Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 510: Trapped in a cocoon
King Xibo thought differently from Jiang Ziya. He felt that it would not be difficult to capture the city of Chaoge, but it would take a longer time.

Because before, Ao Bing had used real examples to tell them how to break through a strong city: cut off its food and water supply, besiege it without attacking, and make it chaotic inside, so that it would fall without attacking.

There are ready-made examples here, they are just copying homework, so are they afraid that they can’t conquer Chaoge City?
"..."

Jiang Ziya was speechless after hearing Ji Fa say it was so easy. At the same time, he felt a little ashamed.

He was not as thick-skinned as Ji Fa, and still felt guilty about his betrayal of the Shang Dynasty. In this case, asking him to use the old strategy that Ao Bing used to break through the Yousu Kingdom undoubtedly magnified his guilt.

You know, Ao Bing used this strategy to suppress rebellion, but they used it to rebel. How ironic...

Ji Fa didn't need to care about these things because he did have a blood feud with the Shang Dynasty. Not to mention his father, even his grandfather and great-grandfather died at the hands of the Shang Dynasty.

With such hatred, he could certainly rebel openly. But Jiang Ziya was different. The Shang Dynasty did not treat him badly. On the contrary, they valued him very much and showed him great kindness.

Despite the way Da Shang treated him, he joined the rebels. Although he had to do so because of his master's orders, he was inevitably influenced. When he used troops against Da Shang, he intentionally or unintentionally held back some strength and was unwilling to go all the way.

"Chaoge City is different from Yousu State. Chaoge is the center of the world, but Yousu State is just the capital of a country. The sizes of the two are completely different."

"That's why. Lord Long was able to disperse the spiritual energy of Yousu Kingdom back then, but we may not be able to disperse the spiritual energy of Chaoge at this moment."

Seeing Jiang Ziya remain silent, another general, Li Jing, stepped forward and spoke.

After Li Jing was rescued by Ran Deng, he became his disciple. He first practiced with him for a period of time, and then he was let down the mountain by him to assist the Zhou Kingdom in destroying the Shang Dynasty together with other disciples of the Chan Sect.

"Can't disperse?"

"Why can't it disperse?"

Jifa frowned, thinking it was quite troublesome.

“It really can’t be dispersed.”

"First, there are restrictions set up by the powerful men of the Shang Dynasty in Chaoge City, as well as formations set up by disciples of the three religions."

"The two of them work together to firmly lock the spiritual energy in Chaoge City. Unless a great master takes action, no one can shake the spiritual energy in the city."

"The second reason is that Chaoge has the Nine Cauldrons. Even if the power of the Nine Cauldrons is greatly reduced due to the decline of national fortune, as long as they are still in Chaoge City, they can ensure that Chaoge's dragon veins will not be lost and no one can destroy them."

"Third, because Tongtian Lake is still there, there must be a formation in Chaoge City that is connected to Tongtian Lake, which can continuously draw spiritual energy from it to provide for the cultivation needs of countless cultivators in the city."

"With these three factors, we will naturally be unable to disperse the spiritual energy in Chaoge City."

Huang Feihu stepped out and said that he had also rebelled against the Shang Dynasty, but there was nothing he could do about it. Emperor Xin was concentrating power, and it was okay to damage his interests, but it was absolutely unacceptable to damage the interests of his family.

In order to protect the interests of his family, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to abandon Emperor Xin and choose to be his enemy.

This was the reason why Ao Bing’s reforms when he became Emperor Xin were too drastic, and even Huang Feihu, who was loyal to him, was forced to rebel.

It can be seen how ruthless his methods were, which directly made him isolated from his friends and relatives.

"Can't we call the Immortal Master of the Chan Sect?"

"I can solve the problem of the Nine Cauldrons. If we unite the forces of the princes from all directions and worship the Nine Cauldrons together, it will undoubtedly stop them from protecting the Shang Dynasty."

After frowning and thinking for a while, Jifa said.

Of the three problems, he could easily solve the one related to the Nine Cauldrons, because the Nine Cauldrons were not sacred objects of the Shang Dynasty, but sacred objects of the entire human race, and were only temporarily controlled by the Shang Dynasty.

Therefore, as long as the rest of the human race is dissatisfied, they can work together to change the ownership of the Nine Cauldrons and stop protecting the Shang Dynasty. In this way, Chaoge City will naturally no longer be blessed by the Nine Cauldrons.

After solving the Nine Cauldrons, the remaining two problems were not a problem at all in Ji Fa's opinion. As long as the immortal master of the Chan sect took action, they could be easily overcome.

"This……"

Seeing how simply Ji Fa put it, all the three generations of disciples of the Chan sect present fell silent.

