The Great Emperor Ziwei!

Even after leaving the Purple Pole Hall, Zhou Hao was still thinking about his senior brother's admonition.

Looking back, my cultivation journey so far has been remarkably smooth sailing.

Furthermore, because his Dao realm has always been higher than his current strength, he has almost never encountered any major bottlenecks in his cultivation.

As for cultivators below the Heavenly Immortal level, they undergo the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations every three hundred years, and I will have to wait another two hundred years for them to arrive.

Lacking tempering and honing?

"As long as I remain steadfast in my convictions and forge ahead without hesitation, there's no need to rely on setbacks to temper my Dao heart," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

Everyone takes a different path.

Some were hurt by love, some were killed by their loved ones, and some were trapped in a bottleneck for millions of years. Through countless setbacks, they tempered their Daoist hearts and made them stronger.

But what I seek is to reach the pinnacle of cultivation, thereby taking control of my own destiny and achieving great freedom and Xiaoyao.

... truly eternal Changsheng.

"Junior Uncle."

No one knows where Silver Horn Boy suddenly appeared from.

"Your injuries will heal completely."

"Silver Horn, are you still here?" Zhou Hao, puzzled.

Although he felt like he had only been inside the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace for a short while, almost four days had passed in the outside world.

"My master instructed me to take my junior uncle to see my eldest grandmaster, and then take him back to the Eight Views Palace to see my master," Silver Horn Boy said solemnly. "My junior uncle hasn't come out yet, so of course I have to wait here."

Zhou Hao glanced at the puppet doll that the Silver Horn Boy was still clutching in his hand.

I'd never believe you.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hao suddenly paused, his brows furrowing.

"It seems that Lü Dongbin and Ji Ning are indeed not destined to be together. Everyone has their own fate, and no one can force it."

It was the Second Primordial Spirit clone that remained in the Changsheng Estate in Anchan City. It had just met Ji Ning, who came to say goodbye, saying that he was leaving the Great Xia World to seek the Dao and learn skills at his master's mountain gate.

Although Ji Ning never mentioned who his master was, only the Dao Ancestor could offer such a temptation for him to give up the opportunity to become a disciple of Lü Dongbin at the same time as his Daoist partner.

"What's wrong, Junior Uncle?" Silver Horn Boy asked.

"It's nothing," Zhou Hao shook his head. "Let's go back to the Eight Views Palace."

After saying that, he manipulated his vital energy to gather auspicious clouds, which carried the two of them into the air. In a short while, they saw the Eight Views Palace in their sight.

"Huh?" The Silver Horn Boy saw from afar that in front of the Eight Views Palace, there was a huge celestial palanquin radiating eight-colored light, with squads of golden-armored celestial soldiers and generals holding weapons guarding it on both sides.

There were also large groups of fairies and palace maids holding flower baskets, and rows of drummers and soldiers carrying musical instruments. Even a cursory glance would reveal that there were at least tens of thousands of people.

"That's the Jade Emperor's Eight Views Imperial Carriage and Nine-Light Precious Canopy! Could it be that the Jade Emperor has come to pay respects to our Grandmaster?" Silver Horn Boy asked, puzzled. "Normally, the Jade Emperor comes alone and doesn't dare to display the grandeur of an imperial procession. What's going on today?"

"There must be something important that requires this," Zhou Hao said casually.

When one's status and position reach a certain level, the grandeur of the imperial procession, though merely a matter of appearance, is also an indispensable factor in winning over the hearts and minds of those in a region.

For a solitary cultivator like him, teleporting on clouds is certainly more convenient, but for the Jade Emperor, the nominal ruler of the Three Realms, maintaining his dignity is of paramount importance.

As the auspicious clouds descended, an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a golden Daoist robe and holding a fine whisk, came forward from the procession in front of the Eight Views Palace.

The white-haired old man had a kind expression and a kind face, which made people feel good at first glance. However, Zhou Hao knew from his senses that the old man was no ordinary person, but a Pure Yang True Immortal.

"Senior," Zhou Hao began.

Then the white-haired immortal approached, flicked his whisk, and bowed slightly to him, loudly proclaiming, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Immediately, all the fairies, celestial soldiers, and generals behind them knelt down. "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Emperor?" Zhou Hao was stunned.

