Chapter 247: Divine Court Solar Term Token, Void Seed, Ascension Legend

"As for the remaining two items, see for yourself."

The Destiny Black Bird opened its beak and spat.

Two rays of light, one green and one black, emerged.

Zhao Xing stared closely. Inside the green light was a palm-sized token, flashing with intertwined gold and green secret runes, along with two ancient characters he did not recognize.

Inside the black light was a bumpy sphere, looking extremely illusory; he had no idea what it was.

"Senior, what is this thing that looks like a token?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Why ask such a stupid question? You already said it's a token, so it is a token."

"..."

Zhao Xing pointed at the black bumpy sphere and asked, "Then what is that?"

"Oh my, are you annoying or what? I already told you to see for yourself."

"... enior, you don't actually know what they are called, do you?" Now that the contract was signed, Zhao Xing wasn't worried about this silly bird harming him, so he spoke more directly.

"..."

The Destiny Black Bird's eyes widened: "How could this seat not know? This is a test for you! You should learn their functions yourself."

"Hehe, Senior is right."

Zhao Xing guessed this silly bird didn't recognize these two items.

Well, different professions are like mountains apart; what would the guardian of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion know about the treasures of the Ministry of Agriculture?

The token looked somewhat familiar, but as for the black bumpy sphere, Zhao Xing had no clue. He would have to recall it in his Memory Palace after leaving.

"Senior, any other instructions?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Yes," the Destiny Black Bird said. "Live well, and on that basis, strive to become stronger. Don't be in a hurry to find the One Dream Heaven and Earth."

"Wait until you reach the First Rank. Once you find it, this seat will tell you how to control this supreme treasure."

The Destiny Black Bird was also afraid that Zhao Xing would become arrogant after obtaining so many treasures.

If this kid died, it didn't know how many years it would have to wait for a chance to escape.

"Thank you, Senior. Shall I go then?"

"Hmm, go." The Destiny Black Bird waved its wing.

Zhao Xing had just reached the door when he was suddenly called back.

"Wait!"

"..."

Zhao Xing turned around: "Senior?"

"One more question I want to ask you," the Destiny Black Bird said.

"Please ask, Senior."

"Do you know how long it has been since the fall of Great Li? Which of the Ten Divine Sects sits on the world now? Has a new destiny dynasty been born in the Eighteen Prefectures? What year of the Profound Yellow Era is it now?"

Zhao Xing: "?"

Is that just one question?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing knew the Destiny Black Bird's perception of the outside world was quite vague, and it couldn't even keep track of time accurately.

He thought for a moment and said: "Senior, between three thousand and ten thousand years ago, there was a period called the Era of Ten Thousand Nations, where nations warred with each other. Ancient historical records are quite chaotic."

"Records regarding Great Li are extremely scarce."

"According to the mainstream view today, Great Li fell fifty-seven thousand four hundred and ninety-six years ago."

Zhao Xing then answered its second question: "There are now nineteen prefectures, located west of the original Vast Sea."

"On the land of the nineteen prefectures, a powerful destiny dynasty was established, named Zhou. It has lasted for three emperors so far, spanning two thousand seven hundred and forty-three years."

"As for the Ten Divine Sects," Zhao Xing pondered, "they have become history. Great Zhou has no state religion; it doesn't even allow sects to exist, evolving into seventy-two Academies and Schools."

"Five of the historical Ten Divine Sects were split into multiple Academies and Schools, such as the Departing Fire Academy, Creation Academy, Azure Water Academy, Lotus Flower School, Green Wood School, Geng Metal Academy, Purple Firmament Academy..."

"The current Profound Yellow Calendar has many versions, such as the 'New Profound Yellow Calendar', 'Great Zhou Profound Yellow Era', 'Profound Yellow Four Seas Calendar', 'Nine Prefectures Profound Yellow Era', 'Profound Yellow Prehistoric Era', and 'Profound Yellow Savage Era'."

"The era history compiled by the Zhou Dynasty's historians goes back a billion years, but history with actual material evidence only spans about fifty thousand years."

"The 'Great Zhou Profound Yellow Era' is relatively detailed, but it has significant discrepancies with the Four Seas and Savage Eras..."

"Stop! That's enough," the Destiny Black Bird said. "It's too messy, it gives me a headache. The historical records of the broken Li Dynasty were already chaotic enough, yours are even worse."

Zhao Xing immediately shut his mouth. Chaos was inevitable, because the Profound Yellow World kept splitting and merging. Once a war started, it was truly earth-shattering, and some war-torn eras lasted for thousands of years.

Moreover, when it involved the devouring of destiny, many records and imprints of the hostile nation had to be erased so that the populace would only believe in the new dynasty.

Additionally, the vast majority of ordinary people only lived for about a hundred years and didn't care about history from long ago; fifty thousand years ago was already considered ancient.

"Fifty-seven thousand four hundred years... that's about what I expected," the Destiny Black Bird feigned profundity. "Perhaps you can take some historical records from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion in the future and become a historian yourself."

