Chapter 192 Simply a Fairy! Amidst the storm and gloom, her face was radiant with peach blossoms...
The star deity that came was not just a minor deity with only a few stars in his name, but one of the Four Spirits!
The Western White Tiger, the Guardian Deity, and his attendants: Kui Wood Wolf, Lou Golden Dog, Wei Earth Pheasant, Mao Sun Rooster, Bi Moon Crow, Zi Fire Monkey, and Shen Water Ape. ①
The successor of the Southern Vermilion Bird Mausoleum Light God, and her attendants: Jingmu Han, Guijin Yang, Liutu Zhang, Xingri Ma, Zhangyue Lu, Yihuo She, and Zhenshui Yin. ②
When the Star Gods appeared, not only was Bitao dumbfounded, but the immortals on the clouds who were being prevented from being sent to the mortal realm were also speechless.
The Eastern King, who had been swaying his head back and forth, clearly joining in the fun and amusing Bitao and the others, transformed into a physical body and flew back with a sinister expression.
Star deities must not leave their posts without authorization, especially those governing a cluster of stars. If a star deity in charge of a region leaves his post, it will cause comets and stars to fly by, the constellations to shift and become chaotic, and even cause a rain of falling stars, threatening the lives of all living beings with annihilation!
This is like a great general guarding the four borders, who, without the emperor's edict, abandons the border checkpoints and quietly returns to the capital!
There is usually only one explanation for this situation in the human world—the border guards staged a coup!
This time, without even needing Bi Tao to speak, Dong Wang Gong stepped forward, his voice carrying the spiritual pressure of a true ancient martial god. With a wave of his sleeve, he stirred up towering clouds and rebuked the star gods standing in the clouds: "You have not guarded the Pearl and Jade Balance, and have left your posts without permission. If this causes the stars to separate and the rain to scatter, what will be your punishment!"
"Gathering in the celestial realm, overstepping boundaries and violating propriety, what is their intention?!"
Bitao was crushed by the spiritual pressure and lay directly on the ground. Her immortal power seemed to freeze instantly, and she couldn't even lift her head.
She was a supreme immortal who had painstakingly discovered the laws of heaven and earth and finally gained control over them!
As a result, after Dong Wanggong said only a few words, Bitao had the illusion that she would be pulverized under his spiritual pressure.
The ancient martial god who ascended from the Penglai Star Realm... indeed cannot be judged by the celestial rank.
Bitao turned her head while lying down, just as Zhu Ming was also pressed down by spiritual pressure and was lying not far away. The two looked at each other, and Bitao's eyes widened even more than when she saw the Star God appear in the clouds, silently asking - Is the Eastern King Duke really that powerful?
Zhu Ming's expression was much calmer. He lay there peacefully, raising an eyebrow to look back—surprised? Otherwise, why do you think I've served him like a slave for the past thousand years without complaint?
Naturally, this was because Zhu Ming had witnessed the true abilities of the Eastern King Duke and the current situation where high-level demons and monsters roamed the Penglai Immortal Island, which bordered the Shangqing Realm.
They also knew that although Dongwanggong seemed to "fear nothing but chaos," he was, in essence, an ancient god who was absolutely incorruptible in enforcing the law and upholding justice.
As the voice of the Eastern King Duke was pushed aside by the clouds, the White Tiger Star God and the Vermilion Bird Star God, who were at the forefront, were forced to retreat by the spiritual pressure.
The White Tiger Star God steadied himself, stepped forward, held his sword in both hands, and paid homage to the Eastern King Duke as an ancestor.
The tall, muscular man bowed slightly and said, "Reporting to the Eastern King, we have been ordered by the Heavenly Dao of all realms to come to the Heavenly Realm to resolve the calamity of the 'Great Immortal Rebellion'!"
Upon hearing this, Bitao immediately wanted to curse, "You're just spouting nonsense!"
Dongwanggong frowned and was about to speak again when the White Tiger Star God gripped the sword hilt with both hands and suddenly attacked—stabping fiercely towards the clouds!
His longsword's aura swept out fiercely, and seeing that he couldn't get away with leading his men to resign, he directly stabbed the Eastern King's foot!
