Investiture of the Gods: I am Bigan, the Master of Conspiracy

At this moment, Hongjun and Laozi were besieging Jiufeng with all their might. The Three Thousand Great Dao Laws Net pressed down like a curtain from the sky, the Chaos Heavenly Thunder was like a mad dragon dancing wildly, and the Heavenly Blade of Creation was like a galaxy rolling back. The three supreme powers intertwined to form a world-destroying net, trapping Jiufeng in the center.

Although Jiufeng's fighting spirit remained as fierce as ever, her injuries continued to spread, and the golden light of the Great Dao of Power had dimmed, clearly indicating that she had reached her limit.

After all, the difference in strength in the battle has now doubled. Jiufeng has no treasures to protect her, while Hongjun has the Chaos Treasure Creation Jade Disc, and Laozi has three treasures.

If Jiufeng's combat power is 100, Laozi's is 80, and Hongjun's is 90, then the Creation Jade Disc adds at least 30, and the three supreme treasures add 30, which already results in an overwhelming advantage.

In fact, the power of a supreme treasure is definitely not more than ten. Laozi has two supreme treasures protecting him, and Jiufeng cannot break through his defenses. Moreover, Jiufeng can basically kill Jieyin and Zhunti, whose combat power is thirty or fifty, with one punch each.

However, the defensive treasures could not harm Jiufeng, but the power of the Pangu Banner posed a threat to Jiufeng, while Laozi's magic power was not a threat.

It can be said that the protection of the two supreme treasures prevents Jiufeng from breaking through their defenses, while the Pangu Banner can break through Jiufeng's defenses. This is the significance of these three supreme treasures. It is not appropriate to calculate the combat power of each treasure individually, but the significance of being unable to break through the defenses and being able to break through them is the greatest. Adding them together by 100 is also appropriate.

Upon hearing Yin Ziyu's voice, Jiufeng was overjoyed.

Originally, after Jiufeng attained enlightenment, she planned to find Yin Ziyu first and agree that whoever attained enlightenment first would seek the other out.

However, after Jiufeng returned, Yin Ziyu told her that there was no need to look for him, and Jiufeng was relieved and returned first.

Even when facing Hongjun and Laozi, Jiufeng remained fearless, knowing that Yin Ziyu would arrive soon.

Yin Ziyu's voice astonished Laozi and the other saints, while Hongjun's gaze turned to the depths of chaos.

Just then, Yin Ziyu's figure broke through the chaos, appearing from nowhere, and instantly arrived beside Jiu Feng.

Yin Ziyu was surrounded by a faint power of transcendence. The power seemed gentle, but it carried a sense of etherealness that transcended the laws of heaven. It was the ultimate manifestation of proving the Dao through the mind, reflecting the heavens with one's true heart, and rewriting the rules with one's will.

Since Yin Ziyu began his cultivation, starting from the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods, he has embarked on a path of cultivating his mind through countless eons, and today he can be said to have achieved complete success.

This contrasts sharply with Jiu Feng's path of gods and demons. The method of proving the Dao of gods and demons carries a fierce fighting spirit and belongs to the traditional Hunyuan, while Yin Ziyu's is an unconventional Hunyuan, but a true transcendence of the original mind.

"Om-"

Hongjun's Chaos Heavenly Thunder struck first, countless purple-black lightning pillars tearing through the void, carrying the power to annihilate everything, crashing down on Yin Ziyu.

Regardless, Hongjun represents the Heavenly Dao, while Yin Ziyu and Jiufeng are challengers to the Heavenly Dao's order and must be suppressed. If they cannot be suppressed, the Heavenly Dao will no longer be able to completely rule the prehistoric world.

Therefore, Yin Ziyu will replace Tianxin in taking charge of the future of the primordial world.

Upon seeing Yin Ziyu attain enlightenment, Hongjun's gaze was indifferent as he immediately suppressed him, and Laozi also immediately joined the battle.

