A pair of hands wavered slightly in front of Xuandu's eyes, dispelling the distraction and sadness in the master's eyes. He still held the pure and subtle aura of Taoism, with his hands clasped in front of him, his whisk resting on his arms. He lowered his eyes and smiled at the young Jade Emperor in front of him. The latter smiled and said, "I see that Master Xuandu, you have suddenly lost your concentration..."
"Are you thinking of your old friend?"
Xuan Du smiled and said, "Yes, I thought of them."
The young Jade Emperor nodded in understanding, then seemed puzzled, then he put his hands behind his back, shook his body, and said: "Then I think your old friends must not be very good either."
"They are not worthy of being your old friends."
Master Xuandu said in a gentle voice: "Oh? Why?"
The young Jade Emperor said as a matter of course: "Because they have never come to visit you!"
"You're made to miss them like that!"
The boy's smile was bright and clear.
He stood on the high jade steps with his hands behind his back.
The Great Master was very tall, and he was standing on a few steps below. When he spoke to the young Jade Emperor, he needed to lean over slightly with a smile on his face. The clouds from the Lingxiao Palace flowed and dissipated, making it seem as if there was a ray of bright light around the two of them, but this light was warm and dazzling, so the young Jade Emperor could not see the extremely complex and intense emotional fluctuations in the Great Master's eyes at that moment.
Just looking at the handsome Taoist's warm eyes and the hair falling down at his temples, he said: "Maybe..."
The Archmage held out his hand and said, "Come, Your Majesty, I will take you to your resting place."
“Okay!”
"I don't know why, I feel a little tired."
The young Jade Emperor jumped down, stretched out his hand and held the hand of the Master Xuandu. The young man took small steps, while the Master walked slowly and happily, his robe flowing like auspicious clouds. The Jade Emperor suddenly smiled and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel very safe holding your hand. Very safe. Master, can I call you sir?"
The handsome Taoist paused.
Then he answered just like every other time in the past eight thousand years, smiling and saying, "Of course."
His fingers dropped, and a ray of inspiration flew out of the Lingxiao Palace, and then turned into a stream of light and flew to another place. The Jade Emperor fell asleep in the palace. There were countless scenes in his dream. There were men in black robes stepping on chains to ascend to heaven and beheading emperors. There was also a man in armor with a cold aura, who seemed familiar yet strange.
But all these have disappeared and cannot be remembered.
I forgot everything.
The Jade Emperor woke up confused, opened his eyes, and looked around for the gentleman, but suddenly saw the gentleman sitting at the table in front of the window, flipping through the files. The young Jade Emperor felt relieved, propped up the jade bed with both hands, and then strode out barefoot, saying, "Sir?!"
The voice paused slightly, and the young Jade Emperor raised his head and looked at the handsome Taoist. Next to him was another Taoist who looked meticulous, but had a clear brow. His hair, Taoist robe, and whisk were all perfect, without a single flaw that was out of place. He was holding a lazy white cat in his arms.
But the white cat is now tense.
The cats exploded.
"Where is this? It's so cute."
The young Jade Emperor reached out and touched the white cat.
The white cat's body was tense, not daring to move. Its pupils had long since become a line, and it looked up stiffly at its master.
Who is this?! Who is this?!
Jade Emperor?!
Who the hell is this?! Take another look!
Jade Emperor!
So it had only one thought in its mind -
I won’t, but I will do it now!
The elegant and warm Taoist asked calmly, "Emperor Lingguan, did you call me here to see the Jade Emperor?"
The handsome Taoist who was flipping through the classics said calmly: "Taiyi Tianzun, don't you understand?"
Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun looked at the ignorant young Jade Emperor who was playing with the cat, sighed, a trace of compassion reappeared in his eyes, and said: "So, what do you want me to do?"
Master Xuandu was silent for a long time, then said:
"Tian Peng and I are too involved, and the cause and effect are too heavy."
"There's no way we can be around him."
"But you're different."
Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun did not answer.
Xuan Du said slowly, "You have just achieved the Great Stage of Enlightenment. You are not involved, and there is no cause and effect. You are the disciple of Master Shangqing. Master Shangqing is lazy and is too lazy to get involved in many issues, so no one bothers you. You have the incarnation of the Ten Directions Heavenly Venerable, which can be spread across all realms. You can participate in the right things at the right time and protect the suffering of the people."
