Chapter 989: Internal Conflicts

It is quite normal for a Human Emperor to cultivate. During the Yin-Shang period, the most powerful one should have been that Di Xin.

Moreover, he cultivated the Ancient Martial Dao of the Human Race, so his combat power was also quite formidable.

According to the information given to him by Dayu, that Di Xin was not bewitched by Daji; or rather, that demon fox was originally indeed ordered to bewitch Di Xin.

But clearly, when facing Di Xin, the former not only did not bewitch him, but instead followed Di Xin wholeheartedly.

As for Di Xin's tyrannical behavior, apart from a portion being attributed to him by the Zhou Dynasty, there was another portion that he did indeed commit.

For instance, taking action against people like Bi Gan—this truly existed, though it was certainly not some "digging out the heart."

In reality, taking action against Bi Gan and that group was more a struggle for power.

Who was Bi Gan? Di Yi's younger brother, Di Xin's uncle.

Di Xin was Di Yi's youngest son, and his older brother was Weizi Qi, but Di Xin was of the direct line and possessed divine martial talent, so he eventually sat on the throne of the Great King of Yin-Shang.

But that does not mean his position was very stable from the start.

In any dynasty, there are reactionary forces within.

Was Weizi Qi willing to give up the power of the Great King of Yin-Shang?

Naturally, no person would be willing.

And Bi Gan, as an old official of the Di Yi era, had power in the court and connections with many nobles.

Di Xin, as a monarch, was ambitious; such people all share a common trait, which is an extreme desire for power, while simultaneously being wary of the nobility and possessing a strong desire for control.

Therefore, the conflict with the old-guard nobles was ultimately unavoidable.

The contradiction between the two sides ended with Di Xin's victory.

Of course, Di Xin did not have it easy either.

Furthermore, Di Xin opposed the divine humans at the time, which was equivalent to opposing the Heavenly Court; coupled with the Investiture of the Gods war, the Yin-Shang eventually perished, and Di Xin also died in battle against the divine generals of the Heavenly Court.

That is correct, Di Xin died at the hands of the Heavenly Court, and specifically at the hands of the Southern Dipper Master, who was a veteran top-tier Great Luo Golden Immortal.

However, the former did not have it easy either; he was severely wounded at his origin by Di Xin's final counterattack before death and had to reincarnate.

Although he has returned through reincarnation now, he is still unable to recover his original cultivation level.

Understanding this, Su Fan naturally knew that since ancient times, the monarchs of the Human Race could cultivate, and the vast majority cultivated the Ancient Martial Dao.

After all, this Ancient Martial Dao was very suitable for the Human Race, especially with the Qi of Luck of an emperor added to one's body, making cultivation much smoother.

Although the Ancient Martial Dao has a shorter lifespan compared to those who cultivate the Dao, it still possesses a path to longevity.

Su Fan believes that the First Emperor must also be cultivating the Dao; whether he practices the Martial Dao or the Golden Elixir Great Dao, his cultivation level is not low.

According to what Gai Nie meant, that monarch gave him a feeling of being extremely dangerous.

Then his cultivation must certainly be above Gai Nie's.

How could such a person suddenly die of a sudden illness?

And if he really died of a sudden illness, then it could only be that he was plotted against by someone.

Who would dare to make a move?

The remnants of the Six States certainly wished for Ying Zheng to die suddenly immediately, but clearly, they did not have this ability.

Back when the Six States still existed, they sent countless assassins to assassinate him, but the result was without exception.

To want to assassinate Ying Zheng within Xianyang City, I am afraid that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal might not necessarily succeed.

Only a Quasi-Saint would have that many opportunities.

But could those Six States find a Quasi-Saint expert?

Naturally, that is impossible; even combat power at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level would be very difficult for them to find.

It is not that Su Fan looks down on them, but even at the peak of the Six States, they simply did not have such power.

It is true that the Hundred Schools of Thought appeared in the Six States, however, these masters would simply not go against another monarch for the sake of these states.

Especially this monarch, who even had the opportunity to become a Human Emperor.

Indeed, in the eyes of the sages in the Fire Cloud Cave of the Human Race, this First Emperor of the Great Qin had the chance to become the ninth Human Emperor fruit position after the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

What is a Human Emperor? The sovereign of Humanity, equal in status to the Heavenly Court Lord.

In ancient times, the monarchs of the Human Race did not care at all about the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court, because in terms of status, the Human Emperor was just that high.

Later, after Merit descended, these Human Emperors' cultivation levels rose, and they quickly caught up in terms of strength.

Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng has this qualification; if the Great Qin can survive this kalpa, then the Great Qin will become extraordinary, and Ying Zheng's status will naturally rise to become the true ninth emperor of the Human Race.

The Human King Di Xin of that year was close, but failed in the end; if the Jie Sect had won at that time, perhaps Di Xin would have succeeded.

It is a pity there are no "ifs."

The current Ying Zheng is also facing such a test; this is a test sent down by the Heavenly Dao, which the Lord of Humanity must experience.

Of course, if one really wants to discuss it, only the Three Sovereigns are actually true Human Emperors, and among the Five Emperors, only Dayu can barely count as one; this is also why the Three Sovereigns' cultivation all reached the Quasi-Saint level, or even the Quasi-Saint Peak.

And among the Five Emperors, only Dayu reached it.

The other four emperors can actually only be considered Human Kings, similar to that Emperor Star.

And the difference between the four emperors and Di Xin is that the four did not experience the Human Emperor test, so they did not die, or rather, they experienced it but survived.

Di Xin did not pass, so he died.

Now the Great Qin is also suffering such a test.

On this point, Su Fan also learned some situations through Dayu's mouth: Lord of Humanity, Heavenly Dao test.

This is the promotion test for a Human Emperor, which the Three Sovereigns all experienced.

Especially the one Xuanyuan Huangdi experienced was the most terrifying; he contended with the Great Witch Chiyou and then won.

As for the tests of the Heavenly Sovereign Fuxi and the Earth Sovereign Shennong, they were not a bit inferior to that of the Human Emperor Xuanyuan.

It is just that both had support from forces behind them; the Heavenly Sovereign had the support of Nuwa Niangniang, and the Earth Sovereign Shennong also had someone supporting him.

It is just that this person is very mysterious, and Dayu did not say it out loud.

However, in reality, Su Fan also had a few guesses.

That is, the Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi.

The reason for this guess is, first, because of the internet dramatizations in his first life, which claimed that the Earth Sovereign Shennong was the reincarnation of the True Spirit of Hongyun Daoren, a close friend of Zhenyuanzi.

Of course, this claim has no basis.

What truly made Su Fan speculate was the foundation of Shennong mentioned by Dayu, which was the Tao of the Earth Sovereign and the Earthly Dao Fazhe.

This is something closely related to Zhenyuanzi.

Shennong tasted the hundred herbs, but in reality, Shennong was a cultivator of the Earthly Dao.

Apart from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Su Fan is the only one who knows this information.

Among the three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, the Heavenly Dao is the most powerful because it was born very early and has the support of Hongjun Laozu, the first Saint of Honghuang.

The power of the Earthly Dao and Humanity is much weaker compared to the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao has Six Saints, while the Earthly Dao has only one, and as for Humanity, it does not even have a single Saint to this day.

One can imagine the gap between the two sides.

The three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity complement each other, but the Heavenly Dao has the strongest power and often suppresses Humanity and the Earthly Dao.

Cultivating these two Daos makes it extremely difficult to become a Saint.