“Did you gain anything from this visit to the Vast Cold Palace, Junior Brother?” Li Changshou asked as they slowly departed from the Moon Palace on clouds.

Spirit Zhenzhu Child pondered briefly before answering, “Uncle Master, that Fairy Chang’e is incredibly beautiful, but she gives disciple an unfathomable feeling… Are all female immortals in the Heavenly Court like this?”

Hearing this, Li Changshou felt deeply moved. He patted Spirit Zhenzhu Child’s back and transmitted his voice: “Some are, some aren’t, and it’s not just limited to female immortals. Some immortals appear pure and harmless, yet have more thoughts in their hearts than hairs on their heads; some seem calculating, but might just be foolish pawns being used. When you observe people in the future, you must develop wisdom, think more, observe more, and don’t trust easily… Oh, and don’t repeat these words to others.”

Spirit Zhenzhu Child blinked and asked softly, “Then what about my Master? Uncle Master, how do you view my Master?”

“Senior Brother Taiyi,” Li Changshou pondered before sighing, “Dark heart, quick tongue.”

Spirit Zhenzhu Child’s eyes lit up with joy, “So Long Geng Uncle Master views Master this way, straightforward and… oh, dark-hearted. I think Master is quite good…”

“Hahaha!” Li Changshou burst out laughing, while inwardly contemplating.

Spirit Zhenzhu Child couldn’t stay in the Water God Manor forever, wrestling and playing games with those celestial soldiers who barely qualified as minor characters. Spirit Zhenzhu Child had been in the Heavenly Court for so many years, yet the promise Li Changshou made to True Lord Taiyi showed no obvious progress, with only limited improvements.

It was time to begin Spirit Zhenzhu Child’s true development plan.

“I’ve kept you confined to the Water God Manor without allowing you to move about freely. Have these years been stifling for you?” Li Changshou smiled and said, “In another year or two, after I’ve resolved the matters at hand, I’ll introduce you to some good friends.”

“Thank you for your concern, Long Geng Uncle Master,” Spirit Zhenzhu Child agreed with a smile, his expression full of innocent charm.

It even gave Li Changshou an inexplicable touch of… guilt.

After returning from the Vast Cold Palace to the Water God Manor and settling Spirit Zhenzhu Child, Li Changshou hurried back to the Osmanthus Palace to await the end of his term.

The aftermath of this visit to the Vast Cold Palace had two developments that were somewhat unexpected for Li Changshou…

First, his composed demeanor before Chang’e and his calm observation of her dance earned him a reputation. This quickly spread throughout the Primordial World, somewhat offsetting his previous infamy from condemning Fairy Cloud Flower, portraying him as an ’emotionless righteous deity of the Heavenly Dao’.

This…

Li Changshou felt helpless to refute.

He needed Yang Jian to storm his door, not secretly understand him. If Yang Jian grew up and truly said, “I understand you, Water God,” wouldn’t that undermine his plan to use Saint Zhunti’s influence to help Yang Jian rise quickly like those demon soldiers?

But regarding such matters, Li Changshou had no good solution. He could only be more careful in the future, preferably avoiding any reputation from spreading outside.

Second, the ‘Bronze Mirror Livestream’ format quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Court.

The bronze mirrors Li Changshou created merely employed some clever thinking, using not-so-profound forging techniques to combine cloud mirror arts, mirror display arts, and some restrictions – easily imitated.

Many immortals and deities created similar magical treasures, sparking a wave of ‘one-to-one’ livestream activities in the Heavenly Court.

Seeing this, Li Changshou was suddenly inspired.

Wasn’t this exactly the [Recording Orb Viewing System] he had been seeking and conceptualizing?

Using multiple terminal devices like bronze mirrors and crystal mirrors, combined with the recording orb’s recording and transmission system, created a limited Primordial World entertainment network – wasn’t this how it could be accomplished?

Couldn’t the Super Celestial Soldier Plan be smoothly promoted this way?

After consideration, Li Changshou realized this matter had both advantages and disadvantages, but the benefits clearly outweighed the drawbacks.

Said and done!

After obtaining the Jade Emperor’s permission and filing records in Tongming Hall, Li Changshou led the Heavenly Court’s immortals and deities to work day and night, quickly developing a ‘one-to-many-to-one’ bronze mirror primitive network system!

