I'm In Heaven, I Just Want To Work Overtime

Chapter 114: The Heavenly Decree of the Supreme Chaos Cave Crimson Text and Heavenly Law

"All ministers, please rise!"

Great Emperor Jade Emperor's face remained calm and unreadable, making it difficult to discern his emotions.

"I am guilty of recklessly engaging in warfare within the Heavenly Court, tarnishing the sacred grounds of the Heavenly Palace. I request that the Great Heavenly Venerable punish me!"

Great Emperor of the South Pole, Changsheng, stepped forward and bowed.

"We are also guilty. We request Your Majesty's punishment!"

Heavenly Venerable Taiyi, Perfected Being Huanglong of the Water Virtue Star, and other disciples of the Chanjiao School also stepped forward to plead guilty.

Upon seeing this, the gods of the Jiejiao School's faces changed slightly, and they could no longer stand still.

They all prostrated themselves and admitted their guilt.

"All of you ministers have just ascended to the Heavenly Court and are not yet familiar with the heavenly rules and proper etiquette. Your impulsive actions can be forgiven, but if there are any further transgressions, the heavenly regulations are strict, and you will be dealt with accordingly!" Great Emperor Jade Emperor said coldly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"

The gods all replied.

Jade Emperor said, "Now that all the gods have returned to their positions, we shall activate the Great Array of the Celestial Stars, allowing the celestial stars to follow the laws of heaven, transforming chaos into order, and separating the realms of heaven and humanity in time and space. This is the will of heaven! Where is the Lord of the Dipper?"

"I am here!"

The Lord of the Dipper quickly stepped forward.

"You are in charge of managing the group of celestial stars. Command the gods of the Dipper Department to quickly return to their positions and recreate the starry sky!"

"I obey!"

The Lord of the Dipper received the imperial edict and stepped back into the ranks.

"Where is Great Emperor of the Northern Yin?" Jade Emperor asked again.

"I am here!"

Divine Child Blood stepped forward.

Jade Emperor said, "You are in charge of the cycle of reincarnation. Select righteous and virtuous human souls from the underworld and elevate them to become gods, enriching the eight departments of the Heavenly Court."

Although more than 360 celestial gods had been appointed, it was only a rough framework for the Heavenly Court.

If the Heavenly Court before the appointment of the gods was like a bare and straight tree, the current Heavenly Court had grown many long branches.

However, it still lacked branches that branched out and dense green leaves.

The Heavenly Court still had a long way to go to become a flourishing tree.

"I obey!"

Divine Child Blood still wore his blood-red Daoist robe.

He was the evil corpse of the River of Styx, and in order to sever the cause and effect of killing the Supreme God Haotian, he had joined forces with the Chanjiao School to suppress the Jiejiao School. In the end, he died under Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

As one of the oldest quasi-saints in the world, he naturally looked down upon the Supreme God Haotian.

But now, he had no choice but to submit to him.

At this moment, an immortal official came in and said, "Your Majesty, Master Xuandu requests an audience!"

"Quickly, bring him in!"

Jade Emperor hurriedly said.

Soon, a Daoist walked in, holding a scroll of jade slips.

"Your Majesty, my master has written the 'Heavenly Decree of the Supreme Chaos Cave Crimson Text and Heavenly Law' for the Heavenly Court. It can serve as the new heavenly rules to restrain the appointed celestial gods!" Xuandu, the Great Master, said.

Jade Emperor was overjoyed, "I was just troubled by this, but I didn't expect Senior Brother Xuandu to have made arrangements already!"

Soon after, an immortal official presented the jade slips.

Great Emperor Yu opened it and found that the records in the Female Qing Law were very detailed.

For example: the various main gods are not allowed to accept civil lawsuits, and those who violate this rule will be punished with nine years of imprisonment.

The various main gods, excluding the eight celestial festivals, are not allowed to accept offerings from the mortal world, and those who violate this rule will be punished with nine years of imprisonment.

Those main gods who recklessly accept curses from the mortal world, causing harm to humans, will be executed. If they harm one person, their form will be extinguished.

Those main gods who are not part of the eight celestial festivals and recklessly accept wealth from the mortal world exceeding one coin will be put to death.

