Chapter 164 The Jade Emperor of Today is the Ruler
Chapter 164 In today’s heaven, the Jade Emperor is the ruler [Please subscribe and vote]
Who is in charge of the heaven today?!
Su Chen asked this casually, but the Eight Immortals were shocked.
Looking at each other.
The Eight Immortals had a clear understanding of each other, and they were all shocked when they communicated in their hearts at this time.
"The Supreme Immortal is the Supreme Immortal. His power is boundless, but he still lives in seclusion in the mortal world. He doesn't even know that the current ruler of the three realms is the Jade Emperor!"
"Maybe the Supreme Immortal stopped paying attention to worldly affairs after the demon court was destroyed, and has only recently wandered around the mortal world."
"The Immortal is the Immortal, we can't be rude."
After the telepathy of the Eight Immortals, Tieguai Li came forward and responded: "The Immortal has lived in the human world for a long time and doesn't know anything. The current Lord of the Three Realms is already the Jade Emperor."
Su Chen was not surprised.
"Sure enough, the master of the three realms in every mythical world is the Jade Emperor. However, Tieguai Li is talking about the current master of the three realms, which means that the former three realms were not the Jade Emperor."
"In other words, the Jade Emperor in the past is not the Jade Emperor now. For example, the emperor before the Tang Dynasty was Li Yuan, and now he is Li Shimin. The Jade Emperor is the nickname of the emperor, and the Jade Emperor today is not the Jade Emperor in the past!"
Su Chen thought about it and felt a headache, but if he asked directly, he would look stupid.
So he simply continued chatting and making some insinuations to see if he could ask for any useful information.
After chatting for a while, Su Chen added: "Several fellow Taoists are now in the heavenly realm. They must have completed their merits and deeds and can be named the Eight Immortals, right?!"
The Eight Immortals were shocked, and then suddenly realized.
Before, they traveled around and joined forces to conquer demons, not necessarily eight of them together, but mostly in twos and threes.
Therefore, before they were granted the title of Immortal, no one would associate them with the title of Eight Immortals.
Su Chen's clear words proved that Su Chen was truly a powerful master.
They admired Su Chen even more.
Tieguai Li hurriedly said: "Shangxian is indeed a mastermind. We have indeed accomplished our merits not long ago and were named the Eight Immortals of Shangdong."
The so-called Eight Immortals of Shangdong actually refers to a title of heaven. Shangdong is the third-ranked immortal among the immortals, which is equivalent to the third-rank and above officials in the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty.
One can imagine how high the status of the Eight Immortals of Shangdong is in heaven and how powerful they are.
However.
They were still humble and low-key in front of Su Chen, but they did not dare to show any pride.
Because, they think they are not worth mentioning.
Su Chen suddenly realized that the Eight Immortals had just been named the Eight Immortals. They were still in their early stages and could not be said to be powerful.
"I'm a little more powerful than them. In this world of immortals, I may not be that powerful."
Su Chen planned to continue to inquire about something, so he asked: "Are there many people in heaven who are more powerful than you?"
The Eight Immortals thought that Su Chen wanted to know about the situation in heaven, so they said: "There are so many people who are more powerful than us, and we are insignificant."
In fact, they were modest and did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Su Chen.
Su Chen felt his scalp numb after hearing this.
"As expected, I thought that no matter how far apart I am from the Eight Immortals, I would still have a place in Heaven. I didn't expect that the Eight Immortals are insignificant in Heaven. There are only a handful of people who are more powerful than them."
"Fortunately, I'm low-key enough, but I'm still not cautious enough. I have to be more careful in the future, and I don't dare to offend the gods in the sky."
Su Chen didn't dare to let the Eight Immortals see his shock, because he felt that the Eight Immortals seemed to regard him as a boss and benefactor, and he would just hold on to it.
Although he feels that there is no difference between him and the Eight Immortals, they are equally powerful.
But he couldn't let the Eight Immortals see his "strong on the outside but capable on the inside", so he nodded expressionlessly.
Su Chen added: "I heard that hundreds of years ago, there was a great demon king who fought against the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court was unable to fight back."
