Celestial Immortal

Chapter 996 [Golden Flower of Merit]

Dachang Dynasty, the imperial capital of Zhongzhou.

In the past few days, the senior officials of the imperial court and Immortal Courtyard seemed extremely busy.

Bailu Xianweng, the governor of Lizhou, suddenly died, and the middle way of suppressing witches in the eight southwest states died, which then affected the strategic layout of the entire eight southwest states.

As a last resort, Tianchao Xianting had to temporarily adjust its layout, shrink the front line, and slowly plan for it. However, no one expected that in just a few days, the situation would reverse again. Chu Chen succeeded the White Deer Immortal and actually took up the task of suppressing the army again. Wu Zhongren completely reversed the situation.

This made the core members of the imperial capital happy, but also a little depressed.

Previously, the strategic layout was adjusted, whether it was the court or the fairy court, with great efforts. There was a big change of officials, immortals, ghosts and gods in Lizhou. The personnel transfer involved was extremely complicated, involving several states, and many officials, immortals, officials, ghosts and gods were involved. The mobilization imperial edict and the Immortal Court edict have been sent out.

At present, the situation is changing again and again. The previous personnel arrangements may be inappropriate, and it is difficult to change them overnight. We have to weigh all parties and rearrange and arrange.

Among them, the interests of the Jade Emperor and Ziwei sects are involved, and the situation is quite complicated. It cannot be completely adjusted in a day or two, and it is a big trouble.

In the past three or four days, the imperial cabinet and the Immortal Court Presbyterian Council have been red-faced with a group of great Confucian scholars and high-level practitioners over personnel transfers. They each have their own opinions and demands, and they are seeking a balance in the debate.

Imperial Palace, Xuanzheng Hall, Noon Dynasty.

Mr. Ming Jing sat high on the dragon's throne. Below him, the chief minister of the cabinet, the four secondary ministers, the nine great elders of the Immortal Court, and a group of high-ranking officials of the imperial court and senior officials of the Immortal Court sat down one by one to discuss important matters.

Since he came to the throne, Mr. Ming Jing has been very diligent and worked hard to govern. He has two regular court meetings every day, morning court and noon court, every day. Dachang has a vast territory, and important emergencies happen from time to time. It is also a good idea to summon ministers to attend the evening court. A common thing.

Compared with the morning court, which summons hundreds of officials, and the evening court, which responds to emergencies, under normal circumstances, the real decisions of the Celestial Court often occur in the afternoon court, where Mr. Mingjing discusses with the cabinet ministers, the elders of the fairy court, etc.

The documents sent out in the Xuanzheng Hall represent the highest decision-making of the Celestial Court, and their words influence the situation of the world.

In the hall, as the documents in front of the case gradually became empty, Mr. Ming Jing relaxed a little. Perhaps he remembered something, and he asked casually:
"What's going on with the personnel arrangements in the eight southwest states?"

"Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made."

Master Tianshi Gutong cupped his hands and explained:
"Right now, the focus of the eight southwest states is on Lizhou. In the next few years, Lizhou will still focus on suppressing witches. Therefore, the immortal officials, ghosts and gods appointed in this round are mainly good at catching monsters and handling cases, accounting for [-]% of them. The immortal officials, ghosts and gods who preach will be supplemented, and in the future, according to the situation of the witch hunt, the number of immortal officials, ghosts and gods who preach and educate will gradually increase."

"Great!"

Mr. Mingjing casually took a photo of the candidates for the Department of Ghosts and Gods, the Department of Supervision, and the Taoist Academy in all major prefectures and counties in Lizhou. After a casual glance, he found that the general situation was quite in line with his wishes, and he immediately nodded with satisfaction.

After looking around, he perhaps thought of something and looked at Master Gu Tong:
"Friends of the Ancient Way, Inspector of Lizhou, are there any candidates in Xianting?"

"Your Majesty, I have discussed with Taoist friends Yulou, Chongxu and other Taoist friends, and they all agreed that the position of Supervisor of Lizhou should be concurrently held by Taoist Chu, who will be in charge of the suppression of witches, and will be more responsible for the situation in Lizhou and the southwest. For advantage.”

Master Gutong felt quite sad.

Although this proposal was proposed by Master Yulou, he did not object.

Before that, he had been proposing that Bailu Xianweng, who was the governor of the state at the time, should also serve as the supervisor of Lizhou to take charge of the witch hunt. Now that Lizhou was entering the crucial final battle of the witch hunt, he had no objection at all and could only make up his mind. Check your nose.

Immediately, Master Gutong said again:
"Your Majesty, given Fellow Daoist Chu's ability, give him a term of office. After three years, he will be able to finish the witch hunt. It won't be too late to choose another Lizhou Supervisor!"

Mr. Mingjing, all the pavilion elders, and the great elders in the hall nodded slightly, all in agreement.

In fact, everyone has already reached a consensus on this matter, and they are not surprised at all. On the contrary, everyone is very interested in the "witch hunt" deadline.

