2 Chapter 2: The Third Increase to Heaven

"Congratulations, Your Highness Prince." Hearing that sentence, Xie Lian tilted her head and smiled before saying, "Thank you, but may I ask what you congratulate me for?" Ling Wen ZhenJun * stood crossing his arms on his chest then said, "Congratulations on getting the first place on the list of Kh Khayangan most expected to be sent down and banished to the mortal world'. " Xie Liean then replied, "Well ... even if you say that, it's still number one. But if you congratulate me, doesn't that mean that position is a position to be proud of right? " Ling Wen said, "Yes, if you are in first place you will get a hundred virtues." Xie Lian immediately answered, "Next, if there is a list like this again, please put my name in it." Ling Wen asked, "Do you know who is in second place?" Xie Lian thought for a while before answering, "It's very difficult to guess, but if it's measured based on strength, then I could have taken all the places in the top three." Ling Wen answered, "Yes, that's more or less true because there is no second place. When you start everything, the others can only see and have no hope of being like you. " Xie Lin then said, "Looks like I don't deserve such honor, but who got the first position the year before?" Ling Wen said, "Nothing, because this list has just been made this year. More precisely it was just made today. " "EH," Xie Lian felt surprised for a moment before finally asking, "From what you said, this list was not made specifically for me right?"

Then Ling Wen replied, "You can think of it as a lucky victory because you accidentally were on time for that list." Xie Lian said with a smile on his face, "Alright, I'll think of it that way. It makes me a little happy to hear that. " Ling Wen then continued, "Do you know why you deserve to be in first place?" Xie Lian replied, "Hm ... Because everyone expects it." Ling Wen explained, "I will explain the reason, look at that hour." He pointed his index finger somewhere, and Xie Lian followed the intended direction. One can see there is a very beautiful place. Staring into the distance, one can see a palace made of white jade, pavilions, eternal clouds surrounding it, streams, and birds flying around it. Xie Lian stared for a long time before finally asking, "Are you pointing in the wrong direction? Where is the time? Ling Wen replied, "I'm not pointing in the wrong direction. It's there, can't you see it? " Xie Lian then looked towards it more carefully before returning to answer, "I didn't see it at all." Ling Wen then responded, "Well, indeed you won't be able to see it. There, there should be a clock. But it was before your arrival that shook all of heaven. " "..."

"The clock is very old compared to you, even so it has a cheerful and cheerful character. The clock will ring several times to welcome anyone who ascends to heaven. However, when you ascend to heaven, the clock rings madly, it cannot be stopped. Only when the watch fell from the tower made it silent. However, when it fell down without being hitting it about a heavenly officer who was passing by. " Xie Lian then asked, "That's ... so, are they okay now?" Ling Wen: "No, it's still under repair ..." Xie LIan: "I mean the heavenly officer who was hit by the watch." "What was hit by the clock was a God of War, He pointed his hand at that clock and then split it in two. But now look at the palace hall made of gold. Can you see it? " He pointed again, and once again Xie Lian's gaze followed the direction pointed by his finger. He saw a vast area covered in fog and clouds, then looked towards the top of the tower which was very majestic and made of gold. Xie Lian said, "Ah I saw it this time." Ling Wen responded, "If you can see something, then something is wrong. There should be nothing there. " "...." "When you ascended to heaven, many of the golden palaces owned by the heavenly official shook until the golden pillar collapsed and the roof made of glass was destroyed. Some palaces cannot even be repaired in a short time. Therefore they chose to build a new place for a while. "Ling Wen said. "Is that my fault?" "You are responsible for that." "Uh ..." Xie Lian asked to be sure, "Did I harm a lot of heavenly officers when I came up here?" "If you can make up for your mistakes, then maybe you don't harm them." "How can I make amends?" "It's easy, eight million, eight hundred and eight thousand virtues." Xie Lian then smiled again. Ling Wen said, "Of course, I know that even 1/10 of that you won't be able to give." Xie Lian answered honestly and sincerely, "hm..how should I say it, I'm really sorry for causing all this, but if you ask for 1/10 of it, I won't be able to give it."

Offerings from followers in the secular world can be transformed into power for heavenly officials. Every incense that they burn as offerings is called "virtue". His smile vanished, Xie Lian then asked seriously, "Can you kick me again from here with one kick, and then give me eight million, eight hundred, and eight thousand virtues?" Ling Wen said, "I am a literary god. If you want someone to kick you from here, you should look for a god of war. The harder you get kicked, the more virtues you will receive. " Xie Lian sighed. "Let me think about what I have to do." Ling Wen patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think too much about it, when you face difficulties there will always be a way out for that." Then Xie Lian responded, "In my case, my ship would sink right down to the pier."

