Chapter 786: Annihilation of Two Flanking Detachments

Although Xiqi has temporarily retreated, the fermentation of the matter has only just begun.

After all, those watching the live stream are, in the end, a minority.

Soon, videos sprouted like bamboo shoots after a spring rain on TikTok. In particular, the first segment of footage displayed by Yin Qi exploded in popularity, instantly soaring to the number one spot on the trending list, and the internet was in an uproar.

"Holy crap, I really didn't expect that Ji Chang, who looks so kind and benevolent, would be so sinister!"

"Jiang Ziya is disloyal and unrighteous; even his sworn brother is ashamed to associate with him. For such a person to be a personal disciple of a Saint of the Chan Sect, the threshold for being a Saint's disciple is far too low."

"I think we should blame that Jia Ren; this was all his idea."

"I just knew it! The Great King is so wise and shares such deep affection with the Queen; how could he possibly commit the act of favoring a concubine and killing the Queen? This is all slander from Xiqi; they are too shameless."

"How could it be like this? How could the Marquis be such a person?"

"The Marquis is actually dead... Wuwu..."

Sishui Pass.

General's Mansion.

Yin Qi said sternly: "The Xiqi army has just retreated and their morale is scattered; it is impossible for them to attack again for at least ten days or half a month. We cannot let Xiqi rebuild their morale; we must take this opportunity to weaken them."

"The central army is difficult to fight, as Taiyi Zhenren is stationed there."

"But their two flanking detachments can be wiped out while we have the chance."

"Yu Hua!"

Yu Hua hurriedly stood up: "National Teacher."

Yin Qi said: "Lead ten Mysterious Immortals, twenty-five Heavenly Immortals, and two hundred and fifty Earth Immortals from the Martial Hall, plus three Mysterious Immortal Warships, fifty Heavenly Immortal Warships, and two hundred and fifty Earth Immortal Warships, to rendezvous with the garrison at Jiameng Pass and take the initiative to intercept the Xiqi flanking detachment."

Yu Hua said excitedly: "Yes, National Teacher."

"Wang Hu."

"National Teacher."

"You do the same; lead your troops to Qinglong Pass and rendezvous with the garrison general there to wipe out the other Xiqi flanking detachment."

"Yes, National Teacher."

After receiving the talismans, Yu Hua and Wang Hu turned and left the council hall.

The two Xiqi flanking detachments only have a million men, and there are fewer than five hundred cultivators at the Immortal Dao level or above, mostly Earth Immortals, with very few Heavenly Immortals; this battle is sure to be won.

Golden Chicken Ridge.

Xiqi main army, commander's tent.

Jiang Ziya sat in the main seat, with over a dozen high-ranking generals sitting in the tent; the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Only Taiyi Zhenren sat with his eyes slightly closed, as if wandering in the Great Void.

San Yisheng gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Xiqi's hundred-year great cause has all been ruined by traitors. Prime Minister, we must ferret out the traitors, otherwise, what secrets will we have left in Xiqi in the future?"

"Indeed. If not for the traitors, we would not be in such a sorry state, losing all face in front of everyone in the Honghuang."

"Disgraceful, simply disgraceful. I never thought there would be such traitors among us."

The generals were filled with righteous indignation, one after another clamoring to ferret out the traitors and have them executed by slow slicing.

"Bang!"

Jiang Ziya was annoyed by the noise and slammed his hand on the table: "What are you arguing about? Is now the time to ferret out traitors? If we investigate traitors with great fanfare, we will only make people panic and throw ourselves into chaos."

"The most important thing now is to reorganize the army's morale."

"If morale is not reorganized, once it is completely in chaos, how can we fight?"

In this mythical world, there are many ways to identify traitors, but those who were able to attend that meeting were all the core members of Xiqi, and many methods cannot be used.

For example, soul-searching; how could that be used?

If used forcibly, even if it wouldn't damage the soul, I'm afraid few people would be willing. After all, who doesn't have a few secrets?

