"Thank you for your hard work recently." Jiu Tian Xuan Nu said to Fang Jian with a smile.

Fang Jian stood up straight and said immediately after hearing this: "Thank you for your concern, my lord. I am not tired at all."

Jiu Tian Xuan Nu smiled slightly, looking at Fang Jian with her clear eyes. Then she took a step forward and stretched out her hand to straighten Fang Jian's clothes. "Your clothes are all messed up, and you still say you are not tired?"

Fang Jian smelled a whiff of heavenly fragrance coming from his nose, his body stiffened slightly and his expression was very unnatural.

Jiu Tian Xuan Nu looked at him and smiled softly, "Why are you so nervous?"

Fang Jian quickly bowed and said, "I am flattered."

When the Queen Mother of the West heard this, her starry eyes flickered slightly. Then she slowly turned around, walked to the railing of the jade bridge, and cast her gaze towards the stars in the sky.

"Fang Jian, come here." The Queen Mother of the West called out.

Fang Jian bowed and replied, "Yes." Then he walked behind the Queen Mother of the West.

Then, the Lady of the Nine Heavens pointed at the galaxies and said, "Fang Jian, look at this vast universe, this vast galaxy. What's in there?"

Fang Jian looked towards the Zhou Tian Huan Yu, then said to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, "Reporting to the Great Envoy, there are living beings inside."

"Yes," said the Lady of the Nine Heavens. "There are living beings in there, beings from the Three Realms. Ever since I was crowned Emperor by the Great Celestial Venerable and assumed the authority of the Great Lord, I haven't been down there again. Sometimes I think to myself that all living beings are just a name, or a number, like a pile of dust to me."

As Jiu Tian Xuan Nu spoke, she turned to Fang Jian and said, "Stand forward a little."

"..." Fang Jian paused for a moment, then said, "I dare not overstep my bounds."

Upon hearing this, Lady Jiu Tian frowned slightly, then reached out and grabbed Fang Jian's arm, pulling him forward a few steps to stand side by side with her.

"Fang Jian, you have to know that to a Daluo, all living beings are like a pile of dust that can be annihilated with a wave of the hand." said the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens.

Fang Jian finally turned his gaze towards the Lady of the Nine Heavens. A gentle smile appeared on her face. "That's right. If there were no immortal officials or divine positions, you and I would both be cultivators. Why should we be so bound by conventional etiquette?"

Fang Jian asked, "Great Envoy, are you here to ask me to release Ji Zhen'e and the others?"

Jiu Tian Xuan Nu was not surprised that Fang Jian asked this question. She simply said, "Fang Jian, there is a reality that the Heavenly Court must acknowledge, and that is that the Heavenly Law cannot absolutely restrain those with great supernatural powers and great abilities."

Fang Jian asked, "What about the Great Celestial Lord?"

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman said, "Neither the Great Celestial Venerable nor the Heavenly Dao can do this, because those with great supernatural powers and abilities already possess a portion of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Law was jointly signed by the Great Celestial Venerable, the Dao Ancestor, and the Buddha, so the status of the Heavenly Law itself is inferior to that of the Great Celestial Venerable, the Dao Ancestor, and the Buddha."

"In other words, there is no Heavenly Jade Law that can surpass the Great Celestial Lord, the Taoist Ancestor, and the Buddha." The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens said slowly.

Fang Jian fell silent upon hearing this. He understood what Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu said. No matter what the law was, it could not have the power and status to override the person who made the law.

The Lady of the Nine Heavens continued, "As long as there are enough Daluo Golden Immortals, they will be able to influence the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Laws that restrict these Daluo Golden Immortals are almost non-existent."

At this point, Lady Jiu Tian looked at Fang Jian and said, "Actually, I was just like you back then. I believed that the Heavenly Principles and Jade Laws could determine everything and bring absolute fairness to all living beings in heaven and earth."

"Isn't the purpose of the Heavenly Court establishing the Heavenly Law to bring fairness and welfare to all living beings in heaven and earth?" Fang Jian said.

The Lady of the Nine Heavens nodded and said, "You are correct. The purpose of the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Law is precisely this. But you must also understand that struggle is cruel. We cannot just charge forward blindly based on passion."

As she spoke, the Lady of the Nine Heavens pointed at the heavens and the universe and said, "The first priority for all living beings in heaven and earth is survival, and only secondarily is fairness. If the Heavenly Court cannot provide them with a stable environment to survive and thrive, how can they be guaranteed fairness? Can fairness be eaten as food? Or can it be worn as clothing?"

Fang Jian said: "But as immortal officials, we always have to do something."

The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens smiled and said, "Have we not done anything? No, we have done a lot. Monsters eat people, we will eliminate them. Evil spirits harm people, we will punish them. Monsters and all living things are harmed, and the Heavenly Court will judge them and redress their grievances. We have perfected the law of retribution for good and evil, rewarding those who do good and punishing those who do evil. Isn't this what we have done?"

"They did violate the heavenly rules in the incident at Yulai Temple this time, but it does not harm any living beings. At best, it's just Taoism and Buddhism competing for believers." said Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu.

Fang Jian asked, "Is this 'no punishment for Taoism or Buddhism'?"

The Lady of the Nine Heavens looked at Fang Jian, this time becoming exceptionally serious. "Fang Jian, you are very capable, and few in the Dao and Buddhist worlds can stand up to you. But you must understand that you are the only Fang Jian in the world, and not everyone can withstand the pressure of the Dao and Buddhist worlds like you. As I said earlier, struggle is brutal, so we must prioritize the greater good. We can turn a blind eye to unimportant matters. The Heavenly Court needs the Dao Sect right now."

Fang Jian's eyes fixed on the subject, and he asked, "Why does Heavenly Court need a Taoist sect?"

The Lady of the Nine Heavens said, "You don't know yet, but the Buddhas of the Buddhist sect have reached a consensus. At the Peach Banquet, they openly proposed that Daotian Tower be allowed to establish a religion in the secular world."

"What?!" Fang Jian was horrified when he heard this, clearly shocked by the news. "Why would they do this?"

The Lady of the Nine Heavens said, "I don't know, but there must be some reason behind this, so now the Heavenly Court needs the help of the Taoist sect."

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