What kind of Emperor?

When did I become some kind of emperor?

"Your Majesty is unaware of this."

The white-haired immortal smiled slightly, "By the decree of the Sanqing Pure Ones, the Emperor has been conferred the title of 'Great Emperor of the Purple Void of the North Pole of the Central Heaven,' ranking only below the Jade Emperor in the Heavenly Court, assisting the Jade Emperor in managing the Three Realms."

"The Great Emperor of the Purple Star Jade Void in the North Pole of the Central Heaven?" Zhou Hao murmured to himself.

"Indeed," the white-haired immortal explained. "The Great Emperor of Ziwei North Pole Jade Void governs all the stars above, controls all laws in the middle, and rules the netherworld below. He is the master of all the heavenly constellations, the grandmaster of Myriad Phenomena, and the second ruler of the Three Realms."

"After receiving the decree from the Sanqing Ones, the Jade Emperor learned that the Emperor was still at the Daoist temple of the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable, so he ordered us to come and welcome him. The Jade Emperor also presented the Emperor with his own Eight Views Imperial Carriage and Nine-Light Precious Canopy to maintain the Emperor's majesty."

"Congratulations, Junior Uncle!" Silver Horn Boy clapped his hands with a smile and offered his congratulations. "From now on, Junior Uncle will be the second ruler of the Three Realms and the Great Emperor of the Heavenly Court."

"This, this... let me go see my master first before we talk," Zhou Hao said.

"My Daoist name is 'Chang Geng,' and my secular surname is Li. I am one of the Five Qi True Lords under the Emperor, known as 'Tai Bai Jin De True Lord,'" said the white-haired immortal. "The Emperor is going to pay his respects to the Taiqing Dao Venerable, so we will wait here in respect."

"Hmm." Zhou Hao descended from the clouds and walked towards the Eight Views Palace.

Seeing the celestial soldiers and generals, and the fairy maidens still kneeling respectfully on the ground, she raised her hand and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After responding to the order, everyone quickly stood up and dispersed to stand on both sides.

A large number of heavenly soldiers and generals also formed neat ranks and stood in various places, leaving only a passage leading to the Eight Views Palace in the middle.

The entire process was orderly and efficient; apart from the clanging of weapons and armor, there was not a single other noise, clearly indicating that the trainees were highly skilled.

Zhou Hao walked through the central passage, and every soldier who passed by bowed respectfully.

Looking at these fairy soldiers, the weakest of whom were at the Nascent Soul level, Zhou Hao felt as if he were in a dream.

After all, the news came too suddenly.

It's like you, dear readers, waking up to find yourself surrounded by a large group of people waiting to take you on as the highest vice president.

However, Zhou Hao was no ordinary person. After a few steps, he regained his composure and began to ponder the deeper meaning behind his master's actions.

"Is this the trial that's meant for me?"

Thinking of what his senior brother said about his lack of tempering, he could certainly see the same thing from the perspective of their master, the Three Pure Ones.

"The Great Emperor of the Purple Star Jade Void in the North Pole of the Central Heaven..." Zhou Hao recalled that when he was chatting with Liu Yu in her boudoir, he had jokingly said that he would one day occupy a great world and become its master.

Okay.

He did not conquer the great world of the mortal realm, but instead became the Heavenly Court Emperor of the Heavenly Realm, the second ruler of the Three Realms.

Eight Views Palace.

Supreme Pure Dao Venerable sat cross-legged, and Zhou Hao obediently knelt down to pay his respects to his master.

"Get up." Supreme Pure Dao Venerable looked at his young disciple and smiled. "Did Chang Geng tell you?"

Chang Gung?

Zhou Hao was taken aback, then realized that it was the white-haired immortal, 'Taibai Jinde Zhenjun', from earlier.

It seems that this Immortal Chang Geng has quite a connection with his master.

However, none of my fellow disciples have heard of this Immortal Chang Geng.

As if knowing Zhou Hao's thoughts, the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable said, "Chang Geng was a member of my tribe when I was reincarnated into the ancient human race. Although I wasn't formally accepted as his disciple, he was still a nominal one. With his assistance, you will be able to make up for your shortcomings in cultivation."

