Chapter 487: The Great Shang Dynasty Will Fall
With the cultivation level of the Taoist Ancestor, it is not difficult to see that this Randang is a traitor just like the two saints in the West, and it is only a matter of time before he leaves the Xuanmen.

Therefore, he didn’t really want to help light the lamp. But as a teacher, he couldn’t refuse the student’s request.

Then there is this scene now. I know your problem, but if you don’t ask, I will pretend I don’t know. If you ask, I will give you the corresponding guidance.

“I have finished preaching three times. My merits and virtues are complete. From now on, I will be in harmony with the Way of Heaven and will not escape unless there is a great catastrophe.”

“Outside on the Treasure Dividing Rock, there are magic weapons that I usually collect. They are useless to me now. You can take them for yourselves.”

Not wanting to discuss with everyone anymore, Daozu waved his hand and started to drive people away, even skipping the process of dividing the sainthood and bestowing treasures.

In fact, under the current circumstances, there is no need to follow the original historical trajectory.

Because just now, Daozu had moved Zixiao Palace away from the long river of time and space, making it transcend the long river of time and space.

At the same time, he also separated the scenes of his three sermons into an independent historical event and fixed it in the long river of time and space.

In this way, if someone comes to listen to his teachings in the future, they will not go to Zixiao Palace to disturb him, but will enter the scene he has solidified.

Since it is an independent historical time, the Taoist ancestors and the people who listen to the teachings are naturally images. Everything that happens in it will strictly follow the original historical evolution and cannot be changed.

In simple terms, it is the history of Daozu’s three sermons, which was recorded on videotapes. In the future, anyone who achieves mythical Daluo can come here to watch it.

But all we can do is watch. Doing anything else, such as changing history, is no longer possible.

They have all become videotapes, which means they have been separated from the original history. No matter how much you change them, it will not affect reality in the slightest.

Obviously, Daozu was worried that the previous situation would happen again, where everyone fought outside Zixiao Palace for the sainthood, so he simply put an end to this situation and put an end to the lucky mentality of some people.

“Thank you, Patriarch!”

Ao Bing stood up, thanked the Taoist Ancestor for his teachings on behalf of everyone behind him, and then left Zixiao Palace.

What happened on Fenbao Rock had nothing to do with them. Even if they went there, they would not gain anything, but would only feel jealous.

In that case, it’s better not to go.

However, while everyone returned to the past time and space, Ao Bing continued to trace back to the ancient times.

Because he is a past body, he has to live in the past and at the same time trace the history of the original body to become the oldest. Therefore, he can only wander in the past and cannot go to the present.

Well, there are exceptions. When Ao Bing was ready to cultivate to become a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, his past and future bodies could travel to the present and merge with his original body.

It’s a pity that as the Taoist finished his sermon, Pangu Banner was taken back by Yuanshi Tianzun, which hindered Ao Bing’s deduction of the sword light of creation.

Otherwise, by comprehending the Pangu Banner, he is confident that he can advance his cultivation further within tens of millions of years and kill his current body.

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Time passed slowly, and soon, a hundred thousand years had passed since Ao Bing created the realm of mythical quasi-saint.

During this period, Ao Bing devoted himself to recuperating from his injuries, entering a state of oblivion and no longer caring about worldly affairs.

Not only him, but the other elders of the Immortal Alliance did the same. They all went into seclusion, preparing to digest the gains they had gained during this period of time and then step into a higher realm.

The Immortal Alliance first defeated Kunpeng, then quelled the demonic disaster, and while unifying the North Sea, it shocked the entire prehistoric world and officially became a dominant force.

At this point, the Immortal Alliance’s luck has greatly increased. As the elders of the Immortal Alliance, everyone has benefited from this, including those who have fallen.

Since there are benefits, we must digest them as soon as possible, so as not to delay for too long and miss this opportunity in vain, causing our cultivation to lag behind others.

After all, opportunities don’t wait for anyone. Once you get them, you should use them immediately. There is no reason to save them and not use them.

As a result, the Immortal Alliance fell into a rare state of peace. However, whether the Immortal Alliance was peaceful or not did not affect the changes in the prehistoric world. Don’t forget that now is the time of the immortals and gods killing calamity, and the prehistoric world cannot be peaceful even if it wants to.

One hundred thousand years is enough time for the killing calamity of immortals and gods to intensify and gradually develop to a climax.

