Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 448: Conferred Gods, the Son of Heaven Becomes the Emperor of Heaven

"The three realms of heaven, earth and man are separate from each other, yet inseparable."

"The heaven is where the gods live. It is divided into thirty-three heavens. It is where the gods live. They control the sun, moon, stars, the cycle of the four seasons, the fate of mortals, the life and death of all spirits, and everything you ask for in life is controlled by the gods."

"The underworld is the netherworld, and its core is the six reincarnations. It is managed by the Earth Mother Hou Tu Niangniang, who controls the life and death of all living things in heaven and earth. However, the Niangniang has a high status and will not come out unless the survival of the underworld is at stake. Therefore, in the underworld, the Buddhist netherworld leader Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and my Xuanmen Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun are the most respected. Below them are the Ten Kings of Hell."

"The final mortal world is where you are, but where you are is not completely mortal either."

"There are four continents in the mortal world, namely Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanzhanbuzhou, Xiniuhezhou, and Beijuluzhou. The four continents are vast, with almost infinite space, and surrounded by billions of stars. To be precise, they should be called star fields. The star you are on is one of the billions of stars in Nanzhanbuzhou."

……

Ji Ren finally rejected Mrs. Qiao's request.

I really can't agree to this.

Could it be that when Qiao Qingyu and Qiao Qingyin come back, he will go and say to them, congratulations, you fought for the country, and when you came back both your parents are dead, and I was the one who killed your mother?
Let us forget this trivial revenge for our mother’s murder and enjoy a happy wedding night.

Those words made Ji Ren want to slap himself.

As Jade Ding Zhenren had not yet come out of retreat, Huang Long Zhenren gave Ji Ren a general introduction to the entire Three Realms.

Originally, only Ji Ren was there, but Ji Ren thought it would be better to educate everyone about these things, so after getting the consent of Master Huanglong, he decided to hold the event in the imperial palace.

Ji Ren was a regular student, while the Emperor of Qi, Prince Anle, and the sons of nobles who were still in the court were all auditors.

Listening to Master Huanglong's explanation, Ji Ren looked OK, but the auditors like Emperor Qi couldn't help but look shocked.

They originally thought that Da Qi was vast and the world was huge, but now someone told them that the world they lived in was just a drop in the ocean compared to the entire Three Realms.

The human world in the Three Realms, the Southern Continent in the human world, a star in the Southern Continent, and a country in a star.

With layer upon layer of pressure, if there was a map, they would definitely not be able to find their own country.

"My Lord, a great catastrophe will begin in the world, and it will first appear in the mortal world. However, we in the mortal world are just a drop in the ocean. How can we really affect the heaven and earth? Even the aftermath of the immortals may destroy our world." Emperor Qi asked curiously.

"Good question. If it is the current human world, I can destroy it with just a wave of my hand without anyone else's help. But if it were my senior brother, he could destroy countless stars with a snap of his fingers." Zhenren Huanglong sat on the cushion, looking at the confused expressions of the crowd, with a slight smile on his face, looking quite pleased.

“But immortals are not invincible. When the catastrophe truly arrives, heaven and earth will be completely connected, and with the infusion of spiritual energy, your cultivation in this mortal world will be far better than before, and your strength will increase greatly. The most important thing is that you can then establish an immortal dynasty and condense the luck from all directions. You can then make ghosts into gods, monsters into immortals, and humans into saints. You will possess power that is invincible to ghosts and gods. Under the suppression of luck, even my immortal power will be damaged.” said Zhenren Huanglong.

"Building the Immortal Dynasty?"

Hearing these three words, the eyes of the King of Wei and the King of Han suddenly lit up.

In the past, they believed that Da Qi was everything to them, and their greatest ambition in life was to ascend the throne and become emperor, and then strengthen Da Qi and make it rank among the Upper Three Kingdoms. They didn't even have the idea of ​​unifying the six kingdoms. After all, strength was a weakness, so they could only lay a solid foundation and leave it to future generations.

