"laugh."
Like Lingji Bodhisattva, Hongyun Daoist, and Guangchengzi, Yang Jian's resolve to follow the Dao remained unshaken in the face of his inner demons.
The only thing that made him slightly dazed was the image of Yao Ji, the Third Holy Mother, and Chang'e that appeared within his inner demons.
But Yang Jian knew that this was an illusion and was not troubled by it. He quickly got rid of his inner demons and regained his clarity.
Immediately, Yang Jian took out his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear and directly withstood the Heavenly Tribulation, displaying unparalleled power!
Yang Jian was highly proficient in the "Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques" created by the sages of cultivation.
Without exaggeration, Yang Jian is a top-tier cultivator in every aspect of cultivation, including physical body, spirit, mind, will, magical power, and understanding of laws.
Yang Jian also possesses a wealth of combat experience, making him a true god of war!
Otherwise, why would the Jade Emperor bestow the title of "God of Justice" upon his own nephew?
It's worth noting that many powerful figures were listed on the Investiture of the Gods, such as Yunxiao, Zhao Gongming, and Jinling Shengmu, but none of them received this divine position. —Being a direct descendant of a sage isn't actually that rare.
Of course, other immortals, gods, or even less prominent disciples within the dojos of saints still yearn for top-tier divine positions.
However, the Jade Emperor no longer valued such ordinary positions and preferred to leave them vacant rather than easily bestow titles upon them.
In fact, many of the disciples of the three religions who were not listed on the official list were registered in the Heavenly Court.
But for them, taking up a temporary post as a deity or priest is a way of giving face to the Great Heavenly Venerable.
They do not value the power of the gods.
The one who only practices asceticism is still the system of the carefree immortal path.
This is completely different from the situation of those who made the list.
The latter, the realm of immortality, has already stagnated; the only hope lies in the path of divinity!
But how easy is it to rise to a higher divine position? It's far more difficult than progressing in the path of immortality!
Furthermore, one must guard against the influence of incense offerings to avoid confusion of self-awareness.
This is even more troublesome than the inner demons that one encounters in the path of immortality.
Finally, the upper limit of the Divine Path, including combat power at the same level, is far inferior to that of the Immortal Path.
Given their near-complete backwardness, how could a member of a major sect be willing to abandon the path of immortality and choose the path of divinity?
Unless one is already struggling within the Immortal Path system and finding it difficult to make breakthroughs, one will only turn their attention to the Divine Path system as a last resort.
Clearly, figures like the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, Zhao Gongming, and the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit are not suitable for cultivating immortality.
On the contrary, their aptitude and comprehension are excellent.
Therefore, they often harbored resentment about being listed, which led to a situation where, despite the large number of deities in Heaven, factions were numerous, and many of them did not truly acknowledge the Jade Emperor. They outwardly respected him, but secretly disobeyed him.
There are countless examples like Yang Jian, the "God of Justice," who obeys orders but not decrees.
However, recently, Yang Jian seems to have sided with the Queen Mother of the West.
It's unknown what conditions the Queen Mother of the West promised to win over Yang Jian.
"If Erlang were a weak sage, my lineage... would not say that we would replace the Jade Emperor, but we would have a chance to stand on equal footing with him."
The Queen Mother's beautiful face was full of smiles.
The Jade Emperor is already a Saint. As long as she has not yet reached the Hunyuan realm, she need not even think about the position of the female Great Heavenly Venerable.
Furthermore, she and the Jade Emperor were both attendants of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, working together for over a trillion years, so their relationship was quite good.
The Queen Mother never intended to challenge the Jade Emperor's position.
Regardless, she was personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the Queen Mother of the West, the head of all female immortals in the world...
Leaving aside the female immortals in the outside world, even within the Heavenly Court alone, there are figures like the Golden Spirit Mother and Yunxiao.
A powerful figure like Doumu Yuanjun is independent and even the Jade Emperor has to give her face.
