On the second day of the Ancient Demon Court's Crown Prince Lu Ya's declaration to the heavens, the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals were on standby at the five Heavenly Gates of the Celestial Court. There was a tense atmosphere everywhere.
The wind foreshadowed a coming storm.
The Heavenly Soldiers were in formation, and the Heavenly Generals were sharpening their sabers. Many officials of the Celestial Court rode a cloud and left.
The fairies in the Jade Pool also gathered together and protected the surroundings of the Jade Pool. They also sent people to inform the Hall of Enlightenment. Although they were not part of the Celestial Court's battle lineup, they could help at any time.
At that moment, the sky and the ground were in a state of panic. It was as if a battle would break out tomorrow.
In the Hall of Enlightenment, dozens of immortals of the Celestial Court gathered. A round table was set up in the middle of the hall.
There were eight thrones beside the round table. There were four rows of chairs on both sides. The immortals stood in front of the chairs, waiting for a righteous god to arrive.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother had descended to the mortal world to experience the tribulation. Logically speaking, the immortals should be leaderless at that moment.
Moreover, the demons were powerful. The remaining experts of the ancient demons were gathered at the border of the North Continent. Their might made one tremble in fear.
Regardless of the strength of both sides, the demons were indeed crushing the Celestial Court in terms of the number of experts.
However, the immortals did not panic. In fact …
When he thought of everything that had happened in the Celestial Court previously, he still felt like laughing.
A Heavenly General at the door whispered, "Lord Water God is here!"
The immortals immediately stopped whispering. Dong Mu Gong, who was sitting on the main seat, immediately stood up and walked towards the door of the hall.
Outside the door, an old immortal in a white robe, white hair, and white horsetail whisk rode a white cloud. He was naturally Li Changshou, who was slacking.
As soon as he entered the Hall of Enlightenment, the group of immortals of the Celestial Court immediately gathered in front of him and surrounded him. Dong Mu Gong did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Dong Mu Gong shouted, "Water God, you're finally here!"
"These demons are so ferocious that they almost bite people!"
"Lord Water God? When are we going to attack the demons? "
"Everyone, don't be anxious." Li Changshou raised his hand and pressed down. The immortals immediately quietened down.
Li Changshou smiled.
"You are all important ministers of the Celestial Court. At this time, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West are not in the Celestial Court. We must not panic.
Now, the Celestial Court had just made some progress. Everything was starting. The hundreds of thousands of newly recruited Heavenly Soldiers had yet to be trained. The dozens of newly promoted Heavenly Generals had yet to learn the art of war.
The Crown Prince of the Ancient Demon Court is certain that our Celestial Court is weak, which is why he dares to be so unbridled and brazenly defy the will of heaven.
If we were to assemble the army to attack the demons now, wouldn't that be exactly what the demons want? "
Half of the immortals were deep in thought, while the other half were puzzled.
A legitimate god in charge of the Thunder Punishment Hall asked, "Water God, the demons have already openly rebelled. Although our Celestial Court can't be considered powerful, we already have the power to suppress the demons.
If the demons rebelled and did not send troops, where would the heavenly might be? How can the righteous path of heaven and earth be maintained? "
"That's not right."
Li Changshou said warmly, "Although the Celestial Court can suppress the demons now and there are many factions in the demons, the Demon Kings are not on good terms. However, how many Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals will suffer if we suppress the demons now?"
As he spoke, Li Changshou took a step forward.
The immortals followed closely and listened carefully, afraid that they would miss a single word.
Li Changshou said, "If we send troops immediately, the demons are just a motley crew. How many Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals will die?
If too many Heavenly Soldiers die, even if we successfully suppress the demons at the border of the North Continent, the strength of the Celestial Court will be revealed to the world.
Everyone, in the world today, the human race is the main character. The demons are just ancient defeated dogs.
If we can't suppress the demons with lightning speed, it will not be beneficial to the Heavenly Might or the righteous path of the world. We will only be mocked by the immortal sects of the Middle Continent.
Furthermore, if the ancient demons of the demon race attack, we will suffer a defeat …
The Heavenly Might will be gone! "
The dozens of immortals in the Hall of Enlightenment nodded in agreement.
