Beyond the stars.

Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Tongtian looked at Nuwa, who was chosen by the Heavenly Dao as the spokesperson, and they all showed joy on their faces and congratulated her, "Congratulations, Junior Sister, for becoming the new spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao."

"Three senior brothers, you are so happy. Aren't you afraid that I will follow in my teacher's footsteps in the future and find ways to break free from the control of heaven and disregard the safety of all living beings?" Nuwa joked with interest.

"Haha, junior sister, you're joking. If you were as selfish as Hongjun, why would Heaven choose you as its spokesperson?" Taiqing saw it very clearly. The fact that Nuwa was chosen meant that junior sister had a good character and would not do anything to harm the creatures of the three realms for the sake of transcendence.

In fact, this is true. The human race is a race created by Nuwa, and it itself has an unclear relationship with the demon race.

It can be said that the vast majority of creatures in the Three Realms are related to Nuwa, and no one is more suitable than her to be the spokesperson for Heaven.

Just like the compassionate Empress Pingxin, she is destined to become the authentic spokesperson and is irreplaceable.

Just now they annihilated the Taoist Hongjun, and Empress Pingxin played an indispensable role.

Without Pingxin's unreserved assists, there would be no chatting and laughing as we are now.

"Since Senior Brother trusts Junior Sister so much, Junior Sister must serve as a good spokesperson for Heavenly Dao and do things in a fair and just manner, and not let people gossip about her..."

When Sanqing heard this, he immediately became alert.

It seems... someone is about to be in trouble!
Just as he was thinking about it, a shrill scream suddenly came from the paradise where Jie Yin and Zhunti were.

"The Holy Throne... My Holy Throne... No..."

The hysterical screams of the Taoist Master Zhunti spread throughout the three realms.

Upon hearing this, the Three Pure Ones all raised their lips and revealed extremely happy smiles.

Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, is selfish and wants to disrupt the Three Realms. In the meantime, he wants to repay the cause and effect signed when he attained the Dao in the past, so he lends money unconditionally to Jie Yin and Zhunti. Now the Heavenly Dao's spokesperson has been replaced by Junior Sister Nuwa. How could they tolerate Zhunti, a money-loaning saint who always goes to the East to beg for money?

"Junior sister, well done!"

"Great pen!"

Yuanshi and Tongtian gave Nuwa the thumbs up successively, not hiding their inner joy.

Let you betray Xuanmen and poach my disciples.

Now you have lost your saintly position, let’s see how you can still show off.

"Nuwa, I am no match for you..."

In the Paradise, the Taoist Zhunti, who was deprived of his sainthood and whose cultivation level regressed to the peak of quasi-sainthood, was so angry that his hair stood on end and he pointed to the sky and cursed.

But before he could utter the last word "stand", his mouth was sealed by the Taoist Jie Yin.

"Junior brother, the sainthood is gone, but as long as your cultivation is still there, you will have a chance to make a comeback. Don't talk nonsense." Jie Yin was scared to death by Zhunti. The two of them were not as strong as others, but his junior brother dared to go crazy and kept muttering that he wanted to be irreconcilable with Nuwa. Wasn't he seeking death?
Without the blessing of the immortal saintly characteristics, once Nuwa gets angry and attacks Zhunti, the Western religion will have to rely on him to support it.

"But brother, I'm in pain!"

Although he had anticipated this, when the time came, Zhunti was still filled with resentment. Without his sainthood, his understanding of the laws became hazy.

If you want to set foot in the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian again, I'm afraid it will be hopeless in your lifetime!

The peak realm of Hunyuan Golden Immortal and the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal seem to be only one step away, but in fact there is a world of difference between them, with an unfathomable chasm in between.

Even though he has the guidance and protection of his senior brother, there is still a slight chance that he can cross the gap with a smile.

But he was unwilling to give up!

The sainthood was suddenly gone, and the cultivation level of the second level saint directly regressed to the peak of quasi-sainthood, a drop of two major realms. Cultivation usually becomes more and more difficult as time goes by. After the realm drops, the qi is not smooth, so how can one cultivate back?
The background and comprehension of great men like Zhen Yuanzi and Minghe Laozu are not weaker than him at all, and are even much stronger than him.

Even the ancestor of earthly immortals is stuck at the peak of quasi-sainthood and cannot make any progress. How can Zhunti get the confidence to make a comeback?
He now wishes he could tear Nuwa apart!

We are from the same school, why force each other?
Buddhism is about to flourish in the next kalpa, and the merits borrowed in the early years can be repaid with interest in another three to five thousand years.

It's fine now, there's nothing left.

However, compared to Zhunti's hysteria, the free and loan-free Jie Yin Taoist was actually secretly relieved in his heart. Without the huge amount of merit and loan burden on them, they didn't even have to rebel against the Xuanmen and establish Buddhism.

Just like this, developing quietly doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

From now on, you no longer have to compete with the Three Pure Ones for territory. You can practice in seclusion quietly and comprehend the great Dharma of enlightenment in your dreams.

