Chapter 295: Fortune and Misfortune are Interdependent, Dao and Opportunity

In Zixiao Palace.

Realizing that the trick he had planted on the Taoist Master Ran Deng had come true, Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but think to himself, "This is the price you pay for betraying the Chan Sect!"

At the beginning, when the Chan Sect was founded and recruited disciples, Yuanshi Tianzun had never considered accepting Ran Deng, who was of the same generation as himself. However, he could not resist Ran Deng's pleading, and he accepted him reluctantly because they had listened to sermons together in Zixiao Palace in the past, and made him the deputy leader of the Chan Sect!
In fact, according to Randeng's original destiny, if he had not been blessed by the saint, he would have died in the great calamity of the liches and wizards along with Dong Wanggong and others!

Change your destiny!

Of course there is a price to pay!
Taoist Jie Yin also noticed Yuan Shi Tian Zun's actions and couldn't help but sigh: "Fellow Daoist Yuan Shi, fellow Daoist Randeng has been working diligently in the Chan Sect for many years. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. Why did he have to do things to this extent?"

"Hard work?"

Yuanshi Tianzun sneered and said, "I changed his fate for him, so he should repay me! If everyone in the prehistoric world can betray my Chan Sect without paying a price, then do I still have the dignity to live up to?"

The Taoist Master Jie Yin showed a look of regret, but did not say much. It was the Taoist Master Ran Deng who made the choice himself, and he could not reverse the cause and effect of time and space.

Soon, Daozu Hongjun appeared.

"Meet the teacher!"

"I've met Daozu!"

Taiqing Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu and others all bowed, and Houtu, out of respect for the Taoist ancestor, also bowed to him with a half bow.

"No gift!"

Daozu Hongjun sat on the cloud platform and slowly said, "I know you have a lot of doubts in your hearts, but being on the list of gods is not a bad thing!"

"There are actually three purposes for this Conferred God Ceremony. The first is to replenish the manpower of the Heavenly Court, the second is to eliminate the calamity of the prehistoric times, and the third is to prevent the remnants of the Shinto from returning!"

“Those who are now on the list of deified gods, whether they are deified in the flesh or in the spirit, will have a great opportunity in the future!”

"As for the List of the Gods, just leave it here with me for now!"

Before Tongtian Jiaozhu could complain, Daozu Hongjun stretched out his hand and the List of Gods, which was originally held by Yuanshi Tianzun, instantly fell into his right hand.

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun was shocked and asked quickly, "Teacher, what kind of good fortune is this? And what kind of Shinto remnants have returned?"

“This is Duobao’s fault!” Daozu Hongjun looked at Duobao Tathagata and said calmly: “Duobao rewrote history, merging the future Dao fruit with the present body, causing turbulence in the long river of time and space, but also causing some beings that were originally silent or trapped in the catastrophe of Daluo’s loss of self to have the possibility of returning to the prehistoric world!”

"Among them, the 365 Shinto practitioners who were once prominent in the ancient Shinto period and are related to the Investiture of the Gods are most likely to return!"

"Every cause has its effect. Duobao's rewriting of history seems to only concern the Heavenly Court and the three Xuanmen religions, but it has also caused the prehistoric time sequence to become even more chaotic!"

"Hundreds of years ago, the former demon emperor Jun seized this turbulent opportunity and returned!"

"only……"

"Except for Tongtian and Houtu, none of you seem to have noticed anything unusual!"

Upon hearing this, all the saints could not help but look at Duobao Tathagata. The gazes of Taiqing, Yuanshi and others lingered on Tongtian Jiaozhu and Houtu for a moment.

Emperor Jun returns!

This is the first time they know this news!
In addition, the return of the Shinto practitioners is also an extremely important news. Even Tongtian and Houtu did not notice anything unusual in advance.

Being waited by so many saints, Duobao Tathagata felt very uncomfortable and said hurriedly: "Grandmaster, you just said opportunity and destiny, right? From this point of view, this should be a good thing, right?"

"That's right!"

Daoist Patriarch Hongjun nodded: "Take the example of Jin Ling, a disciple of Tongtian Sect. He was canonized as Dou Mu Yuanjun! And Dou Mu Yuanjun is a Shinto cultivator! Now the title of Dou Mu Yuanjun has been occupied by Jin Ling! If Dou Mu Yuanjun wants to return to the world, he can only choose to forcibly infect Jin Ling!"

“But, the matter of Dao-influence is like cause and effect, it is mutual. Dou Mu Yuanjun can influence Jin Ling with Dao, and Jin Ling can also influence Dou Mu Yuanjun with Dao in return!”

"The Conferred God List is a thing destined by heaven to be conferred as a god. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a robbery treasure. With the power of heaven blessing, the gods on the list can also be blessed by the power of heaven!"

"If both sides are influenced by each other, the gods blessed by the power of heaven will naturally have a greater chance of winning, and it will become their destiny!"

"With this foundation, they may be able to escape the calamity before the infinite calamity!"

“Of course, if they unfortunately fail, the List of Gods can also use the names of the gods on it to imprison the remnants of the Shinto who return!

That's it!

The saints suddenly realized.

Even though the gods enshrined in the List of Gods today have different strengths and are of varying quality, the existence represented by these gods is at least a Daluo Jinxian.

