My brother is so cunning.

All the gods in Lingxiao Palace understood what Taibai Jinxing said.

What he meant was to prove whether he was deceiving the emperor or not, so he tested an important indicator of Wen Rui's deity-merits.

It turns out that Wen Rui, a mortal, should check the "Book of Life and Death" in the three books of "Heaven, Earth, and Man".

But Wen Rui is a bit special. He was a fish that slipped through the "Fengshen List". At the critical moment of ascending to the Conferred Gods Platform, he used some secret method to escape without a trace.

As a result, there was a bug that the name was on the list of gods, but the name was not actually declared a god.

Wen Rui's escape lasted for a hundred years, which really allowed him to escape the fate of becoming a god.

Because of this, his name cannot be found in the "Book of Life and Death", but can only be found in the "List of Gods."

This also explains why the weekly hell experience, which lasted five hundred years of life and death, would not be noticed by the King of Hell who is in charge of the "Book of Life and Death".

The "Book of Life and Death" will record the life and death of people, but the "List of Gods" will not record the life and death of gods, because gods live as long as heaven and transcend life and death. When the end is approaching and their vitality is exhausted, they will only decline.

The Jade Emperor raised his eyebrows, raised his hand doubtfully, and a roll of gold policy appeared in his palm.

He threw the gold policy into the air, and the golden scroll unfolded, illuminating the hall with a brilliant light.

"I will follow what you said." The Jade Emperor said in a deep voice: "Selflessness is the highest virtue in patrolling. It breeds talents in their own order. Immortals, gods, humans and ghosts will be determined from now on, so that the dynasty will not fall into ruins. Now!"

Countless heavenly cloud patterns flew out of the golden scroll, forming seal characters and floating in the air.

Wen Rui's shadow was also projected onto the main hall.

"Following heaven's decree and following the law, how much merit does a god on the list have?"

Following the Jade Emperor's golden words, Wen Rui's virtual shadow suddenly shined brightly. The colorful spiritual light was like clouds and smoke, and the purple energy rose from the virtual shadow's heavenly spirit into the sky and penetrated the twenty-sixth heaven before gradually weakening.

When the gods in the temple saw this scene, they couldn't hold on to their gods' pretense. They were all shocked, their mouths slightly opened, and their eyes were obviously opened.

"It's... he really looks like an emperor!"

"This aura of merit and purple pillar of luck is not as good as even a great emperor."

"The emperor who has not yet become a great emperor can praise and say, 'This son has the appearance of a great emperor'. He has far exceeded the standards of merit and virtue of an emperor. Li Changgeng was quite cautious when he said it. This is obviously the appearance of a deity!"

…

The gods in the hall were talking a lot. Many of the Dou Bu and Lei Bu immortal officials were Wen Rui's elders and comrades in the army. They all tried their best to hold back their laughter and continued to put on their poker faces and remain silent.

For example, in this twelve-year earthly branch small court meeting, Wen Zhongtianzun, the main god of Leibu, and Doumu Yuanjun, the main god of Doubu, will not attend. As a rule, only subordinates are sent to attend.

If these two great gods were here, I'm afraid the scene would be even more exciting.

Nezha's eyes widened, he rubbed his eyes again, and said in disbelief: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Why should he? Why?"

Taibai Jinxing glanced at him and sneered: "Perhaps it's because you offended the Dragon King by causing trouble in the sea and caused the death of the people in Chentangguan. When you were creating endless industry, he was teaching the latest technology of farming, mulberry farming and weaving to the people of the world for the benefit of others. Let’s go to the human world.”

He doesn't criticize others, but Nezha spoke bluntly before and offended Taibai Jinxing by impeaching him in person. That's why he was so fierce and focused on picking on weak spots.

"You!" Nezha was furious.

"What am I?" Taibai Jinxing rolled his eyes: "Don't say that you can repay it by cutting off the flesh and bones. You only repaid your parents for their kindness in giving birth, but you did not repay the cause and effect of the thousands of people who were implicated in their deaths! "

"Wen Rui was a Buddha in thousands of families five hundred years ago, and his merits are immeasurable. Even if his merits and demerits in resisting the Zhou Dynasty and supporting Shang are equal to each other, the sum of his merits on the list of gods can be enough to make him a heavenly king."

