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

Chapter 175 Yin Ziyu sees through Hongjun's choice!

"That's right. In any case, the Heavenly Emperor of Destiny must rightfully seize control of this destiny!"

Haotian pondered for a moment after hearing this: "Fellow Daoist, do you have any plans regarding the Heavenly Court?"

Yin Ziyu smiled calmly and said, "Now that the Chan Sect controls the Heavenly Court, we will first plan to destroy the legitimacy of their control over the Heavenly Court during this great calamity!"

Yaochi's beautiful eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly asked, "Oh, how should we plan to do it?"

Yin Ziyu wasn't sure if Tathagata was planning to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace this time, but this matter still needed to be used properly.

Yin Ziyu pointed at the stone monkey in Dongsheng Shenzhou and said, "This stone monkey is the one who will face this great calamity. He has lost his original essence due to the schemes of the West. It seems that we are going to bestow a favor upon the stone monkey. Since that is the case, we can turn the tables on him. After all, the four great emperors are now controlled by the Chan Sect. So we can use this to lure them into chaos, causing the four great emperors of the Heavenly Court and the important places of the Chan Sect to be thrown into disarray. To remove the Chan Sect from the Heavenly Court, we need a crime, and this matter will become the greatest crime of the Chan Sect!"

If the stone monkey were to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the Jade Pool of Heaven?
In reality, it is not a disgrace to the Heavenly Emperor, but a disgrace to the Chan and Renjiao sects.

Since you have already cooperated with the West, then go with the flow, turn the tables, and make the chaos even bigger. They will have no choice but to accept it.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, since you are guilty, how should we proceed?"

Yin Ziyu smiled slightly: "Now that we have a charge, we shall immediately carry out the act of destroying the order of the Chan Sect!"

Yaochi quickly asked, "Please tell me in detail, fellow Daoist!"

Yin Ziyu pondered for a moment, then said, "The order of the Chan Sect is not simply the Heavenly Court and the Four Heavenly Emperors. The Four Heavenly Emperors are the face of the Heavenly Court, but the root of the order is the order of the sect that influences all living beings, which is also the Confucian order. This is the foundation for governing all living beings. If the Heavenly Emperor cannot dismantle this order, then he does not have the foundation to control the Heavenly Court and govern the Three Realms. This can be dismantled by the Journey to the West!"

Upon hearing this, Yaochi immediately said, "In that case, only by completely abolishing this Confucian order can the two of us truly control the Heavenly Court. The vast human race of immortal cultivators certainly cannot accept this new order. The new order can be made by your Dao, in exchange for your help in controlling the Heavenly Court. What do you say?"

Haotian then said, "Having surveyed all the paths in the Three Realms, only your path can replace it!"

Yin Ziyu saw that Yaochi had put forward his conditions. Yin Ziyu also understood that, apart from Confucianism, no other religion in the entire Three Realms had a governing model that could replace Legalism and Confucianism.

However, it is impossible for such a vast mortal to cultivate.

The Three Realms today are less than one ten-thousandth the size of the Primordial Era, so how could so many people possibly cultivate?

If that were to happen, the entire Three Realms would be thrown into chaos; this would truly be defying the heavens.

Without resolving the fundamental issues of the Three Realms, spiritual energy and fortune cannot return to the ancient state.

For sentient beings, when they are unable to cultivate themselves, it is better to let them believe that there are no ghosts or gods in the world.

Of course, returning to the Primordial Era was the goal set by Yin Ziyu and the members of the Jie Sect, but the journey was very long. The problem of spiritual energy was not difficult to solve, but there were other problems.

This chaos contains endless innate spiritual energy, much like oil, which is inexhaustible.

With oil, why worry about not having gasoline?
Regardless of the circumstances, the first thing Yin Ziyu needs to do to achieve his goals is to attain the Primordial Dao. Only by attaining the Primordial Dao can he succeed.

