Chapter 474 Li Changshou Debate
He explored the secret place in the blood sea, and the pagoda appeared with a sacred pressure. He chided her with a smile.
The Grandmaster of Heaven directly appeared. The Reincarnation Pagoda was definitely going to be destroyed today. Li Changshou made the most reliable modifications to the few plans that he had developed in his head, within the shortest time possible.
Today, he wanted to set the Burning Incense Divine Kingdom as the opposite of the righteous path. Whether it was for the Heavenly Courts to directly interfere with the Three Thousand Worlds in the future, or for him to secretly use the Heaven Descent Hall, he would be able to occupy the “righteous” side.
When Li Changshou said the words “Divine Kingdom of Incense”, the expressions of many experts from the Western Sect changed. After saying that, Li Changshou turned around and bowed to the Grandmaster of Heaven again.
“Uncle-Master, before we argue, can you first sever the connection between the Reincarnation Pagoda and the Heavenly Dao? Otherwise, after I’ve cursed enough, this pagoda will also transform into a Heavenly Dao treasure. That would really be awkward.” The Grandmaster of Heaven squinted and chuckled. He said, “Good.” His right hand seemed to be casually sweeping across the scabbard sword beside him.
With a clear sword hum, the Qingping Sword was already unsheathed.
The sword was like water ripples, and the edge of the sword contained the Dao. The Grandmaster of Heaven sat on the cloud and casually waved his sword. His sword, body, and posture were actually so natural and harmonious.
The sword beam that the Qingping Sword slashed out was only dim and light gray at first. It looked extremely slow, but every thousand feet that the sword beam flew past, it would become sharper and brighter.
When it flew past the heads of the disciples of the Saints, it was like a monstrous tsunami! The Great Dao trembled but did not shatter. The Cosmic Shattering did repair itself in an extremely short period of time! Li Changshou saw the endlessness of that strike. Zhao Gongming saw the slash of a huge force, Yun Xiao saw the True Intent of Agility, and Jin Ling saw the cracks in the world…
Kong Xuan pondered and his eyes turned gloomy. Perfected Yu Ding was slightly in a daze. The look in his eyes was similar to Kong Xuan’s.
Perfected Huang Long wanted to exclaim softly, but he realized that he seemed to have fallen into the vortex of time. He clearly felt that the speed of time was normal, but just as he was about to speak, he only had time to open his mouth and not make a sound.
At that moment, Huang Long realized that this sword move was actually extremely fast. It was just that the Saint had deliberately used a method to give them an opportunity to comprehend the Great Dao of the
Saint.
The sword light finally turned into a surging seven-colored sword wave and smashed onto the hand that Zhun Ti had extended. However, the Saint’s Dharma Aspect could not block it at all. The sword wave seemed to have merged into the world.
Boom!
The Reincarnation Pagoda trembled. The power of the Heavenly Dao dissipated instantly. The connection between the pagoda and the Heavenly Dao was actually severed.
The left hand of Saint Zhun Ti slowly descended and he continued to maintain the dignity of a treasure.
The nose of the old Daoist priest in the pagoda trembled slightly, but he did not let out a cold snort.
Li Changshou and the other Dao Sect immortals had their own gains. That sword strike contained too many insights.
However, the Grandmaster of Heaven’s attack just now was very realistic in the perspective of the disciples of the Western Sect.
He unsheathed his sword and flashed it. The connection between the pagoda and the Heavenly Dao…
Gone.
They had arranged for this place to be set up for so many years. From building the pagoda to entering the place to guarding it, to scheming and hiding the place…
They had all turned into flowing water.
At that moment, a few disciples who were receiving them sent voice transmissions to the disciples of the Western Sect to tell them how to deal with the Dao Sect’s subsequent attacks.
From the moment they were forced to appear and fight the Heavenly Courts’ Water God, the Western Sect had fallen into a passive state. At that moment, the Grandmaster of Heaven had arrived personally. The supreme treasure of the Ren School, the Taiji Painting, had long appeared.
The Heavenly Courts’ Water God wanted to discuss the “Burning Incense Divine Kingdom” with them. His intention was to destroy the operations of the Western Sect that had been in the Trichiliocosm for tens of thousands of years. They could only argue. The disciples who had received the Saint were reminding them not to speak casually later.
If he wanted to speak, he had to follow a few principles. He had to harp on the fact that the Divine Kingdom of incense had taught the people and so on. The disciples of the Western Saints carefully retreated under the Saint’s Dharma Aspect and arranged themselves according to the stairs. They sat cross-legged and silently recited the sutras, just like when they were listening to the Dao on the spiritual mountain.
Ksitigarbha sat on Truth Listener’s highest rank.
At that moment, the other dozens of people who were standing beside him were the “main force” who would deal with Li Changshou’s attacks.
