Chapter 857: The Panic-Stricken Ji Fa

The Jie Sect and the Chan Sect have already entered into total war; major events occur every moment, and there are even two great Immortal dynasties of the Chan Sect and Jie Sect factions, along with over a dozen other Immortal dynasties, confronting and slaughtering each other with forces numbering in the hundreds of millions.

Perhaps in terms of high-end combat power, they cannot compare to the war between the Yin Shang and Xiqi.

But in terms of scale and brutality, they far exceed it.

With these grand-scale wars at the forefront, the mere rebellions of various feudal lords did not cause any ripples online.

Yet within the borders of the Yin Shang, it still caused great chaos.

Now that it is equivalent to all the feudal lords rebelling, including Xiqi which is supported by the Chan Sect, can the Yin Shang win?

Many timid people have already begun preparing to run away.

But the vast majority of people are united against a common enemy; the commoners have one after another petitioned to join the army, various Nobles have also one after another expressed their desire to donate various supplies to the Imperial Court, and even the sects and the Demon Race within the Yin Shang have expressed their support for the Imperial Court.

Living within the Yin Shang, they feel the changes brought about by Yin Qi more profoundly.

Moreover, they also believe in Yin Qi.

Facing the petitions from all sides, the Imperial Court's response was quite indifferent; it merely issued a Pacification Order: any practitioners of the Immortal Dao among the various rebel armies, as long as they are willing to surrender to the Imperial Court, will receive generous rewards.

To tell the truth, when this Pacification Order came out, the various feudal lords were all stunned.

The commoners of the Yin Shang were also stunned.

Even the various forces in the Honghuang who were watching the situation of the Yin Shang were likewise stunned.

Now that all the feudal lords have rebelled and the Yin Shang is in a precarious position, you actually just issue a Pacification Order.

Who would accept it?

After Ji Fa learned the news, he laughed out loud, mocking whether Yin Qi had gone insane.

However, he soon could not laugh anymore.

On the very day the Imperial Court issued the Pacification Order, over seventy percent of the cultivators at or above the Immortal Realm among the various feudal lords actually defected on the spot, expressing their acceptance of the Imperial Court's pacification, and they immediately seized control of the various feudal lords.

Except for the die-hard loyalists of the various feudal lords who were killed for resisting, other cultivators at or above the Immortal Realm also wisely chose to surrender.

Subsequently, Huang Feihu, Wen Zhong, and the Four Generals of the Mo Family who had been transferred to the East, all led their armies to charge forward, taking down the various rebel armies with almost no effort.

The speed was so fast that even Jiang Ziya had not yet arrived at Jiepai Pass.

When the news spread, the world collectively lost its voice.

Immediately following that was an uproar.

"What is the situation? How is it that overnight, except for the West, all the various feudal lords have been pacified?"

"Who could have imagined that a single piece of paper for a Pacification Order would have such great power. Tens of millions of rebel troops vanished into thin air in an instant; this is all the power of the Great King's reputation for benevolence and righteousness."

"Hahaha, excellent. I knew the Great King would certainly not let us down."

Xibo Marquis Mansion.

"Impossible, how is this possible!"

Ji Fa was stunned.

Besides being incredulous, he also felt deep panic.

A single Pacification Order from Di Qi had actually disintegrated the various rebel armies in an instant.

Then what about the various feudal lords of his West?

He even worried that he would wake up one day to find himself a prisoner.

Those cultivators at or above the Immortal Realm who accepted the pacification must also have been the confidants and direct subordinates of the various feudal lords, otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to have been cultivated by the various feudal lords.

Since these people could defect, what about his own subordinates?

He even thought of San Yisheng.

San Yisheng's family had been retainers to the Ji Family for generations, and in the end, did he not rebel too?

The reason he has not yet become a prisoner is because there are Immortals of the Chan Sect suppressing things, but there is no guarantee that those with ulterior motives will not carry out a decapitation strike and capture him to Zhaoge.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly summoned Yin Qi (Jia Ren).

"Daoist, you must have received the news as well. The Immortal Dao soldiers under the various feudal lords have actually defected one after another. I am somewhat worried that there might be such unfaithful people within my Xiqi." Watching the panic hidden deep in Ji Fa's eyes, Yin Qi secretly laughed in his heart.

