Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 129 Jiang Shang's Conferment of Godhood, Jieyin and Zhunti's Establishment of Buddhism

"If Master Yuanshi is a saint, then isn't my teacher also a saint? The four of us have come to receive our titles on my teacher's orders. This calamity is over, but don't think you've won. In the future, our two sides will have to fight again!"

Yunxiao pulled Bixiao back, preventing her straightforward girl from talking nonsense, fearing that she might cause trouble with her words, and said coldly.

The same words spoken by different people can have different effects.

Unlike Bixiao, Yunxiao possessed immense magical power and was a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal. Faced with such a being who could kill him with a single slap, Yang Jian dared not utter a word and could only lower his head in silence.

Jiang Ziya pretended not to hear. As for the next great calamity, he naturally couldn't concern himself with it. He only hoped that in this life, he would enjoy all the riches and honors of the mortal world, and in the next life, his fellow disciples would come to help him become an immortal.

The five Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, including Guang Chengzi, were annoyed and unwilling to argue with Yunxiao and the others. The once mighty Chan Sect now only had these five true disciples left, so it's no wonder they had no interest in bickering.

Moreover, even a weakened Jie Sect is still bigger than a horse. Although the Chaos Dao Lord has been suppressed, ten thousand years will pass in the time it takes to take a nap.

With the presence of this top second-generation expert from the three religions, along with the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, Zhao Gongming, and other masters who narrowly escaped death such as the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit, the Holy Mother of Wudang, the Holy Mother of Tortoise Spirit, the Immortal of Black Clouds, and the Immortal of Feather Wings, the Chan Sect was truly no match for them!

Seeing that the people of the Chan Sect had no intention of arguing with them, Yunxiao and the others stopped talking and waited for the Investiture of the Gods to end so that they could go through this formality.

"By imperial decree of the Supreme Lord and the Primordial Beginning: Bai Jian was once a great general in the army of Emperor Xuanyuan, who fought against Chiyou and made great contributions; unfortunately, he was killed in the North Sea, sacrificing his life for his country, and his loyalty is commendable! He has been in obscurity ever since, and his injustice is pitiful. Fortunately, he was granted a precious title by Jiang Shang for his meritorious service in guarding the altar, and his loyal soul is comforted. Now, Bai Jian is hereby appointed as the leader of the Three Realms and one of the 365 Pure and Blessed Gods of the Eight Divisions."

The time had come. Jiang Ziya coughed, cleared his throat, and began to bestow titles upon the gods.

"snort!"

Upon hearing this, the Three Immortals, Zhao Gongming, and the others sneered repeatedly. Such a high position, the head of the righteous gods, was actually given to a mortal. He was so lucky just for guarding the Investiture Platform. The selfishness of the Chan Sect was truly laughable.

However, since Bai Jian was, after all, a general under the Yellow Emperor, the Jie Sect was unwilling to say much. They just sneered repeatedly, looking at the pretentious Jiang Ziya with disdain.

Hearing the cold snort, Jiang Ziya frowned slightly, pretending not to hear it. Then, he bestowed titles upon the eight righteous gods, starting with Bai Jian, the leader of the three hundred and sixty-five pure and blessed righteous gods of the three realms, and Huang Tianhua, the righteous god of the three mountains.

The Five Sacred Mountains' True Gods: Huang Feihu, the Heavenly Emperor of Mount Tai (Eastern Sacred Mountain); Chong Heihu, the Heavenly Emperor of Mount Heng (Southern Sacred Mountain); Wen Pin, the Heavenly Emperor of Mount Song (Central Sacred Mountain); Cui Ying, the Heavenly Emperor of Mount Heng (Northern Sacred Mountain); Jiang Xiong, the Heavenly Emperor of Mount Hua (Western Sacred Mountain); and Wen Zhong, the Thunder God of the Nine Heavens.

The twenty-four Heavenly Lords of Thunder who urge on clouds and rain, Luo Xuan, the Righteous God of the Three Qi of the South Fire Virtue Star Lord, and the five Righteous Gods of the Fire Department...

