Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1795 Mu Guiying and Yang Zongbao

Ge Tianshi had white hair and a youthful face, with an air of otherworldly grace. Both his demeanor and bearing made him look like an old immortal. He was indeed old, but it depended on who he was compared to. Compared to Mu Guiying and the others, he was considerably older, but compared to Nezha, he was still a fine young man.

Nezha is not only older, but also has a sage teacher, so in terms of knowledge, he is far superior to him.

He said, "I have tried many methods over the past month or so, but I still cannot get rid of the pests. Does the Third Prince have a solution? If so, please teach me."

Nezha crushed the insect in his hand, his fingers covered in sticky blood and twisted shells, feeling uncomfortably slimy. He subconsciously glanced at Master Ge's Taoist robe, which seemed like a good tool for wiping his hands. Master Ge took a step back without making a sound.

Nezha could only cough once, spit out a mouthful of flame, wash his fingers in the flames, and then say, "Does the Great Celestial Master know of the ancient god Panhu?"

This Master Ge knew: "I heard that the great god Panhu was killed by the goddess Nuwa?"

Nezha nodded: "Exactly."

He pointed and grabbed another insect: "Grand Master, look at this insect. Can you see any signs of something that has been dormant for a long time and has then been revived?"

Master Ge shook his head, genuinely unable to discern the difference.

Nezha, channeling Conan's spirit, offered his deduction: "Panhu, known as 'King Pan' and 'King of Insects,' was killed by his master over a thousand years ago. Although Panhu left behind many contingency plans, he still couldn't withstand the power of the sage's sword. All his contingency plans failed, and his millions of years of arduous cultivation turned into flowing water. He died and his cultivation vanished."

The insects inside the Heavenly Pillar were likely a contingency plan he had laid long ago, which was not triggered when he perished.

However, in the last few centuries, it seems that some people have attempted to awaken Panhu's consciousness through biographies, stories, and novels, hoping to use the power of incense offerings. But the power of a sage is far beyond the comprehension of celestial and earthly immortals. Panhu did not resurrect, but the insects within the celestial pillars were awakened by the power of incense offerings. Having no source, the insects could only rely on instinct to frantically devour the pillars.

Master Ge listened as if he were listening to a book written in heaven. He couldn't quite understand this method. If it weren't for the great power of a sage suppressing it, how could Panhu be resurrected based on some novels and biographies?
He could hardly imagine that he would be brought back to life after he had closed his eyes and a bunch of people were chanting his name.

Nezha held the increasingly awkward Fire Dragon Spear in his right hand, while his left hand kept calculating with his fingers: "These strange insects that are sacrificed with the power of incense must have a core. With this core, the insects can grow continuously. Great Celestial Master, please follow me."

"it is good."

"Third Prince, Grand Celestial Master, may I, Old Zhu, ask for permission?" Old Zhu waved from the side.

Nezha waved his hand: "Hurry up and follow me."

"well!"

They followed the tunnel dug by the insects downhill.

Several times along the way, we encountered dead ends; places that insects could pass through, but people couldn't.

At this point, Old Zhu had to clear the way. He swung his nine-toothed rake, and all the stone walls inside the Heavenly Pillar, which had been eroded to the point of resembling tofu dregs, shattered. The three of them turned left and right, and finally arrived at a place that looked like an underground cave.

A twisted monster, over three zhang tall and resembling cooled sludge that had been kicked twice, lay sprawled on the ground. Countless insects around it fed the monster large amounts of what looked like bone fragments. The monster's body was covered with mouths of all sizes, which were frantically devouring everything in sight.

Old Zhu felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively shrank his neck. This thing had an evil aura about it. Luckily, it didn't appear on the Journey to the West, or he would have had nightmares.

Nezha said confidently, "This is the mother worm. If we get rid of this guy, we'll solve more than half of the worm infestation in the Heavenly Pillar!"

Without waiting for Ge Tianshi and Lao Zhu's reply, he charged forward like a fiery cloud. Outside the Heavenly Pillar.

Yang Zongbao and Mu Guiying were still fighting off the ashes, while the two thousand heavenly soldiers brought by Nezha and the five hundred heavenly soldiers who had come with Master Ge were fighting the insects inside the Heavenly Pillar.

They kill one batch of insects, and another batch will emerge from the Heavenly Pillar. Using magic to kill them is indeed fast, but the magic power of the heavenly soldiers and generals is limited, while the number of insects is almost infinite, so they simply cannot kill them all.

"what!"

Ouch, my ear!

"Retreat! Hurry, get out of here first!"

While Nezha was attacking the mother insect, the insect swarm completely erupted here. Countless insects crawled out of their nests from all directions and launched a frenzied attack on the enemy.

The heavenly soldiers and generals were suddenly faced with an enemy force more than ten times larger than before. Their formation was instantly broken, and wounded soldiers and even those who died in battle appeared one after another.

Yang Zongbao and Mu Guiying were both seasoned generals. Upon hearing of the commotion inside the Heavenly Pillar, they immediately put down their work, drew their weapons, and went to rescue the heavenly soldiers and generals.

Run? Where can they run in this godforsaken place? Saving everyone and sticking together is the only way for the couple to survive.

Mu Guiying raised a wooden stick high and shouted, "Soldiers! Rally to me!"

The wooden stick in her hand was made of Dragon-Subduing Wood. It was named that because more than a hundred years ago, Deng Chanyu's lineage was hostile to the Dragon Clan. Nezha's desire to ease tensions was a recent development.

The Dragon-Subduing Wood is a rare treasure, possessing the properties of detoxification and expelling poison. After it came into Mu Guiying's possession, it also gained the function of releasing and storing toxins.

She infused her magic power into the Dragon-Subduing Wood, and with wisps of green mist, the area within a ten-mile radius was shrouded in poisonous fog.

A large number of insects were poisoned to death, and the heavenly soldiers and generals also turned green and felt dizzy. However, their physical condition was ultimately stronger than that of the insects, and they could hold on for a while longer.

Mu Guiying quickly observed the surrounding terrain, took out a formation diagram, and with a flick of her wrist, immediately set up a large formation.

This is the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. When the eight gates are combined, they form the Heavenly Gate Formation. This formation was created by Deng Mouyu, who wishes to remain anonymous, before he became an immortal, when he was a celestial being in the mortal realm. (Chapter 44)
Deng Mouyu found the array too complicated and abandoned it. However, after becoming an immortal, he left the array diagram to the Deng family. After the world changed, the array diagram changed hands many times and eventually fell into the hands of Mu Guiying. It was with the help of this array diagram that she found Mount Li and eventually became a disciple of Nezha.

At this moment, Mu Guiying unfolded the formation diagram, and eight gates instantly rose up. The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation used to require eight thousand people to form the formation, but now they only had two thousand five hundred people, which was barely enough.

Mu Guiying continuously coordinated the efforts.

The numerous heavenly soldiers and generals were all elites, and most of them had participated in the practice of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation. They were not unfamiliar with the formation diagram. Considering Mu Guiying's status as the direct descendant of the saint, they decided to obey her orders.

The eight gates stabilized one after another, and above the eight gates, the shadow of the Heavenly Gate could be faintly seen.

Mu Guiying shouted, "Zongbao! Birth Gate, prepare for battle!"

(End of this chapter)