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Chapter 294 The Investiture of the Gods Shattered

Many years later, Zhou Yongcheng's spirit wine became so popular that he went to the real world to purchase wine several times, spending hundreds of millions just on purchasing wine.

The best-selling grades of Lingjiu are the lower and middle grades, while the upper grade is only drunk by Li Shimin and a few others.

Therefore, Zhou Yongcheng also mixed low-grade and mid-grade spirit wine.

Two years ago, Li Shimin transformed the Tang Dynasty into a prosperous dynasty. When he announced the establishment of the Tang Dynasty...

The human race's fortune and the Tang Dynasty's national fortune condensed into a golden dragon. Due to the Tang Dynasty's strength, the Tang Dynasty directly became the Tang Imperial Dynasty, which was something Li Shimin did not expect.

The Tang Dynasty became a dynasty of destiny, allowing the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling to directly breach their defenses.

Because they discovered that the Tang Dynasty was even more unpredictable than the dynasties before the Shang Dynasty.

Before the Shang Dynasty, there was a human emperor in the dynasties. Except for the capital, which was not to be seen, other places could be explored at will.

The Tang Dynasty today is completely untraceable.

The entire territory of the Tang Dynasty was blessed by the nation's fortune, and in addition to the nation's fortune, it also had the fortune of humanity.

The Golden Dragon of Fortune of the Tang Dynasty is a combination of human fortune and national destiny. Anyone who dares to covet the Tang Dynasty will be devoured if they are not strong enough.

The Heavenly Court fears nothing more than the human race's attack on Heaven, because Haotian discovered that many human emperors had left the Fire Cloud Cave and were all living in the Nuwa Palace, suppressing the human race's fortune.

With so many emperors and the sage Nuwa among the human race, Haotian had no choice but to be afraid.

Previously, the human emperors were suppressed in the Fire Cloud Cave, and the Heavenly Court could suppress the human race at will. But now that all the human emperors have been freed, if they want to suppress the human race again, they have to ask the human emperors for permission.

Lingshan suffered the most. The purpose of the Journey to the West was to spread Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty and make Buddhism flourish.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has become an unknowable place, how can they spread their teachings and propagate Buddhism?

When the Buddha consulted with Amitabha and Cundi, the reply he received was to let nature take its course.

The teachings of Jieyin and Zhunti have been abandoned.

Although they have already given up, Jieyin and Zhunti still owe the Heavenly Dao merits.

They achieved sainthood by borrowing the merits of the Heavenly Dao. Without the merits of the Heavenly Dao, they could not have comprehended the Primordial Purple Qi, nor could they have become saints.

Although the Primordial Purple Qi had been stripped away by the Dao Ancestor, their cultivation levels remained.

They also hoped that after the Journey to the West, Buddhism would flourish and their merits would be fulfilled.

The world has changed so much that it's uncertain whether the Journey to the West can continue as normal.

Because they discovered that the current Heavenly Dao could no longer be predicted, they had lost control of Ren Xiyou.

What they fear most is that if they cannot repay the Heavenly Dao's merits, the Heavenly Dao might strip them of their cultivation and send them back to square one.

Since the Journey to the West was conducted in a natural way, Minghui and the others were no longer under anyone's care.

Minghui also realized something, so they let loose and let themselves go.

The original Journey to the West route no longer exists, and they can occasionally take a detour without anyone interfering, which makes them even more unscrupulous.

Minghui had already forgotten about the pilgrimage; his main task was to overthrow Mount Ling and become the Buddha himself.

His system is called the Buddha System.

The Journey to the West is no longer a journey to obtain scriptures, but a path to accumulate merit and improve one's cultivation, a path to becoming a Buddha and an ancestor.

In the Purple Cloud Palace, Tongtian had spent countless years comprehending the Creation Jade Disc, and his cultivation had reached the Hunyuan Taiji Realm.

Although the Jade Disc of Creation is merely a Chaos Treasure, the time within it can be adjusted.

Over the past decade or so, the Jade Disc of Creation has likely witnessed more than a dozen cycles or even more than a dozen eons.

Having reached the Hunyuan Taiji Realm, Tongtian realized that further improvement in cultivation was not something that could be achieved overnight.

He also had to complete the task assigned by that mysterious senior: to spread the word.

Before preaching, he also had to take care of some personal matters.

Tongtian disappeared from Zixiao Palace and arrived at the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were discussing the changes in the Immortal Realm when Tongtian's appearance startled them.

"Senior Brother Tongtian? How could you possibly have left Zixiao Palace?"

Tongtian smiled faintly and said, "Is it true that I cannot leave Zixiao Palace?"

