Others follow advice and imitate celebrities, but you start by pretending to be a god?

"You think my shout earlier was for nothing? After that, Yang Jian had no choice but to go, even if he didn't want to," the Celestial Hound retorted, rolling his eyes.

"Go to the Heavenly Prison to rescue people? I'm afraid it won't be that easy." Hearing this, Bai Lu frowned.

"Hmm, indeed not simple." After finishing packing, Xiaotianquan found that nothing was missing from his underwear, patted his underwear with satisfaction, and turned around to ask.

"Jade Rabbit, have you placed the envelope I asked you to put in the Moon Palace properly?"

The little girl nodded gently: "It's all set. What's inside?"

"Hehehe, it's good that it's in place."

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Hound immediately revealed a sly smile.

It gazed towards the distant heavens, stood up straight, and its shorts fluttered in the wind.

"I have a brilliant plan, just wait and see with me."

"Let's go to the Tang Dynasty and talk to Li Chengqian about breaking him out of prison and returning to the temple."

"Then we can just wait and watch the show!"

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Celestial Hound is plotting some kind of conspiracy.

Meanwhile, atop the Heavenly Palace, the group was still engaged in discussion.

However, this time, they were no longer discussing the mastermind behind the scenes.

Since it was already clear that this defeat was a major loss and that the situation could not be reversed in the short term, the people of Heaven had no intention of wasting any more time here.

I'll just keep this to myself and settle the score later when I have the chance.

The most pressing issue right now is the chaos in the Three Realms and the bottleneck encountered by the rise of Buddhism.

"Even if we failed to deal with the mastermind behind the scenes, my Heavenly Court Xuanmen is still the most powerful and fortunate entity in the Three Realms."

Above the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor slowly spoke, sitting upright in the heavens, his magical power as vast and boundless as the ocean.

"It is indeed true that destiny has brought prosperity to Buddhism."

"But I belong to the Xuanmen sect."

"We must never give up easily because of a temporary setback."

In this great battle in the East China Sea, our Heavenly Court suffered heavy losses and is irreconcilably opposed to the mastermind behind it all.

"The Peach Banquet will proceed as scheduled, but the mastermind behind it is lurking in the Three Realms, causing far too many unforeseen changes. We must find them."

"But there are more important things to do in the meantime."

Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's words, the many deities below nodded slightly.

In the previous battle in the East China Sea, their Xuanmen suffered a severe loss of fortune, with a full tenth of it dissipating, causing all Xuanmen disciples to feel a deep sense of crisis.

They are now in a difficult situation. If they give up the fight, their Xuanmen sect is destined to decline in a very short time and will never have a chance to rise again.

All of this was the work of a mastermind behind the scenes. It can be said that the Heavenly Court has formed a deep-seated enmity with this mastermind.

"We must start another plan as soon as possible."

"The rise of Buddhism is nothing more than an attempt to spread its own ideas and reap the fortune of the human race."

"Since Buddhism can do this, then my Xuanmen can naturally also reap the fortune of the human race."

"Especially in Jambudvipa, because of the existence of the Tang Dynasty, it has become increasingly resistant to Buddhism. This continent has become an opportunity for our Heavenly Court!"

The Jade Emperor spoke slowly, nodding to Li Jing below.

Li Jing understood and was already prepared. With a flick of his wrist, golden light shone.

An ancient scroll with a very clear outline quietly appeared on the Lingxiao Palace.

"This is……"

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Jing stepped forward first, pointed to the huge scroll, and began to explain.

"This is a map showing the network of Jambudvipa in the human realm."

"It contains detailed records of the dwelling places of many human beings."

"Next, I will explain to you immortals the main steps of this plunder of the human race's fortune."

Li Jing spoke slowly, his eyes flashing with runes and radiating immense magical power.

"There's no need to say more about Xiniu Hezhou. It's Buddhist territory. Although my Xuanmen can get involved, it's not very meaningful. Let's exclude it for now."

"Dongsheng Shenzhou is the easternmost continent, with a superior geographical location and abundant natural resources."

"However, this place has many islands and scattered continents. The many human capitals are isolated from each other for many years, the number of humans is relatively small, and the fortune is the thinnest among the four continents."

"Beiju Luzhou is the northernmost landmass, with an extremely vast area, mostly plains, and abundant water resources."

"But because it is located in the Arctic, it is freezing cold. Although there are quite a few people, they are constantly fighting for food, so it is difficult for them to develop any faith or religion."

"So it's excluded as well."

"Therefore, our Heavenly Court's ultimate goal is still the Southern Continent, which has the largest human population, the most prosperous fortune, and is the easiest to conquer."