"But the Jade Emperor represents order. Once he dies, the six realms will be in chaos..."
"Eight thousand years, we have survived step by step."
"Isn't he suffering?"
Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun remained silent, looking at the young man holding the cat and smiling brightly.
Finally, he sighed and said calmly: "I understand. If the Jade Emperor dies, the order of the six realms will no longer exist, and the people will suffer greatly."
"I am the most suitable disciple who has just achieved enlightenment, has no worries, and has no karma."
"Emperor Lingguan."
Taoist Qingjun interrupted Taiyi Tianzun and frowned, saying, "Although you and I couldn't stand each other and argued with each other when we were young, so much time has passed. There's no need to be so estranged, right?"
Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun was silent for a long time, sighed, bowed and said:
"Master Xuandu."
Master Xuandu nodded: "Yes."
The atmosphere between the two Taoists changed obviously. The young man who was holding the white cat in his arms came back to his senses out of curiosity. The body of Jiuling Yuansheng in his arms was almost frozen there, not daring to move, not even to call out. The dignified Jiuling Yuansheng now only dared to meow with a pinched throat.
The young Jade Emperor smiled and said, "Sir, you haven't asked this gentleman yet?"
Master Xuandu smiled and said, "Let him introduce himself."
The young man raised his head, his eyes clear, looking at the graceful Taoist in front of him. The latter smiled gently, then leaned down. The clearest light in the thirty-three heavens entered the palace through the gap in the window, like a hazy beam of light. The layers of Taoist robes rolled up, and the jade pendants and jade beads made crisp sounds. Kuanhe pressed his palm on the top of the young Jade Emperor's head and rubbed it. His voice was warm and he answered:
"I am a disciple of Shangqing, and my name is Taiyi Jiuku. You can just call me by my Taoist name."
The voice paused, and the Taoist who was still Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun replied:
"My temple is located in the east, and my name is Daoist."
"Qinghua."
…
The Jade Emperor regained consciousness briefly, but then Clairvoyance and Ears came to report that the situation was tense and there was no time for Him to slowly accept his identity and past. This was the Jade Emperor's duty, and they went to the Lingxiao Palace together. The Jade Emperor's steps were not fast enough, and Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, whose Taoist name was Qinghua, was beside him, so the young man subconsciously held Taiyi Jiuku's sleeve.
Then he subconsciously reached out his hand towards the great magician Xuandu who was one step ahead of him.
This time, the great master Xuandu lowered his eyes, and the Taoist Qingjun looked at the Jade Emperor who was one step slower than him, but he seemed to see him smiling at him with blood flowing, "I will never forget you..."
The Archmage walked at a leisurely pace.
The Jade Emperor pulling Qinghua.
After all, he was unable to hold on to [Xuan Du] anymore.
When they arrived at the Lingxiao Palace, Thousand-Li Eyes and Wind-Ears reported the current events. Although the two were not in the Heavenly Palace and were the top Taoist beings who were not called the Great Emperor but respected as the Heavenly Venerable, the presence of Thousand-Li Eyes and Wind-Ears made their hearts skip a beat, but even if they combined their fighting power, they could not defeat the Giant Spirit God in a single blow. Yet, he was able to get a position in front of the Lingxiao Palace and had lived for so long, so naturally his eyesight and mental strength were first-rate.
The clairvoyant pretended not to see it.
Shunfenger pretended not to hear.
They all reported the intelligence among the monsters, then turned around and retreated, following the instructions of the old ox, and found a strong and sturdy Jianmu wooden pillar. They knocked themselves unconscious with the clanging of the wood, and their spiritual power obscured their memories.
Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun said: "That's quite clever..."
The young Jade Emperor's eyes widened slightly, recalling the previous reports of the two God Generals. Even if the Jade Emperor was blank, he was still the Jade Emperor. In an instant, he felt that something he needed to protect was attacked. Xuandu stretched out his palm to press his shoulder, so that the Jade Emperor, who was not afraid of tigers, would not burst out with strength, and said: "You have the Haotian Mirror, you can take a look at the situation."
"There is still a North Pole in Heaven."
The Jade Emperor was stunned, and then was told about the North Pole, the Four Emperors, and the Haotian Mirror.
Only then did he summon the Haotian Mirror as if he had realized something. A ray of light spread out. Even if it had lost its memory, the Haotian Mirror still only obeyed its only master. Streams of light appeared on the screen, showing the changes in the entire battle situation. The young Jade Emperor sat there holding the Haotian Mirror, staring at it intently. Behind him, the handsome and free-spirited Master Xuandu and Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun sat opposite each other.
