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

Chapter 78 Wake up Tongtian
When the great catastrophe begins, the secrets of heaven are completely concealed. No one can calculate the future or what others are planning.

Everything depends on personal planning. Even a saint cannot know the secrets of heaven.

Because, there is no secret of the kalpa.

In the mansion of Marquis Xibo, Ji Chang was sitting opposite the Immortal of the South Pole.

Ji Chang spoke first, respectfully asking, "Master, Emperor Xin has now blasphemed the Holy Mother. This heinous act has shaken the world. Didn't Master, as you once said, urge the emergence of a foolish emperor to assist the sages in addressing this matter?"

The Immortal of the South Pole stroked his beard and said, "Emperor Xin is not yet truly foolish. He needs other things to make him more foolish and cruel, to serve as a foil for you. When you become a sage of the human race, then the matter will be accomplished!"

After hearing this, Ji Chang couldn't help but sigh.

The sage's plan is truly terrifying, and I am not far from becoming a sage.

"Thank you, Master, for your years of instruction!"

Nanji Xianweng continued, "If you had let Jifa take charge of Xiqi's affairs earlier, you would have started your true path to enlightenment through imprisonment soon."

"Everything must be in accordance with the Immortal Master's arrangements!"

The Immortal of the South Pole stroked his long beard, his expression calm but revealing a sense of confidence that came from having everything under control.

"Nuwa has already delivered her punishment, sending three demons to the lower world. Their purpose is to infiltrate the imperial palace and destroy the Tang Dynasty. As for you, Marquis Xibo, your task now is to send the nine-tailed fox into the palace. That fox demon will then transform into the daughter of Marquis Jizhou. However, Marquis Jizhou is currently with Chong Heihu, and he is too stubborn. You, Marquis Xibo, need to go and persuade him."

Ji Chang heard this, thought for a moment, and then nodded heavily: "Master, Ji Chang understands. This matter is of great importance, and Ji Chang will do his best."

Upon seeing this, the Immortal of the South Pole took out a list and handed it to Ji Chang!
"This is a list of accomplices within the Chan Sect. They will cooperate with you in the future. The treacherous officials in the court will also try to get you and your son to Chaoge. All you have to do is cooperate!"

Ji Chang took the list, unfolded it and looked at it. He saw that it was filled with names of people, and he couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

Among them, Chong Heihu was just a small part. There were many more people, even royal relatives, which shocked Ji Chang very much.

At this moment, Ji Chang was deeply shocked and couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought the entire Shang Dynasty would be infiltrated so terribly. Now it seems that Cheng Tang's acquisition of power was probably a deliberate act of the Xianjiao. Now, all I need to do is cooperate and become a sage of the human race!"

However, Ji Chang still felt uncomfortable when he thought about arranging the tragic death of his son Bo Yikao.

Seeing Ji Chang's reaction, the Immortal of the South Pole remained calm and soothed him, "Don't worry, Lord Xibo. Although Bo Yikao may die in the future, his true spirit will live on, and the position of Heavenly Emperor awaits him in the future. There's no need for Lord Xibo to worry too much about this. You and your son, one will succeed Fuxi, enjoying endless fortune as a great sage of the human race, while the other will become the Six Imperial Emperors. What's wrong with that?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Chang felt somewhat relieved: "Master, what you said is absolutely right. Ji Chang will definitely cooperate with you to the best of his ability and live up to your trust."

Suddenly, the Immortal of the South Pole was stunned, and then his expression changed drastically.

Ji Chang hurriedly asked, "Master, what happened?"

Nanji Xianweng looked at Ji Chang seriously and said, "The Xuanyuan faction has no way out now. The saint told me that a great battle had just occurred in Huoyun Cave between the Cheng Tang faction and the Xuanyuan faction. If it weren't for the mediation of the Emperor of Earth, Huoyun Cave would have been turned upside down. This Bi Gan is no ordinary person. He has almost transported 30% of the Yin and Shang Dynasty's Qi to Huoyun Cave!"

"What? How could this be?!"

After hearing this, Ji Chang's expression suddenly changed, and his face was full of disbelief.

Nanji Xianweng was also quite serious. "Lord Xibo, you know, originally the Cheng Tang lineage could still maintain a superficial unity, but Emperor Xin's actions forced the Human Emperor of Huoyun Cave to break this state. Now, the Cheng Tang lineage wants to overthrow everything from Xuanyuan onwards. If they succeed, the Xuanyuan lineage will become unforgivable in the eyes of the human race, and the teachings of the Chan Sect will be unacceptable to the human race. If we don't destroy the Shang Dynasty and let it continue for another Yuanhui, the Xuanyuan bloodline will be overtaken by other races. Do you understand the seriousness of this?"

After hearing this, Ji Chang was also deeply frightened.