"Yes, thank you, Senior."

"No more questions, you may go."

Zhao Xing nodded and turned to the door.

"Wait!"

"..."

Zhao Xing was speechless. Are you kidding me?

Does this silly bird have a bad memory?

"Senior, what is it now?"

The Destiny Black Bird said: "Almost forgot to tell you. If you can break through to the Fourth Rank within 10 years, I will gift you a portion of destiny."

"Your current destiny is about Rank Five. With my help, you can reach Rank Six."

Zhao Xing was slightly stunned after hearing this.

That's right, this is the Destiny Black Bird. It had gifted him destiny before; it seemed there were still many benefits to be dug out from it.

"Senior, why not gift it to me now?"

The Destiny Black Bird said indifferently: "If your talent is limited, this portion of destiny can only be left for those who come after."

"However, if you can break through to the Fourth Rank within ten years, that will prove you are worthy of this gift."

Zhao Xing nodded, accepting the big pie the Destiny Black Bird had drawn for him.

Seeing that it had no other questions, he intended to leave. When he reached the door, he turned around again immediately.

Sure enough, the Destiny Black Bird called him back once more. Zhao Xing just looked at the Destiny Black Bird quietly.

The Destiny Black Bird let out a 'caw': "It's not that I want to toy with you. It's just that I just flew... flew back, and was somewhat affected."

"Are you going to the little Xie Zhi?"

"Yes, Senior," Zhao Xing replied.

The Destiny Black Bird flew onto Zhao Xing's shoulder and pointed its wing outside the door: "You had better leave the Academy immediately after going there."

"Why?" Zhao Xing asked in surprise. "I was planning to visit other places."

The Destiny Black Bird said: "Did the little Xie Zhi tell you that I am the second-ranked guardian here?"

"Yes."

"The guy ranked first is stronger than me, and its duty is to uphold the rules and order of the One Dream Heaven and Earth."

"You have now received my gift. If it discovers you obtained things you shouldn't have, it might be troublesome. So, you had better leave immediately; I will shield the heavenly secrets and cover up the past during this time."

Zhao Xing was speechless. Indeed, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world; the Destiny Black Bird's gift was not so easy to take.

He had entered the Great Dream Academy openly and honestly, but now it had turned into something sneaky, like being a thief.

Thinking about it carefully, it really was being a thief.

The Destiny Black Bird, this double agent, was essentially stealing things and handing them to him.

Zhao Xing nodded. "Senior, when can I enter again?"

"Not sure. You can come in and see if you have nothing to do; I will tell you."

"Alright, I understand."

Zhao Xing stepped out of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and this time the Destiny Black Bird did not call him back.

He quickly arrived at the Heavenly Craft Hall, found the Dharma Beast Xie Zhi, and led the Eight Heavenly Maidens away.

Before leaving, Zhao Xing asked: "Lord Guardian, may I ask who the First Guardian of the Great Dream Academy is?"

Xie Zhi said: "Dream God Guardian."

"Which hall is the Dream God Guardian in?"

"Not sure, I haven't seen him for a long time."

Zhao Xing nodded, led the Eight Heavenly Maidens away, and returned to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

He hadn't brought the Primordial Spirit Fruit, the token, or the black sphere with him just now.

According to the Destiny Black Bird, he had to 'log off' in the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to avoid being discovered.

If he walked around the Academy with three treasures that didn't belong to him, he would be discovered by the First Guardian.

Taking them out was also a bit troublesome and required the Destiny Black Bird's help.

Otherwise, Zhao Xing, a Fifth Rank, would be unable to bring those three items back to the Great Thousand World.

"Senior, I'm back."

The Destiny Black Bird nodded: "Just do as usual, relax your body and mind, and silently recite 'exit'."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing held the three treasures; as for the Eight Heavenly Maidens, there was no need for that.

Immediately, the Destiny Black Bird spat out a breath of mist, enveloping Zhao Xing completely.

"Hum~"

Space began to distort, and Zhao Xing's figure became illusory.

The Eight Heavenly Maidens disappeared along with him.

But those three treasures remained suspended in the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

Seeing that Zhao Xing's figure was about to disappear completely.

A large patch of feathers on the Destiny Black Bird's body exploded.

"Hum~"

The three treasures also became completely illusory and disappeared from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

"Caw~ Caw~"

The Destiny Black Bird collapsed on the ground, exhausted.

Looking at its bald self, it panted heavily.

It took a long time to recover.

"Damn it, I overdid it... I shouldn't have brought so many things for him."

To grab Zhao Xing as a life-saving straw, the Destiny Black Bird had risked its life, but the consequence was that it had now become half-bald.

A long time later, the Destiny Black Bird struggled to fly onto the cabinet and let out a breath.

Clearly there was nothing there, but a book was reflected in its eyes, constantly flipping pages.

