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

Chapter 380 The Slap in the Face Came Too Quickly

At the same time, Yang Jian had already found Zhou Xin. He then released his celestial hound from behind, which bit off Zhou Xin's neck, allowing Zhou Xin's true spirit to be directly enshrined on the Investiture of the Gods.

Nezha also used the Universe Ring to kill Li Qi. Ao Bing used the Fangtian Halberd to behead Zhu Tianlin.

Seeing that his brother's magical weapons had no effect on Yang Jian and his companions, Yang Wenhui dared not linger in battle and immediately used his escape technique to flee the Shang army camp.

Fortunately, Yang Wenhui reacted in time; otherwise, by the time Yang Jian and the others had a chance to free up their hands, he would probably have become a famous figure on the Investiture of the Gods, just like his three senior brothers.

Yang Wenhui fled the Shang army camp and, without lingering for a moment, headed directly towards Xiqi City.

At this time, the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects were drinking in Jiang Ziya's Prime Minister's residence, while waiting for Lü Yue's four disciples to return in triumph.

Furthermore, scouts reported that the Shang army camp was in chaos. They kept reporting the extent of the chaos, much to the delight of the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects.

Lu Yue was so flattered by everyone that he was somewhat overwhelmed, and even blurted out, "If I had known that the disciples of the Dao were so incompetent, I wouldn't have bothered with all this..."

Before Lü Yue could finish speaking, Yang Wenhui stumbled in and knelt down with a thud, saying to Lü Yue...

"Master, something terrible has happened! My senior brothers are all dead."

Lu Yue had just been bragging, but now he'd been completely exposed. His face darkened, and he asked Yang Wenhui a question.

"What exactly happened? How did Zhou Xin and the others die? Are the magical treasures I bestowed upon you just for show?"

While swallowing his saliva, Yang Wenhui said, "Master, you may not know this, but in the Shang army camp there is a three-eyed one, a one who rides on wind and fire wheels, and a one with dragon horns."

"The disciples' magical treasures were completely useless against these three. In just one exchange, the three senior brothers were killed."

"If I hadn't reacted quickly and escaped back to the city first, I'm afraid I would already be dead in the Shang army camp."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yue frowned deeply. At this moment, Jiang Ziya sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist Lü Yue, this matter is indeed not your disciple's fault."

"That three-eyed one is named Yang Jian. The cultivation technique he practices is even more profound than my Xuanmen Eight or Nine Arcane Techniques. He has long since refined his body into something akin to an innate spiritual treasure."

"The one riding on the Wind Fire Wheels is called Nezha, and the one with dragon horns on his head is called Ao Bing. The two of them have completely merged their souls and bodies, and even I, Ziya, have suffered a great loss at their hands."

Jiang Ziya's words gave Lü Yue a way out, which inevitably improved Lü Yue's expression somewhat.

He then asked, "What about the plague pills I gave you? Did they fail to work either?"

Yang Wenhui shook his head. "After the four of us brothers arrived at the Shang army camp, we immediately used the plague pills bestowed by our master."

"Therefore, there are no more generals in the entire Shang army camp. In less than seven days, hundreds of thousands of Shang soldiers will die from the plague."

As soon as Yang Wenhui said this, a smile instantly appeared on Lü Yue's face. "Since the Shang army has already been infected with the plague pill, then my three disciples did not die in vain."

"Tomorrow, I will use the Plague Formation to deal with those Taoist disciples. The siege of Xiqi will then be lifted naturally."

Although many people didn't believe that Lü Yue could keep his word, infecting hundreds of thousands of merchant soldiers with the plague was still a major victory.

Meanwhile, the Shang army camp was already in complete chaos. The Daoist sect members had stayed up all night, treating hundreds of generals and elite soldiers. However, thousands of ordinary soldiers had already perished, and many more were on the verge of death.

Even the soldiers who had been taken into Zhao Gongming's Thirty-Six Heavens had fallen ill by now, and Zhao Gongming had no choice but to release them as well.

At dawn, Zhang Guifang finally woke up. He saw Yunxiao and the others guarding his bedside and struggled to get up and pay his respects.

Zhang Guifang asked with tears in her eyes, "Senior brothers and sisters, what exactly happened last night? Why have I ended up like this?"

Not only Zhang Guifang was unaware of what had happened, but even Feng Lin and Chong Houhu, who had just woken up, were equally clueless.

Finally, Zhao Gongming spoke up, saying, "Last night, disciples of Lü Yue from the Jie Sect came to my Shang army camp and spread plague..."

After Zhao Gongmin finished explaining the whole story, Zhang Guifang slammed her fist on the bed, aggravating her injuries and coughing up blood again: "Despicable! To resort to such vile means!"

Master Yu Ding shook his head and said, "Lu Yue is a man who has always been ruthless in his actions. This is probably just the beginning."

"If we cannot find a way to control the plague, it will not only be these hundreds of thousands of merchant soldiers who suffer."

"If it weren't for Yang Jian and his men killing Lü Yue's three disciples last night, even Sishui Pass might have been ravaged by the plague."

As soon as Master Yuding finished speaking, Yang Jian spoke up, "Master, Shennong, the Earth Sovereign among the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race, is the most proficient in the art of pharmacology."

"Why not send my disciple to the Fire Cloud Cave to invite Shennong, the Earth Emperor of the Human Race, to the camp to cure our army of the plague?"

Master Yu Ding nodded after hearing this, "That is indeed a solution. You should go to the Fire Cloud Cave immediately. This will save you from having to trouble your grandmaster again."

In truth, Master Yu Ding knew that as long as he found Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan could resolve the matter in the blink of an eye.

However, they dared not trouble Chen Xuan casually. Only when they encountered problems they couldn't solve themselves and had no other choice would they seek Chen Xuan's help.

Yang Jian nodded, then transformed into a golden-winged roc. With a spread of its wings, it disappeared into the Shang army camp.

Just then, Nezha ran in from outside the camp and said, "Master, fellow disciples, another great formation has appeared outside Xiqi City."

Upon hearing Nezha's words that a new great formation had appeared outside Xiqi City, everyone transformed and stepped out of the tent, looking towards Xiqi.

A black mist was rising from the direction of Xiqi City. Moreover, the area covered by the black mist was constantly increasing, and eventually even the remaining five formations of the Ten Deadly Formations were shrouded in the black mist.

Wherever the black mist passed, vegetation withered and birds and beasts perished. Several birds that inadvertently entered the black mist's range immediately fell from the sky, turning into bare white bones upon landing.

"The black mist carries the aura of plague. If I am not mistaken, this should be the Plague Formation of the Plague God Lü Yue."

Master Taiyi spoke with a solemn expression. After all, he had heard just how sinister this Plague Formation was.

But at this moment, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit smiled and said, "Why does Uncle Taiyi have to do this? After all, there is no Shang army in that Plague Formation."

(End of this chapter)