Chapter Forty-six

  After Hou Taishi returned, he immediately swept away the ills of the imperial court. King Zhou was intimidated by Hou Taishi's prestige as an old minister and had to muster up his spirit to attend court for several days. The few "treacherous ministers" also didn't dare to make any more trouble, and the imperial court suddenly became much more efficient and clear. Wen Zhong was a fellow disciple of the third generation of Jie Jiao, although he wasn't interested in cultivating Taoism. However, he had many friends among the Jie Jiao practitioners from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks. His own cultivation wasn't bad either, and he had several powerful treasures in his possession. This made those three ** demons not dare to make any moves, and instead, they tried their best to conceal their demonic aura. Even when Wen Zhong was furious and destroyed the cannon, they didn't dare say a word to King Zhou.

  Since Wen Zhong had clarified the court politics, he naturally shifted his attention to the affairs of Xiqi. At this time, Ji Chang had already passed away at an old age, and Ji Fa succeeded him as king, formally rebelling against the Cheng Tang court. After Ji Fa became king, he posthumously honored his father with the title "Wen", and later generations referred to the Marquis of Western Zhou, Ji Chang, as "King Wen of Zhou". Bo Fu secretly sneered, "If the rebellion fails, wouldn't it be that Ji Chang is just a rebel, no different from King Cheng's defeated bandit? However, Ji Chang and Ji Fa's governance and financial management skills are indeed far superior to those of King Zhou. Moreover, their benevolence and righteousness are also unmatched by King Zhou."

  At this time, the eastern Yi Di rebelled again. Wu Zong heard that he had to choose one from the rebellious vassals and Yi Di to attack. At this time, Beihou Hou Chonghou Hu was still alive. After hearing the order, he ordered Beihou Hou to hold back Jifa, and he himself led the elite army of the Shang Dynasty to rush to the east, trying to quickly eliminate the rebellious Yi Di in the east before turning back to quell the rebellion in Xiqi. Bo Fu watched this series of actions and knew in his heart that this was indeed a way to solve the problem. Unfortunately, Beihou Hou was incompetent, and with the "Mandate of Heaven" on the side of Zhou, many strange and heroic figures went to Xiqi to help the Zhou Dynasty, so Wu Zong's strategy was bound to fail.

  As expected, some strange figures appeared among the eastern barbarians, making it impossible for Wen Zhong to achieve a complete victory in one battle, and also holding back the army of Duke Xiang of Qi. In the west, the Northern Marquis quickly buried his own army and life, and even his own brother defected to the Western Qi. Now things are getting complicated, the elite army and the great generals are all on the eastern front, while the western side is powerless to suppress the development of Western Qi, making its strength grow day by day. If it weren't for the central army of the Shang Dynasty and Wen Taishi still being there, and not having clashed with the Western Qi army yet, I'm afraid the vassals would have dispersed long ago.

  At this time, the Shang Dynasty court also had a problem. Three demons worked hard behind the scenes, and several old loyal ministers cooperated with them, successfully sending themselves to the Sealing Gods List. From then on, the traditional benevolent and righteous people in the court were gone, and the incompetent and flattering officials filled the court. Bo Yi was delighted to watch the play. Especially when Bi Gan cut out his heart, he even went to see the scene, where he saw Grand Duke Jiang Ziya. "This Jiang Ziya is absolutely not like the kind of person who failed to learn Taoism as described in books... ... With a Taoist symbol, he prolonged Bi Gan's life. If it weren't for the heavenly fate, it would be impossible for Bi Gan to come back to life again. What can this guy do if he is not good at cultivating Taoism and being sent down the mountain?" Later, Jiang Ziya ran away to the west of Qi, leaving behind the legend of straight hook fishing...

  This is a digression, and by the time Wen Zhong finally pacified the eastern barbarians and returned to the capital of Zhaoge, Xiqi had also eliminated all the vassals loyal to the Shang Dynasty in the west and north, and had completed the mobilization of military and social forces, preparing for a defensive war against the Shang Dynasty. At this time, King Zhou's ** was on fire, and Empress Jiang tried to eliminate the three demons but ended up losing her own life and that of her ally, Huang Fei. The three demons took advantage of King Zhou's power to force the death of Huang Feihu's wife and turn against Huang Feihu. When Wen Zhong returned to court, everything had already been decided, and as Grand Preceptor, he could not interfere with King Zhou's internal affairs. Moreover, since King Zhou was protecting them, Grand Preceptor Wen was also powerless against the three demons.

