Rewriting Investiture of the Gods

"Let's go outside."

Xuandu immediately rose to his feet.

"No need!"

"Brother Xuandu, watch carefully!"

As his words fell, battle intent blazed in Jiang Haofeng's eyes. The Witch Clan's unyielding will to fight heaven and earth erupted, and endless thunderous roars echoed through the void. Everyone seemed to see a towering giant holding up the sky and earth as Jiang Haofeng's aura rose layer by layer.

With Jiang Haofeng's late Golden Immortal cultivation, the aura he unleashed was actually fiercer and more powerful than that of the Human race's Grand Unity Golden Immortals!

Jiang Haofeng reached out and grabbed. In an instant, boundless pressure swept in from every direction, followed by a dizzying whirl of heaven and earth. Xuandu, a mid-stage Golden Immortal, was seized directly in Jiang Haofeng's hand without the slightest ability to resist. The vast mana within him, surging like a great river, became like a stagnant pool, suppressed inside his body by an invisible force and unable to move in the slightest.

For a moment, the entire place fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at Jiang Haofeng, who had captured Xuandu in a single move, their eyes filled with shock.

This was far too strong. Wasn't Haofeng a Golden Immortal? Why did he seem even more formidable than a Taiyi Immortal?

"Brother Xuandu, forgive me."

Jiang Haofeng released Xuandu from his restraints and spoke with a smile.

"N-No problem."

Jiang Haofeng looked at Xuandu. His face showed no emotion, but inwardly, he was already overjoyed. This was the future foremost member of the third generation of the Mystical Sect, the Humanity Teaching's chief disciple, whose cultivation would be unfathomably profound. Moreover, the Humanity Teaching had only this one heir, protected by a full set of innate spirit treasures—he would be extraordinarily powerful.

He could probably only bully Xuandu during this period. Once the future came, surpassing Xuandu would be difficult.

Hehe, he was now someone who could suppress Xuandu with a wave of his hand. His prestige had shot straight up.

"Brother Haofeng, was that a divine ability?" Xuandu asked, still somewhat shaken.

It had been too fast!

He had been captured before he could even react.

He had sparred with those Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the clan before. Grand Unity Golden Immortals were indeed powerful and could defeat him casually, but at least he could react and understand how he had lost.

When he had reacted just now, he was already in Brother Haofeng's grasp.

"That's right, a Witch Clan divine ability—Star Picking Moon Grasping!"

"It specializes in capture and suppression. When cultivated to perfection, it can pluck stars from the sky, with boundless power!"

Jiang Haofeng nodded.

"Divine abilities allow one to bring out one's full strength to the greatest extent, even exerting power beyond one's limits. If one has only cultivation but no divine ability to protect the path and no spirit treasure to protect the body, then once one fights another in a spell battle, one will inevitably be reduced to ashes."

Jiang Haofeng swept his gaze across the gathered Innate Humans. "Compared to great races like the Witch Clan and Demon Clan, our Human race falls far, far behind. The gap is not merely in the number of powerful experts, but in our foundations. Since the birth of our Human race, we have had no inheritance of cultivation methods. We can only rely on merit and spirit fruits to raise our cultivation. If this continues, our Human race will surely head toward extinction!"

"Once the ten Yuan set by Empress Nuwa have passed, when our Human race meets the various races of the primordial world, it will mark the beginning of our disaster."

"Perhaps Empress Nuwa can protect our Human race, but if we live beneath her wings, our Human race will never develop. Those protected by others can never become strong!"

"We are the Human race created by Empress Nuwa; we are her heart's blood. Empress Nuwa is one of the foremost Great Divine Powers in the primordial world. We cannot hold her back or make her lose face!"

"We must change. We must grow stronger. We must stand proudly in the primordial world, make the myriad races and countless Great Divine Powers look upon us with awe, and make Empress Nuwa proud of us!"

Jiang Haofeng's impassioned voice rang through the Ancestral Nest, and excitement immediately appeared on the faces of the Innate Humans.

"That's right, we must change!"

"Change!"

"We can't go on like this."

"..."

Even Huaxu at the side spoke firmly, "That's right, we must change. We must make Empress Nuwa proud!"

