Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 710: Edict
The golden light is brilliant, illuminating the universe, and it falls from the sky, presenting countless auspicious signs. There is also the sound of heaven and earth, and the sound of the great road.

"The Lord of the Golden Palace, the Highest Jade Emperor. His wonderful appearance is the best among all the heavens, and his benevolent light illuminates the three realms. He is the true and holy master of the wonderful way, the master that the gods and humans rely on. He teaches the Dharma of the Mahayana, and truly points the way to the lost. His merits and virtues are like the void, and his praises are endless..."

As the Taoist songs played, golden light gradually condensed and finally became a figure sitting on the Luan Court in the sky. He wore a crown with jade tassels on his head and a robe with the inscriptions of the sun, moon and stars on his body. He displayed supreme majesty and represented the emperor of heaven and earth.

Exactly...

"Emperor!"

"His Majesty!"

All the saints came forward to greet them, and then immortals and Buddhas filled the sky, all performing grand worship.

Such majesty, needless to say, is none other than the Lord of Xuanhuang, Tai Shang Kai Tian, ​​the Holder of the Talisman, the Emperor of the True Body, the Golden Palace of the Clouds, the Nine Skies, the Emperor of the Wan Dao, the Great Hall of the Wuwei Dao, the Golden Palace of Haotian, the Supreme Jade Emperor who forgives sins - the Great God of Xuanqiong!

The saints came to welcome them, the immortals and Buddhas came to worship them, and the sky was filled with emotion. The sound of jade resounded through the heavens and the earth: "The calamity has ended, the immortals and Buddhas have returned to the Tao, the Three Realms have this blessing, all thanks to the power of all living beings and saints. Now that the evil demons have been eliminated, they should be rewarded according to their merits and be conferred the title of God!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeves, and suddenly a bright light condensed into a figure, which was the Sun Star Lord.

As the leader of the Xuanhuang earthly immortals, he had an obligation to take part in this battle. Like Xu Yang, he was one of the four earthly immortals who inherited the legacy of the Great Dao. However, the Dao fruit of Sakyamuni, Tathagata, that he inherited, did not survive and was wiped out in the ultimate conflict between the three Buddhas who united into one, returned to their origin, and confronted Mara.

Reborn from death, Sun Star Lord was somewhat surprised by this result, but he was instantly relieved after seeing the Emperor of Heaven, and bowed to him: "Your Majesty!"

"Zhu Ming!"

Qiong Gao smiled and announced loudly: "You were originally the Sun Star Lord of the Sunlight Palace, and now you are the Sun Emperor of the Donghua Purple Palace!"

As soon as the golden words were spoken, flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, all kinds of strange visions appeared, and the great way was stimulated, and with the combined power, he became a sacred celestial being.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Sun Star Lord, no, the Sun Emperor received the imperial decree and then stood aside, side by side with the other sacred celestial beings.

He died in the battle, but now he has been resurrected and named the Emperor of Heaven. Although this is tantamount to deifying himself and there is no possibility for him to achieve enlightenment on his own, compared with death himself, this is the best outcome, not to mention that the Emperor of Heaven has also restored his Earthly Cave Heaven and his followers of gods.

The Sun Emperor stepped aside, and the Sky Emperor turned his gaze again and conferred titles on a group of immortals and Buddhas.

"Command the Emperor of the East, Donghua!"

"Command the Southeast Fusang Emperor!"

"Command the Southern Emperor Zhuling!"

"Command the elders of Southwest Taihua!"

"Command the Western Haoling Emperor!"

"Command the Northern Purple Star Emperor!"

"Command the Northeast Chongxu Heavenly Monarch!"

"Command the Flying God Kings of the Ten Directions, the Great Flying Gods, the Three Officials and the Four Saints, the Two Luminaries and the Nine Stars, the Northern Dipper, the Southern Dipper, the Eastern Dipper, the Eastern Dipper, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Circular Stars, and the Vajra Warriors..."

"Command the demon warriors to subdue the four heavenly gate kings, the five mountains and four rivers, as well as the other mountains and four seas, the nine rivers and twelve river sources, the mountains, forests, rivers and marshes..."

The golden words were heard and responded by heaven and earth. Countless immortals and Buddhas were conferred titles. All the immortals who had died in the previous three days of attack were resurrected, and even their cave world was restored. All the gods, generals, spirits and officials were reborn.

After the celestial immortals, there are the earthly immortals. Although not all of them can return to their positions like the celestial immortals, as long as they have made meritorious contributions, they will be rewarded accordingly. Even the human immortals below the earthly immortals, and even the Mahayana cultivators who have returned to the void, will all be conferred with divine titles, big or small.

