Chapter 584: First Meeting with Jiang Ziya

Countless doubts surged through Jiang Ziya's mind; he even felt a sense of unreality.

Was this still the Great Shang of the past?

The Great Shang of the past was merely a kingdom of mortals, with the strongest being no more than Heaven Realm.

Not to mention Immortals, even Nascent Soul cultivators were rarely seen.

But now, the number of artifact refiners and alchemists was in the millions; how incredible was this.

Song Yiren stroked his beard and smiled, seemingly very satisfied with Jiang Ziya's reaction.

In reality, when he looked back on the past, he often felt this same sense of unreality.

"Worthy brother, stay in the manor for now, and you can slowly consider your future later."

Song Yiren said, "I have to go into the city tomorrow, so I will accompany you to look around. You can adapt to the current environment yourself before making any decisions. Also, although you have already become an Immortal, you cannot let your lineage end. I will look into it later and find you a good match."

In the original work, he was just an Ordinary merchant with shallow knowledge, who married Jiang Ziya off to a sixty-eight-year-old spinster.

But now, he certainly had to introduce a stunning beauty to Jiang Ziya.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya's old face rarely flushed, and he hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "Big brother, let's discuss this matter later."

Song Yiren waved his hand and said, "Why wait for later? It is settled."

………

The next day.

Song Yiren took Jiang Ziya into the city. Jiang Ziya was like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden; everything he saw was so strange and novel, with all kinds of high-rise buildings and an endless stream of vehicles.

The streets were wide and clean, and pedestrians were shoulder to shoulder, bustling with activity.

"That is the Cheng Nan Passenger Station; inside, there are over thirty long-distance Teleportation Arrays and over fifty short-distance Teleportation Arrays."

"That is the Tianchao Library; it is said that all the books in the world can be found inside."

"That is the largest branch of the Martial Hall in the South City. Basically, all cultivators will register at the Martial Hall, because only after registering can you accept missions and earn Merit Points, and Merit Points can be exchanged for everything you want."

"That is a cinema, a new invention that can present stories in the form of images. Especially the latest movie, 'Human Emperor', which tells the story of the Great King providing disaster relief in Hongzhou and the eastern expedition against the Chi Yi. Every screening is packed."

"That is the Tianchao Wuyuan. Nowadays, military generals must graduate from here, and their cultivation must be at least Heaven Realm."

……

Jiang Ziya was beyond shocked.

He had been up the mountain for thirty years, and he felt as if he had become disconnected from this world.

After strolling for the whole morning, Song Yiren took Jiang Ziya to his own largest restaurant and set up a luxurious banquet, with nectar and jade liquid, and Spirit Fruit and immortal meat all available.

Jiang Ziya marveled; what he ate on Kunlun Mountain was probably no better than this.

After the meal, Song Yiren handed Jiang Ziya a 'Messenger' and said, "This is called a Messenger; it can be used for communication and also for payment. I have already topped it up with ten thousand taels of gold; you can use it after dripping a drop of blood to claim ownership."

Next, he taught Jiang Ziya how to use it, and finally said, "Worthy brother, your brother still has to meet someone for business this afternoon, so I won't accompany you. You can walk around the city properly. If you need anything, just remember to contact me."

"Alright, big brother!"

Jiang Ziya nodded, and then took his leave.

Walking on the street, he no longer felt the initial shock, but was thinking about the matters his master had instructed.

No matter how one looked at it, this Yin Shang did not look like a dynasty whose fate was coming to an end.

On the contrary, the Human Emperor Di Qi was benevolent, wise, and possessed great talent and bold vision. Looking through the history of the Human Race, I am afraid there is no monarch more brilliant than Di Qi.

If he could choose, he would of course serve in the Yin Shang.

But the master's orders could not be disobeyed.

The master said that the fate of the Yin Shang was exhausted and the Zhou Dynasty would rise; wasn't that just to assist Ji Chang in raising an army to attack Shang?

If he served the Yin Shang, he would be going against his master.

But if he really wanted to assist Ji Chang in raising an army to attack Shang, it would certainly lead to chaos in the world, cause the people to be displaced, and interrupt the development of the Human Race. How could he bear it?

He was conflicted and caught in a dilemma, and finally arrived at the address given by Baihe Tongzi.

Fortunately, Yin Qi had made preparations back then and left an old servant to watch over this courtyard.

