Chapter 101: The Investiture of the Gods
◎Entering the calamity◎
The more you fear something, the more likely it will come. When Zhunti closed his eyes in pain, he heard Kong Shuang's "puff" laughter. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the laughter was intentional.
After laughing, Kong Shuang obviously hadn't forgotten him either. He said bluntly, "Zhunti, you're taking so much trouble to help the demon race. Those who know you think you're doing it for the Heavenly Court. Those who don't know you might think it's for your Western Paradise!"
Zhunti suddenly opened his eyes and frowned: "This is simply nonsense, the biggest joke in the world!"
The louder the voice, the more guilty he felt. After saying this, he glanced at Haotian secretly, hoping that the other party would not find out that he was using the Heavenly Court to deal with the hateful Sanqing and Kong Shuang!
Haotian beside him also looked at him with an unnatural look, hoping that Zhunti didn't see that he was deliberately using his status as a saint to attract Yuanshi's hatred and firepower.
After all, he was just a Daluo Jinxian, how dare he challenge a saint.
The two eyes met just right, and they were both stunned for a moment, then quickly looked away awkwardly.
Hongjun, who was at the head of the group, could no longer bear to watch and raised his hand to stop Kong Shuang and Zhunti: "You two have been arguing endlessly since the sermon in Zixiao Palace that year, and you are still doing the same now."
Zhunti felt uncomfortable after hearing this and wanted to correct his teacher. He and Kong Shuang were not arguing endlessly, but fighting to the death!
Silence returned to the hall. Hongjun glanced at everyone and coughed softly, "What are your thoughts on the affairs of Heaven?"
He looked at Laozi. Laozi had just talked too much, and now he was like a saw-mouthed gourd, not wanting to say a word, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Yuanshi was angry with Haotian and Zhunti, but he hadn't vented his anger yet. It was good enough that he didn't add insult to injury. He didn't even want to help Haotian find a solution.
Hongjun's gaze fell on Tongtian again. After thinking for a while, he felt that this was a young man who might not understand his ideas, so he finally chose Kong Shuang.
"Kong Shuang, what do you think?"
Kong Shuang opened his eyes wide, exchanged a puzzled glance with Hongjun, and took a deep breath in resignation: "Since Your Majesty said that there are no people in the Heavenly Court, then we will continue to send some people to Your Majesty as we did last time."
As expected, she understood his thoughts. Hongjun nodded, stroked his beard and said, "Go on..."
You asked me to continue, Kong Shuang smiled secretly, calmed down and continued: "Didn't His Majesty just say that Guangchengzi and others beat the ministers of the Heavenly Court and made them unable to serve? Then let them take over..."
Before he could finish his words, Yuanshi glared at him, furious: "What do you mean? You mean to say that this is all my responsibility!"
Kong Shuang chuckled, "I haven't finished speaking yet, Saint, please don't worry." She turned around and looked at Hongjun again, "However, the number of disciples of the Chan Sect involved in this matter is very small, only eleven at most. I don't think they can help much. It would be better to ask the Western Sect to continue to provide some assistance."
Yuanshi sat back down. Although he felt a little relieved, he was still angry.
Kong Shuang added, "The hundreds of disciples who were previously sent from the West to Heaven must have old friends and clansmen in the West, and they must miss them. Since the Saint Zhunti has a great family and great achievements, it would be better for him to consider the disciples in Heaven and comfort them."
Although the words were spoken softly, they sounded very reasonable at first glance.
Laozi lowered his eyes and thought to himself that if the Three Pure Ones had not quarreled, given the old hatred between Kong Shuang and Zhunti, when Zhunti first attacked Yuanshi, Kong Shuang would probably have jumped out to fight back on behalf of his impatient brother, and he would not have had to speak up and take action himself.
It seems that he should make peace with Tongtian as soon as possible. If this kind of thing happens a few more times, he, as the eldest brother, will probably be exhausted to death.
