I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 98 Chi Songzi

A steady drizzle.

As soon as the Bluebird entered the southwest of the Great Wilderness, Li Jun felt that the whole world had become damp.

A vast jungle, a mighty river flowing everywhere, and a snake-infested swamp teeming with monstrous creatures.

"rain!"

Even without being there in person, Li Jun could feel the scent of rain permeating everything, not just the earth and plants; the rain seemed to have completely merged into all things.

Behind this overwhelming rain lies a demon god.

Li Jun suddenly thought of something: the rainwater was drunk by all things, which might mean that the demon god had become one with them.

Or.

This demon god, in a bizarre form, traversed the interiors of one living being after another, and merged with living beings, all things, and heaven and earth.

Suddenly, Li Jun understood why the Queen Mother of the West's first suggestion was for him to subdue the Rain Master Kingdom and the Nüba Kingdom.

"Chirp!"

The bluebird's form shifted, growing much larger in an instant, before finally piercing through the clouds and flying back to the Queen Mother of the West's chariot.

The bluebird spoke: "This rain is not simple."

The Queen Mother of the West said, "It also depends on who controls and masters it. The rain masters of all ages have not been able to unleash the power of this demon god."

Li Jun: "Even so, it's already strong enough."

The Queen Mother of the West said, "Only if the Heavenly Emperor takes it into his possession can he display its strongest aspect."

With some distance still to go before reaching the Rain Master Kingdom, Li Jun took care of other things, planning to take a look once they arrived.

The Queen Mother of the West looked at the bluebird and wanted to say something, but when she saw the double pupils in the bluebird's eyes disappear, she stopped for the time being.
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the other side.

Rain Master Kingdom.

Before the Heavenly Emperor issued the imperial decree, Chisongzi had already set off and returned to the Rain Master Kingdom.

Chisongzi found a rain cloud outside Kunlun and went up into the sky with the rain.

Upon arriving in the Rain Master Kingdom, they fell from the sky along with the rain.

But after arriving in his hometown, Yushi City...

Chisongzi saw a chaotic scene in the Shan Hai Kingdom of Yushi Kingdom, with people fleeing in carriages, and learned that Nüba Kingdom had completely started a war with Yushi Kingdom.

Chisongzi immediately became anxious and stopped a man from the Yushi Kingdom who was driving a large cart in the rain, asking him a question.

Chishongzi: "They've started fighting?"

A passerby said, "I heard they've attacked. The great witch of the Nüba Kingdom said she wanted revenge and even sent a challenge."

"Now the Nüba Kingdom has destroyed several countries, occupied several cities, and slaughtered some large clans that had grudges against Nüba. This time it seems different from the past; a major war is really about to break out."

"Some say that the Nüba and Xuan Nu came to the Kingdom of the Rain Master."

"What are we going to do? The Rain Master is old and frail, while Nüba and that Mysterious Woman are very powerful..."

Chishongzi was surprised after hearing this: "How do you know so much?"

A passerby said, "Many refugees are coming this way. I've encountered them on the road. The people from the Nüba Kingdom are burning, killing, and looting everywhere. The zombies from the Nüba Kingdom have even come out. It's terrifying."

"The people in Yushi City are in a state of panic. Even those in the Rain-Seeking Palace are living in constant fear. People outside may not know, but how could we not know?"

Chisongzi wanted to know more, the passerby said.

"The people from all the major city clans who came to ask for help have arrived and are now gathered at the Rain-Seeking Palace. You'll see when you go there."

Chisongzi immediately entered the city, disregarding his appearance, and headed straight for the so-called Rain-Seeking Palace.

The so-called Rain-Seeking Palace is actually more like a huge pavilion, thirty-three stories high, and can be seen from the outside even through the city walls.

Beneath the palace tower.

At this moment, many people are crying out, wanting the Rain Master to come forward.

"Rain Master, you must avenge my people!"

"Our people are in imminent danger. We beg the Rain Master to lend a helping hand immediately."

