But there is no airtight wall in the world. The news that Jiang Ziya had the appearance of a flying bear still leaked out. However, Yuanshi Tianzun was not angry. Instead, he felt that he had a face. The battle would be led by Chanjiao. At this point, Chanjiao had the upper hand, but Yuanshi Tianzun's pride did not last long.
Not long after, news came out that Shen Gongbao, a new disciple of the Western Sect Zhunti Saint, also had the appearance of a flying bear. Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhunti Tonghou were both shocked. Two people with flying bears appeared in the world. After some investigation, it turned out that both of them had the appearance of flying bears, and they were surrounded by calamity, making it difficult to predict.
Even so, in comparison, Zhunti was particularly proud, not for anything else, but because Shen Gongbao's talent was countless times better than Jiang Ziya's. Jiang Ziya had been a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun for more than thirty years, and Yuanshi Tianzun had spent all his time. He cultivated him carefully and took a lot of spiritual fruits, elixirs, and elixirs, but his cultivation just couldn't improve.
But Shen Gongbao is different. In Zhunti Saint, the cultivation resources Shen Gongbao got are not as good as what Jiang Ziya got from Yuanshi Tianzun, but Shen Gongbao's cultivation level has been rising slowly. In more than thirty years, He was promoted from Earth Immortal to Taiyi Xuan Immortal, which was two realms higher than Jiang Ziya.
Comparing the two, Yuanshi Tianzun naturally felt that his face was dull. In fact, if he wanted to quickly improve Jiang Ziya's cultivation level, there was nothing he could do. He only needed to go to his eldest brother, I, to ask for a golden elixir to improve his cultivation level. , even if the ninth-turn golden elixir is scarce, the seventh-turn and eighth-turn golden elixir can definitely be obtained, but Yuanshi Tianzun really can't show his face.
You have to seek help from others even to teach disciples. If this matter spreads out, where will the face of Yuanshi Tianzun be put? So I can only let it go. Various cultivation resources are provided, and Taoism is taught. As for Jiang Ziya, what can I do? Which step he takes depends on his own destiny. It would be best if he is a real person who can become a god. If not, Yuanshi Tianzun has nothing to do. He can't go to the Western Sect to snatch Shen Gongbao away.
Jiang Ziya's progress in practicing Taoism is slow, but he is not discouraged. Besides practicing Taoism, Jiang Ziya also learns the art of war and the strategies of governing the country. This is also the homework assigned by Yuanshi Tianzun. The battle of becoming a god lies in Shang's defeat of Zhou Xing. So in this battle of becoming gods, Naturally, people need to understand the art of war and the strategies of governing the country. Yuanshi Tianzun is also taking precautions for this.
Although Jiang Ziya's cultivation level is not high in the Chan Sect, he is a real second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, and he is also the only direct disciple besides the Twelve Golden Immortals. He has a very high seniority, but Jiang Ziya has an easy-going nature, regardless of He gets along fairly well with the second-generation disciples, who are still junior disciples.
The situation of Shen Gongbao is much better than that of Jiang Ziya. His cultivation has improved rapidly, he can be called a genius, and he is highly regarded by Saint Zhunti. However, Shen Gongbao has a cheerful nature, likes to make friends, and gets along very well with the disciples of the sect. , and whenever he had time, he would travel around the wilderness and make friends with capable people from all over the place, and they would all be regarded as Taoist friends.
What makes Zhunti appreciate Shen Gongbao the most is that Shen Gongbao has attracted many casual cultivators from the Western religion. This thing also makes Zhunti happy the most. Although he is in the East now, it is only for the matter of becoming a god. He also He would not convert people into Western religions at this juncture, so as not to arouse the hostility of the saints in the East. However, when Shen Gongbao did this, it was different. He was both a junior and a god, so the saints could only turn a blind eye. Close one eye.
On the fortieth year of their apprenticeship, on this day, Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly summoned the boy Baihe and said: "Boy, please go and invite your uncle Jiang Shang to come. I have something to say to him as a teacher." Baihe boy. After hearing this, he turned into a crane and flew over the Kunlun Mountains. On a large rock, he found Jiang Ziya who was meditating.
The boy White Crane hovered above Jiang Ziya's head, opened his long sharp mouth, and shouted: "Uncle Jiang, I asked me to summon you and tell you to go quickly." Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya stood up from the big stone and walked towards The White Crane boy waved his hand to indicate that he had heard, adjusted his clothes, and hurried to Yuxu Palace.
