Although Li Changshou wanted to go to the Three-Immortal Island to relax, he was still an ordinary minister with a bottom line. In the end, he chose to return to the Celestial Court and report to the Jade Emperor.
He was now the spokesperson of the Celestial Court. Every move he made would be interpreted as the will of the Celestial Court. He had to communicate with the leader.
Although it was after the fact.
Hence, Li Changshou first returned to the Grand White Palace and hid his main body. Then, he drove his paper effigy around and met Marshal Quan Dong, who was waiting for him on an immortal mountain.
Li Changshou called him Marshal. The Jade Emperor's incarnation called him General. The two incarnations found a deserted place.
He placed the small table and roasted it together. He played some special songs from the Jade Pool and some minor tunes from the Immortal World. He sat on the stool and stretched his legs. He said a few words about the matters of the Three Realms and commented on Di Yi, Di Xin, the Dragon King, and the Yama Lord.
There was a strong aura of life.
"Changgeng, have you gained anything after staying in the mortal world for so many years?"
Quan Dong chewed on the ordinary meat that Li Changshou had brought back from the mortal world. Instead, he ate with relish.
Li Changshou took out a scroll from his sleeve. It was the "Mortal Minister Record" that he had previously created.
"Your Majesty, there are indeed many talents in the mortal world. What they lack is vision. They are brought to the Celestial Court to nurture them. They have a lot of potential."
Li Changshou paused. Out of consideration for his personal safety, he praised the Heavenly Dao a little.
"The Heavenly Dao previously showed that it needed at least one-third of the positions of the righteous gods to be given to the human race. Most of them were fulfilled by the current mortal officials and generals of the human race.
This can be considered the Heavenly Dao's care for the human race.
After all, there are more immortals from the human race in the Celestial Court. They can take care of the human race. "
Quan Dong took a few looks and nodded slowly. He smiled and said, "Changgeng, it's been hard on you."
However, Quan Dong's attention was clearly not there.
He put away the scroll solemnly and chatted for a while. Seeing that Li Changshou did not take the initiative to mention it, he could only take the initiative to bring the topic to the battle of Chentang Pass and ask about the cause.
Li Changshou sighed softly, "It's a long story."
"Then take your time." Quan Dong smiled and said, "Let's eat and drink here today. Don't tell me you have a next round?
Hmm? Minister Changgeng? "
Li Changshou: …
"Of course not. It's the most important thing to report to His Majesty about the gains over the years. However, since His Majesty cares about Ling Zhuzi, I'll report it from the beginning."
At that moment, Li Changshou began to explain from the moment Ling Zhuzi arrived at the Celestial Court. He tried his best to be as detailed as possible.
Quan Dong listened with relish. From time to time, he would ask a few questions related to the Celestial Court.
Come to think of it, the Jade Emperor had already deduced the fate of Ling Zhuzi's reincarnation through the Heavenly Dao. He knew that he was another future general of the Celestial Court and was rather concerned.
When Li Changshou said that, he had a premonition that the Saint of the Western Sect would definitely use this matter to take revenge …
"Are they still not convinced?"
Quan Dong's mouth twitched and he immediately cursed.
"It's not too much for the Dao Sect to destroy the dirty things that the Western Sect has done in secret. They still have the cheek to say that they will take revenge!?!"
Li Changshou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any Western secrets that outsiders don't know about?"
"There's a problem with the Saint of the Western Sect."
Quan Dong shook his head. Clearly, he was unwilling to talk about that matter. He only said, "Changgeng, if there's such a thing next time, just use the name of the Celestial Court and use the Heavenly Dao to suppress it."
Li Changshou sighed.
"Yang Jian had previously pointed out his identity as a General of the Celestial Court. The Saint did not have any intention of stopping.
Your Majesty, although the Celestial Court has risen and its strength and influence have improved greatly, it still lacks the means to deter such a Saint.
In the eyes of the Saints of the Western Sect, letting go of their skin is equivalent to letting go of their shackles. They can naturally be fearless. "
"Fearless?"
