Suppressing the Rebellion
"Remnants of the Previous Dynasty?"
Bai Qiuran confusion.
"Yes."
The two Heavenly Gods looked around, as if afraid that someone might be listening in from behind the walls.
After struggling for a while, they seemed to give up and whispered among themselves for a moment before saying to Bai Qiuran, "High God, don't go around telling anyone what I told you today. The Heavenly Emperor's two Divine General, Heavenly Hearing and Earthly Sight, are constantly watching over the earth."
"I understand."
Bai Qiuran nodded.
Then one of the two Heavenly Gods began to explain in a low voice, "His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor was not born a divine emperor. Before His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, there were other Heavenly Emperor. From the first Chaos Emperor to the present, we have lost count of how many Heavenly Emperors have reigned. The maternal grandfather of the Plague Poison True God was one of them."
"I see. So she wasn't punished after all; it's only because the Heavenly Emperor is merciful."
Bai Qiuran nodded.
"On the one hand, it's because Heaven cherishes life."
The Heavenly Gods cupped his hands in greeting to the sky and said, "But on the other hand, the Plague Poison True God inherited her mother's Divine Office of the Master of the Vast Sea. If anything were to happen and she chose to perish with the enemy, the Vast Sea might be thrown into chaos. That's why His Majesty spared her life."
"However, if we're talking about the most wise and powerful Heavenly Emperor of all time, it's naturally the current Heavenly Emperor, His Majesty Eastern Emperor Taiyi."
Another Heavenly Gods promptly added a compliment.
"He is not only the strongest among all the Heavenly Emperor, but also the most Heavenly Emperor. He is Heaven itself, and His Majesty is the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao that created this world."
"What's the meaning?"
Bai Qiuran asked curiously.
"You'll gradually understand over time."
The two Heavenly Gods smiled but did not answer.
After flying for a while, the two Heavenly Gods brought Bai Qiuran to the front of a towering mountain peak.
The mountain peak has been transformed into a palace, lush with Spirit Qi, with graceful trees, several waterfalls cascading down its slopes, rainbows arching across the mountainside, and white birds dancing and playing in the lake halfway up the mountain. Compared to Human Race Settlement, this place is simply paradise.
"This is the Heavenly Emperor Divine Palace on earth bestowed upon you by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."
The two Heavenly Gods introduced themselves, saying, "Everything here belongs to you, and we brothers are your subordinates. Please feel free to give us any orders, Your Majesty."
Bai Qiuran nodded.
"Then we'll take our leave."
The two Heavenly Gods left after speaking and returned to heaven. This palace was built solely for Bai Qiuran, and they were not qualified to remain here unless they received his invitation.
Before leaving, they left Bai Qiuran a Military Tally, saying that with this, he could command the Heavenly Court Divine Army of the Eastern Lands and also control the two brothers.
After seeing off the two Heavenly Gods, Bai Qiuran entered the palace. Inside, there were some servants from other races. To cater to Bai Qiuran's aesthetic preferences, they all had some Human Race features, but they were still different races and had other characteristics that were quite different from Human Race.
Refusing the requests of several maids to serve him before bathing and going to bed, Bai Qiuran took a bath himself and finally changed into a slightly more presentable outfit. Then he returned to his Bedchamber, first using his Spiritual Sense to check the palace's surveillance measures. Thinking about what the two Heavenly Gods had said about Heavenly Hearing and Earthly Sight, he released his True Qi to create a barrier before taking the Wisdom and Books Immortal from behind his back and placing it in front of him.
What are your thoughts on the Heavenly Emperor of this era?
Bai Qiuran asked.
"I suspect that, according to those two Heavenly Gods, Eastern Emperor Taiyi probably made some shady deal with the Heavenly Dao."
Wisdom Immortal replied, "However, we can only know for sure once we see it; right now it's just speculation... What? Is there something you want to do?"
"I'm wondering if I can help Human Race in this era avoid some of the detours it has taken."
