Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 123 Refining the Heavenly Court

Chapter 123: Chapter 123 Refining the Heavenly Court

Yan Rufeng got up and said, "Master, this disciple has something to ask you?"

"Ask?"

"Master, why doesn’t your true body come?"

"Disciple, it is not that I do not come, but I cannot come," Hong Jun replied.

"Why?"

"I cannot tell you now."

"Ah!"

Yan Rufeng was speechless.

"Why?"

"Because with your cultivation, telling you now would be harming you," Hong Jun said seriously.

"Hehe..."

Yan Rufeng laughed and said, "Master, don’t forget, this disciple was once an Immortal Venerable!"

"So what? Just an Immortal Venerable," Hong Jun said dismissively.

"Master, although the cultivation of an Immortal Venerable is not comparable to yours, it is still close to that of a Saint," Yan Rufeng said arrogantly.

"Just an Immortal Venerable close to a Saint, still far off. Besides, if I hadn’t sent you to that world, could you have become an Immortal Venerable?"

"What?"

Yan Rufeng suddenly understood, "So it was all arranged by you, Master."

"What do you think? If I hadn’t protected you in secret, do you think your Immortal Venerable Divine Soul could have possessed a body so smoothly?"

"Master’s great kindness, this disciple will never forget," Yan Rufeng knelt down again.

"Hmph."

Hong Jun snorted, "If I had not put so much effort into you, back in Zhongzhou, when your Immortal Venerable Divine Soul left your body, the words you said to me would have been enough to kill you a thousand times over."

"This disciple knows he was wrong." Yan Rufeng lowered his head even more.

"Hehe..."

Hong Jun laughed and said, "Knowing your mistakes and correcting them is being a good disciple. Stand up."

"Master, you’re not angry anymore," Yan Rufeng stood up and smiled.

"Too lazy to argue with you."

"Master, I want to return to the Ten Thousand Great Realms," a hint of killing intent flashed in Yan Rufeng’s eyes.

"Not now."

"Why?"

"The Heavenly Demon is not eliminated, how can you leave?" Hong Jun replied.

"This Heavenly Demon is not to be feared, as long as he does not cultivate a Demon Body," Yan Rufeng said dismissively.

"Hehe!"

"Not to be feared?"

Hong Jun sneered and said, "Back then, your senior brothers and sisters couldn’t eliminate him together, and you’re quite confident."

"Master, the Heavenly Demon is now just a clump of Demonic Qi, not in his peak state like before," Yan Rufeng replied.

"Even so, you must not be careless. The Heavenly Demon can return to his peak at any time," Hong Jun said seriously.

"Master, the Heavenly Demon cannot progress so quickly now. This disciple has already issued the Demon Extermination Order; the Heavenly Demon won’t rise in Huaxia in the next few years," Yan Rufeng replied.

"Rufeng, do you know how long a day here is compared to the external world?" Hong Jun asked kindly.

Yan Rufeng froze, "How long?"

Hong Jun slowly said, "One day in heaven is a year on Earth. You’ve been here briefly, but now over half a year has passed in the lower realm."

"Has it been more than half a year outside the Secret Realm already?"

Yan Rufeng couldn’t believe it, talking to himself.

"Good disciple, this is not a Secret Realm."

"Then where is this, could it be the Heavenly Court?" Yan Rufeng responded.

"Disciple, you guessed it right, this is the Heavenly Court."

Yan Rufeng hurriedly said, "Master, the elites of the Huaxia Immortal Cultivation World have come to the Heavenly Court. If they stay too long, and the Heavenly Demon returns to Huaxia, the consequences will be unimaginable. No, I must get out."

"You cannot leave now," Hong Jun replied.

"Why?"

"I said, this Heavenly Court is to be given to you."

Yan Rufeng said helplessly, "Given to me, I can’t take it away."

"If you can’t take it away, you’ll have to refine the Heavenly Court," Hong Jun said.

