You were asked to assist Di Xin, but you made him the Human Emperor?

"Marshal Deng, although there are many wounded in the army now, the enemy's morale has been greatly reduced. As long as we spread the plague in Xiqi City, we can completely capture Xiqi within a few days."

Lu Yue said.

"That's not wise!"

Deng Jiugong said directly.

Lu Yue's method seemed feasible, but it was actually unwise.

In war, the common people are innocent!

The people of Xiqi are also subjects of Great Shang. Those who are conscripted into the Xiqi army, if killed, so be it. Attacking ordinary civilians will only incur the wrath of both gods and men.

If this happens, Xiqi will have more rogue cultivators, and even powerful forces, coming to their aid.

That would make the situation unfavorable for them!

Not to mention other forces, Deng Jiugong knew that many Chan Sect disciples had not yet arrived for this war.

Putting aside the other Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, even the third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect were not all present.

Moreover, he had already killed Tu Xingsun. If Juliusun came to support them, they would be facing three Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

This would force Kong Xuan to reveal his strength prematurely.

"Immortal Lu, it is rumored that your Sect of Interception's formations are extraordinary. Why haven't I seen you use them today?"

Deng Jiugong asked.

"Uh, my Plague Formation is not yet mature!"

Lu Yue said awkwardly.

Originally, because his suggestion was not adopted by Deng Jiugong, Lu Yue was slightly displeased.

Clearly, his words did not carry much weight with Deng Jiugong.

At this moment, Deng Jiugong's question made Lu Yue unsure of what he wanted to say.

"Although Xiqi's morale has greatly decreased, our army's condition is also not good!"

"Since Immortal Lu's Plague Formation is not mature, when your strength greatly increases in the future, shall we then completely capture Xiqi?"

Deng Jiugong said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yue was a bit confused.

"Marshal Deng, what do you mean?"

"This Marshal intends to temporarily withdraw the troops and let the soldiers in the army recuperate. We will wait until Immortal Lu's Plague Formation is mature!"

Deng Jiugong said.

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Yue's importance became apparent.

Deng Jiugong's 300,000-strong army was waiting for Lu Yue's arrival before they could capture Xiqi.

This made Lu Yue feel very pleased. His importance in this great war between Shang and Zhou was still quite significant!

"Moreover, Xiqi could have disciples from the Chan Sect coming to aid them at any time. I fear we may not be able to take it down quickly!"

Deng Jiugong said again.

"Marshal Deng is right. Lu considered it inadequately!"

Lu Yue laughed heartily, feeling that what Deng Jiugong said made perfect sense.

Deng Jiugong smiled and thought to himself.

I, Deng Jiugong, am fighting this war. How can I let you dictate the rhythm?

Deng Jiugong's decision to withdraw was not only due to his concern about other Golden Immortals from the Chan Sect arriving.

He knew that Xiqi would absolutely not be easy to conquer.

Taking Xiqi was akin to defying heaven and changing fate.

Without the power to defy heaven and change fate, a frontal assault would only lead to self-destruction.

In this Primordial Era, there were a total of six Saints. Nuwa sent three demons to confuse Emperor Xin and disrupt the imperial court of the Shang Dynasty.

Taishang Laojun and Primordial Heavenly Venerate supported Ji Fa and targeted Great Shang, intending to change the dynasty.

The Two Saints of the West were always looking for opportunities to benefit themselves and would also support Ji Fa.

As for Tongtian Sect Master, it was entirely because the disciples of the Sect of Interception were killed in too large numbers by the Chan Sect, forcing him to his limit, which eventually led to his falling out with Primordial Heavenly Venerate. Otherwise, Tongtian Sect Master would not have supported any side.

After careful consideration, not a single Saint supported Emperor Xin.

In this battle, Deng Jiugong had killed three generals from Xiqi and caused Xiqi to lose tens of thousands of soldiers, which was already a great victory.

It was time to cut losses while ahead. As long as Xiqi could not pass this hurdle he set, the destiny of Great Shang would remain.

Therefore, Deng Jiugong led his 300,000-strong army back to Three Mountains Pass!

"Marshal Deng, then I shall take my leave!"

At this moment, Lu Yue proposed to leave.

Immediately, he took his four disciples and ascended into the clouds, departing.

"Deng awaits the immortal Lu's return!" Deng Jiugong declared.

"Certainly!"

As Lu Yue's voice faded, he had already vanished at the horizon.

Beside Deng Jiugong, only Kong Xuan and the many generals under his command remained.

"Kong Xuan!"

"Our army has achieved a great victory this time, and your performance was excellent!"

Deng Jiugong patted Kong Xuan's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Yes, Marshal Kong single-handedly injured Nezha and Lei Zhenzi, and even Yang Jian couldn't do anything about him. Marshal Kong is heroic and mighty, the foremost general of Great Shang!"

Tailuan immediately chimed in.

"Ahem!" Deng Jiugong couldn't help but cough.

That person is a mighty being, what kind of general?

Of course, Deng Jiugong couldn't expose the truth.

It didn't matter if Kong Xuan was playing the fool to catch the tiger; he just needed to keep him firmly in his grasp.

However, Tailuan didn't grasp Deng Jiugong's meaning and gave an awkward laugh.

"Of course, besides the Marshal, Marshal Kong is the most heroic and mighty!"

This statement even made Kong Xuan laugh.

"Kong Xuan is certainly not as capable as the Marshal!"

Kong Xuan said with a humble smile.

Deng Jiugong, who had just taken a sip of tea, almost spat it out.

This Kong Xuan is getting better and better at putting on an act!

"Right, quickly send this military dispatch to Chaoge!"

Deng Jiugong took out a military dispatch, handed it to Tailuan, and then went into seclusion.

At the Marshal's Mansion!

Deng Jiugong first opened the blind box rewards he had previously obtained.

"Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for opening the blind box and receiving one Sign-in Card + one Treasure Map!"

As the System's prompt sounded, Deng Jiugong's expression froze.

This blind box reward was not any tangible treasure, but it might contain great opportunities.

Firstly, this Sign-in Card could be used to sign in at special locations, and rewards would be obtained after signing in.

Deng Jiugong hesitated for a moment before putting it away for the time being.

As for the Treasure Map, by following its guidance, one might obtain unexpected gains.

He then put away the Treasure Map and took out the Time Dao Disk, preparing to cultivate.

Currently, his physical body had reached the early stage of the Golden Immortal Realm. He could fight against Yang Jian, who was at the early stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm with his physical body, but he didn't hold any advantage.

With his many Magic Treasures, he could only repel Yang Jian.

Furthermore, Deng Jiugong's Nascent Soul cultivation was only at the early stage of the Mystic Immortal Realm, a full major realm behind his physical body cultivation.

Low Nascent Soul cultivation meant that the power of his Magic Treasures and divine abilities would be relatively limited.

Therefore, Deng Jiugong decided to improve his Nascent Soul cultivation.

Buzz!