Now, it has been resolved by a young woman.
That's incredible!
"Sister Xiaobai is so amazing!"
Nezha outside couldn't help but call out.
However, he immediately realized something was wrong and quickly shut his mouth.
At this moment, Yun Zhongzi's face was extremely ugly.
However, he was still unwilling to give up.
He gestured, and a gleaming golden cudgel appeared in his hand. "Take this!"
Yun Zhongzi swiftly brandished the golden staff in his hand.
In an instant, the wind rose and the clouds surged, thunder roared, golden light flashed, and the momentum was immense as countless shadowy sticks swept towards Li Yao and the others.
This golden staff is called the Wind and Thunder Golden Staff.
In the original novel of Investiture of the Gods, Yun Zhongzi once gifted this staff to his disciple Lei Zhenzi. Lei Zhenzi used it to kill Xin Huan, Yu Guang, and Lei Peng, generals of King Zhou of Shang, and also broke the Mo Qilin, the mount of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong, in two.
The fact that this staff is still in Yun Zhongzi's hands means that Yun Zhongzi has not yet passed it on to Lei Zhenzi.
"You're coming again!"
Li Yao rolled his eyes.
This Yun Zhongzi truly lives up to his reputation as a master craftsman; he actually possesses so many magical treasures.
He was too lazy to argue with Yun Zhongzi any longer, so he simply threw out the Haotian Tower and shouted, "Behold my Haotian Tower!"
"Haotian Tower?!"
Yun Zhongzi's pupils suddenly contracted.
Chapter 682 Li Yao's Conspiracy Theory
Li Yao discovered that Yun Zhongzi was sometimes a demon-revealing mirror, sometimes a water and fire flower basket, sometimes a pillar of heavenly fire, and sometimes a golden staff of wind and thunder.
They really have quite a few magical treasures!
He was too lazy to argue with Yun Zhongzi any longer, so he directly summoned his Haotian Tower.
A golden light shot into the sky.
A small pagoda flew into the sky and grew larger and larger until it became a giant pagoda tens of feet tall.
The giant tower spun rapidly in mid-air, its dark base pointing towards Yun Zhongzi.
"Haotian Tower?!"
Yun Zhongzi's pupils suddenly contracted.
The Haotian Tower was something Yun Zhongzi was very familiar with.
This is his father, the Jade Emperor's, magic weapon. How did it end up in Li Yao's hands?
Little did he know that the Haotian Tower was something Li Yao had obtained in another world.
Although Li Yao obtained this Haotian Pagoda in the world of A Chinese Ghost Story, the power level in the world of A Chinese Ghost Story is not high, and the corresponding magic treasures are much weaker.
However, Li Yao had already used up a lot of rare and precious materials to reforge the Haotian Tower.
Today, this Haotian Pagoda is no longer the Haotian Pagoda from the world of A Chinese Ghost Story.
At this moment, an immense and unparalleled suction force emanated from the bottom of the Haotian Tower, like a black hole, frantically sucking in Yun Zhongzi.
Yun Zhongzi's expression changed drastically as he used all his magical power to break free from the suction force of the Haotian Tower.
He was overjoyed to see that he was about to succeed.
Unfortunately, he suddenly felt that the suction force of the Haotian Tower had become extremely violent.
It turned out that Li Yao had injected his own magical power into the Haotian Tower, causing the tower's suction force to suddenly increase.
At this moment, Yun Zhongzi could no longer withstand such a tremendous suction force. With a miserable cry, he was sucked into the Haotian Tower.
At the same time, the Taoist boy Jinxia Tongzi he brought was also sucked into the Haotian Tower.
Of course, the magical treasures that Yun Zhongzi carried with him, such as the Water and Fire Flower Basket, the Heavenly Divine Fire Pillar, and the Wind and Thunder Golden Cudgel, also fell into Li Yao's hands.
Li Yao also obtained the method of weapon crafting from Yun Zhongzi.
As a result, he made considerable progress and improvement in his art of weapon crafting.
"Brother Li, you've accepted Master Yun as your disciple?"
"Aren't you afraid that my grandmaster and the Jade Emperor will cause you trouble?"
When Nezha saw Li Yao use the Haotian Pagoda to capture Yun Zhongzi, he was both surprised and shocked.
At the same time, he began to worry about Li Yao.
