Chapter 1132 — The Divine Sovereign of Kun Virtue
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In the Lingxiao Hall of Treasured Jade, the Heavenly Emperor sat upon his throne. The Ten Heavenly Venerables were present as well, each seated upright and grave, and below them the civil and military officials of the court stood in dense ranks, their divine radiances of every hue lighting the void.
Below, Gongsun Yan kowtowed; the Heavenly Emperor spoke a few words of encouragement and bade her rise.
A court official submitted a memorial praising Gongsun Yan as gentle and good, virtuous and wise, endowed with both virtue and talent, so that Heaven itself was moved; the Heavenly Emperor again spoke a few words of encouragement and ordered a seat to be given her. After Gongsun Yan was seated, another court official submitted a memorial praising her transcendent cultivation and her genius for ordering heaven and earth, saying, "The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign of the Yuan Realm was corrupt in her morals and has already been executed.
Now the heroes of the Yuan Realm have no leader and it is in chaos; Venerable Xiaotian guards the Yuan Realm, but one beam cannot hold up a house alone. Therefore your servant recommends Gongsun Yan for the post of Primordial Sovereign of Earthly Virtue, to be stationed in the Yuan Realm and share Venerable Xiaotian's burdens. " The Heavenly Emperor looked toward the Ten Heavenly Venerables and said with a smile, "What do my beloved ministers think? " The ten Venerables had long been of one mind; they nodded their assent one after another, and Venerable Xiaotian said with a smile, "Let Your Majesty decide.
" So the Heavenly Emperor issued his decree, enfeoffing Gongsun Yan as the Primordial Sovereign of Earthly Virtue, permitting her to build a heavenly palace and to command a million troops.
Gongsun Yan bowed in thanks.
The gods all chanted in unison; divine light hung thick in the hall, and the sounds of the Dao rose in waves, sweet and lingering.
The Ten Heavenly Venerables then bestowed blessings upon Gongsun Yan, and behind her head halos of light appeared, ten in all.
The strand of Shen Mu's divine consciousness hidden between Gongsun Yan's brows saw this and his head ached: "Ten pairs of eyes fixed on Gongsun Yan — nothing she does can be hidden from them!
" Just then, one of the halos behind Gongsun Yan's head quietly sent out a thread of divine consciousness into the woman's brow. Shen Mu gave a cold laugh, and the divine consciousness hidden between Gongsun Yan's brows erupted! The consciousness that had stolen into Gongsun Yan's brow had clearly not expected another to be hidden there; at once it stirred and transformed into a Great Luo Heaven!
Yet to its surprise, Shen Mu's consciousness likewise became a Great Luo Heaven. The two Great Luo Heavens collided, and the two consciousnesses immediately knew each other's identity.
"The Great Emperor! " "Venerable Mutian! " The Heavenly Emperor further bestowed wealth, palace maids, and a great variety of treasures, saying, "Primordial Sovereign of Earthly Virtue, the lower realm is not like this place.
The lower realm is full of tyrants who throw the world into chaos; I hope you will suppress them well and keep the common folk of the lower realm safe.
" Gongsun Yan assented, wholly unaware that a fierce battle had already broken out between her brows.
The Heavenly Emperor withdrew from court; the Ten Heavenly Venerables came forward to offer congratulations and to encourage Gongsun Yan. The other court officials pressed forward one after another to congratulate her, and Gongsun Yan, following Ling Yuxiu's instruction, observed every courtesy without a single misstep, dignified and gracious and proper, so that the officials marveled without end.
Shen Mu poured more of his consciousness into Gongsun Yan's brow and broke through the other's Great Luo Heaven of consciousness; yet the Great Emperor's consciousness was more practiced in its own arts, and its divine-consciousness powers came forth in endless succession.