Li Jing spoke slowly, his body surrounded by swirling light.

"How can we secretly do something here?" Suddenly, the Pleiades constellation of the Twenty-Eight Mansions asked, its face full of doubt.

"This plan should have been discussed in parliament long ago."

At this moment, Venus stepped forward, stood smiling beside Li Jing, and continued his explanation.

"As everyone knows, the human race is the most numerous in the Three Realms, but they are short-sighted and have short lifespans, dying at most within a hundred years."

"Many humans, and indeed the vast majority of humans, are unaware of the existence of gods, demons, and monsters, nor do they understand the matters of the underworld and the cycle of reincarnation."

"The Book of Man, one of the three books of Heaven, Earth and Man, is also known as the Book of Life and Death. It is a product of the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld and is specifically in charge of the life and death of the human race, which are interconnected by cause and effect."

At this point, Venus narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly with a smile.

"What would happen if we intervened in the cycle of reincarnation, interfered with the human race's reincarnation using the Book of Life and Death, or even caused the Book of Life and Death to collapse or temporarily disappear?"

The Book of Life and Death has disappeared?
Many of the celestial beings were stunned for a moment, and then they all trembled!
With the Book of Life and Death, which governs the rebirth of human souls, gone, the judgment of humanity in the Six Paths of Reincarnation will inevitably come to a standstill!
Without the assistance of the Book of Life and Death, it would be virtually impossible to judge so many human souls; it would be utterly wishful thinking!

What would happen if a trial were not possible?
"In the human realm."

"Dead humans cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation, nor can they attain transcendence."

"They will become ghosts and vengeful spirits, wandering around the human world."

"Moreover, he is extremely belligerent and easily angered..."

Upon hearing Venus's words, many celestial beings narrowed their eyes, their eyes flashing with divine light!

The souls of all the dead humans are unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, and they even actively attack other humans?!
Wouldn't the human world become a ghost realm in this way?
At that time, the vast majority of humans will be in dire straits, as they will have no ability to resist the vengeful spirits and evil ghosts!

And when they are almost in despair, if my celestial gods were to intervene and bestow a few divine miracles to save humanity...

Then, the cultivation methods of the human race will be taught, giving them the opportunity to escape birth, aging, sickness, and death...

Upon realizing this, the eyes of many celestial beings lit up!

Wouldn't the fortunes of the human race in Jambudvipa then roll in?

They're completely at our mercy!
The gods were immediately thrilled!

However, a few deities felt that this was wrong.

"Wouldn't doing this go against the will of Heaven? Wouldn't it be against the harmony of Heaven?" Nezha asked, frowning.

"Just be cautious."

"It will not damage the fortune of my Heavenly Court."

Venus chuckled, clearly having planned this all along. "This harvest of human fortune is primarily aimed at the Tang Dynasty."

"The Book of Life and Death of the human race to be destroyed is only the one from the Tang Dynasty in the Southern Jambudvipa; it will not directly plunge the entire human world into chaos."

"Moreover, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, is about to die."

"This is a perfect opportunity to turn the Tang Dynasty into a hellish place even faster, and then we can use our divine power to reap the rewards."

"Moreover, Emperor Qinghua deduced that the Tang Dynasty human race seems to have a causal connection with the mastermind behind the scenes!"

"This time, by deploying the human race in Jambudvipa, we might be able to follow the clues and find the true traces of the mastermind behind it all."

"The grudge from the East China Sea incident must be avenged."

Upon hearing this, many deities nodded in agreement. This hatred was indeed irreconcilable. How could the massacre of 200,000 heavenly soldiers and generals be left unresolved?
And the Tang Dynasty's human race actually has a causal connection with the mastermind behind the scenes? This has become the Heavenly Court's only clue at present, making it imperative to lay a trap for the human race in the Southern Continent!
Suppress humanity, seize the mastermind!
"If this operation in the Tang Dynasty is successful, then we'll move on to the next place..."

"Then how should we deal with the cause and effect involved? Destroying the Book of Life and Death, even if it's just a small thing, would still cause enormous consequences." Lü Dongbin suddenly looked up and asked in a deep voice.

"As for the cause and effect, I've already thought it through..."

Venus chuckled and waved his hand casually: "Let's pin the blame on the underworld."

"Anyway, they are the weakest force in the Three Realms. Even the Emperor of Fengdu doesn't dare to leave the Underworld."

"How dare we disobey a mere underworld?"

Hear this.

The many celestial beings gradually put aside their concerns and began to discuss the matter.

“One of the Nine Luminaries, Ketu Star, has already gone there.”

"But it's not enough."

"To expedite this plan, we need more immortals to descend to the underworld."

