"Ah …"
When Dong Mu Gong bowed in front of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the bolt of lightning exploded beside the Jade Emperor of the South Continent …
In a dark corner that flickered with a faint blue light, a young Daoist with disheveled hair sat cross-legged and sighed softly.
Warm and gentle Dao runes surged in the darkness. They enveloped him, nourished him, and comforted him.
Behind him was a gently spinning pagoda. The pagoda emitted a mysterious aura that suppressed the narrow universe.
In front of him was a long bronze ruler. At that moment, the long ruler was emitting waves of ripples, adding a layer of Cosmic Isolation.
Outside the isolation, there was a Golden Chalice that was fully activated.
Outside the Golden Chalice, the Taiji Painting slowly rotated and sealed the gap in the Golden Chalice …
In front of the young Daoist, a treasure map condensed from immortal power was constantly changing. From time to time, he would raise his brush and write one or two words or draw one or two "objects and spirits".
If one observed carefully, there were flickering words and patterns hidden in the darkness.
Suddenly, a few treasures trembled at the same time. He stopped and concealed everything.
"Water God." Bai Ze's voice sounded. "The Jade Emperor has been awakened by Mu Gong. Are we really going to follow the plan?"
"Yes."
He only agreed. There was not much expression in his eyes.
Bai Ze's voice was a little hesitant. "If you choose to retreat now, with my help, Water God, you can escape from the Great Tribulation …"
The Golden Chalice fell silent for a while. The young Daoist said calmly,
"It's so unstable."
Bai Ze chuckled. The Golden Chalice was sealed, and the treasures revealed their respective powers again.
The young Daoist sat there, pondering, imagining, and searching. The words and patterns hidden in the darkness around him were gradually increasing.
If someone were to pry into his Dao heart, they would see this situation.
The solemn chanting of sutras echoed in the cyan-blue spiritual platform. The essence soul was also sitting quietly. In front of the essence soul, wisps of black Qi condensed into the figure of Lao Dao.
Lao Dao could not see his face clearly. He just sat opposite him quietly.
He was watching him.
…
In the starry night, the Lingxiao Palace of the Golden Arches first shone with golden light, illuminating a layer of the sky. Then, lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and the Great Dao trembled.
In the Celestial Court, the immortal soldiers were first uneasy and a little surprised. However, after sensing the aura of the Jade Emperor …
His immortal heart was greatly shaken!
With the return of their backbone, the Celestial Court's original confusion, emptiness, and helplessness disappeared at this moment.
Because they knew that they didn't have to worry anymore and only needed to listen to orders.
In less than an hour, the Hall of Enlightenment's order to mobilize troops was passed to the commanders of the various Heavenly Soldiers. From the lower three levels of the Nine Heavens to the five Heavenly Gates, it gradually boiled over!
Groups of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals gathered at the North Heavenly Gate, Central Heavenly Gate, and Western Heavenly Gate.
The cloud path was congested, so they flew up and down at the same time.
If there wasn't enough space to stand, he would stretch out from the Gate of Heaven.
The Jade Emperor had decreed that the Celestial Court would fight with all its might against the demons of the North Continent!
At that moment, the Jade Emperor did not appear. Mu Gong and the other immortals were busy in the Hall of Enlightenment.
The Jade Emperor went to the Tushita Palace alone.
Ever since he established the Celestial Court and the Grand Supreme Elder was stationed there, the Jade Emperor had never come to the Tushita Palace.
That was because the Grand Supreme Elder was the Jade Emperor's subordinate in name, but he was actually the incarnation of the Saint. The Jade Emperor did not know how he would be received when he visited the Tushita Palace. He did not know if it would make Senior Brother Taiqing feel awkward.
However, today, the Jade Emperor had to come there and ask Li Changshou about his current situation.
Although the Jade Emperor had long known that with Senior Brother Taiqing around, Li Changshou's life would not be in danger, just as Mu Gong had said …
It was really unnerving that there was no news of him after twelve years.
The Jade Emperor, who was dressed in golden armor, arrived in front of the Tushita Palace. The door of the Tushita Palace was wide open. Clouds and smoke lingered inside, and the clear sound of a wooden fish drifted over with the wind.
