[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Shennong Dao Lord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2219265,3971,"Chapter 56: Autumn Equinox Mountain Opening, Spiritual Beauty in the Mountains","dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Three-quarters of an hour later, Zhao Xing was caught after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a rockery, Shen Zhui panted slightly and nailed his iron ruler to the top of Zhao Xing's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was slightly stunned, then put away his magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shen, you won again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui took back the iron ruler, his eyes somewhat surprised: \"Brother Zhao, your progress is too fast. This is only the third sparring session, and you already know Thunder Induction, plus this strange rain... It actually took me three-quarters of an hour to catch you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Losing is losing, Brother Shen doesn't need to comfort me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui shook his head: \"I'm telling the truth. After the first quarter of an hour, my origin energy consumption was already three times greater than last time. By the second quarter of an hour, my movement technique could no longer reach the micro-level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Rain consumes a lot of blood and energy. After all, this magic is known as freezing origin energy. If Zheng Lun cast it in an ambush battle, the Great Halberd Soldiers would be frozen into ice sticks directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Zhao Xing had just entered the door and didn't even have a first-turn spell. The suppression power on Shen Zhui, who was at the seventh stage of Qi Gathering, wasn't that exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in the third quarter of an hour, your strength suddenly skyrocketed, completely ignoring the influence of Ice Rain and blending into the rain. Brother Shen, what kind of move is this?\" Zhao Xing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui smiled: \"It's the secret technique 'Qian-Origin Burning Blood', which can make my strength go up a level in a short time, and my control over my body will also be stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only in this way can I resist the erosion of the rain and your heavenly thunder bombardment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing suddenly realized: \"It seems I still couldn't force out Brother Shen's full strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui laughed: \"Didn't you also not use your full strength? This time I didn't even see you use the wind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wind of mine is relatively difficult to handle and I haven't mastered it properly, so it's not good to use it on Brother Shen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a life-and-death struggle, just sparring, so Zhao Xing didn't need to use Nether Wind on Shen Zhui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even this Ice Rain magic didn't exert its true power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was autumn now, still scorching hot, and the Yang energy was flourishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of Ice Rain magic had to be halved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were late winter and early spring, Ice Rain magic could exert its normal effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no way, agricultural officials could borrow the timing and location, but they also had to be affected by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he was ranked, Zhao Xing began to cultivate the \"Solar Term Order\" and mastered the winter solar terms, so he would no longer be limited by the environment, and Ice Rain could exert its greatest power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two were talking, Chen Shijie walked out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two should not spar again these few days. The day after tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox Mountain Opening. Go back and rest, and prepare well for this assessment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Shen Zhui and Zhao Xing said goodbye together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Spiritual Mountain Law\" of the Great Zhou stipulates: \"Whenever a county has a spiritual mountain, it must follow the cycle of heaven and earth, seal the mountain at the Spring Equinox to nurture living things, and open the mountain at the Autumn Equinox to harvest its spiritual beauty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gucheng's East Lake Mountain, a thousand feet high, created by heaven and earth, with origin energy condensed and not dissipated, belonged to a proper 'Spiritual Mountain'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhao Xing and Shen Zhui left the Chen residence, they started chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhao, the day after tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox Mountain Opening. You should be very busy these few days, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains, rivers, lakes, and lands all belong to the management of the Office of Agriculture, and the spiritual mountain naturally belongs to the Office of Agriculture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In places with a 'Spiritual Mountain', agricultural officials also need to know the 'Mountain Opening Law' and 'Mountain Sealing Law'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because sealing the mountain at the Spring Equinox and opening the mountain at the Autumn Equinox both require agricultural officials to cast magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing laughed: \"The Office of Agriculture opens the mountain, what does it have to do with me? How many spells do I know? The Mountain Opening Law doesn't need me to cast it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui said: \"Will Brother Zhao go to climb the mountain to harvest spiritual beauty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing