Chapter 974: The Meritorious God

The words of Emperor Jiuyou Hongmeng made Zhang Buku and Xu You's faces turn ugly. Until now, Emperor Jiuyou Hongmeng has become their biggest backer. How can they stop this power that even Emperor Jiuyou Hongmeng is afraid of?

"This matter...does the Heavenly Court know about it?"

Xu You asked, his tone serious.

As a former emperor, he knew very well how terrifying the existence that could threaten Emperor Jiuyou Hongmeng was, and such an existence could certainly threaten the Heavenly Court.

"Maybe he knows, maybe he doesn't, but this power is coming towards the Heavenly Dao." Emperor Jiuyou Hongmeng said softly.

Zhang Buku frowned, he felt the pressure.

He finally resurrected his father, but he didn't want to lose his father, and he didn't want to become an enemy of his father.

Zhang Chunqiu's face was equally ugly, his eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Xu You turned and looked at Zhang Buku, waiting for Zhang Buku to make a decision.

Zhang Buku took a deep breath and said, "Since you can't help me, can you point out a way out?"

Emperor Jiuyou Hongmeng did not answer. After waiting for a long time, Zhang Buku turned around and left.

"Father, let's go."

Zhang Buku said to Zhang Chunqiu, then walked past him.

Xu You caught up with Zhang Buku's footsteps, while Zhang Chunqiu, who was lagging behind, looked back and found that the figure of Jiuyou Hongmeng Emperor was no longer visible in the fog.

Zhang Chunqiu immediately turned around, walked quickly forward, and caught up with Zhang Buku and the other man.

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Heaven, the Lingxiao Palace.

The high and mighty Emperor of Heaven looked down at Xuanqing Xingjun who was kneeling in the palace with an indifferent expression. He asked in a mocking tone, "You mean to let a new god who has just entered the heaven ascend to heaven in one step and become the supreme ruler of the heavenly way? Are you kidding, or did I hear it wrong?"

Xuanqing Xingjun looked up and said in panic, "Your Majesty, although he has no achievements, his merits are real. You can open up a first-level immortal position on your own, which is above the Supreme Immortal, but not as high as the Supreme Heavenly Dao. If you want to support the Meritorious Immortal, you must have a high enough immortal position. There are already so many Meritorious Immortals now, but their influence in the Heavenly Court is minimal. If Your Majesty does not believe me, Your Majesty can go and see that person in person."

The Emperor's eyes were still cold, and he said faintly: "Master Wushi, I have indeed seen his merits, but his merits are not enough to deserve such treatment, but his strength is indeed worthy of it."

Hearing this, Xuanqing Xingjun showed a look of surprise and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, do you know what his cultivation level is?"

"In the past, he once fought against the Emperor Taishang. How could I not know him?"

The Emperor of Heaven replied, no emotion in his tone.

When Xuanqing Xingjun heard this and thought carefully, his expression suddenly changed drastically. He exclaimed in surprise, "Back then, someone tried to stop the Heavenly Army from clearing out the chaotic demons from the Three Thousand Great Worlds. The Emperor Taizong went down to the lower realms to capture him, but returned empty-handed. Could that person be the Wushi Patriarch?"

As the Emperor Taishang lost power, many secrets of the past surfaced and were discussed privately by the immortals and gods. Xuanqing Xingjun had also heard about some of the things. It was said that the reason why the Emperor Taishang failed was because of a certain powerful person in the lower world.

If the Emperor Taishang had not failed that time, there would not have been subsequent changes. As long as the Three Thousand Worlds were stable, he would be able to deal with the invasion of the Dark Heaven with ease.

The Emperor did not answer him. He tapped the armrest of the dragon throne with one hand, as if he was thinking.

Xuanqing Xingjun became nervous, as he was afraid that the Emperor of Heaven would be wary of the Wushi Patriarch because of this.

