[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-shennong-dao-lord-chapter-292":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},2219534,3971,"Chapter 292: Excavating treasures in the Royal City—who stole the secret hoard of my Corpse Puppet Sect?","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>A cluster of bright yellow light precipitated out of the small tripod, and Zhao Xing felt his spirit instantly lift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth-element spiritual energy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then unleashed his Pure Origin Projection, drawing the earth-element spiritual energy into his Pure Origin space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? There’s more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing discovered that just after taking the first portion of earth-element spiritual energy, another bright yellow light cluster emerged from the bronze tripod, the same size as the last, also earth-element spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll absorb it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing quickly collected the second cluster of earth-element spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Hum—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet another cluster of bright yellow light emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the third portion! The Dragon Court truly has abundant spiritual energy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing beamed with joy and absorbed the third portion of earth-element spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shook slightly, and the small tripod precipitated another cluster of spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was slightly smaller than the previous ones, only counting as half a portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing collected it again and waited for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small tripod wobbled, and a fifth light cluster appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the quarter-hour that followed, the bronze tripod precipitated earth-element spiritual energy a total of twenty times. In the end, ten portions of spiritual energy appeared in the Pure Origin space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing patted the bronze tripod, and finding not a single drop left, he finally set it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten portions of spiritual energy—this matches all the amounts I’ve obtained previously.\" Zhao Xing sank his consciousness, looking inward at the Pure Origin space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pure Origin soil at this moment could already be called vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten clusters of bright yellow light fell into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Hum hum—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled gently, and its surface area began to expand once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s still level-six soil, but the earth-element characteristics of the level-six soil are becoming increasingly apparent,\" Zhao Xing mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The heaviness of earth can crush an enemy's Pure Origin Projection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can also nurture more plant-type troops.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I continue to develop it, I will be able to plant seventh-tier plant troops on a large scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, many plants were growing on Zhao Xing’s Pure Origin soil, but the vast majority were sixth-tier, and they were spread quite sparsely because the rooting range of a single plant troop was quite large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still quite difficult to make them dense like a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are twenty-four types of seventh-tier plants, corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms, but they are all currently in the seedling stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When a ley line and a small river appear within the Pure Origin soil, that will be truly impressive; seventh-tier troops would mature in a single day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, it is only 'Heaviness of Earth'; the subsequent advancement routes are 'Earth Ley Line'—'Earth Spiritual Vein'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Advancing to 'Earth Ley Line' here in the Dragon Court is still hopeful.\" Zhao Xing went to the center of the soil and felt it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The space of the Pure Origin soil, including the land, was originally absolutely flat. One could say that the emergence of the 'Heaviness of Earth' characteristic starting at level six is the baseline for a ley line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right here, there is already a patch of soil arched up as high as the sole of a shoe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change was not obvious, but this step was enough to widen the gap between him and many other Self-Nature School agricultural officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness floated up, and Zhao Xing opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not find any more spiritual energy items afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did, however, harvest a large number of Dragon Crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the City Lord's Mansion, dragon turtles arrived pulling dragon ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Clatter—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large amount of Dragon Crystals was dumped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing picked out all the Dragon Crystals of sixth-tier and above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remaining Dragon Crystals can still be smelted into higher-grade ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don't need to wait here and waste time.\" Zhao Xing thought to himself. \"Leaving a clone here to supervise is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent two hours selecting materials or seeds like Dragon Wood and Dragon Blood Grass according to the *Book of Heavenly Treasures* list provided by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and stored them into his Pure Origin space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The basic mission assigned to me by the imperial court is already accounted for by this one city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing utilized 'Inch-by-Inch Horizon' and found Cao Qianyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis, want to eat something?\" Cao Qianyue had already completed the task, picking out some valuable treasures and piling them up in the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he began to eat dragon meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, you certainly have an appetite.