[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-honghuang-is-not-serious":3,"chapter-this-honghuang-is-not-serious-this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Honghuang Is Not Serious!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2263432,4417,"Chapter 117: Using the Four Swords of Annihilation, the [Spirit Treasure Heavenly Sovereign] Returns to His Seat!","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>The Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ow, ow, ow, so painful!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Calm down, don’t be afraid, it won’t hurt soon!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I’m still young, you can’t treat me like this!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It’s fine, I’ll raise you up later—right now, let’s collect some interest.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wah! It’s a tonic! Save the child!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tender young tree dashed wildly through Qifei Heaven Palace, wailing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I’m just plucking a few leaves to brew tea—not taking your life. Why are you so worked up?】 Xiang Xuanqing looked calmly at the writhing Primordial Enlightenment Tea Tree and retrieved two jade cups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But it takes forever to grow back! You’re not pulling your own hair—you don’t care!】 The Primordial Enlightenment Tea Tree was emotionally agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dashed frantically to the Mirror of Sin, peering left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hey, you can’t look into that…】 Xiang Xuanqing warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words were even finished, the mysterious mirror-light struck the sapling, and a pitch-black shadow within the mirror stretched rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Enlightenment Tea Tree had no time to react—it was swallowed whole by the endless darkness of the Mirror of Sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sigh~】 Xiang Xuanqing shook his head, making no move to retrieve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It’s better for it to quiet down inside.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing pushed the jade cups before Luo Hou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thanks to your favor, I’ll have fine things to serve guests from now on.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【No need to thank me—I merely brought you something appropriate from the mortal realm.】 Luo Hou stared at the jade cup before it, hesitating to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It paused for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you hesitating over… Xiang Xuanqing’s lip twitched. Is our underworld stuff really that terrible? I saw Ming He drinking it happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Relax—it’s pure Primordial Spiritual Spring Water, not Yellow Springs Water.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Luo Hou instantly relaxed: 【Now I’m at ease.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing, seeing this, suddenly added another line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Friend, what if I combined the Primordial Parent-Child Sword with the Primordial Enlightenment Tea Tree—what would happen?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Puff~~】 Luo Hou spat out the tea it had just sipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked down at the cup, then up at Xiang Xuanqing, eyes wide in disbelief: 【You… you didn’t just…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Of course not!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Luo Hou’s unseemly reaction, Xiang Xuanqing’s smile flickered and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It’s truly pure Primordial Spiritual Spring Water—the leaves were plucked right before your eyes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I was merely proposing an idea—don’t take it the wrong way.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I not take it the wrong way… Luo Hou’s demeanor returned to normal; it quietly set down the cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It finally realized: no matter how wonderful things from the mortal realm might be, they couldn’t fix the underworld’s operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing always came up with these operations that made one’s vision go black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Let’s talk about the future development plan for the Demon Dao instead.】 Luo Hou deliberately steered the conversation toward something serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You’ve already held the Great Demon Trial during the Opening Demon Cataclysm—could it be further refined?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Of course.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing nodded: 【My original idea was to extend the Great Demon Trial across all heavens, so that all cultivators, while practicing, would face Demon Kings testing their Dao—examining their character and verifying their progress.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Not just the Six Great Demonic Trials of Heaven, Earth, Yin, Yang, Gods, and Ghosts—but also many others: heart demons, seduction demons, human demons, and so on.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing continued: 【As everyone knows, our Demon Dao has always been upright, honorable, and radiant.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So rather than creating chaos and darkness through demonic calamities, we should instead establish trials conducted by Demon Kings.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hou nodded repeatedly: 【Friend, your words align perfectly with my thoughts!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Demon Dao has always been upright and honorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we say we’ll open the Demon Trials, we open them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even passing dogs must take the exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, they delved deeply into how to further develop the Great Demon Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short: the Demon Dao is not the path of darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, it is a glorious, majestic, radiant Dao—the most sacred and virtuous path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【To build an appealing Demon Dao and spread the Great Demon Trial across all heavens and worlds, we need organization, planning, rules, and direction. This won’t happen overnight—we must plan carefully.】 Xiang Xuanqing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Friend, your words are most true!】 