Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 212 With great power comes great responsibility

Obviously, the king and the princes have endless lifespans, but why can't they stay in power forever? Instead, they have to pass on power to their descendants like ordinary people?
Is it that they don't want to?

Not really. Power is the most wonderful thing in the world. Unless absolutely necessary, who would be willing to give up the power they have obtained?

The reason why kings and princes cannot remain in power forever is that since they took the throne, they have been suffering from the backlash of the laws of nature and humanity.

As the saying goes, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. As the rulers of a country, they control the life and death and fate of hundreds of millions of lives, so the cause and effect involved are naturally huge.

Everything done by the people under his rule, whether good or bad, will be attributed to the monarch.

Therefore, unless all the people under your rule are saints with perfect moral character, otherwise, no matter you are a small prince or a high and mighty emperor, you will be retaliated by heaven and earth under the influence of cause and effect.

The larger the fiefdom, the more lives it governs, and the more severe the backlash it suffers. This is why even the Emperor of Man cannot remain in power forever.

You have to know that the Human Emperor governs not only the human race, but all the living beings of all races. The destruction and killing they have caused to the heaven and earth, and the cause and effect they have caused, all belong to the Human Emperor.

Swallowing and exhaling spiritual energy is detested by the Heavenly Dao;
Those who destroy the spiritual veins of mountains and rivers are hated by the underworld.

Committing murder and harming lives is detested by humanity.

These things are unavoidable. How can a monarch last long if he is hated by the three ways of heaven, earth and man?
When he first ascended the throne, he could still bear it, but as time went on, even with extraordinary cultivation, he could not resist the increasingly powerful backlash.

Therefore, even the Human Emperor, with his extraordinary cultivation and great merits, can only last for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years at most.

As for the kings of later generations, especially those of the Xia and Shang dynasties, their cultivation and merits were not good enough, so they could persist for even shorter periods of time.

Few could last more than a hundred thousand years. Most of them could not hold on after a few tens of thousands of years and had to abdicate.

The human king is like this, and the princes of the world are similar. However, their territories are small, their populations are small, and their status is low, so the backlash they suffered is much lighter than that of the monarchs of the Xia and Shang dynasties.

Of course, their cultivation is also weak.

So, generally speaking, the lifespan of the princes was similar to that of the monarchs of the Xia and Shang dynasties. They also persisted for tens of thousands of years before they were forced to abdicate.

Once you become a prince or a king, you have to endure the corresponding backlash. This is a law that even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors cannot escape, and Ao Bing is no exception.

However, Ao Bing is different from others.

Since he became a prince, although he has trained many cultivators, compared with the contributions he has made, he has repeatedly opened up the world to the outside world, making the spiritual energy between heaven and earth stronger day by day.

The spiritual energy absorbed by the cultivators he trained was nothing. Therefore, instead of being retaliated by the Heavenly Dao, he was rewarded by it.

At the same time, after he became a prince, he not only did not destroy the mountains and rivers, but instead reshaped them, created Longzhou, and even repaired the ancestral veins of the ancient world.

Therefore, he did not suffer any backlash from the earth, but was instead favored by it.

As for humanity, Ao Bing has not yet committed any killing. Instead, he created the human-dragon lineage and ordered people to research better crops to promote the development of humanity.

Therefore, in terms of humanity, for the time being, Ao Bing's merits outweigh his faults. But after a while, it will be hard to say.

If the billions, or even tens of billions of slaves in Su City were killed because of his siege, the karma generated would more or less be attributed to him.

Admittedly, this karma couldn't hurt Ao Bing, but for him, it was the beginning of his defense being broken. It meant that from then on, he would be attacked by humanity.

Originally, if Ao Bing had developed along the route planned, as long as he could open up new sources for the prehistoric world while repairing its ancestral veins, he would not be retaliated by the heaven and earth even if he became a vassal.

He could take into account both the Way of Heaven and the Way of Earth, but what about the Way of Man? As a cultivator, especially a cultivator who became a prince, killing was inevitable and he was destined to do things that hurt others.

"Trouble!"

Sighing, Ao Bing suddenly thought of another purpose of his trip.

In order to plunder the national fortune of Yousu and enhance their own fortune, they came up with a way to improve the status of slaves and save them from the suffering of living sacrifice and burial.

