I have a relic of heaven

Chapter 225: The Supreme Lord is given a tight hoop and rushes to the Southern Dynasty to see the Southern Emperor

Zhou Mu looked around and found himself in that [Great Thousand World], where hundreds of millions of imprisoned immortal soldiers stood stiffly.

Zhou Mu did not try to understand the thoughts of the Golden Mother's Palace and the world.
As his thoughts turned, he activated the movement array pattern left in [Jiu Tian Dong Chu]. The scene in front of him changed, and accompanied by a flash of light, he instantly appeared in Jiu Tian Dong Chu.

He walked silently to the Tushita Palace, knocked on the door, walked in, and sat in front of the old man.

The old man looked at him and said calmly:
"Your Dao heart is damaged. What happened to you?"

The 'uncertain person' involves the Supreme Being, and the old man cannot see through it.

Zhou Mu took out the Emperor's decree and recounted what had happened in recent days one by one in a low voice.

The Supreme listened calmly.

Without even looking at the so-called Heavenly Emperor's decree, he just sighed softly:
"I never thought that you would be exposed to these things so early. This is not a good thing."

Zhou Mu smiled bitterly:

"I can sense that something is wrong with my Dao heart. I have developed a sense of resistance and fear towards the [Daluo Realm] that I longed for so much before."

"It's normal."

The old man said calmly:
"In a discarded history and timeline, everyone knows that their fate is determined by the Supreme Being. Who can become a Daluo is also chosen by the Supreme Being - it has nothing to do with their efforts, struggles, or talents."

After a pause, the old man continued:
“Even when they discovered that their thoughts and actions of rebelling and trying to defeat the Supreme One were all the Supreme One’s will, the universe was close to collapse. All living beings stopped practicing and lost their faith, quietly waiting to be chosen by the Supreme One.”

"Then, that timeline was abolished and rewritten."

Zhou Mu listened quietly, a little absent-minded, and could imagine the despair of all living beings in that abandoned period of history.

Even when they rebelled against the Supreme, it was the Supreme that made them rebel - as individuals, they actually had no self-will at all, and simply developed according to everything that was already set.
The old man looked at Zhou Mu who was in a daze, and his voice softened a little:

"It was also from that time that the Supreme Ones reached a contract and no longer wrote the fate of all living beings. It was also from that time that the 'Uncertain Man' was born."

Zhou Mu was stunned:
"But isn't it still a living being, destined to become an 'uncertain person', with a fate determined?"

The old man shook his head and said:
"This is the best possible outcome. An 'uncertain person' only means that the fate of a living being has been predetermined. Before that, the fate of all living beings in heaven and on earth was already written in advance. There are no changes, no surprises, and no variables."

Zhou Mu nodded blankly.

The old man looked at the incense in the incense burner, which was about to burn out and had the words "Jade Emperor" written on it, and continued:

"You don't have to be too confused - your fate is not predetermined. You belong to the [variable]. It is precisely because many supreme beings are restricted now that your future has infinite possibilities."

"You may even become the Supreme One."

Zhou Mu came back to his senses, his heart calmed down a little, and he murmured to himself:
"variable."

"Yes." The old man smiled and said, "This is the only situation that can possibly give birth to a new Supreme Being."

"I, Yuanshi, and Lingbao were divided and restricted, and we in turn suppressed the other supreme beings. Every Taoist fellow was busy with his own affairs. Only in this situation can a new supreme being be born."

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his hand and a cup of hot tea appeared in front of Zhou Mu. He picked it up and took a sip. It was just normal, ordinary tea, nothing magical.

After sorting out his thoughts, Zhou Mu said:

"Supreme One. The arrival of a new era also means that the world is once again under the control of the Supreme One. So, I don't have much time left, do you?"

"Yes." The old man nodded slightly: "If you can't achieve the Supreme Being before the arrival of the new era, you will never have another chance."

After a pause, He continued:

"In fact, the higher the cultivation level, the more closely watched one is. If it weren't for the fact that the Three Pure Ones were destined to fall and lose the qualification to compete in the Dao, the three of us would not allow a new supreme being to appear."

The old man was very frank and didn't hide anything. Zhou Mu felt better instead. He began to regroup and calm his mind.

Yes, just as the Great Elder said, now is the only time in the endless years when a new Supreme Being can be born.

What is there for me to be sad about?

It’s not that I don’t have opportunities—in fact, I can be said to be the person with the best opportunities in the world.

"Senior, I understand."

Zhou Mu stood up and bowed solemnly.

The old man smiled slightly:

"I have lost my inaction and am falling faster and faster. The more I fall, the closer those fellow Taoists are to escaping. You need to speed up."

He changed the subject and pointed at the Emperor of Heaven's decree:
"You may not be unable to use this item. The more Daoist Fellow Jade Emperor interferes [now], the easier it will be for you to be discovered. Why not take the initiative to join the game?"

“But.” Zhou Mu hesitated and said, “I heard from fellow Taoist Nezha and Holy Mother Turtle Spirit that if I get involved, there is a high probability that I will become the [Uncertain Person].”

