Chapter 290: In the Dragon Court, the speedrun begins! (15,000)

Profound Heaven Academy, Heavenly Thunder Courtyard.

Amidst a valley shrouded in dark clouds, a figure resembling a demonic god floated cross-legged in the air.

"Boom-crack!" A peal of thunder rang out. Zhao Xing opened his eyes, his gaze cold and stern, slicing through the vast sky like a bolt of lightning.

At the same moment he opened his eyes, another purple figure suddenly appeared at the other end of the valley.

"Zhao Xing!" Wang Tianzhi's eyes shone. "Come, strike me!"

Wang Tianzhi descended, the surrounding air seemingly stirred by an invisible force, the temperature plummeting sharply.

His robes snapped in the wind, his black hair danced, and a faint, ghostly blue glow emerged on his skin. He rapidly formed hand seals, each transformation conjuring a stream of black airflow.

Zhao Xing mirrored Wang Tianzhi's movements, his fingers moving like agile spirit snakes, crossing and flipping rapidly, the seal techniques complex and orderly.

Yet, shadows of Zhao Xing appeared all throughout the valley.

Faint gray electric arcs danced at his fingertips, emitting a "zizzing" sound.

In an instant, the gray arcs grew, deepening in color until they transformed into a ghostly purple.

Zhao Xing's aura climbed steadily, merging with the power of the Thunder Seal.

When he formed the Greater Yin, Lesser Yin, and Fern Yin Thunder Seals, a powerful suction force surged from his palms.

The surrounding Yin energy frantically converged toward him.

In an instant, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be pulled by an invisible giant hand, spinning rapidly to form a massive vortex.

The center of the vortex was as black as the deepest night, with muffled thunder rolling faintly within.

"Good lad, pretending to cast the Three Yin Thunder Seals, but actually having comprehended the Cold Sha Thunder Domain?" Wang Tianzhi couldn't help but laugh; his thunder techniques remained perfectly synchronized with Zhao Xing's.

"Go!"

Zhao Xing shouted, his hands thrusting forward violently. Between his palms, a Thunder Seal shimmering with purple-black light whistled out.

Every clone in the valley released a Thunder Seal at the same moment, heading straight for Wang Tianzhi.

Wherever the Thunder Seal passed, the space seemed to tear, emitting a chilling "crack-crack" sound.

Stones on the ground were shattered, turning into dust that drifted into the air.

The Thunder Seal was like a massive ghostly shadow, carrying the momentum to destroy everything as it charged toward its target.

The air around it was compressed, forming visible ripples. The vegetation it touched withered instantly, its moisture sucked dry, leaving only charred marks behind.

The moment he released the Three Yin Thunder Seals—"Hum~"

A layer of icy blue mist permeated the area around the clones.

Crying Ruler of the World's End!

"Hm?" A trace of shock flashed in Wang Tianzhi's eyes.

When Zhao Xing displayed the Three Yin Thunder Seals and the Cold Sha Thunder Domain, he was only surprised by the lad's proficiency.

To master Yin Thunder techniques from the first to the sixth cycle in such a short time—this talent was truly rare.

But now that Zhao Xing's clones were displaying 【Ruler of the World's End】, Wang Tianzhi wasn't just surprised; he was stunned.

"My junior brother's Ruler of the World's End is nothing like this. Has he modified it?"

"Turning cloud energy into ice mist, using Ruler of the World's End to guide the cold Yin energy upward, making the Cold Sha Thunder Domain form a blockade similar to a Boundary Stele Array?"

The cold mist seemed to emanate from the thunder itself, rapidly shrouding the surrounding space.

The Prison-Suppressing chapter of the Profound Heaven Thunder Technique was originally comprehended during the Great Cold solar term.

Wang Tianzhi was intimately familiar with this thunder technique, and equally familiar with the Ruler of the World's End.

But to see the two combined and perfectly fused—this was truly his first time.

Every time Zhao Xing flickered, a blue thread of thunder appeared in the mist.

Thousands of Myriad Law clones flickered together. In the blink of an eye, the thunder threads wove through the mist, gradually forming a massive thunder net.

Above the net, cold thunder flickered, emitting a "crackling" sound; each bolt of cold thunder contained enough power to freeze a soul.

"Drink!"

With a roar from Zhao Xing, he pressed his hands downward violently.

In an instant, the icy blue mist in the entire area churned violently, and the thunder net woven with cold thunder expanded rapidly.

In the sky, countless icy blue thunder pillars descended from the dark clouds, connecting with the thunder net on the ground to form a massive thunder domain—the Cold Sha Thunder Domain.

Wang Tianzhi was completely sealed within it.

Inside the thunder domain, the temperature plummeted to the extreme, as if even time were frozen.

Wang Tianzhi stopped attacking, standing in place to take the hit. His body was instantly encased in a thick layer of ice, which compressed inward, attempting to crush him.

Thunder pillars bombarded him continuously, and the thunder threads within the cold energy constantly eroded his 【Heavenly Thunder Dao Body】.

"It truly hurts." Wang Tianzhi spat out a breath of cold air, frost and thunder arcs flickering between his brows.

"Zhao Xing, do you have any stronger moves?"

"No." Thousands of Zhao Xings shook their heads.

"Drink!"

Wang Tianzhi opened his arms, and a powerful, masculine aura rose like a scorching sun.

The searing thunder light acted like flames, following the thunder threads and melting them all away.

The Yang Thunder secret technique of the Profound Heaven Thunder Technique—Burning Heaven Thunder.

In just an instant, Wang Tianzhi shattered the Cold Sha Thunder Domain. The entire valley was leveled at that moment, disappearing completely.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

Many of the Dharma bodies exploded.

Zhao Xing, however, was quite happy.

Because in previous sparring sessions, Wang Tianzhi could always control his power precisely, neutralizing Zhao Xing's offensives without harming his thousands of clones.

This time, he couldn't do it.

If the power was too weak, he couldn't neutralize it; if it was too strong, he couldn't control it precisely enough to avoid harming the clones.

"Sift, sift~"

Gray rain began to fall; the soil had turned to ash, drifted into the sky, and mingled with the rain.

Swish, swish~

Wang Tianzhi and the remaining clones of Zhao Xing left the now-violent region together.

The sparring session ended, followed by a summary and analysis.

"Chenan, this move of yours is truly excellent," Wang Tianzhi praised. "My Heavenly Thunder Body was actually made to ache by you."

"You are too kind," Zhao Xing said respectfully. "Any progress I have made is inseparable from your cultivation, Dean."

After resigning from all his official posts, Wang Tianzhi had returned to the General Academy to take up the position of Dean of the Heavenly Thunder Courtyard.

He devoted himself to the study of law and principles, just as Zhao Xing was looking for someone to teach him thunder techniques.

Grand Minister of Agriculture Li Boqian was too busy, and third-rank thunder technique experts were not quite enough; first-rank experts were all occupied.

