Chapter 156 Life and Death Are Left to Fate

Our Lady of the Golden Spirit was indifferent, as her temperament was not as extreme as Guangchengzi's.

"How does the Human Sovereign plan to deal with Senior Brother Guangchengzi?" Our Lady of the Golden Spirit asked with some helplessness.

"No action needed," Jiang Yuan replied with a faint smile.

Given Guangchengzi's personality, it was only a matter of time before he showed disapproval. If Jiang Yuan could not even tolerate such behavior, then the Great Shang had no need for his assistance.

Jiang Yuan would rather find immortals of lower realms who genuinely wished to assist him than major figures who constantly opposed him.

If strength was lacking, he had Tyrant Points to cultivate them, but insubordination was truly unacceptable.

Bai Ze clearly understood this deeply and practically never came into conflict with Jiang Yuan. Therefore, Jiang Yuan was quite satisfied with Bai Ze. If he could truly help Bai Ze ascend to sainthood in the future, Jiang Yuan would be willing to assist him even at a certain cost.

Bai Ze had been completely frank from the very beginning, so Jiang Yuan was more than happy to enter into such an arrangement.

"The Human Sovereign is certainly decisive," Our Lady of the Golden Spirit said with a smile.

"I simply wish to prevent any future turmoil. Daoist Guangchengzi's temperament is overly rigid," Jiang Yuan replied, shaking his head.

His temper was even worse than the Master of Heaven's, yet one needed sufficient strength to be that arrogant. The late stage of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm was enough for many people; within the截教 (Interception Teaching), a late-stage Primordial Golden Immortal could even be considered a major figure.

However, for Jiang Yuan, the entities he would ultimately face were saints. Even the strength of a semi-saint was merely icing on the cake to him.

"The Human Sovereign can rest assured, though. Senior Brother Guangchengzi said he would help the Great Shang, and he will not change his mind over such minor matters," Our Lady of the Golden Spirit consoled.

Jiang Yuan was thoroughly unconcerned about this, waving his hand with a smile and saying, "Regardless of Guangchengzi's decision, I will not hold it against him."

It would be best if he continued to be willing to help; if not, Jiang Yuan would not force the issue.

Although losing a Primordial Golden Immortal was a heavy blow, Jiang Yuan had already lost even a semi-saint before. Losing one Primordial Golden Immortal was of little consequence.

Besides, he would be recruiting other major figures in the future anyway.

He wondered if Guangchengzi's departure this time truly meant he was unwilling to help the Great Shang any further. If that were really the case, Jiang Yuan had to admit he would regret it—he really didn't need to act like such a big shot just now.

Why on earth did he feel the need to show off?

Just as Jiang Yuan was pondering this matter, a somewhat terrifying-looking man approached them.

This man had a face like indigo dye, red hair, and tusks protruding from his mouth. Standing a zhang and seven or eight feet tall, he radiated an imposing aura, with fierce light flashing from his eyes.

Jiang Yuan was somewhat startled just looking at him. With a face that looked so offensive to the general public, he wondered who this could be.

Before Jiang Yuan could use his system to observe him, the terrifying-looking man bowed respectfully to Our Lady of the Golden Spirit and said, "Greetings, Master. Why did you summon this disciple?"

Our Lady of the Golden Spirit smiled, looked at Jiang Yuan, and introduced, "This is the Human Sovereign of the human race."

"Greetings, Lord Human Sovereign," the man bowed to Jiang Yuan as well.

Jiang Yuan smiled and waved his hand, then turned to look at the fierce-featured man.

Character: Yu Yuan
Title/Position: Immortal of One Breath, Disciple of Our Lady of the Golden Spirit
Realm: Great Luo Golden Immortal (Consummate)
Possessions: Three-Inch Golden Light Chisel
Cultivation Technique: Eastern Extreme Moon-Obscuring Immortal Scripture
Mount: Golden-Eyed Five-Cloud Camel
Loyalty: 00
Favorability: 60
Obtainable Tyrant Points: 1300

Seeing these statistics, Jiang Yuan finally resolved the doubt in his heart. So this was none other than Yu Yuan, the Immortal of One Breath.

