Chapter 395

"Lord of Yellow Sand Prefecture, I am 'Yuanye Tuo', a member of the Qingfeng Society and also the person in charge of the Qingfeng Society in the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom." A green figure appeared within the Yellow Sand Prefecture and bowed slightly toward Du Yun.

Du Yun looked at this person and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised, because this fellow wasn't wearing anything at all; the green patterns and designs on his body were all painted on.

"Qingfeng Society? What is that for?" Du Yun transmitted his voice to his servant, Jiuli, who was beside him.

"A nature conservation group that appeared in the early era of the Desolate Domain," Jiuli explained. "They oppose the excessive exploitation of life star systems by various nations and advocate for the protection of backward indigenous races and certain void beasts. They also propose that various nations contribute some powerful void flora to concentrate and expand their production, planting them in various desolate domains."

"Oh? I have a slight impression of them." Du Yun suddenly recalled, "At the beginning of the Desolate Domain era, didn't an ancient kingdom agree to their request?"

"Yes, in the middle of the 1st era of the Desolate Domain, the Liya Ancient Kingdom was sweet-talked into giving away twelve Imperial-grade plant lifeforms. That ancient kingdom has now fallen out of the top 500 ranked ancient kingdoms of the alliance."

Du Yun felt as if he had heard an absurd joke.

"My lord, although this Yuanye Tuo is unreliable, his network of connections is indeed quite large, which is why I allowed him to come and pay his respects to you."

Du Yun nodded. He didn't think much of ordinary Five Elements Dao Domain Realm cultivators, but the Qingfeng Society was, after all, an international organization.

Although he knew full well that Yuanye Tuo was here to swindle some money, Du Yun still patiently listened to Yuanye Tuo finish explaining the organization's philosophy.

"Your Excellency Yuanye, I admire your spirit and am willing to donate 500 million Red Star Coins to the Qingfeng Society," Du Yun said. "However, joining the Qingfeng Society is out of the question. I will be preparing for the breakthrough to the Dao Domain Realm for the next era and do not wish to divert my energy."

Yuanye Tuo cupped his hands: "The Qingfeng Society thanks the Prefecture Lord for your generosity and wishes you success in advance. If the Prefecture Lord has time, you are welcome to visit our base."

"Very well." Du Yun smiled and nodded.

"I shall not disturb the Prefecture Lord further." Yuanye Tuo cupped his hands and took his leave. He had waited in line for five years, and seeing Du Yun had only taken the time of one incense stick. However, being able to see him meant the trip wasn't in vain, and furthermore, Du Yun had donated 500 million Red Star Coins, so at the very least, he had made an impression.

After Yuanye Tuo left, someone immediately teleported in front of Du Yun.

"Wu Ji of the Dayong Dynasty, pays respects to the Lord of Yellow Sand Prefecture." This was a man wearing strange armor, and he was a Third Realm cultivator.

Du Yun had never heard of the Dayong Dynasty, but that didn't matter; such figures were treated as rogue cultivators here.

Rogue cultivators visiting Du Yun on the Hutou Star Continent only had one purpose: trade.

Before the importance of the Huanshen Star System was raised, it was easy for rogue cultivators to come here for exploration; they could enter by paying a sum of money.

However, trading with the official authorities involved heavy taxes.

Many people didn't care about contribution points from the ancient kingdom's authorities and only wanted to get more money to exchange for treasures to take back to their own dynasties for development; Yu Tianqing was one such example.

Du Yun of Yellow Sand Prefecture had a great reputation on the Hutou Star Continent, and his word-of-mouth was also good, so many rogue cultivators liked to come and find Du Yun.

However, those who could see Du Yun in person had to have something in their hands.

"Wu Ji, what business do you have seeking an audience with me?" Du Yun asked.

"Prefecture Lord, these are three treasures I obtained from the Yueluo Mausoleum. Please take a look, Prefecture Lord." Wu Ji took out three glittering treasures from his Universe Bag; one was a small boat, and the other two were in the shapes of a sword and a weapon.

Du Yun reached out and grabbed them, appraising them for a moment: "Not bad. This ancient boat is a ceremonial boat exclusively for the Yueluo royal family, usually only deployed for large-scale sacrifices. Although its own efficacy is average, it can be considered a rarity among Lower-grade Taiyin Dao Soldiers."

"As for the other two, they are quite common. If you want to sell them, then I will increase the price by 20% over the Yuanhai official post-tax price."

