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

Chapter 142 Lao Tzu Admits Defeat and Signs the Treaty!

Yin Ziyu's performance of the Dao with Nuwa was completely noticed by Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun.

When the entire cultivation system was perfected, and when Nuwa used the blood of saints to modify the human race's physique to suit this system, Laozi truly panicked.

In fact, this was not a general outline, but rather a process of integration. Yin Ziyu provided the system that the human race needed, and only through this integration could it be considered complete.

This is creating something out of nothing.

Creating something from nothing and achieving precise alignment—that's what perfected this principle.

Humanity itself was created by Nuwa, who controls the Great Dao of Creation. Yin Ziyu provided the cultivation system, and whatever physique was needed, he created it directly out of thin air.

When Nuwa created humans, she used the Breath of Earth mixed with her own essence and blood to create them. The human race has been passed down for countless years, but it still has the bloodline of Nuwa. Now, it is easy to change the constitution by using the blood of the saint Nuwa.

It's not that Lao Tzu couldn't foresee this, but rather that a successful system cannot be precisely applied to the human race; it requires the human race to perfect it step by step!
How can one say that a system exists first, and then the human physique is modified based on that system, completely bypassing the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir Technique under the premise of creating something from nothing?

Cultivation can be divided into two main categories: body refinement and primordial spirit refinement. Body refinement involves drawing in evil energy, which is no different from the Nine Li. Such a change in physique cannot completely replace the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir Technique.

After all, this is the Three Realms of Immortals. Non-Immortal races are inherently isolated from the mainstream of the Three Realms, so Laozi doesn't care about the Jiuli system at all.

However, this time Yin Ziyu's new system, which focuses on body refinement, makes the physical body strong and also has a primordial spirit, and there will be countless secret realms to open in the future, made Laozi's expression change immediately.

Yuanshi Tianzun was also extremely shocked: "Elder brother, was this prepared in advance, or was it a last-minute decision?"

Laozi's expression was solemn: "Clearly, this matter was prepared in advance. What a wonderful secret realm system! Although it is only the highest Golden Immortal level, it allows for the simultaneous cultivation of the physical body and primordial spirit, opening up a new world for the future and potentially even overturning the cultivation of the Three Realms. However, this path is still the Immortal Path!"

Lao Tzu possessed such profound understanding that he could foresee the outcome from the very beginning, and the entire system of the Great Dao had been fully deduced.

"Brother, what should we do? This matter of Bi Gan should be proclaimed throughout the Three Realms. Furthermore, reaching the Golden Immortal realm is now an insurmountable barrier in the Three Realms. Perhaps the beings of the Three Realms don't care much about cultivation levels above the Golden Immortal. If we cultivate both body refinement and primordial spirit simultaneously, the human race might abandon the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir."

How could Lao Tzu not know the words of the Primordial Celestial Venerable?

Lao Tzu instantly deduced the immense impact this thing would have on the Three Realms upon its appearance.

"So be it, this time we can't complete the final encirclement and annihilation of the remnants of the Yin Shang dynasty!"

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at Laozi solemnly: "Elder brother, are we really going to let the remnants of the Yin Shang dynasty grow so powerful that they might even affect the Xuanyuan lineage of the human race in the future!"

Laozi looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and said, "It's alright. Since we can't annihilate them, why bother planning to do so? Just let things reach their extreme and then reverse! In the current situation of the Three Realms, they will inevitably break if they are too strong. The cycle of Heaven has its own destiny. Even if the human race finds another way, they are just a piece in the game of Heaven and Earth."

Lao Tzu remained remarkably calm about this. Since it was impossible to eradicate them under the current Three Realms framework, he decided to praise them to death instead.

After listening, Yuanshi Tianzun pondered for a moment and then nodded: "Let's leave everything to your arrangements, elder brother. How do you plan to handle this matter of the system?"

Laozi raised his eyes, a Taiji diagram seemingly slowly rotating within them, his expression remaining calm and composed: "Let Xuandu offer them benefits in exchange for preventing the spread of this Dao among the human race. I, on the other hand, will not forbid the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir!"

