Chapter 258: Heavenly Time Ultimate Law, Great Minister of Agriculture Li Boqian (Big Chapter)

"First layer Life Soul Imprinting Seven Stars, he cultivated two life stars in half a month; this kind of genius was discovered by me!" The Heavenly Evolution King showed a proud smile.

"However, this matter cannot be told to him yet, lest he become proud; wait until he fully comprehends the first layer, and based on his performance, he is very likely to be the fastest to cultivate the Life Soul Seven Stars."

The Heavenly Evolution King didn't intend to tell Zhao Xing now.

Mainly because telling him wouldn't speed up Zhao Xing's cultivation speed, but might make him slack off.

Even if Zhao Xing was competitive and didn't slack off, telling him these things might bring him pressure.

If Zhao Xing over-cultivated for the sake of the title of the first person in history, wouldn't it be counterproductive?

The Heavenly Evolution King recorded Zhao Xing's cultivation:

【October 7th, 30th year of the Jingxin Calendar, Agricultural Minister Zhao Xing started cultivating the seven spirits; October 22nd, soul-refining completed.】

【October 23rd, 30th year of the Jingxin Calendar, started cultivating the Yan Shen Jue Soul-Refining Chapter.】

【November 7th, Life Soul Imprinting Dual Stars.】

After writing, the Heavenly Evolution King looked at it and sealed the file and the Mirage Pearl recording Zhao Xing's cultivation into the top-secret archive room of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion.

"His potential is greater than Liu Tianning's." The Heavenly Evolution King pulled out another file.

This was Liu Tianning's.

【May 6th, 228th year of the Dingxin Calendar, Agricultural Minister Liu Tianning started soul-refining; May 26th, soul-refining completed.】

【June 10th, 228th year of the Dingxin Calendar, started cultivating the Yan Shen Jue Soul-Refining Chapter.】

【June 15th, Life Soul Imprinting Star.】

【July 7th, Life Soul Imprinting Dual Stars.】

【September 18th, Life Soul Imprinting Three Stars.】

【June 7th, 229th year of the Dingxin Calendar, Life Soul Imprinting Four Stars.】

【December 5th, Life Soul Imprinting Five Stars.】

【April 3rd, 231st year of the Dingxin Calendar, Life Soul Imprinting Six Stars.】

【May 7th, 233rd year of the Dingxin Calendar, Life Soul Imprinting Seven Stars, Divine Soul evolved 10, 86 paths, Yan Shen Jue first layer perfection.】

【Yan Shen Jue first layer cultivation time totaled five years and one day.】

【Since the discovery of the Yan Shen Stele 35, 46 years ago, the first layer cultivation speed ranks ninth in history, and first in this dynasty.】

"Liu Tianning only spent five days to cultivate the first life star; at that time, I and Rahu were shocked, and in less than a month, he cultivated the second one."

"He was in the fourth-rank Primordial Soul Realm at that time; to protect him, Rahu and I always let him disguise himself as a fifth-rank Pure Origin Realm, and only gave him a fifth-rank official position externally," the Heavenly Evolution King recalled the past.

"He really lived up to the expectations of Rahu and me, becoming the fastest person in the Great Zhou to cultivate the first layer of the Yan Shen Jue, and he started cultivating from the mid-tier."

"I thought he was monstrous enough; it was hard to see a second person break this record in my lifetime. I didn't expect Zhao Xing to appear now, and these two are master and apprentice." The Heavenly Evolution King sighed endlessly.

He always thought that the first eight in the historical records were legends.

Because the Heavenly Evolution King himself also cultivated the Yan Shen Jue and had already entered the second layer.

He knew the difficulty of this; how could there be anyone faster than Liu Tianning?

Now it seems there really is!

"Hehe, he is even younger than Liu Tianning; if these two master and apprentice reach the high-tier realm, I have a share in the excavation of these two talents." The Heavenly Evolution King thought happily, but in an instant he felt a bit melancholy, looking at the file in his hand in a daze.

"Just don't know if I can wait for the day to publish these files myself."

The Heavenly Evolution King had lived for 678 years; he was much older than Rahu.

If it were another twenty years, if Emperor Jing didn't promote him to a first-rank Prince, he would reach the end of his life.

Thinking of the character of that older brother, the Heavenly Evolution King laughed at himself: "I'm afraid it's difficult."

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Seeing the Heavenly Evolution King again, for some reason, Zhao Xing felt his mood was a bit low.

Logically, he shouldn't be able to sense the emotional fluctuations of a high-tier big shot, but he did capture this abnormality in an instant.

"Huh? I can actually sense the emotional fluctuations of a high-tier?" Zhao Xing was surprised in his heart, "Life Soul Imprinting Dual Stars, the effect is really immediate."

Cultivating the Yan Shen Jue, his life soul also became more sensitive unconsciously.

However, this trace of low mood of the Heavenly Evolution King was just fleeting, and soon he couldn't perceive it anymore.

"Zhao Xing, from now on, you have stepped onto the cultivation of the first layer of the Yan Shen Jue," the Heavenly Evolution King said, "However, you must not be overly anxious; use the Primordial Soul Liquid when you should, don't save it."

"Yes, I will follow the teachings of the Heavenly Evolution King." Zhao Xing said respectfully.

