"My dear friend, since you are willing to help me transcend, I cannot fail to express my gratitude. I will give you this drop of the Ancestral Witch's blood, as well as the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art. I hope you will practice well..."

"Thank you, Heavenly Lord!"

After leaving Yuxu Palace, Cheng Long took the three-headed demon dragon that was sealed by Taiyi Zhenren, turned into a stream of light, and escaped into the distance.

The disciples of the Chan sect who were guarding outside the palace returned to the palace one after another to continue listening to the teachings of the saint.

But this time, Cihang, Jiliusun, Manjusri, Samantabhadra and Randeng Taoist priest clearly noticed that the way their Master (the leader) looked at them had changed.

This made the five people feel very uncomfortable, as if they were sitting on pins and needles, and they felt extremely uneasy.

as predicted.

Yuanshi Tianzun spoke for a while as if to deal with the situation, then changed the subject and said to all the disciples: "A hundred years ago, the Jade Emperor cried to the Taoist Patriarch, saying that there was no one available in the Heavenly Court, and hoped that our saints and sects would arrange some people to serve as officials in the Heavenly Court to help him manage the Three Realms. The master has been hesitating..."

"Now, I have figured it out."

"The Jade Emperor is in charge of the three realms of heaven, earth and man. He really needs manpower to maintain the order and peace of the three realms. Moreover, the upcoming catastrophe is ultimately caused by the mortal world killing calamity you committed when assisting the Human Emperor..."

Hearing this, the disciples in front of Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment. This was not what their master had said decades ago.

At that time, the master could not help but protect his disciples, and his words and deeds revealed his disdain for the Heavenly Court. He even asked them to quickly recruit disciples to ward off disaster, so as to avoid perishing in the Conferred God Tribulation, which would result in their true spirits being listed and their future being ruined.

Why did Master change his mind today when Emperor Ziwei came?

What did that kid say to Master?
"Master, the gods in heaven all have duties to perform. If we were to enter heaven, I'm afraid we would be entangled in affairs, which would be detrimental to our cultivation. Please take back your order, Master."

Guangchengzi stood up respectfully and said anxiously.

As the only disciple of the orthodox sect who had the hope of breaking through the Daluo realm and becoming a quasi-saint within a thousand years, he felt that he needed to be the first to speak out and begged his master to revoke his decision.

"Master, what Senior Brother said is right, you should think twice!"

"Master, we in the Chan Sect have always valued quality over quantity. We have a limited number of disciples. If all of them ascended to heaven to become immortal officials, there would be no one to serve you."

"Master~~"

"Master~~"

After Guangchengzi finished speaking, his disciples including Manjusri and Juliusun began to persuade him.

It is obvious that they are all afraid of becoming officials in heaven, afraid of losing their freedom and becoming puppets obeying the orders of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

How can a disciple of a sage be depressed and inferior to others for long?

"quiet!"

Yuanshi Tianzun snorted softly, and the chattering disciples were shocked and immediately sat down obediently.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the few people who had been arguing the most fiercely just now shrank their necks in fear, not daring to look their master in the eye.

After a long time.

Yuanshi Tianzun said slowly: "You are all my elite disciples. How can I ruin your future for no reason? How can I not know your worries?"

Upon hearing this, Guang Chengzi blurted out, "Then why do you, Master, want me to wait for you to serve as an official in heaven?"

"Because the immortal officials in the heavenly court can be permanent gods or they can be mobile gods..." At this point, Yuanshi Tianzun's mouth curled up slightly, and he explained to the confused disciples: "Master is going to take down some gods. You will be divided into two groups and serve as servants. You will rotate every one thousand or three thousand years."

call!
The disciples breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone present here is a Golden Immortal, and each of them wants to become a saint. If they were asked to stay in heaven forever, no one would be willing to do so. However, if they were to switch to a shift system, with each shift lasting a thousand years, or three to five thousand years, then there would be no problem.

