"Tell me about it!"
Li Yao said calmly.
Have you ever heard of Shennong's Nine Springs?
The fake demon lord asked mysteriously.
"Shennong's Nine Springs?"
Li Yao and Xiao Bai exchanged a glance.
Xiao Bai looked at Li Yao with a questioning gaze. Li Yao shook his head slightly, then asked the fake Demon Lord, "What exactly is Shennong Nine Springs?"
He had never heard of Shennong Jiuquan!
In fact, he did not fully understand the entire world of Chinese Paladin.
The fake demon lord was overjoyed to see that Li Yao did not know about Shennong Jiuquan, knowing that he had a glimmer of hope.
He quickly recounted the details of Shennong Jiuquan.
It turns out that after Pangu died, his essence, energy, and spirit transformed into Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa, respectively.
When the great god Shennong was born, nine springs appeared in the world.
These nine divine springs, also known as the Nine Wells of Heaven and Earth, are the source of all things.
The Nine Springs contain the most concentrated spiritual energy in the world, serving as the hub of the spiritual veins of heaven and earth.
If we consider the concept of "Heaven, Earth, and Man," Heaven is represented by Fuxi, Man by Nuwa, and Earth by Shennong. Shennong was essentially a god of the earth.
The Nine Springs originated from Shennong, and after Shennong's hard work over thousands of years, they gradually became the most important life vein in this world.
Before the netherworld, all beings are equal. Whether they are divine and beautiful spirit beasts and birds or ugly and ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, they can all share this world under its nourishment.
Because of their deep connection with Shennong, these nine springs are collectively known as "Shennong's Nine Springs".
The Nine Springs of Shennong are: Zhaodan, Hansui, Rehai, Wugou, Wuhun, Chunzi, Yanbo, Duzhang, and Longtan.
It was because of the existence of Shennong's Nine Springs that the land of the Nine Provinces became a habitable place for gods, humans, and beasts, thus becoming the central stage of the ancient world of gods.
Originally, the Nine Springs blessed all things, and the world was peaceful and harmonious.
However, as time goes by and further into the past, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth becomes increasingly scarce.
At this time, the spiritual power gathered by the divine tree guarded by the gods was still incomparable to that of the Nine Springs.
Even standing atop the highest peaks closest to the moon and sun, humans and orcs find it difficult to absorb the essence of the sun and moon.
Compared to the vast space where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is scattered and uncontrollable, only the Shennong Nine Springs, which gathers a rich spiritual energy, is the true source of nourishment and prosperity for the ancient era of gods.
Thus, the gods, humans, and beasts all focused their attention on the Nine Springs of Shennong and began to vie for the right to use them, a conflict known as the "Contest of the Nine Springs."
This is the real reason for the chaos in ancient times, and also the true cause of the ancient war between the three races.
The orcs were the first to express their dissatisfaction.
They believed that the Shennong Nine Springs were created by Shennong, the ancestor of the beast race, and should rightfully belong to their beast race.
Now that the Orcs have selflessly shared their bounty with everyone, the Gods and Humans should be even more courteous to them.
In reality, both the gods and humans absorbed the essence of the Nine Springs at an extremely rapid pace. Some members of the gods, relying on their innate advantages, were constantly absorbing the most essential parts of the Nine Springs.
When the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is extremely abundant, these are not problems.
However, as the spiritual energy between heaven and earth becomes increasingly scarce, Shennong Jiuquan (the Nine Springs of Shennong) becomes more and more important.
Therefore, after being recommended by the beastmen, the clan elders went to Fuxi to request that he, the most just and authoritative deity recognized by the three clans, make a judgment on this matter.
At this time, Fuxi was immersed in the study and prophecy of the laws of the universe and had no time to pay attention to this matter.
Therefore, he delegated this power of judgment to his own descendants of the gods.
After receiving Fuxi's order, the elders of the gods began to study how to resolve the dispute.
After careful consideration, the elders of the divine race, including Xihe, Jumang, Zhurong, Yujiang, and Houtu, made the following decision:
Of the nine springs of Shennong, four belong to the human race, five to the beast race, while the gods can use any of them!
This is the famous "Nine Springs Divine Judgment" from ancient times.
Clearly, the previously impartial Protoss elites finally succumbed to their own selfish desires this time.
Or rather, before this, there had never been such a sufficient temptation.
This temptation, which concerns the future of the race, has finally revealed the true face of the aloof gods.
The Nine Springs Divine Judgment, though it designated the five divine springs to belong to the beast race.
However, these five divine springs are: Cold Marrow, Mist Soul, Flame Wave, Poisonous Miasma, and Dragon Pool. They are all relatively potent and unorthodox spiritual springs, and are clearly not as important as the four spiritual springs that the gods designated for humans.
The Protoss have always considered themselves superior and have adopted a condescending and domineering attitude towards the other two races.
For the sake of their own interests, the gods still favored the weaker humans and were wary of the naturally powerful beastmen.
It's easy to imagine how disappointed the Orcs were with this verdict.