Quan Dong shook his head and said calmly, "Changgeng, you're wrong to think that way. Apart from Senior Brother Taiqing, the other five Saints have to figure out Teacher's intentions."
Li Changshou nodded and did not dare to make any comments.
He had to be careful when it came to the Dao Ancestor.
"Changgeng, continue talking about Ling Zhuzi. What happened next?"
"Ah." Li Changshou sighed and first affected his emotions. Then, he slowly told him about the matter of Lady Yin being poisoned by the baneful aura and Ling Zhuzi taking the initiative to bear it.
The Jade Emperor's incarnation almost cried when he heard that.
"This child is kind-hearted. Ah … Has the baneful aura been resolved?"
"It's not completely resolved. However, with the talismans that Teacher gave me, it shouldn't be a problem to stabilize myself," Li Changshou said. "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will keep an eye on this matter in the next few years. I have also prepared a series of arrangements for him.
I will definitely not let anything happen to him again.
However, Your Majesty, I have something to report to you in advance. "
"What is it?"
"It's about the Dragons."
"Oh?"
The Jade Emperor's incarnation was instantly interested.
…
After chatting with the Jade Emperor for two days and three nights, he rested for a few days at the Xiao Qiong Mount and let the paper effigy be active everywhere for a while.
Half a month later, Li Changshou returned the Taiji Painting and the Cosmic Ruler to the portrait of Teacher Taiqing. His main body slipped out of the Celestial Court again and headed towards the Three-Immortal Island to fulfill the previous agreement.
According to the feedback given by his teacher, the Second Saint of the Western Sect could not get out of bed for the past few years. Ahem, he could not move freely.
However, Li Changshou still did not dare to be careless. Along the way, he hid as much as he could and sneaked into the array formation of the Three-Immortal Island like a thief.
At the same time, Li Changshou specially chose to take a detour from the Central Heavenly Gate to take a look at Bai Jian's situation.
The God-Conferment Platform had been mostly repaired by Bai Jian's huge hands.
It was a square platform. It looked ordinary and seemed to be made of huge rocks and wood. In fact, every level was very particular. It could communicate with the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man.
Bai Jian had been working hard for so many years. He had already suffered a reasonable amount of pain for his arrogant behavior previously.
Li Changshou stopped while he was ahead. He talked to Bai Jian and said that he had to send a team of Heavenly Soldiers to help clean up the mess later.
Bai Jian felt guilty for that. He apologized to Li Changshou repeatedly, saying that he had been lazy and neglected him.
Li Changshou comforted Bai Jian and represented the Celestial Court to award Bai Jian a God-Conferment Medal. Bai Jian was extremely touched and almost cried.
After all, he was an old general of the human race. Li Changshou could not bear to deceive him too much. He magnanimously let bygones be bygones.
After all, he was not an evil god.
When he arrived at the Three-Immortal Island, he met the immortal beauty.
Li Changshou pretended to be tired and leaned beside Yun Xiao. Yun Xiao was a little reserved, but she still took the initiative to let him into her arms and gently massaged Li Changshou's shoulders.
A cool aura circulated, making Li Changshou feel comfortable.
In front of Yun Xiao, Li Changshou did not want to mention the general trend of the world. Yun Xiao did not ask further.
The two of them talked about romance and the future. They got along quite comfortably.
However, Yun Xiao still reminded Li Changshou not to fight the Saint head-on. If he did not become a Saint, he would not be able to do so.
Li Changshou humbly accepted all the fairy's criticism.
They played the zither and played with the moon, painted, and drank. The two of them stayed in the pavilion guarded by the jade statue, but they did not feel bored at all.
However, Li Changshou could not delay for too long. He still had a package of plans that had to be implemented step by step.
At that moment, Li Changshou's gaze was already on the northwest of the South Continent.
Zhou.
The strength of the Zhou Nation had actually exceeded the eight hundred vassals. However, most of the time, they deliberately hid their strength.
