Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 309: Multiple Versions of the Heavenly Court

Shi Huagu felt that it was a truly unlucky day for him.

First, he was set up by the long-dead Qin Haoran, who left him with a debt of one billion spirit stones, and because he couldn’t repay it, he got struck by lightning.

Later, due to the matter with the Heavenly Court, he recounted the events to the creed leader.

Now, he had to repeat it all over again.

Maybe I should just write a memoir to save myself the trouble of repeatedly reliving those painful experiences.

The two other vice creed leaders stared at Shi Huagu in trepidation. The thunderstorm earlier had been so loud that it was impossible for them not to have heard it. Why would a Fusion cultivator encounter a lightning tribulation? Could this old fellow Shi Huagu have broken through?

With a grim expression, Shi Huagu narrated the events in Guhuai Town in detail, though the focus wasn’t on Qin Yanyan being Qin Haoran’s reincarnation, but rather on the matter of the Heavenly Court Creed.

“The most powerful organization from the ancient era? The Heavenly Court?”

“The first to ascend to an immortal was Dou Heavenly Sovereign?”

“Stars like yellow soybeans and easily manipulated...what kind of divine power is this?!”

The two vice creed leaders gasped. That man named Lu Yiyang had revealed so many ancient secrets in just a few words.

The first to ascend to an immortal? That’s an extraordinary achievement. This was a big shot who pioneered the path to the Immortal Dao. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call this figure the ancestor of immortals.

As the higher-ups of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, they were privy to far more secrets than the average Fusion Cultivator. Yet, even they weren’t aware that the first to ascend was the Nine-Layers Immortal.

“The Nine-Layers Immortal usurped Dou Heavenly Sovereign’s position to become the first immortal?”

“It’s always said that in the ancient era, prodigies were like dragons. They brimmed with heroic spirit and grandeur that could engulf the mountains and rivers, possessing unrivaled strength. Who would have thought that such filth lay hidden from our eyes?!”

Seeing that the two vice creed leaders were gradually absorbing the information, the creed leader slowly said, “Actually, I know a little about the Heavenly Court.”

“Please elaborate, Creed Leader.” The other two vice creed leaders felt that they had broadened their horizons today, attaining the chance to learn so many ancient secrets.

The creed leader was pleased with their eagerness and didn’t keep them in suspense. “I once came across an ancient immortal book written by the Nine-Layers Immortal. I asked someone to translate it, but it was only a rough version with missing characters and sentences. Nonetheless, it was enough to understand the gist of the book’s contents.

“The immortal book mentioned the existence of the ‘Heavenly Court,’ stating that numerous immortals existed in the ancient era. Forming a Dao Fruit and ascending to an immortal was merely the first step to the Immortal Dao. Beyond immortals were sages, beyond sages were gods, and beyond gods were supreme gods. The sheer number of realms was astounding.

“The Heavenly Court was the organization of the supreme divine realm, ruling over all things and principles!”

The two vice creed leaders and Shi Huagu were hearing this for the first time. They subconsciously leaned forward, captivated by these ancient secrets.

“Why does this not seem to match with what Lu Yiyang said? Was he lying?” Shi Huagu frowned.

The creed leader waved his hand. “Let me continue. Later, I found another ancient immortal book written by the Heaven Mandate Immortal. The book was titled Imprisoning Heaven, and its main content described the ancient Heavenly Court.

“It stated that immortals could be divided into Human Immortals, Earthly Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, Golden Immortals, Supreme Golden Immortals, and Genesis Immortals. It also mentioned that the supreme ruler of the Heavenly Court was the Heavenly Emperor, who resided in Lingxiao Throne Hall[1] There were also two sages and three purities,[2] who were actual rulers of the Heavenly Court.

“The descriptions in the book were so immersively detailed that it felt like I was there. For some time, I thought it was a novel written by the Heaven Mandate Immortal.

“But upon further contemplation, it didn’t make sense. Who was the Heaven Mandate Immortal? He was an immortal. How could an immortal have had the leisure to write novels? It defied common sense.”

The three vice creed leaders nodded in unison, agreeing with the creed leader’s reasoning.

