Su Mu thought it over for a long time before finally seeking out Bei Xuan. He had planned for Bei Xuan to become Emperor Yu's teacher, so this was a good opportunity to let him teach Xuanyuan and help him get his bearings.
Su Mu sent Bei Xuan a Spiritual Sense message, asking him to come to Martial Ancestor Hall. The hall was where Su Mu lived within Human Ancestor Hall. There were also Suiren Hall, Youchao Hall, and Ziyi Hall.
Bei Xuan came before Su Mu and bowed. "Greetings, Senior Disciple Brother."
"It's been a long time. You've reached the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. It seems you've been working hard." Su Mu was delighted. With the merit from helping Xuanyuan, Bei Xuan would surely be able to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
"Thank you for the praise, Senior Disciple Brother." Bei Xuan was pleased to hear Su Mu's words.
"Bei Xuan, Guangchengzi has run into some trouble while assisting Xuanyuan. He still hasn't managed to defeat Chi You's army. Go help Xuanyuan. You'll be able to gain merit as well."
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Senior Disciple Brother. I'll do everything I can to help Xuanyuan. But I heard the Kunlun Twelve Golden Immortals failed too. How can I, only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, be a match for Chi You?" Bei Xuan asked.
Su Mu smiled faintly. "Junior Brother, I've already come up with a solution. You can go to West Kunlun and seek out Nine Heavens Xuannü.
"Nine Heavens Xuannü has studied military strategy extensively and is well versed in warfare. When I first met her, she was already a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. I imagine she's entered the Grand Unity realm by now. If you work together, you'll surely be able to defeat Chi You's army."
After Su Mu finished speaking, he added, "I'll also have Candle Dragon send a member of the Dragon Clan to help Xuanyuan."
"Very well. I'll go to West Kunlun at once to find Nine Heavens Xuannü." Bei Xuan immediately set off for West Kunlun.
After Bei Xuan left, Su Mu came out of Martial Ancestor Hall and went to the Training Ground. He found a member of the Dragon Clan and told him to ask Candle Dragon to send someone to assist Xuanyuan.
After hearing Su Mu's instructions, the dragon immediately headed for the East Sea.
When Bei Xuan reached the foot of West Kunlun, he bowed and called out, "I am Bei Xuan of the Human Race. I request an audience with Senior Sister Nine Heavens Xuannü."
A few moments later, Nine Heavens Xuannü appeared. Today's Nine Heavens Xuannü was very different from how she had been in the past.
After witnessing Su Mu's formidable strength, she had been filled with envy and secretly vowed to train hard from then on and stop fooling around.
So after parting with Su Mu and returning to West Kunlun, she had thrown herself into cultivation.
Queen Mother of the West was glad to see Nine Heavens Xuannü like this, and directed all the resources of West Kunlun to her.
With those many resources and her own hard work, her cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, reaching the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. If Bei Xuan hadn't come looking for her, she would have continued cultivating in seclusion.
"What brings you here?" Nine Heavens Xuannü asked.
"Senior Sister Xuannü, Senior Disciple Brother Su Mu sent me to find you," Bei Xuan replied.
"Su Mu sent you? Then who are you?" Nine Heavens Xuannü asked Bei Xuan.
"I am the Second Disciple under Empress Nuwa," Bei Xuan replied.
"Mm. Why did Su Mu send you to find me?" Nine Heavens Xuannü asked.
"It's like this..." Bei Xuan explained the situation to Nine Heavens Xuannü.
"I see. Su Mu has brought me a great opportunity." Nine Heavens Xuannü smiled. "Come on. Let's go and see this Chi You for ourselves."
The two of them took a single step and arrived outside Xuanyuan Camp. Inside the tents, Xuanyuan was anxiously awaiting someone from the Human Ancestral Land.
While Xuanyuan waited, Chi You kept challenging him to battle, but Xuanyuan had kept the Truce Banner raised.
A soldier hurried in to report, "Chief, people from the Human Ancestral Land have arrived." Xuanyuan was overjoyed. "Quick, invite them in."
