Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 778 Shinto Procession
The Donghuang Bell shook gently, and ripples invisible to the naked eye continued to appear. The invisible pressure gradually dissipated, but both people present knew that they could no longer continue the topic.

"Does the work in Beihuang need to be accelerated?"

Chu Tai looked back at Dong Huang and said, "No need. Now that the Shinto sect has influenced the Northern Wilderness, there is already pressure. If the speed is increased, Dong Jun and his men may be able to bear it, but those newly joined Shinto sect practitioners may not be able to accept it."

"This time, the advancement of the Northern Wilderness is, on the one hand, my attitude, and on the other hand, it is also a test of the Central Plains. We can't always have them making the moves while we silently endure it."

As he spoke, Chu Tai stretched out his hand and the Jiuqi Qingyun Chariot landed in front of him.

"Wait, you're just going to go over there like this?"

Donghuang Zhong suddenly stopped Chu Tai who was about to leave and said unhappily: "You are now representing Dongyue Divine Court, not just one person. You should have some ceremonial guards."

As he spoke, the incarnation of Donghuang snapped his fingers, and spiritual light fell into the Tianren Ding. The rosy clouds began to circulate, and auspicious aura rose. After a moment, a celestial general formed by the power of will flew out. He was wearing gilded armor and holding a long banner with a black bird pattern in his left hand, which he waved gently. Clouds surged around him, and eight winds blew, clearing the dust on the road ahead for Chu Tai.

Then six celestial maidens appeared. Two of them held pure vases and flower baskets, spreading rays of light and flower petals on the pure cloud road. Four of them held brocade banners and treasure towers, most of which were in the shape of lotus flowers and auspicious clouds. They gently opened their mouths, and many rays of light emerged and surrounded them.

Afterwards, another twenty-four heavenly generals appeared and stood in two rows in front of the cloud chariot. They were all wearing scarlet battle robes and chain mail, with golden and jade instruments hanging from their waists. They swayed gently, making wonderful sounds to subdue demons. In their hands they held four imperial staffs, four Wu staffs, four standing melons, four lying melons, four stars, and four axes, guarding the cloud chariot.

Finally, six celestial maidens and four celestial soldiers appeared behind the cloud chariot to bless all living beings and prevent sneak attacks.

As for the left and right sides, there are twenty-four celestial maidens playing music, most of whom are holding instruments that can be played by one person, such as pipa, flute, harp, etc., but there are also two dragon-patterned war drums held up by four celestial maidens, and two of them are waving drumsticks, making thundering sounds to subdue demons.

As the celestial maidens and heavenly generals took their positions, three layers of precious light immediately rose up, covering the cloud chariot in layers.

It can be said that the entire ceremonial procession, when spread out, is like an iron barrel.

But the incarnation of Donghuang was still not satisfied. He looked around and reached out to pull out several phantoms of celestial maidens from the Tianren Cauldron. He injected his willpower into them and at the same time drew vitality from the surroundings, combined with the divine authority in the Lihun Banner, to weave several sets of banners.

Chu Tai saw it and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "What are you doing?"

"This is your first official trip as a representative of Dongyue Divine Court. How can you be negligent?"

"These dozens of people can't be considered as neglectful."

Chu Tai pointed at the heavenly generals and goddesses created by the incarnation of the Eastern Emperor and said, "With this defense, even if a fourth-grade celestial being came, he would not be able to break it in a short time. Using this as my ceremonial weapon is already very luxurious."

"This is just the beginning. There are no flags for avoiding fire, water, dust, etc., only auspicious clouds and rays of light. The demons are subdued by the magic of music. You must have a set of these. There are also many guardian beasts. Even if you don't have twenty-eight, you must have a set of twenty-eight constellations and four directions and four symbols..."

"Besides that, there are no accompanying spiritual officials, and no civil servants to pass on the message..."

"But fortunately, the nine dragons that pull the chariot have helped alleviate the embarrassment a little..."

The incarnation of Donghuang kept pointing out problems, and Chu Tai looked overwhelmed.

"How long will it take to make these things? And now it seems that we have accumulated a lot of willpower, but after the gods return one by one, we don't know how much it will cost. Can you be more frugal?"

