Chapter 439 Changshou Has Decided to Calculate the Western Sect. The Jade Emperor Enrages and Enlightens the God!
“Ah…”
When General Dongmu 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, wrapping around him, nourishing him, and comforting him. Behind him, there was a gently spinning pagoda. The pagoda emitted a mysterious aura that suppressed the narrow universe.
In front of him, there was a long bronze ruler. At that moment, the ruler was emitting waves of ripples, adding a layer of Cosmic Isolation. Apart from the isolation, there was also a golden battle that was at full power. Outside the golden arena, the Taiji Painting slowly rotated and sealed the gap in the golden arena…
In front of the young Daoist, a treasure map condensed from immortal power kept 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, they would realize that there were flashing words and patterns in the darkness.
Suddenly, the 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 General Dongmu. Do we really have to follow the plan?”
“Yes.”
He only agreed without much emotion in his eyes. Bai Ze’s voice was slightly hesitant. “If you choose to retreat now, with my help, Water God, you can escape from the calamity…”
There was silence in the golden battle. The young Daoist said calmly, “It’s so unstable.” Bai Ze chuckled. The golden arena was sealed, and the treasures revealed their powers again. The young Daoist sat there, thinking, imagining, and searching. The words and patterns hidden in the darkness were gradually increasing.
If someone were to pry into his Dao heart, they would see such a situation. The solemn chanting of sutras echoed in the blue spirit platform. The essence soul was also sitting quietly. In front of the essence soul, wisps of black aura condensed into the figure of an old Daoist priest.
The old Daoist priest could not see his face clearly. He only sat opposite him quietly. He was watching him.
In the starry night, the Lingxiao Treasure Hall first shone with golden light, illuminating a layer of the sky. Then, lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and the Great Dao trembled.
In the Heavenly Courts, the Immortal God Heavenly Soldiers were first uneasy and surprised. However, after sensing the Jade Emperor’s aura…
His immortal heart trembled! With the return of their backbone, the confusion, emptiness, and helplessness of the Heavenly Courts’ immortals disappeared at that moment.
That was because they knew that they did not have to worry anymore. They only had to listen to orders.
In less than an hour, the order to deploy troops from the Hall of Enlightenment reached the hands of the various Heavenly Soldiers. From the lower three levels of the Nine Heavens to the five Heavenly Gates, an uproar gradually broke out!
Groups of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals gathered at the North Gate, the Middle Gate, and the West Gate.
The cloud path was congested as they flew up and down.
Since there was not enough space, it extended out from the Heaven Gate.
The Jade Emperor had decreed that the Heavenly Courts wanted to fight the demons of the North Continent with all their might!
At that moment, the Jade Emperor did not appear. The people who were busy in the Hall of Enlightenment were General Dongmu and the other immortals.
The Jade Emperor went to the Tushita Palace alone.
Ever since he established the Heavenly Courts and the Grand Supreme Elder stayed there, the Jade Emperor had never gone to the Tushita Palace.
It was because the Grand Supreme Elder was a servant of the Jade Emperor in name, but he was actually the incarnation of the Saint. The Jade Emperor did not know how he should be received when he went to the Tushita Palace to visit. Would it make Senior Brother Taiqing feel awkward? However, today, the Jade Emperor had to go there and ask Li Changshou about his current situation. Although the Jade Emperor knew that with Senior Brother Taiqing around, Li Changshou’s life would not be in danger, as what General Dongmu had said… There had been no news of him for twelve years. It was really uneasy. The Jade Emperor arrived in front of the Tushita Palace in golden armor. The door of the Tushita Palace was wide open. Clouds lingered inside, and the clear sound of wooden fish drifted over with the wind.
The little golden and little silver boys crossed the threshold of the palace gate slowly and knelt down to the Jade Emperor. “Welcome, Your Majesty!” The Jade Emperor knew that his Senior Brother Taiqing was giving him, the Heavenly Emperor, some respect. 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 for a few years.” Little Gold lowered his head and reported, “However, before he left, he left a message and wanted me to tell Your Majesty to be at ease if you are here for Senior Brother Changgeng. Senior Brother Changgeng had been seriously injured back then and his Dao was on the verge of collapse. Now, he is recuperating on the Three-Immortal Island. Fairy Yun Xiao took care of him and protected him with treasures. At this moment, he is no longer in danger. If Your Majesty wants to use troops against the demons, please consider the current situation of the Heavenly Courts.”
