Emperor Di Ming was captured by the Heavenly Court, his 200,000-strong army was annihilated, Beishu continent was shaken, and the Jade Dou Heavenly Court was shaken.
Ancestor Tiandou, who fought against Xihe, hurriedly issued an edict, ordering all the power of Jade Dou Heavenly Court to shrink to the 'Yiding Prefecture' where Douling Fairy City is located.
Even Di Yan, who was in the process of suppressing the Jiedu envoys from all sides, returned to Yidingzhou with his army of monks, and returned to Doulingxian City to meet the other three emperors: Di Qiu, Di You, and Di Yin.
"Brothers, how could Senior Brother Di Ming be defeated?" In the hall, Di Yan was very puzzled. Di Ming was second only to Di Qiu in Taoism and was the second strongest monk among the five. How could he be defeated so quickly?
At this time, Di Qiu, Di You, and Di Yin looked solemn. Di Qiu did not answer Di Yan's question, but said: "When Di Ming was defeated, the situation collapsed, and all states other than Yiding State were abandoned. "
Di Yan asked again: "What? Didn't anyone from the army of 200,000 monks come back?"
Dean said: "No one came back, the whole army was wiped out."
Di Yan was horrified and said in shock: "The Tota King is so powerful. He not only captured Senior Brother Di Ming, but also annihilated all my army of 200,000 monks. How will we respond to this?"
Everyone was worried, but Di Qiu said: "Don't be so depressed. Although the situation is serious now, as long as we unite as one, we will have no problem guarding Yiding State."
"But how to defend? Your Majesty is at war with Xi and the Emperor of Heaven. Senior Brother Di Ming is captured by the Heavenly Court, and the entire army of 200,000 is wiped out. How to defend?" Di Yan asked with worry on her face.
At this time, Di Qiu stretched out his hand and saw a flash of skylight, and then a very special sword appeared in Di Qiu's hand.
When Di Yan and the others saw this sword, they immediately exclaimed: "The True Sword of Destiny?"
Di Qiu nodded and said: "Your Majesty has given me the True Sword of Destiny, and ordered me to take charge of the Jade Dou Heavenly Palace on his behalf and defend Yiding State. I only hope that my three junior brothers will work together with me to defend Yiding State and protect our jade state." The foundation of Dou Tianting.”
Hearing this, Di You, Di Yin, and Di Yan suddenly became relieved. The True Sword of Destiny contained the destiny. If they used the True Sword of Destiny to defend Yidingzhou, there would be no problem.
So Di You, Di Yin and Di Yan immediately stood up and bowed to Di Qiu: "I am willing to listen to my senior brother's instructions."
With the True Sword of Destiny, Di Qiu immediately took control of the Jade Dou Heavenly Court, and with the assistance of Di You, Di Yin, and Di Yan, he began to gather strength to defend Yiding State with all his strength.
Previously, Jade Dou Heavenly Court had recruited more than 500,000 monks from Beishubu Continent. Now Di Ming had sent away more than 200,000 in the first battle. Jade Dou Heavenly Court had only 290,000 monks left in total, and now they have all been used. To defend a state border.
Then Di Qiu also formally used the power of the True Sword of Destiny, and connected the Destiny on the True Sword of Destiny with all the defensive formations in Yiding Prefecture. This was the main formation of Destiny to resist the attack of Heaven.
At the same time, King Tota did not march into Yiding State as quickly as Yudou Tianting expected, but temporarily stopped after occupying the ancient stone city.
The reason why King Tota stopped was that, firstly, someone from heaven was coming, and secondly, he had to deal with the 110,000 captives.
In the ancient stone city, in the main hall of the city, King Tota looked at the heavenly judge Wen Zhenru who was sitting beside him.
Although Wen Zhenru is now only a monk in the Heavenly Immortal Realm and has just become a Heavenly Judge, King Tota does not look down upon her.
One of the reasons is that Wen Zhenru is the only true disciple of Jiutian Xuannv, and the second is that when King Tota and Di Ming fought that night, the magic talisman that broke the power of Di Ming's stars was really the Hongqing God brought by Wen Zhenru. symbol'.