This is called the end of living sacrifices and the abolition of human sacrifice!

There is no doubt that as long as this is achieved, countless human beings can be saved, thereby gaining the favor of human destiny and even the blessing of humanity.

"I have no choice but to kill. This is a necessary sacrifice. I think humanity will understand."

In the prehistoric world, as long as the merits outweigh the faults, no matter how big the mistake is, it will be fine. Thinking of this, Ao Bing suddenly felt relieved.

Since killing is unavoidable, he will do more things that are beneficial to humanity, so as to gain the favor of humanity and prevent the backlash from ever coming.

"Long Bo is merciful, but once you enter the battlefield, killing is inevitable. You can only try to look at it with an open mind."

Huang Feihu knew what Ao Bing was worried about, but he didn't know how to persuade him. He could only ask Ao Bing to try to be open-minded, saying that he would get used to it in the future anyway.

The immortal way values ​​life. Unless an orthodox immortal practitioner encounters someone who deserves to die, he or she will generally give a light punishment or a severe warning, and rarely takes a life.

In Huang Feihu's opinion, Ao Bing's previous actions were the orthodox way of practicing Taoism. He sorted out the veins of the earth, reshaped the mountains and rivers, and eliminated the ferocious beasts... Which one was not a meritorious act?
As for the previous dragon boat crash into Su City, it resulted in the tragic deaths of countless soldiers defending the city.

Although the truth is harsh, it is the fact. As long as the other party has no merits, killing a monk is not a crime but a merit.

Monks have original sin, so the more a monk without merit kills, the more merit he will gain. Killing monks is not considered an act of killing, but killing innocent mortals and monks with merit is.

An orthodox immortal cultivator was forced to kill. Huang Feihu felt extremely uncomfortable just thinking about the helplessness in Ao Bing's heart.

But so what? As I said before, since you have entered the battlefield, you will get used to it sooner or later no matter how unwilling you are.

If you don't kill others, others will kill you. If you don't want to die, you have no choice but to kill.

"Huang Hou is overthinking. I will not be soft-hearted. I kill for the sake of stopping killing, not for the sake of killing. I have a clear conscience and my heart of Taoism will not be tarnished."

Knowing that Huang Feihu was worried that he would be soft-hearted and let Su Cheng go, Ao Bing smiled and said softly that he would not do that. At the same time, he suddenly stood up and walked out.

"What's this, Long Bo?"

Seeing Ao Bing leaving, Huang Feihu asked subconsciously.

"Su City has been trapped for so long, it's almost reaching its limit. I'm going to add fuel to the fire. By the way, save those poor slaves."

"They are all the hard work of Goddess Nuwa. They can grow old, get sick and die, but they should not be sacrificed alive."

Ao Bing was still willing to do what he could. He would save as many of these 10 billion lives as he could.

"Long Bo, have mercy!"

Huang Feihu suddenly realized that Ao Bing didn't need to do this. They were just slaves. If they died, they died. It was no big deal. But this didn't stop him from being moved by Ao Bing's compassion.

In fact, if possible, he did not want the slaves in the city to die, but that was not out of sympathy, but because he regarded them as his own wealth, so he could not bear to see them die. After all, if the slaves died, they would have no value.

Ao Bing is fundamentally different from them. The phrase "all these are the hard work of Nuwa" is enough to show that he regards slaves as people, living people, rather than cold property.

"Ok?"

As soon as he walked out of the tent, Ao Bing suddenly realized something and looked into the distance. There, a huge nine-tailed fox appeared and was rushing towards him quickly.

"Have the reinforcements from Su City arrived? This is a good thing. If we defeat this reinforcement, the last bit of morale of the soldiers in Su City will probably be completely destroyed."

Seeing the reinforcements from Su City arriving, Ao Bing was not surprised but happy, because this marked the opportunity to break through the psychological defenses of the Su City defenders.

The reinforcements are their last hope. If the reinforcements are defeated, will they still have the courage to defend the city?
I'm afraid that with just a little incitement, they will surrender the city. After all, Ao Bing had said before that as long as they surrendered before the city was captured, only the main culprit would be punished, and they would not be involved.

"The reinforcements from Da Shang are coming soon, but it doesn't matter whether I am here or not. Huang Feihu can handle everything. For now, I should go to Su City and block their sacrificial passage."