Seeing the Human race members around him speak in agreement, Jiang Haofeng smiled inwardly. It had worked. With one speech, the first step toward changing the Human race had succeeded.

"Brother Haofeng, tell us, how should we change?"

"The Demon Clan and Witch Clan are simply too powerful. We have no good methods to improve our cultivation either. We can only rely on merit, but merit is not easy to obtain. After all these years, only the three of us have gained any merit."

Suiren spoke expectantly from the side. Brother Haofeng was a knowledgeable man. He had been away for so long; surely he had a solution!

"Cultivation methods—we truly have none, but we can learn. I have learned many things from the Witch Clan, and based on their profound arts and divine abilities, I have created profound arts and divine abilities suitable for our Human race to cultivate."

"Wonderful!"

At once, excitement filled the eyes of the Human race members. Cultivation methods—were those the techniques Haofeng had described, capable of increasing one's strength?

"However, both the profound arts and divine abilities originated with the Witch Clan, and the two share the same source. Though I learned them openly and created them honestly, owing them no karma, the Witch Clan is powerful. If they learn that our Human race cultivates Witch Clan methods, it will surely bring a calamity of extermination!"

Everyone froze. That was true. They had ultimately learned from the Witch Clan. If the Witch Clan discovered it, they would be in trouble.

The Witch Clan's Nine Revolutions Profound Art could not be cultivated directly by the Human race. The Nine Revolutions Profound Art required Witch Clan bloodline; ordinary races could not cultivate it even if they obtained it. Even the mystical sect's three teachings used the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, altered by Saints, as their sect-protecting divine technique rather than the original Nine Revolutions Profound Art.

Jiang Haofeng could cultivate it only because he possessed the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book.

The Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book could even imitate the Great Dao, much less mere Witch Clan bloodline. Anything Jiang Haofeng saw, he could learn.

But the other Humans could not. They did not possess the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book.

Yet the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book's ability was inherently one of learning and deduction. Chu Jiang had long completed the deduction of profound arts and divine abilities suited for the Human race.

However, in this world, strength was the foundation of everything. Even though Jiang Haofeng had not looked at the Witch Clan's cultivation methods and had learned and deduced them solely by observing Witch Clan battles, revealing them rashly would inevitably attract the Witch Clan's attention and bring unnecessary trouble.

"That is true. The Witch Clan is flourishing and far surpasses our Human race. Cultivating their methods rashly would be inappropriate," Suiren nodded from the side.

As everyone fell into thought, Jiang Haofeng looked around and proposed the strategy he had long prepared.

"Everyone, I intend to select a group of exceptionally gifted people from the clan to specialize in cultivating the profound arts and divine abilities I have developed, strengthening our Human race and serving as its foundation."

"From this day onward, these Humans will never leave Central Phoenix Mountain. Central Phoenix Mountain is protected by the holy power of Empress Nuwa, and the cultivation methods were created by me, so they bear no karma with the Witch Clan. If they remain within Central Phoenix Mountain, outsiders will never discover them."

"Only when the Human race faces the danger of extinction, or when our Human race possesses the strength and confidence not to fear the Witch Clan, may they reveal themselves before the world. What do you all think?"

Everyone immediately began to consider it. After a moment, Suiren was the first to nod. "It can be done!"

"Separating a portion of the Human race will allow them to cultivate the profound arts and increase their strength. Should any accident occur, they can also preserve our inheritance and ensure that the Human race does not perish!"

With Suiren's agreement, the other Innate Humans all gave their assent. The Human race's upper echelon reached a consensus.

Suddenly, Suiren looked at Jiang Haofeng and said with a smile, "Haofeng, I won't learn these profound arts for now. I am the strongest among our people. If I cultivate them, I cannot act openly. The Humans outside still need my protection. Once the Human race grows strong enough not to fear the Witch Clan, I will cultivate them then."

As soon as he finished speaking, Da Chao clapped his hands at the side and spoke without hesitation.

"I won't cultivate them either. I finally have this Grand Luo Golden Immortal cultivation. If I can't show it off properly, that would be far too much of a waste. Once my Grand Luo Golden Immortal cultivation is no longer enough to show off among the clan, it still won't be too late for me to cultivate!"

