This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 399 - 397: Master of Exploiting Loopholes [Seeking Votes for the 10,000 Updates Event]
The wind in the Divine Court was somewhat boisterous.
Many of the Innate Gods, who had been in deep slumber, now awakened part of their consciousness and gazed at the dome of the Divine Court.
Damn, it’s really perplexing.
In these recent two months, the Dao of Order had vibrated every three or four days, bestowing Divine Power and the Power of Order upon that newly promoted Marriage God.
In two months, it had actually vibrated more than a dozen times!
Completing the Dao of Order always leads to rewards; this is no secret.
But what time is it now?
How long has the heavenly and earthly order been established? Does this order have that many loopholes? Can so many patches really be applied?
They didn’t understand, but they were deeply shocked.
Especially since they discovered that more than ten instances of "order completion" all originated from that man from the Human Domain, the God of Spring whom the Heavenly Emperor highly valued, their hearts were filled with mixed feelings.
They were even outdone by a living being...
In two months, the Dao of Order bestowed rewards more than a dozen times. This path went from nothingness to solidity, and now it has directly leaped up to being listed among the ranks of the Strong Gods...
Did the God of Spring take the wrong medicine, or was he assisted by a distinguished god? It must be Young Master aiding him by his side, right?
It must certainly be Young Master assisting him from the sidelines, right?
Within the Divine Court, the gods were now unsure how to evaluate this matter.
When Heavenly Emperor Emperor Shun was constructing the current heavenly and earthly order, he had already considered all aspects, thus ninety-nine percent of the Dao of Order was in the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, becoming his symbol.
The series of minor changes to the Dao of Order these two months, when accumulated, were already comparable to a medium-scale ’upgrade’. The Power of Order had become richer, and the heavens and earth seemed even more stable.
Along with this stability was the cemented position of the God of Spring, Wu Wangzi, within the Heaven Palace.
The acting Main God had been confirmed in his position!
In Emperor’s City, a statue of the God of Spring towering twelve hundred feet high was being constructed day and night!
Even Heavenly Emperor Emperor Shun had issued three commendations, praising the God of Spring for his intelligence and bravery, and for making great contributions to the heavenly and earthly order.
The awake gods occasionally glanced toward the Marriage Hall in the lower part of the Heaven Palace. If there was work starting there, it signified that ’order completion’ would happen again.
At the place where the paths of the Divine Court intersected, there were murmurs of Divine Spirits:
"He’s out! The God of Spring has left the Marriage Hall!"
"What is he going to do now?"
"Will this exploitation ever end? Does order truly have so many loopholes? Why haven’t I found any!"
And within the Heaven Palace, shadows of Innate Gods appeared above many temples, all looking down at that immortal island.
Unlike the previous more than ten times, this time it was Wu Wang who had gone out on his own, without Young Master by his side.
Look at this Divine Spirit of the Human race, clad in a long robe and wearing a square-shaped headscarf, holding his head high with confidence, striding forward as if he were sure to succeed.
The gazes upon this place suddenly intensified, with nearly half of the Divine Spirits in Heaven Palace paying attention to this god’s actions.
Who would complain about having too much Divine Power?
Except for Young Master, who didn’t fight with other gods.
They were all trying to figure out how Wu Wang managed to find so many opportunities to complete order in such a short time. Previously, with Young Master accompanying him, they could comfort themselves, considering it a ’blessing’ from Young Master.
Although most of the Innate Gods paying attention to the matter had realized that it was actually the God of Spring dragging Young Master along, with Young Master tagging along for Divine Power and the Power of Order.
Not just ordinary Innate Gods, but even the strongest Divine Spirits in Heaven Palace were now paying attention and wondering.
The Earth God couldn’t help but mutter, "What’s he up to this time? Last time it was some sort of living being matchmaking center example; could it be he’s going to do a parenting example this time?"
The surrounding Innate Gods dressed in Battle Armor couldn’t help but show a hint of amusement, clearly amused by these words.
Inside the Heavenly Administrative Palace, Head Manager was also frowning at this scene.
Actually, he was the most puzzled of the Innate Gods.
