Bo Yikao and Ji Fa were surprised. Since Shen Gongbao became an official in Xiqi, although he had made great contributions many times, he had never asked for anything. Today, he asked them for help for a friend who was not from the same school, which was really surprising. Jiang Ziya was also surprised. Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine was a very good official position for him, but Shen Gongbao asked the two masters for a higher official position for him, which was really surprising.
Seeing this, Ji Fa whispered to Bo Yikao, "Brother, as a disciple of the Sage and a representative of the Chan School, Jiang Ziya naturally needs to consider the reputation of the Chan School and the Sage. Now that the State Preceptor has spoken for him, it's really inappropriate to refute the State Preceptor. So, brother, you'd better raise his official position. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Hearing Ji Fa's words, Bo Yikao nodded in agreement, "Well, in this case, Taoist Jiang will be appointed as Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine." Hearing Bo Yikao's words, Jiang Ziya was naturally overjoyed, and Shen Gongbao also nodded with satisfaction. Looking at Jiang Ziya's grateful eyes, Shen Gongbao knew that he had achieved his goal.
After Jiang Ziya was appointed as an official, although the officials of Xiqi had some objections, they didn't say much. After Jiang Ziya got the official residence of Bo Yikao, he naturally moved out of Shen Gongbao's mansion of the State Preceptor. Jiang Ziya's mansion was next to the State Preceptor's mansion, and the two often talked about Taoism, which was also a good thing.
Jiang Ziya's wife, Mrs. Ma, was also very happy. Fortunately, she had followed the comments left by the immortal, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to enjoy the wealth now. In just a few months, Jiang Ziya escaped from Zhaoge to Xiqi and became a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which was much better than being a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zhaoge. With a good friend like the State Preceptor, it was not impossible for him to be appointed as a Marquis or Prime Minister in the future.
It had to be said that Jiang Ziya was really good at handling government affairs. It only took Jiang Ziya two or three months from the initial doubt to the final trust of the officials. Jiang Ziya put forward a lot of constructive suggestions on governing Xiqi and solved a lot of difficulties for Xiqi, which made Bo Yikao and Ji Fa believe in him more. At the same time, they were grateful to Shen Gongbao for recommending such a great talent for Xiqi.
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In Mount Shouyang, Lao Tzu and Yuanshi the Celestial Lord were sitting on futons. They faced each other but did not speak or discuss Taoism. After a long time, Yuanshi the Celestial Lord said, "Big Brother, what do you think Zhunti and Summon are doing? The Western Religious Sect has already gained a firm foothold in Xiqi, but he asked Shen Gongbao to recommend my disciple Jiang Ziya to Xiqi and even asked for help from senior officials. This is not their style."
Lao Tzu opened his eyes and said faintly, "It's simple. In the sky, Shang Dynasty has fallen and Zhou Dynasty has risen. I'm afraid this week will be in Xiqi. But if they want to destroy the Shang Dynasty, they will have to fight against Third Brother's Sect of Jieism. How can the Western Religious Sect be a match for the Jieism? They asked Shen Gongbao to recommend Jiang Ziya just to do you a favor."
At the mention of the Tongtian Sect Master, Yuanshi the Celestial Lord's face changed slightly. This time, the Four Religious Sects were the main focus of the Investiture of the Gods. It was not easy to gather the 365 Orthodox Gods on the List of Gods. If all the disciples of the Three Religious Sects of the West were on the List of Gods, it would be enough. But Lao Tzu, Yuanshi the Celestial Lord, Zhunti, and Summon, the Four Sages, would not bear to let all their disciples be on the List of Gods.
If they did not want their disciples to be on the List of Gods, they could only let the disciples of other religious sects be on the List. Among the Four Religious Sects, the Jieism was the most powerful. If the Three Religious Sects of the West were to fight against each other, the Jieism would have the upper hand. In this case, none of the Three Religious Sects could resist the Jieism. The only way was to unite the Three Religious Sects to fight against the Jieism.
But Yuanshi the Celestial Lord still had doubts. Not to mention whether the Western Religious Sect would play any tricks, the name of Sanqing was enough to make him hesitate. Once the war started, the name of Sanqing would cease to exist. This was what Yuanshi the Celestial Lord was worried about, and it was also what Lao Tzu was worried about.
