Volume 5: The World of Conferred Gods Chapter 3: Tongtian’s personal teaching, deputy leader!
Sun Zichu was even more excited. It was all ready. As long as he had Jiale's help, he would promote martial arts and the methods of ruling the dynasty, and he would be able to make the Shang Dynasty rise and the entire human race rise.
"out!"
Jiale's voice fell again, and a figure appeared directly, it was the future body Kunlun.
"From today on, Kunlun will be in charge of Chaoge. Just do what you want."
Looking at Kunlun in front of him, although Sun Zichu didn't know what kind of magical power this was of Jiale, Sun Zichu felt that the moment he saw Kunlun, he was completely relieved.
"I will definitely live up to my brother's expectations."
After Jiale left, Emperor Xin appointed Kunlun as the Imperial Preceptor. All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked to see that Emperor Xin had suddenly appointed a national preceptor who was second only to the emperor and above everyone else. They all tried to dissuade him, but this time Emperor Xin directly rejected all objections and finalized the appointment of the national preceptor.
At this time, Shang Rong and others also hurried to notify the Grand Tutor Wen Zhong who was fighting outside.
Upon learning that Emperor Xin had appointed a national teacher, Wen Zhong was shocked and returned to the court directly.
After leaving Chaoge City, Jiale headed eastward. He wanted to see the East China Sea, Jin'ao Island, and see if Tongtian Taoist could get into the position he wanted in his chess game.
"My friend, please stay."
Jia Le was riding the Fire Phoenix when he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him.
Everything else was fine, but when this voice reached his ears, Jiale felt his soul tremble. He turned his head with difficulty. There were not many people in the whole world who could appear behind him silently.
I don’t know whether he is an enemy or a friend, but when Jiale heard this, he was a little scared.
Looking at the young man riding a bull slowly approaching, Jiale's heart moved. He already had a guess in his mind and was relieved. It was good that it was not the one from the West.
"senior!"
Jiale saluted the visitor. Taoist Tongtian looked at Jiale in front of him and knew that he was not mistaken. It must be Jiale.
The moment he saw Jiale, he found that the fog of fate had been dispelled.
After feeling Jiale's aura, Tongtian Taoist's eyes lit up. They shared the same roots and origins. He actually felt the aura of Shangqing from Jiale. Jiale was also practicing the Shangqing way.
In fact, the so-called Shangqing Immortal Method is the Shangqing Way, or more accurately, the Jiejiao Way.
The word "jie" means to intercept that thread of heaven's secret and walk out of the bright road. Among the forty-nine in the sky, one is escaping. What the Jie sect cultivates is that one which is escaping.
Jiale has been practicing the Shangqing heritage, so naturally he is also practicing this way.
Now Tongtian Taoist feels that Jiale shares the same ideals with him.
Especially after seeing Jiale, Tongtian wanted to calculate Jiale's origin, but he only saw a fog. He became even more convinced that Jiale was the only hope for Jiejiao. Whenever a great catastrophe comes, there must be people who are loyal to the catastrophe. Such people cannot calculate, do not know the past, and do not know the future, but they can push the catastrophe forward.
Generally speaking, whoever can win over this person will be able to take the initiative in the catastrophe.
Originally according to Tongtian Taoist's calculations, the person who was doomed to die should not have been born yet. Now it seems that this catastrophe is indeed different. However, it doesn't matter. What matters is that Jiale has appeared in front of him, so he naturally cannot be let go.
"I am a Taoist priest from Tongtian, nice to meet you, young friend."
Is he really a Taoist who knows everything?
Jiale suddenly raised his head and looked at the Taoist Master Tongtian in front of him. He looked domineering, like a king who suppressed the heaven and earth. However, Jiale knew that compared with the other saints, he was the easiest to get along with.
"Xiaodao Jingchun, I have met the Saint."
Tongtian was not surprised to see Jiale knew him. In this world, the cultivators who didn't know about the Six Saints probably didn't even exist. If they didn't even know who the boss of this world was, how could they practice Taoism? What's more, Jiale was still at the level of Hunyuan Jinxian.
This is what Tongtian is most interested in. At a time when the Taoist ancestor is spreading the way of beheading the three corpses in the world, it is really rare that there are still people who follow the old way.
