Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 153 List of Gods

"Is it you?" Li Xianglian's eyes exuded a biting coldness.

She never imagined that the person who almost killed her in the past would come to the fairy palace and become a demon.

What was even more unexpected was that at this moment he was filled with demonic energy. His cultivation was probably so high that even the combined efforts of three people would be of no use to him, and now he didn't have the two swords in his hands.

His aura now is probably close to that of the three major sect leaders. How did he do it?
"Hou Fangting, I didn't expect you to be so bold and presumptuous as to slaughter mortals. Aren't you afraid that Li Jiuxiao will punish you?" Li Xianglian asked coldly.

"Li Jiuxiao?" Hou Fangting was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Who is he? He's nothing more than food in my stomach. What does a mortal man count for? From now on, I will make your so-called righteous path vanish into thin air."

"I am the new Demon Lord. I will kill anyone who disobeys me."

"I also want to thank you! If you hadn't helped me solve the problem at the bottom of the lake, I wouldn't have been able to absorb so much resentment and demonic energy so smoothly."

Several people's expressions changed. No wonder! This guy must have sucked Li Jiuxiao dry to become the new Demon Lord. No wonder he was so arrogant.

Ye Beixuan made a quick assessment and realized that the three of them were all at the Foundation Establishment stage, while he had already reached the peak of the Golden Core stage. Even if he was not as good as Li Jiuxiao at his peak, he would probably still find it difficult to deal with him.

You have to know that Li Jiuxiao can defeat Jieyan and Li Xianglian with one move. Even if you fight them head-on, you may not be able to withstand a few moves.

Hou Fangting's figure was like a ghost. He attacked instantly, and each move was filled with black energy, heading straight for Jie Yan and Li Xianglian.

Although the two had been prepared, facing Hou Fangting's fierce attack, Jie Yan and Li Xianglian could only barely resist a few moves before being shocked and retreating repeatedly, falling into a disadvantage.

At this moment, a cold light flashed in Ye Beixuan's eyes, and with a wave of his right hand, thirty-two flying knives cut through the sky like meteors, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and went straight to Hou Fangting's vital points.

However, Hou Fangting was prepared and let the flying knife fly towards him, but the flying knife was instantly annihilated by the black air.

"Flying knife? It's you?" He laughed heartily, his voice trembling with excitement. As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes turn red. He said in a cold tone, "Ye Beixuan, your flying knife can no longer hurt me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his laughter stopped abruptly. One of the flying knives instantly pierced his heart, and a large amount of black gas instantly emerged from his chest.

"You still have this flying knife?" Hou Fangting's eyes showed disbelief. He was careless. He didn't expect that he still had this kind of flying knife that even made him feel scared. God is unfair. Why can he always restrain me?

Seeing Hou Fangting injured, several people were about to attack again. Suddenly, gusts of cold wind blew up, and countless evil spirits appeared in the air, making shrill wails that were creepy.

Ye Beixuan frowned and immediately came up with a plan.

He said in a deep voice: "You guys step back, I have a solution."

After saying this, he took out a jade flute from his bosom and gently played a requiem.

The flute sounded melodious, carrying a cool blue light that quickly enveloped the evil spirits.

The originally ferocious ghost gradually calmed down in the blue light, its expression became rational, and it looked at Hou Fangting with hatred.

They recognized Hou Fangting, and the hatred in their eyes even burned like real flames. Then countless evil spirits let out sharp howls and pounced on Hou Fangting to bite him.

Hou Fangting sneered, his eyes full of disdain: "I can kill you when you're alive, but what can you do to me when you're dead?"

He waved his hands, and a black aura spread out. The approaching evil spirits were instantly repelled and dissipated.

However, there were so many evil spirits that they kept coming one after another and entangled him for a while.

Seeing this, Ye Beixuan whispered, "Let them fight each other, we'll retreat!"

Several people retreated quickly, and when they arrived at the passage, Ye Beixuan slapped the stone wall with one palm. The earth shook and the entrance to the passage was shattered, making it impossible to enter or exit anymore.

He knew that this might not stop Hou Fangting, but it would be nice to cause him some trouble.

After the few people disappeared, Hou Fangting was left surrounded by evil spirits, sneering in disdain, his eyes flashing with a hint of viciousness and madness: "Since you don't want to reincarnate, then I will devour you and strengthen my magic power. Who said that humans can't become ghosts?"

The three escaped from the passage, looked at the calm lake, and quickly disappeared. Shortly after they left, a loud noise was heard.

boom!
"Want to lock me up?"