Wu Ji said respectfully: "Prefecture Lord, could I ask not to receive money?"

"Oh, what do you want to exchange for?"

"Prefecture Lord, I have seven friends who are trapped in the No. 33 Small World of Beiluo, which is surrounded by the forces of the Marquis Tian You Ancient Kingdom."

"I would like to ask the Prefecture Lord to help save my friends."

"Marquis Tian You Ancient Kingdom, Beiluo No. 33." Du Yun pondered, "I'm afraid that won't be possible."

Wu Ji became anxious: "Prefecture Lord, my friends are all in one place, there is no need for the Prefecture Lord to send people on multiple trips..."

"It's not that I won't help, and these treasures of yours are more than enough," Du Yun said: "A year ago, a conflict occurred between the Marquis Tian You Ancient Kingdom and the Sky Demon Kingdom. The Beiluo No. 33 Small World has already been shattered and swept away by void turbulence. It's just that the news hasn't spread..."

"But, it is impossible for your friends to be alive."

"What?!" Wu Ji's eyes turned red, and he almost ground his teeth to pieces. Those seven friends of his were all Third Realm cultivators that the Dayong Dynasty had painstakingly cultivated, but now they were all dead, and he was the only Third Realm cultivator left in the entire Dayong.

Yet, even if Wu Ji hated, he didn't know who to hate.

Retaliate against the ancient kingdom, or retaliate against the Sky Demon Kingdom? Both were seeking death.

"Jiuli, take him down to rest." Du Yun was accustomed to such scenes; he knew Wu Ji had lost his mind and was not suitable for trading.

Wu Ji cupped his hands and took his leave, and other people continued to appear before Du Yun.

Most of them were members of the Yellow Sand Prefecture itself.

Du Yun sat in possession of a star system; he, as the Prefecture Lord, was equivalent to an emperor, except that Du Yun did not manage matters below the Origin Realm, leaving them to the thirty-six star system administrators under his command to handle.

Members coming to see Du Yun were mostly related to the exploration of the Huanshen Star System.

Originally, Du Yun had few matters to attend to, but now with numerous factions, the situation in the Huanshen Star System had suddenly become intricate and complex, and many things required him, the Prefecture Lord, to decide personally.

The most important of these was the issue of members entering and exiting the Yueluo Mausoleum.

"Brother Yuanchen, isn't your appetite a bit too large?" Du Yun looked at the man in front of him, who was wearing black battle armor and whose aura was as cold as the vast universe.

"I'm just asking you to open a gap to allow my Purple God Prefecture's people to retreat, and you want such a high price?"

Du Yun was negotiating with the 'Xingye Island', a first-class faction of the Yanyue Ancient Kingdom. Xingye Island's status in the Yanyue Ancient Kingdom was equivalent to the Purple God Prefecture's status in the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

"Brother Du, it is only out of respect for you that I agreed to open a path for your people to pass. If it were anyone else, there would be no room for negotiation at all; everything would be handled according to the rules of the Yanyue Ancient Kingdom," Yuanchen said indifferently. "This price is already the lowest."

"Your price is not low at all," Du Yun said. "For a small boundary boat to pass, you want to charge 50 million Red Star Coins. How could Origin Realm cultivators using small boundary boats have so much money?"

The official requirement of the Yanyue Ancient Kingdom was 100 million Red Star Coins for a small boundary boat, 1 billion Red Star Coins for a medium boundary boat, and 10 billion Red Star Coins for a large boundary boat.

Yuanchen's price was reduced by half, but for Origin Realm cultivators, this was still a huge burden.

The exchange rate of Red Star Coins to Yuanhai Coins was 1 to 350! How could the Origin Realm members of the Purple God Prefecture have so much money to pay the toll?

According to this requirement, I'm afraid that even if Third Realm cultivators wanted to enter or exit, they would have to give up most of their family wealth.

"Cut it in half again," Du Yun said. "I owe you a favor."

"Brother Du, I'm afraid I cannot comply." Yuanchen shook his head.

The vital passage that the Yanyue Ancient Kingdom had spent a great price to seize had to be recouped in this wave of harvesting.

And he was certain that the Purple God Prefecture was willing to pay this price.

"Brother Du, you can discuss it with the other Prefecture Lords. If the situation continues to deteriorate, I'm afraid this price won't be available."

Du Yun wanted to say something more, but his mind suddenly stirred, and he disappeared from where he was.

