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

Chapter 123 Saints fight, kings die for their country!
Lao Tzu's words were not clearly explained, but Yin Ziyu understood some of them. However, at this moment, Yin Ziyu was fighting for his life.

Tongtian and Nuwa are both fighting for their own survival!
At this moment, the Great Calamity of the Primordial World has entered its final stage, much like the battle to break through the formation during the Dragon-Han Great Calamity, or the battle at Mount Buzhou during the Lich-Yao Great Calamity. The cause and effect of this world has reached its final conclusion.

Although the great calamity's battle of saints has not yet begun, the primordial world seems to be gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand.

In the sky, thick, inky clouds of calamity surged and gathered, their edges tinged with a crimson hue. From time to time, dark purple lightning bolts struck down, each carrying an aura of destruction.

Where the tribulation clouds passed, the sun and moon lost their light, the stars dimmed, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth became violent and chaotic, transforming into streams of black energy that wandered through the void.

As the aura of the Great Calamity spread, the entire primordial land fell into unprecedented chaos.

Those who lack good fortune and virtue seem to be drawn by an invisible force, and their greed, anger, and delusion are amplified infinitely.

Although the final battle took place in the human race's Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, all the myriad races of the primordial world were also affected by the Great Calamity. Even those who had secluded themselves in seclusion could not escape the Great Calamity.

Since the decline of the Lich King, all the races have begun to settle their own karmic debts under the influence of the Great Calamity.

The Great Tribulation is a way for Heaven to forcibly settle debts, causing countless people to die and their life force to dissipate, while their fortune and spiritual energy return to Heaven and Earth.

Those who lack sufficient fortune and virtue will naturally die and enter the cycle of reincarnation.

In fact, the current prehistoric world is not as cruel as the ancient times. It is very difficult for an immortal to survive. Even without the Great Calamity, there is still the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man.

When a great calamity arrives, if one's own fortune and virtue are insufficient, one will die and perish, re-entering the cycle of reincarnation.

However, whether one can cultivate in the next life after entering reincarnation is unknown. Moreover, one's fortune and virtue are accumulated life after life. If one cannot accumulate them, one will enter a period of depletion, which becomes a vicious cycle, and each life may be worse than the last.

As the Great Tribulation reached its final battle, countless souls were drawn into the cycle of reincarnation under its pull.

The entire primordial world was shrouded in the shadow of a great calamity. Slaughter, death, and reincarnation became the main themes of this world, not just in the main battlefields.

When the clouds and mist of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation completely enveloped Qinglong Pass, the precious light of the Jie Sect disciples connected to form a dazzling galaxy.

On the Chan Sect's side, Jiang Ziya stood at the rear, holding the God-Slaying Whip, while the Twelve Golden Immortals formed the Three Talents Formation. The disciples of Yuxu summoned magical treasures such as the Immortal-Binding Rope and the Dragon-Escape Stake, and hundreds of spiritual lights intertwined to form a net in front of the formation.

The moment the six saints' divine power overlapped, the laws of heaven and earth twisted into a chaotic vortex.

"Tongtian, are you truly determined to remain obstinate and unyielding!"

The voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, carrying the Jade Purity Immortal Light, shook the clouds and mist of the Myriad Immortals Formation to churn.

The Tongtian Sect Leader sneered, "What a fine elder brother and younger brother! Back then, the three sects jointly signed the Investiture of the Gods, but now they are using the matter of Emperor Xin to carry out the destruction of their sects! Ji Chang swore an oath by the Luo River, but rebelled in less than a month. It was not Emperor Xin who desecrated our junior sister, but Ji Chang and his son, wasn't it?"

The Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning's expression changed drastically, and the runes on the Pangu Banner in his hand suddenly lit up: "The fate of the Shang Dynasty has run out; this is the inevitable trend of Heaven!"

"Their fate is exhausted? Hahahaha, the fortune of Cheng Tang is stronger than that of Xi Qi now. If you hadn't repeatedly replenished Xi Qi with your own fortune, Xi Qi would have already perished!"

Tongtian's words were like a direct hit to Yuanshi Tianzun's lungs, instantly causing the veins on Yuanshi Tianzun's forehead to bulge. He finally stopped arguing and the Pangu Banner was unfurled with a roar.