After the 365 righteous gods were appointed, the immortals of the Jie Sect and Chan Sect who had previously died and disappeared were given divine positions by the "Investiture of the Gods" and condensed into new physical bodies.

Zhao Gongming was appointed as a god of wealth; while Yunxiao was in charge of the "Hun Yuan Jin" Dou, specializing in the heavens before and after heaven. All immortals, mortals, humans, saints, princes, emperors, nobles, lowly, virtuous, and foolish people, upon landing, must first undergo tribulation through the Jin Dou, and cannot go beyond this. This is the position of the righteous goddess of the world, the fairy maiden who responds to the world.

Bixiao and Qiongxiao were of low cultivation level and were given insignificant divine positions. The four of them stepped forward to pay their respects and receive their orders. After exchanging a few words with their fellow disciples and promising to meet again in the Heavenly Court, they turned and left.

Before leaving, Qiongxiao looked at the group of Chan Sect disciples and sneered a few times: "Let you be smug for a while, we'll settle things later."

Jiang Ziya and the others had ashen faces, while many of the Jie Sect members who were on the list had their physical bodies formed from the "Investiture of the Gods" after Jiang Ziya bestowed their titles. Wen Zhong and a group of Jie Sect disciples stood aside, gloating.

Now, although they have become gods and no longer have the possibility of becoming quasi-saints by severing their corpses, at least they have a place to go. They do not have the freedom of the immortal path, but they still have a lot of power and enjoy the incense offerings of the mortal world.

Although Shen Gongbao was also a member of the Chan Sect, he sided with the Jie Sect. Pointing at Jiang Ziya, he cursed, "Jiang Shang! Although I am listed on the 'Investiture of the Gods' and become a righteous god of the Zhou Dynasty, with no future, look at yourself! In another hundred years or so, you will grow old and die! Even if you are reincarnated in your next life, you may not be able to achieve immortality, hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Shen Gongbao's words, a group of Jie Sect immortals and important officials of the Yin Shang Dynasty burst into wild laughter, their voices resounding throughout the heavens and earth.

"you"

Jiang Ziya's face flushed red, then turned deathly pale. Shen Gongbao's words had struck a chord with this man of destiny; even these Zhou Tian Zheng Shen were beings he needed to look up to.

It would be strange if Jiang Ziya felt good seeing this group of losers swaggering around in front of him.

When all the gods of the Jie Sect's Heavenly Court went to take up their posts in the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Taiyi Zhenren, Huanglong Zhenren, and Chijingzi, along with many third-generation disciples from the Chan Sect, stepped forward to comfort Jiang Ziya.

"Excellent! Junior Brother Jiang, rest assured, in your next life, I will personally guide you!"

Guang Chengzi stepped forward to comfort Jiang Ziya. At the same time, Yu Ding Zhenren and others also stepped forward to talk with Taiyi Zhenren and other people on the list. The people of the Chan Sect felt relaxed and were not worried about having a hard time in the Heavenly Court in the future.

The person who conferred the titles of gods was Jiang Ziya. All the members of the Chan Sect who were listed on the list found a good place to go, and they also had the protection of the Antarctic Emperor, one of the Six Emperors, so they were not afraid of the Jie Sect or the Jade Emperor making things difficult for them.

Afterwards, the immortals and gods dispersed and went about their respective duties. Guang Chengzi and others also had to shoulder the important task of glorifying the Chan Sect, passing on the Daoist lineage, and preparing for the next great calamity.

In the centuries that followed, the four immortals of the human, Chan, Jie, and Buddhist schools, after passing on their lineages, completely abandoned the mortal universe and moved their respective sacred sites to the realm of the immortals.

The Earthly Immortal Realm has also become the front line of the struggle for immortality.

In recent years, the Ziwei Emperor has also lived in the "Biyou Palace" to keep his teacher company, persuade him, and relieve his depression.

With Li Yunjing by his side, the Tongtian Sect Leader gradually calmed his pent-up emotions over nearly a thousand years. During this time, he also explained the Great Dao of the Sages to Li Yunjing, mostly about the Xuanmen Great Law and the Pangu Great Dao. In this thousand years, the Ziwei Emperor's cultivation also made rapid progress, although he was limited by his original body and could not break through his realm.

