Chapter 2651: The Heavenly Chaos Stall

He didn't even have time to reply to He Chunhua's connection request.

"Recently, imperial nectar has been erupting frequently." Frequent eruptions of imperial nectar mean gods often fall in the heavenly realm. He Chunhua couldn't even imagine what chaos the heavenly realm had descended into.

According to the eldest son, that's probably what he likes best.

"The Lingxu Assembly has again revised the selection list for the Descent of the Divine Body."

He Chunhua immediately paid attention: "Is it a new batch of the list?"

"No, it's still the old one. They just removed the fallen gods and added new ones." Naluotian said lightly, "They've scratched out several hundred names."

"Why is that?" He Chunhua wondered, "Why won't the Lingxu Assembly announce the second batch of the list?"

"Perhaps they just want to stir up a bloody storm." Naluotian said, "For these three years, the heavenly realm has been fighting nonstop over the quotas for the Descent of the Divine Body, accumulating who knows how much hatred, and the Lingxu Assembly still hasn't announced the second batch. Hah, maybe there isn't even a second batch."

He Chunhua didn't respond.

As the Shen King, he also knew some insider information that ordinary cultivators and small-state rulers didn't know, such as, the reputation of the Lingxu Holy Venerable in the heavenly realm is actually quite good—all the gods know his word is bond and he keeps his promises; another example, why the Lingxu Assembly wants to stir up a bloody storm in the heavenly realm, and why they want to cheaply benefit the mortal realm?

The answer still lies in the three words "imperial nectar."

Once a god descends to the mortal realm and wants to move freely, the "divine body" they attach to also needs abundant spiritual energy. This is almost the same as the condition for immortals entering the world.

The current spiritual energy environment can already support immortals wandering the world, but true immortals above that level are still like giant whales sunk at the bottom, finding the outer sea's water not deep enough, not enough for them to hover.

The same goes for gods.

The mortal realm now can support the full descent of ordinary gods, but after landing, the true gods still cannot move freely.

So before the true large-scale god descent begins, the Lingxu Holy Venerable actually hopes the spiritual energy density in the mortal realm will rise another level. And since the spiritual energy levels of the mortal and heavenly realms are inversely proportional, to enrich the mortal realm, they can only...

"That's precisely why many gods in the heavenly realm hate the Lingxu Assembly to the bone. Relying on the list of divine bodies to stir up trouble, the effect is getting weaker and weaker." The Lingxu Holy Venerable calculated their lives, wanting to turn them into nourishment for his descent to the lower realm—these gods naturally hate the Lingxu Assembly more and more.

What, you say they might be kept in the dark, unaware of the Lingxu Holy Venerable's plot?

Isn't there still Naluotian and Sharilitian? Under their loud propaganda, now few heavenly gods haven't heard of the Lingxu Assembly's conspiracy theories, unless they're currently in closed-door cultivation.

"The effect is getting weaker?" He Chunhua wondered, "But recently, imperial nectar has clearly been erupting more frequently."

"That's because, when one plan fails, the Lingxu Assembly makes another." Naluotian said, "They've published the list for the first batch of trial descents, totaling one hundred heavenly gods."

One hundred heavenly gods descending to the mortal realm simultaneously? He Chunhua felt a chill: "Repeating old tricks?"

"No, the Lingxu Holy Venerable himself said the time for the first batch of trial descents has already been set, and it's just recently." Naluotian said solemnly, "Do you know what this list means?"

Before the large-scale god descent, of course some tests need to be done.

He Chunhua swallowed: "Can some heavenly gods descend to the mortal realm first?"

"Exactly. This batch of one hundred heavenly gods given priority to descend can first enjoy the benefits of the mortal realm and no longer need to worry about the heavenly realm's disputes." Naluotian said, "Among these one hundred heavenly gods, it's not only from the Lingxu Assembly."

He Chunhua blurted out: "Are there also Sharilitian gods?"

Naluotian didn't answer.

His attitude was the best answer.

He Chunhua thought for a moment and probed further: "Could it be... you too?"

Naluotian didn't respond immediately, and He Chunhua's heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, after a few moments of silence, Naluotian still said: "I am, but I've already made a clarification in Sharilitian."

He Chunhua silently thought, "Impressive"—the Lingxu Holy Venerable merely added Naluotian's name to the priority list for the lower realm, and now other Sharilitian gods suspect him.

Even if Naluotian made a clarification, what of it? Who knows if someone like him, a high-ranking Sharilitian god, has or hasn't made some shady deal with the Lingxu Holy Venerable? Over so many years, mouthing defiant words against the Lingxu gods, but turning around to join the opposing camp and selling out comrades cleanly—how could there be few such heavenly gods?

Moreover, what kind of temperament does Naluotian have? Lying without blinking an eye.

Similarly a true god, the Lingxu Holy Venerable's word is a spit and a nail—once spoken, it must be fulfilled, so his words are always trusted by the gods, even though in recent years the Lingxu Assembly has suffered setbacks again and again when facing the mortal realm, making mistakes repeatedly; the heavenly gods still inertially believe him based on his good reputation.

But when Naluotian comes out saying "I'm not, I didn't," given his past credibility, can other heavenly gods truly believe him completely?

"In short, once this priority list for descending to the mortal realm is published, the heavenly realm will be in an uproar again, because the Lingxu Assembly has added a note: if the heavenly gods on the list are unwilling to join the test, they can designate other heavenly gods to participate in their place."

As it turns out, the quotas can be transferred, and there's more to be said about that.

In Naluotian's voice, there was a hint of mockery: "Even I've received not a few messages from heavenly gods hoping I'd transfer my quota to them."

What does this indicate?

One is that they want to descend to the mortal realm first, unwilling to pay a high price to Naluotian for it; two is that these heavenly gods simply don't believe he hasn't made some deal with the Lingxu Assembly!

"I've been busy lately, don't offend Bekka." This is the reason Naluotian proactively contacted He Chunhua today, "If there's anything, let's talk after this phase."

He Chunhua understood—Naluotian meant that the Lingxu Holy Venerable has already gone on a killing spree in the heavenly realm, he and Sharilitian are exhausted dealing with it, they can't recently shield Shen State, so let him fend for himself.

He could only reply: "Okay."

The smoke and mist dispersed, and Naluotian left.

He Chunhua lightly exhaled a breath, feeling somewhat emotional.

Nowadays, the heavenly realm is more chaotic than the mortal realm; for mortal beings, it's unknown whether it's blessing or disaster. Thinking of these causes and effects, a large part is related to the eldest son, he muttered to himself:

"I still need to pass Naluotian's words to Chuan'er."

He Lingchuan had told him about part of his ambitions, and He Chunhua had thought him overly bold at the time. But these past few years, the overall situation has been developing toward the direction He Lingchuan hoped for.

He just hoped He Lingchuan truly was a great blessing star, so he could ride the wind and break waves in such a terrifying storm.

He Chunhua also understood, Naluotian deliberately described the heavenly realm's situation in such detail, not necessarily just to tell him. Perhaps he was just using him as a mouthpiece to relay to Jiuxiao.

(End of Chapter)