After all, you say that the fate of the Cheng Tang dynasty has run its course, but the fate of Xiqi was defeated once during the Oath of Luoshui, once during the Five Captures and Five Releases, and now it has been defeated again by the Edict of Self-Reproach.

This forced Laozi and Yuanshi to contribute a significant amount of their fortune to replenish Xiqi.

It seems ridiculous to now say that Tang Jiangshan's fate has run out!

The Primordial Celestial Venerable took direct action, and in an instant, the Heavenly Blade of Creation surged like a reversed Milky Way, causing space to shatter inch by inch wherever it passed.

Upon seeing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader instantly unsheathed the Qingping Sword, which drew upon the five elements of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, forming a streak of bluish-gray sword light that spanned the heavens and earth.

The battle of the saints began instantly, and in a flash, spacetime was distorted into countless overlapping mirror images.

The aftershocks of the battle between the saints were like a raging tide, tearing apart the void, twisting the laws, and causing the entire primordial world to tremble violently and collapse.

Laozi sat atop the green ox, his body surging with primordial energy. He knew that if the world were allowed to collapse at this moment, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, he did not participate in the battle, but instead maintained the stability of the primordial world.

The Tai Chi symbol grew larger and larger in the void until it covered the entire world.

The black and white yin-yang symbol slowly rotates in the picture, and the golden bridge between heaven and earth locks the entire primordial world, preventing it from collapsing.

In this battle, defeating Tongtian is sufficient, but we must not allow it to escalate into an immeasurable calamity.

By then, everything will be in vain, so what's the point?

The principles of the Tai Chi diagram transformed into countless chains, weaving through the cracks in the broken space, firmly binding the collapsing world.

The spatial rifts that appeared due to the war between the saints began to slowly heal under the entanglement of the chains, and the raging storm of laws gradually subsided under the Taiji diagram.

As the Guide Daoist sat cross-legged on the twelve-petaled golden lotus, his body radiating intense Buddhist light, slowly approaching the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, the Goddess Nuwa, holding the Map of Mountains and Rivers, blocked his path.

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, do not try to stop a chariot with your bare hands!"

The guide's voice was filled with boundless chanting, and the twelve-petaled golden lotus blossomed with dazzling golden light. The divine pestle in his hand crashed down.

Wherever the golden pestle passed, the void crumbled inch by inch, revealing the pitch-black origin of chaos, as if it wanted to devour everything in front of it.

Nuwa, with a cold expression, gently raised her hand, and the ancient landscape map appeared, with the majestic Kunlun Mountains and the vast East Sea all contained within it. The moment the divine pestle struck, it stirred up a monstrous wave in the map, completely dissolving the destructive power.

At the same time, the exquisite jade embroidered ball suddenly burst forth with seven-colored light and crashed towards the Guide.

The guide frowned slightly, his body radiating a burst of Buddhist light, which caused the golden pestle and the exquisite jade ball to tremble, drawing out an endless vortex of chaos.

The battle between the two instantly intensified. The Guide Daoist let out a low shout, and the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus shone brightly, transforming into a golden pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

Nuwa snorted coldly, and the exquisite jade ball and the map of mountains and rivers echoed each other, forming a huge barrier.

At this moment, Nuwa was unable to defeat Jieyin, but Jieyin was also unable to defeat Nuwa. Their cultivation levels were roughly equal, but neither of them had the ability to defeat the other.

Among the six sages, only Laozi and Yuanshi have overwhelming strength; the others do not possess the ability to overwhelm or quickly defeat them.

Yuanshi relied on the Pangu Banner, while Laozi relied on his own cultivation.

Zhunti watched the group engage in battle and sneered, "In the end, you are going against the tide. Now that I, the humble Taoist, am breaking the formation, who among you can stop you?"

Under the suppression of the Four Sages, even before the strongest Laozi made a move, the situation was already overwhelming. Meanwhile, Tongtian was too preoccupied with his battle with Yuanshi to pay attention to anything else.

At this moment, Nuwa was also tied up with Jieyin in their battle, leaving only one sage, who was truly powerless.

