Chapter 59: The Lonely Soul of Mankind

  "Brother!" Seeing Emperor Jun deep in thought, Taiyi called out with some concern.

  Di Jun came back to his senses and saw Tai Yi's expression, knowing that he was worried about himself, and couldn't help but feel moved.

  "Don't worry, I, Emperor Jun, will not be defeated by these setbacks. The humiliation that Emperor Jiang has brought upon me will be returned to him sooner or later."

  After hearing what Di Jun said, Taiyi finally put his mind at ease.

  "Their Tian Shen Sha Da Zhen is quite formidable. If we didn't have this, we could also resist." Tai Yi said. ?? First release: Zu Wu Emperor Jiang 59

  "Oh? Do you have an idea in mind?" Emperor Jun asked subconsciously when Taiyi said this.

  "Brother should know, the array eye of the Dōu Tiān Shén Jié Great Formation is actually one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches. If one were to suddenly disappear, wouldn't it be difficult to set up the Dōu Tiān Shén Jié Great Formation?" Tàiyī replied, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

  "Suddenly one less?" Di Jun also somewhat understood Tai Yi's idea.

  "It is true that when the twelve ancestors are united, they are indeed unbeatable. If they were to be attacked separately, it would be much simpler."

  "This matter is of great importance, if it fails, it will be met with crazy counterattacks, and we need to think carefully about the long-term plan." Emperor Juntian furrowed his brow, constantly thinking of a foolproof strategy in his mind.

  Di Jun understood his intention, and Tai Yi also stopped talking.

  The twelfth ancestor witch fought her way up to the Heavenly Court, startling many powerful beings. However, after this battle, the vast expanse of the Honghuang continent once again entered a period of calmness. Unbeknownst to all, another 30,000 years passed, during which several eye-catching events occurred. Firstly, there was the River Styx, where a low-key cultivator suddenly emerged and, upon seeing Nüwa create humans and become a saint, felt inspired and began to stir up trouble.

  The human race is born, grows old, gets sick and dies in a normal way. A lifetime is no more than 100 years, and there is no reincarnation or rebirth. However, over the years, countless lonely souls and wild ghosts have been produced because of the heavy yin energy of the bloody sea. These lonely souls and wild ghosts were all attracted to this place, and the River Styx was moved by the blood of the sea, combining with these lonely souls to create a new race, which the River Styx called the Shura. The men of the Shura tribe are all green-faced and have sharp teeth, quite frightening, while the women are all beautiful, with a heavenly fragrance.

  But it's also a matter of conforming to the Heavenly Way, bringing down many merits and virtues. Unfortunately, the amount of merit is not enough, and it's impossible to become a saint like Nüwa. Minghe didn't give up, and learned from Sanqing and others to establish the Xiu Luo teachings. As a result, many more merits and virtues were brought down, and Minghe's strength increased significantly, directly reaching the peak of quasi-sainthood. However, becoming a saint is still far away.

  Although that's the case, it still shocked many powerful beings. Originally, everyone's strength was about the same, but now Minghe has suddenly risen to the peak of Quasi-Saint, except for Saints, probably only Emperor Jiang can surpass him, and for a time, everyone couldn't help but feel envious.

  Then there was the matter of the Three Pure Ones recruiting disciples. The three of them established a grand teaching, but they had very few disciples. They couldn't help but think of recruiting more, so they announced to the world that the three of them would be accepting disciples at Mount Kunlun, and anyone with the opportunity could come try out. For a time, all the cultivators in the world rushed to go, hoping to become a disciple under one of the Saints, so as to have something to rely on.

  Laozi accepted disciples only by looking at their heart nature, but his requirements were extremely high. Among the countless millions of cultivators, he couldn't find a single suitable one. In the end, he only took in two as his door children, and his disciple was still only Xuan Du alone.

  Yuanshu set up a large array, and those who could pass through it were allowed to enter the door. However, there were not many people who passed through, among them was someone from the Zixuan Palace, named Rendleng, who had achieved mid-term cultivation in the Daluo Jinxian realm. Yuanshu had previously sat with him in the same hall and did not want to take him in, but it would be inappropriate to go back on his own words. In the end, he appointed Rendleng as the deputy leader of the Xuancheng sect, half a level higher than the other disciples, but this was only nominal.

  Now, adding Guangchengzi, who had been taken in earlier, there were fifteen people under the Xuancheng sect, namely: Rendleng, Nanji Xianweng, Yunzhongzi, Guangchengzi, Chi **, Yuding Zhenren, Taiyi Zhenren, Huanglong Zhenren, Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun, Puxian Zhenren, Cihang Daoren, Lingbao Shi, Juliusun, Daoxing Tianzun, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun.

