Chapter 2751 - 2750: Clash of Heavenly Soldiers

Chapter 2751: Chapter 2750: Clash of Heavenly Soldiers

Under Li Jing, there had originally been the Four Heavenly Kings following him.

The Four Heavenly Kings were, respectively, Dhritarashtra of the East, South Growth King, West King with Wide Vision, and Heavenly King of the North.

They had originally been the "Four Generals of the Mo Family" under Wen Zhong, and in the end were defeated by Huang Tianhua, dying under the hidden weapon, the Gathering Heart Nail.

After the four of them died, they pledged themselves to Li Jing; by relying on Li Jing’s connections, they managed to secure the post of Heavenly King in the Buddhist Sect, and in the Heavenly Court they received the position of Defensive Commander of the South Heavenly Gate.

Among all the Divine Spirits of the Heavenly Court, they counted as people with status and a face.

To speak of it, they were even more splendid than Master Wen.

When the gods of the Sect of Severance gathered, they stayed by Li Jing’s side, and did not go to be reincarnated along with the other Divine Spirits of the Sect of Severance.

Now they all rose and took their leave of Li Jing, saying, "Heavenly King, we have already received the decree of the Buddha of the East from the Western Direction, and are preparing to go to the Western Heaven to remold our Golden Bodies. If Heavenly King is willing, you may go with us."

"You are leaving too?"

Li Jing looked at them, and a sudden hollow feeling surged up in his heart, as if someone had suddenly taken away the authority in his hands.

And he did not even have the slightest room to resist.

He let out a light sigh to the Four Heavenly Kings and said, "I have my own path to walk. Take good care of yourselves. Once you arrive in the Western Direction, if there is anything you cannot adapt to, you can still come back."

"Many thanks, Heavenly King!"

The Four Heavenly Kings nodded in unison, then took their leave from Li Jing and departed.

As soon as they left, the hall instantly became empty and desolate, with only the Five Peaks Great Deity still sitting where he was.

Here, only Li Jing had become immortal with his physical body.

The Five Peaks Great Deity were all people named on the Investiture of the Gods, and moreover, they were ministers of Zhou who had destroyed the Shang dynasty back then.

At the moment, they truly had nowhere to go, and could only stay here for the time being.

Li Jing asked Dongyue Great Emperor Huang Feihu, "Brother Huang, what plans do you have?"

Huang Feihu said, "Senior Brother Jiang Ziya has already sent us a letter, intending to have us ascend the Kunlun Mountains together to remold our physical bodies."

"Oh!"

Li Jing sighed inwardly, thinking that once this matter erupted, everyone had already found their own paths, while he alone was still thinking of rallying everyone together, trying to keep this Minor Celestial Court.

But he had forgotten that people all have to think for themselves.

He possessed a physical body; no matter where he was, he could continue cultivating.

But these Divine Spirits of the Investiture of the Gods could not help but consider their future.

After all, without the protection of the Investiture of the Gods, these Divine Spirits could be scattered at any time.

The Five Peaks Great Deity watched as the once bustling Minor Celestial Court broke apart in an instant, and they too felt somewhat ill at ease inside.

They cupped their hands to Li Jing and said, "Heavenly King, do not be anxious. It is only a temporary separation. If there is a chance in the future, we brothers will still be together with you, working side by side."

"The brotherly affection of you all, I will remember."

Li Jing nodded and sent off the last group.

Within the great hall, in an instant only he remained.

He sat alone in the Great Marshal’s seat for a short while, when suddenly someone outside came to report that Taibai Venus was requesting an audience.

Li Jing raised his brows slightly and ordered Taibai Venus to be brought in.

Taibai Venus glanced around the interior of the great hall, and a hint of surprise surfaced on his face. He spoke pleasantly to Li Jing, "Pagoda-Holding Heavenly King, it has been a long time."

Li Jing’s expression was dark as he said, "Instead of accompanying the Jade Emperor in the Heavenly Court, what are you doing here?"

Taibai Venus spoke with a smile, "Is it not that the Jade Emperor remembers the Heavenly King’s loyalty and valor, and so has sent this minor god to invite Heavenly King to return to the Heavenly Court to continue performing your duties! Your Majesty said, as long as Heavenly King is willing to return, you may put forward whatever conditions you please."

Li Jing snorted with a laugh and said, "Is it that Your Majesty has no one left to use by his side?"

Taibai Venus gave a dry chuckle. "Indeed, some changes have occurred these two days, and does not Heavenly King’s place here also stand empty, with no one left?"

