Chapter 71: The First Battle Against Chi You

  On Mount Sumeru, Zhunti and Jieyin were discussing ways to deal with the current situation.

  "Junior brother, you said the Nether River's affinity law has arrived, hasn't it?" Zhun Ti heard Jie Yin suddenly mention the Nether River and felt a bit surprised in his heart, for a moment he couldn't think of what connection there was.

  The next moment, a faint smile appeared on his face as he began to explain it to the two saints. After careful consideration, they found it extremely feasible. Immediately, Zhunti personally took action and headed towards the Blood Sea to instruct the Old Ancestor of the Underworld River.

  The days of Menghe are not going well now. The Buddhist school has sent Dizang to preside over the cycle of reincarnation, and many tribesmen have been taken away by Dizang. Menghe was originally afraid of the two saints in the Western Paradise and did not dare to make things difficult for Dizang. Now Dizang's cultivation is advancing extremely fast, and several times when Menghe used Xue Shenzi to secretly observe Dizang, he was discovered. Menghe knew that the other party's cultivation was probably no longer below his own, so Menghe was restless in eating and sleeping.

  On this day, he suddenly heard that Zhunti had come to visit ahead of schedule, and Minghe was startled. He didn't know what the Second Master had in mind. Minghe always had bad luck when dealing with people from the Buddhist sect, so he was a bit afraid and didn't dare to be slow. He led Zhunti into the grand hall.

  "Old friend from the underworld river, long time no see, how have you been?"

  "Thanks to the saint's blessing, it can barely work."

  "Minghe Daoyou, I know you're dissatisfied with my Buddhist sect's dominance over the cycle of reincarnation and our calculations regarding the Asura. However, this concerns the crucial matter of my Buddhist sect's transmigration and rebirth, so we must be cautious. Nevertheless, I am not willing to become enemies with Old Ancestor either. For now, there is a merit that I want to bestow upon you."

  "Please enlighten me, Saint." Minghe's mind was racing with calculations, and he feared that Zhun Ti might not have any good intentions.

  "What's your take on the saints' founding of their teachings and becoming holy?"

  Minghe saw the smile at the corner of Zhunti's mouth and knew that Zhunti wanted to establish his own teachings and gain merit, which was a feasible path. However, Minghe did not underestimate Zhunti's calculations and wondered what kind of plan he had in mind for the Western world.

  "Would a saint make me take an oath?"

  "The old ancestor is indeed a wise man. Among the three thousand great paths, each one is mixed with the origin, and there is no distinction between high and low. Why doesn't the old ancestor want to be the leader of a sect?"

  "Thank you for your straightforward words, but I don't know what instructions the saint has given, surely the saint won't point at me in vain."

  "The poor Taoist is still short of some guardians in the Western world, I wonder if the old ancestor would be willing to help?"

  Zhun Ti brought up the matter of the guardian, and Minghe's eyes slightly moved as he carefully calculated.

  "Great Sage, I, Zhū Tiān, have a limited number of people in my clan. How about I give you 300,000 clansmen?"

  Zhun Ti's mind was not on this, so he agreed to come with the 3 million Shura and return to the Western Paradise. After thinking carefully, Minghe realized that establishing a sect was a shortcut to seeking merit, no matter what schemes the Western Paradise had. The most important thing was to improve his own strength. After understanding this, Minghe immediately made a vow to Heaven's Way and established the Youming Sect, using the two immortal swords Yuan Tu and A Bi to suppress the aura of luck.

  The Heavenly Path has a feeling of resurgence, and the merits are once again bestowed. The Nether River beheads two corpses, and with the help of merit, it refines the entire bloody sea into its own incarnation. For a time, its divine powers make great progress, and the Nether River is overjoyed.

  His several great disciples also received the help of the aura, reaching the perfect state of Daluo Jinxian. Minghe's ambition greatly expanded and he cast his eyes on the vast expanse of Hongyuan. Minghe was not without ambition in the world, but had no opportunity to do so. Now that the human calamity has begun, Minghe keenly discovered that this is an opportunity to open up a new path.

