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

Chapter 371 There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Nezha put away his three heads and eight arms, thanked Chen Xuan again, and then left Sishui Pass to return to the Shang army camp outside Xiqi City.

Meanwhile, in the Shang army camp, everyone was discussing in the central command tent how to break the Ten Deadly Formations the next day.

Zhang Guifang had even handed over command of the army directly to Yunxiao. After all, whether or not the Ten Deadly Formations could be broken depended on Yunxiao.

At this moment, Yunxiao was sitting on the commander's seat, directing his troops. Yunxiao said, "To avoid the Chan and Jie sects from resorting to desperate measures, we will break through their formations only twice a day at most."

"Tomorrow we will break the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Earthly Fierce Formation. Qiongxiao and Bixiao, you two take Ao Bing into the Heavenly Annihilation Formation."

"Remember, once you enter the formation, attack its core directly and destroy the innate spiritual treasures within it. Once those treasures are destroyed, Qin Tianjun will not dare to kill you."

"Because once someone dies within the great formation, it is equivalent to completing the ritual of sacrificing to the formation. The power that his Heavenly Annihilation Formation can unleash will be less than 30%."

"So all you need to do is make sure he doesn't kill all three of you at once. Then you can use your superior cultivation level and Ao Bing's sneak attack to successfully break his Heavenly Annihilation Formation."

Qiongxiao, Bixiao, and Ao Bing simultaneously rose to receive Yunxiao's command. Then they returned to their seats.

At this moment, Nezha walked in from outside the central command tent and said, "Uncle-Master Yunxiao, even Bingbing went to break the Heaven-Breaking Formation, how can you leave me, Nezha, behind?"

The two people most delighted to see Nezha return were Taiyi Zhenren and Ao Bing. They rushed over to check if Nezha was unharmed.

Nezha didn't hide anything and recounted the whole story to everyone in detail. He even demonstrated his three heads and eight arms in front of everyone.

This inevitably made Ao Bing envious, feeling that Nezha had already surpassed him. He even had the idea of ​​asking the Three Pure Ones to help him improve.

Unexpectedly, Nezha spoke up, "Bingbing, the Ancestor told me to stay away from the Three Pure Ones, lest they use me as a guinea pig. They are really unreliable."

"If I hadn't met the ancestor today, I wouldn't have been able to get rid of the two extra heads and six extra arms I had back then."

"Think about it, what if you ended up in the same situation? Would those little female dragons still like you? You might not even be able to sleep with them."

Seeing Nezha's solemn expression, everyone present couldn't help but feel speechless. It was said that besides Chen Xuan, probably only Nezha dared to make such a fuss about the Three Pure Ones.

At this moment, Ao Bing couldn't help but nod repeatedly. After all, Ao Bing had always deeply believed in Nezha's words.

Taiyi Zhenren was truly afraid that Nezha would utter some more rebellious words, so he hurriedly spoke to Yunxiao.

"Junior Sister Yunxiao, hurry up and continue arranging the troops. After all, breaking the Ten Deadly Formations is the most important thing."

Yunxiao nodded, and then had Nezha join Qiongxiao and Bixiao in entering the Ten Deadly Formations to break the formation, thus increasing the chances of success.

After all, Yunxiao knew better than anyone that destroying the innate spiritual treasure within the array's core was no easy task.

As long as the innate spiritual treasure within the array's core remains intact, the Ten Deadly Formations will not be vulnerable to sacrificial attacks. Instead, it will focus its full force on attacking anyone who enters the array.

Although Yunxiao had already handed over the Golden Dragon Scissors and the Hunyuan Golden Bucket to Qiongxiao and Bixiao, he could only truly feel at ease now that Nezha was with them.

Then he ordered Taiyi Zhenren and Yuding Zhenren to take Yang Jian with them to break the Earthly Fiery Formation. The process of breaking the formation was the same as that of the Heavenly Annihilation Formation: first, destroy the magical treasures within the formation's core.

