Investiture of the Gods: I am Bigan, the Master of Conspiracy

Chapter 156 Shang Jie's cultivation level soared, and the competition was about to begin!

Yunxiao nodded in agreement: "Yes, this cause and effect should be resolved. We should perfect this method as soon as possible. However, we lack sufficient control over the laws of space and time. What should we do?"

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu laughed and said, "Don't worry, when the time comes, the Heavenly Dao's fortune will decline, and at that time all the supernatural powers can be perfected!"

At this time, the laws of the Great Dao in the primordial world were not yet perfect.

Hongjun merged with the Dao using the Jade Disc of Creation, and only then did the Great Dao Laws come into existence within the Heavenly Dao. However, Hongjun's Jade Disc of Creation was broken, incomplete, and even less than one-third complete. Thus, the Great Dao Laws within the Heavenly Dao were also less than one-third complete.

What about the remaining rules?
Only the laws contained within a spiritual treasure can complete the system; a top-grade innate spiritual treasure contains a complete Great Dao law.

Therefore, for 99% of the people in the primordial world, there was no opportunity to comprehend other great laws.

The stronger Yin Ziyu's mastery of the laws of these conceptual supernatural powers from the outer heavens, the more powerful they become.

Time flies, and thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye. The Ullambana Festival is just around the corner. Suddenly, the Heavenly Mandate of Literature and Fortune bursts forth like the Yellow River bursting its banks, falling from the heavens and gathering in the sky above Chaoge, which immediately surprised everyone.

Upon seeing this, Yin Ziyu couldn't help but say, "Literary Qi is formless, yet the direction in which all beings turn is the direction of Heaven!"

The Golden Spirit Mother was speechless at first, then after a moment's calculation, she immediately understood the reason: "What is this? I didn't expect the Heart Sect to become the mainstream. Ziyu, you've planned this well! Now the Confucianism and Mohism are suffering defeat after defeat!"

During this time, the Holy Mother Jinling was focused on comprehending supernatural powers and had not paid attention to the affairs of the Three Realms. At this time, the Confucian and Mohist schools were naturally irresistible due to the sweeping spread of the Book of Songs.

The human heart cannot comprehend the profound Tao, but poetry can inspire people to read and recite it.

Yin Ziyu laughed and said, "The Book of Poetry is recited everywhere, making it the best means of spreading the teachings!"

Everyone was amazed by Yin Ziyu's endless stream of schemes.

The Holy Mother Jinling exclaimed, "Ziyu, what a brilliant plan! There's no need to elaborate on the complexities of the Dao; this resonates with the human heart, the poetry strikes directly at the essence of human nature, and the arrangements for the imperial examinations have now reached a point where the nation's fortunes are soaring!"

At this moment, the immense fortune of Chaoge did not fall directly, but was gathering.

As all the people of Chaoge watched, the sky suddenly opened up, and a golden river of fortune, ten thousand feet wide, poured down from the heavens, like the chaotic torrent at the beginning of creation.

The river surface surged with towering golden waves, and the crests of the waves flowed with profound truths. Each rune seemed to contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.

At this moment, everyone exclaimed in surprise. This time, the Heavenly Dao had bestowed its blessings upon literature, and after several rounds of struggle, it had finally been gathered by Yin Ziyu.

Wherever the long river flows, countless auspicious signs appear, all thanks to the immense creation of Heaven. Golden whales and dragons leap out of the river from time to time, and with each swish of their tails, they can stir up huge waves of fortune hundreds of feet high. Amidst the splashing waves, they transform into lifelike phantoms of ancient gods, each performing their own way and looking down upon all living beings.

This time, the plan was finally successfully executed, and a portion of the great fortune of the Heavenly Dao and the Literary Destiny has arrived. This fortune is finally beginning to descend.

"Ziyu, what should we do with this fortune?"

Mi Fei was stunned for a moment, and then she was excited. The members of the Jie Sect were also extremely excited at this moment.

The Jie Sect doesn't actually have much luck these days, which forces them to rely on the luck of the Shang Dynasty to survive.

