Volume 5: The World of Conferred Gods Chapter 20 Heartbeat, Action
Xiqi.
At this time, the Twelve Golden Immortals of Yuxu and the Taoist Master Ran Deng had already arrived in Xiqi City.
However, the sudden change caught them off guard, especially Randeng, whose face was gloomy at this time.
The Chan sect is a little unreliable now.
In fact, the Taoist Master Ran Deng can be considered as one of the first innate creatures, but he was born later than the Three Pure Ones and others, and only caught up with Hongjun's third preaching.
Therefore, Master Ran Deng can be regarded as one of the three thousand worldly people in Zixiao Palace, and he is considered the junior brother of the Three Pure Ones.
But what can Taoist Ran Deng say? He doesn’t know why, but his luck is really bad. Those who can go to Zixiao Palace to listen to the teachings have to have at least the Golden Immortal of Daluo, and they are not ordinary Golden Immortals. Otherwise , they cannot enter the Primal Chaos, find Taoist Hongjun, and listen to the teachings.
Think about it, at that time, the Taoist Master Ran Deng was already a Daluo Golden Immortal. After so long, Taoist Master Duobao and Yunxiao have both broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal, but the Taoist Master Ran Deng is still at the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal.
There was nothing he could do later. Seeing that the latecomers had taken over, the Taoist Master Ran Deng was naturally unwilling to accept this. Since he could not be relied upon, he could only seek help from others. So the Taoist Master chose Yuanshi Tianzun and took the initiative to become his disciple.
However, although Ran Deng was willing to humble himself and become his disciple, Yuanshi Tianzun was too embarrassed to accept him. After all, they were fellow apprentices, and even if Yuanshi Tianzun looked down on Ran Deng, he still had to give him face.
So he was given the position of deputy leader of the Ran Deng sect.
Randeng was considered satisfied, but later when he saw Yuanshi Tianzun bestowing treasures on his own disciples and scattering the innate spiritual treasures one by one, but there was no share for him, Randeng became dissatisfied. It turned out that he did not accept him as a disciple because he was reluctant to bestow the treasures.
Feeling gloomy in his heart, he gradually began to become dissatisfied with Yuanshi Tianzun. Moreover, Yuanshi Tianzun always held back when teaching him. How could Ran Deng be satisfied with this attitude that clearly treated him as an outsider? What's more, he had done a lot of dirty and tiring work. After a long time, he saw that he was wasting time and still could not make a breakthrough. How could Ran Deng not feel resentment towards Yuanshi Tianzun?
Originally, this could be tolerated. After all, Yuanshi Tianzun said that his chance was in this catastrophe. If all went well, he should be able to break through to the quasi-saint realm in one fell swoop.
However, I didn’t see the hope of a breakthrough, but I did see the hope of dying in a catastrophe.
Such a calamity is befalling him, and this calamity is so dangerous that he will be skinned alive if he doesn't die. The salary is not much, but he is forced to risk his life. To be honest, Ran Deng is already regretting joining the Chan Sect. If he had known this would happen, he would have joined the Jie Sect. At least Tongtian is a real man in his eyes. Alas, he regrets it now.
You're on a pirate ship.
However, after thinking about it, I realized that although I got on the wrong boat, it was not impossible for me to get off.
It has to be said that the successive defeats of the Chan sect made Randeng, the deputy leader of the Chan sect, start to have ideas. The two men from the West had contacted him before, and it was understandable that Yuanshi Tianzun looked down on him. After all, the East was a place of outstanding people and they did not need someone like him. The Twelve Jade Golden Immortals were all stronger than the Daluo Golden Immortal, and Guangchengzi had even broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Naturally, Yuanshi Tianzun looked down on him.
Moreover, his attitude is becoming more and more cold. According to this situation, he will probably look down on him more and more in the future. Maybe one day, he, the deputy leader, will be dismissed. He joined Yuanshi Tianzun because he thought Yuanshi Tianzun could bring him tangible benefits, but now, there is no tangible benefit at all and he is only beset with disasters.
Although the West is a bit poor, it is precisely because of its poverty that it values his talent.
Thinking of this, Ran Deng was already tempted, and to show their sincerity, the two men from the West also taught him Buddhism. Not to mention, Ran Deng felt that he was quite suitable. This was much more sincere than Yuanshi Tianzun, who started giving benefits before he even approached him. Thinking of this, Ran Deng was even more moved.
However, if I go over there on my own, I'll inevitably be outnumbered and will have to bring a few more people with me.
"Deputy leader, can we come in?"