Talk about the general trend.
Outside the thirty-three heavens, the falling stars and the swaying stars showed their majestic power, beautiful and brilliant, magnificent and dazzling. It was like thousands of arrows were shot at the same time, circling the world. The woman with black hair hanging behind her was surrounded by stars, as if there was a sense of time disorder, but her five fingers were white, and she clenched the heavy weapon in her palm, which was inconsistent with her gentle temperament.
Sweep.
The mountain strikes!
Then the stars are scattered and become even more brilliant.
Gou Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Okay——"
What he sensed was the threat from Hou Tu and the heavy weapon. Hou Tu's injuries had not actually improved much, but new veins of the earth had come under her control. Although her injuries were still not healed, the upper limit of the power she could control had increased, and her strength had improved a lot.
袖袍翻卷，身躯在无尽的群星和星空之中，仿佛极为渺小。
于是群星散乱落在三十三天。
后土掌中的轰天锏倒抵着地面，女子的眸子已泛起流光，不周山的力量展现，来自于地祇之主的实力在此地重新掀开新的一面，手腕一动，于是三十三天之外，大地重新铺展，于是一座一座的山脉如同长枪一般在这三十天外的区域内猛烈拔地而起，如枪锋般刺向天穹！
勾陈和后土本身的存在在天星坠落，山脉枪林的画面之中，变得渺小。
就仿佛，群星和山脉的争斗。
寂静而如传说。
片刻的死寂——
轰！！！
一颗星辰和山脉碰撞，迸发出的火光和雷霆足以在人间带来湮灭性的力量，但是此刻却是无数，数之不尽！后土右手握着轰天锏，站在这三十三天之外的“大地”之上，她的古朴庄雅的袖袍翻卷，露出白皙的手腕，她的黑发乱舞，抬眸，脚下龙蛇嘶吼。
天空寂静而黑暗，从左至右，从极近至于极远，无数的火光炸开，十万座山脉和星辰的碰撞，齐齐的湮灭，迸发出足以令仙神绝望的连绵不绝的恐怖波动，令黑暗变得灿烂。
勾陈撞破这足以灭世的余波，凌空拉动箭矢。
天穹之上，有数十颗星辰大亮，人间有星纪星座，名玄枵者亮起。
一整个星座。
化作勾陈的弓箭。
后土眸子冰冷，拔出了轰天锏，继续踏前。
勾陈的余光看向人间。
妖皇，你在何处？！
而后土心中却只余下杀机。
那孩子已给她找到了最后的胜机，他已不在了。
她不能输！
于是这两位御再度厮杀在一起，星光灿烂，因为某位最擅长统筹的妖族大圣没有参战，因为人间界出乎意料的出兵，整个战线上直接僵持住了，代表着妖族翻盘希望的百万大军已转向，而斗部的诸多战将也已经集聚于此。
“太白元君何在？”
“太白已至。”
“木德星君何在？”
“吾已在此。”
代表着真君顶尖战力的标志性角色之一，也是极擅统帅军阵的巨灵神真君踱步，为此战前锋，基本上，一般的家伙都不是巨灵神的对手，而如果对手能击败巨灵神就代表着比较棘手，而如果巨灵神都被速败，那就是麻烦大了。
而此刻，他肃然整军，天界不能参与人间之战，后土还抛弃了天界，导致他们更没有理由为地祇出战，此刻巨灵神是有些懊恼的，虎目一扫，道：“牛宿星君云之沂战部可来了？”
沉静的男子声音回答：“在！”
“嗯，那织女星君可在？”
清冷的女声回答：
“在。”
“嗯，您在就……嗯？！！！”巨灵神本来回应了一句，可是立刻发现不对劲，他忽而一下抓紧了玉简，额头青筋贲起，大步前行，抬手将前面的诸多战将推开，就看到众皆面色古怪，看着一个短发的男子蹲在那里，捏着嗓子发出女子声音道：
“自是在的。”
后者穿甲胄，着战袍，身躯高大有威严。
显而易见也是一员星君。
强而有力！
女声也是，强而有力！
这家伙还乐此不疲，一会儿用男子声线，一会儿用女子声线交谈。
用来增加可信度。
玩得不亦乐乎。
间或嗤笑一声，道一句：“巨灵神这个憨憨，肯定发现不了。”
而后继续表演。
巨灵神的目光幽幽落下，而周围变得死寂，那男子似乎察觉到了什么，僵硬抬头，一点一点转身，看到了握着名录，担负前锋军统帅的巨灵神，看到后者眼底喷火，僵硬挥了挥手，笑道：“啊，啊哈哈哈，这不是巨灵老哥儿吗？”
“盯着我做什么？”
“做什么！”
巨灵神一把薅住那男子衣领提溜起来，眼底喷火，怒道：“牛金牛！”
“你是在做什么？！”
“牛郎呢？织女呢？”
“他们哪儿去了？”
他愤怒至极，每说一句话，就用粗萝卜似的大手指戳老黄牛的胸口，后者干笑着踉踉跄跄后退，道：“我，我不知道啊。”
