Chapter 244

Entering the first floor, the surrounding mist dispersed, revealing a hundred-meter-high mountain peak.

A tall figure stood on the peak, and when Zhao Xing entered, her gaze also looked over.

"I am the Gold Spirit Heavenly Maiden."

A cold female voice appeared in Zhao Xing's ear.

Huh? Are the Heavenly Maidens a series?

Zhao Xing hadn't passed this trial; after all, this was the Great Dream Academy, not the "Cloud Dream Academy" he was familiar with.

But thinking of what the mechanical beast Xie Zhi said, they were all highest rewards. It seems there is more than one type of reward for each floor.

Zhao Xing carefully examined the puppet mechanism named "Gold Spirit".

She wore brilliant, dazzling silver armor, the silver light shining brightly, and the exquisite patterns on the armor flowed with mysterious power.

Her hair was purple, and she wore a cape.

She held a twelve-foot-long spear, the spear body was entirely silver-white, the tip flashed with cold light, exuding a chilling murderous intent.

Her features were exquisite, but her temperament was very sharp.

"The aesthetics are actually quite good; this mechanical puppet is made quite beautifully..." Zhao Xing thought.

Mechanical engineers rarely care about aesthetics, and humanoid puppets are rare.

Most are large animal puppets. Mechanical engineers generally believe in one tenet: big is beautiful, and more is better!

Except for a very small number of departments, such as assassination, they would make them smaller.

As for humanoid mechanical puppets, even if they exist, they wouldn't pursue aesthetics.

Zhao Xing had seen the list of mechanical puppets for sale in the Military Realm; most humanoid puppets only had one image: a bald man.

Why are there no bald women?

Zhao Xing had also brought up this question when chatting with the mechanical engineer Gao Ming.

Gao Ming's answer was: "Because making the chest large will hinder the puppet's flight speed."

Zhao Xing joked: "Could it be that they are all made according to the image of male mechanical engineers?"

In short, female images like this, just like real people, rarely appear on the production lists of mechanical engineers.

While Zhao Xing was examining her, the puppet "Gold Spirit" continued: "On the first floor, there are seven Heavenly Maidens like me, plus one Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden."

"Our requirements for passing are all the same: in the duel, knock us off the mountain peak, knock away our weapons, or cause scars to appear on our mechanical bodies."

"Defeating any one of the seven Heavenly Maidens will allow you to go to the second floor."

Zhao Xing nodded. When the Guardian Xie Zhi spoke, he was referring to the highest rewards.

And to become a candidate for the Grand Master of Crafts, one must pass through the highest reward route.

But if one isn't aiming for the candidate position, there are other lower reward tiers.

Gold Spirit continued to introduce the rules: "My mechanical body is built from sixth-rank low-grade materials."

"I possess a sixth-rank low-grade battle soul."

"If you are ready, come up to the mountain peak."

Zhao Xing pondered the several important indicators she mentioned.

"A sixth-rank low-grade mechanical puppet corresponds to the combat power of the fourth-rank Origin Soul Realm."

"That is to say, this mechanical puppet has at least one or more indicators that have reached the early fourth rank."

"The defense has definitely reached it."

"The secret patterns on her body flow with the way of Geng Metal. Using a spear proves that at least one high-rank martial skill has been trained. If it exceeds seven turns, that proves the attack has also reached it."

The attack standard for the fourth-rank realm is generally a high-rank spell of seven turns, or a high-rank martial skill of seven turns.

The third-rank realm masters "top-tier spells" and "top-tier martial skills." The realm of their Dao is also higher.

For example, the "Dream Walk" level of the Great Dream Spring and Autumn is a "top-tier spell," capable of killing in dreams.

Or the Ten Thousand Law Straw Man, reaching the point of having ten thousand clones, also belongs to "top-tier spells."

The sword strike Yang An used to slay the Heavenly Shaman also entered the top-tier level.

From the third rank to the first rank, Dao, technique, and spell are all moving forward on the path of the top tier.

Some powerful ones, like Liu Tianning in his peak period, could create a million clones; his Straw Man spell had already reached the ultimate level.

Of course, he only reached the "ultimate" level in this one aspect; one can only say his "spell" reached the super-rank.

