Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Upon hearing this, the Yellow Emperor exclaimed in surprise, "A south-pointing chariot? Could this chariot possibly point south?"

Feng Hou nodded and said, "Yes, as long as we can tell north from south, why would we have trouble finding directions?"

"Yes! Once we find a direction, everything else will fall into place!" The Yellow Emperor also realized this and finally felt relieved.

Everyone was amazed when they heard this, never expecting that such a magical car existed in the world, and they had even greater respect for Feng Hou.

The Yellow Emperor entrusted a group of craftsmen to Feng Hou, who taught them how to make the compass chariot.

Feng Hou was very efficient, and within a few days he had produced a lot of compass chariots.

The Yellow Emperor was delighted to see the compass chariot he had created, so the people drove the chariot out of the fog and engaged in a fierce battle with Chi You in the vast open fields of Zhuolu.

Chi You was shocked to see that the Yellow Emperor's army had actually broken out of the fog, but he soon regained his composure. So what if the Yellow Emperor's army broke out of the fog? They still couldn't defeat his powerful Jiuli army.

This is their final battle, and both sides attach great importance to it. Once the outcome of this war is determined, the position of the ruler of the world will also be decided.

Based on his previous victories, Chi You sent wild beasts and monsters from the mountains to attack the Yellow Emperor.

Chapter 1077 The War Is About to Break Out

The demons and monsters are all creatures formed from the yin energy of the mountains. These monsters crave human energy and take lives.

Actually, killing demons and monsters is easy; the most troublesome thing is that there are just too many of them, and they seem endless.

"Your Majesty, most of our soldiers are exhausted! There are just too many of these things; we can't kill them all!" A human general knelt on the ground, seeking a solution from the Yellow Emperor.

The Yellow Emperor looked at the battlefield in the distance, where countless demons and monsters surged toward the battlefield like ants.

The Yellow Emperor felt as if his heart was being gnawed at by a million ants; he was in great distress! These demons and monsters were truly despicable. If he could not eliminate them soon, his army would remain stagnant.

Sooner or later, the army will be worn down and rendered ineffective by these demons and monsters! The Yellow Emperor truly hoped that someone would step forward and volunteer to eliminate these demons and monsters, because the war couldn't just end with everyone taking credit without doing any work!

Just then, the Twelve Golden Immortals stepped forward and volunteered to go and lend a helping hand to the human army.

The Yellow Emperor looked at the Twelve Golden Immortals with satisfaction and said, "It is truly a great fortune for our human army to have your assistance!"

After bidding farewell to the Yellow Emperor, the Twelve Golden Immortals disappeared in the blink of an eye. Looking back at the battlefield, those dressed in Taoist robes were none other than the Twelve Golden Immortals.

The Yellow Emperor couldn't help but admire him deeply. Indeed, those who have attained enlightenment are different; they can come from a thousand miles away in an instant.

The twelve Golden Immortals unleashed their magical treasures, transforming the battlefield from a scene of flashing swords into a spectacle of blue, red, purple, and other colors of light. In no time, the overwhelming defeat of the Yellow Emperor's army was completely reversed.

Now it's Chi You's turn to be worried. Chi You frowned as he looked at the battlefield. In fact, he didn't expect to win the war with these demons and monsters at all. He was waiting, waiting for news!

"Report! We have received word that the Dragon Turtle and the Merfolk are almost here. They will arrive at the battlefield in about fifteen minutes!"

Upon hearing the messenger's message, Chi You grinned and laughed heartily. The Merfolk were masters of naval warfare, and the Dragon Turtle could summon floods. He would then watch how the Yellow Emperor's army, these landlubbers, would contend in the water!

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the seawater surged back and flooded the battlefield, turning the once boundless plain of Zhuolu into a boundless ocean in the blink of an eye.

Before long, the seawater turned red, and one human corpse after another appeared on the surface of the sea. The Yellow Emperor was dumbfounded. These were his people, and they had just turned into corpses!

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was the first to come to her senses and shouted to the Yellow Emperor, "What are you waiting for? Quickly give the order to sound the drums at the same time, and make all the drums sound!"

Upon hearing this, the Yellow Emperor immediately ordered the drum formation to be activated.

One deafening drumbeat after another resounded through the sky, shaking heaven and earth.

The Kui drum attracted a giant blue-gold dragon, which was the natural enemy of the dragon turtle and one of the four divine beasts!

When the dragon turtle saw that the Azure Dragon had also arrived, it was stunned. It dared not use its magic to make the seawater flow back in, and hurriedly used its thick legs to desperately escape into the depths of the sea.

Meanwhile, the mermaids were thrown into disarray by the earth-shattering Kui drums, and they fought each other in a chaotic melee, unable to distinguish who was enemy and who was their own kind. Moreover, the enormous sound of the Kui drums indirectly damaged the mermaids' sensitive hearing, causing them to writhe on the ground in pain and completely lose their fighting ability.

Chi You was shocked to see that the situation on the battlefield had changed so drastically. He found it hard to accept, but Chi You was an optimistic man. His years of fighting had taught him that the outcome was not certain until the very last moment.

