The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 149 Three Generations of Disciples of the Jie and Chan Sects
"Don't you care at all? In the end, it was your Shang Dynasty that was destroyed by the human race. Don't you have any shame?" Nuwa said irritably.

“Uncle-Master, we’ve reached such a level, why would we care about this?” Di Xin replied with a smile.

Di Xin didn't care about this. After the Investiture of the Gods ended, he was actually freed up. Now he was the Human Emperor. Although he didn't have to deal with court affairs, he was still concerned with the rise and fall of the human race, so he couldn't stay away from the prehistoric world for long.

If the Shang dynasty wins, he will have to work for many more years. Although this time will be just a blink of an eye for him, it will still be a waste of time. Besides, he has not yet given any instructions. Even if he wanted to pass the throne to someone else, there would be no one to take over.

As for Wei Ziqi, I think it's better to just forget about it! The Shang Dynasty would be better off destroyed than destroyed in his hands.

Wei Zi Qi was the eldest son born out of wedlock. After failing to persuade King Zhou, he chose to flee to save his life.

After King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang dynasty, Wei Zi Qi, with his bare chest and face bound, led a sheep on his left and held a bundle of straw on his right, crawling forward on his knees to apologize to King Wu.

King Wu of Zhou was moved by his sincerity, so he released him from his bonds and restored him to the position of minister.

A prince of the former dynasty should have the character to live and die with his country. Even if he abandoned the darkness and embraced the light, he should still have some dignity. He shouldn't have groveled before King Wu of Zhou like that; it was too spineless of him.

This guy is a complete traitor to the Shang Dynasty! A traitor to the Shang Dynasty, and he has no backbone at all.

If a major merchant is handed over to such a person, how good can things be?

It would have been better to be destroyed, although countless people now curse or resent Emperor Xin.

But when Di Xin revealed his identity, everyone fell silent. The way to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune is not only possessed by cultivators. Everyone in the lower levels of the prehistoric world has walked on thin ice. Those who have not gone through this path have long been eaten away, leaving not even bones behind.

Not to mention speaking ill of His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor; putting aside everything else, they would not be able to withstand the divine retribution alone.

Therefore, Di Xin didn't care about this at all.

After hearing this, Goddess Nuwa understood what Emperor Xin meant and said no more.

She originally wanted to help Di Xin, even though Di Xin was of very high status, she couldn't let him take action himself!

It would be beneath him to use his skills to deal with mortals.

Since Di Xin didn't care, she didn't need to interfere.

With nothing else to do, he began to teach his disciples, who were the descendants of Nuwa in the world of immortals and heroes: Zi Xuan, Qing'er, and Zhao Ling'er. After all, they were descendants of Nuwa, and if their cultivation level was too low, it would be a loss of face for him when he went out.

Of course, Zhao Ling'er is a bit special because she is appreciated by Emperor Xin, who specially summoned the Five Elements Spiritual Treasures from the Ziwei Star in the ancient starry sky.

These 3000 Great Dao Divine Powers and Spiritual Treasures, like the Ten Fierce Spiritual Treasures, all possess weapon spirits. Therefore, Zhao Ling'er is essentially protected by five more Saint-level guardians, who are completely obedient to her. Their strength far surpasses that of the original Saints, since they are connected to the Heavenly Dao of the current Primordial World.

With these five protectors, Zhao Ling'er's cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. In just a short time, she had already reached the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and was considered a strong person even within the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

This girl is quite playful. If she cultivates seriously, she might be able to reach the Hunyuan level, which corresponds to the Quasi-Saint realm.

But there was nothing she could do; it was her nature. Nuwa didn't want to erase the girl's nature and make her lose her innocent and lively personality, only knowing how to cultivate. Otherwise, she would become a slave to her cultivation level. Although her cultivation level would increase, she would lose the meaning of cultivation.

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Outside the city of Xiqi, in the military tent of the Shang Dynasty, the third-generation disciples of the Jie Sect also came to lend their support due to Jingwei's summons.

Among the many disciples of the Jie Sect, those seated at the head of the table were Fire Spirit Mother, a disciple of Duobao Daoren, and Jingwei, a disciple of Golden Spirit Mother; the two of them sat together at the head of the table.

After all, their masters were the senior brother and senior sister of the Jie Sect, respectively. As for who was the more respected master, it was really hard to say.

Duobao Daoren's earliest cultivation level was also high rank, but Jinling Shengmu was no weaker than him. Her combat power was even more powerful, having obtained the supreme divine power inherited by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, far exceeding the ranks of the great divine powers in the prehistoric world, and on par with many ancient ancestors.

If the Holy Mother Jinling had not been guided away by the Heavenly Emperor, the situation on the battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods would have been very different!

