Just as the Xiqi camp hung up a banner of no war, the Yin Shang camp sounded drums and 30,000 troops rumbled out of the camp.
With the flag of General Wen fluttering in the wind, Wen Zhong selected 30,000 elite troops, followed by generals such as Huang Feihu, Zhang Guifang, Yuan Hong, and many Jiejiao immortals, and they rushed towards Mount Qishan together.
The rolling dust and the galloping horses had already alarmed the soldiers of the Great Zhou on Mount Qishan.
Outside the Xiqi camp, the sandstorm dissipated and 30,000 elite soldiers were lined up in neat rows in silence, showing the majesty of the army.
Even the disciples of Jiejiao who were not familiar with human strategies could not help but sigh after seeing this, what a powerful and elite army.
"My fellow Taoists, the old man with white hair standing in the camp is Jiang Ziya!"
The soldiers in the Xiqi camp looked at the Shang army below with vigilance as if they were facing a great enemy. When Shen Gongbao saw Jiang Ziya appear, he gritted his teeth and pointed at the disciples of Jiejiao.
In the Xiqi camp where a sign of no war was hung, generals led by Jiang Ziya appeared.
Immediately, all the disciples of Jiejiao showed anger. Qin Wan, as the leader of the group, patted the fairy deer under his seat and walked directly to the front of the formation.
"Uncle Jiang, Wen Zhong has called for reinforcements."
Yang Jian's divine eyes instantly spotted the ten Taoists exuding the magical aura of Jiejiao in the distant military formation.
After hearing this, Jiang Ziya couldn't help but chuckle. He had expected this. After all, he went to Kunlun Mountain to seek help without hiding from people. Naturally, the Clairvoyance and Superb Ears in Wen Zhong's military camp could not escape.
"No problem. How can a few people who don't know the destiny be a match for my Chan Sect?"
Jiang Ziya just smiled calmly, which seemed to calm the hearts of the generals in the army.
At the same time, Jiang Ziya and Wen Zhong looked at each other from a distance.
I saw Master Wen sitting on a black Qilin, holding a golden whip in front, and there were ten monks behind him. The faces of these ten monks were very ferocious!
Their faces are of five colors: blue, yellow, red, white and red, and they all come riding on deer.
Looking at Jiang Ziya in the camp, Qin Wan patted the fairy deer under his seat and slowly walked to the front of the formation. He looked at Jiang Ziya and bowed first.
"Are you Jiang Ziya?"
Jiang Ziya also saw this group of people, and secretly guessed the identity of the other party in his heart. They must be from Jiejiao. He bowed his head and laughed:
"Brother, please come. Which famous mountain or cave are you visiting?"
Seeing Jiang Ziya's hypocritical smile, Qin Wan couldn't help but frown and said coldly:
"I am Qin Wan, the Qigong master from Jin'ao Island. You are a disciple of Kunlun, and I am a disciple of Jiejiao. Why do you rely on your Taoist magic to bully my sect? This is not respectable for you and me."
After being scolded like this, Jiang Ziya shrugged innocently and said with a smile:
"How do you think I am bullying your religion?"
Although Shen Gongbao had said that Jiang Ziya was shameless, he was convinced that hearing about him was better than seeing him in person. Qin Wan immediately shouted angrily:
"Four Daoists from Jiulong Island were killed by you, the Chan Sect, and you still dare to speak so shamelessly! If it was a fair fight, it would be fine if they were inferior to others, but you, the Chan Sect's Golden Immortal, actually attacked them secretly, which is really despicable!
Now we are going down the mountain to tell you who is the real one!"
Qin Wan, the Tenth Heavenly Lord, spoke righteously, and it can be said that he came to seek justice for his fellow Taoists.
Jiang Ziya shook his head and sighed after hearing this:
"Brother Dao is also a wise man. You should know that the Shang Dynasty is without virtue and the royal aura is dim. The benevolent king of the Western Land has appeared. You should follow the will of heaven and not lose your nature. Moreover, the phoenix is singing in Mount Qishan. This is a sign of a saint.
