People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 416 Jiang Shang Dies Again and Enters the Underworld; The Investiture of the Gods Has Reached Jiameng Pass!
Kyushu.

After Zhunti personally intervened and took Kong Xuan away, the Three Mountains Pass was no longer an obstacle and was easily breached by the Xiqi army.

Subsequently, Jiang Ziya pressed his advantage, dividing his forces into three routes, heading towards Sishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Qinglong Pass respectively.

For Xiqi and Chanjiao, the intervention of the sage Zhunti, who eliminated the formidable enemy Kong Xuan, greatly boosted their morale.

Furthermore, with no new allies arriving for the time being, the scales of victory began to tip in their favor, and everything seemed to be going smoothly for them.

But Jiang Ziya is different; like Shen Gongbao, he also possesses a unique destiny.

The difference is that Shen Gongbao's luck is a kind of misfortune, which will bring disaster to those around him.

Jiang Ziya's luck is considered to be good, which can bring good fortune to those around him.

But whether it's misfortune or good fortune, there's always a price to pay.

According to the original timeline, Shen Gongbao's eventual fate can be considered a result of a backlash from his bad luck.

Yang Xuan knew this, so he instructed Shen Gongbao to target Lingya Xian, Ma Yuan, and others who were burdened with karma and deserved to die.

For the Jie Sect's destiny and the primordial world, sending these people to the list to settle karmic debts is a great achievement.

Furthermore, thanks to the fact that Jin Guang Shengmu, Qin Wan, Zhao Gongming, and others managed to retain a sliver of life and did not die because of Shen Gongbao,

In the future, he will suffer much less backlash from bad luck. At worst, his merits and demerits will be balanced. If the Shang Dynasty can win, he may even gain a lot of merit.

Jiang Ziya was different; no one would tell him these things.

Whether it was the immortals of the Chan Sect or Yuanshi Tianzun, in their view, the interests of the Chan Sect were higher than Jiang Ziya's personal interests.

Although they seemed to look down on the Jie Sect, the Jie Sect was a sect of saints, so how could they dare to underestimate it?

If sacrificing Jiang Ziya's personal interests could give them a greater chance of winning in the Investiture of the Gods, they would naturally not refuse such a good thing.

As for what will happen to Jiang Ziya, we can make amends after the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

As a sect of saints, do you think they would let Jiang Ziya suffer a loss?
There is no definitive conclusion as to whether Yang Xuan's approach or the Chan Sect's approach was superior or inferior.

This only shows that the two sides have different views.

The Chan sect may be more inclined towards detachment and indifference, and more concerned with absolute benefits.

Yang Xuan, on the other hand, was more humane, with personal feelings involved, and did not want his subordinates' interests to be harmed.

He didn't have that deep a relationship with the Jie Sect, so it was clearly impossible for him to be absolutely impartial.

Therefore, the immortals of the Chan Sect have always made a high use of Jiang Ziya, and the resulting backlash has been increasing day by day.

Jiang Ziya was destined to die seven times and suffer three calamities, and the backlash from his fate intensified.

No matter how much preparation the immortals of the Chan Sect made, Jiang Ziya's death was still inevitable.

this day.

Jiang Ziya died again, and his soul entered the underworld, where he began to experience the unique features of the underworld in the hell of knives.

This time, however, Jiang Ziya's experience lasted much longer than the previous few times. Even if you added up the time of the previous few times, it wouldn't be as long as this one experience.

To give Jiang Ziya a better travel experience, the underworld officials would take him to other hells every few hundred years to experience different hellish features.

More than 10,000 years later, Jiang Ziya was finally brought to the Ghost Palace of Fengdu.

During this period, Daoist Ran Deng, Guang Chengzi, and others from the Chan Sect came to the Gate of Hell one after another, wanting to bring Jiang Ziya back to the mortal world.

