Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

At Jiepai Pass, with the defeat of Kundao, the Xiqi army was leaderless. Huang Feihu only sent cavalry to charge, but the Xiqi army was scattered and suffered heavy losses.

"What! Even a Quasi-Saint has been defeated?" Upon hearing this news, Jiang Ziya was struck dumb.

In Jiang Ziya's view, a Quasi-Saint was already an extremely powerful cultivator. Looking at the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, there were only five Quasi-Saint cultivators, and even the Vice Sect Leader, Randeng, only had the cultivation of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal.

When a quasi-saint takes action, the force should be unstoppable, and Jiepai Pass should collapse like a clay chicken or a tile dog.

But now, even the Quasi-Saints have been defeated, and they even had to self-destruct their evil corpses to escape with their lives. How can these mortals possibly conquer Jiepai Pass?
Jiang Ziya felt a wave of despair. After much hesitation, he decided to go to Xiqi again, this time to see his teacher and ask for help.

After settling the soldiers, Jiang Ziya climbed the clouds all the way to Kunlun Mountain. This time, Jiang Ziya went directly to the Jade Void Palace to request an audience with Yuanshi.

"Disciple Jiang Ziya greets Master."

"Come in." A detached voice rang out from within the Jade Void Palace, and then the palace gates slowly opened to both sides.

Jiang Ziya entered the Jade Void Palace and respectfully bowed to Yuanshi: "Disciple Jiang Ziya greets Master."

Yuanshi raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Jiang Ziya. Seeing that his cultivation level had not improved since he left the mountain, his expression darkened and a hint of displeasure flashed through his heart.

Jiang Ziya was a cripple with extremely poor aptitude, beyond any cure. Yet, this seemingly useless person was an indispensable figure in presiding over the Investiture of the Gods, which is truly hard to understand.

Yuan Shi's thoughts flashed by, but his expression remained unchanged. He went straight to the point: "Zi Ya, why aren't you in Xiqi assisting the True Lord? What are you doing on Kunlun Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya kowtowed and said, "Teacher, it's not that I haven't worked hard, it's just that the Shang Dynasty is too strong. Since the rebellion in Xiqi, I have been working diligently to try to conquer Chaoge as soon as possible."

However, the army of Xiqi was ultimately trapped at Jiepai Pass. The Shang dynasty had the assistance of Yang Jian, a third-generation disciple of the Holy Lotus Sect, and recently, disciples of the Jie Sect had also descended the mountain. Their magical power was formidable, and their methods extraordinary; I was no match for them. Even the female Daoist who had previously helped me was forced to self-destruct her evil corpse. Having no other choice, I went up the mountain to ask my master for help.”

Yuanshi Tianzun was naturally aware of these matters, but knowing them was one thing; without Jiang Ziya's request for help, Yuanshi Tianzun would not have been able to directly send his disciples down the mountain.

Then, Yuanshi Tianzun took action and rang the golden bell. On Kunlun Mountain, more than a dozen streams of light rose and flew towards the direction of Yuxu Palace.

Soon, the Golden Immortals of Kunlun arrived at the Jade Void Palace.

In the Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi Tianzun's face was gloomy. He relayed Jiang Ziya's words to the Golden Immortals and then asked, "Who is willing to go down the mountain with Ziya to assist the True Lord of Destiny?"

The Golden Immortals of Kunlun fell silent. The great calamity was extremely dangerous, and four Golden Immortals—Grand Master Lingbao, Venerable Puxian, Daoxing Tianzun, and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun—had already perished.

In this great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, the slightest mistake could lead to death and the annihilation of one's cultivation. Who would be willing to descend the mountain?

In the somber atmosphere of Jade Void Palace, Master Taiyi stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Reporting to Master, this disciple wishes to descend the mountain with Junior Brother Ziya."

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi's eyes lit up. He nodded slightly, then glanced at the Golden Immortals. Seeing that no one else would step forward, he called out by name, "Randeng, Julusun, Cihang, and Wenshu, the four of you will go down the mountain with Taiyi."

