Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 801: The First Heavenly Rule

"My dear family, the sky has rules, the earth has rules, this is the rule, of course I know it."

"Of course, the Heaven Court governs the heaven and earth, and the laws of the Heaven Court are the standards of the heaven and earth."

"The rules of heaven are real. A single move can move heaven and earth."

"For something like this, all the gods in heaven must gather together, under the witness of the three elements of heaven, earth and man, and spend infinite time and energy to deal with all the actions of heaven and earth one by one, and then discuss them word by word, before they can be finalized. Only then can we ensure that the laws of heaven and earth set by heaven are good laws for all ages, and not improvised at the moment and bring harm to heaven and earth."

"However, since the re-establishment of the Heavenly Court, all the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court have been traveling around the world, either to subdue demons, or to calm the earth veins, or to regulate the wind and rain."

"For this, all the immortals in heaven have exhausted all their efforts."

"Plus, there are always some people in the world who disturb the peace of heaven and earth for their own selfish desires."

"Under such circumstances, how can the immortals in the Heavenly Palace dare to spare their energy to stay in the Lingxiao Palace for a long time to discuss the rules of heaven and earth?"

"Your Majesty, isn't now the time?" Ao Bing didn't care about the Jade Emperor's delaying words at all.

He pointed at the gods surrounding the Lingxiao Palace.

"All the gods in heaven are here."

Then, Ao Bing's fingers fell to his side again.

"Disciples of Jiejiao and Chanjiao are also here - they can burn incense and pray at any time, and ask the saint to witness it."

"The Human King is also here."

"Besides, disputes in the human world are unlikely to involve the Heavenly Palace, and the immortals in the Heavenly Palace rarely have time to relax."

"Isn't this exactly what the Emperor of Heaven said, the time to sort out the Heavenly Rules?"

Faced with such an aggressive attitude, the Jade Emperor was speechless and didn't know how to respond.

"Ridiculous!" At this moment, the voice of the immortal official who had previously sued Ao Bing was heard again in the Heavenly Court, filled with righteous indignation.

"The world is plagued by evil spirits, demons and thieves, and humanity is even more divided."

"At this moment, it is time for our Heavenly Court to step in, sweep away the evil spirits, wipe out the demons, and put the world in order."

"Do you know how much harm those immortal demons and soul-snatching evil spirits have done to the world?"

"Do you know how much harm they will cause to the world and all living beings if we miss this opportunity to wipe them out and let them hide between heaven and earth again?"

"You, Qinglong, rashly provoked the situation first, causing those demons to be on guard."

"And then I'll clean up their mess for them."

"Then he used clever words and an insinuating appearance to first use the excuse of defending himself as an excuse to get all the gods to gather in the sky, giving the evil spirits a chance to catch their breath."

"Now, you are trying to use the rules of heaven to restrain the gods in this chaotic world, so that the evil thieves will have a chance to escape."

"You still dare to say that you have never been in cahoots with those evil spirits?" The immortal official spoke righteously, and there was boundless power in his words.

"Evil demon? Demon? Demon?" Ao Bing didn't even raise his eyes, not even looking at the immortal official.

“Who defines this?”

"The Human King wants to wipe out those soul-snatching people and is irreconcilable with the immortal evil thieves because they are harming the human race and causing trouble for the world."

"But in the final analysis, the disputes among humans are the internal affairs of the human race. From what perspective does the Heavenly Court interfere in the internal affairs of the human race?"

"And on what grounds do you define those who plunder souls as demons and devils?"

"Today, the Heavenly Court can define those who plunder souls as evildoers and demons without any evidence and based on their own likes and dislikes. Tomorrow, someone will overturn their verdict and define the fellow Taoists who wiped them out as evildoers and demons."

"What does it mean that if the name is not right, the words will not flow smoothly? This means that if the name is not right, the words will not flow smoothly."

"If Heaven takes action at this time, not only will it fail to convince all living beings in the world, but even the immortal officials and generals within Heaven will probably be worried."