"Destiny returns to the nest, Great Expansion is flawless, my chance to escape has been advanced by more than three hundred years."

"Starting fourteen years ago, the vitality I had deduced for tens of thousands of years suddenly changed. The person who entered the Academy was supposed to appear three hundred years later, but now it has been advanced by so long. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse..."

…………

Jiujiang Prefecture, in the wilderness, deep underground.

Zhao Xing woke up slowly.

He glanced around and found eight Heavenly Maidens standing there.

In his arms was a Heavenly Maiden Token.

Additionally, there was a feather box.

Zhao Xing quickly threw the feather box aside, isolated it with Yuan Qi, and then performed a calculation with the Five-Finger Destiny.

He immediately closed his eyes and fell asleep, entering his dreams to review.

"The Destiny Black Bird is not as stupid as I imagined; it is very likely pretending."

"The purpose might be to make me lower my guard and obediently do things according to its wishes."

"Hmph, a Destiny Black Bird that has developed self-awareness and can defy the rules of the Great Dream Academy's small world, how could it be a truly stupid bird."

"However, since it wants to act, I will pretend not to know."

"In my past life, the Great Dream Academy was obtained by the Martial Emperor, and I never heard of a mechanical Destiny Black Bird. Even during the War of Pacifying the Barbarians, it never appeared."

"Has it really escaped? Or rather, is it really for the sake of escaping?"

Zhao Xing compared it with his past life memories, using his advanced cognition to review, and always felt there were other traps in it.

Either the Destiny Black Bird's requirements were actually very difficult, or it wasn't for the sake of escaping.

"However, the Primordial Spirit Tree shouldn't be fake."

"My Life Soul also has no abnormalities."

"But the Earth Soul did indeed produce a great cause and effect, so great that I can feel it." Zhao Xing used the Great Dream Spring and Autumn's Three Souls Convergence Method to connect to the Earth Soul and found a faint causal constraint.

At this moment, he dreamed of the Earth Soul, with a bird's phantom standing on its shoulder, holding a piece of paper in its mouth. There were no words on it, but Zhao Xing could sense the content, which was consistent with the contract signed in the Academy.

"For now, I am still safe, at least until I control the supreme treasure of the One Dream Heaven and Earth," Zhao Xing thought to himself. He possessed epoch-making cognition and still trusted his own judgment more.

"The future Marquis of Offering, his strength is mediocre, but that is relative to the later versions. He already had Fourth Rank strength when he offered the treasure."

"He offered such a great treasure and was only enfeoffed as a Marquis, but other rewards were generous, and his merit rank was even raised to the same level as Tian Shan's ancestors."

"The Marquis of Offering was stuck in an awkward position. He was Fourth Rank when he offered the treasure, but his own ability was average. High-rank official positions are limited."

"The Martial Emperor didn't like officials who rose by luck. The Marquis of Offering was old and had poor aptitude; it was difficult to give him opportunities even if he wanted to."

Possessing foresight and a vision beyond the version, Zhao Xing quickly determined that the Great Dream Academy was indeed a great opportunity.

And as his strength increased, it slowly revealed itself.

If it were someone else, they might be worried about gains and losses, but Zhao Xing quickly recovered and detached from the dream.

"In this era, the Primordial Spirit Fruit is already considered the third tier of consumable treasures," Zhao Xing thought. "A Ninth-Rank soul-type fruit can even rival contemporary rare treasures."

Treasures above the Ninth Rank have two levels: 【Contemporary Rare Treasure】 and 【Rare World Treasure】.

The Primordial Spirit Fruit is a Ninth-Rank soul-type fruit.

It not only increases the Life Soul but also strengthens the Earth Soul.

The Earth Soul is the Causal Soul, meaning he will be more sensitive to cause and effect.

"I am only at the Fifth Rank perfection now. To consume a Primordial Spirit Fruit, I have to slice it and eat it bit by bit. According to the silly bird's estimate, it will take three years to fully digest," Zhao Xing thought.

"My Life Soul is currently at the late Fifth Rank. I don't know what level it can raise me to."

Zhao Xing had never seen a Fifth Rank consume a Ninth-Rank Primordial Spirit Fruit, so he couldn't estimate it.

However, because he was eating it bit by bit, the possibility of bursting the Life Soul didn't exist.

"My physical body is at Fifth Rank perfection. My Life Soul can completely cross a major rank and reach Fourth Rank perfection first."

If others did this, there might be a situation of Yin flourishing and Yang declining. If the Life Soul is too strong and the physical body is weak, there will be a counter-effect.

But Zhao Xing didn't need to consider so much.

Why?

First, because his physical body was already very strong. During that opportunity in the Ten Yang Cave Heaven, his golden bones had already reached perfection.

Second, because after he broke through to the Fifth Rank, he became a Ten Thousand Dharma Dao Body. If the physical body is a house, then the size of his house was much larger than an ordinary Fifth Rank.

