The majestic ritual of the Nine Heavens was completely silent. All the immortals and gods were astonished, and some could not believe it. Seeing the core of the ritual in the silence, the most important Zhenwu did not appear. God did not I can't believe that that young Taoist actually rejected the rituals of heaven in this way.
He clearly went to the Diji Ruizhu Palace a month ago.
The Jade Emperor's decree was passed on, and it was indeed handed over to the young Taoist by Empress Houtu.
But, but, this...
Does this mean that you refuse to accept it?
In such a long time since the establishment of Heavenly Court, this was the first time that someone had rejected Heavenly Court's edict in such a way. The old Heavenly Lord suddenly thought that after he passed on the Jade Emperor's decree, he did not seem to ask the young Taoist if he accepted it. This edict...
Because this is hardly a problem.
From ancient times to the present, who would refuse the edict of heaven?!
Absolutely impossible!
What's more, it's a nine-day level title!
He actually refused...
Dazed and distracted, the old man looked towards the clouds. The wind deflected and fell from the sky. Above the mountain peaks, there was the sound of the woods. A green leaf fell lightly, and finally landed on the water, with layers of ripples. A young Taoist priest in white was sitting there. Sitting on the bluestone, using a green bamboo as a fishing rod, fishing here, the Qi is deep and peaceful, and seems to be in harmony with all things in the world, which is indescribable.
"The nine-day account ban has already begun. You really don't want to go."
A gentle voice asked.
Houtu Huangdi just sat on the pavilion in the mountain, looking at the young Taoist who seemed to be one with the heaven and earth. The world was still very peaceful. What happened in the Lingxiao Palace on the 33rd day had nothing to do with everything in the world. There is no influence at all, the wind is still light and the clouds are calm, and everything is natural.
The hanging fishing line caused ripples in the water.
The young Taoist opened his eyes, and the mountains and lakes were reflected in his eyes. After thinking for a while, he said in a gentle tone:
"He banned me, why do I have to go?"
"Even the empress thinks that it is natural for me to accept the decree from Heaven."
Houtu Huangdi was slightly startled and said with a smile: "Oh?"
"Wuhuo, do you have any other ideas?"
The young immortal who had already gathered three flowers and whose cultivation state had been completely stabilized in just one month was silent for a moment and said:
"I am from Jinzhou."
"The incident in Jinzhou is related to Donghua."
"And Donghua is the great emperor of heaven."
"It wasn't until several years later, after the Zhongzhou incident broke out, that he was executed. Before that, he was congratulated by a group of immortals and treated as an emperor who was respected by all."
"Your Majesty, you were forced to abandon the heaven and go out to serve as the emperor."
"Of course I know that there are many difficulties or checks and balances, but from what I have seen and learned along the way, it is really hard to have a good impression of Tianting... I respect what Haotian did in the past, but I don't understand what he is doing now. Heavenly Court, if you enter Heavenly Court, you may not be able to be pure and comfortable."
"So after much thought, I decided not to go."
"It's just a matter of practicing Taoism to feel at ease."
Houtuhuangdi held his chin in one hand and asked with interest:
"That is the imperial seal of the Nine Heavens, the name of Zhenwu."
"How many immortals and gods have been asking for nothing all their lives, don't you care about it?"
The young immortal looked at the ripples on the water and concentrated on fishing. He shook his head and replied:
"It's just in the name of Zhenwu."
"Without the name Zhenwu, Qi Wuzhuo is still Qi Wuzhuo."
"I practice by myself, I breathe out by myself, I eat by myself, eat, sleep, and it's no different from the past."
"Without Qi Wuhuo, the word "Zhenwu" is just two jade carvings, which seem to be extremely noble but are actually worthless. I don't seek the honorable position in heaven. I have walked through tribulations in the world before, but it has nothing to do with heaven. , Yuanshizu Qi was also obtained because of the incident in Zhongzhou. In addition, Heaven itself has no favors for me at all, but has many enemies. "
"He banned me, why should I go?"
Qi Wuhuo shattered Taishan Mansion's Daoji to check and balance Antarctica, and then ran desperately to stop the calamity temporarily.
Several lives and deaths.
The young Taoist said: "The great calamity in the world started from the Heavenly Court, from the emperor who was supposed to be suppressed by the Heavenly Court and the Jade Emperor. We and other mortals struggled desperately, but the Heavenly Court was above us. This time we narrowly escaped death, how many human cavalry died, How many heroes of the demon tribe died, and how many earth creatures were destroyed?"
