Chapter 965 Kicking the Great Celestial Venerable, Today I Proclaim Myself Emperor

As the sun rises in the east, its morning light illuminates the earth, reaching across the four continents and bathing the five lakes and four seas.

The Stone Spirit of the East Sea absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, gathers the quintessence of all rivers, explores the mysteries of countless generations, and subdues the spirits of the mountains.

Its body is complete, its nature is complete, and nothing in the world can surpass it. This is the limit of heaven and earth, and the limitation of all things.

Boom!

A thunderous roar, like a dragon's cry, seemed to split the sky. The gods and spirits surrounding Aolai Mountain all fled in terror, not daring to be touched by even the slightest bit of the thunder's power.

This is not divine wrath, but it is worse than divine wrath.

"It must be that the stone spirit tried to do something against the heavens and was punished by the heavens." Some of the hairy gods chimed in, spreading rumors.

Click.

A new corpse of a hairy god, separated from its body, has appeared in the East China Sea.

In an instant, all the gods who had been commanded by Heaven to watch over Aolai Mountain fell silent, not daring to breathe even a little.

They all knew that this was the work of the spirit of the heavenly stone.

But they couldn't do anything to this one, since the Heavenly Stone Spirit had completely ignored the earth-shattering thunderbolt from before.

They continued to observe and saw that the magnificent bolts of lightning fell day after day. At first, there was one bolt a day, then three bolts a day, and one bolt every hour. After 365 years, the stone was covered with pillars of lightning, one after another, as if divine spears were falling from the sky, piercing the spirit stone.

Such a scene is so spectacular that words cannot fully describe it.

However, the spiritual energy in Aolai Mountain became increasingly abundant, as if the essence of heaven and earth was hidden within the thunder, falling into Aolai Mountain with the thunder's strike.

Now, the mountains of the East Sea are filled with towering thunder trees, and all things possess a spirit. Nothing can become a born immortal, and even the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court cannot compare to this place.

As a result, the spirits who were monitoring the naturally produced stone spirits here also became "fat and strong" and their bodies shone with spiritual light.

Even when the Heavenly Court issued a decree to send new gods to supervise, they were reluctant to take over their duties. Some even wanted to resign from their divine positions and devote themselves to Mount Aolai, hoping to enjoy such a great opportunity.

In addition, many monsters from Dongsheng Shenzhou were attracted to Aolai Mountain, and many earth immortals and human immortals were inspired by such a wonder and wanted to enter the mountain to cultivate.

However, the mountains of Aolai were displeased, and the surrounding deities also refused, blocking all the demons, monsters, gods, and Buddhas who had come from afar.

While the gods in the mountains were united in their resolve, the spirit of the naturally formed stone was indeed quite displeased.

However, his displeasure did not stem from being exploited by these spirits and creatures of the mountains; it was merely a tiny bit of spiritual energy that would have no impact on his cultivation.

The main reason was this bolt of lightning. Just as those gods had guessed, this lightning was sent down by the heavens. However, the heavens in this realm were none other than Donghuang Taiyi.

The reason why Donghuang Taiyi unleashed such thunder was because his primordial spirit wanted to break free of his body and go to talk to his friend who had also been banished to this world. Unfortunately, Donghuang Taiyi refused and used this thunder to imprison him, preventing him from leaving.

And they even claimed it was all for his own good, to solidify his cultivation and temper his future physical body so that he would be worthy of the title of Monkey King.

"My ambitions lie elsewhere; Your Majesty is making things too difficult for me." Luo Zu traveled across mountains and rivers, his voice carrying for tens of thousands of miles, reaching Wuzhuang Temple and landing in the ears of Zhenyuan Daxian.

The Great Immortal was also dragged into hard labor, and it was said that he could be spared the death penalty but could not escape punishment. This was to punish him for suppressing the Eastern Emperor. So now he was in seclusion in the Wuzhuang Temple to reflect on his mistakes. He could not even utter a sound. Only when he received a summons from the incarnation of the Eastern Emperor of this world could he go out to listen to the sermon.