But relying only on conventional methods to identify who the traitor is is definitely not a matter of a single day or night.

Therefore, reorganizing morale is the most important thing.

Upon hearing this, the generals all shut their mouths and lowered their heads in thought.

The commander's tent fell into silence once again.

After a long time, Jiang Ziya rubbed his throbbing temples; he regretted not bringing Jia Ren along, otherwise, with Jia Ren's resourcefulness, he would surely have been able to help him devise strategies.

Thinking of this, he said to Taiyi Zhenren: "Senior Brother, I will return to Xiqi first; I must trouble you to oversee the army. Also, Yang Shen once captured Fairy Jin Ning; should we..."

Fairy Jin Ning is a Peak Golden Immortal and holds the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Such a combination, logically speaking, should be invincible among Golden Immortals.

But she was still captured by Yin Qi.

Please... you... collect 6... 9... books...!

Although Jiang Ziya did not finish his sentence, Taiyi Zhenren understood his meaning. The muscles on his face twitched slightly, and then he nodded with feigned composure: "Hmm, we can invite Yunzhongzi to come."

Although Taiyi Zhenren thinks highly of himself, he also knows that he is likely not Yin Qi's match.

Yunzhongzi is also a Peak Golden Immortal.

There is no need to kill him, or even to defeat Yang Shen; as long as he can pin down Yang Shen, he can free himself to kill the Immortal Dao cultivators on the Yin Shang side and then break through Sishui Pass.

"Good, I will go and invite him personally."

Jiang Ziya nodded.

Zhongnan Mountain, where Yunzhongzi cultivates, is not very far from Sishui Pass.

Just then, a messenger soldier rushed in and said urgently: "Prime Minister, the two flanking detachments attacking Jiameng Pass and Qinglong Pass have both been besieged by the Yin Shang army. Their warships are everywhere, and our army... has been routed."

"What!"

Jiang Ziya stood up abruptly, his eyes widened to a frightening degree.

He had just been thinking of recalling the two detachments to avoid attacks from the Yin Shang, but he had not expected the Yin Shang's movements to be so swift; he feared that as soon as he had retreated his troops, the Yin Shang had already mobilized their great army.

The other generals were also shocked and pale.

The two detachments were finished.

Taiyi Zhenren's gaze narrowed; he formed hand seals with both hands and then pointed repeatedly toward the center of the tent.

"Mysterious Light Mirror."

Very quickly, two images appeared within the tent.

One image was of the detachment at Jiameng Pass, and the other was of the detachment at Qinglong Pass; both were being surrounded and attacked by two armies from the front and rear, with hundreds of Warships roaring in the void, firing off streaks of destructive Divine Light.

Above the sky, the Immortal Dao powerhouses of Xiqi were being besieged and slaughtered by the Immortal Dao powerhouses of the Yin Shang.

The Yin Shang's Immortal Dao powerhouses were not only greater in number but also generally of a higher realm, so the Immortal Dao powerhouses of Xiqi were practically being massacred, without even a chance to escape.

Hiss!

Watching the scene in the Mysterious Light Mirror, everyone gasped in cold air.

They had exhausted their national strength to build fewer than twenty Warships, and those were all only Earth Immortal level.

Yet in the image, the Yin Shang's Warships added up to over three hundred, among which there were not only Heavenly Immortal level ones, but even Mysterious Immortal Class Warships, which was simply unheard of.

A sharp light flickered in Taiyi Zhenren's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "The Yin Shang has quite the attainments in the path of Artifact Refining."

Even the most talented cultivator would need several hundred years to possibly achieve the Mysterious Immortal realm.

But for Artifact Refining, it only takes a few years.

In other words, as long as there are sufficient raw materials, the Yin Shang can continuously carry out the Refining of Mysterious Immortal Class Warships, eventually forming a massive Mysterious Immortal Class fleet, enough to sweep across the Eight Desolations.

This is much easier than the hard work they put into cultivation. (End of chapter)