to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior)

the Jade Emperor

jade

emperor

imperial edict

to dig

old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]

holy / sacred / saint / sage

imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose

to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

Heaven / Providence / God / the day before / the sky above / to fly to the sky / to take off and fly into space / to die / to pass away

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

day / sky / heaven