"Yes."

The old man laughed:

"But so what? Fellow Daoist Jade Emperor urgently needs a living being to intervene on his behalf. If that person is you..."

Zhou Mu was stunned, and his mind became active:
"I can gain the support of the Emperor of Heaven, as long as I don't let Him find out that I am me?"

"Correct."

The old man nodded slightly:

"This is an opportunity. The support of the Three Pure Ones may not make you the Supreme One, but what about adding a fellow Taoist named Jade Emperor?"

"What if there are more fellow Taoists?"

Zhou Mu's thoughts turned around:
"what do you mean?"

The old man smiled:

"All of you will be able to escape from your predicament sooner or later. What will happen if you save them? If every fellow Taoist regards you as their 'confidant', your chances of attaining the Supreme Being will be close to certainty."

Zhou Mu widened his eyes, as if a new door had opened in front of him, and he saw a road he had never imagined!
Taishang Laojun took a sip of tea and said leisurely:

"With the three of us helping you cover up, your fellow Taoists may not be able to discover this. You just said that you were going to meet the so-called Southern Emperor?"

Zhou Mu became a little excited, and all his previous loss, confusion, and trembling were thrown behind him!
At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind - according to Lao Jun, if he really succeeded, to some extent, wouldn't he be writing the "destiny" of the Supreme Being? ?

At the same time, become the [confidant] of all the supreme ones and let all the supreme ones help you!
Zhou Mu nodded as his thoughts turned around and he was extremely excited.
"Yes, that fake Zhu Bajie will take me to the Southern Dynasty's capital tomorrow to meet the Southern Emperor and obtain the title of prince. I was just about to ask you what's going on with that fake Zhu Bajie."

"unimportant."

The old man waved his hand:

"I can't see through it. It's probably a back-up plan by some fellow Taoist. You can slowly investigate it yourself. The important thing is the Southern Emperor."

"Oh?"

Zhou Mu showed some interest:
"what do you mean?"

The old man said calmly:
"In the current mortal world, except for the little girl and the other four Daluo who were summoned last time, the other six Daluo who have not been sealed or suppressed are all the work of a certain supreme being."

After a pause, the old man continued:
"There's no need to talk about the green-robed guest in the green mountain. You can guess that it's my Niu Er, the only Daluo in the mortal world who can walk freely."

"Behind the rest of the Second Dynasty Demon Kings, the Second Buddha, and the Ghost Emperor, there is a certain Taoist friend standing."

Zhou Mu's thoughts turned around:
"You mean, you want me to get in touch with the Supreme Being behind the Southern Emperor?"

"Of course."

The old man nodded slightly:

"Once I know for sure which Taoist friend it is, I can create a coincidence and let you rescue him."

Zhou Mu couldn't help swallowing his saliva, feeling a little nervous. Plotting against the Supreme One?
He couldn't help rubbing his hands:

"Senior, which Daluo is the Southern Emperor? If we know which Daluo he is, we should be able to guess the person behind him, right?"

"I don't know who the Southern Emperor is. I can't gaze upon the [mortal world], and since it involves the Supreme Being, I can't use the [omniscience] to know it directly."

The old man shook his head slightly and said calmly:

"However, I do have a vague guess in my mind, but I'm not sure - please remember this spell."

He stretched out his hand and a string of meaningless words appeared in Zhou Mu's mind. He tried to read it again, but it didn't work. There was no vision, no change, no mystery, just like a plain and meaningless text.

"Grand Senior, what is this?"

"It's a secret Buddhist spell that can activate a specific treasure." Taishang Laojun said calmly, "That is, the Tightening Spell."

Zhou Mu coughed violently and widened his eyes:
"You want me to chant the spell when I'm near the Southern Emperor? You mean, the Southern Emperor, the Southern Emperor himself."

The old man smiled and waved his hand:

"It's just a guess. Even if the spell works, it won't necessarily be that monkey."

After a pause, He continued:

"But if it works, we can be sure that the little guy is backed by a fellow Buddhist."

Zhou Mu licked his dry lips:

"What if the curse works, and the Southern Emperor is really the Great Sage Equaling Heaven?"

"It's really that naughty monkey. If you find the right opportunity, please save him." Laojun sighed:

"That monkey, although he has a bad temper, he also gets along well with me."

Zhou Mu nodded thoughtfully, then asked:
“How can we rescue them?”

"It's too early to say that. It's not clear who it is yet."

The old man shook his head:

"The only thing we know is that if the spell takes effect, he will definitely not be willing to work for the person behind the scenes. Ahem."

He suddenly started coughing. Zhou Mu didn't react at first, but then he was shocked - how could a person like Tai Shang cough for no reason?

Zhou Mu became a little worried:

"Senior, you..."

"No problem."

The old man waved his hand and said tiredly:

"Every time I commit 'actions' and interfere with some things and some people, I will fall a little more, but it's not a big problem."

After a pause, He smiled and said:
"Although I am falling, it is very slow. Even at the end of the next era, I may not fall completely."