"And where is the Jade Emperor? He has never stopped the four emperors and controlled calamities. It is Beidi who stops the South Pole, it is you, the empress, who stops Gou Chen, and it is the human warriors and earth creatures who stop the monsters. The Jade Emperor only overlooks everything. , after it was over, I wrote a letter stating the decree, titled "Zun Shen", and said, 'Your hard work has made you great, and you have come to receive the title'."
"Why would he think that I would agree?"
"Do you still want me to be grateful and kowtow to express gratitude?"
Qi Wuhuo looked at the decree next to him. He originally wanted to refuse, but the old Heavenly Lord seemed to be too confident, and the Heavenly Court was also too confident. They felt that they had already come up with the top title and had won it. How could anyone refuse the title of Jiutian level?
Absolutely not!
Qi Wuhuo couldn't find a place to refuse even if he wanted to.
The young Taoist almost didn't know what to say.
Hou Tuhuangdi only looked at the young Taoist. The latter was always gentle and treated all things like a spring breeze. However, at this moment, he didn't care about the olive branch extended by the giant. He was not intimidated by it. He smiled helplessly and said: "He is quite stubborn. With regard to your temperament, you can simply say that you don’t like the Heavenly Court or the Jade Emperor.”
"It's just that the Jade Emperor also has his own difficulties."
"Heaven needs to suppress the immortals and gods."
The young Taoist recalled the many scenes he had seen along the way, shook his head and said:
"The one who suppresses the immortal gods is Beidi."
"What I know about the era when immortals and gods were orderly is only from written narratives; I have no hostility towards Heaven itself and respect Haotian's great ambitions, but I have no interest in receiving the title of Jade Emperor."
Empress Houtu said: "If you do this, the Jade Emperor's majesty will probably fall."
The young Taoist suddenly fell silent.
He looked at Houtu Empress and said seriously:
"There are disputes in Gouchen, and everything is about to die. First there was Donghua, and then there was Yinyao, and then the empress left the heaven, and then there was the disaster of Gouchen Emperor. Does the empress really think that the current Jade Emperor still has majesty?"
"Order in heaven still exists, only because Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole holds the sky with one hand."
"Only because the Arctic Exorcism Institute fights to the death."
"Just because the common people fight to the death."
"But now, the calamity is about to end, the common people are suffering, the human race and the earth have only the corpses of the dead in the war, but the bones are not cold yet, and the heaven is still singing praises and ennobling immortals and gods? Do you want me to go up and kowtow in person?"
"Wu Huo has no interest in playing house games with the Jade Emperor, ennobling immortals and gods!"
"Throughout my journey, I have only respected Haotian and the Northern Emperor. If I can see the Jade Emperor, I have one question."
"The so-called pursuit of Taoism and cultivation means that immortals and gods do whatever they want."
"The great emperor who sought the truth killed the common people, but the great emperor Ziwei of the North Pole managed to maintain order and killed the great emperor and immortal god. As a result, there was still peace inside and outside the six realms, the sky was still filled with clouds, and the rituals of the immortals in the Lingxiao Palace were performed. The majesty of the emperor still chants meritorious deeds and confer immortals and gods, as if nothing has happened, and the dead people are like dust, which does not damage the sacred majesty of heaven."
"If this is the order of Haotian and the Jade Emperor, and this is his heaven, then——"
The young Taoist stood up, rolled up his sleeves, lifted the fishing rod with one hand, and said slowly:
"God is sick."
"Do you know?"
………………
As soon as he said this, everything seemed to be silent.
The faces of the locals who were originally guarding this place seemed to turn pale, and they subconsciously wanted to cover their ears.
Qi Wuzhuo personally stopped the calamity. Even if the Three Pure Ones and Four Emperors came here, they could not deny this. They could not deny that Qi Wuzhuo was qualified to say this, but they were different.
Even though Hou Tu took the earthlings away from the Heavenly Court, they still had respect for the Jade Emperor, and no one directly questioned the majesty of the Jade Emperor like the young Taoist.
Looking at the young Taoist, Houtu Huangdi was slightly silent and sighed.
Qiu Zhen asked, a true Taoist immortal is rare.
But this also means that their eyes will not be intimidated by authority, nor will they become timid because of behemoths such as Heaven. Qi Wuhuo's Taoist heart is stable and firm. He respects Beidi and also respects and loves Haotian. Common people, during this period of time, he was here to perform rituals and requiem for the war dead. He stayed awake all day long and carved tombstones to record the names of those people one by one.
