If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1492 Pressure, Heavy as Mount Tai

"If I were to deceive you into becoming bait and hide behind to avoid danger, why would I stand in front of you and take the brunt of the Great Luo's power after Master Nanhua made his move?"

Grand Tutor Yu said irritably, "Besides, what did I tell you before you set off? Once you've captured Geng Sangzi, don't say or do anything, just run west immediately."

After you capture him, you stay where you are and fight him.

They destroyed his immortal body and almost annihilated his immortal soul. They were so ruthless and vicious; no wonder Master Nanhua was enraged.

Although Geng Sangzi's crimes were heinous, they did not warrant this punishment.

Guan Zhenren was dumbfounded.

"Grand Tutor, was it you who did this? This humble Taoist is merely a 'living puppet' bearing the power of immortality and supernatural abilities."

Grand Tutor Yu said solemnly, "Would I send you to your death? Obviously not. So I will give you enough power so that you can still protect yourself in the event of unexpected situations."

As a result, you used all that immortal power in the battle and crushed Geng Sangzi to death.

You may be a living puppet, but you have a brain, a will, and the ability to control the spellcasting process.

Think back carefully: did the power in your right hand surge out automatically, or was it released precisely according to your will?
Did you use every ounce of strength you had?

Master Guan thought for a moment. The immortal power in his right arm had always been very docile, but it had just unleashed terrifying power, which was far beyond his expectations. It was too strong, but the casting process was under his control.

"Sigh, he struggled desperately, and I panicked a little. But how come he couldn't resist when I only used a little force?"

This is also an important reason why Guan Zhenren thought he could only defeat Geng Sangzi by doing everything he could.

Recalling how powerless Geng Sangzi was, he looked incredulous. "He's a veteran Pure Yang Golden Immortal! The Grand Tutor didn't even personally intervene; he just injected a wisp of immortal energy into my body."

It's definitely not as powerful or as easy to control as when you do it yourself.

As a result, Master Geng Sangzi couldn't withstand a single move.

—The method of killing him has been deduced in nearly twenty versions. Isn't killing him a piece of cake?

Moreover, that guy was careless when facing you, failing to unleash his strongest form or even "equip himself with armor" beforehand, directly confronting a powerful being with his bare body. This outcome is entirely predictable.

Grand Tutor Yu muttered to himself, then glanced down at the chaotic Fengchan ceremony below, and quickly said, "Geng Sangzi's fate is entirely his own fault. You are merely following the will of Heaven, allowing him to meet his own calamity."

"Now it's my turn. You stay on the sidelines and watch."

After saying this, she descended from the clouds and floated towards the Fengchan Altar.

"Tian Shi, don't run!"

Tian Shi and his group had eyes. They saw their strongest immortal, Geng Sangzi, being crushed by a giant hand, and they also saw Grand Tutor Yu suddenly jump out of the void. How could they not be terrified?

After briefly weighing the strength of both sides, Tian Shi immediately ran off the altar, threw away the jade book, and hurriedly ran towards the center of the army formation.

Yes, Tian Rong reacted quickly, immediately ordering five hundred elite soldiers to form a military formation, and also had them take out the Divine Speed ​​Armor and tie it to their legs. He also ordered the immortal masters to form an immortal formation to surround the military formation.

When they arrived, they used massive roller coasters to transport troops and supplies. The immortal masters used illusions to conceal the giant roller coasters, preventing those on the ground from seeing them.

There was no time to board the flying chariot, and compared to the immortals' flight, the chariot was far too slow. If the enemy caught up, the immortals couldn't protect the chariot, making it a sitting duck. It would be better to form a battle formation and charge down the mountain.

While Grand Tutor Yu was still chatting with Master Guan in the sky, they had already thrown away the ritual implements used for the Fengshan ceremony, hastily and swiftly formed a military formation, and rushed down the mountain.

When Grand Tutor Yu descended from the clouds and gave chase, they had already traveled nearly two miles from the mountaintop.

Uh, if we don't go down and chase them soon, they'll really disappear without a trace.

"Tian Shi, don't run away."

No matter how fast they fled, they couldn't outrun Grand Tutor Yu's pursuit. In the blink of an eye, Grand Tutor Yu had already arrived above the military formation.

The powerful aura of the soldiers, strong enough to form a murky yellow cloud, seemed to have no effect on her whatsoever.

Wherever Grand Tutor Yu went, the aura of war and evil spirits retreated to both sides, as if in fear of her, and took the initiative to make way for her.

"Grand Tutor Yu, have you forgotten the rules you set? I am the Prince of Qi, a hidden dragon. You cannot lay a hand on a hidden dragon!" Tian Shi shouted, his face contorted in pain as he sprinted away.

The Fengshan ceremony is almost the most solemn and sacred ritual in human history, and as the protagonist of the Fengshan ceremony, Tian Shi's attire was naturally extremely elaborate and magnificent.

Even when conducting the sacrificial ceremony in a calm and unhurried manner, he had to be extremely careful not to mess up the emperor's ceremonial robes, not to tilt the tassels on his head, not to let the jade pendant at his waist collide with the "Emperor's" seal, and not to let the wind mess up the hair hanging down his back. Although his visit to Mount Tai was a surprise visit, he did not relax his training in etiquette at all.

