Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I pioneered a divine kingdom of faith.

Chapter 87 The Selection of the Heavenly Emperor, the Beginning of the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods

On the Imperial side...

Di Fang sat leisurely beside the Three Lights Divine Water Lake, a white jade fishing rod in his hand radiating boundless Daoist charm, which was blown into the void. The laws were the line, and the Daoist charm was the bait.

The myriad realms are a fishpond, and the Emperor also wants to see if he can catch anything.

Just then.

Di Fang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The Dao Ancestor Hongjun has decreed that all Heavenly Dao Saints shall come to Zixiao Palace for a meeting."

Haotian, the Daoist disciple of Hongjun Daozu, appeared in the prehistoric world.

"All the Heavenly Saints?" Di Fang murmured.

"Husband, are you going?" Xuanming asked Difang.

Di Fang nodded: "Since the Dao Ancestor has named me, I still have to go. Other sages will also be going. I'll go and take a look first."

"Alright." Xuanming nodded, and Di Fang took a step and disappeared from Chaos Island.

Although Di Fang is not Hongjun's disciple, he is now a Heavenly Dao Saint. Hongjun is not just a Dao Ancestor, but also the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao.

So no matter what, I have to go to Tefang.

In the midst of chaos, a purple palace floated and sank, three thousand paths intertwined, and boundless Daoist principles emerged within the chaos.

The light of Heaven shines forth.

Di Fang stepped into the gate of Zixiao Palace.

"Welcome, Sage Emperor Fang." Haotian and Yaochi addressed Emperor Fang. The two little ones were now truly a golden boy and jade girl, still in the form of Daoist disciples.

"You're too kind." Di Fang smiled at Haotian and Yaochi, then took out two Xuanhuang Fruits and handed them to Haotian and Yaochi.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Haotian said to the Emperor.

Di Fang smiled and nodded, then walked into the Zixiao Palace.

Haotian and Yaochi are the future Jade Emperor and Queen Mother of Yaochi.

He may appear to be just Hongjun's disciple now, but his future rank will be quite high. The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are both top-tier figures in the primordial world.

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace.

The Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and Nuwa have all arrived, and Emperor Fang has come over.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists," the Emperor said, addressing the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and Nuwa.

The Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and Nuwa returned the greetings one by one.

Hongjun appeared silently on the high platform, the Heavenly Dao Wheel appearing behind his head, his face showing neither joy nor sorrow.

"I have summoned you here today for matters concerning the Heavenly Court. The operation of the primordial world cannot be separated from the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court cannot be without a ruler for even a day," Hongjun said slowly.

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, the other sages looked at him, thinking that this was a very good job in the Heavenly Court.

Di Fang looked at the other saints without speaking. The position of Heavenly Emperor could not be chosen from any particular lineage; otherwise, it would be unfair to the beings of the primordial world.

It was destined to be Haotian's position.

"My disciple Xuandu is capable of taking the position of Heavenly Emperor," Taiqing said first.

"Among my disciples, Medicine Buddha is qualified to assume the position of Heavenly Emperor," Zhunti also spoke up.

"Among my disciples, Duobao is capable of taking the position of Heavenly Emperor," Tongtian also said.

"Among my disciples, Guang Chengzi is qualified to assume the position of Heavenly Emperor," Yuan Shi retorted, not to be outdone.

Only Nuwa and Di Fang remained silent. Firstly, they had no good candidates among their subordinates. Nuwa did have ten Golden Crows under her command, but they were the crown princes of the demon race. Because of Di Jun and Tai Yi, they could not secure the position of Heavenly Emperor.

As for Di Fang, he only has Kong Xuan and Liu Er under his command, and they are both from the Martial Arts Sect. It is impossible for him to hold onto this position.

Hongjun opened his eyes and looked at the saints below who were arguing heatedly, a slight fluctuation in his eyes.

"Di Fang, Nuwa, why don't you speak?" Hongjun asked, looking at Di Fang and Nuwa.

"Dao Ancestor, I only have two disciples, and their strength and status are insufficient, so I will not compete with you saints," Di Fang said in a deep voice.

"Dao Ancestor, I don't have many good options among my disciples, so I won't compete with you fellow disciples," Nuwa said.

