Volume 4: Journey to the West Chapter 28: Laying out the Three Realms, the Trend Opens
How many heavenly soldiers and generals are there in heaven?
The current heavenly soldiers and generals recorded in the Heavenly Court include the 300,000 heavenly soldiers and generals under the command of Zhenwu Emperor, the 300,000 heavenly soldiers and generals of the Dou Department, the 200,000 heavenly soldiers and generals commanded by Li Jing, and the Tianhe Navy, which is the 300,000 navy. There may also be some heavenly soldiers and generals scattered in some other departments, but they are not involved in this kind of combat and can be ignored.
In the end, there are only 1.1 million heavenly soldiers and generals, which is almost the entire combat power of heaven.
The troops of the Dou Department cannot be mobilized without the order of the Golden Spirit Holy Mother. Even though the Nine Stars and the Twenty-Eight Mansions have come, they are just fighting in a friendly battle without any troops. The 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals in front of them are all the regular troops of the Heaven Court, commanded by Li Jing. The Zhenwu Emperor is being entangled, and the 300,000 Tianhe navy is rebelling. A closer look shows that only the 100,000 troops left in the Heaven Court can still be used.
At the Jade Emperor's command, the 100,000-strong army appeared on the battlefield.
Looking at the gods in Heaven, the Jade Emperor felt a little bit betrayed at this time. In this hall of gods, except for the disciples of the three religions, most of them had cultivation level below Taiyi Golden Immortal and were of no use at all. The only one who could be seen was Taibai Jinxing. Although Taibai Jinxing was Taiyi Golden Immortal, he had been doing secretarial work. It would not look good if you sent him out to fight with Tianpeng.
At this point, the Jade Emperor's face became gloomy. Did he want him to take action himself?
However, the Jade Emperor is not the kind of person who cares about trivial matters. It is no big deal if he takes action himself. If the fight continues like this, it will only bring more embarrassment to the Heavenly Court.
But just when the Jade Emperor was about to take action himself, a roar suddenly occurred in the four continents.
Changyang Mountain.
The Holy Mother Wu Dang held the Xianjian Sword in her hand. Without the suppression of the Xianjian Sword, the entire Changyang Mountain began to shake violently. A headless giant broke free from the restraints and broke out of Changyang Mountain.
roar!
Xing Tian's gaze fell on the Xianxian Sword, and he actually roared, wanting to fight again. His head had been chopped off by the Xianxian Sword, and he had been suppressed by it for so long, he must destroy the Xianxian Sword.
However, Holy Mother Wu Dang would not give her such an opportunity and simply disappeared in Changyang Mountain.
Seeing that the Holy Mother Wu Dang disappeared, Xing Tian became even more furious. His eyes were filled with anger that had been suppressed for countless years. Who could have known that?
“Haotian!”
Xing Tian roared, saying that all this was because of Haotian. Now that the Xianjian Sword was gone, he would go find Haotian.
The evil spirit instantly filled the three realms and slowly moved upwards.
The Jade Emperor was originally planning to capture Tianpeng directly, but when he felt Xingtian's aura and looked at Xingtian's figure heading straight to the Heaven, his eyes became filled with anger.
"Shangqing! Wudang!"
The Jade Emperor roared in anger. This Holy Mother Wu Dang was too despicable. She actually took the Xianjian Sword that suppressed Xingtian. Didn’t she know that Xingtian was a great demon god who brought chaos to the three realms?
Boom! Xing Tian fell, and the South Heaven Gate actually began to shake.
The Jade Emperor did not dare to delay. Compared with Xingtian, Tianpeng was nothing.
After the Witch Clan withdrew from the world stage, Xing Tian became the leader. As the Witch Clan's god of war, Xing Tian was dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted to go to heaven to compete with Haotian in order to find an opportunity for the Witch Clan. Unfortunately, Haotian's power was inviolable. Not only was Xing Tian defeated in one battle, but he was also beheaded by Haotian who borrowed the Xianjian and pressed him under Changyang Mountain.
Because of this, Xing Tian was denounced as a demon god by Haotian, and the Wu clan became a demon clan.
Now that Xing Tian has appeared again, his power is even stronger than before, and Haotian's face is solemn.
"Xing Tian, now that you have been born, why don't you return to the Wu clan quickly? How dare you commit sins again?"
Haotian shouted loudly, but Xingtian directly swung the Ganqi Axe, "Die!"
