After a long while, Ying Zheng stood up and looked up at the sky through the gate.
"Shen Lang, are you familiar with ancient myths?"
Shen Lang frowned slightly, shook his head, and said, "The ancient myths of my human race are vast and complex, and I only know a little about them from books."
"Sigh~" Ying Zheng sighed softly, then slowly spoke:
In ancient times, Earth was a land where hundreds of races lived together.
In that era, there were not only the Sky-Eyed Clan, but also the Winged Clan, the Undead Clan, and other races that were on par with the human race.
In that era, spiritual energy still existed on Earth, and all humans were cultivators.
However, Earth has limited space, and the resources available for cultivation are also very limited.
Therefore, after unifying the human tribes, Ji Xuanyuan began leading the human race in a war for survival against the other races.
At this point, a hint of longing flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes: "I have to admit that Ji Xuanyuan was a great leader of the human race. As the first human emperor, he was qualified, great, and worthy of the respect of future generations of the human race."
He not only led the weak human race to victory over the naturally gifted and powerful alien race, but also joined forces with the Flame Emperor to drive the alien race out of this world and seal them in another dimension.
This made humans the sole rulers of this land.
However, despite all his calculations, he never anticipated that after defeating the alien race, the end of the Dharma era would arrive a thousand years later.
After the Shang Dynasty, without the support of spiritual energy, it became difficult for the human race to produce great cultivators.
However, the alien races, using their innate supernatural abilities, began to break the seal, wanting to return to this land.
Fortunately, many sages have emerged from our human race, and the old gentleman Wang Xu you met is one of them.
It was these hermits, generation after generation, who guarded the seals of various alien races, thus bringing peace to our human race.
And I, too, assumed the position of guardian of Blue Star upon my death in Sand Dune.
At this moment, Ying Zheng revealed a bitter smile: "Although I have been granted longevity because of this, I am forever trapped in this Qinling Mountains beneath my feet. As long as the foreign tribes are not destroyed, I will never be able to leave this land. I can only watch helplessly as my Great Qin Empire perishes after only two generations, and watch helplessly as the rebels slaughter the old Qin people in my Xianyang City."
Of my four great generals, only Wu'an Jun, who is under my command, can freely enter and leave the Qinling Divine Vein, which is suppressed by me. General Meng Tian, General Li Xin, and General Wang Jian, like me, will not be able to leave the sealed land before the alien race is destroyed.
These four sealed lands are the four strongest alien races that seal them.
The Heavenly Eye Clan of Shennongjia are born with three eyes on their foreheads. The third eye can see through and bewitch people's hearts, and can also see thousands of miles away.
The Quanfeng tribe, located in the Kunlun Mountains, are born with dog heads and human bodies, possessing not only the characteristics of dogs but also the special skills of humans.
The Feathered People of Changbai Mountain are born with wings on their backs, human bodies and eagle claws, and can fly through the air.
These three major ethnic groups are all ranked among the top five of the hundred ethnic groups.
After listening to Ying Zheng's explanation, Shen Lang asked in confusion, "Since the Yellow Emperor sealed them in a different dimension without spiritual energy, why should we humans still fear them?"
Ying Zheng turned around, looked at Shen Lang and laughed, "Kid, I must say you're too naive. There are many powerful beings among those alien races. Even Ji Xuanyuan couldn't completely wipe them out back then, so he sealed them in another dimension."
"Moreover, those alien races are all born with superpowers, just like our human race is born with a Dao body. But without spiritual energy to cultivate, those alien races can crush the weak human race with just their superpowers."
"Hiss~" Shen Lang gasped upon hearing this.
No wonder the battlefields of later generations were so brutal in Luo Fei's memory. It turns out it wasn't just the benefits brought to the alien races by the revival of spiritual energy, but that the alien races themselves were very strong.
While marveling at the situation, Shen Lang could only blame Luo Fei for being too ignorant and lacking in understanding in the later era, which led to his misjudgment and made him a laughingstock by Ying Zheng.
Suddenly he remembered that after the spiritual energy revival, many superhumans had also awakened among the human race.
So he asked, "Your Majesty, among our human race there are also many people with unique awakened abilities, such as those with wings on their backs or those who have opened their third eye. Is this related to other races?"
Ying Zheng nodded, looking at Shen Lang with a smile, "It seems you know quite a bit. Even I've never seen these kinds of people; I've only learned about them from the notes of the previous generation of guardians. The awakened ability users you mentioned are actually descendants of humans and other races from the ancient times when hundreds of races coexisted. These people can only awaken the abilities of other races when they have spiritual energy. However, ultimately, they are still human, just with the blood of other races. But after awakening, these ability users can not only possess a Dao body to cultivate like us humans, but also possess the abilities of other races, making them the best among humans."
Shen Lang nodded in agreement with Ying Zheng's explanation.
In Luo Fei's memory, those awakened beings were indeed much more powerful than ordinary human cultivators.
Among humans, apart from Yu Ziqi, who is exceptionally gifted, the Awakened are the strongest, capable of leading a squad in battle on their own.
At this moment, Ying Zheng suddenly turned his gaze to Shen Lang and stared intently at him, asking in a chilling tone, "Shen boy, do I trust you?"
Shen Lang fell silent. He wanted to refuse, but then he remembered the two divine swords that Ying Zheng had given him when he and Yu Xian'er got engaged, as well as the Heavenly Demon Strategy that Qin Shiya had given him after she awakened her Heavenly Demon Body. This made it difficult for him to refuse.
"Your Majesty, is it not possible for the Meng family to do something for you?" he could only ask indirectly.
Ying Zheng shook his head and looked at Shen Lang, saying, "You know more about the 'troublemakers' than I do or they do, so only you can handle this matter."
Then Ying Zheng waved his long sleeves, and a seven-foot-long sword appeared in his hand: "This is my personal sword. With this sword, you can mobilize all the ancient martial artists in Qin, and you can also freely enter and exit all the entrances of alien races, including Kunlun Mountain, Shennongjia, Changbai Mountain and Qinling Divine Vein."
"I have only one request for you: find the 'troublemaker' for me. Even if you cannot find him, delay the arrival of chaos and give humanity more time to breathe."
Can you do it?
Shen Lang looked at the 1.6-meter-long sword in Ying Zheng's hand and couldn't help but swallow.
I often see jokes online, like the one about Qin Shi Huang, who was 1.96 meters tall, carrying a 1.6-meter-tall Cao Cao on his waist.
Seeing it today, I am truly amazed.
However, he did not rush to take the sword, but looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "Is this all Your Majesty has entrusted to you?"
Ying Zheng said solemnly, "You only need to do this one thing well."
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