lethal arsenal

Chapter 611: Tianan Conference
With clouds and dragons coiling around the pillars, unicorns offering fruits, and grand decorations, the Yaochi venue of the An Tian Conference with its five-colored and ten-light feast gradually became lively, and the extraordinary spiritual consciousnesses of the immortals and Buddhas communicated with each other through telepathy.

In the entire venue, not all immortal officials above the level of Nine Stars were present, and they were sparsely present.

However, the place below the Nine Stars was almost full in a row, with many immortals gathered together, their robes fluttering, and the jewels on their heads shining with light.

These are gods who each control the power of mountains, rivers, and stars.

Although it was a music festival, they were lined up like civil and military officials in the human world.

Only immortal officials above the rank of Nine Stars and those with extremely important divine duties can find a auspicious cloud throne or a lotus throne at the Tianan Conference.

Not counting the Taoist immortals from the ten continents and three islands, there are a total of seventy-two auspicious cloud thrones in Heaven.

Among them, there are thirty-three who support the Jade Emperor, and the other half are divided among the Queen Mother of the West, the Emperor of Beiji Ziwei, the Emperor Zhenwu and other emperors.

The term "scattered immortal" does not refer to those with low cultivation level, but rather those who have not specially joined some forces in the heavenly realm.

Among them, the Holy Emperor Chong'en, who is at the first level of the Five Elders, is the leader of the Taoist lineage of the Ten Continents and Three Daos.

The side sects are mainly calculated based on Buddhism and the forces of the netherworld, with a total of twenty-seven lotus thrones, and another nine lotus thrones flowing out.

Whether it is an immortal or a Buddha, they all hold a jade scepter in their hands, which is also a symbol of their identity.

In the front few seats, the sallow-faced Zhenwu Emperor was looking at a list in his hand.

This is the list of demons wanted by the Heavenly Court in the battle of Jilei Mountain.

As the ancestor of the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Army, the Great Emperor Zhenwu was naturally extremely concerned about this. Although Xihe Niuzhou was not under his jurisdiction, he was still somewhat involved because of Tang Xuanzang's trip.

Therefore, the Great Emperor Zhenwu actually attached great importance to the battle of Jilei Mountain and the victory of the Heavenly Court.

However, after seeing some of the names on the list, Emperor Zhenwu's eyebrows still twitched and raised unconsciously.

The Queen Mother of the West noticed the abnormality of the Great Emperor Zhenwu, and she glanced at him and asked with her spiritual consciousness: "What happened?"

Emperor Zhenwu frowned with some dissatisfaction and said: "Those monsters actually dared to fly to the heaven to make trouble. They must be tired of living."

The entire venue fell into a barely perceptible silence. Emperor Zhenwu muttered something subconsciously, but all the immortals heard his words.

Obviously, the emperor deliberately said these words to everyone before the Jade Emperor arrived.

Which of the gods and Buddhas who were able to sit at the table did not have a myriad of thoughts in their minds? At this moment, they all started to make plans.

You should know that those who can attend the conference, at the lowest level, are the Five Hundred Arhats, the group that stands at the gate of Antianhui and listens to the lectures.

It was not long after the Great Emperor Zhenwu finished speaking.

boom.

The door of the Antian Society was opened again.

An astonishing wave of thunder and heat was heard, and Wang Lingguan, wearing golden armor, strode in.

He looked around, greeted the emperors and bowed, then stood in the front row at a leisurely pace.

He had a seat, but he chose not to sit down. Instead, he waited quietly for the Jade Emperor to arrive.

……

"Brother Bai Ren is really arrogant. We are almost all here, but he hasn't come yet."

The man was communicating quietly with his spiritual sense within a small area. In his hands, he was playing with a pair of stars that had shrunk a billion times, and looking around boredly.

Within the Three Realms and among all the heavens, he is the only one who dares to call the Jade Emperor Brother Bai Ren instead of the Jade Emperor.

This person is the Great Emperor of Zhongtian Ziwei Beiji Taihuang, the leader of the Four Emperors of Taoism.

