fifth form

Chapter 3269 Leap of Mount Tai
"Dongfang Shuo, have you ever experienced being condemned by thousands?"

"I've never had so many people insulting me before!"

"I was scolded. Throughout history, emperors and their ministers who performed the Fengshan ceremony have repeatedly berated me!"

"Eh?"

"I am indeed not qualified to perform the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai!"

The Sky Shuttle soared into the sky, passing through the sea of ​​clouds and drifting high in the air.

The new emperor's expression was solemn, and he let out a heavy sigh.

In ancient times, those who performed the Fengshan ceremony were mostly emperors who were wise and powerful in governing the dynasty and bringing peace to the world, which is why they performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

At this time, the Han Dynasty was still plagued by internal troubles and external threats, and the new emperor had few achievements.

According to the standards of ancient books, the new emperor was indeed not qualified to come to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices.

In the long river of destiny that Zhang Xuezhou and others saw, emperors were either kind or ruthless, but the long river of destiny that the new emperor saw during the sacrifice was more like an incongruous one, and was thus reprimanded and rejected by the spiritual traces left by the imprint of the sacrifice to heaven and earth.

The Fengshan Records document the seventy-two emperors who performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai from ancient times to the present. Each new emperor also encountered seventy-two waves of rejection and setbacks.

"The Qilin Pavilion records Qin Shi Huang's ascension to Mount Tai for the Fengshan ceremony, but the record of that ceremony does not seem to have Qin Shi Huang's seal!"

The new emperor was somewhat downcast, so Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to help him find someone like him.

Zhang Xuezhou did not see Qin Emperor Ying Zheng's name or the Qin state seal on the Fengshan Book, but this Fengshan Book was obtained from Xianyang City.

“The Qin Emperor probably also tried to persuade people with the Fengshan edict, but he may not have agreed with this approach either,” Zhang Xuezhou advised.

"That's right. The Qin Dynasty's system did not follow the ancient system. The rituals and sacrificial methods used by the Qin Emperor when he ascended Mount Tai seem to be unique. The Qin Emperor did not need these people's recognition, and he also included the Seventy-Two Wise Emperors!"

The new emperor came to his senses and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Receiving the blessings of those who performed the imperial sacrifices would be a bonus, but without their recognition, the new emperor would not lack anything.

It would not affect an emperor if he did not come to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices. However, if his achievements were insufficient but he still offered sacrifices that attracted many emperors and sages, he would be affected by the influence of the sacrificial marks left by the former emperors and thus be cursed with misfortune.

The new emperor only came to know this through personal contact, realizing that his attempt to seize power had backfired and he had been stabbed instead.

He was feeling down, sensing that something was amiss.

However, Zhang Xuezhou mentioned the Qin Emperor, and the new emperor also tried hard to recall anything related to the Qin Emperor's sacrifices.

Where is the highest peak of Mount Tai?

After much deliberation, the new emperor quickly asked a question.

"The highest peak should be Jade Emperor Peak!"

"Jade Emperor Peak?"

The new emperor felt a sudden jolt in his heart, sensing that the name was extremely ominous.

But he then put the idea aside and urged Zhang Xuezhou to head to Yuhuangding.

"Do you want to go to the Jade Emperor Peak for the second sacrificial ceremony?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully. "This is a big matter. We don't even have a sacrificial cauldron. Shouldn't we gather some people first?"

"The cauldron is not important," the new emperor waved his hand. "Those are all external things. Just like you don't need to burn incense and purify your clothes to refine elixirs, the most important thing in a sacrifice is the person, not a cauldron and incense!"

"Uh!"

"You've also gathered a body of fortune, so lend me a hand. If it brings together the dynasty's fortune, that's fine. But if it also brings out those ancient sages, you'll have to help me shoulder the burden and also scold those incompetent and inflexible people!"

"Row!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, then pondered the long river of fortune that Huo Qubing had created, finding it difficult to understand the situation the new emperor was facing.

Huo Qubing got the better deal, Zhang Xuezhou got away with it, Wei Qing was beaten, and the new emperor was humiliated in turn and tainted with possible misfortune. As for the others, most of them were confused and unable to adapt when their bodies were formed, similar to the situation of Ba'erbo who parasitized Zuo Jin.

