benefit to his cultivation.

Why not go out for a walk? Perhaps you'll see something somewhere and have a sudden flash of inspiration that will cause your cultivation to surge, keeping up with or even surpassing your current level!

In addition, now that Sheng Sanqi have been arranged to select troublemakers to disrupt the Heavenly Court, the next step is to establish the Heavenly Laws. There are still many things to prepare during this period.

While the establishment of the Heavenly Laws could make the Heavenly Court more orderly, given the current state of the Heavenly Court, the establishment of the Heavenly Laws would certainly hinder the recruitment of immortals and gods.

Even after years of promotion by Sheng Sanqi and others, the video of the Little White Tiger's tribulation has spread throughout the Great Desolation. Many Xuanxian (mystical immortals) have learned that becoming Orthodox God would help them overcome the Golden Immortal Tribulation, and have chosen to actively join the Heavenly Court.

However, the attitude of the Great Desolation beings towards the Heavenly Court did not change much; they remained quite resistant.

If, on this basis, many more Heavenly Laws are established to impose more constraints on the celestial gods and immortals, then perhaps even fewer beings would be willing to ascend to heaven.

Even with the lure of increasing their chances of transcending tribulations after becoming Orthodox God in the Heavenly Court, the number of Xuanxian (mysterious immortals) willing to ascend to heaven would be greatly reduced, let alone Jinxian (golden immortals).

Solving this problem can be simple in some ways, but complicated in others.

Ultimately, the reason why the beings of the Great Desolation were unwilling to join the Heavenly Court was simply that the Heavenly Court's influence in the Great Desolation was too small, and it was not worthy of ruling the Great Desolation at all. It was even inferior to some small and medium-sized forces.

Furthermore, joining the Heavenly Court offers virtually no benefits and comes with numerous restrictions.

This is equivalent to a shell company in later generations. It makes a good impression, but there is basically no salary. After deducting food, lodging and transportation, it is roughly equivalent to paying to work.

The only advantage is that the boss is good at making empty promises.

I ask you, who would want to join a place like that?

No! That's not right!

The Heavenly Court's publicity efforts are completely inadequate, you know? They haven't even started promoting the Heavenly Merit System yet...

If it can enhance the Heavenly Court's reputation and influence in the Great Desolation, it will inspire more awe and reverence in the beings of the Great Desolation world.

Furthermore, by promoting the Heavenly Merit System, we can let all living beings in the Great Desolation know that the Heavenly Court can now afford to pay salaries and the benefits are quite good, which will surely attract more beings to ascend to Heaven.

Yang Xuan has already entrusted the publicity work to the God of Fate Palace. As for enhancing the influence of the Heavenly Court, that is the problem Yang Xuan needs to solve next.

The Great Desolation is vast, and it is obviously unrealistic to solve it all at once. Yang Xuan does not have that ability either. However, as long as the plan is done properly, it is still possible to greatly increase the influence of the Heavenly Court on the Human Race and Dragon Clan.

Both the Dragon Clan and the Human Race are great races of the Great Desolation. If their perception of the Heavenly Court can be changed, this can be used to radiate outwards to the surrounding areas, gradually expanding the Heavenly Court's influence and changing the influence of the myriad races of the Great Desolation on the Heavenly Court.

Even without considering that far ahead, as long as the Heavenly Court can get help from the Human Race and Dragon Clan, its situation can be greatly improved, enough to make up for the impact of issuing the Heavenly Laws.

With the arrival of Human Race and Dragon Clan in the heavens, the development of the Heavenly Court will not be slowed down; in fact, it will be accelerated.

More importantly, the gods and immortals already existing in the Heavenly Court can obtain incense offerings through the faith of Human Race and Dragon Clan, thereby condensing incense-infused golden bodies.

This will be a huge step forward for the Heavenly Court, allowing it to enter a new phase where incense and golden statues assist in its work!

"Let's go to Nine Provinces first..."

Yang Xuan nodded secretly, having made up his mind.

Of course, since it is the lower realm, he certainly cannot go alone. Even though he can mobilize some of the power of the Nine Cauldrons Grand Formation in the Nine Provinces, he will not encounter too much danger.

However, Yang Xuan was still uneasy without bringing a bodyguard.

As for the choice of bodyguard, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady became Yang Xuan's first choice.

During his battle with the Black Lotus, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady left a deep impression on him. Her sword strike was incredibly cool, reaching the Great Luo realm with a single strike.

With the protection of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, even if that Black Lotus has fully recovered from his injuries and manages to stop him outside the Nine Provinces, he has nothing to fear.

So Yang Xuan went to the Mysterious Lady Palace, only to find it empty.

After inquiring with the fairies of the Mysterious Lady Palace, they learned that in recent years, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady had spent most of her time overseeing the Heavenly Military Department.

During this period, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady descended to the mortal realm multiple times, killing several Taiyi, severely injuring two, and slaying one Daluo, to avenge the fallen heavenly soldiers and generals and uphold the majesty of the Heavenly Court.

The title of "Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady," the Heavenly Goddess of War, is truly well-deserved.

He not only earned the respect of the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ministry of War, but also established a formidable reputation in the surrounding areas of Nine Provinces, bringing considerable stability to these regions.

The reason why the fame of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady only spread in the Nine Provinces region was due to Yang Xuan's policies.

As the saying goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Rather than haphazardly pursuing one goal at a time and ultimately achieving nothing of real value, it would be better to focus on a specific region, maximizing the Heavenly Court's influence there and instilling awe and reverence for the Heavenly Court in the surrounding creatures.

At present, the connection between Nine Provinces and the Heavenly Court is the deepest, so it naturally became Yang Xuan's primary target.

His order was simple: abandon other regions of the Great Desolation and focus on the interior and exterior of the Nine Provinces.

