Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 541 The Ten Deadly Formations Emerge
"Done!"

Looking at the pagoda that had regained its original divine power and returned to its innate state, Yu Ding nodded in satisfaction: "Truly, my years of hard work have not been in vain!"

After he gathered all nine fragments, he spent several years repairing this top-grade innate spiritual treasure in this weapon-refining room.

Even the Shang dynasty's conquest of the Zhou dynasty lasted for many years.

However, his efforts over the years have not been in vain, and this top-grade innate spiritual treasure has reappeared in the world.

A golden light flashed between Yu Ding's brows, and a small golden bell flew out and circled the pagoda once. He clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "As expected of the Qiankun Cauldron, you really did bring this Haotian Pagoda back to life."

"What Haotian Tower?"

Yu Ding glanced at it displeasedly and said, "Now it's called Yu Ding Tower!"

As for why he renamed the tower, one reason is that the tower has undergone a transformation and rebirth after restoration, and its appearance is very different from the original.

Secondly, exercising the naming rights also leaves his mark, making his efforts to repair the jade tripod worthwhile.

"What did you say? Jade Cauldron Pagoda? Hahahaha, Jade Cauldron Pagoda! Hahahaha!"

Chaos Bell laughed loudly: "Jade Cauldron, Jade Cauldron, I've discovered that you really are a genius at naming things."

Jade Cauldron: "(▼ヘ▼#)"

To be honest, he also felt that the name he chose wasn't very good, mainly because he was suffering from the disadvantages of his current name.

The name "Yu Ding" already contains the word "Ding," which refers to a type of vessel, so it's not appropriate to add "Ding" after it.

Otherwise, look at Taiyi Bell, hey, Donghuang Bell, Haotian Tower, hey, Haotian Tower, plus Ding, Donghuang Ding, Haotian Ding, there's absolutely no problem, right?

Jade Cauldron Tower... Not to mention that he was so ashamed of himself that he couldn't say the name a second time after he had just come up with it.

Yu Ding snorted, "I was a little too hasty. Then let's change it to Yu Xu... Jade Emperor... Jade Spring..."

"a ha ha ha!"

Upon hearing this, the Chaos Bell burst into laughter, its body trembling violently in the air: "Are you trying to make me laugh to death?"

Yu Ding glanced at the Chaos Bell: "Then let's call it the Chaos Tower?"

The Chaos Bell suddenly stopped laughing. With a "thud," the bell rippled, and Jade Spring Mountain trembled slightly, almost collapsing.

"You dare to steal my name right in front of me?"

Chaos Bell sneered, "Aren't you being a bit too reckless, kid? Say it again if you dare."

"Ahem, how can you call it stealing when it's something between us brothers?"

Yu Ding chuckled dryly, "Borrow? I'm only borrowing it temporarily. Besides, I'm only borrowing this pagoda temporarily. I'll have to return it to the Jade Emperor in a few days."

"No!" Chaos Bell refused decisively.

Yu Ding said calmly, "If you don't want to lend it, then don't. So what? Jade Emperor Pagoda, let's go."

He raised his hand and summoned the Jade Emperor Pagoda, which flew to him, landed in his hand, and vanished in a flash of light. It then appeared in his dantian world, where it was nurtured alongside the innate sword embryo.

At this moment, in his sea of ​​consciousness, a Taoist priest with a clear light emanating from his body sat cross-legged on the Qiankun Cauldron, which was his primordial spirit in the jade cauldron.

The Chaos Bell flew in silently and hovered above his head like a lord: "Hehe, you know what's good for you!"

Yu Ding snorted. His relationship with the Chaos Bell was rather special. It wasn't exactly the relationship between master and magic weapon, but more like... landlord and tenant.

This isn't actually that hard to understand.

The Chaos Bell, a supreme treasure among the top magical artifacts of the primordial era, is not something that can be easily made to recognize its master, nor can it be achieved through force or coercion.

This must be either a symbiotic relationship like Taiyi, or a transformation of Pangu like his master and senior uncle, while this innate treasure was transformed from the Heaven-Opening Axe, meaning the two must have a shared origin.

