[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-shennong-dao-lord-chapter-278":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Shennong Dao Lord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2219520,3971,"Chapter 278: Collecting favors everywhere, one year later, the top-tier Dharma body is formed","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-278",278,"\u003Cp>One of Zhao Xing’s clones arrived at the Bixue Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bixue Dao Academy’s [Biyou Vast Sea] could be used for rapid travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Hongying was not here at the moment; under Princess Youruo’s command, the experts of the Bixue Dao Academy had been dispatched on a large scale to join the maritime defense line against the Water Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, of the seven island chains near the East Sea, only three remained that hadn't been breached, mainly because Princess Youruo had exerted her influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who received him was Wen Ji, the Beast-Taming Master at the Yuan-Po realm, who looked somewhat tired: \"The route of the Biyou Vast Sea to Datong Prefecture opens at the Zi hour; Chenan, you still need to wait for two hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wen,\" Zhao Xing said. \"I wonder if you have seen Mr. Zhai?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Ji and Zhai Zhong, these two Beast-Taming Department Directors, had spent some time together initially, and Zhao Xing had learned quite a bit of beast-taming knowledge from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Ji sighed and said: \"Zhai Zhong has rebelled and left the Bixue Dao Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Zhao Xing was stunned. This Beast-Taming Department Director had actually defected? He couldn't help but recall the period of turmoil in the East Sea, when islands were constantly being attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were rumors that Zhai Zhong had been seen; at the time, Zhao Xing thought it was a Daoist from the Bixue Sect who had split off and was impersonating Zhai Zhong. Now it seemed those rumors were actually true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhai Zhong.\" Zhao Xing couldn't help but recall the appearance of that beast-taming master; he was always cheerful and approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was only a Sixth-Grade official, Zhai Zhong was a Fourth-Grade Director, yet he didn't have any airs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect that this person had actually rebelled; perhaps he had long since defected to the Prince of Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten years have passed, and things have changed.\" Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel emotional in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Wen Ji wasn't in the mood to chat, Zhao Xing didn't continue the conversation and followed Wen Ji to a circular lake to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake had a radius of five kilometers, which was already a very large range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water surface moved without wind, and three or four-meter-high waves frequently appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't look like a lake, but more like a surging ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the lake, clouds and mist were scattered all year round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing had only been there for a while when an illusory image appeared above the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On it was reflected an ancient city; the buildings in the city were clearly visible, with luxurious palaces, towering pavilions, bustling markets, and even the peddlers on the street could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Xing’s strange expression, Wen Ji introduced: \"This is a mirage, reflecting the next teleportation location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Biyou Vast Sea can only be used within the range of Pinghai Province, because Pinghai Province was originally a vast sea area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just that after thousands of years, the veins of the vast sea have gradually shifted, and the efficacy of the Biyou Vast Sea is also weakening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were in the Great Ancestor era, you wouldn't have to wait; you would appear in the Datong Prefecture area immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, the tide is rising, and people are coming over; let’s step back a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Ji pulled Zhao Xing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing’s expression was somewhat dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, he had only used the Biyou Vast Sea function three times. Because this permission was actually quite difficult to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time, it cost quite a bit of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was a feeling of drowning; if it wasn't an emergency, Master Zhao didn't want to use this method of teleportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clatter—\" The seawater suddenly surged into a wave twenty or thirty meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it collapsed rapidly toward the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves reversed, and a small boat appeared and disappeared within them, as if someone were surfing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the reversal of the tide, the sea boat was thrown out. The seawater fell rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seawater in the teleportation area turned over as if it had flipped itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing stared at this scene, having a sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He keenly perceived that a portion of the seawater was no longer the original seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a very short instant, a stream of seawater with different components appeared abruptly, replacing the original seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also in that instant that the seawater entangled and vibrated with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teleportation was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seawater from far away, along with the people and objects within it, had been brought here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the boat that had been thrown away, thirteen Sixth-Grade Heavenly Gang realm experts and two Fifth-Grade Pure Origin realm experts walked off. The thirteen Heavenly Gang realm experts, as soon as they left the boat, began to retch in unison, holding their stomachs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth-Grade Pure Origin realm experts were slightly better, but they also shook their heads, and their breathing was clearly not smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Sixth-Grade experts teleport through the Biyou Vast Sea, the symptoms will subside in the first three days, but generally, it takes a month or so for the feeling of drowning to disappear completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth-Grade experts are slightly better; after resting for a day, they can join the battle, and the impact is not very large. After three or five days, they can completely dispel this influence,\" Wen Ji introduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, this also depends on the range; if you teleport to the Salt Lake in the far west, crossing the entire Pinghai Province, the degree will be more severe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were a Third-Grade life soul, it would completely ignore this price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chenan, if you are going to Datong Prefecture for urgent business, it’s best if it’s non-combat official business,\" Wen Ji said. \"Otherwise, there will still be some impact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing nodded: \"Thank you for the reminder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact brought by the feeling of drowning was not big, but it wasn't small either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to encounter a life-and-death battle immediately after arriving, even a tiny bit of impact would be seized upon by his opponent to find a flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Wen Ji didn't know that his life soul was already Third-Grade, and he didn't need to say it out loud to show off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doo—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conch at Wen Ji’s waist suddenly made a short, sharp sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water flowed onto Wen Ji’s palm, and water droplets trembled with a unique rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing took a look; this was the secret communication method within the Bixue Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of