Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 222: Intent on Seizing Jizhou

Near Su City, the land that had become barren due to the disappearance of the dragon vein suddenly regained its vitality.

One by one, the innate spiritual herbs broke through the ground, and one by one, the innate sacred trees rose from the ground. In addition, many innate spiritual medicines that had long been extinct quietly took root and sprouted under the nourishment of the energy of creation.

In just a few breaths, the area where Su City was located not only recovered completely, but also became better, and already had some shadows of an innate holy land.

Countless auras of creation permeate the air, giving birth to all things. The nine innate energies are mighty and flow endlessly.

"Swallow it!"

Deep in the void, Ao Bing did not pay too much attention to the changes in the outside world, but instead activated the Sucheng Dragon Vein, and through its connection with the other spiritual veins of the Su Kingdom, he began to devour the power of these spiritual veins.

The breakthrough was not achieved, only half of it was successful, in the final analysis it was due to insufficient strength. As long as it swallowed the rest of the Su Kingdom's spiritual veins, it would surely be able to unite the nine heads into one and step into the realm of quasi-saints.

At the same time, allowing the Nine-Headed Dragon Vein to devour the rest of the spiritual veins of the Yousu Kingdom is essentially also for the good of the Yousu Kingdom.

Previously, under the operation of Chief Youhu, all the spiritual veins of the Yousu Kingdom were connected to the dragon vein and became a part of it.

This meant that after the dragon vein exploded, all of the spiritual veins in the Su Kingdom were affected, suffered irreversible injuries, and began to slowly dry up.

The State of Su is a big country in Jizhou and occupies the area with the richest resources in Jizhou. If the spiritual veins of the State of Su are exhausted and it becomes a mortal land, the impact on Jizhou will be great.

In this situation, Ao Bing let the nine-headed dragon vein devour these spiritual veins that were destined to dry up, which was actually to save Jizhou.

The spiritual veins have the responsibility to release spiritual energy. Since the Nine-Headed Dragon Vein has swallowed these spiritual veins, it must perform their duties on their behalf and provide an endless supply of spiritual energy for the vast territory of the Su Kingdom.

The spiritual vein is about to dry up, but the nine-headed dragon vein has just been born, and this is the time when the origin is most abundant.

It replaces the exhausted spiritual veins and provides spiritual energy to the Yousu Kingdom. It is a rare fortune for all living beings within the territory of the Yousu Kingdom.

At the very least, it would make it easier for them to practice in the future.

Ang Ang Ang…

As the nine-headed dragon began to devour the remaining spiritual veins, for a moment, the entire territory of Yousu was filled with the sound of dragon roars.

The spiritual veins first rose from the ground, then collapsed on their own, transforming into balls of pure dragon vein essence, rushing into the depths of the void.

"Spiritual vein, this..."

The nobles from the nine major cities, thousands of secondary cities, and tens of thousands of small cities in the State of Su were all dumbfounded when they saw the spiritual vein suddenly disappear.

The spiritual vein is the key to their defense of the city. Although it was severely damaged before, at least it is still there and can play some role.

But now, the spirit vein had actually abandoned them. This was too outrageous. How come the restrictions they had set on the spirit vein had no effect at all?

Also, now that the spiritual vein is gone, how are they going to defend the city?

Looking at the army outside the city that was constantly attacking the city, the nobles of the Su country fell into deep despair.

Without the spiritual vein, the city defense formation lost its source of power and was on the verge of collapse. All it took was for the army outside the city to launch a few more large-scale attacks and the formation would undoubtedly be broken.

Once the formation is broken, how long will it take for the city to fall?
Fortunately, with the blessing of national destiny, they can buy more time.

At the same time as they were in despair, some nobles of the Su Kingdom looked up at the sky above their heads, at the national destiny that had taken shape, and suddenly new hope emerged in their hearts.

As long as the country's fortune is still there, they still have hope. If they work hard and persevere, there is a possibility of a comeback.

However, just as hope had just emerged in their hearts, the scene that happened next made their hearts fall to the bottom again.

The national destiny that they had placed high hopes on was suddenly shattered.

Broken……

The country's destiny is shattered, the meaning of which is self-evident. Even if the country has not perished, it is on the verge of destruction.

"Su City is broken!"

In an instant, the nobles of the Su Kingdom realized what was happening.

Sucheng was destroyed, no, it should be said that Sucheng surrendered. Although the destruction of Sucheng would cause the country to be in turmoil, it would not be directly broken.

Only if Sucheng surrenders and the top leaders completely give up resistance will the country's destiny lose its support and fall apart.

"It's over!"

When they came to their senses, the nobles of the Su Kingdom knew that it was all over. The formation was broken, and they could barely hold on for a while relying on the country's luck.

