Chapter 2525: Governance: Ding

The election for the Immortal Gate's participation in governance has begun!

This is a scene occurring in this era, very childish, like a joke, with only a blue-clad youth here, lacking any solemn atmosphere.

However, in the eyes of the Army Souls' Ancient Emperors and the Fate Calculator and Immortal Dao Science Ancient Emperors, it is not so.

Their constitutional logic has been activated.

Layer upon layer of judgment, layer upon layer of review unfold; the Immortal Gate's supreme authority is in turmoil, with the highest level of alert and security appearing here, ensuring the utmost fairness and publicity of this matter.

"The Immortal Gate's participation in governance election, formally begins————"

Communicating with Immortal Gate citizens — discovering one person, continuing to scan — no second person found, expanding scan range — still no registered Immortal Gate citizen found — continuing to expand scan range, searching for Immortal Gate citizens possessing citizen traits but never registered in household registration.

"Scanning————"

"Scanning————"

"No more citizens discovered!"

The two versions of the Central Array Spirit Calculators are obviously very uneasy: "Citizen Jiang Ding, please immediately execute the citizen reproduction procedure, expand the citizen population; female citizens may consider seeking from the Great Sun Ancient Emperor Secret Realm, Financial Order Ancient Emperor Secret Realm, etc.; please immediately begin reproducing the citizen population————"

"Please immediately——."

The two mechanical sounds madly urged.

Like urging marriage, chattering incessantly, after a long time there is no sign of stopping.

"Ah————"

Jiang Ding is somewhat speechless.

Even the Forbidden Zone Ancient Emperor is being urged to marry; saying it out, no one would believe.

"With the permission of Immortal Gate citizens, begin the election."

Jiang Ding can only say.

This constitutional-level procedure indeed immediately covered the two versions' Central Array Spirit Calculators' frequent urgings, immediately entering the solemn Immortal Gate participation in governance election procedure.

"Vote successful."

"Total one vote, voting rate one hundred percent, election procedure verification in progress————procedure legal."

"Election successful."

"Congratulations, Your Excellency Jiang Ding, Minister of Governance!"

"Wait——there is past election history information recorded, covering————congratulations. \nGreat Sun Minister of Governance, welcome you to once again become the Immortal Gate's Minister of Governance."

The two versions of the Central Array Spirit Calculators congratulated.

Instantly, as the election result appeared, the Immortal Gate's sole citizen permit in the Boundless Starry Sky immediately surged, leaping from ordinary citizen to governance-level permit.

"Great Sun Minister of Governance————"

Jiang Ding's expression slightly moved.

At this moment, many different things immediately occurred.

The computational power of the Fate Calculator and Immortal Dao Science Ancient Emperors immediately spread over, assisting him in calculating and deducing the Heavenly Dao, increasing his efficiency somewhat.

The Army Souls' Ancient Emperor similarly did so, letting his immortal soul's cohesion strengthen, and seemingly assisting in controlling military formations, especially those formed by Immortal Gate citizens.

Together, they seem to have considerable effect even on the Forbidden Zone Ancient Emperor-level battlefield!

By this reasoning, these two foundations will necessarily have important roles in the Golden Great Age!

This Immortal Gate's civilizational heavy weapon, after countless ages' interval, still assists its citizens, always so, from the beginning, it has always been so.

"Immortal Gate's forefathers, this is an existence much stronger than the Great Sun Patriarch."

Jiang Ding murmured.

An inexplicable emotion arose in his heart, making him recall many people — Yuan, Wu, and so on — generation after generation of Immortal Gate elites, jointly achieving him, achieving the later Immortal Gate.

If the Immortal Gate gives birth to a true immortal in the future, the source must certainly be these Immortal Gate citizens, the Immortal Gate's ministers of governance.

"In the name of minister of governance, elect the governor."

"I choose myself, to serve as the current Immortal Gate governor."

Jiang Ding took a deep breath and said.

This is the first time, never having happened before; the Great Sun Minister of Governance has always been the Great Sun Minister of Governance, never served as Immortal Gate governor, although his prestige makes it no problem, many citizens have long hoped for this, but it was avoided.

The Great Sun Ancient Emperor worried that after becoming Immortal Gate governor, he could not place the Immortal Gate's interests at the highest position, because he needs to balance the numerous cultivators and common folk in the Boundless Starry Sky, this is the choice of maximizing the Great Dao's interests.

Upon reflection now, this is also the choice of maximizing the Immortal Gate citizens' interests.

The narrow, extreme citizen-supremacy policy has already declared failure in history.

"Electing————"

The two versions of the Central Array Spirit Calculators immediately operated.

"Election passed."

"Welcome, Your Excellency Governor, you have become this era's Immortal Gate governor with a one hundred percent voting rate; according to Immortal Gate tradition, your name is: Ding."

"Ding, welcome you, please swear, fulfill the duties of the Immortal Gate governor."

The two versions of the Central Array Spirit Calculators said together.

Jiang Ding completed all the oath procedures one by one, achieving the current Immortal Gate governor, although the Immortal Gate has only him.

Immediately, he obtained the control permit for the two versions' Central Array Spirit Calculators, began leading them to draw the starry sky's origin, cooperating with the Great Sun Forbidden Zone, forming maximum efficiency.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ding looked toward the last descended and revived Great Sun Ancient Emperor Dao Tong Ancient Emperor.

"Fellow Daoist,"

"I don't know how to address you?"

Jiang Ding said gently.

This is not neglect, leaving someone unattended here.

The Forbidden Zone Ancient Emperor's soul and computational power are immensely vast; many exchanges with the two versions' Central Array Spirit Calculators seem long, but are actually just an instant; this Ancient Emperor has only just entered the Great Sun Forbidden Zone.

This ancient emperor appeared as a destitute, ragged old man, deeply sorrowful, as if burdened with too many unforgettable past events, extremely plain in appearance.

"Ancestor, please don't call me fellow Daoist; I'm not used to it."

"Just call me Bitter Sea."

The Bitter Sea Ancient Emperor gave a bitter smile and said: "My lineage originates from the Great Sun Bright Light tradition, though I did not walk the sword path but the path of Dharma cultivation. By my era, the Great Sun Bright Light lineage had already withered, its transmission lost, so I developed the Dharma cultivation Dao tradition. Within the Dao lineage, I excel in a certain flame known as Bitter Fire——"

In his hand appeared a thread of utterly ordinary flame.

Jiang Ding examined it closely.

This flame indeed resembled the sword light of the Great Sun Bright Light Sword Emperor somewhat, but differed greatly—it is a flame born of sentient emotions, the fire of the Seven Emotions, condensing the suffering of countless beings in Shen Zhou into a Bitter Sea, then repeatedly evaporating and shrinking that sea until countless sufferings coalesced into this single flame.

This is the crystallization of supreme Daoist wisdom that sealed an era—the Bitter Fire of the Ancient Emperor!

This is the fire of sentient beings, an extreme fire; once ignited, it instantly sets ablaze the souls of all beings under heaven, posing extreme danger even to emperors, causing one to shudder.

"Marvelous!"

"On this path, you have completely surpassed the Great Sun Bright Light, let alone that weakling Chong Guang Zi."

Jiang Ding exclaimed in awe: "Even to say, on this path where emotion becomes fire, I am far inferior to you, Bitter Sea Dao companion. The transmission of Dao tradition has its order—those who have attained are teachers. There's no need to be overly bound by these formalities."

"Ancestor——"

The Bitter Sea Ancient Emperor could only give a bitter smile.

Chong Guang Zi, the Great Sun Bright Light Sword Emperor—this is the source of the Dao tradition; how could he dare not show reverence?