Strange Stories

Chapter 603: This is the way to be powerful
It’s hard to say whether it was two people and one fox, or one person and two foxes. In any case, as soon as they took a step, it was already nine days outside.

There are also rolling white clouds and golden palaces.

However, unlike before, this time there were already countless True Lords, Spiritual Officials, Divine Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, and various immortals and gods gathered here, making it extremely noisy.

"The Purple Emperor has not returned yet!"

"The Southern Jade Mirror Emperor has taken action and stopped the Western Miaoming Emperor!"

"Ah? How dare he?"

"Naturally, we have to fight for the position of Heavenly Emperor again."

"Why didn't Emperor Dongfang Qinghua come?"

"I didn't see Emperor Qinghua, I only saw the gods under his command. He said that since Emperor Yujian has taken action, this is no longer a battle between the Nine Heavens to eliminate demons and monsters, but a battle for the orthodox incense of the Nine Heavens gods. They will wait until Emperor Yujian of the South and Emperor Tian decide the winner before helping to suppress Yaohua."

"This……"

But it soon became quiet here.

Because Empress Yaohua with eight tails, Master Lin in Taoist robes, and the eight-tailed white fox have already appeared above the white clouds.

"Demon! Where is the Emperor of Heaven?"

Immediately, a war god wearing golden armor and holding two hammers stood up and shouted, "You are so brave!"

Behind him were many war gods, all of whom were tall and strong, wearing different armors and holding different weapons. They all stood beside him and stared at Lin Jue.

"Master Lin? Why don't you see the Purple Emperor?"

An old god in official robes also came out and asked.

Lin Jue glanced at them, then looked back and saw the Southern Heavenly Master, also known as the Emperor of Heaven and Demon, in the distance.

There were gods standing with him, but not many.

This is normal——

Nan Tianshi was upright and righteous. In the Nine Heavens, where morality was emphasized, any virtuous deity would naturally admire him and be willing to get along with him. However, this was after all the territory of the Purple Emperor, and most of the respected deities were brought by the Purple Emperor from the north. He openly refuted the Purple Emperor many times, so naturally he was not welcomed by the deities under the Purple Emperor.

Lin Jue thought about it and just said:

"The Purple Emperor discussed the Dao with me. He didn't win, but he was not convinced by me either. So he stayed as my guest and will come back after a while."

"How dare you, demon! How dare you imprison the Emperor of Heaven!"

The god of war wearing golden armor and holding two hammers was furious. He touched the hammers in his hands together, and a mighty thunder came out. He gritted his teeth and stared at him, ready to fight him to the death.

These northern gods are truly courageous.

However, the few True Lords under the Purple Emperor who were good at fighting were not his match. Even the Purple Emperor himself could not do anything to him. How could they, the guardian martial gods above the Nine Heavens, be his match?
"The Purple Emperor is still safe, everyone please stay calm." Lin Jue said calmly, "As a god, you should think about how to maintain the normal operation of the Nine Heavens and prevent any trouble between the Nine Heavens and the human world. Otherwise, even if the Purple Emperor comes back, he might blame you."

Empress Yaohua didn't wait for him and ignored the heavenly soldiers and generals and gods in the sky. While he was speaking, she flew away leisurely.

After saying this, Lin Jue glanced at Master Nan Tianshi and flew away on a cloud.

Unexpectedly, Master Nan Tianshi took the initiative to chase him.

Lin Jue slowed down and waited for him among the white clouds.

"Master Lin! Where is the Purple Emperor?" Nan Tianshi flew forward and asked the same question.

"The Purple Emperor and Lady Yaohua fought, and both sides exhausted their magic power. I took this opportunity to force Lady Yaohua to cut off her tail, and then used an avatar to keep the Purple Emperor in the secluded cave." Lin Jue said, and the image of the avatar appeared in front of him. He was sitting cross-legged facing the Purple Emperor, and neither of them spoke. "Otherwise, when the Purple Emperor comes out, there will definitely be another storm, and I alone will not be able to suppress him by then."

"You are so bold! Although the Purple Emperor is stubborn and confused, and acts tyrannically, he is the Emperor of Heaven after all. How can you trap a Heavenly Emperor privately?" Nan Tianshi was very anxious. "Even if you defeat him, you can ask the Heavenly Venerable to punish him, cut off his incense and faith, or help other emperors replace him, but how can you trap him privately? In this way, even if the next Heavenly Venerable takes the throne, I am afraid you will not have a good reputation, and they will probably not let you go."

