Chapter Eighty-Three: Discussing the Sealing of the Gods

  Volume 3: [Seal of the Gods] is coming, seeking support!

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  As Yun Zhongzi took Yang Jiao to the Six Paths of Reincarnation to repair his soul, Haotian hurriedly rushed to the Purple Mansion.

  Zixiao Palace is the residence of Daozu Hongjun, it is located in the midst of chaos, ordinary people find it difficult to locate Zixiao Palace, however, Huangtian is an exception.

  Who is Haotian? He was once a Taoist boy by the side of the founder of Taoism, serving the founder, so he naturally knew the location of the Purple Mist Palace.

  It wasn't long before Haotian arrived at the edge of Chaos, and advancing forward in Chaos was not simple. Of course, for Haotian who had already reached the quasi-Saint cultivation level, it was not particularly difficult to traverse.

  "Hum"

  Haotian unfolded the protective divine light and flew towards the Purple Mist Palace. Along the way, amidst the chaos were the earth fires, winds, and waters that emerged after Pangu opened up the sky and land. Haotian gazed at them with a twitching mouth corner, carefully avoiding them.

  Zi Xuan Palace, still simple and unadorned, floats quietly in the chaos, but those with great spiritual power can sense that beneath its plain appearance, Zi Xuan Palace is filled with the Great Way.

  Haotian arrived in front of the Zixiao Palace, his divine sense faintly sensing the imprints of these great paths. His expression was somewhat dazed, as he thought back to when he had once resided in the Zixiao Palace, able to borrow the power of these great paths to cultivate at any time and place. But now, wanting to once again comprehend these great paths seemed impossible.

  Hao Tian even slightly regretted, although he was the Jade Emperor, with boundless power and influence, but also had endless troubles, and if he could continue to cultivate in the Zi Xuan Palace, maybe there would still be a chance to become a saint.

  "Alas!"

  Hao Tian let out a sigh, thought for a moment, adjusted his mood, took a deep breath, straightened his clothes and hat, came to the front of the Zi Xuan Palace, knelt down on the ground, knocked his head and said, "Disciple Hao Tian, requests to see Master!"

  After a long time, a faint and ethereal voice came from within the Zi Xiao Palace, "Hao Tian, what brings you here?"

  Haotian looked up and gazed at him, but didn't see anyone. A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but Haotian continued to say, "The disciples have been ordered by the old master to take back control of the Heavenly Court, but the Hongyuan is too vast, and the Heavenly Court lacks manpower to manage it. Moreover, there are countless powerful beings in the Hongyuan, and the Heavenly Court's strength is insufficient to restrain them. I have come to inform the old master, hoping that he can order some disciples from the Dao Gate and the Three Religions to obey the Heavenly Court and assist in managing the Hongyuan's powerful beings."

  "Hmm, I'll handle this myself, you can go now." Dao Zu's voice came again, as calm and collected as ever.

  "Thank you, sir!"

  Heavenly Emperor kowtowed, retreated with his body bent, stood far away, gazing at the Purple Cloud Palace, a bitter expression on his face, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and headed towards the Heavenly Court.

  ……

  "You all come quickly to the Purple Cloud Palace to discuss matters!"

  Decades later, the six saints received a summons from the Taoist ancestor, all of whom furrowed their brows, somewhat perplexed. The Taoist ancestor had only summoned the six people when re-establishing the Heavenly Court, so why was he summoning them this time?

  However, the leader of Tongtian Sect had a somewhat understanding look on his face, and he secretly said that something was wrong. His complexion was not good-looking, and he thought of Haotian's previous trip to Zixu Palace to report the case. Afterwards, he didn't delay either, and went to Zixu Palace.

  The six saints rushed to the Purple Cloud Palace without stopping, and soon all six arrived at the Purple Cloud Palace. After a round of courtesy, the other five were puzzled as to why the face of Tongtian Sect Master was so bad. Was this matter related to Jieteach?

  The six of them knew that they couldn't make a loud noise in the Purple Mist Palace, so they just chatted briefly and then sat cross-legged on their own mats, closing their eyes to wait quietly.

  Before long, Daozu Hongjun, who had not appeared for many years, quietly appeared before the Six Saints.

