The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 346 - 305: The Heavenly Emperor Falls Into a Trap_3

Chapter 346: Chapter 305: The Heavenly Emperor Falls Into a Trap_3

The fortune of the Qing Dynasty was originally a part of the Southern Toad Continent, and if Huang Taiji were to enter through the gates, where could that fortune go but to occupy the national destiny? Hence, Wu Sangui’s actions, while well-intentioned, were actually harmful. Although they eliminated Li Zicheng, they also destroyed the last straw of the Ming Dynasty.

Fuxi called out gravely, "Chi Songzi, there’s not much time left! My Eight Trigrams Secret Technique can’t hold off the Heavenly Dao Laws any longer, and the Nine Heavens are about to take notice! We must leave, now!"

Chi Songzi, clenching his teeth, said, "Even if it costs me my life, I will slay Huang Taiji and incidentally kill Li Zicheng! To purge the tumor for the Ming Dynasty, to prolong the national destiny, I’m willing to bet it all for the Human Path!"

Fuxi, enraged, said, "You don’t know what’s good for you! Every one of the Nine Heavens is a Sage, any of whom could annihilate you with a mere gesture. Do you think you can kill Huang Taiji before they detect you? It’s nothing more than a futile way to die! Hurry, leave! Wait for the great calamity to descend upon the Four Great Continents, and then give one last effort. When the Heavenly Dao transcends and all killing ceases, such sins will no longer be counted. Quick, leave!"

Indeed, the Nine Heavens existed as beings akin to the Nine Great Sages of Heaven, with terrifying power capable of easily annihilating a Semi-Saint!

Back then, despite the Leader of the Heaven-Penetrating being unmatched in the world, and his Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation sweeping the Eight Desolates, he was still pushed into a corner by the Four Great Sages. The Jie Sect disciples met their fates one by one, and he was powerless to stop it. If the Nine Great Sages of Heaven were to descend, even his own survival would be at stake!

Chi Songzi roared furiously, "I’m not willing to accept this!"

With a bellow, he shockingly killed tens of thousands of Qing soldiers and then transformed into a streak of red light, escaping towards the South Sea.

Only the South Sea, with the secret realm of the Ancient Hate Heaven Clan, could block the Heavenly Dao. There, hiding in the depths of the Ruins, even the Nine Heavens would not be able to find him.

"Boom!"

The sky thundered as it split open, and nine cold eyes simultaneously opened in the endless void, scanning across the Four Great Continents, seeking the traces of Fuxi and Chi Songzi, the two who defied the heavens.

The Nine Heavens were devoid of emotion, one might even say not human. The heavens are heartless, and they all acted strictly according to the Heavenly Dao order. Any deviation or overstepping would be ruthlessly eradicated by the Heavenly Dao! Therefore, their actions were measured and never exceeded bounds.

No matter whether Fuxi was the Sage Emperor of the Human Clan or not, they would still eliminate him!

"Who would have thought that Tathagata could be so sinister, to have extended the lifespan of Nurhaci of the Aisin Gioro clan to this day, even deploying great techniques to obscure his fate from the heavens? I failed to foresee this! Now, with Huang Taiji still alive but Nurhaci dead, the fortune of the Qing Dynasty cannot be completely eradicated," Fuxi fumed internally, never expecting to be bested like this, for Tathagata truly was no ordinary foe.

Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones of the Thirty-Three Heavens were alerted.

"The Nine Heavens have taken action together! Someone is committing acts against heaven! Who could it be?" Laozi exclaimed in shock. The nine pairs of eyes in the sky, cold and piercing, swept every direction, with Law Divine Chains burgeoning within their gaze.

Fuxi’s Eight Trigrams Secret Technique was astoundingly audacious, virtually seizing the creation of heaven and earth, more powerful even than a Saint’s calculations, concealing fate, rendering even the Nine Heavens unable to discover his and Chi Songzi’s whereabouts.

The Nine Heavens sensed the presence of the Human Race’s Great Emperor and turned their gaze to Flower-Fruit Mountain, but saw only the Earthly Emperor Sword, the Human Emperor Xuanyuan Sword, and the Five Emperors’ Armor. However, Fuxi’s Heavenly Emperor Sword was nowhere to be found and evidently not there.

Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch gravely stated, "It’s Chi Songzi. He sought to defy destiny, to support the Human Path and the nation, to slay Huang Taiji, but he did not expect to be calculated against by Tathagata, who extended Nurhaci’s lifespan. The one he killed was Nurhaci."

"Extending Nurhaci’s lifespan accelerated the fall of the Ming Dynasty, which could be considered an act conforming to heaven... much like Zhao Gongming, who had already defeated Jiang Ziya, but was then saved by you." The Leader of Heaven-Penetrating sneered, his continued grievances over the Divine Enthronement lingering in his heart.

"Nurhaci is dead, and the fortune has shifted to Huang Taiji, who now truly shines brightly like the midday sun! Pity Wu Sangui, who opened the gates to let the Qing soldiers in to surround and eliminate Li Zicheng, thinking they would inflict mutual destruction. He drove out the tiger only to swallow the wolf, but alas, Li Zicheng is not the wolf, merely a stray dog! Wu Sangui overestimated Li Zicheng and underestimated Huang Taiji," Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch did not engage with the Leader of Heaven-Penetrating’s words, remembering well the disgrace of the war of deification, naturally not wanting the Sect Hierarch to point out his flaws.

"Fuxi possesses the unfathomable fortune of heaven and earth. Back then, he divined the Eight Trigrams from the void, deducing the coming of Sun Wukong. Without him, our Daoist path would be even more precarious today. He certainly has a strategy to evade the killing by the Nine Heavens; otherwise, he wouldn’t have acted so rashly," said Laozi.

"They will certainly reappear when the Heavenly Dao’s fortune completely collapses and the great calamity of the Eight Desolates comes with the attack from the Otherworld. By then, the Heavenly Dao will be too preoccupied to deal with them. Once the Heavenly Dao transcends, all karmic forces will be cleansed, and the Human Path and the Dao of Immortals will truly follow their own paths, ushering in an era of peace! They will not die for their defiance of destiny." Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch was the most cunning of the Three Pure Ones when it came to plotting, his fingers moving as he divined many secrets.

"The Yuan Family’s ’The Book of Changes Prophecy’ has long made it clear that in the Jiazi year of the Wuyin, the Ming Dynasty will utterly decline, with Zhang Xianzhong surrendering and then rising up again, causing countless deaths! Wu Sangui opened the gates to let the Qing troops in to annihilate Li Zicheng, but ensnared himself in his own trap."

"When the yellow tiger emerges, the river is dyed red, at the gate of heaven a mouth is spoken... As the earth tiger of Wuyin clears away the Ming, from the year of Wuyin, Chongzhen could not avert the doomed fate," the Leader of Heaven-Penetrating shook his head repeatedly.

Laozi slowly rose to his feet, saying, "Let’s go! The moment the Qing soldiers enter through the gates will be the moment the fortune collapses. We must first rebuild the Tower Connecting Heaven, and then enter the domain beyond to do battle with the Otherworld."

To find out what happens next, please wait for the next installment.

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