\" The meat of the descendants of Ji Meng was tough and old; Master Zhao did not like to eat it, and for someone of his third rank, it had little effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he found strange was that Cao Qianyue could actually live in peace with three war beasts; the three beasts and one man were eating with great relish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't eat. Are you full? If you're full, get ready to hit the road with me,\" Zhao Xing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hit the road?\" Cao Qianyue was stunned. \"Marquis, are we not developing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, this was just to take an identity to enter the Royal City,\" Zhao Xing said. \"Without the dragon identity of King Guting, I cannot enter the Royal City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Royal City?\" Cao Qianyue was stunned again. How was it that what the Marquis was doing was not quite the same as the process he knew?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must know that the time for the Dragon Court Ancient Land to open is normally about 15-20 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering, one would naturally occupy a place to develop, then mine if there were minerals, or plant treasures and pick fruit if there were treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enslave the dragon tribes under one's command to mine and search for treasures, then accumulate merit in the Dragon Court to upgrade one's Dragon Marquis rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one were a mid-rank official with weaker strength, one would have to start as a Dragon Soldier or Dragon General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing was now a third-rank official; he had already occupied a Dragon City, and the surrounding territory had Dragon Crystal mines, produced Dragon Blood Wood, and even had several Dragon Springs. Why was he leaving again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue could not understand, but whatever Zhao Xing said was law; he was the Marquis of Divine Might, after all, not someone he could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Marquis.\" Cao Qianyue wiped his hands on his belt and then said, \"Marquis, I have already inventoried the valuable items; they are loaded onto three dragon ships, all over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Marquis gives me a few more days, I can still dismantle some useful things from those dragon war machines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, \"You are only one person; you can't dismantle much. Besides, those things you mentioned are not worth much in the Dragon Court, so it's unnecessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The list he had taken for himself was completely different from the one Cao Qianyue had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Little Cao thought was valuable was not very important in Zhao Xing's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and prepare; keep more materials for manufacturing World-Breaking Nails and dismantling-type tools. We depart in one hour; make as many as you can on the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing smiled slightly. \"When we reach the Royal City, you'll have plenty of time to dismantle things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\" Cao Qianyue trotted off to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing, meanwhile, opened a map and began to write and draw on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was bringing so many things and emptying out the valuable items of Mengyun City not to keep them for his own use or to bring them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to offer them as tribute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the target of his tribute was not the superior of the original Mengyun City Lord, the 'Flame Dragon Lord', but another dragon entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Flame Dragon Lord is just a lord; offering tribute to him, no matter how impressive, wouldn't make me a lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, if I offer tribute to the Dragon King, not only can I get a position as a lord, but I can also swipe a few treasures when the Dragon King bestows rewards.\" Zhao Xing recalled the walkthroughs from his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After obtaining a City Lord-level identity in the Guting Kingdom, one can go to the Royal City to seek out a Dragon King-level tribute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such cross-level tribute will offend the Flame Dragon Lord, because Mengyun City is his dragon fief. However, it doesn't matter; I didn't plan on developing here anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There should currently only be one awake Dragon King in the Guting Royal City; his true name translates to 'Yin Li'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a descendant of the Great Dragon King 'Guting the Nineteenth'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Yin Li also has an older brother, the Dragon King Yin Xiu.\" Zhao Xing recalled. \"The two brothers take turns ruling; currently, it is the 'Yin Li' period.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragon King Yin Xiu is also in deep slumber, but he is not in a deep sleep; he enters a light sleep state every hundred years. This is to prevent him from sleeping too soundly, so that if there is an external enemy invasion, he can easily come out of seclusion from a light sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who awakens him only needs to offer Yin Xiu the treasures he likes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Xiu will allow the tribute-giver to enter his treasury and obtain one chance for a blind selection as a reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Xiu will mix up all the treasures, making them covered in dust; usually, no one can take advantage of it, and it all depends on luck to select items.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But no one yet knows about this hidden plot.\" Zhao Xing revealed a smile. \"Tribute-givers mostly choose Yin Li, and Yin Li is quite domineering and greedy; he is the type to take ten and give back one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing calculated, \"In three hundred more years, it will be the period of Yin Xiu's reign. For the long-lived dragon tribe, Yin Xiu is already nearing the stage of awakening. It won't be difficult for me to awaken him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The treasures looted from Mengyun City should be enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But to obtain exchange chances, it is still somewhat difficult; just these things from Mengyun City are barely enough to trade for one chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Dragon King, what has Yin Xiu not seen among the things produced in the Guting Kingdom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, wanting to obtain his rewards is still quite difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I naturally have no treasures, and I'm too lazy to find them, so I can only borrow them.