"No, what I mean is, weren't you confined to Zixiao Palace by the Dao Ancestor?"

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Sages shattered the Immortal Realm, and the Dao Ancestor confined all the Sages to the Zixiao Palace.

Haotian only knew this much; he didn't know that Hongjun had also made the Sage consume the Fallen Saint Pill.

"I won't waste words with you. Hand over the Investiture of the Gods," Tongtian said calmly.

Haotian's pupils contracted; he hadn't expected that Tongtian's departure from Zixiao Palace would immediately lead to the Investiture of the Gods.

Tongtian's purpose in requesting the Investiture of the Gods is self-evident.

"Senior brother, we need to ask the Dao Ancestor before we can get the Investiture of the Gods. The Investiture of the Gods was bestowed by the Dao Ancestor and is the dwelling place of the primordial spirits of many gods in the Heavenly Court. It cannot be destroyed."

Haotian had the backing of the Dao Ancestor, so he spoke with confidence. However, he was unaware that the Dao Ancestor had already merged with the Journey to the West universe.

Tongtian smiled slightly and said, "Dao Ancestor? Dao Ancestor is still here, and I can't leave Zixiao Palace either. Since you won't give it to me, I'll have to take it myself."

Haotian's attempt to use the Dao Ancestor to intimidate him is a joke. The Dao Ancestor was killed by that mysterious senior long ago; they just don't know it.

Tongtian waved his hand at Haotian, and the Investiture of the Gods, located in Haotian's Purple Mansion, appeared in his hand.

Upon hearing this, Haotian did not understand what Tongtian meant, but there was nothing he could do at the moment. He could only wait for the Dao Ancestor to appear and take down Tongtian.

Tongtian is a saint, but he is only a quasi-saint at the peak of his cultivation, and he cannot shake the saint at all.

His attempt to fight a sage was like an ant trying to shake a tree; he was utterly ignorant of his own limitations.

Tongtian looked at the Investiture of the Gods in his hand and saw the true spirits of the disciples of the Jie Sect on the Investiture of the Gods.

Once someone is included in the Investiture of the Gods, they will be imprisoned by it for eternity and will never be able to escape its control.

The Investiture of the Gods was controlled by Haotian, and the gods in the Investiture of the Gods were also controlled by Haotian, obeying his orders and having no autonomy whatsoever.

The majority of those listed in the Investiture of the Gods are his disciples from the Jie Sect, as well as some wandering immortals who were forcibly deified.

As for the disciples of the Chan Sect in the Investiture of the Gods, there are very few.

Characters like Yang Jian, Nezha, Jinzha, Muzha, Lei Zhenzi, Yin Jiao, and Yin Hong were basically recruited by the disciples of the Chan Sect to ward off calamities.

Yang Jian, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and others fared quite well; they weren't included in the Investiture of the Gods, and they achieved physical immortality, which was the best outcome for them.

The power of the Primordial Chaos surged, and the Investiture of the Gods in his hand shattered.

Haotian looked at Tongtian with a somber expression.

The shattering of the Investiture of the Gods signifies that the Heavenly Court is nearing its end.

The Heavenly Court was able to function because of the Investiture of the Gods. If the Investiture of the Gods were destroyed, who would still want to be a god in the Heavenly Court?

When the Investiture of the Gods shattered, all the true spirits within were released and returned to their bodies.

The many immortals and gods in Heaven sensed the return of their natal spirits, which had been suppressed by the Investiture of the Gods, signifying that they had gained freedom.

Tongtian transmitted his voice to the many disciples of the Jie Sect, asking them all to come over.

Haotian was extremely anxious. The Investiture of the Gods was shattered, so why hadn't the Dao Ancestor appeared yet?

If the Dao Ancestor does not appear soon, the Heavenly Court will lose control.

Tongtian ignored Haotian and the Queen Mother, disappeared from the palace, and stood in the sky above the Heavenly Court.

A short while later, the disciples of the Jie Sect, led by the Holy Mother Jinling, arrived before Tongtian.

The disciples of the Jie Sect, including Jinling Shengmu, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, and Zhao Gongming, were extremely excited to see Tongtian.

They realized why they were able to escape the Investiture of the Gods—it was all thanks to their master.

"I've met Master."

"I've met Master."

Looking at Jinling Shengmu and the others, Tongtian felt as if he had returned to the scene of instructing his disciples on Jin'ao Island.

However, Duobao, Guiling, Wudang, and others were not present.

"Get up, everyone. We're going back to Jin'ao Island."

With a wave of his hand, Tongtian led many disciples of the Jie Sect back to the dilapidated Jin'ao Island.

When Tongtian returned to Jin'ao Island, the island returned to its original state.