Chapter Thirty-Five: Campaign Against Penglai

  Jie Ying gazed at the ball of yuan Shen amidst the red clouds, his mind racing with calculations on how to utilize it. Now that Hong Yun's consciousness had shattered, he was essentially a dead man. This ball of yuan Shen would likely require hundreds of cycles of reincarnation to repair itself completely. As for whether or not it could recover its original state, that remained uncertain.

  The Hou Tu has not yet reincarnated, everything is still not urgent, the guide will gather some materials collected in the past, find the key points to refine some things, and use them for future teaching.

  Zhun Ti and Jie Yin were refining the Law of Treasure in the mountains behind Mount Sumeru. On this day, they were busy when a young boy came to report that a female immortal, claiming to be the Queen Mother of the West, had arrived to see the two masters. Upon hearing it was the Queen Mother of the West, Jie Yin felt somewhat surprised, as the master of this goddess rarely left the Western Kunlun Mountains and he himself had no dealings with her, so he wondered why she wanted to find him. After all, the other party was a pre-heavenly great god, personally appointed by the founder of Taoism, with a noble status that could not be neglected.

  Jie Yin personally went to welcome and greet, in front of Mount Sumeru, he met the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West was dressed very plainly, with a dignified and elegant appearance, but her eyes had a hint of sadness. Jie Yin thought: Could it be that she has some request for me?

  "Rare guest, rare guest! The Queen Mother's grand arrival has added a lot of color to Mount Xumi."

  "Thanks for your hospitality, I've come especially to ask for your help in this matter."

  "In the great hall of words." The guide led Xi Wangmu into the Palace of Inquiry.

  Everyone sat down, and the child served tea. Zunti spoke first: "Queen Mother is the master of the female immortals, what's so difficult about that?"

  "Alas, it's a long story. I'm not even a female immortal, just a woman of lowly birth assigned to me by the Eastern King. I don't want to fight for anything, as long as I can live out my days in peace in Western Kunlun, that's good enough. But now there's another twist - I've heard that Emperor Jun and Taiyi are going to attack Penglai to deal with the Eastern King, and even Western Kunlun may not be safe."

  The Jade Maiden listened quietly to the Queen Mother of the West's narrative, and had already made up her mind. However, the Jade Maiden was guessing why Emperor Jun and Taiyi wanted to do things this way.

  But then Emperor Jun's Taiyi struck down the Red Cloud and seized the Purple Qi, which had not yet been formed, and he became even more worried. He racked his brains thinking of ways to deal with the Holy One. Taiyi suggested that Emperor Jun unify the Honghuang, taking advantage of the fact that the Three Pure Ones and the Introduction to the Aperture were not yet holy, gathering the Honghuang's vital energy and making a concerted attack on the Holy Throne. Even if he couldn't become the Holy One for the time being, relying on his identity as the master of the Honghuang, he could still contend with the Holy One.

  Di Jun was initially shocked, but then thought it wasn't a bad idea and gathered Kun Peng and others to discuss. "At present, the chaotic world is dominated by only a few forces: the demon tribe, dragon tribe, scattered immortals, and witch tribe." This was said by Kun Peng. "The dragon tribe occupies the four seas and has a large number of people, but lacks powerful individuals, so they are not to be feared. The witch tribe's strength is unpredictable, and the twelve great ancestors of the witch tribe are also extremely impressive. I think it's best not to provoke them for now. As for the scattered immortals, Dong Wang Gong was defeated by Your Majesties long ago. Among the scattered immortals, the strongest forces are Dong Wang Gong of Penglai and Lei Ze Dashi. I think that as soon as our demon tribe army arrives, Dong Wang Gong will definitely surrender. Xi Wang Mu is just a woman and even easier to deal with. Let's eliminate the scattered immortals first, then subdue the dragon tribe, and finally focus on dealing with the witch tribe. I think it won't take long for Your Majesties to become the masters of the chaotic world. Here, I would like to congratulate Your Majesties in advance."

  Kunpeng spoke with increasing excitement, as if Hongjun was about to return to Emperor Jun's Taiyi at any moment. Emperor Jun was also calculating in his mind, thinking that what Kunpeng said was indeed similar, and he too was extremely proud, thus committing the mistake that all heroes are willing to make: overestimating himself and underestimating his opponent.

