Chapter 275: Desire to Refine the Human Emperor's Seal
The "One City" refers to the Human Imperial Court itself, symbolizing the unity of all things; the "Two Halls" refer to the Ancestral Hall and the Holy Hall.
The Holy Hall enshrines the Goddess Nuwa, the Five Elemental Beasts, and the Great Luo Golden Immortals of the human race. If in the future a powerful being were to protect humanity, they could also be enshrined there.
The Ancestral Hall enshrines the martyrs of humanity. Those who bravely sacrificed themselves for the development of humanity, though dead, their spirits endure.
They will slumber within the Ancestral Hall, eternally enjoying the incense offerings of humanity, awaiting the day of their return.
These two halls, one dedicated to life and the other to death, use life and death to embody the principles of Yin and Yang, illustrating the theory of the Two Forms. The "Three Palaces" refer to the Human Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince, who harmonize Yin and Yang, operating the Three Powers, symbolizing the Way of the Three Powers.
The "Four Gates" refer to the four gates of east, west, south, and north, implicitly corresponding to the Four Symbols, representing the Way of the Four Symbols.
The Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Luminaries, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, and Ten Directions—these principles of Heaven and Earth are all symbolized within the Human Dao Imperial Court through its architecture.
The Human Dao Imperial Court is a divine city built upon the foundation of the Chaos Array. Its architecture itself naturally possesses extraordinary significance, corresponding one-to-one with the ten innate Dao diagrams that constitute the Chaos Array.
This is the Human Dao Imperial Court, a divine city of the Great Dao, containing the ultimate principles of chaos, elucidating the profound mysteries of the Great Dao, encompassing all things, and giving rise to countless paths.
"Excellent!"
"Only such a supreme treasure can be passed down through generations, serving as the foundation for the eternal existence of the human race."
"With this imperial court, even if the human race faces harsh and difficult circumstances in the future, its lineage can be guaranteed to remain intact."
In Feng Zichen's eyes, the Human Dao Imperial Court is not merely a supreme treasure; it is also the future of the human race, bearing the heavy responsibility of strengthening it.
"Chaos Pearl, come!"
Feng Zichen stretched out his hand, and the Chaos Pearl automatically appeared in his palm, radiating a hazy light.
"Go!"
With a wave of his hand, Feng Zichen sent the Chaos Pearl into the center of the Human Dao Imperial Court.
Instantly, chaotic energy surged forth, and innate Dao diagrams unfolded one by one, forming a Great Dao Divine Diagram, merging with the Human Dao Imperial Court.
Boom!
The power of the Human Dao Imperial Court was fully unleashed, its radiance becoming even more dazzling. Innate array patterns appeared—the Chaos Array, which was what activated the power of the Human Dao Imperial Court.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
At this moment, myriad spirits manifested, roaring endlessly to the sky, their vast divine might bursting forth, fully demonstrating the grandeur and power of the Human Dao Imperial Court.
"The Imperial Court, the central hub of power in the world!"
Gazing at the Human Dao Imperial Court before him, Feng Zichen suddenly realized something. In later generations, regardless of size, all imperial courts possessed an imperial seal to signify legitimacy. His, the First Imperial Court of the Human Dao, lacked this.
Furthermore, the function of the imperial seal was not merely to symbolize legitimacy; it was also a symbol of power, possessing the ability to unify all forces.
It can also suppress destiny, making it the most suitable artifact for inheritance.
Thinking this, Feng Zichen looked at the Human Dao Imperial Court again, feeling it was missing something, no longer as perfect as before.
"Indeed, although the Human Dao Imperial Court is complete, it lacks a suppressive object, unable to integrate all forces."
"Even if we want to pass it down in the future, it will be incredibly troublesome."
"It seems we still need to forge a Human Dao Jade Seal."
Thinking of the benefits of having an imperial seal, Feng Zichen was tempted and decided to forge one himself.
Although the human race in later generations also possessed its own heirloom—the Kongtong Seal— that was a treasure born during the Three Sovereigns era. Now, it was still the era of the Witch and Demons; who knew how many years it would take for it to reappear?
Therefore, for Feng Zichen, who urgently needed it, the Kongtong Seal was useless.
"Since I'm going to forge the Human Emperor Seal, I'll forge the best one, making it a true treasure of humanity, ruling over all races of the primordial world, inheriting the fortune of humanity, and completely replacing the Kongtong Seal's position."
Feng Zichen possessed his own pride; if he was going to forge one, it had to be the best in the primordial world, fully representing the orthodoxy of humanity and the inheritance of humankind, without exception.
As for what to do with the Kongtong Seal after its reappearance, Feng Zichen declared, with the Human Emperor Seal, what need was there for the Kongtong Seal?
In later generations, although the Kongtong Seal was a supreme treasure of humanity, it was never truly controlled by the human race. From beginning to end, the Kongtong Seal had only one master: the Taiqing Sage.
Even when the Three Sovereigns were at their zenith, gathering the essence of humanity and controlling the rise and fall of all races, they merely held the Kongtong Seal on behalf of the Taiqing Sage, far from being its true master.
Consider this: as a symbol of the Human Emperor, the Kongtong Seal, having witnessed the reigns of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, accumulated countless amounts of human fortune; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an ancestral artifact.
Yet, such an important treasure was not under the control of humanity—wasn't this ridiculous?
The fruits of humanity's countless years of struggle, the sacrifices and bloodshed of countless ancestors, were to be given to the Taiqing Sage for nothing, allowing him to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.
Not only that, but after sharing the spoils, they were expected to be grateful to him.
How could this be tolerated? In that case, the Kongtong Seal was better off without!
This thing, so vital to humanity yet completely beyond human control, would not only offer no benefit to humanity's development but would also hinder it and aid outsiders in plundering the fruits of human labor.
Therefore, no matter how good the Kongtong Seal was, it could not be kept if it could not be controlled by humanity.
Now, Feng Zichen was going to forge a true Human Emperor Seal, an heirloom for humanity, to completely destroy the Kongtong Seal.
Immediately, Feng Zichen's mind stirred, and he took out the Pangu Finger Bone he had obtained from the Ruins of Return. He had originally intended to enshrine this treasure in the ancestral temple to increase humanity's fortune.
But now, to forge the Human Emperor Seal, was there a better material than the Pangu Finger Bone?
This was the best treasure in the primordial world, and the one that best represented the orthodox tradition.
Tell me, in the primordial world, what treasure could better represent orthodoxy than the remains left behind by the world's creator?
Nothing!
The remains of Pangu are the most representative treasure of orthodoxy in the primordial world, without exception.
And a treasure that represents the orthodoxy of the primordial world, let alone the orthodoxy of the human race, is sufficient to represent the orthodoxy of humanity itself.
Compared to it, the Kongtong Seal is like a firefly compared to the bright moon—completely incomparable.
If the Dao essence within Pangu's finger bone had not been completely lost, this treasure could have been forged into the Heavenly Emperor Seal, becoming the symbol of the entire primordial world, supreme and unparalleled, instantly becoming a supreme innate treasure.
Unfortunately, in order to obliterate the Chaos Demon God, all the divine essence of the Great Dao within this treasure was lost, leaving nothing but an indestructible bone body.
Otherwise, it could have directly transformed into a supreme innate treasure, without needing an outsider to forge it.
Even so, forging the Human Emperor Seal from Pangu's finger bone would at least result in a top-grade supreme innate treasure, far superior to the Kongtong Seal, an acquired treasure.
(End of Chapter)