Above the calm lake surface, a column of water suddenly erupted into the sky. Hou Fangting, whose body was covered in black air, had a distorted face and looked at everything with gloomy eyes. At this time, a huge whirlpool on the lake surface was swallowing everything, and it was obvious that water was leaking from below.

"In that case, I will destroy the Great Zhou first."

the other side.

Three people fled the scene of the accident.

"Amitabha, this new Demon Lord doesn't seem to follow the rules of our major immortal palaces." Jie Yan clasped his hands together and said, "I have to go back and report to Master. Brother, sister-in-law, I'm leaving now."

The entire righteous path is stronger than the evil path, but the intrigue within the righteous path has given Li Jiuxiao many years of breathing space. Now Hou Fangting does not abide by the rules and will directly split the righteous path into two, which is tantamount to self-destruction.

Looking at the little monk hurriedly leaving, the two were silent for a long time, neither of them said a word.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Ye Beixuan took the lead in breaking the silence and said, "How about we continue?"

"No." Li Xianglian said in a deep voice, "I'm not in the mood."

"Uh" Actually, I'm not in the mood, Ye Beixuan sighed, this is a big trouble.

"Why does Hou Fangting hate you so much?" Li Xianglian was silent for a moment, then asked, "What happened after I was rescued?"

"Uh," Ye Beixuan said awkwardly, "Nothing much, I just wiped out his entire family."

"." No wonder people hate you so much. Wait! Is he doing this for me? Thinking of this, Li Xianglian felt sweet in her heart.

"Looking at him, he seems very strong now."

"It's okay, we have you and me!"

"But what if we separate?" Li Xianglian asked worriedly. Then, a fierce expression flashed in her eyes, and she said, "I don't believe you don't have any secret feelings for that Dragon Palace Princess."

Cough cough cough! Ye Beixuan coughed secretly a few times. Women's sixth sense is too scary. Ao Qin is like this, and so is she.

In order to divert attention, Ye Beixuan had no choice but to say, "The great catastrophe is approaching. Return to the sect immediately and ask Pavilion Master Chen to summon all the major immortal palaces to discuss the matter."

"Yeah." Li Xianglian nodded lightly, and the two of them headed towards Tianji Pavilion.

Three days later, Tianji Hall.

The main hall was crowded with people from various immortal palaces, led by the three representatives from Tiankui Mountain, Taixuan Mountain and Shu Mountain. Everyone was discussing.

"It is said that the new Demon Lord is named Hou Fangting, a mortal disciple brought back by Li Jiuxiao. I didn't expect him to be so cruel and crazy. Amitabha." Master Huikong said calmly.

Others began to whisper. They could ignore worldly affairs, but they could not ignore their own interests. Disregarding the agreement between the immortal palaces was clearly a sign of wanting to start a war.

"I heard that he also sent people to Beiliang to support them in the war against the Great Zhou. Now the Great Zhou is probably in danger." Ma Rufeng said in a dull tone.

Jin Tian's face was even more gloomy. The Great Zhou was originally under the jurisdiction of their Xuanxin Sect. Now that it was bullied by the demons, how could he just ignore it?

"What to do now?"

Others discussed countermeasures. It was not impossible for the righteous to win the war against the evil, but no one wanted to spend all their money, so everyone was hesitant.

Jin Tian suddenly had an idea when he thought of this, and he said, "Pavilion Master Chen, I heard that Master Jieyan was able to escape danger this time because of that gentleman in your sect. Could you please ask him to say something?"

Huikong's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed, "Please ask Pavilion Master to let this gentleman speak."

They all thought that this person was no ordinary person.

Chen Qianru's eyes lit up, and she said, "Xianglian, go and ask that gentleman to come over."

"Yes, Master." Li Xianglian frowned slightly, and was even more confused in her heart. When did he become such a powerful figure?
Down the mountain.

Li Xianglian came to the outer gate with a puzzled look on her face. From a distance, she saw Ye Beixuan teaching Ye Xiaobei storytelling. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, pursed her lips and walked forward.

Ye Xiaobei, who was "humbly" learning, suddenly found a peerless beauty coming in front of him. He immediately reacted and quickly winked at Ye Beixuan.

When Ye Beixuan saw him winking, he was stunned for a moment. He looked in the direction he pointed and saw Li Xianglian looking at him with a smile.

"You're here!" Ye Beixuan put down the three-piece suit and said softly.

"Master's wife." Ye Xiaobei said with a salute.

"Oh, this child is so well-behaved." Li Xianglian smiled gently and reached out to touch his little head. This child is so sensible and smart.

"Xiaobei will step back first." Although Ye Xiaobei looked dazed, he was not really stupid.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Ye Xiaobei hiding, Ye Beixuan asked softly.