A comprehensive super-rank realm requires more than just spells (martial skills); the physical body, life soul, and Dao must all comprehensively exceed it.

In the middle three ranks, their spells and techniques are all exploring at the high-rank level.

If the level of technique and spell is the same, the difference between the fifth rank and the fourth rank lies only in the life soul, the seven physical souls, and the Dao. (Each profession's cultivation method secret canon, such as the Master of Agriculture having the way of Heavenly Time, the way of Earthly Advantage, and the way of the Self; martial artists having the way of sword cultivation, the way of blade cultivation, etc.)

"She possesses a standard sixth-rank low-grade 'battle soul', proving she possesses sixth-rank 'combat instinct'. Before 'leaving the factory', she underwent countless combat training sessions," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

A mechanical battle soul cannot be considered true "intelligence" because they have no seven emotions or six desires, nor the ability to think independently.

But a "battle soul" is the embodiment of the wisdom of a mechanical engineer, or even many mechanical engineers.

A sixth-rank combat puppet, just after being made, must undergo a long time of training to possess a "battle soul."

The process often takes more than ten years, or even decades.

The level of the battle soul is where the value of a mechanical puppet lies. Without a battle soul, a mechanical puppet is just an empty shell, unable to move, and can only be dismantled for money or have a battle soul re-cultivated.

In actual combat, combat experience is very important. The combination of various spells and the grasp of timing often lead to victory for the experienced.

"On paper, I am crushing this mechanical puppet, regardless of the environment," Zhao Xing glanced at the competition area on the mountain peak.

There was a circular platform on the mountain peak, about the size of a football field.

Gold Spirit was clearly a melee puppet, which could be regarded as a melee martial artist.

In such a small range, Zhao Xing was clearly at a disadvantage.

Because in a ring duel, if one is not afraid of the opponent running away, the greater the distance, the more advantageous it is for a mage; the closer the distance, the more advantageous it is for a martial artist.

With sufficient distance and deployment time, fifth-rank spellcasting professions like mages, masters of agriculture, and priests, as long as the difference in technique and spell is not too great, have a high probability of killing a fourth-rank.

And at close range, a fifth-rank martial artist also has a high probability of killing a fourth-rank mage.

For example, right now, after Zhao Xing entered the dome on the mountain peak, he immediately cast "Divine Movement Protection."

"Hum~" The Eight-Corner Earth Palace escaped into the ground.

The Heavenly Maiden guard "Gold Spirit" immediately rushed over.

She stomped her feet violently, the earth trembled, and at the same time, the spear in her hand thrust obliquely toward the ground.

Both the spear tip and the ground beneath her feet emitted bursts of earthy yellow light.

Both moves were attempts to interrupt Zhao Xing's escape technique.

And the earth veins were indeed interfered with to a certain extent.

However, Zhao Xing's Divine Movement Protection had long since reached high-rank perfection, directly ignoring this interference, and he still quickly disappeared into the ground.

The Heavenly Maiden could only stand in place and stare.

"Boundless Domain!"

After Zhao Xing escaped underground, he calmly cast the Earth Palace spell.

"Boom~"

The ground collapsed by fifteen meters as a whole, as if pressed down by a great force.

The Heavenly Maiden guard Gold Spirit's spear was even bent!

Her footsteps also became extremely heavy.

Moving became very difficult.

"Hum~"

A mist emerged underground.

Mist Concealment activated!

Zhao Xing appeared silently on the other side. Now he and the Heavenly Maiden still maintained the initial long distance, only the two had swapped positions.

And after he came out, the Heavenly Time spell could also be cast.

"Cloud Swallowing Domain!"

"Boom-crack!"

A heavenly thunderbolt struck toward the Heavenly Maiden guard.

She tried her best to dodge, but under the dual blessing of the Cloud Swallowing Domain and the Earth Palace Domain, her body became incomparably clumsy.

She could only passively take the beating and couldn't dodge at all.

"Zzzzz~"

Thunder was dense, and sparks appeared on her body.

Just after this bolt of thunder, an ethereal voice came from the sky.

"Pass!"

Hum~

A great power dispelled all spells.

Zhao Xing looked ahead and saw that the Heavenly Maiden Gold Spirit's spear had already left her hand.