"Rain Master, why haven't you shown yourself yet..."

"Are the alliances made back then no longer valid?"

These people had come from afar, crying and pleading below, but they were firmly stopped by others.

Chisongzi was even more worried when he saw this scene. At this moment, Yushi was on his deathbed and there was nothing he could do to help them.

And more importantly.

When Chisongzi saw this scene, it was as if he was seeing himself in the Heavenly Court.

When Chisongzi ascended the Rain-Seeking Palace, he saw a scene of chaos inside, with people dressed in fine clothes carrying things uphill.

Chisongzi asked, "What are you doing?"

The Chinese say, "We worship the gods to bring peace to the hearts of the Chinese people."

Chisongzi: "The purpose of worshipping the gods is to bring peace to people's hearts, not for anything else?"

The Chinese people say, "Please ask the gods to select the next rain master."

Chisongzi was furious: "At a time like this, you're still fighting over this position? The Rain Master is still alive, and he will naturally appoint the next Rain Master. What are you all doing here making a scene!"

Chisongzi went straight to the highest point of the Rain-Seeking Palace.

Here, almost all the shamans of the Rain Master Kingdom have arrived and are preparing for the sacrificial ceremony.

When Chishongzi barged in, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

"Chisongzi is back."

"Why is Chishongzi back?"

"Didn't he go to Heaven?"

"You're back so soon."

Chisongzi ignored everyone else and went straight to the depths of the main hall, glancing at the figure lying on the bed.

A bed made of jade.

There lay an old man who looked like a dried corpse.

His skin and flesh were completely devoid of moisture. Even his hair was dry and shrunken.

However, Chishongzi could sense that the other party was still alive.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the group of shamans outside also rushed in, led by a man who looked remarkably like Chisongzi.

The man said, "Chisongzi, didn't you betray my Yushi Kingdom and go to serve the Heavenly Court? What are you doing back here?"

Chisongzi angrily said, "My father sent me to the Heavenly Court to beg the Emperor to save my Rain Master Kingdom, how did it become like this in your mouth?"

He said, "Now that the Heavenly Emperor has issued a golden decree, my Rain Master Kingdom also belongs to the Heavenly Court."

Then, Chisongzi recounted his experience of going to the Heavenly Court.

Never thought about it.

The man flew into a rage after hearing this and shouted angrily.

"What? My Yushi Kingdom is to bow down and submit, and even offer up mystical arts and demon gods to merge into the Heavenly Court?"

“This is absolutely unacceptable. Even a hundred years ago, we never submitted to the Western Queen Mother's Kingdom and the Hanhuang Clan. Why should we submit to the Heavenly Court now?”

The man roared, almost shouting that the ancestral laws could not be changed.

Finally, the man below spoke.

"Ghosts and demons are the foundation and lifeblood of my Rain Master Kingdom. How can we entrust our lifeblood to others?"

"Even if it were the Queen Mother of the West, or even the Heavenly Emperor himself, I would never yield."

The two brothers argued incessantly, neither willing to give in.

This was heard by the great shaman, the Rain Master, deep within the hall, who coughed softly, but no one noticed.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Chisongzi: "With the Rain Master Kingdom in such a state, who can save us? Only the Heavenly Emperor can."

The man said, "The Nüba Kingdom only wants to destroy the Yushi Kingdom, but even if the Yushi Kingdom is destroyed, as long as we still have the power of ghosts, gods, and demons, we can rise up immediately."

"And the Heavenly Court is truly determined to destroy my Rain Master Kingdom. Compared to the Nüba Kingdom, the Heavenly Court is even more despicable."

Chisongzi was so angry that his face turned red: "What do you mean by saying that it was just the destruction of the Yushi Kingdom? What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

at this time.

News came from outside that the shamans, gods, and warriors of the Heavenly Court, though arriving later, had reached the same time as Chisongzi.

"Is this coming?"

"How did they get here without any news? Did they not send any messages from anywhere they went?"