\" The corners of Zhao Xing's mouth curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Profound Heaven Sect, Corpse Puppet Sect, Flame Light Royal Court, Purple Feather Royal Court, Viper Kingdom. Hehe, I'll borrow your treasuries for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who to borrow from? Naturally, the hostile forces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time the Dragon Court Ancient Land opens can be traced back in historical records to two dynasties before the Great Li. Of course, at that time, all parties were just exploring and had not established a perfect exploration mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the Dragon Court opens once every hundred years; if the outside world changes dynasties or has large-scale wars, and the heavenly rules of the Profound Yellow World are too chaotic, the Dragon Court Ancient Land will not open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the era of the chaotic war of ten thousand nations before the Great Zhou lasted for tens of thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after tens of thousands of years, the map of the Dragon Court has only been explored a little bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, the Profound Yellow World is still stable, because whether the Profound Yellow World is chaotic or not is decided by the Nineteen Provinces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as there is a unified dynasty in the Nineteen Provinces, the Dragon Court will inevitably open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, counting from the Taizu era, the Dragon Court has also opened steadily more than twenty times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the Dragon Court is for returns, so naturally, there is also investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it is the Great Zhou, sects, Southern Barbarians, Eastern Ying, or the Water Tribe, all have established \"storage treasuries\" in the Dragon Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after the \"tribute system\" was discovered, there were even more storage treasuries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here lies a problem: the treasuries left behind by various sects, Southern Barbarian Royal Courts, and other forces must have restrictions and seals. How could they be easily stolen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing is indeed having a hard time with top-tier treasuries; even if he knows the location, knowing the unlocking method is useless. Because he is an agricultural official, not a formation master or mechanism master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, the strength is right there; relying on himself alone, it is very difficult to succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, theory is theory, and the actual situation is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One needs to take into account the factor that the Dragon Court Ancient Land opens every hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time comes, all outsiders will be kicked out of the Dragon Court Ancient Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the treasury formations and mechanisms have a hundred years of no maintenance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not just that there is no maintenance; one also has to consider the regional changes of the dragon tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are no agricultural officials in the Dragon Court Ancient Land to regulate the weather and geography.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, large-scale regional changes are very common in the Dragon Court Ancient Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, there is the factor of the dragon tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful dragons might play around, burrowing into the earth, which could trigger an earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one encounters a war, there are even more factors for dismantling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is very damaging to the treasury formations and sealing spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taking a step back, even if those treasuries were installed in a Dragon City, I would have a way to take them out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On this trip to the Royal City, I can first take a portion of the treasures, offer them as tribute to Yin Li, and apply for a transfer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transfer where? The Dragon Tribe's Engineering Department. The dragon tribe are highly intelligent creatures and also forge divine weapons; like those Dragon Generals in Mengyun City, they hold spears and wear armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter is not something I am doing alone; all parties are 'settling down' while also 'raiding homes'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must hurry to the Royal City and quickly secure the permissions of the Royal City Dragon Engineering Department; otherwise, if more people ask Yin Li for permissions, the threshold for obtaining them will become higher.\" Zhao Xing's advantage is knowing the location and being familiar with the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he felt that the chances of success on this trip were still very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue said to occupy land and develop, but where is development as fast as robbing and raiding homes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One step fast, every step fast. As long as I exchange once from Yin Xiu, my advantage will be even greater. *Hehehe...*\" Zhao Xing thought happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue, who intended to come over to report, saw Zhao Xing's ferocious face and sinister, weird laughter, and couldn't help but shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis, why does he feel so much like a villain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour later, three dragon ships and three hundred Dragon General guards swung the Mengyun Dragon City flag high and began to march toward the Royal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Lord permissions of Mengyun Dragon City allowed for the opening of ancient teleportation arrays by paying Dragon Crystals, allowing for rapid appearance in the territories of other City Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would only take three days to reach the Royal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he passed through many City Lords' territories, attracting many prying eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Zhao Xing was an unfamiliar aura, although he flew the Mengyun City Lord's flag, he carried many treasures, which naturally easily attracted prying eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after sensing Zhao Xing's strength, they all canceled their plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Zhao Xing's Dragon Language level was very high, upper-level 5, which was already at the Lord level, although upper-level 5 Dragon Language did not represent the strength of Dragon Language spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would dare to risk their life to test if Zhao Xing had this strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the dragon tribe is warlike, City Lords are not fools; as long as Zhao Xing doesn't come to hack them, they don't want to provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the teleportation proceeded very smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flame Dragon Lord also did not react, because he did not care who the Mengyun City Lord was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who killed 'Pu' was not important; as long as they were loyal to him, the Flame Dragon Lord, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still waiting for Zhao Xing's tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, before the Flame Dragon Lord could react, Zhao Xing had already run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two and a half days after entering the Dragon Court, Zhao Xing arrived at the Guting Royal City with three ships of treasures in the capacity of the Mengyun City Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing the detection of the formation and guards, Zhao Xing entered the Royal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis, so many dragons.\" Cao Qianyue stood behind Zhao Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky and on the ground, there were many dragon tribes, among which there was no lack of City Lord-level dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Royal City naturally has many dragons.\" Zhao Xing said. \"Dunlie, are you afraid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue stiffened his neck and touched his hammer: \"Afraid? With the Marquis here, I'm afraid they'll choke themselves to death on me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha.\" Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Royal City, it was still relatively safe; except for the arena, basically no dragon tribe dared to fight and kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the scope of the Royal City was also very large; after entering the city, they flew for another half day before reaching the periphery of the Royal Palace area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, that is the Guting Royal Palace. It was created by the ancient Dragon Emperor 'Ting', but in this period, there is no longer a Dragon Emperor-level existence, only Great Dragon Kings.\" Zhao Xing stared at the tall palace walls in front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace walls were not built of stone, but were barrier walls; many eighth-tier and ninth-tier trees were cut down to serve as formation bases, and many Dragon Stones and top-grade Dragon Crystals were installed underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the periphery of the palace walls, there were also many Royal Palace guards patrolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bloodline level of the guards here is very high; every ten miles, there is a City Lord-level existence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are also many Lord-level dragons; don't move around, and don't walk around.\" Zhao Xing exhorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Cao Qianyue looked straight ahead, not even glancing to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cangni Dog and the Upside-Down Sheep also began to become restless; this was the suppression from bloodline aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Cat, however, remained very calm, lying on the bow of the ship, ignoring these pressures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Huo Hou* (Stop)!\" A Royal Palace Dragon General blocked Zhao Xing's dragon ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, the Lord of Mengyun Dragon City, 'Zhao', have come specifically to offer tribute to our King!\" Zhao Xing activated Dragon Language and negotiated with the Royal Palace guard general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the new Lord of Mengyun Dragon City, it was very reasonable for Zhao Xing to come to the Royal City to offer tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Li would only feel happy, because the rule of the dragon tribe is: the vassal of my vassal is not my vassal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For City Lord-level dragon species like Zhao Xing, their free will was already very strong, and their resistance to dragon might and dragon pressure was also strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could make the other party change from being loyal to the Flame Dragon Lord to being loyal to himself without having to fight, this was something Yin Li was very happy to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the Dragon General who went in to report came out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mengyun City Lord, enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing drove the three dragon ships into the Royal Palace territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the Royal Palace territory, they flew for another hour before reaching the Royal Palace where Yin Li was located. Ahead appeared a ten-thousand-foot-high mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, and the Dragon King's palace stood majestically, like a giant beast in a fairyland, exuding majesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li Palace was built against the mountain; the mountain body seemed to be its natural base, and it also seemed to be integrated with the palace. The peak of the palace was like a long spear piercing the sky, and there were dragon skulls on the tip of the peak. There was not just one stuck by the mountain peak, but hundreds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the battle record of the monarchs of the Guting Kingdom through the ages; every dragon bone was of Dragon King level, with different colors, fitting the colors of the five elements, wind, and thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, around the periphery of the Royal Palace, there were also Dragon Crystal Towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Crystal Pagodas were carved with mysterious runes and dragon-shaped patterns, containing powerful strength inside. On both sides of the palace gate stood two lifelike Dragon Crystal statues; they glared with wide eyes, and their dragon whiskers fluttered in the wind, as if they would come alive in the next moment and rush into the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest one among them was the Dragon God statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Xing saw the Dragon God statue, the image of the (*Ancestral Dragon Chant*) could not help but appear in his mind again. \"*Huang!