He looked at the Dao Sect’s side…
The style was quickly changing. Zhao Gongming was the best at playing ball, ahem, controlling pearl-type Dharma treasures in the Primordial World. At that moment, he used his special ability to control twenty-four Shadow-Retaining Spheres and distributed them in various directions to record the entire scene.
Perfected Yu Ding and Perfected Huang Long, who were not good with words, were holding a few specially-made bronze mirrors. They used their Dharma powers to connect to the huge bronze mirror in the Water God Residence of the Heavenly Courts and projected the scene to various parts of the Heavenly Courts.
The Water God’s entertainment system was finally useful.
In the Heavenly Courts, someone first noticed the live broadcast that suddenly appeared and looked at it curiously.
Soon, someone recognized him. He was Zhao Gongming, who had been to the Heavenly Courts a few times.
As soon as the news was out, the people of Heavenly Courts were shocked. The bronze mirrors everywhere jumped to the “channel”. The Heavenly Soldiers, Heavenly Generals, and Immortal Children of the Heavenly Courts gathered and surrounded the outer sect disciples of Jie School. It did not matter that they were watching. The big shots who were in the same frame as Zhao Gongming were recognized one after another.
The Taiji Painting, the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, and the other treasures were also confirmed. When a few mighty figures of the Dao Sect kept calling a young Daoist ‘Changgeng’, the Heavenly Courts gradually boiled over. “Is the main body of the Water God that handsome?”
“No wonder Fairy Yun Xiao fell in love with him!”
Not long after, the Heavenly River Navy sent out news. Ao Yi, who was the most familiar with the Water God, confirmed the identity of the young Daoist. He was an ordinary god of authority in the Heavenly Courts. At the same time, it was also mentioned that this was not the original appearance of the Water God. The flames of gossip were burning. However, when Li Changshou turned around and received a bronze mirror, he took the initiative to tell them what had happened. The entire Heavenly Courts trembled.
“The Western Sect wants to make a second return. Fortunately, the Aunt-Master of the Grandmaster of Heaven has taken action and defeated their plot.
Next, I will debate with the senior brothers and sisters of the Dao Sect about the Burning Incense Sect with the Western Sect. I want to let everyone know that the members of the Heavenly Courts are not fighting alone for all living beings. The experts of the Dao Sect are also on the side of the righteous path.
“Pass down my orders. The other Heavenly Courts’ recorders will close the live broadcast. Today, the Heavenly Courts’ recording officer, Li Changgeng, will appear for you… Uncle-Master, do you want to show your face?”
“Come.” The Grandmaster of Heaven flicked his fingers. His body was surrounded by sword light, but he could see the true shape of the outline. Li Changshou faced the copper mirror and said seriously, “Everyone, be prepared. Don’t be rude before the Saint. What will appear in the scene next is the Three Pure Ones of the Dao Sect, the Grandmaster of Heaven!”
The bronze mirror slowly turned to the Grandmaster of Heaven. The Jade Emperor and Queen Mother stood up and bowed. The various immortals, Heavenly Soldiers, and Heavenly Generals knelt and bowed. None of them dared to breathe loudly. They really did not expect that they would have to kowtow while watching the live broadcast… “Ahem!
They really did not expect that they would be lucky enough to see the shadow of a true Saint today! Then, Li Changshou said, “Senior Brother Yu Ding, please help me hold this bronze mirror. Thank you.”
“It’s a small matter.” Perfected Yu Ding smiled and picked up two copper mirrors to continue tracking Li Changshou. Hence, Li Changshou began to explain the main points of the debate in front of the immortals and Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Courts.
There were the Dao runes of the Grandmaster of Heaven there. It was difficult for the Western Sect to detect them.
Even if there were spies from the Western Sect in the Heavenly Courts, they would not be able to send a voice transmission to the Heavenly Courts.
“Firstly, we can’t fall into the other party’s trap. Even if we speak slower, we have to think it through first. Most importantly, if the other party’s questions are filled with traps, we will just ignore them. There’s no need to bother about them. We want to talk to them about the incense offerings of the Incense Divine Kingdom and not answer them. Our goal is to make them speechless and let them know that what they have done is wrong and that they have failed the world. In a while, I will stand up first. If I can’t hold on any longer, let Senior Brother Duobao go.
If Senior Brother Duobao can’t hold on any longer, I will have to trouble you…”
Fairy Yun Xiao nodded slightly, her eyes shining.
She thought that Li Changshou would restrict her from showing her face and prevent her from facing the Western Sect.
Perfected Taiyi pondered for a while and felt a little uncertain. He said softly, “Then I…”
“Senior Brother, you’re the finale.” Li Changshou’s expression was serious. He said firmly, “If we can’t win against the other party, you can do whatever you want. Say what you want to say and do what you want to do.” Open the group! The Grandmaster of Heaven was there. He could win if he could!
