In the majestic palace, apart from the pillars standing silently, only the First Emperor stands high on the throne.
It looks quite lonely.
Of course, this is not because the empire is at the end of its rope and the emperor has betrayed his relatives, but because everyone is too busy now and has no time to gather here.
Ying Zheng did not choose to return to his living quarters in the harem after going to court, so that he could deal with government affairs as soon as possible. Instead, he stayed in the main palace of the great dynasty.
Every once in a while, a waiter will come in a hurry with a memorial, and then leave quickly with small steps. The whole process is silent, which highlights the efficiency, speed and tension.
I couldn't help but be nervous. Although on paper, Da Qin's national power could not be shaken by those sporadic rebels, but the army they sent out to suppress the bandits was not going well in various ways, and some people had even begun to secretly commit crimes.
Gu, did the imperial court really offend God? Otherwise, how could things be so coincidental?
If Ying Zheng's prestige hadn't been so great, these metaphysical incidents alone would have brought the Qin court to collapse.
But these pressures did not disappear out of thin air, but were all transferred to Ying Zheng as the emperor. He himself was the most important and only Optimus Prime in stabilizing the empire.
Therefore, he must always show up without showing a trace of fatigue, otherwise once this belief is shaken, it will cause a domino-like chain reaction, and the empire will collapse in just an instant.
However, Ying Zheng's physical condition is now closely linked to the national destiny of Great Qin, and under the influence of [God's Will], the national destiny of Great Qin... is in turmoil.
So how could his body be fine?
It's just trying to hold on.
It was precisely for this reason that when Chi Yao and Donghuang Taiyi walked into the hall together, Ying Zheng was so happy that he even forgot to blame them for entering the hall without being informed.
"Two Imperial Masters, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Please give me a seat!"
"I have met His Majesty."*2
After the two saluted, they sat on the left and right sides of Ying Zheng.
After Ying Zheng recovered and dismissed the servants, he couldn't wait to ask: "Why is the national destiny of our country so turbulent?"
After taking the elixir, Ying Zheng can no longer be regarded as a person in the strict sense. No, it is not entirely because of the elixir. There is also the factor of Chi Yao taking away his luck as a human being. In short, now
Ying Zheng can almost be regarded as the embodiment of the fate of the Qin Dynasty, but he still retains the way of thinking when he was a man.
Therefore, his perception is actually more acute than that of all court officials. Those who know the inside story wonder in their hearts why there are many unfavorable coincidences in the court, but he really feels the churning of the country's destiny.
Chi Yao and Donghuang Tai looked at each other, and finally decided that Chi Yao would speak. He stood up and bowed: "First of all, this matter was my mistake."
"How do you say that?" Ying Zheng frowned.
"I never expected that the upper world would have such strict control over the human world, and that it would take the appearance of the Immortal Emperor so seriously that it would not hesitate to personally punish it."
Chi Yao sighed.
"Wait a minute……"
Ying Zheng looked in disbelief when he was halfway through listening, "You just said, upper realm? What upper realm?"
"Don't you know, Your Majesty? The Qin State also inherited it from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, so there should be records in this regard."
Chi Yao briefly explained the history of Jiutian Xuannv that he learned from Loulan, and Donghuang Taiyi also provided evidence.
"...Are you sure?"
The aura on Ying Zheng's body fluctuated violently, and his world view suffered a huge impact today. It turns out that even if he dominates the world, there is still someone suppressing him, and he can even directly affect the fate of the country?
"It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to directly affect the fate of the country of Great Qin, so... we are at least 90% sure."
At least 90%...this is confirmed.
Ying Zheng closed his eyes to calm down and asked, "Is there any solution?"
"……No."
Chi Yao shook his head, "According to old legends, this world was once destroyed by a certain ancient emperor, Jedi Heaven, who interrupted the passage between the human world and heaven, making it impossible for the two sides to influence each other. So we even connected the enemy's clothes.
If you can’t even touch it, how can you deal with it?”
"Then how did they affect the fate of Great Qin?"
Ying Zheng was puzzled.
"I don't know...but we are not completely unable to contact the upper world."
Chi Yao slowly spoke.
"Huh? You just said..." Ying Zheng frowned.
