Chapter 586: Changes in Situation
The Heavenly Court's warships can now be mass-produced. Previously, there was only a shortage of manpower and material limitations. But now there are millions of Golden Immortals and hundreds of resource planets, and these can no longer limit production.
The Ministry of Military Industry has begun to build small warships, frigates and cruisers. Each type of warship has its own focus, but they can be combined with each other to form a large battleship formation that can travel in the universe and resist space storms.
Simply put, the Heavenly Court is now well-off and there is nothing it cannot do as long as it can think of it. The heavenly soldiers and generals are the source of the power of the Heavenly Court, so naturally they need to be greatly strengthened in order to prepare for the next expansion.
In addition, the army will have its own independent commander, set up a number, and even a garrisoned universe. This means that in the future, the heavenly soldiers and generals will move to the affiliated universe on a large scale, and all Taiyi-level universes will have garrisons for a long time.
Every one hundred or five hundred years, the army of the military leader will be rotated, and like the town envoys, they all have to come to the Heavenly Palace to open it. This is to ensure the safety of the Taiyi Universe and the combat effectiveness of the heavenly soldiers and generals.
After the adjustment of the military was completed, Emperor Chen Jingzhai took the initiative to integrate the Nine-Five System of Heaven and the major departments. He referred to the system of three provinces and six ministries and established the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, and so on.
The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Supervision, the Ministry of Secrets, etc. were newly added, and the major departments and the Nine-Five System were reintegrated to create nine major departments. Each department had nine departments under it, forming a Nine-Nine System that covered all areas.
The nine ministers are of the first rank, all of them are held by Taiyi gods and demons. The title of Heavenly King is abolished, and all Taiyi gods and demons are uniformly called Emperors, holding a first rank honorary position. The position of Heavenly King is retained, which is of the second rank and can only be held by Immortal Golden Immortals.
Inside the Jade Emperor Palace, everyone was silent. They listened attentively to the Emperor's words while pondering the benefits gained from this adjustment. The biggest benefit was actually the increase in positions, which were more reasonable, and the luck gained.
More than 360 Taiyi and millions of Golden Immortals all need to be arranged by the Heavenly Court, so naturally there needs to be readjustment. Not to mention other things, after the emergence of the Nine Departments and Eighty-one Departments, there are many more positions.
Basically, as long as there are Golden Immortals who aspire to be immortal officials in the Heavenly Court, they will all be taken care of. As for the Taiyi gods and demons, they naturally have no real power, otherwise it would be a mess. Even the Star Emperor has no power. He still manages the star gods in name, and in fact the star gods are still under the management of the Heavenly Court.
After this adjustment, all of the people in Heaven are Golden Immortals from the fourth rank onwards. Without a Golden Immortal, forget about becoming an immortal official above the fourth rank. The fifth, sixth, and seventh ranks are because the ranks are too low and the Golden Immortals are unwilling to take them, so there are opportunities for Celestial Immortals.
In addition to these, the emperor and empress also made additions and adjustments to the town envoys. For example, Taiyi gods and demons can guard the Taiyi level universe, and Golden Immortals can only guard the Golden Immortal level universe. Every Taiyi god and demon has the obligation to guard the universe.
Among them, in the Samsara Universe sequence, there are more than ten Taiyi gods and demons serving as governors, and in the Daluo Universe sequence, except for Emperor Hongluan, the Taiyi gods and demons of Luotian Immortal Sect and Luofu Sect all have to guard other Taiyi-level universes.
In this way, the town envoys are divided into two levels, Taiyi and Jinxian. This will help the Heavenly Court manage the affiliated universe more reasonably, make the affiliated universe have a stronger foundation, and also let the majesty of the Heavenly Court penetrate into the affiliated universe.
Counting the military alone, together with the nine ministries and the garrison commanders, the three formed an integrated internal and external ruling system. The entire heavenly court also began to renew and replace young people like Chen Lei, Yan Xun, Kong Guang, Wang Yao, Jiang Lin, etc., began to officially enter the center of power.
Because of the Eight Taiyi, the Luofu Sect is directly on par with the Luotian Immortal Sect. It is the immortal sect that has risen the fastest and gained the most after the entire double opportunity. No force dares to underestimate the Luofu Sect anymore, especially with the Sixth Heavenly Concubine.
After 20,170 years of the Eight Desolate Calendar, the adjustment of Heaven was completed. The most noticeable thing was not Chen Lei's ascension to the throne, nor Yan Xun's command of the army, nor the rise of Kong Guang and Wang Yao, but the formal incorporation of the dimensional universe into the jurisdiction of Heaven.
The first dimensional universe must belong to the universe where Fairy Chaoyin is located. Now that Fairy Chaoyin has become the Taiyi God and Demon, the universe where she was born has also become the Taiyi Universe, and Fairy Chaoyin has become the governor of the universe.
Chen Ming's five disciples were all promoted to Taiyi gods and demons and became the governors of the universe. The key is that the Eight Desolate Universe is officially connected with the five major universes, and the vital energy of each other is intertwined, so they can travel freely and communicate with each other.
