By the seventh day, more than a hundred minor lords who had originally served under Marquis of the West Ji Chang had turned their backs on him one after another, all switching allegiance to Chaoge.
In just seven days, Chaoge had successfully gathered the forces of seven hundred regional lords and launched a massive campaign against all of Xi Qi.
On Xi Qi's side, Shen Gongbao and the others, having lost the support of Chan Sect's Golden Immortals and Buddhism, fell into an unprecedented predicament.
Facing Chaoge, which had the support of the Interception Sect's Sage, they were completely helpless.
The balanced situation in which Chan Sect and Buddhism had stood side by side was shattered, catching Xi Qi wholly unprepared and dealing it a fatal blow.
Many lords who had originally been loyal to Marquis of the West Ji Chang also refused to continue obeying his orders.
Although some lords still held fast to Xi Qi's camp, the overall situation had already become impossible to reverse.
Chaoge's Taishang Lineage displayed its immense influence, capable of overturning clouds with one hand and rain with the other. Even the tip of the iceberg was enough to shake the entire primordial world.
When news of Chaoge's forceful rise and the submission of the nine provincial lords reached Emperor Xin of Shang, he merely smiled faintly and showed no excessive emotion.
Ever since becoming a disciple of the Three Sovereigns, he had understood the power of the Taishang Lineage perfectly well.
Under the Great Tribulation of Investiture of the Gods, he felt no fear, for he knew that the power led by Taishang was invincible.
Especially since the two main figures of the Investiture of the Gods both came from the Taishang Lineage, the situation was even clearer.
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