Therefore, Chi You, though immersed in the emotions of defeat, quickly regained his former calm and composed military commander status.

Li Xiuyuan witnessed all of this. He felt a pang of regret, thinking that if Chi You hadn't rebelled, he would have been an outstanding military administrator. Perhaps history would have been rewritten, and Chi You's name would have been recorded at the top of the list, alongside figures like Sun Tzu and Sun Wu. Perhaps he, Chi You, would have been the God of War.

It's a pity that Chi You's military talent was wasted. He was brave and resourceful, his troops were disciplined, and he was able to effectively deploy his troops based on the abilities of his subordinates.

As for the Yellow Emperor's army, it's not entirely the Yellow Emperor's fault. However, most of the cultivators who came to help were of much higher seniority than the Yellow Emperor, making it somewhat difficult for him to command them. This reduced the level of understanding between them. But the Yellow Emperor was very good at balancing things, which is the true art of an emperor.

Chi You summoned his brothers, most of whom were the last remaining great shamans from the war between the shaman and the demon. Some of them had already died, but fortunately their essence and blood had not been destroyed. After ten thousand years of cultivation through the path of reincarnation of Hou Tu, they finally cultivated their primordial spirits and, with Chi You's help, cultivated their bodies.

They missed the days when the Wu tribe dominated the land even more than Chi You did. It was so different from how the powerful Wu tribe was being bullied by the weak human race. But what they couldn't tolerate the most was that, thankfully, they met Chi You, a strong and capable great shaman.

Others, like Chi You, gradually grew into powerful great shamans.

They were tall and strong, invulnerable to swords and spears, impervious to water and fire, with heads of bronze and arms of iron, and incredibly brave.

They all share a common goal: to reclaim everything that once belonged to the Wu tribe and regain its glory.

Chi You brandished his Tiger Soul Blade and delivered a passionate pre-battle speech to his eighty-one beast-faced, human-bodied brothers. Chi You's army, already burning with rage, now blazed with even greater fury, seemingly ready to perish together with the Yellow Emperor's army.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Emperor's army was also giving pre-battle speeches. The army, which had been somewhat worried, gradually gained confidence after several victories. Not to mention, the Kui drums brought them endless strength, and each drumbeat seemed to urge them to keep moving forward, forward, and forward again.

Holding the Xuanyuan Sword bestowed upon him by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, the Yellow Emperor saw that the time for the final battle was approaching. He swung the sword and charged toward the battlefield with overwhelming momentum, followed by a vast army, ferocious beasts, and cultivators who could ascend to heaven and burrow underground.

The two armies faced each other, with the Yellow Emperor and Chi You face to face. At this moment, the Yellow Emperor felt more at peace!

Chapter 1078 The final battle

"Chi You, our human race has treated you well, why do you insist on rebelling? If you can repent sooner, it will not be too late!" The Yellow Emperor wanted to make one last attempt to dissuade him, after all, every great battle would result in the death of countless lives.

"Yellow Emperor! You speak so well! Then why can't you give me the throne of the world?" Chi You laughed loudly after saying this, and the people behind him also joined in the commotion.

The Yellow Emperor looked at Chi You and the people behind him and said, "If you really have that ability, I will naturally give it to you, but I have to be responsible for the people of the world!"

"Taking responsibility for all living beings? That's all talk and no action! Emperor Huangdi, I think you're a complete fraud! You clearly can't bear to give up your position as the ruler of the world, yet you talk about taking responsibility for all living beings?"

"That's right, that's right, you just want to be the boss! You want everyone to submit to you!"

The Yellow Emperor was speechless at the sight of the unreasonable Wu tribe. It seemed that the Wu tribe was determined to wage this war! In order to prevent further suffering for the people of the world, the Yellow Emperor secretly vowed to win this war!

"Since you are so stubborn, then don't blame me for being impolite!" With a command from the Yellow Emperor, his generals and soldiers followed his orders and charged towards Chi You's Jiuli army.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and other cultivators also joined the war. They used magic and magical treasures to attack Chi You's army, making the heavens and earth pale in comparison.

Seeing that the Yellow Emperor's army was gaining momentum, Chi You decided to use the Nine-Nine Annihilation Formation, which he had extracted from the Twelve Heavenly Capitals Divine Fiends Formation.

The Nine-Nine Annihilation Formation was tailor-made by Chi You for his brothers. It would allow each person's abilities to be maximized and fully unleash the power of the formation.

Soon, all eighty-one shamans, both great and small, took their positions, merging themselves with the great formation. Chi You was the key figure in this formation.

This Nine-Nine Annihilation Formation has merged with the eighty-one sorcerers. If they win, at most they will lose some of their essence and blood. These sorcerers will need to spend tens of millions of years to replenish their essence and blood. However, if they fail, they will suffer the backlash of the formation and may very well disappear.

Before activating the great formation, Chi You looked around, making a deep impression on his brothers, who trusted him implicitly and would fight alongside him.