To cleanse this region of all beings burdened with heavy karma and rejected by Heaven and Earth, in order to maintain the Great Desolation order and fulfill the proper role of the Heavenly Court.

To make this region more stable and orderly, to provide a better living environment for the creatures living here, and to enhance the prestige of the Heavenly Court.

Now that the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Maiden has severely injured two people and killed a Great Luo Golden Immortal, she has undoubtedly exceeded expectations in achieving this goal.

"As expected of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, she's truly formidable!"

After learning about the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's achievements over the years, Yang Xuan nodded in satisfaction; this was entirely an unexpected gain.

Originally, he only thought of shaping the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady into a female war goddess of the Heavenly Court and making her the spokesperson for the Ministry of War, so that the heavenly soldiers and generals wouldn't imagine him as someone else all the time.

Unexpectedly, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Maiden took the initiative to oversee the Ministry of War, not only participating in the mission of killing demons in the mortal realm and avenging the heavenly soldiers and generals, but also making the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ministry of War more cohesive.

With such a powerful Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Maiden in charge of the Ministry of War, how could she possibly fear those wicked beings who are despised by heaven and earth?

Even if we can't win, there's still the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady to back us up!

In the past, if the Haotian Mirror's intelligence was wrong, they could only slink away in the face of an emergency.

Now it's different. Even if we escape, it's a tactical retreat. We'll return to Heaven, find some help, and then fight again!

Moreover, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady severely injured two Great Luo Immortals and killed one Great Luo Immortal, which undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Heavenly Court.

The heavenly soldiers and generals of today, while not looking down on people, still walk with their heads held high.

Even Xuanxian could feel a sense of superiority when facing the evil creatures of Taiyi Jin.

With the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Maiden overseeing the Ministry of War, I imagine those heavenly soldiers and generals will no longer use me as the object of their fantasies.

Yang Xuan smiled slightly and mentally gave himself a thumbs up for his decision.

He then left the Mysterious Lady Palace and flew towards the Ministry of War.

His descent to the mortal realm this time will not last long. He will borrow the services of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady for a period of time, which will not have any impact on the Ministry of War.

After all, this is the ancient Great Desolation that uses the Yuanhui system to record years. Even if the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady left for 100,000 years, she would still be stationed in the Ministry of War, and even the heavenly soldiers and generals would not notice.

When Yang Xuan arrived at the Ministry of War, he saw a scene that greatly surprised him.

Bi Xiao, with Golden Flood Shears at her waist, Dragon Binding Rope around her wrist, and holding Profound Yin Thundercloud Umbrella, led tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals out of the Ministry of War's gate in a grand procession, heading towards the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Yang Xuan:???

Instead of fulfilling your divine duties at the Guidance Shrine and responding to believers' prayers for children, what are you doing at the Ministry of War?

Also, why are your movements so practiced? It doesn't look like it's your first time here.

Don't tell me you came to the Ministry of War after I went into seclusion!

Just then, Bi Xiao noticed Yang Xuan, her eyes lit up, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

He took a step forward and came to Yang Xuan's side. He put away the Profound Yin Thundercloud Umbrella, grabbed Yang Xuan's arm, and shook it excitedly from side to side.

"Little brother, little brother, you have no idea that during the years you were in seclusion, this lady led the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ministry of War to slaughter everyone in sight!"

"Now, whether it's the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court or the creatures around the Nine Provinces, they all have to bow respectfully to me and call me the Bi Xiao Goddess. How majestic I am!"

"... What about the Guidance Shrine?"

Upon hearing Yang Xuan's question, Bi Xiao's smile froze instantly, and then...

She suddenly turned around and hugged Yang Xuan's arm, tilted her head slightly, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, and even had tears glistening in them as she looked at him pitifully.

"The Guidance Shrine is being looked after by Xian Er and You Lian, so there's nothing to do. I just wanted to help Uncle-Master Haotian with his burdens, which is why I came to the Ministry of War to help out!"

"I also played a part in the Xuan Nu's killing of that Great Luo Immortal, so you can't scold me, little brother~"

Yang Xuan:...

I was too young. How could I have come up with the idea of letting Bi Xiao perform divine duties?

The matter of taking charge of the Guidance Shrine is more suitable to be entrusted to Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao. As for Bi Xiao...

Let's just let her be. If we really let her preside over the Guidance Shrine and be in charge of the birth of newborns, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause? If she really produces a super-strong, doll-like Nezha, that would be a complete mess...

"It's good that the Guidance Shrine hasn't been affected."

Yang Xuan shook his head, but did not blame Bi Xiao.

Seeing this, Bi Xiao immediately dropped her pitiful look, revealed a smile, gently shook Yang Xuan's arm, and said in a sweet voice:

"My little brother is the best!"

He immediately showed a hint of eagerness, and the Golden Flood Shears at his waist flashed with divine light as he volunteered:

"Brother, have you come to the Ministry of War this time because there's someone you want to kill?"

Yang Xuan:...

I am a peace-loving person, how could I do such a thing as fighting and killing?

"No, I just want to go down to the mortal realm and have the Goddess Xuan Nu accompany me..."

"I want to go too! I want to go too!"

Before Yang Xuan could finish speaking, Bi Xiao once again put on that pitiful look.

Yang Xuan couldn't refuse Bi Xiao, so he took her with him to find the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and explained their purpose.

Although Bi Xiao was a bit unruly, she was still quite obedient to Yang Xuan.

Bringing another Grand Luo Golden Immortal down to the mortal realm would be beneficial to him, and would also provide him with additional points.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady agreed to Yang Xuan's request without even thinking about it.

Finally, Yang Xuan, accompanied by two powerful bodyguards, flew out of the Southern Heavenly Gate and sped towards the Nine Provinces.