  Nowadays, human hearts are changing and wars are breaking out everywhere. It's just right to let the Shura Great Law spread throughout the world. The several great disciples of the Nether River also appear from time to time in the Desolate Expanse. The Youming Sect appears in the Desolate Expanse for the first time.

  Zhun Ti returned to the Western Regions, and upon seeing Minghe Old Ancestor, he indeed established his teachings. Later, he took advantage of the opportunity to enter the Hongyuan, and it was just as he had imagined, leaving him in awe. However, regarding the alliance between Xiu Luo and Chuan Jiao, Zhun Ti still had some reservations.

  After consulting with Hei Jie, he invited out Xi Wangmu to help him make another move, and the arrangement in the west was almost complete.

  Xuanyuan Huangdi was extremely displeased with Guang Chengzi's forced conquest of other tribes under the pretext of religious issues, and now that the world is in great chaos, Huangdi cannot help but blame Guang Chengzi. Whether it was Yao Shi or Duo Bao, they rarely interfered with human affairs, carefully observing their boundaries, and would never act as recklessly as Guang Chengzi did.

  The disciples of the sect were worried when they saw the wolf smoke rising, knowing that they had made a mistake. Guang Chengzi reined in his temper and Huangdi personally intervened, adopting a more conciliatory attitude towards the sectarian issues, allowing voluntary choice. As for those rebellious tribes, he used a combination of punishment and appeasement to gradually stabilize the situation.

  Actually, the underlying forces still supported the Yellow Emperor's approach, but the original tribal upper class interests were damaged by the rapid reform, so they opposed it. However, the Yellow Emperor took appropriate measures and quickly calmed things down.

  The last and most powerful force of rebellion in front of the Yellow Emperor was Chi You, a tribe of the Jiuli clan. Among the people of the Jiuli tribe, there were quite a few who had the blood of the witch tribe, and they were arrogant and difficult to tame, fond of fighting and killing, and had been rebelling constantly, but the scale was not large, and there was no one who could really lead them.

  Chi You appeared, and with the assistance of more than 80 great shamans, he quickly occupied a large area of land in the eastern part of Honghuang. The morale was high, and Huang Di knew that Jiuli would be difficult to deal with, so he adopted the strategy of "easy first, difficult later". He first pacified other tribes, and now concentrated all his forces, numbering over 10 million, to launch a massive campaign against Jiuli.

  The main general of the Yellow Emperor's army was Li Mu, a rare brave warrior with great military talent and leadership skills. He had previously led troops to quell rebellions by other tribes and was a meritorious minister. This time, he also led the expedition against the Jiuli tribe.

  Guang Chengzi and the other twelve Golden Immortals did not want to directly intervene in the internal struggle of the human tribe, and they also had an unpleasant relationship with Huangdi. Therefore, they did not follow the army to the front lines. The numerous Golden Immortals who were spreading their teachings knew that Chi You was originally from the Wu Tribe, and they also knew that the Jiuli would be difficult to deal with. They intentionally allowed Huangdi to suffer a defeat at the hands of the Wu Tribe so that they could appear as saviors and make Huangdi even more dependent on them.

  The Yellow Emperor's army and the Jiuli army faced each other, with the Jiuli army numbering only 3 million, far less than the Yellow Emperor. However, their formation was strict, their weapons sharp, and the entire army exuded a fierce killing aura, making them seem more powerful than the Yellow Emperor at first glance. The Yellow Emperor's heart also felt some worry, and as the commander-in-chief, he naturally saw that his own army's quality was inferior to Chi You's, so he wanted to take the initiative to attack and win a battle to boost morale.

  Li Mu sent out Yi Zhantai to fight, and the opposing Chi You chose to send out Yihong, who was also a reincarnation of Da Wu. He had immense strength and was extremely brave. With the help of Chi You's refined blood, his combat power recovered by nearly 20%, and he stood together with Li Mu.

  Li Mu's massive sword weighed several hundred kilograms, and when he swung it, the wind howled. It was hard to resist, but as a reincarnation of the Great Shaman, Yi Hong had far superior strength, experience, and techniques. After just a few rounds, Li Mu's great sword clashed with Yi Hong's wolf-tooth club, and Li Mu felt like he was chopping at stone. His palms cracked, his head spun, and blood spurted from his mouth.

