Li Zhenzǐ and Taibaijīn Star led heavenly armies, departing from the west gate and heading to investigate the event involving Emperor Baike of the West Pole.
When talking about the two, there's a sense of filial piety in the Zhou Kingdom. In the midst of misfortune, it's a lucky turn of events that when Li Zhenzi descended from the mountain, Ji Fa was in power in the Zhou Kingdom, and Bo Yi Kao was no longer the crown prince of Zhou. Furthermore, having fled to the northwest, there was no longer any status or title of master and student between him and Li Zhenzi.
At most, both sides are in the same camp and belong to the relationship of colleagues. After becoming immortal, the past face-saving and the absence have been about the same.
Li Zhenzi would not allow the Lord of Gou Chen to be replaced by the Western Pole Emperor. All his spiritual offerings come from the dignified position of Lord Gou Chen. Once that position was gone, he would not be able to absorb enough spiritual power from the offerings. Not only could he not climb to a higher realm, he couldn't even hold onto his current realm; he would only continue to fall, eventually dropping back to the Fushen List, becoming a true spiritual entity, waiting for the next list to open and deifying the gods again.
He led three thousand troops, even though Taibaijīn Star repeatedly urged them to turn swords into plowshares and follow the will of Heaven, which was "investigation" rather than military action. Nevertheless, Li Zhenzi disregarded these words and led his army directly to the palace of the Western Taiyi Emperor.
Then the sudden appearance of Ji Yu caused the three thousand heavenly armies to suffer a heavy defeat and flee.
Bo Yi Kao sent Yuan Hong to find the remains and skull of Chi You, and then had Chi You resurrected. Bo Yi Kao, as the Western Pole Emperor, took responsibility for this action. The underworld would definitely not oppose it, and the resurrection was incredibly quick.
Chi You held the Huopao Dao, appearing like a war god descending to the mortal world. He led the newly resurrected eighty-one Wuju brothers, charging left and right, as if they were invincible.
The heavenly armies and gods could not withstand them.
Li Zhenzi was viciously beaten by Yuan Hong. With the cultivation of his vast spiritual offerings, he had already reached a level comparable to a golden immortal, but he was still no match for the Monkey King. He was beaten back by Yuan Hong in the True Nature Realm, and finally led his remaining troops back to the Western Paradise Gate, which saved his life.
Li Zhenzi's defeat led to an imperial decree from the Heaven, rebuking his reckless behavior and violation of the order to "investigate," instead using force, which disrupted the heavenly realm's command over the four directions. All kinds of charges were thrown at him, all landing on Li Zhenzi's head. Afterward, he was told to reflect and stay in his quarters.
With the current strength of the heavenly court, if they were to crack down fully, Yuan Hong and the newly resurrected Chi You would undoubtedly die. However, things cannot be handled in this way.
Li Zhenzi could use "anger" as an excuse for going to war, but the entire army of the heavenly court cannot be excused in this way.
Hou Tian was a supreme ruler of the three realms with a strong desire for control. This was common knowledge in Hong Xiong, but it couldn't be spoken out loud. On a public level, he had to display humility and willingness to listen to advice, showing joy at the discovery of errors.
Holding Li Zhenzi's apology letter, Hou Tian pondered for a moment and asked beside him to Jia Ziya, who was acting as the office director, "What has Marshal of the North Zhenjun been doing these past few days?"
Jia Ziya picked up the document beside him and said one by one, "The Marshal of the North Zhenjun is currently reorganizing the troops under the four holy generals of the North Pole. Hmm"
Below is a long sentence. He first read it once before saying: "With benefiting the three realms as the top priority, with regulating speech and action to unify thoughts, at the conference, the Marshal said that private desires are not conducive to promoting the continuous construction of a happy three realms. Turbulence hinders the continuous development of a harmonious celestial realm."
Old Jiang read it in a daze, not knowing what the mess was. Hou Tian and Phoenix had been subjects and monarchs for more than a decade. They were familiar with her "style of writing" and very good at grasping the essence.
He roughly understood that it was about military training, and he nodded: "I know."
For officials like Phoenix who have received no rewards and cannot be given titles, who can quit their jobs at any time if they're not pleased and have the support of sages behind them, Hou Tian had to exercise great caution in using them. He was afraid that his orders might be rejected, which would undermine the authority of the supreme ruler of the three realms.
Now it's best to avoid using it if possible.
Even though he knew that Phoenix could resolve this matter, he would not order her to act unless it was absolutely necessary.
Hou Tian began to play literary matches with Bo Yi Kao.
The heavenly court sends a formal document questioning whether the Western Pole Emperor has harbored remnants of the Wuju clan.
Bo Yi Kao replies that there are no remnants of the Wuju clan in his territory, but only human warriors with a slightly more pronounced Wuju bloodline.
Hou Tian then asks, "Have you also harbored the remnants of the beast tribe's great sages?"
Bo Yi Kao said that he has no remnants of the beast tribe's great sages, only his sworn brother who is devoted to Daoism, a point that can be verified by the Xuanjiao immortals from their past alliance with Zhou Kingdom. If Yuan Hong is a monster, why didn't the Xuanjiao immortals descend and exterminate the evil? Do you, the supreme ruler of the three realms, question Xuanjiao and Dou Shitian (the Primordial Supreme Sovereign)?
The two parties began to exchange words, engaging in a verbal battle.
"I am the Western Pole Emperor. Young man, I see that your destiny is extraordinary. Why not come and inherit my position as the four great emperor? How about it?" The aged soul of the Western Pole Emperor, who was weak and old, wanted to say something else when he saw Bo Yi Kao showing a hint of interest. But there was a flash of red light, and before he knew it, he was cut in half by Chi You's slash with an atmosphere full of murderous intent.
"Ha ha ha, what a joke! Old man has already lost his flesh body. How can a simple knife hmm? No, wait!" The soul realized that the sinister qi of the Huopao Dao was extremely lethal. Before his words were finished, the soul was sliced in half. Afterward, some past memories, knowledge, and experiences of old man were absorbed by Bo Yi Kao in its entirety using the seal of the Western Pole Emperor.
"This is the third remnant, right? This cunning old thing left quite a few remnants." Yuan Hong carried an iron staff and muttered to himself like he was talking to himself.
No one replied to his question.
Chi You kept sharpening his blade, while Bo Yi Kao was watching the memories of the remnant soul.
His cultivation was all in the aspect of the worshiping of the divine. Even if Yuan Hong found him some cultivation methods, he could not practice them.
As for the incense offerings, now all the offerings in the entire Hong Xiong are under the control of the heavenly court. Without an official appointment, he cannot receive any of it.
Presently, Bo Yi Kao is just a mortal, an elderly man of sixty years.
It is impossible for a mortal to accommodate the memories of the Western Pole Emperor. The memories of a mortal's few decades are like a drop in the ocean when combined with a billion years of memories from an emperor. In an instant, one will lose their true self and become the new body of the Western Pole Emperor.
But Bo Yi Kao did just that.
An old immortal with white beard and white hair transferred a mass of five-colored whirlwind into Bo Yi Kao's chest. This was a rare type of divine incense power from the heavenly court without any specific attribute.
It had no bias, no demands. It was simply the most sincere belief of humans in the celestial court.
This type of incense is rare. Most of the offerings have needs and goals, and are used for specific purposes.
With the empowerment of the unattributed incense fire power, Bo Yi Kao's originally fierce expression, which was chaotic with memories, quickly returned to calm. Finally, he fully woke up.
"Thank you, Elder Uncle for your help!" Bo Yi Kao bowed deeply to the old immortal.
