The Great Emperor of Heaven commands all the star gods in the sky. These Zhoutian star gods and the lords of the stars in the sky can all be regarded as the immortals under the control of the Great Emperor of Heaven.
Normally, these star gods each occupy a region, and the star palaces they own are either large or small, but they can all be regarded as a large cave world with many living beings inside. Some large cave world star palaces are even as big as a continent in the mortal world. They will only enter the heaven when they are summoned by the Heavenly Court and when they come to pay homage to the Emperor of Heaven on a regular basis.
In a sense, these people are the masters of a certain realm, the princes of the heavenly court who rule over the heavens.
The only drawback is that although these cave heavens are large, their own great laws are single or imperfect. Although many of the creatures born here are born with supernatural powers and are extremely powerful, and some are even born in the realm of immortality, it is difficult for them to achieve immortality because of the imperfection of their innate foundation.
This time when the Heavenly Court opened the Peach Banquet, all the immortals and gods followed the Immortal Road to reach the Taibai Star Mansion and then entered the fairyland, because Taibai Star Lord not only served as a star lord, he was also the Heavenly Court's in charge of the immortal register and the guiding immortals. He sat on the road to immortality and had a special status.
In addition, the Taibai Star Palace is at the end of the road to becoming an immortal, right below the Heavenly Palace, which is equivalent to the first threshold of the heavenly realm. Therefore, all immortals and gods will be registered in the immortal records in the Taibai Star Palace when they ascend. This time, the immortals and gods entering the heavenly realm will also stop at the Taibai Star Palace.
Then they were divided into two parts. The Zhoutian star gods and star gods generally went to the Tianguan Emperor's palace to pay homage first, and reported to the Tianguan Emperor on their work and what they had done as the star gods of heaven over the years. The Tianguan Emperor also had a Zhoutian star god book in his hand, which recorded whether all the star gods had failed in their duties or violated the heavenly rules. Violators would even be stripped of their immortal status and banished to the underworld.
Some of the immortal gods and the dragon gods of the four seas who ascended from the lower world went to the palace of the Emperor Diguan to pay homage.
However, this time the Zhoutian star gods, star kings, immortal gods in the lower world, and ascended immortals are not just here to pay homage to the Great Emperor of Heaven and the Great Emperor of Earth to report on their work. Instead, only this Peach Festival will be led by these two emperors and the guiding immortal envoy Taibai Jinxing, and they will enter the Heavenly Palace to kowtow to the Emperor of Heaven.
What the dragon girl Fu Jia saw at this moment was the scene of the Zhoutian star gods coming to pay homage to the Emperor of Heaven. When five dragon horses pulled the white jade carriage and arrived, it quickly attracted the attention of many star gods and star lords in heaven.
After all, only the Star Gods and Star Lords can come here, all other ascended fairies and gods from the lower realms go to pay homage to the Emperor of Earth. This visitor is obviously just a female cultivator from the lower realm who has not yet attained enlightenment. She should be the family member brought in by a certain immortal. Logically, she should be waiting with the others in the palace of the fairy island in the lower realm of heaven.
Not to mention breaking into the palace of the Heavenly Emperor not far below the Central Heaven, even getting close to it is impossible. Along the way, there are heavenly soldiers and generals guarding everywhere and the four directions of the gods blocking the way.
"Why did this mortal cultivator from the lower world come to the palace of the Heavenly Official Emperor? Which immortal's disciple is he?" The Seven Killing Star Jin Ni'er, wearing a dark red robe of the Star Lord, flew out of the palace gate and saw
Although most people had never seen Fu Jia, there were still many star masters of the older generation who recognized her immediately.
"So he is a disciple of the Emperor Tianguan!"
"His father is the Dragon King of the East China Sea. He should have practiced for less than four hundred years, but he is already close to ascending."
Amidst the discussions, the dragon girl Fu Jia finally stepped into the Tianguan Emperor's divine palace out of curiosity. Immediately, another immortal official came to greet her and took her deep into the Tianguan Emperor's divine palace. This divine palace occupied several floating islands, and the palace alone stretched for hundreds of miles. It looked more like a magnificent city.
The star gods who had paid homage to the Emperor of Heaven did not go back, but flew to the fairy islands and sacred mountains in the lower realm of heaven.
