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Chapter 60 Niu Jun Enters the Great Luo Heaven, the Great God Nezha Meets at the Three Altars and Seas! (Please Subscribe)

"The Celestial Realm!"

Niu Jun's mysterious Dharma body rose above the clouds with Venus, quickly passing through layers of fierce winds, traversing millions of feet of sky, and arriving at the Ninth Heaven.

Above the endless sea of ​​clouds, a colossal gate stood, inscribed with the three divine seal characters "South Heavenly Gate".

The entire South Heavenly Gate is as deep blue as if it were made of crystal, and as bright as if it were adorned with precious jade. It is adorned with thousands of golden rays rolling red rainbows and thousands of auspicious clouds spraying purple mist.

It also has a demon-revealing mirror embedded on it, which can reflect all kinds of changes and distinguish all living beings in the ten directions.

Before the Heavenly Gate, the Four Heavenly Marshals stood like pillars supporting the main structure, holding halberds and banners; a dozen golden-armored deities held halberds and whips, and carried knives and swords.

With them guarding the Heavenly Gate, not to mention ordinary demons and monsters, even demon kings and bodhisattvas at the Golden Immortal realm would not be able to set foot in the Heavenly Realm without an imperial decree.

With Venus guiding him, Niu Jun passed through the Southern Heavenly Gate without hindrance and arrived at the Great Luo Heaven, the thirty-third level of the Heavenly Realm.

The Great Luo Heaven is the thirty-third of the thirty-six heavens in the celestial realm, and is where the Lingxiao Palace of the Heavenly Court is located.

Above the Great Luo Heaven, there are three more Heavens: the Upper Clarity Heaven, the Jade Clarity Heaven, and the Heaven of Separation from Hatred. These are the abodes of the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, and the Heavenly Venerable Daode, respectively.

Below the Great Luo Heaven are the six heavens of the Desire Realm, the eighteen heavens of the Form Realm, the four heavens of the Formless Realm, and the four Brahma Heavens, which are inhabited by ordinary immortals and gods.

This was Niu Jun's first time visiting Da Luo Tian.

All that could be seen was a boundless sea of ​​rolling clouds, upon which floated countless celestial islands, with heavenly palaces and temples situated atop them.

It may be a clear, ethereal light, a dazzling divine light, or a shower of starlight.

A riot of colors, a myriad of wondrous sights.

There are thirty-three heavenly palaces in this Great Luo Heaven, namely the Tushita Palace, the Cloud-Sending Palace, the Vaisha Palace, the Five Brightness Palace, the Sun Palace, the Transformation Palace... Each palace has a golden beast perched on its ridge.

There are also seventy-two magnificent halls, namely the Lingxiao Hall, the Chaohui Hall, the Lingxu Hall, the Baoguang Hall, the Tianwang Hall, the Caishen Hall, the Lingguan Hall... Each hall has jade unicorns on its pillars.

In that endless celestial light, dragons and phoenixes occasionally soar, and cranes dance; golden crows gleam to greet the morning glow, and jade rabbits radiate the moonlight. Golden palaces and silver halls stand side by side, adorned with rare flowers, precious herbs, and exquisite blossoms.

It's a really nice place!
Venus led Niu Jun to the Lingxiao Palace. Without waiting for the imperial edict, they went directly to the emperor and bowed, saying, "Your subject has received the imperial decree and has invited the Niu King to arrive."

Looking at the Jade Emperor, who was sitting on the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, Niu Jun felt that the divine power of the Heavenly Emperor was as deep as an abyss, unfathomable, and extremely majestic, giving people an unparalleled sense of oppression.

Clearly, this Jade Emperor, who had endured over 1,700 tribulations, possessed a cultivation level far more terrifying than he had imagined, far beyond what he, a newcomer who had just entered the Taiyi realm, could compare to.

"Niu Jun, a rogue cultivator from the lower realm, greets the Great Celestial Venerable!"

Niu Jun suppressed his distracting thoughts and bowed slightly to the Jade Emperor.

This salute is not to those in power or status, but to the great sages and predecessors of cultivation.

When the Jade Emperor saw Niu Jun, his eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "I have already had Venus convey my intentions to the Ox King. I wonder what the Ox King's choice is?"

