Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 796: The Khitan Conquer the Later Jin Dynasty (4)

The sky was filled with auspicious light, colorful clouds gathered, and the air was filled with strange fragrance.

More than 5,000 sacred figures, including the Six Dragons, the Three Chis, the Five Pole War Gods, and the Eight Great Marshals, appeared among the clouds.

In the depths of the many sacred surroundings, a fragrant chariot with a canopy of clouds slowly descended.

And inside this divine chariot, there sat an emperor wearing a crown, a yellow robe, and holding a jade scepter, looking majestic and solemn.

This sacred figure is none other than the high-ranking Taoist deity, one of the Six Imperial Gods, the Emperor Gou Chen Shang Gong Tian Huang.

In later Taoist mythology, Emperor Gou Chen, Emperor Zi Wei and the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper were regarded as brothers.

This saying originated from the Taoist scripture "The True Scripture of the Jade Purity Supreme Spiritual Treasure Natural Big Dipper".

In fact, this Taoist scripture originated from the Song and Yuan dynasties and has a great connection with the birth of Dou Mu Yuanjun.

From a historical perspective, in order to create a deity, Zhongli Quan and Lu Dongbin made Dou Mu Yuan Jun join the Taoist system, and then she was improved step by step. As a result, Dou Mu Yuan Jun became the Emperor Gou Chen, the Emperor Zi Wei and the mother of the Big Dipper.

In fact, the word Gou Chen first appeared in the "Star Classics", which recorded: "The six stars of Gou Chen are below the Five Emperors. They are the harem and the emperor's principal wife. They are also in charge of the six generals of the emperor's army and the three ministers." Therefore, later generations used Gou Chen to refer to the harem. "

Although "Star Classic" originated from the Warring States Period, it did not deify Gou Chen.

The real deification of Gou Chen comes from the "Book of Jin. Astronomy", which records: "The six stars of Gou Chen are all in the Purple Palace... The star in Chen's mouth is called Tianhuang Dadi, and its god is called Yaopo Bao, who controls all spirits and holds the map of all gods."

The origin of Ziwei Emperor can be traced back to the pre-Qin period due to the ancient people's worship of the North Star.

During the Warring States Period, the North Star was integrated with the Taiyi belief and became the supreme deity worshipped by the people of Chu. Later, it was also integrated with the belief in Fengdu Emperor.

These were all far earlier than the so-called Mother of Stars, Dou Mu Yuan Jun.

Therefore, the later saying that the Emperor Ziwei, the Emperor Gou Chen and the Big Dipper are brothers actually has a big loophole.

If we admit this, it would be like admitting that the grandson came before the grandfather.

Indeed, Chen Yun has been in this world for a long time and has never heard of the saying that the Emperor of Ziwei, the Emperor of Gou Chen and the Big Dipper are brothers.

Therefore, he was not surprised at all when he saw Emperor Gou Chen coming to help him instead of Emperor Zi Wei.

As his thoughts were flowing, the canopy and cloud-covered fragrant carriage slowly descended to the ground.

Chen Yun, Lu Dongbin, Ge Tianshi and others came outside early to wait.

Not only them, this time even the King of the East, the Lord of Thunder and the Great Emperor of Dongyue came out to greet them in person.

There is no way. As one of the Six Imperial Lords, Emperor Gou Chen’s status and position are too noble and lofty.

He is the existence second only to the Three Pure Ones, Three Realms and Three Treasures. Everyone must give him the greatest respect.

"Welcome the Emperor to come."

"Welcome the Emperor to come."

All the saints bowed and saluted.

Emperor Gou Chen walked out of the divine chariot slowly and looked around. "Fellow Taoists, you are welcome."

Everyone finished the ceremony and welcomed Emperor Gou Chen into the reed hut.

A group of sacred beings sat down in order according to their status.

Emperor Gou Chen is the most honorable god present, so he naturally sits in the front.

Chen Yun looked at the arrival of Emperor Gou Chen and couldn't help but make secret calculations in his mind.

