Investiture of the Gods: I am Bigan, the Master of Conspiracy

Chapter 122 The country may perish, but the human race must not perish.
Nuwa now understands everything: if she doesn't participate in this battle, she will have no place in the prehistoric world in the future.

Not only will the demon race be unable to continue to exist, but the human race will also completely lose its fortune. He, the saint, will lose everything, and he and his brother, with their two great titles, will forever lose their voice in the prehistoric world.

Although we might lose the war, the cost of not fighting is even greater. To be mocked like this, with such a huge karmic consequence, would lead to absolutely no future if we simply endure it.

How the beings of the primordial world viewed themselves was irrelevant; they could forget about destiny.

Luck is the core element for all living beings in the primordial world, including saints, to improve their cultivation.

Without good fortune, one can do nothing, cultivate nothing, and simply perish among all living beings.

It can be said that fortune is the only essential thing that everyone in the primordial world, including sages, needs and fights for. To perfect one's own path, to improve one's own cultivation, to protect one's disciples, to seek development and survival, all require fortune.

Luck is like the economy of the mortal world; in fact, the economy of the mortal world itself is a kind of luck.

If you turn the map upside down, you'll find that the entire Yangtze River Delta resembles a golden toad devouring wealth from all directions.

This wealth energy reaches the heavens, making this area the richest place. Countless people have developed by relying on this wealth energy, making this place prosperous. This prosperity is due to the convergence of fortune.

When Yin Ziyu built the Star-Picking Tower, it gave countless cultivators the opportunity to gain fortune, which naturally led to a period of abnormal prosperity in Chaoge.

Yin Ziyu repeatedly destroyed the foundations of Xiqi, causing Xiqi to be despised by everyone, and thus it inevitably lost its fortune.

The fortunes of Xiqi had already been ruined, so the Four Sages decided to go all the way down this path and push forward relentlessly!

Even though the entire Three Realms now know that Xiqi is a complete traitor, there is a chorus of sighs.

But what can we do?
The four sages joined forces to defeat the Immortal Slaughtering Demon, and Laozi and Yuanshi even recruited two Western sages to their cause. Even if anyone in the prehistoric world despised them, no one dared to say anything more.

They didn't even dare to discuss it in private; they could only watch silently, powerless to do anything.

Below the sage are all ants, and the sage seems not to care about the opinions of the ants.

For a sage, all matters of good and evil, right and wrong, are determined by the sage, not by ants.

The common people considered Ji Chang and his son to be hypocritical and petty, while the sage believed that it was simply a matter of following the general trend.

The standards of sages are the only standards; the right and wrong, good and evil of ants are insignificant. This is the concept demonstrated by the Four Sages in their breaking of the Immortal Execution.

They used to be able to pretend to be in accordance with the will of Heaven and the people, and to pretend to be righteous, but now they've completely stopped pretending!
At this moment, everyone in the prehistoric world looked to the choice between the two saints, Tongtian and Nuwa.

Many people have already realized that if the Four Sages continue to push forward so shamelessly, the future situation of the prehistoric world is probably not optimistic.

At the same time, they all understood that the Dao that leads to heaven is itself a hope for all living beings in the primordial world, a glimmer of hope for all living beings.

The phrase "a glimmer of hope" has truly taken on a concrete form in the hearts of all people at this moment.

Does this battle signify that there is still a path for advancement for all living beings in the primordial world, or does it mean that after this battle, the fortune of the entire primordial world will be completely monopolized, and all living beings will lose their path to advancement and be forever trapped in the cycle of reincarnation?

Now, the truth has basically come to light, and everyone understands it, but faced with the powerful advance of the Four Saints, who broke the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation in one fell swoop, no one dares to speak out.

Outside Qinglong Pass, the world suddenly lost its color.

The once clear sky was instantly shrouded in the clouds of calamity, the clouds churning like boiling seawater, and dark red lightning occasionally tearing through the sky!
The Great Tribulation has now reached its final stage. All six sages have joined the fray, making the power of this Great Tribulation far surpass that of the Dragon-Han and Lich-Yao dynasties.

After all, the previous two great tribulations were only at the level of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

This great calamity is a decisive battle representing the future of all living beings in the primordial world, in which all six sages participate.

