Chapter 6: The Business of Sealing Gods (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

  Thirty-Three Skies, Ziwei Palace.

  The three Qings and the six saints sat on their own cushions according to their seniority, accompanied by Haotian and Wangmu. The two had served Hongjun Daozu for countless years, as Jin Tong Yu Nu before, and were naturally very familiar with Zi Xuan Palace.

  After several people bowed to each other, they sat quietly on the couch. At this time, as the eldest brother, Taishang Laojun spoke out: "We have all arrived, please ask the teacher to appear!"

  After finishing speaking, Hong Jun Dao Zu wore a cyan Taoist robe, sat cross-legged on the uppermost futon with his hands clasped together, closed his eyes and lowered his eyelids, observing his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, sitting still like an ordinary person, without any aura of a saint.

  All the saints were shocked in their hearts, none of them had noticed how Hongjun Daozu appeared, and they became even more cautious, apparently even as saints they could not resist Hongjun Daozu. Although saints are indestructible, they can still be sealed.

  "This time I called you all here for three things. Firstly, as Haotian just said, the Heavenly Court has no one to send on a mission, and hopes that the Western Religion will teach, explain, and cut off evil; the four teachings of the Western Religion will listen to his orders, so as to manage the heavens and the multitude of living beings. Secondly, during the dispute between Ren Huang and Xuan, he committed murder and was punished by the heavenly law. Thirdly, the heavenly calamity has arrived again, and the Heavenly Court has no one, so I want to establish the list of sealed gods, seal the various gods, and let Haotian command them." Hong Jun Da Zu said directly with his eyes open.

  The crowd of saints heard the words, all secretly resenting Haotian for being too meddlesome and having a big ambition. He actually wanted his disciples to listen to him, but because Hongjun Old Ancestor was present, they didn't dare to make a move, so they endured in silence.

  Laozi asked: "Teacher, who should be on the list of sealed gods and who shouldn't?"

  "All living beings in the world have their own tribulations. Just like ordinary people who cannot transcend life and death, they will go through reincarnation and transformation to resolve their karma. If a person has achieved spiritual cultivation and reached the heavenly realm, they can put an end to life and death and not enter the cycle of rebirth. However, one's personal karma cannot be eliminated. The karma of all living beings between heaven and earth must be resolved; otherwise, it will accumulate and eventually form a calamity. When the calamity arrives, the Heavenly Way will be damaged, so all immortals need to fight for that thread of life. The classification of gods is divided into three levels: those with deep roots, good deeds, and blessings will achieve their divine path; those with slightly inferior roots, good deeds, and blessings will achieve their spiritual path; and those with shallow roots, good deeds, and blessings will achieve their human path and still have the tribulation of reincarnation."

  Laozi asked again: "Teacher, I don't know if there is a fixed number of gods that the Heavenly Master wants to seal on the List of Sealed Gods?"

  Hong Jun replied: "The gods that have been sealed are the eight orthodox gods, in charge of various departments, holding the positions of the stars and constellations of the celestial sphere, which should be three hundred and sixty-five in number."

  Lao Jun pondered for a long time before asking again: "Is there a fixed number of people who can be ranked on the list of each sect?"

  "You and your fellow disciples discuss among yourselves, all those below the rank of Saint are within the scope of the trial, after you have finished, add your own disciples to the list on the Sealing God's List, and after that, you can summon me again!" Having said this, Hong Jun Dao Zu disappeared into the Purple Cloud Palace.

  After Hong Jun Dao Zu disappeared, a purple list fell from the void in front of all the saints.

  All the saints were resentful and forgot to glance at the vast sky for a moment, then they all didn't know how to speak out, thinking about the matter of sealing the gods in their hearts.

  Finally, Lao Jun was the first to break the silence and said: "There is only one Xuan Du under my gate, who should not be on the list!" Then he closed his eyes and remained silent.

  The other saints all nodded in understanding, but the Supreme Old Lord had already made a vow to accept only one disciple, Xuan Dou Shi. If he were to ascend to the Heavenly Seal List, wouldn't that mean the downfall of his teachings? It's likely that even the Supreme Old Lord would go mad at such an outcome.

