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

Chapter 131 When the Sage Moves Away, Even His Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven!
At this moment, Yin Ziyu's expression became somewhat strange. The situation after the Investiture of the Gods had actually turned out like this.

However, although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable!

Yin Ziyu, however, was filled with thoughts and realized that this was an extremely good thing.

There is a vast amount of fortune within the Heavenly Dao, but in order to prevent the emergence of two other paths that would deplete the fortune of the primordial world, no additional primordial chaos can be generated.

In other words, the Heavenly Dao controlled the flow of Qi in the primordial world, causing its Qi to contract.

However, in this great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, Yin Ziyu's scheming and destiny have prevented the originally ideal situation from occurring.

It's impossible for the emperor to use the fortune of the human race to make up for the deficit of the Heavenly Court, but the Heavenly Realm cannot be allowed to continue to weaken.

Firstly, the entire Three Realms possessed fortune, but there was no suitable way to absorb it into the Heavenly Realm. The fortune of the Nine Cauldrons that Ji Fa received had already dissipated into the Primordial World, and the remainder was transferred by Yin Ziyu.

The Heavenly Court's current greed makes it difficult to gather the scattered fortune of the primordial world into the Heavenly Realm.

We can't eliminate Yin Ziyu now, and eliminating him would be a battle between saints, so we have to think of other ways.

Therefore, it is impossible to use this fortune to make the Heavenly Court function. Laozi and Yuanshi have fortune, but they can still distinguish between their own and the public fortune.

Both of them were Heavenly Saints, so naturally they would try to get the Heavenly Court running again.

Since the Heavenly Court is the place that inherits the will of Heaven and governs the Three Realms, the Heavenly Court should be compensated for its lack of fortune by Heaven. If it is not compensated, then it should just give up.

If the Heavenly Court cannot suppress the Three Realms with absolute authority, the future trend cannot be promoted. If the trend is blocked, the Heavenly Way will be damaged!

The Sage of Heaven clearly understood the state of Heaven, which is why Lao Tzu was able to borrow the fortune of Heaven.

Regardless of the circumstances, the total fortune of the three realms has undergone a qualitative improvement because of this incident.

Only when one's fortune undergoes a qualitative leap can limitless possibilities arise.

"Ziyu, why do you look like that?"

Nuwa was taken aback when she saw Yin Ziyu's expression, and immediately asked him a question.

"Your Majesty, Ziyu believes that the Heavenly Court's fortune is in short supply and cannot be replenished. Other sages naturally do not want to use their own fortune to fill the gap. Perhaps the sages know the importance of the Heavenly Court and that the Heavenly Dao must be saved. Therefore, they borrow the Heavenly Dao's fortune to suppress the Three Realms with the Heavenly Court's power! At the same time, they can also use the power of the tiger to bully the fox."

Nuwa nodded to herself upon hearing this: "A fox borrowing the tiger's might? That's a brilliant saying. The fortune I've borrowed will eventually have to be repaid!"

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu said, "Your Majesty, you may not actually repay it!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

Yin Ziyu pondered for a moment and said, "This time, the borrowed fortune, according to the Supreme Lord's words, will be returned after the Heavenly Court's fortune reaches its peak, but there is no time limit. If the Heavenly Court's fortune never reaches its peak, then this fortune will never be returned. The fortune given by the Heavenly Dao this time is almost equivalent to the remaining fortune of the Three Realms, which is enough to suppress the Three Realms and make the Heavenly Court prosperous. Only by taking half of the Three Realms and the rest into the Heavenly Court can the Heavenly Court have the foundation to return the fortune to the Heavenly Dao. If this is not achieved, then it can remain unreturned!"

Nuwa laughed after hearing this, "I never imagined that my method of borrowing fortune would have such profound mysteries!"

Yin Ziyu laughed and said, "Your Majesty, borrowing is always better than taking. It can also make you the absolute controller of the Heavenly Court. Even if Haotian is willing, he can't compete for it. Besides, how can the Supreme Lord let the karma fall on his own body? There is no time limit. It doesn't matter if he can't repay this fortune in the future! There are not many opportunities to take fortune from the Heavenly Dao in a reasonable way."

Upon hearing this, Nuwa was filled with emotion, for it contained many profound implications.

