Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 200 Killing intent forms battle clouds at three times of the night, and the cold sound of the bugle echoes through the night. Kill!

The most important affairs of the state are sacrifice and war. 69 🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼

The word "祀" means to perform sacrifices.

"Rong" means war.

The fact that sacrificial rites were performed before military operations demonstrates their importance.

The sacrificial ceremony can be divided into nine stages: welcoming the ancestors, offering silk, burning incense, the main offering, the secondary offering, the final offering, removing the writings, sending off the ancestors, and burying them.

The festival begins with the firing of cannons.

Each of the officials performed their duties, and the drums were raised to a solemnity, then raised again, and raised a third time.

Please take your places, attendants; please take your places, deputy chief officiants…

The sacrificial ceremony in Fengdu City has entered its third stage.

The altar was already filled with the memorial tablets of the ancestors of mankind.

At the very top are the spirit tablets of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, with the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor residing in the middle.

The second layer contains the memorial tablets of the Xia and Shang kings, with the memorial tablet of King Yu placed in the middle.

The third layer contains the memorial tablets of vassal ministers, the ancestral heroes of all ages, sacred bodies, deities, Cangjie, Yi, Yinglong, Hanba, Xingtian, Zhulong, the twelve zodiac animals, the twenty-four solar terms, and trees planted by humans...

At this moment, the ancestral worship ceremony has entered its most crucial fourth stage: the offering of sacrifices!

Offering sacrifices is the key to sacrificial rites throughout history!

What kind of offerings best reflect the degree of respect for ancestors?

The type of offering matches the level of the ancestral worship. If there are no offerings, the ancestral worship is a failure.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating what kind of offerings Qin Feng would bring out!

This is a grand ancestral sacrifice, honoring the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and ancient heroes. Your ordinary offerings probably won't be enough.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, Qin Feng, clad in a sacrificial robe, turned around on the altar and then walked down from the platform, seemingly to retrieve the offerings.

But there didn't seem to be any foundation staff around, and it seemed like no one would bring him offerings!

But then Qin Feng walked off the stage, looked around, and said calmly, "Next is the fourth part of the ancestral worship ceremony, the chief officiant!"

"Since the beginning of the grand sacrificial rites of the Han Dynasty, sacrificial offerings have always been the most crucial element of the rituals!"

"Human descendants will offer their most beloved, cherished, and precious treasures to their ancestors in order to receive their blessings."

"The Great Sacrifice of the Human Race is such an important event; the offerings must be substantial and grand enough to demonstrate the generosity of the human race and the sincerity of Qin Feng in welcoming back our ancestors!"

What kind of gift is considered grand enough?

"Since the Xia and Shang dynasties, every dynasty has had the tradition of binding prisoners of war, taking them to the ancestral temple, and offering blood sacrifices to their ancestors."

"Today, I, Qin Feng, shall emulate the traditions of the ancient Ren Dynasty, binding prisoners of war before the ancestral altar and offering them as a blood sacrifice to our ancestors!"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers were all stunned.

Sacrificing prisoners of war to honor ancestors?

Hey, Qin Feng, are you kidding me?!

Are there prisoners here? Where are there prisoners?

Do you want to conjure prisoners out of thin air?

Fusu couldn't stand it anymore. "What kind of bewitching potion is this guy up to! Can't he just honestly bring out the sacrificial offerings? Why does he have to go through all this fancy stuff!"

Meng Yi said, "I'm curious now, where is this prisoner? Could it be that he's going to capture a batch of prisoners for us on the spot? But who can be his prisoner?"

The Drunken Sword Immortal said, "Who else could it be! A Celestial Being, of course. Almost everyone here except for the Celestial Being is present. Doesn't that mean he's saying the Celestial Being is Qin Feng's enemy, and he's going to openly confront the Celestial Being?"

Fusu instantly realized, "Could it be that ancestral worship is a minor matter, while fighting is a major one! Qin Feng invited us here with the surprise of seeing him defeat the Celestial Being?"

While everyone was whispering among themselves, Qin Feng spoke eloquently on the altar.

"As everyone knows, before the Shang Dynasty, there was a fine tradition of slaying immortals to sacrifice to ancestors!"

"Especially beautiful fairies and those immortals with profound magical powers, the Human Dynasty would slaughter three to five hundred of them during grand festivals to appease the spirits of their ancestors!"

"Today, my offering, Qin's offering, is a celestial being!"

These words sparked heated discussions among those around them.

"Has Qin Feng gone mad? Sacrificing immortals alive?"

"Are there any immortals here? This place is full of humans and demons, where would there be any immortals?"

