Honghuang: I'm Shen Gongbao, and I Won't Leave the Mountain Unless You Pay More

After transmigrating into the Investiture of the Gods, he becomes Shen Gongbao.

With a single call of “Fellow Daoist, Please Stay,” he can send someone to their doom. Yet his own final fate is to be appointed General Who Divides the Waters of the East Sea, then have his physical body used to plug a sea eye.

Shen Gongbao declares that since he’s here, he’ll turn the story around and defy fate. Even if he can’t dominate the Investiture of the Gods, he won’t end up like the original Shen Gongbao, with his body plugging a sea eye.

But reality deals a merciless blow to his lofty ambitions. A closer look reveals that he hasn’t even reached the Earth Immortal realm, leaving him on the verge of tears.

Did a thousand years of cultivation all go to the dogs? Why hasn’t he become an immortal yet?

Just as he’s on the brink of despair, Jiang Ziya arrives and invites him to descend the mountain together. To his surprise, he awakens the System.

With the System at his side, Shen Gongbao declares, “I decide my own life. Who says fate is written in the heavens? I’m going to defy fate and change my destiny!”

The Investiture of the Gods? Descending the mountain?

Shen Gongbao looks at the System’s choices and decisively turns down Jiang Ziya’s invitation, earning a System reward.

Shen Gongbao declares, “I can descend the mountain, sure. I never said I wouldn’t. But you’ve got to show me a little something first, right?”

Divine abilities? Cultivation techniques? Innate Spiritual Treasures? Merit? Fortune?

If you want him to descend the mountain, you’d better offer enough benefits. How else could he possibly agree?