Now he has four half-step Daluo on his side, among which Dong Wanggong and Emperor Gou Chen are the top ones.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West will probably come next, which means there are six Half-Step Daluo, and only two more are needed to break the formation as the King of the East said.

While he was secretly pondering, Dong Wanggong had already started chatting with Emperor Gou Chen, "Emperor Tianhuang, with your help this time, we will definitely be able to break the Zhoutian Xingyao formation."

Emperor Gou Chen waved his hand slightly and said, "This Zhou Tian Xing Yao Great Array is the greatest array in the Heavenly Court. Although it is now missing the twenty-eight constellations and the power of the array is not as strong as it was in its heyday, with the support of Emperor Ziwei, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, the Five Elders of the Five Directions and Moli Pu Tian, ​​the array is extremely powerful. If we don't have eight half-step Daluo to attack from all four sides, it will be difficult for us to break this array."

At this point, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Originally, the Jade Emperor wanted to ask the Queen Mother Hou Tu and the Jade Pure True King to help break the formation, but the Queen Mother and the True King both have to maintain the operation of heaven and earth, so they may not be able to come to help."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu and the Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole can’t come?

Hearing this, Chen Yun frowned.

In this case, my side is missing two half-step Daluo, how can I break the formation?

Not only Chen Yun frowned, but Lu Dongbin, Ge Tianshi, Erlang Shen and others also realized this and all frowned slightly.

Dong Wanggong didn't seem to take it seriously. "I guess God has his own ideas. If Hou Tu Niangniang and Yu Qing Zhen Wang don't come, he will still invite someone else."

Jiu Tian Ying Yuan Lei Sheng Pu Hua Tian Zun smiled and said, "Before I came here, I heard that Jin Mu and Jiu Tian Xuan Nu Niangniang would come together. If we wait until the Jade Emperor comes, we will only be one half-step Daluo away."

Will the Queen Mother of the West and the Lady of the Nine Heavens come together to help?
Chen Yun was slightly relieved when he heard this information.

He was not surprised at all that the Queen Mother of the West could come.

As for why the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens was able to come, it must have been an invitation from the Queen Mother of the West.

The Queen Mother of the West is the master of the Lady of the West.

How could a disciple refuse the invitation from the master?

Now we are only one step away from reaching Daluo, and it seems there is hope for us to break through.

But there are only so many Half-Step Daluo in this world, who can come to help?

Chen Yun really couldn't think of who would be willing to help him.

Time passes bit by bit.

About two more incense sticks of time passed.

The Queen Mother of the West and the Lady of the Nine Heavens also descended to the mortal world.

Chen Yun, Dong Wanggong, Lu Dongbin and others all went to greet them.

After all, from the perspective of Taoism, they all belong to the lineage of the Queen Mother of the West.

They welcomed the Queen Mother of the West and the Lady of the Nine Heavens into the reed hut.

Now only the Jade Emperor has not yet arrived.

The group of saints waited in the reed shed for about half an hour.

Finally, amidst bursts of celestial music and auspicious light, the Jade Emperor descended on the Eight-Scenes Paladin, accompanied by a large group of sacred beings from heaven.

This time, all the sacred beings in the reed hut, including Emperor Gou Chen, came outside to greet them.

After welcoming the Jade Emperor into the reed shed, the seven Half-Step Daluo chatted for a while, and seemed to have no intention of rushing to break the Zhoutian Xingyao Array.

At this time, the Jade Emperor was chatting with the Gou Chen Emperor about matters in the royal court. "All the gods of the Zhou Tian Sheng have come here. If it weren't for the Queen Mother Hou Tu and the Jade Pure True King who maintain the operation of heaven and earth, I'm afraid the world would be in chaos."

Emperor Gou Chen laughed and said, "We have failed in our duty. Fortunately, we have Queen Hou Tu and Yu Qing Zhen Wang."

Dong Wanggong also smiled and said: "I don't have as heavy responsibilities as you do. I just need to take care of my own little piece of land. It's not a big deal."

