Journey to the West: Starting with the True Lord of the Pure Land

Suddenly, the stars above the palace shone brightly, their brilliance cascading down like a silver river.

In the void, above the sky, seemingly endless auspicious purple-gold energy gathered from all directions, like rivers flowing into the sea, and surged into Chen Jiao's body.

The position of True Lord is the authority over Heaven and Earth, naturally attracting such a vast amount of Heavenly fortune to bestow upon him.

The convergence and intertwining of purple and gold energies manifested above Chen Jiao's head a magnificent spectacle of jade scrolls and golden books, with the sun and moon shining together.

Then it formed a cloud of light that was between reality and illusion.

Within the radiant banner, the true form of the Thunder God seemed to appear and disappear, and the celestial laws rose and fell.

Standing at the center of this torrent of fortune, Chen Jiao's figure seemed to grow several inches taller.

He did not exert any internal energy, nor did he deliberately absorb it.

However, the vast and boundless fortune of the Heavenly Court naturally merged with his newly conferred True Lord status and nourished him in return.

Chen Jiao's aura, which had been restrained like an abyss, suddenly surged.

A perfect, flawless, and unified Daoist spirit emanated from his body.

Above his head, three radiant flowers, seemingly real, quietly appeared in the void, floating in the position of the Three Powers.

The human figure is painted in a lead-gray color, thick and simple, symbolizing the ultimate concentration of the essence of life.

The ground pattern is pure silver, clear and bright, representing the perfect and flawless essence of heaven and earth.

The ceiling is a brilliant gold, radiant and imbued with an inner splendor, showcasing the pure and flawless light of one's innate divine soul.

This is the auspicious sign of gold, silver, and lead flowers converging at the top.

As the three flowers on Chen Jiao's head manifested, most of the immortals and gods in the hall, who were unaware of the truth, suddenly realized something and their expressions changed drastically.

That was not an ordinary immortal being who followed the path of deities; it was a sign of being blessed with great fortune and having one's status elevated after being conferred a title.

The essence of the Dao of Immortals lies in the merits and fortune of the Heavenly Court.

These immortals and deities have never experienced the three calamities; they ascend to heaven on their own merits or extraordinary backgrounds.

Most of them are limited by the divine positions and titles conferred by the Heavenly Court, and their cultivation levels mostly remain at the Nascent Soul or Divine Transformation stages, with some outstanding individuals reaching the Mahayana stage.

Even powerful marshals and star lords mostly follow this path. Although their levels of attainment may differ slightly, they are all bound by this principle.

For example, the Horned Dragon, the first of the Seven Mansions of the East, is at the Mahayana Realm. With the help of its own fruition power, it can be compared to the Celestial Immortal Realm above the Mahayana Realm.

The Path to Immortality is a path where cultivators do not seek external help, but cultivate both their body and mind, overcome the tribulations of wind, fire, and thunder, and achieve perfect enlightenment to enter the realm of Immortals!

This path is extremely difficult and time-consuming, but it has a solid foundation and unlimited potential. Once mastered, one's strength often far surpasses that of cultivators of the Immortal Path.

For them, the divine positions and titles in the Heavenly Court were merely icing on the cake, since the path to enlightenment lay beneath their own feet.

The three flowers on the head of the Radiant Heavenly Pacifying Law True Lord before us symbolize that he has reached the perfect state of a Celestial Immortal!

"Three flowers...gathering at the top?!"

A celestial official gasped in disbelief, his voice trembling with disbelief.

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the minds of many immortals and gods!

Especially those who are guided to heaven, whose own cultivation is actually mostly hovering around the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation realms.

At that moment, it was as if a sudden enlightenment had struck me, and I was startled.

Only now did the gods realize that this was the former Yilie Heavenly Lord, known for his ruthless killing.

Its essence is that of a celestial being who ascends to heaven step by step, undergoing the baptism of three calamities!

They were either wary of his power or questioned his qualifications, but they almost all overlooked the most crucial point—strength!

"It's actually the Path of the Celestial Immortals! And... it has already reached the pinnacle of Celestial Immortal cultivation!"

