Chapter 1261: Chapter 1260: Grand Assembly of Heaven’s Opening

According to historical records, at the dawn of the Great Bean Dynasty, even though there were ministers who wrought chaos within the imperial court, under the wise and martial Emperor Dou’s leadership, the nation flourished splendidly.

The common people could converse with Emperor Dou at will, and could even participate in the imperial council, expressing their opinions and suggestions, a practice unprecedented in all past dynasties.

After being persuaded by Fairy Eternity, the Four Ancient Immortals were fortunate to join the Great Bean Dynasty.

"Here, the Chief Housekeeper said this is for you." Yun Mengmeng gave each of the Four Ancient Immortals a blank card, signifying "plain identity," and stuck it to their chests.

"This is a little gift for you, welcome to our Great Bean Dynasty!" Yun Mengmeng also gave each of them a small paper bag.

"Thank you, Little Friend, you are kind."

As Yun Zhi’s close sister and the Third Boss of the Immortal Lineage, to call someone Little Friend was quite proper.

The Four Ancient Immortals were somewhat surprised, wondering if these preparations had been made in advance.

When they opened the bags, they found a pack of sunflower seeds and sweets.

Not only them, but everyone attending the meeting also received a pack, cracking seeds and chatting away.

After Yun Mengmeng left, Zhu Tian finally found the opportunity to express his sincerity to Lu Yang. His words deeply moved Lu Yang, "Brother Lu, if you ever need anything that Little Zhu can help with, just say the word. If you even want the stars in the sky, I will pluck them for you!"

"You can pluck stars?" Lu Yang looked at him oddly, thinking to himself that this is truly a Demon Emperor’s grand claim.

Zhu Tian, hearing the skepticism in Lu Yang’s voice, couldn’t have that, "Of course, I’m not bragging. We ancient cultivators find picking stars and capturing moons a very common post-dinner entertainment."

"Don’t believe me, Brother Lu? Just wait until the meeting is over and I’ll pick one for you!"

"No, no, no, I’m not interested in plucking stars," Lu Yang quickly grabbed Zhu Tian, thinking that even the Tiger Clan isn’t as bold as you are, and it would be quite the event if Zhu Tian really went and plucked a star.

"If Nation Master Zhu has the time, perhaps craft a set of wooden tea utensils."

"Tea utensils?" Zhu Tian’s mind flashed through various types of tea utensils and he readily agreed, "No problem."

He decided he would begin crafting them after returning.

"Well then, I won’t bother you any longer, Brother Lu. Call on me if there’s anything you need." Zhu Tian waved goodbye enthusiastically. He and Lu Yang weren’t that close, so it was good to improve relations with a brief contact, but hanging around for too long might have the opposite effect.

Zhu Tian quickly set his sights on the next target of the meeting.

"Emperor Jiang, long time no see," Zhu Tian approached Emperor Xia.

Zhu Tian actually had no particular business with Emperor Xia, he just knew that among those at the meeting, when it came to status and cultivation level, if Emperor Xia dared to claim he was the lowest, Zhu Tian dared to claim the second lowest. The unspoken rule since ancient times is that those at the bottom must band together for warmth.

"Your Majesty, everyone has arrived. Whom do you think we should send to organize the meeting?" Yun Zhi came over and asked. Originally, she planned to organize the meeting, but then she thought that since she was now a person of the Great Bean Dynasty, it was only proper to ask Fairy Eternity to make the decision.

"Of course, it should be Little Yang," Fairy Eternity replied without hesitation.

"Ah? Me?"

Lu Yang had not expected that such a significant responsibility would fall on him. He was just in the Early Tribulation Stage. Except for Emperor Xia who had a lower cultivation level than him, his participation in this meeting was purely because of his connections.

"You’re my pillar of the nation, aren’t you? As the highest-ranking official, it’s certainly you."

"Indeed, I also agree that it should be Junior Brother who presides over the meeting."

"The Emperor chooses the capable and promotes the virtuous, truly an act of a wise ruler," Yun Zhi echoed.

"Of course, who else could I be?"

Lu Yang: "..."

With the matter decided jointly by Fairy Eternity and Eldest Senior Sister, it wasn’t something Lu Yang could change. He had no choice but to steel himself, stood in front of the Ancestral Temple, cleared his throat and announced the start of the meeting.

"I trust you are all aware of the purpose of this meeting, which is to unlock the Ancient Sealing and reveal the true sky to the world."

"Therefore, I have named this meeting the Heaven Opening Conference."

"Forty thousand years ago, Yao Saint, the Verbal Spell caster, used vile methods to assassinate Immortal Fairy. The Four Immortals battled him for thousands of rounds to no clear victory. Yao Saint regarded life as mere grass, controlling life and death at will. If not resolved, this would have assuredly led to great disaster."

"For this reason, the Four Immortals placed a World Seal, determined to deal with this fiend."

"Not long ago, Yao Saint was put to death, the menace removed, and there was no longer any need to maintain the seal."

"Therefore, today we have gathered to discuss the numerous matters concerning the lifting of the seal."

"Please make sure to implement the decisions of this meeting when you return."

Jiang Pingan raised his hand and asked, "May I inquire, Little Friend Lu, what does the outside world look like?"

"The stars of the outer world are spread across the sky, with life existing among them, though only a scarce number of stars are known to hold life, and most beings are unaware of other inhabited stars."

"Only a very small portion of beings are developing rapidly, possessing the ability to traverse the universe and reach other stars, aware that they are not the only existence in the cosmos."

"And what about their cultivation levels?"

"There shouldn’t be any talk of cultivation in the outer world. As for their highest combat powers, it won’t exceed the Transcendance Tribulation Stage."

"Most beings on those planets do not even possess the means to counter an Integration Period Cultivator."

Jiang Pingan was taken aback. Are they that weak?

No wonder there’s a need for a meeting. When he first learned that the unlocking of the seal had to be approached gently, he thought it was about preparing cultivators and mortals to not get overly excited or cause chaos.

But now, it seemed that was not the issue at all.

In the Cultivation World, Integration Period Cultivators were not few in number. Once the seal was lifted, those Integration Period Cultivators who flew to life-bearing planets could easily dominate those planets, where a mere flick of their fingers could lead to the annihilation of life there.

In the world of cultivation, above the Integration Period there were Transcendance Tribulation Stages and Immortals, yet in the outer world, it was different – where the sea is broad the fish leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly. Integration Period Cultivators could do whatever they wanted without restraint, and amongst them, there would inevitably be those who defy the heavens.

Having lived through the latter years of Great Yu, Jiang Pingan knew the kinds of heinous acts unrestrained cultivators could commit; the man-made calamities of those times were worse than natural disasters.

He established Great Xia and enacted laws with the goal of making everyone follow the rules and preventing cultivators from oppressing mortals.

"I propose we enact strict laws and stringent punitive measures, ready to make an example out of anyone when necessary!"

Jiang Pingan said solemnly, a hint of killing intent showing through his words towards the end.

Without bloodshed, those restless cultivators would not be afraid.

"The Buddha Country agrees with Mr. Jiang’s view."

"The East Sea agrees."

"The Demon Territory agrees."

Lu Yang nodded, for Jiang Pingan’s proposal was exactly what he had in mind, "Then, please, esteemed predecessors, discuss how to establish the laws after the meeting."

"As for spreading the word, leave it to our Seek Dao Sect. Our Living People Printing Technique is cost-effective and highly efficient, even turning the ’Cultivation Weekly’ into a ’Cultivation Daily’ would be effortless."