Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 512 Queen Mother
Starting from the Star Army camp outside Liuyan City and heading for the capital Fancheng, Wang Luo did not take Nan Yingying or Yu Gong's vehicle, but deliberately boarded Yang Qijian's Rainbow Wing Flying Shuttle. This imperial treasure embodies the charm of immortals on earth and enjoys the privilege of "free travel on official roads". As long as it is within the area covered by the Heavenly Court's colored glaze net, the Rainbow Wing Flying Shuttle can arrive freely without being blocked by any barrier formation.

Over the past hundred years, Xinheng's imperial envoys have taken this shuttle to travel to various sensitive and strategic locations to convey the emperor's will clearly and accurately, causing countless corrupt officials who tried to cover up their crimes to be brought down overnight.

Now, this shuttle is carrying an enemy powerful enough to overthrow the royal family, returning to the capital from the border county unimpeded.

The shuttle was not moving very fast - this was Wang Luo's deliberate request, because on the shuttle, he still had some things to think about carefully, and some questions to ask.

"Is this shuttle a gift from Heaven?"

In silence, Wang Luo suddenly asked a question, which perked up Yang Qijian, who was serving beside him, and he quickly answered: "Not exactly. This shuttle was originally an ancient artifact excavated from a ruin in the upper world by our craftsmen hundreds of years ago. It was later transformed by the immortals and restored to its current appearance. It is said that when this thing was in the upper world, it originally had thousands of magical powers, but now it can only retain a simple pipeline for smooth travel..."

Wang Luo frowned slightly: "Relics from the upper realm?"

Yang Qijian pondered for a moment and explained, "It is something that fell from the Immortal Realm during the catastrophe nearly 1,300 years ago. Lord Envoy, is it rare to see such relics in the Immortal Alliance?"

Wang Luo said: "Of course, the collapse of the old Heavenly Palace is not uncommon, and almost the entire Nine Provinces were smashed into pieces. The situation in the Five Provinces on the Right of Heaven was slightly better, but only slightly better... The traces of the relevant impact have not been completely cleaned up until today. However, most of the fallen objects of the Heavenly Palace were reduced to ashes the moment they arrived at the Nine Provinces. Very few of them can be preserved so intact, let alone the fact that there is still a fairy charm in this shuttle."

Yang Qijian thought for a moment and replied, "This may be related to Mingzhou's unique environment. During the catastrophe, this was almost the only pure land in Jiuzhou, and was least impacted by the fragments of the heavenly court. It is said that at that time, several major sects in Mingzhou joined forces to use the power of the stars to guide the falling objects from the sky to Jingzhou and Mozhou, so that the number of fragments of the upper realm that fell to Mingzhou was the least. There were occasional omissions, and the impact when they landed was also the smallest. Therefore, after the catastrophe, Mingzhou retained a large number of upper realm relics that were in relatively good condition."

Wang Luo nodded and accepted this explanation, but then asked: "Then how do you explain this immortal charm in the human world? Since the fall of the immortal world, the old immortal charm has ceased to exist along with the collapse of the immortal law. The immortal law established by the heavenly court today is something completely different, and even incompatible with the old immortal law. How can they restore the old immortal charm?"

In fact, the fairy rhyme on earth is a standard product of the old fairy calendar era.

At that time, the fairy world would occasionally drop some fairy objects due to some accidents, such as the occasional opening of the fairy gate and ascending in broad daylight, or the loud noise of a certain great master breaking through the air and ascending, which pierced through the floor of a certain fairy cave. Most of these things would lose their magical powers as the environment suddenly changed. But there were a few lucky ones who, although they were in the mortal world and could no longer inhale and exhale the spirit of the immortals, could still completely retain the unique fairy charm nurtured in the fairy world. And these things were like heavenly books pointing directly to the road of ascension for the mortal cultivators. Therefore, whenever such things appeared in the Nine Provinces, they would cause a bloody storm.

However, after the catastrophe, as the heavenly way turned into a wasteland, the immortal charm of the human world completely disappeared. Even the relics of the immortal world that were once carefully isolated and preserved on the Jiuzhou continent, after the change of the heavenly way, became specimens with only a form. As for the new heavenly court on the left side of the sky, after the death of the flawless immortal Song Yijing, the immortal laws established by the new heavenly court were actually specious and absurd, and incompatible with the old immortal laws. How can those who hold absurd laws restore the immortal charm of the human world in the old times?
Unfortunately, Wang Luo’s questions are difficult to answer.