The Water God was right.
The Celestial Court not only had to win when it sent troops, but they had to win beautifully. They had to win completely in order to show their might.
The legitimate god in charge of the Thunder Punishment Hall cupped his hands and said, "I was rash and did not think things through. Please punish me, Water God."
Li Changshou smiled and said, "It's all for the sake of the Celestial Court. Moreover, we are both officials. How can we punish you?"
Dong Mu Gong sighed.
"No matter what, the current strength of the Celestial Court is not enough to deter such rascals.
Everyone, take your seats!
Before the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother descended to the mortal world to undergo the tribulation, they had entrusted the affairs of the Celestial Court to me and the Water God. Today, I gathered everyone to discuss how to deal with the demons. "
At that moment, Dong Mu Gong made an inviting gesture. The immortals in the hall took their seats.
At the round table in the middle, Dong Mu Gong and Li Changshou sat in the main seats. The marshals guarding the Five Heavenly Gates accompanied them, but there was an empty seat.
Dong Mu Gong looked at the empty seat and said, "Water God, why don't we invite Princess Long Ji over?"
"Mu Gong." Li Changshou frowned and said, "Although it's reasonable to invite Her Highness Long Ji over, I'm afraid … His Majesty does not like Her Highness Long Ji to participate in these matters."
Dong Mu Gong could not help but be shocked. He hurriedly said, "In your opinion, Water God, please deal with it."
"Please take a seat, Moon God." Li Changshou smiled and said, "There's something important today that requires the Moon God to take action."
Eh?
The Moon God, who was in the corner of the Hall of Enlightenment, could not help but be stunned. What did the battle of the Celestial Court have to do with him, the Moon God?
However, since the Water God had said that, the Moon God did not dare to delay. He immediately stood up, lowered his head, and walked forward. Under some pressure, he sat at the end of the round table cautiously.
The entire Hall of Enlightenment was colorful because of the bright red wedding robe.
Dong Mu Gong cleared his throat and started the topic.
A general of the Celestial Court read the demons' declaration to the heavens emotionlessly. The immortals were indignant.
Dong Mu Gong smiled and asked, "Water God, how should we deal with it?"
Li Changshou said, "This declaration is not bad. It can be said to be tearful. It says how the Celestial Court bullied the kindness of the demons. The demons had already retreated and tolerated everything. Now, they could not take it anymore and announced that they did not respect the orders of the Celestial Court.
However, thinking about it carefully, there was no content in the declaration and it was rather shameless.
It made it sound as if the demons had really listened to the orders of the Celestial Court previously. "
The immortals smiled. The atmosphere in the hall became much livelier.
Dong Mu Gong smiled and said, "The demons are quite particular. They can bite back at us."
"Everyone, you have to pay attention. The demons are now saying that they are going against the heavens, not against the heavens," Li Changshou said. "The other party has left some backup plans.
The Demon Court's Crown Prince, Lu Ya, and the ancient experts of the demons are the real trouble.
However, what we need to do now is to send out another declaration of war. "
Dong Mu Gong frowned and said, "Send another declaration? Are we going to respond to the demons' declaration? "
"Let's first occupy the righteous cause." Li Changshou smiled and said, "Let's not respond to any of the things written in the other party's declaration. We'll just list the crimes of the remnants of the ancient Demon Court.
This matter does not involve the human race. Just the ancient demons are bloodthirsty and kill all living beings. They do not know the heavens. They train demon soldiers, refine evil treasures, and squeeze the essence and spirits of the world. They have evil intentions.
The second declaration also needs to point out that the Celestial Court was established by the Dao Ancestor and the Lord Sage of the Dao Sect. Its purpose is to protect the common people and maintain the operation of the Heavenly Dao. It is not to rule the ten thousand races.
The ancient method is no longer feasible. All living beings have the right to choose whether they are called demons. "
The immortals carefully pondered. If they were smart enough, they would understand the weight of Li Changshou's words after hearing Li Changshou's words.
If they were not smart enough, they would feel that the Water God's words made sense.
Of course, there were many honest people everywhere.
A general was puzzled. "Won't our Celestial Court … rule the ten thousand races in the future?"
