Chapter 18

Seeing you speak humbly, Guang Chengzi couldn't help but naturally display the pride of a sage's disciple; normally, before the members of their great teaching, let alone someone like you, a third-rate, immature heavenly official chieftain, even if your father Jin Jiaowang came, you would have to be extremely respectful and dare not offend in the slightest.

In just a few words I figured out your background; learning that you were merely a second-rate sea clan origin, and that even while you were vigorously promoting civilization among humans you were only doing it to gain political achievements and promotion, the originally cautious Guang Chengzi relaxed his guard and no longer called you Daoist friend, casually addressing you as "little friend".

As the representative of hundreds of disciples of the Two Teachings, Guang Chengzi calmly began to instruct you, telling you that you no longer needed to manage the human race; from now on, the task of educating humanity would be entirely taken over by them.

Faced with the overbearing conduct of the sage's disciples, you dared to be angry but not to speak; you certainly knew what these people had come for—nothing but merit. The overbearing sage's disciples would not allow a lowly nobody to interfere in their grand undertaking of accumulating merit.

But you dared do nothing, for after all the opposing side was numerous and powerful, all of them high in cultivation; you, a second-rate sea clan origin miscellaneous celestial immortal, simply did not dare to act.

Thus you left in disgrace, taking over a thousand brothers and sisters with you, and rolled out of the human race that you had managed for seven hundred years.

If this continued, the education that defied heaven and promoted human supremacy would inevitably cause the human race to harbor anti-demon independence sentiments, thereby endangering the lives of demon kin, even hindering demon development, threatening the rule of the Heavenly Court, and so on…

With tears streaming down your face, you accused the Two Teachings of Cut and Flash of harboring disloyal intentions, destroying demon unity; your sincere devotion to heaven could be seen by the sun and moon!

At the same time, far in the eastern wilderness human territories, various 'de-urbanization' and 'de-civilization' efforts were underway, and the busy disciples of Cut and Flash were suddenly apprehended by the Heavenly Court's great army; hundreds of sage's disciples, dazed, had their three flowers and five qi severed and were taken away in confinement…

Having no recourse, even the Sun Star King could not afford to offend the sage's disciples; after comforting you, he promised to find you another lucrative post to gain experience, and as long as you patiently endured a few more cycles of time, he could still help you maneuver back to the core of the Heavenly Court, at which point assuming the position of a proper deity would be no problem.

Sun Star King: …

What does it mean that this bunch of good-for-nothings who only act for profit are behaving so unusually this time?

The Heavenly Emperor seemed lost in thought…

When the sage's dignity was lost, he was inevitably enraged; not long after, retaliation came from the East Sea and the West Extreme, you died suddenly in the Heavenly Court's classroom; Di Jun, upon learning of it, bestowed upon you a splendid funeral, and your heroic name spread throughout the wilderness, remembered by countless generations to come…

But you know that humanity is the true protagonist of destiny, and will surely overthrow the Heavenly Court's rule; even if you were to hold a high office in the Heavenly Court, it would be useless then, for from the moment Guang Chengzi kicked you out of humanity, you were destined never to achieve the merit of following the dragon among humans…

You again spoke mysteriously: "The Two Teachings of Cut and Flash are widely recruiting disciples among humans, giving them brainwashing education, teaching them anti-heaven ideas, and secretly claiming that humans are innately superior to demon beasts, that demons are only fit to serve as dogs for humans, in order to make humans develop extreme human supremacism."

You succeeded; the Heavenly Emperor attached great importance to this matter, immediately launching an investigation into the criminal evidence of the "Cut and Flash brainwashing anti-heaven anti-demon forces," and soon reaped results; though we do not know exactly what Di Jun uncovered, in any case the Heavenly Emperor flew into a rage…

Thus, the Heavenly Court only then ceased its actions, releasing a few of the Two Teachings' inner disciples whose cultivation had been completely stripped; the remaining hundreds of registered disciples were tried by the Celestial Judges, sentenced for "rebellion against heaven," "inciting rebellion," "deceiving the teacher and destroying the ancestors," "destroying the celestial dao civilization," "disloyalty to the Heavenly Emperor," "plotting to overthrow," "illegal organization," "species discrimination," and so on…

Many days later, the Jade Clarity and Upper Clarity sages were forced to separate from the Grand Clarity, taking their belongings and leaving Kunlun Mountain, where they had dwelt since assuming form for thousands of eons; Jade Clarity migrated to the western extreme of the wilderness, Yao Mountain, and Upper Clarity migrated to the Golden Ao Island in the East Sea; the Three Clarities were no longer a single lineage of Dao.

