Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 568 The Core of the Great Tribulation! Gathering the spirit of the Ancestral Witches, one shall become a God of War, wielding weapons and slaughter!
Even a title like True Lord, which sounds noble and refined, is not suitable for Luo Fu.

So, titles like general or marshal are even more out of the question.

After eliminating these low-level account bans, there aren't many options left.

The most prestigious title among them is undoubtedly that of the Great Emperor.

The title of Heavenly Emperor is practically the definitive one for divine titles.

Even the Great Celestial Venerable Haotian is only called the Jade Emperor of the Golden Palace of Haotian.

However, the fixed title of "Great Emperor" is not necessarily limited to the level of the Six Emperors.

The Six Emperors are indeed Great Emperors, but they are only of the first rank. Only the Great Heavenly Venerable Haotian is a true being who transcends the ranks of the Heavenly Court. A first-rank deity can be made a Great Emperor, and so can second- and third-rank deities.

For example, the Heavenly Official, Earthly Official, and Water Official, who are ranked second in the Heavenly Court system, have the title of Great Emperor and are known as the Three Great Emperors.

Even Zhenwu, one of the Four Saints of the North Pole under the Ziwei Emperor, now has the title of Zhenwu Emperor. Originally, Zhenwu was just the weakest among the Four Saints of the North Pole.

Even Zhu Bajie before he was banished to the mortal realm was stronger than Zhenwu the Great. Zhenwu was just General Zhenwu, but Zhu Bajie was Marshal Tianpeng.

To become a Great Emperor was a gradual process of advancement for Zhenwu.

Aside from the Great Emperor, the most suitable person for Luofu is clearly the Celestial Venerable.

Luofu's position can only be between the first and second ranks. In this respect, considering Luofu's status in Buddhism as a Buddha of the Middle Vehicle of Buddhism, Pratyekabuddha Vehicle, compared to the rank of the Great Emperor of the East, it is destined that he cannot be lower than the second rank.

He glanced at the Chi You avatar who was constantly collecting fragments of the Ancestral Witch's spirit.

Haotian quickly made a decision.

Despite being the Pratyekabuddha of Buddhism, Luo Fu can only reside in the Heavenly Court as the current incarnation of Chi You within the Heavenly Court's divine system, much like how the Sage of Taiqing relinquished his incarnation as Laozi and voluntarily ascended the Investiture of the Gods to serve the Heavenly Court.

It's not that Luofu couldn't manifest other incarnations to deal with the Heavenly Court.

Even the Supreme Sage arranged for Laozi to be his successor, and the World Honored One Tathagata personally received the first-rank position of the Five Elders of the Five Directions.

Wouldn't it be suspected of disrespecting the orthodoxy of the Three Realms to enter the Heavenly Court in other forms?

If we do this, where do we put the Supreme Saint and the Buddha?
Chi You is the most suitable.

Chi You is the master of war, and at this moment he is collecting fragments of the spirit of the Ancestral Witches, while the Witch Clan is an existence with explosive combat capabilities.

The scope of clergy can only be limited to the realm of warfare.

The one who commands the armies and war is the Western Taiji Heavenly Emperor, one of the Six Emperors, and under his command are eight marshals and five war gods.

However, within the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor of Gouchen Shanggong did not have a high profile.

Furthermore, given the background of the Supreme Emperor of Gouchen Palace, even if Haotian were to adjust the divine positions under his command, the Supreme Emperor of Gouchen would have no choice but to accept it. Moreover, placing Luofu under the command of the Supreme Emperor of Gouchen is a rare opportunity.

Emperor Gouchen wasn't stupid; how could he possibly interfere with the arrangements for Luofu?

A decision was made in an instant. Haotian looked at Luofu beside him and said, "If you are the true Buddha, would you be willing to leave this incarnation to serve the Heavenly Court?"

Even though Haotian knew that Luofu would not refuse, he still chose to ask Luofu a question.

"It is an honor for this humble monk to serve the Three Realms, how could I refuse?" Luo Fu knew very well that the divine position was actually Haotian's way of winning him over and investing in him.

He just doesn't know what position Haotian will assign him.

Although the Eastern Emperor, whom he was comparable to in Buddhism, should be a second-rank official if he were merely an incarnation, this position would be the most suitable for his incarnation.

It would neither damage the relationship between Buddhism and the Heavenly Court and Taoism, nor diminish the identity of the original Luofu deity.

"This incarnation of Buddha is a manifestation of Chi You, the God of War, who gathered the spirit of the Ancestral Witches, and should be the God of War, in charge of weapons and killing." After a slight pause, Haotian waved his sleeve.

In an instant, golden light burst forth in the sky.

A vast scroll, neither gold nor jade, emerged, obscuring the sky and the sun.

The moment Luo Fu saw the scroll, the name of this magical artifact appeared in his mind as if by divine inspiration.

Conferred God list.

That's right.

This is the core of the Investiture of the Gods, the Investiture of the Gods list.

Although the Investiture of the Gods manifested, the pervasive purple aura only allowed people to see that it was densely covered with names, but they could not make out the specific names.