Both of them are at the peak of Daluo Jinxian, and a great battle has begun, which is infinitely exciting. However, the aftermath is too huge. Although all the immortals and gods want to watch the battle, they are afraid of being affected.
In Tushita Palace, Laojun looked at Jiale.
"Did you ask Wu Dang to do this?"
Jiale did not deny that it was not easy for Haotian to be defeated. In the entire Three Realms, there were few who could be Haotian's opponents. Even the Holy Mother Wu Dang did not dare to say that she could defeat Haotian. What's more, Haotian was entrusted with the fate of the Heavenly Court. If he really fought hard, it was not impossible for an ordinary Daluo Jinxian to be killed.
In this case, Jiale naturally couldn't let his family members take risks, so he thought of Xing Tian. He was a ready-made resource, strong and resistant to attack. If he wasn't careful, he might be able to take the Jade Emperor away. That would be the best. If he could just take the Jade Emperor away, things would be much simpler.
However, this is probably impossible.
Haotian is definitely at the top of the pyramid of the Three Realms. Even Tathagata may not be his opponent, let alone Xingtian who has been suppressed for so many years. Only the arrival of the Ancestral Witch will be enough to defeat him.
Tianpeng had no idea that in his own Heavenly Palace, the treatment would be so good. With so many people helping out, even the Jade Emperor was stopped.
At this time, Tianpeng was getting more and more excited in the fight.
In the circle of the sky, the stars of the Big Dipper became brighter and brighter, and the starlight sprinkled on Tianpeng, making his fighting power even stronger.
The Golden Spirit Mother gave a timely push, the Big Dipper returned to its position, and the stars' true nature exploded, which made Tianpeng even more eager to break through to become a Daluo Golden Immortal.
All the immortals and gods who participated in the battle at this time were even more shocked. That was Yang Jian, the god of war, and now he was being suppressed and beaten by Tianpeng and was in great danger.
"Good to come."
However, at this moment, Yang Jian was not surprised but happy. Yang Jian was also practicing the way of fighting. What he wanted was the best and high-quality battles, so that his strength could be improved rapidly. Now, in this battle, it would depend on who between him and Tian Peng would break through to the Golden Immortal first. Both of them were the protagonists of heaven and earth, carrying great luck, and at this moment their luck was boiling, helping madly.
At this time, Li Jing had gathered 200,000 heavenly soldiers and generals under his command, but he was still at a disadvantage in strength. If this continued, unless Yang Jian broke through first, Li Jing would definitely lose.
In front of Nantianmen.
"Xingtian, we are here."
Dark clouds were pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it. Thinking of the mighty power coming from Heaven, the Jade Emperor's heart sank to the bottom.
Witch clan!
Hundreds of thousands of witches appeared in sight, and the three in the lead were particularly powerful.
"Nine Phoenixes, Wind Master, Rain Master!"
The three great witches are all powerful beings who have been immersed in the Golden Immortal for a long time. The Wind Master and the Rain Master are in the middle stage of the Golden Immortal, and the Nine Phoenixes are in the late stage of the Golden Immortal. Together with so many witches, this is enough to overturn the entire Heaven.
"Do you know what you are doing?"
Jiufeng came to Xingtian, looked at the Jade Emperor, and gave him a contemptuous look.
"Haotian, you are doing evil things. Look carefully, how many people are against you now? Even your generals in the Heavenly Court are against you now. Don't you reflect on yourself? Since you can't be the Emperor of Heaven and you are not worthy of it, how about letting my Wu Clan do it?"
Although Jiufeng is a witch, her domineering power is even greater than Xingtian.
Jade Emperor Wen Yan became angry and looked behind him.
Until now, the Three Pure Ones and the Three Veins have never made a move to deify Gods! Humph, they are just supporting a group of vampires.
The Yuqing lineage watched coldly, and the Taiqing lineage never cared about what happened in Heaven. As long as the Buddhists did not come and did not affect their interests, it seemed as if it had nothing to do with them.
As for the Shangqing lineage, it is even more hateful. They occupy such a high position, and when the Heavenly Court encountered such a crisis, they did not take any action at all. Do they really think that they dare not use the List of Gods?
“Haotian!”
The Queen Mother came to the Jade Emperor. The situation at this time was no longer something the Jade Emperor could handle alone.
Uttarakuru.
Bai Ze, Fei Lian, Ying Zhao, Shang Yang and Ji Meng gathered together.
