Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Although the not-unexpected appearance of Sun Wukong made this Peach Festival different from previous years, it was still lively. At the banquet, people drank and chatted, wore flowers in their hair and played zithers, showing the elegance of the celebrities.

During the banquet, there were fairy singers singing and dancing gracefully, with such elegance and beauty that people could not take their eyes off them and cast admiring glances at them from time to time.

Although the catastrophe has officially begun and most people will not have time to think about it, no one dares to leave without permission at this moment.

After a long time, the Peach Banquet finally ended, and the people who were already absent-minded left one after another.

"Uncle Zhenwu, please stay."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu also boarded the imperial carriage and returned to his own temple.

But before he arrived, he heard Ji Ren's voice from behind.

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor Zhenwu was slightly surprised. He immediately stopped the imperial carriage, turned around and looked over, smiling, "I wonder what the Emperor wants me to do?"

"Uncle-master, you are embarrassing me. I am the third disciple of our great-grandmaster, so I am your third uncle. How dare I call you the emperor?" Upon hearing this, Ji Ren bowed to the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

"That's not necessarily true. According to the school, you should call me uncle, but according to the relationship with Fourth Junior Sister and the others, you should call me Third Senior Brother. What's more, you are the most respected person under the saints now. Who wouldn't respect you?" The Great Emperor Zhenwu smiled lightly and made room for him.

"After all, you haven't gotten married yet. When you get married, please ask Uncle Master to take the seat. I will change the address according to the occasion." Ji Ren took the opportunity to sit down and said.

"Okay, I will definitely present you with a gift when the time comes. Why do you come to me this time and need my help?" Emperor Zhenwu looked at Ji Ren and said.

"I dare not hide anything in front of you, uncle. I come here to bother you because there are two things I want your help with." Ji Ren said.

“We are all disciples of Xuanmen, there is no difference between us. What’s more, you are a deified person. If you need anything, just tell me. I will do my best to help you and will never refuse.” Emperor Zhenwu said with a smile.

“To be honest, the first thing is the release of the List of Conferred Gods, which represents the official start of the Conferred Gods Ceremony. The main location of the Conferred Gods Ceremony is in the Southern Continent, and Master’s Taoist temple, Mount Wudang, also happens to be in the Southern Continent. So during the Conferred Gods Ceremony, we will need the help of Master’s soldiers and generals from Mount Wudang. Of course, we will not trouble Master to do it personally and be contaminated by the calamity.” Ji Ren said.

"That's okay. We immortals follow the will of heaven and the will of man. When the King of Shang had the mandate of heaven, he was wise and powerful. However, his luck has declined and the weaknesses of his nature have been revealed. He is suspicious and cruel, mean and ungrateful, cold-blooded and fickle. When he conquered the world, he massacred countless cities. Now that his mandate of heaven has come to an end, if you need my help, I will do my best to help you." said the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

"Thank you, uncle. Another thing is that I would like to ask you about the internal affairs of Northern Jambula. In the past, the demons in Northern Jambula were in chaos and endangered the three realms, so you were ordered to go to Northern Jambula. Within seven days, you wiped out the 360 ​​cave demon kings, and then you guarded Northern Jambula for ten thousand years. All the demons in Northern Jambula are afraid of your name, so I came to you specially to ask you about the situation in Northern Jambula." Ji Ren said.

"What's happening in Uttarakuru?" Great Emperor Zhenwu showed a puzzled expression on his face. "The great calamity is concentrated in Nanzhanbuzhou and Xiniuhezhou, and it has nothing to do with Uttarakuru. You asked about Uttarakuru. Do you want to disperse some of the calamity energy to Uttarakuru?"

The calamity energy between heaven and earth is limited. When the number of deaths reaches a certain level, the calamity energy will completely disappear.

Therefore, when immortals fight with each other, they always start on the human world first. Their intention is to make more mortals sacrifice and reduce the sacrifice of immortals.

It is not uncommon to discharge some of the calamity energy to Uttarakuru.

This is the consensus of the three religions, to cause more casualties to the creatures outside the three religions so that they can retain their vitality.

However, it is not easy to operate and may not be worth the effort.

After all, Uttarakuru itself is a chaotic place specially created by the mighty powers of heaven and earth, so that all filth can go there.

If we are not careful, the Demon-Suppressing Tower in Uttarakuru will collapse, and all the demons will leave Uttarakuru, which will cause serious consequences and endless troubles.