  The six saints felt it and their whole body shook. They opened their eyes simultaneously, stood up, and paid homage, saying: "Disciples pay respects to the teacher, may the teacher's sacred life be boundless!"

  "Hmm, no need for formalities, take a seat!" Daozu's voice was ethereal and uncertain, even though he was right in front of them.

  After everyone sat down, the Taoist ancestor's profound eyes swept across the crowd, and he spoke again with a expressionless face, "Since the Great War of Witchcraft, the cause and effect in the world have been entangled too much. After hundreds of years, the calamity will come, it should be among the human race, you should make preparations early."

  The six saints were all shocked in their hearts when they heard the words, and were greatly surprised. Especially Tianxian, his face sank, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

  The other five saints looked at each other, their faces full of surprise. The war between the witches and the demons had just ended, how could another great disaster befall them? None of them understood.

  The ancestor, as the leader of all saints, opened his mouth and asked, "I dare to ask, Master, it has been only a thousand years since the catastrophe of witches and demons, why has the great calamity descended again?"

  "After the Witch's Calamity, the Heavenly Court was severely short-handed, and the disciples of the Expounding Sect were also in a killing calamity. Thus, the Great Calamity arrived, and all three sects' disciples were involved."

  He paused, scanning the crowd with his eyes, and Daozu Hongjun continued, "However, under the Heavenly Way, there is still a thread of life. The Sealing God's List has been established, where all disciples of the Three Religions who fall in this calamity can leave behind a strand of their true spirit on the list. After the Great Calamity ends, they will become the vassals of the Heavenly Court."

  "May I ask, Master, which of the three teachings is it?" The Tianxian Sect Master had already had an answer in his heart, but he was not willing to give up and hastily asked.

  The ancestor Hong Jun looked at Tong Tian Jiao Zhu and said, "Taoist school, Ren, Yuan, Jie, three teachings!"

  Although he knew in his heart that it was definitely the Three Religions of Taoism, when he heard Daozu Hongjun say it with his own mouth, Tongtian Jiaozhu's heart was still very uncomfortable, and his face was extremely ugly. Laozi and Yuanshi also had a chill in their hearts, and they looked at each other.

  The Zhunti Daoist and the Jiying Daoist exchanged a glance upon hearing this, and the look of suffering on their faces decreased by more than half. The Zhunti Daoist was especially delighted, after all, this great calamity had nothing to do with his Western teachings. However, the Zhunti Daoist still asked, "May I ask, Master, what about disciples outside of the Three Teachings?"

  The Taoist patriarch glanced at the Zhunti Dao person and said, "Those who are not in the three teachings will either reincarnate or their bodies will die and their dao will disappear!"

  The voice of the Taoist ancestor was like a big red bronze bell, heavily striking the heart of the Zhunti Taoist, causing the Zhunti Taoist to tremble all over, and then stiffen, with the joyful expression on his face directly frozen, his eyes wide open bigger than copper bells, his face suffocated bright red.

  Zhun Ti Dao Ren's heart was racing, the three schools' disciples who died in the catastrophe could still ascend to the Immortal List, but if his own Western School disciple died, it would be truly over.

  The face of the Taoist priest originally relaxed a bit, but after hearing what his ancestor said, his whole face became even more miserable and painful, as if someone had borrowed rice from him in the Western teachings and hadn't even returned the bran. It's really pitiful.

  On the other hand, after hearing what Da Zong said, Tong Tian's expression finally eased up a bit.

  Laozi looked at other saints and asked again, "May I ask, Master, how many people are needed to ascend to that divine list?"

  Hong Jun's face was expressionless as he said, "The eight departments of gods that were sealed are the orthodox gods in charge of various affairs, arranged according to the layout of the heavens, totaling 365 positions."

  The Tongtian Sect Master's heart skipped a beat, 365 people? This is too many, to know that the most disciples of the sects are cut off, the Tongtian Sect Master is more worried, and hastily asked, "May I ask, Teacher, how many disciples does each sect have on the list? And how should we fill it out?"

  "The sealed gods are divided into three levels, those with deep roots and practices become immortal through the Dao of Immortals; those with slightly lesser roots and practices become gods through the Dao of Gods; those with shallow and thin roots and practices become human through the Dao of Humans, still subject to the cycle of reincarnation."