The Heavenly Court will send heavenly soldiers and generals to garrison there. The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Revenue will cooperate and go to the five Taiyi-level universes to first register their immortals, issue immortal records, and establish a town palace to facilitate the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction.
The reason why it has attracted attention is that there will be many Golden Immortal Universes and dimensional universes in the future, and there are many opportunities. It can be predicted that for most of the future, the dimensional universe will be the protagonist of the Eight Desolate Universe.
There are also the five newly emerged Taiyi. Not only do they come from a different dimensional universe, but they are also disciples of the Emperor. No one can say whether this kind of influence will affect the balance, so naturally people are extremely concerned.
In fact, the five Taiyi gods and demons and the forces of the dimensional universe cannot really get along together, because the dozens of people after these five are all Golden Immortals, and they have not been able to break through to the Taiyi gods and demons. More importantly, they are jealous of the success of the first five.
This led to the Golden Immortals from the dimensional universe being extremely hostile to the five Taiyi gods and demons. More importantly, they were unable to get along with each other for various reasons, just like the two disciples of Master Tiange.
Outsiders simply could not comprehend or understand these things, and the pressure was directly put on the Golden Immortals in the dimensional universe. As for the five Taiyi gods and demons, they didn't care at all. After all, this time they also had their own immortal duties, and they were Taiyi.
The most powerful in the entire Eight Desolate Universe is the Golden Immortal Emperor, and the second tier is the Taiyi Gods and Demons. The Taiyi Gods and Demons are already qualified to roam freely in the universe, so they are naturally less restrained and don’t have to worry about anything.
The Second Ten Thousand Years Grand Court Assembly lasted for exactly three hundred years. During these three hundred years, a lot of things, big and small, happened, but fortunately, everything was worth it. From as small as a planet to as big as the nine departments and eighty-one offices of the Heavenly Court, all were sorted out.
All the Taiyi gods and demons have been arranged properly, and basically all the Golden Immortals who came from the Taoist sects have been arranged. It is also thanks to the Emperor that he retained the immortal position of Star God, which is already the minimum requirement for the Golden Immortals.
As for the celestial immortals and true immortals, naturally the strong ones will be promoted while the weak ones will be demoted, without any mercy. During this grand court meeting, many former immortal officials were demoted in rank, and if they didn't want to do it anymore, they could resign from their immortal posts and leave.
After 20,300 years of the Eight Wastelands Calendar, the grand court meeting ended.
After the immortals dispersed, more than 360 Taiyi gods and demons stood safely in the Jade Emperor Hall. Chen Jingzhai personally spoke and narrated the experience of the Taiyi gods and demons being promoted to Daluo. Among them, Emperor Hongluan listened the most attentively.
Among the Taiyi gods and demons who broke through this time, humans still make up the majority, with as much as 70% of them being humans. There are only over a hundred Taiyi gods and demons from the monster clan that broke through. Among them, Hu Xingshen, the ancestor of the fox fairy clan, is currently holding the honorary title of Emperor.
This time, Chen Jingzhai's preaching did not take much time, only thirty-six years, but every Taiyi god and demon benefited greatly, and even the five Taiyi-level disciples comprehended some magical powers.
After the sermon, many Taiyi gods and demons left. They all knew that they would not be able to continue to improve for a long time in the future. Many Taiyi gods and demons should not appear, such as Chen Yurong and other young Golden Immortals.
However, due to the promotion of the Eight Desolate Universe, the luck of the Heavenly Court was overflowing, which directly allowed these young Golden Immortals to be protected by luck. They grew in a short period of time and reached the threshold of breakthrough, thus successfully breaking through.
The good thing was that it came earlier than expected, but the bad thing was that he reached the Taiyi God and Demon Realm too suddenly, and his foundation was still unstable. Fortunately, after a thousand years of practice, there was no problem at all, and his Dao Fruit was completely stabilized.
Mysterious and mysterious sky.
Several immortals who had just returned from the Jade Emperor Palace gathered at the residence of Master Tiange.
"I took a rough look and found that the layout of Xuanyoutian has not changed much, but the space on this floor has become larger, and the distance between the mansions has increased." Yan Xun said, "The most important thing is that only immortal officials of the fourth rank and above can stay here. The mansions of immortal officials below the fourth rank are obviously not in Xuanyoutian."
“Even our Nine Dragons Fairy Island is not in Xuanyoutian, what’s the big deal?” You Daozun said calmly, “The number of Taiyi gods and demons that broke through this time is far beyond our imagination. I really don’t know whether it is good or bad!”
"Overall, it's good." Chen Lei said, "After all, the stronger the power of the Heavenly Court is, the more benefits we will get. The thirty-six layers of the Heavenly Court are actually not very important. As long as we have a place, it's fine. The key lies in the Taiyi Universe."
"That's right," Sect Master Tiange looked at him with appreciation, and even had a hint of surprise on his face, "You are absolutely right, the Taiyi Universe is the most important, because the sect will then enter the next stage."
