[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-shennong-dao-lord-chapter-120":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},2219345,3971,"Chapter 120: Rain Spell Stage Ranking, Branch Academy Selection","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>Zhao Xing walked to the bow of the ship and took out the Cloud Rain Bead; the azure blue bead immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the flying boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His Cloud Rain Bead, the collection amount is so large,\" Jiang He's eyes condensed. \"I’m afraid it’s the most collected on this flying boat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luck is really good,\" Jiang Hai said sourly. \"He was the first to discover it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Li\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these raindrops alone, as long as Zhao Xing's rain technique wasn't too mediocre, he could achieve a good score in this round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the raindrops lack a hint of blue, even cloud-walking is in vain; if the raindrops have seven parts blue, cloud-walking and rain-making can crush the mountains.\" Hua Zhilin stared at the bead in Zhao Xing's hand and recited in a delicate voice, \"Brother Zhao's raindrops are at least five parts blue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suspected that Hua Zhilin was deliberately trying to mess with his state of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, are there any regulations prohibiting others from interfering?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judge was also losing patience and laid down a harsh warning: \"There are. Anyone who makes noise during another's examination will be disqualified without exception.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, everyone fell silent and watched Zhao Xing perform quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clouds, come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing pointed his hand and immediately cast the Cloud-Swallowing Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the five suns were in the sky, the environment was scorching, and the cloud layer was only ten meters in diameter and no more than two meters thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhao Xing's cloud technique was very stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the stability of the Cloud-Swallowing Technique were not strong, how could one swallow other cloud techniques and make them one's own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the cloud layer condensed by the Cloud-Swallowing Technique could also manifest the characteristics of other cloud techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the five suns in the sky were scorching, the impact was not much greater than what he had experienced in the Ten Thousand Mile Thunder Zone; it was just difficult to expand the water collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cloud-Rain Bead, go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing tossed the blue Cloud-Rain Bead into the cloud layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gurgle~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bead immediately emitted gurgling cloud vapor, causing the cloud layer to grow rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, it had already exceeded ten meters in thickness and a hundred meters in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how wide it was, the others could not see, because the flying boat's perspective was fixed, and now Zhao Xing's cloud layer had completely blocked their view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at this scale, his base score alone will be several times higher than others,\" He Yu thought silently. \"Forget it, I'll just pretend I don't remember what happened before the Ten Thousand Mile Thunder Pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With top-tier cloud techniques, a ninth-place ranking in the thunder technique hunt, and now such a good result in the rain technique round, He Yu wasn't as angry anymore about being used as a pawn by Zhao Xing earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he could even use this to get on good terms later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pitter-patter~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain began to fall from the cloud layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhao Xing did not choose to take the black or white side; he simply let the rain fall normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, this rain couldn't even reach the ground; it would be evaporated before falling below five hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the base score only counted how much rain emerged from the cloud layer into the area below five hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regulations required it to last at least one quarter of an hour; if it was less than a quarter of an hour, the time item would count as 0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time multiplied by rainfall equals the base score; if the rainfall is too heavy but the time is 0, it is meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was very steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He persisted for a full seven quarters of an hour before the Cloud-Rain Bead gradually became transparent, with only ten percent of its rainfall capacity remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after seven quarters of an hour did he grab a black piece from the chess bowl at the bow of the boat, holding it in his hand, preparing to go for the bonus points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing pressed down with both hands, and following this pressure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The view before everyone suddenly opened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because he was controlling the cloud layer to descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? He can even make the cloud layer descend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person's cloud control technique is truly remarkable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With five suns in the sky, yin descends and yang rises; the lower the clouds, the harder it is to stabilize them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wants to shorten the distance to the ground so he can operate the black and white mechanical puppets more precisely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too confident! He's already got so many base points, yet he still wants to take risks? If it were me, I would have withdrawn long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had different thoughts, and even the judge glanced at Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the prohibition in place, no one spoke to disturb Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloud layer descended to a height of five hundred meters before Zhao Xing controlled it to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it descended, the cloud layer also shrank by more than half; this was because he had to make the cloud layer more condensed to resist the rising yang energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This operation had pros