"In addition, I have some cultivation insights here," the Heavenly Evolution King handed over a bright green scroll, "You didn't step on this path before, so even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't understand."

"Now it's different; I hope it can help you," the Heavenly Evolution King said, "However, you don't have to believe it all; you can only use it as a reference."

"Everyone who cultivates the Yan Shen Jue will have subtle differences; this is because everyone's life soul is different."

"You can only use it as a reference."

"Yes. Thank you for the law, Heavenly Evolution King." Zhao Xing took it respectfully.

"You can comprehend it yourself; if you have any questions, you can find me," the Heavenly Evolution King said, "I am in the Star Palace; as long as you speak, I can hear you."

"Yes."

After Zhao Xing took the bright green scroll, he opened it and started to comprehend.

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Zhao Xing stayed in the Star Palace to comprehend with concentration, and the manager's affairs were basically handled by Chen Shijie.

It was also on this day, November 7th, that one of his avatars followed Geng Shouchang and Heng Yuan to the Profound Heaven Academy.

As for the avatar following Meng Kun and Gu Zhangqing, it set off relatively late and just started today.

The Earth Benefit faction always had the most work; these two came on official business from the Daoyuan Continent to the Pinghai Prefecture, and were also the last wave to leave.

Because Meng Kun and Gu Zhangqing took Zhao Xing back to the Daoyuan Continent headquarters, there might be other arrangements on the way, so Zhao Xing expected that he wouldn't truly complete the move-in to the Kunyuan Academy until January next year.

But the Profound Heaven Academy arrived today.

Because Zhao Xing didn't go to the headquarters, but to the Profound Heaven Academy in Tianyuan Prefecture, Pinghai Prefecture.

Why didn't he go to the headquarters? There were many reasons.

First, the Lesser Agricultural Order Wang Tianzhi still had official business in Pinghai Prefecture; Geng Shouchang, Heng Yuan, Sima Yunhai, and others all had to follow Wang Tianzhi to finish their work before returning.

Second, Zhao Xing went to the Profound Heaven Academy not only for advanced studies, but also to hold a concurrent position; what Geng Shouchang promised him was a branch Doctor of Classics or a preaching master at the main academy.

Given that Zhao Xing came as an avatar, Geng Shouchang, Heng Yuan, and Sima Yunhai decided to let Zhao Xing be a Doctor of Classics at the branch in Pinghai Prefecture first.

Handle all the processes at the branch first, and it would be convenient to go to the main academy next year.

If he went directly to the main academy, it would probably cause many people to oppose it; if he only held a position, it would be fine, but Zhao Xing wanted to cultivate top-tier laws!

This involves some resources and some interest-related parties.

Like Zhao Xing cultivating in the Star Palace, the Star Platform, the seven secret pattern stars, the Primordial Soul Liquid... which one of these is not a cultivation resource? Since it is a resource, it involves the distribution problem.

After all, Zhao Xing came as a Myriad Law Avatar, and some people would always be unhappy.

If he came to learn sincerely, that would be fine, but what does it mean to come as a Myriad Law Avatar?

Therefore, Geng Shouchang, Heng Yuan, and Sima Yunhai decided to finalize this matter at the Tianyuan Prefecture branch first.

For Zhao Xing, it didn't matter, because he had the opportunity to cultivate and comprehend at this branch.

He even hoped to cultivate at the Tianyuan Prefecture branch of the Profound Heaven Academy, because he was just starting to learn top-tier laws now, and it didn't involve important resource venues, so there was no need to go to the headquarters.

Another reason was that the Tianyuan Prefecture branch of the Profound Heaven Academy hid the contemporary Great Minister of Agriculture, Li Boqian!

Maybe he could trigger some "hidden tasks" on this Great Minister of Agriculture and get some hidden rewards.

"Now it is November of the 30th year of the Jingxin Calendar; according to the development trajectory of the previous life, Li Boqian should have already arrived at the Tianyuan branch."

"Wang Tianzhi, Geng Shouchang, Heng Yuan, Sima Yunhai, they took a detour, probably to report to Li Boqian." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

A layout of the Vast Sea Cave Heaven, how could it need so many agricultural minister experts?

Wang Tianzhi is a second-rank Lesser Agricultural Order, and he also brought more than a dozen third-rank officials.

The Taipu Order Ji Shuchang didn't bring so many subordinates.

Of course, the imperial court valued the East Sea, so sending so many people here was justifiable.

"I don't know if the conjecture is true, and if I can meet Li Boqian." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Great Minister of Agriculture Li Boqian came over, and he must have brought one or more sets of Solar Term Orders.

It was unlikely that all twenty-four Solar Term Orders were brought over, because they still had to be used to stabilize the Heavenly Time in other places.

But these are the treasures of the agricultural minister! They must be stronger than the Solar Term Orders made by this broken Dali Dynasty!

Even if he just let himself see them, it would be a great benefit to cultivating the "Solar Term Order."

"It is rumored that Li Boqian also has three self-created unique secret methods, namely 'Kunpeng Transformation,' 'Close to the Horizon,' and 'Yuan Feng'."

"Among them, Kunpeng Transformation is the inner-cultivation Hou Bian Law, and Close to the Horizon is the Cloud Law." What kind of spell Yuan Feng was, Zhao Xing didn't know.

Because this spell was only heard of in his previous life, and it didn't circulate later.

