In the Eastern Sea Crystal Palace, Winged Dragon sat at the top of the main hall. Below him were the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao Ming, the Dragon King of the West Sea, Ao Run, and the Dragon King of the North Sea, Ao Shun. Ao Guang looked at Winged Dragon and asked unwillingly, "Ancestor, why did you suddenly give the order to leave?
Hearing Ao Guang's words, Yinglong said, "I know what you want to say, but I was thinking for the Dragon Tribe. Saint Zhunti sent a message to me, saying that he was willing to support the Dragon Tribe and that we could borrow the power of the Tongtian Sect Master. But later I found out that it was just Saint Zhunti's scheme against us."
The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas were puzzled. Yinglong continued, "I learned from Liu Er that this Cultivation of Heaven and Earth is for the Celestial Court to deify the Gods. The deification is mainly for the Four Western Religious Sects. If the Dragon Tribe and the Blood Sea go to war, many of our tribesmen will be on the List of Deification and fill the number of deification for the Four Religious Sects."
Ao Guang knew that Yinglong was considering the overall situation, but he was heartbroken when he thought of his son's death. Seeing this, Yinglong said, "Liu Er told me that Ao Bing has been on the List of Deification. In the future, you and your son will meet in the Celestial Court. You don't have to be too sad. Now that the Cultivation of Deification is near, tell the Dragon Tribe of the Four Seas not to leave the Four Seas without permission."
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In the Golden Imperial Hall of the palace in Zhaoge, King Zhou sat on the throne. The surroundings were splendid and magnificent. In front of the white jade steps, civil and military officials stood on both sides, but the head seat was empty. It was the seat of Grand Preceptor Wen Zhong. Wen Zhong had not returned to the court yet, so the seat had been empty. It showed that Wen Zhong had a high prestige in the court.
Sitting on the throne, King Zhou looked down at the officials and said in a deep voice, "Dear officials, do you have anything to report today? If not, you can leave now!" As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked out from the crowd and knelt in front of the white jade steps. He bowed to King Zhou and said, "I, Shang Rong, have something to report. Tomorrow is the 15th of March, which is the Christmas Day of the Goddess Nüwa. Therefore, Your Majesty, please come to the Palace of Nüwa to offer incense and pray for blessings."
Hearing this, King Zhou's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "The Goddess Nüwa is the Holy Mother of the Human Tribe. I will go and pay my respects to her in order to ask her to bless my dynasty. Shang Rong, you, as the Prime Minister, will arrange the affairs of the Prime Minister." Hearing this, Shang Rong knelt down and said, "I, Shang Rong, accept the order." Then the officials dispersed.
The next day, King Zhou brought the civil and military officials to the Palace of Nüwa. The palace was unusually gorgeous and filled with fragrance. In the main hall, the statue of Nüwa stood in the center and was surrounded by curtains, which made people unable to see the true appearance of the statue of Nüwa. There were also clouds around the statue, which added a sense of mystery to everything.
King Zhou held three incense sticks in his hand and was about to pay his respects, but a gust of wind suddenly blew in the hall. The civil and military officials all covered their faces with their sleeves. At this moment, a golden light suddenly shot out from the side and directly went into the glabella of King Zhou. King Zhou's face suddenly twitched, but it returned to normal in just a moment, as if nothing had happened.
As the wind passed by, the curtain was blown up, and the surrounding clouds dissipated, revealing the statue of Goddess Nvywa inside. It was so beautiful that it could cause the downfall of a country. It was so vivid and beautiful. When King Zhou saw it, he immediately showed an infatuated look. He waved his sleeves and said, "Come, bring me the Four Treasures of the Study." Hearing that, the attendant quickly brought the Four Treasures of the Study and presented them to King Zhou.
King Zhou picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote a poem on the wall of the Nüwa Palace: The scenery of the Phoenix and Luan Treasure tent is very special, full of exquisite makeup; the faraway mountains are flying green; dancing elegantly, the sleeves reflect the robes; pear blossoms in the rain compete for delicate beauty; peony smoke shrouds the smoke and enchanting makeup; but enchanting moves to retrieve the King of Changle.
After King Zhou finished writing, all the officials were shocked when they saw it. Prime Minister Shang Rong immediately said, "Your Majesty, the Goddess Nüwa is a saint, the Holy Mother of the human race. This time, she came to offer incense to pray for good fortune, so that the people can live in peace and work happily. Today, Your Majesty has blasphemed her by writing a poem. If Her Majesty punishes you, it will not be a blessing for our Zhaoge.
When King Zhou heard this, he said in high spirits, "I saw the beauty of the Goddess Nüwa, so I wrote a poem to praise her. There is no intention of blasphemy. My dear minister, please don't say more. For the time being, I am the supreme ruler, so I left this poem to let the people see my work and praise the beauty of the Goddess Nüwa. Why not?" After saying this, King Zhou waved his sleeves and turned to leave.
After King Zhou left, all the officials looked at Prime Minister Shang Rong. Seeing this, Shang Rong said, "Quickly go and get some water. After I wash the ink off the wall, no one can see it. You can't talk about what happened today, or you will all be dismissed and investigated." After getting some water, Shang Rong immediately wiped the poem written by King Zhou on the wall clean. Then, he apologized to the Goddess Nüwa and left with the officials.
But after the officials left, a golden light flashed, and the ink that was wiped away by the water appeared again. A figure suddenly appeared in the hall, looking at the words on the wall with a smile on his face. But at this time, a burst of laughter suddenly came from behind, "Hahaha … Zhunti, oh Zhunti, I didn't expect you to have such feelings for Nüwa's Daoist Friend."
That figure was one of the Two Sages of the West, Zhunti. When Zhunti heard this, his face suddenly changed. He did not expect that there would be someone here. And from the voice, Zhunti already knew who it was. It was River Styx. Zhunti turned around with a gloomy face and saw River Styx standing not far behind him quietly, looking at him with a smile.
Zhunti straightened his face, looked at River Styx, and said calmly, "River Styx's Daoist Friend, why do you have time to come to this world? Did you also see King Zhou write such a rebellious poem? That King Zhou is really bold. How dare he blaspheme Nüwa's Daoist Friend? It seems that Cheng Tang's luck will end with his generation."
When River Styx heard this, he smiled and said, "Zhunti, oh Zhunti, among all the Sages, I admire your shamelessness the most. Do you think I'm blind and don't know who did something to King Zhou? Otherwise, why would he write such a poem?" Naturally, everything that Zhunti did in the palace could not be hidden from River Styx's eyes.
When Zhunti heard this, his face changed slightly, but he immediately recovered and said calmly, "Daoist Friend, don't slander Poor Way. Poor Way just happened to appear here. This is the palace of Nüwa's Daoist Friend, so naturally, this matter will be handled by Nüwa's Daoist Friend. Poor Way has other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
River Styx looked at Zhunti who was about to leave, showed a strange smile, and said in a low voice, "Since you're here, do you think I'll let you leave so easily?" When Zhunti heard this, he was shocked, but he did not have time to react. River Styx's fist had already hit him, and Zhunti exploded in an instant, turning into a mist of blood that filled the sky.
Heaven and earth shook, and a rain of blood fell from the sunny sky. A feeling of sadness floated between heaven and earth, as if the heavens were crying and grieving. This scene shocked all the people in the Great Desolation. This was a scene that would only happen when a Sage fell. Not many years had passed, and this strange phenomenon happened again in the Great Desolation.
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