The two boys, Little Gold and Little Silver, crossed the threshold of the palace unhurriedly and knelt down to the Jade Emperor.
"Welcome, Your Majesty!"
The Jade Emperor knew that Senior Brother Taiqing was giving him, the Heavenly Emperor, some face. At that moment, he smiled warmly and said, "There's no need to be so polite.
Is the Grand Supreme Elder in the palace? "
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The Grand Supreme Elder has been traveling and has not returned for years." Little Gold lowered his head and reported, "However, before the Grand Supreme Elder left, he left a message. If Your Majesty comes for Senior Brother Changgeng, please don't worry.
Senior Brother Changgeng was seriously injured back then. His Dao was almost scattered. Now, he is recuperating on the Three-Immortal Island. With Fairy Yun Xiao's careful care and the protection of the treasures, his life is no longer in danger.
Your Majesty, if you want to use troops against the demons, please consider the current situation of the Celestial Court. "
The Jade Emperor heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. "Changgeng is well. Changgeng is well.
Does the Grand Supreme Elder have any other messages?
I naturally can't see the immortals of the Celestial Court being bullied and nothing will happen. Later, I will bring the troops of the Celestial Court to charge forward … Forget it.
According to the Grand Supreme Elder's words, I will gather the immortals and discuss before sending troops. "
After saying that, the Jade Emperor cupped his hands at the Tushita Palace and turned to return to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
After the Jade Emperor left, Little Gold and Little Silver looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief.
They stood up and jumped back into the Tushita Palace. They closed the door, and the mysterious Dao runes of the Taiqing Saint enveloped the Tushita Palace.
Little Silver muttered uneasily, "Does this count as us stirring up trouble?"
"What do you mean by causing trouble? How did we cause trouble? "
Little Gold scolded, "Before the Grand Supreme Elder left, he said that in the future, whatever Senior Brother Changgeng says will be the Grand Supreme Elder's words. We'll just listen.
Furthermore, we're trying to persuade the Jade Emperor to calm down. If we directly start a war with the demons, the Celestial Court will not have many experts to support us. We will definitely suffer heavy losses. It wasn't easy for us to have some assets, and we'll lose them all! "
"Right, we're doing a good deed." Little Silver blinked and felt much more at ease.
After the Jade Emperor returned to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, he immediately summoned the immortals of the Celestial Court.
The officials and generals were divided, and the Lingxiao Treasure Hall was filled with a murderous aura.
The Jade Emperor was dressed in golden armor and sat high on the throne.
"General Dongmu, report the matter regarding the demons in detail."
Below the platform, Dong Mu Gong bowed and reported everything that had happened after the Jade Emperor descended to the mortal world in detail.
"The demons sent a declaration to the Heavens and announced that they did not respect the orders of the Celestial Court. The Celestial Court followed the Water God's decision and sent a declaration to the demons to uphold the Heavenly Might. They also used the tactic of dragging troops to destroy the morale of the demons.
The Water God presided over the battle in the North Continent. The Celestial Court killed the elites of the demons at a small price. Thus, the threat that the demons posed to the Celestial Court was greatly reduced, and the morale of the demons was even lower. "
Mu Gong said, "The Water God said that he would only wait for Your Majesty to return from the tribulation and let Your Majesty preside over the demon battle, but …"
"Mu Gong, don't hesitate. Let me say it." The Jade Emperor's expression was extremely cold. "That day, Mu Gong was surrounded by the experts of the demon race. It was the Water God who saved him in time. The Water God was seriously injured and has yet to wake up."
As soon as he said that, half of the immortals below looked enlightened, while the other half were angry.
At the back of the Heavenly Generals' array formation, Ao Yi threw his helmet and rushed out of the crowd. He took more than ten steps forward and knelt on one knee. He lowered his head and shouted,
"Your Majesty! Please allow me to charge in front! Take revenge for my Brother Hierarch! "
"Yes," the Jade Emperor said. "Ao Yi, don't worry. The Water God is fine. Return."
Ao Yi lowered his head and agreed. He turned around and returned to his position, standing quietly.
The play had to be perfect.