Mr. Youge smiled and asked jokingly:

"Fellow Ancient Daoist, are you so confident in Daoist Chu that you can kill the Litian Witch God in three years?"

Master Gutong smiled.

In fact, if one puts aside the factional stance, he quite appreciates Chu Chen's way of doing things. In addition, Chu Chen inherited the witch-killing magic weapon and legacy of his old friend and subordinate Bailu Xianwen. If the witch god can be destroyed, Bailu Xianwen will also benefit. He is very happy to see the results.

"Yes, I am very optimistic about Fellow Daoist Chu. I am not sure that under his leadership, it will take less than three years to eradicate the Litian Witch God!"

"Best regards, friends of the Ancient Road!"

In the hall, all the pavilion elders and great elders laughed and agreed, and the scene was quite lively.

Only Master Yulou and Taoist Chongxu frowned slightly.

Master Gu Tong's tone was a bit too high, and he was suspected of trying to kill Chu Chen.
Master Yulou thought for a moment, without hesitation, and planned to say a few words. However, just when he was about to speak, a roar came through the clouds from outside the hall.

Everyone in the hall was a third-grade monk with great supernatural powers. They had keen spiritual awareness and immediately swept over.

The one roaring over was the golden-armored general from the palace. At this moment, he came in a hurry with a scroll in his hand.

"Report! Si Tianjian, there are strange phenomena in the eight southwest states, auspiciousness descending from the sky, and golden light rolling hundreds of miles!"

Good luck!

When Mr. Ming Jing heard this, a look of surprise appeared on Feng Qingyun Dan's face.

What happy event happened?
As soon as he thought of this, Mr. Ming Jing reached out to take the folded book handed over by Si Tianjian, and his consciousness sank into it.

The next moment, Mr. Ming Jing was first surprised and overjoyed.

When all the pavilion elders and elders in the hall saw this, they were extremely curious in their hearts as to what happened that surprised Mr. Ming Jing so much.

"Your Majesty, what happened in the eight southwest states?"

"It's a happy event!"

On the throne, Mr. Ming Jing was quite excited:

"Si Tianjian reported that the visions in the eight southwest states are merit sent from heaven. It is suspected that someone killed Litian Witch God. Heaven and earth felt it and sent down immeasurable merit!"

Somehow, heaven and earth may have confirmed it.

The next moment, golden lights of merit appeared out of thin air in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Among them, the most dazzling one is none other than Mr. Ming Jing, with strands of golden light flashing from the top of his head and sinking into his body.

Immortal of the Immortal Courtyard, Celestial Master Gutong Zhenren, envoy of the Eight Prefectures of the Southwest, Chongxu Taoist, the golden light of merit above his head is second only to Mr. Mingjing.

In addition, many people in the palace also have some merits and virtues.

"This is."

For a time, the originally quiet palace suddenly became boiling with heated discussions.

Everyone in the hall was a well-informed person. As soon as they saw this scene, they guessed something.

It was the people from the Celestial Court who killed the Witch God Li Tian!
Only in this way, Mr. Ming Jing, Master Gu Tong, Taoist Chongxu and other high-level officials in the Celestial Dynasty can benefit from it.

You Xianting Gao Gong swallowed his saliva, his eyes showing a look of disbelief.

As a result, everyone looked at Taoist Chongxu.

Taoist Chongxu is one of the nine great elders of the Immortal Court. He has been in charge of the Demon Court in the eight southwest states for a long time. He is responsible for promoting the affairs of demons, demons and gods in the eight states. He is the top leader of the Immortal Court in the eight southwest states.

"Fellow Daoist Chongxu, what happened in the eight southwest states?"

"I don't even know what I am doing right now." Taoist Chongxu looked embarrassed. He really didn't know what was going on.

After saying that, without saying a word, he returned to his true self and asked about the situation.

Mr. Mingjing, Mr. Gutong, Mr. Yulou and others also showed their magical powers and secretly communicated the situation in the eight southwest states tens of thousands of miles away.

After a while.

"It was actually the handiwork of Fellow Daoist Chu. He was the one who killed Li Tian Witch God!"

All the senior executives of the Pavilion and the elders of Immortal Court in the hall showed strange expressions.

Why three years? Chu Chen killed Litian Witch God in three days, transferred him to Lizhou as a clerk, and didn't even have a chance to leave the imperial capital.
The imperial capital of Zhongzhou was shocked by the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth in Lizhou, and the eight southwest states in the "epicenter" were even more shocked.

At the moment when the vision of golden light rolling hundreds of miles appeared, almost all the top powerhouses in the eight southwest states were alarmed, whether they were old monsters who fell asleep, or masters who were meditating in seclusion, or even those who were fighting fiercely. The people who were fighting each other stopped at the same time and looked sideways, all showing shock.

Yaozhou Divine Fox Palace.

"Mom, this is..."

The little fox fairy Daiyan was originally asking Old Mother Xinyue for advice on her confusion about cultivation, when she suddenly saw a vision, her face was full of surprise and curiosity.

