Chapter 141 Cang Li never expected that Er would have…

Cang Li never expected Er to have such a crazy idea—to become the ruler of heaven and earth. Yes, who wouldn't want that? But the ruler of heaven and earth cannot be a single person. It can be the rules, fairness, or the laws of nature. It cannot be someone with selfish desires, lust, or who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

Once such a person becomes the master of heaven and earth, the rules will no longer be fair.

Even the world itself is perfecting itself and perfecting the natural order, all for the sake of a completely impartial and fair rule that treats all living beings with an equal perspective.

Whether human or beast, in the eyes of the rules and the Way of Heaven, all are life, and that is the truth.

All he wanted was dictatorship and control, to make everyone listen to him, but he never thought about restraining himself.

Cang Li instantly appeared in front of Er, grabbed Er's collar and said:

"I don't remember teaching you these things, but none of that matters anymore. Before you said these things, I hesitated, but now that you've said them, I'm definitely going to kill you. Don't blame me."

The next second, he used the power of a saint to suppress Er, and the Qingping Sword in his hand pierced Er's heart without hesitation.

Er stared wide-eyed, seemingly unable to believe that Cang Li would really kill him. Just a second before the sword pierced his body, Er was still thinking about persuading Cang Li to defect.

"Sister..."

Cang Li collected Er's soul expressionlessly. She would not let Er's soul escape and would personally send Er into reincarnation.

With Er Yi's death, the God-Slaying Spear, without its master's control, was gradually knocked down by Tongtian.

Tongtian wrapped the God-Slaying Spear in his spiritual power and put it away. When he looked up, he saw that the Investiture of the Gods list was already full, so he immediately withdrew the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

As soon as the sword formation was withdrawn, Jieyin and Zhunti outside realized the situation was bad and immediately admitted defeat.

"Senior Brother! We were wrong!"

Taiqing's sword was aimed at Jieyin. He was not one to hold back and ignored the two's pleas for mercy. Just as the sword was about to pierce through, Cangli flashed in and blocked Taiqing's path.

"Master, you mustn't kill him."

These two are still useful.

Taiqing paused for a moment, sheathed his sword, looked at Cangli for a long time, and then said:

"It's good that you're alright."

After saying that, he hugged Cang Li. He was very worried, afraid that Cang Li would be deceived, and also afraid that Er would use some underhanded tricks to hurt Cang Li when he was caught off guard. Now that he saw that Cang Li was alright, Taiqing could finally rest assured.

Jieyin and Zhunti looked at the two people in front of them, feeling extremely bitter. They never expected that the dignified Heavenly Emperor would be so useless and killed so quickly.

Tongtian saw Jieyin and Zhunti, sneered, and came over with the Qingping Sword in his hand.

Jieyin and Zhunti were chased by Tongtian and fled in panic, regretting that they had come to join in the fun.

At this moment, Hongjun appeared in front of them.

"stop."

"Tongtian, do you know how to repent? You set up the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, causing widespread suffering and killing your fellow disciples. Why don't you come with me to Zixiao Palace to reflect on your mistakes?"

Tongtian: ? ? ?

Tongtian stopped chasing Jieyin and Zhunti, looking at Hongjun with a face full of question marks:

"Teacher, what are you saying?"

Aside from sending people to the top of the list, the Immortal Slaughtering Formation did not harm any living beings!

Hongjun: ...

Hongjun glanced at Cangli and sighed:

"I'm sorry, I made a mistake, Taiqing. Do you realize your error?"

Tongtian: ? ? ?

Primordial Beginning: ? ? ?

Guidance: ? ? ?

Zhunti: ? ? ?

The same thought popped into the minds of all four of them: Is the teacher getting old and senile?

Hongjun wanted to curse. According to the established order, he should have handed Tongtian over to be imprisoned in Zixiao Palace at this time. Who knew that Cangli would become such a variable? Moreover, he didn't have much time left, and he still had things to do. Cangli wouldn't stay obediently in Zixiao Palace, so Hongjun decided to take control of the hostage.