said without hesitation: \"Of course I'm going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nurturing the spiritual beauty of the mountain, and then harvesting the 'spiritual beauty'—this is the meaning of sealing and opening the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual beauty of the mountain can bring different benefits to people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some increase longevity, some increase Qi-Luck, some increase origin energy greatly, and some make magic go up a level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why the Field-Tithe Order Cao Xi was canonized after his death was largely because he nurtured an East Lake Spiritual Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since the birth of the spiritual mountain in Gucheng, the assessment of officials on the Autumn Equinox has been linked to East Lake Mountain, which has become a tradition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The assessment of the Autumn Equinox is to climb the mountain and harvest spiritual beauty after the mountain opens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ranking is based on the harvest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The spiritual beauty of the mountain is divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The best is the Qi-Luck spiritual beauty, which can increase Qi-Luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The middle grade is the Origin-Method spiritual beauty, which either allows the realm to break through or allows magic to break through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lower grade is the Longevity spiritual beauty; this increases very little, and it is not obvious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obtaining upper-grade spiritual beauty is rated A, middle-grade is rated B, lower-grade is C, and if you gain nothing, the score is not counted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui said with a little envy: \"I heard that ten years ago, during the Great Mountain Opening, someone went from being unranked directly to the eighth rank. It's really enviable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountain sealing and opening have large and small divisions, the shortest being one year and the longest ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, among the nine spiritual mountains in Nanyang Prefecture, there are very few large-scale sealing and opening. The one Shen Zhui mentioned only sealed for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nanyang Prefecture has nine spiritual mountains. Although East Lake Mountain is only ranked fifth, that year, not only officials from this county participated enthusiastically, but officials from other counties also ran over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing said: \"Brother Shen only looks at the lucky ones, not knowing that some people died without a burial place. Climbing the mountain to harvest spiritual beauty is not only beneficial, but also dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui said: \"Climbing the spiritual mountain to harvest spiritual beauty is open to everyone in Nanyang Prefecture, but from September 22nd to September 24th, only officials are allowed to enter, and no experts will enter the mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day after tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox, but the post stations in Gucheng are already full, and many officials from other counties want to come to East Lake Mountain to try their luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The County Office is also overcrowded because reference from other places needs to be reported in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gucheng is still okay. The number one spiritual mountain in Nanyang Prefecture, 'Yuanping Mountain', is the one with many people. The competition is also greater. Many officials are already at the ninth stage of Qi Gathering, and some have even reached the ranked level, but they haven't been officially appointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing shook his head: \"I mean that climbing the mountain itself is somewhat dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climbing the mountain to harvest spiritual beauty, the competition between officials is limited. You can snatch, but killing and causing disability are not allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the mountains and rivers are dangerous, especially the newly opened spiritual mountain, which will naturally have dangers, and it's not that no one has died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhui gripped the iron ruler at his waist and said firmly: \"Even if it's dangerous, I have to try it this year, otherwise heaven knows how many competitors there will be next year? They all say it's getting harder year by year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For officials, climbing the mountain to harvest spiritual beauty is an opportunity to overtake in a corner, and for those who have already maintained the lead, they must participate even more to prevent being overtaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he looked at Zhao Xing: \"Will you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing smiled and said: \"Of course I'm going. I'm a local, right? If the Mountain God doesn't bless me, a local, will he bless an outsider?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is naturally a joke. The Autumn Equinox has a mountain climbing and god worship item, but the Yin Gods don't care if you are a local or an outsider. As long as you are a subject of the Zhou Dynasty, everyone is treated equally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, then I'll see you at East Lake Mountain the day after tomorrow.\" Shen Zhui laughed and left. ===== CHAPTER 57 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1528,"2026-06-17T15:11:26.542Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6b64d429c2bb3305d372ed4693bf30c663274766c4d258f932c6a6a7ef0f3a78","dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-57","dao-lord-of-shennong-chapter-55",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]