He erected a massive magical bronze mirror in front of the Water God Manor.

This treasure, incorporating the efforts of hundreds of Heavenly Court immortals, deities, and skilled craftsmen over dozens of days and nights, was named the ‘Grand Transfer Bronze Mirror’.

This mirror could simultaneously accommodate three hundred people broadcasting and transmit the broadcast content to thirty thousand bronze mirrors.

Connected to this mirror were two types of companion small bronze mirrors – the first type for creating content, the second purely for viewing.

The first type of bronze mirror required immortals and deities to actively apply, and after passing Tongming Hall’s review, they would be given the title of ‘Heavenly Court Recorder’ and allowed to conduct green and harmless broadcast activities.

The second type of bronze mirror was price-limited to three hundred spirit stones, usable only within the Heavenly Court, with adjustable mirror size and freedom to choose from simultaneous broadcasts, with the Water God Manor recommending group purchases.

All interpretation rights for these bronze mirrors belonged to the Water God Manor.

Thus, the vigorous ‘Bronze Mirror Entertainment’ quickly rose in the Heavenly Court.

Thirty thousand bronze mirrors sold out quickly. After Li Changshou distributed dividends to all participating immortals and deities in the development and set aside a portion to fill the Heavenly Court’s treasury, the net profit was… just a million spirit stones.

This was just a small matter, barely enough to complete one of Little Qiong Peak’s ‘firepower satellites’.

Would he, Li Changshou, as Supreme Clarity’s prospective disciple and a middle-ranked deity in the Heavenly Court, still care about such things?

Of course, he would.

The sooner he could complete his envisioned Little Qiong Peak Complete Form, the more security he would have!

The number of immortals and deities applying to become ‘Heavenly Court Recorders’ quickly exceeded a hundred.

Li Changshou wrote them a ‘Recording Code of Conduct’ marking important points.

No sensationalism, no extreme approaches, no damage to Heavenly Court dignity, no content causing others discomfort – violators would face the Thunder Punishment Hall.

After another half month, several Heavenly Court immortals and deities skilled at self-expression quickly became popular, becoming the Heavenly Court’s first batch of [Mirror Stars].

Among them, the most popular was the Heavenly River Navy Vice Commander Bian Zhuang, who wanted to increase his fame to facilitate more interactions with female immortals of the Heavenly Court.

The style of his broadcasts was roughly like this…

Several celestial soldiers playing gongs and drums nearby, while Bian Zhuang, wearing bright silver armor, displayed his damnable charm, rhythmically shouting at the bronze mirror:

“Greetings, comrades! I am Heavenly River Navy Vice Commander Bian Zhuang, presenting ‘White Dragon in the Waves’ for you! Hope you’ll enjoy it!

Nine, rake burning in fire!

Armor, accompanying my battle prowess!

Heaven, showing off by the river!

I, scratching this Azure Dragon!

Hey! Ao Yi~ Look at the rake~”

Ao Yi, who had been reading military books, covered his arm scratched by the nine-toothed rake, turned around with a black face, summoned a spear, let out a dragon’s roar, and pounced forward…

That day, Bian Zhuang, as always, departed peacefully.

Through the bronze mirror system, Golden Immortals shared pill refining and artifact forging techniques, female immortals broadcast embroidery and clothes-making, and Jade Pool fairies opened broadcasts of sword dancing and knife play, full of murderous aura.

Li Changshou’s promotional slogan, inspired by the Chang’e incident…

[Break Fixed Impressions, Redefine Immortals and Deities!]

By the way, Li Changshou had two bronze mirrors sent to the Vast Cold Palace.

On one hand, to help that fierce homebody – ahem, the First Beauty of the Three Realms – alleviate boredom, and on the other hand, to have her join in self-expression, maintaining some connection with the outside world.

Soon, a ‘Jade Rabbit Eating Carrots’ broadcast room appeared, with the young Jade Rabbit hugging a basket of carrots, crying while munching;

Because Chang’e’s foot appeared in the frame, this broadcast attracted many viewers, nearly burning out the Water God Manor’s grand bronze mirror serving as the hub…

The Heavenly Court gained more vitality and liveliness than before due to the [Mirror Broadcast] matter.