Anyway, they don’t stay in seclusion all the time, they need to go out and relax from time to time.

Being an immortal official means relaxing and experiencing the mundane world.

After figuring out all this, the twelve golden immortals of the Chan sect, as well as the Nanji Xianweng and Yun Zhongzi, all stood up excitedly, bowed their hands in gratitude and said, "Master, you are wise and wise. We are willing to take turns to serve the Heavenly Court."

……

It is the third day that Cheng Long is in seclusion to refine the essence and blood of the ancestor witch.

A piece of news came from the Heavenly Palace, which caused a shock in the three realms. All forces were confused by this, among which the Jiejiao and the Western Religion were the most confused.

Because during the previous two meetings in Zixiao Palace, Yuanshi Tianzun, who had argued the loudest and protected his children the most, suddenly changed his attitude quietly and took the initiative to ask for seven god positions.

The three vacant emperors among the Six Imperial Emperors, the Eastern Qinghua Emperor, the Southern Ji Changsheng Emperor, and the Western Gou Chen Emperor, were directly occupied by the Chan Sect.

The other four gods are the four besides Taibai Star God among the Five Virtues Star Gods. They are Chonghua Star God of Wood Virtue in the East, Yinghuo Star God of Fire Virtue in the South, Sichen Star God of Water Virtue in the North and Dihou Star God of Earth Virtue in the Center.

However, among the seven disciples of the Chan sect who served as officials in heaven, except for the Nan Ji Xian Weng, whose destiny was complementary to his own and who chose to actively refine the divine seal of the Nan Ji Chang Sheng Emperor, the other six only refined it temporarily and even their names could not appear on the List of Gods.

Simply refining the divine seal meant that he could quit his job at any time in the future. The Jade Emperor was very dissatisfied with this, but he couldn't say much in front of the saint's disciple. He could only keep it in his heart and was filled with anger.

Fortunately, the Immortal of the South Pole was very sensible. After obtaining the divine seal of the South Pole Emperor of Longevity, he actually took the initiative to completely refine the divine seal and inherited the position of the Longevity Emperor.

The return of one of the Six Imperial Gods brought a lot of luck to the Heavenly Court.

Of course, the fortune that the Immortal of the South Pole brought to the Heavenly Court was nothing compared to that of Cheng Long. Even if the other six disciples of the School of Manifestation were added, the help that the School of Manifestation provided to the Heavenly Court was less than one-tenth of that of Cheng Long.

Unless Guangchengzi and others who were on duty in the first batch voluntarily return to their positions, joining the Heavenly Court as temporary workers who have only received divine positions and helped with work will have limited impact on the growth of their luck.

Time passed quietly.

Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye, fifty years before the Conferred Gods began.

At the invitation of Daozu, the six saints gathered again in Zixiao Palace.

When Tong Tian Jiaozhu saw his second brother Yuan Shi Tian Zun, he couldn't help but ask, "Second brother, why did you suddenly change your nature? You were so protective of your disciples before, and refused to let them take responsibility. Now you have arranged seven disciples to serve in heaven, and even sent Guang Cheng Zi, who you value the most, to be the Emperor of Gou Chen. This confuses me."

"Third brother, it was my second brother who was being stubborn before. I felt that most of your disciples were a motley crowd and that they were suitable to be put on the list to change their temperament..."

Before Yuanshi Tianzun could finish his words, Tongtian Jiaozhu could no longer suppress his violent temper.

He frowned and interrupted, "What do you mean my disciples are a motley crowd? Are all your disciples noble and virtuous?"

"..."

Yuanshi Tianzun’s face turned dark and he wanted to curse.

Everyone knows the character of the tens of thousands of immortals under Tongtian Sect. There is the immortal Ma Yuan who eats people's hearts and livers, the fire master Luo Xuan, the sharp-mouthed winged immortal, the poison pill originator Lu Yue and other demon immortals, all of them are cruel.

