Chương 109: Ziya’s previous life

One hundred and eighty years have passed since the last battle.

There are countless Taiyi Immortals in the Xuanmen sect. They each possess unique skills and profound knowledge. They are all unwilling to submit to each other and have been fighting each other for nearly two hundred years.

However, when the Ten Heavenly Lords, Ma Yuan, Gray Bone Immortal and others joined the battle, they actually used demonic supernatural powers such as the Lost Soul Sutra, Poison Blood Demon Art, and Bone-Breaking Technique, turning what should have been a Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference into a war between immortals and demons.

The Primordial Celestial Lord shook his head repeatedly upon seeing this. If it weren't for his strong self-control, he would have already taken out the Pangu Banner and turned these "genuine" disciples of the Jie Sect into ashes.

Immortal giants like Zhenyuan Daxian, Xi Wangmu, and Wangshu Xingjun could hardly bear to watch the battle. They skipped the fight between the Ten Heavenly Kings and others, as if skipping a Spring Festival Gala. At this point, even the influence of the Tongtian Sect Leader was useless.

Whenever the Holy Mother Jinling saw the reactions of the immortals from various religions, she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Before the Holy Mother of Wudang enlightened her, she didn't realize it. She believed that teaching without discrimination meant being inclusive, and the Jie Sect should be able to accommodate all kinds of different Taoist arts.

After witnessing the true understanding of the Jie Sect among the masses, she realized that the emphasis of "education for all" was on "education," not on "all-encompassing." The Jie Sect's responsibility was to "educate" all beings; if they couldn't even fulfill the basic requirement of "education," then "education for all" was merely self-promotion.

If they are disciples of the Xuanmen sect and cultivate demonic arts, then why did they even join the Xuanmen sect and consider themselves disciples? Why not simply leave the Jiejiao sect and identify as demonic? Wouldn't that be more carefree, more unrestrained, and better able to express their "unrestrained" and "true nature"?

Golden Spirit Mother only hoped that after the Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference, Fang Yang would send all the members of Duobao Daoist's faction to the Heavenly Court.

The Golden Spirit Mother still lacked the necessary courage. She understood everything, yet she preferred to support Fang Yang in purging the Jie Sect instead of taking matters into her own hands.

However, these are all choices made by the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit, and even if Fang Yang knew about them, he would respect her choices.

After 180 years of cultivating his inner energy, Fang Yang's training was nearing its end. He could now simultaneously circulate his inner energy and monitor the battle situation at the tournament. The moment Fang Yang opened his eyes, all his magical power was completely contained within him, with no more leakage.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on attaining enlightenment!"

With a smile, Daoist Qianyang said what he should have said 180 years ago: he was the happiest person about Fang Yang's breakthrough.

His attainment of enlightenment was entirely due to Fang Yang. Without Fang Yang's guidance, he would have continued to suffer in the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. The only task Fang Yang assigned him was to suppress the bad apples within the sect.

After Fang Yang broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, his cultivation level once again surpassed that of Daoist Qian Yao. Fang Yang immediately discerned Daoist Qian Yao's cultivation progress.

Daoist Qianyao still cultivates the laws of the sun, and his true solar fire has already advanced to the essence of solar fire. If Daoist Qianyang wishes, he can transform into a small sun at any time.

However, Qianyao Daojun was never a complete Golden Crow; his predecessor was the corpse of the Great Golden Crow.

Hou Yi's arrow nearly destroyed the very essence of the Golden Crow. Had the Golden Crow not been so supremely yang, so celestial and holy, impervious to all evil, Qianyao Daojun would have long since become a wicked corpse.

Qianyao Daojun is a spiritual being born from the corpse of the Great Golden Crow. His Golden Crow origin is far inferior to that of the Great Golden Crow, and therefore even less comparable to Lu Ya Daojun.

He was able to attain enlightenment entirely because he first cultivated the "Golden Sutra of the Sun," a secret transmission of the Tongtian Sect Master, and then secluded himself on Wangyue Peak of the Sun Star for three million years, absorbing a large amount of solar essence to replenish part of his original essence.

