The Heavenly King Dhritarashtra suddenly felt unhappy. He was obviously Jiang Wang's real superior, and this guy was polite to him and they had a good personal relationship. But then he took the Thunder Department, the Fighting Department, the God of Justice, and the Seven Fairies to the foreign land, but didn't take him with him. What was going on?
But this is not Jiang Wang's fault. After all, he is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the South Heavenly Gate and the face of the Heavenly Palace. He dare not leave without the order. Even if Jiang Wang wants to take him there to see the world, he has to be free.
No matter what, if I don’t go now, all the benefits of the outside world will be taken away by those guys who are not as close to me as I am.
Later, while the Great Celestial Venerable is enjoying the joy of formally establishing diplomatic ties and alliances with outside worlds, I will go see the outside world under the pretext of escorting guests from outside worlds.
The Heavenly King Dhritarashtra laughed and showed his friendly attitude towards Jiang Wang.
"Nine Heaven Fairy Han Su Xingjun is listed in the immortal class, she is not an outsider, but this niece is a newcomer. Then I will let the newly appointed acting marshal accompany you three masters and apprentices to the Dou Department. I have been in the Heavenly Court for so long, but this is the first time I have seen a mortal body become a star god. It seems that you have given Dou Mu Yuanjun a big problem."
As he was speaking, a seven-colored rainbow bridge suddenly descended in front of the South Gate of Heaven. It was magnificent and shining, making the entire heaven even more colorful.
After a few phoenix calls, four colorful phoenixes pulled a golden sedan and slowly landed at the door. Behind it, there were two rows of twelve fairies standing, each holding a zither or a flute in their hands, playing fairy music to welcome the guests. Fairy birds were circling above and purple clouds were floating below, which gave enough face to the patron saint of the foreign land.
This is truly like "The palace gates of the Nine Heavens are opened, and people in foreign costumes bow to the crown."
Jiang Wang had worked at the Nantianmen for so many years, but this was the first time he had seen such a grand ceremony. He knew that this was the etiquette of the Heavenly Court to welcome the Human Emperor. The carriage was supposed to be pulled by nine dragons, but because Lei Ting was a woman, it was changed to a phoenix carriage. Even the welcoming of the Monkey King to take office had never been so grand.
The last time the Emperor of Heaven from the Confucian and Taoist world came, he was intercepted by several great saints before the Great Heavenly Venerable could even open his mouth. The Great Heavenly Venerable had to turn a blind eye. The Heavenly Dao of the Crystal World had already formed an alliance with the prehistoric world it represented, and this was considered the establishment of formal diplomatic relations. It was also the first time for the prehistoric Heavenly Court, so it was naturally very grand and shocked the four regions.
As a diplomatic envoy, he naturally had to explain to the bumpkin from the outside world, "Lord Faron, this is the great gift of the prehistoric world to welcome the emperor. It has not appeared in thousands of years. You are the first person to do so."
As he spoke, a golden star fell to the ground, revealing Taibai Jinxing, who stretched out her hand to Lei Ting, who was dressed as a female warrior, and said, "I am Taibai Jinxing, who serves under the Great Celestial Lord. Please, Your Excellency the Guardian God, ride on the Phoenix Seal and go with me to pay respect to the Great Celestial Lord."
Lei Ting calmly sat on the Phoenix Seal and disappeared into the sky in a burst of colorful light.
When the Heavenly King Mo Lihai saw Taibai Jinxing leave, he slapped Jiang Wang on the shoulder without hesitation and said, "When I have time, I will accompany you to the outer regions. It's not that the four of us brothers can't go to the Thunder Tribe or the Fighting Tribe. That guardian god follows the path of killing, which is quite similar to my style. Can you help introduce him to me so that I can go to the outer regions to have a look?"
Jiang Wang had already regarded the Crystal World as his own backyard, so how could he allow these rough guys to mess around? He turned his eyes and came up with an idea. He took the opportunity to spread the word, so that the many hungry Golden Immortals in the Heavenly Court would give up the idea of going to the Crystal World.