The Jade Emperor asked again, "Today, I want to attack the demons at the border of the North Continent. Do you have any suggestions?"
The immortals below were silent for a while.
Mu Gong used his immortal senses to look at the jade token in his sleeve. It was the "Sea God's Art of War" that Ao Yi had offered when he met him a moment ago.
Mu Gong was waiting for the situation described in the jade token to appear.
The hall was silent for another two breaths. The Jade Emperor asked again, "No one has a brilliant plan?"
"Your Majesty!"
A Lao Dao shouted, as if he had made a difficult decision. He lowered his head and bowed. He said, "I have a plan!"
"Speak."
Lao Dao shouted, "The demons have caused trouble everywhere. All living beings in the world have suffered for a long time!
Now, the demons do not respect the Celestial Court and plotted to kill an important minister of the Celestial Court. They have committed a heinous crime and cannot be forgiven!
However, the Celestial Court has just been established. Although there are no lack of soldiers and generals, there are not many experts. The demons have been hiding many experts since the ancient times. If we don't have experts to help us when we attack the demons this time … I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to win!
Ah! "
The Jade Emperor nodded slowly and said unhappily, "Minister Fu Yuan's plan is to repeat what everyone knows?"
"Your Majesty!"
The Immortal Elder Fu Yuan continued to shout, "My plan is to use the name of the Celestial Court to summon the experts of the Dao Sect!
I'm willing to personally go to Chan School to seek help! "
The Jade Emperor frowned. Then, he sat on the throne and pondered.
Below the platform, Mu Gong sighed in his heart.
Everything was as the Water God had expected. Even the words of the person who stood up to offer advice were similar to the speculation in the jade token.
In that case …
"Your Majesty." Mu Gong immediately stood up and bowed. "I'm willing to invite experts to help the Celestial Court on behalf of Your Majesty!"
"Alright!"
At that moment, the Jade Emperor had already made up his mind. His eyes were shining and he was in high spirits.
"Pass my orders. The army will immediately set off and surround the border of the North Continent. When the two ministers invite experts to help, we will annihilate the demons of the North Continent in one battle and uphold the might of the heavens!"
The immortals in the hall accepted the order. "Yes, Your Majesty."
The Jade Emperor opened his right hand. The pearl on the roof of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall shone with golden light. Wisps of golden light condensed in the Jade Emperor's palm and condensed into an extremely sharp sword.
Heavenly Dao Divine Power Sword!
The Jade Emperor raised his sword and pointed it forward.
"Attack!"
Hence, the troops of the various departments of the Celestial Court filled the sky and surged towards the North Continent.
Mu Gong led a group of troops and rushed to Golden Ao Island. His immortal senses kept reading the contents of the jade token.
He had already read it dozens of times, but he was still shocked.
Although Mu Gong's cultivation level was not good, he had been in the Celestial Court for so many years. He was not a fool. How could he not tell how much the incident today would affect the Primordial World?
The jade token said:
"… The immortals who rushed to the Jade Void Palace to seek help would definitely be arrogant and deliberately give orders to the disciples of the Saint. That would incite the disciples of the Saint to be dissatisfied and reject the orders of the Celestial Court.
If the immortals who rushed to Golden Ao Island to seek help also had evil intentions, the Dao Sect would be in danger.
I can't appear now. I can only ask Mu Gong to rush to Golden Ao Island.
Before entering the island, Mu Gong will definitely be intercepted by the immortals who claim to be from Jie School … "
"Fellow Daoist, where are you going?"
Suddenly, he heard a shout. Mu Gong's immortal senses extended 5,000 kilometers away. He saw several streams of light flying over from the southwest and stopping Mu Gong.
What happened later made Mu Gong even more shocked.
Everything had developed as the jade token given by the Water God had shown.
The person who stopped Mu Gong claimed to be the second-generation immortal of Jie School. When he learned that Mu Gong was going to Jie School to seek help, he specially came to meet him.
However, they were not there to support him.
Instead, they said, "There is a great calamity in the world. The Eldest Senior Brother of Jie School has ordered that you are not to go out casually."
Mu Gong frowned and chatted with the immortals of Jie School for a while. Then, he turned around and returned to the Celestial Court.
