Chapter 248 - Seal! Reward! The Righteous God! (1/2)
Chapter 248 Seal! Reward! The Righteous G.o.d!
“Why is it so lively in the South Ocean?”
In front of the South-Heaven Gate, General Dongmu, who had changed into a brand new robe, held the decree that shone with seven colors and smiled.
Behind General Dongmu were a few Golden Immortal realm Heavenly Generals with deep Dao runes and condensed auras. They answered with two meaningless answers…
Behind the Golden Immortals were rows of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals in bright armor.
There were many Heavenly Soldiers with spears and swords. They were all clad in silver-white armor, and their expressions were solemn.
This should be the first time that the Heavenly Courts had issued the Jade Emperor’s decree with such great fanfare and a grand event.
The tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals had been carefully selected. There were certain requirements for their cultivation level and their looks. The Heavenly Generals were personally selected by General Dongmu. They were more experienced and reliable.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals had also received the news. This time, it was the Jade Emperor who conferred the t.i.tle of the Legitimate G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts to the Sea G.o.d…
Who is this Sea G.o.d?
In the past few decades, there had been many rumors about the Sea G.o.d of the South Ocean in the Heavenly Courts.
Some people said that he was a disciple of the Saint of Ren School. He was chosen by the Saint to take on the great role of supporting the Jade Emperor to integrate the Three Realms.
There were also people who said that he was the Jade Emperor’s confidant and most trusted advisor…
However, many Heavenly Generals felt that they were making a mountain out of a molehill.
Elder Moon, who was dressed in a wedding robe, rode a cloud and floated over from behind. After bowing to General Dongmu, he frowned and asked, “General Dongmu, do we need to prepare anything for the wedding?” “Well, His Majesty did not give any instructions.” General Dongmu pondered for a while. “When the time comes, Elder Moon will congratulate everyone together.”
“Don’t we have to prepare any congratulatory gifts?”
“There’s no need for that.” General Dongmu smiled and said, “It won’t be too late to give Fellow Daoist Sea G.o.d a gift when he enters the Heavenly Courts. There’s no need for that today.”
“That’s right. You’re right, General Dongmu.” Elder Moon cupped his hands and left.
General Dongmu calculated the time and looked at the position of the Golden Crow. He said, “All Heavenly Soldiers, get ready!”
Outside the South-Heaven Gate, tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers answered in unison, “There!”
“Yes.” General Dongmu nodded. “We will set off in two hours!”
The Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals immediately let out the breaths that they had been holding and felt a little helpless…
General Dongmu was clearly nervous.
It could not be helped. Others did not know the importance of the decree, but General Dongmu, who was always beside the Jade Emperor, knew it clearly. The Sea G.o.d would definitely be an important minister of the Heavenly Courts in the future. Once the matter of the dragon race comes to an end, the Sea G.o.d’s rank would probably be on par with him, General Dongmu. Moreover, the Sea G.o.d had a powerful background, was scheming, and was well-versed in the Dao of serving others. The Jade Emperor was full of praises for him and was not wary of him at all.
Seriously… comparison only brings about unhappiness!
After opening the decree that contained the seven-colored streams of light, General Dongmu read the contents carefully. He was afraid that he would misread a word or use the wrong tone later.
Immortals went into seclusion for years. For most Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, two hours pa.s.sed quickly in a daze.
However, General Dongmu felt that the Golden Crow had moved too slowly during those two hours. It was so slow that his Dao heart was in turmoil…
Finally…
“Let’s go!”
General Dongmu shouted softly. The spirits of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals were lifted. They rode the clouds and left the cloud path from the South-Heaven Gate, heading straight for the South Continent!
At that moment, at the coast of the South Ocean, the experts of the Dao Sect and the dragon race, who had already sensed that something was amiss, diverted their attention from the singing and dance performances, and focused on the sky.
Over there, layers of white clouds were pressing down. There were tall figures standing on the clouds.
“Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals?”
“What are these Heavenly Soldiers doing here? Are they here to congratulate me?”
