I attained immortality in the real world.

Who?
Meng Sheng looked up and examined the newcomers. An old man and a young man walked side by side up the Immortal Mountain.

The old man is the personification of the Heavenly Dao of the Azure Heaven Realm. He is human-like but not human. He is neither happy nor sad, impartial and selfless. All his behaviors are performed according to a pre-programmed sequence. Therefore, the focus is on the young man.

The young man was unlike anyone he had ever seen before; his appearance was that of a young man in his early twenties. Yet, his demeanor was ancient and profound, like that of a weathered old man in his eighties or nineties. Not only could one not find a corresponding person in one's memory, but even his age in the real world was impossible to estimate.

The conversation revealed that the other party was one of the seven survivors who escaped the experiment of the banished immortal.

This survivor is truly resourceful, managing to bypass the Eternal Laboratory and confront Emperor Huang Zengtian directly.
That's not right! The authority of the Heavenly Lord can refuse access to anyone. Could it be that the protection provided by the Immortal Extermination Experiment has failed?

Meng Sheng's mind raced, and after eliminating all the impossibilities, he arrived at the only possible conclusion.

He said to Chen Jing, "This brother must be the new Heavenly Lord! My father and I will make room and get out of here."

After saying that, he turned to Meng You and warned, "I told you long ago that the Immortal Extermination Experiment wouldn't work. Now that there's still a chance to salvage the situation, let's stop, old man."

Meng You glared at Meng Sheng and cursed, "Stop your hand! This is the man your father let in."

"…………"

Meng You knew that the person who came was Li Yin, Chen Jing, and the first successor of the Grand Emperor Huang Zengtian.

Wu Ji knocks on the Heavenly Gate, revealing Li Yin's true identity. Chen Jing uses his real form, which is revealed through facial recognition.

As for why Chen Jing was able to become the successor of the Supreme Emperor Huang Zengtian before the creation of the heavens, it is unclear since it happened outside the Supreme Emperor Huang Zengtian!

However, since the person is right in front of me, why bother with investigation? I asked directly, "Fellow Daoist Chen Jing, you didn't come to question Emperor Huang Zengtian, did you?"

Chen Jing found a stone stool to sit on and immediately recognized the other person as Cao Xian and Meng You.

He smiled and said, "It's not my place to question him. Elder Wu told me that the Grand Emperor Huang Zengtian is an acquaintance of mine, so I wanted to come and meet him."

"Who is Yuan Dao? He acted so quickly. It's no wonder that he met Fellow Daoist Cao Xian! Congratulations on becoming the Supreme Emperor Acting Heavenly Lord. It is said that this represents one-thirty-sixth of the world's power."

Meng You gestured for Chen Jing to sit down, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that they're not here to interrogate us. Outsiders to the Eternal Laboratory are like a flock of vultures, waiting for an old lion to hunt down a wild beast."

"If the hunt is successful, they steal scraps from the old lion's mouth; if the hunt fails, they eat the old lion's carcass. Although this doesn't affect the success rate, it's still annoying and considered unlucky!"

Chen Jing knew that the vultures referred to Fang Xin and others. He paused and said, "I am not a scavenging vulture, but a lion waiting for the old lion to die so that I can inherit its territory."

Meng You nodded slightly: "Their desire for my death is the same as mine. However, if they are eyeing the territory, it at least proves that they are kindred spirits who can communicate. If you can let go of past grudges, you may take some time to sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk."

Chen Jing sat on a stone bench and replied in a calm tone, "It's just a trivial life-and-death feud. I don't have the chance to kill you now, so it won't affect our discussion."

"…………"

The Heavenly Domain's authority is activated, and computing power and spiritual energy intertwine, causing a pot of tea with a lingering sweetness to materialize out of thin air.

Meng Sheng poured two cups of tea to entertain them, saying, "Please have some tea, my esteemed guests." Wu Ji was not a living person and was not affected by spiritual energy at all; whatever the flavor was, it was merely a piece of information.

Chen Jing's body had no consciousness residing in it; it could only capture sound and color information and could not taste the tea at all. This pot of exquisite tea was of no use whatsoever.

Chen Jing picked up his teacup and took a small sip. Without further ado, he asked directly, "Does the God-level authority truly allow access to one-thirty-sixth of the world's resources?"

Meng You also asked, "Before the heavens were created, as the successor to the Heavenly Lord, what path to immortality did you forge, fellow Daoist?"

The two asked the question almost simultaneously. After a pause, Meng You broke the silence first: "Let me answer first! In ancient feudal dynasties, if an emperor, on his deathbed, randomly picked someone on the roadside and said he would pass the throne to them, could that person become emperor?"

Chen Jing shook his head: "No, that's not true! The idea that an emperor's word is law only exists in movies and TV shows. Most emperors, even when it comes to deposing or installing princes, need to consult their ministers."

Meng You took a sip of tea: "The world is ultimately a world ruled by men. God is just a position; whether one can hold onto it depends on oneself."

“Once order is established, ruling is not difficult. If you want to initially rule the world, you only need to make a few people at the top of the world listen to you.”

"But their authority is not very great. If they do something perverse, their positions will be unstable. They are more like spokespeople for a certain interest group."

"If one wants to conquer the world by force and become a dictator, it will be very difficult. Racial conflicts, the division of interests, human rights and humanity, etc. will all become obstacles."

"Unless one possesses great wisdom that transcends the times, like Fuxi, and can bring tangible benefits to everyone, one cannot become a true overlord."

Modern people may not be inferior to the ancients, but if this ancient person is the Green Emperor Fuxi, then modern people are indeed inferior, except for the experience accumulated over the years, they do not have any advantage in wisdom at all.

A profound wisdom that transcends the times, viewing people of today as primitive beings.

If primitive people were given control over animal husbandry, agriculture, and protection from natural disasters, so that everyone could benefit and everyone would revere them as gods, then it would indeed not be difficult to rule the world.

Meng You continued, "The position of the God of Heaven was actually the result of a compromise reached at the Third Tianyuan Conference."

"If a cultivator opens up the path to immortality, it is not difficult to join any force, use immortality as bait, form alliances and eventually obtain the authority of the Heavenly Lord."

"But this method is too wasteful of internal resources, not only of the wisdom of cultivators, but also of the resources of the entire human race. It is better to gather the power in advance and then divide it in a unified manner, which is what is called the Lord of Heaven."

Chen Jing did not participate in the Tianyuan Conference, but it was not difficult to guess the content of the meeting. He paused and continued to ask, "The way to immortality will eventually be passed on to others. How can you guarantee the stability of your power?"

Meng You nodded: "The absolute rule brought about by immortality has a time limit. One day, two days, three days, four days... the authority will eventually expire."

Have you ever heard of "one certificate for life"?

"Although the real world does not have such absolute power, it is possible to use the period of absolute rule brought about by immortality to consolidate one's own divine sovereignty."

"Just as the founding emperor of a dynasty conquered the land and became emperor, his descendants succeeded him as emperor. As long as this delicate balance is not broken, the power can be maintained for a long time." (End of Chapter)