"It didn't come from the ground, it came from the sky."

"Did everyone fly in from the sky?"

"No way!"

The shamans and people of the Rain Master's kingdom rushed out amidst the commotion and saw that the sky was already covered with layers upon layers of clouds.

Above the sea of ​​clouds stood countless figures.

Looking up from the city walls and towers on the ground, they felt completely surrounded. And with countless eyes watching down from above, everyone felt as if they were being watched and judged by the heavens.

Even more terrifying, bolts of lightning descended from the sky, sweeping across the area outside the city.

Amidst the thunder, a nine-headed tiger-bodied being, as large as a mountain, emerged, peering into the city.

The people of Yushi Kingdom were not without knowledge; they recognized at a glance that it was not some kind of monster or ferocious beast, but a demon god through and through.

Because I have seen so much, I understand even more the horror of that thing and the meaning it represents.

"Demon...demon...demon god..."

The entire Yu Shi Kingdom watched the commotion above, especially when the demon god Kai Ming beast poked its head out and was almost right in front of them.

Many people turned pale with fright and were at a loss for what to do.

The Rain-Seeking Palace is located high up.

The man retreated tremblingly and hid inside the palace, as if afraid that the gods and sorcerers outside would see him.

"What is the Heavenly Court trying to do?"

"They brought so many shamans and deities with them, and those are all sacrificial artifacts for ghosts and gods. What are they trying to do? Is this the Heavenly Court?"

"You let the wolf into the house, you let the wolf into the house, it's all your fault, Chisongzi."

"It's over, it's all over."

But as he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer.

Finally, it became almost inaudible.

However, the man's words did indeed arouse a lot of suspicion. The Heavenly Court's scale was too large, so large that it was impossible not to have such thoughts.

Everyone wanted to submit to the power of the Heavenly Court, but at the same time, they were afraid and suspicious that the Heavenly Court would harm them.

At that moment, a voice came from the sea of ​​clouds high above.

A person who looked like a member of the Kua'e clan appeared above and shouted directly down in a loud voice.

The sound actually traveled directly to the world, using sound waves.

"The Great Rain Master!"

"The Queen Mother of the West summons you!"

The sound traveled down and echoed throughout Rain Master City, making everyone's heads buzz.

At this moment, everyone finally remembered the Rain Master.

Chishongzi and his younger brother came to their father's side, looked at him who was barely clinging to life, and said to him.

"Father!"

"You sent me to the Heavenly Court, and now the Heavenly Court has come to mediate the conflict between my Rain Master Kingdom and the Nüba Kingdom."

The great shaman, the rain master, opened his mouth, as if parched land were pleading for rain from the sky.

After a long while, a sound finally came out.

“I heard everything you just said.”

"The Emperor has a heart that embraces all things in heaven and earth, and can accommodate my Rain Master Kingdom and the Nüba Kingdom. It was right of me to send you."

"However, I will not be able to see the Queen Mother of the West."

"You two brothers go to Heaven on my behalf to pay homage to the Queen Mother of the West and tell her."

The rain master's parched throat uttered indistinct sounds, and finally he spoke.

"The entire Rain Master Kingdom obeys the Heavenly Emperor's command..."

"Emperor of Heaven..."

When Yu Shi said this, he looked intently at the man next to Chi Songzi.

Finally, he had no choice but to nod and say it.

"Yes!"

heaven.

When Chisongzi and his companion passed through layers of clouds filled with sorcerers and arrived before the Queen Mother of the West's chariot, Li Jun was also watching this scene through the eyes of the bluebird.

Chisongzi remained the same kind old man, appearing carefree and easygoing, as if he would accept anything said.

"Chisongzi of the Rain Master Kingdom." "Greetings, Queen Mother of the West!"

The Queen Mother of the West still looked at people with those phoenix eyes, exuding an awe-inspiring and majestic aura. Perhaps this is how one becomes when one has been in a high position for a long time.

"Get up!"

However, there was one more person.