water droplets tapped Wen Ji’s palm and back of his hand, instantly transmitting complex information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Ji didn't avoid him; Zhao Xing was a Classics-Governing Doctor of the Bixue Dao Academy and was one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chenan, I have received an urgent order and cannot accompany you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, official business is important; you go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two bowed to each other, and Wen Ji turned into a stream of water and submerged into the ground, escaping toward the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky gradually darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirage of Datong Prefecture appeared in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing jumped onto the flying boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clatter—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves rolled, the small boat turned over, and both the person and the boat were swallowed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Datong Prefecture, Erhai County, Bixue Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clatter—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small boat was hit and flew away by a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing flew off the small boat, and before the boat had even stopped steadily, he turned into a stream of light and flew toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People waiting for teleportation cast their gazes over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, why is it empty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What just passed by?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The boat hasn't even stabilized, yet the person flew away; this must be a Third-Grade expert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly amazing; I wonder when I can have such style, coming and going high, without anyone knowing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Envious, every time I finish riding the wave-tossing boat, I always feel like my feet aren't on solid ground, and my flying technique is crooked; last time I almost crashed into a mud pond.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that so? Every time I feel like I’ve eaten a seafood meal and want to vomit, sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that the Departing Fire Dao Academy’s 'Borrowing Fire to Travel' is much better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better my foot! After using the Departing Fire Divine Altar, you’ll still be vomiting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erhai County was very far from the prefecture city, mainly because the Bixue Dao Academy’s teleportation was limited by earth advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, half of Datong Prefecture was controlled by the Prince of Liang’s camp, and half was still under the imperial court’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half controlled by the Prince of Liang basically involved Cave-Heaven channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the entrance to the Ten-Sun Cave-Heaven at Datong Prefecture’s Wupan Mountain had already fallen under the Prince of Liang’s control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Datong Prefecture now had two prefecture-level institutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Datong Prefecture city now had the Prince of Liang’s Black Dragon flag planted on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original official institutions of Datong Prefecture had been moved to Ye County in the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo-Hou King had upgraded Ye County to a prefecture city and placed the original officials there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some things couldn't be moved, such as the Departing Fire Divine Altar of Datong Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Zhao Xing couldn't come to Datong Prefecture through this method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at the map, Datong Prefecture is roughly divided into two by the Song River; the western counties are under the imperial court’s control, and the eastern part is occupied by the Prince of Liang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Linhai County is on this dividing line, and Xia Jing and the others are fighting guerrilla warfare here.\" The Linhai County city had lost contact with the imperial court two months ago, belonged to the imperial court camp in the third month, and by the fourth month, it belonged to the Prince of Liang again; the number of guards who had died there was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for the repeated changes was that Linhai County wasn't important, so neither side had invested much military strength to fight for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder Xia Jing said he felt like a headless fly; he probably was very confused, not knowing where to go.\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince of Liang didn't care about the rest of Datong Prefecture; he only wanted the key channel locations, and the Luo-Hou King didn't have the confidence to snatch it back in one go. The population density of Datong Prefecture was relatively high; if high-grade experts led large military groups to fight, not to mention the outcome, Datong Prefecture would definitely be left empty in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without clear combat orders, and with the Ten-Sun Army led by Xia Jing waiting here, they really didn't know what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xia, I’ve almost reached Linhai County; report your position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are in Anshan County,\" Xia Jing responded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing looked at the map, then turned into clouds and mist and vanished from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linhai County, Anshan County, outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloud of mist dispersed, and Zhao Xing’s figure appeared above the county city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three golden lights immediately appeared in the city, supporting the clouds and rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh, whoosh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixteen god-breaking crossbows shot toward Zhao Xing’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This movement immediately caused a chain reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the city defenses, mechanism arrays, divine war boats, martial artists forming formations, and war drums sounded...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dean Mei, Senior Li, General Wei, it’s me!\" Zhao Xing immediately transmitted his voice to the three people in front. Because he was casting the Ruler of the Heavens technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to notice the change in heavenly timing was the military Minister of Agriculture of the Xuan-Jia Army, Li Yuanzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eighteenth year of the Jingxin Calendar, during the phased ceasefire, he had appeared at the Soul-Sacrifice Pass with Liu Tianning, covering the retreat of Zhao Xing, Long Xiao, and Chen Shijie’s armies from the front line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Zhiru is the Dean of the Heavenly Time Academy of the Ten Yang Cave Heaven. Wei Yuan is the Agricultural Commandant of the Tiger-Flood Dragon Army; he once invited Zhao Xing to join the Tiger-Flood Dragon Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three were all Ministers of the Heavenly Timing Faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing cast the Ruler of the Heavens technique without deliberately hiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloud of mist abruptly appeared above the county city, and they naturally noticed it very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Zhao Xing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuanzhen, Wei Yuan, and Mei Zhiru immediately called off the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Xia Jing led a group of people and rushed out from the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuanrang Marquis!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Xing has come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The genius of our Ten-Sun Cave-Heaven has returned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing bowed to the three, and was soon surrounded by a group of people from the same period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, the boss is here!\" Che Shihai was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, I’m Che Shihai; do you still remember me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I remember. After the breakout training ended, you were the one who drove the flying boat into a ditch and stepped on Wang Ji’s head,\" Zhao Xing laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, Boss, my technique is very good now; driving a war boat is a piece of cake!