It is said that no one could learn the unique skill created by Li Boqian.

"It is rumored that the secret method 'Yuan Feng' is a spell created by Li Boqian pointing directly to the ultimate, but this secret method of his lacks the foundation of mid-to-low levels."

Many top-tier spells have a foundation.

For example, the top-tier law 【Earth Palace Origin-Drawing】, Zhao Xing could comprehend it because he had learned 【Boundless Earth Palace】 himself; there are similarities between Earth Palace Laws.

It is equivalent to laying a foundation.

The Earth Palace Origin-Drawing also has 34 specialized high-level and 273 mid-level laws.

That is to say, if you can master these 34 high-level laws and 273 mid-level Earth Palace Laws.

Then the difficulty of comprehending the Earth Palace Origin-Drawing will be reduced.

Or like the straw man method, Restraining Soul Straw Man—Devouring Soul Straw Man—Devouring Soul Law Body, all have a progression route from simple to complex.

But Li Boqian's "Yuan Feng" seems to lack a basic version.

"It is rumored that he died before he had time to perfect it; there is no clear path from shallow to deep, and it is indeed difficult for others to understand his Dao." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"Just like my current self-created spell Thunder Breaking Delusion Finger, if I don't release the mid-level Thunder Strangling and Thunder Big Palm, lacking prerequisites, it is very difficult for anyone to learn."

Ultimate laws often have this problem, and some are not even learned by anyone except the founder.

And when looking for successors to inherit, they will experience deformation and distortion; for example, the first-generation ancestor passed down an ultimate law, but the second generation didn't learn it fully, or there were differences in comprehension, leading to the lack of one or two styles of the ultimate. It was reduced to the top-tier law level.

In this way, it only takes three generations to go astray, and the ultimate law is completely lost, so finding a successor is very important.

The Seventy-Two Daoist Academies have undergone great changes under the training of the Great Zhou, such as the Law-Transmitting Tower of the Lihuo Daoist Academy.

Of course, talents emerge from generation to generation, and descendants have also created new powerful spells.

Overall, the categories, quantity, and quality of spells have all increased.

Like the Liu family straw man method, it reached its peak in Liu Tianning's hands.

"Li Boqian's Yuan Feng Law has always been a mystery in the previous life; I don't know if I have a chance to observe it this time." Zhao Xing didn't necessarily have to learn Li Boqian's Yuan Feng Law; it was purely curiosity.

Because the Heavenly Time faction has the most ultimate laws, far exceeding the other two factions, which is also the reason why the Heavenly Time faction has been growing.

Meng Kun and Gu Zhangqing came to fight to recruit Zhao Xing, but were beaten by Geng Shouchang, so they had to rank behind.

No way, big fists are the hard truth!

"Zhao Xing, come with me." Geng Shouchang came to a side room on the third floor of the tower ship and knocked on the door.

"Yes

The Wind-Resting Cloud Ship had now stopped within the Profound Heaven Academy of Tianyuan Prefecture in Pinghai Province.

Looking at the scattered petals and ribbons around, Zhao Xing estimated that the ceremony had already concluded before Geng Shouchang came to call him.

In reality, that was indeed the case; the entire ship had become cold and quiet, with only a few mechanical masters left performing daily maintenance and inspection work.

Zhao Xing looked over; Wang Tianzhi's official ship was docked on a mountain peak.

The entire mountain peak was very neat; it was a man-made mountain, as if a pyramid had had its upper half sliced off.

There were seven other such docking mountain peaks around it.

At the foot of the mountain was a circle of neat and tall 【Golden Radiance Trees】; these large trees had tall and straight trunks, with branches blooming only at the very top.

The whole body was golden and bright, arranged neatly, grand and pleasing to the eye.

The clouds in the sky were also neat, with Bagua-shaped cloud paths distributed in the sky.

The sky was azure, and the sunlight fell through the Bagua cloud paths, shining on the glowing Golden Radiance Trees, and then reflecting onto the Wind-Resting Cloud Ship.

Wang Tianzhi's simple and unadorned Wind-Resting Cloud Ship was actually set off with a noble and grand feeling!

"It's really friendly for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder." This style was pleasing to Zhao Xing's eyes.

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After getting off the ship, Zhao Xing and Geng Shouchang boarded a small flying boat and left the docking area.

In order not to cause trouble for Geng Shouchang, this clone of Zhao Xing was wearing a bamboo hat and a magic robe that concealed his aura.

When going to register at the Profound Heaven Academy, Geng Shouchang even deliberately staggered the time.

The vice-dean of the branch, who should have been present, happened to be accompanying Wang Tianzhi, leaving only a fifth-rank lecturer present.

He could not tell at all that this was a clone of Zhao Xing.

Because he was recommended by three third-rank officials, with these three acting as guarantors, Zhao Xing quickly completed the entry process that should have been complicated.

It was just that he came to be this Doctor of Classics in a sneaky way, like a thief, afraid of being noticed.

"From today on, you are the Doctor of Classics of the Tianyuan Prefecture branch."

"I have already agreed with Lu Chunhua; you will usually stay in the Tianyuan Pavilion, and you only need to give a public lecture once a month."

"Your residence has also been arranged for you, in the Mirror Lake Courtyard in the East District."

"I will stay here until the end of the year; Heng Yuan and Sima Yunhai will go to the main academy first."