As the saying goes, the righteous can overcome the unrighteous, the blessed can overcome the unblessed, the righteous can overcome the evil, the evil cannot offend the righteous. Brother Dao, since you are also a disciple of the saint, you should deeply understand the great way, how can you not understand the truth! "
Jiang Ziya's innocent words immediately made Qin Wan's eyes widen. What a shameless Jiang Ziya was. He was simply saying that they didn't know the weather.
To go against Xiqi is to go against heaven, and they, Xiqi, are following the will of heaven.
"Well, well done Jiang Ziya! You, the Chan Sect, obey the will of Heaven, and we, the Jie Sect, are the ones who don't know the will of Heaven and go against it?
The three religions are originally one family. The master of your Chan Sect is a saint, so is the master of my Jie Sect not a saint? You, Jiang Ziya, have only practiced Taoism for forty years, and you are a stray dog without a door to the immortal path. How dare you talk about the time of heaven? You really have no sense of shame! "
Qin Wan, one of the Ten Heavenly Lords, was no pushover either. In anger, he just confronted him head-on.
It even directly exposed Jiang Ziya's shortcomings. How dare you, a stray dog who can't even step into the path of immortality, discuss whether to follow or go against the will of heaven with these righteous people?
Sure enough, after being criticized like this, a hint of anger appeared in the depths of Jiang Ziya's eyes. This was the pain in his heart.
Shen Gongbao, who was riding a white-browed tiger, sneered and pointed at Jiang Ziya in the distance and shouted:
"Jiang Ziya, you have mocked and insulted many times, saying that the Jiejiao people are all people with fur and horns, and they are born from eggs. Don't you dare to admit it?"
Shen Gongbao's words immediately made everyone in Jiejiao glare at Xiqi and others, while Jiang Ziya had an indifferent look, as if he looked down on the other party, but also admitted it.
Qin Wan's face looked a little ugly for a moment, and he pointed at Jiang Ziya and shouted:
"Jiang Ziya, since you said that Zhou was the true ruler and Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty was an unjust ruler, this is a war between human dynasties. We will not care about you, but we cannot let your Xianjiao bullying our Jiejiao just stop."
"I have set up ten formations on the island. Today, I came here with my fellow disciples and sisters to place these formations at the various exits of Mount Qishan. Since you, Jiang Ziya, have been ordered by heaven to attack the Shang Dynasty, we will leave a passage for you.
Although the Great Zhou of Ruxiqi is fighting against the Shang Dynasty, all the monks of the Chan Sect, unless they use ninjutsu, need to come and break the formation!"
When he said this, Qin Wan pointed to a road behind him with a sneer. At this time, Huang Feihu led his troops there and shouted:
"Jiang Ziya, we know you are cruel and ruthless, but we don't believe you dare to rely on Taoism to commit crimes. Do you have the guts to lead the elite troops of Xiqi to fight against our Great Shang?
Today, we, the generals of the Great Shang Dynasty, must learn what your so-called Tianxing Great Zhou is capable of! "
It can be said that the Ten Heavenly Lords set up this formation, leaving only one way for Xiqi.
It is obvious that it is a fight between monks and monks, and the mortals are naturally fought between mortal generals.
If you, the Chan sect, dare not accept the challenge, then you admit defeat.
"Haha, Jiang Ziya, go and call out the disciples of the Chan Sect hiding in the dark. We are waiting for you in the formation!"
However, Jiang Ziya, who was responsible for the deification, did not get angry when facing the angry stares of the Jiejiao people. Instead, he smiled calmly and nodded:
"Okay, then my sect will wait for you to set up the formation, and we will go and break it another day."
Fight against the Shang army at this time?
Jiang Ziya knew very well that the morale of the Xiqi army was in a mess, but he still pretended to be arrogant.
It seems that he is full of confidence in attacking the Shang Dynasty.
The disciples of Jiejiao were even more angry. This person from Chenjiao was too arrogant!
Wen Zhong, however, narrowed his eyes and looked at the Xiqi soldiers in the camp. As expected, Jiang Ziya's magnanimity greatly improved the morale of the army. Qin Wan and his men were cultivators who did not understand military affairs, but Wen Zhong was not only the prime minister of the dynasty, but now he was leading an army of 300,000 and shouldering the important task of conquering Xiqi, so he naturally had to pay attention to the morale of the army.
