Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

In the following days, Xiqi reorganized its troops and attacked Sishui Pass several more times. Each time, Zhang Guifang led his troops out to engage in duels.

Xiqi had many fierce generals, but none of them were a match for Zhang Guifang. As soon as he used the "calling name to dismount" technique, they immediately fell off their horses and suffered a crushing defeat. In just a few days, Xiqi had lost five generals.

In the main tent of Xiqi, Ji Shuang's face was extremely ugly. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't lose his composure in front of all the generals, Ji Shuang would probably have already smashed things and vented his anger.

The other generals also looked rather grim. Their first battle since Xiqi's expedition had ended in a stalemate at Sishui Pass. How would the other lords view Xiqi? How would they view the Great Zhou? They were afraid they had lost both face and substance.

Just as Ji Shuang was feeling troubled, a trusted aide announced from outside the door: "Reporting to the Fifth Young Master, the Prime Minister has arrived!"

In the past, Ji Shuang would have definitely scolded his confidant, ordering him to address him by his official title in the army. What did it mean to call him Fifth Prince?
But Ji Shuang was already overwhelmed with problems and couldn't care less about these things. He immediately ordered his confidants to invite Jiang Ziya in.

Jiang Ziya then entered the main tent.

Upon seeing Jiang Ziya, Ji Shuang rose and bowed. He then organized his thoughts and a bitter expression appeared on his face: "Prime Minister, Zhang Guifang of the Great Shang Dynasty is incredibly powerful. Not only is his martial arts superb, but he also learned supernatural powers from a strange man in his youth. None of the generals under my command in Xiqi can match him. May I ask, Prime Minister, is there any way to break this deadlock?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya said calmly, "No matter how strong Zhang Guifang is, she is just a mortal. I have countless senior brothers and junior brothers on Kunlun Mountain, all of whom are accomplished immortals. Once we take action, we will be able to capture her with ease."

Ji Shuang's eyes lit up: "Prime Minister, are you perhaps going to the Chan Sect to seek help?"

Jiang Ziya nodded. His master had bestowed upon him the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds before he descended the mountain, a gesture that clearly indicated the Chan Sect was behind him.

Later, his senior brother Guang Chengzi personally went to Chaoge and ordered him to come to Xiqi, and even directly stated that the Mandate of Heaven was in Xiqi.

Jiang Ziya wasn't stupid. Combining the two, he understood his master's meaning. He was representing the Chan Sect to assist Xiqi. At this time, encountering an enemy they couldn't defeat, seeking help from Kunlun Mountain was the most correct choice.

Ji Shuang was thrilled to see that Jiang Ziya truly intended this. The Chan Sect was a great sect founded by sages! All its disciples had received the inheritance of sages. With a disciple of a sage taking action, dealing with Zhang Guifang would be a piece of cake.

"Then I'll trouble you, Prime Minister, to make the trip." After saying this, Ji Shuang respectfully bowed to Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Ziya nodded, transformed into a streak of light, and flew towards Kunlun Mountain.

Soon, Jiang Ziya returned to Kunlun Mountain. He did not go to pay his respects to Yuanshi Tianzun, but instead began to search for a target to seek help from.

Now, the direct disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun, Grand Master Lingbao and Venerable Puxian, have passed away, leaving only ten of the Twelve Golden Immortals: Guangchengzi, Chijingzi, Huanglong Zhenren, Julusun, Taiyi Zhenren, Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, Cihang Daoren, Daoxing Tianzun, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, and Qinglianzi.

Besides these ten, Yuanshi Tianzun also had two nominal disciples, Antarctic Immortal and Yun Zhongzi.

Although the Antarctic Immortal was a disciple in name only, he was the most trusted disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Lord, as can be seen from the fact that the White Crane Boy who served by the Primordial Heavenly Lord was also a disciple of the Antarctic Immortal.

Yun Zhongzi was even more special. It is said that Yun Zhongzi was very free in the Chan Sect. Even the saints rarely assigned him tasks. He was like a carefree immortal.

Jiang Ziya did not know why Yun Zhongzi was so special. He asked Guang Chengzi, but Guang Chengzi did not tell him the reason.

Besides this, the Chan Sect also has a vice leader, Randeng, but his cultivation level is really lacking. The five others, Antarctic Immortal, Yun Zhongzi, Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, and Qing Lianzi, have all reached the level of Quasi-Saints.

Despite being a senior disciple, the deputy leader, Randeng, was only at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and was surpassed by his disciple. Thus, his status within the Chan Sect was merely so-so.

In Jiang Ziya's mind, Guang Chengzi's status was much higher than that of Randeng.

Besides, no matter how powerful Zhang Guifang is, he is just a mortal. It is not up to his senior brothers to take action. In Jiang Ziya's view, his senior brothers are all great supernatural beings. As long as his three generations of nephews take action, they can easily capture Zhang Guifang, a mere mortal general.

After identifying his target, Jiang Ziya began searching in the Kunlun Mountains.

Soon after, three suitable candidates appeared.

