Chapter 915: Kong Xuan

Zichen Hall.

"Greetings, Great King!"

Kong Xuan bowed respectfully, just like an ordinary general.

Currently, his external cultivation level was Peak Profound Immortal, and he was a Third-rank General of the Ninth Legion.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty had expanded its military significantly, and the previous military organization had become somewhat outdated, so Yin Qi reformed the military system: Great Luo Golden Immortals were First-rank Marshals; Golden Immortals were Second-rank Generals; Profound Immortals were Third-rank Generals.

Heavenly Immortals were Fourth-rank Commandants, and Earth Immortals were Fifth-rank Captains.

Further down were the Sixth-rank Brigade Commanders of the Nascent Soul/Heaven Realm; and the Seventh-rank Team Leaders of the Golden Core/Earth Realm.

Eighth-rank Squad Leaders, and Ninth-rank Corporals.

Not only the military system, but the official system was also linked to cultivation levels; Village, County, Prefecture, Province, Dao, Continent, Domain, Boundary, and Departmental Continent were ranked from Ninth-rank to First-rank respectively, with the central official system determined separately.

The heads of the Cabinet, Military Affairs Department, Censorate, Martial Hall, and others were all First-rank.

Below that were Second-rank, and so on.

Although a Third-rank General was a high-level officer, there were as many as 180,000 of them in the Yin Shang military, and because his performance had always been standard and unremarkable, he was not very conspicuous in the army.

Hearing that Yin Qi had suddenly summoned him, Kong Xuan felt some doubt in his heart.

Looking at Kong Xuan before him, Yin Qi could not help but nod secretly.

He was indeed the son of the Phoenix; although his external cultivation was only at the Profound Immortal level, this kind of bearing was not something other Profound Immortals could possess.

One must know that even non-Yin Shang Profound Immortals could not help but tremble with fear upon seeing him.

This was the momentum, or one could call it imperial prestige.

It was the awe that humans felt toward imperial power.

This summons of Kong Xuan was, of course, to clarify the other party's identity.

If possible, he would keep him as the Seventh Offering of the Offering Hall, so that he could better contribute to Yin Shang.

If not, then he would let the other party leave.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty was about to launch external conquests, and he did not wish to leave behind this unknown hidden danger.

Yin Qi smiled gently and said: "No need for formalities. Speaking of which, I have long since learned of your information from the First Offering, but I had not summoned you due to the matter of the Investiture of the Gods."

Kong Xuan's pupils shrank slightly, and he was secretly shocked in his heart.

One must know that he was a Peak Great Luo, and had nearly touched the threshold of a Quasi-Saint; plus, he possessed peerless divine abilities and an Innate Spiritual Treasure capable of disguising his aura, so even a Saint could not discover him unless they were face-to-face.

Yet the First Offering mentioned by Yin Qi actually knew his identity; how could he not be shocked?

But he had not perceived this First Offering at all.

Yin Qi smiled slightly and continued: "There is no need for you to be on guard, my subject. Neither I nor the First Offering have any malice toward you. I am just curious, why do you hide in my Yin Shang army?

If you have any purpose, see if I can help you achieve it.

I believe that even if we cannot become monarch and subject, we can still continue to be friends."

He knew that a proud person like Kong Xuan could not be subdued.

Since that was the case, it was better to have an open and honest discussion.

If possible, I will help you fulfill your purpose, and you will assist me in expanding my territory.

If not, then you may leave.

Kong Xuan naturally understood the subtext of Yin Qi's words.

He thought for a moment and said: "The Heaven-mandated Xuan Bird descended to give birth to Shang; does the Great King know why your ancestor Jian Di was able to swallow the egg of the Xuan Bird?"

The Xuan Bird was a divine bird of the Phoenix Clan, with a status comparable to Kong Xuan, and was also one of the few Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Phoenix Clan.

Without a special reason, her egg could not have been obtained by Jian Di.

Jian Di even swallowed it.

Who was Jian Di?

She was the secondary consort of Di Ku; as a consort of Di Ku, one of the Five Emperors, it was impossible for her not to recognize the Xuan Bird's egg, and logically, hatching the Xuan Bird's egg and keeping it as a spirit pet would have been more reasonable.

Yin Qi frowned slightly and shook his head.

He really had not thought about it.

