[Honghuang] After dressing as the goddess of laurel, I came to Honghuang again

"Is there really no problem with this?" Bai Ze was worried, "If things like merit are so easy to obtain, wouldn't it be too easy to cultivate, I always feel that things will not be that simple."

Shang Zhi glanced at him appreciatively.As a monk who has cultivated to Da Luo, Bai Ze still has the acuity he should have.

If incense is really so easy to get, then cultivation is really too easy.

"You have to let them have a try before you give up." Shang Zhi said lightly, "Otherwise you think that others are taking advantage of you every day and disturbing your way forward. And you break things before you stand. The appearance of a new thing will cause the most trouble at first In chaos, order must be maintained slowly."

Seeing that Shang Zhi might have already thought about this issue, Bai Ze breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as you have arrangements, I will draw up the list of the first batch of descendants later." Bai Ze paused and said, "Should they go down at any time, or contact through the incense burner?"

"Of course it's the incense burner, and this cannot be changed." Shang Zhi said suddenly, "But if they want to do their jobs for nothing, they can go down to earth on their own."

Bai Ze's heart shuddered when he heard this.Suddenly, I feel sorry for those immortal officials who are clamoring to go down.

One by one, they kept making appeals there, as if they would miss a huge opportunity if they didn't agree.But he didn't expect that everything was as expected by Shang Zhi.

But thinking of those guys' hair that made him worry about it these days, Bai Ze suddenly felt that it was time to make a fuss, and he had to make a fuss one by one before he could be reconciled.

The immortal officials who didn't know what they would encounter were cheered when they heard the Emperor of Heaven let go.

Although some people think that there are too many monks and too little food, and going down one by one may lead to fewer opportunities, but after hearing that there is a time limit in the lower bound, they calm down a little.

It's just that after finishing my job, I can see batch after batch of immortal officials sitting in front of the incense burner, staring at the incense burner every day, hoping to hear the cry for help from inside.

However, since the Witch Clan was eliminated, the human world's prayers to the heavens have become much less, and very few can be heard.

They were full of regrets, wishing they could sit in front of the incense burner all day, but Bai Ze also asked that if they couldn't complete their duties, they would be deprived of their power in the lower realm, so they could only hold back their floating thoughts.

Nandu frowned as he looked at them looking forward to something happening in the lower realm, but finally said nothing.It's just that he rarely went to the incense burner after that.

Some casual cultivators who wanted to join the Heavenly Court after the feast saw this scene by chance, and felt very strange in their hearts, thinking it was some special method of refining the cultivation base of the Heavenly Court.want to inquire,

How could the Celestial Officials of the Heavenly Court say it, there were not many opportunities in the lower realms, and they would be robbed of resources.So a group of people played sloppy eyes to deceive this matter, and then continued to stare at the incense burner day and night.

Finally one day, the incense burner started to move.

"Can this thing really ask for the help of a fairy?" The middle-aged man squeezed the jade block in his hand, and couldn't believe it at all.

"Believe me, I've heard the old guy next door say that this thing can connect to the heavens. If the gods hear the prayers from the lower world, they will come to help." The man with a scar on his face stared at Yushi with burning eyes. .

The middle-aged man was a little hesitant, but the scarred man urged: "Stop dawdling, let's go up with jade stones and pray, do you still want to learn the magic of immortality, do you want to have endless prey? Let others think highly of us?"

The temptation in the words was full, and the middle-aged man finally couldn't resist the temptation, and he and his companions worked hard to climb to the top of a nearby mountain.

They held the jade in their hands above their heads, impatiently begging: "I hope I can ask the immortal to help..."

After a while, a voice came from my ear: "Are you guys asking for help?"

The two were taken aback for a moment, and then said pleasantly, "That's right, it's us, Immortal, please help us!"

"What do you need?" the fairy asked.

The two immediately said impatiently: "We all want to learn about food, prey, and immortality!"

