141: Chapter 141 Signing in at Lingxiao Palace

The incomplete Dao crystal, refined from a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, floated in his palm, dark and gloomy, as if it would devour all light.

Li Xuan did not look at it.

Something else was ringing in his mind.

"Ding. Detected that the host has arrived at the ruins of the Heavenly Court's core, the [Lingxiao Treasure Hall]."

"Ding. Main quest [Rebuild Lingxiao Treasure Hall] updated."

"Quest requirements: Cleanse all filth and Karma from the ruins, allowing the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to see the light of day once more."

"Quest reward: Heavenly Court supreme treasure [Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book], host's cultivation level increases by one rank."

"Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book?"

Li Xuan's gaze fell upon the void, deep in thought.

Just hearing the name, he could smell the scent of great authority—the power to wield heavenly Law and confer divinity on behalf of Heaven.

He needed this.

It was precisely what he needed most to rebuild the order of the Heavenly Court.

His gaze dropped, sweeping over the devilish land beneath his feet that he had suppressed with a single thought.

The old foundation of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall was now a devilish mountain of the Fallen Immortal Palace.

The mountain was covered in Immortal Caves, dense and packed together, entwined with Devilish Qi, with vengeful spirits roaring.

What flowed through the mountains was not stream water, but corpse water—slimy and reeking of rotting flesh.

This land bore the sins of the Fallen Immortal Palace over infinite years; the Karma was too deep, the filth too heavy, and any Immortal who touched even a little might have their Dao Heart clouded.

"Cleansing filth and Karma, is it?"

Li Xuan murmured to himself.

For him, this was not a difficult task.

Carrying Li Changsheng, he stepped through the air, walking up to the high heavens, standing at the summit of the Nine Heavens above this devilish domain, overlooking the world he was about to cleanse.

"Daddy, it smells so bad here, even worse than what my little brother poops."

Li Changsheng pinched his nose and complained with a look of disgust; the child's voice broke the silence.

Li Xuan smiled and rubbed his little head.

"Don't worry, Daddy will make it smell good right now."

After speaking, his expression turned serious, and in his eyes, all the veins of this land were reflected.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Every word and action was Heavenly Law.

He spoke, his voice not loud, yet it seemed to resound simultaneously in every inch of the million-mile radius, carrying majesty.

"I declare that all sin and Karma in this place shall be completely washed away."

Boom.

The moment his voice fell, a ripple of rules spread out from his body.

The endless Devilish Qi on the devilish mountain, like snow meeting fire, rapidly melted and evaporated, not even having time to let out a scream.

In the long river of slimy corpse water, the filth seemed to be forcibly pulled away by an invisible force and annihilated out of thin air.

The river water became clear.

Spiritual Qi even emerged from within it.

On the ground, the soil that had been blackened by being soaked in Devilish Qi was renewed inch by inch, turning into fertile soil rich in Spiritual Qi.

Green sprouts broke through the soil, swaying in the wind.

The millions of Fallen Immortal Palace Disciples kneeling in the mountains and fields discovered with horror that the aura of evil arts on their bodies had also been forcibly purified by this power.

Although their cultivation did not drop, their karmic connection to the Fallen Immortal Palace had been severed cleanly.

The entire process took only a few breaths.

The Nine Nether Ghost Domain, which had been filthy just a moment ago, was now a blessed land of Immortals, the air filled with the freshness of grass after rain.

This was the terror of Will Manifests as Law.

Countless mighty figures peeking here through secret techniques were once again rendered speechless.

"Purifying a million-mile devilish domain with a single thought? What kind of Heaven-Defying means is this?"

"He… what kind of monster is he exactly? A newly promoted Grand Unity Golden Immortal, can they be this fierce?"

"I understand now; the Heavenly Court is flexing its muscles, telling the entire Immortal Domain that their territory is sacred and inviolable."

Li Xuan ignored the shock from the outside world.

He could feel that the Karma of this world had been completely cleared, leaving only pure Spiritual Veins and the land.

He gave an order to the System.

"Sign-in."

"Ding. [Lingxiao Treasure Hall] sign-in successful."

"Ding. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Heavenly Court's supreme treasure—[Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book]."

"Ding. Congratulations to the host for your cultivation level increasing, advancing to the second level of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm."

Boom.

An energy even more majestic and pure than when he broke through previously rushed into Li Xuan's body.

His daluo dao fruit became brighter and more perfect as a result.

He jumped directly from the first level to the second level.

His aura skyrocketed by more than several times.

But this was not the point.

When Li Xuan's cultivation broke through, the sky above his head split open with a fissure.

It was not a spatial rift.

It was the opening of a higher dimension.

A majestic and ancient chaotic-colored divine light descended from the fissure.

Within the divine light, a divine jade scroll of unknown length and width was slowly unfolding.

On the scroll, the sun, moon, and stars circled, and mountains and rivers appeared.

Thousands of phantoms of gods and devils floated within, recording the names of the deities of the heavens.

A Divine Might that surpassed all Immortal Artifacts, and even surpassed ordinary Immortal King Artifacts, suppressed this world.

Before it, any Immortal was insignificant.

A single thought could decide life, death, glory, and disgrace.

[Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book] [Grade: Quasi-Immortal Emperor Artifact]

[Function 1: Wielding Heavenly Destiny. Those whose true names remain on the Jade Book are all legitimate deities of the Heavenly Court, receiving the blessing of the Heavenly Court's Luck; their life and death are all within the Heavenly Emperor's single thought.]

[Function 2: Establishing Heavenly Statutes. The Laws written by the Heavenly Emperor's own hand are the supreme Heavenly Statutes for the territory he rules; Will Manifests as Law, and violators will surely suffer Heavenly Punishment.]

