This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 359 - 357 Feng Chun Gains Power for the First Time
Wu Wang now missed Yun Zhongjun’s slightly plump smiling face immensely. These scheming and power struggles were truly exhausting!
Was it so bad for him to quietly chip away at the corner of the wall?
Gifting Young Master with snacks, looking for suitable gods—the decent Innate Gods within the Heaven Palace, striving to excavate a few more quality bricks to fill in the future gaps of the Heavenly Dao, wouldn’t that be nice?
But the progress of things seemed to be going a bit beyond his expectations.
Wu Wang, in line with his respect for the Human Domain, openly sent a letter to the esteemed elder Shen Nong. Shen Nong’s response did not surprise Wu Wang. He was told to act as he saw fit, without any need for concern, and to prioritize his own safety; having one more or one less God of Death made little difference to the Human Domain.
Thus, Wu Wang had sufficient confidence to continue negotiating business with Emperor Shun.
The final result was:
[Wu Wang helped the God of Death rejuvenate like dead wood in spring, and the Dao of Death accepted a triple seal from the Lifespan, Reproduction, and Star God’s Dao, becoming a covert move specially prepared by the Heaven Palace to deal with the Candle Dragon.]
For this triple seal, Wu Wang and Emperor Shun had previously engaged in a not-so-fierce confrontation.
The logic was really quite simple:
If Emperor Shun’s confidence in dealing with the Candle Dragon increased, their mother and son’s control over the Star God’s Dao would reduce their deterrent effect on the Heaven Palace.
Applying the seal of the Star God to the God of Death was meant to maintain the balance in this situation.
Certainly, Emperor Shun was unwilling, and Wu Wang would not give way either. Since Wu Wang had full initiative, a deadlock ensued for a while.
In the end, both sides took a step back.
Wu Wang agreed to let Emperor Shun publicize this matter to reduce his prestige in the Human Domain. Emperor Shun wanted Wu Wang, in front of all the gods of the Heaven Palace, to accept the Heavenly Emperor’s appointment to enhance the Heavenly Emperor’s authority. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
So that’s why Emperor Shun had summoned the gods to announce Wu Wang’s responsibility for ’healing’ the God of Death.
This news also quickly spread throughout the Nine Wildernesses of the Great Wilderness.
Emperor Shun might not have profited, but he certainly didn’t suffer any loss.
But Wu Wang truly earned a real victory.
What is power? This was him garnering power.
Temporarily holding the full authority over a specific task was the first step he took to expand his influence in the Heaven Palace. This was also an important factor he considered when facing the issue of the God of Death.
If the Heavenly Emperor didn’t grant authority, how could he accomplish anything? How could he undermine the foundation?
Cultivating the God of Death had already become a significant step that Wu Wang took in the Heaven Palace.
That day, Wu Wang hesitated and pondered, spending most of his time calculating how he should take this step.
But what Wu Wang didn’t expect was that the elder Shen Nong seemed to see through his thoughts and even actively cooperated. He spread news both inside and outside the Human Domain, claiming that Wu Wang’s journey to the Heaven Palace was commanded by the Human Emperor Shen Nong to seek ways to prevent the dark turmoil in the Human Domain.
The elder was shouldering the blame for this young man...
HUM, HUM!
The necklace on his chest trembled slightly, and Wu Wang immediately grasped the protective divine artifact his mother had given him, hearing her voice.
"The seal of the Star God’s Dao is ready and can be cast at any time."
Cang Xue’s gentle voice said, "Don’t worry, with the special nature of the Star God’s Dao, Emperor Shun won’t be able to see who’s truly in control. However, there’s really no need to be so discreet. Instead of you setting the seal and then me granting you permission to use the Star God’s Dao, this roundabout way is indeed troublesome. It would be better if you wielded the power of the Star God’s Dao openly and see what he can do about it."
"It’s not the same," Wu Wang thought with a smile. "Emperor Shun believes that you, mother, control the Star God’s Dao, and so he is wary. If he knew that I could completely control this Dao, he might directly attack me, trying to manipulate my spiritual mind. Not everyone is suited to be the one wielding the sword. In the end, the deterrent you pose to the Heaven Palace is what truly matters."
Cang Xue laughed softly, her voice tender, "It’s just that they are not brave enough."
Wu Wang’s mouth twitched slightly.