and cons; the downside was that the coverage area was smaller, and it wasn't certain if it could fall onto the puppet area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upside was that it freed up his field of vision for casting spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's control over cloud techniques was outstanding, even exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain technique had yet to be revealed; was he being confident or arrogant by doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared intently below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder flickered in cycles within the cloud layer, but the momentum was not grand; instead, it gave people a cold, chilling feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, blue raindrops began to fall from the cloud layer; they were the size of fists and radiated a biting chill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-stage perfected [Ice Rain]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Ice Rain emerged from the cloud layer, it plummeted at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plop~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raindrop landed on the head of a silver-white puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum~\" The area on the silver-white puppet's head that was struck lit up with a faint array glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this flash of light, its movements became stiff; for at least two seconds, it was completely rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black puppet holding a blade swung fiercely, knocking it to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, a silver-white puppet was flying high, leaping to slash at a black puppet, but just at that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raindrop landed on its wrist. After the blue raindrop fell, the light spread across the entire arm, and the arm immediately became unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plop~\" \"Plop~\" \"Plop~\" \"Plop~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black formation and the silver-white formation were intertwined, but the raindrops from above provided the black formation with tremendous assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the strength of the black and white sides was exactly the same, calculated precisely to ensure that even if they fought for three days and three nights, there would be no winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this balance was broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white side was falling rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plop~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue raindrop landed on a black puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the black chess piece in Zhao Xing's palm trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood that he had reached his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to control the cloud technique, manage the overflow of the Cloud-Rain Bead, manipulate the Ice Rain, and simultaneously use Keen Observation to monitor the battle between the black and white sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such fine micro-management consumed a great deal of vital energy and mental focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his side had suffered casualties, Zhao Xing understood that he could no longer maintain peak operational levels and would be on a downward slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely maintained it for another quarter of an hour, and seeing that the lethality of the Ice Rain began to be equal for both sides, Zhao Xing stopped immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum~\" The clouds vanished and the rain dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing reached out and summoned the Cloud-Rain Bead back to his hand; the bead had become completely transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\" He let out a long breath, feeling somewhat fatigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked down from the bow, put the black chess piece back, and waited for the scoring results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to limited strength, most people on the flying boat did not understand Zhao Xing's operation, or at least not all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even understanding a part of it was already extremely shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Hua Zhilin, whose gaze toward Zhao Xing had become strange, staring at him with a look of deep admiration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Li, Jiang He, and Jiang Hai also saw some of the nuances; they all vaguely felt that Zhao Xing's score this time would be extremely high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judge looked at Zhao Xing with a strange expression as well; he hadn't expected Zhao Xing to pull off such an operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When announcing the score, his tone carried undisguised praise: \"Shenwei Army's Zhao Xing, cloud-swallowing and rain-making, lasting for one hour, rainfall 352 points, holding the black side, killing 1,416 enemies, with 213 self-inflicted losses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Final score: 4019!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, well done. Go down and rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing cupped his hands: \"Many thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the judge's voice fell, the people on the flying boat could no longer hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? 4019 points?!\" He Yu's eyes were full of shock. \"I predicted he could get over a thousand points, but I didn't expect it to be over four thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavens, his score is nearly ten times that of Zhuo Li!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang He and Jiang Hai only got two hundred something points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't even understand his operation, how did he get over four thousand points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you had understood it, wouldn't you have gotten over a thousand points too? It's normal not to understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who claims to be invincible in the rain technique round? Who dares to call themselves number one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shenwei Army's Zhao Xing, too strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Li, Jiang He, and Jiang Hai were being compared to Zhao Xing at this moment, but they didn't feel unhappy; the main thing was that the gap was too large, and they couldn't refute it in their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Zhao Xing was lucky and the Cloud-Rain Bead collected enough water, his bonus points were over a thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killing 1,416 enemies, self-loss 213?\" Zhuo Li muttered to himself, \"Is this kind of rain technique talent even human...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain falling from a height of a thousand meters, the raindrops would drift away to who knows where by the time they hit the ground. Moreover, they couldn't even see the fighting on the ground clearly, so how could one talk about precise control?