The Golden Immaculate Concierge knows the importance of things, and there were some contradictions with Duobao before, but at the moment, it is still necessary to put the greater good first.
Ao Tian is the immortal disciple of Daozǔ and a peer among the myriad holy beings. Those juniors are certainly not up to it. Guilingshi, wu dang, and Zhao Gongming are all close but still fall short. Now only she has this identity to go to the Heavenly Court for help.
In the initial design, the Human King was nearly a saint among mortals. Fuxi, Shen Nong, and Huangdi hiding in the Huoyun Cave all fell into this pattern. However, as the gap between immortals and mortals grew larger, Hongjun Old God, who merged with the Dao, began to patch things up. The status of the Human King gradually declined.
This time, it's not enough to just issue a command, Heavenly Lord Ao Tian needs to personally intervene.
"Brother do not worry, I will set out immediately."
"Please, sister."
The Golden Immaculate Concierge reminded Empress Jiang to protect herself and also gave a wink to Wu Dang, who had a good relationship with her. If Duobao used his disciples to harm King Zhou, Wu Dang should stop him. After that, she hurriedly rode on the cloud and headed to the heavenly court.
Duobao produced the treasure pot, and directly smashing it onto King Zhou's head was not feasible. However, dropping some silver and gold, jade, agate, and other treasures in a way that seemed real but wasn't entirely genuine was perfectly acceptable. King Zhou had little interest in silver and gold, so Duobao quickly adjusted his strategy. Various magical materials and medicinal herbs, as well as illusions of the immortal pills that King Zhou cherished most—the elixir of immortality—rained down from above.
King Zhou fell into a state of confusion, his obsession with immortality and eternal youth was grasped, and for a moment, he found it difficult to discern the reality from the illusion.
Wu Dang Holy Mother took out the Thunder Mountain Whip and struck the ground twice violently. The mountains slowly rose up, and a Baguazhang array composed of geological mountains surrounded King Zhou and his party, trapping them inside.
On the other side, the Golden Immaculate Concierge rushed to the heavenly court.
Heavenly Lord Ao observed the chaos in Penglai through the Heavenly Mirror and was discussing with Taibai Xingjun.
Duobao considers him the biggest obstacle on his path to sainthood, but Heavenly Lord Ao does not seem to take him seriously.
As an immortal disciple of the Taoist Lord, he began his cultivation much earlier than Duobao, and he has already cut off his second body long ago.
Unfortunately, there has been no progress since then, which is normal. In the past, all the holy beings reached this realm, and Heavenly Lord Ao does not consider himself superior to their potential.
He has a high cultivation level and a prestigious position, but similarly, obtaining the revered position of a saint is fraught with difficulties.
The biggest obstacle is the other holy beings. It doesn't matter to the Taoist Lord, but the other holy beings certainly don't want to see him, the ruler of three realms, become their equal. This is a nearly insurmountable problem.
Duobao's appeal gave him a little room to talk to Tong Tianjiao, regardless of Deng Chanyu's original intention, which actually helped him a lot.
He said to Taibai Xingjun, "Your majesty go ahead to the Southern Heavenly Gate and gather the celestial soldiers and deities, follow me to Penglai to constrain the Human King."
"I accept the order."
The Golden Immaculate Concierge arrived at the heavenly court, and Heavenly Lord Ao pretended to be completely unaware of anything, engaging in aimless chatter for a while before finally agreeing.
Even if he personally intervenes, he still needs to go through the proper procedures.
Taibai Xingjun gathered the necessary army, then returned to prepare ink, paper, and inkstones.
Ao Tian was very cautious, reaching the peak of his powers, before he wrote a scroll to the Dao, with his brushwork flowing like a dragon. He then instructed Taibai Xingjun to hold it with due solemnity.
This is not a decree in the usual sense, but rather an edict issued in the name of the Supreme Sovereign of the Three Realms, adorned with Ao Tian's imperial seal.
Taibai Xingjun raised the edict high above his head, carrying it all the way.
