Chapter 623

Swish! Swish!

Ji Chang and the others were in an uproar, both shocked and afraid.

They finally understood what it meant to say that everyone below the Saints are ants.

Those Saints did not treat them as people at all, actually using their dynastic changes to complete the Investiture of the Gods.

The world is the board, and all living beings are chess pieces.

And this Investiture of the Gods, in the final analysis, is a war between the Exposition and Jie Sects.

Originally, they were excited that Yuanshi Tianzun supported them, thinking that defeating Yin Shang would be as easy as turning over one's hand, but they did not expect it to involve the War of Investiture.

Their Xiqi was already inferior to Yin Shang, and the Exposition Sect was inferior to the Jie Sect, so how were they supposed to fight?

For a time, Ji Chang and the others all felt somewhat disheartened.

It's over!

Seeing this, Jiang Ziya hurriedly said: "Everyone, there is no need to be so depressed. Although the Jie Sect is powerful, my Exposition Sect also has the Twelve Golden Immortals, as well as true immortals of the Dao such as Randeng Daoren, the Antarctic Immortal, and Yunzhongzi.

Moreover, once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back; things have reached this point, and I can only fight to the death.

Furthermore, victory or defeat lies in the application of strategy, not just the comparison of the two sides' strength; otherwise, there would be no talk of winning against the strong with the weak in military strategy."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chang and the others forced themselves to perk up.

They also knew that Xiqi had no way to retreat now and could only forge ahead bravely.

Ji Chang said solemnly: "Prime Minister, if Di Qi knows we are going to rebel, why doesn't he send out troops first? With Yin Shang's strength, we are no match for them at all right now."

Jiang Ziya smiled slightly: "Marquis, you have already thrown yourself into chaos. You have always had a reputation for virtue and are Di Qi's father-in-law; without concrete evidence or an excuse, how could Di Qi send troops to Xiqi? Does he not want his reputation for virtue anymore? Therefore, as long as we do not make mistakes and do not raise an army, Yin Shang will not take action."

Ji Chang also came to his senses and smiled shamefully: "I panicked. Then what should we do next?"

Jiang Ziya thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "First, of course, is to cultivate our internal strength and develop ourselves with all our might, but we cannot just develop ourselves; we also need to contain and consume Yin Shang's strength.

For example, secretly supporting Donglu.

Donglu supports King Shou and possesses the moral high ground to confront Yin Shang, which can win over many vassals who are dissatisfied with Yin Shang.

Secondly, it is to secretly bribe officials in the imperial court or incite internal chaos in Yin Shang.

Finally, it is to investigate the forces behind Donglu, Qingzhou, and Youzhou, so that we can act according to the situation."

Do not look at Yin Qi as virtuous, with the people of the world singing his praises.

But in reality, there are still many dissatisfied vassals.

They used to live lives of debauchery, with groups of slaves under their command to kill at will; now, under pressure from Yin Shang, they have to abolish slavery. How could they not feel resentment in their hearts?

Yuan Futong listed Yin Qi's ten major crimes, one of which was the abolition of slavery, which received secret support from many northern vassals.

San Yisheng frowned and said: "Within Yin Shang, it is basically an iron plate now; wanting to incite internal chaos in Yin Shang is not an easy task. Unless Di Qi becomes a foolish ruler, addicted to wine and women, we will have no opportunity to take action."

As the saying goes, a wise ruler has virtuous ministers, and a foolish ruler has treacherous ministers.

Under a wise ruler, treacherous ministers will also disguise themselves as virtuous ministers;

Under a foolish ruler, virtuous ministers will also degenerate into treacherous ministers.

Bo Yikao said: "Father, I remember that we have a treasure in our treasury called the Sobering Felt. Di Qi is strict with himself and will not easily get drunk, but if he has the Sobering Felt, he will have no worries, and as time goes on, he will definitely become addicted to drinking."

Ji Chang clapped his hands and laughed: "My son's suggestion is good."

Nangong Kuo also suggested: "Marquis, your subject has heard that in the far west, there is a kingdom called the Women's Kingdom. This kingdom is entirely made up of women, and every woman is charming and enchanting, the most moving; why not send some into the palace?"