But once he started fleeing for his life, he threw all etiquette to the back of his mind. He lost his crown, his hair was in disarray, one of his boots was gone, the wooden base of the other boot that was used to increase his height broke, and he sprained his ankle. His court clothes were so disheveled that it looked as if he had just escaped from the attack of ten strong men.

"Ahhh, Grand Tutor Yu is coming after us~~"

Even Tian Shi was in a panic, like a dog with its tail between its legs. How could the courtiers and immortal masters who were with him remain calm and composed?

When the immortal master saw that Grand Master Yu had arrived above them and was unaffected by the aura of the soldiers, his defenses completely collapsed. He shrank down and escaped the immortal formation, fleeing in an earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or escape technique).

And then there were the civil and military officials of Qi, like ritual vessels abandoned on a mountaintop, left behind by the military formations on the mountain path, left to cry and beg for mercy, "Grand Tutor Yu, spare my life! I... uh..."

They shouted, but found that Grand Tutor Yu completely ignored them and walked straight over their heads.

"Don't panic! Stop, everyone! Form a battle formation and fight her!"

Tian Rong, however, retained his heroic spirit and always managed to maintain a degree of rationality.

He was the first to react, and he called on his soldiers to form a defensive formation and flee.

Seeing that Grand Tutor Yu was still catching up, and was obviously faster than them, and that the more they were chased, the more chaotic their ranks became, he made a decisive decision and ordered all his soldiers to stop and form a defensive formation on the spot.

With his shout, the five hundred armored soldiers reacted with precision and speed, like cogs in a machine.

From galloping like a dragon, it instantly transformed into a giant tortoise: on a slightly flatter section of the mountain path, it set up the Xuanwu Formation.

However, the Xuanwu Formation had significant flaws at this time, as the Qi cultivators who had defected to the Qi Kingdom were still in a state of panic.

More than half of the Qi cultivators ignored Tian Rong's orders, either continuing to fly down the mountain or breaking away from the group and scattering in all directions.

Only about 40% of the immortal masters, looking panicked and flustered, cooperated with the Xuanwu Formation to rebuild the immortal formation.

"Grand Tutor Yu, we swear to die rather than surrender! Your supernatural powers are unparalleled, and killing us might not be too difficult for you. But if you kill us, it will only please Fuqiu Gong and the others, and make the master of the Southeast Emperor's Qi triumphant. Our blood will weave an indelible chain of calamity, pulling you into a death trap from which there is no escape." Tian Rong faced Grand Tutor Yu in mid-air, gripping his spear and shouting loudly.

"We swear to fight to the death, we will fight to the bitter end!" The five hundred soldiers, fearless in the face of death, roared their final fury at Grand Tutor Yu.

Compared to them, the pale-faced, trembling, and cowardly immortal masters seemed rather weak.

Grand Tutor Yu rolled his eyes. "When did I ask you to surrender? What kind of things are you automatically imagining in your shrunken brains?"

"You won't even accept surrender, insisting on slaughtering us all?" Tian Shi's face was bloodless. "You're ruthless. You'll be punished. We are all chosen ones. If you kill us, you'll be plagued by calamity and be besieged by Fuqiu Gong and his men!"

At this point, he seemed to suddenly remember something, looked around, and cried out urgently, "Where are the guardian deities sent by His Majesty the Jade Emperor? My destiny and life are in danger, come quickly to protect me!"

Grand Tutor Yu looked up at the sky and saw two officials and six golden-armored deities hiding in the dimensional gap between the human world and the middle realm, two hundred miles away.

They were peeking around, looking conflicted, and whispering among themselves.

Just as Geng Sangzi had guessed, if one were to perform the Fengshan ceremony first, not only would the Heavenly Emperor appear, but the Heavenly Court would also send guardian deities to protect the destiny of the person performing the ceremony.

"Oh no! Grand Tutor Yu has spotted us! Time to get out of here!"

The duty officer with the best eyesight noticed Grand Tutor Yu's gaze, immediately cried out in a trembling voice, and turned to burrow into the divine rules.

The Jiazi God General quickly pulled him back, "Brother, we just received an imperial edict from the Jade Emperor. Now that Prince Qi is in trouble, if we just ignore it and run away, how will we explain it to His Majesty?"

“You’re only six Ding and six Jia, and the personnel are not even complete, only three Ding and three Jia. How can you fight against Grand Tutor Yu?” said the duty officer.

“King Qi’s rank is only worthy of the Three Ding and Three Jia. If we use our external body supernatural powers, we can also assemble the Six Ding and Six Jia divine formation,” General Jiawu said hesitantly.

The duty officer was speechless. "So what if we manage to gather all six Ding and six Jia divine formations? You—wait, Grand Tutor Yu isn't looking at us anymore."

He breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Then let's wait a little longer. It's impossible to save King Qi now. Let's wait until he dies tragically, and then we can protect his soul to the underworld. That would be doing justice to our duty as 'Guardians of Heaven'."

