Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 408 It all came down to a woman after all!
heaven.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother looked at each other, staring at Gu Qing, Yang Jian, Sun Wukong, and the sharp Pangu Axe that rushed in. The two of them were clearly Golden Immortals, but at this moment they felt very aggrieved.

They haven't even put in any effort yet, and it's already over.

The Jade Emperor looked at Gu Qing, then at the Pangu Axe in Gu Qing's hand. He moved his lips, his expression clearly warming, and addressed him as, "My dear son-in-law!"

Pangu's axe could not only split the heavens and the earth, but also remove this pitiful thick barrier.

Yao Ji stood behind Gu Qing and looked at the Jade Emperor sitting in the Jade Pool. Their sibling relationship had ended when Yang Tianyou died. The reason Yao Ji was preventing Gu Qing from tearing down the roof was because overthrowing the Jade Emperor would involve huge changes to the Heavenly Rules. Many Golden Immortals would join forces to seize the rule of the Three Realms, which would not be good for the common people.

"Qi'er married you, and Yang Chan also married you. We are all family now."

A smile also appeared on the Queen Mother's face.

Golden Immortals can control the rules and laws of Heaven, but the Pangu Axe can destroy them.

Now that Gu Qing possesses the power to destroy the Heavenly Court, both the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother must exercise restraint and have a proper talk with him.

"But our marriage is not permitted by the laws of heaven."

Gu Qing's words carried a hint of a smile.

With a forced smile, the Jade Emperor said, "My dear son-in-law, we established the Heavenly Rules to make the immortals and gods ruthless, precisely for the sake of fairness in the Three Realms. Because if the immortals and gods have desires and selfishness, they will trample on the order. The Heavenly Court will also be like the dynasties on earth. After a certain period of time, the immortals and gods will become arrogant and eventually create a crisis, leading to a major reshuffling of the Three Realms, before we can regain peace."

Immortals and gods are without emotion or desire; by enforcing the heavenly rules, they actually protect the fairness of the three realms.

"Just like Yang Jiao and Yang Jian, in order to find their fathers, they went down to the eighteen levels of hell and even went up to the Heavenly Court, which was extremely rebellious."

The Queen Mother pointed at Yang Jiao and Yang Jian, giving examples and saying, "In this world of passion and desire, passion is giving and desire is taking. If immortals and gods cannot control the limits and become trapped in passion and desire, they will suffer endless torment, just like Yang Jian."

Yang Jian frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.

"Second Brother Yang".

Among the immortals and gods, Nezha took out a small folded document and handed it to Yang Jian, saying, "I originally wanted to give this to you for review, but there are too many things to do..."

Yang Jian took the memorial and saw that it was written by the Kitchen God, which detailed the quarrel in Yang Jian's family. The memorial was then submitted to the Heavenly Court. The Queen Mother printed many copies of the memorial and gave them to the various gods in the Heavenly Court as a negative example to warn them.

Yao Ji and Yang Jiao both stepped forward, glanced at the contents briefly, and, to save face for Yang Jian, turned their faces to one side.

Yang Jian channeled his energy, blasting the commemorative document to pieces, and coldly said, "From now on, if this Kitchen God dares to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for gouging out his eyes, pulling out his tongue, and stuffing his ears!"

For Yang Jian, having his own affairs observed and enjoyed by the immortals was a great humiliation.

Upon hearing these words, the Kitchen God, who was among all the immortals, immediately shrank back and hid.

"You may think that the laws of nature are unreasonable, but they do have a reason for existing."

The Jade Emperor said.

"These unreasonable things include your use of the Ten Golden Crows to scorch the mortal world, and your attempt to use the Weak Water to attack Yang Jiao and Yang Jian, no matter how much disaster the Weak Water will bring to the human world."

Gu Qing said.

These two things are unavoidable stains on the Jade Emperor's record.

The immortals and gods in Heaven whispered among themselves, constantly glancing at the Jade Emperor above them.