"You all practiced for a long time before you were able to ascend to heaven. Do you still need me to teach you this truth?"

"As for the chaos in the human world... Hey!" Ao Bing's gaze suddenly fell on the phantom of the Human King.

"May I ask the Human King, does the human race have the energy to clean up the chaos in the human world?"

Listening to Ao Bing's words, Emperor Xin's face showed a solemn look, followed by a sneer.

"I thought that the people in the Heavenly Court were all stupid people who couldn't see the situation clearly."

"Now it seems that there are still people who can see the big picture of the world."

Emperor Xin looked down upon the gods and immortals in the palace, his words filled with majesty.

"The reason why the human world is called the human world is because the human race fell into the human world."

"Therefore, the affairs of the human world are actually the affairs of the human race."

"The Immortal Officials are now speaking in a grand manner, saying that they want to quell the chaos in the human world - is this Heavenly Court trying to interfere in the internal affairs of our human race?"

Emperor Xin's eyes were suddenly filled with curiosity.

"Why, is it because our human race has been trapped in the changes within the race for a while, so the Emperor of Heaven wants to take this opportunity to fight the human race again?"

"Ah, no, I forgot that the war between heaven and man was only paused, and it has never ended."

"In that case, why not give it a try?"

"Let's see if I can suppress the North Sea with one hand and suppress the Heavenly Court with the other."

During Emperor Xin's words, all the immortal officials and generals in the Lingxiao Palace were speechless - it wasn't that no one dared to face this human king.

However, in the recent battle between heaven and man, the Heaven Court suffered a series of defeats and then retreated on its own initiative. Under such a battle situation, no one had the confidence to confront this human king.

"What are you talking about, Human King?" Upon hearing that, the Jade Emperor's eyes twitched and he tried to smooth things over.

He had no doubt about the Human King's determination to fight on two fronts.

"The chaos in the North Sea is certainly an internal affair of the human race, but there are also many Qigong practitioners in the North Sea."

"Heaven has no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of the human race, but Heaven still has to take care of those Qigong practitioners and those immortal sects."

"Otherwise, people in heaven and earth will probably think that Heaven is a place where filth and dirt are hidden."

"What do you think, Lord Xibo?" The Jade Emperor's gaze moved slightly, from Emperor Xin to Ji Chang - compared to Emperor Xin, he was more willing to communicate with the rational Ji Chang.

"There is some truth in what the Emperor of Heaven said." Compared to Emperor Xin, who was full of majesty and murderous intent, Ji Chang was much easier to communicate with. His attitude was also unusually gentle and calm.

However, after nodding, Ji Chang changed the subject.

"But as Lord Azure Dragon said, under what pretext will the Emperor of Heaven discipline those Qigong practitioners who have joined the North Sea?"

"In the Heavenly Palace, there is no law that tells those Qigong practitioners what is right, what is wrong, what they can do, and what they cannot do."

"So now, the Emperor of Heaven is going to punish them without teaching them a lesson?"

Ji Chang's words were like a cold wind, sweeping, spreading, and penetrating throughout the heavenly court.

All the immortal officials and generals who heard Ji Chang's words felt a chill all over their bodies.

Compared to Emperor Xin's wildness, the gentle words of this King Xibo had a more deadly impact on the Heavenly Court!

Not taught but killed.

An extremely horrific accusation!

The key point is not to "punish" but to "not teach"!
Whether it is the Heavenly Palace, the Taoist traditions of the saints, or the Taoist traditions of the immortals in the world, they all had a common purpose when they were established - that is, to educate the people!

And Ji Chang's "punishing without teaching" almost means that the Heavenly Court has never educated the living beings in the world.

What he questioned was not what areas the authority of Heaven covered, but he was directly questioning whether the establishment of Heaven was necessary!
That is denying the existence of heaven at the most fundamental level.

If one accepts Ji Chang's words, then the foundation of the Heavenly Court's existence will completely collapse at this moment!
Obviously, King Ji Chang of the Western Zhou Dynasty held a positive opinion on whether it was necessary for the Heavenly Court to introduce the "Heavenly Rules".

