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

Chapter 395 Seven Arrows with Nailheads Pay Homage to Gongming, Nezha's Rebellious Spirit Reaches the Mountain Peak!
Inside the Xiqi military camp.

Just like the original timeline, after the group of Chan Sect immortals withdrew, Daoist Lu Ya said in a deep voice:
"If Zhao Gongming cannot be dealt with, I fear this struggle between the Jie and Chan sects will end in defeat for the Chan sect!"

Upon hearing this, Ran Deng and the others frowned slightly, their expressions turning gloomy, but they did not refute it, knowing that Lu Ya Daoist was right.

In this battle, Zhao Gongming alone restrained several Chan Sect Grand Masters, including Yun Zhongzi and Randeng Daoren, and single-handedly reversed the disadvantage of the Jie Sect.

Although Yun Zhongzi, Randeng Daoren, and the others were all injured and had not fully recovered, it was undeniable that Zhao Gongming's instantaneous array formation technique was extremely difficult to deal with.

Zhao Gongming alone could hold off three or five Daluo of the Chan Sect, all of whom were powerful figures at the level of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

If Zhao Gongming cannot be dealt with, the next battle will most likely end in defeat for the Chan Sect.

But how easy is it to deal with Zhao Gongming? Unless one can bypass the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, it would take at least three or five Great Luo Immortals of the Chan Sect to entangle him, and even then, it would require powerful figures like Yun Zhongzi and Randeng.

However, if three or five Chan Sect Grand Luo Immortals were to be sent out to entangle Zhao Gongming, the remaining Chan Sect Immortals would probably not be a match for the Jie Sect Immortals.

However, if they don't draw out three or five powerful generals, they can't deal with Zhao Gongming, thus falling into a vicious cycle.

"Should we call on Antarctica and the others as well? Right now, it's just Zhao Gongming, yet he's already gotten the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect to come out. If we wait until the later stages of the Great Tribulation, when the inner disciples of the Jie Sect arrive, how will the Chan Sect deal with them?"

The Daoist Ran Deng frowned, unsure of what to do. He then caught a glimpse of Daoist Lu Ya's calm expression and, a thought struck him, he asked:
"Fellow Daoist, do you have a solution?"

"This humble Taoist does indeed have a method that may bypass Zhao Gongming's Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and kill him remotely with a curse!"

Lu Ya Daoist nodded, not keeping them in suspense.

"This technique is a great supernatural power called the Seven Arrows of Nailhead Great Supernatural Power. This technique was created by a powerful demon race expert who drew on the curse killing technique of the witch race and combined it with the Seven Arrows of Nailhead from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals."

"Simply perform this method, make a straw effigy, set up an altar, and then create a talisman with Zhao Gongming's birth date and time drawn on it, and paste it on the straw effigy."

"Find another person with great fortune, and bow to them three times a day for a total of 210 years. Finally, burn the talisman, and Zhao Gongming will naturally perish."

According to later accounts, it was Lu Ya Dao Ren who set up an altar and used the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows to make Jiang Ziya worship for twenty-one days before dying.

But in this ancient world where the calendar is based on the Yuanhui system, a mere twenty-one days is nothing more than the time it takes for a mind to wander.

No matter how profound this supernatural power is, or how powerful the witch bone straw man is, it is clearly impossible for Jiang Ziya, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, to kill Zhao Gongming, a Daluo Golden Immortal, in just twenty-one days, especially by killing him remotely.

The actual time is 210 years.

Even so, when Daoist Ran Deng heard about this method, he still thought to himself that it was very profound. As long as he could avoid the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, Zhao Gongming was only a late-stage Golden Immortal and not that difficult to deal with.

But then he shook his head. After all, Zhao Gongming was a late-stage Golden Immortal.

Moreover, Zhao Gongming has gained a lot of benefits from following Yang Xuan over the years and is a person with accumulated merits. Therefore, the effect of using curses to kill him will be greatly reduced.