The man stood timidly to the side, not daring to speak, much less look directly at the Queen Mother of the West.

He looked either scared or guilty.

Li Jun didn't know what the man was doing following him; he was probably an attendant.
At this moment, Chisongzi suddenly bowed deeply.

"Please, Heavenly Emperor and Queen Mother of the West, intervene to resolve this century-old feud!"

"From today on."

"The entire Yushi Kingdom shall now belong to the Heavenly Court."

“My father has already agreed to what the Heavenly Emperor said before. However, my father’s lifespan is coming to an end, so he cannot come to pay homage to the Queen Mother of the West, nor will he have the chance to go to the Heavenly Realm to meet the Heavenly Emperor.”

Without any preamble or negotiation, Chishongzi laid everything out in one fell swoop.

At that moment, the Queen Mother of the West glanced at the bluebird.

At this moment, Li Jun was talking to the Queen Mother of the West about ghosts and gods, but outsiders could not hear him.

Since they've come, and the other party is willing to offer up ghosts and gods, and will cooperate with the Heavenly Court to gradually control the demon gods in the future.

Things should be done sooner rather than later, as delays might lead to unforeseen changes. In Li Jun's view, if it can be decided on the spot, then it should be decided on the spot.

Li Jun: "Since that's the case, let's make it a decision. We'll use the Emperor's blood to temporarily seal the Rain Master Ghost God, and then we'll see who can refine it in the future."

"As for the previous Rain Master, let his soul remain in the Yellow Springs and be sent to the underworld to be reincarnated!"

The Queen Mother of the West discerned Li Jun's thoughts: "Does the Emperor favor that Chisongzi?"

Li Jun said, "This Chisongzi has the heart of a child. He will definitely be grateful, and he may be of great use in the future."

The Queen Mother of the West: "Then we shall obey the Heavenly Emperor's decree."

Finally, the Queen Mother of the West spoke.

"Your father's lifespan is coming to an end today, which is just in time for your arrival."

"The Heavenly Emperor has already promised you a position as a deity in the Heavenly Court of the Rain Master Kingdom, so let us grant it to you now!"

"Go quickly to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth and the four directions."

"Summon the spirits and gods to come!"

After saying this, the Queen Mother of the West looked at Chisongzi.

“I have sent the Yellow Springs Earth God to take your father to the underworld for reincarnation. Perhaps we will meet again someday.”

This is another reason why the Queen Mother of the West controlled the Great Wilderness and made all the shamans, large and small, submit to her.

Upon hearing this, Chishongzi was truly moved to tears and repeatedly kowtowed.

"Thank you, Queen Mother of the West!"

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"
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Rain Master Kingdom.

Chisongzi and his younger brother descended from the clouds, and Chisongzi immediately ordered the entire Yushi Kingdom to prepare to summon the spirits and gods.

Fortunately, his younger brother had been preparing for this matter not long ago, and many things were readily available, which saved Chishongzi a lot of trouble.

Once he came down, the younger brother seemed to have returned to normal.

The younger brother stared wide-eyed: "I let the gods decide who the next Rain Master will be, not let the Heavenly Court take away the gods of my Rain Master Kingdom."

Chisongzi's words transformed him back into a celestial being: "Then why didn't you just say that the Queen Mother of the West is in heaven now? Speak louder."

Chishongzi seemed to know his younger brother's appearance very well.

At that moment, the younger brother immediately stammered, "I...I...I..."

He was completely speechless at the end.

Chisongzi ordered the entire Yushi Kingdom to prepare for a divine sacrifice, and then he went to his father's bedside and spoke to him.

"The Queen Mother of the West has promised Father that he will be reincarnated. Father, rest assured, in the next life, Chisongzi will definitely go to fetch you and bring you back."

The younger brother muttered, "What's the use of not remembering anything after reincarnation?"

Chisongzi said, "Shut up, don't speak."

The previous rain master, who looked like he was about to die, pressed down on Chisongzi's hand after hearing this: "I'm leaving it all to you."