Because they knew very well that unless they called Yuanshi Tianzun over, or even if all the Golden Immortals of the Chan teaching came together, they could only solve one problem at most, and it would be impossible to solve the remaining two problems.

"My Lord, even if the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect came, they would not be able to take down Chaoge City. Firstly, all their energy has been used to attack Tongtian Lake, and they simply cannot spare any time."

"Secondly, even if they come, they can only cut off the connection between Chaoge City and Tongtian Lake, but they can't break the formations and restrictions in the city."

"But it's useless, because if we don't take these two places, they will soon be able to reopen the passage."

Li Jing couldn't help but remind him that Ji Fa was very experienced in governing a country, but he didn't know much about the affairs of the cultivation world, so he didn't know the specialness of Chaoge City.

To put it in one sentence, only someone with great supernatural powers can break it!
"Then wasn't the formation protecting Chaoge City set up by the disciples of the three religions together? Since they can set up the formation, they can naturally break it."

"If it really doesn't work, the immortal master of the Chan Sect can join forces with the immortal master of the Western Sect. In this way, with the combined power of the two sects, can't they destroy Chaoge City?"

Ji Fa was somewhat dissatisfied, thinking that Li Jing was trying to trick him. How could someone who set up an array be unable to break the array he had set up?

If he thought so, he could only be said to be ignorant. It was not uncommon for people to fail to break the formation they had set up since ancient times.

Yes, that's right, the formation protecting Chaoge City was jointly set up by the disciples of the three religions at the invitation of Emperor Xin. It was precisely because of this that they couldn't break it.

One thing that needs to be made clear here is that the purpose of their setting up the formation is to kill the demons and ensure that Chaoge City is not disturbed by the evil spirits.

Since it was about the magic, they naturally had to use their full abilities and do everything to the extreme. Otherwise, if the formation was broken by the magic, they would lose face.

Of course, losing face for them is not a big deal, but if they also lose face for the immortals, and the rumor spreads in the world that the immortals are inferior to the devils, then they will die.

When it comes to the face of the immortals, how dare they not try their best? And this effort not only left no way out for the demons, but also left no way out for themselves.

After the formation was set up, the effect was stronger than expected, so strong that they couldn't break it even if they tried their best.

Both Emperor Xin and the disciples of the three religions were very satisfied with this result. And the more satisfied they were at that time, the more regretful they are now.

The formation really couldn't be broken, which made them feel helpless, and made them angry and amused. They were angry because they couldn't break the formation, and they were amused because the formation they had set up was really powerful.

"When the immortal masters set up the formation, they didn't take today into consideration, so they deliberately left a backdoor or something?"

Although no one spoke, just by looking at their expressions, Ji Fa guessed what was going on and became extremely angry. But then, as if he had thought of something, he asked unwillingly.

"This is a demon-killing formation, and it was built under the order of the Human King. How could the disciples of the three religions leave a backdoor?" "Don't even mention leaving it on purpose. Even if there is a backdoor, we have to find a way to block it."

Everyone shook their heads, telling Ji Fa to give up on this idea. Who would dare to leave a backdoor when setting up a formation at the invitation of the Human King, or a demon-killing formation? If someone discovered this, his life would be over.

Because according to the agreement between the immortals and the human race, the disciples of the immortals can disobey the orders of the human king, but once they receive the order, they must do their best. They can fail to do it, but they must never deliberately make mistakes.

This is a basic issue of credibility. If you can't even guarantee your credibility, who will dare to trust you in the future?
The disciples of the three religions dare not joke with their own reputation, so they naturally have to do their work wholeheartedly and dare not have the slightest evil intention.

"This won't work, and that won't work either. So what should we do? Give up the siege and go home directly?"

Ji Fa was a little angry, thinking that the disciples of the Chan Sect were unreliable. They had said before the uprising that they would definitely help him succeed.

But when it comes to the last moment, they can't do this or that. What's the use of them?

"Don't worry, my lord. Let's surround Chaoge City first, so that they can't support Tongtianze."

"The key to the battlefield is not here, but in Tongtian Lake. As long as we can take Tongtian Lake, Chaoge City will lose its support and won't be able to hold out for long."

Li Jing told Ji Fa to rest assured that they had done what they should do, and all that was left was to wait. When the news of the breach of Tongtian Lake came, the people in Chaoge City would surely be in chaos.

Then, those princes and nobles who had surrendered to Emperor Xin because of Tongtianze would inevitably become alienated from Emperor Xin and take the initiative to contact them outside the city.