Wang Tianzhi happened to be the perfect candidate. He took the initiative to find Zhao Xing, offering to train him in thunder techniques.

He didn't know until he tried, and once he did, he was shocked.

Only then did Wang Tianzhi deeply realize how terrifying Zhao Xing's cultivation talent was.

"The Yin Thunder chapter of the Profound Heaven Thunder Technique, comprehended from the Great Cold solar term, consists of three secret techniques."

"'Three Yin Thunder Seals,' 'Cold Sha Thunder Domain,' and 'Five Elements Yin Thunder Realm.'"

"For you to master the Cold Sha Thunder Domain in less than a year, and to have such variations—this can no longer be called 'slight progress.'"

Wang Tianzhi was quite moved.

Learning Ruler of the World's End was nothing; he could do that too!

But to be able to modify and change Ruler of the World's End to make it more suitable for oneself—

And to be able to fuse this peculiar cloud technique into the Cold Sha Thunder Domain during actual combat—

That was truly rare!

No wonder the people at the Shangluo Academy held Zhao Xing in such high regard, calling him a genius of the founding ancestor level who could establish his own sect.

"This move of yours also seals the path for anyone else who knows Ruler of the World's End."

"There are many secret techniques that use cloud path shifting for evasion. In an internal conflict, even second-rank experts would fall for this," Wang Tianzhi evaluated.

The essence of Crying Ruler of the World's End is to use the difference in momentum along the cloud path to shift positions.

However, once Zhao Xing's thousands of clones began using it, others had no way to dodge.

Aside from taking it head-on, the only way was to do as he did: use a top-tier perfected technique combined with a stronger intent of thunder to forcibly break it.

Wang Tianzhi looked at Zhao Xing.

"You have already forced me to use seventy percent of my strength in the Dao of Thunder techniques just now."

"At this stage, I have nothing left to teach you."

Indeed, even if Wang Tianzhi were to cast the Cold Sha Thunder Domain, he would only be suppressing people with the level of his power.

In terms of technique, there was nothing left to teach.

Zhao Xing's move, combining Ruler of the World's End with the Cold Sha Thunder Domain, was something even Wang Tianzhi couldn't learn.

Because he didn't have the Myriad Law clones.

"Chenan, you may leave the Thunder Courtyard," Wang Tianzhi smiled. "When you reach a higher level in the future, you can come back to the quiet cultivation grounds to find me."

"Thank you for your guidance, Dean," Zhao Xing said respectfully. "I take my leave."

Watching Zhao Xing's departing back, Wang Tianzhi took out his Earth Mirror.

"Tianzhi, what is it?"

Wang Tianzhi gripped the Earth Mirror and said, "Senior Brother, please set aside some time every year."

"Why? I am very busy, Senior Brother; I have many official duties to handle every day."

Wang Tianzhi looked at the image in the Earth Mirror and couldn't help but be speechless.

Senior Brother, where are you busy?

You are clearly lying by the pool, sunbathing and drinking fruit juice!

"Senior Brother, I want you to train me!" Wang Tianzhi said in a deep voice.

"Oh? That's truly fresh." Li Boqian set his glass cup aside, becoming interested.

Wang Tianzhi hadn't said that in decades.

What kind of stimulation had he received?

"What kind of training do you want?"

Wang Tianzhi said, "The highest level of special training! Whether it's going to the Extreme Ice Sea Eye or the Earth Fire Abyss—in short, I want to become stronger!"

Li Boqian looked at Wang Tianzhi's serious expression and couldn't help but laugh: "Fine!"

Zhao Xing had no idea that because of him, Wang Tianzhi had applied to Li Boqian for brutal, hellish training.

After leaving the Thunder Courtyard, he returned to the Hou Bian Courtyard.

At the same time, his other clones cultivating throughout the Profound Heaven Academy also ended their special training on this day, the twenty-fifth of the fourth month.

Inside the Myriad Transformation Cave Heaven.

"Whoosh~"

A medium-sized fire dragon flew to the edge of the lake.

"Dean." Zhao Xing transformed into human form, looking at the large dragon lying by the lake as if in a deep sleep.

"Leaving?" The large dragon opened eyes like bronze bells.

"Yes, I must go out. There is less than two months until the Dragon Court Ancient Land opens, and it will take time to get there," Zhao Xing said respectfully.

"Remember, do not speak to anyone about the situation in the Myriad Transformation Cave Heaven."

"Yes, this student swears by his three souls; I will never speak of it to anyone." Zhao Xing curled his fingers to swear.

"Hm, go." Ling Tianchen closed his eyes again.

"This student takes his leave."

His true body soared into the sky, quickly leaving the Myriad Transformation Cave Heaven.

He soon appeared in an uninhabited mountain hollow in the outside world.

Zhao Xing glanced at the entrance to the Cave Heaven behind him, then carefully left through the layers of arrays.

He already knew the method for entering and exiting the Myriad Transformation Cave Heaven; this was what Ling Tianchen had taught him.

So, there was no need for Ling Tianchen to send him out this time.

"Ang~"

Activating the Fire Transformation, Zhao Xing soon arrived at the villa that Hu Yang and Zhang Tianxing had arranged for him.

At this time, the Heavenly Derivation Prince had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Highness."

"Zhao Xing, you finally came out." A trace of joy appeared in the Heavenly Derivation Prince's eyes. After speaking, he knew the person before him was Zhao Xing's true body. "Hurry, hurry, time is tight; we still have to return to Pinghai Prefecture."

"Wait for me a moment." Zhao Xing cast Ruler of the World's End and soon found Hu Yang and Zhang Tianxing.

"The time has come?" Hu Yang and Zhang Tianxing were calculating something under a patch of stars inside the pavilion.

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Go slowly, Holy Son; we won't see you off." Hu Yang and Zhang Tianxing smiled and cupped their hands.

With the Heavenly Derivation Prince absent, they were still quite at ease interacting with Zhao Xing.

"Take care, two Elders," Zhao Xing smiled. "Especially take care of your hair."

"Hahaha."

Daoyuan Continent, Qianqing Commandery.

Qiantian Ancient Road.

A silver dragon flying boat was traveling through the tunnel.

This tunnel could lead directly from Qianqing Commandery in Daoyuan Continent to Tianhai Commandery on the edge of Daoyuan Continent.

Because the departure was sudden, the Li Fire Dao Academy also needed some preparation time, so they had to go to Tianhai Commandery first.

The route to Pinghai Prefecture was still fast; Liu Tianning had spent seven days coming over last time, and this time, the Heavenly Derivation Prince and Zhao Xing would take about the same amount of time.

Within seven days, Zhao Xing and the Heavenly Derivation Prince were not idle.

The Heavenly Derivation Prince was constantly receiving intelligence from all sides.

Zhao Xing was sorting out what he had learned and gained over the past three years.