It's simply unbelievable that such immense fortune has descended upon us.

Looking at this immense fortune, Yin Ziyu immediately said, "Let the fortune be distributed naturally, and suppress a portion of it in the Imperial Ancestral Temple with the Sacred Fire of the Human Race!"

The aura of the golden river of fortune spread out, and wherever it went, mountains and rivers began to grow wildly, withered trees instantly sprouting new buds and blooming into dazzling golden flowers.

This is all due to the power of creation, which has brought immeasurable benefits to all the people of the Great Shang Dynasty.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth converged wildly, forming a huge golden vortex that spun rapidly around the River of Fortune.

Even the distant stars paled in comparison to the golden light, as if they had become mere embellishments to this golden river.

The entire world was enveloped in golden light, as if one were in a golden world constructed from pure fortune. Its majestic aura was enough to make any living being tremble and submit.

In an instant, this immense fortune began to descend, part of which was distributed to the people of Chaoge, and part of which gathered in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Yin Ziyu and Mi Fei were instantly enveloped by this immense fortune.

Just as in the West, when one's fortune reaches its peak and countless people make great progress in their cultivation, immense fortune is instantly bestowed upon them.

This is the divine energy of heaven, a vast fortune forming a pillar of literary brilliance, bathing the entire Chaoge in its boundless celestial energy.

Among them, the biggest beneficiaries are the supernatural powers that have been deduced under Yin Ziyu's concept over the past ten thousand years, all of which have been fully mastered and integrated.

After all, all the supernatural powers of deduction belong to the realm of literature. This time, the Heavenly Dao bestowed down the power of literature, which sparked a hundred schools of thought to contend. Ultimately, the Book of Songs became the most outstanding. Therefore, this immense fortune naturally brought all the great supernatural powers that had been comprehended over the past ten thousand years to their perfect completion.

At the same time, Yin Ziyu was also sitting cross-legged, receiving a great deal of literary energy into his body.

This is a new opportunity for Yin Ziyu. After four integrations of his Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, Yin Ziyu's cultivation level is equivalent to that of the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

This immense flow of celestial energy instantly brought Yin Ziyu his fifth opportunity.

After all, it was Yin Ziyu who planned the imperial examination and the Book of Poetry, so the Heavenly Dao literary energy belonging to Yin Ziyu was even greater, surging into Yin Ziyu's seven orifices in a mighty torrent.

The river of literary fortune cascaded down like a waterfall, and literary energy surged within Yin Ziyu's seven orifices, especially from his brow, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, where crimson-gold Daoist proverbs flowed forth.

Meanwhile, a dazzling light burst forth from Yin Ziyu's seven orifices, shining like stars.

The moment the torrent of literary fortune touched the primordial spirit of the heart, seven brilliant rays of light shot into the sky, resonating with the literary fortune of the heavens.

The immense literary fortune became a new force, beginning to open Yin Ziyu's fifth acupoint.
The moment the fifth aperture was opened, the void trembled violently, countless golden characters fell like raindrops, and the mantra of the heart instantly gathered around him.

At the same time, Yin Ziyu's mind was shaken, and a vast amount of creation surged into his mind like a surging river, causing a tremendous change in his mind.

The mental realm, which was originally still in its infancy, has now begun to expand wildly and perfect its laws due to the blessing of literary fortune!

"boom--!"

An invisible barrier shattered, and Yin Ziyu's mental realm was fully formed, transforming into a real world that manifested outside of Chaoge.

This world, like the Saha world of the Tathagata, has become a world of its own, and is the vessel of Yin Ziyu's Dao!
When the Buddha attained enlightenment, he instantly drew upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to create the Saha world. Yin Ziyu is doing the same thing now.

Here, there is no rotation of the sun and moon; only the flickering of the heart's fire determines day and night. A vast land can be shrunk to the size of a mustard seed, and a single thought can span a thousand years.

This is a world outside the Three Realms and the material world of all realms.

In this realm, one can fly for a hundred years using the Golden Light Technique, only to find that the reflection of oneself is always beneath one's feet. This realization leads to the understanding that the realm of the mind is without distance, and one can reach it with a single thought.

