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

Chapter 405 Are the beings of the Jie Sect immortals or demons?
Outside the military camp of the Great Shang Dynasty in Kyushu.

Upon receiving news from Shen Gongbao, Wen Zhong, after burning incense and bathing, led a group of generals outside the Shang Dynasty's military camp, gazing at the distant Cangwan Mountain, awaiting the arrival of the Jie Sect immortals.

The celestial light of the Supreme Clarity rippled across the heavens and earth, and it flew in a mighty and majestic manner, riding on the escape light.

From a distance, the number of people was enormous, numbering in the tens of thousands, making it the largest number of immortals to be seen in recent times.

Daji frowned slightly as she looked at the demonic energy mixed in with the celestial light of Shangqing.

Such a dense demonic aura was not typical of a proper immortal. Opening my divine eye to observe, I saw wisps of dark karma among these immortals.

Clearly, a large portion of these Jie Sect immortals were disciples who had committed many evil deeds and were burdened with heavy karma.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing that such a group of people came to Kyushu to help the Shang Dynasty is unknown.

She had heard about the attitude of these Jie Sect immortals; in their eyes, whether it was humans, foxes, or dragons, they were all just food.

Wen Zhong and the other generals, however, didn't think so much. Seeing so many immortals from the Jie Sect arrive, they were overjoyed and laughed repeatedly.
"With this group of Jie Sect immortals, we will surely be able to defeat Xiqi this time!"

The number of immortals who came to the Great Shang this time was comparable to the total number of the previous visits.

Moreover, many of the Jie Sect immortals present this time exuded a powerful aura.

Although none of these people possessed the same powerful aura as Zhao Gongming, they were all roughly equivalent to Jin Guang Shengmu and others, all being powerful individuals at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

With these people combined and the corresponding formations, their strength is probably not much less than that of Zhao Gongming.

Back then, Zhao Gongming alone was able to overpower and beat up all the immortals of the Chan Sect.

With so many Jiejiao immortals coming to help, the Chanjiao immortals are no match for them. This time, they will surely be able to break through Xiqi in one fell swoop and achieve a great victory!

The immortal from the Jie Sect landed in the open space in front of the military camp, without touching a speck of dust. Wen Zhong and the others stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Greetings, fellow immortal masters (senior masters)."

Lingya Xian and the other seven attendant immortals led the way, followed by the rest of the immortals. He glanced at his nephew Wen Zhong and said:
"Prepare 100,000 rations. Let's rest for a while before we deal with the Chan Sect immortals."

Wen Zhong was overjoyed and immediately agreed:
"I wonder what kind of food my fellow disciples like to eat? I will have someone prepare some right now."

One of them, wielding a sword, with bone claws growing from the back of his head and a slightly pale face, watched as the heavily injured immortal who had just recovered walked to Lingya Immortal's side. He wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and laughed:
"Since this place is Kyushu, then let's have some of Kyushu's special delicacies. First, let's give this humble Taoist three thousand hearts."

Then someone added:
"Indeed, humans are a superior food. Give me another three thousand strong men!"

"My fellow disciples, you don't understand, do you? Infants are the most tender and have the best taste. Give me three thousand infants!"

"Good, good. Eat your fill first so you'll have the energy to work. Nephew Wen Zhong, you are the commander-in-chief here and the Grand Tutor of the Shang Dynasty. I'm sure you can prepare a little food soon!"

A laugh, like that of a celestial being from the Jie Sect, echoed through the military camp. Wen Zhong broke out in a cold sweat, feeling the celestial aura dissipate and a demonic wind envelop him, chilling him to the bone.

The generals behind him exchanged glances, all seeing horror in each other's eyes. For a moment, they were unsure whether these were immortals of the Jie Sect or terrifying demons.

"Esteemed Immortals."

Daji slowly walked out from the crowd, her cold gaze sweeping over the group of Jie Sect immortals before finally settling on Lingya Xian, Ma Yuan, and the others who were speaking.

"Humans are not food. If you immortals wish to have some food, our Great Shang Dynasty has plenty of chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and rare delicacies to offer you so that you may eat your fill."

"But if anyone dares to say that humans are food, then they are provoking humanity. Don't blame us for being ruthless. The sages of Fire Cloud Cave are all watching!"

Upon hearing this, Lingya Xian and the others' smiles froze slightly and vanished, replaced by cold stares at Daji.

If it were just a threat from a nine-tailed fox at the Taiyi Realm, they wouldn't take it seriously at all. If they were in a good mood, they would simply stuff it into their mouths and chew it slowly as if it were food.

But when Daji invoked the wisdom of the ancestors of Huoyun Cave, things were different.

Throughout the Nine Provinces, all of them were suppressed by the Nine Cauldrons Formation, and their strength was significantly affected.

Even if they were immortals of the Jie Sect, with profound cultivation and mysterious supernatural powers, far surpassing human beings of the same realm, they might not be a match for the sages in the Fire Cloud Cave under the suppression of this Nine Cauldrons Formation.

Moreover, after the human race became the protagonist of the world, they had three sub-saints and four quasi-saints in charge. Any one of them was a being that the human race could not handle.