But now the formation has not been broken yet, but the national destiny has been broken first. What's the point of them holding on? The right thing to do is to surrender as soon as possible.

Although this would cause the loss of the wealth accumulated over the years and status, at least one could save his life.

As a result, as the fate of the Su Kingdom was broken, most of the cities that were still holding out chose to open the city and surrender, and only a small number of diehard elements still persisted.

But the city was not far from being captured.

……

"Is it so difficult to break through to Quasi Saint?"

"Even if I devour all the spiritual veins of the Su Kingdom, it's still not enough?"

Deep in the void, Ao Bing looked at the nine-headed dragon vein in front of him, whose aura had become several times stronger but still had not broken through, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, he was at a low level and had little experience, so he underestimated the difficulty of breaking through to the Quasi-Sage level. He thought that by combining the power of the two supreme Daluo, plus all the spiritual veins of the Su Kingdom, he could send him to the Quasi-Sage level.

But now it seems that is not the case at all.

The dragon vein had indeed become many times stronger, but it was still a little short of breaking through to the Quasi-Saint level.

"There is still a chance. With the blessing of starlight and the will of the people, over time, sooner or later the nine heads of the dragon vein will be united into one, and we will be able to step into the realm of quasi-saints."

"But, this will take a long time, at least millions of years."

The Nine-Headed Dragon Vein failed to break through as expected. Although Ao Bing was a little disappointed, he was not discouraged.

After all, a dragon vein at the half-step quasi-saint level was not common even in the ancient times. Moreover, the current dragon veins were many times stronger than before, and were fully capable of supporting a quasi-saint sect.

More importantly, this dragon vein completely belongs to Ao Bing. In other words, from now on, no matter who occupies this place, they will have to act according to his mood.

Otherwise, no matter how rich the spiritual energy here is or how abundant the resources are, no one can move an inch without Ao Bing's permission.

"I can easily do the blessing of starlight. But the power of the people is a bit troublesome. It requires countless lives and generations of sacrifices." "It seems that I have to think of a way to get the land of Yousu. Then, I can plan the power of the people."

Ao Bing had an idea. Having already come to this point, he definitely hoped that the Nine-Headed Dragon Vein could be completely upgraded and transformed into a quasi-dragon vein.

In this way, he would not only make great contributions to the prehistoric world, but also gain an extra holy land rich in resources, which could both enhance his luck and be used to train more teams.

As for how to advance the Nine-Headed Dragon Vein, he has already figured it out: swallow the starlight from above and the power of will from below.

Starlight is the power of heaven and earth, and willpower is the power of humanity. The Nine-Headed Dragon Vein is not far from the realm of quasi-saint. With the blessing of starlight and willpower, even if it grows naturally, it can be promoted after millions of years.

Moreover, the dragon veins absorbing and exhaling chaotic energy is also a means of becoming stronger. Ao Bing is confident that according to his arrangement, as long as there are no accidents, the nine-headed dragon veins will be able to successfully ascend within a million years.

There is one thing: starlight is easy to obtain, but wish power is hard to obtain.

It would be fine if the State of Su was Ao Bing's territory. With just one order, he could make all the people in the country obediently worship the Nine-Headed Dragon Vein.

But if the Soviet Union is not his territory, why should people from other countries obey his orders?

Therefore, the key to the problem lies in the fact that Ao Bing wants to take control of the Yousu Kingdom.

It is true that the dragon vein is his, but the land is not. Although he can use the dragon vein to threaten the owner of the land, it is not safe after all and there are hidden dangers.

It would be better to take the land into his hands as well. In this way, the State of Su would belong completely to him and he could do whatever he wanted.

"I am the first contributor to the attack on Yousu. According to the rules, those who have made contributions must be rewarded. In order to reward me, a lot of Yousu's territory must be given to me, between one tenth and one fifth."

"The remaining fiefs will either be given to other nobles or distributed to new princes."

"In this case, I might be able to make some arrangements to carve out a piece of the remaining territory of Yousu State and grant it to Marquis Su as a fiefdom, allowing him to continue to stay in Yousu State."

Ao Bing gradually made up his mind. He had conquered the State of Su, so part of it originally belonged to him.

Da Shang will not hold the remaining territories in its hands, at least not all of them. At least a large part of them will be given out as rewards.

The soldiers who went to the battle were all sons of nobles, and they would be rewarded if they won the battle. The best reward was land.

If Ao Bing's guess is correct, half of the territory of Su State will be divided among the meritorious soldiers.

Since these territories must be divided up, why should they be given to outsiders? It would be better to give them to people you are familiar with, such as Su Hou.

Ao Bing was confident that he could easily control Su Hou. If Su Hou was still enfeoffed in Yousu State, his fiefdom could be said to be Ao Bing's fiefdom.

