Chapter 310: Dragon Spirit Bamboo, Departing Fire Divine Lotus

PS: To avoid confusion, I will modify the names of the settings. The previous Rule Daoist field is changed to Rule Domain. Daoist field > Domain > Distorted Rule. The essence hasn't changed, just a name change to make it easier for everyone to understand.

Because the direction was determined, the true self flew over and it only took half a month.

"Found you, Dragon Spirit Bamboo!"

"Hmm? So tall?"

Zhao Xing estimated the distance and easily calculated the height of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

This Dragon Spirit Bamboo is ten thousand feet tall, three times higher than the Qitian Mountain he raised!

"It's even bigger than expected. It seems that the absence of players has led to an increase in the total amount of spiritual energy in the entire Xuanhuang World, including this location in the North Mingyao Sea," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

In the Yuan energy tide of his past life, accompanied by a small-scale eruption of spiritual energy, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo seen at that time was only ten thousand feet tall.

Now that the Yuan energy tide hasn't arrived yet, it's already ten thousand feet?

"Let the clones take a look first."

The true self still has to be careful and didn't rush over immediately.

After all, this is a treasure-grade Dragon Spirit Bamboo, and it's the kind that can be used as a soldier troop; it's already equivalent to a Rule Realm human!

From the perspective of life level, the power of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is extremely powerful even in the Rule Realm.

After all, the time to nurture it and the nutrients it absorbs are far beyond other life forms.

Even if it hasn't developed self-consciousness, its self-protection mechanism is terrifying.

Swish swish swish~

The clones began to advance slowly, observing from a distance of 20, 00 meters in the air from multiple dimensions.

Outside the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is a layer of golden mist rippling. From far away, one can feel a sharp stinging sensation.

"It can no longer be considered Geng Metal True Meaning, but a higher-level Geng Metal Rule Domain, similar to a human's Rule Domain."

"This is a self-protection mechanism formed naturally, without conscious attack."

Zhao Xing observed, and his clones dived into the sea, finding that its roots formed a thousand-meter-high mountain at the bottom, surrounding the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, forming a very wide island.

There are eight sea eyes around, and the spiritual energy born from the sea eyes!

The island and the eight sea eyes under the sea are all locked by a touch of gold.

The instinct to survive made it lock the spiritual energy so it wouldn't leak, creating a unique self-circulating environment.

"Eight spiritual energy sea eyes? In my past life, there were clearly only three."

Seeing this scene, Zhao Xing further confirmed his guess: the total amount of spiritual energy in this life is more than imagined.

Observing from the bottom up, he found that the bamboo trunk was covered with peculiar patterns. These patterns were not ordinary carvings or flaws, but like small dragons winding and circling.

Looking closely, you will find that they are either holding their heads high or winding and moving, with various shapes and lifelike appearances.

Each dragon pattern flickers with a faint light, blue, yellow, red—in the patterns inside the bamboo, the flow of life seems to follow the Heavenly Rules of the Dragon Court.

"Legend has it that it is one of the holy woods of the Dragon Court. In ancient times, dragons would come here to comprehend, and long-term contamination with dragon energy formed the Dragon Spirit Bamboo."

The ancient dragon patterns basically extend vertically, as if telling its extraordinary journey of experiencing the baptism of the moon and the nourishment of heaven and earth spiritual energy.

The seven-colored background adds a luxurious and mysterious radiance to it. This is not only a unique sign of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo's appearance, but also a symbol of its close connection with the dragon race.

The bamboo leaves of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo are also unique. Looking from a distance, the bamboo leaves are like sharp swords, and the edges flicker with a slight cold light, as if they could cut through the void with a light wave.

Between the bamboo nodes, golden patterns accumulate. Looking closely, those patterns are like dragon scales.

Overall, each section of bamboo is like a bone of a dragon, tough and powerful, as if containing endless power.

"Big, too big, beyond expectations," Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He originally wanted to transplant a treasure as a soldier troop. In his estimation, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo should only be comparable to the early stage of the human Rule Realm.

But now it seems that it absolutely possesses the strength of the middle, or even late, stage of the Rule Realm.

"The difficulty of transplanting it is equivalent to planting Old Jing in the ground."

"No, this metaphor is inappropriate. The Dragon Spirit Bamboo has no strong self-consciousness, at most only survival consciousness. Old Jing is still much stronger than it."

Zhao Xing's clones advanced within 10, 00 meters and found that there were no other creatures around, because other creatures couldn't survive here.

Such a super-strong plant will instinctively take nutrients from heaven and earth, so how can other life survive? Unless it is beneficial to it.

Perhaps there were some before, but now there are definitely none.

There is no guardian beast, because it is strong enough itself.

"However, I am not the me who just entered the Dragon Court," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "My Pure Yuan projection range is already large enough, and my Ninth-Level soil can be called the best in the world. Transplanting treasure-grade (Rule Realm) into it is absolutely no problem."

"Swish swish swish swish~"

After observing for half a month and formulating a transplantation plan, Zhao Xing withdrew all his clones.

Transplanting such a big cargo absolutely requires full concentration.

Not only is he afraid of hurting himself, but he is also afraid of hurting the Dragon Spirit Bamboo itself.

If it leaves the spiritual energy environment, it might cause it damage.

That would be a pity.

"Phew,"

Zhao Xing's true self stood 10, 00 meters away, letting out a long breath. After half a month of adjustment, his essence, energy, and spirit reached their peak.

"Pure Yuan Projection!"

Zhao Xing opened his eyes and gave a low shout, and then a shadow appeared on the seabed.

The light on the seabed suddenly became dim.

"Shape-Shifting Phantom!!"

The originally irregular Pure Yuan projection suddenly changed.

Surrounding the Dragon Spirit Bamboo for 10, 00 meters, it formed a larger circle.

The shadow began to erode forward.

To transplant, one must erode the roots of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

"Buzz~"

When the Pure Yuan projection approached the golden mist area, the speed suddenly slowed down.

This is the Rule Domain formed by the Dragon Spirit Bamboo itself performing instinctive resistance.

Any change in the living environment that is unfavorable to its growth will cause its resistance.

