At that moment, high-ranking officials hurriedly knelt down and pleaded.
"Your Majesty, I, Duke Cheng, Xiong Tingwu, beseech Your Majesty to take this old minister with you. I am willing to serve Your Majesty with all my heart until my last breath!"
"Your Majesty, this humble Daoist begs Your Majesty to grant me an opportunity!"
After Duke Cheng, Xiong Tingwu, bowed, Jingming Daoist’s eyes lit up, and he too quickly followed suit.
Seeing Jingming Daoist bow down, several Elders from the Dong Shen Temple, Dongzhen, Dongxuan, and Dong Jue were also about to kneel. However, dozens of stationed Immortals of the Great Xia Dynasty surged forward together, and the De Yang Ancestor of the Five Elements Immortal Sect forced his way to the front.
"Your Majesty, this old minister has always been faithful to you. If Your Majesty ascends, please take this old minister with you; I cannot bear to be apart from Your Majesty!"
He wailed, squeezing tears from his eyes.
Witnessing De Yang Ancestor’s actions, other ministers and even some members of the royal family on the square started to ’sob’ as they rushed forward to embrace the national fortune red dragon and ascend together.
Seeing such chaos, some ministers standing a bit further away, and even some Celestial Gods, felt regret in their hearts and quickly rushed forward too.
Even some royal descendants and elders of the Zhang family couldn’t help but be tempted, rushing forward ’crying out’.
"Grandfather Emperor, I can’t bear to part with you either. Please take me with you!"
"Ancestors, take me too..."
Crown Prince Zhang Zhao and Crown Princess Consort Si stood afar with peculiar expressions on their faces, noticing that even some princes and grandsons had taken the opportunity to squeeze in...
They wanted to reprimand them, but as the words reached their lips, they exchanged a glance and tacitly decided to let it be.
Most of these descendants carried the innate divine bloodline with high aptitude. If they could ascend with the Great Xia Saint King, it might not be a bad choice.
Nearby, Zhang Yi and Zhang Xian watched in disbelief.
"Even this is possible!"
Zhang Yi mumbled, having been involved with many Peach Blossoms over the years, with many Dragon Sons and Daughters. Upon seeing the situation, he signaled two nearby Dragon Sons and Daughters and, with a wave of his hand, used Wind and Thunder Divine Power to push some ministers aside, sending the Dragon Sons and Daughters onto the dragon’s back.
In the distance, Madam Ji saw this and, emulating the action, sent a few of her outstanding descendants onto the dragon’s back.
Beneath the Nine-Colored Divine Light, Zhang Jian and the national fortune red dragon beneath him involuntarily flew towards the Celestial Realm Gate.
Watching this scene, he frowned slightly and immediately waved his hand, sending some concubines, princesses, and other Immortal Gods onto the Red Vein Fire Dragon.
Seeing the people below using various methods to cling to the national fortune red dragon and depart through the void, he shook his head silently. With a wave, a grand stream of Immortal Light swept over, and the red dragon flicked its tail, immediately throwing off some ministers and royal descendants.
In an instant, the red light soared into the sky, flying towards the Celestial Realm Gate.
Upon closer inspection, after some ministers and Immortal Gods fell, there were exactly one hundred and ten cultivators on the Red Vein Fire Dragon.
Some individuals successfully remained on the Red Vein Fire Dragon, such as the Cave God Sect Ancestor and disciple, Taiyin Fairy, as well as the two Dragon Sons and Daughters sent by Zhang Yi and the three royal descendants sent by Madam Ji.
There were also some old officials from the Great Xia Dynasty.
Such as the Star Monarch Greedy Wolf An Ruming, the Po Jun Star Monarch Song Yingzhen, and some Great Xia military generals who had achieved Great Success in the Star God Body through Martial Dao achievements.
A few civil servants as well, mostly old ministers.
Zhang Jian decided to give them an opportunity, a creation.
After all, they had served him as ministers.
Others who attempted to ascend covertly were thrown off by him directly.
At that moment, many cultivators who fell to the square were in deep grief as if mourning the death of their parents.
Some even couldn’t help the turmoil of their Dao Heart, collapsing on the Ascension Platform and weeping bitterly.
They truly missed a tremendous opportunity.
Direct ascension would have saved countless detours and spared them many tribulations, ascending in one leap.
They saw clearly earlier that amongst the ascending ministers, there were still a few common folk of this dynasty.
Even mortals could ascend, while they missed the chance and were cast aside.
Truly, it was timing and fate.
