The Venus Star Descends to the Mortal World

After finishing a bag of Ian Song Brand Signature Dried Tofu, the Moon Goddess instinctively picked up another bag of Ian Song Brand Signature Duck Neck and tore it open...

She ate six bags of Ian Song Brand WonderTaste snacks in a row before finally stopping.

Suddenly, as if a thought struck her, Chang'e's cheeks flushed slightly.

After a moment, Chang'e took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away a trace of oil from her lips, then asked curiously, "High Immortal, where did you get these snacks?"

"I made them myself," Ian Song replied.

Chang'e's face lit up with joy. "That's wonderful! Would you be willing to sell me some, High Immortal?"

Ian Song waved it off. "You're too polite, Moon Goddess. These snacks are nothing special. If you like them, I'll just give you some more."

"Is that really okay?" Chang'e's eyes sparkled with desire, but she felt a bit embarrassed to just accept them for free.

"It's no trouble!"

With a casual wave of Ian Song's hand, twelve boxes of neatly packaged snacks appeared in the side hall. Each box contained a hundred bags; ten boxes meant twelve hundred bags—enough for Chang'e to enjoy for quite a while.

"Thank you, High Immortal!"

Chang'e was overjoyed. She waved her hand and stowed all the snacks away, feeling a bit more fondness for Ian Song. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "How come I've never heard of you before, High Immortal?"

"I just ascended from the mortal world today!" Ian Song admitted without hiding anything.

"Ah!"

Chang'e couldn't help but look shocked. "But I thought the passage between the mortal world and the Heavenly Court was cut off? How did you get here?"

"You may not know this, Moon Goddess, but the passage between the mortal world and the Heavenly Court has been repaired!" Ian Song explained.

"I see!" Chang'e nodded in sudden realization. "No wonder I haven't seen you before, High Immortal."

She didn't suspect Ian Song was an illegal intruder; instead, she was just curious about the mortal world.

Ian Song picked a few stories about the mortal world to share with her, and Chang'e listened with great interest.

Before they knew it, two hours had passed, and Ian Song got up to take his leave.

Luna, the Moon Goddess, couldn't help but show a look of reluctance.

The Heavenly Court was quiet, and her Moon Palace was even colder and emptier—sometimes years passed without a single visitor.

"Moon Goddess, please wait!"

Ian Song called out to Luna, the Moon Goddess, as she escorted him to the entrance of the Moon Palace.

"Take care, High Immortal. Please visit the Moon Palace whenever you have time!" Luna, the Moon Goddess, said, hesitating slightly.

"Of course, if I have time, I'll definitely come bother you, Moon Goddess. Just don't get tired of me," Ian Song joked with a smile.

During the past two hours, Ian Song told Luna, the Moon Goddess, many stories about the mortal world, and took the opportunity to learn a lot about the Heavenly Court from her.

He also discovered that these so-called gods in the Heavenly Court basically have no hope of improving their cultivation, but their lifespans are far longer than those of cultivators.

Take Luna, the Moon Goddess, for example—her cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul level, but she's lived thousands of years since ascending to the Heavenly Court, yet she hasn't aged at all.

But in all those thousands of years, her cultivation hasn't improved in the slightest.

She's also the kind of immortal who doesn't know how to fight—she probably couldn't even beat a late Golden Core cultivator.

Currently, the most powerful figures in the Heavenly Court are the Judicial God Erlang and Sun Wukong, who has been named the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Ian Song estimates that both of them have reached the Human-Immortal level.

To the west of the Heavenly Court, there is also Spirit Mountain.

The master of Spirit Mountain, the Tathagata Buddha, is even stronger, probably at the peak Human-Immortal level, while Guanyin Bodhisattva under him is likely mid Human-Immortal.

In theory, one of the Three Pure Ones, the Supreme Lord Lao, should be even stronger than the Tathagata Buddha, but in all these years he's never shown his true power—he's basically just an old man who makes pills.

Back when Sun Wukong caused chaos in the Heavenly Court and no one could stop him, Supreme Lord Lao did make a move once, but only to sneak attack him with a Vajra peck. Even when the Heavenly Court was nearly overturned, he didn't intervene; it was the Tathagata Buddha who finally suppressed Sun Wukong.

As for the other two of the Three Pure Ones—Primordial Heavenly Lord and the Master of the Heavens—they haven't appeared since the Investiture of the Gods war.

According to Meow-Meow...

This Heavenly Court is a false one—the people here are just avatars of the real Heavenly Court's members. But after interacting with Luna, the Moon Goddess, Ian Song confirmed she's not someone's avatar.

Thinking of this, Ian Song couldn't help but ask Meow-Meow, "Is Luna, the Moon Goddess, an avatar of the real Luna?"

"No," Meow-Meow replied directly.

"Didn't you say last time that everyone in this fake Heavenly Court is just an avatar of the real Heavenly Court's people?" Ian Song pressed, frowning.

Meow-Meow snapped, "Idiot, Luna, the Moon Goddess, is just a minor fairy. Her existence is just something this fake Heavenly Court produced on its own!"

I get it—the upper ranks of this fake Heavenly Court are avatars of the real Heavenly Court's people, but the rest, the ones who don't affect the big picture, just appeared on their own, right?

Meow-Meow didn't answer, but that was as good as admitting it.

Now that he had a basic understanding of the Heavenly Court, Ian Song didn't plan to stay any longer. With a flicker, he appeared near the Heavenly River Rainbow Bridge.

Suddenly, he saw a middle-aged man with white hair, dressed in white, holding a horsetail whisk, with a star mark on his forehead, talking to the Heaven Soldiers guarding the Rainbow Bridge.

Lord Venus!

Although Ian Song didn't know this guy, just by his outfit, he was sure it was Lord Venus.

Soon, Lord Venus crossed the Rainbow Bridge and flew toward the Heaven-Pillar.

This guy is a close aide to the Jade Emperor, but his strength isn't much—just about early Soul-Split stage.

Half a quarter-hour later...

Lord Venus arrived at the Heaven-Pillar, took out an immortal token, performed several spells, and the barrier opened. He flew straight out.

He must be going down to the mortal world to check out the situation!

Ian Song thought for a moment and understood Lord Venus's purpose. After all, the mortal world and Heavenly Court had lost contact for over six hundred years, so the Heavenly Court had no idea what was happening below. Sending someone to investigate was only natural.

Soon, Lord Venus landed in the Kunlun Mountains, muttering to himself, "I haven't descended to the mortal world in years—I wonder what it's like now!"

The next moment, Lord Venus summoned a cloud and rode it away from Kunlun.

Ian Song quietly followed behind him, wanting to see what he was up to.

After flying on a cloud for more than half an hour, Lord Venus arrived above a small city near Kunlun.

But when he saw the tall buildings and the speeding metal boxes below, Lord Venus's jaw dropped. "How does the mortal world have so many magical treasures?" he exclaimed.

Just then, a plane happened to fly past, startling Lord Venus again. How could these mortals have created flying magical treasures in just a few hundred years?

"No, I have to get a good understanding of what's happened in the mortal world, so I can answer when the Jade Emperor asks!"

With that thought, Lord Venus cast a wind-riding spell and an invisibility spell, then flew down into the city.