Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

After dealing with the younger generation, Zhao Shuang began preparing for the Investiture of the Gods.

He didn't feel any dislike for the younger generation. After all, they were all there on orders from their elders.

They dared not disobey their elders' orders, so they had no choice but to come. Zhao Shuang did not feel any resentment in this situation; he was not that petty.

However, this also made him realize one thing: too many people in the Heavenly Court sensed his weakness and wanted to take advantage of him, trying to seize what he had lost. Although each time he recovered his strength, or even advanced further, he would beat, discipline, or even kill those eager to gain something from him, it seemed some people were still foolish enough to think he wouldn't be ruthless enough to exterminate them all, which is why they dared to send their younger generation to demand benefits from him. While it seemed like he was giving all the benefits to the younger generation, in reality, he was still giving all the benefits to the old fogies. Whether it was the Great Dao, supernatural powers, or profound mysteries, they were all incredibly important to the older generation, especially the profound mysteries.

Therefore, these old immortals would inevitably try every means to obtain as many profound mysteries as possible from him, because he obtained the most profound mysteries at the time, not in terms of quality, but in terms of quantity. It can be said that he plundered far too many profound mysteries using his Great Dao Divine Power. The Great Dao Divine Power can plunder the profound mysteries of others without killing them. Under such circumstances, the profound mysteries he obtained were naturally the most numerous and enjoyable. However, it was precisely for this reason that he became the target of everyone's hatred. If he hadn't already reached the Immortal Slayer realm, and could even have gone further to the Heavenly Venerable realm, he would probably have died without a burial place long ago. In other words, his strength at that time was actually not much weaker than the Heavenly Venerable at the time, and might even have been three points stronger. However, he only wanted the position of Immortal Slayer because the responsibility required to become an Immortal Venerable at that time was far too great. His strength was limited at the time, so he did not choose to become a Heavenly Venerable, but instead gave the position of Heavenly Venerable to the number one person in the Underworld and Heavenly Court at that time.

He could have easily competed for the top spot, but for safety reasons, he didn't, and instead became one of the gods.

Although he is one of the Heavenly Ones, he holds the second-highest position, and no one dares to challenge his authority, otherwise they would have long since met their demise. Given the vast power and profound mysteries he possesses, those old fogies would undoubtedly try every means to kill him, just as they would have done with the Holy Monk. The Holy Monk, at that time, controlled nearly half of the mysteries of time and space; in fact, he could have controlled more than half, but a portion was taken by Zhao Shuang. They thought this would avert the Holy Monk's demise, but ultimately, it didn't change his fate.

It's said that the holy monk deliberately perished, and in fact, that's true. His death was intentional; he wanted to use his life to change something. Now, Zhao Shuang's ninth brother has been sent to the ancient, primordial era, to the time of the creation of heaven and earth. Only then can he grasp true power, become a true god, and possess the ability to fight against the mastermind behind it all. If he doesn't reach the time of the creation of heaven and earth, he might not be able to wield power surpassing that mastermind. Under these circumstances, the holy monk had no choice but to sacrifice his life to carve out a glimmer of hope for future generations.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Zhao Shuang was powerless to do anything about it. Although he could have stopped it if he had tried his best, he ultimately did not. He only seized a portion of the mysteries of time and space, hoping to make the holy monk fail and avoid losing his own life. But unfortunately, even though he ultimately paid with his life, he still accomplished this task.

Zhao Shuang was deeply regretful about this matter, but there was nothing he could do. He had tried his best to stop it, but ultimately failed. Zhao Shuang was very saddened by this, and he chose to enter the cycle of reincarnation, reaching his current state. Of course, this state is already enough, at least for him now. He still needs to go a step further and reach 100% mental strength. It can be said that only by reaching this point can he completely eliminate the mastermind behind the scenes, because the mastermind behind the scenes is too powerful, terrifyingly powerful.

No one else knew about this matter or what his purpose was. Of course, some might have guessed, but they weren't sure. Nevertheless, they chose to use their own methods to stop the mastermind. To be precise, no one would help him, but it could also be said that many people were helping him, just not in the way he wanted. Instead, they chose to fight the mastermind in their own way. This was because anyone who had reached the Heavenly Realm was well aware of the mastermind's existence. However, the mastermind they believed was not the one Zhao Shuang knew. They were merely a pawn used by the mastermind. As for who this pawn was, it was naturally the Heavenly Court. Zhao Shuang had never taken the Heavenly Court, the mastermind, seriously. He hadn't taken it seriously before, and he certainly wouldn't now.

In his eyes, the Heavenly Court was utterly unworthy of being his enemy or his opponent; it was merely a pawn, a pawn manipulated by the mastermind behind the scenes. What right did it have to be his enemy? He had only one enemy: the mastermind behind the scenes. Only by completely eliminating the mastermind could he truly complete his mission and proceed to the next world. He didn't know what the next world would be like, but whatever it was, he believed his strength was more than enough to handle it. After all, he was someone who had obtained the Three Thousand Great Daos. Although he hadn't obtained them all, they were enough to make him incredibly powerful in any world.

Under these circumstances, he naturally didn't need to worry about anyone or anything. He just needed to cultivate diligently until he reached a level that even the mastermind behind the scenes feared; nothing else mattered.