Furthermore, the two of them are the strongest among everyone.

Therefore, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit and Jingwei sat side by side at the head of the table, and the many disciples of the Jie Sect below had no objections.

"Fellow disciples, the Battle of Conferred Gods has ended, leaving only the war between mortals. Moreover, by order of His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, cultivators are not allowed to attack mortals, unless they are chosen by Heaven or have not yet entered the Immortal Realm."

However, among us, the chosen one's cultivation is not as good as that of the Western Zhou side, so let's all do our best!

Even if we lose, we will still fully display ourselves between heaven and earth, showcasing the prestige and spirit of our Jie Sect. Wen Zhong stood up and addressed the Jie Sect disciples in a loud voice.

Although he learned from Daoist Duobao that Emperor Xin was no ordinary ruler, he could tell from Emperor Xin's actions that this great Shang ruler did not seem to care about the Shang Dynasty.

This was a huge blow to Wen Zhong, who was loyal to the Shang Dynasty. So he decided to fight with all his might, even at the cost of his life, to awaken Emperor Xin's feelings for the Shang Dynasty and perhaps restore the crumbling dynasty to its former glory.

Although he didn't know what the outcome would be, he wanted to give it a try. Even if he failed, he would have a clear conscience and be worthy of the past kings of the Shang Dynasty.

“Junior brother is absolutely right. We must show the glory of the Jie Sect. Even if we perish, we will be reborn after the Investiture of the Gods. So we have nothing to fear.” After all, he was her junior brother, so Jingwei gave him face and praised him.

"That's exactly right." The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit agreed.

The other disciples of the Jie Sect echoed this sentiment. Although their cultivation levels were not high, they had always stayed within the Jie Sect and enjoyed its resources and protection. They had a strong sense of belonging to the Jie Sect, especially as long as it did not harm their own interests.

The idea was that since they wouldn't die anyway, and they could still obtain a divine position after being conferred a godhood, what was there to be afraid of?
Having cultivated for so many years, although there have been battles in ordinary times, I have experienced too few life-or-death battles. Let me use this Investiture of the Gods as a test of my skills.

Once everyone agreed, they began to discuss who would go into battle, and they had to prioritize them.

We can't just send Jingwei and Jinling Shengmu into battle directly, that would be too unseemly, leaving us with no backup plan.

Powerful cultivators usually appear last, as this is their trump card. They can't just use their trump card as soon as they enter the arena, otherwise how can they fight the rest of the way?
So they began to discuss it in the military tent.

The same applies to the Xiqi camp.

However, they were slightly more relaxed, since their strength was greater than that of the Shang Dynasty's forces. In particular, the three Yang siblings and Princess Longji, although they all qualified to enter the Investiture of the Gods battlefield, did not enter for some reason.

However, their existence cannot be ignored. In the current prehistoric world, apart from those powerful beings who have not yet made their move, these four are the most outstanding beings.

Because all the powerful beings who had made their moves had fallen from their previous levels and embarked on the path of rebuilding, these four individuals, apart from using other means (specifically the Ten Fierce Spiritual Treasures), were now able to enter the middle ranks of cultivation in the prehistoric world.

"I'll leave the rest of the battle to you fellow Daoists," Jiang Ziya said with a smile.

Since his master, Daoist Ran Deng, told him about the situation of the Xiqi camp, he felt very relaxed. Although his mortal army was no match for the Shang Dynasty, his chosen people and cultivators were much stronger than the Shang Dynasty in both number and strength.

The primordial world is ultimately a mythical world, and mortals are ultimately ants. Without the advantage of cultivation, no matter how many mortals there are, they are of little use. Therefore, he was very confident of victory.

"Uncle-Master, please rest assured, we will do our utmost to defeat the wounded army as quickly as possible and help King Wu complete his unification of the country," said Jinzha, a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect.

Jinzha is Nezha's elder brother and Li Jing's eldest son. He has become a disciple of Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of the Vast Dharma, and has now achieved considerable success in his cultivation. Although he has not yet reached the Great Luo realm, he is still a top-tier Taiyi Golden Immortal.

However, Li Jing is currently still under the control of the Shang Dynasty, and it is unknown how they will deal with each other when they meet in the future.

Moreover, Taiyi Zhenren's disciple Nezha was also in the Shang Dynasty's camp. After Nezha and Yang Jian learned martial arts and supernatural powers at the Ziwei Palace, they returned to their respective camps.

Nezha didn't go to Xiqi just because he was Taiyi Zhenren's disciple, because that would be too boring. There was only his senior sister Jingwei, who was no match for Xiqi at all. So he went to the Shang camp to prevent the two sides from being too mismatched in strength. Simply put, this guy was just playful.