Then the Taoist Ran Deng expressed his concerns, and all the immortals of the Chan Sect nodded in agreement, feeling that this method alone might not be enough to kill Zhao Gongming.

Lu Ya Daoist, however, smiled confidently and said:
"Since I have proposed this method, there must be a solution."

"The Seven Arrows of Nailhead alone are indeed insufficient to curse Zhao Gongming to death, but what if we add this treasure?"

As he spoke, Lu Ya Daoist took out a completely black scarecrow, radiating resentment, from his sleeve and introduced it:

"This item is called the Witch Bone Grass Man. It was made by sacrificing the corpses of hundreds of millions of witches and is ranked as a top-grade acquired item."

"With the combination of the Witch Bone Straw Man and the Seven Arrows of Nailhead Great Divine Power, and then with a person of great fortune worshipping him for two hundred and ten years, no one below the Quasi-Saint level can stop him!"

Lu Ya Daoist's gaze swept over the group of Chan Sect immortals, his expression arrogant, thinking:
"If it weren't for the great calamity of the Lich King and my bad luck, with my talent, the position of the Sun Star Lord would have been mine long ago. Why would I need to come to this Nine Provinces?"

"What a wonderful treasure! It's truly a wonderful treasure!!"

The Taoist Ran Deng looked at the black straw figure in the hand of Taoist Lu Ya and praised it repeatedly.

"With this treasure, Zhao Gongming is doomed!"

The only problem now is who should be sent to worship.

Everyone present had some understanding of the art of curse killing.

They knew that those who worshipped Zhao Gongming would suffer a loss of fortune. If they were not blessed with great luck, they would probably die from the backlash of their own fortune before they could even kill Zhao Gongming.

Those who can become inner disciples of the Chan Sect are all people with great fortune, and accomplishing this task would not be a problem for them, but no one is willing to do it.

It's easy to lose one's fortune, but it's not so easy to regain it.

Ultimately, after some discussion, the immortals of the Chan Sect decided to let Jiang Ziya do the job, since he was the one destined to be the one to bestow the divine titles upon the gods, and his destiny was unlikely to be diminished during the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

As for what happened after the Investiture of the Gods...

With Yuanshi Tianzun present, there shouldn't be any problems.

Jiang Ziya was aware of the danger of this matter, but he was helpless. From a rational point of view, he was indeed the most suitable candidate.

Moreover, since all the Grand Luo Immortals of the Chan Sect have said so, what right does he have to say 'no'?

So Jiang Ziya nodded in agreement, left the military camp, went to the city wall, and hung up the sign of truce.

at the same time.

Nezha's eyes flickered as he followed Jiang Ziya out of the military camp and back to his own tent, silently observing Jiang Ziya's every move.

By this time, his injuries had almost fully healed, and his destroyed body had regrown.

However, compared to Guang Chengzi and others, his recovery seemed to be much worse.

The immortals of the Chan Sect didn't seem to care, but they felt that Nezha's cultivation was insufficient to refine the medicinal power within the Great Golden Pill, which was why his injuries were healing so slowly.

After all, in the battle of the Ten Deadly Formations, Nezha, knowing he was no match for Taiyi Zhenren, still fought desperately against Shiji to avenge him. How could such a loyal and righteous person have any problems?
When Nezha left, the Taoist Ran Deng and the others only glanced at him before turning their attention back to their tents, some to cultivate and others to heal their injuries.

Lu Ya Daoist found a small mountain nearby with its own Yin energy veins and set up an altar at the top of the mountain.

Using the great supernatural power of the Seven Arrows with Nailhead, he drew a yellow talisman, pasted it on the forehead of the witch bone straw figure, and placed it in the center of the altar.

Every day thereafter, Jiang Ziya would come to this altar to worship the black scarecrow with yellow talismans pasted on it, three times a day, repeating this process continuously.

