Time flowed on, and more than ten years soon passed.
The Investiture of the Gods Calamity had officially begun. As the measureless calamity surged, King Zhou, bewitched by the deceptive words from Shen Gongbao's side, had begun sending troops against Xiqi. For the first battle, he dispatched Chong Houhu, Earl of the North, to attack Xiqi. His forces had now reached a point a hundred li outside the city.
Ji Chang, Earl of the West, had no one suitable at his disposal. In the end, he could only send his second son, Ji Fa, to lead an army out to meet the enemy.
This time, Shen Gongbao accompanied Chong Houhu in person, casting spells for the army. They had set out certain of victory, intent on wiping out Xiqi in a single battle.
Shen Gongbao acted, immediately resorting to an unorthodox method: the Plague Poison Art.
Overnight, anguished howls filled the entire Xiqi army. Ji Fa was frantic. At this rate, his whole army would perish.
Left with no other choice, he sent men back to seek his father's help, asking him to post notices and recruit extraordinary people to treat the soldiers' strange illness.
There were many such extraordinary people in this era. An earth immortal immediately went back to relay the news, and the Earl of the West received the message in short order.
Xiao Tian had actually known about all this long ago. He had already arrived in Xiqi and was simply waiting to save them.
He had also prepared the medicinal remedies long beforehand. It had to be said that Primordial Heavenly Venerable had already taught Xiao Tian the formations, medical arts, and other methods needed to counter the few tricks he had taught Shen Gongbao.
Shen Gongbao could forget about defeating Jiang Ziya. Everything had