A Just Cause Enjoys Abundant Support; an Unjust Cause Finds Little

Purple Cloud Palace.

The power of the laws of nature is condensed.

Hongjun remained seated on the futon and did not leave.

There was no word spoken.

Sitting upright, his mind wandered to the heavens.

Suddenly.

A faint red light descended from the sky.

It swiftly landed on the body of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun seemed to have something amiss, and slowly opened his eyes.

A strange, enigmatic look flashed in his eyes.

Just now, his Sage Divine Art tracked down the Yuanshi's form and returned to his true form.

'It seems that Yuanshi and Tongtian possess many secrets that I knew nothing about!'

'Not only Tongtian has a strange aura, but even Yuanshi has one...'

As for what it is, I have no idea!

'What exactly is blocking my divine sense?'

'And who exactly is interfering with the Investiture of the Gods?'

Hongjun's eyes flickered slightly as he extended his divine sense to deduce the secrets of heaven!

Only.

Despite Hongjun's extremely high level of cultivation.

Even now, it's impossible to deduce anything.

The secrets of heaven are in complete Chaos, making it impossible to calculate the details of the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods!

'I just left a divine soul imprint on Yuanshi. I'd like to see what Yuanshi 'll be up to these days!'

A sense of irritation flickered in Hongjun's heart!

Just as he was thinking this.

Suddenly, his ears twitched slightly, and he heard the Two Sages of the West discussing something ahead!

A small corner of the Purple Cloud Palace.

The Two Sages of the West sat listlessly to one side.

Facing the wall.

Judging from his appearance, he really is facing the wall in meditation.

"Senior brother, we can't stay here facing the wall forever."

We need to find an excuse to leave this place as soon as possible.

"With the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity approaching so urgently, we absolutely cannot allow Yuanshi and his group to gain an advantage!"

Zhunti Jieyin his voice to Jieyin.

Jieyin's eyes flashed, and he said, "Yes, now that we've chosen to Investiture of the Gods upon humans, we must quickly plan for the future of humanity!"

Zhunti suspiciously, "Senior brother, what should we do?"

"It's all planned in advance, so we can get right to it once we're outside!"

"To avoid them gaining the upper hand!"

Upon hearing Zhunti's words, Jieyin nodded quietly and said.

"That makes sense!"

"This time, it's definitely the Interception Sect and the Chan Sect choosing different enlightened rulers in the human realm to fight each other!"

"On the surface, this involved the Human Clan, making the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods easier and, incidentally, speeding up the Investiture of the Gods!"

"But in reality, it's still a struggle between the Interception Sect and the Chan Sect!"

"By the time we get there, the two sects might already be fighting!"

Upon hearing this...

Zhunti somewhat helplessly, "But if we do that, won't we lose our advantage?!"

Jieyin 'Jieyin eyes flickered, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"Junior brother, don't be anxious. This period of seclusion may not necessarily be a bad thing for us!"

Zhunti was taken aback. "What do you mean by that, Senior Brother?"

Jieyin said, "After they fight it out, we can profit from it; that wouldn't be a bad idea!"

Zhunti, however, was not happy. He said with some bitterness, "But Junior Brother's magic weapon is still at the Interception Sect's dojo!"

"We ultimately failed to retrieve it. What should we do?"

Even if we try to gain some benefits, we don't have much to rely on!

Upon hearing this...

Jieyin then remembered the big fight he had caused with Yuanshi earlier.

It wasn't just because Yuanshi knew about the traitor.

More importantly, it was because Yuanshi believed that Jieyin was deceiving them...

Thinking about this...

Jieyin's expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly, "This matter is probably closely related to Tongtian!"

"Judging from the contradictory behavior of the traitor after being discovered by Tongtian, it will be very difficult to get the treasure back from Tongtian!"

Zhunti said, "Why don't we explain this to the Dao Ancestor ask him to help us get it back?"

Upon hearing this, Jieyin was taken aback and said, "Junior brother, that's quite an option!"

"That's our most precious treasure for achieving enlightenment!"

"Walk..."

But before the Jieyin could say anything...

Hongjun's icy voice suddenly came from the side.

"Go face the wall if you want! What are you muttering about here for?"

Hongjun's voice startled Two Sages of the West.

He quickly turned to the side.

Then they saw that Hongjun had appeared behind them at some point.

The two quickly cupped their hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Teacher..."

"Just now we remembered that our most precious treasure for achieving Tongtian was stolen by that bastard Tongtian."

I feel a little disappointed.

At this point, a sad expression appeared on the faces of Jieyin and Zhunti.

He looked tired and pitiful.

"Teacher, the Six Roots Pure Bamboo and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree are both top-grade Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure belonging to Junior Brother Zhunti."

"It is no longer in the hands of Zhunti."

"And my Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit was also damaged by Tongtian. Master, you must avenge us!"