"Third-rank mid-stage realm, third-rank late-stage life soul."

"Top-tier Soul-Devouring Dharma body, increased to 1, 99. If I want to continue breaking through, I must master a second type of top-tier Dharma body, but I don't have time to practice it, and the drawbacks haven't been resolved yet," Zhao Xing thought to himself. He would have to try again after going to the Dragon Court Ancient Land.

"Liu Tianning is already at the second layer of the Derivation God Technique. It would be very troublesome for him to re-cultivate, and his situation is different from mine. I still have to combine it with Old Liu's situation for a comprehensive consideration."

"The quantity and level of top-tier techniques have been greatly expanded."

"The top-tier Myriad Law Dao Body allows me to learn various spells very quickly."

"My Kunpeng Transformation is currently at the fourth cycle, Fire Transformation at the sixth cycle, and Pig-Dragon Technique at the third cycle."

"Among them, the Pig-Dragon Technique is external cultivation, which clones can also perform."

"The Yang Thunder technique in the Profound Heaven Thunder Technique is at the sixth cycle."

"Mastered 【Heavenly Thunder Finger】 and 【Thunder Primordial Lock】."

"Thunder Primordial Lock is a forbidden-type spell that uses thunder techniques to lock a person's vital energy. Once the prohibition is complete, the enemy's life and death are in a single thought."

"This technique can be paired with the Awakening of Insects, Beginning of Summer, Minor Heat, and Major Heat solar term orders to increase the power of the thunder technique."

"The Yin Thunder technique is also at the sixth cycle (Minor Success); the Three Yin Thunder Seals and Cold Sha Thunder Domain can be paired with Minor Cold, Major Cold, and Pure Brightness solar terms."

"Although my Twenty-Four Solar Terms technique hasn't had any major breakthroughs, with the Great Li solar term order set, it is enough to rival the power of a third-cycle top-tier technique."

"I am a top-tier Myriad Law Dao Body; once I cast it, it is enough to reach the point of 'distorting the rules,'" Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Nowadays, thunder techniques had become his strongest moves.

Mainly because he could amplify their power through the Myriad Law clones and the solar term order set.

The Hou Bian technique could only be performed by the true body, winning in defense, traveling, and peculiar combat methods that were difficult to avoid.

In terms of killing power alone, it was not as good as thunder techniques.

"The top-tier Wind Technique has not been practiced, but the Rain Technique has been practiced to the top-tier 'Heavenly Erosion,' reaching the fourth cycle of Minor Success."

"The Cloud Gate technique has barely reached the fourth cycle, and the range of the Cloud Gate domain has grown again," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Although he planned to learn everything, he temporarily gave up on the Wind Technique because he met Wang Tianzhi at the time, so he naturally had a focus.

Since he was going to the Dragon Court Ancient Land, he basically learned killing-type spells.

Everything was prioritized for combat, and everything else could be put aside.

As for the Earth Advantage technique, there was no change; it was still the same as before, the Vast Sea Earth Palace, Profound Water Earth Palace, and Earth Spirit Divine Treasury technique.

"I haven't learned almost any defensive spells; I rely entirely on equipment and plant troops, especially since the plankton have matured, reaching the peak of the seventh rank."

He had Myriad Law clones, so it was very difficult for the true body to be harmed.

There was no need to worry about defense for the clones; they were all made of seventh-rank materials anyway.

Their defensive level was already at the third-rank level.

If it really threatened the true body, and the threat level wasn't high, he could use the Hou Bian technique to block it.

If the threat level was high and involved the life and death of the true body, then he would use the 【Shang Tang Order】 to summon the 【Ancient Yin Warship】 to run away.

"For soul defense, I have an eighth-rank top-grade soul armor; for attack, I have the Purple Moon Soul Lamp; and for methods, I have the 'Soul-Extinguishing Bell'."

"The Dragon Language Unsealing Spell, Dragon Language Sealing Spell, and Dragon Language Edict Spell have all reached the upper-level 3."

"After transforming into fire, the status level can be increased by 2, reaching upper-level 5."

"Shi Wenxuan passed all three major death curses to me. Although I can't use them now, it doesn't mean I won't be able to use them after entering the Dragon Court."

"The Heavenly Derivation Prince is so anxious to take me back; there should be another wave of strengthening."

"With many methods and treasures, plus the luck of Derivation Six, and three ancient coins—as long as I don't court death, the trip to the Dragon Court shouldn't result in the situation I saw on the Heaven Selection Island," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Back on the Heaven Selection Island, he saw the deaths of the mountain cat, the upside-down sheep, and the pale dog, as well as his own body being left without a burial.

There must be danger; after all, it was one of the top-tier dungeons in the Profound Yellow World. How could there be no danger?

Even if a first-rank entered, they wouldn't necessarily say they were absolutely immortal.

If Zhao Xing insisted on competing with a first-rank, that would be seeking his own death, but at the third-rank stage, he could completely dominate.

Even if he encountered a second-rank, he wouldn't have to be so afraid.

"Am I already this strong? I'm already considering the second-rank Heaven Luck Realm as an opponent."

"The progress over the past three years is truly great."

Zhao Xing was filled with emotion.

Seven days later, Pinghai Prefecture, Chongming Prefecture.

"Finally back!"

However, before Zhao Xing could express his emotion, he was dragged to the Star Palace by the Heavenly Derivation Prince.

"Zhao Xing, it is already the second of the fifth month."

"There are only forty days left until the Dragon Court Ancient Land opens."

"Excluding the ten days of travel, there is only one month left. If there are any scheduling arrangements in between, we need to reserve another ten days."

"There are only twenty days left. Can you break through now and enter the second layer of the Derivation God Technique?" the Heavenly Derivation Prince asked with anticipation.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but be unable to laugh or cry: "Your Highness, do you think the second layer of the Derivation God Technique is a window paper that can be broken just by saying so?"

The Heavenly Derivation Prince thought about his words and felt it was a bit excessive.

"Since the second layer cannot be broken, then matters of cultivation can come to an end," the Heavenly Derivation Prince said. "Come, pick your treasures."

"Yes." Zhao Xing followed the Heavenly Derivation Prince into the warehouse.

When passing by a dried-up pool, the Heavenly Derivation Prince couldn't help but hum.

Zhao Xing felt a bit guilty in his heart.

This was the large pool he used to store the Origin Soul Liquid.

Back when the Prince of Liang rebelled, Zhao Xing, in order to let his life soul recover quickly,

used the Origin Soul Liquid directly to take a bath. This stuff, for mid-rankers, was calculated by the drop!

Later, Zhao Xing used it directly by the square.

Besides that, the materials for the top-tier Dharma body were also taken by Zhao Xing from the Star Palace collection.

The Heavenly Derivation Prince obviously remembered this too.

Walking into the collection, half of it was empty.

Zhao Xing became even more afraid to speak.