For example, if the Heavenly Court is in a state of financial bankruptcy, and Lao Tzu lends money to get the Heavenly Court running again, then Lao Tzu becomes the one who bears the responsibility to the outside world. Lao Tzu's benevolent corpse then manages the fortune and thus controls the Heavenly Court, and no one can say anything about it.

Since the Supreme Lord is now the primary person in charge of lending the Heavenly Court's fortune, he inevitably assumes the authority of the absolute controller of the Heavenly Court. Therefore, no one can say anything if the good corpse remains in the Three Realms.

If one were to ask the Heavenly Dao for fortune, the fortune would be directly bestowed upon the Heavenly Court, and the Supreme Lord would not be qualified to be the primary person in charge. Consequently, the Jade Emperor would inevitably have to compete for this fortune in the name of the Heavenly Emperor.

However, borrowing requires repayment, and whoever borrows it must repay it, thus depriving Haotian of any reason to contest it.

If Haotian wants it, Taishang can naturally say so, and you can also ask the Heavenly Dao for it yourself.

However, there is no deadline, and it is optional to return the fortune. Regardless of the circumstances, this fortune is used to replenish the Heavenly Court's fortune, which is considered public funds. The Heavenly Court is not a private place, but a place where the Heavenly Dao demonstrates its authority in the Three Realms.

Ownership belongs to the Heavenly Way. Borrowing the Heavenly Way's fortune to replenish the Heavenly Court, even if one cannot repay it in the future, there will be no karmic consequences.

This is the secret of the Supreme Being's borrowing of destiny.

"Ziyu, what are your views on the future trends?"

After hearing Yin Ziyu's analysis, Nuwa asked a crucial question.

Yin Ziyu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the changes in the overall situation depend on the distribution of fortune. When there are no saints in the Three Realms, and there is still much fortune within the Three Realms, then those dormant great gods will have their own plans. This time, the Heavenly Court has borrowed a lot of fortune. Now that the Heavenly Court's fortune can rival that of the Three Realms, it has the ability to suppress the Three Realms. Just like before the Investiture of the Gods, the fortune of the Great Shang Dynasty was the greatest among all races, so all races came to Chaoge to seek opportunities. Now there is a lot of fortune in the Three Realms, and this time the West has seized a large amount of fortune, which has been condensed into a powerful force..." An eastward advance is inevitable. Regardless, we are targets for extermination by both the Heavenly Court and the West. With the shattering of the primordial world, much of our fortune has dissipated to the newly formed realms, allowing some with great fortune to ascend. The recent Investiture of the Gods clearly indicates a secret deal between the Chan and Ren sects and the West, suggesting a future war between East and West! Aside from the Southern Frontier humans, the fortunes of other human races will inevitably be confiscated, leaving them with fewer opportunities for cultivation than those in the newly formed myriad realms. Therefore, the faith of the Western religion will undoubtedly flourish!

Listening to Yin Ziyu's assessment of the future trends, Nuwa couldn't help but nod in agreement.

These things were known to the sages. Although the negotiations between the two Westerners and Lao Tzu were unknown to outsiders, they could basically guess some of the details.

The two Westerners must have set some conditions for breaking the Zhuxian curse, otherwise, how could they so easily bear the great karma of the East?

"Faith? Ziyu actually saw through this. How does Ziyu view faith?"

Yin Ziyu pondered for a moment and said, “Your Majesty, all living beings are the bearers of destiny. When all living beings recognize destiny, there is destiny. When people entrust everything to others, they can naturally accumulate human merit. Obviously, when the majority of humans are mortals, it is an opportunity for immortals and gods to accumulate human merit. If the human race under the rule of the Great Shang Dynasty is in a state where there are mortals, but no one has any reverence for immortals, and immortals and mortals live together, it is impossible to accumulate human merit!”

Nuwa pondered for a moment after hearing this: "Human virtues and merits, Ziyu can actually see to such a depth. Faith is integrated with fortune and the power of faith, which is also of great importance to us sages!"

Yin Ziyu gave a bitter smile: "Perhaps, Ji Fa's self-declaration as emperor was in line with such a trend, acting as the ruler of the people and prioritizing herding. The human race created by the goddess is indeed the best pasture in the primordial world. If properly trained, they can dedicate everything they have and work hard without complaint to offer their faith to the gods and immortals. In comparison, the witch and demon races are indeed beyond redemption!"

