Chapter 1221: Chapter 1219: The Supre Elder Lord Kneels and Kowtows
“Originally, this poor monk thought that since Jiang Ziya was about to face the ultimate punishnt, the immortal gods of the Zhou Dynasty’s camp, who were supposed to share life and death together, would spare no effort to save him. Yet, upon arriving at the Heavenly Court today, I find this scene instead. Shouldn’t this poor monk laugh? Heartless and selfish, trash!”
At the end of his speech, Jiang Liu spat lightly, his face full of disdain.
These words made countless immortals blush, unsure of how to respond.
Usually, Master Xuanzang was humble and courteous in dealing with others. However, once truly angered, his words were as sharp as knives.
“Damn it! What do you an by staring at when you say trash?” Jiang Liu’s words made Nezha appear extrely enraged, shouting furiously.
“Sorry, don’t misunderstand, when I said trash I wasn’t targeting you!”
With a mischievous thought in mind, Jiang Liu looked around before speaking: “I an, you are all trash!”
“Your Majesty!”
As Jiang Liu finished speaking, the Erlang God, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward, bowed toward the Jade Emperor, and said, “Master Xuanzang’s words are not without reason. During the previous deification battle, Chancellor Jiang Ziya took good care of . Today, I hope Your Majesty can show leniency!”
Sotis, the role of a leader is significant. Once the Erlang God spoke, all the immortals, including those like Nezha and Li Jing who had secretly allied, and even those who originally wished to plead but were intimidated by the Jade Emperor’s authority, also stepped forward one after another to plead with the Jade Emperor.
For a mont, almost all the immortals pleaded for Jiang Ziya.
This scene made the Jade Emperor’s face darken with a threatening gloom.
“Good, good, this situation is exactly what I wanted!” Seeing that almost all the immortals were pleading, Jiang Liu’s face showed a hint of a smile as he nodded quietly.
Whether sincere or not, regardless of their intentions, almost all the immortals were pleading at this mont.
Faced with such a situation, could the Jade Emperor really refuse?
If he refused, wouldn’t that show that the Jade Emperor is obstinate and tyrannical, ignoring reason?
“Damn, how could this happen!?” Seeing the situation below, the Jade Emperor’s face turned extrely unpleasant, caught between a rock and a hard place, unable to speak.
The immortals led by Wen Zhong did not seem to be genuinely pleading, yet even so, if he outright rejected them, what would these immortals think?
Moreover, the plea from the batch of immortals with the Erlang God appeared to be incited by Xuanzang’s provocations. Yet, who knows how much sincerity lies beneath their compelled actions?
“What to do?” The Jade Emperor whispered to himself, finding the current situation extrely troubling.
For the first ti since he ascended to the position of ruler of the three realms, almost all the immortals had united in a plea against him.
“Alas…” Observing the situation unfold into such an awkward position, the Supre Elder Lord sighed gently among the gathered witnesses.
Originally, Jiang Ziya’s identity and status were extraordinary, so it wasn’t wrong for the Jade Emperor to consider killing Jiang Ziya to establish authority.
Now, however, because Jiang Ziya is difficult to kill, things have beco counterproductive.
Recently, the Jade Emperor’s reputation has been declining, already at a dangerous brink. If today’s matter also ends in failure, recovering his reputation would be nearly impossible.
“The Jade Emperor is, after all, the ruler of the three realms. If his reputation falls to the lowest point, nurous disruptions across the three realms would inevitably follow. A scenario no one wishes to see, right?” After pondering briefly to himself, the Supre Elder Lord shook his head discreetly.
He then stepped forward a few steps, bowing toward the Jade Emperor, “Reporting to the Jade Emperor, the old Taoist has sothing to say!”
The Supre Elder Lord stepping forward at this mont naturally drew countless gazes.
Even those immortals who had pleaded turned their heads in unison, focusing on the Supre Elder Lord.
“What is it, Elder Lord? Feel free to speak!” Seeing the Supre Elder Lord co forward, the Jade Emperor inquired, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.
Previously, when he was about to be defeated by the combined forces of Xuanzang and Gaoyang, it was also the Supre Elder Lord who appeared in the Void Realm to save the day. Now that the Supre Elder Lord stepped forward, perhaps he could bring a turning point?
“Your Majesty!”
The Supre Elder Lord’s expression was serious, although he appeared old, his words were powerful and resonant, saying, “Jiang Ziya, during the Deification War, was the person of destiny and had great rit! Likewise, the current Heavenly Court is brimming with talented individuals because of the successful Deification War, and he has done great service for the Heavenly Court!”
Originally, the Jade Emperor secretly hoped that the Supre Elder Lord had co to help him and saw it as a turning point.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the Supre Elder Lord began, he started enurating Jiang Ziya’s rits, which made the Jade Emperor’s expression quite unpleasant.
However, facing the Supre Elder Lord, the Jade Emperor naturally couldn’t interrupt him, and could only wait with a sour expression for the Supre Elder Lord to continue speaking.