Taiqing released Cangli, looked at Hongjun, glanced back at Cangli, and then said:

"Please enlighten me, teacher."

Hongjun thought Taiqing was sensible and had agreed when they looked at each other earlier, but he didn't expect that he was going to make things difficult for him!

"Shut up! You're wrong, that's all. Stop trying to argue. Come with me to Zixiao Palace to reflect on your mistakes!"

After saying that, he was about to take Taiqing away.

Cang Li was furious. Not to mention Cang Li, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian couldn't just watch Tai Qing be taken away in such a confused state.

"Teacher! What did my brother do wrong?"

"Let go of my Taoist priest! Or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Hongjun was extremely troubled and directly conveyed the decree of Heaven:

"The sage shall immediately leave the primordial wilderness and move to the Thirty-Three Heavens. He shall not remain in the primordial wilderness. After the investiture of the gods, the Heavenly Court shall be managed by the Queen Mother of the West. There shall be no mistakes."

After saying that, he disappeared with Taiqing.

Tongtian and Yuanshi frowned and turned to head towards Zixiao Palace.

Cang Li said directly, "Don't rush. I think the Dao Ancestor has something to do. Move first. By the way, I have to go to the Underworld. When you move, remember to inform Xuandu so that they can move first. The new home is next to Zixiao Palace."

Yuanshi and Tongtian stopped and thought about it carefully. What Cangli said made sense. Hongjun's attitude was unclear just now, but he really didn't intend to do anything to Taiqing. The two nodded to Cangli and went to make arrangements for their relocation.

The task of bestowing titles upon the gods was entrusted to Jiang Ziya.

The surviving disciples of the Jie Sect breathed a sigh of relief; compared to that, being a wandering immortal was definitely a free and unrestrained life.

Before they could even celebrate, a batch of their loot was intercepted halfway through the journey.

Jieyin and Zhunti directly abducted three thousand disciples of the Jie Sect, took them back, forcibly ordained them as monks, and incorporated them into the Western Sect.

The unlucky ones from the Jie Sect: ...

Jieyin and Zhunti wiped their sweat. After Hongjun finished speaking, they started to think about it. The Western Sect had few people, and if they left, they would be doomed. So the two of them discussed it and decided to go to the Jie Sect to snatch people. The Jie Sect had so many people, they could just take some. In the future, Tongtian might not hold it against them because of these people.

When Tongtian learned that his disciples had been robbed, he laughed in anger and ordered Duobao to move immediately. He then took the Qingping Sword and went to the Chaos Land to wait, determined to give Jieyin and Zhunti a good beating.

Cang Li took Er's soul into the underworld and went directly to Houtu. Houtu had the highest authority in the underworld, so it would be faster to find Houtu to make Er enter reincarnation and be punished.

Houtu no longer needs to guard Luofeng Mountain all the time. She has refined the branches of the Seven Treasures Tree into eighteen levels of hell to suppress evil spirits. She only needs to arrange for a ghost messenger to guard the entrance. When Houtu heard that Cangli had arrived, she immediately went to see him.

"Why are you here? I heard that the Sage of Shangqing set up the Immortal Slaughtering Formation at Jiebei Pass, fought against the Four Sages without being at a disadvantage, and was eventually taken away by the Dao Ancestor?"

Cang Li: ?

How can news spread so quickly after something just happened?

No, what rumor? It was clearly Taiqing who was taken away! Who else fought against the Four Saints?

Houtu could tell from Cangli's expression that the truth was different from the rumors, but it didn't matter, it wasn't important.

"Cang Li, did you come to see me today?"

Houtu pulled Cangli to sit down and said.

Cang Li snapped out of his daze and nodded, saying, "It's important."

As she spoke, she pulled out a ball of light, inside which Er's soul was imprisoned. Er looked at Cang Li and said, "Sister, don't send me into reincarnation. Let me stay by your side."