"Yes, there was someone in ancient times who was the Emperor of Heaven. But the number of Dayan is fifty, and its use is ninety-nine forty. The one that escapes is the glimmer of life left by heaven and earth to all things."
Chi Yao talked eloquently, "Therefore, nothing is 100% absolute in this world. The former Zhou Dynasty found this glimmer of hope, and at the same time left clues for those who came after."
"What clue?"
"Has your Majesty ever heard of... Canglong Qisu?"
When Ying Zheng heard this, he was horrified.
As a member of the Great Qin Dynasty, how could he not know that thing? It's just that he believed in the power in his own hands more than the so-called prophecy of the previous Taigong.
But now it seems that that thing is actually real?
"It seems you understand."
Chi Yao did not wait for Ying Zheng to answer in person, but got the answer from his face, "As you can imagine, Canglong Qisu is a key, a key that can open the communication channel with the upper world. This is
The only way we currently know to do this is. However, communication is communication, and the result may not necessarily be good. At least for you, you may be more likely to get bad news. Do you want to use it?
Please think carefully."
Although he did not advise Ying Zheng to use Canglong Qisu, but now that he has spoken out about it, with Ying Zheng's character, even if he fails, he cannot accept that he has lost so badly that he has not even seen the face of his enemy.
Pass.
So when he learned about this, the choice he would make was already determined.
As expected, Ying Zheng agreed without any hesitation.
"But not now, I still need some time to make final arrangements for the empire."
Chi Yao and Donghuang Taiyi are incomparable.
Seven days later, the three of them reunited in the main hall of Xianyang Palace.
Ying Zheng took out the long-lost Canglong treasure boxes of Qin and Zhao from the treasury of Qin. Donghuang Taiyi took out the Canglong treasure boxes of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han and Wei, as well as the key items to open them. The most precious treasure of the Yin and Yang family - the Phantom Sound Box.
As the phantom sound treasure box opened, the pagodas rose up layer by layer, and the heavenly charm of bliss spread. The seven Canglong treasure boxes placed around it seemed to have sensed some signal, and all of them made "kaka" sounds. The machine made a sound and then opened one after another.
Immediately, the starlight filled the sky filled the entire palace, and the three of them seemed to be in the sea of stars in the universe.
The seven brightest stars in the sea of stars formed an array after a burst of music changes, and then dazzling beams of light rose into the sky and shot into the deepest part of the starry sky.
As if some kind of barrier had been broken, the starry sky at the end of the light beam began to twist and rotate, revealing a portal like a vortex.
The vortex portal slowly rotated. After an unknown amount of time, a majestic and sonorous voice finally came from inside: "What's the matter?"
This voice didn't seem to be ringing in their ears, but seemed to appear directly in several people's minds.
Therefore, they don't actually need to exhale or speak out, they only need to think in their hearts to communicate with each other.
"Who are you?"
This is a problem common to all three of them.
Even though they know that the other person should be a god in the sky, both Ying Zheng and Donghuang Taiyi have a domineering personality, and they have never had the habit of talking to people whose identities they don't know through obstacles.
"Huh, you don't need to know this. If you have any requests, please tell me quickly, otherwise we won't wait for you."
That voice was quite arrogant. Not to mention Ying Zheng and the others, even Chi Yao, who had the most peaceful mind, felt that this person really deserved a beating.
He could even conjure up an image of someone with an impatient face.
"snort,"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, but he was not a person who only knew how to be domineering and did not know how to be flexible. In the end, he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "Why is the destiny of our country, Great Qin, interfered with?"
"Emperors cannot live forever, this is an iron law!"
The voice in the sky said coldly.
Sure enough it’s because of this!
Chi Yao thought to himself, and then he asked: "What if the emperor abdicates?"
"You are not allowed to live forever in the lower world!"
Okay!
The roads are blocked.
Now there are only two ways in front of Ying Zheng, either to ascend or to die. Otherwise, the upper world will definitely continue to take action until he, the person who violated the rules of heaven, is completely eliminated.
In this process, Da Qin will inevitably become a victim.
"That's fine!"
Ying Zheng thought about it for three reasons, but in the end he could only sigh.
As for Donghuang Taiyi, he couldn't wait any longer. The deep spiral deep in the starry sky seemed to exude a fatal attraction to him.