However, Ju Liusun had angered Houtu, and the news that Yang Xuan was at odds with the two Chan Sect immortals, Antarctic Immortal and Taiyi Zhenren, had already spread throughout the underworld.

Nowadays, there is an unwritten rule in the Netherworld that immortals from the Western Sect and the Chan Sect are not allowed to enter.

Even when the Vice Leader of the Chan Sect, Daoist Ran Deng, came in person, the underworld deities guarding the Gates of Hell did not allow him to pass, only saying they would relay the message.
As for how long it will take to transmit, they have no way of guaranteeing it. After all, the Netherworld is so dangerous, who can guarantee the time it will take?
Initially, Daoist Ran Deng, Guang Chengzi, and others arrived at the nearest Eastern Ghost Gate, which was the Ghost Gate of Skull Mountain.

They thought Shi Ji was deliberately making things difficult for them, and naturally they were unwilling to give up, so they went to the three gates of hell in the west, south, and north.
The result was the same for everyone: they wouldn't let us in!
In the original timeline, the underworld was an empty shell that was dispensable. Not to mention powerful figures of the Chan Sect like Ran Deng and Guang Chengzi, even Jiang Ziya could come and go at will.

But the Underworld now is different. It's a first-rate power that corresponds to the Heavenly Court, exercises authority on behalf of the Underworld, and governs the cycle of life and death in the primordial world.
Within the underworld, there is the top-tier quasi-saint powerhouse Styx, and another newcomer, Zhen Yuanzi, whose presence has not yet been publicly announced.

No one but a saint can freely enter or leave this underworld!
Moreover, among the underworld spirits guarding the Gate of Hell, there are two great shamans of the Wu clan. The Chan Sect is currently fighting against the Jie Sect, so how could Randeng and the others dare to force their way into the underworld?

After multiple communications, they could only temporarily return to Kyushu, intending to wait another ten thousand years or so before making any further plans.

If the underworld truly refuses to let Jiang Ziya return to the mortal realm, they will have no choice but to seek a pardon from the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

Although it's a bit embarrassing, there's no other way.

Even if their cultivation level allowed them to force their way through the Gates of Hell, the numerous ghosts and gods in the underworld were beyond their ability to deal with, not to mention the Styx Taoist.

If they really force their way into the underworld, they will be breaking the rules of the underworld. Even if Styx, the Quasi-Saint of the Three Corpses, kills them on the spot, it will be their own fault for asking for death.

Fortunately, this trivial matter did not alarm the sage.

After experiencing the unique services of the underworld for over ten thousand years, Jiang Ziya was taken by underworld officials to the Ghost Palace of Fengdu, where he met Yang Xuan.

Only at this moment did Jiang Ziya's numb face gradually regain its luster, his eyes began to moisten, and he knelt down with a thud, his voice choked with emotion.

"Your Majesty, you've finally returned."

Over the past ten thousand years, he has experienced too many of the unique features of the underworld, and he is terrified of it, truly not wanting to stay there for even a moment longer.

But every time he asked to see Yang Xuan, he received only one answer: His Majesty is not in the underworld.

Over the years, he had become somewhat desperate, feeling that Yang Xuan did not want to see him and was unwilling to let him return to the mortal world.

In fact, Jiang Ziya was wronging Yang Xuan.

It was indeed Yang Xuan's order to let Jiang Ziya experience some special services in the underworld, but that was to make subsequent negotiations go more smoothly, not to intentionally target Jiang Ziya.

The reason why Yang Xuan waited more than 10,000 years to meet Jiang Ziya was indeed because he had just returned to the underworld.

After Yang Xuan left Sanshan Pass, he took Qingluan to the Heavenly Court to study the Five-Colored Divine Light Great Divine Power together.

Although Yang Xuan did not understand the Five Elements Dao of the Primordial Chaos, his comprehension was undeniable, and he also had the Enlightenment Source Tea and the Moral Golden Wheel to assist him.
In the end, it only took him a little over three thousand years to gain some understanding of the Five Elements Dao, master more than one-tenth of it, and initially grasp the great supernatural power of the Five-Colored Divine Light.