Even though the strength of Heaven would be immeasurably enhanced after having the Heavenly Rules, Ji Chang still preferred to let Heaven introduce their Heavenly Rules.

Compared to the fact that the Heavenly Court became complete because of the Heavenly Rules, what Xibo Hou valued more was the time that the Heavenly Court had freed up when it was pondering their Heavenly Rules.

The human race today desperately needs such a time.

Moreover, a heaven with its own rules would act more orderly and easier to guess.

In this way, when the human race faces the Heavenly Court and the immortal officials and generals of the Heavenly Court, they will be able to better grasp their "weaknesses" and deal with them more calmly.

He knew very well that in the heavenly court, there were almost no immortals who dared to actively raise the issue of "heavenly rules", and the Qigong practitioners between heaven and earth did not want to have an additional constraint of "heavenly rules" on themselves.

At this time, there was finally a Azure Dragon in Heaven who dared to mention the matter of Heavenly Rules in front of all the immortals and gods. He had to finalize the matter at this time. Otherwise, once he missed this opportunity, the discussion of Heavenly Rules would be shelved indefinitely again!
Therefore, among all the words, he chose the most important and powerful four words, "punish without teaching", in order to completely cut off the Jade Emperor's room for maneuver.

The Heavenly Court must have corresponding Heavenly Rules!

The immortal officials and generals in heaven must also have corresponding rules and constraints!

The Jade Emperor also clearly sensed Ji Chang's determination, and was even more aware that he had been forced into a dead end - however, he was still unwilling to formulate the rules of heaven.

After all, there are no rules in heaven. He is the only emperor in heaven who holds absolute power. The rewards and punishments of all the immortal officials and generals in heaven are all up to him.

But once the Heavenly Rules are established, the most honorable person in Heaven will no longer be him, but the Heavenly Rules!

The gods only need to abide by the laws of heaven and they don't need to take the Emperor of Heaven seriously at all.

This was something he absolutely could not accept. Therefore, he could only change his strategy - not to delay, but to tell the difficulty of this heavenly rule.

"Lord Xibo, there is a saying in the world that customs vary from place to place."

"With the size of the Shang Dynasty, the eight hundred princes all had their own laws - laws that even conflicted with each other."

"But Heaven is the only one in the world."

“The laws of heaven are not bound by a certain sacred mountain or a certain river.”

"It's the whole world!"

"In the world, there are humans, monsters, insects, and beasts - and once the rules of heaven are announced, they will inevitably cover all living things in the world."

"With the wisdom of Xibo Hou, can you imagine that there is a heavenly rule that treats all living beings equally?"

"When the laws of the world are wrong, there will naturally be a human king of the next generation to set things right."

"But the rules of heaven are wrong, how should we adjust them?" asked the Emperor of Heaven.

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"It is naturally difficult for us mortals to imagine it - but your Majesty the Emperor of Heaven is extraordinary and above mundane things. He will not be limited by mortal wisdom." The Marquis of Xibo lowered his eyes.

"Qinglong, what do you think?" The next moment, the Jade Emperor's gaze fell on Qinglong again.

"Raising questions without solving them is not the style of Heaven!"

"Since you proposed this heavenly rule, I believe you have considered it."

"I don't know, why did Qinglong teach me?"

"Your Majesty, the Tao changes with time."

"But, since the beginning of the world, there are always some things that remain unchanged."

"It is naturally difficult to formulate perfect heavenly rules in a hurry, but we can always set one or two taboos first." Ao Bing said - Heavenly rules, in his mind, he naturally has a fairly complete heavenly rules.

However, this world and the other world are different after all, and the laws of the other world cannot be fully applied to this generation.

Therefore, we still need to consider this matter carefully.

But no matter how it changes, certain taboos in the heavenly rules are applicable to different generations.

"For example, today's Qigong practitioners are violent, like the White Tiger Dao Sect in the human world. When faced with a desperate situation, they will not hesitate to destroy the earth veins and burn away their spiritual energy."

