Chapter 59

After returning to his room, Yang Zhen carefully analyzed the current situation of the three realms.

The Jade Emperor's desire to recruit Yang Zhen to heaven was undoubtedly due to his strength. Especially after Yang Zhen easily defeated the Wood Wolf, his name had already caught the attention of some people. Sooner or later, they would likely make contact with Yang Zhen to probe his situation and see if they could recruit him.

Up to today, apart from the Buddhist sect, Laozi and the Heavenly Court had already made contact with Yang Zhen. However, who would ultimately outmaneuver whom would depend on their respective abilities.

Speaking of the Heavenly Court, the situation was not too optimistic.

Although the Heavenly Court was nominally the legitimate ruler of heaven and earth, managing all things, in the current state of the three realms, with the sages not intervening, the Buddhist sect still held the strongest power. The current Heavenly Court had no strength to rival the Buddhist sect, even if it gathered all its forces.

Moreover, the Buddhist sect had two sages as its protectors. Unless the Jade Emperor had a sudden lapse in judgment, he would not interfere with the Buddhist sect. Of course, the Buddhist sect would not easily meddle in the affairs of the Heavenly Court. Their goal was to spread the Dharma and make the world believe in Buddhism, not to vie for power with the Heavenly Court.

Excluding the Buddhist sect, the Daoist sect was even less likely to do so. The Daoist sect was still recovering from the wounds of the Battle of the Gods. Currently, the Daoist sect was experiencing a shortage of young disciples. Before the younger generation fully matured, the Daoist sect would not easily intervene in the affairs of the three realms.

Since the Buddhist and Daoist sects were ruled out, the problem must lie within the Heavenly Court.

Thinking about the matter of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, Yang Zhen vaguely felt that there might be problems within the Heavenly Court. However, since he had never been involved in the internal affairs of the Heavenly Court, he could not immediately determine what had happened.

However, since it was an internal matter of the Heavenly Court, Yang Zhen was not afraid. Although the Heavenly Court had many experts, the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals was still too few, almost nonexistent.

Before the Battle of the Gods, Zhao Gongming was indeed a genuine Great Luo Golden Immortal, with explosive combat power, once making the twelve golden immortals of the Ch'an Sect unable to hold their heads up. He was indeed awe-inspiring, his name resounding throughout the three realms, attracting countless fans.

But after his death, Zhao Gongming's realm plummeted. Although he was reshaped by the List of the Gods, he no longer possessed his former powers. Now, he was merely a minor god of wealth, living a life of idleness. The other gods listed in the Battle of the Gods were largely the same, having lost their former glory.

Only the celestial gods who had achieved physical immortality, such as Nezha and Yang Jian, who did not die in battle, could continue to cultivate and increase their cultivation.

Of course, this did not mean that there were no hidden experts within the Heavenly Court. However, Yang Zhen believed that as long as he was careful, there would be no problem.

Having figured this out, Yang Zhen felt relieved. Looking out the window at the night sky, he sneered to himself: "Jade Emperor, Jade Emperor, I have no complaints about Laozi's schemes, but you also want to scheme against me? We'll see. I can guarantee that you will be greatly surprised when the time comes."

Opening the store again, Yang Zhen clicked on the recharge button. Indeed, in the past six months, he had earned a little over 2000 gold coins.

Double experience cost 10 gold coins per day, 300 gold coins per month, and 1800 gold coins for six months. This meant that he still had over 200 gold coins left to learn skills.

He had already saved over 1100 gold coins, and with these additional 200 gold coins, he could learn the next skill and even upgrade it to level 5.

Flipping through the character's skill page, Yang Zhen chose a status skill.

Heavenly God Protection: Exclusive to the War God Temple, advanced skill, level 0. For 30 minutes, it increases the character's attack by 10% and health by 10. Cost: 1000 gold coins.

Although it was a sect skill, perhaps due to the mutation caused by his transmigration, Yang Zhen could now learn all sect skills. Moreover, some skills that could only be learned from sect masters were also available in the store, but they had to be purchased with gold coins.

Yang Zhen could not fully understand the reason, so he attributed it to the mutation caused by his transmigration.

After learning Heavenly God Protection and upgrading it to level 5, the skill now increased the character's attack by 60% and health by 60 for 30 minutes. This was a significant boost, and combined with the fixed boost from his pet's skills, Yang Zhen's current strength was more than enough to challenge opponents several levels higher.

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In the clouds of the sky, deep in the white mist, an old man with white hair was gazing down at the human world. It was Taibai Jinxing, who had descended to the mortal world again.

He had been in the human world for ten days, observing the environment of the Kingdom of Biqu, hoping to find the reason why Yang Zhen had stayed in Biqu.

However, after more than ten days, Taibai Jinxing found nothing. Yang Zhen was clearly not someone who coveted human wealth and power. His female disciple was an orphan he had picked up ten years ago. Apart from this orphan, Yang Zhen had no deep connections with anyone else, clearly indicating that he had not stayed for anyone.

Could it be for merit?

This thought was immediately dismissed by Taibai Jinxing.

Taibai Jinxing had not practiced for long, so he was not very familiar with the past of the demon race. In his eyes, the demon race fed on human flesh and blood, and the more they ate, the stronger they became. It was already strange that Yang Zhen did not eat humans, and for merit? That was a joke.

This Yang Zhen had only attained the Dao for three hundred years. Did he even know what merit was?

In the end, Taibai Jinxing could not guess why Yang Zhen had stayed in the Kingdom of Biqu. He decided to meet Yang Zhen again. A face-to-face conversation should reveal Yang Zhen's weaknesses.

With this in mind, Taibai Jinxing descended from the cloud and arrived at the door of the National Master's residence, saying to the servants, "I am a messenger of the Heavenly Court, bearing an imperial edict from the Jade Emperor. Please inform your National Master to go to the Heavenly Court for an audience. Hurry and inform him."

Although the servants had seen Yang Zhen flying on a cloud before, they were surprised to see another person doing the same. They did not dare to be careless and immediately invited Taibai Jinxing into the residence.

The last time Taibai Jinxing appeared, he was not so high-profile, so the servants of the National Master's residence only felt that this old man was extraordinary but did not know his background. This time, Taibai Jinxing's high-profile appearance, declaring that he was sent by the Jade Emperor, made the servants realize that this old man was the immortal often mentioned by their National Master.

However, Yang Zhen was currently in seclusion, and the servants did not dare to disturb him. A steward-like person stepped forward and said to Taibai Jinxing, "Old Immortal, I'm truly sorry, but our National Master is in seclusion. We, as servants, dare not disturb him at this time. Old Immortal, could you please rest in the residence for a while? By evening, our National Master will surely come out of seclusion."

Taibai Jinxing smiled and nodded, not making things difficult for the servants.

Seeing this, the servants quickly brought him the best tea and pastries.

That day, Yang Zhen, as usual, was meditating in his room. Suddenly, he sensed a divine aura in the National Master's residence. After a careful感应, Yang Zhen knew it must be Taibai Jinxing. It seemed that the situation with the Jade Emperor was not good; otherwise, Taibai Jinxing would not have come down so quickly to find him.

"Since they are seeking my help, I'll let him wait a bit." Yang Zhen smiled slightly and continued his meditation.