Take Dou Mu Yuanjun as an example. In the ancient Shinto system, she is known as the mother of all stars. In her heyday, she is definitely not inferior to the great masters of the immortal way.

If she could be influenced by the Tao and take advantage of its foundation, the Golden Spirit Mother would have a great chance of becoming a patriarch-level figure, or even go one step further on this basis.

Other people whose names are on the List of Gods can probably perform similar operations.

“Hahaha, God will not destroy my teaching!” Yuanshi Tianzun was overjoyed and laughed loudly, “I never thought that there would be such an opportunity in the Investiture of the Gods!”

Upon hearing this, Taiqing Laozi also revealed a trace of smile and said: "Heaven really does not deceive me! It is true that blessings and disasters are closely related, and disasters and blessings are closely related!" Tongtian Sect Master was much calmer, and saluted to Daozu Hongjun and said: "Teacher, people who have been deified in the flesh should be more likely to be influenced by the Tao!"

"That's right!"

Hongjun nodded.

Tongtian Sect Master smiled and said, "If that's the case, my disciples of Jiejiao are more fortunate! After all, many of them were deified in the flesh!"

As he said this, he glanced at Yuanshi Tianzun.

Upon seeing this, Yuanshi Tianzun could only turn his head away and pretend he didn't see it.

“This is a matter of deification!”

After making his judgment, Daozu Hongjun said to the saints: "I asked you to leave the prehistoric world, in fact, I also have the purpose of promoting the birth of humanity!"

"Saints have appeared in both the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao, but ever since Mount Buzhou broke apart, both the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao have suffered a near-destructive blow!"

"In the original timeline, the battle between you guys, plus Tongtian's reconstruction of earth, water, fire and wind, made the earth and humanity even weaker!"

"But now..."

"Duobao reflects the future Dao fruit. The battle between you guys did not cause the destruction of the prehistoric world. It is possible that saints will appear in the earth and human world!"

"This is all thanks to Duobao!"

The words of Daoist Patriarch Hongjun undoubtedly stirred up a storm in the hearts of the saints. If there really was a chance to become a saint, the prehistoric cultivators would definitely fight each other.

Although the saints are already saints, if they continue to stay in the prehistoric world, they might get involved for the sake of their own disciples.

If a holy war evolves, it will definitely not be a good thing for the prehistoric world.

Therefore, Hongjun asked all the saints to leave Honghuang.

This is a restriction on the saints!

"humane?"

After hearing the words of Daoist Ancestor Hongjun, all the saints were shocked.

Even Duobao Tathagata, who possessed the memory of the next two kalpas, felt turbulent waves in his heart at this moment.

In the original timeline, although humanity revived somewhat during the period of the Hundred Schools of Thought, it only appeared for a brief moment before disappearing completely!

Suddenly, Duobao Tathagata suddenly remembered what Cangjie said when he asked him to cooperate: "Helping you prevent the destruction of Jiejiao is actually helping myself!"

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Could it be that Cang Jie is sure that as long as Jiejiao is not destroyed and the prehistoric world is not broken, there is a possibility for the revival of humanity?"

The other saints couldn't help but feel ripples in their hearts.

Although Daozu asked them to leave the prehistoric world in order to prevent them from affecting the revival of humanity...

However, they all have disciples and incarnations left behind in the ancient world, so they may be able to fight for a chance to revive humanity?

Since the Taoist didn't let their incarnations follow him and leave the prehistoric world, it means that the incarnations of the saints are still within the range of his tolerance!

At this moment, thoughts kept emerging in the hearts of the saints and were transmitted to their incarnations in the primeval world.

……

Just as the saints were feeling emotional over the words of Daoist ancestor Hongjun, Han Yi also met Ji Bo Yikao who had just ascended the throne in the capital of the Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, it is also possible to say that he is the demon emperor Di Jun, or Lu Gui.

Dao Ran’s method is not that of taking over another living being’s body. His essence is to take all the things of another living being as his own, not just to take over the body!

After the Dao Ran is successful, the other party's body, soul, name, memory, traces... everything that exists in time and space will become yours.

As soon as he saw Di Jun, Han Yi flattered him: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on becoming the King of Men. I hope Your Majesty will be as glorious as your title!"

King Ming of Zhou!
It is exactly the royal title of Emperor Jun!
Di Jun shook his head: "You came fast enough! However, the king is below the emperor, and also below the emperor. After all, he is not the former demon clan supreme!"

If his strength had not recovered to its peak after returning from the calamity of losing me, why would he bother to seek the positions of Ziwei Emperor and Human King?
This is the drawback of practicing the Imperial Way!

When you are in power, your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and when the time comes, heaven and earth will be on your side. When you lose power, your cultivation will plummet. As the saying goes, when luck is gone, a hero cannot be free!

Without the support of any powerful force, the current Di Jun is only slightly stronger than the average powerful person, and is far inferior to the supreme demon king who dominated the three realms in the past.

Emperor Jun looked at Han Yi coldly: "Now that Taoist Tongtian is no longer in Honghuang, you come here alone. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you right here?"

"Will not!"

Han Yi smiled: "If the Demon King wanted to kill me, why did he say so much nonsense? Besides, although the teacher left Honghuang, he is not without means to stay! Besides, the Demon King is now alone, doesn't he need some reliable allies like me?"

(End of this chapter)