Yun Zhongzi was both a disciple of his grandmaster Yuanshi Tianzun and the son of the Jade Emperor.
If they find out about this, they definitely won't let it go!
"Even if I don't take Yun Zhongzi as my disciple, those two won't let me off easily!"
Li Yao smiled faintly.
All indications suggest that the grand plan for the investiture of gods in this world was most likely a joint scheme devised by several ancient deities, including Yuanshi Tianzun, Haotian, and Nuwa.
Its ultimate goal was to use the banner of King Wu's conquest of King Zhou to conscript men for the Heavenly Court on the battlefield between Shang and Zhou, thereby bolstering the Heavenly Court's strength and bringing the previously unruly gods into the system.
The Heavenly Court in this world and at this time is severely understaffed.
Apart from Marshal Tianpeng, General Juanlian, and the Ten Golden Crows, there were no other decent divine officials or generals.
In the original storyline, Yang Jian stormed into the Heavenly Court alone, as if entering an empty land, and easily reached the Jade Pool where the Jade Emperor often stayed.
Finally, Yang Jian killed nine of the ten Golden Crows, leaving the Heavenly Court in an awkward situation where there was no one left to use.
Therefore, the Jade Emperor had no choice but to summon the Five Extreme War Gods, who had long been exiled elsewhere.
Therefore, the Heavenly Court urgently needs to recruit henchmen... no, I should say divine officials and generals to strengthen its power.
This made Li Yao think of a conspiracy.
The Jade Emperor's persecution of Yang Jian may not necessarily have been intended to kill him, but rather to use Yang Jian to incite him to wreak havoc in Heaven, thus making the Investiture of the Gods seem justified.
The word "封神" (Fengshen) in the Investiture of the Gods has the meaning of both bestowing titles and imprisoning.
Therefore, on the surface, the Investiture of the Gods seems to sound very appealing.
In reality, the so-called "calamity" is used to cause those usually undisciplined and self-willed gods to die in the calamity, and then to confer divine positions on them in the Heavenly Court, thereby restraining and imprisoning these gods.
Therefore, the nine golden crows killed by Yang Jian were merely sacrifices for the Jade Emperor to complete his plan of bestowing titles upon the gods.
However, there was one thing Li Yao couldn't understand: Yun Zhongzi clearly knew that his father was also the mastermind behind the Investiture of the Gods.
Why did Yun Zhongzi run up to King Zhou and ask him to kill Su Daji (the nine-tailed fox spirit)?
Doesn't he worry that his actions will interfere with his father's plans?
Or perhaps he knew all along that King Zhou would never listen to his advice and kill Su Daji.
His actions were merely for show, a way to gain fame and reputation, to make others think he was a compassionate and benevolent sage.
If that's the case, then this Yun Zhongzi is far too hypocritical!
Of course, these are all just Li Yao's speculations.
As for whether that was true or not, he couldn't be bothered to investigate further.
In short, the Jade Emperor of this world is not a good person.
On the surface, this Jade Emperor has a bad temper, often pointing his finger at others and cursing them, showing no shrewdness whatsoever, just like a child.
I doubt anyone would like a Jade Emperor like that!
"By the way, Nezha, although you didn't get involved in today's events, our relationship is still quite special."
"I originally wanted you to come with me!"
"However, today's events may more or less implicate you."
"You should go back to your master!"
Li Yao did not want to put Nezha in a dilemma.
Although Nezha is a bit mischievous, he is a good child who hates evil and has a clear sense of right and wrong.
Therefore, Li Yao didn't want to make things difficult for Nezha.
"All right!"
Nezha nodded.
Although he can be impulsive at times, especially before today.
However, since he severed ties with his parents today, he has matured a lot in a single day.
He knew that Li Yao was right.
Although he was fearless and unafraid of anything, including the Jade Emperor.
However, he was, after all, a disciple of the Chan Sect. His master, Taiyi Zhenren, was a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, and Yun Zhongzi was his senior master.
If Yuanshi Tianzun were to punish him, his master would likely face severe punishment.
He and his master had a father-son relationship!
In particular, he has severed ties with his parents.
Now, his master is his only family.
In the past, he was ignorant and always acted willfully, constantly causing trouble and bringing a lot of trouble to his master.
Now, he can no longer cause trouble for his master.
Therefore, he decided to temporarily avoid having too much contact with Li Yao.