Creation of the Universe

King Jinning, whose fiefdom was Jinning, was just one of the many foreign countries within the Tiande Dynasty. Three hundred years ago, the empress ascended the throne and destroyed the seven great princes, and obtained their lands to enfeoff the royal family. This is known in history as the dynasty enfeoffed three hundred kings.

In reality, although these lands were nominally foreign states, they were in reality just counties under the Tiande Dynasty. The enfeoffment of the royal family was merely a way to silence those who spoke against them. Within the foreign states, military affairs and taxes were managed by local officials dispatched by the central government. The vassal kings were only nominal rulers.

It was mentioned before that Shen Yunli is the ninth daughter of King Jinning, and Shen Zhan in this life is the eighth son of King Jinning.

Although he is a high-ranking son, he is also the prince with the lowest status because his mother died young.

At night, after Shen Yunli returned to the side room, Shen Zhan slipped out. It would be good if the effect of the Tao fruit did not come so quickly, as it still had to merge with Shen Yunli, which would take about a month. Since it was already in her stomach, Shen Zhan had no need to worry anymore.

Tomorrow is the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, and he has to prepare the offerings as soon as possible.

That night, there was heavy snow outside the window. Shen Yunli couldn't sleep. She was about to look at Shen Zhan again, but found that Shen Zhan quietly put a bag of things in his arms and tiptoed into the main room.

"Brother, what are you doing? Do you want to go over and take a look?" Shen Yunli frowned.

"Forget it. My brother will definitely scold me if he finds out I'm still awake!"

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On the second day, under the leadership of King Jinning, officials, warriors, gentry and even common people from the entire vassal state's capital gathered in front of the Temple of Heaven, with the king as the leader, to offer sacrifices to God!

In front of the Temple of Heaven, a huge blank monument made of white jade was erected. It was the tablet for heaven. Today, under this tablet, countless livestock and spiritual beasts were enshrined. When the time comes, they will be slaughtered and offered to heaven.

Afterwards, the king, Prince Jinning, would sit under the tablet of heaven, with important ministers standing on both sides to receive gifts on behalf of heaven.

Shen Zhan and his sister were dressed in gorgeous clothes, standing among the princes and princesses, holding in their hands the things they wanted to offer to the emperor.

"Hey...Aren't these Lao Ba and Lao Jiu? Don't you have any shame? It's been so many years? And you still want to try your luck?"

Before Shen Zhan, there was his nominal third brother Shen Jingming. This guy had his hands behind his back. He had already learned the rules of Taoism. Naturally, the things that belonged to the emperor were taken by his servants. He spoke in a sarcastic tone as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Oh, Third Brother is right. It's been so many years. Eighth Brother and Ninth Sister, please don't come here. Just report an illness. Father is kind-hearted and will grant the permission!"

As soon as Shen Jingming finished speaking, a cold and beautiful girl next to him took over. She and Shen Jingming were from the same mother, and she was also the fourth sister of Shen Zhan and Shen Yunli, Princess Anping Shen Jingjuan.

Shen Zhan's eyes darkened slightly, and he held his sister's hand tightly, but found that her hand was very cold.

Seeing this, Shen Jingming smiled grimly, leaned over to Shen Zhan's ear, and said sarcastically, "I heard that you were unconscious a few days ago? I'm afraid it was God's punishment. It's a pity that he couldn't wipe out you, the one who brought shame to the royal family!"

As soon as these words came out, a trace of murderous intent flashed in Shen Zhan's eyes, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger due to the current situation and his current body. He stood there and said nothing.

There is no family affection in the imperial family. Even Shen Zhan, the so-called third brother, treats them worse than the servants. This thin family affection is reflected in this man so vividly.

Seeing that Shen Zhan remained silent, the third prince also felt bored. He sneered and returned to his seat.

Shen Yunli silently wiped the moisture from her eyes. The two siblings had encountered such things too many times.

"The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony has officially begun! Play the Heavenly Sacrifice Chapter!"

After Prince Jinning took his seat under the tablet in heaven, the prime minister came forward, holding the prayer in his hands and began to recite it. When he finished, various musical instruments sounded under the inscriptionless stele, playing the music of offering sacrifices to heaven.

At this moment, the soldiers standing beside each livestock received the order, raised their bright swords, and a moment later, blood appeared!

"Sizzle!" The rich blood energy instantly filled the entire Temple of Heaven, and then gathered together to turn into a thick pillar of light, breaking through the sky, shattering the clouds, revealing a vast galaxy.

"Offer the sacrifice!" A mighty general in black armor stepped forward beside King Jinning and shouted alongside the prime minister.

In an instant, in front of the Temple of Heaven, all those who had not opened the Dao principles knelt on their knees, raised their hands high, and offered the most precious things to the Heaven.

Shen Zhan and Shen Yunli both knelt down, but Shen Yunli didn't really need to. However, for Shen Yunli's safety, Shen Zhan still asked her to prepare a gift for heaven.

Suddenly, starlight from the Milky Way flew over the heads of the crowd and landed directly on the forehead of a young man. A dazzling divine light burst out in an instant, and then the offering in his hand slowly disappeared and turned into nothingness.

"Level 6 Dao Law! Not bad! Not bad!" King Jinning said happily.

The Tao is also divided into levels, from one to nine. Above the ninth level is the Saint, and above the Saint is Heaven, from small to large and from weak to strong.

This young man was endowed with the 6th level Dao principle, so he must have treasured the gift very much.

"Whose son is that?" King Jinning asked the prime minister in front of him.

"Your Majesty, this boy is Xue Ren, the son of Guerrilla General Xue Gui!"

"Great, great! This boy has a bright future! Hahahaha, I'm afraid that in the future, our Jinning National High School will have another powerful general!"

King Jinning laughed heartily, obviously very happy, but when he glanced at Shen Zhan and Shen Yunli who were still kneeling, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes and his face turned cold.

“Swish, swish, swish!!”

While everyone was still in shock at the sixth-order Dao rules, beams of starlight fell and penetrated into the foreheads of the young boys and girls. For a moment, the entire temple was covered in white light, and nothing could be seen clearly!

Anyone who is recognized by the heaven will have a mark of the Tao between his eyebrows for a short time after the starlight sinks in, which may last for as short as one day or as long as one month!

"Wow!! Level 5!"

"Level 6!! Another Level 6!!"

"Level 5! Level 4!!"

After the white light, the entire temple was plunged into an uproar. The families of those who were recognized cheered loudly and celebrated, while the young men and women who were not recognized were all dejected, and their families looked even more grim.

Seeing that no more starlight was falling, the ceremony was about to end. Among the princes and princesses, a few had also been recognized by the Dao, but in the crowd, Shen Zhan and Shen Yunli were still kneeling conspicuously in the same place, and there were also ridicule and laughter coming from all around.

"Why are you still kneeling? Aren't you ashamed?"

"That's right! Trash is trash, forever!"

King Jinning on the high platform also noticed this. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. These two sons and daughters made him lose face!

Shen Zhan felt a slight pang of pain in his heart. Could it be that he had misunderstood? Was his offering not what Heaven wanted?

Could it be that the black soil, rice, clean water, stubborn stones, and iron ore he prepared were in accord with God's will?