Chapter 6: Reorganizing the Family Ties

  "Wanted? Hahaha..."

  Zhang Youren burst out laughing, "Don't you know that the wanted list is just an excuse to save face? In either the immortal or mortal world, when has a wanted list ever achieved its desired outcome? If it weren't for good luck and a blind cat running into a dead mouse, the wanted list would have become a complete joke."

  He waved his hand, calling back Taibai Jinxing. He now urgently needed to be alone for a while, to sort out all the things that had happened. Recently, too many things had happened, so much that he could hardly bear it all at once. First, there was the strange and unusual event of crossing over into his body, then there was the crisis facing the Heavenly Palace with the impending arrival of Qitian Dasheng, this was an internal worry, and on top of that, there was also the external threat of being secretly plotted against.

  Internal worries still exist, external troubles have not been pacified!

  "Never mind, never mind. Just focus on improving your own strength. Only when you become strong will you truly be fearless and stand firm without being constrained like this."

  But as soon as he thought about improving his own strength, Zhang Youren started to get a headache.

  In the Heavenly Court, the high-end combat power may not be comparable to that of Taoism and Buddhism, but the mid-range combat power of the Heavenly Court's gods is not weak. The immortals with names and surnames on the Seal of the Gods list have strong powers, each being a heavenly immortal cultivation. The rest of the immortals are even more impressive, with most being in the Golden Immortal realm.

  But he, the master of this heavenly court, was somewhat disappointing, with only a celestial cultivation base. This was already the case before crossing over, but after crossing over, even more inexplicable changes occurred, making him suddenly feel embarrassed.

  As for the number of people at the level of Jade Emperor, even if the qualifications are poor, it is impossible that only a small number of kalpas can be cultivated as heavenly immortals. It's just because he laid out this kalpa and some unknowable variables occurred, causing his cultivation to fall in realm.

  Zhang Youren stood dazed in the midst of a luxurious yet empty and desolate grand hall, unable to muster up any greedy thoughts. Now that all these gold bricks and precious stones were his own, he somehow didn't have the urge to claim them as his own.

  The only hope is it now.

  Zhang Youren took out a palm-sized ancient mirror from his bosom, which was a treasure that had existed since he crossed over and was also the famous Haotian Mirror of the Three Realms.

  He fiddled with the valuable antique in his hand, unsure of how to open it.

  Just as he was trying to use this mirror to reflect his elegant face, the Huatian Mirror suddenly emitted a burst of heat.

  "Hahaha... Kid, you've finally lived up to expectations, remembering the Huatian Mirror."

  "Crash!"

  The Haotian Mirror fell to the ground. Zhang Youren wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Damn it, I've been possessed! This mirror can still talk!"

  Later, he thought this was the Heavenly Court, no longer the time when he was a bricklayer on Earth, and only then did he feel at ease.

  "I am the Jade Emperor himself, what's there to fear from evil spirits?"

  He picked up the Huatian Mirror again, his voice trembling as he muttered to himself.

  "I'd like to see what kind of trouble this weirdo who's neither a gentleman nor a scholar is going to stir up."

  Then he heard again a voice from the mirror, feeling distant yet near at hand.

  "Little one, aren't you scared? I am the Jade Emperor. Now, a wisp of my residual soul is communicating with you. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me quickly, no latecomers allowed."

  "Is this old man the Jade Emperor?"

  Zhang Youren felt that the books he had read before were useless, and the voice coming from the mirror completely subverted his three views.

  Mind your own business and figure out what's going on first.

  "What's this? You're the Jade Emperor, then who am I?"

  "You are me, but I am not you."

  "Rub, when gods are so arrogant, can't even speak properly, and not those bald guys, what's the point of being clever?"

  "Snap." The person in the mirror snapped his fingers and said, "Right, not learning from that group of bald men with ulterior motives, I'll give you a thumbs up for that. Alright, my remaining time as a lingering soul is limited, so let's get straight to the point. Simply put, you are one of the backup plans arranged by me, it's just that I didn't expect the calamity to arrive so quickly, and many things weren't prepared thoroughly before the calamity began."

  The voice in the mirror sighed and continued: "When the great calamity arrives, my three souls will leave their physical bodies to search for a new host. You are the host of my destined soul, now returned to its rightful place. However, there are still two other souls, the heavenly and earthly souls, that have yet to find their way back. That's why I say you are me, but I am not you."

  "Soul?"

  "There are three souls and seven spirits in a person. The life soul is in charge of thinking, the heavenly soul is in charge of wisdom, and the earthly soul is in charge of action. Only when the three souls gather together and the seven spirits are complete can one be whole. To say it, this seat's fate should have had a tribulation. Originally, waiting for the tribulation to come, the three souls would return as one, and this seat could rush into the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal, becoming the first person under the saint in the three realms. Who knew that someone secretly plotted against me, my life soul returned prematurely, and this seat also suffered heavy damage, leaving behind imperfections."

  The voice in the mirror seemed to be savoring the past life, with a very desolate tone, "Now do you feel it, all your cultivation lost, like an ordinary mortal?"

  Zhang Youren nodded, and the voice in the mirror continued: "That's because the original body was harmed by dark forces, injuring seven souls, making it impossible to avoid empty calculations. Strictly speaking, I am no longer myself now, and you are still you. If there is an opportunity, you can find the three souls reunited, then it won't be considered a failure of my plan."

  That voice was full of loss, "For now, you must quickly build a immortal foundation, rebuild the seven souls, and occupy a stable position in the Heavenly Court. Otherwise, with the current situation, you will be washed away by the various disputes in the Heavenly Court, leaving no residue. Remember, you must remember not to reveal your lack of cultivation in front of others, otherwise, it will be a disaster! Remember, the Huantian Mirror cannot leave your body, otherwise, your mortal flesh will be like a sun burning in the sky, with nowhere to hide. However, little one, since you are the host of my soul, even if there is a mistake, I, the Huantian Jade Emperor, will take care of you..."

  "Watch out for your own head, Jade Emperor! You've dumped this rotten mess on me, aren't you afraid I'll just abandon it and not care?"

  "I'm afraid, I'm afraid of nothing. Now you have the ability to escape, try it and see if the immortals in the immortal realm will catch you and cut you into pieces? Alright, I've said what I needed to say, and the remaining soul should completely disperse in this world now. From now on, you little brat can start planning your life as the Heavenly Emperor, hahaha..."

  "Hey, don't go, I haven't finished asking yet?"

  Zhang Youren shook the Huatian Mirror back and forth, as if trying to shake out the remaining soul of Yu Huang, but unfortunately, the Huatian Mirror was like a dead object at this time, with no response to his manipulation.

  "Damn it! If I had known you'd disappear so quickly, I should have asked the Queen Mother of the West what was going on earlier!"

  Zhang Youren was disheartened, after coming to the Heavenly Palace, he always felt that he didn't quite mesh with Queen Mother Wang. As the dignified Queen of Heaven, why would she and Jade Emperor live in separate dwellings, far apart from each other?

  "Jade Emperor, old man, quickly tell me, brother I want to reorganize the marital relationship!"