Honghuang: Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, I am Guangchengzi

Chapter 269 King Zhou Goes to Nuwa Palace

While the Orthodox sect was desperately preparing for war, the Demonic sect was also not idle. Compared to the Orthodox sect's management of the underworld, the Demonic sect was more willing to make moves on the human race.

Especially with the power of Dayu, Jiejiao has been holding the orthodoxy of the human race since the Xia Dynasty. Even when the Shang Dynasty destroyed the Xia Dynasty, the status of Jiejiao did not decline, and it even increased a bit.

The current ruler of the Shang Dynasty, Wen Ding, has a very good relationship with Wen Zhong, a disciple of the Golden Spirit Holy Mother. They are close friends who share life and death. Naturally, he is more willing to believe in Jiejiao.

Under Wen Zhong's suggestion, Wen Ding conferred titles on a large number of princes and spread all kinds of rumors at the same time, so that the four princes would be on guard against each other and not unite into one force, and at the same time rely more on the help of the Shang Dynasty.

With these rumors that seemed true and false, and a few other things happening, a large number of princes really couldn't wait to rush to the Shang Dynasty and offer their loyalty in order to quell the various unrest within their fiefdoms.

Since all the princes were like this, the four princes had no choice but to submit and could no longer stir up trouble.

After such achievements, Wen Ding became more dependent on Wen Zhong and was willing to allow more Jiejiao immortals to serve as officials in the Shang Dynasty.

In addition, he appointed Wen Zhong as the Grand Tutor of the Nation and made Jiejiao the state religion of the Shang Dynasty. Under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, Wen Ding wiped out the belief of Chenjiao and turned the existence of the Twelve Immortals into a legend.

After that, it became more and more serious, and many gods and goddesses of the Demon Cult, Western Cult, and even Human Cult disappeared. They were no longer believed by mortals, who thought it was just a legend.

Until Wen Ding abdicated and Emperor Yi took office, Wen Zhong still served as the national teacher, which made the connection between the Shang Dynasty and Jiejiao inseparable. Even most of the officials and dignitaries in the court were Jiejiao immortals.

With the help of such strong human luck, many great masters with supernatural powers emerged one after another within the Jiejiao, and the four direct disciples entered the Hunyuan one by one.

Yunxiao, who was not a direct disciple but had a higher status, was not much behind. She didn't even need these good luck to be infused into her body. She had already stepped into Hunyuan with dignity, which showed her own style.

Until Emperor Yi passed away due to illness, he entrusted his son Emperor Xin to the care of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong, who temporarily took over the court. As a result, countless Jiejiao immortals entered the court.

Up to this point, nearly half of the immortals of the Jiejiao Sect had entered the Shang Dynasty, and the two had long been inseparable, and it could be said that they prospered together and suffered together.

Tongtian Jiaozhu also noticed this, but he didn't take it to heart, thinking it was nothing.

Moreover, with the help of these human luck to suppress the luck of the Jiejiao, he can also spare more time to cultivate himself, so he is naturally happy to see it happen.

Although Emperor Xin was still young, he had a keen eye and was able to see everything clearly. He took over the court at a young age and still appointed Wen Zhong as the Grand Tutor to stabilize the court.

But in terms of military affairs, he boldly appointed Huang Feihu as the King Wucheng to guard the country. Emperor Xin gave most of the military power to Huang Feihu. Although it was almost unbelievable, it also had a remarkable effect.

Under the leadership of Huang Feihu, the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty went in and out of the battlefield nine times, unstoppable and invincible. They almost made the four princes who had become disloyal because of the young lord and strong ministers lose their ambitions and only wanted to be loyal to the Shang Dynasty.

Afterwards, with the advice of many ministers, Emperor Xin married Jiang, the daughter of Jiang Huanchu, the king of Dongbo, as his queen and lived in the Weiyang Palace.

In addition, in order to appease Huang Feihu, Emperor Xin took Huang Feihu's sister Huang, the King of Wucheng, as his concubine and lived in the West Back Palace.

