[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-shennong-dao-lord-chapter-202":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},2219444,3971,"Chapter 202: Ghosts Steal Vegetables at Midnight, Soul-Detaining Straw Man Arises! (6K)","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>The next day at the Mao hour (5-7 AM), Long Xiao, who was sleeping, felt something, suddenly climbed up, and flew into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing, who hadn't slept yet, was slaughtering turtles on the warship when he suddenly saw Long Xiao's figure rush into the sky, directly driving his sword into the gale layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing activated the Heavenly Eye Method to pay attention to Long Xiao's movements. Through the gale layer, he could see Long Xiao climbing continuously, and soon he reached the 3,000-meter gale layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is the Great Auspicious?\" Zhao Xing realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was not worried about Long Xiao's breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiao was a sword cultivator; even without the blessing of national destiny, he wouldn't be as dangerous as an ordinary seventh-rank when breaking through on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural cultivation was inherently going against the heavens, and the difficulty was immense. If an ordinary seventh-rank intended to draw gale energy into the body, they had to make many preparations, such as Organ-Protecting Pills and Viscera-Protecting Pills, and even then, success was not guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ancient method system, the description of breaking through realms was always \"nine deaths and one life.\" Of course, those with good talent and deep family foundations were another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Wu hour (11 AM - 1 PM), Long Xiao broke through the shackles of the seventh-rank Earth Fiend Realm, successfully drew gale energy into his body, and entered the sixth-rank Heavenly Fiend Initial Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the breakthrough was still not over. Long Xiao continued to fly upward and soon disappeared from the range of Zhao Xing's Heavenly Eye Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't see it anymore.\" Zhao Xing retracted his gaze. \"With the gale wind blocking, the high-rank Heavenly Eye Method can only see three thousand meters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sixth quarter of the Wu hour, Long Xiao flew down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing reactivated the Heavenly Eye Method and could see a small golden sword in Long Xiao's dantian—the Heavenly Fiend Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transforming gale energy into sword energy for his own use—this was the difference between a sword cultivator and an ordinary martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Long Xiao broke through, he went directly to the middle stage of the Heavenly Fiend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing activated the Qi-Gazing Method to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pillar of light appeared above Long Xiao's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fortune is two zhang high, the whole body is red, without any gray or white. This is a stable Second Derivative fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fortune is in the shape of a pillar, condensed and not scattered, meaning he has just experienced a wave of good luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a point of green light in the center, with signs of developing towards the Third Derivative, but he is still far from Third Derivative fortune,\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi-Gazing Method couldn't look at oneself, but he had a panel, so he didn't need to use the Qi-Gazing Method to look at himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your divination is really accurate!\" Long Xiao jumped onto the warship happily and gave Zhao Xing a thumbs up. \"You finished, and I broke through today, and I reached the middle stage of the Heavenly Fiend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not that mysterious,\" Zhao Xing smiled. \"You were already at the bottleneck and could break through at any time, and I can only calculate fortune; I don't know where it specifically applies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only calculated that Long Xiao had Great Auspiciousness, but he didn't know which aspect it specifically applied to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you calculate specific things?\" Long Xiao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haven't tried it yet,\" Zhao Xing said. \"Do you want to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiao said: \"Then calculate the outcome of the Great War of Pacifying the Barbarians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing: \"...If you want me to die, just say so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiao was surprised: \"What's wrong? What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing pointed to the south and then to the north: \"The imperial court has official officials, Creation Plates, and Earth Mirrors, deducing heavenly secrets at all times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Southern Barbarian's Sacred Mountain has the Ten Day Shamans and the Nine Pillars of Heavenly Deduction, doing the same thing as the imperial court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this time, the national destiny on both sides is like two millstones... no, like two long rivers full of whirlpools turning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A small shrimp like me dares to calculate such heavenly secrets, and I will immediately suffer backlash and die suddenly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiao was startled: \"Is it that exaggerated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't Long Xiao's fault for not understanding; the fate profession was very far away from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In short, that's what the books say, and I don't dare to try,\" Zhao Xing said. \"Change to another question, like what to eat tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft, do I need to ask that? Just run to the kitchen camp and you'll know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing shrugged. Being in the Southern Barbarian battlefield, there were actually not many things that could be calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Turtle Divination Method used the spirit turtle to bear the cost, if he dared to calculate the outcome of the Great War of Pacifying the Barbarians, let alone a seventh-rank spirit turtle, even a first-rank spirit turtle wouldn't be able to hold up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going, boring.