Chapter 914: Great Luo Comes to Defect

The next day.

The Imperial Court issued a long announcement, the gist of which was that the Human Emperor Di Qi had obtained the support of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and would formally succeed to the position of Human Sovereign, with a sacrificial ceremony to launch the military campaign to be held in three days.

Once this announcement was released, the world was in an uproar.

"Hiss, has the Human Emperor gone mad? To unilaterally announce his succession to the position of Common Master—this is completely disregarding Saint Laozi and Saint Nuwa. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the past were all canonized by the two Saints, Laozi and Nuwa."

"This Human Emperor truly has great spirit, but he is also truly foolish. With his mere few decades of lifespan, he actually dares to harbor delusions of unifying the Human Race; it is simply a joke. Even if the Great Shang army were to march at full speed, it would take thousands of years to traverse the Honghuang."

"Although Di Qi has a limited lifespan, the Crown Prince possesses a Natural Immortal Body and will certainly be able to live for several hundred years. With the support of several Peak Great Luo, or even Quasi-Saints, it is not impossible for the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty to unify the Human Race."

"This Honghuang is already chaotic enough; if the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty comes to stir things up, it will surely become even more chaotic."

"Does Great Shang have the strength? Nowadays, all major powers are frantically cultivating Golden Immortals. If Great Shang does not have dozens of Golden Immortals, wanting to unify the Human Race is completely a joke."

……

All major powers were watching the joke that was Great Shang.

You, Great Shang, may have Great Luo Golden Immortals and some Golden Immortals, but wanting to unify the Honghuang Human Race with just these people is simply a pipe dream; the various Saints and sects will certainly not agree.

However, the powers surrounding the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty were like facing a formidable enemy.

For example, the Dayong Immortal Dynasty.

The Immortal Emperor of Dayong was only at the peak of Mysterious Immortal, and there were only a dozen or so Mysterious Immortals within his borders; how could he compare to the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty?

Consequently, the Immortal Emperor of Dayong sought aid from the Jie Sect while simultaneously asking Chen Xi to plead with Yin Qi.

However, Chen Xi decisively refused the Immortal Emperor of Dayong.

When she had first entered the Great Shang harem, everything she thought of was for the sake of strengthening the Dayong Immortal Dynasty, and thus, utilizing her status as a consort, she had funneled a large amount of benefits from the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty to the Dayong Immortal Dynasty.

But seeing the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty becoming stronger and stronger, to the point where even she had leaped to the peak of Mysterious Immortal cultivation, and seeing its momentum to unify the Honghuang Human Race, she naturally could not possibly go and plead for the Immortal Emperor of Dayong.

Taking a step back, even if the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty could not unify the Honghuang Human Race, being able to occupy one-thousandth, or even one-ten-thousandth of the Honghuang territory would still make it a supreme Celestial Dynasty.

Being a consort of such a supreme Celestial Dynasty was far more honorable than being the Immortal Emperor of Dayong.

Although she refused the Immortal Emperor of Dayong, she still sought out Yin Qi and said something astonishing: "Great King, this concubine is willing to assist you in conquering the Dayong Immortal Dynasty."

As the Chang Gongzhu of the Dayong Immortal Dynasty, she was one of those in power.

If she had Chen Xi's assistance, the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty would be able to capture the Dayong Immortal Dynasty without shedding blood.

Yin Qi said with some surprise: "Why?"

Chen Xi said solemnly: "Since this concubine has entered the palace, I am a member of the Yin Family. Furthermore, the Great King is the Ninth Co-Lord recognized by the Three Sovereigns; for both public and private reasons, this concubine should stand on the side of Great Shang. Of course, this concubine also knows that the Dayong Immortal Dynasty is far from being a match for the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty; by doing this, I also hope to reduce the slaughter."

Yin Qi smiled gently.

He understood Chen Xi and knew that this move of hers was more to curry favor with him.

Chen Xi was a very rational person who knew which choice was more advantageous to herself.

Thus, he praised: "That my beloved consort can prioritize state affairs is something this sovereign is very gratified by. How about this, this sovereign can give you a promise: as long as you can assist the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty in taking the Dayong Immortal Dynasty, one person from your Chen clan may be enfeoffed as a marquis.

At the same time, this sovereign will also bestow upon you a Golden Immortal Pill.