“After that, I came across another immortal book, also written by the Heaven Mandate Immortal. It mentioned the Heavenly Court and classified immortals into Tier-One Immortals, Tier-Two Immortals, Tier-Three Immortals, Tier-Four Immortals, and Tier-Five Immortals! The storyline in this book was also vastly different from Imprisoning Heaven!”

The three vice creed leaders were dumbfounded. “How could there be such contradictions?” Was the Heaven Mandate Immortal schizophrenic?

The creed leader shook his head. “Originally, I didn’t know the reason either, and I just couldn’t make head or tail of it. I consulted the scholars who studied the primordial ancient era, but they couldn’t provide an answer either. They only said that there were many contradictory stories from the ancient era that remain unexplained to this day.

“But just now, upon learning of the Heavenly Court Creed’s existence, everything fell in place.”

“What do you mean?”

The creed leader explained earnestly, “In the ancient era, a Heavenly Court did exist, but it wasn’t divided into many levels like the Nine-Layers Immortal and the Heaven Mandate Immortal claimed. Instead, just as Lu Yiyang had said, Dou Heavenly Sovereign ruled the Heavenly Court, and the Nine-Layers Immortal usurped the throne.

“To cover up the truth, the Nine-Layers Immortal and the Heaven Mandate Immortal deliberately fabricated history to mislead later generations.”

They quickly painted an image of what they imagined the ancient era to look like.

Dou Heavenly Sovereign was the first to ascend to an immortal. He established the Heavenly Court and became the ruler of the ancient era. Kind and benevolent at heart, He[3] did not hinder later generations from ascending to immortals, allowing others such as the Nine-Layers Immortal and the Heaven Mandate Immortal to ascend one after another.

Driven by fame, profit, or other motives, the Nine-Layers Immortal and the others rebelled against the Heavenly Court and defeated Dou Heavenly Sovereign. The Heavenly Court fell, and the Nine-Layers Immortal and others replaced them as the rulers of the ancient era.

Fearing that their rule would be viewed as illegitimate, the Nine-Layers Immortals and others cloaked themselves in the guise of the Heavenly Court and fabricated an entirely different version of the Heavenly Court, leaving future generations unsure of what they should believe.

“So that’s how it was!” The four of them could sense a faint excitement pumping through their hearts. Putting their heads together, they felt that they had glimpsed a corner of the profound ancient secrets.

“In that case, can the origins of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed also be traced back to the ancient era?”

The Nine-Netherworlds Creed had always claimed that the Nine Netherworlds had existed throughout time, but there was no evidence. Now, with the Heavenly Court Creed as proof, the Nine-Netherworlds Creed could finally hold its head high.

“Lu Yiyang must have withheld some information from us. That said, most of it should be true. We can try to build a connection with them!

“Moreover, the righteous path has been stepping up their efforts to suppress us. As the pinnacle of power in the ancient era, the Heavenly Court Creed’s foundation must run deep. They are perfectly positioned to withstand the attacks from the righteous path!”

They agreed that they only stood to gain from establishing a connection with the Heavenly Court Creed. They tacitly avoided discussing the matter of Qin Haoran and Qin Yanyan. For the sake of Qin Haoran’s bequest, they could never admit that Qin Yanyan was his reincarnation.

If we admit it, wouldn’t we have to hand Qin Haoran’s bequest over to the Heavenly Court Creed?

Although they still couldn’t open Qin Haoran’s bequest, they could easily imagine how enormous the wealth left behind by a Half-Step Transcendent Tribulation expert and a diabolic creed leader must be.

They absolutely couldn’t give it to the Heavenly Court Creed! Even if they believed Qin Yayan to be Qin Haoran’s reincarnation.

“We should go to Yanjiang Commandery to make contact with them and test their foundation,” the creed leader concluded.

“But why a barbeque shop? Is there any significance to that?”

Shi Huagu analyzed seriously, “Looking back at the history of cooking, the first culinary technique humankind mastered was barbeque. The Heavenly Court Creed might be trying to hint at their long history.

“That makes sense!”

"Trust Old Shi to be the most insightful!”

The three took turns lauding Shi Huagu for his clear thinking. Basking in their compliments, even the pain from being struck by lightning seemed to have abated a little.

1. It was believed that this was where the Jade Emperor met with his officials. ☜

2. The Three Purities or Sanqing are the three highest Taoist deities. ☜

3. They are using “He” to refer to a divine being in their imagination. ☜