Chapter 980: The status of the Human Emperor!

"It is... the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword!"

Someone did not know who it was, but they spoke the name of the sword.

Hearing this extraordinary name, many people's bodies trembled instantly, filled with shock.

Although Su Xuan had suppressed the world with his own strength, strictly speaking, he had not changed the trend of the Jianghu. It was still a world of swords; swordsmen were the mainstream of the Jianghu, and the Sword Ranking was a list revered by countless swordsmen.

Many people in the Jianghu made it their lifelong pursuit to obtain a famous sword from the Sword Ranking.

Because of the high status of swords, people in the world were exceptionally familiar with them.

The Eight Swords of the King of Yue, the famous swords forged by Ou Yezi, and many lost swords—not to mention whether they existed on the Sword Ranking, as long as someone mentioned a name, someone would immediately recall the reality and origin of that sword.

The Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword was an extremely special sword.

Its specialty lay in the fact that it had disappeared after the Emperor Yu of the ancient era, existing only in myths and legends. But even as a myth, it did not affect the extraordinary nature of this sword in the slightest.

This was because this sword was forged by the Huang Di Xuanyuan, who collected copper from Mount Shou and had it forged under the blessings of the gods. Later, it was held by Emperor Yu, who used it to quell floods and stabilize the world.

At this moment, after someone spoke the name of the sword, the others looked again at the sword held by Seeing Ying Zheng.

One side was engraved with mountains, rivers, grass, and trees; the other side was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars.

This sword was exactly the same as the description of the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword in legends.

Others thought of the strange world that had appeared when the sky broke, and the person who had broken through the boundaries from that strange world.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, the Huang Di Xuanyuan rode a dragon to ascend with his harem and many ministers. If this sword is the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword, then the person earlier, wouldn't he be..."

The person did not finish his sentence, but some things did not matter whether they were finished or not.

He started a train of thought, and the others immediately began to associate.

They guessed his unfinished words and the identity of the person earlier.

It was precisely because they thought of the identity of the person riding the dragon earlier that the others were even more shocked.

Today's Fengshan sacrifice was destined to become a memory that many would never forget for eternity. The accompanying historians even felt a sense of honor.

The Emperor performed the Fengshan sacrifice on Mount Taishan, causing the Huang Di Xuanyuan, the holy emperor who ascended riding a dragon in ancient times, to appear and bestow the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword.

This was something that existed in myths, yet it had truly happened before their eyes.

How incredible this was.

When Seeing Ying Zheng completed the sacrifice to Heaven on Mount Taishan, put away the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword, and walked down the altar, many people were still dazed, unable to recover from the shocking scene earlier.

It was not until Seeing Ying Zheng's gaze turned toward them, and they felt an incomparably powerful sense of deterrence, that they finally recovered.

Many Confucian scholars who had originally had some criticisms of Seeing Ying Zheng felt fear when they felt Seeing Ying Zheng's gaze.

If the original Fengshan sacrifice on Mount Taishan was a ritual similar to worshipping the Heavenly Emperor, used to confirm the legitimacy of his imperial power and prove that he received the mandate from Heaven, then Seeing Ying Zheng's Fengshan sacrifice was exceptionally different.

First, when they reached the halfway point of the mountain, heavy rain fell. Many Confucian scholars thought this was Heaven's punishment for Seeing Ying Zheng's lack of benevolence, but later, Su Xuan acted, changing Heaven and Earth with human power, which shocked them.

But this at most made them shut their mouths, making it difficult to use the excuse of Heaven punishing Seeing Ying Zheng to criticize him anymore.

But then, what they encountered when Seeing Ying Zheng performed the Fengshan sacrifice made them terrified again.

After Seeing Ying Zheng took an oath to protect Huaxia, the sky broke open, and an existence suspected to be the Huang Di Xuanyuan came from another world, even bestowing the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword upon Seeing Ying Zheng.

Was this the Huang Di Xuanyuan approving the Emperor's oath? So he bestowed the divine sword to help the Emperor protect Huaxia?

Even if the many Confucian scholars had opinions about Seeing Ying Zheng in the past, they dared not show the slightest disrespect toward the Huang Di Xuanyuan, the holy emperor of the ancient era. It was also because of the appearance of the Huang Di Xuanyuan that after the sacrifice to Heaven on Mount Taishan ended, their gaze toward Seeing Ying Zheng became incomparably respectful.

Seeing Ying Zheng also felt the change in the gaze of the people toward him.

But at this moment, he was more concerned with the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword held in his hand.

The strange world earlier, the Huang Di Xuanyuan riding a dragon—all of this was just a huge illusion created by Su Xuan. By creating a scene of strange phenomena in the sky, he confirmed that he received the mandate from Heaven.

This was something Su Xuan and Seeing Ying Zheng had agreed upon long ago.

Although Seeing Ying Zheng believed he was the Lord of Heaven's Mandate even without performing the Fengshan sacrifice or creating strange phenomena, he did not mind doing so, as these means could make the masses fear him more and make his destiny (Qi) more condensed.

Although those strange phenomena were fake, the sword was indeed real.

When Su Xuan first brought the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword to Seeing Ying Zheng in Xianyang, Seeing Ying Zheng could hold it, but he could not lift it.

According to Su Xuan, he was still lacking something, so he could not obtain the sword's recognition.

To obtain the recognition of this sword of humanity, he had to perform the Fengshan sacrifice.

And so, Seeing Ying Zheng did as instructed.

Fengshan was not just for lifting the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword; performing this event was also beneficial to Qin's rule and to maintaining imperial power.

It was not until after the Fengshan sacrifice that Seeing Ying Zheng finally understood why Su Xuan had said that.

Now, having only completed half of the Fengshan sacrifice—the sacrifice to Heaven—he felt that Qin's destiny (Qi) had become more solid, and at the same time, his own destiny was connected to this land.

The Fengshan sacrifice was like obtaining an official position; from now on, he was the Emperor recognized by Heaven and Earth.

Although Seeing Ying Zheng had previously determined that he was the First Emperor worthy of the name even without Heaven and Earth's recognition.

But after truly experiencing this feeling, he found it was truly wonderful!

After offering the sacrifice to Heaven, he could feel that his strength had improved again. Although he had not reached the so-called Heaven-Man Realm, he was no longer a weakling in the Grandmaster Realm.

Beyond that, he could even use the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword in his hand to mobilize the power of Heaven and Earth for his own use to confront powerful enemies.

As long as he was on the land of Huaxia, he might not be unable to fight against experts of the Heaven-Man Realm. ===== CHAPTER 982 =====