Seeing Zhao Xing like this, the Heavenly Derivation Prince felt it was a bit funny: "Why, now you know you're embarrassed? Why didn't you think about leaving some when you were wreaking havoc?"

"When I came back, I almost thought a thief had entered the nest."

"Your Highness's lesson is correct." Zhao Xing listened obediently.

In reality, there were only seventh-rank divine weapons and eighth-rank materials here.

The Origin Soul Liquid he wreaked havoc with belonged to eighth-rank top-grade materials. Zhao Xing didn't touch a single divine weapon, but he did take quite a few materials.

The Heavenly Derivation Prince took Zhao Xing to a secret room in the collection.

Zhao Xing had been to this room last time.

The current environmental layout was no different from before, but the level had risen.

"Still the three-piece set for life officials."

"It's just that this time I've upgraded the rank for you."

"Eighth-rank top-grade Heavenly Secret Dharma Robe; this is an inner garment, it won't hinder you from wearing other battle armor."

"After putting it on, others won't be able to see your luck, nor will they be able to track you based on luck."

"There is a ninth-rank one, but you can't activate it and can't fully exert its power, so it's not as suitable as the eighth-rank top-grade."

Zhao Xing nodded. For high-grade treasures that are not one-time consumables, how powerful they are is linked to individual strength.

Because the treasure will have a strong interaction with the user.

The eighth-rank top-grade Heavenly Secret Dharma Robe was similar to the seventh-rank upper-grade one.

It also had four patterns: sun, moon, tortoise, and snake.

The tortoise supports the world, the snake swallows the sun and moon; life officials usually use these four patterns as symbols.

The Heavenly Secret Dharma Robe is mainly for defending against external enemies.

In the Great Zhou, aside from life officials, very few people can use 'luck' to track enemies.

"Eighth-rank upper-grade Yellow Calendar." The Heavenly Derivation Prince handed over a Yellow Calendar. "It not only has the function of warding off evil, but also the effect of seeking good fortune."

"You are going to the Dragon Court; saving your life is first, treasure hunting is second."

2

"The Heavenly Secret Pavilion has a mission to hand over to you. This is a list of possible Dragon Court treasures and their hidden locations." The Heavenly Derivation Prince handed over a roster.

"Don't look at it now; it has special power on it, and you need to withstand the barrier of the Dragon Court Ancient Land before opening it."

"Yes." Zhao Xing put away this "Dragon Court Treasure Roster."

The Great Zhou invested a lot of costs to train people to go in, of course, they wanted to have gains.

Otherwise, just dying without benefits wouldn't have caused such a big commotion.

"Eighth-rank top-grade Ink-Keeping Jade Pendant. After you wear it, you can actively activate it to form a small mobile barrier. It can block all attacks from a second-rank Heaven Luck Realm expert except for 'soul-type' methods, lasting for one hour."

"But you must remember, this is the standard level of a second-rank; super powerhouses are not included."

"I understand," Zhao Xing said. "There are thousands of spells in the world; no treasure dares to say it can absolutely defend against or break everything."

"Being able to block the recognized second-rank standard strength has already considered 99% of situations."

Whoever builds a treasure cannot consider the existence of all extreme treasures, spells, and individuals.

It is the same principle not to use extreme individual cases to argue.

Zhao Xing carefully hung the Ink-Keeping Jade Pendant around his neck.

"The original Soul-Suppressing Bell won't be given," the Heavenly Derivation Prince said.

"You obtained the eighth-rank top-grade treasure Purple Moon Soul Lamp and the 'Profound Yin Holy Canon' in the war, which are much easier to use than the Soul-Suppressing Bell."

The Heavenly Derivation Prince knew the source of Zhao Xing's treasures.

Although those things were precious, his status also allowed him to possess these treasures.

A dignified first-class Divine Might Marquis, a Holy Son of three sects—what's wrong with having these treasures?

If it's not a divine artifact that can affect the chaos of the world, it doesn't matter to the Great Zhou.

Of course, if it were contraband, such as some super-giant heavy weapons, warships, and the like, that would be another matter.

Individuals are very difficult to operate such things, and they cannot be hidden.

If you have to use them, there are legal channels.

Like the mechanism master Shen Luo Wang, he legally possesses the 'Fire Source Divine Cannon' and can set up the Boundary Stele Array. He possesses such great killing weapons as the 'Mechanism Divine Needle' and the Heavenly Net Primordial Array instruments.

"Stand on the Bagua Platform." The Heavenly Derivation Prince took Zhao Xing to a high platform with Yin-Yang fish.

Familiar operations, shielding the heavenly secrets with the Creation Plate.

"The laws of heaven and earth in the Dragon Court, and even the Dao, are different from the outside world."

"The Creation Plate covers you with this layer of concealment, which has a certain time limit," the Heavenly Derivation Prince said.

"Generally speaking, it can last for fifteen years."

"But if you pass through any forbidden areas or go to some special checkpoints, the time limit may be weakened, or even disappear completely."

After ending the concealment, the Heavenly Derivation Prince said very seriously:

"There is one last step."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"You should swear by your three souls now: after entering the Dragon Court Ancient Land, saving your life is the first priority, and you must never act on impulse!"

The Heavenly Derivation Prince looked serious.

Zhao Xing's expression was heavy: "I swear by my three souls: after entering the Dragon Court Ancient Land, saving my life is the first priority, and I will never act on impulse!"

Seeing that the oath was made, the Heavenly Derivation Prince breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Xing was too young; he was only forty-four years old now.

Being young means there is a possibility of being impulsive; perhaps he would be attracted by the heavy treasures in the Dragon Court, unable to control himself, and rush in with a hot head.

Zhao Xing walked the correct path of the Derivation God Technique, which had a great impact on the high-end strength of the Great Zhou.

He was only at the first layer now; if the second layer could also be different from others, it was conceivable that in the future, it could raise the overall strength of the Great Zhou's Derivation God Technique practitioners by a level.

The effect of the Derivation God Technique is stronger, and the influence is in all aspects.

Mechanism masters operate many mechanism arrays; even if they operate one thousand more mechanism puppets, or mechanism matrices,

the accumulated difference is worlds apart.

For example, Liu Tianning practiced the Myriad Law Straw Man; his drawbacks might be resolved.

And there is the martial artist's control over deep power, the life official's deduction method...

Any profession, as long as they can practice the Derivation God Technique, can benefit!

Therefore, Zhao Xing's role for the Great Zhou is very important.

Originally, the Heavenly Derivation Prince did not intend to let Zhao Xing go to the Dragon Court Ancient Land.

But Emperor Jing rejected his proposal on the grounds that Zhao Xing needed training.

The Heavenly Derivation Prince said: "This time entering the Dragon Court Ancient Land, His Majesty has a secret decree; your special nature will be known by some first-rank powerhouses."

"When you encounter danger, they will do their best to protect you."

"This is the greatest guarantee the imperial court can provide."

