Chapter 391: Remonstrance Against the Expulsion of Guests, Questioning the Book Puppets, and the Method of Dietary Supplementation

After being expelled twice in succession, Zhao Xing understood that he had encountered the "Order to Expel Guests" challenge.

What is the Order to Expel Guests? It is a spell used to exclude those deemed outsiders.

It originated from the Dao-Preaching Scholars as a spell to identify non-human races, specifically targeting the demon race.

Examples include the Demon-Slaying Decree, True Spirit Reflection, and other divine abilities. These identification methods are collectively known as 【Dao-Recognition Arts】.

Because scholars judge the difference between the human race and other races based on the Great Dao of Life and the Great Dao of the Soul.

The universe gives birth to all things; no matter how well other races disguise themselves with spells, there will always be differences in their life origins and soul origins.

However, there were times when the human race and the demon race reached a detente, leading to situations where ancient human kingdoms domesticated demons or even employed them as officials.

Sometimes, a kingdom would slaughter all the demons within its borders in one era, only to regret it in the next.

Thus, Daoist methods had to keep pace with the times. No longer being so extreme as to cut everything off with one stroke, more moderate versions emerged.

Later, as disputes arose between different ancient human kingdoms, the Order to Expel Guests appeared.

The spell "Order to Expel Guests" was also continuously subdivided.

In some cases, even if one were human, they could not enter certain territories; in other cases, even within the same country, one could not enter due to their status.

Generally speaking, however, racial discrimination remained severe in the Xuanling Star Domain.

Because there were differences in the philosophies of the Dao-Preaching Scholars. Some believed that the "spirit" of the demon race was chaotic and inherently evil; even if they were civilized, it would only be temporary, and they would inevitably cause disaster in the future.

They only led the advancement of the human race, so they simply cut them off entirely, forbidding demons from exploring Daoist treasures.

Other Dao-Preaching Scholars were relatively more tolerant, allowing both humans and demons to enter.

"The ancient Yueluo Kingdom was quite hostile toward the demon race back then. If a demon had come to enter this Daoist treasure, they likely would have encountered not an Order to Expel Guests, but a Decree to Slay," Zhao Xing mused to himself.

"The challenge of the Shangluo Dao Academy, further subdivided, should be that it forbids anyone who is not from the ancient Yueluo Kingdom from entering, right?" Zhao Xing pondered.

That sentence had already made it very clear: "Yueluo shines upon the eight directions, the Great Dao also has its borders; if you are not a guest of my clan, depart quickly and do not linger."

"Does it mean that those who are not of the Yueluo clan cannot enter this Daoist treasure at all?"

"That's not right. Du Yun was able to enter," Zhao Xing thought. "Either Du Yun was strong enough to resist the scholar's spell and force his way in, or this Order to Expel Guests was subdivided, and it is only the Shangluo Dao Academy that forbids entry."

"It seems there is a difference between entering with the Five-Emperor Coins and entering with the Platinum-Pearl Ancient Coins."

When he came in his past life, this place did not have such rules; one didn't even need money to pay respects.

The Phantom God Star System had become a tourist attraction, and since they were selling tickets, they couldn't possibly have so many rules; naturally, they had been cleared away.

However, it was easy to distinguish which situation it was—just try it out.

"I'll go ask Du Wen."

Zhao Xing turned and flew up to the cold pool.

He arrived before Du Wen.

"Zhao Xing, why did you come up so quickly? Did you encounter a problem?"

"Yes, sir. I encountered a Dao-Preaching Scholar's 'Order to Expel Guests,'" Zhao Xing said, bowing. "I wonder if I might borrow a 'Remonstrance Against the Expulsion of Guests' from you?"

The reason the "Order to Expel Guests" spell is a classic is that it has two sides to the same coin; it is a perfect spell for civil war.

After scholars researched it, they didn't use it for combat themselves, but others could.

When multiple factions encountered each other during exploration but didn't want to kill and worsen the situation, someone would often plant an "Order to Expel Guests" on the ground. Within a limited range, everyone except their own people would be unable to enter.

Those who tried to enter would be repelled by the Great Dao of Life and the Great Dao of the Soul attached to the Order to Expel Guests.

Those who wanted to enter would then plant a "Remonstrance Against the Expulsion of Guests" in opposition.

The scene was like two children cursing at each other:

"Get lost, you idiot!"

"Reflect!"

"I reflect your reflection..." The final result depended on which side had recruited the more formidable scholar guest.

Of course, those with strength could also forcefully withstand it.

However, given that the Dao and methods of Dao-Preaching Scholars are generally invincible at the same rank and capable of fighting across ranks, to break an Order to Expel Guests, one must find another Dao-Preaching Scholar.

"Oh? No wonder..." Du Wen realized. "I'll go down and take a look."

"I trouble you, sir."

Du Wen was also a Great Supernatural Power realm cultivator, at the same level as Hong Qi beside Lu Yuehan.

Zhao Xing probed him with his interface, and it was like looking at a book; the entire field of vision couldn't be spread out, requiring many pages to be turned.

Since the Order to Expel Guests was a classic spell, he certainly had learned it.