  The last twelve people were later collectively referred to as the Twelve Golden Immortals. Among them, Huanglong Zhenren was the same person who had been trapped in the Qiankun Ding by Emperor Jiang for tens of thousands of years and had later left the dragon clan.

  Tongtian, adhering to the principle of "teaching without distinction", accepted all who sincerely sought instruction, and at one time took in nearly 10,000 disciples. The sect's influence was unparalleled for a time, earning it the reputation of "ten thousand immortals coming to pay homage". Among them, however, there were only a handful of inner disciples, including Zhao Gongming, Sanxiao (Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao), Duobao Daoren, Jinxing Shengmu, Jingguang Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, and Guiling Shengmu.

  So many disciples, and even more are born from eggs, hairy, scaled, and armored, naturally making the Primordial unhappy. The two of them quarrel every day, and they also dragged Laozi into it. In the end, no one knows who brought it up first, but the three of them parted ways. Laozi took his disciples to Mount Zhongyue and built the Eight Scenic Palace; Tongtian went to Jin'ao Island in the East Sea and built the Biyou Palace, while Yuanshi stayed at the Yuxu Palace on Mount Kunlun, and from then on, there was no more mention of the Three Pure Ones.

  But on this day, Hou Tu had nothing to do and came to the Emperor Jiang tribe. It's been a long time since I've seen my big brother, and I couldn't help but miss him a bit. Coincidentally, Emperor Jiang also woke up from his cultivation, and the two of them chatted idly while walking around the tribe. Seeing that the people of the two tribes were getting along harmoniously, they both felt very good.

  "Big brother, why did you insist on helping the human tribe in the first place?" Hou Tu looked around at the humans who were teaming up with the Wu tribe to hunt and couldn't help but ask curiously. In his heart, Emperor Jiang wasn't that kind of person who liked trouble.

  "Humans aren't bad, they have a kind nature, and compared to the witch and demon tribes, they are much more gentle." Emperor Jiang said casually.

  "But they are so pitiful, born to grow old and die, with a lifespan of no more than a hundred years." Hou Tu said, looking at Emperor Jiang with some hope.

  Di Jiang couldn't help but laugh, "So you're blaming me for not passing down the cultivation method to them." He paused and looked into the distance, "The cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death is a deliberate arrangement by the Heavenly Dao. As your brother, I dare not forcefully change it. Haven't you seen that even the Human Sect's leader, your father, only passed down a few incomplete Golden Elixir cultivation methods and didn't dare interfere too much with human cultivation?"

  Hou Tu listened with a confused expression, nodded slightly, and didn't say anything.

  The Emperor Jiang looked at him and continued to say, "Actually, birth, aging, illness, and death are not that bad. This is what makes life more precious. For people like us who have lived for so many years, most of the time has been spent cultivating, which is also boring. Adding it all up, it's probably not as wonderful as a hundred years of human life."

  "But after they die, they really become pitiful, turning into lonely ghosts and wandering spirits, muddle-headed and without any support, enduring suffering in the world until their souls scatter..." Hou Tu said this, her heart becoming even more sorrowful, to the point where she couldn't speak anymore.

  Di Jiang's face changed instantly, and he said angrily: "Don't think about this again. After death, the soul disperses, which is normal and a fixed number in heaven. Otherwise, who would be attached to life?"

  Jiang suddenly became angry, and Hou Tu was somewhat bewildered, but dared not speak out, although in her heart she felt that Jiang's words were quite far-fetched.

  Looking at Hou Tu's expression, Emperor Jiang also found himself somewhat out of place and couldn't help but calm down his emotions before continuing to say: "After living beings die, they become lonely souls and wild ghosts, even cultivators are the same, this has long been decided, there must be its own reason, don't think about it anymore."

  "After knowing." Tudi said casually, but Emperor Jiang was worried about what he was thinking in his heart.

  "Brother, it seems you're still stuck in the quasi-saint middle realm. Haven't you been diligent with your cultivation recently?" Emperor Jiang suddenly asked.

  "Hou Tu replied, 'What's the difference? Gong Gong and his kind are all like this.'"

  "I think you should put aside tribal matters and go to Pangu Temple for cultivation." Emperor Jiang continued, his tone somewhat unyielding.

  Houtu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

  After Hou Tu agreed, Emperor Jiang let out a sigh of relief and continued: "This time the cultivation must be diligent, so it's temporarily set for one yuan conference." After finishing speaking, he thought for a moment and added another sentence "I will guard you outside the temple."

  "It's just one yuan!" Tudi exclaimed in surprise.

  "It's just a blink of an eye for us, why be so surprised." Emperor Jiang said with a smile. At the same time, he thought to himself, shouldn't the reincarnation have appeared by now? As long as it has nothing to do with Hou Tu's sister, whoever wants to transform can go ahead and do so. However, in his heart, he didn't want to admit that doing this was no different from deceiving oneself.