Chapter 717: Outside the Gate of Hell, the Young General

Wen Rui could only guess irresponsibly as to what Nuwa was planning to do. After all, these higher gods were all riddle-tellers. If they had something to say, they wouldn't know how to say it properly. The only thing they could say was "the secret of heaven cannot be revealed."

Kong Xuan frowned and was filled with indignation after hearing this conspiracy theory.

This bird has a straightforward personality. He always believes that right is right and wrong is wrong. He has a very simple view of justice and hates hypocritical and deceitful people who say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.

If the Shang Dynasty opposed the Zhou army at the beginning, an important reason was that they believed that King Wen and King Wu of Zhou were hypocritical and staged the "Phoenix Singing at Mount Qishan" drama in Xiqi, in order to insist that the Zhou family was favored by heaven and was rebelling against the Shang Dynasty in accordance with the will of heaven.

Others may find it difficult to tell the truth from the false. Kong Xuan is the son of Phoenix. Doesn’t he know who his biological mother supports?
No matter how licentious and immoral King Zhou was, the fact that the Shang people regarded themselves as descendants of the Xuanniao would not change. As long as the Shang Dynasty did not extinguish the belief in the Xuanniao, it would be passed down forever and would not be replaced by today's belief in the real dragon.

"What should we do next? Should we go directly to Haojing to set up a battlefield, welcome Nuwa, and fight her?"

Kong Xuan frowned and said, "I seem to understand why you stopped me from fighting her on the spot. It must be because I am not sure of winning. Lishan is not far from Haojing. You want to wait for the strong support of Lishan Laomu while we are in a stalemate with Nuwa, right? If Lishan Laomu can help, the three of us will join forces. Even if Nuwa is not afraid of my five-colored divine light, it will be difficult for her to gain an advantage. She can only watch the Great Zhou people being dehydrated and taken in by you."

Wen Rui smiled awkwardly and waved his hands, saying, "You may not know that Lishan Laomu and Nuwa Niangniang are good friends. If she comes, she is more likely to help Nuwa teach me a lesson."

"The human race of the Great Zhou Dynasty must not act rashly for the time being. If we fight with the demons before they attack us, both sides will suffer losses and it will be a waste of time."

"The human race in Nanzhanbuzhou can't handle it, and I can't help Xiniuhezhou either. Is this catastrophe inevitable? We can obviously win quickly, but we are forced to fight a protracted war of attrition."

Kong Xuan sighed bitterly, "How come the gods and Buddhas today are not as united as they were five hundred years ago when facing the Blood Sea Demon Clan? Not only do they not help them with all their might, but they hinder each other..."

"Perhaps it's because Jiejiao's ideology is poisonous. It can also be regarded as a kind of cognitive distortion similar to 'being possessed by a demon'."

Wen Rui said meaningfully: "The straw dogs who believe in Jiejiao are unwilling to sacrifice themselves and try to fight for a glimmer of hope. Isn't this going against the will of heaven and subverting the moral principles of heaven. Falling into evil will only lead to sinking into the three lower realms, and the final destination is hell. However, the thoughts of Jiejiao can actually make ordinary beings live better and let mortals enjoy the blessings of heaven."

"In this comparison, in the eyes of some gods and Buddhas, Jiejiao is more harmful than Mojiao."

"Is it wrong for mortals to live a better life? How can it cause dissatisfaction among gods and Buddhas?"

Kong Xuan said in confusion.

Wen Rui continued to instill poisonous ideas into him: "Although this mentality is complicated, it is not difficult to understand. The gods and Buddhas are 'worried that sentient beings suffer, and also worried that sentient beings drive away'. How can the gods and Buddhas cope with the fact that we are all mortals and are on par with the gods and Buddhas?"

Kong Xuan seemed to be thinking about something. Wen Rui saw that the time was almost right, so he stopped adding unnecessary details and changed the subject, saying, "The dehydration plan can only be put on hold for now. Let's go do another important thing first. This matter still requires the help of Brother Kong's magical powers."

"Oh, what do you need my help with? Who are you going to take me to cause trouble for?"

……

The Taishan earth veins, the earth boundary, and the gates of hell.

On the city gate, the Taishan guards were ready to fight, and they were ready to fight. However, they looked extremely nervous, and their eyes were also panic-stricken, and their morale seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

On the city wall, a young general with a worried look on his face paced back and forth. From time to time, he looked at the defense positions being built by countless metal puppets on the plain outside the city gate, and he seemed uneasy.

The young general's name was Huang Tianlu. He was the second son of Huang Feihu and the younger brother of Huang Tianhua.

In the Battle of Conferred Gods, Huang Tianlu died in Sishui Pass. After his death, his heroic spirit lingered and he was summoned by his father and brothers to become a god on Mount Tai, and served as the general guarding the Ghost Gate.

Some time ago, he saw with his own eyes the defeated Heavenly Army withdrawing from the gates of hell. After making inquiries from many sources, he learned that his father and brother, who was the Grand Marshal and military supervisor of the Heavenly Army, were seriously injured in the bloody battle. Although they did not die, half of their souls were scattered and they had lost the ability to think independently, like a walking corpse.

After traveling through the three realms, no one knew better than him how serious the situation was, especially the Ghost Gate Fortress, which might be reduced to ruins under the massive attack of the demon army in a short time.

During this period, Huang Tianlu continuously sent out scouts to investigate the movements of the demon army and delivered intelligence and letters for help to the Heavenly Court as soon as possible. However, all of them fell on deaf ears and he received no feedback at all.

The Jade Emperor only issued one decree, which was to strictly order the Taishan defenders to hold the city gates and fight to the death.

One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and fifty thousand monks were defeated so tragically, how could a mere few thousand soldiers guarding Mount Tai possibly resist?

The divine soldiers guarding Mount Tai are only capable of dealing with the evil spirits that attempt to escape from the underworld. They are just soldiers guarding the border. Both their individual strength and number of troops are far inferior to the elite heavenly soldiers and generals.

Today on Mount Tai, Huang Tianlu has been promoted to the supreme commander. Although he had mediocre qualifications and no talent as a commander, the fact that he did not abandon the city and flee was already a display of extraordinary courage.

A scout climbed up the tower and bowed, saying, "Major General, the Blood Sea Canal of the Demon Mosquito has been dug to within a thousand miles of Ghost Gate. They are digging an artificial blood lake as a forward camp for attacking Ghost Gate. It will take more than a month for the artificial blood lake to be completed and filled with blood."

"That is to say, in two months at most, the army of demonic mosquitoes will march to the gates of hell!"

Huang Tianlu looked bitter and shook his head, saying, "Why hasn't the Heavenly Court sent reinforcements yet? Reinforcements are urgent, but why is the efficiency still so poor? I have to wait years for a reply after reporting a piece of news?"

There is a saying that before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first.

The Blood Sea Demon Clan's supply line was established in a unique way. That was by digging a canal to draw water from the Blood Sea. Wherever the blood water reached, the demon army would have sufficient food and fodder.

The land is filled with extremely yin energy, with few living creatures and many evil spirits. It is impossible to hunt blood-sucking creatures like the devil mosquito. If they leave the source of the blood sea, it would be like being cut off from food.

However, there are always more solutions than problems. Taoist Mosquito came up with the idea of digging a blood sea canal to establish a stable supply line, leading the water of the blood sea to the front line, and digging an artificial blood lake at the front line, so as to feed and train the army of magic mosquitoes in the blood lake.

It is also because of this that the Blood Sea Demon Clan's advance speed was delayed by the speed of canal excavation, leaving a certain buffer time for Rong Wenrui to implement the "Age of Chaos" plan in the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)

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