Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"Thank you for your support, seniors and fellow Daoists. I am grateful to everyone. My Palace Master said that we will not participate in other distributions to maintain the fairness and impartiality of the Merit Hall. If there are no further questions, I will take my leave."

The main point is to be sensible, express your own opinions, and stop bothering others once they are accepted.

"Good!" The three gods breathed a sigh of relief.

The three of them never intended to withhold any spots from the Hall of Merit. They could do without the Hall of Merit, but they couldn't remain silent.

If someone were to complain, that would be bad. Although it wasn't Xuanhuang himself, I know that even I'm a little afraid.

This is best.

Xia Qing smiled and left, but her heart was pounding wildly; she felt incredibly excited.

Just as the temple master said, all I had to do was express myself clearly.

On the other hand, the Demon Suppression Department was very envious.

In terms of strength and authority, we have caught up with the Hall of Merit, but there are some aspects that we can never catch up with.

Fortunately, the Department of Suppressing Evil is one of the two departments appointed by the Dao Lord, and its superior is the Lord of All Beings, and now it is three Divine Lords, so I will not suffer any losses.

My mindset is much more stable now, more stable than other forces.

Xia Qing's actions can be said to have disrupted the situation established by the three great gods and several venerable masters.

The scene just now was so magnificent and awe-inspiring that it dampened the cultivators' courage to fight for it.

They are prepared to be 'at the mercy of others'.

For example, whatever the three deities say goes, how dare you argue against it?

But Xia Qing's actions were like a burst of fireworks in the eternal night, showing that this world is not without color, but has different colors.

In this context, it means that you can strive for something, and you can also try to win over the three great gods. If you don't try, the three great gods will look down on you.

Xia Qing's behavior had this effect.

It's a bit of a shame about the three main deities. I thought such a grand and majestic scene would be enough to awe everyone, but what a pity!

As mentioned earlier, divine positions are prepared for the weak, not for the strong.

Only the weak need divine positions; the strong cultivate themselves.

Therefore, even in competition, it's impossible for things to escalate to the point where it's a fight to the death.

For the four superpowers, the divine position is to consolidate their status after the split.

As long as more of our own people become gods, it means that even if we weaken in the future, we won't fall into a quagmire.

Even if becoming a god means distancing oneself from one's former power, distancing oneself is better than indifference or complete estrangement.

The three great gods have their own clever strategies, so why don't they have their own ways to get over the wall?
If you can influence the gods through divinity, can't we use worship and incense to stalemate them?

Yes, it's possible. No law is perfect; every law has its flaws.

It can still influence the gods after they are conferred the title of deity.

We can even establish certain contracts, such as me providing incense and worship, and you using your abilities to provide us with certain protection.

Therefore, the competition among the top four is the most intense.

Moreover, the four superpowers formed alliances, even with the civil and military temples, and in the fierce competition, they won the most seats.

Especially the members of the Martial Arts Alliance.

"No matter what, the Dao Lord descended to the Martial Alliance, which is the ancestral home of all cultivators in the world. Moreover, the new Conferred God Law was jointly proposed by our Martial Alliance and the Martial Temple. If we do not have enough share, it is as if the Dao Lord's majesty has been challenged, and we will not acknowledge it."

When the argument reached a heated point, Sun Hui directly launched an attack.

The pressure of righteousness must be addressed at its root.

He understood that the purpose of the three great gods doing this was to start anew, or to reduce the influence and even the karmic consequences of the Dao Lord.

Similar to a change of dynasty, once they become the ones in control, a new situation naturally arises.

Moreover, it is not a change of dynasty in the general sense, nor is it the kind of usurpation of power. It is the three great gods that were introduced under the premise of the Dao Lord's reduction and seeking of emptiness.

The three supreme deities are what the Dao Lord desires, marking one of the signs that the world is entering another era.

Anyone with a powerful force or high level of cultivation can clearly see this situation.

It was not a bloody dynastic change, but a new beginning.

If this can be considered an era, then the Strange Era is one. The Dao Lord ended the Strange Era, and cultivators rose to prominence, ushering in the Era of Cultivators.

So now we are in a new era, which can be called the era of immortals and gods.

An era in which cultivation of immortality and the conferment of divine titles coexisted.

The Dao Lord's cultivation period seems very short, only a hundred years. This is mainly because the Dao Lord is too incredible. In just a hundred years, he has already transcended half of the Dao. It is hard to understand, but we must try to understand it.

Regardless, a new era is about to begin.

