Chapter Thirty-Three: Astonishing News of Sealing the Gods

  The four Mo brothers saw Wu Ping's arrogance and were filled with rage, taking out their magical tools and preparing to attack, but were stopped by Zhang Zixing.

  Zhang Zixing changed his expression to a more pleasant one and said to Deng Hua: "Since Master Deng needs the magic treasure urgently, I'd be happy to help... However, since you two have also arrived, for Fowu's sake, many of my soldiers were killed or injured. As the saying goes, 'no reward without merit', Master Deng should offer something in exchange, otherwise it would be hard for me to convince my generals. I've heard that Yuanshi Tianzun's Jade Void Sect is full of skilled Taoist masters, and Master Deng is a renowned scholar, with tens of thousands of soldiers as witnesses today, I don't think you'd dare cheat me."

  Zhang Zixing's meaning was simple: there are no free lunches in the sky, if you want internal elixir it's fine, just shed some blood, aren't you a self-proclaimed member of the Jade Void Sect's fifth generation? You should at least bring out some treasure to exchange, don't try to fool me with trash.

  Deng Hua did not expect the other party to make such a proposal. Upon hearing the last sentence, he couldn't help but secretly scold this Shang Dynasty emperor for being cunning. On the surface, he was polite, but his words were firmly grasped, leaving no room for maneuvering. All he could say was: "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, I'll discuss it with my fellow sister for a while."

  Deng Hua and Wu Ping stepped aside to confer in hushed tones, Wu Ping's face filled with indignation. Zhang Zixing strained his ears, but only caught a few scattered words.

  "This emperor is really detestable..."

  "No! Refining the Causal Bodhi Pill is quite difficult... Why don't we just take the inner elixir and leave..."

  "The great merchant Tianzi rules over the four seas, with virtue and fame under heaven... Shifu's sister should not be treated lightly..."

  "The Son of Heaven is also... The Master of the Jade Void Palace mentioned yesterday... The three religions signed and sealed the Divine List, a great change in the world is imminent... What can he do about it..."

  Having heard this, Zhang Zixing felt as if his head had been struck by a thunderclap and he could no longer focus his mind to continue eavesdropping.

  Three Religions Seal and Press the Divine List!

  The Investiture of the Gods has finally appeared.

  Although I knew all along that this day would eventually come, it still feels unbearable when it finally arrives.

  The old master had governed the Shang Dynasty so well that it was a time of great peace, yet these damned immortals were still trying to fulfill their so-called "killing fate" and stir up war and slaughter among humans! Damn it all! He couldn't help but utter a curse.

  He seemed to see the people who lived and worked in peace, being ruined by war; he seemed to see the loyal ministers of the great merchants coming to a bad end; he seemed to see his beautiful and gentle wives dying one after another...

  Zhang Zixing only felt a surge of resentment in his chest, his fists clenched tightly, and his eyes burning with fierce flames. At this time, Deng Hua and Wu Ping finally finished their discussion and walked up. Wu Ping originally had a heart full of anger, but when he met Zhang Zixing's fierce gaze, he suddenly felt a chill and didn't dare to look straight at him for a moment.

  "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Deng Hua's cries finally awakened Zhang Zixing, and Deng Hua also felt that this great merchant emperor seemed to have cultivated some kind of skill, not an ordinary person. However, his strength was weak, far inferior to his own, but at this moment, the aura emanating from his body suddenly became very oppressive, making even him, a "transcendent", feel uncomfortable.

  Deng Hua slowly took out a small jade bottle from the treasure pouch, his expression seemingly extremely reluctant: "This bottle contains six Heaven and Earth Creation Pills, which can revive the dead and make white bones flesh. As long as the soul is not scattered, they can all be saved. I am willing to exchange this treasure for the Nine Infants Internal Elixir, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

  Zhang Zixing didn't know the benefits of the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill, and coldly snorted: "Don't try to deceive me, this is just an ordinary healing pill..."

  Deng Hua squeezed out a smile: "Your Majesty is wrong, this elixir has a wonderful use for cultivators. Taking it not only solidifies the yuan spirit and resists external demon invasions, but also instantly recovers all magical powers. It's absolutely not comparable to ordinary healing pellets."