Yuanchen, meanwhile, waited quietly.

In the side hall, Zhao Xing activated the treasure 【Thousand-Mile Yellow Sand Crossing】. Ripples suddenly appeared in the surrounding magnificent palace.

The surroundings turned into a starry sky, and a river of void appeared beneath his feet.

At the other end of the river, about a thousand miles away, was Du Yun's figure.

"Swish~"

In the blink of an eye, Du Yun appeared before him, and the surroundings returned to their original state.

Zhao Xing felt his hand loosen, and the treasure, Yellow Sand Crossing, appeared in Du Yun's hand.

Seeing that the other party's expression was somewhat displeased, Zhao Xing hurriedly spoke: "Prefecture Lord, I have urgent matters to report. The situation was critical, which is why I used the treasure you gave me."

Du Yun looked at Zhao Xing: "You had better have urgent matters."

"This junior has just returned from Beiluo and inadvertently discovered a void route that is unguarded, allowing free entry and exit from the Yueluo Mausoleum without being restricted by the starry sky array," Zhao Xing said.

"Oh?" Du Yun was somewhat surprised. He remembered that Zhao Xing had been adventuring in Nanluo, yet he had returned from Beiluo, which proved that what Zhao Xing said had high credibility.

"This junior is willing to report the starry sky coordinates of this route and the entry nodes along the river to the Prefecture Lord," Zhao Xing said.

"How many years did it take you to return?" Du Yun asked.

"Thirty-six years. If it weren't for the need to be cautious, it could have been faster," Zhao Xing said.

Du Yun couldn't help but look at Zhao Xing with surprise.

He didn't doubt that Zhao Xing was deceiving him, but was surprised that Zhao Xing was so lucky; not only had he returned safely from the heavy blockade, but he had also discovered a void route.

Given the current situation, a stable void route for entering and exiting the Yueluo Mausoleum was very precious.

"What do you want?" Du Yun asked.

There were no relevant 'route exploration missions' at the moment, but Du Yun, as the Prefecture Lord, could issue one at any time.

Zhao Xing did not name a price, but simply handed the star map to Du Yun and then stated his own needs, which would leave room for both sides.

"Prefecture Lord, I only want to exchange for a portion of the ancient kingdom's official merit, as well as guidance from a preaching scholar."

Du Yun pondered for a moment and said: "Official merit of the ancient kingdom? What rank are you aiming for?"

"Second-class Earl." Zhao Xing didn't want to take all merit points, as he would lose some value exchanging them here with Du Yun, but if he exchanged them all with Cang Yu, he was afraid that his harvest from over a hundred years in Nanluo wouldn't be enough.

He was currently a First-class Viscount, and he was still quite short of merit to reach Second-class Earl.

Du Yun nodded:

"Preaching scholar, what level do you want?"

"If it's a Great Divine Realm scholar, I can exchange for a hundred sessions for you."

"If it's a Dao Domain Realm preaching scholar, then you can only exchange for one session. However, with this one opportunity, you will definitely reach the Third Realm and master one to three minor divine abilities."

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised to hear this; he hadn't thought he could exchange for so many benefits.

"It seems the situation is more serious than I imagined..."

The situation was serious, which made his discovery valuable!

However, Zhao Xing didn't feel he had lost out in the exchange; after all, he had only made a discovery and was not qualified to guard the route and collect money—that wasn't something he could do—and the sooner this news was sold, the better.

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and said: "I choose to exchange for guidance from a Dao Domain Realm preaching scholar."

Guidance from a Great Divine Realm preaching scholar, providing direct enlightenment, had limited power.

Perhaps it could push his Dao body to the Third Realm, but the path of spells was different from the path of martial artists. When a martial artist's body breaks through to the Third Realm, divine abilities are naturally opened from the flesh. The path of spells is not like this; it still requires enlightenment of the law.

Zhao Xing had seen Great Divine Realm preaching scholars before; Hong Qi was one.

He had chatted with Hong Qi, and the other party could be 100% sure of letting a First Realm cultivator become a Second Realm cultivator, but the probability of breaking through to the Third Realm was much smaller.

For guiding a dual-origin genius like Zhao Xing, the probability was even less than 10%.

That was why Lu Yuehan had been so melancholy back then; this scholar, Hong Qi, was originally her trump card for recruiting guests, but he had little attraction for Zhao Xing.

