Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1040 The Great Luo Banquet: The Curtain Rises
"If I go, I don't know how many people will be restless." Ao Bing shook his head.

"You guys can go!"

The place he was stationed at was not the Execution Platform at all.

This Execution Platform is a treasure of rules, and it does not require anyone to be stationed there.

He remained here as a symbol of divine law and as a symbol of faith.

As long as he remains seated here, the cultivators in this realm can see the existence of the 'Heavenly Rules' and the 'Faith and Righteousness' simply by looking up.

He sat there, and even the gods and immortals of the heavens, amidst this calamity, would abide by the rules and act in accordance with righteousness.

Thus, no matter how brutal this massacre may be, its impact will be limited to a certain extent. The less time Ao Bing needs to confine Pan Tian and the less the amount of primordial energy he needs to consume to carve the anchor point in Yuan Tian, ​​the more concealed the action will be.

Conversely, if Ao Bing were to step out of the Execution Platform, not to mention the changes that would result from his change of stance after personally entering the game—just the countless, ever-present gazes that would follow him when he stepped out of the Execution Platform would be enough to add countless troubles to Ao Bing's task of marking the time anchor point.

"The Great Banquet of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, is there anything else you want to say?"

Li Nu said to Ao Bing.

Having returned from the path of humanity, her current strength has reached the limit of Taiyi.

The image of a warlike island nation loomed faintly on her longsword, exerting immense pressure on those around her.

"I don't have any explanation for you, just do what needs to be done."

"The power of killing will eventually be reined in."

As Ao Bing spoke, his gaze fell upon Nezha.

"Nezha, at the Great Banquet of the Heavenly Emperor, many powerful figures have gathered, including demon gods of the demon race and bodhisattvas of Buddhism. Among these many powerful figures, there will surely be one who challenges you to a duel."

"When fighting them, be careful to hold back a little."

“Everyone at the banquet is part of this massacre.”

"Everyone in this calamity has their own corresponding tribulation."

"Don't get carried away with the fight and kill them all!" Ao Bing warned.

After he returned from Yuantian, the 'restrictions' on Nezha had long since collapsed.

Logically speaking, at this point, after making up for the 'defects' from Yuan Tian and from the root, Nezha should have the potential to reach the level of Da Luo.

Even when Ao Bing looked at Nezha, he could see the spiritual energy of the Great Luo Dao Fruit that occasionally appeared on Nezha's body and then quickly dissipated—if Ao Bing hadn't clearly known the origin of that spiritual energy and its source, even he would have thought that the spiritual energy was an illusion.

Ao Bing wasn't sure whether Nezha hadn't sensed the spiritual energy at this moment, or whether he had sensed it but mistook it for an illusion...

In short, Nezha, who should have achieved the Great Luo status earlier than Li Nu, still seems to have not even touched the threshold of the Great Luo.

Ao Bing was helpless in the face of this—the Great Luo realm was truly mysterious and profound.

Some things, once spoken out, are tantamount to cutting off that possibility.

Therefore, Ao Bing could only wait for Nezha to 'realize on his own' and see when he could break free from the stagnation of his previous fruitless search for the Great Luo.

That's why Ao Bing suggested to Nezha that he fight against the other demon gods and other powerful figures at the Bull Demon King's Great Banquet.

During that struggle, the faint spiritual energy of the Great Luo within Nezha naturally aroused suspicion in others—and with suspicion came testing.

Nezha might not notice anything after one or two attempts, but after seven, eight, or even more attempts... no matter what, Nezha should notice something and then try to grasp the Great Luo Spiritual Power that belongs to him.

As for why Nezha was instructed not to go too far.

That's the reason!

As Nezha has already touched upon the Great Luo Spiritual Mechanism, in a substantial sense, he has already stepped out of the Taiyi level.

In this state, if Nezha were to fight the other Taiyi without any restraint or reservation, his Fire-Tipped Spear might suddenly thrust out and take the lives of others—

At that time, at the Great Luo Banquet of the Bull Demon King, if someone stirs up trouble again, who knows how many Taiyi who were originally intended as pawns in the killing game will die inexplicably at the banquet, causing the killing game to be disrupted.

