Taiqing Laozi, who had returned to Shouyang Mountain, fell into deep thought!
This time, the West had gone too far, risking their very Sainthood just to drag the Three Pure Ones down with them!
Now that all the Saints had gone to the Heavens Beyond the Heavens, and Li Er was suppressing Huoyun Cave, he was the only one left in the Great Desolation! With this thought, Taiqing Laozi beckoned, and the Investiture of the Gods from the Heavenly Court flew down, landing on Shouyang Mountain!
Haotian, who was envisioning the future, was stunned. What was happening? Why had the Investiture of the Gods flown away? And why had it gone to Taiqing Laozi?
Looking at the names on the Investiture of the Gods, Taiqing Laozi waved his hand and crossed them all out. Since the situation had developed to this point, he, Taiqing Laozi, would have to carefully consider the Investiture of the Gods!
At the very least, Haotian would have no say in the Heavenly Court anymore!
Among the Six Imperial Lords, Taiqing Laozi had to ponder carefully!
Among them, Empress Houtu, who embodied Heaven's will and followed Earth's divinity, was the Empress of the Underworld. The only ones currently free were Gouchen Shanggong Heavenly Emperor, Zhongtian Beiji Ziwei Heavenly Emperor, Dongji Qinghua Heavenly Emperor, and Nanji Changsheng Heavenly Emperor!
He had no intention of changing the Nanji Changsheng Heavenly Emperor; it would still be Southern Pole Immortal Elder!
For Gouchen Heavenly Emperor, he intended to let Kong Xuan of the Jie Sect take the position!
Ziwei Heavenly Emperor would be assumed by his disciple's descendant, King Zhou, after his death!
Dongji Qinghua Heavenly Emperor would be held by Guangchengzi!
Among the Six Imperial Lords, Houtu did not concern herself with worldly affairs, so the other four Heavenly Emperors were all from the Three Sects. Let's see how Haotian would manage!
As for other individuals, Taiqing Laozi did not fill them in randomly. Instead, he hung the Investiture of the Gods on Shouyang Mountain, intending to observe carefully. Since the Heavenly Court wished to flourish, let them try. Would Haotian, now marginalized, be happy?
Looking at the Investiture of the Gods now hanging on Shouyang Mountain, Haotian seemed to realize something, his face suddenly turning grim. Had he done something foolish!
At this moment, the Great Desolation had been divided into four continents due to the actions of the Two Sages. The disciples of the Three Sects, as well as the disciples of the West, were saving sentient beings and repairing the earth's veins across the Great Desolation. These were all great merits!
Among them, Zhen Yuanzi was the most bewildered. He was watching the grand drama of the Three Sects' Investiture of the Gods when suddenly, he had work to do. Since he possessed the Book of Earth, repairing the earth's veins was his primary responsibility!
In an instant, Zhen Yuanzi gained a large amount of merit. His cultivation, originally at the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint, under the blessing of merit, even without severing his self-corpse, entered the late-stage of Quasi-Saint. One could say, fortune came to him while he sat at home!
However, due to the Two Sages of the West, the spiritual energy of the Great Desolation was being rapidly leaked. At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi was somewhat melancholic. The Ginseng Fruit Tree required a lot of spiritual energy to bear fruit. Now that the spiritual energy in the Great Desolation was thin, his Ginseng Fruit Tree could barely withstand it and had already suffered some damage to its essence, as it could not be replenished!
"It seems I need to ask fellow Daoist Yuanshi for some Three Lights Divine Water!" Currently, only Yuanshi had Three Lights Divine Water!
"Zhen Yuanzi, I've come to find you! Good heavens, have the Two Sages of the West gone mad!" Hongyun immediately exclaimed!
Seeing Hongyun arrive, Zhen Yuanzi ushered him in. Hongyun immediately cried out, demanding to eat Ginseng Fruit!
