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Chapter 362: Jade Emperor's Secret Order
Or is it some kind of tacit understanding between Kunpeng and Heaven?
In the ancient times, when the demon clan ruled the world, the demon master Kunpeng seemed to be second only to the two demon emperors.

But actually?
No matter how much he is second only to the emperor and above everyone else, in the final analysis, Demon Master Kunpeng is a subject, not a monarch.

If the demon race had always existed as the protagonist of heaven and earth, then the demon race could belong to the two demon emperors, one of the ten sons of Demon Emperor Di Jun, or even the two queens, but it would never belong to Demon Master Kunpeng.

After the two demon emperors died, the two queens disappeared, and the ten Golden Crow princes were shot to death, the demon master Kunpeng became the de facto emperor of the demon clan.

All the direct descendants of the demon emperor who was above him died, and the ten demon gods second only to him also died or remained silent, without any competitiveness.

The demon master Kunpeng truly became the leader of the demon clan.

until now.

Perhaps the former demon master Kunpeng was the most loyal subordinate of the two demon emperors. He would even prepare for a rainy day and use his own bloodline descendants as a stepping stone for the demon prince to seize power.

But it has been so long since the ancient times, so long that even those with great supernatural powers would feel it was eternity.

In such a long period of time, the transformation of the sea into mulberry fields has happened countless times.

Who can guarantee that Demon Master Kunpeng will still remain absolutely loyal to the two Demon Emperors who are definitely dead and have no possibility of returning?

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

Perhaps the demon master Kunpeng has already changed.

No one can say for sure, and what is happening now seems to confirm this.

However, there is still a contradiction.

It is understandable that the demon master Kunpeng does not want to have a prince destined to inherit the entire demon clan, and thus reaches some kind of unspeakable tacit understanding with his enemy, that is, the Heavenly Court.

But the problem is that the Heavenly Court has made it clear that it wants to destroy the demon race, or at least most of them.

So, is Demon Master Kunpeng really willing to fulfill his dream of becoming the Demon Emperor by guarding a tribe of demons consisting of only a few big cats and small cats, which is not even considered a major force in the Three Realms today?
Does this great demon master, who has been extremely active since ancient times, have other thoughts?
Maybe there is, but Jiang Lin definitely can’t see through it.

It was already commendable that he could see that the demon master Kunpeng might have reached some tacit understanding with the Heavenly Court.

This was figured out through groping and guessing during the bloody battle with Aoi.

This kind of information should not have been accessible to Jiang Lin. It was a matter for the big guys who were in charge of everything in Lingxiao Palace.

By the way, Jiang Lin did have some feelings about the fact that the demon master Kunpeng had two minds.

If we really have to make an analogy, Kunpeng's status in the ancient demon court seems to be no different from that of the emperor in the heavenly court today.

The situation that the Emperor is facing now is very similar to the one that Kunpeng once faced.

The only difference is that even after the death of the two Demon Emperors, Kunpeng did not have the courage to steal the throne of the Demon Emperor. It is unknown whether it was because Kunpeng was still loyal at the time, or whether the two Demon Emperors made some arrangements against Kunpeng before their death.

Anyway, Jiang Lin is more inclined to the latter.

On the other hand, looking at the current state of our own Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, to put it bluntly, his life or death is really uncertain.

Even so, the Emperor had no intention of sitting on the supreme throne.

Although Master Emperor has absolute strength and ability to do this.

Even the Great Celestial Lord left a blank edict for the Emperor.

The Emperor has the legal principles, legal system, strength and status. What can influence him is only his own decision or not.

Is the Emperor loyal to the Great Celestial Lord? Not necessarily. In other words, the Emperor is loyal to the Three Realms.

The courage and boldness of the Great Celestial Lord are obviously greater than those of the two Demon Emperors.

The meaning that if things fail, you can take over is almost obvious.

Compared to the open and secret struggles between the emperor and the demon master in the Demon Court, the Great Celestial Lord and the head of the Four Emperors in Heaven now have the same goal and are working together towards this goal tacitly.

Make a decision.

Jiang Lin sighed in his heart, shook his head and stopped thinking about these things.

As long as the Emperor is here, the sky will not fall.

It is very normal for Kunpeng to have his own plans and thoughts. It would be abnormal if he didn't.

After bringing Kui, who was completely imprisoned and had lost all resistance, to the Hall of Justice, Jiang Lin did not alarm anyone. With the deacon token in his hand, he went straight to the deepest part of the Imperial Prison in the Hall of Justice.

Here, there is a cell, and only this one cell.

No, to be precise, it was just a large, pitch-black iron box without any gaps or windows, let alone any light.

A large coffin.

This was Jiang Lin’s first reaction after seeing the iron box.

"Deacon Jiang."

Just as Jiang Lin appeared, two figures appeared from behind the iron box.

One of them was wearing black armor, had a leopard head with round eyes, and a tangled beard. He had a horizontal sword across his waist and a broadsword two palms wide slung over his back.

