Chapter 97: The Death of the Four Immortals' Bodies

  Han Bing Dao Ren naturally understood Lu Ya's thoughts, carrying the Autumn Water Treasure Sword, he arrived at the front of the formation. Han Bing Dao Ren had followed Kun Peng for a long time and his skills were very impressive. Originally, Kun Peng had stolen the He Tu Luo Shu from Di Jun during the Great War of Witchcraft and had a grudge against him. When Lu Ya asked him to come out of the mountain, he was somewhat worried that Lu Ya didn't have good intentions, so he only sent one of his subordinates to come.

  Han Bing looked at the Spring and Autumn Array, used the Body Protection Immortal Light to protect his body shape, and killed into the array. As soon as he entered the array, Han Bing also saw the changing images of the four seasons. However, Han Bing's cultivation was far superior to Tan Bao Dao Ren. He first guarded his Dao heart, stabilized his mind, and tried to explore carefully.

  Suddenly, Han Bingdao uttered a secret incantation and drew out the Autumn Water Treasure Sword from his hand. The sword was crystal clear and translucent, resembling an ice dragon, shooting straight towards one direction of the grand formation. A mournful cry echoed out, it was Qiufengqi, the third of the Spring Autumn Four Immortals, who had been struck by the Autumn Water Sword. The grand formation immediately came to a halt, its operation ceasing, and the surrounding scenery returned to normal.

  Han Bing Dao Ren saw that he had succeeded with one blow, and his left hand took out another treasure, which was the three thousand ice needles he had refined using Ice Charms. These needles were only an inch long, thin as cow hair, and when shaken out, countless ice needles covered the sky like a canopy, shooting towards the four immortals.

  The Four Sages' Great Formation was broken, and they were shocked. Unexpectedly, the opponent shot out countless ice needles to attack them. They hastily released their protective sacred energy, but the Cold Ice Path cultivator's cultivation was much higher than theirs. Moreover, these ice needles were extremely tough and could even corrode sacred light. The Four Sages' protective sacred energy was instantly penetrated.

  The four immortals of the Spring and Autumn periods all lost their souls, and the autumn wind rose. Originally, they were already injured by the cold ice, and now they had no power to resist. They were pierced by the ice needles and died unjustly. The other three people hid their primordial spirits and prepared to escape. Han Bing, the true person of cold ice, was also a ruthless person. He raised his autumn water sword, and three sword lights shot out, dispersing the primordial spirits of the three immortals.

  In an instant, the four immortals of spring and autumn were all killed. Wen Zhong saw that Bao Miao Zhen Ren's heart was cut like a knife when he saw his four good friends who had come to help him according to their agreement, but they ended up in such a situation. Bao Miao Zhen Ren killed the incoming enemy with a dustpan in hand. Han Bing Dao Ren saw that Bao Miao Zhen Ren's eyes were slightly red and sneered slightly in his heart.

  He brought out the ice needle again, shooting it over, and Bao Miao True Person swung the feather duster in his hand. The snow-white feathers of the duster turned into a white cloud, protecting Bao Miao True Person within. When Han Bing Daoist saw that the ice needle was ineffective, he swung the Autumn Water Treasure Sword to chop over.

  Bao Miao danced and swept away the dust, two people fighting together, killing in one place, for a time it was difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat. Lu Ya saw this scene in Yuan Fu Tong's formation, looked at the three cultivators on his side, beckoned with his hand and called over a cultivator wearing a green robe, whose name was Wu Ming. Lu Ya let him go help Han Bing Dao Ren.

  Wu Ming led the order, hand-held treasure sword and ice together to fight against Bao Miao. Bao Miao Zhenren had some difficulty dealing with one ice, let alone two Taoist ambushes, and soon fell defeated.

  Although Bao Miao was eager for revenge, when he saw that his own life was in danger, he immediately retreated and waved his dust brush repeatedly, desperately attacking Han Bing. Han Bing thought Bao Miao was going all out, so he voluntarily retreated a bit.

  Bao Miao suddenly appeared with a gap, his feet drove the light to escape quickly, Wu Ming waved his hand and threw out a stone, the stone flashed with a cold glow, just hitting Bao Miao's back. This stone was tempered by Wu Ming using the dark stone, extremely hard and containing cold poison. Bao Miao felt a chill all over his body, fresh blood about to spurt from his mouth, he knew this was a life-or-death moment, and forcibly held back the blood that was about to spew out.

  With all his might, he urged the light to escape, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at Wen Zhong's army. Bao Miao only felt a blackness before his eyes, and he fainted. Wen Zhong was heartbroken, thinking that five fellow Taoists had come to help him, but four were dead and one injured. How could he face his friends?

