fifth form

Chapter 3662 The Jade Emperor's Point
The Jade Emperor received a rather useless answer.

Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation was excellent, but he couldn't imitate it.

Of course, he wasn't jealous of Zhang Xuezhou's quick-fix cultivation method; he even hoped that the other party would become powerful enough to truly strike at Donghua.

The Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones' attack on the Donghua Society triggered a large-scale conflict, causing a full-scale war between Lingxiao and Kunlun, which in turn benefited the Western Sect.

However, Zhang Xuezhou was once the Holy Son of Kunlun, and this identity destined the struggle between Zhang Xuezhou and Donghua to be a civil war within Kunlun, thus simplifying the relationships involved.

"Your Lingxiao Secret Realm and Kunlun Secret Realm were invaded by Western Sect cultivators, which caused a conflict between the secret realms. This incident also bound the Western Sect to their side, allowing many great immortals to go to Mount Ling and Mount Milu to search until they find the Investiture of the Gods?"

"Correct!"

"Has it been found?"

"We're looking for it, and I feel that the Investiture of the Gods is related to them, or at least connected to them, even if it's not in their possession!"

The back of the Lingxiao Secret Land also has gravity. Sitting on the rock layer of the secret land will cause the view of the earth above your head to appear, but otherwise there is no difference.

Zhang Xuezhou withdrew his golden body to avoid the lightning, and the Jade Emperor, unconcerned about the floating lightning, engaged in several direct exchanges within this lightning-filled area.

"Have you been practicing the Heart Sutra?" the Jade Emperor asked.

Do I look like someone practicing the Heart Sutra?

Donghua was wrongly accusing the two leaders of the Western Sect, and the Jade Emperor also knew that the two leaders were being framed.

The Jade Emperor gazed intently at Zhang Xuezhou's body.

He scrutinized Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly, trying to discern something from him.

If the two leaders were wronged, the Buddha's light seen by the immortals must belong to someone else. Having witnessed Zhang Xuezhou's rapid success in cultivating the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, Donghua really suspected that Zhang Xuezhou had quickly mastered the Heart Sutra.

"Whether it looks like it or not is not important; what matters is whether you have the ability," the Jade Emperor said.

"You think I can quickly master the Heart Sutra with my left hand and the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique with my right?" Zhang Xuezhou grinned and said, "If that's what you're saying, then I'll admit it!"

"cut!"

The Jade Emperor almost spat out Zhang Xuezhou.

Communicating with Zhang Xuezhou was just so uncomfortable. If he only relied on the first sentence, he would think that Zhang Xuezhou must have practiced the Heart Sutra. But when Zhang Xuezhou added the second sentence and even admitted that he had practiced it, the Jade Emperor felt that things were not reliable again.

"You've even entered the realm of true self?"

After observing for a moment, the Jade Emperor also noticed that Zhang Xuezhou's realm was stable and he was no longer the solitary cultivator he once was.

If someone wants to advance in cultivation, practice the Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique, and reach a high level in the Heart Sutra, the Jade Emperor believes that such a cultivator should not exist.

For a great cultivator, reaching the True Self Realm is the easiest thing to do, while raising one's technique to the Unfathomable Realm is the difficult one.

The Jade Emperor's Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique was not easy to cultivate, and the Western Paradise's Heart Sutra was also difficult to cultivate; both required a long period of time to achieve their goals.

For a moment, the Jade Emperor believed his sixth sense, but reason told him that he had to be rational and could not confirm things based solely on his feelings.

"Yes, I started thinking about improving my spells a few days ago after I entered the True Self Realm!"

The Jade Emperor asked a casual question, and Zhang Xuezhou readily admitted it.

"And then you chased lightning and came here?"

"Correct!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded in agreement, and the slight unease in the Jade Emperor's heart subsided.

"Now that you've achieved true self cultivation, you should be going to find Donghua, right?" the Jade Emperor asked.

“I can’t beat him, why would I bother with him?” Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and said, “Only the Investiture of the Gods can suppress him. Once I get the Investiture of the Gods, I will definitely go and cause him trouble!”

"Hehe!" The more the Jade Emperor wanted Zhang Xuezhou to take the lead, the less Zhang Xuezhou would go. The Jade Emperor had no choice but to respond with a dry laugh. After all, confronting Donghua was not as simple as just talking.

"It's better if you find the Investiture of the Gods as soon as possible," Zhang Xuezhou said. "That's a decree passed down by the Sage Hongjun, something witnessed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable himself. Following the Sage's method will definitely work!"

