Chapter 1: I, the Heavenly Emperor, Lord of the Heavenly Court

Endless void, multiple planes, vast starry universe.

An eternal, ancient Great World reflects upon the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Auras of longevity and eternity circulate within the World; powerful living beings strike against the void, and terrifying auras awaken from time to time.

The order and rules of the Great Dao manifest within the firmament.

This is the powerful, eternal, and ancient Great Primordial World.

Above the Thirty-Three Heavens, Immortal Palaces stand tall, and the Three Thousand Great Daos roar unceasingly.

This is a place of ultimate Creation, the orthodox land of the Great Primordial World—the Primordial Heavenly Court.

In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall of the Primordial Heavenly Court, within the gaze of Qin Hao, a sea of stars floats and sinks.

He looks at the purple-gold Investiture of the Gods in his hand and cannot help but sigh, saying, "Is this the Investiture of the Gods?"

Qin Hao was originally a person from Diyu, swept up by a mysterious Eastern power and transmigrated into this Great Primordial World.

And the place of his arrival was the place where Haotian took form.

He took advantage of the time before Haotian had developed consciousness to directly absorb Haotian's origin.

From then on, he inherited Haotian's Causality and embarked on the path of seeking the Dao.

The hardships in this are not to be spoken of to outsiders.

Finally, in the present, Qin Hao has taken control of the Heavenly Court.

Although Qin Hao is now the noble Lord of the Heavenly Court, commanding the Ancient Myriad Clans of Honghuang.

But Qin Hao knows this is not enough; it is far from enough.

Within this Heavenly Court, all are former Disciples of the Three Teachings.

The Disciples of the Three Teachings are listed on the Investiture of the Gods, and they submit to Qin Hao, the Lord of the Heavenly Court, in word but not in heart.

Some of the powerful ones even listen to the summons but do not obey the decrees.

The Heavenly Court rules the Great Desolate World more in name than in reality.

Fortunately, the Investiture of the Gods is finally in his hands now.

Qin Hao holds the Investiture of the Gods and speaks, "Taibai Jinxing, tell everyone that tomorrow I shall hold a Great Court Assembly."

Taibai Jinxing walks in, bows his head, and says, "This humble official accepts the decree."

Taibai Jinxing says with some hesitation, "Your Majesty, the new immortals who have joined the Heavenly Court are mostly former Disciples of the Saints; they are all unruly and rebellious. Tomorrow's Great Court Assembly..."

Taibai Jinxing does not finish the rest of his words.

In fact, the meaning is very clear: the Disciples of the Saints are unruly, even if they are listed on the Investiture of the Gods.

But they are still unconvinced by Qin Hao, the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

On the Honghuang Continent, Saints are high above, and Disciples of the Saints have always been a symbol of arrogance.

So, if a Great Court Assembly is really held, will these Disciples of the Saints come?

Qin Hao says indifferently, "Those who do not respect the Emperor's decree shall be beheaded!"

The indifferent words carry an unquestionable murderous intent, rippling above the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Hearing Qin Hao's words, Taibai Jinxing feels relieved.

A long time ago, Qin Hao had already subdued Taibai Jinxing.

Taibai Jinxing knows Qin Hao's strength better than anyone else; the only thing to be wary of now is the Saints.

His Majesty's gaze has never been on those Disciples of the Saints, but on the Saints themselves.

Since His Majesty intends to re-establish the authority of the Heavenly Court, he, Taibai Jinxing, will certainly do his utmost for it.

Taibai Jinxing bows again and says, "I strictly obey the Heavenly Emperor Decree."

Taibai Jinxing bows and withdraws.

And Qin Hao, holding the Investiture of the Gods, sees in his gaze one thread of Causality after another upon the Investiture of the Gods.

This Investiture of the Gods was passed down from the hands of Dao Ancestor Hongjun; I fear there are hidden moves left by Dao Ancestor Hongjun on it.

Qin Hao does not hesitate and immediately begins to refine the Investiture of the Gods.

Using Qi Luck as fire and the World as a furnace, he re-establishes the Investiture of the Gods.

Endless fire burns around the Investiture of the Gods, burning away all the Causality upon it.

Only the names of those listed on the Investiture of the Gods remain.