Before the three retrospections had occurred, Wu Wang too believed that Emperor Shun, knowing that the Star God had been schemed against by his mother, still refrained from lifting a finger against her, likely to ensure the Star God’s utter demise and to consolidate the great powers of heaven and earth.
But after the incidents of the three retrospections... Emperor Shun was right.
"Mother, what do you think about the cultivation of the God of Death?"
"It doesn’t concern me too much," Cang Xue said softly. "Among the Daos that have a significant impact on the situation of the world, death is only one of them. If it benefits your activities in Heaven Palace, presenting a God of Death to Heaven Palace wouldn’t be a problem."
Wu Wang pondered for a moment before asking, "If the Candle Dragon’s side were to receive the news, would they take any action?"
"You needn’t worry about that," Cang Xue replied with a smile. "Now, you are the true Star God; you are the will that decides whether to unseal the Heaven and Earth Seal. Your mother will smooth out the other matters for you. However, speaking of which, Ba’er, what do you think of Young Master?"
"She’s pretty good," Wu Wang said with a smile. "I initially thought she was feigning innocence, but after actually getting to know her, I found this Innate God to be... quite well-behaved."
"Tsk," Cang Xue chuckled lightly, but she stopped at that and didn’t inquire further.
She deliberately mentioned the recent stance of the Human Domain, signaling that she was quite satisfied with the assistance from Shen Nong.
If this hadn’t been Heaven Palace, where Cang Xue had to be careful not to reveal her presence to any Innate God besides Emperor Shun, Xihe, and Chang Xi, the mother and son would have likely talked for much longer.
A while later, Wu Wang put away the necklace and looked over the "Comprehensive Development Plan for the God of Spring’s Divine World" in front of him, then used his Immortal Consciousness to check on the movements of his own Divine General, Da Yi.
It happened to be midday when Da Yi, with a serious expression, stood before the statue, placing a few roasted Spirit Beast kidneys at the base of Wu Wang’s over three hundred zhang tall statue.
Da Yi bowed his head and mumbled for a while.
Wu Wang’s heart stirred slightly, and the power of the God of Spring showed some fluctuations. Da Yi’s mumbling, through the Dao endowed by Heaven Palace, reached his ears.
"May my god protect my bravery."
Wu Wang’s mouth began to twitch uncontrollably. This guy, offering roasted kidneys as a sacrifice, as if he doesn’t understand the implication!
Wait, what about Chang’e? The most eye-catching part of the story of Da Yi shooting the sun was the subsequent fleeing of Chang’e to the moon, wasn’t it? If Da Yi has appeared, surely Chang’e can’t be too far behind. Moreover, according to the version of the myths he’d heard in his previous life back home, Chang’e’s affair was also related to the elixir of immortality, and as is well-known, Queen Mother of the West and the ten witches of the spiritual mountain possess the elixir of immortality. The elixir granted to Da Yi also came from the Queen Mother of the West. Hey? Why would the Queen Mother of the West grant Da Yi the elixir of immortality? Wait a minute, this relationship’s a bit tangled.
Should I tell Da Yi that his future wife is as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, rare to find in this world? Wu Wang pondered in his heart for a few moments, then decided to dismiss the thought. Should Da Yi get the wrong idea, even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn’t wash away the misunderstanding.
Wu Wang spread a piece of white paper on the table and drew three parallel lines across it, marking dots along them, as he began to devise a comprehensive plan to promote the God of Death.
Unconsciously, a few hours passed by, and the white paper in front of Wu Wang was filled to the brim.
After mulling it over three times, only then was he satisfied and nodded, rolling up the paper and tucking it into his sleeve.
His Immortal Consciousness swept over the suspended land where the God of Death resided. He saw that the Head Manager and Earth God had already taken more than a dozen lesser gods to wait there, so he rode the clouds out of the Temple, leisurely flying over.
He was not in a hurry at all.
...
Halfway through his flight, Young Master joined him, approaching from the side on a cloud.
Upon seeing Young Master, Wu Wang got quite a shock to see her looking haggard and with her long hair slightly disheveled, her expression indescribably desolate.
As the top seed of the "wall-digging plan," Wu Wang of course should not neglect to offer his greetings and immediately asked with concern.
To Wu Wang’s surprise, a few words from Young Master had him grinning from ear to ear.
She sighed, "What exactly did you discuss with His Majesty? After going back and giving it some thought, the more I think about it, the less I understand."
"What don’t you understand?" Wu Wang asked with a smile.