Third, Zhao Xing practiced the Ten Thousand Dharma Straw Man. If it really didn't work, he could split his soul and let the Ten Thousand Dharma Straw Man share the pressure of the Life Soul.

"Go back and eat it." Zhao Xing also had to make some preparations.

He did not return to the Twin Islands Dragon Horse Inspectorate; after all, it was not as safe there as the mainland.

So he returned to Bixian Prefecture. After coming out from underground, he took the Eight Heavenly Maidens and returned to Dongyang County, Bixian Prefecture, by Qilin Flying Boat.

Why was the home in Dongyang County safer and more secretive than the Twin Islands?

Because of the existence of the Yellow Register.

Land with an owner, no entry without permission—this rule was very restrictive.

In the 27th year of the Jingxin Calendar, Zhao Xing asked Princess Youruo to register his home in the Yellow Register and affiliate it with the Princess Mansion.

Because although Zhao Xing was not Princess Youruo's vassal, his father Zhao Ruide was.

Even if someone wanted to spy on him, they couldn't, and the secrecy was higher than the Twin Islands Dragon Horse Prison.

Additionally, staying in Dongyang County would also allow him to check information and find the origin of the other two treasures.

"Just in time, I can go back and see my younger brother and sister."

Zhao Ruide learned that his wife was pregnant in November of the 21st year of the Jingxin Calendar.

In September of the 22nd year of the Jingxin Calendar.

Madam Cai gave birth to a daughter. Zhao Ruide named his young daughter Zhao Yuhuan, nickname Zhuzhu. Now, she was exactly seven years old.

As for his younger brother Zhao Zheng, he was already twenty-two. He entered the Azure Water Academy at fourteen and had been studying there for eight years.

"Even I am thirty-three," Zhao Xing felt a bit emotional.

Returning to his home in Dongyang County, the Zhao Mansion suddenly became lively.

Zhao Ruide asked for leave from his superior to go home to see his son, and Zhao Zheng also returned from the Academy.

The whole Zhao Mansion was killing pigs and sheep, as if it were a festival.

"Why are you being so polite? It's not like I'm not at home usually," Zhao Xing looked at Zhao Ruide, who was constantly instructing the servants, and couldn't help but smile.

"That Dharma Body of yours, can that be called being at home?" Zhao Ruide squinted and said, "You spend most of your time in your own courtyard, never stepping out. Occasionally, while chatting, you suddenly go into a daze."

"I was busy with official business," Zhao Xing said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

He left a Ten Thousand Dharma clone at home, and it was one of the nine with sword Qi, the strongest among his clones.

Of course, most of the time, Zhao Xing was in an 'offline' state, so he seemed a bit strange.

"Since you're back this time, get some good rest and spend more time with Zhuzhu," Zhao Ruide whispered. "You've become the 'silly brother' in her mouth now."

"Ah?" Zhao Xing was stunned. "What's the situation?"

"What situation? Look at how you usually act. You go into a daze while talking, and you can't hear when called. Zhu'er often asks me if her big brother is a fool."

"Uh..." Zhao Xing thought about it, and it seemed so. From the little girl's perspective, his usual performance did seem like a fool.

"Where is Zhu'er?" Zhao Xing asked. "Haven't seen her for a long time."

"She's in your courtyard."

…………

Servants were usually forbidden from entering Zhao Xing's private courtyard because the Ten Thousand Dharma clone didn't need to eat.

Only one person came often, and that was Zhao Yuhuan.

She often carried small snacks or held a lunch box to the courtyard to visit her 'silly big brother'.

Because she found that her 'silly big brother' rarely ate, she thought he had some kind of illness.

Zhao Ruide was asked so many times that he simply admitted: "Yes, your brother is a fool, don't bother him."

Madam Cai next to him immediately glared at Zhao Ruide and held Zhao Yuhuan in her arms: "Don't listen to your father's nonsense. Your big brother is not a fool; he is the most powerful official, even more powerful than your second brother who can wield a knife and fly."

Seven-year-old Zhao Yuhuan already had her own ability to think. She felt that what her father said was more in line with her usual perception of her big brother.

And her mother was lying to her. Why was she lying to her?

She must think her big brother is a fool, has a bad brain, dislikes him, and therefore doesn't give him food.

So Zhao Yuhuan often secretly brought snacks to feed her silly big brother.

When Zhao Xing flew to the courtyard, he happened to see a little girl with sheep-horn buns, struggling to hold a large lunch box, walking on the veranda.

"Oh my, I'm exhausted." Zhao Yuhuan held the lunch box to the outside of the side room, placed it on the steps, and then knocked on the door with her small fist.

"Big brother, come out to eat!"

Zhao Xing smiled slightly: "What did you bring me to eat?"

"This time I brought you chicken breast, lotus-wrapped tenderloin, braised shark fin, walnut soup, lotus seed soup, brain flower, and a jar of honey," Zhao Yuhuan shouted.

"Whoa, so much."

"I asked Steward Li, and he said he would eat this much."

