Jiang Ziya spent forty years cultivating Taoism under the guidance of Yuanshi Tianzun on Kunlun Mountain. Although limited by his cultivation aptitude, even with the vast resources of Yuxu Palace, he only managed to reach the Heavenly Immortal realm. However, he possessed exceptional talent in other areas, mastering various arts including divination, military strategy, and governance.
Among them, Jiang Ziya was most skilled in divination, and even the Primordial Lord of Heaven called him a genius in the art of divination.
As he muttered to himself, Jiang Ziya actually took out six copper coins.
These six copper coins were not the ordinary copper coins he usually used for fortune telling, but rather one of the initial coins minted by the human race in imitation of the Luobao Coin.
Each copper coin contains a great deal of human merit; it was a parting gift from Guangchengzi to him before he left Kunlun Mountain.
The fact that Jiang Ziya took out these six copper coins shows how much importance he attached to this divination.
But just as he was halfway through the Six Lines divination, the copper coin in his hand suddenly shattered in half, as if it had been split in two by a sharp blade.
The divination was interrupted, and Jiang Ziya spat out a mouthful of blood—a backlash from the failed divination.
This was a situation that Jiang Ziya had never encountered before in his divination career.
Jiang Ziya knew that this was because the object of his calculations far exceeded his ability to calculate.
But since it concerned the Investiture of the Gods, he dared not give up no matter what.
The next moment, an ancient bronze mirror appeared in Jiang Ziya's hand.
This is the Eight Trigrams Compass, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, bestowed upon him by the Primordial Celestial Venerable when he was learning the art of divination from him.
Although the Bagua compass is not a supreme treasure, it possesses the ability to deduce celestial secrets and determine good and bad fortune, making it a sacred tool in the art of divination.
But how could a mere celestial being casually use a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure?
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, a resolute glint flashed in Jiang Ziya's eyes as he directly used his own lifespan to activate the Eight Trigrams Compass.
As his lifespan continued to ebb away, the pointer on the Bagua compass moved, and the next moment, a blurry phantom appeared in the direction the compass pointer was pointing.
Looking at that blurry figure, Jiang Ziya felt a strong sense of familiarity.
Suddenly, turning around, Jiang Ziya was completely stunned:
"How could it be Shen Gongbao?"
"How could it be Shen Gongbao?"
Driven by intense resentment, Jiang Ziya's lifespan surged wildly into the Bagua compass.
The next moment, Shen Gongbao's phantom appeared clearly. To Jiang Ziya's disbelief, he saw the Investiture of the Gods transform into a stream of light and fall safely into Shen Gongbao's hands.
"impossible?"
Seeing the Investiture of the Gods fall into Shen Gongbao's hands without any resistance, Jiang Ziya felt that all his beliefs over the years had collapsed.
This was followed by an extremely strong sense of crisis.
"hehe"
With a bitter laugh, Jiang Ziya, seemingly insane, once again recklessly channeled his lifespan into the Bagua compass.
A moment later, a figure appeared.
This time, it was finally not Shen Gongbao.
However, Jiang Ziya recognized the person who appeared this time; it was none other than King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, whom he had been waiting for for a long time on the banks of the Wei River.
But the next moment, Ji Chang said something that made Jiang Ziya tremble.
"Return to the manor?"
Why go back to the manor?
"According to my previous calculations, shouldn't today be the day King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, invited me to serve in public? Why? Why is this happening?"
"The Way of Heaven has changed! The Way of Heaven has changed!"
The next moment, Jiang Ziya could no longer hold on, and he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
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"Junior Brother Jiang, how are you?"
"Junior Brother Jiang, are you alright?"
"Junior Brother Jiang, why did you suddenly faint?"
In a daze, Jiang Ziya heard shouts.
With difficulty, Jiang Ziya opened his eyes and looked at the people before him. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. After taking in his surroundings, he slowly spoke with a touch of bewilderment:
"How did I end up back at Jade Void Palace?"
Ju Liusun asked with concern:
"I was originally ordered by my master to return the Investiture of the Gods to you, but when I found you, you were unconscious by the Wei River. Seeing that your lifespan was exhausted and you were unconscious, I took you back to the Jade Void Palace. By the way, how did you end up like this?"
A flicker of memory crossed Jiang Ziya's eyes:
"At that time, the Investiture of the Gods suddenly left me. It was a major event for my Chan Sect, so I dared not neglect it. Therefore, I directly used the Bagua compass given by my master to calculate it. I never expected it would develop to this point."
Having said that, Jiang Ziya looked anxiously at Ju Liusun and said:
"Senior Brother Ju Liusun, when I was doing my calculations, I discovered that it was actually Senior Brother Shen Gongbao who obtained the Investiture of the Gods. Do you know how this happened?"
Upon hearing this, Julusun flew into a rage:
"Junior Brother Jiang, are you saying that the culprit who caused your lifespan to be cut off is actually that bastard Shen Gongbao? I never thought that his request to leave the sect would not only make our Chan Sect lose face, but also harm you to this state. He truly deserves to die!"
Ju Liusun's words contained a great deal of information.
Shen Gongbao actually requested to leave the sect?
When did this happen?
Did Master ultimately expel Shen Gongbao from the Chan Sect?
Faced with Jiang Ziya's doubts, Ju Liusun did not hide anything and explained directly:
"Yesterday, the Jade Emperor led all the immortals of the Heavenly Court to visit Master. Unexpectedly, while we were all receiving the Jade Emperor, Shen Gongbao secretly met with Taibai Jinxing Li Changshou and discussed with him the matter of defecting from our Chan Sect and joining the Heavenly Court. Afterwards, he refused to admit it and tried to force Master by requesting to leave the sect."
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