Jiao Yao frowned as he recalled on the cloud. It was different from Tianxia now. In the beginning, Shenxia had quite a number of conferred gods. There were quite a number of divine officials and immortal officials, and they were very useful. However, these gods were all removed later on because of an unforeseen event that happened at a certain time.
This happened in the later period of Gu Xia. After the various sects of Gu Xia defeated many demons and strange creatures from the Primordial Era, some of the natural gods that were born at that time still had considerable power. Although they were not Taoist cultivators, they saw that the Taoist sects were powerful, so they wisely chose to join forces with the Taoist cultivators. However, they still maintained a certain degree of autonomy.
The Taoist cultivators also felt that it was more convenient for the gods to control some things. The Taoist cultivators focused on cultivation and did not care about worldly affairs. They were happy to be free.
However, there was nothing in the world that could remain unchanged for eternity. People's hearts could change, and so could gods.
Especially after humans and gods interacted and communicated more frequently, the power of the gods gradually grew and penetrated into every corner of the world. The gods naturally did not want to suppress the Taoist cultivators. Therefore, they colluded with some remnants of the Primordial Era and tried to turn the tables and put the Taoist cultivators into the system of the gods.
The Taoist cultivators naturally did not agree to this. They were the ones who defeated the demons and beasts of the Primordial Era and gave them the power to govern. Now, they wanted to replace and enslave them?
At that time, the various sects fought their way out of the Primordial Era. None of the sects could be considered gentle. Therefore, when they felt that something was wrong, they immediately decided to take action. Once they took action, they showed no mercy and killed all of them. As a result, the war ended very quickly and the gods were all wiped out.
However, as far as he knew, there seemed to be a faint shadow of a certain sect of Taoist cultivators among them.
After that, the various sects learned their lesson. They felt that instead of handing over the power to the gods and causing such internal strife, it was better to choose a group of people from the sects to control them and let them be the "gods."
Although Jiao Yao was already in this contest, he did not have the cultivation that he had later on. Even if there was such a thing, he could not wait to avoid it. Why would he take the initiative to join in?
However, the true dragons were divided into two groups at that time. Most of them stood on the side of the deities, while a small number of them stood on the side of the cultivators. The former group was naturally annihilated, causing a great loss to the dragon-type forces. Since then, the dragon-type forces had never recovered.
In the current era, as long as the method was correct and there was enough investment, it was easy for a god of faith to be born. He could not help but think about it. Could it be that these cultivators below wanted to recreate a god outside of Tianxia? Reestablish the system of the gods? Or should he simply restore the Divine Dynasty?
He had to take a good look at this and then report back. Otherwise, if something went wrong, he would inevitably have to take the blame. He sighed. "Looks like this isn't going to be a good job."
After Daoist Ling made his intentions known, the rest of the loose cultivators started to discuss among themselves whether or not they should agree.
Daoist Ling had always been a man who dared to speak his mind. He said loudly, "Did Fellow Daoist Ling call me here today to talk about this?"
Daoist Ling nodded. "That's the only thing, but if the god of faith hears about how to create a god, it will inevitably cause disagreement. That's why I had no choice but to call all of you here for a discussion. I hope you can forgive me."
The loose cultivators discussed it for a long time. Most of them felt that it could be done, because if they succeeded, there would only be one more god of faith and one less Tianxia to keep in check. No matter how they looked at it, it was a good thing. But there were also some who disagreed and spoke out against it, but their attitudes were not very firm.
In fact, these people might not really be against it, but they were secretly keeping an eye out. If they ended up going against Tianxia because of this matter in the future, they could say that they had spoken out against it at the time and had been powerless to stop it.
Daoist Ling came down to discuss it with the loose cultivators who were willing to do it, and patiently answered some of their questions. In the process, quite a few loose cultivators changed their minds and joined in.
At that moment, Daoist Ling walked up to the front and said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, the key to this belief in the divine creation lies in the sustenance. We must find a sustenance. May I know where it is?"
Daoist Ling said, "I've already prepared it for all of you." He took out a long, slender bone from his sleeve. It was about the length of a forearm and looked like the rib of some creature. He said, "This is the sustenance." He then took out a palm-sized stone slab engraved with a lot of strange characters. He said, "This is a prayer watch."
The 'prayer table' was an incantation for the believers to read. When the believers communicated with the object of sustenance, they would naturally be able to read the contents. Only they could understand the meaning of the prayer table. Others would not be able to understand it.
Daoist Ling took it and fiddled with it for a while before saying, "What kind of skeleton is this? How can it summon the god of creation so easily? "
Daoist Ling said, "This thing isn't simple. As for the details, forgive me for not being able to tell you. If Fellow Daoist wants to know, you can ask the god yourself after you use it, and you'll understand."
Daoist Ling didn't press the issue when he saw that Daoist Ling wasn't willing to answer. In any case, Daoist Ling would understand when the time came. He had the thing in hand, and it was up to him whether he wanted to do it or not. If Daoist Ling asked, he could try to delay it. He put the object away in his sleeve, and when he saw that Daoist Lu had also put it away, he said, "Since we've come to an agreement, I'll take my leave first."