The insights he gave to Wu Wang were all that he, as the main governing god of the Heaven Palace, had summed up from his observations of the Human Domain and the Hundred Races, utilizing the long years spanning from Fu Xi to Human Emperor Xuanyuan.
But those realizations, by all rights, should have been completed during the sixth ’Order Completion.’
Head Manager raised his hand to rub his brow.
Wu Wangzi’s more than ten actions had exceeded his understanding. The Head Manager suddenly felt as if his long years of observation... had been utterly wasted.
Could he really be extraordinarily talented?
Wu Wang suddenly stopped in front of an open space.
All around the Heaven Palace quieted down, and even the Divine Court was without commotion.
Pair after pair of eyes, from the Temple at the highest point of Heaven Palace, to the Fusang Tree to the east of the Eastern Wilderness, and then to the cold Moon Palace, were all silently watching Wu Wang’s figure.
Wu Wang closed his eyes.
He took a deep breath, slowly spread his arms, and gently lifted them, as if feeling something.
"Order, ah!"
Wu Wang suddenly spoke, and with his voice, a rumbling thunder came from the depths of the Heaven Palace.
It was as if an old voice was complaining:
’Here, stop shouting, why is it you again?’
Wu Wang let out a gentle sigh, gazing at the open space before him. He fumbled in his sleeve for a moment, then took out a ’Temple’ the size of a fist and seemingly casually threw it out.
The temple swelled as it met the wind, instantly becoming a large hall ten fathoms high, level with the surrounding great halls.
In front of the Marriage Hall, Young Master leaned against the door, arms crossed, quietly looking over here.
She was somewhat curious.
Although she was not keen on those Divine Powers, and had received too many benefits in the past two months, which made her feel a bit embarrassed;
But since Wu Wang took the initiative to mention that she could not accompany him at this hall-opening and rule-setting, Young Master was genuinely curious.
His tricks were indeed too numerous.
The Dao of Marriage, in such a short period of time, hadn’t yet played much of a role in the world, but was artificially matured through ’demonstration’ and gained the recognition of the Dao of Order, filling the gaps in the Dao of Order in these aspects.
Yet no matter how much Young Master pondered, she felt the Dao of Marriage was already perfect.
This handkerchief should have been completely wrung out by now – it seems unlikely to wring out even a drop more!
If Wu Wang could still erect a temple, complete the marriage order, and enhance the Dao of Order, then she would... she would earnestly praise him several times, ask him about everything, listen to him from then on, and accept that there were some outliers in the intellect of living beings.
Suddenly, Wu Wang said aloud:
"Today, this temple is established, and the rules of Marriage are set.
As the saying goes, from birth, to aging, to sickness, to death, all beings from their inception to their demise complete their cycles, with their destinies fixed.
Yet, living beings rush through heaven and earth, their one life so precious!
Marriage is the great affair of all beings, the foundation of procreation, the beginning of rites! The Dao of Marriage is now nearly complete, but lacking one aspect, fails to be whole.
Establish! The Divorce Hall!
Allow those beings dissatisfied with their marriage to end it and open a new bond!
The Divorce Hall has three principles: do not encourage separation when there are children, separation is mandatory in cases of domestic abuse, and the culpable should bear full responsibility.
However, a broken mirror can still reflect; those who end their marriage can also reconcile."
RUMBLE, RUMBLE—
As Wu Wang finished speaking, a golden light beam descended from the sky in the depths of the Heaven Palace, enveloping Wu Wang completely.
The rich Divine Power, substantial like the Power of Order, made Wu Wang feel comfortable all over, his skin even glowing with a faint gold light.
Wu Wang smacked his lips in satisfaction.
The Divine Power that could be garnered from the Dao of Marriage was probably about this much; I can consider other directions for Order patches now.
Amidst the gazes of the gods—confused, shocked, envious—Wu Wang walked back to the front of the Marriage Hall composedly, smiled at Young Master, and said:
"Now you understand why I didn’t let you join, right?"
"Hmm?" Young Master was still somewhat puzzled and blinked at Wu Wang.
Wu Wang laughed and said, "The Divorce Hall is where beings dissatisfied with their marital fate are allowed the chance to modify it. Between you and me, I will go all out to ensure you have no grievances."
