Tian Xuan took in Lian Po and Li Mu, who had escaped from the State of Zhao. After bestowing upon them official ranks, he sent General Lian Po to attack the State of Wei and General Li Mu to attack the State of Yan. The two states were conquered in five years.
At this time, of the seventy vassal states that the Western Zhou Dynasty had previously enfeoffed, only the states of Qin and Qi remained, creating a situation of two tigers vying for territory! The fate of the Western Zhou Dynasty was sealed, and its demise was only a matter of time!
Tian Xuan dispatched Lian Po and his generals to feign an attack on Qin, thus delaying King Jian of Qin. Tian Xuan himself led an army of 100,000, with Li Mu as the general, and marched straight to Luoyi, the capital of Western Zhou.
How could the Western Zhou royal family of Luoyi withstand the ferocious Qi army? After a ten-day siege, just as the city was about to fall, chaos erupted. Qin's Wei Liao was no fool; he had secretly led three hundred elite warriors to Luoyi while Tian Xuan was attacking. Just as Luoyi was about to collapse, the three hundred warriors stormed into the Zhou royal city, seizing the Nine Dragons Star Crown that had fallen into the hands of the Western Zhou royal family. Wei Liao obtained the crown effortlessly and withdrew from Luoyi. Tian Xuan, having expended great effort, gained nothing. Enraged, he massacred hundreds of members of the Western Zhou royal family. The Great Zhou Dynasty, founded by King Wen (Ji Chang) and later by King Wu (Ji Fa) after overthrowing the Shang Dynasty, had two branches. The branch from the Southern Continent officially died out, leaving no legitimate bloodline.
Thus, the Qin state annexed the Zhao, Han, and Chu states, gaining a vast territory; the Qi state annexed the Yan and Wei states, becoming wealthy and powerful.
The two countries were evenly matched, making it a good time for a war.
Although Qin lost Ying Zheng, its national fortune was still intact. This time, it also obtained the Nine Dragons Star Crown. Li Si and Tian Xuan were both restless men. After preparing their troops and resting for a few years, they issued a proclamation to the whole world, listing the other's ten major crimes and provoking war between them.
Li Si, holding the emperor's mandate, appointed Wang Jian as general and commander-in-chief, and Wei Liao as military advisor, and mobilized the entire Qin army of three million to attack Qi.
In response, Tian Xuan appointed Zhuangzi as his strategist, Lian Po as his commander, and Li Mu as his assistant, and raised an army of three million to attack the Qin state.
The two armies arrayed themselves in Luoyi, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and a great battle was about to break out. Poor Luoyi, as the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which had stood high above for more than five hundred years, had now become the battlefield that would determine the fate of the world.
In the Heavenly Court, the Supreme Lord Laozi's avatar, the Daoist Taiqing, sighed and said, "What is destined to come will eventually come."
In the Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi suddenly opened his eyes and said to the White Crane Boy, "Go and call your senior brothers here." The boy obeyed and left.
Before long, the Seven Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and Yun Zhongzi arrived. Taiyi Zhenren was still in the Heavenly Realm, and Antarctic Immortal was also in the Heavenly Realm, so they could not come.
Yuanshi said to his disciples, "The Qin state in the lower realm has started a war without authorization, attempting to rule the human race with witchcraft. This violates the laws of Heaven. You can go down to the lower realm to help the King of Qi defeat the Qin army and restore order to the world."
All the disciples accepted the order and departed for the lower realm.
Inside the secret chamber of Heaven.
The Jade Emperor frowned, his hand resting on the dragon chariot, gently tapping it with one finger.
The Queen Mother said softly, "My husband, the Qin and Qi kingdoms in the mortal realm are now at a critical juncture in their war. Taoism and Penglai Island will also be mobilized. Shouldn't we, the Heavenly Court..."
The Jade Emperor pondered and said, "How could I not know this? But now the Qi Kingdom has the support of the Chan and You sects, and its strength is not small. However, the Qin Kingdom has the assistance of the military and legal schools of Penglai Island, and its national fortune is abundant. Although the two countries are competing for national fortune, in reality, it depends on the people behind each side."
"Although the State of Qi has the support of the Ren and Chan sects, since the Investiture of the Gods, Laozi of the Ren sect has not taken on many disciples, with only Xuandu as his disciple. The Yuanshi sect of the Chan sect also has few disciples. The Twelve Golden Immortals suffered a calamity in the Yellow River Formation and lost all their magical power. Although they barely recovered, four of them betrayed the sect. Now, even if we add the other two emperors, there are only ten people left. Only Yun Zhongzi is still somewhat promising. The others are practically useless."
"As for Penglai Island, tsk tsk, we've never known what tricks this senior brother is up to. We've never heard of him before the Dao Ancestor preached. He became famous overnight in Zixiao Palace. He seems arrogant, but he's actually very cautious. Since then, no one has been able to see through his cultivation level. Now, I'm afraid he's even more formidable," the Jade Emperor sighed.
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Husband, do you still remember that when the Dao Ancestor preached, he instructed the two of us to place six futons in the Zixiao Palace? After that, all those who sat on these six futons became saints. It is clear that there is a great mystery in these six futons. As for Xuan Tian, he originally did not have a seat after entering the palace, but the Ancestor suddenly bestowed a seat upon him. The way he bestowed the sainthood was even stranger. It seems that the Ancestor did not intend to take on any disciples, but I don't know why he still took on Xuan Tian."
The Jade Emperor frowned deeply, and after a long while, he sighed, "I can't figure this out either. Never mind, this is not something we can fathom. I'm afraid even those saints can't fathom the Dao Ancestor's thoughts. Now we have to see how this war between Penglai Island and the two sects of Renchan goes."
The Queen Mother thought it made sense. Then, considering the war, she said, "Penglai Island has been managed so meticulously by this senior brother that none of us know the true situation there. Even the four disciples that the Sage Xuantian took in have all achieved the cultivation of Quasi-Saints. This shows that although Penglai Island rarely takes in talented disciples, who knows if there aren't other candidates? Take Han Fei, for example. Who would have thought that Han Fei also came from Penglai Island?"
The Jade Emperor also sighed and said, "I don't know if we made a mistake back then, but now we have no choice but to make a different decision. The two sects of Humanity and Chan are no match for Penglai Island, and they still need our help."
The Queen Mother nodded as well.
Now, let's talk about the area before Luoyi.
The armies of Qin and Qi faced each other, their six million soldiers standing motionless like ancient cliffs in a deep mountain. Banners fluttered, their ranks clearly defined. Qin, which favored black, sent its three million soldiers like demons from hell, a dark mass ready to devour everything in their path; Qi, which favored green, sent its three million soldiers like a vast forest, seemingly radiating boundless vitality, a stark contrast to Qin's black, deathly aura.
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