West Kunlun, the treasure land of Yaochi.
Taibai Jinxing returned to heaven as soon as the sound of Yu Qingdao sounded, and this time he came with the mission of Great Heavenly Lord.
"Great Heavenly Lord's decree!" Taibai Jinxing shouted loudly, and then quickly flew to the top of the golden platform.
Led by the Prince of the East, the Queen Mother of the West, and the Great Emperors of the Four Emperors, everyone on the golden platform immediately stood up, including the Taoist True Monarch, the True Lord, the Buddhist Bodhisattvas, and the Arhats. They stood neatly on the golden platform and bowed in worship: "Your Majesty. Waiting to hear the Great Heavenly Lord’s decree.”
Taibai Jinxing preached: "The Great Heavenly Lord decrees that all immortal officials, Taoist sects, and Buddhist sects who hold the rank of Yuan 5 or above and have attained fruition status in the heavenly court are ordered to go to the Lingxiao Palace to pay homage!"
"Follow the law and decree!" Everyone responded in unison.
Although Jiutian Xuannv no longer holds the position of Chief Envoy of Taixuan Capital Province, she still has the heavenly status of 'Jiutian Xuanyang Yuannu Holy Mother Emperor', so she still has the honorable position in heaven, so naturally she has to take it. Purpose.
Queen Mother Xi then asked Taibai Jinxing: "Taibai Jinxing, what should we do about the Peach Conference? Does the Great Heavenly Lord have any clear instructions?"
Taibai Jinxing smiled and said: "The Great Heavenly Lord has made it clear that the Pan Peach Conference will continue. Immortals who are not included in the summons can continue to participate in the Flat Peach Conference."
The Queen Mother of the West nodded slightly when she heard the words, and then summoned Immortal Fairy Yao Hua and Golden Girl of Yaochi, and said to them: "I am going to the Heavenly Court to meet the Jade Emperor, so the Peach Conference will be hosted by Yao Hua, assisted by Golden Girl."
Upon hearing this, Immortal Princess Yao Hua and Golden Girl Yao Chi immediately saluted and said, "I sincerely abide by your Majesty's decree."
Immediately afterwards, Taibai Jinxing went to the Golden Platform to announce the edict again. This time there were more people, and 70% of the gods in the entire Yaochi stood up to receive the edict.
Cen Biqing was still digesting the news that Fang Jian had caused a big disaster, but when Taibai Jinxing announced the edict, she couldn't wait to stand up.
"Where are you going?" A voice rang in Cen Biqing's ears. Cen Biqing raised her head and saw that the surrounding Yaochi scenery had disappeared, replaced by a blue sky and earth, and she was standing between the blue sky and earth.
When Cen Biqing heard the voice, she immediately raised her head and was shocked.
She saw a jade chariot appearing in front of her, and on top of the jade chariot, there was a man with a nine-dragon and flying phoenix bun on his head, wearing a gold-threaded crimson gauze dress. Lantian jade belt drags a long train, and white jade Guizhang holds colorful sleeves. There are two girls in green clothes on the left and right, one holding a scepter and holding a gui, the other holding a flag and holding a fan. The emperor, riding a red phoenix and riding a jingyun, wearing nine-colored emerald clothes, appeared in front of her.
Cen Biqing was startled, and quickly bowed and said: "Little Immortal Cen Biqing, pay my respects to the Nine Heavens Xuannv Empress."
Jiutian Xuannv smiled slightly, and then said to Cen Biqing: "I saw you getting up and looking around. Do you want to leave the table?"
Cen Biqing was startled when she heard the words, then nodded and replied: "Back to Jiutian Xuannv, yes."
"Why are you leaving?" Jiutian Xuannv asked.
Cen Biqing looked hesitant and could not speak. Jiutian Xuannv saw her appearance and smiled slightly: "Are you worried about Fang Jian?"
Cen Biqing was pointed out by Jiutian Xuannv, and she was not shy to show off, but nodded and said: "Xiaoxian heard that he disobeyed the decree of the Four Emperors... so..."
"He is in heaven. Even if you leave the table, you won't be able to see him." Jiutian Xuannv said.
Cen Biqing said: "But Taibai Jinxing has issued an edict that everyone must go to see the Jade Emperor. The Peach Fair should also be over, right?"
Jiutian Xuannv shook her head and said: "It's over? It's still early. I will go to see the Jade Emperor, but the Flat Peach Conference will still go on. Fang Jian, you don't have to worry. You can continue to participate in the Flat Peach Conference here with peace of mind. It will only benefit you, and there will be no harm. .”