After hearing Xiang Xuanqing, Luo Hou clearly understood the necessity of building a glorious, majestic Demon Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be a demon with dignity. Do your work with integrity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the way a Demon King should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【If you could open a Demon Realm, we could even hold a Demon King Ascension Ceremony.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Demon King Ascension Ceremony?】 Luo Hou was intrigued by this new term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It could be used to expand our Demon Dao ranks.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing said: 【Since we are a radiant, glorious Dao, we must have new forces stepping onto this path to strengthen our ranks.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Though you could create various demonic beings yourself, that’s just self-indulgence—we should involve everyone.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing painted a vision for the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou: 【Turn the Demon Realm into the central headquarters for all Demon Dao across the heavens and worlds, and send Demon Kings to inspect cultivators’ sins, merits, virtues, and fortunes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cultivators who pass the Demon King’s trials may be recommended by a Demon King, selected for excellence, inscribed in the Demon Scripture, and ascend to the Demon Realm.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【If you have time, you could also write some Demon Dao secret scriptures and distribute them across the heavens and worlds.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've even thought of a slogan: In the empty sky, the Demon King's song resounds, its tones echoing the Dong Zhang; recite it a hundred times, your name is inscribed in the Demon Scripture; recite it a thousand times, the Demon Kings come to welcome you; recite it ten thousand times, your Dao is complete, and you shall behold the Demon Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Ancestor Luo Hou listened, filled with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to stirring up trouble, only Xiang Xuanqing can do it so grandly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even recruiting followers could be made so noble and majestic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I invited Xiang Xuanqing to become my Demon Dao’s Heavenly Demon and Second Founder, I truly didn’t make a mistake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Friend, I’ve noted everything you said.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Ancestor was deeply committed to building the Demon Dao and planned to return and further develop the 【Sacred Virtue Heavenly Dao】—this Demon King Ascension Ceremony clearly matched the words “Sacred Virtue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the promotion of the Demon Trials across the heavens, the shaping of trial Demon Kings, the transformation of Demon Heaven, the compilation of Demon Dao secret scriptures…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I’ve got a busy time ahead!】 Luo Hou beamed, brimming with energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【By the way!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hou looked at Xiang Xuanqing: 【Whether it’s this Opening Demon Cataclysm or the development outline just now, your assistance to me has been immense.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I must compensate you—do you have any needs?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing thought for a moment and asked: 【Could I borrow your Four Swords of Annihilation?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Certainly!】 Luo Hou was extremely generous, asking no questions, and immediately produced the Four Swords of Annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four divine lights—black, red, white, and purple—flashed through the air; the Four Divine Weapons hovered, filling Qifei Heaven Palace with murderous aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Behave!】 Luo Hou gave a soft snort. The four killing swords immediately calmed their divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hou nodded slightly, flicked its right hand, and a formation diagram appeared, wrapping all four swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Friend, be careful—my set of Spirit Treasures is extremely ferocious.】 Luo Hou gave a special warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Don’t worry.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing smiled: 【I’m the best at dealing with Spirit Treasures!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hou sat in Qifei Heaven Palace for a while longer, finalizing details of the Demon Dao’s future development with Xiang Xuanqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the Demon Ancestor departed, thoroughly satisfied with his gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like last time, he didn’t drink a single sip of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Still, this special edition Primordial Enlightenment Tea deserves some study.】 Xiang Xuanqing fished the Primordial Enlightenment Tea Tree out of the Mirror of Sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Aaaah, a ghost!!】 The little thing screamed wildly, wailing as if its soul were being torn apart—it clearly had encountered something terrible in the Mirror of Sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaves imbued with Daoic profundity fell in a torrent, without waiting for Xiang Xuanqing to pluck them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After collecting the leaves, Xiang Xuanqing sent the little thing to the Dream World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wu You, help this little one shake off its nightmare—it fell into the Mirror of Sin world just now.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Okay.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Wu You looked at the little thing rolling helplessly in the void, sobbing uncontrollably, and immediately felt pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Come to Sister.】 Meng Wu You soothed the little one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a gentle melody echoed through the Dream World—soft and melodious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Enlightenment Tea Tree soon woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Wu You smiled gently: 【Little one, where are you from?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sapling turned toward the voice and gasped: 【Aaaah, another big ghost!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Wu You: 【…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air froze instantly; the three thousand Dream Worlds halted their operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【What a mouth this little thing has.