The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 176 The Gathering of Saints to Slay Immortals

Upon learning of Wen Zhong's defeat and death in Xiqi, King Zhou of Chaoge was greatly alarmed.

After all, Wen Zhong was the pillar of the Yin Shang dynasty and Yin Shou's greatest reliance.

Now that Wen Zhongdu has died in battle in Xiqi, who else can fight for him in Xiqi and protect the Shang dynasty?

King Zhou, disregarding his own pleasures, summoned his ministers to discuss how to deal with Xiqi.

Someone recommended Deng Jiugong, the general of Sanshan Pass, who had repeatedly repelled the attacks of Marquis E Shun of the South and whose fame had spread far and wide. King Zhou then issued an edict ordering him to lead the expedition against Xiqi.
Unexpectedly, Deng Jiugong and his daughter, who had repeatedly defeated E Shun's army at Sanshan Pass, suffered repeated setbacks when they arrived in Xiqi.

Although Shen Gongbao persuaded Tu Xingsun, a disciple of Ju Liusun, to come and help, his little tricks of earth-walking were no match for Jiang Ziya, who, with Shi Mo's guidance, could temporarily borrow the power of the earth vein array.

Tu Xingsun wanted to use the Immortal Binding Rope to capture Jiang Ziya, but Jiang Ziya was protected by the Southern Flame Banner, so the Immortal Binding Rope could not get close to him.

Huang Tianhua seized the opportunity and used the Heart-Piercing Nail to kill Tu Xingsun.

Without the help of Tu Xingsun, Deng Jiugong and his daughter were ultimately defeated and captured. At Huang Feihu's urging, they surrendered to Xiqi.

Next, King Zhou sent Marquis Su Hu of Jizhou to attack Xiqi. Unexpectedly, as soon as Su Hu and his son arrived in Xiqi, they made contact with Jiang Ziya and betrayed Yin Hong, who had been persuaded by Shen Gongbao to come and help.

Afterwards, Zhang Shan and Li Jin attacked Xiqi, and Yin Jiao, Lü Yue, Luo Xuan and others came out of the mountains to help. After a series of battles, they poisoned and set fire to Xiqi City. After all the trouble, Jiang Ziya and Nüwa, Princess Longji and others who came to help resolved the situation.

As for people like Hong Jin, they get worse and worse as the series progresses, they're practically just there to make up the numbers.

Finally, the time came. After Jiang Ziya was formally appointed general at the Golden Terrace, he began to lead the Xiqi army in a swearing-in ceremony to attack King Zhou.

Unexpectedly, the army encountered a tough opponent as soon as they arrived at Jinji Ridge.

Kong Xuan displayed his might at Jinji Ridge, capturing almost all the generals of the Western Zhou Dynasty, including Ran Deng, who nearly fell. This eventually drew the attention of the Western Daoist Zhunti, who unexpectedly revealed Kong Xuan's astonishing combat prowess.

On Golden Rooster Ridge, dazzling five-colored light evolved into a world-like realm. Kong Xuan himself and his Five Elements incarnations joined forces to wage a great battle against Daoist Zhunti that shook the entire prehistoric world.

What was even more unexpected was that Kong Xuan broke through during the battle, slaying the evil corpse in one fell swoop. With the help of the power of the Five-Colored Divine Light Realm, he managed to make even Zhunti Daoist unable to do anything to him.

In the end, Kong Xuan left gracefully, while the humiliated Zhunti Daoist could only return to the West helplessly.

Without Kong Xuan's obstruction, Jiang Ziya led the Western Zhou army and easily reached the foot of Sishui Pass.

Afterwards, Jiang Ziya divided his troops to attack the three passes without much trouble. With the assistance of Princess Longji and the timely arrival of the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit and Huang Tianxiang, they successively captured Jiameng Pass and Qinglong Pass.

At Sishui Pass, although Yu Yuan and his apprentice Yu Hua caused Jiang Ziya some trouble, they were eventually resolved.

