Saints Vie for the Investiture List

Even if the vacancies on the Investiture List remained unfilled, under the Heavenly Dao's resonance, some names would appear on their own.

Just like the many third-generation disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects who would later be listed—though they had entered their sects very late and had not even been born yet, the matter of determining the Investiture List had long since passed.

There were also many mortals who would be listed but had yet to be born. Their names could not possibly have appeared on the Investiture List in advance.

Yet they still ended up on the list, precisely because the Heavenly Dao's resonance had placed them there.

It was only that if the Investiture List could not be filled, the randomness of those who ended up listed would be far too great.

Saint Yuanshi was caught between a rock and a hard place.

If the number of names on the Investiture List was filled, then those with killing tribulations upon them would have a great chance of escaping alive.

But if it could not be filled, anyone with a killing tribulation might die and be placed on the list.

Though he always boasted that his disciples were all blessed with deep fortune, he knew perfectly well that the Twelve Golden Immortals all had killing tribulations looming over them.

Even though he had repeatedly bullied the small with the great, helping the Twelve Golden Immortals himself.

In the end, the Twelve Golden Immortals had still had their cultivation sealed within the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

The more vacancies there were on the Investiture List, the more likely the Twelve Golden Immortals would end up on it.

Thinking of this, he immediately spoke. "Junior Sister Nuwa, quite a few of the Demon Race under your command are burdened with