Just like Emperors Wen and Jing accumulated wealth for Emperor Wu.

But it's different now.

The world is vast, and their goals are even bigger.

Thinking of this, I looked at each other with a much more pleasing look.

Ji Ren's expression also changed slightly. He looked at Master Huanglong and said, "Uncle Master, can the Lord of the Immortal Dynasty achieve immortality?"

Is Jianxian Dynasty like the Shang Dynasty?

Although it is a mortal country, there are countless extraordinary people. The most famous one is Grand Master Wen Zhong, a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother, the head of the female immortals of the Jiejiao. He is called a third-generation disciple, but he can be on equal terms with the second-generation disciples.

A veteran of three dynasties and King Zhou’s great father.

But if this is true, then can this emperor practice?
If one cannot cultivate, then when a great catastrophe comes, one might die before the fight is over.

But if one could practice and achieve immortality, become the ruler of the Immortal Dynasty, unify the world, and dominate the fate of all mortals, would the Emperor of Heaven agree to this?

"If you are only the ruler of the Immortal Dynasty, you cannot live forever. You need to wait until the catastrophe is over, ascend to the Fire Cloud Cave, and condense your immortal body before you can live forever." Huang Long Zhenren shook his head slightly. "Can you still interfere in human affairs after ascending? If not, wouldn't the mortal kingdom fall apart if you ascended in a hurry? And if you can, is there any difference between you and the ruler of the human world?" Ji Ren asked curiously.

"After ascending to the Fire Cloud Cave, you cannot interfere in human affairs. As for the disintegration in the future, it is inevitable. This is destiny. Destiny grants you 800 years, and you will only have 800 years of national fortune." said Zhenren Huanglong.

"Then is the only option to ascend to the Fire Cloud Cave? Is there no other way?" Ji Ren said.

These days, he has gained a preliminary understanding of the catastrophe.

The catastrophe began in the mortal world, with the prologue of King Zhou of Shang and the end of King Wu of Zhou's conquest of Shang.

But he always had a question: why was the person who condensed the image of King Zhou of Shang so cooperative?
In the end, I'm going to die, so why should I cooperate with you?
Are you just after your position as Tianxixing God?
And if this is the fate of King Wu of Zhou, then why should King Wu of Zhou cooperate?
He didn't even have the chance to be deified.

He was not as good as his elder brother. Although it was inexplicable, he really became the Emperor of Ziwei after his death.

"Yes. People in the world respect the emperor as the Son of Heaven, the Son of God. Since he is the Son of Heaven and has the mandate of heaven, why can't he succeed the Emperor of Heaven?" said Zhenren Huanglong.

"The Son of Heaven ascended to the Heavenly Emperor?" Ji Ren's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. He showed an expression of disbelief and asked, "Isn't the Heavenly Emperor a saint?"

Can the Holy One be replaced?
“Yes, the saint is high above. According to common sense, he is beyond the three realms, has no birth and no death, and is not bound by cause and effect. But the saint is under the Tao and cannot go against the Tao. The Emperor of Heaven is also a god. And the great calamity of conferring gods can seal all the gods of heaven and earth, and the Emperor of Heaven is naturally among them. The emperor on earth is the Son of Heaven, and by conquering the sky with man, he can become the Emperor of Heaven.” said Zhenren Huanglong.

"Is there any successful precedent?" Ji Ren asked in shock.

Suddenly I thought of a folk legend I heard a long time ago.

Legend has it that Jiang Ziya successfully defeated King Zhou and conferred titles on all the gods. After the conferring was completed, only the Jade Emperor was left unconferred and he wanted to keep it for himself. At this time, some people were dissatisfied and deliberately squeezed Jiang Ziya, asking who should be given the Jade Emperor's position and who should sit on it?
Jiang Ziya thought it was him, but he wanted to save face, so he said implicitly, "Of course someone will come and sit down."

The implication is self-evident: I am that person.