\" Long Xiao intended to get off the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you go to see Old Chen, tell him to come over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know I was going to find him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing smiled and didn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiao had broken through to the sixth rank; with his personality, wouldn't he have to go show off in front of his brothers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely had to see Old Chen, and then there was Yu Ziqi; the little brother was still at the seventh rank, so he had to show off before he broke through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Long Xiao left, Zhao Xing continued to slaughter turtles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't calculate big things, but small things are still possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing looked at the cracks on the turtle plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the turtle plate no longer just showed fortune, but also the stems and branches of the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zhao Xing's eyes, the turtle plate was magnified, covered with divination positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The original hexagram is Ze Shan Xian (Lake Mountain Influence), a lake in the mountain, mountain and water interacting. A gentleman is open-minded and humbly accepts others' suggestions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a hexagram divined using a seventh-rank turtle plate, asking about the outcome of the cooperation negotiation between Liao Ruolong's division and Nangong Ye's division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result obtained was that Nangong Ye would be persuaded, and there would be a result from the negotiation soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Turtle Coin Divination was derived from the Six Lines Classic. At this time, there was only the turtle plate and no coins specifically for fate masters, so Zhao Xing didn't know how high the accuracy was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the turtle plate could still be used, Zhao Xing asked about the follow-up. That was the situation of the six armies cooperating to attack the Soul-Sacrifice Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked very generally, and it was only a partial war in the drill stage, so Zhao Xing estimated that it could be successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ka ka ka ka~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cracks on the turtle plate became larger, and a gray color radiated from the flames, seemingly suffering great obstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pa~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last moment, the turtle plate finally completed the presentation of the hexagram, and then completely shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiu~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The turtle shell splashed in all directions like blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing turned sideways, and the turtle shell grazed his shoulder, and a wisp of hair fell off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Involving the Southern Barbarian battlefield, even a partial war is hard to bear,\" Zhao Xing looked at his palm; he had been grazed just now, and wisps of blood seeped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hexagram lines changed, Ze Shan Xian changed to Shan Di Bo (Mountain Earth Stripping), meaning villains are in power, gentlemen lose power, and crises are everywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow the trend and stop, only then can you be very auspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of thought crossed Zhao Xing's eyes. \"Does it mean we should stop cooperating after taking the Soul-Sacrifice Pass? Who will sabotage our cooperation? Zhaoyuan Army? Yuanhua Army? Phantom Nether Army? Or the Liang Prince faction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many possibilities, and Zhao Xing didn't know the result for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Xing, why did you call me over?\" Chen Shijie flew over on a cloud and landed on the warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the ground full of charred turtle shell fragments and couldn't help but frown: \"Are you really fortune-telling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiao told him about Zhao Xing fortune-telling for him, and Chen Shijie thought it was just for fun, but he didn't expect it to be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Read some miscellaneous books, just playing around,\" Zhao Xing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You even used a seventh-rank spirit turtle; this is not playing around,\" Chen Shijie said. \"Don't learn this randomly; the path of divination is easy to get trapped in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you still afraid I'll get trapped?\" Zhao Xing smiled. \"Did you forget what I told you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijie's brow relaxed. That was true; being able to say \"My fate is up to me, not heaven\" in the Flame Mountain, Zhao Xing didn't look like someone who was superstitious about these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was no such worry, Chen Shijie was also a bit curious: \"What are you calculating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing said: \"Calculated the cooperation matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijie said: \"Oh? And the result?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing said: \"Of course it was negotiated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijie raised an eyebrow: \"Did you really learn some tricks? I just came from the council hall, and Nangong Ye, the Qi Yuan Army, and Yi Yue have already left. They agreed to our cooperation plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of Old Chen's speaking, Zhao Xing activated the Great Deduction Qi-Gazing Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The center of fortune is gray and white, only the outer layer is dark red and full of cracks. The fortune is scattered, red, gray, and white are often intertwined, and occasionally gray and white occupy the upper hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Chen's fortune is between the First and Second Derivative. Matching his sixth-rank status, it is still a bit reluctant, much worse than Long Xiao,\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like Old Chen were those with thin fate and short fortune. If he hadn't become an official of the Great Zhou, he would probably have died long ago; he shouldn't have lived this long at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a