Jiang Ziya cultivated his way to immortality and joined Kunlun. He vowed to protect all living beings in the Three Realms, vanquish demons, and bring prosperity to the world.
Thus he obeyed his master's orders, took the Investiture of the Gods, and helped Western Zhou destroy Shang. After the Investiture was complete and the gods had taken their places, he expected to see a prosperous realm of peace and order. Instead, he discovered that it had all been a scheme by his master and the Three Schools to manipulate the fate of humanity.
The Shang dynasty fell, and after Di Xin, there would be no more human emperors. Jiang Ziya himself had caused this state of affairs. He would no longer serve as a god; instead, the mortal realm gained a wandering immortal seeking atonement.
Later, he was reborn before the Investiture of the Gods War, just as the schemes against humanity were beginning to take shape.
Immortals cannot be deceived, and demons cannot be fooled. Only humanity can be controlled.
Now that he knew what would happen, he had plenty of chances to correct the mistakes he'd made before. Even if he had to sacrifice himself, he would break this conspiracy behind the Investiture of the Gods!
After the Investiture of the Gods, Yuanshi Tianzun sensed that the disciple who had once obeyed his every command had changed.
Yuanshi Tianzun: Why were you defeated the first time you fought Shang?
Jiang Ziya: This disciple's training was inadequate.
Defeated again.
This disciple fell for their trap!
Defeated yet again.
This disciple made a miscalculation!
Yuanshi Tianzun decided to investigate personally, only to discover another side of his disciple: every defeat, one after another, had been carefully calculated by Jiang Ziya.
When he went to confront him, his usually obedient disciple finally bared his claws.
"Master, humanity is not a chess piece for you to manipulate as you please!"
The master of the chessboard had encountered a piece he could not control for the first time. Yuanshi Tianzun's usually detached heart stirred with a rare flicker of interest.
The game had begun, and until the victor was decided, anything was possible.
Theme: Defy fate and change destiny