In the ranks of the Doubu, Jiao Mujiao's pupils contracted as he stared intently at the three flowers atop the ornament, muttering to himself:

"No wonder...no wonder Chen Tianjun's combat power is so fierce."

The expressions on the faces of Yaoming Sili Tianjun and Baihu Shenjun, who had finally grasped the key to this matter, were even more interesting, alternating between red and blue.

They originally thought that the other party was just a newly rich who had been granted a title by luck due to his military achievements, with a shallow foundation, and that they could still be somewhat restrained by his seniority and the rules.

Only now do we realize that the other party is actually a powerful dragon that has already cultivated itself to a high level!

His own cultivation level has already reached the pinnacle of the vast majority of immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court!

Their attacks on Chen Jiao's youth and inexperience seemed so pale and laughable in the face of a genuine Celestial Immortal at the peak of his cultivation.

Not only was it futile, but it was also incredibly foolish!

To offend a Celestial Immortal True Lord with such profound foundations for no reason...

But it wasn't over yet, and they didn't have time to think it over.

Chen Jiao's originally profound and boundless aura of a perfected Celestial Immortal began to change under the infusion of purple-gold fortune.

However, in the blink of an eye, the aura emanating from him was completely different.

If it was a mighty river before, it is now a vast celestial river.

He simply stood there quietly, and there he seemed to merge with the Dao.

"This is... the aura of a true immortal?!"

Someone inside the hall gasped in disbelief and horror.

A Thunder God muttered, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"That's right! He ascended to immortality after transcending tribulation, and he cultivates the most orthodox path of the Heavenly Immortals!"

Their foundation is far stronger than ours!

Now, blessed with the position of a True Lord and immeasurable fortune, he is like a tiger with wings, a dragon returning to the sea!

Exclamations and gasps rose and fell; the immortals and gods who had just been critical of the youth now all looked horrified.

Only now did they truly understand why the Jade Emperor had gone to such lengths to break with convention and bestow such immense power upon them.

This is clearly a case of cultivating Chen Jiao as a direct descendant!

Is it to use them to rectify some long-standing problems in the Heavenly Court, or to deal with some major calamities in the future?

On the steps of the imperial palace, the Jade Emperor's crown swayed slightly, his expression unreadable, but a profound will to rule the three realms permeated the air silently.

The gods felt that the might of Heaven was unfathomable and dared not think about it further.

Li Gang stood in the Lei Department's ranks, his face no longer pale, but ashen.

He had originally only resented the other party's power and opportunities, but now he realized that the gap between them was far beyond what the word "power" could encompass.

That's a world of difference in the very foundation of one's principles!

He had painstakingly cultivated his power and position for a thousand years, while Chen Jiao had already reached such a level on a much more difficult and expansive path!

A deep-seated sense of powerlessness instantly overwhelmed him.

As for those with profound cultivation, such as the Savior of Suffering riding a nine-headed lion and the Universal Transformation Deity sitting on a Qilin, these two deities were even more pleased to see it happen.

Even on the usually solemn and dignified face of Puhua Tianzun, a rare smile appeared.

As Chen Jiao felt the surging, boundless energy within his body and the completely solidified authority of a True Monarch, a profound feeling of having control over heaven and earth arose spontaneously within him.

He slowly raised his eyes, and as his gaze opened and closed, it seemed as if stars were rising and falling, calmly sweeping over the immortals in the hall.

That gaze remained calm, yet carried a natural sense of looking down upon someone.

The Celestial Lord of Ceremonies and the White Tiger God, who had just spoken out in question, lowered their heads involuntarily upon meeting this gaze, their hearts filled with deep horror and lingering fear.

The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, sat regally on his nine-dragon throne. His face beneath the crown was indistinct, only his faint voice emanating from him, yet its celestial sound was vast and resonant, carrying a subtle hint of approval:

"good."

At this moment, no one dared to question his ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

This position of True Lord requires a True Immortal to be his consort.

Venus, at the opportune moment, proclaims:

"The ceremony is complete! Congratulations to the Divine Lord Huangtian Jingfa!"

All the immortals and deities inside the hall, regardless of their thoughts, bowed in unison at this moment:

"Congratulations to the True Lord Huangtian Jingfa!"