"It's like this." Li Xianglian told him what everyone was discussing in the hall.

Ye Beixuan nodded immediately after hearing this. This is because he is undecided and wants to make up his mind as someone who does not belong to any force.

Hou Fangting wanted to use Beiliang's destruction of the Great Zhou to force me to take action, and I also took this opportunity to start the Battle of the Gods.

"Okay! Then I'll go there!" After saying that, the two of them headed towards the top of the mountain.

Ye Xiaobei was hiding in the house. He saw from a distance the two people standing side by side on the road, their hands unconsciously held together, and he even hid behind the door and covered his mouth and laughed.

Above the Tianji Palace.

Everyone was drinking tea and waiting, and soon Li Xianglian brought Ye Beixuan to the hall. The major immortal palaces did not know who this bearded master was.

But both Jintian and Huikong stood up to show their respect, so the others had to follow suit.

"I wonder why you all invited me here?" Ye Beixuan didn't dare to pretend too much. After all, it would be easy to be exposed if he was not careful.

"Amitabha." Huikong, the most senior, oldest, and most respected person here, was the first to speak. "The demonic sect is rampant, and now they openly support Beiliang's attack on Zhou. What do you think, sir?"

What do you think? I'm not Yuan Fang. But despite what he thought, Ye Beixuan said calmly, "It's actually very simple."

"In this chaotic world, the destiny of the world is scattered. As long as the world is unified, everyone will naturally prosper."

"Well said." Everyone nodded, thinking it was feasible.

The demons can intervene, and so can we. This way, no one has to come out to fight, and there won't be any major losses.

Just get a mortal agent to fight.

"We should let Xichang put an end to the chaos."

"Amitabha, Southern Xinjiang is also fine." Monk Huikong also joined the argument.

"The Great Zhou is the orthodox one." Jin Tian said with a serious expression.

"Dongxiang is also fine." Chen Qianru also joined the battle.

The major immortal palaces were talking endlessly, and the camps were divided into four major groups, all of which wanted to make the person in power in their own territory the orthodox one.

Li Xianglian looked at Ye Beixuan, his masterful demeanor, and found it difficult to connect him with the man she had seen a few nights ago. She watched the fierce arguments among the various immortal palaces. Deep down, she preferred the Great Zhou to be the legitimate dynasty. After all, the Emperor of Zhou and she were like sisters. However, the Tianji Pavilion was determined to support Dongxiang, which put her in a difficult position.

So she stood up silently and said in a strong voice: "I think we should let Mr. Ye decide who is more suitable." Since they can't make up their minds, let him say it. After all, Emperor Zhou and he are old lovers.

Ye Beixuan was stunned, and smiled bitterly inwardly. You are really my good sister, but you gave me a difficult problem. What should I say? How can I not offend others?

He thought about it carefully. In fact, among these countries, only Beiliang and Da Zhou had slightly stronger strength and foundation. Beiliang defected to the evil path, so Da Zhou would be the next in line.

So he said slowly, "Let me tell you a story."

"Oh?"

Snap! The folding fan opened, and the place was completely silent. In the center of the hall, Ye Beixuan's voice boomed as he began to narrate: "The story I'm going to tell you today is called The Investiture of the Gods."

"It is said that in the ancient times, when the universe was not yet established and the boundaries between immortals and mortals were chaotic and unclear, there was a list between heaven and earth called the List of Gods." Ye Beixuan's voice echoed in the hall for a long time, instantly pulling everyone back to that chaotic era.

“This seems to be very similar to what we are experiencing now.”

"Yes."

As soon as he finished speaking, a list appeared out of thin air above his head. Behind the list, a large word "敕" suddenly shone with golden light, and the names of gods began to appear one by one, but no one could see the names clearly. Ye Beixuan himself was completely unaware that the list was above his head.

The people in the Immortal Palace below the stage were fidgeting because this was too weird.

They were whispering to each other.

"Is it really possible to become a god?" Huikong asked in a deep voice, his eyes even filled with confusion.

For those practitioners like them, being deified was something they had never imagined. They believed that as long as they survived the heavenly tribulation, they could become immortals.

"But how do you explain the list above his head? I can feel the laws of nature contained in this list, which are beyond the reach of us." Jintian shook his head and sighed. His deep gaze seemed to be able to see through all illusions, but he still couldn't see through the list.

"Jiang Ziya originally had a weak celestial bone structure and was not destined to become an immortal. The three religions handed the List of Conferred Gods to him, allowing him to complete the mission of becoming a god."

"A mortal can be deified?" a cultivator asked in confusion.

"Mortals? Strictly speaking, we are all mortals? They must be from some immortal palace."