"Wouldn't this make my elder brother lose face!"

Laozi shook his head slightly: "It's alright, Xuandu is the current leader!"

"Would Bigan really agree to his elder brother's request for peace talks?"

Laozi remained confident after hearing this: "This person is also a shrewd strategist. The wise are not confused, and the shrewd strategist is not impetuous. Therefore, this person will understand the consequences of spreading the word that my path will be cut off from the Three Realms. If I do not provide a way out, it will be my fault. This person is now waiting for my conditions. Furthermore, the path of cultivation for lower-level cultivators is not related to those in power. Whether it is a secret realm or the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, it does not interfere. I will absolve him of karma and give him benefits, and this person will surely agree!"

"My elder brother has failed this time, but this man's power has grown immensely!"

"Heaven and earth are ruthless, and so are sages."

Lao Tzu gazed at the chaos outside the Eight Views Palace, his voice as faint as a gentle breeze!

"It's not about peace talks, but about going with the flow. There are advantages to annihilating them, and there are also advantages to letting them grow stronger. It's just a matter of adjusting the future trend!"

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at Laozi and suddenly understood Laozi's Taiji Dao. He felt a sense of clarity in his heart. The so-called Wuwei is not about being passive and avoiding the world, but about adapting to things like flowing water. It seems like not competing, but it has already laid out the great way of freedom between heaven and earth, which is both strong and gentle.

With a thought from Laozi, Xuandu instantly received Laozi's decree and headed straight for the Southern Frontier.

At this moment, all parties in the Three Realms witnessed Nuwa's actions. She had actually taken the initiative to modify the human race's physique, indicating that this new cultivation system was about to be announced to the Three Realms.

Even those experts had already calculated Yin Ziyu's new system.

This time, Yin Ziyu did not conceal the secrets of heaven, but directly calculated the perfect Dao energy from the secrets of heaven. Basically, anyone with a cultivation level of quasi-saint or above could calculate it.

"Unexpectedly, the Goddess Nuwa improved the physique of the human race, and this high priest has a more suitable method for cultivating both body and primordial spirit, which can be considered a breakthrough in the Human Sect's policy of prohibiting cultivation!"

"While this method may reach the highest level of Golden Immortal, for 99% of the human race, the Golden Immortal realm is already beyond their reach. That's enough!"

"If this method were to circulate throughout the primordial world, the fate of the Human Sect would be in grave danger, and even its lineage would be lost. If that were to happen, we would likely perish together!"

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Across the Three Realms, various parties were discussing the matter, all watching to see how this battle of systems would end.

"I, Xuandu, the leader of the Human Sect, have come to pay my respects to the Grand Priest of the Yin Shang Dynasty!"

Grand Master Xuandu arrived in Xinchaoge in the blink of an eye. Yin Ziyu was naturally aware of Xuandu's arrival in person.

Yin Ziyu knew that it must be Xuandu himself who came, and it couldn't be Taishang, because Xuandu would have to take responsibility for this matter, and it would be Xuandu who lost face, just like the last time in the East Sea, it was Guangchengzi who lost face.

Now that the leaders of the three realms have just changed and each has its own battle to establish its authority, this can be considered a defeat for Xuandu.

Yin Ziyu looked at Xuan Du and cupped his hands, saying, "So it is Sect Leader Xuan Du who has come in person. May I ask what brings you here?"

Xuan Du looked at Yin Ziyu with a mix of emotions. Perhaps it was due to the Dao, but Xuan Du was more composed than Guang Chengzi. The Tai Chi Dao of the Human Sect, combining strength and gentleness, instilled such qualities in its disciples.

Grand Master Xuandu looked at Yin Ziyu and asked calmly, "Does the High Priest wish to use the secret realm technique to proclaim this to the Three Realms?"

Yin Ziyu snorted coldly: "Your sect's decree is like a knife hanging over our heads. If the fortunes of the Great Shang Dynasty have no way to deal with it, it will collapse because of this. Is this our fault?"