Niu Jun nodded and said calmly, "Thank you for your high regard, Great Heavenly Venerable. However, I am used to being carefree in the mortal realm and am truly unworthy of the responsibilities of the Heavenly Emperor. If the Heavenly Venerable does not mind, you may simply bestow upon me a nominal position."

In today's Journey to the West world, various forces are constantly vying for power, clearly hiding secrets he is unaware of.

Niu Jun wasn't very concerned about the secrets of the Journey to the West world.

But when you're in the world, you're not in control of your own destiny.

Many things cannot be avoided just because you want to.

Therefore, Niu Jun did not reject the Heavenly Court's offer of recruitment.

It's good to take shelter under a big tree. Joining the Heavenly Court, the most powerful force in the Three Realms, is better than being a rogue cultivator like Zhen Yuanzi who gets bullied.

"Since the Ox King has made his decision, I will say no more. I will formally confer upon you the title of Xuan Tian Da Li Tian Zun during the court assembly in a few days."

"This celestial position is of the highest rank, with a celestial palace and a monthly salary of 10,800 gold coins. Its status is only below the Four Emperors, and it is revered by all the celestial gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court. It is evident that the Emperor does not bow to it and can freely enter the celestial and mortal realms."

The Jade Emperor spoke in a deep voice, announcing the investiture of Niu Jun.

Although the title of Xuan Tian Da Li Tian Zun is merely a nominal one.

However, he was provided with all the expected benefits and privileges, and enjoyed a superior status. In addition to having a celestial palace and residence, he also received a monthly stipend of 9,600 gold coins.

The "gold" mentioned here does not refer to earthly gold or worldly objects, but rather to incense money.

Incense money is made from the pure power of incense offerings and is issued by the Heavenly Court's God of Wealth Hall. It comes in three grades: gold, silver, and bronze. It can circulate throughout the Three Realms and can be directly refined to increase the cultivation and magical power of immortals and gods.

An ordinary first-rank deity in the Heavenly Court receives a monthly salary of no more than nine thousand six hundred gold coins.

Niu Jun's monthly salary is 10,800 gold.

From this, we can know that his celestial rank is above the first grade. Although it is a nominal position without real power, the celestial rank is not exaggerated, unlike Sun Wukong's Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who did not even have a salary.

Of course, the Heavenly Court's monthly salary is calculated according to the Heavenly Realm's time, which translates to thirty years in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

So, a monthly salary of 10,800 gold coins sounds like a lot, but if you calculate it in the time of the Earth Immortal Realm, it's actually not much, only 360 gold coins a year, less than one gold coin a day.

However, considering that he was only nominally in charge of the Heavenly Court and didn't need to do any work, he decided to take a different approach.

He no longer cared about the amount of his salary.

"Thank you, Great Heavenly Venerable!"

Niu Jun nodded and bowed in thanks.

"The Mighty Celestial Venerable can have Venus show you around the Celestial Realm. I have already ordered your celestial palace to be cleaned. As for the other two matters you mentioned, they can be accomplished after the Celestial Venerable joins the Heavenly Court!"

Seeing that Niu Jun had no objections, the Jade Emperor chuckled and said.

Release the three demons, including the Lion Camel King, and allow Niu Jun to enter the Heavenly Scripture Pavilion to read the books.

These two things were insignificant to the Jade Emperor.

But everything has its order.

It's impossible for the Jade Emperor to give all the benefits to Niu Jun right now.

What if Niu Jun takes the benefits and then goes back on his word, turning to Buddhism or rebelling against the Heavenly Court? Wouldn't he, the ruler of the Heavenly Court, become the biggest joke in the Three Realms?
If that really happens.

Even if he slapped Niu Jun to death afterward, he would still find it difficult to save face.

The incident involving Sun Wukong must not happen again.

"Thank you for your trouble, Great Celestial Venerable!"

Niu Jun had no idea what the Jade Emperor was really thinking. When he heard the Jade Emperor speak, he immediately nodded to show that he understood.

"Jin Xing, take Dali Tianzun to familiarize himself with the Heavenly Court environment. Then you can lead Tianzun to stay in Chaotian Palace for a few days. After Tianzun's immortal abode is cleaned, you can invite Tianzun to move in."