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only try to cover the enemy's area as much as possible; it was a form of indiscriminate, fuzzy bombardment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But being able to ensure that the help to one's own side was greater than to the enemy was already quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhao Xing's ratio of enemy-to-self damage was simply astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black and white camps, which were originally equal in strength, had a battle damage ratio of nearly 7 after his rain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing 7 enemies for every one of his own side injured or killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too exaggerated. Although it's just a drill and not as harsh as real combat, how could he achieve this level?\" The brothers Jiang He and Jiang Hai were also full of question marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Hua Zhilin, she seemed to want to say something to get on good terms with Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Zhao Xing's fists clenched tightly and his unfriendly expression, as if he would hit someone if she said another word, Hua Zhilin immediately shrank her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the judge had already called her name, so she immediately gave up on the conversation and walked quickly to the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting for Hua Zhilin to cast her spell, Zhao Xing silently recovered his vital energy in a corner of the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not surprised that he could get 4019 points, because he had performed countless similar tests in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His [Ice Rain] was also the first mid-stage spell he had perfected, and ever since he came out of Donghu Mountain, Zhao Xing had clearly felt that his insights into the water element far exceeded those in other areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, at the Gucheng Temple, he had observed the [Rainwater Diagram] and gained insights the first time he looked at it; it was only because he lacked the status of a Military Agricultural Official that his insights were interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another influencing factor was his Life Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Great Zhou's dynasty system of national fortune, one cannot cultivate a Life Soul until reaching the third rank; it can only be improved passively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's Life Soul was at the mid-stage of the ninth rank, and he had also cultivated a top-tier secret technique like the Great Dream Spring and Autumn, which was a great help for the ultimate control of spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High talent, the reference of operational experience from his previous life, the factor of his Life Soul, and a sufficient amount of rainfall as a foundation—naturally, he shone brightly in this round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fourth round is definitely passed. Now it depends on the ranking and whether the Heavenly Time Academy can give me good training resources,\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing the fourth round would grant the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Time Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Heavenly Time Academy couldn't possibly take all 200 people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Time School was the current mainstream, and they also had to leave some room for other schools to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There must be many people in the Heavenly Time Academy, and I don't know if they can give me the best training resources,\" Zhao Xing thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xuanjia Army, Hua Zhilin, Lotus Cloud Rain-Making, lasting four quarters of an hour, rainfall 108, killing 1,104 enemies, self-loss 532.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Final score: 1004.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The examination for the last person in this group ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Zhilin's score barely broke a thousand, making her the second-highest in the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhao Xing felt this person was a bit strange, she indeed had strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who could break a thousand points in the rain technique round was not simple; they were at the top level among the reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The examination for this group is completely over. Now, return to the tower ship and wait for the final ranking to be announced.\" The judge made a U-turn on the spot and headed straight for the tower ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cloud-Rain Round ended, and it was already approaching the Hour of the Dog (7-9 PM), but the sky was still bright, and the five suns were still shining on the earth; clearly, this area was the [Polar Day] region of the Ten Suns Cave Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zuo Zijhi and Lu Bang stood on the second-floor pavilion waiting for the return of the other groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Xing's group returned to the tower ship, Zuo Zijhi and Lu Bang's eyes fell on Zhao Xing, and they smiled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they already knew the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they were just waiting for everyone to return to announce it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, another flying boat returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the people on the flying boat got off, a burst of exclamations erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Such a high score?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavens, the battle damage ratio is too exaggerated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before cloud-walking and rain-making, Shi Yong cast the Solar Term Decree, and it actually weakened the five suns in the sky! In such an extreme environment, he can even influence the heavenly time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With five suns in the sky, how difficult it is to shake them! Shi Yong is truly worthy of being the top pick selected from within the Tiger Dragon Army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhuang Ziqing is also good, but it's a pity that he still couldn't compare to Brother Shi in this round.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, the gap between people is too large.