I'm In Heaven, I Just Want To Work Overtime

Chapter 89: Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler

In the city of Chaoge, there were shops, restaurants, exotic animals, medicine stores, martial arts academies, and all kinds of heavenly treasures. It truly lived up to its reputation as a prosperous place for humanity.

Before long, a majestic imperial palace appeared before Xia Yi's eyes. The moat surrounding it was filled with surging waves, and there was a white jade bridge on top.

Xia Yi could clearly see countless purple qi rising from the imperial city. This was the dragon vein qi of the Great Shang Dynasty, representing the luck of humanity. As long as this dragon vein luck remained, Cheng Tang would represent the overall situation of humanity. Even a Saint could not destroy this luck, otherwise they would face great backlash from humanity's anger.

At this moment, a military officer leading a patrol of soldiers happened to arrive at the palace gate. Seeing Xia Yi approaching, he quickly asked, "Why is the Daoist trespassing into the palace? Don't you know that the Human Sovereign rules Chaoge, and even immortals must follow the etiquette of the mortal world?"

The role of the teachings of the Jiejiao in the downfall of the Xia Dynasty played a significant role, so since the establishment of the Shang Dynasty, they placed great importance on the Dao. Many immortals were stationed at various checkpoints.

Therefore, the military officer was still polite to Xia Yi and did not offend him.

Xia Yi said, "I am the Heavenly World True Immortal. I have come here to seek refuge with the Human Sovereign in order to accumulate merit and cultivate external skills, so as to support the flourishing of the teachings of humanity."

Upon hearing that a Heavenly World True Immortal had arrived, the military officer quickly went in to report.

King Zhou, who was enjoying himself in the pleasure gardens with Daji, who had transformed into a nine-tailed fox, heard that a Heavenly World True Immortal had come to seek refuge and did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly went to the Zhaixing Tower to meet him.

"I am Tianchenzi, paying respects to the Human Sovereign!"

Xia Yi held a dusting brush in his hand, wearing a purple-gold embroidered robe, a golden crown, and stepping on green jade light cloud shoes. He had a very good appearance, truly resembling a True Immortal.

King Zhou asked, "Why has the immortal come?"

"I have been secluded in the Heavenly World for ten thousand years. I have sensed the turbulence of the mortal world and have come to assist the Human Sovereign in accumulating external skills."

Xia Yi raised his right hand, and a golden relic appeared in his hand.

"This is a Buddhist treasure from the Western Pure Land, containing the sacred teachings of Buddhism and the joyful Zen path. I am willing to present it to the Human Sovereign!"

King Zhou asked curiously, "What is the use of this joyful Zen path?"

"In ancient times, Emperor Xuanyuan had Three Thousand Imperial Maidens and ascended on a dragon. He left behind the Emperor's Internal Classic. This joyful Zen path was created by a Saint from the Western Pure Land and is a cultivation method that leads to the extinction of three thousand realms. If cultivated to a deep level, Your Majesty may be able to reproduce the might of the ancient Human Sovereign!"

"So it is a dual cultivation path!"

King Zhou looked at Daji beside him and instantly became interested. He said, "Consort, the immortal has presented such a marvelous method. What position do you think we should bestow upon him?"

The nine-tailed fox, seeing that although Tianchenzi had an immortal aura and Daoist temperament, the faint Celestial Beast aura emanating from him made her tremble with fear.

"Could it be that this Tianchenzi is also a descendant of the ancient Celestial Beast?"

Daji couldn't figure out the purpose of Tianchenzi at the moment and said, "The immortal is the Heavenly World True Immortal, with vast divine abilities. If we bestow him with an ordinary official position, it would be disrespectful to the immortal. It would be better for Your Majesty to bestow upon him the position of the Immortal Master of the Nation's Protection, which would allow the immortal to protect the Cheng Tang's kingdom and also demonstrate Your Majesty's love for talents."

"Consort, you are wise!"

After saying that, King Zhou bestowed the position of the Immortal Master of the Nation's Protection upon Tianchenzi and rewarded him with a hundred Eastern Sea pearls and a thousand rolls of brocade. He also granted him a mansion for the National Teacher's residence.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xia Yi bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Afterwards, King Zhou held a banquet at the Zhaixing Tower, with palace maids singing and dancing, and delicious food and fine wine.