Weak plants adapt to heaven and earth, strong plants change heaven and earth!

Zhao Xing annotated "Self-Heavenly Object Theory" and was very clear about this point.

This is also why the agricultural officials of the Divine Wood Academy need to spend their whole lives inheriting treasure-grade divine trees.

"Buzz~"

This kind of resistance is not strong, but Zhao Xing doesn't intend to invade forcefully, but begins to analyze and explore the environment around the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

Including the distribution of spiritual energy soil, water veins, and the strength of earth veins.

He is performing exquisite and huge calculations!

"Change!"

In Zhao Xing's Pure Yuan Space, Earth-line Earth Vein, Spiritual Energy Spring, Wild Vitality, Surging Fire, Four-Pillar Gold Stone, Violent Wind, Twin Thunder Pool.

All began to shift. This is the benefit of high level and enough space.

Zhao Xing's soil characteristics have all entered the second stage, and he can change the distribution of these characteristics as he pleases.

"For treasure-grade inheritance, every time they transplant, agricultural officials of the Self-Faction have to prepare for a long, long time."

"The process of preparation is to transform the environment of the Pure Yuan soil to be similar to the growth environment before the treasure plant was inherited."

"Only in this way can the self-protection mechanism of the treasure-grade divine tree not be triggered, or the strength of the protection mechanism can be reduced as much as possible."

"To put it bluntly, it is to create an environment identical to the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, so that the Pure Yuan projection can successfully wrap it."

"Then, while it's not paying attention, launch a sneak attack and quickly transplant it into the Pure Yuan Space."

After reading "Self-Heavenly Object Theory" and "Heaven and Earth Seed Soldier Scripture," one can know the tricks inside.

In the process of inheritance, which is the process of transplantation, agricultural officials of the Self-Faction have a probability of being crushed or killed by the divine tree.

"Even if the passive mechanism is triggered, being slapped by a treasure-grade divine tree is a normal attack from a Rule Realm powerhouse."

"If you are not careful, you are gone."

Zhao Xing calmed his mind and was not in a hurry at all.

Compared to subduing other species, such as spirit beasts, transplanting spirit plants is much better.

Because the self-consciousness of plants is very weak, as long as it is handled properly, there is no big problem.

The key is that the effort must be enough.

"Simulating the living environment is a necessary quality for agricultural officials of the Self-Faction to transplant plants."

Zhao Xing invaded carefully, and this process took him a full three years.

Three years later, Zhao Xing's Pure Yuan projection had wrapped the main foundation of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

"I can only wrap the main foundation," Zhao Xing opened his eyes.

"The radiation range of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo's roots is truly terrifying. If I want to include everything, I can't do it."

You must know that for a large tree 20 or 30 meters high, its roots underground can spread for a radius of three kilometers!

The Dragon Spirit Bamboo is ten thousand feet high, and its roots grabbing the underground range almost cover half of the Mingyao Sea!

Want to cover everything? Don't talk about Ninth-Level soil, even Tenth-Level soil won't work.

Therefore, it must be cut off!

"This step is also the most critical moment."

"Once its branch roots are cut off, the self-protection mechanism will inevitably be triggered."

Zhao Xing took a deep breath and deduced it repeatedly for two and a half months.

Finally, he formulated a satisfactory plan and then took action.

"Collect!!"

Zhao Xing's whole body Yuan energy surged, and the Pure Yuan projection immediately retracted.

Lasting three years and two and a half months, Zhao Xing's Pure Yuan projection retracted at this moment.

"Buzz~"

In an instant, he felt that he was more tired than dragging ten 【Ten Thousand Heavy Mountains】.

However, at this moment, he still successfully collected it.

"Boom!"

The moment the Dragon Spirit Bamboo disappeared, its defense mechanism was triggered!

A golden shockwave of more than ten thousand feet, incomparably sharp, spread toward the surroundings.

At the same time, dragon shadows wanted to rush out of the bamboo body.

"Boom~"

The shockwave swept past, and only a cloud of mist remained at the original position of Zhao Xing's true self.

The mist was quickly shattered, becoming part of the shockwave, continuing to sweep the North Mingyao Sea.

A monstrous tsunami rose, and the entire ocean seemed to be boiling.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

He performed the Ruler of the World continuously, but the speed of the shockwave was too fast.

It was completely a Rule shockwave, and it could not be inferred by common sense speed.

"Divine Wood Jump!"

Zhao Xing had prepared for more than three years and had long been on guard.

He immediately activated the top-tier method of the Self-Faction.

The 【Divine Wood Jump】 evolved from the original 【Jungle Jump】.

On his retreat path, there were Seventh-Level large trees, called Control Paulownia Trees.

They were connected in a straight line, with one such Control Paulownia Tree every 300 kilometers.

Zhao Xing had prepared two thousand such trees before entering the Dragon Court.

This time, he used them all in one breath, only keeping some saplings as backups.

After each jump, the price was borne by the Control Paulownia Tree, which withered quickly and turned to ash.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz—"

Every time he jumped out of a Control Paulownia Tree, he immediately activated 【Divine Wood Jump】.

The price was completely borne by the plant itself.

He escaped 600, 00 kilometers in one breath!

When the last Control Paulownia Tree behind Zhao Xing turned to ash.

Zhao Xing looked back and let out a sigh of relief.

"The Rule Realm is terrifying."

"Fortunately, I was well prepared."

Zhao Xing had no resistance in front of the Rule Realm.

No matter how many clones he had, it was useless, because the power level was not in the same dimension.

When Liu Tianning inherited the four major divine woods, he also entered the First Rank and gave birth to a Rule Domain before inheriting the four treasure-grade plant troops.

"This step is not over yet."

Zhao Xing immediately sat cross-legged, his mind sank, and he came to the Pure Yuan Space.

In the Pure Yuan soil at this time, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo was trembling constantly, and circles of golden light spread toward the surroundings.

Collecting it was just the first step. After coming in, because a certain degree of protection mechanism was triggered, it still needed to be adjusted.

"I am not in the Rule Realm, not even in the First Rank, but my Pure Yuan soil has given birth to seven characteristics, which should be enough to suppress it."