Furthermore, even if the second condition is met, it does not guarantee that the enemy can be subdued.

Here we must mention his uncle Tongtian, who was one of the Three Pure Ones transformed from Pangu. Logically, once Donghuang Taiyi perished, the Donghuang Bell should have been renamed the Tongtian Bell, right?

Among the Three Pure Ones, the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner are both treasures that can suppress destiny. Only his uncle's Four Swords of Zhuxian are treasures of slaughter and cannot suppress destiny. Therefore, his uncle has been eyeing the Chaos Bell for a long time.

However, this bell disappeared without a trace during the Lich War. His uncle and many innate saints searched almost the entire prehistoric world but could not find it, which is enough to show how extraordinary this thing is.

Yu Ding stood up from the cave, glanced in one direction, took a step, and in a flash, his figure turned into a beam of light and disappeared from the cave.

Outside the Golden Cloud Cave, another jade cauldron glanced into the depths of the cave before lying back on a deck chair and lazily began to spy on the group.

His task was to be stationed at Yuquan Mountain.

After all... there are still three ancient ferocious beasts on this mountain. Although they have temporarily transformed into a guard dog, a sleeping cat, and a sheep cook, they have behaved quite well.

But he didn't trust those three guys at all. If he left and those three things ran off to earth, he would be committing a terrible sin.

“These three are difficult to find jobs for, but…”

Yu Ding glanced at the three-headed dragon coiled on the Immortal Peach Spirit Root as a mascot, pondered for a moment, and then sent a message to a contact.

……

Now let's talk about Wen Zhong.

He originally came seeking help, but Shen Gongbao had already taken care of everything and found him a helper.

This made him realize that he had been judging others by his own petty standards.

After listening to Han Zhixian's words, he rode the black Qilin to find everyone, and soon arrived at White Deer Island.

On a hillside on the island, there were nine Taoist priests and one nun, some wearing headscarves with a single character, others with nine-character headscarves, some wearing gold or jade crowns with fish tails, some with double buns, and others with their hair styled in a tufted style. They were in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing, and it was unclear what they were talking about.

Grand Tutor Wen smiled as he saw the group and said, "You all seem to be enjoying yourselves so much; I am quite envious."

When everyone turned around and saw that it was Wen Zhong, they all laughed and stood up to greet him.

Qin Tianjun pointed and laughed, "Oh, isn't this the famous Grand Tutor Wen Zhong? As the Grand Tutor of Yin Shang, second only to the emperor, you must be very busy. What brings you here today?"

Wen Zhong smiled wryly and said, "Uncle Qin, why make fun of me? I was ordered by my master to go down the mountain to assist the Yin Shang dynasty. It's just that a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Qin Wan waved his hand and laughed, "Haha, don't be offended, I was just joking with you. I heard that you were conquering Xiqi. A couple of days ago, Shen Gongbao invited us to lend you a hand. Why did you come here in person?"

Wen Zhong sighed and then recounted the events leading to his defeat in Xiqi.

Perhaps it was because he had seen his own family that he couldn't help but feel sorrowful as he spoke.

"What? This happened?"

Upon hearing Wen Zhong's account, the Ten Heavenly Kings were immediately enraged: "Not only are they dead, but they also used the art of resurrection? Isn't that cheating?!"

"Since I came down from the mountain, I have led troops in battles and campaigns in the east and west, and I have never been defeated. Even now, when facing Jiang Ziya and Xiqi, I have the upper hand."

Wen Zhong sighed, "Only those disciples of Yuxu are all skilled in Taoist arts and have profound Taoist cultivation. My followers, being mere mortals, cannot deal with them."

"Hmph, Yuxu Palace has gone too far in bullying my Biyou lineage. Since the twelve elders are too inconvenient to show themselves, they have sent some disciples to make things difficult for you. Do they really think our Biyou Palace has no one to rely on?" Yuan Tianjun said angrily.

"Exactly! Exactly!"

The others chimed in with their agreement.

Qin Tianjun said, “Everyone, we were invited by Fellow Daoist Shen before, and now Wen Zhong has come to invite us in person. So let’s go down the mountain to help him and take this opportunity to have a showdown at Yuxu Palace to see who is better.”