"I will transfer you away next year," Geng Shouchang said.

"Yes, thank you, Magistrate Geng," Zhao Xing bowed. "I wonder when I can learn spells?"

"There is a Dharma-Transmission Tower in the Profound Heaven Academy; everything above the ninetieth floor is a top-level place for Dharma contemplation, which can help people comprehend the Dao of Heavenly Timing."

Geng Shouchang looked at the Earth Mirror, seemingly understanding the rules of this branch: "However, the resources to help people contemplate are limited; you can only be allocated five days of contemplation time per month."

Being able to get five days a month was already quite good; this was entirely because of the recommendation of the three third-rank officials that the dean of the Tianyuan Prefecture branch, Lu Chunhua, would agree.

After all, Zhao Xing only gave one lecture a month and came to be a Doctor of Classics through a special recommendation channel.

It was impossible for him to occupy a large amount of resources as soon as he arrived.

Liu gave Zhao Xing ten billion in cultivation resources, and he would have to work for the Shangluo Academy when the time came.

How much you give is how much you get; it's the same everywhere.

"You can also go to the Tianyuan Pavilion to contemplate at ordinary times; the Tianyuan Pavilion is a huge library, and the scriptures and murals inside all contain high-level Heavenly Timing Dharma."

"Contemplating inside will also help you comprehend top-level Dharma."

"My residence is in the Guizhen Garden; you can also come to ask me for advice. However, I am only good at teaching people Thunder Dharma."

"I know other top-level Dharma, but I am not proficient in them."

Geng Shouchang specialized in Thunder Dharma among the Heavenly Timing Dharma; he had gone quite far in this path, with two techniques already reaching the seventh turn of the top level.

Having a profound understanding of Thunder Dharma himself, he could naturally teach others how to get started.

As for other spells, although he had Cloud Dharma, Wind Dharma, and Rain Dharma that reached the top level, they were only at the second or third turn.

Top-level Dharma at the second or third turn meant he had only just started, so there was no talk of teaching others.

"Yes, thank you, Master Geng, for being willing to teach me; I will start learning from Thunder Dharma," Zhao Xing said, changing his form of address as he saw Geng Shouchang was so attentive and truly willing to teach him.

Geng Shouchang nodded slightly: "Good, follow me."

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Geng Shouchang brought Zhao Xing to the Guizhen Garden, this hilly area.

The place was vast, twenty miles in radius, with only one manor, and the rest were all mountains, water, forests, and grasslands.

In a place like Tianyuan Prefecture where every inch of land was worth an inch of gold, only a third-rank official's residence would be this spacious.

Once they arrived at the Guizhen Garden, Geng Shouchang began teaching.

"I know two types of top-level Thunder Dharma: one is Yin Thunder Dharma, and the other is Yang Thunder Dharma."

"The Yin Thunder Dharma has been cultivated to the seventh turn of the top level, and the Yang Thunder Dharma has been cultivated to the eighth turn of the top level."

"The full name of the Yin Thunder Dharma is 'Great Dharma of the Three Yin Cold Nether Thunder,' abbreviated as 'Yin Evil Thunder' or 'Cold Evil Thunder'."

"This technique was created 25, 00 years ago by the Profound Heaven Academy powerhouse 'Han Ming.' It originally only had seven turns, but later, after continuous development and research by sages through the ages, it finally reached the top-level perfection, and it is also a relatively complete top-level Dharma inheritance preserved within the Profound Heaven Academy."

"This technique was realized from the Great Cold solar term and has been continuously improved by later generations."

"From the first to the ninth turn, there are three secret techniques: 'Three Yin Thunder Seal,' 'Cold Evil Thunder Domain,' and 'Five Elements Yin Thunder Realm'."

"Each secret technique is most powerful when combined with the Great Cold solar term order."

"I will now demonstrate the first technique for you: Three Yin Thunder Seal."

After Geng Shouchang finished speaking, he reached out a finger, and a solar term order emitting a cold glow flew out from his dantian.

The solar term order flickered and flew into the sky; as it flew out, Zhao Xing felt the surrounding temperature drop rapidly, and the grass withered instantly.

But strangely, despite the temperature being so low, there was no ice forming around.

Before Zhao Xing could see clearly, he saw a ray of light flash across Geng Shouchang's finger.

Immediately afterward, the grass within a few hundred meters of his feet all withered.

The trees and leaves withered completely.

Within the range of Geng Shouchang's spell, the air was filled with cold silence.

And not far away, the sun was still shining brightly, and the vegetation was full of vitality.

Such a sharp contrast brought a very strong visual impact.

He had only blinked, so how did it become like this?

Where was the thunder? Where was the sound?

He hadn't seen it at all!

Geng Shouchang said: "What I just performed was its inherent power, I only controlled the range. Yin Thunder Dharma is silent, it is normal that you cannot see the spell being performed; now I will break it down."

"Watch carefully."

Geng Shouchang performed the spell for the second time, and the Great Cold solar term order floated out.

Then, three purple marks appeared on his fingertips. They were only the size of a normal seal.

"Supreme Yin Thunder Seal, Lesser Yin Thunder Seal, Absolute Yin Thunder Seal, instantly merge into one!"

"Go!"

The three thunder seals disappeared instantly, and then another patch of grassland became silent, and all vitality disappeared.