These three men were all bare-chested, with broad shoulders and thick waists, wielding a demon-subduing pestle. They were extremely imposing and their cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

The other two were each dressed in a cloud-patterned Daoist robe, and their appearances were eight or nine parts similar. Their auras were much weaker than the first person's, but they still had the cultivation of a mid-stage Xuanxian.

These three were none other than Wei Hu, Han Dulong, and Xue Ehu, disciples of Daoxing Tianzun, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun.

The Twelve Golden Immortals all participated in the struggle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You for the throne, and were destined to suffer a calamity.

Dao Xing Tianzun always respected his teachers and valued the Dao. Yuan Shi Tianzun asked him to take on disciples to avoid a calamity, and Dao Xing Tianzun obediently accepted the order and took on three disciples.

"My three junior disciples!" Jiang Ziya called out from afar.

When Wei Hu, Han Dulong, and Xue Ehu heard someone calling them, they all turned around at the same time.

The three men were all surprised to see that it was Jiang Ziya who had summoned them.

After the three men bowed to Jiang Ziya, Wei Hu, as the eldest brother, stepped forward and asked, "Uncle-Master Ziya, we heard that you went down the mountain to assist the True Lord of Destiny by order of the Sage. Why do you have time to return to the mountain today?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya sighed and said, "My three junior disciples are unaware of the truth. I have encountered some troubles while assisting the True Lord after descending the mountain, and have come to Kunlun Mountain to ask for your assistance."

Upon hearing that their fellow disciples needed their help, Wei Hu and his two companions immediately became wary.

As third-generation disciples who had been granted access to the Jade Tablet of the Chan Sect, the three of them were naturally aware of the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

Even quasi-saints perish during great calamities, so they knew their own limitations. Therefore, the three of them spent this time quietly reciting the Yellow Court Classic in the Kunlun Mountains and never had any intention of going down the mountain.

But their master had told them that if Jiang Ziya ever needed help, they, his fellow disciples, would all do their part.

The three of them had specifically inquired and learned that this was an order from the Sage, requiring all members of the Chan Sect to assist Uncle Jiang. Therefore, they could not refuse directly and could only say to Jiang Ziya, "What trouble is it? Please tell us, Uncle Jiang?"

Jiang Ziya, unaware of the three men's thoughts, cleared his throat and said, "My three nephews, this time when I descended the mountain to assist Xiqi in attacking the Shang Dynasty, I encountered a mortal general at Sishui Pass named Zhang Guifang. He was skilled with a long spear and possessed supernatural powers, known as the 'Dismounting Technique'."

Jiang Ziya briefly explained the predicament the Xiqi army was facing to the three men. "Just dealing with mortal generals?" Wei Hu was taken aback, thinking it was something serious. How much effort could it possibly take to deal with mere mortal generals?
Han Dulong and Xue Ehu breathed a sigh of relief. Xue Ehu even took full responsibility, saying, "Uncle-Master, if it's just dealing with mortal martial generals, you two senior brothers aren't needed. I alone can easily handle it."

Of course, although Xue Ehu said that, in the end, Wei Hu and his two fellow disciples followed Jiang Ziya down the mountain and headed straight for Xiqi!
In a cave in the Kunlun Mountains, after witnessing Wei Hu and his two companions descend the mountain, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun said to Daoxing Tianzun beside him, "Senior brother, your disciple has now entered the tribulation."

Dao Xing Tianzun's expression was somewhat complicated upon hearing this. He knew that his master had asked him to take on disciples to ward off calamities, but he had also devoted considerable effort to teaching these three disciples, especially Wei Hu, who had passed on part of his mantle.

Now that the three of them have descended the mountain to face the tribulation, Dao Xing Tian Zun felt a pang of reluctance.

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun saw through Daoxing Tianzun's thoughts and smiled, saying, "If you are worried, Senior Brother, I will have Tianhua secretly protect them. Tianhua's cultivation has just broken through to Taiyi Jinxian, so he should have no problem dealing with mortal generals."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, junior brother."

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun nodded, then summoned Huang Tianhua, gave him a few instructions, and sent him down the mountain.

Meanwhile, in Sishui Pass, King Wucheng Huang Feihu, seeing that Xiqi had been quiet for the past few days, knew in his heart that they had most likely gone to seek reinforcements.

Huang Feihu immediately took out the jade talisman and told Grand Tutor Wen about the matter. Grand Tutor Wen immediately took the jade talisman and went to Dapeng's residence.

After being taught a lesson by Youqin Yueyue, Dapeng no longer dared to indulge in debauchery during the day. However, he really liked the soft bodies of human women, so he specially bought a large number of female slaves and trained them to be dancers. When he had nothing to do, he liked to watch the dancers dance for amusement.

When Grand Tutor Wen arrived, Da Peng was drinking and watching the dancers perform.

"Wen Zhong greets Uncle-Master Da Peng." Wen Zhong bowed and paid his respects to Da Peng.

Dapeng was Bai Jing's disciple, and in terms of seniority, he was indeed higher than Wen Zhong.

In court, Da Peng was usually quite respectful to Wen Zhong, but after court, Da Peng's attitude was not so respectful. He waved his hand and said, "Get up! Is there something you need from me?"