"The Purple Emperor's obsession is too deep. If he doesn't correct himself and allow him to continue to be the master of the Nine Heavens, it will not be a good thing for the Nine Heavens, for the human world, and for my Fuyao."

Lin Jue remained unmoved and only spoke to Master Nan.

Having said this, he continued:

"I agree with what Lord Nan said. We can help other emperors replace the Purple Emperor. But in my opinion, if Jiutian wants to replace another Tianweng Emperor, he should be a righteous and upright god."

"There is no shortage of righteous gods in the Nine Heavens."

"There is no shortage of upright gods in the Nine Heavens, but upright gods are often pure-hearted and have few desires, and it is difficult for them to become celestial beings." Lin Jue said, "Besides, if we release him now, not to mention the possibility of another storm, even if I defeat him again, I'm afraid it will only benefit the Jade Mirror Emperor in the south."

"Do you think Emperor Yujian is not upright enough?"

"I don't know." Lin Jue looked at Master Nan Tianshi, "But I know a god who is more suitable than him."

Is Master Nan Tianshi such a slow-witted person?
He immediately raised his eyebrows and said:

"You mean me?"

"Who else could it be?"

"How can I be the Emperor of Heaven?"

Master Nan Tianshi frowned immediately.

"Why not?" Lin Jue said, "Did Lord Nan never get fed up with the Nine Heavens gods' misbehavior? Does Lord Nan know someone who is more upright and righteous than himself? Did Lord Nan never think about rectifying the Nine Heavens gods' customs, making them truly worthy of the word "gods" and putting an end to the chaos that many gods have caused in the past? You and I have known each other for two hundred years, I don't believe there has been no such thing."

"This……"

Master Nan Tian was speechless for a moment.

"I still say that you and I have known each other for two hundred years, from mortals to immortals, why should we be so shy?" Lin Jue said, "Nowadays, the people of the world, the court officials, the emperor and the generals all respect Nan Gong, and the amount of incense offerings Nan Gong receives every day, don't you know it?"

"But I have just ascended to the Ninth Heaven, my foundation is still shallow, and my power is weak. How can I sit on the throne of the Heavenly Emperor or even hold it firmly? How can I compete with the Purple Emperor and the Southern Jade Mirror Emperor?"

"So this is what Lord Nan is worried about..."

Lin Jue shook his head and said sarcastically:
"Tsk, the position of the Nine Heavens God and the Heavenly Emperor is said to be held by those with virtue, but it turns out that it also depends on factional power..."

“It’s always been like this.”

"How can Nan Gong not have one? There are me and my junior sister, both of whom are old friends of Nan Gong. What's more important is that we all admire Nan Gong's character and virtue. I also have four disciples. Except for the youngest disciple who is a little dull, the other three have the potential to become true and enlightened. As long as Nan Gong can always uphold virtue, I will order them to serve as Nan Gong's immortal officials for a hundred years."

Lin Jue paused and said:
"Besides, whether in the human world or the Nine Heavens, those who are righteous have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous have few supporters. Lord Nan is virtuous, and there will always be gods willing to stand on his side. As long as Lord Nan remains upright and just, there is no need to worry about a lack of supporters and followers in the Nine Heavens. Even if they do not follow Lord Nan, there will always be those who follow uprightness and justice."

Nan Tianshi stopped where he was, looking thoughtful. After a long while, he finally spoke, but still said:

"But it's still not good for you to trap the Emperor of Heaven privately. You should release the Emperor of Heaven immediately!"

“Hahaha! Lord Nan doesn’t even let his old friends go when he starts scolding people!” Lin Jue laughed, “It’s a pity that I’m not a god and don’t have an official position. Lord Nan wants to scold me, so I’ll just listen! Then I’ll take my leave!”

Lin Jue smiled and bowed to him.

The fox also turned to look at him and waved to him.

Before Nan Tianshi could say something else, the thundercloud had already carried the Taoist and the fox away.

……

Passing through the clouds, straight down to the earth.

The war in Yishan seemed to have died down. The True Lord was no longer there, and the heavenly soldiers and generals had withdrawn. Only a few immortals remained in Yishan, waiting for the Taoist to return.

"Brother! You are finally back!" A colorful cloud flew over to greet him. A female Taoist priest stood on it and frowned. "Didn't you delay Lord Fuchi while Lady Yaohua dealt with the Purple Emperor? Why did you go with the Purple Emperor when he showed up?"

"in case."

Lin Jue glanced at Fu Yao and didn't say much.

Now that I think about it, the person in the "Cave of Goddess Yaohua" in Qingyan County was most likely a tail of Goddess Yaohua.