Hongjun nodded and looked at the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West.

"You two should stop arguing. I have already chosen someone for the position of Heavenly Emperor: Haotian Yaochi," Hongjun said to his two disciples.

"Dao Ancestor." Haotian and Yaochi stepped forward, looking completely bewildered.

"You have followed me for countless years, and are my nominal disciples. You should be the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother! Do you have any objections?" Hongjun said.

The Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West looked at Haotian and Yaochi, and were completely dumbfounded.

They fought for a long time, but in the end, Haotian and Yaochi took the benefits, which was the last thing they expected, if it were just the Daoist boy.

The Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West might still have a chance to compete, but now Hongjun has spoken up, and Haotian and Yaochi are his nominal disciples.

Although you are not his direct disciples, you two Western Saints are only his nominal disciples.

So everything is perfectly legitimate. What's wrong with a disciple of the Dao Ancestor becoming a Heavenly Emperor? What's the problem? Previous disciples have all become saints, so what's the problem with that?

"Thank you, Dao Ancestor!" Haotian looked delighted. Despite his cute little boy appearance, Haotian was born a very ancient time ago.

After Hongjun became a saint, Haotian and Yaochi were enlightened, and their strength was naturally not weak either.

Haotian was overjoyed, while Yaochi looked thoughtfully at the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West, knowing full well that this task was not a good thing.

This is especially true nowadays. Sages are of great importance. The Heavenly Emperor may sound nice, but the operation of the world is still governed by sages.

Those disciples of saints, in particular, are not easy to deal with.

However, Haotian was clearly not thinking as much as Yaochi was thinking, and was in a state of ecstasy.

"Do you have any objections?" Hongjun asked the Three Pure Ones and the two Western Saints.

"We are of no use to them." The Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West shook their heads, their faces expressionless.

"Thus, Haotian shall be the Heavenly Emperor, and Yaochi shall be the Queen Mother. Haotian, I bestow upon you the innate spiritual treasure Haotian Mirror, which allows you to view the Three Realms and Six Paths. The Queen Mother bestows upon you the innate spiritual root Peach of Immortality and the innate spiritual treasure Taiyin Sword!" Hongjun said to Haotian and Yaochi.

"In that case, you should all return and assist Haotian in rebuilding the Heavenly Court," Hongjun said slowly.

"We will obey the decree of the Dao Ancestor," all the sages said in unison, as did the Emperor.

Hongjun then disappeared directly from Zixiao Palace.

After saying goodbye to Di Fang, Hao Tian, ​​and Yao Chi, Di Fang left with Nuwa.

As for the Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Saints, they left without even saying goodbye.

Haotian was still overjoyed and didn't notice anything amiss.

Yaochi, with her delicate and sensitive nature, noticed the displeasure of the Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Saints, but there was nothing she could do about it.

After all, this was decreed by the Dao Ancestor, so even if they were unhappy, they dared not say anything.

After bidding farewell to Nuwa, Di Fang returned directly to Chaos Island.

This is just the beginning.

The exact reason for the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods was not anything else, but rather the lack of manpower in the Heavenly Court, and another reason was the rise of sages.

The Heavenly Court, as the central hub governing the primordial world, has no say whatsoever. Haotian hasn't realized this yet, but he will discover the despicable nature of those saintly disciples later. They only take benefits to get things done; that's exactly what those saintly disciples are all about.

Chaos Island.

Di Fang looked at the world with a glint in his eyes. Xuan Ming sat beside Di Fang without disturbing him.

Di Fang smiled calmly as he looked at Xuan Ming.

"Xuanming, what do you think? Should I take action and make some plans for the world?" Di Fang said slowly.

"Planning for the world?" Xuanming asked, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"The era of sages is coming, but unfortunately, the era of sages will only last for one great kalpa at most," Di Fang said slowly.

Xuanming looked towards the Emperor.

"If that's the case, then it depends on you. Anyway, you're a saint now, so if you have nothing else to do, you can give it a try. At most, it'll just be a matter of losing some flour," Xuanming said slowly.

"That's right, you're right, that's exactly how it is," Di Fang said with a smile.

After understanding all of this, Di Fang continued fishing, occasionally checking the chat group to see if anything interesting was happening.

(End of this chapter)