The Eight Immortals thought of Sun Wukong.
He nodded repeatedly and said: "That is the shame of Heavenly Court, and it is not even mentioned now. That Great Demon King is really powerful. I have hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals sent out by Heavenly Court, but they are no match for him."
Hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals?!
Su Chen was extremely horrified, that guy was probably even more powerful than Sun Wukong!
This fairy world looks very advanced!
I'm afraid it's impossible to carry out a dimensionality reduction attack. It's better to keep a low profile and be cautious.
Then they talked about some things in detail, and Su Chen learned that there are many talented people in heaven, many masters, and there are so many great immortals.
At the same time, he also knew that gods can come down to earth, but they cannot interfere in mortal affairs at will.
This is pretty much what he expected. Immortals are bound by heaven, which exists in any fairy world.
And what shocked him a little was that regarding the matter of mortals becoming immortals, it seemed that heaven suppressed it, and it was very difficult for mortals to become immortals.
No one has become an immortal in hundreds of years, but the Eight Immortals became immortals hundreds of years ago.
Su Chen understood. No wonder Sun Simiao and others' strength had improved so much, and they were still mortal immortals. It must have been bound by the way of heaven.
It's no wonder that many mortals have already surpassed ordinary monsters in cultivation, but they can't become immortals. There are shackles.
but.
Heavenly Dao has reached the end of its suppression, and a large number of mortal immortals can become immortals at any time.
The Eight Immortals don't know exactly when.
Tieguai Li sighed and said: "It's just a pity that Buddhism is getting stronger and stronger, and our Taoist sect has almost no place in the human world."
Lu Dongbin said: "Especially in a few years, I am afraid that there will no longer be enough room for Taoist sects to survive in the Tang Dynasty."
Su Chen listened and felt the same way.
A few years ago, when he was just growing up, he almost couldn't save the Hualong Temple.
It was only his ability in the past few years that made Li Shimin abandon Buddhism and focus on Taoism, and many Taoist temples appeared.
but.
Buddhism is still growing uncontrollably and barbarically. There are more than ten times more Buddhist temples than Taoist temples in the Tang Dynasty.
Even within the city of Chang'an, there are more than thirty-six Buddhist temples, but there are only two Taoist temples, the Imperial Taoist Temple and the Yuanmen Temple.
Needless to say, outside Chang'an City.
Except for the Yunyuan Mountain boundary in the south, which is almost entirely given to Su Chen, there is no other place for Buddhism to establish itself, but the other three directions are almost all Buddhist territory.
Su Chen had lived in the mountains for a long time, and no monk dared to disturb him, so he almost forgot about this incident.
He said casually: "As long as the poor Taoists are here, Buddhism will never be allowed to invade the land of the Tang Dynasty."
When the Eight Immortals heard this, they felt as if they were struck by lightning.
Their expressions changed greatly and they couldn't stop talking.
"Is the Immortal going to confront Buddhism? This is too important. The Immortal cannot talk to us."
"Yes, and if the Immortal gets involved, I'm afraid it will provoke a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism."
Su Chen was speechless for a while, he just said that he would not give so many Buddhist temples living space in the Tang Dynasty.
He wants to develop Taoism and curb Buddhism.
How could it cause a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism?!
The world is so big, how could there be a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism just because of the Tang Dynasty?!
Su Chen said: "Don't be unreasonable. Besides, Pindao is only trying to curb the development of Buddhism a little. They are not engaged in production, and Pindao can't stand it."
The faces of the Eight Immortals changed, but their eyes were full of admiration and enthusiasm.
Then they all stood up and clasped their fists, "The Immortal has great spirit. If you can be of use to me, just give me your orders."
The next step is to discuss how to curb Buddhism and pay attention to Taoism.
As Su Chen chatted, he felt that they seemed to have misunderstood.
He was a little panicked. It was not a battle between Buddhism and Taoism, but a battle between immortals and Buddhas!
However.
When he wanted to explain, the Eight Immortals had already stood up and left with enthusiasm. They had to go back to digest such a big thing.
