Chapter 255 True Spirit
The disciples of the three religions looked at the Jade Emperor unkindly, as if the Jade Emperor would do something to them the next moment.

The Jade Emperor fell silent instantly and looked at these people with indifferent eyes.

I don’t know how long it took, but when they noticed that the Jade Emperor didn’t say anything, they involuntarily quieted down.

The Jade Emperor said calmly, "That's all. Now it's my turn to speak."

After saying this, he glanced at everyone and said calmly, "I have decided to abolish the List of Gods and set you free."

"Ah!" Everyone exclaimed and looked at the Jade Emperor in amazement.

Even Taibai Jinxing and other people of the Jade Emperor were stunned.

Is the Jade Emperor really crazy? That is the List of Gods, the key to restraining these gods. Is it really going to be destroyed?
The hall was silent for a long while. Wen Zhong couldn't help but take a step forward and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Everyone looked towards the Jade Emperor with puzzled eyes, waiting for his answer.

The Jade Emperor said expressionlessly, "Do I have to lie to you?" Then he suddenly stretched out his hand.

The List of Gods fell into his hands. This list was given to him after the gods were conferred upon him, and he also completely refined it.

The List of Gods is somewhat strange, with the power of Heaven flowing through it. It is impossible to destroy it, but it is possible to release those true spirits.

"Buzz" the List of Gods trembled, and then a spot of light suddenly flew out.

"That's my true spirit." Zhao Gongming looked at the light spot with some excitement, and "whoosh" the light spot flew into Zhao Gongming's body in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Gongming just felt relaxed all over, with a sense of fulfillment, and even the bottleneck in his cultivation seemed to be loosened a little.

The eyes of the three religions disciples lit up, knowing that the Jade Emperor had not lied to them, and they became extremely excited.

Then, points of light appeared and flew towards the disciples of the three religions. The names on the List of Gods were disappearing, which meant that they were no longer restricted by the List of Gods.

The disciples of the three religions all showed excited smiles. Only after losing it did they know the preciousness of freedom.

The Jade Emperor's movements were not slow. After all the names on the Investiture of the Gods disappeared, he slowly put the list down.

He raised his head and looked at the disciples of the three religions, and said calmly, "Okay, I will return all my true spirits to you."

Everyone suddenly fell silent, suppressed their excitement, and looked at the Jade Emperor with complicated eyes.

They really didn't expect the Jade Emperor to do this. Although they didn't know the reason, they were still grateful to the Jade Emperor.

Zhao Gongming took a step forward and bowed sincerely, "Anyway, thank you very much."

The Jiejiao people looked at each other, but seeing that Zhao Gongming had already thanked them, they had no choice but to stand up and say, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The people of the Chan sect snorted with disdain upon seeing this. It was absolutely impossible for them to thank the Jade Emperor.

The people who were taught by the human teacher did not move, but just watched coldly.

The Jade Emperor's eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced at the Jiejiao people. His expression softened a bit, and he waved his hand and said, "It's okay. This is my own decision. There's no need to thank me."

Zhao Gongming and his men just wanted peace of mind, after all, there were the most people from the Jiejiao sect in the Heavenly Palace.

The Jade Emperor glanced at everyone and said calmly, "Okay, if you still want to stay in Heaven, you can, but you will have to obey the orders of Heaven just like before."

"As for those who don't want to stay, you can leave now. It's your decision."

The Chan Sect and the Ren Sect turned around and left without hesitation. They no longer wanted to stay here.

Many people in Jiejiao showed complicated expressions. After Zhao Gongming and others discussed it, many of them were willing to stay in Heaven.

Now that they are free from constraints, they can improve their cultivation. The Heavenly Palace is also a good place for cultivation, and it also has the blessing of good fortune.

As registered disciples of Jiejiao, they didn't have any blessed places, so it was better for them to stay in the Heavenly Palace. As for obeying the orders of the Heavenly Palace, they had no objection.

Zhao Gongming did not object when he saw this. Thinking of the mysterious Emperor Ziwei in Heaven, perhaps Heaven was also a good choice.

Zhao Gongming took Sanxiao and other disciples and left the Heavenly Palace.

It is impossible for them to stay in Heaven, as Jiejiao still needs them to rebuild.

After these people left, the Lingxiao Palace became much emptier.

All the gods looked at each other, wondering why the Jade Emperor did this.

The Jade Emperor, however, had a calm expression. He glanced at the gods below and spoke again, "And you, if you want to leave, you can leave. I won't force you to stay."

The gods' faces changed, but no one left.

The Jade Emperor felt relieved when he saw this, and was a little surprised that so many people stayed.

"Well, you all know that there are many vacant god positions now. Your god position will remain unchanged for now. It depends on your performance in the future. You may be able to make further progress."

When the gods heard about this good thing, they were so excited that they looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will do a good job."

"Yes, Your Majesty, although they are gone, what about us?"

"They didn't do anything before anyway, it's better to leave now"

The gods also reacted. Yes, with so many god positions vacant, hasn’t this been their chance?
The Jade Emperor looked at the gods with a half-smile and nodded slightly, "Well, I believe you, then disperse."

The gods then retreated respectfully. Now they had more awe of the Jade Emperor, and even the remaining disciples of the Jiejiao sect became much more obedient.

Now they know that they are not indispensable to the Heavenly Court.

When they all left and only Taibai Jinxing was left beside him, Taibai Jinxing was extremely shocked today.

He pondered it carefully for a while and suddenly realized that there seemed to be no harm in the Jade Emperor's doing this. Instead, it made the Heavenly Palace easier to manage.

But he was still curious, and as the Jade Emperor's confidant, he still wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Just as he was about to ask, "poof" the Jade Emperor's face suddenly turned pale and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Taibai Jinxing was startled. "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

The Jade Emperor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the List of Gods with eyes full of anger. If he had not released the true spirits of those people today.

He then discovered that after releasing his true spirit, his name appeared on the List of Gods. It went without saying that this meant that his true spirit was also on the List of Gods.

How could he not be shocked and angry? Who else could have allowed him to be completely unaware of it if not the Taoist Ancestor?
If he only believed Jia Hu three-quarters of what Hongjun was plotting against him, now he believed it ten-quarters of the time.

He had taken great pains to retrieve his true spirit, so he was attacked back. He had been enduring it just now.

"I'm fine." The Jade Emperor waved his hand and put away the Investiture of the Gods. "Taibai, I'm going to go into seclusion and I'll leave Shanshi behind. Please help me keep an eye on him."

Taibai Jinxing quickly said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I understand."

The Jade Emperor nodded, stood up and left the Lingxiao Palace.

Taibai Jinxing stood up straight, looked at the back of the Jade Emperor, shook his head and sighed.

"Your Majesty, I don't know whether what you did was right or wrong. Why did you change so much?"

(End of this chapter)