txolops Chapter 21 Shen Gongbao
Chapter 21 Shen Gongbao
Li Xuanchen saw that none of the civil and military officials had any objections.
He immediately waved his hand, sealing Ji Chang's pitiful amount of magical power.
Although Ji Chang's magical power wasn't enough to cause any trouble,
But if they were completely sealed off as mortals, wouldn't that make them easier to manage?
The moment that ray of light fell upon Ji Chang,
He immediately felt a seal placed on his collarbone.
Then, he could no longer sense the presence of his own magical power and cultivation.
With his level of cultivation, the concept of a physical body or a Dharma body doesn't even exist for him.
This means that, with his cultivation sealed, he has completely become a mortal.
Li Xuanchen looked at Ji Chang and spoke calmly.
"Guards, take the Marquis of Xibo to Youli and keep him well."
The reason why Ji Chang's cultivation was not directly abolished was...
The main reason is that Ji Chang is now over eighty years old.
If this were to cripple Ji Chang's cultivation,
He worried that without that last bit of magical power keeping him afloat, he wouldn't be able to keep himself afloat.
Ji Chang might just die at any time.
That would be disastrous.
Judging from Li Xuanchen's current cultivation level, mortals are truly as fragile as glass.
At the moment when I completely became a mortal...
Ji Chang felt the oppressive aura pressing down on him completely disappear.
But before he could stand up on his own...
Two soldiers who strode in quickly lifted him up from either side.
Ji Chang stared at Li Xuanchen, his chest heaving.
In the end, he suppressed his emotions.
He has kept his decades-long planning and scheming hidden.
It's impossible to ruin something big because of a moment of anger.
At least he's still alive, and as long as he's alive, there's still a chance.
With this thought in mind, Ji Chang was dragged away by two soldiers without any reaction.
Li Xuanchen watched as Ji Chang was dragged away.
He chuckled to himself, thinking, "What a cunning old fox."
Unfortunately, you're not even a blink of an eye compared to me.
After Ji Chang was dragged away, Li Xuanchen looked at Di Xin and said,
"Zishou, now that things here have been resolved, I shall take my leave."
This attitude was clearly meant to tell everyone present,
The reason he is here today is to deal with Ji Chang's matter.
This also planted a seed of doubt in everyone's minds.
An ancestor who had been a powerful figure in the Shang Dynasty for hundreds of years intervened specifically for Ji Chang's sake.
Does this mean that the Marquis of Xibo really did some underhanded things in private?
If that's really the case, then we need to seriously reconsider our attitude towards this Marquis of Xibo.
What Li Xuanchen wanted was to plant a seed of doubt among the civil and military officials.
In this way, when the Investiture of the Gods begins, Ji Chang will be unable to gather the fortune of the human world.
Even if all two hundred lords under his command followed him, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
Under such circumstances, who would still join Ji Chang in rebellion?
Li Xuanchen could only say that he deserved to be on the Investiture of the Gods list and to be a beast of burden for millions of years without any progress.
"Take care, Uncle." Di Xin always maintained a respectful attitude towards Li Xuanchen.
This is the respect that the royal family of the Shang Dynasty has held in their hearts for generations.
He even practiced Buddhism under the tutelage of this clan elder for a period of time when he was a child.
So in a sense, this uncle could also be considered his teacher.
Li Xuanchen nodded, and his figure flashed and disappeared from the main hall.
He had been thinking that he hadn't petted the fox for the past few days and was preparing to return to the Xuanwang Mansion to cultivate.
But as soon as he left the main hall, he sensed something and looked in a certain direction.
There, a Taoist priest riding a black leopard backwards was heading towards Chaoge City.
Upon seeing this attire, Li Xuanchen almost instantly identified the Taoist priest.
"Isn't that Shen Gongbao? What's he doing in Chaoge at this time?"
Li Xuanchen wondered to himself, "Could it be that the change was caused by me being the variable?"
Li Xuanchen's evaluation of Shen Gongbao was rather complex.
In the original course of the Great Tribulation, Shen Gongbao did indeed help the influenced Emperor Xin commit many evil deeds.
However, Shen Gongbao was not a bad person at heart.
His wickedness is more like a kind of darkening, a darkening brought about by long-term prejudice.
Because if Shen Gongbao is an inherently evil person,
Given Yuanshi Tianzun's personality, he would never have accepted him as a disciple.
Although Yuanshi Tianzun was a bit shameless,
However, they still retain a bit of pride in protecting their own and being true to the Sanqing lineage, refusing to tolerate any dissent.
So even if it's because of Shen Gongbao's connection to the calamity's fortune...
But if Shen Gongbao was initially a demon burdened with murderous karma,
The Primordial Celestial Lord, who already despised the demon race, would never allow him to tarnish his sect's reputation.
Therefore, Shen Gongbao's evil is more like a perfect match with King Zhou after he turned to the dark side.
But putting aside his evil intentions, Shen Gongbao, once he set his mind on something...
His credibility was very high; one could even say he was a loyal minister of the Shang Dynasty.
Even in the later stages of the Investiture of the Gods, when the Shang Dynasty was already doomed...
He never considered surrendering; he was still actively seeking out people to fight him.
Although there was a subjective motivation among them to compete with Jiang Ziya,
However, it must be admitted that Shen Gongbao's abilities are very strong.
That phrase, "Fellow Daoist, please stay," can be considered a divine power of cause and effect in the Investiture of the Gods.
As long as Shen Gongbao calls out, "Fellow Daoist, please wait,"
They would never refuse him, and would ultimately be brought into danger.
Thinking about this, Li Xuanchen's mind started to work.
After all, if Shen Gongbao's characteristic is used well,
It also had a miraculous effect during the Investiture of the Gods.
In the original Investiture of the Gods, he was portrayed as a jinx who sent the immortals of the Jie Sect to the list of those destined for disaster.
Now that he has arrived, he must stand on the same side as the Jie Sect to fight against the Great Calamity.
Therefore, it was impossible for the immortals of the Jie Sect to be listed again.
The immense power of this Investiture of the Gods calamity will only dissipate once the Investiture of the Gods list is filled.
So someone always has to fill in the list. Since the Jie Sect is no longer viable,
Then we can only send people from the Chan Sect and the Western Sect.
It just so happens that Shen Gongbao was a fellow disciple of the Chan Sect.
It's perfectly reasonable for a junior brother to ask his senior brother for help when he encounters trouble outside, right?
As a jinx, Li Xuanchen believed that even the Twelve Golden Immortals would be no match for Shen Gongbao.
Not to mention that the Twelve Golden Immortals were already destined for murder.
During the original eon, it was Yuanshi Tianzun who protected them well.
This is why none of the Twelve Golden Immortals made the list, and Li Xuanchen felt this was unacceptable.
Under this Investiture of the Gods, all immortals should be equal.
Having made up his mind, Li Xuanchen channeled his magic power and headed towards Shen Gongbao.
At this moment, Shen Gongbao had just arrived in the outskirts of Chaoge City.
He was determined to enter Chaoge City and seize the fortune of the mortal realm.
He accelerated his cultivation until he achieved mastery.
He simply couldn't believe that his fellow disciples would still view him that way.
Just then, an inexplicable drowsiness swept over him, and Shen Gongbao, along with the black panther beneath him, simply closed his eyes.
Shen Gongbao even lay down on the black panther and fell asleep.