Jiu Tian Ying Yuan Lei Sheng Pu Hua Tian Zun sighed and said, "My Thunder Department is responsible for the creation of all things, driving the sea and mountains, pushing the four seasons, raising and lowering yin and yang, recording good and punishing evil. I really can't stay in the mortal world for a long time. And King Tianqi himself is in charge of the 76 departments of Yuefu, in charge of the number of noble and humble people in the world, and the power of life and death. Since the death of Emperor Fengdu, he has to rule the yin and yang worlds and dominate the rise and fall of the world. His duties are not much easier than those of my Thunder Department." Emperor Dongyue said helplessly, "When Emperor Fengdu had not yet died, I didn't need to worry about many things in the underworld. As for Qingjia... Alas, I don't know what to say about him. He chose to die and reincarnate before the Battle of the Gods came."

Ok?
Did the King of Fengdu commit suicide on his own initiative and then be reincarnated?

Chen Yun always thought that the death of King Fengdu was caused by something, but he didn't expect it was actually "suicide".

This made him feel very surprised. As the incarnation of Emperor Ziwei, Emperor Fengdu was the ruler of the underworld and one of the high-level gods in Taoism. He possessed the cultivation level of half-step Daluo. Why would he give up his hard practice and choose to enter the cycle of reincarnation?
Could it be that the King of Fengdu had discovered some secrets in the underworld and was hiding here?

Chen Yun couldn't understand this, he only knew that the King of Fengdu would not choose to reincarnate for no reason, there must be a reason.

In addition, he heard from several Half-Step Daluo that their responsibilities were heavy and they had to resolve the battle as soon as possible and return to Heaven to work. Logically, they should break the formation quickly, but why were they still chatting here?
Could it be that... the Jade Emperor is waiting for some powerful god to come and help?

Chen Yun felt that this was a possibility, but he couldn't think of anyone who could come over for the time being.

He was thinking secretly in his heart, but Lu Dongbin asked this question, "May I ask God, when shall we break the formation?"

The Jade Emperor looked sideways and said, "No hurry, I'm still waiting for a fellow Taoist to come over."

Master Ge blinked and said, "To be called a Taoist friend by God, you must be of noble status?"

Emperor Gou Chen seemed to know who would come. "Of course he is honorable. After all, he is the leader of a religion."

Hearing this, Chen Yun vaguely guessed who it was and asked tentatively, "Could it be that the Western Buddha is coming to help?"

Xu Tianshi, Erlang Shen and Marshal Deng who had just arrived all looked at the Jade Emperor, wondering if he was waiting for Sakyamuni Buddha.

The Jade Emperor laughed loudly, "You are quite clever, you guessed it right. That's right, we are waiting for Sakyamuni to come, but he was not invited by me, but he took the initiative to come and help out for the sake of someone present."

Master Ge laughed dumbly and said, "Who among us has such a great reputation that Sakyamuni Buddha would come to help us?"

Master Xu Tianshi also said with a bit of surprise: "Is it because of Chunyangzi's face? After all, Chunyangzi is the master of the three religions."

Lu Dongbin shook his head. "I have fought in Lingshan before. How can Sakyamuni give me face? Besides, I am the master of the three religions, but I am just a name. Whether others recognize me or not is another matter."

Everyone couldn't help but look at Guan Erye, Li Jing and Nezha again.

Guan Erye denied it, "Although the incarnation of Buddha is my master, he is not the real Buddha. It is impossible for him to help me."

Nezha was more direct, "My status in Buddhism is not high."

Li Jing said: "Although I am the Lord of Heaven, I am still not favored by the Buddha."

All those who were related to Sakyamuni denied that it was because of them.

So, for whom did Master Fo want to come and help?

Just when everyone was feeling strange, the Jade Emperor solved the mystery, "Buddha Shakyamuni said that he and Chen Pu had a great affinity, and he taught him the Buddhist Dharma of the Six-foot-tall Golden Body. Therefore, he is willing to come to help today because of Chen Pu, not to give face to others."

"So it's to give face to Master Chen."

"Haha, this is the first time I know that Sakyamuni is so fond of Chen Zhenren."

"With the help of Buddha, we now have eight Half-Step Daluo here. I think breaking the formation won't be a big problem."

