"Qingxu Moral True Lord, Julusun, tell me, what exactly is the purpose of your actions? How did Junior Brother Shen Gongbao offend you? He has already left Yuxu Palace, why are you still sending people to hunt him down?"

Looking at the Pure Void Moral True Lord and Ju Liusun in front of him, the Boundless Immortal Elder felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

When he first learned that they had sent people to hunt down Shen Gongbao, he thought there had been some misunderstanding.

After repeated questioning, he finally confirmed that it was all true.

"But he's your junior brother!"

The Boundless Immortal shook his head slightly, his eyes filled with disappointment.

Ju Liusun shook his head:

“Junior brother? Senior brother, Shen Gongbao is no longer our junior brother.”

The Pure Void Moral True Lord also echoed this sentiment:

"Yes, senior brother, Shen Gongbao has long been expelled from the Chan Sect by our master. You should accept this fact."

The Boundless Immortal frowned:

"Even so, considering our years of camaraderie, you shouldn't be hunting him down!"

"Fellow disciples? Senior brother, what fellow disciples do we have with him? He's just a creature with fur and horns. If it weren't for Master's considerations for the Investiture of the Gods, would we have accepted him into our Chan Sect?"

Ju Liusun curled his lip:

"Now that things have come to this, don't even think about trying to salvage the situation!"

The Pure Void Moral True Lord also joined in the persuasion:

"Yes, senior brother, we are doing this entirely for the sake of our entire Chan Sect."

"For the sake of the entire Chan Sect?"

Seeing the disbelieving look on Wuliang Immortal's face, Qingxu Moral True Lord continued to explain:

"Senior Brother, is it true that the one person destined to be appointed as the Investiture of the Gods has changed from Jiang Ziya to two people, Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao?"

The Boundless Immortal nodded.

After deducing Jiang Ziya's identity as the one destined to bestow titles upon the gods, even Yuanshi Tianzun thought that Shen Gongbao's identity as the one destined to bestow titles upon the gods was a mistake on his part.

It wasn't until Shen Gongbao revealed his methods of controlling the Investiture of the Gods that everyone realized that from the very beginning, the chosen ones to bestow the titles of gods in this great calamity were Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya.

Seeing that the Boundless Immortal Elder nodded, the Pure Void Moral True Lord continued:

"So, does Senior Brother think that the main reason why our Chan Sect's fortune is declining and the Investiture of the Gods is being hindered is that Shen Gongbao was expelled from our Chan Sect?"

Although thinking this was somewhat disrespectful to his master, Wuliang Xianweng still nodded emphatically at this moment.

That's what he thought, and everything he did during this time was ultimately aimed at getting Shen Gongbao back to Yuxu Palace.

The Pure Void Moral True Lord couldn't help but sneer:

"Does Senior Brother think Shen Gongbao still has a chance to return to Yuxu Palace?"

The Immortal Elder's face was resolute:

“That’s certainly possible. As long as we can find Shen Gongbao, he will definitely be willing to return to Yuxu Palace. As for Master, I will find a way to persuade him to retract his order.”

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun shook his head:

"Senior Brother, it's impossible. First, since Shen Gongbao has requested to leave the sect, he won't come back. Second, since Master has already given the order, he won't easily take it back. You should give up!"

Upon hearing this, the Boundless Immortal became immediately excited:

“Junior Brother Qingxu Daode, you don’t understand Junior Brother Shen Gongbao. He said that his greatest pride in this life was joining my Chan Sect. As long as he can come back, he will definitely return without hesitation!”

The Pure Void Moral True Lord shook his head, his tone calm:

"But now, his greatest pride no longer wants him!"

After a long silence, it was Julusun who broke the silence:

"Senior Brother, I also agree with Senior Brother Qingxu Daode's suggestion. Shen Gongbao has no chance of returning to our Chan Sect. None of us fellow disciples in the Chan Sect want him to come back. Now that you think Shen Gongbao's departure is the cause of unrest in our Chan Sect, then let's kill Shen Gongbao."

"you?"

The Boundless Immortal looked at the two, Pure Void Moral True Lord and the other, for a long time before finally uttering another sentence:

“I absolutely will not allow you to do such a thing. Now, you all come with me to find Junior Brother Shen Gongbao right now. We cannot let anything happen to him.”

...

Inside the Jade Void Palace

Looking at the Pure Void Moral True Lord and Ju Liusun being dragged out of Kunlun Mountain by the Boundless Immortal Elder on the screen, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable's expression was solemn.

Should we stop it?

Six copper coins appeared in his hand, a surge of spiritual energy flowed into them, and then the Primordial Celestial Venerable gently tossed them into the air.

One spell after another was cast from the hands of the Primordial Celestial Venerable into the copper coins in the air.

The next moment, six copper coins fell to the ground.

Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

All six copper coins that fell to the ground were neatly broken into two halves.

"It's like this again?"

"Why do all investigations into information related to Shen Gongbao yield the same results?"

At this moment, Yuanshi Tianzun's face was deathly pale, looking extremely grim.

However, he still took out another magical bronze mirror.

This bronze mirror magic weapon was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that he obtained in his early years. In the art of divination, spiritual treasures of this level are already considered top-tier.

He didn't use this magical treasure directly before because divination is about finding out destiny. Even the highest-level magical treasure can only increase the chances of finding out. If it fails, it will still be destroyed.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less about anything else.

Ever since learning that Shen Gongbao was also destined to be a god, Yuanshi Tianzun began to constantly deduce Shen Gongbao's situation, hoping to find a clue to destiny from it.

But every time his deductions came close to Shen Gongbao, his deductions would instantly fail.

At this moment, various types of divination treasures, such as bronze mirrors, tortoise shells, and copper coins, were scattered on the ground beside Yuanshi Tianzun.

These are all the products of his repeated failed deductions over this period of time.

But Yuanshi Tianzun knew he couldn't stop.

The Investiture of the Gods was a matter of fate for the entire Chan Sect, and he absolutely could not allow any variables that were not within his expectations to exist.

The gaze of the Primordial Celestial Venerable was resolute:

"Shen Gongbao, will the Investiture of the Gods be changed because of your existence?"

"What role did you play in all of this?"

"No matter what, I must find out the secret behind this!"

...

Every action of a sage affects the workings of heaven and earth, let alone the Primordial Celestial Venerable who so recklessly manipulates the secrets of heaven.

As the Primordial Celestial Venerable continued his calculations, within the Eight Trigrams Palace, the Supreme Lord Laozi frowned slightly:

"What's going on with Yuanshi? Doesn't he know that once the great calamity begins, all methods of deduction become unclear? Forcing deductions like this will only backfire."

Having said that, he gently put down the banana leaf fan in his hand.

Golden Turtle Island in the East China Sea

The Tongtian Sect Leader put down the Qingping Sword in his hand, glanced with some worry in the direction of Kunlun Mountain, and then said to the Wudang Holy Mother beside him:

"It seems there's been some trouble with your Master Yuanshi. I'll be right back. Also, the Investiture of the Gods war has begun. Please inform all the disciples of our sect who are still outside the island and tell them to return as soon as possible."