Heavenly Primogenitor was silent for a long time before he said, "Big Brother, in this case, what should we do? If Ziya becomes an official in Xi Qi, Xi Qi will attack Shang Zhou. Our Chan Sect will definitely confront the Jie Sect. What should we do then? Once the war starts, the disciples of both religious sects will be injured. By then, the name of Sanqing will cease to exist. "
Lao Tzu's calm eyes finally changed. After a long time, Lao Tzu sighed and said, "This is the will of Heaven. What can you and I do? Third Brother's Jieism is assisting the Shang Dynasty. I'm afraid it's impossible to make him withdraw. But the Battle of Gods Investiture is inevitable. We can only take one step at a time. At the same time, we have to be careful of the Western Religious Sect in case they use us as tools."
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In the Aquamarine Palace, Sect Leader Tongtian looked calm, neither sad nor happy. Looking at the direction of Mount Shouyang, he murmured to himself, "Big Brother, Second Brother …" As a Sage, Sect Leader Tongtian knew that Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya worked together in Xiqi. And the Zhou that Shang Dynasty destroyed Zhou Xing in the Will of Heaven probably referred to Xiqi. Now that Xiqi had Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya, its strength had increased greatly.
Now Shen Gongbao recommended Jiang Ziya to be an official in Xiqi. Although it seemed that they were friends, the Tongtian Hierarch knew the key point. It was obvious that the Western Religious Sect wanted to draw the Tongtian Hierarch to their side to fight against the Jieism. However, Yuanshi the Celestial Lord didn't respond at all, which obviously meant that he acquiesced. This made the Tongtian Hierarch a little disappointed.
Was the brotherhood of tens of thousands of years coming to an end? Thinking of this, the Tongtian Hierarch couldn't help but feel a little sad. From the beginning to the end, he had never thought of attacking the Jieism and Jieism. His target had always been the Western Religious Sect. Although the Western Religious Sect didn't have many disciples, there were at least one or two hundred of them. If he could destroy the Western Religious Sect, he could fill up half of the Righteous Gods on the Investiture of the Gods.
In addition, he could use some Human Tribe and Rogue Cultivators to fill up the number of Righteous Gods on the Investiture of the Gods. At that time, the Jieism and Jieism would be safe and sound. Unfortunately, although the Tongtian Hierarch had this intention, Lao Tzu and Yuanshi the Celestial Lord didn't do it. What made the Tongtian Hierarch really sad was that Lao Tzu and Yuanshi the Celestial Lord might have thought of this way, but they didn't want to do it.
Although this way, the three religious sects could survive the Investiture of the Gods safely, it wouldn't do much good to the Jieism and Jieism. The Jieism was still powerful. Even if the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty were destroyed, it wouldn't take long for the Jieism to dominate. Without the Western Religious Sect, the Jieism and Jieism wouldn't be able to compete with the Jieism. This was the real worry of Lao Tzu and Yuanshi the Celestial Lord.
At their level of cultivation, endless life was no longer attractive to them. Immortal and indestructible, they could only pursue higher and stronger realms. However, after reaching the Sage Realm, if they wanted to improve their strength quickly, they could only rely on fate. The competition between sects was secondary. The root of it was to compete for fate.
Only with strong fate could the Sages improve their strength quickly. River Styx becoming a Chaos Demon God greatly stimulated the Sages and made them more determined to compete for fate. Now, River Styx didn't seem to be competing for fate, but in fact, River Styx's fate was much more than the Sages'. This was also one of the main reasons why River Styx's strength improved so quickly.
River Styx was in charge of the Blood Sea, the Underworld, the Asura Tribe, and the Asura Sect. His fate was already very strong. However, the Sages didn't forget that although the Holy Land of the Human Race had retired, River Styx's self-immolation was still the Wu Zu of the Human Race. He had been worshiped by the Human Race for generations and enjoyed 30% of the fate of the Human Race. Although it had declined recently, River Styx's fate was still very terrifying. It was something that the Sages couldn't reach.
The most unbearable thing for the Sages was that even if they wanted to reduce River Styx's fate, it wasn't easy to do so. The Blood Sea, the Asura Tribe, and the Asura Sect didn't know where to start. Although Houtu was in the Underworld, the Book of Life and Death and the Judgment Pen that controlled the Underworld were in River Styx's hands. Moreover, the Underworld was an important place of the Great Desolation. No one dared to start a fight there. Therefore, the Sages could only be restrained.
For now, they could only make a fuss about the fate of the Human Race. The 30% of fate that River Styx's self-immolation occupied in the Human Race had declined. Although it wasn't a lot, it was only 10% or 20% (if the Human Race's fate was calculated to be 100%, 30% was equivalent to 30%). The 10% or 20% that was lost flowed to the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Jie Sect.
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