I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Pangu appeared in the world, in the Great Luo Heaven, the Taiwei Yuqing Palace, and the Tongming Hall.

The Jade Emperor was delighted with Zhuang Yan's achievement in suppressing the Golden Dao Ancestor and banishing him into eternal silence.

"After I handed over the roots of the Golden Dao Ancestor to you, I thought it would take you many years to suppress him, but I didn't expect you to do it in just one year." The Jade Emperor's eyes were full of smiles.

"It seems that in at most another ten years, I, Pangu, will be able to destroy the Five Elements once they appear in the world," said the Jade Emperor.

Zhuang Yan cupped his hands and said, "If the Great Celestial Venerable had not seized his roots, I would not have been able to banish him to eternal oblivion within a year."

The Jade Emperor waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be modest. With your current level of cultivation, there aren't many Great Luo Golden Immortals who can stand up to you head-on."

Zhuang Yan bowed deeply and then said to the Jade Emperor, "There is something I must report to the Great Heavenly Venerable."

After saying this, Zhuang Yan told the Jade Emperor about the anomalies of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. However, after listening, the Jade Emperor did not show any unusual expression on his face. Instead, he said very calmly, "This is also within the realm of common sense and can be expected."

Zhuang Yan was slightly surprised when he heard this. A question arose in his mind, but he couldn't bring himself to ask it.

Upon seeing this, the Jade Emperor smiled and said, "Are you asking if the Heavenly Dao of Pangu is also like this?"

Zhuang Yan cupped his hands and said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, what puzzles me is why the Five Elements Heavenly Dao has undergone such a strange change?"

The Jade Emperor said, "The reason why the Five Elements Heavenly Dao has undergone such a change is because it has devoured the great power and laws of the two Heavenly Daos of Reality and Illusion, and has gained the power to give birth to the consciousness of the self."

Zhuang Yan asked, "What harm would there be?"

The Jade Emperor said, "For the Five Elements Heavenly Dao itself, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. After the birth of self-awareness, its influence on the living beings in the world has become much smaller."

Zhuang Yan then asked, "If we are now attacking the Five Elements in the mortal realm, is the battle between the immortal cultivators still necessary?"

“Of course it is necessary,” the Jade Emperor said. “You can regard one side of the Heavenly Dao as the primordial spirit and one side of the mortal world as the physical body.”

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized and said, "If we destroy the Five Elements in the world, then the Five Elements Heavenly Dao will lose its body?"

The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "That's right. If he loses his physical body, his Heavenly Dao power will have no source, and every bit he uses will be less."

"I understand," Zhuang Yan said. "However, there is still one thing I don't understand."

The Jade Emperor asked, "What is it that you do not understand?"

Zhuang Yan said, "If the Five Elements Heavenly Dao has truly given birth to an ego consciousness, then why doesn't it intervene in the wars in the present world? As the Heavenly Dao, it could annihilate all the immortal cultivators in my Pangu world with a single thought, so why doesn't it do so?"

The Jade Emperor laughed and said, "You think it hasn't made a move, but in fact it has already made its move long ago."

"Oh?" Zhuang Yan looked surprised and said, "I don't quite understand."

The Jade Emperor said, "The Heavenly Way is the fundamental principle governing the operation of the world. It operates according to laws and creates nature. Therefore, the power of the Heavenly Way is not the kind of power we commonly see."

“Supernatural powers, magic spells, weapons, and magical treasures are not the power of the Heavenly Dao,” the Jade Emperor said. “The power of the Heavenly Dao nourishes all things silently, is born and dies without form, and operates without ceasing.”

At this point, the Jade Emperor smiled slightly and paused for ten breaths.

During the ten breaths that the Jade Emperor paused, Zhuang Yan was suddenly shocked to find that the magical power within his body could no longer circulate, as if it had been locked by a mysterious force.

Zhuang Yan then quickly checked his various functions and breathed a sigh of relief. His various functions and powers were completely unaffected, which was his foundation.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Zhuang Yan was still slightly surprised and asked, "Why can't I use my magic power?"

The Jade Emperor smiled, and after that laughter, Zhuang Yan's magical power finally recovered and resumed normal operation.

"This is the power of the Heavenly Way," said the Jade Emperor. "It controls the tangible with the intangible, and you cannot see the effects of the Heavenly Way's power."

