Claiming the Throne of Gods, Starting from the Rebirth of Nezha
Chapter 228: Jiang Ziya Meets Shen Gongbao

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Jiang Ziya Meets Shen Gongbao

Shen Gongbao himself found it strange. Hearing Jiang Ziya insult him like this, even involving his most respected mother, he did not get angry.

Hmm.

Indeed.

Seeing Jiang Ziya today reminded him of many years ago, when he had just been led into Yuxu Palace by Yuanshi Tianzun and saw Jiang Ziya meditating and chanting.

This guy had been using foul language since then, breaking his high expectations of cultivators.

The first time Jiang Ziya cursed him, he went crazy and fought with him.

But back then, Jiang Ziya had already grown tall, while he had been struggling with hunger and sickness since childhood, making it impossible to win. Jiang Ziya easily beat him, leaving him searching for his teeth on the ground.

Jiang Ziya arrogantly said, "I beat you like this to make you hurt but not injured. Even if you seek justice later, you can’t explain it."

Shen Gongbao remembered these words clearly, but he did not listen to a single one.

That night, while Jiang Ziya was asleep, he covered his head with a sack and beat him with a brick until his face was bloody and bruised. Anyone could tell he had been beaten.

Shen Gongbao knew he would be punished, but he had no regrets.

That was his nature.

If he fought someone, he wanted them to know it was him and just how bad it was.

But soon he never fought with Jiang Ziya again.

Even when his cultivation progress caught up, and he became the renowned genius of Yuxu Palace while Jiang Ziya became the infamous failure, he never fought Jiang Ziya again.

Because he discovered something:

No matter how high his cultivation, it would not catch the eye of Yuanshi Tianzun.

In the eyes of his fellow disciples, no matter how well he performed, it seemed he was always inferior to Jiang Ziya.

Decades of cold stares and disdain.

Now, during the Divine Enthronement war, such an important task was given to Jiang Ziya, proving it!

Cultivators live only for themselves, but Shen Gongbao could not accept this. How could he accept that?

Shen Gongbao laughed and said, "Good senior brother, curse me one more time, and I’ll castrate you. Do you believe it?"

Jiang Ziya shivered and angrily said, "Junior brother, why stop me for no reason? I’m now a prime minister in Xiqi, but that’s just a mundane role. What grudge do you hold? Blocking me here, do you really want to go against the world to support Chengtang?"

"You know that?" Shen Gongbao was surprised that Jiang Ziya said that.

Of course Jiang Ziya knew, because Nezha had told him.

But before this, he still didn’t believe it.

In his memory, his junior brother Shen Gongbao was an absolute genius in both Daoism and mundane matters.

Given that, he couldn’t be blind to what even common people could see. Why would he do such a foolish thing?

In fact, not only Jiang Ziya but even those close to Shen Gongbao didn’t understand why Shen Gongbao would do this.

But it was because of his understanding of Shen Gongbao that Jiang Ziya knew how much trouble his junior brother could cause him.

Jiang Ziya said, "King Wen entrusted his heir to me, and I made Ji Fa the king. Zhou Territory is already two-thirds under our control, and the Eight Hundred Lords have pledged allegiance to Zhou. Now, protecting Xiqi and destroying Yin Shou of Chengtang is in accordance with divine will. Don’t you know the Phoenix sings on Qi Mountain as a sign of true destiny? Now, King Wu’s virtue matches that of Yao and Shun, and he aligns with Heaven’s heart. Besides, Chengtang’s vigor is dim, and their time is over. Don’t you know this, junior brother?"

Shen Gongbao laughed, "Senior brother, you say Chengtang’s time is over. I descend the mountain now to support Chengtang. Ziya, you support Zhou Wu, and I’ll use the world as the chessboard to compete with you. Do you dare?"

Screw you!

Jiang Ziya didn’t curse to insult; he just couldn’t help his foul mouth.

Jiang Ziya said, "Good junior brother, look at what you’re saying. Respecting the master’s command, Yuanshi Tianzun has already decreed it. How dare you defy it?"

"Hahahaha, Jiang Shang! Our master knows everything. I have come here with the Five Elements Secret Technique, possessing Divine Skills to move mountains and seas. As the saying goes: Subdue dragons and tigers at my will, fly cranes and phoenixes to the Ninth Heaven. Given your abilities, after forty years of cultivation, I could easily take your life and support Chengtang against you. Yet, our master hasn’t issued an order to stop me. Do you know why?"

Jiang Ziya stopped speaking. He knew Shen Gongbao was right. Yuanshi Tianzun could almost know anything with a calculation.

Could it be that our master sent Shen Gongbao to fight me?

Seeing Jiang Ziya’s silence, Shen Gongbao provoked him, "Senior brother, we’ve been fellow disciples. I don’t want to trouble you. I’ll bet my head on it. I’ll cut my head off, toss it into the air, and it will travel across mountains and rivers, carried by red clouds, return to my neck, and be intact. If I can do it, you listen to me and burn the Investiture of the Gods. Follow me back to Zhaoge, and I’ll recommend you to Yin Shou as prime minister. What do you think?"

Jiang Ziya wasn’t foolish and knew Shen Gongbao was prepared. He refused the bet.

But Shen Gongbao didn’t care if he believed it. He pulled off his leisurely headscarf, gripped it in his hand, held his hair with his left hand, and with his right hand, he cut off his head without hesitation, remaining standing.

Then he threw his head into the air, and the head spiraled upward.

This scene stunned Jiang Ziya.

He had previously listened to Tianzun’s lectures at Yuxu Palace and knew that the human head is the chief of the six yang, so how could it reconnect after being cut off?

But just then, a Bai He flew past and grabbed Shen Gongbao’s head.

As he was in shock, he felt a slap on the back of his head. He was about to curse but stopped when he saw it was the Nanji Immortal. He quickly bowed and asked, "Senior brother, why did you come?"

Nanji Immortal sighed and said, "If I hadn’t come, could you have dealt with this villain? This villain is highly talented but does not follow the righteous path. He practices spells that our master never taught, now harbors evil thoughts, and is about to cause trouble. Leave this to me."

Following orders, Jiang Ziya left.

Nanji Immortal originally sided with Jiang Ziya. He had always disliked Shen Gongbao and thought about ending him then and there, but a thought struck him:

Yuanshi Tianzun had ordered him to spare Shen Gongbao.

Why would this be?

After a calculation, Nanji Immortal understood the reason.

Shen Gongbao was friendly with many from the Jie Sect. With the Divine Enthronement war approaching, the Tongtian Sect Leader had ordered them to stay in their caves and not fight, to avoid being enshrined later.

However, the 365 deities on the investiture list couldn’t all be mortals and Chan Sect disciples. Yuanshi Tianzun also didn’t want this and let Shen Gongbao stir the situation, drawing out the Jie Sect disciples.

So the crane dropped his head down again, allowing Shen Gongbao to survive.

After being reprimanded by Nanji Immortal, Shen Gongbao fled back to his cave.

Seeing his dark expression, his disciples knew things hadn’t gone well. After some thought, one said, "Master, everyone is siding with Zhou now, Chengtang’s time has passed, and this is Heaven’s will. Even if we put in all our efforts, we probably can’t win. Why do you still do this?"

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