"Yes." Zhou Hao nodded. "The Immortal Chang Geng told me that I have been appointed as the Great Emperor of the Purple Star Jade Void of the North Pole of the Central Heaven... This disciple is foolish and does not know what profound meaning Master has in mind."

"A deeper meaning?" Supreme Pure Dao Venerable shook his head. "You were born with the Chaos Restriction, and you were born into the greatest calamity since the beginning of time. I originally wanted you to cultivate peacefully in the Heavenly Court, and wait until your realm and strength were sufficient before going to experience the calamity to seek survival."

"Who knew that your mere trip back to the Great Xia World would cause such chaos, with even the Wujian Gate Great Xia joining forces to assassinate you?" The Supreme Pure Dao Venerable sighed. "It's clear you were born to face this calamity, one that cannot be avoided. Even if you could escape it now, when the great calamity arrives in the future, the consequences would likely be even greater. It would be better to let you actively face the calamity, using killing to stop killing."

"Stop killing with killing?" Zhou Hao muttered to himself.

"When I saw the Heavenly Court growing increasingly weak, even the Heavenly Emperor being killed, I chose a person of great virtue, talent, and fortune to take over the Heavenly Court and be granted the title of Jade Emperor," said the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable.

"If this were a peaceful era, with the Jade Emperor's blessings and virtues, he could have slowly maintained the status quo and, upon becoming the Dao Ancestor, restored some of the grandeur of the ancient Heavenly Court. But now, a great calamity has arrived. The Underworld has been attacked, the Six Paths of Reincarnation have collapsed, and hundreds of worlds in the mortal realm have fallen into war and slaughter. Although our Dao Sect and Buddhist sects are stationed in the Heavenly Realm, there are also undercurrents surging beneath the surface, making it difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery."

"In such a chaotic situation, a ruler who merely maintains the status quo is no longer sufficient to deal with this disorder. A person with the ambition to expand should be appointed to rule over the Three Realms, gathering the power of the entire Three Realms to deal with this calamity."

"Previously Earth Treasury and Dan Zhu were appointed as Great Emperors in the Heavenly Court by orders from Tathagata and the Three Sovereigns, Rulai. I am bestowing this title upon you for the same reason."

Zhou Hao listened attentively.

"Currently, there are two major factions in the Three Realms: one is my Nuwa Faction, and the other is the Wujian Faction," said Supreme Pure Dao Venerable. "The Nuwa Faction is led by the strongest of my Dao Sect, the Rulai's Buddhist sect, and the human race under the rule of the Three Sovereigns. Given the current situation where the Dao Ancestor True God rarely intervenes, you are the one I have chosen for the Dao Sect to lead the Dao Sect's True Immortals and Heavenly Gods in future battles."

"Me?" Zhou Hao clicked his tongue.

I haven't even survived the Heavenly God Tribulation yet; I'm still at the Void Return level.

Let me lead a group of true immortals and gods?

This is a bit too much of a burden.

"I have been watching your actions. Although you have acted impulsively at times, you have never hesitated to act when necessary, and you can be described as decisive and ruthless," said the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable with a smile.

"You are my last disciple, your status is sufficient, and although your cultivation years are short, your strength is already quite formidable in the Three Realms. Such talent is enough to amaze those rogue cultivators, true immortals, and celestial beings in the Three Realms, thus attracting them to join my Dao Sect sect."

"Even if you do something outrageous in the future, the other Dao Ancestors and True Gods won't really blame you because you're young. Besides, I'll be supporting you from behind, so you can go ahead and do whatever you want."

Zhou Hao understood.

The true immortals and gods in the Three Realms are almost all old guys who have lived for hundreds of millions of years, or even since the ancient world. Even if they are not officially affiliated with the Dao Sect, Buddhist, or human factions, they are all overlords who occupy a certain area in the Heavenly Realm. They have various backgrounds and are involved with the Daoist Ancestors and True Gods. Even the Heavenly Court doesn't pay much attention to them.

However, his master wanted him to subdue them and bring them under the Dao Sect's command, thereby strengthening his own forces to deal with the great turmoil in the Three Realms.

