Da Zaojun

Sun Quan was arguably the most incompetent ruler during the Three Kingdoms period.

Song Wuji still remembered reciting the poem he had as a child: "A son should be like Sun Quan," and thought he was a very capable person.

Sun Quan encouraged him to study and also felt that this young man was cultured.

Later I found out that neither of those guys were good people.

His self-proclaimed title of "Great Emperor" reveals a lack of cultural refinement. His only redeeming quality was his longevity.

The saying "May your son be like Sun Zhongmou" might mean that one hopes one's offspring don't need to be particularly successful, but rather live as long as Sun Quan.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu started their business in Jiangdong, they were a model entrepreneurial partnership, but this guy squandered all the wealth they had accumulated.

Whether in Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Records of the Three Kingdoms, this person is portrayed as someone who hesitates and wavers.

But isn't this a Phoenix Secret Realm? How is it related to Sun Quan?
However, Phoenix Terrace is related to Sun Quan. Sun Quan was hunting near Yunmeng Marsh and shot two phoenixes. He then built a high platform at the spot where he shot the phoenixes to commemorate the event and to demonstrate his imperial mandate.

Throughout history, dragons and phoenixes have always been regarded as auspicious symbols.

With exceptions:

Emperor Taizu of Liao, Yelü Abaoji, once shot a black dragon outside the Great Wall and even collected its remains.

Nurhaci saw a black dragon while hunting outside the Great Wall, and shot one down, which led to his rise to prominence.

These are all fabrications and flattery, using "dragon" as a metaphor for the Central Plains, a place where foreign tribes entered and ruled.

If it were the real Sun Quan from history, Song Wuji would probably have shot a pheasant, a peacock, or some other beautiful big bird.

But this place has evolved into a secret realm, and what is fake may become real. Besides, the Black Phoenix also came from this secret realm.

Song Wuji calculated for a moment: "There were two phoenixes that Sun Quan shot down, one dead and one wounded. The dead one transformed from the Five Virtues into the Five Evils, and from auspiciousness into calamity. It was the black phoenix I encountered."

"What remains in the secret realm now is this wounded phoenix."

"Oh phoenix, oh phoenix, what a decline in your virtue!"

Song Wuji thought to himself, "The phoenix is ​​an auspicious bird, yet it was shot down by Sun Quan. This shows that even auspiciousness may not be useful."

“However…” Song Wuji said slightly, “Sun Quan is hunting here and has already declared himself emperor, which means he is already in the later stages of his reign. While Eastern Wu may have other strengths, its navy is still quite good. If we could annex Eastern Wu’s navy, that would be a good thing!”

"This matter needs to be handled gradually. If it is a mythical Three Kingdoms period, the waters are very deep."

"Lin Fajing previously mentioned that the Iron Pillar Palace has some Yellow Turban lineage, but I don't know if the Yellow Turban Army has any..."

"However, the Yellow Turbans rebelled against the Han Dynasty. I called myself the King of Han and succeeded to the Han throne. The Blue Heaven is dead, and the Yellow Heaven shall rise. They killed me."

With a slight thought, Song Wuji abandoned the idea of ​​joining Sun Quan's camp, but still transformed into a giant Vermilion Bird and soared into the sky once more.

"After all, I am merely a transformed being, not a true auspicious creature. If I could subdue a real auspicious creature and bring it to Hongzhou City, the people's hearts would be at ease."

“Wonder and auspicious omens can both increase environmental value and livability. Although wonders can harm the country, they should still be built!”

As Song Wuji took to the air, he unleashed a scorching wind that blew toward the Eastern Wu camp.

But in the Eastern Wu camp, the young Sun Quan stood with a burning gaze, accompanied by the Eastern Wu's great shaman.

The land of Eastern Wu bordered the Baiyue people, and most of its inhabitants were descendants of Yue people who had been assimilated into Han culture, as well as the descendants of Yue people and Han people. Their language family belonged to the Zhuang-Dai language family.