The Jade Emperor was clearly relieved. He smiled and said, “Changgeng is safe and sound. Does the Grand Supreme Elder have any other messages? I naturally can’t watch the immortals of the Heavenly Courts get bullied and do nothing. Later, I will bring the Heavenly Courts’ troops and charge forward… Forget it. According to the Grand Supreme Elder, 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 around 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. After closing the door, the Grand Pure One’s mysterious Dao runes enveloped the Tushita Palace. Little Silver muttered uneasily, “Are we causing trouble?”
“What do you mean trouble? Why did you cause trouble?”
Little Gold cursed, “Before the Grand Supreme Elder went on a trip, he said that in the future, Senior Brother Changgeng will speak on his behalf. We will just listen and follow his instructions. Moreover, we are persuading the Jade Emperor to calm down. If we go to war with the demons directly, the Heavenly Courts will not have many experts to support them. They will definitely suffer heavy losses. It wasn’t easy for them to have some wealth, but they have lost it!”
“Yes, we’re doing a good thing.” Little Silver blinked and felt much more at ease.
After the Jade Emperor returned to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, he immediately gathered the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Courts.
There was a murderous aura in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
The Jade Emperor was dressed in golden armor. He sat on the throne and said, “General Dongmu, I will report the matter regarding the demons in detail.” Below the platform, General Dongmu bowed and reported everything that had happened after the Jade Emperor descended to the mortal world in detail. The demons sent a letter to the Heavenly Courts and announced that they would not respect the orders of the Heavenly Courts. The Heavenly Courts followed the Water God’s decision and sent a letter to the demons to correct the Heavenly Might. They also used tactics to destroy the morale of the demons. The Water God presided over the battle in the North Continent again. The Heavenly Courts paid a small price to kill the elites of the demons. This reduced the threat that the demons posed to the Heavenly Courts greatly. The demons’ morale was even lower. General Dongmu said, “The Water God wants us to wait for Your Majesty to return from the tribulation and let you preside over the battle to exterminate the demons. However…”
“General Dongmu, don’t hesitate. Let me explain.” The Jade Emperor’s expression was extremely cold. “That day, General Dongmu 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 because of that and had yet to wake up.” As soon as he said that, half of the immortals below looked enlightened and half of them were angry. At the back of the Heavenly General Array, Ao Yi dropped 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 this general to charge forward! I will avenge my Brother Sect Master!”
“Yes,” the Jade Emperor said. “Ao Yi, don’t worry. The Water God is fine. Go back.”
Ao Yi lowered his head and agreed. He turned around and returned to his seat, standing quietly. The scene had to be perfect. The Jade Emperor asked again, “Today, I’m going to attack the demons at the border of the North Continent. Do you have any suggestions?” The immortals below fell silent. General Dongmu used his immortal senses to look at the jade token in his sleeve. It was the “Sea God Battle Technique” that Ao Yi had given him when they met a moment ago. General Dongmu 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!”
An old Daoist priest shouted, as if he had made a difficult decision. He lowered his head and bowed. “I have a plan!”
“Speak.” The old Daoist priest shouted, “The demons have caused trouble everywhere. All living beings in the world have suffered for a long time! Now, the demons did not respect the Heavenly Courts and harmed the important ministers of the Heavenly Courts. Their crimes are extremely evil and cannot be forgiven! However, the Heavenly Courts have just been established. Although there is no lack of soldiers, there are not many experts. The demons’ misfortunes originated from the ancient times, and they have hidden many experts. If we do not have any experts to help us when we attack the demons this time… We might not be able to win! Ah!”
The Jade Emperor nodded slowly and said unhappily, “Is Minister Fu Yuan’s plan to repeat what everyone knows?”
“Your Majesty!” The Immortal Elder Fu Yuan continued to shout loudly, “My plan is to use the name of the Heavenly Courts to summon the experts of the Dao Sect! I’m willing to go to Chan School and ask for help!”
The Jade Emperor frowned and sat on the throne to think.
Below the platform, General Dongmu 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 deductions in the jade token.
In that case…
“Your Majesty.” General Dongmu immediately stood up and bowed. “I’m willing to ask an expert to help the Heavenly Courts on behalf of Your Majesty!”
