Chapter 364 Caging the Gods!

Who knew how many memorial texts the Song court had burned in sacrifice? Ji Xiang was full and satisfied. His divine thought incarnation was almost as solid as his physical body. However, a large amount of incense, guided by those three divine lights from the lower realm, gradually disappeared.

Clearly, the Song court had achieved its purpose, so there was no need for further sacrificial burning.

These burned memorial texts also contained pure prayers and wishes to the gods. Ji Xiang forcibly collected this "trash," greatly strengthening his own wish power.

"The Dao cultivation of the Ascension Realm can be used... What I lack now are wish power and refined spirit, and my physical body is too weak. Overall, Yuanmiao Dasheng was not wrong."

"Having the Dao cultivation of the Ascension Realm is just for show. Fighting Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators is within my capabilities, but if I really confront genuine Ascension cultivators like Lao Zhang and Lao Lin, I will undoubtedly lose."

After gleefully accepting the remaining incense, he released the Jade Emperor's divine tablet and discussed the placement of the Jade Emperor's position with Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang had previously attempted to guide the position and had brought the special Jade Emperor statue from the Supreme Pavilion. Now, the plan was to guide the Jade Emperor's position into the statue and then seal it.

Was such a thing possible?

Ji Xiang couldn't help but wonder, but Lao Zhang told him that it wasn't particularly difficult, especially since the current Jade Emperor was just an empty shell.

"The three divine lights that stole the nest have already fled, and the power of the Jade Emperor has been divided into four. Although it's disrespectful to say, the power that the current Jade Emperor's divine tablet can provide to a guide is limited."

"Since ancient times, dynasties have had the power to guide divine positions and place them in the palace for operation. This is a profound Great Dao..."

"When bestowing the title of a national god, if the formal investiture ceremony is followed and the conditions are met, the newly promoted god will receive the power of national prestige. This part of the national prestige will be transformed into divine power, bringing legitimacy to its identity, and a powerful divine position, after being conferred, will slowly nourish the national prestige, making the national prestige stronger. This is the cycle of the Great Dao."

"Above the Forbidden City, Doumu's position was guided down, hanging at the gateway of Heaven, scattering ten thousand stars, and protecting the Forbidden City. What I am doing now is the same, and the methods and principles are the same."

Lao Zhang explained, and Ji Xiang understood.

Indeed, Doumu's position was hanging above the Forbidden City without anyone to guide it, looking like an automatic defense system. However, the disadvantage was also obvious: if the national prestige failed, it would not react. Doumu would not attack any proper god recognized by the national prestige.

This was very uncomfortable.

"Now, a part of the sky is missing. The Grand Thousand World, pierced by the Taiyin Calamity Fire, will be difficult to repair in a short time. Although I have repaired the formation in the Da Gao Xuan Hall, it only prevents the Song court from invading the mortal world."

"Therefore, I plan to guide the Jade Emperor's position into that special statue and then use the power of this statue to repair the damaged national prestige."

Lao Zhang told Ji Xiang his plan, which was to use the Jade Emperor to mend the heavens.

The operation was very unrestrained, but it was indeed a very effective method. Anyway, the Jade Emperor's position was just an empty shell. After mending the heavens, the title of "Old Heaven" would also become a reality.

However, this involved another matter, which was that the Wanli Emperor needed to give a title. After all, during the Song Dynasty, the beliefs of Haotian Shangdi and the Jade Emperor were combined, becoming a bundled sales package.

Later, during the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court deliberately separated the divine names of the Jade Emperor and Haotian, and officially named the supreme god "Haotian Shangdi". There were no official sacrifices to the Jade Emperor. Of course, there were still many folk sacrifices to the Jade Emperor, and it was always believed that Haotian and the Jade Emperor were the same person.

"Now it seems that we cannot divide them so crudely."

Lao Zhang smiled and said, "During the Tang Dynasty, people's sacrifices to the Heavenly Duke were very distinct. Haotian was Haotian, and the Jade Emperor was just a Heavenly Lord at that time. Moreover, there were folk sacrifices to the Heavenly Duke and the Heavenly Elder, especially the position of the Heavenly Elder, which even mortals could obtain."

