Daqin Zhentiansi

Zhang Yuan bowed respectfully: "Junior Zhang Yuan greets Senior Lei Yu."

A powerful being at the third level of the Venerable Realm, and a primordial divine beast that has lived for countless years, are worthy of respect.

Lei Yu's enormous single eye stared at Zhang Yuan.

The pressure of bloodline power surged forth instantly.

Even if it wasn't intentional, the convergence of such divine beast power could cause a cultivator at the first or second level of the Saint Realm to experience a direct shock to their soul.

Lei Yu's gaze held a mixture of scrutiny and a hint of gentle confusion: "I sense a familiar aura emanating from you..."

"What I don't understand is why you saved my son? You could have stayed out of it on the battlefield."

It refers to Zhang Yuan's act of helping in the valley below the Chensha River.

A human guardian rescues a divine beast.

Such things did happen in the primordial world, but they were very rare.

Moreover, most of them are driven by ulterior motives.

Standing at such close range, Zhang Yuan gained a deeper understanding of the divine beast's power.

The power of thunder is everywhere.

Moreover, this is by no means the thunder power cultivated by ordinary techniques, but rather the condensation and manifestation of the most primordial thunder Dao that existed since the beginning of heaven and earth in this living being!
It transcends the level of cultivation techniques; it is a perfect fusion of rules and life, pure and vast.

The real Thunder Avenue!
Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and said frankly, "Reporting to senior, the reason I saved your son is because of my tracing and understanding of the origin of the primordial world."

There's no need to lie when facing such a mythical beast.

This is a dialogue between the strong.

"I glimpsed the truth in the secret pavilion of Xuanyu Temple. In the beginning of the primordial world, it was not as divided and opposed as it is today. At that time, divine beasts, humans, demons and all other beings should have coexisted and lived together like all things in heaven and earth, each following its own path."

"It was the Celestial Race, who dwell high in the heavens, who stole the foundation of the Great Dao and altered the rules of heaven and earth!"

Zhang Yuan's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing Lei Yu's massive body to seem to tremble slightly.

A glint of light flashed in his single eye.

Staring at Zhang Yuan for a long time, his single eye flickered with complex light, containing memories, sorrow, and overwhelming hatred.

"You actually managed to uncover such secrets..."

Lei Yu seemed surprised that a mere town garrison commander could see through the secrets of the primordial world.

After a long silence, he finally spoke.

Its voice lowered, carrying a sense of desolation.

"Indeed! The Celestials steal from Heaven and call themselves the Dao. They use the pretense of spreading the Dharma to actually imprison people. The cultivation methods they pass on to the human race have all had their hidden meridians and ancestral apertures castrated, their upper limits locked, and their path cut off."

"Furthermore, they use inheritance and bloodline purification as bait and shackles to divide, weaken, and even exterminate my divine beast lineage!"

"They sow discord, causing endless battles between humans, demons, and divine beasts, depleting each other's resources and turning them into cannon fodder for the Heavenly Palace to absorb its fortune and maintain its rule!"

Mentioning the Battle of Chensha River, Lei Yu's single eye flashed with a cold light: "That day, the Black Water Serpent colluded with the Celestials to set up a killing trap, precisely to capture and kill me and my clansmen."

"They intend to extract our primordial thunder essence and divine bones to refine some terrifying forbidden artifact of the Heavenly Palace, or to help the Celestials further control the Great Dao of Thunder! Your appearance has inadvertently thwarted their plans."

The massive bull's head lowered slightly, and Lei Yu's single eye stared directly at Zhang Yuan. The pressure from that third-realm Venerable was as heavy as a mountain.

"The celestial beings have usurped the authority of the Heavenly Way for countless years, and their foundation is unfathomable."

"Although I am at the third level of the Venerable Realm, I dare not say that I can confront him head-on."