Pairs of eyes immediately glared at him, causing the general to subconsciously shrink his neck. He wished he could squeeze himself into a crack in the wall.
Li Changshou said seriously, "Our Celestial Court is to protect the Dao, not to rule the ten thousand races. Everyone, remember this."
The immortals agreed.
Another immortal god said worriedly, "What if the demons attack the Celestial Court in anger once this declaration is issued?"
Li Changshou said calmly, "The experts of the demon race will die without a burial place. There will definitely not be any ashes left."
The immortals immediately calmed down. They knew that the Water God must have made thorough preparations since he said that.
Dong Mu Gong was deep in thought …
Why? He also had the confidence and could say those words, but he could not do it as casually as the Water God and in such a stylish manner …
After deciding on the main content of the second declaration and the time to announce it to the public, Li Changshou began to arrange for the subsequent matters.
Half of the Heavenly Soldiers of the Celestial Court were defending the Heavenly Gate, while the other half were repairing and training.
He also ordered the Dragons of the Four Seas to prepare a group of experts to help the Celestial Court at any time.
In addition, after the second declaration was issued, the Celestial Court would slightly lower the threshold for recruiting Heavenly Soldiers in the name of dealing with demons. They would call on the immortal sects of the Middle Continent, which were mainly humans, to go north to deal with demons.
Those were the initial responses and reasonable reactions of the Celestial Court.
In the future, the Celestial Court still had a few trump cards that it could use, such as asking for help from the three sects, asking the Grand Supreme Elder of the Tushita Palace to appear, the Great Spirit Explosion of the Demon Ascension Mountain, and so on.
Li Changshou smiled and said, "Everyone, you have to calm down and drag it out slowly. Let the demons cause chaos on their own.
Now that the Jade Emperor is not in the Heavenly Courts, we can use this excuse to avoid the battle. We can occupy the righteous position and suppress the demons.
At that moment, the demons had just gathered and their aura was at its peak. If we delay him for three years, the demons' aura would definitely decline.
If we delay him for ten years, the demons would definitely lose.
If we delay him for twenty to thirty years, the demons would either turn into scattered sand, or Lu Ya and the others would overestimate themselves and take the initiative to attack the heavens.
During this period of time, we can relax and do our own duties. We will strengthen the defenses of the Heavenly Gate and store a troop of troops at the Middle Heavenly Gate as support. The overall situation will be safe.
It would be best if we delay until His Majesty returns from the tribulation. At that time, the Celestial Court will be fully prepared. As long as His Majesty gives the order, the army will set off and descend to the mortal world to eliminate the demons. The Heavenly Soldiers will not need to suffer many losses. They will be able to show their might and righteousness.
Isn't that a beautiful thing? How can His Majesty be stingy with rewards? "
The immortals' eyes lit up and they nodded in agreement.
Dong Mu Gong smiled and said, "During this period of time, if the demons curse in the lower realm, we don't have to care."
"We still have to care about that," Li Changshou said. "Find a few Heavenly Generals who can speak and are good at scolding. If any demons curse, we will retaliate. It's best if we scold them until they can't help but attack the heavens.
However, we have to be careful not to say any vulgar words and tarnish the reputation of the Celestial Court.
Now, these demons are riding the tiger and trying to use the tiger's might to intimidate us. Let's make it difficult for them to back down and see who is panicking. "
A Heavenly General asked, "Lord Water God, if the morale of the Heavenly Soldiers is affected during this period, how should we appease them?"
"It's a small matter." Li Changshou smiled and said, "Today, you can tell the Heavenly Soldiers of the various tribes that Mu Gong and I are in charge. We want to wipe out this group of demons. However, the Celestial Court is not strong enough. We have to wait for a few days.
Let them calm down. We will continue to recruit troops. We have to crush the border of the North Continent and do our best! "
Many Heavenly Generals grinned and finally felt relieved.
Li Changshou pondered for a while and said, "Other than that, change the name of one or two array formations that the Heavenly Soldiers often train to the Demon-Eliminating Array Formation to show the determination of the Celestial Court."
"Yes!"
The Heavenly Generals agreed in unison.
