In the tent of the Imperial Preceptor Xuanji, six disciples stood before him.
Xuanji sat cross-legged, staring at his disciples: "What strategies do you have to defeat the enemy and make Tanxi surrender?"
The disciples looked at each other, and the eldest disciple stepped forward: "Master, our defensive formation has successfully stopped the rebels, and Tanxi should not be able to get past it. Master's specialty is formations, and if we confront them head-on, we may not be a match for Tanxi. Why don't we focus on the formation?"
The second disciple shared the same idea: "That's right, Master. We should use what we're good at to attack the enemy's weaknesses. Since Ghost King Tanxi isn't good at setting up or breaking formations, but is good at attacking, we should focus on the formations."
Xuanji nodded, quite satisfied with his disciples' performance: "What you said is exactly what I wanted. Listen to my orders."
The six disciples clasped their fists together and said, "Disciples obey your command!"
Xuanji formally ordered: "These next few days, you will intensify your practice of the Heavenly Net Earthly Fiend Seven Kill Formation. Next time, we will use this formation to repel the enemy and strive to eliminate Tanxi's main force in one go, so as not to disappoint the Emperor's expectations."
The eldest disciple said confidently, "Master, we have practiced this formation hundreds of times. We guarantee it will be foolproof."
Xuanji scoffed, "A bunch of rabble dares to challenge the authority of the imperial court? They're simply courting death."
Several apprentices chimed in, giving Tanxi a thorough dressing-down.
Feng Aotian and his soldiers have had a relatively quiet few days, since there is a protective array outside, preventing the rebels from sneaking in.
However, no one dared to relax too much, after all, Tanxi was capable, what if Tanxi invited a capable person to break the defensive formation?
Therefore, Feng Aotian led everyone in discussing the next strategy for dealing with the enemy every day. On this particular day, he even summoned the Imperial Advisor.
The Grand Preceptor has been somewhat irritable these past two days. The military camp is plastered with talismans everywhere, and these talismans weren't drawn by him. The key point is that these talismans are very powerful and can indeed annihilate any invading evil spirits.
"What does the Great General mean by this?" He felt that Feng Aotian was deliberately slapping him in the face.
He was also curious about who drew so many powerful talismans. Drawing talismans also requires spiritual energy, and the more powerful the talisman, the more spiritual energy it consumes. How much spiritual energy must have been used to draw so many powerful talismans?
In any case, he couldn't draw so many talismans in a short period of time.
Such a large number of talismans could probably only be accomplished by the gods in the heavenly palace.
Feng Aotian feigned ignorance, but seeing the Grand Preceptor's frustrated and aggrieved expression, he felt extremely pleased: "What is the Grand Preceptor saying? I don't understand at all."
Xuanji's disciples had seen these talismans for several days and were furious. They had to admit that these talismans were even more powerful than those drawn by their master, and they didn't know who had created them.
The Grand General is collaborating with other Taoist priests behind the back of the Imperial Preceptor. Isn't that disrespecting his master?
Therefore, when Xuanji mentioned this matter to Feng Aotian, his disciples outside pricked up their ears, wanting to know how Feng Aotian planned to explain it.
"These talismans were a gift from a friend of mine. What do you think of their effectiveness, Grand Preceptor?"
The Imperial Advisor was very dissatisfied with Feng Aotian's attitude. In terms of official rank, he was the Imperial Advisor, and only obeyed the Emperor's orders, not even the Crown Prince's. In terms of age, he was over a hundred years old, more than old enough to be Feng Aotian's grandfather, or even his great-grandfather.
However, Feng Aotian's attitude was very disrespectful to him, which made him very angry, but he couldn't show it, since they were colleagues on the surface.
"Evil spirits and ghosts haven't entered yet, so we'll have to try to see how effective it is." Xuanji sat down with a straight face, trying his best to appear calm and composed.
Feng Aotian knew that the Imperial Advisor was always aloof, so it was quite rare for him to say so much today. He was probably in a bad mood, which was why he chatted with him for a bit.
Several key military commanders had been waiting here for the Grand Preceptor for quite some time.
Feng Aotian went straight to the point: "What are your thoughts on the current battle situation, Grand Preceptor? Your formation is indeed very effective, preventing the rebels from launching a sneak attack and causing them to suffer heavy casualties. However, it's not a solution for us to remain holed up indefinitely, after all, we are here to quell the rebellion, not to stay permanently."
Grand Preceptor Xuanji stroked his beard, maintaining his aloof demeanor as he gazed ahead, and said calmly, "This Grand Preceptor has naturally considered this and has already formulated a detailed plan, so General King need not worry."
Feng Aotian also expected that the Imperial Advisor must have a plan, since the current battle situation was all on the Imperial Advisor's shoulders, and he had to know what the Imperial Advisor's plan was.
"Then please explain in detail, Imperial Preceptor."
The Imperial Advisor Xuanji had no choice but to reveal the plan for the Heavenly Net and Earthly Fiends Seven Killings Formation: "This formation is extremely powerful and can annihilate the main force of the rebel army in one fell swoop when the two armies are fighting."
Feng Aotian questioned, "Is the Imperial Preceptor really confident? That Ghost King Tanxi is incredibly powerful. You were injured when he attacked the palace. Now that he has gathered so many ghosts, his abilities must be much greater than before. I don't think he'll be so easy to deal with."
The Grand Preceptor was displeased that his old wounds had been reopened. He frowned slightly and said, "Times have changed. Why does the Great General have to bring up the past? Several months have passed, and I have also studied this matter quite a bit. How can we just sit idly by and let the Ghost King grow stronger?"
Everyone values their reputation and pride, and the Imperial Advisor is no exception.
Seeing that the other party was angry, Feng Aotian stopped bringing up the matter and began to talk about his plan: "We have been resting for half a month now, and the New Year has passed. I plan to issue a challenge first thing tomorrow morning. I wonder what the Imperial Advisor thinks?"
The Grand Tutor did not object: "Alright, let's end the war as soon as possible and return in triumph sooner."
The next morning arrived quickly.
The Feng family's soldiers noticed that two eerie men in white robes had appeared beside Ghost King Tanxi. One was dressed in white, and the other in black, looking like the Black and White Impermanence. One of them was holding a mourning staff, and the other was holding a soul-catching chain.
"Black and White Impermanence!" Grand Preceptor Xuanji exclaimed in surprise. Black and White Impermanence were the leaders of many underworld officials, and their abilities were extraordinary. With a single blow of their mourning sticks, they could shatter a soul into nothingness.
With a single sweep of that soul-snatching chain, it could snatch the souls of thousands upon thousands of people, making it extremely powerful.
No matter how capable he is, he is no match for the Black and White Impermanence.
The Ghost King Tanxi somehow persuaded the Black and White Impermanence to serve on the front lines.
Feng Aotian had met the Black and White Impermanence before; they were summoned by Yuan Qi. The people around Tan Xi now indeed wore the same clothes and had the same tools as the Black and White Impermanence, but their appearances were different.
"Does the Imperial Advisor know the Black and White Impermanence?" Feng Aotian asked the Imperial Advisor beside him in a low voice.
The Imperial Advisor Xuanji said, "I've seen them before, but I'm not familiar with them. Logically speaking, underworld officials are only under the jurisdiction of the underworld, so why are they here?"
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