Chapter 557: Rumors About Immortality!

Li Si, Han Fei, Gainie, and the others did not stay in Sanghai City for long.

After all, their main purpose for coming to Sanghai was to welcome the return of the Mirage. After Li Si and Han Fei visited their teacher, Xun Zi, at the Confucian holy land, the Little Sage Manor, they took Su Xuan and the others who had returned from the sea and headed toward Xianyang.

The returning procession was exceptionally grand.

Although Su Xuan and his group felt disappointed that the overseas immortal mountains were not what they had expected, it was not as if they had gained nothing.

Not to mention that Yingzhou was a graveyard.

Among the last two immortal mountains, Su Xuan and the others discovered many weapons of ancient powerhouses on Fangzhang Mountain. These weapons could be considered one of the gains. And the last immortal mountain even contained the Yellow Emperor’s tripod.

This tripod had extraordinary significance; it was cast by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan in the ancient era.

As the life essence within it was refined by Su Xuan, it naturally could not remain on Penglai Immortal Mountain and was finally brought out by Su Xuan.

Although there was no elixir of immortality and no true immortals were seen,

these gains were enough to stop the mouths of the public.

The procession soon arrived in Xianyang.

When they reached the vicinity of Baqiao, a majestic honor guard had been waiting there for a long time.

Han Fei, Li Si, and the others who had gone to Sanghai to welcome the Mirage were stunned again when they saw this honor guard.

Because this was the Emperor’s honor guard.

The Emperor had actually taken the initiative to leave the Xianyang Palace to welcome Su Xuan here.

When Su Xuan stepped off the carriage, a cold figure wearing black robes and a flat-topped crown walked slowly from the opposite side—it was none other than the First Emperor, Ying Zheng.

Su Xuan and Ying Zheng started walking at the same time and finally met in the middle of Baqiao.

This scene was seen by many and, for a moment, was etched into everyone’s minds, becoming an eternal image.

Imperial Advisor Su Xuan returned on the Mirage, and the Emperor left the Xianyang Palace to personally welcome him at Baqiao.

This became a topic of endless discussion among the people of Qin.

After this event, what was even more astonishing was that the Imperial Advisor had actually found the overseas immortal mountains and brought back many rare treasures.

The Emperor specifically ordered people to display the weapons of ancient powerhouses that Su Xuan had brought back from Fangzhang Mountain. This left many ministers in awe; even just looking from afar, they could feel the bloody aura emanating from these blades.

Undoubtedly, these were well-deserved fierce weapons.

No one knew what kind of existences these blades had once slaughtered.

The matter of the immortal mountains was real, which caused a huge upheaval.

Originally, because the Mirage had not returned for two years, many people had criticisms about Ying Zheng’s order to build the Mirage and were not optimistic about the Imperial Advisor’s voyage.

Now, the Mirage had returned and brought back some things.

This undoubtedly overturned the views of some people.

While overturning everyone’s views, the most curious thing was one question.

Since the immortal mountains truly exist, do immortals exist? And... what about the elixir of immortality?

Did the Imperial Advisor obtain the elixir of immortality during his voyage?

It was just that because this matter was of great importance, it was not made public!

If the Emperor could achieve immortality with the elixir of immortality brought back by the Imperial Advisor, then the winds and clouds of the world might change because of this.

An emperor who lived forever was not a good thing for many people.

At first, this was just some people’s secret speculation.

Finally, no one knew who leaked the news, spreading this speculation throughout the world. Then, through hearsay, it gradually evolved into the rumor that Imperial Advisor Su Xuan had already found the elixir of immortality for the Emperor.

Two years ago, the Mirage’s voyage was not a secret.

To cover up the truth of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, the Mirage’s voyage was publicly explained as the Emperor admiring the immortal Dao and sending the Mirage to sea to seek immortals.

Therefore, now that the Mirage had returned, many people firmly believed that Su Xuan had successfully brought back the elixir of immortality.

Former land of the State of Chu.

In the Yunmeng Marsh.

After the State of Chu perished, many refugees and bandits, unwilling to accept the rule of Qin, all fled into the Yunmeng Marsh. Now, the water bandits of Yunmeng Marsh had become a major hidden danger in this area. Qin had also tried to pacify the bandits, but unfortunately, the terrain of Yunmeng Marsh was complex, and the results were not great.

Deep in the vast Yunmeng Marsh.

Lord Lord Chunan heard the recent rumor. As a member of the Yin-Yang school, he recited a sentence from the works of the Daoist ancestor Lao Dan: "The heavens and earth are long-lasting. The reason they can be long-lasting is that they do not live for themselves, and thus they can achieve longevity."

"Elixir of immortality, does such a thing really exist in this world?"

Lord Lord Chunan expressed doubt.

But the rumors were as such, and even he didn't know if it was true. More importantly, the one who went to sea to seek immortals this time was Su Xuan.

Because he had had contact with Su Xuan, he knew Su Xuan’s strength very well and knew what realm Su Xuan had reached.

The person who went to sea was Su Xuan, which made Lord Lord Chunan dare not rashly say that the elixir of immortality did not exist.

However, in front of Lord Lord Chunan, a young man said with a firm tone: "No, this is not true. Ying Zheng cannot obtain the elixir of immortality. Even if he really achieves immortality, one day, I will definitely kill him!"

Beside the young man were two middle-aged men who, upon hearing the young man’s words, immediately showed approval.

Lord Lord Chunan heard these words and sighed faintly.

When will the cycle of vengeance end? Being too obsessed with the hatred of a fallen state is actually not good.

But he could not say much; after all, the young man’s two uncles had taught him the philosophy of revenge since he was a child!

The young man and the two middle-aged men were members of the Xiang clan of the State of Chu.

In the past, when Qin destroyed Chu, the two members of the Xiang clan took their brother’s child and fled Shouchun. Seeing that they were about to die under the siege of Qin, it was Lord Lord Chunan who saved them.

Although Lord Lord Chunan was once a member of the Yin-Yang school, strictly speaking, he was a man of Chu.

Regarding the destruction of the State of Chu, he also felt some unbearable pain, so he took action to save some people.

State of Qin, inside the Xianyang Palace.

Su Xuan looked at some of the public opinion collected by the Net and couldn't help but sigh: "Flowing balls stop at the edge of a basin; rumors stop at the wise. The original intention of Xun Zi’s words is correct, but unfortunately, even Xun Zi did not expect that there are not so many wise people in this world, so rumors can only continue to ferment like this."

Even Su Xuan did not expect that the return of the Mirage would evolve into the rumor that he had brought back the elixir of immortality through hearsay.

Sighing in his heart, he looked at Ying Zheng in front of him: "Does Your Majesty really not intend to end these rumors?"

Ying Zheng’s answer surprised Su Xuan: "Why should I end these rumors? Wouldn't it be better to let these rumors ferment throughout the world?"

Su Xuan’s eyes flickered, and he gradually understood some of Ying Zheng’s intentions.