It was just a question of how strong the challenge below was.

In terms of strength, the tomb owner was a Yin-Yang Dao Domain realm Dao-Preaching Scholar, certainly stronger than Du Wen.

It just depended on the intensity set when the challenge was created.

Was it truly forbidden to enter? Or was it merely a test?

"Splash~"

The water of the cold pool parted. Du Wen had clouds beneath his feet and floating light upon his body, descending elegantly.

He took the Platinum-Pearl Ancient Coins, paid his respects, and his figure was sucked into the small world.

But after only a second, Du Wen staggered and appeared in the outside world.

"My 'Remonstrance Against the Expulsion of Guests' cannot compare to the tomb owner's," Du Wen shook his head, using the momentum to fly up. "The intensity of this challenge is very high."

Zhao Xing nodded. That is how Daoist treasures of inheritance are; people give them to whomever they wish to pass them on to.

A scholar's Daoist treasure is not something an ordinary person can forcefully break. A Yin-Yang Dao Domain realm Dao-Preaching Scholar, if they were to sacrifice their life in battle, even a Life-Death Dao Domain realm cultivator might not be able to withstand it.

"Then we can only follow the requirements," Zhao Xing said.

"Hmm. If it forbids entry to those who are not Yueluo people, then we just need to find a way to become people of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom outside," Du Wen smiled.

Zhao Xing asked a question he already knew the answer to: "Sir, the ancient Yueluo Kingdom no longer exists. How can one become a person of this country?"

Du Wen said slowly and leisurely: "Speaking of which, it is simple. It is nothing more than starting from the five directions: Clothing, Food, Housing, Law, and Speech."

"Clothing refers to Dharma robes. This is relatively simple. Find a Dharma robe from the ancient Yueluo Kingdom, follow the local customs, and use the aura of that era to cover yourself; it might be enough to deal with it."

"Of course, the challenge set by this tomb owner is likely not something that can be broken by a single Dharma robe."

"Food refers to the method of dietary supplementation. Although the ancient Yueluo Kingdom no longer exists, the land of the Yueluo Mausoleum grows the plants and beasts of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom."

"The Order to Expel Guests is not a Decree to Slay; the degree is not that severe. We are all Xuanling humans. Following local customs and having similar dietary supplementation—eating more food from the ancient Yueluo Kingdom—is considered a way to break it."

"Housing refers to living in a palace produced by the ancient Yueluo Kingdom. The principle is the same as the dietary supplementation method."

"'Residence shifts the aura, nourishment shifts the body.' The environment and the nourishment of the food can change a person's aura. This is also a basis for us scholars when we cast the Order to Expel Guests."

"For example, the guest list for the Yellow Sand Prefecture, the dietary list, and the residence arrays are all arranged by me. Once there is a need to use the Order to Expel Guests, I can distinguish between friend and foe based on the dietary supplementation method and the Residence Spirit Law."

Zhao Xing nodded, pretending to listen intently.

"Of course, these are relatively easy to imitate, so the latter two—'Speech' and 'Law'—are the top priorities."

"Speech refers to language. It can be the language of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom, but usually, it will be some profound Dharma incantations."

"Law refers to the cultivation techniques."

"These five are the methods to break the Order to Expel Guests," Du Wen said.

"If it were a Decree to Slay, it would be different again. Bloodline, life origin, and soul origin would all be taken into account. There is basically no way to break it by taking shortcuts; one can only break it by force."

"Sir is truly learned and talented, opening Zhao Xing's eyes," Zhao Xing bowed, then put on an embarrassed look: "I wonder if I might ask you to teach me..."

He was too lazy to go buy cultivation techniques himself. Du Wen was a scholar right there, and clearly, he had done this sort of thing many times.

If he could fleece the sheep, he would fleece the sheep. In any case, it was just lowering his face to say a few nice words. If he really didn't agree, he would think of another way.

"Certainly," Du Wen smiled. "I have several official cultivation methods of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom here. I have the Dharma robes and the food as well. It's just that the residence might need to be transferred from the Yellow Sand Prefecture."

Palace-type treasures are generally not easily changed once determined, let alone changing to those of an ancient era. Therefore, Du Wen was only missing the "Housing" link, which was the Residence Spirit Law.

"Thank you, sir." Zhao Xing bowed respectfully.

"No need to be so polite," Du Wen smiled, declining the courtesy. "You are a Sinuong, which happens to be a suitable candidate for practicing the dietary supplementation method and the Residence Spirit Law."

In any case, the Yellow Sand Prefecture also had to send people to try. All ten people here had things to do, so it was just right to let Zhao Xing try first.

Afterward, Zhao Xing and Du Wen sat opposite each other and began the instruction.

Once he truly began to learn, Zhao Xing discovered that Du Wen had been modest.

He didn't just have a few types of Yueluo ancient spells; he clearly had several major categories.

The corresponding food varieties were also all available!

"The Sinuong historical materials of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom have mentioned the method of dietary supplementation many times. Among those unearthed the most, there are three types, namely 'Five Elements Heavenly Kitchen,' 'Six Qi Military Gate,' and 'Sun and Moon Shared Meal.'"

