Chapter 121 Hongjun's Deep Intentions Are Hard to Understand
Zhunti got a satisfactory answer and sat on the cushion with a smile on his face, apparently having no more questions.

Bixia Yuanjun was sitting behind Laozi, the first person in the second row. Seeing that the first row of Taoists had finished their questions and Hongjun had not called for an end, she stood up and was about to ask questions, but two people suddenly prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, "Teacher, please forgive us for our rudeness and offense!"

Hongjun's eyes shifted from Bixia Yuanjun to Dijun and Taiyi, and he said calmly, "Speak."

The implication is that they are forgiven for their rudeness and offense.

Emperor Jun kowtowed three times respectfully and said loudly: "I am a humble disciple, but I feel that it is difficult for all living beings in the world to seek the Tao. Countless sentient beings have been pursuing the Tao in vain. I admire the great virtue of the teacher. The teacher preaches to the gods and is the ancestor of all Taos. Therefore, I specially created the Heavenly Court to emulate the teacher's grace in bestowing benefits on all living beings. Although the teacher has personally appointed the head of the male and female immortals, these two people not only did not preach the Tao to the world, but instead cherished their own wealth and ignored the mission given by the teacher. The disciple cannot bear it, so he can only take the blame. Please forgive me for my offense and rudeness."

The faces of the Duke of East and the Queen Mother of West turned pale after hearing this. Emperor Jun kept saying that he forgave his crimes, but there was no hint of self-punishment in his words. On the contrary, he seemed very proud.

It's very simple. Emperor Jun is proud of you because you are the leader of the male immortals. The leader of the female immortals has not taught the sentient beings or preached to the world. Instead, I, a bystander, personally come out to bestow benefits on all sentient beings. What does this mean?
This means that I am the one that everyone hopes for, and I am truly the leader among all the immortals, because I have fulfilled my duty to preach the gospel to the world. What else do you two have to be proud of, except that you have been personally appointed by a saint?

Di Jun's move was indeed a stab in the back to them, but they could not say anything. They could only pinch their noses, crawl on the ground, and keep asking for forgiveness.

There is no way. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Since they bear the titles of the head of male and female fairies, they naturally have to shoulder the responsibilities of these two titles. However, they only enjoy the benefits and do not fulfill their responsibilities, so they are naturally guilty.

As expected, Daozu nodded slightly and said, "What crime is there? Educating sentient beings is beneficial to all things but not to oneself. This is a great act. Not only is it not wrong, but it is also meritorious. The emergence of the Heavenly Court is a matter of course. You are wiser than me."

Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu turned pale, and Dong Wanggong shouted: "Please punish us, Master. We two did not think about the grace of the saint, but instead only wanted to enjoy the blessings. This is really disrespectful and a serious crime. The crime is unforgivable and unpardonable. Please punish us, Master!"

The Queen Mother of the West also shouted: "We two are guilty, please punish us, teacher!"

Neither of them was a fool, so they naturally understood what Di Jun meant by this action.

He just wanted to take the opportunity to deprive them of the title of the head of male and female immortals, and even put it on the Heavenly Court, so that the Heavenly Court would have a legitimate status.

If those independent cultivators want to join a certain force, they will naturally choose the orthodox force rather than these unorthodox ones.

Dong Wanggong made a prompt decision and chose to avoid the main issue. He kept asking Hongjun to punish him and never mentioned that he voluntarily gave up his status as the first male immortal. Xi Wangmu was Dong Wanggong's lover, and the couple had a tacit understanding. She immediately knew what he was thinking and also asked Hongjun to punish him instead of giving up his status.

Before Hongjun could say anything, Taiyi beside Dijun immediately said indignantly: "Teacher, when the immortal court first established Penglai Island, my heavenly court sent a demon saint to congratulate, but that Dong Wanggong not only did not remember the teacher's kindness and treat all living beings kindly, but instead humiliated my heavenly court demon saint envoy. If it weren't for my envoy's cleverness, I'm afraid he would have died at the hands of Dong Wanggong. It can be seen that this person is narrow-minded, has no idea of ​​universal harmony, and has no intention of benevolence. Instead, he only cares about one piece of land and is selfish. How can he be the leader of the male immortals!"

Taiyi's voice was so powerful that it echoed in the Purple Sky Palace. Every corner of the palace was filled with this powerful voice.
Dong Wanggong thought it was not good and quickly retorted: "How can you talk so confusingly? When the Immortal Court was established, there was indeed an envoy coming to the door, but it was clearly your envoy who spoke hurtfully and disrespected us. I had no choice but to punish him, but I only gave him a slight warning and never thought of hurting his life. You are clearly framing me. How can the teacher tolerate a villain like you!"

But just as Dong Wanggong finished speaking, the expression of Xukong Taoist beside him changed slightly. Xi Wangmu noticed Xukong Taoist's expression and felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, Taiyi sneered and swung the Chaos Bell in his hand. Immediately, scenes from the past appeared in front of the gods. This scene carried a strong breath of the past and an unchangeable sense of reality. It was obvious that Taiyi forcibly brought out the past scenes in the long river of time, rather than fabricating them out of thin air.

The masters present were all clear-headed and naturally would not be deceived by outsiders.

In this scene, the demon saint envoy was clearly polite and elegant. Even when he was harassed by the guards at the gate of Penglai Island, he remained neither humble nor arrogant, demonstrating the demeanor of heaven. But who would have expected that suddenly a huge hand fell from the sky with such amazing momentum that it could even distort the void, and almost beat the envoy into a pulp. If the envoy had not transformed into his original form and escaped in time, he would probably have died from the huge hand.

