Chapter 24: The Explanation of the Teachings is Exhausted, the Intercalary Teachings Come to its Aid

  Guang Chengzi rode the cloud all the way back to Kunlun Mountain, arrived at the outside of Yuxu Palace, and stood waiting. Before long, he only heard a "creak" sound, the palace gate opened, and a young boy walked out from inside, bowed to Guang Chengzi, and said: "Elder brother Guang Chengzi, Master has asked you to come in!"

  Guang Chengzi returned a courtesy and said: "Thanks for your trouble, Brother Bai He!"

  He followed the White Crane Boy into the palace, and Guang Chengzi looked far away, seeing only the Yuanshi Tianzun sitting high on a cloud bed, majestic and solemn, elegant and noble, lofty and unapproachable!

  Guang Chengzi hastily stepped forward and arrived under the Yuan Shi Tian Zun, kneeling on the ground to worship: "Disciple Guang Chengzi pays respects to Master, may Master's sacred life be boundless!"

  Yuanshi Tianzun opened his eyes and said: "Be calm!"

  Guang Chengzi thanked Yuanshi Tianzun and stood up, just about to speak, but saw Yuanshi Tianzun say first: "I already know your intention! You go strike the Golden Bell now!"

  Guang Chengzi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly went to strike the golden bell. The sound of the bell echoed throughout the entire Kunlun Mountain, and instantly, colorful clouds floated in from all directions, landing on the ground a hundred feet away, walking lightly towards the Jade Void Palace, not daring to make any unusual sounds.

  Yuanshi Tianzun had only a dozen or so inner disciples, but there were often cultivators coming to Mount Kunlun to listen to the Jade Pure Great Tao. Those who had achieved great spiritual powers also built their caves on Mount Kunlun, revering the Jade Pure Imperial Decree.

  Everyone entered the palace and knelt down to worship: "Disciples pay homage to their teacher, may our teacher's sacred life be boundless!"

  Yuanshi Tianzun nodded, and after everyone stood up, he said: "The demonic tribe in the southern part of Zhinan Prefecture in the Earth Immortal Realm is rampant. It was you who went down the mountain to eliminate demons and protect the Tao, and cultivate merits. Now you can follow Guangchengzi down the mountain to assist Emperor Huang Xuanyuan and complete this infinite merit!"

  "The disciples obey the master's teachings!"

  Then a large group of Kunlun Mountain cultivators, whether they had achieved the Dao or not, followed Guang Chengzi to come to the You Xiong tribe's army. Along the way, they flew swiftly and left behind auspicious clouds, with sacred light swirling around them, all were virtuous and cultivated in the Dao. After traveling for only a day, they finally arrived above the You Xiong tribe's army. Everyone retracted their divine powers, descended from the auspicious clouds,

  Huangdi Xuan Yuan led the officials forward to pay their respects to the crowd of cultivators, then turned to Guang Chengzi and asked: "I don't know how many immortal elders you have brought with you this time?"

  Guang Chengzi smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, this time I have brought all the cultivators from Kunlun Mountain. I just don't know how many people will come to join forces besides me."

  Huangdi heard Guang Chengzi's words, his face slightly improved, and when he heard Guang Chengzi ask questions, he could only smile bitterly: "It's just that many immortals have come, but few have attained the Tao, and the highest cultivation is only a Golden Immortal!"

  Actually, Guang Chengzi's cultivation is unknown. After the death of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the eleven Golden Immortals led the cultivators to cultivate. This time, Yuanshi Tianzun handed over the entire cultivation group to him, and for a while, he seemed to have a sense of great power in his hands, and it was inevitable that he would be proud in his heart!

  Guang Chengzi comforted him, saying: "Your Majesty need not be sorrowful. Now that I have explained the teachings to all the immortals present, and with the addition of the many Taoist friends who have come in response to your summons, there is no cause for worry!"

  Huangdi's mind was slightly at ease, and he said, "I hope so!" Just as he was about to call in a group of Taoist priests to discuss the matter, Guang Chengzi suddenly changed his expression, and soon all the other priests also changed their expressions, looking up towards the eastern horizon. Huangdi was also curious, gazing into the distance, where dozens of colorful auspicious clouds were faintly visible on the eastern horizon. The clouds moved extremely fast, and before long they arrived above everyone's heads, descending upon them.

  Everyone looked intently and found that it was Duobao Daoren, the eldest disciple of the Intercepting Sect, leading a group of disciples from the Intercepting Sect, among whom were San Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and Jin Lingshengmu.

  Duobao Daoist made a bow to Xuanyuan Huangdi and said, "Duobao has seen the Human Emperor!" Then he bowed again to everyone else and said, "I have paid my respects to all fellow Daoists!"

  Before Huangdi could speak, Guang Chengzi said: "Brother Duobao is not in Penglai Island for quiet cultivation, what brings him here?" Since the disciples of various sects went down the mountain to spread their teachings, there have been repeated clashes between the disciples of Zhuan Jiao and Jie Jiao. Although both sides have restrained themselves, the cause and effect have already been established, and they all look at each other with disapproval.

  Guang Chengzi vaguely guessed the purpose of Jie's arrival, and indeed, Duobao Daoren opened his mouth and said: "We have come to assist the Emperor with the teacher's decree!"

  The twelve Golden Immortals of the Tianyi Sect let out a cold hum in unison, but they didn't say anything else. After all, the disciples of the Jueyun Sect were here to help Huangdi Xuan Yuan, and they couldn't very well drive them away.

