Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 412 The Way of Luck
"I stand in the long river of time and space, and can see the past and the future. In the future I see, you are extremely brilliant. If I break the North Sea, it must be you."

Ao Bing said truthfully that attacking the North Sea demon tribe was a matter of great importance and he could not hand over such an important task to Jiang Ziya based solely on his memories of his previous life.

Therefore, before deciding to find Jiang Ziya, he took advantage of the mythological system and tried his best to observe the future.

In the many futures he observed, Jiang Ziya did live up to his expectations and completed the task brilliantly. Therefore, he decided to give this important task to Jiang Ziya.

"The future is unpredictable, and what the Prime Minister sees may not be true. However, since the Prime Minister believes in Ziya, Ziya will definitely go all out and will never let the Prime Minister down."

Jiang Ziya was a little shocked to hear such an answer from Ao Bing. The strong are really powerful. They can actually observe the future directly. This can really save a lot of trouble.

For example, you no longer have to worry about not being able to find talent. When you are short of people, you only need to look into the future and you will find all kinds of talent.

"In this battle, you can only win, not lose. This is not only for me, but also for yourself."

"Since the rise of the human race, the North Sea Monsters have always been a major concern for the human race. For countless years, countless sages have tried every possible way to destroy the North Sea Monsters, but they have never succeeded."

"Now, if you can lead your troops to defeat the North Sea Monster Clan and accomplish a feat that no sage of the human race has been able to accomplish, then you will definitely become a hero of the human race in the future, with a status comparable to that of a sage, and be revered by countless future generations."

“At that time, even if it is difficult for you to become an immortal, with the blessing of the human race’s luck, you can forcibly raise your cultivation to the level of a quasi-saint, and then go to the Fire Cloud Cave to practice with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.”

Worried that Jiang Ziya might not be motivated enough, Ao Bing said temptingly.

"There are more than one way of cultivation in the world. You are a person who is destined to face disasters. You were born to face disasters, so you are naturally favored by the way of humanity. You will learn everything related to the way of humanity quickly."

"But once it involves things beyond humanity, the side effects start. No matter how good or how high your talent is, under the influence of humanity, you can't learn anything that is not related to humanity."

"The path to immortality is to seek the way of heaven, but you are a person favored by the way of humanity. This is why you have practiced in Kunlun Mountain for many years but still have no hope of becoming an immortal."

“It’s not that you don’t work hard enough, nor that you don’t have talent, but that you’re working in the wrong direction. The harder you work, the further away you are from the results, and naturally you’ll achieve nothing.”

"The path that best suits you is the path of destiny that is closely related to humanity. I am your second uncle, Yuanshi Tianzun, and I saw this, so I let you go down the mountain to fight for wealth and honor in this life."

"Gathering people creates luck. The more people there are, the stronger their strength is, and the stronger their luck is. The Great Shang is the orthodox human race, and their luck is the strongest. The North Sea Monster Clan is also a hegemon, with boundless luck."

"If you can defeat the North Sea Monster Clan and gain their luck, even if I only give you a tenth of it, it will be enough for you to ascend to heaven in one step and attain the status of a quasi-saint. This is much faster than practicing the immortal path."

"In ancient times, the ministers who assisted the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who are now the sages of the human race, took this path."

"The princes and rulers of the world also follow this path."

“They may not have been strong when they were alive, but after death they were blessed by the luck of the human race, and either ascended to heaven or went straight to the Fire Cloud Cave. Each one was stronger than the other, making all the immortals jealous and wishing they could take their place.”

"They practiced for millions of years and went through countless tribulations before finally achieving immortality."

"But looking back, those mortals relied on their luck to easily surpass them in just a few thousand or tens of thousands of years. Who wouldn't be jealous?"

"This is the way of destiny. If you fail, it's fine. But once you succeed, the results you achieve will easily surpass the hard work of others for millions of years."

Ao Bing ignored Jiang Ziya's shocked expression and continued to talk to himself. In fact, what he said was a bit unorthodox for Jiang Ziya, who had been practicing Taoism since childhood.

The way of immortality is to cultivate the way of heaven, to seek transcendence, to temper the mind in the worldly world, and finally to transcend.

However, the way of Qiyun and the gods is purely the way of humanity, which is completely opposite to the way of immortals.

The way to immortality is to seek transcendence in the world, while the way to godliness is to struggle in the world and finally achieve enlightenment in the world.

However, although the two paths seek different things, their ultimate goal is the same, which is to achieve enlightenment. The only difference is that the immortal path relies on oneself, while the destiny and destiny of the gods rely on all living beings.

If the old Jiang Ziya heard Ao Bing say this, he would definitely refuse, after all, he was determined to seek the truth. Otherwise, he would not have given up his family business and went to Kunlun Mountain to seek the truth and cultivate immortality.