"Okay!" the crowd responded again.

Wen Zhong bowed gratefully: "I thank you all, my fellow disciples, on behalf of the Great Shang and myself."

"No need to be so polite, we've also disliked Jade Void Palace for a long time!" the group said.

Immediately, Wen Zhong mounted the Mo Qilin, and the Ten Heavenly Kings also rode their mounts towards Xiqi.

When the group arrived at the Shang army camp, they saw Shen Gongbao leading Wen Zhong's two disciples to greet them.

Shen Gongbao bowed and laughed, "Zhu... ah zhu..."

Shi Tianjun immediately looked a bit disgusted.

Why does Fellow Daoist Shen's illness keep coming back and going...? Wen Zhong thought to himself, this time the illness is really too serious.

Qin Tianjun quickly interrupted him, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shen, I didn't expect you to arrive first."

If they hadn't known this guy was a stutterer, they would have definitely beaten up the guy who was cursing them.

They have a good relationship, but every time they meet, their greetings sound like they're calling them pigs.

Shen Gongbao smiled and nodded: "I have no choice but to take responsibility for Fellow Daoist Wen's matter."

Then, the group mustered their troops and crossed Qishan again, reaching the outskirts of Xiqi City and setting up camp.

Then, the Ten Heavenly Lords spent an hour setting up ten simple formations.

As soon as the Ten Deadly Formations were unleashed, the area outside Xiqi City was shrouded in gloom, with cold mist drifting, flashes of killing light, mournful winds howling, and black energy soaring into the sky.

Wen Zhong laughed and said, "With the help of the Ten Absolute Formations, let's see how arrogant those Jade Void disciples can still be. Without their help, I can easily take over this tiny place called Xiqi."

Previously, when the Ten Heavenly Kings boasted about the Ten Deadly Formations, I only thought it was an exaggeration, but I never imagined it was so terrifying and dangerous... Shen Gongbao looked at the Ten Deadly Formations up close and felt his heart pound. He instinctively did not want to get close and was dumbfounded.

Originally, he only wanted to recruit people from the bottom up to help him. Once these guys were on the list, they would eventually have a chance to serve the Seven Immortals.

He just didn't expect that the Ten Heavenly Lord actually... actually told the truth, and wasn't exaggerating at all.

How are Jiang Ziya and those juniors supposed to handle this?

After everyone had set up their formation, Wen Zhong's disciple Ji Liyuqing went out of the camp to challenge them.

Xiqi, the Prime Minister's Residence.

Jiang Ziya had won a decisive battle against Wen Zhong, but he knew Wen Zhong's background and origins, so he dared not kill him outright and only drove him out of the territory of Zhou.

After returning, he spent many days at the Prime Minister's residence discussing the state of the world with his generals.

Then suddenly his men came to report that his men had come to challenge him again.

Jiang Ziya shook his head and said, "Grand Tutor Wen was defeated by us and has been silent for half a month. I suppose the reinforcements he requested have arrived."

Jinzha nodded and said, "What Uncle says makes sense. I have heard that this person is a disciple of the Jie Sect. He must have invited some unorthodox and heretical people from elsewhere when he returned this time. Everyone must be careful."

Then Jiang Ziya rode the Four-Unlikes, leading his army and disciples out of the city to the front of the battle. There he saw Grand Tutor Wen riding a Qilin, holding a golden whip in front, followed by ten Taoists riding deer.

Wen Zhong said, "Jiang Shang, today the Ten Heavenly Lords of Jin'ao Island have come to pay their respects to you, the disciples of Yuxu Sect."

Qin Tianjun stepped forward and said, "Jiang Ziya, our two lineages come from the same school. Why do you, the disciples of Yuxu Sect, rely on your Taoist arts to bully our sect and kill the four Taoist brothers, Wang Mo, from Nine Dragons Island?" Jiang Ziya said, "The fate of the Yin Shang Dynasty has run its course. The phoenix cries on Qishan Mountain, and the true ruler of the Zhou Kingdom has emerged. This is the will of Heaven. Going against Heaven will inevitably lead to disaster. You immortals, having comprehended the Great Dao, do you not understand the principles behind this?"