“Zhang Yuan, I will remember your kindness in saving my son. However, this situation is far more dangerous than you can imagine. If you are not absolutely certain of success, you may leave now. I will not stop you and will ensure your safe departure from Thunderfall Abyss.”

Even divine beasts are often afraid of the Heavenly Palace.

The name "Celestial Venerable" signifies an unparalleled being.

In the practice of cultivation in this world, the strong are ultimately respected.

Faced with Lei Yu's frank advice and persuasion to withdraw, Zhang Yuan remained silent for several breaths.

Only the roar of thunder echoed through the valley. He knew that Lei Yu's words were true; the shadow of the Heavenly Palace loomed over the entire primordial world.

However, the next moment, an unprecedentedly brilliant light burst forth in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

He didn't answer verbally, but a thought stirred within him.

"Om-!"

An indescribable, immense power, seemingly originating from another world, suddenly surged forth from his body!

This power is neither the primordial spiritual energy nor a single law such as thunder or fire. It is vast, ancient, and majestic, carrying the supreme will to rule all directions and establish rules.

Golden light emanated from Zhang Yuan's body, faintly outlining the phantom of a vast world, in which the scenes of mountains, rivers, and flourishing culture flowed endlessly.

This power collided and merged with the primordial thunder of the Thunderfall Abyss, causing the thunderclouds in the sky to surge and change, as if all the thunderbolts were submitting to and praising this newly born will of Heaven!
The aura of this power was none other than—the power of the primordial Heavenly Dao of the Great Qin World!
"This...how is this possible?!" Even Lei Yu, a primordial beast accustomed to all things, was shocked and speechless.

Its enormous single eye stared intently at the surging golden light and afterimage surrounding Zhang Yuan, its voice trembling with disbelief, like a muffled thunderclap:

"This is... the primordial Heavenly Dao of a complete world?! You... you can actually invoke it? Could it be... could it be that you are acting on behalf of Heaven?!"

The golden light surging around Zhang Yuan and the phantom of that magnificent world slowly subsided, but the lingering aura of the vast and majestic Heavenly Dao still echoed in the thunderous roar of Thunderfall Abyss. He met the pair of gigantic, horrified, and inquisitive eyes of Thunder Prison and spoke frankly:
"Senior's insight is unerring. That is the original power of the Heavenly Dao of my homeland—the Great Qin world. I, Zhang Yuan, am not purely a person of this world, but rather someone who crossed over from the Great Qin."

Where is Da Qin?

Lei Yu tilted his enormous head slightly, lightning flashing in his single eye, his gaze carrying a hint of curiosity and a sense of vicissitude: "Great Qin? What is that place? What is there?"

The golden light surging around Zhang Yuan and the phantom of that magnificent world slowly receded.

However, its scattered, vast, and majestic will of Heaven still stubbornly permeates the Thunder Abyss, this hellish inferno.

The raging lightning snakes darted wildly between the dark cliff walls.

Deep purple lightning molten metal cascaded down from the top of the abyss like a waterfall, crashing into the boiling lightning pool below, creating a deafening roar and blinding flashes of light.

The air was thick with the smell of burning and destruction, and the raging power of the lightning source almost tore space apart.

He stood firmly in the center of this devastating spectacle, facing Lei Yu's enormous eyes, which contained endless thunder but were now filled with horror and inquiry, and spoke calmly.

"Senior's insight is unerring. That is precisely the original power of the Heavenly Dao of my homeland, the Great Qin world."

“This junior, Zhang Yuan, is not a person of this world, but rather someone who crossed over from the Great Qin.”

"Great Qin? What is that place? What is there?" Lei Yu tilted his enormous head slightly.

The deep voice sounded like thousands of thunderbolts rolling at the bottom of an abyss.

Lightning flashed in his single eye, carrying an ancient sense of vicissitude and a trace of pure curiosity.

Even mythical beasts that have lived for millions of years have never heard of the Qin Dynasty.

