I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 380: The Nine Rivers Formation, the Five Immortals of Mount Lu

"Push the Great Sage Tiangang's Five Thunder God Fire Cannon!"

"ignition!"

Chen Gongming had a grim look on his face. A steel cart was mounted on rubber tires, and on the cart was the latest magical cannon.

It is refined using the authentic Tiangang Five Thunders ritual and forged with the Qi of the Five Thunders. The shells filled inside are shrapnel shells with high-strength ceramic shells.

With one shot, the Jiangzhou Prefecture was hit. The officers also had cannons on the high city walls.

But after a while, a gunner cried to the Jiangzhou general, "General, our guns can't hit them?"

The next moment, the shells fell, blowing broken limbs flying everywhere and blood mist like a rainbow.

"Is this benevolence and righteousness? Using such firearms that are against the will of heaven and earth?" The general was almost in despair.

Jiangzhou is a majestic city where the Nine Rivers converge and a key route to the north across the naturally dangerous Yangtze River. If one wants to control the western road to the south of the Yangtze River, one must capture this place.

The governor of Jiangzhou and the Sima of Jiangzhou borrowed soldiers and equipment from Hubei and Hunan successively, intending to rely on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, the well-connected waterways, and the city towers that were dozens of feet high to defend the city, prevent the rebels from going north, and seize the granary.

A total of 80 warships and 120 cannons were borrowed, but they were all antiques from the early days of the Daning Dynasty...

"General, the rebels have fierce firepower, the morale of the army is low, and the range of our artillery is too short..."

"There are some in the rebel army who know Taoism and sorcery. They captured prostitutes in the city, exposed their breasts, and pointed the doors at the cannons, using the Yin to defeat the Yang."

Soon afterwards, a group of terrified and naked prostitutes were forcibly pushed onto the city wall.

Chen Gongming looked through the telescope for a while and ordered the artillery to be withdrawn: "They have no more power, and now they have resorted to such a stupid move."

Then he turned to ask a few mechanical engineers, "Have the notices been printed? How many can the flying balls hold?"

The so-called flying ball is a hot air balloon, but it is also equipped with a steam power device.

"It's almost ready." The engineer said, "The wind direction is right now. In an hour, the wind will blow southward, which will be just in time for us to send it back. We have already printed 100,000 copies of the notice, which is enough to be distributed throughout the city."

Chen Gongming nodded: "After we take Jiujiang, we will have nothing to worry about. We can march north or south, and we can conquer the entire Jiangnan West Road, which will be as solid as a rock. The governor of Jiangzhou is defending the city to the death, and Jiangzhou is a famously wealthy place. The food and grass in the city will probably last for half a year. Although our cannons are powerful, they cannot destroy this ancient city. We just need to fight hard for a while to make them realize that we are invincible and give them the desire to surrender."

"There are many aristocratic families in Jiujiang. They already know the fate of the four major families in Nanchang. I'm afraid they will resist stubbornly."

The deputy generals were none other than Jiang Qi and Shen Bao. After being enlightened by Xu Jia and eating the innate Tiangang Qi buns, they became extremely powerful and followed the path of martial arts and military practice. Now they are the most prominent young generals in the rebel army.

"But those who are fighting are not the children of these wealthy families, but the children of poor people. What we are fighting for is liberation."

"But ordinary people can't read notices and flyers."

"Our people have already infiltrated Jiangzhou City."

There are already more and more believers in Lingbao, not to mention many merchants under the Golden Toad, who are also transiting through Jiangzhou. The Taoist priest from the Wanshou Palace in Jiangzhou also went to Sanqing Mountain to study and exchange ideas some time ago.

The strategy of surrounding the cities with the countryside was implemented. In the countryside around Jiangzhou Prefecture, there were already people dedicated to promoting the benefits of equal distribution of land. Even drama troupes were invited to perform plays with this kind of plot.

This kind of infiltration cannot be prevented.

