Not long after the Shang Dynasty sent troops to attack West Qi, the Western Religion also made its move.
Hongjun had declared that all factions involved in the struggle of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ages past had to enter the kalpa. This chiefly concerned the disciples of the Saints, so the disciples of the Western Religion were also caught in the kalpa and could not escape it.
Jieyin and Zhunti ordered Sunlight, Moonlight, and Mahasthamaprapta to descend the mountain, help the newly appointed Eastern Marquis Jiang Wenhuan rebel against Shang, and raise an army to attack Wandering Soul Pass.
Jiang Wenhuan was the son of the previous Eastern Marquis, Jiang Huanchu, and Queen Jiang's younger brother. With both his father and sister dead at Zi Shou's hands, his hatred for the king ran bone-deep. Once he gained the Western Religion's support, how could he refuse? He immediately raised the banner of rebellion against Shang and dispatched his troops with all haste.
From that moment on, the Shang Dynasty's eastern territories also faced a challenge.
Leaving the eastern battlefield aside, the scene returned to West Qi.
The Shang Dynasty's invasion was exactly what Jiang Ziya had hoped for. Otherwise, a subject attacking his sovereign would always sound somewhat disgraceful. But now that the sovereign had taken the initiative to kill his subjects, they had no choice but to rise up and fight back. That sounded far better.
Jiang Ziya immediately clasped his hands and bowed toward Kunlun, requesting that Primordial Heavenly Venerable send disciples of the Expounding Teaching to assist him.
Yuanshi did not shirk his part in the kalpa. He immediately issued an Imperial Edict, ordering the disciples of the Expounding Teaching to go to West Qi, assist the enlightened ruler, and wage war against Yin