The Emperor of Ziwei of the North Pole, the Emperor of Changsheng of the South Pole, the Emperor of Tianhuang of Shanggong of Gou Chen, and the Emperor of Hou Tu, who succeeded the heaven and followed the example of the heaven, are headed by him.

In a way, he is the god closest to the throne of the Jade Emperor.

No god dared to respond to his disrespectful words.

The Emperor of Ziwei had a solemn look on his face and appeared to be in his early thirties. He lazily wore a nine-dragon crown and an apricot-yellow robe.

This big guy even has an incarnation in the human world, named Emperor Tang, Li Shimin.

Because he has the status of the Human Emperor, this is the confidence that allows him to be above all the emperors of heaven and dare to challenge the Jade Emperor.

"Wait a minute."

He has bird and beast wings, with his upper body naked, revealing six abdominal muscles as strong as rocks, and a necklace made of six stars hanging around his neck. His long eyebrows are as sharp as knives, and he looks fierce and awe-inspiring.

Among all the immortals and gods, he was the only one who dared to talk to Emperor Ziwei.

Gou Chen!

Among the three realms, he is the most powerful god of war in the true sense.

Be it Yang Jian, Zhenwu, Tianpeng in his early years, or even the Emperor of Man, Dayi, etc., none of them are worthy of being compared with him.

His true identity is shrouded in mystery, and there are even rumors that he is one of the Three Emperors, Emperor Fuxi - an incarnation stationed in heaven.

Even the Emperor of Ziwei was wary of him, as there was a certain overlap in the divine duties of the two.

The six main stars hanging on Gou Chen's neck were given up by Emperor Ziwei in his early years, and almost half of the divine power of the starry sky was taken away.

Of course, during the time when Ziwei Emperor's clone entered the human world and successfully became the Human Emperor, his star domain expanded several times, and Gou Chen did not compete with it.

This is why Emperor Ziwei is so domineering now.

Emperor Ziwei gently moved the two star beads in his hand and asked softly, "If Brother Bairen comes, we should ask him for an explanation, right?"

Gou Chen ignored him and closed his eyes to rest.

"..."

Ziwei smiled bitterly.

"Brother, you can't always let me rush to the front when something happens, right?"

Although Emperor Ziwei is the leader of the Four Imperial Gods, in terms of his identity as the anchor of the Heavenly Dao, he is the younger brother of the star Gou Chen.

The mothers of the two main stars are both the first generation Dou Mu Yuanjun.

Tianpeng once transformed himself into a pig to pull a cart for the goddess.

At that time, the Golden Spirit Mother had not yet ascended to the throne. It was during the time of Human Emperor Dayi.

Therefore, the Emperor Ziwei was not wrong in calling him brother in a rather teasing manner.

"Come on, why are you pretending in front of us? Everyone knows that your Human Emperor clone now almost controls the entire Southern Continent, and is even about to reach out to the Western Continent. You are fully capable and qualified to do whatever you want."

Emperor Gou Chen looked at Emperor Zi Wei with disdain and said, then waved his hand.

"I will not get involved in your affairs with the Jade Emperor. To be more precise, I don't want to bother with the affairs of the God in Heaven. What I should do is to protect the Heaven Beyond Heaven, resist the nothingness in it, and prevent the lives of the three realms from being destroyed. I am also willing to endure eternal loneliness."

"Is it……"

The Emperor Ziwei lowered his eyes.

“In fact, the human world is also very interesting.”

He thought for a moment and said.

if you can.

Who would be willing to stay in the outer world forever, not appreciating the prosperity of the world, but facing the endless void, the dark and cold stars, black holes, and countless monsters all day long.

"The Jade Emperor summoned us this time, not just to discuss a simple matter like the Thunder Mountain, but to discuss a new killing calamity... This kind of matter is quite tricky. Our focus is on the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and we can delay or fool around with the matters of the four continents as much as possible. If the Jade Emperor wants us to contribute money and effort, haha..."