Xuandu replied, "I came here with no such intention. Since we are enemies, there is no need to discuss right and wrong! I only hope that you will not let us fight to the death!"

Yin Ziyu was naturally aware of the situation. Although it was easy to destroy the other party's lineage, one must first cut down the branches to shake the tree. After all, the other party was the number one among the Six Saints. If one wanted to destroy their path, the other party would have to sacrifice himself first if he was willing to pay the price. Meanwhile, he had been comprehending the Dao through a great calamity in the prehistoric world, which was not a matter of life and death!

Lao Tzu also saw Yin Ziyu clearly; a wise strategist will not act impulsively.

However, Yin Ziyu still appeared sarcastic: "This time, in order to resolve your difficulties, we forced the Holy Mother Nuwa to use her holy blood to change the human race's constitution. This is not because we are stubborn, but because you forced us to have no way to retreat."

Yin Ziyu glanced at the faintly visible Taiji within Xuandu's Great Dao and couldn't help but sneer: "Fellow Daoist, 'non-action'? It's more like you're ruling the universe under the guise of non-contention. This time, you've crippled our cultivation path, severing its root. It's really not like the Dao of non-action!"

Xuan Du was not annoyed upon hearing this, and boundless profound meanings of the Great Dao emanated from his body: "Fellow Daoist is indeed insightful. I have come here to discuss the matter of reconciliation with you. Your strategies are the best in the Three Realms. This time, I will discuss with you the way to seal the secret realm and the lifting of the Golden Core restriction by the Human Sect."

Upon hearing this, Yin Ziyu suddenly chuckled: "Fellow Daoist Xuandu, do you consider this a mere market transaction? Your sect's ban on cultivation is like a thunderbolt, aiming to destroy my Great Shang. The rise and fall of our destiny is imminent, yet now you want me to exchange my inheritance for reconciliation? How can you allow me to advance and retreat so calmly?"

Xuan Du said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, state your conditions! If you insist on this, it would destroy the Human Sect's lineage. With your strategic mind, you shouldn't want to perish together with everyone else!"

Xuan Du spoke with great certainty, calmly looking at Yin Ziyu.

When Xuandu came, Laozi instructed him that this boy had great ambitions and a great desire to achieve the Primordial Chaos. He should not take risks because of this matter. He should simply be given benefits.

Now that the Chan Sect has just suffered a defeat, it is no longer able to pursue the Great Merchant Sect. Furthermore, if the Great Merchant Sect is weak, other independent cultivators will definitely support it!
The powerful cultivators must ensure that the merchants are capable of standing in front of them and do not die.

After all, this was an initiative taken by the People's Education Press. If the People's Education Press does not give them a way out, then continuing to develop this situation will come at a greater cost to the People's Education Press.

Once a system comparable to the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir Technique emerges, the possibility of the collapse of the Human Education System across all realms will inevitably arise.

This risk is not worth taking. Although we know that Yin Ziyu will not go to the point of mutual destruction, we cannot force Yin Ziyu to take that step.

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu neither confirmed nor denied it, but asked, "In any case, it was you who made the move this time. I wonder how sincere you are?"

Xuandu pondered for a moment: "Fellow Daoist, you may choose one of the Human Sect's spiritual treasures!"

Yin Ziyu was taken aback: "Oh, spiritual treasures? I wonder what kinds there are?"

Grand Master Xuandu took out several spiritual treasures, including the Purple-Gold Gourd, the Banana Leaf Fan, the Tushita Purple Flame, the Nameless Heavenly Book, the Five-Light Box, the Flying Cloud Mace, the Sumeru Pot, and the Dragon-Phoenix Qin, among other top-grade innate spiritual treasures!

Yin Ziyu said, "These are all top-grade innate spiritual treasures! Fellow Daoist, it seems your sincerity is insufficient!"

Upon hearing this, Xuandu asked, "Does Fellow Daoist desire a top-grade innate spiritual treasure? This treasure is a sect leader-level spiritual treasure; how can it be taken out so casually!"