  If this Tian Di Cang Hua Dan is as effective as Deng Hua said, then this transaction is indeed a good deal. Saving lives and healing wounds, consolidating the yuan ling is one thing, many alchemists' pills can do that, but if it can restore all spiritual energy in an instant, that's a truly remarkable effect, just like the blue potion in games that quickly replenishes magic power, allowing you to recover your firepower at any time, it's really rare. Imagine two cultivators of similar cultivation levels engaging in a fierce battle, suffering heavy losses in spiritual energy, and then one of them suddenly pulls out a "blue pill" to rapidly refill their MP, the other person would probably have no choice but to curse and flee.

  Zhang Zixing made an effort to calm himself down, took the jade bottle and forced a smile: "The Taoist is so generous, I dare not decline, would you like me to send someone to assist in retrieving the elixir?"

  "How dare I trouble Your Majesty? My poor Daoist brother and sister can take action on their own, the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill is not easy to refine, please be careful when using it." Deng Hua muttered in his heart, who would still dare ask you to send someone to help? Who knows what benefits they will extort next.

  Little did he know that Zhang Zixing also secretly despised Deng Hua, be careful with your big head, I usually treat you like a sugar pill! Only six pills and you're already in so much pain, how stingy, can't even compare to Yun Zhongzi or Duobao Daoren, in the future if you get used as cannon fodder by Rulan, it's well-deserved!

  Two people quickly used a magic sword to cut open the nine infants and take away their internal elixir, not daring to stay, they nodded slightly towards Zhang Zixing and each rode a white crane to fly away.

  "You can slowly 'ride the crane westward'!" Zhang Zixing gazed at the white crane disappearing into the horizon, his cold smile unrelenting.

  The Moon Princess approached him and asked softly: "Your Majesty, are you injured?"

  Zhang Zixing looked at the tear stains on her eyes and thought of how she had rushed over recklessly, as if willing to die together with him. He felt a warmth in his heart and shook his head, saying: "Princess Yue need not worry, I am unharmed, just exhausted from using too much energy earlier. After resting for a while, I will recover."

  "Your Majesty is incredibly brave and powerful, able to subdue the mysterious treasure 'Devouring Spirit'. I was just unnecessarily frightened."

  "Perhaps husband is even more divine in another place..." Zhang Zixing pretended to be mysterious and leaned into her ear, lowering his voice: "Does Moon Lady think that husband has been exhausted from using the Transfer of Fate technique these past few days? How about... tonight you use the Double Xiu technique to help husband recover his vitality?"

  The moon princess did not expect him to have such a thick skin, and he actually mentioned this matter in front of so many generals, although his voice was only heard by her, but she was also ashamed to blush all over her face, and had to nod vaguely, taking the opportunity to take out the Chuyun arrow from Jiuying's head, and fleeing on horseback like flying.

  Zhang Zixing smiled slightly, and his mood finally improved a bit.

  After clearing the battlefield, the army took a group of captives back to Kan City. From then on, Zhang Zixing's expedition against the Eastern Barbarians was finally won with great victory. He ordered a reward for the three armies and held a grand celebration banquet. The generals all got drunk and dispersed in high spirits.

  The wine of the Shang Dynasty was not strong, and Zhang Zixing had no intention of drinking because of the matter of the White Day Sealing God List, so he did not get drunk. When he was thinking about countermeasures in the military account, a soldier came to report: "The Eastern Yi surrendered general Wu Jiwang asked to see your majesty!"

  Zhang Zixing had long wanted to meet this mysterious witch king, so he sent someone to bring him into the tent. As soon as they met, the old man's condition made Zhang frown deeply. Not to mention his pale and haggard complexion, just that withered left leg was pitiful beyond endurance.

  Zhang Zixing stopped Wu Jialang from trembling and making a bow, ordered someone to bring a chair, waited patiently for him to sit down, then asked: "You wanted to see me, what's the matter?"

  "The humble one led the army to offend the great king's heavenly authority, and is truly deserving of death. However, the humble one has a matter to inquire about, and begs the great king to provide an answer. If it can make the humble one submit wholeheartedly, he is willing to offer up all the treasures and secret riches within his clan!"