"Why His Majesty treats you so politely, he doesn’t even speak like this to the Five Elements Gods of Heaven Palace."
"On one hand, it might be because His Majesty has fond memories of old times. When I was in the Human Domain, my incarnation and he were close friends beyond years," Wu Wang said, chest puffed up, and airily added, "On the other hand, that’s just His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor cherishing talent. Creatures as outstanding as us are quite rare."
"PAH!"
The Young Master covered her mouth and laughed lightly, her haggard expression instantly swept away, truly exemplifying the phrase ’the countenance takes its cue from the heart’.
She said, "His Majesty has ordered that all in Heaven Palace cooperate with you in your undertakings. Have you thought about how you are going to help the God of Death?"
"This..." Wu Wang couldn’t quite decide how to explain to her that he probably already had a ninety percent certainty.
"All eyes in Heaven Palace are on you now," the Young Master instructed with a voice transmission. "Though you needn’t pay attention to that, if you become a laughingstock, it wouldn’t be good for establishing a foothold in the future. If you can’t come up with a good idea later, we’ll each make our move and create some noise with our respective Daos. The unique nature of the God of Death is well-known in Heaven Palace. As long as the noise we make is big enough, even if we fail, it will be fine."
Wu Wang turned his head to look at the Young Master and said with a smile, "Then I must thank you."
"Don’t mention it," the Young Master said calmly as she looked up at the sky. "Lately, I don’t know why, but I’ve developed a taste for sour things."
"Sour for boys, spicy for girls."
"What?"
"AHEM, AHEM!" Wu Wang nearly slapped himself twice, busily saying, "I’ll have our tribe’s elders adjust the flavor later!"
"HEE," the Young Master laughed a little embarrassedly. "I’m always enjoying your cooking, and I don’t know how to repay you."
Wu Wang smiled with composure, inwardly sounding a warning to himself. Perhaps it was because his vigilance towards the Young Master was waning, as he had already subconsciously started making these jokes. But this was ultimately inappropriate; after all, the Young Master was a powerful god of Heaven Palace, and until he officially became a member of the Heavenly Dao, he couldn’t completely let his guard down in front of her.
At this moment, they had flown past countless Divine Guards, arriving near the Death Temple.
The Young Master advised with a voice transmission, "If my brother tries to make things difficult for you, leave it to me to deal with."
"MHM," Wu Wang responded with a smile, but he stepped forward to lead, letting the Young Master stay behind him.
Ahead, the Earth God greeted them with a dozen lesser gods, while the Head Manager stood before the temple gate with a few confidants, his expression somewhat grim.
The Earth God said with a smile, "I have yet to congratulate God of Spring; as the newcomer to Heaven Palace, you’ve been entrusted with a heavy responsibility by His Majesty."
"You flatter me, Earth God," Wu Wang’s smile turned a bit more bitter. "I dread to think of how I’ll be scolded in the Human Domain."
"AH," said the Earth God gently, "The Human Domain is, after all, just a corner of the Nine Wildernesses of the Great Wilderness. In Heaven Palace, considering the fate of countless creatures, that is the true breadth of vision and bearing."
The surrounding lesser gods chimed in with agreement.
Even though the Head Manager was not far ahead, Wu Wang had already sensed the scent of flattery in these lesser gods’ words.
Wu Wang responded appropriately, quickly steering the conversation to the matter at hand, and exchanged greetings with the Head Manager.
The Head Manager forced an ugly smile, but did not make any derogatory comments.
The Earth God wiped the sweat from his forehead, having no choice but to step forward to continue acting as the ’lubricant,’ laughing as he said, "Inside the temple, the resentment of living beings is extremely heavy. How about we go in together to discuss how to help the God of Death escape from her own collapsing dilemma? What do the Head Manager, the Young Master, and God of Spring think?"
The Head Manager nodded and took the lead into the temple.
The Young Master exchanged a glance with Wu Wang, following alongside the Earth God.
The young girl was restrained by golden chains, her breath faint as she sat in a corner, still with her head down in a drowsy state.
The Earth God sighed, "When you really think about it, she is pitiful. Although she is the God of Death, she has always followed her own Dao without overstepping, yet because creatures naturally abhor death, she has had to suffer so much. If we can truly help her out of this plight this time, it would also be a good deed."
Wu Wang solemnly said, "Earth God is right, this is one of the reasons why I have offered my assistance. I am a Human Domain cultivator, new to Heaven Palace, naturally shunned by the gods of Heaven Palace, with many gods looking down on me. For this task given to me by His Majesty, I must rely on the assistance of both Earth God and the Head Manager. Without your help, I would certainly be unable to proceed."