*\" There was a touch in Zhao Xing's sea of consciousness, and the sound became somewhat clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Dragon God statues everywhere in the Dragon Court, but this one here was very consistent with the image of the Ancestral Dragon that Zhao Xing had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they reached the mountain, the dragon ships could no longer move forward and stopped at a mountain peak plaza specifically for housing dragon ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming to the main peak, there was a huge fountain; the spring water sprayed out from the dragon's mouth, turning into crystal-clear water splashes, forming various wonderful shapes in mid-air, like a dragon dancing in the nine heavens, and water mist permeated the air, bringing a trace of cool and mysterious aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the plaza forward was the main hall of the Li Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roof of the main hall was like dragon scales, and each piece of glazed tile shone with golden light in the sun, with exquisite dragon patterns carved on each tile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming to the stairs outside the main hall, Zhao Xing unleashed the Fire Chi Transformation and prostrated on the ground: \"Guting subject 'Zhao', pays respects to the Dragon King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a long time, a majestic dragon chant came from inside the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing then got up and swam into the interior of the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the main hall of the Li Palace, the space was extremely spacious; at the end of the hall was a magnificent Dragon King throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The throne was carved from a whole piece of crystal, and clouds and mist seemed to be swirling in the crystal, with dragon-shaped phantoms faintly visible swimming within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing still prostrated, not daring to look up at the dragon throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon tribe's efficiency was relatively high; he had already informed them of his intention when he entered the palace just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Li waited for a long time before responding, obviously letting his subordinates check the treasures Zhao Xing offered as tribute. Being able to let him in meant that Yin Li had permitted this tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao, you are loyal to me; what do you want?\" Yin Li on the throne spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King, I want to become a member of the Fuming Divine Temple in the Royal City.\" Zhao Xing said syllable by syllable,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>speaking slowly, for fear of making a mistake and being transferred to another place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Divine Temple was equivalent to the Dragon Tribe's Heavenly Engineering Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a long time again, a dragon chant came from the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint sound wave sank into his mind along the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing identified it carefully and soon understood that Yin Li had agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a token seven or eight meters high, like a door panel, pressed over and landed on Zhao Xing's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Chi chi chi—*\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon scales on Zhao Xing's back were branded by the token, which had Guting Royal Clan dragon text on it, representing that he had become a member of the Royal City Dragon Engineering Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"(Dragon Language) Thank you, my King, for the bestowal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing, carrying the token on his back, prostrated and exited the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he went down the mountain and returned to the mountain peak where the ships were parked, the three dragon ships were already gone, leaving only the three war beasts and Cao Qianyue in the center of the plaza, at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis, some dragon took all three ships away.\" Cao Qianyue muttered, lifting the toolbox in his hand. \"Only this toolbox is left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, Yin Li is like this.\" Zhao Xing said. \"I originally thought that at most two ships of treasures would be enough to trade for the permissions; it seems I underestimated his appetite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a good thing there were three ships; otherwise, this Dragon Engineering Decree might not have come down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The token on Zhao Xing's back, which was like a door panel, had shrunk somewhat due to the stretchability of the material, but it was still more than two meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, we have to hurry up and raid homes.\" Zhao Xing stroked his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raid homes?\" Cao Qianyue was somewhat confused. \"Whose home are we raiding? Marquis, can this token of yours raid the nests of dragon tribe members?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not the dragon tribe.\" Zhao Xing smiled slightly. \"You will know when the time comes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing finished the process and came out of the Li Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the west of Guting Royal City, a team of Taoists carrying coffins rode dragon pets to the Royal City. The team totaled five people, all at the high-rank realm; the leader carried a purple coffin inlaid with glaze, and the pillar of luck above his head was incomparably condensed, with phantoms flashing in the pillar of luck, like blooming violets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally arrived.\" True Person Zilu stroked his beard with his left hand and flicked his whisk with his right, a smile appearing on his wrinkled face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in the early stage of the Heavenly Luck Realm and was also the main force of the Corpse Puppet Sect heading to the Guting Kingdom on this trip. True Person Zilu was not only the strongest in the team but also the oldest in age and seniority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the people behind him were all in the third-rank realm, they were all his disciples or grand-disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, in the early third-rank, was even his grand-disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to Master's immense good fortune, we only spent less than four days to arrive at Guting Royal City unimpeded.\" A middle-aged man behind him, carrying a green coffin and riding a two-headed fire dragon, flattered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was True Person Zilu's disciple, with the Taoist name 'You Sha'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior brother is right; if it weren't for Master's guidance, we wouldn't have been able to gather so quickly.