If only that were eight thousand years ago, during the triumph of the State of Xian Le, eight million eight hundred and eight thousand virtues would not be a big problem. His Highness the Prince will wave his hand and give it to them, and will not worry about anything. However, what is happening now is a different matter from the past days, in the secular world, all the temples have been burned and there is nothing left. He no longer has followers, no incense and no worship. Needless to say. He has nothing now, nothing, nothing! He crouched on the edge of the eternal city road because he had a headache because of this, before he finally remembered something. It had already been three days since he ascended to heaven, but Xie Lian had not yet entered the ranks of spirit communication. And now he forgot to ask Ling Wen for his password. The heavenly officers who had ascended then gathered together to form a line of spirit communication. It allows them to use their senses and communicate with others in the ranks, and it is very important for a god who has just risen to enter the ranks. However, to find out the location of the ranks someone needs a password. Eight thousand years have passed since the last time Xie Lian entered the ranks, it is certain that he forgot his password. He then uses his senses to look around and then finds ranks that resemble the ranks of spirit communication. He entered the ranks casually, until finally he was shocked by the rough and excited voices that were so strong and made him a little unsteady.

"Let's place your bets, no refunds! Let's bet on how long our Highness our Prince will last before he will be banished once more! " "I bet a year!" "One year is too long, the last time he was only able to survive the time the incense had to burn. Maybe now he will only last for three days, I will bet for three days, three days! " "Don't, you fool! Three days will pass soon, are you sure? " ... Xiao Lian quietly left the ranks. Misplaced. That can't be the place. The gods in Heaven are all heavenly officials who have their own territory; each of them usually comes from a distinguished family that has many followers. Usually, their speech and behavior have an aura of arrogance. He was the only one who didn't, because he was very excited when he first ascended to heaven, he met all the heavenly officers in the spirit communication line to introduce himself. Xie Lian sincerely and sincerely introduced herself in great detail and no one could match her. After he left the ranks earlier, he began to search randomly again. Finally, he casually entered one more line. After coming in this time, Xie Lian relaxed a bit and thought: "It's very quiet here, maybe this is the right line." At that moment, he heard a voice that said, "Our Lord has returned again?" Initially, this sound was very comfortable to hear. This voice is soft and the tone is gentle. However, if heard carefully, they will realize that the sound is very cold, and the tone also sounds unfriendly. Thus, it makes the softness seem as though it harbored an evil intention. Actually, Xie Lian wanted to enter the ranks quietly and calmly. Secretly being there is a good thing. But, because someone has invited him to speak, he is not possible to pretend mute and deaf. In fact he was very happy to know that there were still heavenly officers who were willing to talk to him, a god who was famous for his problems. Because of that, he answered quickly, "Ah! It is true. Hello all! I'm back again." How would he know that after this one question and response - Every heavenly officer in the ranks listens. The heavenly official continued to speak casually, "Ah, this time, the rise of His Royal Highness caused a huge commotion." In heaven, it can be said that the people in power are everywhere while the hero is the same as water flowing in the river.

When someone wants to be an immortal God, then they should be a prominent person. In the realm of eternity, people who reach and complete many targets or people who have many talents, of course, will have a greater chance of rising. As a result, it is no exaggeration to say that princes, princesses and generals are common things that can be found here. Who is not proud to be in heaven? However, people are still too polite and awkward with each other, still calling 'the Great One' 'Your Majesty' or 'Mr. General'. They will say anything memorable. But the words uttered by the official to him, the position he used did not sound polite anymore. Even though Xie Lian was a prince, and he was called that way - the tone used by this heavenly officer showed no respect at all. It actually sounded like he was trying to draw a dagger to stab someone. Within the ranks were also many heavenly officials who came from His Highness the Prince, and that simple greeting made the others shudder and felt very, very uncomfortable. Xie Lian also felt the same from the greeter's tone, but he didn't want to make a fuss. Expect that he will come out of this range, then he answers with a smile, "that's fine." However, the heavenly officer did not give him a chance to escape. He spoke in a slightly cold but not overly friendly tone, "Huh, Your Highness the Prince is well? My luck isn't too good. " Suddenly, Xie Lian heard a whisper from Ling Wen. He only said one word, "Clock." Xie Lian immediately understood. So this is the god of war that almost struck the clock!

