Way of the Divine Immortals (1000 added)

"Once a prince, now a suffering slave—truly pitiful and lamentable..."

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, then let the matter pass. He had no intention of lending a hand.

"It's a pity... I still have some sense of shame. In the end, I didn't initiate the Investiture of the Gods."

After all, the current path of cultivation was far too sparse. There were not enough experts to fill all the roles, and Zhong Shenxiu had no intention of replacing the protagonist, supporting characters, and even the extras all by himself.

"Ji Fa, on the other hand, truly lives up to my choice. He's about to give me a pleasant surprise."

Zhong Shenxiu thought to himself as he ordered the carriage into the royal palace.

"Cough, cough... Teacher!"

Upon the throne, the Son of Zhou, Ji Fa, looked pale and weak as he asked, "The Kunlun Divine Temple is already under construction. Would Teacher be willing to supervise the work?"

By now, everyone under Heaven knew that Great Shang had perished because it had shown no reverence for the gods. As a result, their awe of the divine had risen to an even higher level.

Even Great Zhou, after occupying the realm, had made its first act the immediate restoration of the sacrificial rites, as well as sending a tribute delegation to Kunlun.

Yet Zhong Shenxiu saw unwillingness in Ji Fa's eyes.

Royal power stood alone and served private interests... It was naturally hostile toward anyone who sought to share its authority. Its divergence from divine authority had run throughout history without ever ceasing.

Ji Fa clearly did not want to see the divine path dominate, but he had no way to stop it and could only pretend to go along with it.

Some mad ideas had even begun to stir in his