After giving Huang Feihu an order, Ao Bing hurried to Su City.

At the same time, Su Hou and others in Su City also noticed the arrival of reinforcements. For a moment, the whole city was shaken, sweeping away the previous depressed atmosphere, morale soared, and the image of national destiny was solidified by three points. "My country Su is saved. As long as the reinforcements can repel Ao Bing and others guarding outside the city, the crisis of my country Su can be resolved immediately, and the country passed down by our ancestors will not perish in my hands."

Su Hou shouted excitedly, his tone was extremely excited.

"My Lord, don't forget that there are still 100,000 armored soldiers in Su City. As long as we join forces with the reinforcements and attack from both inside and outside, Ao Bing will surely be defeated."

With the arrival of reinforcements, some Soviet leaders regained their former composure and spoke with confidence.

"That's right. There are still soldiers in the city who can fight. How can we let the reinforcements go out to fight alone? Pass on my order. When the reinforcements arrive, immediately open the city gates and send a large army to fight and support them."

Su Hou came back to his senses and spoke in an even more excited tone. At this moment, he seemed to see the dawn of victory. However, although he was excited, he did not forget the main business.

He forced himself to calm down, and said to Prime Minister Su in an unusually stern tone: "Prime Minister, where are the demon tribe's reinforcements?"

"If the demon clan reinforcements arrive at this time, with the combined strength of the three of us, we can not only defeat Ao Bing, but also keep all of the 100,000 elite soldiers of the Great Shang here."

"With such an opportunity, why haven't the demon tribe's reinforcements arrived yet?"

At the beginning, Su Hou's tone was just stern, but by the end, the sternness had been replaced by anger. Looking at his appearance, he wanted to kill Su.

"The demon clan reinforcements will be here soon, soon."

Su Xiang was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he quickly assured him. It was just Su Hou, and he would not bring him such great pressure, but now, it was not just Su Hou who was staring at him.

Most of the nobles in the city were staring at him, as if they were going to kill him as a sacrifice if he didn't give them an explanation.

The demon reinforcements that Youhu promised have not arrived for a long time. Now not only the hostile faction, but also the neutral faction, and even some of Youhu's own people, have begun to doubt Youhu and wonder whether there are really demon reinforcements.

It can be said that if the demon clan reinforcements do not arrive, they, the fox faction, will be doomed.

"Hmph, tell Youhu that no matter whether we win or lose this battle, as long as the demon tribe's reinforcements still don't arrive after the war, I will surrender to the Shang Dynasty, and there will be no room for change."

After making these harsh remarks, Su Hou began to mobilize his troops, preparing to cooperate with the reinforcements to attack from both inside and outside, and in one fell swoop break the formation set up by Ao Bing outside the city.

Not long after, reinforcements from the Su Kingdom arrived. Not all of them, but only the vanguard, came from the nine major cities. Each family had 10,000 Refined Void Warriors, and they barely gathered a total of 90,000 Refined Void Warriors.

Not daring to stop, after arriving at Su City, these 90,000 soldiers directly launched an attack on the 100,000 Shang soldiers who were besieging the city.

Then, an embarrassing scene happened. No matter how hard they tried, the attacks they launched could not hurt the Shang soldiers at all, and they couldn't even get in front of them.

Don't forget that the location of the Great Shang soldiers at this moment is on the 36th layer of the void. In other words, only the ultimate power of Daluo can penetrate the 35 layers of the void in succession and reach here.

But it is obvious that even if these 90,000 virtual-refining soldiers from the nine major cities work together, the qi and blood images they have condensed cannot burst out a power comparable to the ultimate Daluo. They have not even touched the edge of Daluo Jinxian, but are only the ultimate Taiyi.

According to the rules, one needs 100,000 refining voids to unleash a power comparable to that of a Daluo Jinxian. Ninety thousand is obviously not enough.

"Use the secret method to attract the blessing of luck!"

The nine generals in the lead had no choice but to use secret methods to borrow the power of luck. However, the Nine Cities were now under siege by the nine vassal states, and there was not much luck left for them.

As a result, even if they are blessed with good luck, the power they gain is limited. They can barely improve from the extreme level of Taiyi to the middle level of Daluo, and there is still a big gap between them and the perfection of Daluo.

