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Although the Western Teachings was distressed by losing the Reincarnation Platform, they were not the ones facing the greatest headache.

Ultimately, for the Western Teachings Sect, the Reincarnation Platform was mostly Resurrection Follow-up, and a small part was used to transform souls without talent into souls with Spirit Cultivator talent to expand their manpower. But regardless of whether they did it or not, the two leaders of the Western Teachings were at least safe.

But for Master Taiyi Zhenren, what is happening now is truly a matter of life and death!

As one of the Twelve Immortals of the Chan Sect (as it is called in the original text, not a typo), he was not as good as Yun Zhongzi, Randeng Daoren and other early members of the Chan Sect. He had never even seen the legendary Mysterious Ancestor Jun in person. Instead, he was a new generation of immortals trained by his master, Primeval Lord of Heaven.

Compared to the seniors who followed their master from a young age and listened to the teachings of the Mysterious Ancestor, what they learned was a "new method" developed by their master based on the Mysterious Ancestor Jun's cultivation path, incorporating some scientific knowledge and concepts passed down by the Kezu Hong. Although this "new method" had lower requirements for temperament and talent, and was easier to learn, it had a hidden danger—

It is said that this was a deal reached between Ke Zuhong and the leaders of the Chan and Jie sects, and the karmic consequences he had to bear as the price for learning the other's doctrines.

Once a sect is established, it needs to provide a certain number of disciples to serve in the Heavenly Palace built by the Ancestor.

This system prioritizes selecting disciples who meet the requirements, but if someone fails to meet the standards, their soul will be forcibly taken away and transformed into a guardian deity.

Cultivating immortality is all about seeking a carefree and unrestrained life. Even the Mysterious Ancestor only required those who inherited their Immortal Method to offer incense and prayers. Naturally, they wouldn't want multiple so-called immortal kings or immortal emperors above them.

For the large and prosperous Jie Sect, setting aside a portion of its outer disciples to meet the quota was an easy task. Naturally, they directly adopted the scientific system and carried out sweeping reforms, forming the "New Jie Method" which was based on technology and supplemented by metaphysics.

However, the Chan Sect, which selects the best disciples, already has a small number of followers. Therefore, it is relatively conservative in its acceptance of scientific systems, always maintaining a focus on metaphysics and using science as a supplement, in order to reduce the number of personnel required.

However, after Hong and Jun perished together, the Chan Sect became increasingly unrestrained in its reference to science. Although it still maintained the selection criteria based primarily on talent, it also became more and more popular with various modern cultivation concepts. Even a senior like Yun Zhongzi, who achieved immortality through ancient methods, began to refer to science and improve his magical Magic Treasure.

But five hundred years after the deaths of the two ancestors Hong and Jun, the List of Deities (a notice of repayment of the Heavenly Palace student loan) appeared.

Taiyi Zhenren didn't know what was going on with the Jie Sect, but the Chan Sect was in an uproar the moment they received the List of Deities of the Gods.

It should be understood that the recruitment process prioritizes those who meet the criteria. Logically, those who are most deeply involved with the new law and have the highest cultivation levels should be the first to be recruited.

However, all of this took an unexpected turn, and a different solution was found—

A third-generation disciple who was taken in early in his life died while undergoing trials in the mortal realm.

This is actually not a big deal, but the coincidence is that he died right after the Heavenly Palace issued the List of Deities.

Then, he made the list.

It was only at this point that the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect realized that, in addition to the order of "prioritizing those who meet the requirements and then directly taking their souls," there was also an option of accidental death in this recruitment standard.

In other words, as long as a disciple dies, in accordance with the principle of not wasting anything, his soul will be given priority on the list.

Although they knew this secret, the disciples of the Chan Sect dared not act recklessly. After all, they were all fellow disciples who had listened to the Dao in the Jade Void Palace. Putting aside whether it would be acceptable to their master, if they harmed their fellow disciples for their own selfish reasons, who would want to be close to them?

If fellow disciples aren't an option, what about newly accepted disciples?

Although there was no related communication, after the unfortunate junior disciple's death, the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect unanimously began to take on disciples.

Taiyi Zhenren was one of the earlier to realize this, and he was also very lucky. That day, he was studying the Conferred Investiture of the Gods Platform, which was used to transfer souls to the Heavenly Court, trying to find the pattern in it and see if he could just send a few spirits up there to offset his debts. But he happened to encounter the Investiture of the Gods Platform acting strangely.

He then discovered that a spiritual aura was descending from the Heavenly Palace. Coupled with the previous List of Deities, he immediately became interested in it. After a chase, he discovered that it had been reincarnated into the Li family of Chentang Pass.

Through the Investiture of the Gods Platform, he learned that this was the "Vanguard Official the Investiture of Gods." After divination, he found that this spirit was born with extraordinary abilities and had a history of killing. He immediately decided to take him under his wing, teach him the art of killing, and instill in him the mindset of conquering the Shang (part of the Investiture of the Gods Plan).

But the more cunning a person is, the more likely they are to run into trouble in unexpected ways. This disciple, who should have been full of Killing intent due to his Heavenly Rules and upbringing, somehow developed a quiet and gentle personality at some point. A perfectly good Vanguard Official the Investiture of the Gods, instead of studying military strategy, spends all his time studying carpentry. Is this appropriate? Is this reasonable?

Now that the Marquis of Dong Bo has rebelled and the Marquis of the West is imprisoned in Chaoge, the secrets of heaven are even more chaotic and unpredictable (in fact, the Heavenly Palace has been refined by the protagonist, causing the supercomputer originally used to assist the disciples of the two sects in their calculations to no longer provide cloud computing services), it is clear that the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods has begun.

Since it concerned his freedom for the rest of his life, which would last for countless millennia, Taiyi Zhenren could no longer sit still.

However, raising a naughty child is easy, but turning a quiet child into a naughty one requires some strategy, and at least it can't be too obvious.

Taiyi Zhenren pondered for a moment, trying to figure out how to provoke the child's ferocity. After thinking for a long time, he could only come up with some small ideas such as bullying and being wronged.

Only...

"Nezha is born with superhuman Divine Power and is the son of the general of Chentang Pass. It would be difficult to make him suffer any injustice. Moreover, because of Li Jing's command, there are no water demons around. If there are any, they are only from the Dragon Palace. However, there is a Skull Mountain in the southwest, which seems to be the training ground of the Jie Sect."

Taiyi Zhenren pondered for First Turn moment, realizing that it might be difficult to make Nezha suffer any injustice. However, a new idea popped into his head—

"When I first learned magic, my mind was restless, and I immediately wanted to find a place to experiment. I suppose that Lingzhu Zi is the same. Since that's the case, I might as well teach him some real skills! With new magic, he shouldn't be staying at home anymore."

With these thoughts in mind, Taiyi Zhenren immediately arrived at the Li Mansion, but instead of going through the main gate, he transformed into a wisp of breeze and blew directly into the Li Mansion.

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