As for whether his junior brother Zhunti can return to the holy realm, Jie Yin doesn't really care. A quasi-saint can also be immortal. As long as he doesn't seek death and provoke powerful enemies for no reason, he can still help him manage the Western Religion.

There will be less disputes!

Thinking about it this way, it doesn’t seem like a bad thing for my junior brother to be deprived of his sainthood!
……

Ziwei Palace.

"I didn't expect Hongjun to be killed!"

"Sanqing Nuwa is indeed the supreme deity recognized by Taoism. Hongjun is, after all, a fictional character created by the Ming Dynasty novel Investiture of the Gods. Many mythological worlds do not necessarily have Hongjun!"

Cheng Long, who had been watching the battle with his spiritual sense throughout, sighed silently in his heart when he saw that the outcome was already a foregone conclusion.

The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa joined forces and were only slightly inferior to the Taoist Hongjun. In the early stages, they even self-destructed the innate treasure bestowed by Hongjun, catching the opponent off guard.

There is no doubt that the Three Pure Ones decisively self-destructed their innate treasures because they must have considered beforehand that the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, the Tai Chi Diagram, and the Pangu Banner had all been tampered with by Hongjun.

Come to think of it, how could an old Taoist who is selfish and seeks transcendence at the cost of harming all sentient beings in the three realms reward them with innate treasures without asking for anything in return? It is normal to have such doubts.

Fortunately, in addition to the Tai Chi diagram, Pangu Banner and Zhuxian formation diagram, the Sanqing also had the precious treasure, the Tiandi Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, whose defense was even better than that of the Tai Chi diagram.

Unfortunately, after this battle, cracks appeared in the Linglong Pagoda, and its defense was greatly reduced.

However, judging from Taiqing's indifferent attitude, it should not be difficult to repair it. Since it is the result of the fusion of Xuanhuang Qi and merit, then if merit like panacea is injected into it, it will be able to be repaired to its original state.

"My husband, Nuwa defeated Taoist Hongjun and became the new spokesperson for Heaven. I'm afraid my brother and sister-in-law will be implicated. I'm so worried about them." Yao Ji said worriedly.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were once two stubborn stones in the chaos. After being enlightened by the Taoist Hongjun, they became little Taoist children in the Zixiao Palace. After the calamity of demons and witches ended, they were pushed onto the supreme throne by the Taoist Hongjun.

It was also at that time that Yao Ji transformed and became the Princess of Heaven.

She and Queen Mother Yao Chi are both descended from Chaos Jade, and are considered to be innate demons.

When Daozu was alive, the status of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother was unshakable. Now that Hongjun is dead, if the throne of the Supreme of the Three Realms is targeted by the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, or the Western saints, he will be ousted in a minute.

"Don't worry, Nuwa is compassionate and will not drive the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother off the throne. She and the Three Pure Ones rebelled against Hongjun purely because this old Taoist was harboring evil thoughts and wanted to bring disaster to the common people!"

Cheng Long didn't care at all whether the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother would be ousted. After all, his position as the Emperor Ziwei was as stable as a rock.

What's more, the Orthodox Sect, the Unrighteous Sect, and the Western Sect have all established their forces in Heaven and are capable of influencing the Jade Emperor's decisions. There is no need for the saint to go to such lengths.

In fact, this is true. Nuwa became the new spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao and did not interfere in the affairs of the Heavenly Court at all. She directly changed the Zixiao Palace into the Wahuang Palace and moved into Wahuang Heaven to become a homegirl. The Three Pure Ones returned from the starry sky and disappeared for a while.

No one knew what they talked about in Yuxu Cave Heaven. Later, Taiqing and Tongtian approached Cheng Long and asked him for two devil contracts.

Of course.

Taiqing and Tongtian did not sign the contract but kept them as backup.

Because they will sign the devil's contract only after Yuanshi Tianzun transcends and gets the definite news that they can leave this world, thus realizing their teacher's unfulfilled ideal.

——Transcendence!
For a saint, getting rid of the cage of the world means that he can roam freely in the vast sky and sea.

But by doing this, they are also gambling on Cheng Long's character.

If Cheng Long did not have such merits and virtues, and did not have the golden wheel of merit that shone as brightly as the little sun, the Three Pure Ones would never use their freedom to gamble on the character of others.

Yuanshi signed the contract without thinking twice, which actually took a great risk. This can be seen from the fact that Taiqing and Tongtian asked for the contract but wanted Yuanshi to explore the way first.

……

Decades later.

Fengshentai.

"I am Jiang Ziya from Kunlun Mountain. Following the order of my master Yuanshi Tianzun, I came down the mountain to assist Emperor Xin in quelling the rebellion of the princes and finally accomplished a great cause. However, the war continued and disasters ensued. Many generals from both armies were killed or wounded. This was fate. All the generals were killed. Xin, the Heavenly Lord, showed great grace and ordered the construction of this Conferred God Platform and the conferring of titles on the generals of both armies to comfort them for their contributions. You should admire him."

"Now the auspicious time has arrived, I respectfully ask the Heavenly Venerable to grant me the List of Gods..."

The white-haired Jiang Ziya held the divine whip in his hand and stood on the Conferred God Platform. Lang Lang swore an oath, and as he bowed and begged for the Conferred God List, Yuanshi Tianzun, who had long wanted to let go, decisively threw it away.