During this ritual, everyone's experience was clearly different. The new emperor was now contemplating imitating the baptism of the Qin Emperor to shed any misfortune that might have tainted him, and Zhang Xuezhou cooperated as much as possible.

We sped through the sea of ​​clouds, and the Jade Emperor Peak, which connects to the Heavenly Gate, came into view.

This flat mountaintop has no trees, only some weeds, which look just like the top of a bald person's head.

There were no signs of trampling on the weeds, indicating that no immortals had recently passed through the Heavenly Gate to descend to the mortal realm, which made Zhang Xuezhou feel a little more at ease.

With a swish of the Sky Shuttle, he landed steadily on the magical artifact.

"This is Jade Emperor Peak!" Zhang Xuezhou pointed out.

"I understand!"

The new emperor nodded in response and then sat down cross-legged.

From the first rays of dawn to the height of the sun, the sunlight above the sea of ​​clouds is completely different from that below the mountain.

However, when the sea of ​​clouds sweeps in, it is like a violent storm. Sitting on the Jade Emperor Peak and being exposed to the sun is not dry and hot, but rather the cold wind combined with the heat emanating from the body causes water to flow continuously.

Zhang Xuezhou shook his clothes several times to keep them dry, while a puddle of water had formed under the new emperor's cross-legged seat.

Zhang Xuezhou gazed at the ever-rotating sun, feeling that its position was moving further and further west.

The previous sacrificial ceremony lasted only a quarter of an hour, but the new emperor has now been sitting upright for almost a whole day.

Bored while waiting, Zhang Xuezhou wandered aimlessly around Jade Emperor Peak, wondering if he, having received the blessing of the herb-bearing emperor, possessed a unique advantage in discovering medicinal herbs.

But Zhang Xuezhou was ultimately somewhat disappointed.

There were only weeds near the Jade Emperor Peak. He dug up the roots of a plant called white cogon grass, broke off a piece of tender root, and chewed it for a while.

It's normal for geographical factors to lead to no results in the search for medicinal herbs. What disappointed Zhang Xuezhou was that he didn't sense anything special during the search, and his ability to distinguish them didn't change at all when tasting them.

"Hey, so you were just putting on an act with those herbs. I thought you were good at gathering and refining herbs so I could get a little something out of you!"

Zhang Xuezhou vented his frustrations, feeling that it would be difficult to ascertain for the time being what benefits he had experienced.

He felt he had received a benefit, but found it difficult to verify the source of that benefit.

This is like someone having a certain talent but not realizing it; without discovery, it's difficult to utilize, which Zhang Xuezhou finds somewhat regrettable.

He touched the pills in his small Qiankun bag, and was about to take a Creation Pill to test its effects when he saw the new emperor sitting on the Jade Emperor's Peak stand up and then leap down.

"Hey!"

Zhang Xuezhou's eyelids twitched, and his body swung as he chased after him.

"Why did you suddenly decide to jump off a cliff?"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted, and the new emperor, who was gliding like a bird with his arms outstretched, did not respond to him, but simply continued to slowly fall.

"The drop from the top of Jade Emperor Peak to the bottom of the valley is at least a hundred feet. If you want to test your skills, you'll have to find another place. If you can't withstand the gravitational acceleration from such a height, you might lose your footing and fall. I've seen several people who didn't believe in this fall break their legs!"

As Zhang Xuezhou flew, he complained, while the new emperor remained silent, occasionally waving his arms wildly and even pushing away Zhang Xuezhou's outstretched hand.

This made Zhang Xuezhou sigh. He had no choice but to accelerate downwards, preparing to push and pull the new emperor when he fell, so as not to injure him.

Using his leaping technique, Zhang Xuezhou landed first and extended his hand.

He shouted upwards, and saw that no one had fallen amidst the swirling clouds and mist.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, Zhang Xuezhou quickly realized that something was wrong.

The new emperor jumped down from the Jade Emperor Peak, but he did not fall.

Zhang Xuezhou soared into the sky, even quickly darting to the spot where the new emperor had previously landed. He surveyed the surroundings and found that there was no one around except for clouds and mist.

As if suspended in mid-air, the new emperor vanished completely.