The great calamity has not yet begun, but heaven and earth are already sensing it. The energy of the great calamity is gathering in the sky, and the earth is beginning to crack, seeping out the energy of the great calamity, which is as black as ink.

When Heaven unleashes its murderous intent, stars shift and constellations change; when Earth unleashes its murderous intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land; when man unleashes his murderous intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned!

All the immortals of the Jie Sect, each carrying their own magical treasures, roared down from the sky. In an instant, golden light, blue light, and purple lightning shone brightly, and the humming sound of the magical treasures made the mountains tremble.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation is centered on Qinglong Pass, extending outwards in the shape of an octagon, with a thousand-foot-tall Six Soul Banner standing at the core of the formation.

The formation contains four nested core formations, each layer progressively more advanced, concealing deadly dangers.

The outermost layer is the Tai Chi formation, where black and white energies intertwine like two giant dragons. The yin-yang fish in the formation slowly rotates, and wherever it passes, space is distorted into a vortex, instantly turning any who try to break the formation into dust.

The Yin-Yang Array stands at the two poles of Yin and Yang. The pure Qi rises and condenses into a rain of ice blades. Wherever the cold Qi reaches, the earth freezes into a thousand-mile-long glacier. The turbid Qi sinks and transforms into a sea of ​​lava. The high temperature melts the rocks into molten iron, which flows in a gurgling stream.

The Four Symbols Formation is located at the center of the Two Elements Formation. Together with the power of the four poles of heaven and earth, it draws upon the divine beasts of the four directions. The Azure Dragon of the East spews out azure light, and wherever it goes, dense forests of thorns grow. The White Tiger of the West roars and shakes the heavens, and gusts of wind arise from its claws. The Vermilion Bird of the South spreads its wings and soars high, its body engulfed in raging flames. The Black Tortoise of the North coils around the river like a tortoise and snake, and the mysterious ice energy it spews out instantly freezes the river.

The Eight Trigrams Formation consists of eight large formations: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui. Each formation is independent yet interconnected.

The space within the formation is layered upon layered, and stepping into it is like falling into an endless maze. Upon entering the "Qian" position, golden light surges, and thousands of sword energies emerge from the void.

If you mistakenly enter the "Kan" position, you will be instantly plunged into a raging flood; the "Li" position is a sea of ​​fire and a purgatory.

Countless smaller arrays within the formation are densely packed like stars, connected by array patterns to form a complex array space.

The disciples of the Jie Sect hid in the various key points of the formation, their magical weapons poised to be unleashed.

The entire Ten Thousand Immortals Formation exuded a murderous aura that blotted out the sky. From afar, it resembled a lurking ancient beast, its blood-red maw wide open, waiting for its enemies to walk right into its trap.

Now that the decisive battle has begun, after Yin Ziyu and Di Xin issued their edicts of self-reproach, they have completely washed away all the unfavorable accusations against the Shang Dynasty since the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods.

At this moment, Di Xin stood on the Star-Picking Tower and looked into the distance, saying, "Royal Uncle, the Four Sages did indeed work together to break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!"

Yin Ziyu sighed: "Yes, I had anticipated this long ago. Now they have no legitimate reason to attack, yet they insist on forcibly launching an eastern expedition. This battle will be a battle of the victors and the vanquished. We cannot afford to have any illusions. The battle to the death is about to begin!"

Di Xin was surprisingly calm at this moment, because there was no room for maneuver left.

What we are facing now is a battle for destiny, a battle in which humanity will never be enslaved!

Di Xin took a deep breath. The Nine Cauldrons and the Human Emperor Sword were both under Di Xin's control. Di Xin was ready for the final battle!
"This battle may be a certain death, but I, the king, am willing to die for the country. What about the sage? I will use the blood of the human emperor to judge the human race!"

Seeing Di Xin determined to fight to the death, Yin Ziyu did not try to dissuade him, because it was no longer a matter of dissuasion.

The four sages' threat came like the crushing weight of Mount Buzhou, leaving us with no choice but to fight to the death to fight for this last chance of survival!
Yin Ziyu looked at the distant Qinglong Pass and solemnly said, "Your Majesty, the human race will not submit, the Shang Dynasty will not submit, the country may perish, but the human race cannot perish. This is the promise of the direct descendants of Cheng Tang to the human race!"