"Qin Feng must be insane! Even the immortals aren't here, yet he's talking about sacrificing them alive!"

As everyone was discussing this, suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky above.

Everyone looked up at the sky. Above, dark clouds were rolling towards Fengdu City from all directions, with streaks of lightning swirling around them, creating a powerful and thunderous roar.

A voice echoed throughout the ancestral worship ceremony, "Urgent report! The celestial army from the Qiaoshan Secret Passage is descending upon Fengdu City along the Qiaoshan Secret Passage!"

"Urgent report! The Heavenly Soldiers of Qiaoshan are arriving soon, in less than half an hour!"

"Urgent Notice! The Qiaoshan Heavenly Ranking is approaching, the specific reason is unknown, and the target is Fengdu City!"

A series of urgent announcements were accompanied by the vast, dark clouds and thunder in the sky, and in an instant, all those watching the ceremony understood.

The "celestial sacrifice" that Qin Feng mentioned means to directly wage war against the celestial beings, defeat them, and use the celestial captives to sacrifice to the ancestors!

So, does that mean we've all been tied to Qin Feng's war chariot?

Just as everyone was worried about their safety, Qin Feng, standing in the center of the stage, declared loudly, "Today's events are entirely my responsibility, Qin Feng's alone! They have nothing to do with you all!"

"I, Qin Feng, take full responsibility for my actions and never implicate others!"

"As for why I, Qin Feng, and the Celestials are at war, I believe you all know the answer, so I won't elaborate!"

"What I want to emphasize is..."

"None of you here have anything to do with today's battle!"

"I invited you all here to observe a ceremony, not to invite you to join the fight!"

"Gentlemen, please sit high on the viewing platform and witness me, Qin Feng, slay all the celestial beings, slaughter all the prisoners, and offer a blood sacrifice to the spirits of my ancestors in heaven!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him was stunned.

In comparison, what everyone was worried about was being tied to Qin Feng's war chariot and forced to fight against the Celestials was that Qin Feng, this schemer, actually said that he would fight the Celestials one-on-one!

I boil!

Are you crazy?

Everyone knows that the Celestial Army is all in Qiaoshan!

If heavenly soldiers descend to earth, can you stop them all by yourself?

Even if the Foundation has all the experts, you still can't stop the heavenly army!

Many people shook their heads, secretly lamenting Qin Feng's foolishness; he had truly courted death.

Some people believe that Qin Feng must have other plans. They think that the masters of the Hundred Schools of Thought wouldn't really do nothing. Perhaps Qin Feng is just setting up a front line, and there are other masters cleaning up his mess.

However, in the eyes of a very small number of people, Qin Feng's words and actions appeared magnanimous and full of heroic spirit!

On the lower viewing platform, Xiang Yu, a ten-foot-tall youth from Jiangdong, stared intently at the valiant young man in the center of the platform, his eyes bulging with excitement. His fists clenched, he muttered to himself, "A promise made is a promise kept; even if the sky falls and the earth collapses, my resolve will never waver! Loyal and filial, bearing responsibility on my shoulders—this is what a true man should be!"

Amidst the lively discussions, Qin Feng on stage remained calm and composed, showing no signs of tension or pressure, and instead continued to chat and laugh.

"I didn't intend to kill too much, but the Celestials are holding onto me, Qin, and won't let go!"

Why are they still bothering me?

"That's because I told the truth!"

"The celestial beings do not allow those who speak the truth, and they do not allow someone like me to exist!"

"My appearance will derail the main storyline of the unification of the Three Realms by the Celestials, and will severely damage the Celestials' cause. I have become a thorn in their side, a nail in their flesh! I must be killed as soon as possible!"

"Indeed! The Celestials are arrogant! They see me, Qin, as a thorn in their side, but I, Qin, feel the same way about them."

"Therefore, today's battle is the choice of Heaven and Man, and also the choice of me, Qin Feng!"

"If the Celestials do not kill me today, then the day the Ancestral Shrine stands will be the day the Celestials sever the human race's destiny!"

"Today is the best time for me to kill the Celestials. If I don't slaughter them all today, the war in the Underworld will never end! The Underworld will be in perpetual chaos!"

"This battle will decide the fate of the world!"

"To determine the future destiny of humanity!"

"May peace reign in the human realm's underworld!"

"Gentlemen, you will all be witnesses to this battle!"

"I, Qin Feng, ask you all to bear witness that my words and actions today are entirely of pure heart, devoid of any selfish desires! If, in time, the celestial beings smear me, I urge you all to open your eyes and uphold justice for me!"