However, even though morale has been improved, people are still not united.
"Good! What a great Jiang Ziya!"
The Ten Heavenly Lords of Jiejiao and others were also very angry. They thought Jiang Ziya was too arrogant.
Even if you, Jiang Ziya, give in today and they will let it go, but this is simply a tough confrontation.
"Brother Wen Dao, you can lead the army. We will set up a large formation here in Qishan and see how the Chan Sect can break it!"
At this moment, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Jiejiao were all furious and began to set up formations around Mount Qishan.
Two hours later, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Jiejiao set up a large chain formation around Mount Qishan.
I saw the first group picked up a card with "Heavenly Array" written on it, the second one had "Earthly Array" written on it, the third one had "Wind Roaring Array" written on it, and the fourth one had "Binge Array" written on it.
The fifth one is inscribed with "Golden Light Array", the sixth one is inscribed with "Blood Transformation Array", the seventh one is inscribed with "Flame Array", the eighth one is inscribed with "Soul-Falling Array", the ninth one is inscribed with "Red Water Array", and the tenth one is inscribed with "Red Sand Array".
When the formation was set up, a bloody aura rose to the sky in an instant, causing the soldiers of the Xiqi camp to exclaim in surprise.
In front of their camp, there seemed to be a wall of blood and blood blocking the surroundings, leaving only one passage.
After the Ten Absolute Formations were set up, Wen Zhong led everyone to watch and was filled with emotion.
"What a great Ten Absolute Formation! Just looking at it makes me shudder with fear. You can imagine how dangerous this formation is."
Wen Zhong laughed loudly while Qin Wan, who had just walked out of the Ten Absolute Formation, was still furious and could not help but bow and say:
"Brother Wen Dao, you can just deploy your troops and fight with Jiang Ziya in the mortal world, and leave the people of the Chan Sect to us."
"That's right. Today I must learn from the methods of the Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect."
The ten Heavenly Lords laughed proudly one after another, and it was obvious that they were full of confidence in their formation.
When Wen Zhong saw this, he laughed loudly and said:
"My fellow Taoists, this formation has not yet fully evolved to its maximum power. When it has evolved to its maximum power, how about I personally send a declaration of war to Xiqi?"
"Haha, you are too polite, fellow Daoist. If the people of Jiang Ziya's Chan Sect dare not come, we will set up this formation at the gate of Qishan for three to five years and see if he still dares to claim that it is destined by heaven."
At this moment, the ten Heavenly Lords of Jiejiao were overwhelmed by their calamity aura. More importantly, they just wanted to fight with Chenjiao to win and vent their anger.
This will prevent the disciples of the Chan sect from being so arrogant and conceited in the future, always claiming to be following the will of heaven, as if they simply do not understand the destiny.
Qishan, the throat leading to the Shang Dynasty, was guarded by Huang Feihu, Zhang Guifang and others with 100,000 troops, waiting for Jiang Ziya to come and fight.
Wen Zhong led the three armies in the rear of Mount Qishan and coordinated the overall situation.
The rest of the roads were all surrounded by the Ten Absolute Formations.
The Ten Absolute Formations seemed to be preparing for a battle with the people of the Chan Sect, but standing at the foot of Mount Qishan, they put a lot of psychological pressure on the soldiers of the Great Zhou in Xiqi.
Although the Ten Absolute Formations were set up, they still needed to be evolved, so Wen Zhong held a banquet for the Ten Heavenly Lords to celebrate, while waiting for the Ten Absolute Formations to be completely evolved.
"Brother Wen Dao, in my opinion, Xiqi City is just a tiny place. Jiang Ziya's cultivation is shallow, how can he withstand the energy of the Ten Absolute Formations!
I will use a little trick to kill Jiang Ziya. The army will be leaderless and Xiqi will naturally fall apart. As the saying goes, 'A snake without a head cannot move, and an army without a leader will fall apart.' Why bother to compete with them?"
