Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 659: Elephant in the Clouds
"Someone is spying on me from a high place." The king of Chu had a vigilant look in his eyes and looked around, his posture like an old bear patrolling his territory.

Being a feudal lord and ruling a region does not mean that one will die peacefully - every powerful feudal lord in this world has encountered assassination attempts more than once.

Some of those assassins were warriors from the mortal world, and some were gods from heaven. The reasons for their assassinations were that some wanted to target the vassal states, some were just impulsive, and some simply wanted to cause some chaos between heaven and earth.

"Or maybe a great god has fallen from the clouds." The priest, wearing a mysterious cloud robe and a mysterious mask, appeared beside the king of Chu, stirring up the clouds of all colors in Luoyi City, and turning the swaying and scattered clouds into his eyes and ears. "Don't worry, your Majesty. This is the Humane King City, where the princes and the Human King gather. If someone dares to assassinate here, the whole world will be in chaos."

The priest calmed his mind and forced himself to suppress the throbbing in his heart - Yunzhongjun was a 'righteous god' recognized by humanity, and he was Yunzhongjun's priest, controlling the wind and clouds between heaven and earth like using an arm.

If they were in the countryside, there might be immortal gods who could compete with him for the control of the wind and clouds, but under the influence of the human energy, no immortal god could control the wind and clouds better than their priests of the Lord of the Clouds.

However, he had just activated Yun Zhongjun's secret spell, which connected him to the wind and clouds in the city, using them as his eyes and ears. However, the response they brought him was extremely obscure.

It was as if he had met the real master who controlled the world.

"But how is this possible?"

"The authority of Lord Yunzhong is recognized by both heaven and man. Is there anyone in the world whose authority can surpass Lord Yunzhong's?"

The priest pondered and suppressed the feeling, and did not inform the King of Chu about this matter. Although the message in the cloud was obscure, it did not contain any malicious or dangerous signals.

Wind and clouds, rain and wind, have always been inseparable - if there is another god who controls wind and clouds and can cause wind and rain, and sets his sights on the State of Chu, then it can be said to be a truly good thing for the State of Chu.

"The ancient gods were also holy sages."

"Since Your Majesty has come to Luoyi to seek the wise, why not try to seek the gods as well?"

The priest said to the king of Chu.

"Immortals and gods?" The King of Chu seemed to be looking outside the city.

In the eyes of other princes, the State of Chu was portrayed as a brave and aggressive country, but in fact, the temperament of the King of Chu was not like that.

"The fighting abilities of those great gods outside the city are truly admirable. If they could fall into the battle formation and integrate with the battle formation, they would indeed be able to add infinite power to the army."

"But since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the separation between gods and humans has become increasingly obvious."

"It is becoming increasingly difficult for immortals and gods to intervene in the human military formation."

"If we ask them to intervene actively, they will probably be unwilling to do so."

"But they cannot intervene in the battles. Their existence can only be described as brave and ruthless. For those who have been worshipped by the State of Chu throughout the ages, who can't do this?"

The King of Chu said very soberly.

In the past, the gods and immortals could take whatever they wanted from the human world, and the human world was naturally in awe of the gods and immortals.

But after the stability of Heaven, the laws of Heaven gradually became strict, especially after the Ji Zhou Dynasty. The gods in Heaven had to interfere in the human world, and it became increasingly difficult and risky to bring disasters to the human world. Coupled with the humanitarian spirit that enveloped the human world, and the "karma position" held by the human king and the princes, the human world's awe of the gods naturally dissipated bit by bit.

Until now, in the eyes of those princes, even the great power of the Taiyi immortals may not be as useful as those of ordinary practitioners who can obey orders to move and dispatch water vapor.

"Your Majesty, the Lord of the Clouds rules the celestial phenomena, and the Lord of the Xiang rules the water flow - but the wind, rain, and rivers are also controlled by the Four Rivers Dragon Court."

"When the gods and men are reborn, whether it's Yunzhong Jun or Xiang Jun, they will definitely have disputes with the Four Rivers."

"Once this dispute breaks out, Chu will be the first to bear the brunt."

“As for the immortals and gods who spread the Dharma in the human world, even if they have no friendship with the Four Rivers Dragon Court, they still have their own unique ways in fighting and killing.”

"With them here, we will be able to turn things around between us and the Four Rivers Dragon Court."

"Besides, if one of them has extensive outings and is on good terms with the Four Rivers Dragon Court, there may be another solution to the matter between Yunzhong Jun and Xiang Jun."

"Okay." The king of Chu thought for a moment and nodded.

