Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 120 A Twist of Fate: The Three Emperors Seek to Save Their Fellow Disciple

"You shameless Chan Sect! Jiang Ziya, today I will have your head severed from your body."

Enraged by the sarcastic remarks, Lü Yue drew his two swords and charged straight at Jiang Ziya to take his head.

"Don't harm my martial uncle!"

Yang Jian moved swiftly, blocking Jiang Ziya's path. He brandished his "Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword" and engaged Lü Yue in battle. With the aid of the "Four-Unlikes," Jiang Ziya moved with incredible speed, circling the two and occasionally unleashing his "God-Slaying Whip" to attack Lü Yue.

This Lü Yue was also an incompetent fellow. As a senior, he was actually overwhelmed by two insignificant people and couldn't fight back Yang Jian or kill Jiang Ziya.

"Hmph! You Chan Sect disciples are truly of the same ilk, always resorting to sieges!"

After several dozen rounds, Lü Yue's anger flared up. He swayed his body and revealed his trump card. A series of crackling sounds came from his body, and he instantly appeared with three heads and six arms. One hand held the "Heavenly Seal", the other held the "Plague Bell", the third held the "Plague Banner", and the fourth held the "Plague-Stopping Sword".

He wielded swords with both hands, revealing his true form: a blue-faced man with fangs.

"Yang Jian, hold him off!"

When Jiang Ziya saw Lü Yue in such a state, he was somewhat afraid. Yang Jian, seeing that Jiang Ziya was afraid of this man, quickly used several moves to force Lü Yue to retreat.

"Junior Brother Ziya! Yang Jian, there's no need to panic, I'm here to help you!"

Lu Yue's skills were mediocre. Seeing an opportunity to gain an advantage, Chi Jingzi suddenly flew out and beheaded Lu Yue with a single sword strike. Jiang Ziya was invigorated by this and quickly summoned the "God-Slaying Whip." Runes shone on the whip, and a golden light flashed.

The whip struck Lü Yue squarely, who cried out and fell to the ground. He then used earth magic to escape back to the army camp.

"Hahaha! The second-generation disciples of the Jie Sect are nothing special!"

Seeing that Lü Yue was such a useless piece of trash, actually being beaten back by Yang Jian and then whipped by Jiang Ziya, before fleeing back to the camp in a sorry state, Chi Jingzi laughed heartily, but made no mention of the fact that he had personally launched the sneak attack.

"Excellent! Since suppressing that Chaos Dao Lord, the Jie Sect has been weakening day by day. Our day of victory is just around the corner!"

"How could those creatures with fur and horns possibly be a match for us, true immortals of the Dao?"

A group of Golden Immortals from the Chan Sect smiled and nodded in agreement.

Without the interference of Chaos Daojun, and with the support of three sages, the journey was smooth sailing. The Yin Shang army had been defeated several times, and the number of Yin Shang and Jie Sect members sent to the Investiture of the Gods was already quite considerable.

The morale of the immortals of the Chan Sect soared once again, and they became even more optimistic about the prospects of the Investiture of the Gods.

The Chan Sect was overjoyed, while a sense of dejection permeated the Yin Shang camp. Lü Yue fled back to his camp, where his generals rushed to inquire about his injuries. Lü Yue's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "It's alright, I have my reasons. I originally intended to kill Jiang Ziya to avenge Senior Sister Jinling, but I didn't expect Jiang Ziya to be so unethical, ganging up on me and launching a sneak attack. Since that's the case, Jiang Ziya, don't blame me for being ruthless. Let's see how you protect the Xiqi army."

After saying this, he took out four gourds from his bosom and handed them to his four disciples, saying, "These are four gourds of plague pills. Tonight, you four will use your escape techniques to enter the Xiqi army and throw these plague pills into the water source."

Seeing this, the Jie Sect and the generals in the army muttered to themselves, "Now you realize how shameless the Chan Sect is."

This sneak attack and gang beating has been going on for a while now. It's a pity that ever since Brother Chaos left, the Jie Sect has suffered repeated defeats.

"Immortal Master, what is this treasure?"

When Huang Feihu, the commander-in-chief of the army, saw that Lü Yue had taken out four gourds, he asked a question.

"General, all my magical power lies in this plague technique. These four gourds of plague pills, dissolved in water, will spread throughout the Xiqi army camp within a day or two. At that time, all the soldiers will be weak and feeble, and we'll see how they can fight!"

"Hahaha! Excellent! Immortal Master, your methods are truly remarkable!"

At this time, the Yin Shang army was in retreat and showing signs of decline, lacking the strength to continue its advance. Huang Feihu, his hair graying with worry, no longer cared about the cruelty of his methods, and only hoped to annihilate this route of the Xiqi army to buy more time for the Yin Shang to recover its strength.

At night, around midnight, four of Lü Yue's disciples used the Five Elements Escape Technique to infiltrate the Xiqi army and put four gourds of plague pills into the army's water reserves. To ensure safety, they even threw many plague pills into the nearby river.

