Born a Fanatic

Shen Gongbao had originally been a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, leader of the Chan School, and a fellow disciple of Jiang Ziya. But because he himself was a leopard spirit, an outsider by nature, he had suffered deep exclusion and endless rejection within the school, and had never been favored by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Yet after betraying them and entering under Tongtian Cult Master's tutelage, Shen Gongbao had found warmth within the Jie School.

Sadly, only after the Investiture of the Gods did Shen Gongbao learn that the Jie School immortals he had invited had one after another ended up on the Investiture of the Gods. Some of the nonhuman Jie School disciples had even become the mounts of immortals in the Celestial Court—a truly miserable fate.

It could be said that Shen Gongbao regretted it beyond measure.

He did not regret helping the tyrant commit evil; he regretted bringing the Jie School disciples to a fate worse than death.

And now that he had received Tongtian Cult Master's message, Shen Gongbao naturally resolved to grind his bones to dust and fight for the Jie School until his final breath.

But...

Shen Gongbao's face was filled with guilt and unwillingness. Gritting his teeth, he said, "But, Master, this disciple's Primordial Spirit is already bound by this divine office. I cannot leave the East Sea by even half a step."

The blue-robed incarnation shook his head slightly.

A streak of blue light plunged into the seawater, and an incompletely transformed crab spirit rose from the seafloor to the surface.

The crab spirit wore dark blue-black armor. It seemed to want to say something, but Tongtian Cult Master had already sealed its mouth with his magic power.

Tongtian's incarnation continued looking at Shen Gongbao, wearing an expression that was somewhat desolate and somewhat