On the Sacred Island of the Blood Sea, River Styx smiled as he watched the four sects open their gates in order to recruit the Apotheosized Man as their disciple. However, this was not the only way. Now that the Cultivation Tribulation had occurred again, the Heaven's Design was in chaos. The Sages only knew that the Apotheosized Man had the Flying Bear Vision. How could they find him? They could only open their gates and hope that the Apotheosized Man would join them.
The four sects had once again opened their mountain gates. Although many people had come to seek apprenticeship, there were very few who could truly become a Sage's disciple. Even if some of them were talented and intelligent, they could only become a third-generation disciple after becoming a Sage's disciple. This time, the Sage's main purpose was to accept people who had reached the Apotheosized Realm as their disciples. The other things were just incidental. However, for these people who had become a disciple of a Sage, becoming a third-generation disciple was a great opportunity.
Seeing the four sects blindly searching for the Apotheosized Man, River Styx could not help but smile. This method of searching was just a matter of luck. River Styx waved his hand and a strange book appeared in his hand. This book was the Book of Life and Death. This book recorded the life and death of all living things. It was a good way to find someone.
Jiang Ziya, whose original name was Jiang Shang, was activated by River Styx's Dharma power to search for him. However, there were many people in the Human Tribe with the same name. River Styx could not find anyone who met the requirements. He suddenly felt very strange. The Book of Life and Death recorded all the lives of the Human Tribe. It was indeed strange that Jiang Shang, who had become the Apotheosized Man, could not be found.
Could it be that Tendo even hid the Book of Life and Death? Perhaps this was the only explanation. River Styx smiled. He was indeed a little opportunistic. It seemed that there was no hope to find Jiang Ziya in advance. However, it did not matter. River Styx did not intend to take Jiang Ziya as his disciple. He was just trying.
Jiang Ziya was a person who was about to be deified. Although he was under Minghe's control, he would have an advantage when he was about to be deified. However, Jiang Ziya's talent was extremely poor, and it would be difficult for him to achieve anything in the Way of Immortality. Minghe would not easily accept him as his personal disciple just because he was about to be deified. That would be a disgrace to the reputation of Blood Sea.
River Styx did not care about Jiang Ziya. What he cared about was another person, Shen Gongbao, who also had the appearance of a flying bear. This person had a wide range of friends. He liked to make friends with capable people from all over the world. He was very eloquent. He was especially good at persuading his fellow disciples or Daoist Friend to go down the mountain to help the merchants. His words, "Daoist Friend, please stay." Many of his fellow disciples were sent to the Apotheosized Man.
Of course, River Styx was not interested in taking him as his disciple. If River Styx did not interfere, Shen Gongbao would probably become a disciple of the Jie Sect. Many disciples of the Jie Sect were killed by the disciples of the Chan Sect and sent to the Apotheosized Man because they were invited by him to help Shang Zhou. This showed how powerful Shen Gongbao was. If this person became a disciple of the Western Sect, what would happen?
In this Apotheosized Man, River Styx naturally had to deal with Lao Tzu, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the Western Sect. However, they were all immortals. As long as they were in the Great Desolation, they were immortal. Unless River Styx could destroy the Tendo, it would be wishful thinking to kill them. Therefore, River Styx had to deal with their disciples.
Now, the Jie Sect was very powerful and its influence spread throughout the Shang Dynasty. None of the three sects could defeat the Jie Sect. In the end, the three sects would work together to deal with the Jie Sect. River Styx saved some effort for Yuanshi. Now that the Western Sect was also in the Tribulation, he and Lao Tzu did not have to ask the Two Sages of the Western Sect to deal with the Tongtian Sect Master's Immortal-slaying Sword Formation.
However, the foundation of the Western Sect was in the West. In order to let the Western Sect participate in the Apotheosized Tribulation, River Styx needed a bait, a bait to lure the Western Sect into the trap. The best bait was naturally someone with the Flying Bear Face. Shen Gongbao was the bait prepared by River Styx, but he had to find Shen Gongbao first.
In addition to Shen Gongbao, River Styx also needed to arrange some other chess pieces. In order to deal with the three sects of the Western Sect, other than his own disciples, he still needed some chess pieces. Since the Apotheosized Tribulation was about to begin, River Styx also planned to take a trip to the Great Desolation. To be honest, he had not traveled to the Great Desolation for a long time. Perhaps he had already changed his appearance by now.
Out of the Blood Sea, River Styx rode a cloud and floated slowly in the sky. At this time, River Styx had turned into a young Sword Immortal to deceive others. Now in the Great Desolation, all the Sages were afraid of River Styx, especially Lao Tzu, Lord Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West. River Styx naturally had to disguise himself to avoid being discovered by them.
