Chapter 1 The Divine Realm

"The laws of the Divine Realm are too strong." Grand Supreme Celestial Venerable explained, "The connection between matter and matter is so tight that it is almost impossible to separate them. Every wisp of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi is incredibly heavy, trillions of times heavier than steel in the lower realms."

If a wisp of air from the Divine Realm were brought to the mortal world, it could instantly condense into a divine mountain. Therefore, without a cultivation level of at least Terror-Class Intermediate, one couldn't even breathe in the Divine Realm.

Because of this, the native creatures of the Divine Realm are born with at least Terror-Class Intermediate cultivation.

"Within this Fenglei City (Wind and Thunder City), there are a few divine auras. Would you like to take a look?" Jiang Xuan asked.

Fenglei City was built with common Divine Realm stones, ancient and sturdy. Within the city, many tall buildings stood, and castles emitted a soft light, dispelling the darkness.

More or less, some Divine Realm aura was revealed. The only difference was that there were no spatial mysteries or small worlds in this city, only vastness. After all, the strongest in Fenglei Continent were only Lower Gods, and Lower Gods would not lavishly use divine power to create divine kingdoms.

In the Divine Realm, Jiang Xuan planned to advance steadily. Although he currently possessed top-tier combat power, he couldn't be considered invincible. It was better to develop slowly and plan carefully.

Of course, if he discovered the Child of Destiny of this era or the Void Wanderer of Fate, he would accelerate his pace.

Grand Supreme Celestial Venerable's mind enveloped the entire Fenglei City, and then he smiled, "Our timing is perfect. The Lei family (Thunder family) of Fenglei City has a descendant who is becoming a god today, and they are holding a grand banquet. It's a good opportunity to show ourselves."

Jiang Xuan sensed it slightly and understood. Then he said, "In that case, let's participate in this banquet. However, your title needs to be changed."

"Mm." Grand Supreme Celestial Venerable nodded. He was once a Great Perfection God and had a considerable reputation in the Divine Realm. Now that he had returned to cultivation, his old title was no longer suitable.

"In that case, use my secular name," Grand Supreme Celestial Venerable said. His secular name was Xu Miao, and it had been countless years since he had heard anyone call him that.

"Good." Jiang Xuan nodded.

Then, the two headed towards a unique garden.

At this time, the garden was decorated with lanterns and colorful banners, extremely festive, and the guests coming and going were all smiling.

The Lei family was the second most powerful family in Fenglei Continent. The strength of the family head was not much weaker than that of the Feng family's ancestor. That was why Fenglei Continent was named "Fenglei" (Wind and Thunder).

It referred to these two Lower Gods.

Jiang Xuan and Xu Miao didn't have an invitation, but that was irrelevant to them. Xu Miao revealed his aura, and the greeters immediately showed a horrified and uneasy expression.

Soon, an old man in a purple robe walked out of the Lei residence. His eyes were like lightning, as if void thunder was rumbling. As soon as he appeared, he gave Jiang Xuan the feeling of being able to overlook the infinite immortal realms of the lower realm.

"May I ask who this friend is?"

This person was Lei Yuanxiu, the ancestor of the Lei family, whose Godhead Index also reached six, but his strength was slightly inferior to that of the Feng family's ancestor.

"Xu Miao of the Divine Court, I heard that the Lei family has a genius becoming a god, so I came to offer a congratulatory gift," Xu Miao said with a smile, taking out a hundred divine notes from his pocket.

Divine notes were very valuable. Even the Lei family's quasi-gods could only obtain resources worth one divine note a year. A hundred notes were not a small sum for someone who had just become a god.

Of course, these divine notes were forged by Jiang Xuan and the others, but their realms were what they were. Although they were said to be forged, few divine notes in the world were more authentic than those in their hands.

"Divine Court?"

Lei Yuanxiu thought for a moment, but in his memory, there didn't seem to be a great sect called Divine Court in the Divine Realm.

"Guests from afar, please."

However, as the head of a family, he was still very good at superficial niceties. He smiled and had someone accept the congratulatory gift, then personally led Xu Miao and Jiang Xuan into the Lei residence.

During this time, Xu Miao and Jiang Xuan also introduced themselves briefly. Jiang Xuan claimed to be Xu Miao's junior brother, after all, he was currently displaying the realm of his secondary body, which was only a quasi-god.

"Ancestor, may I ask who this senior is?"

Just as they were seated, a snow-robed young man walked over, bathed in divine light. He was the protagonist of this banquet, the most amazing genius of the Lei family in this generation.

He had become a god at a young age, and his future was limitless. It was said that he was preparing to join some powerful forces, hoping to go further and surpass Lei Yuanxiu.

"Haha, Qianxing is here?" Lei Yuanxiu said with a smile, "Come, let me introduce you. This is Daoist Xu Miao, a god no weaker than me."

The strength Xu Miao showed was only the peak of a Lower God, with a Godhead Index similar to Lei Yuanxiu. As for Jiang Xuan, he only introduced him as Xu Miao's junior brother, who was now a quasi-god.