Upon hearing this, the Master on the platform spoke in a clear and resounding voice, "Gratitude and grudges are clear, right and wrong are settled, and the people of the world have seen it all! Go forth and fight, and don't worry about what happens after you! If you encounter injustice, I will certainly stand up for you!"

Master Guigu said, "Junior brother, there is no need to worry. This battle is for the greater good of our human race. Go ahead and fight! The rights and wrongs of this matter are clear, and the world will witness it! I, your senior brother, will not stand idly by!"

Li Mu, the second head of the Bing family, said, "Although this battle is a personal grudge, it involves the fate of the human race. If the Celestials challenge you single-handedly, regardless of the grudges or right and wrong, we will not intervene. However, if the Celestials choose to gang up on you, our Bing family is willing to step in and uphold justice for you!"

The Confucian sage Yan Hui smiled and said, "Confucianism is the foremost of all schools of thought. If Heaven and humanity were to embark on a path of destruction, Yan Hui would certainly step in and turn the tide!"

The head of the Mohist school said, "If the Heavenly beings act unjustly, the Mohist school will certainly not stand idly by!"

Qiongqi, the throne of the Primordial Abyss, said, "If the celestial beings commit wicked deeds, the eighteen blessed lands and grotto-heavens will surely lend a hand. Young friend Qin Feng, there is no need to worry!"

One after another, the bigwigs expressed their opinions. In an instant, at the ancestral worship ceremony, all the bigwigs expressed their opinions. Under such pressure, the representatives of the seven kingdoms remained silent, except for Fusu who stood up.

Fusu's voice was impassioned: "Our Great Qin is the legitimate successor of the human race. If this matter is a personal grudge, Great Qin will not interfere. However, if the Celestials gang up on Qin Feng of Great Qin, it will be considered a provocation against our Qin Kingdom. The Qin army will surely attack Uranus, storm the Celestial Realm, and conquer the Celestials!"

Among the six states, the rare princess of Handan, Zhao, spoke up: "Personal grudges are none of our concern. But if it comes to a united attack, Zhao is willing to join forces with Qin to punish the celestial beings!"

As the elder brother of the six-state alliance, Zhao's voice was followed by the statements of Chu, Yan, Qi, Wei, and Han.

In this way, the boundaries are clearly defined.

Qin Feng's personal grudges and his one-on-one duel with Tianren were met with no one from the audience intervening. They were willing to fight to the death and see what Qin Feng was capable of!

However, a group fight is absolutely unacceptable. Although this matter involves Qin Feng's personal grudges, it also involves the ancestral temple of the human race. If it's a group fight, then everyone will be unreasonable and just attack together.

Just as everyone was expressing their opinions, a thunderous roar descended from the sky, "Qin Feng, you brat, come out and face your death!"

The mighty sound shook Fengdu City. In an instant, the figures of heavenly soldiers and generals could be seen appearing and disappearing in the boiling dark clouds above. They were hazy and indistinct. At a glance, there were probably more than 200,000 of them. They were mighty and indistinct, covering the sky and the sun, and completely surrounding the entire Fengdu City!

Before the heavenly soldiers stood an immortal dressed in a white robe and wearing a golden mask, looking down with his white, crystalline eyes shining with intense hatred.

Qin Feng remained calm and composed, sizing up the immortal before smiling leisurely. "Gentlemen, let me introduce you! The man before me is the current leader of the Celestials, and the future pillar of the Celestials! Zhang Bairen!"

Zhang Bairen was furious that Qin Feng dared to reveal his identity to everyone. "Qin Feng, you brat! Come out and face your death!"

Qin Feng slowly unbuttoned his sacrificial robe, saying, "Zhang Bairen! Stop calling me 'little boy'! I know you're older than me and have lived a few more years than me! Don't put on airs like that!"

"Today, I, Qin Feng, dared to set up this arena, and I never intended to run away!"

"Today, we must fight to the death!"

Zhang Bairen laughed heartily, "Good! That's spirited! Today, the elite of the human race are all here, and the entire Celestial army is watching. Let's fight with all our might! If I, Zhang Bairen, am killed by your hand today, it's because my cultivation is insufficient! If you, Qin Feng, are killed by me, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Qin Feng raised his left hand, and the sacrificial robe flew away with the wind. He was covered in a simple and elegant dark armor, which exuded a primordial aura. The armor was filled with the marks of the sun, moon and stars, and was vast and majestic.

Qin Feng leaped up and appeared in the sky above Fengdu, confronting Zhang Bairen.

Hundreds of feet in the air, the two stared at each other, neither concealing the murderous intent in their eyes.

But both sides are people who care about their reputation, so they still need to go through the basic opening warm-up procedures.