Now that Daji has said this to them, although they are losing face, at least they still have a way to save face.

If we provoke the ancient sages of humanity, there will be no way to back down. They came to the Nine Provinces to suppress the immortals of the Chan Sect. If something like this happens, wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?

Originally, they thought that by doing this, they could give the human race a warning and also satisfy their appetites.

They are immortals from the Jie Sect, and they have come here to help the Shang Dynasty. I think the human race will give them some face. After all, the Shang Dynasty and Xiqi are at war. If the Shang people are unwilling to give up their people, then why not give up Xiqi prisoners?

Given the number of people in the Nine Provinces, and after such a long war between the two armies, a mere 100,000 units of food would be enough for the Great Shang Dynasty to provide.

Unexpectedly, Daji brought up the Fire Cloud Cave as soon as she arrived.

Although he was unhappy, after a moment of silence, he finally gave up the idea of ​​using humans as food and chose to use cattle and sheep instead.

It's not worth making enemies of the sages of Huoyun Cave for some food.

Besides, once they defeat the immortals of the Chan Sect, they will be meritorious officials. If they ask for some human food, how could the human race refuse?
From the perspective of humans and many other races, their idea might seem foolish.

But they don't think so; that's their true opinion, a difference in values.

They had no concept of clan, and for people like Lingya Xian, there was not even much of a concept of camaraderie among fellow disciples.

In their hearts, if seeking the truth is the first priority, then food is the second.

In their eyes, food is just food; there is only the concept of type, not the concept of tribe.

In their view, incurring karma through eating is a manifestation of the injustice of the natural order.

Perhaps, this is the truly wicked person...

After settling Lingya Xian and the others, Shen Gongbao arrived at a large mountain heavily guarded and fortified with defensive formations.

He took out many spiritual items from his sleeve and began to build an altar according to the method of the Seven Arrows of Nailhead. Finally, he took out the yellow talisman, pasted it on the forehead of the witch bone straw figure, activated it with his magic power, and began to worship the straw figure.

The straw doll given in December was not as good as Lu Ya's. Both were worshipped by chosen ones, but Lu Ya did not achieve the same effect as Zhao Gongming after seventy years of worship, and he collapsed and could not get up.

Shen Gongbao offered sacrifices for over two hundred years, yet Lu Ya still did not fall to the ground.

But the witch bone straw figure in December was even more concealed. More than two hundred years have passed, and Lu Ya has not noticed it at all, nor has he seen anything unusual about himself.

this day.

Outside the Xiqi military camp, smoke billowed and yellow sand swirled. On the ground, the armies of Da Shang and Xiqi faced each other, exuding a chilling aura.

In the sky, the immortals of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect stood far apart, their Yuqing Qi and Shangqing Qi intertwined and surrounded each other.

Jiang Ziya stood among the immortals of the Chan Sect, looking at the immortals of the Jie Sect in front of him, his brows slightly furrowed.

The number of Jiejiao immortals this time is greater than in previous instances, far exceeding the number of Chanjiao immortals.

Among them are powerful beings with great supernatural abilities, such as the Seven Immortals who serve as attendants, making them truly difficult to deal with.

Even if Ran Deng and the others have recovered from their injuries, they are still probably still quite different from these Jie Sect immortals.

Just then, he saw streaks of pure, celestial light flying from afar, accompanied by swirling auspicious clouds, and dozens of figures appeared before him.

They were disciples of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, including the Antarctic Immortal and Guang Chengzi, as well as the remaining immortals from Kunlun Mountain.

These Kunlun Mountain immortals who made their grand entrance last included many Great Luo Golden Immortals, representing a formidable fighting force.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ziya's face lit up with joy:

"With the help of my fellow disciples, we will surely be able to defeat the Jie Sect Immortal in this battle!"

The immortals of the Chan Sect nodded and looked at the group of immortals with different appearances in front of them.

Cihang Daoren opened his Dharma Eyes and saw that these immortals in front of him were shrouded in karmic power, almost tangible. He wondered how many living beings they had harmed to have such a state.

Among the many immortals of the Chan Sect, Cihang was considered to be among the more upright in character.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but snort coldly:
"It is precisely because of your immense karma that you have brought this calamity upon the Xuanmen. Today, it is your turn to perish!"

After saying this, Cihang Daoist, with auspicious clouds above his head and Daoist aura flowing around him, held the Four Seas Bottle in his hand and flashed into the Jie Sect Immortals.

His goal was clear: to relentlessly pursue the Seven Immortals who served him, as well as the Jie Sect immortals with the deepest karma, such as the One Qi Immortal Ma Yuan.

Seeing Cihang Daoren make a move, the other Chan Sect immortals naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch, and they all rushed into the formation, including Lu Ya Daoren.

All the immortals of the Chan Sect could see that this time, apart from the inner disciples and a few outer disciples, the Jie Sect had come out in full force.

If we can achieve a great victory in this battle and send more Jie Sect immortals to the list, with these Jie Sect immortals settling the karmic debts, then the Investiture of the Gods calamity will be more than halfway over.