  Yuan Futong's army charged again, and Wen Zhong, who no longer had the heart to fight, took the unconscious Bao Miao True Person and retreated back to their camp under the protection of his personal guards, shutting the gates and refusing to come out.

  Wen Zhong took out the wound-healing sacred medicine given to him by Master Jinling Shengmu, a bright red pill. Wen Zhong ordered someone to bring yellow cork water and poured the pill down, not long after, Bao Miao True Person let out a painful cry and woke up.

  Wen Zhonghe and Bao Miao looked at each other silently for a while, then Bao Miao slapped his thigh heavily. "Don't worry, Brother Wen, our sect has countless masters and experts like clouds and rain. I'll go invite some of them to come down the mountain and help you. I don't believe that insignificant Yuan Futong can find anyone who dares to confront us."

  Regardless of the physical pain, he rode on the cloud light and went to invite capable people.

  The war in the North Sea is still ongoing, and King Zhou of Shang has become even more tyrannical. In the court, Fei Zhong and Yu Hun hold power, and the atmosphere is gloomy and fearful. King Zhou spends his days indulging in pleasure with Daji, but sometimes he still has moments of clarity, thinking about how he killed Queen Jiang and worrying that her father, Duke Jiang Huanchu, who commands a large army, will seek revenge.

  Although the news is currently blocked, many officials in the court know about this matter, and Jiang Huan Chu will eventually find out. When that happens, the entire Eastern 200 towns may become unstable. King Zhou summoned Fei Zhong to discuss this matter, and Fei Zhong came up with a good idea: to trick Jiang Huan Chu into coming to Chaoge and then kill him.

  Daji heard Fei Zhong's plan and went further, letting King Zhou kill the four major vassals together. Wouldn't that eliminate all the potential threats? King Zhou surprisingly agreed with Daji's idea, showing that he had already lost his mind.

  The four major vassals have established their countries for a long time, with great power and a solid foundation. Each of the vassals has many children and grandchildren. Even if the four vassals are killed, it would only be a change of ruler, but the next ruler who succeeds will definitely fight to the death to avenge them. At that time, the Shang Dynasty's throne will really not be preserved. Originally, King Zhou and Hou Ji had planned to slowly eliminate the vassals, but unexpectedly, King Zhou has now forgotten everything.

  King Zhou immediately ordered the four major vassals to enter the capital. After entering the capital, Jiang Wenhuan only knew that his daughter had died miserably. The old man was in unbearable pain and wanted to fight King Zhou to the death, but was persuaded by Ji Chang and others. Ji Chang had calculated before entering the capital that he would have a seven-year prison disaster, and now, as soon as he heard that King Zhou had killed Empress Jiang, he understood a lot in his heart.

  King Zhou is going to get rid of the four great nobles, so as to prevent them from rebelling against him. Ji Chang thought about this and was thinking of ways to save his life. At this time, King Zhou's guards rushed into the residence of the four great nobles, and took the four men to the palace. As soon as Jiang Huan Chu saw this situation, he knew that he could not escape death, so he cursed loudly.

  King Zhou was enraged and ordered his guards to chop Jiang Huan Chu into a pulp. Nan Bo Hou E Chong Yu was an upright person, but he didn't see the situation clearly and pleaded for Jiang Huan Chu. King Zhou also had him bound and beheaded at Wu Men Gate. Only two marquises were left: Chong Hou Hu and Ji Chang.

  Fei Zhong and You Hun both received heavy bribes from Chong Hou Hu, so they came out to plead for him. King Zhou and Daji thought that Chong Hou Hu was more obedient, so they let him go. Just as they were about to deal with Ji Chang, Bi Gan and Huang Feihu led a group of officials to the throne room and knelt down together to plead for Ji Chang.

  King Zhou saw Wen Wu and the hundred officials pleading for Ji Chang, but before Ji Chang had even spoken a word, King Zhou was pleased with his humility. He didn't want to alienate the officials, yet he couldn't just let Ji Chang go. At this point, Daji came up with a good idea, suggesting that Ji Chang be imprisoned in Youli, cutting off all contact with the outside world, making life worse than death. King Zhou agreed.

  King Zhou imprisoned Ji Chang, killed Jiang Huan Chu and E Chong Yu. The four major vassals were in name only, and King Zhou thought that the world would be at peace. He ordered Chong Hou Hu and Fei Zhong You to build a deer platform for his own pleasure.

  But little did they know that Jiang Huanchu's son, Jiang Wenhuan, and E Chongyu's son, E Shun, would inherit the throne and lead their vassals in a rebellion, plunging both the eastern and southern regions into war, marking the beginning of a chaotic era.

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