Of course, from the perspective of the demon clan, demons eating people is just like humans eating animals and spiritual beasts, all in accordance with the law of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak. Tongtian didn't seem to care much, and always followed the principle of Tianyan 49, escape one, giving people or demons who came to learn from him a glimmer of hope.

The reason why tens of thousands of immortals from Jiejiao came to pay homage to him was because Tongtian accepted everyone who came, and that was why he was able to gather so many powerful immortals and monsters.

Even though most of them are registered disciples and cannot even be considered outer disciples, once they have entered the Jie Religion, they are disciples of the Jie Religion. All the sins and karma committed by these demons, immortals and evil spirits will be blamed on the Jie Religion.

This is also the point that Yuanshi Tianzun dislikes the most.

Tongtian didn't have any magic treasure to suppress his luck, and now he let a bunch of ugly people ruin his reputation. He couldn't even do him a favor and send some ugly people to the list to fulfill the instructions of the Taoist Ancestor.

If Yuanshi Tianzun had not foreseen the future and knew that if he continued to make trouble, it would only cause the Three Pure Ones to split and he would be fed the Fallen Saint Pill by his master, he would not even be in the mood to talk to Tongtian.

"Third brother, what your second brother said is right. You have too many evil disciples!" Taiqing Laozi spoke appropriately and acted as a peacemaker to prevent the situation from getting worse.

"..."

Tongtian is quite respectful towards his elder brother Taiqing, and... among his disciples, there are indeed many who are murderous and evil. Although they are all called immortals, in fact, those registered disciples and even outer disciples all follow the ways of the demon clan, the law of the jungle.

He had no way to refute this.

"Three brothers, you came so early!"

Just when the Three Pure Ones were gathered together to chat, Nuwa, the goddess, who had been staying at home in Wahuangtian, quietly appeared in Yuxu Palace in a red dress, waved at the Three Pure Ones and greeted them playfully.

The Nuwa in the world of Precious Lotus Lantern is different from the Nuwa in the prehistoric times who was easily bullied. This Nuwa can even give an innate treasure like the Precious Lotus Lantern to her young disciple Yang Chan. Her strength is absolutely terrifyingly strong.

Different worlds will have different developments. This world is named "Baolian Lantern", which means that the most powerful innate treasure in this world is the Baolian Lantern.

As the holder of the Precious Lotus Lantern, Nuwa has strength second only to Daozu, and is actually from the Ganges.

Anyway, the Three Pure Ones need to respect the Taoist Ancestor, but Nuwa doesn’t have much respect for him.

"Junior Sister Nuwa, if you have time later, how about coming to my Yuxu Palace to sit down?"

Yuanshi Tianzun invited warmly.

As the number one person under Daozu, if Yuanshi wants to resist Daozu's plan, he has to try to win over Nuwa. Even if he cannot form a united front, he has to make the other party remain neutral.

Only in this way can we have a chance of winning!

"Okay, I also want to know why you changed your mindset, from resisting the deification to actively accepting it." Nuwa was a kind-hearted woman who could tell at a glance that Yuanshi had something else in his words, so she agreed very readily.

After staying in the Wahuang Heaven for so long, it’s time to come down to earth and take a walk.

"Eldest brother, third brother, you will also go later. Don't refuse. I have something important to say." Yuanshi invited Nuwa, and immediately turned around and invited Laozi and Tongtian with his mind.

The Three Pure Ones are all incarnations of the primordial spirit of the great god Pangu. As long as they are around, they are born with telepathy, which is a spiritual ability different from divine consciousness and can effectively block the prying eyes of the Taoist Ancestor.

Tong Tian Jiaozhu received Yuan Shi Tian Zun's unquestionable invitation and asked in confusion, "What can't be said in person?"

"You'll know later." Yuanshi was too lazy to say more. After saying this, he took the initiative to cut off the mental connection and had a private conversation with his elder brother Laozi.

After a while.