Yin Ziyu's eyes were calm, and with a slight thought, the transcendent power around him suddenly erupted, transforming into billions of pure white divine lights.

These divine lights were like the purest flames, containing a power that transcended everything. Wherever they passed, the raging Heavenly Thunder dissipated as quickly as ice and snow, leaving not even a trace of energy aftershock.

"Ok?"

Hongjun's indifferent gaze finally showed a slight fluctuation. The light on the Creation Jade Disc shone even brighter, and the Three Thousand Great Dao Net tightened instantly. Countless chains of Dao Laws shot out from the mesh, aiming to lock Yin Ziyu and Jiufeng together.

This net of laws embodies the fundamental principles governing the operation of the Heavenly Dao, making it difficult even for a Primordial Golden Immortal to break free from its constraints.

Seeing this, Yin Ziyu closed his eyes, using his inner self as a guide, and gathered all the transcendent power in his body.

In an instant, a divine sword, pure white and without any other color, materialized in his hand, its blade flowing with the primordial Dao of the heart's desire and the path of the Dharma.

This is a transcendent divine sword forged with the power of enlightenment through the power of the mind.

"break!"

Yin Ziyu opened his eyes and swung his sword.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a white sword light piercing through the chaos.

This sword light, seemingly ordinary, contained a profound truth that transcends all constraints. The moment it collided with the Great Dao Law Net, countless chains of laws broke as if made of paper. The enormous law net that covered the entire chaos was actually cleaved open by the sword, creating a huge rift that was millions of light-years long, revealing the void behind it where chaotic energy surged.

"This is... the true power of transcendence!"

Lao Tzu held the Pangu Banner, his face showing an expression of disbelief.

Laozi could clearly sense that Yin Ziyu's power had completely broken free from the realm of the Heavenly Dao, neither following cause and effect nor bound by laws, and was completely different from Jiufeng's brute force.

Yin Ziyu took a step forward and arrived beside Jiu Feng. With a wave of his hand, he channeled a transcendent power into Jiu Feng's body, instantly healing her injuries.

The auras emanating from the two resonated with each other, the fierce power of the Great Dao of Strength intertwined with the profound mystery of the Dao of the Mind.

The sages in the distance, including Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, all paled. They could sense that the balance of this chaotic war had completely tilted.

Hongjun looked at Yin Ziyu before him, and for the first time, he put away his indifference. The Jade Disc of Creation slowly rotated in front of him, as if he were devising a way to deal with the situation.

The entire chaotic battlefield fell into a brief silence, with only the sound of chaotic energy colliding with the fragments of laws, and the transcendent divine sword floating beside Yin Ziyu, radiating a light that even the Heavenly Dao feared.

As Jiufeng watched Yin Ziyu return, her eyes filled with the excitement of countless years: "Ziyu, you're finally back!"

When Jiufeng attained enlightenment, she faced endless divine punishment and pursuit from the Heavenly Dao. When Yin Ziyu attained enlightenment, he faced an endless torrent of annihilation. Both of them had almost exhausted all their potential, like fish in a fishbowl struggling to leap out of the fishbowl and swim into the ocean, facing countless difficulties and dangers.

Yin Ziyu was also filled with emotion at this moment. When they were proving their Dao, they made a promise to return. Now that they have returned, it has only been a short time in the prehistoric era.

However, for each of them, they had experienced an era of life and death. Before Jiufeng entered the world, Yin Ziyu witnessed the birth and death of an era.

It could be said that although they seemed to have been separated for a short time, in reality, they were separated for countless epochs.

Wanting to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine together is not like a young man's journey.

The significance of separation lies in the fact that the people and things you liked in your youth, you can no longer feel that way in middle age.

This is the fundamental meaning of time separating an event, because the experiences during the period between adolescence and middle age are the root of all changes.

