Honghuang: Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, I am Guangchengzi

Chapter 259: The List of Gods

Daozu Hongjun saw all of this, but he didn't care much, and continued: "Haotian's coming is justified, because the Heavenly Palace is the center of the Three Realms and the hub of the Six Paths. It should enjoy honor, be revered by all immortals, and be worshipped by all gods.

Today, the Heavenly Court has lost its way, which is really not in accordance with the operation of Heavenly Dao. It happened that the Chan Sect had made a big fuss in the previous dispute over the Emperor of Man, which even shocked all races. The witches and demons were in conflict again, so they committed a killing calamity.

In addition, there are many immortals who absorb and exhale spiritual energy without thinking of giving back, and there are many useless ones. The Heavenly Dao uses this killing calamity as a guide to start a great calamity for immortals to eliminate those useless people. "

Daozu Hongjun's words were like a bolt of lightning. Even the Six Saints were greatly shocked after hearing them. Even Haotian did not expect that his complaint would actually trigger such a catastrophe.

As the leader of all the saints, Laozi was naturally the first to speak: "Teacher, the battle between the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race has just ended, and it will only be ten thousand years before the end of the witch and demon calamity. Why is it necessary to start the next great calamity now?"

Daoist Hongjun said calmly: "The time before and after the catastrophe has nothing to do with time. It only depends on whether the evil spirits of various people in the world are abundant. Nowadays, the gods often give lectures, and the Xuanmen is flourishing in the world.

This is naturally a gathering of immortals, with countless powerful beings, and the operation of evil spirits by the Heavenly Dao also has its limits. Since it cannot be tolerated, it must start a catastrophe to cleanse it."

Laozi was speechless, so Yuanshi Tianzun asked again: "Is there a way to delay the coming of the calamity, or to prevent the calamity from ever appearing?"

After hearing this, the Six Saints and Haotian all turned their eyes to Daozu Hongjun, hoping that this Daozu could provide a solution.

But Daozu Hongjun shook his head and said: "If an immeasurable calamity were to come and clear away the karma of all living beings, the accumulation of many factors would definitely trigger a great calamity in the prehistoric world, causing the way of heaven to collapse and the prehistoric world to be destroyed.

Although we are Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian and can live freely in the world, nothing can destroy us unless we are willing, but we can no longer stay in the primitive world.

And the immortals who have not achieved the Hunyuan Dao Fruit will also perish with the destruction of the prehistoric world. Are you willing?"

The Six Saints and Haotian fell silent after hearing this. They naturally did not want the prehistoric world to be destroyed, nor did they want many of their disciples to die.

It seems that the only option left is to go through a catastrophe!

Everyone present was decisive in their character. Since they had decided to start the catastrophe, they naturally would not hesitate.

Tongtian Sect Master asked: "May I ask, Master, who will be the first to enter the calamity this time? If all the twelve immortals are completely killed, can the calamity be stopped?"

Yuanshi Tianzun's expression changed immediately after hearing this, but because Hongjun Daozu was above him, he couldn't do anything rude, so he had to endure it, but anger secretly rose in his heart.

Tongtian Jiaozhu naturally knew that Yuanshi Tianzun would be dissatisfied if he said this, but he had to say it.

After all, among all these saintly sects, only his Jiejiao is the largest. If a great calamity of immortals really occurs, he will definitely let many disciples fall into the calamity.

But how could he bear to let his own disciples go through such a test? If they were really sent in, even if one out of ten survived, it would be considered a good thing. Naturally, he planned to send others to die in order to calm the calamity.

Moreover, in his opinion, this catastrophe was originally caused by the Twelve Supreme Immortals, so it was only natural for him to send the Twelve Supreme Immortals to deal with the catastrophe.

Therefore, Tongtian Jiaozhu naturally ignored the gaze of Yuanshi Tianzun and just looked at Hongjun Daozu, hoping to get a satisfactory answer.

It was a pity that Daozu Hongjun still shook his head and said calmly: "Although this calamity was caused by the Twelve Supreme Immortals, it has nothing to do with them, but affects every immortal god."

The Patriarch Tongtian was somewhat disappointed with this, but he could only keep silent. The goddess Nuwa who came after him had no questions and shook her head slightly. The Taoist Jie Yin let Zhunti speak and also shook his head.

When he got the chance, Zhunti Taoist immediately asked, "Teacher, I wonder when the catastrophe will occur, and how it will arise?"

Daoist Ancestor Hongjun replied: "Five thousand years from now, the killing calamity of the gods and immortals will appear. It will be triggered according to one's nature. The shallower the nature, the greater the calamity."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Six Saints' faces suddenly changed.

There is no need to say much about Laozi and Nuwa. Although they both established a great religion, there is only one disciple in the human religion, Master Xuandu. Although he is of human origin, he is the teacher of the Emperor of Earth, which has nothing to do with his shallow roots.

The demon cult of Nuwa Niangniang is neither a cult nor a religion. Although it shoulders the responsibility of educating the demon race, except for her as the leader, Kunpeng as the deputy leader, and Guangchengzi, the great protector of the demon cult, it does not have even a single disciple.

Yuanshi Tianzun was more relaxed. After all, when he accepted disciples, he usually looked at their qualifications and would not accept those who were slightly inferior. Among them, the worst, Huanglong Zhenren, was the son of Zulong and had a deep foundation.

Although there were still a few registered disciples, each of them had outstanding qualifications, comparable to his direct disciples. He had also found a good home for them, so he naturally kept them in the dark and did not pay much attention to them.

The other three saints were a little anxious, because because of the habits of Master Tongtian, the Jie Religion had recruited countless so-called shallow-rooted people, so they were naturally worried.

