Chapter 106: One Drink, One Peck
Nanzhanbuzhou, the northern part of Jizhou.
Yellow Turban Army, central camp.
Zhang Jue held a nine-section staff in his hand and looked at the map hanging in the tent with a frown on his face. He coughed from time to time, and his eyes were full of sorrow.
Since the uprising, people from all over the country have responded. The Yellow Turban Army has been advancing rapidly and unstoppable. The officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty were terrified and fled. Countless cities were captured. It seemed that they could overthrow the Han court at any time. The situation was very good.
However, Zhang Jue clearly felt that the Yellow Turban Army's offensive had begun to show signs of fatigue.
Although news of the capture of cities continued to come from the Yellow Turban Army in various places, the speed had slowed down a lot, and the trend of spreading across the prairie was gradually being curbed.
At the same time, the number of Yellow Turban Army factions began to increase, and the enterprising spirit of the generals and soldiers was declining.
They began to regard their own troops as private property and the captured cities and lands as their own territory. They were more inclined to defend their current territory and were unwilling to continue attacking.
In particular, they were unwilling to engage in direct combat with the Han army in order to avoid weakening their own strength.
At the same time, they no longer just killed corrupt officials, powerful people and wealthy people, but began to attack the common people and plunder the property of ordinary civilians.
"Sigh..." Zhang Jue let out a long sigh.
He taught the world with kindness, and these things went against his kindness. They would also affect the people's hearts and minds and the fortunes of the Yellow Turban Army, but he had no way to stop them!
The thirty-six generals of the Yellow Turban Army were influential throughout the Nine Provinces, and the only ones he could control were the soldiers around him.
He was unable to reach other Yellow Turban leaders who were a little further away, and even his two younger brothers.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jue couldn't help but sigh again, and the look of sorrow and worry on his face became even more intense.
He often woke up from his dreams these days, always having an ominous premonition that a disaster was about to happen. He was very frightened and anxious but there was nothing he could do.
Zhang Jue took out the "Taiping Jing" from the box and read it again, trying to find some inspiration from it.
At this moment, the void around him twisted and a figure suddenly appeared.
The man had white hair, blue eyes and a childlike face. He held a rhubarb stick in his hand and wore a loose Taoist robe. He exuded an otherworldly aura.
"Teacher." Zhang Jue was overjoyed and hurried forward to pay his respects.
Although the Immortal Nanhua taught him the three volumes of "Taiping Yaoshu" and taught him the way of cultivation, he refused to accept him as a disciple.
Zhang Jue could only address him as "teacher".
Nanhua Old Immortal looked Zhang Jue up and down, shook his head, and said, "Zhang Jue, you are now in great trouble! Do you know that?"
Zhang Jue was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "I have noticed something recently, but I don't know what the disaster is and how to resolve it."
Nanhua Laoxian did not answer directly, but said: "I once told you that the Han Dynasty belonged to the virtue of fire. You follow the way of the five elements, which is the virtue of earth. You must start the uprising on the fifth day of the third month of the Jiazi year, so that fire can generate earth and everything will go smoothly. Why do you want to advance the time?"
Zhang Jue said, "This is not what I want. It is because a traitor leaked the news that we had to start the rebellion ahead of time."
The old immortal Nanhua sighed and said, "It's fate and time. Forget it!" He turned around and was about to leave.
Zhang Jue was very anxious, and stepped forward to stop Nanhua Laoxian, saying: "Teacher, although I started the rebellion ahead of time, I also calculated it carefully. Although February 25th is not as good as March 5th, it is also a day when the earth virtue is prosperous. Is it really not possible?"
Nanhua Laoxian sneered and said, "You have been practicing the Taiping Essential Technique for some time. Haven't you heard that a slight mistake can lead to a great error?"
Zhang Jue explained: "The situation was urgent at the time. The entire Jizhou was trying to capture my fellow disciples . I just couldn't wait until the fifth day of March! Master, please, save me, save Taiping Dao!"
Nanhua Old Immortal shook his head: "The fate is over, there is no hope."
Zhang Jue's face was as pale as paper, and his vision was black, but he still forced himself to calm down, and knelt down in front of the Nanhua Immortal with a plop, begging: "Teacher, I am just a scholar who failed the imperial examination. It is a blessing from heaven that I can come this far. I don't deserve to die, but what are the sins of the common people in the world? Please have mercy on me and save them!"
The old immortal Nanhua did not say anything, but just stared at Zhang Jue.
Zhang Jue was delighted upon seeing this. The teacher did not refuse immediately, which meant that he really had a way, but he was just hesitant to say it directly!
Zhang Jue immediately swore to the Heaven: "Heaven is above, I will never tell anyone about what happened today. I am willing to bear all the consequences of my future actions and will never implicate the Nanhua Immortal! If I break this oath, I will die and my soul will be destroyed, and I will never be reborn!"