When some immortals and deities suggested adding interactive features, like sending treasures or spirit stones to their favorite ‘Heavenly Court Recorders’, Li Changshou directly rejected it.

This kind of ‘reward’ system could easily breed hard-to-control entertainment forms. The immortals, deities, and celestial officers should still focus on cultivation…

Mirror broadcasts were just for entertainment and necessary promotion; Li Changshou wouldn’t let it deteriorate.

While the Heavenly Court’s internal affairs grew increasingly lively, Li Changshou dispatched dozens of teams of celestial soldiers and officers to borrow the most prominent rooftop positions in dozens of towns in the East Victory Divine Continent, erecting large bronze mirrors.

The mirrors displayed clear images, beginning to loop the first Heavenly Court recruitment recording, starring You Qin Xuan Ya.

The content was simple: You Qin Xuan Ya rode a heavenly horse, wearing slightly damaged battle armor, charging into dark clouds in the gray sky, shouting:

“Light of the Heavenly Court!”

Golden light burst forth, dark clouds dispersed, the sky immediately turned azure, and the sunlight illuminated the roaring monster horde below.

Though embarrassing, the effect was indeed good.

Li Changshou sat quietly in the Osmanthus Palace, step by step advancing these ‘small plans’, calculating the grand schemes for ninety years later and nine hundred years later.

In the South Jambu Continent, the Shang tribe developed at an astonishing speed, quickly absorbing one tribe after another, advancing toward the prosperous central region of the South Jambu Continent.

Human Race fortune was converging toward the Shang tribe, and the Human Emperor fortune began to condense again, closely connected to the Heavenly Court.

Kong Xuan, as the totem of the Shang tribe, remained hidden within this tribe, patiently protecting them. Whenever sects or immortal schools tried to cause trouble, their dispatched assassins would silently disappear.

When the Shang army marched and armies clashed, any cultivators involved would be instantly obliterated.

Thus, the Phoenix Tribe’s fortune finally showed signs of improvement.

That day, Li Changshou summoned You Qin Xuan Ya, informing her that she would soon go to the Heavenly Court. You Qin Xuan Ya showed no hesitation and immediately wanted to pack her belongings.

However, Li Changshou stopped her, smiling as he said: “Taking this opportunity, I also have matters to discuss with the sect. Xuan Ya, go invite the Sect Master to gather at Black Pool Peak, consider it a farewell gathering for you.”

“Yes, Senior Brother can arrange as he sees fit.”

You Qin Xuan Ya nodded slightly and rode her cloud back to Breaking Heaven Peak.

Li Changshou sent a voice transmission, calling the true bigshots from Little Qiong Peak’s card room to gather by the lake, to later go to the neighboring peak together…

The Primordial World doesn’t count years, time flows like water. The last time Black Pool Peak was this lively was when Yun Xiao came.

Li Changshou felt as if in a blink, it seemed like just yesterday.

After entering the Golden Immortal realm, his ‘sense of time’ had indeed undergone subtle changes.

Bai Ze, Li Changshou, and Zhao Gongming first busied themselves in the kitchen. Season Wuyou, the Void Daoist who arrived later, could only receive the same treatment as Zhao Gongming, serving as assistant to the two master chefs.

To balance the yin and yang energies of this place, Li Changshou also asked Grand Master Jiang Lin’er to invite Grand Uncle Master Wangqing.

When Immortal Wangqing first arrived, he saw several female immortals by the pond playing wine cup floating…

At that moment, Fugui just frowned.

His wife was something!

Regardless of seniority, she was there joking and playing with his disciple Jiu Jiu, Jiu Yushi, the Sect Master’s named disciple Xiong Lingli, and his grand-disciples Xuan Ya and Ling E…

Immortal Wangqing smoothed the two strands of white hair at his temples. He, in snow-white robes and emanating immortal aura, immediately wanted to step forward to scold his disciples.

However, just as he was about to step forward, he heard the Sect Master’s deliberately lowered shout from behind:

“Wangqing, over here, over here.”

Immortal Wangqing frowned as he looked over, his heart startled.

