As the first batch of honored gods were listed, the Chaos Primordial Demon of the Demon Cult suddenly bowed and said, "Excuse me, Great Celestial Venerable Jade Emperor, you just said that the positions on the Conferred God List are determined by the Heavenly Dao. Could it be that the next Great Celestial Venerable will not be able to determine the positions on the Conferred God List?"
Hearing what Chaos Yuanmo said, all the gods in Heaven, including Fang Jian, were stunned. Yes, if that were the case, wouldn't the List of Gods be equivalent to a manifestation of Heaven's Way in Heaven? Wouldn't Heaven's authority not be controlled by Heaven itself?
Thinking of this, Fang Jian immediately became worried. If this was really the case, then the Heavenly Court would probably be divided.
The reason is very simple. If the respected gods and righteous gods on the List of Investiture of the Gods are appointed by the Heavenly Dao, then the Great Heavenly Venerable will only have the authority on the List of Investiture of the Gods. By then, won't the Heavenly Court be in name only, and everything will be centered around the "List of Investiture of the Gods"?
At that time, it doesn’t matter whether the Heavenly Court exists or not, as long as the List of Gods and the gods on it exist?
The Jade Emperor didn't deny Primal Chaos's question, but nodded and said, "Before the new Great Celestial Venerable transcends the Heavenly Dao, the positions on the Conferred God List will all be determined by the Heavenly Dao."
After receiving the accurate answer from the Jade Emperor, the gods in heaven suddenly felt a great sense of crisis, while the minds of the demon sect members began to move violently.
Although no emotions were shown among the Taoists and Buddhists, it was not difficult to imagine that the situation in which Heaven was suppressing Taoism and Buddhism was likely to change in the future.
Although the new Jade Emperor is the Lord of Heaven and the Ruler of the Three Realms, he himself is also on the List of Gods. If he cannot attain the Three Pure Realms and transcend the Heavenly Dao, he himself will also be restricted by the List of Gods.
But the Jade Emperor seemed to see everyone's concerns, so he said: "The god position on the Conferred God List is tied to the position of honor in the Heavenly Court. One must first obtain the position of fruit and honor in the Heavenly Court before entering the Conferred God List and holding power."
"So," the Jade Emperor's gaze swept over everyone in the Lingxiao Palace, then he slowly spoke, "Those who are included in the Conferred God List are 'Gods,' while those who are not are 'Immortal Officials.' Gods only wield authority over the Three Realms, not the affairs of Heaven governing the Three Realms. Immortal Officials, on the other hand, do not wield authority over the Three Realms, but they do govern the affairs of Heaven governing the Three Realms."
After saying this, the Jade Emperor slowly called out, "Lord Feng, come out."
The next moment, an extremely cute and childish little Taoist boy jumped out from the Investiture of the Gods. It was the true spirit of the Investiture of the Gods: Feng Tianjun.
After Feng Tianjun came out, he immediately bowed to the Jade Emperor and said, "Feng Tianjun pays homage to the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, the Mysterious Sky High God."
The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, then addressed the gods and immortals, saying, "This is the true spirit of the Investiture of the Gods, and also the 'Golden Seal of Creation', the source of the authority and power of the Investiture of the Gods."
As soon as the Jade Emperor finished speaking, a mysterious light flashed around Feng Tianjun, and he immediately turned into a purple-gold seal that was shining with mysterious light.
The Jade Emperor pointed at the 'Golden Seal of Creation' and said, "Whoever can hold this Golden Seal of Creation will be able to assist the next Great Celestial Venerable in managing the List of Gods. This is a position of honor second only to the Supreme Being in Heaven and above all beings in the Three Realms."
Under one man, above the three realms, this obviously refers to the Jade Emperor, because although the Jade Emperor is also on the List of Gods, he is the master of heaven and the ruler of the three realms, and no one is greater than him.
Despite this, the people present could still understand the meaning of the words of the Great Heavenly Venerable. Whoever could hold this golden seal of creation would be the most powerful official in the history of Heaven.
The next moment, everyone's eyes turned to Fang Jian, because since the establishment of the Four Emperors of Lingxiao, Fang Jian's status had reached the level of a powerful official in the Heavenly Court.
Chaos Demon was a little disappointed. He thought he had found the loophole in the List of Gods, but he didn't expect that the loophole would be patched so quickly.
Although the members of the Demon Cult were disappointed, they could do nothing at the moment and could only start to guess who would be in charge of the Golden Seal of Creation.
However, Fang Jian did not think that he could control the Golden Seal of Creation, because he had seen that there was a talisman on the Golden Seal of Creation. It was the talisman of 'Xuan Yang Tian Guang' that helped him to subdue the Jade God Son last time.
Fang Jian remembered very clearly that the Xuanyang Skylight did not come from outside, but flew out directly from the center of Jade God's eyebrows.
This shows that the owner of this Xuanyang Skylight had already planned this matter a long time ago. Then the person who holds the Golden Seal of Creation must be the owner of that Xuanyang Skylight without a doubt.
Just when everyone's eyes were on Fang Jian, Fang Jian frowned. He remembered the incident when Dou Mu Yuanjun seized power during the catastrophe.
He really didn't want this to happen again, but since that person had already planned it, it was too late to stop it now. Fang Jian could only pray that this person must be from Heaven.
Just when everyone was wondering whether Fang Jian was in charge of the Golden Seal of Creation, Song Kuang, the left guard general in front of the Lingxiao Palace, suddenly entered the hall.
"Your Majesty the Jade Emperor, Qu Daoping, the 'Tianshu Dulu' of the Tianshu Province, has come to see you outside the palace and said he has something important to report." Song Kuang bowed.
Everyone's gaze instantly shifted away from Fang Jian and fell on Song Kuang. Even Fang Jian, Erlang Shen, Sun Wukong, and Nezha, who had not yet completely rebuilt his body but had rushed to attend the Luotian Grand Assembly, showed surprise.
Fang Jian whispered to Nezha, "What happened in Tianshu Province?"
Nezha is the Emperor in Charge of the Lingshu Jade Palace, and the Tianshu Province is under his jurisdiction. However, Nezha looked confused at this moment and said, "I don't know."
This situation is very rare. Generally, when the Heavenly Court holds a grand court meeting, no matter how big the matter is, the immortal officials who did not participate in the court meeting will not come to the Lingxiao Palace for an audience. They will wait until the court meeting is over to report and deal with it.
Now, Qu Daoping, the recorder of Tianshu, came directly to the Lingxiao Palace to meet the emperor. This is a violation of the heavenly law, and in serious cases, he may even be executed.
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