In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Watching Master Siji disappear from his doorstep, Ji Chao hurriedly chased after him, bowing respectfully as he saw him off: "Master, I have kept your words in mind. Please take care, Master!"

Siji Daoist waved his hand with his back to Ji Chao, and soon disappeared from Ji Chao's sight.

Ji Chao then straightened up, his cheeks covered in a little cold sweat.

Back in his bedroom, he picked up the mechanical bird, linked it to his thought key, snapped his fingers, and the wooden bird wobbled and flew towards the Qin Palace.

"Let nature take its course...?"

Ji Chao sighed.

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Chapter 757 Xiang Chao Enters Yin Ruins

236 BC.

Three years ago, the affair between Marquis Changxin, Lao Ai, and Queen Dowager Zhao Ji was discovered by King Zheng of Qin. This also implicated Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of Qin. Under King Zheng's wrath and iron fist, Lao Ai was executed by dismemberment, and Lu Buwei was exiled south of the Yellow River. From then on, the power of Qin returned to King Zheng's hands.

And now...

"I remember asking you many years ago if you would be willing to make a trip to Yin Ruins for me." King Zheng of Qin, who was already showing signs of dominance, had grown a beard and looked at his friend with a serious expression but a hint of a smile in his eyes. "Now that so many years have passed, I will ask you again, Brother Chao, would you be willing to make a trip to Yin Ruins for me?"

King Zheng of Qin was 24 years old this year, in his prime, and tall and imposing, wearing a crown of nine ranks on his head.

Standing beside him was another person, who was slightly shorter than King Zheng of Qin and looked much younger. He was Ji Chao, King Zheng of Qin's reclusive retainer.

"Then I will answer again," Ji Chao said with a smile. "I will obey my lord's command!"

King Zheng of Qin nodded and patted Ji Chao on the back: "I need to stabilize the situation in Qin. All my generals are currently on an expedition to attack Ye County, so I cannot go with you. Be careful."

"Your Majesty only needs to focus on the Central Plains; I will take care of matters outside the borders," Ji Chao said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"You..." King Zheng of Qin smiled and shook his head, "You are one of the few people I completely trust. Don't die in Yin Ruins."

The Queen Mother and Zhongfu betrayed King Zheng of Qin one by one, but King Zheng of Qin was still willing to appoint Ji Chao as the new ruler.

Ji Chao felt slightly moved, took out a small mechanical bird from his pocket, and placed it in King Zheng of Qin's hand.

"This mechanical bird is named Zhixiang. Please keep it safe, Master. Now, let's set off."

Ji Chao took two steps back, bowed solemnly to King Zheng of Qin, glanced at him reluctantly, and then turned to board his carriage.

The carriage moved forward, heading east along the road in Xianyang.

King Zheng of Qin stood at the entrance of Ji Chao's residence, gazing at the carriage carrying Ji Chao in the distance.

As the carriage slowly drove out of Qin Wangzheng's sight, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Who knows when Chao will return after this departure..."

The mechanical bird in his hand made a clicking sound, and King Zheng of Qin couldn't help but chuckle, as if he had returned to the time when his father, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, had just ascended the throne and he had just become Prince Zheng, and the time he had interacted with this hostage boy from the State of Chu.

Back then, it was also a mechanical bird, only much cruder.

After putting Zhi Xiang into the bag, King Zheng of Qin shook his head, his eyes regaining their sharpness, and walked towards his palace.

Since Chao Di is handling the matter of the alien races, then I must take over the Central Plains.

It was as if the eyes of the wolf-eagle were calm and still, as if this goal was perfectly normal in the mind of King Zheng of Qin.

......

Ji Chao traveled from Qin through Han and eventually arrived at the border between Qi and Wei.

He sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain to look outside, and found himself in a vast wasteland.

"Where are we now?" he asked his driver.

"Reporting to you, sir, this is still within the territory of the State of Wei," the coachman reported truthfully.

He didn't know who the person in the car was, only that it was an important person.

Ji Chao stepped down from the carriage and looked at the vast wasteland. "So that's how it is," he thought.