“Sure!”
Perfected Taiyi’s eyes were filled with light. He, who had suffered two blows previously, suddenly regained his confidence as a disciple of the Saint of the Dao Sect! Li Changshou looked to the side. Goddess of Golden Spirit and Kong Xuan shook their heads in unison. The Goddess of Golden Spirit smiled and said, “Call me when you fight.” Kong Xuan also said, “Compared to letting me reason with others, I would rather fight the Second Sect Master of the Western Sect…”
“Hey!”
Li Changshou hurriedly interrupted and said seriously, “Fellow Daoist, be careful with your words.”
Kong Xuan smiled and nodded. He did not think much of it.
At that moment, Li Changshou reminded a few people about the dangers and drawbacks of the Burning Incense Sect. They were all experts who had cultivated for many years. How could they not understand the logic of this place? When everything was ready, Li Changshou turned around and the four figures walked forward. Perfected Yu Ding, who was at the side, used his immortal power to push the copper mirror out.
He steadily shone the shadows of the four of them and shone the array of the Western Sect. On the Western Sect’s side, the twelve disciples of the Saint walked forward at the same time. Ksitigarbha jumped down from Truth Listener’s back. Although he was walking at the edge, he looked at Li Changshou with a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes. If the Western Sect lost this array, their future situation would be even more difficult.
The Dao Sect had already won by 80% today. If they wanted to retaliate, they had to… “Come.” Li Changshou called softly. A green light flashed by the side. A huge green dog arrived in front of Li Changshou and lay at his feet. Li Changshou smiled and said, “Mr. Bai Ze asked me to send you a greeting. Go back.”
The divine beast shook its long tail and turned around to hide.
Veins popped up on Ksitigarbha’s forehead, and he was speechless. He turned around and glared at Truth Listener.
Truth Listener did not mind. It even had an outstanding expression that said, “Master, I’m doing this for your own good.”
“I haven’t fought yet. I need to focus.”
The old Daoist priest of the Western Sect walked forward and cupped his fists at Li Changshou and the others. “I am…”
“Disciple of the Saint of the Western Sect,” Li Changshou said calmly. “You don’t have to report your Dao name. Otherwise, I’m afraid that you won’t be able to ride a cloud outside in the future. I’ll say it today. The incense burner divine kingdom is a huge harm to the world!
All of you have borrowed the Incense Kingdom to display your mystical abilities in front of others. You have been foolish and gathered the merit of incense offerings.
Now, you have to build a second round to restore the incense God Nation. Why? If not for the fact that the experts of the Dao Sect and the Grandmaster of Heaven had made a move today, you would have used this opportunity to confine all living beings and make all living beings become puppets to collect incense offerings, right? I really want to ask, what is the Western Sect up to? Could it be that you want to use this system to take over the Heavenly Courts, suppress the Dao Sect, and replace the heavens!?!”
Boom! Boom! Bolts of lightning appeared at the bottom of the sea of blood. They bloomed above Li Changshou’s head and under his feet, making Li Changshou look even more solemn.
“The Water God’s words are pure slander!” The old Daoist priest said firmly, “The Western Sect is also a major sect of Heaven and Earth. We teach mortals to be good. Why did it become a puppet that wants to make all living beings become incense merit in the Water God’s mouth? Why did it become a restriction on all living beings? The Water God’s words are biased. The Heavenly Dao cannot be trusted easily.”
“Really?”
Li Changshou smiled calmly and took out a pearl from his sleeve. Scenes appeared in the pearl… In front of a temple in the Major Chiliocosm, tens of thousands of mortals were worshiping. The farmland in the distance was filled with weeds, and many mortals were as thin as sticks. Li Changshou said coldly, “Do you really lack incense offerings that much?”
“We don’t know about the Water God’s situation. This is definitely not something that our Western Sect…”
“The Saint is here!”
Li Changshou shouted, “The two Saints are here. How dare you speak nonsense!”
The old Daoist priest frowned and said, “The Western Sect has the Divine Kingdom in the Trichiliocosm. This is just a corner of the world. The person in charge of this place must be eager for quick success. It’s not the intention of the Western Sect.”
“Impatient?”
Li Changshou cursed, “You call the wishes of all living beings merit and the incense offerings of all living beings benefits? Could it be that the living beings in this world are just utilitarian in the Western Sect’s mouth!?!”
The old Daoist priest frowned and was defeated…
Another old Daoist priest beside him said, “Mortals are foolish. They don’t know their destiny. They lived in vain for a hundred years. We can’t guide them…”
“That’s right. Mortals are foolish. That’s why you took advantage of them. However, since ancient times, the human race had long been taught by the human race’s sages. They know how to farm and understand the situation. Among the mortals, there were usually intelligent people who were the teachers of others.