In that case, it was only natural that the official officer sounded very angry. Xie Lian was a very proficient person in apologizing and of course he immediately said, "I have heard about the clock. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me." The officer just snorted, and no one understood what the purpose of his snort was. In heaven, there are countless gods of war, and there are some who have just ascended to heaven after Xie Lian's departure. This was why he could not guess who the war god was just by listening to his voice. However, a person cannot be said to apologize if he does not know the name of the person he is speaking to. Therefore, Xie Lian then asked, "Sorry, may I ask how should I call you? The term to respect you. " When Xie Lian asked that, the clerk was silent. Not only did the officer keep quiet, but all the occupants of the spirit communication line fell silent as if someone was throwing water over their heads. On the other hand, Ling Wen whispered again to him, "Your Majesty, even though I don't believe that His Majesty doesn't recognize who he is talking to despite having spoken to him for a long time - I will remind you. He is Xuan Zhen. " Xie Lian asked, "Xuan Zhen?" He choked after recalling the past, "Is this Mu Qing?" Xuan Zhen Jun is a God of War who controls the southwest. He has seven thousand temples, and in the eternal realm, his reputation is very prominent. Xuan Zhen Jun, who had Mu Qing's real name, was a deputy general in the palace hall of Xian Le Country eight hundred years ago. Ling Wen was also very surprised. "Do you really not recognize him?" Xie Lian replied, "I really don't recognize him. Back then, he didn't talk to me with ethics like this. Also, I don't remember the last time I met him. If it wasn't five hundred, then that was six hundred years ago. I almost forgot what it looked like, so is it possible to remember the voice? " The atmosphere in the spirit communication ranks was very quiet. Mu Qing did not respond at all. There are other heavenly officers who pretend that they have not heard anything and also hope that someone will immediately break this silence.

If it's about both of them, it's very awkward. After a few years, people have understood everything. By the time Xie Lian became Venerable Xie Lian who was highly exalted, she had grown up in the Huang Ji Temple. It was a palace temple in the country of Xian Le. The temple has very high selection requirements for its students. Mu Qing came from a poor family, and his father was a convicted sinner. People don't seem to have the qualifications to be students there at all. So he has no other choice and only becomes a person who does some work there. At the temple, he usually worked sweeping the floor for His Royal Highness, or delivering tea and water to him. But the prince saw him as a determined person, and then he asked the minister of the priest to make an exception and accept him as a student. For this reason, Mu Qing was able to enter the temple as a disciple thanks to His Majesty's wishes. After Xie Lian ascended to heaven, he appointed Mu Qing as general and brought Mu Qing with him to the world of eternity. However, when the land of Xian Le was on the verge of collapse and Xie Lian was banished to the mortal world, Mu Qing did not go with him. Not only did he not participate, he did not even say a word to defend Xie Lian. The Prince has left, he has his freedom. He found a blessed place and began to desperately develop himself like a madman. A few years later, he survived the heavenly misery and succeeded in raising himself.

At that time, one was in heaven while the other was on the ground. Now, there was still one in the sky and one on the ground, except that the two men were completely upside down. Finally, Ling Wen said, "He is very angry." Xie Lian answered, "I think so too." Ling Wen responded, "I will try to change the subject, and you take the opportunity to leave." Xie Lian said, "No need, if we assume that nothing has happened then everything will be fine." Ling Wen asked, "No need? Even just seeing you two makes me feel awkward. " Xie Lian replied, "I'm still fine!" For Xie Lian, any situation doesn't matter as long as he is alive. He will continue to lose face even though he does not have many faces. He has done many things more awkward than this; so he feels fine in his heart. Who would have thought, he shouldn't have said so quickly; Xie Lian should have said 'she was fine after hearing this roar," Who is that jerk who destroyed my golden palace? Exit!!" This one roar made all the gods in the spirit communication line feel like their scalp would explode. Even though their stomachs already hurt, but they can still breathe because they only listen in silence. They did not make the slightest sound because they were waiting for Xie Lian's response to the noise. But no one expected that they would find something tense compared to something interesting. Xie Lian hadn't even started speaking while Mu Qing spoke. Mu Qing laughed twice, "Haha. The person who came earlier said coldly, "So you're the one who destroyed it? Alright, just wait. " Mu Qing replied flatly, "I'm not saying that I did it, don't just carelessly accuse people." Then the person asked again, "Then why are you laughing, are you mentally ill?" Mu Qing replied, "It's not like that, it's just that what you say is funny, that's all. The person who destroyed your golden palace is now in this line of spirit communication, you can go ask him directly. " Xie Lian coughed before finally saying, "That's me, I'm sorry." As he spoke, the person was silent. In his ear, Ling Wen whispered again delivering a message. "Your Majesty, he is Nan Yang." Xie Lian responded, "This time I know him. However, it seems like he doesn't recognize me. "

Ling Wen replied, "No, it's just that he spends more time in the mortal world than the eternal world. So he doesn't know you've ascended back to heaven. " Nan Yang Zhun Jun is a god of war who controls the southeast. He is very famous and has nearly eight thousand temples, receiving a lot of love and respect from ordinary people. In addition, his real name is Feng Xin. Eight hundred years ago, he was the first general in the Palace Hall in the country of Xian Le. Feng xin is a devoted and loyal person. He had been Xie Lian's bodyguard since the age of fourteen. Feng Xin grew up with the prince, entered heaven with him, passed down with him and was banished with him. Unfortunately, he could not survive for eight hundred years with Xie Lian. Until finally they parted in a bad condition and looked for their respective ways, never meeting again. * ZhenJun is a title. Zhen means True while Jun is Master. Later, some characters will have the title ZhenJun and others will only be called Jun.