When Our Lady of Taiyuan attained the upper state, she handed over her authority to control the stars in the Zhoutian to Fang Jian. Therefore, in addition to Emperor Ziwei of Zhongtian North Pole, Fang Jian also had the authority to interfere with the laws of heaven in the stars in the Zhoutian. operation.
Wen Zhenru has a relatively cold personality due to her own experiences. Of course, in front of Fang Jian and Jiutian Xuannv, Wen Zhenru is just a weak little girl.
However, in front of outsiders, Wen Zhenru was very indifferent and basically did not interact with others.
At this moment, Wen Zhenru was sitting firmly in the hall as the Heavenly Judge. This was a treatment that none of the Heavenly Generals around him had.
"King of Heaven, I am here under the orders of the Heavenly Court to take charge of the punishment of Southwest Zhutian. I have met Emperor Xihe before I came here. This is the talisman of Emperor Xihe." Wen Zhenru took out a talisman and handed it to King Tota said.
King Tota looked at the talisman that Wen Zhenru sent to him with his magic power. He reached out to take it and took a look. It was indeed Xihe's talisman. He then sent the talisman back and said, "So the Heavenly Judge will be stationed in the southwest." Zhu Tian?”
"That's right." Wen Zhenru put away the talisman and said, "If you want to open a mansion, you should open the 'Lusi Divine Palace' at Yuanzheng Mountain in Dongshubuzhou."
King Tota nodded and said: "Okay, I already know about this. The Heavenly Court can just go directly to Yuanzheng Mountain to open a mansion."
"There is no rush to open the mansion." Wen Zhenru said, "There is one more thing that needs to be dealt with first."
King Tota looked slightly surprised and asked, "What is it?"
Wen Zhenru said: "Didn't the King of Heaven just capture 110,000 prisoners of the Puppet Court?"
King Tota smiled and said: "Yes, I am going to organize them all into the 'Rogue Cultivator Army' to serve me in heaven."
But Wen Zhenru said: "These people are all rebellious followers of the false court. How can we pardon them and let them serve the heavenly court?"
King Tota was slightly startled when he heard this, then smiled and asked: "What did the judge mean that day?"
"Kill them all." Wen Zhenru said: "These people must be severely punished according to the law. Those who rebel must be killed until others dare not follow suit."
King Tota looked solemn and immediately sat upright. Then he looked directly at Wen Zhenru and said, "Kill all the 110,000 monks?"
Wen Zhenru nodded and said, "Yes."
King Tota said: "There are forty-six golden immortals, more than three hundred heavenly immortals, more than a thousand mysterious immortals, and the remaining ten or so are all true immortals. Kill them all?"
Wen Zhenru said calmly: "The three realms of the world are full of Taoism, and the most indispensable thing is immortal cultivators. Even if we kill them all today, hundreds of immortal cultivators will appear tomorrow. Besides, these people are rebellious, and after killing them, they will be completely free of Taoism." The return of magical power to heaven and earth can enhance the Taoism of the present world. This is exactly what the saying goes. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers. Wouldn't it be better to let these rebellious blood and Taoism nourish and nurture the future talents of the three realms? "
King Tota shook his head when he heard this and said: "No, I can't bear to kill these people. One hundred and ten thousand monks, this will be a huge force, and I need this power very much."
Wen Zhenru said: "Whether or not to kill is not decided by you, the King of Heaven, but by our Heavenly Court. Don't forget, the Heavenly Court is in charge of all heavenly laws and punishments in heaven and the three realms!"
King Tota's expression changed when he heard this, and at this time, Heavenly General Shaoyuan said: "Judge Heaven, what you said is correct. But special circumstances require special treatment. These 110,000 monks are now very beneficial to Heavenly Court in countering the rebellion. If we can use this force well, we can pacify and stabilize the entire Zhutian world as soon as possible. I believe that even the law of heaven must give way when faced with the overall situation of conquering rebellion."
