Chapter 73: then translation of title

In the Yao calendar, year 373, assembly 5, fortune 8, Shouyang Mountain's Jin Bing requested Di Jun to punish the treacherous who deceive superiors and inferiors, and to carefully verify the merits of the loyal chieftains of all regions.

But for some reason, the always wise Di Jun did not this time accede to the people's just request.

Not only Di Jun, but even the highest managers of the Heavenly Court—Dong Huang, Yao Shi, and others—had no reaction to this, as if everyone had gone offline……

Your Majesty, this is the ninth memorial from the Sun Star Lord……

In the Jade Pond, Kun Peng held up a memorial, wanting to speak but hesitating, while Di Jun didn't turn his head at all, merely smiling as he played with his sons, the ten golden crows flying up and down, enjoying themselves with their father.

After a long while, Di Jun finally collected his smile and said calmly:

Let him deal with the mess he himself made.

You angrily convened a meeting, mobilizing all officials and commoners of the Shouyang Mountain region, then publicly denounced the Heavenly Court's treacherous who deceive and obscure the holy hearing, actually placing the wise Di Jun in the wrong—this is the shared indignation of the yokai.

Is our strength insufficient?

Even if you want to abdicate, you don't have to……

The Sun Star Lord's only mistake was choosing, among the various countermeasures, the easiest to attack—'suppressing merit'—when they had already maxed out their merit; under proper procedure you should certainly promote them, which is only natural.

To give the world's officials and commoners justice, and to let Di Jun regain his former wisdom, everyone must unite to eradicate the treacherous who deceive superiors and inferiors!

Weakening the enemy and strengthening ourselves in propaganda is a necessary means.

That's why you've become increasingly impatient, rushing to find a pretext to quickly strike down the Heavenly Court, and thus Xuan Du has been scolded for three assemblies……

Having served as the supreme Di Jun for nearly four hundred assemblies, he seems to have grown a bit blind in his judgment:

Purge the ruler's side!

Your repeated pleas are like a stone sinking into the sea; Di Jun and the other rulers have shown no response.

At your command, nearly three thousand Taiyi Golden Immortals rushed to the tribes across the wilderness, obeying the great chieftain's order; they will join with the human vanguards of all regions to form a nationwide allied army, attacking the prosperous strongholds of the Heavenly Court everywhere, to support the imperial house……

Basically, the Sun Star Lord's hostile attitude is actually not problematic, for although Shouyang Mountain has always shown loyalty, this seizure of power is ultimately a usurpation of the Heavenly Court's authority.

But the most helpless point is also here:

The Sun Star Lord did want to come up with a better countermeasure, but Jin Bing is utterly flawless!

Kun Peng was also at a loss for words, and could only sigh:

Even if he's pretending, being able to keep up the act to this point makes it real…… Moreover, this isn't important; what matters is that, whether he is loyal or treacherous, you must yield the throne to him.

As an important figure of real power in the Heavenly Court, and even calling himself Di Jun's loyal hound, if his every move lacked Di Jun's tacit approval, that would truly be strange.

For example, it's easy to be severed by Di Jun's justice……

If that's the case, then it's not your fault!

Di Jun took a deep breath, glanced at his children, and in the eyes of this power-wielding being clearly shone the affection only an elder can have:

Perhaps I really am old; it's time to leave the opportunity to the young.

Whether forced or voluntary, Di Jun now no longer wishes to meddle in the scheming; perhaps in the hot springs, with his wife and children on a warm kang, is closer to reality.

As a steadfast guardian of Di Jun's throne, it would be strange if the Sun Star Lord felt favorably toward Jin Bing!

Over the past three assemblies, of the hundred Taiyi Golden Immortals originally sent to farm merit, even with merit's aid, only a handful have broken through to Da Luo at this point—barely ten or so—and Xuan Du is among them.

Both sides tacitly avoided discussing:

If we can win, we naturally ought to abdicate.

Private virtue, public virtue, ability, loyalty—Jin Bing has maxed them all out.

Kun Peng couldn't help but roll his eyes:

What a joke; the Sun Star Lord's doings, you make it sound as if he had no tacit approval……

……

Whether you believe it or not, if you arrest or kill someone on a baseless charge, Tai Qing will then single-handedly sweep the Heavenly Court!

Jin Bing himself may be weak, but this kid's background buff is truly strong……

Then let's bring in outside help!

What can I do?

Under the stacking of various buffs, a mere little flood dragon with True Immortal cultivation forced even a Da Luo cultivator like the Sun Star Lord to be unable to handle him!

