People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 379 Desiring to Set Up the Ten Deadly Formations, the West Plots a Blood Sea!
Inside the Great Zhou army camp.

Shen Gongbao, the Ten Heavenly Lords, and other immortals of the Jie Sect gathered together, their brows furrowed and their expressions grim as they looked at the four incomplete primordial spirits before them.

"Four senior brothers, how are you doing now?"

Shen Gongbao stepped forward and came to the four incomplete primordial spirits, offering them four pills and asking them with concern.

These four beings, now only possessing their primordial spirits, were none other than the four demon kings.

They were, after all, only Taiyi Golden Immortals. Even if they exerted all their strength, they burned off most of the merits they had left.

Faced with the sneak attack of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, he could only preserve a wisp of his primordial spirit, so as not to perish on the spot like the other dozen or so Taiyi disciples of the Chan Sect.

"Ugh!"

Wang Mo accepted the pills from Shen Gongbao, refined them with his magic power, and then, sensing his own condition, sighed helplessly.

"Our four injuries are severe, and we are afraid we will be unable to participate in the upcoming Investiture of the Gods..."

Recalling the attack from the Great Luo of the Chan Sect not long ago, Wang Mo and the other three were still shaken and filled with lingering fear.

The scene was a matter of life and death. If they had been any more greedy and unwilling to sacrifice their incense offerings or the merits they had accumulated, the only outcome would have been certain death.

In fact, their incense offerings, golden statues, and the heavenly and earthly merits they possessed were all obtained through Yang Xuan after they came to the Heavenly Court.

Without Yang Xuan's teaching of the method of condensing incense into a golden body, they would not be able to condense an incense into a golden body using the incense offerings of believers.

Without the opportunity granted by Yang Xuan to participate in the construction of the underworld and fulfill their divine duties in the Heavenly Court, they would not have been able to obtain these merits.

In other words, their glimmer of hope was given to them by Yang Xuan.

"No wonder Master specifically instructed us that after ascending to Heaven, we should abide by the Heavenly Laws and not create bad karma with the Emperor of Fate."

"If we hadn't diligently fulfilled our divine duties and cooperated with the Emperor of Fate's schemes all these years, today would be the day our primordial spirits were listed on the honor roll..."

Wang Mo and his three companions exchanged glances, their hearts filled with emotion. They then bowed to Shen Gongbao and the others before leaving the tent.

Although they managed to survive and did not perish, they suffered heavy losses. Without the help of healing elixirs, it would take at least one or two eons to recover.

On the other hand, according to the original timeline, all four of them should have died and their souls should have been listed. The fact that they were able to preserve a wisp of their souls is already considered defying fate and is a very good result.

at the same time.

Jin'ao Island, Biyou Palace.

Suspended within the fortune of the Jie Sect, the Karmic Lotus, fueled by karma and burning with raging karmic flames, suddenly trembled slightly as a large amount of karma surged into it, causing the crimson karmic flames to rise significantly.

The karma mixed in with the fortune of the Jie Sect has been significantly reduced, becoming cleaner and purer.

The Tongtian Sect Leader sensed something, raised his eyes and looked towards the Nine Provinces, where he saw the Four Saints of Nine Dragons Island, whose primordial spirits were now only a wisp, and learned of the war in the Nine Provinces.

"This disappearance has indeed been reflected in young friend Yang Xuan..."

As a saint with profound knowledge and abilities, the Tongtian Sect Leader could immediately see that the reason why Wang Mo and the other three were able to seize this opportunity to settle the karmic debts of the Jie Sect while also preserving a wisp of their primordial spirit was because of Yang Xuan.

In fact, the Four Saints of Kowloon Island were the second disciples of the Jie Sect to change their fate.

Many years ago, when Shi Ji had just joined the Jie Sect, the Tongtian Sect Leader foresaw that she would face a calamity in the future, with almost no chance of survival.

But after Shi Ji had a chance encounter with Yang Xuan and was granted the title of Night Patrol God of the Underworld, responsible for building the Eastern Gate of Hell, she gained a glimmer of hope.

