Chapter 600: This Is What It Means to Be a Great Power

It was hard to say whether it was two people and one fox, or one person and two foxes; in short, after taking a step, the outside was already the Nine Heavens.

It was also rolling white clouds and a Golden Hall of the Divine Palace.

However, unlike before, countless True Lords, spirit officials, divine soldiers, heavenly generals, and various immortals and gods were gathered here, and it was noisy.

"The Purple Emperor has still not returned!"

"The Southern Emperor Yu Jian has taken action and blocked the Western Emperor Miaoming!"

"Ah? How does he dare?"

"Naturally, he is contending for the position of Heavenly Emperor again."

"Why didn't the Eastern Emperor Qinghua come?"

"The little god did not see Emperor Qinghua, only the deities under Emperor Qinghua. He said that since Emperor Yu Jian has already taken action, this is no longer the Nine Heavens exterminating demons and yaoguai, but a struggle for the orthodox incense of the Nine Heavens deities. They will wait until the Southern Emperor Yu Jian and the Heavenly Emperor decide the outcome before coming to assist in suppressing Jun Niangniang Yao Hua."

"This..."

However, it quickly became quiet here.

Because Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua, who had eight tails, True Person Lin in Daoist robes, and that eight-tailed white fox had already appeared above the white clouds.

"Yaoguai Daoist! Where is the Heavenly Emperor?"

Immediately, a martial god wearing golden armor and holding a pair of hammers stood out and shouted, his courage commendable.

Behind him, numerous martial gods, all tall and sturdy, wearing different armor and holding different weapons, stood beside him, glaring at Lin Jue.

"True Person Lin? Why don't we see the Purple Emperor?"

An old god wearing official robes also came out to ask.

Lin Jue glanced at them and looked back, seeing the Southern Heavenly Master in the distance, that is, the Emperor of Heaven-Monitoring and Demon-Subduing.

There were deities standing with him, but not many.

This was also normal—

The Southern Heavenly Master was upright and righteous. In the Nine Heavens, which emphasized virtue, if there were virtuous deities, they would naturally admire him and be willing to associate with him. However, this was after all the Purple Emperor's territory, and most of the deities with high status were brought by the Purple Emperor from the north. Since he had openly refuted the Purple Emperor many times, he was naturally not favored by the deities under the Purple Emperor's command.

Lin Jue thought for a moment and only said:

"The Purple Emperor and I discussed the Dao; we didn't reach a conclusion, but I didn't convince him either, so he stayed at my place as a guest and will return after a while."

"Audacious yaoguai Daoist! You dare to imprison the Heavenly Emperor!"

That martial god wearing golden armor and holding a pair of hammers was furious. The hammers in his hands collided, smashing out ten thousand zhang of thunder. He gritted his teeth and stared at him, assuming a stance of fighting to the death with him.

These northern deities truly had extraordinary courage.

However, the several True Lords under the Purple Emperor who were good at fighting were not his match, and even the Purple Emperor himself could not do anything to him. How could these martial gods protecting the Nine Heavens be his match?

"The Purple Emperor is still safe; everyone, please be calm," Lin Jue said indifferently. "As deities, you should think about how to maintain the normal operation of the Nine Heavens and not let the Nine Heavens and the mortal realm fall into chaos. Otherwise, even if the Purple Emperor returns, he might blame you."

Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua did not wait for him and ignored the heavenly soldiers, generals, deities, and True Lords filling the sky. While he was speaking, she flew away leisurely.

After Lin Jue finished this sentence, he glanced at the Southern Heavenly Master and also drove his clouds away directly.

Unexpectedly, the Southern Heavenly Master took the initiative to chase after him.

Lin Jue slowed down and waited for him among the white clouds.

"True Person Lin! Where is the Purple Emperor?" The Southern Heavenly Master flew up and asked the same question.

"The Purple Emperor and Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua fought, and both exhausted their magical power and divine power. I took this opportunity to force Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua to sever a tail, and used a clone to leave the Purple Emperor in a cave heaven outside the world," Lin Jue said, the image of his clone appearing before his eyes; he was sitting cross-legged facing the Purple Emperor, and neither of them spoke. "Otherwise, when the Purple Emperor comes out, there will inevitably be more trouble. Relying on me alone, I cannot suppress him."

"You have such great courage! Although the Purple Emperor is stubborn and confused and acts tyrannically, he is the Heavenly Emperor after all. How can you privately imprison a Heavenly Emperor?" The Southern Heavenly Master was very anxious. "Even if you defeat him, you can petition the Heavenly Venerable to impose punishment on him, you can cut off his incense and faith, or you can help other Emperors replace him, but how can you privately imprison a Heavenly Emperor? In this way, even if the next Heavenly Lord takes office, you probably won't have a good reputation, and they probably won't let you go."