"However, guiding will take a certain amount of time, and the Jade Emperor's position may resist. After all, not everyone is qualified to guide the Jade Emperor's position."

Lao Zhang said this, and Ji Xiang thought for a moment and nodded, agreeing with it.

The guiding of a divine position required finding a divine position with a high degree of compatibility. When he passed the Azure Heaven Demon Trial, he sought to guide a divine position. Many gods were quite fond of him, giving positive responses, but there were also many great gods who disdained his calls.

Now, the Jade Emperor's position clearly disdained Lao Zhang.

Even though Ji Xiang and Lao Zhang had just helped it escape the clutches of the demons, the divine tablets had no wisdom. All their actions and reactions were in accordance with the rules of the Great Dao or based on the wishes of the people in the lower realm.

If it was impossible, it was impossible, and there would be no accommodation. After all, the Jade Emperor's position was the Old Heaven recognized by the people, which was different from the Heavenly Elder of the Tang Dynasty. The Jade Emperor had more majesty, higher divinity, a larger level, and a more arrogant attitude.

But Ji Xiang thought of the blank divine tablet forcibly seizing a position in the past. That event was accidental. After he reached the limit of guiding, the blank divine tablet helped him guide a higher level position across the level. Perhaps it was not replicable.

However, if the Jade Emperor's position still had a ranking in the Ming court...

Ji Xiang couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"That is indeed the case, but if we forcefully seize it, perhaps it is not difficult."

"Although the Ming court does not sacrifice to the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor still has a rank, right?"

Lao Zhang heard clearly and nodded: "Of course, that's right. The Ming court does not sacrifice to the Jade Emperor, but the Jade Emperor is still the Lord of the Heavens, belonging to the proper gods. In my Daoist sect, there are many spells and talismans that also use the Jade Emperor's title."

"Is Senior Brother going to use a wonderful method?"

Ji Xiang shook his head: "Wonderful method is not to be mentioned. You must protect your divine position and never relax."

"I will, for the time being, give it a try."

Ji Xiang's divine thought incarnation could use the Dao cultivation of the Ascension Realm. Incense filled his divine thought, and the blank divine tablet could also reflect the Jade Emperor's position. Thus, his divine thought began to guide.

At the same time, the Jade Emperor resisted.

Then, the three positions on Ji Xiang's body issued a summons, without the White-faced True Martial.

Because White-faced True Martial was not a position, but only a powerful refined spirit, he could not participate in this guiding activity.

However, the position of the Four Saints of the North Pole was still far from the Jade Emperor.

Just as Zhao Xuanlang said, the Four Saints were the main generals of the myriad gods before the Jade Emperor's throne. There was only the Son of Heaven summoning his ministers, and where was the reason for ministers to dare summon the Son of Heaven!

However! Ji Xiang's divine thought, using divine power, transformed into the appearance of Marshal Tianpeng.

At the same time, he grabbed the Jade Emperor's divine tablet, carrying the Jade Emperor's position, left the depths of Fulitian, and operated Marshal Tianpeng's divine ability to forcibly open the Heavenly Gate!

Lao Zhang was amazed: "Marshal Tianpeng?"

He actually forcibly opened the Fulitian Heavenly Gate. Was this the ability of Marshal Tianpeng's position?

But perhaps this was still not possible!

Lao Zhang thought to himself that Ji Xiang's behavior was too violent, forcibly seizing the Jade Emperor's position. Even if the Jade Emperor was just an empty shell, it could not be seized so violently and brought to the lower realm. Without guiding, the position would instantly return from the Heavenly Gate to the depths of Fulitian. Even the unique method used by the Ming court to guide divine positions could not open the Heavenly Gate so violently...

Seeing that Ji Xiang had no intention of turning back, Lao Zhang decided to take action to help, but at this moment...!

Boom!

The Heavenly Gate opened wide, and a surging white mist poured in from the Heavenly Gate!

Ji Xiang's physical body rushed out of the Tongtian Bright Mist, and with a loud boom, its aura penetrated three thousand zhang into the high sky!

This was!

"Caging the Gods!"