Yin Ziyu and Jiu Feng attained enlightenment at the same time, but both perished under the heavenly punishment. Then they each attained enlightenment on their own. Jiu Feng reached the time of creation and experienced only a few years, while Yin Ziyu witnessed the birth and death of countless eras in the Land of Annihilation.

Their experiences, though seemingly fleeting, actually spanned an immeasurable period of separation. Upon seeing each other again, Yin Ziyu was naturally filled with emotion and immense excitement.

"You and I, husband and wife, have gone through countless life-and-death experiences, fighting side by side during the great calamity of the Journey to the West, from our near-death experiences when we joined hands to break through the Hunyuan realm, to our near-death experiences again when we were trying to attain enlightenment, and finally we have both returned to the world. How fortunate we are!"

A transcendent power flowed gently around Yin Ziyu, weaving a faint membrane of light between the two, isolating them from the chaotic noise of the outside world. Jiufeng, the goddess of war, was also extremely excited now that the crisis was over: "Yes, back then, the Pangu Palace plotted so much, and then you and I parted ways to attain enlightenment. No matter how difficult the process was, we finally succeeded. It wasn't in vain that we spent a whole eon planning this!"

Lao Tzu holds the Pangu Banner, and the chaotic energy hanging from the banner surges in front of him.

Laozi looked at Yin Ziyu and Jiufeng, his brows furrowed slightly, his long white beard fluttering gently: "You two are truly good at planning. From what I've observed, your path to enlightenment is neither about severing the three corpses, nor about accumulating merit, nor about the brute force of proving the Dao. Instead, you've taken a path that even the Heavenly Dao did not foresee, crossing all the natural barriers set up by the Heavenly Dao. I still haven't understood this method of proving the Dao!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Ziyu said, "Following the will of Heaven is not the path to enlightenment. If one cannot deny everything from the very beginning of cultivation, then one will ultimately perish among all living beings!"

Laozi nodded after hearing this: "You were able to see through it and persevere through countless life-and-death tribulations without changing your mind. It is only natural that you can attain enlightenment today. The Wu Clan has always defied the Heavenly Way, so I am not surprised that Jiufeng attained enlightenment!"

The difficulty of the path to enlightenment lies in persisting in negating the cognition of all beings while adhering to one's own cognition. This is the most difficult path.

And none of the primordial beings, except for the Wu tribe, possessed this.

To comprehend the Way of Heaven is not the path to enlightenment, but rather to enter the rules of the Way of Heaven and to attain enlightenment within those rules. This is a joke.

The Sage of Heaven naturally knows this, but he will not teach sentient beings how to break the order of Heaven to attain enlightenment. The Sage is the one who maintains the order of Heaven.

Therefore, the Wu Clan does not respect or believe in the Dao of Heaven, which gives them a basis for attaining enlightenment. Apart from the Wu Clan, none of them have such a basis. In this sense, Yin Ziyu is the anomaly among them!
Hongjun sat upright beneath the Jade Disc of Creation, and the three thousand Great Dao Laws surrounding him suddenly stopped flowing.

For the first time, those calm, still eyes clearly reflected Yin Ziyu's figure, and his voice seemed to come from the beginning of time: "Where did you go?"

The three words, spoken lightly, instantly froze the surrounding chaotic airflow, even causing Lao Tzu to subconsciously hold his breath.

Although Hongjun once helped Yin Ziyu win the Journey to the West Tribulation, at this moment, Hongjun represents the Heavenly Dao, and Yin Ziyu even believes that Hongjun will gain more from the Journey to the West Tribulation than he has.

With the end of the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, the tacit understanding between him and Hongjun also came to an end, and each of them obtained what they wanted.

Yin Ziyu met Hongjun's gaze calmly, and a faint ripple of transcendent power emanated from his body: "Indeed, I went to the place where the Great Dao is extinguished. There, even time loses its meaning, cause and effect and destiny do not exist, and the birth and death of eras all take place here. Only one's true heart can guide the way."