Nanhua Laoxian seemed to be moved by Zhang Jue's sincerity and said, "The fate of the Taiping Dao has come to an end. No one can change the destiny. But you can pave the way for future generations."
Zhang Jue's eyes flashed with grief, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to pave the way for future generations. Please teach me, Master!"
Nanhua Laoxian said: "The reason why the Heavenly Court is the Heavenly Court and the reason why Haotian can rule the three realms is because of the recognition of the Heavenly Dao. The foundation is the Conferred God List bestowed by the Heavenly Dao and the 365 righteous gods on the Conferred God List who are recognized by the Heavenly Dao."
"The Taiping Dao has run out of luck, and it is difficult for it to replace the Heavenly Court. But you can use the remaining luck of the Taiping Dao, supplemented by the Nine Cauldrons Formation, to break the List of Conferred Gods and destroy the foundation of the Heavenly Court."
"However, I need to remind you. Today, the Heavenly Court is still protected by the Heavenly Dao. If you forcibly break the List of Conferred Gods, you will inevitably be retaliated by the Heavenly Dao. You must think clearly about whether you should do it or not."
The old immortal Nanhua flicked his finger and a ray of golden light flew into Zhang Jiao's brow.
Zhang Jiao's eyes blurred and countless pieces of information flooded into his mind.
This is exactly how to use the Taiping Dao's luck and the Nine Cauldrons Formation to break the List of Gods.
When Zhang Jue came to his senses again, the figure of the immortal Nanhua was no longer in the tent.
Zhang Jue took a deep breath, his expression changing, but after hesitating for only a moment, all his emotions turned into determination.
Obviously he has made up his mind.
On the other side, Yang Jian heard Shen Gongbao and others talking about Jiang Ziya, and it seemed that they had found Jiang Ziya's reincarnation body, so he naturally didn't want to leave.
Yang Jian landed on a chrysanthemum outside the window and eavesdropped on the conversation inside.
In order to prove that the person he found was indeed Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao talked about the process of his search for Jiang Ziya.
Sixty years ago, Shen Gongbao was drinking and having fun in the mansion of the General of Fenshui in the East China Sea. Suddenly, the Holy Mother Wu Dang came to him and asked him to come out and help find the reincarnation of Jiang Ziya.
Shen Gongbao was not clear about what Holy Mother Wu Dang wanted to do at that time.
However, he felt deeply guilty towards Jiejiao because of the Conferred God event.
Now that Holy Mother Wu Dang wanted his help with something, he agreed without hesitation and embarked on a journey to find the reincarnation of Jiang Ziya.
Ten thousand years have passed since the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods. Even if Jiang Ziya lived to be a hundred years old in each life, he must have reincarnated at least dozens of times. The traces of Jiang Ziya's life left in his soul have become extremely faint.
If it were anyone else, it would be impossible to find Jiang Ziya’s reincarnation.
But, Shen Gongbao is an exception!
He and Jiang Ziya are lifelong enemies, especially since they experienced the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods together. The causal connection between them is so deep that even reincarnation cannot erase it.
It took Shen Gongbao twenty years to finally find the reincarnation of Jiang Ziya in Julu, Jizhou, Southern Continent.
Jizhou, Julu? !
Yang Jian was stunned when he heard these two place names, and a guess suddenly flashed through his mind.
Before he could think about it, he heard Shen Gongbao mocking Jiang Ziya.
"That Jiang Ziya has been reincarnated dozens of times, but he is still a useless person who is neither good at literature nor martial arts! It's bad enough that he can't become a general, but he can't even pass the examination to become a scholar! When I found him in the mountains, he was relying on his two younger brothers to support him, and he couldn't even get enough food!"
"His talent in cultivation is still terrible! Thirty years ago, I taught him the "Taiping Essential Technique" according to the instructions of Taoist Fellow Wu Dang, and also left him a lot of elixirs. As a result, after so many years of cultivation, he has just entered the realm of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation. It's really ridiculous!"
Jizhou, Julu, failed scholar, taught "Taiping Yaoshu", Qi refining and spirit transformation cultivation...
If the place name can be a coincidence, with so many factors, there is only one possibility -
Uncle Jiang’s reincarnation in this life is actually that Zhang Jiao?
Yang Jian was completely stunned.
A glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope...
Yang Jian suddenly thought of a possibility. Could it be that the glimmer of hope they were talking about was the chance to escape from the List of Gods?
The more Yang Jian thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it!
Everything in the world, every sip and every bite, has its destiny!
The Conferred Gods event was presided over by Jiang Ziya, and only Jiang Ziya could break the Conferred Gods list!
Moreover, when it comes to breaking the List of Gods, the interests of Heaven and Jiejiao are the same!
In the eyes of the disciples of Jiejiao, the positions of the gods on the List of Gods are just a pile of rubbish.