"Very well." Du Yun returned the Yellow Sand Crossing to Zhao Xing, and finally exhorted: "Don't use it recklessly in the future. I will have Jiuli give you permission so you can come to see me at any time."

Du Yun was about to leave when he noticed Zhao Xing hesitating to speak.

"What do you want to say?"

Du Yun had more patience for Zhao Xing at this moment; after all, with this route out, the Purple God Prefecture could not only recoup its losses but even make a huge profit!

Before the situation was settled, this void route could generate a lot of wealth!

Zhao Xing said: "During my flight between the north and south, I inadvertently discovered some very suspicious tomb entrances."

"How suspicious?" Du Yun asked casually.

"Suspected tombs of the Dao Domain Realm."

Du Yun smiled: "Traveling in the void rivers, one often sees some bizarre and strange scenes. You are so lucky that you can even discover Dao Domain Realm tombs?"

Zhao Xing cupped his hands and said: "You are right, perhaps I saw it wrong, but if I can obtain definite news..."

"Then you use the Yellow Sand Crossing to call me," Du Yun said readily.

Dao Domain Realm tombs here were also worth Du Yun taking a look at.

After all, King Tianji had discovered the 'Thousand Star Vine' in a Dao Domain Realm tomb.

It is said that the Thousand Star Vine might have been just a seed many years ago, and the tomb owner might not even have known it was an Imperial-grade seed.

However, after countless years, the Thousand Star Vine sprouted and entered the growth stage.

Dao Domain Realm tombs were worth him taking action.

"Yes." Zhao Xing also understood Du Yun's principles.

Dao Domain Realm tombs, he would go and dig; as for the Third Realm, don't even mention it.

"Yuanchenzi, the Prefecture Lord asks you to leave," Jiuli said to the envoy Yuanchen, who was waiting.

"What?" Yuanchen reacted: "Does Du Yun not want to talk anymore?"

"Yes, it is no longer needed," Jiuli replied.

"I suggest Du Yun think it over carefully," Yuanchen snorted. "If I leave today, it won't be this price anymore."

"Please leave," Jiuli said like a heartless repeater.

Seeing this, Yuanchenzi flicked his sleeves and flew away directly.

After he left, Du Yun reappeared in the hall. He looked at the star map and couldn't help but smile: "I thought I would have to bleed heavily this time, but I didn't expect this fellow to bring me such a surprise."

"My lord, what is this?"

"A star map," Du Yun said. "We don't need to beg others anymore, and we can even take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"Go, find someone to enter the Yueluo Mausoleum once according to this route."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing soon received an exclusive mission from the 【Star Realm】.

It was the 【Void Route Exploration Mission】 tailored for him by Du Yun.

The reward was 5 million merit, and an additional 20 billion Yuanhai Coins were given.

Dao Domain Realm preaching did not appear in the mission list, because this matter didn't need to go through the process; Du Yun would notify him directly once he found someone.

Dao Domain Realm preaching scholars were not available on the public star sea; no Dao Domain Realm preaching scholar would go abroad casually, as they had no combat power, and getting into a fight was equivalent to death.

Losing a Dao Domain Realm preaching scholar would make the ancient kingdom's heart ache.

Therefore, the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom's official authorities did not have such an exchange, and Du Yun had to find someone himself.

Merit points needed to go through such a process, after all, it was the official merit of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

"Du Yun gave me an extra 20 billion?" Zhao Xing looked at the information of the arrival in his account. "It seems this route is very valuable, exceeding Du Yun's expectations."

After leaving Du Yun's place, Zhao Xing came to the Yuanhai Hall.

"Respected Earl, it is a pleasure to see you return safely," Yuan Forty-six looked at Zhao Xing gently. "I didn't expect that in two hundred years, you would already be a Second-class Earl."

Zhao Xing smiled slightly: "Give me a quiet acceptance room, and please ask Lord Cang Yu to come over."

"Yes." Yuan Forty-six left quickly.

Small treasures and low-value information were not something Du Yun cared about.

Zhao Xing could only sell them to the official authorities of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

During the hundred-plus years he spent with Lu Yuehan in Nanluo, he had also shared in quite a few treasures, all of which now needed to be dealt with together.

Cang Yu soon arrived in the exclusive acceptance space.

"Zhao Xing, we meet again."

"Lord Cang Yu." Zhao Xing bowed slightly in salute.

"It seems you have quite a harvest this time."

"My lord, these are the treasures I am selling." Zhao Xing went straight to the point and took out several Universe Bags.