The Taoist Zhunti held the Seven Treasures Tree in his hand, and each crystal-clear leaf emitted rays of light.

At this moment, Zhunti personally broke the formation, and the Seven Treasures Tree instantly erupted with boundless light, sweeping across the Myriad Immortals Formation. Wherever these light blades passed, space shattered like broken glass, emitting a piercing, crisp sound, and the power they contained seemed capable of severing all cause and effect.

The sage's aura enveloped the battlefield like a tangible force, causing even the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to teeter on the brink of collapse.

Yin Ziyu, on the other hand, wielded the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation, rapidly forming hand seals, and the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation immediately erupted with dazzling five-colored light.

The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth converge wildly from the heavens and earth like a surging tide.

In particular, the defensive power of the Earth element condensed into nine layers of incredibly thick golden light curtains, layer upon layer, enveloping the Myriad Immortals Formation.

At this moment, all the gathered elements of the Five Elements transformed into the power of Earth for defense!

As the Tai Chi diagram stabilized the heavens and earth, Lao Tzu sat cross-legged on a green ox, tearing through space with his coiled dragon-shaped crutch and throwing it out.

In the instant of the fierce battle between Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun, it slammed heavily onto Tongtian's shoulder.

"boom"

With that single, solid blow, the golden flower protecting the Tongtian Sect Master shattered inch by inch, his Primordial Body suffered severe damage, his Daoist robe was torn, his black hair fell like a waterfall, and a trickle of golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Before Tongtian could regain his footing, three streams of pure energy appeared above Laozi's head, which was the transformation of one energy into three pure ones.

The three Taoist masters, Shangqing, Yuqing, and Taiqing, appeared in the world, their bodies shrouded in the oppressive aura of creation.

The divine swords in the hands of the Three Pure Ones radiated different divine lights—the Shangqing Sword stirred up wind and thunder, the Yuqing Sword cleaved Yin and Yang, and the Taiqing Sword suppressed the universe, directly pressing down on the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Chan Sect cooperated with the Three Pure Ones to break the formation.

The defenses of the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation and the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation trembled violently under the combined attack of the sages. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the Wutu Heavenly Canopy, and the five-colored light dimmed like a flickering candle.

Within the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, the five-colored light trembled violently. Chang Er Ding Guang Xian stood at the eye of the formation, seeing his master seriously injured and the Jie Sect on the verge of defeat. Looking at the Six Soul Banner in his hand, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian immediately made up his mind.

"Holy One Zhunti, this humble Taoist is willing to offer this banner and surrender!"

Upon seeing this, Daoist Zhunti clapped his hands and laughed. The Seven Treasures Tree unleashed a golden light that enveloped Chang'er Dingguang Xian: "Excellent! A wise man knows when to yield!"

After losing the core of the formation, the other formations of the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Formation also began to collapse instantly.

"Oh no! The formation has been broken!"

The barrier of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was like shattered glass. Daoist Zhunti's smile grew even brighter. He raised the Seven Treasures Tree high, its canopy bursting with boundless Buddhist light: "Three thousand mortals, today all will enter my Western Paradise!"

Seeing this scene, Yin Ziyu was not surprised at all, while Jinling Shengmu and the Three Immortals were all furious.

"The treacherous Dingguang Immortal has actually betrayed the sect!"

Yin Ziyu knew about this, but never told Tongtian, because it was insignificant to the shipwreck plan. Besides, telling Tongtian that Dingguangxian was unreliable would be a childish spoiler.

Before anything has happened, what makes you think the disciples of the Jie Sect are unreliable?
First of all, saying such things is problematic in itself; spoiling the entire prehistoric world is an incredibly stupid act.

You can make logical deductions, but you can't give away plot details without going into the details.

Yin Ziyu's plans were all based on reasonable changes in people's hearts, so he knew that many people in the Jie Sect were unreliable and did not reveal anything to anyone.

The struggle to transcend countless eons is inherently a time for making personal choices; any choice made during a eon is permissible.

Furthermore, Dingguangxian's rebellion was a crucial element. If the Jie Sect hadn't suffered such a fate, how could Tongtian have justifiably sunk his ship?
However, although the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation collapsed, the Primordial Five Elements Formation did not collapse, and Yin Ziyu activated the Five Elements Origin for protection with all his might.

