Chapter 702: Chapter 461: Master Xu Returns to the Heavenly Court!_2
After everyone had their fill of food and drink, Xu Yang finally broached the plan of launching an offensive into hell.
“Fantastic!”
Lord Thunder was the first to slap the table and jump up, saying: “We should indeed take the initiative. That Emperor Oliver of the Netherworld Blood, dispatching netherworld demons to wreak havoc in the mortal realm, has caused the deaths of hundreds of billions of innocent people. We’ve just managed to stabilize the three realms, and this Satan wants to stir up war again?”
“Exactly, if we’re going to fight, bring it on. We’re not afraid… But we should be the ones to set the battlefield!”
“I’ve long wanted to annihilate that bunch of pseudo-gods from the West!”
The immortals chimed in, but only Fairy Baihua remained calm. She said, “After all, hell is Satan’s lair. Its vastness is comparable to a star field in the mortal world, filled with an untold number of demons and lost souls… I believe since we’re planning on marching into hell, then we should be fully prepared!”
“Oh?”
Xu Yang asked, “Fairy, do you have any good ideas?”
Fairy Baihua replied, “I wouldn’t go as far as to say they’re brilliant, but I think… before marching into hell, Celestial Master Xu might want to visit the Heavenly Court. If His Majesty knew of your determination, he would undoubtedly give his support.”
Xu Yang’s eyes lit up.
This issue.
He had overlooked it.
For the sake of “defending the mortal ancestral homeland,” the Underworld Palace had prepared a powerful immortal artifact for each of the thirty-eight newly ascended heavenly immortals, also gave Yue Yuluo an acquired spiritual treasure— the “Wu Earth Pearl”, and even lent its Earth Emperor’s Book, a treasure of Emperor Dongyue, to him.
The Heavenly Emperor should also show some form of support, right?
“My friends, please eat and drink as you wish. I’m making a trip to the Heavenly Court to visit the Heavenly Emperor and hope that he could lend us some support.”
Xu Yang stood up, greeted the crowd of immortals, and then left the inn. He transformed into an immortal light and disappeared into the night.
……
Heavenly Court.
South Heaven Gate.
In front of the towering South Heaven Gate, the four Kings of the Mo family, accompanied by numerous heavenly troops and generals, guarded the gate. The lingering immortal mist flowing underneath their feet gave a fairy-like impression.
Whiz!
A streak of immortal light suddenly came flying and landed, transforming into Xu Yang.
“Hmm?”
The Eastern Heavenly King Duowen took a look at Xu with his treasure umbrella in hand. Recognizing it was Xu Yang he could not help but laugh, saying, “So it’s Celestial Master Xu… What brings you up here today?”
Xu Yang saluted the four Heavenly Kings, then got straight to the point, “Heavenly Kings, I beg you to convey a message… I have an urgent matter to discuss with His Majesty!”
Eastern Guardian King said, “Please wait a moment, Celestial Master Xu. I’ll go speak with His Majesty at once.”
He turned around and flew towards the South Heaven Gate. Just after he’d flown about two thousand li, he ran into Xu Jingyang.
Xu Jingyang was wearing a Daoist robe and trodding on an immortal cloud, evidently heading out of the South Heaven Gate.
“Celestial Master Xu.”
The Eastern Guardian King asked, “Where are you heading, Celestial Master Xu?”
Xu Jingyang smiled and said, “Heavenly King, don’t bother. His Majesty is already aware of Celestial Master Xu’s purpose and has specifically asked me to meet him.”
Very soon.
Xu Jingyang arrived outside the South Heaven Gate.
“Celestial Master Xu!”
“Celestial Master Xu…”
The relations between the two “Celestial Master” of the Jingming Sect were quite strange. However, no one found it awkward. After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Jingyang said, “Celestial Master Xu, please… His Majesty has been waiting for you in the Taiwei Yuqing Palace for a long time.”
“Oh?”
Xu Yang asked in surprise, “I’ve only been at the South Heaven Gate for less than ten minutes… Could it be that His Majesty knew I was coming to the Heavenly Court?”
Xu Jingyang answered, “His Majesty is the supreme ruler of the three realms; of course, he knows everything.”
Knows everything?
Xu Yang secretly scoffed in his heart…
Isn’t that a bit over the top?
To his knowledge, although the Heavenly Emperor was supreme in the three realms, his power hadn’t yet reached the point where he knew everything. His awareness about the happenings in the Heavenly Court came from Qianli Yan and Shunfeng Er’s surveillance… It might be Fairy Baihua who informed them of his visit.
