Primordial Era: A member of the Jie Sect, apprenticed to Tongtian

"This is treating the Heavenly Court as a tool for the Chan Sect to harvest its fortune."

Shi Yuan pondered to himself.

"That Jade Emperor... he actually managed to hold back?"

The thought flashed through his mind, and he keenly sensed that there might be much more to it than met the eye.

However, he quickly regained his composure and turned his gaze back to Qing's father.

"So, does that mean he really is the Qingfu from the history books, the one who said, 'As long as Qingfu lives, the troubles of Lu will never end'?"

The feeling of historical figures suddenly standing vividly in front of him gave Shi Yuan a somewhat subtle feeling.

But Qingfu clearly misunderstood his gaze.

"What, are you scared now?"

As the heavenly lightning gathered more and more, Qingfu felt more confident and let out a cold laugh.

"I see that it wasn't easy for you to cultivate to the level of a celestial immortal. It's a pity that you lost your life in one day."

"I'm giving you one last chance."

His tone was menacing.

"Hand over that celestial heart, and serve me for another thousand years."

"I can decide to spare your life."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the faintly visible Heavenly Court Thunder Department headquarters in the sky.

"Today is the day of the new moon and the last moon, and the chief deity of the Thunder Department... the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder in the Nine Heavens, is on duty."

"If you remain obstinate, you will surely die today!"

It must be said that although Qingfu was arrogant and conceited, he was not entirely without brains, having wielded power in the State of Lu for so many years. This combination of kindness and severity was indeed very effective in deterring ordinary rogue cultivators.

Unfortunately, he was facing Shi Yuan.

"The Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation through Thunder and Lightning of the Nine Heavens?"

Shi Yuan's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

"You'd better be bluffing."

"otherwise……"

He paused, his tone calm.

"You might be the one who dies."

Qing's father naturally didn't understand these words and thought the other person had gone mad.

"An extremely arrogant and unorthodox Taoist priest!"

Meanwhile.

Heavenly Court, Thunder Department.

The Heavenly Court has four major departments of killing and destruction: Thunder, Fire, Plague, and War. Each department wields heavenly power, and all is solemn and majestic. Among them, the Thunder Department's main altar, the Divine Firmament Jade Palace, is particularly imposing, with its city stretching for two thousand three hundred miles and its high walls standing eighty-one feet tall.

At that moment, a beam of light descended, and a Thunder God General strode into the Divine Firmament Jade Palace.

This person's name is Bo Qin.

He also had another identity... the first ruler of the State of Lu in the human world.

In the past, when the Zhou dynasty enfeoffed various vassal states, the first rulers of each state could ascend to the heavenly court to serve as officials through the offering of incense and divine intervention. This is the origin of why the vassal kings and their families dared to call themselves "descendants of immortals and gods."

After Bo Qin ascended to the Heavenly Court, he was placed in the Five Thunder Court of the Thunder Department, serving as the Five Thunder Envoy. With the help of the fortune of the State of Lu, his cultivation level rose steadily, and he has now reached the Golden Immortal realm.

Although not among the top in the Thunder Department, they still hold a respectable position.

But at this moment, Bo Qin's brows were full of anger.

"How dare you, a mere rogue cultivator, bully the descendants of my Lu Kingdom!"

In his view, although Qingfu had taken the step of deposing and establishing a new ruler, he was still of the bloodline of the State of Lu. As long as the State of Lu existed and the sacrifices continued, he would be able to continuously obtain good fortune.

He didn't care at all who became the ruler or how he came to power.

Therefore, when Qingfu submitted a memorial to the Heavenly Court through the imperial seal, requesting the execution of Shiyuan, Boqin agreed almost without hesitation.

On ordinary days, he could even directly invoke the authority of the Five Thunder Academy and unleash lightning punishment on the spot.

But today, the one on duty is none other than the chief god of the Thunder Department... the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder in the Nine Heavens.

This chief god of the Thunder Department, like most of the chief gods in the Heavenly Court, came from the Jie Sect.

