334: Monsters Besiege the City

Tang Ku had gained two more Disciples... Although they were not much to look at right now, who knew what the future held, right?

Well, in truth, Tang Ku had only taken them as Disciples out of curiosity about their identities. After all, the stories of the Black Mountain Old Demon and the Tree Demon Grandmother had appeared more than once in the movies and TV shows of his past life.

The group rode auspicious clouds, departing from the oasis and heading all the way toward Chang'an City. Along the way, Xiao Cui pestered Tang Ku to tell her about the customs and traditions of the Great Tang and the Human Realm.

Tang Ku, with a mouth that could deceive gods and spirits, combined with his citations of classics and the knowledge from his past life, described the entire Human Realm as even more beautiful than the Immortal Realm. This made Xiao Cui's eyes sparkle, and Black Mountain, off to the side, kept nodding and echoing her agreement.

"Master, if Chang'an is so beautiful, why are we still cultivating the Immortal Dao? Wouldn't it be better to just live in the Human Realm?"

Xiao Cui asked, her eyes shining.

"Cultivation is not for the purpose of ascending to the Immortal Realm, but rather a sublimation of oneself!" Tang Ku explained with a smile. "All things have their roots. Cultivating the root, cultivating the true self, and realizing the great Dao—only then can one transcend! You are still far from this Realm. You must keep your feet on the ground to... Hmm... What is going on?"

Halfway through his sentence, Tang Ku suddenly frowned. He met eyes with Yang Jian, and both of them couldn't help but show expressions of confusion.

The group stopped moving. Yang Jian said in a deep voice, "Holy Monk, is that person opposite... Nezha? Why does he look a bit different?"

"It is Nezha... Hmm, a lot has happened since you left. Nezha is now a top student in the scientific community. His attainments in mechanics... in mechanism arts, are not much worse than Yuan Tiangang's!"

Tang Ku frowned slightly and said, "Is something wrong with him coming here now? Strange, if something really happened, he could have just contacted us using the communication jade plate. But looking at how he rushed over when he saw us, it seems he was specifically looking for us!"

Nezha's Wind Fire Wheels were fast. Before, he had looked like a black dot dozens of miles away, but in the time it took to say a few words, he had already arrived close by. He opened his mouth and said to Tang Ku, "Holy Monk... something big has happened... Uh, Second Brother is here too... And these two... Damn it, what's the situation with these two Yao?"

Nezha was wearing several pieces of armor, looking like a simplified version of Iron Man. He flicked his Fire Tipped Spear and said to Xiao Cui and Black Mountain, "Where did these demons come from? Are they in cahoots with the guys besieging Chang'an?"

Xiao Cui and Black Mountain were startled and hurriedly shrank behind Tang Ku. Xiao Cui cried out, "Master, save me!"

"Master? Who are they?" Nezha asked, bewildered. "Are they your new Disciples?"

Tang Ku, however, didn't think about that and said in shock, "You just said, besieging Chang'an? What is going on here? Why didn't you use the communication jade plate to notify me when something happened?"

Nezha finally snapped out of it and said urgently, "Holy Monk, you've finally returned. Damn it, something has happened. A group of Yao captured the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan and surrounded Chang'an City, demanding that the Emperor of Great Tang abdicate. There are several Great Yao among them who are extremely troublesome!"

"With Ksitigarbha there, no matter how powerful the Great Yao are, they shouldn't be able to stir up trouble..." Tang Ku said in a deep voice. "Has anything else happened?"

Nezha smoothed out his thoughts and said, "Let's talk while we travel..."

On the way, Nezha tried to briefly tell Tang Ku what had happened in Chang'an.

It turned out that just three days ago, Chang'an City was besieged by hundreds of thousands of the Yao Race. They had captured the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan and ordered the Emperor of Great Tang to step down, with their Yao King wanting to become the emperor and rule the world. They had also set up a formidable Formation, surrounding Chang'an completely. Fortunately, Yuan Tiangang had opened the defense array in time, blocking the first wave of the demons' attacks. However, because of this, signals from within the city could not be sent out, so they hadn't been able to notify Tang Ku.

Originally, with Ksitigarbha having recovered 70% of his magic power, dealing with that Yao King shouldn't have been an issue. Coupled with Tang Ku's Disciples and Nezha and the others, they shouldn't have been defeated by a few powerful demons.

However, the Formation set up by the other side was very troublesome. If the powerful beings in the city went all out to fight these demons, Chang'an City would likely be reduced to dust under the influence of several Formations. It could be said to be a real dilemma!

"In other words, you came out to fetch reinforcements?"

The group had arrived outside Chang'an City in the blink of an eye. They saw that the sky outside the city was gloomy, banners were fluttering, Demonic Qi was surging, and Evil Qi was congealing, blocking everything completely. The momentum was so vast that it was rare in the world. Even when one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers besieged Flower-Fruit Mountain, such a situation had not occurred.

"That's right. My Wind Fire Wheels are fast. Yuan opened a gap at the top of the defense array for me, which is why I was able to run out to look for you. But I didn't expect you to have already returned, and that Second Brother is here too. That is truly for the best..." Nezha said in a deep voice. "The best method now is for us to attack from inside and outside, catching them off guard. Capture the ringleaders first, take down the Yao King and his subordinates, and save the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan first!"

Tang Ku waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a rush. This matter concerns the lives of all the commoners in Chang'an. We cannot be reckless. Let me think about it..."

The group was in the sky dozens of miles away, so no one had discovered their existence yet. This gave them time to discuss. But when Tang Ku looked up to discuss something with Erlang Shen, he saw this True Lord looking at him with some confusion, murmuring, "Holy Monk, did you really rescue Ksitigarbha? And... what is that defense array Nezha mentioned?"

Tang Ku sighed suddenly. "This is a long story... Hmm, why do I feel inexplicably familiar with those Formations outside the city? It seems like I've seen that array somewhere before?"

Seeing that Tang Ku had no intention of answering, Yang Jian couldn't help but look back and said helplessly, "You shouldn't have seen it, but you must have heard of it. Nezha has also experienced those battles, so he should have an idea!"

Nezha nodded and said, "Second Brother is right. It is precisely the Ten Absolute Formation left behind by the Ten Heavenly Lords during the Investiture of the Gods war!"

Tang Ku was instantly shocked. "Where did these demons get these? Wasn't the Ten Absolute Formation broken back then?"

Yang Jian said in a deep voice, "As long as the array map exists and there is enough magic power, this Formation can be re-established. Moreover, if the person setting up the array is strong enough, the Formation will become even stronger, and the range it affects will be even larger... In this situation, if we don't break the Formation first, once the power of the Formation leaks out, for any Mortal, it will be a disaster!"

Tang Ku finally understood where the dilemma lay, and he couldn't help but frown deeply. Suddenly, he saw the armor on Nezha and suddenly remembered something. "Nezha, is Zun Zun... outside the Formation or inside the Formation now?"

Nezha was stunned for a moment, then said, "Outside the Formation, in the sky. But apart from the flying shuttle being combined with my body, it still has no combat capability!"

"Heh, it doesn't matter... We brought weapons for Zun Zun!" Tang Ku said with a cold, squinting smile.