"The Residence Spirit Law consists of 'Mountain Palace,' 'Sea Hall,' and 'Water Origin Residence.'"

"As for the Dharma robes, let's not talk about anything else. I have two sets of Sinuong official uniforms here. I'm not sure about the specific grade, but the grade of the Dharma robes themselves is not low. You may borrow them for now."

"There is plenty of food, both meat and vegetarian. You might have to work hard to eat more."

"As for language, you only need to learn the 'General Knowledge Law.' If that doesn't work, then there is no way to enter."

Listening to Du Wen's introduction, Zhao Xing once again sighed that to get along in the world, one must have influence and a background.

If he hadn't shared the profits with Du Yun, starting from the step of fixing the boundary, he would have had to spend decades, and then spend time arranging arrays to hide the star land, buying Platinum-Pearl Ancient Coins, learning spells, buying food... He might not have been able to complete these processes even in a hundred years.

Du Yun had a bunch of guests to help, so he didn't have to do everything himself, which saved a lot of trouble.

"Hum~"

Du Wen opened the 【Realm of Transmitting Dharma】, and a light gate appeared before Zhao Xing's eyes.

Du Wen only intended to let Zhao Xing try, so this time the transmission of Dharma didn't involve too much consumption of cultivation power; it just allowed Zhao Xing to enter his 【Daoist Field】 to create a good environment for cultivation.

After all, he was fleecing the sheep, so Zhao Xing didn't dare to ask for too much.

After entering, several "Dao Fruits" circled before Zhao Xing's eyes.

They were called Dao Fruits, but they were actually about the size of small planets.

They all stored the Dao rhymes of the spells Du Wen had just mentioned, which were the methods of cultivation.

Zhao Xing looked into the distance; stars were dotted across the sky, vast and boundless, almost reaching the end.

"I don't know how many spells Du Wen has learned."

The interface showed that Du Wen had lived for 1. eras.

Zhao Xing estimated that this person wouldn't lack resources. In the more than 1. million years, at least 80% of the time had been used for learning.

Collecting his mind and clearing away distracting thoughts, Zhao Xing began to learn the first method of dietary supplementation—"Five Elements Heavenly Kitchen."

The acupoints of the Dao body are like stars. The part of the Dao body corresponding to the Heavenly Kitchen is the stomach.

Of course, the Five Elements Heavenly Kitchen doesn't just practice this one part; it also involves the five viscera, because the five elements correspond to the five viscera, which are the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

The cultivation of the dietary supplementation method is not just about circulating energy for nothing; it must be accompanied by eating.

So when Zhao Xing began to cultivate, there was a continuous stream of ingredients thrown into Du Wen's Daoist field.

"Humans eat the essence and energy of all things, first entering the Heavenly Kitchen part."

"If there is no special cultivation method, eating ten parts will only supplement five, three parts will be poison, and two parts will return to heaven and earth."

This was talking about the utilization efficiency of eating spiritual ingredients directly.

The dietary supplementation method is also divided into fast eating and refined eating.

Fast eating refers to combat replenishment. At this time, one only needs to consider filling up the state quickly. As for the accumulated toxins and the waste caused by fast eating, don't worry about them for now; survive first.

Most of the hidden injuries of practitioners are caused by "fast eating."

The beauty and ugliness of practitioners are also caused by unbalanced conditioning.

Lu Yuehan's team had healers, and she herself was one, so there would be specialized medical food masters to carry out recovery and conditioning.

But the vast majority of people didn't have the conditions to hire them.

Refined eating is like Zhao Xing now. After the food is eaten, it is first "carefully selected" in the "Heavenly Kitchen part," cooked, taking the essence and removing the dross.

Then it is decided which part this "essence and energy" should be distributed to.

Zhao Xing's Purple Yin Purple Yang cultivation technique develops all parts of the body in a balanced way; he hadn't specifically exercised the Heavenly Kitchen part, just doing it along the way.

The Yuanhai Realm did have it, but it still wasn't refined enough because it was just a technique, but now he was practicing a specialized method.

As soon as Zhao Xing entered, he began to open the interface to brush proficiency.

Then he became a foodie without feelings.

"Five Elements Heavenly Kitchen" has no clear grade division; it is mainly determined by the food. In the ancient Yueluo Kingdom, it was considered a relatively mediocre method.

There is no danger; it focuses on the Dao of balance.

"I eat!"

Zhao Xing enlarged his body, opened his bloody mouth, and swallowed half an ingredient similar to cabbage; it was as big as a prefecture.

After eating, a cool feeling surged in Zhao Xing's stomach.

The stars in the stomach lit up, and the light quickly shrouded the ingredients, as if countless chefs appeared from the stomach wall, holding knives and hacking away.

"I spit!"

Zhao Xing spat out a group of green residue, and the residue was mixed with a chaotic spiritual energy.

Just after clearing a batch, Du Wen soon threw another batch in.

They exuded fragrance, but it didn't drift very far. Zhao Xing looked closely and saw that it was a Moon Spirit Fish that had been burned by Li Fire.

"If Brother Xia were here, he would definitely like it," Zhao Xing thought with ill intent.

