Shen Gongbao's silver tongue easily pried Jiang Ziya's mission out of him in just a few words. Burning with jealousy, he swore to compete with him in the mortal world and see whose methods were superior. Little did he know that within Jade Void Palace, the corners of Primordial Lord of Heaven's lips had already lifted into a meaningful smile.
Jiang Ziya deliberately took a route around the North Sea. Along the way, he encountered Bojian, a commander who had once served under Xuanyuan. During the Battle of Zhuolu, this man had been blasted into the sea's depths by firearms and trapped in a frigid abyss for a thousand years, unable to transcend. After receiving guidance from Qingxu Daode True Lord, he learned that only Jiang Ziya could free him from his plight. Thus, he had waited here to block the road and plead for help.
Jiang Ziya was overjoyed. On the spot, he bestowed a Jade Void edict upon Bojian and ordered him to proceed to Mount Qi immediately to await his orders.
After returning to Mount Qi, he ordered the five divine commanders subdued by Song Family Village to build the Investiture of the Gods Platform, with Bojian supervising the work. He himself hurried back to Xiqi on horseback to investigate the battle situation.
Seeing the many experts gathered in Xiqi and one strange technique after another being unleashed, Grand Tutor Wen judged that he could not defeat them. He had no choice but to travel far to Nine Dragons Island in the West Sea and invite the four Rogue Immortals there:
First was Wang Mo, followed by Yang Sen, Gao Yougan, and Li Xingba. All four were listed on the Investiture of the Gods List, and in the future, all would become divine generals of the Lingxiao