Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao both held great hopes. Becoming immortals was their goal. One headed for the East Sea, the other for Kunlun. What neither of them knew was that this parting would lead them down entirely different Dao Paths.
Of course, that was a story for another time.
Parting from Shen Gongbao did nothing to disrupt Jiang Ziya's plan to seek a master. He gathered his things and set off again. Though his cultivation was weak, he was the one chosen by Heaven to preside over the Investiture of the Gods. As he traveled through the Primordial Continent, he encountered no real danger.
It could hardly be called smooth sailing, but at least he made it through every difficulty without harm.
Meanwhile, on Kunlun Mountain, the great tribulation was about to begin. The Chan Sect disciples were all preparing to weather it. They had paid no attention to the earlier affair with Buddhism, either. For all of them, including their Sect Master, Primordial Heavenly Lord, the Investiture of the Gods was what mattered most.
Ever since the Investiture of the Gods had been decided at the Purple Cloud Palace, the Chan and Jie Sects, along with the Western Sect—which was now Buddhism—all searched for the person who would preside over it.
Their goal was clear, yet the one with the Appearance of Flying Bear had never appeared.
One day, in Jade Void Palace, Primordial, who had been meditating on the Saints' Dao, suddenly opened his eyes. A smile appeared on his usually impassive face, and he sent a message summoning a Daoist Boy.
Primordial Heavenly Lord's Daoist Boy had transformed from a white crane on Kunlun Mountain. He was called White Crane Boy, and he came forward to pay his respects.
"Greetings, Master. What are your instructions?"
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