Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1058 The Shadow Falling from the Sky
Throughout the world, powerful figures emerge in endless succession.

Especially after the origin of the Vedas was absorbed by Pantian, all kinds of great paths converged during the contact between the five great heavens and earths.

Within the Pantian, the very essence of heaven and earth poured forth as if it were inexhaustible.

The manifestation of the positions connected to the Great Dao clearly reveals the mysteries of the Great Dao to everyone.

Before the Investiture of the Gods, the Taiyi level was a peak in cultivation—even for disciples of sages, achieving Taiyi was already something to be praised by all cultivators.

But after the Investiture of the Gods, under the surging source of heaven and earth, the path of cultivation underwent a tremendous change, becoming incredibly 'simple' and incredibly 'easy'.

At this point, the Taiyi realm, which was originally a peak, became a threshold on the path of cultivation.

Those cultivators between heaven and earth who are considered exceptionally talented can achieve the Taiyi realm.

At this point, the Taiyi realm had nothing left to boast about.

The Dao Lords of the Taiyi Realm are no longer revered. Only a small number of those who can be called the pinnacle of the Taiyi Realm are respected and talked about.

Aside from this small group of supreme Taiyi masters, the rest of the Taiyi masters are all unknown and forgotten... Their presence is even less noticeable than that of the younger generation who have recently achieved Taiyi.

In many people's eyes, Princess Longji was just an ordinary Taiyi.

Aside from having a good background and a good Daoist partner, he had almost no reputation in the world.

Everyone's impression of her is incredibly simple: she is just the Red Phoenix Star Lord, one of the Star Lords of the Heavenly Realm. Although she is in charge of the Red Phoenix, she has made a vow never to touch the power of fate.

Even though he ruled the Huai River Dragon Court, he fought against the Huai Alliance established by the Huai Lord for countless millennia without ever being at a disadvantage.

Yet, no one in the world still considered Princess Longji to be any kind of powerful being.

Ultimately, the dragon race's inherent strength is undeniable.

Compared to the Dragon Clan, the Huai Alliance is far inferior in both strength and foundation. Under such circumstances, Princess Longji, who is in charge of the Dragon Court, can only hold her own against the Huai Alliance and cannot destroy it. Anyone would look down on Princess Longji.

But it was only at this moment that the many powerful figures in this world suddenly remembered.

During the countless millennia that Princess Longji ruled the Dragon Court, the matters she dealt with went far beyond the struggle with the Huai Alliance!

The dragon race is a naturally divine race, revered by people throughout the world—and the dragon gods are all known for their romantic, passionate, and unrestrained nature.

After the dragons roamed the human world, almost everyone believed that the dragons would have extremely serious collusion and conflict with the human race.

But actually?
Under Princess Longji's supervision, all the dragon gods who came ashore, whether they were old dragons or newborn dragon sons and daughters...

Almost all true dragons abide by the laws and regulations of heaven and carefully maintain the distance between the dragon race and the human race.

For countless millennia, the water gods of the mortal realm have come and gone because they transgressed the rules—yet none of the dragon gods under the command of the Dragon Court have ever transgressed the laws governing the relationship between humans and gods.

Even when they were competing with the water gods of the Huai Alliance for water veins, the dragon gods of the Dragon Court always acted within the bounds of the Heavenly Rules.

The only dragon god in countless millennia to have transgressed the laws of heaven was the Jinghe Dragon King, who was recently slain.

Compared to any other achievements or victories...

His achievements in harmonizing the vast Dragon Court and restraining those unruly Dragon Gods are clearly far more valuable than any so-called battle results or achievements!
The problem is that dragons are unruly.

Within this vast Dragon Court, someone who could replace Ao Bing in ruling the court, keeping all the dragon gods, young and old, completely under his control... ensuring they dared not overstep the boundaries set by the heavenly rules...

How could Princess Longji be weak?
Moreover, Princess Longji is a powerful figure who survived the Investiture of the Gods!
At this moment, many powerful beings in this world—including Huai Jun himself—suddenly realized something.

Princess Longji's lack of achievements over countless millennia is not due to her weakness.

It's simply because, over countless millennia, she hasn't had a chance to make a move.

That's it.

