This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 398 - 396 "I Accumulate Divine Power in Heaven Palace
In the Heaven Palace, Wu Wang was worrying about how to use the management of marriage bonds to build his ’influence’ within the Heaven Palace.
Outside the Heaven Palace, the two strongest external supporters were also pondering this matter in detail.
In the Heavenly Dao council hall hidden within the dream realm’s Illusionary Realm, Cang Xue and Yun Zhongjun sat on the second and third stone chairs, respectively. Cang Xue was dressed in an ice-blue, form-fitting long dress, her eyes sparkling with a hint of light.
Yun Zhongjun no longer concealed himself with the guise of the Sleep God, revealing a face so beautiful it seemed almost illusory. His slender figure looked as if it could crumble into clouds at any moment. He sat with one leg crossed over the other, furrowing brows that resembled distant mountains.
"Marriage. Emperor Shun has given the Leader an opportunity to climb upward," Cang Xue said.
"Could Emperor Shun have seen something through the Dao of Time?"
"There’s no need to worry about that," Yun Zhongjun chuckled. "If the future is ours, then the Leader will surely have means to block any scrutiny of himself from the past. On the contrary, the words that Emperor Shun said to the Leader are quite meaningful."
Cang Xue pondered carefully, gently rotating the ring on her finger, and said softly, "Emperor Shun said he could give up the position of Heavenly Emperor at any moment. I find that somewhat unbelievable."
"Indeed, Emperor Shun could do such a thing," Yun Zhongjun said. "He can be flexible—that describes this Heavenly Emperor who grew up relying on others."
"Then..." Cang Xue began, her brows furrowing slightly.
In the entire Great Wilderness World, she was likely the only one who truly understood how irresistible the Candle Dragon was. If Emperor Shun fled and the Candle Dragon returned, in a battle between the Human Domain and the Candle Dragon, her son would undoubtedly stand with the Human Domain.
"Is my son really going to oppose the Candle Dragon?" she murmured.
"Does the Ice God not yet know of the Leader’s grand vision?" Yun Zhongjun asked with a smile.
"Ice God, take a look at the structure of the Heavenly Dao. This is no longer about a simple succession of divine eras. The Leader plans to bring the succession of divine eras to a definitive end. He intends to use the Dao of Order as nourishment to cultivate the order of the Heavenly Dao, to govern the world with an impartial Heavenly Dao, to erase the superiority that Divine Spirits hold over living beings, and to extinguish the Great Daos that grant the most powerful gods characteristics like immortality, invincibility, and being undying. To achieve this, he will naturally face the backlash of the Divine Spirits. This is not a grand undertaking that can be accomplished merely by slaughtering many gods. This is about drafting a blueprint that can only succeed upon the destruction of the divine eras, both within and outside this world. Replacing gods with Heaven, liberating living beings from their role as providers of faith power. Once the Heavenly Dao unifies all Great Daos, with the Heavenly Dao in place, anyone can potentially become a god, and gods will no longer need to be spirits of a Great Dao. Thus, both Emperor Shun and the Candle Dragon are foes the Leader must challenge on his path forward. What we can do is protect the Leader until he is able to eliminate them, thereby lowering the difficulty of his challenge."
Cang Xue sighed lightly. "The Heavenly Dao, the Cloud Dream God... did my son truly conceive of all this?"
Yun Zhongjun sighed deeply. "Ice God, do you truly believe that I, an Innate God, am depraved enough to devise such a plan to exterminate other Innate Gods?"
Cang Xue was momentarily speechless.
Yun Zhongjun smiled and said, "The Leader is truly becoming more fascinating to me."
"Hmm?" Cang Xue glanced at Yun Zhongjun.
"In terms of personal charm, of course," Yun Zhongjun quickly explained. "I have a beloved Goddess. Please don’t misunderstand, Ice God."
"Hmph. Let’s get back to the matter at hand."
"Tsk, tsk," Yun Zhongjun chuckled. "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Initially, the one in charge of marriage wouldn’t know what best to do... What is the Leader doing now?"
Cang Xue closed her eyes for a moment. The corners of her lips curled involuntarily into a slight smile as she answered:
"He is taking a walk with Young Master in the Heaven Palace, apparently searching for an Immortal Island to plan out a Marriage Hall."
"A Marriage Hall?"
Yun Zhongjun mused for a moment, sinking into deep thought on his stone chair. Although he wasn’t particularly skilled in this domain, as the Heavenly Dao’s foremost strategist-type god, he felt compelled to contribute some ideas and offer advice. He couldn’t let the Leader do everything while he simply reaped benefits within the Heavenly Dao, could he?
Soon, Yun Zhongjun’s eyes lit up. He smiled and said, "I have a rather good idea, though I wonder if the Leader will adopt it."