They simply looked down on him and were unwilling to be the Jade Emperor's subjects. They only wanted to be his saint's disciples and pursue the path to immortality.
From the Jade Emperor's perspective, the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects listed in the List of Gods are all useless people.
When the Heavenly Palace was first built, it was short of staff. These Xuanmen disciples had bad tempers and were difficult to serve, but the Jade Emperor could still hold his nose and endure it and reluctantly use them.
But now, there are too many people in heaven to handle the needs.
The Jade Emperor had long wanted to drive them away and replace them with more obedient people.
The two sides disliked each other, but when it came to breaking the Investiture of the Gods, their demands were surprisingly consistent, so naturally they hit it off.
As for why the Chan sect tacitly agreed to this matter.
Yang Jian guessed that it was probably because Lingshan Buddhism was flourishing now, and Taiyi Zhenren felt the pressure and wanted to resolve the conflict between the two religions of Chan and Jie and strengthen the power of Xuanmen.
Even if Jiejiao is unwilling to reconcile with Chenjiao.
Without these Jiejiao gods in the Heavenly Palace, the disciples of the Chenjiao can take the opportunity to rise to the top and strengthen the influence of the Xuanmen in the Heavenly Palace, so as to compete with Lingshan.
From these two points of view, abolishing the List of Gods is also in the interests of the Chan sect.
Yang Jian sorted out his thoughts and suddenly became anxious.
The Jiejiao and the Heavenly Court joined forces to stage such a grand drama, which made Zhang Jue the people of the world and gathered most of the luck of the human race.
This shows that in order to break the List of Gods, besides Zhang Jiao, one also needs the help of the luck of the human race!
However, the List of Gods was determined by Heaven, and the 365 righteous gods were also determined by Heaven!
To break the List of Gods is truly an act against the will of heaven!
Moreover, this sky is not the sky of heaven, but the sky of the way of heaven!
Even if Zhang Jue is the reincarnation of Jiang Ziya, he will definitely suffer consequences and backlash countless times greater than when he used the Seven Arrows Book to curse Zhao Gongming!
Similarly, the luck of the human race will inevitably suffer great damage!
The world will inevitably suffer as a result!
Yang Jian didn't bother to listen to the conversation inside and flapped his wings to fly down Lishan Mountain.
The Mother of Lishan should have gone to Jizhou to find Zhang Jiao!
He must get there as soon as possible to stop this.
At this moment, Yang Jian suddenly had a premonition of extreme danger in his heart.
He didn't even bother to maintain the transformation technique, transformed into his original form, and quickly dodged to the side.
Swish!
A ray of golden light fell from the sky and almost brushed past Yang Jian's body before hitting the ground.
not good!
Discovered!
Yang Jian's heart sank, and when he looked up, he saw a auspicious cloud floating above his head.
There was an old woman standing on the cloud.
The old woman had white hair and a childlike face with a kind expression. She wore a crane crown with pearl tassels on her head and a golden robe with dragons and phoenixes on it. Her eyes were deep, as if she could see through everything in the world.
It is none other than the eldest sister of Jiejiao, Wu Dang Sheng Mu!
It was also the immortal Nanhua who had just taught Zhang Jue the method to break the List of Gods!
In the words of later generations, this old immortal Nanhua is just a vest that anyone can wear!
The first one was Shen Gongbao, and before that it was replaced by Wu Dang Sheng Mu!
The magic spell to decipher the List of Gods was taught to Holy Mother Wu Dang by Master Tong Tian when he left the Three Realms.
This magic is not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao, and the Holy Mother Wu Dang had to use the talismans left behind by the Master Tong Tian when he left to conceal the secret of Heaven before she could teach it to others!
And it can only be taught once!
After teaching Zhang Jue, the Mother of Lishan flew to Lishan, and found Yang Jian who wanted to leave.
This is not because Yang Jian’s transformation skills are not exquisite, but because Lishan is the dojo of the Holy Mother Wu Dang!
She has stayed here since the catastrophe of being deified, which has been ten thousand years. She knows every flower, grass, tree, and even insects, fish, birds and animals.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared and flew hurriedly down the mountain. It was obvious that it was transformed by someone else!
"Senior Sister Wudang." Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao and Shen Gongbao hurried out to greet her.
Then, he noticed Yang Jian.
"God of Justice! When did you come here!" Zhao Gongming said angrily.
Yunxiao's expression also looked somewhat ugly.
After all, they were Golden Immortals, the most powerful ones among the second generation disciples of Jiejiao. However, they didn't even notice that the junior Yang Jian was eavesdropping on them!
If this gets out, they and even the Jiejiao will lose face!
Without saying a word, Yang Jian turned into a ray of golden light and fled into the distance.
At this time, in such a scene, even if Taiyi Zhenren came, he would have to flee in panic!
“Where are you going!”
Zhao Gongming shouted loudly, took out the dragon-tiger golden whip, and threw it towards Yang Jian.
