I Refuse to Become a God and Die for It, I Just Want to Lay Low Until I Become a Saint!

He transmigrated as Shen Gongbao, the designated fall guy in the calamity of the Investiture of the Gods. From the start, Yuanshi Tianzun and the Twelve Golden Immortals conspired against him, forcing him down the mountain to recruit members of the Jie School and put them on the list to fill the death toll. Fortunately, he awakened a Choice System and figured out its ironclad rule: The richer the reward, the sooner you die. Choosing the most inconspicuous cultivation rewards was the surest way to come out ahead. He refused to take part in the Investiture of the Gods, hid away in the Kunlun Mountains to quietly grind out his cultivation, and mastered formations and alchemy alike. He beat the Golden Immortal Asura to death with his staff, then took the opportunity to befriend the Ten Heavenly Lords of the Jie School and the Three Xiao Sisters. At the Peach Banquet, his painting summoned celestial phenomena. The immortals in his paintings could help others attain enlightenment, astonishing the Six Sages and making the Two Sages of the West try to recruit him on the spot. He saw through the Buddhist sect’s plot against Yao Ji, beat their pawn Yang Tianyou to death with his staff, and severed the karma that would have led to Erlang Shen’s birth. He earned the favor of the Great Emperor Haotian and was granted a superior-grade innate spirit treasure. What, am I supposed to be General Fenshui and fill the sea’s eye? I, Shen Gongbao, will defy fate and carve out a carefree path free of the Investiture of the Gods, right across the board of the Sages!