At this point, the beastmen, who had once naively believed in the harmony and prosperity of ancient times, finally began to realize that "human nature has changed."
Finally, a great war broke out among the three races.
The gods and humans united to attack the beastmen, and gradually gained the upper hand in the struggle.
Shennong, the progenitor of the beast race, knew that once selfish desires took hold, it would be difficult for the three races to coexist in the same world. The Nine Springs, being the hub of the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, was the key to the growth of all things.
To prevent the Nine Springs from being destroyed in the war between the three races and thus endangering all living beings, Shennong exhausted his divine power to create a powerful barrier around the Nine Springs and used the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth to make nine bracelets, which became the keys to the Nine Springs.
The war between the three races ended with the Orcs being defeated by the combined forces of the gods.
Chi You led the beast race into the demon realm, thus separating the human, god, and demon realms.
After the great war, Shennong and the Nine Springs Key Ring disappeared without a trace, and the Nine Springs were scattered to various realms during this turmoil, nowhere to be found.
As time passed, the legend of Jiuquan was gradually forgotten.
Li Yao was greatly surprised after hearing the fake Demon Lord's account.
He never imagined that the ancient war between the three races had such a complex cause.
Of course, he wasn't particularly interested in the so-called three-race war.
What interests him most is Shennong Jiuquan.
Shennong Jiuquan is the hub of the spiritual veins of heaven and earth in the world of Chinese Paladin, and it can continuously generate spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
If we could get Shennong Jiuquan into his ring space, it would be like the towering tree in the world of Jade Dynasty.
Then, his space will generate a more concentrated spiritual energy.
When he cultivates in the space, it will definitely bring him faster and more powerful cultivation results.
Chapter 471 The Mysterious Man in Purple
Although Shennong Jiuquan has long been forgotten by everyone in the long river of history.
However, the shadow of Shennong Jiuquan still exists in the world today.
During the Age of Gods, Fuxi took a wisp of spring soul from each of the Nine Springs, fused it with meteorite divine iron, and forged nine supreme divine artifacts, which he bestowed upon the most talented and brilliant individuals among the three ancient races.
Among them, the spirit of Zhaodan Spring was forged into the Zhaodan Divine Sword, which later became the Demon-Suppressing Sword, and bestowed upon Fei Peng, the first divine general of the divine realm.
The spirit of Yanbo Spring forged the Yanbo Blood Blade, which was bestowed upon Chonglou, the grandson of Shennong and son of Chiyou.
This is the Nine Springs Divine Artifact!
Li Yao was, of course, very clear about the Divine Sword of Brilliant Courage and the Blood Blade of Blazing Waves.
He never expected that these two divine weapons were actually forged from a wisp of the spirit of Shennong's Nine Springs.
This shows how magical and powerful Shennong Jiuquan is.
This strengthened Li Yao's resolve to obtain Shennong Jiuquan.
So, where is Shennong Jiuquan located today?
Therefore, Li Yao raised this crucial question to the fake Demon Lord.
The fake Demon Lord went to such great lengths to explain the ins and outs of Shennong Jiuquan in such detail, his ultimate goal being nothing more than to get Li Yao to spare his life.
The whereabouts of Shennong Jiuquan should be his only means of survival.
Therefore, he should know the whereabouts of Shennong Jiuquan.
Sure enough, the fake demon lord said mysteriously, "If I tell you the whereabouts of Shennong Jiuquan, I hope you will keep your word and let me go."
"Very well, I agree!"
Li Yao nodded.
Compared to Shennong Jiuquan, the life of the fake Demon Lord is utterly insignificant.
The fake demon lord was overjoyed and quickly said:
"In ancient times, Shennong's Nine Springs were located in the nine provinces and nine lands of ancient times."
"Spring Nourishment Spring is located in the fertile land of the southeastern Divine Continent, Mist Soul Spring is located in the fertile land of the due southern Secondary Continent, and Poisonous Miasma Spring is located in the turbulent land of the southwestern Rong Continent,"
"Rehai Spring is located in the western part of Yanzhou, Zhaodan Spring is located in the central part of Jizhou, and Wugou Spring is located in the northwest of Taizhou."
"The Cold Marrow Spring is located in Cheng Tu of Jizhou in the due north, the Dragon Pool Spring is located in Yin Tu of Bozhou in the northeast, and the Flaming Wave Spring is located in Shen Tu of Yangzhou in the due east."
"However, after the war between the three races, Shennong Jiuquan was scattered to various realms, and its form and supernatural abilities changed depending on the environment it was in."
"As far as I know, after Shennong Jiuquan disappeared, it will move around in various realms according to a certain trajectory."
"However, about two hundred years ago, the Divine Hot Spring moved to the western desert region of the human world and was fixed in a certain place by people using the method of blood binding, and it no longer moves."
"Today, the Divine Spring of Rehai should be located in the desert area of the Western Regions."
"Go to the Western Desert and search; you should be able to find the whereabouts of the Divine Hot Spring."
At this point, the fake demon lord did not continue speaking.
Li Yao frowned and asked, "What about the other divine springs?"