Chapter 78: Yao Ji Fairy

  Generally speaking, those sitting on the left and right sides are all disciples of the Four Schools, except for Zhenyuanzi, this great god. Even Laozu of Minghe sent a representative of Mahavairocana to come forward. Haotian looked at the representatives of various major forces, and his heart also surged with a strong sense of pride. Thinking that he had risen from a small tea-serving boy to the position of Heavenly Emperor, how could it not be exciting?

  The banquet was spread out, and many scattered cultivators were drinking and toasting loudly. Many people couldn't help but praise the great virtue of the Heavenly Emperor, with plenty of flattering words filling the air. The atmosphere was very lively, while the disciples of various sects didn't have much to say.

  All the disciples of the Great Teaching are worldly, and although the immortal wine and fruit are still good, how can they compare to the fine products of the Holy Man's Daoist temple? Many great immortals frequently toasted Huang Tian and Yao Chi with wine, but truly powerful people and forces looked down on Huang Tian's behavior. However, he was still wearing the tiger skin of the Daoist Patriarch Hong Jun, which was quite intimidating, so only a few saints dared not to give him face.

  Looking at it, Yaochi ordered the fairy to bring up the peaches again. This time, they were all 9,000 years old, each fruit was huge, delicious and juicy, worthy of being a top-grade immortal fruit. It can be seen that Haotian has spent money on this, without taking out any 3,000-year-old or 6,000-year-old peaches. Of course, for many cultivators who have reached the state of Mahayana, it's just to satisfy their desires, with no effect. However, for some other slightly inferior cultivators, it was a rare opportunity, instantly reducing thousands of years of hard work. At that time, everyone praised the generosity of the Heavenly Emperor.

  Huang Tian looked at it and thought it was about right, so he gave Tai Bai Jin Xing a wink. Tai Bai coughed and said, "Your Majesty, fellow Taoist friends, let me say a few words. Huang Tian Emperor and Yao Chi Wang Mu are deeply favored by the founder of Taoism, and have been entrusted with the task of governing the vast expanse of the universe, seeking blessings for all living beings in the three realms. It can be said that they have exhausted their minds and efforts. I suggest granting Your Majesty a new title to demonstrate your identity and better lead the immortals of the Hong Huang Tian Di."

  Everyone knew that the good show had arrived, and Haotian couldn't just treat everyone to food and drink for nothing. It turned out that he wanted to give himself a title. These sons of saints immediately looked unhappy when they heard this. Even saints don't have any titles, how can you compare with them? Especially Guang Chengzi and other Golden Immortals were extremely displeased, and some people even glared at Tai Bai Jinxing and Haotian.

  Others don't care anyway, after all, they're eating at someone else's expense, so they have to cooperate a bit, right? So some people started cheering and saying things like "it's about time" or "this should've happened long ago".

  Taibai Jinxing continued, "Your Majesty is the one everyone looks up to. I, a humble minister, dare to propose an honorific title. Let's call it 'Huangtian Jinque Wushang Zhizun Xianyou Miro Zhizhen Yu Huang Shangdi'."

  Hao Tian was also very excited when he heard this, but he pretended to decline, saying: "I have been following the Taoist ancestors for many years, and when I first ascended to the throne, I didn't do anything for the multitude of Honghuang, so I really feel ashamed."

  "Your Majesty is too humble, if the name is not correct then the words will not be smooth. Your Majesty has received the mandate of the Taoist ancestors, and should have a proper title." Including Taibai Jinxing, a group of heavenly officials jumped out to persuade Haotian to accept the honorific title, and many loose cultivators also followed suit, Haotian "reluctantly" accepted.

  Watching the scene that seemed like a farce, the disciples of various sects could no longer bear it. Haotian dared to call himself the Supreme Ruler, where did he put the Sage? Where did he put the various sects? Even Xuan Du's face looked somewhat unsightly, and Medicine Master Maitreya was also secretly scolding Haotian for being ungrateful. However, Haotian was still holding onto the banner of the Dao Ancestor, so these second-generation disciples, without their teachers' orders, did not dare to openly jump out and oppose him, and were all holding back their breath.