Those who enter the realm of the heart will see everything manifested according to their own nature. The ruthless see seas of blood and mountains of knives, the compassionate see lotus ponds and sweet dew, and the seekers of knowledge see starry rivers and scrolls.

But whatever one sees is essentially a flowing light and shadow woven from silvery-white threads of thought, and it also gathers endless heavenly spiritual energy.

The formation of this world can be considered to be on par with the Saha world of the Tathagata.

This scene instantly shocked the immortals and gods of the Three Realms, who never expected such an incredible turn of events.

At this moment, when Yin Ziyu's fifth aperture was fully opened, the immense fortune and creation formed a vast power, allowing Yin Ziyu's primordial spirit to instantly merge with the Dao he had comprehended.

Yin Ziyu was originally at the perfect level of the Five Elements Law, but his Time Law and Space Law were somewhat lacking. At this moment, Yin Ziyu directly achieved the Great Perfection of the Time Law and Space Law, and his cultivation of the Mind Dao Primordial Spirit also instantly broke through to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Although Yin Ziyu's cultivation came from his physical talent, he had taken it one step at a time, tempering his mind through countless tribulations, and gaining immense fortune, merit, and other assistance, making his foundation very solid.

As for those outside the Hongjun Immortal Dao system, that has nothing to do with it.

Of the three thousand Great Daos, each can prove the Primordial Chaos, so there is no need to distinguish which method to improve cultivation.

The previous cultivation levels were all achieved by directly skipping through the stages of Xuanxian, Jinxian, Taiyi, and Daluo, but this one is slower.

In fact, regardless of the system, the Great Luo Golden Immortal is already the limit.

Before Hongjun attained enlightenment, there were no cultivation methods above the Daluo level. The true breakthrough in the prehistoric world was the method of slaying evil corpses at the Daluo level and above.

Therefore, Yin Ziyu cannot reach the highest level. In the future, he will need to comprehend a way to break through the shackles before he can enter the Hunyuan Golden Immortal cultivation.

While Yin Ziyu's cultivation level seemed to be improving rapidly along the way, it was actually not that fast.

It should be known how much karma Yin Ziyu has touched, and how much fortune and merit he has gained.

This time, Confucius directly became a Great Luo Golden Immortal simply because of his merits. There are many people similar to Confucius, such as the Three Ancestors of the Human Race, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and Cangjie, all of whom achieved Great Luo status by virtue of their merits.

Yin Ziyu, on the other hand, used such a vast amount of power to gather his true self, making his true self incomparably strong and naturally solid.

The realm of the mind is fully formed, just like the Saha world, and anyone who cultivates their mind can enter this realm.

At this moment, the tremendous changes in the entire Shang Dynasty formed a powerful trend, and everyone in the Shang Dynasty made great breakthroughs.

Among them, the two veteran Great Immortals, Guiling Shengmu and Wudang Shengmu, finally severed their corpses and became Quasi-Saints.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Holy Mother Jinling, the leader of the sect, slew the evil corpse and became a mid-stage Quasi-Saint, one of the top supernatural beings in the Three Realms.

This left the entire Three Realms dumbfounded as the four Quasi-Saints of the Jie Sect were also greatly improved, with Qiongxiao, Bixiao, Wuyunxian and others all reaching the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

At this time, the Three Realms were not too surprised by this, because for ten thousand years, the entire Book of Songs had become a sweeping force among all living beings.

It resonated deeply with all beings, which led to this tremendous boost in literary fortune.

When the Shang Dynasty and the Jie Sect made such a leap forward, the entire Three Realms were stunned.

Although the overall strength of the Shangjie Group is far inferior to that of Mahayana Buddhism today.

However, this improvement left everyone in the Three Realms speechless.

Yin Ziyu was also very happy at this moment. His preparations over the years had finally paid off. Although it could not compare with Mahayana Buddhism, it was already capable of putting up a fight in the face of the great eons to come.

