Rewriting the Gods

Chapter 528 Choosing a God in the Lingxiao Palace!
The Palace of the Heavenly Clouds!

The human immortals lined up neatly in four rows and entered the Lingxiao Palace under the leadership of four quasi-saints. The four quasi-saints led the way, followed by four rows of fifty-one Great Luo Golden Immortals. The immortals stepped into the Lingxiao Palace, just like a court of ministers entering the court, which was quite impressive.

The three immortals who were originally in the hall looked at the scene before them and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

At the same time, compared with the human race, the people on the Investiture of the Gods are like a rabble.

Even Haotian, who was on his throne, showed a strange expression when he saw this scene. Such a grandeur was what the gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court should look like.

Unfortunately, these people were never truly his own.

As the group of human immortals entered the Lingxiao Palace, the once somewhat empty palace was immediately filled to nearly halfway.

The 208 human immortals, neatly arranged and exuding powerful auras, stood in stark contrast to the immortals of the other three religions.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

The leader of the Sui people should first perform the rites.

Immediately afterwards, the group of human immortals behind him also bowed in greeting.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

Seeing this scene before him, Haotian felt extremely envious. If only these human Golden Immortals could truly be loyal to him. What a pity!
His mind raced, but outwardly he showed no sign of it, calmly raising his hand and saying:
"No need for such formalities, esteemed immortals!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Two hundred and eight Great Luo Golden Immortals of the human race spoke at the same time.

Looking down at the human immortals below, Haotian grew more and more pleased and couldn't help but say, "As expected of the number one race in the prehistoric world, such majesty has truly broadened my horizons."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!"

Suiren smiled and returned the greeting.

Haotian withdrew his gaze from the human immortals and instead looked at the Investiture of the Gods in the void. "Everyone is here, so let's begin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Haotian raised his hand and pointed, and a golden light touched the Investiture of the Gods in the void. Instantly, golden light shone on the Investiture of the Gods, and golden runes lit up. Then, the Investiture of the Gods slowly unfolded. It was the first time that the Investiture of the Gods, which had been sealed during the first council of Zixiao Palace, had been opened.

In an instant, golden characters carrying the power of the Heavenly Dao appeared in the void, and three hundred and sixty-five divine positions floated in the void.

However, most of the divine positions are white, with only the top seven being gold. Each position is followed by a name, indicating that the chosen candidates have already been selected.

These were the seven great gods appointed by the Dao Ancestor. The remaining 348 divine positions were all vacant. Today's goal was to fill all the vacant divine positions.

However, there are different ranks of gods and different levels of spiritual cultivation. Which god is in charge of which position depends on their performance in the future.

Suiren examined the 3865 divine positions on the list, a thoughtful expression on his face. It seemed that there were more than seven major divine positions on the Investiture of the Gods list, apart from the three emperors who had already been determined, the Lord of Doufu, the Lord of Leibu, the God of Qingfu, and the Great Emperor of Dongyue.

There is also the Three Mountains God, whose authority is in no way inferior to the seven great gods appointed by the Dao Ancestor. Besides the Three Mountains God, there are many other slightly lesser divine positions, such as the Fire God of the Fire Department, the Plague God of the Plague Department, the Water God of the Water Department, the Jiazi Tai Sui and the Year Tai Sui of the Tai Sui Department, the Golden Dragon Zhengyi Longhu Xuantan Zhenjun of the Wealth Department, the Bixia Yuanjun of the Smallpox Department, the Demon Subduing Marshal, and the Three Altars Sea Assembly God.

Although not as powerful as the Four Emperors or other great gods, they are not far behind, and are also the main gods of their respective departments.

In addition to the nine deities mentioned above, there are four other emperors: the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, the Great Emperor of the Southern Peak, the Great Emperor of the Central Peak, and the Great Emperor of the Northern Peak. Together with the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, they are known as the Five Peaks Emperors.

However, compared to the Eastern Peak Emperor, who is the head of the Five Peaks Emperors and governs the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld, while the other four Peaks Emperors can only govern their respective immortal mountains and dojos, the two are not on the same level at all. His status is similar to that of the nine righteous gods, such as the Fire Virtue Star Lord, but the power he holds is far less than that of these gods.

It doesn't quite qualify as a second-class god, but it's still slightly better than the lowest-class god. Let's tentatively place it somewhere between a second-class and a third-class god.

Below that are the third-tier divine positions, such as the Fire God, the Water God, the Twenty-Four Heavenly Lords of Thunder, the Nine Luminaries, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Martial Stars, the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, and so on.

Apart from the few divine positions mentioned above, the remaining divine positions are basically considered to be third-tier divine positions.

The gap between the third-tier deities is not small, but it is not too large. They are basically at the same level, all being mid-level righteous gods in the Heavenly Court, and can be considered as one of the backbone forces of the Heavenly Court.

"The Investiture of the Gods has been opened, as you all have probably seen. There are different ranks of gods, and there are still fourteen top-ranking gods. Now, the four forces present can each step forward to choose a god. The human fellow Daoists who have quotas from the Nuwa Palace will be counted as two forces and can choose two quotas."

"let's start."

Fellow Daoist Haotian did not give anyone a chance to speak, and directly set the rules for choosing the godhood. The human race has too strong a foundation and too many people have ascended to heaven. If there are no restrictions, they can easily usurp power.

Since that's the case, then let's give the other three forces a little more support.

There are only a few core divine positions in the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court exists ultimately to resolve the affairs of the Three Realms. At its core are the powers of the gods. If they have no power, what good is high cultivation?
This way, the power of the human race can also be restrained.

However, Haotian's plan was good, but Suiren did not intend to grant Haotian's wish and suppress the human race.
He led three fellow Daoists and two hundred and four Great Luo Golden Immortals to Heaven, not to be suppressed, but to protect the immortals of his clan and to seek authority in the Heavenly Court, thereby ensuring the human race's voice within the Heavenly Court.

If so many core divine positions were given up because of Haotian's words, then why should I lead so many immortals to heaven? I could just learn from the three religions and bring along a few immortals with mediocre cultivation and no hope of achieving the Great Dao.
If it were not necessary, Suiren would not want to clash with Haotian, who was, after all, the ruler of the Three Realms, wielding the power of the Heavenly Dao, and was his superior.

If Haotian does not obstruct the core interests of the human race, Suiren will naturally give Haotian face; otherwise, he will have to feel embarrassed.

As soon as Haotian finished speaking, Suiren spoke without hesitation, saying, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"

"Oh, is there something wrong?"

Haotian frowned slightly and asked.

"Since the creation of the world by the great god Pangu, the strong have always been respected, the capable have risen, and the mediocre have fallen. This has been the rule of the primordial world since ancient times."

"The Heavenly Court selects gods in order to protect the billions of living beings in the Three Realms and maintain the operation of the Three Realms. Naturally, the higher the cultivation level of the gods, the better."

"In my opinion, it would be better to use the level of one's cultivation as the criterion, selecting those with higher cultivation first and those with lower cultivation later. What does Your Majesty think?"

(End of this chapter)