Godslayer: After the Seraph rejected me, I ascended directly to the highest godhood.

heaven.

The old man sitting on the futon looked at Jiang Ye with a smile.

The latter was slightly taken aback upon hearing the old man's words.

"May all the gods of the Great Xia obey my command once?"

Jiang Ye was very puzzled, "Heavenly Venerable, did they know you betrayed them?"

Yuanshi Tianzun smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will handle this matter myself."

"But if you lose, I hope you can help the Heavenly Court restore its original state. Is that alright?"

Jiang Ye frowned slightly and lowered his eyes in thought.

With the current strength of the Heavenly Gods, it would be useless for me to come.

Before the Heavenly Court's origin is repaired, there is no way for them to take action, let alone help them fight their way to the moon.

That old fox will definitely find all sorts of excuses to refuse, saying things like "it can't be done!"

It doesn't help me at all.

However, from the perspective of the plot, helping the Heavenly Court to repair its origin ahead of time will definitely earn him a lot of modification points.

Moreover, commanding the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty can change a lot of the plot, which is a way to earn magic modification points.

But... that old codger Yuanshi hasn't repaid the favor from last time, and now he wants to get something for free? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

"No," Jiang Ye replied decisively, sitting on the edge of the pavilion and looking at the beautiful waterfall in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun's face twitched, and his eyes rolled around.

Even the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty obeying his commands once couldn't entice him.

You should know that this is an opportunity that not everyone can have.

The old man stood up from the futon and looked at Jiang Ye, who was admiring the beautiful scenery.

The only thing I have that can attract Jiang Ye right now is...

"Fellow Daoist, in that case, I don't know when my disciple will be able to come out."

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Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye's eyes instantly turned cold as he glanced at the still amiable old man.

"Heavenly Venerable, are you trying to cheat me?"

Yuanshi Tianzun quickly shook his head, "Fellow Daoist, I really had no choice."

"If fellow Daoists participate in the repair of the Heavenly Court's origin, it will surely be completed within a month."

"Fellow Daoist and we all care about the Great Xia Dynasty, so why don't we join hands and cooperate?"

“This is not an excuse for you to renege on your promise. Since you owe me a favor, bring me the souls of everyone in Cangnan now, and we'll be even.” Jiang Ye’s tone was somewhat cold.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable was slightly taken aback and immediately fell silent.

Caught in the middle, Xiao Jin shrank back in the corner, feeling immense pressure from the auras of Tianzun and Jiang Ye.

My goodness, this cheap master actually dares to challenge the Heavenly Venerable in the Heavenly Court, what a ruthless character.

“In that case…” Yuanshi Tianzun remained silent for a while, then gently waved his robes towards the distance of the Immortal Pavilion, and a faint light flew out.

A short while later, from the direction of the faint light, a black beam of light streaked across the clear, bright sky and landed in front of the fairy pavilion.

Jiang Ye glanced sideways; on the ground lay a small black toad with shiny black fur.

It bowed slightly to the Primordial Celestial Venerable and spoke in human language, "Celestial Venerable."

Then, with a flick of its paw, the Qiankun Bag containing the souls of everyone in Cangnan appeared out of thin air and landed in the hands of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Yuanshi Tianzun stared at the Qiankun bag in his hand for a while, then looked up at Jiang Ye, "Fellow Daoist, I keep my promise."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Qiankun Bag was lifted up by some force and flew into Jiang Ye's hand.

Jiang Ye used his senses to check it, and after confirming that there were no problems, he put it into the ring.

"Thank you, Celestial Venerable. I won't disturb you any longer."

Jiang Ye bowed slightly, intending to take his leave.

Just as he was about to turn away, Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly said behind him, "Fellow Daoist, are you really not going to consider playing another game of chess with me?"

"In that case, if I win, I would like to ask you to consider helping to repair the Heavenly Court's origin."

"Fellow Daoist, you have won. The gods of Heaven will still obey your commands once more."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his head to say, "So, even if you, Celestial Venerable, win, I can still choose not to participate in the repair, right?"

"..." Yuanshi Tianzun's lips twitched, and he nodded.

"Alright, let's go then," Jiang Ye said with a smile.

This is a great deal! Who wouldn't want to make a sure-fire profit?

Moreover, he was also interested in repairing the Heavenly Court's origin, since if this thing was repaired ahead of time, the added magical value should not be bad.

It's pointless to just restrict his personal freedom for a month.

Now they're just letting him consider it? Isn't that just giving him a free ride?

Jiang Ye, having abandoned his previous tough stance, sat down on one side of the chessboard with a broad smile.

Yuanshi Tianzun's face stiffened. It was over; he had dug his own grave.

Jiang Ye's expression showed that he didn't even consider it.

Originally, I thought that since Jiang Ye had helped Da Xia so much in the Cangnan God War, it would be a good thing.

I should have a strong sense of responsibility for the prosperity of the Great Xia Dynasty, but now it seems... I was just overthinking things.

"Heavenly Venerable, why are you standing there motionless? Come and play chess!" Jiang Ye said, picking up a chess piece.

Yuanshi Tianzun clenched his fist and calculated with his fingers, "Well, I have some things to attend to, so perhaps we should call it a day."

He smiled gently and then tried to walk out of the pavilion, but a pale blue light curtain immediately rose from the edge of the pavilion.

Yuanshi Tianzun paused, looking at the pale blue light screen before him, his brows furrowing.

"Heavenly Venerable One, this won't do! How can you go back on your word?"

When Jiang Ye's voice reached his ears, Yuanshi Tianzun's eyelids twitched.

How did this turn into a reversal?

Yuanshi Tianzun remained silent for a moment, sighed, and turned to sit on one side of the chessboard.

Little Gold and Howling Celestial Dog stared at each other, neither daring to make a sound.

"Very well, but I'll set the rules, shall I?"

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then extended his hand and said, "Please make yourself at home."

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded slightly, touched something inside his robe, and a crystal with a surface shimmering with multicolored light floated from his hand above the chessboard.

Then, the crystal shone brightly, and a colorful light curtain covered the two of them, isolating them from the outside world.

"Heavenly Venerable, what is this?" Jiang Ye asked, looking at the crystal with a puzzled expression.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable smiled slightly, "This is the domain released by the divine power crystal. Anyone who uses divine power within the domain will cause it to shatter."

"And the rule of this game is that it is played without the use of divine power."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, seemingly having learned to be more cautious.

Given the previous failure, Yuanshi Tianzun should have guessed that he possessed some kind of ability to interfere with the outcome.

Without divine power, it is impossible to make words become law...

"Fellow Daoist, is it acceptable to automatically concede defeat by using divine power?" asked Yuanshi Tianzun.

Last time, I was careless and didn't expect Jiang Ye to have a trick up his sleeve, which is why I lost the game.

Now that we can't use divine power, the outcome of this game is uncertain.

Jiang Ye noticed the slightly confident look on Yuanshi Tianzun's face and pondered for a moment.

Anyway, whether he wins or loses, he doesn't need to pay any price, so what's there to care about?

Besides, I'm a man with a system, how could I possibly lose? Absolutely not.

Jiang Ye glanced at the system panel and a smile appeared on his lips.

"No, let's get started!"