If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1293 Granting of Divine Positions

In fact, Xiaoyu bears a great deal of responsibility for the death of Bodhisattva Huaguang.

They had formed a good relationship in the northern border of Shenzhou in their early years. Even though Grand Tutor Yu failed to get his wish—to have Jin Chanzi come to Shenzhou to serve as the Lord of Hengshan—he would not refuse Hua Guang's request.

In other words, as long as Huaguang enters Shenzhou and meets Grand Tutor Yu, he will most likely be able to obtain the talisman of Lord Hengshan.

Conversely, if Huaguang came to Kyushu but failed to obtain the divine register and become the God of Hengshan, Laozi would not have allowed his disciples to "test" him.

Without tests, there would be no failures that would send one into the cycle of reincarnation.

"Grand Master Yu, the Buddha of Burning Lamp wants me to tell you that the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers are extraordinary, and you must treat them with utmost care."

Don't be fooled by how easily you killed several powerful figures; their deaths were merely a prelude to a calamity orchestrated by fate through your actions.

It's their own time to die; their fate has run out.

"This doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. You must be careful from now on," said the Arhat Subduing Dragon with a serious expression.

"Thank you for your concern, Master Dipankara. I will certainly keep your teachings in mind."

Grand Tutor Yu expressed his gratitude with a solemn expression, and then explained, "I did indeed have ill intentions towards Jin Chanzi, but Jin Chanzi is cunning and shrewd, with unparalleled supernatural powers. Even the World-Honored One Tathagata thinks he is suitable for the position of god of Hengshan."

The Arhat Subduing Dragon sighed, "It's too late to say anything now. The position of the Hengshan deity is beyond our Buddhist sect's reach."

"Can't we call Elder Jin Chanzi over again?" Grand Tutor Yu really didn't want to give up such a good opportunity.

The Arhat Subduing Dragon shook his head and said, "The Dao Ancestor has already given Mount Ling a chance. Whether it is Hua Guang or Jin Chanzi, whoever goes east can become the Lord of Hengshan Prefecture as long as they pass the test."

But the opportunity only comes once. Hua Guang not only messed it up, but also angered the Dao Ancestor.

"Oh, what a pity."

Grand Tutor Yu's face and eyes were filled with sincere regret and deep remorse.

The Arhat who subdued the dragon felt no relief, only awkwardness.

He understood that the reason why Grand Tutor Yu felt regret was not because Buddhism had lost a precious opportunity, but because her own wicked scheme had failed.

Of course, even if everyone knew she had ill intentions, the Hengshan divine position itself was perfectly legitimate and a genuinely beneficial benefit.

Both the World-Honored One Tathagata and Dipankara Buddha were extremely annoyed!
“There’s no hope for a new Hengshan God, but there are still many important divine positions in the Hengshan God’s Palace. I would appreciate Grand Tutor Yu’s help in making some plans,” said Venerable Jianglong.

Xiaoyu asked, "Is it Jin Chanzi who came to the East to become a deity?"

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable shook his head and said, "Jin Chanzi himself is not willing, and his reputation is too great, which will easily attract attention."

This time, we only need to arrange a few ordinary Arhats who can demonstrate the Buddha's power to subdue demons and monsters in front of the people of China.

In the past, there were thirteen protectors beneath the Hengshan Divine Palace. Now that the palace is being rebuilt, could we perhaps add four 'Vajras'?

The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step.

Nowadays, ordinary people in China have never seen a Buddha or witnessed Buddhist supernatural powers. But once they have seen a miracle, they will definitely develop faith.

"Why not the Five Vajras?" Grand Tutor Yu asked.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable was taken aback, somewhat unable to follow her train of thought. "Five will do too."

Grand Tutor Yu explained, "I created a set of Five Mountains Sword Techniques and had each of them practice one of them individually."

When one cultivates to the highest level, one can form the shape of the Five Sacred Mountains.

Once they integrate themselves into the mountain shape and are worshipped by believers, the believers will receive the protection of the Five Sacred Mountains and be able to ward off the spirits and demons in the mountains.

In other words, after worshipping the Five Sacred Mountains Vajras, one will not be afraid of jackals, tigers, leopards, mountain spirits, or ghosts when entering the mountains.

More importantly, this is a newly created divine position, so there's no need to compete with the Xuanmen (Taoist sects) for it.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable was both surprised and delighted, and quickly asked, "Could it be that Grand Tutor can also create corresponding divine talismans?"

"Your Excellency, please take a look at this first." Grand Tutor Yu wrote the "Five Sacred Mountains Sword" into a spirit jade and tossed it to him.