Zhao Xing began to comb the earth veins, mobilize fire, wind, wood, gold, thunder, and other spiritual energy characteristics, and began to soothe the Dragon Spirit Bamboo. The vibration lasted for a long time. Because the Dragon Spirit Bamboo was stronger than imagined, Zhao Xing couldn't make it quiet for a long time.

"Too strong. Fortunately, I didn't plant any other plants here, otherwise, once it came in, other plants would be finished, which would be a waste of raising them."

Nothing else, treasure-grade plants are just domineering!

That is the survival instinct, wanting to control the surrounding heaven and earth, turning it into a more suitable appearance for itself to live in.

"It seems it won't be quiet for a while." Zhao Xing watched for a while. He had long put other plants,

including the Floating Vine and other plants, in the corner.

The place was big enough, so the tool trees he planted before, such as the Control Paulownia Tree and the Five Elements Wood for grass-man materials, were not affected.

However, just when Zhao Xing wanted to leave, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo suddenly quieted down and stopped grabbing spiritual energy from the area with the most abundant spiritual energy in the center.

"Hmm?"

Zhao Xing looked carefully and found that it was the central area, where a purple-black seed floating in the center with the most sufficient spiritual energy emitted light.

Strands of purple-black light impacted the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

"It's the tender leaves of the Cloud-Touching Vine emitting it," Zhao Xing was happy.

It looked as if a green leaf of the Cloud-Touching Vine gave the Dragon Spirit Bamboo a big slap, and then the Dragon Spirit Bamboo became honest and didn't dare to grab spiritual energy anymore.

"Cloud-Touching Vine is still the one who can hold the scene," Zhao Xing laughed.

The Cloud-Touching Vine is only in the seedling stage now, while the Dragon Spirit Bamboo has already entered the peak stage.

But when it sensed that there was a big boss in the surrounding environment capable of destroying itself, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo didn't dare to move anymore. Why grab resources? Bamboo life is first!

"Awesome!"

Zhao Xing called it awesome.

Over the years, the Cloud-Touching Vine has never grabbed spiritual energy, just maintaining its own life form. At critical moments, it can also help Master Zhao protect the Pure Yuan Space.

"Void seeds have a big pattern; they know I can't afford to raise them now," Master Zhao was moved for a while.

Then he looked at the ignorant Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

"Although the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is a soldier troop, it also has medicinal value."

"It has the magical effect of nourishing the soul."

"If a practitioner can place it by his side, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo will emit a special spiritual energy. This spiritual energy can slowly penetrate into the practitioner's sea of consciousness, repair subtle damage to the soul, and make the practitioner's spiritual power increasingly powerful."

"People who practice beside the Dragon Spirit Bamboo for a long time will have their souls become as firm as a rock, not easily affected by external illusions or mental attacks, and can more smoothly resist the disturbance of inner demons when breaking through realms."

"The branches of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo are also excellent materials for refining divine weapons. The magic treasures refined from it are not only incomparably tough but also have powerful spirituality."

"Refining the Dragon Spirit Bamboo into a bamboo flute, when played, the flute sound can transform into a dragon shape, possessing powerful sound wave attack capabilities, which can shock the enemy's mind."

"If it is refined into a long sword, dragon scale patterns will appear on the sword body, and when waved, it seems as if a giant dragon is roaring, with astonishing power."

Zhao Xing looked at it and was very satisfied.

"The most important thing is its power."

"It can perform breath attacks like the dragon race."

"Every bamboo node is its eruption port."

"The dragon breath is light golden, with a very high temperature, which can instantly turn surrounding objects into ashes."

"Secondly, Bamboo Shadow Phantom Dragon: having lived in symbiosis with the ancient dragon race for countless years, the bamboo body and leaves have recorded many innate secret skills of the dragon race. Waving the bamboo body, the surrounding spiritual energy will quickly gather, forming lifelike giant dragon phantoms."

"The giant dragon phantoms possess powerful attack and defense capabilities and can engage in fierce battles with enemies."

"Third, Spirit Bamboo Barrier: the bamboo nodes of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo are connected to each other, which can form a Rule barrier."

"The Rule barrier has a concealment effect. It was not discovered in the North Mingyao Sea for many years because of the existence of the Spirit Bamboo Barrier."

"In addition, it will automatically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy. While resisting enemy attacks, it also has the ability to rebound attacks."

Zhao Xing just escaped for his life because he triggered the Geng Metal Rule breath of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

It possesses other Five Elements characteristics, but its foundation still belongs to the two rule attributes of gold and wood.

The innate skills formed by the two rules are Geng Metal Breath and Spirit Bamboo Barrier.

Zhao Xing watched for a while and then stopped paying attention.

Because he is unable to drive the Dragon Spirit Bamboo now, he must practice the advanced version of 【All Things Are Soldiers】.

For example, Liu Tianning's "Heaven and Earth Seed Soldier Scripture," or "Soldier-Using Divine Technique."

Only with secret methods can one drive plant troops to fight as one pleases.

"I can't project it at all now."

When Liu Tianning performed the Four Seasons Divine Flower, he only projected a part of it, making the four major divine trees exist between virtual and reality.

To truly complete the descent of the divine tree to the ground of the Xuanhuang World, that would be the Four Seasons Divine Flower Daoist field, not the Four Seasons Divine Flower Domain.

"Subduing the Dragon Spirit Bamboo took more than four years back and forth," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "The adult Control Paulownia Trees are all dead."

"But this is completely worth it. Practicing the secret method of 'Four Seasons Divine Flower Daoist field' with the Dragon Spirit Bamboo occupying the eastern spring position is definitely stronger than Old Liu's Heavenly Horn Bamboo."

"No, what Old Liu—when the time comes, it should be called Little Liu, quack~"

Zhao Xing imagined proudly for a while.

Then he transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon and flew to the next location.

In the Guting Royal City, Xia Jing and Long Xiao appeared from the teleportation array, looking gray-faced.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Shijie, at the edge of the teleportation square, was stunned and put down the star snail in his hand.