After all, when the Emperor was supreme and powerful, the Emperor of Heaven was still an unknown little emperor.

He did not doubt that the Patriarch Wu Shi had sinister plans. With the Patriarch Wu Shi's strength, there was no need for him to protect a piece of heaven and earth, or the three thousand worlds.

It is too easy to become an immortal with such ability. There is no need to spend so much effort to accumulate merits.

Besides, merits and virtues will not lie!

"How about this, I will confer upon him the title of Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue, and he can live in the twenty-ninth heaven, in charge of all the divine horses and related heavenly officials in the heavenly court. When the immortals see him, they must perform formalities."

The Emperor of Heaven spoke, and these words surprised Xuanqing Xingjun, who hurriedly thanked him.

Immediately, the Emperor of Heaven raised his hand, and the luck of the Heaven condensed in his palm. Golden light was shining, and faint shadows of fairies flew from all directions and entered the golden light. There were also shadows of divine horses galloping.

Xuanqing Xingjun looked up and could feel that the Emperor of Heaven was gathering the vast destiny of Heaven, which made him even more excited.

The Emperor of Heaven is serious!

He was afraid that the Emperor of Heaven would fool the Master like the Jade Emperor in Journey to the West.

The First Patriarch is much more powerful than Sun Wukong. If he causes havoc in Heaven, the damage he would cause would be unimaginable.

What's more, the First Patriarch also said that the Heavenly Court is about to face a catastrophe from chaos.

After a while, a 30-centimeter-long golden order appeared above the palm of the Emperor of Heaven. The golden order was like a sword blade, with two divine horses crossing their bodies on its surface.

The golden order flew quickly towards Xuanqing Xingjun, and he immediately raised his hand to catch it.

“Put this Order of the Divine Horse of Merit into the Heavenly Dao Immortal Book. It will only take a hundred years for the two to merge.” The Emperor of Heaven said expressionlessly. The hand that created the Order of the Divine Horse of Merit waved, and a ray of golden light flew to the sky above and disappeared.

Xuanqing Xingjun was secretly shocked. Is the Heavenly Emperor so lucky? He has only been on the throne for a short time, yet he can achieve such a level of success?

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the ancestor once said that the reason he joined the Heavenly Court was to help the Heavenly Dao and deal with the disaster from Chaos. Can Chaos really threaten the Heavenly Dao?"

The Emperor raised his lips and sneered, "Since ancient times, how many forces of chaos have invaded the Heavenly Court, but what was the outcome?"

After hearing this, Xuanqing Xingjun felt that he was too arrogant. After all, he had never dealt with the invasion from the power of chaos since he came to power.

No wonder the First Patriarch wanted to join the Heavenly Court.

Xuanqing Xingjun watched Emperor Taihao become the current Heavenly Emperor Taihao. He always felt that Taihao was still young. That is why he tried his best to recruit immortals with merit. He wanted to help the Heavenly Emperor.

He knew that there was no point in saying more now, so he did not question the words of the Emperor of Heaven.

He stood up, saluted the Emperor of Heaven, then turned and left.

After he turned around, the arrogant smile on the Emperor's face disappeared, replaced by coldness.

…

A hundred years after Xuanqing Star Lord left, disciples still came to visit Gu An from time to time, asking when Xuanqing Star Lord would come.

The second generation disciples felt that Gu An’s becoming an immortal was a big deal. The higher Gu An’s immortal rank, the more face they would have, so they were more eager than Gu An, and some even wanted to become immortals.

On this day, Gu An was practicing sword in the courtyard. His sword skills were elegant, and every move made Shen Zhen feel that it contained the meaning of Tao.

boom--

A shocking roar suddenly erupted, and Wuzhong Mountain began to shake, causing Shen Zhen to turn his head and look, frowning.

Gu An did not stop and continued practicing sword.

The vibration came quickly and stopped quickly. Shen Zhen used his divine sense to scan it, but could not find the source.

(End of this chapter)