Marquis of the West

"The child that the Primordial Heavenly Venerable took away was not the true destined one of the Investiture of the Gods. The true destined one of the Investiture of the Gods has already been brought back to the Fuxi Temple by your elder brother."

"But that child has quite a bit of Fortune on his head." Nuwa was still a little puzzled. Her Heavenly Secrets skills were not very advanced, and she often just looked at the amount of Fortune.

"Although that child is not the one destined for the Investiture of the Gods, he is still the one destined to face the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, so it is normal for him to have a strong Fortune."

That black panther was actually Shen Gongbao.

Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya both possessed the Fate of the Flying Bears. In the original history, both Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya were taken in as disciples by Yuanshi Tianzun.

However, because Shen Gongbao was Demon Race, he was always looked down upon by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

The originally planned Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods war was almost entirely driven by Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya.

Now, with Fuxi helping Shen Gongbao reincarnate Human Race, and considering the methods he devised Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya seem to be no different except for their different Heavenly Mandate.

"Is that so?" Nuwa left after resolving her doubts, while Fuxi turned to go back and teach Jiang Ziya.

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

On Qilin Cliff in the Kunlun Mountains.

After Shen Gongbao was brought back to Qilin Cliff by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable simply threw the Investiture of the Gods to Shen Gongbao.

Because of his Fate of the Flying Bear, Shen Investiture of the Gods was not excluded from the Investiture of the Shen Gongbao.

Seeing that the last test had been passed, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable knew there were no problems and began to confidently instruct Shen Gongbao.

Today, Shen Gongbao has finished learning everything he needed to. Today, he will descend the mountain.

The Four Saints gathered together at this time and announced the official start of the Investiture of the Gods.

At this time, within the Human Race, the Di Xin's Golden Age continued.

Di Xin can be considered the first Human Emperor to break the rule of a reigning Human Emperor.

He has been in power for nearly two hundred years, Di Xin than even the reigns of the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors.

However, Di Xin's long reign was not entirely of Di Xin own volition. The greater reason for this was the love and respect he received from his people.

After three consecutive abdication elections with no one elected, Di Xin was forced to remain in power.

Di Xin's re-election had an impact on many people to some extent.

The most affected, besides the common people who enjoyed the prosperity of Di Xin's Golden Age, were the various feudal lords who were enfeoffed.

Although the feudal lords of the imperial dynasty had fiefdoms, they did not actually wield much real power. They were more like local officials, but compared to ordinary local officials, these feudal lords also had the potential to become Human Emperors.

The so-called abdication is the process of choosing a Human Emperor from among a group of feudal lords who is recognized by others.

Di Xin refused to abdicate, making the position of the feudal lords seem like a joke.

Several of the more powerful feudal lords harbored resentment towards Di Xin for some time.

One of them, Marquis Ji Chang of the West, suddenly dreamt of a winged flying bear entering his dream.

The winged bear was the totem of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan.

When the Marquis of the West woke up, the scene from his dream was still echoing in his mind.

Could the story of the winged bear entering his dream prove that the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan valued him?

The Marquis of the West also harbored ambitions to become the Human Emperor, and when the flying bear appeared in his dream, he immediately felt it was an omen.

However, this strange phenomenon of a flying bear entering a dream could mean that a sage will come to help.

The more the Marquis of the West thought about it, the more convinced he was that his guess was correct. He quickly got up and prepared to personally go and find the strategist who could help him.

At this time, Shen Gongbao was already prepared by a small lake within the fiefdom of the Marquis of the West.

The dream of the Marquis of the West was actually orchestrated by Shen Gongbao.

At this moment, Shen Gongbao was about to devise a scenario reminiscent of "Jiang Taigong fishing," as described by Fuxi.

Shen Gongbao waited for a while, and then the Marquis of the West came looking for him.

After following Fuxi's words and staging a scene of "Jiang Taigong fishing, those who are willing will take the bait" with the Marquis of the West, Shen Gongbao returned to Xiqi with the Marquis of the West.

As soon as the two arrived in Mount Qi, various strange phenomena suddenly began to appear in the sky.

First, sweet dew fell from the sky, Golden Lotuses Springing from the Earth. Then, the stars shifted their positions, and the Ziwei Star shone straight down, landing directly on Ji Chang's head.

Finally, the Golden Phoenix cried out and descended upon Mount Qi.

"With the Purple Star shining brightly above your head, Marquis Xibo has the countenance of an emperor," Shen Gongbao's timely praise caused Marquis of the West to feel conflicted.

These strange phenomena should not normally occur within Human Race territory.

It should be noted that the areas currently inhabited by Human Race are mostly under the control of Weather Instruments jointly developed by the School of Agriculture and the Mohist School.

The only source capable of manipulating starlight under the control of the Weather Instrument can be the Heavenly Court.

Looking at the expression on the Marquis of the West's face, Shen Gongbao knew that the Marquis of the West had probably already guessed his origins.

So Shen Gongbao stopped hiding his identity and openly discussed it.

"My name is Shen Gongbao, and my origins are as you, Lord Bo, have imagined—I come from the Heavenly Court."

Shen Gongbao pointed to the sky and said with a smile, "However, Lord Bo, you need not worry about whether this humble Daoist will be of any harm to you."

"I have come here on instructions from the Heavenly Court and the Sages to help the Marquis ascend the throne."

"The Heavenly Court helped me ascend the throne?" Upon hearing this, the Marquis of the West couldn't help but burst into laughter as if he had heard a joke.

In this Primordial World, everyone knows that the relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Human Race is terrible.

"Why is Lord Bo so wary?" Shen Gongbao was not annoyed by the joke, but continued, "Indeed, the relationship between the Primordial World Heavenly Court and the Human Race is now irreconcilable."

"But fundamentally, the problem lies with the current Emperor Xin, not with the human race itself."

"If Emperor Xin hadn't been so arrogant and disrespectful to the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court wouldn't have suddenly launched an attack on the human race."

"After all, the Human Race is the largest race in the Primordial World, and the Heavenly Court is the legitimate ruler of the Primordial World. A war between the two would likely cause the primordial Primordial World, which has just recovered some strength from the Witch-Demon War King, to return to its original desolate state."

"This is precisely the reason I came here."

"The Heavenly Court's current intention is that as long as Di Xin abdicates, the Heavenly Court will no longer target the Human Race and will reconcile with Human Race."

"And my choice is to assist the Marquis in ascending to the throne of the Human Emperor."

"Is that really all there is to it?" Marquis Ji Chang of the West, was somewhat uncertain.

Shen Gongbao's theory was logically sound, and upon closer listening, it did indeed make sense. However, the Marquis of the West was, after all, once the chosen one of Human Race's Fortune, so how could he not know that the discord between Human Race and the Heavenly Court had a long history?

But if the Heavenly Court truly supports him, then...

Shen Gongbao then noticed that the Marquis of Xibo was somewhat tempted, and quickly added, "That Emperor Xin has now relied on the prosperous reign of Emperor Xin to rule for a hundred years. This originally violated the rules of the imperial dynasty."

"The Heavenly Court originally intended to restore relations with the Human Race after Di Xin abdicated, but given the current situation, Di Xin's abdication seems a long way off. Therefore, the Heavenly Court sent this humble Daoist to assist Lord Bo."

"To help the Marquis ascend to the Human Emperor."