Just then, the two of them saw their surroundings blur before their eyes, and the environment around them abruptly changed.
Before they could speak, the scene had already been reshaped. This time, there was no need for them to visit the mountain—Primordial Heavenly Venerate had summoned them directly into Jade Void Palace.
Jiang Ziya felt deeply uneasy, yet there was also a sense of relief within him.
Perhaps he truly had no affinity with the immortal path. His face was bitter as he looked at Primordial Heavenly Venerate, his voice hoarse.
"Master, this disciple... this disciple has already done his utmost, but..."
Before Jiang Ziya could finish, Primordial Heavenly Venerate lightly raised his hand and cut him off.
"No need to say more!"
Before his words faded, golden light flashed in the Venerate's hand, and the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip appeared.
This sight filled both Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao with doubt.
Had their master not previously said that, having no affinity with the immortal path, Jiang Ziya would be driven down the mountain?
Why had nothing happened yet?
Primordial Heavenly Venerate slightly raised his hand, and the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip fell directly into Jiang Ziya's hands.
"Ziya, it is not that you have no affinity with immortality. Your affinity is merely different from that of others."
His gaze was calm as he spoke slowly.
"This is the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip. You bear the aspect of the Flying Bear and were born in accordance with destiny. That is why your cultivation has found it difficult to advance, leaving you even inferior to ordinary spirit beasts.
This is not your fault."
"Your path does not lie in bitter cultivation deep in the mountains, but in the path