  The Yellow Emperor was shocked to see Lì Mù wounded in the battle. In the past, Lì Mù had never been defeated, but this time he was defeated as soon as he made his move. The Yellow Emperor felt a bad premonition rising up in his heart. A general from the Yellow Emperor's army rushed out and rescued Lì Mù, who turned out to be Yīng Lóng. Yīng Lóng was a descendant of the Dragon and Shu tribes, originally seeking the Tao but unable to attain the great Luo fruit position. Gradually, he developed a fondness for the worldly splendor of human society, transformed into a human, and became a general under the Yellow Emperor's command.

  Ying Long had the blood of the Wu tribe, but he hated the Wu tribe extremely. It was precisely because of the Wu tribe's blood that he found it difficult to become a true dragon and dominate the nine heavens. Therefore, when he saw Huang Di conquer the Nine Li, he was very enthusiastic. When he saw Li Mu lose the battle, he killed his way out of the formation and wanted to fight a decisive battle with the general of the Nine Li on the battlefield.

  Chi You's eyes were so sharp that he knew Ying Long was originally a dragon body, and he and his brothers couldn't recover their cultivation, so it would be difficult to win. So he let Da Wu Yu Shi take action against Ying Long.

  The four great witch doctors, originally guarding the ancestral witch temple with Xing Tian, were sent to assist Chi You this time as he gathered the forces of the witch tribe for a major campaign. The four were Feng Bo, Yu Shi, Xiang Liu and Jiu Feng, leaving only Xing Tian himself to guard the ancestral witch temple.

  Originally, Xing Tian ordered the four great witches to secretly protect Chi You. Once Yan Jun's golden immortal took action, they would take action against Yan Jun's people. Xing Tian also listened to Hou Yi's proposal and did not think highly of Chi You's actions, nor did he want these few great witches to get involved in too much right and wrong. However, once on the battlefield, these few great witches became somewhat hot-blooded and couldn't hold back. As soon as they saw that Yan Jun had a golden immortal with combat power, they couldn't help but take action.

  Yinglong and Yushi fought together, Yinglong's physical strength was strong, but he couldn't compare to the great witch, and in terms of experience, he couldn't be compared to the remaining great witches who had survived the great war. He was at a disadvantage in the fight, Yinglong, as a dragon, could control true water, but was countered by Yushi, who could also use true water.

  After dozens of rounds, Yinglong was forced to reveal his true dragon form. Yu Shi immediately revealed her true form as a great witch. In just a few rounds, Yu Shi shot an arrow of water at Yinglong's tail, severely injuring him.

  Chi You saw the Rain Master gain the upper hand, and he commanded his brothers to divide into several routes and charge straight at the Yellow Emperor's army formation. The Nine Li army, like wolves and tigers, immediately threw the Yellow Emperor's army formation into great chaos, with countless deaths and injuries in an instant. The Yellow Emperor barely escaped with his life under the protection of his trusted ministers.

  The humiliated Yellow Emperor gathered his troops and found that he had lost nearly half of them. The Yellow Emperor gritted his teeth in anger, resenting Chi You for being so troublesome, and also regretting not having a thorough understanding of the strength of the Nine Tribes, making the mistake of underestimating the enemy.

  The Yellow Emperor thought carefully and found that to deal with the nine Li's great witch, he also needed to enlighten the golden immortal. No matter how unwilling the Yellow Emperor was, he had no choice but to go and ask Guang Chengzi for help.

  Guang Chengzi used his magical calculations and already knew that the Yellow Emperor would suffer a great defeat. When he saw his own disciple coming to ask for help, Guang Chengzi didn't want to lose face in front of the people, so he gathered all the other masters and discussed how to deal with the Great Witch of the Nine Li. He taught his disciples to be extremely arrogant and not think that the witch tribe was anything special. Therefore, he let the Yellow Emperor regroup his army, and they assisted him in battle, defeating the Nine Li in one war.

  The Yellow Emperor once again gathered eight hundred thousand troops and together with the twelve superior immortals launched a second campaign against the Jiuli tribe.