Daoist Ling cupped his fists and said, "Take care, both of you."
After a while, the cultivators who had gathered around said goodbye to him one by one. He even tried to persuade them to stay for a banquet, but most of them had no intention of doing so, and tactfully declined to leave. Only a few fellow daoists who were on good terms with him stayed a little longer, and after a small gathering at night, they left one after another.
Jiao Yao watched the whole thing from the top of the cloud. After pondering for a while, he left behind a dragon shadow clone to continue monitoring the area, and then returned to the upper level.
Daoist Ling, on the other hand, returned to his cave abode. He set up an isolation array outside and went into the secret room. Taking out the Daoist statue, he bowed and said, "Teacher, the matter has been taken care of. It's just that I didn't notice anyone from Tianxia coming just now."
The statue emitted a qi light which condensed into the figure of the Daoist from before, who said, "That's only because the visitor's magic power is extremely high, so you didn't notice. I saw dragon qi hovering in the air above, and assumed that it was most likely a true dragon."
"A true dragon?"
Daoist Ling couldn't help but be surprised. A true dragon was a natural spiritual species, and any successful cultivator would possess the upper level of power. Moreover, these dragon species were born with a long lifespan, so they might know something.
The figure of the Daoist said, "Ignore him. Most true dragons are arrogant. If they didn't receive a clear order, they wouldn't bother to make things difficult for a junior like you. I'll take care of the follow-up. You don't have to worry about it, just do your own thing."
Daoist Ling respectfully answered, "I'll follow your orders, teacher. This matter will be settled as soon as possible."
After Jiao Yao returned to the upper level, he went straight to the front of the Qing Xuan Daoist Palace. The guard bowed to him and said politely, "Ting Zhi is waiting for you. Please come in, Lord Jiao."
Jiao Yao didn't dare to delay. He stepped into the palace and entered the main hall. When he saw Zhang Yu, he came up to him and bowed, "Greetings, Attendant Ting."
Zhang Yu returned the greeting from his seat. He raised his sleeve and gestured, "Daoist Jiao, please sit down and talk."
Jiao Yao thanked him and sat down. He composed himself and said, "This time, Attendant Ting ordered me to investigate those gatherings, and I've gained some results. Most of these rogue cultivators don't have high cultivation, and only a few can reach the Primordial Spirit Reflection Realm. The rest can only sense Qi and knock the heart, and none can reach the Primordial Spirit Realm.
As for Daoist Ling's family, I couldn't figure it out at first. Later, when he mentioned worshipping gods, it reminded me of something … "At this point, he added," I'm just saying it casually. It might not be right. "
Zhang Yu said, "Daoist Jiao, please say it."
Jiao Yao came down and told him about the rebellion of the deities in Gu Xia. He also mentioned that the Dao meridians seemed to be behind it. Finally, he said, "These are only my guesses. They're not conclusive."
Zhang Yu nodded. "Daoist Jiao, you're able to see things clearly. As expected, it's appropriate to leave this matter to you."
Jiao Yao hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare. Attendant Ting, you're too kind. I really don't have much ability. I can only run errands."
Zhang Yu said, "Daoist Jiao, you're too modest. You've never made any mistakes. You're very careful in handling matters. We'll have to rely on you in the future."
Jiao Yao didn't know why, but the more he heard praise, the more flustered he felt. He could only lower his head and say, "Attendant Ting, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Zhang Yu said, "Alright. Daoist Jiao, you can go back first. I'll remember your contributions."
Jiao Yao expressed his thanks and left with a salute.
Zhang Yu pondered for a moment. He asked, "Daoist Ming Zhou, Daoist Jiao mentioned that the rebellion of the deities in Gu Xia might have been instigated by Daoist cultivators?"
Daoist Ming Zhou replied, "There's indeed such a thing. This sect specializes in the 'Using the Spirit to Consolidate Dao' technique."
Zhang Yu said, "Daoist friend, please explain in detail."
Daoist Ming Zhou said, "Gu Xia and Shen Xia's main sect's Daoist teachings are all in Tianxia. Even if they don't, most of them would leave behind records for future generations to study. However, this' Using the Spirit to Consolidate Dao 'technique is not one of them.
This technique transforms the Divine Dao into the Celestial Dao. It believes that the Divine Dao is one of the Great Daos. It emphasizes on 'cultivating the spirit and killing the spirit'. It borrows the power of the deities to help people cultivate. It treats the deities like food. At that time, the cultivators of various sects thought that this technique was too cruel. It treated deities and humans as pigs and dogs. In the end, it would definitely destroy the number of deities. Therefore, the completed technique was abandoned and destroyed.
Zhang Yu changed his mind. He didn't see any records of this technique in those Daoist books. It should have only been left in some remote books. He thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any other legacy of this technique?"
Daoist Ming Zhou said, "Attendant Ting, at that time, the sects of Gu Xia were deeply afraid of this technique. They destroyed all the sects that were related to this technique. However, we can't guarantee that there's still any legacy of this technique. It's just that after Shen Xia arrived, Tianxia never saw it again."
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