At this time, the phantom of the mechanical beast Xie Zhi walked out from the surrounding mist: "Zhao Xing, you have defeated Gold Spirit. You can now choose to receive the reward immediately and proceed to the second floor, or you can continue to move forward to obtain the highest reward of the first floor."

"Guardian, I choose to continue forward," Zhao Xing cupped his hands and said.

Just because he could defeat this mechanical puppet didn't mean the Heavenly Maiden guard was weak.

Apart from the nine strongest Ten Thousand Law clones, the Heavenly Maiden was at least stronger than his other Ten Thousand Law clones.

At the very least, selling it could fetch a good price.

He came here to sweep up goods; how could Zhao Xing give up?

"Good, she will not follow you to challenge the trial. After you finish challenging, come back to collect the reward."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing flew toward the second mountain peak.

…………

"My name is Fire Spirit."

"My mechanical body is built from sixth-rank mid-grade materials."

"I possess a sixth-rank mid-grade battle soul."

"If you are ready, come up to the mountain peak."

The second Heavenly Maiden guard wore deep red magic robes, even her hair was red, and she held a ruby staff in her hand.

Zhao Xing knew at a glance that this puppet was built according to the template of a Fire-element mage.

He flew up to this higher mountain peak again.

Just like before, Zhao Xing still escaped underground and cast the Boundless Earth Palace spell.

First, weaken the opponent's mobility.

However, there was some difference from the Gold Spirit martial artist template. When he surfaced again, the entire dome ring was covered in flames.

He saw the Fire Spirit puppet already standing in the very center of the ring, spewing raging flames from her staff, filling the entire ring.

It was just that the Earth Palace spell also lowered the height of the flames.

At first, the sea of fire was fifty meters high, but after the power of the Earth Palace spell erupted, only three meters remained.

"I don't even need to extinguish the fire," Zhao Xing smiled slightly, reached out a finger, and the Thunder-Breaking Truth Finger left a scorched mark on the Fire Spirit's body.

Although it was quickly repaired, it did leave a mark.

"Pass~"

Xie Zhi's figure appeared again. He looked at Zhao Xing, his bell-like eyes flashing with appreciation: "Haven't seen you in a few years, your strength has greatly improved; even Heavenly Fire cannot stop you."

During the fourth trial, Zhao Xing had been stuck on the fire trial among Earth, Fire, Wind, and Thunder.

But now, these flames couldn't hurt Zhao Xing at all.

…………

"My name is Water Spirit..."

The third mountain, Water Spirit Heavenly Maiden.

She was the same level and dressed the same as the previous Fire Spirit, but the Dao inscribed in her body was different, and her demeanor appeared gentler.

Zhao Xing used the same trick, still escaping underground as soon as he went up.

However, this time, Water Spirit's spell affected Zhao Xing, who had already burrowed underground.

Water flowed into the earth, eroding the earth veins, and layers of freezing compressed Zhao Xing's Earth Escape range.

Even the establishment of the Boundless Earth Palace became much slower.

"Water comes, earth covers, but at this time, her Water-element spell had a blocking effect."

"My Earth Palace spell was weakened by thirty percent," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "This Ice Sealing spell should have reached the high-rank eighth-turn level."

Zhao Xing also knew high-rank Ice Sealing spells. When he was eating Lingxiu in the Extreme Night Sea, he comprehended high-rank Cloud Swallowing Domain, Earth Palace Domain, Ice Sealing, and Heavenly Fire.

The earth veins seemed to be frozen stiff, and the Eight-Corner Earth Cage slowed down.

In addition, because the frozen earth isolated a thick layer, the binding force of the Boundless Earth Palace was only seventy percent.

However, when Zhao Xing surfaced, he still ended the battle quickly.

Seventy percent power still greatly weakened the opponent's mobility.

Afterward, Zhao Xing cast the high-rank perfection Dripping Water Domain, using water against water. Because Water Spirit cast a Water-element spell, this actually provided a spell bonus for Zhao Xing.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!" Layers of ice walls appeared around Water Spirit. The ice walls had petal imprints, containing the mysteries of the Water-element Dao, blocking the water droplet attacks.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang... slap!"

By the nineteenth raindrop, the ice wall was pierced.

After breaking the defense, the continuous raindrops completely submerged her, directly knocking her flying and crashing down the mountain.

