Chapter 113: Gods
Yang Jian looked at Nezha, whose hair was standing on end with anger and eyes were determined, and was a little dazed for a moment.
In a trance, I saw again the young man who stood on the city wall of Chentang Pass and shouted: "I, Nezha, take responsibility for my own actions! Li Jing, today I will cut off my flesh to return to my mother and cut off my bones to return to my father. From now on, I will have nothing to do with you!"
When Nezha saw that Yang Jian didn't say anything, he became even angrier: "Yang Jian? Yang Jian! I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about!"
Yang Jian fixed his eyes and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else."
As he spoke, Yang Jian stretched out his right hand towards Nezha.
Nezha snorted, but still shook his body, displayed his magical power of changing size to the size of a thumb, and jumped into Yang Jian's palm.
Yang Jian hid his right hand in his sleeve, turned around and walked towards the Temple of Justice.
After entering the inner hall, Yang Jian dismissed all the grass-headed gods including the Meishan brothers and Roaring Sky Dog, and set up a formation to isolate the sound and consciousness. Then he stretched out his right hand and said, "Brother Nezha, you can come out now."
Nezha jumped off the palm, restored his original appearance, and urged: "Can you tell me now?"
Yang Jian did not hide anything anymore and told him all the plans made by Lei Zhenzi, Zhang Jue and all the gods and Buddhas in the sky to deal with the catastrophe.
“How could they do this!”
Nezha was shocked and angry when he heard this. He never thought that the truth of the matter would be like this. He shouted, "If there is a catastrophe, then go and overcome it! Why involve so many innocent people!"
Yang Jian said: "This kind of thing actually happened once ten thousand years ago!"
Nezha was stunned and asked, "Are you talking about the Battle of the Gods?"
Yang Jian nodded: "What else could it be! The Conferred Gods were originally about the gods committing the sin of the mortal world, but in the end the battlefield was placed in the mortal world, in the war between Shang and Zhou. This time, it's just a little more direct, they don't even bother to cover it up."
Nezha was silent for a moment.
He had never thought deeply about the deification before, and only regarded it as their compliance with the will of heaven to help Zhou Dynasty destroy King Zhou and save the common people of the world from disaster.
However, after hearing what Yang Jian said, he realized that everything was not as simple as he thought!
The war between Shang and Zhou may not be a matter of destiny, but like Zhang Jue's Yellow Turban Rebellion, it was secretly guided and planned by someone!
If there had not been the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, or if the two sects of Chen and Dao had not chosen to use the human world as a battlefield, the war between Shang and Zhou would most likely not have happened!
There wouldn't be so many ordinary people suffering from tyranny and war.
This discovery made Nezha feel heavy-hearted. He could not accept it and argued, "Lei Zhenzi is the disciple of Master Yun Zhongzi!"
Yang Jian said: "Yin Jiao is still a disciple of Master Guangchengzi, Yin Hong is still a disciple of Master Chijingzi, and there are also Huang Tianhua, Xue Ehu, Yang Ren... Their deaths could have been avoided!"
Every time Yang Jian said a name, Nezha's face turned paler.
He has a strong character, but also has the innocence of a teenager. He only sees the surface of many things, and only now discovers the strangeness in them.
Nezha asked: "Why?"
Yang Jian showed a hint of sarcasm on his face: "They are gods, gods who are born high and mighty! To them, humans are nothing but a group of ants! Even if they are accepted as disciples, it won't change that! How can gods care about the life and death of ants!"
He thought a lot during this period and figured out many things.
He, Lei Zhenzi, Nezha, Jade Emperor, Tathagata, Taiyi Zhenren, Wu Dang, Sanxiao and even a group of Lingshan Buddhas and Jiejiao disciples.
The biggest difference is that they regard themselves as members of the human race, regard mortals as their own kind, and take the mortals' joys, sorrows, anger, life, old age, sickness and death very seriously.
However, to the Jade Emperor and his people, the human race does not have much to do with them, and the human race is just one of the thousands of races in the Three Realms.
Whether one person, ten thousand people or ten million people die, it is no big deal to them.
They value the human race because the human race is the protagonist of the Heavenly Dao and has a profound destiny. It has nothing to do with the human race itself, and even less to do with the individuals within .
Once you understand this, you won't be surprised at all the plans of the gods and Buddhas.
Their compassion was conditional in the first place. Now that they have something more valuable, it is understandable that they would give up this little bit of compassion!