Kong Xuan said: "Actually, this matter involves an agreement reached between Di Ku and my Phoenix Clan. I am not very clear about the specific content of the agreement, but it was roughly that Di Ku borrowed something from the Phoenix Clan, and Di Ku promised the Phoenix Clan to borrow the Human Luck."

Yin Qi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Speaking of which, a trace of Phoenix Clan blood also flowed in his body. As the Human Emperor, he enjoyed the Human Luck, and the Phoenix Clan would naturally benefit from it as well.

No wonder Kong Xuan was determined to protect Yin Shang in the original story.

Although luck was ethereal, it was the lifeblood of an individual, a race, or even a sect.

With deep luck, heaven and earth work together.

With shallow luck, one's life is full of twists and turns, and calamities are numerous.

For the sake of the Phoenix Clan's interests, Kong Xuan would naturally choose to protect Yin Shang.

He looked deeply at Kong Xuan, as the other party seemed to truly not know the specific content of the agreement, so he asked in a deep voice: "After the Five Emperors abdicated, they all mysteriously disappeared one after another; do you know the reason?"

The Three Sovereigns were all Peak Quasi-Saints, and the Five Emperors were also basically Quasi-Saints, so it was impossible for them to have passed away.

But where were they?

He had also tried to perform a Calculation, but the result was nothing.

He had also asked the Three Sovereigns, and the Three Sovereigns also indicated they did not know.

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Since Di Ku had a deal with the Phoenix Clan, perhaps he knew the whereabouts of Di Ku.

Kong Xuan shook his head and said: "The whereabouts of the Five Emperors have always been a mystery in the Honghuang; there are rumors that they were secretly imprisoned by the Saints, or even executed, but no one knows what actually happened."

Yin Qi pressed: "Does your Phoenix Clan patriarch not know either?"

Kong Xuan shook his head and said, "I am not clear on that either."

Yin Qi said, "I hope you can ask your clan leader on my behalf. At the same time, I also want to make a trade with your Phoenix Clan."

Kong Xuan asked, "What kind of trade?"

Yin Qi said, "I wish to request a small branch of the Parasol Tree. Furthermore, your Phoenix Clan was once one of the three great hegemons of Honghuang; surely you must have many Innate Spiritual Roots and Acquired Spiritual Roots within the clan."

I want the seeds or small branch cuttings of these Spiritual Roots.

You have also obtained Immortal Liquid before.

I can trade Golden Immortal Liquid with you.

As one of the three great hegemons of the early Honghuang era, the foundation of the Phoenix Clan is by no means something the Demon Race can compare to.

Back then, most of the good things in Honghuang were carved up by the three clans.

For instance, the Supreme Innate Spiritual Root, the Parasol Tree, has infinite wondrous uses.

For example, the Parasol Leaf can refine magic power;

The Parasol Flower can refine the Primordial Spirit;

The Parasol Seed can assist one in cultivating fire-type laws.

As for the Parasol Tree as a whole, it can even refine Phoenix bloodline.

And for a Phoenix, bloodline determines everything.

Kong Xuan's eyes brightened slightly.

Immortal Liquid can be said to be a specialty of the Yin Shang, likely refined by the forces behind the Human Emperor.

He had used two portions before.

One was Heavenly Immortal Liquid, and one was Mysterious Immortal Liquid.

This Immortal Liquid is extremely miraculous; it actually possesses the effect of increasing Bloodline Concentration, and it can also assist one in comprehending the Dao, raising both one's cultivation and state of mind to the level of the same rank.

He is a Peak Great Luo; although the two portions of Immortal Liquid were low-grade, they still had some effect.

If it were Golden Immortal Liquid, it might be a bit of a waste for him to use, but if given to the Peak Mysterious Immortal members of the clan, it could absolutely give birth to one Golden Immortal after another.

And a Golden Immortal, even for the Phoenix Clan, might not be born in thousands of years.

Aside from those who survived the war back then, their current Golden Immortals have all been accumulated over millions of years.

"How does the Great King wish to trade?"

Kong Xuan suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Besides the Parasol Tree, the Phoenix Clan has nearly a hundred types of Innate Spiritual Roots.

As for Acquired Spiritual Roots, there are as many as a thousand types.

It is just seeds or branch cuttings; especially small branch cuttings, breaking them off would not affect the Spiritual Roots at all.

By comparison, seeds are more precious. (End of chapter)