Zhao Xing said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Majesty."

The Heavenly Derivation Prince smiled: "For the remaining time, I won't force you to practice."

"You haven't returned home for three years; go home and take a look."

"Yes." Zhao Xing bowed respectfully, then exited the Star Palace.

On the way to Bixian Commandery, Zhao Xing closed his eyes and slept.

"Hiss, I have indeed entered Emperor Jing's sight, and it's the important kind."

"Even first-rank powerhouses will protect me? Won't this trip be really dangerous?"

"The Sacred Heart is hard to fathom; I can't guess what Emperor Jing is thinking at all."

Zhao Xing wandered in his memory palace, his mood a bit complicated.

Fortunately, there was only this much time left in the two governance periods, and that old guy Emperor Jing wouldn't do anything big, so Zhao Xing had some idea in his heart.

If it were the early days of the Dingxin period, he would be cowardly and uneasy now.

Opening his eyes again, Zhao Xing had already arrived at the Prince's Mansion in Bixian Commandery.

At this time, Princess Youruo was not at the mansion.

She had already left the inland and headed to the East Sea.

As the largest landlord in the East Sea, Princess Youruo had great influence among the water tribes, and she also had a powerful water tribe force and Dao Academy force supporting her; she also had many things to be busy with.

"Huh?"

Zhao Xing landed at the villa by Tianma Lake.

"Hey, who are you?!"

Just after landing, he saw a pink and tender little kid pointing a wooden sword at him.

Zhao Xing was stunned: "Who are you? So small, why are you wandering outside alone?"

"My name is Zhao Yuling."

Inside the small door, a woman heard the sound and walked out.

After seeing Zhao Xing, she was startled, hurriedly picked up Zhao Yuling, and knelt on the ground.

"Eldest Young Master, this servant deserves to die for not watching the Young Lady well."

Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "Young Lady? Get up, tell me in detail."

"Yes." The middle-aged woman got up tremblingly and introduced.

It turned out that in the three years Zhao Xing left Pinghai Prefecture, the still-vigorous Zhao Ruide had made Madam Cai pregnant again.

Two and a half years of the Prince of Liang's rebellion, three years of Great Governance, Zhao Ruide had been idle at home, with no official position.

During those two years of rebellion, he basically could only stay in the Princess's Mansion.

At that time, worried about his son's safety, he had no mind to create children.

But the rebellion was quelled, and his son became a first-class Marquis, so Zhao Ruide's heart was put down.

He did not return to his original position because there were still small groups of bandits running rampant.

And then there was the purge; if Zhao Ruide, an eighth-rank patrol guard, returned to his post, he would have to fight, and it was impossible to be idle and eat salary.

Since Zhao Xing was waiting for adjustment, Zhao Ruide had also been in a state of waiting for adjustment.

Zhao Ruide was idle and had nothing to do, so he could only do Madam Cai.

And so, following Zhao Yuhuan, Madam Cai gave birth to Zhao Yuling.

Far away in Daoyuan Continent and Tianyong Continent, Zhao Xing had not received the news.

After he resigned from his original position, the high-level authority of the Earth Mirror was also taken back.

Cross-commandery communication was not that easy; little did he know that even Meng Kun hadn't intercepted him, and Zhao Xing's whereabouts were erratic, so the family couldn't inform him even if they wanted to.

"So that's how it is." Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile, squatted down, and pinched his sister's cheek. "You just asked who I was; I am your eldest brother. Hurry up and call me eldest brother."

"Wah~~" Zhao Yuling cried directly.

"Sigh." Master Zhao had to retract his hand.

Hearing Zhao Yuling's crying, the whole family soon ran out to check.

"Wang Cui, why is Ling'er crying? How did you bring her!"

Madam Cai, wearing a vermilion hairpin and dressed in gorgeous clothes, jumped out while lifting her skirt.

The woman holding Zhao Yuling was suddenly unable to speak.

She couldn't say it was the Eldest Young Master who made her cry.

Just as Madam Cai jumped out, another blue stream of light rushed out.

"Big Brother!"

Before the person had even arrived, a crisp and excited voice reached Zhao Xing's ears.

Shortly after, he saw a graceful young girl flying over while maneuvering a colorful ribbon.

She was Zhao Ruide's first daughter, Zhao Yuhuan.

"Big Brother, you're finally back." Zhao Yuhuan excitedly hugged her brother's arm.

"Zhuzhu has grown so much." Zhao Xing patted his younger sister's head.

Zhao Yuhuan was born in the 22nd year of the Jingxin calendar and was now eighteen years old.

"Big Brother."

Another youth with a beard and a burly build walked out from the doorway; it was his younger brother, Zhao Zheng.

"Perfect, you're home too." Zhao Xing walked over with a smile, patted Zhao Zheng on the shoulder, and then bowed to Madam Cai.

"Let's go inside and talk."

The 25th day of the fifth month, in the third year of Dazhi.

Zhao Xing left a clone at home and quietly departed from the Princess's Mansion.

He arrived at a secluded spot to ponder.

"Excluding travel time, only ten days remain."

"Should I go to the Great Dream Academy to take a look?"

The reason Zhao Xing hesitated was that he had originally sworn an oath to the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird, promising to help it with all his might.

However, during his visit before the rebellion, he discovered that the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird could actually choose whether or not to exert its full strength.

Its temperament also shifted; one moment it was a foolish bird, the next it was unfathomable.

"I'll go there once."

"Now that I have a third-rank soul, I should be able to detect it if there is anything abnormal."

"I signed the Dream God Contract back then; if I really find any problems this time, my main soul is split into seven—at worst, I'll just lose one portion of my main soul."

Zhao Xing performed an escape technique and arrived deep underground.

"Split!"

Zhao Xing's true self and his clone simultaneously manifested identical souls.

Afterward, he carved out a space underground, lay down, placed a talisman on his body, and chanted: "Student Zhao Xing, respectfully requests the Great Dream Academy to open the gate of learning."

"Hum~"

Entering this time, Zhao Xing could clearly feel a sense of separation—that is, his true self and main soul outside still maintained a clear perspective.

It was the main soul clone that was in a deep sleep.

At the same time, another perspective appeared.

The Great Dream Academy.

The Heavenly Mystery Hall.

"Yu~"

Zhao Xing appeared directly inside the Heavenly Mystery Hall as before, without passing through the academy's gate.

"Ga ga ga~"

As soon as he arrived, he heard the cry of the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird.

The familiar cabinet, the familiar bald bird.

Zhao Xing bowed to the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird as before: "Greetings, Senior."

"Zhao Xing, you are still alive; I am very happy." The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird's tone seemed somewhat excited: "And you have actually become so powerful."

"A third-rank soul, ga ga ga!"

"It seems the turmoil in the dynasty you reside in has subsided, and you have gained immense benefits."

Zhao Xing smiled: "Thank you for your help, Senior; I have indeed reached the third-rank realm."