After revealing the Investiture of the Gods, Haotian did not take any further action, but instead said to Luofu, "Buddha, please."

Conferring titles upon gods is no easy task. Although it may seem like one holds great power, in reality, one must bear the karmic consequences of the Heavenly Dao.

Even though Haotian was the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Three Realms, he still entrusted Luofu with bearing this karma.

The fate of Jiang Ziya, who presided over the Investiture of the Gods, is still fresh in our minds.

Instantly understanding Haotian's meaning, Luo Fu pondered for a moment, then with a flick of his wrist, a surge of primordial spirit was instantly imprinted on the Investiture of the Gods.

Seeing this, Haotian smiled slightly and said, "From today onwards, the incarnation of Buddha will be the Heavenly Court, with the secret title of War Might Five Extremes Military Lord Heavenly Venerable!"

Clearly, the Five Extremes represent the real power in Luofu. This means that the Heavenly War God, Earthly War God, Human War God, North Pole War God, and South Pole War God—the three powers of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and the two extreme war gods of the North and South Pole—under the control of Luofu. The Lord of War, needless to say, is Chi You incarnate.

The prefix of the secret code Zhanwei is rather intriguing.

To be precise, the secret name Zhanwei is a Vajra in Buddhism, also known as Marici.

In Buddhism, Marici is also known as the Mother of Light, the Mother of Radiant Light, and the Mother of Light; she has the dual divine functions of removing obstacles and bestowing happiness. But this is not the key point. The key point is that her secret name is Vajrapani, and in the three realms, she actually has multiple identities.

Or rather, the secret name Zhanwei Jingang is just one of the incarnations of that being.

Others may not know, but Luo Fu does. Her secret name is Zhanwei Jingang, or rather, Molizhi Tian, ​​and she is Doumu Yuanjun.

That's right, it's the Zhongtian Fanqi Doumu Yuanjun. Before she was listed on the Investiture of the Gods, she was the famous Golden Light Holy Mother of the Jie Sect.

This incarnation of Chi You was undoubtedly a member of the Wu tribe, yet Haotian had arranged for him to serve under Gouchen the Great, who was once a demon. Furthermore, Haotian had deliberately added the secret title "Zhanwei" to his title. This was a roundabout way of saying that he was a Buddhist, but in reality, he was actually connected to Doumu Yuanjun, the Golden Light Holy Mother of the Jie Sect.

Now, the Jie Sect, Buddhism, the demon race, the witch race, and all sorts of other factors have come together.

Logically speaking, Haotian should not have included the Five Extremes in Luofu's Daoist name.

This means that the incarnation of Chi You in Luofu, upon receiving the Heavenly Decree, directly took away nearly half of the divine power of the Gouchen Emperor among the Six Emperors. It can be said that the divine position that Haotian arranged for Luofu was almost equivalent to half of the Six Emperors.

Among the Six Emperors.

The Jade Emperor of the Golden Palace of Haotian is undoubtedly the most supreme and noble, the true supreme being of the Three Realms. Theoretically, even a saint should address Haotian as the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Besides Haotian, the most unique among the Six Emperors is Chengtian Xiaofa Houtu Huangdiqi.

This is also the only one among the Six Emperors that does not have the suffix "Great Emperor".

However, her true identity is Pingxin, the Ancestral Witch of the Underworld. She can only be considered the predecessor of Lady Pingxin, and there is no karmic connection between them.

The remaining four emperors also have powerful backers. For example, the Eastern Azure Emperor is the Taiyi Salvation Heavenly Venerable among the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. He is not only the Eastern Azure Emperor, but also the representative of the orthodox Xuanmen sect in the underworld, just like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Buddhism.

It can be said that among the Six Emperors, apart from Haotian and the Goddess of Peace, the one with the most power is the Great Emperor of the Eastern Azure Flower.

The Antarctic Longevity Emperor is a disciple of the Humanist Taiqing Sage, and his powerful backer is self-evident.

Only the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven and the Great Emperor of the Upper Palace of Gouchen clearly did not have very good backing.

The title of Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven is understandable, given that Boyi Kao's identity is special and the Investiture of the Gods was triggered by the fall of the Shang Dynasty and the rise of the Zhou Dynasty. At most, his title of Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven is just a figurehead.

But Emperor Gouchen was different.

Putting everything else aside, it's not hard to see from the scope of the divine authority of Emperor Gouchen that this position was probably prepared by Nuwa.

Holding the North and South Poles and the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, commanding all the stars, and presiding over wars among humans, this God of War not only has the authority of a war god, but what's most crucial is that the Great Emperor Gouchen also seems to have the divine power to command all demons and spirits.

The relationship between Nuwa and the demon race needs no further explanation. During the Great Tribulation of the Witch and Demon Race, when the demon race ruled the heavens and the witch race ruled the earth, and the two races divided the heavens and earth equally, Nuwa was one of the demon saints of the demon race's heavenly court.

Even after she became a saint, Nuwa's relationship with the demon race was not completely severed. Even the Demon-Summoning Banner, a symbolic magic weapon of the demon race, was still in Nuwa's hands.