With a slow tone, the Supre Elder Lord enurated Jiang Ziya’s rits one by one, and only then concluded, “Looking at Jiang Ziya, although he indeed has great sins, he also has great rits. Punishnt for sins is undeniable, but shouldn’t great rit also be rewarded?”
“Thus balancing rit and fault, I hope that the Jade Emperor can be receptive to advice! Show leniency to Jiang Ziya!” At the end of his speech, the elder on the stage, with a sincere expression, bent his knees and directly knelt down before the Jade Emperor, with a loud thud, kowtowed heavily!
Silence!
Seeing the Supre Elder Lord kneeling and kowtowing on the ground, everyone present was astonished, their eyes focusing on the Supre Elder Lord’s expression, each with different thoughts!
Who is the Supre Elder Lord? With the cultivation level of a Quasi-Saint, renowned as the foremost Master of Elixirs and the foremost Master of Artifact Refining in the Three Realms, along with his original identity, he is indeed above mundane matters within the Three Realms and Six Paths, even the Jade Emperor and Tathagata must treat him with courtesy.
But today, the Supre Elder Lord actually knelt and kowtowed to the Jade Emperor!?
“The Supre Elder Lord is truly benevolent! To plead for Jiang Ziya, he even directly knelt and kowtowed to the Jade Emperor! Truly benevolent!” Nurous immortal gods looked at the Supre Elder Lord kowtowing on the ground, each imnsely grateful and admiring.
Even the Supre Elder Lord reached this extent, surely the Jade Emperor wouldn’t deny him dignity? To save Jiang Ziya, the Supre Elder Lord’s sacrifice was exceptionally great.
“How odd! Why would the Supre Elder Lord also plead? And to such an extent!?” Likewise, figures like Nezha and many immortals secretly felt astonished and unable to understand.
Reasonably speaking, the Supre Elder Lord and Jiang Ziya had no friendship, if he simply spoke so words it would be understandable, but he kneels and kowtows for Jiang Ziya’s sake? For these immortals present, it seems it’s the first ti the Supre Elder Lord kneels and kowtows before soone?
“The Supre Elder Lord, indeed extraordinary! On the surface, it appears to plead for Jiang Ziya but in reality, it’s giving the Jade Emperor a graceful retreat!” Jiang Liu’s face also carried a surprised expression, but after a mont of pondering, Jiang Liu roughly understood the Supre Elder Lord’s intention, silently reflecting.
Last ti when Jiang Liu and Gaoyang seed on the verge of defeating the Jade Emperor, the Supre Elder Lord appeared to save the situation, and this ti with the Jade Emperor stuck between a rock and a hard place, again the Supre Elder Lord saves the day.
Regardless of the thoughts of everyone present about the Supre Elder Lord kneeling and kowtowing at this mont, in any case, all eyes were now focused on the Supre Elder Lord, looking at him with astonishnt.
The Jade Emperor sat on his throne, watching the Supre Elder Lord kneel and kowtow before him, his heart secretly shocked.
Nevertheless, as the ruler of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor was silent for a mont and then understood the Supre Elder Lord’s intention.
After a thought, the Jade Emperor personally rose, swiftly walked to the Supre Elder Lord, stretched out his hands to help him up. “Elder Lord, there’s no need for this! Please rise quickly!”
“Your Majesty, I have no other request, but please grant it!” The Supre Elder Lord was resolute, as if saying he wouldn’t rise unless his request was granted.
“Alas…”
Seeing the Supre Elder Lord’s determined deanor, the Jade Emperor was silent for a long while, then sighed heavily, saying, “Elder Lord, you are making things difficult for ! Since you insist so adamantly, I shall agree to your request!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty!” Hearing the Jade Emperor agree, the Supre Elder Lord finally rose and expressed gratitude towards the Jade Emperor.
“Thank you, Your Majesty!” As the Jade Emperor nodded in agreent, naturally those deities who previously pleaded for Jiang Ziya also spoke collectively, thanking the Jade Emperor one after another.
“Amitabha, this humble monk thanks Your Majesty!” Secretly sighing inwardly, Jiang Liu’s surface expression remained unchanged as he too expressed gratitude to the Jade Emperor.
It’s surprising the Supre Elder Lord would step up at a critical mont to help the Jade Emperor, Jiang Liu doesn’t find it strange, given he had done such a thing once before.
Yet, what Jiang Liu didn’t anticipate was the Supre Elder Lord would go to such lengths for the Jade Emperor.
The collective pleading of the immortals essentially forced the Jade Emperor; if he compromised, his reputation would plumt, portraying the ruler weak and subjects strong.
But with the Supre Elder Lord stepping in to plead, even kneeling and kowtowing, sacrificing so much given his status, the Jade Emperor naturally couldn’t refuse, and agreeing to it was inevitable, saving face for the Supre Elder Lord.
Quasi-Saint giving face to Quasi-Saint, naturally doesn’t involve any so-called compromise! Naturally, the Jade Emperor’s reputation wouldn’t be affected.
Because the Supre Elder Lord essentially took the burden upon himself for the Jade Emperor…
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