They also wanted to go to the Feixian Pagoda before, but the journey there was too far away, and they had to endure wild beast attacks and hunger on the way, so they didn't have that much perseverance.But now there is a way to get in touch with fairy art, how can it make them unhappy.

Those idiots went to Feixian Pagoda to study one by one. I'm afraid there is such a way to get in touch with immortals, right?

The two were delighted, and heard the immortal over there say: "Okay, but there will be more people on our side, don't be surprised."

After all, the connection between the two sides began to break.

The two looked at each other, a little strange.More people will come, what do you mean?Why does it feel like the immortals are rushing to help them?

In the middle of the night, the two found a cave at random, and then huddled by a fire and hid for the night.Early the next morning, they arrived at the top of the mountain according to the agreed time, and then raised their heads high, looking at the sky expectantly.

However, after watching for a long time, except for the sore eyes, the immortal didn't see anything.

"We're not being cheated, are we?" the middle-aged man said.

Scarface also hesitated, and lowered his head with a gloomy expression.

The two were about to leave in disappointment when a flash flashed in front of them, and three young men stepped out from the light.

There are two men and one woman. The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful. There is an air of dust in his body.

The two of them were taken aback for a moment, then they heard the woman say coldly: "But you prayed to the immortals for help yesterday?"

The middle-aged man still came to his senses, but his scarred face was overjoyed. He pulled him down and knelt down to salute the three of them, and said loudly, "It's us, please help us."

The three immortal officials looked at each other, and they couldn't help showing joyful expressions on their faces.It's just that there is still deep vigilance for the other party in the eyes.

None of these five people knew that their performance at this time had already passed through the water mirror and faithfully appeared in front of Shang Zhi.

Bai Ze raised his eyebrows when he saw the scene of the five people communicating.He was about to speak when a fairy servant came in and told Nan Du that he would see him.

For Nandu, Bai Ze still has a good impression.When everyone was reluctant to sit in front of the incense burner, he persevered, and the lower realms worked tirelessly to help the human race.

Later, Jin Guang's incident was exposed, and other immortal officials wanted to go to the lower realm, but Nandu closed the door, focused on doing his own thing, and cultivated with peace of mind, and didn't even ask the heaven to reward him for his previous help to the lower realm.

Now that he came to see him, Bai Ze went to see Shang Zhi, wondering what he would do?

"Since he's here, let him in."

After Shang Zhi finished speaking, Nan Du was brought into the main hall. When he saw Shang Zhi and Bai Ze, he saluted them first, and then hesitantly said: "Emperor Heaven, Xiaoxian came here this time because there is one thing that I would like to ask you." Heavenly Emperor solves the puzzle."

The water mirror is still hanging above the main hall, broadcasting the negotiation between the immortal official and the two men.

Nandu took a look, then lowered his eyes.

Shang Zhi said: "It doesn't matter, you can put forward any opinions and speak freely."

Nan Du cupped his hands and said: "What I want to ask is that the Heavenly Emperor agrees with your colleagues to go down to the world. Immortal officials can help the creatures in the lower world and save them from fire and water. But once the purpose changes, it is only for the purpose of cultivation, even without distinction between likes and dislikes." Is it correct to help everyone regardless of their purpose?”

"Of course they can hope to be rewarded for helping other creatures." Shang Zhi said, "Otherwise, if they just rely on their own sympathy and don't get feedback, then one day, this kindness will be wiped out."

Thinking that this was the answer Shang Zhi gave him, Nandu lowered his eyes in disappointment.

However, Shang Zhi's next words made him raise his head in surprise.

"However, if the heart is not sincere, it is all for the benefit, regardless of likes and dislikes, regardless of size, and everything is done by yourself, then everything will be counterproductive." Shang Zhi pointed to the water mirror and said gently, "Since you are here, come with us." Let's see."

Nandu was still astonished by Shang Zhi's words.He thought that Shang Zhi agreed to the immortal official's descent without much consideration, but at this moment, it seemed that Shang Zhi understood everything.

