Junior Uncle is too cunning.

"By the way, the reason your master summoned you here this time is twofold: first, to check on your cultivation progress, and second, to discuss your appointment as an official in Heaven," the Jade Emperor said slowly.

Li Shundao felt quite calm after hearing this. In fact, given his personality, it would be best for him to ignore everything, stay at home every day, tease his eldest son Zhu Wuneng, marry Liulian, and live a carefree life. That would be enough for him.

He had been planning to join the Heavenly Court for self-preservation, but now that he was the Jade Emperor's disciple, at least his chance to become a god was secured. Now, his interest in taking up an official post had greatly diminished.

However, Li Shundao still nodded obediently. After all, the Jade Emperor had said so, so he must have made some plans for his future. After all, it would be against the original purpose of recruiting him if he just left his Golden Immortal combat power unused.

"Master, I will listen to you."

The Jade Emperor nodded in satisfaction, very pleased with Li Shundao's thoughtfulness.

“This is what Master thinks: Since you were once the God of Wealth, and I have heard about your affairs in the eastern part of Zhongzhou, it shows that you have a strong talent for business and believers, and you are also good at personnel management.”

What I mean is that you should first train in the Thunder Department and take on the position of Heavenly Lord. Of course, you can't give up the God of Wealth position either; you can take it on as a side job, since it's part of your foundation.

By the way, what do you think?

Li Shundao was shocked. He did not expect the Jade Emperor to give him two positions at the same time, and that he would be an official in the Thunder Department as soon as he entered the Heavenly Court, and even become the Heavenly Lord of the Thunder Department, which is a third-rank Heavenly Official.

The Heavenly Court has eight departments and 365 righteous gods. The upper four departments are Thunder, Fire, Plague, and War, and the lower four departments are the stars, mountains and peaks, rain and cloud gods, and gods of good and evil.

As the head of the eight departments of the Heavenly Court, the Thunder Department has one prefecture, two courts, and three offices.

The first prefecture is Shenxiao Yuqing Prefecture, the two academies are Wulei Academy and Exorcism Academy, and the three departments are Wanshen Lei Department, Leiting Du Department and Leiting Bu Department.

Below the two academies and three departments, there are also twenty-four Heavenly Kings within the organization. Their combat power is extremely strong. In addition to their large numbers, they can intervene in any matter, such as the implementation of thunder magic, the assessment of natural disasters, the control of things and people, the management of life and death, the control of rain and clouds, and the elimination of evil. Even the other seven departments are subtly under their control. It can be said that their scope of responsibility is very wide and their power is astonishing.

Li Shundao felt immense pressure. He didn't believe that the Jade Emperor had sent him to the Thunder Department just to be a third-rank Heavenly Lord. Judging from the Jade Emperor's words, this was just a training exercise, and in the future, he might be allowed to directly enter the Three Departments, or even further become the head of the two academies, or even go further to become the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder in the Nine Heavens... or even a higher position.

Even his lifelong homebody heart was somewhat suffocated by the Jade Emperor's profound hope.

Li Shundao looked up at the Jade Emperor, whose eyes were full of expectation. He had already refused, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. He could only slowly nod and agree.

"Alright, you take care of the matters of the Primordial World first. In a few days, I will have Taibai Jinxing come to pick you up. He can then take you directly to the Thunder Department."

Back in the courtyard, Li Shundao's expression gradually became somewhat solemn. It's not easy to be a person or an official, let alone a Heavenly Official in the Heavenly Court.

As for the Thunder God, as a third-rank deity, he was considered a high-ranking official even in the Heavenly Court, and his position was even more prestigious than that of the Water God and Earth God, who were both third-rank deities.

Next, Li Shundao entered a busy period, needing to arrange matters related to the God of Wealth, and also met with Liu Lian, where he told him about his desire to ascend to heaven to become an official.

Although she felt a little reluctant, she nodded understandingly and took over the matter of the God of Wealth.

Li Shundao breathed a sigh of relief and immediately created a new position above the position of Divine Envoy Elder, appointing Liu Lian as the Vice Leader of the God of Wealth Cult, second only to Li Shundao, the God of Wealth.

