Chapter 508 – Sci-Fi Wonder: Celestial Court Headquarters!

At present, the various positions Mu Lin mentioned—the Four Sovereigns, Five Elders, Six Bureaus, Seven Origins, and Eight Extremes—are all outside the governance of the True Spirit Karma Diagram.

Mu Lin is only slightly arrogant, not recklessly foolish.

He understands very clearly that while he may surpass Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others in the future, for now, their statuses are equal.

Therefore, subduing True Lords and deities from the Alien Realm was never part of Mu Lin’s plans.

Moreover, even after establishing the Celestial Court, Mu Lin’s position would only be one of the Four Sovereigns. At most, he would become the alliance leader or dominant figure among the Four Sovereigns, ascending to the role of the Jade Emperor.

As for the fact that there is more than one Human Race True Lord, and more than one deity from the Alien Realm—meaning the Four Sovereigns and Five Elders cannot encompass them all, and the Jade Emperor is not an ordinary member of the Four Sovereigns—these are merely minor details.

As is well known, the Four Heavenly Kings actually number five—this is common knowledge.

It is also perfectly normal for the Four Sovereigns and Five Elders to include a few more individuals.

As for the Jade Emperor, in his previous life, he was indeed not one of the Four Sovereigns but a higher authority. However, the past is the past, and the present is the present.

The Celestial Court now is established by Mu Lin, and whatever he says naturally becomes the rule.

…

Upon learning of Mu Lin’s intentions and his desire to become the alliance leader of the Celestial Court, Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others did not refuse.

Uniting the deities of the Foreign Races who are inclined toward the Human Race with the Human Race True Lords would indeed improve administrative efficiency and enable the swiftest response in times of crisis.

Moreover, Mu Lin showed them great respect. The so-called Four Sovereigns and Five Elders were essentially Great Emperors and True Lords, rulers of their own domains akin to feudal lords. Mu Lin’s commands would not be directly imposed upon them, and matters would be discussed collaboratively.

Given this, they naturally had no reason to refuse—though, admittedly, the lack of constraints was only one of the reasons.

Like the deities from the Alien Realm, Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others agreed partly to do Mu Lin a favor.

The Planetary Transformation Plan had left them deeply astonished.

Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others were even more acutely aware that Mu Lin had only obtained the Life Authority a little over a month ago.

In just one month, he had achieved such an exaggerated and awe-inspiring result. They could hardly imagine what kind of being Mu Lin would evolve into if he remained in the position of the God of Life for a few hundred more years.

“A Celestial Deity is by no means Mu Lin’s limit…”

Some True Lords even believed that in the future, Mu Lin could break through the limits of True Lords and Celestial Deities to become a Divine King or an eternal, indestructible taboo, and even guide them.

In fact, their speculations were not wrong. Mu Lin was indeed steadily progressing toward becoming a taboo.

Moreover, even now, Mu Lin could accelerate their comprehension of the laws—not through condescending guidance, but by using the Starry Sky Brain Server to help them deduce the principles, making their paths smoother.

Of course, Mu Lin also had his own selfish motives. For now, while his strength had not yet fully surpassed that of Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others, he would not reveal his trump cards to help others enhance themselves.

But if he were to become a Divine King, far surpassing Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others, Mu Lin would no longer mind.

Undoubtedly, when the time comes, whoever is closest to Mu Lin will be the first to have access to these powerful tools. Therefore, it is an extremely wise decision for the Foreign Realm Divinities and the Human Race True Lords to be willing to grant Mu Lin a favor.

…

With Heavenly Martial True Lord and the others nodding in agreement, the Celestial Court also began to solidify its intentions, though for now, it remains merely a concept.

Negotiations with the Foreign Realm Divinities have yet to begin, and the location and headquarters of the Celestial Court have not been finalized.

The former will be handled by Yan Yunyu, Tribulation Thunder True Lord, and Heavenly Martial True Lord.