Grand Tutor Yu glanced up and, confirming that there was indeed a divine general protecting King Qi, withdrew his gaze and said with a strange look and tone, "It's almost the New Year, and I came to Mount Tai to worship the gods. I happened to run into you and came over to say hello. Why are you so excited?"

Tian Shi's shouts came to an abrupt halt. "Grand Tutor, have you come to worship the gods?"

Grand Tutor Yu retorted, "Aren't you the same?"

Tian Shi was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Grand Tutor is right. I came to Mount Tai to pray for blessings because the New Year is approaching. What a coincidence that I can meet Grand Tutor here."

Grand Tutor Yu sighed, "So you've come to worship the gods and pray for blessings. I thought you were performing the Fengshan ceremony."

Gu Tianshi's expression changed several times, he stammered, and a thousand thoughts collided in his mind.

He desperately wanted to admit that he had only come to Mount Tai to pray for blessings, hoping to save his own life.

But his kingly instincts told him that if he denied the Fengshan ceremony at this moment, then today's Fengshan ceremony would truly be a failure. No, it would be more than just a failure.

The Jade Emperor has already manifested his power; by denying the Fengshan ceremony, he is essentially declaring that he has mocked the Jade Emperor.

What will become of him?
Tian Rong stood protectively in front of him, trying to straighten his spine, and said, "Since Grand Tutor only wanted to climb Mount Tai to worship the gods before the New Year, why did you have to kill Immortal Geng Sangzi? Immortal Geng Sangzi is the National Preceptor of our Great Qi!"

With just a glance from Grand Tutor Yu, the world around Tian Rong changed drastically, plunging him from the mountain path of Mount Tai into a world of swords.

The sky was filled with swords, and the ground was also filled with swords. Countless swords danced around him like swimming fish, and the tips of all the swords were pointing at him.

"Pfft pfft pfft pfft~~" In reality, his expression was blank, and his body was cracked with small cuts, all of which were sword wounds. There were sword energies the size of toothpicks, with blood flowers spurting out from his body.

"Father!" his son Tian Guang cried out in alarm, and quickly reached out to help his swaying father up.

When he touched Tian Rong's palm and arm, he was also cut by the sharp sword energy.

The sword energy was small, yet it was able to penetrate his fine steel armor.

"My lord!" The surrounding soldiers' eyes were bloodshot, their inner strength connected, and the power of the military formation was about to erupt.

"Stop~~~" Tian Rong managed to utter two words, his dim eyes still fixed on Grand Tutor Yu, filled with fear, confusion, and determination. "Grand Tutor, it was my rudeness."

Although the Great Immortal Geng Sangzi is the National Preceptor of our Great Qi, he was also a suspect who had been wanted by Great Qin for a long time.

Now that he is within the territory of the Qin Dynasty, it is entirely legal and reasonable for him to be captured and killed by Guan Yu.

When Master Guan captured Geng Sangzi, he shouted out the reason in a voice that shook the entire field. Tian Rong accepted Master Guan's reason now, which can be considered as admitting defeat and yielding.

Grand Tutor Yu nodded and asked again, "Tian Shi, what brings you to Mount Tai?"

Tian Shi glanced at his second uncle, gritted his teeth, and said with a death wish in his eyes, "I came here to perform the Fengshan ceremony! This was my idea alone. Now that it has fallen into the hands of the Grand Tutor, you may kill me or torture me as you please."

Grand Tutor Yu smiled and continued, "Have you completed your Fengshan ceremony?"

"When I offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, the sky was filled with auspicious light; when I offered sacrifices to the Supreme God of Heaven, the God manifested His power, acknowledged my destiny, and granted me divine protection."

"At this point, the core steps of the Fengshan ceremony have been completed. Only the minor details remain, and it doesn't matter if they are interrupted," Tian Shi said, tilting his head back.

Grand Tutor Yu nodded slightly and smiled, "Very good, excellent! You may go now!"

Tian Shi was stunned.

Tian Rong, who had already closed his eyes, waiting for his nephew to sacrifice himself to defend the dignity of the Great Qi and the Tian family, opened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"You...you really want to let us go?"

"I just came to say hello, and now that I've said hello, why would I keep you here for dinner if I don't let you leave?"

Grand Tutor Yu waved his hand, “Hurry up and leave. King Ying He of Mount Tai already knows about the upheaval at Mount Tai. If you don’t flee immediately, you’ll be surrounded and killed by his tens of thousands of troops.”

Tian Shi, Tian Rong, and even all the civil and military officials of Qi were stunned.

However, despite their shock and confusion, they did not freeze in place.

Instead, almost instinctively, filled with doubt, they ran wildly down the mountain.

Leaving aside King Ying He's tens of thousands of troops, they now only want to stay as far away from the devilish Grand Tutor Yu as possible. Although Grand Tutor Yu only reprimanded Tian Rong for his rude words and attitude, the psychological pressure he brought them was too great.

Although Mount Tai was majestic, it was not as imposing as the shadow that Grand Tutor Yu had cast in their hearts!
(End of this chapter)