Building the Palaces of the Harem, Holding the Grand Ceremony of Conferring Consorts
Building the Palaces of the Harem, Holding the Grand Ceremony of Conferring Consorts
This was a list that Mingkong had been drafting for some time now.
However, she had only shown it to him to look over, asking if he had any opinions.
Changge said casually—he really was quite idle these days, and as for the matter of taking consorts, he was willing to spend some time on it.
So when Yue Mingkong had brought it up with him some time ago, he had already given it some thought.
He had looked over every name on this booklet. For instance, regarding the position of Empress, Yue Mingkong had originally planned to step down and yield the position.
But Changge felt there was no need. The Divine Empire had been founded on a whim anyway, and all those tedious formalities and rituals only struck him as troublesome.
As for the Four Divine Consorts, currently there were only Yin and Jiang Chuchu, with two positions still remaining.
However, Changge had not yet formally wed either of them, nor had he announced it to all the heavens, let alone held the ceremony of taking consorts.
So for now, it was merely a drafted list. To actually carry it out, a proper, legitimate ceremony would still be needed.
Changge did not want to wrong them in matters like this—especially Jiang Chuchu.
Below the Divine Consorts were the Celestial Consorts. The list actually contained the names of many women, all of whom Yue Mingkong had, over this period of time, deemed to share some inexplicable relationship or ambiguous entanglement with Changge, and had taken the initiative to write down.
Names such as Yan Ji (Consort Yan), the Yao Star Maiden (Celestial Consort Nuanyao), the Sky Deer Goddess (Lady Tianlu), Ji Qing (Lady Qing), Su Qingge (Lady Qingge), Hei Yu (Lady Yu), Lin Qiuhan—and among them, there was even Xiao Ruoyin, the reincarnation of the Immortal Palace’s High Priestess of Destiny, as well as Tao Yao and Chan Hongyi.
All of this gave Changge something of a headache. He had never even known before that Yue Mingkong had all of this figured out crystal clear—she had simply never mentioned it in front of him.
Moreover, Yue Mingkong had asked him about the matter concerning Xianer.
Faced with these matters, even Changge—who could casually scheme to slaughter the Beyond and all the heavens—found them thorny and troublesome, and could only muddle through as best he could.
Afterward, Changge handed full responsibility for the matters of establishing the Empress and taking consorts over to Yue Mingkong and Yin. He would not interfere or manage it himself.
And for the entire Immortal Divine Empire, the Divine Lord establishing his Empress was a matter of the utmost importance.
Nearly all the ministers, upon learning of it, immediately petitioned, asking Gu Changge to establish an Imperial Palace—otherwise, as a Divine Empire ruling over all the heavens, it would appear lacking in foundation and beneath its dignity.
Regarding this, Gu Changge thought it over and decided to adopt the ministers’ suggestions.
Within the Divine Empire, he ordered numerous craftsmen to begin constructing palaces. As for the divine materials and immortal resources used, they were all taken from the national treasury.
If any resources were scarce, Gu Changge dispatched powerful experts to mine and obtain them. On this matter, he spared no expense.
And among the many palaces of the harem, there naturally included the Empress’s Palace, the Divine Consorts’ Palaces, and the Celestial Consorts’ Palaces. As for what each palace would be named, that was not for him to decide.
For example, the Empress’s Palace, where Yue Mingkong would ordinarily reside—how to name it and gather faith was for her to decide herself. Though in Gu Changge’s estimation, given Yue Mingkong’s personality, she would probably name it the Mingkong Palace.
In the days that followed, numerous palaces began to appear behind the Divine Empire’s main halls. Just the materials alone were enough to make even True Daoists click their tongues in astonishment.
All kinds of immortal materials used for forging Dao Artifacts were piled up like mountains. Every day, one could see brilliant divine radiance swirling and interweaving there. Ancient god clans as tall as mountain ranges appeared, their figures towering tens of thousands of zhang high—even their clan leader personally took action, forging palaces for Gu Changge with his own hands.
