Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 591: People make plans, but God makes things happen

The palace, the sun is shining outside.

Inside, Emperor Taizong of Liao had a gloomy and changing expression on his face.

Chen Yun and Erlang Shen didn't care at all and sat there quietly sipping tea.

If normal means were used, it would be almost impossible to persuade Yelu Deguang to lead his troops south.

Because everyone knows that after so many years of recuperation, the Later Jin Dynasty has strengthened its military strength and is not much weaker than that of the Khitan.

If the Khitan really launched a war at this time and broke off relations with the Later Jin Dynasty, I am afraid that both sides would suffer losses, and the surrounding small countries might even take advantage of the opportunity.

A qualified emperor would never make hasty decisions because of momentary anger.

Chen Yun’s only solution at the moment is to use provocation to make Emperor Taizong of Liao extremely angry, to the point that his mind becomes irrational and he decides to lead his troops south.

By then, there will be no way to take back what has been said.

At this time, Yelu Deguang did not immediately respond to Chen Yun's words, but sat there and kept thinking.

Chen Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He knew that Emperor Taizong of Liao was a man of great talent and strategy, and he was afraid that his method of provoking him would not easily anger the other party.

Erlang Shen could naturally understand that, and he sat there with a frown on his face.

As expected, after a moment of silence, Yelu Deguang smiled and said, "I am not afraid of the Later Jin. It's just that I, the Khitan, have been fighting all over the world in the past few years and have not had time to properly rest my troops. If I start a war again, I am afraid that my troops will be exhausted and easily defeated."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. The soldiers are exhausted and they do need to rest. However, if the Khitan does not respond to the Jin Dynasty's actions, I am afraid that the surrounding small countries will have different intentions and think that we are afraid of the Jin Dynasty. Then, all of us will defect to the south. Your Majesty, the Jin Dynasty will surely become more powerful by then, which will be even more disadvantageous to us."

Yelu Deguang was a powerful overlord of Khitan after all, and was not moved at all. He said calmly: "What if the surrounding small countries surrender to the Jin Dynasty? Once the Khitan troops have rested, we can conquer them at any time. Don't take them seriously."

Chen Yun could see that Yelu Deguang had no intention of leading his troops south at all.

Then, no matter how I try to persuade him, it probably won't work.

Thinking of this, Chen Yun knew that he could not continue to persuade him, otherwise if Yelu Deguang became suspicious, it would only be more difficult to persuade him to send troops to attack the Jin Dynasty in the future.

He simply hummed and said, "Your Majesty is right. The surrounding small countries are not a concern. Only the Jin Dynasty is strong and powerful, so we need to be on guard. We only need to do a good job of defending the status quo, and wait until the Jin Dynasty falls into chaos. Then it won't be too late to march south."

Erlang Shen was stunned, not understanding why Chen Yun stopped trying to persuade him.

Yelu Deguang felt relieved when he saw that Chen Yun was not pressing him so hard anymore.

In fact, he was really afraid that the great wizard who protected the country would be angry and force him to lead his troops south.

If he doesn't do so at that time, he will lose the divine help of a person with great magical powers.

But if he was really forced by Chen Yun to attack the Jin Dynasty, he would not be sure.

Therefore, what Yelu Deguang hopes most now is that Chen Yun will stop forcing him.

Yelu Deguang achieved his goal and changed the subject: "Mr. Chen, you have been away from Khitan for a year. May I ask where you have been?"

Chen Yun did not hide anything and casually said, "I went to a place overseas called Sun Moon Lake Cave Heaven and collected some immortal fruits there."

Yelu Deguang asked eagerly, "But is it the immortal fruit that can make people live longer?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "It's more than just making people live longer. I have some immortal fruits that can even bring people back to life, and if you take them, you can become an immortal instantly."

Yelu Deguang's eyes released endless light, and he asked cautiously: "Can I... take a look at what kind of fairy fruit it is?"

Chen Yun waved his hand and said, "Originally, I brought some fairy fruits to present to Your Majesty, but something went wrong on the way and I lost the fairy fruits. It's a pity that Your Majesty can't see them."

