Chapter 145: The Fury of the Saints, Western Front's First Defeat

  Shang Rong washed away Emperor Xin's inscription in the Nüwa Palace and then went to the Three Pure Ones' Palace and the Wujie Shengdi Palace to confess his crime.

  At the level of Wújí and Zhū Shèng, as long as someone calls out one's own name, there will be a response between one's heart and spirit. Therefore, when Emperor Xīn performed an act of disrespect towards the Three Pure Ones and Wújí, all four had a reaction. They were all greatly enraged.

  Just as the four were ready to teach Di Xin a good lesson, Nuwa on the side also transmitted a burst of anger, and the four investigated the heavenly machine to discover everything that had happened in Nuwa's palace. Their original angry mood couldn't help but decrease somewhat.

  Nüwa had sensed it when she was offering incense to Emperor Xin, but Nüwa understood that today was the birthday set by humans for themselves, used to worship themselves. So she didn't take it seriously.

  Of course, this date is only set by humans and not the actual birthday of Nüwa. Nüwa was already present at the beginning of heaven and earth, so it's likely that even she herself wouldn't know when her actual birthday is.

  But this is after all the human tribe's intention for their own Holy Mother, and every year the Goddess Nüwa would take some time to come and inspect. Today was no exception, as Emperor Xin had just begun to show disrespect and hadn't realized it yet.

  However, afterwards Nüwa went to the Palace of Nüwa as usual and saw the inscription left by Zhòu. She was extremely angry and thought that since she became a goddess, all the gods who were stronger than her had always shown her respect. As the ruler of humans, Zhòu could be considered as one of Nüwa's descendants, yet he dared to desecrate his own ancestor in such a way, which made Nüwa feel unbearable.

  Nüwa was enraged and, without considering anything else, rushed to the imperial palace of Zhongyuan, intending to kill Emperor Zǐ. However, when she arrived at Zhongyuan, she was blocked by a massive accumulation of evil energy above the city.

  Nüwa didn't take the Great Shang Dragon Qi seriously, but if she were to recklessly kill Emperor Xin now, the Great Shang Dragon Qi protecting him would definitely fight back with its life. Although Nüwa wouldn't get hurt, if the Great Shang Dragon Qi suffered any damage, it would lead to a karmic consequence with Da Shang.

  Afterwards, the Nuwa Empress calculated that Da Shang still had several decades of aura, and Nuwa Empress would not waste her own merits and aura for a dying person. After calming down, Nuwa Empress also discovered the anger transmitted from the Wujizong Temple on the edge of the Nuwa Palace and the Sanqing Temple of the Three Pure Ones.

  The Three Pure Ones, the Supreme August Jade Sovereign and the Goddess Nüwa had a discussion among themselves, all thinking that this time Emperor Xin was truly guilty of an unforgivable crime, daring to be so presumptuous towards them, especially towards the Goddess Nüwa. Even Tongtian Jiaozhu, who usually supported the great merchants, had nothing to say at this point. This time, Emperor Xin could be said to have lost face for all of them.

  Wuji suddenly remembered some speculations about Emperor Xin's visit to the Nuwa Palace in his previous life. However, Wuji found that everything seemed normal, but why did the wind suddenly rise inside the Nuwa Palace, and how could it make Emperor Xin see the true face of Goddess Nuwa?

  And with Di Xin's actions over the years, although he is not a wise and powerful emperor, he will not be confused by the stone statue of Nüwa in the Nüwa Palace. Wújí expressed his speculation, and the four saints also inferred through the Heavenly Way that they found the wind that Wújí emphasized.

  No one understood, but it must be someone who had concealed this part of the heavenly machine. However, at this moment, facing the combined efforts of the Four Saints and Wuji, this part of the heavenly machine suddenly became clear. Although the people did not discover the hidden figure, they discovered the shadow of the Western Sect's Gongfa within.

  In the vast chaos, only two saints from the West, Jiāo Yǐn and Zhǔn Tí, could conceal such a heavenly secret that all other saints couldn't detect. Wu Ren originally wanted to find Jiāo Yǐn and Zhǔn Tí to settle accounts, but at this time, it was just the beginning of the great calamity, if the saints took action, they might increase the power of this great calamity.

