Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

"Leave Victoria Song to me!"

Song Xuan was shocked. Before he could react, he saw the Golden Demon God's body tremble inexplicably and stiffen in place. Then, a finger like a pillar of heaven pierced through behind him.

At the fingertips, a dark crystal like a heart was beating slowly. Then, the pillar-like finger flicked, and the black crystal instantly sank into Yao Yue's heart.

Song Xuan looked along the transparent chest of the Golden Demon God, and through the gap, he saw his own World God clone outside the passage, who was smiling slightly.

But that smile only lasted for a moment, and then his expression became extremely calm and peaceful, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.

Song Xuan sighed inwardly. He knew that the last trace of humanity in his world god clone had completely dissipated, and all that remained was absolute rationality.

Afterwards, his body completely disappeared at the end of the ascension passage, and the last thing that came into view was endless white light, so dazzling that his consciousness became dazed.

.....

I don’t know how long it took, maybe a moment, maybe thousands of years. When Song Xuan regained consciousness and no longer felt dazed, he subconsciously looked to his side.

At this moment, he was standing on a huge golden circular platform. The platform was surrounded by various mysterious formations. Only in front of him, there was an open light door.

He didn't see any of Song Qian, Yao Yue, Wang Lin and others.

"Hey, who's that? What are you standing there for? Get down from the ascension platform right away!"

Outside the circular platform, an impatient voice was heard. Song Xuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a large hall not far away. At the door of the hall, there was a sign made of unknown material. On the sign, there was a line of words written -

The Heavenly Court is located in the 3961st ascension reception center in the ancient southern continent!

Song Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After a close call, he finally escaped from the world of all spirits and ascended to the upper realm of the prehistoric world!

"What are you still doing?"

The impatient voice sounded again, and a young man dressed like a heavenly soldier suddenly appeared at the circular light gate, looking at Song Xuan with displeasure.

Song Xuan smiled, but was not angry. He stepped down from the ascension platform.

The young celestial soldier looked at Song Xuan for a few times, then snorted with some disdain, "No wonder he's so dull, there's no trace of the heavenly tribulation on his body. It seems he's another one of those sneakers from the lower realms."

The celestial soldier pointed to the distant hall and said, "Go and line up to register your information. Remember not to run around. If you miss the chance to register, you will be a wandering demon without a place on the immortal register!"

Song Xuan glanced at the other person. He clearly observed that when the other person mentioned the word "scattered demons", his eyes were full of disdain.

This kind of disdain was almost exactly the same as the expression his colleagues had when they talked about the ruffians on the streets when he was still a Xuanyiwei!

Obviously, creatures like scattered monsters have a very low status in the upper realm of the prehistoric world.

As he had just arrived, he was completely in the dark. Song Xuan's cautious character began to be activated. Following the instructions of the heavenly soldier, he stepped into the hall.

The hall was not small, but it still felt very crowded. Song Xuan took a look and saw that it was packed with people.

That's not right. They were all creatures with strange shapes. Song Xuan took a quick look and had a rough idea in his mind. He estimated that they were all powerful beings who had ascended from the lower realm like him.

After choosing a queue, the ancestor Xuantian, who was respected as the Taoist Master in the lower world and could call the wind and rain, now began to queue up honestly and prepare to register as an immortal.

The team moved forward slowly and could see that in an office that handled immortal registration, the door was suddenly opened, and then a demon cultivator with a tiger head and a human body was thrown out from inside.

A cold voice came from the office.

"Stowaways, escorted to the ninth mining area, to mine for a hundred years!"

"I don't want to mine, I don't want to mine!" The tiger demon's face changed drastically and he was panicked.

But before he could make any move, two silver-armored heavenly soldiers appeared out of nowhere in the hall, and dragged the tiger demon out of the hall, one on the left and one on the right.

Inside the hall, many people were whispering when they saw this scene, and some even quietly walked out of the queue, wanting to escape.

Song Xuan separated a trace of his spiritual consciousness and quietly observed the scene. He saw that those people who wanted to escape were inexplicably cut into two pieces by a white light when they were less than ten miles away from the palace.

Many people in the hall also saw this scene, which immediately caused quite a commotion. Many people looked unhappy and even regretful.

At this time, at the end of Song Xuan's queue, the door of the office was opened, and a Heavenly Court official wearing a gray robe, with a goatee and a sneer on his face walked out.

"This place is one of the Heavenly Court's bases in the prehistoric world, a majestic and sacred place! I advise everyone, anyone wandering around without an immortal status will be treated as a loose demon and killed!"

He snorted coldly, continued to walk into the door, and said lightly: "Those who are willing to apply for immortal status, continue to queue up, and those who are not willing can directly sign up to mine.