"Lei Qianxing of the Lei family greets Senior Xu and Brother Jiang."

Lei Qianxing said, he was quite polite to Jiang Xuan, and he didn't seem arrogant at all. Even though he was a famous Chosen, he wasn't proud and conceited.

"Hehe, young friend Lei has extraordinary talent," Xu Miao stroked his beard and smiled, then said, "Does young friend Lei have any intention of joining a sect?"

"Of course, I want to join a sect!" Lei Qianxing said without hesitation.

Xu Miao smiled and nodded, "I come from the Divine Court and intend to recommend young friend to enter the Divine Court. I wonder if young friend is willing?"

"Divine Court?" Lei Qianxing pondered the name, but didn't reveal any extra thoughts. Instead, he asked, "Senior, please forgive this junior's limited knowledge, but I don't know what kind of force the Divine Court is?"

Xu Miao was still smiling. Asking what kind of force it was, was nothing more than wanting to know the strength of the Divine Court.

After secretly communicating with Jiang Xuan, he slowly said, "It's normal that you haven't heard of the Divine Court. After all, the Divine Court was established not long ago, but..."

"The one who founded the Divine Court is His Majesty the Great Heavenly Emperor, an invincible Supreme God!"

"What?!"

Lei Yuanxiu was shocked and horrified.

What level was a Supreme God? Everyone in the Divine Realm knew. They were the overlords of the Divine Realm today, and each one was an ancient and invincible existence!

But Xu Miao said that the master of the Divine Court was a Supreme God. How could this not be shocking?

"That's right." Xu Miao smiled proudly, then waved his hand, and a token landed in his hand. There wasn't a word on it, but when this token appeared, an supreme will descended, as if an ancient god lowered his eyes and included them in his view.

Bang bang bang...

Unsurprisingly, a series of kneeling sounds rang out one after another. Faced with this supreme will, even Lei Yuanxiu, who was at the peak of the Lower God realm, couldn't muster the slightest will to resist.

"This is the Supreme Token bestowed by the Great Emperor of my Divine Court. With this token, a trace of the Great Emperor's power can be released. Now, do you believe it?" Xu Miao said lightly. At this time, how dare Lei Yuanxiu and the others doubt it?

The will of the Supreme God landed on them. Even without a trace of killing intent, they couldn't muster the slightest resistance in their hearts.

"We believe it! We believe it!"

Lei Yuanxiu shouted. Being able to take out such a treasure, even if the Divine Court was fake, Xu Miao and the others' identities were beyond his imagination. If their descendants could join the forces behind them, it might not be a bad thing.

Seeing their reactions, Xu Miao also put away the token, then said, "Young friend Lei Qianxing, how are you considering it now? Are you willing to join my Divine Court?"

"Disciple is willing!"

Lei Qianxing exchanged a look with Lei Yuanxiu, and said immediately.

As the Lei family's genius, he was very smart, and naturally knew which choice was the most correct.

"Very good." Xu Miao smiled, then glanced at Jiang Xuan, who took out a token from his pocket, similar to the Supreme Token, but without that incredible power.

"This is the God-Connecting Token. Refine it, and you can enter the Divine Court's Divine Kingdom to participate in assessments and obtain opportunities," Jiang Xuan said.

The Divine Court's Divine Kingdom was actually Jiang Xuan's Mind World, between illusion and reality. Of course, with Jiang Xuan's current abilities, he could take out anything in the Mind World at will and turn it into reality.

As for this God-Connecting Token, it was the key to enter it. Everything inside the Divine Kingdom operated according to Jiang Xuan's thoughts. He could have anything he wanted, so no one would suspect it.

Even ordinary Supreme Gods couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood when entering it, and would only think it was a real world.

"Divine Court's Divine Kingdom?!"

Lei Qianxing was stunned. Of course, he knew what a Divine Kingdom was.

But generally, only Great Perfection Gods could establish Divine Kingdoms. This meant that even if there wasn't a Supreme God behind Xu Miao and the others, there was at least a Great Perfection God!

For him, that was already more than satisfactory.

"Refine it, and you will be able to sense the Divine Court's Divine Kingdom. Whether you go or return is all up to you," Jiang Xuan added. This was his way of accumulating power.

Although there was no movement now, he knew that even Qing Luo existed, so there would definitely be powerhouses like Ao Tian in this world, and he would inevitably encounter them on the road to transcendence in the future.

Therefore, he also needed to cultivate a group of lackeys.

Lei Qianxing took the God-Connecting Token and refined it according to Jiang Xuan's instructions. Then, he sensed that in the boundless void, there seemed to be a chaotic Divine Kingdom, infinitely bright, shining upon the vast Divine Realm.

"Ancestor." He looked at Lei Yuanxiu, and his meaning was very obvious, wanting to go to the Divine Court's Divine Kingdom for a look.

"Go!"

