Lu Ya the Daoist Agrees to Aid Zhou in Attacking Shang, the Seven Sages of Plum Mountain Arrive at Chaoge!

Western Kunlun.

Inside Lu Ya's cave abode.

Lu Ya looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, when will the Great Zhou Dynasty begin its war to conquer Shang?"

Yuanshi Tianzun pondered for a moment before saying, "In roughly five to ten years!"

"At present, the Great Zhou Dynasty is simply too weak."

"Therefore, the Dao Ancestor has ordered my senior brother and me to do everything in our power to help the Great Zhou Dynasty strengthen itself."

"Right now, the Great Zhou Dynasty's experts are all in secluded cultivation, breaking through their realms!"

After hearing this, Daoist Lu Ya nodded. "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, I understand!"

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Fellow Daoist Lu Ya, do you have any other doubts?"

Lu Ya said, "None."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Fellow Daoist Lu Ya, since you have no doubts, I shall take my leave!"

Lu Ya said, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, rest assured. Since I have promised you—"

"Then I will certainly keep my word. When the Great Zhou Dynasty marches against Shang, I shall emerge from seclusion!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded. "Good!"

Immediately afterward, Yuanshi Tianzun rose to his feet, bade farewell, and left.

After Yuanshi Tianzun departed, Lu Ya began pondering what the Demon Race should do next when Great Zhou launched its campaign against Shang.

Daoist Lu Ya knew that during the Witch-Demon Tribulation, the Witch and Demon races had committed endless massacres.

Countless living beings in the Primordial World had perished in the great war between the Witch and Demon races, causing the two races to accumulate towering karmic sin.

If the Demon Race's towering karmic sin was not offset by accumulating merit during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and using the power of that merit to cancel it out—

Then the Demon Race's experts would find their paths of cultivation incomparably difficult, facing the reckoning of the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao at every moment.

That was Daoist Lu Ya's ultimate reason for agreeing to Yuanshi Tianzun.

After Lu Ya had thought everything through, he came back to himself and said, "It has been so many years. I wonder how they are doing?"

Daoist Lu Ya immediately walked out of his cave abode, formed hand seals with a wave of his hand, and sealed the cave abode!

Then Daoist Lu Ya leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of rainbow light that vanished from sight.

The escape art Daoist Lu Ya used was precisely the Demon Race's renowned Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art!

At the same time.

Chaoge City.

Seven powerful figures rode through the sky from afar.

In the blink of an eye, seven figures descended outside Chaoge City.

These seven were none other than Yuan Hong and the other Six Monsters of Plum Mountain.

At this moment, Jin Dasheng asked in confusion, "Brother Yuan Hong, have we come to Chaoge to directly enter the palace and seek an audience with His Majesty?"

Yuan Hong said, "Back then, one of His Majesty the Human Emperor's three corpse bodies, the self corpse, gave Big Brother a communication talisman."

"He said that once we arrived in Chaoge, we were to send a message to His Majesty the Human Emperor!"

"Then find a place to wait!"

Jin Dasheng, Zhu Zizhen, Dai Li, Wu Long, Chang Hao, and Yang Xian said, "Brother Yuan Hong, quickly send a message to His Majesty the Human Emperor."

Yuan Hong nodded. With a thought, a communication talisman appeared in his hand.

Yuan Hong activated the communication talisman and imprinted into it the information that he and the Six Monsters of Plum Mountain had arrived in Chaoge.

Then Yuan Hong poured mana into it and activated the communication talisman.

In an instant, the communication talisman turned into a streak of light and disappeared.

The study in Longevity Immortal Palace.

Di Xin was using his Primordial Spirit to inspect the secluded cultivation of Yang Jian, Grand Tutor Wen, and the others within the Chaos Pearl's inner world.

Just then, Di Xin sensed a faint fluctuation of mana within his body.

Immediately, Di Xin's Primordial Spirit withdrew from the Chaos Pearl's inner world.

With a thought from Di Xin, a communication talisman appeared out of thin air before him.

Di Xin lightly tapped it with his finger, pouring mana into it to activate the communication talisman.

Then a voice rang out beside Di Xin's ear.

"Your Majesty the Human Emperor, I am Yuan Hong, leader of the Plum Mountain Seven Monsters!"