Now that Duobao is sharpening his knives, who knows what will happen to the entire Ullambana Festival?

At the same time, the sage naturally made arrangements for Yin Ziyu to spread his teachings through the Book of Songs and sweep across the masses.

After all, so much fortune had been suppressed, preparations had been made long ago, and there were already those who were born to deal with the problems of the Book of Songs.

Faced with the sweeping influx of Yin Ziyu's teachings, the powerful forces of suppression enlightened the Legalists who had reached their zenith, including Han Feizi, who had achieved mastery, and Shang Yang, who governed the country with the Book of Lord Shang, along with countless other figures who emerged in response to the times.

As for Yin Ziyu's use of the literary fortune of the Shang Dynasty to compile the Book of Songs and spread his teachings far and wide, relying on Confucianism to restore the Zhou rites was no longer feasible.

Only by governing all things through Legalism can we succeed.

At this time, a powerful state emerged to the west of Luoyi. Shang Yang stood with his hands behind his back on the city wall, looking down at the people in the city who were busy like ants, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

Suddenly, a child's innocent nursery rhyme drifted from the depths of the streets and alleys: "Guan Guan cry the ospreys, on the islet in the river."

Before the words were finished, they stopped abruptly, followed by a scream of pain from a whip cracking – the patrolling guard's horsewhip had struck the child's mother on the back.

"Give the order."

Shang Yang turned to the county official behind him and spoke in a voice as cold as an ice cave.

"From this day forward, anyone who possesses the Book of Poetry in their home, regardless of rank, shall be considered a rioter. The first offender shall have their right hand severed; a second offender shall be beheaded immediately; and anyone who harbors such a person shall have their entire family punished."

On the banks of the Wei River, there are piles of bamboo slips from the Book of Songs, like small mountains.

Shang Yang, holding a torch, slowly walked through the crowd, throwing the torch onto the bamboo slips of each person he passed.

"You use cruel torture to silence the people?"

Shang Yang sneered, drew his sword from his waist, and with a flash of light, the old man who had been angrily rebuking Shang Yang was instantly decapitated and rolled into the fire, his eyes still filled with unfinished curses.

"Tell the people,"

"From this day forward, you may only read two books: one is the Qin Law, and the other is the Agricultural and Military Ordinances. Those who cultivate the land must know that grain and silk can atone for crimes; those who fight must understand that beheadings can lead to promotions. As for these useless books..."

Shang Yang kicked at the ashes at his feet.

"Hmph, useless poetry and books. Anyone who dares to recite them again will find the Wei River their graveyard."

At this time, the real conflict between the states began, and wars swept across all nations. As fate would have it, countless people were born out of war, and the contention of a hundred schools of thought came to an end, while Legalism began to flourish.

As the law of violence began to sweep across the land, the Xin School, Confucianism, Mohism, Yang School, and Taoism gradually began to show weakness. The Xin School, which had swept across the states, also declined under the intervention of the immense Qi.

"Ziyu, what should we do?"

Yin Ziyu shook his head: "Let's not concern ourselves with this matter anymore. All those who cultivate the mind can freely enter the Mind Realm to cultivate. As for the matter of spreading the Dao, let's put it to rest here. The other side can no longer defeat us through spreading the Dao. The only way is to use great fortune to support violence. If we don't launch the Northern Expedition, this matter cannot be resolved. In any case, this literary fortune has greatly increased the fortune of the Great Shang Dynasty. Everyone's cultivation has greatly improved, and all supernatural powers have reached perfection because of this literary fortune. At the same time, the fortune suppressed by the Heavenly Court has also flowed into the Three Realms in large quantities. All of this is a good thing. This literary fortune is over. The Ullambana Festival is about to begin. Let's prepare for the Ullambana Festival!"

For over ten thousand years, a hundred schools of thought contended. Regardless of the outcome, Yin Ziyu's side emerged victorious. Among them, the Central Dao gained nearly 30% of the literary fortune, Buddhism 20%, Confucianism 10%, Yang family 10%, Mohism 10%, Daoism 10%, and others 10%!
(End of this chapter)