Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 291 Emperor Xin's Rebellion
Inheritance is the most important thing for a country. If the king dies without an heir, it will be a very troublesome thing for any dynasty and can easily lead to turmoil in the country.

Therefore, for the Shang Dynasty, Emperor Xin had only two sons, which was too few and not safe. Even if it was just for the sake of stability, he had to have more sons in case of emergency.

For example, Xibohou, who was later known as the famous King Wen of Zhou, was rumored to have a hundred sons. Although the reality was not that many, there were at least a dozen.

This is the number of offspring a monarch should have. From this point of view, Emperor Xin should learn from him.

Since Emperor Xin lacked a son, it was normal for him to take the daughters of princes into the palace.

Even if Emperor Xin had no such plan, out of a sense of responsibility towards the Shang Dynasty, the royal family and ministers of the Shang Dynasty would take the initiative to submit memorials and suggest that Emperor Xin expand his harem.

It was for this reason that Ao Bing could not figure out whether taking the daughters of princes into the palace was Emperor Xin's own idea or the result of deliberate promotion by someone with ulterior motives.

There was nothing wrong with taking the daughter of a prince into the palace. The problem was that the current situation was not right.

Just when the Demonic Path was preparing to plot against the Shang Dynasty, wasn't your high-profile talent show clearly giving the Demonic Path an opportunity to fill their harem with as many people as they wanted?
It's obvious that among the daughters of the princes who were selected into the harem, there must be someone with problems. Either she is an undercover agent of the evil sect or an accomplice of the demon clan.

If they know there is a problem but still do it, then it can only be said that there is a problem within Dashang.

If this matter was led by Emperor Xin, then there was something wrong with him. No matter how many precautions he took, he still couldn't prevent it. In the end, he was taken advantage of by the evildoers. He showed signs of being possessed by the devil, and the desires in his heart were magnified little by little.

If this matter was led by the ministers, it would be fine. It would not be a serious problem if there were only treacherous ministers in the court.

"It's Fei Zhong and You Hun!"

"During a court meeting, these two people suddenly advised that the eldest prince's descendants were not prosperous, and they chose the daughters of the princes of the world to enter the palace to increase the incense."

Knowing what Ao Bing was wondering about, the senior executive of Renlong City quickly told him all the information he had obtained.

"It turns out it's them!"

When Ao Bing heard that it was Fei Zhong and You Hun who proposed it, he understood it instantly.

Anyone who has read The Investiture of the Gods knows that these two were the biggest treacherous ministers and jesters around Emperor Xin. It is not surprising that they would do such a thing.

Ao Bing could even guess the purpose of their doing so, which was to gain the appreciation of Emperor Xin and thus obtain greater power.

When Emperor Xin had few children, they advised him to expand his harem. This was not only not a mistake, but also a merit. No matter why others did not advise against this, since they were the first to stand up, the credit belongs to them.

As for the fact that the daughters of the princes who were selected to enter the palace had problems afterwards, what did it have to do with them? They were just giving reasonable advice to Emperor Xin according to their duty as ministers.

They didn't choose the concubines, so even if there were problems, they couldn't be blamed. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the people who examined these concubines.

"Lucky guy!"

"No, it should be called a demon monster!"

Ao Bing's face suddenly darkened as if he had thought of something. In his previous life, when he read the Investiture of the Gods, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

But now that he has come to the Fengshen Temple in person, combined with the current situation, it is not difficult to guess that Fei Zhong and You Hun may have fallen into the evil way and become the evil's running dogs.

According to the normal timeline, the two were just treacherous officials and jesters, and they might not be possessed by demons. But now, because Ao Bing opened up the mythical Taiyi Realm, the resentment between heaven and earth rose, and the fortune of the demon path increased greatly.

Now, given their personalities, it’s hard for them not to become possessed by the devil.

"Uncle Long, the order for the selection has been conveyed. Should our Renlong Nation send women to Chaoge?"

Another senior official of Renlong City asked. In name, Renlong State was still one of the vassal states of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, Renlong State was also within the scope of Emperor Xin's selection.

"Reject it and say that the women of the Human Dragon Country cannot marry outside the country."

Ao Bing spoke subconsciously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he changed his tone: "Wait, you don't have to worry about this matter. I will go to Chaoge myself to meet the king and ask him what he thinks."

After thinking about it, Ao Bing felt that something was not right with Emperor Xin's current situation, so he decided to go over and take a look in person to feel more at ease.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, everyone agreed.

Then, Ao Bing discussed with them the future development of Renlong City.

