Seeing that the other party seemed to be asking for something, but the tone of his words sounded like the team owed him something, Qi Zhen's expression did not change, but she felt a little unhappy in her heart.
In Journey to the West, you didn’t think that the Immortal Zhenyuan was such a philistine?
This is actually something Qi Zhen, or everyone in the team, doesn’t understand.
In the final analysis, the ancestors of the earth immortals are still loose immortals who go against the will of heaven, and the biggest characteristic of these loose immortals is undoubtedly their extreme selfishness. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as "a dead Taoist friend will not die but a poor Taoist" .
In other words, these Earth Immortals have the merit of protecting a land and water most of the time, but as long as the temptation of profit is strong enough, there is nothing they cannot sell.
Besides, protecting a land and water is not for the sake of offering incense in the world? Of course this is another level of things.
"But it doesn't matter." Qi Zhen smiled and said politely.
"When Tianzun Tiancai was explaining the Hunyuan Dao Fruit just now, this little friend seemed to have some insights or even breakthroughs. I wonder if you can share it. I want to refer to it." Zhen Yuanzi said.
Everyone looked at Nuolan.
Nuolan didn't care. The path she took to advance was different from this world. Even if she really shared her insights, the other party would most likely not understand them at all. If this was necessary to avoid the team's trouble, then she said That’s it.
However, before she could speak, Nezha had already spoken first.
"Great Immortal Zhenyuan, isn't your request a bit too much?"
This sentence is not a question. Combined with his handsome face and stern expression, it already has the meaning of inciting an accusation.
Unexpectedly, there was a hint of embarrassment on Zhen Yuanzi's face. He smiled and said, "This is just for discussion. After all, I haven't improved in my realm for a long time. As long as you tell me, not only you and I will be able to put an end to our past feud." , Pindao will also offer ginseng fruits from the house to express his gratitude."
"Is your broken fruit worth it?" Nezha showed no mercy.
Zhen Yuanzi's face finally turned a little ugly, probably because he didn't expect Nezha to be so unwilling to give him, the ancestor of the Earthly Immortal, face.
"What, you don't accept it?" Nezha glanced at him sideways and sneered, "How about a fight?"
"I don't dare." Zhen Yuanzi suppressed his anger and snorted coldly.
"If you don't dare, just get out." Nezha showed no mercy and turned to everyone, "Let's go."
Everyone in the team was a little innocent, but it was not convenient to say anything at this moment. They followed Nezha and continued to fly forward.
He actually left Zhen Yuanzi on the spot in such a dry manner.
Zhen Yuanzi stared at Nezha's back with squinted eyes for a long time, and finally snorted coldly and left the lower world.
"Third Prince, I'm afraid it's too embarrassing for him to say that." After flying far away, Qi Zhen spoke slowly.
"You don't know?" Nezha asked doubtfully.
"What do you know?" Qi Zhen asked.
"The realm of immortals, especially the way to break through it, is often the last thing an immortal family can tell others, because this is often where his destiny lies. Once someone is interested in 'finding it according to the picture,' they will be able to break the path with their hands. The things you are holding on to may be wiped out." Nezha said.
"We really don't know." Qi Zhen smiled bitterly, and finally understood how excessive Zhen Yuanzi's request was in the eyes of these gods.
"But Third Prince, that Immortal Zhenyuan is known as the ancestor of the Earthly Immortals. If you offend him like this, aren't you afraid that he will turn around and take revenge?" Liang Sicheng interjected.
"Just him?" Nezha exuded an unrivaled domineering aura, "I destroyed his original god, and he didn't dare to fart one more time."
Qi Zhenxin said that's not right. In the original work, Sun Wukong befriended Immortal Zhenyuan. With such a powerful Immortal, does that mean he can be killed with a single strike?
Qi Zhen did not hide anything from Nezha, and simply told him everything about what happened in Wuzhuangguan.
Stealing ginseng fruits, smashing ginseng fruit trees, Guanyin Bodhisattva saving the fruit trees, and talking about Sun Wukong and Zhenyuan Immortal becoming brothers of the opposite sex. Nezha just listened silently the whole time. It was not until the end that he sighed that the Great Sage was not easy.
"Why can such a god be so easily manipulated by the Third Prince?" Qi Zhen asked.
"We will discuss it in detail in the palace." Nezha said.
This palace is not an imperial palace, but its scale is comparable to the imperial palace. The place where Li Jing and Nezha live in Heaven is called Yunlou Palace. Of course, the team cannot tell how many layers of heaven this place is.
This Yunlou Palace is extremely majestic, with numerous houses and pavilions, but it is just too grand for the residence of the Immortal Family.
Instead of visiting each other in King Li Tian's palace, everyone went directly to the palace where he lived under the leadership of Nezha.
Fairies and servants helped arrange fruit refreshments, and everyone in the team and Nezha sat down one after another.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh, this place where gods live is indeed beyond comparison with the mortal world, both in terms of the gorgeous decoration and the grandeur of the architecture.