Taibai Jinxing was full of words and talked eloquently: "In the past five hundred years, he has developed a great deal of commerce and brought together the world's wealth, so that all the people of the human race have benefited from it. He also raised livestock to provide blood food, and advised the demon clan to abide by the law and abstain from killing. Invisibly, Eliminate the disaster and save countless human lives. "

After deciding to recommend Wen Rui, Taibai Jinxing had done his homework and made sufficient preparations. He secretly went to find clairvoyants and shunfeng ears to learn about Wen Rui's experience.

"What have your third prince been doing in the past five hundred years?"

Taibai Jinxing said disdainfully: "After the Battle of the Gods, the sea and the river are clear, and there is no war in the heaven. As a pioneer, you have not made any achievements, and you have not accumulated any merit. You can only look up to the decline of one thing and the increase of the other."

The Jade Emperor's face was as dark as water, and the more he looked at the purple cloud pillars of Wen Rui's shadow and the heavenly spirit projected in "The List of Gods", the more solemn his expression became.

"Li Aiqing, I misunderstood you. You are really loyal to recommend Wen Rui in time."

Hearing this, Taibai Jinxing burst into tears of gratitude, bowed his head deeply, and said, "Your Majesty can understand my painstaking efforts. Even if my body is shattered to pieces and my soul is scattered, it is still worth it."

He calmed down his emotions and said seriously: "Your Majesty, what you see is only the current situation of Wen Rui's merit. According to Chen's long-term observation during this period, Wen Rui's merit is still growing at a high speed for some reason."

"Obviously, the clairvoyant and gentle-eared immortal official cannot see his shadow in the mortal world, but he does not see that the growth rate of his merits slows down at all. On the contrary, it rises faster and faster. If it continues to rise unchecked, the consequences will be disastrous!"

When Taibai Jinxing said these words, some quick-thinking immortal officials among the gods in Lingxiao Palace had already reacted.

Only then did he truly understand that this number one loyal minister under the Jade Emperor was reporting in the name of recommendation.

Wen Rui's great achievements shocked the Lord!

The gong here refers to "merit".

It is unfair to confer the title of Great Emperor now. I am afraid that he should be conferred the title of Heavenly Lord to be worthy of his position.

If his position continues to rise, Wen Rui will no longer be a "Great Emperor", but a "Jade Emperor"!

There can only be one Jade Emperor in the Three Realms. If a person with higher merits than the Jade Emperor appears, but he is still a mortal, how should the Jade Emperor deal with it?

"I suggest that Wen Rui be summoned to heaven as soon as possible and confer him the title of the Great Emperor." Taibai Jinxing bowed his head and said, "Leave him in heaven to enjoy all the blessings and happiness, so that he will not continue to stay in the mortal world to benefit all living beings and accumulate merits."

The Jade Emperor concentrated for a moment, nodded slowly and said, "I will do as you say, my dear. Such a sin... cough, a person of auspiciousness, staying in the mortal world is also a disaster, cough, a waste of talent, he should be greatly rewarded."

There is no other way to deal with Wen Rui in this way.

If it were a rootless immortal who was too powerful to be recognized by the master and violated the Jade Emperor's order, he would send a capable person to kill him quietly and seal his soul forever so that he would not enter reincarnation.

But Wen Rui has a deep foundation, and the two major factions in the heaven are his beloved relatives and friends, so it is really difficult to kill him secretly.

Besides, the merits of the heavenly way itself are a talisman, and no one can bear the great cause and effect of harming a person of great virtue.

Taibai Jinxing has given the best solution, which is to deceive the heaven to come, so that it is called the deification, but it is actually to recruit.

If Wen Rui is left in the heaven to enjoy the blessings, he will not continue to stir up the situation in the lower world and accumulate merits crazily.

"But..." The Jade Emperor pondered, "According to what Nezha said, Wen Rui is unruly and has a history of evading the deification. What if he refuses to ascend to heaven?"