I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Others only knew that the Marquis of Xibo had attended Lin Yi's banquet, and the next day, he was arrested and imprisoned.

Meanwhile, the DaShang Weekly also reported on this matter.

At a ball, Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, acted as a sage, which was disobeying his superiors. He was thrown into a death cell and scheduled to be executed at a later date.

At the same time, the imperial court issued an edict to Xiqi, asking if they wanted to rebel and that's why they fabricated this "sage" to deliberately enter the palace and provoke the king.

Public pressure has once again reached Xiqi.

As the saying goes, "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext."

Lin Yi controlled the discourse in the world, making it incredibly easy for him to frame someone.

Moreover, at this time, the people trusted the imperial court implicitly, so whatever the court said went.

Faced with war, Lin Yi abandoned all notions of benevolence and morality.

That very night, Lin Yi went to the death row, and for the first time, an innocent human soul perished under the Demon-Slaying Sword.

Actually, they weren't entirely innocent. Since they were enemies and stood on the side of the Immortal Realm, they only had one path left: death.

Lin Yi could only sigh inwardly, realizing that the other party probably didn't understand the meaning of "receiving a mandate from heaven."

Human kingship has always been granted by the human race itself. When did it become a divine right to rule?

To consolidate their position, they bow down to the heavens; such a monarchy is no different from that of a dog.

The human king, though not very strong, was a true ruler. After becoming the emperor, he seemed to have a noble status, but he also had a father.

After Lin Yi made his move, he realized that Ji Chang was easier to kill than he had imagined.

On the night Ji Chang was killed, Ji Fa dreamed of all of this, and was heartbroken and furiously mustered his troops.

Xiqi's plan to gain the upper hand in public opinion failed, and Ji Fa even lost his father first, which was also unexpected by Jiang Linglong.

She originally thought that even if the Shang king was tyrannical, he should at least follow the rules.

To everyone's surprise, they didn't follow the rules at all.

Once they arrived on their territory, they killed them on the spot and then convicted them.

It's no longer realistic to try to influence the Shang Dynasty through public opinion; the only option is to mobilize the people of Xiqi themselves.

however……

The once vast Xiqi has been eroded and corrupted into a sieve over the past ten years.

Lin Yi knew about the operation as soon as it happened.

He wasn't intimidated and immediately arranged for the firearms battalion to stand by.

You have gods, I have technology, let's see who's more awesome.

Moreover, he ordered all his spies to defect immediately after the battle began, giving Xiqi a painful lesson in the very first battle.

Let them see what it means for both sides to be friendly.

On the day of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects), thunder rumbles in the sky, and all things revive.

On this day, the Xiqi army pressed in, heading straight for Xuanwu City of the Shang Dynasty. As the battle was about to break out, more than a dozen cannons appeared on the city walls of Xuanwu.

"Human Cannon, prepare to fire!"

Chapter 703 An Impossible War

Xuanwu City, as its name suggests, is a city that promotes military power.

Lin Yi knew who the enemy was from the beginning, so he built his arsenal in this place and had it managed by his trusted subordinates.

These people had never appeared in the imperial court before; they were people that Lin Yi had carefully recruited from all over the country.

Besides his trusted confidants, Lin Yi was also under the strictest supervision here. Since the invention of gunpowder, Xuanwu City had gradually developed into a city of spies.

More than half of the residents here are special agents, elite members of the military, who were trained by Lin Yi and placed here.

The city's permanent population appears to be 100,000 garrison troops and 300,000 civilians, but in reality, it consists of 100,000 garrison troops, 100,000 well-trained special agents, 150,000 well-trained agricultural settlers, and 50,000 civilians just to make up the numbers.

Once the battle begins, the garrison soldiers and spies here will quickly be transformed into combatants.

At this time, with the Xiqi army at the city gates, Ji Fa was very confident.

He had an army of 400,000, with many fierce generals, while Xuanwu City only had 100,000 garrison troops.

Four hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, the advantage is in my hands!

It was certainly not an easy task for a small state like Xiqi to gather an army of 400,000 men.

However, in recent years, because the Shang Dynasty has often been at war with other places, refugees have frequently fled to this area.