The Sect Master had put on strange clothing over his Daoist robe and was holding an iron wok… using magic to condense water flow to wash the remaining oil inside!

From within came a voice: “Little Ji, the wok!”

“Coming!”

Sect Master Season Wuyou answered with a smile, turning to run back.

Immortal Wangqing: …

What, what was this?

Soon after, Immortal Wangqing also joined the ranks of assistants. He sat cross-legged before a stove, carefully controlling the changes in heat, his dao heart turbulent.

Beside him, wearing battle armor and sporting a large beard, occasionally causing mischief, was the Severing Sect expert Zhao Gongming;

Regarding Bai Ze’s matter, Immortal Wangqing was somewhat aware, but now seeing this Ancient Ten Great Demon Marshal, recorded in ancient texts as unmatched in wisdom and strategy, completely focused on… flipping the wok…

Moreover, he had just confirmed that the disciple within their sect whom he had quite valued in recent years and wanted to give more benefits to, was now actually the famous Heavenly Court Water God, nemesis of the Demon Race, and the Human Teaching Saint’s second disciple!

Immortal Wangqing suddenly felt a depression, as if he had lived all these years in vain.

“You’re called Fugui?”

A greeting came from the side. Immortal Wangqing looked up to see the beaming Zhao Gongming and hurriedly tried to stand up to pay respects.

“Keep busy, keep busy.”

Zhao Gongming raised his hand to stop him and took the opportunity to squat down beside him, taking out a jade talisman to hand to Immortal Wangqing.

“Some cultivation insights, consider it a meeting gift.”

Immortal Wangqing immediately became excited and cupped his hands, saying: “Thank you, Senior.”

“It’s nothing, continue your work.”

Zhao Gongming patted Immortal Wangqing’s shoulder, stood up, squinting as he hummed the tune Ling E was playing, and turned to leave.

The joy of giving guidance to Changshou’s grand master’s husband was truly something others couldn’t imagine…

Just that it easily attracted Purple Lightning Divine Thunder and such.

At dusk again, a group gathered by the pond, drinking wine and making merry with joyous laughter.

Li Changshou spoke of You Qin Xuan Ya’s upcoming journey to the Heavenly Court, and instructed the Sect Master to have the sect seal off this news as much as possible, not letting any information leak out;

Additionally, Li Changshou gave the Sect Master a suggestion – to later send some disciples with outstanding potential to serve in the Heavenly Court.

With Li Changshou looking after them from behind, he naturally wouldn’t let them easily encounter danger.

Season Wuyou hesitated somewhat, not directly agreeing.

Cultivators still had a kind of resistance to the Heavenly Court…

However, Bai Ze said: “When the great tribulation comes, I fear this tribulation’s fate won’t only fall on the disciples of the Clear, Severing, and Western Saints.

Everyone think carefully, how many immortal sects are there in Central Divine Continent now, how many Golden Immortals?

This poor dao has calculated recently, I’m afraid half the immortal sects will become tribulation ash.”

Season Wuyou and Immortal Wangqing couldn’t help but show solemn expressions.

Zhao Gongming asked puzzled: “What does the great tribulation have to do with them?”

“The so-called great tribulation originally meant the infinite kalpa of all living beings in heaven and earth,” Bai Ze said seriously. “In the Dragon Phoenix Great Tribulation, most ancient beings died or were injured. In the God-Demon War, six-tenths of beings in heaven and earth perished.

Now humans are somewhat different from these previous protagonists of heaven and earth. Mortals should not enter the tribulation, but human cultivators all have thousands of connections with the Dao sects, they should all be within the great tribulation.

In recent days, this poor dao has sensed the killing and fighting qi in the Five Continents and Three Thousand Worlds has indeed increased several times compared to a hundred years ago.”

“Let our Measuring Immortal Sect begin closing the mountain tomorrow.”

Season Wuyou said this, and beside him, Immortal Wangqing also said to have the disciples outside return to the mountain early.

Zhao Gongming smiled and said: “Don’t think too much, drink, drink. When the great tribulation comes you can’t escape it, just bear it.”

Ling E beside Li Changshou couldn’t help muttering softly: “Elder Brother Gongming should also be careful…”

“Hahaha!”