  Huangdi stepped forward with great joy and said: "The Xianyun people of the Huang clan, hundreds of millions of citizens, thank the immortal elder for his kindness!"

  Duobao Daoren smiled and said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to thank us, we are just following the teacher's orders, dare not come!"

  Huangdi's heart moved and he immediately said: "Xuanyuan thanks the Upper Clear Saint for his kindness!"

  The crowd of Jie Jiao people all smiled upon hearing the words, while the crowd of Xuan Jiao immortals had faces as pale as iron and were unable to smile. The atmosphere suddenly became stiff.

  Huangdi saw the atmosphere was tense and said, "All of you immortals please follow me into the tent to discuss, also to plan a strategy to defeat the enemy!"

  Everyone saw Xuan Yuan Huangdi speaking and couldn't lose the face of Ren Huang, so they all said: "It's just right like this!"

  The crowd followed Xuan Yuan Huangdi into the big tent, where he took his seat in the main position. The girl stood beside him, while the two immortals of the Zhanchi and Erjiao sects sat opposite each other on either side, clearly distinguished from one another.

  Xuanyuan Huangdi asked the crowd: "I don't know if you sages have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

  Huang Long Zhen Ren of the Xuan Jiao sect spoke first: "Your Majesty, now that all the disciples of the two sects are present, there are at least twenty fellow practitioners who have achieved the Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao fruit. The Wu tribe's great witch is nothing to be afraid of, after all, they only have three people. When the time comes, our fellow practitioners will rise up and attack together, what do we have to fear?" This guy spoke of gang violence as if it were a matter of course, although everyone in their hearts agreed, but couldn't help but look unnatural, after all, they were all true cultivators. Especially the eleven Golden Immortals of the Xuan Jiao sect, who did not expect Huang Long Zhen Ren to speak out what was in everyone's heart, and could only smile bitterly in their hearts!

  But then, the assembly of immortals from the Zhengyi school had different expressions: the Daoist Master Duobao closed his eyes and remained silent, San Xiao sneered coldly, Zhao Gongming looked around left and right, while the Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the Ghost Spirit Holy Mother whispered to each other, their words not in harmony.

  This remark, however, enraged the multitude of Taoist priests. Qingxu Daode Zhenjun snorted in anger and said: "I'd like to know what clever strategy you have to defeat the enemy?"

  The crowd of immortals exchanged a glance, and the Taoist priest smiled slightly and replied: "Just now when we came here, we passed over the sky of the Jiuli tribe and found that the great witch Jiu Fenghe and Xiang Liu led a large number of witches to join the army of Chi You. According to my estimation, this time they brought nearly half of the witches from the Zu Wu Temple!"

  Apart from Jie Jiao's group of immortals, everyone in the tent changed color upon hearing this. Not to mention that two more powerful witches had arrived, but those witches were all elite survivors of the great witch war, each with the cultivation level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. The witches only cultivate their physical bodies and not their yuan Shen (primordial spirit), so they can take on three opponents of the same level with ease. This news was terrible for everyone! Huang Long's face showed embarrassment, even Xuanyuan Huangdi furrowed his brow, and the relaxed atmosphere had vanished into thin air.

  Qingxu Daode Zhenjun angrily said: "Why did you all just now not speak?"

  The fairy Yun Xiao hummed softly and said, "Have you ever asked us?"

  Qingxu Daode Zhenjun heard this and choked on his words, his face flushing bright red, unable to speak.

  Jin Lingshengmu coldly said: "In my humble opinion, it's not just that. The witch tribe once dominated the Hongyuan continent, and their secret techniques and array methods are extremely mysterious. If you're not careful, you'll fall into a trap, and it's hard to avoid being reduced to ashes. A lifetime of cultivation will be turned into nothing!"

  As soon as this statement came out, everyone changed greatly. Thinking of the Twelve Heavenly Gods' Array that had once shaken the vast wilderness, their hearts were filled with a chill. Although the Ancestral Witch of the Witch Clan was no longer present and could not set up this array, who knew if the Witch Clan still had some unexposed secret arrays?

  Guang Chengzi sneered, "Does the Wu tribe have a secret array technique? Does my Tianxuan sect not have the Jade Clear Immortal Method? What is there to fear? I've long heard that the Jie teaching is proficient in the way of array techniques. Now, Fellow Daoist Jinling is suppressing others' ambitions. Could it be that you think the Jie teaching's array technique is just a mere name?"

  As soon as this was said, the faces of all the immortals in the Jiào Teachings changed! Bi Xiāo jumped out and shouted: "Guǎng Chéng Zǐ, you dare to say that my Jiào Teachings' array method is just a mere name, do you dare to enter our Nine Turns Yellow River Array and try it out?"

  Ci Hang Dao Ren snorted, "What are you not daring to do?" Although they had never heard of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation before, now that Jue Jiao was calling the shots, they couldn't afford to lose momentum and save face.

  The Azure Sky was about to speak again, but saw the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor say: "All you immortal elders, we are here to discuss strategies for defeating our enemies. Now that no strategy has been proposed, yet there is a desire to create internal strife, what kind of unity is this?" As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of true dragon energy suddenly erupted from his body, with golden light shining in all directions, and an awe-inspiring aura!

  Everyone felt the aura of Xuanyuan Huangdi's body, which was overwhelming and made them unable to resist. Their faces changed color, and they were shocked to the extreme! They all secretly sighed: Is this the power of the Human Emperor's treasure, the Xuantian Seal?

  It is: The two religions have already thrown people into chaos, and the enemy has not yet appeared but the situation is already in disorder!