"Did you see clearly?" Geng Shouchang asked.

"No," Zhao Xing shook his head.

Even though Geng Shouchang had broken it down and slowed the casting speed, the whole process was still extremely fast.

"No way, this is already the effect after I slowed it down ten times," Geng Shouchang said. "If it were any slower, it wouldn't be a top-level spell."

Zhao Xing nodded; this was the difficulty of learning top-level Dharma.

It was impossible to slow down every step a thousand times to perform it.

It was like lighting a sixth-rank firecracker; a sixth-rank explosion produces a huge impact in an instant, and the speed must be very fast.

If it slowed down, it wouldn't be called a sixth-rank firecracker.

The level of a teacher like Geng Shouchang was relatively high, able to control top-level Dharma, break down the steps, and slow it down ten times.

If it were someone else who had only mastered top-level first or second-turn spells, they couldn't slow it down at all.

So Geng Shouchang said he couldn't teach other spells because he could use them himself, but he couldn't demonstrate them to students.

"My true self being here might be a bit better, but now only my clone is here; the Dao of top-level Thunder Dharma is fleeting, and capturing this kind of realization is quite difficult," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

The Three Yin Thunder Seal was different from the Yuan-Drawing Earth Palace; the Yuan-Drawing Earth Palace was a continuous spell, and there was plenty of time for Zhao Xing to observe and contemplate, but the Three Yin Thunder Seal was not; the entire spell process was extremely short.

This was also the characteristic of Yin Thunder Dharma: fast, hidden, and difficult to detect.

"No matter, you can go to the Tianyuan Pavilion to contemplate three hundred types of high-level Thunder Seal Dharma."

"Starting from high-level Thunder Seals to contemplate will be of great help to your comprehension of the Three Yin Thunder Seal."

"Yes, thank you, Master Geng, for your guidance," Zhao Xing wrote down Geng Shouchang's words. "I wonder how the Yang Thunder Dharma is?"

Geng Shouchang: "The Yang Thunder Dharma I practice is fully named 'Great Dharma of the Profound Heaven Prison-Suppressing Thunder,' which is one of the classic Thunder Dharma of this school, also known as Prison-Suppressing Thunder or Profound Heaven Thunder."

"This technique also has three powerful secret techniques: the first is Heavenly Thunder Finger. Small-scale, close-combat attack, its power can rank in the top five of Thunder secret techniques."

"The second is Thunder Mixed Origin Lock, which is a binding spell that locks a person's origin Qi with Thunder Dharma; once the binding is completed, the enemy's life and death are in your hands."

"The third is Prison-Suppressing Thunder Pool; this secret technique has a huge range and is suitable for use on the battlefield. The entire world will form a Thunder prison, refining the enemy with Thunder."

"This technique can be combined with the Awakening of Insects, Beginning of Summer, Minor Heat, and Major Heat solar term orders, which can increase the power of the Thunder Dharma."

"The power of Yang Thunder Dharma varies in different seasons."

Zhao Xing's eyes lit up immediately; he had practiced Profound Heaven Thunder Dharma in his previous life because it was one of the classic Thunder Dharma of the Heavenly Timing School.

That was why he could recognize the spell Geng Shouchang performed at the time at a glance.

"Heavenly Thunder Finger casting, from inside to outside, the five internal organs and five elements, the liver belongs to the Thunder attribute, and the external manifestation borrows the power of heaven and earth, which is extremely rigid and Yang; it requires completely excluding the Yin attribute power, and neither inside nor outside can go wrong."

"If your origin Qi circulates through the kidneys and the spell is mixed with other attributes, the power of this spell will be greatly reduced, or even completely invalid, and eventually, it will backfire on yourself."

"You can use bright-eye spells, such as Five Elements Observation, to observe the circulation of origin Qi in my body."

Geng Shouchang spoke in great detail and taught very seriously.

Zhao Xing also learned very seriously.

Yang Thunder Dharma is rigid and fierce, and its speed is controllable because it has a 'charging' process.

In addition, Zhao Xing's self-created 【Thunder Breaking Delusion Finger】 was precisely because he was used to it in his previous life and subconsciously leaned toward the Heavenly Thunder Finger.

His high-level Dharma and the Thunder-Shocking Marquis Transformation Dharma were realized during 【Awakening of Insects】 and 【Beginning of Summer】, respectively.

It could be said that Zhao Xing already possessed a very high foundation.

When Geng Shouchang performed the Heavenly Thunder Finger, Zhao Xing was immediately touched.

Subconsciously, he followed along and learned it.

"Zzzzz~"

Bursts of thunder light emerged from his fingertips, quickly condensing into a finger.

The surrounding air instantly became scorching hot, finally forming a thunder vortex, circling between his fingers.

However, in the next moment, it collapsed again.

At the moment of collapse, Zhao Xing had no choice but to vent this power into the ground.

The attempt failed.

"Eh? You are..." Geng Shouchang glanced at him, quite surprised.

The spell Zhao Xing just performed, although it failed to take shape in the end, already possessed the foundation for the Heavenly Thunder Finger to take shape in the first half.

"You..." Geng Shouchang really wanted to ask if Zhao Xing had learned it before, but then he thought it was a redundant question.

How could he have learned it? This was top-level Dharma.