He immediately lowered his voice and whispered to the mountain-like big head. Naturally, his voice was like thunder and could be heard from far away.
"Fellow Daoist Demon, I'm afraid I can't make the decision on this matter. The Crystal World has a deep connection with the Goddess Nuwa. It is said that when Nuwa repaired the sky, the other end was connected to the Crystal World. Fellow Daoist Lei came here to thank the Goddess and to pay a visit to the Great Celestial Venerable to discuss matters concerning the exchanges between our two worlds."
"If you want to go to the outer realms to see the world, why don't you go to the outer realms where my disciple Han Su is? And by the way, please set up a Tianting guard post where my disciple lives to defend him from foreign enemies. This will also help me spread the power of the prehistoric world. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
The face of the Heavenly King Dhritarashtra, Mo Li Hai, suddenly turned into a chrysanthemum, and he patted his chest with a smile to make the promise.
"Thank you for your courtesy, Master. Han Su Xingjun is also among the immortals. It is my duty to send a few guards to serve as guards. I will select them right away. When you finish your work here, we will go together."
Jiang Wang's two female disciples are both star gods. It is only natural to ask Dou Mu Yuanjun for help, but it is also the duty of the four brothers to protect the immortal officials on duty. What's more, these heavenly soldiers and generals and star gods have no power to compete for. It is in the interests of all parties if they unite with each other.
Jiang Wang saw that the Four Heavenly Kings volunteered to take on the role of free security, so he thought he had achieved his goal. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he, accompanied by his old acquaintance, the Heavenly General, went to the Tianbao Pavilion in the center of the Jiuzhen Brahma Emperor Palace where Dou Mu Yuanjun lived.
As soon as the talent arrived, he saw seven stars rising in the palace, illuminating the sky. In front of the palace, four old acquaintances in court robes stood and raised their hands to greet him.
"Mother already knows the purpose of Lord Dayan's visit. We have been waiting for a long time. Please!"
Jiang Wang smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that Dou Mu Yuanjun had the Big Dipper form the Tiangang Formation, in fact, to announce to the thirty-three heavens that the affairs of his two female disciples were the affairs of the Dou Department, the internal affairs of the Star Gods, and that no gods in the sky were allowed to interfere.
To put it nicely, Dou Mu Yuanjun is protective of her child. She has a good temper and a good reputation in the Heavenly Court, and everyone knows her. But when she has a bad temper, there will be corpses everywhere and killing everywhere. Even the Three Pure Ones do not give her face, otherwise why would the first character in her name be "Dou".
Of course, for the gods in the heavens, it was Dou Mu Yuanjun clearly reaching out to the Great Heavenly Venerable to get a share of the power of the stars in the heavens, which was lucrative.
Wherever the light of the Big Dipper shines is under the jurisdiction of Dou Mu. No matter whether it is the gods in the sky or the creatures in the underworld, they only have two choices: obey or die.
However, Jiang Wang felt that things were not that simple. He suddenly realized what was going on and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that Brother Taiyangshou has returned?"
The Tiger Star God nodded slightly and smiled, "The Great Lord of Yan is indeed powerful. Nothing in the world can be hidden from you. Even if the Great Lord does not come to my Doubu, my mother will let us go to Tushita Heaven to invite the Great Lord to come here for a while."
This is really protecting her own child. Dou Mu Yuanjun plans to turn Han Su's world into a nursery for star gods, which gives her more bargaining chips to make a big request.
Without saying much, they entered the Tianbao Pavilion under the guidance of the four star gods to pay homage to Dou Mu Yuanjun. As soon as they entered the hall, Alice couldn't help but take a step back, but in the next moment she gritted her teeth and stood still, facing a murderous goddess sitting on the Eight Treasures Throne in front of her.
