Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 138 Jiang Ziya's Choice!

Yang Jian's life can indeed be described as a tragedy, a fact that was destined from the moment he was born.

Who would have thought that her gentle and kind mother was actually the sister of the Jade Emperor Haotian, while her father was just a mortal.

Who is the Jade Emperor Haotian? Yang Jian didn't know before, but after becoming a disciple of Yu Ding Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, he learned.

That is the ruler of the Heavenly Court. Although the Heavenly Court is not well-known in the prehistoric world now, it is the nominal ruler of the prehistoric world.

If that were all, it would be fine, but the Jade Emperor Haotian was not only a quasi-saint level expert, but he was also once a servant of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun! He is the teacher of all saints. No matter how arrogant Yang Jian is, he knows that Dao Ancestor will always be someone he looks up to.

But Yang Jian was still resentful, because the Jade Emperor Haotian had killed his father and elder brother and suppressed his mother.

Only Yang Jian and his sister Yang Chan were fortunate enough to encounter Jade Cauldron Immortal, which allowed them to escape from the clutches of the Heavenly Court's powerful figures.

During his years of cultivation under the tutelage of Master Yuding, hatred clung to him like a malignant tumor, deeply etched in his heart, a hatred he dared not forget for even a day.

Now that he had finally succeeded in his cultivation, Yang Jian was eager to rescue his mother first and then seek revenge against the Jade Emperor Haotian.

However, his master, Master Yuding, said that he was destined to be one of the main characters of the Investiture of the Gods calamity, and he could only achieve perfect merit after the calamity ended.

If he were to recklessly try to save his mother before the end of the great calamity, it would only make things worse.

Regardless, Master Yu Ding was not only Yang Jian's master, but also saved his and his sister's lives, so Yang Jian had no choice but to obey his master's orders.

Following the instructions of Master Yuding, Yang Jian went down the mountain and headed towards the human race, intending to find his uncle, Jiang Ziya.

According to his master, Master Yu Ding, his uncle Jiang Ziya was destined to be the one to bestow divine titles on behalf of Heaven.

Once you find your martial uncle Jiang Ziya and follow him around, you will naturally be able to complete the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

As for where his uncle Jiang Ziya is now, according to Yu Ding Zhenren, he should be in Chaoge City at this time.

The Jade Cauldron Immortal was right. At this time, Jiang Ziya was indeed in Chaoge City, and had gloriously become a civil servant.

Initially, Jiang Ziya, based on his observations and experiences in Chaoge City, believed that the current emperor was a sage ruler incarnate, and thus decided to assist him.

It was at this time that Jiang Ziya heard that there was a Hall for Recruiting Talents in Chaoge City, which was specially set up by the Emperor, so he went to try his luck.

The Hall of Recruitment established by the Human Emperor does not judge heroes based on their cultivation level; anyone with a special skill can be accepted by the Hall of Recruitment.

For Jiang Heng, governing such a vast human race has nothing to do with the level of cultivation; what matters is his ability to govern a country.

On the contrary, many geniuses who devote themselves to cultivation are completely ignorant of any policies for governing a country.

Therefore, in the Shang Dynasty, apart from the generals who commanded the army, many of the civil officials were actually human beings with shallow cultivation.

Although Jiang Ziya's own cultivation was not particularly impressive, he possessed exceptional literary and military talents and was truly capable of governing the country and bringing peace to the world.

For this reason, Jiang Ziya not only passed the examination of the Hall of Recruitment smoothly, but was also specially recommended by the Hall of Recruitment and had the opportunity to meet the Emperor.

Actually, when Jiang Heng saw Jiang Ziya, he was a little confused and thought that the Chan Sect was plotting something again.

Jiang Heng almost thought that the struggle between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods was going to turn into a factional struggle within the Shang Dynasty.

However, after spending some time with Jiang Ziya, Jiang Heng discovered that this was not the case at all; it was Jiang Ziya who had gone astray.

In the original historical trajectory, Jiang Ziya assisted the emerging Zhou Dynasty because he saw the corruption of the Shang Dynasty and the incompetence and cruelty of King Zhou.

But now, who among the human race doesn't know that the Holy Emperor is currently on the throne, and the Great Shang Dynasty shows no signs of its impending doom?

It was only natural for Jiang Ziya to choose to come to the Shang Dynasty to assist the current emperor; why would he go to such lengths to find some Marquis of Xibo?

However, wouldn't this throw the entire Investiture of the Gods into chaos? Jiang Heng really didn't know how the script of Heaven's will continue to play out.

"Perhaps, in the eyes of Heaven, whether the Great Zhou Dynasty replaces the Great Shang Dynasty or the Great Shang Dynasty continues to prosper is utterly irrelevant to the human race?"

Suddenly, an idea popped into Jiang Heng's mind. Only then did he realize that the fundamental nature of the Heavenly Dao had never been the dynastic changes of the human race.

From the very beginning, the purpose of the Investiture of the Gods was to suppress the Sage Sect and the human race, so that the Heavenly Court could truly prosper.

Therefore, what Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun need is an epic battle, a battle that can completely solidify the Heavenly Court's position.

"Is the key to the conflict between the disciples of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect, which triggered the Great War of the Five Saints, really that?" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

It must be said that Jiang Heng's guess seems absurd, but upon closer examination, it makes some sense.