\" Che Shihai patted his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Minister Zhao, do you still remember me? I’m Chen Fang; I once ate the hemp-fish fruit you grew with Brother Xia,\" a martial artist squeezed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Fang, you dog, can’t you mention something else?\" Xia Jing scolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing grinned and said: \"Of course I remember. During the breakout training, you were hit by a Ritual Cultivator’s intelligence-lowering spell; Zhang Jie was squatting there taking a dump, and you were drooling while watching him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eww—\" Everyone looked at Chen Fang with disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense, I didn't!\" Chen Fang argued, \"I don't remember at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\" Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And me, and me, Zhenhai Army Jiang Ming, Zhao Xing, do you remember? I gave you a turtle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember,\" Zhao Xing nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He certainly remembers,\" Xia Jing pointed at Zhao Xing. \"At the Soul-Sacrifice Pass rest, he killed the turtle and only wanted the shell, not the meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, Zhao Xing was in charge of logistics, and Liao Rulong’s unit and Wen Shaoyang’s unit ate turtle meat for a whole month!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the middle of the night, when the soldiers went to the latrine, they could see turtle souls crawling all over the ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It almost scared people to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another burst of laughter around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Xing, do you remember him?\" Xia Jing pushed forward another person. Others were uninhibited and laughed loudly, but this person was meticulous, his clothes were neat and tidy, and he held a tablet. Only when he saw Zhao Xing did some excitement appear between his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are, Zhang Yi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, Zhang Yi greets the Yuanrang Marquis.\" Zhang Yi bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many years have passed, and you are still so observant of ritual; you didn't become a Master of Ceremonies but turned into a Ritual Cultivator,\" Zhao Xing didn't have to return the bow now, because his official position was far higher than Zhang Yi’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for the sake of Zhang Yi’s cultivation, he returned the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed,\" Xia Jing laughed. \"Back when you were in Yuncheng, you taught Zhang Yi to invite gods but not send them away, freeloading off those ghost soldiers. Now, he doesn't work as a master of ceremonies anymore and has switched to studying rituals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? The Yuanrang Marquis actually did such things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha, the military Minister of Agriculture focuses on practicality; what wouldn't he do? At that time, we were short of people and were in a hurry to resist the insect-witch disaster; Zhao Xing didn't even intend to let the ghosts go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reunion after a long time is like this; there is always endless talk. Most of the people here were acquaintances from the Ten-Sun Cave-Heaven period. Everyone had participated in training together and been on the battlefield together. Although everyone had changed greatly and grown, mentioning the past felt like returning to the time in the Ten-Sun Cave-Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go, let’s go down and talk! Don't stand in the sky!\" Xia Jing hugged Zhao Xing’s shoulder. \"Let’s go drink! Today, the supply of wine is unlimited!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ooh—\" Everyone couldn't help but cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down to the county office in Anshan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, another group of people got the news and rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this group were the Dean of the Earthly Advantage Academy at the time, Fan Zhaoli. There were Lu Bang and Zuo Zizhi from the Primal Academy, and Tian Shan, the Agricultural Official of the Earthly Advantage Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming from the Heavenly Timing Academy. Among those who received training at the same time were Minister of Agriculture Shi Yong, Zhuang Ziqing, Feng Qi, and Guan Junyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artist Wang Meng, military doctor Yuan Yang. And some whose names he couldn't call out, but whom he had seen during training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was still much less than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Feng Qiu, Hua Zhilin, and Cai Jin from back then had died in that disaster and the subsequent wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lu, Master Tian, Dean.\" Zhao Xing bowed to these people\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, no need for formalities, rise quickly,\" Tian Shan said happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The genius of the True Self Faction has returned,\" Lu Bang said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense,\" Fan Zhaoli shouted, \"He is the genius of my Earth-Benefit Faction!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you arguing about?\" Mei Zhiru pulled a scroll from his sleeve. \"The leader of my Marquis Faction has already issued a Heavenly Marquis Decree. Are you unaware that this decree was issued for the Holy Son of my Heavenly Time Faction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such thick skin,\" Lu Bang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... shameless,\" Tian Shan and Fan Zhaoli also looked on with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? It's fine for Brother Lu to scold, but once 'True Self Heavenly Objects' is out, who can compete?\" Mei Zhiru shook his head. \"But what is your Earth-Benefit Faction plotting? Why join in the fun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Tian Shan and Fan Zhaoli were speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news of Zhao Xing being assassinated by the Liang Prince's party had already spread throughout the middle and upper circles of Pinghai Province, so they naturally already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, all three factions viewed Zhao Xing as one of their own, but the Earth-Benefit Faction was on shaky ground because they discovered that Zhao Xing had no treatises from the Earth-Benefit Faction published.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Mei, your Heavenly Time Faction should not be so arrogant,\" Zuo Zhizhi said from the side. \"Look beside you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Zhiru: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because standing beside him were Cheng Qingming and Ge Jinsong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Qingming and Ge Jinsong: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two glared fiercely at Zuo Zhizhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been over a decade, how could someone still bring this up?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zuo Zhizhi, will you just die already?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your cultivation of the Yin-Yang True Self Scripture is only so-so, but your sarcasm has reached perfection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two retorted without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reuniting after a long separation in such turbulent times was undoubtedly the most joyous thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Jing called over most of the acquaintances and had a feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enjoying themselves until late at night, he dismissed the others and found Zhao Xing alone to chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhao, what kind of small matter are you going to do? I have four hundred thousand men here that can be used, all from the various armies left behind by the Ten Yang Cave Heaven, as well as officials of various ranks from Yangcheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many?