When eating and drinking become a kind of cultivation, it no longer becomes a pleasure, but a kind of torture.

Three years and another three years, after Zhao Xing ate for six years, Du Wen no longer threw ingredients in.

Because he had already seen that Zhao Xing's aura had undergone some changes; the Dao body exuded treasure light. His cultivation hadn't changed, but the frequency of the fluctuation of his life origin was slightly different from before.

Since it was just to deal with the challenge, Zhao Xing only needed to achieve the goal. Of course, if the "Five Elements Heavenly Kitchen" didn't work, he would have to go back and practice "Six Qi Military Gate" or "Sun and Moon Shared Meal."

The former was okay; what was eaten was still "normal ingredients." The latter would start eating minerals like stones, which belonged to the dietary supplementation method of a small part of martial artist officials; basically, they didn't act like humans.

"Your cultivation speed is not bad," Du Wen encouraged, but that was all. Du Wen had seen too many evildoers; not to mention those far away, Du Yun was a living example.

"I noticed that the fluctuation of your life origin has changed, and it has tended to be the same as the fluctuation of those ancient corpses. You can proceed to the next step."

How did Du Wen compare it? Naturally, by digging up the corpses of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom. Some corpses were preserved intact, and Du Wen had often gone to extract marrow and dig bones to conduct research.

"Among the Sinuong cultivation techniques of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom, the most obvious one involving aura change is the Hou Bian Method. It is the Dao of change and does not affect your existing cultivation path."

After Du Wen finished speaking, a corpse appeared in the Daoist field with a human body, a turtle shell, full of muscles, dark red skin, and flame patterns on its abdomen.

"What is this?" Zhao Xing was stunned. "It looks like a combination of a fire turtle and a human."

"Divine Fire Turtle Transformation Method," Du Wen said. "A small supernatural power of Hou Bian unearthed from the ancient Yueluo Kingdom. This is a template that hasn't changed back. It's worth a lot. I only have one here; don't destroy it."

"Divine Fire Turtle Transformation?" Zhao Xing couldn't laugh or cry.

He had killed so many fire turtles, and now he was practicing the turtle clan's Hou Bian Method?

"Is there a problem?" Du Wen noticed Zhao Xing's expression. "It's a bit difficult, and the life structure is a bit complicated..."

"No problem, sir," Zhao Xing shook his head with a smile. "I have a good understanding of the life structure of the turtle clan."

How could he not understand? The fire turtles he had killed exceeded a million.

The Divine Fire Turtle is the third realm of the clan, originating from the same source.

The ancient Yueluo Kingdom was popular for raising turtles. In the transmission world, Zhao Xing had also seen statues of Divine Fire Turtles. Even if they weren't the national treasure of the country, they were ranked among the auspicious beasts.

Three years and another three years, out of his understanding of the turtle clan, Zhao Xing practiced this small supernatural power to the first rank of supernatural power in the ninth year.

"Practiced it in nine years?" Du Wen also nodded. "You really have some research on the turtle clan bloodline."

This speed made even Du Wen feel a bit fast.

No matter how weak a small supernatural power is, it's not that easy to practice.

"It's all thanks to your guidance, sir." Zhao Xing was now carrying a turtle shell, his muscles were strong, his skin was red, and he exuded a fiery red aura.

"Alright, now only the General Knowledge Law is left to learn," Du Wen said. The Residence Spirit Law is not for Zhao Xing to learn; it is for others to arrange. If needed, he just needs to live in it for a period of time.

"Yes."

A planet before Zhao Xing's eyes quickly enlarged, and the Dharma incantations chanted in his mind.

The General Knowledge Law of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom has a unique pronunciation. The entire upper body vibrates, mobilizing the Dao of sound rhythm.

Zhao Xing didn't know what the person who invented this language was thinking. Thinking of the scene of the Yueluo ancient kingdom's monarch and ministers holding court made him feel ashamed; shaking and shaking, as if they had inserted a vibrator.

Flamboyant, too flamboyant.

The General Knowledge Law was mastered in one year; after all, it was just a slightly advanced encrypted language.

Just like that, Zhao Xing left seclusion after sixteen years.

He had fleeced a small supernatural power, a dietary supplementation method, and an ancient Yueluo language.

"Thank you, sir, for bestowing the Dharma."

"Don't be polite." Du Wen pointed to the side: "You can follow You Yitian, Fan Yu, and the others down. It will be good to have someone to look after you."

Zhao Xing looked and saw that when he came out after sixteen years, there were many more people on the star land. Most were in the second realm and the small supernatural power realm; they should be a batch of people transferred by the Yellow Sand Prefecture for exploration.

Around Du Wen, nine light gates stood, and one could vaguely see people inside comprehending.

And some already possessed the conditions to go down, without having to learn temporarily.

"You Yitian and Fan Yu are both capable and battle-hardened guests under the Prefecture Master, all are Great Supernatural Power realm. The others are Small Supernatural Power realm. There are 54 people going down this time, counting you, that's 55 people."

"The conditions have been explored. As long as you satisfy the three: Law, Speech, and Food, you can enter."

"You can go in together; it counts as having someone to look after you," Du Wen said.