"Didn't you just set off for the Dragon Abyss Valley?"

"Hey, don't mention it," Xia Jing waved his hand. "We arrived at the True Dragon Royal City via the teleportation array in the morning, and then flew to the Dragon Abyss Valley. As a result, we encountered a tsunami and a big storm not long after flying."

"Where did the tsunami and storm come from in that direction?" Chen Shijie was stunned. He had been here for a few years and was quite familiar with the map of the Dragon Court.

"Mingyao Sea."

"How is that possible?" Chen Shijie said strangely, "It's 100, 00 miles away. Can the weather there affect you going to the Dragon Abyss Valley?"

"It's true," Long Xiao said. "We also felt strange at first, but after staying in the Royal City with Brother Xia for two hours, we received a warning from the First-Rank powerhouse 'Lin' from the star snail, saying that the Dragon Abyss Valley was gone, flooded by the violent Mingyao Sea."

"Huh?" Chen Shijie listened, as if it were a fantasy.

Agricultural officials are very sensitive to Heavenly Timing and Earthly Advantage. In Old Chen's eyes, this should be something that doesn't exist.

The Mingyao Sea is 250, 00 miles away from the Dragon Abyss Valley. How big a tsunami would it take to affect that side?

But soon he also received similar news in his star snail.

Many powerhouses from the imperial court came out of the teleportation array.

"Not only was the Dragon Abyss Valley flooded, but a quarter of the Golden Desert north of the Mingyao Sea has also turned into an ocean."

"Two territories of the 'Gupang' country of the Dragon Kingdom to the east have also suffered a disaster."

"The imperial court has issued warnings to all members, involving 63 regions and 152 exploration sites. Those without Second-Rank strength are forbidden to go there to explore."

Xia Jing stroked his chin: "Speaking of which, this wouldn't be caused by Brother Zhao, right? The Mingyao Sea is known as the Dead Sea. How could it be violent for no reason?"

"Guessing what? Just ask," Long Xiao took out the star snail. "Doesn't he have a clone stationed in Xila Prefecture?"

Xila Prefecture is the residence of Ji Mengjun, the guardian of the Royal City, equivalent to the embassy of Great Zhou in the Dragon Court.

At this time, Ji Si, who was left here, had her star snail blown up.

Many officials sent messages to ask what happened.

After finally finishing, Ji Si came to the secret room and looked at the figure who was "hanging up."

"Marquis of Divine Might, this commotion is too big," Ji Si said helplessly.

Zhao Xing issued a warning immediately after escaping for his life, and Ji Si received the news for the first time.

However, Ji Si didn't expect that the commotion Zhao Xing mentioned would be so big.

"I didn't expect it either," Zhao Xing shook his head. He really didn't expect the Dragon Spirit Bamboo to be so strong.

The moment the Dragon Spirit Bamboo was moved away, it erupted, and he had to be busy escaping for his life.

It took two thousand breaths before he had time to send a message.

He didn't even know how big the commotion was, so how could he explain it clearly to Ji Si?

If everything was figured out, why would the imperial court raise life officials?

"Let's try to keep a low profile," Zhao Xing said. "Middle-rank officials shouldn't run around the central Dragon Court casually in these few years, and Third-Rankers should also run less over there."

"Still coming?" Ji Si was stunned, then reacted, and suddenly had spirit. "Oh, no problem, is there a gain?"

"Yes."

"How big?"

"Very big!" Zhao Xing said. "It's not clear what the situation is now. Only when I go back can I figure it out."

Zhao Xing doesn't even know which stage of the Rule Realm the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is in now. Only by practicing the Soldier-Using Divine Technique can he perceive it.

"Good." Ji Si nodded and intended to leave.

"Wait a minute, notify the exploration sites near the 'Panghuo Desert' in advance and let everyone withdraw," Zhao Xing said.

Because the next place he wants to go is the Panghuo Desert.

Ji Si nodded: "Okay, I'll go notify."

Panghuo Desert, here seems to be a region cursed by gods, covered by endless flames all year round, and the scorching breath permeates every inch of the air, making this desert a forbidden zone for life.

"Phew~" The huge dragon body stepped into the desert, and Zhao Xing transformed into a human again.

What came into view were the tongues of fire dancing in the sky, which danced wantonly over the desert like the tentacles of a demon.

The raging fire dyed the sky blood-red, contrasting with the golden sand, forming a scene like hell.

The high temperature made the air distorted. Looking from a distance, the scenery in the desert seemed to sway in the heat wave, like a dream.

"Panghuo Desert, one of the forbidden lands of the Dragon Court ancient land," Zhao Xing scanned the front. "However, the more forbidden the land, the more people come. Many Fuming craftsmen like to come here to collect sand."

"I want to find a second plant to represent summer. In the future, when I practice the Daoist field, I will use it to unify the Heavenly Rules of the southern main position."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes to feel, and he found that his intuition and planned route were reversed.

"This is a feature of entering the Heavenly Fortune Realm, acting according to the fortune of heaven and earth, and not going to those dangerous places."

"Fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Sometimes this feeling doesn't have to be taken as a basis for action."

Like those First-Rank powerhouses who were executed by Ji Mengjun, they were led by fate, refused the imperial court's orders, and as a result, death descended.

"Find reference points."

Zhao Xing's clones dispersed, constantly searching in the sky.

Huge fire vortices would appear out of thin air from time to time in the sky. These vortices were like entrances to the underworld,

emitting suffocating high temperatures and powerful suction. Any object that approached would be instantly rolled into it and turned into ashes.

However, in the eyes of agricultural officials, these abnormal celestial phenomena also have laws to follow.

Agricultural officials have various ways to judge directions. Zhao Xing used the memories of his past life, combined with what he learned in this life, and began to combine the exhaustive method to explore.

"Bang bang bang!"

Occasionally, clones were injured by the flowing stones shot out from the fire vortices.

Some clones were even sucked in by accident and disintegrated by the high temperature.

"It's really hot."

The exploration difficulty of the Panghuo Desert is much greater than that of the Mingyao Sea.

The Mingyao Sea is just big, but there are no obstacles, and flying around is unobstructed.