\" Zhao Xing was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said back then that the Liang Prince would rebel, so I immediately prepared for this after returning from the East Sea,\" Xia Jing said. \"Before the incident, I quietly transferred a large number of personnel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the incident, the Ten Yang Cave Heaven fell into chaos, and the Liang Prince's Black Dragon Army carried out a massive purge; those who did not submit to him were either killed or fled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the three months since, I have been gathering the remnants everywhere. The reason there are only four hundred thousand people now is that the imperial court withdrew a portion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing nodded. Xia Jing had previously been temporarily conferred the title of Fourth-Rank Upper Bandit-Suppressing Cavalry General, and concurrently served as the Fourth-Level Shangyu Envoy of the Shangyu Office for the three prefectures in the south of Pinghai Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of official rank, Xia Jing was the same rank as him, and his authority was not much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing thought for a moment, dipped his finger in wine, and wrote two words on the table: Save People.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save people?\" Xia Jing was thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had overestimated enough, yet still underestimated the impact brought by the two treatises he had written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small step across eras, when placed in a specific force or event within an era, would cause immeasurable results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years later, perhaps no one would remember the Prince of Liang’s rebellion, but the classics would live on forever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhao Xing couldn't help but recall the assessment in Gucheng; he was glad that he had been cautious enough at that time and hadn't written any earth-shattering theories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had written them, with his strength and talent, he was enough to bear these things, and the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Xing’s expression, the Heaven-Deriving King knew that Zhao Xing hadn't intentionally concealed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had mentioned the matter of writing treatises, but the Heaven-Deriving King, the God-Net King, and Zhao Xing himself had all underestimated the influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I don't mean to blame you,\" the Heaven-Deriving King said. \"Tell me, what is going on with Kunyuan Academy? You haven't produced any Earthly Advantage Faction treatises, have you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing shook his head: \"I can be sure I haven't. The content of the 'Self-Nature Theory: Earthly Advantage Chapter' is about using plants to create earth advantages; this only touches upon it slightly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earthly Advantage Faction classics like \"Earth Return to Origin\" and \"Earth-Treasury Return to Origin\" also touched upon the Self Faction, but they wouldn't be revered by the Self Faction as their own classics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Heavenly Timing Faction classic \"Solar Terms Decree\" not have an impact on earth advantages? But it wouldn't be considered a work of the other two factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what on earth is it for? You can't be Meng Kun’s illegitimate son; that’s a generation apart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing said helplessly: \"Maybe it’s because I promised Dean Meng that I would write a treatise for him to look at later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can be like that?\" The Heaven-Deriving King also gained some knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be so,\" Zhao Xing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected Meng Kun to be so hardcore, but he couldn't find any other reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, what should we do now?\" Zhao Xing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this file also contained other changes within the seven days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Prince of Liang publicly declared on May 4th that he was unaware of this assassination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the strategist \"Gu Wenhe\" who had acted on his own initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering that Gu Wenhe had colluded with foreign sorcerers and practiced forbidden arts, he ordered Gu Wenhe’s execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other way; the Prince of Liang was calling for loyalists and had to try to win over as many forces as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could quietly eliminate Zhao Xing and Liu Tianning, that would naturally be best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the matter was exposed, he had to find someone to take the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone knew what was going on, the posture had to be maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The life of a Second-Grade Ritual Cultivator—Ling Ruochen, Meng Kun, were just one of the factions. Even if it wasn't to win back the Minister forces, he still had to put on a show for other neutral forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven-Deriving King stared at the top of Zhao Xing’s head for a while, as if looking into the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the Heaven-Deriving King pondered: \"I can conceal the heavenly secrets of your true self, but you cannot move around recklessly in the near future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let your seven-star life souls merge into one; at most, you can only send your clones out to do some logistics work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Zhao Xing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood that the Heaven-Deriving King was doing it for his own good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The struggles involved now were too high-level; continuing to be high-profile might not be a good thing for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The three sects have all expressed the same meaning to me,\" the Heaven-Deriving King said. \"They don't want the imperial court to continue assigning you any dangerous tasks; things like killing the Prince of Tianxia cannot be allowed for you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven-Deriving King was also under great pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhao Xing died under his watch, Liu Tianning would go crazy, and if Liu Tianning went crazy, Xu Xing would go crazy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would greatly interfere with His Majesty’s plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some things can be done but not said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Majesty’s plan belonged to the kind that couldn't be laid out and discussed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is not a small number,\" Xia Jing frowned. \"Where will the money come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meng Kun originally wanted to send experts to pick you up, but the journey is long and the variables are too great, so it was rejected by me and the God-Net King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Zhao Xing’s true self was not in danger, it didn't matter to Meng Kun and Xu Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Zhao Xing didn't continue to participate in calculating the cycle time of the military world channel on the Profound Heaven Academy side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single clone of Zhao Xing would only have strength comparable to the early Third Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operating in Pinghai Province, its influence would be much lower and would not affect the overall situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many Third-Grade experts, one more Zhao Xing wouldn't make a difference, and one less wouldn't either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three sects, the Heaven-Deriving King, and the God-Net King would all rather Zhao Xing do nothing than exhaust his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing quickly understood this meaning and listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your true self has two places to go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One is to return to Chongming Prefecture and stay at the Star Palace, or stay at the Princess’s Mansion; both are absolutely safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven-Deriving King said: \"The second is to go to the Profound Heaven Academy in Tianyuan Prefecture; this place is also absolutely safe. As for the reason, it is inconvenient for me to say more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he found it inconvenient to say more was that Li Boqian was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Heaven-Deriving King did not know that Zhao Xing had already met Li Boqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that he had been gagged and couldn't speak anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are your thoughts?