Zhuang Yan immediately understood that within this mortal realm, everything from the vast heavens and the firmament to a single grain of sand and a single stone is the result of the workings of the Heavenly Dao.

If Heaven were to intervene in worldly affairs, it would certainly do so through the workings of Heaven, rather than through the battles and fights we commonly see.

Zhuang Yan asked, "Did the Great Celestial Venerable just now use the power of the Heavenly Dao?"

"Indeed," the Jade Emperor nodded and smiled, "the great power of Pangu's Heavenly Dao."

Zhuang Yan sighed and said, "So this is the power of the Heavenly Dao. I just wonder if it was only directed at me, or..."

The Jade Emperor shook his head and said, "The Heavenly Way is vast, and once it unleashes its power, it will not only target one person."

Zhuang Yan asked in surprise, "So that means that everyone in the entire Pangu world was unable to use their magic power just now?"

"Yes." The Jade Emperor picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then said, "Once the Heavenly Dao begins to operate, all things in the mortal world will be affected."

After saying this, the Jade Emperor said softly, "Heaven has no favorites."

Zhuang Yan bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Great Heavenly Venerable."

The Jade Emperor chuckled softly, “You can rest assured, the Pangu Heavenly Dao is not the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.”

Zhuang Yan bowed deeply and said, "Your subject understands."

The Jade Emperor then asked, "Within ten years, can you destroy the Five Elements that have appeared in the world?"

Zhuang Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Your subject will do his utmost."

"Hmm." The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "I will only be in charge of the appearance of Pangu in this Great Luo Heaven. I will leave everything else to you." Zhuang Yan bowed and said, "Your subject accepts the decree and will certainly live up to the trust placed in you by the Great Heaven."

"Are these all divine generals cultivated using the new Nine-Turn Golden Elixir?" Zhuang Yan asked, looking at the dense crowd below the mountain.

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded and said, "That's right, Your Majesty. These are all divine generals cultivated with the new Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. Each of them has attained the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit and obtained the immortal body of 'lifting mountains and cauldrons'."

"Hmm." Zhuang Yan then asked Erlang Shen beside him, "How many people are there?"

Erlang Shen said, "Three hundred thousand."

"That's too few," Zhuang Yan said. "We need to recruit another 700,000."

Upon hearing this, Erlang Shen was astonished, and Huo Ling Zhenxian beside him said directly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work."

"Why?" Zhuang Yan asked.

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "We don't have that many 'Nine-Turn Golden Pills.' Even if we could refine them, we wouldn't have that many immortal herbs and spiritual plants in a short time."

"And the precious materials for forging the Eight Treasures Armor and the Seven Treasures Blade are not available in a short time," said True Immortal Fire Spirit.

Zhuang Yan looked at Huo Ling Zhenxian and smiled, "There's always a way. I trust you to handle things."

Upon hearing this, True Immortal Fire Spirit pondered for a moment. After only six breaths, True Immortal Fire Spirit looked up and said, "There is a way."

As he spoke, True Immortal Fire Spirit said, "There is a great shortage of immortal officials and gods in the Wind and Thunder Great World. We can ask all parties to donate immortal medicines and precious materials when Pangu appears in the world. Then, based on their contributions, we can appoint immortal officials and gods of all ranks to serve in the Wind and Thunder Great World."

"Furthermore, send another imperial edict to the Grand Master of the Five Elements in the mortal realm, ordering the generals of each camp to collect all kinds of immortal medicines and precious materials from the Five Elements in the mortal realm during the campaign to fill the treasury." After finishing speaking, True Immortal Fire Spirit looked at Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "This method is feasible."

However, Erlang Shen had a different opinion: "It's fine to have the gods and generals of the Five Elements collect elixirs and precious materials. But to use the positions of celestial officials in the Wind and Thunder Great World as rewards to have the people of Pangu's world donate elixirs and precious materials is nothing short of selling official positions."

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "It only applies to the Wind and Thunder Great World."

"That's not good either," Erlang Shen said. "What use are the celestial officials obtained through donations? They can only further exploit living beings for profit. The Wind and Thunder Great World has already submitted to the Heavenly Court, and the beings of the Wind and Thunder Great World have just suffered a great calamity and are recovering. Sending these celestial officials obtained through donations to serve in the Wind and Thunder Great World would be harmful, wouldn't it?"

