On the Avenue.

Chapter 574: Ascend to Heaven and Become a Heavenly Soldier

Chen Shi stayed in the imperial capital for a few days to handle some government affairs before leaving the imperial capital.

He went to the nearby Xianzhou to observe the people's livelihood, and then went from Xianzhou to Qingzhou, staying in each place for several days.

He was like a great emperor touring and inspecting his territory.

The journey to the Earthly Immortal Realm is long, and I don’t know when I can get there. If I want to come back, I don’t know when it will be.

He was reluctant to leave his homeland, but Tianji Ce was always able to find his location, attract the ascending light, and force him to go to the earthly immortal world.

It took him more than three months to visit fifty provinces, and he stayed in Xijing for a few more days to commemorate the Xijing court that was destroyed.

He returned to Huangpo Village, the Chen family's old house.

"The true king is back!"

The villagers were very flustered and came forward to kowtow. Chen Shi quickly said, "We are all elders and fellow villagers. Why should we be so polite?"

"Xiao Shi, I heard that you were the true king in the city. Why are you back now? Did someone rebel against you?"

Old lady Wuzhu is too old to farm. Her eyesight is blurry and she has only two or three teeth left. Her mouth is leaking. "When you were a kid, you had the ability to carry such a big firecracker back and set it off outside the village."

Chen Shi listened with a smile. Old Lady Wuzhu kept chattering, "...You still go and steal melons, lying in the melon field like a wild civet. I can't grow melons now. I gave the fields to the old Li family, and every year he gives me some food."

Chen Shi said: "Old lady, I am about to leave and say goodbye to you."

"Eat melons? There are no melons to eat. I just told you that the land has been given to others to plant, and they give me some food every year." said Old Lady Wuzhu.

Chen Shi shouted, "I am about to ascend to heaven and come to say goodbye to you!"

Old Lady Wuzhu heard it clearly: "Ascend to heaven? Where to?"

Chen Shi said: "I am going to become an immortal and ascend to the earthly immortal realm."

"Are you leaving again?" Old Lady Wuzhu said sadly, "When will you come back? When you come back, I may not be here anymore."

Chen Shi lived in the village for two days, just like when he was a scholar, except that he did not bully his neighbors.

The black pot came over and found that it had already arranged the affairs of the Demon Realm and handed over the throne to other evildoers.

"It's time to leave."

Chen Shi came to the Liangtian Cliff and relaxed his mind. The Tianji Ce, a magic weapon of the heavenly way far away in the immortal world, immediately sensed his breath and immediately activated the Yuheng Gate, a magic weapon of the heavenly way. From the Yuheng Gate standing between heaven and earth, a ray of ascending light shot out and shone on his body.

Hei Guo quickly came to his side.

"In ancient times, there was a saying that if a person attains enlightenment, all his family members will ascend to heaven. There was also a saying that the whole house will ascend to heaven, so it should not be considered a violation of the rules for me to ascend to heaven with the blame." He thought to himself.

In the past, he always tried his best to hide his breath, but at this moment, he completely gave up resistance. The ascending glow became stronger and stronger, and gradually the space and time in front of Chen Shi rotated. The space continued to shrink under a strange force, pulling his body to fly to the other end of time and space.

Chen Shi used his own magic power to wrap up the black pot, followed the guiding force, and entered a ball of light.

The surroundings around them suddenly became bizarre.

Before their eyes, strange worlds, stars, sun and moon, were coming towards them. It seemed as if everything in front of them was pulled very close and could crash into them at any time!
When these worlds and the sun, moon and stars were infinitely close to them, they would suddenly pass by them. Chen Shi looked back and saw that these worlds and the sun, moon and stars were being stretched longer and longer by an invisible force. When they became infinitely long and thin, they suddenly disappeared!
They also heard strange sounds in their ears, as if the shouts of billions of living beings were stacked together, roaring, and shaking. The sounds became shorter and shorter, and when they flew past their ears, the sounds gradually became longer, becoming longer and longer, low and roaring.