“Alright!”
The Jade Emperor had already made up his mind. There was a glow in his eyes and he was in high spirits.
“Pass down my orders. The army will set off immediately and surround the border of the North Continent. When the two officials invite experts to help, we will destroy the demons of the North Continent in one battle to face the heavenly might!” The immortals and immortals in the hall received their orders. “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. The Heavenly Dao Divine Power Sword! The Jade Emperor raised his sword and pointed it forward.
“Attack!”
Hence, the various troops of the Heavenly Courts swarmed towards the North Continent.
General Dongmu 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, and he was still shocked.
Although General Dongmu’s cultivation level was not good, he had been in the Heavenly Courts for so many years. He was not an idiot. How could he not see how much impact the matter today would have on the Primordial World? The jade token stated: “The immortal god who is rushing to the Jade Void Palace to seek help will definitely be arrogant and deliberately give orders to the disciples of the Saint. That will incite the disciples of the Saint to be dissatisfied and reject the Heavenly Courts’ orders. If the immortal gods who rushed to Golden Ao Island to ask for help were also so evil, the Dao Sect would be in danger. I can’t appear now. I can only ask General Dongmu to rush to Golden Ao Island. Before entering the island, General Dongmu will definitely be intercepted by the immortals who call themselves Jie School…”
“Fellow Daoist, where are you going?”
Suddenly, he heard a shout. General Dongmu’s immortal senses extended 5,000 kilometers away. He saw several streams of light flying over from the southwest and stopping General Dongmu. What happened next shocked General Dongmu. Everything developed according to the jade token given by the Water God. The person who stopped General Dongmu claimed to be the second-generation Immortal of Jie School. When he learned that General Dongmu was going to Jie School to seek help, he specially came to meet him.
However, they were not there to provide support. Instead, they said, “There is a huge calamity in the world. The orders of the eldest senior brother of Jie School, Duobao, are not to go out at will.” General Dongmu frowned and chatted with a few immortals from Jie School. Then, he turned around and returned to the Heavenly Courts. At that moment, General Dongmu had seen the jade token many times. He seemed to recall the Water God’s calm and composed voice.
“The only way to break the situation…”
As he approached the East Heaven Gate, General Dongmu gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. The white cloud under his feet turned and he used the Heavenly Courts’ Cloud Road to head towards the Aparagodānīya Continent and towards the spiritual mountain.
The immortal light above the spiritual mountain shone brightly. Several disciples of the Saint were already prepared to welcome General Dongmu.
However, what caught them off guard was that General Dongmu only arrived near the spiritual mountain. He immediately turned around and left. He even shook his head and sighed with a helpless expression.
Everyone from the spiritual mountain was speechless.
Half a day later, in the sky above the North Continent, the Jade Emperor sat on the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Carriage with a gloomy expression. Four hours ago, the Immortal Elder Fu Yuan came to beg for forgiveness. 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 even suffered ridicule…
That undoubtedly dampened the morale of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals. It also made the Jade Emperor’s eyes burn with anger. Dark clouds filled the sky within a five-thousand-kilometer radius. The various Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals were waiting for his orders. On the other hand, Chan School had humiliated the Heavenly Courts’ envoys and refused to send any experts to help. It was undoubtedly a slap to his face. At that moment, General Dongmu arrived from the west with a group of Heavenly Soldiers. Before he arrived, he cried and knelt in front of the carriage to explain what had happened. When the Jade Emperor heard that General Dongmu had gone to Golden Ao Island and was told by Jie School that they could not send anyone to support the Heavenly Courts because of the great calamity. Then, General Dongmu rushed to the spiritual mountain of the Aparagodānīya Continent. However, he could not even reach the mountain gate of the spiritual mountain…
The Jade Emperor took a deep breath and was about to curse as he sat in the carriage.
At that moment, no experts from the Saint’s Dao faction came to help. Seriously…
It would really be great! The Great Daoist Master of Ren School guarded the Xuandu Capital while Chan School, Jie School, and the Western Sect refused to send anyone! Since the Heavenly Courts had launched their troops, it was already impossible for them to stop. If they retreated, the Heavenly Courts would lose face and be ridiculed by the demons below. If he did not retreat, if he did not retreat…
He had to use the lives of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals to suppress the ancient demons. The Jade Emperor stood up in the carriage. His long hair fluttered, and thunder rumbled behind him.