Well, this sentence was pure nonsense, he just wanted to put some psychological pressure on Yelu Deguang.

As expected, Yelu Deguang thought that Chen Yun was dissatisfied with his response just now, so he was not happy to give him the fairy fruit.

Despite this, he still did not agree to lead his troops south, and could only say with regret: "What a pity, I wanted to see what the fairy fruit looked like."

At this point, Yelu Deguang looked at Erlang Shen and said, "By the way, Mr. Chen, you just introduced Mr. Zhao and said he was truly divine?"

Chen Yun looked at the other party with a smile, "My brother from the Zhao family is very famous for being sacred. I didn't give a detailed introduction just now. Since Your Majesty is interested, shall I give you a detailed introduction?"

Yelu Deguang said: "Good, please teach me, sir."

Chen Yun said: "My brother Zhao's real name is Zhao Yu. During the Sui Dynasty, he lived in seclusion in Qingcheng Mountain to learn Taoism. Later, he was appointed as the governor of Jiazhou in Sichuan. At that time, an old dragon was causing trouble. He threw himself into the river with a knife and sank into the water. He fought with the old dragon. In the end, he held the dragon's head in his left hand and the knife in his right hand, and emerged from the waves. Then the people of the state worshipped him and regarded him as a god. Since then, my brother Zhao resigned from his official position and devoted himself to Taoism. He finally achieved immortality and now guards the Erlang Temple in Guanjiang."

Erlang Shen sat there calmly, as if these achievements were not worth mentioning.

Yelu Deguang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with a moved expression, "Could it be that Mr. Zhao is the Chicheng King Erlang Shen, who has great magical powers and boundless magical powers as the southerners say?"

Erlang Shen said modestly: "I dare not talk about my great magical powers, but the King of Chicheng is me."

Yelu Deguang took a deep breath, stood up quickly and bowed, saying: "I have no eyes to recognize the great man. It turns out that the King of Chicheng has come to our Khitan. It is really a blessing for our Khitan."

Erlang Shen waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are welcome."

Yelu Deguang asked curiously, "Why did the King of Chicheng come to our Khitan today?"

Chen Yun took over the conversation and said, "It's not just the King of Chicheng who has come. When I came back from Sun Moon Lake, I heard that the Jin Dynasty was arrogant and domineering and dared not take the Khitan people seriously. I was a little angry, so I specially sent all my disciples and invited the King of Chicheng to invite all the sacred gods, divine soldiers and generals from the Guanjiang Erlang Temple to come out of the mountain to help your majesty to flatten the Jin Dynasty in the south. It's a pity that your majesty has no intention of fighting. I will respectfully send the King of Chicheng and the Seven Saints of Meishan and many other sacred gods back to Guanjiang later."

Yelu Deguang's face changed slightly, and then he immediately smiled, "Mr. Chen, you invited the King of Chicheng and the Seven Saints of Meishan and many other saints to come out of the mountains. It turns out that you want to help my Khitan to flatten the Southern Dynasty. I am very grateful for your concern for my Khitan's destiny."

Chen Yun revealed intentionally or unintentionally: "It's not just the King of Chicheng. I have invited more than 30 sacred beings for your majesty this time. Each of these sacred beings has a high status and noble identity... Forget it, your majesty has no intention of fighting, so let's not talk about these for now."

Erlang Shen never said a word and just watched Chen Yun "perform".

Yelu Deguang did not expect that Chen Yun was so "loyal" that he actually invited so many sacred people.

He asked curiously, "May I ask, Mr. Chen, which gods have you invited to help you?"

Chen Yun blinked and said, "There are some sacred things that I can't talk about right now, but you should know that I am a disciple of Zhenren Zhengyang in Ningyang Cave in Zhongnan Mountain, and my master is a disciple of Dong Wanggong, right?"

Yelu Deguang's breathing stagnated, and he said in disbelief: "You even asked the Eastern King to come out of the mountain?"