While Li Shundao was away, she was in full charge of all matters concerning the God of Wealth Cult, and the God of Wealth Seal was left to her.

Liu Lian stared blankly at the God of Wealth Seal in her hand, never expecting that this unassuming golden seal was actually a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

When she saw the countless gold ingots inside the God of Wealth seal, Liu Lian became even more flustered. She had initially taken over the affairs of the God of Wealth Cult only because she wanted to do something for Li Shundao and lighten his burden.

Unexpectedly, it was such a behemoth. Li Shundao comforted her for a while before she regained her confidence.

With the matter of the God of Wealth settled, Li Shundao had much less to do in the primordial world. In the days that followed, he spent his time refining the top-grade acquired spiritual garment given to him by Chen Fusheng in the God of Wealth's world, while also accompanying Liu Lian in handing over the God of Wealth's affairs.

With a "whoosh," Li Shundao opened his eyes, stretched out two fingers, grabbed a sound transmission talisman in his hand, and probed it with his divine sense. It was sent by Hua Jian.

Quietly, he stood up, glanced around, and activated his magic. He disappeared from the courtyard and soon arrived outside the city, where Hua Jian had been waiting for him for a long time.

The two nodded slightly, and Hua Jian took the lead and flew into the sky, with Li Shundao following closely behind.

Before long, they passed through the blue sky and white clouds and arrived at the boundary of the human world. Hua Jian did not slow down and rammed into the boundary with all her might. She was sent flying and left a human-shaped gash that was constantly healing. Li Shundao followed suit and also crashed into the boundary.

What comes into view is a vast starry sky, silent and desolate, as if you could reach out and pluck the stars from the sky.

As Hua Jian flew ahead, she pointed to the starry sky and said slowly, "The Heavenly Court is still above it. Next, we need to pass through the Nine Heavens Wind Cover, the Divine Thunder... and finally fly over the Extreme Heaven Land to reach the Southern Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Court."

"It will probably take several more years to fly. If it were a powerful immortal, they could teleport directly from the mortal realm to the heavenly court with a single teleportation," he said, a look of longing flashing across his face.

Li Shundao guessed that Hua Jian had been running back and forth between the mortal world and the heavenly court for a long time and was somewhat tired of the feeling of flying.

That makes sense; a round trip would take about ten years, and even the most beautiful scenery would become tiresome by then.

In the starry sky, besides the ever-burning stars, there is no shortage of silence.

During his years of travel, Li Shundao discovered one of Hua Jian's great supernatural abilities: "talkativeness." Perhaps because she had always been flying around alone, this time with Li Shundao's company, she finally had someone to talk to.

However, through Huajian Zhenjun's words, Li Shundao gained a deeper understanding of the Heavenly Court.

Of the six emperors in Heaven, apart from Li Shundao's master, the Central Jade Emperor, the other five emperors were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds, clashing openly and secretly on numerous occasions. They were quite dissatisfied with the Jade Emperor, this parachuted-in general, but since the Jade Emperor had been appointed by Hongjun Daozu, they dared not disobey too much, but they also did not cooperate.

Next up are the Five Elders of Heaven, each a Great Luo Golden Immortal, who together form another major force.

Of the eight departments in Heaven, the Jade Emperor only controls two. Apart from recently securing a third-rank deity position in the Water Department in the East Sea, the other six departments are each governed independently, forming alliances for mutual support. The Jade Emperor has only sporadically placed a few officials among them, and these officials are not of high rank.

The Thunder Department, where Li Shundao was to go, was the most unruly of the eight departments. The fact that Li Shundao was able to directly assume the position of Heavenly Emperor was due to the Jade Emperor's extensive planning and exchange of benefits.

The two chatted as they flew, and before they knew it, they arrived at a place covered with auspicious clouds.

A faint, illusory gate seemed to stand above the white clouds, occasionally flashing with a glimmer of golden light.

“We’ve arrived. Ahead is the South Gate of Heaven. Once we pass through it, we’ll be in the Heavenly Court’s territory,” Hua Jian said to Li Shundao as they flew in.