However, this benevolent corpse had completely mastered all the cultivation paths after the Quasi-Saint level, and even the realm after the Saint level was explained to him by the Tongtian Sect Master.

Once the days of suppression are over, and these Great Dao Mantras are obtained, the evil corpse can be immediately severed, thus advancing to the late Quasi-Saint level and becoming a great master comparable to a veteran great supernatural being!

"Chaos Child, in the future, when I go to the Chaos to establish a Daoist temple, you will be in charge of handling all matters concerning the Jie Sect. From now on, you will be the Vice Leader of the Jie Sect."

On this day, after finishing his sermon, the Tongtian Sect Leader looked at Li Yunjing with a complicated expression. This disciple was farsighted. If he had listened to more of his words, the Jie Sect would not have suffered such heavy losses.

"Yes! Please rest assured, Master! In the future, I will surely glorify the Jie Sect, and I will settle the karma of the Western Sect and the Chan Sect."

The Ziwei Emperor bowed and said firmly.

"Alas! Not all of those disciples who were converted to the Western Sect have the intention to betray the sect. In the future, if you do not become enemies with the Jie Sect, then do not cause them any trouble."

The Master of the Heavenly Sect sighed and then said.

Having taught the Ziwei Emperor for over a thousand years, the Tongtian Sect Master knew most of the abilities of his disciple, Chaos Child, and was very satisfied with this outstanding disciple.

In an era without sages, once Chaos Child emerged from the mountains after his tribulation, he would surely sweep across all sects and become one of the world's top masters. Moreover, Chaos Child possesses many powerful innate spiritual treasures, so even veteran masters of great supernatural powers could not defeat him.

The Jie Sect was led by Li Yunjing, which Tongtian Sect Leader was not worried about. However, this tough sect leader was worried about his disciples who had left the Jie Sect, fearing that Chaos Child would come out of the mountain and carry out a large-scale purge.

"Teacher, I understand what you mean."

Emperor Ziwei was deeply moved. His teacher had been so good to his disciples. If anyone forgot the kindness shown to the Jie Sect and his teacher, he would never let them get away with it!

"Okay, I've taught you everything I needed to. Now you can go!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader waved his hand, signaling Li Yunjing to leave Jin'ao Island.

After the Ziwei Emperor left, he summoned his disciples Yuan Hong and Su Daji, along with his two attendants, and used his supreme magical power to move the "Wuyi Mountain" Taoist temple to the new center of "Nanzhanbuzhou".

"Boom!"

The stars in the heavens cast boundless starlight in the daytime, and the entire Immortal Realm witnessed the extraordinary spectacle that occurred in the Southern Continent. The Great Emperor Ziwei unleashed his Heavenly Dharma Form, his entire body reaching the sky, and with one hand he lifted Mount Wuyi, crushing all the forces in the center of the Southern Continent with his overwhelming divine might.

The "Wuyi Mountain" fell heavily, shaking the entire Southern Continent.

This scene shocked the demon race, the witch race, the Western Sect, the Chan Sect, the Human Sect, and even the Jie Sect. This was the first major move by the Jie Sect after the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

For a thousand years, in the Earthly Immortal Realm, some greedy little immortals in the new Southern Continent thought that the best area of ​​this continent was unclaimed and they could take advantage of it. Little did they expect that today, a calamity would strike from the heavens. The Great Emperor Ziwei used the blood of thousands of immortals here to warn all forces in the Earthly Immortal Realm that the power in the Southern Continent still lies with the Chaos Dao Lord!

In Biyou Palace, the Tongtian Sect Leader looked towards Nanzhanbuzhou and couldn't help but smile slightly. This disciple seemed humble and polite, but in fact, his personality was no different from his own—both were extremely tough and arrogant.

However, in the era of sages, Chaos Child's low profile concealed his brilliance. Now that even sages cannot make a move, this is Chaos Child's best era. As for whether this disciple can attain enlightenment, it all depends on himself.

