"These five people all hope to provoke you with Di Xin's actions today, so that they can use you to begin the Investiture of the Gods. According to their calculations, you should punish Di Xin now, and today you..."
I've made my plan, so naturally I can't let them have their way so easily. I'll make things difficult for them. Therefore, what we need to do now is one word: wait! Wait until they can't wait any longer and then they'll ask you for help.
Then I'll owe you a favor.
"Although this favor isn't enough to allow the demon race to settle in the prehistoric world, there's still Zhunti there. Zhunti set up this scheme, thus creating a karmic connection with you. After the Investiture of the Gods, you can then ask to settle this karmic debt."
As a result, Zhunti had no choice but to agree. Since Jieyin and Zhunti were of the same lineage, the Western Sect wouldn't make things difficult. As for the Three Pure Ones of the East, the Jie Sect would handle things themselves; Tongtian advocated education for all, regardless of social class, and was lenient towards demons.
He is different from Yuanshi and the others, so he probably won't make things difficult for them. Furthermore, Laozi and Yuanshi are of comparable strength to you and me; even if they wanted to make things difficult, they couldn't. This matter will surely succeed.” Xuan Tian slowly revealed the reasoning behind this.
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After listening, Nuwa pondered deeply. After the decisive battle between the Lich and the Demon races, the world shattered. The Dao Ancestor's decision, after consulting with the sages, was to ensure that the Lich and Demon races each had their own destiny, and that neither race was allowed to enter the world and compete with the human race for dominance.
The two have now decided not to compete with the human race for the protagonist's position, so there shouldn't be any major problems. The only trouble is that several saints will try to stop them.
After thinking it over, Nuwa felt a great sense of relief. The problem that had been bothering her for so long was about to be solved, and Nuwa felt that she could finally get some rest.
After receiving Xuan Tian's advice, Nuwa did not rush to summon the three demons to ruin the foundation of the Shang Dynasty. Instead, the two of them talked about their business in Nuwa Palace.
As expected, Nuwa wasn't in a hurry, but the five people—Sanqing, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Tongtian—were extremely anxious. Tongtian was alright, since he couldn't use this opportunity to confer divine titles, so he wasn't worried. But Laozi, Yuanshi, and the others were very anxious.
Zhunti was even more anxious. He had personally taken on this task, and if it failed, when would he ever have such a good opportunity again?
Although he was anxious, he dared not approach Nuwa. After all, it was he who had done it. Although he and Jieyin had concealed the truth from heaven, if the Investiture of the Gods was over and the truth was revealed, and with the guidance of the Dao, Nuwa...
It will be clear by calculation that he was the one who did it, and then things will get complicated.
Laozi and Yuanshi had no idea that this matter had anything to do with Zhunti. They simply believed that Emperor Xin's fate was sealed, and being eager to bestow titles upon the gods, they let the matter slip by without giving it much thought.
What's strange about this?
Three days later, Xuan Tian and Nuwa were still talking in the Nuwa Palace as if nothing had happened. Since the other saints didn't come to ask them for help, they felt at ease, as if they were on vacation. They didn't come looking for them, thus avoiding any trouble.
Laozi and Yuanzi couldn't wait any longer. Three days later, while Xuantian was talking with Nuwa, a flat cane and a jade ruyi suddenly flew to the front of Nuwa's palace and stopped there without doing anything.
It was Laozi and Yuanshi who came to express their opinions, hoping that Nuwa would give an explanation. After the three of them (Laozi, Yuanshi and Nuwa) had a conversation in their minds, Bianguai and Yuruyi flew back on their own.
After the two items flew back, Nuwa angrily said to Xuantian, "These two are too shameless."
Xuan Tian asked curiously, "Why?"
Nuwa then recounted in detail their telepathic conversation to Xuantian. It turned out that Laozi and Yuanshi, impatient, had communicated with Nuwa telepathically, saying that Di Xin's actions had damaged the reputation of a sage.
Pi, being a fellow sage and also a fellow disciple of Nuwa, naturally wanted to seek justice for Nuwa, but he wanted Nuwa to take the lead first.
After hearing this, Xuan Tian couldn't help but admire the two men's shamelessness. "If you two want justice, why don't you just take matters into your own hands? Just send down some divine lightning and kill Di Xin. Do you need Nuwa to start?"
I've never heard of that.
However, both of them achieved their goals, and both gained something. Nuwa was no simple woman; she immediately said that humans were her children, and although they had made mistakes due to insufficient education, their crimes did not warrant death.
They only said to instruct Tongtian Shixiong to order the disciples of the Jie Sect to intensify their teachings, etc. This greatly annoyed Laozi and Yuanshi. After some discussion, they finally reached a conclusion: starting with Nuwa, Laozi and Yuanshi successfully initiated the Investiture of the Gods.
Xuan Tian said, "The matter is accomplished; now we can summon the demon."
Nuwa nodded and summoned Caiyun Tong to fetch the golden gourd from the inner palace, placing it beneath the steps of the palace. She removed the gourd's lid and pointed at it. From within the gourd emerged a beam of white light, as thin as a thread and over four or five zhang tall. The white light...
Above, a banner hung down, its light splitting into five colors, reflecting auspiciously in thousands of strands; it was called the "Demon-Summoning Banner".
Before long, a mournful wind howled, a somber fog blanketed the land, and dark clouds gathered. After several gusts of wind, all the demons of the world arrived at the palace to await the imperial decree. Nuwa, with her discerning eyes, noticed that the Demon Master Kunpeng and a few others had not yet arrived, and coldly snorted...
He ignored the noise and simply instructed Caiyun: "Tell all the demons to retreat; leave only the three demons in Xuanyuan Tomb to wait."
The three demons from Xuanyuan Tomb entered the palace to pay their respects, proclaiming, "May Your Majesty live a long and prosperous life!" These three demons were a thousand-year-old fox spirit, a nine-headed pheasant spirit, and a jade pipa spirit, all prostrating themselves beneath the steps awaiting Nuwa.
Her Majesty's decree.
The goddess Nuwa said to the three demons: "Listen to my secret decree: The Shang dynasty's fate is sealed, and it is destined to lose the world; the phoenix cries on Mount Qi, and a sage ruler has been born in the Western Zhou. Heaven's will is set, and destiny has brought this together. You three demons may conceal your demonic forms."
"You will take refuge in the palace to bewitch the king; awaiting King Wu's conquest of Zhou, you will assist in his success, and must not harm the common people. After the deed is done, you too will attain enlightenment."
After Nuwa finished speaking, Xuantian continued, "You only need to disrupt the destiny of the Shang Dynasty, but if you use this as an excuse to kill living beings, commit evil deeds, and tarnish the reputation of the Goddess, even if the Goddess wishes to protect you, I will..."
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