\" The Heaven-Deriving King said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing thought for a moment and said: \"Your subordinate chooses to return to Chongming Prefecture and cultivate in the Star Palace, a secret place of the military world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the clones, I choose to send them all out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your subordinate still wants to do something for the imperial court and for the people of the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven-Deriving King praised: \"That you have this heart proves that neither I nor the God-Net saw you wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will also convey these words to Xu Xing, Meng Kun, and Ling Tianchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your true self will come back with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing’s true self left without a sound and returned to Bixian County in Chongming Prefecture with the Heaven-Deriving King. Since he had arrived in Bixian County, he had to visit the Princess’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the file the Heaven-Deriving King gave him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Youruo also played a very important role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even without this, he wanted to go home and take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher’s wife.\" Inside the Yonghua Hall, Zhao Xing bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, you didn't suffer this assassination in vain; you have indeed matured a bit.\" Princess Youruo looked at Zhao Xing with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many thanks for your concern, Teacher’s wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be able to shake the sacred grounds of the three sects and even not hesitate to dispatch the [Earth-Piercing Divine Boat], you can be considered the only one among the younger generation of Ministers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now your fame is even greater than your teacher’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Youruo’s words were not an exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this incident, Zhao Xing could be said to have a resounding reputation in the middle and upper circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"New Chapters of the Self-Nature Theory\" and the \"Theory of the Three Yin and Three Yang Six Qi Great Heavenly Cycle\" would spread wider and wider in the coming time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince of Liang belonged to having advertised for Master Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought even more prestige than governing a prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You flatter me, Teacher’s wife,\" Zhao Xing said modestly. \"My teacher can come and go freely in the chaotic situation; I am far behind my teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will surpass your teacher one day,\" Princess Youruo said. \"This is what your teacher said himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you don't need to stay here with me; go see your family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Xing leave, Princess Youruo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Minister of the Transportation Department, Liu Wanliang, walked out from the side hall: \"Why does Your Highness sigh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Youruo said lazily, \"People, once they become mature, their happiness will become less and less.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zhao Chenan of today is not as fun as he was ten-plus years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haven't you noticed that his temperament is becoming more and more like Liu Tianning’s?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Yonghua Palace, Zhao Xing rushed to the military world secret place, the Star Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered the Star Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several records appeared on Zhao Xing’s panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Affected by the divine artifact \"Creation Compass,\" your fortune no longer fluctuates; current fortune level: Derivation Six]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Star Palace is a key place for Life Officials; my fortune no longer fluctuates, the 'Destiny Returns' influence disappears, and the Five-Finger Destiny, Divination Method, and Tortoise-Coin Divination Method return to normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven-Deriving King only led Zhao Xing to the Star Palace and then vanished again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had many things to be busy with; now that Zhao Xing’s true self had become safe, he naturally went to do his own things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing closed his eyes and entered the memory palace in his dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The development of things is smoother than I imagined; now my prestige has exceeded the initial expectations,\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his past life experience, the scope of his prestige had already reached the prefecture level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had jumped over \"newly emerging\" and \"a little famous\" to reach the level of \"rising to fame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the perspective of brushing the Prince of Liang’s prestige, my goal has been achieved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continuing to brush it after a sudden rise in fame will only have the opposite effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Appearing in the sight of top-tier experts once or twice is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing wouldn't be naive enough to think that just because the sacred grounds of the three sects had moved, the Prince of Liang would admit defeat and not dare to move against him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even dared to rebel; would he be afraid of these things? It was just a matter of considering interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhao Xing continued to jump around and interfered with his grand plan, the Prince of Liang might formulate a plan himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the early stages of rebellion, reaching this point is about enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, I shouldn't aim for fame, but start the second stage of the plan: collecting favors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing checked the names in the memory palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second stage, which was the rescue stage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the early stages of rebellion, the feudal princes responded, mainly because others were causing chaos; the Prince of Liang’s main legions hadn't killed on a large scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And within a year after activating the Heavenly Luck Gold List, he couldn't sit still anymore. The effect of his calling for the feudal princes to meet was worse than imagined; if he didn't move himself, this momentum would weaken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using the small to attack the large, the momentum is faster; if he doesn't take advantage of this first-mover advantage to act one after another, he will surely fail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince of Liang himself was very clear about this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He called for the feudal princes to complete the alliance, and he had to walk out of Pinghai Province; that was when the great slaughter would begin, and even prefecture cities would no longer be safe,\" Zhao Xing looked at the list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people I want to save were originally people who would have survived; otherwise, they wouldn't have been remembered by me, and it wouldn't have caused me to be on the Heavenly Luck Gold List again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this situation, I am simply picking up favors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his list now, there were future prime ministers, future Second-Grade experts, and future people in charge of mechanical heavy equipment. There were martial artists, Warlocks, Ritual Cultivators, Priests, Ministers of Agriculture, weavers, dancers, musicians—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people I’m saving are still in their infancy now, but in the Martial Emperor era, they were all in important positions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Martial Emperor era, I’m going to catch more than half of the high-ranking officials and experts in Pinghai Province in one net.