The purpose of bowing is to make it easier to rub your feet, right?
Bitao thought to herself that she had witnessed something today: someone could actually come up with even more wicked tricks than she could!
The hardest part of the Eastern King Duke is his head. Apart from his head, every other part of him has been refined into the Penglai Mountains and Seas, and countless Penglai creatures live on each of these mountains and seas.
The Eastern King himself is a walking embodiment of countless worlds and mountains.
He was indeed powerful and an ancient god, but he possessed countless lives, and apart from his extraordinary iron head, his entire body was a vital weakness.
This despicable and shameless White Tiger Star Lord clearly knew that the Eastern King Duke valued his Penglai people, so he drew his sword and launched a sneak attack without warning while still in a bowing posture!
The Eastern King Duke reacted quickly, instantly turning the body he had conjured into nothingness.
Even so, the White Tiger Star God's sword, delivered from such a tricky angle, still managed to cleave through the "boundary" of the Eastern King Duke's body, splitting open a Penglai fairy mountain.
Many newborn demons, unable to take human form, lived in the mountains. Some of the more agile ones escaped, while others were crushed under the piles of fallen rocks.
The Eastern King's face was extremely ugly. He no longer wanted to waste words with these star gods who clearly harbored evil intentions. He transformed his body again, rolled up his long robe, and a fierce wind raged like a formation of blades—in the blink of an eye, he was fighting against these star gods.
The Star Gods also quickly joined forces to activate the celestial spirits and resist the Eastern King Duke's offensive.
The two vast and powerful immortal spirits clashed violently, causing chaos and upheaval, and the purple aura collapsed from the clouds.
Bitao and Zhuming, along with a group of immortals who had just "survived the calamity," including the three officials of heaven, earth, and water, were all knocked down and lay scattered across the clouds.
As for the little immortals from the Thunder Department and the War Department who had previously led the Three Officials of Heaven, Earth and Water to stop Bitao and accuse her of treason, Jing Su and his ilk became innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.
Sweeped away by this earth-shattering gale, he tumbled a long distance, coughed up blood, and fainted, his fate unknown.
With regard for Bitao and the others, Dongwanggong unleashed a barrage of spiritual blades formed from the gale, which rained down upon the star gods and pushed them all off the clouds.
They landed directly on the main street of Xianjing.
The two subordinates of the Four Spirits conjured up the "true form of the constellations" and summoned the true power of the constellations—they combined their strength to form a star orbit array, which pressed down on the Eastern King Duke—the entire Juntian Immortal Capital shook violently.
The force of the collision between the two immortal spirits, which caused mountains to collapse and rivers to dry up, continued to push outwards from the center of the battle towards the surrounding areas of Juntian like waves.
"Click-click-click-click—"
"Boom boom boom boom boom—"
Wherever these two wild and turbulent celestial spirits went, the jade steps of the celestial palace, sealed by layers of arrays, were reduced to broken walls and ruins in the blink of an eye, collapsing and scattering dust.
—This is what a battle of gods looks like.
Bitao had never been more aware of her own insignificance and fragility than at this moment.
Even the immortals are nothing more than celestial children.
She suddenly understood why Dongjun hadn't cultivated any special techniques for so many years, but had only cultivated immortal spirits.
It's not that he was "promising as a child but not as good as he grew up," but rather that he had fought demons and monsters in the Shangqing Realm for many years and had long understood that in the face of absolutely powerful immortals, all fancy moves were like a joke.
Bitao had only ever heard that the Star God was powerful, but today she finally saw for herself how powerful he was and where his strength lay.
When they form a star orbit array during battle, they can continuously draw power from their respective star realms by using the yin-yang sundial that rotates through the Milky Way.
That is the offerings of the people accumulated over thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years.
When used in actual combat, they can maintain this devastating and overwhelming magical power for days and nights until the power of the stars is completely drained. Only then will they lose their protective shield and expose their true forms to fight.
The Eastern King Duke is indeed powerful; he can single-handedly resist the combined power of the fourteen constellations of the West and South.