Wen Zhenru said: "Working for the rebels but not being punished afterwards will cause the prestige of the Heavenly Court to be lost, and countless imitators will appear in the Three Realms. Even if the Jade Dou Heavenly Court is pacified by then, it will The appearance of the Heavenly Court of Gold and the Heavenly Court of Silver will occur over and over again, never-endingly, and the Three Realms will never be at peace. These are all problems caused by the failure of Heavenly law and the loss of Heavenly power."
"So." Wen Zhenru said calmly: "Anyone who participates in rebellion, whether actively or passively, as long as the facts are established, will be punished with death. Only in this way can we deter Xiaoxiao, so that those who come after us will not dare to follow suit, and the Three Realms can be stable."
"This" Shaoyuan was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute Wen Zhenru.
At this time Lu Bisheng said: "Killing is necessary, but you can not kill them now. Let them serve the Heavenly Court. It will not be too late to kill them after the Heavenly Court has pacified the Three Realms."
Wen Zhenru said: "This is even worse. Heaven has rewards and punishments. If these people serve Heaven and make contributions in the future, Heaven will definitely reward them. If Heaven rewards them, but in the end executes them for their rebellion today, The majesty and faith of the Heavenly Court will be completely damaged, and the harm will be greater than the rebellion of the Jade Dou Heavenly Court, and this is not feasible."
Lu Bisheng was also speechless, but Fu Zhenqing stood up again and said: "I just said not to kill, not that I can't punish. Judge Heavenly Judge, you can punish them severely according to the laws of heaven, but leave them alive to serve the heavenly court. In this way, the power of Heaven is enhanced without damaging the prestige of Heaven. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
Wen Zhenru said: "This is not allowed. For the crime of rebellion, the death penalty must be imposed to serve as a warning to future generations and to deter people. If it is just an ordinary punishment, it will not serve as a deterrent."
Qi Yan added: "Judge Heaven, King Tuota holds the scepter of the Great Emperor Hongqing and is in charge of Zhutian World to conquer various affairs. Can't he even be the master of this?"
Wen Zhenru said: "The Heavenly King holds the Hongqing Emperor's Scepter to control all the heavenly soldiers and generals in the Zhutian world and to conquer military affairs. He does not have the authority to control heavenly laws and criminal laws."
Qi Yan was silent, then shook his head and stepped back.
Finally, Hai Yunwei stood up, and he said to Wen Zhenru: "Judge Heaven, King Tota came to Heaven to serve as a veteran veteran. He once assisted God Haotian to pacify the Three Realms, conquered from east to west, and made countless achievements. I think this kind of thing should still be done. Listen to the words of the old minister."
Wen Zhenru glanced at Hai Yunwei. He couldn't convince her logically, so he started to show off his qualifications.
Wen Zhenru just said calmly: "This has nothing to do with old ministers being old or not. This is a matter of power and responsibility. The King of Heaven's power and responsibility is to lead the army to conquer, and my power and responsibility is the punishment of heaven's law. We each perform our duties, and we are the same as those of the ancestors and veterans. Does it matter if it’s similar?”
"Uh" Hai Yunwei was stunned, and then stepped back with embarrassment on his face.
King Tota saw that none of his generals could refute Wen Zhenru through legitimate means, so he had to say: "This matter is of great importance and cannot be discussed clearly in a day or two. We will adjourn the meeting for today and discuss it next time."
After saying that, King Tota immediately stood up and quickly turned into a ray of fairy light and left the hall before Wen Zhenru could speak.
Wen Zhenru, who had just stood up to persuade King Tota to keep the matter and settle the matter as soon as possible, was suddenly stunned. Looking at King Tota leaving in a hurry, he could only blink his eyes, then lightly pursed his lips, and turned around and left the hall after a moment.
When the remaining generals saw Wen Zhenru's leaving figure, they couldn't help but talk about it:
"Heavenly King, this is a procrastination trick."
"Almost, throughout the ages, when there is a disagreement about anything, procrastination is the best way."
"Delay it, discuss it, delay it for three to five hundred years, discuss it seventy or eighty thousand times, and when the matter is a foregone conclusion, and those monks enter the order of heavenly soldiers, it will be over."
"Hehe, ginger is still spicy when he is old."