Zhunti on the other side laughed in anger. He had never seen such a shameless person before. He pointed at Yuanshi and said, "Are you saying that the Chan Sect won't send out any people? Can you really say that?"
Kong Shuang feigned innocence and sighed softly, "Alas—the disciples of the Chan Sect are truly unworthy to do such things and are incapable of handling important responsibilities. However, the Western Sect of the two saints is full of talented people. It is truly a great fortune for them to serve as officials in the Heavenly Court and benefit all living beings in the prehistoric world."
Tongtian beside him curled up the corners of his lips slightly, and then smiled helplessly and dotingly.
Yuanshi was quite happy to hear this at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. What did it mean that the disciples of the orthodox sect were unruly and incapable of shouldering important responsibilities? The repeated words seemed familiar. He thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that this was not what he said about the disciples of the evil sect last time.
I didn't expect Kong Shuang to be so vindictive that he would use these words to ridicule the Chan sect.
Yuanshi's face darkened.
Even though Kong Shuang also hinted at Yuanshi, Zhunti felt exhausted at the moment and simply gave up, casually replying: "You say it so nicely, why don't you let your Jiejiao send someone out?"
The key point is that Jiejiao is not hers, otherwise she would really think of someone. Kong Shuang raised her head and looked at Tongtian, trying to communicate with her eyes.
Tongtian immediately guessed who she was thinking of, then closed his eyes and refused to communicate.
Kong Shuang curled his lips and said nothing.
Seeing that everyone had stopped talking, Hongjun ignored their opinions and looked at Haotian, "What do you think?"
Haotian was in tears: ...He didn't feel anything.
Even if the West is asked to send more people, the West will not send many good ones. His Heavenly Court has already supported a lot of people who eat for free for the sake of the saint, and it really can't afford it!
Hongjun saw his expression and immediately understood what he meant. The West sent all the dirty and smelly things to the East, but none of them were useful. Even if they sent a thousand or ten thousand, it would still be the same. It was of no help to the Heavenly Court.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking about how after the gods were canonized in his previous life, there was Dou Mu in the Heavenly Court, and there were fairy ladies who accompanied her. Together with a group of disciples from the Jiejiao Sect, the Heavenly Court was thriving and prosperous. Unfortunately, it was no longer possible now.
After making the comparison, looking at it now is just eye-catching. Hongjun glanced at the two people in the west again, thinking that Zhunti was ignorant, and Jieyin was also ignorant. They had no idea that they were considering him as their teacher, and what kind of ugly things were sent to them!
The Heavenly Court cannot allow these misfits to continue causing trouble.
Then he looked at everyone and dropped a shocking news: "The third immeasurable calamity is about to come, and all those below the level of saints will be in the calamity."
Most of the people present were saints, so they were not too surprised. However, their eyes fell on Kong Shuang, the only one who was not a saint.
Kong Shuang had already guessed that Hongjun had summoned everyone here to announce this news. She remained calm, but when she saw the gloating look in Zhunti's eyes, she even understood what he meant:
No matter whether I go through tribulations or not, with Zhunti here, I will be able to stand firm even if I don’t want to!
Hongjun was not very satisfied with the expressions of the crowd. Without changing his expression, he drew a golden magic weapon on his palm and continued, "This is the Conferred God List. Those who have experienced disasters and died will have their souls included in the Conferred God List. They will switch from the immortal path to the divine path, practice according to the human race's beliefs, and enter the heavenly court as officials."
The faces of the disciples in the hall changed drastically. Hongjun was finally satisfied with their attitude and continued, "The Conferred God List contains 365 true gods. Anyone who enters the Conferred God List cannot leave. Since you can't reach an effect through discussion, Liangjie will decide for you."
What kind of righteous gods are they? They clearly want to deprive people of their path to immortality and prevent them from cultivating. They also want to hand their souls over to others, allowing them to be controlled by others and lose their freedom from that point on.