"What the Imperial Uncle says is very true. The Shang Dynasty may perish, but the human race must not be destroyed!" Seeing the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation set up, Yin Ziyu looked at the Golden Spirit Mother Yunxiao and said, "You two fairies, do not go into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. Come with me to take charge of the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation and enhance the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation!"

The group readily agreed.

On the eve of the final battle, the calamity energy in the heavens was so thick that it was almost unbearable. All those in the primordial world who lacked fortune and virtue were affected by the calamity energy!

Even if Tongtian had allowed these ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect to leave, they would not have survived. The calamity energy was so immense that the Jie Sect's fortune was already gone, and they could not withstand its influence. Their only fate was death.

Yin Ziyu and the Three Immortal Golden Spirits used the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation to enhance their power!

"Primordial Five Elements Formation, activate!"

In an instant, all sixty majestic passes of the Great Shang Dynasty trembled simultaneously, and a million-foot-long sacred banner instantly soared into the sky above the passes!

This primordial source of the five elements, like a ferocious beast breaking free of its shackles, surged forth along the earth's spiritual veins and began to converge in every strategic pass.

These sixty levels were carefully selected by Yin Ziyu, combining the right timing, location, and people to allow the five elements to converge more quickly.

Sixty sacred banners soared into the sky from the summit of the majestic pass, their surfaces shimmering with the five colors of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. As they rose to a height of a million feet, they transformed into colossal pillars supporting the heavens.

Just as the Jiazi flag gathers the source of wood in the east, it draws upon the source of water on earth, and then continuously converges into the entire network of the five elements.

These sacred banners are arranged in mysterious patterns, bursting forth with dazzling light, weaving together a net of the five elements that covers the entire territory of the Great Shang Dynasty.

The earth began to crack, and the essence of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—in the spiritual veins transformed into five-colored pillars of light, which, guided by the sacred banner, shot straight into the sky and gathered in the air to form a rolling sea of ​​five-colored clouds.

In the sea of ​​clouds, the Five Elements Laws weaved through the clouds like a dragon, dyeing the space with vibrant colors wherever they went, and the concentration of spiritual energy between heaven and earth instantly increased dozens of times.

After successfully activating the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation, Yin Ziyu looked towards where Jinling Shengmu and Yunxiao Xianzi were: "Fairies, the final battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation has begun. We will use the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation to enhance the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation for the final battle!"

Sixty majestic passes, countless origins traversing, form a vast network that requires the assistance of two Primordial Golden Immortals, Golden Spirit Mother and Cloud Soar, to unleash its full power.

Upon hearing this, the two naturally understood its importance and knew that they could not go to the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, as it would be pointless.

Under Yin Ziyu's guidance, the two of them are now assisting in mastering the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation!

Soon, the net of the five elements suddenly contracted, and a massive amount of the five elements' essence, like a flood bursting its banks, poured into the Myriad Immortals Formation along a specific trajectory.

The primordial power of the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation poured into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation like a celestial river, and in an instant, the laws of heaven and earth began to spin wildly.

The once dark sky suddenly opened up, and five clear pillars of light representing gold, wood, water, fire, and earth shot straight into the heavens, where the laws began to intertwine within the Myriad Immortals Array.

Under the impact of the primordial power, the black and white energies of the Tai Chi Formation transformed into two intertwined galaxies. As they merged, countless miniature worlds containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth were born.

After the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation merged with the Primordial Five Elements Formation, it was instantly amplified many times over.

The final battle doesn't begin in Chaoge; the two sides are now locked in their final battle before Qinglong Pass.

Suddenly, strange phenomena appeared between heaven and earth. First, the sound of chanting came from the west, and a road paved with golden lotuses stretched from the sky. The Taoist guide sat cross-legged on a twelve-petaled lotus platform, his body radiating Buddhist light. Wherever he passed, withered trees came back to life and golden lotuses sprang from the ground.

The Daoist Zhunti held the Seven Treasures Tree in his hand, each leaf shimmering with boundless light. As the tree's shadow swayed, the void trembled, and countless Daoist sounds resounded.

In the east, the air was filled with the primordial chaos, and Lao Tzu rode a green ox, leisurely treading on the clouds!

