Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 618 - 615: Entering the Celestial Court

Actually, Lu Ren really wanted to find a Golden Crow to place in his Inner Heaven and Earth Cosmos. After all, if he wanted his Inner Heaven and Earth Cosmos to be birthed into life and become a perpetual motion machine, a star was indispensable.

And the Golden Crow could transform into the Great Sun, completely usable as a star.

As for why not use a real star, it's simply because Lu Ren's current strength was still lacking. If he were to forcefully draw a star into his Inner Heaven and Earth Cosmos, he could guarantee it would instantly collapse under the pressure.

With a Golden Crow, there's much more room for maneuver, which can completely accelerate the growth of his Inner Heaven and Earth Mini Cosmos.

However, in this current era, the possibility of a Golden Crow surviving is extremely low, so Lu Ren felt it was more practical to rely on some Spiritual Treasures.

It seems the Celestial Court is still worth another visit.

Lu Ren no longer hesitated, stepping onto the Ascension Platform. Following the instructions of the Guiding Fairy Ling Luo, he lifted a great mountain with one finger, condensed Thick Earth Essence Qi, carefully converted it into a lower-tier energy to fill the Jade Bowl, and finally smashed a stone pillar with a single slap.

The Guiding Fairy's face broke into a smile: "Congratulations on passing, sir."

As she spoke, the Guiding Fairy stretched out her hand and a token appeared in it, which she handed to Lu Ren and said, "This is the Ascension Order. Would you like to assume your duties now, or stay here for three more days?"

Lu Ren replied without hesitation, "Now."

The Guiding Fairy nodded slightly, watching the blue slime that formed her gel-like substance merge into the Ascension Platform. Immediately, the platform burst into radiant light, the array marks below glowed with gold, and the milky white liquid beneath his feet emitted a faint immortal light.

"Please stand at the center of the Ascension Platform, I will now teleport you to the Celestial Soldiers' report location."

Lu Ren did as he was told, standing at the center of the Ascension Platform. The next second it emitted brilliant light, and a five-colored beam shot up from the platform, carrying Lu Ren swiftly to the heavens.

Meanwhile, at a small town at the foot of the Ascension Platform mountain, the Taoist who had previously conversed with Lu Ren was sitting in a noodle shop, slurping his noodles.

As the five-colored beam from the Ascension Platform soared into the sky and quickly disappeared, the Taoist sent a mouthful of noodles into his mouth, chewed carefully, swallowed, and muttered lowly.

"Everyone says the Celestial Court is good, but little do they know, no matter where you end up, life is unbearably hard. Why be the tail of a phoenix when you could be the head of a chicken?"

The Taoist finished his noodle broth with a contented look and said, "You can't find such good food in the Celestial Court. Kid, check please!"

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"Name."

"Lu Ren."

"Where is your worldly origin?"

"Jambudvipa Continent, Great Tang Empire."

"Oh, your strength is quite impressive!" The Celestial Immortal sitting at the desk looked down at the information sent back from the Ascension Platform and examined the records regarding Lu Ren.

He then said with interest: "To think you haven't even become an Immortal Human yet, but possess the power of one, you're indeed a good seedling."

As he spoke, he picked up a brush, carefully mixed the ink, and said to Lu Ren standing before him, "Currently, there's no vacancy in the celestial patrol, only some in the Ziwei Army under Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ren couldn't help but ask, "Isn't the Ziwei Army the force fighting the Outer Heaven Demons on the front lines?"

The Allocation Officer looked at Lu Ren with some surprise and replied in astonishment, "You actually know."

After pausing, the Allocation Officer chuckled happily, "Even if you know, you can't return now. The Celestial Court is not a place to come and go at will; you can only serve in the Ziwei Army for some time now.

Do not focus on the danger of the front lines; all battlefields are perilous. As long as you have strength and gain merits, promotions will come swiftly. Perhaps in the future, I may even have to call you 'sir!'

Mad, who knows how many people he's said that to, Lu Ren cursed silently.

"But, sir, I think what you're saying applies to the very few, doesn't it? I fear the majority are just cannon fodder there."

Hearing Lu Ren unceremoniously interrupt his babbling, the Allocation Officer felt a bit displeased. Not only did this person not offer gifts, but he was also so abrupt and impolite.

He made up his mind to assign Lu Ren to the most dangerous Arrowhead Camp to vent his annoyance.

"As for cannon fodder, where aren't there deaths on the battlefield? You've been cultivating long enough to know this, but don't worry. After all, those who can become Immortals or come through the Ascension Platform are rare in the world; they are truly geniuses!"

Lu Ren chuckled inwardly and asked, "What are the Celestial Court's patrol units like?"

Seeing Lu Ren not argue, the Allocation Officer wanted to create a sense of disappointment for Lu Ren to indulge his perverse joy.

After all, some people are like that, using the little power they have to the fullest, amplifying their dark sides, even the Immortals can't escape such a triviality.

"In the Celestial Court, the most renowned is the Celestial Soldiers and Generals personally commanded by the Jade Emperor. Then there's the one hundred thousand Celestial River Navy once led by Marshal Tianpeng, and then the Celestial Soldiers and Generals under the Pagoda-Bearing Celestial King. There are some intricacies in these…"

Lu Ren frowned, interrupting, "I want to know which unit has the most relaxed Celestial Soldiers, just needing to patrol the Celestial Court."

The Allocation Officer stopped, looked Lu Ren up and down, and frowned, "Why does a young man have no ambition? One should not yearn for ease, or how will you seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality? With this mindset, you won't avoid the three disasters and five calamities."

Lu Ren's eyes were deep as he looked straight at the Allocation Officer: "I just want to join this patrol team then."

Hearing Lu Ren's non-negotiable words, the Allocation Officer seethed with anger — who is the officer here, you or me?

Just as he was about to retort, he saw Lu Ren's deep and unfathomable eyes. The next moment, the Allocation Officer was in a daze and nodded, "Fine, there's a vacancy in the Patrol Bureau, I'll assign you there to handle the Celestial Court's security."

Afterward, the Allocation Officer picked up his brush, wrote on a token, and handed it to Lu Ren with a flat expression, "Follow this token's guide, report to the Patrol Bureau, and someone will arrange things for you."

Lu Ren accepted the token with a slight smile, "Thank you, sir."

The Allocation Officer nodded slightly, and three minutes after Lu Ren left, he regained his clarity. Looking at the record assigning Lu Ren to the Patrol Bureau, he seemed puzzled, but ultimately shrugged it off as routine and didn't pay much attention.