However, he only has one Penglai, where the demons and immortals who have been entrenched for tens of thousands of years have all been sent to serve in the Shangqing Realm in search of a way out. He cannot be like these crazy star gods, disregarding the life and death of all living beings and draining the immortal spirit that Penglai has accumulated since ancient times.
Moreover, Penglai is his true form; once the immortals of Penglai are gone, his life will not last long.
Even though Dong Wanggong has not shown any signs of decline and his fierce immortal spirits have pushed the Star Gods back again and again, Bitao knows that if this stalemate continues, no matter how long it lasts, Dong Wanggong will eventually be defeated.
Besides, Bitao hasn't seen the person behind her show their face yet.
It is absolutely impossible that these few star gods wanted to rebel against the emperor's throne. Although the star gods are powerful, they are "puppets" placed into the myriad worlds by the yin-yang sundial of the Milky Way. If the Azure Emperor were here, the White Tiger Star God and the Vermilion Bird Star God would have their "puppet strings" cut as soon as they appeared in the clouds with their people.
Without strings, a marionette is just a group of puppets at the mercy of others.
That old turtle spirit is really good at hiding!
The Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms rushed to the rescue because the constellations of the Azure Dragon in the East had derailed. So, it wasn't just the White Tiger who rebelled, but also the Vermilion Bird. The Azure Dragon had also rebelled, but its mission was to hold back the Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms.
Of the four guardian spirits that guarded the four directions, three have rebelled.
The constellation gods gathered in the heavens and immediately launched a surprise attack on the Eastern King Duke, clearly a pre-planned move.
The person behind this is using these star deities to hold back the Eastern King Duke... What's next?
What are his plans for the future?
Bitao's thoughts surged and raged like the ever-turbulent clouds as she pondered her next move.
"howl--"
"howl--"
Two howls, one high and one low, yet both capable of splitting rocks and piercing the clouds, rang out.
Bitao turned her head.
Zhan Kui transformed into Zhu Jiuyin, and Xuan Jia transformed into the true form of Xuanwu. After their enormous bodies appeared, they flew down from the clouds and headed towards the Star God and Dong Wanggong who were fighting, to assist Dong Wanggong in dealing with Baihu and Zhuque.
Zhan Kui blew down a breath, and the White Tiger Star God, with a ferocious expression, conjured a tiger claw from afar, which viciously clawed down at Zhan Kui's seven-inch mark—
Zhan Kui flipped his massive body to avoid the seven-inch mark, but a scale was still violently torn open on his abdomen.
The tiger's claws not only tore off her scales, but also penetrated deep beneath her flesh, tearing her skin inside out.
Zhan Kui's roar of pain and anger resounded throughout the heavens.
"howl--"
When Zhan Kui Xianling was ridiculously weak, he learned from Bi Tao to be incredibly arrogant and vindictive.
Being scratched only fueled its ferocity, making it want to devour the White Tiger Star Lord whole.
She swung halfway in mid-air, opening her mouth several times only to be blocked by the star array, leaving her nowhere to start. She had no choice but to take another deep breath towards the White Tiger Star God.
The White Tiger Star God was first roasted in his abdomen by Zhan Kui's breath, causing it to boil. Then, when Zhan Kui inhaled, the heat and heat around him were quickly absorbed.
His movements froze for a moment.
In that instant, Xuanjia turned its body, swung the tail of the Xuanwu true form, and struck the tiger claw of the Dharma form conjured by the White Tiger constellation god—
"Aww—" The White Tiger Star God also cried out in pain, his feet forced to shift.
This shift caused the star orbit array to become misaligned.
The Vermilion Bird constellation god transformed into a Dharma form, attempting to correct the position of the formation, but Zhan Kui opened his dragon mouth wide and bit it in the middle.
Zhan Kui is Zhulong, and Zhu Jiuyin does not have dragon claws, so he cannot directly tear apart the Dharma form transformed by the Vermilion Bird Star God.
On a sudden inspiration, I thought of how when a dog bites a mouse, it can't tear it apart with its claws like a cat, so I bite hard and shake my head wildly.