Yang Qijian shook his head helplessly and said, "I know very little about what the envoy said. I am not a scholar who specializes in this field, and I have almost heard about the Heavenly Court Immortal Law for the first time... However, I think this restoration itself is somewhat coincidental, and it is a miracle that comes by chance. Three hundred and fifty years ago, the craftsmen of Liuxi County found a fairy family courtyard in a relatively good state of preservation in a piece of seabed mud, and this shuttle was parked in the courtyard. According to historical records, the appearance of the shuttle was almost perfectly preserved at that time, but the whole body was dim and no longer had any spiritual energy. Only the casting and refining materials could vaguely see the style of the upper world. The craftsmen notified the local county governor, and the county governor sent a special person to carefully dig out the object and send it to Fancheng. Later, Fancheng gathered a group of elites to study this object, but the results were quite limited, let alone restoration. Later, the royal family simply decorated it and sent it to the Temple of Heaven. It was used as a necessary decoration during the annual immortal sacrifice ceremony to add color to the ceremony."

When Wang Luo heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He felt that it was a bit strange to openly display the relics of the old heaven to the new heaven.

But since this ceremony has continued since more than three hundred years ago, and Xinheng has never had a change of dynasty, it is obvious that the immortal officials of the new heaven do not mind this matter.

Yang Qijian keenly noticed Wang Luo's curiosity and added, "In fact, the immortals in heaven have always liked these decorations. On every festival day, if Xinheng can bring out some brand new relics from the upper realm, the immortals will often be particularly happy and give extra blessings. For example, this rainbow-winged shuttle was brought to life by a lightless immortal who personally blessed it during the immortal sacrifice when the previous emperor was born two hundred years ago."

"The Immortal Wuguang?"

Yang Qijian bowed his head in awe and said, "I really don't dare to make any rash comments on this matter."

The next moment, Yu Gong's voice rang in Wang Luo's ears.

"According to the New Hengxian Code, the immortals in the heavenly court are divided into several ranks: the lower-rank immortals who often rotate to handle the affairs of Ming and Mo states are often surrounded by seven-color rainbow light, which is gorgeous but complex. The ones who lead these immortal officials are a few upper immortals holding golden light, most of whom are ancient immortals who have practiced for more than a thousand years. The best of them, who can completely imprint the golden light on their immortal bodies, are honored as golden immortals. As for the most senior golden immortals, it is said that their lifespan may be thousands or even tens of thousands of years. They have their own independent world in their bodies. They do not need to absorb and exhale external spiritual energy to keep their immortal essence alive. This is a wonderful method, so they are also called the wonderful golden immortals, and they are the actual immortals in charge of the heavenly court."

After a pause, Yu Gong continued, "Those above the Golden Immortal, we mortals have never seen in person. The records in the Immortal Code are all the communication between the national masters of all generations and the rotating immortal officials. But according to the Immortal Code, except for the Golden Immortal of Wonderful Law, the immortals of all other ranks will exude brilliance when walking in the mortal world, which is a symbol of the immortals' obedience to the immortal law. However, on the day of the birth of the previous emperor, the immortal who came to Fancheng to watch the ceremony and personally enlightened the Rainbow Wing Flying Shuttle did not emit any brilliance. Later, when the national master communicated with the immortal officials, he heard them explain that there were a few ancient immortals in the Heavenly Court. Although they were loyal to the Heavenly Court, they did not obey the immortal law and had a transcendent status... and what we saw that day was probably one of them. Those big figures are rarely seen by ordinary immortal officials. And they are honored as the Lightless Immortals. My Lord, I think it is because the Lightless Immortal did not obey the immortal law that the Rainbow Wing Flying Shuttle was able to restore the immortal charm of the past."

Wang Luo nodded slowly: "I see, thank you for clearing up my confusion."

Then, Nan Yingying's voice also rang in his ears: "As expected of an old antique second only to Yang Zhao, he knows all these little details."

Yu Gonglue said in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "Is the matter of the Immortal Wuguang also a corner? The prosperity of the previous emperor began with the blessing of Wuguang. This is common sense that even today's elementary school children know!"

Nan Yingying said, "I didn't learn these things when I was a child... But now that you put it like that, I do feel that when the previous emperor was in power, our relationship with the immortal officials in the upper realm was particularly harmonious. During those hundred years, the offerings made by the state master were much less."

Yu Gong sighed and said, "The late emperor was a man of great accomplishments in both civil and military affairs. His achievements and prestige were different from those of previous emperors. That is why when he issued a will to hand over power to the empress dowager instead of the current emperor, both the court officials and us, the transcendent Mahayana True Lords, accepted it without any hindrance. Because the late emperor had almost never made a mistake in his life, he would certainly not make a mistake in the handover of the power to govern the country. People at that time believed this firmly."

