Chapter 1: The Golden List Appears, The World is Shocked
The Six Kings are finished, the four seas are one.
221 BC
Qin King Ying Zheng, building on the achievements of six generations, unified the six states, ending more than five hundred years of war, and declared himself the First Emperor.
This day.
Ying Zheng led civil and military officials to offer sacrifices to heaven and proclaim himself emperor.
The sacrifice was completed.
Civil and military officials paid homage.
“Greetings, Your Majesty, the First Emperor…”
Before the sound could fade, a thunderclap exploded.
Boom!
The firmament trembled.
The starry sky swayed.
Civil and military officials trembled, prostrating themselves on the ground, filled with fear and unease.
A shooting star descended from the sky, piercing the void, dazzlingly bright.
Golden light illuminated the firmament, with myriad rosy clouds and thousands of auspicious colors.
No matter where they were, everyone could clearly see a dazzling golden light in the sky.
Under everyone’s astonished gaze, the golden light contracted, revealing a golden scroll resembling an imperial edict.
The scroll shimmered with light, interwoven with Great Dao runes, spanning the void, suppressing the ages, as if it had existed since time immemorial, eternally indestructible.
Such a terrifying phenomenon immediately alarmed everyone in the world.
Countless experts raised their heads in shock.
Filled with doubt and uncertainty.
“What is that?”
The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, stood before the civil and military officials, his majestic gaze fixed on the firmament, filled with doubt.
He wore a black dragon robe, golden silk cloud-stepping boots, the Heavenly Question Sword at his waist, one hand lightly resting on the hilt.
The twelve tassels of his crown hung down, obscuring most of his handsome face.
Making him appear even more mysterious and majestic, difficult to fathom.
“Your Majesty’s virtue surpasses the Three Sovereigns, your achievements exceed the Five Emperors, you have unified the world, and now you proclaim yourself emperor, Heaven bestows auspicious signs, congratulating the Great Qin on its eternal glory.”
The Central Chariot Administrator, Zhao Gao, knelt on the ground, his voice filled with flattery and fervor.
Ying Zheng nodded secretly in his heart, very satisfied.
After all, no matter what, flattery never fails.
“Your Majesty is destined by heaven, heaven bestows auspicious signs, the Great Qin will last for eternity!”
Li Si, Wang Jian, and other civil and military officials offered their congratulations in unison.
No matter what this was.
It must be an auspicious sign.
Ying Zheng stood there quietly, gazing up at the firmament, without speaking.
His invisible majesty made people dare not look directly at him.
Everyone was trembling with fear.
Daring not to say more.
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At the same time.
Guigu.
An old man dressed in hemp clothing, carrying a hoe and tilling the land, suddenly raised his head, two sharp sword intents, incongruous with his appearance, burst forth from his eyes.
The sword intents crisscrossed.
Terrifying and imposing.
“What is this golden list? With its appearance, I faintly feel that the world seems to be undergoing a great change…”
Guiguzi didn’t even notice the hoe falling from his hand, his eyes filled with shock.
Even though he was knowledgeable in astronomy, geography, and the past and present, he could not see through the golden list in the sky.
“Legend has it that in ancient times, there were nine continents under heaven, but for some unknown reason, the nine continents collapsed, and now only the Middle Continent remains, could it be…”
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The Yin-Yang School Headquarters.
Luosheng Hall.
The Eastern Emperor Hall.
This was a vast hall, the surroundings, the sky, and even the ground, seemed to be enveloped by stars, forming a universe of its own, as if without boundaries.
A woman of peerless beauty stood there calmly.
She wore a moon-blue long gown, a pair of dreamlike eyes covered by an eye veil, making those eyes even more mysterious.
Her delicate oval face was dignified and elegant, mysterious and graceful.
“Pfft!”
Suddenly, the woman spat out a mouthful of blood, her deep, beautiful eyes filled with shock and fear: “The secrets of heaven cannot be measured!”
If she hadn’t stopped in time, she would have died just now.
Her delicate back was covered in cold sweat.
Still apprehensive.
She was the Yin-Yang School’s Right Protector, Yue Shen.
Skilled in divination, observing celestial phenomena, and able to foresee the future.
“This is not something you can pry into.”
Suddenly, a faint and mysterious voice suddenly rang out.
Yue Shen’s delicate body trembled, she bowed slightly, and respectfully said: “Greetings, Lord Donghuang.”
A figure shrouded in a black robe, wearing a mask, appeared before Yue Shen.
It was the leader of the Yin-Yang School, Donghuang Taiyi.
At the first moment the golden list appeared, he had performed a divination.
As a result, the black tortoise jade tablet, which had been passed down by his Yin-Yang School for five hundred years, instantly turned to dust.
He had also suffered a backlash.
If he hadn’t seen nothing.
At this moment, he would not have the opportunity to stand in front of Yue Shen.
However, although he had not measured anything, the golden list in the sky definitely contained great terror, with unfathomable divine power, and he did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
“Does Lord Donghuang know about this golden list?”
Yue Shen asked curiously.
Donghuang Taiyi did not speak, his deep gaze fixed on the golden list in the sky.