But now, he has been deeply hurt by the immortal path. Even the saints said that he has no hope of becoming an immortal in this life. In this situation, if he insists on continuing, it would be stupid.

Seeing that the immortal path was not working, he would not miss a new opportunity. The human sages in Huoyun Cave were no weaker than the immortals!

They are all for the sake of enlightenment, and there is nothing wrong with the way of destiny. Moreover, didn't his teacher Yuanshi Tianzun also say that his way is not to be immortal, but to fight for wealth in the mortal world.

Wealth and honor, if you want to achieve great success in the way of destiny, you really cannot do without wealth and honor. When Yuanshi Tianzun said this, wasn't he hinting that if he wanted to achieve enlightenment, he had to switch to the way of destiny!
The teacher is a saint. He has hinted at this, so it must be correct.

As for what Yuanshi Tianzun said, asking him to wait for an opportunity to support the Zhou Kingdom in overthrowing the Shang Dynasty and rebuilding the country, Jiang Ziya had completely forgotten it.

Compared with the achievements made in conquering the North Sea monster tribe, the contribution of rebuilding the country is nothing.

Helping the Zhou Kingdom to overthrow the Shang Dynasty was, after all, an internal struggle among the human race and an extremely serious internal consumption behavior. Regardless of whether it was successful in the end, it would be received with mixed reviews from the perspective of the entire human race.

However, conquering and destroying the North Sea demon tribe was an extremely just act of revenge. Regardless of success or failure, there would only be praise, no criticism.

Moreover, the achievements they have made are even greater. It is no exaggeration to say that the luck of the North Sea Monster Clan is second only to that of the Nine Provinces and far exceeds that of the Great Shang.

Only when all the princes of Jiuzhou unite can they surpass Beihai in luck.

If they could defeat the North Sea Demon Clan, even if the luck was eventually divided equally among the three families, the overall luck of Kyushu would surge significantly.

There were achievements and honors, but to put it bluntly, the benefits gained from defeating the North Sea monster tribe were far from comparable to helping the Zhou Dynasty replace the Shang Dynasty.

Even if he established ten new dynasties, the benefits he would gain would not be as great as conquering the North Sea monster tribe.

Helping Zhou to replace Shang, he could only become a sage of the Zhou Dynasty. But if he defeated the North Sea monsters, he could become a sage of the human race, with a position equal to that of a human king, and be worshipped by the entire human race.

With Jiang Ziya's wisdom, it was impossible for him not to see the difference. So, after hearing the big cake that Ao Bing painted for him, he immediately forgot what Yuanshi Tianzun had told him.

It’s not his fault. Although both of them are drawing a big pie, Ao Bing’s pie is bigger and rounder, and most importantly, it can be seen and touched.

The pie drawn by Yuanshi Tianzun was neither as big as the one drawn by Ao Bing nor as round as the one he drew, and it was neither visible nor touchable.

Faced with these two choices, normal people know which one to choose. If you can't even draw a big picture, it's no wonder that Jiang Ziya gave up Yuanshi Tianzun and turned to Ao Bing. What does it mean that a good bird chooses a tree to roost in? This is it!
"If it is really as the Prime Minister said, then my life will not be in vain."

Jiang Ziya sighed. No matter how big his heart was, he couldn't help but feel agitated when faced with the big promise made by Ao Bing, and it took him a long time to calm down.

"What I've said are the benefits of success. If you fail, you will definitely end up in an irreparable situation. So, work hard and don't let the future you have achieved go to waste."

After saying this, Ao Bing stopped and suddenly said, "We're here."

But while they were talking, Ao Bing had already moved through the void and brought Jiang Ziya to the coast of the North Sea, where the Beihai Kingdom was located.

At this moment, the Beihai Kingdom had been razed to the ground by Wen Zhong's troops, and it was no longer possible to form an effective resistance, so they had to retreat back to the Beihai.

"Come with me to see Grand Master Wen Zhongwen. From now on, you will follow him. Although I have high hopes for you, you were not well-known before, and you have not made any achievements. If you are promoted to a high position rashly, you will inevitably be unable to obey."

"So, I will first arrange for you to serve under Wen Zhong, allowing you to accumulate experience and achievements with him. When the time is right, I will entrust you with important tasks."

Ao Bing led Jiang Ziya to Wen Zhong's tent and gave him instructions.

After all, the Shang Dynasty was not his one-man show, so if he wanted to arrange people, he had to follow basic logic and do it step by step. It was impossible to directly let Jiang Ziya replace Wen Zhong as the commander-in-chief of the expedition against the North Sea monsters.

Wen Zhong was the minister of state left by the previous emperor and also the teacher of Emperor Xin. His qualifications and prestige were the best in the dynasty. When he served as the commander-in-chief, no one in the court, civil or military, dared to disobey him.

