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

Chapter 379 The Shang Army Camp Suffers from Plague

The night was as dark as ink, with dark clouds obscuring the stars and moon, and the area outside Xiqi City was deathly silent. Inside the Shang army camp, apart from the footsteps of patrolling soldiers, only the occasional chirping of insects could be heard.

Zhou Xin, Li Qi, Zhu Tianlin, and Yang Wenhui transformed into four plumes of black smoke and silently drifted into the sky above the Shang army camp.

Seeing the massive camp of hundreds of thousands of troops stretching as far as the eye could see, a chilling aura rose up, causing the four of them to gasp in shock.

Zhou Xin went even further and said, "Fortunately, our master bestowed the Plague Pill upon us; otherwise, it would have been difficult for the four of us brothers to render hundreds of thousands of Shang soldiers incapable of fighting."

The other three nodded in agreement, taking their respective magical treasures into their hands, waiting for Zhou Xin to release the Plague Pill so they could storm into the camp and show the Shang army their power.

Without hesitation, Zhou Xin took out a Plague Pill that emitted an eerie green light from his robes and tossed it into the air above the Xiqi camp.

The plague pill emitted bursts of green light in mid-air, and in a short while, it completely enveloped the entire Shang army camp.

Only after the green light completely disappeared into the Shang army camp did Zhou Xin nod to his three junior brothers, "Proceed according to plan, everyone do your part, make your move."

The four split up. Zhou Xin went to the top of the central command tent, Li Qi flew to the grain storage area, and Zhu Tianlin and Yang Wenhui went to the left and right flank camps respectively.

Zhou Xin gently struck the headache chime, and invisible sound waves spread out like ripples.

The soldiers who were fast asleep below suddenly frowned, and some even covered their heads and rolled off their beds.

"Ah! My head!"

A soldier groaned in pain, pressing his hands tightly to his temples as if a thousand needles were churning in his brain.

At the same time, Li Qi waved the agitation banner, and an invisible plague aura spread with the wind. The soldiers began to feel feverish, their faces flushed, and their breathing rapid, as if they had a fever.

Zhu Tianlin swung the Stun Sword, its tip emitting faint light. The soldiers struck by it immediately collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Yang Wenhui then swung his plague-dispersing whip. Wherever the whip passed, the soldiers' eyes glazed over, and they began to unconsciously attack their comrades beside them.

In just a few moments, the entire Shang army camp was thrown into chaos. Painful cries could be heard everywhere.

"What's going on? Why is it so noisy all of a sudden? Could someone be launching a night attack on our camp?"

Zhang Guifang was jolted awake from her sleep, instinctively thinking that the Xiqi army had come to raid her camp. She immediately prepared to get up and fight, but then felt a wave of dizziness and a splitting headache.

He forced himself to walk out of the tent, and the sight before him terrified him: more than half of the tens of thousands of soldiers had already fallen.

"Feng Lin..."

Zhang Guifang hadn't even finished a complete sentence when her voice became so hoarse it was almost inaudible.

He staggered a few steps, finally collapsing to his knees and spitting out a mouthful of black blood.

Feng Lin rushed over upon hearing the commotion and was shocked to see Zhang Guifang's condition. He had just helped Zhang Guifang up when he himself began to feel dizzy.

As for Marquis Chonghouhu of the North, he was ultimately just an ordinary man. He couldn't even manage to get up before collapsing unconscious in his own tent.

The Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao were meditating and regulating their breathing when they suddenly felt a surge of excitement. Their bodies also began to slowly heat up.

Knowing that someone must have used unorthodox methods, he immediately took out a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir and swallowed it, instantly eliminating his discomfort. At the same time, Zhao Gongming, Yu Ding Zhenren, Taiyi Zhenren, and others also immediately swallowed Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs and rode clouds to the skies above the Shang army camp.

Seeing the wailing and screams filling the camp, everyone gasped in shock. But they soon spotted Zhou Xin and his three fellow disciples charging around the camp.

"This is a plague-curing technique. Judging from the method, it must be the work of Lü Yue. Those four who broke into the camp must be four of Lü Yue's disciples."

Yunxiao frowned and said, "Yang Jian, you, Nezha, and Ao Bing, capture those four. The rest of you, find a way to rescue them."

As he spoke, Yunxiao had already summoned the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron. A golden light shone down, temporarily suppressing the plague poison in some of the soldiers' bodies.

Zhao Gongming took out thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls and drew the Thirty-Six Heavens in the air, immediately taking the soldiers who were not affected by the plague into the Thirty-Six Heavens.

Taiyi Zhenren said in a deep voice, "This is not an ordinary plague, but a plague poison that has been combined with the secret techniques of the Jie Sect. Mortals simply cannot resist it. Even if we take action, we can only temporarily slow down the outbreak."

Just as everyone was at a loss, a red light pierced the night sky and landed in front of them. The newcomer was dressed in red, with a golden crown on his head, and had a handsome face but also a hint of menace.

The person who came was none other than the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, a disciple of Daoist Duobao.

The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit had just retrieved the Golden Cloud Crown from Mianchi County when she was dispatched by the Three Pure Ones to the outskirts of Xiqi City.

Having just arrived at the Xiqi camp, he witnessed this scene. He then addressed the group of Daoist disciples directly.

"Disciple Fire Spirit Mother, on the orders of Grandmaster, has come to lend a hand. I wonder what has happened in this camp, and why there are cries of agony everywhere?"

Master Yu Ding recounted the events to the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit in general terms. Only then did the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit understand what had happened.

However, the Holy Mother of Fire showed no concern whatsoever; instead, she smiled and spoke.

"Uncles and seniors, there is no need to worry. The Fire Spirit's Golden Crown is a supreme treasure of fire. Any plague will vanish instantly under the Golden Crown."

As she spoke, the Holy Mother of Fire prepared to unleash the Golden Crown, intending to use the primordial fire within it to extinguish the plague within the Shang army camp.

However, Yunxiao stopped him directly and said to the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, "Nephew Fire Spirit, do not be impulsive. The Shang army are all mortals. How can they withstand this innate fire?"

Upon hearing Yunxiao's words, the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit remembered that although the innate fire within the Golden Crown could eliminate plagues, it was not something that mortals could withstand.

If I had actually unleashed the Golden Crown and released the primordial fire, then these hundreds of thousands of Shang soldiers would likely have vanished along with the plague.

Seeing that even the Holy Mother of Fire was instantly helpless, the crowd fell silent for a moment. They could only think of other ways to solve the plague.

Finally, Yunxiao spoke up, saying, "We can only think of a solution to the plague later. Right now, we need to find a way to save the army's commanders. Otherwise, if anything happens to them, the army will be leaderless."

After everyone nodded, they split up and began to act. They disregarded the preciousness of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, breaking it into pieces and feeding it directly to the generals.

It wasn't that the Taoist disciples were reluctant to give the entire Nine-Turn Golden Pill to the generals. Rather, if an ordinary mortal were to swallow the entire Nine-Turn Golden Pill, they would inevitably be overwhelmed by the innate spiritual energy within it.

Therefore, the Taoist disciples could only break the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir into pieces and give it to the mortal generals so that they would no longer be troubled by the plague.

(End of this chapter)