“哼，你不说，老子也知道！”
“云之沂和织女，和妖族的青景威有仇，现在被围杀那道士搅了青景威的仪轨。”
“也因此被追杀，以那两个的性格，必然是求北帝而不允，偷偷下界了！”
“哼，逃离战线，却为私仇，好一个豪侠气度！”
巨灵神怒极，一根手指一根手指戳着老黄牛。
差一点把他肺泡给戳爆了。
老黄牛也不能真个再翻脸一次，干笑着后退。
这北帝一脉偷偷下凡，是优良传统。
可是他可不敢这样调侃。
只是扶着桌案后撤。
却因为巨灵神的前锋军统帅之职责，有军印，手指每戳一下，那印玺亮起来，这老黄牛身上的甲胄就散开一件，哐当一声的坠在桌子上，最后连星君腰牌都给夺了，就放在了旁边的桌案上，巨灵神反手从腰间抽出一根捆仙绳，老黄牛嘴角抽了抽。
完了，得进去了。
老云，织女，老牛我尽力了……
却见到巨灵神腰间的捆仙绳放在桌子上，没有捆了他。
而后，巨灵神自腰后拔出一把剑，在老黄牛脸色都发白，以为自己得给开肚皮取牛黄的注视下，放在桌子上。
最后是一枚代表着仙甲甲胄的玉佩。
巨灵神手指收回，化作一拳抵在老黄牛的胸口，道：“他们两个，容易栽了。”
“你心思细，去拉着他们，这一副甲胄兵器，没有在天甲院备案，你换了甲胄兵器，下去之后，下手的手脚干净点，别留下什么马脚，这样的话，妖族也没法说什么，他娘的，织女牛郎直接把甲胄和兵器都扔了，以表示和天庭无关，妈的白虎监兵神君的兵器甲胄多能保命不知道？”
老黄牛呆滞，看向周围的星君战将。
却见到那帮兄弟都打着哈欠走过去，似乎完全没看到他。
“算了算了，这妖怪，到底打不打啊，困了！”
“老牛啊，咱们一块儿喝酒吧！”
他们勾肩搭背，对着空气说话。
老黄牛呆滞，而后狂喜：“哈哈哈，我就知道，巨灵神！”
“你一定也是个从中间吃过油水的！”
巨灵神大怒：“去你个老母牛的！”
“这是老子自己的私人交情！”
“打完了他娘的，记得回来还给我！”
一脚把老黄牛踹出去，老黄牛乐呵呵的扛着剑，穿着甲狂奔，巨灵神神色凝重，看着下面那曾经击溃了道门天尊的上古妖庭大阵，眸子沉静，而后挥手让群神都散开，之后直接提了两坛酒，走入了帅帐，拦住了归属于天枢院的四大天王之中的两位，大笑道：
“哈哈哈，两位天王，要去何处啊！”
“本将这里有两坛美酒，可是好东西啊，反正妖族地祇打得头破血流，和咱们何事？”
“哈哈哈，别管了，咱们喝酒！喝酒！”
……
“后土勾陈，此刻势均力敌。”
“若是妖族解放妖皇战力，掠阵，则后土危，勾陈胜。”
“若是妖族被托住，那么后土和勾陈则亦是五成胜负。”
“除非后土伤势痊愈，否则的话，则可击败勾陈，但是四御，败之可也，重创之则难，而现在，胜负关键一子，在于那妖族的百万大军，以及上古妖庭之阵效果如何，是否能够被阻拦。”
太乙救苦天尊并玄都大法师谈论局势。
少年玉皇实在是不懂得这些，他也没有兴趣，只是看着昊天镜，看到各地的局势，看到了有人族一支十万铁骑分出来，正在拼命冲锋，似乎打算冲入妖族之中，尽全力阻拦那大阵的集结。
少年玉皇肃然起敬，而后视线扫过那百万的军队，忽而微微一怔。
他的视线下意识地垂落，看到了那浩浩****的妖族地域的一个小点上，下意识地让昊天镜展现那里的风光，却见到那只是一座山，山脉之上，一名穿着清净道袍的少年道人安然而立，背后背着琴，眸子平和，似乎在思考什么。
而后不知是在看什么，微微抬眸，眸光清朗，在这镜中。
少年玉皇手指抵着下巴，皱眉好奇。
“奇怪啊。”
“这个道人，我好像是曾见过的。”
而齐无惑抬起头，看着天空掠过的妖族，神色平和，自心中道：“先生，我已在这里了，妖族百万大阵正在集结，我要在这之前，完成山脉集结。”
谛听的声音在齐无惑心底升起：
“就这，就这？”
“这不是难事，可是，小子，想不想搞一把大的！”
“大的？”
“是！真的大大！比方说，一己之力，正面冲阵，然后搅乱百万联军大阵！”
少年道人听到了谛听的声音，听到这声音隐隐兴奋，冷静道：“先生，就算是我真是泰山府君，这样也容易被拉扯住，蚁多咬死象，何况我才是那蚂蚁，所以请你冷静……再说……”
少年道人抬眸远看，隐隐约约看到无数的妖气冲天而起，连天都变色了，呢喃道：
"A million troops."
"There are only over ten thousand people, and it's already a tsunami, let alone a million? There are also many strange beasts."
"My sword is only three feet in circumference. Even if I defeat them, I can't kill them all if I want."
"That's true, but have you forgotten that you have a weapon with an absolutely large range?"
Qi Wuhuo was slightly startled, then realized what he was talking about:
"Sir, are you talking about destroying the Buddha and beheading the emperor?"
In the Netherworld City of the Dead, Di Ting was obviously satisfied that Qi Wuhuo still remembered this thing, and said, "Yes!"