He clenched his fists and released them again. That happened a few times. His sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes were filled with coldness. The Celestial Thearch Divine Power Sword beside him kept trembling “Retreat.”
That voice seemed to have used all the strength of the Jade Emperor. It made General Dongmu’s heart tense up.
The Heavenly Courts’ troops retreated silently like the 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 golden helmet, summoned the Heavenly Emperor’s seal, and rushed into 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 unhappy that the disciples of the three sects did not respect the Heavenly Courts and the Heavenly Fate. He went to the Purple Cloud Palace to complain to the Dao Ancestor. The Dao Ancestor sent a huge calamity and ordered the Saints of the three sects—the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning, the Grandmaster of Heaven, and Zhun Ti. He went to the Purple Cloud Palace with the Grand Pure One and the Goddess Nuwa a hundred years later to discuss the God Conferment.”
The Great God-Conferment Tribulation had begun.
However, the heavenly secrets were completely chaotic. The Dao of deduction was sealed. Apart from the Saints, no one in the Primordial World knew what the Great Tribulation was and how to become a
god.
“Ah.”
In the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, Li Changshou, the young Daoist who was sitting under the layers of treasures, sighed for the second time. The Dao Heart Platform, which was originally in front of him, had disappeared. The chanting became clearer, and his gaze became clearer.
He had planned to become a God. He did not expect that he would become the catalyst for the Great God-Conferment Tribulation and become the catalyst for the Jade Emperor’s anger. That was the Heavenly Dao. It was omnipresent and almost omnipotent. It controlled living beings. 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 arena, Li Changshou took out two treasures and placed them in front of him. Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber.
The Demon God Seal.
Later, he would offer the Demon God Seal to the Heavenly Courts and give the demons a fatal blow. The huge gourd would be of use to him, and it would be difficult to tame it. Lu Ya was dead.
Although the Seven Arrows Book was unknown and the possibility of Master Zhao being killed in the Great Tribulation had yet to be eliminated, it at least proved that the script of the Heavenly Dao could be changed.
The Heavenly Dao had used his own hands to determine the person who had become a god— Jiang Ziya.
He had also used this to force him into the calamity 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 did not happen overnight. From the moment he interfered with the dragon race’s entry into the Heavenly Courts and the Western Sect, he had made the Heavenly Courts and the Western Sect enemies. He had continuously accumulated “great luck” and that was the reason for the change. General Dongmu’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 General Dongmu, the Western Sect would start a war with the Heavenly Courts. The consequences would be unpredictable.
Therefore, the spiritual mountain took the initiative to welcome General Dongmu and even sent out experts to help the Heavenly Courts destroy the demons. However, General Dongmu 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 strategy or a scheme. It was a price.
Previously, when Li Changshou killed Lu Ya, the Western Sect allowed him to mention the price that the Saint had paid. At that time, the Western Sect had already entered the calamity. The Heavenly Dao was also willing to let the Western Sect enter the calamity.
The Heavenly Dao only wanted the stability of the world. Everything looked the same. Everything had changed again. The Heavenly Dao was restraining the variables. He had already entered the calamity to destroy Lu Ya. 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. This was his Dao. Everything was balanced. Divine light surged in his eyes, and his forehead shone with golden light. His sleeves and long hair danced wildly! In the golden arena, the originally dark and narrow universe suddenly lit up with blue words. The power of the Taiji Painting, the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, and the Cosmic Ruler erupted simultaneously. Lightning from the Three-Immortal Island erupted, 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’m a part of the Heavenly Dao. I’m a wisp of dust of 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 everything can be treated as dogs, living beings are ultimately different from dead beings. Pangu established Heaven and Earth to create a place for living beings to live in. The Dao Ancestor had established order for all living beings. That is where living beings were separated from the Heavenly Dao. Today, I will write the Heavenly Dao into my Dao. There has to be a balance between the will of the world and living beings.”
The carving knife fell. Immortal light surged all over Li Changshou’s body. He seemed to have exhausted all his strength to write the words’ Heavenly Dao ‘on the treasure map. In an instant, the Dao runes around Li Changshou surged and exploded, returning to nothingness! “Master… Thank you.”