Cang Xue, however, said, "Share that idea with him later. He and Young Master are enjoying their conversation and laughter. Let’s not disturb them now."
"This... very well," Yun Zhongjun sighed, rubbing his nose and gazing at the ancient, magnificent dream hall.
Once this hall transitions from illusory to real, it will signify the Heavenly Dao’s manifestation in the world. Before that, he still needed to put considerable effort into its construction, striving to awe the gods and living beings of the Nine Wildernesses of the Great Wilderness when the time comes.
「Meanwhile, in the Heaven Palace.」
Wu Wang rode the clouds toward a relatively empty Immortal Island. Young Master, hidden in a cloud of mist, was laughing so hard she was out of breath.
He was perplexed. Was the joke he casually told really that funny?
[A teacher from the Human Domain was giving lessons to a wealthy merchant’s son. The merchant, hosting a banquet, frugally served a table full of vegetable dishes, with one plate of tofu that had a slight touch of meat grease. The teacher ate only the tofu, declaring, ’This dish is my life.’
The next time the merchant hosted a banquet, he laid out a lavish spread of meat and fish, and also placed two plates of tofu before the teacher. This time, the teacher avidly devoured the meat, much to the merchant’s dissatisfaction.
’Sir,’ the merchant asked, ’why do you not eat what you called your life?’
The teacher replied, ’Today, I shall live dangerously.’]
Then Young Master burst into uncontrollable giggles, repeating, "I shall live dangerously!" over and over. She laughed so hard, her graceful form swaying, that she eventually hid in the mist.
Does she really appreciate my humor this much?
Wu Wang rubbed his nose, suddenly feeling an inexplicable sense of being touched.
In his last life, he was the king of awkward silences in his group, yet in this life, he could actually... It seems the problem wasn’t with me, but with those guys and their peculiar sense of humor.
Surveying the Immortal Island before him, Wu Wang nodded in satisfaction. This Immortal Island was situated below the cluster of palaces in the Heaven Palace, not far from the Barrier beneath it. Standing at the edge and looking down, one could see numerous divine statues on the ground with the naked eye.
This place was originally a station for the Divine Guards. However, with a grand wave of Wu Wang’s hand, those Divine Guards hurriedly packed their belongings, ready to depart. Several commanders with tiger-like and lion-like heads came forward to pay their respects. Wu Wang promptly conscripted them as laborers on the spot, having them and their subordinates renovate the Immortal Island. In just a short while, they had razed the previous military camp to the ground.
Wu Wang did not make things difficult for these Divine Guards. He dismissed them and then began planning the layout of the Marriage Hall. The Marriage Hall didn’t necessarily have to be overly grand; it needed to be warm, inviting, and filled with an atmosphere of love, decorated predominantly with red and pink. Green was an element to be avoided, even though it symbolized vitality.
Young Master took action, directly using her Divine Power to conjure a grand hall, which indeed saved a great deal of trouble.
After examining it for a long time, Wu Wang said seriously, "At the front of the main hall, I’ve decided to set it up as a traditional wedding hall."
"A traditional wedding hall?" Young Master asked, somewhat puzzled.
"It’s like this," Wu Wang gestured with his hands and then cast out rays of Immortal Light, creating some illusory images. There was a long table laden with fruits and snacks, a large red ’double happiness’ character hanging in the center, with two empty red-lacquered chairs beneath it. The floor was covered with a soft red carpet, red ribbons were hung all around, and two rows of chairs were arranged on either side. After thinking for a moment, Wu Wang added items like a brazier and embroidered balls to the illusion. He tried hard to recall... recalling the various elements he had learned from watching historical dramas in his past life. Although not very professional, the setup looked somewhat authentic.
Young Master curiously looked around and asked softly, "Is this a custom from the Human Domain?"
"Sort of," Wu Wang smiled. "When Human Domain cultivators become Dao companions, they usually just host a feast, invite guests, offer toasts, and announce that they are together. Mortals do it in a similar fashion. However, I feel that to establish the Dao of Marriage, we need to define the marriage rites and create a proper ceremony."
"What kind of ceremony should be performed then?" Young Master asked.
Wu Wang thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Something like this. Look, I think the new couple should start by holding an embroidered ball, enter from here, and proceed inside..."
Young Master asked why an embroidered ball was necessary and what it signified, but Wu Wang couldn’t answer. She then asked, "But when they enter, why not just hold hands directly?"
Wu Wang was momentarily at a loss for how to reply and could only evade the question, trying to change the subject.
