Journey to the West: From the Primordial Era

Chapter 138 Jiang Ziya Begins to Become a Disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun

Time flies.

This day.

The Dao Realm of Yuanshi Tianzun Saint,

A man in his thirties or forties appeared at the foot of Kunlun Mountains.

He walked unsteadily, sweating profusely, looking at the majestic Kunlun Mountains, and constantly wiping the sweat from his face.

“Is this Kunlun Mountain? We are finally here.”

The man muttered to himself, his eyes showing a burning look: "Father, I must prove to you that our Jiang family can also practice!"

This person is none other than the famous Jiang Ziya, Jiang Taigong. The ancestors of the Jiang family had once been Qi-refining masters, but for some reason, the descendants of the Jiang family were unable to practice and were judged to have no qualifications for practicing. This greatly frightened their ancestors, and there was even a legend that they were forbidden by the gods.

It is said that the Jiang family is cursed!

When Jiang Ziya grew up, he also searched everywhere for immortals and the way of Taoism, but failed all the way.

After going through countless hardships, he finally arrived at Kunlun Mountain at the age of 42. He climbed the mountain with the last glimmer of hope.

Little did he know that it was impossible for his mortal body to find Kunlun Mountain from the human race.

There is divine will in the dark.

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In the blink of an eye, time passes slowly.

The ancestral land of Yuxu Palace.

Across the boundless land, a mountain range stretching billions of miles long crisscrosses, with peaks rubbing against the ground and tops invisible, like countless coiled dragons, with their tails in the west and their heads facing east.

The place where countless dragon heads gather and the fairy clouds are vast is the Yuxu Palace in Kunlun Mountain, one of the Three Pure Ones' holy places and the ancestral home of the Chan sect.

Kunlun Mountain is the ancestral mountain of China. The mountain range stretches for billions of miles in the north-south and east-west directions. Looking down from the endless sky, you can see these dragon-shaped mountains crossing the land.

Streams of golden light in the void nourish the earth, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the rivers are surging, and endless vitality extends from the Kunlun veins to the land in the east.

The location of Yuxu Palace is where several spiritual veins of Kunlun Mountain converge.

In the void, a ray of golden light passed through the Nine Heavens Gale Layer like a shooting star. Anyone who had achieved success in cultivation could tell that this was the escape light used by the top immortals and gods.

A flash of light swept across tens of millions of miles of space.

"arrive!"

When it was about to enter the Kunlun Mountains, the escaping light stopped, revealing the figures of Daoxing Tianzun and Wei Hu.

This was also Wei Hu’s first time at Kunlun Mountain, and he couldn’t help but observe on his own.

On the largest peak of Kunlun Mountain, dozens of fairy palaces are looming, and around the fairy palaces, there are endless auspicious clouds. In the sky, cranes are flying, and in the mountains, spiritual beasts are playing.

The ethereality of Taoist philosophy and the majesty of the sage Tianzun are combined very skillfully.

Wei Hu discovered that when they, the master and his disciple, had left Qingzhou and passed through mountains and rivers, demonic and immortal auras were hidden in them, and most of the immortal mountains and Taoist temples in the world had been occupied by people.

Kunlun Mountain is known as the most famous mountain in the world. Apart from Yuxu Palace, the spiritual energy in other places is also very rich, but no one dares to open a Taoist temple nearby.

The reputation of Yuanshi Tianzun is enough to intimidate 99% of the monsters and demons in the world.

"This is the ancestral home of our Chan sect. In the Yuxu Palace, there are thirty-three small worlds. It is a good place for Chan sect disciples to refine their minds and build a foundation for the Tao! After you have built a foundation for the Tao, your master will take you back to the mountain gate!"

Daoxing Tianzun stroked his beard and smiled.

In the east, there are thirty-six immortal mountains and caves, and seventy-two blessed lands. Among them, the thirty-six immortal mountains and caves have thirty-six middle thousand worlds, and the seventy-two blessed lands have seventy-two small thousand worlds...

The blessed lands in the Conferred God World refer to the Middle Thousand Worlds and the Small Thousand Worlds. If one has a blessed land, it is equivalent to having a world as a cultivation resource. This is of great benefit to cultivators.

Jinting Mountain, where Daoxing Tianzun is located, is one of the seventy-two blessed places.

A Golden Immortal like him has already cultivated to the highest level of the Immortal Path. The next step is to comprehend the great Dao of heaven and earth and the three thousand laws. If he has a small thousand world as a reference, there will be obvious advantages in comprehending heaven and earth.

