Chapter 1815 — Henceforth, Each to the Ends of the Earth
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
Granny Zhu told Emperor Yanfeng of the fighting at the Ancestral Court, saying, "Lord Mu sent us back and bade us tell the emperor that the Ancestral Court has been sealed, but that he left behind a passage. Any in Jingping with the battle strength of Heavenly Venerable rank may enter the Ancestral Court to temper themselves, seeking to break through to the dao realm and attain the dao.
" Hearing this, Emperor Yanfeng laughed heartily and said to Bai Yuqiong and Yan Yunxi, "Now there is a place for the old emperors to go. " His plan settled, he said in a deep voice, "Summon the assembled ministers and proclaim to the world: Jingping establishes the Heavenly Court, and I, unworthy, shall be its first Heavenly Emperor.
Let all of you help me establish the orthodox line and the moral order!
" With Jingping establishing the Heavenly Court, any in the world who proved disloyal could be rightfully and justly chastised, and only then did the chaos among the heavens and myriad realms gradually subside.
On this day, Emperor Yanfeng ascended the throne and took the title of Heavenly Emperor. Envoys came from all the heavens and myriad realms; the myriad realms came to pay homage—a truly magnificent sight.
Over the Upper Capital and Lower Capital of Jingping, divine light filled the heavens, its radiance surging to the firmament. Beyond the heavens, two lights, one black and one white, stirred and churned, throwing the stars into disorder.
Emperor Yanfeng had but just ascended the throne when this anomaly appeared, and the hearts of the people could not but be uneasy, thinking that Emperor Yanfeng lacked the talent and virtue of a Heavenly Emperor.
Suddenly, the black and white qi burst through the world barrier of the Yuan Realm and descended from the heavens, revolving like a Taiji diagram, falling upon Jingping. Both the Upper Capital and the Lower Capital were wholly enveloped within that Taiji diagram!
"The Taiji Ancient Gods!
" The whole court, civil and military, was startled, and were about to act to block it, when Gongsun Yan said, "Your Majesty, this is an omen of the fall of the Taiji Ancient Gods. There is no need for concern.
" Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird, Wei Suifeng, the First Ancestor Human Sovereign, and other mighty ones also perceived the mystery, and at once bade the gods stay their hands. The crowd looked on, and saw the black and white qi descend from the heavens like two dragons, one black and one white, yet of a vastness beyond measure, stretching on and on for countless tens of thousands of li, spanning nearly the whole north and south of the Yuan Realm! The two dragons, black and white, came down and lay prostrate together, head joined to tail, and at once the earth swelled upward, forming two magnificent mountain ranges joined as one.
The ranges stretched on, Taiji primal qi overflowing in all directions, and the great dao of heaven and earth all but seethed and boiled!
Emperor Yanfeng gave his orders, and the gods hurriedly flew to the Taiji veins to protect the inhabitants along the way. Just then, dragon cries suddenly rang out unceasingly. The nine dragon veins of Jingping's Lower Capital, nourished by the dao of Taiji and the qi of Taiji, swiftly ripened; the nine dragons flew up from the mountain body and transformed into nine Ancient Gods, circling in flight around the Upper Capital!
The living beings on either side of the Taiji veins—whether demigods of the demon race, or humans, or birds and beasts, insects and fish—saw their cultivation and strength rise with astonishing speed. Nourished by the dao of Taiji, they vied with one another to enter the dao!
In that moment the great dao of heaven and earth in Jingping all but boiled over. For a time the sound of the dao rang out loud and clear, reverberating without cease, and even among the gods many entered the dao!