After suffering a loss, he did not dare to be smug.
In the era of Ji Chang's father, Ji Li, the Zhou Nation was already on the rise. On the one hand, it had paid more tribute to the Shang Nation and obtained the trust of the Shang King Wen Ding at that time. It had become the "big brother" of the marquis of the Western Road.
Ji Li kept expanding the territory of the Zhou Nation. Sometimes, he would annex small countries that had personal grudges with him. Most of the time, he was fighting the "barbarians" in the northwest.
Wen Ding, who was also Di Xin's grandfather, felt very impressed. He expressed that Ji Li was very energetic and rewarded Ji Li generously. He tricked Ji Li into Da Yin City and locked him up. In the end, he starved to death.
Ever since then, the Zhou Nation had been in a state of panic. Ji Chang did not even dare to inherit the throne. He returned most of the rewards given by the King of Shang and covered his strength tightly. He hid and did not dare to move.
That was also the main reason why the Chan School and Jie School would ignore the Zhou Nation when they were searching for the new king.
They were hiding, ahem.
In terms of stability, Li Changshou admired the decision-makers of the Zhou Nation, but that was all.
The power of the South Continent was Shang or Zhou. There was no difference between them and Li Changshou. There were no special feelings mixed in. Li Changshou only cared about the safety of the people around him.
The planning and arrangements were just to make it easier to fish people out during the Great Tribulation.
"First Heart".
When Li Changshou was on the Three-Immortal Island, he was also paying attention to the changes in the South Continent. The recent major "incident" was that Di Xin had gathered the various vassals to enter Chaoge City.
That should be because Di Xin had begun to accelerate the reform, weaken the power of the vassals, and strengthen the control of the Shang Nation over the vassals.
In the past nine years, Di Xin had been doing those things.
Two years ago, he first reversed the case of the taboo of the Shang monarchs, "Yi Yin". He also promoted the slave "Fu Shuo", whom Wu Ding had placed in an important position, to pave the way for his subsequent actions.
When the time was ripe, Di Xin began to use the talents among the slaves, especially in the army. He had promoted many small generals.
Although it caused the dissatisfaction of the military and martial artists, Di Xin did not cause any trouble because of his control.
Royal power, ministers, classes, vassals …
In the past few years, Di Xin had been walking on a tightrope. He had walked a small path among the various factions and established his absolute control over the Shang Nation. Apart from the old officials who assisted him, he also had a group of capable officials under him.
That was why he had the ambition to move the various vassals.
Li Changshou deduced and knew that the gathering of the various vassals in Chaoge City this time was most likely the turning point of the Shang Nation and the vassal states gradually falling out.
He reckoned that Di Xin wanted to take back the authority of the crusade.
The various vassals would probably resonate with the old forces of the Shang Nation that had been suppressed by Di Xin. They would form a huge resistance and begin to attack Di Xin from other aspects.
For example, Di Xin had recently started to promote the sacrificial ceremony. He had changed it to cows and sheep. Moreover, he had rewarded the military after the sacrificial ceremony.
In the eyes of many old people, that was a taboo and a sign of the destruction of the country.
How could he not use living people to sacrifice to the world? It was not like the Shang Nation did not have slaves.
The Jade Emperor and the Lady of Earth were speechless.
He felt that he had been offended by these guys.
The reason why Li Changshou was observing the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, was actually because of another God-Conferment general — Lei Zhenzi.
If he remembered correctly, Ji Chang should have heard the cry of a baby on the way to Chaoge City. He carried Lei Zhenzi back and took him in as his 100th adopted son.
Then, Lei Zhenzi was taken in as a disciple by Yun Zhongzi, who was passing by.
He had to make arrangements. At the very least, he had to go through the process and have a sense of ceremony.
However, Li Changshou was in a dilemma.
He did not know Lei Zhenzi's exact background or who his parents were. The paper effigy could not stare at Yun Zhongzi. If Yun Zhongzi discovered it, he would not be able to explain it.