The Jade Emperor lowered his eyes slightly; he could not easily admit his mistake in this matter.

At this very moment, in the Heavenly Court, all sorts of immortals and gods are arriving. Among them are Laozi from the Thirty-Three Heavens, Yuanshi Tianzun who just left Kunlun, Lingbao Tianzun who lost the Investiture of the Gods battle, and Buddha from the West, among others.

Most of the immortals and gods saw Gu Qing threatening the Jade Emperor and remained silent to observe the situation.

"Are you really not going to say a word?"

Gu Qing looked at the immortals and gods around him and said, "Prepare to stand aside and help whoever wins."

Apart from the Golden Immortals, the immortals and gods here lowered their eyes and remained silent.

"Ok."

Gu Qing suddenly changed the subject and said, "Since that's the case, the Jade Emperor is also my father-in-law. We can discuss making peace, and that way we'll both benefit."

You want to make peace?
This caused the immortals and gods on the Jade Pool side to become uneasy. Gu Qing, wielding the Pangu Axe, had become the strongest fighting force in the Three Realms on the surface. If Gu Qing were to join forces with the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor's original decline would be immediately reversed, and the neglected Heavenly Court would become an impenetrable fortress.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor's face lit up with joy. He clapped his hands repeatedly and exclaimed, "A win-win situation is wonderful! A win-win situation is wonderful!"

All the gods looked at Gu Qing. Since the Jade Emperor and Gu Qing had both won, they had become the biggest losers.

"Of course!"

Gu Qing nodded and said, "Since these immortals and gods are not pursuing your mistakes, why should I hold a grudge against my father-in-law? As long as my father-in-law agrees to my conditions, I will immediately give up, return to the mortal world to continue my peaceful life, and never concern myself with the disputes of the Heavenly Court again!"

Gu Qing also stated her conditions.

"it is good!"

The Queen Mother immediately agreed, but added, "However, this matter must not go against the rules of Heaven."

At least not openly!
"Of course!"

Gu Qing readily agreed and immediately began to state his conditions, saying, "I only ask that the Queen Mother of the West..."

"Cough cough!!"

Two coughs echoed from the Jade Pool. The sound was faint, yet it immediately drowned out Gu Qing's voice. Everyone looked over and saw that the speaker was Grand Tutor Wen Zhong. He had once assisted King Zhou in the mortal realm, and after his death, the Shang dynasty collapsed. Now, Wen Zhong held a high position and great power in the Heavenly Court, controlling the Thunder Department. He boldly spoke up, saying, "Gu Qing, under the Heavenly Emperor's rule, ten suns have appeared in the sky, causing more than half of the mortal people to die. The city of the unjustly dead is filled with the endless screams of the people. Such behavior is even worse than that of King Zhou in the mortal realm. In my opinion, the Jade Emperor is not suitable to continue ruling the Three Realms."

Upon hearing this, many immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court had a slight change in expression.

During the Investiture of the Gods, the gods and immortals all condemned Wen Zhong for aiding and abetting the tyrant Zhou. Now that King Zhou is gone, this label has been placed on the Jade Emperor, making the gods and immortals feel that Wen Zhong's words were a bit too sharp.

"In Grand Tutor Wen's opinion, who is suitable to be the ruler of the Three Realms?"

The little golden crow asked coldly, its voice filled with murderous intent.

"In my opinion, the one in the world most suitable to be the Heavenly Emperor is none other than the leader of my Jie Sect."

Grand Tutor Wen Zhong said loudly.

The immortals looked at Lingbao Tianzun. They could hear the abacus of the Jie Sect clearly. After the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect was leaderless and each leader looked after their own interests. Now that it was said that they would rule the Three Realms, many immortals and gods cheered.

After all, the power and prestige of most of the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court were filled by the Jie Sect.

"After all, the Celestial Venerable Lingbao lost the Investiture of the Gods war."