"Thanks to God's grace, if there is such a large formation in the direction of Lizhou, it must be the death of Litian Witch God. Only after his death can there be such a movement."

Old mother Xinyue made a deduction and exclaimed.

What a blessing!

Except for the demonic monks who do not practice Kung Fu and have completely fallen into evil heretics, the rest, whether they are human or demon, no matter which sect they practice, the golden light of merit is a great blessing for their practice.

The golden light of merit not only affects blessings and luck, but is even of great use in practicing and attaining the Tao.

Anyone who sees this scene will show envy.

Lizhou Litian Witch God
The little fox fairy Daiyan was startled when she heard this and vaguely guessed something:
"Is it Erlang?"

"Yes, yes, we did it, quack, quack, quack!"

The little ghost boy held the Dream Stone in his hands, the pride and jealousy on his face were clear and undisguised.

If you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that there is a rich golden light of merit emerging from his body.

"Hmph~ Let me tell you, I have done a great service. I tricked the Litian Witch God, and I beat him unconscious with a catastrophe. For my senior brother to be able to kill him so smoothly, I have done a great service. "

"What, you don't believe it? If you don't believe it, ask my senior brother."

"I"

On the other side, when Chu Chen saw the little ghost boy like this, he shook his head and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In fact, his current situation is similar.

After the "merits from heaven", all his [Golden Dragon Order], [Lizhou Capital Control Order] and [Lizhou Supervision Order] were all in trouble, and inquiries from tens of thousands of miles away, or even hundreds of thousands of miles away came one after another. , all asking if he killed Li Tian Witch God.

Like the little devil, he basically says "yes, yes, it's me."

Even though he didn't mean to show off, the sensation caused by the "golden light rolling hundreds of miles" vision of heaven and earth was still far beyond his expectation.

The reaction from the outside world was huge, and he was not surprised at all.

The matter of slaying witches is quite difficult. Even if he wins the battle from a distance, it will not be easy to eradicate them completely. Immortal Court must not have thought that he could kill the evil witches and wipe out the demons in just three days. atmosphere.

What really surprised Chu Chen was that the golden light of merit that came from killing the Witch God Li Tian was so rich.

Only now, after communicating with the Lizhou Supervision Department, did he find out.

In addition to him, all the people in Lizhou who participated in the witch hunt and made meritorious deeds had their meritorious golden light descended.

If there are many, there will be several golden rays of merit, and if there are few, there will be a few rays.

In addition, since all the officials in Lizhou are involved, the big bosses in the temples of the imperial capital will certainly not be able to escape, and everyone will benefit.

Of course, among them, Chu Chen gained the most.

"Beheading the Witch God Li Tian has such great merit!"

Under normal circumstances, there will be no golden light of merit coming from killing demons and heretics.

Even if he kills the extremely powerful Shen Jian Wanggu, it is estimated that heaven and earth will not reward him with any golden light of merit.

As a Shinto god, Litian Witch God, the Shinto practice method he developed may involve or even threaten the "will of heaven and earth", which is why there is such a big scene.

Chu Chen was secretly surprised and had some guesses in his heart.

Speaking of which, this is not the first time that he has gained the golden light of merit.

In the past, he taught one party and received special commendations from the Heavenly Court twice, sending down sixteen golden lights of merit. Later, he rescued his disciple Chu Baiqing, who was born as an innate spirit, and received another twenty golden lights of merit, all in total. 36 golden lights of merit.

However, compared to this time, it pales in comparison.

This time, the heaven and earth felt it, and in one breath, forty rays of golden light of merit fell.

This is not a big deal.

In addition to the golden light of merit, deep in Chu Chen's sea of ​​consciousness, unknowingly, there was a golden lotus blooming with golden light under the feet of his soul. The golden light of merit surrounded the golden flower, which was extremely magical.

"Could this be the legendary Golden Flower of Merit?"

Chu Chen had a vague guess.

It is said that the [Golden Flower of Merit] is the condensed merit of heaven and earth. Even for the immortals and gods, the Golden Flower of Merit is an extremely precious thing that can be encountered but cannot be sought.

However, he did not know the specific miraculous functions of the [Golden Flower of Merit]. Afterwards, he had to ask his father-in-law, Lord Di Yuanlong, or the elders such as Yuxuzi's uncle and Master Yulou.

The "golden light rolling hundreds of miles" vision of heaven and earth came and went away just as quickly.

While Chu Chen was thinking about it, the visions around him disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, powerful auras rushed towards this side,

"boom!"

In the void, a crack appeared out of thin air, and an old Taoist with immortal wind flew out.

The first person to arrive was none other than the Great Elder of the Immortal Courtyard and the envoy of the Demon Court, Chongxu Taoist.

He was incarnated in the imperial capital to attend the court meeting. After learning about the matter, he came through the void without saying a word.

When Taoist Chongxu saw Chu Chen, he then looked at the mountain temple that had been reduced to ruins in the green mountains at his feet. His face was full of curiosity:
"Fellow Daoist Chu, how did you kill the Witch God Li Tian? His other two clones"

(End of this chapter)