In this way, it was unknown how long it took before the sacred commands of the immortals and Buddhas in the sky were completed. The saints, immortals and Buddhas who had suffered heavy casualties in the war between immortals and demons finally recovered some of their vitality.

Finally, only one person remained, and he had not yet been conferred. The saints looked away, and there was some expectation. Those who had been conferred before, such as the Sun Emperor, had actually died. Although they were resurrected now, this could not completely restore them to living beings. They could only be conferred as gods according to the laws of the gods of heaven and earth.

There is only one word difference between living beings and gods, but there is a world of difference between them. The latter are already incomplete and can no longer achieve enlightenment or improve themselves. They can only rely on external forces to confer titles and blessings from the divine position. Immortals are the foreseeable end of the world.

But there is one person who is different. He did not die in the battle, but his body is still intact. He has made great contributions and has unlimited potential.

What kind of reward will the Emperor of Heaven give to this person?
Seeing the curiosity in the eyes of the saints, the Emperor of Heaven also turned his gaze to look at Xu Yang and said in a deep voice: "When the demon Luo came, the Supreme Taoist Master sacrificed his life to protect all living beings. Fortunately, the destiny is not over, and the Taoist lineage finally has a successor. Now I announce in public the new Supreme Taoist Master, the Supreme Jiuyi Tianzun - Xu Qingyang!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the law followed. Immediately, the heaven and earth responded, the Supreme Dao merged, and the dissipated Taiqing Dao fruit condensed again. Although it was sealed by external forces, it also regained 50% of its charm, allowing Xu Yang to return to the realm of celestial immortals. The cracked Xuanyuan was also repaired, and many heroic Dao soldiers were resurrected from within.

Seeing this, Xu Yang said nothing more, and only bowed to the Emperor of Heaven: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

To honor someone as "Your Majesty" instead of "Your Majesty" is the right of the celestial beings. It clarifies the relationship between the two parties. Although there is a hierarchy, they are not a monarch and his subjects, but rather they are fellow practitioners. The Taoist master and his followers are all celestial beings and the emperor.

There is a huge difference. If they are a monarch and his subject, then if the monarch wants the subject to die, then the subject has to die. But if they are fellow practitioners, although the Taoist master is respected, he cannot force the Taoists to die, and there is no such thing as the monarch wanting the subject to die.

Relatively speaking, the status is more respected!
"Grand Taoist Master?"

"This……"

“It’s well-deserved!”

"Congratulations, fellow Taoist!"

Although they had some guesses in their minds, the immortals and Buddhas were still somewhat surprised to see Xu Yang receive this title.

Only Jinmu Yuanjun, Shangqing Daozhu and other five Xuanhuang saints remained calm and congratulated Xu Yang with their eyes.

Supreme Taoist Master, this reward is truly great!

The Nine Saints of Xuanhuang are the leaders of the Xuanhuang celestial immortals, and they respectively command the five major sects of Taoism, Buddhism, the Underworld, the Dragon Palace, and Kunlun Yaochi.

Among the Nine Saints and Five Daos, Pangu and the Three Pure Ones of Taoism and Brahma and the Three Great Brahmas of Buddhism are the strongest and most powerful. Their power is so great that even the Emperor of Heaven cannot appoint or dismiss them. They are the masters of Taoism and the masters of Buddhism.

To put it bluntly, even if these nine saints wanted to set up their own factions and lead the five major sects away from the control of the Heavenly Court, the Emperor of Heaven could do nothing about it, because they are all self-cultivated immortals, with the same status as heaven and earth, and they can completely disobey orders and do whatever they want.

Although that was the case in the past, times now are different. After defeating Po Xun, the Emperor of Heaven has even greater power and may even have entered the realm of the Golden Immortal. But this still cannot reduce the value of the "Nine Great Holy Positions".

As an earthly immortal, Xu Yang was given this title and became one of the Nine Saints of Xuanhuang. He was truly second only to the immortal and above all the immortals. Needless to say, his status was very high.

In addition, this Supreme Dao Fruit is also of great benefit to Xu Yang's practice. It can help him understand the Supreme Dao in the way of "get on the bus first and buy the ticket later". With Xu Yang's ability, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he will surely become a celestial being in the future and become a true Supreme Dao Master.

To put it bluntly, the Emperor of Heaven's heavy reward is equivalent to giving Xu Yang an opportunity to become a celestial immortal. Needless to say, it is of great significance.

But based on merit, he deserves this reward considering his achievements.

After the imperial decree was completed, all the immortals and Buddhas returned to their positions.

Above the Luan Court, the Emperor of Heaven sat on his throne, and his jade voice resounded through the universe, announcing that the calamity was finally over.

"The calamity is in the hands of God, and there is no destiny in the calamity!"

"The sky is clear and bright, and there is a sky without a sky!"

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(End of this chapter)