Bai Ze coughed and reminded him: "Nan Du, sit opposite me and observe together."

Only then did Nandu wake up, and he promised again and again to sit with them and observe the situation of the immortal officials descending to the mortal world.

At this time, the three immortal officials and the two humans talked together.They start asking what humans need.Soon, the humans stated their goals, wealth, food and magic.

The three immortal officials were in trouble.

Wealth and food are okay, but fairy art is troublesome.They could tell at a glance that the two of them had no talent for cultivation, and teaching immortal arts was useless.

The man with the scar immediately knelt down and begged: "We don't need any powerful spells, but we need to teach us one so that we can protect ourselves and be different from others."

The three immortal officials were overjoyed immediately.After all, it is too easy to teach a technique that is different from others. They can pass on a little celestial power to him, so that they can get a different ability. It will not be too strong, but it will be enough to meet their requirements.

It's just that who should allocate it later, and fulfilling their wishes became troublesome.The three immortal officials were torn into a ball, and they made a show of talking head-to-head.In the end, it was decided that one would give them food, one would give them wealth, and the other would give them magic.

Seeing this, Nandu couldn't help asking: "Is this okay? Is it unfair to other living beings to give these people things unconditionally?"

Shang Zhi glanced at him appreciatively, smiled and comforted him: "It's okay, if something goes wrong, I believe they can solve the trouble they caused by themselves."

Obviously Shang Zhi was smiling, but Nan Du felt the coldness hidden in the two-part smile.

The three fairy officials completed the task and returned to the fairyland happily.On the other side, the people who were bestowed wealth by them really had problems.

Without hard work, the wealth, food, and fairy arts obtained without any exercise made their desires gradually expand, and their appetites were even raised step by step.

At the same time, their luck was also noticed by other people. Finally, someone couldn't control their greed and secretly wanted to steal the jade, or more to find the jade and learn their methods.

The immortal officials of the Heavenly Court went down batch after batch, and gave away a lot of benefits for nothing, even regardless of goodwill or reason.

Nandu could clearly see that the smile on the corner of the Emperor's mouth gradually became playful and unpredictable.

He began to have a bad premonition in his heart, it was for those colleagues.

Seeing that the chaos in the world was getting worse, Shang Zhi finally got up from the seat of God, and said to the two of them, "It's time for us to see their achievements, to see if they have won the real favor of the lower realm after working so hard."

But at this time, the Conferred God Stage was also not peaceful.

All the immortal officials who had the opportunity to descend to the realm gathered together to discuss, with lingering anger still on their faces.

"How could this be? I am obviously satisfied with those humans, but why is there no golden light?"

"Could it be that there are too few people? There are not enough people to see it?"

"Impossible, I helped many people that day, and there is no change in my body?"

"Could it be that they lied to us? Damn it, they said they were grateful to me, but they didn't have any sincerity in the end!"

"Oh, yes, there is light on his body during cultivation!" A fairy official shouted to attract everyone's attention.However, they soon discovered that something was wrong.

"Why is the light on Nandu's body golden, but his body is red?" The white-haired fairy said hesitantly, "It looks a little weird."

When Shang Zhi arrived, he saw them discussing around the fairy officials with red lights on their bodies. Instead of stepping forward, he stood on the Conferred God Stage and asked, "What are you looking at? Let me have a look too." .”

"We were wondering why the red light came out from his body, but Nandu's golden light."

"Well, I know this, do you need me to help you answer it?"

The fairy official couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly turned his head to see who was so knowledgeable, but he was looking at Shang Zhi's smiling cheek, and almost rolled his eyes and fainted from fright.

When the shock calmed down a bit, the fairy official quickly bowed his hands and shouted: "Xiaoxian has seen the Emperor of Heaven!"

The other immortal officials also noticed Shang Zhi's arrival under his very deliberate and loud call, and quickly turned around to salute.Even the "lucky guy" who was practicing was also awakened.