A group of people suddenly realized and looked towards Chen Yun involuntarily, as if to say, you kid are really generous enough to give face to even the top half-step Daluo like Sakyamuni.

Others may not know what level of cultivation Sakyamuni has reached, but how could so many sacred beings of high status present here not know?

If we have to classify the strength of those who are half-step Daluo in the world, then Liu Yu is definitely one of the top ones.

Sakyamuni Buddha, as the leader of the Saha world and the founder of Buddhism, is also included in this group.

If we were to make a more detailed classification, the Jade Emperor, the Purple Star Emperor and Sakyamuni Buddha might be the three most powerful Half-Step Daluo in the world.

You have to know that this is a world of Taoist mythology. Sakyamuni Buddha's Buddhism can still own the land of ten directions and three times. You can imagine how powerful Sakyamuni Buddha is.

Of course, there is another reason why Buddhism has such a large "territory", that is, "Laozi converted to Buddhism", and Buddhism has an incarnation of Taishang Laojun, Amitabha Buddha.

In any case, Chen Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Sakyamuni Buddha had come to help.

Judging from the strength on paper, we have many top fighters on our side, including the Jade Emperor, Sakyamuni Buddha, Emperor Gou Chen, King Dong and Queen Mother Xi. These are all top-notch half-step Daluo. Jiu Tian Ying Yuan Lei Sheng Pu Hua Tian Zun and Emperor Dong Yue may be slightly weaker in strength, but overall it is not a big deal.

The top combat force on the opposite side is not that strong, but the strength is relatively balanced. After all, Emperor Ziwei and Taiyi Rescuer of Suffering are also the best among the Half-Step Daluo, and the Five Elders of the Five Directions are slightly inferior, but not much worse.

If there is only one breakthrough, it might be Mori Putian.

Lei Zu had fought with Mori Pu Tian before, and it can be said that he won completely.

Logically speaking, under normal circumstances, Lei Zu would be able to deal with Mori Pu Tian, ​​but now the opponent is supported by a formation, so there may be some variables.

Therefore, being strong on paper does not necessarily mean that you will have the last laugh.

Chen Yun kept thinking about these things, while the Jade Emperor, Emperor Gou Chen, King Dong and others were still chatting.

About another half an hour passed.

Suddenly, there was a burst of Buddha's light outside.

Along with this, there were bursts of Buddhist chants echoing from the void.

Then, a large group of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and sacred beings appeared in the sky.

Surrounded by a group of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats, Sakyamuni Buddha rode on the back of a huge six-tusked white elephant.

The Jade Emperor, the Gou Chen Emperor, the King of the East and others did not go to greet him.

Even Lu Dongbin, Ge Tianshi, Xu Tianshi and others did not go.

They are all Taoist gods, so it is normal not to welcome the Buddhist gods.

Chen Yun couldn't do it, so Mr. Fo gave himself face and came to help.

As the host, he must go out to greet them.

Chen Yun was accompanied by Guan Erye, Nezha, Li Jing and others.

They are all sacred figures in Buddhism, so naturally they have to welcome the leader.

A moment later, a group of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and holy monks arrived.

Sakyamuni Buddha, who was riding on a six-tusked white elephant, smiled and picked up a flower and said, "Master Chen, I came here uninvited. I hope you can forgive me."

Chen Yun knew that Master Fo had always been very humble. It was his character and he should not take it as a blessing.

He quickly bowed and said, "It is an honor for Chen Pu to have Master Fo come to help me."

Sakyamuni Buddha moved slightly, but he had already gotten down from the back of the white elephant and appeared in front of Chen Yun.

He said directly: "You can take this old monk in to pay respect to the Jade Emperor, the Gou Chen Emperor and other gods, and discuss how to break the formation, okay?"

it is good!
Of course!

Chen Yun naturally wanted to break the formation as soon as possible, so that the Khitan could destroy the Later Jin Dynasty and advance the historical process a big step forward.

Now that Sakyamuni Buddha has arrived and the eight Half-Step Daluo have gathered, we can finally see the dawn of victory!

(End of this chapter)