Planning the future order of the Three Realms is also of paramount importance. This time, the cooperation with Haotian Yaochi in this great calamity has been finalized, Haotian Yaochi will truly become the Heavenly Emperor, and Yin Ziyu's Dao will become the order of the Three Realms.

An order, a world!
"In that case, first inquire of the Dao Ancestor's intentions. Remember, when inquiring, do not speak of the Chan Sect's unfounded claims, but rather speak from the perspective of all sentient beings in the Three Realms. If, after presenting your case, the Dao Ancestor offers no clear rebuttal, then discuss the benefits of changing the divine position."

Yin Ziyu explained to the two how to ask the Dao Ancestor about re-establishing the Investiture of the Gods.

The two were slightly taken aback after hearing this, not expecting that this person was so powerful that he even had to plan for the Dao Ancestor's reaction. However, they still kept it in mind and then took their leave!

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Yin Ziyu made a series of agreements with Haotian Yaochi. During this journey to the West, Haotian Yaochi can be considered Yin Ziyu's ally. They plotted to control the Heavenly Court, while Yin Ziyu could obtain righteousness from Haotian.

There's something deeper behind this alliance with Haotian Yaochi.

At the same time, Yin Ziyu's Dao will also become the replacement for Confucianism.

To completely change the order of the Three Realms, we must first start with the foundation of the Chan Sect, which is Confucianism. If we do not dismantle the foundation of Confucianism, then seizing the Heavenly Court will be useless.

The Confucian order is irreplaceable by any other religion; only Yin Ziyu's Way of the Heart can provide a similar alternative.

From the time of the Ming Dynasty on Earth, the School of Mind swept across the world, gradually replacing Confucianism. This is enough to show that it was a completely viable replacement, and that the replacement was not drastic but rather gradual and imperceptible.

If Yin Ziyu's Dao Ping replaces the core of the Chan Sect's order, then Yin Ziyu has fundamentally completed...

Yin Ziyu's basic plan for dealing with Journey to the West and the Stone Monkey is to pave the way for Hunyuan, seize order, and his ultimate goal is to slow down the increase of entropy in the world.

The action plan is to scheme against the will of Heaven and the destiny of the people, using this identity at that time to make a move.

There are some very subtle things involved, and it's impossible to follow them exactly as they appear. After all, the other party isn't stupid, and the current plan is useless.

Yin Ziyu has only formulated a simple strategy, and how to implement it depends on the other party's plans.

Experience it with your heart, understand it with your heart, and then seize the opportunity to achieve great things.

The Ullambana Festival determined the overall situation by taking advantage of the Buddha's urgent need to establish his authority, and by actively presenting the battle formation diagram to sow discord, waiting for the other side to make its move.

Just like in the Investiture of the Gods, Yuanshi Tianzun also made countless arrangements, but he was still completely outmaneuvered by Yin Ziyu.

Of course, this is based on the premise that Yin Ziyu is aware of all these schemes.

However, even if one plans ahead, the other party will eventually see through it. Although sages do not descend to the mortal realm, they can still make plans.

Now that the great calamity has arrived, the opponent is also waiting for Yin Ziyu to make a move, and Yin Ziyu is now responding to each move with a counter-move.

Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. This stone monkey has actually played with wild monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain for three hundred years, and its original essence has been baptized by acquired energy, and now it is less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

Within the Hunyuan Five Elements Formation of Changzhou, the primordial energy of the innate gods and demons condensed into a round bead resembling a chaotic-colored pill.

The bead contained boundless power, a convergence of the essence of innate gods and demons. Yin Ziyu held it in his hand, filled with awe.

"This is the origin of the innate gods and demons. This thing will be like a second life for this stone monkey. Let's keep it for now!" For Yin Ziyu, this origin of the stone monkey is a backup plan that can be returned to the stone monkey at the right time.

No one in the Three Realms would know about this, because Yin Ziyu's scheme was made tens of thousands of years ago, while Subhuti's plan was made a thousand years ago.