At this moment, several voices were heard from outside the room.
At this time, they were in Xiqi. The Twelve Jade Golden Immortals, the deputy leader Randang, and some third-generation disciples of the Chan sect were all in Xiqi. They had been planning to wait for Jiang Ziya to come back and help Xiqi together. But now Jiang Ziya had gone and never came back. They were a little embarrassed and could only wait in Xiqi. Without Jiang Ziya, they would go directly to Ji Chang, which was really not in line with their idea of helping each other.
According to their original plan, they would only take action at critical moments and would not hold office.
After all, if they take the position, they will be too deeply involved, and it will be difficult to get out in the future. But with Jiang Ziya as their partner, it will be different. They are helping their junior brother, and even if there are any accidents, Jiang Ziya will bear all the responsibility. All the karma and sins are concentrated on Jiang Ziya. In simple terms, they want the benefits but don't want to take the risks.
At this time, the situation in Da Shang was changing rapidly.
After Wen Zhong captured Yuan Futong, Marquis of Beihai, he took over the territories of the seventy-two princes. The court had already made arrangements, and every time an inch of land was taken, there was logistics to follow up. By the time he returned, the seventy-two princes had been almost governed. When Wen Zhong returned to Chaoge, he went directly to the capital of Chonghouhu, Marquis of Beibo.
The meaning is, the Marquis of Beihai rebelled, and you have an unshirkable responsibility. Now you have to go back to Chaoge to confess your crime and see how Emperor Xin handles it.
Chong Houhu also felt bad in his heart, but facing Wen Zhong, Chong Houhu did not dare to have any second thoughts. Beihai Hou Yuan Futong was no match for Wen Zhong, and Chong Houhu did not think that he was the same. He was afraid that he would die a more miserable death. After all, he was a die-hard brother of Emperor Xin, so he should not be too harsh on him.
It was only after Chong Houhu returned to Chaoge that he realized how dangerous this time was.
Emperor Xin first criticized him, then gave him a symbolic punishment, and finally returned the position of one of the Three Dukes to Chonghouhu. But would Chonghouhu dare to accept it? This would be like cutting off the source of the trouble, a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality. If he accepted it, his title of Marquis of Beibo would be gone. Emperor Xin really wanted to reduce the power of the vassal states and take back the territories of the 800 towns.
However, just when Chonghouhu didn’t know how to solve the problem.
Dong Bohou Jiang Huanchu actually took the position of one of the three highest officials, directly surrendered himself, and was willing to actively cooperate with the court and take over the territories of the two hundred princes under his command.
Wow, the father-in-law and son-in-law had already discussed this matter long ago.
Jiang Huanchu, the Duke of Dongbo and the nominal leader of the eight hundred lords in the town, has all knelt down now. What should he do? If he does not cooperate, will he be killed directly?
Under the smiling gaze of Emperor Xin, Chonghouhu finally couldn't stand the pressure and knelt down as well.
Then, a large number of court officials moved into the fiefdoms of Marquis Dongbo and Marquis Beibo. The policy had already been decided, and now it was just a matter of following the rules. Soon, the two territories were taken over in an orderly manner.
The pressure was also directly placed on Nanbo Hou E Chongyu and Xibo Hou Ji Chang.
It seemed that Emperor Xin was not in a hurry to take action against them. Instead, he was preparing to deal with the Duke of Dongbo and the Duke of Beibo before taking action against the Duke of Nanbo and the Duke of Xibo.
This made Nanbo Hou E Chongyu and Xibo Hou Ji Chang even more uneasy.
E Chongyu had never harbored the intention of rebellion, but if he was asked to hand over his fiefdom and go to Chaoge to be a powerless official, he was extremely unwilling to do so. For a time, he was very conflicted, and the dukes under him kept coming to him. He was unwilling, and the other dukes were even more unwilling. Some radical ones even asked him to take the lead in rebelling against the Shang Dynasty.
But the Shang Dynasty is so powerful now, how dare he do that?
Ji Chang, the Duke of Xibo, was even more anxious. Unlike the other three princes, he knew that if the other three princes surrendered voluntarily, they might have a chance to survive, but he certainly did not, so he had to resist no matter what.
But Jiang Ziya never returned, which made Ji Chang even more hesitant and panicked for a while.
However, Ji Chang did not sit idly by, but began to contact Nanbo Hou E Chongyu, hoping to get him to stand on the same front with him.
In short, the current Shang Dynasty seems to be the dominant force, and all the princes are feeling suffocated by its pressure.