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Wu You smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was calm, her mind serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a primordial deity, Wuyou would never bother with a primordial spiritual root that hadn’t yet matured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would only care for its growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, sister will water you every day—I’ll ensure you grow strong and vigorous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether to water it with Yellow Springs water or Spirit Spring water depends on Wuyou’s mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling the Wu Dao tea tree, Xiang Xuanqing casually prepared a special version of primordial Wu Dao tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was simple: the more you drank, the more pronounced the enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for some deities who drank it but didn’t attain enlightenment—instead becoming pregnant—that’s something they ought to reflect on deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was their Dao heart not firm enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was their cultivation still insufficient?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If others attained enlightenment, why didn’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tea for the strong: drink it and attain enlightenment—you’re strong; drink it and fail to attain enlightenment—you’re weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hang it on Tian Shi Yuan.” Xiang Xuanqing uploaded this new research to Tian Shi Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An amazing discovery!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deities of Tai Wei were the first to exchange for the primordial Wu Dao tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew it—Tai Wei Yuan has no proper deities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing snorted lightly; Luo Hou’s original joining of Tai Wei Yuan had its reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, the minor distraction is over—now it’s time for something serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing turned their gaze to the Zhen Xian Four Swords and the formation diagram on the desk. In the next instant, they directly appeared within the [Great Dao True Realm].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend, your opportunity has arrived—come quickly!” They sent a direct message to Li Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Bi You Heaven, Yu Chen Daojun, who had been refining a new formation, suddenly heard the Dao sound, and their heart trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspired by divine insight, they followed the pull of the Great Dao True Realm, and a single true spirit soared into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Daojun arrived within the True Realm, where thousands of true ones and myriad sages all bowed respectfully; boundless radiant light surged, surrounding them as they were guided to the first layer of Tai Shi Qing Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yuan Shi Tian Zun] sat enthroned in the center, left hand holding Li Zhu, draped in seventy-two colors, a luminous, pure circular light suspended above their mind, manifesting the image of chaos’s birth and destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dao De Tian Zun] sat to the right, holding the Tai Ji in hand, treading upon the Eight Trigrams, clothed in five-colored clouds, wearing a layered crown, and bearing the Seven-Star Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the left of Yuan Shi Tian Zun, a formation diagram spread across the void, and the four great killing swords of the Dao rose fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Chen Daojun felt the truth within, each step blooming a lotus, approaching closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Tian Zuns, seeing this, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the Dao sound, profound and mysterious, echoed throughout the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The essence of Yu Chen, the purple mist of auspicious clouds, jade radiance shining brilliantly, golden light flowing with truth, condensing into beauty, gathering to form spirit...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the True Realm, thousands of true ones and myriad sages all chanted the Great Dao’s chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Wu You arrived just in time, singing the Song of the Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming He arrived upon hearing the news, producing a soaring celestial tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three great disciples of Chan Sect, along with Wang Chuan, arrived together, playing the music of ghosts and gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, myriad Dao currents arose within the True Realm; the Zhen Xian Four Swords shot skyward, manifesting the light of primordial calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a thread of primordial calamity was born; ninety-nine thousand nine hundred yuan qi vibrated ceaselessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spirit Treasure friend, now is the time—why not take your place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yuan Shi Tian Zun] proclaimed with the great voice of the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dao De Tian Zun]’s eyes brimmed with smiles: “Spirit Treasure friend, now is the time—why not take your place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of true ones, myriad sages, demon kings, ghost gods, Daojun and Emperor-jun—all countless positions within the True Realm emitted dazzling divine light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We humbly invite Spirit Treasure Tian Zun to take your seat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Chen Daojun responded and acted, bathed in the light of primordial calamity, absorbing the primordial calamity yuan qi, holding the Zhen Xian formation diagram, and seated to the left of [Yuan Shi Tian Zun].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Realm trembled; the red scriptures glowed, six hundred sixty-eight true characters spun through the void, shining brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A transcendent dharma body appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Spirit Treasure Tian Zun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Direct link: [Monthly Tickets] [Recommendation Votes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2253,"2026-06-19T19:10:14.517Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","98e89bba88213eca2042501ab6e916f5882d203bee57461a2e6ff590243f6b78","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-118","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-116",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-honghuang-is-not-serious-cover.jpg"]