Yang Cheng led Emperor Xin back to Chaoge City, and the Zhou army did not immediately pursue them.
The Shang dynasty's strength was undeniable. Although the Battle of Muye severely damaged the Shang's main force, the Zhou dynasty also suffered heavy losses, especially the allied forces of the Hundred Tribes and the vassal states, all of which required Ji Fa to appease them.
Daji followed Yang Cheng back to Chaoge. Seeing that Di Xin was still unconscious, Daji asked anxiously, "What's wrong with the king?"
Yang Cheng said, "Don't worry, there's no danger to your life."
Ji Fa has broken through the power of the Shang dynasty's destiny, and the king will definitely suffer a backlash, only temporarily falling into a coma.
Even if he wakes up, most of his cultivation will be ruined.
Daji patted her chest: "As long as the king is alright, that's all that matters."
"Your Majesty, don't forget your promise."
Daji nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll send someone to investigate right now."
At this point, Daji hesitated for a moment and then said, "Yang Cheng, if you are willing to help the King defeat the traitor Zhou Wu, the King will give you whatever you want, even a vassal state."
Yang Cheng's displayed strength shocked even Daji. His secret technique of "Law of Heaven and Earth" was comparable to that of a demon god descending to earth, and he alone could rival an army of 300,000.
As long as Yang Cheng can help Da Shang, Da Shang will be able to immediately reverse its decline.
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to help the Shang Dynasty, but that I have no way to do so."
My origins are hard to say, but the war between the Shang and Zhou dynasties is definitely not something I can interfere with at will.
Killing one or two clan leaders is no big deal, but changing the overall course of the war is not.
Daji lowered her head.
She did not covet power; she was even willing to retire to the mountains with Emperor Xin.
But she knew that even if Di Xin were to die, he would die in Chaoge; he would not choose to retire to the mountains.
Because he was Di Xin, the king of the Shang Dynasty, and the king of the world!
As an emperor, he would rather die than flee.
After returning to his residence, Yang Cheng contacted Jiang Kai, who had also successfully dealt with E Lai. Now, only the last fragment of Laozi remained to complete the mission.
Jiang Kai was also investigating, but he hadn't found any clues.
A day later, Daji actually delivered the clues.
Currently, Emperor Xin is unconscious, and she is the most powerful woman in Chaoge City.
She was no ordinary favored concubine, but the goddess Daji who had once fought alongside Emperor Xin against the Yunzhong tribe.
“I sent people to consult many ancient books, as well as some knowledgeable old ministers, but none of them had ever heard of the Wild God.”
However, I discovered a common thread among the six people you asked me to investigate: they all visited the ancestral lands of the Shang Dynasty and served as guardians of the imperial tombs.
"Guarding the tomb?"
Daji nodded and said, "It's to guard the tomb. Fei Zhong, You Hun, and E Lai were all highly valued by His Majesty, so they went to their ancestral home to guard the tomb for a period of time to show their loyalty."
The chieftains of the Fangyi, Tuling, and Lei tribes had all been threatened with extermination and forced to guard the tombs of the Shang dynasty for provoking us. This was meant to demonstrate our military prowess to our Shang ancestors, a humiliation for them. Therefore, when Ji Fa convened the hundred tribes, all three were among the first to respond.
Upon hearing this, Yang Cheng immediately asked, "Where is the ancestral land of the Yin Shang dynasty?"
Daji told Yang Cheng the location and gave him a bronze token.
“The ancestral land is guarded by people for generations, and one can enter and leave freely with the king’s token.”
Thank you.
Yang Cheng left with a single sentence, then turned and walked away. Daji wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
In a forest outside Chaoge City, Yang Cheng contacted Jiang Kai and met up with him. They then headed towards the ancestral land of the Yin Shang Dynasty.
On the way, Yang Cheng told Jiang Kai about Daji's investigation. Jiang Kai said thoughtfully, "So you think that the last fragment of Laozi is in the ancestral land of Yin Shang?"
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but this is the only clue we have."
We've both investigated the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but we haven't found any clues about the desolate god.
So this is the only clue we have right now; we can't go wrong with it.
The ancestral land of the Shang Dynasty is in an extremely awkward location, surrounded by cliffs, while the ancestral mausoleum is located in the deepest part of the land.
The Heavenly Mandate of the Black Bird descended and gave birth to the Shang Dynasty.
It is said that this was the place where the black bird descended from the sky and where Tang of Shang was born.
Daji said that the Yin Shang guards had been stationed here for generations, but Yang Cheng entered from the valley entrance and walked along the way without seeing any guards. Instead, the place was extremely quiet, and there were no living creatures at all.
At the deepest part of the canyon is a pyramid-shaped structure, but unlike the pyramids we usually imagine, it is missing a spire and has a platform at the top.
The entire pyramid is pitch black, with a staircase extending from the base to the top.
Yang Cheng and Jiang Kai exchanged a glance, walked to the top, and used their power to open the portal, revealing a pitch-black passage.
The two were on high alert, their bodies radiating power, as they carefully stepped into the passage.
However, the moment they stepped into the passage, their expressions changed drastically.
From the moment they stepped into this place, they sensed that the surrounding environment had completely changed.
The spiritual energy was no longer the one they were familiar with; it had become barren and thin, as if they were in another world.
The passage behind them vanished instantly.
"It's the power of the Aragami; that black power can manipulate the power of space."
This change did not frighten Yang Cheng and Jiang Kai; on the contrary, it made them slightly excited, because they seemed to have found the right place.
As we continued forward, the space began to feel somewhat chaotic.
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