Cen Biqing thought about it carefully and heard that the Jiutian Xuannv Empress valued Fang Jian very much. Even if she was punished now, she thought that Fang Jian would be fine based on her status in heaven, so she calmed down and bowed again. He bowed and said, "Xiao Xian will obey the Queen's instructions."
When Cen Biqing finished speaking, the blue sky and earth around her disappeared in an instant. When she looked left and right, she found that she was still sitting at the Peach Conference, as if everything just now was just an illusion.
Just when Cen Biqing was confused, Fairy Yao Hua's voice came from the golden stage, telling them that the Peach Conference would continue.
Then a fairy from the Yaochi came to Cen Biqing with a flat peach that was radiant, clear, moist and celestial in a basket, and placed the flat peach on Cen Biqing's jade case.
Cen Biqing keenly noticed that this flat peach was obviously different from the three-thousand-year-old flat peach he had eaten before, so he said: "Fairy, is this a flat peach for me?"
The Yaochi fairy nodded when she heard this and said: "Exactly, these are the 6,000-year-old flat peaches that the Nine Heavens Xuannv Empress ordered me to send to you. Please use them with caution, fellow Taoist."
After saying that, the Yaochi Fairy stood up and left.
At this time, most of the gods around Cen Biqing had left to go to heaven to meet the Jade Emperor. The closest ones to her were the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.
"It's such an opportunity to be blessed by friendship. It's really enviable to be gifted six thousand years of flat peaches by Empress Jiutian Xuannv." Zhang Bao said with a smile on his face as he looked at Cen Biqing.
Cen Biqing turned around and asked the three of them curiously: "Why don't the three fellow Taoists go to see the Jade Emperor?"
Zhang Jiao laughed and said: "The Jade Emperor's decree is that only those with fruition status should go. My three brothers do not have fruition status, so there is no need to go."
Cen Biqing nodded, and then heard Zhang Liang say: "Actually, it's pointless even if we go. Gods like us have no role to speak in the Lingxiao Palace. We can only stand there. It's better to be here at the Peach Conference." There is comfort in eating and drinking.”
"Hahaha, what the three fellow Taoists said is right." A burst of laughter came, and Yuan Tiangang moved his position next to Zhang Jiao and the others and said: "There are flat peaches to eat, it must be a beautiful thing. .”
Zhang Jiao and the others smiled slightly. Li Chunfeng had the fruition status, but Yuan Tiangang did not.
So Li Chunfeng had already gone to Heaven to meet the Jade Emperor, while Yuan Tiangang stayed here.
After Yuan Tiangang finished speaking, he looked at the six-thousand-year-old flat peach on Cen Biqing's table with envy and said: "Fellow Daoist Cen, it is such a blessing and a good opportunity. I have participated in so many flat-peach conferences, but these six-thousand-year flat peach are not the best." I’ve never tasted it.”
Cen Biqing smiled casually when he heard this and said, "That's easy to say."
After saying that, Cen Biqing picked up the golden ruler, cut the six-thousand-year-old flat peach into two halves, put half of it in a jade plate, and used magic power to send it to Yuan Tiangang and said: "Please four Taoists Let’s share it among friends.”
Yuan Tiangang was suddenly startled. He looked at half of the 6,000-year-old flat peaches in the jade plate in front of him with some disbelief. Then he reacted and gave a thumbs up to Cen Biqing: "Fellow Daoist, you are my friend, Yuan Tiangang."
The three Zhang Jiao brothers were also slightly stunned, and then they cupped their hands towards Cen Biqing and said, "Thank you, fellow Taoist."
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In Lingshan Mountain, the ancient Buddha on the burning lamp who had just sat down immediately stood up and said, "Yu Qingdao said, this is the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord, who has eliminated the tribulation and came out of seclusion."
The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha and the Vajra Indestructible Buddha, who were happy because Jiutian Xuannv and Fang Jian were punished, were filled with astonishment, "Why...why did the Great Heavenly Lord eliminate the calamity so quickly this time?"
Vajra Indestructible Buddha said: "It's broken, the Jade Emperor is the one who values Fangjian the most."
"Don't panic!" Vairocana Buddha said: "Fang Jian caused such a big trouble this time, which directly caused the Taoist sect and the heaven to be separated. No matter how much the Jade Emperor values Fang Jian, he cannot openly protect him."
"Yes." Nanfang Baosheng Buddha said: "Even if the Jade Emperor wanted to protect Fang Jian, the Taoist sect would not agree."
As soon as Nan Baosheng Buddha finished speaking, the voice of Taibai Jinxing came from outside the Lingshan Mountain: "The Jade Emperor's decree orders all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Vajra, Jialan, etc. of the Buddhist sect to go to the Lingxiao Palace to pay homage immediately!"