However, the population of the cave world in Jinting Mountain is very small, so it is of little use to people like Wei Hu who want to build a foundation for Taoism. Only when Wei Hu cultivates to the level of a true immortal can he gain the benefits of the cave world.

"Disciple understands!"

Wei Hu withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice.

Daoxing Tianzun descended from the sky and came to the jade steps in front of Yuxu Palace. Yuxu Palace was hidden in the sea of ​​clouds, and the stairs made of white jade extended down from the palace.

On the peaks on both sides, all kinds of Ganoderma lucidum, magical herbs, magical fruits and magical treasures are scattered throughout the forests. These magical herbs and magical fruits have even given birth to spirituality, and some of the magical herbs have even turned into exquisite-looking plant and flower spirits.

Some plant elves even actively use leaves to roll up dew and use it to water their bodies...

On the mountain peak, in addition to these plant and flower spirits, there are also many disciples of the Chan sect who are carrying water to water the pines, planting peaches and collecting medicinal herbs.

These disciples of the Chan school basically come from the thirty-three small thousand worlds of the Yuxu Palace.

If they come from a good family and have made their mark in the thirty-three small thousand worlds, they can come to Kunlun Mountain to serve as disciples of the Chan sect and practice the introductory techniques of the Chan sect.

These people all look like boys and girls around seventeen or eighteen years old.

There was only one man, who had a long beard, wore linen clothes, and looked a little old.

"Brother Daoxing!"

When the man saw Daoxing Tianzun, a smile appeared on his face. He dropped his water bucket, performed a simple escape technique, and arrived at the main peak of Kunlun Mountain.

"It's Junior Brother Ziya!"

When Daoxing Tianzun saw someone coming towards him, he was stunned for a moment, then he thought of the other person's identity. Some time ago, the Master Teacher accepted two disciples.

Jiang Ziya in front of him is one of them.

However, after practicing in Kunlun Mountain for some time, even an ordinary wild beast would have greatly increased its magical power, but Jiang Ziya had not even established the foundation of Taoism.

However, Daoxing Tianzun also heard from several other fellow disciples that what Jiang Ziya learned in the mountains was not how to practice and gain enlightenment, but simple breathing techniques, military strategies, and ways to stabilize the country and maintain peace.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Orthodox School could all see that Jiang Ziya had no hope of becoming an immortal in the future.

He is far inferior to another disciple, Shen Gongbao.

"Is this Senior Brother's new disciple? He is so handsome!"

Jiang Ziya stepped forward and greeted them enthusiastically.

After all, they were fellow disciples, so Daoxing Tianzun couldn't ignore the other party too much, so he chatted with him from time to time.

Jiang Ziya also took the initiative to ask about the situation of the Shang Dynasty down the mountain...

He is the future leader of the Hundred Schools of Thought, the founder of the Military School, with extraordinary wisdom and strategy, and he knows his own situation very well. His qualifications are mediocre, and he does not have much talent in cultivating immortals.

In the future, he might not even be able to achieve immortality. Under such circumstances, Jiang Ziya naturally had the idea of ​​going down the mountain to establish his career and become a general or a prime minister.

Daoxing Tianzun briefly talked about the fact that the prince of the Shang Dynasty had conquered the Dongyi not long ago and expanded the territory of thousands of miles! He also talked about Qingzhou building a city in Linzi and issuing a call for talents.

"A decree to recruit talented people? No restrictions on family background, only the merits are appointed? This is truly a first of its kind! The Xuankong that Senior Brother mentioned is quite like a wise leader... It's a pity that this decree can only be implemented among the princes, and the Great Shang Dynasty cannot use it!"

After hearing the order to recruit talents, Jiang Ziya immediately made a judgment in his heart.

Before he went up the mountain, he was already thirty-two years old. His mind had already matured and he had a thorough understanding of the situation in the Shang Dynasty. If he had no family background and no one to recommend him, it would be impossible for him to stand out in Chaoge.

The generals, ministers, and officials in the court all have aristocratic blood and are most particular about their origins.

If Chaoge wants to issue a decree to recruit talents, it will inevitably be rejected by these vested interests. If it is forcefully implemented, it may even lead to alienation between generals and ministers and instability in the government!

On the contrary, the eight hundred garrisons guarding Chaoge can freely decide matters within their borders without having to pay attention to Chaoge's control. As long as the princes are determined and enforce it, the order to recruit talents will surely greatly enhance their power.

In Jiang Ziya's view, as long as Qingzhou can hold on, it won't take long for its power to increase greatly and catch up with Donglu.

When Jiang Ziya thought about Qingzhou's recruitment order, which did not limit people's background, he could not help but reveal a trace of yearning in his eyes...

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