  Everyone can only endure, but no one will lead the two saints to take action. At this time, the Western Church's power in the human race is still developing, and the Marquis of Ji Zhou, Su Hu, is also supported by the Western Church.

  At this time, the big merchants have been divided into three factions: the Tan Jiao, the Jie Jiao and the Xi Fang Jiao. The strongest among them is the street corner faction, which controls the imperial court. The Tan Jiao supports the Marquis of Xibo, Ji Chang, while the Xi Fang Jiao controls the Marquis of Jizhou, Su Hu.

  The will of the saints cannot be stopped by anyone. After the two sects of Tian Quan and Jian Jue received their respective sacred orders, they immediately took action.

  After Emperor Xin offered incense at the Temple of Nüwa, the beautiful face of the holy image of Nüwa always floated in his mind, making him think day and night, losing sleep and appetite. Every day he was depressed and listless, without spirit or energy. Looking at his three palaces and six courtyards, they were like dust and dirt, tasteless to eat.

  Fei Zhong, the imperial advisor, was a sycophant. He was clever and understood the thoughts of Emperor Xin. He presented a memorial saying: "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler of the empire, everything in the world belongs to you. If Your Majesty wants beautiful women, what difficulty could there be? It would be easy to issue an imperial edict ordering the various regional lords to each select one hundred beauties to fill the palace."

  Emperor Xin was overjoyed when he heard this, nodding his head repeatedly. However, at that time, Emperor Xin had not completely lost his senses and understood that the frequent floods and droughts in the land made it an inappropriate time to hold a selection of beauties for the palace, which would inevitably lead to exhausting the people's resources and losing their trust.

  Emperor Xin told his concerns to his close minister, Fei Zhong. Fei Zhong said: "Your Majesty isn't looking for a beautiful woman? I've been paying attention to this matter and found that the daughter of Marquis Su Hu of Jizhou is born with a national color and fragrance, charming and seductive, she's a top-notch beauty! Your Majesty must not miss her!"

  For several months, Emperor Xin had been suffering from the lack of beautiful women serving him. Upon hearing this, he was immediately delighted and ordered Su Yu to be summoned to the palace. He said: "I have heard that you, Su Yu, have a daughter who is virtuous, elegant, and dignified in her demeanor. I wish to select her as an imperial concubine. What are your thoughts on this?"

  Emperor Xin thought that Su Hu would be willing to become a relative of the imperial family, but who knew that as soon as he spoke, Su Hu pushed back and refused, and even advised Emperor Xin not to be too infatuated with beauty, otherwise the world would be in danger. Emperor Xin was furious when he heard this, and originally wanted to execute Su Hu, but Fei Zhong and You Hun said not to kill Su Hu, that way Su Hu would definitely be grateful and voluntarily send his daughter over. Emperor Xin thought it made sense, so he let Su Hu go back.

  Su Hu returned to the post station, told the family about the situation, and the family was suddenly extremely excited, shouting: "The king is tyrannical and lawless, the world will surely be in great chaos. Why doesn't the emperor rebel against the imperial court, guard a country by himself, and protect his clan and family?" Su Hu thought it made sense, so he carved a poem on the wall of the Wu Gate, and then took the family generals to rush to Jizhou.

  The poem says:

  You have been a bad ruler and destroyed the five constant virtues.

  Hebei Province will protect its people, and never surrender to the merchants!

  This is a great anti-poem, Emperor Xin was furious after knowing it, and ordered Beihou Hou Chonghou Hu and Xibohou Tiger Ji Chang to go and pacify Jizhou. From then on, under the joint efforts of both sides, they quickly defeated Jizhou supported by the Western Sect, the Western Sect suffered heavy casualties, but the real masters were not injured.

  The final result of this great war was that thousands of Western sects died, and only a handful of people entered the Seal God List. The remaining people all went through the Six Paths of Reincarnation to be reborn, and hundreds of direct disciples were also drawn into the cycle of reincarnation.