The Six Saints looked even more embarrassed. After a long while, Zhunti stepped out first and bowed deeply to Hongjun, who was sitting at the top of the table. "Teacher, the Heavenly Court is the Eastern Heavenly Court after all. We from the West cannot compete with our four senior brothers and sisters for the position of the 365th True God. Therefore, we from the West will not participate in the Conferred God Ceremony this time!"
Jie Yin also realized that the inclusion of the soul in the Conferred God List was no joke, and he also came out and said: "Amitabha! What Zhunti said is very true!"
Seeing this, Kong Shuang sneered:
"The distinction is clear now. The East is the Great Desolation, isn't the West also the Great Desolation? When you were talking to my Eastern magical treasures and creatures about the connection with the West, why didn't you think about the East being the East and the West being the West?"
"When the Dao Ancestor taught you the Way and sent you the Primordial Purple Qi, you never considered that the East is the East and the West is the West. Now you're bringing this up again. Aren't you ashamed?"
Yuanshi was secretly happy to hear this. If they were in the wrong camp, he would have just wanted to applaud Kong Shuang!
Hongjun waited for Kong Shuang to finish speaking before speaking, "Everyone will be afflicted during the catastrophe. It may be a disciple from the East or the West, or a wandering cultivator from the prehistoric world. Everyone has their own destiny."
Zhunti nodded awkwardly and said, "Yes!" and returned to his position with Jie Yin.
Kong Shuang looked at Hongjun suspiciously again and found him even more strange.
According to the original novel, the Three Pure Ones had already discussed the candidates for the list, but the Xianjiao sect later broke the agreement. It was not based on fate as Hongjun said now.
According to Hongjun, no matter whether it is the sect of Sanqing or the Western religion, or even the disciples of Nuwa's Wa Palace, they all have the same probability of being on the list of gods.
This way, things become more troublesome, but there is also more room for maneuver!
Seeing that the two from the West had no objections, Hongjun turned to Yuanshi and said, "Since your disciples were the first to initiate the killing calamity, you alone will be in charge of the Conferred God List."
Yuanshi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I will follow the teacher's instructions!"
After saying this, the List of Gods fell into his hands.
Hongjun nodded in satisfaction and said to Kong Shuang, "The soul of the person destined to be a god is in your hands. Find a day to send him to reincarnate so that he can join the Chan Sect as soon as possible."
Kong Shuang also thought that Feixiong's soul was still with him, and immediately thought of letting Feixiong annoy Yuanshi, so he readily agreed.
Yuanshi, on the other hand, looked at him several more times, and suddenly his expression changed. He quickly realized who his future disciple was and why he was in Kong Shuangshuang's hands.
He glared at Kong Shuang several times, feeling helpless and angry. He felt that Kong Shuang was born to nemesis him. He even thought of Kong Shuang's gloating expression when he accepted Fei Xiong as his disciple!
Zhunti on the other side was also unhappy. The person destined to be deified was Yuanshi's future disciple, and his soul was now in Kong Shuang's hands. How come he, the Westerner, didn't get any benefits at all? He curled his lips and said, "Could it be that this person who was deified has a connection with the Chan Sect, but not with my Western Sect?"
Yuanshi's eyes lit up, and he was about to ask him to take Feixiong away. Whoever wanted to accept him as his disciple could do so, but he would not accept any!
Suddenly, Kong Shuang smiled and said, "No! It's God's will that those who are conferred as gods join the Chan Sect. God's will cannot be violated!"
Yuanshi: ...
Tiandao: ...
I've never seen her speak up for herself like this before!
Hongjun stroked his beard lazily as he watched the drama come to an end. Recalling a voice that had been particularly quiet recently, he suddenly had an idea and said to his sea of consciousness, "What do you think of my arrangement?"
The voice hesitated to answer, and after a long while, it said, "You've already made your own decision, why are you asking me?"
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