The most important thing is that Jiale actually broke through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal using the old method, which is even more rare.
In today's world where the method of beheading the three corpses is prevalent, it is difficult to practice the old method. It can be said that it is extremely difficult to use this method to break through to the level of Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Those who can succeed are definitely one in a million geniuses. They are truly worthy of being the ones who are loyal to the calamity. Tongtian Taoist can see that Jiale has just broken through not long ago. In Tongtian Taoist's view, this is the coming of the great calamity.
The disaster helped Jiale, allowing him to break through with the old method.
Only those who have become saints by using the Three Corpses Killing Method know how good this old method is. What a regret! If he could start over again, Tongtian would definitely choose to practice the Way of Hunyuan like Jiale, instead of being controlled by the Way of Heaven like he is today.
"Since you know my identity, I wonder if you would like to take me as your master."
Become a disciple!
Jia Le was stunned when he heard this, but he did not hesitate too much. He was originally a disciple of Shangqing, and now that Tongtian Taoist wanted to accept him as a disciple, there was nothing for him to hesitate about.
But there were some sighs in his heart, from being a disciple of Shangqing for who knows how many generations, to the Neng generation, to the Jing generation, to the third generation of Shangqing disciples, and now, he is about to become a second generation disciple of Shangqing, a disciple of Tongtian, and so on.
To be honest, everything has changed along the way, except my identity as a Shangqing disciple.
"Disciple Jingchun, I pay my respects to the Master."
"Very good! From today on, you are my direct disciple. Before you, I had four direct disciples. You will follow me back to Jin'ao Island first, and I will introduce you to them."
In this way, Jiale followed Tongtian all the way to Jinao Island.
Jiale didn't expect that everything would go so smoothly. He didn't even have to take the initiative to find Tongtian Taoist. Tongtian Taoist came to his door.
In this way, the rest will be easier.
Thinking of the Golden Spirit Mother and others, Jia Le's heart moved. They were about to meet again.
At this time, Tongtian had already notified the disciples on Jinao Island to gather and prepare to hold a ceremony for Jiale to become his apprentice. If nothing else, at least he wanted to let the disciples on the island know about Jiale's existence.
Jin'ao Island.
At this time, Taoist Duobao, the Holy Mother of Jinling, the Holy Mother of Guiling, the Holy Mother of Wudang, Zhao Gongming, Sanxiao, the Seven Immortals, the Ten Heavenly Lords and so on, were all gathered in front of the Biyou Palace.
"Big Brother, why did Master ask us to wait here? Is he going to preach?"
The Golden Spirit Mother looked at Duobao Taoist. At that time in Jiejiao, Duobao Taoist was the most respected one under Tongtian Taoist. Duobao Taoist had the highest , the strongest power, and was the most liked by Tongtian Taoist. He was recognized as the candidate for the next leader of Jiejiao. All Jiejiao disciples respected him very much, even the Golden Spirit Mother.
Not only is she a junior sister, she could also be a little fangirl.
In fact, Taoist Duobao was also a little confused at this time. Usually, when Taoist Tongtian asked them to gather, there would be a clear purpose, mostly to preach, inform things and so on. But this time, he didn't say much, even he didn't tell him, which was very strange, it seemed like a sudden decision.
Shaked his head.
"I don't know either. Master has his own ideas. We just need to wait."
Everyone nodded. The atmosphere was pretty good. However, if you look closely, you can find that there are endless disciples of Jiejiao, more than tens of thousands of them, but they are not arranged in a neat line, but in groups of three or five, or even hundreds of people.
Among the Jiejiao sect, Tongtian Taoist is definitely the leader.
Below them are the four direct disciples. However, apart from the four direct disciples, there are many disciples. Most of the disciples, even Duobao Taoist and others, probably don't even have a Taoist name. Gradually, these people separated into factions.
Those with higher qualifications and strengths followed the Seven Immortals, while the weaker ones huddled together for warmth. Those of average ability, like those led by Luo Xuan, gathered on an island and discussed the Dao from time to time.
