Chapter 68: Testing the Magic Treasure, Planning a Little

"Ding!"

"Bo Yikao is dead, mission completed. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the high-grade innate spiritual treasure, Qiankun Ruyi Fan!"

After returning from Jin'ao Island, Gu Xiu stayed honestly on Three Immortals Island.

Hearing that Bo Yikao was dead, there was no expression on his face, and he lowered his head to ponder.

"Bo Yikao is dead? It seems the Chan Sect is going to start supporting Ji Fa."

"But the current pattern has been changed, and the Investiture of the Gods might be delayed. It is almost impossible for the Chan Sect to destroy the Shang within twenty-eight years."

He raised his head slightly and looked toward Mount Kunlun.

"Regardless of the situation in heaven and earth, I only need to protect the Three Xiaos. You guys can slowly play with the Yin-Shang regarding the Investiture of the Gods. I want to see if your Chan Sect dares to destroy the Yin-Shang if the Jie Sect doesn't go."

Gu Xiu was even thinking about the scene where Jiang Ziya fought his way to Zhaoge but didn't dare to enter Zhaoge.

Of course, if there was a mission, he wouldn't mind doing it to ruin the Chan Sect's plans.

He took out the Qiankun Ruyi Fan rewarded by the system.

The fan's design was ancient and elegant, and the fan bones were covered with obscure and difficult-to-understand runes, radiating a faint fluctuation of power.

Being bored, Gu Xiu came to the seaside to test the power of the Qiankun Ruyi Fan.

He gently waved the front of the fan, and instantly a scorching Samadhi True Fire gushed out, and the surrounding space was instantly distorted by the burning.

Gu Xiu was very satisfied.

"Samadhi True Fire is a divine fire refined from essence, Qi, and spirit. Although it is not as good as the Southern Bright Li Fire or the Glazed Pure Fire, it is not comparable to ordinary fire."

Then, he flipped the fan and waved it, and a violent hurricane roared out, like a wild dragon going out to sea, and wherever it passed, sand flew and stones moved.

He couldn't help but comment again.

"The front can produce fire, and the back can produce wind. Wind can help fire. It is indeed a good treasure. If it falls into the hands of someone who specializes in fire-attribute cultivation techniques, it will be twice the result with half the effort."

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Mount Kunlun.

Jade Void Palace.

Yuanshi Tianzun already knew about Venerable Daoxing being beaten. Seeing the Twelve Golden Immortals arguing outside, he called them all in.

"We pay our respects to the Teacher." The Twelve Golden Immortals said in unison, respectfully.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat high on the auspicious clouds, his expression majestic as he glanced at the crowd.

"I already know about your arguing."

His tone was flat, but his voice was like a great bell, echoing in their ears.

"Teacher, please calm your anger. The Junior Brothers were just discussing how to deal with the Jie Sect." Guang Chengzi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Yuanshi Tianzun ignored Guang Chengzi's explanation, his gaze looking straight at Perfected Jade Tripod.

That gaze was like substance, pressing Perfected Jade Tripod so hard he couldn't breathe. Beads of sweat as big as beans slid down his forehead, and his legs trembled slightly, as if he wouldn't be able to support his body in the next second.

He thought it was because he had provoked and mocked outside, causing Yuanshi Tianzun's dissatisfaction.

Just as Perfected Jade Tripod was about to collapse and admit his mistake, Yuanshi Tianzun moved his gaze away and looked at Venerable Daoxing.

Venerable Daoxing's heart trembled, and he hurriedly lowered his head, sweating like rain.

Then he heard Yuanshi Tianzun speak.

"Daoxing, do you know your crime?"

The voice was like thunder, echoing in the main hall.

Venerable Daoxing's legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.

"This disciple knows his crime, please punish me, Teacher."

On the auspicious clouds, Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze was deep, neither happy nor sad: "Tell me, where exactly does your crime lie?"

Venerable Daoxing was trembling, trying hard to calm his mood: "This disciple should not have disobeyed the Teacher's words and gone to the East Sea to find trouble with the Jie Sect, causing the Chan Sect to lose face and making the Teacher angry because of this. I truly deserve to die."

"Only this?" Yuanshi Tianzun narrowed his eyes slightly, dissatisfied with this answer.

Venerable Daoxing was stunned. Could it be that there was something he hadn't thought of?

But thinking about it, he really couldn't find where else he had made a mistake.

"Teacher, forgive this disciple for his incompetence; I don't know where I went wrong." Venerable Daoxing bit the bullet, but his heart was uneasy.

Yuanshi Tianzun snorted coldly.

"Your mistake is that you went to the East Sea to find trouble with the Jie Sect and lost to the Jie Sect."

"You can lose to anyone, but losing to a Jie Sect disciple is the biggest mistake you have made!"

Venerable Daoxing's body trembled: "Teacher, it was this disciple's momentary carelessness that led to losing to a Jie Sect disciple. This disciple is willing to be punished."

