Chapter 620

Yin Qi was not surprised that Xiqi and Qingzhou were secretly aiding Yuan Futong, because they were not yet prepared to raise an army, and naturally wanted to strengthen Yuan Futong to drag down Yin Shang's national strength.

Yao Chen did not respond and continued to report: "In addition, news has also come from Donglu that the Eastern Earl is about to raise an army; they have already secretly contacted eighty-four vassal states and have sent people to welcome King Zhou."

Yin Qi chuckled lightly.

This Eastern Earl is truly ignorant and fearless.

Behind Yuan Futong, there is at least the support of the Western Sect; what does your Donglu have?

Yao Chen added: "They have already reached an agreement with the Eastern Yi, which we only discovered recently. This matter has been handled in secret by Jiang Heng and Jiang Wenhuan all along. Great King, your subject is at fault."

Yin Qi's gaze tightened, a fierce look flashing across his eyes: "What are the specific circumstances?"

The Eastern Yi are mortal enemies of Yin Shang; for Jiang Huanchu to dare to collude with the Eastern Yi is simply an unforgivable crime.

Yao Chen replied: "The Eastern Yi dispatched one hundred Earth Witches and ten Heavenly Witches, appearing in the name of offerings to the Eastern Earl's mansion. After helping Jiang Huanchu seize the position of Human Emperor, not only will they return all the territory of the Taiyuan Mountain domain, but they will also cede five hundred thousand li of territory around the Taiyuan Mountain domain to them."

Yin Qi snorted coldly: "The Eastern Yi have so many experts?"

Yao Chen shook his head and said: "We cannot infiltrate the Eastern Yi, so we cannot confirm this matter. But since they dare to reach such an agreement with Donglu, I fear they are capable of producing them."

"Eastern Yi, Witch Clan!"

Yin Qi's expression sank, and he secretly began to calculate.

The result, however, was that the heavenly secrets were in chaos; someone must have disturbed them.

The only ones capable of disturbing the heavenly secrets for the Eastern Yi are, of course, the Witch Clan. This means the Witch Clan secretly took action to support the development of the Eastern Yi, which is how they were able to easily produce one hundred Earth Witches and ten Heavenly Witches.

The four Saints already put Yin Qi under great pressure, and now the Witch Clan has also gotten involved.

Yin Qi did not know that the Witch Clan had always wanted to return to the Primordial Continent, but because of the obstruction of the Heavenly Court, it was difficult for them to break through the blockade, so they had been secretly supporting the Human-Witch lineage, hoping they could become the co-lords of the human race.

As long as they integrated the human race, they could coordinate from the inside and outside to break the Heavenly Court's blockade in one fell swoop and rule the Primordial World once again.

Chiyou back then was pushed forward based on this plan.

It is a pity, however, that Chiyou was eventually defeated by the Yellow Emperor, and the Witch Clan's strength on the Primordial Continent suffered heavy losses, which is why they have been supporting the Eastern Yi with all their might, striving to ensure the Eastern Yi are not wiped out.

As long as the Eastern Yi are not wiped out, they still have a chance to compete for the position of Human Emperor again.

Last time, when the Eastern Yi were almost pacified by Yin Qi, the Witch Clan was also extremely nervous. Coupled with Yin Shang's high-speed development over these years, they increased their support for the Eastern Yi.

In fact, it is not just the Eastern Yi; groups like the Quanrong, Guifang, and Qiang tribes, who possess Witch Clan bloodlines, have all received strong secret support from the Witch Clan, and experts have emerged in large numbers.

After a long while, Yin Qi continued to ask: "What about Yin Shou?"

Yao Chen said: "King Shou has already made contact with the people from Donglu and will leave Zhaoge tonight. Great King, should we intercept them?"

Yin Qi said coldly: "No need, let him go. It just so happens that we can use Donglu to clear out the eastern vassals."

In the north there is Yuan Futong, in the west there is Xiqi, and in the east there are Donglu and Qingzhou. The more chaotic they make things, the better; he can take the opportunity to abolish all the various vassals and complete the centralization of power.

As for the southern vassals, a single official document will be enough to take them down.

………

Seventh year of Di Qi, early June.

In the north, Yuan Futong's rebel army ran rampant, attacking cities and seizing territory everywhere, invincible wherever they went.

