Nine Immortals Mountain, Peach Blossom Spring Cave.
Chong Yingbiao walked toward the edge of the cultivation grounds.
After his heart had been cut out, Guangchengzi had brought him back to life and accepted him as a disciple. Once he embarked on the Immortal Path, he had also learned something of the Investiture Calamity.
The more he learned, the harder it became to resist going down the mountain.
Whatever the calamity might bring, he was a minister of Shang-a minister whom King Zhou had saved from a wastrel's life.
Remembering that Guangchengzi was out today, Chong Yingbiao crept toward the entrance. Before he could open it, he paused in thought, then suddenly grew solemn. He bowed toward the mountain gate, drew a deep breath, and only then continued to push open the courtyard gate.
But just then, a white-robed Daoist descended into the middle of the courtyard, his hands clasped behind his back. It was Guangchengzi.
Guangchengzi said, "My good disciple, were you thinking of going down the mountain?"
"Your disciple kneels in gratitude for the new life you granted me." Chong Yingbiao bowed respectfully and said, "Master, I know about the calamity now. Whatever the calamity brings, whatever the Mandate of Heaven decrees, I am still His Majesty's subject. I truly cannot sit idly by in the mountains."
Guangchengzi slowly shook his head. "Shang's fall and Zhou's rise are the course of the greater tide. The Mandate of Heaven cannot be defied. King Zhou is destined not to survive this calamity. Even if you go down the mountain, you will only meet your death."
Chong Yingbiao knew that his master possessed vast divine powers and had few rivals throughout the Three Realms. His Artifact Refining was nothing short of miraculous, and his abilities were unfathomable.
Seven Immortal Beans alone had