After dusk, Xia Yi finally returned to the residence of the National Teacher.

He skillfully checked the panel.

[Name: Xia Yi (Celestial Beast Incarnation)]

[Cultivation: Celestial Immortal (Perfection)]

[Position: Immortal Master of the Nation's Protection of the Shang Dynasty]

[Job Responsibilities: Safeguarding the kingdom of Cheng Tang]

[Benefits: Five insurances and one fund, weekends off, triple overtime pay, sixteen months' salary, etc.]

[Salary: To be settled at the beginning of next month]

[Detected that the host is taking on this position for the first time. Would you like to receive job training?]

"Accept!"

[Job training begins now]

Q: What are the responsibilities of the national teacher?

A: To supervise the luck of the Shang Dynasty and ensure the prosperity of the Cheng Tang dynasty for generations to come.

Q: Is it dangerous to serve as the national teacher of the Great Shang Dynasty?

A: Yes, it is dangerous!

The change of dynasties is the trend of human civilization. Now that the luck of Cheng Tang has come to an end, the Western Qi Dynasty will rise. The teachings of the religion will determine the assistance to Martial King Ji Fa, in accordance with the trend.

Q: How can we maintain the luck of Cheng Tang?

A: First, the system will bestow the Hongmeng Quantian ruler.

Suddenly, a ruler appeared in the void, only one foot long, surrounded by the aura of Hongmeng, faintly revealing a purple light, with the breath of the Great Dao.

On the ruler, endless runes appeared and disappeared.

In the center, there were two large characters written in Innate divine script - Quantian.

"The Hongmeng Quantian ruler?" Xia Yi was shocked.

He didn't expect the system to bestow such a precious treasure.

The Hongmeng Quantian ruler, also known as the Tian Di Hongmeng merit ruler.

Legend has it that when Pangu, the great god, opened heaven and earth, the Great Dao sensed it and bestowed the Opening Heaven merit.

Three layers of Opening Heaven merit were integrated into the three clear beings formed by Pangu's Primordial Spirit.

Two layers fell into the twelve ancestral witches formed by Pangu's essence and blood, and three layers fell into the three treasures of Opening Heaven.

The last two layers of Opening Heaven merit merged with the Xuanhuang aura above the nine layers between heaven and earth, forming the Tian Di Xuanhuang merit tower, which was later obtained by the leader of the three clear beings, Taiqing, and became his companion spirit treasure.

Because it bears the heavy Innate Xuanhuang aura, the Tian Di Xuanhuang Linglong Tower is the first defense treasure.

The remaining layer of Opening Heaven merit merged with the Hongmeng aura above the nine layers between heaven and earth, forming the Hongmeng Quantian ruler.

The Xuanhuang aura and the Hongmeng aura are difficult to distinguish, each with its own wonders.

Therefore, the quality of the Hongmeng Quantian ruler is not inferior to that of the Tian Di Xuanhuang Linglong Tower.

The Quantian ruler is a rare post-heaven merit treasure in the prehistoric world. Although its power is not as great as the three treasures of Opening Heaven and the Chaos Bell, it is still formidable.

At least it is much stronger than the twenty-four Fixed Sea Divine Pearls, which are Supreme Grade Innate Spirit Treasures!

"I also grant you 'No Taboos', allowing you to do anything during a great calamity."

"No Taboos?!" Xia Yi's shock in his heart even exceeded that of the Hongmeng Quantian ruler just now!

No Taboos!

The weight of these four words is truly heavy!

It is chillingly heavy!

Even Saints in the Three Realms find it difficult to have no taboos.

Saints also need to comply with the will of heaven and cannot go against it.

Moreover, there is also a Purple Heaven Palace pressing down from above.

Only that person has the qualifications to make such a promise with the four words "No Taboos".

Xia Yi had long suspected the origin of the system.

Now his speculation in his heart has become even stronger.

The system seemed to be unaware of what Xia Yi was thinking and continued, "These two benefits are only available during your tenure as the national teacher. Once you leave the position, the rewards will be revoked."

Xia Yi had already anticipated this.

When his mining avatar fell, the iron pickaxe and shovel bestowed by the system were taken back.