"I have some thoughts in this regard, but more importantly, I want to kill monsters! I want the North Sea, and I want Uttarakuru too!" Ji Ren said.

Uttarakuru has a complex terrain and many rivers, and is also among Ji Ren's targets for conquest.

By controlling the South Sea, the North Sea and the Northern Continent, Gonggong's cultivation can be elevated to a higher level.

"Okay, I will destroy the demons and you kill monsters." Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor Zhenwu laughed and said, "Although we have only known each other for a short time, we have a lot in common. I will tell you everything you want to know about Uttarakuru. I hope you can complete what I have not completed."

"I have worked hard and lived up to Master's expectations. To be honest, most people inhabit the Southern Continent, so it is rare for Master to place his temple in the Southern Continent." Ji Ren smiled as he looked at the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

In recent years, in addition to dealing with the affairs of the underworld, he has been collecting information about the Zhenwu Emperor.

Ji Ren has not forgotten everything that happened in the secret realm.

But the results were not as expected.

It’s not that the origins of Zhenwu Emperor cannot be found, but it’s too easy to find out.

The origin of the Great Emperor Zhenwu couldn’t be cleaner.

An ordinary mortal from an immortal country in the southern continent of Jambu, he was gifted since childhood, and became a disciple of the immortal. He then practiced step by step, slayed demons and eliminated monsters, and condensed the image of the True Martial Emperor, becoming the third disciple of Laozi.

No matter how much there is, there will be no more.

Ji Ren even went to ask Lao Tzu, and got the same result.

But how does such a person know so many things?

"I am a mortal and have lived in Jambu Continent all my life. I have condensed the Dharma image and become Zhenwu, which is truly a blessing from heaven. However, people should not forget their roots, so I will naturally stay in Jambu Continent. Moreover, living in Jambu Continent can also protect the creatures of Jambu Continent from being disturbed by demons." Emperor Zhenwu said with a smile.

"Uncle Master has a broad mind. I feel inferior to him." Ji Ren said.

"You are too modest. Although you have not been in the Three Realms in these years, your name has always been praised in the South China Sea. Before you, there has never been anyone who reformed the South China Sea." said the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

"It's just that I couldn't bear to watch it, so I wanted to give it a try. But speaking of it, I'm also curious, why has no one tried to do it so far? Although this thing is difficult, it can be done, right?" Ji Ren asked curiously.

"Because it is neither beneficial nor necessary." Emperor Zhenwu laughed, "To change the order of a place, you need to face all the vested interests. There are very few people who can do this. For example, a few people like Lady Yunxiao could have done it, but they are immortals who practice in seclusion and do not care about worldly affairs, nor do they know how to deal with them. They cannot do it. And changing the order requires a lot of effort, which is not very beneficial for them. And the most important thing is that when the catastrophe comes, everything will be restarted, so why bother to restore order so much?"

“So no one has done it until I came? However, although the catastrophe is coming and countless lives will die, the death of lives does not mean that order will be restored.” Ji Ren said.

"But it has always been like this. Do you think you can change?" Emperor Zhenwu looked at Ji Ren and said.

"Maybe it's possible. After all, who knows if you don't try?" Ji Ren said with a smile.

"Yes, if you don't try, who will know? I look forward to the day when you succeed." Emperor Zhenwu looked at Ji Ren and said.

"I appreciate your words, Master. I also hope that whatever you wish for will come true." Ji Ren said.

"That's difficult. I want peace in the three realms." said Emperor Zhenwu.

"That's almost impossible. But maybe we can try to make the three realms as peaceful as possible." Ji Ren smiled.

"That's right." Emperor Zhenwu nodded.

At that moment, Ji Ren accompanied the Zhenwu Emperor back to Wudang Mountain and stayed there for another three days. During these three days, the two of them went in and out together, ate and drank together, and seemed like close friends.

Three days later, Ji Ren finally left Wudang Mountain.

After Ji Ren left, the smile on Zhenwu Emperor's face instantly disappeared and turned into solemnity. Why did he feel like Ji Ren saw through him?

Is it because this kid has received such attention that he has embodied Houyi's Dharma image and has been cultivated by Houtu?

Is it because I am willing to bow my head and act like a dog that I get this kind of support?

Emperor Zhenwu narrowed his eyes and thought of his exchanges with Qiao Qingyu and Qiao Qingyin over the years. After a while, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Come on, an unprecedented double calamity is coming, and the rules of heaven are restarted. It depends on who will be the last one standing after this time.

If I can win the first time, I can win the second time.