Rewriting the Gods

Zhonghuang Mountain, Taixuan Palace!
Jiang Haofeng sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, while Xiang Yu, Shang Yang, and Zhuang Zhou sat respectfully in front of him.

The three individuals were, in turn, the three trump cards that Jiang Haofeng had prepared for the Buddhist sect.

Jiang Haofeng looked at Xiang Yu first and said, "I can't solve your inner knot either, so I can only rely on you. However, without advancing to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, there is still room for improvement in your abilities."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of surprise flashed in Xiang Yu's eyes. Although his defeat at the hands of Liu Bang had left a stain on his path to invincibility and become a knot in his heart, Xiang Yu was still Xiang Yu, the invincible overlord who swept across the world!

Needless to say, no one would refuse to improve their skills, and Xiang Yu was no exception.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Haofeng didn't keep him in suspense any longer. A phantom image emerged from Jiang Haofeng's body, transforming into a burly Taoist wearing a robe of the sun and moon. It was none other than Jiang Haofeng's evil corpse—the Taoist of Ten Thousand Laws.

At the same time, he is the only one among Jiang Haofeng's three corpses who is devoted to martial arts. He is extremely skilled in martial arts, including human martial arts and even the way of the physical body. He is the most suitable person to teach Xiang Yu.

Moreover, although Wanfa Daoren is fond of martial arts and the way of the physical body, he is also one of Jiang Haofeng's three corpses, so he is naturally also good at the way of wisdom. He can see through Xiang Yu's invincible laws at a glance.

Having learned all of Xiang Yu's skills, and combining them with human martial arts and the twelve physical cultivation methods of the witch clan, although it wouldn't allow Xiang Yu to achieve a qualitative leap, it could still help him identify and fill gaps in his abilities, perfect his own cultivation methods, and elevate his strength to a higher level.

Xiang Yu has his own path, and he has already gone quite far. Otherwise, he would not be invincible among men. As for Xiang Yu, Jiang Haofeng has no means to greatly improve his abilities. He can only help him fill in the gaps and make him more perfect.

However, by filling in all the gaps and making up for Xiang Yu's shortcomings, his abilities can still be improved significantly. It is conservatively estimated that with Wanfa Daoren guiding Xiang Yu through three hundred years of cultivation, his combat power can be increased by 30%!
Wanfa Daoist looked at Xiang Yu before him, nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "Come with me!"

"Yes, ancestor!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu stood up and bowed. Wanfa Daoren waved his hand, and the two of them vanished from the spot.

Jiang Haofeng's gaze fell on Shang Yang, and he said, "You are inherently very compatible with the Great Dao of Laws. When I was in seclusion cultivating the Great Dao of Laws, I also referred to your cultivation a lot. In addition, with the identity of a human god of law, it should be easy for you to switch to cultivating the Great Dao of Laws. At most, you can cultivate the laws of laws to perfection in a hundred years."

"Remember this when the time comes: never let the laws and regulations reach perfection, lest you advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

"My bet with the two Western Saints will last at most a thousand years, and it will inevitably be opened. It won't be too late to advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level after I defeat Buddhism!"

Upon hearing this, Shang Yang also stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "This disciple understands!"

"I will follow the teachings of our ancestor!"

"Ah."

Jiang Haofeng nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, another phantom image appeared on Jiang Haofeng's body. The Myriad Manifestations Daoist appeared in the void, smiled at Shang Yang, and said, "Come with me, and I will teach you the Dao of Laws!"

"Yes, ancestor!"

Shang Yang immediately took two steps forward and followed behind Wanxiang Daoist. Wanxiang Daoist smiled and stepped forward. Shang Yang quickly followed. After taking only two steps, the void around them rippled like water. After four steps, the two disappeared.

After handing over Xiang Yu and Shang Yang to his three corpses, Jiang Haofeng's gaze fell on Zhuang Zhou, the last one.

Upon seeing Zhuang Zhou, Jiang Haofeng also showed a hint of bewilderment.

Among the three, Xiang Yu and Shang Yang were both very famous, but the one in front of them had an even higher status among the human race!

Zhuang Zhou, also known as Zhuangzi, is one of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Indeed, the human race in this time and space also had the Hundred Schools of Thought. These schools of thought wrote books and biographies, educated the human race, and became famous throughout the world. They were also very important figures among the human race.

However, that's all; they are merely of significant importance, not enough to dominate the human race.

Zhuangzi's cultivation was only at the Taiyi Immortal level. It would be extremely difficult for an immortal at this level to influence the human race.

Of course, given Zhuangzi's contributions, he shouldn't have been so weak in theory.

Writing books and establishing biographies to educate the world is the way of the immortals. It gathers the power of human faith and fortune. If one's doctrines are widely spread, let alone a mere Taiyi Immortal, it is not impossible to become a Quasi-Saint.