One of them is wearing a white robe, with phoenix eyes and thin lips, every detail of his appearance is exquisite. He holds a folding fan in his hand, his eyes half-closed, giving people a sense of laziness.

These two were no other people but the two great spiritual officials in the Hall of Justice who rewarded the good and punished the evil.

"Reward the good spiritual official Luo Sanchi."

"Pei Heng, the evil spirit punisher."

"Meet Deacon Jiang."

The two great spiritual officials bowed to Jiang Lin politely.

Jiang Lin returned the greeting with some surprise, for no other reason than that the Great Spiritual Officer named Punisher of Evil was a handsome young man who looked like a scholar.

The Great Spiritual Officer who rewards good deeds is the military commander with a leopard head and round eyes.

This is somewhat of a contrast.

"Greetings to the two great spiritual officials."

Jiang Lin sighed in his heart, pointed at the tightly bound Kui in his hands, and said, "I am here to take custody of the criminal by the order of the young master."

"Thank you for your hard work, Deacon. Leave the rest to me and Lao Luo."

Pei Heng, dressed in white and out of place in the environment, nodded with a smile and looked up at Luo Sanchi, who was as old-fashioned as a clay sculpture.

The latter understood, took out a token, and slapped it on the large iron box behind him.

'laugh……'

With a surge of inexplicable energy, one side of the iron box was opened along the gap, revealing the contents inside.

In fact, there was nothing inside, just a space about the size of a van.

Jiang Lin raised his hand and waved, and Kui was thrown in.

In the only prison at the bottom of the imperial prison, there is no humanitarianism at all. It is already very good to be able to arrange a cell for you. What else do you want?
Anyway, as a golden immortal, he will not feel hungry, need to sleep, or go to the toilet.

The next moment, Luo Sanchi activated the token in his hand again, and the iron box slowly closed.

Jiang Lin took a look and found that after the thing was closed, the original gap disappeared, as if the thing was originally an integrated whole.

"This black prison was given by the Great Celestial Venerable. It is blessed with supreme energy, and the inside and outside are the same. If you want to break this black prison by force, the only way is for the Great Celestial Venerable to take action."

Pei Heng said with a smile: "Besides this, only the token in Lao Luo's hand can open it."

As he spoke, Luo Sanchi beside him raised his hand and waved.

The token in his hand fell into a pocket-sized guiding divine light in front of Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin sensed that the other end of this guiding divine light was also in the Heavenly Palace, in the Lingxiao Palace.

"Leave the rest to the two of us."

Pei Heng still said with a smile.

From beginning to end, the two great spiritual officials didn't even look at Kui, and they didn't care at all what kind of existence was worthy of being thrown into this dark prison.

"Work hard, you two."

Jiang Lin nodded and turned away. Since it was arranged by Lingxiao Palace, Jiang Lin would not do anything unnecessary.

"Deacon, please stay."

Just when Jiang Lin was about to walk out of the bottom of the imperial prison, Pei Heng suddenly spoke.

Jiang Lin turned around with some confusion, only to see that the smile on the great spiritual officer's face had disappeared, replaced by seriousness.

"The deacon will probably have to go to the battlefield again. As colleagues in the Hall of Justice, we two wish you good luck and prosperity."

There is no deep meaning in these words. They are just blessings from colleagues in heaven, or warriors to warriors.

"Thank you."

Jiang Lin also nodded solemnly, turned around and left the imperial prison and the judicial hall.

Then, Jiang Lin summoned the guiding divine light without any delay.

Target: Uttarakuru, the ancestral home of the demon race, the Ten Thousand Mountains!
The war is far from over; instead, it has just begun. Jiang Lin is now a member of the Heavenly Court's Northern Expedition Army. After recovering from his injuries, the natural thing he has to do is to return to the battlefield again.

However, as Jiang Lin walked into the Guiding Divine Light, when he appeared again, he was not in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Uttarakuru.

But in complete darkness.

In this darkness, the only eye-catching thing is a thatched house that can barely be called a building.

The thatched house was in tatters and looked like it would collapse at any moment.

It doesn't look like a place suitable for living at all.

Through the almost transparent window covered with cheap paper, a figure sitting cross-legged in the thatched hut could be vaguely seen.

Jiang Lin stood firm and was not panicked. The destination of the guiding divine light he summoned from the Heaven had been changed. It would be strange if Lingxiao Palace did not notice it.

And since no one is stopping it.

Either the owner of this thatched hut is so powerful that he can overwhelm all the masters in the heaven, or he is one of us.

At least it won't pose any threat to Jiang Lin.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Lin stepped forward, stopped two meters away from the thatched hut, and said with a bow, "Junior, I am a disciple of the North Pole Ziwei lineage, a fourth-rank mage of the Heavenly Court Black Law Department, and a deacon of the Judicial Hall. I am Jiang Lin, Jiang Xuanying, and I am honored to be here."