After a hundred years of mining, the crime of illegal crossing will be forgiven, and you can resume your immortal status!"

Song Xuan frowned slightly.

When he was in the lower world, he had heard that some unlucky people would be dragged to mine after ascending, so few of the Mahayana ancestors in the lower world were willing to ascend.

At that time, I thought it was a bit exaggerated, but I didn’t expect it to be true!

Although he felt a little troubled, Song Xuan had no intention of leaving the team.

I'm new here, so I have to hide my whereabouts, but if you want me to go mining, I'm sorry, I can't do it!

He continued to move forward along the team, and when it was Song Xuan's turn, he pushed the door open and walked in without any hesitation.

As soon as the door closed, the goat-bearded immortal official sitting on the armchair appeared and said gloomily, "As a stowaway, how could you have the courage to come in and register as an immortal?"

Song Xuan smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he took a step forward and reached out to press lightly on the desk.

When he raised his hand, he saw a few fairy-like red crystals on the table.

"Oh?"

The gloomy look on the goateed old man's face immediately subsided, but he still shook his head. "Immortal rules are immortal rules. How could I make an exception just for a few immortal stones like you?"

Chapter 939: Job Hunting Conference after Ascension

Song Xuan pretended not to hear what the old man with the goat beard said. He raised his hand again and waved it, and several more fairy stones fell on the table.

He didn't dare say that he had too many immortal stones and couldn't use them, but he wasn't short of them either.

After all, he has a sister with great luck, and in the burial ground of immortals in the lower world, Song Qian did collect some immortal stones.

The old man with the goatee finally looked much better and his attitude became much gentler. "Young man, you're making it very difficult for me to handle this!"

Song Xuan looked calm as usual. He swung his hands again, and several fragments of the immortal weapon appeared on the table. This time, he finally spoke.

"That's all. If you're still not satisfied, I'll have to go mining!"

The old man looked down at the immortal stones and fragments of immortal artifacts on the table, as if he was estimating their value. Soon, he laughed heartily and said, "I haven't seen anyone as interesting as you, fellow Daoist, in many years!"

As he spoke, he put the things on the table into his sleeve without leaving a trace.

"Those who need to mine are doing so to eliminate the bad habits of the lower realms from those who have ascended and stowed away. But from what I have observed, you are full of immortal spirit, without a trace of bad habits.

If that's the case, there's no need to waste time!"

Song Xuan also laughed.

He didn't know what the rules of heaven were, but he knew that whether it was an immortal or a human, as long as there were needs and desires, there were no so-called rules that could not be compromised.

If you feel you can’t, then the money isn’t there!

...

When Song Xuan walked out of the office, he had a small palm-sized badge in his hand, which could be understood as an ID card issued by a formal institution in Heaven.

After going out and turning right, he went straight into another office not far away.

The old immortal official with a goat beard is only responsible for processing immortal registration for those who have ascended and issuing "identity cards". However, after obtaining immortal registration, if they want to know any specific work arrangements, they need to go to the office next door and wait for arrangements.

When he pushed the door open, to Song Xuan's surprise, he found a different world inside the office. What he saw was a large square.

In the square, many people gathered in twos and threes, talking and laughing in low voices.

There were desks placed around the square. Behind the desks, one could clearly see some people dressed as immortal officials, either sitting quietly or looking at everyone with a smile. The atmosphere was much more relaxed than the immortal registration area just now.

"This fellow Daoist, did you also ascend alone? I wonder which mortal universe in the lower realm you came from?"

Song Xuan looked in the direction of the voice, but saw a female official not far to his right nodding slightly at him. It was her who had spoken just now.

The woman was dressed in a purple Taoist robe, with a neatly-tied bun on her head. There was a hint of indifference on her fair face, and she exuded an indescribable heroic spirit from head to toe.

Song Xuan didn't answer her question directly, but nodded and bowed, "What's your name, fellow Daoist?"

"Lu Hongyi! What about you?"

Song Xuan pondered for a moment, glanced at the immortal ID card in his hand, and ultimately chose not to reveal his nickname. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "I am Song Xuan, a poor Taoist priest, and I am honored to meet you, Taoist friend in red!

May I ask, fellow Taoist, what exactly is this place used for?"

Lu Hongyi uttered an "oh" and pointed around the square, saying, "As ascenders, no matter which universe we ascend from, once we register as immortals, we become members of the Heavenly Court system. Do you see the immortal officials behind those tables around? They're all here to recruit people."

"hiring?"

Song Xuan's face looked a little strange, as if he was looking for a job after graduating from university in his previous life on Blue Star.