However, the Third Grade Pure World White Lotus was not taken back due to his promotion.

"The system wants me to protect Cheng Tang..." Xia Yi felt the strong malice from the system.

Although the human world is flourishing, the immortals and gods are avoiding their positions.

The position of the Grand Master of the Great Shang Dynasty is not weaker than that of the Heavenly Court's Celestial Master.

But giving him the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler and promising him "no restrictions" is still too much.

"Endure! Resist! Never forget your original intention!"

Xia Yi silently recited in his heart after storing the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler in the system space.

From beginning to end, he wanted to cause trouble during the Conferment of Gods Cataclysm, constantly changing the situation and cultivating the "Hongmeng Cataclysm Scripture".

As for changing the overall situation and turning the tide, he never even thought about it.

There is no dynasty in the world that will not perish, even the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns cannot escape this fate.

While pondering, a demonic wind blew into the Grand Master's Mansion, carrying a faint fragrance.

"The goddess comes in the middle of the night, what brings you here?"

Xia Yi said calmly.

The demonic wind stopped in front of the hall, revealing a charming young girl dressed in white, with a red dot on her forehead. Her waist was slender, and as she walked gracefully with a slight sway, her long jade legs were as smooth and delicate as sheep fat jade.

"The immortal has come to the capital, what is the matter?"

The eyes of the Nine-Tailed Fox flowed like water, enchanting and captivating, exuding a foxy charm from head to toe.

"Don't show off your enchantment. The goddess wants you to ruin King Zhou. Why did you come to my Grand Master's Mansion?" Xia Yi said.

"What?!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox was surprised. This was the second person to see through her intention to ruin King Zhou.

"Could it be that you are also one of the Tenth Prince's people?" the Nine-Tailed Fox asked.

"The person behind me is no weaker than the Tenth Prince."

Xia Yi gave a vague answer.

The Nine-Tailed Fox pondered in her heart. In the Great Witch-Demon War of the past, although many Great Principal Golden Immortal-level demon gods survived, only the demon teacher who had enlightened billions of primordial demons could compare with the Tenth Prince.

No wonder he had cultivated the body of a Celestial Beast. This was the signature Divine Ability of the demon teacher lineage.

"I wonder what instructions the Grand Master has for this little demon."

The attitude of the Nine-Tailed Fox became noticeably respectful, and a piece of her light veil seemed to intentionally or unintentionally fall off, revealing her snow-white skin.

Truly beautiful and captivating.

"You can incite King Zhou to cultivate the Blissful Zen Path!" Xia Yi said.

King Zhou was depraved and comparable to the Human Sovereign Jie of the Xia Dynasty.

But Xia Yi sensed a strong sense of conspiracy in it.

Empress Wa repaired the heavens and created humans, what great achievements! Who in the Three Realms doesn't know?

Yet, King Zhou, as the Human Sovereign, didn't even know who Empress Wa was. It was simply a great disgrace!

He even wrote a poem in the Palace of Empress Wa:

The phoenix and the phoenix bed are extraordinary, all made of delicate mud gold. The winding distant mountains fly with emerald colors, dancing sleeves reflecting the glow. Pear blossoms with rain compete for beauty, peonies in smoke show off their charm. But only with enchanting grace can one act, to bring back Chang Le to serve the king.

But only with enchanting grace can one act, to bring back Chang Le to serve the king. How absurd and outrageous!

Since the Opening of Heaven and Earth, there has never been a creature so disrespectful to a Saint.

Xia Yi would never believe that King Zhou's mind was not influenced by someone.

The Saint Empress Wa must also understand this point.

But the rise of the Western Qi and the fall of King Zhou is the overall trend of the human world.

Even a Saint would find it difficult to reverse.

So Empress Wa was happy to go along with the flow and send the three demons from the Xuanyuan Tomb to influence King Zhou.

This is also going along with the flow, and after the matter is done, there will be merits of the human world.

The reason Xia Yi offered the Blissful Zen Path was to make King Zhou realize the principle of great bliss leading to great annihilation, to comprehend the high Divine Ability of Western Buddhism, the path of annihilation, and thus break free and add some variables to the Conferment of Gods Cataclysm.

