Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

With this matter settled, the Heavenly Dao Lord Hongjun disappeared.

Tongtian also left.

Having received the benefits, Jin Ling had no intention of pursuing the matter further. She couldn't bring herself to turn on someone and kill them right after receiving the favor.

Jin Ling's benevolent corpse coldly glanced at the disciples of the Chan Sect and the Western Sect, and said, "I will spare you this time, but I will not hold back next time we meet."

After saying this, Jin Ling's benevolent corpse transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

Wu Yunxian didn't say much. He ordered the four surviving Heavenly Lords to dispel the great formation and then returned to Jiepai Pass.

The disciples of the Chan Sect and the Western Sect breathed a sigh of relief, especially the members of the Chan Sect, who felt as if they had survived a calamity.

In the Xiqi military tent, Jiang Ziya had already learned of the news from the front lines. He had finally managed to kill two of the Ten Heavenly Kings and break the Six Paths Formation, but then Wuyun Xian suddenly appeared and caused trouble, preventing him from killing the remaining Ten Heavenly Kings.

Later, the benevolent corpse of the Golden Spirit Mother almost wiped out all the powerful figures of the Chan Sect. If it weren't for the appearance of the Dao Ancestor, the Chan Sect's losses would have been even more severe.

"Alas! Why is our campaign against the Shang so unsuccessful?"

Hearing Jiang Ziya's sigh, Ji Shuang thought to himself, "What else could it be? It's obvious that the Chan Sect is not as strong as the Jie Sect! Fortunately, with the Western Sect joining in this time, the situation should be better in a two-on-one fight!"

However, before that, I must first discuss the issue of grain with the Prime Minister.

So Ji Shuang spoke up, saying, "Prime Minister, with winter approaching, our million-strong army is consuming astronomical amounts of food and drink every day. I'm afraid the army's food supplies may not be enough."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya frowned. In large-scale battles, supplies must come first. There are now a million soldiers on the front lines, and each soldier needs two to three soldiers to assist him. If the supplies are insufficient, the army will mutini in an instant, and the situation will be even worse.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ziya immediately said, "I will write a letter and ask the supervising officer to send it back to Xiqi. Right now, we can only ask Your Majesty to help us gather some food."

Ji Shuang agreed, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Two days later, in Xiqi, at the Zhou King's Palace, Ji Fa received a letter from Jiang Ziya. After reading the contents of the letter, he immediately summoned all his ministers for a meeting.

"My esteemed ministers, is there still grain in the granaries of Xiqi?"

"Your Majesty, the grain in my Xiqi granary is also running low, barely enough to sustain our own needs."

After a moment of silence, Ji Fa said, "Food is running low at the front. Do any of you ministers have a good plan?"

"Your Majesty, if all else fails, we can increase the taxes. Currently, every household has surplus grain. We should be able to ask the people to contribute some of their grain to support our campaign against Shang."

"Is there no other way?" Ji Fa clearly did not want to raise taxes on the people, so he asked.

The ministers looked at each other, and in the end, none of them offered any further suggestions.

"So be it! Let the common people suffer then! I'll bear the infamy myself!"

With Ji Fa's order, Xiqi's grain tax increased by 20%, and within a few days, Xiqi had gathered a large amount of military rations and transported them to the front lines.

While waiting for the food to arrive, the Xiqi forces did not launch any further attacks.

The Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect had all suffered serious injuries in the Ten Deadly Formations, and having just suffered a major defeat, they were too weak to do anything else. Therefore, they stayed in the main tent in Xiqi to recuperate.

The Western Sect disciples also tacitly refrained from ordering Jiang Ziya to send troops. Mainly because they were outsiders, and Maitreya did not want to take the initiative. If they did take the initiative now, the main attack would most likely fall on the Western Sect, which would be a hot potato. Let whoever wants to do it do it!

The disciples of the Sage's Great Teaching declined, and the army of Xiqi was also demoralized due to repeated defeats. They were listless during daily training. If this continued, they would be unable to break through Jiepai Pass, and the great cause of conquering Shang would be in danger.

Jiang Ziya was also helpless in this situation, and since the food had not yet arrived, there was nothing he could do at the moment.

Thus, the Shang Dynasty and Xiqi temporarily ceased hostilities.
A few days later, Randeng and Taiyi Zhenren received the sage's summons and hurriedly returned to Kunlun Mountain.

In the Jade Void Palace, the Grand Master Taiyi bowed respectfully: "Disciple greets Master."

Lighting the lamp was also a grand gesture.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable nodded calmly: "Get up, all of you."

After the two stood up, they noticed that Guang Chengzi was also in the Jade Void Palace.

"Master, you summoned me, Vice Sect Leader Randeng, and Junior Brother Taiyi here. Is there something you need to instruct us on?" Guang Chengzi asked first.

