Faced with the great tribulation sweeping the world, Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao, the central figures of the Investiture of the Gods, had to choose their factions and contend against one another.
His close cooperation with Di Xin, even joining him in slaying a Saint's Dao Body formed from Slaying the Three Corpses, had naturally inclined him toward the Yin-Shang side.
Jiang Ziya had no objection to this outcome.
He knew something of Di Xin and knew him to be a ruler capable of restoring prosperity, one who also occupied the position of the Human Race's orthodox ruler. Choosing him as his lord was a wise decision.
Jiang Ziya asked, "How many people will be invested as gods in this chaotic age?"
Li Er answered, "A total of three hundred and sixty-five orthodox gods."
The number shocked both Jiang Ziya and Di Xin.
They had assumed there would be somewhere between several dozen and a hundred people invested as gods. They had not expected so many.
Li Er shook his head with a smile. "Once your cultivation rises, you will understand that this number is not much at all."
After hearing Jiang Ziya's decision, Li Er turned his gaze toward him and confirmed, "Jiang Ziya, are you certain of your choice?"
Jiang Ziya answered without hesitation, "I have decided to join the Chaoge faction and devote myself to upholding the Human King's orthodox rule."
After hearing Di Xin's invitation, Li Er also agreed without hesitation.
The two decided to return.
Yet they discovered that it seemed they had gone through either a dream or a genuine fortuitous encounter and had returned to the Sacred Temple.
Di Xin was not flustered by this change. He understood that, whether it had been real or false, it had been his own choice.
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