Moreover, they want to help Su Chen find like-minded people in the sky.
Shangxian has worked so hard, they can't hold back.
Su Chen sent the Eight Immortals away with a confused look on his face, and then looked at a pile of large and small boxes on the ground.
These are the greeting gifts of the Eight Immortals. They are packed in Qiankun bags, and each box is filled with treasures from the sky.
Su Chen was very happy, but he was also panicked at this time.
"They seem to have misunderstood something. I just curbed the development of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty and left some room for my own Taoism to survive."
"But why are they discussing with me how to remove all the Buddhas from the altar?! And they leave these things as a vote of surrender?!"
Su Chen was stunned.
The Eight Immortals left in excitement, leaving behind a confused Su Chen.
Fortunately, there was still a gift, and Su Chen felt a little comforted.
"It's okay. Let's put the things away first. Find an opportunity to explain to them again. Don't think about fighting and killing all day long. Peaceful coexistence is the most important thing."
Su Chen comforted himself. After opening the box, he saw various magical medicines, fairy herbs, miraculous elixirs, and scriptures and magical treasures piled inside.
Su Chen raised his arms and shouted, "Buddhism and I are at odds with each other."
After shouting, Su Chen felt happy. He couldn't fight against Buddhism for Taoism, but it was still necessary to curb the development of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty for his own territory.
Su Chen asked Sun Simiao and others to collect all the treasures, select some that could be planted and plant them, and use the rest slowly.
Anyway, there are enough magic weapons for the disciples and disciples to have a few of them, and there are also some ordinary fairy law books that they can study on their own.
The miraculous elixirs didn't actually increase one's skill, they were all weird stuff, but there were some miraculous elixirs that could prolong life and make people live and die.
But he doesn't need it for the time being.
Just press it to the bottom of the box.
Su Chen continued to open the mountain gate to welcome pilgrims.
Life must go on, and you must strengthen yourself so that you can cope with the majestic world of immortals mentioned by the Eight Immortals.
About three days passed.
Yunyuan Mountain welcomed a person who even Su Chen found strange. This person was in his early thirties, but he already had some signs of aging.
When he came to Su Chen, his face was still full of sadness, and his brows were formed into the Chinese character "Chuan".
Su Chen glanced at the demon mirror. The man in the mirror was wrapped in a ball of immortal power, and he seemed to be an immortal.
However, Su Chen had the Qiqiao Exquisite Heart and could see that this person was just a mortal.
Such strange signs made Su Chen puzzled.
Suddenly, a possibility occurred to me. This person was probably the reincarnation of an immortal.
The visitor knelt down directly and said: "Master Tianshi, I am a man from Qinghe, Chiping, Ma Zhou. I am a good friend of your disciple Yuan Tiangang. Now that something is not going well for you, I have come to consult the Tianshi."
Ma Zhou?!
Su Chen's eyes lit up, this Ma Zhou was not a simple person, he was a very legendary character in the early Tang Dynasty.
He was not promoted from Longzhi Gong, but was promoted by Li Shimin later, but he was in a high position when he was in his thirties and served as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, on an equal footing with Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others.
Later generations once said that half of the credit for Zhenguan's rule was his.
But few future generations know of his existence, simply because his achievements offended the interests of many people.
Su Chen was delighted. This was the first time he had to interpret the fortune for a mortal with such strong mythical elements.
There is some vague expectation.
He said, "Since you were introduced by Yuan Tiangang, I will not neglect you. What do you want to ask?!"
Ma Zhou said: "The lower official had a dispute with the general Chang He. He said that I am thirty and three, but I have accomplished nothing and will be mediocre for the rest of my life."
"I was dissatisfied and sent a letter to Your Majesty to ask for an official position. However, I was so depressed that I didn't know what my future would be like in this life."
Su Chen said: "You want to ask about the future?"
Ma Zhou said: "Exactly."
Su Chen said: "How did you originally get your future?"
Ma Zhou said: "Speak out and dare to remonstrate."
Su Chen thoughtfully handed over the bamboo tube and said, "Okay, let's draw lots first!"
The next plot will be more exciting, so stay tuned.
