The Stars Named on the Investiture of the Gods! Seizing a Sliver of Hope

Golden Turtle Island, Biyou Palace.

The Cult Master Tongtian wore an arrogant and smug expression.

He couldn't help but feel so smug.

You need to know.

He is now part of the Jie Sect.

Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, and Holy Mother Wudang, three of his direct disciples, are all Quasi-Sage with great power, Seven Attendant Immortals are seven Daluo Golden Immortal.

Although the vast majority of outer disciples are not yet Daluo Golden Immortal.

However, among them are elites, such as Zhao Gongming, who recently reached the peak of the Perfection Daluo Golden Immortal, and now...

All three of the Three Xiaos have reached the Perfection Daluo realm.

If, after some time, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos all advance to Quasi-Sage level, the number of Quasi-Sage among the outer disciples might surpass that of his personal disciples.

By then, his Jie Sect will have seven Quasi-Sage disciples.

How could the Cult Master Tongtian not laugh?

And the Chan Sect...

Currently, apart from the Vice Master Randeng, who can hardly be considered a disciple, there is only the Immortal Elder of the South Pole, who recently achieved the Quasi-Sage.

As for the Perfection Daluo, among the dozen or so disciples Chan Sect Yuanshi of the Chan Sect, only Yun Zhongzi reached the Perfection Daluo.

And Yun Zhongzi...

For other powerful cultivators in the Primordial World, Yun Zhongzi's identity might be a secret, but for the Cult Master Tongtian Sage, it was a secret.

Yun Zhongzi's identity, however, is hardly a secret.

This Yun Zhongzi is the reincarnation of Hongyun, a powerful being from Primordial World High Antiquity era who perished due to the Primordial purple qi.

Yun Zhongzi, a former Quasi-Sage, has only reached the Perfection Daluo stage after countless years of cultivation. This progress in cultivation can hardly be considered fast.

"Oh, right."

The smile on the face of the Cult Master Tongtian vanished.

He had just thought of the Chan Sect when he realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

How could the Cult Master Tongtian find Jinling so quickly?

It wasn't just because Jinling and the others received a telepathic message from the Cult Master Tongtian immediately after leaving the Underworld.

It was the Cult Master Tongtian who had been searching for Jinling beforehand, or rather, waiting for Jinling to return.

"Jinling, come back here for a moment. I have something to discuss with you."

Without hesitation, the Cult Master Tongtian transmitted his voice to Jinling, who had not yet gone far.

Jinling had just stepped out of the Biyou Palace and hadn't gone far when she received a telepathic message from the Cult Master Tongtian.

Jinling immediately stopped in her tracks, feeling a little strange. They had just met; what did her master want to discuss with her?

However, despite her inner turmoil, Jinling's actions showed no hesitation whatsoever.

After telling the Three Xiaos beside him, Jinling turned around and walked towards the Biyou Palace.

Jinling hadn't gone far, so she quickly returned to the Biyou Palace.

"Master, what brings you here?"

Jinling bowed and said.

On the cloud bed in the Biyou Palace, the Cult Master Tongtian stood solemnly, looking down at Jinling and speaking in a deep voice.

"Jinling, I've summoned you here today because of the Investiture of the Gods the Gods that I mentioned before."

"Investiture of the Gods?"

Jinling looked at the Cult Master Tongtian, a hint of doubt in her heart.

What is the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods?

However, Jinling did not ask any questions, but waited quietly for the Cult Master Tongtian to continue.

Really...

The Cult Master Tongtian paused only briefly before continuing to speak.

"The Investiture of the Gods is related to the Immortal Slaughter Tribulation that I told you about before."

"According to your grandmaster, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, those beings who perished in this Immortal Slaughter Tribulation and immortals, those with a destiny in their hearts, will have their true spirits included in the Investiture of the Gods."

"The Investiture of the Gods 365 Orthodox God. When these 365 Orthodox God have achieved perfect merit, this Immortal Slaughter Tribulation will end."

"Those beings included in the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods were enshrined as Divine Spirit, granted certain Divine Spirit authority, and joined the Heavenly Court to serve the Haotian Heavenly Emperor."

Tongtian paused slightly, then continued softly.

"Of the 365 Orthodox God positions I saw on the Investiture of the Gods the Gods, nearly 300 were Star Gods..."

After saying that, Tongtian looked at the Holy Mother Jinling with a serious expression.

As Jinling's teacher, he was naturally aware of Holy Mother Jinling.

That's why he made a point of noting this moment and informing Jinling.

Jinling blinked, looking at the Cult Master Tongtian in front of her with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

What did she just hear?

The Investiture of the Gods a total of 365 Orthodox God, of whom nearly 300 are star Orthodox God?

"Master, did I hear that right?"