"Another Grand Luo Immortal!" Countless immortals and gods in the world couldn't help but sigh in admiration. The eyes of the Grand Luo Immortals were filled with praise, while those immortals and gods below the Grand Luo Immortal level were filled with envy.

After this battle, the conflict over the Huai River came to an end—the Huai Alliance collapsed and vanished without a trace.

The divided power over the Huai River was thus unified.

The position of the ruler of the Huai River was also determined by this.

Ao Bing, the Great Dragon God who upholds Heaven and righteousness, obviously wouldn't attempt to refine the authority over the Huai River.

In other words, when the Huai River is unified and the disputes over it are settled, that will be the time when Princess Longji becomes the new ruler of the Huai River.

The ruler of the Huai River, originally, this was a top-tier business position.

In addition, Princess Longji displayed that 'great majesty'—

Clearly, with the dust settling on the Huai River dispute, Princess Longji, the Empress of Huaiting, now has a smooth path to achieving the Great Luo realm!
How could those who are still searching for the opportunity to become a Great Luo, or those who have not even reached the Taiyi realm yet, not be envious?
"White Tiger Supervisor God".

"Princess Longji".

"And Yinglong."

Inside the Great Thunderclap Temple, one Buddha after another watched as the lotus platform rose and then shattered within the temple, each with an extremely solemn expression.

They were chanting those names one after another.

As these names were uttered one after another, the already somber expressions of the Buddhas grew even more grave.

There was even a hint of bewilderment and disorientation in that heaviness.

No one expected the situation to change like this.

Prior to this, Yinglong's existence was undoubtedly overlooked.

No matter whose schemes or whose chessboard it is, there is no place for Yinglong.

After all, those who did not know that Yinglong was still alive believed that he had long since perished.

Those who confirmed that Yinglong was still alive also knew the reason for Yinglong's seclusion, and that Yinglong was already heartbroken and despondent.

That is why, no one in the world ever imagined that Yinglong would return to the world and make a move again.

Thus, when Yinglong made a bold move, using the blood of a newly enlightened Buddha to announce his return, the entire chessboard of heaven and earth was transformed.

After all, Yinglong represents more than just Yinglong itself.

Although Xuanyuan died as a mortal, many of his former followers still live on in the world.

When the gods were conferred, some of Xuanyuan's former subordinates went to the Conferred God Platform and took away Wen Zhong's soul.

In the past, the former subordinates of Xuanyuan always kept to themselves and did not come out of the world, and everyone treated them as if they did not exist.

But now, Yinglong has emerged—as the 'Great General' under Xuanyuan, after Xuanyuan's death, he has a natural right to command Xuanyuan's old troops.

Moreover, Yinglong's Daoist partner, the Empress Ba, is the daughter of Xuanyuan!
The biggest reason Yinglong went into seclusion was that after the upheaval on the Huai River, the Empress Ba, corrupted by the poisonous fire, had completely lost any hope of recovery. Therefore, Yinglong took the Empress Ba with him to live in seclusion.

Now that Yinglong has returned to the world, a new problem has been placed before everyone.

Yinglong has returned, but what is the state of the Empress's daughter, Ba?

In the end, has it completely perished, or has it been saved?

If he were to perish completely, who would dare to provoke a dragon that had lost its Daoist partner and returned to the world?

If it hadn't perished... but had been healed... then how did it heal the poisonous fire from the earth's core?

Now that the Empress Ba has been healed and is no longer corrupted by the poisonous fire, what kind of power does she possess?
"The White Tiger Guardian God is about to become the Great Luo."

"Princess Longji will become a Great Luo."

"The Great God Yinglong is a highly powerful being, the most outstanding among them."

"Plus, there's the unpredictable Empress Ba and a former subordinate of Xuanyuan."

"Finally, there is the power of the dragon race itself—that is, the existence of the Four Dragon Kings of the Seas."

"Even setting aside the Great Dragon God who upholds justice and righteousness in the heavens, there are now eight dragons in the dragon race who have reached the level of the Great Luo."

As they pondered this immense and terrifying power that would be found anywhere, all the Buddhas in the Great Thunderclap Temple fell silent.

Who could have imagined that the situation along the Huai River would take such a turn?

