This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

"The Confucian sage Wang Yangming stepped forward to receive the order..."

Wang Yangming lifted his robes, knelt on both knees, and respectfully said:

"Disciple Wang Yangming is willing to listen to the Dao Ancestor's decree."

Li Daoxuan, holding the Investiture of the Gods, proclaimed in a loud voice:

"Today, on behalf of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, I bestow upon you the power to wield the Investiture of the Gods, and the authority to abolish and establish the divine positions and powers of all gods and deities. If any god is poisoned by incense offerings and goes against the will of Heaven, you may strip them of their divine status and extinguish their divine fire to rectify the Heavenly Dao."

Wang Yangming raised his hands and said in a deep voice:

"This disciple will humbly obey the Dao Ancestor's decree, uphold the Heavenly Way, and live up to expectations."

Li Daoxuan nodded with satisfaction and handed the Investiture of the Gods List and the Investiture of the Gods Brush to Wang Yangming.

"Yangming, although you have no divine position, you have the power to depose and establish gods. Now, at a time of great change in the world, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy."

Wang Yangming stood up and smiled:

"This disciple is not talented, but can only do his best to live up to Master's trust."

After he finished speaking, a golden light of profound merit, far exceeding any imagination, descended from the sky.

The Investiture of the Gods in Wang Yangming's hands shone brightly, swirling around him.

The Investiture of the Gods, which originally only had seven divine titles, suddenly began to have characters appear out of thin air.

Such as the Four Heavenly Venerables, the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, the constellations of the heavens, the Five Elements Gods, as well as mountains, rivers, lakes and seas.

Each god's name represents a god, and they are just waiting for Wang Yangming to find a suitable person to bestow their titles upon.

The primordial energy of the Creation and Conferred Gods List naturally fell upon Wang Yangming.

The illusory divine soul solidified in an instant.

A divine image appeared behind him.

The divine light behind his head illuminated all living beings in the Three Realms and Nine Provinces of the Xuanhuang Great World.

Thus, the new Shinto order was established.

Wang Yangming became the Heavenly Saint who controlled the Investiture of the Gods.

Acting on behalf of Heaven, deposing and establishing deities.

With a thought, the group returned to the Confucian Temple on Chongwen Mountain.

But at this moment, neither Wang Yangming nor his seven disciples, who had been conferred the title of First-Rank True Gods, sensed that the place was far from the Jingming Cave Heaven before them, but rather the entire Xuanhuang Great World.

They can leave the grotto whenever they want.

Not only that, the group also completely broke free from the constraints of the Confucian temple statues and the rules of the separation between Yin and Yang, allowing them to appear in the world in their true forms and walk among the people.

Standing in the backyard of the Confucian Temple, the group experienced everything with a sense of wonder, as if they had been reborn.

Even if they were noble and virtuous people in life, they could not help but feel joy at this moment.

Li Daoxuan smiled as he looked at them, then turned to Mingyue and instructed her:

"Mingyue, when you get back, have Yunzhen compile a list of Taoist deities. From now on, all Taoist temples and monasteries should enshrine these deities."

The bright moon nodded.

"Yes."

Li Daoxuan then looked at Wang Yangming and said:

"Make a name for yourself. Tomorrow, I will open a passage between the Jingming Cave Heaven and the Xuanhuang Great World at Yujing Mountain. At that time, the Jingming Cave Heaven will be impacted by the Xuanhuang Great World, and the mountains and rivers will surely be in turmoil."

"You are in charge of the Investiture of the Gods and possess the power of the gods. At that time, you will need to work together with the other righteous gods to stabilize this six thousand miles of land and prevent the innocent from being harmed."

Wang Yangming and the Seven Gods quickly bowed and said:

"We will do our utmost to fulfill our responsibilities."

Li Daoxuan smiled.

"Not at all. You may not yet realize just how powerful you gods are. You'll find out tomorrow."