"Is there anything I can do to help you, Senior?"

The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird shook its head: "No, you cannot help me yet."

Zhao Xing nodded: "Then, are you doing well, Senior?"

The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird shook its head again: "I am doing very well. After more than five years, I am almost recovered. Do you have a request?"

*Not telling the truth, huh... Zhao Xing shook his head calmly: "There is no need to trouble you to go to great lengths this time, Senior. I just want to browse the Heavenly Mystery Hall and look up some information."

A hint of contemplation flashed in the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird's eyes: "Very well, what do you want to see?"

"Senior, do you have any information regarding the Dragon Court here?"

The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird tilted its head: "The Dragon Court? The Dragon Court of the ancient era? Let me think... Yes, I remember now!"

Zhao Xing was stunned. He had just asked casually; did it really have it?

While he was stunned, the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird suddenly left the cabinet and flew toward the higher levels.

Before long, it returned, carrying a pile of books, stone tablets, and carvings.

"Midang~"

The items were suddenly piled up like a mountain.

"They should all be here." The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird flapped its wings. "Take a look and see if this is what you wanted."

Zhao Xing bowed: "Thank you, Senior."

He then began to observe and flip through the mountain of data.

This time, Zhao Xing did not seek to comprehend, only to memorize.

While he read, the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird also watched Zhao Xing quietly from atop the cabinet.

But Zhao Xing remained calm, his emotions not fluctuating in the slightest.

It was not until nine days had passed in the outside world that Zhao Xing rose from the pile of books.

"Hoo~" Zhao Xing let out a breath.

"Thank you, Senior; I have gained quite a lot."

"Good, it is good to have gains, ga ga." The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird let out two dry laughs.

"I will not disturb your rest any longer, Senior; I shall take my leave."

Once the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird nodded, Zhao Xing disappeared from the Heavenly Mystery Hall.

Watching the disappearing figure, a flash of red light flickered in the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird's eyes.

"He has discovered your abnormality~" The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird suddenly opened its mouth and let out a mocking sound.

"Yang Yanzhen!" The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird let out a sharp cry, "Why must you haunt me!"

"Hmph, you were the bird of my Great Li in life, and you are the dead bird of my Great Li in death!"

"Ga!!! Go to hell, ga!!!"

In the underground space, Zhao Xing's main soul clone woke up from its sleep.

After carefully recalling everything, the true self did not absorb the main soul clone.

Instead, he directly caused this main soul clone to dissipate.

"Pop!"

Zhao Xing's face turned somewhat pale.

Afterward, the true self unfolded the Pure Origin Projection and took out two fruits shrouded in white mist to consume.

Zhao Xing held the Purple Moon Soul Lamp, calculated with his fingers, then used the Convergence of Three Gods to examine the karmic soul, and finally opened his eyes: "The Dream God Contract has constraints on me, but none on the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird."

"I don't know when it started, but although the one I am trading with is still the Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird, a third force has appeared in the Dream God Contract to interfere."

Now that Zhao Xing had reached the third-rank soul, with the concealment of the Creation Plate and the protection of the Heavenly Mystery Robe and the Purple Moon Soul Lamp, he had captured where the specific abnormality came from.

"It should be the First Guardian within the Great Dream Academy."

The Heavenly Fate Mysterious Bird was the Second Guardian; the one who could suppress it was the First Guardian.

"I cannot go to the Great Dream Academy for the time being." Zhao Xing shook his head and sighed in his heart: "Foolish bird, I will still fulfill the Dream God Contract and set you free. But in my past life, I never heard of a mechanical divine beast like you. Whether you can truly survive in the future depends on yourself."

It was already the fourth day of the sixth month when he emerged from the Great Dream Academy.

The plan was to set off on the fifth and arrive at the entrance of the Ancient Dragon Court grounds on the fifteenth of the sixth month.

At this time, the Heavenly Derivation Prince no longer accompanied Zhao Xing.

Because on the surface, he still possessed fourth-rank strength and was still in the ranks of mid-grade officials, holding the quota he had fought for back then.

He would not be with the high-ranking court officials who had already been assigned their quotas.

On the fifth of the sixth month, Zhao Xing first took the official ship of the Chongming Prefecture, passing through the Tower Ship Office, and arrived at Zixiao Island.

Afterward, he took off from the Tower Ship Office on Zixiao Island and arrived at the East Sea aquatic region.

The leaders of the East Sea team were the three prince-titled powerhouses: Bai Yunwu, Ao Tian, and Tang Yinglong.

The five hundred people from the East Sea were all on the ship at this time, but due to the Liang Prince's rebellion,

many of the original five hundred who had obtained quotas had already died.

They had to be supplemented additionally.

Zhao Xing met up with Long Xiao on the Bai family's territory.

"Why did you come so late? I expected you to arrive two days ago. The ship is only two hours away from taking off now." Long Xiao asked curiously when he saw Zhao Xing disembark.

"I was delayed by something." Zhao Xing said. "Where are Ao Tian and the others?"

"They are staying in the rooms on the ship." Long Xiao laughed, "Don't worry, Lord Sheep, Lord Dog, and Lord Cat have all been served very well."

Zhao Xing also laughed. The Mountain Cat, Azure Appearance Dog, and Inverted Sheep all held special honorary official titles; he had even gained a few years of lifespan back then due to the blessings of his battle pets.

In fact, now that Zhao Xing had reached the third rank, he could enter without bringing pets at all.

Because the way the Dragon Court identified outsiders was through Dragon bloodline, high-level Dragon language, and special tokens.

High-ranking officials basically possessed one of these three; only mid-ranking ones needed to bring battle pets with divine beast bloodlines inside.

However, the Mountain Cat, Azure Appearance Dog, and Inverted Sheep were already registered; to complete the act, Zhao Xing had to disguise himself, and they had to follow.

"What's with this stance? It looks like you are going too?" Zhao Xing looked at Long Xiao.

"I remember you don't seem to know Dragon language, nor do you have battle pets. Did the Bai family give you a Dragon Court token? That thing is very precious."

Zhao Xing looked at Long Xiao, who was fully armed and followed by a team of guards; he didn't look like he was going to escort them, but rather to enter personally.

Long Xiao waved his hand and said: "No, how would I know high-level Dragon language? No token was given either."

Then he must have a battle pet.

What would Long Xiao raise? Zhao Xing was quite curious.

"Where is it?"

Long Xiao suppressed a laugh, stepped aside, and revealed Bai Yang behind him.

Zhao Xing was stunned: "You're using your brother-in-law as a battle pet?"

Commander Bai Yang looked somewhat helpless: "Marquis Shenwei, that's not how you put it; how can you call me a battle pet? I am just, just..."

Bai Yang couldn't explain it for a moment; he really couldn't think of a reasonable noun to explain it.

That's too absurd!

