Di Xiao Meets Kong Xuan, Kong Xuan First Hears of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation

System: "Host has successfully completed the task."

System [Rewarding host: one bottle of Seven-Colored Ancestral Phoenix Essence Blood!]

Upon hearing this, Di Xiao was utterly shocked.

Wasn't this system reward prepared specifically for Kong Xuan?

Di Xiao immediately decided that he had to sincerely take Kong Xuan under his command.

After everyone else had left, Kong Xuan looked at Di Xiao.

Kong Xuan said, "Fellow Daoist, can you speak now?"

Di Xiao nodded.

Kong Xuan asked, "May I know Fellow Daoist's name?"

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, I am Di Xiao!"

"Di Xiao?" Kong Xuan said in surprise.

Di Xiao said, "That's right."

Kong Xuan said doubtfully, "Fellow Daoist, the surname Di is somewhat special in the Primordial World!"

"As far as I know, in ancient times, Di Jun, the Demon Race's Demon Emperor, bore the surname Di."

"And the Human Emperor of the Great Shang Dynasty is also named Di Xin!"

"Does Fellow Daoist have any connection to all this?"

After saying that, Kong Xuan looked at Di Xiao.

With a smile on his face, Di Xiao willed it, and a seal appeared out of thin air in his palm.

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, do you recognize this?"

With a casual wave of his hand, Di Xiao sent the seal flying before Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan reached out and caught the seal, examining it carefully.

In an instant, Kong Xuan sprang up in shock and stared at Di Xiao with stunned eyes.

Kong Xuan said in shock, "Fellow Daoist, who exactly are you? How is this thing in your hands?"

"From what I can see, this is the Human Emperor Seal of the Great Shang Dynasty's Human Emperor!"

"Moreover, I sense the aura of Di Xin, the Great Shang Dynasty's Human Emperor, from you?"

"But I have met His Majesty the Human Emperor, and you are not Di Xin, the Human Emperor of the Great Shang Dynasty!"

"Who exactly are you???"

For a moment, Kong Xuan fixed Di Xiao with an icy gaze.

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, it's a complicated matter. It would be difficult to explain it all clearly in a short time."

Kong Xuan said, "Fellow Daoist, I have all the time in the world."

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, what if I said that I am Di Xin?"

Kong Xuan said in shock, "What? What did you say???"

"I have met Human Emperor Di Xin. His Majesty Di Xin does not look like you."

Di Xiao smiled, and his appearance instantly changed into Di Xin's.

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, take another look. What about now?"

Kong Xuan stared in shock at Di Xiao, who had transformed into Di Xin.

Kong Xuan said in shock, "Who exactly are you? Why have you taken on Di Xin's appearance?"

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, look more carefully!"

Kong Xuan immediately used his powerful perception to investigate everything about Di Xiao.

A moment later, Kong Xuan said in shock, "Why? Your origin is exactly the same as His Majesty Human Emperor Di Xin's???"

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, can't I be Di Xin?"

Kong Xuan shook his head and said, "That is impossible. His Majesty the Human Emperor is in Chaoge."

"Besides, I met His Majesty the Human Emperor before!"

"Although His Majesty the Human Emperor is valiant and invincible, he is merely an ordinary mortal."

"But now, I find your cultivation unfathomable, far stronger than mine."

"I am at the peak of the Quasi-Sage Realm, yet I can feel an extraordinarily intense pressure from you."

"From this, it is clear that your cultivation is at least at Quasi-Sage Realm perfection."

"You simply cannot be Human Emperor Di Xin!"

Di Xiao countered, "Kong Xuan, do you understand everything about Di Xin?"

"Kong Xuan, I can only say that what you know of Di Xin is merely what appears on the surface."

Kong Xuan asked in confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, do you know how many paths there are for one in the Quasi-Sage Realm to break through to the Heavenly Dao Sage Realm?"

Kong Xuan said, "Of course I know!"

"For a powerful expert at the Quasi-Sage Realm's Great Perfection to continue breaking through into the Heavenly Dao Sage Realm, there are four methods."

"First, use Primordial Violet Qi to become a Heavenly Dao Sage. Second, use immense merit and karmic fortune to attain the Heavenly Dao Sage Realm. Third, become a sage by severing the Three Corpses."