If we could kill all the disciples of the Jie Sect with deep karmic burdens, such as the Seven Immortals and Ma Yuan, we could settle even more karmic debts.

At almost the same moment, the three True Men of the Chan Sect revealed their Dharma bodies.

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, has a face as blue as indigo, red hair and a red beard, and his whole body is adorned with auspicious five colors, protected by golden light.

Samantabhadra has a face like a purple date, a huge mouth with fangs, a red cloud covering his head, a golden body with countless auspicious lights, necklaces and pearls hanging all over his body, and lotus flowers supporting his feet rising from auspicious clouds.

Cihang has a face as white as powder, three heads and six arms, eyes with golden dragons, and lotus flowers growing in her ears.

After revealing his Dharma body, Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, held the Demon-Binding Rope and confronted Qiu Shou Xian.

Manjushri pointed at the wisp-headed immortal, and a fierce wind rose up all around, clouds filled the sky, and a dragon's roar rang out from his sleeve.

"hold head high--!"

A golden wooden stake flew out from Manjushri's sleeve, growing longer in the wind, and flew towards the center of Qiu Shou Xian's brow.

The golden wooden stake soared into the sky, with dragon shadows entwined around it. There were three golden rings on the stake: the upper ring locked the neck, the middle ring bound the waist, and the lower ring bound the legs.

Simply by unleashing this treasure, enemies can be locked to golden stakes, their magical power sealed, leaving them with nowhere to escape and at the mercy of others!
This was none other than Manjushri's signature spiritual treasure, which, like Taiyi Zhenren's Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure bestowed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!
Qiu Shou Xian was no ordinary person either, and he formed a formation with Ling Ya Xian, Ma Yuan and others, and was also assisted by many Jie Jiao immortals.

Even if Manjushri's cultivation was more profound, he could not have succeeded with a single blow, and Qiu Shou Xian narrowly dodged it.

However, what Qiu Shou Xian and the others did not know was that as the battle began, the calamity energy on the battlefield would become increasingly intense, which would have a particularly severe impact on people like them who were burdened with heavy karma.

At the beginning, Qiu Shou Xian used the enhancement of the formation and his own experience to manage to hold his own against Manjushri, even though he couldn't defeat him.

Gradually, as the calamity energy invaded his spiritual platform, Qiu Shou Xian's emotions became increasingly violent, his Dao heart was difficult to calm down, and he was filled with destructive desires, making it increasingly difficult for him to deal with Manjushri.

In addition, those who formed an alliance with him, such as Lingya Xian and Ma Yuan, were also people with heavy karma, and were also greatly affected.

After their spiritual platforms were invaded by the calamity energy, their care for Qiu Shou Xian gradually decreased, and even the formation they maintained became precarious.

This resulted in a further reduction in Qiu Shou Xian's combat strength.

Manjushri has less karma, so he is currently less affected.

Finally, Manjushri seized the opportunity and used the Dragon-Hiding Stake to trap the Thousand-Headed Immortal.

Immediately afterwards, the demon-binding rope in Manjushri's hand flew out like a golden dragon, binding the dragon-headed immortal tightly, sealing its magic power and intelligence, and transforming it into a majestic blue-maned lion.

Manjushri formed a lotus mudra with one hand and touched the forehead of the wiry-headed immortal with one finger, imprinting a mark on his true spirit and taking him as his mount.

As the saying goes, a defeated army collapses like a house of cards.

Shortly after Manjushri succeeded, on the other side, Cihang smashed the vase on Jin Guangxian's forehead, making his eyes gleam with golden light and rendering him motionless.

Puxian, wielding the Wu-Yue double hooks, broke two of Lingya Xian's tusks, knocking him down.

In the end, Jin Guangxian transformed into a golden-haired roarer, and Lingya Xian transformed into a white elephant. Both of them had their intelligence sealed by the two using secret methods and were taken as their mounts.

The other outer disciples of the Jie Sect, seeing their fellow disciples taken as mounts by the immortals of the Chan Sect, became even more enraged under the influence of the calamity, their minds becoming increasingly clouded. They all reverted to their original forms and engaged in a deadly battle with the immortals of the Chan Sect.

Previously, these Jie Sect immortals were relatively restrained, and unless absolutely necessary, there would be instances of a Da Luo fighting a Taiyi, or a Taiyi fighting a Jin Xian.

But now, they have almost lost their minds, with only killing and destruction in their eyes, so why would they care about these things?
The situation on the Chan Sect's side was equally dire. The effects of the calamity were becoming increasingly severe, their minds were becoming more and more blurred, and they felt an urge to kill everything in front of them.

Jiang Ziya, born at the right time, was not highly skilled, but he was blessed by good fortune and was the most composed among the immortals of the Chan Sect.

He realized that the great battle was about to enter a fierce stage, and no one could stop it. At least he himself could not change the course of the battle.

With his level of cultivation, if he were to stay here rashly, his life would be in danger.

After much deliberation, Jiang Ziya found Guang Chengzi, who was closest to him, and handed over the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to him, intending to withdraw from the battlefield.

But just a short while after he left, a figure suddenly appeared behind him and saw him off.

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