I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 1062: Contest for the Sect Leader

Chapter 1062: Chapter 1062: Contest for the Sect Leader

You continued, "However, three ministers of the same clan as Emperor Xin (later known as the ’Three Benevolents’) failed to see through this. One of them, Bi Gan, died admonishing the emperor, which disheartened many courtiers; Ji Zi pretended to be mad and foolish, misleading the public into thinking Emperor Xin was tyrannical; the worst of all was certainly Wei Zi, who directly conspired with King Zhouwu, Ji Fa. With the Shang Dynasty’s downfall, he bears an inescapable responsibility."

Mother En nodded slightly, smiling as she said, "Old Guo, the first Elder of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, once said, ’Yin Zhouwang’s expansion into the Dongying, Huaiyi, and Huyi regions (People Square, Lin Square, Tiger Square) was a legendary achievement. Today, the territories of Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Lianyungang, the Eastern Sea, and Zhemin are China’s maritime domains pioneered by Emperor Xin.’"

You subconsciously asked, "Mother En, how advanced was the Shang Dynasty’s navigation technology back then?"

"Not shabby," was the succinct reply from Mother En.

"I once read a news article saying that many foreign media had reported seeing oracle bone scripts from Yin Shang in the American continent, leading many experts to speculate that the Indians might very well be descendants of Yin Shang."

Your comment hit an important point.

Mother En asked with a smile, "What comes to mind for you all when you hear the three words ’Indians’?"

You and Zhao’er exchanged a glance, shaking your heads slightly.

With a soft sigh, Mother En said, "Indians... Yin Di’an. That was a greeting used by the Yin people upon meeting in America, wishing peace and well-being to their counterparts across the vast ocean."

"Huh?" you exclaimed, rising abruptly, "So the Indians really are descendants of Yin Shang?"

Mother En looked at you serenely, "Little Yunyun, there are so many things in this world that you do not know. And what I am about to tell you begins with the Chu Sect."

Mother En began to explain, "After the downfall of Yin Shang, Emperor Xin’s army of 100,000 who had gone to subdue the Dongying region completely vanished from people’s sight. Emperor Xin knew that with King Zhouwu, Ji Fa’s vengeful nature, these people would not be spared. So before his self-immolation, he ordered this army and their families to cross the sea to the other side, where there was a vast land for them to live without worries. After many life and death encounters across the ocean, they finally reached Mexico, with some people moving further north to settle in North America. And the Chu Sect, was established by Emperor Xin’s fourth son, Zicheng."

"Wow, amazing."

That was your first reaction upon hearing the entire story.

"Mother En, isn’t this news explosive?"

However, Mother En’s smile bore a tinge of bitterness: "Child, having been through the Map of Kingdom, you must understand that Emperor Xin’s real enemy was not Ji Fa, but The Heavenly Emperor."

"Hmm."

You instinctively looked up at the sky, a sharp edge flashing in your eyes.

"Zicheng was Emperor Xin’s chosen successor, which is why he was entrusted to lead the army. In fact, Emperor Xin knew he couldn’t defeat The Heavenly Emperor, so he instructed Zicheng to take Yin Shang’s strongest forces and escape."

Mother En’s voice carried a hint of sorrow: "Emperor Xin had hoped that Zicheng would establish a new Shang Empire abroad, but Zicheng went against Emperor Xin’s wishes. He did not establish any power in North America but instead allowed the tribes to live freely, and he gathered all the talented people around him to start practicing The Eight Gates of Heaven."

"The Eight Gates of Heaven?"

You were taken aback, was this not the ultimate skill of the Seal of Truesky? Could ordinary people learn it too?

"Of course, you have to precede it with ’imitated.’ Emperor Xin had personally taught Zicheng The Eight Gates of Heaven. Aside from the Death Gate, Zicheng indeed grasped the essence of the other seven gates. However, he was still far behind in comparison to Emperor Xin. In America, he devoted himself to studying these seven gates of The Eight Gates of Heaven until his death."

You fell silent as well.

"In the more than two thousand years that followed, Zicheng’s descendants kept studying the Seven Gates of Heaven and even created another gate to replace the Death Gate, finally piecing together the Eight Gates. However..."

Mother En’s voice suddenly became sharp, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes, "But ever since those white people appeared, the circumstances for the Yin Shang descendants only got worse. As the tribe’s leader was entirely focused on studying the Eight Gates of Heaven and the people lived a nomadic life far from worldly strife, disaster struck when those sly, cunning, inhumane white people arrived in the American continent with their guns and cannons. Eighty million, a total of more than eighty-five million descendants of Yin Shang, were massacred in a little more than a hundred years, leaving only four million!"

Scratching your head, as a student of archaeology, you naturally knew history quite well and immediately said, "The history of American slaughtering Indians is known worldwide, and it was only after pressure from the public and various sectors that their government acknowledged this fact. Back then, Presidents Washington and Lincoln were the most ferocious in the slaughter of the Indians. Originally there were ten million Indians in the USA, and they were massacred down to two hundred thousand, regardless of age or sex. I heard that Washington and his soldiers even made boots from the skin of Indians."

Mother En gave a cold snort, "Then do you know how Washington and Lincoln died?"

Startled!

"Washington, he seemed to fall ill while riding to inspect his Mountain Villa, and two days later..."

Two days?

Right, how could a founding president fall ill and die within just two days!

"And Lincoln, uh, was assassinated."

Assassination.

Wow, how intense does that word sound.

Mother En continued, "Before the establishment of the Huaxia Republic, Chu Sect’s headquarters was in Mexico. Only after being invited by the leaders did they gradually return. However, Chu Sect’s influence in America is still immense; all Indians are a power behind Chu Sect."

"Mother En, taking me to the capital city... You don’t intend for me to compete for the position of Sect Leader of Chu Sect, do you?"

You had hoped for a different answer from Mother En, but she just smiled and nodded.

Oh, no!

Holding your forehead with a look of defeat, "Mother En, you watched me grow up. You know my temperament better than anyone else. I can’t even be bothered to manage our Supernatural Detective Agency; Crazy and Kai Zi are the ones in charge. And Chu Sect is such a large group. You want a greenhorn like me to fight for the Sect Leader position—it’s a bit far-fetched, isn’t it?"

When you spoke with Mother En, you had never once thought that you couldn’t compete with others. After all, with your current strength, especially after activating Dumen, there weren’t many in the Human World who could match you.

"Little Yun Yun."

"Mhm."

"Do you think you’re very powerful now?"

Scratching your head with a slight smirk, "Not bad, I guess."

"The dueling ground for the Sect Leaders of Chu Sect is in Hong County. It is a Barrier opened with the restrictive powers of two generations of Chu Sect Leaders, based on the restrictions left by Emperor Xin. Anyone who enters will face certain limitations, especially your Sen Luo Eye and the Eight Gates of Heaven."

You raised an eyebrow and couldn’t help but ask, "Does that mean once inside, everyone’s abilities disappear?"

"More precisely, their innate abilities."

Mother En dropped another bombshell, "Only after you become the Sect Leader of Chu Sect, can you enter the Chu Sect Forbidden Land. That land was where Emperor Xin contemplated the Eight Gates of Heaven. It was later discovered by Guiguzi Wang Xu during the Eastern Zhou Period, who then lived there in seclusion. His ’Escape from Heaven Book’ was inspired by the Eight Gates of Heaven."

"Who is Wang Xu? A remarkable character?"