The new era has three great gods, four super-splits, subordinate cultivators, the impending unsealing of heaven and earth and the birth of a holy being, and the strange entity that has been completely wiped out and disappeared from the Xia Kingdom.

All these factors combined have brought us to this moment.

After being taught a lesson by Xuanhuang, the three great gods also wanted to perform well and prove themselves.

The most important point is to reduce the influence of the original body, so that all living beings in the world can accept an era without the Dao Lord, but with the three great gods.

They also need to work hard.

The new Investiture of the Gods is the opportunity. With the guidance of the original deity, and by combining the three of them—one controlling the Yellow Springs, one controlling the Heavenly Realm, and one in charge of the human world—it is an opportunity.

Unite the three worlds.

The ultimate goal is to transcend the so-called holy land and create a unique holy land.

Because the so-called five great holy sites of the universe can no longer satisfy them.

What five holy sites? Do any Tom, Dick, or Harry even deserve to be called the five holy sites?
Their ultimate plan is to merge the three great realms of Blue Star Holy Land, Yellow Springs, and Heaven into a unique holy land.

It's like opening up a new world.

Or perhaps it is the only true realm in the vast universe.

This is the goal that the three great gods wanted to achieve after receiving guidance from Xuanhuang.

To achieve this goal, spiritual practice is never the best option; spiritual practice and cultivation represent personal transcendence.

If you want to unify the three realms into one and create a unique entity, then the following styles are more suitable: Dynasty Flow, Sacrifice Flow, and God Conferment Flow.

However, we can't go to the extreme and only follow one path, after all, there are also cultivators who are practicing.

It's impossible to integrate all forces like the Yunchao lineage; there's no other way but the Yunchao.

So coexistence will be the only option, and downgrading from the Yunchao school to the Fengshen school will be the only choice.

The Investiture of the Gods has gods, but that doesn't prevent people from cultivating themselves.

It's a very suitable route.

However, this is still a long way off; we can only say that we are just getting started.

The leaders and high-ranking members of powerful factions could not fathom the thoughts of the three divine lords.

However, they could still sense the changing tides. They had assumed the cultivators were subordinate to the main force in the great battle, but it seemed there was an unexpected turn of events; even the gods had arrived.

This is going to be quite a spectacle! There's also a divine birth coming next year; it's a complete mess.

With the winds of change blowing, it remains to be seen who will emerge victorious.

……

"Our Confucian Temple is ultimately a latecomer. To be honest, I am filled with gratitude. I am grateful to be reborn in such an era. The Dao Lord created the world and saved the edifice from collapse, transforming what should have been the old era of mankind into the supreme and unique world of mankind."

"Whenever I think of this, I feel deep admiration. I am also grateful for the Dao Lord's magnanimous heart, who did not classify us people from the past as outcasts, but still supported and helped us... We also encountered the brave and fearless group of cultivators, who did not suppress us, but instead continuously helped us, providing us with endless faith and incense offerings, which made us..."

"In short, we are grateful—grateful to the Dao Lord, grateful to this era, grateful to all cultivators… Therefore, we will not contend for the divine positions; we have already gained so much… If there are any divine positions that are dispensable, you are willing to relinquish them, and we will accept them; if not, we will not force you, however…"

“Fellow Daoists, there are still some contradictions in this world. For example, the realms we exist in? Realms should be humanity’s last line of defense, to preserve a spark of life. But with the existence of the Dao Lord, our realms seem to be dispensable. Moreover, realms are ultimately not the best path for cultivation and need to be eliminated.”

Confucius delivered a lengthy discourse.

Everyone could find fault with what he said; excessive politeness is never a bad thing, but everything else fell apart.

He also emphasized that he was grateful to the Dao Lord, to the times, and to all the cultivators.

The saying goes, "One shouldn't hit a smiling face," especially if that smiling face holds a high position and, most importantly, isn't vying for a divine position.

Who couldn't love it?

Moreover, there's a hidden meaning in his words. What do you mean by "boundaries are dispensable"? Is it really appropriate to belittle oneself like that?
Most people wouldn't be able to understand what he's trying to say, but since the four major organizations have exchanged information, they're likely to understand.

This is what Lord Kong is saying: we can do without a divine position, but you cannot hinder us from entering our realms; we will devour as many as we can.

They care more about the realm than about divine status.

Lord Kong, who originated from the realm, is planning to exploit the realm.

Of all those realms, even the weakest one is at the level of a fourth-order True King. Isn't that more attractive than a divine position?

The most important thing is freedom.