Meanwhile, disciples of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect began a chaotic battle.

Looking at the crumbling formation, Di Xin immediately stepped forward: "Uncle, things have come to this. The formation will soon break. You should leave. I will defend Chaoge and cover the retreat for the human race!"

Di Xin's voice was deep yet firm, and his eyes burned with an unprecedented fervor.

"His Majesty!"

At this moment, Yin Ziyu choked up, wanting to speak but unable to, because at this point, it was basically time for a fight to the death.

"Royal Uncle, go! The bloodline of Cheng Tang, the future of the human race, depends on you, Royal Uncle. As the Emperor, I must only honor the Emperor who died in battle. This is my duty and the backbone of the human race!"

Di Xin suddenly turned around, his imperial aura erupting like a volcano.

In an instant, a long cry of a mythical bird shattered the clouds above Chaoge, and dozens of golden phantoms the size of mountain ranges tore through the void.

The feathers of the black bird are engraved with totems used in ancient people's sacrifices. Each flap of its wings creates ripples in space, and the mountains below tremble and undulate with its breath.

A golden aura surged forth from the earth's veins, lifting Emperor Xin into the heavens. Endless power of the Human Emperor flowed into Emperor Xin's body, and the Human Emperor Sword unleashed boundless battle intent.

"I, the King of Men, am Emperor Xin!"

Di Xin's roar was filled with immense pressure: "You fear the revival of the human race and use the name of the Investiture of the Gods to carry out your scheming! Today, I will use the destiny of the human race as my sword and fight you saints to the death!"

Zhunti Daoist sneered, and the Seven Treasures Tree burst forth with ten thousand rays of Buddhist light: "An ant trying to shake a tree is courting death!"

At this moment, Di Xin used the Nine Cauldrons as defense, and the Emperor's Sword he held had transformed into a golden stream of light. With the aura of the Emperor upon him, he was like a sharp sword piercing the sky, heading straight for Zhunti.

When Zhunti saw that Di Xin actually challenged him, he was so angry that he laughed. How dare an ant challenge him!
Yin Ziyu took a deep breath and looked at Jinling Shengmu and the Three Immortals: "Fairies, please take good care of the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation, provide the source for Tongtian Shengren, Nuwa Niangniang, and the Human Emperor, and assist them with the divine power of the Six Ding Divine Fire and the Six Gui Extraordinary Cold! And try to provide time for evacuation!"

"Okay, we understand!"

Then Yin Ziyu looked at Luo Shen: "Fellow Daoist Mi Fei, how is the gathering of fortune in the Great Shang Dynasty?"

Mi Fei quickly said, "Apart from the fortune that was blessed to His Majesty, the remaining fortune of the Great Shang Dynasty has all been gathered into the Sacred Flame of the Human Race."

Yin Ziyu nodded: "Don't leave them anything. Hmph, even if they conquer Chaoge in the future, they'll have to use their immense fortune to maintain it!"

Yin Ziyu's plan is to get them to spend their own money to release their luck!

What future can we talk about without fortune? The most crucial issue is to let fortune flow into the primordial world!
Mi Fei sighed, "What a pity for this immortal city of Chaoge!"

Yin Ziyu said solemnly, "I haven't even used my full strength yet, but it's already overwhelming. Prepare to retreat. Chaoge is no longer defensible. When the world collapses, activate the Southern Border Hunyuan Five Elements Array for defense, and all remaining fortune will gather in the Southern Border!"

At this moment, Yin Ziyu looked towards Tongtian. He saw that Tongtian was about to reopen the world. Of course, the other party would definitely try to stop him. Yin Ziyu hadn't retreated in advance because he needed to seize the right opportunity, otherwise the other party would have seen through him!
At this time, after Dingguang Xian defected to the enemy, the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation collapsed, and the immortals of the Jie Sect began to be killed one after another, with countless people appearing on the list in an instant.

At this moment, Tongtian, covered in wounds, looked at Laozi and Yuanshi and suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Eldest brother, second brother, do you think you've won?"

(End of this chapter)