Although the four were unwilling, the emperor's decree had been issued, and they dared not disobey. They stepped forward and nodded in agreement.

"With the help of my uncle and fellow disciples, we will surely be able to break through the Boundary Gate Pass." As he spoke, a smile finally appeared on Jiang Ziya's face.

Jiang Ziya then descended the mountain with Randeng and the Four Golden Immortals, heading straight for Jiepai Pass.

When Huang Feihu saw that Xiqi had suddenly quieted down, he knew that Xiqi must have gone to call for reinforcements again.

Huang Feihu had intended to take this opportunity to drive the Xiqi army back to Sishui Pass in one fell swoop, but Wuyunxian stopped him.

Because Wu Yunxian planned to have the Ten Heavenly Lords set up the Ten Deadly Formations in front of Jiepai Pass.

Among the various array formation traditions of the Jie Sect, the Ten Deadly Formations are considered to be of a superior level. This formation is incredibly powerful. If the Ten Heavenly Lords were to set up the Ten Deadly Formations together, even a cultivator at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal would be instantly stained with blood and die.

A quasi-saint might be able to barely hold out for a while with his powerful cultivation, but in the long run, he would still perish.

At this moment, in front of Jiepai Pass, the remaining eight members of the Ten Heavenly Kings had already set up the Ten Deadly Formations and were practicing them!

Among these ten Heavenly Lords, Qin Wan and the Golden Light Holy Mother are the strongest in cultivation because they participated in purifying the Blood Sea and gained a massive amount of merit.

They had already escaped their tribulations through this merit and obtained divine positions in the Heavenly Court. Therefore, the two of them only left behind an array plate and an external avatar. The task of presiding over the Ten Deadly Arrays fell to Zhao Jiang.

Zhao Jiang held the array plate of the Heavenly Annihilation Array and set up the Heavenly Annihilation Array and the Earth-Splitting Array at the center of the Ten Annihilation Arrays, serving as the central protective array.

The remaining eight people surrounded Qin Wan and Zhao Jiang, setting up various formations such as the Wind Howling Formation, the Frost Formation, the Golden Light Formation, and the Blood Transformation Formation.

Once the Ten Deadly Formations are activated, heavenly punishment and killing intent arise, stars shift and constellations change, earth unleashes killing intent, and dragons and snakes rise from the land. Frost and flames, golden light and red sand, blood and souls fall, red water and howling winds evolve into supreme killing intent, with extremely strong power. Even Wu Yunxian felt fear upon seeing it.

Yang Jian, who was above Jiepai Pass, couldn't help but frown. He had a third eye that allowed him to see things that ordinary people couldn't.

After activating his Heavenly Eye, he observed the Ten Deadly Formations for a while and felt that although the Ten Deadly Formations were powerful, their flaws were obvious.

The core of these Ten Deadly Formations are the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Earthly Rift Formation. These two formations gather the malevolent energy of heaven and earth. As time goes by, the malevolent energy becomes more and more intense, and the power of the Ten Deadly Formations becomes stronger.

Once a cultivator perishes within the Ten Deadly Formations, the formation's malevolent energy immediately diminishes, and its power also drops significantly.

If Bai Jing were here and heard Yang Jian's analysis, he would definitely praise him highly, because according to the original trajectory of the Investiture of the Gods, Qin Wan and the other ten people were invited down the mountain by Wen Zhong to help the Shang Dynasty.

The Ten Heavenly Lords descended the mountain and set up the Ten Deadly Formations, injuring several Golden Immortals. Later, it was Daoist Ran Deng who suggested that the disciples of the Golden Immortals enter the tribulation.

As cannon fodder such as Deng Hua, Han Dulong, and Xue Ehu fell one after another, the evil energy of the Ten Deadly Formations dissipated, and the Ten Deadly Formations were broken very easily.

The Ten Deadly Formations had never been used in battle, and no one had perished within them. The baleful aura only intensified over time, so naturally, this flaw could not be detected.