The fourth mountain peak was the Wood Spirit puppet.

Its defense was at the sixth-rank mid-grade level, and it had four high-rank seven-turn spells.

They were Thorn Cage, Wood Spirit Clone, Green Origin Barrier, and Vitality Extraction.

The Wood Spirit puppet's body possessed extremely strong extensibility. It was like a tree, rooted in the ground, and also caused trouble for Zhao Xing after he escaped underground.

Roots wove a cage full of thorns both underground and above ground, attempting to trap Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing's Earth Palace spell didn't seem to affect it, because the Wood Spirit puppet didn't intend to move.

It was only afterward that he learned that the Earth Palace spell had destroyed its high-level secret technique, Wood Spirit Clone.

The Green Origin Shield and Life Extraction were one attack and one defense; the latter was a Wood-element spell domain capable of extracting vitality.

The Green Origin Barrier formed a wide-range barrier protection.

However, for Zhao Xing, this was just a matter of casting one more spell. The high-rank perfection Heavenly Fire Fiend destroyed the Green Origin Barrier, broke through the Wood Spirit's spell defense, and left scars on its main body.

…………

The fifth trial, Earth Spirit Heavenly Maiden guard.

The tables turned; this time, as soon as Zhao Xing went up, the opponent burrowed underground.

"I haven't even burrowed yet, and you've already burrowed."

Zhao Xing smiled slightly, and he didn't burrow down to play hide-and-seek with the Earth Spirit Heavenly Maiden.

Referring to the Water Spirit Heavenly Maiden's operation, he cast the Ice Sealing spell.

"Water, come!"

Zhao Xing supported the clouds, and a great river poured down from the clouds, like a Milky Way waterfall.

Water flowed to erode the ground, and Zhao Xing switched to casting the high-rank perfection Ice Sealing spell.

"Hum~"

Zhao Xing felt his body sink.

The Earth Spirit Heavenly Maiden began to cast Earth-element spells underground, which was very similar to the effect of the Earth Palace spell.

It was just that the range controlled by the Earth Spirit Heavenly Maiden was not that large, and it was more focused on individual binding, while the Boundless Earth Palace had a larger range and uniform binding force.

"Puff~" "Puff~" "Puff~"

Earth spikes broke through the ground one after another, but they were only ten meters away from Zhao Xing.

Because the ground under Zhao Xing's feet had all become frozen earth, she couldn't break through.

The Ice Sealing spell isolated a layer, and while eroding the Earth-element domain, it also formed a safe area for himself.

The high-rank perfection Ice Sealing spell pitted against the high-rank eighth-turn Earth-element domain, eroding very quickly.

A quarter of an hour later, the Earth Spirit Heavenly Maiden was forced into a corner. She could only stay in a rock layer within a five-meter radius, barely resisting.

Zhao Xing sensed her situation and immediately cast Divine Movement Protection to escape down.

"Boom!"

The Eight-Corner Earth Palace immediately knocked her out of the range of the dome ring.

"Thunder Spirit Heavenly Maiden, right? Fine, I know, you don't need to repeat the rules."

Zhao Xing flew to the sixth mountain peak and cast spells directly.

The Thunder Spirit Heavenly Maiden only knew thunder spells, and her combat domain was in the air. Zhao Xing forced the Thunder Spirit Heavenly Maiden out of the ring using only the Heavenly Fire spell.

The seventh mountain peak, Wind Spirit Heavenly Maiden.

She was proficient in wind spells and had extremely fast speed, but Zhao Xing's Nine Heavens Gang Wind was faster than her.

It only took three rounds to take her down.

Thus, on this first floor, only the highest reward remained, which was also the most difficult challenge—the Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden.

When Zhao Xing arrived at the eighth mountain peak, a seven-colored figure appeared on the peak.

This Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden had a slender and graceful figure, like a green lotus standing tall, refined and otherworldly.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, exuding a touch of heroism; her eyes were like deep lakes, clear and mysterious, and her blue eyes were like the purest gems, containing endless wisdom in their brilliance.

Her nose bridge was straight and beautiful, like carved jade. Her lips were like delicate flower petals, red without needing lipstick.

A waterfall of black hair was scattered casually behind her, fluttering gently with the breeze, and a few strands of hair brushed against her fair cheeks, adding a touch of charm.