"Ji Chang understood that what they wanted now was not only Xiqi's life, but also the entire Xuanyuan lineage, and even Xiqi's own foundation. If they succeeded, all the ways of governing the country that he had formulated would be regarded as traitors to the human race and swept into the long river of time."

Nanji Xianweng nodded and said, "The Xuanyuan bloodline now accounts for half of the human race, but over the past 60,000 years, other ethnic groups have begun to rise. At the very least, the Xuanyuan lineage holds an absolute advantage. Secondly, Shennong is a branch of the Human Sect, and the Cheng Tang lineage is ultimately a minority. The foundation of the Xuanyuan order and existence relies on bloodline inheritance. The teachings of the Xianjiao, the Xuanyuan bloodline, represent the entire human race. If we fail to destroy the Cheng Tang empire this time and allow it to successfully survive this disaster, other ethnic groups will gradually surpass the Xuanyuan bloodline and begin to occupy its destiny. As the Xuanyuan bloodline gradually dwindles, the teachings of the Xianjiao, and the rituals and ethics passed down by the Xuanyuan lineage, will be completely wiped out over the course of time."

After hearing this, Ji Chang added, "They will even be judged by the future human race! This time, the Saint, the Chan Sect, and even the entire Xiqi, have no way out!"

Now, since the time of the Lich, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and all the saints, the Conferred Gods have entered a period of the greatest changes.

This is a showdown of the ways of saints that emerged in the era of saintly order after the Lich.

Today, the teachings of the orthodox school have been integrated into the rituals and laws of the Xuanyuan lineage, while the teachings of the evil school have been integrated into the Cheng Tang lineage.

This is not just one person, but behind the two saints are the choices of countless trillions of lives.

Although the battle at Huoyun Cave was not a life-and-death battle, it basically tore off the paper. The scene of failure was terrible.

Nanji Xianweng nodded and said, "As long as you understand, everything will be done according to the plan. The people on the list will naturally cooperate with you!"

After putting the list away, Ji Chang knew that the catastrophe had just begun. He had exchanged the future of the human race for a human sage, a Six-Royal Emperor, but it was worth it and he had to do so because there was no way back.

If the orthodox sect is defeated, its teachings will be swept into the long river of time and despised. If the evil sect is defeated, its teachings will become unorthodox and become the bottom of the garbage world.

At the same time, inside the Biyou Palace on Jin'ao Island, there was a rich and mellow aura, like a layer of gauze covering this sacred place.

The Sage Tongtian sat upright on the cloud bed, with chaotic spiritual energy wrapped around his body like silk threads.

Taoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, and Holy Mother Wudang, the four direct disciples, sat devoutly around him, holding their breath and listening attentively to the saint's preaching.

The Sage Tongtian expounded the profound truth of Taoism to his disciples. When the sage preached, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, making the four people intoxicated and immersed in this endless attainment.

However, in recent years, Tongtian Sage suddenly stopped preaching and looked at the evolution of Chaoge.

The four direct disciples also looked at Chaoge's changes in amazement.

Tongtian was speechless when he saw that Chaoge Yin Ziyu and Emperor Xin completed the second fruit and killed three warriors, broke the shackles, and had the courage to offend the source.

This shocked Tongtian so much that he gradually stopped preaching and started watching the changes in Chaoge.

Tongtian saw the source of Emperor Xin's resolute offense and his desire to rewrite the human race's legal system.

I saw again that the three statements carried the intention of declaring war, like three sharp blades pointing straight to the sky, to deny everything of the human race since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Tongtian frowned when he saw other saints taking action to make Emperor Xin blaspheme Nuwa. Even the saints did not realize who did it.

He also saw that Yin Ziyu, with a determination to burn his boats, resolutely took out 30% of his luck to aid Huoyun Cave.

Tongtian finally saw that Cheng Tang and Xia Hou were fighting to a standstill.

After hearing Cheng Tang’s words, Tongtian suddenly realized that maybe he was wrong.

Tongtian was deeply moved when he saw Cheng Tang's determination to fight to the death to break the deadlock and carve out a chance of survival.

"I never thought that the Cheng Tang lineage would be so brave!"

Duobao looked at Tongtian after hearing this and said, "Master, now that the other saints have taken action, judging from what happened in the Fire Cloud Cave, it's clear that the Xuanyuan lineage is determined to fight to the death. Moreover, the ways of the Jiejiao and the Chanjiao are almost impossible to coexist!"

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother also said, "Master, according to the Cheng Tang Dynasty, it was so prosperous, completely different from the Xia Jie period. I don't understand what means were used to make Emperor Xin blaspheme Nuwa, but it is obvious that these three statements made them no longer want Cheng Tang's line to be in charge of the human race, so they used this method. Now, they are forcing Cheng Tang in the Fire Cloud Cave. If it weren't for Zi Yu transporting the Qi to the Fire Cloud Cave, I don't know how many people Xia Qi would have killed!"