They are said to be disciples of Jiejiao, but most of them are just disciples in name only. They can only come to Jin'ao Island to listen to the teachings of Master Tongtian when he is preaching. They cannot even come to Jin'ao Island at other times.
Not long after, the figure of Tongtian Taoist appeared.
However, what surprised Duobao Taoist and others was that there was someone else beside Tongtian Taoist. Looking at Jiale's appearance and feeling his aura, Duobao Taoist and others were very sure that they must not know Jiale. However, it didn't matter if they didn't know him, as long as they knew his cultivation level . Duobao Taoist was also in the early stage of quasi-saint. The first time he saw Jiale, he felt the aura of the same level on Jiale.
The early stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal!
He was actually at the same realm as him. As for the Golden Spirit Mother and others, they had not yet broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm and were only at the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal.
Among all the disciples of Jiejiao, the only ones who have reached the early stage of Quasi-Sainthood are Duobao Taoist and Yunxiao.
This is also the reason why although Yunxiao is an outer disciple, his status in Jiejiao is comparable to that of a direct disciple, and Qiongxiao and Bixiao also have a high status.
"Disciples welcome Master."
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Seeing Taoist Tongtian falling, Taoist Duobao and the others did not dare to inquire too much and hurriedly bowed.
Taoist Tongtian was also very happy to accept Jiale today.
"Okay, since you are all here, let me introduce you to you. This is Jing Chun. You will be my direct disciple from now on."
Taoist Tongtian pointed at Taoist Duobao and the others and said to Jiale , "Jingchun, these are your senior brothers and sisters. You can get to know them later."
Direct disciple!
Everyone was stunned. Although Jiejiao claimed to have tens of thousands of immortals coming to pay homage, there were only four direct disciples of Tongtian Taoist. There were even fewer direct disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun. The status of these direct disciples could be imagined. Usually, after Tongtian Taoist gave a sermon, he would keep his direct disciples and talk to them separately. The treatment was not a little bit worse.
Among the more than ten thousand disciples of Jiejiao, every one of them wanted to become Tongtian's direct disciple, but now, an outsider has got there first.
If it was just an ordinary disciple, it would be fine, but this direct disciple really made them break down.
For a moment, the atmosphere of envy, jealousy and hatred filled Jin'ao Island.
Jiale didn't care about their emotions and bowed directly to Duobao and the others.
"Hello, senior brother and senior sisters."
Duobao Taoist and the others also reacted, but even after they reacted, they were still a little uncomfortable for a while. After all, they were not accepting a little fairy, but a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Especially the Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the others felt even more awkward. This new junior brother had a higher cultivation level than them, which was a bit embarrassing.
However, no matter what they thought, the Golden Spirit Holy Mother and others did not have any malicious intentions.
It would be a good thing for Jiejiao if a Hunyuan Jinxian joined the Jiejiao. I heard that Chenjiao also got a deputy leader named Ran Deng, who was said to have listened to the teachings in Zixiao Palace with Tongtian and others. In comparison, Jiale is much better, at least he is of the same generation.
"Meet Junior Brother."
The four direct disciples also hurriedly returned the greetings and then introduced themselves one by one.
Then came Zhao Gongming, the Three Sky Gods and the Seven Immortals. Jia Le was now familiar with the core leaders of Jiejiao.
"Okay, the apprenticeship ceremony will be held in three days. Duobao, you make the arrangements."
After all, he is a direct disciple, but different from those nominal disciples, he is here to inherit the great Dao and be connected with others by destiny. Not to mention sending invitations from all directions to congratulate him, the necessary ceremonies are still necessary.
For example, most of the registered disciples were those who were accepted as disciples by Taoist Tongtian after he preached. It was just a name. Jiale dared to say that Tongtian himself didn’t even know about many of his disciples.
"Disciple obeys your command."
Taoist Duobao hurriedly began to make arrangements, while Holy Mother Jinling found a place for Jiale to practice on Jin'ao Island.
Although Jinao Island is large, there are not many people there usually.
Except for Tongtian Taoist, one of their four direct disciples, who were practicing on the island riding Kuiniu, other disciples were not allowed to enter Jin'ao Island without permission. Even the outer disciple Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao were on the outer island, serving the Seven Immortals. They were said to be serving, but only when the Seven Immortals were preaching. They could stay behind the four direct disciples and be at their service at any time. In other words, Jia Le really had no choice but to choose the huge Jin'ao Island.