Although the Demon-Summoning Banner doesn't appear often, this magical artifact holds an ineffable significance for the demon race, almost equivalent to the Kongtong Seal for the human race.

The power of the Kongtong Seal varies with the overall strength of the human race. The same applies to the Demon-Summoning Banner.

The fact that Nuwa could wield this magical artifact was enough to prove the relationship between Nuwa and the demon race.

Unfortunately, during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the position of the Six Emperors, namely the Great Emperor Gouchen, remained vacant.

Even now, the position of the true Emperor of Gouchen Shanggong is still vacant.

The so-called Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, who is supposedly the brother of the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, is actually just a figurehead, or rather, he only has the title but no real power.

Unless the Sage Nuwa directly represents the demon race and announces the abandonment of Emperor Gouchen, the Sage Nuwa may not need it, but the powerful beings of the Three Realms cannot refuse it.

Even if a position is vacant, it cannot be promised to someone else without Nuwa's permission.

The current Gouchen Emperor is actually Lei Zhenzi from back then.

During the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, Lei Zhenzi achieved physical sainthood, but he lingered in the mortal realm for hundreds of years without ascending to heaven.

When he finally ascended to heaven, the Heavenly Court was already fully occupied, and there was no place for him.

Lei Zhenzi could only become the Gouchen Emperor in name only, and he was not even worthy of the title of Emperor, but rather the Gouchen Emperor.

Haotian cannot touch the Gouchen Emperor, who is the core of the demon race, but within the authority of the Gouchen Upper Palace Heavenly Emperor, allocating a portion to Luofu, who is secretly known as the Five Extremes War God, is not considered overstepping his bounds.

Bo Yikao, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, nominally had Wen Zhong, the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder and Lightning, under his command. But to be precise, unless it was Haotian, who controlled the Investiture of the Gods, Wen Zhong might not give Bo Yikao, his direct superior, much face.

Under the command of the Heavenly Emperor of Gouchen Shanggong, Luo Fu's secret title, Zhanwei Wuji Bingzhu Tianzun, is equivalent to Wen Zhong's Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun. Even their divine titles are perfectly matched, without a single difference.

To some extent, this is also Haotian's way of giving an explanation to the other powerful beings.

Luo Fu then imprinted the primordial spirit of Chi You on the Investiture of the Gods.

The moment Haotian spoke the golden words and bestowed upon Chiyou the secret title of War Might Five Extremes Military Lord Heavenly Venerable.

As Chi You was gathering the spiritual fragments of the eight ancestral witches, a robe symbolizing his divine status suddenly appeared on his body.

The fierce-looking figure also gained a touch of divine awe and majesty.

The words of Heaven are golden and precious, and the world will respond accordingly.

Both Buddhist and Taoist practitioners, including the cultivators in charge of sacrifices in human dynasties, all saw a majestic and awe-inspiring figure before their eyes.

It has four eyes and six hands, ears and temples like swords and halberds, two horns on its head, and holds six magical weapons symbolizing war: halberd, spear, dagger, bow, and arrow.

Even more incredibly, this image is constantly changing.

Luo Fu is an incarnation of Chi You, who sat under the command of the Heavenly Emperor of Gouchen Shanggong, and held the divine position of the Heavenly Venerable of the Five Extremes of War Might.

The Investiture of the Gods could at most only affect the incarnation of Chi You. However, Chi You was a member of the Wu tribe, and as everyone knows, the Wu tribe does not have a primordial spirit.

Other deities on the Investiture of the Gods list are affected by the list and the God-Slaying Whip, but Luo Fu is different. Neither the Investiture of the Gods list nor the God-Slaying Whip has much of a deterrent effect on him.

If we give Haotian face, then we will obey the Heavenly Court's summons; if we don't, even if we take out the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Slaying Whip, they won't be able to threaten Luofu.

At most, it would only cause the incarnation of Chi You in Luofu to lose the blessing of the secret title of the Five Extremes War God, and there couldn't be any other impact.

Just as the Supreme Lord Laozi, the incarnation of the Sage Taiqing, could not be affected by the Investiture of the Gods even though he was listed on the Investiture of the Gods.

The same applies to Luofu and the incarnations of Chiyou.

A trip to the Heavenly Court resulted in Luofu gaining an additional Heavenly Venerable.

In theory, the one who held the secret title of War Might Five Extremes Soldier Lord Heavenly Venerable was Chi You, and had no relation to Luofu, the Pratyekabuddha.

Even the Five Extremes War Gods wouldn't bother to pay homage to the True and Wonderful Dharma Heaven in Luofu. If they were to pay homage, they should be to the incarnation of Chiyou currently in the Heavenly Court, not to the Buddha of Luofu.

Luo Fu, who obtained a divine position from Haotian, left this ancient ruin.

Just as I returned the way I came, I was greeted by Venus, which I had been waiting for for who knows how long.

"This humble god congratulates the Heavenly Venerable." Venus truly lives up to his reputation as the chief diplomat of the Heavenly Court.

However, his respect for Luo Fu was not simply a matter of currying favor.

(End of this chapter)