However, here, there are obstacles everywhere.

Zhao Xing spent six years before finally finding the destination—an ancient volcano.

"The birth of the entire Panghuo Desert is because of this volcano."

Zhao Xing looked ahead.

The volcano towers into the clouds, and the crater constantly erupts magma, like an angry giant beast, venting its power to the world.

Magma flows down along the mountain, forming scorching rivers, dividing the desert into different areas.

The flickering fire vortices in the sky are like eyes blinking.

"Collect!"

Zhao Xing collected the remaining clones, and his true self put on a colorful cloak.

Jinlan Cloak, middle-grade treasure.

Selected from the palace treasury.

The Jing Emperor originally allowed Zhao Xing to exchange three times, and Zhao Xing had already used two opportunities. One of them was this 【Jinlan Cloak】.

It has only one effect: fire avoidance.

And precisely because it focuses on one effect, it has achieved the extreme.

It can form a powerful fireproof cover.

However, its production is too low, and the materials to make it have a growth cycle.

From the Taizu period to now, there are only four finished products.

It takes almost seven hundred years to make one.

Three of them are only low-grade treasures, and the only middle-grade one was chosen by Master Zhao.

"Wait for the Great Night of the Dragon Court."

"When the Great Night descends, the temperature will drop slightly."

After Zhao Xing put on the Jinlan Cloak, he didn't act immediately and waited until the Great Night of the Dragon Court descended.

The Taiyin arrives, which involves changes in the Heavenly Rules.

The entire Dragon Court ancient land will enter a night for one month.

"The power dropped by about 20%, almost there," Zhao Xing opened his eyes.

The night of the Panghuo Desert did not bring any coolness. Compared to the original, the power dropped by 20%, but it was still extremely hot.

At this time, although the temperature in the desert dropped slightly, it was still enough to be fatal.

If it weren't for the Ancestral Dragon Transformation, plus the power of the Dragon Emperor Code and the Jinlan Cloak, Zhao Xing wouldn't dare to come here.

His clones were broken a lot, proving that the fire here could burn even the Heavenly Fortune Realm to death!

"Boom~ boom~"

At night, the Panghuo Desert sounded with bursts of low rumbling, which was the sound of volcanic activity, as if the pulse of the earth was beating.

Zhao Xing was wrapped in the cloak and quickly came to the warm current layer of the volcano, circling down along the edge of the crater.

"Boom~"

Each flame flow was more than ten miles long, and the flame flows were intertwined, making Zhao Xing terrified.

"Like the Mingyao Sea, the intensity of the Panghuo Desert is also higher."

"It won't be stronger than the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, will it?"

Zhao Xing searched constantly, and finally, in the south of the crater, he found the second treasure plant.

"Departing Fire Divine Lotus!"

Summer occupies the due south position. The second treasure-grade plant Zhao Xing prepared for the Four Seasons Daoist field is the Departing Fire Divine Lotus. "Sure enough, it's much bigger than expected!"

A trace of greed appeared in Zhao Xing's eyes.

The flowers of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus are huge and gorgeous, with layers of petals, and each petal is like a burning flame, presenting bright red, orange, or golden yellow.

Three colors represent the temperature of the flame.

Strange light flickers on the edge of the petals, and there is flame jumping.

Even inside the volcano, it still couldn't cover the light of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus.

The diameter of the flower of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus has reached 3, 00 meters!

Its lotus leaves are wide and thick, round in shape, as if carved from jade.

On the surface of the deep dark green lotus leaves, there is a layer of faint flame patterns. These patterns spread in the lotus leaves like blood vessels, as if constantly transporting mysterious energy for the lotus leaves.

The edges of the lotus leaves are slightly upturned, forming a beautiful arc, allowing it to float steadily on the magma of the water surface.

"Pure Yuan Projection!"

Zhao Xing carefully performed the Pure Yuan projection and eroded into the magma lake.

The roots and stems of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus are thick and tough, and the color is dark red or reddish-brown, as if it had been burned by fire for a long time. The roots and stems are covered with fine patterns and are deeply rooted inside the volcano.

Fully absorbing the energy of the entire volcano, Zhao Xing suspected that the eruption of the volcano was caused by the Departing Fire Divine Lotus.

"Once I move it away, the Pangyuan Volcano will definitely erupt."

"This desert cannot grow Control Paulownia Trees, and even the Ruler of the World is difficult to perform. Wanting to take it away is much harder than the Dragon Spirit Bamboo," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Nanming Departing Fire is a First-Rank True Meaning. If it erupts, it can completely burn itself to ashes.

"Those that can survive in the Panghuo Desert are at least Eighth-Level plants, and they must be fire-line plants."

"The shortest escape route also requires 1, 00 trees as my jump base."

Originally, what Zhao Xing prepared was only the Seventh-Level 【Nanhua Fire-Shining Tree】, which is not enough now.

"Now I want to let the Seventh-Level Nanhua Fire-Shining Tree break through to the Eighth-Level level, I have to use a lot of spiritual liquid."

"Too wasteful, let's start the backup plan."

What is the backup plan? Of course, it's shaking people!

Guting Royal City, Xila Prefecture.

Zhao Xing found Ji Si: "Lord Ji, please contact the First and Second Rank agricultural officials who have entered the Dragon Court ancient land, regardless of faction, and send a message to everyone."

"Everyone?"

"Everyone."

Ji Si said embarrassedly: "To mobilize so many agricultural officials, even if there is a suitable reason, I am afraid that cooperation will be..."

The three factions have been competing for the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture for decades!

Now that the 70th year of Yongzhi has passed, the candidates of each faction have fought to the seventh round.

Although it is a competition, the relationship between the three factions has also sparked fire in these rounds of Daoist field exchanges.

It is easy for Ji Si to call these agricultural official powerhouses over individually, but to gather them all together to do one thing?

Difficult, difficult, difficult!

Zhao Xing smiled: "Lord Ji just needs to send this mobilization order out, saying that I, Zhao Xing, have something to do, and please ask them to wait on the outskirts of the Panghuo Desert."

