Strange Stories

Chapter 606 Persuasion
At the foot of Fuqiu Peak, next to the hot spring, the moonlight is like water, and the floating light is silver.

Lin Jue was surrounded by Fuyao, Xianzhu and several guardians, while his junior sister was surrounded by his disciples and Xiaohua. They all stood on a colorful cloud.

"Is the senior here?"

"..."

There was no response from the forest.

"I am about to leave Yishan and return to Fengshan, so I came here to say goodbye to you, Senior."

"I'm afraid that's not right?" Chuyi's voice came from the mountain, and he immediately understood. "With your current ability, how long will it take to get from Fengshan to Yishan? Besides, you have my spirit writing talisman. If you want to find me, you can contact me at any time. Why bother to say goodbye?"

"Haha! I have something I want to ask you, senior."

"What's the matter?"

"I wonder if you have heard of any treasure or magic that can change a person's destiny and make it possible for someone who cannot practice Taoism to do so."

"Things in the world have variables, but also certainties. It is not easy to change one's natural endowment and destiny, and it is not easy to enable someone who cannot cultivate to cultivate." The voice continued to be heard from the forest. "Throughout the ages, I have heard of immortals who have had this ability, but there have only been a few. This ability is something that everyone wants to use before becoming an immortal, but after becoming an immortal, it is often less useful."

Lin Jue nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

There is some truth in what you said.

Before becoming immortals, most of them were often deeply involved with the mundane world. However, becoming an immortal is not an easy task. Those who have already become immortals often spent dozens or even hundreds of years. When they looked back at that time, they would find that they were mostly surrounded by immortals, Taoists, and spirit children, and the people of the mundane world had long gone.

"Senior, do you know who has this ability?"

"There were only a few of them, and they all died in the catastrophe. The last one was named Master Menghua. Ha, it is said that he was killed by Lord Long Snake for protecting his own spirit beast demon boy."

"Is this so..."

"You can only ask other spirits or figure it out yourself!"

"Thank you, senior."

Lin Jue bowed to him and said goodbye again.

Then colorful auspicious clouds slowly rose into the sky and floated under the moon. People on earth could not see the people on the clouds, they only felt that the moonlight dyed an ordinary white cloud into colorful colors.

Maple Mountain.

The pavilions are still there, the fairy trees are still there, and a giant snake that can swallow a house in one gulp is wandering among the fairy trees in the mountains. The fairy trees emit brilliant light, which is reflected on its scales, outlining its somewhat terrifying appearance.

There was another egret standing on a tree on the top of the mountain.

Ziyun has returned to Hongye Temple, and now she is the abbot there. The junior sister is practicing here with Xiaohua and Lin Jue.

There was a new pavilion on the cliff, it was hers.

Colorful auspicious clouds floated towards the attic.

"I wonder when your senior brother and second senior sister will come back." Lin Jue said.

Xian Zhu was wondering why the master only mentioned the eldest senior brother and the second senior sister, but not the youngest junior brother, when he heard the master say:

"How much have you learned from your senior brother and second sister's cooking skills?"

Xianzhu immediately became alert.

"Master! I'm a rabbit, I eat grass! I don't usually cook!"

"Ha ha……"

Several people continued to practice in Fengshan.

As Master Jiang said -

Within a few days, gods from the south came to visit.

It was a white cloud coming from the sky.

In addition to the emperor-level powerful Lin Zhenren, an eight-tailed white fox, a five-element immortal, there are also two immortal demon immortals Wan Xinrong and Xianzhu. The priests naturally pay attention to etiquette, so Baiyun stopped in the distance.

The cave's guardian took a closer look and found that although the leader was not Taoist Jiang, he was an old acquaintance of Taoist Lin.

It was Taoist Qingxuan.

The magicians who were given talismans by the talisman sect all had official positions in heaven, which meant that they could ascend to heaven and become gods after death. However, in most cases, ordinary Taoists could not become priests or spiritual officials. Even some minor gods and clerks might have to wait and see to fill the vacancies. Taoist Master Qingxuan was naturally unusual.

He followed Master Jiang and made great contributions in the last years of the previous dynasty. Therefore, after his death, he became a priest under Lord Yili. Later, he left Lord Yili and became a priest in front of Emperor Yujian. At this time, he was also followed by several great gods, and his status in the southern pantheon might even be higher than that of Master Qingxuan, to show his respect for Master Lin.

The Dharma Protector came to inform Lin Jue, and Lin Jue immediately went to greet him in person:

"Brother Dao, we meet again."

"Haha, yes, I still miss Fellow Daoist Lin's Thousand Day Wine that day."

"When old friends come, there will be plenty of wine."

It was right to be happy when old friends got together, but the reason why Taoist Qingxuan came was a disturbance to both him and Lin Jue, so naturally they were not as happy as they were in the previous few days.

After drinking and chatting for a while, a priest looked at Taoist Qingxuan.

Taoist Qingxuan immediately understood, sighed, and started talking about business.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, the Emperor of Heaven was too overbearing before. He not only killed demons wantonly without distinguishing between good and evil, but also implicated mortals and even immortals. Anyone who opposed him was regarded as an enemy by him. He even oppressed the human world and forcibly took away the power to confer gods from the people of the human world and the court. This is to forcibly consolidate his own divine power, which is no different from extorting incense and offerings. It violates the will of the Heavenly Laws and God. It can be said that he has lost both morality and people's hearts."

Taoist Qingxuan paused:
"Now that he has been defeated and trapped by you, the Nine Heavens cannot be without a master. I wonder what you think?"