However, he also learned that his body exudes a faint light when he is practicing, so he will be extra proud, thinking that he is the special one.

Shang Zhi stood on the Conferred God Stage, with Bai Ze on the left and Nan Du on the right.

He smiled and said: "After this period of hard work, I think you have all gone down to earth to experience it. How, what have you gained?"

The immortal officials looked at each other, not knowing what Shang Zhi meant.

In the end, someone was not reconciled to his efforts being in vain, so he plucked up the courage and asked, "Heavenly Emperor, Xiaoxian has a question."

Shang Zhi nodded: "If you have any questions, you can talk about them and discuss them together."

"Heavenly Emperor, Xiaoxian would like to ask, whether the golden light emitted by Nandu's body during cultivation is meritorious, and whether these meritorious virtues are obtained by Nandu helping the creatures in the lower world."

"It's not merit, it's not descended from heaven and earth, but what people want. It's not as pure as merit, but it also has the ability to help you cultivate, clear your eyes and clear your mind. You can call it 'burnt wood', or 'incense fire' '. And Nandu can get the incense because he helped the creatures of the lower world in times of crisis and got their sincere gratitude."

When it comes to sincerity, Shang Zhi deliberately suppressed his tone.

Nandu didn't expect to be praised by Shang Zhi, and his ears couldn't help but feel a little hot.Before this, Shang Zhi had never judged his behavior of going to the lower realm, and Nandu was not without disappointment.Whether it was admiration or anger, Shang Zhi's lack of reaction was the most frustrating thing for him.

I didn't expect to be praised today in front of everyone.

The immortal official below was a little unconvinced and asked: "But we also helped those lower realm creatures, why didn't we get the 'incense'?"

"Are you really going to help them?" Shang Zhi asked back.

The immortal officials originally thought so, but after meeting Shang Shangzhi's serious expression, they were a little uncertain and began to reflect.

Did they really do it?

Seeing their thoughtful faces, Shang Zhi said, "Bai Ze, show them what they did."

Bai Ze had already recorded all the things they had done and the results they had obtained. At this time, he turned on the water mirror and let them see their results.

So the immortal officials saw everything that happened after the person they helped left.

The two men who got food, wealth and fairy magic used their power to bully the weak.And more people envied their reaping for nothing, and followed them to learn the shortcut of seeking God.The originally peaceful tribe has been turned into a mess, which has deepened the conflicts here... There are many such things.

The original unwillingness of the immortal officials dissipated little by little, replaced by shame, regret and disbelief.

"Nandu brought them peace and peace, and saved them in distress. Obviously, you brought the bad habits of fighting, getting something for nothing, etc. They use you to get something for nothing. The superficial thanks are not sincere. You use them to think To get the 'Incense', you don't really want to save them, now you understand why you didn't get the desired result?"

The fairy official with a faint red light on his body was no longer as complacent as before. He blushed and asked stammeringly, "God, what is the red light on my body?"

Shang Zhi's eyes fell on him, and he waited until the immortal official became more and more nervous, and then said: "It's cause and effect."

Immediately when the fairy official got the answer, his legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground.

He regrets it!If I had known earlier, I would not have been involved in this muddy water.

This is not a merit to help cultivation, this is clearly a beast that takes people's lives.

What is cause and effect!It's something that even saints don't want to touch.Too much karma under the sage will not only affect the practice, but even in severe cases, he will lose his life.

The fairy official wants to cry but has no tears, his intestines are green with regret, but he can't go back to the past and wake up his obsessed self.

Not only him, but other immortal officials also showed remorse.You must know that their own unscrupulous behavior has also brought embarrassment to the creatures of the lower world, if they are also contaminated with karma.

Just thinking about it makes a group of people feel chilled.

Shang Zhi glanced at their faces, seeing that they were sincerely repentant, and then said: "It's not that there is no way to save it. Fortunately, the scope of the impact this time is not large, and there is still room for redress. I will let Bai Ze arranges for you in the lower realm to take back the power you gave to humans before, and try your best to maintain the order in the lower realm and restore its stability."