So Zhan Kui grabbed the image of the Vermilion Bird Star Goddess and wouldn't let go, ignoring her sharp claws tearing at his face, and tumbled and thrashed wildly in mid-air.
"Ah!" The Dharma form conjured by the Vermilion Bird Star God was flung in two. The real body suddenly opened its eyes, pressed its bleeding side waist, and turned pale.
Xuanjia seized the opportunity and activated the illusion technique passed down within him, casting a spell on the Star God Attendant who was trying to help Zhuque and Baihu.
Then he retreated to the side of the Eastern King Duke, lay down in front of him, and used his indestructible tortoise shell as a shield for the Eastern King Duke.
The Star God, under the illusion spell, tried to form the Star Orbit Array again, but it was as if his five senses had been misactivated, and he could not get it to the correct position no matter what he did.
The White Tiger and Vermilion Bird broke free from the illusion and launched an attack, each move aimed at the Eastern King Duke's vital points, but all were blocked by the Black Armor.
She herself felt neither pain nor discomfort.
The Eastern King praised Xuanjia and Zhan Kui, saying, "Well done!"
Then, the celestial spirit was once again transformed into a formation of fierce blades, surging towards the Star God—
The situation suddenly reversed.
Bitao and the others had all stood up on the clouds, where the battle was not affected.
Bitao glanced at Xuanjia and Zhankui, and wished she could hug her two sisters and give them a big kiss.
Zhan Kui, the little dog in the sky, combined with the Xuanjia ground shield, is simply a perfect match!
But Bitao felt no joy at the prospect of victory.
With the help of Zhan Kui and Xuan Jia, the Star God and the Eastern King Duke can keep at it indefinitely, and neither can defeat the other in the short term.
But the "Old Turtle Demon" has turned three of the Four Spirits against their side, and nobody knows what level of helpers will appear next.
Bitao must react as soon as possible!
So as soon as Bitao got up, she grabbed Zhu Ming and said to him, "You're not good at fighting, and you're injured. Go down from the clouds!"
At the same time, he winked at him—signaling him to proceed with the plan.
Bitao then secretly requested the Three Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water: "Please use your illusionary powers to escort Zhu Ming to the Six Imperial Platforms of the Heavenly Palace!"
Zhu Ming was initially hesitant, but seeing that Juntian was about to be reduced to ruins in the battle between the two sides, and that the weak immortals under the clouds were being affected by the violent immortal energy, lying on their sides, their fates unknown, he gritted his teeth and nodded.
The three officials appeared to be standing motionless atop the clouds, but in reality, their immortal spirits were hidden within the churning, rolling clouds, following Zhu Ming as he transformed into a spirit.
Bitao turned around and walked towards the immortals who had almost been thrown into the mortal world by her twice before.
The crowd was nearly reduced to mortals by her grasp, and even those who were on par with her in terms of immortality had developed a primal fear.
They were all extremely wary when they saw her approaching.
But soon someone shouted in a booming voice, "Don't back down, you're stepping on my foot! What are you afraid of? Does she have three heads and six arms?!"
The person speaking was none other than Lei Wang of the Lei Department, who had been kicked by Zhan Kui earlier.
"We can take her down together; she's just a mere Tai Xian!"
Everyone raised their stance, ready to attack Bitao.
The three officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water swiftly moved and stood behind Bitao, their expressions stern and their spiritual pressure overwhelming.
Everyone had to stop what they were doing.
Among the immortals, someone asked in astonishment, "What do you three immortal masters mean by this? Are you still going to help this rebellious immortal, Bitao, at this point?!"
The three officials did not answer, but their attitude was obvious.
Bitao stopped a short distance away from the group. With the three officials backing her up, she no longer had the arrogant demeanor she had shown before.
She bowed deeply, her posture humble, and said, "Esteemed immortals, I have offended you with my previous actions, but I was forced by circumstances."
"The three spirits who are on duty in the four directions have joined forces and, taking advantage of the absence of the Azure Emperor, lured away the Heavenly Dao of all realms. They then gathered in the Heavenly Realm to launch a sneak attack on the Immortal Master. I don't need to explain what their intentions are."