"The monsters in Niuzhou, Xihe are nothing. The main thing is the people behind them. I have seen that Bull Demon King before. He is actually quite good. He can integrate the forces behind the Blood Cult and establish connections with Lingshan and monsters. I don't know why he suddenly got confused this time. He was too impulsive and didn't cooperate with the westward journey. We have to treat him as a stickling." Ziwei Tiandi paused, "Oh, right. You don't care about these, Lingshan, Blood Cult, or the ten thousand year plan. Anyway, as long as the fire doesn't burn to your doorstep, it's not a big deal."

Emperor Ziwei laughed contemptuously and then stopped talking.

Gou Chen looked towards the door calmly. At the same time, several supreme beings in heaven looked up at the same time.

All the immortals come to pay homage.

At one end of the hall, three tall and short figures slowly walked over.

In the middle is a golden dragon crown and a yellow dragon-painted robe, which have both the majesty of a god and a human side, as evidenced by the poem:
The Taoist Emperor is supreme and commands all the power and might in the heavens.

He governs all seventy-two lands and is the holy ruler of the sky, known as the Jade Emperor.

Weighing the six paths and eight wastelands spirits, he will be the common leader after the current development.

Sitting in the Lingxiao Palace, he controls the heaven, the earth, and the underworld.

A Zen mind can distinguish between truth and falsehood, and a wise eye can distinguish between male and female.

Common people bow their heads before entering the court, and gods also bow when they come to the steps.

Who can conquer the magic fairy path, an old man wandering freely outside the clouds.

The old man in the middle is the Jade Emperor.

His temples are gray and there is a red spot on his forehead. At first glance, he looks kind, but his gray eyes make people feel infinite fear and pressure.

It's like standing naked in front of an ancient dragon, or facing an existence that completely crushes you at the species level!

Once you dare to look the Jade Emperor in the eye, your mouth will be wide open and you will be unable to utter a word. After a while, all the water will be drained away and you will quickly turn into a dried corpse.

No immortal could gaze at the Jade Emperor's face for long.

The young man on the left of the Jade Emperor is Nezha, the great god of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly.

The woman on the right, dressed in a plain robe, is tall, with distinct features and features. At first glance, you can tell she is a rare beauty.

The Xuanyin star, the fairy of the Moon Palace, Chang'e.

"As usual, it is not convenient for the Queen Mother Hou Tu to go deep into the netherworld. I will represent Cheng Tian and follow the example of the Queen Mother Hou Tu to participate in this resolution."

Fairy Chang'e said this, and she was very calm in the face of the big guys.

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at her with an expression neither sad nor happy.

"Nezha, represent the Southern Emperor of Immortality in this meeting."

Nezha said solemnly.

The Great Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole is the ninth incarnation of Fuli Yuanshi Tianzun according to the "Jade Sutra of Thunder and Jade of the Supreme Nine Heavens Jade Purity Great Brahma Ziwei Xuandu", which symbolizes the teaching of the Dharma. It is appropriate for Nezha, the first disciple of the three generations, to step out in his place.

In essence, this emperor is the one who oversees the heavens as Yuanshi Tianzun, and is also in charge of thunder.

Theoretically speaking, Wen Zhong was also subject to the limitations of this person.

However, in reality, this throne is as good as nothing.

The position of the Great Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole is more like a guest system.

He holds the clergy position, but he never actually takes care of anything.

Nezha came here just for the sake of doing things. He did not participate in any decision-making. He was mainly responsible for voting for the Jade Emperor.

Similarly, the same is true for Hou Tu representing the moon goddess Chang'e.

Among the Four Emperors, Gou Chen gave up, and the Jade Emperor alone had two votes, which is why the Emperor Ziwei had no say.

It is only in recent years, since he ascended to the throne of the Human Emperor, that the situation has improved to a certain extent.

The Jade Emperor had a majestic look in his eyes. He didn't mean to just stand there, but he made all the immortals feel a sense of crisis.

I only heard the old Jade Emperor's hoarse voice: "All the Five Elders must attend the Heavenly Peace Conference, why didn't the Buddha Elder and the others come?"

The Purple Star Emperor, who was playing with the stars, waved his hand and said, "Shakyamuni said that I can fully represent his opinion."

The Jade Emperor was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay."

He uttered a word and looked at Gou Chen again.

