PS: I don't even know how to write anymore because of the flu.
That morning, in the palace hall of Handan City.
"Your Majesty, the Nine Cauldrons are already on their way to Handan City." The Moon Goddess, who was dressed in blue silk with a white veil on the outside, spoke in a low voice. Half of her face was covered by a veil, revealing only her eyes. Her silver-white hair was tied up high with a wooden fork that looked like a sailor's rudder. Her temperament was even more noble and mysterious.
"Your Yin-yang school is indeed sincere." Ito Sei's lips curled up slightly as he chuckled.
"Now, tell me what you want." After a pause, Sei Itō spoke again.
"Your Majesty, the School of Yin-Yang has no requests." Moon Goddess replied softly.
"Oh?" Sei Itō raised an eyebrow.
Did they really have no requests? Or were they planning to retreat in order to advance?
"Reward those who have done well and punish those who have done wrong. This has always been my motto. Although the Cauldrons were obtained to show the School of Yin-Yang's sincerity, it is still a great achievement for the Kingdom of Zhao. So, if you have any requests, feel free to state them. "Sei Itō said calmly.
"Your Majesty is indeed a wise ruler." Moon Goddess complimented, then said, "In that case, please allow the School of Yin-Yang to be in charge of the future ceremonies of the kingdom."
"… Very well. I promise you that after I pacify the Seven Kingdoms, the School of Yin-Yang will be in charge of the ceremonies of the kingdom. "Sei Itō thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Although Ito Sei still couldn't figure out whether the Yin-Yang School truly had no desires, or whether they simply wanted to surrender to the Lord of Victory and obtain a chance to survive, or if they had some other purpose, it didn't matter to him. In any case, once the entire world was conquered, it would be swallowed up by the Magic Cube and turned into one of the many worlds. The people of the world would also have to accept the erosion of the will energy. When that time came, even if they caused a huge ruckus, they wouldn't be able to escape from the palm of his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Moon Goddess bowed.
"Also, Your Majesty, when do you plan to begin the Nine Cauldrons' recognition ceremony?" Moon Goddess asked after bowing.
"Since it's a ceremony, there should be a lot of things to prepare, right?" Sei Itō asked.
"Yes." The Moon Goddess nodded and explained, "If you want to start the ceremony, you need an empty space. Among them, the Five Elemental Lands where the Dragon Veins converged and Yin and Yang were in harmony was the best. Then, the altar had to be built there, and the specifications had to be made according to the requirements of the "Ritual – Grand Ceremony". After the altar was completed, the nine cauldrons could be placed on the altar and the people would gather around the altar. At that time, Wang Ning would fast and bathe for three days. After washing away the filth, you can go on stage and perform the ritual. "
Sei Itō frowned as he said, "The place where the Dragon Veins converge … Furthermore, Yin and Yang must be harmonious, and the Five Elements must converge …"
Although it was hard to find a place where the dragon veins gathered, it wasn't like there weren't any in this era. At the very least, it was to the east of Mount Tai and the later Chang 'an area. Even if there really weren't any, Sei Itō could still use his great mana to move the mountains and change the appearance of the land. Moving the Dragon Veins would forcefully create a place where the Dragon Veins converged. However, to add Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to this foundation, it would be a bit difficult.
This was because the place where the Dragon Veins converged would be dominated by Yin and Yang. Unless it was a situation where two dragons were playing with each other, or it was close to the sea and the water and Yin and Yang were combined.
However, there was another problem. Although the former could combine Yin and Yang and gather the Five Elements, it required a special topography. This would be troublesome for the later part of gathering the people around the altar. Although the latter didn't require topography and could make it easier to gather the people, the water element was too heavy. Huo Ruo, Mu Kang, Tu Jiang, and Jin Chen were also troublesome.
"Does the location have a big impact on the ritual?" After thinking for a moment, Sei Itō asked in a deep voice. Unless he used his ability the entire time, he wouldn't be able to come up with a perfect solution with the current methods in this era.
"Some," the Moon Goddess replied.
"… Do you have a suitable place in mind?" Sei Itō was silent for a moment. He asked again.
"There is a place," the Moon Goddess said.
"Where?" Sei Itō raised his brows.
"The Zhou Clan's old haunt," the Moon Goddess said.
The Zhou Clan's old haunt referred to the area near Chang 'an. It was also one of the places Sei Itō could think of where the Dragon Veins would converge. However, that place should have been destroyed beyond recognition. How could it still retain the combination of Yin and Yang and the gathering of the Five Elements?
"Are you sure?" Thinking of this, Ito Sei asked.
"Yes," the Moon Goddess said with certainty.
Sei Itō couldn't help but fall silent. After a moment, he spoke again. "This king's place of interest is Handan, and I have no intention of inheriting the Zhou Clan. Let's forget about that place."
The Moon Goddess naturally didn't have any objections.
After a pause, Sei Itō continued, "In a moment, this king will have people clear out the area northeast of Handan and send enough craftsmen and commoners to you. Your school of Yin and Yang will be in charge of the construction of the altar."
"Yes," the Moon Goddess bowed and replied.
"Alright, you may leave," Sei Itō said calmly.
