Chapter 1: What! This is the Investiture of the Gods!

"Disciple."

While Gu Xiu was focusing on his cultivation, a crisp, pleasant voice reached him.

He opened his eyes and looked toward the two bamboo huts in front of him.

A fairy with a stunningly beautiful face and elegant temperament, as if she had stepped out of a painting, stood before the bamboo huts calling him.

Gu Xiu stood up and walked over to pay his respects.

"Master, is something the matter?"

"Your Grandmaster has suddenly summoned all disciples of the sect to return. I do not know the reason, but I must return to the sect for a time. I may not be able to guide your cultivation for a while."

"Since I am leaving, I will tell you about the sect. I am a disciple of the Jie Sect, named Yun Xiao. Since you are my disciple, you are a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect. Cultivate well here and do not tarnish the prestige of my Jie Sect."

Gu Xiu was stunned, his mind feeling as if a thunderbolt had struck.

Yun Xiao.

The Jie Sect.

This place is the Primordial, the Investiture of the Gods!

One must know that in the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect suffered a crushing defeat, and their Sect Leader was imprisoned.

Others were either killed, captured, or imprisoned.

The remaining disciples on the run were constantly hunted down by the Chan Sect and the Western Sect.

The greatest sect of the Primordial was thus annihilated, existing in name only.

Tragic, truly tragic!

He happened to be a Jie Sect disciple; isn't this Heaven wanting him dead!

Seeing Gu Xiu's expression was blank.

Yun Xiao thought he was reluctant to see her go, and she couldn't help but chuckle, tenderness appearing in her clear eyes.

"I am returning, it is not as if I am not coming back. Wait until I know why your Grandmaster called the disciples back, then I will return, or you can come back to the Three Immortals Island with me. I have two younger sisters, and I will let them meet you."

He knew this was the Investiture of the Gods.

The Investiture of the Gods lasted only a short twenty-eight years.

Returning might mean an eternal farewell.

The next time they met, he would have to call her the Goddess of the Induction of the World.

For a dignified Quasi-Saint to be given such a title, it was simply the Chan Sect using the power of the Investiture of the Gods to insult people.

Seemingly having accepted Yun Xiao's identity and the fact that he was a Jie Sect disciple.

Gu Xiu felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Whether the Jie Sect perished or not, he did not care.

But Yun Xiao was his Master; a teacher for a day is a father for life.

How could he watch Yun Xiao be schemed against by the Chan Sect?

He looked up at the sky.

"Since I am Yun Xiao's disciple, you still want to carry out the Investiture of the Gods?"

At this moment.

A mechanical voice appeared in his mind.

"Ding!"

"The Heavens God-Selection System loading progress 100%, loading complete. Host information confirmed, binding successful."

"Detected that the Investiture of the Gods is approaching, Yun Xiao intends to return to the Jie Sect, triggering a selectable event. Please make a choice, Host."

"Choice one: Return to the Three Immortals Island with Yun Xiao to cultivate in seclusion, reward: a top-grade cave dwelling!"

"Choice two: Build a temple here, live in seclusion, silently pray for the Jie Sect, and wait for the Great Calamity to pass, reward: an ancient temple, a wooden fish!"

"Choice three: Stay here, wait for the right moment, and seize a glimmer of survival for the Jie Sect, reward: the 12th-grade World-Ending Black Lotus!"

Hearing the system's voice, Gu Xiu's face darkened.

For a hundred years, he had relied on his own cultivation to reach the Heavenly Immortal realm, and the damn system finally finished loading.

He looked at the options.

Option one, if he returned to the Three Immortals Island with Yun Xiao, he would be rewarded with a top-grade cave dwelling.

Currently, the Investiture of the Gods had not yet begun, and by relying on his familiarity with the plot, he might be able to gain an advantage for the Jie Sect.

But after thinking about it, he was just a third-generation disciple, his words carried no weight, and no one would listen to him.

Staying here and waiting for the right moment was better.

Option two, Gu Xiu ignored it directly; if praying were useful, why would there be so much strife in the world?

He muttered in his heart.

"System, I choose three."

"Ding!"

"Choice successful, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the 12th-grade World-Ending Black Lotus!"