"It's alright," Fire Spirit Immortal laughed. "I will send people to the Wind and Thunder Great World to monitor the situation. As long as any immortal officials or deities are found to be derelict in their duties or commit evil, they will be dealt with immediately."

Erlang Shen was about to retort when he suddenly relaxed his brow and looked at the Fire Spirit Immortal, saying, "What the Fire Spirit True King means is..."

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled without saying a word, and Erlang Shen immediately understood that this was a case of getting something for nothing.

People would certainly be unwilling to donate elixirs and precious materials for no reason, but if they are offered the lure of a celestial official position, everyone would be willing to donate an official rank.

Donations are acceptable, and becoming a celestial official is also acceptable, but once you become a celestial official, you will be subject to the laws of Heaven. If you misbehave in your duties, don't blame Heaven for being merciless; you will be made to accept the consequences without any complaints.

If you behave yourself and fulfill your duties as a celestial official, that is naturally what the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm would be happy to see.

In short, as long as the supervision is not relaxed, this is a sure thing that will make you profit.

So after Erlang Shen understood, he stopped talking.

Three days later, a detailed edict was issued regarding the conferment of powerful divine official positions in the Wind and Thunder Great World upon the donation of elixirs and precious materials, which Pangu then manifested.

In an instant, the entire world of Pangu was in an uproar. Immortal caves and families everywhere began to gather elixirs and precious materials and transport them to the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm on Mount Buzhou.

Although the Wind and Thunder Great World is far from the present world of Pangu, those great immortals are not worried, because the Wind and Thunder Great World is already under the rule of Pangu's Heavenly Dao.

Now, there is a direct Heavenly Gate from the Pangu World to the Wind and Thunder Great World, so there is no need to cross the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge anymore.

Needless to say, the immortal families have a perfect opportunity to expand their lineage and establish their businesses in the Wind and Thunder Great World.

As for the core members of the family, they naturally remained in the mortal realm of Pangu to inherit the family business.

Within just three months, a massive amount of celestial medicines and precious materials gathered at Buzhou Mountain. As a result of donating celestial medicines and precious materials, 1,500 people were granted the title of seventh-rank celestial official, 9,600 people were granted the title of eighth-rank celestial official, and 64,000 people were granted the title of ninth-rank celestial official.

But this is just the beginning; the real big prizes are yet to come.

Six months later, all the vacant positions of celestial officials and deities in the entire Wind and Thunder Great Thousand World were filled, totaling more than 136,270 people.

As for the various immortal medicines and precious materials in the Second Divine Refinement Heaven, they are already countless, with as many as eight thousand treasure vaults used to store them.

At the same time, the Heavenly Realm of the Second Divine Refining Heaven was also continuously refining various equipment and supplies such as armor and pills. The Heavenly Pivot Province was recruiting divine generals at an even faster pace, recruiting a full one million cultivators within a year.

These million cultivators gathered at Buzhou Mountain. They first spent a month taking the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir to attain immortality, then another month consolidating their cultivation, followed by three months of reorganization and training, and finally a month of changing their uniforms. After six months, they were distributed to their respective camp commanders.

At the same time, the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm officially issued an edict, renaming all the generals and officers under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Pivot Province as "Heavenly Soldiers," and those with official positions as "Heavenly Generals."

Furthermore, it was stipulated that all soldiers and generals directly under the jurisdiction of the "Divine Firmament Jade Palace", "Divine Thunder Jade Palace", and "Chenhuan Jade Palace" would be collectively referred to as "Heavenly Soldiers and Generals", while soldiers and generals belonging to various local divine palaces outside of these three jade palaces would be collectively referred to as "Divine Generals".

The heavenly soldiers and generals are directly subordinate to the three Jade Palaces, supported by the Heavenly Court, and receive salaries from the Heavenly Court.

The gods belong to their respective divine palaces, are supported by their respective divine palaces, and receive salaries from the divine palaces.

It was also stipulated that there was no upper limit to the promotion of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, while the highest promotion for Divine Generals was the fourth rank of the Middle Yuan Realm. To exceed this limit, one would need to be promoted to Heavenly Soldiers and Generals and placed under the direct command of the Three Great Jade Palaces. (End of Chapter)