If they win, they will enjoy unparalleled glory; if they lose, they will share the consequences of the backlash.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Chi You moved his lips and chanted incantations in the direction of the Yellow Emperor. Before long, the weather changed, the clear sky became covered with dark clouds, and eighty-one red flames rose from the Nine-Nine Annihilation Formation, shooting straight into the sky.

Li Xiuyuan greatly admired the loyalty of these witches; they were willing to risk their lives to support and help Chi You. However, the Annihilation Array, which brought together eighty-one great witches, possessed immense power.

Anyone from the Yellow Emperor's army who approached the great formation would be burned by the towering flames, and might even die. Even the cultivators dared not act rashly, as the hazy flames would erode their primordial spirits and absorb their power for the great formation's use.

Wailing cries echoed from near the great formation as young, vibrant lives were absorbed by it, filling the battlefield with the stench of blood.

The Yellow Emperor looked at the group of cultivators around him and pleaded with his eyes for them to fight, but unfortunately, this great formation was also a huge threat to the cultivators.

Back then, the Twelve Heavenly Capital Divine Fiends Formation of the Witch Clan killed countless innate powerhouses. The Witch Clan's formations have always been so ferocious and ruthless that almost no one dares to take the risk without absolute certainty.

When the Yellow Emperor looked at them, all the cultivators turned their heads away. Some were too late and their eyes met the emperor's. They all lowered their heads and said, "It's not that we are unwilling to fight, but that we cannot break this Nine-Nine Annihilation Formation!"

The cultivators echoed, "Yes, yes! If we get close, we'll die just like the humans! It'll only add to the sacrifices, and it will also strengthen the Nine-Nine Annihilation Array!"

The Yellow Emperor gripped his sword tightly, his heart pounding with anxiety. Was this all there was to it? Was he just going to have to watch helplessly as that ruthless Chi You conquered the world?

Chi You laughed heartily as he looked at the helpless Yellow Emperor. He knew that as long as he used the Nine-Nine Annihilation Formation, the Yellow Emperor and the others would be unable to do anything to him. He was the one who should be the strongest in the world.

"Old man Huangdi, why are you frowning? Don't know how to deal with my formation? Hahaha~ Let me tell you the truth, there's no way you can break my formation! You always talk about the well-being of the people, so are you going to surrender or not?"

Chi You stroked his chin, looking at the Yellow Emperor with great interest. "Hmph! I was already dissatisfied when Shennong abdicated the throne to you! You think you can become the ruler of the world, coming out of who knows where? Go back to your little place!"

Looking at the arrogant and rude Chi You and listening to his harsh words, Huangdi realized that he had met such a person when he first took over the important task. Chi You flattered him to his face but insulted him behind his back.

But so what? We still made it through in the end! As long as you have the will, there's no obstacle you can't overcome.

Xuanyuan recalled the words his master, Li Xiuyuan, had told him years ago. Xuanyuan pondered these words repeatedly, and instantly, his entire aura changed.

I overcame such difficulties on my own back then, and now I have so much support behind me, how could I not get through it?

Thinking of this, the Yellow Emperor was no longer as discouraged as before. He knew that since his master Li Xiuyuan had said that he was born to be the ruler of the world, he would definitely be able to overcome this difficulty. There was nothing in this world that could stop him, not even Chi You!

The Yellow Emperor summoned the Xuanyuan Sword, a sword forged for him by the gods from the copper of Shou Mountain and imbued with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, containing immense power.

As the Yellow Emperor recalled what he had learned while cultivating under Li Xiuyuan, a faint golden light appeared on his forehead and then spread throughout his entire body.

The people around were stunned, watching in astonishment as the Yellow Emperor continued to approach Chi You.

Chapter 1079 Who Wins and Who Loses?

Now the Yellow Emperor was fearless, and no one could stop him from advancing. His belief in his heart became even stronger.

Looking at his disciple's fearless eyes, Li Xiuyuan felt quite proud. The time for the Yellow Emperor to attain enlightenment was approaching, but his path to enlightenment was somewhat different from that of others.

The Three Sovereigns all attained enlightenment through merit, but the Yellow Emperor, in addition to having immeasurable merit, also had a reign of terror. His path to enlightenment was paved with blood, filled with a stench of blood, and he did not hesitate to kill wronged souls, even if these wronged souls were not what he wanted.

The golden light emanating from the Yellow Emperor was dazzling and mesmerizing. At first glance, the golden light seemed warm, like a gentle breeze in spring. However, if anyone dared to approach or harbored murderous thoughts, the golden light would act as if it had its own mind and would protect its master.

The Yellow Emperor walked towards Chi You, whose calm expression was about to collapse!

Chi You's position was at the heart of the formation, and he would suffer far more pain than the others. Chi You dared to risk his life because he was certain that the Yellow Emperor's army would not dare to approach the formation, but who would have thought that the Yellow Emperor would actually look at this sword.

Chi You could not act rashly. Seeing that the Yellow Emperor was about to slaughter the Wu tribe's soldiers, one of Chi You's brothers, Ge Suo, strode towards the Yellow Emperor with a spear about a foot long on his shoulder.