"By the order of one of Your Majesty the Human Emperor's three corpse bodies, the self corpse, we have arrived in Chaoge."

"We are awaiting Your Majesty the Human Emperor's instructions."

After listening to the message from the communication talisman, Di Xin stored it within his body.

Earlier, after Di Xiao went to find Kong Xuan, he headed to Plum Mountain.

Yuan Hong, leader of the Plum Mountain Seven Monsters, agreed to lead the other six monsters of Plum Mountain to Chaoge and await Di Xiao's orders.

Immediately, Di Xin used a voice transmission technique and said, "Royal Uncle Bigan, come to the Longevity Immortal Palace's imperial study at once!"

At this moment, Bigan was reviewing secret reports submitted from the various provinces together with seven senior ministers: Shang Rong, Weizi Qi, Weizi Yan, Zhao Qi, Yang Ren, Mei Bo, and others.

As Bigan read through the secret reports, surprise appeared in his eyes.

Shang Rong, Weizi Qi, Weizi Yan, Zhao Qi, Yang Ren, and Mei Bo looked at Bigan and asked, "Deputy Prime Minister Bigan, what is it?"

Bigan said, "Just now, His Majesty used a secret technique to transmit his voice to me!"

"His Majesty has ordered me to go to the Longevity Immortal Palace's imperial study at once."

Shang Rong hurriedly said, "Deputy Prime Minister Bigan, then hurry and go!"

Bigan nodded, set down the secret report in his hand, rose to his feet, and left the hall.

Before long, Bigan arrived outside the imperial study of the Longevity Immortal Palace.

When the Imperial Forest Army guards stationed at the imperial study saw Bigan arrive, they respectfully bowed.

"Greetings, Deputy Prime Minister. His Majesty is waiting for you inside!"

Bigan nodded. "Mm, I understand."

With that, Bigan entered the imperial study of the Longevity Immortal Palace.

Upon arriving in the imperial study, Bigan bowed to Di Xin. "This subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"

Di Xin said with a smile, "Royal Uncle Bigan, go to the Chaoge reception hall at once!"

"Yuan Hong, leader of the Plum Mountain Seven Monsters, has arrived in Chaoge with the other six monsters of Plum Mountain and is waiting there."

Bigan said, "Your Majesty, after this subject meets Yuan Hong and the others, should I bring them to the Longevity Immortal Palace's imperial study?"

Di Xin said, "Bring all seven of Yuan Hong's group directly to the imperial study of the Longevity Immortal Palace. I shall wait for you here."

Bigan respectfully bowed. "Yes, Your Majesty. This subject will go at once!"

Di Xin nodded, and Bigan turned and left.

Outside Chaoge City.

After Yuan Hong finished sending his message, he waited in place with the other six monsters of Plum Mountain.

By then, the other six monsters had waited a long while without seeing anyone come for them.

Jin Dasheng, Zhu Zizhen, Dai Li, Wu Long, Chang Hao, and Yang Xian asked, "Big Brother, do you think the Human Emperor will send someone?"

Yuan Hong said, "Rest assured. The Human Emperor will certainly send someone!"

No sooner had Yuan Hong spoken than they saw a stern-faced elderly man walking toward them from afar.

Yuan Hong said, "He's here!"

The other six monsters of Plum Mountain hurriedly turned to look at the newcomer as well.

A few breaths later, Bigan arrived before the Plum Mountain Seven Monsters.

Bigan cupped his hands in greeting. "I am Bigan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Great Shang Dynasty!"

"Are you the Seven Sages of Plum Mountain—Yuan Hong, Jin Dasheng, Zhu Zizhen, Dai Li, Wu Long, Chang Hao, and Yang Xian?"

Yuan Hong returned the gesture. "We pay respects to Deputy Prime Minister!"

"That is correct. We are the Seven Sages of Plum Mountain!"

"I am Yuan Hong, leader of the Seven Sages of Plum Mountain. The other six Sages are all my sworn brothers!"

Bigan nodded. "Good!"

"Yuan Hong, the Human Emperor has sent me to bring you to meet him."

"Come with me and enter the palace to meet His Majesty!"

Yuan Hong nodded. "Good!"

With that, Yuan Hong led the Six Monsters of Plum Mountain behind Bigan as they headed for the imperial palace!