In this way, why worry about the destruction of Chaoge City?
"The defense of Tongtian Lake is stronger than that of Chaoge City. Do you really have the confidence to capture this place?"

Ji Fa asked with full of doubt. If it was before, he would never doubt it. But the performance of everyone at this moment made him doubt their strength.

They can’t even take Chaoge City, so how can they guarantee that they can take the more powerful Tongtianze.

"Please rest assured, my lord. Tongtian Lake will be breached, because the Saint Master will personally take action."

Li Jing said very confidently that he had received news that if things could not be done, Yuanshi Tianzun and the Two Saints of the West would personally take action to help the disciples of the two religions capture Tongtianze.

The saint has taken action personally, what else do they have to worry about?
"I hope so!"

Ji Fa sighed and had to trust everyone and keep his troops in place for the time being.

On the other hand, the other three princes made the same choice and remained on hold for the time being.

Ji Fa had the support of the Chan Sect, and the other three princes were not bad either, with the support of the Western Sect. That's right, the Western Sect did not choose a single one to support, but supported all three at the same time.

Their idea was simple: to the East, they were outsiders and certainly could not defeat the sitting tiger Yuanshi Tianzun.

In this case, there is no need for them to compete with Yuanshi Tianzun for the position of common ruler of the world. Instead, they should take this opportunity to expand their faith by all means.

Therefore, not only the three major princes, but also the other small princes had disciples of the Western Church to give them advice.

So what if Yuanshi Tianzun wins in the end? Their Western religion has already blossomed all over the Nine Provinces and cannot be driven away.

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While the four great princes were besieging Chaoge City, disciples of the two sects gathered in Tongtianze, trying to find the flaws in the formation.

However, this formation was too mysterious, and they could not find any flaws at all, so there was no way to break it.

"This formation cannot be broken!"

"Call the disciples here and break it with blood sacrifice."

After waiting outside the formation for tens of thousands of years, the disciples of the two sects tried every possible means but failed to make any progress. Furious, they decided to sacrifice their disciples and break the formation with a cruel blood sacrifice.

The so-called blood sacrifice to break the formation is to let the disciples voluntarily enter the formation and die. Their death will interfere with the operation of the formation, causing it to have flaws, giving people outside a chance to break the formation.

"It's useless. This formation is too mysterious. We disciples are too weak. Even if we all sacrifice our blood, we can't shake this formation in the slightest."

"It's just sending yourself to die in vain. It won't give us any chance to break the formation."

Some people shook their heads, thinking that there was no need for a blood sacrifice. It was not because they felt sorry for their disciples, but because a blood sacrifice was useless.

The Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect trains disciples just to let them die in his place, so how could he feel sorry for them?

The reason why I don't want to sacrifice them at this moment is not because of sentimentality, but because of interests. I don't want them to die in vain.

"Indeed, our disciples are too weak. Entering this formation is like throwing an ant into the sea. It won't cause any ripples. It's completely useless and will only lead to sacrifice in vain."

The others also nodded, not wanting the person they had worked so hard to train to be sacrificed in vain.

"Then how can we break the formation? We can't just do nothing and ask Master to help us."

The disciples of the two sects looked at each other, hoping that the other would speak first and ask for help from the saint behind them.

If they did nothing, not even daring to enter the formation, and directly asked the saint to take action, then even if the saint didn't say it, he would definitely be very dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that they were a bunch of waste, cowards who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and could never achieve great things.

It is for this reason that, knowing full well that they cannot break the formation, they would rather stay here for tens of thousands of years, wasting so much time in vain, than take the initiative to ask the saint for help.

For them, the least valuable thing is time, so if it is wasted, it is wasted. But if the saints behind them are disappointed and think that they are not worthy of being trained, then everything is over and there is no future to speak of.

No one wants this to happen, so they all hope that the other party will be the first to lose the patience and seek help from the saint behind them. In this way, the responsibility will be on the other party and has nothing to do with themselves.

Both sides are smart people and hold the same idea. The result is that everyone has wasted tens of thousands of years here and still achieved nothing.

Although they had plenty of time, they couldn't just keep wasting time like this. The killing calamity wouldn't allow it, and if they kept wasting time, they would probably kill each other under the influence of the killing calamity.

Therefore, they became anxious and decided to take a risk.

"Let's join forces to break through the formation. This way, whether we succeed or not, we will have an explanation to the Saint. Then, we won't feel any pressure to ask for help from him later."

The two disciples looked at each other, made a plan, and decided to join forces to break through the formation. After that, they simultaneously asked for help from the saints behind them.

If they ask for help without doing anything, it means they are cowardly. But if they ask for help after being injured, there are too many explanations.

(End of this chapter)