At this moment, the two Western Saints and Yuanshi, who had seen the Investiture of the Gods, looked even more unpleasant.
Before the Great Calamity had even begun, people from all their sects had already been listed!
What an insult!
"The Investiture of the Gods must be placed with one of you for safekeeping!"
After taking out the Investiture of the Gods, Hongjun spoke directly.
The Investiture of the Gods was one part of the Great Calamity. That was why Hongjun had brought it out—only then could the Great Calamity proceed toward its predetermined outcome.
When Hongjun took out the Investiture of the Gods, every Saint except Tongtian turned his gaze toward it and began thinking about how to obtain it.
After all, as long as they obtained the Investiture of the Gods, they would reap nothing but benefits when the Great Calamity arrived.
Though they all knew how great the advantages were, obtaining it was not that simple!
Even Taishang revealed a look of desire upon seeing the Investiture of the Gods.
Perhaps only Nuwa and Tongtian had no desire for the Investiture of the Gods.
Even if Nuwa held the Investiture of the Gods, it would not help him at all. After all, he had only one disciple, and he was not afraid of the Great Calamity in the slightest.
As for Tongtian, he already knew that Hongjun would hand the Investiture of the Gods to Yuanshi.
Therefore, he had no interest in it whatsoever.
Hongjun naturally knew what they were thinking and calmly glanced at them.
Hongjun was in no hurry to speak. At that moment, everyone except Tongtian was becoming somewhat restless.
Taishang immediately spoke up to show his sincerity. "The Investiture of the Gods is best kept with me. My sect has few people, and I'll even send one of my Three Corpses onto the Investiture of the Gods!"
"So it would be best for me to safeguard it!"
"Moreover, this is the fairest arrangement!"
Hearing Taishang's words, Yuanshi said with a hypocritical smile, "Elder Brother, that isn't right."
"Your sect has only two people. If the Investiture of the Gods were given to you, would you just keep it around for decoration?"
"It would be different if you gave it to me. After all, my sect has many disciples, so it would naturally be far more useful."
Taishang's expression did not change as he replied, "It would be wrong to give it to you. There would be no fairness or justice at all."
"What would the Interception Sect and the Western Teachings do then?"
Hearing this, Yuanshi said without the slightest trace of a genuine smile, "You can trust me completely on this. I will certainly uphold fairness and justice!"
Hahaha!
For Yuanshi to say something nobody believed with such a sincere expression was truly something else.
Even Hongjun found those words incredibly fake.
He was already flattering and making promises. Wouldn't he immediately deal with the Interception Sect the moment he got it?
Shouldn't Tongtian step forward and compete for it now?
The two Western Saints were waiting for Tongtian to make the first move so they could make further plans.
Unfortunately, they seemed destined to be disappointed. After quite some time, Tongtian still showed no intention of competing for it.
At that moment, the other Saints were all filled with questions.
What was wrong with Tongtian today?
Was he really going to pass up this opportunity?
Tongtian merely watched them fight over it with a cold smile.
At this moment, the two Western Saints could not hold back any longer.
"Master, it would be best to give the Investiture of the Gods to me!"
"After all, the Western Teachings are too weak and have practically no strength."
"Therefore, giving the Investiture of the Gods to the Western Teachings would perfectly preserve the balance between the three great sects!"
Zhunti spoke up. Since Tongtian was not competing for it, they certainly could not refrain from doing so.
Hearing Zhunti, Jieyin also said, "Zhunti is absolutely right!"
"The Western Teachings are the weakest of the three great sects. Without the help of the Investiture of the Gods, we definitely won't survive the Great Calamity!"
"When that happens, my Western Teachings will cease to exist!"
After saying this, Jieyin immediately put on an act as though he were about to shed tears.
Hearing this, Yuanshi and Taishang both laughed.
Not survive?
Cease to exist?
Heh heh heh. No matter how terrifying the Great Calamity was, the two of them were Saints and certainly would not come to harm. That meant the Western Teachings would surely continue to exist.
The two Western Saints' words were simply a joke!
At that moment, the four people competing for the Investiture of the Gods exchanged glances, each pondering how to get it into his hands.
Without a doubt, whoever obtained the Investiture of the Gods would have much better odds during the Great Calamity.
Moreover, if any of their disciples had already been listed, perhaps they could look for a way to—
Avoid being listed!
That was precisely why they all wanted to obtain the Investiture of the Gods!
Next, they could only see what their Master decided.
Watching the four of them fight over the Investiture of the Gods like clowns, Nuwa merely looked on as though she were watching a show.
At that moment, she glanced at Tongtian, her face revealing a hint of surprise.
Could Tongtian truly have no desire for the Investiture of the Gods?
He showed no intention of competing at all. Or had he already understood the outcome?
Tongtian watched the four of them plot and scheme against one another as though he were watching a show, each trying to obtain the list.
Let them fight however they want. It has nothing to do with me anymore.
Besides, I already know the outcome. There's no need for me to fight over it.
Tongtian already knew that the Investiture of the Gods would ultimately belong to Jiang Ziya.
Even without the Investiture of the Gods, I can still firmly suppress the Western Teachings and the Chan Sect!
It's like playing a game where you already know every method of clearing it, while everyone else doesn't. How could you possibly not be formidable?
Watching the four of them exchange one remark after another while Nuwa and Tongtian showed no interest, Hongjun spoke again. "There is one more matter. The Great Calamity must have a Calamity Responder appear!"
"But this person has not appeared yet!"
"The Investiture of the Gods belongs to him!"
Hearing what Hongjun said, had they just been wasting their time fighting all this time?
The Tribulation Responder was the one who would successfully obtain the Investiture of the Gods!
But they still had a chance!
As long as the Tribulation Responder belonged to their sect, wouldn't everything be fine?
Thus, their thoughts grew heated once more.
The Great Calamity was about to arrive, and the heavenly secrets had been obscured. No matter how they calculated, they could not determine who the Tribulation Responder was.
Since they could not calculate it, Yuanshi directly asked his Master, "How can one determine whether a person is the Tribulation Responder?"
Hongjun naturally understood exactly what they were thinking. "When the time comes, there will be celestial phenomena. At that moment, the Tribulation Responder will appear!"
After saying this, Hongjun said no more.
At that moment, the four Saints' heads began to ache.
Celestial phenomena?
Even knowing that piece of information was useless!
How could they determine which person it was? That was what mattered!
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