With the help of Yang Xuan, he successfully forced Taiyi Zhenren to retreat, survived the tribulation, and broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

While it's not to say that the road ahead will be smooth sailing without any more calamities, there will only be minor disasters and tribulations. With a little care, there will be no danger of perishing.

I dare not say I am a Quasi-Saint, but I imagine I am certainly in the mid-to-late stages of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Shi Ji's glimmer of hope, which could even be described as defying fate, came from Yang Xuan!

The fact that the Jie Sect has had two chances of survival during the Investiture of the Gods is related to Yang Xuan, or even because of him, which is enough to explain the situation.

"Unfortunately, young friend Yang Xuan's ambitions lie elsewhere in the Jie Sect. If he were willing to join our Jie Sect, this position of deputy leader would be quite suitable for him..."

The Tongtian Sect Leader sighed, glanced at the Karmic Fire Red Lotus floating in the Intercepting Sect's fortune, its karmic fire growing ever stronger, then withdrew his gaze and continued to wander the heavens, searching for the Chaos Bell, whose location was unknown.

Although the Karmic Fire Red Lotus is good and can be used to suppress destiny, it ultimately belongs to Yang Xuan and must be returned to him after the Investiture of the Gods.

Moreover, given the current dire state of affairs of the Jie Sect, using the Karmic Fire Red Lotus to purify karma would be a win-win situation.

However, if it were used to suppress the fortune of the Jie Sect and seek a glimmer of hope for more Jie Sect disciples, this Karmic Fire Red Lotus would probably be destroyed in the Great Tribulation.

To completely change the fate of the Jie Sect, we must find the Chaos Bell to suppress its fortune and temporarily hold back some of the karma of heaven and earth, leaving it for future reckoning.

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The Great Shang Army Camp.

No one knows what happened at Biyou Palace.

Shen Gongbao watched the departing figures of Wang Mo and his companions, his expression growing increasingly gloomy.

In these two great battles, the Jie Sect immortals were quite restrained. It was unexpected that the Chan Sect immortals, who always claimed to be virtuous and blessed, would do such a shameless thing.

According to Jiang Ziya, the Jie Sect first bullied the weak with its superior numbers, disregarding the sentiments of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), which prompted the Chan Sect to retaliate by bullying the weak with its superior numbers, allowing the Great Luo Golden Immortal to kill the Jie Sect's Taiyi.

The truth is not like that at all. It is true that there are more immortals in the Jie Sect than in the Chan Sect, but it is also an indisputable fact that the Jie Sect immortals are of varying quality and their individual strength is no match for the Chan Sect immortals.

If we were to fight the immortals of the Chan Sect under these circumstances, wouldn't that be courting death? If we were to ask the immortals of the Jie Sect to do that, what would be the point of fighting? We might as well just make them commit suicide.

Moreover, the true advantage of the Jie Sect immortals has never been their large numbers, but rather their mastery of array formations.

In these two great battles, although the immortals of the Jie Sect set up formations to deal with the enemy, they were all small formations set up casually, and there were no powerful killing formations. This was already considered to be very restrained.

Besides, the Jie Sect excels in formations, while the Chan Sect excels in weapons. When the immortals of the Jie Sect set up formations to fight the enemy, aren't the immortals of the Chan Sect also using magical treasures?
From any perspective, Jiang Ziya's argument is untenable and is nothing more than sophistry, an excuse for them to bully the weak and force the Chan Sect's Da Luo to kill the Jie Sect's Taiyi.

If we're really talking about disregarding the bonds of the Xuanmen (Taoist sects), then it's the Chan Sect, not the Jie Sect.

"snort--!"

"Since the Chan Sect is unrighteous, then don't blame us for being unjust. Since you disregard the bonds of the Xuanmen, then we need not hold back any longer!"

A cold glint flashed in Shen Gongbao's eyes as he made his decision. Originally, he planned to minimize casualties among the Jie Sect immortals in the early stages, and then escalate the conflict further once more Jie Sect immortals with heavy karma, such as Lingya Xian and Ma Yuan, arrived, thus sending them to the top of the list.