  Zhang Zixing originally had the intention to mine these deposits, and hastily asked him what was going on. Wu Jiwang looked up at Zhang Zixing with a serious expression and asked: "Your Majesty, today on the battlefield, you unleashed your divine power and obtained our tribe's secret treasure 'Shi Huang'. May I ask, what kind of secret technique did Your Majesty cultivate?"

  Zhang Zixing was also puzzled by this, seeing Wu Jiwang ask such a question, knowing that he must know some inside information, replied: "This spiritual formula is called 'True Martial', it was unintentionally obtained by me, and I have been contemplating and practicing to achieve it."

  This statement is half true and half false, but what Wu Ji Wang cares about is obviously not the cultivation process, but the name of Zhen Wu Ling Jue. So he didn't think much about it and instead seemed very excited, asking: "Just now on the battlefield, I saw the king using divine power to hunt down Feng Chou, may I ask if 'Shi Yue' has recognized the king as its master?"

  Zhang Zixing went on to detail the process of obtaining the spear on the battlefield, and Wu Jiwang's eyes lit up with surprise, saying: "Blood recognition! Indeed, it is blood recognition! If it were an ordinary person, they would have been drained dry by the devouring spirits like Xiaoren's left leg... I dare to ask again, Your Majesty, are the three new divine weapons created by Da Shang this time also created by you?"

  Zhang Zixing saw that he had guessed so accurately, and did not deny it. Instead, he deliberately explained some simple principles of the repeating crossbow, intending to shock Wu Zongwang.

  "Zhenwu Jue... Shousi Bo... Ye Shenbing... No wonder you're the reincarnated war god," Wuji Wang muttered to himself, a look of surprise on his face. Suddenly, with a "thud", he ignored his injuries and fell to the ground: "The 34th generation of Jiuli's Wuji, Zou Qi, greets the master! I was ignorant and offended the master earlier, please grant me death!"

  Zhang Zixing was surprised by Wu Jifeng's joyful expression, and didn't expect him to make such a sudden move, so he was stunned. At this time, Yuemei happened to walk in from outside the tent, saw the situation, and thought that Tianzi wanted to kill the spiritual leader of Dongyi, so she quickly knelt down to plead for mercy.

  Wu Jialing King Zou Qi knew that Yuè Jié was sealed as a concubine, and again called "master mother", dragging his crippled body to pay respects to Yuè Jié. Zhang Zǐ Xīng hastily ordered Yuè Jié to help Zou Qi up, letting him explain in detail.

  It turned out that since the Chi You and Huang Di era, the Jiuli Zou surname clan had been in charge of witchcraft and was Chi You's most loyal minister and powerful assistant. Chi You trusted witchcraft very much, entrusting them with the secrets of smelting and mining. After Chi You was defeated and killed by Huang Di, the witch fled to Dongyi with the treasures left behind by Chi You. Although Chi You died, the various tribes of Dongyi continued to worship him as a god of war, believing that one day he would be reborn and lead them out of suffering. Now, Zhang Zixing possesses the true martial arts, subdues the evil spirits, and can "create" magical weapons, all of which are surprisingly similar to Chi You's feats in his time. The witch king is a fervent believer, so he firmly believes that Zhang Zixing is the reincarnation of Chi You.

  The True Martial Spirit Technique was the cultivation method passed down by the mysterious Emperor Xuan to Chi You. After cultivating this technique, Chi You's strength became boundless, and his body was as hard as copper or iron, making him immune to sword wounds. The Yellow Emperor used the drum of the Qiu Cow to shock Chi You's soul, then shot him with the Shocking Heaven Bow and Piercing Cloud Arrow, and finally killed him with the Xuan Yuan Sword. "Soul Devourer" was also a treasure passed down by Emperor Xuan to Chi You, capable of cutting off souls and absorbing human flesh and blood. Due to its overbearing nature, only Chi You himself could wield it freely after mastering the True Martial Spirit Technique. Today on the battlefield, Zou Ji stored up his energy and risked his life to forcibly activate "Soul Devourer" using the Inverse Life Secret Technique passed down by Chi You, resulting in the cost of one leg and a dispersal of his entire body's spiritual energy.

  First was the Huangdi's Su Nu Jing, then the Chi You Zhen Wu Jue... Zhang Zixing suddenly had a feeling of winning the lottery like a nouveau riche.

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