After pondering for a few breaths, Yuanshi Tianzun raised his deep eyes and looked towards the distant northern wilderness!

In the primordial northern lands, after the great calamity of the Lich King ended, the demon master Kunpeng led those demon saints who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and dared not sacrifice themselves to evolve the demon realm, to this place.

Over a long period of evolution, the northern wilderness has now become the stronghold of those cowardly demon races.

They have been recuperating in the north for many years and are now a force to be recuperated.

Although this group of demons are born from wet eggs and have fur and horns, they have the demon master Kunpeng and several quasi-saint demons who survived the great calamity of the Lich King.

If we can persuade them to lend a hand this time, it will be a great help and can assist Xiqi in its great cause of conquering the Shang Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Yuanshi Tianzun raised his finger and pointed to the northern part of the prehistoric world, saying, "Randeng, Guangchengzi, I intend to send you to the northern part of the prehistoric world to find the demon master Kunpeng and have him lead the demon race of the northern part of the prehistoric world to help us."

"The Demon Seeker Kunpeng?" Guang Chengzi looked puzzled. "Master, the demon race and our Chan Sect have never had any dealings. Why would you be willing to lend a helping hand?"

Ran Deng also looked puzzled, but he quickly figured out the key. Although the demons in the northern wilderness were mostly cowards who were afraid of death, it was precisely because of their cowardice that they did not perish in the Lich War or become nourishment for the demon realm.

Those who remained were the elite of the original demon race, their foundation was still intact, and their strength was still extremely strong.

These demons are indeed a great help.

The problem is, these demons betrayed even Dijun and Taiyi back then, so how can we trust them? And why would they help the Chan Sect?
If Randeng could think of these things, Yuanshi Tianzun naturally thought of them as well. He glanced at Guangchengzi with a calm expression, then waved his hand, and a golden decree fell into Guangchengzi's hand.

"This is the decree of the sage. When you arrive in the northern part of the prehistoric world, you can tell Kunpeng that as long as he leads the demon race of the northern prehistoric world to help Xiqi fight against Shang, the last of the Four Emperors will be his after the great calamity ends."

Guang Chengzi was immediately alarmed upon hearing this. He had always regarded the last of the Four Emperors positions as his own, and even if it wasn't his, it should have belonged to his senior brother, Nanji. Now, his master was going to give the last of the Four Emperors positions to Kunpeng? How could this be allowed!

You must know that this last position of the Four Emperors is related to a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi!

"Master."

"No need for further words, my mind is made up!" After saying this, Yuanshi Tianzun closed his eyes and said no more.

Left with no other choice, Guang Chengzi had to accept the Jade Void Saint's token and respectfully nodded, "Disciple understands."

Afterwards, Guang Chengzi and Randeng left Yuxu Palace and flew to the northern part of the prehistoric world.

Guang Chengzi remained silent throughout the journey, clearly dissatisfied with Yuanshi Tianzun's decision.

Seeing this, Ran Deng shook his head inwardly, thinking, "That fool Guang Chengzi, can't he see that Yuanshi Tianzun's actions were all for your sake? If you weren't so useless, falling one after another, Yuanshi Tianzun was afraid of losing his lineage, so why would he give such a precious opportunity to Kunpeng?"

In the northern part of the primordial wilderness, two streaks of light pierced the void and arrived at the demon race's stronghold.

The demon clan's stronghold is a valley that appears unremarkable at first glance, but is the most densely populated with demonic energy in the north.

Not long after the two landed, two wolf demons emerged from the valley.

Both wolf demons were at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. With even the gatekeepers possessing such cultivation, the usually arrogant Guang Chengzi began to value the demon race more.

The two wolf demons glanced warily at Guang Chengzi and Randeng. Seeing that they couldn't discern their cultivation levels, one of them slowly stepped forward and asked, "Who are you? What brings you to our demon clan?"

Guang Chengzi stood with his hands behind his back and said in a solemn tone, "I am Guang Chengzi, the chief disciple of the Jade Purity Saint. Today, I have come to pay my respects to the Demon Master Kunpeng on the orders of my master."

"A disciple of a sage?" The two wolf demons exchanged a glance and continued, "Do you have any proof?"

"The decree of the sage is here!" Guang Chengzi said, presenting the decree of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

The two wolf demons were immediately forced to their knees by the terrifying pressure.

After Guang Chengzi put away the decree, the wolf demons helped each other up from the ground. The wolf demon who had just asked the question quickly said, "The two immortals, the Kunpeng Ancestor, are not here. This place is where we ordinary demons gather. You two must have come to the wrong place."

Guang Chengzi frowned upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is it possible for you to contact Kunpeng?"

"Yes, but only Your Highness can."