The mastermind behind Zhao Shuang might be able to guess her thoughts, but even if he could, it wouldn't matter, because he couldn't stop her. He didn't dare to show himself yet, as he was still plotting everything in the underworld. He knew what kind of being he was facing, so he had to plan everything perfectly and couldn't afford to make any mistakes. If even the slightest mistake occurred, everything would have to start over, and neither he nor Zhao Shuang would fare well.

This outcome was not what he wanted, and what he wanted to achieve was to obtain everything he had now.

To be precise, he obtained the current Heavenly Realm and Hell Realm, thus reaching a realm that defies description. Just how terrifying this realm is, no one knows. Zhao Shuang only had a vague guess, but no definitive answer.

Because he had never reached that realm either, and he was still one step away from it, but this one step was more difficult than the previous ninety-nine. It could be said that the difficulty of this step far exceeded all the paths he had walked before; otherwise, he wouldn't have reincarnated so many times to take this step. But this step was simply too difficult. Even now, Zhao Shuang didn't think he had complete confidence in taking this final step. Moreover, he felt that there were other paths beyond this final step, but they were completely different paths. How should he walk the path beyond that? That depended on his luck. If he could comprehend it, there would be no problem. If he couldn't comprehend it, he could only go to the next world. Zhao Shuang was also filled with curiosity about the next world; he wanted to know what kind of existence it was.

Just as Zhao Shuang was pondering his next move, the Conferred God Platform officially opened. Therefore, Zhao Shuang had no choice but to go to the Conferred God Platform first to retrieve what he had left behind. The reason he left it there was because of its secrecy. Even if those old guys knew that there were things he had left behind in the Conferred God Platform, they wouldn't dare to easily try to steal them. After all, the Lord of the Temple of Truth was no pushover. There were definitely no more than ten people in the entire Heavenly Court who could compare to him. Under these circumstances, it was simply impossible to make a move against the Lord of the Temple of Truth. Moreover, Zhao Shuang believed that this was only the apparent strength of the Temple of Truth; its hidden strength was undoubtedly far greater. After all, he had passed on the Panwu Great Strength Divine Power to the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth, making the Temple of Truth even more powerful—powerful enough to make any god wary. Even the Heavenly Venerable held a degree of awe towards the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth, not out of fear, but because he wasn't absolutely certain he could do anything to him. The price to pay for killing him was far too high, and he might even be dragged down with him. Under such circumstances, they naturally didn't want to die prematurely, which was one of Zhao Shuang's objectives. Only someone with the temperament of the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth could protect what he had left behind; otherwise, he wouldn't have left it in the Conferred God Platform.

It wasn't all of it, only a portion. If he left everything behind, even offending the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth, those old fogies would join forces to seize it, because those items were far too important to them. Moreover, their combined strength would be difficult even for the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth to resist. Under these circumstances, their desire to act would be even stronger, and the Temple of Truth couldn't stop them. Therefore, Zhao Shuang didn't leave everything on the Conferred God Platform, but rather in various locations in the Heavenly Realm and the Hell Realm. Each location, while not absolutely safe, offered sufficient security. The price to pay for obtaining it would be too high; if he could obtain it under these circumstances, it could only mean the other party had incredible luck. He wouldn't say anything more, but would simply wait until he regained his strength to reclaim it.

This wasn't difficult for Zhao Shuang, and he did it almost every time. Under these circumstances, the other gods didn't care too much, because they knew that this day would come sooner or later.

However, as long as one obtains what he left behind, any god can become more powerful, and in this case, they can also obtain more good things.

So although it was obtained, it can only be considered a temporary loan.

They knew very well that Zhao Shuang would take it back sooner or later.

They were only borrowing it temporarily, because Zhao Shuang wouldn't take anyone's life when he seized it, which is why they were so unconcerned. But even so, the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth would not allow them to obtain the things in the Conferred God Platform.

This touches upon the dignity of the Temple of Truth, and also the agreement made with Zhao Shuang. Of course, if he can't stop it, then there's nothing he can do; there's nothing he can do either.

Zhao Shuang was somewhat helpless about this matter, but he had no other choice. He had left behind so many valuable items, and others could only borrow them because his strength was insufficient to stop them. Once he was strong enough, he would naturally not allow such a thing to happen. Therefore, he needed to retrieve the items he had left behind from the Conferred God Platform of the Temple of Truth. Only then could he feel at ease. He had also promised the Empress that he would give these items to her, hoping that her strength would greatly increase and prevent the destruction of the Kunlun Realm. Of course, the Empress alone was far from enough; the intervention of those old figures was also needed. Although they would only intervene secretly, they would certainly find a way to ensure that the Kunlun Realm would not be easily destroyed.

So Zhao Shuang wasn't actually too worried, but she still had to be. If something went wrong and the Kunlun Realm was destroyed, it would be too late to regret it. So Zhao Shuang would do her best to help.

Because the Kunlun Realm of today is different from the Kunlun Realm of the past; it is now considered part of the Kunlun Realm. Previously, they only had a acquaintance, but now they have a real relationship. Perhaps it was something deliberately left behind by their damned ancestor, Zhang, that compels him to do everything in his power to help the Kunlun Realm and ensure it doesn't suffer too much damage.

Zhao Shuang had no real solution to this matter and could only let it be, doing his best to ensure that the Kunlun Realm wouldn't be significantly affected. (End of Chapter)