Zhang Bairen said sarcastically, "You think you can turn the tide of the battle just because you went to Xuanyuan Tomb and learned a few supernatural abilities? Qin Feng, you're too naive!"

Qin Feng stood opposite Zhang Bairen, his voice languid, "Living a long time doesn't mean you're wise. Some people live their whole lives and are still muddle-headed, while others are already saints by the time they've reached adulthood! Don't always bring up your age as if you're some kind of genius! Today I'm going to teach you a lesson: age and strength are not necessarily related!"

Zhang Bairen laughed, "You've given up your entire fortune, your mechs and weapons, just for this one battle with me. I must say, you've given everything for this battle! But it's for a battle you can't win. Was it worth it?"

Qin Feng laughed heartily, "We haven't even fought yet, how do you know I can't beat you? You don't actually think I don't know you're hiding that Ten-Reincarnation Body, do you? No way! Nobody thinks the Ten-Reincarnation Body is invincible!"

Qin Feng spoke these words very loudly, and everyone heard them clearly.

There was much discussion among the onlookers.

"Ten-cycle Reincarnation Body, what is that?!"

"I know a little bit. It's said that the Underworld Emperor's body was created by the combined efforts of Doumu the Great and Houtu the Goddess. Legend has it that whoever possesses this body can directly command the Underworld and become its Underworld Emperor! But hasn't this body always been just a legend and never actually appeared?"

"Rumor has it that this physique is a forbidden physique, an existence that defies the rules, possessing the power to defy the heavens and earth. During the Investiture of the Gods era, even the direct disciples of the Celestial Ancestor dared not mention this physique. Unexpectedly, it has been brought up again now!"

From the crowd, the messenger shouted, "I'll tell you the truth! The Celestials launched a war in the Underworld, forcing Zhang Zhi'en and the City of the Wrongfully Dead to fight a bloody battle. Their ultimate goal was to use the blood and energy of war as a catalyst, sacrificing millions of lives, to fuse with the Underworld's supreme treasure, the Soul-Hooking Brush, and thus forge the Ten-Reincarnation Body! I've just received news that the Ten-Reincarnation Body was completed several months ago. Now it seems that Zhang Bairen has already obtained it!"

These words caused an uproar among the crowd.

"What? This Zhang Bairen has a Ten-Reincarnation Body!"

"This, this is impossible! How could such a forbidden constitution possibly exist!"

"If Zhang Bairen possesses the Tenth Reincarnation Body, how can Qin Feng possibly contend with him?"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Zhang Bairen's face in the sky was extremely grim. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so his expression was not visible.

Zhang Bairen stared at Qin Feng. "Are you really planning to fight to the death today? Revealing such a secret, do you really want to die?"

Qin Feng spread his hands and said, "Otherwise what? Did you think I was joking with you?"

"Do you know how I felt when I entered the Xuanyuan Temple and looked at those ancestors who were hibernating from hunger?"

"The Xuanyuan Temple is no longer a place of worship, but a prison! A prison for imprisoning our ancestors!"

"But who turned such a peaceful place into a prison?"

"It is the three calamities and five disasters, the seven tribulations and eight calamities, it is you celestial beings, it is you, Zhang Bairen!"

"May I ask you, sir, how did you feel about locking your previous generation in prison for 20,000 years?"

"Those are all our ancestors who have rendered meritorious service to our human race throughout history, conquering and pacifying the world!"

"Is this treatment fair?"

Zhang Bairen looked at Qin Feng and said, "But have you ever thought about how your ancestor, when he was alive, suppressed, bullied, and humiliated us Celestials? Who can we Celestials turn to for justice? Who can we seek redress for our grievances?"

Qin Feng spread his hands and said, "Therefore, one of us must die today! The conflict between Heaven and Man must be completely resolved! Otherwise, we will have no way to return to our ancestors and answer to them!"

"Well said!" Zhang Bairen waved his hand dismissively. "In that case, let's not hold back anymore! Let's reveal our cards and fight to the death!"

Qin Feng chuckled and said, "To be honest, I really dislike those mindless, level-up-style battles where you just stack up boxes. I prefer your style, where you lay all your cards on the table from the start, and everyone fights to the death! Come on, come on! Let me, Qin, witness your Ten Reincarnation Body and see if it's as legendary as Pangu descending to earth, unparalleled in the world!"

Cracks appeared on Zhang Bairen's golden mask, and his voice was leisurely, "I also trouble Young Master Qin to demonstrate the divine powers of the Xuanyuan Shrine, so I can see if the abilities of those heroic spirits of the Xuanyuan Shrine are as terrifying to the celestial beings as the legends of the previous generation of immortals suggest!"

(End of this chapter)

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