He would do whatever he was told to do. If anyone dared to disobey, he could be sent up to fill a vacancy in the List of Gods, and then be replaced by an obedient Su Hou.

It would be much easier to control the remaining nobles and princes by combining the two of them. At that time, not to mention the Su Kingdom, even the entire Jizhou might fall into Ao Bing's control in secret.

Well, Ao Bing is also ambitious, even bigger than Emperor Xin. Emperor Xin's ambition is only comparable to that of the ancient sage kings, but Ao Bing wants to become the human dragon emperor and rule over both the human race and the dragon race.

To fulfill such an ambition, it was inevitable to take over Jiuzhou. However, due to the relationship between Jiejiao and Shang, Ao Bing could not raise the banner of anti-Shang.

But this is not important. Not being able to rebel against Shang does not mean that he cannot rebel against Zhou. As long as Zhou destroys the Shang Dynasty, then he can start an uprising under the banner of revenge for Shang and seize the nine states, and there will be no problem.

Not only would people not scold him, but they would praise him. He was fed by the Shang dynasty, not the Zhou dynasty, so it was only natural for him to rebel against the Zhou dynasty.

At this moment, Ao Bing planned to take over Su State and even Jizhou, not only to gain power, but also to prepare for the future rebellion against the Zhou Dynasty.

As for whether the Shang Dynasty defeated the Zhou Dynasty and continued its prosperity? That did not happen. The reason why the Shang Dynasty fell was not because Yuanshi Tianzun wanted it to fall, but because the three paths of heaven, earth and man wanted it to fall at the same time.

Using human nature to seek the power to enshrine gods from Heaven, Heaven was furious. This was one of the reasons for the demise of the Shang Dynasty.

Since the founding of the Great Shang Dynasty, the number of cultivators has gradually increased, and countless spiritual veins could not bear the heavy burden and were destroyed, making them hated by the underground. This was the second reason for their demise.

Sacrificing living people to ghosts and gods and burying the dead will backfire on humanity and be abandoned by the destiny of the human race. This is the third reason for the destruction.

Heaven, earth, and man all detest this dynasty, so why doesn't it perish? Yuanshi Tianzun destroyed the Shang Dynasty simply by following the trend.

This matter was also known to the leader of the Tongti Sect. Therefore, he never said anything to protect Shang, and even said something similar to Yuanshi Tianzun, that Cheng Tang's luck was over.

The Shang Dynasty was doomed to fall, and Ao Bing was powerless to save the situation. It was meaningless to deceive himself. Even if his reforms succeeded and the Shang Dynasty abolished human sacrifice, it would not change the fact that the Shang Dynasty was doomed.

What does it mean to be in a state of dire straits? It means that it cannot be saved no matter what, and the only way is to break it down and rebuild it.

Given the current situation of Dashang, it cannot be saved by reform. On the contrary, the more it changes, the faster it will perish. If nothing is done, it may last even longer.

Originally, Ao Bing still had hope that he could save the declining Shang Dynasty. However, after he realized the power of incense and vows and had a better understanding of humanity, he no longer thought so.

At this point, if Da Shang wanted to save the situation, he would have to risk his life. However, his relationship with Da Shang was not deep enough for him to risk his life for it.

Therefore, all he could do was to try to make the Shang Dynasty end in a more decent manner, at least to keep the ancestral temple intact and to keep his high position in the new dynasty. In this way, he would be worthy of the favor that Emperor Xin had given him.

"If you want Su Hou to cooperate, you still need to discuss it with him."

"go!"

With a thought, Ao Bing left the depths of the void and returned to the present city of Su to put pressure on Su Hou in an attempt to subdue him.

Before leaving, Ao Bing waved his sleeves, and a large amount of starlight gathered above the sky, turning into a river of stars that rushed towards the nine-headed dragon veins.

Immediately, the dragon vein's aura was seen to increase slightly. Then, it released more spiritual energy.

However, this time, when it released its spiritual energy, only half of it flowed towards Su City.

The remaining half flows to the other cities of Yousu State, replacing the spirit veins that were devoured by it and fulfilling the duty of releasing spiritual energy.

Although these cities received a small amount of the spiritual energy released by the nine-headed dragon veins, it was far superior in both quality and quantity compared to the spiritual energy emitted by the previous veins.

The entire Yousu country, after experiencing a war of annihilation, not only did not suffer much damage, but became stronger. It has to be said that it was truly a miracle.

……

"Marquis Su, you said you have a way to make the king continue to seal you in the Yousu Kingdom. I wonder what it is?"

In Su City, Ao Bing, who had just found Su Hou, asked him with a look of surprise.

It's really outrageous. Before Ao Bing could give Su Hou any advice, he actually came up with a solution on his own.

　It's still there at two or three in the morning, but I suggest you watch it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)