NovelBonte Chapter 2626 Five Heavenly Emperors, Drawing Candidates
Chapter 2626 Five Heavenly Emperors, Drawing Candidates
Chapter 2626 The Five Heavenly Emperors, Drawing Candidates
"Ding, the last person to balance the stats, Dongfang Qingdi Lingweiyang, has the following stats: Command 96, Martial Prowess 109, Intelligence 92, Politics 90, Charisma 97."
Implanted identity: Ling Qing, courtesy name Weiyang, disciple of the Daoist Renzong Beixiang, a general under Yang Jian (currently not at his peak due to age).
Carried by: Chi Hong (Southern Red Emperor Chi Biao Nu), Han Huang (Central Yellow Emperor Han Shuji), Bai Di (Western White Emperor Bai Zhao Ju), and Ye Hei (Northern Black Emperor Ye Guang Ji).
Lingwei Yang is one of the Five Emperors, the Eastern Heavenly Emperor. The Five Heavenly Emperors are deities in ancient Chinese mythology.
However, with the development of the times, the concept of the Five Heavenly Emperors also changed, and the Five Emperors were given different historical figures, becoming the Five Emperors with various different interpretations such as Shaohao and Zhuanxu.
If you were to compile all the different accounts of the Five Emperors, the scattered accounts would amount to more than two hands.
Tang Jia Gongyan's commentary states: "The Five Emperors are: the Green Emperor Lingwei Yang of the East, the Red Emperor Chi Biao Nu of the South, the Yellow Emperor Han Shuji of the Center, the White Emperor Bai Zhao Ju of the West, and the Black Emperor Ye Guang Ji of the North."
According to the apocryphal texts of the Han Dynasty, the Hetu states: "The Green Emperor of the East is Lingwei Yang, the Emperor of Wood; the Red Emperor of the South is Chi Biao Nu, the Emperor of Fire; the Yellow Emperor of the Center is Han Shuji, the Emperor of Earth; the White Emperor of the West is Bai Zhao Ju, the Emperor of Metal; and the Black Emperor of the North is Ye Guang Ji, the Emperor of Water."
According to some accounts, the Five Heavenly Emperors are also the Five Old Lords of Taoism. Before the Three Pure Ones became the mainstream, the Five Old Lords were among the highest-ranking deities.
They were originally objects of worship for emperors throughout history, but were later incorporated into the Taoist pantheon of immortals.
The Five Old Lords are known as the "Five Old Gods" in the heavens, the "Five Emperors' Seats" and "Five Directions and Five Stars" in astronomy, the "Five Emperors of the Five Directions" among the gods, the "Five Sacred Emperors of the Five Mountains" among the mountains, and the "Five Organs Gods" in the human body.
Like the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the Five Elders were primordial deities who existed before the creation of heaven and earth, and were not beings who attained enlightenment through later learning. Therefore, they are also known as the "Primordial Five Elders," the originators of the Five Elements and the ancestors of the Five Qi.
Even though the Three Pure Ones later became the mainstream of Taoist mythology, the Five Old Lords are still the top deities in Taoism, second only to the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors.
The Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, and the Five Elders—given their status in Taoist mythology, they are undoubtedly top-tier divine generals or at the peak of the Celestial Realm.
The emergence of five ultimate-level divine generals or peak-level celestial warriors in a row has even given Wang Yu a headache.
However, after this group was balanced, Wang Yu now had a general range of choices for the next designated draw.
"Ding, a total of eight people have been balanced this time. Please select one person from the balancing character and the person they are accompanied by. The system will randomly select four people, for a total of five people, to be implanted into the host's faction."
"System, designate Bai Di (the Western White Emperor Bai Zhaoju) for extraction."
Whether it is the Five Heavenly Emperors or the Five Elders, these five are basically equal in status, without any distinction of rank or status.
Since Ling Qing is a final-level divine general, then the remaining ones must also be at the same level, needless to say.
If implanted into a fierce general on the battlefield, then it would also be a supreme god-general.
If implanted into an internal energy martial artist, that would be a peak-level Celestial Realm martial artist.
In comparison, while the other groups that emerged from this balancing process also have god-level figures, they are no match for these individuals.
Whether it was Nangong Changwan brought by Du Hui, or Zhang Xiantu and Yao Zilin brought by Jiao Benzhong, these were at most only junior-level divine-grade fierce generals.
Moreover, even among early-to-mid-level divine generals, they might not be considered among the strongest. Any one of the four that Dongfang Ling brought along could easily overwhelm them all and suppress them completely.
The reason for choosing the one from the west among the remaining four people is that, apart from the Great Qian, the only other major battle in the next phase of the Han Dynasty is the Great Wu in the west.
From the perspective of the location of the Heavenly Beginning, the Great Qian Dynasty belongs to the due east. If the Eastern Spirit cannot be chosen, then the Western Heavenly Emperor Bai Di will naturally be the first choice.
Presumably, these Five Heavenly Emperors, like the Four Spirits, should have some additional boosts in the four directions.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the identity of Bai Di (Western White Emperor Bai Zhaoju), a distant cousin of Bai Ruolan."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Gongsun Jie, the identity implanted, a brother of Gongsun Zan."
This character is quite capable. Although he's not a top-tier general, he still possesses Heaven-level strength, making him a mid-to-upper-level backbone member in the military.
Gongsun Jie was a fierce warrior of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. He was one of the three outstanding figures of Qi, along with Tian Kaijiang and Guyezi.
He was ten feet tall and could lift a thousand pounds. When Duke Jing of Qi was hunting, a fierce tiger roared at him.
Gongsun Jie jumped down from the chariot, and without even using swords or spears, directly attacked the tiger with his fists. With just a few punches and kicks, Gongsun Jie killed the tiger and saved Duke Jing of Qi.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Yuan Xi, the identity of Yuan family member of Heyang Road of the Great Han Dynasty."
This person was quite remarkable, one of the top strategists during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and could even be considered the number one strategist in the south during that time.
Since following Yang Xingmi in his early years, Yuan Xi has become Yang Xingmi's most trusted advisor due to his talent for "predicting things accurately". During the six years of Yang Xingmi's establishment, he devised six strategies to stabilize the Yang-Wu regime, making him a figure comparable to "Little Chen Ping".
Calling this person a younger version of Chen Ping is absolutely not an exaggeration. The strategies he offered throughout his life were known for their decisiveness, even to the point of being somewhat ruthless.
Especially when dealing with potential internal threats like Gao Ba and external political risks like Zhao Huang, they advocate using ruthless methods to ensure security.
Even Yang Xingmi himself said, "I am lenient, but Xi always advises me to kill."
However, many talented and romantic figures throughout history have died young, and Yuan Xi was no exception.
If he hadn't died young, and if he had participated in larger-scale battles such as Yang Xingmi's later decisive battle against Sun Ru and the capture of Huainan, Yang Xingmi's achievements in history might have been even greater.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Wang Maozhang's identity, a member of the Han imperial family."
Wang Maozhang, though not a top figure during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, was still a notable person.
Although it has gone through several regimes, such things were perfectly normal at that time.
Having only experienced the reigns of the Wu Kingdom, the Wuyue Kingdom, and the Later Liang Dynasty, it was actually considered to have changed sides relatively few times in that era.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained..."