41: Chapter 41 The Reconstruction of the Heavenly Court: Humanity Should Be the Eternal Ruler of Heaven and Earth

Inside the Merit Thatched Cottage, Ancestor Sui Ren informed Yaochi of Shi Yan's conditions.

Although Yaochi had doubts, she agreed repeatedly and made a Heavenly Dao oath before the three ancestors.

"Heavenly Dao above."

"I, in the name of the Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court, hereby swear that from this day forward, the Human Race shall forever occupy the positions of the Deities of the Water Department."

As the Heavenly Dao oath was finalized, golden light resonated within the Merit Thatched Cottage. The Luck of the Human Race and the vacant positions of the Heavenly Court intertwined into an indelible mark of the Heavenly Dao, forever binding the positions of the Water Department to the Human Race, unshakable from then on.

Ancestor Sui Ren, Ancestor Youchao, and Ziyi exchanged smiles and waved their hands. Five Human Race Grand Unity Cultivators, who had been waiting for a long time, slowly walked out.

The leader was the Human Race's foremost Cultivator of the Law of Water and the perfect candidate to head the Water Department. The four behind him were also individuals of exceptional talent and steady Heart-Nature within the clan, destined to become the deputy generals of the Deity of the Water Department, assisting the main deity in stabilizing the authority of the Heavenly Court.

"Fellow Daoist Yaochi, these five are the first batch of Human Race Cultivators to ascend to the Heavenly Court for office. With them entering the Heavenly Court to take charge of the Water Department, we will certainly not fail the Heavenly Court's trust." Ancestor Sui Ren's voice echoed in the cottage.

Yaochi nodded excitedly and said softly to the five Human Race Grand Unity Cultivators: "Fellow Daoists, please follow me to the Heavens to build the Heavenly Court together."

The five bowed in salute, then brought their families and subordinates, and followed Yaochi as they flew toward the Thirty-Six Heavens.

In just a few years, Yaochi had returned to the dilapidated Heavenly Court with a large amount of resources.

The South Heaven Gate had been rebuilt, but the Lingxiao Palace was covered in rubble, and the Innate jade stones were dull and lusterless. In the vast Heavenly Court, apart from Haotian, a few Taiyi, and dozens of Golden Immortals, there was no one else; it was cold and desolate.

Haotian stood atop the ruins of the Lingxiao Palace, already rebuilding the Heavenly Court with dozens of immortals and gods invited by Yaochi.

Haotian, who was busy moving bricks, sensed the auras of Yaochi and the five Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivators. He immediately put down his work and rushed to the South Heaven Gate to welcome Yaochi.

"Junior Sister, you... you succeeded?" Haotian's voice held a trace of imperceptible trembling.

Yaochi walked slowly to Haotian, raised her hand to lead the Human Race Cultivators before him, and opened the world containing the abundant resources. Innate spiritual materials, precious jade, and gold crystals poured out, instantly illuminating the entire dilapidated Heavenly Court.

"Senior Brother..." Yaochi's tone carried relief, "I have reached an alliance with the Human Race. The Human Race will bear ten percent of the resources for rebuilding the Heavenly Court in exchange for the eternal position of the Water Department."

After speaking, she introduced the Human Race Cultivators one by one and informed Haotian of all the details of the transaction and the Heavenly Dao oath.

After listening, Haotian sighed up at the sky, and the repression that had accumulated in his heart for many years was swept away: "Good! With these resources, the revival of the Heavenly Court is in sight!"

The Human Race is good!

The Human Race is wonderful; from now on, whoever dares to suppress the Human Race will be an enemy of my Heavenly Court!

He immediately shook his robes and raised his hand. The Heavenly Emperor's pressure swept across the Thirty-Six Heavens, and his voice spread to every corner of the Heavenly Court:

"From this day forth, the Human Race shall eternally control the Water Department!"

"Sort out the seas, rivers, and lakes of the Primordial World, stabilize the water veins of Heaven and Earth, manage the clouds and rain, and protect all living beings of the Primordial World!"

Following the Heavenly Emperor's decree, the authority of the main Deity of the Water Department and the four deputy deities poured into the Primordial Spirits of the five.

With the establishment of the new Water Department, the Luck of the Heavenly Court rose.

Now, the people of the Heavenly Court were even more excited and threw themselves into rebuilding the Heavenly Court.

With the addition of a large number of the Human Race, in just a short millennium, the dilapidated Heavenly Court had taken on a brand-new look.

Although there was still a significant gap compared to the Yao Race era, it was already stable, and they could plant the Innate Ren Water Flat Peach Trees.