Above the sky, mysterious signs of the Great Dao manifested.
Countless purple qi and clouds gathered in the sky, and a grand purple dragon emerged from Zhang Jian’s form, transcending from within him, transforming into a mass of purple qi dissipating into the world in the next instant.
The Ancient Saint King Dao Fruit had departed!
But Zhang Jian felt a substantial accumulation of Human Emperor Purple Qi, Human Emperor Merit, and a powerful Destiny of the Human Emperor settling down.
That profound Destiny of the Human Emperor was exceptionally abundant.
Zhang Jian felt it should be sufficient to sustain him in the Human Emperor’s Position for thirty to forty thousand years of cultivation.
Moreover, the Human Emperor Purple Qi could be directly integrated into the Sheji Emperor’s Authority, accelerating its progression to Great Success and towards Great Perfection, laying a solid foundation for transforming into the Earth Emperor Primordial Spirit.
Immortal Sound, misty clouds.
Where Zhang Jian’s gaze reached, countless Immortal Gods bowed over the earth from the heavens.
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
Many relatives looked on with eyes full of reluctance.
"Until we meet again!"
Zhang Jian thought to himself, with various figures flashing through his mind.
There were those from the Ji family, also True Monarch Zhanmo, and Zhang Zhao and his wife, as well as his brothers from the Tongshan Dao Lineage, a few offspring left behind like Zhang Yi, Zhang Xian, disciple Shi Rui, and many old acquaintances he once interacted with.
With a thought, Immortal Light surged around Zhang Jian, protecting those around him. Zhang Yi and his wife, Madam Qi, Madam Bai, Madam Yun, Madam Meng, along with two princesses Zhang Chang’an, Zhang Qiao, and many civil and military ministers, including the Four Symbols Divine Beast, Lady Honghua, charged directly into the depths of the Celestial Realm Gate.
RRUMBLE!!
Just as they entered deep within the Celestial Realm Gate, Zhang Jian sensed an immense threat looming in his heart and looked upwards.
In an instant, it was as if an endless storm of heaven and earth surged towards them.
At that moment, as Zhang Jian’s thoughts were stirred, the space-time passage was immediately affected.
The protective Immortal Light of the Celestial Realm Gate was torn asunder.
Countless destructive storms swept in!
Zhang Jian watched this scene, his expression drastically changing.
Were these space-time storms, birthed deep within the Celestial Realm Gate, or was someone attacking them?
In a flash of thought, a surge of Immortal Light condensed around Zhang Jian, transforming into a treasure map formed by countless stars appearing around him.
All Heaven Starry Sky emerged, instantly suppressing the terrifying storm.
Simultaneously, a deep purple radiance appeared deep within the Celestial Realm Gate, withstanding the boundless storm, like a straight pillar of light, piercing through layers of storms, thunderously striking a point in the space-time storm.
At the same time, Zhang Jian sensed the arrival of several powers far exceeding his Innate Primordial Spirit’s perception, descending sharply from a point in space-time, which then vanished from his perception in an instant.
In the depths of his Innate Primordial Spirit, the unsettling premonition dissipated, along with the foreboding signs.
In the depths of the Celestial Realm passage, layers of Immortal Light resumed.
The Crimson Fire True Dragon maneuvered, seizing the opportunity to soar swiftly upwards.
It was uncertain how long passed.
It seemed like several decades, yet only a moment had passed, and the chaotic scene of space-time vanished, as Zhang Jian’s vast Innate Primordial Spirit saw the light ahead.
The Red Vein Fire Dragon maneuvered, effortlessly flying out from within.
Upon emerging, Zhang Jian distinctly felt an unprecedented solemn Divine Order permeating the void deep within; he felt slightly uncomfortable, but his Innate Primordial Spirit adapted swiftly, recovering quickly.
However, the others, numbering over a hundred, were not so lucky. In an instant, it was as if their souls had ’crashed’, as streams of dark air currents flowed from all around, being carried away by the countless white lights traversing nearby.
They appeared to collectively fall into a coma.
Zhang Jian frowned slightly, just as a familiar voice sounded from afar.
"Ah Yu, don’t worry. Calm down and familiarize yourself with the Great Dao Order of the Three Emperors Celestial Realm!"
"Here lies the Jiazi Ninth Immortal Transformation Pool under the Qingqiu Immortal Land; all those ascending from the Lower Realm must enter the Immortal Pool to reforge their Immortal Body within!"
"And this Immortal Transformation Pool is one of high rank under Lady Qingqiu and should be beneficial to you as well!"