[Function 3: Judgment Karma Fire. It can reflect the karmic sins of all living beings in the heavens, burning away demons and heretics with Karma Fire, purifying the world.]

Li Xuan reached out, and the [Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book] turned into a stream of light, docilely landing in his palm.

It was very heavy.

It held the authority of a Universe.

"Good treasure."

Even with Li Xuan's current state of mind, he couldn't help but praise it.

This Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book was stronger than he had imagined.

It was not a weapon, but the authority to establish order, wield power over life and death, and formulate rules.

This was what a Heavenly Emperor should have.

With it, rebuilding the Heavenly Court was no longer empty talk.

"Daddy, what is this? A new imperial edict? It looks much more Advanced than that paper one from before."

Li Changsheng blinked his eyes and curiously reached out to touch it.

Li Xuan smiled, holding the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book in his hand, his gaze sweeping down to the millions of Fallen Immortal Palace Disciples kneeling below.

These people were like surrendered soldiers waiting for his, the new king's, disposal.

"Changsheng, watch carefully. Today, Daddy will teach you what it means to say, 'Those who submit to me will prosper, and those who resist me will perish.'"

After speaking, he used the judgment function of the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book.

Hum.

From the Jade Book, billions of rays of golden light shot out, illuminating every corner of this land.

Wherever the golden light passed, flames of different colors emerged from the bodies of the kneeling Disciples.

Most of them were entwined with thick or faint black and red auras.

That was the sin they had incurred from burning, killing, looting, and cultivating evil arts.

Among them, some Disciples with low cultivation who had joined late, as well as the laborers who had been captured, had only gray or even pure white auras on them.

The Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book saw it clearly.

"Those with heavy sins who have turned into devils shall be executed."

With his order, the golden light of the Jade Book intensified greatly.

Those Devil Heads whose black aura was so thick it could not be dissolved, numbering about a hundred thousand, did not even have time to scream before they were ignited by the Karma Fire in the golden light.

Their Immortal bodies, Primordial Spirits, and true spirits were all burned into the purest energy, feeding back into this land that had just been purified.

A massacre of over a hundred thousand Immortals was completed silently.

Not a single drop of blood remained.

Only the storage Magic Treasures covering the ground proved they had existed.

The remaining millions of people saw this scene and trembled uncontrollably.

"Heavenly Emperor, spare us. We were just acting under orders."

"I will never dare again. I beg the Heavenly Emperor to give us a chance."

Pleas for mercy filled the air.

Li Xuan's expression was indifferent, and his voice sounded again.

"Those with blood-stained hands who have acted as accomplices to the tyrant, have their cultivation crippled; they shall work to atone for their sins."

Another golden light swept across.

Those Cultivators with red blood auras on their bodies, numbering about a million, all let out a muffled groan simultaneously.

They discovered with horror that the Immortal Qi and Laws they had painstakingly cultivated for ten thousand years were flowing away crazily.

From True Immortals and Golden Immortals, they fell into Mortals in the blink of an eye.

"From this day forth, you shall be the labor slaves of the Heavenly Court, responsible for rebuilding all the halls here; only after ten thousand years may you regain your freedom."

Li Xuan's voice set the tone for their future.

Finally, only two million-plus Cultivators with gray or white auras remained.

They knelt on the ground, shivering, waiting for the final verdict.

Li Xuan looked at them, his voice softening slightly.

"Your crimes do not warrant death; this Emperor will give you two choices."

"One, leave on your own, and the Heavenly Court will not hold you accountable."

"Two, stay, join the Heavenly Court, and become a part of the Heavenly Court. Those who pass the test may enter the Heavenly Court Academy to Cultivate, and in the future, they will also have the Opportunity to be ranked among the Immortals."

The art of imperial governance.

Having witnessed the power of this Heavenly Emperor, who could turn his hands to call the clouds and rain, who would still dare to be his enemy?

Joining this new force, which seemed to have boundless prospects, appeared to be a tremendous Opportunity.

"We are willing. We are willing to join the Heavenly Court."

After a brief hesitation, there was a sound of allegiance like a mountain calling and a sea roaring.

Li Xuan nodded slightly.

Having accepted these people, the foundation of the Heavenly Court had expanded several times over.

After doing all this, he put away the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book and cast his gaze toward the huge, bare devilish mountain in front that had been purified.

This was once the center of the Ancient Heavenly Court, the location of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Now, he had returned.

A light never seen before ignited in Li Xuan's eyes.

He raised the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book and unfolded it again.

The vast power of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal surged into it.

Li Xuan brought his fingers together like a sword, drawing upon his own Grand Unity Dao Laws as ink, and at the beginning of the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book, he carved four large characters containing supreme Dao charm, stroke by stroke.

[Lingxiao Treasure Hall].

Afterwards, he issued the first formal imperial decree since the re-establishment of the Heavenly Court.

"Decree: Lingxiao Treasure Hall, reappear in the world."

"Rise."

Rumble.

As the last word was uttered, the four large characters on the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book instantly came alive, turning into four golden pillars of light reaching to the sky, fiercely plunging into the mountain below.

The entire blessed land of Immortals, with a radius of a million miles, was trembling violently.

Deep underground, the supreme Dragon Veins, which had been sleeping for countless epochs and had long since broken, began to revive, roar, and gather under the guidance of the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Book.

Huge golden Dragon Veins broke through the soil, spiraling and intertwining according to mysterious trajectories.

Using the Dragon Veins as a foundation and the earth as stone, it began to automatically construct a magnificent and peerless supreme divine hall.

Jade towers and exquisite pavilions.

Carved railings and jade steps.

Flying eaves and bucket arches.

All the buildings from myths were rising from the ground at this moment.