  Haitao Laozu was increasingly dissatisfied with Emperor Jun's overbearing style, but there was nothing he could do about it and had to just go along with it. Today, after hearing Kunpeng's words, his intuition told him that something wasn't quite right.

  "Your Majesty, the Taoist, this Eastern King is established by the founder of Taoism. Even if the founder doesn't care about the conquest, how can the Three Pure Ones and the future saints not care? I think we should deliberate on this matter for a long time, and once we go to war, countless people will be killed. We have all been through great calamities, so let's not create more karma by killing unnecessarily."

  Taiyi frowned slightly at Haichao's words, "Why should the Ancestor be afraid of the Three Purities? They haven't even become saints yet, how can they possibly oppose us demons? Besides, what can a little killing do? As an emperor, shouldn't you be above such petty fears?"

  Haitang listened and Taiyi was unwilling to listen, so he stopped speaking. Emperor Jun, on the other hand, lowered his head in deep thought for a long time.

  "I think Hai Chao Lao Zu's words make sense. Once the Three Pure Ones intervene, we'll really be in a difficult situation. I think we need to come up with another plan." "Your Majesty, don't forget about Nüwa Niangniang. Why not let her hold off the Three Pure Ones and guide the Accurate One? After all, she's already become a saint." As soon as Kun Peng spoke, both Emperor Jun and Taiyi fell into deep thought. After a long time, Emperor Jun ordered someone to go invite Fuxi to come over.

  Here is the translation:

  To say that Fuxi was originally a great sage of the demon clan, because of the matter of Nüwa's seat and Emperor Jun Taiyi being at odds, his situation was extremely embarrassing. Nüwa became the disciple of the ancestor of Taoism and also became a saint ordained by heaven, and had become a saint not long ago, Fuxi's identity underwent a drastic change. No one in the demon clan dared to disrespect him, although Emperor Jun still excluded him from the decision-making level, but he also had to show great respect, not daring to be too neglectful. Originally, Nüwa wanted Fuxi to come and live in the palace of the Queen of Heaven, but Fuxi was unwilling to let people think that he would rely on his sister to survive, so he politely declined.

  Today, it's rare to hear Emperor Jun call himself to discuss matters, so he came to the grand hall and discussed for a long time. After Fuxi got up, he rushed straight to the palace of Nuwa.

  Dong Wang Gong has been extremely angry since he was injured that day, thinking about revenge day and night. However, Dong Wang Gong's methods are limited, and Penglai Island is located overseas, with a not-so-optimistic development prospect. Moreover, Emperor Jun and others have established the Heavenly Court with great merit, and Dong Wang Gong has not achieved much in recent years, his Taoist cultivation has not improved much, barely beheading one corpse.

  Recently, there have been many demon tribe cultivators frequently coming to the East Sea to inspect. The Eastern King is also extremely astute and knows that Emperor Jun and Taiyi are likely to make a move against him. He is not one to sit idly by waiting for death, so on the one hand he is preparing his army for battle, while on the other hand he is also contacting the Dragon Tribe, hoping to jointly resist the enemy.

  The dragon clan had long lost the courage of its heyday, and the ancestral dragon vowed never to contend for hegemony in the vast wilderness again. Naturally, the dragon clan did not dare to join forces with the Eastern King Gong, who returned home in disappointment.

  There are hardly any people who can help themselves by thinking carefully, the Wu tribe is absolutely capable of it, but there is no interaction between the two sides. The Eastern King Gong doesn't like those few rough men either. Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun would be good helpers, but I also heard that Hongyun was killed by Emperor Jun.

  Dong Wang Gong thought carefully and suddenly remembered the Three Pure Ones, who were the disciples of the Taoist ancestor and future saints. As long as the Three Pure Ones took action, he would no longer be afraid of the demon tribe. Dong Wang Gong hastily sent someone to rush to Kunlun Mountain, but then heard the news that Nüwa had invited the Three Pure Ones to discuss the Tao.

  It's a case of relying on the mountain to collapse and relying on the earth to crack, while at this time someone reported that countless demons surrounded Penglai Island under the command of Dongwang Gong, and the millions of cultivators inside the island were also extremely frightened, suddenly making a mess.