"To be honest, I have many friends all over the Nine Heavens. Last night, I received news that the Star Gods had left their positions and gathered in the Nine Heavens, hiding their figures at the Rainbow Bridge in the Heavenly Realm."
"Now that the heavenly realm is leaderless, and considering that it is easy to dodge open attacks but difficult to guard against hidden arrows, I have no choice but to sacrifice myself as bait, using the pretext of 'rebellion' to force out the hidden star gods."
"The matter is urgent, and I cannot discuss and explain it to each of you immortals. I also fear that these star gods have extensive eyes and ears in the Nine Heavens and dare not speak out or make plans lightly."
"Now that the evil intentions of the Star God have been exposed, I implore all the immortals to understand the greater good, set aside past grievances, and join me in ruling the Nine Heavens!"
Bitao's tongue is as eloquent as a lotus flower; ten out of ten sentences she utters are lies.
However, the fake is so convincing and well-founded that it seems more real than the real thing.
She pondered to herself that among these immortals, there must be some of that old turtle demon's subordinates.
With the heavens about to collapse, if these immortals still hold a grudge against Bitao for almost sending them to the mortal realm, how can they be worthy of being the six immortal leaders?
Now, whoever believes her nonsense is one of us. Anyone who opposes Bitao is a lackey of that old turtle demon!
After Bitao finished speaking, someone immediately realized, "So that's how it is! I was wondering how a fairy like Bitao, who has experienced countless illusions without losing her true nature, could do evil for her own selfish reasons?"
"My Ministry of War and the Immortal Bitao will jointly rule the Nine Heavens!"
The speaker was someone Bitao recognized; it was Luo Hui, the Yang God Jade Boy, whom the Ministry of War had questioned on behalf of Heaven when Bitao was appointed to the position of Taixian.
He was the first to walk to Bitao's side, nodding approvingly at her. When he turned around and saw that his colleague wasn't following, he reached out to pull her back.
They forcibly pulled over the Yin Goddess Jade Maiden, who was staring at Bitao with a suspicious and scrutinizing expression.
As soon as these two arrived, the expressions of the Thunder Kings became hesitant.
But someone quickly retorted loudly: "Empty talk and sophistry!"
"It is clearly you who harbored the ambition to usurp the throne, yet you used your silver tongue to twist the truth and slander the Star God, attempting to seize power. You are utterly shameless!"
Bitao looked at the arrogant immortal, who was one of the five Thunder Emperors of the Thunder Department—the Central Yellow Heaven Collapse Thunder Emperor.
Bitao was somewhat familiar with him; he was one of the Thunder Emperors who had trained Binglun.
Although Binglun is a descendant of the Thunder God, the Thunderous General, the True Lord of Subduing Demons, the True Lord has already passed away. The one truly responsible for raising Binglun is the Five Thunder Emperors of the Thunder Department.
Beside the Central Thunder Emperor were the Northern Overturning Thunder Emperor and the Western Great Dark Earth Subduing Thunder Emperor—these three Thunder Emperors standing together clearly shared a common hatred for a common enemy.
The Thunder Emperors don't usually reside in the Nine Heavens. Most of the time, they each hold official positions and travel throughout the myriad realms, acting as agents of Heaven. Now, the three Thunder Emperors have gathered in the Nine Heavens...
Bitao's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
Even the wisest can make a mistake. She was so focused on scheming to lure out the old turtle demon that when she set up the formation to capture people last night, she let Zhu Ming rush ahead to take revenge for personal reasons. In the end, she didn't pay attention to who she captured and failed to notice that three of the Five Thunder Emperors were in the Heavenly Realm.
The Five Thunder Emperors have thirty-six Thunder Generals under their command, and assisting them are two hundred and forty Cloud-Making and Rain-Protecting Celestial Masters. Together, they are responsible for spreading clouds and rain throughout the myriad realms to benefit all living beings. They are also responsible for the Heavenly Tribulation of the Xuanxing Realm, killing evil spirits, cleansing the evil spirits from the cultivators' bodies, and punishing those who have gone astray.