Some great gods nodded slightly. It was clearly the Immortal Court that was wrong, so how could they blame the Heavenly Court?

Duke Dong immediately looked up and realized that this was the work of Taoist Xukong, but he had a deep friendship with Taoist Xukong, and the two of them were originally two of the rulers of the Immortal Court. If he said that he didn't know what Taoist Xukong had done, even Duke Dong himself might not believe it.

Queen Mother of the West had a gloomy face. They had never seen this demon envoy before! The demons were indeed treacherous! Although they could also extract the past scenes for the gods to watch, the envoy they encountered was only a Xuanxian, while the demon envoy had reached the Taiyi Jinxian. The difference in their cultivation levels would naturally make the gods lean towards which one was correct.

What's more, the concept of demons is too vague. Even if they produced that scene, I'm afraid the gods in heaven would not admit it. They would only say that it was a certain innate creature, not a demon. The Demon Saint has profound cultivation and is in a high position of power, so naturally they cannot deny his identity as a demon.

Emperor Jun knelt on the ground and said sadly, "I beg the Taoist to see clearly. These two people not only refuse to repent, but also slander us. How can the gods be convinced? If we allow these two people to be the leaders of the immortals, it will only damage the reputation of the saints!"

Taiyi also knelt on the ground. When the two of them knelt, a large number of gods who came to listen to the teachings also knelt down, including Changxi, Xihe, Fuxi, Kunpeng, Bai Ze, the nine demon saints and some demon gods with extraordinary cultivation.

After careful counting, there are nearly sixty of them, which shows that the power of the demon clan is so huge that it is beginning to be out of control.

Hongjun's expression became more and more unpredictable. The King of East and the Queen Mother of West were nervous, wondering how this Taoist master would make the decision.

Until the end, Hongjun said calmly: "Dong Wanggong, Xi Wangmu, you two have betrayed my trust. Instead of seeking the welfare of all living beings, you have murdered them for your own selfish desires. Since this is the case, I will deprive you of the Book of Ten Thousand Immortals and give it to the Heavenly Court. Do you two accept this?"

The Book of Ten Thousand Immortals is an album that registers the names of all the immortals. Its full name is the Book of True Spiritual Careers and Positions. It records the names and cultivation levels of all the immortals in the world. It is a rare treasure obtained by the King of the East when he landed on Penglai Island.

When they first obtained it, he and the Queen Mother of the West were extremely excited, believing that this was an affirmation bestowed upon them by Heaven. Otherwise, why would they have obtained a secret treasure like the Book of Ten Thousand Immortals just after they fought for Penglai Island?

Although they felt regretful that they were deprived of their titles by Hongjun today, at least they had retained the titles of the leader of male and female immortals. This also gave them a sense of comfort that Hongjun was favoring them.

Not only did they two think so, but the other gods also felt a little disgusted.

The Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother were so negligent in their duties, they just lifted it up high and put it down lightly. Wasn't this a bit too much favoritism for this person? Who were they? Deserving such favoritism from the saint?

Di Jun was equally dissatisfied and was about to say something, but Hongjun just glanced at him slightly. He was suddenly startled and knew that such means should not be used too often, otherwise it would surely anger the saint, and that would be counterproductive.

Immediately, he kowtowed three times respectfully and said, "Disciple obeys, Master has a keen eye."

However, Hengming found something wrong and thought that except for their status, the King of the East and the Queen Mother of the West were not suitable to be the leaders of all the immortals. Moreover, judging from the status, the brother and sister Nuwa and Fuxi alone were far more suitable than these two. What's more, there were also the Moon Star Lord and the Sun Star Lord. The Three Pure Ones were not weak either. In later generations, there was a saying of the Mother of the Earth. Bixia Yuanjun was also qualified. What was the purpose of Hongjun's move?
He didn't believe that Hongjun really favored Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu. If he really favored them, he would not have deprived them of the Book of Ten Thousand Immortals. He would have just directly admitted his favoritism, and he thought that the gods would not be reluctant at all.

He even came out to subdue all the gods. Not to mention Emperor Jun and Taiyi, even Hengming and the Three Pure Ones would have to acknowledge Dong Wanggong's status as the chief male immortal. It was inevitable that he was controlled by others.

"But why didn't Hongjun do that? This doesn't seem like he is seriously cultivating the leader of all immortals. This move is more like angering the gods. The gods dare not pour out their anger on Hongjun, so they can only incline their anger to the leader of the male and female immortals. Is this... cultivating a gathering place for contradictions? In order to intensify the contradictions and make them erupt faster?"

This idea suddenly popped up in Hengming's mind. Although this idea seemed incredible, after all, why did Hongjun want to cultivate a bomb? It was to blow up the anger in the heart of the great god. Was it because he was bored?

But a sage would never be bored, and his every move was full of deep meaning. Perhaps I only saw ten steps behind the sage and guessed his current meaning, but the sage's gaze might have already passed over this chessboard and pointed directly to the result he wanted.

Some actions may seem erratic or even weird, but they are all chess pieces placed by the sage. Moreover, chess pieces are divided into yin and yang. Perhaps in secret, the sage has already placed more chess pieces, which he cannot figure out.

Hongjun felt something in his heart and looked at Hengming with a smile in his eyes. What a clever young man. His mind was so sharp, it was really interesting.

(End of this chapter)