In order to avoid being criticized for only considering family background when marrying a wife or concubine, Emperor Xin also followed the example of Emperor Huangdi Xuanyuan and took Yang, a daughter of an ordinary family, as his concubine and lived in Xinning Palace.

Although these three empresses and concubines were married for various reasons such as reporting to the emperor, appeasement, and consideration, and they had only met each other a few times, Emperor Xin had a very deep relationship with these three empresses and concubines, like a young couple.

Emperor Xin and Queen Jiang became pregnant with a child very early on. The other two concubines did not bear any grudge against this. Instead, they loved the child very much, treated him as their own and were willing to give everything for him.

There was no jealousy or anything like that between the wives and concubines; they lived in harmony with each other, and the harem was peaceful.

The relationship between civil officials and military generals was harmonious, the Grand Tutor stabilized the country with culture, and the dynasty was peaceful.

There was peace in the harem and the previous dynasty, and Emperor Xin could be said to be reaping the benefits of the work. The immortals also helped to control the wind and rain, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The country was prosperous and the people were safe. The barbarians from all directions protected it, and the people from all directions submitted to him. The atmosphere was peaceful.

Until one day, a report came from the north to Chaoge, it turned out that the 72 princes of Beihai, led by Yuan Futong, tore up the totem of the Shang Dynasty in public and rebelled.

Emperor Xin was shocked when he heard this. After all, he was just a young emperor, and after years of training, he had become just a skin and it was inevitable that he would panic when something happened.

Fortunately, Wen Zhong, the Grand Tutor who had served as a minister for three dynasties, was in charge of the court. He immediately led his troops out of Chaoge in public to quell the rebellion in Beihai.

Half a month later, Emperor Xin went to the palace for the morning court. Because of the rebellion outside, he had no interest in the harem. He just led the civil and military officials to discuss matters every day. Fortunately, the empress and concubines were all virtuous people and had no dissatisfaction with this.

Because so many immortals and gods entered the temple, auspicious light and auspicious air illuminated the mist.

The king sat high on the Golden Throne Hall, surrounded by auspicious mists; below the hall were white jade steps, where all the civil and military officials were present.

Emperor Xin lowered his eyes slightly, and behind him, an eunuch sang loudly: "If you have something to report, please stand up, if not, please leave the court!" As soon as the voice fell, a man from the right class of civil officials came out, raised his jade tablet high, bowed down on the jade steps, and shouted: "I, Shang Rong, am the prime minister, in charge of the government. If there is something, I dare not not report it. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the Prime Minister had something to say, Emperor Xin opened his eyes and said, "It is reasonable for the Prime Minister to make a report. Please speak quickly."

Shang Rong lowered his head slightly and said, "Tomorrow is the day of the full moon in spring, which is also the birthday of the Holy Mother Nuwa. Your Majesty, please come to the Nuwa Palace to offer incense, so as to bless our great Shang country with peace and prosperity!"

As soon as these words were spoken, before Emperor Xin could say anything else, the faces of many great gods in the prehistoric world changed.

It was because after so many years of brewing, all kinds of calamity and evil energy in the world had already been extremely abundant. At this moment, they were attracted by an inexplicable force and began to spread out, looking for people who were destined to be deified.

Anyone who has the calamity energy entering their body will be listed on the List of Gods. They cannot escape and must go through the calamity.

Whether you respond to the calamity and become a god, or escape the calamity and become an immortal, you cannot escape this calamity.

The Twelve Immortals were the first to bear the brunt. Guangchengzi, who was practicing various magical powers, opened his eyes and knew that the catastrophe had arrived and it was useless to hide in the underworld.

So he called all the other immortals of the Chan sect, including Huaxu and Jingwei, and went outside the Shang Dynasty together to find someone who could replace the Shang Dynasty.

Since Jiejiao and the Shang Dynasty are closely connected, in order to protect their own safety, they have to destroy the Shang Dynasty as well.

But after the Shang Dynasty was destroyed, it was inevitable that other dynasties would replace it, and they were unwilling to kill too many mortals, so naturally they had to let the mortals fight among themselves.

