Chapter 58: Expedition

  Shennong passed on the imperial throne to Huangdi at Xuanyuan.

  The abdication of the Human Emperor is a major event, and Laozi, as the master of human teachings, naturally attended. Xuanyuan was a disciple of Guang Chengzi, so Yuanshi Tianzun and Guang Chengzi both came.

  In addition, Fu Xi was also the Heavenly Emperor and had come to escort Shennong to the Huoyun Cave for quiet cultivation, so Fu Xi arrived as well.

  Under the witness of these great men, Shennong passed on the throne of the Human Emperor to Xuan Yuan. Shennong obtained a merit that was much greater than Fuxi's, and with this merit added to his body, Shennong's cultivation soared in a straight line, advancing rapidly until he reached the middle period of Quasi-Sainthood before stopping.

  And Void Path also obtained a share of merit, far away in the Five Elements Island, Yun Zhongzi also obtained a share of merit, why? It turned out that the Dan book and divine whip given by Void Path to Shen Nong were actually given by Yun Zhongzi to Void Path, so it was only natural to obtain this share of merit.

  Shennong abdicated in favor of Huangdi, thus entering the Yellow Emperor era.

  After Xuan Yuan succeeded the throne, he was always diligent and extremely cautious, not daring to be slightly careless. He understood the contributions of Emperor Fu Xi and Emperor Shen Nong to humanity, and Xuan Yuan did not want all this to be destroyed by his own hands.

  Nowadays, the human race has made great contributions from Fuxi and Shennong, and the situation of dying from illness or being buried in the belly of wild beasts has greatly decreased. The development of the entire human race is going smoothly, and the population is increasing dramatically.

  Xuanyuan greatly promoted Shennong's farming methods and the breeding of six domesticated animals, and improved and spread them to all humanity.

  As food increased and new foods appeared, things emerged one after another. Xuanyuan popularized currency for convenient transactions and later unified weights and measures. The development of the human race was unprecedented at that time.

  As time passed, new problems arose. After going through the eras of Fuxi and Shennong, many people in the human tribe had become wealthy, and external threats had also weakened. As a result, humans were no longer as simple-minded as before, and they developed ambitions.

  Once a person has ambition, they can't avoid conflict. Small conflicts won't cause any waves, but when the scale of the conflict grows larger, it becomes war.

  There are countless tribes among humans. With ambition, people naturally want to become leaders, and after becoming leaders, they want to annex other tribes.

  Thus, the war began.

  At first, the scale of the war was not large and did not attract Xuanyuan's attention. However, as more and more wars broke out later, Xuanyuan frowned deeply because the harm brought by the war to the human race was too great.

  After a war, the number of deaths among humans was too large, making Huangdi worried about the future of humanity. Soon after, Huangdi thought that he must unify all of humanity, concentrate power, so under his authority, there would be no more wars among humans.

  Xuanyuan was the deity of the earth and the successor of Shennong, his prestige spread throughout the human race, no one did not know him.

  The journey of the Xuan Yuan unified tribe began with ease due to the remaining prestige of Shennong, quickly unifying dozens of tribes.

  The Shennong tribe - the ginger tribe, the ginger tribe is deeply proud of having produced Shennong, so people from the ginger tribe have a sense of superiority. In their hearts, no other tribe can be mentioned in the same breath as the Shennong tribe, they simply look down on other tribes.

  The people of the Jiang tribe were arrogant and domineering. When Shennong was still in power, he suppressed them, but when Shennong ascended to the throne and passed on the position of Human Emperor to Xuan Yuan, the Jiang tribe was led by Shennong's son, Yu Bo.

  Yu Bo was a man who loved to learn from an early age, studying literature and martial arts. He was eloquent and skilled in combat. In his heart, he believed that he should be the best candidate for the throne of the Human Emperor. Therefore, when Shen Nong passed on the throne to Huang Di, Yu Bo felt dissatisfied.

  Under the leadership of Yu Weng, the people of Jiang's tribe became more and more arrogant and tyrannical, looking down on people from other tribes.