However, seeing that the immortals of the Chan Sect completely disregarded the bonds of the Xuanmen (Taoist sects) and even had no shame, if this continued, more innocent immortals of the Jie Sect would die.

As for sending a message to Lingya Xian and the others, asking them to come and help, it would most likely be a waste of effort.

Given their selfish, cowardly, and self-serving nature, how could they possibly take action now that the Jie Sect has just suffered a defeat?
It's clearly not a good idea to force the disciples of the Jie Sect to come out of seclusion by inflicting casualties on them.

Although the Jie Sect immortals have suffered many casualties, with more than a dozen Taiyi Golden Immortals and even more Golden Immortals and Xuan Immortals dead.

But for them, such damage is unlikely to cause much of a stir.

The only option now is to change tactics, win a decisive battle, and make the Chan Sect pay a greater price.

With such a great victory, Lingya Xian and the others will likely lower their guard. Then, by mentioning the losses suffered by the Jiejiao immortals, we might be able to force them to come out of seclusion.

Having made his decision, Shen Gongbao looked at the Golden Light Mother and the others, solemnly bowed, and said in a deep voice:

"Since the immortals of the Chan Sect disregard the friendship between the Xuanmen, we need not hold back any longer. We will trouble our senior brothers and sisters to set up the Ten Absolute Formations and let these immortals of the Chan Sect witness the methods of our Jie Sect."

"Let them know that in the previous two battles, we showed them mercy only because we were fellow disciples of the Xuanmen sect, not because we disregarded the bonds of the Xuanmen!"

"Junior Brother Shen, please rest assured." The Golden Light Mother nodded, a murderous intent surfacing on her body. "We will make the Chan Sect repay the losses suffered by the Jie Sect today tenfold!"

Although the disciples of the Jie Sect were a mixed bag, the relationships between many of them were not good.

Before ascending to heaven, the relationship between the Ten Heavenly Kings and the four demon kings was nothing special; it was just ordinary kinship between masters and disciples.

However, after ascending to heaven, they became righteous gods in the Heavenly Court and participated in the construction of the Underworld, which significantly improved their relationship.

If the four members of the Wang family were fighting against cultivators of similar skill and died at the hands of others, it would be because they were outmatched, and they wouldn't have anything to say about it.

But seeing the Four Saints of Kowloon Island being ambushed by the Great Luo of the Chan Sect, almost dying and having their primordial spirits listed, how could they not be furious?
Regardless, they must reclaim this territory, and they now have the capability to do so.

During his discussion with Yang Xuan in the underworld, he learned about the composite formation and, under Yang Xuan's guidance, developed ideas to improve the Ten Deadly Formations.

Over the years, their Ten Deadly Formations have not only indirectly resolved their previous weaknesses, but also further enhanced their power.

Even if they are still Taiyi Golden Immortals, as long as they set up the Ten Deadly Formations, they can face Da Luo directly, and not just one or two of them.

Now, the Golden Light Holy Mother, Qin Wan, and Zhao Jiang have overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and achieved the Great Luo status.

With the three of them presiding over the Ten Deadly Formations, the formation's power can be further enhanced. At this point, it won't be a direct confrontation with a Great Luo Immortal, but rather—

Annihilate the Great Luo Immortal within the formation!

The Golden Light Mother did not linger. She immediately left the military camp, took out the array base that she had refined over the years based on the concept of composite arrays and with the help of many precious insights, and began to set up the Ten Absolute Arrays.

The remaining Jiejiao immortals and Shang generals joined forces to create clouds and mist, disrupting the heavenly order and blocking the Chanjiao immortals' vision, waiting for the Ten Heavenly Kings to set up the Ten Absolute Formations before engaging the Chanjiao immortals in battle to reclaim their lost ground.

On the Xiqi military camp side, seeing the clouds and mist that stretched for tens of thousands of miles, they guessed that the Jie Sect was setting up a formation.

Besides the uneven quality of its members, the biggest characteristic of the Jie Sect is its mastery of formations. The fact that the Jie Sect immortals are making such a grand display must mean they are setting up a large formation.