"It's alright, this conference is an opportunity. As long as Junior Brother Qianyao can demonstrate his value, the sages will surely reward him with appropriate treasures."

Saints are never poor; even the two Western Saints were incredibly wealthy. What they lacked were only innate spiritual treasures and merits—essential resources for attaining sainthood. No one lacks such resources.

Other resources, even if they are not available in the primordial world, are plentiful outside of it.

When Fang Yang needed the origin of the world, the Tongtian Sect Leader casually grabbed a batch of the origin of the world from the chaotic world, which is a good example.

"How is the discussion going?"

Fang Yang inquired about the battle situation.

He didn't care about the wins or losses of others, but he cared deeply about the wins and losses of his own people. He even hoped that all the Nine Luminaries True Lords would attain enlightenment and help him sweep away demons and evil spirits!

If the demons and monsters on Penglai Island were to scatter, even the most powerful man wouldn't be able to capture them all. Allowing them to roam freely throughout the primordial world would severely damage the fortune of the Jie Sect.

Daoist Qianyao dared not conceal anything. With a thought, he created an information stream of everything that had happened over the past 180 years and sealed it in a jade slip, allowing Fang Yang to read it himself.

Fang Yang took the jade slip, and in the blink of an eye, he learned everything that had happened over the past 180 years.

The competition among the Taiyi Immortals was nearing its end. True Monarch Feixiong reappeared on the debating platform, defeating over thirty peak Taiyi masters in succession. While True Monarch Feixiong might not be Fang Yang's match, without Fang Yang's suppression, he completely displayed his invincible prowess.

The competition among the Taiyi Immortals was nearing its end. True Monarch Feixiong reappeared on the debating platform, defeating over thirty peak Taiyi masters in succession. While True Monarch Feixiong might not be Fang Yang's match, without Fang Yang's suppression, he completely displayed his invincible prowess.

On the Daoist platform, True Lord Flying Bear, wielding a divine whip, was invincible among the Taiyi Immortals. The Eight Luminaries True Lords, the Ten Heavenly Lords, the Twelve Yuan Chen, Fairy Bixiao... all these elites of the Jie Sect were defeated by True Lord Flying Bear.

Fang Yang stared intently at True Monarch Fei Xiong, feeling as if he had overlooked something. But when he saw the divine whip in True Monarch Fei Xiong's hand, he suddenly had an epiphany.

Without him, True Lord Flying Bear would have been the one chosen by destiny to become an immortal. True Lord Flying Bear might not be able to defeat a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, but he was certainly capable of fighting one.

Having defeated the various Taiyi sects and survived a battle with a Daluo Jinxian, Feixiong Zhenjun will become the only legend at this Daoist Conference.

Based on this calculation, True Lord Flying Bear is none other than the previous incarnation of Jiang Ziya!

Fang Yang never thought Jiang Ziya was weak. Jiang Ziya had only cultivated for a few decades; expecting him to defeat the Ten Heavenly Kings, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, and Zhao Gongming was asking too much of him. Fang Yang asked himself, if he had cultivated for the same amount of time as Jiang Ziya, he certainly wouldn't be a match for the Ten Heavenly Kings and the like.

Before becoming a direct disciple, he cultivated for 80, 000 years, but only achieved a minor Golden Immortal realm, not even worthy of carrying the shoes of the Ten Heavenly Lords.

"I've inadvertently taken Jiang Ziya's identity as the chosen one of immortals. Does this mean that when the great Investiture of the Gods erupts in the future, I'll be the one to preside over the war?"

Fang Yang was startled by his own guess, but after thinking about it again, he realized that he was right.

He used the Emperor's Banner to control the disciples of the Jie Sect, selling them to the Jade Emperor, a strategy remarkably similar to Jiang Ziya's presiding over the Investiture of the Gods war. His Emperor's Banner had replaced the Investiture of the Gods list; he was waging a different kind of Investiture of the Gods war!