When the members of the Chan Sect heard that the aura they had just witnessed came from Duobao, they couldn't help but become serious. A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. No matter how much the people of the Chan Sect looked down on the Jie Sect, the cultivators of the entire prehistoric world were not without fear of Daoist Duobao and even the three Holy Mothers of the Jie Sect. They were veteran Quasi-Saints who had been famous for a long time.
"Don't rush, that was just a small test. The other party won't make a move easily," Guang Chengzi said in a deep voice.
Guang Chengzi is right. At Sishui Pass, Duobao did only slightly intimidate the other side and did not continue to attack.
"Greetings, Immortal." Li Jing and the others bowed to the Jie Sect members.
The soldiers were astonished to see that the entire Sishui Pass was teeming with Jie Sect cultivators. Even Li Jing, who had seen some immortals, was taken aback, thinking to himself, "There are so many Jie Sect people!"
"Are you Li Jing?" Duobao asked.
"Yes," Li Jing replied quickly.
"It's very good that you've abandoned darkness and embraced the light," Duobao nodded in approval.
Li Jing was somewhat embarrassed.
"Wen Zhong asked me to give this to you." Duobao took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jing.
"Grand Tutor Wen?" Li Jing was taken aback and quickly bowed to receive the envelope.
Upon opening it, he was immediately shocked and looked up at Daoist Duobao in disbelief.
"General, what did they say?" Han Rong asked hurriedly.
"The Grand Tutor has ordered me to divide the army into eighteen routes to attack other parts of Xiqi, leaving only one route to Sishui Pass," Li Jing said in a deep voice.
"What? The Eighteenth Route Army?" The generals were shocked upon hearing this.
"The eighteen routes, we only have less than 400,000 men in total, and each of the eighteen routes has less than 20,000 men. How can we fight like this?"
“This is the king’s decree,” Li Jing said in a deep voice.
The generals looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Haha, don't worry, can't you see we're all here? Just do as we say, and our people will join you," Duobao laughed.
"Yes." Li Jing nodded. As a soldier, obeying orders was his primary duty.
In just one day, Li Jing divided his army into eighteen routes, each with about 20,000 men. That night, the remaining seventeen routes quietly withdrew from Sishui Pass through the back gate and went to other places according to instructions, waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack on Xiqi at the same time.
The Western Zhou were completely unaware of what was happening at Sishui Pass, mainly because they were too confident. Otherwise, if they had simply sent people to keep a close watch, the eighteen armies of the Shang Dynasty would not have been difficult to discover.
On Duobao's side, apart from leaving behind the Third Holy Mother and the Three Immortals, all the other disciples were assigned to those teams and left Sishui Pass.
Jin Guang Cave on Qian Yuan Mountain is the Daoist temple of Taiyi Zhenren. Since being subdued by Tongtian, Taiyi's memories have been altered, and he has been in seclusion in his cave on Mount Putuo for many years.
Just today, a figure quietly appeared outside the cave; it was none other than Daoist Ran Deng.
"Where is Taiyi? Come out and see me at once!"
The lamp was used to transmit sound into the cave.
"Click-clack..."
The stone door of the cave slowly opened, and Taiyi Zhenren walked out.
"Senior Brother Vice Leader, what brings you here?" Taiyi asked with a puzzled expression.
Randeng sized up Taiyi, then looked behind him, his brows furrowing immediately.
"Why are you alone? Where is Lingzhuzi?" Ran Deng asked.
Randeng knew that Yuanshi had asked Taiyi to take Lingzhuzi as his reincarnation as his disciple, so at this time, Lingzhuzi must be cultivating with him in Qianyuan Cave.
"Senior brother, are you mistaken? That spirit pearl needs to be in the mother's womb for three years before it can be born. It's not time yet," Taiyi hurriedly said.
"You damned fool, are you out of your mind?" Ran Deng roared angrily.
Taiyi was completely bewildered.
"Senior brother..."
"It's been almost seven years since you entered Chaoge to deliver the Spirit Pearl. What nonsense are you spouting? Have you gone mad from cultivating?" Ran Deng scolded, exasperated.
"What? Seven years? How is that possible?" Taiyi was stunned.
Then he stretched out his fingers and began to calculate.
"Hmm?" At this moment, Randeng noticed something strange about Taiyi, as if some kind of energy was flowing through him.
"Strange, I can't figure it out." Taiyi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Don't move," Ran Deng shouted.
With a wave of his hand, the lamp-burning man unleashed a golden light, and a glowing alms bowl appeared in mid-air. It was the Purple Gold Alms Bowl, which emitted a purple light that enveloped the Taiyi Zhenren.
"when..."
With a flick of his finger, Ran Deng sent a burst of magical energy onto the alms bowl, producing a crisp sound.
"ah..."
Taiyi clutched his head in pain and collapsed to his knees.
Seeing this, Ran Deng did not stop and continued to strike the alms bowl several more times.
"Ah...ah..." Taiyi rolled on the ground in agony, clutching his head.
"Aren't you awake yet?" Ran Deng shouted angrily.
After shouting, Randeng put away the golden alms bowl.
As the purple light from the alms bowl faded, Taiyi Zhenren gradually stopped wailing.