Lei Yuanxiu hesitated slightly, but finally gritted his teeth and said. He was worried that there was a trap, but in the end, he decided to let Lei Qianxing go to explore the truth.

"Mm."

Lei Qianxing nodded, and then his whole body seemed to turn into a starlight, escaping into the endless void and disappearing in an instant.

...

Before a towering divine gate in the Divine Court's Divine Kingdom.

A figure suddenly appeared, it was Lei Qianxing.

"Who goes there?!"

Just then, Lei Qianxing suddenly heard a loud shout in his ear, and two majestic generals in divine armor appeared before him.

Judging from the aura of these two, they were even more powerful than him. Although they were also Lower Gods, their Godhead Index must be much higher than his.

"This junior is Lei Qianxing, a newcomer who has just joined the Divine Court."

Lei Qianxing didn't dare to hesitate and quickly explained his purpose.

Hearing this, the two generals also retracted their aura, and a smile appeared on their faces, "So you're a newcomer, come with us."

With that said, they led Lei Qianxing across the divine gate.

The next moment, the scene before Lei Qianxing's eyes changed dramatically, jade buildings and palaces, divine palaces and heavenly halls, dragon roars and phoenix cries... It was as if he had entered an supreme immortal land in an instant, and everything he saw and heard was miraculous.

"You have just entered the Divine Court, and you must be very curious about what kind of force the Divine Court is." At this time, he heard someone in front of him say.

"The Divine Court was created by His Majesty the Great Heavenly Emperor. Those who can enter the Divine Court are either gods or have the potential to become gods," the man said, "In the Divine Court, there are nine ranks."

"Those who reach the peak of Terror-Class strength and pass the God-Connecting Test can enter the Divine Court and be ranked ninth."

"Those who reach the Quasi-God level and pass the God-Connecting Test can enter the Divine Court and be ranked eighth. Of course, at the Quasi-God level, according to the level of condensed Godhead, there are also different levels of division. If there is hope of condensing the Godhead King, the rank will be comparable to the sixth rank."

"Godhead King?!" Lei Qianxing was shocked. Of course, he knew about the Godhead King, but knowing was one thing, and whether he could condense it was another.

At least, in the long history of Fenglei Continent, no one had ever been heard of condensing the Godhead King. It was simply a luxury.

In his opinion, perhaps only an supreme force like the Divine Court, which seemed to have a Supreme God in charge, was qualified to talk about the Godhead King.

"Ordinary Lower Gods can be recommended to enter the Divine Court, and those who pass the test can be ranked seventh, called Heavenly Soldiers. Among the Heavenly Soldiers, there are also ten-man captains, hundred-man captains, and thousand-man captains, roughly corresponding to the early, middle, late, and peak stages of the Lower God."

"Reaching the Middle God level, entering the Divine Court can be ranked sixth. Currently, the divided positions include thirty-six Heavenly Generals, sixty Jiazi Gods, Tiangang Disha Stars, etc., but since the Divine Court has just been established, not all of these positions are held by anyone."

Hearing this, Lei Qianxing nodded. This was the same as what Xu Miao said. The current Divine Court was still newly established and very short of people, so he had the opportunity to join it.

"Upper Gods, which is the fifth rank, have positions such as Five Thunder Gods, Five Water Gods, Four Marshals, Ten Yama Kings, etc., but only half of the positions are currently held."

"Great Perfection Gods are the fourth rank, with positions such as Four Heavenly Kings, Four Spirits and Twenty-Eight Constellations, Nine Luminaries Star Officers, etc., which are also not fully staffed."

The more he listened, the more Lei Qianxing was shocked. The fourth rank was the Great Perfection God, so wouldn't the third rank and above be all Supreme Gods?!

Could this Divine Court really have so many experts?

Impossible!

Lei Qianxing directly denied it in his heart.

Having a Supreme God in charge would make it an supreme force in the Divine Realm. How could there be a force in this world with several Supreme Gods in charge, yet its name was not known?

Even if this force was just established, it was absolutely impossible!

Unless, all of this was a deception.

Or, it was the ambition of the master of the Divine Court!

"Starting from the third rank, it's the level of the Supreme God."

This Heavenly Soldier said, "Star Lords, Celestial Venerables, Great Emperors, Five Elders, Four Imperials, these positions are from the third to the first rank. Without the strength of a Supreme God, they cannot be held."

"So far, besides the supreme Heavenly Emperor, only the position of Longevity Great Emperor has been held by a Supreme God."

"Two...Supreme Gods?!"

Lei Qianxing's eyes were dull. He originally thought that the Divine Court only had that Heavenly Emperor as a Supreme God, but now, listening to this Heavenly Soldier, there was another Supreme God in the Divine Court!

Suddenly, he thought of Xu Miao's words, Great Emperor, Heavenly Emperor, now that he thought about it, they weren't referring to the same person at all!

If it was true...

Lei Qianxing trembled all over. If it was true, then this was a great opportunity. A force with two Supreme Gods in charge. If he could really enter it, his future would be bright!