Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 290 Di Xin's Plan
As night fell, a crack appeared in the defensive barrier above Beihai City. Ji Meng, leading a hundred demons, transformed into a gust of wind and emerged from Beihai City through the crack.

After leaving Beihai City, they quietly headed towards the Shang army camp. And as originally planned, they launched a surprise attack on the Shang army camp.

These demons were all at the level of Xuanxian, how could those mortal soldiers possibly withstand them? In just a short while, thousands of Shang soldiers died at the hands of the demons.

Just then, the generals on all sides were alerted. This helped them stabilize their position and prevent the Shang army from suffering further casualties.

At this moment, Ji Meng unexpectedly ordered a retreat, and the demons transformed into demonic winds, heading towards Beihai City. In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace.

This was the plan devised by Ji Meng and Bai Ze: to avoid a direct confrontation with the Shang army, and instead to gain as much advantage as possible.

As soon as the Shang army reacts, they will withdraw immediately. They will absolutely not give the Shang army a chance to hold them off.

To put it bluntly, their main objective was to slaughter ordinary soldiers of the Shang army. This would create panic within the army and force Emperor Xin to retreat.

After all, if they really went deep into enemy territory alone, and were entangled by the Taoist disciples, those demons with the cultivation level of Xuanxian would probably never be able to return.

So for some time afterward, such incidents occurred frequently, causing widespread panic throughout the Shang army camp.

Even worse, some were afraid to sleep at night, fearing that they would be devoured by the demons of Beihai City while they slept.

After all, if someone dies in battle, Di Xin can at least collect their remains and bring them home for burial, allowing his soul to return to its homeland. But if someone is devoured by the demon race, they might not even have the chance to be reincarnated.

It could be said that the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty were not afraid of dying on the battlefield, but they were afraid of being devoured by the demon race. After all, dying like that would be too gruesome.

At this moment, Di Xin's face had become extremely gloomy. Furthermore, the previous sneak attacks had already caused Di Xin to suffer losses exceeding ten thousand.

If this continues, his 100,000-strong army will likely be used as rations by the enemy.

Left with no other choice, Di Xin disregarded everything else and immediately organized a large army to launch a trial attack on Beihai City.

Of course, Di Xin wasn't acting rashly. He was brewing a plan to seize the opportunity to turn the tide and capture Beihai City.

Therefore, the attack on Beihai City was naturally fruitless, causing no real damage to the city.

However, Di Xin took this opportunity to leave his spies outside Beihai City. And this person was none other than Zhang Kui, the general of Mianchi.

Logically speaking, Zhang Kui was proficient in earth-walking techniques and would not need any disguise to arrive at the foot of Beihai City silently.

However, the soldiers in Beihai City were not ordinary soldiers, but demons from the Northern Sea. Therefore, Di Xin could not guarantee that Zhang Kui's earth-walking technique would not be seen through.

Therefore, this arrangement was made to ensure absolute safety. Under the cover of the large army, Zhang Kui could quietly hide beneath the walls of Beihai City.

In order to prevent Zhang Kui from being discovered by the demons in Beihai City, he had to remain completely still and not let his aura leak out during the time he was hiding under Beihai City.

Although this was a test for Zhang Kui, he resolutely followed Di Xin's instructions.

And so, Zhang Kui guarded the city of Beihai for seven whole days. It wasn't until the night of the seventh day that Zhang Kui finally saw demonic energy appearing in the city.

However, Zhang Kui did not immediately notify Di Xin, but remained quietly hidden in the same spot.

As commotion arose from the Shang army camp, Zhang Kui's heart leaped into his throat. The success of this operation hinged on whether they could capture Beihai City in one fell swoop. All this pressure rested on Zhang Kui's shoulders.

At this moment, Zhang Kui was simply waiting for the demons of Beihai City to return, so he could seize the opportunity to infiltrate them and enter Beihai City.

Meanwhile, Ji Meng's attack on the Shang army, led by the demon race, did not go as smoothly as before. The attack was discovered by the Shang army generals almost immediately.

Even though Ji Meng reacted quickly, several demons were still entangled by the Shang army generals.

Di Xin, wielding the Xuanyuan Sword, charged out and, with a single strike, slew a demon. This greatly boosted the morale of the Shang army.

At the same time, Master Yuding appeared in mid-air and spoke to Ji Meng.

“Ji Meng, no matter what, you are still a dignified demon general of the demon race. In the past, you were also a core figure of the demon race in the Heavenly Court of the demon race.”

"I never expected you to do such a petty theft. It seems your demon race has truly fallen into ruin."

The sudden appearance of Master Yuding had already made Ji Meng feel uneasy. How could he possibly be angered by Master Yuding's words?

He immediately ordered a retreat and used his escape technique to head towards Beihai City.

As the demons fled back to Beihai City, Zhang Kui finally seized his opportunity. He first beheaded the last demon with a single stroke.

Then, carrying the demon's corpse, he rushed through the gap in the barrier and silently entered Beihai City.

After entering Beihai City, Zhang Kui did not use his earth-traveling technique to hide underground. Instead, he blended in with the ordinary people.

All of this was accomplished silently, without even Ji Meng noticing. He had already met Bai Ze and informed him of the failure of the mission.

Bai Ze sighed upon hearing this, "It seems the tyrant has already made preparations. Relying on this method to deplete the Shang army's manpower is no longer feasible."

Ji Meng nodded and said, "This time we lost more than a dozen clansmen. It's only because I reacted quickly; if we had been entangled by Master Yu Ding..."

"Otherwise, of the hundred clansmen who left the city this time, perhaps very few will be able to return."

Yuan Futong, who was standing to the side, added, "The clansmen we sent out all have reached the Xuanxian realm in cultivation. They were absolutely invincible when they were in control of Beihai City."

"Why were they so easily defeated in front of that tyrannical ruler? Could it be that there are even stronger human cultivators in that ruler's army?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Meng immediately said, "Although the tyrant only has a few cultivators, and their cultivation level is only at the Golden Immortal realm."

"But each of them possesses a magical treasure or supernatural power that is impossible to defend against. That's why we suffered such a great loss this time."

"In particular, there is a human general who can shoot two beams of white light from his nostrils. With just a loud groan, he can destabilize the soul of his opponent."

"Then he released the Golden Warrior, who directly killed the opponent. This time, several clansmen died at his hands."

"There is another general who possesses a golden pagoda. Once someone is trapped inside the pagoda, they will be unable to escape."

(End of this chapter)