Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 270 Power is not such an inconvenient thing!

Suddenly, the white-haired boy in brown clothes arrived in a city plagued by disease. The atmosphere in the city was deathly silent, and there were people dying of serious illnesses everywhere.

Zhuang Buran strolled around casually for a while, then began to wander throughout the city, using his own blood to help the people. As the days went by, his face grew paler and weaker.

When all the people in the city had recovered, the white-haired, brown-clad boy was on the verge of death. He sat cross-legged in a bedroom, letting out a weak, feeble laugh:
"Hehe, between gain and loss, nothing is better than peace of mind; between willingness and unwillingness, nothing is better than willingness."

After saying this, his head fell heavily to the ground, and he breathed his last. In an instant, his mind stirred slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a deep valley.

"Chenxiang, I never thought you would actually be willing to die to save someone. Didn't you always say that you were someone who didn't like to meddle in other people's business?"

The white-haired boy in brown stood up and casually corrected him:

"This is no trivial matter; it is clearly an interesting experience that I have never had before."

"Would you be willing to die for something you find amusing?" Death's voice was filled with a strange tone.

Zhuang Buran spread his hands:
"Isn't that enough?"

"Alas, whether it is a blessing or a curse for the Three Realms to let someone like you obtain the divine axe is unknown."

“Death, you’ve gone too far. I have a heart full of love, I can resist temptation, and I have a spirit of self-sacrifice. How can you judge me through a crack in the door? You should know that a gentleman judges by his actions, not his intentions. If we judge by intentions, no one in the world is perfect.”

“Chenxiang, even if you pass the three tests, you may not be able to take the divine axe.”

Suddenly, the valley trembled, and a divine light shot into the sky, instantly unleashing a tremendous and awe-inspiring power that shook heaven and earth.

The scene depicted a desolate heavenly court above, on the verge of collapse, and below, countless vengeful spirits and ghosts of the underworld wailing in terror.

"Then we'll wait and see."

Zhuang Buran leaped up and appeared at the place where divine light burst forth, where he saw a large, ancient, and heavy axe placed in a crescent-shaped boulder.

Its color is like dark gold, and the edge of the blade flows with starlight, as if eternally sealing the shattered void within its sharpness. The axe surface is engraved with chaotic runes, each line resembling the prototype of mountains and rivers, concealing the principle of yin and yang.

The white-haired, brown-clad youth walked to the divine axe. Suddenly, there was a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw Erlang Shen arriving with his Howling Celestial Dog and the Meishan brothers.

"Chenxiang, do you think you can wield the divine axe?" Yang Jian asked calmly.

"People from prestigious families often have an arrogant side. You are so arrogant that you think you can do anything in the world if you want to, so you boast that you can split Mount Hua in just three days."

"It's not surprising that you were able to pass the three trials so quickly afterward. But the reason why the Heaven-Opening Axe has not been taken away for millions of years is not just the three trials set by the Snow God, the Power God, and the Death God."

Zhuang Buran tapped the axe handle lightly with his fingertips and said:

"Are you saying that this divine axe is now just an empty vessel with unparalleled divine power, and that to pick it up, one must imbue it with a spirit and make it recognize its master?"

"You could also say that only those who possess the capacity to relinquish everything and cleanse themselves of evil thoughts with blood can be transformed into the divine axe and imbued with its spirit." Yang Jian's voice turned three degrees colder.
"You rely on your great magical power and boast that you can accomplish everything by yourself, but you don't know that man proposes, God disposes."

The white-haired, brown-clad youth asked with a smile:

"Uncle, after saying all this, you wouldn't happen to be planning to fulfill a wish and willingly become part of the divine axe?"

"Even if I wanted to grant your wish, I couldn't. Besides, you haven't had much interaction with people in your life," Yang Jian said expressionlessly.

"Actually, there are two, such as the Howling Celestial Dog beside you. Unfortunately, he cannot distinguish between good and evil, and only knows how to be loyal, which does not conform to the ideas that the Divine Axe wants."

Zhuang Buran tapped the axe handle with one hand and rested his hand on his forehead in thought, as if he had thought of something, and said:
"I recently met a simple and kind little fox. She seems to be able to let go of anything."

He shook his head:
"Unfortunately, because of her kind nature, she couldn't take the first step, which was to be unable to bring out her evil side."