After the Arhat Subduing Dragon had read through the "Five Mountains Sword," she raised her right hand and drew five runes in the air.

When she withdrew her hand, the five runes seemed to come alive, automatically coalescing into a more complex golden rune.

"This is a Five Sacred Mountains True Form Talisman. I gave it to a deity earlier. But she is a water goddess, so there will be no struggle for the divine position," said Grand Tutor Yu.

This is one of the two true talismans she previously gave to Lu Wan, the "Xiang Goddess's Wife" Qiu Shui.

At that time, "Old Mother Qiushan" drew a Four Rivers True Form Talisman on Qiushui's left hand and a Five Sacred Mountains True Form Talisman on her right hand.

It not only helped her resist the pursuers sent out by Wang E with a true talisman, but also bestowed upon her a tremendous opportunity for immortality.

Whenever Qiu Shui has a sharp mind, he will try his best to copy and comprehend the true talismans, and improve his own divine talismans.

She was born with the spirit of the Xiang River, so she probably can't become a mountain god.

At least when Grand Master Yu was imparting the Five Vajra True Form Talisman, there was no sense of revealing the will of Heaven.

Yes, the true talisman she drew was enough to make someone become an immortal or a god, thus triggering the Great Dao rules set by the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Of course, her own laws do not have to abide by the Heavenly Rules of the Way of Heaven.

The problem is that she spreads the Dharma indiscriminately, which will lead to a life-or-death struggle for the Great Dao among those who receive the teachings.

For example, now, if five Arhats want to become water gods in the Four Rivers, Grand Master Yu would give them the Four Rivers True Talisman.

They would then clash with Qiu Shui over the Great Dao—they would condense the same Water God's Talisman, and then they would sense and interfere with each other, inevitably leading to the death of one of them.

The rules of revealing and closing the Heavenly Dao were not created by Yuanshi Tianzun to restrict the transmission of magic, but to make the inheritance of immortal magic more standardized and orderly.

If the transmission of the Dharma were truly to be restricted, there would be no rule of "closing the Heavenly Way."

The sin of closing the Heavenly Way is that when the time comes, one fails to spread the Great Law, which is also a great sin.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable's eyes flashed with spiritual light as he quickly memorized Grand Tutor Yu's Five Sacred Mountains True Form Talisman.

After closing his eyes and pondering for a while, he stood up, bowed respectfully, and said with gratitude, "Thank you for bestowing this method upon me, Grand Master. With this Five Sacred Mountains True Form Talisman, they should be able to comprehend the divine talisman on their own in a few decades."

Of course, one can comprehend divine talismans on their own.

The divine registers of innate deities are all present at birth.

Immortals who have entered the path of immortals can also comprehend divine talismans on their own through their cultivation.

Once the "Five Sacred Mountains Vajras" comprehend the divine talismans and receive imperial decree from the Heavenly Court, they become the true gods of the Five Sacred Mountains.

They only seized the path to godhood, without taking a share of the existing "divine positions."

"It was nothing, just a small favor," Grand Tutor Yu said politely, then asked, "Your Excellency comes from the Heavenly Court? Are you currently holding a position there?"

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable recounted in detail the reforms in the Heavenly Court.

"The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother actually want to learn the harsh laws and punishments of the Qin Dynasty." Grand Tutor Yu's expression was conflicted.

She felt from the bottom of her heart that the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor were messing around, but she also strongly agreed with their reasons: in this world, the gods are too lawless and reckless, and they should be restrained.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable said, "When I descended from heaven, the Heavenly Emperor was listening to Han Feizi preach in the Lingxu Palace."

Grand Tutor Yu frowned and said, "It seems that the Heavenly Emperor's purpose in promoting the reforms is not pure enough!"

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable asked in surprise, "Grand Tutor, what makes you say that?"

"Han Feizi's theory, with its harsh laws and severe punishments, was merely a facade; its fundamental purpose was to strengthen centralized power."

Therefore, Ying Zheng particularly liked Han Feizi.

"Listening to Han Feizi's teachings, everyone knows the Jade Emperor's heart!" said Grand Tutor Yu.

"The Jade Emperor not only invited Han Feizi, but also invited Legalist sages to preach, which was also to oppose the suggestions of the great gods and immortals of the Xuanmen sect who opposed the reforms. They believed that the Jade Emperor was too presumptuous and wanted him to listen to the advice of the Legalist sages."

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable offered an explanation for the Jade Emperor, and then refused to discuss this taboo topic any further.