"Bai Ze, what are you waiting for? Didn't you see? The Wu Clan has already taken action. Most of the forces of the Heavenly Court have been intercepted. Even those juniors dare to attack the North Heavenly Gate. Are we just going to watch? If the Heavenly Court is really taken down, we won't even be able to drink soup."
Ji Meng looked at Bai Ze anxiously. Originally, they could still watch the fire from the other side of the river, but after seeing the Witch Clan taking action, Ji Meng finally could not sit still. If they waited any longer, the Heavenly Court would belong to the Witch Clan. Bai Ze was too cowardly. Why didn't you dare to fight with the Heavenly Court? What was the difference between them and the Witch Clan? This was why Ji Meng looked down on Bai Ze .
Even if the demons die, they must die in a blaze of glory. If they continue to linger like this, when will they be able to achieve something significant and restore their glory?
Bai Ze glared at Ji Meng, this Ji Meng was the one who jumped the most.
He always felt that something was not right about the situation. You know, the pillars of the Heavenly Palace have never been the Jade Emperor's men, but the Three Purities and Three Veins. However, now that the Heavenly Palace is facing such a dilemma, the Three Purities and Three Veins are showing no signs of taking action. This is too abnormal.
"Whatever you do, just hesitate and I'll bring someone up."
Ji Meng really couldn't wait any longer. The Demon King of Chaos, the Bull Demon King, and those younger ones were all fighting fiercely such a big scene, and in the end, the demon clan didn't even make an appearance. That would be too embarrassing.
As he said this, Ji Meng ran out.
"My boys, follow me."
Ji Meng gave a call and led his men directly to the Beitianmen. At this time, Hunshi Demon King and others were almost unable to hold on. After all, Zhenwu Emperor was in the late Daluo Golden Immortal stage, and he had many masters under his command. Niu Mowang had already performed exceptionally well, and it was already amazing that he could hold on for so long.
Fortunately, they finally waited for the demon tribe.
Seeing Ji Meng ascending to the sky, everyone's eyes lit up. Ji Meng was directly facing the Great Emperor Zhenwu, which immediately relieved most of their pressure.
"Alright, the Demon Saint Ji Meng is here, boys, kill him."
Hearing the shouts from the Demon King and others, Ji Meng became even more heroic. Their Northern Continent was the base camp of the demon clan, so how could they lag behind these little demons from the Eastern Continent? This was the style that the demon saints like them should have.
However, Ji Meng soon lost his heroic spirit.
The Great Emperor Zhenwu looked at Ji Meng with a gloomy face. He was about to capture the Demon King of Chaos and others, and was preparing to go to support the Jade Emperor, but now, Ji Meng dared to join in the fun.
"I'll let you join in the fun, I'll let you join in the fun!"
The Great Emperor Zhenwu was angry and increased the intensity of his movements. He wished he could beat Ji Meng to death. However, due to the small difference in realm between them, Ji Meng soon fell into a disadvantage and could only defend himself.
Bai Ze and the others couldn't help but shook their heads when they saw this scene. What else could they do? The demon clan was already like this. Even though they had many conflicts in normal times, if they couldn't unite for such a big action, the demon clan would really fall apart. After all, they couldn't ignore Ji Meng. Moreover, no matter what the Three Purities and the Three Veins thought, they would just attack the Beitian Gate. At most, they would withdraw in time if they saw that the situation was not right.
"Walk!"
Great Emperor Zhenwu was anxious when he saw the situation on the Jade Emperor's side. He had already begun to mobilize his resources, wanting to capture Ji Meng as soon as possible. However, before Great Emperor Zhenwu could take ruthless action, the Four Demon Saints of Bai Ze had already arrived.
"Bai Ze, you're looking for death!"
Seeing that Bai Ze and the others actually came to join in the fun, the Great Emperor Zhenwu's face became even gloomier. It was over. The Jade Emperor could only wish for good luck, as he could not leave.
When the Five Demon Saints appeared, the situation was naturally different. Bai Ze was in the late stage of Daluo Jinxian. Although he was not a combat type, it was no problem for him to hold back the Zhenwu Emperor. With the help of Ying Zhao and Shang Yang, Ji Meng and Fei Lian led hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers to fight against the 300,000 Beitianmen defenders. For a while, they were inseparable.
The Demon King and others looked at each other and quietly left the battlefield. Their mission was about to end.
At this time, the Jade Emperor was really forced into a corner.