As for the latter, Mu Lin already has an idea.

“Currently, the people and things within the Celestial Court are indeed not yet bound to the True Spirit Karma Diagram, but if I continue to grow, that may change. Therefore, the establishment of the Celestial Court cannot be taken lightly. It’s best to foster a sense of belonging among the True Lords and Foreign Realm Divinities.”

“To cultivate that sense of belonging, the construction of the headquarters cannot be arbitrary… I’ve got it!”

Mu Lin thought of his plant-based Dyson sphere plan.

Using the Fire Spirit Sky Climbing Vine to encircle the sun, absorbing all the sunlight it emits, and then, relying on the theory of the Five Elements cycle or some special plants, converting the fire-attribute spiritual energy within the Fire Spirit Sky Climbing Vine into metal, wood, water, and earth. Then, using the five elements of spiritual energy—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—to create land, buildings, and establish a sacred cultivation site on the Fire Spirit Sky Climbing Vine, elevating humanity from a Type I civilization to a Type II civilization (stellar civilization). This is Mu Lin’s grand plan.

This plan is vast and wildly imaginative.

And nothing could be more fitting as the headquarters of the Celestial Court than such a magnificent marvel.

“If we simply choose a random location, the Celestial Court will only be seen by other Deities as my frivolous creation.”

“But with such a grand headquarters and a promising future to look forward to, the perspectives of those Celestial Deities and True Lords will change. They may genuinely come to recognize the identities of the Four Sovereigns and Five Elders within the Celestial Court…”

A sense of belonging and a promising future—this is what Mu Lin intends to show the Foreign Realm Divinities.

…

The cultivation methods, insights, various understandings of the Dao, and even philosophies and ideologies from the Alien Realm—all of these were absorbed by Mu Lin and transmitted into the Starry Sky Brain Server, becoming part of his knowledge reserves.

Resources, minerals, and, most importantly, the genetic information of lifeforms from other worlds were also systematically categorized and recorded by Mu Lin.

The submission of Divinities and other Foreign Races was an unexpected delight for Mu Lin.

Using the Planet Modification Device as bait, this endeavor of his yielded countless rewards.

Moreover, the willingness of the Foreign Races to trade and seek allegiance also resolved humanity’s crisis—as long as Heavenly Martial True Lord reaches an agreement with the Foreign Races, the calamity of the world’s destruction can be said to be completely averted.

However, the closer they get to this point, the more vigilant Heavenly Martial True Lord, Tribulation Thunder True Lord, and the others become, even urging Mu Lin to return within the world.

The reason is that not all Foreign Realm Divinities are willing to cooperate with humanity.

Heavenly Martial True Lord: “Cooperation benefits both sides. Under normal circumstances, seeing your potential, most Foreign Races, even if they do not submit, would consider cooperating with us—or at the very least, maintaining neutrality.”

“But among the Deities wandering the Cosmic Void, many are far from normal.”

“They may have been corrupted by Taboo Power, or due to other reasons… In short, there are many insane Evil Gods. These Deities do not act solely on reason but are driven only by desires of slaughter, destruction, or the urge to witness others in despair…”

“Now, our situation is improving, but precisely because of this, those Evil Gods will grow increasingly frenzied.”

“In the outside world, you are likely to face desperate attacks from them. So, for now, it is safer for you to remain within the world.”

Mu Lin accepted this suggestion.

Although, after extensive research (Time Secret Realm, ten thousand Clones), Mu Lin’s combat strength had already reached the level of a True God, and he was not afraid of confronting other Deities.

But as the saying goes, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. At present, Mu Lin could still continue to develop, and his growth speed was extremely fast. Under such circumstances, it was those Evil Gods who should be anxious, while he had no need to take any risky actions.

“Continue to develop steadily, then crush the enemy with tenfold, a hundredfold, even a thousandfold or ten thousandfold power—that is what I should do.”

(End of Chapter)