drop of blood, let me calculate for you,\" Zhao Xing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijie flicked a drop of blood from his fingertip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Zhao Xing got another new seventh-rank turtle plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Zhao Xing not only wanted to ask about fortune but also about Old Chen's fortune for the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were less than two months left until the 18th year of the Jingxin Calendar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, there would be a catastrophe in the Ten Suns Cave Heaven. He wanted to see if Old Chen would die in this catastrophe; he couldn't calculate the Ten Suns Cave Heaven directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The turtle plate floated, blood was smeared, and a round of flames enveloped the turtle plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ka~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint cracks appeared on the turtle shell, gradually spreading across the entire turtle plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the calcination proceeded, Zhao Xing extended his five fingers, introspecting heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five-Finger Heavenly Fate Method! Activate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing felt a trace of resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he calculated for a relatively long time this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijie had the protection of the Great Zhou's national destiny, forbidding others from deducing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Turtle Coin Divination Art and Five-Finger Destiny, although they could bypass this prohibition, still felt this resistance when calculating too far into the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grade 7 turtle plate exploded directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijie immediately grabbed Zhao Xing to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp turtle shell instantly cut many wounds on both of their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright?\" Chen Shijie frowned as he looked at Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine.\" Zhao Xing inconspicuously retracted his right hand into his sleeve. \"I burned it too much; it didn't work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not a proper method, so practice it less.\" Chen Shijie said. The imperial court had no secret techniques regarding destiny professions, and he was also afraid that Zhao Xing might have practiced some crooked path by mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I'll practice it less in the future.\" Zhao Xing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm leaving first; I still have military duties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing watched Chen Shijie leave, his expression turning gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took his hand out of his sleeve; at this moment, all five of his fingers were fractured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Chen's tribulation, I'm afraid it really lies in the Ten Suns Cave Heaven.\" Zhao Xing pondered, resetting his finger bones. \"The Jian hexagram, Water-Mountain Jian, is unfavorable for traveling north, and the Ten Suns Cave Heaven is just to the north of this location. The treasure land of the Ten Suns Cave Heaven is either mountains or water; Old Chen entering it is full of challenges and obstacles, and his fate is unpredictable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was just one possibility; he just felt that this possibility was very high, combined with his experience from his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still have to let this brother earn a million military merits as soon as possible. When he is promoted to Grade 6 in next year's periodic rewards and receives a Marquis title, getting his fortune a bit higher might allow him to pull through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path of destiny is mysterious and profound, but there are still some basic laws. In such matters, Zhao Xing could not carry the burden for Chen Shijie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if he told Chen Shijie directly: \"Don't enter the Ten Suns Cave Heaven in March next year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, if Chen Shijie really had a tribulation in his fate, he might not necessarily die, but this tribulation would fall upon Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fortune of the Third Derivative might not be able to withstand the kind of tribulation in the Ten Suns Cave Heaven; that was a tribulation that even Grade 5s would die in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To resolve it, he still had to make Chen Shijie's own fortune stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next few days, Zhao Xing stayed on the warship slaughtering turtles, practicing the four new secret methods he had learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the progress of practicing Five-Finger Destiny was average, while the Turtle Hexagram Art within the Turtle Coin Divination Art had already reached mid-stage perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than two thousand turtles had also been killed clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to go further was already impossible because he lacked the Coin Divination Art; these two methods had to be combined to transform into a high-stage art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five-Finger Destiny was also just a mid-stage spell, staying at the Seventh Turn and unable to advance further, which was related to his own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the Observation of Weather Art, perhaps because it was linked to his main profession, plus the Southern Barbarian lands where weather changes were unpredictable, was something Zhao Xing practiced with ease. He reached mid-stage perfection without spending much time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was October 19th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Zhao Xing had already followed the army down Fire Dragon Pass and arrived at a place called \"Tonghuo City\" to station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current army was a coalition of six forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 18,000 Black Armor Army led by Xia Jing, the two Divine Might Army units led by Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang totaling 70,000, and the Sea-Suppressing Army led by Jiang Ming and Li Que, totaling 50,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The above only counted the combat battalions of the three armies; the logistics and supply battalions were all deployed along the way to build