[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-shennong-dao-lord-chapter-198":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},2219440,3971,"Chapter 198: Aftermath, Re-entering the Great Dream Academy! (6K)","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>Before taking action, Zhao Xing had thought of various possibilities:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Convicted of a serious crime, all military merit confiscated, official position stripped, and imprisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This possibility is minimal, because even if everything is recorded, even if Zhao Xing intentionally killed someone, this matter was Qian Shougang's fault first. In the final analysis, it was a strong army general bullying others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now is not the period of the collapse of the Qi dynasty, the probability of such a judgment is extremely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Convicted of a minor crime, official position remains, but military merit is fined as a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The range of confiscated military merit is about 30,000-100,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also the situation Zhao Xing expected to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the previous life, players often used Marquises to brush \"reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intentionally finding generals under the Marquis who made mistakes and beheading them to brush reputation points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such behavior usually gains \"reputation\" and loses \"military merit,\" \"official position,\" and \"title.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as the operation is proper, the official position and title will not be lost, and some military merit will be lost to fish for \"reputation points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Marquises to brush reputation is also the task players like to do most. Because it is easy to get military merit in the Pingman War, but reputation points are difficult to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its functions are many, including but not limited to \"political reputation,\" recruiting famous generals, promoting ranks, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince of Liang is the object players like to mess with most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Prince of Liang is powerful, the \"reputation\" given by brushing him will be a little higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the price will also be a little higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing estimated that 100,000 military merit points would be enough to fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Long Xiao have two million military merit combined, and it is not a big deal for both of them to be fined 100,000 military merit points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he considered before, they still have to join forces with various armies to fight the Qinggang War Zone. If they encounter such a random event of \"strong army bullying\" today and do not make a strong counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there will be Li Shougang and Wang Shougang to swallow their fruits in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punch once, avoid a hundred punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a time, other armies should be able to restrain themselves when they encounter friction between friendly armies in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, neither being convicted nor fined military merit was a result Zhao Xing did not expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no reason. Although I insisted that it was a counterattack under ignorance, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is somewhat personal grievance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what, I have to be fined some military merit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing thought hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not being fined military merit made Old Zhao a bit troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because some things exceeded his own cognition, or some experiences from the previous life lost reference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone intervened, but I didn't even move Tian Shan's three letters. Who can be so hanging, suppressing the power of the Prince of Liang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yang An? Does he have such hanging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fan Zhaoli? Shouldn't be, he is just a fifth-rank, and his relationship with me is very average.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Tianning? He thinks highly of me, but Old Liu should be fourth-rank at most now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be a good thing, but Zhao Xing is a bit restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After withdrawing from the vicinity of Xixian Territory, he immediately wrote to his teacher Tian Shan to inquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Tian Shan replied to Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one sentence in the letter: The final result was jointly judged by Prince Lingde, Prince Luohou, and Prince Tianyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew~\" The letter paper burned, illuminating Zhao Xing's face brightly and darkly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting the answer, the stone in Zhao Xing's heart finally landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tian Shan only had one sentence, it revealed a lot of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only know the preliminary investigation results, but the teacher said 'final result', which means there should have been variables in the middle. According to the rules, the judgment result is first given by the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Mansion, and then reported to the Supervision Department of the Military Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Pingman War is supervised by 33 princes. In the most serious situation, the 33 princes supervising the five Grotto-Heavens need to discuss together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now this kind of thing does not reach the level of 'letting 33 princes discuss'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I belong to the Ten Suns Grotto-Heaven, and the Ten Suns Grotto-Heaven of the Military Realm is supervised by Prince Luohou, Prince Tianyan, and Prince Lingde. It is surprising to reach this level,\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with more information, Zhao Xing also had a bottom in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no impression of Prince Lingde, but he was no stranger to the names of Prince Luohou and Prince Tianyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Prince Luohou, when the Prince of Liang suddenly rebelled, it was this prince who first reacted and stopped a part of the Prince of Liang's army from going north out of Luliang Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person is also the fierce man who fought the Prince of Liang the hardest, and it was he and Prince Tianyan who copied the Prince of Liang's nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not the same as two hundred years ago,\" Zhao Xing thought. \"The Dingxin period has just begun, Emperor Jing wants to reform, and he relies heavily on his brother, the Prince of Liang, giving him great power; by the Jingxin period, Emperor Jing has plenty of people to use, and it doesn't matter whether this little brother is used or not, and even sends people to watch his little brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It turns\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Things are not like they were two hundred years ago,\" Zhao Xing mused. \"When the New Foundation period first began, Emperor Jing wanted to reform and relied heavily on his brother, the Prince of Liang, granting him great power. By the time of the Jingxin period, Emperor Jing had plenty of people to use, so whether he used this little brother or not didn't matter; he even sent people to keep an eye on him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So these three were the ones supervising the Ten Suns Cave Heaven. No wonder...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having understood the key, Zhao Xing felt much more at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Military Realm, Hundred Armies Tower, top floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Lingde, King Luohou, and King Tianyan were gathered together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luohou, I didn't expect you to actually be willing to sign,\" King Tianyan said, looking at King Luohou. \"I thought you wouldn't care about this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Qian Shougang incident, the second round of review had been interfered with by the Prince of Liang's faction, and the verdict for Zhao Xing and Long Xiao was a fine of 200,000 war merits and a demotion of two ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But King Tianyan blocked this verdict and changed it to 'not guilty, no demotion,' with the war merits fine reduced to a symbolic 30,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When King Luohou found out, he changed the verdict again and left his own judgment in the archives: \"If they are innocent, why punish them with a loss of merits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even called upon King Lingde and King Tianyan to sign it together, directly setting it as the final result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Lingde teased, \"I also thought King Luohou would support the fine on war merits. After all, if Zhao Xing were fined, Luohou's chances of winning would be greater.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Tianyan waved his hand. \"You are underestimating Luohou. Would he care about such things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Luohou said, \"Public is public, private is private. A strong army bullying a weak one—this trend must not be encouraged in the military.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qian Shougang requisitioned fifth-grade Earth Fire Lotuses without orders and was killed in retaliation by the Shenwei Army. This is the perfect example to use as a warning to those arrogant soldiers and commanders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal judgment, Zhao Xing and Long Xiao should have been fined some war merits. King Tianyan's approach was relatively normal, but the second round of sentencing was too biased toward the Prince of Liang's Black Dragon Army; the Inspection Department personnel were playing favorites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once King Luohou found out, he simply ruled it as 'no crime, no punishment.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Tianyan and King Lingde were also persuaded by Luohou, so the final result became what it is now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incident of Qian Shougang being killed quickly spread across all major war zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the Ten Suns Cave Heaven as a warning, the commanders of the strong armies in the other four major Cave Heavens were all shaken. Having fought too many easy battles, much arrogance had been bred. Many weak armies had been exploited by strong ones, but once this matter came to light, they all restrained themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing and Long Xiao, the two involved in the matter, also became famous together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he was not well-known; even though he grew Earth Fire Lotuses, he only had a reputation in a certain area among a few armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were one or two hundred seventh and sixth-grade Military Agricultural Officers across the five major Cave Heavens who could cultivate Earth Fire Lotuses to the fifth grade; this was not enough to make a name for oneself across the entire war zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because of this incident, Zhao Xing's popularity was much higher than Long Xiao's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Zhao Xing's war merits were higher than Long Xiao's, already exceeding one million. For a seventh-grade Military Agricultural Officer to exceed one million war merits, and to be of the new generation, was simply rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Zhao Xing was the one who directly killed Qian Shougang. A regular seventh-grade low-tier killing a regular sixth-grade high-tier—this also shocked many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this matter spread, the Shenwei Army and Zhao Xing became famous together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Xing is amazing! He actually cut down a regular sixth-grade?\" In the Hujiao Army, Zhuang Ziqing looked at the intelligence and couldn't help but widen his eyes. \"And he cut down the Prince of Liang's private army, yet in the end, he was found innocent and didn't even get fined war merits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can fight sixth-grades now?\" Li Feng and Feng Qiu stared blankly at the intelligence. What they were focused on was the fact that 'Zhao Xing could kill Qian Shougang.