amaotonovel Chapter 470 Successors of the Sages
Chapter 470 Successors of the Sages
Chapter 470 Successors of the Sages
At this moment, Lin Fei was still in the capital of Southern Tang, and had just calmed down from the excitement of advancing to the Celestial Realm.
The Celestial Realm is indeed the dividing line between ordinary cultivators and immortals, but for Lin Fei, it is far from the end.
The realm of celestial beings is called the realm of human immortals in Taoism, and the realm of golden-bodied Arhats in Buddhism. Although it falls within the category of immortals, it is only the lowest level among them.
Above the Celestials lies the Earthly Immortal realm, which projects across countless worlds; the Celestial Immortal realm is immortal and indestructible, the only eternal realm. Above that are figures like the Nine Heavens Emperor, the Buddha of Buddhism, and the Three Sages of Kunlun.
Since Lin Fei inherited the divine position of the Nine Heavens Emperor, his cultivation at the Celestial Realm was clearly far from sufficient. Not to mention reaching the peerless cultivation of the Nine Heavens Emperor in ancient times, he needed to at least reach the Celestial Immortal Realm to reopen the gates of all thirty-three Heavenly Palaces and to rule over the position of the Zhou Tian Zheng Shen on the Investiture of the Gods.
For ordinary cultivators, the Celestial Realm might be the pinnacle of cultivation, but for Lin Fei, it was just the beginning.
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Lin Fei finally found some free time in the palace, so he rewrote some names on the Investiture of the Gods list that he possessed.
The names on the Investiture of the Gods are not just written casually; one must possess the divine position of a deity to be appointed. Otherwise, even Lin Fei would not be able to arbitrarily write other people's names on the Investiture of the Gods.
For example, Mao Ri Xingjun, even though he is one of the righteous gods of the Zhou Tian and now one of Lin Fei's most trusted subordinates, cannot have his name written on the Investiture of the Gods because his divine position is scattered throughout the world and has not been found.
Now, the only ones whose names can be written down are the divine positions that Lin Fei has already obtained—the most prominent of them all is the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper.
The divine positions of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper have been completely merged with Lin Fei's seven Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers. Naturally, Lin Fei would not miss this opportunity, so he wrote the names of the seven people on the Investiture of the Gods.
From then on, the divine positions of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper truly belonged to Lin Fei's seven Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers. Even if a powerful being killed Lin Fei's Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers and seized their divine positions, because their names had already been written on the Investiture of the Gods by Lin Fei, others could not use the divine positions even if they obtained them.
This is the reason why the Nine Heavens Emperor was able to rule over all the gods in ancient times. Besides his own unparalleled cultivation, it was also because once the names of the gods were written on the Investiture of the Gods, only the Nine Heavens Emperor could change them. Even if someone else obtained a divine position, they would not be able to use it.
Below the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper is the Sun Wanderer, one of the Six Gods of Houtu. Despite his seemingly insignificant abilities and fickle nature, the Sun Wanderer is indeed one of the 365 true gods of the Zhou Tian (Heavenly Cycle). Lin Fei thus placed his name at the very bottom of the Investiture of the Gods.
Just as Lin Fei finished dealing with matters related to the Investiture of the Gods, outside the Imperial Study, Chief Steward Wang's voice suddenly rang out: "Your Majesty, someone outside the palace gates requests an audience!"
Lin Fei frowned slightly, put away the Investiture of the Gods, and asked the person outside, "Who requests to see me?"
It's important to understand that given Lin Fei's current status, he's not someone anyone can simply meet. Furthermore, Lin Fei had already issued an edict that any matters concerning the court should first be reported to the Grand Secretariat, which would then discuss them before informing him. Today, however, was not the day the Grand Secretariat was to report on court affairs, and judging from the tone of Chief Eunuch Wang's words, the visitor didn't seem to be someone he knew.
Steward Wang's voice came from outside the door: "The visitors did not identify themselves, but only asked me to pass on something to His Majesty, saying that His Majesty would definitely receive them after seeing this item!"
"Oh?" Lin Fei was somewhat surprised. The visitor seemed quite confident, certain that he would receive them after seeing the item. Lin Fei couldn't help but wonder what it was that gave the visitor such confidence, so he instructed Steward Wang, "Bring it here!"
Having received Lin Fei's instructions, Steward Wang pushed open the door and entered, carrying something in his hands, which he respectfully placed on Lin Fei's desk.
The item that Steward Wang presented was a wooden plaque about half the size of a palm.
The wooden plaque looked quite ordinary and wasn't a rare treasure. It was entirely blue-green, with a bright red character for "saint" carved on it.
"Huh?" Lin Fei looked at the ordinary wooden sign in front of him and let out a soft "huh," appearing quite surprised.
To those unfamiliar with its origins, this wooden plaque might appear as just an ordinary piece of wood. But those who knew its history would be utterly astonished. Even Lin Fei himself hadn't expected to see such a thing.
This wooden plaque, though not a treasure, is a symbol—a symbol of the saints of humanity who saved humankind from suffering!
This wooden plaque was a pass for the Academy of Saints during the medieval period. Only those with a certain status and position within the Academy of Saints could possess such a plaque.
When Lin Fei entered the system instance, he had spent some time in the Academy of Sages. He knew that in the Academy of Sages, those who could hold such a wooden plaque were either saints or at least the Seventy-Two Sages of Confucianism.
Could it be that the descendants of the saints from back then have come knocking on our door?
Lin Fei gently tapped the wooden plaque on the table with his fingers, his thoughts racing—the dungeon space he had entered into the system was actually a fragment of time from the Middle Ages, a part of the long river of history.
Lin Fei, as an outsider entering a time that didn't belong to him, still played a crucial role despite the overall historical trend remaining unchanged—humanity still triumphing over demons. He even went so far as to kill a demon saint on the spot.
In the original history, there was no character named Lin Fei in the medieval period. But now, that time that originally existed in the river of history has been quietly changed.
He wondered if the changes he had made to the past would affect the present. Lin Fei had no experience with this and was unaware of the cause and effect.
However, it seems that since someone with the token of the Academy of Saints has come to visit, it is most likely related to the past that has been slightly changed because of me.
Lin Fei tapped the wooden plaque in front of him repeatedly with his fingers, but remained silent for a long time.