"If it were other professions, I might not have confidence, but if it is an agricultural official—I believe everyone will come."

"Okay." Ji Si nodded. Since Zhao Xing said so, what else could she say?

"I'll send it immediately."

Zhao Xing opened the full-map shaking people, which soon saw results.

In the Xila Prefecture of the Guting Royal City, 42 agricultural official officials soon gathered.

Among them, there were 24 agricultural officials from the Heavenly Timing Faction, 12 from the Earthly Advantage Faction, and only 6 from the Self-Faction. There were 6 First-Rank Life Palace Realm powerhouses in total.

The Shangluo Academy occupied two, and these two were Chu Qianqiu of the Soldier-Using Academy and Zhuang Danian, the dean of the Divine Wood Academy.

Because only Liu Tianning was left in the Shangluo Academy to fight in the ring, the danger of the Dragon Court ancient land was greatly reduced after having Master Zhao.

The Shangluo Academy naturally also sent people in.

The Dragon Emperor is from our Shangluo Academy; how can we not come in to support?

And after Old Liu became the dean, they also inherited some inheritance of the branch and broke through to the Life Palace Realm.

Zhuang Danian was only in the early stage of the Life Palace, while Chu Qianqiu was stronger and had already reached the middle stage.

One of the First-Rank agricultural officials of the Heavenly Timing Faction was named Jiao Anwang—not a king, just that his name was Jiao Anwang.

One was named Min Qing. Although she was a woman, she was full of heroism. She was not old and was also a second-generation powerhouse like Wang Tianzhi and Ling Tianchen.

The two First-Rankers of the Earthly Advantage Faction, one was named Xiao Zhe, one of the Thirteen Saints, who held the Earth-Piercing Divine Boat. Speaking of which, he had some origins with Zhao Xing. At that time, it was he who dispatched the divine boat to transport the heavy weapon Ten Thousand Heavy Mountains to the Liang King's fief to hack people.

The other was named Taishu Kun, the new dean of the Kun-Yuan Academy.

He was also one of the candidates, but after fighting six matches, he withdrew from the struggle and indicated that he would no longer compete for the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture.

When the agricultural officials of the three factions gathered in Xila Prefecture, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Hmph!"

The two Jiao Anwangs of the Heavenly Timing Faction saw Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian of the Shangluo Academy sitting in the first and second positions on the lower left of the main hall, and immediately snorted coldly.

"Since when do the bottom-tier people dare to occupy the first seat of the guest seats?"

"Really no self-knowledge!"

Yin and Yang! It was Yin and Yang without any cover!

"Jiao Anwang, what are you being sarcastic about?" Zhuang Danian patted the table and stood up.

"Isn't it?" Jiao Anwang fought back, "What is your strength, and you dare to sit in front of me?"

"What are you arrogant about?" Zhuang Danian hummed: "Didn't so many deans of your Profound Heaven Academy get beaten down by Dean Liu?"

"Liu Tianning being powerful is Liu Tianning; what does it have to do with you?" Jiao Anwang's body flickered with thunder, "Do you have the ability to fight me for two moves? Don't worry, I definitely won't hurt you. If you have the guts, stand up!"

Chu Qianqiu frowned and was about to stand up. Zhuang Danian's combat power was not strong. If they really wanted to fight, they still had to look at him, the dean of the Soldier-Using Academy.

Jiao Anwang was aiming at Zhuang Danian, but he had actually been watching Chu Qianqiu.

They all had a sense of proportion and wouldn't fight to the death, but it was necessary to fight and compete for priority.

"Everyone, please calm down—" The woman Ji Si opened her mouth, but was blocked by a gust of wind.

Que Qing looked at Ji Si with a smile, and the meaning was very obvious.

Little life official, it's not your turn to speak!

Everyone didn't come for your face to do the task. Do you have to manage the fighting skills?

Ji Si looked to the right helplessly.

Xiao Zhe and Taishu of the Earthly Advantage Faction were calm and pretended not to see.

They also had some hostility toward Chu Qianqiu, Zhuang Danian, Jiao Anwang, and Que Qing, but they could still maintain some decency.

It was good enough not to fan the flames, so who would come to pull the fight?

Just watching the fun is enough!

Seeing that a fight was inevitable.

Just then, a voice came from outside the hall.

"Zhao Xing pays respects to all seniors, thank you all for your support."

The voice was like a spring breeze, blowing into everyone's heart, and also raised the temperature in the hall a lot.

Everyone stood up, and Chu Qianqiu and Jiao Anwang also restrained their aura, not continuing the fight just now.

Zhao Xing is here, so of course, the business is important!

The voice came first, and the figure then passed through the steps outside.

"My Spirit Mountain Envoy is here~"

"Zhao Xing, what's the matter with calling us?"

"Vice Dean Zhao."

"Chen'an is here."

"Hahaha, the Dragon Emperor is here."

The Second-Rank agricultural officials of each faction waiting outside all called Zhao Xing affectionately.

Zhao Xing was stripped of his official position by the Jing Emperor, but he had the title of Honorary Vice Dean in the three factions and the real position of Doctor of Classics. In the Shangluo Academy, he was even a Vice Dean with real power.

Everyone called Zhao Xing according to their own habits.

Zhao Xing walked over, and a group of Second-Rankers called him so affectionately, and some even bowed and saluted.

Undoubtedly, these were people from the Kun-Yuan Academy.

Zhao Xing also returned the salute enthusiastically.

Ji Si watched from afar, and couldn't help but feel a bit lost.

Is such a harmonious scene of the agricultural officials of the three factions really not an eye-dazzling one?

"The face is really big—" Ji Si sighed in her heart.

I'm afraid that even if Li Boqian were here, everyone might do some superficial work, and it would be absolutely impossible to be so affectionate.

Ji Si only knew that Zhao Xing had written scriptures for the Heavenly Timing Faction and was inheriting Li Boqian's unique knowledge, but she didn't know that he also sent a batch of True Dragon Essence Blood to the Marquis Transformation Faction every twenty years.

The latter is the most practical!

As for the Kun-Yuan Academy and the Shangluo Academy, there is no need to say.