Xin Jia suggested: "Marquis, we have a person in our country named Le Zhou; it is said that this person's zither skills are supernatural, and anyone who has heard him play will be addicted to fantasies and unable to extricate themselves."

……

The officials present offered suggestions one after another—good food, good drink, fun things, etc.; as long as it could corrupt the human mind, they were prepared to collect it and send it into the imperial palace.

Yin Qi listened from the side, unable to help but chuckle in his heart.

………

Border of the Dali Immortal Dynasty.

Kill!

The sounds of killing shook the heavens.

In the sky, hundreds of thousands of immortal cultivators were slaughtering each other.

Fresh blood was scattered, and at every moment, the corpses of immortal cultivators were falling from the sky.

On the ground, the Great Yong Immortal Dynasty's army of eighty million launched an attack on the Dali Immortal Dynasty along a border line of one hundred thousand li. Because of the secret aid from Jie Sect disciples, they were like a hot knife through butter, easily destroying the Dali Immortal Dynasty's defensive lines.

In just half a month, the Dali Immortal Dynasty had retreated one million li.

In order to salvage the situation, the Dali Immortal Dynasty's Immortal Emperor had to urgently come out of seclusion, leading the immortal dynasty's tributes and the immortals from the major sacred grounds within the territory to launch a surprise attack on the Great Yong Immortal Dynasty's army, only to be intercepted halfway by the Great Yong Immortal Dynasty.

In the end, an unprecedented battle broke out between the two sides.

In this battle, the Dali Immortal Dynasty's Immortal Emperor was seriously injured and fled, and two other Mysterious Immortals also escaped; the other three hundred or so immortals, including five Mysterious Immortals, were beheaded in this battle.

It can be said that after this battle, the Dali Immortal Dynasty was crushed.

………

Kunlun.

Yuxu Palace.

Listening to Guangchengzi's report, Yuanshi Tianzun fell silent.

Cold light flickered in his eyes, but in the end, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Take that Dali Immortal Emperor as a registered disciple. Furthermore, let this matter end here."

The Dali Immortal Dynasty had overstepped its bounds first, actually daring to intercept and kill the "future disciple" favored by Tongtian Jiaozhu; this left him with nowhere to vent his frustration, no matter how unhappy he felt.

But the Dali Immortal Emperor was, after all, a disciple of the Exposition Sect, and he could not bear to ignore him completely.

Since that was the case, he would take him as a registered disciple.

Do not underestimate the status of a "registered disciple"; for the Dali Immortal Emperor, it could be called leaping over the dragon gate.

"Yes, Master."

Guangchengzi also knew that the Exposition Sect was in the wrong this time.

But being able to behead Zhetian, paying the price of a Dali Immortal Dynasty was still worth it.

With the talent Zhetian had shown, he was very likely to become another Great Luo Golden Immortal in the future, which was unfavorable to the Exposition Sect.

Now, on the surface, the Exposition Sect had three Great Luo Golden Immortals—himself, the Antarctic Immortal, and Randeng Daoren—while the Jie Sect had four: Duobao, Jinling, Guiling, and Wudang.

Three against four, the gap was not very large.

But if it were three against five, the gap would be very obvious.

Not to mention that the Jie Sect also had several peak Golden Immortals like Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, and Lv Yue, all of whom were highly likely to achieve the status of Great Luo Golden Immortal, while the Exposition Sect only had Yuding Zhenren and Yunzhongzi as peak Golden Immortals.

"By the way, Master, there is one more thing."

Guangchengzi said again: "The Ling Zhuzi under the seat of Nüwa has now been born; originally, he should have been taken as a disciple by Junior Brother Taiyi, but I did not expect him to be snatched away first by the Yin Shang State Preceptor Yang Daoren."

Yuanshi Tianzun's expression sank: "Yang Daoren? Hmph, Junior Brother Tongtian, I did not expect you to be so scheming; it seems I still underestimated you."

Now in his eyes, Tongtian Jiaozhu had become a scheming bitch.

On the surface, he pretended not to care about the Investiture of the Gods, even ordering his disciples to close their doors and cultivate, but he did not expect that he had long been secretly laying out plans, not only supporting Yin Shang but actually wanting to win over Nüwa.

It is just a pity that he discovered it too late and lost the initiative.