At the time, the Investiture of the Gods War was underway. A snow lotus silently bloomed atop Kunlun Mountain.
This snow lotus was extraordinarily huge, as large as a house.
It drew many onlookers, and everyone believed it was an auspicious sign.
Some people tried to touch it, but the instant they did, they turned into a pile of rotting mud and vanished from the world.
Even Great Luo Golden Immortal experts did not dare touch it lightly.
The Three Pure Ones came as well. They tried touching it too, but all suffered injuries. Had they not been powerful and possessed innate power, they might have died as well.
Such a strange snow lotus had appeared atop the snowy mountain. Even if they could not approach it, they could have simply left it alone. However, the lotus continuously emitted power, causing many living beings on the mountaintop to die, and the effect kept spreading downward.
In less than a month, all of Kunlun Mountain would become uninhabited. Naturally, the people of Kunlun Mountain were unwilling to let that happen, so they all tried to find a solution.
Yet even after the Three Pure Ones exhausted every possible effort and invited experts such as Tathagata Buddha, they were unable to resolve it.
Just when everyone was out of options, Jiang Ziya returned from the mortal world. He had originally come to ask Yuanshi Tianzun for help, but upon seeing this situation, he headed to the mountaintop.
Jiang Ziya feared the snow lotus as well, but when he saw it, a sense of closeness arose in his heart. He could not quite control his body as he walked toward the snow lotus and gently touched it.
No one nearby had expected Jiang Ziya to do such a thing. By then, everyone in