"Lord Kong has gone a bit too far. Realms also have their own functions, and we can't generalize. Now that we're discussing the Investiture of the Gods, let's not change the subject. Fellow Daoist Huanglong, don't you agree?" Lord Taishan was unwilling.

Although I don't know what Confucius is planning, I have a bad feeling about this.

Regardless of his plan, what I need to do is interrupt him first, and then slowly think of ways to deal with it.

“Yes, yes, Venerable Kong, don’t change the subject. We’re discussing the Investiture of the Gods, aren’t we?” Venerable Huanglong immediately responded.

He was similar to the Lord of Mount Tai in that he didn't understand the situation, but since it concerned him, he had to interrupt.

The monks were delighted.

They looked on with amusement, as if the realms were too far removed from them and beyond their control.

It's no use trying.

“Amitabha, I agree with the ideas of Lord Huanglong and Lord Taishan. The problems of the realms need to be solved jointly by the realms, and we cannot rush it.” Minghui.

"I also believe in boundless longevity and blessings," said Jiutong.

To everyone's surprise, two of the four super teams also got involved. It was truly unexpected.

Only the Taoist and Buddhist sects understood that this was an attempt to annex the entire realm.

It's all because our own sacred family is so disappointing; they didn't even get invited to this plundering conference. They've suffered a loss, haven't they?

What will you do if they've already agreed on how to divide the spots?
My poor predecessor! He was so disappointing.

If the realm is divided up by Confucianism, how will Buddhism and Taoism coexist in the future?
“What can’t be said? Aren’t the realms under the jurisdiction of the three God Lords? These realms have gone too far, actually building their homes on our territory without even notifying us? Did they consult us before settling here? Since they didn’t notify us, it’s illegal construction, so what’s wrong with us demolishing and taking it back?” Yan Lai said.

Wow, everyone exclaimed, "Wow!"

Too domineering.

It's clear that they've done something wrong by establishing their home on my territory.

Did I agree?
They're bullying the fact that the realm can't speak. If it could, it would definitely curse Yan Lai, saying, "When I was conceived, you weren't even born yet!"
Besides, how did the place where I was born become your territory?

In this world, whoever is stronger naturally has the final say.

The reality is that Xuanhuang and his ilk are the strongest in the cultivation world, and their words are the truth. If they say you've built your home in my backyard, then you've built it in my backyard.

Your home is my home, but my home is not your home.

“That is indeed excessive. They have arbitrarily established boundaries on our territory without our consent. It is time to demolish their illegal constructions. I agree with Master Kong’s opinion. Brother Yan Lai is right.”

Sun Hui from the Martial Arts Alliance glanced at Jiang Shang.

I immediately understood what it meant.

This means that both civil and military officials must work together to divide up the territory.

Of course, there are other explanations, such as the Martial Temple needing to make a certain sacrifice in exchange for the Confucian Temple's method of refining the realm.

"That's not quite right. Buddhism and Taoism are our own people, not outsiders. Does Fellow Daoist Sun or Brother Yan Lai think that I am an outsider?"

“Amitabha Buddha, although the Buddha came from abroad, he has long been localized. By the time of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, he had already become a Chinese figure. We are Chinese Buddhas, not foreign Buddhas. We are not outsiders. The convergence of the three religions is a consensus.” Minghui also argued on reason.

The onlookers were both shocked and amazed.

I can't learn it, I simply can't learn it.

Neither strength nor the domineering aura associated with that strength can be learned.

Even though the four superpowers are on the verge of splitting up, they are still so assertive. The leader of the four superpowers is even more so, domineeringly declaring that everything is mine and your home is mine.

Such domineering presence is forged by strength and vision; we are still far from achieving that.

"How about we discuss this separately and talk about it later?" The three gods were also a little uncomfortable.

They didn't want to be the only ones who could dominate, so they not only refused to participate in the Investiture of the Gods, but also wanted to find another way out.

This illustrates that they don't want to be too limited.

And how do we break them up? Do we have any strong external support?

After all, the ability to refine realms is not something that cultivators currently possess; only top-tier experts in top-tier realms can do it.

I can't find anyone to help me share the burden.

The three deities were somewhat regretful, regretting that they had not continued to expand and brought in the top-level domains of famous mountains and rivers such as the Five Sacred Mountains, the Yangtze River, and the Huai River.

“What about outside of Xia? After all, they are barbarians and not human. Surely that can be done. They need to be educated!” said Master Kong.

This is his goal.

So this is what education truly means; this is what education is all about.

It seems that we have misunderstood the meaning of Confucius's teachings for a long time.

And they even said that the other person wasn't human.

The onlookers: ? ? ?

...(End of chapter)