\" A middle-aged woman with an enchanting appearance and a pair of peach-blossom eyes also flattered him; her Taoist name was Yunji Yuanjun. Facing the flattery of his disciples and grand-disciples, True Person Zilu smiled slightly: \"Alright, You Sha, Yunji, don't flatter me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two are still just Dragon Generals, and You Jue and Ying Ji are just Dragon Soldiers; your identities are too low, making it very inconvenient to act in the Dragon Court Ancient Land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is still better to keep a low profile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four people behind him listened obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After entering the Royal City, rest for a moment, and then go prepare according to my instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find the treasury left behind by our sect, take out a portion, and you can trade for City Lord-level permissions in the Royal City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only then will it be time to do things.\" True Person Zilu instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for him, the other disciples were entering for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Corpse Puppet Sect did not have many quotas, even third-rank officials were not necessarily guaranteed a quota.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lineage was relatively weak, and even True Person Zilu was only entering for the second time. He was also coming to Guting Royal City for the first time; last time he was randomly assigned to the 'Ziti Kingdom', which was in the midst of war at the time, and he had never been here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were one of the top sects, they were ultimately no match for the foundation of the Great Zhou; two of them were only at mid-level 9 Dragon Language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, enter the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royal City, Dragon Engineering Department, a huge volcano was burning fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the crater, there was an incomparably huge palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've arrived; this is the Heavenly Engineering Department of Guting Royal City. Dunlie, do you know what kind of dragon tribe the statue next to that palace is, and what it's called?\" Zhao Xing pointed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue said: \"Marquis, I know this; the Dragon Tribe's Heavenly Engineering Department is called the 'Fuming Divine Temple'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That strangely shaped dragon tribe next to it is called 'Fuming'; it is rumored that he is the God of Craftsmen of the dragon tribe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was born mastering Li Fire, Samadhi True Fire, Six Ding Divine Fire, almost all the flames in the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was he who forged many divine weapons for the dragon tribe, helping the dragon tribe resist the legendary Heavenly Abyss Demon Tribe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All craftsman departments in the Dragon Court Ancient Land are called Fuming Divine Temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing nodded: \"Not bad; I traded the treasures of three ships for the level-two permissions of the Fuming Divine Temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue was somewhat puzzled and said: \"But Marquis, you are not a mechanism master; why not trade for other permissions? Do you want to go in and learn things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still could not understand Zhao Xing's thought process at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An agricultural official, going to the Fuming Divine Temple to learn technology?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing smiled: \"Don't underestimate me; how can unlocking-type spells not be considered craftsman technology?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I'm not going to learn technology; relying on the level-two Fuming Token, I can mobilize many Lord-level craftsmen to do things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue finally understood: \"Marquis, you mean to go and open treasures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Marquis, you can't just open the dragon tribe's treasuries, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not opening the dragon tribe's.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Hiss!*\" Cao Qianyue finally understood; he excitedly touched his bald head. \"You want to steal the treasury items left in the Dragon Court by those outsiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, don't put it so ugly; it's requisitioning.\" Zhao Xing smiled. \"After you follow me in, you must learn well and watch carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there is anything you can use, it's best to learn the technology as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mobilizing dragon tribe craftsmen is never as good as us knowing how to do it ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Qianyue said excitedly: \"Yes, Marquis! I understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon tribe craftsmen were basically descendants of Fuming; they were smaller in size, but their abdomens were very large, and their scales appeared dark red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of their tails was a huge iron ball, as if it were a hammer used for striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuming descendants had hair like human fingers, which could also extend, and fluorescence flickered at both ends of their dragon whiskers, which could be used for fine embellishment on divine weapons and heavy equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhao Xing went in, he first familiarized himself with the member structure of the Fuming Divine Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his clones began to search for locations all over the Royal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a quarter of an hour, Zhao Xing's clones found dozens of places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough, replacing the coordinates of the past life according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches is still feasible. Even if the terrain changes, I can still accurately find the location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's main body did not hesitate and immediately held the level-two Fuming Token, mobilizing a team of dragon tribe craftsmen out of the Divine Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish swish swish swish swish—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon Zhao Xing arrived at the first location, a ruin of collapsed giant stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I remember correctly, this treasury has three layers of seals; the first layer is the Earth Fire, Earth Heaven, and Dragon Flame sealing spells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The treasures left in the first layer are not large in quantity and are all ordinary treasures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was left by the top sect 'Corpse Puppet Sect',\" Zhao Xing directly unleashed the unlocking spell to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Boom—*\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the earth cracked open, revealing the underground space built with dragon tribe formations inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Clatter—*\" Inside, a large amount of Dragon Crystals and divine weapons were revealed, piled up into a small mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first layer is just a cover.