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And saving people silently can also solidify the reputation I’ve built before,\" Zhao Xing divided his reputation into \"sudden fame\" and \"later fame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sudden fame was what he had done in the last two months, which had suddenly filled the sight of the middle and upper levels, shocking people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later fame was what he was about to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like after an earthquake, at first everyone focused on the disaster and aid—later, through data review, they discovered that someone had actually built many solid schools and protected countless students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't obvious at the time, but it spread wider and wider later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I have ninety-nine clones now, that’s far from enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing thought to himself, \"I must let the Grass-Man Technique break through to the thousand-clone threshold as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, relying on this little manpower, it’s not enough to use, and I can't do this thing alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Building targeted shelters, organizing corresponding medicine warehouses—it’s also better to pull people together to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s early May now; from now on, I will specialize in studying the Ten-Thousand-Law Clone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I can possess a top-tier Dharma body, I can possess thousands of clones with strong execution, fully exerting the effect of the Deriving God Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately came to the resource treasury of the Star Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Palace secret place hoarded many cultivation resources; the secret place entered from this entrance in Chongming Prefecture was a small world, and there was no lack of high-level resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Heaven-Deriving King let him take whatever he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing not only broke the historical record but could also discover the correct cultivation method for the first layer of the Deriving God Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention a few resources, even if the Heaven-Deriving King gave him his life, if it could be of help to Zhao Xing, the Heaven-Deriving King wouldn't blink an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clatter—clatter—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhao Xing entered the treasury, he was like a locust, rolling up a large pile of boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he flew out, it was as if he were carrying a small mountain on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Soul-Eating Dharma Body among the seven top-tier Dharma bodies is the foundation of the top-tier Dharma bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing sat cross-legged on the Star Platform, and Liu Tianning’s teaching began to emerge in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once practiced, you can immediately possess thousands of clones, and each one can cast top-tier Dharma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second layer of my Yin-Yang Self-Nature Scripture needs to be fully comprehended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Five Elements True Intent needs to reach the Third-Grade True Intent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the same time, I need to comprehend the Eighteen Soul-Eating Dharma Body Diagrams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing’s true self immediately began to invest in cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the dozens of clones left outside also gathered together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one he contacted was Xia Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xia, where are you now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Jing’s bearded face soon appeared in the Earth Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the territory of Linhai County in Datong Prefecture. Brother Zhao, are you alright? I just heard that you encountered an assassination, but instead, you designed and killed several high-grade experts? Even Yushanzi is dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your news is quite well-informed,\" Zhao Xing smiled. The current transmission of news was not as fast as in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Jing could know the inside story in such a short time, which showed his father’s connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine, but it’s not very convenient to do anything eye-catching,\" Zhao Xing said. \"Now I want to do some small things; do you want to participate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It might be that you won't see any results in a short time, and there’s no merit, and it might even be thankless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, you, Zhao Chenan, still have small things?\" Xia Jing laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It just so happens that I’m leading a bunch of people to fight guerrilla warfare everywhere, and I clearly feel there are many opportunities for merit, but I’m like a headless fly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't ask me if I’ll do it; just tell me when to do it, where to do it, how many people you need, and what kind of people you need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether the matter is big or small, I, Xia Jing, will accompany you to the end!\" \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mountain of blades and sea of fire, dancers were constantly dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I spare your lives?\" the young man in fine clothes sneered. \"It is rumored that the Blade Mountain Dance and Fire Sea Dance are mandatory courses for seventh-rank dancers; dancing them can make enemies find themselves in a mountain of blades and a sea of fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that you are just a group of useless trash who hold positions but do no work? Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The money you usually earn is dozens of times higher than mine; how can you be so lazy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, but... we are musicians!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't care, you all deserve to die! Dance for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man in fine clothes brandished his whip; every time he swung it, the sea of fire became even more scorching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as these people were about to lose their lives, suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the flames were suddenly extinguished, and the mountain of blades collapsed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing something was wrong, the young man in fine clothes immediately threw away the fire whip and fled toward the rockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puff~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Heavenly Thunder Finger pierced through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's figure landed among the survivors and began to ask: \"Is there a dancer named Lin Yichen here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, an outsider.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so? He just registered three months ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, where is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Locked in the dungeon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, you all wait here.\" Zhao Xing immediately escaped into the ground and began searching the dungeon. Sure enough, he found the person he was looking for in one of the cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in the cell, a man was dancing gracefully. Although he was wearing prison clothes and was covered in dirt, Zhao Xing still felt that his dance was full of beauty, as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth were dancing along with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not much usable spiritual energy in this dungeon. Zhao Xing checked carefully and found that Lin Yichen had already broken most of the magic array sealing the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Xing appeared, Lin Yichen, hearing the footsteps, stopped immediately and restored everything around him to its original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zzzzt~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing appeared at the cell door and, with a light tap, shattered the magic array lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" Lin Yichen looked at Zhao Xing curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop talking nonsense, let's go.\" Zhao Xing immediately summoned a wind and swept Lin Yichen up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem very familiar with me, knowing I like to talk nonsense,\" Lin Yichen said while being carried, still chattering away. \"That makes no sense; I am from Tianyong Prefecture and have no acquaintances here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since traveling here a year ago, I joined the local music bureau because I ran out of travel funds. If I had acquaintances, how could I have fallen into such a state?