He stood up and took his leave.

Before parting, he solemnly and meaningfully said, "Grand Tutor, when you have time, you can go to Lingshan."

Even though the 'Hengshan Divine Position' had changed, the World-Honored One, Tathagata, still held the Grand Tutor in high esteem.

Why only mention the World Honored One and not the Old Buddha?

"Oh, you monk, you're one of Buddha's men. But I'm a follower of the Buddha!" ​​Xiaoyu thought to herself, a look of admiration on her face. She sighed, "I've worshipped Buddha since I was a child, and I dream of seeing him every day."

Once things have calmed down in the Central Plains, I will definitely go to Mount Ling to worship Buddha.

The dragon-taming is clearly implying that Buddha is very satisfied and will reward her when she goes to Mount Ling.

She genuinely couldn't refuse the benefits offered by Buddha unless the benefits from Dipankara Buddha were even greater; she couldn't possibly have it both ways.

After seeing off the Dragon-Subduing Venerable, Xiaoyu pulled Chijiu Luo aside and told him about Huaguang's tribulation.

The old monk was both shocked and frustrated. "If only I had known—"

He regretted it for a while, but then he couldn't regret it anymore.

Even if he had known this would be useless, there would have been no use. Even Buddha couldn't do whatever he wanted with things on Mount Ling, so what could he do?
"Don't worry about it. For you, the Hengshan Divine Position incident is over," Xiaoyu said.

After sending the old monk away, Grand Tutor Yu called Yang Li over and recounted the story of Hua Guang.

"Hehe, I knew it. The great masters of the Xuanmen sect wouldn't let the Buddhist sect occupy the divine positions of the Four Rivers and Five Sacred Mountains," Yang Li said gloatingly.

“If the person who comes is Jin Chanzi, he might very well be able to ascend to a divine position. Huaguang Bodhisattva is too reckless; he has even gathered a group of demon gods. I cannot tolerate that.”

Xiaoyu sighed and said, "Things have come to this point, and Lingshan no longer dares to interfere in the matter of Hengshan's divine position."

I don't intend to use the talisman in my hand myself, nor can I keep it on my person forever; I need to use it immediately.

Among the acquaintances and friends I know, it seems that only Meng Zhenjun is qualified to serve as the Lord of Hengshan.

I only know that he was wandering around Dang County, but I didn't have time to look for him.

So, I'll have to trouble you to make that trip.

As Grand Tutor Yu spoke, he handed over the jade box containing the talisman.

Yang Li didn't know where Meng Zhenjun was either.

He went to Dang County in person, first inquiring with the spirits and gods, and then releasing several communication talismans.

After waiting for more than an hour, a talisman messenger flew over and said, "The True Lord is currently participating in the 'Killing Feather Alliance' and has no time to attend to other matters. He sent a minor deity to pick up the Daoist."

Or perhaps it's inconvenient for the Taoist priest due to his status. Should I accompany him for a few days until the Killing Feather Alliance meeting concludes, and then take him to see the True Lord?

Yang Li, the leader of the "Kill Feather Alliance," twitched his lips and asked, "Are you discussing how to kill Grand Tutor Yu?"

The talisman said awkwardly, "The name was given by the heroes of Shenzhou. The main discussion is how to deal with Grand Master Yu's Nine Yuan Nine Turns Yellow River Formation, as well as the 'Oath-Breaking Celestial Master First Assault Death Squad'."

Who has the ability and the courage to truly kill Grand Tutor Yu?

Yang Li hesitated for only a moment before saying, "You know my identity. I have heavy responsibilities and don't have time to wait for their meeting to end."

"Just lead me there. My matter with Meng Zhenjun is very simple; it can be explained in a few words."

"How about you leave a letter, Daoist Master, and I will deliver it to True Lord Meng?" the talisman envoy suggested.

Yang Li sighed, "The matter is simple, but not insignificant. It's inconvenient to leave a note."

He carried the divine talismans of Hengshan directly on him, so how could he entrust them to the talisman envoy?

Even if the divine talisman were stolen by a villain, Grand Tutor Yu would have the ability to slap the scoundrel who usurped the divine position to death.

Why complicate something that could be a simple matter of a sentence or two?
"Then, Taoist priest, come with me."

The talisman carried Yang Li westward until they landed in the "Honggou" and found a celestial abode floating on the bottom of the water.

The Honggou is the legendary "Chu River and Han Border".

It is an artificial canal that was dug by the State of Wei in the past.

It begins near Xingyang, connects the Yellow River, the Ji River, and the Ying River, passes through Daliang, and goes south to Chen County, Chen Prefecture.

