Primordial Era: A member of the Jie Sect, apprenticed to Tongtian

Chapter 30 The cause and effect of the past Investiture of the Gods, my Jie Sect can also settle it at the same time!

Shi Yuan has always been very clear about this.

If he wants to gain a lot of fortune in the Three Realms, and if the Jie Sect wants to rise again, then there is one problem that cannot be avoided no matter what.

Those were the four saints who had dealt with the Jie Sect during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods.

And their followers, the Chan, and the Buddhist sects.

If the Jie Sect were to rise again, they would inevitably become an obstacle.

However, the idea of ​​one person taking on three opponents proved to be highly unlikely.

Even the once-powerful Jie Sect, with the Tongtian Sect Master, the most ruthless among all saints, defeating them with the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

Not to mention the Jie Sect today.

This is a problem that Shi Yuan must solve.

Otherwise, his identity might be exposed later.

The Human Sect, Buddhism, and the Chan Sect joined forces against the half-dead Jie Sect.

Even Shi Yuan felt that it was really difficult.

Unfortunately, Shi Yuan happened to know about Li Dan's affairs.

His conversation with Yunxiao a few days ago gave him a glimpse of a possibility.

During the conversation, he made a surprising discovery.

The disciples of the Jie Sect, even Yunxiao, who was once personally suppressed by Laozi under Qilin Cliff.

They didn't harbor much resentment towards that Taiqing Sage.

Even according to Yunxiao.

When the Sage Taiqing conferred titles upon the gods, he actually exercised great restraint.

Aside from the final battle against the saints, he almost never used supernatural powers or magical treasures.

Throughout the entire Investiture of the Gods war, he did not harm a single disciple of the Jie Sect.

At most, we'll just take their magical artifacts and capture them.

Even though he suppressed Yunxiao under Qilin Cliff in the past, he did not actually intend to kill her.

In the end, it was actually the Primordial Celestial Venerable who took the opportunity to kill Yunxiao.

All of this is enough to show that the relationship between this sage and the Jie Sect was not as irreconcilable as that between the Chan Sect and Buddhism.

In fact, he had visited Biyou Palace not long ago.

After consulting with the Master of Heaven, his reaction corroborated his guess.

"The cause of the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods in the past was mostly due to the struggle between me and Yuanshi for the Dao lineage."

"For this reason, I left Kunlun Mountain, abandoned the name of the Three Pure Ones, and came to the East Sea to establish another Taoist temple."

This is the reply that the Tongtian Sect Leader gave to Shiyuan inside Biyou Palace.

"As for my senior brother Laozi, he initially spoke of the unity of the Three Pure Ones, hoping to ease our conflict."

"Only when the conflict became irreconcilable did he choose to side with Yuanshi."

"Although I hate this, now that I think about it, it was because the Jie Sect was too powerful at the time, and the karma was hard to clear."

The Tongtian Sect Leader sighed in this way.

At the time of the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect was at its peak.

The undisputed number one power in the Three Realms.

At that time, the disciples of the Jie Sect, and even he himself, were indeed extremely arrogant in their conduct.

To put it more bluntly, the Jie Sect acted very domineeringly at the time.

For Lao Tzu, who followed the path of non-action and tranquility.

It's not surprising that he chose Yuanshi Tianzun when given the choice.

Therefore, although the Tongtian Sect Leader was dissatisfied with him, he could understand his choice.

Especially after Shi Yuan appeared, Tongtian Jiaozhu saw hope for the revival of the Jie Sect.

Therefore, he naturally realized that he and his senior brother did not actually have any fundamental conflict.

That's why Shi Yuan came here.

Just as he said, he came to settle the scores between the gods!

The fish drum in his hand is proof that he can fully represent the Jie Sect and the Tongtian Sect Master.

Lao Tzu could naturally understand this meaning.

Therefore, he did not underestimate Shi Yuan because of his age and cultivation level, but instead looked at him calmly.

Clearly, they were waiting for his follow-up.

"Our Grand Master intends to accomplish what Li Dan did; surely that sage of the Chan Sect is unaware of this?"

Shi Yuan said directly.

However, the way they addressed each other had changed.

He went from being a distant "Sage of Taiqing" to being a "Grand Master Uncle".

He knew very well that Li Dan would become a sage among men in the future.

The Taoism he founded has become one of the cornerstones of humankind.

What is this?

This is clearly the way of "the teachings of the Chan sect" that transmits the rites and laws.

Lao Tzu, this is to pass on the teachings of others to the world.

Moreover, it should be understood that the great teachings established by Lao Tzu were based on the education of humankind.

He passed on the teachings to the world, and at the same time, he practiced the way of the sage.

Once his plan succeeds.

Then this Sage Taiqing's path to sainthood will likely take another step forward immediately.

Human fortunes will instantly tilt much towards the Humanist Church.