The path of Qi Luck has always been infinitely profound.

Even Saints cannot easily grasp the path of Qi Luck.

The Dragon-Phoenix Great Tribulation was a struggle for the momentum of the world, and the Lich Calamity was a struggle for the Qi Luck of the world.

Even the Investiture of the Gods used the Human Race as a battlefield, with the victors dividing the Qi Luck merit.

And now, Qin Hao uses Qi Luck as fire to re-refine the Investiture of the Gods.

Every thread of Causality on the Investiture of the Gods has been severed.

The Heavenly Book Investiture of the Gods, the Earth Book Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Human Book Book of Life and Death.

The Investiture of the Gods is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface.

The Investiture of the Gods is more about the suppression of Qi Luck.

Qin Hao can feel that after being refined by the fire of Qi Luck, he can now fully control the Investiture of the Gods.

"But it is still not enough."

Qin Hao puts away the Investiture of the Gods and stands with his hands behind his back, "Still not enough!"

In his gaze, above the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Qi Luck of the Heavenly Court is thin.

This is because the strength of the Heavenly Court is weak, and the immortals of the Heavenly Court all have their own agendas.

The immortals of the Heavenly Court have not yet fully submitted to him.

"However, it is soon."

Qin Hao closed his eyes.

Through constant deduction over these years, he finally created the Way of the Fortune Dynasty based on the novels he had once read.

From Dynasty to Imperial Dynasty, from Saint Court to the Heavenly Court.

Now, the final piece of the puzzle, the Investiture of the Gods, has been obtained by him.

Therefore, it is time.

It is time to establish the Heavenly Court of Qi Luck and become the true Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Lord of Honghuang.

The next day, the Heavenly Emperor issued a decree for all immortals of the Heavenly Court to hold a grand assembly.

Naturally, there were some unruly individuals among them who, relying on their status as former Disciples of Saints, were unwilling to come and unwilling to bow their heads easily.

Qin Hao stood atop the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, his imperial might like the sea, enveloping the entire Space.

All the immortals present felt astonished; these immortals had all once been Disciples of Saints.

Although they had their names inscribed on the Investiture of the Gods during the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods and had died once.

They still possessed discernment.

The pressure this Heavenly Emperor exerted on them was actually comparable to that of their masters, the various Saints.

This new Lord of the Heavenly Court had always kept a low profile in the past.

Could it be that his strength is incredibly powerful?

Qin Hao ignored the thoughts of those present; he simply looked toward the immortals of the Heavenly Court who had not come and directly issued a decree: "Those who do not respect the Emperor's decree, execute!"

Those who do not respect the Emperor's decree, execute!

In the dark, one Causality line after another emerged in the firmament, then evolved into a terrifying and peerless murderous intent.

In that instant, great terror descended.

Qin Hao appeared to use nothing, but he used that Causality as a thread.

All those immortals who had not come were directly crushed by that terrifying murderous intent, then turned into powder and vanished with the wind.

They did not even have time to let out a scream before being directly erased.

Even though they were noble Disciples of Saints, it was still of no use.

Within the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, there was suddenly dead silence.

Awe!

All the immortals present laid down the pride they had relied upon as Disciples of Saints and felt a sense of awe arise.

This method of turning Disciples of Saints into ashes while chatting and laughing was too terrifying.

They had no idea how the Heavenly Emperor had accomplished it.

Even if it were at their peak, before their names were inscribed on the Investiture of the Gods, they could not have done it.

This included those who were not on the Investiture of the Gods, who had attained sainthood in the flesh, and who held powerful positions among the immortals; they likewise felt a sense of awe.

Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor now possesses the cultivation of a Quasi-Saint?

In the Great Primordial World, there are Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Great Luo Golden Immortal, Quasi-Saint, and Saint.

In fact, Qin Hao is currently only a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but this Great Luo Golden Immortal walks a path completely different from the Saints of Honghuang.

As far as Qin Hao's current strength is concerned, he does not fear the Saints in the slightest.

Taibai Jinxing immediately bowed and said excitedly, "Your Majesty killed the rebels with a single word; Your Majesty is mighty!"

The rest of the immortals present then reacted, immediately bowing and saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

This bow symbolized their submission to the Heavenly Emperor.

(End of this chapter)