Wu Dang Holy Mother pondered for a moment and said, "Master, judging from the behavior of the Xuanyuan lineage emperors in Huoyun Cave, it seems they intend to annihilate Cheng Tang's lineage. No matter what, Cheng Tang is a disciple of Jiejiao, and he even plotted against Emperor Xin to blaspheme Nuwa to trigger the catastrophe. Judging from the events of Huoyun Cave and the human race, it's clearly a fight to the death, and Jiejiao cannot stay out of this!"

Duobao then added, "Master, the human race should have been taught by the Three Pure Ones. The first Human Emperor was Nuwa, and Xi Emperor was the Heavenly Emperor. This is reasonable. The second Human Emperor was the Great Master, which is also reasonable. The third was the Second Great Master, which is also normal. But after the Second Great Master, the Five Emperors all came from the Second Great Master. Originally, my Jie Sect was going to start with Boyi, but it was overturned by Xia Qi. The Second Great Master's teachings are almost deeply rooted in the human race, and almost all of the human race is of Xuanyuan bloodline. Even after my Jie Sect supported Cheng Tang to seize the throne, it was almost impossible to teach, and they even had to obey the order handed down by Xuanyuan. Now Emperor Xin just wanted to resist, but he was immediately allowed to blaspheme Nuwa and cut off his roots. Now, we can no longer sit idly by!"

"Master, this matter must be because Zi Yu and his three companions made it impossible for them to resolve it. Therefore, I don't know how they made Emperor Xin blaspheme Nuwa and completely destroy his roots."

At this moment, Tongtian naturally understood what his disciples said, which made Tongtian's face slightly painful.

Tongtian couldn't help but sigh: "Back then, my elder and second brothers asked me to take charge of the human race to explain the teachings of Jiejiao. I am very grateful to my second brother for wanting to let me do this, but why did it come to this!"

Of course, the human race is not the same as Laozi and Yuanshi, and Tongtian's Tao also needs an opportunity to intervene in the human race and expound its own Tao.

The Three Pure Ones all have the right to intervene in the human race and preach. Even though Laozi established the human religion, the human race was created by Nuwa, so Laozi has no ownership.

If Yuanshi doesn't give it up, Tongtian will definitely fight for it.

However, Yuanshi easily helped Cheng Tang obtain the throne of the Human Emperor, which made Tongtian feel grateful. He felt that Yuanshi was worthy of being his second brother, as he could even give up his luck so easily.

Tongtian could never have imagined that the changes among the human race would be so drastic. Could it be that they couldn't even remain calm on the surface?

Tongtian even instructed his disciples not to leave the mountain, and those who left the mountain and were on the list would have brought it upon themselves. This was a compromise to allow the Conferred God Ceremony to proceed smoothly.

Tongtian even naively believed that the Three Pure Ones could take turns controlling the human race, and that they just had to abide by the rules and give in for 60,000 years.

However, before the Conferred God Ceremony even began, things had already evolved so dramatically for the human race.

Originally Tongtian was naive and had been kept in the dark until the last moment, when he suddenly realized that the Chan sect was going to overthrow the Jie sect.

Only at the last moment did he choose to fight to the death.

However, Yin Ziyu's two-fruit kill three warriors directly caused the fangs that were originally hidden to be revealed in advance.

The direct result of the fighting in Huoyun Cave was that the paths of both sides could no longer coexist.

What was revealed was a fight to the death. When the Human Emperor of the Fire Cloud Cave was really killed by him, it meant that all the achievements of the Jiejiao's preaching were ruthlessly wiped out.

This is equivalent to saying that the proof of whether your doctrine is correct is not based on the discussion of the doctrine, but on the use of force.

When Yin Ziyu's three proposals appeared, and Ji Chang, who was supported by the Chan Sect, could come up with a better theory, Tongtian admired him calmly and gave him the upper hand.

However, the other party chose shameless means, letting Emperor Xin blaspheme Nuwa, and using this as an excuse to suppress Cheng Tang and his line of emperors. This method made Tongtian wake up almost instantly.

Perhaps, the eldest brother and the second brother no longer tolerate their own way.

At this moment, although the fight in Huoyun Cave has not evolved to the point where it is completely out of control, it has already made Tongtian see that this catastrophe has really evolved quietly to the point where one side is on the road to completely denying the other side's way.

If Shennong had not intervened this time, the two sides would have had to fight to the death.

Even though the situation has eased, it has also made Tongtian wake up.

This brought a hint of pain to Tongtian's face.

"Don't be anxious. This is just the beginning of the catastrophe. However, I also need to do something."

Finally, Tongtian decided to wait and see what Laozi and Yuanshi would do next.