Seven or eight steam-powered hot air balloons took off into the sky. The soldiers in the army looked up with envy on their faces. Although they had all gradually practiced and were granted the Lingbao Taoist military talismans, flying into the sky had been a dream since ancient times.

These flying soldiers were carefully selected and are the outstanding ones in the army. They specialize in practicing the "Ji Feng Mantra" and have command flags that allow them to control the spread of fog and use the fog to cover their bodies.

The hot air balloon flew over Jiangzhou city. Soon, Taoist priests accompanying the army appeared in the city to perform rituals. They were also officially supported by the imperial court and were from the Taoist Sutra Department.

Although they did not want to take action, the Taoist temple could not withstand the siege of fifty soldiers, and there were few people who could achieve earthly immortality.

"Thunder comes!"

The Taoist priests of Jiangzhou Taoist Sutra passed down the Dharma from Mount Lu. The ancient pronunciation of Mount Lu was "Lingshan", which was the Taoist temple of the Ten Witches of Lingshan. The Lushan Dharma was passed down from Fujian and became the "Lushan Dharma". Xu Xun, also known as Xu Tianshi, once worked in Jiangzhou and practiced in the Lushan Cave Heaven.

Speaking of the Lushan Dharma lineage, it is still Xu Jia’s ancestral altar, but the two worlds have different world lines, so they can be regarded as parallel worlds.

The Lushan method was derived from the witchcraft method and is extremely powerful. Although this Taoist priest from the Taoist Sutra Department who was accompanying the army was only a human immortal, he actually had the skill to summon thunder.

Suddenly the sky was covered with dark clouds. The weather in Jiangzhou City was often cloudy and rainy. In any case, with the Lushan Order, cloud children pushed the clouds and generated electricity through friction.

The flying soldier on the hot air balloon was not in a hurry. He took out a mini altar that looked like a Lu Ban box, and the command flags and other things were all scaled down.

This is the Suzaku Altar of "Yuhua Mountain Version 1.0". There are four types in total, the rest are the White Tiger Altar, the Black Tortoise Altar, and the Azure Dragon Altar. The Suzaku is the Fire Bird, which also means "fast as wind, quick as fire".

As the saying goes, the higher the altar is, the closer it is to the sky, and the higher the Dharma you can borrow, this Suzaku Altar does not borrow Qi from the earth's veins, but borrows Qi from the sky.

The lightning that was about to strike suddenly transformed into a lightning bird in the Dharma Realm. The lightning bird was spherical in shape and moved at a strange speed, rushing back towards the Lushan Altar below.

The Lushan altar was immediately blown up. The Taoist priest on the altar had no time to dodge and his internal organs were burnt. He was not dead yet and shouted, "Master, save me!"

The next moment, several rays of light shot up into the sky from Mount Lushan. They were flying swords. The swords flew back and forth and cut the rope of the hot air balloon.

All of a sudden, all the prepared notices and flyers fluttered around like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.

The people on the basket pulled the back bolts, and the bionic glider suits appeared. The Jifeng Spell was activated, and they flew back.

The Yuanshen could be vaguely seen in those sword lights. The Yuanshen said, "I am a hermit practicing in Mount Lu. I cannot bear to see the common people suffer. I don't want to interfere in the change of dynasties. However, seeing these firearms and divine cannons, they are quite harmful..."

"I will set up the Nine Rivers Formation in Jiangzhou City. Please allow three days for a rehearsal. If you can break the formation, our Lushan Sect will obey you and persuade the governor of Jiangzhou to surrender."

After that, the sword lights fell in front of Jiangzhou Camp, and they were a few strange cultivators. One was in his fifties or sixties, but had a child-like bun, a handsome scholar, but with a sword on his back, an old man, but with red hair and a big beard, like a butcher, and a mouthful of yellow teeth. One was beautiful, holding a green bottle.

The old man said, "I am the cave master of Mount Lu, and I am also called Taoist Jiaming."

The scholar said, "I am Master Weixing."

The red-haired old man said, "I am Lay Buddhist Hua Yong."

The butcher-like man said, "I am Master Zhuochen."