They did not hesitate to praise Nezha.
There are only so many people in the team who are familiar with each other in Heaven. They all grew up watching and hearing the stories of Havoc in Heaven and Nezha Havoc in the Sea. Sun Wukong, Erlang Shen, and Nezha are definitely among the top local superheroes. The existence of the top three.
So they have excellent senses about Nezha.
Nezha didn't have any airs. He sat down on the couch carelessly and said, "You're welcome to eat." But he took the lead and drank half a pot of fairy tea at a suitable temperature.
Everyone in the team also relaxed a lot in this atmosphere, and each ate the fruit in front of them.
"If you need anything, just tell them. They are all old people brought here from Chentangguan, no problem." Nezha pointed to the servants waiting outside the door and said.
Sure enough, if one person achieves Taoism, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven, and if the master's family achieves Taoism and becomes an immortal, the servants can also go to heaven to serve him. Although he is not listed as an immortal, he is at least immortal. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse for these servants.
Qi Zhen thanked her.
"Don't be polite to me. The friends of the Great Sage are my friends. If you have nothing else to do, just stay with me for a few more days. Anyway, those rooms are empty. It's just a good time to chat together." Nezha Laughed.
Qi Zhen felt more and more that being a god might be too boring.
"Third Prince, you just said that it is not easy for the Great Sage. Where did this come from?" Qi Zhen asked before letting go of her doubts.
"Hmm..." Nezha pondered for a moment and then said, "Are you really here on behalf of Lingshan? Why are you so unfamiliar with things about gods?"
Qi Zhenxin said that we might not even have half a month from the time we went to Lingshan Mountain. How could we know? But she said, "We have been practicing hard in the mountains and haven't come out for a long time. We really don't know."
Nezha seemed to know that Qi Zhen had reservations about what he said, so he did not expose him and said, "Do you know that earthly immortals are not protected by heaven?"
"Third Prince, just pretend that we don't know anything. You tell us your story, and we are only responsible for listening." Wang Jianguo said.
"Okay, okay, where to start..."
Nezha finally started talking about his identity as an earthly immortal.
Earth Immortals, including land gods, mountain gods, river gods, etc., are the lowest status category among the gods. Some of these gods were formed by self-cultivation while alive, and some were enshrined after death and relied on the power of incense to reshape their Dharma bodies and continue their cultivation. The ingredients are extremely complex, and they are also the largest group among the gods.
These gods rely on protecting a land and water to obtain the blessings of incense for their practice. If they want to become successful, they have to go through three disasters and nine calamities. The path of practice is like sailing against the current. It is not difficult to rely on the blessings of incense and practice diligently to at least maintain the immortality of the Dharma body. .
The leader among them is naturally the Zhenyuan Immortal of Wuzhuang Temple.
Although Nezha did not take Zhen Yuanzi seriously when communicating with him, he did not hesitate to praise Zhen Yuanzi. "For an earthly immortal to be able to cultivate to such an extent, it is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven."
But even Zhen Yuanzi, who is known as "the same emperor as the world", cannot hold his head up in front of the real immortal family.
Even if he is a chief clerk in the underworld, Zhen Yuanzi has to listen obediently to what he says.
There is no other reason, because he is not in the immortal spectrum.
"This is like a county magistrate of the ninth rank in the mortal world. Even if you are a rich and powerful person, you still have to obey the other party's words. This has nothing to do with the number of soldiers or the number of farms and shops under that powerful person. , because the person standing behind the county magistrate is the imperial court." Nezha gave a very appropriate example, which made everyone in the team understand instantly.
"So you are the great god of Santan Haihui. No matter how much you ridicule him, he has to listen. Is that what you mean?" Qi Zhen found it interesting and asked.
"I'm special. You're only half right." Nezha said, "Whether it's Zhen Yuanzi or many loose immortals, some want to become immortals and some don't. Originally, there are two ways to become immortals. , but one of them has been blocked, so now there is only one way to go through the three disasters and nine calamities, so many people have forgotten that gods and immortals were not the same thing before. "
Everyone became interested in what he said and stared at him intently.
It turns out that things like gods have no status in heaven. Even if they are included in the genealogy, they are equivalent to officials rather than officials.
Nezha continued to compare with the example of the county magistrate just now. The official position of the county magistrate is not big, but the salary is issued by heaven. These are immortals. It is not easy to become an immortal. The pain of three disasters and nine tribulations is much greater than that of a mortal's imperial examination. , most of the immortals in heaven are actually born. Even Nezha doesn’t know much about that long-standing story. In short, it has been like this since he went to heaven.
The remaining people who have no hope of becoming immortals once had a chance to become gods.
They are also immortals, but they will be at the bottom of the heaven, just like officials among officials. Their offerings come from the income of the county. The court does not pay them salaries. Whether they live well or not depends entirely on the county. As for the internal governance situation, the gap between it and the Spy Immortal Master who has experienced three disasters and nine calamities cannot be measured by reason.