After entering Yuxu Palace, Jiang Ziya saw Yuanshi Tianzun sitting high on the Taoist platform, with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was meditating. Jiang Ziya did not dare to neglect, and went forward and knelt down and said: "Disciple Jiang Shang, I pay my respects to the master. I don't know the master." What can I do to summon my disciples?" Every time he came to see Yuanshi Tianzun, Jiang Ziya was a little worried, fearing that Yuanshi Tianzun would expel him from the mountain because of his poor qualifications.
But today, his premonition came true. Yuanshi Tianzun opened his slightly closed eyes and said: "Jiang Shang, you have been under my master for forty years. Unfortunately, you were born with a poor life and it is difficult to achieve immortality. You can only enjoy all the wealth and honor in the world, but now Chengtang is about to be exhausted, and the Zhou royal family is about to rise, but it is time for you to come down from the mountain."
When Jiang Ziya heard this, he was shocked and begged: "Master, I sincerely seek the Dao. Although my progress is slow, my Taoist heart is firm and I no longer care about mundane things. Please show mercy to the master and keep me as a disciple." In this Kunlun Mountain." When Jiang Ziya heard that Yuanshi Tianzun asked him to go down the mountain, Jiang Ziya burst into tears, only begging Yuanshi Tianzun to take back his life.
Yuanshi Tianzun sighed and said: "Idiot, God's will is like this, and I can't go against it as a teacher. Now the calamity has begun again, and the battle to confer gods is imminent. You are the one who can confer gods. How can you stay in the mountain for a long time, waiting for you to complete the great task of conferring gods? You don’t have to do this on the day you go up the mountain, you’d better pack up early and go down!” After saying that, he waved his sleeves and disappeared.
Seeing this, Jiang Ziya could only kneel down and say: "Disciple, follow the master's decree and go down the mountain here." Returning to his cave, Jiang Ziya packed up his things, said goodbye to his brothers, and went down to Kunlun Mountain. After staying on the mountain for forty years, he suddenly came down. For a moment, he didn't know where he was going. He suddenly thought that he still had a sworn brother, so he just went to join him and make other plans in the future.
Like Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao also received the quasi-ti decree, allowing him to go out to assist the Ming Dynasty. Unlike Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao had friends all over the world, and there was nowhere he could go. After leaving Fangcun Mountain, Shen Gongbao visited his friends everywhere, and also inquired about this When it comes to human affairs, you should make decisions before taking action, otherwise you will easily suffer losses if you act rashly.
After some inquiring, Shen Gongbao already had a general understanding of the affairs of the world. The Shang Dynasty was tyrannical and the government was in chaos, so he was definitely not an Ming Lord. Chonghou Hu, who helped Zhou do evil, was cruel and unkind, was not a Ming Lord, except for the fact that he had been killed. The second of the four major princes, then only Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo, is left. However, Jichang is now imprisoned in Youli, and it is difficult to escape for a while.
After much thought, Shen Gongbao decided to go to Xiqi first to have a look. Nowadays, the Shang Dynasty is dominated by Jiejiao. As a disciple of the Western sect, Shen Gongbao is often influenced by Zhunti and his disciples. He has long lost the desire to become a disciple. On the contrary, it was Xiqi who had a favorable impression of Jie Jiao. Jie Jiao's hand hadn't reached out yet, just in time for him to open a gap for the Western Sect in the battle of the gods.
Nowadays, in Xiqi, everything is dominated by Jichang's eldest son Boyikao, and there are many wise men to help, such as Boyi, Shuqi, Taidian, Hongyao, San Yisheng and others. Compared with other places in Kyushu, Xiqi The land was peaceful. Seeing such a situation, Shen Gongbao felt that he had come to the right place, so he temporarily stayed in Xiqi to facilitate his actions.
As the saying goes, a small hermit hides in the wild, a big hermit hides in the city, so Shen Gongbao went directly to Xiqi City and opened a divination and fortune-telling shop. He only accepted one penny from anyone who asked for divination, and this divination and fortune-telling was Shen Gongbao's strength. , naturally all the hexagrams were accurate, and it soon became famous in Xiqi. People came to ask for hexagrams in an endless stream every day. Shen Gongbao also refused to come, opening the door at the hour of the day and closing the door at the hour of the hour every day.
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