The army captured Sishui Pass, and ahead lay Jiepai Pass. However, outside Jiepai Pass stood the Zhuxian Sword Formation set up by the Tongtian Sect Leader, which provided an obstacle.
At the summit of Babao Peak on Jiuding Iron Fork Mountain, beneath the Mother Peach Tree, Shi Mo was giving a sermon. Below him sat Duobao, Fairy Ice Lotus, Kong Xuan, Fengdu, Zhenwu, as well as Liu Er (who had recovered his cultivation with the help of the Star Fruit), Panwang Ancestor, Bai Qingqing, and other disciples.

"Alright, that concludes this lecture. Ziya's army is blocked at Jiepai Pass by the Zhuxian Sword Formation. You all go down the mountain first, and I will follow shortly," Shi Mo suddenly stopped and said to his disciples.

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up and respectfully responded before getting up and leaving.

Not long after they left, Zhen Yuanzi arrived at Jiuding Iron Fork Mountain.

“Thank you for your trouble, Brother Zhenyuan. However, this time when we go to meet the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, we may not need Brother Zhenyuan to take action. Someone will take the initiative to do it for us,” Shi Mo said meaningfully as he stood up and looked at Zhenyuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi frowned upon hearing this: "You mean, the Western Guide will also come to help break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation this time?"

"The power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is too great, like a sword hanging over the heads of saints. Apart from the Goddess Nuwa, who possesses great merit and is blessed by the fortune of the human race, who can be fearless? " Shi Mo said:
"If you were Jieyin, would you allow the four swords that set up the Zhuxian Sword Formation to fall into the hands of Laozi, Yuanshi, or me, giving the Zhuxian Sword Formation a chance to reappear?"

"It seems that what they are truly afraid of is the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and they are trying to force Tongtian to use it!" Zhen Yuanzi said thoughtfully.

"Could it be that Tongtian is unaware of their purpose? Or is he truly that confident in the Zhuxian Sword Formation?" Zhen Yuanzi frowned and asked repeatedly.

Shi Mo said noncommittally, "None of that matters anymore. Since he has set up the formation, he is determined to compete."

As the two were talking, a powerful aura of a saint descended, and it was Shi Mo's evil corpse incarnation, the Blood Lotus Daoist, who arrived.

Outside Jiepai Pass, when Shi Mo and Zhen Yuanzi arrived at the reed hut not far from the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Yuanshi and Laozi had already arrived.

"Welcome, Master (Grandmaster)!" Jiang Ziya and his disciples and grand-disciples, including Duobao, came forward to greet him: "Welcome, Uncle-Master Zhenyuan (Grandmaster)!" "Hehe, Junior Brother Shi Mo, you're not in a hurry at all!" Yuanshi laughed when he saw Shi Mo arriving late.

However, Shi Mo's next words caused the smile on his face to falter slightly: "Senior Brother Yuanshi is quite impatient!"

“Junior Brother Shi Mo, for the sake of Ziya’s great cause of conferring gods, we have no choice but to make this difficult journey,” Laozi said from the side.

"We're not the ones who've had the hardship; the ones who have truly suffered are those who have come from afar in the West." As Shi Mo spoke, he turned to look into the distance, where a patch of auspicious clouds and golden light appeared on the horizon. The Sage of Reception and the Daoist Zhunti flew in, each riding on a golden lotus and a white lotus, respectively.

Shi Mo, Laozi, and Yuanshi also led a group of disciples down from the reed hut to greet them.
"Senior Brother Jieyin, the competition of our Eastern Xuanmen has troubled you two," Shi Mo said politely with a smile on his face.

"My arrival with Zhun is due to fate, and we have no choice but to come. We are also guests who are destined to meet you," Jieyin said with a smile.

"Will there be a destined guest?" Shi Mo thought to himself, thinking to himself, "They've already tried to steal my disciple. There are quite a few people in this prehistoric world who are destined to be with you from the West!"

On the surface, they were there to help, so Shi Mo couldn't say much and had to politely invite Jieyin and Zhunti to sit down in the reed shed.

