I'm just an ornamental fish in the water.

"I am no longer human. Even if the newly formed White Turban Army seizes this world and slaughters all those wealthy gentry, nobles, and even the emperor, we still cannot rule this world!"

"But this vast land of China truly needs an emperor!"

"Boy, give me the item. Once the dust settles, you will be the new emperor of China! At that time, even the Heavenly Court will have no choice but to acknowledge you!"

"The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven is yet to be formed; now, a Pure Heaven shall rise!"

Zhang Liang opened his arms wide to Jiang Li and laughed heartily, "Kid, you think this general is lying to you?"

"You think we can't do it?"

"Initially, the Yellow Turban Army numbered only a few dozen people, but later, in the blink of an eye, thirty-six factions swept across the land!"

"Now I have millions! And this is just the beginning!"

"Leave it to me!"

Zhang Liang looked down at Jiang Li, his words filled with confidence, as if he could ascend the throne and become emperor the moment Jiang Li nodded in agreement.

What Zhang Liang said actually sounds somewhat feasible.

Once you have the Nine-Section Staff and the Taiping Scripture, it means you have the endorsement of the great and virtuous teacher of the past, now the Central Yellow Pole Yellow Horn Immortal Lord.

Yes, cultivators are not allowed to interfere in the mortal world, but this does not include immortals and gods reincarnating and descending to earth to rectify the chaos in the world.

Such things are commonplace.

Now, it's just a different skin.

It's not very feasible, but there really is a sliver of a chance!

Ao couldn't help but look at Jiang Li.

Such a life-or-death opportunity is the most attractive because it is real.

Because this sliver of opportunity truly exists.

If Jiang Li really hands over the Nine-Section Staff and the Taiping Sutra, then the momentum of the so-called White Turban Army will truly be unstoppable!

Moreover, this might truly be the Great Teacher's real thought?

Amidst his trepidation, a rebellious thought suddenly popped into Ao's mind.

Zhang Wei also looked at Jiang Li and said softly, "The Great Teacher said that everything... is up to our young friend Jiang Li to decide."

"Shut up!"

Ao gritted his teeth and forced out two words.

How could you, a Heavenly City God, push people towards evil paths?!

Zhang Wei ignored her completely, only looking at Jiang Li, and said in a cryptic tone, "I don't know why the Great Teacher would give such instructions."

"Jiang Li".

Feng Mu called out softly.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Li.

Jiang Li was somewhat bewildered. He really didn't know why he had suddenly become the chip on the scale that determined which side it tipped to.

What is so special about me?

The power to decide a catastrophe that will at least affect the entire Wei Kingdom has been placed in my hands?

King Yu was like this, and so was the Great Teacher...

"My great teacher once asked me a question: What is the Tao?"

Jiang Li slowly opened his mouth and said softly, "I replied that with my cultivation and experience, I am far from being able to discuss the Dao."

"But the Great Teacher said that self-knowledge is also the Way."

"so……"

Jiang Li slowly shook her head at Zhang Liang and said, "Neither the Nine-Section Staff nor the Taiping Jing should be given to you, because I feel that I do not have the ability to be the so-called Emperor of the Red Land that you speak of."

Ao Bing visibly breathed a sigh of relief, the token he had been secretly holding in his hand, requesting support from the East China Sea Navy, was about to be activated.

Zhang Wei didn't speak, he just kept his head down silently.

Feng Mu stared intently at Jiang Li, seemingly lost in thought.

"Then I have no choice but to..."

Zhang Liang nodded slowly, and after saying half of what he had said, his figure suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Jiang Li.

A large, winnowing-basket-like hand reached for the nine-section staff in Jiang Li's hand.

Only then did his second half of his sentence reach everyone's ears!

"Come and get it yourself!"

Before he finished speaking, the large hand had already firmly grasped the nine-section staff!

The immense energy cultivated from the Taiping Scripture suddenly erupted, and it was about to permeate the Nine-Section Staff and make it its own!

Just then, a brilliant white light flashed in Feng Mu's eyes, outlining the shape of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) in his pupils, and an inexplicable aura was brewing.

"Buzz!"

However, before Feng Mu could make a move, the nine-section staff in Jiang Li's hand suddenly trembled!

A burst of crimson and yellow divine light suddenly erupted!

The divine light was not particularly dazzling; rather, it was as gentle as flowing water, carrying the meaning of encompassing heaven and earth and the highest good being like water.

But when this divine light fell on Zhang Liang, it was like boiling oil being poured onto ice water, stirring up dense and terrifying black smoke!

Zhang Liang felt as if he had been deep-fried, and he couldn't help but roar out, his voice filled with pain that was almost visible to the naked eye.

He had no choice but to withdraw.

Jiang Li paused, holding his nine-section staff, looked at Zhang Liang, and smiled, "It seems that the Great Teacher does not think as you say."

"A mere child!"

Zhang Liang roared and howled to the sky.

"Army formation! Rise!"

"Hey!!"

At a single command, the countless wronged souls moved in unison. Under the combined influence of demonic energy, the malevolent and resentful auras suddenly condensed, and the terrifying energy intertwined and surged, evolving into a ferocious beast that was a thousand feet tall.

The beast was grinning, its gaping maw filled with a dense, spiraling array of teeth, and saliva composed of pure demonic energy dripping from its mouth.

"roar!!!"

With a roar, demonic energy dissipated, shaking the Wei River, and immense pressure suddenly descended!

"It should have been a weapon formed from the killing intent of military strategists, but now it is entangled with demonic energy, making it even more powerful than its former dominance!"

Zhang Wei's voice was somewhat hoarse, but he still managed to finish speaking.

Ao Bing's face was bitter. Putting everything else aside, the mere manifestation of this demonic weapon was enough to pollute a large section of the Wei River.

This made him ache from the bottom of his heart.

What an unexpected disaster! What an unexpected disaster!

However, under the suppression of this demonic energy, Jiang Li felt nothing.

The nine-section staff in his hand still radiated a warm, reddish-yellow divine light, which clung to Jiang Li, giving him a refreshing warmth.

Besides that warmth, there was also... a force.

"tread……"

Jiang Li stepped forward and onto the Wei River, raising his nine-section staff high.

"By imperial decree, Huai's power and authority are extinguished."

Jiang Li's voice was very soft, but as the decree fell, crimson and yellow divine light suddenly condensed and blessed Jiang Li.

Great power comes from itself.

"boom!!"

The Wei River suddenly surged! Boundless water vapor rolled upwards!

Ao Bing's eyes widened. His control over the Wei River, a power that should have been bestowed upon the Wei River Dragon King by heaven, was now being stripped away!

With Jiang Li's imperial edict as the dividing line, from the moment the edict was issued, the Wei River was already under Jiang Li's control!

Is this the power and authority of Wuzhiqi, the ancient, naturally ferocious god?

The Huai River, with its vast waters, has seized control of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Ji rivers!

The Yellow River can only barely survive in its presence, let alone the Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River.

Boundless water energy gathered in Jiang Li's hand. With the Nine-Section Staff as its core and the Huai Huo's authority as its main structure, Jiang Li once again activated the power to condense water into soldiers.

However, this time the power was far greater than the previous times!

"laugh……"

Jiang Li now held a sword in her hand.

A massive sword of enormous size, with a hilt alone three feet long and a blade over nine feet long, nearly as wide as a person.

The sword's body is entirely composed of sky-blue water energy, interspersed with crimson blood energy as patterns, and within its core, the crimson-yellow glow of the nine-section staff can be faintly seen.

Jiang Li raised her sword and slashed.

Thus, the demonic formation was split in two.