When Bei Xuan and Nine Heavens Xuannü entered the camp, Xuanyuan hurriedly asked, "May I ask your names?"
"Chief Xuanyuan, I'm Bei Xuan, Martial Ancestor's Junior Disciple. This is Nine Heavens Xuannü, a Disciple under Queen Mother of the West. Senior Disciple Brother Su Mu sent us to assist you."
"Excellent. Please, take your seats." After the two had sat down, Xuanyuan hurriedly asked, "What do you think we should do next?"
Just then, Guangchengzi spoke up. "All twelve of us Golden Immortals joined forces and still couldn't defeat Chi You. You think one of you, at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and the other, at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, can do it? Is this really who the Human Ancestral Land sent?"
Before Bei Xuan could speak, Nine Heavens Xuannü retorted, "The twelve of you couldn't defeat Chi You because you weren't capable. That doesn't mean nobody else can."
"That's right, Senior Brother Guangchengzi. Especially you—your title of 'God of War of Zhuolu' has spread throughout the entire Primordial World." Bei Xuan added.
"You..." Guangchengzi was already furious at having been defeated by Chi You. After Nine Heavens Xuannü and Bei Xuan spoke to him like that, he was so angry that he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, but he forced it back down.
Xuanyuan hurriedly tried to calm things down. "Everyone, please hear me out. Our priority should be to work together to defeat Chi You. We shouldn't let this come between us."
Guangchengzi was about to say something when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the tent.
A soldier ran in, visibly excited. "Chief, a dragon! There's a dragon outside—a gigantic dragon!"
"A dragon? Let's go see!" Xuanyuan was excited too. By the time he was born, the dragon had already become the Human Race's Guardian Divine Beast and totem.
Everyone went outside the tent. Xuanyuan alone stared excitedly at the enormous dragon before him. When he saw the huge pair of wings beneath its arms, he froze.
"Is this really a dragon? Why doesn't it look like the ones in the books?" Xuanyuan asked the others, puzzled.
Bei Xuan explained, "Chief Xuanyuan, this is indeed a dragon. It's just a member of one of the Dragon Clan's branches—the Ying Long clan."
Only after hearing Bei Xuan's explanation did Xuanyuan understand. His curiosity grew. He knew the Dragon Clan existed, but he knew nothing about the Ying Long clan.
Xuanyuan asked, "What exactly are the Ying Long like?"
Bei Xuan continued, "The Ying Long clan is the elite of the Dragon Clan. They have unique talents and abilities. They usually live atop high mountains or deep beneath the sea, and rarely interact with the outside world."
"Then what is Ying Long doing here?" Xuanyuan asked, confused.
Bei Xuan smiled and explained, "Ying Long is another helper Senior Disciple Brother found for you."
"Wonderful! Those who follow the Way have many allies, while those who turn from it have few. Let's see Chi You turn things around now!" Xuanyuan was overjoyed.
After everyone returned to camp, they began an intense discussion and planning session.
They sat around inside the tent, the atmosphere tense and solemn. Each person offered their opinions and suggestions, trying to come up with a perfect plan.
"We need to learn everything we can about the enemy, including their numbers, weapons and equipment, and strategic positioning," Nine Heavens Xuannü said.
"We also need to take the terrain into account and choose an appropriate battlefield and tactics," Xuanyuan added.
"Besides that, we mustn't neglect logistics. We need to make sure the army has enough provisions," Bei Xuan reminded them.
Everyone nodded in agreement, then continued to discuss the finer details. After a long discussion, they finally settled on a complete battle plan.
"Good. We'll carry out this plan! I hope we can win!" Xuanyuan declared.
Everyone responded in unison, "May we win a decisive victory!"
The armies began preparing for battle, ready to face the conflict that was soon to come.
Nine Heavens Xuannü made drums from the hide of Kui Niu of the East Sea and beaters from the bones of Thunder Beast. She also made horns from animal horns to use in battle.
Once everything was ready, Xuanyuan launched another attack.
First, Ying Long used its immense strength to attack from the sky, disrupting Chi You's army's advance. Then it used the Dragon Clan's ability to control water to throw the enemy formation into disarray.