Moreover, Xiqi did not understand the Shang Dynasty. Those who had fled there said that although the Shang Dynasty appeared prosperous, the lives of ordinary people were actually very difficult.

When one person says this, Xiqi may not believe it, but when everyone says it, Xiqi feels that the Shang Dynasty is truly doomed.

I have also heard that the King of Shang is tyrannical and never listens to anyone's opinions; it is possible that he will try to cover up the truth.

The main reason is that Xiqi would not have thought that a normal person would only send a few spies at a time.

Lin Yi was different; he dispatched thousands of troops at a time.

Can this be called espionage? This is called immigration!

Although Xiqi had the help of immortals, Lin Yi had the help of the Heavenly Dao. No matter what tactical arrangements he made, the opposing immortals and gods could not detect them with their divine means.

You absolutely cannot imagine it unless you see it with your own eyes.

Lin Yi's method of controlling these spies was also very simple: leave a relative in the country, ostensibly to help take care of your family and relieve your worries.

But if something happens to the other party, that family will definitely not survive.

The tasks of these spies were relatively simple and not very dangerous; they simply had to stay far away when they were conscripted into the army and fought against the Shang Dynasty.

The king doesn't even need them to go to the battlefield.

So when Ji Fa arrived at Xuanwu City in high spirits and saw those cannons, he was not flustered at all.

"Army attack!"

At Ji Fa's command, the people who had been notified by Lin Yi immediately turned and ran.

Ji Fa was completely stunned.

What the hell?

You've gone the wrong way!

Jiang Linglong realized something was wrong at this point, but it was too late.

All friendly forces have fled, so those remaining are naturally the enemy.

"put!"

At Lin Yi's command, more than a dozen gun emplacements opened fire simultaneously.

He didn't realize that the old man in the enemy camp was Jiang Linglong, and even if he had, he wouldn't have shown any mercy.

Just go for it.

The gods of Xiqi were all dumbfounded.

Artillery shells pose too great a threat to ordinary people.

None of the gods died, but they were badly injured by the bombs.

On the front lines, their magical abilities were weakened.

In this situation, they had no choice but to retreat.

In other words, Jiang Linglong's formation can still play a role, using the power of heaven and earth to block the pursuers from Xuanwu City.

However, a young general led the army that had just defected from Xiqi and attacked. The rebels all wore black ribbons on their hands to distinguish friend from foe.

Ji Fa originally only had 100,000 troops, and 30% of them were lost in the bombardment. Now, he has 70,000 against 300,000.

How can we possibly win?

Fortunately, he had powerful generals who, through their individual bravery, were able to fight back even when surrounded.

But just when Ji Fa thought he could turn the tide of the battle, a man wearing a silver mask appeared.

"Sword Immortal!"

Upon seeing Lin Yi's attire, the immortals who knew his name were immediately shocked, and Jiang Linglong was even more flustered.

She knew Lin Yi was a member of the Shang Dynasty, but she never expected her to directly participate in the war.

Three years after they parted, she often worried about Lin Yi, but she never expected that they would meet again on this occasion.

Lin Yi's target was not ordinary soldiers, but these immortals and gods who mingled in the army.

They were bullying the weak, and Lin Yi certainly wouldn't stand idly by while they slaughtered his soldiers.

"Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, all of you come at me together."

With the Demon-Slaying Sword in hand, Lin Yi was merely a clone, yet he was equally fearless in the face of the world.

These mortal gods could not tolerate Lin Yi's provocation, and they all grabbed their weapons and charged at Lin Yi.

Only a few people covered Jiang Linglong and Ji Fa's retreat.

"Let's deal with you first."

Lin Yi had no intention of letting these traveling Taoists go; he took one hit from each of them, mowing down enemies like a scythe of grass.

The same way they reaped the lives of mortals before, Lin Yi is killing them now.

The rolling heads terrified all the gods.

They are indeed not as strong as they are in the immortal realm, but this human sword immortal is simply too outrageous.

The immortals suffered heavy casualties, and Ji Fa was even more panicked.

Fortunately, the guards were quite capable and quickly got him away.

Jiang Linglong knew that now was not the time to talk to Lin Yi, so she could only flee in a hurry, feeling very distressed.

Despite her self-proclaimed expertise in military strategy, this battle left her dizzy and disoriented.