Chapter 559

When Su Xuan said that the outer perimeter of Penglai Immortal Mountain was shrouded in an invisible barrier, Ying Zheng realized that Penglai Immortal Mountain might be somewhat different.

Immediately after, Su Xuan’s words confirmed this.

This immortal mountain was not as dead as the previous three; instead, it was full of vitality. Although there were no animals, the vegetation was lush.

Unfortunately, according to Su Xuan, even though there were many precious medicinal herbs on it that had never been seen in the Central Plains, there was still no such thing as an elixir of immortality.

"Sure enough, immortality cannot be sought from the outside!"

Ying Zheng sighed softly.

Without the elixir of immortality, was he disappointed? Naturally, there was some disappointment, but if he had known this long ago, the disappointment would not have been as intense as he had imagined.

Learning that Gan Jiang Gan Jiang Taigong’s corpse remained on Penglai Immortal Mountain, Ying Zheng sighed again.

"Even though Gan Jiang Gan Jiang Taigong was a genius of a generation and possessed talent that could span the heavens and the earth, in the end, he only faced death. It seems that wanting to attain true immortality is not that easy."

After this sigh.

Ying Zheng heard Su Xuan talk about the Yellow Emperor’s tripod.

The Yellow Emperor’s tripod could be considered the most important treasure brought back by the Mirage’s return.

Its significance was extraordinary.

It was the tripod cast by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan before he ascended, and like the Nine Tripods cast by Great Yu, it could vaguely represent the mandate of heaven.

"I didn't expect the Yellow Emperor’s tripod to be found here!"

"Yes." Su Xuan nodded, "Besides the Yellow Emperor’s tripod, there is actually one more thing. Because ordinary people cannot hold it, I brought it back alone!"

"Today, I will hand this object to Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, a sword appeared in Su Xuan’s hand.

With the appearance of this sword, an oppressive atmosphere immediately shrouded the Xianyang Palace.

If Su Xuan had evil intentions, he could easily end Ying Zheng’s life with one strike of the sword in his hand.

But clearly, he had no such intention.

And even if he were really prepared to take action against Ying Zheng, with his strength, he would not need a sword.

"What is this sword?"

Looking at the golden long sword held in Su Xuan’s hand, Ying Zheng’s eyes narrowed. When this sword appeared, he felt his bloodline vibrating. At the same time, a portion of the power of national destiny he had gathered flowed toward this sword.

The *Book of Imperial Governance* he cultivated was a path of cultivation through national destiny.

Establishing a supreme dynasty, using the power of the whole country to nourish the dragon energy, and then having the dragon energy return to himself to help him improve his strength. Because he had cultivated this technique for a long time, Ying Zheng was now exceptionally sensitive to national destiny, and he immediately discovered the extraordinary nature of this sword.

"One side is carved with the sun, moon, and stars; the other side is carved with mountains, rivers, and vegetation. One side of the hilt is inscribed with the techniques of farming and animal husbandry; the other side is inscribed with the strategy of unifying the world. This sword was cast by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan with the help of the gods, using copper from Mount Shou. It was later passed to Great Yu, so its full name is the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword!" Su Xuan revealed the origin of this sword.

Ying Zheng’s eyes narrowed instantly: "I didn't expect this sword to actually exist!"

The name of the Xuanyuan Sword had existed for a long time, but it was mostly just a legend. Ying Zheng did not expect that there really was such a sword. However, thinking of the Chi You Sword that appeared during the trip to Many Loulan mentioned by Su Xuan,

Chi You once held a sword to wreak havoc on the world, and the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan cast a divine sword with the help of the gods to contend with it—this was something understandable.

"If the Chi You Sword was a sword cast for Chi You by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden using extraterrestrial meteorite iron, representing the mandate of heaven bestowed upon the human world by the gods, then the Xuanyuan Sword’s material was taken from this world. Although it had the blessing of the gods, it was more a manifestation of human power. It is one of the embodiments of human power and is a divine artifact of the human world!"

"Your Majesty, as the current Human Emperor, has unified the Central Plains, has the mandate of heaven upon you, and has national destiny in you. You can try to see if you can lift this sword!"