"In the whole world, there is probably only this one person who can do this," Ji Si thought.

Sure enough, as Zhao Xing stepped into the hall, everyone quieted down.

Although Zhao Xing was only a Second-Rank Heavenly Fortune Realm, everyone knew that this young man would surpass them in the future, not to mention his great contribution to the three factions.

Zhao Xing stood in the middle of the three factions, not letting everyone sit down, avoiding the dispute of seniority.

"Seniors, I invited you here because I encountered trouble."

"I discovered a treasure beneficial to agricultural officials in a secret place. It is easy to take it away, but difficult to retreat."

Zhao Xing stated his trouble and bowed to the four directions.

"Please help me, seniors."

Xiao Zhe and Taishu immediately expressed their stance: "The Holy Son speaks, we will go through fire and water, and we will not refuse!"

Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian followed closely: "We came to solve the trouble."

Que Qing also smiled: "I don't know what trouble you encountered, Chen'an? Is this number of people enough?"

"If it's not enough, let Ji Si contact the life officials outside," Jiao Anwang said domineeringly: "Use the backup quota, and it's not a big deal to transfer another hundred or eighty powerhouses from the Profound Heaven Academy."

Zhao Xing stated his requirements. He first looked at Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian: "I need 1, 00 Eighth-Level fire-line plants, and they must be planted along my route in the Panghuo Desert to facilitate my 【Divine Wood Jump】."

Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian whispered to each other for a while, then nodded: "No problem."

Zhao Xing then looked at Xiao Zhe and Taishu: "I need to borrow the Earth-Piercing Divine Boat to transport people there at the fastest speed, and change the Earthly Advantage environment at the planting site so that the Eighth-Level fire-line plants of the Shangluo Academy can be successfully transplanted and survive."

Xiao Zhe and Taishu nodded: "No problem."

Zhao Xing looked at Jiao Anwang and Que Qing: "I need you two to take people to circle out an area at the planting site. The reason is the same as just now, which is to try to maintain the survival time."

"How long?" Jiao Anwang asked.

"At least six years of survival time."

Transplanting the Departing Fire Divine Lotus must be more time-consuming than the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

If it were just a fire desert, it wouldn't be a big problem. It is mainly the fire vortices that can be born at any time that will affect survival.

"No problem," Jiao Anwang waved his hand, "As long as the one surnamed Chu and the one surnamed Zhuang are competitive and don't produce some broken goods, I will guarantee that he and his trees will survive."

"You—" Zhuang Danian was so angry that his beard was blowing, but he was stopped by Chu Qianqiu, who was still relatively calm.

Zhao Xing said seriously:

"Seniors, the retreat path must not have any problems, otherwise I will die."

"Everyone must also retreat in advance after I notify, otherwise everyone will be in danger!"

Hearing this, everyone's face changed. Even Jiao Anwang put away his confident look and didn't dare to say things like "I guarantee you will live."

"Okay, we will definitely pass on the requirements."

"Must ensure that this matter is completed smoothly!"

"Chen'an, don't worry."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you all," Zhao Xing bowed to the circle of people around him.

From this day on, 42 high-rank powerhouses began to cooperate.

In the face of right and wrong, disputes of spirit can be put aside. Everyone can distinguish between light and heavy.

The efficiency of the powerhouses is very fast.

The group soon reached the Panghuo Desert and began to act according to Zhao Xing's established route.

The main purpose is to transplant Eighth-Level plants one by one, plant them in the desert, and require them to survive without supervision.

Because they will retreat one month in advance, it is not an easy task to ensure the survival of these plants in an extreme environment.

Five years later, Zhao Xing, who had planned countless times, was finally ready.

"Collect!"

He cut off the roots of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus and rolled the magma and a large amount of fire-line spiritual energy into the Pure Yuan Space.

"Boom!"

Like the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, the self-protection mechanism was triggered.

The moment the Departing Fire Divine Lotus was collected, it erupted with golden-red light.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom~"

The Pangyuan Volcano erupted immediately, and the Nanming Departing Fire rose like a mushroom cloud, splashing toward the surroundings.

Zhao Xing's figure also disappeared at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared under an Eighth-Level fire-line tree.

"Swish swish swish swish swish swish~"

Trees withered one by one, and he performed 【Divine Wood Jump】 to teleport, quickly moving away from the volcano.

The surging heat wave seemed to burn everything.

Zhao Xing didn't dare to delay for a moment.

Finally, after a thousand breaths, he left the Pangyuan Desert.

"Out."

Zhao Xing looked back and found that the sky behind was completely red.

"Go!"

Zhao Xing immediately transformed into a Great Peng and flew away quickly.

For practitioners who practice fire-attribute techniques, the Departing Fire Divine Lotus is a treasure they dream of.

It is also a treasure that can be used as both a soldier and medicine.

Medicinal value: Practitioners can quickly improve their fire-attribute power by absorbing the fire-attribute spiritual energy emitted by the Departing Fire Divine Lotus, or by directly taking the petals and lotus seeds of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus.

The power of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus is pure and powerful, which can help practitioners break through cultivation bottlenecks, improve realms, and even make practitioners comprehend deeper fire-attribute techniques.

In the field of alchemy, the Departing Fire Divine Lotus is also an extremely precious material. The pills refined from the Departing Fire Divine Lotus,

have powerful medicinal effects, such as enhancing the practitioner's physique, repairing damaged meridians, and improving the practitioner's vitality.

Soldier troop attributes, the Departing Fire Divine Lotus possesses three innate skills.

Fire-avoiding and Master-protecting:

The lotus leaves of the Departing Fire Divine Lotus have powerful fire resistance, and even Nanming Departing Fire cannot burn them. It can be said to be the ceiling of the fire-avoiding world.

Nine-Leaf Departing Fire:

All nine petals of the Divine Lotus can erupt with Nanming Departing Fire. When the nine leaves move together, it is the 【Nanming Departing Fire Domain】.

Lotus Root Reshaping:

The entire Divine Lotus can recreate a volcano. Its roots and stems, which are the lotus root part, are excellent materials for grass-man techniques. Even if not performed by grass-man techniques, it can preserve the Life Soul for a long, long time.