Ao Tian, dressed in full imperial regalia, held a sword by his waist, high up on the Ba Jing Luanyu, which was pulled by eight dragons. It was one less dragon than the Jiulong Shengxiang Nian of Yan Shi Tianzun.
Eightsecond heaven army and earth army followed by his side, Ju Li Sheng still led the vanguards. With the guidance of the Golden Immaculate Concierge, the vast army rode on the seven-color auspicious clouds and marched towards Penglai Island in grandeur.
Humanity qi is formed by the convergence of qi from billions of human races. As the ruler of the world, King Zhou can be considered a representative of humanity, so human qi will automatically protect him. Unless all of humanity is extinguished, the existence of objective human qi will remain forever.
This thing not only has a "magic immunity" effect but also has an incredible resistance to various abnormal states.
Neither the Treasure Pot nor the Thunder Mountain Whip-cum-Baguazhang formation could keep King Zhou imprisoned for long.
Within the span of less than an incense stick's time, King Zhou
King Zhou broke free within the blink of an eye, completely crazy. The other immortals had seen the terrifying power of the human qi, which would kill or wound anyone who touched it. If you chopped at him with a sword, the qi would block the sword's edge, and when it retaliated, you would die. If he chopped at you with a sword, you would be dead. How could one fight against such a thing?
Previously, there was a Xiejiao immortal, perhaps accustomed to killing countless people, carrying too much human cause and effect on his body. He only glanced at King Zhou, and it was as if he were a torch, consumed from the inside out by flames until he turned to ash.
Master Duobao's venue was in disarray. As King Zhou charged from the east, a multitude of immortals ran to the west, and when he approached from the south, they fled north.
"Ha ha ha ha, this is so much fun!" Na He couldn't help but laugh. Although he was also running with the main force, the smugness on his face was easily noticeable to anyone.
The disciples of the saints displayed their various skills and abilities.
Deng Chanyu was not going to run around aimlessly. She directly hid in the interlayer space, making herself existential and nonexistent. Diaoxie fled into the Underworld, Yang Jie turned into a insect, Huanglong used dragon clan divine techniques to conceal their tracks, and the disciples of the sages all had their own means. There was no possibility of watching and getting accidentally injured.
Low-level immortals don't have this ability. They were chased by King Zhou in a desperate state, with some directly running away, ignoring Duobao's teachings—whom does it matter, I'm not listening to you anymore! They went back and hid somewhere, thinking, "What can you do to me?"
The remaining side-path immortals dared not offend Duobao, so they ran around aimlessly like headless crows, playing hide-and-seek with King Zhou.
Xiejiao disciples are definitely not an option. They are completely unable to run away.
Naige, wanting chaos in the world, came out of Deng Chanyu's interlayer space to join the fun, actively helping the immortals find their way.
"Run quickly, head for that false mountain over there!"
"That demon is chasing us again, dive into the water, there's a lake ahead!"
"Hahahaha——This is too much fun!"
Being chased by King Zhou and chopped fiercely, Na He wasn't worried about himself at all, enjoying it to the fullest.
"Sheng, when will you ever stop causing trouble?" Empress Jiang finally spoke up, dressed in a green gown, stopping King Zhou's advance.
King Zhou hesitated, for he had been married to Empress Jiang for more than a decade, and they were extremely familiar with each other. Although both had changed in appearance and temperament after practicing cultivation, the person was still the same.
"Zhitong, you are actually still alive?" King Zhou was greatly surprised.
Empress Jiang was called Jiang Zi, not Jiang Zi Teng. This Zi Teng was different from the countless "Zi Teng," "Zi Han," and "Zi Xuan" seen in later times. This Zi Teng specifically referred to the empress.
"Not only is mother alive, but our brothers are too. An inept ruler, did you not expect that?"
Yin Xiao and Yin Hong, the two eldest sons of Yin, stood guard on either side of Empress Jiang. After several years, the four finally reunited as one family.
Deng Chanyu and Diaoxie, who were there to watch, all felt that this trip was worth it, enjoying the show immensely.