Zhao Xing remembered the scene where Long Xiao and Bai Yang merged, and he couldn't help but feel it was somewhat eye-stinging.

"Hey, hey, don't think in the wrong direction." Bai Yang said immediately upon seeing Zhao Xing's strange expression: "I won't merge with my brother-in-law; I just release my aura to help him pass through."

"Mm-hmm, I won't think that."

Bai Yang:

*Damn it! The way you look, you're clearly thinking exactly that!

"Brother-in-law, you're still laughing?!" Bai Yang was not having it.

"I'm not laughing at you." Long Xiao suppressed his laughter.

"Then why are you!"

"I remembered something happy." Long Xiao paused and said, "Your sister is giving birth."

Bai Yang:

Zhao Xing:

This was not a lie; Long Xiao's wife, Bai Ling'er, was half-dragon, half-human.

She conceived offspring much slower than normal humans.

How much slower?

She became pregnant at the end of the 29th year of the Jingxin calendar and didn't give birth until the third year of Dazhi.

Humans have a ten-month gestation period; she had a ten-year gestation period.

"Ahem, let's talk after getting on the ship." Long Xiao saw many people looking over and didn't dare to chat outside anymore—his brother-in-law still needed his dignity; he was almost smoking, so he couldn't joke anymore.

Inside the warship's room.

"Meow~" The Mountain Cat rubbed its head against Zhao Xing.

At this time, the Ao Tian Meow was already over two meters tall, completely a big cat.

As for the Azure Appearance Dog and the Inverted Sheep, they had also doubled in size.

Except for the Mountain Cat, the Azure and the Inverted Sheep had completely entered their peak period, while the Mountain Cat was still in its adult period, far from its peak.

The three battle pets were all at the peak of the fourth rank.

As soon as Zhao Xing entered, he was almost knocked down by the three of them.

It had been too long since they last met!

"Haha, alright, alright, stop licking."

"I know, I know, didn't I come?"

"Hey, Huantian, why are you still biting my pants."

The excited emotions only slowly calmed down when the warship started.

The three prince-titled powerhouses led five hundred mid-grade officials, riding the "Sea God Warship" bestowed by the imperial court, departing from the Canghai Cave Heaven of Baiyun Island and speeding toward the east.

When they completely left the East Sea region, Zhao Xing felt that the luck of many officials on the ship had fluctuated.

More or less, it had all declined.

"Far from the Great Zhou, the protection of the Luck Dynasty has also weakened slightly." Zhao Xing observed the crowd moving back and forth.

"Even my luck has started to fluctuate, jumping back and forth between Derivation Five and Derivation Six."

Luck has peaks and naturally has valleys; it is not a straight line.

Especially on the thirteenth of the sixth month, the fluctuation range of luck became Derivation Four to Derivation Six.

Discovering this, Zhao Xing immediately looked far away from the ship.

His Heavenly Eye Technique, looking out over the sea, could see very far.

He saw in the distance a huge white bone warship coming from the south.

The bow of the bone ship was made from a giant dragon skull.

In the eye sockets of the dragon bone, green flames flickered, as if someone was struggling inside.

The bone ship was hung with many flags, but looking closely, what kind of flags were these, damn it?

They were clearly the bone banners commonly used by sects!

There were countless human shadows struggling within them!

"Top-tier sect, Bone Sect, and there are also flags of the Purple Dragon King Court on it." Zhao Xing watched from afar.

Zhao Xing was not the only one who noticed the movement; at this time, Long Xiao and the others also walked out of the cabin, looking at the bone warship that appeared on the horizon.

"There is one on the west side too." Long Xiao reminded, and Zhao Xing looked to the other side.

He saw huge bronze ancient coffins flying in the sky, pulled by heavenly horses.

Black energy condensed and did not dissipate around them, and even the sky and the sea were dyed a pitch-black color.

"What is the background of this? How can they use coffins as warships." Long Xiao asked.

"Corpse Puppet Sect." Zhao Xing said, "These sect people are very terrifying; they have multiple physical bodies. The characteristic of this sect's demon people is that they carry coffins while walking."

"If one body is killed, there is a spare body in the coffin, and the primordial soul quickly takes over; sometimes the body in the coffin is even stronger."

"However, an elder-level usually only has three corpse puppets; normally it's two. It is not easy to create such a body, even with proper cultivation."

"Does the Great Zhou have a Corpse Puppet Dao Academy?" Long Xiao asked.

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head, "The Great Ancestor didn't accept just anyone. The core cultivation technique of this sect is too harmful to the harmony of heaven, and it is impossible to split it into any normal cultivation techniques. If you split it, it wouldn't be the Corpse Puppet Sect anymore."

After a pause, Zhao Xing said: "The Creation Dao Academy might have preserved some samples."

Long Xiao snorted: "There is actually such an evil technique in the world; they are indeed demon people!"

"Don't be impulsive." Zhao Xing said in a deep voice, "This coffin is called the 【Coffin of No Desire】; there must be a first-rank inside."

"Inside is either a Supreme Elder or an ancestor-level figure; combined with the Coffin of No Desire, they can exert combat power beyond the first rank."

Long Xiao scanned the front and pointed to another place: "The Corpse Puppet Sect is hard to fight, but the Eastern Barbarians shouldn't be hard to fight, right."

Zhao Xing followed where Long Xiao pointed and saw a snake that covered the sky and sun pulling a snake-shaped warship flying in the high sky, occupying a sea area.

He still shook his head: "That is the Great Snake Kingdom, a first-rank snake; its combat power can almost kill most first-ranks. I don't know if the contemporary Great Snake God Monarch has arrived; if he has, and he merges with the snake, it is also combat power beyond the first rank."

Long Xiao said somewhat depressed: "Then is there nothing that can be chopped?"

Zhao Xing smiled lightly: "How could they let you chop? Those who can reach here are all forces qualified to get a piece of the pie."

"From the Great Ancestor's era to the present, although the Great Zhou's quota has been increasing, from beginning to end, no force has ever withdrawn; it's just a matter of getting more or less."

"If the Great Zhou had conquered the Southern Barbarians, then it could monopolize it, and no one would dare to come and fight for it."

"Outside, there won't be any fighting." Zhao Xing said.

"Am I not inside—. "

"Can you stop thinking about killing, killing, killing." Zhao Xing frowned, "How come it's been three years and you still can't control your killing intent?"

Long Xiao entered the third-rank Dao with killing intent; his temperament could be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before.

It was only because Zhao Xing was by his side; other people didn't dare to come to the ship to deal with Long Xiao, and they were scared just looking at him.

"I'll try my best." Long Xiao scratched his head.

On the fifteenth of the sixth month, all forces had basically arrived.

Among them, the Great Zhou force located in the far east had the largest number of people.

Just the suspected first-rank powerhouses Zhao Xing saw exceeded one hundred.