The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, gave instructions to Venus, who was standing to the side.

"Your subject obeys the decree!" Venus bowed to receive the decree, then smiled at Niu Jun and said, "Please, Heavenly Venerable, come with this old man!"

"Thank you for your help, Venus!"

Niu Jun nodded, bid farewell to the Jade Emperor, and left the Lingxiao Palace with Taibai Jinxing.

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The Great Luo Heaven Realm is entirely a sea of ​​clouds.

People walk on a sea of ​​clouds, yet it feels as if they are standing on solid ground.

This sea of ​​clouds is no ordinary white cloud; it is celestial cloud, formed by the condensation of celestial spiritual power. It appears soft, but in reality, it is much harder than metal. Each celestial cloud contains powerful celestial laws.

Most importantly, in the Great Luo Heaven, it is hundreds or thousands of times easier to comprehend the laws of heaven than in the mortal world, in addition to the extremely rich immortal spiritual energy.

Niu Jun silently calculated in his mind.

The final conclusion is that a day of cultivation in the Great Luo Heaven for ordinary immortals and gods is roughly equivalent to a hundred or so years of cultivation in the mortal realm.

It's no wonder that even though cultivators in the mortal realm know that "one day in the celestial realm is equivalent to one year on earth," they still all yearn to ascend to the immortal realm.

Of course, Niu Jun also knew that the reason why the Great Luo Heaven had such a good cultivation environment was because it was the location of the Heavenly Court's Lingxiao Palace, the core of the Heavenly Court, and not all human cultivators were qualified to ascend to the Great Luo Heaven.

Most cultivators in the mortal realm can only ascend to the other thirty-two heavens below the Great Luo Heaven.

They might only be able to ascend to the lowest few heavens of the thirty-two heavens.

Characters like Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the Four Heavenly Masters, who were able to ascend to immortality and directly arrive at the Great Luo Heaven and be appointed to important positions, were ultimately a very small minority, receiving the treatment of true disciples of a great sect.

If it were just an ordinary cultivator...

Let alone being ranked among the immortals or becoming a celestial official.

It's already quite good that they can become low-level celestial soldiers. Most low-level true immortals don't even have the qualifications to ascend to the celestial realm.

Otherwise, those rogue cultivators in the human realm would be too busy to do anything but slay demons and monsters and accumulate merit.

Isn't it all for the qualification to ascend to the heavens?

So don't be fooled by the fact that the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of Heaven are so weak and powerless in front of Sun Wukong; they are even weaker than the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain.

But do they even consider whether the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain are ordinary monkeys?

Before Sun Wukong was born, those monkeys firmly occupied the most essential places of the ancestral veins of the ten continents and the three islands of the Earthly Immortal Realm, making the seventy-two cave demon kings of Flower Fruit Mountain dare not covet them.

This would be an ordinary monkey.

Those lesser demons of Xiniu Hezhou are probably not even worth a monkey hair.

While marveling at the Heavenly Court's grand scale in creating such a sacred and blessed land as the Great Luo Heaven, Niu Jun also familiarized himself with the environment of the Great Luo Heaven under the guidance of Venus.

The celestial palace is magnificent and beautiful, far surpassing any palace on earth.

Although some places were shrouded in immortal clouds and restrictions, making it difficult to forcibly spy on them, Niu Jun still couldn't help but marvel at the palaces he saw along the way, finding them to be masterpieces of craftsmanship that exceeded his imagination.

"Venus, wait!"

Just as Venus was leading Niu Jun on a tour of the Great Luo Heaven, someone suddenly called out to him from afar.

A streak of crimson light instantly traversed several celestial realms, arriving before Niu Jun and the other person, and bowed slightly to Venus.

This deity is five feet tall, looks like a young boy, rides on a wind and fire wheel, holds a fire-tipped spear, wears a Hun Tian Ling (a type of sash), and has a Qiankun Ring around his neck.

He is none other than Nezha, the Heavenly War God who is renowned throughout the Three Realms and the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas!

When Venus saw Nezha, he smiled and said, "So it's the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas. May I ask what brings the Third Prince to stop this old man?"

