Ao Bing looked at Li Jing's affectation with utter contempt. A moment later, the servant who had gone to arrest the rebellious son was driven away. Li Jing's third son, Nezha, rode on a cloud and glared fiercely at Li Jing, saying in a trembling voice, "Ao Guang, you brat, do you know that I am a disciple of Taiyi Zhenren, one of the twelve Golden Immortals under the command of the Chan Sect's leader, Yuanshi Tianzun? You dare to make things difficult for me? Aren't you afraid of my master's wrath?"
Ao Guang chuckled disdainfully, tossed out a jade talisman radiating immense power, and said calmly, "This is the decree of Fuxi, the supreme ruler of the Earthly Immortal Realm. Why don't you return my son's natal dragon pearl?"
Nezha thought that bringing up the Primordial Celestial Venerable would scare Ao Guang away, but he didn't expect that Ao Guang could obtain the decree of Fuxi, the supreme ruler of the Earthly Immortal Realm. In terms of status, power, and cultivation, Fuxi was definitely not much weaker than his grandmaster, the Primordial Celestial Venerable. Hearing this, Nezha felt that he had no choice but to act. Therefore, he shouted in a shrill voice: "You long-necked serpent Li Jing, I didn't want to make things difficult for your East Sea Dragon Palace, but I didn't expect that you would come to my door today. Fine, since you want me to die, then I won't let you have an easy time either." With that, he took off the Qiankun Ring from his neck and struck the golden light that had been thrown out. With a loud bang, the primordial spirit of Ao Bing, the third son of the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang, dissipated and his soul returned to heaven and earth.
When Ao Guang saw that Nezha had killed his third son Ao Bing right in front of him, he was furious. He pulled out a golden knife with an astonishing aura from somewhere in his right hand and shouted, "You brat, how dare you..." As he spoke, the golden knife in his hand shot out a thousand feet of golden light and slashed at Nezha.
Under the golden blade, Nezha's flesh and blood flew everywhere, and his bones exploded. Only a wisp of resentment remained, drifting in the void as he looked at the belated Lady Yin. He bowed three times in the void and cried out, "Mother, your child is unfilial."
Seeing that Nezha was a very filial son, Ao Guang hesitated to raise his right arm, which he had intended to cut off again, so he rode away on a cloud with a gloomy expression.
In the darkness, guided by the soul, that wisp of resentment slowly drifted toward the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain, seeking out the True Man Taiyi.
In the chaos, Taiyi Zhenren used his power to control the innate spiritual treasure, the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, to protect himself and Nezha's soul as they flew towards the Jade Pure Heaven.
Jade Purity Heaven, Jade Void Palace.
Taiyi Zhenren kowtowed three times heavily and said in a sorrowful voice, "Master, please save your grand-disciple Nezha?"
The Primordial Celestial Venerable gave a faint "hmm," took out a blue lotus from the void, and struck it towards Nezha's primordial spirit, softly uttering, "Yuqing, transform!" Instantly, the blue lotus transformed into a ball of green liquid, enveloping Nezha's primordial spirit. A moment later, it formed a figure, none other than Nezha, who had been reborn from the lotus. The blue lotus was a lotus leaf left over from when the Three Pure Ones of Buzhou Mountain transformed the lotus into a treasure. Although it was not a primordial spiritual treasure, it was still a primordial spiritual object. With this to rebuild his physical body, Nezha's cultivation would surely advance greatly within a dozen years. However, the Heavenly Dao is impartial, and Nezha would only ever remain at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, never making any further progress in his life. Was this something to be happy about or something to be sad about?
Chaoge, the Golden Palace.
King Zhou gazed at the endless night sky, his heart filled with worry. Inside the court, ministers held sway over the government, while outside, four powerful vassal lords were causing chaos. The emperor was truly troublesome. Thus, on this breezy autumn night, King Zhou pondered alone all night. That morning, at the court session, King Zhou issued an imperial edict: "From this day forward, I hereby summon the four powerful vassal lords to the capital to discuss with me the matter of the nation's centennial celebration."
Nine days later, the four great vassal states—Jiang Huanchu, Ji Chang, E Chongyu, and Chong Houhu—led eight hundred garrisons to pay homage to the Shang court. All the vassal states under Cheng Tang then proceeded to Chaoge.
Jiang Huanchu was the lord of Donglu in the east, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of the East by Emperor Yi, the father of Zixin; Ji Chang was the head of the vassal states in the west, also known as the Marquis of the West; E Chongyu was the head of the lords in the south, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of the South; Chonghouhu was the chief of the tribes in the northern barbarian lands and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of the North.
Five years ago, the daughter of Marquis Jiu of E was taken into the harem by King Zhou. Because she disliked music, she was killed by the tyrannical King Zhou. Marquis Jiu was also implicated by his daughter and chopped into mincemeat. Marquis Jiu of E was once a marquis in the south. After his death, his younger brother, E Chongyu, succeeded him as marquis. Because he was fighting against the western barbarians in the desolate mountains a thousand miles away when his brother was killed five years ago, he was unable to see his brother one last time. He already hated King Zhou to the bone, but his army was still in the process of being raised, so he could not avenge his brother. He was filled with regret and remorse, and this is how the incident came about.
Marquis Chonghouhu of the North privately advised, "My king, Marquis E Chongyu of the South has long harbored rebellious intentions because his elder brother was chopped into mincemeat by Your Majesty's men. For five years, E Chongyu has been preparing his troops, and I fear that one day..."
King Zhou was furious when he heard this. He immediately imprisoned Marquis E Chongyu of the South and strangled him three days later, turning him into dried meat.
[5 The End of the Primordial Era: The Consecration of Gods]
128 chapters, 108 East Forbidden West Demise, Heavenly Wind Reappears
After sitting quietly through the chilly autumn wind all night, King Zhou finally sorted out his thoughts and summoned the four great lords to Chaoge. Within ten days, Marquis E Chongyu of the South was executed by extreme punishment. Immediately, the lords of the southern prefectures were enraged and rode away from the capital overnight, heading south.
On the eleventh day, ministers Fei Zhong and You Hun offered slanderous advice to King Zhou, saying, "Your Majesty, according to our secret investigation, Marquis Jiang Huanchu of the East has long harbored rebellious intentions. Your Majesty imprisoned and executed Marquis E Chongyu of the South, and Your Majesty desires to destroy the four great vassal states. Jiang Huanchu must be aware of this. We fear that once Jiang Huanchu leaves the capital, he will develop disloyal thoughts. We urge Your Majesty to make plans as soon as possible to prevent this..."
On the 12th, King Zhou imprisoned Jiang Huanchu, the Marquis of Dongbo, in an abandoned manor in Chaoge on the grounds that Jiang had long harbored rebellious intentions. He ordered a large number of soldiers to guard the manor and said that anyone who made a mistake would be executed without mercy.
At the western embassy in Chaoge, Ji Chang, the Marquis of the West, and his retainers gathered around a table to discuss the matter. One of the advisors said, “Your Majesty, the four great lords have only been in the capital for a little over ten days. The Marquis of the South, E Chongyu, is dead, and the Marquis of the East, Jiang Huanchu, is imprisoned. Only Your Majesty and the Marquis of the North, Yiren Chonghouhu, remain. The Marquis of the North possesses great abilities and is skilled in using extraordinary arts. Among the four lords, he is the closest to King Zhou. However, our western region has never been favored by Your Majesty. I fear the west is in grave danger.”
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