Sequence Wars: The Mythical Age is Created by Me

Chapter 78 Rain Falls on Jingchu

Currently, the top tier in China consists of fifth-order sequences, but no legendary sequences have yet emerged.

Most of these fifth-ranked individuals belong to the ranks of famous generals, and according to the analysis of the Observatory, they are likely to reach the end of this type of rank soon.

The strength of Heroic Spirits has an upper limit. The historical sequence is an exaggerated collection based on real-world performance, and ultimately it does not deviate from the essence of humanity.

Today, the Hong family's target is still those legendary, even mythical, beings.

Moreover, many historical figures from the Xia Kingdom were often elevated to deities. For example, Wu Song from "Water Margin" was said to be the reincarnation of the Heavenly Wounded Star, and Guan Yu from the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period was elevated to the Great Emperor Who Subdues Demons in the Three Realms, the Martial Saint, and the Heavenly Martial Star Lord.

Yue Fei, a famous general who resisted the Jin dynasty in the Southern Song dynasty, was bestowed the title of Great Emperor Who Pacifies Demons in the Three Realms; Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong of the early Tang dynasty were bestowed the title of Door Gods; Han Qinhu of the Sui dynasty was bestowed the title of Yama, the King of Hell; and Li Jing, the Duke of Wei of the Tang dynasty, was even bestowed the title of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li.

Tang Jingyu, the captain of the [Red Sky] team, made it into the top ten precisely because of this. His sequence [Liu Bang] can be traced back to the existence of the Red Emperor's son. If he could obtain the original text of the uprising of Emperor Gaozu by slaying the white snake, he might have a chance to reach a sequence above the fifth rank.

Aside from those exclusive sequences, the different original texts obtained by those with true names will also affect their subsequent promotion path.

For example, Liu Bang is associated with the legend of Chi Di Zi beheading Bai Di Zi and Zhu Rong, one of the Five Emperors, so his power in the hierarchy is not limited to the mortal realm.

They were elevated from humans to gods, essentially a wish of the Xia people that the heavens would be controlled by virtuous people, a wish that heaven would respond to their prayers and the earth would open.

These sequences have a very high upper limit, enough to be awarded the title of half-step legendary sequence.

Therefore, Xia Guo's goals are different from those of other countries. Their next step is to specifically search for these sequences and cultivate them as high-value targets.

Now, a genuine ancient myth of the Xia Kingdom has emerged, how could Su Jianyuan not be overjoyed?

"Panqing, take some men into the mountains and take a look. Bring the astronomical instrument with you, and also bring back the people from the Astronomical Bureau."

Su Jianyuan said to a tall woman who followed him out, "The Heavenly Questions was also written by Qu Yuan and has a significant connection with the mythology of the Chu region. He has a great deal of autonomy in this operation."

"clear."

Yin Panqing was dressed in plain clothes, her face as white as moonlight. From afar, she seemed like a goddess descended to earth. But upon closer inspection, one was astonished to find that she was so beautiful that it was impossible to distinguish between a celestial being and a mortal.

But this very person, with no air of poise or grace, seemed as blank and lifeless as a puppet on a string.

"I'll go with Panqing. She's temporarily mentally unstable, and she could easily fall prey to spirits or demons if she encounters them."

Su Jianyuan looked at the young master from a powerful family in the group and hesitated for a moment, unsure whether he should agree.

That's just how the world is; you always have to compromise on something. [Tianwen] is not a paradise. Even the hall of the Xia Kingdom's order-holders needs the approval of those in power.

Coincidentally, Wang An was one of the younger generation. Although he was only at the third level, he was forced into the program and spent his days following Yin Panqing. Behind this, it was probably not only Wang An's personal will, but also the collective will of the Wang family.

After all, Yin Panqing is a rare case of skipping two levels in a row and possessing the fourth-level exclusive sequence [Xu Fu].

Xu Fu, a native of Wen County, Henan Province, was the daughter of Xu Wang, a county magistrate at the end of the Qin Dynasty. She was the only woman in the official history of China to be granted a marquisate based on her physiognomy skills. She was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Mingci Pavilion by Liu Bang and was honored as the adoptive mother by Emperor Wen of Han.

Born in the first year of Qin Shi Huang's reign, he held a jade disc engraved with the Eight Trigrams in his hand at birth. He began to speak at the age of one hundred. His crying and laughing could predict the fortunes of those around him. Those who cried would soon suffer misfortune, while those who laughed would soon become noble. Legend has it that he was a disciple of Huang Shigong and a fellow student of Zhang Liang, and received the secret art of physiognomy called "The Secret Instructions of the Heart and Vessel".