The Jade Emperor, as a Hunyuan, is the strongest being in the Heavenly Court. He can subdue all the male immortals, and even those with powerful backgrounds must maintain respect in his presence.
Furthermore, looking at the entire prehistoric world, the Jade Emperor was one of the top powerful beings.
But the Queen Mother's situation was not so good.
In fact, in a real confrontation, Doumu Yuanjun and Lishan Laomu are no weaker than her!
In this situation, the Queen Mother of the West is truly just an empty title of "the head of female immortals".
Even though Doumu Yuanjun and Lishan Laomu had no intention of coveting the position of the Queen Mother.
But the Queen Mother of the West still felt aggrieved and desperately wanted to become stronger!
However, how difficult is the path to sainthood?
The Queen Mother of the West had no choice but to settle for second best and rack her brains to develop her own faction, hoping to become the number one power in Heaven... In this way, her influence would undoubtedly increase exponentially!
Yang Jian, the God of Justice, is the second most important figure on the Queen Mother's side.
At least, the Queen Mother sensed that Erlang Shen seemed to genuinely respect her, unlike the insincere flattery he showed to others.
This put the Queen Mother of the West at ease.
To be honest, she wasn't confident she could defeat Erlang Shen in a real fight; at best, she could only manage a draw.
"If my faction really gets developed..."
A hint of fervor also flashed in the eyes of the Queen Mother of the West.
At that time, with the favor of fate, and relying on her supreme divine authority, will she have the opportunity to take that step?
Since this matter concerned her reputation and the chance of becoming a saint, the Queen Mother of the West took it very seriously.
If she were to reach the state of Hunyuan... the Queen Mother's situation would definitely undergo a dramatic change!
The title of "Queen of Female Immortals" will be somewhat fitting.
As for female saints such as Nuwa and Houtu... they do not belong to the Heavenly Court, but they do not affect the Queen Mother.
After all, the Queen Mother is not a Great Celestial Venerable; the first level of Hunyuan is enough for her.
Even the Jade Emperor, who is at the first level of Hunyuan, seems somewhat unqualified.
To maintain the status of "Great Celestial Venerable," one must be at least at the second level, right?
Of course, the third level is definitely the best.
"Anyone who dares to stop Erlang's breakthrough will be my enemy!"
The Queen Mother's eyes turned cold, revealing a ruthless and decisive nature, something she, as a weak saint, never lacked.
With her protection, there were also Yuanshi Tianzun and Yun Zhongzi from the Chan Sect...
Erlang Shen should be fine.
Unlike Ketu, who had various powerful enemies reveal themselves and launch an attack.
As for Wutian Buddha, Lingji Bodhisattva, Hongyun Daoist, Guangchengzi, etc., the Queen Mother merely observed from the sidelines, without taking any action to protect or obstruct the path.
"Boom..."
Yang Jian, dressed in a Taoist robe, wielded a sharp three-pointed, double-edged spear, which he used to deflect divine thunder and wind and fire.
His aura continued to rise, increasingly approaching the level of a weak saint.
It is obvious that Yang Jian has a very high chance of surviving this ordeal.
In fact, Yang Jian could have triggered divine punishment many years ago, but he delayed undergoing the tribulation for various reasons.
Yang Jian, seemingly won over by the Queen Mother and sided with her, became her second-in-command.
But his purpose was to use this to change some unreasonable divine laws!
In order not to make the Queen Mother feel too threatened, Yang Jian had to suppress his cultivation to a certain extent.
"Striving for power and profit, as well as fortune and the attainment of the Great Dao, are not my goals."
"The great path lies in personal cultivation, not in relying on external forces."
"All I ask for is change!"
Yang Jian's expression was resolute; he was prepared and could accept any sacrifice, no matter how great.
******
"Bang bang bang".
Cao Ya raised his hand and shattered the heavenly punishment that had been knocked down. The vast ocean of calamity was now half empty.