"What arrogance! It is clearly you who aided the traitors in their rebellion, yet now you claim it is in accordance with the will of Heaven, while our assistance to the Shang in quelling the rebellion is considered going against the will of Heaven?"

Qin Tianjun sneered, "Jiang Ziya, with your meager skills, you dare to speak presumptuously about destiny and fate? Besides, the so-called destiny and fate are not determined by you alone. It's too early to talk about these things."

Yuan Tianjun said, "We once cultivated ten ultimate formations on the island. I will show them to you. Heaven cherishes life. We will use our wits and magic to fight each other without involving innocent soldiers. What do you think?"

Jiang Ziya glanced at everyone and said, "Fellow Daoist is very kind to invite you. How could Jiang Shang dare not come?"

Worry appeared on everyone's faces.

Jinzha warned, "Uncle-Master, be careful, it might be a trap!"

Ao Bing laughed loudly, "Don't worry, all of you seniors are immortals who have attained enlightenment for many years and have illustrious reputations. You would never do such despicable things or engage in underhanded schemes that would make you a laughingstock of the world."

These two little brats... The Ten Heavens Lords exchanged glances, and they could immediately tell that the two were working together to flatter them.

Qin Wan sneered, "It would be easy for us to take your lives, so why would we need to resort to underhanded tactics? Don't judge a gentleman by your own petty standards."

As soon as Jiang Ziya entered, he saw the first formation with a plaque that read "Heavenly Annihilation Formation," the second formation with "Earthly Blaze Formation," the third with "Wind Howl Formation," the fourth with "Frost Formation," the fifth with "Golden Light Formation," the sixth with "Blood Transformation Formation," the seventh with "Blazing Flame Formation," the eighth with "Soul-Sinking Formation," the ninth with "Red Water Formation," and the tenth with "Red Sand Formation."

As Jiang Ziya walked past the front lines, he suddenly felt a blur before his eyes, and was swept away by a chilling wind that tore him apart. He was frozen into unconsciousness by the ice, and then suddenly melted by golden light...

In a daze, Jiang Ziya suddenly came to his senses and realized that he had already passed through ten formations.

However, he was already drenched in cold sweat, and the illusion he had just experienced was caused by a few wisps of energy leaked from the formation when he passed through it.

Jiang Ziya's heart sank to the bottom after reading the report, and he returned to the front lines.

Qin Tianjun asked, "Do you recognize it? Can you break it?"

Jiang Ziya said, "Since you have already seen it, how can you not recognize it? Since it is within the Dao, how can you not break through it?"

Yuan Tianjun asked, "When will you break through?"

Jiang Ziya said, "This humble Taoist has some knowledge of formations. This formation is not yet complete. We will arrange another day to break it. Farewell!"

Both sides returned to their camps or their residences.

However, Jiang Ziya remained silent with a furrowed brow throughout the journey, and was even more at a loss after arriving at the mansion.

Huang Tianhua said, "Uncle-Master, you just said in front of them that you could break this formation. Can you really break it?"

"The Ten Heavenly Lords are so aggressive. If Martial Uncle says we can't break through, wouldn't they laugh at our Jade Void Palace for being useless?"

Ao Bing said, "So even if we can't break it, we have to say we can. We can't let our momentum falter and tarnish the reputation of my Jade Void Palace. This is called losing the battle but not the war."

Jiang Ziya sighed, "These ten great formations were passed down by the sages of the Jie Sect. They are unpredictable and full of killing intent. Even immortals would find it difficult to escape. How can they be broken?"

Inside the military tent of the merchant camp.

Wen Zhong was in high spirits after receiving help from the Ten Heavenly Kings, and he hosted a banquet for them and Shen Gongbao in the central command tent.

Shen Gongbao was pondering how to extract the mysteries within the Ten Deadly Formations in order to find a way to break them when he heard Zhong Xian ask, "I wonder what the wonders of these ten formations are, fellow martial uncles, and whether they can truly break Xiqi?"

"Good question..." Shen Gongbao raised his cup and laughed, "I...I..."