"I don't agree with what Brother Dao said." Lin Jue said, "The world really cannot be without a master, because most people are stupid and selfish, but the gods are based on virtue and are full of heroes. Even if the Nine Heavens are without a master, it will not affect the operation in a short period of time."

"But the Purple Emperor has lost his virtue. The Heavenly Elder should be in the place of virtue."

"Indeed." Lin Jue nodded, sat up straight, and discussed with his old friend, "However, looking at the behavior of the Purple Emperor, although he is overbearing and paranoid, and especially overcorrecting in eliminating demons and monsters, his moral character is still acceptable, and he has not done too many things that harm the human world. On the contrary, eliminating demons and monsters is beneficial to the human world. If we can persuade him to correct his mistakes and eliminate evil demons and monsters, it will undoubtedly be a blessing for the human world."

After these words were spoken, several great immortals and gods looked at each other in surprise.

"Does Master Lin still want to welcome back the Purple Emperor?" an old god in yellow asked.

"He is the Emperor of Heaven after all. How dare I, a mere cultivator, depose the Emperor of Heaven?" Lin Jue replied with a smile.

"Master, you must know that above the Nine Heavens, the immortals have always had the tradition of raising spirit beasts, taking in mounts, and taking in demon children. There are also many demons and spirits who serve as guardian gods and star gods in the sky. There are also many earth gods in the human world who are not human, and many mountain gods and river gods are spirits born and raised by the earth. But most of them were deposed or implicated by the Purple Emperor. Now, in addition to the gods brought by the Purple Emperor from the north, there are countless gods in heaven and on earth who oppose the Purple Emperor. The emperor of the human court is young but has great ambitions, and he no longer respects the Purple Emperor. How can Master still welcome the Purple Emperor back?"

The old man in yellow said politely.

Several other great gods also spoke up immediately:
"God is right."

"My emperor is both virtuous and prestigious, and he is the most worshipped emperor in the world. If it weren't for Lord Fuchi, my emperor would have been the celestial elder in the last dynasty... The Immortal originally practiced in Huizhou, and he has friendships with my emperor, Lord Yili, Lord Yuezhao Yuan, and even Lord Ku Nian. Why don't you help my emperor to rule the Nine Heavens?"

"Yes, the Jade Mirror Emperor is benevolent and generous, and has governed the South in an orderly manner. Even in the last chaotic times, when the world was in turmoil, the demons and ghosts were most at peace in the South. If he were to rule the Nine Heavens, he would be able to exterminate demons and evil spirits like the Purple Emperor, but he would not be like the Purple Emperor, who did not distinguish between good and evil and acted recklessly, and even did not let go of the demons raised by the immortals and subdued by the gods. He would definitely govern well."

"My emperor has a history with the real person. Before, when the real person fought with the Purple Emperor, my emperor's subordinates, Yili Shenjun and Yuezhao Yuanjun, helped him, and there were also priests in the Nine Heavens to help mediate. Later, my emperor personally took action to stop the Western Miaoming Emperor. If the real person can give and take, my emperor will rule the Nine Heavens in the future. The real person and the real person's family of fairy foxes, the mountain gods of Yishan, and the kind spirits in the world can all rest assured. The human world will also usher in a prosperous era."

Lin Jue knew in his heart that most of what they said was right.

He did have a friendship with the Jade Mirror Emperor, and among the four gods, he had the best relationship with the southern gods;
The gods of the South were indeed very good at managing things, and the Jade Mirror Emperor did indeed govern the South very well. At the end of the previous dynasty, when the world was in turmoil, the South was indeed relatively peaceful.

If Emperor Yujian were to rule the Nine Heavens, he would probably continue his previous ideas and principles, and would probably really govern the Nine Heavens and the human world well;

Of course, the main thing is that even if at that time, the Jade Mirror Emperor's ideas change, and the Nine Heavens once again eliminate demons and monsters, this fire probably won't burn Lin Jue or even Yishan, and it's even unlikely to burn the Nine Heavens immortals. The Jade Mirror Emperor is much better at management than the Purple Emperor.

There's just something a little bit wrong.

Emperor Yujian helped Lin Jue by stopping Emperor Miaoming of the West, but essentially he was doing it to help himself.

Of course, this was not a big problem and it really helped Lin Jue.

It’s a pity that Lin Jue has already stood with Nan Tianshi.

There is no other reason -

Just upright and righteous.

Since the establishment of the Nine Heavens, there have been several dynasties and generations, and several celestial elders have been replaced, as if they were being selected or evolved.

Perhaps such a Tianweng who has no factional roots, is upright and just, and is respected by everyone, is what Jiutian really needs.

Perhaps only then will the Nine Heavens God System be truly stabilized.

"What you said makes sense, but I just finished fighting with the Nine Heavens God, so I can't get involved in the fight for the Nine Heavens' orthodoxy. Otherwise, people will think I'm fighting him to overthrow the Purple Emperor." Lin Jue said to Taoist Qing Xuan, "Besides, I've become chess friends with Fu Chi Shen Jun, and I've agreed with him that I won't fight with him anymore."

"Fellow Daoist, what you mean is..."

"I am naturally grateful for the help from Emperor Yujian, but I also helped Emperor Yujian, so I don't feel indebted." Lin Jue said, "The world is relatively stable now, and the belief in the Emperor of Heaven is still there. It is not yet time to change the world again. And even if that time really comes, the nine gods and the people of the world will choose the next Heavenly Elder."

(End of this chapter)