The national conditions of Chu were completely different from those of other vassal states. Moreover, under the blockade of other vassal states, Chu also had its own talent training system.

To be honest, Chu's demand for wise men was not as strong as that of other vassal states. There were three reasons why Chu also came to seek wise men.

First, they wanted to "get along" with other vassal states to avoid being collectively targeted again.

The second is to try your best - what if the wise man they sought really understood the situation in Chu and could coordinate corresponding national policies in Chu?
The third is to suppress other vassal states.

There are only a limited number of talented people in the world. If I invite one more, you will invite one less. I invite people to Chu. Even if they don't work for me, they won't work for you either...

It is for this reason that the way Chu State sought talents in Luoyi was particularly "unconventional".

But after the priest's words, the attention of the King of Chu suddenly shifted from those wise men to those immortals and gods.

Perhaps, it is really as the priest said, the most important thing for the State of Chu at present is to invite back an immortal god who can suppress the situation - the other princes all envy the State of Chu, which can produce powerful kings from generation to generation.

But only the State of Chu itself knew that their strong and resolute king had to do so.

The unique situation of the State of Chu was destined to cause the country to be destroyed along with the State of Chu if its king was not strong enough and could not control the situation.

Under such circumstances, the kings of Chu had no choice but to be strong.

……

"The witch of Yunzhong Jun came to pay homage to the god." When the king of Chu turned his attention from people to gods, the envoys of Chu found Ao Bing as they wished.

Although Ao Bing's identity was still unclear, the priest in Chu State, who was comparable to the chief astronomical observatory in other countries, was still extremely respectful and bowed his head in front of Ao Bing.

"The sacrificial shaman of Lord Yunzhong?" Ao Bing looked at the person who came.

Witches are a very ancient existence. In an era when the human race as a whole was still in ignorance, witches served as the medium of communication between humans and gods.

Until the Shang Dynasty, there were still many shamans walking around on earth, offering various sacrifices to the gods and immortals.

After Emperor Xin abolished human and blood sacrifices, those witch priests also betrayed Emperor Xin and threw themselves into the arms of Ji Zhou.

Unfortunately, after the Ji Zhou Dynasty, those witches and priests were not taken seriously, but quickly disappeared under the suppression of the gods. But who would have thought that under the special situation of the Chu State, the disappeared witches and priests would reappear?

"Lord Yunzhong, who is he?" Ao Bing felt the power of the priest in front of him.

Grand, abundant, ethereal, and difficult to fathom - but within it, there is no clear core.

Under the ancient mythological system of Chu, the power of Yun Zhongjun has already been revealed, but the real Yun Zhongjun himself has never been born.

In other words, the shaman who was serving Yun Zhongjun in front of him was not actually Yun Zhongjun’s shaman, but a shaman who carried Yun Zhongjun’s power.

Under Ao Bing's perception, the essence of Yun Zhongjun's power was also disassembled bit by bit - although it was also the power of immortals and gods, Yun Zhongjun's power and the power of the immortals and gods today were on two completely different lines.

The power of normal immortals and gods is otherworldly, contrary to human nature, and repulsive to the spirit of humanity.

However, Yun Zhongjun's power was born from humanity. Its existence is like the communication between the magic power of immortals and gods and the spirit of humanity. It has the essence of the magic power of immortals and gods, but is not suppressed by the spirit of humanity. On the other hand, the essence of its power is affected by the spirit of humanity and will rise and fall with the rise and fall of humanity.

It was as if this was the hub connecting immortals and mortals.

"God of Humanity?" In a trance, such a name emerged in Ao Bing's mind.

This is a god that was born from the mythological system of the human race with the help of the spirit of humanity - because the mythological system of the human race refers to the origins of some immortal gods, therefore, the existence of this god of humanity corresponds to some immortal gods.

At the same time, because it was born from the spirit of humanity, its integration with humanity is even closer.

As one of the gods who govern the heavenly rules, Ao Bing could clearly perceive that the nature of this god of humanity named Yun Zhongjun was actually biased towards mortals and was not bound by the heavenly rules.

When he realized this essence, Ao Bing's thoughts seemed to be frozen.

Mortals and immortals, humanity and heaven, have always influenced each other.

But now, between heaven and earth, between the gods of heaven and earth, there exists the God of Humanity - and this God of Humanity is influenced by humanity but not bound by the rules of heaven.

what does this mean?
If the martial arts and the teachings of sages are an exploration of humanity's own power system, then the system of the God of Humanity is, without a doubt, a finished product of humanity's own power system.

It is the embodiment of human beings extending their power from humans to heaven and earth.