Most star gods and star lords will also be assigned a fairy palace in the heavenly court. These immortals can live in the heavenly court permanently, or use it to accommodate their families and disciples.
When the dragon girl Fu Jia was passing through a fairy staircase made up of white jade slabs floating in the air, she saw a handsome man in a black robe flying down from it with a gloomy and resentful expression on his face. He was also an immortal god, and his magical powers were close to that of an immortal.
The Dragon Girl cautiously asked the immortal official beside her: "Who is this?"
The young priest who looked younger than the dragon girl immediately said, "This is the ancestor Mo Yun from the Heavenly Demon Realm. I heard that he also wants to participate in the Peach Banquet this time. He came to pay homage to the Heavenly Official Emperor this time, hoping to use the power of the Heavenly Official Emperor to obtain the title of God from the Heavenly Court. After all, the Heavenly Demon Realm is a marginal land independent of the Heavenly Court. Although the laws of its realm are perfect and powerful, it has no place to stand in the Three Realms without the recognition of the Heavenly Court."
"Ancestor Mo Yun wants to be recognized by the Heavenly Court, have the Heavenly Demon Realm join the Heavenly Court, and obtain the status of the Lord of the Desire Realm conferred by the Heavenly Court. However, the Great Sun Tathagata of the Demon Sect, the mortal enemy of the Heavenly Demon Realm, is also here today. It should be that the two just happened to run into each other, so the Heavenly Demon Ancestor has a unhappy look on his face."
Although the Buddhist Western Paradise and the Demonic Realm are nominally under the jurisdiction of Heaven, they do not belong to the star gods of Heaven or the territories under their rule, and can be considered independent existences outside the system.
This situation is not the only one. For example, after an earthly immortal ascends to heaven, like Nanhua Immortal Lord and Tianting Luxingxing Lord before, if they are unwilling to join the heavenly court after ascending, they can only be regarded as wandering immortals in the upper realm, and the cave star mansion they govern is an enclave.
In fact, this is the case for many of the cave star mansions that are separated from the core area of the upper realm. Only the 365 main stars and their affiliated cave star mansions can be regarded as directly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. Once the Zhoutian Star Array is activated, these 365 main stars will serve as the base, with the Heavenly Realm as the core.
The dragon girl Fu Jia couldn't help but be amazed. She didn't expect that even the Vairocana Tathagata from the Buddhist Pure Land and the Moyun Patriarch from the Demon World were actually present. Even though she was outside the domain, she had heard many legends about these two people.
"Does the Buddhist Western Paradise also want to join the Heavenly Palace? Then this Patriarch Moyun and the Great Sun Tathagata are thinking the same thing."
Thinking so, Dragon Girl Fu Jia stood outside the temple where a plaque of "Heavenly Official Blessing" was hung. Dragon Girl Fu Jia looked carefully into the temple, and when she looked up, she saw two rows of immortal officials sitting on cloud beds on the left and right, each of them was a real immortal god in heaven, and in mid-air, a Buddha sat upright on a golden lotus, saluting to the Heavenly Official Emperor at the top.
"Buddhism is vast and far-reaching. I have met the Heavenly Official Emperor!"
The god in the robe of the Heavenly Emperor nodded and said, "The Great Sun Tathagata is now the master of the Western Paradise. You came here today to confer the title of the Heavenly Court, right?"
The Buddha smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. You are still as elegant as ever. Now you are even more like the Emperor of Heaven who rules over all the stars in the sky. I am deeply moved."
"The Emperor's guess is correct, but the Buddhist sect also hopes that the Heavenly Court will allow our Buddhist disciples to enter the Heavenly Court and serve the Heavenly Court."
The dragon girl Fu Jia stood by the door and secretly looked into the palace, spying on her master and the discussions going on in the Heavenly Official Hall. At this moment, her mouth opened wide. This Buddha's Vairocana Tathagata really dared to say anything.
The immortal official of the Tianguan Emperor's palace immediately reminded, "Fairy, please come this way. The Emperor is receiving the worship and discussion of the stars in the sky. He cannot see you yet. However, the Emperor has already arranged the palace and everything for you to live in. The Peach Banquet will be held in a few days. The Emperor will come to see you before then."