Journey to Guangjiang Pass!

After listening to Zhunti's words, Jieyin smiled and said:

"Indeed, with this, perhaps our Western Sect won't have to keep cowering here during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. With your and my schemes, we can still gain some benefits..."

"Hahaha!"

At this moment, Zhunti and Jieyin were already lost in the dream of watching the world churn and plotting for the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.

"Brother, how exactly should we scheme against the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Sect Master Tongtian? We need to come up with a plan!"

"Otherwise, if we just tell him straightforwardly to stand with us against Sect Master Tongtian, I don't think it's very likely!"

Zhunti, who had been smiling, immediately withdrew his smile upon hearing Jieyin's words.

"Second Brother, you're thinking about this the wrong way!"

"Huh? Why!" Jieyin was stunned, looking at Zhunti with confusion. "Brother, aren't we supposed to ally with the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to deal with Sect Master Tongtian?"

"Where am I wrong?"

"Hehe!" Zhunti chuckled, his eyes full of cunning.

"We do need to ally with the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to deal with Sect Master Tongtian, but we can't leave too much of a trace!"

"This is how we should do it!"

"He, the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, and Sect Master Tongtian are currently at odds, but they are both Saints and lead their own sects. Even if they are unwilling, it's hard for them to make a move."

"But we are different. We can fully support the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning!"

"Sect Master Tongtian disrespects his elder brother's actions, and neither you nor I can stand by and watch. Therefore, we two must help the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and help him teach Sect Master Tongtian a lesson!"

"Instead of us teaching Sect Master Tongtian a lesson, this way we have a righteous cause!"

"This way, all the karma will be on the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the Sect of Enlightenment. Our Western Sect won't be tainted by any karma, and we can take the opportunity to make demands of the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning."

"Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

After listening to Zhunti's plan, Jieyin was completely convinced.

After a long while, Jieyin finally spoke with a heavy tone, "Brother, I am not as good as you!"

"Hahaha, Second Brother, there's no need to blame yourself. We are planning for the Western Sect, and this is just a small matter!"

"Mhm!" Jieyin nodded heavily.

"Brother, then let's go find the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning right now!"

"Good, there's no time to delay!"

With that said, Zhunti and Jieyin transformed into streaks of light and headed straight for the Jade Void Palace where the Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning resided.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Qin Hong had already left Jin'ao Island and the Jade Void Palace, and even the East Sea. Qin Hong was currently in a city of the Great Shang Dynasty.

To call it a city, it wasn't particularly grand.

After the devastation of the Witch-Demon War, although figures like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors emerged from the Human Race, leading the naturally weak Human Race to establish a foothold in the Primordial Era.

To this day, the Human Race has become the favored recipient of the Heavenly Dao's fortune.

However, the strength of the Human Race is not very strong. Therefore, the cities of the Great Shang Dynasty, apart from Chaoge City, are not very magnificent.

The city where Qin Hong was currently located was Guangjiang Pass in the Great Shang Dynasty.

Guangjiang Pass was located at the confluence of large bodies of water, and it got its name because of the abundant rainfall.

However, at this moment, Guangjiang Pass was not just experiencing abundant rainfall, but a torrential downpour that showed no signs of stopping.

Rainwater is a divine blessing from heaven that can irrigate crops, but if there is too much rain, the roots of the crops will rot, resulting in no harvest!

The current downpour was clearly not ordinary precipitation, but a raging flood.

The heavy rain poured onto the ground, and due to the terrain, it gathered to form a flood that ravaged the entire Guangjiang Pass and the surrounding villages.

In this situation, countless people were barely clothed and fed, struggling arduously against the flood.

Qin Hong stood in the air, looking down.

He saw that on a dike in Guangjiang Pass, a young man was leading many commoners in continuously reinforcing the dike.

The man was handsome and imposing, with a sturdy physique. A cloth band was tied above his forehead, and Qin Hong clearly saw that behind the band was a Heavenly Eye that had not yet opened.

Seeing this, Qin Hong in the air stirred slightly.

This person was the objective of Qin Hong's journey!

With a Heavenly Eye on his brow and an unusual physique, this was none other than Erlang Shen, Yang Jian!

Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, was the strongest among the third-generation disciples of the Sect of Enlightenment!

That was secondary. The most important thing was that Erlang Shen's role in the Investiture of the Gods was no less than that of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Especially during the period of King Wu's campaign against Zhou, Erlang Shen's power played a tremendous role.

Finally, King Zhou self-immolated on Lutai, and the Wu Dynasty replaced Shang.

With this, the title of Human King vanished, becoming the Son of Heaven of Zhou!

And during the Investiture of the Gods, Yang Jian achieved sainthood with his physical body, attaining the true fruit.

Unlike those who ascended the Investiture of the Gods Scroll after death, the deities on the scroll had a sliver of their soul controlled by it, rendering any further advancement impossible.

Their lives were predetermined from the moment they were inscribed on the scroll, destined to become puppets controlled by it, repeating their tasks day in and day out.

But Yang Jian was different; he attained the true fruit without dying.

This meant that after ascending to Heaven, Yang Jian would still be an independent, complete deity, capable of cultivating on his own.

Coupled with the already excellent cultivation environment in the Heavenly Court, Yang Jian's future was indeed promising!

During the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, most of the disciples of the Sect of Interception ended up on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, becoming puppets under its control.

As for the disciples of the Sect of Enlightenment, most of them achieved sainthood with their physical bodies, the benefits of which were self-evident!

Erlang Shen, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and others like them were able to achieve sainthood with their physical bodies after the great calamity of Investiture of the Gods not because of their immense strength, but because of their karma and destiny.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, in order to orchestrate the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and allow the Sect of Enlightenment to reap significant benefits, commanded them to take these individuals as disciples.

What Qin Hong needed to do now was to disrupt Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's grand plan and snatch away crucial figures like Yang Jian before him.

Once they became part of the Sect of Interception, it would be easier to deal with the Sect of Enlightenment.

The work of building the dike to prevent the flood from raging continued for four to five hours before it was barely completed.

Seeing that the dike was temporarily secure, Yang Jian headed towards his home in the city.

Noticing Yang Jian's departure, Qin Hong hastily descended from the clouds and followed.

Yang Jian's father was human, named Yang Tianyou, a minor feudal lord sealed at Guangjiang Pass. He was exceptionally handsome, and judging by Yang Jian, Yang Tianyou must have been quite a remarkable man himself!

Yang Jian's mother was named Princess Yunhua, also known as Yao Ji, who was the younger sister of the current Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian.

By this calculation, Yang Jian was precisely Haotian's nephew.

However, regarding this nephew, Haotian Shangdi wished he could devour him alive.

Because of this nephew, he, Haotian, was a disgrace!

He, Haotian, was the supreme ruler of the Heavenly Court, revered throughout the Primordial Era. For his sister, Yao Ji, to fall in love with a mortal and even bear a child was utterly outrageous!

Yang Jian had an elder brother named Yang Jiao, who was incredibly strong from birth, possessing the vigor of the ancient Human Race. However, he was cruelly murdered by Haotian.