Yuanshi Tianzun said indifferently: "The Investiture of the Gods is imminent, this offense can be forgiven."

"This disciple thanks the Teacher." The Twelve Golden Immortals all breathed a sigh of relief.

His gaze slowly swept over everyone, and Yuanshi Tianzun said in a deep voice: "The Jie Sect is a group that only cultivates magic power and not virtue. When you find trouble with them, you are only allowed to win, not lose to them. In front of the Jie Sect, we must not weaken our momentum."

"Obey the decree!"

Perfected Jade Tripod had a feeling of surviving a disaster. He seemed to have escaped a calamity; Yuanshi Tianzun did not criticize him in person.

"All of you, go down."

Everyone responded in unison.

After the Twelve Golden Immortals left.

Antarctic Immortal Weng came to seek an audience.

"Antarctic pays respects to the Teacher." Antarctic Immortal Weng's expression was respectful: "Teacher, Bo Yikao is dead."

Yuanshi Tianzun was silent for a moment: "Does the Jie Sect have any movement?"

"Back to the Teacher, the plan to trap and kill Bo Yikao went very smoothly, and the Jie Sect did not stop it."

The Jie Sect was sometimes prescient, and sometimes let them scheme outside at will.

This made Yuanshi Tianzun very puzzled; he didn't know what Tong Tian was thinking.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and pondered for a moment. Seeing that he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.

"Very good." Yuanshi Tianzun nodded: "Bo Yikao is dead, we can proceed to the next step. Send someone to assist Ji Fa, improve Ji Fa's prestige and status, so that he can sit in the position of Xibo Hou."

"Yes, Teacher."

Seeing that everything had been instructed, Yuanshi Tianzun looked toward a dilapidated house on Mount Kunlun.

An old man, over seventy years old, with silver hair tied behind his head, was holding a bundle of bamboo slips and reading.

What he was reading was not Daoist magic, but some military strategy from the mortal world.

At this moment, a black-robed Daoist walked over silently, looked at the content on the bamboo slips from behind, sneered, and called out.

"Jiang Ziya."

A voice suddenly came from behind, scaring Jiang Ziya. The bamboo slips in his hand almost fell. After turning around and seeing that the person was Shen Gongbao, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

"Junior Brother Shen Gongbao, may I ask what is the matter?"

Shen Gongbao's eyes rolled, and he said in a deep voice: "Are you reading these military strategies again?"

Jiang Ziya's expression was calm, and he nodded: "Junior Brother Shen, is there any problem with me reading these?"

"Didn't you come to Mount Kunlun to learn Daoist magic? What is the use of reading military strategies?"

Jiang Ziya said: "Senior Brother Antarctic told me that if I can understand the content of the military strategies and use them skillfully, I can have a chance."

"Pedantic!" Shen Gongbao scolded angrily: "We came to Mount Kunlun to cultivate the Dao. How can we learn these things? Isn't this neglecting our proper work and wasting time?"

"A pig staying on Mount Kunlun for more than forty years would have become a spirit long ago, but look at you, cultivating on Kunlun for more than forty years, not to mention the lowest level of human immortal, you can't even reach the level of refining spirit and returning to emptiness."

Jiang Ziya thought about it, and it was indeed reasonable.

"Junior Brother Shen, what you said is reasonable. I also want to learn Daoist magic, but my talent is limited. Senior Brother Antarctic only taught me some simple spells and let me read military strategies."

Shen Gongbao's eyes rolled: "It doesn't matter, I can teach you deeper spells."

"Really, Junior Brother Shen? Are you really willing to teach me?" Jiang Ziya was a little excited. Junior Brother Shen was really a good person.

Shen Gongbao nodded and smiled cunningly: "Of course, but it's not for free."

Jiang Ziya thought it was the same; there was no free lunch in the world.

"Junior Brother, what do you want?"

"If the Teacher asks you to be the host of the Investiture of the Gods list soon, I hope you refuse and recommend me to be the host of the Investiture of the Gods." Shen Gongbao's eyes revealed a trace of greed.

Jiang Ziya frowned, his eyes puzzled: "What is the Investiture of the Gods list?"

"Don't worry about it, just do as I say." Shen Gongbao was a little impatient.

Jiang Ziya was just about to agree when the White Crane Boy suddenly came over.

"Shen Gongbao, the Saint is looking for you, please go to the Jade Void Palace."

Originally, the conspiracy was about to succeed, but a White Crane Boy suddenly killed his way out, making Shen Gongbao unhappy, but he didn't dare not go when summoned by the Saint.

Watching Shen Gongbao and the White Crane Boy head to the Jade Void Palace, Jiang Ziya looked envious.

"Junior Brother Shen has better talent than me, can learn many Daoist magic, and is summoned by the Teacher. It's really enviable."

Lowering his head to look at the military strategies in his hand, he couldn't help but feel a trace of disappointment in his heart. ===== CHAPTER 69 =====