Jieyin he spoke, tears welled in his eyes, and he appeared utterly disheveled.

Upon hearing this...

Hongjun immediately flicked his sleeves, glared at Jieyin, and scolded him.

"More trouble than they're worth!"

"Don't you know your own strength?"

"Fighting against Tongtian is asking for trouble!"

"Tongtian saw you plant your pawns, and if I hadn't intervened, you might all have been executed!"

"We've already shown you more than enough by confiscating your magical treasures!"

"Let's discuss the matter of the magic weapon later; consider it a punishment for you all!"

Looking at their expressions, Hongjun felt a deep sense of disappointment and frustration.

Those two old bastards.

They're utterly hopeless!

Not only was their plan to bury the chess pieces exposed, but they also lost their secret weapon!

They tried to steal a chicken but lost the bait instead! They deserved to lose their magic weapon.

But after hearing Hongjun's words...

Zhunti, who was sitting Zhunti to one side, turned pale and said in fear.

"Teacher! You must do justice for your disciple!"

"The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree is gone, but the Six Roots Pure Bamboo has fallen into the vicinity of the Interception Sect..."

Zhunti intended to tell Hongjun about the matter of the courtyard on the southern hill of the Interception Sect.

I wanted to offer an explanation.

But Hongjun was already furious because their actions had been exposed, making it impossible for his plans to continue.

Therefore, Zhunti had not finished speaking.

Hongjun interrupted him directly.

"Shut up!"

"There's no need to mention the matter of magical artifacts again!"

"You'd better wait a few more days, and then get back to the Western Teachings!"

Zhunti: "..."

Hongjun didn't care what Hongjun was thinking.

With a flick of her yellow robe.

His figure vanished from the spot.

Jieyin and Zhunti's faces stiffened instantly, as if they were about to say something.

But just then...

The scenery around them changed.

The situation at the Purple Cloud Palace has completely disappeared.

The surroundings turned into a vast expanse of white.

There was nothing there.

Only Chaos Qi lingered.

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of fear in each other's eyes.

"It's over... Even the Dao Ancestor won't help us!"

"Then my magic weapon is doomed!"

Jieyin's expression was also complicated; he simply couldn't understand why Hongjun would do that.

But seeing Zhunti's pale face, he couldn't help but comfort him, "Junior brother, don't worry, perhaps the Dao Ancestor is just angry."

"Didn't he just say that we'd talk about it in a few days?"

"We're in the wrong after all, so let's just consider it temporarily leaving the magic weapon with Tongtian!"

"Once the Dao Ancestor calms down, we'll come back and beg Dao Ancestor to intervene!"

Hearing the words of comfort from the Jieyin.

Zhunti sighed in despair and said bitterly.

That's all we can do.

"However, the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree is my junior brother's artifact for attaining enlightenment, and it has an extremely close connection with the Western fortune."

"If Tongtian were to exploit this, it would likely be detrimental to the West!"

Jieyin, "Junior brother, don't worry! Without the essence of the Western Wondrous Dharma, it's impossible to use the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree!"

"Now that we have no supreme treasure, after leaving Purple Cloud Palace, we should head to the mortal realm as soon as possible to secretly plot for future fortune!"

"To fill the void left by the West!"

"Furthermore, even if the Dao Ancestor doesn't intervene, he can still use the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods in the mortal realm to force Tongtian to return the supreme treasure!"

"If all else fails, we must join forces with the Taishang to retrieve our most precious treasure!"

Hearing the gloomy tone of the Jieyin.

Zhunti paused slightly, then asked suspiciously, "Senior brother, going to the mortal realm?"

"But how can we intervene when they're fighting?!"

"If we get involved further, we'll likely incur the wrath of the Dao Ancestor, and it might even affect the karmic consequences of a great eon, which would be a losing proposition."

A strange light flashed in Jieyin's eyes.

"Junior brother, since the Dao Ancestor stipulated that the Investiture of the Gods should begin with the Human Clan, the place where the great calamity will erupt will naturally also be the Human Clan!"

"Then we'll see which side Tongtian chooses, and deliberately reduce the fortune of that side!"

"When someone's luck declines, even heaven and earth will scorn them!"

"At that time, the tide will turn, and the weaker side of the Human Clan will surely suffer annihilation. Those who follow the Way will receive much help, while those who stray from the Way will receive little. Tongtian and Interception Sect will also be defeated by the Chan Sect, whose fortunes are strong, due to their decline!"

"When Tongtian is in a weakened state, the two of us will force Tongtian to hand over the treasure!"

Hearing the words of Jieyin.

Zhunti was taken aback and asked suspiciously, "Then how can we lower the fortune of the human world? That's a bit difficult for our Western Teachings!"

To this, Jieyin chuckled and said...

"Junior brother, I have a brilliant plan!"

"It will surely plunge the world into chaos!"