As for the Western religion, it was because the West was going through a catastrophe, and there was no sacred reason at all. The many disciples accepted by the two Western leaders were also shallow, so they naturally had to worry. When he thought that the West was going to experience another catastrophe, even with the heart of the Taoist Jie Yin, he felt that the future was bleak. His already bitter face became even more bitter, and the Taoist Zhunti also looked gloomy.

But Daoist Hongjun then said, "The Western religion is inherently deficient and contradicts many of the Taoist teachings. Therefore, this catastrophe has nothing to do with the many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and celestial beings in the West."

Taoist Jie Yin and Taoist Zhunti immediately turned their sorrow into joy, leaving only Taoist Master Tong Tian standing there, helpless but unable to do anything.

He couldn't help but continue asking: "Teacher, is it possible that only Jiejiao will suffer from this disaster? Isn't this a bit unfair?"

Seeing that Tongtian was losing his composure, Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but scold him, but Tongtian couldn't care less and vowed to fight for his disciple's chance of survival at all costs!
In response, Daozu Hongjun took out a golden notice and a wooden magic whip with twenty-four sections.

Looking at this list and the divine whip, the saints and Haotian blurted out: "List of Conferred Gods, Divine Whip!"

"The purpose of this killing calamity is to allow the Heavenly Court to regain control of the Three Realms. All the immortals and gods who died in this killing calamity will be named gods in the Conferred God List and serve as ministers of the Heavenly Court."

Daoist Ancestor Hongjun said expressionlessly: “So this calamity is the calamity of conferring gods. Those with deep roots and practices will achieve immortality and be free all day long. The heaven and earth cannot restrain them and they are free.

If one's roots are slightly inferior, he will become a god and go to heaven. Although he will never die, he will be controlled day and night and will not be able to be himself for the rest of his life. No matter how high his cultivation is, he will not escape the beating of the divine whip.

With shallow roots and shallow behavior, they become human beings, but still fall into the calamity of reincarnation, transforming into an infinite number of sentient beings and becoming the foundation of the world. This is the creation of heaven and earth, and we cannot disobey it. "

After hearing this, the expressions of the Six Saints did not improve. Even Yuanshi Tianzun had a stern look on his face, no longer as relaxed as before.

Obviously, this catastrophe cannot be avoided just by having a strong foundation. If someone deliberately targets you and forcibly kills you, you will also die.

Even if you don't really die, you will be deified and become a god in heaven, which is really worse than death!
Daozu Hongjun added: "When the catastrophe begins, a person who will confer the title of God on behalf of Heaven will appear. This person will be the one who controls the Conferred God List and the Divine Whip."

Yuanshi Tianzun was concerned about his own disciple and asked hurriedly, "I don't know who this person who conferred the title of God is. Please tell me clearly, Master."

"The one who is deified is appointed by heaven. Maybe he has not been born yet, or maybe he has already appeared. Even he himself does not know this destiny. But he will definitely enter the mysterious sect and worship the saints."

Daozu Hongjun said indifferently: "Except for the many saintly disciples, many scattered immortals, great monsters, witches, ghosts and gods, and even mortals in the prehistoric world will have to go through this killing calamity. Those who lack virtue will all be ashes."

When these words were spoken, even the Six Saints' expressions changed drastically. Doesn't this mean that the entire prehistoric world will have to enter this catastrophe?
It should be noted that the previous three calamities, whether it was the calamity of ferocious beasts, the calamity of dragons and phoenixes, or the most terrifying calamity of wizards and demons, were essentially the mutual fighting among those who were to be calamed, as well as the immortals and gods who had to go through the calamity because of their own karma.

Many sentient beings in the ancient world don’t even know that a catastrophe has occurred, let alone that it has ended. This is not rare, but the norm.

But this calamity of the Conferred Gods is something you must enter regardless of whether you know about it or not, so naturally they couldn't help but be surprised, and they didn't know why this calamity of the Conferred Gods would have such changes.

However, compared with the vast number of creatures in the ancient world, Master Tongtian cares more about his own disciples.

As for the character of his disciple, he knew it best in his heart, so he had to consider one conclusion: if he really was a god, would he really never be able to transcend it?

"Teacher, may I ask, is it true that there is no liberation after becoming a god in heaven?" Tongtian Patriarch asked hurriedly.

Facing this question, Daozu Hongjun pondered and said, "No, the immortals and gods in the heavens who were canonized by the Investiture of the Gods also have a day of liberation. One way is to leave the Investiture of the Gods with dignity, and that is to kill the three corpses.

The second is to voluntarily deify the gods without waiting to be killed. This method is called deification of the flesh body. Unlike ordinary immortals, only a wisp of true spirit is invested in the deification, so naturally it can retain more of the self. "

Master Tongtian wrote down the method of deifying the physical body with a heavy face, thinking that if a disciple was recorded in the list of deities, if his roots were shallow, he might as well be allowed to be deified directly, which would be better than being enslaved.

Without waiting for other saints to ask, Daozu Hongjun said: "This time, the gods of the eight divisions will be conferred, and they will be in charge of different departments. There are a total of 365 main gods in each division, and they must all be selected by the saints. Who will be on the list will be decided by themselves."

After finishing speaking, Daozu Hongjun turned into a ray of light and left. No saint could see the details, and they could not help but admire that their teacher's cultivation progress was no slower than theirs.

But looking at the golden list in front of them, no saint picked it up and wrote down the name of his disciple. For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene froze.

After all, they all knew in their hearts that if they really wanted to record the positions of these 365 main gods and fill them all, there would be no other way except for the Jiejiao to be willing to sacrifice itself.

Moreover, in the minds of some saints, there are tens of thousands of disciples in the Jiejiao, so what if they send away 365 of them? Just write them down first, and everyone will be happy. Why not do it?

(End of this chapter)