This Ji Fa is so timid, completely lacking the boldness from the original work.

However, he does not think about how, with him pressing down from above like a great mountain, if not for the support of the Chan Sect, Ji Fa would never dare to harbor any unfaithful thoughts.

Yin Qi put on a grave appearance and said in a deep voice: "Marquis, we have all underestimated the prestige of Di Qi, and therefore, we must guard against this matter, especially regarding the Marquis's safety.

With the Immortals of the Chan Sect here, we do not fear them rebelling.

But we do fear that they might deal with the Marquis."

Yin Qi's words spoke directly to Ji Fa's heart, and he nodded hurriedly: "The Daoist is right. It is just that the human heart is hard to fathom; what instruction does the Daoist have for me?"

Yin Qi frowned and said: "Within Xiqi, if one were to say who would not betray the Marquis, perhaps it is only the Immortals of the Chan Sect. In my humble opinion, the Marquis might as well seek help from the Prime Minister and ask him to send some Mysterious Immortals to protect the Marquis personally."

Ji Fa's eyes lit up slightly.

The Immortals of the Chan Sect have only Yuanshi Tianzun in their eyes, and many fellow disciples died during the process of attacking the Yin Shang, so they are the least likely to rebel and surrender to the Yin Shang.

Thinking of this: "Good, I will contact the Prime Minister right away."

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Yin Qi smiled and nodded.

He did not take this opportunity to replace everyone around Ji Fa.

Because Ji Fa is not a fool; he might not be thinking clearly in his current panic, but he would certainly understand once he calmed down.

There was no need for him to cause Ji Fa to feel distrust over such a small matter.

Furthermore, he had never thought of dealing with Ji Fa in such a way.

Before the great decisive battle between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect, he would not deal with Ji Fa.

And once the Chan Sect loses the great decisive battle and withdraws everyone, taking down Ji Fa will be nothing more than a matter of a single sentence.

……

Jiang Ziya received the news and also remained silent for a long time before heaving a long sigh.

Subsequently, he ordered the army to slow its pace.

……

The various rebel armies rose quickly, and were suppressed just as quickly.

Their rebellion had never won the hearts of the people, and now that the entire upper echelon, including the lords, had been captured, the Great Shang dispatched large armies to take control of the regions; not only did they encounter no resistance, but the common people even welcomed them with food and drink.

As the various lords were escorted to Zhaoge, the Imperial Court also formally issued a document announcing the abolition of the Feudal System.

All fiefs in the south were reclaimed as state property, incorporated into Jiangnandao, and organized into provinces, prefectures, and counties, with all policies aligned with those of the Great Shang.

After the official document was released, every region was in an uproar.

"I knew it; the Great King intended to abolish the Feudal System. Now, of the eight hundred lords under Heaven, only the various lords of the West remain."

"This is wonderful; from now on, we are all true subjects of the Great Shang."

"The rebellion was a good thing. If they hadn't rebelled, how would we have had the chance to be incorporated into the Great Shang?"

"Hehe, has no one noticed that the Imperial Court appeared composed and remarkably calm while dealing with this matter? In my view, the Great King likely saw through the conspiracies of the various lords long ago."

"Long live the Great King. As for mere Xiqi, if not for the support of the Chan Sect, the Great King would have pacified them long ago."

……

The abolition of the Feudal System did not trigger the strongest reaction from the various Vassal States in the south, nor from the various lords of the West, but rather from Zhaoge itself.

One must know that the Feudal System originated from the tribal system and has an extremely long history.

Whether it was the Yin Imperial Clan or the civil and military officials of the Imperial Court, all had been hoping to obtain a fief in the future to establish their own families and pass them down for ten thousand generations.

Previously, when the Great King said that no fiefs would be granted without great merit, the civil and military officials endured it, and the Royal Family endured it too.

Now that the Feudal System has been completely abolished, the civil and military officials have extinguished their hopes and dare not express any dissatisfaction because Yin Qi's prestige is too great, but the Yin Imperial Clan is not having it.

Now that the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty is unprecedentedly powerful, with a territory spanning hundreds of millions of li, what is wrong with granting some fiefs to the Royal Family? (End of chapter)