Therefore, he could only secretly stare at Ji Chang's convoy and see if he could find a way to interfere.
However, Li Changshou did not expect …
Lei Zhenzi was carried over by Yun Zhongzi and placed on Ji Chang's path. He used lightning to attract Ji Chang and the others' attention.
After Ji Chang picked up the baby, named him, and accepted him as his adopted son, Yun Zhongzi quickly appeared and took the initiative to reveal his identity. He brought Lei Zhenzi back to the mountain to raise and teach him. He also said that Lei Zhenzi would go down the mountain to assist Ji Chang in the future.
Li Changshou was lonely.
Yun Zhongzi's "forming karma" and "increasing the source of fortune" were indeed beautiful.
Yun Zhongzi also seemed to be wary that someone would snatch his disciple. He secretly protected Lei Zhenzi the entire time and did not give Li Changshou any chance.
Something was wrong.
In the depths of the ground, Li Changshou's paper effigy stared at Yun Zhongzi's back and quickly fell into deep thought.
Why did Chan School take the initiative to look for Ji Chang?
Did they discover the so-called destiny of the Zhou Nation, or did they see the hidden strength of the Zhou Nation and decided to bet on it?
Li Changshou pondered carefully for a while and analyzed that this matter would not affect him. Then, he used Earth Escape and left.
Lei Zhenzi could not make arrangements. It could be considered a hidden danger for his thousand-year plan. He could not think of a way to steal the two Immortal Apricots.
However, it did not matter. He still had many backup plans. In the future, he would still have the chance to interact with Lei Zhenzi. It should not be a problem to make arrangements later.
This Yun Zhongzi was really cunning.
Li Changshou chuckled. His main body bade farewell to Yun Xiao and rushed back to the Celestial Court to enter seclusion. He placed most of his attention on Little Nezha, who was about to be born.
Hence, three months later.
…
Li Changgeng!
At the edge of the Chaos Sea, Maitreya clenched his fists. His eyes were filled with anger as he stared at the lightning curtain in front of him.
He had been rejected by the world again.
All of this stemmed from the crimes that the Celestial Court had listed for him!
Why would the Heavenly Dao believe Kun Peng's second essence soul?!
Maitreya took a deep breath. The Chaos aura around him surged towards him, but it was blocked by the immortal power around him.
Apart from Connate mighty figures like Kong Xuan who could decompose the Chaos aura and use it for their own use, or Kun Peng who had a taboo inheritance and could build a spiritual energy array …
Living beings in the Chaos Sea constantly consumed their spiritual energy and could not be replenished by spiritual energy.
Maitreya was in such an awkward situation.
In particular, he had accidentally discovered a secret place in the Chaos Sea and fought with a few ancient Demon Generals. Although he had obtained benefits, he had suffered a lot.
Previously, Maitreya liked to roam the Chaos Sea and bully the living beings of the Primordial World who had escaped from the ancient times and were gradually weakening. It was because he could return to the Primordial World to replenish his spiritual energy at any time.
However, he had lost that huge advantage.
Everything originated from that disciple of Ren School!
The disciple of Ren School who abused his authority!
Maitreya's Dao heart was filled with distracting thoughts. He casually calmed them down and snorted coldly. He turned around and wanted to return to his hiding place in the Chaos Sea.
Maitreya.
An old shout suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart. Maitreya was stunned. He looked around vigilantly and was ready to escape at any time.
Maitreya.
The shout sounded again, but this time, it seemed to be beside his ears.
Maitreya suddenly turned around and saw a gray-robed Lao Dao standing quietly behind him. Lao Dao's face was blurry, and his Dao runes had a "sticky" feeling. However, it made Maitreya's Dao heart tremble inexplicably.
Almost instantly, Maitreya's entire body tensed up. His heartstrings almost broke.
He had experienced and sensed that feeling before. His Great Dao had left a clear memory.
Nothing could escape its deduction, and no spirit could escape its restrictions.
Its name!
Heavens …
"Do you want to return to this world?"
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