Ju Liu Sun had to flee in a hurry, and finally arrived at the South Heavenly Gate. From a distance, he saw Mo Ying Qing, who was tall and had a face like a live crab, beard like copper wire, and held a heavy treasure sword.
He shouted: "King of Growth! Please save me!"
The four Mo family generals are under the dual leadership of the Heavenly Palace and Buddhism. Whether it's the Phoenix or Moonlight, they can both control the brothers.
Mo Ying Qing, besides the Buddhist title of King of Growth, now also has a Western name called Pi Li Yuan.
This is similar to Chinese people choosing an English name. In an Eastern environment, he would be called Mo Liqing, but in the West, he would be known as Pi Li Yu.
Of course, Mo Ying Qing believed that Qu Liushun was right. Even if Qu Liushun's status was poor, he was still a Buddha at the highest level of the Buddhist hierarchy. However, they four brothers were only "guards" in reality, not "kings." The gap between them was too great.
He stared wide-eyed into the distance, but in fact, he didn't need to look too much. Guang Cheng Zi, wearing a magatized purple robe and a lotus flower crown on his head, didn't conceal his tracks. At that moment, he leisurely followed behind Ku Liu Sun.
Mo Ying Qing, far away, saw this exoteric master's face full of evil spirits. He almost threw the Qingyun Sword in his hand. I am just a gatekeeper. Let me save you? Do you, Buddha from Ku Liu Sun, think too highly of me?
The four Mo brothers being labeled as "cunning" by Deng Chan Yu, although they appear simple-minded, are actually quite cunning. He shouted in surprise, then turned to the celestial soldiers and deities beside him and said, "You all quickly close the Heavenly Gate. I will go find reinforcements!"
Four generals who were once under the command of Wen Zhong on Huanghuangling were later promoted to the thunder department and became the subordinates of Wen Zhong after their death. However, the heavenly court does not employ idle people. When they have no work to do, they often watch the gates at the southern heaven. When Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the heavenly palace, these four were still guarding the gate and were easily defeated with one strike.
The subordination relationship on the South Heavenly Gate is very complicated, with the South Pole Eternal Great God, Nine Heavenly Powerful Thunder Sound Purification God, and a multitude of gods all having the right to manage the South Heavenly Gate.
As said, Mo Ying Qing has no jurisdiction over these celestial soldiers and deities. The two systems are completely different. However, Mo Ying Qing can enjoy the incense of both the Heavenly Palace and Buddhism, and his cultivation is much faster than theirs. It makes sense that Mo Ying Qing is one of the top martial artists in the Honghuang world. Under normal circumstances, without a higher-level command issued, the celestial soldiers and deities default Mo Ying Qing as their own leader.
Now the leader has directly fled
Deng, Xin, Zhang, and Tao exchanged glances.
Ku Liu Sun was chased by Guang Cheng Zi and looked very embarrassed. At this moment, he rushed into the South Heavenly Gate and shouted loudly, "Close the door, close the door quickly!"
The South Heavenly Gate has Tao laws existent, this is not the usual sense of a gate, but the portal to enter the heavenly palace. You say flying over the gate? It's impossible to fly at all. You either bash through it or wait patiently.
Guang Cheng Zi showed a mysterious smile to Ku Liu Sun and took out a green-colored bottle, gulping down a mouthful of immortal liquor. Then he leisurely waited by the door.
A sage stands behind him. How dare Hao Tian let him wait outside?
The God-Bestowing War has been going on for two years. The gods who have been listed on the Celestial Table have gradually adapted to this environment. They can't adapt either.
At this moment, Hao Tian sat high on the Lingxiao Treasured Hall, exuding great authority. The subordinates below were no longer the same as when they were a makeshift crew. The hall was filled with gods and immortals, all of whom, regardless of their inner thoughts, appeared dignified on the surface.
As the saying goes, "people fight for pride and Buddhism competes for incense." Buddhism differs from the Humanistic, Exoteric and Censorious teachings in the past. In fact, neither of these three religions require faith. They cultivate immortality and seek freedom. The incense is mixed and unsuitable, having little value.