Upon hearing this, Lao Tzu's eyes suddenly flashed with divine light, and the Tai Chi diagram in his hand began to spin violently, the two yin and yang fish seemingly coming to life: "So that's how it is! The way of Tai Chi emphasizes the balance of yin and yang, seeking life in stillness, and nurturing transcendence in nothingness. You actually used your original mind as the yang extreme and stillness as the yin extreme, finding transcendence in stillness, and breaking through the boundary between existence and non-existence! Such a path to enlightenment is fraught with peril, yet you still succeeded, which is truly remarkable!"

At this moment, Lao Tzu's gaze toward Yin Ziyu finally held a hint of approval.

Yin Ziyu sighed, "This path is indeed fraught with peril. The torrent of fragments of the Great Dao in the Land of Annihilation washes over you, and the slightest carelessness will lead to complete annihilation. Even with countless opportunities, it's impossible to reach this level!"

When Yin Ziyu returned after attaining enlightenment, Nuwa and Tongtian immediately arrived. Seeing Yin Ziyu and Jiufeng attain enlightenment, the two were filled with joy.

Although the Heavenly Sages are responsible for maintaining the order of Heaven, Tongtian was one of the Sages whom Heaven deliberately divided, while Nuwa, originally the ruler of humanity, was a Sage who was plotted against by Heaven.

Without Yin Ziyu and Jiu Feng's attainment of enlightenment, these two saints would have been merely figureheads.

The path to heaven is a glimmer of hope. The significance of the existence of the sage Tongtian is that he can possess this path, but it cannot truly appear; he is merely a decorative figure!

Now, Yin Ziyu and Jiu Feng's return after attaining enlightenment has changed their status from mere figureheads to saints.

Tongtian looked at the extraordinary aura of transcendence surrounding Yin Ziyu, his eyes filled with amazement: "Congratulations, Ziyu, on achieving transcendence! Back in Biyou Palace, we discussed the Dao of the Original Mind, and now you have finally reached the Great Vehicle!"

Yin Ziyu cupped his hands to Tongtian and said, "Thank you for protecting me, Sage Tongtian. If it weren't for you secretly protecting the Cheng Tang lineage and preserving the foundation of Chaoge after my fall, I would have had no place to stand even if I had returned after attaining enlightenment. I will remember this kindness in my heart."

After all, everyone believed that Yin Ziyu and Jiu Feng had perished, but the Jie Sect was still fighting side by side. This was a sign of their friendship. At this time, the departure of the Jie Sect meant that there was no immediate danger of their annihilation.

Nuwa's gaze swept over Yin Ziyu and Jiufeng, and she said softly, "You two are truly anomalies of the primordial world. Back then, you both attempted to break through to the Primordial Chaos realm, and both perished under the Heavenly Punishment. Even I thought we would never see each other again. Yet now, you have both returned after attaining enlightenment, becoming the only two Primordial Chaos beings since the beginning of time to truly break the shackles of the Heavenly Dao. The greatest upheaval in the history of the primordial world has occurred. From now on, the destiny of the Heavenly Dao will change, and the great trend of the primordial world will no longer be immutable!"

Nuwa's voice carried a hint of emotion, but even more so, it expressed her anticipation for the future.

In fact, Nuwa underestimated the situation. This is not the greatest upheaval in all of history, but rather the greatest upheaval in countless eras.

If it is a single Hunyuan, it cannot make any changes in the face of Hongjun and Laozi, but two Hunyuan are no longer a matter of one plus one equals two.

Yin Ziyu turned to look at Hongjun, his eyes instantly turning serious: "I know that the Ancestor is the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, and every action he takes represents the will of the Heavenly Dao. However, now that we two have returned after attaining the Dao, we must sort out the countless causes and effects of the primordial world since its creation, the causes of the Dragon-Han Calamity, the destruction of Mount Buzhou in the Wu-Yao War, and the countless beings who were used as pawns. I have cultivated in the primordial world and obtained the power of faith from the beings of the primordial world, so I will naturally settle my own karma. Changing the course of the primordial world is inevitable, and the Heavenly Dao will certainly not allow it. In that case, let us determine the future of the primordial world in the Battle of Chaos!"