Upon hearing Shen Gongbao speak, Qin Tianjun's lips twitched and he quickly interrupted, "Don't ask, let us tell you. This formation of mine is the result of my master's demonstration of the innate numbers, which has obtained the innate pure energy and contains the mechanism of chaos."

There are three banners in the center, representing the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man, which are combined into one energy. If a person enters this formation, they will turn to dust wherever there is thunder; if a deity encounters this place, their limbs will be shattered. Hence, it is called the Heavenly Annihilation Formation.

Wen Zhong and Shen Gongbao were overjoyed upon hearing this, one outwardly appearing overjoyed.

Zhao Tianjun laughed and said, "My Earthly Fiery Formation is based on the principles of the earth. It contains a solid and dense structure within, and displays the wonder of hidden leaps on the outside. It is ever-changing and contains a red banner within. When it is activated, thunder roars above and fire ignites below. Mortals and immortals who enter this formation have no chance of survival. Even those with the most wonderful Five Elements techniques cannot escape this calamity."

Then the remaining people also shared the wonders of their own formations.

Wen Zhong's old face broke into a wide smile, while Shen Gongbao was dumbfounded and accidentally knocked his wine cup to the ground.

Why did he choose to invite these few immortals when there were so many disciples of the Jie Sect?

He didn't even dare to say he could break it, but when Jiang Ziya left, he still dared to boast that it couldn't be broken. You try to break it, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?

He found that the kid had become increasingly hypocritical after not seeing him for many years, really.

Wen Zhong sighed, "To be honest, the so-called elite troops and fierce generals of Xiqi are nothing to worry about except for Jiang Ziya and his Yuxu disciples. Without Jiang Ziya, what is Xiqi? If only Jiang Ziya were gone."

"What's so difficult about this?"

Yao Tianjun stroked his beard and laughed, "I will only make a slight move and use a little trick. In just twenty-one days, Jiang Ziya will surely be defeated. Even if Ziya is a god who can detach his bones, he will not be able to escape. With no leader in the army, it will naturally collapse."

Holy crap... Shen Gongbao was astonished. He had been speaking so grandly and righteously today, but he never expected that there was a cunning old fox hiding behind the scenes.

Wen Zhong asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Yao Tianjun leaned close to Wen Zhong and whispered something in his ear. Shen Gongbao pretended to drink while straining his ears, but unfortunately, he heard nothing.

"Excuse me, everyone!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhong laughed and said, "After Uncle Yao kills Jiang Shang, I will celebrate with you all."

Then, laughing loudly, he left with Yao Tianjun, leaving everyone else to clink glasses and drink. Shen Gongbao also drank quite a bit, but the wine in his mouth had lost its flavor.

Then Yao Tianjun led Wen Zhong into the Soul-Sinking Formation, where he built an earthen platform, set up an incense table, and placed a straw figure on the platform with Jiang Shang's name on it.

Three lamps are lit on the head of the straw figure, and seven lamps are lit at its feet: the three lamps on top are called the Soul-Summoning Lamps, and the seven lamps at the bottom are called the Soul-Calming Lamps.

Yao Tianjun, with disheveled hair and wielding a sword, performed rituals and chanted incantations. He issued talismans in front of the platform and used seals in the air, bowing three times a day.

After only three or four days of worship, Ziya was so disoriented that he was restless and unable to sit or lie down comfortably.

Xiqi.

Jiang Ziya sat in the Prime Minister's residence discussing strategies to break the formation with his generals. However, he, who was usually the backbone of the group, remained silent this time and could not say anything for a long time.

Ao Bing and Jinzha also noticed this scene. The two thought that Jiang Ziya was worried about the Ten Deadly Formations and was so tired that he would be fine after a few days of rest.

Seven or eight days later, Ziya was restless and agitated in the Prime Minister's residence. He was uneasy and neglected military affairs all day long. His expression was gloomy and his face turned ugly.

The generals and disciples were all baffled as to why. Some guessed that there might be no way to break the formation, while others suspected that they were overthinking it.

Fourteen or fifteen days later, everyone discovered that Jiang Ziya was sleeping soundly in his residence all day long, not getting up until the sun was high in the sky, snoring loudly, and ignoring all military affairs.

