Chapter 833: Life on the Sea

As he learned more, Su Xuan felt a fog gathering before his eyes; the ancient era truly held too many secrets.

To say nothing of anything else, the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon first appeared during the Zhou Dynasty.

According to some people's speculations, it was related to Jiang Jiang Taigong. From the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty to the present, nearly a thousand years had passed, which could barely be explained. However, after truly obtaining the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon and cracking the secret of the seven boxes, Su Xuan discovered that this secret was not as simple as he had imagined. Its origin might be even earlier, dating back to the era of the Huang Di Xuanyuan, to the time when the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden and the Yinglong were still in the mortal world.

The Huang Di Xuanyuan was a man of the Central Plains, while Leizu came from Xiling and was considered a person of the Shu region. Yet, the State of Shaohao, belonging to their son Xuanxiao, was hidden in the East Sea. This in itself explained a few things.

Therefore, Su Xuan could not help but begin to make some associations.

For instance, in the ancient era, before the Battle of Zhuolu, in order to defeat Did Chi You, the Huang Di Xuanyuan took Leizu on a journey to the East Sea. They killed a Kui Ox on Mount Liupo, and in the State of Shaohao—that is, that very ravine—they gave birth to Xuanxiao. Because of the great chaos in the Central Plains, they left Xuanxiao there? Thus, Xuanxiao's childhood was spent growing up there, which was why there were records of the State of Shaohao?

And the Fusang Divine Tree also originated from that region, later taken away by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden and planted on the peak of Mount Shushan to suppress Did Chi You!

Although the Fusang Divine Tree had left, Xuanxiao had seen the Fusang Divine Tree in his youth, which was why his descendants, the Dongyi tribe, had a tradition of sun worship? In the murals, there were even images of the Fusang Divine Tree?

Of course, these were all Su Xuan's conjectures, without any evidence.

The only thing he could be certain of was that the origin of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon was extremely ancient!

The Mirage sailed quietly through the vast sea. Even though Su Xuan had said that the passage to another sea area could only be opened during midsummer, no one knew how long it would take to reach the location of that sea area.

If one followed the records in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of the Great Lin Ye East," Mount Liupo was even seven thousand li into the East Sea. Seven thousand li was not a short distance.

Even though the Mirage combined the strengths of the Gongshu family and the Mohist School and sailed very fast, and Su Xuan could use Daoist arts to summon fierce winds to propel the Mirage, it was still somewhat difficult to sail seven thousand li in a short time.

Therefore, they could only follow the faint sense of connection generated by the Fusang Divine Tree and continue sailing in the correct direction.

The journey was boring.

To find some amusement, Su Xuan had fished from the Mirage, leaped onto the sea to walk on the waves, and even flown into the sky to travel alongside seagulls. He had experienced all the joys of the sea.

Finally, having nothing to do, he began to lecture on the Dao to everyone.

The number of people who followed him out to sea this time was not large, but it was not small either.

A portion of the Yin-Yang School's disciples followed, and a portion of the Mohist disciples, led by Jing Ke, remained on the Mirage to help operate it. In addition, Da Shao Si Ming, Shao Shao Si Ming, Hei Bai, Xiao Yi, Duanmu Rong, Zinu, Dongjun Yanfei, and others followed Su Xuan.

These people had all practiced martial arts, with varying levels of strength.

But regardless of their strength or what they were skilled in, Su Xuan could offer them guidance.

One could only wonder how much those who remained in the Yin-Yang School would regret not boarding the Mirage once they learned of this.

Because this was clearly the third time he had lectured on the Dao!

Min region.

The Qin Army, hundreds of thousands strong, had stationed themselves here to conquer Regarding Baiyue. After arriving, they did not rashly march but instead set up camp on the spot and made preparations.

This left the people of the Minyue Kingdom feeling quite depressed.

Upon discovering that the Qin Guo had begun to mobilize against Regarding Baiyue, not only Minyue, but also Dong'ou and Nanyue had all made preparations. Years ago, the State of Chu and the State of Han had joined forces to launch a war in the Regarding Baiyue region that lasted for many years. That war had cost Minyue a devastating price and had also made the Nanyue and Dong'ou kingdoms realize how difficult the Central Plains were to deal with.

The Regarding Baiyue kingdoms naturally knew that the Central Plains had been unified by the Qin Guo. When Qin was destroying Chu, they had thought about taking the opportunity to get a share of the spoils and sending troops to the Central Plains to plunder some benefits. But in the end, hindered by the strength of Qin and the fact that the relations between the Regarding Baiyue kingdoms were not very good to begin with, they did not do such a thing.

Of course, although they did not take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to get a share, after Qin unified the world, the kingdoms in the Regarding Baiyue region would occasionally send troops to plunder the people of the Central Plains.

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After all, the Central Plains were wealthy while Regarding Baiyue was barren, so they could only barely maintain their livelihood through plundering.

However, this act was seen by the Qin Guo as a thorn in their side that had to be removed.

Therefore, this campaign to conquer Regarding Baiyue came about.

Years ago, the State of Chu and the State of Han joined forces and were able to cause huge damage to Minyue, but that was only because there was the factor of the Chu people, who were extremely familiar with the Regarding Baiyue region, which was why they succeeded.

Now, the Qin Guo was different; they did not understand the situation in Regarding Baiyue.

If they rashly broke into the forest, and the various tribes of Regarding Baiyue made preparations in advance, they would surely make those Qin people never return.

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That was what the people of the Minyue Kingdom thought.

But the fact was that after the Qin Guo arrived in the Min region, they delayed entering the mountains and forests and did not advance, which left them feeling incredibly frustrated. This feeling was as if all their preparations had been in vain.

However, they still did not abandon their vigilance. The Qin Guo had mobilized so many troops; a battle between Minyue and Qin was inevitable sooner or later.

Beyond the territory where the Minyue Kingdom was located lay vast mountains. The forests here were lush and extremely primitive. In the forests, there were countless poisonous insects and fierce beasts, and there were many poisonous miasmas running rampant.

However, such an environment did not have any impact on Yan Lingji.

She led some elite disciples of the Yin-Yang School and stepped alone into the vast forest, heading toward the Minyue Kingdom. Even though she had left Regarding Baiyue for many years, she was still extremely familiar with this place. In the mountains and forests, she walked as if she were on flat ground.

The many poisonous miasmas, insects, and beasts could not stir up any waves before her and the Yin-Yang School disciples.

Finally, she arrived before a tribe located in the forest.

She met a person.

His name... Master Tian Ze!

Years ago, after the campaign in the State of Han ended, Yan Lingji followed Su Xuan to the Qin Guo, while Master Tian Ze took a few subordinates and returned to the Regarding Baiyue region, wanting to take back everything that was his.

To this day, Master Tian Ze did not seem to have taken back everything, but he could barely be considered to have established his own foundation in the Regarding Baiyue region. ===== CHAPTER 835 =====