So finding a spokesperson is the first priority.

With all the immortals of the Chan sect gathered together, they naturally would not do those petty thefts, but flew to Chaoge with dignity. Along the way, all the evil spirits retreated and the monsters lay dormant, not daring to confront them for even a moment.

All this happened in a moment, and when Emperor Xin was about to speak after Shang Rong finished speaking, he suddenly felt his mind froze and said unintentionally: "What merit did Nuwa have that she let me personally go to deliver the incense?"

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. After all, paying homage to the Six Saints, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the ancestors of mankind was a major national event. Although Emperor Xin was a young emperor, he had been there many times in person. Why did he make such a mistake today?

But the emperor spoke, and the ministers could only answer. Shang Rong said: "Nuwa is the goddess of creation, born with saintly virtues. She once kneaded clay on the shore of the East China Sea to create humans. She is the ancestor of the human race.

In the past, when Mount Buzhou collapsed, the sky tilted to the northwest and the earth sank to the southeast, the goddess refined five-colored stones to mend the sky and killed the giant turtle to support the sky. Her merits and virtues are immeasurable, and she is the true god of the human race!"

Emperor Xin regained consciousness at this time, secretly annoyed that he had lost his mind just now, which was really wrong, so he nodded and said: "If it is the God of Fortune and Righteousness, I will go to offer sacrifices in person and approve your request."

The next day, the emperor rode on his chariot, accompanied by two groups of civil and military officials, to the Nuwa Palace to offer incense.

As soon as the imperial carriage left the south gate of Chaoge, every household burned incense and set up altars, and every household decorated with colorful decorations and spread out felts. There were also three thousand cavalrymen, eight hundred imperial guards, and even King Wucheng Huang Feihu who returned to the palace to protect the emperor in person. Many civil and military ministers followed behind him, and they marched in a mighty procession all the way to the Nuwa Palace.

The Nuwa Palace was extremely popular. No matter how bold the immortals of the Jiejiao sect were, they dared not extinguish the faith in the saint. Instead, they placed the incense on top of it respectfully, only removing the influence of the immortals and gods.

Out of fear, countless immortals often came to this palace to burn incense, which naturally made it even more magnificent, with swaying treasure tents, blue jade beds, golden incense burners, and brilliant silver candles.

When Emperor Xin came to this palace, he was deeply impressed by its prosperity and wealth, which was quite amazing. He lived in the palace all year round, enjoying the support of the world while also being bound here by the world.

In addition to burning incense, he also had some time to go out and play when he left the palace. Just as he was looking at the neatly-built palace and magnificent buildings, a gust of unknown wind suddenly blew up and almost blew Emperor Xin down.

Many ministers were so frightened when they saw this that they almost died. They quickly protected Emperor Xin in the center. After the wind died down, it blew up a layer of gauze outside the statue of Nuwa, revealing Nuwa's true appearance.

At this time, the immortals of the Chan sect finally arrived outside Chaoge and happened to see this scene. Guangchengzi looked around closely, trying to figure out who had caused this strong wind.

But no matter how he explored, he could only conclude that the wind was created by heaven and earth and was not affected by outsiders, so he had to restrain himself for the time being.

Before they got close to Chaoge, dozens of immortal lights shot up into the sky, led by the four direct disciples of Jiejiao, as well as the Three Sky, Zhao Gongming and others.

The immortals of the orthodox sect went out with no intention of hiding themselves, and they even came to the capital of the Shang Dynasty in person, which would naturally alarm the immortals of the evil sect.

Looking at Duobao and the others who were as if they were facing a formidable enemy, Guangchengzi smiled faintly and said, "It's been many years since we last met. Junior Brother Duobao is still as charming as ever."

At this time, the Chan and Jie sects had already torn apart all their ties, so Duobao naturally would not continue to be polite, and replied: "Junior brother Guangchengzi is still as elegant as before, but I don't know why you came to Chaoge to visit instead of Kunlun to receive blessings?"

(End of this chapter)