"Since His Majesty has commanded, it is my duty to obey," said the Head Manager, his expression easing slightly as he spoke indifferently. "If God of Spring has the audacity to promise a thirty percent chance of helping the God of Death, then I am even more obliged to cooperate fully, to honor His Majesty’s trust."
The Earth God nodded with a smile, choosing not to speak further.
The Young Master, however, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that Wu Wang would start a fight with the Head Manager today. Although she could restrain her elder brother, it was always improper for siblings to lay hands on each other.
Wu Wang didn’t say much and walked leisurely towards the girl in the corner of the great hall, a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
Soon, he arrived in front of the girl and slowly sat down cross-legged, hands folded in his lap as if he were about to meditate right there.
The Young Master, Head Manager, and Earth God—these three strong gods of the Heaven Palace—simply stood there watching quietly. The Young Master, who was closest to Wu Wang, had a small hand tucked into her sleeve, gripping a wooden puppet.
Perhaps letting Wu Wang, who was born among the beings of the earth, attempt this seemingly insurmountable challenge that even the Heaven Palace couldn’t solve might indeed produce some miraculous effect...
After a while, Wu Wang reached out with his right hand, and the girl’s left hand lifted weakly, which Wu Wang gently grasped.
The power of the God of Welcoming Spring slowly infused into the girl’s body.
Then suddenly, the girl’s eyes snapped open!
Her eyes were vacant and silent, but behind those eyes lay mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a giant skeleton brandishing a blood-stained flag, standing atop an endless mountain of bones, its head tilted back in a soundless, furious roar.
The ghastly deaths of countless beings took shape in Wu Wang’s Dao heart.
Wu Wang grunted, veins on his forehead bulging, yet the hand holding the God of Death’s right hand was filled with strength.
They were contending with something, confronting each other. Behind Wu Wang appeared a starry sky, the Yin Yang Eight Trigrams, a hazy spring rain, and a distant bonfire.
Behind the God of Death emerged that massive skeleton of white bone, gazing down at Wu Wang.
Wu Wang suddenly spoke, "Do me a favor, let’s be friends."
The God of Death looked bewildered, and in a hoarse but weak voice replied, "Friends...?"
"It means companions who can walk together, chat, drink, and boast with each other."
"Companions?" Her voice held a hint of questioning.
Wu Wang nodded with a smile, "What is your name? I am known as Wu Wangzi."
"I... am... Death."
"That name doesn’t sound very nice," Wu Wang said slowly. "How about I give you a new one?"
"HMM?"
"Ming, like in tea," he suggested.
"MING?"
A faint glimmer of light seemed to rise in the eyes of the God of Death, but the appearance of this light seemed to have startled something. She suddenly screamed in pain, her left hand violently withdrawing and her forehead erupting with a thick, gray radiance!
Wu Wang acted swiftly, sending a black gleam flying out of his sleeve, which turned out to be a huge gourd that retracted a wisp of resentment of living beings.
The gray radiance swept out, and the Young Master pressed her palm down, instantly dissipating it.
The girl once again fell into a weak slumber, trembling occasionally as if she was experiencing a terrible nightmare.
"It’s too tragic."
Wu Wang sighed, put away the gourd, and stood up, turning his head to look at the Head Manager.
"About that, Head Manager?"
The Head Manager coolly replied, "Speak."
"Change up the style here," Wu Wang instructed familiarly. "It’s all dark gray, and there’s even a stone coffin over there. Anyone staying here would feel depressed. Use some light-hearted colors, hang some interesting paintings. Find a few musicians to play some soothing melodies outside the temple, day and night non-stop, to calm her emotions with music."
The Head Manager frowned, as if to object, but then thought of something and calmly agreed.
"Any other instructions?"
"That’ll do for now," Wu Wang said, patting his sleeves. "I’m going outside to think about the resentment of living beings."
The Young Master immediately said, "I’ll accompany you, lest you get hurt by this resentment."
The Head Manager’s expression froze instantly.
But the Young Master, as if she hadn’t noticed, walked out of the temple, chatting with Wu Wang.
Meanwhile, the Earth God came over with hands behind his back and bumped the Head Manager with his shoulder.
"Your sister has grown up; you can’t always guard her. It’s time to let go."
"HMPH!"