The reason Yang Xuan didn't return to the underworld for nearly ten thousand years was because of Qingluan. In terms of comprehension, among the billions of beings in the primordial world, there were very few who could rival Yang Xuan.

If Qingluan wants to gain some understanding of the Five Elements Dao and learn the great supernatural power of Five-Colored Divine Light, it won't be such a simple matter.

If Yang Xuan hadn't provided the Enlightenment Source Tea as an aid, and hadn't given Qingluan numerous sermons after she entered the Five-Colored Divine Light realm,

It would take Qingluan at least one or two eons to learn this supernatural power on her own; how could it be possible to do it so quickly?

Just as Qingluan herself said, this supernatural power is really too difficult. If it weren't for her obsession with spiritual fruits that is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, she probably would have given up long ago, given the habits of the Phoenix Clan.

Fortunately, the effects of the Enlightenment Source Tea were strong enough, and Yang Xuan had experience with creating the Five Virtues Profound Technique, the Treasure-Changing Divine Technique, and various incense-based golden body condensation methods.

He was quite experienced in teaching and imparting knowledge, and the allure of a ginseng fruit further enhanced his abilities.

In the end, Qingluan spent more than 10,000 years gaining some understanding of the Five Elements Dao and successfully learned the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Although Qingluan's mastery of the Five-Colored Divine Light is still lacking compared to Yang Xuan, and cannot compare to Kong Xuan, it has at least reached the basics.

The Five-Colored Divine Light was passed down to Qingluan, a member of the Phoenix Clan, which can be considered as fulfilling Kong Xuan's trust and being able to settle the karmic debt of learning the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Moreover, with Qingluan as a vivid example, it will be easier to find more successors of the Five-Colored Divine Light in the Phoenix Clan in the future.

Intervening in the Phoenix Clan's internal affairs and exposing the Western Sect's spies would then have provided a legitimate reason.

So, after Qingluan learned the Five-Colored Divine Light, Yang Xuan handed her a jade talisman and a ginseng fruit, asking her to go to the Undying Volcano and give the jade talisman to the Phoenix Mother.

Within this jade talisman, Yang Xuan provided some suggestions on how to guard against the Western Religion and expose its spies. Yang Xuan was not too worried about the specifics of how to do it.

Although the Phoenix Clan's art style is somewhat unique, they were, after all, one of the protagonists of the world in the past.

They were only asked to be wary of the Western religion and eliminate Western spies, not to attack Mount Sumeru, so how could there be any problems?
The Azure Phoenix tucked the ginseng fruit and jade talisman under the feathers on its belly, then casually took out a spiritual fruit, took a bite, and flew towards the Tiannan Volcano.
Yang Xuan then went to the Xuan Nu Palace and brought out a ginseng fruit, a drop of purple-gold enlightenment liquid, and five drops of purple enlightenment liquid, so that the Nine Heavens Xuan Nu could cultivate well.

As for the method of condensing the golden body of a Great Luo Golden Immortal... let's wait and see...

After doing all this, Yang Xuan returned to the underworld and met Jiang Ziya.

Yang Xuan never expected that Jiang Ziya would be so unlucky, dying just as he was comprehending the Five-Colored Divine Light, and experiencing over ten thousand years of special services in the underworld.

Of course, Yang Xuan would not feel pity for this. His expression was calm, as always, with a faint smile on his lips.

"I didn't expect you to come again. What caused your death this time?"

Jiang Ziya gave a wry smile and wiped his moist eyes.

"This time, I was killed by the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit with the Hunyuan Hammer."

When Jiang Ziya left the underworld for the first time, he was thinking that he never wanted to see Yang Xuan again.

But after dying many times and experiencing more and more of the unique features of the underworld, his state of mind had changed.
Seeing Yang Xuan now is like seeing a savior.