"The Investiture of the Gods wasn't particularly rare before; it was a treasure used for getting things done. But we never expected that this treasure would be used again after a thousand years," the Jade Emperor said. "Laojun is most skilled at nurturing magical treasures. We used to entrust the Investiture of the Gods to Laojun for safekeeping, but no one expected that Laojun would divide the Three Pure Ones and fight wildly. One of his bodies died in Xiniu Hezhou and is now guarded by his mount. The other body has disappeared without a trace. We suspect that the Investiture of the Gods is in the hands of this body!"

"We need to find this body quickly!" Zhang Xuezhou urged.

"His other body was hidden too well, or perhaps it was also dead and then hidden by someone!"

"Do you suspect that those two cult leaders used some tricks? I knew they weren't good people from the start. Those two cult leaders must have been behind it all!"

The Jade Emperor voiced his suspicions, and Zhang Xuezhou immediately echoed him, his tone almost identical to Donghua's.

"They use Mount Ling as their main place of practice, while the other secret place, Mount Milu, is a place where they never receive outsiders!"

The Jade Emperor disregarded Zhang Xuezhou's words and simply continued to recount his own information.

The world is full of wonders. Some things are impossible for many people to accomplish in their entire lives, but are easily achieved by others.

The same thing happened in the Investiture of the Gods war a thousand years ago. Even the Three Pure Ones could not complete it directly, but the insertion of Jiang Shang brought a dead end to life, thus determining the winner and completing the replacement.

The Jade Emperor felt that the current situation might be similar.

If Laozi's body were so easy to find, he would have found it long ago, instead of going mad from time to time in the Celestial Court.

“Mount Milu is thirteen thousand li away from here, but if we go through the Western Heavenly Gate, it will only be six thousand li away,” the Jade Emperor said. “You were able to defeat Yuanshi in the Realm of Self-Existence with your flying ability, so it will be easy for you to fly over there and investigate!”

“Those two leaders are very ruthless. Even the Buddha’s disciple was almost killed by them with a single slap. How could I, with my small frame, dare to rush over?” Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Their strength lies in controlling people's hearts, and they also possess the Twelve-Petaled Lotus Platform, which excels in defense, and the Seven Treasures Tree, which is top-notch in offense," the Jade Emperor said. "But now a good opportunity has arisen!"

"What good opportunity?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.

"Jieyin was easily kicked by Lingbao at the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, and his physical condition seems a bit off!"

The Jade Pool Palace hosted the Grand Assembly of Ten Thousand Immortals. The main purpose of this assembly was to share the elixir of immortality, which led the two sect leaders to bring their families along.

In the dilapidated secret place, the group inevitably engaged in open and covert struggles, and some even deliberately took action to test each other.

The Jade Emperor felt that the leader of the Amitabha sect was in a very problematic state.

Having been targeted by Lingbao Tianzun, the two Western religious leaders will inevitably be inseparable, unable to separate in the short term and unable to reside in different secret locations.

The Jade Emperor felt that now was a good opportunity to search, and since the Celestial Court had already dispatched nearly half of its great immortals to inspect Xiniu Hezhou, Zhang Xuezhou would not stand out among them.

"That's basically it. I've told you everything I needed to. Whether you can seize the opportunity is up to you!"

The Jade Emperor smiled gently.

He felt that Zhang Xuezhou, having achieved great mastery of his cultivation, would inevitably be eager to explore certain dangerous places, especially since he had provided relevant information and Zhang Xuezhou had such a need, making it almost certain that he would go.

He had spoken with Zhang Xuezhou several times and felt that he knew Zhang Xuezhou very well.

"Then I'll just go and run that trip on the way!"

When Zhang Xuezhou nodded in agreement, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and leaped away, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

But just a few seconds after he could no longer see Zhang Xuezhou, the Jade Emperor's face turned slightly ashen.

"It took me 1,750 kalpas to cultivate to a twelve-zhang golden body, and 720 kalpas to cultivate to a nine-zhang golden body. How can he cultivate to a nine-zhang golden body with just a little mortal lightning...?"

The Jade Emperor has suffered a lot. He can accept that others have gained their own abilities after suffering, but he really finds it hard to accept that his suffering is worthless to others.

Although he was extremely well-mannered, he couldn't help but break down and curse under his breath at this moment.

After repeatedly cursing to calm his emotions, he composed himself and left this place of cultivation that had caused him some heartache with a faint smile on his face.