Randeng, however, didn't care much about these things. He came here just following orders. He was not the core. The one who was anxious was Guangchengzi, because Guangchengzi was the one who knew the real core secrets.
"Is it Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Cihang and Juliusun?"
Randang's heart moved. Although the Twelve Jade Immortals were few in number, they were definitely a group of dozens of people. Usually, they were just brothers, with a superficial relationship but a distant heart. The competition was quite fierce, and Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to advocate this.
The most important thing is that Yuanshi Tianzun is really biased, and it is obvious.
Among the Twelve Golden Immortals, Guangchengzi is the most favored, and he is usually in the same group with Chijing|zi, Taiyi and Yuding. These four are also the most favored by Yuanshi Tianzun, and their strength is also ranked first-class among the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Then there are Daoxing, Qingxu and Lingbao who are of average level. These three are the average students in the class. The math teacher ignores them, and the Chinese teacher doesn’t love them. When Yuanshi Tianzun is in a good mood, he will favor them, and when he is in a bad mood, he will completely ignore them.
Then there are Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Cihang and Juliusun.
These four are the least favored, not because they don’t work hard or have poor qualifications, but simply because they are not liked by Yuanshi Tianzun very much. They receive the least resources and teachings, and the teacher’s love and dislike are also perfectly reflected in their level of strength.
The cultivation levels of these four people are much lower than those of the previous ones, and they are basically in the early and middle stages of Daluo Jinxian.
Of course, the one who suffered the most was Huang Long. Yuanshi Tianzun did not like people wearing fur and armor, and the dragon clan was no exception. However, Yuanshi Tianzun had a karmic relationship with the dragon clan earlier, so Huang Long had to be accepted. But that was just accepting him. No resources were given, and the teaching was left to fate. The Twelve Golden Immortals were all given magic weapons, but Huang Long was the only exception.
To be honest, Huang Long's mentality is pretty good, otherwise he would have really collapsed.
Those whom Yuanshi Tianzun looked down upon were also looked down upon by Ran Deng. Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Cihang and Juliusun often hung out with Ran Deng because Yuanshi Tianzun did not give them special treatment and they wanted to make progress, so they could only ask Ran Deng for help. Although Ran Deng did not break through to the level of Hunyuan Jinxian, in terms of accumulation, he must be above the Twelve Golden Immortals. After all, he had heard the Tao in Zixiao Palace and had a profound foundation.
Randeng also wanted to win over the four people, so he taught them wholeheartedly. Gradually, the four people basically followed Randeng's lead.
This time, the four of them were a little panicked when they saw the disaster approaching. They had lost their backbone, so after discussing it, they came to find Ran Deng to see if he had any suggestions.
"Come in."
Upon hearing this, Cihang and the other three entered the house, and Randeng waved his hand to set up a ban in the house.
"Deputy leader, we are here to ask why this disaster happened?"
Anyone who is suddenly embroiled in calamity will inevitably feel panicked. Not to mention them, even Guangchengzi who has already broken through to the level of quasi-saint would probably not be able to sit still.
When the Chan sect suffered such a disaster, Guangchengzi went straight back to Kunlun Mountain to see what was going on, while they continued to wait here.
However, they are not willing to sit and wait for death.
"Four of you, I'm afraid our Chan sect is going to face a great disaster this time..."
What followed was a lot of deception. After learning Buddhism, it seemed that Randeng's eloquence had become even more tempting. In short, when Cihang and the other three left the house, they were all tempted. According to Randeng, the broken ship of the Chan teaching would soon sink, and if they wanted to develop better, they had to consider finding a way out as soon as possible.
The four of them were not liked by Yuanshi Tianzun in the first place. If the ship sank, they would definitely be the first to be abandoned.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. It is better to get off the boat early.
As for Randeng, there is a way, it just depends on whether they are willing. Although the four of them said they needed to consider it, Randeng knew that they were already tempted.
Think about the situation of Buddhism. Although it is a major religion on par with the three religions, it guards the West and has too few talented people.
Among the second generation, the most powerful Maitreya, Bhaisajyaguru and Ksitigarbha were only Daluo Jinxian at this time, on the same level as Cihang and others. If Randeng could bring Cihang and others with him, he might be able to directly become the leader and control Buddhism. Thinking of this, Randeng was even more excited. He could not stay in this shabby Chan sect for even a moment.
The other side.
The Immortal of the South Pole finally found Shen Gongbao.