Then the names of the people who died in the war and the land were sent back to their hometowns and buried in the earth.
Let these souls be able to see their relatives before returning to the Netherworld for reincarnation.
But the current Jade Emperor couldn't get even the slightest recognition from Qi Wuhuo.
How could the young Taoist approve of such a Jade Emperor's conferment on him?
It's just that the young Taoist's personality is like Yuqing and Taishang.
Otherwise, if you are as arrogant as Shangqing, you will just press your sword and laugh:
"Block me?"
"He deserves it?!"
The Empress of Hou Tu Huang stretched out her finger and lightly flicked the young Taoist's forehead:
"Okay, okay, don't be angry."
"If you don't want it, then don't do it. As for me, your Majesty, I have abandoned Yuhe Tianting, and Wu Huo, I will not receive the Zhenwu imperial title."
"We are exactly the same. Now let's make some food."
The young Taoist hummed, and glanced at the flowing light, which could not even be rejected. He swept his sleeves and robes, and the decree of the Emperor of Heaven, which countless people were flocking to, turned into flowing light and fell into the river. The water rolled around and lurked. There is no mystery at all in the dirt and dust.
I think everything in the world is lovely, and everyone is respectable.
I observe the order of the Emperor of Heaven.
But a stubborn rock.
……………………
"True martial arts, really martial arts!"
"It's so true!"
"You look down upon me so much!"
The nine-day imperial seal ceremony started with an extremely grand opening, but ended in a strange and silent atmosphere. The disappointment of the young Jade Emperor finally turned into a trace of anger and unwillingness. He felt that his dignity as the Jade Emperor was being undermined. After all, he was a little angry, but he still wondered if Zhenwu had other reasons.
I asked the Heavenly Lord and found out that he had indeed passed on this decree.
So after a period of slight irritation, I picked up the Haotian Mirror.
Maybe Zhenwu is making a breakthrough?
Maybe Zhenwu has some other reasons?
The Haotian Mirror glowed with light, and the picture that appeared showed the young Taoist fishing. So the reasons the young Jade Emperor had given him in his heart were shattered one by one, and waves of emotions naturally rose in the young Emperor's heart. He was so angry and furious that he almost became furious immediately.
But I heard the voice of Hou Tu Huang.
After hearing the exchange between the young Taoist and Hou Tu, the anger in Tian Di's heart suddenly solidified.
The face filled with anger suddenly slowly lost its color.
Until the end, the young Taoist talked about the majesty of the Jade Emperor and the majesty of the Heavenly Court. Finally, he looked in the Haotian Mirror. The young Taoist stood up and pointed at the sky with his finger, with an expression that showed that he had experienced disasters and seen the life and death of the people. The voice was calm and calm, and he asked——
"God is sick."
"Do you know?!!"
It was like a dagger pierced directly into the heart, and it was violently stirred.
Then the young Jade Emperor's face lost all color.
I don't know when, he put down the Haotian Mirror in his palm, and he was stunned for a long time. The words of the young Taoist were all in his mind. Of course, he could refute that his efforts were to suppress the immortal gods, but that was all, really. Can it be called Haotian? But isn't what the young Taoist said also the truth?
If it weren't for Taishan Mansion Lord, Beidi, or Zhenwu, what would Heaven be like this time?
When the calamity is over and the common people are suffering, are you still singing praises and ennobling immortals and gods?
Is this something Haotian would do?
The one who suppresses the immortals is Beidi.
The young Jade Emperor felt that the young Taoist's words were like daggers piercing his heart. He pursed his lips and wanted to say that the young Taoist did not understand the truth, but he was unable to loosen his clenched palms.
After shaking for a long time and being silent, a voice came from outside. Lord Tianjun bowed and apologized, saying:
"This matter is all the fault of the old minister. The old minister will just pass on the decree as he did in the past."
"I never thought that he would actually refuse. The old minister will explain this to the immortals..."
The young Jade Emperor's voice was ethereal: "No, not because of you."
"It's because I..."
After a long silence, the Jade Emperor suddenly said: "Sir, I have something to say."
"Please call sir and Qinghua."
"ah?"
God is dull.
The young Jade Emperor seemed to have made a certain decision and said:
"I want to go down to earth in person to see Zhenwu!"