"Your Highness? Among your demon race, perhaps only the Golden Crow deserves this title? Do you have Golden Crows here?" Guang Chengzi asked tentatively.

"I don't have one," the wolf demon said awkwardly.

"Then who is this prince?" Ran Deng asked curiously.

"Back when Yi shot down the sun, nine of my demon princes were killed. The Kunpeng Ancestor secretly collected some of the Golden Crow bloodline of those nine princes."

Later, the Kunpeng Ancestor injected the Golden Crow bloodline of the nine princes into an egg laid by a Great Luo Fire Crow, which gave birth to our prince.

The Kunpeng Ancestor said that he defied the world to preserve this strand of Golden Crow bloodline, refusing to transform into a star in the demon realm. Following in his footsteps is also leaving a way out for the demon race.

After hearing the wolf demon's words, Guang Chengzi looked disdainful, and Randeng's expression was also a bit strange. These demons really know how to flatter themselves!

They even managed to create a fake Golden Crow.

Normally, Randeng would probably have been unable to resist making a few sarcastic remarks, but now that their Chan Sect was trying to win over the demon race, they certainly couldn't utter any sarcastic words.

Then Ran Deng smiled and said, "Then please inform your prince!"

"Alright, please wait a moment, esteemed immortals, while we go in to inform them."

After speaking of the wolf demon, he stepped into the valley.

Before long, the wolf demon and a tiger demon with the cultivation of a peak Daluo Golden Immortal emerged together. The tiger demon looked Guang Chengzi and Randeng up and down, then made a gesture of invitation: "You two immortals, His Highness invites you to come with us."

"Alright." Guang Chengzi responded and followed Hu Yaoyao into the valley with Randeng. Before long, the terrain opened up, and a magnificent golden palace rose from the ground, with the three words "Demon Emperor Palace" written on it.

"A fake Golden Crow dares to use the Demon Emperor as the name of its palace? When did Donghuang Taiyi's temper become so good?" Randeng thought to himself.

In fact, it wasn't that Donghuang Taiyi's temper had improved, but rather that he was completely unaware of the matter.

It is not easy to deduce the primordial world within the demon realm. In addition, Donghuang Taiyi deliberately avoided these demon races in the primordial world, which is why he did not discover it.

For Donghuang Taiyi, the demon race in the prehistoric world was once his comrade-in-arms, but at the last moment they betrayed the demon race and chose to live a life of ignominy.

Donghuang Taiyi considered eliminating these guys countless times, but in the end he chose to give up because, to Donghuang Taiyi, they were all his partners.

In the end, Donghuang Taiyi decided to ignore these demons and not pay attention to anything they did.

Therefore, Donghuang Taiyi was completely unaware that Kunpeng had created a fake Golden Crow and built this fake Demon Emperor Palace.

Meanwhile, Guang Chengzi and Randeng had already entered the Demon Emperor's palace and met the so-called prince.

To their surprise, there were five Quasi-Saints in the Demon Emperor's Palace. The strongest among them was the fake Golden Crow, who had already reached the late Quasi-Saint stage. Guang Chengzi and Randeng recognized three of the remaining four.

The two of them were witnesses to the Lich War and had seen many powerful figures of the demon race. Three of these four quasi-saints were the Great Luo cultivators of the demon race back then. What surprised them even more was this fake Golden Crow.

Guang Chengzi originally thought that the Golden Crow bloodline in this fake Golden Crow should be extremely thin.

But now it seems that he is more like the offspring of the Golden Crow and the Fire Crow, with more than 40% to nearly 50% Golden Crow bloodline in his body.

The Golden Crow can be considered the most powerful divine beast in the primordial world. It is not surprising that someone with more than 40% Golden Crow bloodline could cultivate to the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

But this should be the limit for this hybrid golden crow. Unless it can obtain more golden crow bloodline, it will never be able to break through to the peak of quasi-saint in its lifetime.

Regardless, this hybrid golden crow was considered a top-tier powerhouse in the prehistoric world, belonging to the strongest group of cultivators below the level of saints.

With its Golden Crow Transformation into a Rainbow Technique and the True Fire of the Sun, this hybrid Golden Crow can even put up a fight against a cultivator at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level.

Of course, the final result will most likely be that he loses, but he should be able to remain undefeated for a short period of time. If he changes his target to hold off a cultivator at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, then there will be no problem at all.

When Guang Chengzi saw that the demon race in the northern wilderness still had such a powerful cultivator, he no longer felt so resentful about handing over the Primordial Purple Qi to Kunpeng.

If we could form an alliance with the demon race in the northern wilderness, it would be equivalent to inviting a half-quasi-saint peak cultivator and four ordinary quasi-saints. This would definitely be a great help.

(End of this chapter)