"What's wrong with me..." Taiyi struggled to get up from the ground, ignoring his disheveled appearance, and muttered to himself.
"Don't you want to think about what exactly happened?" Ran Deng continued.
Taiyi Zhenren was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed, and suddenly his pupils dilated as he abruptly raised his head.
"It's my martial uncle, yes, I remember now, it's my martial uncle Tongtian, he tampered with me." Taiyi Zhenren's expression changed drastically.
"Tell me quickly," said Ran Deng.
Then, Master Taiyi recounted what had happened in Chaoge a few years ago.
"So, Master Tongtian has already discovered our teacher's scheme," Randeng said in a deep voice.
"Senior brother, you can't blame me for this. I also fell for his trick." Taiyi said with a wry smile.
Ran Deng waved his hand and then said.
“You were too careless. Since Li Jing wasn’t at Chentang Pass at the time, you should have been extra careful and found out the details before taking any action. How could you not fall into their trap with such a rash move?” Ran Deng sighed.
"Never mind, I'll report this to the teacher later. You go to Sishui Pass and meet up with Guangchengzi and the others. I'll go find Puxian and Cihang," Ran Deng said.
"Thank you, Senior Brother," Master Taiyi said quickly.
Then the lamp turned into a rainbow and disappeared into the sky.
"Oh dear, how could this happen?" Taiyi Zhenren said dejectedly, his eyes filled with discouragement.
Mount Putuo.
Guanyin looked at her lotus pond with a sorrowful expression. The pond, which used to be full of fish, was now empty. In the bamboo forest not far away, wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys. Ever since Mengmeng came, her koi carp had been coveted.
“Amitabha, it’s good that they ascend to the Pure Land soon,” Wutian said, his hands clasped together.
Guanyin couldn't help but roll her eyes at Wutian, thinking to herself that he had eaten quite a few fish here as well.
In the bamboo forest, a pile of bamboo crackled and burned, with a barbecue grill on top. Jianglong was carefully turning the fish on the grill, while Mengmeng squatted nearby, her big eyes staring intently, drool constantly dripping from the corner of her mouth.
Li Daoyi, Yuan Feng, Kong Xuan, and the others chatted on the side.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Li Daoyi sensed something. He took out a jade pendant from his robes and used his divine sense to examine it.
Then, Li Daoyi's lips curled up slightly, as if he had received something interesting.
"Fellow Daoist, what happened?" Yuan Feng asked.
"Dongfang just informed me that Jiang Ziya wants to see me."
"Jiang Ziya? The one who held the Investiture of the Gods?" Yuan Feng asked.
"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, he probably wants to hand over the Investiture of the Gods." Li Daoyi nodded.
"There's something I'm curious about. Why didn't you seize the Investiture of the Gods back then?" Yuan Feng asked. With Li Daoyi's abilities, obtaining the Investiture of the Gods would have been no problem at all. Why wait until now?
Li Daoyi smiled and shook his head.
“Some things are much more interesting when they come to you willingly than when you take them by force,” Li Daoyi said with a smile.
"Awoo..."
As they were talking, Mengmeng came over while munching on fish.
"Brother, are we going back? Ugh..."
The little guy asked.
"Yes, it's time to go back." Li Dao nodded.
"Yay!" Mengmeng cheered, then turned and walked to the fire, waving her hand to collect all the remaining grilled fish.
"Hey, leave one for me!" Jianglong said hurriedly.
"I won't give it to you, hehehe..." Mengmeng made a face.
At this moment, Wutian and Guanyin also came over.
"Let's go back to Chaoge." After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he waved his hand and a spatial gate opened, revealing the Zhutian Tower on the other side.
"Heave-ho!" The little one, Mengmeng, was the first to hop in, followed by Daji, who pulled the curious Princess Longji inside as well.
“Saitama and Himekasa haven’t returned yet,” Guanyin said.
The two of them went out to sea for training early this morning.
"Don't worry about them, let them swim back on their own," Li Daoyi said, then stepped into the spatial portal.
The others shook their heads helplessly and followed them inside. However, before leaving, Jianglong sent a telepathic message to Saitama, telling him and Ji Fa to swim back on their own.
On the South China Sea, Saitama lay on the back of a giant sea turtle, basking in the sun, while Ji Fa kept swinging his fists in the seawater, each punch causing towering waves. In the South China Sea Dragon Palace, the aquatic and dragon races trembled in fear.
"Uh..." At this moment, Saitama suddenly sat up straight, his ears twitched slightly, and then his facial expression became very interesting.
"What's wrong, Saitama-sensei?" Ji Fa noticed something was wrong and came over to ask.
"What a hassle, can't you just wait a bit? Seriously." Saitama said helplessly, rubbing his bald head.
"They went back to Chaoge, leaving us behind and making us swim back on our own."
Saitama said helplessly.
Ji Fa was speechless for a moment.
On the seventh floor of the Tower of All Heavens, Jiang Ziya knelt respectfully on the ground, while Shen Gongbao stood to the side.
Suddenly, the scenery around them changed, and they found themselves on an unfamiliar floor, the top floor of the Tower of All Heavens.
The two quickly looked up and saw several powerful auras appear, which belonged to Li Daoyi and the others.
"Hey, old man, it's you again!" Mengmeng jumped in front of Jiang Ziya and shouted.
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