Chapter 340 The Wind Rises
Chang Hao couldn't help but smile. "Why are you doing this for me? I should be the one who has the feelings." If he doesn't make some preparations, he won't know what to wear, where to stay, or what identity to assume when he integrates into the human world.
“I mean I’ll go with you,” Hongjun wanted to help, but he couldn’t do anything about proving his Dao. “I’ll find a good identity first, and once I’m ready, I’ll take you down to the mortal realm. Once we’re there, there will be people to provide for everything we need.” Everything was ready; there was nothing to prepare.
"You said you'd come with me?" Chang Hao thought he'd misheard. "You can leave Zixiao Palace now?" The great calamity is still brewing, it hasn't erupted yet.
"No, but I can descend as a god." That is, he can send his consciousness into the mortal world, suppress the soul of the person he descends upon, and make them follow his will. Everything will then go according to his wishes.
Hongjun gritted his teeth inwardly. If it weren't for this restriction, how could Yuanshi have returned to Kunlun to live a carefree life?
"A divine intervention? Then you should choose carefully, pick one of high status." Otherwise, Chang Hao was worried that Hongjun would be mistreated.
"Of course." Hongjun would naturally choose carefully. Chang Hao was someone who enjoyed life, and if he didn't choose a good one, he was worried that Chang Hao would suffer.
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The masters left the prehistoric world and have not yet returned. Yu Ding and Jin Ling took the opportunity to go to the Heavenly Court for assessment. However, Jin Ling was chosen by the Queen Mother, while he was politely rejected by her. Feeling sad, he returned to Yuquan Mountain and remained depressed for a long time.
Fortunately, Yu Ding kept his mouth shut. Apart from the recommended Senior Brother Duobao, the examiner Yaochi, and Jin Ling who was taking the exam together, no one else knew about this for the time being, thus saving his shaky face.
As for whether only three people really knew, just looking at Yang Jian's helpless expression, one could tell that Yang Jian had already seen through the matter concerning the jade cauldron.
Yang Jian sighed inwardly. His adoptive father's intentions were good, but unfortunately, his strength did not allow it.
"Father, if I want to enter the Heavenly Court, is there any way?" Yang Jian knew that his father wanted to enter the Heavenly Court because he wanted to plead for him. He thought it would be better for him to find a way to enter the Heavenly Court himself. This was originally his trouble, so how could he trouble his father again and again?
Yang Jian understood that the Heavenly Emperor and the Goddess Nuwa were evenly matched. Even if he had mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to its peak, he was no match for a sage. If he wanted to rescue Yao Ji in this lifetime, he could only resort to appeasement.
“This…” Yu Ding paced back and forth. This solution was not so easy to come up with in a short time. “Give your godfather some time. Your godfather will help you think of a solution.”
"Thank you, godfather." Yang Jian did not place all his hopes on Yu Ding. This was just to divert Yu Ding's attention and prevent him from fighting the Heavenly Court to the death.
Yang Jian dared not stray far from Jade Spring Mountain, so he adopted the alias Erlang and made many friends among the immortals in the vicinity, occasionally managing to glean some news...
Time passed, and Yuanshi Tianzun, who presided over the Investiture of the Gods, finally found the 'chosen one' who could take charge of the Investiture of the Gods list.
"Greetings to the three Heavenly Venerables..." Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao went to Kunlun to become disciples, and now they knelt together in the Jade Void Palace.
"Jiang Ziya..."
"Shen Gongbao..."
"We beg the Heavenly Venerable to have mercy and accept us into your fold," Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao kowtowed in unison.
Yuanshi had already made his vow, so he naturally refused to break it and accept two nominal disciples, which put him in a difficult position.
"This is the chosen one; we can't refuse him." Tongtian quietly reminded Yuanshi. If they didn't accept him, who would take charge of the Investiture of the Gods for his second brother? But between these two, who is the rightful owner?
The great calamity has begun; it is impossible to calculate.
Yuan Shi pursed his lips. No matter how many times he looked at the two of them, he was still unwilling. Chang Hao had raised Yuan Shi's standards, and he was no longer willing to compromise.