"Your Thunder Dharma talent is truly astonishing," Geng Shouchang praised without hesitation. "To be able to grasp the knack the first time you see me demonstrate it, it's simply..."

Geng Shouchang didn't know what to say, and then he felt it was a pity.

"If your true self came to learn, just talking about this Yang Thunder Dharma, why would it take three years to get started?"

Zhao Xing bowed and said: "Master Geng, I have my own difficulties and have no choice but to do so."

The cultivation of the Derivation God Technique must be done in the Heavenly Mystery Hall of the Military Realm.

The Dragon Court Ancient Land dungeon was also a top priority in his plan.

There were things with spiritual energy inside!

In addition, if he didn't want to go crazy, practicing the Straw Man Dharma required matching it with the Soul Ultimate Dharma.

Therefore, Zhao Xing's true self really could not walk away.

The priority of cultivating the Derivation God Technique was higher than other methods.

In fact, Zhao Xing might not have been able to find the knack and walk in the right direction so quickly before.

It was because the cultivation of the Derivation God Technique had already begun to show results, with the Life Soul Seal double stars.

The Life Soul power within his clone had also become stronger.

If it were before the cultivation, the clone's perception would be like covering one eye, while the remaining eye was covered with a layer of gauze.

Now this gauze had become much thinner, able to exert a part of his learning talent.

"Good, let's not talk about this," Geng Shouchang waved his hand. "Don't be in a hurry to learn the Yin Thunder Dharma; you can specialize in studying the Yang Thunder Dharma first."

"I have a banquet tonight, so I don't have time to teach you anymore today; come back after noon tomorrow."

"Yes, student takes his leave," Zhao Xing bowed respectfully.

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Leaving the Guizhen Garden, Zhao Xing immediately headed to the Tianyuan Pavilion.

The Tianyuan Pavilion was a huge library, containing countless spells and secret techniques.

Of course, ninety-nine percent were low-to-mid-level, and a small portion were high-level.

The Tianyuan Pavilion was a thousand meters high, with a cylindrical structure, and nine layers nested inside and outside.

Each layer had separate reading rooms horizontally, cutting out more than a hundred thousand individual rooms.

Bookcases were everywhere; if you wanted to read, you took a book and entered a room.

Zhao Xing took the Doctor of Classics token and went straight to the top floor, into a spacious room.

Top-level Dharma, in the Tianyuan Prefecture branch, was only eligible to be browsed by those at the Doctor of Classics level.

Behind the screen, there were vaguely many shadows, some kneeling, some standing.

"Chen'an, what's the matter?"

The reason Princess Youruo interrupted other matters to answer Zhao Xing's communication was because Zhao Xing had used the emergency code she gave him, which Zhao Xing hadn't used once in eight years.

"Teacher's wife, on my island, a well-equipped Eastern Island team appeared, the leader is in the mid-stage of the Primordial Soul Realm, totaling eighty-nine people."

"However, they have all been executed."

Princess Youruo was a bit surprised, "You're okay?"

"The disciple is fine; the disciple's true self is cultivating in the Jiujiang Cave Heaven, completing the task the teacher gave me."

Wiping out this team with just avatars? A trace of appreciation appeared in Princess Youruo's eyes.

"Since they have all been executed, why didn't you report to Chongming Prefecture?"

Zhao Xing knew that Princess Youruo was testing him, but he didn't analyze it randomly, just replied simply: "The matter is of great importance; I think it should be presented to the teacher's wife first, and then reported to Chongming Prefecture, so as not to disrupt the teacher's wife's deployment."

Princess Youruo nodded: "I will send someone over; it will take at least two hours at the fastest."

"The disciple understands; I will ensure that the people from Chongming Prefecture arrive in at least three hours."

"Good." Princess Youruo nodded slightly, "Protect the scene well; it's best not to move anything."

"Yes."

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Two hours later, Liu Wanliang, the Chief of the Princess's Mansion, led a team and appeared on Twin Islands' Bay Island.

After seeing the scene, especially the specifications of that warship, Liu Wanliang couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

The Underworld Snake warship of the Snake Kingdom was a sixth-rank ultimate; they actually sent such a warship over.

If it weren't for Zhao Xing's intervention, Twin County would have been destroyed in just two hours.

"Jiang Tian, Sun Shizhao, you can step down," Liu Wanliang said. "I will give you a reference for the report later."

"Yes." Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian obediently returned to the city; saying it was a reference was actually an order.

They just needed to follow the plan given by Liu Wanliang.

After people left, Liu Wanliang came to Zhao Xing.

"Chen'an, kept you waiting."

"Sir." Zhao Xing bowed respectfully, "It is Chen'an who should thank you for making the trip yourself."

"Have you touched the enemy leader's items?" Liu Wanliang asked the most critical question right away.

He knew that the attacking teams in recent years all carried some evil arts on them, deliberately inducing Great Zhou officials to fall.

To prevent Zhao Xing from going down the wrong path, he had to ask clearly; otherwise, if someone else came to ask, it wouldn't be so understated.

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head, "After I arrived, I only killed the thieves and didn't conduct a search, but immediately carried out a blockade; others were not allowed to approach, and the battle scene and the orders issued were all recorded."

"Good." Liu Wanliang nodded; worthy of being Liu Tianning's disciple, doing things was reliable.

"Everything here has nothing to do with you anymore."

"No one will come to ask you questions later."