At this moment, Jiang Ziya hurriedly said, "This is far too unsuitable for the position of the Jade Emperor."

In the Heavenly Court, all the gods had bestowed titles and pardons, and Jiang Ziya was the one who selected them. Now, Jiang Ziya also wants to try his best.

With this aroused expectations and disputes, immortals and gods across the Three Realms began to line up, and all sorts of rumors spread. Gu Qing, in the Heavenly Court, listened to all the noise, reached out and patted the Pangu Axe, feeling satisfied. Having obtained the Pangu Axe, Gu Qing should have been a listener to others' negotiations, but seeing everything gradually improving, the Queen Mother of the West became increasingly restless.

"Gu Qing."

Suddenly, Master Yu Ding called out, "Gu Qing, we have known each other for a long time, and I have many scriptures that I can recite to you." As Master Yu Ding spoke, his words flowed in rapid succession, and he didn't care whether Gu Qing heard him or not. He just confidently and boldly imparted his secrets.

Gu Qing immediately applied his merits to remember everything that Jade Cauldron Immortal had said.

"Gu Qing."

The Golden Spirit Mother had somehow arrived in the Heavenly Court and said to Gu Qing, "Back in the East Sea, our techniques clashed, and you were the stronger one, after which you fell into the East Sea..." After a brief reminiscing, the Golden Spirit Mother continued, "Your sword formation that defeated my sword formation was quite formidable, but ultimately it couldn't compare to my Jie Sect's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation..."

The Holy Mother Jinling brought out the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

Yao Ji had been staying by Gu Qing's side the whole time. After hearing the conditions proposed by the Jie Sect, she gripped Gu Qing's arm tightly, as if afraid that if Gu Qing agreed, he would wield the Pangu Axe and become the Jie Sect's number one warrior.

The gods and immortals were all arguing.

At this moment, Gu Qing neither took the initiative, nor refused, nor took responsibility, but only accepted the benefits, which also made the gods of the Heavenly Court tacitly stop and look at Gu Qing together.

"The secret techniques of the Chan sect, the sword formations of the Jie sect."

The Jade Emperor's voice was somewhat hoarse as he asked, "Gu Qing, what will you decide?"

It won't do any good if you just take the benefits without doing anything.

Gu Qing stepped forward, looked at the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, pondered for a while, and said, "I don't really like the Chan Sect's magic techniques or the Jie Sect's sword formation... Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, could you bestow Chang'e upon me?"

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were startled. The gods and immortals in the Heavenly Court looked at Gu Qing with different expressions. The "beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords" had never happened in the mortal world, but everything Gu Qing did seemed like a huge joke to them. In the end, Gu Qing was still messing around with women.

The eyes of all the immortals and gods were focused on the Moon Goddess.

At this moment, the ethereal fairy of the moon palace blushed, her beauty enhanced by her white robes.

The things Gu Qing did seem extremely absurd, but for the person involved, such thoughts were extremely valuable.

"Chang'e is a fairy from the Moon Palace, how could she be bestowed upon a human?"

The Queen Mother of the West, her face stern, turned her gaze to Chang'e and exclaimed that she had made a mistake. If she had known that Gu Qing and Chang'e were like this, she should have directly used Chang'e to threaten Gu Qing, just like when she made Gu Qing take the Soul-Severing Pill...

Gu Qing gripped the Pangu Axe tightly in his hand.

"My dear son-in-law, don't be in a hurry."

The Jade Emperor quickly reassured her, saying, "We can strip the Moon Goddess of her divine status, take out her elixir of immortality, and after that, we in Heaven will not concern ourselves with what Chang'e does."

In this way, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother would not be considered to have defied the heavenly rules. As for Chang'e, even after the elixir of immortality was removed, she still possessed the divine power of the peaches of immortality and the divine power of the ginseng fruit, and remained an ageless immortal.