However, in actual combat, if someone were to discover their patterns and find their weaknesses, the Ten Heavenly Kings might face mortal danger.

Yang Jian hesitated for a moment, but still chose to tell Wu Yunxian about this matter: "Senior, the Ten Deadly Formations are indeed powerful because they gather endless calamity energy. However, once someone perishes in the formation, the calamity energy dissipates, and the power of the Ten Deadly Formations is reduced to less than one-tenth. If they were to fight against others, how could these eight seniors still be alive?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunxian looked puzzled: "Young friend Yang, the Ten Deadly Formations can gather the evil energy of heaven and earth. If someone perishes in the formation, shouldn't the evil energy be further enhanced?"

"Senior, in my opinion, the reason why the Ten Deadly Formations are so powerful is because they gather the evil energy of heaven and earth. If we have to say, the principle of the Ten Deadly Formations is actually somewhat similar to the principle of the Great Tribulation."

The Great Calamity occurs because there has been too much killing and conflict in the world, and countless negative energies have accumulated over the years, eventually erupting into a Great Calamity. After the eruption, the cause and effect are settled, the Great Calamity dissipates, and the world is restored to clarity.

Like the Great Calamity, no one perishes within the Ten Deadly Formations, and the malevolent energy has no outlet to escape; it only grows stronger over time.

However, once someone falls within the formation, the malevolent energy has an outlet and will quickly dissipate, naturally greatly reducing the power of the Ten Deadly Formations.

With just a few words, Yang Jian precisely analyzed the connection between the Ten Deadly Formations and the Great Calamity. After listening, Wu Yunxian suddenly understood, and a sense of awe for the younger generation rose in his heart.

Then Wu Yunxian summoned Zhao Jiang and the others and told them what Yang Jian had said.

Zhao Jiang and his companions never expected that the Ten Absolute Formations, which they had cultivated for countless years, would have such a flaw. If they had not known this defect, how dangerous would it have been to rashly engage in combat with others?
"Thank you for speaking up for me, young friend Yang!" Zhao Jiang bowed to Yang Jian on behalf of the brothers.

"Senior, you are too kind. We are both here to help the Great Shang Dynasty, and we should help each other out."

"Since you, young friend Yang, have seen the flaw in our Brothers' Ten Deadly Formations, do you have a solution?" Zhao Jiang asked.

"Senior, you overestimate me. How many years has Yang Jian cultivated? His knowledge is far inferior to that of you seniors. How could he possibly have any solution?"

After hearing Yang Jian's words, Zhao Jiang and the others were not surprised. Zhao Jiang then asked, just as Yang Jian said, how long had he been cultivating? In terms of knowledge, he was definitely not as good as them.

Among them, Wu Yunxian had the longest cultivation period.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Yunxian said, "If we're talking about how to utilize the malevolent energy between heaven and earth, the Wu Clan should be the most authoritative."

During the great calamity of the Lich Kingdom in the past, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation of the Lich Kingdom gathered the endless evil energy between heaven and earth to condense the phantom of Pangu.

During the battle for the Human Emperor, Chi You also used the array flags of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation to gather the endless demonic energy on the battlefield, greatly increasing his cultivation and breaking through to the peak of Quasi-Saint, almost turning the tide of defeat.

"Does Senior Brother mean we should go to the underworld to find the Witch Clan?"

Wu Yunxian nodded.

"Why would the Witch Clan help us?"

“Our Jie Sect has a fairly good relationship with the Wu Clan. If you feel embarrassed to ask, Junior Brother, I can go to the border on your behalf.”

After hearing Wu Yunxian's words, Zhao Jiang and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. In the end, Zhao Jiang made the decision. He cupped his hands to Wu Yunxian and said, "Then we will trouble you, Senior Brother."

Wu Yunxian nodded, then tore through space and arrived at the entrance to the underworld.

