The Path to Enlightenment Begins with the Investiture of the Gods

Speechless. In the novel *Investiture of the Gods*, King Zhou is portrayed as the Son of Heaven; he appears as such in the very first chapter. Furthermore, in *Investiture of the Gods*, King Zhou is depicted as a tyrant, performing acts like bone-crushing and fetal dissection. If you disagree, go find Xu Zhonglin (the author of the novel) and ask him to change it.

It seems most people haven't read the original novel of Investiture of the Gods. The Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning had more than just twelve Golden Immortals under his tutelage. During the Great Battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals, it was mentioned that the Jade Void Sect had a thousand disciples.

Should the protagonist try to obtain a divine position in the Investiture of the Gods?

I recently wish to refine a formation, based on the "Howling Wind Formation," "Blazing Flame Formation," and "Red Water Formation." Internally, it embodies the Three Powers (Heaven, Earth, and Man), and internally, it divides into the Three Qi, manifesting the wonders of Heaven and Earth, forming its own space encompassing all things. I now wish to choose a fitting name and invite all fellow Daoists to discuss it!

The author of Investiture of the Gods was a person from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The author wrote this novel primarily to satirize the society of his time. The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect represented the scholar-official class of the time. They were full of rhetoric about benevolence and righteousness, claiming to be morally superior.

Browsing various book review sections lately, I've noticed that many people are unknowingly being fed incorrect historical knowledge or having their historical perspectives distorted by online novels. This applies to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, as well as the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Gentlemen, novels are just novels. To correctly understand and learn about a dynasty, you still need to read historical records yourself.

The author of Investiture of the Gods lived during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. He wrote this novel primarily to satirize the society of his time. The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect represented the scholar-officials of that time. This class group, spouting platitudes about benevolence and morality, and claiming to be righteous, does not...

We need suggestions on how to give the protagonist a Taoist name!

What a kind author! He was afraid readers would forget the world-renowned classic, *Investiture of the Gods*. He specially spent time writing this novel, even going to great lengths to adapt it slightly. Good heavens, such a wonderful author, aren't you going to thank him? Are you saving your monthly votes for future use?

I recently read a novel called *Investiture of the Gods: Seedlings*, where the protagonist betrays the Jie Sect when choosing the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. The content is quite subversive to current mainstream views, but personally, I quite liked it. The main reason, of course, is that I've never liked the Jie Sect, not for any other reason than that most members are cannibalistic.