When Nezha heard Taibai Jinxing's question, he did not directly state his purpose.

He glanced at Niu Jun, seemingly hesitant, unsure whether to speak.

Seeing this, Venus understood and said with a smile, "Third Prince, please speak frankly. The Heavenly Venerable is not an outsider."

"Tianzun?"

Upon hearing these two words, Nezha's expression changed, and he hurriedly bowed to Niu Jun, saying, "Nezha greets the Heavenly Venerable. I was unaware that the Heavenly Venerable was in person and have been disrespectful to him. I hope the Heavenly Venerable will forgive me!"

Heavenly Lord!

What is a Celestial Venerable?

Although the Heavenly Court bestows many titles upon the immortals and gods, those who are given the title of "Heavenly Venerable" are all true masters of great supernatural powers who have attained the Primordial Dao and are above Heaven and Earth.

“Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, there’s no need for that. My title of Heavenly Venerable has not yet been formally conferred by the Great Heavenly Venerable, so it’s not my fault, Great God of the Three Altars and Seas!”

Niu Jun smiled slightly, helped Nezha up, and then turned to look at Taibai Jinxing and said, "Since the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas has something to discuss with you, Jinxing, you can go and take care of it first. I will just tour the Great Luo Heaven myself."

Perhaps it is influenced by knowledge from a past life.

Niu Jun had a very positive impression of Nezha.

After all, whether it's Nezha from the Investiture of the Gods, Nezha from Journey to the West, or Nezha from other worlds, he is a relatively righteous and loyal character.

His character is far superior to that of the monkey under the Five Elements Mountain.

Niu Jun didn't know what Nezha wanted to talk to Taibai Jinxing about, so he wanted to back off. After saying that, he cupped his hands to the two of them and prepared to leave on his own.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Nezha seemed to have thought of something, and became extremely excited, hurriedly saying, "Please, Heavenly Venerable, wait a moment. What Nezha is asking for today may be related to Heavenly Venerable."

"related to me?"

Niu Jun was curious, wondering what Nezha meant by those words.

Because in his predecessor's memory, he and Nezha were complete strangers, with no connection whatsoever. This is why Niu Jun didn't greet Nezha immediately upon seeing him.

Now listen to what Nezha means.

He came to seek out Venus, seemingly for his own sake.

This piqued Niu Jun's curiosity.

"May I ask, Heavenly Venerable, are you from the Jade Cloud Immortal Mountain?" Nezha suppressed his excitement and looked at Niu Jun with burning eyes!
"The Third Prince is right, I am indeed from Mount Cuiyun!"

Niu Jun nodded, admitting it directly.

His origins are not a secret, and there's no need to deceive Nezha.

"I never expected it to be the Heavenly Venerable himself! Nezha is truly courteous!"

Nezha bowed again, his face full of admiration, and said, "Your Majesty, you are the first person since Buddha to attain the Primordial Dao Fruit, and you did so through your own cultivation. I, Nezha, am in awe!"

Nezha had the utmost respect for Niu Jun, the newly enlightened being of the Primordial Chaos.

After all, he had cultivated for thousands of years and had an extraordinary background. At this moment, he was only at the Golden Immortal realm. Although he had the limitation of being a lotus incarnation, it was clear how difficult his cultivation was.

Even Yang Jian, who is known as the number one war god in the heavens.

He is currently only at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, and is still some distance away from proving the Dao of Hunyuan.

This distance may seem to be only a step away, but in reality it is like an insurmountable chasm.

Nezha came to seek out Taibai Jinxing because he heard that Taibai Jinxing had gone to Cuiyun Mountain on behalf of the Heavenly Court for pilgrimage, and that he had heard the Bull King preach for a thousand years. Moreover, the Bull King's Hunyuan Dao is very different from the current Dao of Heaven and Earth.

This gave Nezha a glimmer of hope.

He wanted to learn the true nature of the Great Dao cultivated by the Ox King from Venus, and see if he could borrow the Ox King's power to break free from the shackles of his lotus incarnation.

Even though he knew that this glimmer of hope was very slim.

But even the faintest hope is still hope, and he will never give up no matter what!

(End of this chapter)