For other officials who surrender, this sovereign will also not be stingy with rewards, and after passing evaluations, they will also be given priority for employment."

"Thank you, Great King!"

Chen Xi was pleasantly surprised.

A Golden Immortal Pill—wasn't everything she did for this?

Moreover, the Chen clan could have one person enfeoffed as a marquis; this was already a heavenly favor.

In the future, a marquis of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty would have a level of prestige when walking out that would definitely be more imposing than many Immortal Emperors of other Immortal Dynasties.

"By the way, Great King, my Imperial Father has also gone to seek help from the Jie Sect." Yin Qi had long anticipated this and said indifferently: "No matter who it is, they cannot block this sovereign's footsteps."

The calm tone was filled with dominance, making even Chen Xi's heart flutter.

No matter how rational she was, after spending a long time with Yin Qi, she could not help but fall for him.

……

Zichen Hall.

Just after Chen Xi left, someone came to report in a hurry, saying with excitement: "Great King, Great King, the Yellow Emperor's great generals Li Mu, Changxian, and Dahong have come to defect, and they have also brought over a dozen people."

"Good, this sovereign will go to welcome them personally."

Yin Qi rose with joy.

In reality, there was no need for anyone to report; he had known the moment Li Mu and the others arrived in front of the Imperial Palace, and he had also detected their cultivation levels: Li Mu was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Changxian and Dahong were both Peak Golden Immortals, and the others were all Golden Immortals.

Li Mu, the Yellow Emperor's number one great general.

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In fact, back then, the Yellow Emperor had four Great Luo Golden Immortals under his command: Fenghou, Yinglong, Li Mu, and Hanba.

Among them, Yinglong was of the Dragon Clan and only joined the Yellow Emperor's command for certain reasons.

After the Yellow Emperor beheaded Chiyou, he also returned to the Dragon Clan.

Hanba was actually the daughter of the Yellow Emperor; because of Chiyou's schemes, she was turned into Hanba, and wherever she passed, the water vapor for hundreds of thousands of li in every direction would be evaporated, forming large-scale droughts.

After the Yellow Emperor beheaded Chiyou, to avoid implicating the Human Race, she chose to seal herself away.

Yin Qi felt secretly regretful that Fenghou had not come.

Fenghou was a man of extraordinary talent; not only was he a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but he was also the head of the Yellow Emperor's civil officials, assisting the Yellow Emperor in governing the world in an orderly fashion.

At the same time, he also created a peerless divine ability—the Fenghou Qimen.

……

For the next day, Yin Qi spent his time receiving the Golden Immortals who came to defect.

Because of the call of the Three Sovereigns, coupled with Great Shang's aim to unify the Human Race, many former ministers of the Three Sovereigns came to defect one after another; among them, there were three Great Luo Golden Immortals and nearly fifty Golden Immortals.

In addition to the Yellow Emperor's number one great general Li Mu, there were also Baihuang from under Fuxi and Chisongzi from under Shennong.

The defection of three Great Luo Immortals made everyone in Great Shang extremely invigorated.

If the third, second, and First Offering are included, it means the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty possesses at least six Great Luo.

Regarding Li Mu and the others, after careful consideration, Yin Qi organized them all into the Offering Hall, with Li Mu serving as the Fourth Offering, Baihuang as the Fifth Offering, and Chisongzi as the Sixth Offering.

The other Golden Immortals serve as Ordinary Offerings.

As offerings of the Offering Hall, they hold high status and receive high compensation, and usually only take orders from the Human Emperor.

In times of war, they provide military support.

For one, while they may have been battle-hardened in the past, they might not necessarily be suitable for leading troops now.

Nowadays, the generals in the Great Shang army, and even the low-to-mid-level military officers, all come from the Yin Shang Martial Academy, and each one has thoroughly studied military books and war strategies; Li Mu and the others' way of thinking might not necessarily keep up.

Secondly, Yin Qi also hopes to maintain the purity of the army.

Li Mu and the others are, after all, old subordinates of the Three Sovereigns; their loyalty lies with the Three Sovereigns and the Human Race, not necessarily with him, Yin Qi.

Perhaps they would not have any unusual intentions, but Yin Qi requires absolute loyalty.

After all, a great undertaking such as unifying the Honghuang allows for not even the slightest bit of carelessness. (End of chapter)