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Feng Qiu and Li Feng had suffered setbacks under Zhao Xing and had always regarded him as a target to catch up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how long had it been since they last saw him? This person already had a million war merits and could kill a Tiangang Realm consummate martial general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same Hujiao Army, in another camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Hong was standing in front of a sand table map, looking at the intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father really should have tried harder back then to snatch him into the Hujiao Army,\" Wei Hong sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Wei Yuan had gone to the Earthly Benefit Academy to snatch people back then, and they had almost succeeded. \"He is much more useful than Shi Yong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yong was currently working under Wei Yuan, but judging from his performance in all aspects, Shi Yong was far behind Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, nowadays Shi Yong didn't have much of an advantage in combat power either. After all, Shi Yong couldn't kill a regular sixth-grade martial general of the Black Dragon Army. One must know that Qian Shougang was also a warrior chosen from ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha, refreshing, so refreshing!\" In the Xuanjia Army, Cao Shuang couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the matter? Why are you laughing so happily?\" Jiang Tianming leaned over and asked. \"Let me see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tianming and Cao Shuang were both from the Xuanjia Army, but they hadn't gone to Fire Dragon Pass with Xia Jing; instead, they were working in the main force in the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both of them had been Grade-A top-tier geniuses at the Earthly Benefit Academy and had a deep relationship with Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss, he killed Qian Shougang?\" Jiang Tianming finished reading the letter. \"He and Long Xiao only had five hundred men, yet that Qian Shougang was a sixth-grade and brought a thousand Black Dragon Guards, and they were actually killed just like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hate that I couldn't follow Xia Jing to Fire Dragon Pass,\" Cao Shuang said, slapping his thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This letter made his blood boil; he wished he could also find a sixth-grade to cut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you excited about?\" Jiang Tianming said. \"The Xuanjia Army is a strong army. If you appeared in this kind of intelligence, you would be the villain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lieyang Army, camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's him?\" Helian Lie recalled the scene of his first meeting with Zhao Xing in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We met for the first time at the Lihuo Dao Academy two years ago, and now he's almost caught up to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helian Lie was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was ranked twentieth on the seventh-grade war merits leaderboard, but now, Zhao Xing was already sixty-ninth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helian Lie had also chosen a new recruit named Zhuo Li at the time, but now, Zhuo Li was only a regular eighth-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely incomparable to Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Demon Tribe territory, north side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiyuan Army's 'Qiyuan Army', Yuanhua Army's 'Yi Yue', Huanyou Army's 'Nangong Ye', Zhaoyuan Army's 'Pang Zheng'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four commanders were discussing matters in the marching hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Xing of the Shenwei Army killed Qian Shougang in Xixian Territory, leading to a standoff between Liao Rulong's tens of thousands of men and the Black Dragon Army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our coalition had originally retreated the front line by three hundred miles just to fight the Fire Demon Tribe commander at Xixian Pass. Now it's great—the commander of Xixian Pass has been scared half to death and has directly shrunk back, refusing to come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 'Qiyuan Army,' ranked first on the seventh-grade war merits leaderboard, pointed at the map, his expression somewhat speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yue, ranked second on the seventh-grade war merits leaderboard, was also very angry: \"Does this Qian something-Gang have some kind of problem? Why go and rob the Shenwei Army's grain and fodder for no reason!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've endured for a month without attacking Xixian Pass just to make the commander of this pass relax his vigilance. We were originally ready to make a move... Damn it, that guy surnamed Qian didn't even pick a good time to go die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yue excitedly slapped the table, making it bang loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry, so angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if when Zhao Xing and Liao Rulong's unit went to attack Fire Dragon Pass, an army suddenly appeared, causing the commander of Fire Dragon Pass to strengthen his defenses... If it were Liao Rulong and Zhao Xing, they would also be angry half to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can only give up on attacking Xixian Pass.\" Pang Zheng looked at the Qiyuan Army. \"This person is like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring; we can't launch a surprise attack anymore. Even if we take Xixian Pass, the subsequent passes will surely be heavily defended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we don't pull out this nail, our supply line will be stretched too thin,\" Nangong Ye's voice was somewhat ethereal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cost of attacking now is much higher than before; my superiors won't agree to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commandant Li has already sent a letter telling me to consider changing direction to enter the pass, otherwise we won't be able to keep up with the main force of the Huanyou Army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we ask the Shenwei Army to borrow a path through Fire Dragon Pass?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible? They just finished saying that strong armies must not bully weak ones; how could the Shenwei Army possibly let us through?