"Are you going to start a new sect and recruit disciples?" Yan Xun asked.
"Yes," Sect Master Tiange nodded slightly, "Whether it is to increase influence or to cultivate fresh blood, preparations must be made. Guarding a part of the Taiyi Universe and establishing a branch sect is the best way."
"We can't act rashly," You Daozun said, "The key lies with Jiang Youning. There will be no problem in seeking a Taiyi-level universe."
"I'll do my best." Jiang Youning nodded in agreement.
The Heavenly Court intends to enhance the influence and authority of the Taiyi gods and demons, so that every Taiyi god and demon has the power and qualifications to control a Taiyi universe. Now that they are part of the universe, every Taiyi universe is a treasure that must be fought for.
Next, Sect Leader Tiange talked about the future development of Luotian Xianmen. Chen Lei and Yan Xun are still in the military, You Daozun and his two disciples are still town envoys, and Emperor Hongluan and Sect Leader Tiange also hold honorary positions.
Then the old golden immortals will have to fight for salvation in the Heavenly Court. They must all join the Heavenly Court and seek power among the nine departments. Only in this way can they ensure that the Luotian Immortal Sect will stand firm in the future and its interests will not be harmed.
Apart from anything else, the resources brought by the expanding stars in the Eight Desolate Universe alone are astonishingly large. In addition, the Luotian Immortal Sect's sect headquarters is very inconvenient in the Thirty-Six Heavens. If they can control a Taiyi-level universe, it will definitely be the best choice for the immortal sect and also leave a way for future generations.
In addition, the Daluo Universe Sequence controlled by Emperor Hongluan is also an advantage. She controls the entire universe sequence and can influence the candidates who obtain the Taiyi Universe. However, Jiang Youning did not go to the Daluo Universe Sequence, but remained outside the Mohen Universe.
It is worth mentioning that the Ghost and God Picture was taken back by the Emperor and Empress. This picture was given to Master Tiange in order to help him overcome the dilemma of insufficient luck and allow him to open up a lineage of authentic gods, which can be regarded as a complete success.
After the Ghost and God Map returned to the hands of the Emperor and Empress, it was taken by Chen Jingzhai to be refined again. After forty-nine years, the Ghost and God Map was directly promoted to a Taiyi Immortal Treasure. The entire Ghost and God Map not only added twelve Taiyi gods, but also eighty-one Golden Immortal-level gods. The God of Heavenly Fire was just one of them.
The Ghost and God Map has become a new Taiyi Immortal Treasure, which is completely controlled by the Emperor and Empress. Combined with the characteristics of ghosts and gods, the Emperor and Empress can completely monitor the world through the Ghost and God Map. When working together with the Secret Shadows of the Secret Department, they are simply invincible.
After twenty-five hundred years in the Eight Desolations, all the immortals were in place, and order returned to the Heavenly Court. A large number of immortals also quietly left the Eight Desolations, and the Thirty-Six Heavens became much quieter.
Immortals from all walks of life returned to the Guifu Universe, and the heavenly soldiers and generals began to withdraw from the Eight Desolate Universe. Soon everyone discovered that the Guifu Universe had also changed, and it felt that the way of heaven in the Guifu Universe was extremely similar to that of the Eight Desolate Universe.
In addition, disasters continued to occur in the universe, and some thunder disasters even became more powerful. They did not know that this was actually the causal change brought about by the Emperor destroying the universe and causing it to disappear prematurely.
Because Chen Jingzhai could not be found, the number of people who had surrendered to the universe related to Chen Jingzhai was eventually attributed to him. However, since there were more than a thousand surrendered universes divided equally, the impact on each universe was not fatal, so Chen Jingzhai did not pay much attention to it.
And with the return of the envoy, all the things that belonged to the universe were suppressed by the Golden Immortal or Taiyi Gods and Demons. A mere disaster was regarded as the derivative of the law. As for the others, they could not cause any waves at all.
Imperial Garden.
Chen Jingzhai lay on Mei Xianren's thigh, with his hand in Li Yueli's clothes. The emperor and empress sat next to him. The three women and one man were quiet and harmonious.
"An immortal official has written to you, asking you to eradicate the Mohen Universe and the Qianyu Universe. What do you think?" The emperor and empress asked after looking through the letter.
"Don't worry about the Mohen Universe, she will naturally wake up and come back." Chen Jingzhai said calmly, "As for the Daluo from the Qianyu Daluo Universe, she is nothing at all. That guy even wanted to snatch the Daluo treasure from me. He is simply overestimating his own abilities."
"Then take it down." said the Empress.
"I would like to take action, but the problem is that I'm being watched by a saint." Chen Jingzhai said in a complicated tone, "The saint who trapped You Wanli saw me undergoing the tribulation and never took his eyes off me. It's simply terrifying!"
"Ah?" Li Yueli asked worriedly, "What should we do then?"
"Just don't go out," Mei Xianren snorted, "I don't believe it will work. Even a saint can't find the location of the Eight Desolate Universe."