Were there any beyond-first-rank existences? Zhao Xing didn't know; he guessed that there must be some in such an occasion, but he didn't know where they were.

Because he was staying in the five-hundred-person phalanx of the East Sea, he couldn't see the full picture. "Just in terms of first-rank combat power, the number gathered here exceeds the peak period of the Southern Barbarian War."

"But this is not the time to fight." Zhao Xing watched quietly.

The divine senses of powerhouses from all sides collided in the sky; occasional disputes and frictions were extremely rare.

On the Great Zhou side, although they hadn't been able to conquer the Southern Barbarians and even had the Liang Prince's rebellion, no one dared to provoke them at this time.

The entire area was quiet, and the weather was bright.

"Long Xiao, Zhao Xing." Suddenly a voice reached their ears.

"Grandfather."

"Prince."

Long Xiao and Zhao Xing lowered their heads in response.

"The gate of the Dragon Court is about to open, and our Great Zhou people will be the first batch to enter."

"But after entering, those without a Dragon Marquis title will have random locations."

"After you two enter, you must quickly figure out the surrounding terrain, which Dragon Kingdom you are in, and what kind of force it is."

"Obtain freedom of movement as quickly as possible and rush to the Royal City as soon as possible."

"I will also search for your tracks."

Bai Yunwu's voice reverberated in their ears.

"Yes."

Zhao Xing and Long Xiao nodded.

Apparently, Bai Yunwu was someone who knew about Zhao Xing's special status.

After the voice transmission, Long Xiao found Zhao Xing: "My grandfather told me some news—"

Zhao Xing listened quietly; Long Xiao didn't know that Bai Yunwu had also sent him a voice transmission.

At the end, Long Xiao said:

"Do you have anything else to say."

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head, "Your grandfather has a title, so his entry location is fixed, but we don't. Following the plan given by the imperial court is the optimal solution."

"I'm leaving, you, take care." Long Xiao was third-rank and couldn't enter in the same batch as Zhao Xing.

"Take care." Zhao Xing exhorted, "Don't be impulsive; if you really can't control it, just think about your child."

"I know." Long Xiao nodded heavily.

After speaking, he rode his sword, left the warship, and rushed into the high sky.

The fifteenth of the sixth month, Mao hour.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

"Clatter~"

The ten-thousand-mile sea area suddenly collapsed as a whole.

"Boom~"

A huge whirlpool appeared without warning.

Both the sea and the sky seemed to be shaking together!

The bright sky on the Great Zhou side began to sway.

"Ang~"

An ancient sound seemed to come from the prehistoric era.

A huge dragon gate spanning a hundred miles emerged from the whirlpool of seawater.

Two five-clawed golden dragons drilled out from the giant gems on the top frame of the dragon gate.

They seemed to be real existences, swimming around the left and right of the door frame.

"Ang~"

An incomparably clear sound resonated through heaven and earth.

"Obeying the order of the Dragon Court, the Heavenly Dragon Gate opens today!" Zhao Xing could understand Dragon language, so he naturally could understand the meaning contained in the dragon roar.

The clear sound of the dragon roar spread to all sides and lasted until the Wu hour.

The speed of the two swimming dragons slowed down; the dragon heads were fixed at the center above the door frame, and the dragon bodies were lying on the left and right of the door frame.

A golden light shot out from the city-wall-like door frame, then gradually became dense, forming a huge golden light gate.

The light gate was filled with dragon shadows, full of majesty.

"It's here."

Zhao Xing licked his lips.

The greatest opportunity of the Jing Emperor's era had finally arrived.

"Meow~" The Mountain Cat, Azure Appearance Dog, and Inverted Sheep also became excited.

"Everyone, ascend to the sky!"

At this time, Bai Mingchuan's voice roared; he was also in a dragon form, having turned into a cyan flying dragon.

"Swish swish swish swish swish~"

In the East Sea phalanx, people broke through the air from three of the Sea God tower ships.

"Enter!"

Bai Mingchuan shouted.

Swish swish~

The mid-grade powerhouses of the Great Zhou were all flying toward the dragon gate at this moment.

The other forces were waiting quietly.

They had to wait until all of the Great Zhou's quotas were filled before it was their turn.

Zhao Xing followed behind the main force and rushed into the Dragon Court light gate.

Passing through the light gate was like entering a space-time tunnel.

Zhao Xing felt that he and his three battle pets were being infinitely stretched, as if they were about to be banished by the light gate to a distant, unknown place.

But the connection between the battle pets and their master made them viewed as a whole, and they never separated.

Finally, at a certain moment, what was before his eyes was no longer a golden expanse, but a gray land.

"Boom~"

Falling, falling at high speed!

The gravitational pull of the Dragon Court's ancient land was beyond imagination; it took Zhao Xing until the second breath to fully stabilize his body.

Below was a vast land.

Giant stone scales, yellow sand blowing.

"Where is this?"

Zhao Xing took out the map issued by the imperial court, but didn't find any iconic reference points.

If he couldn't find reference points, he could only search.

The first method was to walk on clouds; the clouds spread, which could greatly expand his detection ability, but the movement was too big.

The second method, clones; the Myriad Law Clones explored in different directions, with small movements and more carefulness.

"Myriad Law Clones!"

"Great Derivation Qi-Gazing Technique!"

Zhao Xing released many clones and then activated the Great Derivation Qi-Gazing Technique.

All living things in heaven and earth possess their own luck.

The Myriad Law Clones searched everywhere; if they saw a place where a large amount of luck gathered, it proved that there were dragons present.

Zhao Xing would also be able to find reference points.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

Half an hour after the clones were sent out.

The information Zhao Xing obtained gradually increased.

An hour later, he opened his eyes and flipped out the map.

"Judging from the information collected, this place should belong to the territory of the 'Guting' Kingdom? And it's very close to a city?"

After confirming it repeatedly, his eyes became very brilliant.

"Is my luck this good? I appeared directly in the Guting Kingdom, one of the ten great kingdoms of the Dragon Court, and it's the Dragon Kingdom I was most familiar with in my past life."

Random teleportation might result in appearing in small territories, far from the central area of the Dragon Court; those places were basically gathering places for dragons with inferior bloodlines, and there were no benefits at all.

To obtain treasures, one had to go to the central Dragon Court; only at the level of the ten great kingdoms was it possible to fish for treasures from the ancient era.

Whether it was the Great Zhou or other foreign forces, they had gone to great lengths and prepared for many years.

The ultimate goal was the inheritance and treasures of the central Dragon Court; the rest had no value at all.

"Very good." Zhao Xing revealed a smile.

"Meow?" The Mountain Cat let out a confused meow, not knowing what its master was foolishly happy about.

Zhao Xing patted the Mountain Cat's head and laughed: "Thanks for the invite, I'm in the Dragon Court, starting a speedrun."

An hour later, most of the clones returned, and Zhao Xing headed straight for the Guting Royal City with his three battle beasts.