Yaochi divided the flat peach trees into nine thousand saplings and planted them in the Flat Peach Garden to stabilize the Heavenly Court's Luck and increase the concentration of Innate Spiritual Qi in the Heavenly Court.

With the temptation of the top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, the Heavenly Court was developing in a good direction.

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Time passed just like that for one Yuanhui.

Inside Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked on with satisfaction as the Heavenly Court was now able to operate normally, and then gathered a wisp of consciousness from each of The Six Sages in the Heavenly Dao space.

The Six Sages looked at Hongjun before them and respectfully said: "Teacher!"

Hongjun's voice was indifferent yet carried the unquestionable will of the Heavenly Dao, resounding directly within the consciousness of The Six Sages:

"The Witch-Demon Calamity has concluded, and the protagonist of Heaven and Earth has been determined. The Human Race shall be the eternal Common Sovereign of Heaven and Earth in the Primordial World. However, for the Human Race to become the Common Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, they must undergo the guidance of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

"The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors shall be educated and taught by the Disciples of the Saints. The positions of Imperial Teacher can share the Luck of the Human Race and can obtain the Karma of the Heavenly Dao. Discuss the allocation among yourselves."

As these words fell, the hearts of The Six Sages were greatly shaken.

The Human Race is to be the eternal Common Sovereign of Heaven and Earth?!

No wonder they could give birth to two Saints!

Subsequently, the five Saints looked in unison at the nominal Holy Mother of the Human Race, a Holy Mother of the Human Race who had allowed the Yao Race to slaughter the Human Race.

Although it was blocked in the end, you have to admit she tacitly approved of it.

Grand Supreme Laozi was indifferent, Yuqing was cold, Shangqing was excited, while Jieyin and Zhunti hid a hint of mockery and calculation in their eyes. As the five Saints' gazes converged, invisible pressure instantly enveloped that wisp of Nuwa's consciousness.

Nuwa's expression sank slightly, but she was not flustered. She simply raised her eyes calmly, her voice cold and clear like jade:

"Why are you Fellow Daoists looking at me?"

Yuanshi Tianzun spoke first, his tone still arrogant: "Junior Sister Nuwa, you are the Mother of the Human Race who created humans, the source of their Bloodline. By rights, the teachers of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors should belong to your lineage.

However, back then you sat by and watched as the Human Race was invaded by the Yao Race without the slightest intervention. Now that the Human Race is flourishing and becoming the eternal Common Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, you, a Holy Mother in name only, surely wouldn't snatch the positions of Imperial Teacher, right?"

Then Zhunti added, his tone mocking.

"Senior Sister Nuwa, it would be better if you did not contend for these positions of Imperial Teacher of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

Upon hearing this, a trace of imperceptible anger flashed across Nuwa's cold face. She raised her eyes and swept them over Yuanshi and Zhunti, her tone indifferent.

"Regardless, I am still the Holy Mother of the Human Race,"

"Moreover, back when the Witch-Demon struggled for supremacy and the Human Race suffered calamities, it was in accordance with the Heavenly Dao, not out of indifference toward the Human Race.

The Human Race was born of Heaven and Earth and should be self-reliant and strong. If they cannot even withstand a little tribulation, what virtue and ability do they have to bear the supreme status of the eternal Common Sovereign of Heaven and Earth?"

Speaking to this point, Nuwa turned her gaze directly toward Dao Ancestor Hongjun, no longer paying attention to the sneers and sarcasm of the five Saints beside her: "Teacher, I have no intention of participating in the positions of Imperial Teacher."

"I only want my brother to obtain the position of Heavenly Sovereign."

Once these words were spoken, the Heavenly Dao space instantly fell into dead silence.

Yuanshi Tianzun's expression changed abruptly, Zhunti's smile froze, and even Grand Supreme Laozi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.

No one expected that Nuwa would directly skip the position of Imperial Teacher and ask for the Heavenly Sovereign themselves, the most noble among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

The Imperial Teacher is merely an assistant.

But the Heavenly Sovereign is the leader of the eternal Common Sovereign of Heaven and Earth; the abundance of Luck and the amount of Karma far exceed that of an Imperial Teacher.

Yuanshi Tianzun immediately snorted coldly: "Junior Sister Nuwa, do not be too greedy. The position of Heavenly Sovereign cannot be obtained by you alone."

Zhunti also hurriedly echoed, his tone anxious and flustered: "Senior Sister Nuwa, what Teacher asked us to divide is clearly the positions of Imperial Teacher. Why must you contend for the position of Heavenly Sovereign? This is not in accordance with the rules!"

How can one play like this?

If everyone does this in the future, and all reincarnate their Disciples as Sons of Luck, how can the Western Sect still rise?