"Yes."

Zhao Xing didn't refuse. After all, he had called Du Yun over because he didn't want to take risks. He had already given up the bulk of the profits, so there was no need to act alone.

The Order to Expel Guests had exceeded his expectations. It was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be unknown factors inside. Zhao Xing was also someone who would take the easy way if he could.

With a 10% guarantee, the harvest wouldn't be too bad in any case.

"Brother Zhao." You Yitian was a Qi-sect martial artist. When Zhao Xing came out and waited for Du Wen to finish his instructions, he immediately smiled and waved: "We've been waiting for you."

"Waiting for me?" Zhao Xing was a bit flattered. There were 54 people here, and all of them were waiting for him?

What kind of boss you have determines what kind of subordinates you have.

Du Yun was magnanimous and upright, and most of his guests were the same.

Because it was Zhao Xing who provided the information, and because of Du Wen's instructions, You Yitian and Fan Yu were very polite to Zhao Xing. You Yitian could even be called enthusiastic. "I trouble Brother You and Fairy Fan," Zhao Xing bowed.

"Haha, Brother Zhao, don't be so polite," You Yitian said heartily: "Thanks to you, everyone can get rich together."

Although Fan Yu didn't speak, she also nodded with a smile.

Du Yun valued Zhao Xing, which Du Wen knew. During the sixteen years, Du Yun had come out once and specifically instructed Du Wen to take good care of Zhao Xing.

Du Wen had let the people sent over wait for Zhao Xing.

There was no need to give other instructions. Just the act of Du Wen telling people to wait for Zhao Xing meant a lot.

It wasn't as exaggerated as 54 protecting one, but it definitely meant they were going to take Zhao Xing along to win a wave.

The two team leaders accepted Zhao Xing, and the others naturally had no objections.

Zhao Xing had supernatural powers in terms of soul and will, and he could feel that the gazes they looked at him with had curiosity, appraisal, and envy, but no hostility or jealousy.

"Brother Zhao, are you ready?" You Yitian asked.

"Ready, I will follow your instructions, Brother." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Let's go!"

You Yitian's body shook, and he took the lead in jumping down the cold pool.

At this time, the cold pool, after the "boundary fixing" work, had been drained of water, and the surrounding edges had been widened by dozens of times.

All 55 people paid their respects together, and then they were sucked in by a force.

This time Zhao Xing was not repelled again.

Clearly, Du Wen's method had taken effect.

"Crack~"

Zhao Xing's feet landed on the ground, crushing a dead branch.

He looked around.

All 55 people were present, all appearing under a dead tree.

The big tree topped the sky, rooted in the earth, its branches spreading in the sky, as if merging with the sky screen.

However, there were no branches or leaves, only dead branches remained.

"It's a Myriad Dao Tree. I don't know how many years it lived, but it's already dead."

Dao-Preaching Scholars love to plant Myriad Dao Trees.

Zhao Xing recognized it at a glance.

"This body size exceeds a hundred million kilometers. Before it died, it was at least King-level."

"I don't know what Dharma method it was used to preserve."

After observing for a while, You Yitian greeted everyone to get on the "vehicle."

Qi-sect martial artists leading the way is a convention for team actions in the universe.

It's just that the habits of this branch of the Yellow Sand Prefecture are different again.

Two scholars, two priests, two historians, two destiny masters—after entering, they were directly swallowed into the stomach.

These eight people, although they were also Small Supernatural Power realm, were non-combat personnel, so they were directly swallowed into the stomach to be protected, and released when needed.

Another four physicians, two standing on the right shoulder—through the interface, Zhao Xing could see that these two were specialized in poison-healing, good at combat.

The two swallowed were good at healing.

Zhao Xing and sixteen people squatted in the right ear.

Fan Yu stood alone on the left shoulder; she was a soul Great Supernatural Power realm cultivator.

The combination of Fan Yu and You Yitian was weaker than Chen Xuan and Yue Nu.

However, the lineup was very reasonable. Fan Yu was the main attacker of the mind-illusion flow. The weakness of Qi-sect martial artists is the brain. As long as You Yitian is not affected by illusions, there is basically no weakness.

"There are nine Sinuongs, but only one is of the 'Self-Nature' school, named Huangfu Yun."

"There are also nine mechanical masters, including forging flow, array flow, Dao soldier flow, Giant God flow... and some 'musicians,' 'dancers,' 'beast tamers'... engaging in so many niche professions is basically to increase the probability of 'winning prizes,'" Zhao Xing mused.

Dao-Preaching Scholars have a wide range of interests, and the challenges of their Daoist treasures may also be varied. Bringing more people in might increase the chance of obtaining inheritance.

"It seems that I can obtain some benefits relatively easily this time," Zhao Xing thought.

You Yitian and Fan Yu didn't even ask what he was good at! The meaning was already very clear: you don't need to exert effort; our team is complete, just lie down, little brother.

"Little Du is really kind. If you give me a peach, I will return it with a plum. When I leave in the future, I will definitely remind you to leave the big pit of the Yuanhai ancient kingdom."

The team quickly left the direction of the dead tree and headed east.

