Chapter 747: Not Everyone Can Enjoy the Beauty of a God
Chapter 747: Not Everyone Can Enjoy the Beauty of a God
What the Jade Emperor didn't know was that in Wen Rui's view, the scorched earth strategy was not about hurting the enemy by a thousand and losing eight hundred of your own money, but a pure win-win situation.
It not only blocked the advance of the demon mosquitoes, but also weakened the power of the gods in heaven. Wen Rui won twice.
Just as the Jade Emperor was furious and scolding the immortals, Wen Rui appeared at the entrance of Lingxiao Palace, walking leisurely and leisurely, and walked in as if no one was around.
When he saw the Jade Emperor standing in the center of the hall, he simply bowed and walked leisurely to the group of immortals where the Emperor was, not feeling the slightest bit uncomfortable for being late for such an important court meeting.
The Jade Emperor was stunned on the spot, and all the gods focused their attention on Wen Rui.
"Why are you looking at me? Is there something dirty on my face?"
Wen Rui wiped his face and said in surprise: "It's impossible. Although the rank of the Meritorious Body is low, it is also a flawless body that cannot be contaminated by the filth of the mortal world."
The Jade Emperor opened his mouth and raised his voice a few notches: "Why did you come just now? How dare you be late for such an important meeting that concerns the fate of the three realms? Do you know..."
Wen Rui's dead eyes met the Jade Emperor's angry face, but the latter seemed to suddenly realize something, and his tone immediately became soft: "I have been waiting for you for so long, and now the situation is precarious. I still need your advice to help me and the gods get through this disaster."
What is the value of the last straw?
The Jade Emperor could pretend to be blind and blatantly ignore Wen Rui before because he thought he still had cards to play.
Now the five great marshals of the heavenly army were either injured or fled, and the eight righteous gods were almost mobilized in full force. They could not hold out for a day and returned in defeat. If Wen Rui had not come to the rescue, more than half of them would have perished.
What caught the Jade Emperor's most weak spot was that this fellow acted first and reported later, taking advantage of the battle between the gods and the devil mosquitoes, and using some unknown trick, he actually cut off the incense and offerings from the heavenly court and the mortal world. This was not just digging into the heavenly court's wall, but rather overturning its foundation.
Just as light and shadow depend on each other, the reason why God is God is because there are people who believe in him.
If you believe it, it will work; if you don’t believe it, it won’t work.
Can a God without believers still be called God?
Even if the Jade Emperor assembled another army of righteous gods to attack, the force they could unleash would be less than one-tenth of the force that was defeated by Mosquito Taoist's Blood River Formation in the previous round.
How is this fight going?
How can we take back the mortal world?
If the mortal world cannot be taken back, how can the source of faith be protected?
It's like I'm stuck in a vicious circle.
Even though the Jade Emperor hated Wen Rui so much that he wanted to send him to the beheading platform and the Bagua furnace immediately, killing him would be of no avail. The incense offerings from the mortal world would never be able to be recovered because this culprit had been executed.
"Your Majesty, do not worry..."
Wen Rui was calm and composed, as if he had already made up his mind, and he smiled and said.
Hearing what he said, the Jade Emperor was cheered up and waited expectantly for him to tell him the ingenious plan to repel the evil mosquito.
"Because there's no point in worrying about it. What were you doing earlier?"
Wen Rui sneered and said, "Before the demon mosquitoes invaded the mortal world, there was still room for maneuver. Now, I can only do my best to maintain a stalemate. Don't count on me to turn defeat into victory. The three realms and four continents are all on your majesty's shoulders. I am not a weightlifter and do not have that much physical strength. I really can't bear it."
"You!" The Jade Emperor's face turned pale with anger after his hopes were dashed and he was being played by him in public. "You are so good, Wen Rui. If you hadn't cut off the incense offerings from the mortal world and weakened the power of the gods, I wouldn't be in such a dilemma! Tell me, what on earth did you do to the mortals in Jambudvīpa?"
When the Western Church heard about Rui's dehydration plan, it used its telepathy to get the information, but the Heavenly Court had not yet figured it out, which is why they were so panic-stricken when the source of their faith and willpower was suddenly cut off.
What the Jade Emperor could be sure of was that Wen Rui certainly did not commit a massacre, otherwise there would have been a warning on his list of gods, and he might even have demoted Wen Rui from the list and taken away his immortal seal.
"Of course I put it away. Otherwise, would I keep it to feed mosquitoes?"
Wen Rui did not hide it and said bluntly: "This is the only way. Your Majesty, have you ever considered how the innocent people in the mortal world will avoid becoming food for the demons if the blockade fails?"
"Put it away? Did you borrow the human seed bag of Maitreya Buddha, or did you cultivate the great magical power of the world in your sleeves?"
The Jade Emperor continued to ask, "Whether it's the human seed bag or the great magical power in your sleeve, it can hold a large number of mortals, but if you are trapped in the magic weapon and magical power space for a long time, with the mortal's physique, you will starve to death sooner or later. Then you will be the one to slaughter the human race in disguise. Can you bear the boundless killing karma sent down by the heaven?"
The Three Realms do accept magical weapons and supernatural powers of living creatures, but most of them are not suitable for long-term preservation of living beings. Only Nuwa's Jiangshan Shejitu can accept living beings into the small world of Sheji and provide them with a suitable living environment.
The Jade Emperor had also heard about the feud between Nuwa and Wen Rui, so he never considered the possibility that Nuwa would lend the Map of the Country to Wen Rui.
Before formulating the dehydration plan, Wen Rui had the idea of borrowing the map of the country from Nuwa and opening it up to all living beings in the mortal world as a refuge.
However, this win-win cooperation was not reached. Perhaps Nuwa had other plans, or personal emotions affected the judgment. In short, the result was that Wen Rui was directly thrown out of the Nuwa Palace.
"Your Majesty, don't worry about that. I will take care of it. After all, I am not an evil god. I will never harm the lives of sentient beings."
"I order you to release all the mortals immediately. If they do not worship the gods devoutly, our divine power will gradually decline. When will we be able to repel the demon mosquitoes and take back the mortal world?"
"You can let him out."
Wen Rui chuckled and spoke lightly, as if he could easily take out tens of millions of lives and throw them to the Jade Emperor.
However, he continued meaningfully, "Your Majesty, have you finally decided to deify all the mortals in the mortal world and grant them the status of celestial beings? In order to properly settle nearly ten million mortals, Your Majesty, please grant a piece of land in the Desire Realm. I will now order the Heavenly Construction Supervisor under my command to build a city for the mortals to live in."
The Jade Emperor's expression froze, and he said unnaturally: "There are differences between immortals and mortals, and there are divisions in the six realms. How is it possible to elevate all mortals to become celestial beings? They cannot be placed in the heavens!"
Wen Rui sneered and said, "That's right. Mortals also envy the gods and worship them. If everyone is a god, everyone is in the same class and has the same status. Who should worship whom? The power of faith and vows cannot be exploited."
"What did you say?"
Wen Rui ignored the Jade Emperor's questioning due to his shock and changed the subject, "Your Majesty, please point out a blessed place in the Three Realms and write an imperial decree to me, so that I can go and settle the mortals there, so that they can have a place to settle down, burn incense and worship the gods, and provide boundless wish power to make up for the lack of divine power in the Heavenly Court."
This retort stumped the Jade Emperor.
Although the Three Realms are vast, if the Heaven Realm does not take in refugees from the human world, where would there be enough space for millions of people to settle down?
(End of this chapter)