With the 12th-grade World-Ending Black Lotus, he had much more confidence in walking through the Investiture of the Gods.

Gu Xiu clenched his fists.

Seeing Gu Xiu's eyes suddenly become firm.

Yun Xiao was puzzled, and just as she was about to speak, Gu Xiu said.

"Master, your Grandmaster must have important matters to summon you. You go first. I have lived here for over a hundred years, and I plan to tidy up before heading to the Three Immortals Island to find you."

Yun Xiao was stunned, feeling that Gu Xiu had suddenly matured a lot in an instant. She didn't know if it was her imagination, and she was silent for a moment.

"My Sect of Interception teaches without discrimination. Any living being with a heart toward the Dao who seeks immortal fate can listen from the outside as long as they go to Jinao Island."

"A hundred years ago, I traveled here and saw your sincere heart toward the Dao. However, you were a human and had not cultivated, and your lifespan was short, making it impossible for you to reach Jinao Island."

"Therefore, I spent a hundred years here teaching you the method of cultivation as a form of travel."

"I didn't expect your comprehension to be excellent, reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm in just a hundred years, which is enough to protect yourself in the human world. If you want to stay here for a while, that is fine. If you encounter trouble you cannot solve, you can come to the Three Immortals Island, and I will back you up."

"Disciple, I will remember." Gu Xiu bowed.

Yun Xiao nodded slightly, turned to look at the sky, and left on a lucky cloud.

Gu Xiu bowed and watched her go.

Only when Yun Xiao's figure disappeared did he lower his hands.

The Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity was because Yuanshi Tianzun refused to let the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void ascend to heaven to be officials and indulged his disciples in insulting Haotian, leading Haotian to go to the Zixiao Palace to complain to Hongjun Daozu.

Only then was the Investiture of the Gods list created, making the disciples of the three sects enter the calamity and be on the list.

This time, Tong Tian called everyone back, wanting the disciples to quietly recite the Huangting Scripture and not participate in the Great Calamity.

But Gu Xiu knew this would not save the Jie Sect.

If the sect was closed, who would the Chan Sect play the Investiture of the Gods with? If no one filled the list, the Great Calamity would not disappear, and the killing calamity on the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void would not disappear, and they would be at risk of falling at any time.

In order to save the Twelve Golden Immortals, Yuanshi Tianzun would definitely try every means to make the Jie Sect disciples fill the list.

Closing the sect would only make it easier for the Ren and Chan Sects to defeat them one by one.

He had to plan carefully.

Yun Xiao left, and suddenly being alone, Gu Xiu was a bit unaccustomed to it.

A hundred years ago, he sought the traces of immortals and the method of cultivation, finding this place, which was still a barren land.

Currently, peach blossoms were everywhere; Yun Xiao had turned the barren mountain into a peach blossom paradise, and now it was his dojo.

He had originally enjoyed the days of living with his beautiful Master.

As a result, being told it was the Investiture of the Gods, he hated it!

It prevented him from living a good life with his beautiful Master; they were all enemies, and he would definitely take revenge on them all.

Accepting the fact that this was the Investiture of the Gods, Gu Xiu began to recall the events of the Investiture of the Gods and think of countermeasures.

The beginning of the Investiture of the Gods was Di Xin offering incense at the Nuwa Temple and writing a poem to blaspheme Nuwa, leading to Nuwa's fury, who sent the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to harm the fortune of the Yin Shang.

After that, it was the story of how the three demons wreaked havoc on the court and harmed the loyal.

After that, it was Shi Ji Niang Niang, as the first Jie Sect disciple to be schemed against.

Nezha pulled the Qiankun Bow, shot the Zhentian Arrow, and killed Bi Yun boy.

Shi Ji Niang Niang sought justice for her disciple, left her cave, and fell right into the Chan Sect's scheme, falling and ending up on the list.

Only by destroying the direction of the Investiture of the Gods could he disrupt the Chan Sect's long-standing plans and seize a glimmer of survival for himself and the Three Xiao.

Calculating the time, there was still some time before Di Xin offered incense, so Gu Xiu planned to familiarize himself with the 12th-grade World-Ending Black Lotus before heading to Chaoge.