My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 312 Your Majesty, do you even want to kill me?
Wenchang Xingjun seems a bit flustered right now.

As the chief deity of the Chosen Church and also a beneficiary of such a major examination as the Unified Examination for the Nascent Soul Advancement Permit, He would naturally keep a close eye on the entire process.

Therefore, if someone were to observe from the vicinity of near-Earth orbit, which lies high in the heavens and close to the boundary between immortals and mortals, at this moment...

You will find an old man with white hair and a long beard, a kind and gentle face, wearing a red official robe and a crown, holding a Wenchang pen and a Ruyi scepter, riding a huge star through the sky!
Even before the bad news came from the human realm, He had already sensed the loss of contact with the Wenchang Danying Small Cave Heaven Secret Realm, so He immediately manifested His own position and maximized His divine power output in an attempt to regain control of the Wenchang Danying Cave Heaven.

But what was unexpected was that He couldn't take it back!
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the intruder who had hacked into Xiaodongtian had firmly grasped the Zhongzhou City Education Sacred Path Examination System, and there was absolutely no trace of external intrusion, nor any warning from the system.

Those who don't know the truth might think that the true god of the Heavenly Court's Holy Path lineage is joking with Him!
Wenchang Xingjun realized something was wrong, so he turned around to check the path of the intrusion, and then laughed in anger.

Good grief, they actually used ten administrator accounts to log in at once and collectively modify the underlying rules?

Has the Central State Education Department been completely wiped out?

That's the problem with implementing a rule system in the lower realm.

For a law system to cover the human world, it must build physical "signal base stations" to expand its influence, and all physical systems need to be maintained.

However, the high-level cultivators enjoy the offerings of the Three Realms and are busy with the cultivation of the Dao. They have long since delegated the specific affairs to their subordinates. Why would they do things personally?

So the gods who actually do the work are already doing the work of several gods in heaven, and they are already too busy to keep up with the work. Where would they find the time to personally go down to the mortal realm every month to take charge of maintaining the system?

This led to the gradual decentralization of administrator privileges from the law system to the mortal realm.

When ordinary people first grasp the laws, they cannot directly utilize the law system from the level of "Tao," so they must be supported by the true God in terms of "technology."

Therefore, strictly speaking, the administrator privileges held by cultivators in the lower realms are technical backdoors that the true gods specifically opened for them to facilitate their operation and maintenance of the lower realms' systems.

Normally, these permissions are highly protected and are not easily leaked, but once they are leaked, it will be time for the true gods to pay the price for their previous laziness and seeking convenience.

If a deity were to obtain administrator privileges in Zhongzhou City, they could easily exploit the system.

If he could obtain ten permissions, he could even directly modify the system!
The more Wenchang Xingjun thought about this, the more agitated he became.

To prevent accidents, in core areas like Zhongzhou City, every administrator's access is encrypted with multiple layers of laws. Even a Great Sage couldn't easily obtain it, so how could ten of them be stolen at once?

[Furthermore, even if administrator privileges are obtained, it is still necessary to log in to the Central State Education Office for them to take effect. If the system was previously compromised, why were no abnormalities detected?]

Could it be...

The entire Department of Electives has been taken over by the enemy?

The more Wenchang Xingjun thought about it, the more panicked he became, and soon he thought of a deeper issue.

Even if an intruder stole administrator privileges, they would still need the support of an educational sage to manipulate Zhongzhou City's examination system to such an extent.

[The true gods of the Heavenly Court's Holy Path of Education wouldn't play such a prank, so that leaves only demons and heretics. But among these demons and heretics, there has never been anyone who has been crowned with the Holy Path of Education!]

Could it be that, without our knowledge, the nine major heretical pantheons have already established new divine positions, and several great saints are preparing to venture into the field of education? If so, wouldn't our Educational Sacred Path be in grave danger?

Just then, a report from the Lower Realm's Selection and Teaching Department reached the Upper Realm. In order to rescue the missing Wenchang Danying Small Cave Heaven Secret Realm as soon as possible, they used the five highest-level express channels of the Immortal Mansion.

[Please, Wenchang Xingjun, descend to earth immediately to maintain the system!! Urgent!!]

Generally speaking, the true gods of Heaven would have to set off immediately to rescue people upon seeing such an emergency. However, Wenchang Xingjun had long suspected that the entire Immortal Selection Division of Zhongzhou City had completely defected to the enemy, so he only had one thought in mind.

broken!

Is this attack specifically targeting me?!

The lessons of the Dragon Transformation Realm and the Blissful Demon Land are still fresh in our minds!
Every time such a major event occurs this year, a large number of people die, especially Yu Hualong, the head of the Acne Department, who was so badly wronged that he was unrecognizable and was converted to become a celestial demon.

His fighting prowess is even inferior to Yu Hualong's. If he were to accidentally fall into a trap, it would be a certain death!

As Wenchang Xingjun read the letter pleading for help, he became increasingly alarmed!

These guys are probably trying to lure me down there to kill me. I absolutely can't fall for it this time!

Although the Wenchang Danying Small Grotto is very important, it involves the interests of countless people.

But wealth can be earned back; there's no end to how many people you can exploit.

With great difficulty, He relied on the power of the Supreme Emperor Haotian to break away from the gods of the Doubu tribe, establish the Selection and Teaching Division, and become its director. He has the potential to become a ministerial-level figure in the Heavenly Court in the future.

How could I possibly risk my life?
Scholars have always been known for their fickle nature!
As the leader of the literati, He was even more so, so in the end He completely ignored the plea for help from the lower realms and immediately severed the connection between the Wenchang Danying Small Cave Heaven Secret Realm and Himself, fleeing far away back to the Heavenly Court!
And that's when the funny part comes!