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, could you adjust the direction of the gale? I've already bumped into the rafters several times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn't have saved this guy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, he was indeed very familiar with Lin Yichen. When he was doing tasks in his past life, he had traveled to many prefectures with this person. At the time, he thought he could get some tasks from this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging out for a while, he found there were no tasks to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No tasks were fine, so he just farmed favorability; he always felt that this wandering dancer had something special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he got no benefits, just followed him and went hungry, and wasted a lot of Master Zhao's money to support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Zhao Xing, a Five-Prefecture Inspector. I was passing through and saved you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? A Five-Prefecture Inspector? I wonder, Lord Zhao...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, I haven't said anything yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut your mouth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing recalled his past life's experience and was almost broken by this chatterbox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply used a Sleepy Bug spell to make him fall asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can run south; there are imperial troops there. Follow this route, and you can pass through unimpeded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, thank you, Lord Zhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The river-fragrance is abandoned in the narrow alley, and the thorns spread over the east wing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Liang Prince acts against the natural order and will perish sooner or later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the heavy-duty prison of Ruo Prefecture, a young Ritual Cultivator cursed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Li, can you stop? You've been cursing for seven days!\" A martial artist in the next cell picked at his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can't hear you outside at all, but we are being annoyed to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I just die in peace, please?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Li slammed his head against the bars: \"Zhao He, don't lose your fighting spirit! Evil cannot triumph over good; we will escape sooner or later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine, fine, Master Jiang, everything you say is correct,\" Zhao He said perfunctorily. \"This subordinate just wants to rest for a while, is that okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that there was no more sound from that side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao He lay down on the straw bed, preparing to take a nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, not long after, a recitation sound came from that side again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inhaling the essence and exhaling the turbid, traversing the evil world without seeking acceptance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Carrying a long sword and holding a royal bow, even if the head and body are separated, the heart will not be punished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Zhao He could not help but cover his ears. However, just then, the sound of a lock breaking came. The cell door was also suddenly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Zhao He suddenly sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was very cautious and did not move immediately, instead pricking up his ears to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Jiang Li suddenly pushed open the cell door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao He, look, I told you someone would come to save us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, follow this official to kill our way out of this prison and restore a clear sky to Ruo Prefecture!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and Zhao Xing's clones were constantly active all over Pinghai Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using clones with top-tier techniques and strength comparable to third-rankers to save some middle- and low-rank people was simply overkill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the imperial court's manpower were wasted like this, the Liang Prince's camp would be laughing in their sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many middle- and low-rank officials were there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they noticed, they wouldn't care; instead, they would be happy to see the imperial court do this. Of course, Zhao Xing's actions were actually inconspicuous, and no one linked these events together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Pinghai Province was too large; just one prefecture was equivalent to the surface area of Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few middle- and low-rank people being saved, how could it attract attention? Even without war, a large number of people were dying and being born every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One or two more or less was like a drop of water in the ocean, having no impact at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the \"Save People\" campaign that Zhao Xing started from Linhai Prefecture did attract the attention of both enemy and friendly camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Zhao Xing, Xia Jing, and this group from the Ten Yang Cave Heaven began to use their connections to expand the scale of their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Wu, I heard that the chamber of commerce in your family has a large stock of Yellow Grass; could you sponsor some for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, how much do you need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two billion piculs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Liu, since we parted at the Cave Heaven, I never thought you would have become a Classic-Governing Doctor at the Hundred-Soldier Dao Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My younger brother now needs a batch of blacksmiths who understand the 'Qushan Outline Construction Technique'; I wonder if you could recommend a few talented people to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Tian Shan; immediately send all the money that can be mobilized from the family to the seven major prefectures: Shangdang, Zhenxun, Wushan, Tianxing, Jiujiang, Tianxiong, and Baiguo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, have all the commercial building ships take off and also be transferred to these seven major prefectures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Contact these 136 Marquises, 9 Princes, and 3 Dukes, and tell them that I, Tian Shan, am here to collect favors. They don't need to risk their lives; they just need to give me money or resources!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis Yu Rang, currently the Shangluo Academy has 14,357 lower-third-rank Agricultural Officials, and a total of over 11,000 sixth- and fifth-rank Agricultural Officials who can follow your orders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chenan, are 20,000 Earth-Traveling Boats enough? If not, we can transfer more from the Yueya branch, but that would take half a month—no, seven days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to dig underground shelters? What level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only level five? Then I, as the branch dean, can make the decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the eighth month of the Jingxin Calendar, the scale of the operation was already quite large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as Zhao Xing had expected, as long as the target was not a strategic location and the people saved could not affect the overall situation, the resistance would be much smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lives of the rural people were as cheap as grass; they grew in batches, and it only took fourteen or fifteen years. What use were they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasting so much resources and manpower on these things, some in the Liang Prince's camp were instead mocking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some seemed to see through Zhao Xing's intentions, but again, because the level involved was low, even if there was some obstruction, the priority was relatively low. It was not something that needed to be dealt with immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clones were busy, while the true self in the Star Palace was always in cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for