"More than that." Chen Yun shook his head slightly, "I invited several saints out of the mountain, whose status and position are higher than that of my master."

what?
More noble than the King of the East?
The only sacred terms that came to Yelu Deguang's mind were the Three Pure Ones and the Six Imperial Gods.

His heart was really trembling because of the information revealed by Chen Yun.

Just when Yelu Deguang was about to ask more detailed questions.

Suddenly, Erlang Shen seemed a little bored and said, "Brother Chen, I am a little tired. Please accompany me to Laojun Temple to gather the brothers. We will go back to Guanjiang Erlang Temple now."

Chen Yun stood up and said, "Good, then I will send my second brother and the Seven Saints of Meishan and other brothers back to Guanjiang." At this point, he looked at Yelu Deguang, "Your Majesty, I have something to do first. We can talk about it another day. Goodbye."

After saying this, Chen Yun and Erlang Shen disappeared from Yelu Deguang's sight.

……

Inside Laojun Temple.

The two of them used the art of teleportation to return to the study.

Before Erlang Shen had time to sit down, he asked impatiently, "Brother, why did you send me a telepathic message just now to let me leave? Haven't we yet convinced the Khitan Emperor to lead his army south?"

Chen Yun sat down on a chair by the window and said slowly, "Yelu Deguang obviously doesn't want to go to war with the Jin Dynasty now. If we continue to persuade him, I'm afraid it will be in vain."

Erlang Shen sat down in front of him and frowned, saying, "Could it be that you mean that since this war cannot be started, I should really take my brothers back to the Erlang Temple in Guanjiang?"

"Not really." Chen Yun said with a half-smile, "Just because you and I can't persuade him doesn't mean others can't either."

Erlang Shen's eyes lit up and he said, "Brother, can you tell me about it?"

Chen Yun said: "I remember that there are many surrendered generals from the south on the Khitan side. They are now in important positions. Two of them are very eloquent. If they come forward, the possibility of persuading Yelu Deguang to go to war will be greater."

Erlang Shen was puzzled and asked, "You just said that Yelu Deguang has no intention of starting a war. Will it be useful to find two more people to persuade him?"

Chen Yun laughed and said, "Brother, you don't know that Yelu Deguang doesn't want to go to war with the Jin Dynasty because the two are similar in strength. If we break this balance and make the Jin Dynasty stronger, what do you think Yelu Deguang will do?"

Although Erlang Shen didn't know much about political intrigues, he had once been the prefect of Jiazhou, and he immediately realized what Chen Yun meant.

He also laughed and said, "I see, I see. So my dear brother used a trick. When you find someone to persuade Yelu Deguang, will you pretend to spread the news that you want to surrender to the Jin Dynasty?"

Chen Yun hummed softly and said, "Yes, I will let people spread rumors secretly, saying that Yelu Deguang is not a wise and capable ruler who can expand the territory. This will make me feel a little disappointed. I will then look for other wise rulers to help him truly unify the country."

Erlang Shen said in amazement, "No wonder you wanted to introduce my identity and show how noble my sacred status is. It turns out you were planning your next move."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "Once this move is used, whether it is true or not, Yelu Deguang will definitely not dare to bet that we will not surrender to the Jin Dynasty in the south. Otherwise, if we really help the Jin Dynasty, the Khitan will no longer be able to pose any threat to the Jin Dynasty. He can only find a way to keep us, so as to hope to compete with the Jin Dynasty, which is protected by the Emperor Ziwei."

This is 100% true. Although there are many immortals in the Northeast, their combat effectiveness is relatively low.

Take Master Hu San, the most powerful among the horse fairies, for example. He has only just cultivated to the immortal realm.

Although there are not only exorcists in the Northeast, there are also some slightly more powerful ones, but generally speaking, the strength of the strongest one is on par with that of Master Hu San.

What forces has Chen Yun won over now?
Apart from anything else, Erlang Shen is the realm of gods, and the Seven Saints of Meishan are also the realm of gods.

Among the other gods of the Guanjiang Erlang Temple, the weakest ones are all in the earthly immortal realm.