You Yitian and Fan Yu didn't choose the direction randomly, but judged based on the high and low spiritual energy index. The spiritual energy concentration in the east was gradually increasing.

If there were any challenges and treasures, they would only be there.

The spiritual energy index west of the dead Myriad Dao Tree was only less than 10; it was impossible to have any treasures or array challenges.

Because it was exploration, the forward speed was not fast, and they walked for half a year for a hundred million kilometers.

After five hundred million li to the east, green grass gradually grew, rivers appeared, and vitality began to radiate.

The exploration team finally encountered the second challenge.

Zhao Xing scanned forward and found many figures in gray scholar robes with book boxes on their backs wandering on the grassland ahead.

"It's the Questioning Book Puppets."

A voice came from You Yitian's stomach. Zhao Xing identified it; it was a Small Supernatural Power realm scholar speaking, named Du Qing, probably also a clansman of Du Yun.

"Du Qing, what is a Questioning Book Puppet?" You Yitian asked.

"Questioning Book Puppets are used by Dao-Preaching Scholars to teach students the principles of Dharma," Du Qing said: "Preaching Dao and Dharma, direct enlightenment—that requires a price. The number of times it can be used in a lifetime is limited. That is not a conventional teaching method."

"Is there anything particular about it?"

Taking advantage of You Yitian's question, two scholars flew out.

"There is no major danger. Questioning Book Puppets are a relatively gentle screening method, mainly to test whether the seeker of Dao conforms to the teaching philosophy of the Shangluo Dao Academy."

"As the saying goes, 'Those with different Daos do not conspire.' If you answer incorrectly, you may be turned away."

"I guess we are now on the way to the Shangluo Dao Academy, and the Questioning Book Puppets are the second screening." Du Qing explained.

"Can it be forcefully broken?" You Yitian asked. He felt it was very troublesome to use his brain.

"I'm afraid not," another man in a black scholar robe opened his mouth: "The Dharma regulations of a Dao Domain realm scholar are difficult to break."

"Can they answer on your behalf?" Fan Yu asked.

"Let's try." Du Qing said.

Next, You Yitian spat out everyone else, and the people in his ears were also put down.

He took Du Qing with him to go forward.

After stepping onto the green grassland, a book puppet immediately became larger, reaching the same body size as You Yitian.

Then it asked You Yitian a question.

"The viper holds the Taiyin, its body length is 108, 00 zhang, the poison sac changes from black to dark gold. What is its Dao?"

You Yitian was a bit confused. What kind of question was this?

Zhao Xing couldn't help but find it funny. It seemed that the tomb owner also had a prejudice against Qi-sect martial artists, asking such a simple question.

To put it bluntly, this Questioning Book Puppet was saying that a viper could hold a Taiyin star, its body grew to 108, 00 sections, and the poison sac turned from black to gold. So what realm was this viper?

Zhao Xing felt that this was simply a giveaway question, but You Yitian couldn't answer it.

He, a guest ranked 39th in the Yellow Sand Prefecture, how could he go to kill small vipers to make money?

And how could he pay attention to what realm a viper was when it grew into this ghost shape?

This was just a test, and Du Qing didn't help.

You Yitian carefully answered in the Yueluo language: "Since it can hold the Taiyin, it should be the Dao Domain realm?"

The answer was very general.

But this actually passed the test.

The Questioning Book Puppet nodded, then took an elixir from the book box behind it and threw it to You Yitian.

You Yitian was happy.

Then this Questioning Book Puppet became a little smaller, flew to You Yitian's chest and abdomen, and stared at Du Qing inside.

Seeing this, Du Qing knew he couldn't hide, so he flew out.

Then the Questioning Book Puppet continued to ask:

"The viper achieves Dao, transforms into a human. Is its Dao human or demon?"

Du Qing couldn't help but be speechless when he heard this.

You Yitian's question was simple, but when it came to him, a scholar, it became a question full of dialectics.

Zhao Xing also found it funny when he heard it. The Questioning Book Puppet's words were very philosophical. It meant that a viper had cultivated into a spirit and transformed into a human. So did its Dao count as the Dao of the human race, or the Dao of the demon race?

There was also a trap here. One couldn't answer that the viper was human or demon, because the book puppet was asking about Dao, not race.

"This question has no correct answer; it all depends on the tomb owner's preference, as well as the national situation of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom at that time. If they hated the demon race, then there is no doubt that even if a demon transforms, it cannot be considered cultivating the human Great Dao. Conversely, it can."

"If the philosophy doesn't match, the Shangluo Dao Academy will turn you away," Zhao Xing mused. "And the tomb owner set up the 'Order to Expel Guests.' It is very likely that they hated the demon race and could not possibly believe that a demon achieving Dao counts as the human Dao. At most, they could only acknowledge that it is useful to the human race and can become a vassal."

"If a scholar's thought is crooked, it will corrupt a large group of people. Du Qing should only have one chance to answer."

Du Qing pondered for a moment, then bowed and replied: "Among the ten thousand races in the universe, the Great Dao has different paths and cannot return to the same destination. Although the viper achieves Dao and transforms into a human form, it is still an appearance. Its life origin is still demon, and it cannot belong to the human Great Dao!"