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing also looked in the direction of the exclamations and saw Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing walking from the flying boat to the tower ship's deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheers were coming from that side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shi Yong, the battle damage ratio reached eight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it that high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing couldn't help but be surprised as he listened to the content; Shi Yong was likely the strongest of this batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pavilion, Lu Bang and Zuo Zijhi were also talking about these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the bonus items, Shi Yong's battle damage ratio exceeded eight, and Zhuang Ziqing's battle damage ratio also reached seven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of them have several years of military experience and were selected from secondary legions; the bonus items in the rain technique round are real combat scenarios, so it's normal,\" Zuo Zijhi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shi Yong is already twenty-six, and Zhuang Ziqing is slightly younger at twenty-four. Both of them have already started cultivating the Solar Term Decree and have gained benefits, while Zhao Xing is only twenty this year and didn't even have time to cultivate the Solar Term Decree. Being able to get this result is purely due to his spell talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Bang said: \"I personally favor Zhao Xing's potential more; it just depends on what the old men at the Heavenly Time Academy think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for another hour, all the dispatched flying boats returned one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the beginning of the Hour of the Pig (9 PM), Zuo Zijhi cleared his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fourth round of testing is completely over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The results for all personnel are out, and now the scores for everyone will be announced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of Zuo Zijhi's hand, the Earth Mirror Instrument standing on the deck rippled like flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared intently at the Earth Mirror Instrument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First place, Shi Yong, total score 5845]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Second place, Zhuang Ziqing, total score 4537]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Third place, Zhao Xing, total score 4019]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fourth place, Cao Shuang, total score 3712]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Eighth place, Han Bing, total score 3401]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thirteenth place, Feng Qiu, total score 2851]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Twenty-ninth place, Hua Zhilin, total score 1004]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Two-hundredth place, Pan Shou, total score 251]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rankings were out; some were happy, some were sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing also took a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gap between me and Zhuang Ziqing is not large, but why is there such a big difference with Shi Yong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My base score should have exceeded his a bit; it seems the gap was widened in the bonus items.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He must have comprehended the Solar Term Diagram, or even multiple solar terms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth round didn't say only rain techniques could be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one had cultivated the \"Solar Term Decree,\" the environmental impact of the five suns in the sky could be partially offset by the decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, casting cloud-walking and rain-making would be easier, and one wouldn't even be affected by the previous water collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Shi Yong was only ninth rank, so he couldn't completely reverse the environmental impact of the five suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the tenth place, the gap becomes quite large; the further down, the more the scores drop off a cliff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though most people have started cultivating the secret canons of the three major schools, most people only stay at the first level of the Solar Term Diagram's 'Knowing, Fixing, Changing'—the fur—so the power is not great when cast, and they are powerless when facing this kind of extreme environment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an environment like Gucheng, the changes in strength are not great; cultivating the Solar Term Decree for a year or two is enough to change and fix the heavenly time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intensity of the Ten Suns Cave Heaven is not on the same level; what could be easily shaken in Gucheng would be ten or a hundred times harder here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those ranked after two hundred, please board the Flowing Cloud flying boat to disembark,\" Zuo Zijhi didn't give everyone time to be sentimental.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the results were out, he immediately arranged for these eliminated people to leave the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, more than half of the people on the tower ship's deck were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of five hundred people, only two hundred remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remaining people can take out your Earth Mirrors to sign up for the Heavenly Time Academy,\" Zuo Zijhi said. \"The Heavenly Time Academy will also actively send you messages, but no matter how many sign up, the Heavenly Time Academy will only select the best fifty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, you can also decide whether to sign up based on your future plans. Even if the Heavenly Time Academy sends you a notification, you can refuse and continue to participate in the tests for the Earthly Benefit Academy, Great Granary Academy, and Equalization Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a two-way selection; there is no compulsion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zuo Zijhi finished speaking, the people on the deck took out their Earth Mirrors to sign up, while some waited for notifications from the Heavenly Time Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing originally intended to take out his Earth Mirror to sign up, but he saw Lu Bang and Zuo Zijhi beckoning to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calling me over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was a bit puzzled and walked up to the second-floor pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are two more updates before midnight; from now on, they will all be updated at night. With 15,000 words a day, it's really impossible to release them at a precise time point; I can only say I will try my best to ensure no daily updates are missed! And if something really comes up, I will say so in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the bonus update for 6,000 votes, there definitely won't be one today, so everyone doesn't need to wait for a fourth update.\u003C\u002Fp>",3603,"2026-06-17T15:32:41.455Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5270e932a5da4d18efa1488b8a844988bf5a44e77f56f12ad8a554084703d330","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-121","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-119",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]