Chapter 978: Yang Jian: I

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"Alright, be quiet."

After waiting a while, the Jade Emperor cleared his throat lightly, "This land of merit and purity cannot rely solely on Yang Jian. Since it is to flourish greatly, it naturally requires many Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. You all possess the art of splitting your manifestations—why not send one manifestation into the land of merit and purity? First, it will bolster our Radiant Heaven Lord's prestige; second, it will allow you to share some fortune, compensating for the Heavenly Court's losses."

"With this, our Heavenly Court immortals will not grow weaker due to the Fomen's rise—they will grow stronger. What do you all think?"

As he finished speaking, their eyes brightened.

Openly opposing Lingshan carried the risk of true death—they dared not.

But sending only a single manifestation? That carried far fewer concerns.

A single manifestation was either composed of magic power or forged from a spiritual object; even if lost, it was no great matter.

As for the curse targeting the "130" true spirit?

There was no need to worry about such a thing.

With the Jade Emperor and Wang Mu backing it, even Lingshan would not dare overstep.

In short, after the proclamation to Heaven and Earth, the Heavenly Court already held victory in hand.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"To serve Your Majesty, we would gladly die a thousand deaths!"

The crowd cried out, presenting the appearance of loyal ministers and valiant generals.

The Jade Emperor did not care whether their loyalty was genuine or feigned.

The List of Deification was in his hands—these people had no choice but to obey.

"Yang Jian, count how many immortal manifestations you need to send." The Jade Emperor looked at Yang Jian. "You are fully in charge of the land of merit and purity."

"Yang Jian, count them up and see how many divine incarnations are needed." The Jade Emperor looked at Yang Jian. "I entrust you fully with the matter of the Merit Pure Land."

"If you encounter anything you cannot resolve, remember to notify me and the Empress. The land of merit and purity belongs to the Western Heaven lineage—no one must be allowed to destroy it."

"If you encounter anything unsolvable, remember to notify me and the Empress. The Merit Pure Land belongs to the Western Heaven lineage—under no circumstances may it be destroyed."

Yang Jian agreed, then conversed further with the immortals, securing their promises.

If all the immortals kept their word and sent forth manifestations, the land of merit and purity would have thousands of usable divine beings.

As long as the divine beings honor their pledge and manifest their incarnations, the Merit Pure Land will have thousands of usable divine beings.

Nezha rushed to find Yang Jian. "Second brother, did the Jade Emperor and Wang Mu threaten you?"

"No." Yang Jian shook his head. "This is a long story—listen carefully."

He then recounted the chat group and the legend of the Lotus Lantern.

"The Dao's scheme—Yang Chan will marry a mortal?"

"Amend the Heavenly Laws—shift the fortune!"

"Amend the Heavenly Edicts! Shift the destiny!"

Nezha stared, dumbfounded.

This exceeded his understanding entirely.

"So that's why you agreed to such a dangerous task—you're doing it for your own sister."

Yang Jian nodded. "Yes. Otherwise, she'd become a sacrifice in this calamity."

"With help from other-worldly experts, this should carry little danger." Nezha's eyes lit up. "Second brother, what secrets does this chat group hold?"

Yang Jian paused. "I haven't looked closely yet. I only fought another Yang Jian from another world, learned about Chan's situation, and rushed straight to Your Majesty and the Empress—I had no time to examine it."

"Now's a good time to check." Nezha urged. "I don't believe a chat group connecting all worlds has nothing valuable. By the way, you said there's another Nezha in another world—how is he doing?"

"How is he?" Yang Jian smiled. "He's still very young—just born recently. You're not thinking of bullying a child, are you?"

Nezha sighed. "Second brother, how could you think that? Besides, he's Nezha too—why would I bully myself? I just want to know if he's happy."

Yang Jian chuckled. "Of course he is. He never killed the Dragon Prince, never carved his bones to return to his father or his flesh to his mother. His family loves each other—wouldn't you say that's wonderful?"

"How's it going?" Yang Jian smiled. "It's still tiny, just born not long ago. You don't plan to bully a child, do you?"

Nezha fell silent: "Second Brother, how could you think that? Besides, he's also Nezha—I'd be bullying myself. What's the point? I just want to know if he's doing well."

"A family that loves each other—that's something I can only dream of."

His own life had lost freedom, lost kinship.

In another world, he was happy—and a faint satisfaction rose in him, as if that happiness were his own.

"When I have time, I must meet him. I want to see what a happy Nezha looks like."

Yang Jian sighed, then suddenly his eyes brightened. "The Dao Lord possesses boundless divine power—he might grant you freedom. When I have time, I'll ask him for you."

In another world, he was happy; a faint sense of fulfillment rose in his heart, as if that happiness were his own.

A glimmer of hope stirred in Nezha. "Is he really that powerful?"

"Naturally." Yang Jian nodded. "I fought another Erlang Shen—we share the same divine power—but he couldn't withstand the Dao Lord's single strike. How powerful do you think he is?"

Nezha drew in a sharp breath…

Yang Jian's strength was among the highest in the Three Realms—no one should be able to defeat him in a single blow.

And yet, this legendary Dao Lord had defeated two such beings with one strike.

Such divine power and strength surpassed everyone in the Three Realms.

"Thank you, second brother."

Yang Jian smiled. "Between us, do we need to say such things?"

He soothed Nezha, then opened the chat group.

"Thank you, second brother."

Yang Jian smiled: "Between us, is there need to say such things?"

After calming them for a while, he opened the chat group.

Yang Jian: "By the way, does our chat group have any good items?"

Xiao Yan: "Good items? Check the Shangcheng. There's no shortage of good stuff there!"

Yang Jian: "Thank you."

Erlang Shen: "The Shangcheng has good items? I'll take a look too."

Su Xiao: "No way—you haven't even checked the Shangcheng yet?"

Yang Jian: "I just joined the chat group, and I've been busy, so I didn't look."

Erlang Shen: "I've been busy too. Knowing my fate, I was just trying to figure out a solution!"

Su Xiao: "Speechless. If you'd checked the Shangcheng earlier, you'd already found a solution."

Yang Jian: "Three Great Luo methods? There are already this many Great Luo methods?"

Erlang Shen: "This is an earth-shattering blessing. In my world, Taiyi methods are hard to find, let alone Great Luo methods."

Su Xiao: "Is that surprising? Let me tell you—all of these were created by Brother Daojun. Above Great Luo, there's even the Hunyuan Da Luo Jinxian method—but he hasn't uploaded it to the Shangcheng yet."

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Yang Jian: "Even the Hunyuan Da Luo Jinxian method exists?"

Erlang Shen: "I can't even imagine it. I truly bow to Daojun now. I never thought that, though Daojun is also a Jin Xian, he has already reached the pinnacle of all realms. No wonder his spiritual powers are so terrifying."

Yang Jian: "Too bad I can't gather that many points right away."

Yang Jian: "Pity, I can't find that many points right away."