Chisongzi: "I know."

After saying that, he looked at Chishongzi's younger brother and said helplessly.

"Your brother is mentally challenged, so be careful."

"Fortunately, he is stupid and can't accomplish anything, so he can't threaten you or Yu Shi Kingdom."

The younger brother got angry: "What do you mean I'm stupid?"

Chisongzi nodded: "Yes!"

The countless celestial shamans and gods in the sky had not yet left, and were still watching down below.

Meanwhile, in the Rain Master Kingdom below, the sacrificial ceremony finally began.

"Crash!"

Above the Rain Master Kingdom, rain fell slowly as it appeared out of nowhere, while a strong wind howled from afar.

A transparent ghost slowly emerged above the Rain-Seeking Palace. The ghost first looked at the previous Rain Master deep within the Rain-Seeking Palace.

"Woo!"

The ghost let out a wailing sound like the wind, and then prepared to completely devour it and merge it into itself.

This is also the destiny of the Rain Masters of the Rain Master Kingdom, generation after generation, to feed themselves to the ghosts and gods to make them stronger, and at the same time to strengthen the connection between the Rain Master Kingdom and the other side.

However, at that moment, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky.

Darkness surged across the land, and ghostly figures appeared one after another. The vast Yellow Springs appeared deep within the earth, like a river of light.

They were surrounded by an overwhelming number of witches, ghosts, and gods.

The Queen Mother of the West raised the dagger used to worship the Heavenly Emperor, and a golden gate opened high above, allowing the people of the Rain Master Kingdom to see the Heavenly Palace.

At that very moment, something slowly fell from the Nine Heavens Palace.

At the beginning.

The thing was extremely small, but as it fell, its power continued to spread outwards, emitting layers of light.

Furthermore, its true nature is revealed.

That was a drop of blood.

"Boom!"

But when a drop of blood falls into the human world, it transforms into something entirely different.

Everyone looked up and saw a huge double-pupiled eye appear in the sky, watching over the human world like the will of heaven.

"God!"

At this moment, everyone in the Rain Master Kingdom knelt down, even those who had never worshipped the Heavenly Emperor were completely terrified by that eye.

Above the Rain-Seeking Palace, before Chisongzi could kneel down, his younger brother had already knelt down, prostrate on the ground, not daring to look at the Emperor's Blood-Red Double Pupils in the sky.

But the Heavenly Emperor made his move.

The ghosts and gods below, who were preparing to enjoy the feast, now showed expressions of fear.

The other party seemed to sense something and instinctively tried to escape.

"Tick!"

However, accompanied by a sound like raindrops falling, the enormous Emperor Blood Double Eyes once again turned into a drop of blood, which fell right into the body of the ghost god.

The terrifying eye then merged into the spirit, becoming a part of it, or one could say that the spirit became a part of the eye.

At last.

A large number of things from the Mountain and Sea Kingdom below floated upwards, along with the shadows of evil creatures that had been hidden in the corners of the Rain Master Kingdom for countless years.

Layer upon layer of shadows surrounded the center of a sacrificial vessel, eventually merging completely with the ghost and spirit within it.

And in the sky.

The Queen Mother of the West reached out and grasped the transformed sacrificial artifact in her hand.

This is a thing that looks like a water bowl, but as long as you hold it, you can control the water vapor within an unknown radius.

As soon as the Queen Mother of the West grasped this object, she immediately sensed that it was different from the sacrificial vessels she had made before.

More accurately, it's somewhat like she controlled Tu Bo's Three Lives Stone.

Li Jun's voice echoed in my ears: "Your double pupils are not the correct ones. You will need to find someone to control them in order to fully unleash their power. However, they have inscriptions and contracts with the demon god on them, which can barely activate and borrow some of their power."

Queen Mother of the West: "However, with this sacrificial vessel... with this divine artifact forged by the Emperor... a celestial artifact."