If it were an ordinary monk or nun, it would take tens of thousands of years to truly understand the Blissful Zen Path.

But King Zhou is the only Human Sovereign in the present, enjoying the luck of the human way. It is not necessarily impossible.

Even if it doesn't work out, Xia Yi won't lose anything.

It's just a casual move in the game.

"Little demon, follow the order!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox thought this was the intention of that ancient demon teacher, so she didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly flew away.

At this point, King Zhou became even more obsessed with wine and women, not attending court for months, causing discussions among the officials and the people.

But this has nothing to do with Xia Yi.

Soon, it was time to receive his salary.

Looking at the 200,000 merit points distributed by the system, his breathing became heavy.

As the original body, he would only accumulate around 180,000 merit points in a year, which is less than the monthly salary of the Great Merchant National Teacher.

Thinking about it, it's understandable. After all, he is the teacher of a country, with a respected status.

And now, with the flourishing of the human way, humans are the ones in power.

So it's understandable to have such a high salary.

After becoming the Great Merchant National Teacher, Xia Yi has been living in seclusion in the National Teacher's Mansion and doesn't concern himself with the major events happening outside.

Fang Bi and Fang Xiang, on the other hand, left Chaoge City, and Yin Jiao and Yin Hong were saved by Guang Chengzi.

These two will inevitably betray Guang Chengzi in the future, so Xia Yi didn't bother to intervene and let them be saved.

Lei Zhenzi has also been born by now, but he has already been valued by Yun Zhongzi, so it's not good to forcefully snatch him away.

Yun Zhongzi is a Golden Immortal of Virtue and Fortune, ranking high among the Twelve Immortals of Jade Void, even above the Perfected Being of Taiyi.

Although he has the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler, he is not a match for this Great Principle Immortal.

Time flies, and ten years pass in the blink of an eye.

Xia Yi has accumulated more than 30 million merit points in total.

All these massive merit points have been refined into his Primordial Spirit.

Now his Celestial Beast Primordial Spirit is entirely golden, as if cast from pure gold, emitting a dazzling light.

Thirty million merit points, if converted into Honghuang merit, would be equivalent to a million merits.

Now that the great calamity has arrived, even the Great Principal Golden Immortal is in danger, afraid of being involved in the calamity and having billions of years of cultivation turn into nothingness.

With Xia Yi's Primordial Spirit cultivated with merit, even if a Great Principal Golden Immortal wants to kill him, they have to consider whether they can withstand the backlash of a million Honghuang merits.

Especially now that the calamity has arrived, even Great Principal Golden Immortals like Yun Zhongzi, Daoist Endless Treasure, and Guang Chengzi, if they were to kill him, they would be lightly punished by being listed on the Conferred Divinity List, and heavily punished by having their souls destroyed.

Even Saints can't protect themselves!

"Calculating the time, that troublemaker, the Demon King of Chentang Pass, should have caused some trouble!"

With a thought, he headed towards the East Sea.

Chentang Pass.

It is said that the weather was hot, and Li Jing's third son, Nezha, was bathing at the mouth of the East Sea, dipping the seven-foot Hun Tian Ling into the water, causing the Crystal Palace of the East Sea to tremble.

This attracted the attention of the Sea Patrol Yakshas, who were then killed by Nezha's Qiankun Circle.

The Third Prince, Ao Bing, came to seek justice and was also killed, even his dragon tendons were pulled out, extremely miserable.

"At any rate, he is a Dragon Race god officially appointed by the Heavenly Emperor, and he was killed like this!"

Xia Yi shook his head.

This is the outcome of being inferior in background.

One is the core disciple of the Chan Sect, and was even a spiritual pearl of the Nuwa Palace. Even if he caused a great disturbance in the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor would only endure it.

With a single move, Xia Yi gathered the scattered souls of Ao Bing, enveloping them in a cloud of merit light, so that they wouldn't disperse.

Then, carrying Ao Bing's soul, he headed towards the East Sea.

The East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang, also received the news and exclaimed in shock, "My son is the god appointed by the Jade Emperor to control the clouds and rain and nurture all things, how could he be killed like this!"

In the midst of his anger, a shrimp soldier suddenly came to report that the Great Merchant National Teacher had come to visit.

(End of this chapter)