History Has Fallen Ill-Chapter 118 : The Yellow Deity's Genesis, the Eternal Giant

Chapter 118: The Yellow Deity's Genesis, the Eternal Giant
What kind of society was this, appointing a leader like in some club?
In the blink of an eye, he had become the Dao Lord of the Taiping Doctrine, blessed by the Yellow Heaven, and acknowledged by the Spirit Treasure.
There was even a Taiping Human Realm Nation waiting for him to inherit.
Just like the protagonist of a biographical novel, his fortune flourished.
According to typical plotlines, he might even encounter the Saintess of the Taiping Doctrine—usually a successor or an apocryphal daughter of Zhang Jiao. They’d fall in love due to various reasons, then go seek out the old man and explode him for gold coins, ultimately ascending to the peak of life...
"If there's no pitfall here, may I strike it rich, have endless points to use, and find transcendent materials with every step I take!"
Jiang Yan looked suspiciously at the Taiping Nine-Section Staff in his hand.
Having played mental chess with the Burning Lamp Void for months—and currently still gradually becoming its delectable prey—he harbored the utmost suspicion toward the inheritances and artifacts of these high-tier cultivators.
A single spell, a pill, or even just a phrase could all be pre-set anchor points for resurrection or schemes.
Paranoia grew all over him.
Historically, Zhang Jiao had extraordinary charisma and was willing to abandon wealth and status to plead for the people, shattering the Great Han's four-hundred-year destiny.
At that time, he already had sufficient fame and fortune; had he not rebelled, his status would likely have surpassed even the Patriarch Celestial Master.
But after the mutation, everything was uncertain.
Perhaps, he still clung to the obsession of bringing peace to the people, but...
Please refer to the failed example—【Old Tianjing】.
That place had started playing angel-elimination puzzles.
Its source: a fragment of Zhang Jiao’s【Timeless Achievement】.
“Gulu?”
Little Celestial Ghost leaned over, curious after understanding the situation, and asked what the Divine Symbol was.
Jiang Yan explained, “Old Dude mentioned it once—Heavenly Officials who wish to ascend to the ‘Historical Canon Saint’ or the ‘Apocryphal Saint’ must extract the law their comprehension represents and condense it into a Divine Symbol, forcibly claiming part of the【Path】.
This gives birth to a corresponding legendary form. In technical terms, it’s the celestial anomaly post-ascension, with a lifespan of thirty thousand years. That’s without any life-extending methods—a true eternal giant.”
During this period, Jiang Yan had also figured out the division of realms in the cultivation system.
First were the three tiers of transcendence: Spirit Awakening, Foundation Establishment, and Law Seed, requiring gradual accumulation of spiritual energy and understanding the Dao within spells to grasp the principles of heaven and earth.
One step forward allowed promotion to Ancient Talisman level, becoming a True Person of the Dao, with a lifespan of four hundred years, observing the spring and autumn of the human world.
Such a person could establish Law Domains and Blessed Paradises, master countless spells, akin to a land-bound immortal—forming factions and dominating regions.
Beyond that was the Heavenly Official...
That old ox guarding the Blessed Paradise of the Heavenly Gourd was probably at that level.
Although he hadn't displayed his power and appeared gentle, his eyes concealed countless heavens. What if...
Those worlds crashed down?
In an instant, heaven and earth would collapse.
As for Saints and Lords of the Nation, he didn’t know much.
Instead, he had once heard Old Dude mention those with Great Divine Ability.
They were gods among mortals.
Their mere existence influenced the progression of the world and its rules. Standing at the end of the Path, they could create or destroy worlds with a single thought.
Even the long river of history might not bind them. They could freely roam through time, overlooking all eternity.
Even an accidental kind or evil thought from them would trigger tidal waves, bringing changes to all things.
Beneath the Great Divine Ability, all were ants.
Do any exist in the current world?
At least with Jiang Yan’s current strength, he was far from accessing such information.
Even the all-knowing Old Dude didn’t know, and even gave him a side-eye.
Stating that meeting a Great Saint or Immortal God was more likely than encountering a Great Divine Ability.