After looking at it, Yin Ziyu said, "Give me both of these banana leaf fans. Besides, even the Goddess Nuwa expended her life essence this time, and now all our efforts have failed. Fellow Daoist's sincerity is still insufficient. If I'm not mistaken, this is far from Fellow Daoist's bottom line!"

Yin Ziyu believed that since Xuan Du had come, he still had many bottom lines in his heart, and like a price reduction, he was far from reaching them.

However, they first took out some magical treasures to lock in the price during the negotiation.

Xuan Du pondered for a moment after hearing this: "Two? That's fine! But fellow Daoist, don't go too far!"

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu smiled faintly and said, "It's not excessive. I believe it's far from your bottom line. Besides, to eliminate the crisis of the Human Sect's lineage for this little bit, isn't that too cheap?"

Xuan Du frowned. This Shang Dynasty high priest was more troublesome than he had imagined. Such a person was too cunning and not easy to deal with in future encounters. He had to be extremely careful!
However, Xuandu now understood that anything could be discussed with someone who was too calculating, and that the desire for revenge that Qiongxiao and Bixiao possessed would never appear in such a person.

Xuandu understood that such a person's strategies were too far-reaching, and his thoughts were too far-reaching, which was somewhat similar to the mentality of a sage. If one looks far ahead, one will inevitably regard all things as straw dogs. Although the person in front of him would definitely not have the mentality of a sage, he would be moving in that direction.

Destruction and revenge are definitely not what the other side wants.

Even if the other party has great ambitions, these things are too superficial.

Xuandu immediately asked, "What else do you wish to do, fellow Daoist? If it's not too excessive, I will grant your request!"

Yin Ziyu held up three fingers: "The karmic consequences that these three fellow Daoists can bear in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du frowned immediately. The other party was truly ruthless, pushing him to his bottom line in one fell swoop.

What the other party said is also correct. No matter what, if this matter continues to escalate, the cost to the orthodox teachings of the People's Church will definitely not be resolved by these three causes and effects!
After some deliberation, Xuandu said, "Alright! Fellow Daoist, you need not impart this method to us. The people of Southern Xinjiang may continue to cultivate the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir!"

Yin Ziyu nodded after hearing this: "Alright, fellow Daoist, you must swear an oath by the Luo River that you will not cause the Great Merchant Clan to bear the karmic consequences or make offerings to their fortune, then I can also agree not to spread the Dao!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du immediately lost his temper: "Does fellow Daoist intend to scheme against me in the same way he schemed against Ji Chang? Does this Luo Shen intend to settle karma with the Human Sect? Why doesn't fellow Daoist make me make a Heavenly Dao oath?"

Yin Ziyu said calmly, "That's not the case. Fellow Daoist, you're overthinking it. The so-called Oath of the Luo River is just a formality, witnessed by the Goddess of the Luo River. If you break it, I'm not obligated to abide by it either. It's just a simple agreement!"

Xuan Du nodded in agreement: "In that case, I swear by the Luo River that the Great Merchant Clan will not have to bear the karma of the Human Sect or make offerings to the Qi Luck when cultivating the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir!"

Yin Ziyu nodded after hearing this and immediately took the oath of the Luo River as his witness. This was because it concerned the survival of the other party's lineage. Whoever did not abide by it would face a life-or-death battle. Therefore, he was naturally very cautious. The existence of the oath of the Luo River was simply a written record.

Having fulfilled his vow, Xuandu gave Yin Ziyu two banana leaf fans and took his leave.

This scene stunned the gods of the Three Realms. They never expected that Xuandu would admit defeat so readily. It was simply too mysterious. However, everyone understood that from then on, the Human Sect and the Chan Sect would no longer have the ability to continue to annihilate the Great Shang.

This ban on cultivation, which was the most ruthless move by the Human Sect, has now become ineffective.

　I'll borrow the multiverse system, but I won't go into too much detail to avoid copyright infringement. I was trying to outline the future yesterday and got a bit long-winded, so I apologize!
　　
　
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