Confused, Young Master allowed Wu Wang to beckon her over. They stood about two feet apart. Wu Wang conjured a red embroidered ball with immortal power, placing one end in her small hand and holding the other himself. Afterward, Wu Wang looked straight ahead, stepping forward with Young Master while continuously instructing:
"Chest out, head up, lotus steps swaying gently, walk a little slower... Yes, you need to project a woman’s gentle charm. That’s it, sway your hips a bit... hey, sway, sway..."
With a soft "Pfft!" Young Master covered her mouth to stifle a giggle and dodged to the side, protesting playfully:
"This is too strange! I’m not very good at swaying like that."
"Don’t break character!" Wu Wang admonished. "We are conducting a serious and sacred simulation of the ceremony!"
Young Master, her body shaking slightly with suppressed laughter, tried to compose herself. She stood next to Wu Wang and continued walking forward with him, but soon her shoulders couldn’t help but tremble again. Wu Wang, however, was utterly serious, carefully sensing the subtle power of the rules in the unseen realm.
The Dao of Marriage had not yet manifested. This particular Great Dao was somewhat special, serving as a supplement to the Dao of Reproduction, more like a set of regulations and constraints upon it. It was not considered an Innate Dao, nor could it produce an Innate God. It was similar in nature to the Dao of Feng Chun, which contained the profound meaning of ’dead wood reviving in spring’—both were Great Daos born due to living beings. Within the Heaven Palace, there were more than ten other minor gods of a similar nature.
After Young Master had broken into laughter six times, they finally stood before the ’double happiness’ character.
Wu Wang deliberately struck a thoughtful pose. After all, I can’t just blurt out the ’bow to Heaven and Earth’ steps, can I? That would make it seem as if I knew all along I’d be in charge of marriage and had prepared everything in advance.
Wu Wang said, "I think we should bow to Heaven and Earth. Living beings exist between Heaven and Earth and should show reverence for both."
"That’s a good idea," Young Master said with a smile. "So, how should we bow?"
"A simple bow should suffice, facing the entrance of the hall."
Holding the embroidered ball, they both bowed toward the outside. Then, following Wu Wang’s instructions, they bowed toward the two empty chairs and finally faced each other.
Wu Wang said, "After marriage, husband and wife share joys and sorrows, and their fates are intertwined. They should also bow to each other as a mark of mutual respect."
Young Master looked thoughtful. Her eyes met Wu Wang’s as she murmured softly, "So, if we bow now, would it count as... completing the ceremony?"
"Of course not. Aren’t we just simulating it?" Wu Wang said seriously. "This is to publicly announce their status as husband and wife. These steps are all to provide a proper justification for the bridal chamber later, after which the two can legitimately share a bed."
"Oh, I see."
"Come, let’s try it."
"What’s there to try?" Young Master pouted, puffing up her cheeks slightly. "It’s not real, anyway."
Though she said that, Young Master still bowed with Wu Wang. As they lowered their heads in courtesy, a rosy blush dusted her cheeks. Wu Wang felt his heart skip a beat, contemplating whether to call out, ’Escort them to the bridal chamber!’
At that very moment! Suddenly, the Great Dao trembled, and the surrounding illusory images wavered. The red embroidered ball, conjured by Wu Wang’s immortal power, abruptly glowed with intense light. In the Divine Court, which existed in the void, a multicolored radiance suddenly bloomed, striking the dome. The ritual of bowing to Heaven and Earth that Wu Wang had just devised was instantly inscribed into the Divine Court.
Dazzling light flickered around Wu Wang and Young Master, and a surge of potent Divine Power spontaneously enveloped them. The sounds of chanting, bells, and drums echoed around them. Celestial music tinkled, and divine maidens danced gracefully. The illusory images Wu Wang had casually conjured began to solidify in the radiance. The wedding hall itself materialized, and the large red ’double happiness’ character was even gilded with a layer of gold powder.
This... Such potent Divine Power! Such pure Divine Power! Within this Divine Power, there seemed to be a peculiar energy.
His Demigod combat physique was already approaching its bottleneck. To break through this bottleneck and elevate his combat physique to the next level, he not only needed a massive accumulation of Divine Power but also had to strengthen his Star God’s bloodline. Simply put, it meant gradually sacrificing the Star God’s divine body to forge his own combat physique—tantamount to devouring the Star God. Typically, even the most powerful Innate Gods, when bestowing their Essence Blood to create capable Subordinate Gods, would never engage in such an excessive ’bloodletting.’ Wu Wang’s situation was unique; nominally, he was the adopted son of his own incarnation (the Star God). The reason he hadn’t done so before was simply that Wu Wang was reluctant to waste the Essence Blood of the Star God’s divine body and thereby diminish its power.
But today... His combat physique’s power showed signs of breaking through its bottleneck! This benefit was comparable to what he had gained from eliminating three minor gods previously!
