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

Chapter 133 With no solution to the open scheme, betrayal was the only option!
At this time, all the immortals and gods of the Three Realms were celebrating on Penglai Island that the Antarctic Immortal was ruling the East Sea, and that their fortunes were soaring.

Yin Ziyu watched Nezha's trajectory without stopping along the way, heading straight for Penglai in a whirlwind.

With Yin Ziyu's current level of spiritual cultivation, he can see Nezha's entire trajectory. It is not the time of the Great Tribulation now, and those with high cultivation can easily deduce the thoughts and even trajectories of those with low cultivation and low fortune.

Without the protection of a spiritual treasure, it is generally impossible to conceal one's own aura.

As for Yin Ziyu's trajectory, since Yin Ziyu himself controls the remaining fortune of the Great Shang Dynasty and has merits on his body, and possesses the Sixty Jiazi Merit Sacred Artifact, it cannot be deduced.

Yin Ziyu also carefully considered this plan and took into account the issue of tolerance for mistakes.

The reason for choosing Nezha is precisely because Nezha is impulsive by nature, has a fiery temper, fears nothing more than a peaceful world, and acts recklessly according to his own likes and dislikes.

Yes, Nezha is despicable; his act of murdering Shiji is simply outrageous.

However, for Yin Ziyu, Nezha was the best breakthrough point for the Chan Sect to plan anything. Without Nezha, the Chan Sect would lose a weakness.

When planning for the overall situation and achieving one's own goals, one cannot simply act on impulse, indignation, or venting one's anger to scheme for the life and death of a few individuals. Instead, one must leverage the nature of these individuals to accomplish what one desires.

If Nezha obtains this willow leaf, then Nezha's actions will fall within Yin Ziyu's deductions.

Finding Nezha completed the first step. There was still a second step. Yin Ziyu immediately found someone in the Heavenly Court, namely Tu Xingsun. This time, Yin Ziyu transformed into Nezha's appearance.

"Tu Xingsun!"

"Nezha, why are you calling me?"

Yin Ziyu grabbed Tu Xingsun and asked, "Tell me, I've heard rumors that your master, along with Cihang, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, are planning to betray their sect and head to the West. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Xingsun immediately retorted angrily, "Nezha, what nonsense are you spouting? Don't you dare slander your master!"

Nezha snorted coldly: "That's for the best! My Martial Uncle Cihang had a willow branch as a token to inform your master, but I intercepted it. After saying that, I took out the willow branch and showed it to him. I'm going to Penglai to see my master first!"

After saying that, Yin Ziyu had a thought and transformed into a flaming wheel, riding it straight towards the East Sea.

Tu Xingsun watched Yin Ziyu ride his Wind Fire Wheels straight towards the East Sea, and was immediately terrified. After a moment's thought, he also headed straight for the East Sea!

Tu Xingsun's cultivation level was low and his speed was slow. After observing that Tu Xingsun had gone to the East Sea, Yin Ziyu returned directly to the Heavenly Court. Since Yin Ziyu had arrived at the Heavenly Court, he went directly to the place where Di Xin, who had been conferred the title of god, was located.

At this time, although Di Xin had obtained a divine body, he was not in control of his own destiny.

When Emperor Xin saw Yin Ziyu, he was immediately shocked: "How could you come here, Imperial Uncle? You should take care of your own safety. The Heavenly Court is now the territory of the Chan Sect. How can you risk your life without regard for the country!"

Yin Ziyu supported Di Xin with both hands and said, "I have come to see Your Majesty today hoping that Your Majesty will endure this humiliation for now. When the time is right, I will surely turn the country from danger to safety and restore the sun and moon from darkness!"

Di Xin sighed: "Now that Zi Shou has been conferred a godhood and is no longer the human emperor, we should address each other as uncle and nephew, and there is no need to discuss the relationship between ruler and subject. Zi Shou has unwavering faith in my uncle's plans, and although Zi Shou has been conferred a godhood, I believe that my uncle can definitely rebuild the land!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Ziyu also felt that it was inappropriate to address him as "Your Majesty." Forcing such a title would be an insult to the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty.

The battle against the saints that ended their lives is over. After that, their names will be eternal and will be remembered in the hearts of all beings in the Three Realms.

Yin Ziyu asked solemnly, "Did Empress Jiang humiliate Zishou?"

Although Di Xin is now a slave in the Heavenly Court, and even supported by Empress Jiang, who has given him the divine position of Supreme God of the North Pole Purple Star and the authority to rule over all the stars, demoting Di Xin to some desolate star and subjecting him to Empress Jiang's jurisdiction is nothing more than Di Xin killing Ji Fa to vent his anger.

Di Xin replied, "It's alright. Your Highness is renowned far and wide, so Zishou will be safe in the Heavenly Court!"

Yin Ziyu nodded after hearing this: "Very well, then we shall endure the next great calamity for now!"

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After giving some instructions to Emperor Xin, Yin Ziyu returned to the Southern Frontier, while keeping an eye on the movements of all parties in the Three Realms, with a particular focus on Penglai Island.