However, these are all trivial matters. As the place where saints practice, Jin'ao Island has no weak spiritual energy.
Jiale walked casually, and when he felt destined, he fell down.
"Sister, let's stay here."
The Golden Spirit Mother took a look and saw that it was a bamboo forest, where the innate spiritual bamboo, Ziyang bamboo, grew. It could be considered a top treasure land on Jin'ao Island.
But it is just a top-notch treasure land. There are many places better than the Purple Bamboo Forest. However, Jiale has already chosen it, and the Golden Spirit Mother did not say much. She has not had much contact with Jiale and does not understand Jiale's character. His cultivation is higher than hers. To be honest, the Golden Spirit Mother is a little embarrassed.
After all, in this world, strength is still respected. If you lack strength, you will always lack confidence.
"Okay, I'll call you Junior Brother when the apprenticeship ceremony comes."
"Thank you, Senior Sister."
After sending off the Golden Spirit Mother, Jia Le began to decorate his place of practice. Coming to the center of the purple bamboo forest, Jia Le directly opened up a yard, with three thatched houses, three acres of green fields, and three feet of flowing water . Not to mention, it was quite artistic. He didn't want the best, but the most suitable. This purple bamboo forest was just right for his solar body.
Oh, the sun!
Jiale looked in the direction of the Sun Star. At this time, the Sun Star was also ownerless. Di Jun and Tai Yi were dead, but the Little Golden Crow was left behind.
However, Little Jinwu's status cannot suppress the fortune of the Sun Star. What's more, Little Jinwu's mind is not on the Sun Star. He has been running around outside and took the initiative to participate in the Conferred God Tribulation. I'm afraid he will take the initiative to enter Buddhism in the future. To be honest, he is extremely stupid.
Blinded by hatred and lust for power, he only wanted to revive the demon race and let them regain their position as the protagonists of the world, in an attempt to go against the trend of the world.
It would be fine if he had the strength of a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, but he is only a Hunyuan Jinxian, and he was pushed up by the residual luck of the demon race. It will be extremely difficult for him to make further progress in the future. He actually dared to have such delusions. He really doesn't know his own limitations. In fact, he is just a spoiled child. He will never wake up unless he hits his head and bleeds.
However, these have nothing to do with Jiale. He must hold the Sun Star in his hand, as it will be useful for his cultivation.
The effect of the Kunlun Mirror is not so obvious anymore. When one reaches the realm of Hunyuan Golden Immortal, it is almost impossible to rely on energy beads to forcibly improve one's cultivation. After all, it is just a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and it is still a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that has not been fully recovered. In the World of Conferred Gods, there are probably many top-grade innate spiritual treasures, and the Kunlun Mirror no longer has such a crushing effect.
Sitting cross-legged on bamboo and rocks, he practiced enlightenment under the scorching sun.
He had just arrived in this world not long ago, and when he was practicing, it seemed that there was still a period of blessing for his understanding of the Great Dao. It made him feel that from the difficulty of enlightenment in the lower world to the great Dao in the higher world was just around the corner. This was the bonus of ascension. After digesting the bonus, Jiale's cultivation could be further improved.
Three days passed in a flash.
Biyou Palace.
The disciples of Jiejiao gathered again, and Jiale began the ceremony of becoming a disciple. It was not that complicated, it was expressed in courtesy and kept in the heart.
Under the complicated gazes of many disciples, Jiale saluted Tongtian Taoist and called him "Master", and that was the end of the ceremony.
"Okay, from today on, you are my fifth direct disciple. You have the body of the sun, and you practice the way of yin and yang. From now on, you will be called Chunyang."
In the eyes of Taoist Tongtian, Jingchun should be Jiale's name, and the Taoist name has to be chosen by him, the master. Naturally, Jiale has no objection and directly responded. These are all minor matters, and the treasure that Taoist Tongtian took out is the major matter.
"This is the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Fiery Sun Treasure Mirror, and the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Purple Thunder Hammer. I will give it to you."