When Lü Yue's disciples Zhou Xin and the other three returned, Huang Feihu didn't dare rest and hurriedly asked, "How did things go?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, we have already scattered all four gourds of plague pills into the army's stored water, and even into the small river outside the Xiqi camp."

Zhou Xin and his four disciples spoke of their masterpiece with smiles on their faces.

"In this way, we can sit back and wait for the Western Qi army to be destroyed, thus slowing down the Western Qi's offensive!"

Lu Yue nodded in satisfaction at the performance of his four disciples. Once he caught his breath, he could invite his fellow disciples to come out of seclusion and fight the Chan Sect again.

Two days passed in this way. During these two days, the Yin Shang army kept its camp gates tightly closed and hung up the white flag of truce. No matter how the Xi Qi army challenged and insulted them, they simply turned a deaf ear and remained indifferent.

As for the Western Qi army, after Lü Yue sprinkled the plague pills...

By the second day, the entire camp of soldiers had contracted the plague, their limbs were weak and they were exhausted. Two days later, everyone's hands had begun to fester.

Even many generals with extraordinary skills and supernatural powers fell victim to the attack, while only the immortals of the Chan Sect and the reinforcements from the Western Sect remained unharmed.

The immortals naturally knew they had been ambushed, but Lu Yue, despite his seemingly ordinary fighting style, was indeed highly skilled in plague techniques, just as he had said. Even a quasi-saint like Daoist Ran Deng was unable to cure all the soldiers of the poison.

Seeing that the soldiers were too weak to fight any longer, Daoist Ran Deng thought for a moment and realized that he had to save them. Otherwise, if all the mortals died, wouldn't that affect King Wu's great cause of conquering King Zhou?

You must understand that an elite army cannot be assembled simply by conscripting some able-bodied men. It takes at least two years of training. The Investiture of the Gods has been going on for many years. Even the immortals of the Chan Sect are somewhat exhausted. They only hope to resolve the Yin Shang dynasty as soon as possible, complete the calamity of the gods, and then live a peaceful and carefree life.

"Cong Chijingzi, go quickly to Huoyun Cave, seek an audience with Shennong the Second Master, and quickly obtain the miraculous elixir to save this army of 200,000."

"Teacher Ran Deng, will the Second Elder Shennong, a disciple of the Chaos Dao Lord, give us spiritual herbs?"

Chi Jingzi frowned and said with some concern.

"Haha! Go with peace of mind! Although the Divine Emperor Shennong is a disciple of the Chaos Dao Lord, he is also the Emperor of the Human Race! The 200,000-strong army of Xiqi are also human. The Holy Emperor is selfless and will not abandon them!"

Upon hearing Chi Jingzi's question, Daoist Ran Deng laughed heartily, and the other immortals nodded in agreement. Having lived through the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, they naturally knew how selfless and loving the Human Emperor was.

Having received affirmation from his fellow disciples, Chi Jingzi put aside his worries and rode the clouds toward the "Fire Cloud Cave" in the chaos.

The Great Immortal rode on auspicious clouds, displaying his top-notch supernatural powers along the way. He quickly passed through the Thirty-Three Heavens and entered the Chaos. Chi Jingzi discerned the direction and rushed to the outside of the "Fire Cloud Cave" at top speed.

At this moment, there was no one outside the "Fire Cloud Cave". Although Chi Jingzi was extremely anxious, he dared not enter lightly and could only wait outside the cave.

After a long while, a boy emerged from the cave. Chi Jingzi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Young boy, I am Chi Jingzi of the Chan Sect. Today I have come to the 'Fire Cloud Cave' to request an audience with the three Holy Emperors. Please trouble this celestial boy to announce my arrival."

The boy glanced at Chi Jingzi and asked, "Which master do you wish to see?"

"Um, this humble Taoist requests an audience with the Divine Emperor Shennong."

Although Chi Jingzi was unhappy, he was not qualified to face a power as transcendent as "Fire Cloud Cave". It was home to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race, a total of eight Holy Emperors, each of whom was a great master at the Quasi-Saint level, who suppressed the human race's fortune.

It can be said that as long as humanity exists, the Holy Emperor will live on forever!

The eight Holy Emperors represent the human race, and apart from the Holy Ones, no one in the entire prehistoric world can rival the human race!

Nuwa, the sage, is the mother of humankind, and Laozi, the founder of the human religion, is the leader of the religion. With two sages suppressing destiny from birth, it can be said that as long as the primordial world exists, humankind will be the eternal protagonist.

Even the Primordial Celestial Venerable had to give face to the eight Human Emperors, let alone a mere disciple of a sage.

Knowing full well that the fairy boy was hostile to him, Chi Jingzi could only wear a gentle smile and dare not show any dissatisfaction.

The boy glanced at Chi Jingzi again and said reluctantly, "Lord Shennong has issued a decree ordering you to go to 'Purple Ganoderma Cliff' to pick spiritual herbs."

"This celestial child, I truly do not know which plant I should pluck?"

Chi Jingzi was somewhat speechless. It wasn't surprising that Shennong Shenghuang had foreseen his intentions, but how was he going to find the antidote?