Yang Jian directly tore off the hypocrisy on the surface of gods and Buddhas, revealing the cruel truth hidden inside.
Nezha's breathing stagnated, and he felt an invisible pressure coming from all directions, making it difficult for him to breathe.
According to the plan of the gods and Buddhas, a catastrophe of the same magnitude as that in Jambudvīpa will occur once in Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou and Beijuluzhou respectively.
One can imagine how many lives would be lost as a result!
Suddenly, Nezha seemed to have thought of something, and he raised his head abruptly, staring at Yang Jian with burning eyes, and asked: "Second brother, you deliberately concealed the matter of Lei Zhenzi and fell out with me. Is it because you want to do something and don't want to drag me down?"
Seeing that Yang Jian didn't say anything, Nezha realized that he had guessed right and immediately became annoyed: "Yang Jian! You can't stand seeing those bastards treating mortals as pawns, can I see that? You are not afraid of life and death and want to be a lone hero, can I be afraid of death? Who do you think I am!"
Nezha's eyes turned red as he spoke, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We said back then that we would be brothers in this life, sharing happiness and hardships! Is this how you treat your brother? Yang Jian! I am already unfaithful, unfilial, and without a father or a mother, do you want me to be an unrighteous person again?"
Yang Jian's whole body trembled. He was thinking about not dragging Nezha down for Nezha's own good, but he never thought about whether Nezha needed this kindness.
How would Nezha feel if he knew the truth?
Yang Jian stepped forward and bowed solemnly to apologize: "Brother Nezha, I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it from you."
Nezha was a young man at heart, and when he saw Yang Jian acting like this, most of the anger in his heart dissipated instantly.
However, he was unwilling to let it go so easily. He snorted and said, "You only realized your mistake now. You are such a failure as the God of Justice! Humph, why are you still standing there? Tell me what you are going to do!"
"Modify the Heavenly Laws." Yang Jian revealed his true feelings to others for the first time.
"Modify the Heavenly Law?"
Nezha frowned and asked in confusion: "The current Heavenly Law does have a big problem, but can you solve this problem by modifying the Heavenly Law?"
Yang Jian said: "It is not enough to just modify the Heavenly Laws. We also need to make everyone, whether they are gods, Buddhas, mortals, demons or monsters, abide by them!"
"The reason why gods, Buddhas, demons, ghosts and monsters dare to act recklessly is because there is nothing to restrain them! As long as they have some scruples, they will naturally not be as reckless as before!"
Nezha said: "This is countless times more difficult than modifying the Heavenly Laws!"
Yang Jian smiled bitterly: "I know. But, this is the only way I can think of."
Nezha asked: "Have you figured out what to do?"
Yang Jian said frankly: "No. I am currently compiling new Heavenly Rules, but I have not yet come up with a good way to implement them and make everyone abide by them."
Nezha was a little disappointed, but he also knew that this was reasonable.
The strong dominate the weak, killing at will and doing whatever they want.
This has existed since the beginning of the world.
There has been no change in countless years. It is not much easier for Yang Jian to change all this than to become a saint!
Sanctification?
Nezha's heart moved, and he said: "If you can become the only saint in the world, maybe you can do what you said!"
Nezha originally intended to be joking, but he found that Yang Jian had no intention of laughing at all.
Nezha: "...You haven't really thought about it that way, have you?"
Yang Jian nodded: "This is also a solution."
Nezha: “…”
Nezha thought of what Li Anran had said before, "Second Master has never done anything to let you and me down," and asked, "Has Li Anran known about these things for a long time?"
Yang Jian shook his head: "He and I had a falling out just for show. But I didn't tell him about these things. I didn't want him to get involved, and I also thought that if anything happened to my third sister, there would be someone to take care of her."
Nezha was immediately unhappy and said dissatisfiedly: "You would rather believe him than me? With me here, no one can bully the Third Holy Mother!"
Yang Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he kept agreeing: "Brother Nezha, your friendship with me and my third sister is different from that of others. There is no need to do this."
Nezha snorted: "That's more like it."
Yang Jian warned him again, "Brother Nezha, don't tell anyone what I told you today. These things sound bad and may bring danger to them. In front of outsiders, you'd better confront me like before, so as not to be discovered."
"Okay." Nezha also knew the danger involved, nodded and agreed, and then said: "But, you have to agree to one condition of mine! If you come up with any good ideas, or are in need of help, or if there is anything you need me to do, you must come to me! Otherwise, hmph, you and I will no longer be brothers in the future!"
