Chapter 466
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Translator: Ace
Chapter:
Chapter Title: Generous Promotion
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"Good, not bad."
After a long moment of contemplation, a satisfied voice finally emerged from beneath the dais curtains. With a sweep of divine sense, the jade slip Lu Yang offered vanished from its place.
At this moment, the Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign had caught on.
*He's forcing my hand here. With such sincerity on display, if I don't grant him a good position, the true dragon clan might start harboring second thoughts.*
That said, the Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign felt no displeasure—quite the contrary, he was rather pleased. From another angle, Lu Yang's actions were handing the decision-making power right to him: what rank to bestow, what benefits to offer—all at his discretion.
This was crucial.
Lu Yang knew full well he could leverage the coordinates to Seven Luminaries Heaven as a bargaining chip, haggling with the Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign on behalf of the true dragon clan.
But what would that achieve?
This was Jiangdong, under the Dao Court's domain. The Sovereign's authority loomed large. No matter how many concessions Lu Yang squeezed out, the Sovereign had ways to claw them back.
The outcome would only sour relations with him.
That wouldn't do.
So instead, he broke precedent by directly presenting the Seven Luminaries Heaven coordinates, placing the authority in the Sovereign's hands to demonstrate his "loyalty."
Moreover, he wasn't worried the Sovereign would brush him off with scraps. The true dragon clan's status spoke for itself, backed by a mid-Golden Core Dragon Sovereign. The Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign couldn't afford recklessness; the eventual reward would surely satisfy.
And indeed—
"You're quite impressive."
The Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign chuckled lightly and said,
"The Capital Heaven Department is short a Right Deputy Commander right now. Since you're keen, it's yours."
As the words landed, the Immortal Kingdom Dao Law responded at once.
Lu Yang looked up to see his former Dongting Dragon King rank shifting. The talismanic script twisted, ultimately reforming into Capital Heaven Department Right Deputy Commander.
Third rank!
In the next instant, Lu Yang felt a torrent of information surge under the bolster of his new rank, swiftly circulating around his sea of consciousness.
*This is knowledge!*
In that moment, Lu Yang gained a deeper grasp of the Immortal Kingdom Dao Law. It was far more than a tool to control Jiangdong's cultivators.
It was truly a net.
Linking every cultivator in Jiangdong—their insights, knowledge, experiences—all encompassed and contained within this vast web!
It gathered the wisdom of the masses!
Thus, the rank bestowed not only cultivation, but the corresponding insights as well. These knowledges were granted in tandem!
*However... this insight knowledge can't enter my sea of consciousness, nor would I allow it. So when the rank departs, so will this knowledge. But as long as the rank endures, I wield these insights like extensions of my own limbs!*
If he had to describe it...
The Immortal Kingdom Dao Law was like a database. The Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign granting him the rank gave him temporary access privileges.
With privileges intact, the database's knowledge was his to command.
Privileges revoked, he'd be blind once more.
*Yet correspondingly, this insight knowledge can be learned. I can study it bit by bit, fully assimilating it as my own!*
A cultivation artifact!
With that realization, Lu Yang finally understood. He'd long pondered how cultivator talents varied wildly, theoretically ill-suited to imperial rule.
After all, how could a single family's geniuses rival a sect's vast intake?
Especially the Tianwu royal house, whose lineage wasn't exactly booming. How then did they sustain their inheritance? Early and mid-Foundation Establishment were one thing, but late-stage and perfection? No easy feat!
Now Lu Yang saw it.
*The Tianwu royals can doubtless draw unbound from the Immortal Kingdom Dao Law—pull whatever knowledge they need and master it on the spot!*
It collected Jiangdong cultivators' comprehensions, turning them to the royals' use—countless cultivators aiding their cultivation! With this, the Tianwu house likely faced no bottlenecks in insights; only heavenly stems and earthly branches limited their progress!
"This is truly..."
Lu Yang blinked, no wonder Jiangdong's Dao Court system birthed Golden Core True Lords. The Immortal Kingdom Dao Law was a flawless masterpiece!
With it, his cultivation speed would be unimaginable!
As long as the Sovereign willed his promotion, this life he might reclaim late Foundation Establishment in a decade... no, five years!
*I want to advance so badly!*
Lu Yang lowered his gaze, masking all emotion. He quickly located the relevant insights within the bestowed Capital Heaven Department Right Deputy Commander rank.
*This rank... derives from Roadside Earth!*
Roadside Earth formed from Geng Metal, Wu Fire, Xin Metal, and Wei Earth—two matching his Heavenly Fire.
This rank splintered from Roadside Earth. A third-rank post equated to mid-Foundation Establishment perfection, so its insights perfectly covered Geng Metal and Wu Fire stems and branches. Wu Fire was precisely what he needed—not mere coincidence.
Clearly, the Sovereign had discerned his Dao foundation.
Knowing he cultivated Heavenly Fire, he'd specially granted this rank, letting Lu Yang acquire Wu Fire insights thereby.
"Well?"
From behind the curtains, the Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign watched Lu Yang with a half-smile.
"Satisfied with the post? Heavenly Fire makes for a fine fruit position."
"Thanks to Your Majesty's boundless grace!"
Lu Yang broke into a cold sweat at the words, panic flickering in his eyes. He hastily bowed in thanks. Only then did the Sovereign reveal satisfaction.
Such a reminder would suffice.
"Enough. Dismissed." The Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign continued,
"Return and cultivate diligently. I hold high hopes for the dragon clan. I'll have a major task for you soon."
"Many thanks, Your Majesty!"
Watching Lu Yang retreat step by step from Tianwu Hall, the Dao Court Heavenly Sovereign soon shifted his thoughts, paying the true dragon little mind.
As for cultivating Heavenly Fire?
Joke's on them—Heavenly Fire wasn't so easily refined. To wield Supreme Authority over the world, even the bare minimum required ruling Jiangdong. Did they think him dead?
A mere True Lord, wary of a mid-Foundation Establishment whelp?
Unless he were gone, the Three Dukes gone, and this dragon perfected Foundation Establishment... But such absurdity? Impossible!
Pointless worry!
Thus the Sovereign's generosity with Wu Fire insights—what seemed a hefty reward cost him nothing substantial, yet appeased the dragon clan handsomely. Small price, big gain.
*Not a bad haul this time.*
Exiting Tianwu Hall, the panic in Lu Yang's eyes vanished, his expression serene once more. He could guess the Sovereign's thinking.
Not just him—the old Dragon Sovereign likely knew too.
Otherwise, he wouldn't boldly send a Heavenly Fire cultivator true dragon, but hide it every which way.
*By my reckoning, even the old Dragon Sovereign holds no hope of any dragon completing Heavenly Fire soon. His scheme's long-term, millennia at least till the Great Calamity erupts. But no one foresees the prime opportunity right now.*
Heaven of Non-existence!
Should one prove Heaven of Non-existence, True Lords would withdraw from the world. He, bolstered by an outer fruit position, would reign supreme.
Then, his chance would come!