Dou Mu Yuanjun, who was wearing a purple silk gown and holding the golden pestle of the heavens, had starlight in his eyes and a satisfied smile on his face. "Don't be afraid, little girl. I showed my Dharmakaya not to scare you, but to see if you can withstand the power of the stars. Otherwise, with your mortal body, you will inevitably be in a position of power and may be overthrown. It seems that Dayan Zhenjun has accepted a good disciple, and my Dou Department has gained a unique star god, and solved a huge problem for me."
Jiang Wang immediately took advantage of the situation and frightened his own apprentice. Of course he had to give him some money for mental comfort, otherwise the three of them would be at a great loss.
"Hansu, Alice, why don't you step forward and thank the Queen Dou Mu Yuanjun for your help."
After Dou Mu Yuan Jun and the other two ladies paid their respects, Dou Mu retracted his Dharma image and transformed into an old lady with a kind face. She sat upright on an eight-treasure lotus throne and slowly spoke.
"I haven't seen you for a few months. Han Su has made great progress in his skills. He has achieved the status of a celestial being on his own. This is cause for celebration. In my prehistoric world, a celestial being is nothing special. But in your foreign land, he is the first person to have created the world. He is very important. Naturally, we must prepare for a rainy day. Your master brought you here for this reason. Do you know why?"
Of course Han Su was too embarrassed to say that they had come specially to visit her, but in fact they came just to ask for benefits.
As soon as these words were spoken, not only the teacher lost face, but even the founder lost face. Even though there were eight people in their sect, big and small, the Human Sect was the largest sect in the prehistoric world, and even the Great Celestial Lord had to give it face. For this question, they had no choice but to come up with the prepared standard answer.
"Reporting to Yuan Jun, my master once said that if my disciple succeeds in his immortal career, every time his cultivation level improves, he will encounter heavenly tribulations, and the intensity and frequency will be thousands of times that of other immortals. Moreover, because my disciple is a star god, even my master has difficulty in guiding him, so my master brought me to Yuan Jun for help and to learn how to survive the tribulations and resist demons to defend myself."
Dou Mu Yuanjun was very satisfied with this answer. She turned around and boasted to Jiang Wang, "Although Dayan Zhenjun has not yet been promoted to Daluo, he is cautious in his actions and does not rely on the power of his magic weapon Jindan. He helped your disciple to overcome the calamity and resist the demons. He is worthy of being the direct descendant of the Supreme. If you help, it may seem like you love him, but in fact you are harming him."
Jiang Wang spoke the truth with all his heart, "I feel ashamed of the praise from Lord Yuan. To be honest, my master always said that everyone has their own specialty. I have nothing useful to teach these two female disciples except reading from the book. Lord Yuan knows the growth of Star Gods very well, so he naturally wanted to bring them here to learn humbly. I didn't expect that I would come to the right place by accident."
Dou Mu Yuanjun glanced at Jiang Wang and said something with a serious expression.
"Han Su is now in the outer realm. The Way of Heaven is the way of external things. This way is regarded as a minor way in the prehistoric world. As a Ninth Heaven Fairy, do you know why?"
Han Su answered respectfully, "My disciple only knows that it is difficult to achieve the Great Dao if one is obsessed with external things. Therefore, my master separated me from my Dharma body of faith early on, so that the thoughts from the people would not poison my own cultivation. As for my disciple taking the path of external things, it was also to strengthen my own protection. I accidentally hit the mark and was promoted to a celestial being. May I ask Yuan Jun, what is wrong with this action?"
Dou Mu Yuanjun smiled and looked at Jiang Wang, "This question should be answered by your master, so that we can grasp the truth. I was also puzzled until I saw Han Su promoted to a celestial being, and then I understood something. The True Lord is in charge of the Great Evolution Dao, so he can grasp the one that escaped and explain the whole story."
This is like kicking the ball back, which shows that it is not easy to get the benefits of Dou Mu.
Jiang Wang knew very well that every time he visited Han Su's world, he was just passing through it. Plus, his skills were shallow, so he could never compare with the great gods like Ziwei Emperor or Sun God who had visited him in the past. What's more, they were real star gods. Just the fact that the Sun was guarding there as a caretaker probably made his exploration of that world far ahead of them, the master and his disciple.