On his second visit to the Taiwei Yuqing Palace, Xu Yang swiftly arrived to see the Heavenly Emperor.
It was still that pavilion.
And that garden filled with blossoming flowers.
The only difference was, as soon as Xu Yang stepped into the garden, the fairies fluttering around the garden were scared out of their wits. They scattered in disarray, crying out words like “demon”, “devil”, “rogue”, “pervert”, and so on.
“Ding!”
“The fairy of flowers was frightened, merits increased by +100,000, flower planting skill +1.”
“Ding!”
“The fairy of flowers was frightened, merits increased by +100,000, flower picking skill +1.”
“Ding…”
Continual system notification sounds popped up in Xu Yang’s mind, and even several fairies of flowers, who were excessively scared, collided with each other and fell to Xu Yang’s feet in their chaotic flight.
Xu Yang felt a bit embarrassed. He picked up the fairies and lightly blew them into the air.
The Heavenly Emperor, of course, knew what had happened last time in his “back garden”, but he did not mention it. Instead, he laughed and said, “The fairies of flowers in my garden rarely see humans. So, they are quite timid, Celestial Master Xu, you need not mind.”
Xu Yang laughed, “Not at all, these flower fairies are quite cute.”
Heavenly Emperor laughed, “Since Celestial Master Xu finds them cute, why not take some home to raise? Don’t belittle these flower fairies. Each of them is a master in cultivating fairy plants. Ordinary mortal herbs and plants could reach immortal quality under their cultivation.”
“Ding!”
“The fairy of flowers was frightened, merits increased by +100,000, flower planting skill +1.”
“Ding!”
“The fairy of flowers was frightened, merits increased by +100,000, flower picking skill +1.”
“Ding…”
Suddenly, the flower fairies became more fearful, and crying sounds could even be heard from the back garden.
Xu Yang’s eyes brightened.
Though these flower fairies looked small and weak, they were spirits born from heavenly “fairy flowers”. Just as the Heavenly Emperor said, they had the ability to transform decay into a miracle. They could cultivate normal mortal herbs and plants into immortal ones!
The critical point is…
Fairies of flowers are so tiny that it is very convenient to scare them.
“If so, thank you for your gracious reward.”
Xu Yang, disregarding modesty, immediately summoned the Earth Emperor’s Book. The pages unfolded, and over fifty fairies of flowers from the back garden of the Taiwei Yuqing Palace were absorbed into the book’s space.
The Heavenly Emperor was taken aback.
Damn!
This old thief…
Even after reincarnation, he remains so shameless!
I was only suggesting it, cannot you just politely decline?
More importantly…even if it’s a reward…three or five flower fairies would be enough! How could you clear out all the flower fairies in my back garden like a dragnet?
But words once spoken cannot be taken back, yet how could words of the Supreme of three realms, be taken back? So the Heavenly Emperor could only magnanimously say: “Celestial Master Xu has made meritorious deeds protecting the mortal ancestral homeland and contributes to the three realms. Some flower fairies aren’t a big deal. If you feel it’s not enough, I will order the fairies from the Hundred Flowers Palace to send some more.”
“Really?”
Xu Yang was delighted; he sincerely thanked, “Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!”
Heavenly Emperor: “???”
What’s the matter?
You really want more?
Having experienced the audacity of Xu Yang, he didn’t mention this matter again. He changed the topic and asked about the affairs of the mortal world, “I am aware of your decision… Xu Yang, you may not know that with only the Holy City, the 72 immortals, Fairy Baihua, and Marshal Meng in the underworld, it’s difficult to withstand Satan.”
Xu Yang responded: “How can we know without trying?”
The Heavenly Emperor added, “You could die.”
Xu Yang laughed, “If I can save billions of innocent people on Earth from this catastrophe, then death… means nothing.”
Fear, my ass.
My father is the Underworld Emperor!
If I die, at most I would become a ghost and inherit my family’s business in the Underworld Palace!
“Since you’ve decided, I won’t say more… But your cultivation is still lacking. Even if you have the Earth Emperor’s Book, it’s difficult to unleash its full power… Today, I will lend you a hand.”
As soon as the Heavenly Emperor finished his statement,
Suddenly, a group of graceful fairies brought in piles of fairy peaches.
Xu Yang took one fairy peach and bit into it.
Vibrate!
In an instant, his body shone with immortal light, and numerous rules of Immortal Daoist quickly condensed!