The subordinates of the various main gods who manage the divine officials are not allowed to issue orders to enter or leave, or harm innocent people. Those who violate this rule will be punished with nine years of imprisonment. Those who know but do not warn will be executed. Therefore, those who violate the order will be divided and their forms will be destroyed.

In addition to this, there are also the responsibilities and punishment standards for gods such as the Thunder God, Fire God, Water God, Constellations, Earth God, and City God.

"Senior Brother Shengming, the Supreme Master, has calculated without omission. With these heavenly laws and regulations, the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms can be secure!"

Great Emperor Yu expressed his admiration.

In the past, there were not many gods in the Heavenly Court, so the heavenly laws were not very comprehensive and had many loopholes.

Now, with the Female Qing Decree Law written by the Supreme Master, the gods of the Daoist and Buddhist sects will surely be more cautious and not dare to be too reckless.

"In that case, I will leave!"

Master Xuandu left the Lingxiao Hall and headed towards the Thirty-Three Heavens.

"Where is the White Tiger Venus?"

"I am here!"

White Tiger Venus quickly stepped forward.

"Proclaim the written by the Supreme Master to the Three Realms, and inform all the gods that if any god violates the heavenly laws written by the Supreme Master, I will not forgive them!" Great Emperor Yu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

White Tiger Venus quickly took the jade scroll and left.

"The Heavenly Court manages the countless beings of the Three Realms, maintains the operation of the Heavenly Dao, supports and nurtures the teachings of humanity. Your responsibilities are great, so please quickly fulfill your divine duties and ensure that the Three Realms are orderly!" Great Emperor Yu said.

"We will follow the decree!"

The gods all responded.

Then, they each left.

Xia Yi also returned to his own Disaster Bureau.

As for Yangwu, he was waiting in the Doumu Hall with the Twenty-Eight Constellations, Nine Luminaries Star Lords, Big Dipper Seven Stars, Southern Dipper Six Stars, Five Dipper Star Officials, Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs, Seventy-Two Earth Sha, and the Eighty Thousand Evil Stars, awaiting the orders of the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother.

"Have all the stars of the Dou Department come?"

Doumu Yuanjun asked.

An immortal official stepped forward and answered, "Taiyin Niangniang Chang'e has not come!"

Doumu Yuanjun said, "Go quickly to Taiyin Star and invite her to come!"

A heavenly general quickly went to the Star Pavilion.

After about three hours.

A woman in her twenties or thirties walked in, wearing classical palace attire. She was stunningly beautiful and exuded an air of nobility and elegance.

"Taiyin Star Lord Chang'e, I greet Doumu Yuanjun!"

Chang'e stepped forward and respectfully greeted.

Doumu Yuanjun nodded and said, "I have received the decree from the Supreme Great Emperor to reopen the Zhou Tianxing Dou Formation and recreate the ancient starry sky. You all need to refine the Zhou Tianxing Banners!"

"It is rumored that the Zhou Tianxing Dou Formation requires 365 Innate Spirit Treasures as its core. Where can we find so many Innate Spirit Treasures?" a star lord asked.

Doumu Yuanjun replied, "This time, we are refining the post-heaven Zhou Tianxing Dou Formation, which does not require Innate Spirit Treasures. We only need to collect meteoric iron from the stars to refine it!"

Then, she explained the method for each star lord to refine the star banners.

"Then we will go back to refine the star banners!"

The constellations left one by one.

Yangwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He thought that when a new leader takes office, there will be difficulties, and Doumu Yuanjun would make things difficult for him.

I didn't expect it to be so easily let go.

After returning to Clear Light Palace, Yang Wu began refining treasures.

The system reward was the Great Sun and Stars Flag refined by the Innate Spirit Treasure, which is the original version.

And what he is going to refine now is the Postnatal Star Banner.

Immediately, he delved into the interior of the Sun Star and found some golden meteorite iron.

These meteorite irons were extremely heavy, with just a small piece the size of a fist comparable to a mountain.

Ordinary Great Sun Divine Flame cannot burn the meteorite iron.

Fortunately, Yang Wu had the Jade Void Luminous Lamp bestowed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, so there was no need to worry.

After about three years.

A palm-sized golden bell was refined, with flame-like patterns engraved on it. With a gentle shake, a pleasant bell sound could be heard.

"This Great Sun Bell is finally refined," Yang Wu sighed.