His "Cosmic Alchemy Classic" has become increasingly perfect, and the terrifying nature of the black hole has also increased dramatically.
As the first person to trigger the calamity, Cao Ya is also the one who will succeed the fastest.
He also discovered that the breakthroughs of the other five people, or the confrontation between experts, did not actually break out into war. The enemies blocking the way and the helpers protecting the way did not fight.
This is completely different from his situation.
There's no way around it, Jidu Xingjun's record is just too formidable.
Furthermore, Ketu Star Lord gives the impression of being a hero of humanity!
This was naturally unacceptable to certain important figures, hence the promotion of Jidu Xingjun.
The Buddha Wutian is involved in the internal strife within Buddhism. Since Mount Ling doesn't intervene, others naturally won't get involved.
Relatively speaking, Bodhisattva Lingji, Taoist Hongyun, and Guangchengzi are not so attention-grabbing, and each of them has strong connections and no major enemies—perhaps they had enemies in the past, but as time has passed, old grudges have been put aside—so their breakthroughs will naturally not be too turbulent.
As long as their own spiritual cultivation reaches the required level, they will be able to overcome the tribulation!
The situation is similar for Yang Jian's side.
While he is indeed of human origin, Yang Jian gives the impression of being more of a prodigy of the Chan Sect.
If anyone were to intervene, Yuanshi Tianzun would not stand idly by.
Furthermore, the relationship between the three religions has become distant. If the Jie Sect doesn't come to obstruct the path, there's almost no chance anyone will try to assassinate Yang Jian.
The Chaos Gods were targeting Ketu Star Lord!
The True Lord of the Pure Source Mystic Path, the God of Justice, and Erlang Shen—Yang Jian—doesn't seem to belong to the human race.
On the contrary, Yang Jian has already sided with the Queen Mother.
Seeing that turmoil was about to break out within the Heavenly Court, the Chaos Gods were more than happy to see it happen, so why would they stand in the way?
However, no outsider knows the Queen Mother's true thoughts or Yang Jian's true plans!
"The difficulty of weakening the sage is indeed unable to stop Jidu Star Lord."
Demon Ancestor Rahu, observing the grand events of the six breakthroughs, expressed great admiration for the performance of Ketu Star Lord.
"It's a pity he's not one of us."
"Who is willing to go and annihilate Lord Ketu?"
Since Demon Ancestor Rahu was protecting the Buddha Wutian and preventing attacks from Mount Ling, he couldn't possibly go and kill Jidu Star Lord.
A weak saint is not worth the Demon Ancestor's intervention.
As a powerful figure at the third level of the Primordial Saint Realm, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou's pride was beyond words.
However, so many Chaos Gods, including Donghuang Taiyi and the Demon Emperor Dijun, were stopped by Jidu Star Lord's protectors. The remaining Chaos Gods, whose stance was not so firm to begin with, were even more unwilling to take action upon seeing this.
They followed the Demon Ancestor to boost his prestige, but it was merely to observe the situation.
If the Demon Ancestor has a chance to overthrow the Dao Ancestor, then I will contribute my efforts. I don't expect much reward; I would be content if I could share a little bit of the destiny of Heaven.
If the Demon Ancestor is still destined to lose... then I will leave on the spot and stay out of it, and will never live or die with the Demon Ancestor!
With such thoughts in mind, these chaotic demons mostly stand aside and rarely intervene.
The resolute demons, such as the Chaos Rabbit and the Chaos Shark, had already engaged in battle with the Three Emperors and their group. Why would they wait until now to be invited by the Demon Ancestor?
"call."
The Demon Ancestor's gaze swept across the room, finding only indifferent faces, and he cursed inwardly.
They're all just opportunists!
However, to deal with the Xuanmen camp of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the help of the demon gods is still needed, and Demon Ancestor Luo Hou is unlikely to turn against him on the spot.