Currently, three of the Five Thunder Emperors are in the Heavenly Realm—how many of these Thunder Generals and Dharma Protectors are still holding their posts in the myriad realms?
How many more are quietly lurking in various places, waiting to launch an attack?
Bitao narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the three Thunder Emperors, and said, "What makes you say that, Central Thunder Emperor? Is it not enough to show their rebellious intentions that the Star Gods have abdicated and gathered in the Nine Heavens?"
"If I truly harbor any intention to defy the heavens, then you Thunder Emperors might as well summon the Five Thunders to strike me now, so that the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao can discern whether what I say is true or false."
When Bitao mentioned her willingness to be tested by the will of Heaven, the five Thunder Kings of the Thunder Department suddenly relaxed.
From birth, they communicate with heaven and earth and merge with the Five Thunders. They believe in the consciousness of the Heavenly Way, even more so than in the Heavenly Emperor.
However, since the three Thunder Emperors were still confronting Bitao, the five Thunder Kings moved their feet and then stood still in place.
However, the two immortals currently stationed in the Nine Heavens from the Dou Department, namely the Dou Department's Zhongtai Liuchun Sikong Xingjun who previously granted Bitao the title of Taixian, and the Dou Department's Mingwenqu Xingjun, stepped forward and walked to Bitao's side.
They were also star deities, but because they now reside in the Nine Heavens, responsible for coordinating the rotation of star deities and correcting the sundial, they had long since cut off the sustenance from the star realm, otherwise they would not have been easily captured by Bitao's sneak attack.
However, as star deities, they knew all too well that a star deity had no reason to leave their post.
Even the Celestial Emperor Qingming cannot arbitrarily move the Star Gods from their positions.
After the two immortals from the Dou Department walked to Bitao's side, the other immortals naturally held their noses, suppressed their dissatisfaction, and followed.
In the end, only Raibu and Bitao remained, standing facing each other.
The three Thunder Emperors twitched at the sight of everyone being deceived by Bi Tao's few words, but they couldn't expose Bi Tao by saying that they knew the Star God wasn't there to rebel, but really to stop Bi Tao, and that the emperor they wanted to support was someone else.
The Central Thunder Emperor pointed at Bitao and said, "You were all almost thrown into the mortal realm by her before, and now you actually believe her words after just a few sweet words? Have your heavenly souls collapsed?!"
The Heavenly Soul governs wisdom, so this Thunder Emperor is essentially questioning whether all the immortals have lost their minds.
Everyone looked very grim.
However, since the immortals' souls were intact, they naturally noticed that the Thunder Emperor was acting strangely.
The atmosphere gradually became tense, on the verge of exploding.
The Jade Road of the Celestial Capital of Juntian has been reduced to ruins. In front of the only remaining Celestial Emperor Palace, the Star God and the Eastern King Duke are still fighting fiercely, their battle raging through the heavens and earth.
It should have been a bright, clear day, but dark clouds had gathered, a fierce wind was blowing, and a foul wind was carrying moisture, signaling that rain was imminent.
Bitao raised her hand.
Thinking that Bitao was about to make a move, Lei Di on the opposite side instantly gathered lightning in his hand.
Bitao smiled faintly, bringing her fingers to her temples. In the swirling wind, she caught a stray strand of hair on her fair cheek and tucked it behind her ear.
Amidst wind and rain, gloom and darkness, a face as fair as a peach blossom.
The storm raging in her mind was even greater than the heavens at that moment, but on the surface she continued to speak politely to the several Thunder Emperors: "Central Thunder Emperor, you may not know, but I was just putting on an act just now. I have arranged for people to pick you up below the clouds."
Upon hearing this, the Northern Thunder Emperor instinctively exposed Bi Tao: "Nonsense! There's nothing beneath the clouds..."
The Central Thunder Emperor realized that Tong Xian had misspoke, but it was too late to pull him back.
Bitao's smiling gaze suddenly turned sharp, her crescent-shaped eyes transforming into two curved blades.
Staring at the Northern Thunder Emperor, he said, "How do you know there isn't one? Did you go down and check?"
"Or... are your people hiding down there, and they didn't see mine?"