Wu Wang instantly understood the significance of the Dao of Order and the benefits of supplementing it! By contributing to Order, with the tacit approval of Emperor Shun, and within the bounds permitted by Order itself, the Dao of Order would provide feedback. This would grant him a certain ’influence’ or ’say’ within the Dao of Order. It would also allow him to grow continually stronger, bringing him ever closer to becoming a master of Order!
Wu Wang suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
Enhancing my main body’s combat power without diminishing the combat power of my Star God incarnation—isn’t that, when you round it up, pure profit? Supplementing the Dao of Order will strengthen the Power of Order? This is indeed good news. The stronger Order becomes, the better our chances in the fight against the Dao of Chaos. Although Emperor Shun’s strength might also receive a slight boost from this, nothing is perfect. I’ll just consider it a ’protection fee’ paid to Emperor Shun for now. I’ll still be the one benefiting the most.
"Brilliant!" Wu Wang couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
Young Master was observing the surroundings with a smile. "I even received a considerable amount of Divine Power. The Dao of Order has directly established this set of rites you created."
"HAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHA!" Wu Wang couldn’t help but laugh heartily. Then, he excitedly sat down and said to Young Master, "Let’s continue to think about how to perfect the wedding ceremony! This Divine Power is quite incredible; it seems to contain the origin force of the Dao of Order. My bottleneck is about to break!"
"Mm, alright." Young Master, with a smile dancing in her beautiful eyes, gathered her skirts and sat on the rush cushion placed beside Wu Wang. Tilting her head, she watched him scribbling and sketching.
Wu Wang continuously recalled and deliberated, searching for ’aspects’ that could earn Divine Power.
"Weddings need guests... yes, and we need to check their birth charts. The bridal chamber is also a major part..." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The great hall was quiet. Wu Wang took out a stone slab and quickly inscribed characters on it with his finger. Rules regarding marriage began to solidify under his touch.
Incidentally, I’ve already started designing the Great Wilderness’s first marriage agency and a Marriage Regulation Bureau. I’m planning events like a Heaven Palace Matchmaking Corner and a Human Domain Temple Fair Matchmaking Assembly... Right, those legends from my old world about the Matchmaker God, the Red Threads of Fate, and the Clay Dolls... Can those be created here?
Wu Wang pondered deeply, beginning to comprehend the newly emerging Dao of Marriage. Soon, he noticed something rather extraordinary.
Behind the Dao of Marriage, there’s a certain ’logic.’ If I create the Clay Dolls and Red Threads, it’s like establishing a new system, one linked to a series of powerful rules. What if every living being had its own ’Heavenly Dao Record’? All living beings would fall under the jurisdiction of the Dao of Order. Each being’s birth data, name, and bloodline would form the basis of their ’Heavenly Dao Record,’ from which one could derive... For an individual living being, what could this ’Heavenly Dao Record’ lead to? The Book of Life and Death, determining a being’s birth and death, mapping the trajectory of their entire life. The Marriage Clay Dolls, determining marital unions for living beings, representing the interactions and connections between them. For an entire race, the ’Heavenly Dao Record’ could depict its rise and fall. What else could come after this? Ah, the changing of seasons, the cycles of time, the transformations of the world—all linked to living beings. This way, living beings can perfectly integrate with Heaven and Earth, becoming part of Order itself. The creation of these Heavenly Dao Records could be based on the Dao of Marriage, and then feed back into the system of life and death. Once this system is established, whoever controls these ’Heavenly Dao Records’ will effectively control all living beings. They could then challenge the current master of the world’s order. If they win, they could seize control of the entire order of Heaven and Earth! Didn’t Emperor Shun mention he might flee? I just need to secretly lay the groundwork, prepare for these ’Heavenly Dao Records of Living Beings,’ and bide my time. If Emperor Shun really does flee later, wouldn’t he be handing over the order of Heaven and Earth to me on a silver platter? Indeed, every strategy has a counter. It’s just a matter of whether one can think of it.
At this thought, Wu Wang couldn’t help but chuckle softly. The pressure Emperor Shun had placed on him vanished completely.
Young Master asked, "What is it?"
"It’s nothing," Wu Wang said, looking at Young Master. "Do you want some Divine Power?"
Young Master shook her head slightly, her voice soft. "I already have plenty of Divine Power now."
"This is different." Wu Wang took her soft hand and said warmly, "So that in the future, no one will dare to bully us, we should become as strong as we can. Supplementing the Dao of Order will also allow living beings to live more peacefully."
"That is true," Young Master smiled tenderly. "If you need me to do anything, just ask." Her pale blue eyes reflected Wu Wang’s determined face, and she felt a profound sense of security.