This ancient god clan was an ancient race from a distant universe that fed on stars. Each time one of them evolved and grew, a star pattern would form between their brows.
Nine Stars Ancient Gods possessed the strength of True Daoists. The clan’s leader was even a Nine Stars Golden God, with heaven-defying power—ordinary supreme beings were no match for him at all.
Toward Gu Changge, he felt heartfelt awe and reverence. He had specially led the many experts of his clan to rush to the Divine Empire, submitting to it, willing to serve in founding the Divine Empire’s immortal foundation.
The process of forging the palaces was not complicated, nor did it take long. In just a few months, vast stretches of palace complexes rose from the ground within the Divine Empire.
Some places were even built from supreme immortal soils, which True Daoists had expended enormous costs to move over from certain Forbidden Areas and sacred lands. Immortal rain shimmered brilliantly, incomparably sacred, with many divine trees and wondrous roots planted throughout.
There were also some regions that were Practice Grounds condensed from numerous stars—vast and boundless, with strands of primal chaos qi sinking down, one wisp after another, utterly serene.
Some palaces were very plain and simple, but outside them were all kinds of medicinal fields, planted with many rare and exotic species, all extremely precious and seldom seen in the world—some of which existed only in the Divine Empire.
There were even some that were merely simple mortal scenery, not occupying much land, more like places of quiet retreat.
Though because of the immortal rain drifting between heaven and earth, they were tinged with all manner of sacred colors.
Mountains, waters, and long corridors; pavilions, terraces, and towers; small bridges over flowing streams—all arranged in picturesque disorder.
These regions were actually independent small worlds, each with its own internal rules, their environments entirely different from the outside world.
Between them, numerous profound Restrictions had been set up—ordinary people did not even have the qualifications to approach them.
Of course, these independent small worlds all existed within the Divine Empire.
After all, the Divine Empire was far too vast. It had been refined by Gu Changge from numerous universes, its territory boundless—even True Daoists exhausting their entire lives would likely never reach its end.
And the names of these regions each had their own character. The most grand and imposing palace, exuding steadiness and majesty, was called the Empress’s Palace, also known as the Mingkong Palace, located very close to the palace where Gu Changge usually rested.
Besides that, there were also the Nine-Tailed Fox’s Holy Land, the Saintess Palace, and so on.
Later on, even Gu Changge could not help but feel his head ache—even that girl Gu Xianer could not resist coming to join the excitement, having him send people to build her an extremely primitive Practice Ground.
Within it were vast palaces, an endless Great Wilderness, and immortal mist curling about, like a Celestial Realm—immortal flowers blooming, spiritual springs gushing, silver waterfalls cascading down. She named it herself: the Xianer Palace.
After the many palaces were completed, Gu Changge chose an auspicious date and directly announced to all the heavens that he would hold the Grand Ceremony of Conferring Consorts. When the news spread, all the heavens were shaken.
The Dao lineages and powers of the various universes were all deeply shaken, and then expressed their congratulations one after another. Whether it was the ministers of the Divine Empire or other powers and Dao lineages, all sent people to deliver congratulatory gifts, to express their congratulations and respect.
The whole world celebrated together. Red decorations stretched for hundreds of millions of li—grand and world-shaking. The Divine Empire held a great wedding banquet.
The Beyond boiled with excitement. All heavens and myriad domains came to pay homage. The great figures of every Dao lineage and power all arrived. Many extremely ancient existences showed themselves. True Daoists and supreme beings all came to offer congratulations, presenting the most precious of gifts.
Changge’s figure emerged above the Divine Empire, radiant and resplendent, as if endless immortal brilliance was flowing around him.
He sat enthroned amidst the universe, imperial light shining from his body. Above his head, a supreme imperial crown manifested, gathering the faith of all living beings.
“We pay respects to the Divine Lord!!”
At this moment, Changge’s radiance illuminated all heavens and myriad domains. All cultivators and living beings kowtowed in the direction where he stood.
Huala-la...
The towering, ancient Tree of Epoch stood behind him, exuding an ancient and desolate aura, as if it had propped open the ages of eternity.