“Third Brother, you’re starting to look more and more like an old man,” Nezha said. This was the same instruction his master, the Eastern Azure Emperor Taiyi Zhenren, had given him when he came to the Execution Platform.

"As for Yang Jian, you..." Ao Bing's gaze fell on Yang Jian.

He really had nothing to say to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian remains shrouded in mystery.

Guang Chengzi once said that Yang Jian's "flaw" also lies within that Yuan Tian.

In reality, during that Yuan Tian Nian, Ao Bing did not find any trace of Yang Jian.

It was as if someone had deliberately concealed any trace of Yang Jian.

Given Ao Bing's strength and status in Yuan Tian, ​​how many people could conceal Yang Jian's presence right under Ao Bing's nose?
Therefore, Ao Bing had to postpone his discussion of Yang Jian's matter as well.

Fortunately, in any case, Yang Jian is one of the few indestructible beings in the world—and he achieved indestructibility in an extremely orthodox way, making him extremely perfect and virtually flawless.

Even if he is not a Great Luo Immortal, it is not difficult for him to survive below the Great Luo Immortal level.

Moreover, he is extremely thorough and cautious in his character, so Ao Bing has nothing to worry about.

—In fact, Ao Bing had only one worry about Yang Jian!
In the Heavenly Court, there are two Yang Jian.

One of them, of course, is the real Yang Jian.

The other one is Yang Jian, who was transformed from Yuan Hong.

When Yang Jian was in the Heavenly Court, the fake Yang Jian was merely a scribe in the Temple of Justice.

However, when Yang Jian went into hiding, Yuan Hong would transform into Yang Jian's appearance and walk among heaven and earth, concealing his identity from outsiders. As far as Ao Bing knew, after confirming that Yuan Hong's transformation into Yang Jian had almost no flaws, the real Yang Jian rarely appeared in the world, and most of the time, Yuan Hong walked among heaven and earth in his place.

Therefore, looking at Yang Jian at this moment, Ao Bing was also a little worried that he might find it troublesome and have Yuan Hong impersonate him to attend the Great Banquet of the Bull Demon King at Moyun Cave.

—Yuan Hong was, after all, a monkey, and among the Bull Demon King's brothers and those great demon saints, there were three monkeys!
Others might not be able to tell that Yuan Hong was impersonating a monkey, but the three brothers of the Bull Demon King might not be able to spot any flaws.

If Yang Jian really sends Yuan Hong, and they eventually discover the deception, who knows how much trouble that would cause.

Thinking about all this, Ao Bing secretly sent a telepathic message to Yang Jian, expressing his concerns.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Nezha." Yang Jian looked at Ao Bing, nodded, and indicated that he would personally go to Moyun Cave when the time came.

"That's good."

It was at this time that a message arrived from the Dragon King of the South Sea.

The letter mentioned that the Bull Demon King wanted to eat sea monsters as food.

"This old ox, after traveling all the way to the south, has actually become more particular."

Ao Bing smiled as he looked at the letter from the South China Sea.

In the past, given the wild nature of the demon race, they would never bother to inform you before doing anything. They would usually do the thing first, and then inform you if they remembered. If you responded, that was fine; if you didn't, it would just lead to a fight.

“Reply with a letter saying that those mindless aquatic creatures in the South China Sea are free for them to catch.”

"But if intelligent beings become food for the demon race, then don't blame me for personally going to the Bull Demon King's Great Luo Banquet to demand justice."

After giving their explanations, Li Nu and the others boarded their respective ceremonial vehicles and headed towards the Southern Continent.

As for the ceremonial carriage sent by the Bull Demon King, it followed directly behind Li Nu and her entourage, chasing after them all the way.

Several days later, under a clear blue sky, the Bull Demon King's grand banquet began.

The Heavenly Court showed considerable respect to this first Great Luo Immortal of the Demon Clan in modern times, and also the first Great Luo Immortal to hold a grand Great Luo Immortal Banquet in the Demon Clan's history.

The gods who commanded wind and rain, the gods who were in charge of the day, and so on, specially adjusted the wind, rain and water vapor circulation between heaven and earth, so that during this banquet, the sky over the Southern Continent was always clear and blue—but the water vapor circulation and the flow of life within it were not affected at all.