They had skills and tricks. Open your eyes and see how prosperous and exciting the mortals of the South Continent are! Mortals are not inferior to Qi Refinement cultivators in terms of their intelligence. Mortals’ songs, poems, and talents were not inferior to cultivators sitting in the mountains! Live in vain for a hundred years?
How thick-skinned are you to say such words? I think it’s because I can’t be used by you or provide you with incense merit that you can live in vain for a hundred years, right?”
“Water God, how can you…”
“Water God!” an old Daoist priest cursed. “You can set up the Sea God Sect to restrain the incense offerings, but can’t we? The Water God has always been prejudiced against the Western Sect.
Now, even if you can, we can’t. What kind of logic is that? Could it be that the Water God thinks that you can cover the world with a word!?!” The corners of Li Changshou’s mouth twitched. He took out a jade token from his sleeve and threw it at the old Daoist priest’s face. “This is the teachings of the Sea God Sect. You must have secretly seen it.
Take it and read it carefully. If you don’t know how to run the sect, I can teach you. However, don’t confuse me again!
The people of the Sea God Sect who enter the temple are devotees. They know how to farm, fish, hunt, collect, and do business. They all have a skill to support themselves. They all know what it means to never stop improving! I’m just praying to the Sea God to be at ease and find a place to rest in my heart. Your Western Sect will turn the entire Major Chiliocosm into your own Divine Nation. Countless mortals will only be able to worship and reproduce.
They will provide you with endless incense offerings! Look! Take a look!” Li Changshou casually threw out seven to eight pearls. Lights and shadows circulated inside, and images appeared. “Tell your devotees that there is no need to take care of the crops. There will be a harvest for them to worship the gods. In the end?
When there was insufficient food in the desolate years, more than millions of mortals would starve to death in this world! There were piles of bones behind the temple, and the Vicious Wolf Corpse Eagle in the city! If you do anything good and really protect this place, you will not have to be so passive today. You will not be able to retaliate after being scolded by me!
Why does the Heavenly Dao want to revive the Heavenly Courts? It’s to tell you longevity immortals who have cultivation but have no morals, that immortals are different from gods! Without the virtue of becoming a god, no matter how long you cultivate for, you will only be a wild god or ghost if you call yourself a god! All of you are just coincidentally born in ancient times and ancient times. You are stronger than the other living beings now! I, Li Changgeng, am a mortal.
I have yet to reach 500 years of age in cultivation! Where did you get your superiority from? Where did you get your pride from!?!” The twelve old Daoists of the Western Sect widened their eyes. A few of them trembled.
However, Ksitigarbha said, “The Water God seems to have also received the rewards from the Heavenly Courts. Now, he is saying that this matter cannot be done. Is it too imbalanced?” Li Changshou did not waste his breath to argue. He said calmly, “I’m serving the Saint’s orders to assist the Heavenly Emperor. Are you questioning my Teacher Saint?”
Ksitigarbha also said, “We are also under the orders of Teacher Saint to build a divine kingdom of incense.
Are you insulting my Teacher Saint?”
“The Saint is a saint and a role model for all living beings. How can you slander him like that?” Li Changshou said loudly, “Ksitigarbha, do you think that you can stop the mouths of all living beings in the world by framing the Saint?
The incense offerings from the Divine Nation harmed everyone and suppressed the nature of mortals. They destroyed the lives of mortals and made them become Dharma artifacts that restrained their merit. That was an indisputable fact! In this situation, I will give you as many Shadow-Retaining Spheres as you want. My Water God Residence is already filled with a few large houses.
I will not allow you to refute this matter. I have already made it clear that you disciples of the Western Saints are the ones who deceived the higher-ups and changed the pillar. You used this matter to obtain merit and destiny for your own cultivation and to plunder the spiritual energy of the world! Please enlighten me, Saint!” The Western Sect was speechless. The Aspect of the Saint Zhun Ti slowly said,
“I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. Let’s end today’s matter here.”
The Grandmaster of Heaven snorted and said with a cold face, “Changgeng has said so much and wasted so much breath. Are you going to let it go just like that?”
Saint Zhun Ti said, “Are you really going to fight me today?”
“I don’t use Dharma treasures,” the Grandmaster of Heaven said calmly. “This time, don’t just talk about the battle in the outer space.” The Dharma Aspect of the Saint Zhun Ti remained silent.
Li Changshou sighed in his heart and took half a step back.
Perfected Taiyi, who had been keeping his eyes closed, understood. He slowly opened his eyes, and his red robe fluttered.
He looked enlightened. Although his voice was low, he seemed to be mumbling to himself. “I almost forgot that Saints are also divided into strong and weak.”