"Mmm."
Young Master smiled sweetly as she returned to the main temple with Wu Wang.
Heaven Palace quieted down for a moment before various mottled sounds began to spread, with cursing being more common and admiration less so.
As an Immortal from the Human Domain who took the Divine Power of Heaven Palace, won the favor of a Goddess, occupied a God position within Heaven Palace, and meddled with the Power of Order, it was reasonable for Wu Wang to be scolded a few times.
However, among the series of plans formulated in Wu Wang’s heart, "The First List for the Restructuring of Heaven Palace Divine Spirits" was of the utmost importance.
In the temple, Young Master couldn’t help but repeatedly ask Wu Wang how he came up with the idea.
Wu Wang talked on and on about the principles of Yin and Yang and said a few words about Heaven never sealing off all exits, just barely managing to brush the topic off.
He fully felt that within Young Master’s heart lay a tremendous "thirst for knowledge," and Wu Wang was even a little worried that if he couldn’t come up with any significant principles in the future, she might be disappointed.
’I still need to find an opportunity to adjust the direction of our relationship towards a life of poetic and artistic romance,’ Wu Wang silently cautioned himself.
He didn’t need Young Master to worship him in any way; a relationship where equals stood without disparity was the most comfortable.
With these thoughts, Wu Wang took out a thick roll of cloth and, after spreading it out, continued to compile the "Great Wilderness Wedding Ritual" together with Young Master.
That’s right, even if there was no chance to complete the Great Dao, he could still make a profit!
「God of Spring’s Divine World.」
Lately, Wu Wang had been busy skimming off the wool of the Dao of Order and paid less attention to the Divine Realm, but with the concerted efforts of a few people from the Human Domain and Da Yi, the whole Divine Realm had already become completely regularized.
The followers of the minor gods nearby had been partly absorbed by the God of Spring’s Divine World.
Although the Grand Elder still insisted on assessing the followers’ conduct and not indiscriminately accepting everyone, under the persuasion of Hu Sheng and Da Yi, he gradually relaxed this restriction.
In its place, the rules brought over from the Human Emperor Pavilion of the Human Domain began to be executed one by one within the God of Spring’s Divine World.
The development of the Human Domain was, of course, far ahead of the Hundred Races of the Great Wilderness, which could be seen as a small step forward.
General Xiong San was responsible for training the troops; the Divine Realm’s Soldiers were maintained at a scale of fifty thousand, which amounted to one-tenth of the able-bodied population of the God of Spring’s Divine World.
Large tracts of farming land had been cultivated around the periphery of the Divine Realm, and the caravans that were established also began to interact with the Mirror God’s Divine World, ensuring mutual supply and closer relations.
The wish power Wu Wang could receive had stabilized.
Overall, the God of Spring’s Divine World, after several months of rest, had made initial preparations to launch the next expansion war.
However, Wu Wang had not given the order, and the Grand Elder and the others had only covertly identified targets and had not acted on their own initiative.
Contrastingly, despite the increasingly joyous faces in the God of Spring’s Divine World, Da Yi, the top Divine General, had been becoming increasingly gloomy of late.
He was in great turmoil.
On this day, after a spring rain had passed and he completed his day’s worth of strength training, Da Yi leaped out from the medicinal bath, washed his robust divine body, donned his long garment, and let out a sigh as he bowed his head.
Two Soldiers carried away the wooden tub for disposal, and after Da Yi adjusted his appearance, he slung his longbow over his shoulder and leaped out the window.
Passing through the bustling streets, where enthusiastic smiles and salutes could be seen everywhere, Da Yi responded with nods and waves, seemingly as usual. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
But when alone, his expression would turn somewhat dim.
After walking through familiar paths and traversing the woods he had crossed dozens of times over the past few months, Da Yi quickly reached a dense canopy, carefully parted the leaves, and looked towards the pavilion standing alone on the hillside.
The surrounding Soldiers were on strict guard, with checkpoints every three steps and sentries every five, this being one of the most closely guarded places in the entire God of Spring’s Divine World.
Even around the reconstructed statue, there were not as many Soldiers as one-third of this area.
In the pavilion, one could faintly see the figure of a woman.