thinking about external matters in the tenth and twelfth months of the 35th year of the Jingxin Calendar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At other times, Zhao Xing's true self was focused on studying top-tier techniques and the breakthrough of the Soul-Devouring Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the tenth month of the 35th year of the Jingxin Calendar, the scale of mobilized resources has already approached the trillion level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although distributed across Pinghai Province, the funding for individual projects is inconspicuous, but the total has already exceeded a trillion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As my clones are busy, saving people, and running around, my insights are also gradually increasing,\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, the Ten Thousand Technique Clones were mostly used for combat and rarely for other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The techniques used were very concentrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighty-one types of Grass Man Techniques were not fully utilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the mobility had greatly increased and the things encountered had become more varied, God-Walking, Recovery, Holy Shield, Giant Strength, Vajra, Entanglement, Reconnaissance, Invisibility, Illusion, Martyrdom Explosion, Flying, and Divine Courage—these were all aspects of training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing finally understood why Liu Tianning's Ten Thousand Technique Palace had so many clones doing their own things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This method of tempering in the mortal world can indeed greatly increase the progress of the Grass Man Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing re-entered cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the twelfth month of the 35th year of the Jingxin Calendar, he once again detached from the selfless state and paid attention to major external events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Si was cut in half at the waist?\" Zhao Xing looked at the intelligence in the Earth Mirror and then closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like in the past life, he died after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two are truly brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One beheaded Gu Wenhe, the other beheaded Liu Si.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, with Liu Si dead, the rationality of 'clearing the monarch's side' drops sharply, and the Liang Prince will probably soon summon the princes to meet, attempting to break out of Pinghai Province.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The real chaos will begin from the moment the Liang Prince loses his Yin-Spirit summoning, and Li Boqian will also strike at that moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must hurry up and cultivate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, Zhao Xing opened his eyes and continued his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Soul-Devouring Technique of the Ten Thousand Technique Clones pulls at my life soul every time I practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for the Deriving God Technique, practicing like this would probably have driven me crazy long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I feel a sense of violence all over my body, and my negative emotions have also increased,\" Zhao Xing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that the side effects brought by the Ten Thousand Technique Clones are unavoidable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That makes no sense; it was practiced just fine in the Spiritual Energy Era.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing stopped practicing and began to repeatedly deduce the cultivation direction of the Soul-Devouring Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he determined that the Ten Thousand Technique Clones would indeed affect a person's emotions to a certain extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the limitation of the era of the Ten Thousand Technique Grass Men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It mainly stemmed from the Soul-Devouring Technique; the depth of the division of the life soul by this top-tier technique was quite severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without this, the top-tier clones would not be able to increase the power of the techniques they cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it is not improved, then the true self's fourth-turn techniques and the Ten Thousand Technique Clones can still only cast first-turn techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The introductory Five Elements True Intent, the small-success rule-twisting, and the great-success rule-changing—every clone being able to influence the rules of heaven and earth is inherently a heaven-defying technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is too powerful, so having side effects is normal,\" Zhao Xing muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether this technique could be improved through spiritual energy? That would have to be verified later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The side effect currently manifesting in me is violent emotions, making my murderous intent very heavy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the 49,999 divine thoughts of my Deriving God Technique level, controlling the top-tier technique should be manageable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing could now pierce through the last layer of the window paper at any time and vaguely knew the situation after completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much deliberation, Zhao Xing decided to make a breakthrough as soon as possible. Because possessing a top-tier technique had far more benefits than drawbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Star Platform, hundreds of grass men stood up and began the process of disintegration and fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every clone was now fusing the eighty-one types of Grass Man Techniques and, in the constant fusion, searching for a more powerful path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were seven major top-tier techniques for the eighty-one types of upgradeable routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's main focus was the Soul-Devouring Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immersed in enlightenment, he lost track of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clones on the Star Platform gradually decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, Zhao Xing suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Star Platform, only one clone remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clone also opened its eyes at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thump, thump~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two heartbeats appeared, and in the eyes of both the true self and the clone, a strong desire for slaughter flashed simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in an instant, the desire for slaughter in their eyes was suppressed by the secret-patterned stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 25th day of the fourth month of the 36th year of the Jingxin Calendar, the top-tier technique was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, it had been a year since Zhao Xing began his closed-door cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clatter~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Palace's treasure vault opened again, and materials flew out like a torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When these precious materials appeared on the Star Platform, figures appeared one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, it had already exceeded one thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One year of cautious practice, striving to minimize negative effects, finally reached the Thousand Technique Body realm; now the negative effects are also very small,\" Zhao Xing realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as my Deriving God Technique exceeds the progress of the Grass Man Technique, it will be enough to suppress it all the time, and finally, in the Spiritual Energy Era, the negative effects will disappear completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhao Xing had no heart to think about these things at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The top-tier technique is complete; it is time for me to come out of the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",8935,"2026-06-17T16:13:07.318Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","23105fd45649cb5bb30b813a1704bbaa1a3fcb2d458883f6b12bab45edf55e65","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-279","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-277",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]