Seeing the discussion was over, Ye Beixuan continued, "Speaking of which, King Zhou was unjust and lusted after Daji's beauty" (from the Investiture of the Gods)
When it was said that Daji was transformed from a demon and King Zhou was obsessed with her, he was so foolish that he killed Bo Yikao and cooked him to feed his father.

Everyone subconsciously covered their mouths, but then they endured it.

"Mr. Ye, why don't they fight among themselves? That way there wouldn't be such a hassle to confer the title of God." One of them suddenly asked.

How would I know why the three religions didn't fight each other, but his mind was spinning so fast that he came up with a lame excuse.

"Because this list of conferred gods has long been determined by destiny." Ye Beixuan slowly fanned his folding fan and said, "It's just that those on this list need to go through tribulations before they can be awakened and become true gods."

Everyone was silent, each with their own thoughts.

Just now everyone saw the names on the list, but no one could see clearly who they were. This means that everyone present could be the one destined to be there and just needed to be awakened.

They yearn to become immortals and live forever, but they are also worried about unknown disasters and destiny.

Seeing that no one was confused, he continued, "The people are suffering terribly, and King Zhou is even more obsessed with listening to Daji and killing loyal people."

"Why did the goddess Nuwa help the Great Zhou to overthrow King Zhou? And why did she send a demon woman to confuse him?"

Someone in the audience asked another soul-searching question.

Ahhh! Boring! Boring! I'm just telling a story, not answering it! Ye Beixuan felt even more powerless to criticize them. There were no such things as "why?". How many stories in the world today are flawless in logic?

But his mind was still spinning rapidly, searching for explanations in various online articles, and you know what, it actually gave him an idea.

So he said slowly: "The first one! Of course it's King Zhou who dared to blaspheme the goddess Nuwa."

"Secondly, we must obey the will of heaven. King Zhou's luck has run out, and it is only a matter of time before the Great Zhou takes his place. This is the will of heaven."

"Third! King Zhou was ruthless and cruel, killing loyal people! The goddess Nuwa cares about the people of the world and will expedite the overthrow of King Zhou, thus alleviating their suffering."

Ye Beixuan thought this reason was far-fetched, because it was Nuwa who sent Daji to confuse him. If she had not sent Daji to confuse him, he would not have harmed the loyal and good people, and naturally he would not have perished.

After all, women are narrow-minded.

Seeing everyone nodding in understanding, Ye Beixuan continued, "When Jiang Ziya learned that the Three Sages had entrusted him with the task of conferring the Gods, he immediately descended the mountain and headed for the mortal world."

When it comes to Jiang Ziya coming down the mountain, he successfully meets King Zhou and tells him that there is evil spirit in Chaoge. He also gives him a peach wood sword from Kunlun Mountain that can turn evil spirits into dust within three days.

"Why do you have to do this? If his fate has already ended, why do you still want to save him?"

Oh my god! This audience was the most difficult to deal with. Ye Beixuan's brain started working again, and finally a light bulb went off and he found a reason.

"Because everything Daji did had already gone beyond the boundaries of delusion, causing public outrage. Jiang Ziya couldn't bear to see the people suffer, so he wanted to kill Daji."

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Ye Beixuan continued to talk: "Just when Daji was in danger, Shen Gongbao appeared in time and saved Daji."

He then narrated how Shen Gongbao rescued Daji in revenge against Jiang Ziya and destroyed Jiang Ziya's plan to eliminate demons.

"And Jiang Ziya was forced to flee Chaoge in order to avoid implicating the Prime Minister." Seeing that everyone was still deep in thought, Ye Beixuan said slowly, "To know what will happen next, please wait and I will come again tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and left. He couldn't stay for even a second, otherwise he would be exposed. An expert should stop when it was enough, and you can figure out the rest yourself.

But what he didn't know was that the imperial decree above his head was also slowly returning to his body.

[Storytelling Level: LV4 (72000/100000)]

[Today's Storytelling Chapter 8: Extending Lifespan by Two Days, Strengthening One Thought, Thousand Faces to Seventy-three Transformations]

What a great thing! Seventy-three transformations, this is much better than the art of disguise!

"Huh? No more?"

"I'm completely confused."

"Yeah! I'm confused too. Who is the chosen one?"

"Does Master Huikong know?" Jintian asked the old monk in confusion.

Master Huikong clasped his hands together, and with a compassionate expression, he said, "Great Zhou."

Hiss. Everyone then remembered that the Great Zhou was in the Conferred God List. Now that the Great Zhou existed, could this be in line with the laws of nature?

"There will be a sequel tomorrow, so we'd better sit back and listen to the master."

(End of this chapter)