Moreover, forcing them too hastily would cause all these chaotic demons to side with Dao Ancestor Hongjun... That would be unacceptable to Demon Ancestor Luo Hou!
After all, in the new round of conflict between the Dao and the Demonic Sect that he wanted to start, the Demonic Sect had always been at a disadvantage.
The Xuanmen sect, not to mention the Heavenly Court, includes the Three Pure Ones lineage, Mahayana Buddhism, Hinayana Buddhism, as well as Huoyun Cave, the Underworld, and so on. Which one is not a top-tier power?
Even the Demon Ancestor must be treated with utmost caution.
Defeating the Xuanmen and replacing it with the Momen... is by no means an easy task!
The Demon Ancestor would try to win over any power, no matter how small, and would not let it go.
Therefore, the Demon Ancestor looked forward to the ascension of the Buddha Wutian, which would divide the destiny of Buddhism.
They'd love for infighting within Heaven and the Three Pure Ones to fight amongst themselves...
In the first battle between the Dao and the Demon, Rahu was defeated, Hongjun merged with the Heavenly Dao, and the Xuanmen flourished. Many eras have passed since then.
The development of the Xuanmen sect is in full swing, far surpassing that of the Momen sect.
If it weren't for the intervention of so many chaotic demons, Luo Hou, to be honest, wouldn't have had much confidence in defeating Hongjun, who was united with the primordial Heavenly Dao.
His only regret was that the Chaos Divine Tree, the Great God Yangmei, and others had not agreed to join him.
Otherwise, why would Rahu need to fan the flames and wait for a good opportunity?
They launched their attack long ago, besieging Zixiao Palace!
"Demon Ancestor, I am willing to go!" Suddenly, a domineering demon god jumped out and volunteered.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Demon Lion, I wish you every success!"
Rahu laughed and promised generous terms: whoever killed Ketu Star Lord would receive his gifts.
Immediately, the Chaos Lion grinned and said, "We are well aware of the Demon Ancestor's prestige and will not go back on our word."
"Everyone, just watch closely as I slay Lord Ketu!"
"I'm not a weak Primordial Chaos Bull!"
At this time, many of the Chaos Gods showed signs of being tempted.
Who wouldn't be envious of the divine power created by a Saint Realm Level 3 expert?
But after much deliberation, they held back and did not act rashly.
Let the Chaos Lion test the waters.
In any case, the death of Ketu Star Lord was just an appetizer.
There will be plenty of opportunities to kill the experts in the Xuanmen camp and then obtain top-notch skills, or even the fundamental methods of the demonic path, from the Demon Ancestor.
Everyone knew very well that it would not be easy to bring down the Dao Ancestor Hongjun from his pedestal!
It's common for something to last for three or five eras, or even hundreds of billions of years.
Therefore, they are all very patient and not in a hurry at all.
The fact that such heroes survived the great calamity of Pangu creating the world demonstrates their forbearance and their ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Of course, its strength should not be underestimated.
The worst are all weak saints!
"Huh?" Suddenly, a peculiar change in the scene surprised the demon gods, including Demon Ancestor Rahu.
The immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters from all directions, as well as the various Great Luo Immortals, Quasi-Saints, Weak Primordial Immortals, and Saints, all looked astonished.
"The Chaos Black Raven? Is that old man going to get involved too?"
People were stunned. Was the Chaotic Black Raven meant to intercept someone who was breaking through, or...?
"quack."
The harsh, low cry echoed through the starry sky, audible throughout the three realms.
A raven, entirely black, flew across the universe, its wingspan collapsing the fabric of time and space.
This black raven was not large, at most the size of a star, and it did not exude any terrifying aura, appearing as an ordinary creature.
But any monk who saw the black crow looked up in awe.
Chaos Black Raven!
One of the surviving Chaos Gods, he always kept to himself and rarely interacted with others.
He is a giant at the second level of the Primordial Saint Realm!
He's just as good as the legendary Yangmei!
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