"The Moon Goddess will take her leave," the Moon Goddess bowed to Sei Itō again, stood up from the ground, and slowly left the hall.
"So be it. I don't believe that I can't take down the Nine Cauldrons with my methods." After Yueshen left, Ito Sei's body suddenly emitted a strong aura, causing the air in the hall to ripple. His face was full of confidence.
…
Following this, Sei Itō sent the commoners, craftsmen, and various materials to the wilderness outside the east gate of Handan City and handed them over to the Moon Goddess and the school of Yin and Yang to build the altar. He no longer cared about the Nine Cauldrons and instead paid attention to the intense war between the three kingdoms.
Although the Qin Ting had panicked for a while because of the Yin-Yang School's betrayal and theft of the cauldron, the heavens had to rain, and the mother had to get married. What had happened couldn't be undone. Thus, the Qin Ting quickly readjusted their mood, steeled their hearts, and threw all of their energy into this war that concerned the survival of the country. Thus, after the six hundred thousand army, the Qin Ting once again sent out orders to the entire country, once again organizing an army of two hundred thousand men and one hundred thousand women, a total of three hundred thousand men entering the battlefield.
It should be known that the total population of the Qin Kingdom at this time was only about 10 million. Excluding normal women, children, and those over 60 years old who could not be soldiers, the number of healthy men who could be soldiers was less than 5 million. This was the limit of the country's resources. If it continued, it would be like the Zhao Kingdom after the Battle of Changping, where there were no healthy men left.
It could be said that the entire country was at war.
On the other hand, the Chu Kingdom was not as strong. Although its territory was very large, occupying almost all of Jiangzhou and Zhejiang, as well as the northern and southern parts of Hunan, it did not have a large population, only about 5 to 6 million. Thus, the 600,000 soldiers they sent out before were the limit of their military strength. If they were to take more, it would directly shake the foundation of the country. Thus, even if they saw their own army being crushed and scattered under the attack of the Zhao Kingdom's ghost-like army, the Chu Kingdom could not summon more soldiers to support them.
However, what made things worse was that, perhaps because they saw that the Chu Kingdom was at its end and needed to think of a way out for their family, during a battle, the main force of the Gongshu family suddenly changed sides and attacked the Chu Kingdom's army together with Sei Itō's Zhao Kingdom's army. The Chu Kingdom's army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. As the commander-in-chief, Xiang Yan was also killed by the Zhao Kingdom's assassins hidden in the Gongshu family's army, causing the Chu Kingdom's army to suffer a great defeat and almost collapse.
Although in the end, the Chu Kingdom still retained a certain amount of military strength and reorganized their formation, but in front of the vast Zhao Kingdom's army, they were completely powerless. In just a few days, they became a pile of skeletons in the ground.
At this point, the Chu Kingdom no longer had a strong army. The Chu Kingdom was like a naked child in front of the Zhao Kingdom's army. Then about a month and a half later, at the end of June and the beginning of July in 250 BC, the Zhao Kingdom took over the entire Chu Kingdom and began to clean up and govern the remaining rebel forces in the Chu Kingdom.
Without the restraint of the Chu Kingdom, the Zhao Kingdom's army was focused on dealing with the Qin Kingdom. Although later on, the Qin Kingdom's army used the method of shaking the foundation of the kingdom to recruit soldiers, but it still didn't last long. At the end of July in 250 BC, the Zhao Kingdom's army broke into Xianyang, surrounded the Xianyang Palace, and captured the King of Qin – King Zhuang Xiang.
At this point, under Sei Itō's chaotic intervention, the Warring States Period officially ended more than 20 years earlier than history, leaving only a strong Zhao Kingdom to replace the historical Qin Kingdom and become the final winner.
Of course, this referred to the central region. The conquest of the world outside the central region still didn't stop. At least there were four ancient civilizations, ancient Babylon, ancient India, ancient Egypt, and ancient Rome, waiting to be conquered.
Then, unknowingly, it was August in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Kingdom, Handan, Royal Palace Hall.
Sei Itō, wearing a black ceremonial robe and a crown on his head, sat on the throne with a dignified face. Below him, there were many officials, sitting on both sides of the hall, looking solemn and silent.
Sei Itō turned his head slightly and looked at the silver-haired woman sitting on the right side of the hall and asked quietly, "Moon God, how is the construction of the altar going?"
"Your Majesty, the altar is all finished. We can hold the sacrificial ceremony for you at any time." Moon God leaned slightly and replied softly.
Sei Itō nodded and looked to the white-haired and beautiful old man on the left side of the hall and asked, "Xuanling, how is the arrangement for the autumn harvest?"
"It has been arranged. Once the grain is ripe, we can start the autumn harvest." Fang Xuanling replied.
Then, Sei Itō looked to Du Ruhui, Ji Yanran, Tian Feng, Xun You, and Cheng Yu and asked, "What about you guys?"
"It has been arranged." They replied in unison.
"Good. When the autumn harvest is over, I will officially proclaim myself emperor in the eastern suburbs of Handan City under the eyes of thousands of people." Ito Mori opened his eyes, his body naturally exuded the aura of an emperor, and announced loudly.
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