“Kang Cheng, there’s no need to scheme anymore, it’s useless. I’ve already arranged everything here, it’s filled with my Dao and my methods. You should know how powerful a well-prepared Daoist is.”
The sound remained ethereal, and no matter how Zheng Xuan searched, he could not find the source of the sound, so he had no way of knowing where Zhang Jiao was!
"Zhang Jiao, it's not too late for you to turn back now. The Taiping Dao hasn't rebelled yet. If you're willing to surrender now, you can at least save your life! Otherwise, once the imperial army arrives, the entire Taiping Dao will be uprooted and no one will be spared!"
"Turn back? Why should I turn back?"
"Then, can you tell me what your purpose is? Why do you want to rebel? As a Taoist priest, you don't seem to have a strong desire for power. What is the real reason? Is it simply to become emperor? If so, you could easily find a small world and rule as king," Zheng Xuan asked, puzzled.
After a long silence, Zhang Jiao said, "I'm taking this opportunity to break through to the seventh-level Taiyi Daojun. Isn't that reason enough?"
"Enough, we are not on the same page..."
Chapter Seventeen: The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, great fortune will come to the world!
"Very good. Zheng Xuan and the other two are now trapped by me. They won't be able to get out before the enemy breaks through the mountain gate. We can now properly prepare for the uprising." Zhang Jiao said with a little excitement as he looked at the situation inside the formation.
As she spoke, she unconsciously smiled, and that smile made her seem much kinder and gentler.
"Next, let's take down Huangfu Song, the commander-in-chief of Ji Province! He comes from the Huangfu family and has made great achievements in military strategy. Moreover, he has a great reputation throughout Ji Province."
"It can be said that this man is the backbone of the Jizhou military. Once we capture him, it will truly be twice as effective with half the effort. It's just a pity that the possibility of him surrendering is not high!" Zhang Bao shook his head and said.
"Alright, I'll leave these matters to you. I'll go and oversee the altar to summon other worlds. Once these worlds arrive, the Azure Heaven will transform into the Yellow Heaven! At that time, the entire world will be occupied by the Yellow Heaven..."
As he spoke, Zhang Jiao couldn't help but dream about it. It was understandable; his lifelong dream was about to begin, so this kind of reaction was to be expected.
With Zhang Jiao's command, the entire Taiping Dao was mobilized. Some teleported, some prepared weapons, and some even brought out their private soldiers.
In the countryside, there was a Taoist priest dressed in a Taoist robe and wearing a yellow turban. He carried a small altar, on which was enshrined the highest faith of the entire Taiping Dao—the Yellow Heaven!
This Yellow Heaven was initially Zhang Jiao's idea. Later, after learning about Wang Mang's actions ten thousand years earlier, he became even more convinced of his belief.
At first, he simply used his own Dao to continuously make offerings to the Yellow Heaven. Later, he incorporated the Daoist teachings of his two younger brothers, then dozens of his direct disciples and several elders, and then the entire lineage of the Taiping Dao also joined in the process of making offerings to the Yellow Heaven.
The stronger Huang Tian becomes, the stronger everyone's strength will be! The more one believes in Huang Tian, the stronger one's own strength will become.
Does this look familiar? This isn't the Yellow Turban Rebellion at all; it's clearly a religious war in Europe, the Crusades!
In fact, this was all thanks to Lin Yang's "Detailed Explanation of the Divine Way" back then; otherwise, Zhang Jiao would never have been able to develop so many functions at this point!
"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! The year is Jiazi, a time of great fortune for the world! Although it is not Jiazi year now, it is still a good time for an uprising!"
"The emperor in the imperial court is the most incompetent of all. He favors the Ten Attendants, and the ministers in his cabinet are all scoundrels..."
"Now is the time for rebellion! Let us replace the Azure Heaven with the Yellow Heaven, destroy the Azure Heaven of the Liu family, and forge the Yellow Heaven of our Way of Peace!"
Hearing the Taoist priest's impassioned words, most people's first reaction was a jolt of shock, their minds blank with confusion.
After all, they were just ordinary, honest people. It was normal for them to be stunned or even dumbfounded when they suddenly heard about rebellion, a crime that could lead to the extermination of nine generations of their family.
"Master Huang, what do you want to do?" A young man's eyes darted around, his expression changing several times in an instant, clearly frightened.
"Master Huang, are you... are you possessed? How dare you spout nonsense here! I'm going to report you to the authorities! Yes, I'm going to report you to the authorities!" An older woman, still holding wild vegetables in her hand, said directly.
"This is tantamount to rebellion..." the elderly man said, his legs trembling.
As they spoke, some people walked towards Huang Daoren, while others quietly fled to the back. Still others headed directly towards the county town.
Seeing this, Huang Daoren glanced at the crowd with disdain, raised the small altar in his hand high, and continuously poured streams of magical power into it, emitting beams of yellow light.
"Heh, you've received so much help from me over the years, and I've even treated your illnesses. Do you really think it's all free? You're too naive!"
When the vast majority of people were illuminated by this yellow light, their expressions changed drastically, and extremely subtle yellow light emanated from their bodies.
With their combined efforts, the people were instantly brought under control. Their expressions became blank, and their movements slowed down.
As for the remaining few civilians who were not immediately brought under control, they still could not escape even with Huang Daoren's personal intervention!
"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"
"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"
"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"
"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"
...
Accompanied by shouts, thousands of yellow rays of light once again flowed from the bodies of these people into the small altar, becoming nourishment for Huang Tian's growth.
Soon after, the miniature Yellow Heaven emitted a soft light that entered Huang Daoren's body. Seeing this, Huang Daoren was overjoyed. He then closed his eyes, immersing his mind in the Yellow Heaven, quietly feeling and believing in it.
In an instant, countless Daoist principles and techniques related to Huangtian were directly poured into his sea of consciousness, and it was as if he had personally experienced them, as if he were very proficient.
"This, this is the Returning Wind and Reversing Fire Technique, which is a fourth-order Dao technique! I have already started practicing it ahead of time. Although its power is not great and it has not yet been fully mastered, or even reached the minor mastery level, its power far exceeds the fireball and fire explosion techniques that I usually practice!"
"These are the precautions needed for the Yin Spirit to break through to the Yang Spirit, this is the cultivation method for purifying the Yang Spirit, this is Volume Three of the *Taiping Yaoshu*, concerning the cultivation method for the Yang Spirit, this is..."
"This time I infected more than 6,000 villagers. The vast majority of them were of average quality, and each of them only had one value point. Among them, more than 500 people will be able to reach the second tier in the future, with each person having ten value points. Only 20 people will be able to reach the third tier in the future, with each person having one hundred value points."
"As for the fourth tier, there aren't any. These value points add up to a little over 13,000, which is enough for me to exchange for quite a few good spells. However, the first thing I need to do is break through to the Yang God tier. Although it requires 1,000 value points, it's worth it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, beams of yellow light began to fundamentally change and strengthen Huang Daoren. In that instant, his Yin spirit expanded and changed continuously, with less and less Yin energy remaining within it, gradually showing signs of Yang transformation.
In fact, the value proposition and enhancement methods are also what Zhang Jiao learned from the Reincarnation Ground. Although it might have some impact on potential, the efficiency is outstanding!
"Haha, I've broken through!"