“Speaking of which, why is the Sea G.o.d Sect holding this celebration today?” Amidst the discussions, the singing and dancing on the platform below suddenly stopped. Ao Yi jumped onto the platform again and raised a jade token that had a dragon’s head sculpted on it. He exclaimed, “Where are the dragon soldiers!?!”
The experts of the dragon race replied in unison, “Here!”
Ao Yi’s long hair danced in the wind. He was in high spirits and took the initiative to show some might and dominance, which was rare of him.
“True Dragon Guardians of the light up a thousand Immortal Flood Dragon troops and welcome the Heavenly Courts’ Heavenly Soldiers!”
“Okay!”
At that moment, he heard a series of dragon roars. More than ten figures of the dragon race rushed out of the clouds and turned into true dragons in the sky. They led thousands of flood dragons and broke through the sky!
Under the sunlight, the dragon scales of various colors glistened. The scene of a thousand dragons rising to the sky was spectacular!
Many mortals were excited. Although they did not know what to be excited about, they knew that they just had to be excited…
Ao Yi’s delicate face was filled with solemnity.
He shouted again, “Please… Sea G.o.d statue!”
“Hey! Hey! Hey, oh, hey!”
A loud and clear voice sounded from the side of the platform. The eighteen Divine Envoys of the Sea G.o.d Sect supported themselves with their hands and carried a ten-feet-tall white jade statue on their shoulders. They ascended the platform from the side and placed the statue in the middle of the platform.
The restrictions on the edge of the platform were quietly activated. Immortal light surrounded the statue.
Below the platform, the believers of the Sea G.o.d Sect knelt down.
Ao Yi shouted again, “Please… Sea G.o.d!”
Please Sea G.o.d?
The mortals were initially stunned. The immortals of the Three Sects and the experts of the dragon race subconsciously started to look for Li Changshou. However, they suddenly realized that Li Changshou had disappeared.
At this moment!
A beam of light flew out of the South Ocean’s seawater and turned in the air, illuminating the copper mirror!
The copper mirror shone brightly. The Sea G.o.d statue was rapidly melting. In the blink of an eye, it was surrounded by clouds.
When the clouds dissipated, a figure formed from a ray of blue light stood still quietly.
The situation was transmitted to all parts of the arena.
The mortals all called him the Sea G.o.d. Most immortals said that they knew how to play.
The Great Daoist Master smiled when he saw that. Zhao Gongming stroked his beard and smiled, while Perfected Huang Long pondered.
The others, such as Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, Perfected Yuding, the Mother of Turtle Spirit, and G.o.ddess Wudang, smiled without saying a word.
They were all experienced and knowledgeable people. They naturally knew that it was just a trick to increase the faith of mortals.
Although it was ingenious, it was not impressive.
Suddenly, the “light person” spoke.
“Where is my incarnation?”
At the back of the platform, Li Changshou’s paper effigy, which looked like an old immortal, flew up and landed behind the “person of light “. Then, he held his horsetail whisk and walked towards the person of light.
In an instant, layers of ripples appeared on the platform, spreading out from afar.
When the light faded and the water ripples dissipated, pure spiritual energy dissipated with the wind.
The spiritual energy was something that could get rid of the illnesses of mortals just by smelling it once. They could nourish their bodies by smelling it twice. When they smell it thrice…
Ahem, let’s talk about serious matters.
At that moment, Li Changshou’s paper effigy stood beside Ao Yi and accepted the power of incense offerings and merit.
Li Changshou had put in a lot of effort to create such a “trick” just so that the believers of the Sea G.o.d Sect would not have their fantasies “destroyed”. If the old immortal paper effigy, who often appeared, stood up and said that he was the Sea G.o.d, the mortals would definitely lose a portion of their trust and hopes for the Sea G.o.d even if they believed him.
After a while, immortal light appeared in the South Ocean, and he used Dharma spells to form a shadow. Then, he pointed out that the old immortal looked like the incarnation of the Sea G.o.d…
It directly reinforced the concept of the Sea G.o.d and made the believers more cohesive.