After the Investiture of the Gods, these disciples of the Jie Sect, who were appointed as righteous gods of the Heavenly Court, had no sense of belonging to the Heavenly Court. They often ignored even the decrees of the Jade Emperor.

In terms of "obeying orders but not proclamations," they were even more thorough than Erlang Shen, the True Lord of Manifestation, at Guanjiang Estuary.

However, the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation through Thunder in the Nine Heavens is slightly different.

He was once the Grand Tutor of the Shang Dynasty, and he still felt a sense of responsibility towards the people of the world. Even though he was not particularly enthusiastic about the Heavenly Court, he would still personally oversee the Thunder Department on the days of the new moon and the last moon of each month to handle various affairs.

That's why Boqin had to make this trip himself.

As the light of his escape settled, he entered the Tian Shu Hall in the center of the Divine Firmament Jade Palace. As soon as he looked up, he found that there were quite a few people in the hall.

Inside the main hall of the Thunder Department, a group of immortals were casually drinking Yaochi Immortal Wine.

There were men and women, all with a carefree demeanor and a relaxed expression.

"Sages and saints sit in Biyou Palace, but even gods and Buddhas cannot ascend to the Heaven of Yu."

"Ten thousand immortals come to pay homage and bow in unison; in the blink of an eye, one attains the status of a Great Immortal."

The people in the hall chanted the Jiejiao hymns in unison, chatting and laughing.

In the center of the crowd, an old general with a white beard, wearing armor and having three eyes, sat there with a helpless expression.

Bo Qin was not surprised by this.

The disciples of the Jie Sect in the Heavenly Court have always been like this. Even if they hold divine positions, they still recognize themselves as "disciples of the Jie Sect" at heart.

The people in the hall were none other than the Thunder Department's Guardian Heavenly Lord, the once-renowned Ten Heavenly Lords of Jin'ao Island, the Fairy Caiyun who dared to ambush the Primordial Heavenly Lord during the Investiture of the Gods, and the Fairy Hanzhi who had a very close relationship with the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao.

As for the one in the very center, that is Wen Zhong, the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation and Responding to the Origin of Thunder.

Bo Qin stepped forward and bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"I hereby report to the Heavenly Venerable that there are people in the mortal realm who disregard human etiquette and intend to attack and kill the person in charge of the imperial seal."

"We have come here to request the Heavenly Venerable to issue a decree, to send down heavenly thunder to kill this scoundrel and restore order to humanity."

He spoke succinctly, and at the same time waved his hand to manifest divine light, projecting the scene of Yuanquan Mountain.

"Oh?"

Wen Zhong remained calm and simply responded with a faint sound.

The Ten Heavenly Kings, Fairy Caiyun, and others in the hall didn't even bother to glance at them.

They already disliked the set of human laws established by the Chan Sect. Bo Qin, the founding monarch of the State of Lu from the Chan Sect lineage, was naturally even less worthy of their attention.

If this had happened during the time of the Investiture of the Gods, they would have killed Bo Qin long ago.

Bo Qin was already used to this and didn't think much of it.

In his view, it was just killing a rogue immortal cultivator from the lower realm; it was just a formality, and there wouldn't be any problems.

Wen Zhong also subconsciously glanced at the scene on the screen.

However, it was just that one glance.

hum...

A powerful surge of magical energy suddenly erupted from Wen Zhong's body.

This former Grand Tutor of the Shang Dynasty unexpectedly stood up from his seat.

His gaze was fixed on Shi Yuan in the picture.

To be precise, he was staring at the small hammer beside Shi Yuan, which was wrapped in purple lightning.

"That is..."

A tremendous wave of emotion surged within Wen Zhong's heart.

He was a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother, a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect, with impeccable lineage. He had also accompanied his master to pay homage to the sect leader in the past, and naturally had seen one of the sect's most treasured artifacts in Biyou Palace.

He would never mistake that hammer.

"How did the sect leader's Purple Thunder Hammer end up in his hands?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader's magical treasure could never be taken away by anyone.

Therefore, the only explanation left is...

"He is the personal disciple of the sect's founder..."

"He's... Junior Martial Uncle?!"