  A man from the Dongyi tribe had a conflict with the Youjiang tribe, so the Dongyi tribe came to offend. Yu Fang directly led the army of the Youjiang tribe and defeated the Dongyi tribe several times.

  After this, Youxu's reputation in the Jiang tribe became even more resounding. At that time, Huangdi had unified dozens of tribes, but none of them resisted his unification. When Youxu heard about it, he was extremely disdainful of Huangdi.

  There were several elders in the Jiang tribe who were not very satisfied with Shennong's decision to pass on the throne of the Human Emperor to Xuanyuan, but after all, it was Shennong's decision, so these elders did not dare to speak out. However, over the years, Shennong's prestige in their hearts has been declining, and Yuqiang has suffered a great defeat at the hands of the Dongyi tribe. Now, Yuqiang's prestige in their hearts has already surpassed that of Shennong.

  Xuanyuan's news of unifying one tribe after another kept coming into the Youjiang tribe, at first it was fine, the Youjiang tribe could still hold on, but as time passed, Xuanyuan actually unified dozens of tribes without going through any major wars, which made some people in the Youjiang tribe look down on him, more and more people thought that Yuqiang should be the human emperor.

  Yu Fan, in this atmosphere, ambition expanded, after consulting with several elders, Yu Fan decided to go on an expedition, conquer Xuan Yuan, and seize the position of Human Emperor.

  This decision won the support of almost all the tribes with ginger, and Yu Bo also became more confident in himself. Yu Bo carefully selected and organized the strongest army among his people, trained day and night, and finally used the name of Shennong to call himself "Yan Emperor" before attacking Xuan Yuan.

  Youjiang tribe attacked Xuanyuan, this move can be said to have shocked the entire nation, some tribes felt Shen Nong's merits and joined Youjiang tribe's action.

  Some tribes believed that Huangdi was the Heaven-ordained Human Emperor, and Huangdi ascended to the throne of the Human Emperor under the witness of the Holy Man, so it can be said that his name is correct and his words are in order. Therefore, some tribes joined Huangdi's team.

  However, some tribal leaders had different ideas and all pressed their troops not to move, sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, wanting to reap the benefits of the fishermen.

  The soldiers of Yu Fang were all carefully trained by Yu Fang, and although they encountered resistance from many tribes along the way, how could the armies of these tribes compare to those of the Jiang tribe? Yu Fang's army swept through like a hot knife through butter, directly attacking Huang Long, and in no time at all, they arrived at Banquan.

  Yu Wenhuan saw his own army's momentum and was overjoyed in his heart, certain that this expedition would surely seize the imperial throne and grasp the power of the world.

  Xuanyuan heard that his subordinate reported that Yushan had sent troops to make trouble, and they had fought all the way to Shancheng. He was furious in his heart. When he unified dozens of tribes, Xuanyuan treated them with courtesy and won their hearts with virtue. After going through countless hardships, he finally subdued these tribes without resorting to force. Unexpectedly, Yushan actually sent troops to attack him directly, and Xuanyuan was naturally extremely angry.

  Xuanyuan sighed, the inevitable had finally arrived. When he was preparing to unite the tribes, he knew that war and bloodshed were unavoidable on this journey. However, he did not expect it to come so soon, especially with You Fang, the leader of the Jiang tribe, being the first to rise up in arms.

  Xuanyuan had no choice but to gather his troops and head towards Shanshui. After three days and nights, the army finally arrived at Shanshui, where they set up camp, rested and waited for the Jiang tribe's army.

  Almost after a few hours, the Jiang tribe also arrived at Banquan, resting on the other side of Banquan. At this time, Xuan Yuan could have let his army attack Yu Qiang by surprise, but Xuan Yuan did not do that sneak attack.

  As for Xuan Yuan's army having already arrived at Shan Quan, Yu Fan naturally also knew about it. He had originally made preparations to resist Xuan Yuan's sneak attack, but he didn't expect that Xuan Yuan wouldn't send troops after all. In his heart, he thought, "Such a good opportunity, and yet Xuan Yuan didn't come to launch a sneak attack. This person is indeed a gentleman. However, even if he had launched a sneak attack, my army would not have suffered much loss."

