Let the truly outstanding disciples of the Jie Sect hold all positions of principal gods;
then place Jie Sect disciples in all auxiliary god and petty official posts, as well as among the heavenly soldiers and generals.
In that way, the entanglement of luck between the Heavenly Court and the Jie Sect would inevitably grow ever deeper.
Draw upon the Heavenly Court's power to bolster the Jie Sect;
without a Supreme Treasure to suppress its luck, this was an excellent choice.
Even if this would invite the targeting of other Saints in the future,
no matter how they bargained, it could never end worse than the Jie Sect's fate in the original Investiture Cataclysm.
More importantly, if Jie Sect disciples took the initiative to assume divine offices beforehand, there would be no question of "filling the Investiture of the Gods List."
In that case, even if the Chan Sect wanted to move against the Jie Sect, they would have no "righteous cause" to invoke.
As for supposedly obstructing Xiqi's Attack Shang?
There had always been very few Jie Sect disciples who truly entered the fray and sincerely aided the Shang Dynasty;
the goal of most Jie Sect disciples had always been only one—to contend with the Chan Sect.
The survival or destruction of the Shang Dynasty was utterly irrelevant to them.
Even Tongtian's entrance into the fray to set up the Zhuxian Formation stemmed from the escalating conflict between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect. It had nothing to do with the war between Shang and Zhou.
When Laozi came to mediate, Tongtian had made it very clear: he had set up the formation because Guang Chengzi had paid three visits to Biyou Palace, insulted the Jie Sect to its face, and hurled vile abuse;
as long as Guang