Zhao Gongming’s eyes were full of emotion as he couldn’t help teasing: “I didn’t expect Ling E would now care about someone other than your Senior Brother?”

Ling E’s lips twisted as she snorted: “I’m worried that if you enter the tribulation, it will involve Sister Yun Xiao, which will then involve my Senior Brother.”

Black lines hung on Zhao Gongming’s forehead as several people drinking nearby couldn’t help laughing out loud.

Li Changshou raised his hand and knocked Ling E’s head, “Don’t say what’s in your heart!

Elder Brother Gongming has become much more steady in his actions lately, after all, he hasn’t gone out to cause trouble for many years.”

Zhao Gongming pretended to be angry as he laughed and scolded: “Want to bet I’ll go lie down in front of Spirit Mountain’s gate today!”

Li Changshou’s eyes brightened, “Spirit Mountain still has a gate?”

“Of course it does,” Bai Ze frowned and said, “Could it be the Water God has thought of some scheme again?”

“Not at all… just somewhat interested.”

Li Changshou’s smile gained several degrees of deeper meaning as he took out several treasure pouches from his sleeve, using immortal power to pass them to the several ‘newcomers’ present, smiling as he said:

“The rules of Black Pool Peak, though we’re familiar, you still need to make great dao oaths not to speak of today’s matters to outsiders.

The matter is significant, and not to be trifled with.

Also, remember to wear the few small items inside at all times, at least within three zhang of yourself, to avoid having your heart’s voice heard by others.”

Jiu took the treasure pouch and rummaged through it, asking curiously: “Didn’t you give us these jade pendants before?”

Li Changshou smiled and said: “These are all spares, better safe than sorry.

There’s a divine beast called Dicheng that can hear the heart’s voice of all beings. Its stance is opposed to ours. Our Measuring Immortal Sect’s two attacks in recent years were related to the forces behind Dicheng.”

The work of preventing Dicheng couldn’t be relaxed for a moment.

Everyone agreed in turn, making oaths, using this to remind themselves not to easily leak this matter…

The feast ended and people dispersed at dawn.

In Li Changshou’s arrangements, You Qin Xuan Ya would head to the Heavenly Court in three days.

During these three days, Li Changshou let himself relax a bit…

The way of relaxation was also simple, just guiding Ling E’s cultivation, and giving Ling E appropriate encouragement and rewards.

Ling E was very happy about this, hugging the stone tablet with tears of joy, almost pouncing over to bite her Senior Brother.

Calculating the timing, Li Changshou sent a paper dao clone, transformed into the appearance of a middle-aged Daoist of [Human Teaching Minor Law Master], riding a cloud to the northwest of Central Divine Continent, to seek True Lord Yu Ding.

To be safe, he still needed to pay attention to the cultivation path Yang Jian was currently walking.

He had already changed the original Investiture of the Gods trajectory and was really worried that under his influence, Yang Jian wouldn’t cultivate the Eight-Nine Mystic Arts, and wouldn’t take the path of becoming the Heavenly Court’s second-generation war god.

Li Changshou had calculated so much in this matter, both borrowing the Saint’s blade to plant an obsession in Yang Jian and taking pains to save Yang Tianyou’s soul. He naturally had his bit of private thought…

If he didn’t prepare in advance, helping the Heavenly Court cultivate several pillars of talent, how could he retire in the future?

After saving those he wanted to save from the Investiture of God’s great tribulation, he couldn’t always stay soaking in the Heavenly Court. At that time, with a pot of tea and a cup of wine, he would ride Little Qiong Peak which had completed its ultimate transformation, and float beyond the heavens…

Just thinking about it felt comfortable.

Just at this moment, a strand of dao rhythm flowed through his heart. Li Changshou’s spirit shook as he hurriedly dispersed these thoughts, quietly waiting for this extremely obscure dao rhythm to condense into two large characters in his heart.

[Supreme Clarity]

Supreme Clarity?

Li Changshou was also stunned for a moment.

Supreme Clarity Teacher used the Supreme Clarity Great Dao to transmit Supreme Clarity dao rhythm to condense the two characters for Supreme Clarity – could it mean he wanted him to go pay respects at the Supreme Clarity Temple?

But fortunately, at least it wasn’t the two characters for [Hehe].