After Ying Zheng made his decision, he couldn't wait to step into the giant light pillar reaching the sky.
Whoosh!
A pulling force appeared out of thin air, pulling him to fly towards the vortex above his head.
Wave~
With a soft sound, he passed through without any hindrance, and Chi Yao instantly lost contact with his three corpses. However, he did not feel the death of the three corpses, which meant that there did not seem to be much danger on the other side. .
Besides, even if there is danger, I can still run away through the river of time at any time!
This is the first time I have the opportunity to try to ascend using the current world's methods. It would be a pity not to experience it.
So he and Ying Zheng also stepped into the pillar of light one after another.
This feeling is very strange, the pulling force from above is very gentle, as if there is a force supporting the person to fly upward.
The moment he passed through the vortex, it seemed as if a large number of strange colors appeared and filled his field of vision, but they only passed by in a flash.
When they had just escaped from that environment and had not yet established a firm foothold, a powerful force appeared, and the ascension channel collapsed instantly!
Peng!
The force of the explosion knocked them away, and they were about to be lost in the starry sky.
"Damn it! Is it really a trap?"
Chi Yao gritted his teeth and communicated with the [Lin Hai Reincarnation Gu] in his body in time.
Donghuang Taiyi was too far away for him to reach, so he had to take back the three corpses residing in his body, then picked up the nearby Ying Zheng and plunged into the river of time.
"Humph, you want to ascend so easily? Just dream!"
A cold and arrogant voice sounded from behind the starry sky, "Those who violate the rules of heaven must die! The other two should just think that they were implicated by the rules of heaven and consider themselves unlucky!"
…
…
Because Chi Yao had already made emergency plans, even though an accident occurred during the ascension this time, it did not make him panic.
However, since Little Pixiu has not yet reached maturity, Chi Yao's original plan was to find a world of the same level and wait a few years for the transition.
But something happened that he never expected.
The reason for trying to catch Ying Zheng before was because the two were close to each other, so it was not a good idea to do nothing to save him.
Secondly, it is also out of a little compensation mentality. After all, Ying Zheng is partly responsible for the trouble he has reached now.
Of course, in order not to expose this secret, Ying Zheng had already fallen into a coma.
but!
As soon as Chi Yao entered the river of time, he suddenly found a quite powerful force pulling on Ying Zheng.
That's right, it's not him, but Ying Zheng.
This was something he had never seen before.
In the past, when traveling through the long river of time, he took the initiative to look for anchor points and beacons. I didn't expect to encounter the other party taking the initiative to pull them today!
This aroused Chi Yao's curiosity.
So they moved forward along with this force.
In the end, Chi Yao discovered that the world that attracted Ying Zheng was a world between the surface and the middle.
This just met his requirements, so he no longer hesitated and rushed in with Ying Zheng.
…
…
Opening his eyes, before Chi Yao had time to take a good look at his surroundings, Ying Zheng, who had been carrying him in his hand, suddenly turned into a stream of light and jumped into the sky, flying to the north.
"Um?"
Chi Yao was startled and immediately prepared to chase after him. After taking two steps, he realized that the stream of light was so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"What does it mean?"
He had no choice but to stop and look around, and found that the road under his feet was wide and flat, and seemed to be an official road. In order to avoid people who were disturbed by the strange phenomenon coming to watch, he turned around and walked towards the forest beside the road.
Only then did he have time to experience the environment of this new world.
Taking a long breath, I found that the vitality of heaven and earth here was more abundant than in Mingyue's world in Qin Dynasty. Even the most ordinary breath could bring back some vitality of heaven and earth to nourish the body.
"No, that's not it. It seems that my body is too hungry and is actively devouring the vitality of the world around me?"
Chi Yao felt it for a while and said to himself.
Breathing is not only done by the lungs and mouth and nose, but also by the body, relying on every pore in the body.
At this moment, Chi Yao found that he felt a warm and cold feeling all over his body, as if he was soaking in a jade hot spring, and his whole body was filled with a sense of satisfaction and comfort.
"It's interesting. It seems that the potential of Chi You's body has not been fully developed. Is it limited by the environment in the previous world?"
After thinking about it, he was not in a hurry to do anything else, but planned to upgrade first.
After all, in the new world, with every extra strength, there is a greater sense of security.