As it turned out, there happened to be a man named Zhang Youren in the audience, and he sat on it, and was named the Jade Emperor, also known as Zhang Bairen.

This has nothing to do with the original novel of Investiture of the Gods. It is purely a folk saying. Just like people don't like Fahai, they say Fahai is a toad spirit. It also adds a sequel to the Legend of the White Snake. After the White Snake was suppressed under Leifeng Pagoda, Xiaoqing made great progress in her cultivation, destroyed Jinshan Temple, and defeated Fahai. In order to save his life, Fahai hid in a crab shell.

Now, can he really be crowned the Jade Emperor?

“Yes, during the last catastrophe, King Wu was in high spirits. He was truly a rare and powerful leader in ten thousand years. He was ambitious and naturally did not want the Immortal Dynasty he had founded to fall apart. It so happened that the previous Emperor of Heaven assisted the Jiejiao in the last catastrophe, which caused the Chenjiao to suffer heavy losses. Many of your uncles died tragically, and were forced to enter the Conferred God Platform to be conferred gods. Master and uncle joined forces to replace the Emperor of Heaven, at a huge cost. My uncle’s direct disciple, Senior Brother Xuandu, died in the catastrophe and is still in reincarnation. Among the twelve immortals of the previous generation of the Chenjiao, except for me and your uncle Taiyi, all of them fell. Some ascended to heaven as gods, and some were rescued by your grandmaster in reincarnation.” said Zhenren Huanglong.

"King Wu ascended to heaven? Then is it possible for King Zhou?" Ji Ren asked curiously again after hearing this.

"I don't know. I have never seen it in my life. But according to ancient rumors, there was once a King Zhou who successfully changed his fate and became the Emperor of Heaven, successfully changing the outcome of the catastrophe. In the era after that, "aiding Zhou to commit atrocities" was changed to "aiding Zhou to commit atrocities." But it's just a rumor. If someone hadn't really succeeded in the previous era, I would have thought it was a rumor that the person who deceived King Zhou's Dharma image insisted on completing the catastrophe. But since King Wu of Zhou could do it, King Zhou of Shang should also have a chance of success." said Zhenren Huanglong.

“So, you guys, try your best. Who knows, by then, one of you will condense one of the Dharma images and become the Emperor of Heaven. I will still have to rely on you. Like the current Emperor of Heaven, after he achieved the Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, he let his two brothers become the Ziwei Emperor and the Gou Chen Emperor.” said Zhenren Huanglong.

Upon hearing this, the King of Wei and the King of Han showed excitement in their eyes. Although they knew that the possibility of success was infinitely close to zero, hope was so tempting that even if there was not much possibility, the huge benefits would make people move forward like moths to a flame.

This time, the two men looked at each other, and they both suddenly remembered that they actually had such a brother.

After Huanglong Zhenren finished answering, he continued to introduce the truth of the three realms to everyone, and at the same time told them some of the things they would experience when entering the secret realm of the Heavenly Dao.

He said this specifically, not only for Ji Ren, but also for these people.

Recognizing Senior Brother Huang Jiao as their ancestor, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is a country of human religion.

So by giving some benefits in advance, he might be able to get closer to Huangjiao Daxian. Even if it doesn't work, he won't lose anything.

Anyway, he has to say these things.

I just hope in my heart that Master Yu Ding will wake up soon. It’s been less than two months since the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm was opened, why hasn’t he come out yet?
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt a sharp sword energy above the thatched cottage. Master Huanglong immediately showed joy on his face. Oh my god, it finally came out!

After giving a few quick instructions, he took off at high speed and disappeared without a trace.

Ji Ren shook his head slightly and decided not to follow. If a fight really broke out, it would not be appropriate for him to watch from the side.

Just as he was about to get up and go home, Ji Ren suddenly sensed the presence of Qiao Qingyu and the others. He was overjoyed and immediately left the city and finally returned.

(End of this chapter)