Unfortunately, in this life, the existence of Jiang Haofeng greatly suppressed the existence of these human immortals.

The human race is finite; there are only so many humans in total. Once the human race reaches its limit, the power of destiny is also determined.

Jiang Haofeng had already used up a significant portion of the human race's fortune; with so much used, naturally less remained.

In the original timeline, the ancestors of the human race disappeared, and the great sages of the ancient human race also retired, leaving the human race without a leader.

The various schools of thought emerged, becoming the soul of humanity, gathering a portion of humanity's fortune, and becoming the strongest among humanity.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Jiang Haofeng's arrival made the human race stronger, but it also cut off the path for the rise of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

After all, with Jiang Haofeng and other elders of the human race around, no matter how well the works of the various schools of thought were written, they could not surpass these people, and the share of their fortune would not be much greater.

Of course, heroes are made by the times, and the times are made by heroes!
The current human race is not suitable for the survival of the various schools of thought, but that does not mean that the scholars of the various schools of thought are not talented. Gold will shine wherever it is.

Although the current human environment is not suitable for the survival of the various schools of thought, they still emerged and became the new generation of leaders of the human race, only they were somewhat weaker than the schools of thought in the original timeline.

Among all the philosophers of the Hundred Schools of Thought, only one truly attained the status of a Great Immortal: Confucius of the Confucian school.

Of course, this is without accurately calculating the situation of the incarnation of the saint. Many of the philosophers among the Hundred Schools of Thought were incarnations of powerful beings from the primordial era.

In the original timeline, Laozi was the incarnation of the Sage Taiqing. Of course, this was in the original timeline. Now, with Jiang Haofeng present, the situation in the prehistoric world has been completely rewritten, and Taiqing rarely appears anymore.

The original Laozi of the human race and Taishang Laojun of the Heavenly Court are no longer here.

However, the Sage Taiqing did not descend to the mortal realm, but the Human Sect did not miss this opportunity. Grand Master Xuandu descended the mountain in place of his master, the Sage Taiqing, and founded the Taoist sect.

Jiang Haofeng shook his head, suppressing the thoughts in his mind.

None of these things are actually important. Jiang Haofeng came from the future, so he naturally knows the influence of the various schools of thought on the human race. If he fully supports them, he can increase the number of strong people in the human race to a higher level.

The problem is that the human race cannot provide full support at the moment. The spiritual energy of the primordial world is limited, and the number of powerful beings that can be born in the Three Realms is also limited. The human race already has a large number of powerful beings. If there are any more, it may cause the great calamity to arrive ahead of schedule.

The various schools of thought were very important, and Jiang Haofeng knew this too, but now was not the time. Only when the human race had broken free from the limitations of the primordial power would it truly shine.

That will be the best time for a hundred schools of thought to contend.

If that day ever comes, I hope Jiang Haofeng will give up Taihao City and let them build the Jixia Academy!
But now is not the time. True intellectual ferment can only emerge after the current predicament is resolved!

Jiang Haofeng suppressed his thoughts and looked at Zhuang Zhou in front of him, saying, "You probably already know why I've come. I have set up three trials for the Western Buddhist sect, with the difficulty increasing in that order!"

"Xiang Yu is the first in line, and Shang Yang is the second!"

"And you, you are the third one!"

Upon hearing this, even Zhuang Zhou, with his calm and composed nature, changed his expression drastically and looked at Jiang Haofeng with disbelief.

I?
The third trump card?
Am I worthy?
Three question marks simultaneously appeared in Zhuang Zhou's mind.

In terms of talent, Zhuang Zhou considers himself to be among the best of the human race. In terms of cultivation, he possesses the cultivation of a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal, and his combat power is even more astonishing, ranking among the top in the entire human race.

But that's all. There are other humans whose fighting power surpasses his own. For example, Xiang Yu was one of them.

He knew he was no match for Xiang Yu.

As for Shang Yang, he was incomparable. The human race's ancestral temple appointed him as a human race god of magic, and he could mobilize the power of human race's fortune. In the human race's land, Shang Yang was basically invincible.

In the presence of these two, what merit do I possess to be the last trump card?

Seeing Zhuang Zhou's expression, Jiang Haofeng smiled and shook his head, saying, "What's the panic? With me here, if I couldn't make you the third trump card, I naturally wouldn't have let you come here."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhou felt reassured. Indeed, the Ancestor was a remarkable figure, and there was a reason why he had sent him.