Zhao Xing appeared from behind, covered the little girl's eyes, and deliberately changed his voice: "Ha, guess who I am?"

"It's big brother! Hey, why did you come out from behind?" Zhao Yuhuan pried open Zhao Xing's hand and raised her small face. "I clearly heard the sound coming from inside the room."

"Big brother knows how to perform magic tricks." Zhao Xing flipped his hand, and a bunch of colorful flowers appeared in his hand. The flowers were glowing, and the shiny appearance immediately attracted Zhao Yuhuan's attention.

"Wow, big brother is amazing!" Zhao Yuhuan held the flowers and jumped up excitedly.

"There's something even more amazing. Want to play?"

"Yes, yes."

"Go!"

Zhao Xing pointed, and a gust of wind appeared under Zhao Yuhuan's feet, lifting her up.

The cyan wind turned into a steed, carrying her soaring into the sky.

"Wow~"

Zhao Yuhuan immediately shouted happily.

In the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Zheng had returned from Cuixian Prefecture.

"Father, is Big Brother back? Where is he?"

"He went to Huailiu Courtyard."

"Oh, and where is Zhu'er?"

"Don't know, she must have gone somewhere to play." Zhao Ruide waved his hand lazily.

At this moment, Madam Cai rushed in from outside with a hurried expression: "Old Master, come out and see, am I seeing things?"

"What's wrong?" Zhao Ruide and Zhao Zheng looked at Madam Cai together.

"I saw Zhu'er flying in the sky."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Zhu'er is only seven, how can she fly?" Zhao Ruide said.

"It's not nonsense, Dad. Look, Zhu'er really went to the sky." Zhao Zheng pointed to the sky.

Zhao Ruide looked up and truly saw his daughter flying in the sky, holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands and cheering happily.

"..."

Madam Cai was shocked: "Which bastard dares to take Zhu'er to do such a dangerous thing!"

"Steward Li, Steward Li!"

"Mom, don't panic, I'll go pick Zhu'er up." Zhao Zheng's figure flashed, blue light flickered on his body, and he immediately appeared in mid-air.

After Zhao Zheng flew up, he found that he couldn't even catch up.

The cyan horse that Zhao Yuhuan was riding was actually formed by pure gale!

"What an exquisite wind-travel spell! Big brother, big brother, is that you?"

"What are you shouting about? Come down," Zhao Xing's voice appeared in Zhao Zheng's ear. "I'm taking Zhu'er to play for a while, don't come to spoil the fun."

"Yes, big brother." Zhao Zheng obediently went down.

"Where is she?" Madam Cai asked anxiously.

"Didn't catch up."

"You useless thing, what have you been learning in the Academy!" Madam Cai pointed at Zhao Zheng and scolded. "Didn't you say you were rated Grade A every year and promoted to the Upper House of the Inner Academy in nine years? Why can't you even handle this little thing now!"

Zhao Zheng said with some grievance: "Mom, that's the spell big brother cast to take Zhu'er to play. Can I catch up to big brother?"

He had only just reached the early Seventh Rank; he couldn't catch up to his big brother even with a whip.

"Alright, why are you scolding Zheng'er? Since Xing'er is taking her, then it's fine." Zhao Ruide waved his hand.

"Old Master, I'm panicked watching this, it's so high..." Madam Cai was still a bit worried.

"Mom, you don't understand," Zhao Zheng said. "Big brother's strength is not something you can imagine, so don't worry."

"You understand, but I haven't seen you make a name for yourself," Madam Cai glared at Zhao Zheng. "It's been nine years, and you're still studying, studying, studying. The son of Inspector Huang graduated from Yuhai Academy three years ago and is already a proper Eighth Rank official. What about you?"

"Mom, am I, a Seventh Rank, not better than his Huang Er Gou?"

"You still dare to talk back? You've really grown up!" Madam Cai's eyebrows stood up.

"Son doesn't dare." Zhao Zheng stopped talking.

"Oh my, what are you arguing about?" Zhao Ruide put down his teacup. "It's not easy to come back once, why are you saying this and that? Hurry up and see how the kitchen is preparing."

"Hmph, the big one is a hands-off manager, the small one is disobedient, two heartless things..." Madam Cai muttered, flicked her sleeves, and turned to leave.

Zhao Zheng sat down and looked at his father: "Mom's temper has been getting bigger and bigger these years."

Zhao Ruide sipped his tea: "Don't mind her, she's like that as she gets older, she can nag about small things for a long time."

"Speaking of which, what is going on with you? It's been nine years at the Azure Water Academy, why haven't you graduated yet?"

Zhao Zheng was about to answer when he saw Zhao Xing walk in. He hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhao Xing: "Big brother."

"Hmm, sit down."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing also sat on a chair and drank tea: "What are you stunned for? Didn't father just ask you a question?"

Now that he was older, Zhao Zheng had become a bit reserved in front of him.

It was more fun when he was a child.