In other words, Xingyang, the eastern capital guarded by Qin Er Shi at this time, was directly connected to Chen County, where Chen Sheng established his capital, through a Honggou Canal that stretched for thousands of miles.

In fact, at this very moment, Qin troops and Chen Sheng's generals were already facing off at the Honggou Canal.

Yang Li activated his spiritual eye and looked north, estimating that the distance between the immortal abode and the front line was only forty or fifty miles.

—So this is indeed the "Kill Feather Alliance Meeting" to deal with my Great Qin!

Yang Li felt a little wistful and awkward, but he wasn't afraid of being trapped in enemy territory.

Sure enough, upon seeing him dressed in the magnificent robes of the Great Qin Celestial Master, with a Celestial Master's token hanging from his waist, the immortal generals, mortals, and strange individuals at the entrance of the Celestial Mansion only looked at him with strange eyes, without rushing up to shout and kill.

"Why did you actually come?" Meng Zhenjun was a little surprised and embarrassed. "What is it that you had to see me in person?"

Yang Li peeked into the hall and saw many blurry figures.

There were quite a few, but none of them were clearly visible.

"As you know, I have spent ten years in Xianyang, helping the Dragon Court to cleanse itself of karmic debts. Grand Tutor Yu Feng also knows this," Meng Qi explained.

"What are you discussing? Have you reached a conclusion?" Yang Li asked curiously.

Meng Zhenjun sighed, "What else is there to discuss? Qiu Mingzi just came before you."

He made his stance clear—if we dare to get involved, then fight us to the death.

They have the Golden Dragon Scissors and the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

This made even the immortals on the rebel side afraid to participate in the battle.

The esteemed immortals are currently discussing countermeasures!

After hesitating for a moment, Meng Zhenjun secretly transmitted his voice and said, "Grand Tutor Yu thought that this move would scare away the immortals of Fulongting, but he was being a bit presumptuous."

They are now making fierce vows to annihilate Qiu Mingzi and his hundreds of immortals in one fell swoop.

Let the Qin Dynasty and Grand Tutor Yu know their magnanimity.

Yang Li scoffed, "Then what is the price, and who will pay it?"

Meng Zhenjun said, "We are discussing it. The great immortals hope that ordinary extraordinary people will not be afraid of death and will all rush forward to let Qiu Mingzi and his group of sinful immortals know the 'bravery of the righteous army'."

Even if you die in battle, you will still receive blessings in your next life.

The extraordinary individuals believed that they should adopt the strategy of "Tian Ji's horse race," whereby the great immortal would use his supernatural powers and powerful innate magic treasures to crush Qiu Mingzi and his group, thus ensuring that the righteous army would not lose a single immortal.

The ordinary immortals of the rebel army crushed the generals of Qin.

Thus, the righteous army achieved a great victory, while the Qin army suffered a crushing defeat.

Yang Li sneered, "The idea is good, but if the Great Immortal really kills too many immortals, their own fate will also come to an end, just like the River God."

"Yes, that's why everyone's arguing about it!" Meng Zhenjun sighed and asked, "Why have you come all this way to see me?"

Yang Li asked, "Does True Lord Meng have any plans to switch to the path of immortality?"

Grand Tutor Yu recently obtained a divine talisman and wishes to present it to the True Lord to repay your past kindness in bringing her into the Imperial Observatory.

Meng Zhenjun was still somewhat confused and bewildered when several exclamations came from the entrance of the hall.

"Could it be a divine talisman of the Lord of Hengshan?"

"Yu Fengxian is actually going to give away the precious Great Emperor's Divine Talisman to Meng Zhenjun for nothing?"

"Back then, Lord Meng Zhenjun only asked her to fill the hole for him; what great favor did she do for him?"

Yang Li was startled and stared wide-eyed. The entrance to the hall was still shrouded in mist, and he could only see blurry figures, not the person speaking.

In fact, from his position, he couldn't even see the people at the door. He only felt that everyone was inside the hall, far away from him.

But he wasn't stupid. He immediately realized that while he was whispering to Meng Zhenjun in the corner of the courtyard, a group of immortals in the hall had come to the door and were secretly watching them.

He was initially angry, but his anger quickly turned into helplessness.

While others were holding a "Kill Feather Alliance Meeting," he, a "lackey of Grand Tutor Feather," showed up. They weren't keeping a close eye on him; it was definitely not normal.

It's just that they secretly used a secret method to eavesdrop on his private conversations with Meng Zhenjun.

(End of this chapter)