In other words, even with the blessing of luck, their power is still unable to reach the soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Of course, even if they really have power comparable to that of Daluo perfection, they may not be able to penetrate the thirty-six layers of the void.

Obviously, the reinforcements had the power of a Daluo Jinxian, so why did they have to travel so slowly instead of moving directly through the void? Because Ao Bing came from the void, he had to guard against others.

While besieging Su City, he also disrupted the void within the territory of Su Country, making it impossible for anyone below the level of Quasi-Saint to use their void magical powers.

Therefore, if reinforcements want to come, they can only travel slowly and cannot directly cross the void like Ao Bing did.

As for why the reinforcements that can manifest the image of Daluo are so slow and take several months to arrive, we have to thank the numerous defense lines set up by the Su Kingdom within the territory.

In order to prevent the powerful men from the Shang Dynasty from attacking Huanglong directly, the strong men from the Su State were in the territory. They set up countless formations, forming one powerful line of defense, or obstacle after another.

So even a Daluo Jinxian would have to travel slowly after arriving in the territory of Yousu Kingdom.

Of course, that's not necessarily the case. The Golden Immortal can forcibly dismantle the formation blocking the way ahead, thereby speeding up the process, but the soldiers of the Su State cannot.

It was easy to remove these obstacles, but what would happen next? Without their defenses, how could they resist the invasion of the Shang Dynasty?
There is no way to forcibly demolish the defense line. With the Soviet reinforcements, they can only take a detour slowly, and the speed is naturally slow. Yes, since it is an obstacle, it must be an indiscriminate obstacle to everyone, regardless of friend or foe.

……

The void within the territory of Su State was disturbed by Ao Bing, which resulted in the need for more powerful forces to reach the 36th level of the void.

Therefore, if one is only at the peak of Daluo, one may not be able to reach the thirty-sixth level of the void as easily as usual.

"Damn, how could this happen?"

On the tall city wall of Su City, Marquis Su, who was about to order the army to march out of the city to attack Ao Bing's troops, was stunned when he saw that his reinforcements could not hurt the soldiers of Da Shang even if they tried their best.

He couldn't accept this reality. The dawn of victory was clearly right in front of him, but why did the result turn out like this?

"Lord, don't worry. We still have a chance. There is more than one reinforcement. When the rest arrive, we will have a million troops. We will definitely be able to reach the depths of the void and save Su City."

Some princes advised him not to do so, fearing that Marquis Su would lose confidence and simply open the city and surrender.

"An army of one million!"

Su Hou believed that if the power of nine cities, hundreds of cities, and thousands of small cities were combined, a million refining masters could indeed be gathered, but how long would it take? Would the Great Merchants give him this time?

"Sacrifice all the slaves in the city!"

"There isn't much food left in the city anyway. Rather than letting them starve to death, it would be better to make use of them and sacrifice them all in exchange for powerful strength."

At this time, a noble gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious expression. Although the exact number of slaves in the city has not been counted, it is at least several billion.

Sacrificing so many people at once, even if the backlash was shared by the nobles present, they would never feel good. But now that things have come to this, no matter how high the price is, it is better than losing the country.

"Sacrifice to whom?"

"The disciples of Jiejiao and the Shang Dynasty are of the same blood and will never accept our sacrifice. The other gods would like to, but do they dare to offend the Shang Dynasty?"

Su Hou shook his head, thinking that this method was not advisable. The problem now was not whether they were willing to offer sacrifices, but that even if they were willing to offer sacrifices, there was no guarantee that the gods would be willing to accept them.

The demons are willing to do so, but they should be helping them, so why should they make sacrifices?
"Offer sacrifices to the ancestors underground, they will surely respond."

Gritting his teeth, the noble continued.

Although the abdicated princes and nobles died, their souls did not disperse. Instead, they turned into ghosts and went to the underworld, where they continued to act tyrannically.

However, because they have transformed into ghosts and gods, they will be rejected by the rules of the world of the living and cannot leave the underworld.

But there are exceptions to everything. If a large number of living people are sacrificed, they can return to the world of the living for a short time through the yang energy of the living people.

The nobles' method was to summon the dead princes and nobles from the underworld through sacrifice to continue fighting for them.

"Isn't it inappropriate to disturb the peace of our ancestors?"

Su Hou seemed a little hesitant and did not agree immediately.

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