Chen Shi and Hei Guo also felt that sometimes they were stretched to infinity, sometimes they were compressed to infinity, sometimes they became a plane, sometimes they extended infinitely in all directions, and sometimes they could see themselves inside and out.

Their eyeballs seemed to have different thoughts. Some of them could see the back of their heads by turning them, while others looked inside their eyes and saw the projection of their eyes, and then saw another projection from the projection of their eyes, and so on.

This experience was amazing.

Chen Shi and Hei Guo were a little nervous at first, but they soon calmed down.

"The power of the Heavenly Dao magic weapon is truly mysterious and unpredictable. It seems that I still have a lot to learn." Chen Shi thought to himself.

It was not that he was not diligent enough in his practice, but that there were not many Taoist magic powers in Xiniu Xinzhou that were worth his study. But now that he had witnessed the power of the Heavenly Dao magic weapon, he realized that the world is so big and there is no end to learning.

Flying in the ascending glow, it was impossible to judge the length of time. It seemed like just a short moment, and also like many years had passed. Suddenly, all the strange phenomena in the glow slowed down.

Chen Shi felt all kinds of grand aura coming from the front, as if various avenues had formed real bodies, giving people an extremely clear feeling.

He saw other ascending rays of light, flying parallel to him. Among the rays of light were men and women, flying in the same direction.

"Could it be a monk from another world?"

Chen Shi was full of curiosity about the people in other worlds. He looked hard and tried to see the faces of those who had ascended, but they were also shrouded in the glow of ascension and could not be seen clearly.

Those ascenders were also extremely curious about him, and although they looked over here, they couldn't see his appearance clearly.

Their speed was getting slower and slower, but still many times faster than flying speed, as they flew towards the fairylands of all sizes.

From a distance, they could feel the abundant spiritual energy coming towards them, which lifted their spirits and eliminated the uneasiness of being in a foreign land.

Suddenly, they felt all kinds of sacred auras, and huge and magnificent buildings flew towards them. They flew past these buildings and palaces, passed through the towering gates, and passed by the towering and huge gods.

The gods were solemn and dignified, staring intently and ignoring them.

Their speed slowed down until they came to a building with five jade doors and landed in different portals.

There were three other people in the portal where Chen Shi was, all looking around and curious about everything.

"My name is Xiao Dulu from Mangzhou. May I ask what your name is, little brother?" a young immortal next to him greeted.

"I'm Chen Shi from Xinzhou, Xiniu." Chen Shi returned the greeting.

He was extremely puzzled: "This Xiao Dulu from Mangzhou also speaks the official language of the Ming Dynasty!"

Before he could figure out the reason, another woman smiled and said, "My name is Bai Fangfang, and I'm from Yuanzhou."

Chen Shi was even more puzzled because Bai Fangfang also spoke Ming Dynasty official language with a slight accent.

Moreover, looking at the costumes of these two people, although they are different from those of the Ming Dynasty, it can be seen that they are also costumes from the Chinese Divine Continent.

"Could it be that both Mangzhou and Yuanzhou are descended from the same lineage as the Chinese Divine Continent?"

He expressed his doubts, and the woman, Bai Fangfang, smiled and said, "Are you talking about Zuzhou?" "Zuzhou?"

Seeing that he was puzzled, Bai Fangfang said, "Most of the large and small worlds under the jurisdiction of the Earthly Immortal Realm are inhabited by people from the Zuzhou. They ascended with the Haotian Heavenly Court and moved out of the Zuzhou to reproduce in various places. Of course, they speak the same language and write the same characters."

Chen Shi suddenly realized that these people were much closer to him.

"What a majestic black dog!"

Xiao Dulu squatted beside the black pot and looked up, "You won't bite me, will you?"

Chen Shi said: "This is my brother's fault, I won't bite anyone else."