Now that both steps have been successfully completed, all that's left is to wait for it to ferment.

Because Penglai Island wants to demonstrate its power to the Three Realms and attract all parties to participate in the grand event, thereby influencing the fortune of the Three Realms, it naturally will not activate the mountain-protecting formation.

All the immortals and gods of the Three Realms can easily see the changes in Penglai.

In fact, many people have seen the distribution of benefits within the Chan Sect.

With Guangchengzi of the Chan Sect taking charge of the Jade Void Palace, the Antarctic Immortal taking charge of the East Sea, and Taiyi Zhenren taking charge of the Heavenly Court, it can be said that they have completely divided up all the benefits of the Chan Sect.

Now everything has settled down, and I can simply enjoy the good fortune and improve my cultivation.

However, Randeng, the vice leader of the Chan Sect, did not receive any benefit from this distribution of spoils.

Upon receiving such an important matter, Nezha first sought out his master, Taiyi Zhenren.

"Master, I have something important to report!"

Taiyi Zhenren was taken aback: "Nezha, what brings you here in such a hurry?"

Nezha said angrily, "These three senior uncles, Cihang, Manjushri, and Puxian, harbor resentment because their senior uncle Guangchengzi is in charge of the Jade Void Palace. They are actually preparing to betray the sect and go to the West. They even sent someone to make contact. It was my second brother who told me about this!"

Taiyi Zhenren was taken aback upon hearing this: "Really? How could the three of them be so cautious?"

After saying this, Taiyi Zhenren immediately began to calculate, but after a long time of deduction, the secrets of heaven were vague and unpredictable, and he could not deduce them in detail.

Yin Ziyu was protected by a sacred artifact of merit, and the cultivation level of Taiyi Zhenren did not suppress Yin Ziyu, so it was impossible to deduce Yin Ziyu at all, and there was only a blur.

At this moment, Nezha took out a willow branch and said, "This is a token from my Uncle Cihang!"

It wouldn't be easy to keep this from Taiyi Zhenren. Taiyi Zhenren picked up the willow branch and said, "It is indeed the Cihang Willow Branch and Leaf. This time, when the Jade Void Palace was arranging the seating order, I also knew about the whereabouts of Manjushri and Samantabhadra on Luojia Mountain. Given the current situation of the three of them, the possibility of betraying the sect is very high. Nezha, don't make a fuss. I'm going to see Senior Brother Guangchengzi!"

At this moment, Tu Xingsun also arrived at Penglai Island and met Julusun. "Master, something terrible has happened!"

"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"

Tu Xingsun quickly asked, "Did Nezha just go to Penglai to see Master Taiyi?"

Julusun was taken aback: "That's right, this is indeed true. Nezha rushed over to see Senior Brother Taiyi, I don't know why he was so anxious, and Senior Brother Taiyi went to see Senior Brother Guangchengzi, I don't know either? Do you know something?"

Tu Xingsun hurriedly said, "Master, before Nezha came, he found me and said that my three uncles, Cihang, Manjushri, and Puxian, wanted to betray the sect and defect to the West. They wanted to inform you, Master, to defect together, and they used a willow branch as a token. However, Nezha intercepted them and even showed me the willow branch. Then he rushed to the East Sea. I was worried that you would come here too. Please make preparations, Master!"

"What? This is actually happening!"

Upon hearing this, Ju Liusun was immediately startled.

There is a huge loophole in this matter. The loophole is how could Cihang be so careless? How could such a secret be leaked like this?
However, I did talk to Randeng about this matter, and I am indeed not clean. If Guangchengzi makes arrangements for this, wouldn't it be too late to regret it?

For Julusun, the issue was no longer whether the matter was suspicious or not, but rather how he could prove his innocence once Guangchengzi learned of it.

Guang Chengzi, now a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, carries the Fantian Seal. If he cannot prove his innocence, then my own Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation is simply no match for Guang Chengzi.

In an instant, faced with a tremendous life-or-death crisis, Julusun disregarded everything else and immediately sought out Cihang, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra to discuss the matter.

At this time, Penglai Island was filled with many powerful deities. Nezha's arrival, coupled with Taiyi Zhenren taking Guangchengzi to discuss matters, indeed attracted a lot of attention, including Cihang and his two companions.

However, I didn't think about it in that way.

However, Julusun couldn't care less about anything else at this moment and secretly used a secret method to communicate with Cihang and the other two.

"Three senior brothers, something terrible has happened!"

Cihang and the other two were all stunned: "What exactly happened?"

Julusun immediately said seriously, "The secret has been leaked! Taiyi and Guangchengzi know that we are planning to defect to the West. What should we do? I don't know who leaked the secret to Nezha. Nezha got his senior brother's willow branch and told Tuxingsun that the three senior brothers want to defect to the West with us. Now Nezha has told Taiyi about his senior brother's willow branch, and Taiyi has reported it to Guangchengzi. What should we do now!"