Although this incident was planned by Emperor Xin to oppose the Xuanyuan faction, Tongtian could not blame Emperor Xin and Yin Ziyu.

After all, Cheng Tang's kingdom did not belong to Jiejiao, but was a cooperative relationship, while what the contemporary Human Emperor had to consider was the rise and fall of the human race, which was the first priority.

To consider the rise and fall of a nation is to offend the root, and the order of the Chan sect has in fact become the foundation of the rise and fall of the human race.

Tongtian also understood that even after 60,000 years of King Cheng Tang's rule, he had not been able to successfully break the Xuanyuan lineage supported by Yuanshi. Once King Cheng Tang lost power, what would happen to the human race?

When the Cheng Tang Dynasty collapsed and the Xuanyuan family once again took control of the human race, then the Jiejiao would have no chance to spread its teachings in the future.

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother said, "Master, the Human Emperor has lost control and we don't even know what the future holds. Should I ask Wen Zhong to return to the court to stabilize the situation?"

Tong Tian shook his head after hearing this: "Don't worry, this Bigan is so courageous, let's see how he responds!"

The Golden Spirit Mother murmured to herself, "Zi Yu, when I first came to Jin'ao Island to seek the truth, I never thought I would grow to this point today!"

Although Yin Ziyu was named Bigan by Wu Ding in this life, to outsiders, Yin Ziyu always used the last two characters of his name in his previous life.

It is appropriate. After all, the Shang people named their children with Zi or Yin as their surnames. Both are acceptable. Either it starts with Yin, such as Yin Hong and Yin Jiao, or it starts with Zi.

When Yin Ziyu and Wen Zhong were practicing together at the Golden Spirit Holy Mother's place, he called himself Ziyu.

"Jin Ling, Bigan is also half your disciple, go to Chaoge and protect him!"

"Disciple, I will obey Master's orders!"

Yin Ziyu knew nothing about the Fire Cloud Cave.

Yin Ziyu could deduce the events of Huoyun Cave through the tablets of successive emperors. Although Huoyun Cave had experienced a great war, fortunately the tablets of successive emperors were all normal, so Yin Ziyu was relieved.

This time, after successfully sending 30% of Da Shang's luck directly to Huoyun Cave, Yin Ziyu immediately started to work on the matter of making the government chaotic at the top and clear at the bottom.

Yin Ziyu was not stingy with his luck, so he would naturally not use mortals as workers. In order to build the Zhaixing Tower, Yin Ziyu naturally wanted to build the most luxurious fairy pavilion.

The more luxurious, the better; the bigger, the better. Not to mention building it to the scale of the Lingxiao Palace, but we should try our best to build it into the number one fairy palace in the prehistoric world.

This is an important means to deal with this blasphemy against Nuwa.

Immediately, a famous person put up a notice for public viewing, which stated that the salary would be paid with the fortune of the Shang Dynasty, and monks from the three realms were recruited to build this fairy tower that was to reach the sky, and it was named the Zhaixing Tower!

Luo Shen personally posted the recruitment notice, which immediately caused a stir everywhere.

Faced with this sensational scene, Luo Shen returned to the ritual office with a worried look on his face.

"Brother Ziyu, is it really right to waste so much luck on building the Zhaixing Tower?"

When Luoshen thought about building such a fairy building for Emperor Xin to enjoy, she suddenly felt uneasy.

Yin Ziyu shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Mi Fei, are you troubled by the etiquette and morals passed down by the Xuanyuan lineage?"

"what!"

Suddenly, Luo Shen exclaimed, "This, a minister should advise the monarch, isn't this also wrong?"

Yin Ziyu shook his head. "It's not that it's wrong, but speaking out frankly won't change anything. Speaking from the heart, you and I both control destiny, so we should focus on reversing the decline of destiny. We must not let the Xuanyuan family's etiquette and morals become shackles in our hearts!"

After hearing this, Luo Shen asked, "Zi Yu, the Star-Picking Tower was built for Your Majesty to live in. How does it relate to restoring your destiny?"

Yin Ziyu put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance: "Believe me, building the Zhaixing Tower can temporarily reverse the decline of your luck and temporarily avert the possibility that Your Majesty will blaspheme Nuwa!"

Luo Shen didn't understand the logic behind this and was immediately surprised: "Is it really like that?"

Yin Ziyu nodded: "When the luck is declining, we must use it to build the Immortal Pavilion and whitewash the situation. This is to look at the hearts of all living beings. If all living beings can obtain what they seek here, then Chaoge will surely prosper. Then the luck will not decline, but will increase! The people will be excited, and the matter of Your Majesty blaspheming the Holy Mother will no longer be talked about. Only in this way can Chaoge prosper. This is an important link to the rule of chaos at the top and the government at the bottom!"

(End of this chapter)