Tens of thousands of years ago, Yin Ziyu used the Hunyuan Five Elements Array to sort out the origin of the five elements in the three realms, and even gained some merit for it. No one would have expected that Yin Ziyu was planning this.

After playing for three hundred years, the monkey finally realized that it was time to seek the secret to immortality, so it immediately built a raft and set sail on the rolling East Sea.

However, during the drifting, a strange wind carried the stone monkey directly to the West Sea, but Sun Wukong was completely unaware of all this.

Eager to seek the Dao, the stone monkey finally ascended Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and became a disciple of Patriarch Subhuti. Over several years, Subhuti taught him some of the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, the Somersault Cloud, and other supernatural powers.

And the stone monkey was named Sun Wukong, and nothing much changed.

After all, even though there have been many variables since the Investiture of the Gods, there is still destiny above all, the will of Heaven, and the important people who are destined to be there will still be there.

Whoever the beings of the Three Realms need, they will be there!

After Yin Ziyu returned to Chaoge, all the members of the Jie Sect also arrived.

"Ziyu, the Great Tribulation has now begun. How should we plan for this tribulation?"

The Golden Spirit Mother first inquired about Yin Ziyu's overall perspective and strategic thinking, concluding that Yin Ziyu was indeed the number one person in the Three Realms.

Now that the Great Tribulation has just begun, how to plan for the Great Tribulation and how to deal with the overall situation all require Yin Ziyu's control.

Yin Ziyu looked at everyone and said, "Not long ago, the Heavenly Emperors Haotian and Yaochi came to find me. During this great calamity, we established an alliance with them to strive for a re-establishment of the Investiture of the Gods during this great calamity!"

"Rewrite the Investiture of the Gods!"

Yin Ziyu's words immediately caused everyone in the Jie Sect to gasp in surprise.

"Ziyu, is it possible to revise the Investiture of the Gods?"

Yin Ziyu was unsure whether Hongjun would agree, and Haotian Yaochi was currently on his way to see Hongjun. Yin Ziyu was now waiting for their decision.

However, the original Journey to the West no longer had the cause and effect of the Investiture of the Gods, while the current Journey to the West still carries the huge cause and effect of the Investiture of the Gods.

Therefore, there is still a high possibility of revising the Investiture of the Gods; it all depends on Hongjun's decision.

Yin Ziyu laughed and said, "No matter what, the two Heavenly Emperors of Haotian and Yaochi are both people of the Dao Ancestor. The Dao Ancestor may be able to make them truly become Heavenly Emperors! If the Investiture of the Gods is rewritten, then those who were once appointed as gods may regain their freedom!"

Upon hearing this, the Three Immortals were overjoyed: "Those who were conferred the title of Gods are all loyal to the Jie Sect. If they can regain their freedom, it would be a great blessing. My elder brother can also regain his freedom. Otherwise, how can we let him remain a slave in the Heavenly Court forever!"

The revision of the Investiture of the Gods was also very important to Yin Ziyu.

Emperor Xin, the human emperor, made him a slave in the Heavenly Court, which was a disgrace to Yin Ziyu.

We must bring him back, no matter what.

At this moment, Yin Ziyu did not tell everyone that by using his heart to perceive the Heavenly Dao at the top level, Yin Ziyu could also sense some things.

That is, Haotian Yaochi was Hongjun Tongzi, and the two were the masters of the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court was the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao, but the two of them became a rubber stamp for the Heavenly Court.

If we observe the Heavenly Way from the perspective of the Heavenly Court, does that mean that Hongjun's union with the Dao is also just a rubber stamp of the Heavenly Way?
Here's a key question: Does the sage listen to Hongjun or the Way of Heaven?

In fact, all the beings in the primordial world believed that the Sage was a disciple of Hongjun, but Yin Ziyu had a different opinion.

The sage is a sage of the Heavenly Dao, not a disciple of Hongjun. The sage's position was not given by Hongjun; Hongjun did not have that authority. Rather, the sage was appointed by the Heavenly Dao through Hongjun's words.