As for how to subdue them, and whether this will offend the powerful beings behind those true immortals and gods...

Anyway, I'm young, so even if I do something too outrageous, my master can just say I'm just a kid who doesn't know any better and that's how it is.

"Master," Zhou Hao asked after a moment's thought, "Leaving aside the other True Immortals and Celestial Gods, will everyone in the Dao Sect sect submit to me?"

It's fine for you to put on a grand show, but you'd better set up the stage properly.

Otherwise, if he were to put on a one-man show and try to confiscate things simply because he is a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, that would be a joke.

"The Dao Ancestors and True Gods in the Dao Sect are either your uncles or your senior brothers. The True Immortals and Heavenly Gods under their command will naturally not undermine you," said the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable.

That's good.

Zhou Hao felt much more at ease; having someone on his side made things much easier.

Before he could even rejoice for long, he heard the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable continue, "But whether you can win them over wholeheartedly and make them obey your commands depends on your methods."

have to.

What a disappointment!

However, Zhou Hao was aware of the situation.

After all, he had no reputation or strength before, and suddenly he rose to a high position, issuing orders to a group of true immortals and gods. It would be strange if everyone obeyed him.

"Master, what exactly is the background of the Wujian Faction? Our Nuwa Faction is so powerful, yet we still have to worry about the Wujian Faction," Zhou Hao couldn't help but ask.

I've always heard people talk about a catastrophe in the Three Realms, and the Xia Emperor said it was a struggle between factions. Now my master also says that the Three Realms are divided into two major factions: Nuwa and Wujian. Furthermore, Nuwa Faction includes the Dao Sect, the Buddhist sect, and the human race.

It should be known that the human race is the overlord of all races in the Three Realms, and the Dao Sect and Buddhist sects are the two largest forces among cultivators.

In Zhou Hao's view, these three parties already control almost half of the power in the Three Realms, so how could there possibly be another force that can rival them?

Besides, even if one is going to engage in killing, one should at least know who one's opponent is.

"The Wujian Faction is not actually a being from our ancient Pangu World," Supreme Pure Dao Venerable shook his head, "But rather an alien life form from the chaos."

Zhou Hao suddenly realized.

He recalled the strange life form that the Saha Treasure Tree had absorbed when he obtained the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade.

At that time, I knew that the reason why the Earth Ruins Realm had become what it is today was because of the Chaos Alien.

It seems that this catastrophe and upheaval is still a war with the Chaos Alien.

If the Wujian Faction were Chaos Alien, they should have already started fighting to the death.

Why has it taken until now?

He thought this in his heart, and naturally asked it aloud as well.

"Who says they never fought?" Supreme Pure Dao Venerable sighed. "The opponent in the ancient war of destruction was none other than this Wujian Faction. And the predecessor of the Wujian Faction was a chaotic world that resembled our ancient Pangu World."

"What!" Zhou Hao exclaimed, holding his breath.

A chaotic world like the ancient Pangu World?

"Chaos is boundless and limitless, capable of giving birth to Pangu, Nuwa, and us Ancestor God and true gods. It guided Pangu to create the ancient Pangu World from chaos, and naturally there would also be other worlds, and even unique alien life forms." Supreme Pure Dao Venerable solemnly said, "That is a chaotic world with strength no less than ours, and it also has Ancestor God, true gods, and celestial gods."

"However, to distinguish them, we call them Ancestral Demons, True Demons, and Heavenly Demons."

"And that world, because their strongest force is the Wujian Gate, is therefore called the ' Wujian Chaosworld ' by us."

With a look of reminiscence in his eyes, Supreme Pure Dao Venerable said softly, "Back then, we discovered the ' Wujian Chaosworld ' in the chaos, and the Wujian Chaosworld and our Pangu Chaosworld were constantly moving and approaching each other within the chaos."

"A preordained sense of destiny tells us that these two chaotic worlds will eventually collide and merge into one vast chaotic world."

"And in order to determine which side would dominate the unified chaotic world in the future, the ancient war of destruction... began."

I probably won't be able to finish writing Chapter Two.

My friends, don't wait any longer!

I couldn't get any rest during the New Year's Suifeng.

I can only write as much as I can.