The old servant said, "This Daoist, my master is not at home. Please come in and have a cup of tea, and this servant will notify my master immediately."

Jiang Ziya cupped his hands and said, "Then I will trouble you."

………

"Jiang Ziya!"

In Zichen Hall, Yin Qi was extremely surprised when he received the message from the old servant.

According to the original timeline, Jiang Ziya should have descended the mountain in ten years, could it be...

A sharp light flashed in Yin Qi's eyes, and he had some guesses.

Thinking of this, Yin Qi stood up and went to the side hall, then flicked his hand, and a drop of fresh blood dripped from his middle finger, then transformed into another him.

He let the Clone go out to replace him, while he himself tore through the Xukong Sword Sword Sword and walked in.

……

The small courtyard in the South City.

Yin Qi, disguised as Jia Ren, strode into the main hall and saw an old Daoist with a youthful face and white hair drinking tea.

He laughed heartily, cupped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoist, sorry for not welcoming you sooner. My apologies, my apologies."

Jiang Ziya stood up and returned the greeting, "Brother Daoist is too polite. This poor Daoist has descended the mountain to return home, and just happened to bring a letter for Nephew Baihe."

As he spoke, he took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Yin Qi.

Yin Qi took the Jade Slip and sighed, "It is shameful to say, but I have troubled Brother Baihe to think of me. It is just that Kunlun Mountain is too far, and with my ability, I cannot reach it at all, otherwise I would have gone to visit him. Fellow Daoist, please sit; let me read the letter first."

After they each sat down, Yin Qi began to read the letter.

The first half of the letter was about recalling the feelings of that day, while the second half obscurely indicated that the Yin Shang would be in great chaos in the future, telling him not to have any entanglements with the Yin Shang, and that it would be best to follow Jiang Ziya, as there would surely be great rewards in the future.

After reading the letter, Yin Qi also felt complicated.

He and Yuanshi Tianzun were calculating against each other, yet there was a Baihe Tongzi who often thought of him and even planned for his future.

This sentiment made him feel ashamed.

It was just that their positions were different, so he could only secretly say sorry.

Although Baihe Tongzi did not say it explicitly, Yin Qi could already conclude that Jiang Ziya had descended the mountain for the Investiture of the Gods.

In other words, the start of the Investiture of the Gods would be advanced by at least ten years.

Perhaps it was the development of the Shang Dynasty over these three years that made Yuanshi Tianzun unable to sit still.

However, this was an opportunity to personally infiltrate the interior of Xiqi.

With Jiang Ziya's status, if he followed him, he would certainly be in the core echelon in the future.

Previously, when he was at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, his clone and his true self could not achieve real-time communication of information; the clone needed to return to the main body to bring him the information of what the clone had experienced.

But after cultivating to the peak of the Mysterious Immortal Realm, the Fleshly Derivation divine ability also underwent a transformation.

It was just like how his true self was here now, yet he knew everything his clone in the Imperial Palace had experienced like the back of his hand.

It was equivalent to using one mind for two purposes, but even more profound.

Yin Qi put away the Jade Slip and said with feigned confusion: "Fellow Daoist, Brother Baihe said that you have an important task upon descending the mountain this time, and he even advised me to follow by your side, saying there will surely be an opportunity in the future. I wonder if Fellow Daoist could tell me what this important task is?"

Jiang Ziya frowned slightly, not knowing whether he should speak.

After all, this was Zhaoge, and it was hard to say whether 'Jia Ren' had any relationship with the Yin Shang Imperial Court.

If he spoke of the Investiture of the Gods here and the other party went to tell Di Qi immediately after, he would likely have to meet his end here.

But Baihe Tongzi planning for the future of 'Jia Ren' might also be helping him; after all, this Jia Ren was a cultivator at the Heavenly Immortal Realm and surely had some connections in the Shang Dynasty that could be useful in the future.

So he thought for a moment and asked instead: "Fellow Daoist, have you joined the Martial Hall, and what is your relationship with the Imperial Court?"

If Yin Qi had a relationship with the Imperial Court, even if it was not much, he would not speak.

If a ruler is not discreet, he loses his ministers; if a minister is not discreet, he loses his life.

He understood this principle.

If 'Jia Ren' was just a carefree rogue cultivator, then he could be recruited for his own use.

An extra helper meant an extra bit of strength.