  Soon, Wen Taishi led a large army to attack Xiqi, vowing to conquer it. The two sides fought several battles, and Wen Taishi lost many generals, suffering a significant setback. Bo Fu transformed into an unnamed guard and observed the battles, occasionally going up to kill a few useless people. One day, he saw a man with a celestial aura enter the main tent of the army, and Bo Fu overheard him say that he was Shen Gongbao, a Qi practitioner from Mount Kunlun, who had come to help Wen Taishi conquer the rebels. "I can finally hear the phrase 'Please stay' which is a powerful killing move in Fengshen Yanyi," Bo Fu laughed to himself.

  The law of cause and effect is indeed a deadly weapon, and on this day, Shengong Bao used this deadly weapon to persuade the four outer door disciples of the Cutting Path to come and assist. The development of the plot here is no longer in line with the timeline of the Investiture of the Gods that Bo Yang saw in his previous life, but it doesn't matter. At this time, Zhang Guifang was still alive, listening under the command of Wen Taishi, and the twelve golden immortals of Kunlun in Xiqi also arrived much earlier than in the book.

  Very soon, the four little rascals entered the Sealing Gods List. The teachings of the Intercepting Sect were deep and heavy with righteousness. Shen Gongying took advantage of the tragic death of these four people to say a few words, and he brought in the Ten Heavens Sovereign, who was also quite capable among the outer sects. Before this, the Four Marshals of the Demon Clan had also been transferred to the front lines under Wen Zhong's command. The Ten Heavens Sovereign and Bo Yu were acquaintances who nodded at each other. In the past, when Bo Yu went to the Bi You Palace on Jin Ao Island to listen to Tong Tian Jiao Zhu's lecture on the Great Dao, his closest relationships were with Du Bao Tao Ren, Zhao Gongming, San Chui, and others. However, he had also been invited to visit the Ten Heavens Sovereign's cultivation grounds as a guest, so their relationship was that of familiar acquaintances. Now, Bo Yu looked at them arriving in this army and thought to himself, "Why did you have to come out and get involved in this mess? Didn't your teacher say that by closing the mountain gates and quietly chanting the Huang Ting, you could avoid this great calamity? Alas... indeed, divine wisdom cannot surpass heavenly fate. The true body of the Sealing Gods List is indeed a partial manifestation of the law of cause and effect. Hong Jun has truly succeeded, and Shen Gongying is actually one of the 'human-shaped treasures' controlled by the Sealing Gods List in the underworld."

  The four Mo family generals took action to attack Xiqi, and for ten days, the Lord did not intervene in the battle of the military array. The four Mo family generals on the battlefield beheaded the generals one after another, snatched the flag, and defeated the main general of Xiqi, Jiang Taigong, who hung up a white flag to surrender and stubbornly defended his camp. At this time, many Kunlun immortals had arrived in Xiqi, and the twelve Golden Immortals had also left some of their avatars in the city of Xiqi to live idly. At this moment, the military situation was urgent, and they sent out powerful disciples from their caves to assist in the battle before themselves came out of the cave.

  Bó Fú saw the emergence of outstanding disciples from three generations, including Nezha, Léi Zhènzi, Wéi Tuó, Huáng Tiān Huà, and Yáng Jiǎn. Especially Yang Jia?n, who was highly regarded by Bó Fú for his innate spiritual powers, good comprehension, and willingness to work hard to cultivate the Nine Turns of the Mysterious Skill. On the battlefield, he was invincible, and whether it was martial arts or magic, he was a top-notch master. Soon, the four demon kings were defeated by Yang Jia?n and others, and their names were removed from the Sealing Gods List. Bó Fú had no relationship with the four demon kings, so he didn't intervene at all, just watching them get defeated like a spectator. Soon, several Golden Immortals arrived at the Western Qí army camp. At this time, according to the principle of equivalence, the Ten Heavens Sovereign also appeared and asked for an explanation from Guǎng Chéngzi and others among the twelve Golden Immortals. The conversation didn't go well, and a few words led to a confrontation. In his great anger, the Ten Heavens Sovereign wanted to set up the Ten Extremes Formation to make the twelve Golden Immortals surrender.

  At this time, Rán Dēng Dào rén arrived. Bó Fú had no relationship with this shameless person, unlike another shameless person, Zhǔn Tí, who at least had some familiarity. This Rán Dēng Dào rén's bottom line was far worse than that of Zhǔn Tí. As soon as Rán arrived at the Xī Qí army, he led Guǎng Chéng Zǐ and others to take a look at the Ten Extremes Formation, and then decided on a strategy to first use his own people to fill the knives, dissipate the evil energy of the Ten Extremes Formation, and then break it. This was clearly written in the book, and Bó Fú didn't need to sneak into the Xī Qí army to know about it.