"The total value is 27.5 billion Yuanhai Coins, after tax," Cang Yu calculated quickly. "Merit is only 300,000; you are still a Second-class Earl."

Zhao Xing nodded; obtaining merit points was still relatively difficult.

"Lord Cang Yu, I would like to complete some intelligence information missions."

For intelligence information missions, merit points were given relatively generously, much more than for selling treasures.

"You may, but this requires time to confirm," Cang Yu reminded. "Given the current situation in the Yueluo Mausoleum, you may need to wait for a period of time to obtain them."

"No problem, I can wait." Zhao Xing also needed to cultivate next; his account already had over 50 billion Yuanhai Coins, which, even converted to Red Star Coins, was over 100 million.

"Nanluo No. 122, coordinates: Taiyin 23. Junmen 55, Earth Vein Li Huo Four, Renyin Hour, there is an entrance to a small world here."

"Nanluo, Taobei Star, coordinates: Taiyin 153. Taiyang 4. Tiangou 25, it is located in the Shattered Star Belt, this is a small boundary star, and there is a living space tomb."

"Beiluo, Taiyin 2. Taiyang 34. Xingdou 155..."

Cang Yu interrupted: "The Luo Spirit Stone mine at these coordinates has already been discovered; the information is invalid."

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded and continued to report.

The universe is vast, and no one knows how many planets, star continents, and small worlds exist in the Huanshen Star System.

After digging for over seven thousand years, only the tip of the iceberg had been explored.

Only five Dao Domain Realm tombs had been discovered (so far).

Since it was a mausoleum, it was highly likely that this was the royal mausoleum of the Yueluo Ancient Kingdom, where royalty and great nobles were qualified to be buried.

With only five Dao Domain Realm tombs, it was naturally in the early stages of exploration. Zhao Xing reported for three days and three nights in one breath.

The sheer amount of information shocked even Cang Yu.

However, Zhao Xing controlled it very well; he didn't report a single Dao Domain Realm tomb.

Because the excavation progress of Dao Domain Realm tombs was very slow, he wasn't afraid of them being dug out by others.

And if he reported multiple Dao Domain Realm tombs, it would be easy to determine the information of the remaining Dao Domain Realm tombs, because those with high status were often buried in one area, which was the location of the imperial mausoleum in the Huanshen Star System!

Zhao Xing was certainly not willing to benefit others for nothing, and besides, if he reported Dao Domain Realm tombs in one breath, he would have to go and have tea the next day.

Even so, Cang Yu was sufficiently surprised.

Because Zhao Xing gave too much, and the coordinates were very detailed; if every one of them was substantial, then he would obtain an astonishing amount of wealth.

"That is all, envoy." Zhao Xing said respectfully.

"Very well, every piece of information confirmed will be notified to you in a timely manner," Cang Yu said.

"Thank you, envoy."

Outside the Huanshen Star System, in the vast starry sky of the universe, void winds suddenly appeared, and thick spiral arms stirred the starry sky, causing the void to tear.

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"Hum~"

The next moment, the void wind suddenly disappeared, and a dark red rhombus-shaped boundary boat appeared in the starry sky.

Inside the rhombus boundary boat was a man with silver hair and a hooked nose. He wore a gilded magic robe, secret patterns surged, and the top of the staff in his hand was inlaid with a miniature star of the sun, but the color was an eerie blood red.

"150 billion Red Star Coins, just to capture a tiny Second Realm cultivator," Weijiu looked at a continent in the distant starry sky. "Yet the Dark Palace rated this mission as six-star."

"The difficulty of the entire mission lies in Du Yun's protection; he even bestowed the Yellow Sand Crossing upon the target."

Weijiu muttered to himself.

Because of the Yellow Sand Crossing, there was no difference for Zhao Xing whether he was at the base or not.

On the Hutou Star Continent, there were twenty starry sky fortresses, and twenty Dao Domain Realm cultivators were stationed there permanently.

However, the number didn't mean anything; as long as the factor of Du Yun was mixed into the mission, then even with nineteen more Dao Domain Realm cultivators, the difficulty would be the same.

Adding nineteen people wouldn't increase the difficulty, and having fewer wouldn't decrease it!

"Swish!"

Weijiu flipped his hand, and a straw doll wreck appeared before him; this was the 'mission item' given to him by the Holy Palace.

Weijiu himself was a Dao Domain Realm mental curse master.