Zhen Yuanzi said helplessly, "The spiritual energy of the Great Desolation is leaking. My Ginseng Fruit Tree has already damaged its essence due to the lack of spiritual energy, and I was just about to ask fellow Daoist Yuanshi for some Three Lights Divine Water. And you're still thinking about eating!"
Upon hearing this, Hongyun laughed, "Oh, you need Three Lights Divine Water? I have some!"
As he spoke, Hongyun produced a small bottle containing ten drops of Three Lights Divine Water!
Zhen Yuanzi asked with great curiosity, "Hongyun, where did you get this Three Lights Divine Water?" He knew that this was a divine substance that could revive the dead and flesh bones. How could Hongyun have it?
"I recently found Yingzhou Island in the Three Immortal Islands, and it has Three Lights Divine Water there. It's just that there's only this much!" Hongyun shrugged and said!
Zhen Yuanzi nodded in understanding and did not stand on ceremony with Hongyun, as most of his Ginseng Fruits had already entered this fellow's stomach. He took the Three Lights Divine Water to the backyard and poured it onto the roots of the Ginseng Fruit Tree.
"Alright, you've helped me greatly this time!" Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile!
Hongyun also smiled, "Then you should give me some more Ginseng Fruit!"
The two laughed heartily and walked towards the front hall.
At this time, on the border of Xiqi, Wen Zhong had also rested for several months. It was now spring, and they could begin the war, as Xiqi's rebellion had been going on for a long time!
Xuan Du and others also returned. In Xiqi, Maitreya said, "Since things have come to this, we must go all out!"
Taibai Jinxing nodded. Indeed, the Two Sages of the West had great resolve, dragging all the Saints to the Heavens Beyond the Heavens. Now, in the Great Desolation, there was probably only Taiqing Laozi, a Hunyuan!
"Let us fight!" Ayinava declared!
"Good, but before that, I need to find some people!" Maitreya said!
Everyone else nodded, naturally understanding what Maitreya was preparing to do, as the Two Sages of the West had made arrangements long ago!
Soon, Maitreya transformed into a wisp of clear wind and disappeared.
The first person Maitreya sought was Randeng, the Deputy Sect Leader of the Chan Sect!
In fact, a long time ago, the Two Sages of the West had contacted Randeng and had already had excellent exchanges.
"Fellow Daoist, you have arrived?" Randeng opened his eyes in a tent and smiled after looking.
"Fellow Daoist, may we have a detailed discussion?" Maitreya's voice appeared!
Randeng nodded, conjured a clone, and headed out.
On a small hilltop, Maitreya was already waiting.
"Fellow Daoist, now that the Saints are all gone, what has fellow Daoist considered?" Maitreya asked!
Randeng nodded and smiled, "Good, do the words spoken by the Two Sages of the West back then still hold true?"
Maitreya nodded and said, "My Master's words always hold true!"
Afterward, Randeng departed. They had already discussed the time to switch allegiance!
Maitreya then met Duobao and received the same reply. Maitreya nodded with satisfaction!
Although Taiqing Saint was still in the Great Desolation, the Dao Ancestor had also said to fend for themselves. If the Jie Sect and Chan Sect could not develop, they could only develop in the Western Sect!
What they did not know was that Taiqing Laozi had heard all their conversations. At the same time, in the Heavens Beyond the Heavens, Yuanshi and Tongtian were watching the Kunlun Mirror in Yuxu Palace. Both Yuanshi and Tongtian had grim expressions. They had not expected that within their own sects, there would be such traitors!
"Second Brother, I have always treated Duobao well, and I never expected him to go to the Western Sect! He's truly an ungrateful wretch!" Tongtian was furious!
Yuanshi said nothing. With so many of your disciples with fur and horns, it's not strange that these people lack integrity!
It was just that his own Deputy Sect Leader was about to switch allegiance, which was rather speechless. However, Randeng's untrustworthiness was within expectations. What angered him the most was that four of his Twelve Golden Immortals were also planning to betray the sect!
Conversely, Huang Long, whom he disliked the most, refused to betray the sect. Truly, life was unpredictable!