Yang Jian's eyes were deep and unfathomable.

"Chenxiang, you actually know everything, so why do you insist on doing things your own way?"

The white-haired, brown-clad youth spoke methodically:
"Let me think about it. Since you became the Heavenly Judge, you have felt that the outdated Heavenly Laws have brought too many disasters to the Three Realms. So you have made two files for all the cases handled by the True Lord's Temple." "One file is the actual result of the case after it was handled, and the other file is the file after the result was modified, so that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother can review it at any time."

"Tell me about Li Bo'an from Nanjun. He cursed the heavens because he failed the imperial examination. The Jade Emperor was so angry that he wanted to send him to the eighteenth level of hell and even wanted the Dragon King of the East Sea to bring a month of torrential rain to Nanjun."

"But in the end, you paid lip service to the law while secretly sending people to dig ditches overnight to divert rainwater into the Yangtze River."

"Instead of Li Bo'an, a death row inmate with a heavy sin, he was sent to the deepest hell."

"In addition, you made an exception for the Eighth Princess's desire to live in the mortal world, allowing her to stay in the mortal realm until her husband died of old age."

"There are countless such things. As a result, the more you act as the God of Justice, the more you can't help but think that as long as you can introduce a set of heavenly laws that can truly benefit the three realms, you are willing to be crushed to pieces and leave a bad name for ten thousand years."

"It also harbors thoughts of rebelling against Heaven, but if one were to rebel against Heaven personally, it would be impossible to control the situation. A slight mistake could bring great disaster to all living beings in the Three Realms, and the price would be too heavy."

"So you want to create someone who can bring new heavenly laws to the Three Realms, and I seem to be your best candidate."

"You intend to make me embark on the path of rebellion against Heaven step by step for my mother. You plan to secretly force many gods to rebel and make them stand against the Heavenly Court. Even your subordinates, the Howling Celestial Dog and the Meishan Brothers, want to turn against them."

"Just so that I can become the only person that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother can rely on."

His tone was leisurely:
"Your glorious reputation will vanish in a single day, and you will become a celestial lackey that everyone hates and despises. This is the ending you have designed for yourself. Even if you are reduced to ashes in the end, you will most likely remember the words 'endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens'."

At this point, the white-haired, brown-clad youth fell into complete silence within the Lingxiao Palace. The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said:
"I never imagined that Erlang Shen was still harboring rebellious thoughts. Despite the Heavenly Court's high regard for him, he still hides rebellious intentions in his heart."

But Nezha's face was full of regret, feeling that he had wronged his second brother for many years. Upon hearing the Queen Mother's words, he snorted coldly:
"Rebellious? I am the born rebel."

After saying that, he walked straight out of the Lingxiao Palace.

"Nezha, how dare you!" the Queen Mother shouted.

“Your Majesty, please calm down. He is just a child,” Venus stepped in to smooth things over.

The Queen Mother said in an annoyed tone:
“He’s thousands of years old, what kind of child is he?”

The Jade Emperor sighed: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The most important thing now is whether Erlang Shen will join forces with Liu Chenxiang. If the two of them conspire together, I'm afraid the Heavenly Court will truly be in danger!"

At this moment, Chang'e heard the whole truth, and a look of emotion appeared on her beautiful face.

The other immortals and gods were also greatly shocked, never expecting that everything Yang Jian had shown was a disguise.

In the valley.

Yang Jian remained calm:

“Chenxiang, it seems you have learned a lot at Yuquan Mountain. I originally wanted to inspire your fighting spirit and make you want to go out and learn skills, and then guide you to become Sun Wukong’s disciple.”

"In this way, I will gradually gather all the humans, gods, Buddhas, and demons of the three realms together, so that you will rebel against Heaven. But you thwarted my plan from the very beginning."

"Back in Liujia Village, there was a period of time when no matter what I said, you remained indifferent, which taught me what it means to be hopeless."

"However, just when I was about to give up, you gave me a huge surprise. I was going to continue according to plan, but you kept bringing me surprises."

He paused and sighed:

"But do you know that sometimes walking too slowly is not good, and walking too fast is not good either?"

"Now we are in a dilemma again, neither of us has the mindset that the divine axe needs."

"Power is not such an inconvenient thing!" Zhuang Buran casually gripped the axe handle and said:
"Even today, I still possess the power to create something from nothing."

(End of this chapter)