I start by marrying Yunxiao, who's in a vegetative state; I'm invincible in the primor

Kong Xuan looked at the increasingly profound Daoist aura surrounding the Styx River and fell into deep thought.

"No? You've attained sainthood? How can you attain sainthood?"

Styx: "First do it this way, then do it that way, and then it will gradually come together."

Kong Xuan: "?"

Styx smiled, feeling very fortunate, "Thanks to Principal Qin Shi Huang for selecting these generals."

"If it weren't for the First Emperor's selection of generals, I, Styx, might still be wasting millions of years in the Blood Sea, cultivating 840 million Blood God Children."

"Of course, it's not that the Blood God Child is bad. The Blood Sea will never dry up and the Styx River will never die. It's just that being able to prove one's Dao and become a saint would open up even more boundless possibilities for me."

"This humble Taoist priest desperately desires to become a saint!"

Kong Xuan's expression changed drastically. "Can Principal Qin Shi Huang guide you to sainthood?"

Styx smiled without saying a word, "It's nothing, I'll continue my cultivation."

Kong Xuan walked blankly and absentmindedly along the academy path.

A storm raged within him. "Principal Qin Shi Huang... peerless in his elegance... with unparalleled talent..."

"Not only can he lead humanity out of the encirclement and stand tall in the primordial world, but he can also guide the Styx River to sainthood?"

Kong Xuan is now at the Great Perfection of Quasi-Saint cultivation. The reason he went out to travel in the prehistoric world is to find a way to break through and prove the Dao!

Below even a sage, all are but ants!

Who doesn't want to attain enlightenment and become a saint?

Kong Xuan was no longer calm. "Principal Qin Shi Huang, if you can guide me on the River Styx, can you also guide me?"

Kong Xuan had good eyesight; he could tell that the aura emanating from the Styx River far surpassed that of a Quasi-Saint.

Or to be more precise, he is about to attain enlightenment!

"hiss!"

"No!"

"I'm going to see the First Emperor!"

Kong Xuan straightened his elegant Taoist robes and went to find the First Emperor.

The gatekeeper said, "The First Emperor is not here; he has returned to his ancestral homeland."

Kong Xuan was anxious and could only wait for the First Emperor to return!

Styx encountered another minor obstacle in his quest for enlightenment and also came to seek out the First Emperor.

The First Emperor was not present.

Styx: "Kong Xuan, let's go to the ancestral land of the human race and pay our respects to the First Emperor."

Yuan Feng's son, with his own pride, said, "No, I'll wait for the First Emperor to return."

"Stubborn!"

The Styx shook its head, transformed into a long, blood-red river, and headed towards the ancestral land of the human race.

Several days later, Styx returned, his aura reaching new heights!

Kong Xuan was envious and jealous.

The ancestral home of humankind.

Li Yu sat quietly drinking tea, waiting for Kong Xuan to arrive.

Kong Xuan was extremely agitated. He ate several popsicles in a row. He wanted to go to the ancestral land of the human race, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. "Forget it, I'll wait a bit longer."

Li Yu shook his head, "We still need to work on tempering Kong Xuan's arrogance!"

This wait lasted until the seventh year of Emperor Xin's reign.

News of the rebellion in Beihai reached Chaoge.

Kong Xuan was shocked. "There really's a rebellion in Beihai?"

"Yuan Futong has rebelled!"

Yuan Futong rebelled against the Shang Dynasty and proclaimed himself the King of Beihai!

The calamity energy between heaven and earth surged and continued to surge!

The Shang Dynasty was shaken!

Wen Zhong met with Emperor Xin that very night and said, "Your Majesty, I will immediately lead troops to the North Sea to quell the rebellion. When Your Majesty is in court, you may consult Shang Rong and Bigan on matters of domestic importance, and Huang Feihu on matters of foreign importance."

"If we really can't solve it, we'll go to the academy outside Chaoge City and ask our Uncle-Master, the First Emperor, for help."

Di Xin nodded solemnly, "Grand Tutor, you can rest assured to quell the rebellion. I, the King, will take charge of the court and do my best."

"Excellent!"

Wen Zhong immediately mobilized tens of thousands of troops, preparing to march north.

Li Yu, at the Military Academy, immediately summoned Kong Xuan and Minghe.

"Wen Zhong is about to lead his troops on a northern expedition. Kong Xuan, I have recommended you as the vanguard general to participate in the expedition."

Kong Xuan agreed, "Yes."

Kong Xuan finally saw Principal Shi Huang again and wanted to ask him about the matter of proving the Dao, but with battle imminent, he could only wait until he returned to ask.

Li Yu and Kong Xuan had planned the Battle of Beihai and knew that a sage would intervene.

Li Yu naturally wouldn't let Kong Xuan go alone to deliver it.