"Go west from here and return to the Qin state." He waved to his coachman. "This is my destination."

"This... I understand." Although the coachman was puzzled, he nodded, turned around, and returned to the Qin state.

After watching the carriage leave and confirming that no one was around, Ji Chao took a few deep breaths.

"Then... let's begin."

Ignoring the sandstorm, Ji Chao sat cross-legged on the ground, immersing his thoughts completely in the depths of his mind.

Power manifested from his soul and filled Ji Chao's limbs and bones. Ji Chao exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"Thought key pattern, link complete."

A glint of blue light flashed in his eyes.

"Meditate on the concept, and bring it to a close."

With his hands clasped together, Ji Chao muttered incantations.

"The thoughts, reason, and ideals that linger here, the past imprisoned here in a cage."

"I will free you here and reveal everything."

"However, I will not tell the world, and I should not have come here."

"Inform, reveal—"

boom--

Ji Chao pushed his hands forward suddenly, and a violent air wave erupted from him, blowing up his long robe.

The strong wind carried sand and dust, spreading in all directions, but something seemed to be hindering the sand and dust from moving forward.

As Ji Chao formed a hand seal, the entire area trembled and creaked with each movement.

"The dead past lies before me..."

"Appear."

call--

Boom boom boom—!!!

A sudden blast of scorching heat appeared in the wasteland, and in Ji Chao's eyes, a fierce, towering fire suddenly burst into flames.

Ji Chao was not surprised; this was just the prelude.

"The Yin Ruins were destroyed by fire. Is this what happened before...?"

Ji Chao stood up from the ground, dusted off his robe, and walked towards the sea of ​​fire.

"Where the fire started must be that tall tower in the center." He looked ahead and saw a very tall tower standing in the center of the wasteland.

This place is a remnant of the former Shang dynasty.

Yin Ruins.

What appeared before Ji Chao was everything that had happened in Yin, the capital of the Shang Dynasty.

King Zhou set fire to the palace, perishing himself, his concubine Daji, and the entire capital of Yin in the flames, thus bringing an imperfect end to the Shang dynasty.

"That was truly devastating..."

Ji Chao had only spoken halfway when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

His pupils trembled slightly, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his cheeks.

There is... there is something watching me.

The source of the view... is the tall tower in the middle.

But—how could that be? This is nothing but a phantom of something that happened in the past, something that doesn't even exist at this point in time, just a mere illusion!

Gritting his teeth, Ji Chao formed a hand seal and then slammed his hands onto the ground.

call--

The phantoms around him disappeared, along with the gaze that had made Ji Chao feel extremely uneasy.

Ji Chao collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily.

What...what was that thing?! Just the way it was looking at me from somewhere made me feel like my heart was about to explode...

...I don't know, but in short, it's best not to look at the illusions from the past in the Yin Ruins anymore.

Ji Chao stood up, looked around at the scene, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

All around were ruins.

We've entered... Yin Ruins.

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Chapter 758 Artificial Human Remains in Yin Ruins

Inside the Yin Ruins, everything is in ruins, unlike the desolation seen from the outside. Instead, it is a kind of... ruins and broken walls that carry a sense of desolation and destruction.

“The outside is desolate, the inside is bleak, oh Shang…” Ji Chao sighed, walking along the streets of Yin Ruins, exploring.

The charred smell, along with the coal ash that comes from the corrosion of time, filled Ji Chao's nose, causing him to sneeze twice.

The houses were collapsed and scattered, and occasionally one could find two charred corpses that had been weathered. Apart from that, due to the hidden barrier, there was no other movement. Only the occasional wind blowing in from the outside could stir up the sorrow of the Yin Ruins.

"How tragic..."

After spending several days exploring all the exposed parts of Yin Ruins, Ji Chao found nothing of value. All he could see were ruins and charred corpses.

"So the truly valuable things must be down here."

Ji Chao looked down at his feet, sighed, and rubbed his stomach.

I think I didn't bring enough food...

Moreover, it is estimated that excavating the Yin Ruins is a huge project, and it will take several years to crack this nut.

Take your time.

......