"The sound of the zither is gathering momentum. In an instant, it will spread over a hundred miles without any problem!"
"And the most crucial part of this formation is the foundation of this million-strong coalition army!"
The young Taoist glanced at the guqin behind him and said:
"But I still can't play the string of the [ghost]."
Qi Wuhuo's zither for destroying Buddha and beheading the emperor has five strings: heaven, earth, man, gods and ghosts, which are different from the ones used by Fuxi back then.
But now, that ghost was made from the blood of countless Yin gods in the underworld, and Qi Wuhuo’s level was not enough to pull it.
Di Ting said: "You can't play it by yourself, but now there are thirty-two earthly immortals and ghosts in the strings, they will help you play it!"
Qi Wuhuo said: "Even if I can play it loudly, the sound of my zither is not good at killing."
Di Ting had an urge to burst into laughter, and he actually laughed out loud, with such excitement that his body trembled slightly:
"Hahaha, you are not good at killing, but its original owner is not bad at killing."
"Sir, you mean..."
Di Ting laughed loudly, his face slightly pale, but his eyes were slightly red due to extreme excitement. In this dark place, he pointed to his ear and said, "The sound of Fuxi's zither has been lost?! Hahahaha, lost? Lost at all, hahaha! It's just that it's not recorded in words! I am Di Ting, I am Di Ting, the master of Tianji Pavilion, who has insight into the Four Noble Truths!"
"Of course I know how to play this thing!"
He looked at the body of Ksitigarbha in front of him.
I thought of Ksitigarbha’s compassion and could not bear to see the suffering of common people.
Shouldn't he have done something like this to make Jizo uncomfortable...
The excitement of listening carefully paused.
After thinking about it, he took a piece of cloth and covered Dizang's eyes.
Then he sat down behind Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Then don’t watch it!
Di Ting’s smile was ferocious: “The music played by the great Emperor Taiji, Fuxi.”
“I still remember!”
"Qi Wuhuo, you have fulfilled your promise, now it's my turn to fulfill mine!"
His eyes were slightly red, and the young Taoist stood in front of the million-strong army with his sleeves fluttering.
The thought sounded——
"I will teach you how to use the zither that was used when Empress Nuwa died and Fuxi went crazy!"