Journey to the West: The Eighty-One Tribulations of Being Hairless

If it were simply a matter of creating a new second-rank celestial official position for Zhou Yi, who is associated with Pangu, it wouldn't require too much trouble.

All it takes is the Jade Emperor's decree, and the approval of the Eastern Emperor and the Sage of Taiqing!

The Three Sovereigns assessed Zhou Yi's character, and if he passed, he was deemed worthy. Of course, Zhou Yi himself was of human origin, although not from the prehistoric human race, but still a human!

In most cases, people wouldn't object to a human having a second-rank celestial official in the Heavenly Court!

However, the Jade Emperor's intention is now clearly to create another second-rank government office, which presents a problem, as a second-rank government office requires the vote of all the Heavenly Venerables in the Three Realms Heavenly Court.

The minority must submit to the majority!

The Three Pure Ones, in particular, garnered six votes. If they disagreed, it would be very difficult for the Heavenly Court to handle any matter. This is why the Three Pure Ones held such a high position in the Heavenly Court, even though they did not have actual power.

They indirectly gained control over the formulation of Heavenly Court rules and regulations, including the legislative power over Heavenly Laws.

The Pure Realm, within the Tushita Palace!

Taiqing Daoist looked at Donghua Dijun.

After pondering for a moment, he thought, "I can grant him a second-rank celestial official position, but not a second-rank government office. Although Qinglian is a descendant of Pangu, he has not made any contributions since ascending to the Heavenly Court!"

The Heavenly Court belongs to everyone; the rules cannot be broken for the sake of one person.

As for establishing his own government and military headquarters, that can wait until he has rendered great service to the Heavenly Court!

Master Taiqing directly provided the rules.

Establishing a government office and setting up a headquarters is actually possible even without the Heavenly Court's approval, given that Zhou Yi holds the position of the True Lord of Heaven. However, this office would be no different from those of Yang Jian's other minor deities.

They cannot enjoy the merits, fortune, and incense offerings of the Heavenly Court!

How much merit and good fortune you can gain depends on your own professional skills!

The Taoist Taiqing was already being very accommodating by saying that, since Zhou Yi had indeed not rendered any great service to the Heavenly Court.

"As for the power of discretion, that is his inherent authority as the True Lord of Heaven, so I will not interfere, as long as he does not go too far."

Just don't interfere with the normal operation of the Arctic Exorcism Institute and the Astronomical Enforcement Department!

Honestly!

Even now, the Taoist Taiqing still can't understand why Heaven and Earth bestowed upon Zhou Yi the title of True Lord of Heaven, and why this title held such great power.

In other words, my current understanding of the I Ching is too low.

Once he reaches the cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, if he wants to interfere in the affairs of the Arctic Exorcism Academy, he will have the laws of heaven and earth to rely on.

Thinking of this, Master Taiqing was speechless for a moment.

"What Master says is absolutely right!"

To be honest, I was quite optimistic about Qinglian when he ascended to immortality. Unfortunately, Haotian interfered, and I didn't want to cause any trouble, so I let it go!

Who would have thought this child would have such miraculous luck!

To be honest, Emperor Donghua is now somewhat regretful. As a direct disciple of the Sage Taiqing, his alchemy skills are quite good. Like Xuandu, he can barely refine ninth-order divine pills.

As for Dao Pills, those are beyond his ability to refine.

He deeply regretted this!

"This child's alchemy skills are indeed remarkable, already reaching the level I achieved before attaining enlightenment. If he were allowed to dedicate a few more years to his studies, he might even be able to refine Dao pills!"

Master Taiqing stroked his beard with a pleased expression and nodded slightly.

As the founder of alchemy, he naturally hoped that more talented people would emerge in the field!

The more talented people there are in the Dao of Alchemy, the more prosperous the Dao of Alchemy will be, and the more fortune it will have. As the Dao Ancestor, he will naturally benefit greatly.

"Dao Dan?"

"Master, that's unlikely. Even if this child breaks through to the Golden Immortal realm, to refine Dao Pills, he'd need at least the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, right?"

The difference between a ninth-grade divine pill and a tenth-grade Dao pill seems to be only one grade.

In reality, they are worlds apart!

In the Heavenly Treasury of the Heavenly Court, a ninth-order divine pill costs about 500,000 merits, but a tenth-order Dao pill, such as the Nine-Turn Golden Pill that can directly enable a mortal to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, is much more valuable.

This elixir requires at least three million merits, and it is priceless and unavailable for purchase.

The Supreme Sage would never sell such a pill!

The essential difference between Dao Dan and Shen Dan lies in the influence of the Dao!

Divine pills can only utilize the inherent creation within the medicinal materials used in alchemy. However, Dao pills require the application of external Daoist principles to communicate with heaven and earth and draw upon the creation of heaven and earth to achieve Dao pills.

Only a Great Immortal could do that!

Zhou Yi's current cultivation level is only Golden Immortal. When will he be able to advance to Great Luo Golden Immortal?

It's definitely not possible in the short term!

But he saw his master shake his head, "Disciple, in the Three Realms, below the level of a sage, I can roughly grasp the fate of almost everyone, except for this child."

As the Grand Master of Destiny, you are capable of examining the fates of all beings in the Three Realms. Have you investigated the changes in this child's destiny?

Upon hearing this, Emperor Donghua fell silent!

Have you checked?

Of course he had checked, even when Zhou Yi had just ascended to immortality, but his destiny was in complete chaos. At that time, he only thought that the other party came from another world and was not a native being of the prehistoric world, and had not yet established the corresponding destiny and power.

Therefore, they stopped paying attention to it after that!

Now, after such a long time, this child should have established the corresponding destiny data and power in the Great Will of the Primordial World, but judging from Master's words, something seems wrong.

The main reason he was able to become the Grand Master of Fate in the Three Realms, in charge of the destiny and power of all beings below the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, was because the Purple Mansion Heavenly Book and the Primordial Chaos Taiqing Talisman were integrated into the Investiture of the Gods and bound to the great will of heaven and earth.

That's why he was given this power.

His master, being a Heavenly Saint and the master of the Primordial Chaos Supreme Purity Talisman, should have a far greater control over the fate of the Three Realms than he did.

Thinking of this, Emperor Donghua's mind stirred, and he secretly mobilized the power of Emperor Donghua's Grand Fate to investigate the Book of Changes based on the origin of the immortal register.

Zhou Yi is now a member of the Heavenly Court and a member of the Immortal Register, so his data should be included there.

However, at this moment, Emperor Donghua's brows began to furrow...

"No need to exert any more effort. This child is a variable. Even we saints cannot investigate him, let alone you... This is why I agreed to Haotian's request so easily!"

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"I see, Master. Since this child is so mysterious and a variable of heaven and earth, why not take him under your wing and control this variable?"

Emperor Donghua, with his ever-changing mind, offered his suggestion after considering countless possibilities.

But Master Taiqing shook his head.

"The reason why variables are variables is because they are uncontrollable and beyond our control!"

Moreover, the changes in the world are not limited to this one person alone!

What we sages need to do is not to control variables, but to monitor them. As long as the variable does not disappear, its impact is within a controllable range.

If this variable loses its variable destiny due to being controlled, a new variable might be introduced. At that time, would we still need to control this new variable?

This is the principle of the operation of heaven and earth. If heaven and earth want to progress, there needs to be a major change!

This variable could be him, Qinglian; it could be you; it could even be your teacher!

Upon hearing these words, Emperor Donghua felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and suddenly understood. "Disciple understands! Thank you for your teachings, Master!"