You Were Supposed to Assist Emperor Xin-How Did You Turn Him into the Human Emperor?

At that moment, the four disciples of Lu Yue looked at Deng Jiugong in a very different light.

As disciples of the Interception Sect, they had originally been quite confident. Their cultivation was even higher than Deng Jiugong's, and when they first joined his camp, they had been incredibly arrogant.

Now, standing before Deng Jiugong, they felt a head shorter.

Deng Jiugong had the bearing of a born general, and he was utterly ruthless and decisive.

Li Jin Zha had already fled, yet Deng Jiugong had pursued and killed him anyway. And in doing so, he had killed two men, dealing a devastating blow to Xiqi.

"An immortal of your stature is a master who has attained the Dao. How could I possibly hide this little bit of cultivation from you?"

Deng Jiugong said with a smile.

"Not at all, not at all. I've merely cultivated for a little longer than Marshal Deng!"

Lu Yue replied.

Clearly, the sense of superiority he had felt before had vanished in Deng Jiugong's presence.

In truth, he had not merely cultivated a little longer than Deng Jiugong. He had been at it for an entire calamity longer.

Although Lu Yue was an outer disciple of the Interception Sect, he was one of its senior outer disciples. He had joined the sect during the Witch-Demon Calamity, when immortals had flocked to the Interception Sect.

With his cultivation at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, Lu Yue had always been quite proud of himself.

But today, Deng Jiugong's audacity had shaken him.

Moreover, Deng Jiugong's strength was no small thing. In just a few decades, he had reached such a level of cultivation through his own efforts. He was nothing like those third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

This earned Lu Yue's respect!

Just after Deng Jiugong killed Li Jin Zha and Li Mutha, Manjushri Guangfa Heavenly Venerate and Samantabhadra sensed what had happened, and their faces turned grim.

"Our disciples are dead?"

"Who killed them?"

"Could they have been killed by disciples of the Interception Sect?"

"This is bad. Xiqi is in danger. We must hurry there and lend our support!"

Manjushri Guangfa Heavenly Venerate and Samantabhadra both rushed toward Xiqi.

They were going there, first, to help Jiang Ziya out of trouble, and second, to avenge their disciples.

Although they had originally taken disciples so that those disciples could take the calamity in their place and end up on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, they had still carefully taught them for many years. Their disciples had been able to stay alive and serve at their side.

After death, their True Spirits would be placed on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, where the Jade Emperor could command them as members of the Heavenly Court.

And now, they knew Xiqi was in danger. If they did not go to help, the Tang army might break through and take the city.

In Xiqi City, at the King Wu's residence!

When Ji Fa learned that Deng Jiugong had killed Li Jin Zha and Li Mutha, his heart was heavy with grief.

They had suffered terrible losses!

"Prime Minister Jiang, Deng Jiugong has brought his army right to our doorstep. His force is formidable, and he has immortals from the Interception Sect helping him. We've already lost two of our great generals. How can we stand against him?"

Ji Fa's face was full of worry.

"King Wu, please rest assured. My senior brothers from the Chan Sect will be here shortly to help us!"

Jiang Ziya replied.

"Report! Another Taoist priest outside the city is calling for a challenge!"

Just then, a Xiqi soldier came in to report.

Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya's expressions changed at once.

"Prime Minister Jiang, Huang Tianhua requests permission to fight!"

Huang Tianhua spoke up.

At present, he was the strongest among the generals remaining in Xiqi.

"No!"

"That Deng Jiugong fights dishonorably. If you go out, you'll only throw your life away!"

Jiang Ziya said firmly.

Jin Zha and Mu Zha had already fallen victim to this.

Jin Zha had clearly been defeated, yet Deng Jiugong had still killed him.

Huang Tianhua was about as strong as Jin Zha and Mu Zha. He would meet the same fate if he went out.

Although Xiqi had lost two great generals, Jiang Ziya had not let his hatred cloud his judgment. Instead, he calmly weighed the pros and cons.

Huang Tianhua was the disciple of his senior brother, Qingxu Daode True Lord. How could Jiang Ziya let him go out to his death?

"If we keep refusing to answer their challenge, it'll undermine our army's morale!"

Huang Feihu said.

Huang Feihu had once been Great Shang's Marquis of Wucheng, the kingdom's guardian. For various reasons, he had defected to Xiqi and become Western Zhou's founding Marquis of Wucheng.

"Then I'll go out and fight!"

After a moment's thought, Huang Feihu said.

If they refused to answer the challenge, they would look like cowards hiding behind their walls.

Huang Feihu had a fiery temper. How could he endure such an insult?

"Marquis Wucheng, please calm down!"

"Our opponent practices unorthodox arts. If you rush out to fight, you'll fall right into his trap!"

Jiang Ziya said.

Though Huang Feihu was fierce, he was still a mortal general, with no magic power to protect him.

If their opponent merely had magic power, Huang Feihu could naturally fight him. Even if he could not win, he could retreat safely.

The danger was that their opponent might use some strange spell. One careless moment could cost Huang Feihu his life.

It would be better for immortals to face immortals in battle.

Jiang Ziya was worried even about Huang Tianhua going out to fight, let alone Huang Feihu.

"We can't keep avoiding battle forever!"

Huang Feihu's expression was dark. He could barely hold back his anger.

"Then let's hang a ceasefire sign!"

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ziya suggested.

With no generals left to send out, Xiqi could only hang a ceasefire sign at the city gate!

Both sides would rest and prepare for the next battle!

In the Tang camp.

At that moment, Deng Jiugong was cultivating alone in his tent.

Deng Jiugong knew Jiang Ziya was waiting for reinforcements. He did not know how strong they would be.

But one thing was certain: the stronger Deng Jiugong became, the more he could contribute to this great battle.

While the two sides were at a truce, the others might not improve their strength at all.

But Deng Jiugong was different.

He had the Time Dao Disk!

And the Creation Jade Disk Fragment.

Hum!

Deng Jiugong activated the Time Dao Disk, and the flow of time around him immediately increased a hundredfold.

He also brought out the Creation Jade Disk Fragment, enhancing his speed of comprehending the Dao.

With a thought, he took out a Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit and swallowed it.

He circulated his cultivation technique and began refining it at top speed!

He first focused on improving his physical cultivation. Once it reached the initial stage of the Mystic Immortal Realm, he realized that most of the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit's energy had already been used up.

He did not continue to push his physical cultivation higher. Instead, he used the remaining energy to improve his primordial spirit cultivation.

Deng Jiugong did his best to keep his physical and primordial spirit cultivation at the same level.