Jiang Haofeng froze, then looked at the two before him with emotion. They were willing to devote themselves to their race. With heroes such as these, how could the Human race fail to flourish?

"I won't cultivate them either."

Zhisheng's clear voice sounded beside him. Jiang Haofeng abruptly turned his head. Looking at the serious Zhisheng, he wanted to speak, yet did not know what to say.

Suiren immediately frowned and said, "Zhisheng, you are still a Golden Immortal. Why won't you cultivate them? You endured five Yuan without using merit to increase your cultivation. Wasn't it so you could use that merit where it truly mattered?"

Having always lived among the Human race, Suiren naturally understood its development clearly. He had also witnessed how, over these five Yuan, everyone had gone from refusing to use merit to being unable to resist the temptation of power and beginning to use it. He himself had been unable to resist the temptation of power and, seeing no hope of advancement, had chosen to use merit to raise his cultivation.

Because of this, Suiren deeply admired Zhisheng, Xuandu, Dating, and Zunlu, who had never used merit to advance their cultivation—especially Zhisheng. With the merit she had gained from making clothing, once she used it, she would become a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

She had endured even such an immense temptation, suffering through five Yuan for this very moment. Now that the profound arts were available, why would she refuse to cultivate them?

Wouldn't those five Yuan of endurance have been for nothing?

Zhisheng smiled softly and shook her head. She spoke earnestly, "I did not use it before because I sought a higher realm. Today, having learned of the vastness of the primordial world, I now know that our Human race is beset by dangers on all sides. Among our clan, only the three of us are qualified to attain Grand Luo. How could I abandon the race and ignore it?"

"With one more Grand Luo Golden Immortal, our people will have one more measure of protection!"

As her words fell, before anyone else could speak, vast Golden Light of Merit emerged around Zhisheng. Her aura rose layer by layer. Five-colored mysterious light gathered before her chest, the five elements within her returned to their positions, and golden, silver, and lead-colored mysterious lights shone brilliantly, transforming into three flower buds. Nourished by merit, the three buds swiftly bloomed, becoming three lotus flowers suspended above Zhisheng's head.

At the same time, a vast river appeared within the void. All kinds of flowing light shimmered above it, while countless phantoms rose and fell within. Then, innumerable streams of light rose from the river, forming an illusory Zhisheng that merged into her body.

Endless rosy clouds lit up the sky. Heavenly flowers rained down, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and a wave of clear fragrance swept over them. The entire Human Ancestral Land was shrouded in a grand phenomenon.

Fortunately, Empress Nuwa's barrier remained in place, so the phenomenon of breaking through to Grand Luo Golden Immortal did not spread outside.

Five Qi Towards Origin, Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown—Grand Luo Golden Immortal!

Transcending the river of time and space and comprehending past and future, she could now be considered a notable figure even in the vast primordial world. If placed in the later eras of Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, she would also be a top-tier expert!

"Zhisheng, you..." Jiang Haofeng looked at Zhisheng, whose aura was vast and mighty.

"Haofeng, it's fine. Da Chao and Suiren used theirs long ago, and merit is just sitting there otherwise. It would be a waste not to use it," Zhisheng said with a smile.

"Zhisheng, Suiren, Da Chao, you are heroes of the Human race!"

Jiang Haofeng spoke solemnly.

"Haofeng, don't be modest. You brought us profound arts and divine abilities, as well as news of the primordial world. Your contribution is far greater than ours," Suiren said sincerely.

Jiang Haofeng smiled and said nothing more.

"Xuandu, Dating, Zunlu, don't follow Zhisheng's example. Even if you use merit, you will only become Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Cultivate properly with Haofeng. Only the three of you still possess merit in the clan," Suiren said, looking at the three beside him.

It was understandable for Zhisheng to use her merit; after all, she had become a Grand Luo Golden Immortal and would be of great use to the Human race now. But even if the three of them used their merit, they would only become Grand Unity Golden Immortals. The Human race had many Grand Unity Golden Immortals. He feared that the three might become impulsive and use their merit as well. That would be a tremendous waste.