"Cannot conflict with Du Yun; control the target's mind, lure him to leave on his own, and return the Thousand-Mile Yellow Sand Crossing to Du Yun, and the mission will be completed."

Weijiu smiled slightly, and then a ray of light fell on the straw doll's wreck. This straw doll was burned from bottom to top, and now only the upper body remained, but Zhao Xing's appearance could still be seen.

"Ten Thousand Laws Curse, Fortune to the Heart!"

The light fell on the straw doll's wreck, turning into a crystal-clear golden light that wrapped around the whole body and began to ripple.

"Connecting to his true self through causality will make the target have a powerful feeling of a 'sudden inspiration', as if he is about to obtain a huge opportunity."

"Inside the Yueluo Mausoleum, the target might sense opportunities everywhere, so this curse would have little effect."

"But now that he has come out, and the Yueluo Mausoleum has produced turmoil, the possibility of him coming to seek me is very high."

Weijiu was very confident; Zhao Xing would next produce a strong 'sense of opportunity'.

In order to make this sense of opportunity more real, the intensity of the opportunity Weijiu set was enough to break through to the Third Realm and obtain a minor divine ability.

In his view, the target definitely couldn't resist such temptation.

After all, according to the data, Zhao Xing had only broken through to the Second Realm for just over 200 years.

How much progress could he have made in two hundred years?

Even if he had some harvest in the Yueluo Mausoleum, it wouldn't be enough to produce a qualitative leap.

"Just wait for the rabbit."

Weijiu sat there drinking small sips of wine, waiting quietly for Zhao Xing to walk into the trap.

"Hmm?"

Zhao Xing, who was cultivating in the Yuanhai Hall, suddenly opened his eyes.

Just a moment ago, he had rented the most expensive dual-star origin space to cultivate, but he suddenly felt a sudden inspiration, as if a great good thing was about to happen.

"I sensed that I am about to obtain an opportunity, enough to break through to the Third Realm, and even obtain a minor divine ability."

"Could it be that Du Yun is so fast that he has already found someone for me?"

"Is Old Du so capable?"

Zhao Xing thought happily.

He sensed that the opportunity came from outside the Huanshen Star System, which also matched his imagination. There were definitely no Dao Domain Realm scholars on the Hutou Star Continent; of course, they would come from outside the starry sky.

"No wonder everyone says he has a good reputation and is very attentive in his work."

Zhao Xing suppressed this feeling and continued to cultivate.

He was currently only in the middle stage of the Second Realm; to receive enlightenment, he naturally had to reach the perfection of the Second Realm.

This way, he wouldn't waste each other's time.

"I also have to hurry up and cultivate; don't let Du Yun call the person over while I'm not ready," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Inside the dual-star origin space, the spiritual energy index was adjusted to 1000 by Zhao Xing, completely burning money to push the progress of the origin Dao body.

Since the year 1030 of the Xinli era, he had been staying here to cultivate the third layers of "Purple Yin" and "Purple Yang".

The improvement of the Dao body was the improvement of the self by the origin of spiritual energy.

Now, of those 840 million star acupoints, half were blooming with purple sun light, and half were blooming with Taiyin light.

It was as if there were 840 million Yin-Yang origin stars in his body!

【Purple Yang Third Layer: 55%】

【Purple Yin Third Layer: 55%】

Zhao Xing opened his eyes and looked at the progress, couldn't help but frown slightly.

"I was at 50% before I cultivated, and now I've only advanced this much."

He closed his eyes and opened them again, and ten years had passed.

In ten years, the progress had only increased by 5%!

Now he had just entered the late stage of the Second Realm; if the progress reached over 75%, it meant he had entered the perfection stage of the Second Realm.

"It seems my aptitude isn't heaven-defying; this accelerated cultivation effect can only be considered upper-middle," Zhao Xing thought to himself. The Second Realm was still a process of perfecting accumulation, basically without any major bottlenecks. He had spent a lot of money to accelerate, but the effect wasn't as good as before.

"I haven't been focused enough lately; why do I keep thinking about these opportunities?"

Zhao Xing had no idea that he was being influenced by Weijiu.

A Dao Domain Realm mental curse master had cast a powerful spell from afar, and although Zhao Xing wouldn't be tempted to act, he would constantly think about this matter.

"It seems I need to temper my mental will another day; in the future, when I want to subdue those powerful plant-type troops, I will also need to conduct relevant training," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He believed that his cultivation progress was too fast, and his mental will had become lax.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel some self-reproach and shame.

