"This is..." When Fang Jian and the other three saw the eight huge tombs, they couldn't help but frown, and then cast doubtful glances at the Sun Star Lord.
The Sun Star Lord said, "This is the Tianhuang Divine Tomb. Buried within are all the innate gods who died in the ancient times."
Jiu Zhen Tianjun's expression changed when he heard this, and he asked, "Are they going to be resurrected?"
"No," said the Sun Star Lord, "Their Dao bodies have been destroyed, their true spirits no longer exist, and only a remnant of soul remains. They are the extinct gods under the Heavenly Dao, and there is no possibility of resurrection."
Upon hearing this, Xuanling Tianjun immediately pointed at the Tianhuang Divine Tombs and asked, "Then why is this happening?"
The Sun Star Lord sighed and said, "In this Zhoutian Star Region, countless innate sacred beings who died in the ancient times are buried. Only a trace of their souls remains to this day, waiting for the opportunity to pass on their own Taoist traditions and lineages to the world, and then they will dissolve into the divine truth and return to the Heavenly Dao."
The Sun Star Lord continued, "Now the time has come for these eight Daoists to enter the world and preach the Dao. The Jade Emperor and the Purple Star Lord have issued a decree, commanding us to select a date and location to lower these eight Heavenly Desolate Divine Tombs, allowing the eight Daoists to choose their successors."
After hearing this, Fang Jian and the other three Heavenly Lords finally understood.
"What you mean is that these eight Tianhuang Divine Tombs will be located on the four continents?" Tonghe Tianjun asked Taiyang Xingjun.
The Sun Star Lord nodded and said, "That's right, that's why we invited the four Heavenly Lords."
Xuanling Tianjun said, "This Tianhuang Divine Tomb landed on the four continents, so it seems to have nothing to do with us, right? It's impossible for us to help them choose a successor."
The Sun Star Lord said, "Of course, they don't need the four Heavenly Lords to help them select a successor, but their successor will be chosen from among the sentient beings of the Three Realms. In other words, all living beings in the Three Realms can go to the Tianhuang Divine Tomb to compete for the qualification to inherit the Dao. The four Heavenly Lords must do three things: First, issue an edict to the Four Continents, announcing the matter of the Tianhuang Divine Tomb to all living beings on the four continents. Second, the Heavenly Lord of the Tianjun Palace must personally lead the heavenly soldiers to guard the Tianhuang Divine Tomb to maintain order and assist the owner of the Tianhuang Divine Tomb in establishing the selection rules. Third, and this is the most important point, and it is also a strict order from the Great Emperor Ziwei, the people of the Xuanjiao must be blocked and expelled."
After hearing the three points said by the Sun Star Lord, Xuanling Tianjun, Jiuzhen Tianjun and Tonghe Tianjun all looked at each other in surprise.
Taiyin Xingjun also noticed the embarrassment on the faces of the three Heavenly Lords, so he said, "What's the difficulty, Heavenly Lords? Please tell us."
Hearing Taiyin Xingjun's question, Xuanling Tianjun immediately said, "The first two things are easy, but the last one is a bit more difficult. The people of the Xuan Sect are strange and unpredictable, and their physical strength is so strong that even the Dao Sect has been at a disadvantage in their battles. If they insist on participating, I'm afraid even identifying them will be difficult, not to mention whether we have the strength to exclude them."
"Yes, what Xuanling Tianjun said is exactly what we are worried about." Tonghe Tianjun and Jiuzhen Tianjun said in unison.
Then Jiuzhen Tianjun continued, "Although the three of us are Golden Immortals, we only have the physical martial arts of the Unleaked Golden Body. If the Heavenly Court does not send heavenly generals to help us, we can still deal with a few people of equal strength from the Xuan Sect. However, if one or two strong ones come, we will be unable to cope."
What the three Heavenly Kings said were all true. Although a Heavenly King was in charge of a certain continent, he was not a Heavenly General of Heaven after all. Instead, he held a position more like a civilian position among the immortal officials in the martial arts world.
The Sun Star Lord nodded and said, "I also understand the difficulties faced by the three fellow Taoists..." At this point, the Sun Star Lord looked at Fang Jian again and asked, "What do you think, Master Hongqing?"
Fang Jian pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did the eight Tianhuang Divine Tombs descend at the same time?"
"No," said the Sun Star Lord, "They will descend separately. The original initial plan was to descend one on each of the four continents, and proceed separately."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately said, "If that's the case, why not first send one down in my Xiniu Hezhou as a pilot. However... I have no idea how to identify Xuanjiao cultivators."
Upon hearing this, Taiyin Xingjun smiled and said, "The task of identifying Xuanjiao cultivators can be left to Wude Xingjun."
The Sun Star Lord nodded and said, "Indeed, the methods practiced by the Xuan Sect are all ancient methods, which are very different from the methods of the present world. The Five Virtues Star Lord controls the operation of the five virtues of the present world. He can go to Xiniu Hezhou to help identify the people of the Xuan Sect."
As the Sun Star Lord finished speaking, the Five Virtues Star Lord spoke from the opposite side, "We are responsible for identifying those who belong to the Xuanjiao, but once we have identified them, it will be up to you, Master Hongqing, to execute them. Now, during the Dharma Ending Tribulation, it's difficult for us Star Lords to mobilize the power of the stars by descending to the mortal realm... We can't get involved in a fight."
Fang Jian smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, "Of course."
Then, the Sun Star Lord said, "That's it. Now, we'll send down one Tianhuang Divine Tomb in Xi Niu Hezhou as a pilot. After the owner of one Tianhuang Divine Tomb has completed his teachings, how about we discuss the distribution of the remaining seven Tianhuang Divine Tombs later?"
Fang Jian was the first to speak: "Xitian Prefecture has no objection."
Seeing that Fang Jian took the initiative to take on the task of the first Tianhuang Divine Tomb, the other three Heavenly Kings naturally had nothing to say.
"Dongtian Prefecture has no objection."
"Nantian Prefecture has no objection."
"Beitian Prefecture has no objection."
So, the matter was settled and the meeting ended there. It was very concise and quick from beginning to end.
Fang Jian and the other three Heavenly Kings were sent directly to the Four Heavenly Gates by the starlight of the Zhoutian constellations to prevent them from taking the wrong path again.
Then Fang Jian summoned the Third Prince, and rode on him back to the Western Heaven Palace, because the Sun Star Lord and the Moon Star Lord had agreed with him that the first Tianhuang Divine Tomb would descend in ten days, and the Five Virtues Star Lord would arrive in five days.
He was going to Xitianfu to meet him, so he didn't have much time to prepare.
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