Xiao Dulu stretched out his finger, dangling it around Hei Guo's mouth, poking it, and said with a smile: "It really doesn't bite... Bite! Bite!"

Hei Guo held on to his fingers tightly, and the more Xiao Dulu struggled, the harder he bit.

Chen Shi said: "Brother Xiao, if you don't provoke it, it won't bite you. If you provoke it again, it will get up and beat you up."

Hei Guo opened his mouth and Xiao Dulu quickly pulled back his finger, fortunately his skin was not broken.

Bai Fangfang smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, you are so powerful that you can actually bring a big black dog to ascend here. If it were any other immortal, they would at most ascend to the vicinity of the Earthly Immortal Realm before the power of the ascending rays of light would be exhausted."

Chen Shi said modestly: "It's not me who is great, it's my brother Hei Guo who is great. It has survived the heavenly tribulation and this time it is it who is taking me to the earthly immortal realm."

The two were startled and looked suspicious.

At this time, an immortal official came over and said, "New immortals, although you have ascended from the lower realms and cultivated the immortal path, your bodies still have the dirt of the lower realms, and your Taoist hearts have not been cleansed of dust, so you cannot be considered dust-free. You must first go to the Yaoguang Pool to bathe and wash away the dust of the world! Follow me."

As soon as he said this, his eyes suddenly glazed over. He stared blankly at the black pot next to Chen Shi and muttered, "It really looks like... the black dog on the list. Its fur doesn't have any other colors."

Black Pot smiled and wagged his tail at him.

The immortal official put his heart back in his stomach and thought, "The dogs all look the same. That dog is a bandit that roams the earthly immortal world, and this dog has just ascended to the upper world. They are definitely not the same dog. Its clothes and posture are the same as those of the dog bandit on the Zhuxian List. It is probably just a coincidence."

Although he was a little surprised, he didn't take it to heart. There were many immortals who ascended to heaven with cats and dogs. As long as the cultivation was strong, it was not impossible to ascend with the whole house.

He brought these immortals to the Yaoguang Pool, which was a pond formed by the condensation of immortal energy. Although it was called a pond, it was much larger than a lake and could be called a sea!

When everyone walked into the Yaoguang Pool, they felt a sense of immortal energy that penetrated into their bodies, nourishing their hair, skin, and internal organs. Their souls felt as if they were immersed in the mother's womb; they felt indescribably comfortable.

Bai Fangfang murmured, "Before I ascended to heaven, I was reluctant to use the immortal light and energy I had accumulated for three years. I didn't expect that in the earthly immortal world, I would use it to take a bath."

Xiao Dulu was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said, "The immortal light and energy I gained after overcoming the tribulation is not as much as what I consumed in the pool today!"

“There is naturally a big difference between the human world and the earthly immortal world.”

The immortal official smiled and said, "People in the human world think that immortal energy is hard to come by, but for cultivators in the earthly immortal world, it is just the spiritual energy necessary for cultivation. However, this Yaoguang Pool is a magical treasure of the Heavenly Dao, and the immortal energy and spiritual liquid in it are extraordinary and contain the Heavenly Dao. Other immortals cannot bathe in the immortal energy and spiritual liquid. Only immortals who have ascended to heaven for the first time have this opportunity. This is the grace of the Jade Emperor."

Chen Shi soaked the black pot in the Yaoguang Pool for a while, but found that it had no effect at all, and looked at each other in confusion.

Over the past two years, they have taken various kinds of elixirs, and there are no impurities in their bodies. At this moment, their bodies are full of the power of various elixirs, which can be said to be human-shaped elixirs and dog-shaped elixirs.

Hei Guo scooped up the immortal spirit liquid, rubbed his body, and planned to wash himself.

Xiao Dulu was just about to take a sip of the immortal spirit liquid. He just scooped up a handful, but when he saw this, he hesitated and dared not drink any more.

Bai Fangfang took out a white jade cup, filled it with a cup of immortal spirit liquid, and was sipping it. Seeing this, she almost spit out the immortal spirit liquid in her mouth.