At that moment, Nine Heavens Xuannü ordered a row of soldiers to blow the war horns. Another row of drums was brought out and lined up. The soldiers began beating them as they had practiced, raising the army's spirits.
Nine Heavens Xuannü called out, "The whole army, attack!"
Xuanyuan's army launched a fierce assault. Chi You's army quickly regrouped and met them head-on. But this time, Xuanyuan's forces surged forward with overwhelming momentum, routing Chi You's army and driving it back step by step.
Chi You had no choice but to retreat. In Chi You's camp, one of his eighty-one brothers said, "Chief, Xuanyuan's army came at us fiercely this time. It seems they used military strategy."
"That woman leading them is extraordinary. She seems well versed in military strategy. I'll have to seek reinforcements too," Chi You said.
After saying this, Chi You went to the Underworld.
News of Xuanyuan's victory over Chi You's army quickly spread throughout the Primordial World.
"What? Xuanyuan won this time?"
"Wasn't Guangchengzi the 'God of War of Zhuolu'? How could they win?"
"Fellow Daoist, you don't know the whole story. This victory wasn't thanks to Guangchengzi, but to Nine Heavens Xuannü."
"Nine Heavens Xuannü? Is she Queen Mother of the West's disciple? Queen Mother of the West is amazing—she raised such a fine disciple."
"Nine Heavens Xuannü commands troops like a god. I'd call her the War Goddess."
Countless Great Powers across the Primordial World chatted away through Spiritual Sense.
When Queen Mother of the West heard the Great Powers exchanging Spiritual Sense messages, she felt immensely proud. It raised her standing in their eyes without her having to do a thing.
In the Underworld, at Pingxin Hall, Chi You stood before Houtu with a miserable look on his face. "Empress!" he cried, his rough features full of helplessness and grievance, as if he had been terribly wronged.
Houtu said, "Chi You, I know why you've come. The Human Ancestral Land was within its rights to intervene. This battle has dragged on too long, and the Human Race cannot afford to delay any longer. I'll send Feng Bo and Yu Shi to help you. You and Xuanyuan can begin the decisive battle at Zhuolu."
"Very well." Chi You left the Underworld with Feng Bo and Yu Shi and headed for Zhuolu.
When they arrived at Zhuolu, Yu Shi cast his witchcraft, and in an instant, heavy rain poured over the entire battlefield.
The downpour swept Xuanyuan's army away and even washed away its camp, leaving the army with devastating losses.
Ying Long stepped in, but could only manage to lessen the rain a little. Although Ying Long could control wind and rain, its power was nothing compared to Yu Shi's.
In this situation, Bei Xuan went to North of Chishui in person and asked Nu Ba to help.
As soon as Nu Ba arrived, the heat radiating from her weakened the rainfall. She used her divine power to evaporate the surrounding rain into water vapor.
As she moved, the temperature around her began to rise, and the ground, soaked by the rain, gradually dried.
With the downpour no longer in their way, Xuanyuan's army was ready to attack Chi You's forces again.
When Feng Bo and Yu Shi saw things going badly, they joined forces and unleashed a divine ability. In an instant, a dense fog covered Zhuolu.
Everyone lost their sense of direction, forcing Xuanyuan's army to halt its advance.
Looking at the thick fog, Xuanyuan had no choice but to have the army rebuild its camp and temporarily cease hostilities.
After all, his army couldn't find its way, but neither could Chi You's.
Xuanyuan was anxious. Then he looked up and saw the Big Dipper. The handle turned while the bowl remained fixed, and from this principle, he invented the South-Pointing Chariot.
The South-Pointing Chariot looked like a two-wheeled cart with a single shaft. A wooden figure stood on the cart, its arm extended and pointing south.
Once the cart began to move, the figure's arm pointed south. No matter whether the cart turned east, southeast, west, or north, the gears ensured that the figure's arm always pointed south.
Then the Yellow Emperor immediately ordered craftsmen to make many more South-Pointing Chariots. After that, Xuanyuan led his army behind the chariots into battle, engaging Chi You's forces in fierce combat.
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