Taibai Jinxing read out the decree and repeated it three times in a row. The sound spread throughout Lingshan and beyond, and then turned and left.
In the Tushita Palace, the Taoists received the decree immediately.
Although they were shocked and surprised that the Jade Emperor suddenly came out of seclusion, they did not dare to be careless. As soon as they received the decree, they immediately headed towards the Lingxiao Palace.
As for the other immortals in the Taoist sect who have attained fruition status but are scattered throughout the world of Jambudvipa, the Taoist sects pass on the decrees from generation to generation.
None of the gods who received the decree dared to neglect, and all rushed to heaven as soon as possible.
...
Heavenly Court, outside the Lingxiao Palace.
The huge cloud platform is already filled with immortal officials of the fifth rank and above in heaven, as well as immortals with attained status in Taoism and Buddhism. There are extremely many people on the entire cloud platform, but it is very quiet, without any noise.
The Taoist and Buddhist monks who had left the banquet in Yaochi before came to the outside of Yuntai to wait for the announcement.
On both sides of the Jade Hall of Lingxiao Hall, the Left Heavenly Lord of Lingxiao Hall and the Right Heavenly Lord of Lingxiao Hall stand on the left and right sides.
The generals of the left guard in front of the Lingxiao Palace and the generals of the right guard in front of the Lingxiao Palace were holding thunder whips and standing beside the jade steps outside the Lingxiao Palace.
"Thunder whip!" Zuo Tianjun of Lingxiao Palace shouted loudly.
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The generals of the left guard in front of the palace and the generals of the right guard in front of the palace immediately swung the thunder whips in their hands in the air. The two thunder whips instantly turned into two thunder lights and cut through the void. Then the two thunder whips resounded through the thirty-third heaven, causing The atmosphere in front of the entire Lingxiao Palace Cloud Platform was solemn and solemn.
Immediately afterwards, the Heavenly Lord on the right side of the Lingxiao Palace shouted loudly: "The Heavenly Court is headed by the Four Imperial Palaces, the Duke of the East, and the Queen Mother of the West. They are arranged according to their priesthood and status, with six rows in each column."
The next moment, the Four Emperors, the East Prince, and the Queen Mother of the West immediately stood in the front row holding jade tablets.
Following closely in the second row are the Five Elders of the Five Directions and the Qinghua Emperor of the East, and in the third row are the Ying Yuan Lei Sheng Puhua Tianzun and the Five Sacred Emperors.
The fourth row is the True Monarch of the Six Saints of the North, and the Nine Heavens Xuannv is in the fifth row, because she has been removed from the priesthood of the Grand Envoy of Taixuan Province. If the priesthood of the Grand Envoy has not been removed, her ranking Before the five directions and five elders.
After the arrangement of the immortal officials in the Heavenly Court was completed, it was the turn of Taoism and Buddhism.
Regarding Taoism and Buddhism, Heaven is not so strict. I heard Zuo Tianjun of Lingxiao Palace shout: "Taoism and Buddhism are arranged according to their fruition status, with nine rows in each column."
After a stick of incense, the Heavenly Court, the Taoist Gate, and the Buddhist Gate were all arranged. At this time, there were two more thunder whips, and then Taibai Jinxing walked out of the Lingxiao Hall with a fly whisk in hand.
"By the decree of the Jade Emperor, all the gods and immortals enter the Lingxiao Palace to pay homage!" Taibai Jinxing sang loudly.
After Taibai Jinxing's words fell, the "Wonderful Sound of the Jade Emperor's Golden Palace" suddenly played in the sky, and then the gods from Heaven, Taoism, and Buddhism began to enter the Lingxiao Palace one by one.
When the gods entered the Lingxiao Hall, they saw the Jade Emperor sitting high in the sky, with billions of mysterious lights all over his body, reflecting the heavens and the world.
But to the surprise of the Taoist and Buddhist gods, on the left and right sides of the Jade Emperor, the Taishang Laojun stood in the sky below the Jade Emperor's right hand with Taoist charms flowing around him, while Tathagata Buddha's whole body was illuminated by Buddha's light, and his hands He stands with his hands folded in the sky on the lower left side of the Jade Emperor.
This scene was seen in the eyes of the Taoist and Buddhist immortals, which greatly shocked and surprised them. Not only the Taoist and Buddhist immortals, but also the gods in heaven were full of surprise and confusion.
Didn’t it mean that both Taishang Laojun and Tathagata Buddha went to the unknown and chaotic places to preach? How come...in this Lingxiao Palace?