  Yuanshi Tianzun continued calmly, "All of my disciples are people with both virtue and talent, they shouldn't be on the list!" After finishing speaking, he suddenly said, "On the other hand, Tongtian Shidi's disciples are numerous, and they're all either hairy and horned or scaly and feathered. Their nature is shallow and thin, I'm afraid they have no fate with the Daoist path, it's fitting that they be on the list!"

  Tongtian Sect Master secretly resented, Yuanshi Tianzun so searched his own face, it was truly without a hint of master-brotherly affection. At this point, he didn't mince words and retorted: "Second Brother, don't forget, this calamity is because your disciple from the Zhuan Sect committed murder, why should I, Tongtian Sect Master, take the blame? This is utterly unreasonable!"

  Nüwa said calmly: "I don't establish a religion, no one is above the law!"

  Zhunti Daoren also said: "The Western world is poor and barren, our two schools have only a few people, and there are very few interactions with the Eastern world, no great cause and effect, and it's not worth putting on the list!"

  The old man sat like a withered tree, his slight nod almost imperceptible, agreeing with the Taoist's point of view.

  The Supreme Elder sighed lightly and said, "You're making excuses like this, but you don't know when you'll be able to fill the required number of Heavenly Cycles on the Sealing God's List."

  The rest of the people were silent after hearing this, and Haotian and Wangmu did not dare to speak, fearing that they would provoke the saints again.

  The Supreme Elder Lord saw this and could only helplessly say, "The matter of sealing the gods is a great affair decreed by the Master himself. You must not delay, it's best to have a good plan, do you have any good strategies, please speak directly."

  Yuanshi Tianzun spoke up at this time, saying: "My disciples are all virtuous scholars. They should have countless merits protecting their bodies and shouldn't be on the Heavenly Seal List. However, Tongtian Shidi's disciples are not all of good quality, with many being shallow and lacking in character. Sending a few people to the list would be easy!"

  "In the beginning, don't deceive people too much! Your disciples committed murder and robbery, but you want my disciples to atone for their sins. What kind of logic is this?" Tianyi Sect Master glared with his tiger eyes, furiously shouting at Yuanshi Tianzun.

  "Both of you junior brothers, please do not make a fuss, this is the Purple Mist Palace!" The Supreme Old Lord harmonized and then said: "Yuanshi Junior Brother, Tongtian Junior Brother, the matter of sealing the gods cannot be delayed. Moreover, some of our sects have few disciples or no established teachings. This time, let's select disciples from among your two sects to take the exam, how about that?"

  Nüwa and the two Western saints looked at Yuanshi and Tongtian, obviously the words of Taishang Laojun were also their intention. This time it was appropriate to cut off the two religions and put them on the list.

  "We can make three cleanups and three eliminations to settle it, no need to rush for the time being. How about that?" Taishang Laojun suggested again.

  Tongtian Sect Master nodded, but in fact, he was also quite helpless. After all, his sect had the most disciples, and even if all of the Xuanjiao Sect's members were on the list, there would only be a dozen or so people.

  In fact, if Yuanshi Tianzun hadn't been so ruthless in slapping him in the face, Tongtian Teach's master had originally intended to directly fill in the names of those with low qualifications or poor character among his disciples on the Sealing Gods List, after all, Tongtian Teach's master also understood that there were indeed some unscrupulous people among his own disciples.

  Yuanshi Tianzun saw this and nodded his head in agreement.

  "Excellent!" exclaimed the two Western Saints in unison.

  The Supreme Elder Lord spoke into the void: "Teacher, I don't know if our handling of this matter is appropriate?"

  "Good!" The voice of Hong Jun's ancestor came faintly.

  Afterwards, the various saints left the Zixiao Palace one after another to make plans for the Investiture of the Gods. The Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother naturally returned to Heaven with their tails between their legs. This time, the two had greatly offended the various saints, especially Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu.

  Collect it, and sprinkle some if you have tickets, hehe