Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 376 The Mystic Sect's Conferment of Gods: What Does It Have to Do with the Human Race?
As Bai Jian re-entered the Investiture Platform, Di Xin also arrived at Sishui Pass and appeared before Chen Xuan.

Di Xin bowed to Chen Xuan before speaking, "Sage Qinglian, I have already instructed Bai Jian to make preparations in advance, as you instructed."

Chen Xuan nodded. "The reason I sent you to the Conferred God Platform to remind Bai Jian is because your identity will be trusted by Bai Jian and will not be detected by the Conferred God Platform."

"After all, the aura of the Human Emperor you possess is enough to conceal everything. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent you all this way."

Di Xin hurriedly said, "Everything the Azure Lotus Saint has done is for the sake of my human race. As the common ruler of the human race, it is my responsibility to do things for the human race."

"There's just one thing I don't understand. That is, how can the Investiture of the Gods appear on the Investiture Platform on the terrace?"

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you to tell Bai Jian that the Investiture of the Gods only accepts disciples of the Chan and Jie sects and people from Xiqi? As for the heroic spirits who died in the Great Shang Dynasty, they should all be expelled from the Investiture Platform?"

Di Xin nodded. "I naturally know this, and I have also informed Bai Jian. But what does this have to do with the Investiture of the Gods appearing in the Deer Terrace?"

"After all, doing this only prevents the heroic spirits of my human race from being listed on the Investiture of the Gods. It just lets the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects fill the entire Investiture of the Gods list themselves."

In fact, it wasn't just Emperor Xin who didn't understand why Chen Xuan had instructed him to do this. Even Bai Jian was puzzled as to why Emperor Xin would give such a directive.

At this moment, Chen Xuan spoke with a smile: "The Investiture of the Gods requires 365 righteous gods and 84,000 evil spirits."

"If all the gods required for the Investiture of the Gods are not gathered in a day, the Xuanmen cannot begin the Investiture of the Gods. The Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods will continue indefinitely."

"But the most critical issue is that the Jade Emperor cannot wait that long. After all, the Investiture of the Gods also had another purpose: to fill the gaps in the divine positions needed by the Heavenly Court."

"And those human heroes who were blocked outside the Conferred God Platform will immediately pass through the Netherworld Gate and head to the foot of the Deer Terrace in Chaoge."

"In the eyes of others, these human heroes are not worthy of being listed on the Investiture of the Gods. They can only be reincarnated in the Netherworld."

"Unbeknownst to them, they have already arrived at the Conferred God Platform within the Deer Terrace. They await your future conferment of titles upon the gods, thus establishing the Holy Court of the Human Race."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan waved his hand at Di Xin, and a list formed from the luck of the human race appeared in front of Di Xin.

"This list is called the List of Worthy Men, which I created using my great magical power and the fortune of the human race. Although it does not have the same power as the List of Gods, which limits the effectiveness of the true spirits on the list, it can still help heroic spirits to form a golden body of fortune."

"Therefore, this List of Worthies is the list that the human race uses to reward their ancestors. After all, the human race is upright and honorable, and would not stoop to using something as forbidden as the Investiture of the Gods to forcibly confer titles upon gods."

Upon hearing this, Di Xin was overjoyed. He reached out to accept the list of those to be conferred titles and bowed deeply to Chen Xuan.

"I, Emperor Xin, the sovereign of the human race, on behalf of all the human race who died in the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, thank the Azure Lotus Saint for bringing them a chance to be reborn."

Chen Xuan could clearly see that Di Xin's eyes were now filled with tears. However, these tears were not tears of sadness, but rather tears of gratitude towards Chen Xuan.

Watching Di Xin leave Sishui Pass and return to Chaoge City with the list of those to be conferred titles, Chen Xuan couldn't help but think to himself, "How could you possibly know that I, Chen Xuan, was once a human?"

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Just an arrow's throw away from Xiqi City, Feng Lin led a group of Shang soldiers and had already set up a bonfire.

This puzzled the garrison on the city wall of Xiqi, who worried that the other side might be plotting something. They immediately reported the matter to Jiang Ziya. At this moment, Jiang Ziya had just returned from the Investiture of the Gods and had not yet had time to meet with the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects before arriving at the city wall, travel-worn.

Just as Jiang Ziya stepped onto the city wall, he saw Feng Lin ordering someone to place a sika deer branch directly onto the fire.

Jiang Ziya naturally recognized this sika deer; it was no ordinary sika deer, but the mount of Ran Deng Dao Ren, the vice leader of the Chan Sect.

Thinking that the Daoist Ran Deng had not yet returned, and that his mount was now being roasted over a fire, Jiang Ziya couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding.

He hurriedly descended the city wall and went to see the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects. He then recounted everything that had happened outside the city to Guang Chengzi and the others.

Upon hearing this, Guang Chengzi couldn't help but look nervous. He immediately asked Jiang Ziya, "Ziya, have you discovered that the true spirit of Master Ran Deng has entered the Investiture of the Gods?"

Jiang Ziya shook his head without hesitation, "When I hung the Investiture of the Gods list in front of the Investiture Platform, I did not find Master Ran Deng's true spirit on the list."

Guang Chengzi nodded in agreement. "That means it's highly likely that Master Randeng has been captured, but they don't intend to take his life."

Jiang Ziya also felt that this was highly likely, but he said with a worried expression, "But who can guarantee how long Master Ran Deng can hold on?"

"Now we can only send people as soon as possible to find a way to rescue Teacher Randeng. Otherwise, things might get complicated and Teacher Randeng might meet with misfortune."

Guang Chengzi nodded in agreement and turned his gaze to Ju Liusun. After all, Ju Liusun was the only one among the Twelve Golden Immortals who was proficient in earth-walking techniques.

If they wanted to infiltrate the Shang army camp to rescue people, Ju Liusun's earth-walking technique would definitely allow them to do so without anyone noticing.

Seeing Guang Chengzi's expression, Ju Liusun understood Guang Chengzi's intention. However, Ju Liusun did not intend to refuse, even though he knew the journey would be extremely dangerous.

After all, for Ju Liusun, Daoist Ran Deng was not just the vice leader of the Chan Sect. He held a position far more important than that.

If Daoist Ran Deng were to actually be listed on the Investiture of the Gods, then all previous plans would be in vain.

Even so, Julusun still asked with a worried expression, "Does Senior Brother still remember who stole the Seven Arrows of Nailhead?"

Guang Chengzi was taken aback upon hearing this. He also remembered that the Shang army also had people skilled in earth-movement techniques.

The original plan was only for Jiang Ziya to use the Seven Arrows of Nailhead Book to practice on Nezha first. Then, he would use the Qi Curse to kill the second-generation disciples of the Daoist sect.

Not only did I fail to kill Nezha with my curse, but I also lost the Seven Arrows Book of Nailheads. Furthermore, the Steel-Making Technique of Ju Liusun's disciples was directly broken by them.

Although Ju Liusun's terrain manipulation skills were still intact, allowing him to infiltrate the Shang army camp, who could guarantee that the Shang general who knew earth-traveling techniques wouldn't use the "pointing the ground into steel" technique?

If the other party is also proficient in the "Pointing to the Ground to Turn it into Steel" technique, then Ju Liusun's trip would truly be tantamount to a lamb entering a tiger's den.

Just then, Dao Xing Tianzun, who had just arrived in Xiqi City, spoke up directly: "Senior Brother, there is no need to fear Junior Brother Liusun's presence. I have my own way of finding out the truth."

As he spoke, Dao Xing Tianzun took something from his robes and tossed it into the air. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a bird and flew towards the outskirts of Xiqi City.

(End of this chapter)