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The three-day period had passed, and Li Daoxuan sat cross-legged in the void atop the Jade Capital within the Taiyi Azure Heaven.

Below were many disciples, who looked up at him with eyes full of reverence.

At this moment, Li Daoxuan's primordial spirit had already communicated with the Xuanhuang Great World through the Ascension Platform.

Li Daoxuan, who had been in seclusion on Qingming Island in Tianshuize, slowly awoke.

His figure appeared directly on the ascension platform.

Through the ascension platform on Qingming Island, Li Daoxuan immediately sensed the other ascension platforms that could connect to the Jingming Cave Heaven.

According to the rules, these ascension platforms open every sixty years, allowing people from the three holy sects to enter and seek opportunities.

Once Li Daoxuan breaks through the world barrier between the Jingming Cave Heaven and the Xuanhuang Great World, these ascension platforms will no longer have the sixty-year restriction, and he can freely enter the Jingming Cave Heaven.

This is not a good thing for Jingming Cave Heaven.

Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Jingming Cave will recover at an extremely fast speed after it is opened, it will soon be able to recover to the same level as the Xuanhuang Great World.

However, the people inside were ultimately too weak, and the disciples of the three holy lands never regarded the natives in the cave as people of the same level.

If we let them in freely, who knows how much trouble they'll cause.

With that thought in mind, Li Daoxuan no longer hesitated.

With a thought, the other ascension platforms that led to the Netherworld Cave Heaven immediately exploded without warning.

And then, under an unimaginable force, it was completely reduced to ashes.

The three holy lands couldn't have imagined that Li Daoxuan had erased the Ascension Platform.

After finishing this trivial matter, Li Daoxuan refocused his attention on the ascension platform.

For him, bridging the two worlds is not difficult now; the key lies in building a stable channel connecting the two worlds.

Moreover, since the spiritual energy of the Jingming Cave has been depleted for many years, once it is connected, it will cause an extremely terrifying backflow of spiritual energy.

Like lake water, it rushed directly into the Jingming Cave Heaven.

At that time, it will not be an opportunity, but an unimaginable disaster.

These are all things that need to be considered.

There's also the issue of time flow between the two realms, which stems from the different laws governing the universe.

Once the connection is established, the laws of heaven and earth of the Xuanhuang Great World will assimilate into the Jingming Cave Heaven, which will inevitably cause many anomalies.

This is also the reason why Li Daoxuan wanted to confer titles upon the gods.

Let Wang Yangming assist him to stabilize the changes in Jingming Cave.

According to estimates, this process will likely take decades, even a century.

Only after it is completely stabilized can the Jingming Cave Heaven truly be indistinguishable from the Xuanhuang Great World.

This is not unprecedented.

Behind every imperial family that still exists in the world today lies a hidden world.

How did those grotto-heavens come about? They were created by those great emperors using similar methods.

Li Daoxuan had seen this situation many times in the time scroll.

Therefore, this matter is not unique to either him or the Xuanhuang Great World.

"call..."

Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was ready, and they could begin.

The primordial spirit entered the Jingming Cave Heaven and instantly transformed into a colossal Dharma image that stood tall and upright.

This is truly a towering and upright achievement.

Like Pangu creating the world in Chinese mythology.

Meanwhile, Li Daoxuan's physical body was in the Xuanhuang Great World, where he used his terrifying cultivation to tear open a void passage connecting the two worlds.

"boom..."

In an instant, a thunderous roar that shook the entire Jingming Cave Heaven resounded.

Then, the people in the Jingming Cave saw the enormous Dao Ancestor's Dharma Image reach directly into the sky and tear open the void.

That day, it was as if everything had collapsed, creating a huge hole that encompassed almost half of the Jingming Cave Heaven world.

After a brief silence, countless streams of spiritual energy surged forth.

It was so dense that it was visible to the naked eye, like rain falling on earth, splashing across the entire grotto world.