Li Jing’s tiger eyes glared at Taibai Venus as he asked, "Have those people of the Witch Tribe left the Heavenly Court?"

"At present, the Heavenly Court has no Divine Spirits to employ—how could they possibly expel the Witch Tribe?"

Taibai Venus shook his head in explanation.

Li Jing barked, "If that is the case, then please, Divine Envoy, return! Even if only I, Li Jing, remain in this Minor Celestial Court, I will maintain the orthodoxy of the Heavenly Court here. So long as the Witch Tribe have not left the Heavenly Court, I, Li Jing, will never return."

Taibai Venus persuaded, "Heavenly King, why go so far? The Witch Tribe has been in Heaven for a long time, and they are not acting as recklessly as Heavenly King imagines. With their assistance, has the Heavenly Court not continued to function smoothly all the same?"

Li Jing mocked, "Since they are so capable, then why does Old Star Envoy still ask me to return? My words remain the same: I and the Witch Tribe are irreconcilable enemies. If the Witch Tribe are present, I will not be. If I am present, the Witch Tribe will not be."

Seeing that the conversation could go no further, Taibai Venus was searching for a new approach.

At this moment, someone outside suddenly came in and reported loudly, "It’s bad, Heavenly King, the armies of the Witch Tribe have come to attack the Minor Celestial Court."

"What?"

Li Jing’s tiger eyes widened. He spoke coldly to Taibai Venus, "Old Star Envoy, you have played your hand well. You mean to threaten and entice me into submission, do you?"

Taibai Venus explained awkwardly, "Th-this is all the Witch Tribe’s idea; it has nothing to do with Your Majesty! Heavenly King, when two armies clash, casualties are inevitable. For the sake of the soldiers’ lives, I ask that Heavenly King lead the army and return to the Heavenly Court together with this minor god!"

Li Jing remained firm, "My Human Race and the Witch Tribe are irreconcilable, even if it means death, what of it? Go and tell those people of the Witch Tribe, if they have the guts, then let them come on. I, Li Jing, do not fear that they are not true men."

"Th-this!"

Taibai Venus sighed, and after taking his leave of Li Jing, he immediately went up to the heavens, finding the military camp of the Witch Tribe’s army.

This time, the Witch Tribe had seen that the Heavenly Court had no Divine Spirits left, and so they pressed in with a million troops, covering the sky above Wuzhuang Temple so tightly that not a seam showed.

Once Taibai Venus arrived, he hurriedly had someone send word to Great Marshal Jiufeng.

When Jiufeng came and saw Taibai Venus, she was full of surprise as she said, "How is Old Star Envoy here?"

Taibai Venus replied, "Mistress Feng, this old one has come to persuade peace. The soldiers of this Minor Celestial Court were formerly all Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals of the Heavenly Court. We cannot have our own people fighting our own people, giving others cause to laugh at us!"

Jiufeng said sharply, "They are rebels of the Heavenly Court, openly provoking the Heavenly Court’s authority; what ’own people’ are they? Old Star Envoy, do not blame Jiufeng for not honoring your face. If I do not wipe out these rebels today, where will the Heavenly Court’s face be in future, where will its might be?"

Taibai Venus argued, "But Wuzhuang Temple is the domain of Zhen Yuanzi, Ancestor of Earth Immortals. If we, the Heavenly Court’s army, launch an assault and offend the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, we will gain no advantage either!"

Jiufeng smiled faintly and said, "Rest assured, Old Star Lord. Our Witch Tribe’s Great Marshal Xingtian has already recovered his strength. A mere Zhen Yuanzi is still far from being able to block us!"

She refused to listen to anything further from Taibai Venus and ordered that the Old Star Envoy be led away.

The sound of war drums rolled in waves, like a mass of dark clouds pressing down.

Above Wuzhuang Temple, the pressure abruptly rose; below, gusts of wild wind were whipped up, making the Ginseng Fruit Tree sway violently.

Inside and outside Wuzhuang Temple, the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals nervously lifted their heads to look at the sky.

They already knew of the matter of the Investiture of the Gods, and also knew that all the Divine Generals above their heads had dispersed. Now there remained only one bare-pole commander, Li Jing, present.

Meanwhile, the Witch Tribe’s morale was high, with a million soldiers, a force more than ten times their own.

With the army pressing down upon them, the hearts of these hundred thousand troops were indeed filled with immense anxiety, far from possessing Li Jing’s firmness.