"No problem." Yang Jian also nodded in agreement.
After this conversation, the knot between the two was finally untied.
After a few more brief chats, Nezha once again displayed his magical powers, hid in Yang Jian's hands, and left the Temple of the God of Justice.
The round trip took less than half an hour.
But Nezha was in a very good mood.
Just looking at the Heart-Searching Pearl in his hand, he hesitated for a moment, then flew directly to the Tianlao Palace and returned it to Li Anran.
I didn't use it to test Li Jing again.
Is there any father-son relationship between him and Li Jing?
He knows the answer, and Taiyi Zhenren also knows the answer.
It’s just that Taiyi Zhenren pretended not to know.
In this case, there is actually no point in using the Heart-Searching Pearl or not.
"Everything still depends on yourself!"
Nezha thought of the joke he had played with Yang Jian, and thought to himself, "If I can become a saint, no, if I can break through the realm of Daluo, Li Jing won't dare to yell at me anymore! Master won't force me to fulfill this damn filial duty anymore!"
Li Anran didn't know what happened between Nezha and Yang Jian, and was a little surprised that Nezha returned the Heart-Questioning Pearl so quickly, but seeing that Nezha didn't want to say more, he didn't ask any more questions.
After seeing Nezha off, Li Anran did not stay in heaven any longer. He took two divine officials and four heavenly soldiers with him, left the South Gate of Heaven, and went to patrol the lower world.
The first stop is still Wuxing Mountain.
Compared with two hundred years ago, the Five Elements Mountain has not changed much. It is still as high as the sky, majestic and steep.
At the top, there was a dazzling golden light and auspicious aura. There stood a large square stone with six golden characters "Om Mani Pa Mi Hum" written on a piece of paper.
However, the monkey suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain and the Five Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, the Five Directions Jie Di, who were responsible for guarding the monkey were completely different from those days.
After so many years of being tortured by eating copper pills and drinking iron juice, the monkey's ferocity and violence have been largely eliminated.
It was no longer like two hundred years ago when Li Anran first came to the Five Elements Mountain. He would rather suffer the torture of the Five Jie Di than struggle and resist desperately, trying to escape from under the Five Elements Mountain.
Hundreds of years ago, the monkey had completely accepted its fate and stopped resisting and struggling. Instead, it began to beg for mercy and admit its mistakes.
Not just to Tathagata.
Sixty years ago, when Li Anran came to the Five Elements Mountain, he also begged for mercy and admitted his mistakes to Li Anran, saying all kinds of nice things, just asking Li Anran to let him out.
After failing to do anything, the monkey started to curse.
Until they are exhausted, or a bucket of copper balls and iron liquid is poured into their stomachs.
This went on for decades.
The monkey no longer had the energy to curse. He just huddled in despair under the Five Finger Mountain, chewing moss and leaves and drinking dew and rain water to survive.
And after so many years, the heavenly soldiers and generals, the Five Jiedis, especially the monkey, had inevitably become lazy after he accepted his fate and surrendered.
The last time Li Anran came, he only used a bottle of peach wine to exchange for a favor from the monkey.
He then deliberately threw the peach pit in front of the monkey.
Today, the peach pit has grown into a peach tree with lush branches and leaves, and there is no sign that these Jiedis have destroyed the tree.
"Greetings, sir."
As soon as Li Anran arrived at the Five Elements Mountain, the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the Five Elements Mountain came forward to salute and gave a brief report on the situation of the Five Elements Mountain over the past sixty years.
As he spoke, he startled the monkeys at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain. They shook off the dirt on their heads, opened their eyes, and shouted, "Is this the prison god Li Anran?"
"It's me." Li Anran pressed down the cloud and asked, "Great Sage, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing recently?"
"Being trapped here, that might be good!" The monkey complained: "I am spending my days here like years, and no one who knows me comes to see me!"
Then he asked expectantly, "Prison God, last time I told you that I knew I was wrong and asked you to go to the Heavenly Palace to plead for mercy on my behalf with the Jade Emperor. Have you told the Jade Emperor?"
Li Anran said, "Great Sage, please don't embarrass me. I am just a jailer who guards the cell. I don't even have the chance to attend the court. How can I plead with the Jade Emperor on your behalf?"
"Moreover, it was the Tathagata Buddha who suppressed you under the Five Elements Mountain. If you want to ask for mercy, you have to go to the Holy Mountain to beg for mercy!"