Seeing that Shen Gongbao had already refined the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag and the Divine Whip, the Nan Ji Xian Weng was immediately furious. Since both the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag and the Divine Whip had fallen into Shen Gongbao's hands, the fate of Jiang Ziya could be imagined. The chess piece that their Chenjiao had cultivated with great difficulty was killed by this guy who was expelled from the sect.
The whole plan went down the drain, and even the Immortal of the South Pole had reason to believe that this great catastrophe of the Chan sect was inevitably related to the Shen Gongbao in front of him.
Thinking of this, the Immortal of the South Pole’s murderous intent became even stronger.
"How dare you kill Junior Brother Zi Ya! You don't have to go see Master. Today I will clean up the mess for our sect."
Shen Gongbao did not expect that he would be visited by the Antarctic Immortal just after he had refined the treasure. His first reaction was a little scared, but then he felt something was wrong. As they were both Golden Immortals, why should he be afraid? They were both a body and a head, so who was afraid of whom? It was still unknown who would win, so it was a good opportunity for him to use the Antarctic Immortal to try out the newly refined treasure.
"Humph! Clean up the sect? Now I am no longer your disciple of the Chan Sect, but a disciple of the Jie Sect. How can you be qualified to clean up the sect? Moreover, Jiang Ziya is indeed a disciple of you. He actually wanted to attack me. Such an act of insulting the great sect, I killed him, which can be regarded as cleaning up the sect for you. It's fine if you don't thank me, but you are calling for killing. You really don't know what's good for you."
The Immortal of the South Pole became even more furious. Jiejiao, no wonder, it was indeed Jiejiao's fault. This made the Immortal of the South Pole believe that the changes in the Chenjiao and the misfortunes that befell him were all due to Shen Gongbao. How could such a scourge be kept alive for the New Year without killing it?
"Sharp-tongued!"
With a loud shout, the Immortal of the South Pole took action and attacked Shen Gongbao.
The Immortal of the South Pole is in the late stage of the Golden Immortal, and the power of this attack is quite great.
However, Shen Gongbao is already in the early stage of Daluo Jinxian. Although there is a small gap in realm, the Antarctic Immortal who is plagued by disasters may not be Shen Gongbao's opponent. What's more, Shen Gongbao also has a top-grade innate spiritual treasure on him.
With the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag on his head and a divine whip in his hand, he rushed forward.
Feeling Shen Gongbao's aura, the Immortal of the South Pole was also shocked. He was so frightened and angry just now that he didn't notice that Shen Gongbao's cultivation level had actually reached the Daluo Golden Immortal.
How is this possible? How long has it been? You have to know that Shen Gongbao was only a Xuanxian when he left Kunlun Mountain. What did he eat to be able to cross three realms in a row?
Moreover, looking at Shen Gongbao's foundation, it seems that it cannot be improved as strongly as taking the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill.
For a moment, the Immortal of the South Pole was even more shocked and angry . He didn't know how much trouble their Chan Church would suffer if they let Shen Gongbao live today.
What made the Immortal of the South Pole even more angry was that this piece of junk actually possessed two top-grade innate spiritual treasures. He was so indignant in his heart. As a senior outer sect disciple of the Chan Sect, he didn't even have a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
No, there is not even a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
The only spiritual treasure is the walking stick in his hand, which is his half-life spiritual treasure, but only a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure.
Because he was only an outer disciple, Yuanshi Tianzun did not grant any treasure to the Nan Ji Xian Weng, so that in terms of weapons, the Nan Ji Xian Weng was actually suppressed by Shen Gongbao.
Thinking of this, the Immortal of the South Pole couldn't help but feel resentful towards Yuanshi Tianzun.
It's too biased.
What is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality. Even outer disciples should not be treated like this. What's wrong with him, the Immortal of the South Pole?
As he thought about it, his eyes became furious. However, what the Immortal Nan Ji did not notice was that as his emotions became agitated and his state of mind became unstable, the misfortune that was entangled with him began to invade his body.
Shen Gongbao smiled when he saw this. This was just a simple application of the law of destiny.
guide!
Shen Gongbao always kept these words of instruction in mind, and they really were of great benefit to him.
With the success of this attempt, Shen Gongbao began to make bolder attempts, and his understanding and application of the way of destiny became deeper and deeper. Sure enough, actual combat is the shortcut to enlightenment.
Gradually, Shen Gongbao actually blocked the attack of the Antarctic Immortal and started to fight back and forth.
However, the Immortal of the South Pole had no idea that Shen Gongbao was practicing the way of destiny, and had never encountered such an opponent. He began to fall step by step into the fate trap woven by Shen Gongbao.