They were the rulers of the world!
Race? Civilization?
Merely toys in their hands.
Back to the topic, within Zhang Jiao’s staff were eighty-one Divine Symbols, divided into upper, middle, and lower levels—twenty-seven of each.
They corresponded respectively to high-, mid-, and low-tier Saints.
It was unimaginable how terrifying Zhang Jiao in possession of a complete Taiping Nine-Section Staff and【Timeless Achievement】would be. Even if not a Lord of the Nation, he wouldn’t be far off.
However, after the mutation of the Historical Long River, whether he could replicate the feats of the official history remained unknown.
Judging by depth, Qin and Han were part of the same era, at the tail end of the mythological age, when mortals and gods hadn’t fully separated.
It wouldn't be surprising for mutated Han to have a Lord of the Nation.
But now, the mutated Han still existed.
Instead, Zhang Jiao’s Nine-Section Staff had been smashed into pieces, scattered across the Historical Long River.
Which indicated that the Taiping Human Realm Nation was likely also a trap.
But Zhang Jiao’s origin was questionable. The immortal who taught him【Essential Arts of Taiping】was believed by some to be Immortal Elder Nanhua, while others thought he was the incarnation of the South Pole Immortal Elder—tracing back to the South Pole Longevity Emperor.
Aside from that, there were legends of the Yellow Heaven, pointing to the theory of the Yellow Deity's Genesis—first referring to the Yellow Emperor, second to a mysterious deity.
If it were the former, he’d still be an orthodox deity. If the latter...
Then things got troublesome.
“Gulu!”
Little Celestial Ghost listened intently, waving its little hand and declaring it would work hard to become a Great Divine Ability too—then build a big little world and let Master live there, happy forever.
“You’re Han Wudi now? Still dreaming of a golden house to keep your beauty in.” Jiang Yan laughed.
Little Celestial Ghost shook its head, seriously refuting: “Gulu.”
It was no one else—only its Master’s Little Celestial Ghost.
Past, present, and future alike.
“Alright, alright.”
Jiang Yan laughed heartily and patted its little skull.
With the Demon-God Embryo and countless opportunities birthed by the mutation of the Historical Long River, he had the ambition to reach for Great Divine Ability, even Great Saints or Immortal Gods!
“Then it's settled—let’s go together to the origin of the Historical Long River and see what really happened.”
Jiang Yan extended his hand, linking pinkies with Little Celestial Ghost’s. Just as they were about to hook thumbs, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon reached out its claw.
Its three heads faced different directions, trying to appear casual yet coordinated—but failed to aim properly and accidentally brushed the Shadow-Eating Serpent’s barbs, slicing its skin.
Three-Headed Flood Dragon: “???”
Even though the Shadow-Eating Serpent retracted its venom instantly, it still spread, paralyzing the dragon, making it twitch on the ground.
Of its heads, the Roc and Earth Serpent resisted the poison decently. The Flood Dragon head, however, foamed at the mouth.
“Hahahahaha!”
The other offspring burst into laughter at the sight.
“Gagaga!”
The Roc head laughed the loudest, oblivious to the fact that the one shamed was technically “itself.”
In truth, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon neutralized the poison in three seconds through its robust body. It just felt too embarrassed to get up.
“Gulu.”
Big bro, come quick!
Little Celestial Ghost covered its mouth and giggled, waving everyone over to gather by the evolving Coffin Spirit.
A family had to stick together.
Pinky swear, hang yourself, no changes for a million years.
At this moment, Jiang Yan noticed...
Little Celestial Ghost’s skeleton had begun sprouting buds of flesh. Likely from consuming much of the Silver Dynasty’s world origin recently, it was starting to regenerate.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before it fully reformed flesh and skin, becoming a complete Celestial Ghost.
Most importantly, it was one of the rare younger sisters among the offspring—an exceptionally clingy little cotton jacket.
Well-behaved, sweet-tongued, it had already become the family’s favorite.
If anyone bullied it, all the offspring would likely riot and tear them apart.