The fuse of all this was caused by Emperor Xin. Because he was the protagonist of the immortal killing calamity, if he had behaved himself and not messed up anything, the killing calamity would not have started.

It’s a pity that whether Emperor Xin would engage in promiscuity was no longer something he could control.

As time passed, the backlash of humanity became stronger and stronger, to the point that Emperor Xin became increasingly foolish, his actions became increasingly outrageous, and he became gradually unreasonable, causing the Shang Dynasty, which had just been revived, to slide into the abyss again.

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“what happened?”

“Why did I suddenly dream about the demise of the Shang Dynasty?”

Ao Bing, who was in seclusion to recuperate, suddenly became aware of something and was awakened by a nightmare, and he came out of his state of enlightenment.

Then, he immediately used his magical powers and looked towards Chaoge, the capital of the Shang Dynasty. But the next moment, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

In his vision, the Black Bird, the destiny and destiny of the Shang Dynasty, which had been at its peak before he went into seclusion, was now fading away.

It’s like a balloon filled with air, with a small hole secretly drilled in it, so that the air flow is drained away and the balloon can’t even float in the air.

“What did Emperor Xin do?” Ao Bing asked in shock.

The reason why he dared to retreat with peace of mind was that he had already arranged everything before he went into seclusion.

The human race had never achieved such an achievement before, as they wiped out the North Sea demon tribe in one fell swoop. With this achievement, not only could the Great Shang Dynasty be revived, but it could also lead the Great Shang Dynasty to a new peak.

In addition, this achievement can allow Emperor Xin to be officially promoted to the Holy King, and his prestige will be raised to a level second only to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

In this situation, even if Emperor Xin messed around, as long as he didn’t go too far, it would not affect the fortunes of the Shang Dynasty and cause it to go downhill.

As for messing around, that was impossible. In order to prevent this from happening, Ao Bing also asked Wen Zhong to keep an eye on Emperor Xin.

There is no need to say much about Wen Zhong’s ability. With him watching over him, Emperor Xin might make small mistakes, but he would definitely not make big mistakes.

It was precisely because of Wen Zhong’s watch that Ao Bing dared to retreat without any worries. Unexpectedly, Wen Zhong was unable to keep an eye on Emperor Xin.

“Let me see, what on earth did Emperor Xin do to let such a good situation fall to this point.” While being angry, Ao Bing was also very curious about how Emperor Xin had managed to easily ruin the good situation he had created.

While thinking this, Ao Bing had already used his magical powers to collect all the unexpected events that had happened in the prehistoric world during the years he had been in seclusion.

“I see!”

Not long after, Ao Bing got the answer he wanted.

“Alas, more haste makes waste. How could Emperor Xin not understand such a simple truth?”

Ao Bing sighed and said helplessly, “Emperor Xin did some things wrong, but they were not serious.”

Basically, during these 100,000 years, he was still working hard, trying various reforms, trying to establish an eternal foundation for the Shang Dynasty.

But how can I put it? Compared with reform, sometimes it is better to mess around. Mess around will at most weaken the country, but it will not shake the foundation of the country. But reform, if not done well, will lead to the destruction of the country.

It is obvious that Emperor Xin’s reforms were the key to the decline of the Shang Dynasty.

First of all, Emperor Xin was inspired from somewhere and began to try to centralize power, trying to take back power from the various princes.

This stirred up a hornet’s nest and violated the biggest taboo of the princes. Even the most loyal Marquis of Beibo did not dare to play along with him.

It was not that Beibohou was not loyal enough, but that Emperor Xin went too far. Beibohou’s subordinates were not a monolithic group, but were composed of many small princes.

If he dared to follow Emperor Xin in centralizing power, it would not be long before the small princes under him would rebel and establish a new Beibohou.

It is no exaggeration to say that this was the time when the feudal system was at its most prosperous, and the princes who were granted fiefs were all strong in military and military power.

Emperor Xin dared to concentrate power under such circumstances, which was really to cut himself off from the world and to seek death. If things got out of hand, all the princes in the world would rebel against him, including his confidants and princes of the royal family.

Emperor Xin obviously realized this, so he did not carry out large-scale reforms, but rather tentative reforms.

For example, selecting talents from slaves and appointing them as officials, and then gradually taking back the power that had been divided from the nobles.

Compared with direct centralization, this method was indeed much milder, but it still touched the sensitive nerves of the princes, who believed that Emperor Xin’s move violated the rules passed down by their ancestors and needed to be corrected in a timely manner, otherwise it would inevitably bring disaster.