Two of the three Thunder Emperors' expressions changed. Although the central Thunder Emperor kept a straight face, the tremor in his pupils could not be concealed.
Beneath the clouds did indeed lie the generals of the Thunder Department, but they were all concealed by the Star God, so even those who could see the laws of heaven and earth could not discern anything amiss.
But this peach blossom... I actually guessed it.
She's practically a fairy!
Bitao didn't guess it; she tricked it out of her.
After she got the information, her heart sank.
How many of the entire Thunder Department rebelled?
No, the question is, how many of the entire Thunder Department are still fighting back?
Could it be that before the old turtle demon has even been lured out, she's already going to use the Thunder Pattern Seal to summon the Heavenly Dao of all realms back to clean up this mess?
no.
Bitao was so aroused that her blood boiled. She was determined to pull out the old turtle spirit's head and see how many noses and eyes he had!
He was able to incite chaos among the immortals of the Nine Heavens and even the stars and gods without even showing his face.
So Bitao, as if she had "victory in her grasp," chuckled and began to sing the Empty City Stratagem: "I told you long ago that I have countless friends in the Nine Heavens and numerous close friends in various departments. I know exactly when you summoned these Thunder Generals of the Myriad Realms and the Dharma Protectors who help to summon clouds and rain, when you hid them, and what methods you used to hide them."
"Five Thunder Kings, your immortal leader is leading troops to join forces with the Star Gods to rebel against the Heavenly Realm. Why aren't you coming over? Are you waiting to be struck down from behind?"
Without turning her head, Bitao said to the immortals behind her, "Fellow immortals, prepare to support me. Today, the Star God has abdicated first, and the Thunder Department has rebelled second. We may face a bitter battle."
It's bound to be a tough battle.
However, if the Star God's helpers are only the Thunder General and the Cloud-Calling and Rain-Assisting Celestial Master, Bitao and the others may still have a fighting chance.
Upon hearing Bitao's words, all the immortals stood ready and gathered around her. Some of them had already begun to deploy their capable subordinates on the Silver River Net.
Bitao even had the mood to tease the immortal beside her, saying, "Don't send immortals below the True Immortal level to their deaths. As for immortals above the True Immortal level... given the current trend, sending them here now might not necessarily help us."
The Yin Goddess Jade Maiden and the Yang Goddess Jade Male, who were gathering soldiers from the Ministry of War on the Silver River: ...Aren't you really going to call them helpers?
Unlike Bitao, who is unafraid of thunder, the two of them are terrified of being struck by lightning!
Why is it Raibatsu who's opposed?!
Bitao had only recently been promoted to the rank of Grand Immortal, yet she already possessed the virtue of a senior immortal who cared for his juniors. With a sigh, she said gently, "Let the younger generation find their own hiding places to avoid being implicated in the disaster."
Bitao had used the magic weapon of the Well Sea King to demonstrate to the Nine Heavens Immortals countless times. When the Nine Heavens Immortals were truly fighting, those of lower rank should prioritize their own safety and should never rashly step forward to help, lest they be endangered.
Bitao also showed them some excellent places to hide and avoid trouble.
At this very moment, the lower-ranking immortals of Juntian who hadn't had time to escape to other heavens during the battle were hiding under the safest place in Juntian—the Starry Sky Rotating Yin-Yang Sundial—just as shown in Bitao's illusion.
Bitao feared that the Thunder Emperor might still be unwilling to immediately summon the Thunder Generals to take action, and that he might have a series of schemes up his sleeve.
He venomously provoked them: "You Thunder Emperors, since you've all rebelled, what are you waiting for? Do you want me to have a monument erected for you immortals who don't care about your duties as immortals, disregard the safety of the common people, and commit such heinous acts!"
Several Thunder Emperors' schemes were exposed. Although the time for the Celestial Venerable's plan had not yet come, they were not going to wait any longer!
Just as the summons was about to be sent up into the clouds...
With a "whoosh," the entire heavens trembled violently.
The stars and the sundial were turned!
The immortals' expressions suddenly changed—without the Azure Emperor, who could manipulate the celestial wheel to turn the yin and yang?!
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