cities, repair cities, and farm, and could be drawn upon to become combat personnel at any time. The scale was maintained at around 100,000 people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did the logistics battalions increase so much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mainly the result of the discussion. Nan Gongye of the Phantom Nether Army, Qi Yuanjun of the Zhaoyuan Army, and Yi Yue of the Yuanhua Army brought 8,000, 10,000, and 15,000 people respectively. Totaling 33,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The above 33,000 people were almost all combat personnel, with less than one-tenth being logistics personnel, and that was even counting the military agricultural officials and the mechanism masters operating the warships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, these three armies could not supply their own logistics. They all had to rely on the logistics of the three armies: the Divine Might Army, the Sea-Suppressing Army, and the Black Armor Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was cooperating for the first time and had to rely on each other; the cooperation could only be established if no one could leave anyone else. Otherwise, with the strength of the three strong armies—the Zhaoyuan Army, the Phantom Nether Army, and the Yuanhua Army—once they passed Fire Dragon Pass, they wouldn't need anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, Zhao Xing, the \"Logistics Chief,\" was under great pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nominally, he only led three thousand mixed battalions, but in reality, the supplies for the entire army were left to him to manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was pressure, but also motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because all performances on the Eastern Front would be seen by the military world. If Zhao Xing could ensure the logistics of these six armies, then his promotion to Grade 6 would not be far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty miles east of Tonghuo City, there is a volcano; to the south, there is a river; to the north, there is a large amount of flat land; only the west is worse, being a sandy wasteland. I plan to use Tonghuo City as the largest supply city for the six armies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing stood in front of a sand table: \"With Tonghuo City as the center point, transport supplies to the armies on the three lines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Bing, you lead Agricultural Official Battalions 1 to 15 to the north to sow seeds. Cultivate according to the thirty-six types of supplies on the list. This area will serve as our largest granary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Han Bing accepted the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Che Shihai, you take three hundred agricultural officials to the large river in the south. Use Cloud-Rain Beads to collect rainwater. Work in three shifts; you must ensure that the north has sufficient clouds and rain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Ji, there's no need to repair the barrier of Tonghuo City. The land is all outside, and it's the same whether there is a barrier in the city or not. You go to the large river in the south first to set up the Water-Clearance Pure-Origin Array to prevent attacks from the Insect Shamans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you must also set up the Earth-Hidden Returning-Origin Array in the north, and the volcano in the east must also have the Earth-Fire Three-Absolute Array base repaired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially the large river in the south; I plan to make that a medicinal herb base. Heart-Insect Grass and Blood-Origin Fruit must grow by the water; there must be no mistakes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My three thousand mixed battalions are all handed over to you. You must protect the water source and defend against the Insect Shamans!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ji's expression was solemn: \"Yes, if there is any loss, I will cut off my own head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He Fengnian! Zhang Zhong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of you are at...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing issued orders rapidly. Soon, flying boats and warships in Tonghuo City took off, and each battalion began to complete its tasks under Zhao Xing's arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhao Xing himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He boarded a Sea-Covering Tower Ship of the Sea-Suppressing Army and began to patrol from City No. 110 to City No. 135 around Tonghuo City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonghuo City was the largest supply city because it had good geographical conditions, but there were also many cities around it that were smaller than it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either they possessed unique geographical advantages, or they possessed water sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To manage the logistics and supplies for 100,000 people, Zhao Xing was also busy to the point of not having his feet touch the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several consecutive days, he was also exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were too many things to consider, he had to process at least ten thousand messages a day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only logistics affairs, but he also had to pay attention to the front-line battlefield and even the movements of the entire theater to avoid missing any great opportunities or encountering any major disasters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I have time, I really have to go back and find Old Liu to learn the Self-Straw Man; I'm stretched too thin,\" Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had a Self-Straw Man, he could fully act from hundreds of miles away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could know the information of cities everywhere in the first instance, and he wouldn't have to run around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had to run, he could at least run in a planned way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>November 4th, Eastern Front of Soul-Sacrifice Pass, Luoya City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of Luoya City was named Molike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Grade 6 warlock. Molike came from a superior tribe in the Holy Spirit Royal Court. He was young, less than a hundred years old, and was already a Soul-Controlling Warlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warlocks related to yin souls in the Holy Spirit Royal Court were divided into three levels: Soul-Serving Warlock, Soul-Controlling Warlock, and