"The Purple Emperor's obsession is too deep. If he is not corrected, allowing him to continue as the Lord of the Nine Heavens will not be a good thing for the Nine Heavens, for the mortal realm, or for my Fuyao."

Lin Jue was unmoved and only looked at the South.

Just as he said this, he continued:

"I do agree with what Nan Gong said, that I can help other Emperors replace the Purple Emperor, but in my view, if the Nine Heavens changes to another Heavenly Lord, it should be an upright and righteous deity."

"The Nine Heavens does not lack upright deities."

"The Nine Heavens does not lack upright deities, but upright deities are often clear of desires and few in wants, making it difficult to become a Heavenly Lord," Lin Jue said. "And at this time, releasing him, not to mention that there might be more trouble, even if I defeat him again, I'm afraid it will only benefit the Southern Emperor Yu Jian."

"Do you think Emperor Yu Jian is not upright enough?"

"I don't know," Lin Jue looked at the Southern Heavenly Master. "But I know a deity who is more suitable than him."

How could the Southern Heavenly Master be such a hesitant person?

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows and said:

"Are you talking about me?"

"Who else could it be?"

"How can I be the Heavenly Emperor?"

The Southern Heavenly Master immediately frowned.

"Why not?" Lin Jue said. "Does Nan Gong not have times when you can't stand the Nine Heavens deities acting recklessly? Does Nan Gong not know anyone more upright and righteous than yourself? Have you never thought about rectifying the atmosphere of the Nine Heavens deities, letting deities truly deserve the word 'deity', and putting an end to the many rebellions of deities in the past? We have known each other for two hundred years; I don't believe you haven't."

"This..."

The Southern Heavenly Master was speechless for a moment.

"It's the same sentence: we have known each other for two hundred years, from mortals to gods, why be so coy?" Lin Jue said. "Today, the mortal people, court officials, emperors, generals, and ministers all respect Nan Gong. Does Nan Gong not know how much incense you receive every day?"

"But I have just ascended to the Nine Heavens, my foundation is shallow, my power is thin, so how can I sit on or sit firmly in the position of Heavenly Emperor? How can I contend with the Purple Emperor and the Southern Emperor Yu Jian?"

"So that's what Nan Gong is worried about..."

Lin Jue shook his head and mocked:

"Tsk, these Nine Heavens deities, the position of Heavenly Lord and Heavenly Emperor, all say it is occupied by those with virtue, but it turns out it also depends on factions and power..."

"It has always been so."

"How can Nan Gong not have it? You have me and my Junior Sister; we are all old friends of Nan Gong. The important thing is that we all admire Nan Gong's character and virtue. I also have four disciples. Except for the youngest disciple who is slightly dull, the other three all have the potential to attain the Dao. As long as Nan Gong can always uphold virtue, I will order them to serve as immortal officials for Nan Gong for a hundred years."

Lin Jue paused:

"Moreover, whether it is the mortal realm or the Nine Heavens, those who follow the Dao have many helpers, and those who lose the Dao have few. Nan Gong has virtue, and there will always be deities willing to stand on Nan Gong's side. As long as Nan Gong is always upright and righteous, you don't have to worry about lacking supporters and followers in this Nine Heavens. Even if they don't follow Nan Gong, there will always be those who follow uprightness and righteousness."

The Southern Heavenly Master stood in place, his face showing contemplation.

After a long time, he spoke, but still said:

"But your private imprisonment of the Heavenly Emperor is still not good. You must release the Heavenly Emperor quickly!"

"Hahaha! Nan Gong, you don't even spare an old friend when you reprimand people!" Lin Jue laughed. "It's a pity I am not a deity and have no official position. If Nan Gong wants to scold, I will just listen! I shall take my leave!"

Lin Jue laughed and cupped his hands to him.

The fox also turned its head to look at him and beckoned to him.

The Southern Heavenly Master still wanted to say something, but that thunder cloud had already carried the Daoist and the fox away.

Passing through the clouds, straight down to the mortal realm.

The beacon fire of Mount Yishan seemed to have subsided, the True Lords and deities were gone, and the heavenly soldiers and generals had withdrawn. Only a few immortals remained on Mount Yishan, waiting for the Daoist to return.

"Third Third Shixiong! You have finally returned!" A five-colored auspicious cloud flew over to welcome him, and a female Daoist stood on it, frowning and saying, "Didn't you say you would hold back Yili Shenjun Fuchi and Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua would deal with the Purple Emperor? Why did the Purple Emperor manifest, and you went too?"

"Just in case."

Lin Jue glanced at Fuyao and didn't say much.

Thinking about it now, it was very likely that the one in the "Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua Cave Mansion" in Qingyan County back then was also one of Jun Niangniang Jun Niangniang Yao Hua's tails.