As Su Xuan spoke, he placed the sword in his hand onto the table.

As this sword left Su Xuan’s hand, the oppressive atmosphere disappeared instantly.

It seemed that it was because Su Xuan was holding the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword that it released that power.

After hearing Su Xuan’s words, Ying Zheng’s eyes flickered as he looked at the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword that Su Xuan had placed casually on the table. According to Su Xuan, in terms of material, this sword was just average, but the meaning contained in this sword was a step higher than the Yellow Emperor’s tripod.

Not only because it was once the sword of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, but also because it was held by Emperor Yu.

One must know that the Nine Tripods, which once represented the mandate of heaven and the world, were cast by Emperor Yu.

How heavy are the Nine Tripods? As heavy as the country is, so heavy are the Nine Tripods!

The Nine Tripods are the divine artifacts of the state!

And this sword is the sword of the Human Emperor, representing the mandate of the Human Emperor!

Related thoughts flashed through Ying Zheng’s mind. For this gift Su Xuan brought out, Ying Zheng liked it to the extreme. Afterward, he took the initiative to reach out and grasp the hilt of the Xuanyuan Sword.

He thought it was just an ordinary sword, with no special features other than the legendary color added by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan and Emperor Yu. As a result, after Ying Zheng grasped it, he immediately discovered its uniqueness.

A magnificent power transmitted from the sword body, subconsciously resisting Ying Zheng from holding this sword.

Ying Zheng frowned and immediately activated his power. In an instant, a majestic power surged from his body and then entered his palm, contending with the power within the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword.

The power emitted from the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword, upon feeling this power, immediately receded quite a bit. However, there was still a portion of power that showed a repulsive reaction, preventing Ying Zheng from lifting the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword.

Thus, a situation occurred: Ying Zheng clearly grasped the hilt, but this sword seemed to have the weight of a thousand jun, and Ying Zheng could not lift it.

Ying Zheng used all his strength, but could not move the sword even a fraction.

This left him in a state of shock.

He finally looked at Su Xuan: "Imperial Advisor, what is going on?"

"Could it be that I am not a true Human Emperor, not a person of the mandate of heaven?"

Ying Zheng said these words in a strange tone.

Because if, according to Su Xuan, this sword was the sword of the mandate of heaven and the representative of the Human Emperor’s identity, then his inability to lift this sword might be because he was not a true Human Emperor. Thinking of this, Ying Zheng felt it was funny in his heart.

Is it the so-called mandate of heaven again?

If this is the mandate of heaven, he must defy the heavens and change this mandate!

Su Xuan frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and gave the answer: "Your Majesty destroyed the six states and unified the world, making the Nine Provinces one, and the six directions share the same customs. You are naturally a well-deserved Human Emperor and a person of the mandate of heaven. Your Majesty’s inability to lift this sword might be for other reasons."

"Other reasons?"

Ying Zheng did not understand.

Su Xuan said to Ying Zheng: "Does Your Majesty know how I lifted this sword?"

"I wish to hear the details!"

Ying Zheng looked at Su Xuan with a humble attitude.

Su Xuan said: "When I grasped this sword, a powerful repulsive force came from it. I used powerful strength to temporarily resist this repulsive force before I could lift it."

"Although Your Majesty did not lift this sword, I can see that this sword did not release too strong a repulsive force toward Your Majesty. Otherwise, Your Majesty should have been injured the first time you grasped this sword."

As he spoke, he gave an example.

"On Penglai Immortal Mountain that day, Jing Ke witnessed this sword and tried to pull it out. As a result, with his strength at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, he suffered a backlash the first time and was not lightly injured."

After hearing these words, Ying Zheng began to think carefully about his previous feeling of holding the sword.

He nodded and said: "Indeed, when I grasped this sword, I did not feel too strong a repulsive force, but for some reason, there was another strange force in this sword that prevented me from lifting it!"

"Does the Imperial Advisor know the reason?"

"Perhaps it is because of the lack of recognition from the heavens and earth!"