This Heavenly Court's Director of the Selection of Religions couldn't return! The Supreme Heavenly Emperor, in an attempt to stop him, even went barefoot and personally went to the Southern Heavenly Gate to block his way back to Heaven:
What a wonderful Wenchang Star Lord!

[Such a huge thing happened in the lower realm, and you still have the nerve to desert your post?]

[I don't care what methods your selection committee uses, if you can't save this group of cultivators, I'll make you take the college entrance exam!]

Because the evil forces acted so suddenly, even the Supreme Emperor Haotian was not informed beforehand. Therefore, upon learning of this, all parties were extremely shocked and furious, and their anger was directed at the Supreme Emperor Haotian.

no way,
The Jade Emperor has too many past offenses, so now whenever a major incident occurs, everyone subconsciously suspects Him!

Not to mention that the Department of Selection of Teachers was established after the Supreme Emperor Haotian took office, and it was originally within His sphere of influence. If something goes wrong, who else can you turn to if not Him?

Now everyone is starting to suspect that this whole thing was orchestrated by the Supreme Emperor himself.
Otherwise, how could those evil forces have stolen the access rights of ten highly secure administrators at once?
Even the two great saints, Dark Web and Bo Xun, who orchestrated the invasion of Wenchang Danying Xiaodongtian, thought the same way!
Anyway,

Both sides believe that the matter is inextricably linked to the Supreme Emperor Haotian.

But He was wronged!

He truly knew nothing about this matter.

Moreover, these lower-level cultivators will be of great use in His next plan, so they must not be taken away by the Great Sage all at once!

The Supreme Heavenly Emperor disliked the feeling of things spiraling out of control, so he quickly urged, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and think of a way to save them!"

After a moment of silence, Wenchang Xingjun uttered something that Shanghao never expected: "Your Majesty, you wouldn't want to kill me too, would you? I'm a staunch supporter of yours."

Shang Hao felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

His long-standing madness had unknowingly influenced how his own people viewed him, and this time it finally backfired!

How can Wenchang Xingjun, a supporter of Him, now doubt Him?

This is definitely not a good sign!

So, after his initial surprise, the Supreme Heavenly Emperor quickly composed himself and grasped the hand of the old immortal before him: "For the Star Lord to speak to me in this way proves that the True Lord is indeed one of us! Therefore, I swear on my position as Heavenly Emperor that I absolutely did not participate in this matter!"

Therefore, Star Lord, you can act with complete confidence!

Of course, evil spirits are cunning, and as the Heavenly Emperor, I cannot allow the Star Lord to put himself in danger. Therefore, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Star Lord on the front line against evil spirits!

[If anyone dares to harm the Star Lord, they'll have to step over my dead body first!!]

It must be said that the Supreme Emperor Haotian has personal charisma and is very decisive at crucial moments, dispelling Wenchang Xingjun's concerns with just a few words.

As Wenchang Xingjun's expression softened, his political acumen once again took over, and he immediately apologized:
[Your Majesty, I have just dared to doubt you! I deserve to die! However, countless cultivators are in imminent danger, so I beg Your Majesty to spare my life and deal with this matter first, before punishing me!]

Although the Supreme Emperor was nearly frantic with worry, he had to suppress his frustration and reply: "My dear minister, you are right to protect yourself! Having you alone is worth more than a million true cultivators!"

[Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am willing to die for you. I will immediately find a way to reclaim the Dan Ying Small Grotto-Heaven!]

The appearance of the Supreme Emperor Haotian put pressure on Wenchang Xingjun, but also relieved his worries.

However, He was worried that His own strength was not enough, so He specially called back Wenqu and Kuixing, who were on vacation, to help each other.

Wenqu is both the true god of the chosen religion and the god who holds the divine authority of the Big Dipper.

Kui Xing is also related to the Big Dipper system. Back then, the Heavenly Emperor forcibly took away a portion of the authority from the Big Dipper's Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, and Tian Quan, and finally created the position of Kui Xing, which became a key piece used by the Heavenly Emperor to divide the authority of the Big Dipper!
At this point, apart from the seven generations of Confucius, all four giants of the Heavenly Court's sacred path of education had arrived. After careful study, they quickly found a practical and feasible solution.

[It's no longer realistic to directly seize back the authority, and descending directly into the Lesser Heaven is too dangerous. Therefore, the only solution is for us to find someone to directly activate the emergency response system of the Wenchang Danying Lesser Heaven, modify the law permission permissions, and revoke all the administrator privileges obtained by those evil demons and heretics!]

[This is unwise! Activating the emergency response system requires granting higher-level administrator privileges. However, given the potential annihilation of the Human Realm's Selection Division, the people within the Dan Ying Small Heaven cannot be trusted. If we carelessly hand over the authority over the laws to a traitor, the problem will be dire!]

【Then let's find someone from outside!】

Who should we contact? Those test-takers?

To activate the Law System, one must at least master one of the sacred laws of education. Those Golden Core cultivators haven't even touched the edges of a law. Even if we grant them the authority, what can they do?

[And who knows if there might be evil spirits or heretics among these test takers?]

Hear this,

The Supreme Emperor suddenly had a flash of inspiration: [Speaking of which, there really is a candidate who not only possesses the sacred principles of education but is also utterly loyal. Moreover, I just checked him and found him to be without fault, and he has been under my surveillance without ever contacting the demon.]

Could this be the will of Heaven?
(End of this chapter)