Du Qing answered this question from the essence of life, very biased toward the purity of the human Daoist tradition.

There was no mediocrity or ambiguity at all. It seemed he also understood that the tomb owner hated the demon race.

The Questioning Book Puppet nodded and gave Du Qing a gift, but Zhao Xing didn't see clearly what it was.

Then the Questioning Book Puppet turned into its normal body size and continued to wander aimlessly. The other Questioning Book Puppets no longer intercepted the two.

Du Qing and You Yitian returned and told everyone what they had observed: "I observed the Questioning Book Puppet. When facing You Yitian, its internal Dao rhyme rose three times."

"That is to say, martial artists have two chances for error. If one question doesn't work, they can trigger two more. As long as they answer one correctly, it counts."

"But scholars only have one chance, and the difficulty will be greater."

You Yitian, who was laughing just now, suddenly stopped laughing.

He felt greatly insulted and almost smashed the elixir in his hand: "Damn, what's wrong with you scholars, treating us martial artists like monkeys?! This elixir won't be to increase my intelligence, will it!"

One of the physicians took it and smelled it, his face strange: "It seems it really is an elixir to increase wisdom."

All martial artists: "..."

Zhao Xing almost laughed out loud. This was probably the tomb owner's bad taste.

"Alright, don't be angry," Fan Yu comforted softly: "Everyone has stereotypes. We all know you're not stupid. The important thing is the task."

You Yitian cursed and walked away.

Next, it was just as Du Qing guessed. Martial artists had a total of three chances, and the Questioning Book Puppet's questions were relatively simple.

Scholars were the most difficult, basically all argumentative questions.

Another scholar in the team was sweating after answering, because he didn't get a gift from the Questioning Book Puppet, proving that he had only barely passed.

The other professions all had two chances.

Niche professions, such as musicians and dancers, were equally simple. It was thought that when the Dao-Preaching Scholar cultivated these niche paths himself, he also felt it was difficult, so he didn't make things difficult for them.

When it came to the Sinuong profession, there was another small change.

Two Sinuongs of the Heavenly Time school were eliminated.

One of the Sinuongs of the Heavenly Time school made mistakes twice in a row.

And another Sinuong of the Heavenly Time school was eliminated when he tried to remind his teammate, being kicked out of the small world.

The team was immediately reduced from 55 people to 53.

Zhao Xing was placed last, because seeing and hearing more could increase the probability. It was considered Fan Yu and You Yitian's care for him.

"Zhao Xing, no one can help in this challenge. Be careful yourself."

"Fairy Fan, Brother You, if my Dharma principles are not refined, then I cannot blame anyone else," Zhao Xing smiled.

He stepped onto the green grass.

Then a Questioning Book Puppet immediately appeared before Zhao Xing.

"Please explain the 72-Hou dietary supplementation method."

Hearing this question, the scholar Du Qing frowned.

He couldn't answer it either.

The nine Sinuongs all showed strange expressions.

Huangfu Yun, a Sinuong of the Self-Nature school, changed his face slightly. He was still behind Zhao Xing, not knowing why the question became difficult when it reached Zhao Xing.

Would it become difficult when it reached him?

Zhao Xing also frowned. He didn't expect the Questioning Book Puppet to come up with this.

"Are you crazy? Even if you let me answer the 24-Qi dietary supplementation method, it wouldn't be considered difficult. You actually want me to answer the 72-Hou dietary supplementation method?" Old Master Zhao complained wildly in his heart.

He felt that his luck seemed to have run out, and the Questioning Book Puppet had given him a big problem.

"It's over."

You Yitian saw everyone's expressions and couldn't help but sigh.

Du Qing told him that this question was something even their scholars couldn't answer.

Wasn't Zhao Xing finished?

After waiting for sixteen years, the result was that he cooled down at the second challenge. It was really a pity.

"Sigh, I can only try," Zhao Xing shook his head and sighed, taking a step forward.

"Spring begins with three supplements. In the first Hou, one can eat 'Spring Sun Roll'; in the second Hou, one can eat 'Cloud Carp'; in the third Hou, one can eat 'Upper Sun Root.' 'Transmission House' removes cold, 'Upper Prime' clears."

Zhao Xing listed three types of dietary supplementation materials of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom, and "Transmission House" and "Upper Prime" were the cultivation "star zones" corresponding to the Dao body.

Removing the cold in the Transmission House part of the Dao body and cleansing the turbid energy of the Upper Prime acupoint group.

The Dharma principles were also very simple. In the Great Winter of the universe, people of the ancient Yueluo Kingdom basically didn't move much and often used the Taiyin star's strong illumination to resist the Taiyin star.

Speaking of which, this was all thanks to Du Wen's teaching. Five Elements Heavenly Kitchen, Six Qi Military Gate, Sun and Moon Shared Meal—Zhao Xing had roughly read through the other two, not just eating blindly.

"Rain water has three supplements. In the first Hou, one can eat 'Dragon Beard Cake'; in the second Hou, one can eat 'Bitter Throat Gall'; in the third Hou, one can eat 'White Feeding Water Chestnut.' Spirit comes out of 'Xi Zhong,' God comes out of 'Heavenly Bed.'"