Now that the two Primordial Chaos have attained enlightenment, conflict with the Heavenly Dao is inevitable, and a great reckoning is also on the horizon.

Therefore, the Heavenly Dao would absolutely not allow it to be purged, nor would it allow the affairs of the prehistoric world to escape the control of the Heavenly Dao. Hongjun, representing the Heavenly Dao, must fight to determine the future of the prehistoric world!
Upon hearing this, Hongjun slowly nodded. The Jade Disc of Creation above his head hummed, and the three thousand Great Dao Laws began to circulate again, forming a huge chain of Great Dao: "You are all Heavenly Dao Saints, enjoying the Primordial Purple Qi to prove your Dao and the fortune of the Heavenly Dao. Now you should fight for the Heavenly Dao!"

Laozi immediately stepped forward, and the Linglong Pagoda shone brightly overhead: "This humble Taoist will obey Master's command!"

Yuanshi Tianzun followed closely behind, and countless rays of light descended from the heavens: "We shall protect the Heavenly Way!"

Jieyin and Zhunti also joined their palms in a salute, the twelve-petaled golden lotus and the seven-jeweled tree shining brightly together: "We are willing to follow the Dao Ancestor to fight against those who defy Heaven!"

The four voices intertwined, carrying an undeniable resolve.

Tongtian and Nuwa stood still, their expressions complex.

Tongtian looked at Yin Ziyu with a furrowed brow, and Nuwa was also frowning.

Hongjun's indifferent gaze swept over them, his eyes devoid of anger, yet carrying a chilling pressure: "The Heavenly Dao is in crisis, and countless eras of the greatest variables have already emerged. You, as Heavenly Dao Saints, who eat the bounty of the Heavenly Dao, yet harbor disloyal intentions? Know that those who defy the Heavenly Dao are unworthy of being Saints!"

Before Hongjun finished speaking, countless booming sounds of the Heavenly Dao suddenly rang out in the chaos, clearly indicating that the Heavenly Dao was putting pressure on the two of them.

Upon hearing this, Yin Ziyu's heart stirred. "The greatest variable of countless eras, Hongjun, indeed knows the secret of the primordial cycle of reincarnation, and knows that the primordial world is not the world after the first creation of the world."

Yin Ziyu naturally wouldn't put Tongtian and Nuwa in a difficult position, nor would he need to have his purple energy removed because of it.

Yin Ziyu stepped forward and said, “As Heavenly Dao Saints, you two are free to fight. If my wife and I cannot even defeat the Dao Ancestor and the Six Saints in this battle, we are naturally not qualified to discuss the cause and effect of the Primordial World. You two Saints need not have any concerns, just unleash your full power!”

Tongtian and Nuwa exchanged a glance, both seeing struggle in each other's eyes.

Jiufeng said, "You two are welcome to make your move without holding back. It would be pointless to risk having your Primordial Purple Qi drained, and we are naturally not afraid!"

Jiufeng's words were very straightforward: even if you two were added, it would be insignificant. The most important fighting force is Laozi and Hongjun, not you!

On the chaotic battlefield, the wind and thunder ceased, leaving only the auras of various forces colliding silently.

Yin Ziyu and Jiu Feng stood side by side, their transcendent power and the Great Dao of Power intertwined, forming a pillar of light that was interwoven with gold and white.

Hongjun sat beneath the Jade Disc of Creation, surrounded by the three thousand Great Dao Laws like stars around the moon, while Laozi and the other three stood ready for battle.

This battle marks the greatest upheaval in the history of the primordial world since its creation. Once the one who defies the heavens seizes control of the Heavenly Dao, the future of the primordial world will be completely unknown! (End of Chapter)