\" Zhao Xing rolled up these treasures with gale force and loaded them onto the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The value is not particularly high, about the level of fourth to sixth tier; converted to Dragon Coins, this is only worth 200,000 Dragon Coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the second layer, it's time to let the Fuming craftsmen of the dragon tribe go.\" Zhao Xing put away his clones and then ordered the craftsman team to come over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Ang—*\" A team of Fuming craftsmen flew over quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dig!\" Zhao Xing's order was very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Ang—*\" More than a dozen dragon craftsmen quickly flew into the underground space below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the second layer of underground space appeared, revealing a large hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing let these craftsmen come up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sent his clones down to explore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many good things in the second layer of the treasury.\" Zhao Xing went down and took a look. \"The value is at least over 2 million Dragon Coins, but this is still not enough to exchange with Dragon King 'Yin Xiu'. At most, it's the cost of awakening him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, there is still a third layer.\" After Zhao Xing emptied it, he let the dragon tribe craftsmen go down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the dragon tribe craftsmen also had to use tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Boom—*\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four sharp pillars, each as thick as ten people could embrace, slowly sank into the underground; the pillars exuded bursts of brilliance and vibrated constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Boom—*\" A large amount of giant stones shattered, and the mud disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing looked closely and saw that deep in the second layer of the underground space, a dragon-carved large...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could clearly see the coffin logo of the Corpse Puppet Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Ka ka ka—*\" Following the cracking of the Fuming craftsmen, the Ten-Fire World-Breaking Needles erupted with a red flame, eroding the exposed barrier to nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\" Zhao Xing saw the barrier dissipate and called the craftsmen to stop again. \"Come up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The craftsmen of the Fuming Divine Temple obediently came up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing's clones quickly went down and began to move things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third layer is all materials of seventh-tier and above, and the total amount exceeds the storage space of the first and second layers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhao Xing went down, he was shocked by the dazzling display cabinets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And they are all classified; most of them do not belong to the Guting Kingdom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, things are valued for their rarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were products of the Guting Kingdom, they naturally wouldn't sell for a high price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these were all specially selected by many generations of the Corpse Puppet Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The value is immeasurable, but at the very least, it exceeds 20 million!\" Zhao Xing smiled from ear to ear; according to the ten-fold increase, the third layer should have this amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of a top sect; one large treasury has so much wealth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looting this haul is enough to make a transaction with Dragon King Yin Xiu.\" Zhao Xing quickly loaded the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the craftsmen of the Fuming Divine Temple, they were all placed under a 'Dragon Language Sealing Spell' by Zhao Xing, and coupled with his level-two Fuming Token, these dragon tribe craftsmen could not possibly reveal this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it were revealed, it wouldn't matter; there is no law in Guting Royal City that forbids digging treasures out of the ground, and it is impossible to fight in the Royal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go to the next place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours after Zhao Xing left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Zilu arrived late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it; in this territory lies the 'Giant Stone Treasury' left behind by many predecessors of the sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside is the accumulation of seven or eight generations of our lineage.\" True Person Zilu said proudly: \"In the Dragon Court Ancient Land, with this startup capital, offering tribute to the Kingdom's Dragon King, you will be able to obtain a very high identity immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master!\" You Sha said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Giant Stone Treasury? It can let us obtain the dragon tribe's high-level permissions.\" Yunji licked her lips, also full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wait here and watch as I find it.\" True Person Zilu took out a compass, activated the sect's secret technique, and began to search for the specific location of the treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passes, and he was not sure of the specific orientation of the treasury, so he had to search for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, True Person Zilu received two pieces of news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news: He found the sect's secret hoard without much effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad news: The Giant Stone Treasury had already been emptied! And it was just emptied!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it!\" True Person Zilu let out a low roar, \"Who stole the treasure of my Corpse Puppet Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writing 9,000 words today; striving to sleep early and not keep everyone up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, thanks to the Holy Immortal and the Upper Immortal for the Silver Alliance. \u003C\u002Fp>",6322,"2026-06-17T16:13:07.318Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2ab2508922b67a48cd3008b70c367353d355f968461e08b9f3761d0c68541c61","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-293","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-291",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]