This great shaman is the Baiyue shaman, who wields the power of shamanic prayer and commands Baiyue soldiers with long hair and tattoos, skilled in mountain and forest warfare and water warfare.

This hunt, which involved leading a "noble person," was guided by this great shaman.

"Phoenix blood, if you drink it, will you really live forever?" "Of course!" said the great shaman of Baiyue. "Back then, we were one of the many alchemists sent by the First Emperor in his quest for immortality and medicine."

"A portion of them went to Kunlun."

"A portion of them went to Yingzhou."

"Some of them went to seek out strange beasts, exotic flowers and rare herbs."

"The combination of Phoenix Blood and the Nether Dragon Pearl, one Yin and one Yang, one water and one fire, possesses divine power and is sufficient to achieve immortality."

"Phoenix blood can keep the body from aging."

"The Nether Dragon Pearl can grant immortality to the spirit."

Just as they were talking, a gust of wind blew by. The wind was neither cool nor refreshing; instead, it carried a scorching, humid feeling that made one's skin sticky and uncomfortable, leaving one feeling listless and irritable.

For a time, this made some people want to curse him.

Some people, however, want to destroy something, such as by killing.

"Your Majesty! A huge crimson bird has flown in from the sky. It is enormous and has a magnificent appearance. It keeps hovering and fanning out strange gusts of wind, causing the soldiers to have headaches and sore legs. There are already signs of a mutiny!"

Sun Quan immediately left his tent, and the great shaman went with him.

Sun Quan simply said, "Didn't you say that the two phoenixes were not yet fully developed and their parents were not around? How come this one has appeared?"

The great shaman, observing the aura, felt a sharp pain in his eyes, tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, this is no ordinary phoenix, but the Vermilion Bird, a divine bird! It is a celestial being descended to earth!"

"Heavenly Gods!" Sun Quan asked, "Can Heavenly Gods live forever?"

He immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow. His cultivation level and aura were also at the sixth rank. Most importantly, as the ruler of Eastern Wu, he possessed the [Royal Mandate].

Of course, Song Wuji also possessed the royal mandate, but he still sensed a threat from the arrows. So he flew higher and thought to himself, "Indeed, in a martial arts or mythological Three Kingdoms story, Sun Quan is just a lord with the royal mandate. He may not be the most powerful. The waters of this secret realm seem to run very deep!"

Song Wuji was unaware that the Three Kingdoms period was the site of a large-scale [Investiture of the Gods Ritual].

Just like when Lin Fajing asked Song Wuji to restart the Investiture of the Gods and take charge of the Human Realm.

To be precise, these famous ministers and generals all embodied [divine positions].

For example, after his death, Prime Minister Cao Cao became the Prime Minister of the Northern Yin Emperor in Fengdu; Prime Minister Zhuge Liang became the Prime Minister of the Thunder Palace of the Heavenly Thunder Emperor; and Guan Yu became the Heavenly Emperor's bodyguard, guarding the South Heavenly Gate...

The saying "The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise" is not just empty words.

It is precisely because of the addition of the "divine position" that this fragment of the Three Kingdoms period, which evolved into a secret realm, is so extraordinary, because it contains traces of the gods.

Seeing that the Vermilion Bird, which Song Wuji had transformed into, flew even higher, Sun Quan sighed and released the bow.

The great shaman was terrified: "Your Majesty, the Vermilion Bird represents the element of fire. You belong to the south and should worship this creature. You must not act recklessly!"

"What is there to be afraid of? I, Tianwu, am the grandson of the Supreme God, which is why I dare to call myself the Great Emperor!"

"It's just the Vermilion Bird. If it can subdue me, it is the Vermilion Bird; if it dares to resist me, it is the Vermilion Rooster!"

Upon hearing this from heaven, Song Wuji thought to himself, "How arrogant this person is! He has offended the Kitchen God, the God of Fire, and I can make him die by fire! I will burn down your entire Eastern Wu empire!"

Then it turned and took flight, heading off to find the paulownia tree.

(End of this chapter)