At this juncture, the Eastern Earl Jiang Huanchu welcomed back Yin Shou and held an alliance with various vassals in Donglu, accusing Yin Qi of seizing the throne illegitimately and acting against ritual and law. Therefore, they would act in accordance with Heaven to pacify the disaster, honor Yin Shou as the Human Emperor, and call upon the various vassals to respond.

Subsequently, he followed Yuan Futong's example, using the teleportation array to send Earth Witches to control the arrays, and then continuously teleported his great army, easily breaking through the capitals of more than twenty vassal states.

At the same time, he also sent people to Qingzhou, wanting to persuade the Fengyun Sect to raise an army.

……

Qingzhou.

The Fengyun Sect was both shocked and furious, wishing they could run to Donglu and chop off Jiang Huanchu's head.

Because the envoy from Donglu said that if he did not raise an army, Donglu would inform Di Qi of his secret military expansion in Qingzhou, claiming he had intentions of rebellion.

Such a matter could not withstand investigation at all.

Once verified, Qingzhou would have no choice but to raise an army.

Or rather, because they had a guilty conscience, they dared not let people from Yin Shang come to investigate.

But to raise an army now, they were not yet prepared.

Although they had hundreds of Earth Immortals and several Heavenly Immortals, these were all forcibly elevated through pills and various means, and their combat effectiveness was worrying.

Feng Xuan and the other members of the Feng clan were also caught in a dilemma.

Finally, Feng Lin spoke up: "Clan Head, let us raise the army. Things have reached this point; we have no other choice. However, we cannot raise the army alone; instead, we shall publicly announce our allegiance to King Shou, so that public opinion will be focused on King Shou.

With Donglu charging at the front, we only need to exert a little effort; the focus should remain on strengthening ourselves.

After three or four years, when we have completely digested the cultivation resources bestowed by the Lady, we will no longer need to hold back.

By then, who in the world will be able to stop us?"

The Fengyun Sect's expression shifted, and finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Fine, then let us send out the troops."

……

Three days later.

The Fengyun Sect held an alliance with various vassals in Qingzhou, honoring King Shou as the Human King, and declaring they would "attack the lawless and punish the impolite."

That very day, he sent out troops in all four directions.

Jiang Huanchu was overjoyed upon receiving the news.

Among the two hundred eastern vassals, although there was still the Xuzhou Earl, now that he had joined forces with Qingzhou, he did not take the mere Xuzhou Earl seriously at all, and they could attack from both sides.

Yin Shou was equally excited, feeling that the position of Human Emperor was right before his eyes.

Thus, he suggested that Jiang Huanchu send an envoy to the North Sea to persuade Yuan Futong to honor him as the Human Emperor.

Jiang Huanchu also thought this made sense; they occupied the "moral high ground" and could unite all parties to oppose Shang together, so he sent an envoy to Youzhou.

……

That same day, Yuan Futong secretly met with the Donglu envoy.

Regarding the Donglu envoy's proposal, Yuan Futong did not rush to answer, but instead summoned his subordinate strategists to discuss it.

During this period, he had followed the plan of his strategist group, leading his great army to roam the world, successively defeating the great armies of the North Earl Chong Houhu and the Jizhou Earl Su Hu, beating them until they dared not send out troops again.

It was precisely because of this that he relied even more on his strategist group.

He did not know, however, that nearly half of their strategist group were secret agents of the Tianluo Hall, and all his actions and plans were entirely under Yao Chen's remote control.

After discussion, the strategist group advised Yuan Futong to accept the proposal.

In this way, Youzhou would no longer be the target of public criticism, and the whole world would cast its gaze and focus on Donglu.

In any case, it was only nominal allegiance, and nothing would be lost.

Yuan Futong thought this was reasonable, so he summoned the Donglu envoy and expressed his willingness to honor Yin Shou as the Human Emperor.

………

The next day.

Yuan Futong announced to the world that he honored Yin Shou as the Human Emperor and would attack the lawless and punish the violent Qi.

Yin Shou and Jiang Huanchu were even more excited upon receiving the news.

They seemed to have tasted sweetness, so they sent people to lobby the West Earl, the South Earl, and other vassals.

If the whole world were to rebel, then Zhaoge would surely fall.