Immediately after, he used this Great Sun Bell as the foundation to refine the Star Banner.

This took another two years.

The Postnatal Great Sun Star Banner was about three feet long, embroidered with a three-legged golden crow. It looked similar to the original version given by the system, but the power was vastly different.

Another five years passed.

All the Star Banners of the constellations were refined.

The gods all shook the Heavenly Star Banners together, and ancient stars began to rotate, radiating infinite brightness.

365 huge spheres were arranged in the void according to the number of the heavens, with each star spanning billions of miles.

Among them, two spheres, one yin and one yang, were located in the center, commanding the stars.

At this time, the Earth Immortal realm was in the middle of the night.

The originally chaotic and dim stars suddenly became bright, shining on the mortal realm as if it were daytime.

When Dao Ancestor rebuilt the Heavenly Court with great magical power, he sealed these ancient stars. Only one percent of their power escaped and mixed into the spiritual energy of the Three Realms for all beings to absorb.

The essence of the sun and moon, the power of the stars, is far more valuable than the postnatal spiritual energy. Only by collecting enough essence of the sun, moon, and stars can the creatures in the mortal realm become demons.

But now, with the constellations returning to their positions and the opening of the Heavenly Star Array, part of the seal has been temporarily lifted.

Crash!

The essence of the sun, moon, and stars poured down like the Milky Way in the sky.

Among them, there were even strands of Emperor's Flowing Magma, almost visible to the naked eye. Clear and bright like water, it fell from the sky and merged into the mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, cities, and villages of the mortal realm, nourishing all living things.

The Earth Immortal realm, and even the monsters, cultivators, and demon lords of the Heavenly World, were all shocked and puzzled by the sudden change in the normally unchanging constellations.

But no one had time to investigate the reason. Such a huge essence of the sun, moon, and stars could replace several years or even a decade of hard work in just one night.

The bright stars filled the sky, more than ten times larger than usual. In the northwest, a huge fireball could vaguely be seen.

There was also a round moon, as large as a millstone, hanging overhead, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression, as if it could be touched with a reach of the hand.

Some powerful immortals with great magical powers could even see the laurel tree and the cold and clear Guanghan Moon Palace.

The common people in the mortal realm didn't know what had happened, thinking it was an auspicious sign from heaven, and they burned incense and prayed.

Countless plants and animals, nurtured by the Emperor's Flowing Magma, gained wisdom and embarked on the path of transformation.

The sects of cultivation hurriedly used formations to gather the essence of the sun and moon, doing their best to collect it.

There were even some Monster Kings who manifested their hundred or thousand zhang forms, opening their blood-filled mouths to devour the essence of the stars, regardless of whether they could refine it, storing it first.

After all, such an opportunity had not occurred since the Opening of Heaven and Earth.

After a night of rotation.

The 365 ancient stars finally returned to their positions, arranged in the void according to the number of the heavens, following the operation of the Heavenly Dao.

The time and space between heaven and earth are separated.

In heaven, one day passes, while on earth, one year passes.

When heaven and earth were first opened, the chaos was created, and the sun, moon, and stars appeared. Then came the ancient demons and gods.

The gods listed on the Conferred Divinity List are post-heavenly gods, only in name responsible for overseeing and slightly influencing the movement of the stars. They are far from being comparable to those innate gods.

Just like Xia Yi, the Maou Star Official, whose main responsibility is to announce the dawn, has no power to control the entire sun.

Otherwise, he would not only hold the Fourth Grade divine position.

Unless he ascends to a higher level, becoming the Sun Star Lord or even the Sun Emperor Monarch, able to contend with the Purple Star Emperor Monarch.

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The Department of Pestilence.

The Great Emperor of Pestilence, Lü Yue, sat on the throne.

Below stood the six main gods of the Department of Pestilence.

Zhou Xin, the Eastern Plague Envoy.

Li Qi, the Southern Plague Envoy.

Zhu Tianlin, the Western Plague Envoy.

Yang Wenhui, the Northern Plague Envoy.

Master Chen Geng, the Advocate of Goodness.

Taoist Li Ping, the Plague Priest.

"True Monarch Xia Yi, the one in charge of calamities and disasters, the one who controls the plague, the one who governs disasters... What a grand scene, what a grand tone. This Great Emperor will simply hand over the position of the main god of the Department of Pestilence to you!" sneered Lü Yue, the Great Emperor of Pestilence.