She wore a gorgeous magic robe, embroidered with mysterious runes and patterns, flashing with five-colored light.

Above her head, a sun hung high, its brilliant light like a golden veil, shrouding her, making her whole person exude an otherworldly aura.

"To be able to make a humanoid mechanical puppet like this, the Great Li's mechanical engineers must be going bald."

"I just don't know if it's practical or not," Zhao Xing examined her. In his view, this appearance part was not as good as designing it as a pile of explosive units.

However, after the fight started, Zhao Xing didn't think so anymore.

The materials used to make the Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden were all sixth-rank peak grade!

And she possessed all five elements, wind, and thunder!

She knew all the spells the previous seven Heavenly Maidens knew, and they were even stronger.

The level of her battle soul was also higher, and her use and combination of spells were not on the same level as the previous ones at all.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

Raging flames, surging waves, the earth trembling, thunder deafening, lightning tearing through the sky, as if the whole world was under her control.

The point was, she was capable of both melee and ranged combat, and there were no flaws to be found at all.

"Seven domains!"

"The Dao array inscribed in the Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden's body encompasses the five elements, wind, and thunder. Although she knows fewer spells than me, she is already very close to my strength."

"My advantage is that my five-element, wind, and thunder spells are all perfect, while her spells have not reached perfection, only ninth-rank, and I have several more spells than her, such as the Transformation spell and the Cloud spell, which she doesn't know."

"Her advantage is that her shell defense is strong, made of sixth-rank peak-grade materials, which is comparable to the defense of a fourth-rank perfection martial artist. Breaking her defense is very, very difficult."

"I can only force her out of the ring."

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Xing determined the plan for victory. He engaged in spell exchanges with the Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden and gained the upper hand.

But the Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden still held a sword in her hand; she could engage in close-quarters combat. During the spell competition, she tried to attack at close range time and time again, which really caused Zhao Xing quite a bit of trouble.

There were no usable materials around, so Zhao Xing couldn't cast the Ten Thousand Law Straw Man. Besides, the puppet's battle soul was not affected by sleep bugs.

It wasn't until the third quarter of an hour that a winner was decided.

"Boom!"

During a dodge, the Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden was hit by Zhao Xing's Rolling Ground Thunder, and one foot left the dome ring.

Looking at the motionless Sun-Day Heavenly Maiden, Zhao Xing also let out a long breath.

"This is not my real body after all. If it were the real world, I would have already condensed Pure Origin soil, had Ten Thousand Law clones following me, and had high-end weapons on me. Fighting her wouldn't be this strenuous," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

The Origin Qi body simulated in the Great Dream Academy was only a standard fifth-rank Pure Origin Realm.

No Pure Origin space, no Golden Bone completion, no armor or weapons, not to mention the Ten Thousand Law Straw Man.

It meant that more than half of the billions of resources Master Zhao had invested previously didn't take effect here.

"I can only pass by relying on pure Dao technique skills," Zhao Xing also felt that the conditions for getting the highest reward were stringent.

But thinking about it, it was normal. The Heavenly Craft Hall was originally for array mechanical engineers to challenge. For other martial artists and mages to come over, the difficulty naturally had to be increased.

"Student Zhao Xing, you have already obtained the highest reward of the first floor." The mechanical beast Xie Zhi's figure appeared again. "Do you want to challenge the second floor?"

"Back to the Guardian, I want to try," Zhao Xing said.

"Good, please fly to the entrance in front." The mechanical beast Xie Zhi danced its whiskers, and the entrance to the second floor immediately appeared in front.

Zhao Xing flew to the second floor.

The world spun, the scene changed, and he appeared in the center of a bluestone square.

Four buildings like sword towers stood around the square.

"Hum~" In the sword tower to the west, a dark red figure two and a half meters tall appeared. His appearance slowly changed, actually presenting Zhao Xing's appearance, but his temperament was very cold.

"I am the Hundred-Change Dao Soldier. The materials that built me are seventh-rank low-grade."

"I possess a high-rank battle soul. As long as you can force me out of the square or leave a mark on me, you pass."

"You can make the first move."

Zhao Xing didn't say a word and burrowed into the ground with Divine Movement Protection.

He cast the Boundless Earth Palace spell, but at this moment, the Hundred-Change Dao Soldier on the ground stomped his foot violently.

