The Primordial Era: Starting from Being Forced to Become an Apprentice of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 269: Jiang Ziya's Promise of Godhood Ends the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation

Jiang Ziya was indeed much less troublesome than Shen Gongbao. He didn't have as many selfish thoughts or ulterior motives, and he didn't require others to worry about him too much.

If he were to cause trouble as frequently as Shen Gongbao, it would likely consume a great deal of Taibai's energy.

Therefore, Taibai had already decided that if the opportunity arose, he would give Jiang Ziya a proper divine position.

"I already know your thoughts. I also intend to grant you a divine position. Now, take out the Investiture of the Gods."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya was taken aback at first, then his face lit up with barely suppressed excitement.

He hurriedly responded and respectfully presented the Investiture of the Gods.

Taibai took the Investiture of the Gods and slowly unfolded it, his gaze sweeping over the names that emitted a faint glow.

The positions of the 365 righteous gods have been basically arranged. The divine duties of those cultivators who are destined to perish in this calamity and be listed and conferred titles are no different from those in the original work.

The changes mainly affected the true spirits who were not originally destined to be here, but were drawn here by the power of the Investiture of the Gods.

According to the original trajectory, the divine position that Jiang Ziya reserved for himself was "Emperor Tianqi Rensheng of Mount Tai in the East", in charge of the eighteen levels of the Netherworld, with considerable power.

After a moment's thought, Taibai decided to bestow this position directly upon Jiang Ziya.

He closed his eyes slightly and communicated with the Primordial Celestial Venerable through his divine thoughts.

After much pleading and cajoling, Yuanshi Tianzun finally acquiesced and stopped interfering in the matter, leaving it to Taibai to handle as he saw fit.

Having received Yuanshi's approval, Taibai felt reassured.

He pointed his fingers like a brush and made a stroke in the air. Before the esteemed position of "Great Emperor of Mount Tai, the Heavenly Emperor of Benevolence and Sagehood," the name that originally belonged to Huang Feihu was quietly erased.

Immediately, the three golden characters "Jiang Ziya" with their Taoist charm appeared on it, firmly occupying this position.

As for Huang Feihu, who should have originally taken the position, Taibai switched his position with another insignificant evil god.

He didn't care what happened to that evil god.

After doing all this, Taibai intended to return the Investiture of the Gods.

However, at that moment, his gaze caught sight of Boyi Kao's name.

The divine position that followed was none other than "The Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven".

Taibai frowned slightly; his own destiny in Heaven was that of the Ziwei Emperor.

If Boyi Kao were to be conferred this title based on this list, the overlapping of divine positions during the celestial cycle would inevitably create an awkward situation, either his own divine status would be usurped.

Either the position of Bo Yikao as a deity is lost, or either way, it could cause unnecessary trouble.

Just in case, Taibai made a tough decision, his fingertips gleaming, and simply erased the name "Boyi Kao" from the list.

"Alright, the subsequent matters concerning the investiture of gods will now be entirely under your supervision."

With the Investiture of the Gods calamity essentially over, Taibai was in a rather cheerful mood.

He did not immediately return to his own temple, but waited for the Investiture of the Gods ceremony three days later.

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Time flies, and the three-day period is almost over.

On this day, Jiang Ziya, dressed in a solemn Taoist robe and holding a God-Slaying Whip, steadily ascended the already constructed Investiture of the Gods platform.

Beneath the Investiture Platform, Wen Zhong, Di Xin, numerous disciples of the three religions who had survived countless battles, as well as cultivators from all directions and beings of other races, gathered in dense crowds, completely surrounding the area.

The great calamity has passed, the malevolent aura has dissipated, and the heavy pressure of life and death no longer weighs on everyone's hearts.

Most people came with the intention of observing and celebrating, and although the scene was solemn, it also contained a sense of relief after surviving a disaster.

