The Great War of the Gods will break out in no more than fifteen years. If Lin Qing gets involved, the entire Dragon Clan will be dragged into it.
With Lin Qing's strength, he was definitely not the strongest in the Investiture of the Gods war; there were many people stronger than him.
Once involved, the Four Dragon Kings would not be able to escape unscathed. If they were killed, they would surely be listed on the Investiture of the Gods.
Once Lin Qing is listed on the Investiture of the Gods, he will be unable to complete his main quest.
The mission requires him not to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods, so Lin Qing's main quest can only be completed after the Investiture of the Gods war ends.
However, once the Investiture of the Gods war ends, Lin Qing has no confidence that he won't be caught in a scheme, and might even end up joining the war.
Therefore, Lin Qing had another purpose in going to the Heavenly Court: to get a guarantee from the Jade Emperor that the Dragon Clan would not be allowed to participate in the Investiture of the Gods.
As long as the Jade Emperor agrees, it doesn't matter whether it's added later or not. However, the moment the Jade Emperor utters his guarantee, that's when the main quest is completed.
After all, the Investiture of the Gods was a list of candidates for the Jade Emperor to hire, and even the Jade Emperor, the big boss, said that the Dragon Clan would not participate.
If he doesn't participate, it means he won't be on the Investiture of the Gods list. Lin Qing can't worry about that now; he'll focus on completing the main quest first.
An hour later, the movie ended.
Lin Qing stood up and said, "Alright, the movie's over, let's head to Heaven now!"
"Mm." Ao Bing nodded.
An ordinary-looking token appeared in Lin Qing's hand. A wisp of spiritual energy was injected into it, and instantly, it shone with golden light.
The sea was turbulent, with a violent storm and a gloomy sky, as if it were the end of the world.
Suddenly, a seven-colored beam of light descended from the sky, piercing through the dark clouds and disappearing into the sea, reaching the deep-sea dragon palace.
The moment the seven-colored beam of light appeared, the wind stopped, the rain stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and a clear blue sky appeared before our eyes.
The seven-colored beam of light enveloped Lin Qing and Ao Bing. Suddenly, Lin Qing lost his grip on the token in his hand, and it flew out of his hand, turning into a stream of light and disappearing into the sky.
Before Lin Qing could investigate, a pulling force appeared in the pillar of light. Without a doubt, it was meant to take them both to the Heavenly Court.
Lin Qing stopped resisting and said to Ao Bing, "Bing'er, don't resist. This force is going to send us to the Heavenly Court."
Ao Bing: "Yes, Second Uncle."
The moment the two gave up resisting, they, like the tokens before them, turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the sky.
Chapter 363 Main Quest Completed (Please subscribe, vote for monthly tickets, and recommend!)
Taiwei Yuqing Palace.
The Jade Emperor stood at the edge, gazing down at the swirling clouds below. With a gentle wave of his left hand, the clouds dispersed.
Although the clouds and mist had disappeared, and everything below was a vast expanse of white, the Jade Emperor said softly, "Look down there."
Ao Bing looked down and said, "There's nothing there, I can't see anything."
The Jade Emperor waved his left hand again and said with a smile, "Take another look."
What was originally a white expanse suddenly became some blurry images, which then rapidly magnified.
After a while, the image finally became clear, and what appeared to be a scene inside a small village was revealed.
Ao Bing: "Ah, I see it, it's a small village."
"Ao Qing, what did you see?" The Jade Emperor did not answer Ao Bing, but instead turned to ask Lin Qing.
Lin Qing smiled calmly: "What I see is a living hell." Indeed, what Lin Qing saw was a living hell.
The battlefield was littered with countless corpses, and villages and cities were slaughtered by the enemy. Innocent civilians were massacred, making it a veritable hell on earth.
"Ao Bing saw the beauty of the human world, but you see only war. The Investiture of the Gods is what can make war disappear." The Jade Emperor still had a smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, Ao Bing looked at Lin Qing with curiosity, unable to understand why his second uncle saw something different from what he had seen.
Lin Qing said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Your Majesty, although the Shang Dynasty will perish after the Investiture of the Gods, there will still be wars."
"However, my request seems to be unrelated to this!"
Jade Emperor: "Why is it that your dragon race does not want to participate in the Investiture of the Gods?"
Lin Qing replied, "Your Majesty, the Investiture of the Gods war involves too many factors. If my dragon clan were to join in, I fear we would suffer heavy losses. My dragon clan has only just returned from the underwater purgatory."
The Jade Emperor said in a slightly harsher tone, "Are you reminding me of the Dragon Clan's merit in guarding against the sea monsters?"
Lin Qing clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Your subject dares not. Your subject only wishes to prevent the Dragon Clan from participating in the Investiture of the Gods War. After all, our Dragon Clan is only insignificant in the Investiture of the Gods War."
Ao Bing stood quietly to the side, while the Jade Emperor remained silent for a long time after hearing Lin Qing's words, seemingly lost in thought.
After an unknown amount of time, the Jade Emperor raised his head and slowly said, "Your dragon clan will not participate in the Investiture of the Gods."
[Ding! Main quest complete. Rewards have been issued. Please check them.]
"As expected, I guessed right." Lin Qing was secretly delighted; the main quest was complete.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Qing quickly bowed again.
Now that the main quest is complete, he can enter the next world at any time, but he still needs to find a reasonable excuse.
After all, he couldn't let the dragon clan down, especially Ao Bing, Lin Qing thought to himself.
The Jade Emperor said, “However, you need to complete a task. In any case, your dragon clan does not need to participate in the Investiture of the Gods.”
Lin Qing didn't care much when he heard this, but on the surface he still said respectfully, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, no matter what the mission is, I will do my best."