Not to mention the sacred figures such as the King of the East and the Jade Emperor.

The most important thing is that the gap in strength between the immortal realms is also very large.

Let’s take Master Hu San as an example. Although he is a god, even if a hundred of him were put together, they would not be a match for Erlang Shen.

If Chen Yun really brought such a huge force to surrender to the Jin Dynasty, would the Khitan still want to make waves in the future? I'm afraid they won't even be able to keep their current territory and will be destroyed!

Chen Yun's tactic is called retreat in order to advance.

Don't you want to go to war?

Then I will join forces with others to fight you and see if you start a war!
Erlang Shen understood everything and asked, "Who are the two surrendered generals you just mentioned?"

Chen Yun said: "Yang Guangyuan and Zhao Yanshou."

Erlang Shen asked, "What's so special about these two people?"

Chen Yun introduced: "Yang Guangyuan was once a minister of the Later Tang Dynasty, and later helped Shi Jingtang seize the world. However, Shi Chonggui has succeeded him and is suspicious of him and does not use him, which led to his betrayal and collusion with the Khitan. He is deeply trusted by Yelu Deguang. Zhao Yanshou defected to the Khitan long before the demise of the Later Tang Dynasty. Now he has been appointed as the governor of Youzhou and conferred the title of King of Yan. He is also deeply trusted by Yelu Deguang. If I can get these two to come forward to persuade him, I believe things will become very simple."

Indeed, in history, it was Yang Guangyuan and Zhao Yanshou who persuaded Yelu Deguang to make up his mind to attack the Jin Dynasty.

Erlang Shen frowned and said, "We have no relationship with him, and we have no contact with him. How can we ask them to persuade the Khitan Emperor?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? You and I, or the Seven Saints of Meishan, can just transform into a master to tell fortunes for the dignitaries. As long as the fortune-telling is accurate, Yang Guangyuan and Zhao Yanshou will naturally come to us. When the time comes, we can just casually mention it. Are we afraid that they won't take the initiative to talk to Yelu Deguang about this matter?"

Erlang Shen blinked and said, "I thought of someone to look for."

Chen Yun asked: "Who?"

Erlang Shen said, "Huashan Sanlang is the son of Jin Tianwang, and he likes to show off his prowess in front of people. If we let him go without disguising his identity, he can win the trust of the Khitan dignitaries. Then, as long as he reveals what you and I want, won't we be able to accomplish our mission?"

Chen Yun said: "Good, in that case, I'll have to trouble my second brother to ask my third brother to go."

"Okay, I'll go find Saburo right away."

Erlang Shen said this and stood up.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something, "Brother, this operation may take ten days or half a month. What are you going to do during this time?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "I got some natural treasures for refining in the cave of Sun Moon Lake. I happened to have nothing to do during this period, so I planned to refine a powerful treasure."

Inside the cave of Sun Moon Lake, there was no time at all to refine the "Immortal-Slaying Gourd".

Now that he has time, Chen Yun will definitely refine this magic weapon that can kill gods and Buddhas to enhance his killing capabilities.

Once this magic weapon is refined, combined with the Twin God-Destroying Orbs, Chen Yun believes that he will be able to shine in the upcoming Battle of the Gods.

The premise is that your plan can succeed.

Huashan Sanlang can ask Yang Guangyuan and Zhu Yanshou to persuade Yelu Deguang.

And the persuasion worked, making Yelu Deguang really determined to lead his troops south to attack the Jin Dynasty.

Chen Yun didn't know whether Huashan Saburo could complete the task well, but this was the only way at the moment.

Therefore, he could only secretly hope that the plan he had made would eventually succeed.

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes.

Chen Yun knew that it would be useless no matter how much he thought about it.

Instead of doing this, it is better to take advantage of this time to improve your cultivation.

And refine the "Immortal-Slaying Gourd" to enhance one's own combat power.

Chen Yun's eyes gradually drifted away. "As long as Yelu Deguang is not a tyrant, the possibility of my plan succeeding should still be very high."

(End of this chapter)