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

Chapter 684 The Gap is Too Big

In the back garden of Yingzhou City.

Chen Yun was regulating his breathing. He had been injured in the previous fight with Jiaomu Jiao and was now actively recovering from his injuries.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious, so it didn't take long to recover.

Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and other mortals standing by seemed very worried.

On the one hand, it was because Chen Yun had just vomited blood, and they were worried about the safety of the imperial teacher.

On the other hand, Chen Yun seemed to have lost the battle, and the fate of those 10,000 cavalrymen was still uncertain.

Everyone knows the cost of ten thousand cavalrymen.

It was very difficult to prevent Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others from worrying.

Not only ordinary people like Yelu Deguang and Zhao Yanshou, but even disciples like Niu Dali, Mei Junyan and Lin Lingsu seemed very depressed at this moment.

Everyone can actually understand why Chen Yun lost the fight.

After all, this kind of competition of hard power does not require any skill.

The cultivation level of each of the twenty-eight constellations was higher than Chen Yun's, so it was not surprising that he lost.

It's one thing to understand what's going on.

Losing in the fight means that the battle may fail, which is another matter.

No one wants to lose, so the atmosphere is so depressing.

Chen Yun didn't care what everyone thought at all.

He had been keeping an eye on the situation on the battlefield.

Seeing that the Twenty-Eight Constellations and the Later Jin Army were surrounded, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that the plan was basically successful.

Although Chen Yun had found out the general situation, he never said a word to anyone until the battle was over. After all, no one knew whether any unexpected situations would occur.

Perhaps because Chen Yun had been silent, the already solemn atmosphere in the back garden became even more solemn.

This situation continued until midnight.

A guard suddenly ran in from outside, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Master, King Chicheng and King Li are back. Please come to the hall to meet them, Mr. Chen."

Ok?
Those holy ones are back so soon?

Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others were startled, thinking that the battle at the front line was lost and these saints returned early.

If the battle fails today, it can be said that Chen Yun bears a great responsibility.

He lost the duel with others, which resulted in his movements being spied on by the opponent.

Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others who understood this knew that they could not offend Chen Yun, so they did not ask a single question at this time.

Yelu Deguang responded: "We will go there right away."

After saying that, everyone stood up and walked towards the front yard.

After a while, everyone came to the area in front of the meeting hall on the left.

Before everyone could get closer, they saw nearly two hundred strange-looking people, all of whom had their scapulas pierced, standing there with depressed looks on their faces.

Yelu Deguang hesitated for a moment and asked the guard who had informed him earlier, "Who are these people..."

The guard replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, according to what the King of Chicheng and his men said, these people are all stars in the sky. The twenty-eight people in the front are the twenty-eight stars we often talk about. The other one hundred or so are the gods of their respective stars."

what?
Have all the twenty-eight constellations and their respective gods been captured?

Yelu Deguang and Zhao Yanshou looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe that the joy came so quickly.

Niu Dali, Jiao Taoist and Ba Taoist have all achieved immortality and must have investigated the situation before coming here.

However, they still had some doubts in their hearts. Didn’t Chen Yun fail in the battle with others? Why did he capture all the twenty-eight constellations and more than a hundred star officials?

While everyone was hesitating, Chen Yun walked straight to the front of a sacred figure with a crocodile head and a human body, "Deng Xingjun, you have great magical powers. I am ashamed of myself."

Jiao Mujiao smiled bitterly and said, "Master Chen has a good plan. It is not unfair for me to lose today."

Kuimulang, Pleiades star official, Jingmuxuan and others who were standing behind him all showed bitter smiles.

Before, when they saw Jiaomu Jiao defeat Chen Yun in a fight, they thought they had regained their advantage and were feeling complacent.

What they didn't expect was that before the night was over, they became prisoners, and the reason for all this was Chen Yun's trick.

To be honest, if the Twenty-Eight Constellations had known that Chen Yun's team was so powerful, they would never have walked into his trap.

Unfortunately, by the time they learned this, it was already too late.

At that time, they used the power of the four spirits to see if there was a chance to break out, but unfortunately they were not as strong as others and were beaten badly by Wang E, Li Jing, Guan Yu, Nezha and the Six Saints of Meishan, and were finally captured.

Precisely because they were crushed in terms of hard power, the twenty-eight constellations including Jiaomujiao, Jingmuxuan and Kuimulang all felt that their defeat was not unfair.

In fact, they didn't know at all that Lu Dongbin and Tieguai Li, two of the best in the celestial realm, hadn't made a move yet, otherwise they would have been defeated even faster.

Why didn't Lu Dongbin and Tieguai Li take action?

The reason is very simple. Chen Yun originally wanted everyone to see whether the Twenty-Eight Constellations would summon the Four Spirits.

If they are really summoned, Lu Dongbin and Tieguai Li hiding in the dark can capture the four spirits in one fell swoop.