"Father, big brother," Zhao Zheng said: "I should have graduated this year, but Teacher Jingming of the Martial Academy said I should take the Upper House exam this year."

"You are currently in the Middle House of the Inner Academy. How many more years will it take to get to the Upper House?"

"Three to five years at the shortest, seven to eight years at the longest. If I fulfill the assessment score, it can be slightly faster."

"Seven or eight more years?" Zhao Ruide was surprised: "Why so long? Xing'er, is his situation normal?"

Seeing Zhao Ruide ask, Zhao Xing nodded and said: "That is the situation."

"When new students enter the Azure Water Academy, they first study in the Lower Three Houses of the Outer Academy. They can complete their studies in three years at the fastest, and after graduation, they can be selected as a Ninth Rank official with the status of an Academy member."

"If they have talent, they can continue to take the exam to enter the Inner Academy. Graduation from the Lower House of the Inner Academy can lead to an Eighth Rank official position."

"Graduation from the Middle House can lead to a Seventh Rank official position, and graduation from the Upper House can lead to a Sixth Rank official position."

Zhao Ruide's eyes widened: "Doesn't that mean they come out with a higher rank than mine?"

Zhao Xing smiled and said: "He went to the main Academy. There are only seventy-two such Academies in the whole world, selecting the best from the best, so the starting point is naturally high."

"It's not easy for Zheng'er to graduate. As he said, graduation from the Upper House of the Inner Academy takes three to five years at the shortest, seven to eight years at the longest, and some even take more than ten years."

"If you calculate his total study time, it's not surprising."

Zhao Ruide calculated in his heart, and it seemed to be the case.

He had already studied for eight years, and if he added another eight years, that would be sixteen years.

Sixteen years of time, coming out as a Sixth Rank official, is not excessive.

"If he graduates now, he will come out as a Seventh Rank official. If he works for eight years, he might be able to reach the Sixth Rank," Zhao Ruide said. "Does he really have to stay in the Academy?"

Zhao Xing pondered: "It depends on Zheng'er himself. I suggest he stay in the Academy. It's not that simple to be an official after coming out. Martial artists either join the army, go to the Police Inspectorate, or go to the Ministry of Justice."

"The East Sea is not peaceful now, so it's good for him to stay in the Academy."

Since Zhao Xing said so, Zhao Ruide had no objections.

The three of them chatted again and had a reunion dinner.

Four days later, Zhao Zheng had to return to the Academy.

Zhao Xing stayed in Huailiu Courtyard to cultivate.

"My progress is faster than the silly bird's estimate. In just four days, I've already eaten one-fiftieth," Zhao Xing looked at the Primordial Spirit Fruit with a slice cut off and let out a long breath.

It was this one-fiftieth that allowed his Life Soul to climb from the late Fifth Rank to the Fifth Rank perfection.

"According to the current progress, I only need 200 days in total to finish eating, perhaps even faster."

Today's cultivation ended, and Zhao Xing read ancient books in the study again.

Another four days passed, and he finally figured out the simple token the Destiny Black Bird gave him.

The two characters on the pale gold token were not the characters of the Li Dynasty, but 'Divine Court Gold Script' passed down from ancient times.

"So it's the Divine Court Gold Script of the Great Xia."

"The Divine Court Gold Script is both a script and a spell, and the meaning of these two characters is: Start of Spring."

After getting the result, Zhao Xing picked up the token in surprise. At this moment, he finally understood what the feeling of familiarity was.

"This is the Twenty-Four Solar Term Token passed down from the ancient Divine Dynasty 'Xia', but this is not the real Divine Court Solar Term Token, but a replica. No wonder it looked familiar."

There are many classic magic treasures for agricultural officials. Common ones for low and medium ranks include Golden Raincoat, Hundred Flower Hat, Cloud-Stepping Boots, Cloud-Rain Pearl, Spell Scepter, and Cloud-Rain Building Boat.

As a classic of agricultural cultivation, the Solar Term Token also has corresponding magic treasures.

Zhao Xing looked at the records in the classics: "In ancient times, the Divine Court cast twenty-four Solar Term Tokens to stabilize the solar terms of the entire Profound Yellow World. At that time, it was in the era of spiritual energy, far more glorious than it is now."

"It is rumored that after the Divine Court ascended, the twenty-four Solar Term Tokens also disappeared, which is why the weather in the Profound Yellow World gradually became chaotic."

"These records by historians are actually quite accurate," Zhao Xing smiled.

The ascension of the Divine Court was not a rumor!

In fact, the historical records of the Profound Yellow World constantly have gaps, which is also due to the reason that destiny dynasties ascended and left the Profound Yellow World during the era of spiritual energy.

After the recovery of spiritual energy, when it reaches its peak, it will satisfy the conditions for ascension, which is the 'Divine Dynasty Ascension' version that follows.

And performing the Fengshan ceremony at the Southern Savage Divine Mountain is one of the conditions for Divine Dynasty ascension.