Liu Wanliang gave his promise.

Zhao Xing asked: "Then Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian..."

Liu Wanliang pondered: "They will inevitably be interrogated, but don't worry, as long as they haven't done anything against their conscience, there won't be any problems."

Twin Islands concerned Zhao Xing's promotion, so Liu Wanliang certainly wouldn't let Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian have problems.

"Thank you, sir." Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't ask anything else and handed all the official recorded materials to Liu Wanliang.

Then he notified Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian to answer truthfully, and then returned to Land Island.

One hour after Liu Wanliang arrived, the team sent by Chongming Prefecture also arrived.

As usual, they had to interrogate the participants, but Zhao Xing was nowhere to be seen.

"Lord Liu," a fourth-rank civil official looked at Liu Wanliang, "Dragon Horse Ministry Chief Zhao Xing was the main person who killed the thief leader; why is he not here to answer questions?"

"Inspector Yin," Liu Wanliang said, "The Marquis of Yuanyang has already been questioned by me; this is his summary report."

The report result polished by Liu Wanliang was naturally flawless; after Yin Qiquan finished reading it, there was nothing to criticize.

He could only find problems for no reason: "May I ask Lord Liu, Dragon Horse Ministry Chief Zhao Xing was only sixth-rank in the 21st year of the Jingxin Calendar, and until now he is still a sixth-rank official; even if he broke through the fifth-rank Pure Origin Realm, why can he kill a fourth-rank?"

Liu Wanliang said: "Lord Yin has extraordinary encounters, jumping four levels in just ten years to become a fourth-rank Chongming Prefecture Inspector; he has outstanding talent and amazing combat power; what is the problem with this?"

Yin Qiquan laughed dryly: "Naturally there is no problem, but where did the huge resources he cultivated himself come from? This official checked, and he hasn't bought less cultivation resources from the Military Realm over the years; it can be called a sky-high price."

Liu Wanliang said: "The Princess gave them; do you want to check the Princess's assets?"

"I dare not." Yin Qiquan smirked; he was a Prince Liang faction member, but he didn't dare to raise his sword against Princess Youruo. "I originally wanted to ask a routine question; since Lord Liu has asked, then naturally there is no problem."

"Thanks to Lord Liu for just happening to pass by Twin Islands."

Liu Wanliang glanced at him: "Daring to go against the imperial court is naturally a dead end."

Seeing that he couldn't get any benefits, Yin Qiquan could only give up the entanglement, quickly close the case and file it, and leave with Jinhou's corpse, warship, and other items.

After leaving Twin Islands, Yin Qiquan looked at the report materials, thoughtful: "Liu Tianning's disciple has stayed on Twin Islands for nine years; he has achieved such results, yet we didn't notice him before? Why did we ignore him before?"

"Forget it, he is only a sixth-rank official now; if we don't find an opportunity this time, he might not be so lucky when he gets promoted next year."

The higher the official, the easier it is to handle, because the mistakes made by subordinates can all be pinned on you!

As the sixth-rank Dragon Horse Ministry Left Office Chief, Zhao Xing really couldn't find any faults; from the perspective of official business, it could even be said to be excellent.

But after being promoted to the fifth rank, it might not be so.

"Liu Tianning, this mad dog, keeps staring at the Prince; I don't know if he will still be so arrogant when his disciple is destroyed." A blood-red flash passed through Yin Qiquan's eyes, and he threw all the materials into a brazier burning with black flames.

"Luck level has returned to Yan 5."

In the Jiujiang Cave Heaven, Zhao Xing glanced at the panel and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He deduced his own fate with the Five-Finger Destiny and found that this wave of bad luck had passed.

Liu Wanliang didn't hide his meeting with Yin Qiquan from him; combined with this sudden drop in luck, Zhao Xing also guessed some reasons.

"It is estimated that Liu Tianning and the Princess are collecting evidence of Prince Liang's crimes and have found some real things." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

His scolding of Prince Liang had long passed; this was not a continuation of the insult incident, otherwise it wouldn't have waited eight years to attack.

At that time, it was Prince Rahu and Prince Liang who pulled back and forth before reaching a ruling; the King said the matter ended here, so it ended here.

Now that such a thing had happened, there was only the reason of Liu Tianning and the Princess.

"In this turmoil, the internal enemies can only be left to Old Liu and the Princess to deal with; as long as I don't make mistakes, there won't be any big problems. Farming has fewer mistakes than other institutions."

"What I need to guard against are external enemies like Jinhou," Zhao Xing thought.

If he had backers like Liu Tianning and Princess Youruo and could still be destroyed by internal hostile forces, then the Great Zhou wouldn't be chaotic, but about to cool down; it hadn't reached that point yet.

As for political fighting, he didn't need to care at all; if the sky fell, there was Liu Tianning and his pair to hold it up.

Chaotic as it was, he still had to eat; after the Jinhou attack incident, Zhao Xing continued his daily routine of self-cultivation and training battle beasts, preparing for next year's Ten Thousand Beast Competition.

Time came to December of the 29th year of the Jingxin Calendar; the fifth-rank plants planted in Zhao Xing's Pure Origin soil reached 60 types, and the area of more than 30, 00 square meters had been completely filled.

Now he was only missing tree-type plant life to meet Old Liu's first-stage requirements, which was also the only difficult point.