After seventy years, this method began to show initial results.

That night, inside the merchant's camp.

Zhao Gongming, Shen Gongbao, Daji, and Wen Zhong, who had recently arrived at the front lines, were discussing how to get Jiang Ziya to remove the truce sign and speed up the pace of the Investiture of the Gods war.

But at that moment, dark energy appeared on Zhao Gongming's face. He put one hand to his forehead, swayed on the stone chair for a moment, and then suddenly fell backward and collapsed to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Shen Gongbao, Wen Zhong, and the others hurriedly reached out to help him, but were horrified to discover that Zhao Gongming's spiritual light was dimming and his life force was dissipating, indicating that he was already showing signs of death.

"How could this be?!" Shen Gongbao's expression changed drastically. More than a hundred years ago, Zhao Gongming had single-handedly suppressed a group of Chan Sect immortals, forcing them to retreat and raise the white flag of truce.

He was thinking at the time, no wonder Yang Xuan said "it's alright" when Zhao Gongming came. It turned out that Zhao Gongming's Taoist skills were profound and his supernatural powers were mysterious.

His ability to conjure an array with a mere thought is practically unbeatable; even the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods couldn't harm him.

On the contrary, his arrival greatly boosted the morale of the Jie Sect. Perhaps after some time, it will make Lingya Xian and the others lower their guard and allow them to come out of the mountains to face the calamity.

Unexpectedly, just as Shen Gongbao was about to send another message to Lingya Xian and the others a few days later, Zhao Gongming suddenly collapsed and showed signs of death.

"It must have been done by the immortals of the Chan Sect!"

It's obvious that Zhao Gongming's transformation is definitely related to the immortals of the Chan Sect. However, he doesn't know what kind of supernatural power or magical treasure the immortals used to create it.

"The immortals of the Chan Sect are truly shameless. They have already raised the white flag of truce, yet they still resort to such underhanded tactics. Is this the behavior of the True Immortal of Fortune? Interesting, very interesting!"

Daji's expression was gloomy. The Chan Sect had done this time and time again. Even if she had a good temper, she was now filled with anger.

She gently stroked the red bracelet on her wrist, a conflicted look on her face. She longed to return to Heaven immediately and ask her master for help.

Although she didn't know how powerful her seemingly unreliable master was.

But she wasn't stupid. Over the years, especially during the Investiture of the Gods, she had witnessed so many Great Luo Golden Immortals fighting each other.

She was fairly certain that her master was likely a powerful being, and certainly not some early-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

Otherwise, how could her master have sent her to the Nine Provinces and made her the Grand Preceptor of the Shang Dynasty before the Investiture of the Gods was finalized?

However, the great tribulation was extremely dangerous, and it would be too unfilial for her to let her master enter into it, so she hesitated.

Just as Daji was struggling with her own thoughts, she saw Shen Gongbao shake his head.

"Don't worry."

Shen Gongbao had no idea what Daji was thinking, but he had already guessed her identity. He couldn't let her do anything risky.

In Shen Gongbao's view, if Daji's identity were exposed, it would likely cause trouble for Yang Xuan.

"By the way, Your Majesty, things I don't know shouldn't be difficult for you to understand. Perhaps Your Majesty had already anticipated this, which is why you said 'it's alright'!"

Shen Gongbao's heart stirred. He told Daji and Wen Zhong, then returned to his tent, took out a communication jade talisman, and told Yang Xuan about Zhao Gongming's matter, hoping to ask for a solution.

However, to his surprise, Yang Xuan did not offer a solution, but simply said "It's alright".

And he was told that when the time came, he would know what to do, as if everything was under his control.

Although Shen Gongbao was puzzled, he chose to believe Yang Xuan and did not ask any further questions.

Zhao Gongming is Bixiao's elder brother. If Zhao Gongming is really dead, the affairs of the Nine Provinces will probably not be kept from Bixiao. It seems that Yang Xuan has a solution.

