After hearing Zhunti's words, Jieyin smiled broadly.
"Not bad. This way, during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, our Western Sect might not have to remain holed up here. With the schemes of the two of us, we can reap some benefits, and..."
"Hahaha!"
At this moment, Zhunti and Jieyin had already fallen into the sweet dream of watching the storms rise and plotting over the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
"Eldest Brother, if we are to scheme against Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Sect Master Tongtian, we need to figure out exactly how to do it!"
"Otherwise, if we just bluntly tell him to stand with us against Sect Master Tongtian, I don't think that will work!"
When the smiling Zhunti heard Jieyin say this, the smile immediately vanished from his face.
"Second Brother, you are mistaken!"
"Hm? Why?" Jieyin was stunned and looked at Zhunti with confusion. "Eldest Brother, aren't we joining forces with Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to deal with Sect Master Tongtian?"
"Where am I wrong?"
"Hehe!" Zhunti smiled faintly, his eyes brimming with slyness.
"We do indeed intend to join forces with Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning against Sect Master Tongtian, but we cannot leave too obvious a trail!"
"We should do it like this!"
"Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Sect Master Tongtian are currently on terrible terms, but they are both Saints and both lead a sect. Even if they are unwilling, it would be difficult for them to make a move."
"But we are different. We can fully support Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning!"
"Sect Master Tongtian's disrespect toward his elder brother is something neither of us can stand to watch. Therefore, the two of us must help Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and assist him in teaching Sect Master Tongtian a lesson!"
"Rather than saying that we want to teach Sect Master Tongtian a lesson. That is called having just cause!"
"This way, all the karma will rest upon Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the Sect of Enlightenment. Our Western Sect will not be tainted by any karma, and we can even take the chance to make demands of Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning."
"Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
After hearing Zhunti's plan, Jieyin was utterly convinced.
Only after a long while did Jieyin speak solemnly. "Eldest Brother, I am inferior to you!"
"Hahaha, Second Brother, there is no need to blame yourself. You and I are planning for the Western Sect; this is nothing!"
"Mhm!" Jieyin nodded heavily.
"Eldest Brother, then let us go find Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning at once!"
"Good, there is no time to lose!"
With that, Zhunti and Jieyin transformed directly into streaks of light and headed for Jade Void Palace, where Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning resided.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Qin Hong had long since left Jin'ao Island, Jade Void Palace, and even the Eastern Sea. At this moment, Qin Hong was in a city of Great Shang.
Calling it a city was actually giving it too much credit.
After the devastation of the Witch-Demon War, although the Human Race had produced figures such as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who led the naturally weak Human Race to gain a foothold in the primordial world.
By now, the Human Race had become the favored recipient of the Heavenly Dao's fortune.
However, the Human Race was not particularly strong. Thus, aside from Chaoge City, the cities of Great Shang were not especially grand.
The city where Qin Hong currently stood was Guangjiang Pass of Great Shang.
Guangjiang Pass was located where great waters converged, and it had earned its name because of its abundant rainfall.
Yet Guangjiang Pass at this moment did not merely have abundant rain. Torrential rain was pouring down without the slightest sign of stopping.
Rain was sweet dew bestowed by heaven and could water crops, but if there was too much rain, the roots of the crops would rot, leaving no harvest at all!
The current downpour was clearly no ordinary rainfall, but a monstrous flood.
Heavy rain battered the ground, gathering due to the terrain and forming floodwaters that ravaged all of Guangjiang Pass and the surrounding villages.
Under such circumstances, countless commoners were poorly clothed and starving as they struggled against the floodwaters.
Qin Hong stood in the air and looked down.
He saw a young man atop a dam at Guangjiang Pass, leading numerous commoners in continuously reinforcing it.
The man was handsome and imposing, with a powerful build. A strip of cloth was tied around his forehead, and Qin Hong could clearly see that behind it was an unopened Heavenly Eye.
Seeing this, Qin Hong stirred slightly in the air.
This man was the very target of Qin Hong's journey!
A Heavenly Eye between his brows and a body unlike that of ordinary men—he was Erlang Shen, Yang Jian!
Among the third-generation disciples of the Sect of Enlightenment, Erlang Shen Yang Jian was the strongest!
That was secondary. Most importantly, Erlang Shen's role in the Investiture of the Gods was no less significant than that of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Especially during King Wu's campaign against King Zhou, Erlang Shen's power played an enormous role.
In the end, King Zhou burned himself alive atop Deer Terrace, and the Zhou dynasty replaced Shang.
From then on, the title of Human King ceased to exist, becoming instead the Son of Heaven of Zhou!
During the Investiture of the Gods, Yang Jian attained sainthood in the flesh and achieved the true fruition.
Unlike those who entered the Investiture of the Gods Scroll after death, the immortals recorded on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll had a trace of their divine souls controlled by it, leaving them without even the slightest possibility of further advancement.
Their lives had been determined from the moment they entered the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, destined for them to become puppets controlled by the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and repeat the same work day after day.
But Yang Jian was different. He achieved the true fruition without dying.
That meant that after Yang Jian ascended to the heavens, he would still be an independent and complete immortal, able to cultivate on his own.
Moreover, the cultivation environment in the Heavenly Court was already quite good. Yang Jian's future could be said to be limitless!
During the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, most disciples of the Interception Sect entered the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and became puppets under its control.
As for the disciples of the Sect of Enlightenment, most of them attained sainthood in the flesh. The benefits were self-evident!
Erlang Shen, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and the others were able to attain sainthood in the flesh after the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation not because their strength was truly so great, but because of their karma and destiny.
In order to arrange the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and allow the Sect of Enlightenment to gain enormous benefits from it, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning had ordered his disciples to take them as disciples.
What Qin Hong needed to do now was disrupt Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's plans and seize crucial figures like Yang Jian before he could.
Once they became members of the Interception Sect, it would also be easier to act against the Sect of Enlightenment.
The work of building the dam to prevent the floods from running rampant continued for four or five hours before it was barely completed.
Seeing that the dam was temporarily secure, Yang Jian headed toward his home in the city.
The moment Yang Jian set out, Qin Hong hurriedly descended from the clouds and followed him.
Yang Jian's father was a human named Yang Tianyou, a minor feudal lord enfeoffed at Guangjiang Pass. He was exceptionally handsome; just by looking at Yang Jian, one could tell that Yang Tianyou could not have been lacking in appearance!
Yang Jian's mother was named Princess Yunhua, also known as Yao Ji. She was the younger sister of Haotian, the current ruler of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor.
By that reckoning, Yang Jian was Haotian's own nephew.
However, Haotian Shangdi wished he could skin this nephew alive.
Because this nephew was Haotian's disgrace!
Haotian was the supreme ruler of the Heavenly Court, exalted beyond measure throughout the primordial world. Yet Yao Ji, his sister, had fallen in love with a mortal and even borne children for him. It was simply outrageous!
Yang Jian had an elder brother named Yang Jiao, who had possessed immense strength from birth and greatly resembled the Human Race of the primordial world, yet Haotian had cruelly killed him.
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