For tree-type plant life, planting weaker ones wouldn't meet the requirements, and muddling through wasn't Zhao Xing's character; planting stronger ones had a longer cycle. Because he wasn't just planting one tree, but several.

Strength development entered a flat period, and Zhao Xing decided to enter the Great Dream Academy again to try his luck.

He left the Jiujiang Cave Heaven and found a wilderness in Jiujiang County, tunneling 5, 00 meters deep underground. He specifically opened up an underground space.

The Great Dream Academy couldn't be entered on the East Sea, because the Zixiao Islands were a vast sea during the Dali period and didn't count as the territory of the nineteen states.

He discovered this point when he intended to enter in the 27th year of the Jingxin Calendar to prepare for breaking through to the fifth rank.

In the end, he returned to Dongyang County, Bixian County, before entering, but the harvest that time was relatively small.

He passed the fourth level of the Heavenly Works Hall, the Yin-Yang Dual Evil Array Mountain. Crossing the four tribulations of earth, wind, fire, and thunder, he only obtained a sixth-rank low-tier defensive armor.

He wasn't short of money or goods, and at that time he hadn't cultivated all his spells to high-level perfection, so Zhao Xing didn't go to break through again.

In addition, it was troublesome to deal with the treasures brought out, because things from Dali were really hard to sell.

Like that sixth-rank low-tier armor, Zhao Xing didn't dare to sell it, didn't dare to bring it into reality, and could only store it with the Xie Zhi.

You must know that the Great Dream Academy itself was a treasure, and it was now stored in the royal treasury.

There were always people specifically researching the Great Dream Academy and that period of Dali history; taking a bunch of Dali treasures to the Military Realm to sell was also prone to problems.

After all, they weren't low-level treasures; sixth-rank treasures were easily checked.

So Zhao Xing could only go in and try his luck; it would be best if he could find things like Life Soul Pills or Dao Embryo Pills.

Others were hard to sell for money, and using them himself was eye-catching; one or two pieces could be explained, but if they were all treasures from the Dali period, that would be too eye-catching, so he could only store them first.

The right time to deal with them would be after coming out of the Dragon Court Ancient Land; then they could be dealt with openly and become his own wealth.

"Buzz~"

Zhao Xing pasted the talisman, closed his eyes, and muttered words.

Then he arrived in front of the familiar Cloud Gate.

"You're here again." The mechanical law beast Xie Zhi appeared at the entrance of the Heavenly Works Hall, "You passed the fourth level last time and haven't been in for three years; I thought you were dead, but now it seems you went to train and have already reached the Pure Origin Realm."

Zhao Xing bowed and said: "Yes, guardian, I am experiencing a turmoil, there is danger, but there is also harvest."

The mechanical law beast Xie Zhi possessed high intelligence; as he passed the fourth level, Xie Zhi's attention to him deepened, and he would care about his living conditions outside.

Sometimes Zhao Xing even suspected that Xie Zhi knew Dali had been destroyed, but wasn't sure.

"It's a good thing for young people to train more; how can you become a pillar of the country without tempering?" The mechanical beast Xie Zhi accompanied Zhao Xing as he walked in the hall, just like an elder chatting with a junior.

"The guardian is right."

Walking to a mural in a long corridor shrouded in clouds and mist, Xie Zhi pointed and said: "Are you planning to break through the fifth level now? Fifth-rank Pure Origin Realm, barely reaching the conditions for breaking through."

"Yes, I plan to try the 'Heavenly Works Tower' of the fifth level."

"I must remind you, you don't understand the way of mechanisms; you passed the previous levels either by taking shortcuts or by brute force. The Heavenly Works Hall I guard is mainly for selecting genius mechanism masters." The mechanical divine beast Xie Zhi looked down at Zhao Xing.

"The breakthrough in the Heavenly Works Tower involves the way of mechanism puppets; if you break through with brute force, it will be more difficult to pass, and the rewards will be different."

"Please instruct me, guardian."

Xie Zhi's whiskers fluttered, lighting up with starlight: "The final reward in the Heavenly Works Tower is the giant mechanism puppet 'Heavenly God General' of the ninth rank."

Heavenly God General? Zhao Xing blinked; the giant mechanism puppet displayed during the Wu Emperor period was actually obtained from here.

"The Heavenly God General is a thousand feet tall, and the materials used to build it are 108, 00 ninth-rank materials; it can rival the Super-Rank Realm."

"By passing the ninth level, you can obtain this item, and at the same time, you will become a candidate Great Master of Works of Dali."

"For the eighth level, the highest reward is the Earth God General, also built from ninth-rank materials, just with half the quantity."

"For the seventh level, the highest reward is the Heavenly Soldier Puppet, ninth-rank ultimate."

"For the sixth level, the highest reward is the Earth Soldier Puppet, ninth-rank high-tier."

"For the fifth level, the highest reward is the Nightmare Heavenly Dragon, eighth-rank ultimate."

"For the fourth level, the highest reward is the Fighting Venerable, eighth-rank high-tier."

"For the third level, the highest reward is the Myriad Transformation Dao Soldier, seventh-rank ultimate."

"For the second level, the highest reward is the Thousand Transformation Dao Soldier, seventh-rank high-tier."

"For the first level, the highest reward is the 'Sun Heavenly Maiden', sixth-rank ultimate."