Chu Tai looked at the incense and wish power disappearing like water in the Tianren Ding, and couldn't help but feel distressed. The incarnation of the Eastern Emperor said coldly: "If you can perform well during this outing, you can easily make up for this part of the consumption, and even have some left. But if you don't show the power of our Divine Court well, you will lose a lot."

As he spoke, the incarnation of Donghuang stretched out his hand, and Shao Siming, Shan Gui and Dongjun, who were out, brought over the natural treasures they had gathered. The nine heavenly pure air, the five elements of the five directions, and the air of wind, rain, and thunder and lightning were purified one by one by the incarnation of Donghuang, and combined with the power of many incense sticks and wishes, they turned into new banners. He also condensed a dozen celestial generals and goddesses, and asked them to hold these things and surround the cloud chariot.

After finishing everything, the incarnation of Donghuang looked back at Chu Tai, frowned immediately, and directly tore off a ray of light from the Lihun Banner.

Seeing the treasure banner dimming immediately, Chu Tai felt distressed. He understood Dong Huang's thoughts and tried to persuade him again.

"Others are fine, but this time I went out to visit many immortal sects, so this outfit is pretty good now!"

"Since you are representing the Divine Court and have already performed the ritual, then let's do the whole thing. Don't you think it's strange for you to sit in this ceremony wearing a simple Taoist robe?"

The incarnation of Donghuang stretched out his hand and the rosy clouds turned into an imperial robe that fell on Chu Tai, and many divine powers guarded him.

"That's about right. It feels a bit like a Shinto emperor."

Chu Tai fiddled with his sleeves a little uncomfortably, and was about to speak when Dong Huang spoke to the side again: "You are considered a representative figure in this Xiandao, do you need to dress up as well?"

Shi Huajin, Shang Zhu, Yin Ran and Shou Ling walked out from the darkness, bowed to the incarnation of Donghuang to indicate that they didn't need it, and then bowed to Chu Tai.

"Greetings, Sect Leader. I will accompany you to the Northern Wasteland this time."

Seeing several fellow disciples, Chu Tai was silent for a while and did not speak immediately.

Dong Huang saw his concerns and said bluntly, "How long have you been practicing? Are you confident in letting other immortal cultivators go with you? Will others believe you? It would be better to use disciples from the Jinhua Sect. This way, others will think that you are selfish and that you want everyone to benefit from your success. With this in mind, they may believe your words more."

Chu Tai nodded and walked into the cloud chariot. Shi Huajin, Shang Zhu, Yin Ran and Shou Ling also walked to their corresponding positions.

The next moment, the leading celestial general in the front waved the long banner with the black bird pattern in his hand, and the wind blew up. The next moment, the wheels of the cloud chariot started to turn, golden lotuses appeared, light emerged, flowers grew in the light, and there was light on the flowers. This cycle repeated itself, and in the blink of an eye, a cloud road was spread out leading directly to the Northern Wilderness.

Then sixty-four celestial maidens flew into the air and surrounded the cloud chariot, playing music.

Boundless wonderful music echoed all around, and the people below seemed to be aware of something. When they looked up and saw such a scene, they couldn't help but feel longing or admiration in their hearts.

Some people were so shocked that they wanted to kneel down, but then they heard the sound of drums, which stimulated their fighting spirit and made them stand firm again. They bowed towards the cloud road above and then went back to do their own things.

Although there are few obsessed actions, there are many wishes gathered together. The wisps of incense scent are also differentiated by the wonderful music of many celestial maidens. The celestial generals wave their banners and cleanse them, allowing the wishes to turn into auspicious clouds that surround the cloud chariot. The celestial maidens at the back gather them, turn them into petals that fall down, and give them back to all living beings.

Shan Gui, Shao Siming, and Xiang Jun and Madam Xiang who had just returned also took the opportunity of these petals to purify and cleanse the remaining impurities in various places again, and at the same time put corresponding marks on all living beings in the East to facilitate the subsequent management by Da Siming.

It can be said that Chu Tai's trip this time also solved some tasks for several incarnations and many Shinto monks.

(End of this chapter)