Chapter 560: Fengshan Sacrifice!

"Lack of recognition from the heavens and earth?"

Ying Zheng’s eyes flickered, and he was about to speak, to show disdain, saying that his position as Human Emperor did not need the recognition of the heavens and earth, and that it had always been him recognizing the heavens and earth and enfeoffing the gods of the heavens and earth.

But because of Su Xuan, he did not say such words in the end.

Su Xuan noticed some subtle changes in Ying Zheng’s expression and roughly guessed Ying Zheng’s thoughts. After years of getting along, he knew Ying Zheng’s personality extremely well.

It could be said that under his influence, Ying Zheng was a person who did not believe in fate; he believed more in himself.

It was also because of this reason that when everyone else was chasing after the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, firmly believing that obtaining the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon could control the world, Ying Zheng believed more that man could conquer heaven. Even without the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, with the strength of the State of Qin, he could unify the world.

Similarly, after learning the truth of the world and knowing that there was a broader world outside the Central Plains, Ying Zheng also firmly believed that as long as the State of Qin continued to grow stronger and continued to expand outward, one day it would be able to unify the whole world.

And he himself could also achieve the immortal Dao by using the national destiny obtained from unifying the world.

Regarding immortality, there was no need to borrow things like elixirs; he himself could achieve it.

Although he knew Ying Zheng’s thoughts, Su Xuan still chose to speak and stated the reason he had deduced: "In the ancient years, humans were in a state of ignorance, constantly suffering from natural disasters and the invasion of many prehistoric beasts. Later, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden descended to the world and cast a divine sword for Chi You, and Chi You was able to protect the common people."

"This sword can be seen as a token of the gods, representing the divine right of kings!"

"Later, for some reason, Chi You wreaked havoc on the world. The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan also killed Chi You and pacified the disaster with the help of the gods. Since then, the gods often traveled between the human world, and this continued until the time of the Yellow Emperor’s grandson, Emperor Emperor Zhuanxu. He performed the 'severing of the connection between heaven and earth,' the path between gods and humans was cut off, and from then on, the gods went far away!"

"However, although the gods went far away, the descendants of gods and humans and prehistoric beasts still existed, becoming a major hidden danger in the world. It was not until the time of Emperor Yu that he removed many prehistoric beasts through flood control, cast the Nine Tripods, established the Nine Provinces barrier, and banished the world of mountains and seas. Only then did the human world truly belong to mortals."

"Also because of the Nine Provinces barrier, the heavens and earth gradually gave birth to spirituality!"

"The Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword, although cast by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, also received the blessing of the gods, but essentially, it was cast with materials from the human world, representing human power, and this sword was obtained by Emperor Yu."

"The Nine Provinces barrier was born because of Emperor Yu, and the spirit of the heavens and earth is also inseparable from him. Your Majesty can grasp this sword, representing that Your Majesty is the Human Emperor of the current age and has great national destiny upon you. But if you want to lift this sword and exert the power of this sword, you need to obtain the recognition of the heavens and earth!"

"Oh?"

After hearing Su Xuan’s words, Ying Zheng’s eyes flickered, and some guesses arose in his heart.

If it were ordinary recognition from the heavens and earth, Ying Zheng would not care. Even without the recognition of the heavens and earth, it would not change his status as Human Emperor. But from Su Xuan’s words, he heard another meaning.

Regarding the Nine Provinces barrier, he had heard about it from Su Xuan when Su Xuan mentioned the Yellow Emperor’s tripod.

It could be said that it was precisely because of the existence of the Nine Provinces barrier that the human world had today, and ordinary people could survive and multiply to this day.

Great Yu established the Nine Provinces barrier, although it made the extraordinary go far away and the immortal spirits and gods disappear, but from another perspective, wasn't it protecting ordinary people?

Therefore, this Emperor Yu could be called great!

"If, as the Imperial Advisor said, it seems that there will be additional gains after obtaining the recognition of the heavens and earth?"

Su Xuan did not hide it: "There are indeed additional gains. If you can obtain the recognition of the heavens and earth, it is equivalent to being a child of the heavens and earth, and you can obtain the national destiny of the heavens and earth!"

"The existence of the Nine Provinces barrier protects mortals, isolates prehistoric fierce beasts and gods, and also makes the national destiny of the entire human world condense into one!"

After hearing the two words 'national destiny', Ying Zheng’s eyes immediately flashed with a sharp light. This light was extremely sharp.

For him, he knew one thing.

That was, the *Book of Imperial Governance* he cultivated relied precisely on national destiny.

With the help of this method, using the national destiny of the dynasty to raise dragon energy, and then drawing the dragon energy upon himself, he reached the Grandmaster realm in just a few years. Later, after destroying Regarding Baiyue, his strength advanced again, achieving the Great Grandmaster realm.

(Requesting flowers)

If he could obtain the recognition of the Nine Provinces heavens and earth and obtain the national destiny of the heavens and earth, could it allow him to advance to a more powerful realm?

Whether the heavens and earth recognized him or not, Ying Zheng did not care, but if there were benefits, he would care very much.

Ying Zheng asked Su Xuan: "Imperial Advisor, I wonder how one can obtain the recognition of the heavens and earth?"

Su Xuan slowly said the method: "In the ancient years, Great Yu gathered the feudal lords at Mount Tu, and those who held jade and silk numbered ten thousand states. By gathering the feudal lords, he obtained the mandate of heaven!"

"In this age, Your Majesty has already destroyed the six states and unified the world. There is no need to summon the feudal lords for a meeting. If you want to obtain the recognition of the heavens and earth, you can perform the Fengshan sacrifice!"

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"Feng is to sacrifice to heaven, and Shan is to sacrifice to earth, so as to connect with the heavens and earth and obtain the national destiny of the heavens and earth!"

"Can it be done just by Fengshan sacrifice?" Ying Zheng was slightly stunned after hearing Su Xuan’s words, not expecting it to be so simple.

The saying of Fengshan sacrifice had existed for a long time. It was recorded in the *Guanzi*. The book *Guanzi* came from scholars of the Jixia Academy and was a work by the Guanzi school of the Jixia Academy who admired Guan Zhong.

He thought the Fengshan sacrifice in it was just a ritual to sacrifice to the heavens and earth. Ying Zheng did not expect that there was such mystery in it.

"It is said that in the ancient era, during the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there was the Fengshan sacrifice. Emperors in a peaceful and prosperous age would perform the Fengshan sacrifice on Mount Tai to report to the heavens and earth. Now, our State of Qin has unified the world and achieved an unprecedented great cause, so we can go to Mount Tai to perform a Fengshan sacrifice!" Ying Zheng’s thoughts flickered, and soon, he made a decision.

Even if it was not for obtaining the recognition of the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword, and not for obtaining the recognition of the heavens and earth, with the current situation of the State of Qin, it was indeed possible to perform a Fengshan sacrifice. At the same time, he could use the Fengshan sacrifice to push his prestige as an emperor to a higher level.

Afterward, Ying Zheng thought of another thing.

He said: "The Fengshan sacrifice can be performed, but not now. At least, it must wait until after the Xiongnu are destroyed!"