Chapter 107

The storyteller took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, changed the subject, and his voice became heavy.

"Seeing that Great Qian was about to win, and the world was about to be peaceful. But at this moment, a mysterious general rushed out of the Liang army's formation. This person was twelve feet tall, with immense strength, and a divine spear in his hand that could trigger wind and thunder! He went straight to the Great Qian Emperor, spoke wild words, saying that the Great Qian Emperor was acting against heaven, and today was his death day!"

"What?"

"Acting against heaven? The Wu Xian Emperor loves the people like a son, how is he acting against heaven?"

The tea guests were whispering, and everyone showed confusion.

The storyteller slammed the gavel heavily, suppressed the voices of the crowd, and continued: "That Great Qian Emperor was such a heroic figure! He saw at a glance that this person was definitely not a mortal, and immediately questioned him, asking if he was an immortal from heaven, why he wanted to interfere in human affairs!"

"That mysterious general heard it and actually defaulted! He accused the Great Qian Emperor of not respecting gods and Buddhas and promoting 'man conquering heaven', which was rebellious!"

"Fart!" A hot-tempered strong man stood up and slammed the table. "We believe in ourselves and rely on our own hands to eat, does it hinder those immortals? They don't protect us, and they still want to harm us?"

His words immediately resonated with everyone.

"That's right! How many gods have we worshipped over the years? But what's the result? Either war or famine!"

"What immortals! I think they are just a group of things that don't want us common people to be well!"

The storyteller looked at the crowd who were filled with righteous indignation, and a flash of light that was not easily detected flashed in his eyes; this was the effect he wanted.

He cleared his throat and told the final battle in a tragic tone.

"... That battle was dark and the sun and moon were dull. The Great Qian Emperor, in order to protect his soldiers, fought the immortals with his flesh and blood! He was covered in blood, fought until he was exhausted, but did not retreat a step! Finally, he burned everything he had and shouted that sentence 'man conquers heaven'..."

"Wuwuwu..."

In the hall, some emotional women couldn't help but cover their faces and cry.

Those iron-boned men also had red eyes and clenched their fists.

The storyteller's story was finished, and the entire teahouse fell into a long silence.

A sad and angry emotion permeated the entire teahouse.

At the same time, a seed of doubt was quietly planted in everyone's heart.

The same story was staged again and again in wine shops, teahouses, and village heads throughout the Three Realms in different versions.

For a time, the tragic song of "Wu Xian Emperor Li Chengqian" spread to every corner of the Three Realms.

Flower Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave.

Su Chen listened to the report of the little demon below, with no expression on his face.

"Military advisor, now in the Southern Chanbuzhou, more than 90% of mortals have heard Li Chengqian's story. Most people believe that it was the immortals of the Heavenly Court who killed the Wu Xian Emperor, and now the incense offerings of mortals to the gods of the Heavenly Court in various places have significantly decreased."

"However..." The little demon hesitated and continued, "Among the cultivators, not many believe it. They feel that no matter how strong a mortal emperor is, it is impossible to fight against real immortals. They think this is just a story made up by someone to smear the Heavenly Court."

"Got it, go down." Su Chen waved his hand.

After the little demon retreated, Sun Wukong couldn't help it and jumped three feet high.

"Are these cultivators' brains all elm knots? Why don't they believe it? This was done by that old Jade Emperor! It's killing me!"

Su Chen looked at Sun Wukong's angry appearance, smiled, and handed him a peach.

"Monkey brother, what are you anxious about? Isn't this all in my expectation?"

"In your expectation?" Sun Wukong took the peach, took a hard bite, and was still puzzled.

Su Chen explained: "Mortals believe it because they listen to one side, and now we promote Li Chengqian's goodness, so they stand on Li Chengqian's side. When time passes, the cultivators under the Heavenly Court will promote the Heavenly Court's goodness, and the Heavenly Court, in their hearts, is originally a high-and-mighty image. So they will naturally re-worship the gods of the Heavenly Court."

"And cultivators are different." Su Chen continued. "The purpose of cultivators' cultivation is to become immortals, to one day enter the Heavenly Court, and become the 'immortals' in their eyes.

The Heavenly Court is sacred and powerful in their hearts, and it is the goal they strive for. Now you tell them that their goal is to become a shameless person who would assassinate a lower-realm emperor for incense, how could they believe it?"

"Not only will they not believe it, but they will also feel that you are slandering the ideal in their hearts."

Sun Wukong scratched his monkey hair and nodded half-understandingly: "Seems like that's the truth. Then our work is in vain?"

"Of course not in vain." Su Chen shook his head. "My original purpose was not to make everyone believe it; I just wanted to plant a seed in the hearts of all living beings."

"Today they don't believe it, tomorrow they don't believe it, but if they hear more and see more, they will always think, is the Heavenly Court really as bright and upright as they imagine? Once this seed sprouts, the prestige of the Heavenly Court will begin to collapse."

"Monkey brother, what we have to do is to pry the order that rules the entire Three Realms. This is not something that can be completed overnight, it must be done slowly."

After Sun Wukong finished listening, he completely understood Su Chen's plan. He looked at Su Chen with admiration.

"Brother, your brain is still the best. I, old Sun, wouldn't have thought of so many twists and turns."

Su Chen smiled and didn't continue the topic.

The first step of the public opinion war was successful.

Next, he had more important things to do.

He cast his gaze back to the Soul-Nourishing Jade lying quietly on the table.

"Monkey brother, there is one thing I need your help with." Su Chen looked at Sun Wukong. "I want to personally send Li Chengqian's true spirit to the underworld for reincarnation."

Sun Wukong heard this and immediately patted his chest and said: "This is easy to handle, I, old Sun, will accompany you! However, brother, this trip to the underworld is not something you can just go to."

Sun Wukong looked at Su Chen and sold a pass.

Su Chen knew what he meant, so he asked: "Monkey brother, what do I need to do to enter the underworld?"

Hearing Su Chen's question, Sun Wukong became proud and puffed out his chest: "Hehe, brother, you don't know this. As the saying goes, life and death are different. Ordinary people cannot enter the Netherworld while they are alive; only the souls of the dead can enter the Netherworld."

"However, I, old Sun, have a skill that allows living people to enter the underworld."

"This skill is one of the seventy-two transformations taught by the master back then, called 'Tong You'."