"Moreover, perhaps this trip to the Tang Dynasty can help us find the real mastermind behind the scenes by using that trace of cause and effect."

"We must be very careful!"

Above the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor slowly spoke, asking how many immortals agreed with the plan.

Amidst swirling celestial clouds.

One deity after another expressed their stance.

Ultimately, apart from a few people such as Nezha and Lü Dongbin, there were none.

The vast majority of the celestial beings agreed to the plan.

……

Almost the day after the discussion was completed at the Heavenly Court's Xuanmen Lingxiao Palace.

The Celestial Hound, the White Deer, the Jade Rabbit, and others arrived in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, in the Southern Continent.

They originally wanted to discuss with Li Chengqian how to rescue the Four Dragon Kings and Yang Jian.

After hastily discussing countermeasures with them, Crown Prince Li Chengqian left in a hurry.

Because his father, Emperor Taizong of Tang, was old and on his deathbed.

Even though Li Chengqian used every means at his disposal, and many disciples from various Taoist temples rushed to help with the treatment.

But ultimately, the treatment was ineffective.

This is the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld!

It is also an innate shackle for the human race!
The day after Xiaotianquan and his companions arrived, the monarch of the Tang Dynasty, the largest dynasty among the human race in the Southern Continent, was present.

Li Shimin.

The plane crashed!
At the same time, a great light shone brightly above the Heavenly Court.

The Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Day-Roaming Gods, the Night-Roaming Gods...

More than thirty celestial beings transformed into divine light and descended from the sky, directly breaking through the barrier between the two realms and entering the distant underworld.

Master the Book of Man, and dominate reincarnation!
……

At the same time, in the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld, a strange figure appeared who was being reincarnated.

"Damn it, how come the reincarnation seal I formed in my third incarnation is still a demon race?"

"Fortunately, the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique is almost complete!"

"Once this cycle of reincarnation is completed, I will be able to leave the Underworld. I wonder how the Three Realms are doing now, and how my fellow disciples are doing?"

The figure was a Taoist priest, with a bloated figure, probably due to excessive obesity. He walked alone on the path of reincarnation, muttering to himself incessantly.

……

In the human realm, at the border of Jambudvipa, a figure walks through the vast wilderness.

He was dashing and imposing, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, exuding imperial majesty; he was none other than Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng.

"Having walked all this way, I have seen the lights of countless homes of people from all continents, and now I am finally about to reach the Central Plains."

"Let the rise of humanity begin in the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty!"

Standing in the vast wilderness, gazing into the distance, Ying Zheng murmured to himself before stepping into the Central Plains.

Human Emperor, return!
……

At this moment, many disciples of the Taoist temples, as well as Buddhist sects and various races, have not yet realized that the Heavenly Court's plan for the human race has been gradually unfolding!

In the human realm, since the great calamity of the witches and demons, after the demons used countless human corpses to forge the witch-slaying sword.

The biggest and most horrific disaster in history.

The curtain has already quietly risen.

And without anyone noticing, it began to slowly sweep across the entire Tang Dynasty.

Similarly, no one knew that the disciples of the dojo were taking action!
……

In a more distant place, within the sacred grounds of the heavens.

Lin Nan remained leisurely, like a lazy bum, waiting for his disciples to return one after another.

When the disciples returned last time, the training grounds couldn't be opened due to upgrades. Lin Nan gave them a time to return, and now, judging by the days, that time is almost here.

"My dear disciples, I hope you haven't caused your master any trouble..."

Lin Nan pondered that now that the Daoist temple was powerful, he should give his disciples more guidance and instructions when they returned, along with some treasures, and also ask them what they had been doing in the Three Realms and whether they had caused any trouble.

Basking in the sun, Lin Nan leisurely closed his eyes to rest, but he would occasionally glance at the Hongmeng II Book Pavilion in the distance.

You can see the old Dragon King engrossed in reading countless books, sometimes angry, sometimes manic, sometimes excited, clearly absorbed in the novel.

Lin Nan shook his head speechlessly and complained, "The Four Dragon Kings have all been captured by the Heavenly Court, and they're probably about to be killed. Why is this old dragon still reading novels here?"

No sooner had Lin Nan finished speaking than a roar suddenly erupted from the Hongmeng II Book Pavilion.

"The Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court... has gone too far in bullying the dragon!"

"I hate that Heaven has taken away billions of years of my life!!!"

"I hate God for taking away billions of years of my life!"

The old Dragon King trembled all over, roaring, his hands tightly gripping an ancient book, completely absorbed in the Hongmeng Book Pavilion.

"What's gotten into the old Dragon King now...?"

Lin Nan shook his head helplessly. (End of Chapter)