Emperor Gou Chen touched his nose and said, "Both Guanyin and Beiji Xuanling, two of the Five Elders, cannot come. Zhenwu can speak on behalf of Beiji Xuanling. Guanyin is from the same family as the Buddha. Since Lingshan has been entrusted to Emperor Ziwei, let him represent them with full authority."

The Jade Emperor nodded upon hearing this and did not continue to pester him.

"As you all know, since the journey to the west began a few years ago, there has been a voice saying that this is a layout against the group of monsters in Niuzhou, Xihe. The monsters are short-sighted and cannot see the destiny, and that voice is actually the source of the disaster."

"Now that Tang Xuanzang has been thrown into the Blood River, the annoying monkey has thrown away his tight ring and walked away. Sha Wujing should be executed! He actually tried to join the Blood River and betrayed God. Zhu Ganglie should have his bones and tendons pulled out and be sent back to the mortal world, never to be used again. But he fell into the netherworld and disappeared, and the entire journey to the west is dead in name only."

"Then, according to the will of heaven, this incident was led by the Buddha Shakyamuni, and the Buddha should bear all the responsibility. However, when I sent out the Clairvoyant and the Wind-hearing Ear to investigate secretly, I found that the culprit was someone else."

"The journey to the west was originally intended to vent the killing calamity between heaven and earth. It started from the moment the monkey entered the world. At that time, the monkey made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, which cost countless immortal medicines, magic weapons, golden pills, peaches, and even a third of our Heavenly Palace's luck. The cost was not small. And now, if the Buddha can no longer complete the journey to the west, Lingshan should be held responsible for this incident and make up for the losses of the immortals present. However, one of the points was discovered by the Thousand-Li Eyes - there is a demon at work in secret!"

"The demon from outside the domain, anyone can kill it..."

The Jade Emperor frowned, and a fierce and majestic aura was overwhelming.

The gods and Buddhas even found it difficult to breathe.

"Of course, the Bodhisattva also has a secondary responsibility in this. He kept two of the three tight hoops privately. And the Buddha's Lingshan is even more to blame. He actually left a Buddha seat for the devil. Where did this Buddha seat come from, and who allowed it to be given away? We must investigate it thoroughly!"

The Jade Emperor's voice became more and more ferocious.

"If any emperor has doubts or puzzles in his heart, he can go to Lingshan after this Tianan Conference and confront the Buddha and Bodhisattva! In short, the journey to the west has a deep relationship with every immortal present here, and involves everyone's interests. It is not an exaggeration to say that their destiny is connected."

"I will never allow this to be messed up like this!"

"That Bull Demon King was ignorant of the will of heaven and attempted to resist, even daring to gather all the demons in Xihe Niuzhou. Today, I will capture him and execute him on the Immortal Execution Platform, where he will be killed with divine thunder to demonstrate the majesty of our Heavenly Court. Do you have any objections?"

A group of immortals were about to agree.

cough cough.

A cough, neither light nor heavy, echoed in everyone's ears.

Hence, the atmosphere fell silent again in an instant.

Emperor Gou Chen coughed dryly and said, "Ziwei, do you know about Lingshan?"

Emperor Ziwei calmly put down the two stars he was playing with, and said as if waking up from a dream: "Are you done?"

The Jade Emperor looked at him deeply, but was not angry.

"Wow, I just communicated with Lingshan, and what the Jade Emperor said is completely true. For this journey to the west, the Buddha has already stated that he bears full responsibility."

Zhenwu below clenched his fists, his eyes fanatical, he knew the opportunity had come.

"I will help Lingshan solve the matter of the journey to the west. Lingshan will do its best to make up for the loss of the immortals. The blame from the Heavenly Court is justified. However, the most important thing right now is to find out the group of people who acted in secret. The first one to bear the brunt of the blame is a demon lord named Lin Yuanjue. Does anyone here know who he is?"

The Emperor of Ziwei asked back with a calm expression, but accidentally disrupted the Jade Emperor's arrangements.

"Does anyone want to talk?"

The Jade Emperor looked around.

"I!"

A voice sounded, and Wang Lingguan raised his hand weakly.

(End of this chapter)