I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 687 The Opportunity to Become a Saint
From the high platform, the scenery is ever-changing.

Zhou Tieyi looked down upon the masses, and under his gaze, every first-rank official, past and present, was revealed in detail, with nothing left to hide.

"In this battle for the Heavenly Palace, both the Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor have entered a tribulation and will return in three hundred years."

"That was also the final act of the battle between humans and gods."

"Over the next three hundred years, the Great Xia Heaven and Earth will gradually merge with the outside world. At the same time, the boundless world outside will continue to expand, containing countless treasures, which you may take as you wish. However, you must not incite your lineages to kill each other, or you will surely be punished by Heaven!"

Zhou Tieyi cannot suppress all the conflicts in the world, but as the only Celestial Venerable in heaven and earth, he can still suppress the conflicts in the world for three hundred years.

Three hundred years later, the accumulated contradictions erupted all at once during the Investiture of the Gods, which can be considered as successfully laying the foundation for the future.

Under Zhou Tieyi's gaze, everyone felt a mysterious divine will extending from the past, present, and future. Unless they could truly deceive the heavens and the seas, anyone who tried to incite a great war between humans and gods would inevitably be observed by Zhou Tieyi and then directly eliminated.

However, it is extremely difficult to deceive everyone. One or two rank-one individuals might have a chance to escape Zhou Tieyi's notice with the help of divine treasures, but the war between humans and gods is such a huge event, involving too many people. If Zhou Tieyi notices any link, then the mission will inevitably fail.

Moreover, Zhou Tieyi also said that three hundred years later, the Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor will enter the tribulation again, and that will be the time to settle all karma. These three hundred years are not a long time for those of the first rank.

"I will obey the law."

Zhou Tieyi spoke again, “My Dao has been passed down since ancient times and continues to this day. It has been ten thousand years since then. There are nine Daos of Heaven, and now I have comprehended seven of them. I should combine them with the origin of this world and transform them into the opportunity to become a saint through the seven Daos.”

Opportunity for sanctification!

All the first-rank cultivators suddenly looked up at the Taoist on the high platform. Even when gods and saints ascended to the throne, they never claimed to be able to truly pass on their sacred path to their disciples.

But now Zhou Tieyi bluntly says that he has seven paths to sainthood. Even if they don't directly make people saints, the mere mention of this title is enough to make people's imaginations run wild.

Zhou Tieyi did not disappoint everyone's expectations. He stretched out his palm, and the primordial ancestral qi and boundless fortune gathered, condensing into a purple aura that was unpredictable and extremely noble, so much so that even the first-rank officials could not see through it.

“The Phoenix Ancestor emerged from the ancient times, ascended to the divine position, and passed on the fire to the human world. He can be called a saint and is known as the Compassionate and Benevolent Heavenly Venerable.”

Zhou Tieyi directly opened the cage of Liangjie Mountain, and Fengzu flew to the Heavenly Palace in the divine light, landing in front of the gods. The purple aura flew out from Zhou Tieyi's hand and landed in Fengzu's palm.

The moment the purple energy merged, Phoenix Ancestor understood Zhou Tieyi's meaning. He smiled slightly, walked to the side, and his own holy path rose up, transforming into a cloud platform in the Heavenly Palace, located to Zhou Tieyi's left.

"The Thunder God controls the Yin and Yang, holds the laws of creation, clears away the turbidity of heaven and earth, and elevates the changes of celestial phenomena. He is known as the Supreme Heavenly Venerable of the Majestic Dao."

Drawn by this power, Thor also entered the Heavenly Palace, and another wisp of purple energy rose from Zhou Tieyi's hand and drifted toward Thor.

Thor was initially puzzled. Having cultivated to this level, why would they need someone to teach them the secret to sainthood? Whether they could become saints depended on whether their own path to sainthood could be reflected in all things in heaven and earth.

He had no idea what Zhou Tieyi was up to. The moment he received the purple aura, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, just like that of the Phoenix Ancestor.

He instantly understood what Zhou Tieyi meant.

This is not the so-called 'opportunity for sainthood,' because such a thing does not exist in this world. However, if people believe in this 'opportunity for sainthood,' then such a thing exists in the world. Because the observations and consciousness of sentient beings can change things, even the saintly path of a saint must be obtained from sentient beings.