The founders of destiny dynasties, every generation of emperors, knew the legend of ascension.

All emperors were chasing this legend; only in this way could they break the shackles of the thousand-year lifespan of emperors.

Emperor Jing's pacification of the barbarians was not only because of his achievements, but also because as the emperor of a destiny dynasty, he naturally knew this inside story.

But why was Zhao Xing certain that Emperor Jing couldn't win the War of Pacifying the Barbarians? Because the era was wrong.

Simply conquering the Southern Barbarians would not allow a destiny dynasty to ascend; they also had to be in the era of spiritual energy.

And in the non-spiritual energy era, the difficulty of conquering the Southern Savage Divine Mountain was simply hell-level.

Just the 'Absolute Heaven and Earth Communication' of the Ten Heavenly Shamans was enough to make people despair.

In his past life experience, the Martial Emperor completed the heaven-defying feat of pacifying the barbarians and drank horses at the Southern Savage Divine Mountain.

However, in the end, he still failed to lead Great Zhou to ascend, only living an extra hundred years on the basis of the thousand-year emperor lifespan.

In the later years of the Martial Emperor, the legend of ascension became widely known to players.

A super-large player guild once launched an operation called 'Saving the Heavens'. They had deep feelings for the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Martial Emperor, trying to save it and help the Martial Emperor complete the feat of ascension.

However, they still failed. A long time later, someone summarized this large-scale player action and drew two conclusions:

The first conclusion is: The difficulty of conquering the Four Seas and Eight Wildernesses in the non-spiritual energy era is hell-level, and only the Martial Emperor succeeded.

The second conclusion is: In the Yuan Qi era, destiny dynasties cannot ascend.

The final first dynasty to ascend was established by players, who left the Profound Yellow World and went to the vast universe, opening the universe version.

And the previous dynasty to ascend was the 'Great Xia Divine Dynasty'.

Usually, mentioning 'Divine Court' or 'Divine Dynasty' refers to the previous dynasty to ascend, 'Xia'.

However, there are very, very few records about the Great Xia Divine Dynasty because it has been too long.

More than one Great Era (a Great Era is 1. million years, a Small Era is 120 years).

"There are no players in this life, I don't know what the future will be like. Yuan Qi tides, hegemony of princes, reversal of sects, Divine Court ruins... will these major events still appear?" Zhao Xing shook his head and withdrew his thoughts.

Everything today is still too far away for him.

"This Start of Spring Solar Term Token, although it is a replica made by Great Li, its rank is also very high, reaching the level of Eighth Rank perfection."

Having mastered the Great Xia Gold Script, after Zhao Xing read the two characters 'Start of Spring', the secret runes on the token lit up.

Then it actively extracted a drop of Zhao Xing's blood and a wisp of Yuan Qi, absorbing them.

"Hum~" Following this, the physical Solar Term Token appeared in Zhao Xing's dantian.

It overlapped with the 'Start of Spring Solar Term Token' phantom that was already in his dantian, becoming extremely solid.

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and began to visualize the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Map in his mind.

Soon, he became familiar with the effect of this Solar Term Token.

"I can only exert one percent of its power."

"However, just with this one percent of power, if I hold the replica of the Divine Court Solar Term Token, the effect of the Start of Spring solar term can reach the power of the perfection of the Fixed Realm."

Zhao Xing's twenty-four Solar Term Tokens were all at the second level of the three major realms of Knowing, Fixing, and Changing, which was the degree of 'Fixed Realm Three Turns'.

But with this Start of Spring token, his 'Start of Spring' solar term could reach the effect of Fixed Realm perfection.

"If its power is fully exerted, it should be comparable to the power of the third realm."

"Now there is only one token. Solar term magic treasures are in sets: Spring set, Summer set, Autumn set, Winter set. As long as there are four pieces, they can form a set, and the power can be further improved."

"If all twenty-four pieces are obtained, it should be able to fully enter the high level of the third realm," Zhao Xing thought. "However, this is weaker than the set replicated by Great Zhou."

Great Li's level should still be inferior to Great Zhou, which can be seen from the craftsmanship of the Solar Term Tokens.

Because Great Zhou also has replicated Divine Court Solar Term Tokens, which are exclusive to the Grand Minister of Agriculture, and each Solar Term Token is a Ninth-Rank perfection.

The Grand Minister of Agriculture who has collected them all can exert super-rank strength.

Why can the Heavenly Time Sect often produce Grand Ministers of Agriculture? It is because this set of Solar Term Tokens is too powerful.

Of course, this set of solar term magic treasures is mainly used to stabilize the weather of the nineteen prefectures.

It cannot easily leave the country; it is a 'nuclear weapon'.

Like the Absolute Heaven and Earth Communication of the Southern Barbarians, it is only used for wars of national annihilation. Great Zhou's weather supreme treasures will not be used easily either.

"However, when the Prince of Liang rebels, Pinghai Prefecture and Lüliang Prefecture will both have opportunities to see it," Zhao Xing thought. "The Prince of Liang's rebellion will inevitably cause weather turmoil."