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, there are already many armies cooperating with Liao Rulong's unit of the Shenwei Army; it's impossible to let anyone else join in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, damn it all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four commanders glared at each other, all feeling disgusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing felt that Xixian Pass was useful, which was why the construction of City No. 98 came about. These elites in the military naturally had vision. Among the armies in the north, the four of them had joined forces, broken away from the main army, and had long set their sights on Xixian Pass, intending to use it as an entry point to enter the pass and enter the Fire Demon Tribe territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now look at what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's all that damn Qian Shougang's fault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing didn't know how many chain reactions he had caused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the standoff was resolved, he returned to City No. 98 with the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Liao Rulong returned, he was also muttering in his heart. Although he spoke mightily, he was actually panicked to the extreme. If there had really been a large-scale armed conflict with the Black Dragon Army, his career as a Commandant would have been over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since Zhao Xing came, my war merits have increased, but the times I've had to worry have also increased,\" Liao Rulong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a good thing it was Zhao Xing handling it,\" Pu Zhong said. \"If it had been Long Xiao, it would be a bit precarious right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From arriving at City No. 98 to figure out the situation, to cutting down Qian Shougang's unit, Zhao Xing's handling was perfect. He didn't leave any unfavorable evidence for the investigation team; he could cause trouble, and he could also settle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been led by Long Xiao, it would likely have been characterized as 'deliberate retaliation after the fact.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless, after this incident, our Shenwei Army is also a strong army,\" Pu Zhong said. \"Anyone who wants to bully us in the future will have to weigh whether they can withstand the counterattack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right,\" Liao Rulong laughed. \"We can also be considered to have vented our anger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to City No. 98.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing saw Han Bing, Che Shihai, Wang Ji, Yuan Yang, and others waiting to welcome him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he stepped off the flying ship, the gazes of the people below seemed to be burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news that Zhao Xing and Long Xiao had cut down Qian Shougang had already spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have such a superior who cared for his subordinates, they felt incomparably honored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, you're back!\" Che Shihai ran over excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What boss? I've told you many times, use official titles on formal occasions,\" Zhao Xing scolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Commander,\" Che Shihai quickly corrected himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Ji, how is your injury?\" Zhao Xing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to the Commander, if you had returned any later, I'm afraid I would never have recovered,\" Wang Ji said somewhat dejectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\" Zhao Xing asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn't it the Commander's order?\" Yuan Yang was also a bit confused. Had he forgotten so quickly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon careful questioning, he discovered that Yuan Yang had thoroughly carried out his order; every time Wang Ji woke up, he would immediately knock him unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that minor injury, Wang Ji had been unconscious for a full seven days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had managed to recover only after the investigation team left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ji felt bitter in his heart; the injury he suffered should have healed that very day, but it was forcibly suppressed by his own people, and he had been playing the victim on a stretcher for several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing didn't know what to say; Yuan Yang was too obedient. He could have healed Wang Gong after the act of playing the victim was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group walked into the hall, and Zhao Xing said to Wang Ji and Han Bing: \"You must learn a lesson from this incident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Ji, Han Bing, one of you is too impulsive, and the other is too calm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Ji, you shouldn't have gone to block people, causing yourself to get injured. Where are fifth-grade Earth Fire Lotuses more important than your own life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Bing, you consider too many things. Even if it's the Black Dragon Army, you shouldn't have been so subservient. If you had organized people to fight a battle outside the city and put up resistance, our subsequent pursuit action would have been more reasonable, the action more coherent, and the justification more sufficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was no need to wait for me to come and remedy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Bing and Wang Ji nodded quickly, indicating they had learned their lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I'm tired these days too. You all go down first and let me rest for a while.\" Zhao Xing knew these two didn't need much teaching; they just lacked experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearing everyone out, Zhao Xing cast the God-Walking Protection and sank into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>City No. 98 had not yet built a temple, and now that the investigation team had left, Zhao Xing intended to take the risk of entering the Great Dream Academy once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intervention of the three kings had ultimately made Zhao Xing feel a sense of vigilance. He felt that he couldn't rely entirely on the experience of his past life to do things; he had to make his own strength stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With stronger strength, even when facing variables, he could respond more calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously been on guard against being monitored, but now Zhao Xing was also familiar with the battlefield and had a deep understanding of the Great Zhou's Yin Spirit monitoring system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he could try entering the Great Dream Academy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The octagonal underground palace sank two thousand meters down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he dug a hole, pasted many talismans