"Severing the Three Corpses means that once a cultivator reaches the Quasi-Sage Realm's Great Perfection, they sever their good corpse, evil corpse, and self corpse respectively."

"Then, by merging the Three Corpses into one, one can attain the Heavenly Dao Sage Realm!"

"There is one final method: proving the Dao through strength and directly attaining the Chaos Infinity Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Realm!"

"Of the first three methods, among the Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao in the Primordial World, only the Supreme Purity Sage became a sage by severing the Three Corpses."

"Yuanshi Tianzun, Nuwa Sage, Tongtian Sage, Daoist Jieyin, and Daoist Zhunti all attained the Heavenly Dao Sage Realm through the power of merit and karmic fortune!"

After hearing this, Di Xiao nodded.

Just then, Kong Xuan seemed to think of something and stared fixedly at Di Xiao.

Kong Xuan said in shock, "Y-you... could you be one of Human Emperor Di Xin's Three Corpse bodies?"

Di Xiao said, "That's right. I am Di Xin's self corpse, one of his Three Corpse bodies."

Seeing that Kong Xuan somewhat believed him, Di Xiao went along with the plan and admitted that he was Di Xin's self corpse, one of his Three Corpse bodies.

Kong Xuan immediately stepped before Di Xiao and respectfully bowed.

"Your subject, Kong Xuan, General Commander of Three Mountains Pass, pays respects to Your Majesty, the Human Emperor!"

Di Xiao said, "Marshal Kong, dispense with the formalities!"

After Kong Xuan rose, he looked at Di Xiao.

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, I came to find you this time because there is a matter of utmost importance that I wish to tell you."

Kong Xuan said, "Your Majesty, what matter might that be?"

Di Xiao said, "Kong Xuan, do you believe in fate?"

Kong Xuan asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Di Xiao said, "I was once fortunate enough to briefly comprehend the Law of Fate, and I saw the fate of the Great Shang Dynasty, as well as the fate of its loyal ministers."

Kong Xuan said, "Your Majesty, the Law of Fate is elusive and intangible. Among the three thousand Great Dao laws, it is the most difficult Great Dao law to comprehend."

"Moreover, whoever controls the Law of Fate can view the fates of everyone within the Primordial World, other than Hongjun and the Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao."

Di Xiao said, "I never expected you to be so familiar with the Law of Fate, Kong Xuan."

Kong Xuan said, "Your Majesty, these are things all cultivators of the Primordial World know."

"May I ask what Your Majesty saw?"

Di Xiao's expression turned incomparably grave as he looked at Kong Xuan.

"Kong Xuan, you should know about the great tribulations of the Primordial World, correct?"

Kong Xuan said, "I do."

"The earliest were the Heaven-Opening Tribulation, the Fierce Beast Tribulation, the Dao-Demon Conflict, the Dragon-Han Tribulation, and the Witch-Demon Tribulation!"

"From the Heaven-Opening Tribulation to the Witch-Demon Tribulation, the Primordial World has undergone a total of five great tribulations!"

Di Xiao said, "Correct, but the tribulations of the Primordial World will not end here!"

Kong Xuan said in shock, "Your Majesty, are you saying another tribulation is about to arise?"

Di Xiao nodded. "Correct."

Kong Xuan hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what tribulation is this one?"

Di Xiao said, "The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation!"

"The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation???"

For a moment, Kong Xuan did not understand why it was called the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Di Xiao said, "The so-called Investiture of the Gods Tribulation began when Hongjun ordered his disciples, the boy Haotian and the girl Yaochi, to establish the Heavenly Court in the Immortal Realm."

"The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation centers on the human race of our Great Shang Dynasty, with forces such as the Elucidation Sect, Interception Sect, and Western Sect waging war against one another!"

"And the ultimate purpose of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation is for Hongjun to recruit powerful experts for the Heavenly Court and weaken the status of the Great Shang Dynasty's human race!"

Once Di Xiao finished speaking, Kong Xuan was shocked beyond measure.

After a long while, Kong Xuan hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what will become of the loyal ministers of the Great Shang Dynasty in the end?"

Di Xiao's expression changed drastically, becoming exceedingly grave. "The Great Shang Dynasty will be destroyed and replaced by the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"What? Your Majesty, is this true?" Kong Xuan asked in shock.

Di Xiao nodded with a grave expression.