This time, Wen Zhong hosted the banquet specifically for the ten fellow Taoists from Jiejiao, so everyone was in high spirits, especially Yao Tianjun Yao Bin, who laughed and waved his hands to express his own opinions.
Wen Zhong was immediately pleasantly surprised when he heard this. He put down the wine bottle in his hand, looked at the fellow Taoist who made such a bold statement, and bowed:
"May I ask what miraculous skills you have, fellow Taoist? If Jiang Ziya is really dead, Xiqi will be leaderless. A mere kid like Ji Fa can be defeated with a snap of my fingers."
Now the backbone of Xiqi Zhou is Jiang Ziya. Once Jiang Ziya is really gone, he will not underestimate Xiqi.
Not to mention him, I'm afraid that generals under his command, such as Zhang Guifen, can flatten Xiqi.
Faced with Wen Zhong's doubts, several fellow students who were familiar with Yao Bin were all smiling, while the others also showed curiosity.
Yao Bin waved his hands, smiled dumbly, and shook his head, saying, "Don't make any noise. In the 21st day, he will die naturally. Even if Jiang Ziya is a bone-free immortal or an extraordinary person, he can't escape this disaster."
Wen Zhong was also a cultivator. When he heard what Yao Bin said, he seemed to have guessed something in his mind. He immediately clapped his hands and laughed:
"If Daoist friend Yao can use magic to kill Jiang Ziya, I, Wen Zhong, will report to the king and erect a monument for you Daoists in Xiqi so that you can enjoy the good fortune of the Shang Dynasty."
Wen Zhong's words immediately moved the Ten Heavenly Lords.
This is the destiny of the human race, and they don't need to get too entangled in it.
As long as they can kill Jiang Ziya, Wen Zhong will report to the current Human King to thank them. They look down on the wealth and honor of the world, but if the Human King issues an imperial decree to erect a monument and reward them, or build a Taoist temple for them, then with the protection of the Human King's luck, their cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds.
Especially Wen Zhong in front of him, although he is a third-generation disciple, his cultivation is close to that of the second-generation disciples.
Although Wen Zhong was entangled in the cause and effect of the Shang Dynasty, he was ultimately relying on the luck of the human race. In just a hundred years, his cultivation had reached the Golden Immortal Realm, and he was only one step away from becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
You can imagine how great this temptation is.
The Ten Heavenly Lords were even more excited. They came to stand up for their fellow disciples. While fighting for this honor, wasn't it also for this temptation?
Yao Bin burst into laughter immediately.
"Brother Wen Dao, my 'Soul-Falling Formation' is built on a dirt platform with an incense table, a straw man on the platform, and the name 'Jiang Shang' written on the straw man.
Then light three lamps on the straw man's head and seven lamps at his feet. The top three are called soul-inducing lamps, and the bottom seven are called spirit-promoting lamps. In just twenty-one days, I can drive away Jiang Ziya's three souls and seven spirits."
When Wen Zhong heard about this strange technique, he couldn't help but applaud and laughed: ""
"Fellow Daoist, your magic is indeed powerful, but I heard that the people of the Xianjiao are also very skilled in Taoism, especially those who are cruel and ruthless. I am afraid that if Jiang Ziya shows any abnormality, the Xianjiao disciples will secretly break this magic."
Yao Bin hadn't said anything yet when Wen Zhong spoke in such a serious tone. The other Taoists all laughed and said:
"Brother Wen Dao, rest assured. Our Ten Absolute Formations will make the people of the Chan Sect suffer heavy losses, so that they will know that the magical power of our Jie Sect is not inferior to the methods of the Kunlun Mountains!"
"In this case, Wen Zhong would like to thank all of you fellow Taoists."
Wen Zhong bowed with a smile on his face, and the Ten Heavenly Lords also laughed heartily.
If they could win this battle against the Orthodox Sect, they would be able to hold their heads high in the Demon Sect in the future. They might even be appreciated by the Sect Master and be accepted as his disciples.
Besides, even if they don’t have this opportunity, they won’t suffer any loss. Just enjoying a part of the human race’s luck is a huge benefit. (End of this chapter)