The other great gods all met the same fate, especially the Queen Mother of the West, who is now favored by the Eastern Emperor and has gone to take charge of the Jade Pool. She was forcibly divided into two bodies and became the Queen Mother, who has the name of husband and wife with the Jade Emperor, but no real marriage.

Such humiliation has greatly angered and distressed the Queen Mother of the West. She has now closed her doors and is guarding the magnificent scenery of the Jade Pool. She has even stopped holding the so-called Peach Banquet and is now in seclusion, ignoring any calls or decrees from the Jade Emperor.

In short, none of the deities have fared well. Even Luo Zu did not expect Taiyi's methods to be so ruthless. None of the Quasi-Saints could match him, let alone the Great Luo Wuji.

Zhenyuan Daxian can only listen to Luozu's nagging and complaints now, but he can't reply at all.

Luo Zu quickly realized this as well, and could only sigh at the boundless power of Donghuang Taiyi. Now they were all trapped in His gourd and could not escape.

Only by "passing the level" can one escape.

As for being trapped and killed here by Donghuang Taiyi, it is almost impossible. If He were to use such a deadly method, the master of Duobao Daoren, who now holds the position of Tathagata Buddha in the Great Thunderclap Temple in the West, would not allow it.

So Luo Zu finally decided to wait and see what happens next.

Luo Zu's cultivation level rose again and again on Mount Aolai, until it finally reached its limit and could not rise any further.

The cultivation of this realm is realized in three places. The first is oneself, and the limit is the so-called Golden Immortal. At this point, it depends on whether one has reached the Taiyi Scattered Number or the Daluo Heaven Number.

If one follows the Taiyi Sanshu method, there is no need to rely on the Yuanshi Tianzun. As long as the Heavenly Mandate is checked, one can escape the Three Realms and Six Paths, possessing all five elements. Thus, one is not within the Five Elements Theory.

The Great Luo Heavenly Destiny would then go to the Heavenly Palace to pay homage to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, and serve as an official in the Heavenly Court, becoming a deity or similar being.

This leads to the second point of realizing one's cultivation: when one possesses supernatural powers and magic, one becomes impervious to all laws and unharmed by ghosts and gods. At this point, neither the underworld nor the heavenly court can restrain one, so how can one face death? Naturally, one achieves immortality. This is the state of most celestial immortals, and is the saying of the great supernatural beings of this world.

Even such powerful beings have their physical bodies decaying, and there are days when they must face calamities. This is why the calamities of immortals can be avoided, but the heavenly calamities are inescapable. Therefore, they need to reincarnate and cultivate again to accumulate so-called blessings and merits, so that they can continue to live for tens of thousands of years without dying.

The third aspect of Taoist practice is merit. There are three kinds of merit: morality, hidden virtue, and merit. Morality is about spreading the Dharma and teaching the Tao, educating living beings, and making civilization flourish. Hidden virtue is about governing the affairs of the underworld and preventing the disorder of Yin and Yang. Merit is about creating countless things, repairing heaven and earth, and making the rules of heaven and earth orderly.

When one's morality is sufficient, one's hidden virtues are complete, and one's merits are perfected, then one can persuade the Great Celestial Venerable to relinquish his position...

"Oh dear, I dare not have such a rebellious wish." Luo Zu immediately stopped thinking about it.

As he pondered these thoughts, his mind wandered across the four continents, eventually settling on the Central Divine Continent of Jambudvipa.

“Sages have already bestowed their teachings; I am far from being born.” Luo Zu said with a sense of helplessness.

The Central Plains of China are currently in the midst of a great flood. The reigns of the Three Sovereigns have just ended, and Yu the Great's efforts to control the floods are still in progress. If he wants to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he will have to wait... three thousand years.