"Come with me! When the time comes, you'll naturally know which spiritual herb is best suited for you!"

The boy looked impatient and turned to leave. Helpless, Chi Jingzi could only follow behind him to the place where Shennong usually planted medicinal herbs.

After the boy led Chi Jingzi to "Purple Ganoderma Cliff," he turned and left, leaving Chi Jingzi standing blankly on "Purple Ganoderma Cliff." He wanted to pick herbs, but because the herbs on "Purple Ganoderma Cliff" were endless, he had no idea which one would be effective.

"Alas! What should I do? I have already arrived at this auspicious place. If I take the wrong herbs and delay King Wu's great undertaking of conquering King Zhou, that would be a grave mistake!"

Suddenly, Chi Jingzi had a flash of inspiration. He walked to a blade of grass, plucked it, and put it in his bosom. He then bowed repeatedly towards the direction of "Fire Cloud Cave" from afar.

Knowing that it was Shennong, the Holy Emperor, who had given him guidance, Chijingzi left the "Fire Cloud Cave" with a joyful expression and flew towards the human world.

Not long after Chi Jingzi left, the three human emperors, Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan, appeared on Zizhi Cliff.

"Brother, this time we gave the antidote to the Chan Sect, but I don't know how to tell our teacher."

Fuxi gave a wry smile. The three of them were in a somewhat awkward position amidst the calamity of gods and immortals. They were disciples of the Jie Sect and also Holy Emperors of the human race. This situation was rather embarrassing.

"There's nothing we can do! Lü Yue is using plague to harm the human race; how can we, as emperors, ignore it?"

Shennong shook his head and said, "The teacher didn't give us any prior notice, probably because he was mindful of our status and didn't want to bother us."

"My two imperial brothers, the general trend of the world cannot be changed, but after all, we are also disciples of the Jie Sect. We have been nurtured by our teacher and Grandmaster Tongtian. If the Jie Sect is to be destroyed, we must also take action to protect our fellow disciples."

Emperor Xuanyuan sighed and revealed his plan.

"Brother Xuanyuan, these are excellent words!"

Fuxi the Holy Emperor and Shennong the Holy Emperor nodded. This was the only thing they could do for the Jie Sect.

The Ziwei Emperor, residing in the Ziwei Palace, was naturally aware of this matter. However, after considering that Lü Yue's actions were not righteous, even he, the Ziwei Emperor, could not stand them. Therefore, he would not shamelessly ask his disciple for help.

Unexpectedly, things turned out differently. Li Yunjing felt bad about troubling his three disciples, but the three disciples, feeling guilty, took the initiative to protect some of their fellow disciples at the end of the Great Tribulation of Immortals.

Every sip and every bite is ordained by fate.

Meanwhile, Chi Jingzi, having exhausted all his strength, flew back to the Xiqi camp. He immediately took out the herbs, ground them into powder, and put them into the water. After drinking the water, many soldiers and garrisonmen soon regained consciousness.

"Hahaha! It really is Heaven's will to support Zhou and destroy Shang; even the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race are willing to lend a hand!"

Guang Chengzi was overjoyed to see this. The three emperors of the human race were disciples of the Jie Sect, but this time they had helped the Chan Sect. It seemed that the great cause had been accomplished.

"Excellent! Ziya, quickly rescue them! Once everyone has recovered their strength, we will then launch our attack on Shang!"

Chi Jingzi also gave instructions.

"Yes, Senior Brother! I'll go arrange for the army to rest and recuperate right away!"

Jiang Ziya was also overjoyed. He had thought he was in big trouble, but he hadn't expected to solve it so easily. It seemed that destiny was on his side.

After all the soldiers had drunk the water, more and more were able to get up, and the Xiqi side gradually regained its fighting strength.

Seven or eight days later, the Xiqi army had fully recovered its fighting strength. Jiang Ziya immediately led his army to attack the Yin Shang army again.

In an instant, the Yin Shang camp was attacked, and shouts of killing echoed throughout the heavens and the earth.

When Lü Yue stepped out of his tent, he saw the entire Xiqi army charging into battle. He quickly calculated with his fingers and exclaimed, "It turns out that Chi Jingzi borrowed spiritual herbs from the 'Fire Cloud Cave,' which saved the Xiqi army!"

"General, we have failed this time. To preserve our lives, we should retreat immediately!"

A few days ago, Jinling Shengmu was chased by Guang Chengzi and others and fled all the way back to "Jin'ao Island". She did not return to the Yin Shang camp. There were no Jiejiao masters in the army and Lü Yue's plague technique was broken. Now she lost her composure and could only tell Huang Feihu to retreat quickly.

"Alas! This is the only way! Immortal Master, please come with me to gather the soldiers and leave the camp as soon as possible."

Huang Feihu understood that now that all the immortal masters had descended to the mortal realm, ordinary people could not influence the situation. With only Lü Yue, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, remaining, the Yin Shang army was no match for Xiqi.

A direct confrontation is pointless; the best course of action is to preserve those who are still useful, lead a few trusted followers, and quickly eliminate the threat.

(End of this chapter)