Nan Yingying said: "And Yang Shijun at that time was much cuter than he is today."

The two Mahayana True Lords echoed each other in Wang Luo's ear, seemingly leading the topic to irrelevant chat, but Wang Luo could certainly hear what they were hinting at.

His resemblance to the late emperor does not seem like a coincidence.

However, Wang Luo himself knew nothing about this matter, so he simply changed the subject. "Yang Qijian, what do you think if I make Li Fengxian the emperor of Xinheng?"

Yang Qijian was stunned and even horrified when he heard this: "Sir, where did you get this from?"

Wang Luo said: "Even if everything goes well and the Yang family finally proves their innocence, the Immortal Alliance is unlikely to allow you or the Gan family to continue to rule Xinheng. We need a puppet that is not so deep-rooted but controllable enough. The candidate I have in mind is Li Fengxian. What do you think?"

After a moment of panic, Yang Qijian quickly calmed down and said in a slightly dejected tone: "Li Fengxian is indeed a good candidate. He has a shallow foundation, but he is ambitious, and his wisdom and strategy are... brilliant. When Liu Lang was alive, he often mentioned him to the second brother, saying that if the Yang family can regain this person, they can rest assured for the next few decades."

"Okay, then if I rescue the Imperial Master this time and he can prove the innocence of the Yang family, you should prepare to contact Li Fengxian and hand over power as soon as possible. After that, I will find a beautiful and spiritual place for key figures from your two families to practice in the Immortal Alliance, and I will ensure that you will receive the same treatment as those surrendered immortal officials."

In just a few words, Wang Luo turned the topic to the handover of power. Although Yang Qijian felt a little strange - these topics were actually best discussed by Wang Luo and Queen Mother Yang Shijun in person after Wang Luo arrived in Fancheng. But since it was brought up now, he certainly would not shirk it. He immediately cheered up, took over the topic, and began to seriously discuss the future of Xinheng with Wang Luo.

Seeing that Wang Luo was avoiding the topic, the two Mahayana True Lords stopped interrupting and remained silent, driving their personal vehicles and following the Rainbow Wing Shuttle.

It won't be long before the shuttle arrives in Dongdu.

And by then, many problems...will naturally be solved.

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Although Wang Luo deliberately slowed down his pace to allow for thinking and conversation, the thousand-mile journey from Sang County Liuyan City to Fancheng still seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

Before he and Yang Qijian had discussed the details of the power transfer, the vague idea in his mind was still not clear...but the Rainbow Wing Shuttle had already arrived above Dongdu.

Above the Eastern Capital, surrounded by an army of one hundred thousand.

One hundred thousand elite Qingqi troops and the Fancheng Imperial Guards formed an eight-sided formation, tightly encircling the Eastern Capital. The blood and fighting spirit of one hundred thousand lives blended together, as if a boiling volcano rose on the ground. Even at high altitude, one could still feel the clear and intense burning sensation.

Wang Luo looked down from above and saw a cage covered with thorns.

However, at this moment, the shadow of a green flag emerged from mid-air. As the flag fluttered, the Eight Directions Formation suddenly changed. The airtight cage opened to the left and right, revealing an unobstructed path.

The Rainbow Wing Shuttle slowly descended along this smooth road.

When he landed, several important officials of Xinheng and generals were already waiting on the ground. However, compared with these civil officials and generals, Wang Luo's attention was attracted by a woman from the beginning.

That person stood before the ministers, wearing a noble and gorgeous robe that looked like fluttering wings, making her look petite and delicate... Even considering her status and power, Wang Luo still couldn't feel the aura that a big shot should have.

It was as if she was just a young woman in a fancy dress, standing there out of place.

When she saw Wang Luo, the woman nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Master Wang."

Hearing this rather familiar name and rather inappropriate greeting, Wang Luo couldn't help but smile and bowed first: "Empress Dowager Yang, hello."

While saluting, Wang Luo swept his spiritual sense over and clearly saw that behind Yang Shijun, several civil officials and military generals had expressions of surprise on their faces.

Yang Jiuzhong, in particular, moved his lips and whispered.

"Sister, why does this person look like..."

Unfortunately, the voice stopped abruptly, obviously interrupted by Yang Shijun.

Afterwards, the woman whispered softly, "Master Wang, the Imperial Master is waiting in front of the Qianxing Tower in the capital. However, the only way to get to the Qianxing Tower from here is on foot, and even the Rainbow Wing Shuttle cannot reach it directly. Please allow me to walk with you on this section of the road."

Wang Luo smiled and said, "Of course, please lead the way, Queen Mother."

(End of this chapter)