Late at night, in Yu City, Dayu suddenly summoned all the civil and military officials.
Shu Hai hurried to the Imperial Palace, only to find the area in front of the palace covered with fresh flowers, colorful banners fluttering, and splendid canopies dancing in the air.
The plaza was packed with civil and military officials, all in grand attire.
"What is Your Majesty doing?"
Shu Hai asked a General.
"I heard a distinguished guest is coming, and His Majesty is holding a ceremony to welcome them,"
the General replied.
"Distinguished guest?"
Shu Hai was stunned for a moment. Were there still such honored guests in this world?
Ever since other places had been submerged by the sea, Yu Domain had become the last Pure Land.
Dayu was the lord of Yu Domain; there could be no one more honorable than him.
"Could it be that Ying Long is coming?"
Shu Hai thought to himself; except for the Yellow Dragon who had once aided Dayu, he could think of no other honored guest.
Yet, even for the Yellow Dragon, there seemed no need for Dayu himself to personally receive him.
Shu Hai glanced at the Emperor's jade sedan surrounded by the crowd.
With great curiosity swelling in his heart, he stood aside and waited.
Not long after, a faint firelight appeared in the sky.
"What is that?"
The officials began to stir: "It seems like the sky is on fire."
"No, that's not right."
Shu Hai looked further and exclaimed in astonishment, "That's Jingwei."
"Why would Jingwei bring fire?"
The officials looked on.
The firelight drew closer and clearer. Indeed, it was a flock of Jingwei.
These Jingwei, with their dazzling feathers carrying flames, flew over, covering the sky and darkening the sun.
An uproar arose among the officials.
They had never seen such Jingwei before.
Shu Hai looked towards the Emperor's jade sedan.
Unbeknownst to them, the Emperor had already emerged from the sedan, looking excitedly into the sky.
"Could these Jingwei be the honored guests?"
Shu Hai looked up to the sky and was taken aback once more.
After the leading Jingwei arrived, another carriage appeared in the sky.
Standing in front of the carriage was a male and a female Taoist; they waved their hands, and a golden path unfurled downwards.
Exotic fragrance dispersed from the path, filling the atmosphere between heaven and earth with an aura of peace.
Exclamations suddenly rose in front of the Imperial Palace.
"Immortals."
"Those must be Immortals."
The officials said in succession.
Such Cloud Riding abilities and spell-casting, only the Immortals of legend could wield.
The carriage descended the golden path, landing before everyone's eyes. A figure stood upon it, with the demeanor of an Immortal and a sacred solemnity, emanating an unapproachable aura.
"It's too dark here; let me add some light."
The person scanned the crowd, then waved his sleeve. Suddenly, auspicious colors fell from the sky and sweet springs gushed from the earth, and luminous lotuses appeared midair, illuminating the entire Imperial Palace.
The civil and military officials were stunned, parched of mouth and dry of tongue.
"Who is this Immortal?"
They looked at Immortal Zhenyuan with awe.
In the eyes of mortals, what Immortal Zhenyuan did was without a doubt a divine miracle.
The officials knelt down one after another, and even Dayu couldn't help but step forward.
"Human Emperor Dayu, pays his respects to the Heavenly Emperor."
He clasped his hands, ready to bow to Immortal Zhenyuan.
Immortal Zhenyuan was taken aback.
"Wait, I am not the Heavenly Emperor."
He waved his sleeve again to stop Dayu from kneeling.
"Noble brother, I'm not playing anymore; come out."
Immortal Zhenyuan said to the carriage.
"This is not amusing."
A voice came from inside the carriage, followed by a ripple that dispersed. Suddenly, the carriage revealed spreading Immortal Talismans, which shattered and disappeared.
The curtains of the carriage were then opened, and out walked Sun Wukong.
He looked at the vanishing Immortal Talismans, sighing, "Your immortal power is hard to recover; why waste it on a joke?"
Immortal Zhenyuan had just sealed the carriage, not sure what game he wanted to play.
Sun Wukong turned his gaze towards Dayu.
"Are you Dayu?"
He asked, his voice resonant with divinity, as if the Tao was hidden within.
Dayu stared at Sun Wukong, dumbfounded.
Inside him, a Jade Seal emitted light, resonating constantly.
Under the light, the world changed before Dayu's eyes.
To him, Sun Wukong shone brightly, standing there with divine power trailing like ribbons from his head, wrapping him in countless divine lights.
Dayu realized that before him stood a ruler over countless beings, a true Heavenly Emperor.
"Human Emperor Dayu, pays his respects to the Heavenly Emperor."
Dayu knelt excitedly on the ground.
His voice echoed in the air, bringing silence to the surrounding officials.
After a moment of shock, they all inhaled sharply, their blood boiling as they knelt and shouted their salutations to Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong showed a hint of confusion.
Why were these people so excited?
"Rise."
Sun Wukong bid them to stand and then glanced at the Imperial Palace.
The Brahma Void Heavenly Court was indeed thoroughly destroyed; in this place, not even an Immortal remained.
It may be impossible to find another Immortal in the entire seventh heaven of the Brahma Void realm.
Sun Wukong felt some regret.
He watched as Dayu stood up and asked, "Did Jingwei come ahead of time to inform you of my arrival?"
"Yes."
Dayu nodded: "They also told me about your teaching them the Immortal Dao."
It was because he had heard that Sun Wukong had helped the Jingwei transform and become enlightened that Dayu greeted him so warmly and grandly.
This Heavenly Emperor came with good intentions, bringing only benefits and no harm to the Human Clan.
Dayu enthusiastically invited Sun Wukong into the palace.
Sun Wukong nodded and entered the Imperial Palace with him.
Immortal Zhenyuan and his entourage, along with the Jingwei, followed.
After they left, the nearby civil and military officials went from momentary silence to utter frenzy.
"Immortals, the Heavenly Court still has Immortals!"
"Our world is saved!"
The officials were both excited and thrilled.
"And did you hear what His Majesty called him?"
"The Heavenly Emperor, that's actually the Heavenly Emperor!"
The news was truly shocking; the Brahma Void Heavenly Court had a new Heavenly Emperor, making everyone almost burst into laughter with joy.
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