“Great Qin…” A burning light instantly shone in Zhang Yuan’s eyes.

These two simple words seemed to ignite a mark deep within his soul.

His thoughts instantly traversed endless time and space.

Before him was no longer the raging Thunder Abyss, but the land that carried all his beliefs.

He seemed to hear again the earth-shaking war drums and horns, and to see the Xuanjia army advancing like mountains and peaks.

The enormous shields, reflecting a cold luster in the sunlight, converged into a moving steel barrier.

The Crimson Scale Cavalry swept across the land like wildfire, their hooves shattering mountains and rivers. Wherever they passed, demons fell, crumbled, and annihilated like waves of wheat!
"The army of the Great Qin is so magnificent!"

His voice was as stirring as the clash of swords.

"A single strike can defeat ten times the enemy! Eight hundred Black Knights, facing ten times the number of enemies, will only advance relentlessly and be invincible!"

"On the battlefield, the battle song 'How can we say we have no clothes? We share the same robes with you!' resounded through the sky!"

"Eight million soldiers roared in unison, their voices shaking the world."

"Great Qin! Great Qin! Great Qin!!!"

Zhang Yuan clenched his fists.

"We, the soldiers of Great Qin, are filled with the unwavering belief of sacrificing our lives! For Great Qin, we would gladly die ten thousand times!" The suicide soldiers charged forward, their shouts shaking the heavens: "For Great Qin! Kill—!!!"

His blood seemed to be boiling, and the gleam in Zhang Yuan's eyes was impossible to conceal.

Lei Yu looked at him, a look of surprise flashing in his single eye.

Zhang Yuan looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the thunder, revealing the magnificent landscape of the Qin Dynasty.

The winding river of the nation's destiny shines with golden light, flowing ceaselessly.

The invisible chains of Heaven, like a giant net covering the universe, and the imperial seal, which attracts the illusory images of the mountains and rivers of the nine provinces, illuminate the sky with a long river of golden light!
"That is the place where the fortunes of mountains and rivers converge! The nation's destiny is at its peak! Not an inch of land in the Great Qin is superfluous! Every place where Qin people tread is Qin soil!"

Zhang Yuan's words echoed in Lei Yuan.

The young man standing to the side stared wide-eyed.

The confidence and strength in Zhang Yuan's words left him feeling confused.

Even with the bloodline of a divine beast, and even with the power of thunder inherited from the Kui Niu lineage, he never imagined that the primordial land belonged to them.

Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes and suddenly raised his hand and waved.

Images appeared amidst the lightning.

It wasn't a battlefield, but a field crisscrossed with paths, where golden waves of wheat rolled in.

The furnaces within the workshop blaze fiercely, forging steel into sharp blades and sturdy armor.

Within the academy, the sound of students reciting their lessons carries on an indomitable will and wisdom.

Zhang Yuan's voice was slow and deep.

"In the heart of every Qin person, there is a Qin Dynasty that will never fall and will never be defeated!"

Even if the surviving people weep blood, they will still shout: "We, the remnants of the Xuzhou clan, have finally waited for the Great Qin!" That is an unyielding backbone, a generous spirit! This is the soul of the Great Qin!

The Qin Dynasty has a soul!
The power of the Heavenly Dao of the Great Qin Dynasty was gathering and surging within Zhang Yuan, as if it were about to explode.

Before him, amidst the light and shadow, lay the imperial aura of Emperor Yuankang, who ruled over the eight wastelands, offering the state as a sacrifice and commanding the Heavenly Dao: "The Heavenly Dao of Great Qin—Establish the Changhe River!"

Wherever the army's might points, even immortals and demons bow down!

Under the judgment of Heaven, even the ancestral evil demons were crushed with a single finger.

"This region shall abide by the laws of the Great Qin!"

Zhang Yuan's voice was filled with unparalleled pride and determination: "When the Great Qin moves, it will be earth-shattering!"