Under the envious gazes of all the disciples, Jiale took over the two treasures. Apart from the Kunlun Mirror, these were the highest-level spiritual treasures that Jiale owned, and they were also suitable for Jiale's use.
As expected, Tongtian Taoist is still magnanimous.
At the treasure-distributing meeting, Tongtian obtained the most spiritual treasures, which seemed to foreshadow that in the future Tongtian Taoist would have the scene of thousands of immortals coming to pay homage to him.
Taoist Tongtian was also generous. He not only gave many treasures to his direct disciples, but was also generous to his outer disciples. For example, he gave the twenty-four Dinghai Divine Pearls on Zhao Gongming, the Hunyuan Golden Bowl on Yunxiao, and so on. As for other disciples, as long as they were willing to practice hard and he liked them, he would often give them treasures or even magic.
"Thank you, Master, for the treasure."
Taoist Tongtian nodded and looked at the disciples on the island.
"In addition to accepting Chunyang as my disciple today, I have two more things to say. The first is that a great catastrophe is coming. All those below the level of Quasi-Saints are in the catastrophe. From today on, you will practice peacefully in the mountains. As long as you don't leave the mountains, I will protect you. If you don't listen to me and leave the mountains, and meet the catastrophe, it will be your own fault. Don't blame me."
What!
The catastrophe is coming!
Most ordinary disciples could not feel the calamity energy at all, but many of them had survived the Lich Calamity, so they naturally knew the horror of the calamity. They all secretly decided to practice well and never leave the mountain.
Of course, there are also those who don't take it seriously. After all, they are disciples of Jiejiao. Even if there is a calamity, it should not befall them. Well, they are a little arrogant because they are protected by Tongtian Patriarch.
"Disciple, I obey your command."
No matter what you think, you have to agree to it now. After all, Master has given the order and you have to obey it in person.
Taoist Tongtian also knew the moral character of these disciples. It was difficult to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. He said these words only for some of the disciples to hear. "The second thing is, from today on, Chunyang will be the deputy leader of my Jiejiao. If you don't obey his words, Chunyang has the right to punish you."
What!
Compared with the previous news, this news was even more difficult for the disciples of Jiejiao to accept.
In three days, they already knew that Jiale had the cultivation level of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. In the entire Jiejiao, apart from the Taoist Master Tongtian, the Taoist Master Duobao and Yunxiao, no one could compare to Jiale. Now he was appointed as the deputy leader. That was too much. You know, usually the Taoist Master Tongtian was very indulgent towards these disciples, and basically let them run wild. But who knew what kind of characters these deputy leaders had.
What's more, Duobao is not even the deputy leader yet, so why should Jiale be the one? If there must be a deputy leader, they would rather it be Taoist Duobao.
For a moment, all the disciples looked at each other, hoping that someone would stand up and oppose.
However, Taoist Tongtian was obviously informing them. Who would dare to object? What's more, he was the Golden Immortal Hunyuan, his direct disciple and the deputy leader. If they objected today and failed, wouldn't they be afraid of retaliation later?
The four direct disciples were also stunned.
The Golden Spirit Mother and the others looked at Taoist Duobao, but Taoist Duobao lowered his brows and looked submissive, with no expression on his face and a look of indifference.
Tongtian Taoist doesn't care what these disciples think.
To be honest, Taoist Tongtian knew that with his temper, if he continued like this, Jiejiao would really be in great trouble. Now a turning point has appeared. Through the observation of the past few days, Tongtian has completely believed in Jiale. Never underestimate the vision of a saint. It is impossible to deceive Tongtian about the most basic good and evil, truth and falsehood.
And this is enough. Trust the people you employ, and don't employ people you don't trust. Since you have chosen to trust Jiale, then hand over Jiejiao to you.
What's more, he is not ignoring it, he just moved behind the scenes. If Jia Le is still not doing well, he can just come out again. The power was given by him, and since he can give, he can take.
But he still hoped that Jiale could give him a surprise.
Jiale didn't expect that Tongtian Taoist would be so decisive and directly make him the deputy leader. However, this was a good thing for him.
He smiled heartily at all the disciples and said, "I hope you will tolerate me from now on."