Li Changshou looked at Dong Mu Gong. The latter smiled and made an inviting gesture. He said, "Water God, just arrange it."
"Then I'll say a few more words."
Li Changshou cleared his throat and sat more comfortably on the throne. He continued, "To deal with the demons, using troops is actually the last step.
We are the immortals of the Celestial Court. We work for the Celestial Court and the Heavenly Dao. If the demons do not respect the Celestial Court, they will not respect the Heavenly Dao. Why can't we use the power of the Heavenly Dao to skin the demons first?
Where is the Moon God? "
"I'm here!" The Moon God stood up and listened to the order.
Li Changshou said, "Mu Gong and I will temporarily handle the matters of the Celestial Court on behalf of the Queen Mother. Today, we will give the order in the name of the Queen Mother.
Your Hall of Marriage will search for the demons who are rebelling against the Heaven this time. If they are demons above the Perfected Immortal realm, they will disturb their marriage. If they are not, they will increase their marriage. "
The Moon God hurriedly asked, "Lord Water God, how can we disturb their marriage?"
Li Changshou raised a chestnut. "For example, the marriage between male Demon King A and his wife can be introduced into the red string of male Demon King B and let A and B fight. In this way, we can do it in batches."
The Moon God was enlightened and began to savor it carefully.
The immortals looked at each other. They had indeed not expected that move.
Don't ask. If you ask, it will be a blind spot.
Li Changshou said leisurely,
"Apart from the Hall of Marriage, the Thunder Punishment Hall can send lightning punishment to the demons with negative karma every day. It's good to scare them.
The Divine Might Hall will send dreams to find some demon experts whose Dao hearts are not tough enough and break their Dao hearts in their dreams.
More than half of the Deity Positions of the Plague Division are still empty. However, the immortals in charge of the Plague Division can cause some trouble for those demon soldiers.
The righteous gods in charge of the Ministry of Finance can cause them some financial losses. It's best to follow the example of the Hall of Marriage and let demons die for wealth and birds die for wealth …
Everyone, who else is in charge of the temple that can affect the demons? Feel free to mention it. Let's discuss it here. "
An immortal immediately stood up and shouted,
"I'm in charge of the Wind Division. I can make the place where the demons gather to be windy every day and not see the sun!"
"I'm in charge of the rotation of the four seasons. I can make the place where the demons gather snow at night and the day is hot!"
"I'm in charge of the sunset. I can write words like 'the demons will definitely be defeated' every day to disrupt their morale!"
"I'm in charge of the Toilet Temple. I will definitely make the demons explode every time they use the toilet and be defeated!"
The entire Hall of Enlightenment was so silent that one could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere that had just become lively suddenly froze.
Everyone looked at the immortal who had spoken. The latter shrank his neck guiltily. "I … can only do this much …"
Li Changshou smiled and said, "You've done a good job."
Laughter sounded everywhere in the Hall of Enlightenment. The immortals and Heavenly Generals were full of morale. Previously, they had never thought that the Celestial Court would have so many "conveniences" to deal with enemies.
When the meeting in the Hall of Enlightenment ended, the various departments of the Celestial Court immediately began to operate.
The demons who had gathered at the border of the North Continent did not know what they were going to face next.
Overnight, there were many more legends about the Water God in the Celestial Court …
In the past, it was said that the Water God of the Celestial Court was ruthless. Most immortals did not believe it. They felt that the Water God's rise was mostly because of his identity as a disciple of Ren School.
However, after today, the immortals of the Celestial Court could not help but give him a thumbs-up when they mentioned the Water God.
In summary, the immortals said the same thing.
"Dirty. The Water God's heart is really dirty. We are far inferior to him. We admire the Water God greatly. We are willing to follow him and serve the Jade Emperor."
When the atmosphere in the Hall of Enlightenment was at its most intense, Great Daoist Master Xuan Du, who was in the backyard of the Tushita Palace, laughed when he heard Li Changshou's plan to use the power of the Heavenly Dao to torture the demons.
When the Great Daoist Master stopped smiling and pinched his fingers to deduce, his figure gradually turned faint.
"Junior Brother, how can you not have a good weapon?"
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