"Departing Fire Divine Lotus, both offensive and defensive, can also be used as clone materials. When I reach the Rule Realm, it will be difficult to create clones that are also in the Rule Realm, but the Departing Fire Divine Lotus happens to be the material."

Zhao Xing sat cross-legged on the ground, revealing a smile.

Like the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, after the Departing Fire Divine Lotus entered the Pure Yuan soil, the automatic protection mechanism also began to make trouble.

But like last time, after being slapped by a purple-black light from the tender buds of the Cloud-Touching Vine, it became honest.

"The treasures of spring and summer are already in hand, it's time to go out," Zhao Xing opened his eyes.

It is now the 76th year of Yongzhi. Time is not enough, and the rest of the treasures in the Dragon Court can only wait for the next exploration.

However, getting two wild treasure-grade plants in sixteen years is extremely efficient.

Other agricultural officials may not be able to inherit one treasure plant in their whole lives, not to mention that Zhao Xing's are all top-quality goods.

At this level, there are no better treasure plant soldier troops for spring and summer.

The other divine woods of spring and summer in the Dragon Court are all behind the Departing Fire Divine Lotus and the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.

Another year passed, and Zhao Xing looted some common treasure-grade materials, such as Dragon Crystal Marrow, and left the Dragon Court ancient land in advance.

"Shangtang Decree!"

Zhao Xing summoned the Ancient Yin Warship to pick him up.

Once again, he went out through the underworld and didn't choose to return to Tianyong Prefecture.

Instead, he came out directly from the East Sea.

The reason why he stopped here is because Zhao Xing sensed that the millennium Marquis Transformation he divined long ago was about to happen. "Swish~"

Zhao Xing's figure appeared in a strange sea area of the East Sea, and then flew toward the destination.

"The three mountains divined with the ten-thousand-year mysterious turtle shell from the 20th year of Jingxin, originally discovered to be a stronghold of the Profound Heaven Sect, but it was slow to come out. I didn't expect the error to be more than a hundred years."

"The art of fate divination is really not 100% reliable."

Zhao Xing flew to the target sea area. Through the seawater, he soon saw the three mountain peaks.

At this time, the three mountain peaks were gradually rising. Originally, it was in the sea area a thousand meters below, but now the mountain peaks had already emerged, forming small islands.

"Growing every moment, the change of heaven and earth is accumulating," Zhao Xing looked at the world in all directions.

Through Heavenly Fortune perception, he could find that the heaven and earth within a radius of a thousand miles seemed to be accumulating some kind of energy.

"Millennium Marquis Transformation, large range, diverse types."

"First, it can perfect the Ancestral Dragon Transformation, and second, it can try to let many plants accept the transformation."

"Multiple Seventh-Level plants, even if they all die, it doesn't hurt. If one can produce a mutant strain, it's a huge profit!"

Millennium Marquis Transformation is rare, appearing only once in a millennium. How hard is it to wait?

Even in the Ten Thousand Transformations Cave Heaven, Marquis Transformation is controllable, but the millennium level will not wait until the Wu Emperor period.

"According to this trend, it will happen in at most one month," Zhao Xing assigned clones and began to blockade this sea area.

Half a month later, the three mountains had already emerged a thousand meters high and were still growing.

"It's like the Spirit Mountain Method," Zhao Xing's true self observed, and realized something.

Humans raise mountains, and heaven and earth naturally nurture mountains.

The two have commonalities. Zhao Xing observed the growth of the three mountains, which also had great benefits for breaking through the Life Palace Realm.

He used the Mountain Method to raise the Heavenly Fortune Realm, and there were not many things that could touch him.

Another ten days passed, and there were only five days left before the Marquis Transformation occurred.

At this time, the sea surface still looked calm, only the three mountains were already three thousand meters high.

"Why do I feel that these three mountains seem to have traces of human cultivation?" Zhao Xing looked, and had a strange feeling.

If it is said that it was raised by the Blood Spirit Venerable of the Profound Heaven Sect, it makes sense.

Because the Profound Heaven Sect is actually a part of the ancient Profound Heaven Divine Sect that split.

The other part entered Great Zhou and went ashore to become the Profound Heaven Academy.

According to what the female agricultural official who assassinated him in Mingyue Prefecture said, the agricultural officials of the Shangluo Academy in ancient times were slaves who farmed, so the Earthly Advantage Faction must be about the same in their eyes.

It is normal for people of the Profound Heaven Sect to know the Mountain Method.

"But what is the realm of the Blood Spirit Venerable? He should be Third Rank, or Second Rank at most? Can he artificially create such three mountains that are ready to go, and trigger a millennium Marquis Transformation?"

Zhao Xing felt very strange, and vaguely had a sense of crisis.

As time passed, there were only three days left for the Marquis Transformation.

The strange feeling and the faint sense of crisis lingered in his heart, becoming more and more intense.

"Is someone spying on me?" Zhao Xing suddenly shuddered and looked up at a certain place.

"? You, a little Heavenly Fortune Realm, really have some tricks," an ethereal voice came from all directions.

"What?!" Zhao Xing was shocked, "Is there really someone?"

Just then, petals drifted past Zhao Xing's eyes. There were more and more petals, as if it were raining petals from the sky.

A woman with fluttering clothes descended from the sky, wearing seven-colored Dharma clothes, stepping on the flower petal path.

"What? It's her! How did this force of hers come out so early?!" Zhao Xing was shocked when he saw the woman's appearance.

"Who are you? Looking at your expression, why do you seem to know me?" The mysterious girl carried a basket and looked Zhao Xing up and down.

Just then, flower petals drifted past Zhao Xing's eyes. There were more and more of them, as if a rain of petals were falling from the sky.

A woman with fluttering robes, dressed in seven-colored magic garments, descended from the sky, stepping on a heavenly path of petals.

"What? It's her! How did her faction emerge so early?!" Zhao Xing was shocked the moment he saw the woman's entrance.

"Who are you? Judging by your expression, why do you seem to know me?" The mysterious girl carried a basket and looked Zhao Xing up and down.