Jiang Yuan instantly gained a slight impression of him, recalling that he was indeed killed by the major figure Daoist Lu Ya.

He was Grandmaster Wen Zhong's senior brother, which technically made him Jiang Yuan's elder as well?

Jiang Yuan felt that his seniority at this moment was a bit low, but fortunately, he held the title of Human Sovereign, allowing him to sit on equal footing even with saints.

"Senior Our Lady of the Golden Spirit, who is this?" Jiang Yuan asked, feigning ignorance as he looked at her.

Our Lady of the Golden Spirit smiled and explained, "This is my eldest disciple, Yu Yuan."

"So it is Daoist Yu Yuan," Jiang Yuan greeted with a smile.

Daoism was extremely flourishing during this period. With the Three Pure Ones as saints, it was considered the largest sect in the entire Primordial World.

Buddhism was nowhere to be seen yet; if Daoist Duobao had not converted to Buddhism, it was uncertain whether Buddhism would ever achieve its future prosperity.

Regardless, at this time, whether one met friend or foe, addressing them as "Daoist" or "Fellow Daoist" was always safe.

"What brings the Human Sovereign with such enthusiasm to our Interception Teaching?" Yu Yuan asked with a smile.

However, because his appearance was truly difficult to compliment, his smile appeared particularly ferocious, and ordinary children would likely have been frightened to tears.

Jiang Yuan suddenly thought of Nezha. What would happen if Nezha were to meet this Yu Yuan?

Being frightened to tears was definitely out of the question; estimating by Nezha's temper upon seeing Yu Yuan's appearance, he would likely strike immediately.

Being ugly really would be an offense to Nezha's eyes.

"I have come to seek reinforcements, looking for helpers from the Interception Teaching for the Great Shang," Jiang Yuan explained with a smile.

"Did Master summon me here for this matter?" Yu Yuan asked curiously, looking at Our Lady of the Golden Spirit.

Our Lady of the Golden Spirit gave a faint smile and explained, "Your junior brother is currently the Grand Tutor of the Great Shang. He has come along with the Human Sovereign to seek help from our Interception Teaching."

"As Senior Brother to Wen Zhong, he will surely come looking for you eventually, so I simply summoned you here to ask if you are willing to help the Great Shang."

Yu Yuan came to a realization, then asked, "Is Junior Brother's opponent extremely tricky?"

"This time, the Great Shang is facing the entire Elucidation Teaching and even saints," Our Lady of the Golden Spirit nodded.

"Indeed tricky," Yu Yuan smiled bitterly.

"Since that is the case, I will naturally choose to stand by my junior brother's side, but the saints..." Yu Yuan trailed off, leaving the sentence unfinished.

However, his meaning was already very clear.

He was willing to help the Great Shang, but the opponents included saints. Even if he joined the battle, it would probably be of no avail.

"Your Grandmaster has already agreed to intervene," Our Lady of the Golden Spirit explained with a smile.

Even if the Master of Heaven did not make a move, she believed Primeval Lord of Heaven would not appear so early. Moreover, even if he did intervene, he would not target someone of Yu Yuan's realm.

At that time, his target would likely be a semi-saint like Bai Ze who was assisting the Great Shang.

"Since that is the case, this disciple has no further doubts. Where is Junior Brother Wen Zhong right now?" Yu Yuan asked with a smile.

"He has gone to seek help from other disciples of the Interception Teaching."

Yu Yuan nodded, "When do we depart?"

Our Lady of the Golden Spirit looked at Jiang Yuan; such matters ultimately depended on Jiang Yuan's decision.

"We can set off as soon as Grand Tutor Wen returns," Jiang Yuan smiled.

"Since Daoist Yu Yuan is willing to assist me, I shall also present Daoist with a welcome gift."

"The Human Sovereign need not trouble himself. As Wen Zhong's senior brother, this minor favor is something I ought to do," Yu Yuan smiled.

"But this favor carries mortal danger," Jiang Yuan emphasized.

"Then let it be considered my predestined calamity," Yu Yuan accepted it with remarkable ease.

It seemed that these cultivators truly believed that life and death were ultimately determined by heaven.