The Holy Mother Jinling spoke with a slightly stiff expression.

Tongtian shook his head slightly and just looked at Jinling.

Upon meeting Tongtian's gaze, Jinling understood Tongtian's meaning.

She hadn't misheard.

It's true.

Of the 365 deities Investiture of the Gods in the Investiture of the Orthodox God, more than 300 are star gods.

The Holy Mother Jinling was instantly enraged, but facing her Dao Ancestor Hongjun, even though she was furious, Jinling dared not do anything.

"Master, does the Dao Ancestor dislike me?"

Jinling felt a surge of grievances welling up inside her.

Seeing his disciple's state, the Cult Master Tongtian Leader felt bad, but he couldn't say anything.

After all, it was his teacher who created the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods.

Moreover... although this conferment of gods was supposedly to increase the manpower of the Heavenly Emperor Haotian, the Heavenly Court was already well-equipped and powerful.

There's really no shortage of these 365 Orthodox God.

No, it should be said that... the Heavenly Court truly no longer has the positions for these 365 Orthodox God.

If you count all the divine positions and posts in the Heavenly Court, you can only spare sixty or seventy positions, which is already a forced creation.

Within the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction, only the Star Gods could accommodate over three hundred Orthodox God at once.

Jinling, the Dipper Mother of the Kan Palace, the head of all stars in the Primordial World sky, was merely affected by the turmoil.

Tongtian even suspected that if it weren't for his disciple achieving Quasi-Sage and regaining the Innate Divine Beings identity of the Dipper Mother of the Kan Palace would have been impossible.

In this Investiture of the Gods, there might even be another Divine Spirit called Dipper Mother of the Kan Palace.

The Cult Master Tongtian had no doubt about this.

If Haotian doesn't seize the opportunity to become the head of all gods when he has the chance to be conferred the title of deity, then he wouldn't deserve to be called the Heavenly Emperor.

That's true.

But this was far too cruel for the Holy Mother Jinling.

After all, the star gods conceived among these stars are like brothers and sisters, or even her own children, to the Holy Mother Jinling.

Once Investiture of the Gods and designated a Star God, it's as if everything has been taken away from those Star Gods who are still in the process of being born.

How cruel this was for those star gods, for the Holy Mother Jinling.

In particular, the Holy Mother Jinling recalled her past life.

If she hadn't been born too late in her previous life, leaving her powerless to resist when the Demon Race Dijun targeted her, she wouldn't have had to be reborn into the Primordial World.

If she hadn't turned to the Primordial World, she wouldn't have been able to rule the stars in the Primordial World starry sky, causing those star gods to fail to be properly conceived for billions of years.

How could it be that these star gods have not yet been born to this day?

Looking at Jinling's appearance, the Cult Master Tongtian sighed inwardly.

Although he is very confident in his current Jie Sect, but...

The Investiture of the Gods the Gods has 365 divine positions. If we don't count the Jie Sect, we also include the Human Teaching, the Chan Sect, and even the Western Sect.

Even if all those who made it onto the list were added together, the number would probably not exceed thirty. It was destined that the vast majority of those on the Investiture of the Gods would be disciples of his Jie Sect.

At this point.

Tongtian knows all.

All the other saints also knew this.

It's no wonder that Celestial Venerable Yuanshi had the intention of having Tongtian include all the disciples of the Jie Sect in the Investiture of the Gods.

After all.

There are 365 divine positions. Even if all the disciples of other Sage were added together, they wouldn't reach a fraction of that number. The Jie Sect, however, was destined to have more than 300 on the list.

What difference is there between having over three hundred disciples on the list and having three hundred and sixty-five disciples on the list?

The answer is...

There is a difference!

For the saints, there was no need for their disciples to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods the Divine Spirit, becoming beings who were called gods but were actually servants.

There are also differences regarding the Tongtian .

As the leader of the Jie Sect, Tongtian Jie Sect's doctrine is to seize the last glimmer of life between heaven and earth.

If Tongtian had any disciples among his more than three hundred who could be listed on the Investiture of the Gods, he would write them on the list.

This...

This would violate his original doctrine of securing a lifeline for all living beings.

So...

Tongtian was unwilling to write the Investiture of the Gods, nor could he write Investiture of the Gods.

However, even if Tongtian hadn't written the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect would still have hundreds of disciples who eventually made it onto that Investiture of the Gods.

This result.

Tongtian was not convinced.

Just like the doctrines of the Jie Sect that he established.

There must be a glimmer of hope between heaven and earth, and what the Cult Master Tongtian wants to do is to seize this glimmer of hope and give it to his disciples.

Thinking about this...

The Cult Master Tongtian looked at the Holy Mother Jinling and said in a deep voice, "Jinling, do you still remember the founding doctrines of my Jie Sect?"