But Jiang Ziya is nothing but an unknown person. If Ao Bing dares to let him be the commander-in-chief, the world will be in an uproar, and even his own soldiers will not obey.

Therefore, even if Ao Bing wanted to train Jiang Ziya, he could only do it step by step, letting him accumulate qualifications first, and then slowly promote him.

"Prime Minister, there is one thing I don't understand. Compared to me, Master Wen is far superior in both qualifications and abilities."

"And speaking of relationships, Master Wen is closer to you. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for him to be the commander-in-chief? Why did the Prime Minister choose me instead of him?"

On the way to the general's tent, Jiang Ziya suddenly asked Ao Bing. It was natural for him to have such doubts. Because even a saint would have to distinguish between close and distant relatives.

Master Wen is the nephew of Ao Bing. They have a very close relationship, which is far beyond what Jiang Ziya, who comes from the Chan sect, can compare to.

Therefore, according to common sense, for a good thing like this, Ao Bing should first consider Wen Zhong, rather than Jiang Ziya.

"If nothing unexpected happens to the king, then Wen Zhong is indeed a suitable candidate."

"But now, the situation in Chaoge is complicated. We need someone who can control the king and keep an eye on him to prevent him from making a big mistake."

"It is precisely because of this that I chose you instead of Wen Zhong. I don't want Chaoge to suddenly have trouble at the critical moment of the war, so that the great cause of attacking the North Sea Monster Clan will fail."

Ao Bing said very seriously that this trip to Chaoge made him realize that he could not allow Emperor Xin to continue to degenerate, and he must find someone to advise him all the time.

I don't ask for him to return to normal, I just hope he doesn't hold us back at the critical moment.

However, although this idea is simple, Emperor Xin is a very important figure. If someone of low status were to advise him, he would probably be chopped to death in no time.

Thinking of this, Ao Bing had no choice but to focus on Wen Zhong. Under the current circumstances, apart from him, only Wen Zhong could persuade Emperor Xin.

After all, Wen Zhong was Emperor Xin's teacher. Even if he was angry, he could not kill Wen Zhong. At most, he could think of a reason to send him away.

Since Wen Zhong is going to go to Chaoge to keep an eye on Emperor Xin, he naturally cannot continue to serve as the head coach and has to be replaced.

In terms of the ability to govern the world, there were many who could surpass Wen Zhong in this era, including King Wen and Duke Zhou. But in terms of marching and fighting, the only one who could surpass Wen Zhong was Jiang Ziya.

This is why Ao Bing went to find Jiang Ziya. If Wen Zhong was available, Ao Bing would not choose him.

"You want the Grand Master to keep an eye on the King?"

When Jiang Ziya heard this, he was surprised at first, but then he vaguely understood something.

He said that, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Shang Dynasty is doing well, how could it collapse in the future, thus giving the Zhou Dynasty an opportunity? It turns out that the root of the problem is that Emperor Xin has a problem.

Moreover, judging from Ao Bing's performance, Emperor Xin not only had problems, but they were serious ones.

As the ruler of the Shang Dynasty, if something went wrong with Emperor Xin, he would indeed be able to destroy the Shang Dynasty. You know, it is much easier to ruin a family than to build one. As long as you let go of your hands and ruin the family, there is no family business that cannot be ruined.

"Some things are better left unsaid. Your first priority now is to seize the time to understand the situation of the North Sea Monster Tribe and then formulate a battle plan."

"The rest has nothing to do with you."

"As long as you can defeat the North Sea Monster Tribe as soon as possible, the success or failure of the Shang Dynasty will be a matter after you ascend to heaven. It will not affect you at all."

Ao Bing reminded him that he had another purpose in letting Jiang Ziya lead the attack on the North Sea monster tribe, which was to pull him out of the Conferred God Tribulation.

Once the North Sea demon tribe was defeated, Jiang Ziya's merits would be fulfilled. Unless he was willing to give up the Dao fruit he had obtained, he could only choose to ascend to heaven, or go to the Fire Cloud Cave to practice in seclusion, or go to the Heavenly Palace to serve as an official.

In short, he can no longer stay in the human world.

Without Jiang Ziya, the person who should bear the calamity, Ao Bing wanted to see where the Conferred God Calamity would go next.

"Yes!"

Jiang Ziya thought so too. What did the Great Shang do to him? His future now lay in the North Sea, not in the Great Shang.

As for Yuanshi Tianzun’s kindness, it is simple. After he has completed his merits, he will become a great figure of the human race.

At that time, he personally stepped forward to promote the philosophy of the Chan sect among the human race. No matter how great the favor was, he could repay it completely by doing this.

(End of this chapter)