At that moment, Mu Gong had looked at the jade token many times. The Water God's calm voice seemed to echo in his heart.
"The only way to break the situation …"
As he approached the East Heavenly Gate, Dong Mu Gong gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. The white cloud under his feet turned and used the cloud path of the Celestial Court to head towards the Aparagodānīya Continent and head straight for the spiritual mountain.
Immortal light shone on the spiritual mountain. Several disciples of the Saints were already prepared to welcome Mu Gong.
However, what caught them off guard was that Mu Gong only arrived near the spiritual mountain. Then, he turned around and left. He even shook his head and sighed helplessly.
The people on the spiritual mountain were speechless.
Half a day later.
In the sky above the North Continent, the Jade Emperor sat high in the Heavenly Emperor's dragon carriage. His expression was extremely gloomy.
Four hours ago, the Immortal Elder Fu Yuan had come to apologize. He knelt in front of the dragon carriage and shouted loudly, saying that he was useless and could not invite the disciples of the Saint.
He had even been ridiculed … That undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals who were in high morale. It also made the Jade Emperor's eyes filled with anger.
The sky within a radius of 5,000 kilometers was filled with dark clouds. The Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals of the various tribes were waiting for the orders of the Heavenly Emperor.
Chan School had humiliated the envoy of the Celestial Court and refused to send experts to help. It had undoubtedly given him a slap in the face.
At that moment, Dong Mu Gong led a group of Heavenly Soldiers over from the west. Before he arrived, his cries could be heard. He knelt in front of the carriage and recounted his previous encounter.
When the Jade Emperor heard that Dong Mu Gong had gone to Golden Ao Island, he was told by Jie School that he could not send anyone to support the Celestial Court due to the arrival of the Great Tribulation.
Then, Dong Mu Gong rushed to the spiritual mountain of the Aparagodānīya Continent. However, he could not even ascend the mountain gate of the spiritual mountain …
The Jade Emperor took a deep breath and sat on the carriage. He was about to curse.
At that moment, no experts from the Saint's Dao faction came to help.
Seriously …
Seriously!
The Grandmaster of Ren School was guarding Xuandu City in the Outer World. Chan School, Jie School, and the Western Sect refused to send anyone!
The Celestial Court had already raised their troops and could not back down. If they retreated, the Celestial Court would lose face. He did not know how the demons below would ridicule them.
If he did not retreat, if he did not retreat …
He had to use the lives of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals to fill the bodies of the ancient demons!
The Jade Emperor stood up in the carriage. His long hair fluttered in the wind, and lightning rumbled behind him.
He clenched his fists and released them. He repeated this a few times. His sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes were filled with a cold glint. The Heavenly Emperor Divine Power Sword beside him kept trembling.
"Retreat."
That voice seemed to have used up all of the Jade Emperor's strength, causing Dong Mu Gong's heart to skip a beat.
The troops of the Celestial Court retreated silently like a tide. The demons below shouted loudly.
Half a day later, in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
The Jade Emperor waved his sword and split the jade table in front of him into two. He turned around, took off his golden armor and helmet, summoned the Heavenly Emperor's Seal, and rushed straight to the deepest part of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court!
He did not want to be the ruler of the Three Realms!
Three days later, the Primordial World changed. Black clouds covered the five continents for a day and a night.
A piece of news spread in the Primordial World.
"The Jade Emperor was dissatisfied that the disciples of the three sects were disrespectful to the Celestial Court and did not respect the Heavenly Fate. He went to the Purple Cloud Palace to complain to the Dao Ancestor. The Dao Ancestor sent a Great Tribulation and ordered the Saints of the three sects — the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning, the Grandmaster Hierarch, Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, the Taiqing Lao Tzu, and the Goddess Nuwa to go to the Purple Cloud Palace a hundred years later to discuss the God-Conferment."
The Great God-Conferment Tribulation began.
However, the heavenly secrets were completely chaotic. The Dao of deduction was sealed. Apart from the Saints of the Primordial World, no one knew what the Great Tribulation was and how to become a god.
…
"Ah."