He knew very well that the Department of Calamities and Disasters was a chess piece planted by the Jade Emperor in the Department of Pestilence to restrain him.

If it were an ordinary immortal, it would be fine. After all, they could be physically deified, and it would be easy to arrange some accidents to make them die, allowing him to take control of the Department of Pestilence without being restrained by the Jade Emperor.

But Xia Yi was a human-taught immortal, listed on the Human-taught Immortal Monument, bestowed with the "Violet Palace Immortal Technique" by the Taiqing Saint, and allowed to freely enter and exit the Great Red Sky. It would not be easy to take action against him.

"Great Emperor, this title is just a favor from Your Majesty. How can it compare to the Great Emperor? With the name of Haotian, you control the Department of Pestilence and countless gods. Who can have such an honor?" Xia Yi said.

"You're not wrong!" Lü Yue nodded.

The Department of Pestilence belonged to the top four departments, and only the Department of Thunder could compete with it, apart from the Department of Fighting.

If it weren't for the Jade Emperor's desire to divide the authority of the Department of Pestilence, creating the Department of Smallpox as an independent department, even the Department of Thunder would not be able to compare with it.

The Department of Smallpox was a subordinate department of the Department of Pestilence, responsible for managing human diseases according to the seasons. The Department of Pestilence was responsible for epidemics, while the Department of Smallpox was responsible for the treatment of diseases such as chickenpox and smallpox.

The Lord of the Department of Smallpox was the Lord of Azure Mist, Yu Yuanhua, and under him were five Smallpox Gods: Yu Da, the Eastern Smallpox God; Yu Zhao, the Western Smallpox God; Yu Guang, the Southern Smallpox God; Yu Xian, the Northern Smallpox God; and Yu De, the Central Smallpox God.

Their strength should not be underestimated.

"Now that the gods have taken their positions and the Department of Pestilence has been established, this Great Emperor intends to spread the plague in the mortal realm, so that all beings in the Three Realms will know the power of our Department of Pestilence. What do you think?" Lü Yue asked.

Yang Wenhui, the Northern Plague Envoy, said, "Master, now that the Heavenly Court has just been established and the gods have not yet performed their divine duties, we should use thunderous means to intimidate the Three Realms!"

Lü Yue frowned and shouted, "How many times have I told you to address me by my official title when we are in the office!"

Yang Wenhui awkwardly replied, "Yes, Great Emperor Haotian!"

"I wonder what kind of plague the Great Emperor wants to unleash and where?" Xia Yi asked.

"In the four continents of the Earth Immortal Realm, the Southern Zhanbu Continent is the ancestral land of the human race, so naturally, the plague will be released there," Lü Yue said. "As for the type of epidemic, do you have any suggestions?"

"Of course, it should be the plague of pestilential insects. As long as one person in a city contracts this disease, the entire city's population will be infected. Those who are infected will experience severe headaches, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and may also have nosebleeds, rashes, and confusion. Only one in ten will survive. It will be truly severe!" suggested Li Qi, the Southern Plague Envoy.

Zhou Xin, the Eastern Plague Envoy, spoke up, "Or it could be the epidemic of the wrathful corpses. The severity of the outbreak is no less than that of the plague of pestilential insects. With the frequent wars in the mortal realm, it is appropriate to unleash this plague."

Lü Yue said, "True Monarch Xia Yi, what do you suggest?"

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yi said, "The Department of Pestilence has just been established, and it is necessary to intimidate the Three Realms. However, I believe that we should not unleash a severe epidemic like the wrathful corpses. Firstly, the human realm is flourishing now, and the Zhou Dynasty is at its peak. Luck is on their side. If the epidemic is too severe and causes countless deaths and injuries, we plague gods will also suffer backlash. Secondly, we should not be too strict in establishing our authority. If the people are terrified of the plague, who will build temples for us in the future? Where will the incense for our Department of Pestilence come from? We cannot rely solely on the salaries distributed by the Heavenly Court's Treasury Department, right?"

"What you said makes some sense," Lü Yue nodded. "Then let's unleash the epidemic in the Southern Zhanbu Continent!"

(End of this chapter)