These shackles that had bound her for years were finally removed. Chang'e's eyes sparkled, and as she covered her mouth to stop herself from speaking, tears fell unconsciously. She came to Gu Qing's side, grasped his hand, and their fingers intertwined.

"oops!"

Marshal Tianpeng angrily threw away the rake in his hand, feeling bored staying in the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor was already furious, but upon seeing Marshal Tianpeng's actions, he immediately marked Marshal Tianpeng, intending to deal with him later after the matter was over.

"Gu Qing!"

Yao Ji sighed helplessly and said, "You're really something, making such a fuss over her."

Gu Qing reached out and grabbed Yao Ji, transmitting his thoughts to her, and said, "Back then, when the ten suns suddenly appeared, the commotion I caused for you was no small feat."

Yao Ji waved her hand dismissively, disbelieving such words. Although there had been a great commotion back then, it was all for Yang Chan's sake.

"Then we'll go."

Gu Qing feigned farewell to the gods of Heaven, saying, "I am too young to handle important matters, so I am preparing to retire after achieving my goals."

The Three Pure Ones and Buddha all looked at Gu Qing with disdain. After all this commotion, Gu Qing had already achieved his basic goal of coming to the Heavenly Court, but the Three Pure Ones and Buddha had not yet achieved any of their goals.

"For the sake of all living beings, let's talk about these ten suns that appeared out of nowhere and the Weak Water that descended to the mortal realm..."

Yuanshi Tianzun spoke up.

With the Three Pure Ones joining forces, Buddha by their side, and mostly Golden Immortals working together, they forced the Jade Emperor to concede.

Seeing this, Gu Qing smiled and watched as the Golden Immortals joined forces to negotiate a deal with the Jade Emperor: the West would belong to Buddha and Laozi, the East to the Immortals and Saints, and the North to Zhenwu... In this way, the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors would each perform their duties, greatly diminishing the Jade Emperor's power. He would no longer be able to issue a single decree that would cause ten suns to appear in the sky, open the gates of heaven, or even destroy a city because of disrespect in the mortal realm.

Huashan.

Gu Qing, carrying the Pangu Axe, along with Yang Chan, the Seventh Princess, and Chang'e, retired to this place. The Three Realms seemed to have returned to normal. However, after living here for more than twenty years, Yao Ji left the Yang family at Guanjiang Estuary and, taking leisurely strolls, also settled on Mount Hua.

"How could someone who was perfectly fine before marriage change so drastically after marriage?"

While drinking tea, Yao Ji complained helplessly.

Cunxin was by Yang Jian's side, chasing away both Yang Jian's brothers and Yang Jian's Howling Celestial Dog. Yao Ji couldn't bear to see her son caught in the middle, but when she came to Gu Qing's side, she felt a normal family atmosphere.

"Just endure it slowly."

Gu Qing was powerless to help Yang Jian.

Are you suffering too?

Yao Ji suddenly looked up and stared at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing reached out and led Yao Ji deeper into Mount Hua. The two continued down the mountain. Suddenly, Yao Ji froze, looked at the hazy, seven-colored place in front of her, and exclaimed in surprise, "The new Heavenly Rules are actually here!"

Gu Qing nodded.

Once this new heavenly rule is established, the rules of the three realms will be rewritten.

Do you want to be the Jade Emperor?

Yao Ji stroked the celestial compass before her and asked softly.

The Jade Emperor wrote down the Heavenly Rules and Order, becoming the ruler of the Three Realms. Although he has made successive concessions to the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors, the fundamental Heavenly Rules of the Three Realms are still in the hands of the Jade Emperor.

"Let me show you this."

Gu Qing led Yao Ji to a section of the Heavenly Rules. Within the densely packed rules, Yao Ji, guided by Gu Qing, saw paintings within paintings and words within words. Among the many cloud-like characters, Gu Qing wrote in a different script: Yao Ji's son-in-law can marry his mother-in-law...

"Are you trying to die?!"

Yao Ji felt her mind go blank.

(End of this chapter)