"Establishing religious doctrine?"

Jinling, who was feeling wronged, was taken aback. Looking at the Cult Master Tongtian's unusually serious face, she spoke weakly.

"Is it true that... education should be provided to all without discrimination?"

Looking at the pitiful little face of the Holy Mother Jinling, the anger in the heart of the Cult Master Tongtian dissipated before it could even rise.

It's about seizing a sliver of life from the world.

The Cult Master Tongtian sighed.

"Seize the last glimmer of hope between heaven and earth... seize... the last glimmer of hope..."

Jinling repeated the words of the Cult Master Tongtian, a glimmer of hope appearing on her face. "Master, are you saying there's still a glimmer of hope?"

"Indeed!" The Cult Master Tongtian nodded, a smile appearing on his face, "There must be a glimmer of hope in everything in the world."

"The very existence of my Jie Sect is to seize that glimmer of hope for all living beings. That is why... I, your master, have widely accepted disciples throughout the Primordial World, passing down that glimmer of hope."

Cult Master Tongtian spoke, a look of pride immediately appeared on his face.

After all, in his view, among all the Sage in the Primordial World, he was the only one who was earnestly fulfilling his responsibility Human Teaching the Primordial World.

Other Sage... are nothing but incompetent officials who hold positions without doing any work.

"I beg for guidance from my master."

Jinling immediately knelt down, looking at the Cult Master Tongtian with eager anticipation.

The Cult Master Tongtian was smiling proudly, suddenly froze, then revealed an embarrassed look that vanished in an instant.

If he could find this glimmer of hope, he would no longer worry about his disciples.

No.

It should be said that he found a glimmer of hope for the Jie Sect.

That glimmer of hope was the Holy Mother Jinling.

However, he was unable to find the Holy Mother Jinling, or rather, to find a glimmer of hope among those Primordial World stars.

However, the Cult Master Tongtian naturally wouldn't tell Jinling about this.

Although he doesn't take his failures too seriously, his indifference doesn't mean he can publicize them.

Especially if his own disciples find out.

Therefore... the Cult Master Tongtian looked at Jinling with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Jinling... the only glimmer of hope among the stars can be found by you."

"Only I... can find it?"

Jinling stared blankly at the Cult Master Tongtian.

"Good."

The Cult Master Tongtian nodded, his expression softening somewhat.

"As the Dipper Mother of the Kan Palace, the head of all stars, you are connected to the Karmic Luck of all the stars. This glimmer of hope is something only you can find."

"The glimmer of hope for the Star Gods must be buried somewhere in the Primordial World. Go and find it. As your disciple, as a disciple of the Jie Sect, I believe you will find it."

While encouraging Jinling, the Cult Master Tongtian revealed a look of "I believe in you, I'm proud of you."

Although entering the Primordial World at this time, when the Immortal Slaughter Tribulation could erupt at any moment, is somewhat dangerous.

However, the Cult Master Tongtian believed that with Jinling's current strength, she would certainly not be in any danger.

Um!

Even if there is danger...

With Jinling's strength, he should be able to hold out until the moment he makes his move!

The Cult Master Tongtian remained outwardly unchanged, but inwardly he was lost in thought.

Jinling stared blankly at the Cult Master Tongtian on the cloud bed, a warm feeling welling up in her heart, but...

As if possessed, Jinling suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"Then it's because you haven't found it yet, Master!"

The moment Jinling uttered her words, Jinling vision blurred and her eyes went black.

When Jinling's vision returned.

She... is no longer on Golden Turtle Island; no, to be precise, she has returned to where she came from.

Jinling looked at the giant peach tree that stretched for three thousand miles in the distance, her expression slightly melancholy.

What exactly is it...?

When.

How could she have picked up such an unpleasant habit!

Although...

She felt a strange, slightly pleasant sensation.

But...

"It's all Guiling's fault!"

Jinling snorted and stared into deep thought at the Ghost Gate Pass, the gateway to the Underworld that even normal cultivators would find difficult to decipher.

Perhaps she should wait for Guiling here.

Given the Guiling's amazing imagination, perhaps he can help her find a glimmer of hope.

Moreover...

She was now aimless, and rather than wandering aimlessly in the Primordial World, she might as well stay here and wait for the Guiling while pondering what that glimmer of hope might be.

Thinking about this...

Jinling then stopped hesitating.

Without being picky, he immediately found a huge rock nearby, set up some simple restrictions, sat cross-legged on it, facing the Ghost Gate Pass, and closed his eyes to ponder.

"A glimmer of hope... what exactly is this glimmer of hope for us, the Star Gods?"

At the same time.

The Realm of Reincarnation.

In the mystical space at the center of reincarnation, the Guiling slowly opened its eyes, its gaze filled with bewilderment.

"Where... am I?"