"How could I be like this?"

"Must be vigilant at all times."

He didn't notice Weijiu's existence at all, and the Purple God Star Talisman hadn't been triggered at the base because there were over a dozen Dao Domain Realm cultivators here, which didn't meet the trigger conditions.

Zhao Xing just thought he had become lax, so he started to increase the difficulty of his cultivation mode, moving closer to the dual-star origin, allowing the scorching heat and cold to invade his body.

"Ah~~"

Pain, the excessive invasion of origin power produced pain.

Zhao Xing used this bitter cultivation method to temper his willpower while cultivating his technique.

Ten years passed, and Weijiu's wine was finished in a small cup.

He glanced at Zhao Xing's straw doll wreck and couldn't help but feel a bit strange.

"Ten years, and he actually hasn't come out? Could something have delayed him?" Weijiu thought. If there were some big shots summoning him for questioning or something, then Zhao Xing wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to. Such a situation was also possible.

However, as long as Zhao Xing had the opportunity to leave, he would inevitably think of this 'opportunity' and feel an unbearable itch in his heart.

"Hmm, wait a bit longer."

Weijiu wasn't very anxious either; after all, ten years wasn't long for him.

Of course, this mission also had a time limit; he had to complete it within a hundred years.

Once he failed, he would be demoted in the Dark Palace; not only would he not get the bonus, but he would also have to forfeit his deposit.

"Hoo~ hoo~"

Zhao Xing panted heavily; half of his body was bright red, and the other half was surging with frost.

The progress of the technique appeared on the panel.

【Purple Yang Third Layer: 62%】

【Purple Yin Third Layer: 62%】

"Another ten years have passed. This is a 100-fold acceleration; I've effectively cultivated for a thousand years, so why have I only increased by 7%?"

"With this cultivation speed, I'm only slightly better than an ordinary practitioner; I can't be called a genius at all."

Zhao Xing doubted his life.

From the Ascension Realm to the First Realm, and from the First Realm to the Second Realm, he could be considered a genius.

"Could it be that what I'm showing now is my true cultivation aptitude?"

Zhao Xing felt somewhat restless.

He began to experience the troubles of an 'ordinary practitioner'.

At this time, he thought of the 'preaching scholar' matter again.

"I don't know when Du Yun will arrange it; it's better if it's later."

"Hey, too embarrassing."

Zhao Xing shook his head and forced himself to focus.

"Another ten years have passed," Weijiu finished his second cup of wine and glanced at the straw doll wreck. "What's going on? Still not coming out?"

Weijiu also started to frown.

Logically speaking, after he cast the spell, he should have seen Zhao Xing very soon.

After all, this effect of his was very powerful; unless delayed by matters of life and death, the target would desperately rush over.

"Could it be that my spellcasting was discovered?"

"Impossible, the spell medium didn't have any problems."

Weijiu looked at the straw doll wreck.

"Even if he cultivated the Three Gods Life Palace, this isn't a spell of causal transmission."

"Forget it, wait a few more years."

Although Weijiu was somewhat surprised, he didn't take it to heart.

However, by the time he finished his third cup of wine, Weijiu started to feel that something was wrong.

"Another ten years have passed."

"Thirty years in total, and there's absolutely no movement?"

"Could he have successfully resisted my spell?" Weijiu muttered to himself. "That shouldn't be; he's only in the Second Realm, how could that be possible?"

Weijiu also started to doubt himself.

"It seems I have to increase the intensity," Weijiu thought to himself. "But this way, there's a possibility of being discovered and seen through."

"Hmm?"

In the Yuanhai Hall, Zhao Xing couldn't help but widen his eyes.

His heart was pounding, and his blood was boiling, as if some great luck had descended.

"I sensed an opportunity to become a Dao Domain Realm cultivator?"

"Hiss, and it's outside the Huanshen Star System... could it be that some treasure has drifted out of the Yueluo Mausoleum?"

At this moment, Zhao Xing's hands and feet were trembling, and his whole body was shivering.

Being in Weijiu's spell, he completely ignored rationality, and his whole person became excited.

Weijiu also didn't expect that he would have to increase the 'sense of opportunity' to such an intensity to make Zhao Xing tempted.

Second Realm, and such big ambition? He didn't even look at the opportunity for the Third Realm, but instead, only the opportunity to become a Dao Domain Realm cultivator tempted him?