After the Ziwei Emperor left, the Tongtian Sect Leader also summoned the Golden Spirit Mother, the Wudang Mother, the Turtle Spirit Mother, and others, and told them that in the future, the Jie Sect would be led by the Chaos Dao Lord, and they would need to fully cooperate.

The three true disciples naturally had no objection to their teacher's arrangement. Not only was their junior brother Chaos Child a quasi-saint, but he had also saved their lives during this great calamity. Otherwise, they would have either perished or been added to the Investiture of the Gods list, and would not have been able to escape until at least the immeasurable calamity.

Subsequently, the Tongtian Sect Master issued a decree, and the remaining two or three hundred disciples of the Jie Sect learned of their master's decision. They wholeheartedly agreed with it, because at least in an era without saints, the Jie Sect still had the protection of quasi-saints, which would make their fellow disciples safer.

At this moment, in the Western Paradise.

After Jiang Ziya conferred titles upon the gods, the Guide Daoist brought the Burning Lamp Daoist, along with Julusun, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, and Cihang Daoist, into his sect. He also established the Burning Lamp Daoist as the acting leader of the Western Religion, and honored him as the Buddha of the Past.

"Today is an auspicious day, and our Western religion wishes to change its name to Buddhism. I am Amitabha Buddha!"

Having arranged the future, the Guide's voice revealed a hint of determination, indicating that this matter had clearly been planned for a long time.

The Taoist Zhunti replied, "I will manifest the form of a lotus in the West, and when the flower blooms, I will be seen by everyone."

"When Buddhism is established, there should be three Buddhas: the past, the present, and the future."

"A Bodhisattva is one who seeks enlightenment, awakens to the truth, and is a sentient being with a mind set on the path; one who seeks the path and great awakening, one with a great heart for the path. Bodhi means awakening, wisdom, and the path; Sattva means sentient being or being. A Bodhisattva is one who, with supreme Bodhi and compassion, guides sentient beings, cultivates the Paramitas, and strives to attain Buddhahood in the future. In other words, one who perfectly practices both self-benefit and benefiting others, and courageously seeks Bodhi..."

The voices of the two sages boomed out, and auspicious clouds appeared directly above their heads.

The Cundi was a golden body with thirty-four heads and eighteen hands. Each of the eighteen hands held a necklace, an umbrella, a garland of flowers, a fish-shaped pendant, a golden bow, a silver halberd, a white battle-axe, a banner, a vajra, a precious file, a silver vase, and other items. The Cundi spoke, "Amitabha Buddha."

Above the guide's head, amidst auspicious clouds, rested a twelve-tiered lotus platform upon which sat a relic. This relic transformed into a golden Buddha statue, holding a precious banner. The auspicious clouds emanated as Buddhist light, and the guide uttered, "Amitabha!"

The establishment of Theravada Buddhism and the conferment of Buddha or Bodhisattva titles upon each new Buddha or Bodhisattva will further enhance the prosperity of Buddhism.

When the Bodhisattvas and Arhats were appointed, a golden light condensed on the Western Vulture Peak, forming a colossal Buddha statue tens of thousands of feet tall.

The guide uttered a single cry: "Amitabha!" which resonated throughout the Three Realms.

All the major powers in the mortal universe, the immortal realm, the Netherworld, and the Thirty-Three Heavens turned their attention to the Western Paradise, their eyes filled with horror.

Sensing the changes in the Western Paradise, even the four sages—Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, and Nuwa—were greatly alarmed. Two sages from the Western Sect had actually taken advantage of the fact that the sages could not control the situation in the Immortal Realm, rebelled against the Xuanmen Sect, and established a separate sect.

This is absolutely a world-shaking event!

"If it is not the Xuanmen (mystical sect), then it is the Hexie (heretical sect). How can its fortune last long? Although the Great Dao has no distinction of high or low, Pangu created the world and Hongjun attained the Dao. The Xuanmen is the orthodox sect. Although the Buddhist sect is flourishing, it cannot last."

In the Wuyi Mountain Taoist temple, the Ziwei Emperor also sensed the changes in Xiniu Hezhou and couldn't help but sneer repeatedly, completely disdaining the birth of Buddhism.

(End of this chapter)