  Haotian accepted the honorific title, his majestic gaze swept across the seated assembly of immortals.

  "Since ancient times, without rules and regulations, it's hard to achieve perfection. Without the five notes, it's difficult to correct the six laws. Since the fall of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court in the vast wilderness, there has been no management for all cultivators. Now, the relationship between cultivators in the vast wilderness can be said to be a mess. I see it with my own eyes and feel anxious about it. Therefore, after discussing with several senior officials for a long time, we have established a set of heavenly rules. We hope that all cultivators will abide by them, maintain peace in the world, avoid unnecessary conflicts, and bring blessings to all living beings in the vast wilderness."

  Everyone was stunned, and Haotian actually came up with some heavenly rules that everyone had to follow. Guang Chengzi's fists clenched instantly. What about the teachings of our sect? Are you trying to usurp power from the saints? Who are we supposed to listen to now, the Sect Master or you, the Jade Emperor? This is simply contemptuous of the saints!

  Zhao Gongming also stopped, he too had a fiery temper and was about to lose his cool. Cloudy Sky quietly pulled him back and gave a slight nod towards Guang Chengzi. Zhao Gongming took one look at Guang Chengzi who was on the verge of exploding and decided to shut up and watch the show instead.

  All the other forces and scattered cultivators present also furrowed their brows, as if Haotian was going to make them listen to his orders. This is a bit too much, isn't it? Thinking of the Daozu behind Haotian, they felt some worry and wanted to object, but lacked the confidence to do so.

  "Hmph, I dare ask Your Majesty, where do you place the saints? Don't tell me that even saints have to follow the rules?" Guang Chengzi couldn't help but speak out first and immediately brought up the saints.

  "Guan Chengzi, the immortal, is long-lived. I absolutely dare not disrespect the saintly person, nor do I have any intention of ordering them around. You should take another look at these heavenly rules and then speak. These are all extremely simple and ordinary requirements, without any excessive demands. I believe that most of you fellow Taoists will not violate the heavenly rules as long as you follow your usual methods of conduct. The heavenly rules are only meant to restrain those few who are utterly depraved. Not to mention saintly persons, even someone like Guan Chengzi, a paragon of virtue, would not have any violations."

  As soon as Haotian spoke, everyone began to take a closer look at the Heavenly Edict. Indeed, it was extremely lenient and would not affect most cultivators in any way. Upon reflection, what Haotian said made sense.

  Guang Chengzi naturally understood the meaning of Huang Tian. If you are a moral person, the heavenly law will have no effect on you. If you are eager to oppose it, is there a problem with Guang Chengzi's conduct?

  Guang Chengzi was also a person who had been the master of the Human Emperor, and naturally he was extremely proficient in this way of struggle. No matter what you wrote in the Heavenly Decree, as long as it was passed, it meant that Huang Tian had added another layer of restraint to all cultivators, which was to divide power, weaken the saints, and harm the rights of these saintly disciples. How could Guang Chengzi not be extremely angry?

  "Your Majesty, I still advise you to think carefully about this matter. It's not a trivial thing, it's better to consult with the wise ones before making a decision. Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the people." This time, Yu Ding Zhen Ren directly spoke in a threatening tone.

  Haotian's face changed instantly, no one else said anything, you Tianjiao disciples think you can do whatever you want just because you have the backing of a saint, but you still have a Dao ancestor, of course Haotian knew that the Dao ancestor had merged with the Dao and was somewhat unreliable, so he held back his anger and didn't get angry at the time.

  "I have received the mandate of the Taoist ancestors, and become the Heavenly Emperor. All of you, my fellow Daoist brothers and sisters, are also present, and are all supporting me together. Now, I am thinking solely for the benefit of the vast and numerous living beings in the universe, even if it means going against the will of the Saints."

  Haotian told these disciples, you are different in generation, you should know your own weight and don't be too excessive.