For the Chan sect, this is an absolutely unacceptable act.

This is the second reason why Shi Yuan was confident that he could make peace with Lao Tzu.

He was certain that the relationship between Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun was not as close as it appeared on the surface.

"Junior Brother Yuanshi truly does not know."

Lao Tzu spoke calmly, without concealing anything.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Yuan had guessed.

He was naturally dissatisfied with Yuanshi Tianzun and the Chan Sect.

Because this saint who transcends emotions is not truly without feelings or desires.

It should be noted that this occurred after the Investiture of the Gods.

The teachings of Chan and others helped establish the Zhou dynasty and its system of rites and laws, and their influence was unparalleled for a time.

Buddhism also benefited from the Investiture of the Gods, converting and accepting many masters to join the Buddhist sect.

But the People's Education Press alone did not gain any benefit.

Of course, the transmission of the People's Education System itself is not thriving.

Lao Tzu only had one disciple, Xuandu, so he didn't need that many resources.

But what truly angered Lao Tzu's Daoist heart was...

However, after the Great Tribulation, he once requested a position among the Four Emperors for his disciple Xuandu—the Great Emperor of the Purple Star of the Central Heaven North Pole.

But Yuanshi Tianzun did not grant his request.

Instead, the position of the Four Emperors was given to Bo Yikao, the elder brother of King Wu of Zhou.

This would make the Zhou Dynasty's fortunes even more prosperous and allow the Chan Sect to gain even greater benefits.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun later apologized to Laozi.

But since then, Lao Tzu has been completely disappointed with Yuanshi Tianzun.

He moved out of Kunlun Mountain, where he had lived for many years, and came to Shouyang Mountain to establish a new Taoist temple.

However, Yuanshi Tianzun believed that the Jie Sect had declined while the Chan Sect was at its peak.

Confident that he had no rivals left, he never tried to mend the relationship.

Therefore, this time, Lao Tzu's plan could not possibly be told to Yuanshi Tianzun at all.

After hearing the other party nod in confirmation, Shi Yuan then asked, "Did Grandmaster Master originally intend to seek assistance from the Buddhist sect?"

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But this time, it was the benevolent incarnation of Laozi, the sage of Taiqing.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Shi Yuan became one of disbelief.

The reason is simple—he genuinely intended to seek help from Buddhism.

Because he knew that his plan might not attract attention from others at the beginning.

But once he officially transmits his teachings to the world, it will inevitably cause changes in the world's fortunes.

Even if Yuanshi Tianzun were a fool, he would definitely be able to sense it.

Even Lao Tzu couldn't cover it up.

At this point, it would be necessary to have the assistance of other sages to deceive Yuanshi Tianzun.

Previously, the Tongtian Sect Leader had imprisoned himself in Biyou Palace.

As for the Goddess Nuwa, she has not been involved in the affairs of the Three Realms since the Great Calamity of the Lich King.

Therefore, his only option was naturally Buddhism.

However, he still had some concerns.

Because if he were to truly cooperate with Buddhism, the price he would have to pay would be enormous.

Moreover, regarding those two saints from the Western Lands who broke away from Taoism and established Buddhism themselves.

Lao Tzu, as a sage of Taoism, was actually quite wary of him.

And that's where he was surprised and even horrified.

Even though he hadn't taken any action yet, Shi Yuan directly pointed out his idea of ​​cooperating with Buddhism.

This was naturally completely incomprehensible to Laozi.

"Junior Brother Tongtian... your cultivation and calculation have actually reached such a level?"

He was filled with indescribable horror.

He felt that his junior brother Tongtian was becoming increasingly mysterious and unpredictable.

Of course, in reality, the situation had nothing to do with the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Shi Yuan's ability to guess the relationship between Lao Tzu and Buddhism is merely a characteristic of a time traveler.

After all, he knew very well that without his intervention...

That Li Dan ultimately left behind the legend of "going west out of Hangu Pass and transforming Taoism into Buddhism".

In addition, several hundred years later, that divinely ordained protector of Buddhism caused a great disturbance in the Tushita Palace.

He could naturally deduce Lao Tzu's original plan.

But at this moment, it seems that Laozi has misunderstood the Tongtian Sect Master's unparalleled methods.

Shi Yuan naturally didn't offer any explanation.

Isn't it only natural for a teacher to take the blame for their student?

Therefore, he directly stated his ultimate goal at this point.

"Our Jie Sect can assist our Grand Master's plan this time."

"The karma of the Investiture of the Gods can also be settled by our Jie Sect!"

His meaning was very clear.

The Grand Sage Taiqing's plan was that the Jie Sect could not only avoid destruction but also keep it a secret from others.

They are even willing to offer help.

The cause and effect of the past investiture of gods can be settled between the two parties.

But correspondingly...

"Master Uncle, you also need to give us some...small reward!"