Nuwa's expression turned solemn upon hearing this: "Could it be that the reason why the human race I created has become the dominant force of the Heavenly Dao is because of this?"

At this time, the Investiture of the Gods had just ended, and everything had settled down. Only then did Yin Ziyu dare to reveal his true feelings. Before the Investiture of the Gods, no one could say that the human race was destined to become cattle and sheep to be herded, the best pasture, and the most fertile grass.

Now that various signs have emerged, Yin Ziyu can use this to explain future events, which can hardly be considered a spoiler. Nuwa's words, however, suggest deep thought; could this be the ultimate result of her creation of humanity?

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu said, "Your Majesty, perhaps this is the general trend, or perhaps it is the result of going through the process of the Lich King and the Gods Conferring Godhood, but we can no longer deduce it!"

Nuwa understood Yin Ziyu's words after hearing them: "Ziyu is right. We can no longer deduce this matter. Ziyu, you must not speak of such things again!"

"Ziyu understands!"

If we continue this line of reasoning, we'll offend the root of the problem again, so let's stop here!
With the end of the Investiture of the Gods, the Great Tribulation also came to an end, and Laozi's avatar, Taishang Laojun, reasonably remained in the Tushita Palace above the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Yuanshi Tianzun then declared Guangchengzi the master of Yuxu Palace, bestowed upon him the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, along with his own acquired treasure, the Fantian Seal, and appointed him to govern Kunlun Mountain. Meanwhile, the Antarctic Immortal occupied Penglai and became its master.

These two top-tier sources of the earth's veins in the primordial world have been occupied by it.

In this Investiture of the Gods, only a few members of the Jie Sect remained. The former ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect were either dead or captured. Originally, Penglai Island was the Daoist temple of some immortals of the Jie Sect. Because of these people's defection, the Chan Sect took advantage of the situation and entered the East Sea in an instant, forming a force to plunder the fortune of the East Sea by attacking Jin'ao Island.

Even though Jinling Shengmu and others were indignant, they were helpless because Yuanshi Tianzun had not yet left and they could not act rashly.

Moreover, Penglai Island is not the place of practice for these people. Jin'ao Island will need to be guarded in the future, and the East China Sea is also the base of the Jie Sect.

After completing a series of deployments, Yuanshi Tianzun also thoroughly visited the Three Realms and returned to the Chaos Daoist Temple in Yuqing Heaven.

At this time, the Western Sect had taken in too many people from the East, and now it was about to withdraw from the prehistoric world, which worried Jieyin and Zhunti that they would be unable to suppress it. However, they could not stay in the prehistoric world indefinitely.

In the end, both of them left behind their own benevolent corpse clones. Because they were far away in the West, the East paid little attention to them, so the fact that they left behind their benevolent corpse clones did not cause much of a stir.

The Amitabha Buddha, who guides the Bodhisattva, is in charge of Mount Sumeru, while the Subhuti Buddha, who is in charge of the Bodhisattva, resides on Mount Lingtai.

The benevolent avatar of a sage is a top-tier quasi-sage, but it lacks the sage's magical power. This is different from Lao Tzu's "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones," which is in a class of its own.

Since the avatar of a sage lacks the sage's magical power, it exists on the fringes of the rules set by Hongjun, and is unlikely to incur divine punishment.

After all, the reason Hongjun imposed the restrictions was that the new Three Realms were more fragile than the Primordial World. The war between the Saints would shatter the new world, which could not withstand it, while the Quasi-Saints were not subject to the restrictions.

After the two Westerners finished their arrangements, they also left the prehistoric world and moved Bliss to the Chaos.

Since Laozi and Yuanshi wisely left, the two of them, not daring to fight Nuwa, naturally departed as well.

After watching the four sages depart from the primordial world one after another, Nuwa could not linger any longer. She looked at everyone and said, "The sages have left, and I cannot stay in this primordial world for long either. The future of this primordial world will require your mutual support. It is not easy to leave behind any chance of survival after this conferment of gods, so you must be cautious."

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and said, "We will obey Your Majesty's instructions!"