The next moment, the golden List of Gods fell from the sky and landed into Jiang Ziya's hands.

Li Jing, Yang Jian, Nezha, Jinzha, Muzha, Huang Tianhua, Huang Feihu, Wen Zhong, Cui Ying... and other generals of the two armies who were on the list were all looking forward to it.

Under the instructions of the leaders of the Chan and Jie sects, this Conferred God Conferment has become a playground for the three forces of humanity, the Chan and Jie sects. In every battle, the casualties are basically generals or leaders, and soldiers are usually the safest.

The generals of both sides, as well as the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects who came down the mountain to assist the two armies, all had a tacit understanding not to attack ordinary soldiers, and rarely even got really angry.

Only some disciples of the Jiejiao who are possessed by evil spirits will be silently killed by the Golden Immortals of the Chenjiao and the inner disciples of the Jiejiao with the cooperation of them, so as to help their true spirits to be included in the list.

To put it bluntly.

After the death of Hongjun, the mastermind behind the scenes, the Conferred God Program has become a game where the Three Pure Ones and the Human Emperor sit in a row and divide the fruits of their labor.

Except for some immortals and generals whose true spirits were on the list, the rest of the immortals and human elites who had become saints in the flesh were the ones who took the initiative to participate in the Conferred God Ceremony and wanted to serve as officials in heaven.

Among them is Yang Jian.

"All the generals below the stage are waiting for the imperial decree. Now, in compliance with the order from the Most High Yuanshi Tianzun, Li Jing steps forward and waits for the imperial decree..." Upon hearing this, Li Jing, holding the pagoda, immediately stepped onto the stage of conferring gods with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

"In compliance with the decree of the Supreme Yuanshi Tianzun, I confer upon Li Jing the title of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. You shall revere him."

"Li Jing thanks you for the seal!"

"Yang Jian, Roaring Sky Dog, come forward and listen!"

"In compliance with the decree of the Supreme Yuanshi Tianzun, Yang Jian is named Erlang Zhenjun and Roaring Sky Dog is named the guardian beast. You should respect him."

"..."

Most of those who participated in the Conferred God Ceremony were well-known people. What was different from the past was that many of them had achieved sainthood in the flesh. After being conferred the title, they were still able to practice and improve their level of cultivation.

Even Jiang Ziya, who originally did not have a deity status, became one of the Five Great Emperors because of his indispensable contributions.

As all the star officials and heavenly generals of Ziwei Palace returned to their positions, Cheng Long, who already had little workload, completely put down the burden on his shoulders and began to walk the streets with his wife Yao Ji.

But there are only two places they go to the most.

One is the Moon Palace, and the other is the Wuzhuang Temple.

The Moon Palace is originally in the star realm, and is not very far from the Purple Star Emperor, so Cheng Long visited the Fairy Chang'e very many times.

The two became close friends through their interactions.

The fairy Chang'e, played by Yan Danchen, was not only remembered by Cheng Long, but even Yang Jian, who was deified, couldn't help but fall in love with her when he met her.

However, both of them were not destined to be with Chang'e. Yang Jian eventually married Ao Cunxin, the third princess of the West Sea. Cheng Long also began to miss his cousin, Alan and others because Chang'e was too cold and he had been away from the main world for too long, and he began to think about returning home.

Once a person's mind is not here, he will become eager to return home.

In this case, the thought of Chang'e faded.

Cheng Long became depressed because of this.

On this day, Yao Ji and Cheng Long finished their dual cultivation. Looking at the man who had entered the sage mode with a melancholy look in his eyes, she couldn't help but ask, "Husband, what's wrong with you recently? How can you be absent-minded when practicing dual cultivation with me?"

"My lady, there are some things I have hidden from you for a long time. Now it's time to confess. Actually, I am not from this world..." Cheng Long told Yao Ji his origins without reservation.

As the saying goes, a night of love brings a hundred days of grace. He and Yao Ji have been together for a hundred years and their feelings are very deep. Before parting, they must make things clear.

After hearing this, Yao Ji smiled and said, "Actually, I have already guessed it, but I just never asked. I am very happy that you can tell me honestly. Now, give me the contract, I will tie you down forever, and don't even think about getting rid of me."

Yao Ji playfully spread out one hand.

Now, Cheng Long is all in her heart, eyes and body, so there is naturally no need to think about it.

In ancient times, women, even fairies from heaven, would follow their husband wherever he went. As long as the man was alive, they would never change their mind.

"Here, force out a drop of blood and drip it on."

Cheng Long smiled and handed over a devil's contract.

After Yao Ji signed, she fell emotionally into the man's arms, silently enjoying the warmth for a while, and slowly said: "Husband, are you really not going to seduce Sister Chang'e before leaving? I still want to be sisters with her!"

"No, Chang'e is thinking about Hou Yi, it will be very difficult to change her mind."

"So when are you planning on leaving?"

"I'll stay with you for a while, about three to five months."

"Husband, we haven't visited Chan'er for a long time."

"..." (End of this chapter)