"Boom~" "Boom~"

A terrifying force instantly disrupted the earth veins, accurately shattering the Boundless Earth Palace Zhao Xing had just constructed.

The earth veins reached seventh-level rage in an instant, and surging earth fire impacted Zhao Xing's Eight-Corner Cage protection.

"Can't beat it, this is too strong," Zhao Xing shook his head. At this time, although he could still stay underground, this situation was completely different from the first floor before.

"This is an absolute realm gap. A seventh-rank Dao Soldier with a high-rank battle soul is already equivalent to the third-rank strength among human practitioners."

Zhao Xing shook his head and shouted the three words "Guardian" while still underground.

"Hum~"

A great force pulled Zhao Xing back.

The next moment, he reappeared outside the Heavenly Craft Hall.

"Boom~" The walls closed, gray mist filled the air, and the Heavenly Craft Tower of the fifth trial also disappeared.

The mechanical beast Xie Zhi stood beside eight Heavenly Maidens.

"Thank you, Guardian," Zhao Xing bowed respectfully.

"These eight Heavenly Maidens belong to you," Xie Zhi said. "Do you want to store them here first, or take them back directly?"

"Store them here first." Zhao Xing still planned to go elsewhere to try his luck.

Now that he had broken through to the fifth-rank realm, there were more places he could challenge.

"Good, you can come find me when you go out." Xie Zhi spat out a token. "This Heavenly Maiden Token is the key item to control the mechanical puppets. After you go out, inject a trace of Origin Qi into it, and they will only listen to your commands."

"If the token is taken away and your Origin Qi is erased, the Heavenly Maidens will change owners. You must keep it safe."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing looked at this token and thought about what the conditions were to control the mechanical beast Xie Zhi.

Someone like the mechanical beast Xie Zhi, who could chat with him fluently and think independently, definitely exceeded the ninth-rank level.

Of course, Xie Zhi's independent thinking also had to follow the manufacturer's restrictions.

For example: it wouldn't think about why the vast Great Dream Academy hadn't been challenged for so many years, or why a Zhao Xing suddenly appeared to challenge it.

It wouldn't think about these questions because it was limited to a thinking theme.

Zhao Xing guessed that this was the mechanical engineer who created Xie Zhi using their own blood sacrifice to turn into an "Artifact Spirit."

Of course, this type of method also had flaws.

The blood sacrifice method of the Origin Qi era, where the life soul turns into an "Artifact Spirit," loses the core true spirit.

This process is irreversible, meaning that after becoming an Artifact Spirit, one cannot turn back into a "life soul."

Nor can one return to the physical body.

The seven emotions and six desires will gradually disappear, and one will only remember a certain task or instruction set at the beginning: for example, find a new owner, or inheritance.

However, in the Spirit Qi era, Artifact Spirits and life souls can be converted into each other, and the above restrictions are gone.

Mechanical engineers also ushered in the rise of a new version, where blood sacrifice methods and soul artifact methods became popular.

They wanted to abandon their bodies, have their life souls live in divine weapon mechanisms, and extend their lives by constantly replacing parts, or even achieve eternal life.

Learn spells? Non-existent. Replace the part array, and you can cast it in a second. Why learn anything else?

The physical body is weak, and mechanical ascension became the mainstream ideology.

However, this is destined not to work, because natural lifespan does not just refer to the physical body, but also includes the life soul.

The physical body and life soul will decay together, and the more you replace, the more "wear and tear" the life soul will have, although certain Spirit Qi materials can achieve the effect of nourishing the life soul.

But this kind of life extension also has a certain limit, and in the end, it cannot achieve true eternal life.

Of course, although the mechanical puppets of the Origin Qi era do not have true intelligence, in some respects, they are even smarter than humans because they possess "Artifact Spirits."

Because the thinking of an Artifact Spirit is not affected by the seven emotions and six desires, it is completely rational.

They can efficiently execute combat-related instructions. Like Xie Zhi, Zhao Xing could even chat and talk with it.

"Guardian, do you know if there is a Master of Agriculture Hall in the Great Dream Academy?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Master of Agriculture Hall? No." Xie Zhi shook its head.