"There are also some Qigong practitioners who either refine weapons or methods, and they simply take away all the spiritual energy on the ground to cut off the latter's source of energy."

"The Heavenly Court has the responsibility to educate the world, but it also has the responsibility to protect the world and maintain its heritage."

"In my opinion, the first commandment of the Heavenly Rule should come from the water eye of the earth veins and from the spiritual inspiration of the vital energy."

"All living beings in heaven and earth who damage the water eyes of the earth veins, or destroy the vital energy and spiritual power, will be guilty."

"The ancient clan is worthy of its reputation." Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor showed great joy.

"Today, when discussing the Heavenly Rules, all of you should give advice like the Azure Dragon." The Jade Emperor said, and then looked at Ji Chang.

"Do you think that the first commandment of the Heavenly Rule that Qinglong advised is appropriate?"

Ji Chang, the King of Xibo, cast his gaze on Ao Bing with an expression of great astonishment.

He had never expected that the Azure Dragon in front of him not only dared to bring up the taboo topic of Heavenly Rules, but also actually considered the existence of Heavenly Rules.

Moreover, the direction it chose is so clever.

——The difficulty of the heavenly rules lies in the question of ‘right and wrong’.

However, Ao Bing cleverly avoided the dispute between right and wrong and chose a direction that would definitely not be wrong.

Ley Lines.

Water eye.

vitality.

Inspiration.

And what these four things symbolize is a more important existence: the continuation of the Taoist tradition.

This is something that the vast majority of Qigong practitioners between heaven and earth will not mention, nor will they care about, but it is impossible for them not to care about it.

When no one mentioned it, all the Qigong practitioners were not stingy in extracting the earth veins and depriving the water eyes in order to achieve their own skills - but as long as someone raised this question, no one would question whether it was right or wrong.

Because, what is being taken into consideration is not only the present of heaven and earth, but also the future of heaven and earth.

The future of heaven and earth is the responsibility of every living being between heaven and earth, and is closely related to every living being between heaven and earth.

Just based on the one commandment proposed by Ao Bing, Ji Chang immediately thought of more related commandments.

And these extensions are enough to transform this single commandment into an extremely large legal net, covering countless creatures in the world.

"As expected of the dragon clan that dominated the world in the ancient times!"

"It seems that in ancient times, the dragon clan had already considered the rules for their rule over the world."

"The prototype of the Heavenly Rules - compared to the other inheritances of the Dragon Clan, this thing should be the greatest treasure treasured by the Dragon Clan." Ji Chang thought to himself.

Then, Ji Chang did not respond to the words of the Jade Emperor, but just pondered carefully about the impact of this precept proposed by Qinglong on the human world.

Ordinary mortals are not qualified to destroy the heaven and earth or to stir up spiritual power - therefore, after hearing the commandment proposed by Ao Bing, almost everyone's first reaction was that this commandment was aimed at Qigong practitioners and the strong men between heaven and earth.

But as a high-ranking figure in humanity, Ji Chang naturally knew that humans also had the means to destroy the world.

For example, the Yuan Qi Cannon that had just severely injured Qinglong also had the power to destroy the earth veins and burn out spiritual energy.

Moreover, in addition to the Humanity Energy Cannon, the human race has made many earth-shaking moves in its expansion of territory.

So, is this commandment proposed by Qinglong simply for the future of the world, or is it intended to restrict the use of the Humanity Yuan Qi Cannon by humans, and to restrict humans on another level?
What does this Azure Dragon God think about the human race and humanity?
"Ji Chang is just a mortal, how dare he interfere with the rules of heaven?"

"However, Ji Chang has a question about the first commandment of the Heavenly Rule mentioned by Azure Dragon God, and he would like to ask Azure Dragon God to answer it."

Ji Chang retreated to advance, which was a very clever move.

Then Ji Chang spoke.

"May I ask Lord Azure Dragon, the human race breaks through mountains to open roads and diverts water into canals. Does this count as damaging the water eye of the earth veins and affecting the vitality of the spirit?"