"The Black Riders of Qin are invincible! This is the soul of Qin! My fate is in Qin! My path is mine to choose!"

My fate is in the Qin Dynasty! My path is mine to choose!
Lightning exploded, and the light and shadow dissipated.

But Zhang Yuan's voice continued to echo, undiminished.

That was the mighty Qin Dynasty, a land of unyielding iron will, magnificent mountains and rivers, and a boundless and righteous heaven!

Within Lei Yu's enormous single eye, the ancient lightning that was originally raging and powerful enough to tear apart stars was now incredibly gentle and still.

The destructive purple lightning seemed to transform into flowing liquid lightning, reflecting the deep longing and yearning in its eyes.

Its massive head drooped slightly, its scales covered in ancient thunder runes, unconsciously emitting a low, rhythmic hum.

It was as if it were echoing the powerful heartbeat of that distant world described by Zhang Yuan.

The raging thunder throughout Thunderfall Abyss seemed to become low and rhythmic at this moment, no longer a destructive roar, but more like a grand background symphony played for that legendary land.

After a moment of silence, a deep voice, as if condensed from countless ages, rang out, carrying a clearly discernible hint of expectation:

"Such a magnificent Qin Dynasty... it's truly captivating. Then... could we divine beasts possibly... survive on that land of Qin?"

"Yes!" Zhang Yuan replied decisively, his voice clear even in the lingering echo of the thunder.

"Although the Great Qin Dynasty does not have any naturally born divine beasts like those of the Primordial Era manifesting in the world, the power of divine beasts has never ceased!"

His gaze was intense, as if it pierced through the barriers of time and space.

"The martial arts of the Great Qin Dynasty have been passed down for thousands of years, and their foundation lies in the understanding and imitation of the power of ancient gods and demons and primordial beasts!"

"Martial artists have bones and muscles like dragons and elephants, and blood and qi like ferocious beasts. Their strength can uproot mountains and their speed can chase the wind. Isn't this another kind of inheritance and manifestation of the great power of divine beasts in the bloodline of humankind?"

"More importantly, it's the military formation!" Zhang Yuan's voice suddenly rose, carrying a clang like metal clashing, "Our Great Qin army's formation condenses the military spirit and manifests martial spirit beasts!"

"That is not an illusion, but the substance born from the resonance of countless soldiers' indomitable fighting spirit, iron will, and the power of heaven and earth! It is another form of divine beast power condensation! This is the inheritance of the Great Dao!"

"The Great Qin Heavenly Dao has long since integrated the power of divine beasts, the will of the human race, and the fortune of mountains and rivers into one, without distinction between them!"

Lei Yu listened intently, his massive body rising and falling gently with the soft lightning flowing through the abyss, like a sleeping giant awakening.

It seemed to be immersed in that military formation, in the roaring phantoms of martial spirit beasts, and a long, deep sigh, like the first thunderclap at the beginning of creation, rolled across the abyss: "I hate... I hate that I wasn't born in the Qin Dynasty..."

Compared to the present-day primordial world, even divine beasts are oppressed by the Heavenly Palace. Lei Yu's single eye revealed longing.

Zhang Yuan's expression suddenly turned solemn, and he shook his head, saying, "Senior, the Great Qin is not a carefree paradise either. It is surrounded by powerful enemies, beset by internal and external troubles. The Celestial Race and its minions are also a source of chaos in the Great Qin, and are evil beings that must be eradicated!"

"This junior has come from another realm precisely to trace its roots, sever its sinister hand reaching towards my Great Qin, and even more so... to sever the foundation upon which it has seized the primordial world and enslaved all living beings!"

Lei Yu's enormous single eye suddenly lit up.

This light and shadow, like the core of thunder that suddenly ignites in the abyss, containing destruction and rebirth, pierced through the stagnant thunder mist, illuminating the entire Thunderfall Abyss as if it were daytime!
"What are you going to do?" (End of Chapter)