"He will first destroy the weather stability of Pinghai Prefecture, and then quickly lead his army to attack Lüliang Prefecture to join forces with his vassals and army."

"Then from Daoyuan Prefecture - Yuanpin Prefecture - Guangling Prefecture, he will cause major destruction all the way, pretending to attack Fengjing in Tianyong Prefecture," Zhao Xing recalled the Prince of Liang's rebellion route.

"In fact, Ji Mingxian has no confidence in fighting to his brother at all. He just wants to occupy Pinghai Prefecture and Lüliang Prefecture, relying on the support of the Southern Savage and East Sea aquatic tribes to establish a nation."

"The contemporary Grand Minister of Agriculture, Li Boqian, will stabilize the weather the moment he rebels."

"Ji Mingxian probably doesn't know that one year before he rebels, Grand Minister of Agriculture Li Boqian will leave Tianyong Prefecture and stay at the Profound Heaven Academy branch in Pinghai Prefecture."

Although the future changes, if the Prince of Liang really rebels, Li Boqian will definitely appear.

Because in terms of destructiveness, nothing is stronger than the military agricultural officials of the Heavenly Time Sect.

A sword strike from a Fifth Rank martial artist can split a thousand-meter crack, but the spell range of an Eighth Rank military agricultural official, cloud spells, wind spells, and earth vein spells, has long reached this range.

Why did the Profound Heaven Sect abduct outstanding agricultural officials in Nanyang Prefecture at that time?

It is because the Profound Heaven Sect itself is good at cultivating agricultural officials! It's just that in the Profound Heaven Divine Sect, the name was different in ancient times.

The Profound Heaven Academy is also the holy land of the Heavenly Time Sect.

In addition, agricultural officials are too useful when causing destruction!

A Fifth Rank military agricultural official like Zhao Xing, if the defense of the prefecture city is broken, can really easily slaughter the city.

Once the Cloud Swallowing Domain is released, it is enough to cover most of the prefecture! If he casts a rain of acid, he can directly take away the lives of most of the people.

And Pinghai Prefecture has many rivers. Once it gets chaotic, he can set off monstrous waves to submerge cities, causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions...

Agricultural officials can fight natural disasters, and naturally, they can also use natural disasters!

Not to mention how many experts can be killed, just in terms of destruction, killing ordinary people, military agricultural officials are undoubtedly the fastest!

"It is now the Start of Winter in the 29th year of the Jingxin Calendar. According to the trajectory of the previous life, the Prince of Liang rebels in the early summer of the 35th year of the Jingxin Calendar and is extinguished in the late autumn of the 37th year. The time is about two and a half years."

"However, the medium-rank war has been advanced by three years, and there is still no sign of ending. Instead, it is getting more and more deadlocked, with plans to continue for a long time."

"After finishing the East Sea Ten Thousand Beast Competition next year, the Dragon Court Ancient Land will only open in the third year of Great Governance. I don't know which will come first, the Prince of Liang's rebellion or the opening of the Dragon Court Ancient Land."

There are too many variables in the future, and Zhao Xing can only make sufficient preparations before this.

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After staying at home for another half a month, Zhao Xing still couldn't figure out what the third treasure was.

Whether it was inputting Yuan Qi, cutting with a knife, or burning with fire, he couldn't do anything to this fist-sized black sphere.

"It seems the silly bird really doesn't know. Even I don't know what this is, so it definitely doesn't know."

However, this half a month was not in vain.

Regarding the black sphere, he also drew two relatively clear guesses.

"This is highly likely a seed, just in a dormant state."

"I bought a piece of Level 7 soil from the Soldier Realm, as well as Primordial Yuan Liquid, which cost me ten million, but still couldn't catalyze it. However, its skin peeled off, the original black bumps fell off, and it changed from an irregular sphere to a very regular sphere."

"Even this couldn't wake it up from dormancy. It is highly likely a Void Seed."

As for what category of Void Seed it was, Zhao Xing couldn't judge.

And a Void Seed is at least a 【Contemporary Rare Treasure】!

It is also the most difficult plant life to cultivate among all. Different Void Seeds have vastly different breeding conditions. If Zhao Xing tries to experiment with combinations of cultivation resources one by one.

Liu gave him five hundred million, and five billion might not be enough.

"Void Seeds are rarely seen in the Yuan Qi era. I didn't expect Great Li to have preserved one."

"I don't know if it can be cultivated in the Dragon Court Ancient Land with that limited spiritual energy environment," Zhao Xing thought.

Although Zhao Xing is at the Fifth Rank, his vision can be said to be the best in the world.

If even he couldn't recognize it, then no one in the world could recognize this Void Seed, and it would be even more impossible to know how to cultivate it.

"I can only hope to try my luck in the Dragon Court Ancient Land," Zhao Xing put away the black sphere and left his home in Dongyang County.