After asking, Ji Chang turned his gaze to Qinglong - according to Ji Chang's wishes, the power of the Star-Picking Platform was also under the control of Emperor Xin, blessing here from a distance, carefully observing some changes in Qinglong's body and the flow of vitality around Qinglong.

And in the end, all these changes will be transformed into a specific profile of Qinglong's thoughts under Lu Tai's calculations.

"With this question, I know that King Xibo's understanding of the Heavenly Rules is the same as mine - the Heavenly Rules are not the rules of the Heavenly Court, but the rules of heaven and earth adhered to by the Heavenly Court." Ao Bing looked at Ji Chang in front of him, not concealing the changes in his expression, nor the changes in the surrounding vitality.

Hearing this, the immortal officials and generals in Heaven, including the Jade Emperor, were stunned at first, and then delighted.

Because of Ao Bing's words, it almost confirmed the scope of the Heavenly Rules - the human race is also under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Rules.

Not only Ao Bing thought so, but also the human race's Xibohou thought so.

And this unintentionally gave Heaven more excuses to interfere in the human world.

No, it’s not interference in the human world, it’s just interference in heaven and earth - it’s just that when interfering in heaven and earth, the human world is implicated.

It's not just the human world, but also the immortal sects in the human world!
From the perspective of the earth's veins and water eyes, and from the perspective of the vital energy and spiritual inspiration, they have an immense influence on all the immortal sects and Taoist schools in the world - because no immortal sect or Taoist school would be located in a place without vital energy and spiritual inspiration.

In an instant, the immortal officials and generals in heaven realized that if this heavenly rule was established, it would not only be a constraint for them, but also an expansion of their authority, a real expansion of power!
The rules of heaven and earth mean that they can control everything between heaven and earth. Even if it is the sage's tradition, as long as they have the courage, they can control it. If it is said that before, the Heaven Court ruled the heaven and earth, it was only the "consensus" of the Qigong practitioners in the heaven and earth, and it was because everyone recognized the Heaven Court that they had the power of the Heaven Court.

Then, after the words of the Heavenly Court’s rule over the Heaven and Earth were spoken, Heavenly Court’s rule over the Heaven and Earth had a legal basis - whether you recognize it or not, Heavenly Court’s power lies here!

Even the Jade Emperor himself was quite astonished - using the rules of heaven to fit into heaven and earth was a direction he had never thought of.

What is the biggest difficulty for him to rule the world?
Not humanity and his dispute.

But they are several saints between heaven and earth, the other Daluo between heaven and earth.

Once the tentacles of Heaven touch the territories of those Daluo, those Daluo will regard it as a provocation to them - and the Jade Emperor is not willing to offend these Daluo for this.

But after the heavenly rules came into being, the situation was different.

The Heavenly Court can openly touch the realms of those Daluo, and even if those Daluo pursue the matter, the Jade Emperor can use the existence of the Heavenly Rules as the best response.

Even more, using this Heavenly Rule as an anchor point, one can clearly see among those Daluo who are difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, which Daluo are "our own people" and which Daluo are "enemies".

Moreover, with this as an anchor, he also had a means to unite the Daluo - and when the Daluo gathered together in this way, even if they faced a saint, they would be qualified to talk to him!
In a trance, the ripples of time slowly unfolded before the Jade Emperor, and a future appeared before his eyes.

——Use the rules of heaven to transform into a net, and seal all the great Luos between heaven and earth into this net.

Then, the light of heaven surpassed everything, and he became a saint in this light that surpassed everything.

Including the Netherworld, which he fears so much, can be blocked in by this heavenly rule.

No, it’s not about blocking it in - but, the existence of the underworld must exist in the rules of heaven!
"Hou Tu, you are destined to be one step slower than me!" The Jade Emperor suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and then, he made a seal.

Therefore, almost all the Daluo between heaven and earth, their thoughts were invited to this Lingxiao Palace.

Even the ghosts and gods in the underworld are no exception!

(End of this chapter)