The condition that Hongjun agreed to when he attained enlightenment was that he preached the Dao three times before merging with it.

Based on this, if we extrapolate from this point, then Hongjun needed to agree to the Heavenly Dao's request to transmit the Dao three times in order to attain enlightenment. Could this method of transmitting the Dao be used to attain enlightenment?
Since this method is a condition for Hongjun to attain enlightenment, why did Heaven allow Hongjun to transmit this method?

Based on Yin Ziyu's current judgment, the method taught is the Way of Ruthlessness, which ultimately leads to assimilation by the Heavenly Dao. Yin Ziyu's choice to cultivate the Way of Compassion instead of this method is precisely the reason.

Furthermore, Hongjun's condition for attaining enlightenment was to agree to the Heavenly Dao, merge with the Dao using the Jade Tablet of Creation, and never defy the Heavenly Dao again, so could he truly control the Heavenly Dao?

This is like a company where I am the major shareholder and I ask you to be the legal representative of my company. Can you control the company?
Furthermore, were the positions of these six saints bestowed by Hongjun or by the Heavenly Dao? Where did Hongjun's Primordial Purple Qi come from?

Since he is a Heavenly Sage, then he was given this title by Heaven. To whom should this Sage be accountable?
Should we be held responsible to Hongjun or to the Heavenly Dao?
It is obvious that the sage is responsible to the Heavenly Dao, not to Hongjun. If the sage does not defy the Heavenly Dao, then Hongjun will not be able to participate in the affairs of the prehistoric world.

From the perspective of rights, all are responsible to the source of those rights.

Does Hongjun have the right to withdraw from the positions of the Six Saints?
This is naturally not the case; it is the right of Heaven. Judging from this, Hongjun's state should be that he agreed to become the legal person of Heaven in order to prove the Dao.

If the sainthood of these six saints originated from Hongjun, would the saints dare to so disregard Haotian Yaochi?

If Haotian Yaochi becomes a puppet of the Heavenly Court, wouldn't that symbolize that Hongjun is a puppet of the Heavenly Dao?
From this, it is clear why Hongjun was still able to step in and finish off Yin Ziyu's shipwreck plan, and why he was able to create such a suitable environment for Yin Ziyu.

Regardless, the Heavenly Court is the place of the great righteousness of the Heavenly Way, representing the place where the Heavenly Way controls the Three Realms. And Haotian Yaochi is the Heavenly Emperor no matter what. So, given the current momentum of Yin Ziyu and the Jie Sect, will the re-establishment of the Investiture of the Gods be pushed forward?
At least in Yin Ziyu's current judgment, there is a 50% chance that the opening rate of the Investiture of the Gods will be revised.

To plan for a great calamity, one must first trace it back to its origin. If one cannot even grasp the core of it, the great calamity will likely end in utter failure.

In the Investiture of the Gods, Yin Ziyu brought in the Goddess of the Luo River, and then involved Fuxi and Nuwa, ultimately managing to carve out a sliver of hope for survival.

Without Nuwa, the chances of Yin Ziyu surviving the Investiture of the Gods would have been slim. At least after the ship sank, if it weren't for Nuwa's intervention, the other saints could have easily killed Yin Ziyu; they would have simply faced divine punishment.

At the same time, Nuwa's Great Calamity completely destroyed all the legitimacy of Xiqi, and also destroyed the righteousness of the Chan Sect and the Human Sect.

This journey to the West is no ordinary one. Yin Ziyu's cultivation has improved, and he is even facing the prospect of attaining enlightenment. To attain enlightenment, one must confront the Heavenly Dao.

The Investiture of the Gods was about survival, so it could disregard the Heavenly Way and rely on a sage to protect at least its own survival. Journey to the West, on the other hand, was about achieving the Primordial Chaos, so it had to consider the relationship between the Heavenly Way and Hongjun.

(End of this chapter)