When Lin Jue asked her, she said, "A thousand-year-old fox will turn into a beautiful woman, a thousand-year-old snake will break and continue, and a hundred-year-old mouse can predict the future." Because Lin Jue himself went there for divination, nine out of ten people who heard this would think that there was a "hundred-year-old mouse" in the cave. Although she seemed to be telling the truth, she was actually misleading.

At this time, everyone also surrounded Lin Jue.

"Greetings, Immortal!" Taoist Master Tao and the others bowed to Lin Jue.

"That's not necessary." Lin Jue said, looking at them, "Where are Daoist Fellow Tao's disciples, and Daoist Fellow Jia Qiaozi?"

"He unfortunately died in the battle with the heavenly soldiers and generals." Taoist Master Tao replied, "My disciple died for the real person, so it was a worthy death."

"Is the body or the soul still there?"

"Still."

"Don't be sad. There is no such thing as dying or not dying." Lin Jue said, "I understand life and death, and I can be resurrected after death."

"This……"

"Go find the soul or the body quickly."

"Other Taoist friends in Yishan were also killed in the battle."

"Come here."

"Yes……"

The two left immediately.

"How are you, junior brother?" asked the eldest senior brother.

“Nothing hurt.”

"You have to be my junior brother. We have been fighting for life and death for half a year, but the victory or defeat is in your hands."

"How are the three seniors?"

"Huh? Why don't you reply to me?"

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you."

At this time, Master Xuanming, Taoist Master Bailuan and Master Moyu also came over and bowed to him:

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin."

"Thank you three seniors."

Lin Jue immediately replied to them.

“Just now I heard from Brother Lin Daoist’s Sixth Senior Brother that not only do we have help here, but we also seem to have the help of Lord Yili and Lord Yuezhao, the help of the gods of Tianshan, the help of Nan Tianshi above the Nine Heavens, and the God of Medicine who has just become a god. Even Brother Lin Daoist’s protectors and disciples are working hard elsewhere…”

"The immortal fruits on my mountain are about to ripen. I will invite them to Yishan in a few days for a good gathering."

"That would be great!"

Lin Jue then walked past them, looked towards Yishan, and bowed respectfully:

"I wonder if the mountain god is okay?"

Xuanming Zhenren immediately replied:

"The mountain god is not in good condition. The mountain god is different from us. With Master Lin's fifth brother who is the god of medicine, we can heal in an instant by calling his name when we are injured, but he can't cure the mountain god. In addition, the attack and fighting from beginning to end took place in Yishan. The entire Yishan spiritual charm is related to the mountain god. He is afraid that he has suffered heavy losses."

After a while, a voice came from the mountain:
"I'm fine... I'm thoughtful... But as the Lord of the Nine Heavens, the Emperor of Heaven still needs to worry about the other Emperors and the Heavenly Lord."

"Don't worry, Mountain God. Jade Mirror Emperor has always intended to rule the Nine Heavens. Now that the Purple Emperor is weak, it is his chance. He will deal with the other emperors." Lin Jue said, "As for the Heavenly Lords, as far as I know, they rarely care about worldly affairs. We think this battle is earth-shattering, but in their eyes, it is just a blink of an eye, a small wave on the sea. What's more, the Purple Emperor is the Heavenly Emperor. Since they did not stand on the Purple Emperor's side in this battle, they actually stood on our side."

The mountain god did not respond for a long time.

After a while, the entire Yishan Mountain began to shake.

The Lotus Peak has returned to its original position, and the Tiandu Peak is in shattered pieces. Amidst the trembling earth, countless rocks fly up from the air and fall back onto the mountain, filling the cracks and shatters and returning every rock that fell from the mountain to its original place.

Not only the Lotus Peak and the Tiandu Peak, but also looking further away at Mount Yi, the collapsed peaks and stalagmites in the West Sea Grand Canyon have been restored, the golden rooster and stone monkey that fell into the valley have returned to their original positions, the dream pen has reappeared, the broken Buxian Bridge has been recondensed, and the collapsed rubble pavilion has been restored to its original state.

This exhausted mountain god is using all his abilities to restore the entire Yishan Mountain to its original appearance.

At the same time, the bodies of Taoist Master Tao's disciples, Jia Qiaozi and many other Taoists in the mountains were all found. Even those whose bodies were gone had gathered together and stood in a neat row.

The power of life and death in one's own hand, at this moment, for the numerous dead, is a supreme miracle far superior to the power of creating the universe, reversing yin and yang, and restoring the state of things.

This is what great power is.

(End of this chapter)