He had reluctantly accepted his elder brother's choice, but ended up with the Twelve Golden Immortals. The only decent ones were Huanglong and Nanji, which Yuanshi had long feared.
“Third brother, we are brothers, why distinguish between you and me? Why don’t you accept them?” Yuanshi said with a look of resistance, and pushed the two chosen ones to Tongtian.
With so many disciples of Tongtian, two more won't make a difference. If there's anything to be done, the younger brother will do the work, and Yuanshi won't hesitate to help.
"My master ordered me to oversee the Investiture of the Gods. In your next generation, I will take charge of the Investiture of the Gods. Only in this way can it be fair," Yuanshi said with great seriousness.
In fact, the whole thing about Yuanshi Tianzun taking charge of the Investiture of the Gods is just a facade. Yuanshi Tianzun had already chosen the candidates to be listed. Those second-rate individuals absolutely could not be allowed to enter the Heavenly Court and cause trouble for Chang Hao.
“This…” Tongtian naturally didn’t mind, and turned to look at his elder brother, “Brother, what do you think?” He wondered if his elder brother wanted to choose one.
Laozi didn't even raise his eyes, his whole body remained motionless. "Except for Xuandu and Fuxi, all my disciples have been listed. You two brothers will handle this great calamity. I, as the elder brother, cannot say more."
I'm not stupid. Whatever he says now will be seen as proof of his favoritism should his two brothers ever disagree. I should just keep quiet.
Yuanshi had fourteen disciples residing in Kunlun. Having seen so much, he would naturally be biased to some extent. But Laozi was not stupid; even the outer disciples were disciples of Tongtian.
"Second Brother, since Eldest Brother says so, then I'll accept both of them?" Tongtian rubbed his hands together, waiting, who will teach them?
"Take them in, but since they are chosen ones, don't interfere too much. The master leads you in, but the cultivation is up to you."
Upon hearing this, Tongtian immediately nodded, "I'll listen to my second brother."
"Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao..." Tongtian glanced at Jiang Ziya. This was the first time his Jie Sect had accepted a human, so it was quite a novel experience. "I am the leader of the Jie Sect. Would you two be willing to become my disciples?"
“I am willing. Disciple Shen Gongbao greets Master.” Shen Gongbao was overjoyed. Everyone knew that Yuanshi Tianzun disliked the demon race, Daode Tianzun disliked taking on disciples, and Lingbao Tianzun was capricious. Originally, when he went to Kunlun, he was already mentally prepared to join the Jie Sect.
"Disciple Jiang Ziya greets Master." Jiang Ziya had no idea what was going on. His trip to Kunlun to become a disciple was purely by chance, following Shen Gongbao's footsteps in a daze.
"Get up." Tongtian immediately called out to Duobao. He decided to entrust these two disciples, who might bear the heavy responsibility of being conferred the title of gods, to Duobao's care.
Duobao couldn't smile at all when he saw his master's message. He sat in front of his desk for a while, trying to calm himself down. Only when he was calm did he get up and head to Yuxu Palace.
"Junior brothers, please follow me this way." Following the instructions of his master and second senior uncle, Duobao led Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao to the small scripture pavilion that Duobao had set up in conjunction with Xuandu and Guangchengzi.
Although it was a small library, to Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao, the books inside were vast and countless.
A pale yellow scroll silently merged into the many jade slips, transforming into an inconspicuous jade slip, quietly awaiting its destined owner.
As soon as Jiang Ziya entered the small scripture pavilion, he was captivated by the room full of jade slips and couldn't move an inch.
Shen Gongbao, however, was a clever man. He glanced at the mortal Jiang Ziya and sensed that something was amiss.
"Senior Brother, this is a treasure trove, and it seems inconvenient for me to come here now that I have just entered Kunlun," Shen Gongbao said with a fawning expression.
Jiang Ziya forcefully pulled his gaze away from the jade slip. This senior brother Shen Gongbao clearly knew more than him. He had just entered the Daoist sect, and everything still needed to be done step by step. He couldn't be reckless.
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