Looking down at the famous mountains and rivers below, River Styx felt a little emotional. The last time he traveled to the Great Desolation was when he had just transformed. At that time, he had too many distracting thoughts and his heart of cultivation was not firm. Some of the habits of his previous life still affected him. His seven emotions and six desires were not reduced and he did a lot of ridiculous things. Now that he thought about it, it was funny.
However, people would always grow, but no one knew the price they had to pay. River Styx was now known as the number one person in the Great Desolation. Even his disciples were more powerful than when he traveled to the Great Desolation. He had countless Lingbao treasures in his hands. Using his thoughts when he first traveled to this world, it was a great harvest. However, at the same time, River Styx also lost something. Only he knew.
After River Styx rode a cloud into the territory of the Human Race, he landed on the cloud and casually transformed an ordinary horse. He injected a drop of dragon blood into its body and helped it to refine it. He also taught it some Qi cultivation techniques. This was the horse's good fortune. Riding a horse with a sword and a wine gourd hanging on his waist, he looked like a carefree and unrestrained swordsman.
Riding on the horse, River Styx looked around as he traveled. Since the Human Race had developed to this point, it had become especially prosperous. Walking in the territory of the Shang Dynasty and seeing the ancient scenery, it was a unique experience. Unknowingly, River Styx had already arrived at the capital of the Shang Dynasty, Yindu. Currently, the Shang Dynasty was ruled by Di Yi, and the historical King Zhou, Di Xin, was still missing.
Since he was already here, River Styx let go of the horse that had accompanied him for several years. It was only on a whim. The horse reluctantly left River Styx. After being transformed by River Styx, it had already gained intelligence. How could it not know the benefits of staying by River Styx's side? The horse had accompanied River Styx for several years and had eaten many spiritual fruits. Although it had yet to transform, it already had the cultivation of a True Immortal.
After entering Yindu, the prosperity they saw was incomparable to what they had seen along the way. It was also incomparable to the historical Shang Dynasty. This was the Great Desolation. For the Shang Dynasty to be able to stand tall among the Human Race for so long, its strength and prosperity were naturally no small matter. As the capital, there was no need to doubt the prosperity of Yindu.
Walking on the street, River Styx's ears were alert and his eyes were observing the surroundings. Nothing in the surroundings could escape his eyes. Currently, the Shang Dynasty was flourishing like a brocade. However, they didn't know that a world-shaking war was about to unfold, and the Shang Dynasty was about to fall into chaos. They didn't know if this place could still maintain its current prosperity when the time comes.
River Styx walked all the way and finally stopped in front of the palace. Standing outside the palace gate, River Styx looked at the destiny of the Shang Dynasty that had gathered in the sky above the palace. Although the destiny of the Shang Dynasty still seemed to be huge, it had already weakened a lot. It was far from the glory it had when the Shang Dynasty was first established. Now, the destiny of the Shang Dynasty was not condensed, and it was showing signs of collapse.
It seemed that it wasn't King Zhou's defeat, but the will of Heaven. The change of dynasties was preordained by Heaven. Even without King Zhou and Xi Qi, the Shang Dynasty wouldn't have lasted for more than a few generations. It was just that King Zhou's tyranny, Daji's interference in politics, Xi Qi's attack on the Shang Dynasty, and the Battle of Gods Investiture had all sped up the destruction of the Shang Dynasty. Speaking of which, King Zhou was rather pitiful. He had already fallen into the whirlpool of God Investiture since birth.
Suddenly, a purple light flashed across the sky. River Styx fixed his eyes on it and revealed a trace of a smile. He didn't expect that he would come at such a good time. He just happened to meet King Zhou's descent. Could it be that King Zhou and I are destined to meet? Such a thought came to River Styx's mind. Then, he smiled and disappeared. He swaggered into the palace.
Since he had met King Zhou, he naturally had to take a look. Following the direction where the purple light fell, River Styx walked all the way. Finally, he saw the current King of the Shang Dynasty, Di Yi, and one of his concubines in a garden. The concubine was now pregnant with the future King Zhou. But judging from Di Yi's expression, he didn't know that the woman was pregnant.
The purple light that fell just now was the Ziwei Emperor's Qi, which was the symbol of the emperor. Since the birth of the emperor of the Human Tribe, he would be protected by the Ziwei Emperor's Qi. Evil spirits couldn't get close to him at all. If a cultivator wanted to assassinate the emperor, the Ziwei Emperor's Qi would automatically protect him and counterattack with the destiny of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, basically, no cultivator dared to assassinate the emperor at the risk of universal condemnation.
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