She was allowed to move around near the pavilion, and going to the streets was permitted but necessitated Hu Sheng’s personal accompaniment;
Every day, various women would come and go in this pavilion—chefs from other Divine Realms, tailors who stitched beautiful clothes with nimble hands, musicians, dancers...
Here, she lived the most prestigious and comfortable life Emperor’s City could offer, carefree and joyful.
Listening to the laughter coming from the pavilion, Da Yi looked down and gently sighed, ready to slip away from the place.
"Won’t you look a bit longer?"
A voice carrying a smile came from the side, and Da Yi paused before hurriedly searching for the source.
Two figures had somehow appeared under the tree; on the left was the familiar Blood Clothes, while on the right stood an unusually attired divine being in white!
"My lord!"
Da Yi tumbled down from the tree, knelt on one knee, and hurriedly said, "Da Yi is here only because he’s worried about Heng’e..."
"Alright, get up."
Wu Wang lifted his hand in a feigned gesture of assistance, using Divine Power to pull Da Yi to his feet, chuckling as he said:
"Heng’e is your childhood sweetheart, what’s the harm in you going in to look at her? I’ve already asked, Elder Miao hasn’t forbidden you from meeting."
The Grand Elder smiled with his eyes at the side and did not say much.
"This..."
Da Yi gave an embarrassed smile and said in a low voice:
"My lord, I am a rash person, but I do understand these principles. Heng’e was saved by you, and we both owe you a great debt.
I’m not married to Heng’e, and we’ve maintained propriety; if you mind, you can chop off my hands!
I don’t even know what I’m saying, but if she’s safe and sound, that’s enough for me.
I trust you, my lord. You surely won’t let her down!"
Wu Wang turned his head to look at the Grand Elder, who was stroking his beard and shaking his head in admiration, saying, "The Sect Master is truly divine in his judgment; I concede defeat."
Having spoken, the Grand Elder pulled out a flask of fine wine from his sleeve, which Wu Wang snatched away.
"Give that here! Hahaha!"
Wu Wang was in high spirits, his aura rippling around him, still not perfectly concealed due to his recent breakthrough in martial might.
"Come on, let’s go somewhere and have a drink, the three of us.
Da Yi, don’t overthink it. I came down here specifically to clear up this matter with you.
I’m not after your sister Heng’e. The reason for it is somewhat complicated, but I ought to explain it to you."
Da Yi was stunned, "My lord! What do you mean?"
"It’s no harm to tell you in advance.
Heng’e’s biological father is a significant figure in Heaven Palace, and I too must be somewhat wary of that important person.
If you truly care for Heng’e, to the extent of undying devotion, then bear with it a little."
Wu Wang smiled and said:
"I’ve arranged to bring you some Pure Yang cultivation techniques in the Human Domain.
If you can endure the loneliness, it’s very likely you’ll make rapid progress; it’s just right for you at this stage.
When you’ve become Transcendent, or even risen above that state, capable of battling a Main God of Heaven Palace... forget it, if you can beat Elder Miao by then, and you and Heng’e still truly love each other, I’ll personally mediate for you and help bring about the beautiful union with Heng’e!
How does that sound?"
Da Yi was invigorated, momentarily unsure how to respond.
Wu Wang winked at him and gestured to the Grand Elder to proceed, then they both walked towards the depths of the forest, talking of amusing anecdotes from the Divine Realm.
Da Yi stood still for a long time and then, grinning wide, he slapped his forehead and followed briskly with his head bowed.
"Sect Master, why haven’t we seen Yang Wudi recently?"
"That guy makes a scene whenever he appears; isn’t he afraid of causing trouble? Right now, it seems he’s made a connection with some Goddess and is wholeheartedly involved in this major affair."
"I see. That would indeed serve as an aid for the Sect Master."
"Whether it aids or not is irrelevant; I just sent him to gather information and, incidentally, spread some news..."
The sun filtered perfectly through the forest, and the mountain streams were lively and spirited.
Da Yi quickly caught up to Wu Wang and the Grand Elder, following step by step, but his spiritual mind couldn’t help but waver. Though nearly exhausted, he felt as if he were filled with strength.
The power of marriage.