It should be noted that Shang Yang rose from an ordinary human elder to a human god of law in just the last two days. Before that, Shang Yang was not considered particularly strong. Since Shang Yang could do it, so can I!
Thinking of this, Zhuang Zhou's gaze toward Jiang Haofeng suddenly became eager, wondering what trump card the ancestor had prepared for him.
He was actually confident that he could suppress Xiang Yu and Shang Yang!

These two are no ordinary people, especially after being trained by the patriarch.

Looking at Zhuang Zhou's curious expression, Jiang Haofeng smiled and said, "Ten thousand years ago, in order to deal with this bet, I passed down two inheritances: one is the visualization method, and the other is the invocation method!"

"Now that 100,000 years have passed, I have emerged from seclusion once more and have observed all of humanity. Although you have not gone the furthest on these two paths, you have made the deepest achievements on them, especially in the path of contemplation."

"If I hadn't emerged from seclusion this time, I'm afraid that after a few more cycles of enlightenment, you would have been able to comprehend your own Great Dao through visualization and become the second Zhang Daoling!"

Becoming the second Zhang Daoling doesn't sound very strong; he was completely suppressed by Zhang Daoling. But the problem is that Zhang Daoling was favored by the Sage of Taiqing, who summoned him to the Daode Palace to listen to the Dao. The Sage taught him the Dao of Yin and Yang privately.

The sage preaching the Dao was one of the most supreme opportunities in the primordial world, which naturally allowed Zhang Daoling to make rapid progress and surpass Zhuang Zhou.

Of course, Confucius was the same. As a disciple of the Sage of Taiqing, he also listened to the Dao in the Palace of Morality, which greatly accelerated his cultivation.

Otherwise, in terms of talent alone, Zhuang Zhou was no less talented than Confucius!
Moreover, the Great Dao cultivated by Zhuangzi was the Great Dao of Dreams, which originated from the Dao of Contemplation.

Dreams are, in fact, a part of imagination, and they lead to the same goal as the path of contemplation. Among all of humanity, there are probably few who can surpass Zhuangzi in their understanding of the path of contemplation.

Those who surpassed them were basically clan elders at the quasi-saint level.

This is why Jiang Haofeng would use Zhuang Zhou as his last trump card.

This was a trump card that Jiang Haofeng had laid out before he reached 100,000 Huiyuan!
With his thoughts settled, Jiang Haofeng's gaze fell on Zhuang Zhou again, and he said, "Among the three of you, you should have paid the most. I do have a trump card, but it will require you to pay a higher price."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhou's eyes narrowed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure, rose, and bowed respectfully, saying, "To fight for the human race is my bounden duty!"

"For the sake of humanity, I, Zhuang Zhou, am willing to make any sacrifice!"

"Even if my soul is scattered and my spirit is extinguished, and I am never to be reborn, I, Zhuang Zhou, will have no regrets!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of relief appeared in Jiang Haofeng's eyes, and he shook his head with a smile, saying, "It's not that bad!"

"Although there will be some sacrifices, if you master this trump card, it will be of great benefit to you!"

"If you succeed, no one in this primordial world will dare to underestimate you!"

These words immediately piqued Zhuang Zhou's curiosity. He looked at Jiang Haofeng with surprise, eagerly awaiting his next words.

Jiang Haofeng smiled and, without keeping them in suspense, said directly, "My trump card is quite simple, and you should be able to guess a bit of it. It's these two inheritances: the Visualization Method and the Summoning God Method!"

After a pause, Jiang Haofeng's smile faded, and he said, "Use the invocation of the gods to invite me to possess your body, and use the visualization method to visualize my Great Dao!"

"With your understanding of these two methods, and with my cooperation, it's unrealistic to comprehend the Great Way of Wisdom, but comprehending the Laws of Wisdom is still achievable."

"Over the years, I have been in seclusion optimizing the Three Bodies and Nine Corpses method and have introduced a simplified version of the Incarnation Method. Although it is somewhat rudimentary, it is sufficient for the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm."

"I will forge twelve supreme treasures to house your avatars, and then use these avatars to activate the Twelve Capital Heavenly Fiend God Formation!"

"When the great formation is complete, even though the method has been weakened several times, it will be easy to fight against a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and even a Quasi-Saint might not be able to put up a fight!"

"The Way of Contemplation has two flaws. First, the method of contemplation can only obtain a part of its essence, not its full meaning, and it is impossible to surpass the person who contemplates it. This is the most fatal flaw of the Way of Contemplation. However, as long as the person who contemplates is strong enough and obtains three-tenths of its skills, he can roam freely in the Three Realms!"

"Secondly, it's difficult to advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Others' paths are ultimately theirs, not your own. You can't advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm because you didn't comprehend them yourself. But none of that matters. Right now, you don't need to advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

"As for the future, after you defeat the Western Buddhist sect, you can enter the Dao through the Dream Path!" (End of Chapter)