"Heaven is truly helping me," Zhao Xing thought excitedly. "If I can obtain the opportunity to become a Dao Domain Realm cultivator, then I can directly take away that planet of the Great Zhou, without having to worry about the Purple God Prefecture and the official authorities of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom. Damn it, I'll just leave directly; no matter what conspiracies the Purple God Prefecture and the Dongyan Ancient Clan have, don't drag me into it."

He immediately ended his cultivation in the Yuanhai Hall, intending to find out the truth.

As soon as he came out, he found Jing Yan waiting in his exclusive guest room.

"Zhao Xing, you're finally out." Seeing Zhao Xing, Jing Yan immediately ran to his side and punched him, "I've been waiting for you for several years; have you been cultivating the whole time?"

"Hmm." Zhao Xing nodded absentmindedly, "Brother Jing, let's talk about anything else later; I have things to do now."

"What's wrong with you?" Jing Yan asked with some surprise, "Where are you going?"

"Where I'm going is none of your business!" Zhao Xing said impatiently. "That's it."

Jing Yan frowned, immediately chasing after Zhao Xing and grabbing his shoulder: "Wait."

"What are you doing?" Zhao Xing shook off Jing Yan's hand. "I said I have things to do, let's talk in a while."

"You're not right." Jing Yan had two spikes appear on his hands, piercing into Zhao Xing's flesh; a stream of information flashed in his eyes, and his expression soon became serious.

"What's not right?" Zhao Xing frowned; he hated Jing Yan delaying his time right now.

"You rented a 100-fold cultivation acceleration space for thirty years. I just analyzed your bloodline power and deduced that your Dao body is only in the late stage of the Second Realm," Jing Yan said seriously: "This is very wrong."

"You're not the kind of lazy person; apart from those few years of playing cards, you've never put down cultivation. Now that you're spending a huge amount of money to cultivate, you couldn't possibly be wasting money playing inside... I was right? Your cultivation speed has suddenly dropped significantly."

Zhao Xing frowned and nodded.

"So, where exactly are you going?" Jing Yan asked seriously. "You don't have to tell me specifically what it is, but are you leaving the Hutou Star Continent?"

"I... yes." Zhao Xing appeared to be struggling.

Jing Yan took a deep breath and immediately shouted outside: "Cang Yu, Envoy Cang Yu! Help!"

"Are you crazy?" Zhao Xing shook off Jing Yan's hand, "In public, what are you shouting about?"

Jing Yan didn't care at all, still clutching Zhao Xing's hand tightly, while shouting in the square in front of the Yuanhai Hall: "Help, rape..."

Everyone: "..."

Zhao Xing: "..."

Envoy Cang Yu appeared quickly. He frowned at Jing Yan and Zhao Xing, waved his hand, and teleported the two into the Yuanhai Hall.

After entering, Jing Yan regained his composure: "Envoy, my friend is not right, please investigate thoroughly."

Cang Yu shook his head: "I have already checked and didn't find anything wrong."

"Jing Yan, listen to me..." Zhao Xing still wanted to muddle through.

"No, something must be wrong!" Jing Yan shouted: "Your Hutou Star Continent's defense system cannot prevent all types of attacks. He must have been hit by some kind of spell!"

"Cang Yu!" Jing Yan roared loudly: "If you can't see it, then find someone who can! Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious! I am a royal of the Red Star Empire!"

Cang Yu looked at Zhao Xing, then at Jing Yan: "I have already contacted the Lord of Yellow Sand Prefecture, and he will be here soon."

"Good, good, good." Jing Yan immediately changed to a smiling face: "Envoy Cang Yu, thank you, thank you. I was just joking, hehe, you are a great person who doesn't remember the faults of a small person."

Cang Yu didn't bicker with Jing Yan, just glanced at Zhao Xing: "This friend of yours is quite good. I just checked urgently and compared your cultivation records."

"You do have a problem."

Cang Yu's arm turned into two steel needles, piercing into Zhao Xing's Tianling acupoint: "I'll wake you up now, I don't know if it will be useful."

Zhao Xing groaned, a cool feeling invaded his body, and then the excited feeling subsided a little, but the influence still remained.

At this time, two light shadows appeared in the secret room; it was Du Yun who had arrived, along with an old man wearing a great scholar's robe.

The old man just took one look and said to Du Yun: "He has been hit by a phantom curse."

(End of chapter)