It was three days after Fei Changfang buried Zhenniang next to his mother's tomb and packed up the body for the people.
Erlang Shen tied up Fei Changfang with a magic rope, and Tieguai Li and others followed him to heaven to ask the Jade Emperor to make a decision.
However, Lingqing and Lu Dongbin did not have enough merit, so they were not qualified to go and could only wait in the lower realm.
"You two are not allowed to go to heaven due to insufficient merit." Han Zhongli looked at the two people making arrangements and said: "It just so happens that we Eight Immortals still have responsibilities.
We went to heaven to explain to the Jade Emperor and plead for Fei Changfang.
You two are still going to slay demons and fulfill your duties for me.
But since we're not here, you two must be more careful and not rush forward in greed of success, lest you fall into the scheme of the Tongtian Demon. "
"Yes, Master!" Lu Dongbin responded with his hands raised.
Ling Qing also echoed: "Don't worry, we two will definitely be careful."
"Oh, go ahead, let's go." Han Zhongli sighed softly and went to heaven with the immortals.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Fei Changfang worked so hard to save Zhenniang, but he ended up like this." Lu Dongbin sighed as he looked at Zhenniang who was buried next to Fei Changfang's mother's grave.
"Why is God so unfair to them?"
"Stop saying that." Ling Qing shook his head.
"Heaven and Earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs. God has no intention of targeting a certain person without any reason.
Fei Changfang is one of the Eight Immortals of Heaven. This is his responsibility, in order to save this world.
However, he was unwilling to take on this responsibility and only wanted to escape.
If he does not inherit the destiny, the power of destiny will not protect him.
However, those tribulations that should have belonged to the Eight Immortals would not concern him and would still have to befall him.
If he had been willing to take on this important responsibility at that time, maybe his mother and Zhenniang would not have died.
Just like you, if you only focus on the imperial examination, you would not want to take on the responsibility of saving the Eight Immortals.
In the end, will the Lu family end up in a situation like your Huang Liang dream, with everyone being executed? "
Lu Dongbin was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said: "Then why is it Fei Changfang?
His wish is just to live a peaceful life with Zhenniang. There are so many people in the world who want to become immortals, why can't he choose another one from them? "
"It was either Fei Changfang or not. When the Eight Immortals were decided, Fei Changfang was not born yet." Ling Qing shook his head again and said: "He has his own reasons.
You can regard the way of heaven as a strong beam. Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish.
A mere mortal, everything he says and does is within the law of heaven.
Only by cultivating immortality and seeking the Tao, transcending the three realms and not being in the Five Elements, can it be possible to transcend the way of heaven.
He neither wants to pursue transcendence painstakingly, nor does he want to be arranged by heaven.
How can there be such a good thing in this world?
Where do you want to put those of us who have painstakingly sought the truth and transcendence? "
"I only hope that after Fei Changfang has gone through all these hardships, he can see himself clearly and stop blaming others." Lu Dongbin said helplessly.
What Ling Qing said makes sense. A world is like a country, with good and evil, an emperor and subjects.
Everyone sitting in each position should naturally bear the responsibility of each position.
When you sit in the position of emperor but want to abandon the country and live the life of an ordinary civilian, then it will naturally cause backlash.
A beggar lying in the mud is unwilling to make any sacrifices or changes. Naturally, others will not ask for anything from him.
But similarly, they will not have their own love or family affection, and no one will even think of them.
Even with him, we can't hold on.
Fei Changfang got a kind mother, a gentle and virtuous wife, and also had the great responsibility of saving the common people.
But if he only sees what he gets and is unwilling to pay what he should pay, then God will naturally take away what he gets.
Only when you give up can you gain, and when you gain, you must lose.
"Well, Master Tieguai Li will naturally worry about Fei Changfang's affairs, and we also have our responsibilities.
Now that Tieguai Li and the others have gone to heaven, without their deterrence, the demons of Tongtian Sect will definitely become more and more unruly.
Our responsibility is to stop them before they harm more lives. "Ling Qing patted Lu Dongbin on the shoulder and said.
"That's right. It is the responsibility of us Eight Immortals to eliminate this disaster." Lu Dongbin said energetically: "If thousands of people die due to our negligence, then we will be responsible for the death of thousands of people."
"This is exactly the truth." Ling Qing said, and he and Lu Dongbin showed their swords.
The two sword lights, one green and one white, rushed to the altar of Tongtian Sect again.
When they got closer, Lingqing and the two discovered that, indeed, in the past few days since everyone left, those monsters had recovered their breath and started killing them again.
Ling Qing could see the traces of murderous aura heading towards the Tongtian Sect's main altar.
Obviously, Demon Lord Tongtian started this massacre just to practice his martial arts.
'Oh, Uncle Master, your evil thoughts are really serious this time. ’ Lingqing couldn’t help but sigh secretly in his heart.
For causing such crimes and causing such killings, no matter what, he would not be able to achieve any good results in this life.
Being able to be clean and have a little bit of true spirit left to reincarnate is the greatest success.
'Let my nephew come and save you some sins. After thinking about it in his mind, the Qinglong Haohai Sword flew out from behind Lingqing, killing a group of demons who were causing trouble.