  However, he had no intention of blocking the Tiān Xián Bàng from recruiting people. Although Shí Tiān Jūn had a relationship with him, the Ten Extremes Formation also contained many cruel and unreasonable methods. Bó Fú himself was not a good person, but a fierce and brutal big demon, an ancient powerful being. Nevertheless, he still couldn't bear to look at several of the formation's methods. Shí Tiān Jūn also had both good and bad people among them.

  Bó Fú decided to save only one person, Jīn Guāng Shèng Mǔ, because this female cultivator was a friend of Sān Jiǎo...

  As expected, the Fu Deng Ling had the innocent ones line up and fill their heads with knives, then the twelve Golden Immortals each broke through the formation one by one. The Fu Deng Ling was ruthless, leaving almost no survivors, without any hint of camaraderie among fellow Taoists. Bo Xiang couldn't help but coldly laugh "This kind of master-disciple relationship... truly has nothing to say." Seeing Guang Chengzi enter the Golden Light Formation, he used the Bagua Immortal Robe to block the golden light and then summoned the Fantian Seal to strike at the Golden Light Goddess. Just as the Golden Light Goddess was about to be trapped on the Sealing God List, Bo Xiang had already hidden himself within the formation and with a casual flick of his finger, sent the Fantian Seal flying back, almost killing Guang Chengzi in the process. Then, with a wave of his sleeve, Bo Xiang captured the dazed Golden Light Goddess and turned into a beam of light heading towards Sanxiao Island. Although Guang Chengzi was frightened to the point of losing seven of his spirits, he had lost track of the Golden Light Goddess's whereabouts, but in the end, the Golden Light Formation was still broken. As he emerged from the formation, Fu Deng Ling saw his pale face and realized that the Golden Light Goddess's spirit had not returned, so he ordered the retreat and planned to break through the remaining formations another day.

  Ba Fu left and never looked back. He had originally wanted to throw the Golden Light Goddess onto the Third Heaven Island, but after some thought, he threw her onto the Golden Turtle Island instead. "The great calamity has passed, this young lady's mind should be clear now, right?"

  Bo Yu didn't want to return to Wen Zhong's army, so he returned to his own cave mansion. When passing through the 'Zeng' Hou country that took him as a totem, he also played a trick and transformed into his true form, flying over the city, causing countless people to worship...

  Hear the Taishi saw ten Taoist friends die one after another, and had no choice but to go to Mount Emei Luofu Cave to find his uncle Zhao Gongming. It was also destined that Zhao Gongming would be confused, and he went down the mountain with Wen Zhong to join the army. Zhao Gongming was indeed the first fast hand of the Intercepting Sect, and the speed at which he shot out his magic weapons was incredibly fast, beating the twelve Golden Immortals and making them drop their helmets and abandon their armor. Randeng saw that the Dinghai Pearl in Zhao Gongming's hand was extraordinary, and always felt that he had a fate with this treasure... ...However, he ultimately couldn't get the treasure from Zhao Gongming's hands. The fallen treasure had already been obtained by the Ten Taizi Junzi Sword, and the two Taoist priests who were destined to be killed by him were also destined to die under Randeng's hands - still dying at the hands of Zhao Gongming, which allowed Randeng to escape Zhao Gongming's pursuit.

  Zhao Gongming's mighty prestige is evident, and the people of Xiqi are all at a loss. Just as they were worrying about the gloomy clouds and mist, a song came from afar: "I am a guest from Kunlun, with an old residence on the south bank of Stone Bridge. I have cultivated the Tao to mix with the origin, and only then did I understand the secrets of longevity and the distinction between good and evil. Do not boast about the purple gold elixir in your furnace, but know that the fire can burn the jade liquid. Riding a blue phoenix and a white crane, I do not go to the Peach Festival for the elixir of immortality, nor do I go to the Xuan Du to pay homage to the Old Lord, nor do I go to the Jade Void Gate to make a promise. The Three Mountains and Five Peaks are my playground, and the islands of Penglai are where I enjoy myself at will. Everyone calls me a Daoist eccentric, but in my heart, I have my own feelings about what is full and what is empty. Lü Yan has arrived here in person, and Xiqi must surrender to Zhao Gongming."