The Zhoutian Star Lords shared the same hatred and cast their eyes over the immortals and gods in the hall. They wanted to see who would speak up for Taishang Laojun, so that they could make him experience the power of the Zhoutian Star Lord.
In the end, no one came out to speak for Taishang Laojun. Taishang Laojun's face turned pale, his heart was filled with despair, and he looked at Fang Jian with resentment.
Fang Jian smiled faintly and said, "Remember to write IOUs to everyone after the court session."
Taishang Laojun said with resentment: "Writing an IOU is fine, but it will take at least a million years to refine so many sixth-grade golden elixirs."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "Pay it back within three thousand years, otherwise the amount of pills owed will increase tenfold every thousand years."
The Jade Emperor glared at him and said, "Are you lending money at high interest rates?"
Fang Jian said calmly, "Is this called usury? This is called punishing deadbeats."
"Then I will go to the Chaos Temple and never return to the world." said Taishang Laojun.
Fang Jian said: "The disciple will pay back the master's debt, and there are still disciples of the Taoist sect in the world."
"You you you you." Taishang Laojun was so angry that he was shaking all over, and the whisk in his hand was shaking like a willow branch in the spring breeze as he pointed at Fang Jian.
But then, Taishang Laojun's expression suddenly changed, and he laughed, "Hahaha, I was just joking. In fact, I have long wanted to distribute golden elixirs to all of you Taoist friends to reward your contributions in assisting the Great Celestial Venerable in stabilizing the Three Realms. Today is the perfect opportunity to accomplish this, hahaha!"
The immortals and gods in the hall listened to the calm laughter of Taishang Laojun and looked at each other in surprise.
Nezha even whispered to Sun Wukong, "It seems Fang Jian's face isn't even half as thick as mine."
Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Yes, he still needs to work harder."
Fang Jian was also speechless. He was indeed the Jade Emperor. His ability to adapt to changing circumstances and his thick skin were beyond his reach.
After laughing, Taishang Laojun stood quietly above the clouds again, his face still calm and kind, but his heart was actually bleeding.
Afterwards, Fang Jian asked Erlang Shen and Nezha, "How are the rewards for the heavenly soldiers and generals and the numerous cultivators who pacified the Three Realms and eliminated the calamity during the Great Tribulation going?"
Erlang Shen heard this and said, "It's already underway, but we've encountered some problems."
Fang Jian asked, "What's the problem?"
Erlang Shen looked at Nezha and said, "Emperor Zhenwu, you speak."
Nezha nodded and said, "That's right. At that time, those cultivators were incorporated into the Heavenly Army, including the demon cultivators that you, Emperor Hongqing, brought from Northern Juluzhou. So, it's easy to reward them, but difficult to confer titles. How to confer titles on them is a difficult problem."
Conferring titles and rewards, these are two concepts, one is "conferring", the other is "rewarding". Conferring titles means conferring official positions, lands and posts, while rewarding means awarding resources.
After listening to Nezha's report, Fang Jian said to Wude Xingjun, "Wude Xingjun, how many heavenly soldiers are there in the Heavenly Court now?"
Wude Xingjun immediately stepped out with a jade tablet in hand and said, "Your Highness, the Heavenly Court is currently building a celestial army of four armies totaling 5.6 million celestial soldiers."
After hearing the report from the Martial Virtue Star Lord, Fang Jian pondered for a moment, then said, "Among the celestial armies that pacified the Three Realms, apart from the 5.6 million celestial soldiers who returned to heaven, all other cultivators will be repatriated, including the demon cultivators I brought with me from Northern Julu Continent."
Erlang Shen asked, "How should the reward be given?"
Fang Jian said, "Order the Tiangong Academy to forge 'Heavenly Honor Orders' and distribute them to these cultivators. Those who hold these Heavenly Honor Orders can use them to request Heavenly Court's protection three times in the future if they encounter disasters. As long as they do not violate Heavenly Laws, Heavenly Court will help them overcome the disaster. After three requests, the Heavenly Honor Order will be revoked. As long as there is one remaining request, the order remains valid and can be passed down to descendants, clansmen, and friends."
Erlang Shen nodded. This was a good idea. It was equivalent to the Heavenly Court postponing the immediate payment of the reward.
"However, rewards must still be given," Fang Jian said. "In addition to the Heavenly Merit Order, each person will be rewarded with 10,000 Jieyu. Those who die will be given priority for reincarnation, allowing them to enjoy wealth and honor for three lifetimes. If they have the fate to become immortals, they will be granted the path to Taoism."
Upon hearing this, Erlang Shen immediately said, "I obey the order."
After finishing the matter of conferring honors, Fang Jian said, "From now on, any immortal who has made great contributions to the sentient beings of the Three Realms and is granted a high position in the Heavenly Court will be granted a Taoist temple by the Heavenly Court."
At this point, Fang Jian turned to the Supreme Lord and said, "Lord, the Ten Continents and Three Islands are under the jurisdiction of the Cave God Hall, right?"
Taishang Laojun had now calmed down and nodded, saying, "That's right."
Fang Jian said, "Okay, from now on, the Cave God Hall will no longer be responsible for teaching and preaching to super-grade immortal officials, and will focus on managing the affairs of the Ten Continents and Three Islands."
After saying this, Fang Jian continued, "How many immortal cultivators are there on the Ten Continents?"
Upon hearing this, Taishang Laojun said, "During the catastrophe, all the immortals and cultivators on the ten continents survived, but now they have all entered the world of the living."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Issue an edict that all immortal cultivators from the ten continents be relocated to the four major continents. Each will be compensated with a blessed cave paradise to cultivate their path. From now on, the ten continents and three islands will serve as the places where immortals granted honorable positions by the Heavenly Court can cultivate their paths. This matter will be handled by the Divine Heaven Jade Palace in conjunction with the Cave God Hall."
Erlang Shen and Taishang Laojun bowed their heads together and said, "I will obey your command."
Then, Fang Jian said to Taibai Jinxing who was standing beside him, "Taibai Jinxing, unfold the map of the Ten Continents and Three Islands in the hall."
Taibai Jinxing respectfully accepted the order, and then unfolded the maps of the ten continents and three islands that had been prepared long ago above the Lingxiao Palace. A total of thirteen maps immediately appeared in front of everyone.
The ten continents are: Zuzhou, Yingzhou, Jukuzhou, Xuanzhou, Yanzhou, Changzhou, Yuanzhou, Liuzhou, Shengzhou and Fenglinzhou.
Three islands: Penglai Island, Fangzhang Island, and Yingzhou Island.
The ten continents and three islands are all located above the boundless ocean. They were formed by the innate chaotic energy that poured in from the chaos after the creation of the world. Every continent and every island has infinite fairy energy, and the fairy energy on each continent and island is far superior to that of the four continents. Moreover, they have their own chaos restrictions, which can only be opened with the authority granted by the "Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll". Therefore, the ten continents and three islands have always been controlled by the Heavenly Court.
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