Chapter 978: The Holy Emperor bestows the sword, receiving the mandate from Heaven!

Once this oath was uttered, everyone—those on Mount Taishan, the soldiers guarding its sides, and the common folk at the foot of the mountain—all trembled.

From Ying Zheng's magnificent words, they felt his determination.

Old ministers of Qin like Wang Wan could not help but shed tears, murmuring to themselves, "Your Majesty!"

Aside from these old ministers, even the Confucian scholars who had earlier mocked Ying Zheng because of the ritual and wanted to see him make a fool of himself now wore serious expressions.

Regardless of whether Ying Zheng lacked benevolence, they could not criticize these words.

This was the Fengshan sacrifice on Mount Taishan, before Heaven, Earth, and the gods.

Under such circumstances, Ying Zheng dared to take such a great oath, declaring that if he died, he would become a heroic spirit to protect the people of Huaxia. No matter what Ying Zheng had done in the past, these words were not something an ordinary person would dare to utter.

Even some Confucian scholars who disliked Ying Zheng were moved at this very moment.

"The Emperor is truly admirable!"

An old scholar sighed.

The other scholars had complex expressions but did not refute him.

Just then, someone else's exclamation rang out.

"Look!"

Because the Fengshan ceremony was in progress, the speaker did not dare to shout loudly, so the voice was not loud, but it was still heard by many.

In fact, it wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't reminded them.

Because anyone staring toward the altar would have discovered it.

Suddenly, a flash of golden light appeared in the sky.

As the golden light emerged, it was as if a crack had appeared in the sky.

Through this crack, one could vaguely see a strange world.

Within it, there were many immortal birds and beasts, as well as immortals and gods coming and going. Suddenly, a figure was seen riding a dragon in the strange world, rapidly approaching the crack.

"This is?"

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.

They all knew that the Fengshan sacrifice on Mount Taishan was a ritual to proclaim to Heaven and Earth during a time of peace and prosperity, to confirm that imperial power was received from Heaven. Since ancient times, countless holy emperors had performed this sacrifice.

Without a doubt, Fengshan was an extremely lofty event with extraordinary significance; otherwise, the Confucian scholars would not have argued endlessly over its rituals.

But could such a strange sight appear after the sacrifice?

Was that strange world the legendary Immortal Realm?

Immortals and gods? Did they really exist? Did they appear voluntarily because of the Emperor's oath? So, did they approve of the Emperor's oath?

Confucianism respects ghosts and gods but keeps them at a distance, but that does not mean they do not believe in them. It is precisely because they respect them but keep them at a distance that the talk of ghosts and gods is extremely mysterious to them.

At this moment, upon seeing this scene, they were all terrified.

It was not just the Confucian scholars who were terrified; even some Qin ministers and many military generals were shocked. This was simply too incredible.

Only Meng Tian, watching this scene, could not help but think of what he had seen in Loulan years ago.

In Loulan, when the Pixiu ascended to another world, it had torn open a spatial rift. Through that rift, one could vaguely see another strange world, one extremely similar to this one. ===== CHAPTER 980 =====