‘Though it hasn’t regrown flesh yet, just judging from what little is visible, she’s probably a beauty in the making. Humanoid, female, and a Celestial Ghost—what’s her origin?
Hope Kurokawa Ryuuji lasts until I reach high-tier Law Seed. Don’t get killed too soon—so I can interrogate him about her origins...’
Jiang Yan pondered, turning to the Nine-Section Staff, already having decided what to do.
Demon-God tentacles spread out, dragging the staff directly into the Sea of Chaos.
“Whatever schemes or plots you hold, become my child!”
Boom!
This Heavenly Official-level Spirit Treasure sensed danger, golden clouds swirling around it, bursting forth with brilliance and overwhelming pressure.
Yet in the Sea of Chaos, it couldn’t even stir a ripple—on the contrary, it had to beware of being corroded or erased by chaotic currents.
Especially upon seeing the Demon-God Embryo, it fell completely silent, motionless.
Soon it was nurtured into a perfect-level offspring.
【Spirit of the Taiping Nine-Section Staff】
Still a Spirit Treasure-type descendant, only now its origin had been refined by the Demon-God Embryo, birthing a new will connected to Jiang Yan’s bloodline.
Even if Zhang Jiao returned, he could no longer summon it back.
It had already become Jiang Yan’s possession.
“Though the Yellow Heaven’s methods are powerful, there’s only one Divine Symbol left in the staff—I don’t even know what ability it is. Hopefully, it’s reliable.”
Jiang Yan muttered inwardly. Yet after asking the staff spirit, he discovered...
His vision had been too narrow.
Because the remaining Divine Symbol was called【Borrowed Power of Yellow Heaven】.
Its function: summon the Yellow Heaven and use the third skill,【Descent of the Yellow Heaven】.
Originally, it was just a mascot—visible but unusable.
But after the staff was nurtured by the Demon-God Embryo and gained spirituality, it realized that although the Divine Symbols were gone, their karmic connections remained. With slight modifications, it turned from a “phone” into a “signal tower.”
By broadcasting signals, it could call upon projections of other Divine Symbols scattered throughout the Historical Long River for support.
In short—calling reinforcements.
Good news: all the Divine Symbols were gone, but usage wasn’t affected.
Bad news: it was random, and only usable once per day.
Which projection appeared depended entirely on which Divine Symbol responded first.
That meant...
When used in battle, it might summon a world-destroying thunder spell—or a healing technique, or even resurrection.
“Well done!”
Seeing the proud expression of the staff spirit, Jiang Yan didn’t hold back his praise.
After all, the Divine Symbols were gone, yet it managed to construct a summoning system from scratch—and there was no need to worry about hidden tricks within the symbols.
Only usage rights, not ownership rights.
In other words, the moment it's done, it denies all ties.
Truly a genius—like father, like child!
“Combined with the【Red-Armour Golden Body】's Fate-Seizing Centipede and the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins ability, I can temporarily boost my fate, increasing the odds of summoning a powerful Divine Symbol. Hopefully, I won’t end up half-killing someone and then accidentally cast a Gentle Rain spell.”
Though the Taiping Nine-Section Staff’s abilities were solid, Jiang Yan didn’t intend to use it openly.
After all, it was tied to the Grand Teacher of Virtue and the Taiping Doctrine—even more sensitive than the Heavenly Treasure Tree. Once it appeared, it would attract attention from Heavenly Officials or even Eternal Giants.
Overt attacks were easy to dodge; hidden ones were fatal.
Best to use it under a disguise, stirring the waters.
The disguise should also be separate from Sima Luoshui’s group—to handle shady business.
Anyway, using the Heavenly Duke’s Face meant all karmic consequences would be borne by Zhang Jiao.
“Is the Historical Long River giving me this to have me found a Taiping Doctrine in the real world? Without approval from the Religious Affairs Bureau, that’s culti—cough, cough. Besides, this act would anchor the Taiping Human Realm Nation to the real world. That’s not something to mess around with.”
As Jiang Yan pondered, the Coffin Spirit’s evolution had concluded.