As the two saints from the West arrived at Zixiao Palace, Daozu immediately appeared on the cushion in the hall and said slowly: "The Conferred God List is about to begin. If you cannot reach an agreement on the Conferred God List, then let fate decide everything. During the catastrophe, no one except saints can escape. After death, if your true spirit is on the list, you can become a god; if you are not destined to be a god, you will die and your Tao will be gone."

Done.

Daoist Patriarch Hongjun simply closed his eyes and handed the decision-making power to the six saints under his tutelage.

"Me first."

Yuanshi Tianzun opened the List of Gods and wrote several names directly on the list with his pen moving freely.

Among them is the name of Yang Jian, and the corresponding deity is Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun, which was the deity conferred by God when Erlang later became a saint in the flesh.

Then there are the three generations of disciples including Wei Hu, Tu Xingsun, etc.

After finishing writing.

Yuanshi Tianzun directly handed the pen to Tongtian and said, "Third brother, it's your turn."

"...Okay, I'll write a few names too!" Tongtian took over the pen helplessly. His second brother had sent away almost all the disciples of the Chan sect, and it was difficult for him to refuse. He could only select some disciples that he didn't value very much and put them on the list.

When the two saints from the West saw this scene, they could not help but look at each other. They had quarreled so fiercely the previous two times, but now they didn't say a word and just picked up the pen to write. This made them very uncomfortable.

The two looked at each other silently, then waved their hands to stop, saying: "Wait a minute, the Chan sect occupies three of the six imperial palaces in the heaven, this is not appropriate. After all, the heaven is the heaven of the Jade Emperor, not the heaven of your Chan sect."

"Brother Yuanshi, I think you should give up the two thrones and give them to me, Xifang."

Upon hearing this, Master Tongtian immediately rebuked him, "Zhunti, this is our Eastern business, what does it have to do with you in the West? You actually want to place someone in Heaven as the Great Emperor, don't you even consider the merits and abilities of your disciples?"

“Tongtian, you’re right. My disciple Maitreya has been following me to repair the earth veins and maintain the order in the West since the ancient times. Although he does not have the golden wheel of merit, he can also be called a true immortal with virtue. Maitreya is fully qualified to serve as the Tai Chi Emperor of the West.” Although Zhunti did not know why Yuanshi and Tongtian changed their minds, it did not stop him from placing people in place to share the power of Heaven.

Among the six emperors of heaven, if the orthodox sect occupies three seats, then half of heaven will belong to the orthodox sect.

"Zhunti, I think my disciple Xuandu is more suitable to become the Great Emperor Gou Chen..." Taiqing Laozi interjected calmly.

The other god positions don’t matter, but the Six Gods of Heaven are positions that many people covet.

In the entire Three Realms, apart from these saints, even the Blood Sea Ancestor and Kunpeng Ancestor are willing to become emperors, but these ancestors are embarrassed to take the initiative to visit them due to face.

"Senior Brother, you are too overbearing. Among the Six Heavenly Kings, my brother and I only want one of them, and you won't allow this?" Zhunti was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Although Jie Yin, who was silent, did not speak directly, his eyes showed his dissatisfaction.

"Brother, you only have Xuan Du as your disciple, so don't join in the fun. Whoever wants to be the Emperor of Gou Chen can be the Emperor. Second brother, you just need to give the Emperor of Dongfang Qinghua to me..."

Seeing that the six saints were about to reach an agreement and divide up the six emperors of heaven, Daozu, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly interrupted and said, "Since it is difficult for you to reach a consensus, then Yuanshi will be in charge of the Conferred God List and the God-Slaying Whip. Wait until the beginning of the catastrophe and decide your fate."

Yuanshi: "..."

Tongtian: "..."

The Two Saints of the West: “…”

Taiqing, Nuwa: "..."

It's such an obvious interruption that even a fool can see the problem.

Daozu is trying to muddy the waters! (End of this chapter)