"Hmm." Immediately afterward, the Jade Emperor explained the task to Lin Qing.
It turns out that a hundred years ago, a mysterious force invaded this world, and was instantly suppressed and driven away by the Heavenly Dao (Ancestor Honggou).
However, ninety years later, that is, ten years ago, this force invaded again, and for some reason, it managed to deceive the Heavenly Dao (the Ancestor of the Honggou).
Coincidentally, the space invaded by this force was right outside the South Heavenly Gate, and the Jade Emperor noticed it instantly.
Then the Jade Emperor spent some effort to drive away this force. There was nothing he could do; even the Heavenly Dao (the Ancestor of the Honggou) could not be destroyed, let alone the Jade Emperor.
This force isn't particularly strong, but it's like an unkillable cockroach—it just can't be extinguished; you can only drive it away.
In the Jade Emperor's view, the owner of this power was at most at the early stage of the Heavenly Immortal realm, yet he possessed an exceptionally magical ability.
After the Jade Emperor banished this force, he specially imprinted an exceptionally precious time-space mark into it.
Spacetime imprints can be implanted into anything, even energy, within space.
Then, by using the sub-marks of the spacetime mark, one can freely travel to the side of the item marked with the spacetime mark.
The Jade Emperor took out the sub-talisman of the spacetime imprint, tossed it gently, and the sub-talisman landed in Lin Qing's hand.
“Take this talisman. I’ve marked it here. Once you crush it, you can return here, but the time-space imprint will then disappear.”
"Your task is to use the sub-talisman to travel and investigate the source of this invading power. If there is any danger, crush the sub-talisman and come back."
"If there is no danger, then you shall kill the owner of this power. Hmph, my territory is not to be violated." The Jade Emperor said domineeringly, flicking his sleeves.
Although Lin Qing was filled with questions, he still replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
"Hey, isn't this a perfectly reasonable excuse that allows me to legitimately enter the next world?" Lin Qing thought to himself with secret delight.
As long as Lin Qing resolves the matter and then travels directly to the next world, the Jade Emperor will definitely think that Lin Qing is dead.
Lin Qing sacrificed himself because of the Jade Emperor's mission. Even if the Jade Emperor didn't care about Lin Qing, he would still take care of the Dragon Clan because of Ao Bing.
The Jade Emperor responded, then said to Ao Bing, "Well, Ao Bing, you also need to reach the Heavenly Immortal realm as soon as possible. The Investiture of the Gods war will keep you very busy."
"Yes, Master, I will definitely reach the Celestial Immortal realm as soon as possible." Ao Bing said with utmost seriousness.
The Jade Emperor nodded, and then his body slowly disappeared. It turned out that this Jade Emperor was actually an incarnation. Lin Qing was secretly amazed at this scene, because he had not noticed it either.
Lin Qing walked to Ao Bing's side and instructed him, "Bing'er, remember, do not participate in the Investiture of the Gods War. No matter who asks you to participate, you must not participate."
"When you have time, you must return to the East Sea and inform your father and three uncles about this matter. Remember, no one, regardless of who they are, must not participate in the war."
Although Ao Bing found it strange, he still replied, "Yes, Second Uncle, no matter who it is, I will not participate in the Investiture of the Gods."
Lin Qing looked at Ao Bing with some reluctance and said, "Then Second Uncle, go and complete His Majesty's mission. You go and cultivate. The Dragon Clan is counting on you from now on."
"Understood, Second Uncle, I'll go cultivate now."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Ao Bing smiled happily, then turned and left. After walking a distance, he suddenly turned back and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, be careful and come back soon. Your grandson will miss you."
After saying that, he immediately ran away. "That little guy, hehe!" Lin Qing looked at Ao Bing leaving with reluctance, and then activated the sub-talisman.
Chapter 364 Another World in Nezha (Please subscribe, vote for monthly tickets, and recommend!)
It felt like a long time had passed, but it could also have been just a second. "Clang, clang—" Lin Qing was awakened by the inexplicable sound.
Lin Qing got up from the ground and looked ahead, only to find a black-haired youth staring at him with a sneer.
“Not bad, you are the most well-mannered person among those who came this time,” the black-haired man said coldly last year.
Lin Qing ignored him and scanned his surroundings. There were seven people lying next to him, five men and two women.
Besides, there were more than a dozen foreigners in this enclosed carriage. Lin Qing knew this was on a train, as he heard the clanging sound.
Seeing that Lin Qing ignored him and only glared at him fiercely, the black-haired youth took out a cigarette, lit it, and smoked, then ignored him completely.
Lin Qing felt an unusual familiarity with the scene, but he couldn't remember ever being here before. Just as he was about to use his divine sense to investigate, he heard a "ding" in his mind.
[Ding! Main Quest 2 issued: Seize the God's Origin in the God's Space.]
Mission Reward: 30 million Evolution Points, and a 20% increase in the Divine Dragon Technique.
Mission failed: The system has been devoured by the Main God Space, and the host will lose this system.
[s: This system is currently weaker than the Main God Space. The host is currently being pulled into the Main God Space by the Main God as a normal Earthling.]
To prevent the ancient sage who created the God Space from discovering it, this system completely seals the host's strength, leaving only the power of the physical body.
Furthermore, the host should use physical strength judiciously; otherwise, if the surviving ancient sage discovers this, he will surely annihilate the host. The ancient sage's strength is that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Lin Qing was stunned. When he saw the main quest 2, he felt dizzy. When he saw the "S" prompt, he felt like he wanted to explode on the spot.
"Damn it, Jade Emperor, you've really screwed me over! Where's the talisman? I'm going to crush it and go back to Nezha's world!" Lin Qing hurriedly searched his body.