At the same time, it also brought Ye Tiandi and Ye Fan from the world of Shrouding the Heavens. Although his strength was average, his talent was quite good, and he was able to become stronger quickly.

Nezha believed that with the support of his and his senior sister Jingwei, Ye Fan would be able to quickly advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and become a formidable fighting force.

Because his little brother possessed a special supernatural power that could increase his combat strength tenfold.

He had considered learning it, but unfortunately, for some reason, he couldn't learn the riddles at all, so he simply gave up.

In fact, this is Zhou Chen's limitation, or it can be said to be the limitation of the Heavenly Dao.

This kind of heaven-defying divine power consumes the origin of the Heavenly Dao. The world of Shrouding the Heavens is an incomplete Great Thousand World, and no Heavenly Dao was born there. However, the Primordial World is different from the world of Shrouding the Heavens. It has its own Heavenly Dao, and the current Heavenly Dao is the transformation of Zhou Chen's Great Dao.

To use this supernatural power, one must obtain Zhou Chen's consent. Since Ye Fan came from Shrouding the Heavens, Zhou Chen helped him transform the fake into the real, so he unconsciously marked him with the consent to use this supernatural power.

That's why Ye Fan can use such heaven-defying divine power. Others who want to learn it need Zhou Chen's permission, but how could Zhou Chen agree to something that would deplete his own essence, even though the amount consumed is not much?

However, if everyone in the prehistoric world learned this skill, it would greatly slow down the speed of advancement in the prehistoric world.

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“Uncle-Master, let’s meet the third-generation disciples of the Jie Sect tomorrow when the two sides clash!” Lei Zhenzi said with a smile.

Lei Zhenzi was the 100th son of Ji Chang. He was later taken in as a disciple by Yun Zhongzi, the reincarnation of Hongyun of the Chan Sect. Then, by chance, he accidentally ate the Chan Sect's spiritual fruit, which changed his body structure. He had wind and thunder wings on his back, a face as blue as indigo, hair as red as cinnabar, upper and lower fangs, and a body that was two zhang long.

He then followed Yun Zhongzi to cultivate Taoism and has now reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. When the Investiture of the Gods began, Yun Zhongzi sent him to Xiqi to participate in the Investiture of the Gods war.

His strength was among the best of the third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

The remaining disciples of the third generation of the Chan Sect echoed this sentiment, as did the disciples of the Western Sect.

Jiang Ziya smiled and stroked his beard from above, his eyes filled with the image of victory, the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, and himself standing on the Investiture Platform, full of pride and triumph.

He only knew that he was the chosen one to be deified, but he had no idea that the meaning of this deification had changed and that he no longer needed to preside over it.

He thought he was in charge of the conferment of gods, and that everyone's divine positions were decided by him or his elders. He even thought about reserving a good divine position for himself so that he could become an immortal and ancestor in the future.

"In that case, thank you all, fellow Daoists and fellow disciples," Jiang Ziya said modestly, but his confident and slightly arrogant expression could not be hidden.

"Uncle-Master, you've overstated!"

"Fellow Taoist, you're welcome."

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Everyone present exchanged polite greetings, but in their hearts they didn't really like this hypocritical and pretentious Jiang Ziya.

The situation was particularly severe for the three Yang siblings and Princess Longji. The three Yang siblings had their predetermined fate altered. As children, they were taken away by Haotian to cultivate in the Heavenly Court. Haotian Yaochi taught them a great deal about how to judge people, and they were able to clearly see Jiang Ziya's pride and his exploitation of them. They showed no respect for the strong, as if it were their due.

The first lesson that Professor Haotian and his classmates learned was the rule that the primordial world had to follow, which could also be called the law of nature. It can be summed up in four words: the strong are respected.

The weak must respect the strong; this is an ironclad rule that everyone must abide by.

Why were Taoist disciples allowed to roam freely in the prehistoric world? Why were disciples of the three religions so revered in the prehistoric world?
Their cultivation level is not high, and they have nothing to do with the principle of the strong being respected. Does this violate the iron law of the prehistoric world?
No, that's not true. The reason why the disciples of the Taoist sect and the disciples of the three religions can do this is because of their masters. Their sects have powerful figures whose strength is unparalleled in the primordial world.

The reason why the people of the prehistoric world treated them with courtesy was out of respect for their teachers and elders, not because of them.

Therefore, these disciples also show necessary respect to those who are also strong, in order to survive in the prehistoric world.

If an ordinary Taoist disciple were to provoke a powerful being from the primordial world and be killed by that being, the Taoist sect would not intervene, because he would be violating the rules.

People like Jiang Ziya cannot last long in the prehistoric world. He might be killed by cultivators at any time, and the sect would not even have an excuse to take revenge. Therefore, the people present were only polite to Jiang Ziya on the surface, but they did not care much about him in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)