When Shen Lang arrived at Jiuli City, the whole city was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, making it very lively.
The reason why it was so lively turned out to be a welcome ceremony specially held by Ji to welcome Shen Lang to join the Western Zhou Dynasty's forces to defeat Zhou.
As soon as Shen Lang arrived outside Jiuli City, a large number of monks from the Western Zhou Dynasty came to greet him.
After confirming his identity, he respectfully led Shen Lang into the city.
The Jiuli City in the Fengshen Era was very different from the Jiuli City in Shen Lang's impression after the World Destruction War. The number of buildings in the "Imperial City of the Western Zhou Dynasty" in front of him was obviously more than the Jiuli City in Shen Lang's impression.
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The only thing that is the same is the area. Jiuli City in the Conferred God Era and Jiuli City during the World Destruction War cover an area similar to each other, with a radius of millions of miles. They are surrounded by thick and tall city walls, giving people an ancient and heavy feel.
feeling.
The buildings in the city are well preserved and do not look old at all.
The most eye-catching ones are the four statues tens of thousands of feet high standing in the center of the main city square.
The statue at the front is carved in the shape of "Emperor Fuxi". On the left and right are the statues of the Human Emperor Ji Xuanyuan and the Earth Emperor Shennong, and at the back is the statue of the Demon Ancestor Chi You.
The four statues have clear faces, lifelike depictions, and all the details are truly exquisite!
There are indeed similar statues in Jiuli City in Shen Lang's memory, but there are only statues of the Human Emperor Ji Xuanyuan and the Demon Ancestor Chi You, and there are no statues of the Emperor Fuxi and the Earth Emperor Shennong at all.
Moreover, in his impression, the only remaining statues of the Human Emperor Ji Xuanyuan and the Demon Ancestor Chi You had blurred faces and numerous cracks on their surfaces, which could be called war damage in Iraq.
Shen Lang never expected that there would be four statues in Jiuli City during the Conferred Gods Era. This may be because after numerous wars, after the World Destruction War, there were only two statues left, which were severely damaged by the war.
These four statues are not just decorations, but four extremely powerful guardian puppets, guarding the entire Jiuli City!
On the same day, King Wu of Zhou, together with the generals of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the leaders of the forces that defeated Zhou, met with Shen Lang in person at Licheng Square.
Shen Lang also released all the monks in the Qiankun Bag and paid homage to Ji together.
Seeing that King Wu of Zhou valued Shen Lang so highly, many Western Zhou generals and senior officials of the anti-Zhou forces at the scene also remembered the name Shen Lang in their hearts.
Shen Lang took this opportunity to get a glimpse of the overall power of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Roughly speaking, there are thousands of generals in the Western Zhou royal family. The worst ones are all at the peak level of Daluo. There are ten generals who have reached the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, including Taishi Jiang Shang and Zhenxi Da.
General Nangong Shi.
This is only the local power of the Western Zhou royal family. The forces that defected to the Western Zhou Dynasty were equally powerful. The most eye-catching thing is that almost all the Chanjiao followers in the Tianmang Immortal Domain defected to the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Including the deputy leader of Chanjiao, Taoist Ran Deng, Nanji Immortal Weng, Yun Zhongzi and other powerful monks who have reached the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal level, as well as the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chanjiao and their disciples.
It is worth mentioning that three of the twelve golden immortals of Chanjiao have reached the level of Hunyuan Daluo golden immortal. They are Guangchengzi, Taoist Cihang and Venerable Manjusri Guangfa among the twelve golden immortals.
Among the three generations of disciples of Chanjiao, there is also a genius monk who has reached the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian. He is Yang Jian, a disciple of the Twelve Golden Immortal Yunding Master!
It seems that Yang Jian has just been promoted to the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal. He is young, energetic and mighty.
In addition, among the third generation disciples of Chanjiao, there are several acquaintances of Shen Lang.
For example, the third prince Nezha who studied under Taiyi Zhenren, Lei Zhenzi, a disciple of Yun Zhongzi, etc.
Although they are acquaintances, because of the difference in age, the other party does not know Shen Lang, and Shen Lang cannot go up to say hello rashly.
Among these cultivators, Shen Lang also had people he was afraid of, such as Master Taiyi.
Having said that, Shen Lang doesn't know if letting these monks know his name will affect or change the future?
Until now, Shen Lang was too lazy to think about these complicated issues.
Generally speaking, among the forces that defeated Zhou who defected to the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Chanjiao followers occupied the main seats. There were seven Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian alone!
Among the forces that defeated Zhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty, there were too many forces other than Chanjiao and they were weak, but the number of monks was really quite large.
Apart from Chanjiao, the only Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian was Zhen Yuanzi from the Tianmu Immortal Domain, and Li Jing, the former Shang Zhou general.
In short, the power of the Western Zhou Dynasty was much stronger than Shen Lang imagined. It is no wonder that it can compete with the Dongyi Immortal Territory.
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That night, Ji held a banquet in Licheng Square, and Shen Lang became the protagonist of the banquet.
Tens of thousands of monks participated in the banquet, all of them were high-ranking generals of the Western Zhou Dynasty and high-level personnel of the forces that defeated Zhou.
The banquet was very lively. Shen Lang and the other monks talked loudly and drank together.
Especially senior acquaintances whom they respected in the past, such as Yang Jian and Shen Lang, no longer had any worries and enthusiastically stepped forward to toast, acting modestly and courteously.
Yang Jian has a straightforward temperament, and he and Shen Lang hit it off immediately and have the same temperament. The two soon became brothers.
"I heard that Brother Shen killed several generals of Shang Dynasty and had extraordinary achievements. Yang admired him very much and wanted to take this opportunity to compete with Brother Shen. What do you think of Brother Shen?"
Yang Jian laughed heartily and proposed on the spot to discuss his magical powers with Shen Lang.
Master Yuding scolded: "You evil disciple, don't be reckless!"
Shen Lang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, Brother Yang's idea is exactly what Shen wants. Shen has never tried his magical powers with anyone since he was promoted to the realm of Hunyuan. It would be great if Brother Yang could give Shen this opportunity.
matter."
"Don't worry, fellow Daoist Yuding, Brother Yang and I are both open-minded people, and we will never hurt our harmony because of this." Shen Lang added.
It was a dream-like scene to be able to compete with the young Yang Jian in his magical powers. Shen Lang was eager to give it a try and did not want to miss such a great opportunity.
"good!"
Everyone clapped their hands and applauded, and they also wanted to see what the talents of the distinguished guests hosted by King Wu were.
"But……"
Master Yuding still felt that something was wrong. Shen Lang was an important guest of King Wu of Zhou. If something went wrong during the competition, he, as a master, could not afford it.
Master Taiyi beside him stroked his beard and smiled and said: "It's just a discussion, junior brother, don't worry too much. Yang Jian is too young and energetic, so it is a good thing to let Fellow Daoist Shen suppress the spirit of your senior disciple."
"My disciple's wings have become stiff, and I, the master, can't control it anymore. Well, let's just follow what Brother Taiyi said." Master Yuding sighed and agreed.
The competition and discussion between Shen Lang and Yang Jian pushed the atmosphere of the venue to a climax.
Amid the shouts of the crowd, Shen Lang and Yang Jian soared into the sky at the same time, flying to an altitude of tens of thousands of miles above Licheng Square.
"Brother Shen, it was Yang who proposed the idea of discussing. You and I should just leave it at that. Please don't hurt the harmony! Brother Shen, please make the first move."
Yang Jianke politely clasped his fists at Shen Lang, showing great respect.