There is nothing to discuss, it is nothing more than the same old tune. Externally, we should strive to open up more trade routes. Internally, we should vigorously develop the planting industry, cultivate excellent spiritual food and spiritual medicine, as well as edible spiritual beasts.

In addition, the development of spiritual food cannot be left behind. We need to research more dishes, and even research corresponding exercises and a cultivation system.

Practicing a hundred arts should also be put on the agenda.

In short, there are many things to do in Renlong City. Fortunately, as Renlong City becomes more and more prosperous, it attracts more and more talents. No matter how many things to do, we can always find the right talents to do them.

It's a pity that right now, because of the matter of combing the earth's veins, the disciples of Jiejiao have focused their energy on this, and have neglected the research on cultivating the 10 billion.

At first, Ao Bing thought that there were enough Jiejiao disciples, but now, even with the help of Jiejiao disciples, he gradually felt that the manpower was not enough. He had to find a way to recruit more people.

In fact, if you just want to recruit people, it is not very difficult and you can easily recruit a large number of them.

But the problem is that Ao Bing has very high requirements for the people he recruits. The most critical one is that they cannot carry karma. This requirement alone eliminated 90% of the cultivators.

Nowadays, even breathing in and out spiritual energy will generate karma for a monk, which is equivalent to sin. It can be seen how difficult it is to find a monk without karma.

Although the request was high, Ao Bing had no choice. Now was the time of the great calamity, and with the karma on his shoulders, he was at risk of falling into the calamity.

If he recruits a monk with karma to help him do things, if he fails, the entire force will be dragged into disaster.

If this really happens, Ao Bing will have no place to cry. Therefore, for the sake of safety, this requirement cannot be lowered no matter how high it is. At most, it will take more time and energy. Casting a wide net will always catch fish.

About two or three days later, seeing that his senior brother had not returned from the Fire Cloud Cave and the people from the Witch Clan had not arrived, Ao Bing left behind an incarnation and hurried to Chaoge.

He had a premonition that the Conferred God Killing Tribulation would officially begin soon, and the peaceful days would soon be broken.

And for him, the test has just begun.

Surviving the killing calamity was no problem, but how to gain enough benefits from the killing calamity required careful planning.

Apart from anything else, if he wants to kill Little Golden Crow, the God-conferring Killing Tribulation is his only chance.

……

Although Chaoge City is far from Longzhou, with Ao Bing's current speed, if he moves through the void, it will only take a few minutes to reach a place hundreds of thousands of miles away from Chaoge City. The reason why he stopped so far away is mainly because Chaoge City is guarded by the Heavenly Destiny Black Bird. If he gets too close, it is easy to cause misunderstanding and be attacked by the Heavenly Destiny Black Bird as an intruder.

The Mysterious Bird of Destiny was the incarnation of the Great Shang Dynasty's national destiny. It was the image of its luck and fortune. Its weakest strength was that of a quasi-saint.

Ao Bing was only not afraid of the Golden Immortal, and was not yet able to contend against the Quasi-Sage. Of course, he had to be careful when facing such an existence.

Ao Bing had informed Emperor Xin of his coming several days ago, so there was no need for him to hide his tracks and he walked towards Chaoge City in a swagger.

The city of Chaoge was as big as an ancient sacred mountain, with walls tens of thousands of feet high and a circle tens of thousands of miles long. This sacred city was the only one Ao Bing had ever seen.

Even with his level of cultivation, he still couldn't help feeling insignificant in front of this sacred city that embodied the fortune of the Shang Dynasty for millions of years.

This city is so powerful that it is enough to kill a quasi-saint!

However, a strong fortress often collapses from within. No matter how strong Chaoge City is, it can only resist forces other than the human race.

Facing the internal forces of the human race, it is just an ordinary fortified city and no longer has the power to suppress the quasi-saints.

Most of the luck artifacts are like this, defending against the outside but not the inside. Perhaps, this is the drawback of the way of luck. It is achieved by the crowd, and it will naturally fail because of the crowd.

After expressing his emotion, Ao Bing came to the city gate.

"Long Bo is here, let him go!"

From a distance, the soldiers guarding the city saw Ao Bing and recognized his identity.

Knowing that this was the most popular figure in Jiuzhou recently, how could they dare to provoke him? Without any arrogance of people from the royal capital, they stepped forward cautiously to clear the way for him, fearing that he would be dissatisfied in the slightest.

At the same time, those who were sharp-eyed had already rushed to the palace to inform people that Long Bo was coming.

Since entering Chaoge City, Ao Bing has not uttered a word. He followed everyone towards the palace in silence, making it impossible to tell what he was feeling.