This was talking about the Great Rain Water solar term against the background of the Great Winter. Eating these three things could make spiritual energy gush out, and the cultivation speed would accelerate. God coming out of the Heavenly Bed referred to the person's spirit finally waking up from the long winter.

"Insects awakening has three supplements. In the first Hou, one can eat 'Thunder Bamboo Shoot'; in the second Hou, one can eat 'Five Gallnuts'; in the third Hou, one can eat 'Swirling Star Pear.' Commoners have many, disasters separate."

The three supplements of Insects awakening had nothing to do with cultivation. If one had to force a connection, it was that at this time, eating the three treasures of dietary supplementation could enhance fertility, so one of the spiritual plants was named Five Gallnuts, which meant many children.

As for the Swirling Star Pear, it was just a beautiful wish. "Disasters separate"—well, having a good harvest, the ancient Yueluo Kingdom also used puns.

"Spring Equinox has three supplements, in the first Hou one can eat..."

"Pure Brightness has three supplements..."

"..."

As Zhao Xing spoke faster and faster, everyone's mouths slowly opened wide.

The others were okay, but the nine Sinuongs and two scholars were truly shocked.

If they didn't know, they would have thought Zhao Xing was a scholar. You know such a niche question?

Although this was a Sinuong question, it wasn't a question about the contemporary ancient kingdom!

Cultured people are respected wherever they go.

Especially the remaining seven Sinuongs in the team, they all felt that Zhao Xing was truly radiating light.

"Light Snow has three supplements. In the first Hou, Fire Turtle Gall; in the second Hou, Fan Yuan Radish; in the third Hou, Mixed Water Chestnut Wine. Submitting for three years of dreams? Waking up from a dream is welcoming spring."

Three years is just a placeholder quantifier; it's impossible to sleep for only three years.

After Zhao Xing finished answering, the Questioning Book Puppet smiled slightly, appearing very happy. After throwing something to Zhao Xing, it made a gesture of please pass, and then wandered aimlessly again.

When Zhao Xing turned back, he saw the surprised faces of the crowd.

You Yitian excitedly rushed over and hammered Zhao Xing: "Brother, you're capable! Du Qing said that among the Sinuongs, your question was the most difficult, and even he couldn't answer it!"

Fan Qing was also quite surprised, her beautiful eyes staring at Zhao Xing without stopping.

Zhao Xing bowed when he saw this: "It was just luck. It just so happened that Du Wen taught me the dietary supplementation method, and it was mentioned in it."

This was indeed not a lie; it was really taught by Du Wen.

"So that's how it is."

Du Qing realized.

He was just a Small Supernatural Power realm scholar, and Du Wen, according to seniority, was his grand-uncle. Every time a scholar rises to a realm, the amount of knowledge grows exponentially, and he often follows Du Yun, so it's not strange that he is learned and talented.

"Huangfu Yun, you're the only one left," You Yitian said: "Be confident, you can do it."

Huangfu Yun looked, peeked, and waited. Now 53 people were left, and he was the only one who hadn't passed.

Zhao Xing had just come up with such a niche question, and the pressure was directly pulled to the full.

He stepped onto the grass, and a Questioning Book Puppet immediately jumped out, blocking his way, and asked a question of considerable difficulty.

Huangfu Yun couldn't answer until the time limit ran out.

The first chance failed!

Zhao Xing was also a bit strange. Why was it so difficult for him and Huangfu Yun?

"The common point between me and Huangfu Yun is that we both practice the Self-Nature school."

"Any challenge must have a reason. Could it be that there is a plant soldier type hidden inside that I don't know about, waiting for someone to inherit?" Zhao Xing instantly associated it with something.

At this moment, he didn't hope for Huangfu Yun's second chance to fail, because if he were eliminated, there would be no one to compare with.

Fortunately, Huangfu Yun grasped the second chance.

Although he didn't get a reward, he wasn't eliminated and successfully passed the challenge.

"Not bad, not bad," You Yitian patted Huangfu Yun on the shoulder with relief.

Huangfu Yun also breathed a sigh of relief.

"55 people left 53. This success rate of breaking the challenge is already considered high," Zhao Xing mused. "Although the scholars didn't remind them, they also summarized some rules. As long as there are multiple people in the same profession, after asking the first one, the two scholars immediately guessed the question and hit quite a few. Du Yun's subordinates are indeed talents."

The reward Zhao Xing got for the second challenge was just an unknown elixir. After verification by the physician, it was guessed to be a Yuanluo Pill that nourishes the soul, worth 5 billion Yuanhai coins, which is considered a relatively high level among the rewards.

Zhao Xing didn't take it immediately, just kept it.

You Yitian opened his mouth wide, swallowing people into his stomach, throwing them into his ears, and flew quickly across the green grassland.

After flying for about two and a half months, they arrived at the third challenge.

You Yitian opened his mouth wide, swallowing people into his stomach or throwing them into his ears, and flew quickly across the green grassland.

After flying for about two and a half months, they arrived at the third checkpoint.