around it, and sat cross-legged, as if closing his eyes to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he was silently reciting incantations in his heart, quietly entering the Great Dream Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\" Zhao Xing stepped into the cloud-shrouded portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one step, the scene changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes appeared magnificent palaces wrapped in semicircular light shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These palaces flashed before his eyes, and then most of them faded away, leaving only three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the 'Heavenly Craft Hall,' which was where Zhao Xing had obtained the sixth-grade soul armor last time; inside, there was a mechanical Dharma beast, the Xiezhi, as a guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was the 'Heart-Questioning Platform,' which was where he had obtained the Dao Embryo Pill; it had now reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third was the 'Heavenly Mystery Pavilion,' which was a new palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's try the Heavenly Craft Hall first.\" Zhao Xing entered the Heavenly Craft Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously passed the three trials of the Heavenly Craft Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first trial was the Mysterious Mechanism Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second trial was the Mechanism Box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third trial was the Mechanism Maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first two trials were rewarded with elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third trial was the sixth-grade soul armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the mechanical beast Xiezhi again, it was the familiar question: \"Student Zhao Xing, you have reached the threshold to challenge the fourth trial, the 'Six Harmonies Yin-Yang Array'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The minimum reward for the fourth trial is a fourth-grade low-tier treasure, and the maximum reward is a sixth-grade high-tier treasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you wish to challenge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing nodded: \"Reporting to the guardian, I choose to challenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please enter that door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical beast Xiezhi blew a breath, the surrounding clouds dispersed, and a portal appeared ten meters in front of Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing stepped into the portal, and immediately the surrounding scene changed; he was placed at the foot of a high mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Six Harmonies Yin-Yang Array is an array formed by the power of Earth Sha and Heaven Gang, one Yin and one Yang. The entire mountain is composed of the Dharma array.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To climb the mountain, the minimum condition is to reach the Earth Sha Realm and begin body refinement with Earth Sha. To reach the summit completely, one must be at the Heaven Gang Realm consummate level, refining the body with Heaven Gang Qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To pass perfectly and get the highest reward, one must not fear the four trials of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Thunder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every trial could be cheated; unlike the mechanism maze of the third trial, the fourth trial was a pure requirement of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I possess nine types of high-grade Dharma. Now that I'm challenging, the spells I know in reality can also be used here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My strength cannot be viewed according to the normal Earth Sha Realm. I wonder if I can reach the summit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a little preparation, Zhao Xing began to climb the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first quarter of an hour after starting to climb, the earth shook and the mountains swayed, the mountain body cracked, and giant rocks rolled down, smashing toward Zhao Xing in a continuous cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each giant rock carried a thick Earth Sha power. If he were hit by that kind of large giant rock, the impact was simply not something Zhao Xing could resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the Dharma beast Xiezhi said Zhao Xing only possessed the threshold to challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven and Earth evolve Yin and Yang; the Earth Tribulation of the Six Harmonies Array is like a high-grade Mountain-Sealing Dharma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that this kind of Mountain-Sealing Dharma is aggressive; anyone who climbs the mountain will be attacked by this mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing entered the trial, and the 'body' he currently possessed was a replica of his situation in reality, so the spells he knew were the same as in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God-Walking Protection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing immediately sank into the mountain body, not directly carrying the giant rocks. The God-Walking Protection was now a high-grade spell at the fourth turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traveling through the mountain body, he quickly passed the 'Earth Tribulation' and reached one-quarter of the height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the escape became slow because Zhao Xing's Yin-Yang Six Harmonies Array produced a second change. [Six Harmonies · Wind Sha]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did the earth shake and the mountains sway, but there was also an incomparably violent wind blowing toward the octagonal underground palace deep underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chi chi chi chi chi~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The octagonal underground palace was blown until it was tottering. Although it hadn't blown inside, Zhao Xing, who was in it, felt incomparably cold; that was the coldness from the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Wind Sha!\" Zhao Xing immediately cast the second high-grade Dharma, Yin Wind Sha, using Wind Sha against Wind Sha, wrapping the octagonal underground palace and continuing to climb the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>",4387,"2026-06-17T16:13:07.318Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7bd234610a5cd1632f468cc7ce8d8f769f5f508c85ec9dcfcf77e69f1e020ff0","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-199","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-197",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]