Bai Qiuran said, "Although the Immortal Ancestor will eventually appear and create cultivation methods for mortals, spells and Divine Ability are not things that can be acquired overnight. If I could find a way to leave some behind, would it reduce the sacrifices of the Human Race?"
So what are you planning to do?
Wisdom Immortal countered, "As you've seen, the Heavenly Dao forbids you from directly passing these things on to the Human Race."
I taught him indirectly.
Bai He-Tu-Shu Qiuran replied, "As you can see, Li's talent is undeniable. With my intentional or unintentional guidance, he's bound to grasp something eventually."
"Then what about searching for the First-Generation Heaven's Envy?"
The Wisdom Immortal asked the question.
"No rush. The Heavenly Emperor summoned me here; he will surely give me a test upon Newly Appointed."
Bai Qiuran replied, "As long as I do a good job, I can freely enter and leave the Heavenly Court's intelligence network. Putting that aside for now, the more I learn, the more secure my actions will be. Quickly teach me the next Spatial Arts."
Bai Qiuran, who had been staying in this Divine Palace for a month and was engrossed in learning Spatial Arts, finally received his first mission from the Heavenly Emperor.
As he expected, the Heavenly Emperor immediately ordered him to lead troops to suppress rebellions in several Capital in the Eastern Lands.
During this month, Bai Qiuran also gained a general understanding of the basic topography and some basic common sense of the world in this era through learning.
First, there is this world. At the center of the world is this land, which is even larger than the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou combined with the Savage Lands. The Heavenly Court divided the land into four parts: east, south, west, and north, based on two geographical features.
The Heavenly River, stretching across the sky, divides the earth into east and west, while the first iceberg in the north and the first basin in the south divide the world into north and south.
Beyond the earth lies the Vast Sea, in the eastern Vast Sea of which grows the Divine Fusang Tree, the abode of the Three-Legged Crow brothers, the current Sun Gods. And beyond the Vast Sea lies the unfathomable Return Ruins, whose contents are unknown even to the Heavenly Gods.
Besides the Divine Fusang Tree, there are many other special places on earth that are not under the jurisdiction of the Four Directional Guardian Gods, such as Buzhou Mountain, the Heaven-Reaching World Tree, the Heavenly Emperor's Garden, and Kunlun Lower Capital. However, Buzhou Mountain was destroyed by a sinful god a long time ago, leaving only ruins there, and the sinful god was also killed.
The former God of Sin was in charge of floods, while the current Heavenly Court God in charge of the water veins is the Water Earl Heavenly Gods, which proves something to Bai Qiuran.
Heavenly Gods can be killed, but the rules they represent are not destroyed after Heavenly Gods death.
Even if Heavenly Gods disrupts the rules with his Divine Office before his death, other Heavenly Gods can still use their power to suppress the disordered rules after Heavenly Gods death.
There are also celestial Heavenly Gods who govern the movement of the Stars and Heavenly Gods who govern the four directions of the sky. However, these gods are quite diverse, Bai Qiuran has not yet had time to memorize them all.
He governs the land of the East, a land dotted with kingdoms and tribes established by various races, with Human Race Settlement mostly concentrated in the Eastern Lands.
In name, these races all submit to the Heavenly Emperor, but because the Heavenly Gods do not truly regard them as their Subjects, from time to time, these kingdoms and tribes will find themselves in a situation where "are kings and nobles born with special privileges?"
Some of them were Strange Beasts with Superpower, and they were no less powerful than ordinary Heavenly Gods in battle. Other races in this era were quite strong, unlike the weak Human Race.
The two brothers who came to deliver the order were the same as before. After receiving the Heavenly Emperor's decree, Bai Qiuran asked, "Which countries are rebelling this time?"
"Return to God."
The two Heavenly Gods respectfully replied, "It is the Eastern Giant Kingdom, the Rainbow Kingdom, and the Shibi Corpse Kingdom; however, this time, it seems that Gods of the Earth is leading the rebellion."