Jiang Ziya was not blindly confident. He knew that the Jie Sect's formations were not to be underestimated, and he also knew that the Ten Heavenly Kings were in the Shang army camp.

If nothing unexpected happens, the formation set up by the disciples of the Jie Sect is the Ten Deadly Formations.

Among the many disciples of the Jie Sect, the Ten Heavenly Lords were among the best in the art of array formations. Even some Great Luo Golden Immortals could not compare to them in this field.

Their Ten Deadly Formations are said to be able to fight a Grand Luo Golden Immortal head-on with a Taiyi cultivation level, and are a famous formation in the prehistoric world.

More importantly, the cultivation of the Golden Light Holy Mother, Qin Wan, and Zhao Jiang has advanced further, and they have already achieved the Great Luo Fruit level.

The Ten Deadly Formations they set up are undoubtedly even more powerful. Even if a Grand Luo Golden Immortal were to join forces to enter, they might be seriously injured or even perish.

But if the Jie Sect sets up a great formation, wouldn't the immortals of the Chan Sect not even dare to enter the formation? Wouldn't that make them a laughingstock and make them think they are inferior to the immortals of the Jie Sect?
"It's alright. This formation is known as the Ten Deadly Formations, but it's not really a deadly formation. As long as we are careful, it won't cause the Great Luo Immortal to perish. At most, we will just be defeated."

"If this formation is beyond the capabilities of ordinary Great Luo Immortals, then we will ask for your assistance, Senior Brother."

Jiang Ziya nodded secretly. If they hadn't even seen the great formation set up by the Jie Sect, and were instead seeking help from the inner disciples of the Chan Sect, it would inevitably cause some dissatisfaction among these Chan Sect immortals.

In contrast, it would be better to let the Great Luo Golden Immortals of Xiqi test the strength of the Ten Deadly Formations first, and gain some understanding of the formation.

Based on the situation of this formation, consider whether to seek help from the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, and which Chan Sect immortal to seek help from.

Even if the Ten Deadly Formations are extremely dangerous, could they really cause a Grand Luo Golden Immortal to perish? As long as no Grand Luo Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect are lost, even if their injuries are severe, it is still within an acceptable range.

Of course, the best option would be to eliminate the Ten Heavenly Lords before the Ten Deadly Formations are deployed, thus addressing the threat at its source.

However, during the years that Jiang Ziya's soul was trapped in the underworld, Xiqi raised the white flag of truce, and the Shang Dynasty did not take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

Now that the Shang dynasty has raised the white flag of truce, if they were to launch a surprise attack, wouldn't they become a laughingstock, unable to even find a reasonable excuse?

Without a plausible excuse, the Chan Sect couldn't afford to lose face. For now, they could only wait for the Ten Deadly Formations to be set up, let the Chan Sect immortals test the power of the formation, and then make a decision.

at the same time.

The underworld, the netherworld.

Led by a powerful ghost, Mosquito Taoist arrived at a side hall of the Fengdu Ghost Palace.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Ghost Emperor!"

Mosquito Taoist looked ahead and saw Yang Xuan, dressed in a bright red Taoist robe, sitting upright on a black lotus platform shrouded in black mist. He respectfully bowed.

"But what trouble did you encounter?"

Yang Xuan immediately noticed a hint of worry in Mosquito Daoist's eyes, and after a moment's thought, he guessed the reason.

Judging by the timeline, the Western Religion should have found the Mosquito Taoist by now.

A few years after Yang Xuan sent Jiang Ziya away, several beings from the Blood Sea approached him and told him that the Western Medicine Master wanted to win them over and make them work for the West, hoping to gradually devour the Blood Sea.

Initially, the pharmacist's targets were only Xuanxian and Jinxian, with very few Taiyi Jinxian. It wasn't until more than a hundred years later that he finally found a Taiyi Jinxian, demonstrating his extremely cautious approach.

Unfortunately, Yang Xuan had already subdued all the creatures in the Blood Sea, so no matter how cautious he was, it was all in vain!

(End of this chapter)