  After finishing speaking, he took out a scroll from his bosom and hung it in front of the Purple Cloud Palace, continuing, "You can fill in the names of your disciples on the Sealing God List after discussion."

  Then, in a flash of movement, the figure of the Daozu had vanished from before the Six Saints.

  After the Taoist ancestor left, a whip suddenly appeared in the void: Exorcise the gods!

  Nüwa remained silent until the Daoist Patriarch left, then she immediately said, "I haven't established a sect or accepted any disciples. There are only a few young boys and girls serving under me, all of whom have come out of the palace and do not violate the precept against killing. I won't discuss this with you fellow masters anymore, farewell!"

  The three Pure Ones were all thinking about their own things, waving their hands absent-mindedly, while the faces of the Zhunti Dao people and the Jieyin Dao people were full of worry and hardship, also waving their hands in agreement with Nüwa's departure.

  After Nüwa left, the entire Zi Xuan Palace was silent, and the five saints were all speechless.

  After a long time, Zhunti said to Tongtian, "Tongtian, my friend, this calamity is not within the Three Religions. Please instruct your great disciple not to act rashly and not to slaughter my Western disciples indiscriminately."

  "Hmph." The Heavenly Master and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable simultaneously let out a cold snort, then both of them were taken aback at the same time, turning their heads to look at each other, and once again letting out a cold snort.

  Zhun Ti Dao Ren saw this, chuckled and bowed his hands, saying: "The person who should be on the list this time is one of your three teachings' disciples, and has nothing to do with my Western Teachings. We two will not interfere, farewell."

  Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu both snorted again, somewhat annoyed, revealing a murderous gaze staring at Zhunti Daoren.

  Zhun Ti Dao Ren seemed as if he hadn't seen anything, chuckled and left Zixiao Palace with the Escorting Dao Ren.

  The three Qing were silent for a long time, and then Laozi spoke first, "There is only one Xuan Dou under my door, who is of good conduct and is also the teacher of Tian Huang, but he should not be on the list."

  Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu both nodded in agreement, of course, they couldn't afford to disagree. Laozi's door had only one Xuan Dou, if he let Xuan Dou go on the list, wouldn't it cut off the orthodox lineage of the teaching? Laozi had no choice but to get angry, and at that time, the teachings of Zhancheng and Jiecheng would be affected.

  Yuanshi Tianzun also spoke, "My disciples Guangchengzi, Chijin, Yuding, Taiyi, Huanglong, Wenshu, Puxian, Cihang, Lingbao, Juliusun, Daoxing, Qingxu, Nanji and Yunlingzi along with Rendeng are all men of high moral character, but they should not be listed."

  Laozi heard this and his mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

  However, Tongtian Sect Master was furious, "Hmph, you'd better tell me, apart from these fifteen people, who else does your sect have? Why don't you just exclude your sect directly?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun nodded in agreement, "What you said is true, my disciples are few and they all cultivate their character and nature, they shouldn't be on the list. On the other hand, your disciples mostly only cultivate their magical powers and don't pay attention to their moral conduct, it's fitting that they're on the list."

  The Tongtian Sect Master laughed in extreme anger, "Hmph, you're quite bold, Yuanshi. Don't think you can deceive people too much. What the master said is that your disciple of the Zhuan Jiao has committed a killing sin, don't think you can wash your hands clean of this."

  Yuanshi Tianzun snorted in anger, staring at Tongtian.

  At this time, Laozi spoke again, "There are over 10,000 disciples under Tongtian Shidi's door, and the killings have been too heavy. The shallow-rooted ones are not in the minority, so it's better for Tongtian Shidi to sign these people up and make up the 365 people, to avoid trouble."

  The Tongtian Sect Master's anger erupted after hearing this, and he shouted, "So you two had been colluding with each other all along. Seeing that our sect's momentum was strong, you joined forces to plot against us. In that case, we won't sign the pact."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of Tongtian Sect flung his sleeve and left in a huff, leaving behind only one sentence: "We'll discuss this again in a hundred years!"

  This made Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun helpless. The two exchanged eye contact for a moment before leaving the Zi Xiang Palace.