"What? How could this be?!"

Manjushri and Samantabhadra were immediately terrified.

The plan to defect to the enemy had just been conceived, and after Randeng returned from his trip to the West, a basic agreement had just been reached.

Of course, it's just an idea at the moment; there are no concrete methods for operation and execution yet.

Since Dipankara Buddha met Amitabha Buddha on his journey to the West, they would inevitably discuss this matter in secret. At that time, Guangchengzi sent someone to the West, so it was natural to send a heavyweight figure from the Chan sect to ensure the mission's authority.

Dipankara has a great karmic connection with the Three Immortals of Sanxiao. Only in this way would Dipankara earnestly urge the West to cooperate with the Chan Sect in eradicating the Jie Sect.

When Randeng saw that the distribution of benefits within the Chan Sect had been finalized—the Heavenly Court going to Taiyi, the East Sea to the South Pole—and that he, as a nominal disciple, would not receive any of the benefits, he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to discuss it and reach a preliminary consensus with the four of them upon his return.

However, to everyone's surprise, this consensus was leaked as soon as it was reached, which shocked Cihang and the other two so much that they all stood up.

"What? Willow branch? Impossible!"

Cihang was also extremely shocked at this moment and immediately said it was impossible.

After hearing this, Julusun asked, "Could it be that Senior Brother did not send anyone to find me?"

Cihang immediately said, "How could I be so foolish as to do such a thing? This matter must have been plotted against by someone, it must be that Bi Gan!"

"Why do you say that, Senior Brother?"

Cihang immediately said, "My willow branch is a top-grade spiritual root. It was only cut off by the Golden Dragon Scissors when I broke the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation. It has not been damaged since. Since Nezha took out the willow branch, it must be Bi Gan and Yunxiao who are plotting to sow discord among us and resolve this crisis!"

Upon hearing this, Manjushri breathed a sigh of relief: "If that's the case, you can inform Guangchengzi about it!"

Julu Sunye said, "Guangchengzi must know that this is a treacherous scheme by the Jie Sect to sow discord among us!"

Cihang immediately said, “No, how can we tell him? We have been at odds with Guangchengzi for many years. Now that Guangchengzi knows about this, how can we know what kind of scheme he might have? If he asks us, we can explain ourselves. But what if we don’t ask? Furthermore, what if Guangchengzi forces us to make a Heavenly Dao oath? Doesn’t Guangchengzi have a way to resolve this once and for all? If we make a Heavenly Dao oath never to betray the sect, it will be an insult to us and will trap us forever. Guangchengzi could even use this oath to prevent us from having any luck and never being able to turn our lives around!”

Cihang's words left all three of them speechless.

Yes, if you force a few people to swear an oath, will they or won't they?
If they don't reveal their secrets, something sinister will happen. If they do, they will be imprisoned in the Chan Sect forever. Since they can never betray the sect, they will be forced to serve as slaves for eternity.

Making them swear an oath to prove their innocence was indeed a reasonable request from Guang Chengzi, and the others could not refuse.

Since none of them would admit to being traitors, why should they fear the oath to Heaven?

The matter was accomplished in secrecy, but it is no longer secret. The choice between killing or dismembering him is now up to Guang Chengzi. Now it's up to Guang Chengzi to decide!

The issue now is no longer whether Guang Chengzi knew about this or whether it was a scheme by the Jie Sect to sow discord.

Rather, it was a new problem arising from their existing discord and unequal distribution of benefits that forced them to make a decision immediately!
Furthermore, all of them were feeling guilty. If they didn't make a decision quickly, how could they be sure that Guang Chengzi was broad-minded and wouldn't take this opportunity to find something to hold against them?

Manjushri said solemnly, “We must make a decision quickly and not delay any longer. Taiyi’s schemes are the most ruthless, and he is the strongest among us fellow disciples. We cannot gamble that Guangchengzi will prioritize the greater good. After all, we know their character well over the years. We can trust Yunzhongzi, and we can also trust Senior Brother Nanji. But we cannot have any illusions about Guangchengzi and Taiyi. Moreover, Guangchengzi would not be able to fairly distribute the sect’s fortune to the three of us. Now that Guangchengzi is the sect leader, since this matter is a divisive tactic within the Jie Sect, we must make a decision quickly. Delay will only lead to unforeseen changes. Furthermore, since we are making a decision, let us do it quickly!”

Manjushri's words made all three of them tense. At this moment, they had to make a decision, otherwise things would change and things could go wrong.

Cihang immediately said, "We can't wait any longer, we must make a decision quickly!"

Julusun frowned and said, "If we defect now, Guangchengzi's brilliant plan will become a laughing stock in the prehistoric world. In the future, Guangchengzi will hate us to death. The consequences of this are too great to bear."

Julusun did not continue speaking, but they all understood that if they defected at this moment, the entire accumulated fortune would vanish instantly, the Chan Sect would fall apart, and Yuanshi Tianzun would naturally be furious.

(End of this chapter)