When Emperor Xin heard this, he was naturally furious. Instead of stopping his reforms, he intensified them and appointed more slaves as officials.

Because of this incident, not only did Emperor Xin’s relationship with the princes of the world become increasingly strained, but even the relationship between him and the ministers and officials of the Shang Dynasty became increasingly bad.

What was even more terrifying was that even the elders of the royal family, the uncle Bigan who was in charge of the sacrifices, no longer supported Emperor Xin. Well, his queen and two sons were also against him.

The only ones who support him now are Concubine Chun, who was transformed from a nine-tailed fox, and Prince Wu Geng, her son with Emperor Xin.

It is no exaggeration to say that Emperor Xin had been deserted by his friends and relatives because of his reforms. But even so, it still did not change his mind, but made him more determined.

This reform must continue. The power that has been delegated must be taken back.

Otherwise, even if everything is fine now, something bad will happen sooner or later. He cannot leave this hidden danger to future generations, it must be solved in his generation.

Emperor Xin was so stubborn that he insisted on reforming despite opposition from royal family members, ministers and princes. It would be strange if the Shang Dynasty did not decline.

The military power of the Shang Dynasty came from the support of the royal family and ministers, and the prestige of the Shang Dynasty came from the support of the princes of the world.

Now the royal family and the princes are all against Emperor Xin. Without military power and prestige, the upward trend of the Shang Dynasty, which was once at its peak, will naturally be interrupted.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Shang Dynasty was not far from its demise. It all depended on when the princes of the world would be unable to resist and rise up in rebellion.

As long as someone takes the lead in rebellion, all the princes in the world will respond and overthrow the Shang Dynasty.

The situation would not have been this serious, after all, there was still the hostage system. The significance of hostages was not to threaten the princes.

Instead, they cultivated protons to make them closer to the Shang Dynasty. Then, after they succeeded to the throne, they would use them to influence the vassal states and gradually take back power.

Although the effect of centralizing power in this way is poor, as long as it is cultivated generation after generation and there are no mistakes, it is possible to recover most of the power, if not all of it.

It can be said that this strategy is the national policy that Ao Bing left for the Shang Dynasty. It cannot be accomplished by one generation, but requires the joint efforts of countless generations to push this plan forward bit by bit.

Ao Bing’s plan was perfect, but Emperor Xin refused to cooperate. Originally, even if Emperor Xin’s relationship with the princes was strained, these protons could have eased the conflict to some extent.

But at this moment, Emperor Xin made a top-notch move.

Because of the invasion of barbarians, Emperor Xin not only led the army personally, but also formed a hostage group, let them go to the battlefield with him, and personally went to the front line to kill the enemy.

Sending protons to the battlefield was simply outrageous. Ao Bing racked his brains but couldn’t imagine how Emperor Xin made this decision.

Isn’t he afraid that something unexpected will happen to Proton on the battlefield? How will he explain to the princes behind Proton when that happens?

People send their heir to you to train and build relationships with you, but you end up sending him to the battlefield as consumables. Is this something a human can do?

No matter which prince heard this news, he would be furious.

Then, as expected, an accident occurred in this battle, and those hostages who were friendly with the Shang Dynasty basically died on the battlefield.

No matter how they died, they died on the battlefield, and as the one who sent them to the battlefield, Emperor Xin could not escape the charge of failing to protect them.

At this point, the proton system established by Ao Bing was in name only.

After the news spread, it immediately caused an uproar in the world. Then the princes of the world were excited and asked Emperor Xin to give them an explanation.

But could Emperor Xin give them an explanation, or atone for his sins with his death? That was obviously impossible, so the matter could only be left unresolved.

But can such a thing really be left unresolved? The pain of losing a child is already extremely painful, let alone when the one who died is an heir.

Those princes whose sons died must have been furious, and they hated Emperor Xin who sent their sons to the battlefield. How come it was not you, Emperor Xin, who died, but their sons?
In short, after this incident, the gap between the princes of the world and Emperor Xin became deeper. Although it was not a complete break, it was almost the same and there was no room for turning around.

“Kyushu is now a huge powder keg. It all depends on who will be the first to rise up and set it off, and then spread the war to the entire Kyushu.”

After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Ao Bing suddenly realized that things had developed to this point and it was too late to reverse the situation.

(End of this chapter)