The Chanjiao disciples suffered a setback before the Immortal-Slaying Formation, completely losing the high spirits they had possessed when they first descended to the mortal realm. Each hung their head low, clearly battered quite severely by Duobao the Daoist, with Guangchengzi bearing the brunt of it all.
This left Jiang Ziya, watching from the side, to fret with helpless anxiety. After all, this battle was of the utmost consequence, and morale on the battlefield was paramount. Yet his fellow apprentices had returned from the Immortal-Slaying Formation as dispirited as sickly chickens—how on earth were they to achieve victory?
Fortunately, just as Jiang Ziya was at a loss for how to offer words of comfort, a crane's cry echoed from the heavens. Everyone raised their eyes to see auspicious clouds filling the sky and a pathway paved with golden light as Yuanshi Tianzun, leader of Chanjiao, descended into the mortal world, seated upon the Nine-Dragon agarwood chariot.
Chapter 126