Xuan Tian noticed Bai Qi's surprise but ignored him, saying only, "This time, the two of you are facing a calamity of suppression. Bai Qi is the God of Slaughter, burdened by karma, and will face a tribulation this time. Ying Zheng is the Emperor of Heaven, and Qin should have unified the Warring States under your rule. However, Laozi insisted on scheming to suppress you here, not knowing that his actions, though seemingly in accordance with Heaven, are actually entangled in karma. Qin should have been unified, even without you, Ying Zheng. For now, let's not argue with him and deal with it later."
Ying Zheng was surprised to hear this, but then he heard Xuan Tian say, "I wish to borrow the two of you to suppress this Earth Star for ten thousand years."
"Earth is a microcosm of the Immortal Realm, and the people of China live on it. We cannot ignore it. Although you, Ying Zheng, are under pressure, you are still endowed with the destiny of the Human Emperor. As long as you are still here, you can suppress the dragon vein of China on Earth. Bai Qi is the God of Slaughter, and he should slaughter all the barbarians who invade China. Therefore, I need to borrow you two for a while. After ten thousand years, someone will release you two."
After speaking, Xuan Tian, without waiting for their agreement, casually tossed two drops of essence blood to them, saying, "I will not treat you two unfairly. This is the essence blood of Pangu, a rare treasure in the world. It can help you both improve your cultivation to a higher level. Within the essence blood are the cultivation techniques I will give you. You can refine and practice them. As for how much you achieve, that depends on your own fate." After saying this, he put the two into the Taiyi Talisman, and then waved his hand to cast hundreds of spiritual spells to suppress the talisman's light.
Xuan Tian's figure flashed, instantly transforming into dozens of streaks. These dozens of Xuan Tians flew across the planet Earth, raising their hands as if grasping at something ethereal, forcefully pulling up dozens of great spiritual veins on Earth. With another flash, they gathered these spiritual veins together on the land of China, using great magical power to bring them together at one end. This place was the land of the Chinese dragon vein. Xuan Tian then set up the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation around it, using the Taiyi Talisman as the array eye. Above that, he set up the Great Evolution Zhou Tian Gathering Spirit Array to suppress the dragon veins. With great magical power, he used the twelve towering pillars he had previously set up as flags, using the Chinese dragon veins as the array eye, to form the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array, using this array to protect China.
Once this formation was complete, the twelve towering black pillars serving as array flags sank into the earth, absorbing evil energy and transforming it into spiritual energy, which was then channeled into the dragon veins. This spiritual energy then dispersed across the land of China. The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array formed a protective barrier, shielding the Nine Provinces. Within this array, all those not of Chinese blood would be suppressed by the array. If such individuals were to come into contact with Chinese blood, they would inevitably be attacked by hundreds of thousands of military spirits. Furthermore, with Bai Qi acting as the central regulator, all evil spirits and heretics within the land of China would be suppressed and transformed into food for the military spirits. Thus, the pain of the descendants of Yan and Huang being invaded by foreign races would never again occur. Xuan Tian's actions altered the course of Earth's history, but he was still not considered to be acting against the will of Heaven. Under the will of Heaven, humanity was destined to prosper, and Buddhism was destined to flourish. As long as the general trend remained unchanged, the Heavenly Dao would not interfere.
Xuan Tian's actions naturally did not escape the notice of the other six sages, but Xuan Tian had no intention of hiding it from them in the first place. Although the sages did not know why Xuan Tian valued these ants in their eyes, they did not interfere. They simply chose to mind their own business.
After Xuan Tian finished his actions, he glanced at Earth Star again, a hint of lingering affection in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant. Without lingering, he returned to the Earth Immortal Realm. He had done all he could, and now he would see how China developed. He couldn't concern himself with much else in the future.
Thirty-nine standoffs
Shortly after Ying Zheng's downfall, power in Qin fell into the hands of Li Si. Li Si, a disciple of Han Fei, was well-versed in Legalist principles. After installing a puppet Qin ruler, he seized power and implemented sweeping reforms, taking complete control of Qin's politics. As a disciple of the military strategist, Wei Liao was naturally entrusted with all military power. Wang Jian, a reincarnation of a great sorcerer, was not as powerful as Bai Qi, but he was still a great general, and even more skilled in military campaigns than Bai Qi.
After the puppet King of Qin ascended the throne, Li Si focused on strengthening the military internally, while Wei Liao pursued external expansion. Their first target was the State of Zhao, which blocked Qin's eastward advance. However, Zhao had two capable generals, Lian Po and Li Mu, and the Qin army was initially helpless against them.
Suddenly, Prime Minister Li Si devised a plan, sending Zhang Yi, a disciple of the School of Diplomacy who was also the incarnation of the Kunpeng, to the State of Zhao to sow discord and spread rumors that Lian Po and Li Mu were in cahoots and that their achievements were so great that they threatened the ruler.
King Zhao was foolish and incompetent, destroying his own defenses by sending men to strip the two men of their military power. Although Lian Po and Li Mu knew it was a trap, they were also aware that the situation had changed drastically, the unification of the world was imminent, and the fate of Zhao was sealed. They had no choice but to sigh and flee to the state of Qi.
After losing two great generals, Lian Po and Li Mu, the morale of the Zhao army collapsed, and they were on the verge of rebellion. How could they possibly be a match for the Qin army led by Wang Jian? Within two years, the Qin army captured Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Zhao became one of the seven Warring States to be destroyed.
After conquering Zhao, Qin did not stop there. Instead, it sent Wang Jian to conquer Chu, which was the second largest state among the Seven Warring States after Qin and Qi. Wang Jian conquered Chu in seven years.
In the span of ten years, the Qin state destroyed two major states.
During this period, the State of Qi, Qin's old rival, was also at odds. Tian Xuan, the crown prince of Qi, was exceptionally intelligent, having studied literature and martial arts since childhood. At the age of ten, Tian Xuan traveled the world, returning home at fifteen after completing his studies. Upon his return, he encountered a plot by the king's uncle, Tian Dan, to rebel, and nearly perished in the rebellion! He was rescued by Zhuangzi and sent to Marshal Sun, who later led a large army to quell Tian Dan's rebellion. Tian Xuan thus ascended to the throne of Qi.
With Zhuangzi's help, Tian Xuan established connections both domestically and internationally within Qi. With capable people assisting him internally and a large army guarding him externally, no one in Qi dared to disobey his orders.
After the situation in Qi stabilized, Tian Xuan led Qi onto a path of aggression and expansion.
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