In just a moment, Ao Bing keenly realized the impact this incident would have between heaven and earth.

"Humans, what a great job!"

The situation between heaven and earth has actually always been unstable.

Ao Bing knew that there had always been an undercurrent in the Ladder to Heaven - the immortals and gods were beings that attributed great power to themselves.

What they pursue is freedom, unfetteredness and the Tao.

But between heaven and earth, all the immortals and gods are bound by the rules of heaven. Under the rules of heaven, the immortals and gods clearly have immense power, but there are many things that make it difficult for them to be at ease and act as they please.

Even many immortals and gods will be held hostage by mortals.

There are also some who have to give up their freedom, as if they were imprisoned, to suppress some sinister gods somewhere.

In fact, it is not only necessary to suppress certain evil within the world, but also to go outside the domain and fight for the world and for mortals.

Why?
Everyone restrains their greed, controls their desires, and practices diligently, but when their practice reaches its end, they have to face this immediate outcome and fate?
Why?
Therefore, these immortals and gods have always been resentful of the Heavenly Court - although everyone knows that this is a sacrifice and contribution that must be made in order to make the world a better place, but why should this sacrifice and contribution be made by me? Why should it be me?
It is true that the Heavenly Court is tyrannical and no one can afford to offend its rules, but if they can't afford to offend, can they not hide from it?

For example, the star gods in the sky seem to be high above, on the same level as the stars, immortal and indestructible, and not affected by disasters. They can be said to be eternally free - but in fact, the movement of the stars has its own trajectory. At the same time, the existence of the stars also corresponds to various changes between heaven and earth.

If the heaven and earth are compared to a living being, then the stars are one of the acupoints of this living being - once there is something unusual in the heaven and earth, the stars will also show extremely drastic changes.

One of the duties of the star gods is to mitigate such changes. When necessary, these star gods themselves will act as a buffer to reconcile the abnormalities of the stars.

Don’t those star gods want to just enjoy the honor brought by the stars and ignore the disasters brought by the stars going out of control?

Of course I do.

But, Heaven tells you, no!
Since you have enjoyed the honor of the Star God, you must fulfill the responsibilities of the Star God.

During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the War of Chan and Jie was fought in large part to appease the dissatisfaction of the gods.

The sage Daoist sect personally stepped out to fight between the Chan and Jie sects, and the loser would serve as the gods' replacement. This not only gave the gods a break, but also served as a warning to them - don't think you are irreplaceable, and don't even think about negotiating any terms with the Heavenly Court.

The same is true for the human race's fighting spirits that are sent to the battlefield outside the domain - those fighting outside the domain are not just you immortals and gods, those mortals are also fighting with you, and in this fight, the price paid by the mortals is no less than yours.

During the Conferred Gods, despite Ao Bing's intrusion, the purpose of the Battle of Chan and Jie was not fully implemented, and the undercurrent still existed.

But after the Conferred God, the situation in heaven and earth was thriving. In addition, the Great Celestial Venerable set an example by bearing the greatest pain between heaven and earth, so the undercurrent was barely resolved.

However, during the thousand years since the Jade Emperor took the throne, the karma system has not been digested, and the constraints of karma on the gods and cultivators have become increasingly greater. Moreover, the Jade Emperor is not the kind of person who can lead by example and convince the gods.

Therefore, even though the overall situation of the world is still upward, the undercurrent that was once dissolved shows signs of surging again.

It was difficult for Ao Bing to guess how the gods between heaven and earth would react when the situation of the Chu State was completely revealed to the gods of heaven and earth and the existence of the God of Humanity was completely exposed.

When humans and immortal gods no longer "need each other", in which direction will the situation between heaven and earth develop?

A faint, unprecedented wave of emotion was accumulating in Ao Bing's heart.

"No, there must be a solution to this situation." Ao Bing calmed down.

The human race and the immortals and gods no longer "need each other", and such a result is unacceptable to everyone. Therefore, no matter whether it is the existing saints, the reincarnated sages of the human race, the existing great sages, or even the immortals and gods who stand on the side of the human race, it is impossible for them to make such a decision.

Therefore, there must be a solution to this game played by the God of Humanity!
Ao Bing had a vague feeling.

The chess game of the Chu State may be a preview of the future situation between heaven and earth - whoever can perceive the essence of the chessboard, whoever can find the key to break the game on the chessboard, will have an unprecedented advantage in the changes of the next era.

"So, where is the solution?" Ao Bing carefully pondered the changes in Yun Zhongjun's power in front of him.

(End of this chapter)