Thus, the Sun Star Lord, disgusted to the point of being unable to bear it, had no choice but to pick a relatively feasible method:

Suppress merit, preventing his vanguards from advancing, so as to stop Jin Bing from, after seizing the grassroots power of the wilderness, continuing to infiltrate the upper echelons of the Heavenly Court.

Now, the pretext for rebelling against Heaven that you've long awaited has finally arrived; even if your strength is insufficient, you must go to war!

Kun Peng: …… you're passing the buck to me again!

But even so, your strength still lacks the most crucial element: enough Da Luo Golden Immortals.

Loyal? Treacherous?

This……

I too once wanted to abdicate gracefully, but this dragon whose loyalty cannot be spoken of stubbornly refused, saying that even if heaven's mandate were his, he would still only wish to be a loyal subject.

Thus, the Sun Star Lord, who had long opposed Jin Bing's territorial expansion, just launched an attack……

The Sun Star Lord, who called himself Di Jun's loyal hound, was mercilessly cut off……

You handle it yourself!

However, this simple and brutal method is utterly unusable for Jin Bing, whose buffs are maxed out and who is a loyal and good person!

What's up? You're coming in hard, right?

Never mind, since he's unwilling to let me abdicate gracefully, then…… give him the most suitable reason to attack the Thirty-Three Heavens and seize the throne.

Yao Shi, you say—is he truly loyal beyond words, or treacherous while appearing loyal?

Deliberately suppressing merit to deny promotion, although this is done by the Sun Star Lord's faction, Di Jun's failure to stop it at once speaks volumes.

Di Jun calmly recalled:

This method essentially blocks Shouyang Mountain's power-seizure plan at its root; the effect is obvious, but the drawback is also obvious.

More than ten Great Luo Golden Immortals naturally already form a very powerful force, but when facing the Heavenly Court, even if its Quasi-Sages do not take the field, merely competing in numbers of Great Luo Golden Immortals, you are still far from being a match for the Heavenly Court.

Terms: Great Luo Golden Immortal - cultivation term, should be translated: "Golden Immortal of the Great Luo"? Actually "Great Luo Golden Immortal" is a specific term: "Great Luo Golden Immortal". According to rules, cultivation realms must be translated by meaning, not romanized. So "Great Luo Golden Immortal". Also "Heavenly Court" is given as "the Heavenly Court". Also "Quasi-Sage" maybe "Quasi-Sage"? Actually "Quasi-Sage" is "Quasi-Sage" or "Almost Saint". It's a cultivation rank? It's a term meaning "near-saint". Should translate: "Quasi-Sage". Also "Great Luo" again.

At the same time, you also organized propaganda work, promoting it to the Heavenly Officials who uphold righteousness: Mount Shouyang is not rebelling against superiors, but merely removing treacherous courtiers, so that our side gains broad moral support, and we strive to win the sympathy of neutral parties and enemies as much as possible.

Terms: government publicity work maybe not a name. "Heavenly Officials" = "Heavenly Officials". "Mount Shouyang" = "Mount Shouyang". "treacherous courtiers" maybe "treacherous courtiers". Not a name. "morality" = "morality". Not a name. "neutral party" = "neutral party". Not a name. "enemy side" = "enemy side". Not a name.

Your Majesty, this is not good.

Facing Kunpeng's repeated inquiry, Emperor Jun impatiently waved his hand.

In theory, you should continue to develop and produce more Great Luo Golden Immortals; after all, the human race is the destined protagonist, and if we wait another dozen or so aeons, Great Luo Golden Immortals will definitely be sufficient.

But if we can't win, the Heavenly Court might still have a chance to linger on in a feeble state.

Kunpeng couldn't help but say:

But the problem arises again: using Heavenly Court power to illegally target someone is indeed simple; at worst, we could send people to arrest and kill them on a baseless accusation, the method is rough but truly effective.

Just as you initially worried, your fundamental goal in developing the human race is to limit the human race; but if the human race really produces over a hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals, one clan could sweep the Heavenly Court—what would be the point of limitation then?

As for whether Mount Shouyang can defeat the Heavenly Court?

Yeah, that's not important.

Thus, within the legal domain, you simply cannot convict or punish him; the helpless Solar Star Lord can only resort to illegal measures to target him……

That Star Lord…

But…… you hesitated again.

Helplessly sighing, Kunpeng finally realized:

Your gaze naturally settled on several suitable and familiar targets: the Sects of Severance and Exposition, the three clans, and the Wu Clan……

Three clans.

Wu Clan

…… (just ellipsis) no terms.

(End of chapter)