The direct line was held back by the traitor Tianpeng, the Great Emperor Zhenwu was held back by the demon clan, and he was held back by the witch clan. If the Three Pure Ones and the Three Veins did not take action, the Heavenly Court would be in real danger.
Laojun, he can't be ordered around.
The Nan Ji Xian Weng, Tai Yi Tian Zun and others of the Yuqing lineage are not controlled by the List of Gods and simply ignore him. They are used to it.
In the end, it was only the Shangqing lineage left. However, he had been shouting for a long time, but the people of the Shangqing lineage ignored him at all. It was okay for the Golden Spirit Mother, but the other minor gods also started to go on strike. They really thought they could control him, right? They wanted to laugh at him, right?
Well, don't blame him then.
The luck of Heaven gathered together, and a list actually began to appear from the depths of Heaven. A terrifying aura lingered throughout Heaven, and the Golden Spirit Mother and others could not help but be distracted.
Great Leiyin Temple.
At this time, Tathagata and other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were all a little confused.
"What on earth just happened? Why did they suddenly start fighting? Why was there such a big noise all of a sudden?"
It was really a bit confusing. How could Tianpeng, just a single butterfly, cause such a big commotion? They dared to say that even Tianpeng might not know at this moment that a small butterfly like him could cause such a big commotion. Even if Tianpeng was beaten to death, he would never have thought that he could mobilize the two races of wizards and liches to help.
Tathagata and others fell into deep thought. They were also thinking about the problem. Everything was too weird.
"Buddha, do we want it or not?"
Someone asked tentatively, don't mention it, it's not just the demons who are tempted, they are also tempted, the cake of heaven is too big, if they can get a piece of it, it would be perfect.
Tathagata shook his head. Just as Bai Ze thought, the real foundation of Heaven was not the Jade Emperor, but the Three Pure Ones and Three Veins. Even though Heaven was in danger now, as long as the Three Pure Ones and Three Veins took action, such a rebellion could be easily suppressed. Now that the Buddhist sect had joined in, they might fall into the trap.
What's more, his injuries haven't recovered yet.
The Journey to the West is the most important thing for Buddhism. Buddhism had an alliance with the Jade Emperor before. It would be unkind to take action at this time. If the Jade Emperor survives this disaster and is asked to take care of his affairs after his death, it would be troublesome.
The most important thing is the attitude of the Three Purities and the Three Meridians. I will not move unless the enemy does.
"Yes! Here it comes!"
Seeing the appearance of the List of Conferred Gods, Tathagata and others knew that the highlight was coming. Most of the immortal gods of the Shangqing lineage were controlled by the List of Conferred Gods. Now that the List of Conferred Gods had come out, they had no choice but to take action. With the help of the Golden Spirit Mother and others, the crisis in the Heavenly Palace was actually not a big problem.
However, this is the first time that the Jade Emperor has asked for the Investiture of the Gods. After all, if the Investiture of the Gods is not issued, it will be good for everyone. But once the Investiture of the Gods is issued, it is forced. Now, even after this calamity is over, the relationship between the Jade Emperor and the immortals and gods of the Shangqing lineage will be completely rigid. This is a good thing for Buddhism. The more chaotic the East is and the more conflicts there are, the greater the chances for Buddhism to fish in troubled waters.
Tushita Palace.
Laojun couldn't help but look at Jiale.
"You really forced the Investiture of the Gods to come out. However, even if the Investiture of the Gods came out, what can you do? The Investiture of the Gods represents the will of heaven and earth. What can you do about it?"
Having said that, Laojun at this time was already very amazing. No one from the second generation of the three religions or below could match his ability in planning.
The Witch Clan and the Demon Clan are not ordinary forces, but the top forces within the Three Realms. Zhou Yuan simply took advantage of the situation and transferred such forces directly to the Heavenly Court for his own use. This is the most amazing thing. He did not spend a penny to accomplish the biggest thing. Until now, the Shangqing lineage has retreated behind the scenes, and even Jia Le has not shown up.
Moreover, Jiale had a far-reaching plan. He had actually started planning when Tianpeng was demoted. He had allowed Tianpeng to reach this step step by step, using Tianpeng as a seesaw to pry the entire heaven. If it were someone else, who would have thought of this? However, reviewing the situation now, we can find that this move was really brilliant.
If Tianpeng hadn’t done this today, no one would have thought that Tianpeng could burst out such great energy.