Then they gathered together to suppress them, causing them to suffer the pain of being struck by thunder from the sky, so as to get rid of the evil thoughts in their hearts and repay their previous sins.
In the future, I will go to the underworld to have my sins wiped away, and I will be able to pursue the right path in my next life with a clean conscience.
Regardless of whether it is for the purpose of slaying demons or not, killing will produce the aura of killing.
These breaths will be absorbed by the Tongtian Demon Lord, adding power to his demonic skills.
After all, the essence of "Xuan Tian Nine Transformations" is the murderous aura of heaven and earth.
Therefore, killing is always the last way to solve the problem, and Lu Dongbin will not kill unless it is absolutely necessary.
Ling Qing and the two are killing demons and demons in the lower world.
After Han Zhongli and others followed Erlang Shen to the heaven, they made the matter clear to the Jade Emperor.
Master Xuandu also came.
After all, the Eight Immortals are all destined to be his disciples. If the disciple commits evil, the master cannot escape the blame.
Erlangshen told what he had seen and heard in the lower world, and also explained the strangeness in it.
It's just that Fei Changfang slaughtered the villagers now, and whipping the corpses to vent his anger is irrefutable fact.
Finally, he concluded: "According to the law of heaven, he should be killed by thunder and fire."
"Your Majesty, have mercy!" Tieguai Li went out to beg: "Although Fei Changfang's move hurt Tianhe, he was also deceived.
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Besides, Erlang Shen also said that there was something fishy about this matter.
We and the Eight Immortals are willing to find out the truth and bring justice to the dead villagers.
I also hope that Your Majesty will take a lenient sentence for the sake of Fei Changfang's sincerity. "
"Your Majesty, please have mercy! We will definitely seek justice for the villagers to atone for the crime of being the head of the house." Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao and others also went out to plead for justice.
"What do you think, Mr. Jade Emperor?" The Jade Emperor turned to look at Master Xuandu.
With their level of cultivation, the causes and consequences of things naturally cannot satisfy them.
"This is the fate that the Eight Immortals deserve, but after all, Fei Changfang has committed a sin, and he cannot indulge in it and blaspheme the power of God.
He just asked the Jade Emperor to give him a chance to change his ways because he knew he was wrong and wanted to intercede with the immortals. Master Xuandu bowed slightly and said.
"Okay, as the saying goes, knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements. Since he has regrets, I should give him this opportunity." The Jade Emperor nodded.
"Ask him to be responsible for curing ghosts. If he can cure this matter, he can atone for today's sins.
There is also great merit, and it is not a bad idea to be among the immortals in the future.
If you use your power to bully ghosts and people, you will be punished for both crimes, and you will be killed by thunder and fire. "
"Thank you for your grace!" The immortals thanked him after hearing this.
This task of curing ghosts is not an easy task. As the saying goes, the human heart is full of ghosts, it refers to the insidious nature of the heart.
People are still bound by moral conscience, but ghosts are just born from a little resentment in people's hearts.
It hides all the evil in people's hearts. If one person is not handled well and his mind is clouded by it, he may be devastated by thousands of ghosts.
But in the end he survived.
After leaving Nantianmen, Tieguai Li told Fei Changfang about the Jade Emperor's trial and sighed: "This is all destined.
If you do not respect the way of heaven and do not believe in ghosts and gods, so that you do such things, you will go far, far away from the door to the way.
Erlang is a god of integrity and fierceness, but he is also the most chivalrous. Although he enforced the law impartially in the palace just now, he also protected you a lot.
On the one hand, I pity you for a reason, and on the other hand, for the sake of your wife, I want you to be an official in charge of evil ghosts.
Although people are alive, they are doing bad things.
Now in a time of great chaos, there are countless ghosts wandering around everywhere, and there are many who are strong and weak among them.
Every time a weak person is bullied by a strong person, he is already extremely pitiful as a lonely soul. How can he not tolerate being bullied again?
If you want to find out that there is such a thing, you should protect them fairly and fairly.
In addition, there are ghosts that deceive strangers and harm good people, and they should especially be exorcised.
In short, all matters related to wandering souls in the human world that are not regulated by Hades are subject to your rule.
You must be able to be upright and fair so that there will be no wrongdoers in the world and people will not be sneaky. This is the first great merit and can atone for today's sins.
If you continue to use your power to think about Taoism and bully ghosts and people, you will be punished for both crimes. You will not be punished by thunder and fire, nor can you escape the disaster of Erlang's Divine Sword. "
"When I receive my order, I will enforce the law fairly and do my job with all my heart, in order to make meritorious deeds and atone for my sins." Fei Changfang is not an ungrateful person. When he saw Tieguai Li working hard for him, he actually recognized him a little, and he regarded him as a disciple at this time. .
After hearing this, Tieguai Li smiled slightly, nodded and said, "That's the best! That's the best!"
Then he passed on a scroll of ghost-subduing talismans and said: "Here is a scroll of ghost-subduing secrets, and there is also an article on weapons for controlling ghosts. You can choose one to sacrifice.
It can help you kill evil spirits and frighten stubborn monsters. "
"Thank you, Master!" Fei Changfang bowed again.
He stood up and asked: "Master, since there are ghosts in this world, what about Zhen Niang? What will happen to Zhen Niang? Will she be implicated by me?"