Zhao Xing felt a little disappointed. He hadn't seen the Master of Agriculture Hall in his previous life either, and thought it had been moved away by the Wu Di, but now it seems that the Great Li itself didn't have this hall.

However, Xie Zhi then said: "There is no Master of Agriculture Hall, but there is a Divine Farmer Hall."

Zhao Xing's eyes lit up: "May I ask Guardian, do you know the conditions for entering it? Why haven't I seen it appear even after reaching the fifth rank?"

The mechanical beast Xie Zhi's eyes revealed contemplation: "That shouldn't be. At the fifth-rank Pure Origin Realm, you should have been able to enter and challenge it long ago. Go outside and take another look."

Zhao Xing was also a bit puzzled. He really hadn't seen the Divine Farmer Hall when he came in. Otherwise, he would have gone directly to challenge the Divine Farmer Hall instead of the Heavenly Craft Hall.

However, since Xie Zhi said so, he ran out of the Heavenly Craft Hall and returned to the Cloud Gate Square.

"Hum~" Countless palaces floated in the clouds.

Zhao Xing saw the 【Reincarnation Hall】, 【Heart-Questioning Platform】, 【Martial God Tower】, 【Spell Secret Treasury】, 【Heavenly Mystery Pavilion】, 【Sacred Beast Palace】, 【Life Palace】, and 【Heavenly Craft Hall】.

But he just didn't see the Divine Farmer Hall.

Zhao Xing ran back into the Heavenly Craft Hall and found the mechanical beast Xie Zhi: "Guardian, I really didn't see the Divine Farmer Hall."

The mechanical beast Xie Zhi was also very puzzled: "How is that possible? My Great Li's Divine Farmer Hall is of utmost importance; how could it be missing?"

"Can you take me there?" Zhao Xing asked.

Xie Zhi shook its head: "I cannot leave the range of the Heavenly Craft Hall."

Zhao Xing was also baffled. He hadn't seen it in his previous life either, and thought it was because the profession was a sewer. After all, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had been removed at the time, the Life Master profession had no challenge points, and similarly, the Priest profession had none.

But Xie Zhi said it existed and was of utmost importance, so he should have been able to see it long ago.

But now he couldn't see it; what exactly was the situation?

"Go ask the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Guardian; perhaps he knows better," the mechanical beast Xie Zhi said. "He is the second guardian of the entire Great Dream Academy."

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Guardian, that Heavenly Fate Black Bird?

Zhao Xing remembered that when he first entered the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and obtained the Great Expansion Qi-Gazing Technique, the Five-Finger Heavenly Fate, and the Turtle Coin Divination Method, he had seen the Heavenly Fate Black Bird once.

However, that Heavenly Fate Black Bird was very strange; it seemed to dislike people disturbing it, only stating the rules and then focusing on reading.

Zhao Xing, carrying his doubts, left the Heavenly Craft Hall and flew toward the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

The scene was exactly the same as when he entered last time.

As soon as he entered, a little bird was standing on a cabinet chanting.

"Multiply and divide to deduce, exhaust the source of creation; divine fate and hexagrams, seize the changes of heavenly mystery."

It held a scroll of books in its beak, shaking its head.

"Student Zhao Xing, pays respects to the Heavenly Fate Guardian," Zhao Xing cupped his hands and said.

The Heavenly Fate Black Bird was interrupted from reading and was a bit impatient: "Weren't the rules told to you long ago? If you want to see something, go flip through it yourself."

Zhao Xing said cautiously: "I have a question I would like to ask the Heavenly Fate Guardian. I wonder if the Guardian can answer it."

After waiting for two seconds and seeing no sound, Zhao Xing looked up.

He saw the Heavenly Fate Black Bird squinting and saying: "Hurry up and ask!"

This damn bird had quite a temper!

Zhao Xing asked: "Reporting to the Heavenly Fate Guardian, I learned from the Heavenly Craft Guardian that there is a Divine Farmer Hall in the academy, and I should have been able to enter it long ago, but I cannot see where it is."

"The Heavenly Craft Guardian asked me to come and ask you."

The Heavenly Fate Black Bird swallowed the scroll into its stomach and said faintly: "It was indeed not wrong. Normally speaking, you should indeed have seen the Divine Farmer Hall."

"However, that is under the premise that the Great Li had not yet been destroyed."