On the reed shed, after exchanging pleasantries, Shi Mo and the other five sages got down to business and began discussing how to break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

“Now that we’re here, let’s break the formation as soon as possible! This mortal world is not a place for us to stay for long,” Yuanshi said.

"The Four Sages are enough to break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation," Laozi said, glancing at Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi laughed and said, "Since you fellow Daoists are here, I won't hold you back. I'm just here to accompany Shi Mo and join in the fun."

"In that case, let me, Yuanshi, Junior Brother Shimo, and Junior Brother Jieyin break the formation!" Laozi said, then looked at Shimo: "Junior Brother Shimo, what do you think?"

“Alright, it is ultimately my fault for troubling you three senior brothers,” Shi Mo said with a noncommittal smile.

"To break the Zhuxian Sword Formation, we need to arrange for someone to retrieve the four Zhuxian swords while we are busy engaging Junior Brother Tongtian." Laozi said, then tentatively asked, "Has Junior Brother Shi Mo decided on the person to retrieve the swords?"

The person who took the swords was just someone who had already agreed on how to divide the four swords of Zhuxian.

Shi Mo, who was secretly amused, casually smiled and said, "The person who takes the sword must have a high enough cultivation level to be safe. So, it will be Xuan Du from Senior Brother's sect, Nanji from Senior Brother Yuanshi's sect, and Binglian from my sect."

"And let Zhunti take the four immortal swords from the Four Directions Sword Sect!" Shi Mo said, looking at Zhunti, who was almost unable to resist speaking up.

Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin had no objections, so after some preparations, the saints led them to the outside of the Zhuxian Sword Formation the next day.

A distorted red light appeared, and although the sharp and terrifying aura of destruction was bound within the formation, it still caused the surrounding space to tremble. The aura of the entire formation made even a quasi-saint powerhouse tremble.

Upon learning that Shi Mo and the others were coming to break the formation, the Tongtian Sect Leader led a group of Jie Sect disciples to welcome them.

“Junior Brother Shi Mo, you should know why I set up this Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. It wasn’t for you,” Tongtian Sect Leader said to Shi Mo first.

Shi Mo nodded in return, saying, "Please forgive me, Senior Brother Tongtian. Since you stopped Ziya, I had no choice but to come!"

"Once I have fought with my two elder brothers, regardless of victory or defeat, I will naturally withdraw," Tongtian Jiaozhu said, squinting at Jieyin. "Jieyin, instead of enjoying a peaceful life in the West, you've come here to meddle. Do you really think I, Tongtian, am easy to bully?"

“Brother Tongtian, you are mistaken. In this great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, how can there be a distinction between East and West? You are going against the will of Heaven by setting up this formation.” Jieyin shook his head and said.

"If you want to break the formation, come in! Why waste time with nonsense?" Before Jieyin could finish speaking, Tongtian Sect Leader sneered and turned to enter the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

"Alright, let's go! Let's go in and see this number one killing formation in the primordial world," Shi Mo said, and flew into the formation gate first. Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin followed closely behind.

A thunderous roar echoed, and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation had turned into chaos, with sharp sword energy raining down like a storm.
With a hum, almost simultaneously, auspicious clouds appeared above the heads of Shi Mo, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin, with spiritual treasures and supreme treasures floating on them, and a surging aura of saints spreading out.

"I'm going to the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Gate," Shi Mo, standing on the fifteenth-grade Refining World Lotus Platform, headed first towards the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Gate.

Laozi went to the Immortal Slaughtering Gate, Yuanshi went to the Immortal Trapping Gate, and Jieyin went to the Immortal Extinction Gate.

The four sages each used their own methods to suppress the Four Swords of Zhuxian, weakening the power of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, before jointly attacking the Tongtian Sect Leader.
The Tongtian Sect Leader also brandished the Qingping Sword and attacked Jieyin, who hurriedly swung his Jieyin Divine Pestle to block.

The sharp and violent energy caused the energy within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to become even more chaotic. Even with the restraint of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the invisible shockwave still caused the external space to tremble, and the entire prehistoric world trembled slightly.
(End of this chapter)