After that, Jiang Lin paused for a moment and said, "Please give me your name so that I can meet you in person."

'Squeak...'

After the words were spoken, the vague figure did not respond, but the door of the thatched hut slowly opened.

Seeing this, Jiang Lin did not hesitate. He bowed again and walked in.

The furnishings in the thatched house were simple, with only a bed, a table, a shrine and two cushions.

One of the cushions was still under the buttocks of the old man who was sitting upright on the bed.

The first thing Jiang Lin saw was the shrine. On the shrine, there was only a tablet, which was the longevity tablet commonly seen in ordinary people's homes.

There are only a few simple big words on it.

'The Jade Emperor's Throne'

This is the shortest and original title among all the titles of the Great Heavenly Venerable. Up to now, almost no one uses it anymore.

Even the oldest minister in the heavenly court today, when referring to the Great Heavenly Venerable in front of others, would refer to him as 'The Jade Emperor' instead of the somewhat childish name 'The Jade Emperor'.

After Jiang Lin saw the shrine, he quickly straightened his clothes and bowed three times with great respect.

Then, he looked up and saw three incense sticks floating in front of him.

Jiang Lin raised his hand, picked it up, and offered the incense again.

After doing all this, Jiang Lin finally had the chance to look at the old man sitting on the low bed.

The old man was wearing a dark white robe. Just one glance at him gave one the feeling of eternity passing by. He had an ordinary look, but his eyebrows were so long that they reached his shoulders.

But this pair of longevity eyebrows are pure black. Apart from that, the old man's hair and beard are all gray.

The eyes were of the same pale color, with no distinction between the whites and the pupils.

Seeing Jiang Lin looking at him, the old man smiled slightly and said, "This old man is Tan Zheng."

Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this. He had heard this name from the old man.

The surname Tan naturally belongs to the Celestial Clan.

No, to be precise, the surname Tan of the Tianren clan originated from the old man in front of him.

According to the old man, this old man named Tan Zheng is the first and oldest celestial being in the world and the ancestor of all celestial beings. He is also the first and earliest regent minister of the heavenly court after the Great Celestial Lord took control of the three realms!
He once served beside the Great Celestial Lord and assisted the three realms!

"Your humble servant Jiang Xuanying, nice to meet you, old minister..."

Jiang Lin wanted to salute, but when he was halfway bending his body, he was stopped by Tan Zheng.

"Don't be polite in front of me. Sit down and talk."

Tan Zheng pointed to the futon not far away.

"Yes."

Jiang Lin sat on the futon and asked, "I wonder what you want me to do for you, old man?"

The first ancestor of the celestial beings obviously did not like Jiang Lin calling himself a subordinate. It was not that he had lost his sense of belonging to the heaven, but he was just like that to Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin naturally wouldn't want to bring bad luck upon himself, so he called himself a junior.

Tan Zheng did not answer, but just looked at Jiang Lin for a long time, then sighed: "How much shit did Da Ting Qingjia step on, how lucky was he to have a good disciple like you."

"You're really wasting a gem by following that old bastard."

have to.

Jiang Lin understood that the old prime minister of the Heavenly Palace and his old man definitely had a relationship of both enemy and friend.

If he was just a bad friend, he wouldn't have said the second sentence which has a provocative tone.

Of course, this sentence has no practical meaning, it is more of a subconscious behavior.

This also indirectly proves that the fighting and sabotage between the old prime minister and his own old man has been going on for many years.

Otherwise there wouldn't be such a subconscious reaction.

But, one is the prime minister who assists the Emperor of Heaven, and the other is the emperor who rules the underworld. Literally, one is in heaven and the other is on earth. What kind of fight can there be?
"You're joking."

Jiang Lin smiled and shook his head without saying much. He didn't want to get involved in the love, hatred and grudges of the older generation.

"Look, should we talk business first?"

Anyway, Jiang Lin didn't think that this big guy called him here just to say a few bad words about the old man.

Hearing this, Tan Zheng also put away his teasing smile and said solemnly: "I called you here because I have a divine will for you."

"what?"

Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at the shrine that had been visited by incense for who knows how many years.

The only one who can be called the Holy Will by the old Prime Minister of Heaven is naturally the Supreme Lord of the Three Realms.

Jiang Lin immediately knelt down again in front of the shrine without hesitation and said, "Your servant, Jiang Xuanying, respectfully requests the Holy Word."

Tan Zheng then stood up, walked to Jiang Lin's side, and spoke solemnly.

"Respectfully obey the will of the Jade Emperor, the Golden Palace of Heaven."

"Jiang Xuanying."

"Chen is here!"

"Your immediate task is to collect the seven spirits."

Hearing this, Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked inward, and saw the Corpse Dog Flying Sword, the Thief-Swallowing Wooden Box, and the Purifying Incense Burner floating in his sea of ​​consciousness.

(End of this chapter)