He had to win by surprise, even if he was wrong, he could still cover it up with the Great Evolution. The Great Heavenly Venerable had found a best excuse for him to lie, clearly letting him do the opposite of everyone else. The smaller and more contrary to common sense, the more likely he was to escape.
"Yuan Jun, what you mean is that this external object is deliberately arranged by someone in secret. I'm afraid no one has such great ability to distort the way of heaven and go against Tian Gang, right?"
Dou Mu Yuanjun Xiang Jiang Wang said, "True Lord, don't you know that the universe where Han Su lives is almost as vast as the prehistoric continent, or even more so? How could such a large world have no souls, and not even a god? This is obviously not in line with the way of the Great Dao evolution."
When The Wandering Earth turned into a starry world, Jiang Wang had already considered what the starry universe was like in the context of mythology, and he already had two relatively reliable guesses in his mind. When he saw Dou Mu Yuanjun specifically mentioned this issue, he was of course confident and calmly stated his ideas, and also pulled in Master Xuandu to take the blame.
"My master believes that this world is related to the Wu clan. Although he did not elaborate, I can only come to two conclusions based on my own speculation. The first is that this world is related to the legendary Twelve Heavenly Gods. All the souls of living beings are sacrificed to the Heavenly Gods, causing the spiritual energy of the entire world to be thin. Moreover, all living beings have not yet developed three souls and seven spirits, and they need to recuperate for a long time before they can recover."
Dou Mu Yuanjun exclaimed, "It seems that my guess and that of Master Xuanxu are similar. Master Zhenjun actually has a second possibility. Tell me about it."
Jiang Wang spoke slowly, "The second possibility is that this place is the peak world of the last world cycle, which is comparable to or even better than the prehistoric world. When the apocalypse came, it was only a hair's breadth away from surviving it. Although it failed in the end, it was able to preserve most of the original appearance of the world and enter the next cycle, so it presents its current appearance."
Dou Mu Yuanjun stood up rarely and waved her hand. A brilliant and vast small universe appeared before her eyes, dotted with stars, endless and filling the entire palace. Then the picture grew from small to large, and many extragalactic galaxies disappeared, leaving only the Milky Way galaxy that Lai Jiangwang and Han Su were familiar with.
"I have never heard of what you said, but it contains a hint of the truth of heaven and earth. I wonder what evidence you have to prove your statement?"
Jiang Wang almost laughed out loud. The Star World had too much evidence. The existence of the three major natural disasters alone could be used as a reason. He only needed to change it slightly to be convincing.
"When the apocalypse comes, it will target all living beings in the world, and all memories will be wiped out. If a world is strong enough, it may be able to resist most of the apocalypse and preserve some external objects that do not involve the cultivation of living beings. I believe that Yuan Jun has discovered these tricks of using external objects and is hiding them on many planets in the galaxy, waiting to be awakened."
All kinds of creatures in the star world are pursuing various kinds of ascension. They do not focus on individual cultivation strength, but on the scale of the entire race. This is too consistent with the style of unorthodox practices.
Dou Mu Yuanjun was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke, "Your hypothesis is very convincing. The Sun Guard has already tracked down these beings who are proficient in various ways of studying things. Most of them do not involve the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but are closely related to the luck of the race. How does your master plan to deal with these mechanical puppets?"
Jiang Wang gave the answer without changing his expression, "Since the Heavenly Dao of this world is the external path, then we should naturally follow Heaven's will and see what the result will be. These external paths may not seem to improve personal strength much, but they can bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire race in just a few thousand years, far better than personal cultivation. The best way is to join them."
The two disciples around him almost rolled their eyes at him. This "if you can't beat them, join them" mentality is exactly the same as that of the Waste Prophet. If they didn't know that the two of them didn't get along, they would probably think that the teacher was brainwashed by Sister Qin. (End of this chapter)