The Human Emperor held the hammer, smashed the Son of Heaven’s tablet, signifying a break from days of old;
The fifth drumbeat sounded.
The Human Emperor decreed a general amnesty and promulgated new laws;
The sixth drumbeat sounded.
The City God and the Day and Night Roaming Gods paid homage to the new Human Emperor, presenting their congratulatory gifts;
The seventh drum sounds.
The civil and military officials presented their congratulations...
...
The ceremony proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Standard ceremonial processes had to be meticulous. The more meticulous, the higher the level of public trust...
Upon Duge’s instruction, each component of the ceremony was promptly communicated to every corner of the Capital City by a group of cultivators serving as messengers.
There were also Unity Realm Stage cultivators employing the Escape Light Technique, transmitting the ceremony’s progress at the highest speed to other major cities in New Moon Country;
...
The entire ceremony took a full three hours to complete, after which Duge hosted a banquet in the palace to receive all the guests who came to celebrate.
Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants formed different phalanxes for dining in the square in front of Jinluan Hall, creating an exceptionally festive atmosphere.
The coronation of the Human Emperor, once a rumor, suddenly became reality.
For a time, everyone in and around the Capital City believed without a doubt in the matter of the Human Emperor Inheritance; anyone speaking would invariably talk about the Human Emperor.
The common people of the Mortal Realm were mostly unaware of Emperor Donghua, and many regarded the newly enthroned Duge as the new Human Emperor.
While everyone was dining,
Within the scholars’ phalanx, a young scholar dressed in blue robes and wearing a silk scarf suddenly stood up, his face alight with ecstasy amidst the stunned expressions of the others: "It has happened, my Literary Heart has formed, I’ve comprehended it."
The cultivator responsible for maintaining order was about to reprimand the scholar,
When the scholar suddenly stepped forward, pointed to the sky, and declared loudly, "A torrent falls three thousand feet straight down, as if the Milky Way falls from the ninth heaven. Bring forth the water!"
As his voice faded,
The clouds in the sky converged, and a great river appeared out of nowhere. The rushing water plummeted from mid-air directly into the palace, the torrential water turning a grand banquet into chaos.
The scholar who had summoned the water of the Milky Way was not blamed but instead received many envious glances.
Most were stunned, disbelieving.
It was true!
It was actually true!
...
Chi Muzhi and others, seated at a higher position, personally witnessed the scholar’s frenzy as he summoned the water of the Milky Way, and the veteran literati’s eyes burned with passion in an instant.
Chi Muzhi’s lips trembled: "The Literary Heart, it’s real."
Then, the Minister of Rites suddenly stepped forward, raised his hands high, and exclaimed excitedly, "The Human Emperor has ascended the throne, the Literary Heart has been realized for the first time, heaven blesses our Human Race! May the Human Emperor reign for ten thousand generations, shining with the world."
"Heaven blesses our Human Race!" An official echoed.
"The Human Race shall flourish." Another person shouted with raised arms.
"May the Human Emperor reign for ten thousand generations, the Human Race shall flourish." Different voices arose, spurring each other on, their excitement quickly joining together.
"The Literary Heart emerges, the Human Race shall flourish." The messenger was quick-witted, shouting out immediately.
"The Literary Heart emerges, the Human Race shall flourish."
One voice after another rang out, spreading from inside the palace to the outside.
Afterward,
At the behest of the Ministry of Rites officials, all the officials and soldiers shouted together: "The Literary Heart emerges, the Human Race shall flourish."
The voice was deafening.
The people inside the Capital City only saw the waterfall descending from the sky and did not know what had happened, but soon, the news from inside the palace spread.
Everyone knew that during the Human Emperor’s enthronement ceremony, a scholar realized the Literary Heart and summoned the water of the Milky Way.
Underneath the divine sign, all the people of the Capital City became utterly convinced of the matter of the Human Emperor, the common folks having no capacity to discern the truth?
...
"Human Emperor, the Literary Heart has emerged," Chi Muzhi said excitedly, looking up at Duge, dressed in black robes and crowned, his voice trembling.
"I know," Duge nodded blandly, "Prime Minister, this is a good thing. It represents the acceptance of the Human Emperor by heaven and earth and indicates that the seal of the Human Race’s fortune by the Immortal Emperor has begun to loosen.
Once this gap is opened, the fortune of the Human Race can no longer be sealed, and more Literary and Martial Gall will emerge."
Duge snorted disdainfully, looking up at the sky and said, "How could the grand trend of the heavens and earth be obstructed by a mere Immortal Emperor?"