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Yue Shen dared not ask again, standing quietly behind him.
The Confucian School.
The Little Sage Manor.
“Ying Zheng ascended the throne today and proclaimed himself emperor, and a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky, it must be that he has angered the heavens, how can such a tyrant be called an emperor?”
Zhang Liang looked at the golden list in the sky, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
He was originally a descendant of the Korean nobility, his family had served as ministers for five generations, and after Korea was destroyed by Qin, he was constantly thinking about overthrowing Ying Zheng and restoring his country.
Although he did not know what this golden list was or what its purpose was.
But he knew that there were many things that could be done with it.
If used well.
Even if it could not overthrow Great Qin, it could still cause chaos in Great Qin.
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The Taoist School.
The Heaven Sect.
Bei Mingzi sat cross-legged on the mountain peak, his whole being merging with the nature of heaven and earth, as if he was a part of heaven and earth.
Even if there were people nearby, they would subconsciously ignore him, as if he did not exist, or as if he was supposed to be there, a part of heaven and earth.
“This phenomenon is unprecedented, vast and unpredictable, I don’t know if it is a blessing or a curse!”
Bei Mingzi’s gaze was distant, Ying Zheng had just destroyed the six states, but the remnants of the six states had not disappeared.
Instead, they were hiding in the dark, watching with covetous eyes.
Like poisonous snakes.
Once they found an opportunity, they would launch a fatal blow.
And this golden list phenomenon was the opportunity for countless ambitious people.
“Even Master cannot see through this golden list?”
Xiao Meng’s gaze was distant, her voice calm and peaceful, as if without any emotion.
“How can mortals like us fathom the phenomena of heaven and earth?”
Bei Mingzi shook his head, and said faintly: “The Dao follows nature, what we have to do is not to pry, but to feel and learn, and understand the mysteries within!”
Xiao Meng remained silent, only her beautiful and deep eyes looking at the golden list in the sky, which was emitting eternal and indestructible light, as if she was sensing the mysteries within.
The Taoist Human Sect, the Farming School, the Mohist School, the Medical School, the Military School…
From the various schools of thought and royal nobles.
To the common people and servants…
Everyone was shocked as they looked at the golden list spanning the sky, of unknown tens of thousands of miles.
Each had their own thoughts.
Each had their own predictions.
“What exactly is this golden list?”
“Seeing this golden list is like seeing a god, the divine power is vast, and my body can’t help but tremble, filled with awe and fear!”
“Today, Your Majesty ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, could it be that Heaven is bestowing blessings, sending down a golden list to show congratulations? Congratulating Your Majesty on being destined by heaven?”
“No, this must be Ying Zheng’s tyranny and cruelty, and Heaven has sent down divine punishment, forbidding him from becoming emperor!”
“The tyrant Ying Zheng has angered the heavens!”
Just as the undercurrents of the world were surging, the huge golden list hanging in the sky suddenly released endless rosy light, dyeing the sky golden.
The rosy light enveloped everything, and all things returned to spring.
Plants swayed, and living beings cheered.
Everyone felt as if they were soaking in a hot spring, all fatigue and pain disappeared, and their faces were filled with happiness and joy.
A miracle.
This was a miracle.
Your Majesty is destined by heaven.
Heaven has bestowed an auspicious sign.
Long live the Great Qin Empire.
Countless common people cheered, but the nobles of the six states and the ambitious experts had a gloomy expression.
The various plans they had just come up with were declared dead before they could be implemented.
Now, even if they promoted that this was a punishment from heaven, who would believe it?
Xianyang.
The Imperial Palace Hall.
Ying Zheng felt the warm aura on his body, and a faint smile appeared on his majestic and cold face.
No matter what this golden list was.
At least for now.
It was beneficial to him in every way.
Boom.
Suddenly, the golden scroll spanning the sky slowly unfurled, an astonishing sword qi emanated from the scroll, piercing through the heavens and earth, sweeping across the universe.
Countless experts were greatly shocked.
At the same time.
The swords in their hands involuntarily trembled, as if they wanted to fly into the sky and return to the golden list.
“What’s going on?”
“My sword is actually moving?”
“What is that golden list? Could it contain an earth-shattering divine weapon? That sword qi is truly amazing, with one sword strike, all swords submit!”
Countless swordsmen grasped the swords in their hands, terrified.
The Quicksand Headquarters.
A cold-faced, domineering man with white hair tightly grasped a strangely shaped, constantly trembling sword in his hand, staring intently at the firmament:
“What an astonishing sword qi, even my Shark Tooth is trembling, if that is a sword, it is definitely not a sword of the mortal realm!”
“Is there a divine sword in that golden list?”
In Xianyang Palace, Gai Nie, the First Emperor Ying Zheng’s chief sword master, tightly grasped the Yuan Hong in his hand, his eyes filled with curiosity and fervor.
For a swordsman, a divine sword was definitely an indescribable temptation.
“The answer is about to be revealed!”
Ying Zheng tightly grasped the Heavenly Question Sword at his waist, his sharp gaze fixed on the golden list.
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