Therefore, Shen Gongbao claimed to the outside world that he had told the Three Immortals of Sanxiao about this matter, and that there might be a solution soon, so there was no need to worry.

……

Three more years passed in this way.

That night, the moon hung high in the sky, casting down rays of cool moonlight that made the land of Kyushu exceptionally bright.

Xiqi military camp.

A child who looked about seven or eight years old, dressed in red, used an invisibility spell to conceal his figure, took out a jade talisman and hung it around his neck to shield his aura, and tiptoed out of the tent.

After bypassing the soldiers in the camp, they arrived at the foot of a small hill filled with yin energy, heavily guarded, and protected by a large formation.

This small hill is the one where an altar was set up, where a straw effigy of a sorcerer was placed, and where Jiang Ziya would come to worship once every morning, noon, and evening.

The child seemed to have been prepared, as this was precisely the time when Jiang Ziya had just finished his final sacrifice and left.

At this time of day, the guards are most relaxed, and even without using invisibility, one can sneak in if one is careful.

As for the formation used to defend against foreign invasion, it seemed to be non-existent in front of him. He took a few easy steps and entered it without triggering any alarms. He walked step by step towards the top of the mountain.

The main function of this formation is to provide early warning; it will sound an alarm if anyone breaks into it.

But if you follow a specific route, there won't be any problems.

Clearly, this child had made thorough preparations and was absolutely certain of success before launching his operation tonight.

Soon, he arrived at the mountain peak without any trouble and saw the gloomy altar. He saw a black scarecrow placed in the center of the altar, surrounded by black mist, with a yellow talisman pasted on it.

"As long as I tear off this talisman, this so-called Seven Arrows of Nailhead Great Divine Power will be useless, and Zhao Gongming will no longer be in danger of dying. If the Emperor finds out, he will surely praise me greatly, hehehe!"

Bathed in moonlight, the child's features were faintly visible; it was none other than Nezha, who aspired to become a disciple of Yang Xuan, a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, and a disciple of Taiyi Zhenren.

During his years on Skull Mountain, Nezha often accompanied his two attendants, Biyun and Caiyun, to mingle with the ghosts and gods of the underworld, such as Xuan Niu.

I not only learned a lot of useful things, such as exaggerated acting skills and insidious fighting techniques.

They also gained a more comprehensive understanding of Yang Xuan's affairs, knowing who Yang Xuan had enemies and who Yang Xuan's friends were.

Anyone, whether a celestial being or a demon from the underworld, knows the relationship between Bixiao and Yang Xuan.

They weren't sure if Bixiao was their Achilles' heel, but they were certain that if someone had really done something to Bixiao...

It is very possible that a small thing, such as taking a nap or picking a spiritual fruit, could trigger a series of strange chain reactions, ultimately destroying the physical body, sending the soul to the underworld, and having the soul ascend to the Human Emperor's Banner to begin a new life.

Zhao Gongming is Bixiao's sworn brother, which is common knowledge.

When Nezha learned that Lu Ya and the others wanted to use the Seven Arrows of Nailhead to kill Zhao Gongming, he made a decision: he had to stop it.

So, in the years that followed, he often observed Jiang Ziya's actions. In the past few years, he even followed Jiang Ziya into the small mountain with a curious look on his face.

Perhaps because of Nezha's outstanding performance in the Ten Deadly Formations, Jiang Ziya did not stop him, but instead brought Nezha to the mountain peak.

After this journey, Nezha mastered the route into the mountains.

To be on the safe side, he remained hidden and observed for decades, and only now, when he was absolutely certain, did he begin to act.

He looked at the guards surrounding the altar, made a hand seal, and sent out a gust of wind that plunged them into an illusion, making them unable to see the changes around them.

Time was of the essence. Nezha strode forward and arrived at the altar, reaching out to remove the yellow talisman…

(End of this chapter)