On Mount Jilei, the Bull Demon King watched this scene and naturally understood that this was a show of respect from the Heavenly Court.

So, he naturally reciprocated by lowering his own banner, the banner of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, by a fraction.

Many powerful figures in the world were actually somewhat worried about the Bull Demon King's grand banquet.

After all, the radiance of the Heavenly Court covers the world, and with its centralized karmic positions, it binds all cultivators between heaven and earth—even the human race acknowledges the Heavenly Court's rule over heaven and earth, and considers the human race to be merely a part of heaven and earth.

But the demon race has been an exception until now.

The demon race neither acknowledges the Heavenly Court's rule over them nor recognizes the system of karmic ranks—their own cultivation transcends the system of karmic ranks and is not limited by them.

Under such circumstances, the existence of the demon race can be said to have always been a thorn in the side of the Heavenly Court.

Before receiving their official titles and assuming power, most of the powerful figures in the Heavenly Court would choose to sweep through the Southern Continent, pacify one or two demon kingdoms, and then return to the Heavenly Court with their achievements to assume power.

For the demon gods of the demon race who want to prove themselves among the demons of the Southern Continent, the best option is to try their luck at the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Although these kinds of "battles" have always been limited to the level below the Great Luo realm, and the "minor squabbles" between Taiyi have always been between those "juniors," it must be said that under such actions, the atmosphere between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race has always remained very tense.

This time, the Bull Demon King made a grand show of it, raising the banner of the Heavenly Emperor high, and summoning all the demons in the Cloud-Piercing Cave to respond to the guests. As a result, many people are worried that this Great Luo Banquet might turn into a war between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race because of the commotion caused by this massacre.

This is why many who received invitations to the banquet harbored doubts and were quite worried that if the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race were to go to war, they, as attendees, would be forced to 'take sides' in the conflict…

To be honest, under these circumstances, there aren't many people willing to accept an invitation.

—But if a newly promoted Grand Luo, a Grand Luo full of vigor, holds a banquet when he has just achieved the status of Grand Luo, and his Daoist partner and his wife personally prepare the invitations... the consequences of not accepting them would be quite serious.

Therefore, one can imagine how conflicted the cultivators in the world were about this banquet.

But at this moment... looking at the clouds drifting and the sky clear for thousands of miles, and at the banner of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, which had been lowered by three-tenths of its original height.

Seeing this scene, all the guests, whether they had already arrived at Moyun Cave, were dawdling on the way, or had not yet set off, felt a little more at ease.

—At least, judging from the current situation, the Heavenly Court can tolerate this Great Sage Equaling Heaven. This Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who has just obtained the Dao Fruit, has no intention of taking the opportunity to storm the Heavenly Court to show off his own prestige.

So the guests who came to Moyun Cave were no longer reserved, but walked around, greeting those they knew and talking about the changes that had not been seen for thousands of years.

Those who lingered on the road also quickened their pace.

Those who hadn't yet set off returned to their own cave dwellings and carefully selected gifts to accompany them to the grand banquet at Moyun Cave.

The whole world was filled with joy and harmony.

The incomparably cruel calamity seemed to have been completely suppressed by this grand banquet.

Indeed, that is the case!
The protagonist of this calamity is the Buddhist sect—but the demon race, as the vessel through which the most powerful beings from beyond the realms have made their moves, also holds immense weight in this calamity!
After the Bull Demon King issued the order of "no fighting and no killing" in the Southern Continent, the storm that was spreading throughout the Southern Continent during the calamity was completely suppressed.

At this moment, amidst this calamity, the human world, which had always been more peaceful and orderly, has become even more dangerous.

"Monk, we must hurry!" In the Central Region, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven urged the monk Xuanzang again and again.

"If you go west, the most dangerous place will be Jambudvipa, which is at odds with Buddhism."

"But now, on the Moyun Cave in the Southern Continent, the Great Luo Banquet is being held, the demons have ceased their war, and all spirits have stopped fighting."

"This is the perfect opportunity to cross the Southern Continent," the Great Sage Equaling Heaven urged.

—Once he stepped into Jambudvipa, Master Xuanzang had basic security.

In this way, he could abandon the monk Xuanzang and attend the Bull Demon King's banquet!
(End of this chapter)