She attained enlightenment as a mortal and was bestowed the title of goddess by the incense offerings of heaven and earth based on three prophecies that determined the fate of the nation. Bo Ji was destined to give birth to Emperor Wen of Han, Zhou Yafu was ennobled and appointed prime minister but eventually starved to death, and Deng Tong was the richest man in the world but died of hunger and cold. Taoism included her in the lineage of earthly immortals and assigned her the divine functions of destiny palace, divination, and bringing good fortune and avoiding misfortune. She was ranked among the lower ranks of diviners alongside Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. In folk customs, she is known as Mingci Fairy or Face-Viewing Goddess.

This is already considered to be quite early in the historical sequence. Since Yin Panqing was an orphan and a widow, the royal family of Kyoto naturally wanted to incorporate her into their family lineage.

After all, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that the Sequence Era is unstoppable. Some members of the [Tai'a] faction are already capable of unleashing personal power comparable to long-range missiles. These humanoid monsters are tearing apart past perceptions.

Whoever can board this ship will be able to steer the course in the vast ocean of the times.

"Alright, you take the first three groups of the Ninth Bureau of Rongcheng in, be careful on the way."

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Su Jianyuan instructed that for this joint operation, the Ninth Bureau of Chengdu, Chongqing, and Jingchu cities had been arranged to assist, and two fully equipped reinforced battalions were waiting outside.

The rain was still falling, but it had become as thick as ink.

"clear."

Yin Panqing's cold voice drifted through the heavy rain without causing a ripple. Her moonlit eyes glanced blankly at Wang An before she took the lead and stepped into the mountain path that had been completely blocked by vines.

The mountain range that suddenly appeared was very close to the outpost, only a few miles away.

Seeing this, Wang An quickly followed, turning back before leaving to give Su Jianyuan a smile.

"This young master of a powerful family really thinks this is their back garden in Kyoto."

One of the team members spat on the ground, his face grim.

"Let's say less."

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Su Jianyuan patted the other person's shoulder, his gaze fixed on the direction where Yin Panqing had disappeared, his eyes flashing with solemnity.

He had been to the Hong Mansion. After entering the main gate, there were two vermilion gates on either side. Within those gates, twenty-year-old youths could obtain the best resources by virtue of their fathers' influence, without even needing to memorize a few lines of history.

The world has never been fair, and Yin Panqing's fate is in her own hands, right here in these mountains.

This Chu mythology presents an excellent opportunity. Although Xu Fu is strong, his strength is limited and not strong enough.

If she becomes strong enough to command respect from the entire Hong family, then the Wang family of Kyoto wouldn't dare to do anything more.

Although the power of aristocratic families is profound, they are not something that can control everything in the Xia Kingdom today.

Half an hour later, Yin Panqing and Wang An, who had already ventured deep into the dense forest, found themselves in an unprecedented and bizarre situation.

The Wushan mountain range, which originally appeared to be only a dozen miles in circumference from the outside, seemed to have its surrounding space stretched several times over the moment they stepped into the forest.

The towering ancient trees all around sprouted and grew at a visible speed in the torrential rain, and the thick vines rolled and tangled in the mud like giant pythons, completely swallowing the mountain path that had originally been surveyed by man.

The air was filled with the rich aroma of magnolia and eucommia mixed with the earthy smell. The aroma was not pungent, but with each step Wang An took, his vision became more and more blurred.

"Pan Qing—something's wrong, the sequences within me are getting cold!"

Wang An gripped the [Evil-Repelling Bamboo Slip] he had just acquired in his right hand with some fear. This was a half-step [Calamity] level relic that he had just exchanged for 10,000 points.

Yin Panqing ignored him and simply raised her right hand slowly.

On her almost transparent, white tiger's mouth, the Bagua pattern, symbolizing the fourth-order exclusive sequence [Xu Fu], suddenly brightened.

Buzz—

A phantom bronze compass quietly unfolded three inches in front of her. The pointer on the compass was spinning wildly at an extremely fast speed due to the chaotic and grand divine fluctuations around it, producing a piercing metallic friction sound.

"It's not weird, it's a barrier."

A strange realization appeared on Yin Panqing's puppet-like face.

"Heaven and earth have changed places, and mountains and rivers have been reorganized."

We are—straying in the labyrinth of the gods.

The special comrades from the Rongcheng Bureau who were assigned to the Jingxie Armed Forces were now unable to even pull the bolts of their guns.

Jiang Fan was currently looking down at the two intruders from a high vantage point using the game console's brand-new 3D open-world perspective.

On the screen, Yin Panqing's exclusive sequence rating of C+ and her overflowing aura were highlighted with eye-catching dots through the system interface.

Jiang Fan stroked his chin, his finger hovering lightly over the Y button on the game console.

In the new version v0.10, the [Chu Di Sacrifice Song - Mountain Spirit's Guide] sequence unlocked by Ni Yao [Mountain Spirit (Witch Transformation)] has an extremely exaggerated home field advantage.

The newly resurrected goddess spontaneously seized control of the entire Wushan Mountain based on the ancient imagery in the "Nine Songs" that reads, "Standing alone atop the mountain, with the clouds below."

