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Shangqiu in the Central Plains was the ancestral land of the Shang Tribe. During Emperor Shun's reign, it had been granted to the Shang ancestor Zi Xie, son of Emperor Ku, for helping Yu the Great control the floods.

From then on, the Shang Tribe lived within Shangqiu, taking the Dark Bird as their totem.

"Gathered wish power, totemic protection, surging human presence, brimming with life. What a paradise of the human way."

Yu Chen looked toward the skies above Shangqiu. In a place ordinary people could not see, streams of pale golden wish power had gathered into golden auspicious clouds. From within them, a divine bird poked out its head and stared at him. Its plumage was deep black, like a flying swallow; it bore a chicken's comb, long feathers flecked with rainbow light, and from afar looked somewhat like a peacock.

This divine bird was the Shang Tribe's totem, the Dark Bird. Through immense worship and sacrifice, it had condensed divinity and spirituality. Having sensed Yu Chen's aura, it watched him from afar, refusing to let him draw near.

Yu Chen did not mind. He had come this time to use Tongming's connections to enter Shangqiu and take a look around, not to pick a fight.

Naturally, he would not provoke the totem that guarded Shangqiu.

After a while, Tongming descended atop a stream of precious light. Seeing Yu Chen, he smiled. "So it really was you. I thought the person who reported it had made a mistake."

Yu Chen feigned surprise and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Tongming immediately snapped, "You attained the High Immortal realm and did not even think to invite me to celebrate. Do you think I would believe we had grown distant?"

Yu Chen waved a hand. "Without entering the Dao