"Fellow Daoist Styx, I'll trouble you to join Kong Xuan in battle."

Styx nodded quickly, "Principal, your insight is brilliant! Styx will certainly live up to the First Emperor's expectations!"

Kong Xuan was stunned. 'Minghe…why is he so eager to flatter? He's clearly a near-sage, a veteran of Zixiao Palace! Yet he's willing to act as a pawn?'

"To be a monk, one must have backbone!"

Then Li Yu said again, "Fellow Daoist Styx, by the time you return, you will likely be able to attain sainthood."

Kong Xuan's pupils dilated and contracted. "Is he really going to become a saint?!"

Kong Xuan immediately bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, rest assured! I will certainly assist Wen Zhong well! And quell the rebellion in Beihai as soon as possible!"

"To be a cultivator! To be able to bend and stretch is not shameful! To be able to bend and stretch! That is true power!"

Li Yu smiled calmly, which diminished much of Kong Xuan's arrogance.

Li Yu raised his hand, and the Pure World White Lotus hovered in mid-air, its petals blooming in twelve stages, belonging to the top-grade innate spiritual treasure!

The Pure White Lotus possesses unparalleled defense, impervious to all magic, and can also purify all negative states in the world!

"I'll lend you this for protection, be careful!"

"yes!"

Styx and Kong Xuan looked solemn. The fact that Principal Shi Huang had taken out another top-grade innate spiritual treasure was enough to prove it!

This time, we will surely encounter a sage!

The seventh year of Emperor Xin's reign, the first month.

Wen Zhong led a large army on a northern expedition, with Kong Xuan as the vanguard, leading 30,000 special forces troops ahead.

Minghe served as Wen Zhong's deputy general.

They set off for Beihai in a grand procession.

North of Chentang Pass are Chongcheng and Beihai.

Li Jing, who had been training an army of 200,000, was itching to fight and had already requested orders to quell the rebellion.

Li Yu issued the order, "No! Switch to defense across the board! Gather intelligence! Wait for the Grand Tutor's northern expedition!"

……

Just as Wen Zhong was leading his troops to conquer Beihai.

Shouyang Mountain, Bajing Palace.

Taiqing Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti are discussing matters.

Zhunti chuckled, "It's all thanks to Brother Taiqing that I was able to choose the North Sea."

"The Shang dynasty's fate is sealed; its power is waning, and the North Sea will drain away its last vestige of vitality!"

"Once the Shang dynasty is severely weakened, we can seize the opportunity to incite rebellions throughout the human race! The grand plan will succeed!"

Taiqing Laozi's expression remained calm and composed. "Second brother, the Yin Shang dynasty is in chaos. We can send Jiezi down the mountain to assist a wise ruler."

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun sighed deeply, "Elder brother, you don't know this, but Jiang Ziya's aptitude... is truly hard to describe. After cultivating for several years, he's still only at the Refining Essence into Qi stage..."

Taiqing Laozi understood the unspoken meaning of Yuanshi Tianzun's words, raised his hand and took out a Nine-Turn Golden Pill, "Help Jiezi achieve the Dao."

"Thank you, elder brother."

Taiqing and Yuqing glanced at the two Western Saints again, "It's your turn to act in the West."

Jieyin and Zhunti nodded, "Everything is ready, don't worry."

Yuanshi Tianzun returned to Yuxu Palace and summoned Jiang Ziya.

"This is the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, consume it."

A single Nine-Turn Golden Pill can grant an ordinary mortal the power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal in a single day.

Of course, one only possesses magical power, but not the fruits of enlightenment.

Jiang Ziya had also heard of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir's fame and was filled with gratitude. "Disciple...thanks very much, Master."

Jiang Ziya consumed the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, causing his magical power to surge!

Refining essence into qi at its peak, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness!

All the way up to the peak of the Void Refining and Dao Integration stage!

And then... that was it.

Jiang Ziya looked distressed and said weakly, "Master... I most likely ate a fake Nine-Turn Golden Elixir..."

Looking at Yuanshi Tianzun again, his face had turned black with anger. Fake? My elder brother gave it to me personally, how could it be fake?

"Jiang Ziya! You are the hell of my Chan Sect!"

"I've never seen such a useless cultivator!"

He consumed a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, yet he still failed to achieve immortality?

"Fine, you are not destined for the path of immortality!"

"This is the Investiture of the Gods. A great calamity has begun, and you are destined to face it. It is time for you to take the Investiture of the Gods and leave the mountain."

"Go down the mountain. Once the grand plan of the Chan Sect is completed, I will bestow upon you a divine position, which will be considered a perfect fulfillment of your merits."

Jiang Ziya sighed deeply, 'I'm not destined for immortality... I can only be a deity, a first-rank great god, that'll do.'