"Your servant Nezha (Yin Xi and Guan Yu) pays homage to the Four Imperial Gods." The three of them bowed in unison.

"Stand up." Taibai Jinxing loudly announced on behalf of the Four Imperial Gods.

The three of them bowed and said, "Thank you, Four Imperial Gods." Then they stood up.

Then, Taibai Jinxing turned and bowed to the Four Imperial Gods, saying, "Your Highness, the Four Imperial Gods, all the transcendent immortal officials of the Heavenly Court have arrived."

The Purple Star Emperor spoke: "The ancient immortal god, Red Cloud Ancestor, has returned to the world, commanding 500,000 Taoist soldiers. He has occupied Dingqing Prefecture, captured the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and killed dozens of celestial generals and over 100,000 celestial soldiers. If the Heavenly Court does not suppress this rebellion with the power of thunder, I am afraid that those who come after him will follow suit, and the Three Realms will never have peace again."

After saying this, Emperor Ziwei asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers bowed and said, "We have no objection. The Red Cloud rebels have captured our Celestial Officials and killed our Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Their crimes are notorious and cannot be tolerated by Heaven and Earth. They must be annihilated!"

Emperor Ziwei nodded slightly, then turned to Taibai Jinxing, who was standing below, and asked, "Taibai Jinxing, do you have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, Taibai Jinxing immediately said, "Your Majesty, the Great Emperor Ziwei, that Red Cloud Patriarch is an ancient immortal god, and his Taoist magic and supernatural powers are no less than those of a Taiyi Golden Immortal. If Heaven can recruit him, wouldn't that make us gain another great general?"

After Taibai Jinxing finished speaking, Wenshi Zhenren Yin Xi immediately said, "I, Yin Xi, second the proposal. Taibai Jinxing's words are wise and prudent for the country."

Following the proposal of Wenshi Zhenren, Emperor Wenchang stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, Great Emperor Ziwei, what Taibai Jinxing and Wenshi Zhenren say is absolutely correct. Regardless of how Hongyun survived the ancient catastrophe, if we can recruit him as an official in Heaven, it will surely greatly increase the strength of our Heavenly Court."

Then Emperor Wenchang said, "If we recruit him, we can also ensure the safety of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King."

This sentence directly stopped Nezha who was about to speak. Indeed, if the recruitment could be successful, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King would be safe in any case.

Of course, there are some things that Emperor Wenchang did not say, that is, if Patriarch Hongyun could join the Heavenly Court, it would be a great thing for the Heavenly Court to suppress Taoism and Buddhism.

After Emperor Wenchang, the Three Emperors and the Four Heavenly Masters also supported the recruitment of Patriarch Hongyun. In other words, almost all the civil service system in Heaven agreed to the recruitment.

But at this moment, Wang Lingguan stepped out from among the ministers and loudly reported, "Your Majesty, the Four Imperial Gods, I believe we must absolutely not surrender them. These people, relying on their immense magical powers, have repeatedly opposed our Heavenly Court. Before they can make any further moves, we must immediately destroy them with the force of thunder."

Wang Lingguan said this, his powerful eyes glancing at Taibai Jinxing, Wenshi Zhenren, and the Four Heavenly Masters, and then he said, "Have you all forgotten that Sun Wukong offered amnesty twice?"

This sentence was very powerful and directly captured Taibai Jinxing's attention. This was his biggest black mark. He had advocated recruiting Sun Wukong twice, but the Heavenly Court still used force afterwards.

As soon as Wang Lingguan finished speaking, the civil officials in the entire Lingxiao Palace fell silent. Only Wang Lingguan turned to the Four Imperial Gods and said, "Your servant, Wang Lingguan, reports to the Four Imperial Gods: these people are openly rebelling against the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court must not tolerate this. The Heavenly Court must send the Heavenly Army to annihilate them. Only in this way can the might and virtue of the Heavenly Court be spread far and wide, pacifying the Three Realms and bringing stability to the people!"