When all parties had gathered, the Heavenly Emperor, atop the Hall of Divine Mist, rebuked the Upper Clarity and Jade Clarity sages for intending to overturn the Heavenly Court, the sole orthodox lineage appointed by the Dao Ancestor, which in fact betrayed the foundation of the Dao, wrongfully burdened the Dao Ancestor's trust, and rendered them unworthy of being sages or establishing a great teaching!

You returned to the Heavenly Court, and upon learning of your plight, your master the Sun Star King flew into a rage, and then, in his anger, he simply…

But good fortune did not last; although the Heavenly Court had tried its best to conceal your existence, to the sages, if they wished to investigate, nothing could remain hidden, and your presence was soon locked upon by the heavenly mechanism.

In order to win the Heavenly Emperor's trust, you began to mislead half-truthfully, claiming that the disciples of Cut and Flash, when out in the world, practically wished they could grow heads on their nostrils, yet toward humans they were extremely approachable, giving humans whatever they wanted, almost more filial than one's own father.

The Heavenly Court also issued edicts in the name of the wilderness's sole legitimate regime, ordering the ancestor of earth immortals Zhenyuanzi, the old ancestor of the Sea of Blood Minghe, the twelve ancestral witches of Mount Buzhou, the old ancestor of the scattered immortals Hongyun, the Eastern Azure Dragon, the Southern Vermilion Bird, the Western White Tiger, the Northern Black Tortoise, and all manner of ancient and modern mighty beings to join the battle and lend aid.

Di Jun: …

Every time I thought of this, I felt utterly wronged; finally one day, anger rose from my heart and evil grew from my courage—since I had no hope anyway, even if I died I would drag a few sage's disciples down as my backing; what I cannot obtain, you lot had better not even dream of getting!

Crimes enormous, wickedness extreme, guilt unforgivable! Immediately escort to the Execution Platform for Beheading Demons to receive the due punishment!

Upon seeing the Heavenly Emperor on his throne, you immediately knelt, then solemnly informed him of the treacherous conduct of Guang Chengzi and the other sage's disciples; but you were not merely seeking to report their illegal acts, but to inform the Heavenly Emperor that Guang Chengzi and his cohorts were conspiring together to overthrow the Heavenly Court! To overthrow the demon race! Unforgivable guilt!

The next day, you found a pretext to have your master the Sun Star King arrange an audience with the Heavenly Emperor; the Sun Star King thought you wanted to file a complaint against the sage's disciples before the Heavenly Emperor, and although he felt it would be of no use, he still helped you out.

Soon, the Heavenly Court's elite forces mustered, and 365 star kings of Taiyi Golden Immortal and Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation jointly laid the Heavenly Court's supreme formation, the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation"; at the same time, Di Jun held the River Chart and Luo Book, Taiyi held the Chaos Bell, bearing the Heavenly Court's flourishing fortune, together with the demon master Kunpeng, the solar charioteer Xihe, the heavenly queen Wangshu, the heavenly consort Yinglong, and other top mighty beings, preparing for battle.

Beneath the Execution Platform for Beheading Demons, you cheered and leapt with joy, your great vengeance avenged, you felt utterly refreshed, letting you lot, these petty schemers, calculate against me!

You died, and your mistaken choice led to a mistaken outcome… but at least you felt refreshed; because of you, two sages lost all face, Guang Chengzi, Duobao Daoist and other sage's inner disciples had their three flowers and five qi severed because of you, the painstaking cultivation of thousands of eons could only be gone over again, and hundreds of sage's registered disciples were dragged down by you as backing.

The immortals were astonished, but as Di Jun produced piece after piece of evidence, everyone's expressions gradually grew solemn…

Under the Sun Star King's introduction, you arrived at the thirty-third heaven where the Heavenly Emperor resides, and here you privately met the Heavenly Emperor.

Soon, under the Heavenly Court's command, the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation surrounded Kunlun Mountain where the Three Clarities dwelt, and all the mighty beings likewise attacked with full force the mountain's protective formation, striking until wind, fire, water, and earth surged in chaos, and millions of miles were reduced to nothing!

Refreshing, and that's it!

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(End of chapter)