Zhou Mu nodded silently, somewhat unconvinced - this kind of big shot always likes to bluff people, and if there was really nothing wrong, he wouldn't cough out loud in front of him!

"okay."

The old man yawned:
"You may leave first. By the way, when your virtue is about to become a Celestial Immortal, remember to go to the treasury room. Perhaps you will be able to obtain an unusual Dharma image."

"Yes, senior."

Zhou Mu saluted, but then he seemed to remember something and asked quickly:

"Oh, by the way, Senior, I have gained half a ray of heaven and earth merit before, but I don't know where it came from."

He recounted the whole story, and the old man frowned, seeming to hesitate to speak.

Finally, He just shook His head:
"In the past, the human race was the protagonist of heaven and earth. Therefore, killing the man-eating monster can gain merit from heaven and earth."

After saying this, He waved His hand, and Zhou Mu saw a flash before his eyes, and he appeared outside the Tushita Palace.

He stood there for a long time, his mind was tossing and turning, the amount of information he had received was too much.
From the "uncertain person" created by the Emperor of Heaven, to the calculating Supreme One, to the Southern Emperor suspected to be the Monkey King
Zhou Mu was a little dazed. If Monkey King was really Monkey King, wouldn’t the problem with this fake Zhu Bajie be even bigger?

Licking his dry lips, Zhou Mu jumped down from the ruins of the East Kitchen, thought for a moment, and walked into the Jiutian East Kitchen.

What caught my eye was still everything I had seen in the past, stoves everywhere, big pots one after another, and the copy of the "Fengshen Zhixian" on the blue table.
He thought of the scene when he first came here, strolled in the East Kitchen, recalled Little Phoenix, and felt deeply moved.

"Calculate the Supreme One."

Zhou Mu muttered to himself, his heart beating violently, knowing that this was an extremely dangerous road, but it was also possible to step into the realm of the Supreme!

I walked to the red jade stove where my sister had once been, put my hand on it, and felt the heat and warmth of the stove.

"What the Great Senior said is the merit of heaven and earth."

He sighed, and became a little depressed again. He had figured out what was going on. When humans were the protagonists of heaven and earth, they could gain merit from heaven and earth by beheading demons.

The more people a monster harms, the greater the chance of gaining merit from heaven and earth.

But now, the situation has reversed, and the demon race has a tendency to become the protagonist of heaven and earth, so.
"So, only if I kill someone can I gain the merit of heaven and earth?"

"So, I gained the merits of heaven and earth only after I killed King Ci?"

Zhou Mu murmured, feeling very complicated.

He sighed and became a little worried. If this were the case, wouldn't he have to kill a lot of people in order to be promoted to a higher rank and gain merit from heaven and earth?

He is incapable of doing such a thing.

"Forget it, we'll talk about it later."

Zhou Mu shook his head and rushed towards the horse farm. After walking for a while, he estimated that it was almost dawn outside, so he had to wake up for the time being and come back to explore next time when he had time.

I opened my eyes and saw the faint morning light coming through the window.

"Brother Daoist?" Porcelain Doll asked, "What did Laojun say?"

Zhou Mu shook his head and did not describe what happened in the Tushita Palace. He just said:

"For the next period of time, I will focus my attention on my other body. Please help me take care of the things in the ancient building."

"After all, I'm going to meet a great Luo, and I'm afraid of revealing my flaws."

The porcelain doll and the fairy turtle nodded slightly, and the former asked:
"Where are the three guys in the quiet room? Have they been locked in there all this time?"

Zhou Mu pondered for a moment and said:

"Ignore Xu Xian, as for Luo Shuangyu and Chu Yaowu. If possible, I would like to ask Brother Nezha to give them some guidance on cultivation. I am destined not to be alone in the future. I cannot be a lone ranger."

"Also, let me know when Tianpeng wakes up."

The porcelain doll agreed.

Seeing this, Zhou Mu didn't say much. He just crossed his legs and most of his thoughts shifted to the other body.

Next to Tongtian Tower is the temporary palace.

Zhou Mu opened his eyes and pushed open the door as if he had sensed something. He saw a pig-headed Buddha standing outside the door.

"woke up?"

The Pig-Headed Buddha smiled and said:
"You were sleeping soundly. I called you three times but you didn't wake up."

Zhou Mu's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged:

"To be honest with you, Buddha, this is an opportunity for me."

As expected, the Pig-headed Buddha did not ask any further questions. He just sighed and chanted a Buddhist name, sighed with compassion, and said lightly:

"Your Majesty has already agreed to everything."

"Now, I will take you to the Southern Dynasty and the Imperial Capital."

Zhou Mu's expression froze, and he recalled the 'tightening curse' in his mind, and asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:
"May I ask the Buddha, when can I return to the Five Kings City?"

“If you are not in a hurry to go to your fiefdom, you can stay in the imperial capital for a few days at most.” As he said that, the Pig-Headed Buddha stretched out his one arm and gently took Zhou Mu’s hand, which made him feel a chill.

The next moment, the sky was spinning.

Open your eyes.

We have reached the Southern Dynasty and are outside the imperial capital.

(End of this chapter)