Then the entire map of Wushan appeared on the screen in a horizontal format, showing clearly who entered and where the strange phenomena were.

She truly deserves to be called the goddess of Wushan.

It's like playing a game on a video game console.

"Since you are from the Observatory, then take the person back. It will save me trouble."

Jiang Fan thought for a moment. According to the information he had gleaned, these people were members of the special team [Tianwen] and the Ninth Bureau of Rongcheng.

At this moment, Ni Yao's light body, supported by two souls and overflowing with blue-green feathers, was suspended on the branches of an ancient tree three meters above the ground.

Guided by her, in a hidden tree hollow tightly protected by a thick, sacred tree, lay a person covered in blood...

A young girl who has fallen into a deep coma.

It was Lin Qian.

"Go, take her back to your human world."

Jiang Fan pressed the attack button X, and the archer's gray-blue energy bar was instantly emptied, revealing a weapon imbued with the [Rejuvenation] skill.

The special effects arrow, carrying a flurry of autumn orchid petals, silently shot towards the mud at Yin Panqing's feet.

boom!

The moment the arrows hit the ground, a surge of vitality from the vegetation exploded, and a giant sacred tree covered with nine-petaled autumn orchids burst forth from the earth, tearing a straight passage through the heavy poisonous miasma and distorted space in front of it.

At the end of the passage, Lin Qian lay there, breathing faintly.

Yin Panqing's pointer froze for a moment, pointing to that tree hole.

"Found it!"

Wang An was overjoyed and was about to rush forward to claim credit when Yin Panqing grabbed him by the back of his tactical uniform.

This fourth-tier exclusive divine figure stared intently at the divine tree that had broken through the soil. In her [Xu Fu] vision, it was not a naturally growing plant at all, but a divine imperial edict left arbitrarily by the supreme primordial will.

"Flowers bloom and fade, witchcraft arises and fate ends—"

Yin Panqing raised her head blankly, looking into the deepest part of the thick fog, her clear voice carrying a slight tremor that she couldn't hide: "Don't be greedy for credit, Wang An."

He simply told us to take this prisoner alive; one more step and we would be in the gods' forbidden zone.

The woman suppressed the omen of "Xu Fu" (a hexagram signifying impending doom), bent down and lifted Lin Qian from the ditch, but no breeze followed and crashed into her arms; the witch had returned to this body once more.

Finally, after the Ninth Bureau of Chengdu's Joint Reinforced Battalion, fully armed, waited outside for a full three hours, the mist on the mountain road finally receded like a tide.

Yin Panqing and Wang An, pale-faced and in a disheveled state, carried the blood-covered Lin Qian out of the forest. As for the other members of the Astronomical Bureau's Geomancy Department team, they remained completely beneath the ancient temple altar, now weathered into scorched earth.

"So, they only brought one survivor?"

Su Jianyuan looked surprised upon receiving the report.

"Why is it her?"

Tang Jingyu was somewhat surprised after seeing who had been rescued.

"What, you know him?"

Su Jianyuan was somewhat surprised; he remembered that this guy was a sister-complex.

"No, but this operation by the Geography Department... was supposed to kill her inside, but she survived. As for the others..."

Tang Jingyu had a toothache, but for the team leaders, it was a minor matter. He knew it was just something people were casually bragging about.

They claimed to have stolen a spot from the Bureau of Astronomy, but that was just a minor position, one that even aristocratic families wouldn't accept. This behavior made him frown.

Things may not be that simple. This girl named Lin Qian is backed by the Lin family of Bianjing.

"No matter what, she should be rescued. We still need the information she obtained inside. If Captain Tang wants to notify the people over there, he should do so as soon as possible."

Su Jianyuan's words left Tang Jingyu speechless, as if he were the one who had been placed into the ranks of aristocratic scions.

"I don't have time for that. Let's settle her in first."

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan, who had successfully completed the first act of the game, was lying comfortably in his aunt's two-story loft apartment, enjoying the air conditioning, with a game console in his hand that was now fully completed and radiating a faint warmth.

Accompanied by a series of crisp system notification sounds, like jade shattering.

[Act One, "The Shaman and the Mountain Spirit," is complete]

Main Quest 1 Completed

[After her performance as the Mountain Spirit in the first act, "Ni Yao" earned 200 Legendary Points (100 points of viewing bonus for high-level professionals)]

The game character "Ni Yao" has entered her daily life phase. You can use Action Points to arrange her daily routine. Her current Action Points are 7/8.

[Wushan has entered automatic mode. You can rely on Niyao to control it during interludes. The current nurtured phenomenon is: C++]

[Level [魑魅]]

[Act 2 unlock time: Unknown]

It seems that the time for free exploration that follows is for me to discover that I can control Wushan by relying on the [Mountain Spirit]?

And it seems that game characters can also raise spirits in the mountains?

Could it be that this second act isn't about sending game characters to fight people, but rather about creating monsters?

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