In the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, the young Daoist sitting under layers of treasures, Li Changshou, sighed for the second time.
On the Dao Heart Platform, the black shadow that was originally in front of him and shaped like Lao Dao had quietly dissipated.
The chanting of sutras became clearer, and his gaze became clearer.
He had schemed to become a god, but he did not expect that he would become the catalyst for the Great God-Conferment Tribulation and become the catalyst that made the Jade Emperor furious.
That was the Heavenly Dao. It was everywhere and almost omnipotent. It controlled living beings.
Senior Lang in the ancient times and now, he had become a pawn of the Heavenly Dao.
However, Li Changshou did not feel that he had lost to the Heavenly Dao in this game.
In the Golden Chalice, Li Changshou took out two treasures and placed them in front of him.
The Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber.
The Demon God Seal.
Later, he would offer the Demon God Seal to the Celestial Court and give the demons a fatal blow. The huge gourd had other uses. It was also difficult to tame it.
Lu Ya was dead.
Although the whereabouts of the Seven Arrows Book were unknown and the possibility of Grandpa Chao being killed in the Great Tribulation had not been eliminated, it at least proved that the script of the Heavenly Dao could not be changed.
The Heavenly Dao had used him to determine the person who would become a god — Jiang Ziya.
He had also used that to force him into the tribulation and become the catalyst for the Jade Emperor to blame the three sects and activate the God-Conferment matter.
At the same time, Li Changshou had schemed against the Western Sect again. He had pulled the Western Sect into the Great Tribulation and removed Ren School.
That matter was not accomplished overnight. From the time he interfered with the game between the Dragons and the Western Sect, he had made the Celestial Court hostile to the Western Sect step by step. He had continuously accumulated "luck" and that was why there was such a change.
Mu Gong's trip to the spiritual mountain seemed to be a casual move given by Li Changshou. In fact, it was an unsolvable problem for the Western Saints.
If they attacked Mu Gong, the Western Sect would start a war with the Celestial Court. The consequences would be unpredictable.
Therefore, the spiritual mountain took the initiative to welcome Mu Gong and even wanted to send experts to help the Celestial Court destroy the demons. However, Mu Gong did not enter the spiritual mountain at all. He turned around and left, causing everyone on the spiritual mountain to stare at him.
That was not an open scheme or a conspiracy, but a price.
Previously, when Li Changshou killed Lu Ya, the Western Sect had mentioned the price of the Saint attacking.
At that time, the Western Sect had already entered the calamity, and the Heavenly Dao was willing to let the Western Sect enter the calamity.
What the Heavenly Dao wanted was the stability of the world.
Everything seemed to have not changed, but everything had changed again. The Heavenly Dao was restraining the variables. In order to destroy Lu Ya, he had already entered the calamity.
In the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, Li Changshou sighed for the third time.
This time, he raised the carving knife in his hand that was condensed from immortal power and stared at the treasure map in front of him.
That was his Dao. Everything was balanced.
Divine light surged in his eyes, and golden light bloomed on his forehead. His sleeves and long hair danced wildly!
In the golden chalice, the originally dark and narrow universe suddenly lit up with blue words.
The Taiji Painting, the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, and the Cosmic Ruler erupted with power. The lightning on the Three-Immortal Island rumbled, but no divine lightning struck the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice.
Li Changshou muttered to himself,
"I can become a pawn of the Heavenly Dao because I am a part of the Heavenly Dao. I am a wisp of dust in the world.
However, the Heavenly Dao is the will of the world. Under the Heavenly Dao, living beings have no privacy and are controlled. Although all living beings can be treated as dogs, living beings are ultimately different from dead objects.
Pangu opened the world and created a place for all living beings to live.
The Dao Ancestor set the order for all living beings in this world.
That was where living beings were separated from the Heavenly Dao.
Today, I will write the Heavenly Dao into my Dao. There must be balance between the will of the world and living beings. "
He paused and the carving knife fell.
Immortal light surged from Li Changshou's body. He seemed to have expended all his strength to write the word "Heavenly Dao" on the treasure map.
In an instant, the Dao runes around Li Changshou surged and exploded, returning to nothingness!
"Master … thank you."
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