  Yu Ding Zhenren's temper was also bad, and as soon as he heard that Huang Tian was using his seniority to suppress himself, he got angry and rushed forward. Guang Chengzi stared at Huang Tian for a moment before getting up and leaving, followed by the other Golden Immortals of the Xuancheng Sect, including Xuan Dou and Zhao Gongming. Even the powerful Medicine Master Maitreya also stood up and bid farewell.

  Hao Tian's face suddenly became extremely ugly, the saint was embarrassed himself, didn't expect these inferior saints' disciples to be so arrogant, especially the disciples of Xuan Jiao who were just small Da Luo Golden Immortals, dared not to put themselves in their eyes, it was simply unreasonable. Hao Tian really wanted to stand up and take out the Hao Tian Divine Sword to abolish them all, but still didn't dare.

  The Peach Banquet ended in such an unpleasant way, and afterwards, the Heavenly Emperor still insisted on issuing the Heavenly Decree, but those who could obey it were probably very limited. However, not issuing it would be even more humiliating. The Heavenly Emperor's Peach Banquet was half successful, but was disrupted by the Golden Immortal of the Tian Jiao Sect, who was too arrogant. The Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother were together, fuming with anger, planning a way to punish these insolent disciples of the Holy Ones.

  Hao Tian hadn't even made a move yet, and Guang Chengzi had already reported to the original. Of course, as a saint, the original had long known about it, and was extremely angry at Hao Tian's ingratitude. Letting you be the Heavenly Emperor, can't you learn from the turtle, retract your head, and give everyone some face? Who told you to jump out and pretend to be a big shot?

  "As a disciple of the Sage, you should naturally maintain the well-being of all living things under heaven. How can you allow chaos and destruction to occur? It's simply unbearable and a waste of my efforts as your teacher." The original words were directed at all his disciples, but what they heard was their teacher scolding them for not upholding the dignity of the Sage, and that he was angry with himself for having such reckless and arrogant students.

  Guang Chengzi came out and found Ruan Deng Daoren, along with Yu Ding Zhenren and others, to discuss a plan to teach Huang Tian a lesson. Ruan Deng, being an old strategist, spoke up and said: "Huang Tian, this little boy, is using the name of the Heavenly Way to make the cultivators of the Primordial Chaos obey his orders, it's simply absurd. I think we can use poison to counter poison, let's put our efforts into the Heavenly Way."

  "Please enlighten me, Master Fumon."

  "I've just gone over the Heavenly Rules you mentioned, and I have to say that the ones set by the Emperor of Heaven are quite lenient, with no real handles to grasp. However, there is one clause that we can use to our advantage - the prohibition on marriages between immortals and mortals."

  "Master Candle, there was no such thing as a marriage between the immortal and mortal worlds to begin with. It's just that some unscrupulous cultivators use the name of marriage to recklessly plunder and take advantage, which is why this prohibition exists. What can be done about it?" asked Taiyi Zhenren.

  "Haha, I heard that Haotian Xiaoyu has a younger sister named Yaoshi, who is only at the Xuanxian realm and her cultivation is very shallow. It's still difficult for her to overcome the emotional tribulation with such a low level of cultivation." As soon as Rongdeng said this, these Golden Immortals understood that he wanted Haotian's sister to break her vows, just to see Haotian make a fool of himself. This was indeed a good idea.

  The number of trials for a cultivator is endless, and the emotional trial is also one of them, but it's not important. Cultivators rarely form couples to guard their Dao heart. Most people who cultivate the Dao are thin and cool in nature, basically in the realm of heavenly immortals, and even earlier they must cut off their desires to avoid being disturbed by others. Immortals try to keep a distance from each other, let alone mortals.

  Of course, there are also some who have cultivated to the realm of Xian or Jin Xian and triggered emotional tribulations. The vast majority of these people use the method of incarnation to avoid it, and few really experience the joy of fish and water. The method of burning lamps is unexpected, but I'm afraid it's really unexpected, making it difficult for Haotian to be embarrassed.