"Jiang Ziya, as a disciple of the Chan Sect, if one day the Chan Sect and the human race were to clash, would you side with the human race or with the Chan Sect?"

Under Jiang Heng's arrangement, Jiang Ziya had become his personal secretary, spending a significant amount of time by Jiang Heng's side throughout the day.

At this moment, while handling government affairs, Jiang Heng asked Jiang Ziya a difficult question with great interest.

"Your Majesty, the Chan Sect is a lineage of sages, and its followers are all enlightened immortals. How could it possibly clash with the human race?" Jiang Ziya replied.

"Although your cultivation level is not very high, you have still embarked on the path of cultivation. You should know that even so-called enlightened immortals have selfish desires."

Having selfish motives means having desires. As the protagonists of heaven and earth, our human race is now the focus of attention from all sides.

"Especially during the Investiture of the Gods, when the human race controlled the fate of heaven and earth, how can you guarantee that the Chan Sect will not clash with our human race?" Jiang Heng asked.

After listening to Jiang Heng's words, Jiang Ziya carefully considered what he had seen and heard during his cultivation in the Chan Sect.

Soon, sweat appeared on Jiang Ziya's forehead. After thinking about it carefully, Jiang Ziya quickly realized that what Jiang Heng said was not entirely unreasonable.

Even the so-called enlightened immortals have selfish desires and ulterior motives. And as long as selfish desires exist, it is inevitable that they will one day clash with the human race.

Jiang Ziya is both a disciple of the Chan Sect and a member of the human race. If a conflict were to break out between the human race and the Chan Sect, wouldn't he immediately find himself in a dilemma?

"My lifelong wish, Jiang Ziya, is not to become an immortal, but only to bring eternal peace to my human race!"

After thinking for a long time, a resolute expression slowly appeared on Jiang Ziya's face as he looked firmly at Jiang Heng and said.

Faced with this dilemma, Jiang Ziya finally made a choice. He was indeed a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, but first and foremost, he was a human.

"Good! Our human race should always put itself first. Even when facing a sage, our human race has never bowed its head!" Jiang Heng said approvingly.

Jiang Heng could easily tell that, at least when he said those words just now, Jiang Ziya was absolutely sincere.

Since the Lich Wars, in addition to striving to improve the strength of the human race, Jiang Heng has also been constantly building up the human race's own beliefs.

It is an indomitable belief that even if the world turns upside down, even when facing sages, the human race can still stand proudly on the primordial land.

Jiang Heng had thought that after countless years, most of the human race had forgotten this belief, but in Jiang Ziya, he saw it again.

"If I could, I would still hope that day would never come, after all, he is a sage!" Jiang Ziya sighed.

Yes! That's a saint! Even though the human race is the most powerful, in the eyes of a saint, they are still like ants.

"You underestimate my human race. It's true that everyone below the level of a saint is an ant, but my human race has never been an ant!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

Jiang Ziya looked puzzled. In his understanding, sages were the most powerful beings in the primordial world.

Although the human race is the main protagonist of the prehistoric world, there are also human ancestors such as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who suppress the human race's fortune in the Fire Cloud Cave.

But sages are beings capable of recreating the world. No matter how powerful the human race is, how could they possibly stand against a sage?

Jiang Heng waved his hand, saying that there were some things Jiang Ziya could not possibly know, and Jiang Heng could not tell Jiang Ziya at this time.

"This is the supreme divine medicine of our human race, the True Dragon Immortal Elixir. After you consume it, reaching the Taiyi Profound Immortal realm should not be difficult!"

Jiang Heng took out a divine medicine shaped like a real dragon and handed it to Jiang Ziya. Instantly, a strange fragrance filled the air, making Jiang Ziya feel as if he were floating on air.

This is the complete True Dragon Immortality Elixir. In the world of "Covering the Sky," it can even allow a Great Emperor-level powerhouse to live another life, so its value is immeasurable.

Although Jiang Ziya lacked talent in cultivation, it was still an exceptionally easy task for him to reach the Taiyi Xuanxian realm with the help of the True Dragon Immortal Elixir.

"Such a miraculous medicine, Ziya is unworthy of it!" Jiang Ziya knelt on the ground and refused.

"Consider it as a reward for what you just said. If you want to work hard for the future of humanity, you can't do it without sufficient cultivation!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse any longer, Jiang Ziya put away the True Dragon Immortality Elixir. Then, Jiang Heng directly helped Jiang Ziya refine the True Dragon Immortality Elixir.

With Jiang Heng's current cultivation level, he helped Jiang Ziya perfectly refine the True Dragon Immortality Elixir in just half a day.

Jiang Ziya's cultivation level also jumped directly from before he became an immortal to the Taiyi Xuanxian realm. The speed at which his cultivation improved was so fast that it could be described as progressing by leaps and bounds.

Jiang Ziya was naturally filled with gratitude towards Jiang Heng. Even with his shallow cultivation, he knew how precious the True Dragon Immortal Elixir was.

A scholar will die for one who understands him! This is especially true for someone like Jiang Ziya, who believed in bringing lasting peace to the human race.

From that moment on, Jiang Ziya had no more doubts and was determined to serve Jiang Heng to the death.

Not long after Jiang Ziya returned home, he suddenly heard someone report that his nephew Yang Jian had come to visit.

(End of this chapter)