In this upheaval, the dragon race has indeed been dragged into this bloodbath.

Amidst the upheavals of the Huai River and the conflicts among its many waterways, countless Buddhist disciples and dragon gods perished, in addition to the Buddha who subdued the dragon.

A Buddha has fallen—and so the Buddha's attainment has been utterly torn apart.

The feud between the Dragon Clan and Buddhism was also thoroughly exposed.

Afterwards, the Arhats and Bodhisattvas of Buddhism could use the excuse that their Buddhist disciples had died at the hands of the dragons to attack the dragons during this calamity.

The Dragon Clan can also use this reason to attack the Arhats and Bodhisattvas of Buddhism, and the Buddhas of Buddhism.

In this upheaval, apart from the unexpected death of the Buddha Subduing the Dragon, all other changes can be said to have perfectly fulfilled the expectations and goals of Buddhism.

but……

This goal is simply too terrifying!

Among the dragons, the others who touched upon the power of the Great Luo level were alright.

The Four Dragon Kings were confined to the four seas.

Even if Princess Longji achieves the Great Luo realm, she will be confined to the Huai River.

Even the White Tiger Guardian God has not yet completely reined in that killing power.

In this situation, the potential shown by the dragon race is great, but that's all – the Buddhist sect can easily deal with it.

However, the appearance of the great god Yinglong completely shattered the balance of this game!
A war god who is not restricted by anything, can move freely, and has no scruples when he comes and goes.

It could easily kill the Dragon-Subduing Buddha, who had just achieved the Great Luo realm and was at his peak.

That would also be able to kill the vast majority of the Buddhas in the Great Thunderclap Temple!

Moreover, the most, most, most important thing is not that.

—Moreover, the great dragon god in the heavens, who upholds justice and righteousness, has a scheme that can be described as earth-shattering!

Ao Bing and many other top players applauded.

There are many powerful beings who can help him take action, and who can help him block the Buddhist sect so that he is not dragged into the calamity.

But unfortunately, it was the great god Yinglong who made the move.

Just as Jianglong made his move, the great god Yinglong also appeared before the Heavenly Court at just the right moment, and rightfully took action as well.

It seemed as if they had come specifically for the Buddha who subdued the dragon.

What is the situation with the Buddha who can subdue dragons?
The fact that he achieved the Great Luo is a very deep secret, even within Buddhism!

Even within Buddhism, only a very few Buddhas knew about this matter—a response that even Buddhism itself had never taken.

Even Shakyamuni Buddha, the current Buddha, was unaware of the situation of the Dragon-Subduing Buddha.

But then, the Great Dragon God, who upheld Heaven and righteousness, made a move at just the right moment.

This kind of calculation, which makes people's schemes seem like open secrets, is what the Buddhas in the Great Thunderclap Temple revere the most!

"Buddha, what should we do in this situation?" After a long while, the Buddha's voice finally rang out.

The Buddhas in the Great Thunder Temple all turned their gazes to Shakyamuni.

Shakyamuni also turned his gaze from the heavens and earth to the Great Thunderclap Temple.

His heart was also in turmoil.

He was unaware of the fact that the Arhat who subdued the dragon had transformed into the Buddha who subdued the dragon, and he had never made any contingency plans for it.

But the more this was the case, the more he could appreciate how enormous the shadow Ao Bing cast from the high heavens was.

"That's fine too." Shakyamuni Buddha held the prayer beads in his hand, his expression extremely calm, as if the changes in the Huai River had not affected him at all.

Then, his gaze fell on the broken lotus platform.

—That was the trace left by the Buddha Subduing Dragon in the Great Thunder Temple during that brief moment after he attained the Great Luo.

Looking at the broken lotus platform, Shakyamuni's face was full of emotion.

"The dragon descends and ascends to the Great Luo realm; what a momentous event this is!"

"Why is it that I, the Buddha, know nothing about this?"

"If I, the Buddha, had known about this matter and made proper arrangements for the rescue, even if the Great God Yinglong had taken action, how could Jianglong have perished in such a state?"

As Shakyamuni spoke, the posture he displayed was one of utter grief and indignation.

Amidst Shakyamuni's profound grief, the shadow of the World Tree once again unfolded amidst the chaos.

(End of this chapter)