The sacrificial vessel for ghosts and gods had been called that for a hundred years, and the sudden change of name made the Queen Mother of the West somewhat unaccustomed to it.

However, the Queen Mother of the West still referred to this thing according to the Emperor's name.

"The powers of the Rain Master and the Nüba are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. With this celestial artifact, the Nüba will no longer be able to cause any trouble."

Thanks to the arrival of Chishongzi and a series of fortunate coincidences, the problem on Yushi's side was successfully resolved.

Next up is the Kingdom of Nuba.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West said...

“The Yushi Kingdom, relying on the prestige of the Heavenly Emperor, was made to submit without any effort.”

"Next."

"Let the Heavenly Emperor see my methods."

Li Jun didn't say anything. Although he created the Three Lives Stone, it was different from before.

To be honest, Li Jun was also very interested to see to what extent the Queen Mother of the West had used the Imperial Blood and Double Pupils.
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the other side.

Top of the Rain-Seeking Palace.

Seeing the incredible sight of the Emperor's blood sealing away ghosts and gods, the man gave up his delusions.

It possesses immense power, determining the fate of the Rain Master Kingdom.

They can also easily control ghosts and gods, accomplishing things that are unbelievable in the eyes of the Great Wilderness Witch.

but.

He still used the same annoying rhetoric.

"See? They really are after the things of my Yushi Kingdom. Over a hundred years of foundation have all fallen into other people's hands."

"However, the Nüba Kingdom is extremely fierce. I don't think the Heavenly Court can subdue Nüba and Xuan Nu."

There are always people in this world who hope for bad things to happen, and even when things don't go their way and they have to admit defeat, they still have to find something to say in return.

Chisongzi ignored him and looked in the other direction.

Darkness surged beneath his feet, and hordes of ghostly figures emerged, seemingly the deceased figures of the Rain Master Kingdom in the past, people seen by the previous generation of Rain Master.

From below, a malevolent god with a tiger's head, an ox's body, and three eyes emerged from the underworld.

Outside the city of the Great Wilderness, a giant spirit carrying a huge banner walks outside the city, shouting, "Soul, come back!"

Then, the soul slowly emerged from the bed, its eyes gradually becoming dull, and followed those figures downwards little by little.

Chishongzi watched the other person walk past him and couldn't help but cry out.

"Father!"

Hearing his call, the shadow seemed to recall something and glanced at him.

Chisongzi knelt down and watched as the Yellow Spring Ghost Lord led the soul of the previous Rain Master down to the underworld.

In any case, the fate of the Rain Master being devoured by ghosts and gods generation after generation has come to an end.

Meanwhile, the younger brother, who had been chattering incessantly, couldn't help but shudder as he looked at his father's spirit and the overwhelming ghostly figures.

He looked up and his eyes met those of the three-eyed ghost.

The other person was staring at him.

It seemed to be saying that he would come to pick him up when the time came.

"hiss!"

This time, the younger brother dared not say another word, and he truly understood that the Heavenly Court and the Queen Mother of the West were different from the strange witches and powerful mountain and sea kingdoms he had seen before.

Those people were merely powerful and domineering, shamans who roamed the wilderness, but in the end, they were just shamans.

The other party, to use a term not yet widely known, is an immortal, an existence that transcends the mortal realm and the Great Wilderness.

The Queen Mother of the West may not have noticed him, but in the underworld, the vicious ghost...
It will let him know what it's like after death.

Let me show you what it means when the time has come.

It will let you know that it's time to settle accounts for everything you've done and every word you've said.

The younger brother was now completely terrified. He knelt down with Chishongzi and obediently sent their father's soul away, not daring to utter another word.

After everything is over.

Chisongzi walked towards the sky and spoke to the Queen Mother of the West.

"Thanks to the Queen Mother of the West, my father was sent into reincarnation, thus ending the Rain Master's century-long destiny."

"Next!"

"I am willing to help the Queen Mother of the West and the Heavenly Court to subdue that Nüba!"

(End of this chapter)