Cang Li ignored him and only said to Hou Tu:

"Last time you promised me something, and now I'm here to make you fulfill that promise. Give him a few more bowls of Meng Po soup from your underworld, then let him enter the cycle of reincarnation. Record it in the Book of Life and Death, and let him embark on the path of cultivation again whenever he understands."

Houtu looked at Er, then suddenly showed a look of disgust, and immediately agreed to Cang Li: "Okay."

As he spoke, he summoned Meng Po, who came over carrying a bucket of Meng Po soup.

Er didn't want to drink it, but Cang Li forced it down her throat. After drinking the Meng Po soup, Er gradually gave up resisting and stood there blankly.

Cang Li turned his face away and said to Hou Tu:

"Take him there."

Houtu waved her hand and summoned the ghost messengers to cast you into the cycle of reincarnation.

Cang Li was in a hurry to go to Zixiao Palace to see what Hongjun was doing, and just as she was about to leave, Houtu called her back:

"Cang Li, there's something I don't know if you know. Was the one who just entered the cycle of reincarnation a disciple of Donghuang Taiyi?"

Cang Li turned around in confusion: "That's right. Back then, when I sent him to the demon race to become a disciple, it was Fellow Daoist Taiyi who accepted him as his personal disciple."

Houtu's expression turned even more disgusted:

"Although I don't know why you sent him to reincarnation, I still have to tell you that during the final battle between the Lich King and the Lich King, we were both badly injured. Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were barely alive, but they didn't live much longer. Just when they were about to die, this kid stabbed Di Jun in the back."

"It is not the act of a gentleman to hurt someone from behind, especially since he was a member of the demon race at that time. After stabbing Di Jun, he even tried to harm Donghuang Taiyi, but he gave up because Donghuang Taiyi discovered it and Donghuang Taiyi was about to die. What kind of good character can someone have who would harm his own mentor? I saw it clearly that day, but I didn't say anything for fear of hurting our relationship."

"Later, this kid came to the underworld to negotiate for the underworld to be under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. If the Heavenly Emperor were not him, I would have agreed directly and would have been happy to live a peaceful life. But as soon as I saw that it was him, I knew that I would not have a good life even if I handed over the underworld, so I immediately refused. Sure enough, when this kid saw that he could not get the underworld, he was going to take action."

"But that's normal, Cang Li, you've been blind for a long time."

Even if one is not blind, one should not wholeheartedly help the Witch Clan when they have robbed the Human Clan.

A smile suddenly appeared on Houtu's lips as she looked at Cangli gently.

Cang Li sighed and waved weakly at Hou Tu:

"Forget it, I'm not going to talk to you anymore, or I'll get angry. I'm leaving now. If you're free, come visit me at Zixiao Palace."

Houtu waved with a smile, seeing Cangli off. Upon returning, she began searching for candidates to serve as judges of the underworld, and these candidates had to be found in the mortal realm.

After leaving the Underworld, Cang Li went directly to Zixiao Palace. Upon arriving, he saw the Eight Views Palace, which had been moved in next door. Xuan Du was standing at the entrance. Seeing Cang Li, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him, saying:

"Great Chief! You've finally arrived! The gates of Zixiao Palace are tightly shut. Even Second Martial Uncle and Junior Martial Uncle couldn't get in. I'm worried about Master. Great Chief, please go and check on him."

Cang Li nodded: "Don't worry, I'll go in right away, okay?"

Xuandu said, "Jie, she went to the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court is without a leader, and the newly appointed gods are all rushing up there in a mess. Jie, as the Queen Mother of the West, went to take charge of the overall situation. She said she would come to see you after she finished her work."

Cang Li nodded, said no more, and turned to head towards Zixiao Palace.

The Zixiao Palace, which had been keeping its doors closed and refusing entry to Yuanshi and Tongtian, opened its doors after Cang Li arrived, and a familiar-looking boy invited Cang Li in.

“Sage, your teacher is waiting for you inside. Please follow me.”

Cang Li nodded and followed him inside. As soon as Cang Li entered, the door closed again.

Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged a glance, sighed, and left. There was nothing they could do by waiting here, so they might as well go back first.