In this way, their enemies will have fewer powerful combat forces in the future.

Although the four spirits all possess strength comparable to that of celestial beings, they are divine beasts after all. In a contest of combat power, they are not as good as those like Lu Dongbin and Tieguai Li who have become immortals through their own practice.

Therefore, if the Four Spirits really appeared, they would most likely be defeated and captured by Lu Dongbin and Li Tieguai.

Unfortunately, the Twenty-Eight Constellations did not summon the Four Spirits to come and help in person.

Chen Yun felt a little regretful, but not too regretful.

After all, capturing the twenty-eight constellations is already a significant weakening of the Purple Star Emperor.

He chatted briefly with Jiaomu Jiao, then said goodbye and walked into the conference room on the left.

Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others followed one by one.

……

The meeting room on the left.

As soon as Chen Yun entered, he saw Guan Erye, Li Jing, Erlang Shen and others chatting and laughing.

The Monkey King, the Great Sage Who Knows All, and other monsters gathered together with the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King and the Golden-Eyed Ghost.

None of this matters.

What's more, everyone is talking about and praising the king for his evil deeds.

"Mr. Wang, you have made great contributions in today's battle."

"Yes, these twenty-eight constellations summoned the power of the four spirits, and you used all your firepower to break most of their power. You deserve the credit for this."

"Haha, I thought Mr. Wang didn't care about anything before, so I thought he would not put in any effort in today's battle, but I didn't expect him to work so hard."

The Six Saints of Meishan, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi and others were full of praise in their words.

Wang E seemed very humble, without any of the arrogance he had when he first met Chen Yun.

This is a very normal thing. He was used to being a demon king in the Abyss Demon Realm, so he was naturally arrogant.

After arriving here, he was beaten up twice by Lu Dongbin and Erlang Shen, one after the other. He had known that there were powerful men among these gods, and he would definitely not be like before.

This is one point.

Another point is that Wang E now sincerely wants to join Chen Yun, and he certainly won't be as reckless as before.

One of the main reasons why Wang E went all out to help everyone capture the Twenty-Eight Constellations today was that he surrendered sincerely.

Otherwise, he will definitely work without putting in any effort, or even not work at all.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Chen Yun walked forward with a smile.

"Master Chen."

"Mr. Chen."

A group of people say hello.

Well, some people also greeted Yelu Deguang.

No matter what, the other party is the king of a country.

We still have to give this little face.

As for other mortals like Zhao Yanshou, they don't have that much face.

After greeting each other, everyone took their seats one by one.

The Monkey King laughed and said, "We were just talking about Mr. Wang's fight with the Twenty-Eight Constellations. Mr. Chen, you were not there, so you didn't see how fierce Mr. Wang was."

Turtle Mountain Jellyfish agreed and said, "Mr. Wang transformed into a red-faced, red-bearded figure with three angry eyes, holding a wind-fire wheel in his left hand and a steel whip in his right hand, beating the twenty-eight stars so hard that they suffered terribly. He was truly extremely powerful."

Hearing this, Chen Yun cast an admiring look towards Wang E and consoled him, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang."

Wang E was very tactful and quickly waved his hands and said, "I dare not, I dare not, I am just helping you, the Immortal. Besides, the fact that we were able to capture the twenty-eight stars today was not because of my bravery, but because the Immortal's strategy was too powerful."

Chen Yun laughed dumbly and said, "This plan of mine was a spur-of-the-moment plan, and it has many loopholes. In fact, if the 28 Constellations were a little more cautious and thought carefully, they could have broken this plan. Unfortunately, when they saw that the 5,000 cavalry led by the King of Nanyuan were about to cross the river, they were afraid that it would threaten the safety of Wuqiang City, so they became impatient and did not find the loopholes in my plan. Otherwise, I am afraid that we would fail today."

What he said was true. If the Twenty-Eight Constellations had been more careful at that time, they would not have ended up as prisoners today.

But then again, the Khitan army was preparing to cross the river at that time. Once they really crossed, Wuqiang City would definitely be in danger, so it was natural for the Twenty-Eight Constellations to be anxious.

"That's not what I meant." Lü Dongbin seemed to know everything, and said with a smile: "At that time, you lost to Jiao Mu Jiao in the duel. It was already precious that you could think of such a method at the last minute. The trick is not about being sophisticated, but about using it at the right time. Coincidentally, you just did this. Although the trick had some flaws, didn't the Twenty-Eight Constellations still fall for it and be captured?"

Tieguai Li hummed and praised: "It's not terrible to lose in a fight, what's terrible is not having a way to deal with it. You didn't panic in the defeat, and you were able to turn disadvantage into advantage. I have to say, you did a great job."

He Xiangu, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu, Lan Caihe and others were all smiling, obviously satisfied with Chen Yun's impromptu response.

After hearing what the saints said, Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou, Niu Dali and others realized that Chen Yun had indeed failed in the fight at the beginning.