"Fire Spirit?"

Yang Xuan stroked his chin, calculating the time in his mind.

In this light, the process of the Investiture of the Gods has progressed to the point where Jiang Ziya was appointed general at the Golden Terrace, Xiqi turned from defense to offense, and now we have reached the Jiameng Pass.

According to the original timeline, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit descended the mountain to seek revenge because her disciple Hu Lei died at the hands of Princess Longji, and ultimately died at the hands of Guang Chengzi.

The situation is different now. Because of Yang Xuan, the relationship between many righteous gods in Heaven and the Chan Sect is not good.
Haotian held a strong prejudice against the Chan Sect, so how could he possibly allow Longji to assist Xiqi?

As for having Longji marry a mortal, that's even more impossible.

After learning about Fairy Yunhua's situation, Haotian became wary and devoted some of his attention to Longji and the others.

Therefore, Longji was not demoted to the mortal realm, nor was she married to Hong Jin. She is still managing the Peach Garden in Heaven.

But fate is mysterious, and freedom is ultimately limited.

The Holy Mother of Fire was destined to suffer this calamity. Even if her disciple did not die at the hands of Long Ji, he would still die on the battlefield of Kyushu, which led her to enter the world to face this tribulation.

Ultimately, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit encountered Guang Chengzi.

However, Guang Chengzi is no longer known as the "Holy Mother Killer." The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit seized that sliver of hope and did not die at his hands.

Whether it was a coincidence, or because Huo Ling, as one of the first disciples of the Jie Sect to ascend to heaven, accumulated considerable merit, leading to a change in his fate, remains unknown.

Although the Holy Mother of Fire was destined to face this calamity, she also seized that sliver of hope.
Under the Heaven-Turning Seal, the physical body was destroyed, but a wisp of the primordial spirit was able to escape. Although the injury was not light, at least the life was saved, and the primordial spirit was not listed.

However, on the other hand, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit was a direct disciple of Daoist Duobao, and among the three generations of disciples of the Jie Sect, she was the one with the highest comprehension and the best foundation.

Now that he almost died at the hands of Guang Chengzi, a second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, even though his primordial spirit was not listed, his future path of cultivation will be hindered. How could Duobao let this go?

In addition, Wen Zhong, a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother, also died at the hands of a second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect.

With such instances of the strong bullying the weak occurring one after another, it seems the inner disciples of the Jie Sect will no longer be able to tolerate it.

After years of fighting, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect all had some injuries, and their strength was not as good as before.

If Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, and other inner disciples of the Jie Sect were to travel to the Nine Provinces, these immortals of the Chan Sect would surely be in danger of perishing.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were the foundation of the sect. The death of one or two was acceptable, but if more than half of them were killed or injured, the Chan Sect would suffer a severe blow, and the Primordial Heavenly Lord would never sit idly by.

Once Yuanshi Tianzun makes a move, the day when Tongtian Jiaozhu sets up the Zhuxian Sword Formation at Jiepai Pass is probably not far off.

"It seems that the Investiture of the Gods is about to enter its final stage..."

Yang Xuan nodded secretly, understanding the situation.

However, he only had a good relationship with a few disciples of the Jie Sect, and had no real affection for the sect.

He didn't really care how the battle ultimately ended.

What he truly cared about was that if the Tongtian Sect Leader set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, it would mean that the Investiture of the Gods calamity had bypassed the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.
Then Bixiao would have survived this calamity and wouldn't have died tragically at the hands of the sage.

After learning about the Investiture of the Gods, Yang Xuan once again used the method of slowly boiling a frog in water to ask Jiang Ziya for some seemingly insignificant toll money, and then sent someone to send him back to the mortal world.

Yang Xuan, carrying a ginseng fruit, found Bi Xiao; he didn't want anything unexpected to happen at this critical juncture...

(End of this chapter)