"Uncle-Master Dapeng, news has come from Huang Feihu that the Chan Sect may be about to make a move."

Dapeng was not surprised to hear this. He had received a message from his master a few days ago, informing him that a powerful figure would intervene in the Investiture of the Gods calamity and that he should cooperate with Wen Zhong. If Wen Zhong needed help, he could contact the disciples of the Holy Lotus Sect on his behalf.

"Wen Zhong, who do you want to help? My elder brother? Or Senior Brother Yu Ding?"

"No, no, no, how could Wen Zhong dare to trouble his two senior uncles?"

Kong Xuan and Yu Ding are respectively a peak-level Hunyuan Golden Immortal cultivator and a late-level Hunyuan Golden Immortal cultivator. In particular, Kong Xuan once single-handedly confronted the Sage Zhunti at the East Sea Eye. How could he dare to invite such a powerful being?

Wen Zhong initially wanted Da Peng to go, but after arriving at Da Peng's residence and seeing Da Peng enjoying himself, he swallowed his words.

"Then who do you want to send? Among my senior brothers and sisters, even the weakest one, Senior Sister Bixiao, is already in the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint."

"Ahem, Uncle-Master Dapeng, shouldn't the Holy Lotus Sect have third-generation disciples? How about having a third-generation disciple step forward?"

“Very well, then I will contact Senior Brother Yu Ding and ask him to send his disciple over!” After saying that, Da Peng produced a specially made jade talisman with a lifelike carving of a twelve-petaled lotus platform on it. This jade talisman was the communication talisman used exclusively by the disciples of the Holy Lotus Sect. It was personally crafted by Bai Jing and could only be destroyed by a saint. It could transmit messages at any time regardless of space.

Dapeng directly found the aura left by Yu Ding in the jade talisman, and then sent a message to Yu Ding, asking him to send his disciple Yang Jian to Sishui Pass.

The reason why Dapeng did not contact Kong Xuan and instead asked Kong Xuan to send Yuan Hong was twofold: firstly, Dapeng was quite afraid of his elder brother and it was better not to contact him if possible; secondly, Dapeng did not want Yuan Hong to enter the tribulation too early.

When Dapeng was first brought to Yingzhou Immortal Island, Kong Xuan had just accepted Yuan Hong as his disciple. The two cultivated together for a period of time and developed a very good relationship.

The Investiture of the Gods calamity was extremely dangerous. Although the master left all the disciples of the Holy Lotus Sect with means to protect their lives, who knew if some hidden powerful figure would take action in succession, causing Yuan Hong's demise.

Da Peng didn't want to see anything happen to his friend, and with that in mind, he let Yang Jian go first.

Inside the Golden Cloud Cave on Jade Spring Mountain, after receiving a telepathic message from Dapeng, Yu Ding turned to look at Yang Jian, who was practicing the Thirty-Six Divine Powers of the Heavenly Gang.

Yu Ding was extremely satisfied with his disciple, who possessed exceptional talent and was also very diligent.

Unfortunately, being in the midst of the Investiture of the Gods calamity, Yang Jian's cultivation would never break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm unless he survived the calamity; he would be stuck at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Fortunately, Yang Jian's "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique" is not subject to this constraint. Now, Yang Jian's "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique" has reached the fifth revolution, and his physical body has become that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. With the help of the many supernatural powers and techniques of the Holy Lotus Sect, as well as the 108 Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Divine Powers, all of which have been mastered, Yang Jian can fight evenly against Great Luo Golden Immortals who do not have any powerful magic weapons.

Even so, Yu Ding was still very worried about Yang Jian going down the mountain to face the calamity, and he even wanted to take his place.

However, Yu Ding also knew that his cultivation level was at the late stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal. If he made a move, it would inevitably affect the whole situation. At that time, the quasi-saints under the Chan Sect and the Western Sect, as well as those quasi-saints who wanted to compete for the Hongmeng Purple Qi, would all get involved, which would cause the situation to get out of control.

Thinking of this, Yu Ding took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He turned to Yang Jian and said, "Disciple, I just received a message from your Uncle Dapeng. Some cultivators from Xiqi are about to enter the fray. Go to Sishui Pass to help the Shang Dynasty!"

Yang Jian's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He had long wanted to go down the mountain to take a look, so he nodded in agreement without hesitation. After bidding farewell to Jade Cauldron Immortal, Yang Jian used the White Lotus Escape Technique and transformed into a white light, disappearing from Jade Spring Mountain.

After numerous improvements by Bai Jing and the disciples of the Holy Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Escape Technique can cover 108,000 li in a single leap, faster than the Golden Light Across the Earth and the Five Elements Great Escape among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Divine Powers.

Although Yang Jian set off after Jiang Ziya and the others, he arrived above Sishui Pass before Huang Tianhua.

Two days after Yang Jian arrived above Sishui Pass, he saw Jiang Ziya leading his senior brother Wei Hu and the third person to the Xiqi camp. Huang Tianhua, who was with them, ran into Yang Jian head-on.

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P.S.: The surgery has been cancelled, so I don't need to post this tonight.

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