Jiang Ziya stood atop the high platform, took a deep breath, unfurled the Investiture of the Gods, which radiated a mysterious light, and recited it aloud, his voice carrying far and wide through his magical power:

"By imperial decree of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Venus is hereby conferred the title of Great Emperor of the Purple Star of the Central Heaven's North Pole... Lei Zhenzi is hereby conferred the title of Great Emperor of the Gouchen of the West..."

Wen Zhong is the Heavenly Venerable of Responding to Thunder and Spreading Transformation in the Nine Heavens, in charge of the Thunder Department... Jiang Ziya is the Great Emperor of Mount Tai, the Heavenly Emperor of the Eastern Peak, in charge of the Underworld...

One by one, divine titles were uttered from his mouth, and with the response of the Heavenly Dao, the true spirits of those listed on the list all felt them.

The process of bestowing titles upon the gods was solemn and lasted for a full half-day.

Finally, we've reached the most crucial step.

Jiang Ziya looked solemn as he prepared to throw the Investiture of the Gods into the sky, so that it would be completely in harmony with the Heavenly Dao. This final ritual would solidify the divine position, making it unalterable.

At that very moment, two faint beams of true soul light drifted from afar, quickly flew to the front of the Conferred God Platform, and manifested as blurry human figures.

These three true spirits are Ji Chang, Ji Fa, and Boyi Kao.

The next moment, Ji Chang's spirit, along with the spirits of his two sons, knelt down.

"Prime Minister, the investiture of the gods is complete, and the mandate of heaven is about to be set. My father and I dare not have any thoughts of overstepping our bounds."

I beg you... I beg you to remember our past relationship and at least give this poor child a chance...

However, before Ji Chang could finish speaking, Di Xin, who had been quietly observing everything from below, suddenly drew the Human Emperor Sword.

With a flash of sword light, a powerful sword aura burst forth, instantly shattering the true spirits of Ji Chang and his two sons.

Now that the world is unified, all the fortunes of humankind have converged on Emperor Xin, so he naturally possesses such strength.

In addition, he has regained Dijiang's memories, and since the memories were awakened, he has been cultivating while dealing with troubles such as the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Killing these three men at this moment would not be difficult for him, and it would also establish his authority in front of everyone.

When Jiang Ziya saw that Ji Chang and his two sons had perished, he was heartbroken. He was stunned for a moment before he once again raised the Investiture of the Gods to the sky.

The golden light of Heaven descended, signifying the official end of the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

The calamity aura of the primordial world dissipated completely at this moment, and the cultivators watching below were all filled with excitement.

Taibai looked at the Investiture of the Gods and smiled slightly.

In his view, with the great calamity over, even if there is another calamity in the future, the Western Sect will no longer be able to surpass the three religions.

After that, he was able to focus on his cultivation and try to break through to the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

This great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods lasted for about twenty years, seven years shorter than the original destiny.

Amidst the calamity, various forces schemed and plotted, resulting in the deaths of countless humans and cultivators.

Those who made the list may have lost their freedom, but at least they gained immortality.

Those who die in the calamity can only be reincarnated.

However, compared to the original tragic ending, the current situation is much better.

The Western religion suffered the most severe losses.

Although few of his disciples were lost, one sage suffered a severe injury that would take a lifetime to recover from.

This means that the expansion of Western religions will be significantly slowed down in the future Unification Church.

This period of time was sufficient for the disciples of the three religions to develop rapidly and seize most of the primordial fortune.

This great calamity has caused losses to all religions, but the biggest beneficiary is the Heavenly Court's Haotian.

This is because the Investiture of the Gods not only includes three demon saints and Ran Deng from the demon race, but also many other demon masters.

Roughly speaking, besides Haotian and Yaochi, the Heavenly Court currently has five Quasi-Saints and more than thirty Great Luo Golden Immortals. As for Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals, they are too numerous to count.

Haotian stared at the list of names and cultivation records on the Investiture of the Gods, and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Hahahaha... Looking across the entire primordial world, only Taibai loves me!"

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