When everyone saw this, they thought he was dissatisfied with Emperor Xin's selection of concubines. But in fact, Ao Bing's mind was no longer on this matter, but was attracted by the Heavenly Destiny Bird in the sky.

Although both are images of luck, the Black Bird of Destiny of the Shang Dynasty is different from the images of luck of other forces. It is more powerful.

Not only does it have a fighting power comparable to that of a quasi-saint, it can also suppress the cultivation of a Daluo Jinxian and turn him into a mortal. And all of this was given to it by the Purple Star.

Da Shang is the royal court of the human race. With the blessing of the kingly destiny, it will naturally be favored by the Purple Star.

The Purple Star Light, also known as the Emperor's Aura, is the most overbearing force in the world, and it is born with the ability to suppress the great way and destroy all laws.

Therefore, when the light of the Purple Star was mixed with the fortune of the Shang Dynasty, it immediately gave it greater power.

Externally, the attack power is greatly improved, with the ability to destroy all laws. Internally, it can suppress the rules of heaven and earth, making it difficult for cultivators to activate the Tao in Chaoge City, and they are no different from ordinary people.

Many immortals are reluctant to approach Chaoge for this reason. No matter how high their cultivation is, even if they have become Daluo Jinxian, after arriving in Chaoge City, they will still be suppressed by the Purple Starlight and lose 99% of their means.

This is extremely dangerous for them, as it is equivalent to entrusting their lives to the hands of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, if it is not necessary, the immortals will try to avoid approaching the royal capital and similar places.

In the past, Ao Bing was like this and was unwilling to get close to Chaoge City.

Although he is a prince and is protected by the destiny of the human race and is not afraid of the suppression of the Purple Starlight, he is still more or less affected because of his cultivation.

But now, Ao Bing suddenly discovered that the Purple Starlight no longer had any influence on him.

Not only that, at this moment, under the illumination of the Purple Starlight, he felt like a fish in water, as if this Purple Starlight could also be used by him.

This is a bit exaggerated. Being able to manipulate the light of Ziwei Star undoubtedly shows that he has become a king recognized by Ziwei Star.

As we all know, only the king can control the power of Ziwei Star. Other than that, no matter how high your fate is, you can only get the protection of Ziwei Star but cannot control its power.

Ao Bing unexpectedly became a king, which surprised him. But the next moment, he understood the reason.

He is indeed the King, the Lord of the Underworld, the King of the Netherworld.

Now, he has the destiny of the underworld and has established a foundation in the underworld. Although he is still some distance away from becoming the Supreme and the Emperor of the Imperial Way, there is no problem for him to call himself the king.

The Human King is a king, and the Ghost King is naturally a king as well. In terms of status, Ao Bing is now on par with the Human King Di Xin.

Since he is already a king, there is nothing surprising about being able to control the light of the Purple Star.

"Unfortunately, my authority as a ghost king is limited, and the blessing I get from Ziweixing is also limited. I am far inferior to Emperor Xin, the human king."

"Otherwise, the blessing of the Purple Star alone would make the Quasi-Saint be polite to me and not dare to act rashly in the slightest."

After coming back to his senses, Ao Bing couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Even if they were both kings, there were still differences in strength.

To give a simple example, Emperor Xin was a human king, Cheng Tang was also a human king, and Chi You was also a human king. But who dares to say that these three are at the same level?
Sometimes, the gap between kings is quite large. And Ao Bing is undoubtedly the weakest among all the kings.

It has only a name but no practical use, and its symbolic significance is greater than its practical meaning.

……

Just as Ao Bing was sighing, they arrived at the palace.

Emperor Xin, who had received the news early, left the palace in advance and came out to greet Ao Bing in person.

The king of men came out of the palace to greet him. This was the greatest etiquette, even the three dukes were no more than this. It can also be seen from this that Emperor Xin did not regard Ao Bing as a minister, but as a guest.

The etiquette for guests is received by the Three Dukes and the Dukes. They are not the monarch's subjects but the monarch's guests, and their status is equal.

"broken!"

Emperor Xin personally came out of the palace to greet him, which touched Ao Bing deeply. However, all the emotion in his heart turned into shock the moment he saw Emperor Xin.

After seeing Emperor Xin with his own eyes, Ao Bing realized that Emperor Xin's condition was far more serious than he had imagined. It was no longer a simple case of being possessed by a demon, but a backlash of humanity.

If they were possessed by a demon, they could still recover as long as they removed the demonic energy. But if they were attacked by human nature, they were basically hopeless. Even a saint could not save them.

"It has finally come to this!"

Ao Bing felt helpless. In fact, he had anticipated this scene, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

(End of this chapter)