Chen Shi also knew that something was wrong, so he quietly poked Hei Guo. Hei Guo understood, came behind him, and planned to rub his back.

Chen Shi quickly stopped it and whispered, "Others want to drink more."

Black Pot suddenly realized something and looked at Xiao, Bai and the others apologetically. Several immortals made eye contact with it and forgave it.

After the Yaoguang Pool was tempered, everyone went ashore. The immortal official said, "After you have used the Yaoguang Pool, according to the rules of the Heavenly Court, you must serve as a celestial soldier in the Heavenly Court for ten years before you can retire."

Everyone was confused. After ascending to heaven, would they become soldiers?
The immortal official smiled and said, "There are many benefits to being a heavenly soldier in the heavenly court. You get a monthly salary, immortal elixirs, and immortal spirit fluids. In addition, you can use immortal tools, inherit your skills, and have other immortals to support and care for you. Isn't that wonderful? If you leave the heavenly court, you will be alone and helpless. You can only rely on the immortal monarchs who are in charge of the immortal realm. Otherwise, you will be a scattered immortal and have no place to stand."

Bai Fangfang asked, "Is it okay not to do it?"

The immortal official's face darkened slightly. The majestic gods leaned over to look at him. He snorted, and his divine might made their blood boil.

The immortal official smiled and said, "Being a celestial soldier in the heaven is at least a public office. After you leave, I don't know how many immortals will envy you for your good family background. It's okay if you don't want to do it. You have polluted the immortal spirit liquid by bathing in the Yaoguang Pool. Just return a pool of immortal spirit liquid to the heaven, and we will be even."

Chen Shi looked around, trying to figure out how to escape from the Heavenly Palace. Suddenly, a fairy who had just ascended to heaven shouted in the distance, and turned into a beam of fairy light to escape. Unexpectedly, before he flew far, a god suddenly spread his five fingers, and an infinite space appeared in his palm. The sun, moon, and stars were born rapidly, covering the fairy.

The immortal flew in his hands for a long time, was exhausted and out of breath, but was unable to fly out of the area covered by his five fingers.

The deity threw him down, and the five elements suppressed him, making him unable to move. He could only shout, "I want to be a heavenly soldier!"

Chen Shi gave up the idea of ​​escaping. Although he could avoid the suppression of the five elements, he could not escape from the world in the palm of the god's hand.

"There's nothing wrong with staying in Heaven. With the identity of a Heavenly Soldier, it will be easier for me to find Grandpa and Chen Tang and the others." He said to himself.

At this time, an immortal who ascended with Chen Shi stepped out and said, "The ancestor of our family is Ba Zhenru, Ba Xianjun."

"So he is the descendant of Lord Baxian."

The immortal official said politely, "Please stay in the Heavenly Palace for a few days, Master Ba. It won't be too late to leave the Heavenly Palace when Master Ba sends someone to welcome you. Master Ba, please come this way!"

The young master Ba followed him away.

"Everyone else, come over here and receive your magic weapons, armor, and skills." An immortal official called out.

Chen Shi and the others followed the immortal official and asked quietly, "Senior Sister Bai, now that we have come to the Heavenly Palace to serve as heavenly soldiers, can we act tyrannically and do whatever we want?"

It seems not bad to exploit the common people under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court.

"Being domineering?"

Bai Fangfang sneered, "You are dreaming in broad daylight! We, the heavenly soldiers and generals, are just small fry. When we encounter a demon king who is causing chaos, we are the cannon fodder who charge into battle. Back then, there was a demon king who called himself the Great Sage Equaling Heaven who rebelled. The Heavenly Court sent 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to suppress him, most of whom were ascenders like us."

Xiao Dulu came over and said, "I also heard that a few years ago, the Heavenly Court encountered a demon king near the Dark Sea, and that demon king swallowed up 100,000 heavenly soldiers in one gulp!"

(End of this chapter)