At that time, Lin Jue asked her, and she said, "A thousand-year-old fox rises as a beauty, a thousand-year-old snake breaks and reconnects, a hundred-year-old rat can divine." Because Lin Jue himself went to divine, nine out of ten people who heard this would think there was a "hundred-year-old rat" in the cave. It seemed like she didn't lie, but she actually intended to mislead.

At this time, everyone also gathered around Lin Jue.

"Greetings, True Person!" Daoist Tao and the others all bowed to Lin Jue.

"No need for that," Lin Jue said, looking at them. "Where are Daoist Tao's disciple and Daoist Jia Qiaozi?"

"They unfortunately died in the battle with the heavenly soldiers and generals," Daoist Tao replied.

"My disciple dying for the True Person can be considered dying in the right place."

"Are the bodies or souls still there?"

"They are still there."

"Do not be sad, and there is no such thing as dying in the right place or not," Lin Jue said. "I understand the creation of life and death and can bring the dead back to life."

"This..."

"Quickly go find the souls or bodies."

"There are other Daoist friends on Mount Yishan who also died in battle."

"Find them all."

"Yes..."

The two immediately left.

"Is the Junior Third Shixiong alright?" the Third Third Shixiong asked.

"Unharmed."

"It has to be the Junior Third Shixiong. We fought to the death here for half a year, but the outcome was in your hands."

"Are the three seniors alright?"

"Eh? Why don't you answer me?"

"Too lazy to pay attention to you."

At this time, True Person Xuanming, Daoist Bai Luan, and True Person Moyu also walked over and bowed to him:

"Thank you, Daoist Lin."

"Thank you three seniors instead."

Lin Jue also immediately replied to them.

"Just now I heard from Daoist Lin's Sixth Third Third Shixiong that not only here, but it seems there was also the help of Yili Shenjun Yi Li and Yuanjun Yue Zhao, the help of Tianshan deities, the help of the Southern Heavenly Master above the Nine Heavens, the help of the Medical Yili Shenjun who had just become a god not long ago, and even Daoist Lin's protectors and disciples were exerting effort elsewhere..."

"Counting it up, the immortal fruits on my mountain are about to ripen again. In a few days, I will invite them all to gather together."

"That would be excellent!"

Only then did Lin Jue pass them and look at the mountain, bowing respectfully:

"I wonder if the Mountain Yili Shenjun is alright?"

True Person Xuanming immediately answered from the side:

"The Mountain Yili Shenjun is not doing so well. The Mountain Yili Shenjun is different from us. With your Fifth Third Third Shixiong, who is a Medical Yili Shenjun, we can heal instantly if we call his name after being injured, but he cannot heal the Mountain Yili Shenjun. Moreover, the entire offensive and struggle from beginning to end was in the mountain, and the entire mountain's spiritual aura is related to the Mountain Yili Shenjun. I'm afraid he has suffered heavy losses."

After a while, a voice came from the mountain:

"I am not in major trouble... thank you for your concern... However, the Heavenly Emperor is the co-lord of the Nine Heavens, and we still need to worry about other Emperors, and the Heavenly Venerables."

"Mountain Yili Shenjun, rest assured. Emperor Yu Jian has always intended to take charge of the Nine Heavens. At this time, the Purple Emperor is weak, which is his opportunity. He will deal with the other Emperors himself," Lin Jue said. "As for the Heavenly Venerables, as far as I know, they have rarely asked about world affairs. In this great battle, we feel it is earth-shattering, but in their eyes, it is nothing more than the blink of an eye, a small wave on the sea. Moreover, the Purple Emperor is the Heavenly Emperor. Since they did not stand on the Purple Emperor's side in this battle, they actually stood on our side."

The Mountain Yili Shenjun did not respond for a long time.

A moment later, the entire mountain began to shake.

The Lianhuafeng sat back in its original place, the Tiandoufeng was broken and dilapidated. Amidst the trembling of the earth, countless mountain stones flew up out of thin air, falling back onto the mountain, both making up for the broken and cracked parts of the mountain and returning every stone that had fallen from the mountain to its original place.

It was not just the Lianhuafeng and Tiandoufeng. Looking further away at the mountain, the collapsed peak forests and stone bamboo shoots in the Western Sea Grand Canyon stood up again, the Golden Chicken and Stone Monkey that had fallen into the valley returned to their original positions, the "Dream Pen Flowers" reappeared, the broken Buxian Bridge condensed again, and the collapsed stone pavilion was piled back to its original appearance.

This exhausted Mountain Yili Shenjun was using all his skills to restore the entire mountain to its original appearance.

At the same time, the bodies of Daoist Tao's disciple, Jia Qiaozi, and many Daoists on the mountain were found, and those whose bodies were gone had their souls gathered together, standing neatly.

With a hand of life and death creation, at this moment, for the many dead, it was a supreme miracle far superior to the creation of the universe, the inverting of Yin and Yang, and the reversing of heaven and sun.

This is what it means to be a Great Power. ===== CHAPTER 601 =====