"Master, why must we refine the Heavenly Court?" Yan Rufeng asked in confusion.

Hong Jun replied, "If it is not refined, the Heavenly Court will disappear soon."

"Will the Heavenly Court still disappear?" Yan Rufeng asked in disbelief.

"Hehe!"

Hong Jun sneered, "You, even though you were a Heavenly Venerate in your past life, don’t you know there is no eternal world in the universe?"

"This disciple knows," Yan Rufeng replied.

"Good, when you refine the Heavenly Court, take all life on Earth away," Hong Jun said with a trace of helplessness in his tone.

"Master, why take away life on Earth?" Yan Rufeng was even more puzzled.

"Disciple, think about it, if the Heavenly Court cannot be protected, how long can Earth last?"

Hong Jun’s words deeply pained Yan Rufeng’s heart. He hadn’t thought that Earth could not escape its doomed fate.

"Master, is there no way to save Earth?" Yan Rufeng asked, feeling melancholic.

"There is."

"What way?" Yan Rufeng asked urgently.

"Unless my true body can come," Hong Jun replied.

"Master, in such a dangerous situation on Earth, your true body is not coming. You must know, Earth is not only the home of all of us in Huaxia but also your home planet. Are you just going to let it go like this?"

"Rufeng, are you accusing me?" Hong Jun asked sternly.

"Master, this disciple dare not."

"Alas..."

Hong Jun sighed deeply, "If I could come back, would I not care?"

"Master, this disciple does not understand. With your cultivation, who in the universe can stop you?" Yan Rufeng argued.

"Haha..."

Hong Jun laughed and said, "Who can stop me? I once thought the same way. But in reality, when I got here, I became the lowest existence..."

"What?"

Yan Rufeng couldn’t believe it and exclaimed, "Master, where did you say?"

"I have told you before, I cannot tell you now. When your cultivation surpasses that of a Saint, you will naturally understand," Hong Jun said with some helplessness.

"Under a Saint, all are ants. An existence higher than a Saint, what kind of being is that?"

Yan Rufeng’s heart was like a pot of mixed feelings, not daring to think further.

However, Yan Rufeng’s gaze sharpened, and he said firmly, "Master, no matter what, I must protect Earth. I will not leave with all the living beings on Earth."

"Hehe..."

"Such determination."

Hong Jun laughed and said, "Good disciple, then you’d better hurry. This is Earth’s last Cultivation Era. However, this time, it will not last long. Once the End of Dharma arrives, it signifies Earth’s end."

"Master, how long will it last this time?" Yan Rufeng asked.

"Fifteen hundred years."

Yan Rufeng hurriedly said, "Master, if that’s the case, then now let’s quickly refine the Heavenly Court."

"Hehe..."

"Disciple, why are you in such a hurry? With your current cultivation, you cannot refine it yet."

Yan Rufeng was completely disappointed, "Then what cultivation is needed to refine the Heavenly Court?"

"The cultivation of an Immortal Venerable is required!" Hong Jun said calmly.

"Alright."

Yan Rufeng spread his hands, saying helplessly, "Master, it is not that this disciple does not want to protect the Heavenly Court, but he really does not have the strength."

"Haha..."

"Who would’ve thought the once arrogant Immortal Venerable Yan Rufeng would feel despair," Hong Jun mocked.

"Master, that was before. Now, this disciple’s cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul Stage," Yan Rufeng said, lacking confidence.

"But you have the Immortal Venerable Soul!" Hong Jun laughed.

"The Immortal Venerable Soul, why didn’t I think of that?" Yan Rufeng’s spirits suddenly lifted.

"Rufeng, my disciple,"

Hong Jun became serious.

"Master, this disciple is here," Yan Rufeng said seriously.

"Now, let me assist you in refining the Heavenly Court. Are you prepared?"

Yan Rufeng loudly responded, "Replying to Master, this disciple is prepared."

"Since you are prepared, go and cultivate. Quickly raise your cultivation to the Divine Separation Stage..."