At this moment, many Jade Void disciples sensed something was wrong and gathered together.

Jinzha pondered and said, "Now that the enemy is at our gates and we have been facing a formidable foe for a long time, it is suspicious that my uncle is not taking military matters seriously and is just sleeping all day. There must be something fishy about this."

Ao Bing said, "From what I've observed, my uncle has been in a drunken stupor for days, as if he's been ambushed. Otherwise, how could my uncle, who studies the Dao of Kunlun and is versed in the Five Elements, be so delirious and neglect important matters?"

The group agreed and decided to ask Jiang Ziya for his opinion.

Jiang Ziya was in a deep sleep, and no matter how they called him, they couldn't wake him up.

The crowd then turned their attention to Lei Zhenzi.

"Me? I can't do it!"

Lei Zhenzi waved his hand: "Last time, my martial uncle almost ate me."

Faced with the gazes of his fellow disciples, Lei Zhenzi had no choice but to watch as Jiang Ziya, who was snoring loudly, raised his hand, and five arcs of electricity immediately appeared on it. He cautiously said, "Five hundred volts..."

"Go straight for 100,000 volts! Lei Zhenzi, use 100,000 volts!"

Ao Bing stared at Jiang Ziya and said, "Look at Uncle-Master, he can't even get 500 volts working."

Lei Zhenzi suddenly turned around: "???"

Jinzha said, "Listen to Senior Brother Ao, use 100,000. If anything goes wrong, we'll take the blame for you."

Nobody would believe that… Lei Zhenzi’s lips twitched. There wasn’t a single loyal person among these people.

Having been forced to the front, he had no other choice. Instantly, his palm was enveloped in intense and fierce arcs of lightning, and he pressed his palm down on Jiang Ziya's chest.

"One hundred thousand volts!"

"what!"

Instantly, Jiang Ziya, who had been in a deep sleep, was jolted awake by the electric shock. His body convulsed, and the flashing lightning seemed to illuminate his skeleton.

The lightning came quickly, and Lei Zhenzi withdrew just as quickly.

Jiang Ziya, his body steaming, slumped back onto the bed, exhaling a puff of smoke. Two of his teeth had fallen out, and his eyes stared blankly at the ceiling, as if his soul had flown away with the smoke.

"You bunch of little brats, do you want to betray your master and kill your uncle?" Jiang Ziya said weakly.

Ao Bing hurriedly said, "Uncle-Master, you've been unconscious for several days. How are we going to break the formation? Have you thought of a way?"

Jiang Ziya felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier: "No need to worry. As the saying goes, there's always a way out. Uncle-Master is too tired. If there's nothing else, let Uncle-Master take a nap and we can discuss this again when he wakes up."

As he spoke, he yawned repeatedly.

Before everyone could say anything more, Jiang Ziya fell into a deep sleep again.

Although they had noticed something was wrong, they were young and didn't know what was wrong, so they had to step back and observe what happened next.

On the 21st, when the maidservant came in to help Jiang Ziya wash his face in the morning, she found that Jiang Ziya had already died.

yard.

"I've died again..." Si Bu Xiang sighed inwardly, watching as Jiang Ziya's soul and spirit drifted out of the room.

After leaving Xiqi City, Jiang Ziya headed towards the Fengshen Platform on Mount Qi.

When Bai Jian saw that it was Ziya's spirit that had come, he dared not take it in and quickly pushed Ziya's spirit out of the Investiture of the Gods Platform.

Am I... dead?

After Jiang Ziya's soul left the Conferred God Platform, he was in a daze and sighed as he looked at his ethereal body: "I have no regrets in this life, except that I have not yet visited Senior Brother Yu Ding's home."

His soul drifted with the wind, like drifting catkins, its destination unknown.

Perfect timing, right in front of the Golden Cloud Cave on Jade Spring Mountain.

Yu Ding was enjoying watching the group chat of Sanxiao, Hanzhixian, Shiji, and others.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and when he looked up, he saw a figure in the wind that looked very illusory. Upon closer inspection, he sat up abruptly and exclaimed in astonishment, "Ziya?"