Before Wu Yunxian even entered the territory, she was stopped by a black and white, adorable-looking ferocious beast.

"Halt! Are you Wu Yunxian?"

"It's me. I don't know who you are."

"I am Wu Bao, a pageboy under the command of Lady Pingxin. I am here to give you this item on Lady Pingxin's orders." After saying this, Wu Bao threw a stone box to Wu Yunxian.

As soon as Wu Yunxian got his hands on the stone box, he felt that it was unusually heavy. He almost lost his grip and dropped the stone box to the ground.

"May I ask what is inside this stone box, fellow Daoist?"

"The blood-fiend energy of the Blood Sea can replenish the fiend energy of your Ten Deadly Formations."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunxian's eyes lit up. After putting away the stone box, he bowed in the direction of the land boundary and said, "Thank you, Lady Pingxin."

Seeing this, Wu Bao said impatiently, "Why are you making such a fuss? Once you have the stone box, hurry up and leave. Don't delay my meal."

Wu Yunxian smiled awkwardly and said, "This humble Taoist will take his leave now. Oh, by the way, I have two ginseng fruits and two 9000-year-old peaches here, which I will give to you, fellow Taoist."

After speaking, Wuyunxian took out the ginseng fruit and peaches and respectfully presented them.

Wu Bao's impatient eyes immediately cleared up: "Fellow Daoist, you're too kind. Since you've already come all this way, why bring anything else?"

While they were talking, Wu Bao had already put away the ginseng fruit and the peaches of immortality. Then, Wu Bao patiently explained to Wu Yunxian how to use the blood-fiend energy in the stone box.

Meanwhile, at the Xiqi camp outside Jiepai Pass.

Jiang Ziya, along with Randeng, Taiyi, Julusun, Cihang, and Wenshu, arrived at the Xiqi camp.

Ji Shuang was thrilled to see that Jiang Ziya had brought back so many powerful figures. With the help of these Chan Sect experts, how could they not conquer Jiepai Pass?

However, Jiang Ziya was soon proven wrong, because as soon as he went out to challenge them, he discovered that ten large formations had been set up in front of Jiepai Pass at some unknown time.

These ten great formations echoed each other and were interconnected. Randeng immediately saw the terrifying nature of these ten great formations. With his current cultivation level, if he entered these formations, he would perish in no time.

Taiyi and the others may not have been as discerning as Randeng, but they were all Great Luo cultivators with extremely keen spiritual senses, so they naturally noticed the terrifying nature of the Ten Deadly Formations.

The group looked at each other, none daring to be the first to enter the formation and test the waters.

"Boom!" Just as the members of the Chan Sect hesitated, a loud noise suddenly came from behind Jiepai Pass.

Then came the roars of ferocious beasts.

Inside Jiepai Pass, a large group of ferocious beasts appeared for some unknown reason.

"Report! Marshal, scouts report that a large number of ferocious beasts have appeared outside Jiepai Pass. They are wreaking havoc on our Great Shang land, causing countless deaths and injuries to our people. We request that the Marshal send troops to suppress them!"

Huang Feihu's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and Yang Jian also frowned deeply. The appearance of these ferocious beasts was far too strange.

Yang Jian then leaped into the air, activated his Heavenly Eye, and scanned the ferocious beasts in the city.

These ferocious beasts had different auras, but the strongest of them was only at the early stage of Taiyi. However, they seemed to be irrational and only knew how to destroy things wantonly.

"Marshal, I will first clear out the ferocious beasts in the city before heading outside. Marshal, you can focus on dealing with the Xiqi army." After saying this, Yang Jian charged directly towards the ferocious beasts in the city.

At Sanshan Pass, Kong Xuan also noticed these ferocious beasts. After hesitating for a moment, he sent a message to Yuan Hong, asking him to go down the mountain and clear out the beasts.

Then Kong Xuan sent a message to the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, asking them to send Nezha out as well.

At this point, all three generations of disciples of the Holy Lotus Sect had descended the mountain.

(End of this chapter)