  The next day, the banners were raised and the drums sounded in unison. The soldiers on both sides held their weapons and stood solemnly on the field of Shanquan. A stern and murderous atmosphere filled the entire battlefield, and all kinds of birds and beasts fled in a hurry.

  "Yu Fan, why have you sent troops to create chaos?" Xuan Yuan shouted.

  Yu Cong let out a cold snort and said, "Xuanyuan, after all these years, you have made no contributions to the human tribe. What virtues do you possess that qualify you to be their co-ruler?"

  Xuanyuan's face looked unpleasant, everything he did for the human race was plain to see, he created clothes and hats, built boats and carts, established music and medicine, etc., weren't these contributions to the human race? Yu Gong's words were clearly an excuse.

  Xuanyuan gazed at Yushan and said, "Yushan, the sacrifices made by Di Huang for the sake of humanity's happiness and to avoid suffering and death are all known to our people. Yet, as the son of Di Huang, you recklessly started a war for your own selfish desires, bringing calamity to the common people and disregarding the prosperity and great undertaking of our tribe. You are unworthy of being the son of Di Huang."

  Yu's face turned gloomy, and he said directly, "Hmph, Xuan Yuan, don't show off your eloquence. We've been on the battlefield before, and our generals will listen to orders. Kill!"

  In an instant, a burst of shouting and killing shook the sky, with soldiers firing in unison. The army's momentum was majestic, like a fierce beast, directly pouncing on Xuan Yuan's side.

  Xuanyuan couldn't bear it but also couldn't help it, he waved his hand and shouted, "Kill!"

  The two armies clashed together in an instant, and at the moment of intersection, countless soldiers fell.

  Looking at the countless tribesmen dying, Xuan Yuan's face showed a sorrowful expression. These were all his own people, not fighting for survival with beasts, but just for the position of Human Emperor, it can be said that they are killing each other in the same room.

  Although he couldn't bear it, he had no choice. If he let Xuan Yuan hand over the throne, Xuan Yuan would not agree. It was not that Xuan Yuan was selfish, but rather that handing the throne to Yu Fan would be uncertain for the future of the human race. With Yu Fan recklessly starting a war for his own personal gain, he absolutely did not trust handing the throne to Yu Fan.

  This battle was lost by Xuan Yuan because he couldn't bear it and retreated directly.

  "Xuanyuan, if the human race wants to develop, it must be unified. And unifying a nation is impossible without war. Only when the human race is unified will there be no more wars. If the human race is not unified, wars will continue and more people will die. Therefore, you must steel yourself."

  Huangdi heard Guang Chengzi's words and gritted his teeth, sending troops to fight against Yu Huang again. However, Huangdi's soldiers were not good at fighting, so he was defeated repeatedly. But Huangdi was also a man who would not yield, failing and coming back again.

  Although he had repeatedly failed, Xuan Yuan did not give up and continued to learn the art of war. With the occasional guidance of Guang Chengzi, he finally defeated the army of Youhu after many years of war and captured him alive.

  Xuanyuan captured Youhu but did not kill him, instead using virtue to win people over, explaining the virtues of Shennong to Youhu and enlightening him with reason.

  After this, Yu Fan finally understood why his father did not pass on the throne to him. It turned out that he lacked a kind heart.

  Never thought that due to his own selfish desires, countless clansmen died, and he regretted it too late, finally surrendering to Xuan Yuan.

  The Youxiong tribe will eventually merge with the Jiang tribe to form the Yanhuang tribe, as Shennong is also known as Yandi and Huangdi is also known as Huángdì. The merged tribe was called the Yanhuang tribe, and their descendants later became known as the Yanhuang descendants.

  After this battle, Huangdi's momentum was greatly enhanced, and he began to centralize power, with a hint of unifying the human race. Other tribes started to panic, and many accepted Huangdi's centralized policy. Although some tribes resisted, they were crushed one by one under Huangdi's military might.