The Primordial Celestial Venerable, holding the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in his arms, radiated brilliant light. Wherever he went, the clouds and mist automatically dispersed, revealing a road leading to the heavens.

The four sages exuded an overwhelming aura, causing mountains and rivers to lose their color and the sun and moon to lose their light wherever they passed, creating a tremendous shockwave with the entire Hunyuan Five Elements Formation and the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

Behind the Four Sages were numerous immortals of the Chan Sect, including Grand Master Xuandu, and the Xiqi army led by Jiang Ziya.

Just as the four saints arrived, two vast saintly powers soared into the sky from the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

The Tongtian Sect Leader wielded the Qingping Sword, and endless green lotuses evolved into boundless sword techniques.

Nuwa, with a map of mountains and rivers above her head and holding a delicate jade embroidered ball, looked at the four sages with some resentment.

Laozi, with a detached gaze, looked at Nuwa and asked, "Junior Sister Nuwa, do you also intend to participate in this matter?"

Nuwa looked coldly at Laozi, snorted, and said in a tone full of anger: "You are making fun of me like this. Do you expect me to let you play with me?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable's face darkened, and he angrily said, "Junior Sister Nuwa, when have we ever played games with you?"

Nuwa smiled sarcastically, her eyes full of disdain: "After the great calamity of the Lich King, you said that the Three Sovereigns would rule the world, with me appointing one, my senior brother Laozi one, and my senior brother Yuanshi one. And what happened? After Xuanyuan, all of them became his offspring. My fortune and my brother's fortune were both completely lost because of your schemes!"

The Primordial Celestial was furious: "There was no problem with promising my junior sister back then, and she never asked who the future Human Emperor would be after the Three Sovereigns."

Nuwa was immediately enraged upon hearing this: "I never expected Senior Brother Yuanshi to be so unreasonable. Senior Brother Laozi has such great cultivation and such profound fortune. Where does this fortune come from? It all comes from the human race. It's laughable that I, the Holy Mother of the Human Race, have no human race fortune. Instead, Senior Brother Laozi controls the great fortune of the human race and becomes the first among the Six Sages. This time, Di Xin was tricked and desecrated against me. Who did it? They even used this as an excuse to raise an army and overthrow the Shang Dynasty. Senior Brother Ji Chang, haven't you been planning this for a long time? And you still say that Di Xin's desecration of me was not something you planned long ago?"

Nuwa had figured all these things out and had suffered greatly as a result!
When Laozi broke the Zhuxian Sword Formation, he displayed the Divine Power of One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones, which greatly angered Nuwa.

What angered him was that he had created the human race, but he hadn't gained much benefit from it, yet Lao Tzu had become the first of the Six Sages because of it.

If I had personally preached to the human race back then, I would never have achieved my current level of cultivation, and it would have been difficult for me to even become a saint!

And now, you want to use me, the Holy Mother of Humanity, as an opportunity for you to regain control of humanity, and then discard me after you've used me. Such a disgrace! How can we just sit here and wait to die?
Laozi looked at Nuwa with his expression still indifferent: "Junior Sister Nuwa, I know you have grievances, but there are too many things that are beyond your control. I hope that Junior Sister Nuwa will not go against the will of Heaven!"

After hearing this, Nuwa looked at Laozi and asked, "What is the will of Heaven that you speak of, Senior Brother? Why do I not know what the will of Heaven truly is?"

Lao Tzu didn't say much, but said: "The Way of Heaven is ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs. If you can comprehend the will of the Way of Heaven, that's good. If you can't, I have nothing more to say. If you retreat this time, then the great calamity will have nothing to do with you!"

Nuwa snorted coldly after hearing this: "Now that I have been tricked by my senior brother, I have lost all my luck in the prehistoric world. Since that is the case, let's have a decisive battle!"

As Yin Ziyu listened to the sage's words, he felt that although Lao Tzu hadn't said anything, it was as if he had said everything.

The Golden Spirit Mother looked at Yin Ziyu and asked, "Ziyu, is the Way of Heaven ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs? Is this the Way of Ruthlessness?"

Yin Ziyu sighed softly, "There are some deeper things involved, but now is not the time to discuss them. Let's prepare for the final battle!"

(End of this chapter)