The fairy lady said, "I am here for Fairy Jie Yin."

Sima of Jiangzhou secretly thought: Hidden Immortal means to disappear. These five people have a pseudonym, a fake surname, a disguised name, a nickname, and a borrowed sound...

However, he did not dare to be presumptuous and bowed respectfully, saying, "I am deeply grateful to the immortals for being willing to descend to the mortal world and save us from suffering. Please move to the inner room so that we can provide you with vegetarian food.

"No need for that. We mountain people live in the open air, gathering clouds and breathing Qi, but we don't eat the five grains of the world, nor do we want to live in luxurious houses. Luxurious houses exploit the fat of the people. All we need is a straw hut made of bamboo poles and straw."

The governor of Jiangzhou was helpless: "It is so simple, I am afraid it will be neglected."

"No, no, we don't care about fame or gain. We came here today because we saw that his artillery was sharp and he killed too many people, so we used the Nine Rivers Formation to attack him. It's not that we don't want to tell our real names, but the other side has a master who knows our names and can capture our souls by calling them."

"For this Nine Rivers Formation, we need to select 3,600 naval forces and 81 ships, connect them with iron chains, and station them at Jiujiang. We can borrow the power of the Yangtze River and obtain the water energy of the Southern Dragon, which can extinguish flames and silence thunder. If a cultivator enters the formation, he will be suppressed by the power of the Nine Rivers Returning to the Abyss. If the soldiers enter the formation, they will be surrounded and suppressed by the formation."

"This formation is so powerful, can we successfully practice it in three days?"

"Don't worry, sir. The core of this formation lies in our magic weapon, the Jiujiang Map. This is an ancient geomancy map. It was obtained by surveying and mapping when Jiujiang was built to suppress the dragon. It is a treasure of water transport morality and naturally connects to the southern water veins."

"Once the formation is in place, all waters will be connected into one. The Nine Rivers Formation is the power of nine great rivers, with the Yangtze River as the main force. It is unparalleled in defense. Even if his artillery fires thousands of rounds, it will not be damaged. After three days of the formation, he will retreat."

After hearing what he said so powerfully, the governor of Jiangzhou had no choice but to obey.

Meanwhile, several flying soldiers returned to the camp. Just as they were about to report the situation, Chen Gongming waved his hand and said, "I already know about this matter. We already know how the Lushan cultivation world is. These people are definitely not Lushan cultivators. I'm afraid they are from aristocratic families. Those sword lights are at the level of earth immortals. You can't deal with them. Wait for me to write a letter and then I'll go back."

As he was speaking, he saw a flying dragon take off into the sky. Although the flying dragon had the shape of a flood dragon, it had gorgeous feathers and two feet. Under the flood dragon's feet, there was a human figure with claws grasping it. The figure was described as being about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a pretty complexion and wearing a Taoist robe.

It was Prince Xun, who had come over with Xu Jian.

Xu Jian is the founder of Shanju Temple. Now that he has gradually cultivated his magical powers, he has fallen down.

Chen Gongming asked, "But what instructions does Master Xu have?"

"My brother said that this formation cannot be broken by firepower. The five immortals in the formation have some origins and are connected to the Nine Rivers. If it is broken by force, the rivers will burst their banks and the entire Jiangzhou will be flooded. It is very vicious."

"By then, countless casualties will be incurred by the people, and the people's morale will be broken."

"Then how do we break the formation?" Chen Gongming asked curiously, "Or should we not wait for them to break the formation and continue to bombard them with intensive artillery fire."

"Jiangzhou City is of great use and should not be damaged too much. Lushan is a place of great natural beauty and should not be underestimated."

"Only by breaking the formation in a dignified manner can we show our abilities."

"Master Xu has cultivated his body spirit and has the Nine Rivers Water Emperor, so he asked me to get a Yangtze River Water Emperor talisman. You also practiced the formation. When the formation is broken, there will be a flood. This talisman can subdue all water fairies, water monsters, water ghosts, and dragon gods."

(End of this chapter)