Ten-Thousand-Soul Warlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those of the lower three grades were Soul-Serving Warlocks; they were in the stage of serving ghosts and understanding ghosts, and could also borrow the power of ghosts, but they needed precious mediums and the price was relatively high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they came from a large family and had powerful yin souls sitting in town, it was difficult to practice anything, and they were easily backlashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-Controlling Warlocks could already control powerful ghosts, even begin to refine souls, and knew many strange spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming a Grade 6 Soul-Controlling Warlock before the age of a hundred, Molike was highly valued by the patriarch, and it was definitely not because his grandfather was the patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luoya City, where Molike sat in town, had not yet been directly affected by the flames of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Six-Army Alliance took the upper, middle, and lower routes to attack Soul-Sacrifice Pass, and the location where Molike was situated was in the \"wild zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Molike was not the type to sit and wait for death. Today, he decided to do something big—sneak attack the supply city of these six armies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Protector Qiyuan, I intend to sneak attack the enemy's supply city. Where should I start?\" Molike looked at a Daoist on the seat next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Heaven Sect had a high status in the Holy Spirit Royal Court. Although it was not the \"State Religion,\" it was also highly valued by the royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Spirit Royal Court sent troops to support the Golden Feather Royal Court, and to show their importance, they also sent many experts from the Profound Heaven Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiyuanzi was Molike's chief advisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to intelligence, Tonghuo City is the largest supply city. If a devastating blow can be dealt to this city, the Great Zhou's three-route army will collapse directly,\" Qiyuanzi smiled slightly. \"Just the punishment from the military world would be enough for them to suffer; they would have to retreat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonghuo City is probably heavily guarded.\" Although Molike had a drive, he wasn't stupid. If it were so easily destroyed, they wouldn't have sent the elite of the Holy Spirit Royal Court to guard Soul-Sacrifice Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it can't be destroyed, we can also cause some damage,\" Qiyuanzi said. \"We can...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Molike listened to Qiyuanzi's words, his eyes lighting up: \"Good, we can try!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonghuo City, Zi hour (midnight).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing, who was checking intelligence in the City Lord's Mansion, suddenly felt his brow twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing immediately flew out of the City Lord's Mansion and flew toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he activated the Heavenly Eye Art and looked toward the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The yin energy is obscure and difficult to understand. Is there a yin soul team sneaking toward Tonghuo City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without obstruction, the Heavenly Eye Art could see very far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing could discover an obscure yin energy spreading in the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing immediately shouted to Zhang Yi in the temple: \"Zhang Yi, have you noticed anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi in the temple immediately opened his eyes: \"My lord, I have not felt anything unusual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing frowned: \"You quickly take two hundred priests and go to the large river in the south.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yin energy came from the north, but Zhao Xing let Zhang Yi take people to guard the south because the water source in the south was crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the north?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was actually not worried; he had many Soul-Detaining Straw Men squatting in the northern fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Soul-Detaining Straw Men were at mid-stage, Ninth Turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might not be able to eat big fish, but dealing with ordinary yin souls was no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Soul-Controlling Warlock of the Holy Spirit Royal Court, his methods shouldn't be this obscure... Go and see.\" Zhao Xing cast Mist Concealment and flew rapidly toward the northern planting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the northern planting area and activated the Heavenly Eye Art, the ghosts below had nowhere to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after seeing their actions, Zhao Xing couldn't help but be speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were one or two thousand ghost warriors who, after entering the planting area, began to move the mature crops in the planting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five-Ghost Moving Method, this is a sect spell... Damn, this old Yin-Bitch from the Profound Heaven Sect dares to come and steal my vegetables?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's fingers were wrapped in golden light. After waiting for them to all enter the planting area, the golden light scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soul-Detaining Straw Men, rise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shua shua shua shua shua~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dense forests all over the north, four straw man phalanxes were lying in ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Xing's spell command arrived, one Soul-Detaining Straw Man after another raised its head, its eyes flashing with soul-captivating light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They jumped out rapidly and rushed toward those ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Detain them all for the Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",4346,"2026-06-17T16:13:07.318Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","89b0bb15e6252f5ea6197db0bc470a93fcddf315d336b0438e9ecde848593e7c","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-203","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-201",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]