At this moment, Zhou Tieyi distributed the 'opportunity to become a saint' in front of the world's top-ranking officials. Before long, this matter will spread throughout the entire world.

If it were just him, a Celestial Venerable, the outside gods might still have doubts. But now that Zhou Tieyi has both him and Phoenix Ancestor as his endorsers, it is truly a case of "three saints persuading the tiger." Even if there is no "opportunity to become a saint" in this world, there will be one in the future.

Therefore, people believe that those who obtain the 'opportunity to become saints' are more likely to become saints, and people's observations will begin to influence the future, greatly increasing the chances of those who hold the 'opportunity to become saints'.

As for Thor, why didn't Phoenix Ancestor object? Zhou Tieyi had shared two opportunities to achieve sainthood with them as allies, so why would they object?
To Zhou Tieyi's right, another cloud platform rose up, and Thor sat calmly on the right as well.

Thor and Phoenix, the two allies who finally switched sides, both obtained what they wanted. Zhou Tieyi sat on the high platform, remaining silent for the time being.

He created this 'opportunity for sainthood' for two reasons: first, to help people on the human side achieve sainthood more easily; and second, to continue suppressing the two divine beings, Azure Dragon and Illusion Lord.

He did not grant the two of them the opportunity to become saints today, so if these two want to ascend to sainthood again, they will need to put in a hundred times more effort than Phoenix Ancestor and Thunder God.

Zhou Tieyi remained silent, but the first-rank disciples below also noticed something amiss. The fact that the Thunder God and Phoenix Ancestor were all smiles when they received the opportunity to become saints indicated that the item was indeed useful. However, Zhou Tieyi had only given two items to the God Venerables and then remained silent, clearly indicating that he would not continue to give them to the three God Venerables: Azure Dragon, Illusion Lord, and Blood Sea Venerable.

But Zhou Tieyi still has seven more opportunities to become a saint!

"May the Heavenly Venerable have mercy."

Faced with the Great Dao, even the First-Rank cultivators no longer held back and kowtowed earnestly, hoping that if they could gain the opportunity to become saints with just one bow, it would be the most profitable deal.

Zhou Tieyi spoke again, “The Three Pure Ones originated from the Three Primordial Qi, and have made meritorious contributions in merging with the origin of the world. They are entitled to the opportunity to become saints through the Three Paths.”

He then proceeded to bestow titles, explaining that the Three Pure Ones were originally positioned to restrain the Heavenly Emperor. Like the Emperor of Life and Death, the three of them originated from the very source of the world and were only a little bit away from ascending to the throne. Now, Zhou Tieyi was giving these three opportunities.

As soon as Zhou Tieyi spoke, he bestowed three more opportunities to become a saint. Then he continued, "Zhou Kun inherits the lineage of the Earth Mother and creates mountains and rivers. He is entitled to one opportunity to become a saint."

He was naturally generous to his beloved daughter. Purple energy drifted out and landed in the hands of Zhou Kun and the Three Pure Ones. The four of them obtained the opportunity to become saints. Unlike the Thunder God and Phoenix Ancestor, they did not see it clearly. Instead, they truly felt that this was their own opportunity because they could see some vague visions of their future sainthood through this opportunity.

Zhou Tieyi pointed again, and an infant and a female Taoist appeared to his left.

When Miaoyu was cultivating the Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotions, she also referred to the "Great Wisdom Sutra" and split herself into two. Her true self became a primordial infant, and her memories became a female Taoist, in order to live up to the Great Dao and to be true to her beloved.

However, although Miaoyu's idea was good, the female Taoist she created from her memories would only ever be her memories and would not change. Zhou Tieyi certainly could not let Miaoyu down.

The ultimate beneficiary of this elaborate deception promising a path to sainthood was Miaoyu.

“Miaoyu is my Daoist companion, half of the Heavenly Dao, who has contributed to the birth of the two aspects of Heaven and Earth, and holds the Xuanpin Dao lineage. I should be entitled to one of them.”

The purple aura fell between the infant and the female Taoist. The lineage of the sages would emerge in the future, influencing the changes at this moment. Thus, the separated and certain things began to merge again. The female Taoist's eyes and brows became more vibrant, no longer like a delicate puppet, but alive again.

(End of this chapter)