Lu Hongyi said calmly: "The Heavenly Court has many institutions, and governing the prehistoric world requires a large number of manpower. And the ascenders, whether in terms of comprehension or potential, are much stronger than the local cultivators of the same level in the prehistoric world.

Therefore, whenever there are vacancies in any department of the Heavenly Court, they will give priority to recruiting personnel from various prehistoric ascension places."

"Oh?" Song Xuan suddenly became interested. "After being recruited, can I directly become an immortal official?"

Lu Hongyi smiled and said, "I just asked around, it's indeed possible!

It is said that if a local cultivator in the prehistoric world wants to join the Heavenly Court after overcoming the tribulation and becoming a celestial being, he must first become a celestial soldier. Only after a thousand years will he have the opportunity to become an immortal official.

But we, the Ascendants from the Lower Realm, are different. We can directly skip the Heavenly Soldiers stage and here, we have the opportunity to choose our own positions."

She pointed to a few desks to the east and said, "See that over there? That's a demon-suppressing organization under the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department. They're here to recruit some celestial beings who practice the way of thunder. Once you join, you must be a ninth-rank official."

"Also to the north, there are the immortal officials of Yue Lao Temple. They want to recruit some matchmaking boys, but they haven't found a single suitable one for a long time."

"The one in the northwest corner is a fairy official under the command of Taiyin Xingjun. He came here to recruit one of the Moon Palace Chang'e, but I guess no one will go."

Song Xuan smiled and nodded, "That's true. Those who can ascend to the upper realms are all geniuses in the lower realms, respected as ancestors. I guess no one would like a job like serving tea and water, singing and dancing for others, except for those with special fetishes."

Lu Hongyi simply smiled without saying anything more, and pointed in a certain direction, "That's the department with the biggest vacancies. Positions like those in the Thunder Department require competition, but here, there's no competition. Just sign up and you can start your position that same day!"

Song Xuan asked, "What are they recruiting over there?"

"Recruiting land!"

"land?"

"Yes, it's what mortals often call the Land God. Although the Land God may seem insignificant, he is a legitimate grassroots immortal official in the Heavenly Court, and his rank starts at the ninth rank.

The work is easy, the hours are generous, and the benefits are pretty good, but unfortunately, not many Ascendants choose to work there."

Song Xuan looked around and saw that there were only a few people asking questions in front of the desk where the land god was recruiting people. It seemed that the ascenders were not interested in this.

"Why?"

"Why else?" Lu Hongyi smiled and said, "The hierarchy in Heaven is even stricter than in the mortal world. As ascenders, everyone is arrogant and proud. Who wouldn't want to become a high-ranking immortal official in Heaven in this prehistoric upper realm?

Although the land god is well treated and has a leisurely life, he is a grassroots official stationed on the prehistoric continent, far away from the power core of heaven.

If you really become a land god, you will probably have to work in this position until you die! Without anyone above you, no matter how hard you work, who will care? "

Lu Hongyi led Song Xuan around the square and introduced all the general positions.

"Nine out of ten of these ascenders are looking for positions that would allow them to go to Jade Emperor Heaven and work at the Heavenly Court headquarters, preferably ones that would allow them to have access to high-ranking officials in Heavenly Court.

But this kind of position is hard to become vacant for thousands of years, so some ascenders have been waiting here for hundreds of years and still haven't found a suitable position."

Having said that, Lu Hongyi finally stated her purpose.

"Song Xuan, I happened to hear from those immortal officials that the Zhenwu Emperor's Taoist temple seems to be recruiting two boys. Are you interested?

Generally speaking, when recruiting boys, there are always one boy and one girl. You are so good-looking and have an extraordinary temperament. I think I am not bad either. If we team up, there is still a good chance of being selected!"

Chapter 940 Song Xuan: I started as the God of Land, just watch me survive in the wilderness and become the Great Luo!

As soon as Song Xuan pushed the door open and entered, Lu Hongyi noticed him.

There's nothing I can do, he's just too good-looking.

Among those who can ascend to become immortals, there are basically no ugly ones, except those with special hobbies.

Being good-looking is not a special advantage in the fairy world, but it is also a plus.

In addition to being good-looking, Song Xuan also has an indescribable aura. The feeling is very mysterious. Lu Hongyi doesn't know how to describe it. She just feels that if she can team up with him, she might really have a chance to become a boy of the Zhenwu Dojo.

If it really works, it would be a huge step to success!

But Song Xuan rejected Lu Hongyi's proposal without even thinking about it.

To be someone's boy?

Sorry, Song Xuan has no habit of serving others, even if that person is the emperor of the heaven!