But they really didn't expect that although Chen Yun failed in the fight, he had such a strong ability to respond on the spot.

Not only did they fail to completely expose the whereabouts of the Khitan army, but they also used the same tactics against them, causing the Twenty-Eight Constellations to suffer a great loss.

For a moment, the eyes of those mortals and disciples looking at Chen Yun were all filled with admiration.

Chen Yun did not discuss this with the crowd for long, but changed the subject and said, "Now that the Twenty-Eight Constellations have been captured, what should we do with them?"

Guan Erye was somewhat speechless and said: "You are our 'commander-in-chief'. You should make the decision on this matter. Why are you asking us how to deal with it?"

Chen Yun said helplessly: "I just don't have experience. General Guan, Li Tianwang, you have been soldiers all your life. What do you usually do when you capture an enemy?"

Guan Erye pondered for a moment and said, "Either execute him, or persuade him to surrender, or detain him and wait for the other side to negotiate in exchange for benefits."

Li Jing hummed, "All the twenty-eight constellations are well-known and sacred. It would be inappropriate to kill them. I think the latter two methods are better. We can try to persuade them to surrender. If that doesn't work, we can ask the Purple Star Emperor for some benefits and then return them. The specific decision is up to you, Mr. Chen."

Lu Dongbin, Tieguai Li, Erlang Shen and others did not interrupt in this matter.

They have never been generals or anything like that, so naturally they don't know the ins and outs of it.

Everyone knows their own limitations and naturally won't say anything about such things.

Chen Yun analyzed the words of Guan Erye and Li Jing and felt that both persuading them to surrender and exchanging for benefits were feasible.

From the current perspective, persuading surrender seems to be more beneficial to their side. After all, they still have to attack the Jin court next, and who knows how many powerful gods they will encounter. If they have the help of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, then their strength will be greatly increased.

In addition, persuading the Twenty-Eight Constellations to surrender does not amount to persuading the Four Spirits to surrender. At least when you encounter the Four Spirits in the future, the other side will not do anything excessive.

In a sense, the Four Spirits are the direct superiors of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and the relationship between the two sides is extremely close.

After thinking for a while, Chen Yun decided to try to persuade the enemy to surrender first.

If it really doesn't work, then just do as Li Jing suggested, take the initiative to contact the Emperor of Ziwei to ask for some benefits, and then release the twenty-eight constellations.

The group of people quickly discussed how to deal with the twenty-eight constellations.

Yelu Deguang sat aside and didn't say anything. After Chen Yun and the gods finished discussing, he asked carefully, "Mr. Chen, do you know what happened to the King of the Southern Courtyard and General Gao?"

Chen Yun had been watching the battle and responded casually: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although the King of Nanyuan and General Gao are fighting with the Jin army, I believe that it won't take long before we can defeat the Jin army."

Yelu Deguang finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good."

This was true for Zhao Yanshou, Zhao Yanzhao, and a group of mortal generals and advisers.

Although everyone was temporarily relieved, they still felt a little worried because they had not seen the final outcome of the war.

This situation continued until about the early morning of the next day.

A communications officer on the front line rushed back and delivered the battle report to Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others.

The Southern Court King Di Nian and General Gao Mohan defeated the Jin army and even killed Liang Hanzhang in battle.

When the news reached Yingzhou City, Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others were all shocked.

As soon as they saw the Twenty-Eight Constellations being captured, they knew that this battle would be won.

But they never expected that even Liang Hanzhang, the governor of Beizhou in the Later Jin Dynasty, would be beheaded.

This was no longer a question of winning or losing, but a severe blow to the morale of the Later Jin Dynasty.

The Jiedushi was a second-rank official and held a very high position in the entire imperial court official system.

Many people may not have a concrete concept of what I said, but if Liang Hanzhang is compared to five-star General MacArthur, I believe many people will know how sensational it is.

That’s right, the impact of killing Liang Hanzhang in battle was so huge.

It can be said that even though the Khitan army has not yet captured Wuqiang City, the fact that they killed Liang Hanzhang in battle is already a great victory.

The morale of the Later Jin army must be low. If they cannot boost their morale, they will definitely not be able to defeat the Khitan army.

Upon hearing the news, Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others were all moved and felt more and more that it was a wise decision for them to invite Chen Yun out of retirement this time.

Their previous two expeditions to the south ended in disastrous defeat.

This time, Chen Yun's first battle brought a great victory to the Khitan army, and he also killed Liang Hanzhang, the "absolute boss" of the Later Jin Dynasty, in battle.

From this perspective, wouldn't it be unwise to invite Chen Yun back?
At this moment, Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and others felt fortunate and also made up their minds completely.

No matter what Chen Yun says next, they will definitely obey him.

Because they are very clear about one thing: the difference between having Chen Yun and not having Chen Yun is really too big!
(End of this chapter)