After everything was arranged, everyone went to prepare. They would head to the outskirts of Xiqi City early the next morning to break the Ten Deadly Formations.

Meanwhile, in Xiqi City, Jiang Ziya was once again resurrected. This meant that Jiang Ziya had survived two of his three deaths and seven injuries.

However, this is not a good thing for Jiang Ziya. In fact, it is a kind of invisible drain. Because the so-called three deaths and seven injuries are equivalent to giving Jiang Ziya two more lives, plus the ability to heal his injuries seven times.

Once these attempts are used up, if Jiang Ziya dies again, the Investiture of the Gods will not care whether he is a chosen one or not, and will not include his true spirit in the list.

Seeing Jiang Ziya come back to life, Ji Fa's expression remained unchanged. It wasn't that he didn't care about Jiang Ziya's life or death, but rather that he truly couldn't bring himself to smile.

After all, the burning of the Sanji Granary, where Xiqi stored grain, meant that the entire city of Xiqi was now without food. Even if Jiang Ziya were to be resurrected, Xiqi would quickly descend into chaos.

Jiang Ziya naturally knew what Ji Fa was worried about, and immediately said to Guang Chengzi, "Senior Brother, the Sanji Granary has been burned down, and there is no food left in Xiqi City."

For cultivators, food is merely a concept. The level of importance they place on it is naturally incomparable to that of ordinary people.

Now, hearing Jiang Ziya mention it, Guang Chengzi realized the seriousness of the matter. After all, if Xiqi City were to descend into chaos, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After all, to complete the Investiture of the Gods, Xiqi was indispensable, as the entity to be supported. If even the entity to be supported was gone, what was the point of bestowing titles upon any gods?

Just as Guang Chengzi was feeling powerless, Daoist Randeng finally returned from Wanshou Mountain, bringing with him two third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

Upon seeing the return of Daoist Ran Deng, the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects, including Ji Fa, hurriedly rose to greet him.

After exchanging greetings, Guang Chengzi told the Taoist Ran Deng about the burning of the Sanji Granary.

The Taoist Ran Deng merely smiled slightly at this, then pointed to the two young Taoist boys beside him and said...

"They are Han Dulong and Xue Ehu, disciples of Daoxing Tianzun. This time, they are on their master's orders to deliver grain to Xiqi for free."

Han Dulong and Xue Ehu stepped forward simultaneously and bowed to their fellow disciples. After greeting Ji Fa, they took out a small container from their robes.

Seeing the small container filled with grain, Ji Fa couldn't be happy at all. After all, this amount of grain wasn't even enough for one meal.

Han Dulong and Xue Ehu had already discerned Ji Fa's intentions. They immediately tilted the small container to the side, and in an instant, a steady stream of grain began to pour out of it.

Seeing this, Ji Fa finally understood what a celestial treasure was. A smile appeared on his face.

Furthermore, he directly ordered San Yisheng to take Han Dulong and Xue Ehu to Xiqi City to distribute grain to the people, so that the soldiers and civilians of Xiqi would know that Xiqi would never lack food.

Little did Ji Fa know, the magical artifact he saw as a divine treasure wasn't simply conjuring food out of thin air. Rather, it was consuming Xiqi's future food reserves. After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

In other words, whatever amount of grain Ji Fa takes out now, he will have to return in the future, plus interest. And the way to repay this amount is through the most direct natural disaster.

Unfortunately, Ji Fa was unaware of the true situation. Instead, he acted like a tycoon, distributing food for free.

Perhaps even if Ji Fa knew, he would still do the same. After all, for him now, conquering the world is the key.

As for whether natural disasters will cause the people to starve to death in the future, that is not something Ji Fa needs to worry about.

After all, which dynasty or era has been free of natural disasters, and which has seen people starve to death because of them? But who cares about the lives and deaths of ordinary people?

Even in the event of a natural disaster, it would be a golden opportunity for those nobles to seize the land of ordinary people. So why would Ji Fa care?

(End of this chapter)