Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

Chapter 249: There are always people out there, Yao Tianjun is trapped in an illusion, Princess Longji comes with troops

But Yao Tianjun was performing a ritual in the Soul-Falling Formation, hoping to kill Jiang Ziya, the Prime Minister of Xiqi, and eliminate the rebel leader for the Shang Dynasty. He could also show off in front of the other Tianjuns.

Unexpectedly, when the mission was about to be completed, the Hunyuan Saint Lin Zhu intercepted Jiang Ziya's soul and spirit halfway.

How could Yao Tianjun know that it was a saint who took action? He thought that his magic power was not enough and he could not capture the last soul of Jiang Ziya.

Once he was ruthless, Yao Tianjun used all his Taoist skills, hoping that his attack would be effective. However, he overlooked that at this midnight, someone actually dared to come to the Soul-Falling Formation to snatch Jiang Ziya's soul.

It was already night when suddenly a black shadow was seen rushing down from mid-air, grabbing the straw man and starting to run away.

"Go," Longji whispered.

Just when Yao Tianjun reacted, the black shadow had already run a long way away, which made Yao Tianjun furious.

If this black shadow were to escape with the straw man, all my hard work over the past twenty days would be in vain.

Not only did they fail to capture Jiang Ziya's final soul, but even his previous souls were taken away.

Suddenly, Yao Tianjun became furious and chased after the black shadow.

Little did he know that the furious Yao Tianjun had unknowingly fallen into the illusion array set up by Princess Longji.

The illusion array, as the name suggests, is where everything you see is what you think. Yao Tianjun's original realm was far lower than Princess Longji's.

What's more, Long Ji is famous for his formations. Yao Tianjun was trapped in an illusion formation, but he didn't know it.

The black figure running in front of him was also a little Taoist priest with red lips and white teeth. He was holding a straw man with Jiang Ziya's name written on it in his arms. He was running breathlessly and looking back at himself from time to time.

Yao Tianjun, who was originally a little angry, couldn't help but laugh strangely when he saw this situation.

It was obvious that if someone entered his Soul-Falling Formation and was not familiar with the formation, it would be impossible for him to escape. Even a strong person with a higher realm than himself would be trapped in the formation.

Seeing this young Taoist priest, he was obviously a rookie. He was not familiar with the formation and his realm was far lower than his own.

Yao Tianjun couldn't help but slow down his pace of pursuit.

"Who are you, Taoist priest? Why are you chasing me?"

At this moment, the young Taoist stopped, looked at Yao Tianjun who was chasing him, and said these words.

Hearing the little Taoist's words, Yao Tianjun was stunned, and then burst into laughter.

"Little Taoist priest, who is your master? Didn't he teach you that it is unreasonable to take other people's things without permission?"

"Considering that you are young and ignorant, and this is your first offense, put down the straw man. I will let you go, and I will never break my promise."

“No,” the little Taoist shook his head and turned away, refusing to put down the straw man.

"This straw man is really fun to make. I like it, so I'll take it to play with first. At most, in a year or half a year, I can return you a few dozen straw men."

When Yao Tianjun saw that the young Taoist priest did not return the straw man, he could not help but feel a little angry. He held the long sword and tried to pick up the straw man in the young Taoist priest's hand.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden "puff" sound, and the long sword pierced right into the little Taoist's chest.

"You, you..." The young Taoist priest fell to the ground and died before he could finish his sentence.

Yao Tianjun was very proud, so he put away the straw man and put it in his arms. Suddenly, he saw the lights in the Soul-Falling Formation light up, shining as bright as day.

As the lights came on, Qin Tianjun, Dong Tianjun, Zhang Tianjun and others came in.

"Fellow Daoist is truly amazing. He hunted down the soul-stealer. He is truly the best among all of us Heavenly Sovereigns in terms of Daoist skills."

Qin Tianjun spoke first, expressing what the other Tianjuns were thinking. Zhang Tianjun stepped forward and said:
"Today is a pleasant day with a clear breeze and my old friends from Bailu Island are all here. Why don't we get some good wine, fruits and vegetables and drink together under the moon?"

Upon hearing this, all the Heavenly Lords clapped their hands and laughed, and invited Heavenly Lord Yao to sit down and have a chat.

Little did he know that what Yao Tianjun saw was all an illusion. At this moment, Yao Tianjun had already forgotten about himself and was busy with his work.

Immersed in his own imaginary world, he enjoyed the compliments of the Heavenly Lords.

……

In Xiqi City, beside Jiang Ziya's bed in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Long Ji and Yang Jian had already handed over the straw man to the Hunyuan Saint Lin Zhu.

Lin Zhu released Jiang Ziya's three souls and seven spirits, chanted a spell, and shouted softly.

"Your souls have not returned yet, when will you return?"

As the shout rang out, these souls drilled into Jiang Ziya's body and returned to their original positions.

"Oh, how long have I slept?"

Jiang Ziya opened his eyes while lying on the bed, and saw Lin Zhu, Long Ji, and Yang Jian looking at him with smiles on their faces.

"Master, how come I didn't know when you came back?"

Jiang Ziya's head was still a little confused. When he saw Lin Zhu, he said this first.

Lin Zhu smiled slightly and answered:
"Prime Minister Jiang slept so well that he actually slept for more than 20 days. The battle between Xiqi and Chaoge is imminent, how can I not go back?"

When Jiang Ziya heard that he had slept for such a long time, he was horrified and his face turned pale. He immediately asked,
"I wonder how the battle in Xiqi went? Are there any casualties among our soldiers and civilians? I really failed the trust of the national master."

After saying this, Jiang Ziya wanted to sit up from the bed. However, he had not eaten or drunk anything for more than 20 days and was extremely weak. He struggled on the bed for a long time but could not get up.

Lin Zhu held Jiang Ziya's shoulder and said:
"Prime Minister Jiang, please relax. These days, the Heavenly Kings of Chaoge have only been busy using evil methods to plot against you. They also don't have the energy to start a war against Xiqi."

"Just rest assured. I have my own plan to defeat the enemy."

Lin Zhu originally wanted to give Jiang Ziya a Nine-Transformation Golden Pill, but after a change of mind, he decided to just forget it.

This time, all the twelve golden immortals from Yuanshi's sect will come here to break the formation. Even Guangchengzi, who has become a saint, is no exception. According to the common name in the Three Realms, the eldest disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun is also collectively called the Twelve Golden Immortals.

This is not the Taiyi Golden Immortal, but the perfect Daluo Golden Immortal, and he is only one step away from the realm of saints.

There were disciples who gave elixirs to Jiang Ziya. Besides, Lin Zhu also had his own thoughts.

Jiang Ziya is unable to take charge of affairs in the short term, so he lets his second disciple, Princess Longji, the daughter of Emperor Haotian, take charge of breaking the formation.

The next day, Lin Zhu gathered all the generals in Yin'an Hall. After inspecting them, he said:
"Comrades, it has been more than 20 days since Chaoge set up the Ten Absolute Formations. Prime Minister Jiang is ill and cannot be on the front line."

"But the army cannot be without a leader for a day. I wonder if there is anyone among the soldiers who is proficient in battle formations."

Xiqi's generals were brave and aggressive, and they were indeed ranked first. As for fighting formations, even the disciples of various sects rarely dabbled in it. Not to mention being proficient in formations.

Seeing that the generals were silent for a long time, Lin Zhu shouted softly.

"Where is Longji?"

When Princess Longji heard Lin Zhu calling her name, she stepped out of the class, clasped her hands together, and shouted in a delicate voice:
"Longji is here."

(End of this chapter)