Even though all the immortals tried to fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain, they didn't dare not to make amends.Although there is no benefit, at least the cause and effect can be settled.

The immortal official who had become a karma most eagerly wanted to go down, and stared at Bai Ze with attentive eyes.

There are rewards and punishments.Shang Zhi had already given Xian Guan a warning, but he still would not forget Nan Du's reward.

"As for Nandu, when the witches endangered the creatures of the lower realm, he rescued them in time, won the love of the creatures of the lower realm, promoted the benevolence and virtue of the heavenly court, and was named Du'er Xingjun, in charge of the Tianshu Palace, in charge of life and longevity, and served the creatures of the lower realm. Eliminate disasters."

All the immortal officials looked at Nandu enviously.In contrast to their miserable experiences, Nandu seemed extraordinarily lucky.

Shang Zhi continued: "Establish Yansushi, set up Tianfu Palace, Tianxiang Palace and other Nandou Six Palaces. In the future, those who have both virtue and conduct can be selected to serve in Nandou Six Palaces."

Now, the immortal officials no longer cast all their eyes on Nandu. They began to think about how to be like Nandu, get the favor of the Emperor of Heaven and get promoted.

After finally finishing off this group of people and bringing the matter of the incense burner and incense into a virtuous cycle, Shang Zhi was slightly relieved.He asked Bai Ze and others to go back first, and walked slowly east along the Fengshentai.

The construction of the heavenly court took a lot of Bai Ze's thought. Walking on the white jade steps, it seems to be integrated with the light clouds.Shang Zhi gradually relaxed.

Although it seemed that everything was under control, since the provocation by the Wu clan, he has been tense and there is no room for him to relax. Now that he has finally let go of the burden on him, he feels much more relaxed.

Footsteps came from behind, and Shang Zhi was a little surprised who would come over at this time.

"You look tired." The familiar cold voice seemed to reveal a touch of concern at this time.

Shang Zhi looked back and found that the person who came was indeed Yuan Shi.

"This direction... did you come from Tushita Palace?" Shang Zhi asked.

When the Tushita Palace was first established, it was the closest to 33 days away. Now it is reasonable for Yuan Shi to go to the Tushita Palace to find the Supreme Lord.

Yuan Shi nodded, his eyes fell on his cheeks, and he said, "Why bother?" If he didn't build this heavenly court, Shang Zhi would still be practicing on the Lunar Star, without being caught between the two clans of liches, so much effort.

Shang Zhi said angrily, "You know I'm so tired, but you deliberately brought up this topic because you want to quarrel with me? You can't talk about anything else."

Yuanshi ended this topic with kindness.He walked slowly in front of Shang Zhi and stood side by side with him.

"Turn your face."

When Shang Zhi heard what he said, he turned his head in doubt, just as Yuan Shi turned around at the same time.He is half a head shorter than Yuan Shi, and he can see the other side's superior profile.

It's pretty nice.

Shang Zhi thought about it in a daze.

"Open your mouth." He said coldly.

Shang Zhi subconsciously opened his lips, and his cold fingers touched his lips. A pill was stuffed into his mouth, rolled down his throat, and then melted and flowed into his limbs.

As if someone was waving his sleeves to sweep away his fatigue, Shang Zhi's mind was cleared, and most of the fatigue disappeared in an instant.

Shang Zhi covered his mouth, looked curiously at Yuan Shi who withdrew his hand, and asked doubtfully, "What did you feed me?"

"I came over from my brother Shanshi today, and I asked him for some calming medicine." Yuan Shi took out a jade bottle, took his hand, and the jade bottle rolled into his hand, "Since he is with you When doing things, you should let him play some role, just a little pill to clear the heart and relieve fatigue, it can still be done."

Shang Zhi held the jade bottle, opened his eyes unnaturally, and said in disbelief, "What's the use of good medicine, it gives me a headache when I see you."

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