Buddhism requires incense offerings, and conveniently, the Heavenly Palace also needs incense offerings.
Over the past two years, there have been many disputes between the Heavenly Palace and Buddhism over incense offerings. The topic of today's meeting at the Lingxiao Treasured Hall is still related to incense.
Wen Zhong spoke with great emotion. In his narrative, he highlighted that the Thunder Department had heavy responsibilities and crucial tasks, but relatively fewer incense offerings. This did not align with the current unified status of the Heavenly Court ruling over the Three Realms.
The old master's voice was as resounding as a bell: "Your Majesty, at present, the thunder incense offerings throughout the world are seventy percent going to the Thunder Lake, while our Thunder Department can only obtain less than thirty percent. If this continues for a long time, it may lead to the loss of power and control. I hope Your Majesty will see through this."
Ordinary people are very afraid of thunder and lightning, especially in slave societies and feudal societies. Seeing thunder and lightning was considered divine punishment, and many villagers would kneel and bow their heads in reverence when they saw it.
Ordinary people have a deep-seated fear and reverence for the legendary Lei Shen.
As a ancient god from the remote past, before Hongjun merged with the Tao, Lei Shen holds a very high position within the ancient gods' system.
"The character for 'God' is originally 'Shen', and in Cang Jie's creation of characters, 'Shen' represents lightning that falls from the sky. In the cultural circles of Zhu Xia, the most ancient and revered deity is equivalent to the god of thunder. In ancient India, Nordic, and Greek mythological systems, the god of thunder is basically also a king."
This old fellow, the god of thunder, spends his days lounging around in the Thunder Lake, doing nothing, yet he manages to collect a huge amount of incense offerings.
He doesn't absorb the power of incense offerings. The Thunder Lake absorbs a part of the incense offerings, and it will soon spread out again, being absorbed by other thunder gods or the current Thunder Department. Generally speaking, both parties should not interfere with each other.
Now, the God of Thunder has joined Buddhism, and Buddha has used the twelve grades of merit Golden Lotus to suppress the Buddhist qi. The loose power of incense offerings that fell into the Thunder Lake has been suppressed. Where do you want to run?
The God of Thunder does not need the power of incense offerings, but many dragon tribes have been deceived into joining Buddhism by him. These later generations followed Elder Lei Er into Buddhism. It's not enough to just talk and promise a pot of gold; you have to give them some benefits. The incense offerings that the God of Thunder doesn't need are those benefits.
He gave it generously, but the God of Thunder's respect, who couldn't receive any incense offerings related to thunder and lightning, couldn't get the Ten Heavenly Thunder Generals of General officers, Five Heavenly Thunder Generals, Eight Cloud and Thunder Generals, Five Barbarian Thunder Envoys, Nine Heavenly Elegant Department, Five Lightning Temples, Xianduo Fire Lightning Temple and Tianbu Thunders Commandery could not get the incense offerings. The contradiction suddenly emerged.
Wen Zhong knows the power of the God of Thunder, and even a hundred of him going up would be a suicide mission. However, as the head of the department, he must make a statement at this time.
The Heavenly Court doesn't want to have any so-called Supreme God or Supreme Goddess absorbing incense offerings powers above their heads. In the planning of celestial and immortal positions in the Heavenly Court, the God of Thunder is a specialized meteorological deity. Just make thunder when you need to, and just make rain when you need to. There's no need for so much unnecessary chatter.
Wen Zhong served three generations of the Shang dynasty kings in the mortal realm. He has a knack for understanding the intentions of his superiors. Over the past two years, he has also come to understand Hao Tian's temperament. Without addressing how to handle the issue with the God of Thunder, he simply presents the facts as they are: "Your Majesty, after presenting our position, it's up to you to decide what action we should take."
Just as Emperor Hao Tian was about to inquire the opinions of his ministers, his heart was gently stirred, and his gaze involuntarily turned towards the South Gate of Heaven.