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After giving her instructions, Nuwa returned to Nuwa Heaven. The great calamity has now subsided, but she is still terrified. Tongtian has been imprisoned, and only Nuwa can bear the pressure of the four saints.

Fortunately, war is unlikely to break out in the chaos, but the current situation in the Three Realms is much less stressful in comparison.

Without the absolute power of a sage, even with a sage's avatar, the situation has drastically changed compared to before the Investiture of the Gods.

At this time, in the Jade Void Palace, Guang Chengzi received the decree of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to take charge of the Jade Void Palace. Furthermore, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable bestowed upon Guang Chengzi the greatest fortune of the Chan Sect, and he finally entered the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, thus completing the suppression of the immortals of the Chan Sect.

Otherwise, Yuanshi Tianzun would not feel at ease leaving. Only in this way could Yuanshi Tianzun go to Chaos with peace of mind.

Currently, Guang Chengzi is the only one in the Chan Sect who is a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. In addition, as the teacher of Xuanyuan and the one who leads the Xuanyuan lineage of the human race, he is naturally qualified to become the leader of the Chan Sect.

Guang Chengzi summoned the immortals of the Chan Sect to discuss the future plans of the Chan Sect.

If the future sage does not enter the primordial world, then Guang Chengzi will sit in the main seat of the sect leader in the Jade Void Palace of Kunlun Mountain. At this time, the palace is filled with immortal energy, but it also hides a sharp edge.

After all the immortals of the Chan Sect arrived, the seating arrangement in the Jade Void Palace underwent a dramatic change.

Master Ran Deng was always the deputy leader of the Chan Sect, and all his disciples called him Master Ran Deng.

However, since Randeng was only a nominal disciple, Yuanshi Tianzun could not allow him to enjoy the great fortune of the Chan Sect, nor could he make him the head of the Jade Void Palace or the sect leader.

Therefore, it was necessary to remove the deputy leader of the sect, Randeng, and establish the authority of Guangchengzi. This would lower Randeng's rank, placing him below Guangchengzi.

The other ranks are Chi Jingzi, Taiyi Zhenren, Yuding Zhenren, and even Qingxu Daode Zhenjun is at the top.

These people were originally Guang Chengzi's underlings. When one person attains enlightenment, all his chickens and dogs must also rise to heaven. Therefore, in the distribution of fortune, one's underlings must be at the forefront.

If someone else goes first, his underlings will inevitably be dissatisfied and harbor resentment.

The three people who were at odds with Guang Chengzi—Cihang Zhenren, Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, and Puxian Zhenren—were ranked only higher than Julusun and Huanglong Zhenren!

The Chan Sect differs from the Jie Sect in that the Chan Sect places the greatest emphasis on lineage and the final order of etiquette, which also represents the allocation of fortune.

The Chan Sect follows this principle, emphasizing rules and regulations above all else. Guang Chengzi has always enjoyed the favor of the Primordial Heavenly Lord, who bestowed upon him the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, the Fantian Seal, the title of Teacher of the Human Emperor, and the destiny of the nation. This naturally caused dissatisfaction among others.

Now that the sages have withdrawn from the primordial world, Guang Chengzi has taken charge of the Jade Void Palace and the destiny of the Chan Sect. This is tantamount to him ascending the throne. A new emperor brings a new court!

Guang Chengzi's status was far higher than that of the emperor. After all, Xuanyuan was Guang Chengzi's disciple, and the entire Heavenly Court was under the control of the Chan Sect. At this time, Guang Chengzi's status was so high and his treasures so powerful that he could be considered the number one person in the Three Realms.

Guang Chengzi's former underlings were also required to follow him to gain benefits and be promoted in rank.

"Fellow disciples, Master has appointed me as the leader of the Jade Void Palace and the Chan Sect. Today, I have gathered you all here to discuss the matter of besieging the Jie Sect. Now that Senior Brother Antarctica has occupied Penglai, the Jie Sect, which originally controlled the fortune of the East Sea, must now return it all to our Chan Sect. The reason I have gathered you all here is to take over all the three continents and ten islands of the East Sea, sever the Jie Sect's fortune in the East Sea, and surround Jin'ao Island! We must accomplish this in one battle, gather our strength, and thus awe the Three Realms!"

(End of this chapter)