Those fairies and goddesses who used to look upon Tianpeng as greasy now had mixed feelings. They overturned their previous ideas at once and changed their views on Tianpeng. If Tianpeng said something to them at this moment, it would probably be much easier.
But Tianpeng didn’t have so many thoughts at this time, he just wanted to fight and kill.
At the South Heaven Gate, countless Shangqing immortals appeared. The Jade Emperor had already given them orders using the List of Gods. Under the will of heaven, they had to move. Otherwise, their body and soul would be destroyed.
The Golden Spirit Mother is in the lead, with the stars in the sky behind her and 300,000 Doubu star generals following.
The Department of Thunder, Department of Fire, Department of Plague and others followed suit. As a result, most of the Heavenly Court was in motion. All the immortals and gods were also alarmed. Only then did they realize that the greatest force in the Heavenly Court was the usually silent Shangqing lineage.
"kill!"
The Great Array of Ten Thousand Immortals was accomplished directly.
The Investiture of the Gods was now standing on the Lingxiao Palace. Jia Le had already left the Tushita Palace and came to the side of the Investiture of the Gods.
Taishang Laojun felt that he could not do anything to the Investiture of the Gods, because the Investiture of the Gods did not know how powerful he was.
"Jingchun, are you really sure?"
Yunxiao and Wudang Holy Mother appeared beside Jiale. Not only did Laojun not believe it, even Yunxiao and Wudang Holy Mother did not believe it. If they could really get the List of Gods, they would not have waited until now and would have helped Jinling Holy Mother and others escape from the sea of suffering long ago.
"Uncle Master, just do it directly."
Looking at Jiale's determined eyes, Yunxiao didn't know what to say. However, she had an inexplicable trust in Jiale, perhaps because of that inexplicable divine thought, or perhaps because of Jiale's various miracles.
Yunxiao no longer hesitated, and the Hunyuan Golden Bowl went straight to cover the List of Gods.
As if sensing the provocation, a will of Heaven suddenly descended, ready to attack Yunxiao. The Jade Emperor also seemed to sense something, and looking towards the List of Gods, he could not help but smile contemptuously. He finally understood why the Shangqing lineage had to wait until he brought out the List of Gods before taking action. So this was their idea, but they underestimated the List of Gods and the will of Heaven too much. Well, this was a good opportunity to teach the Shangqing lineage a lesson.
Faced with such will of Heaven, Yunxiao's face changed. The List of Gods is also known as the Book of Heaven, which carries the will of Heaven, just like the Book of Earth carries the will of Earth and the Book of Hell carries the will of reincarnation. Although they are all spiritual treasures, they have other meanings. Although Yunxiao is at the peak of Daluo Jinxian, how can he be the opponent of the will of the Emperor of Heaven, one person against one world.
However, Yunxiao still chose to believe Jiale. She gritted her teeth and faced him head-on. What was the will of heaven and earth? She wanted to see what it could do to her.
boom!
The will of Heaven poured directly towards Yunxiao. At this moment, Yunxiao's Dao heart was directly impacted and was in danger of breaking through.
The face of the Holy Mother Wu Dang also changed, and she looked at Jia Le, "Is this possible? Someone is going to die."
At this moment, a ray of pure immortal light burst out from Yunxiao's body.
“Master!”
Both Wu Dang Sheng Mu and Yun Xiao were stunned at the same time. Their master actually left some basic skills in Yun Xiao's body.
The originally terrifying will of heaven and earth was no longer a big threat under the resistance of the Shangqing Immortal Light.
And Jia Le finally moved. The Kunlun Mirror emitted golden light and covered the Investiture of the Gods. In terms of grade, the Kunlun Mirror was now higher than the Investiture of the Gods. The will of heaven and earth was blocked by the means of Shangqing Daozu, and the Investiture of the Gods in front of him was no longer a threat.
In front of the South Heaven Gate, the Jade Emperor's face suddenly changed. His connection with the List of Gods was actually cut off.
Feeling it again, the Jade Emperor also felt the breath of Shangqing Taoist.
"not good!"
The Jade Emperor was unaware that he was being plotted against, and he hurried towards the List of Gods. There must be no problem with the List of Gods, as it was the key for him to control the immortals and gods of the Shangqing lineage. Once the Golden Spirit Mother escaped, his throne would be in danger.
“Where are you going!”
"Golden Spirit Mother!"
The Jade Emperor was furious. After all this time, it turned out that the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was set up for him!
