Chapter 398: Five trillion in trouble, Ji Si

Zhao Xing had not seen the Prefect of Ziyue for a thousand years.

The first time they met was to convey the news of Qing Qing Yu Zi's death; the second time was now.

The Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing followed the Great Zhou's boundary boat to the Tiger Head Star Continent, landing at the Yellow Sand Mansion.

"Greetings, Prefect of Ziyue, Prefect of Yu Qing." Zhao Xing bowed respectfully to the two Prefects; as for the people from the Great Zhou, they could only be left aside for now.

"You all go out first." The Prefect of Ziyue gestured toward Liu Liu Tianning and Xia Jing; as for Ji Che of the Great Zhou, the Prefect of Ziyue did not even let him come out to meet them.

"Yes." Liu Liu Tianning and Xia Jing cupped their hands, then followed Jiu Li out of the Yellow Sand Mansion's reception hall.

Only Du Yun, Zhao Xing, the Prefect of Ziyue, and the Prefect of Yu Qing remained in the hall.

"Zhao Xing." The Prefect of Ziyue went straight to the point: "Do you wish to leave the Purple God Prefecture?"

"Yes, I was just about to request permission from the Prefect." Zhao Xing did not hide it, as his intentions were already obvious.

"Is it because of fear?" the Prefect of Ziyue asked. "You need not be afraid now, because the person who killed your master is already dead."

"His name was Marquis Marquis He Yin, and he was a Dao Domain Realm cultivator," the Prefect of Yu Qing added. "His direct and collateral descendants no longer exist."

Zhao Xing displayed just the right amount of surprise and relief—he certainly shouldn't have received the news so quickly, so this performance was necessary.

One must also grasp the scale of the performance; he and Qing Qing Yu Zi had never met, so being overly emotional would seem fake and contrived.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Xing spoke: "Master's spirit in heaven can now rest in peace."

"Now that the enemy is dead," the Prefect of Ziyue said in a deep voice, "you no longer need to live in fear, and there is even less need to leave the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom. I have already registered all the people from your hometown dynasty; they have become official citizens of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom."

Zhao Xing was stunned. The Prefect of Ziyue had already helped the Great Zhou people settle in and register?

*Damn it, no... * Zhao Xing shouted inwardly.

The Prefect of Ziyue continued: "Before your master went to the Chenluo Wasteland, I had people manage his assets. Now, 1.2 million years have passed. His real estate includes one high-level boundary star and over three hundred small boundary stars and star continents. His liquid assets amount to 5 trillion Yuanhai coins."

"His total wealth is approximately 30 trillion."

Zhao Xing was stunned once again.

30 trillion? Was Qing Qing Yu Zi that rich?

After adventuring in the Yueluo Mausoleum for so long, he possessed about 980 billion Yuanhai coins, which converted to 2.8 billion Red Star coins—roughly the net worth of a Five Elements Dao Domain Realm cultivator.

Yet Qing Qing Yu Zi actually had 30 trillion?!

*That shouldn't be right, he was only a Second Realm cultivator... * But upon second thought, Zhao Xing understood.

Qing Qing Yu Zi didn't have that much money originally, but the Prefect of Ziyue did. Plus, the Prefect of Ziyue had people manage it and set up the estate for her beloved disciple; in reality, this couldn't be counted as wealth Qing Qing Yu Zi had earned himself.

After an epoch had passed, Qing Qing Yu Zi having so much inheritance was purely due to the Prefect of Ziyue's efforts.

If it were the Prefect of Ziyue, a Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm cultivator, then this amount of wealth was not exaggerated.

*No wonder Zhao Yuanzi's attitude toward me was cold at the beginning, with that defensive posture as if I had come to snatch the inheritance... He really was rich. * Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He hadn't even thought that Old Qing could have so much money; Qing Qing Yu Zi himself probably hadn't expected it either.

"Now, you inherit these assets." The Prefect of Ziyue stared at Zhao Xing.

Hearing this, Zhao Xing gave a bitter smile inwardly.

"Zhao Xing." The Prefect of Yu Qing beside her smiled: "Your grandmaster didn't act on a whim. Back then, she told Suqin and Muluo that if you could reach the Origin Realm within three thousand years and were not a person of crooked heart, then you would inherit your master's assets."

Du Yun also wanted Zhao Xing to stay; after all, this kid was blessed and had good comprehension: "Zhao Xing, don't be dazed. This is a good thing; why don't you thank your grandmaster?"

Zhao Xing pretended to be dazed on the surface, while inwardly he was thinking rapidly about how to refuse.

Money was a good thing, but this money was too hot to handle.

"Prefect." Zhao Xing cupped his hands, beginning to weigh his words.

Hearing Zhao Xing call her "Prefect" instead of "Grandmaster," the Prefect of Ziyue's expression showed some displeasure.

"I am unworthy of Master Qing Qing Yu Zi's wealth," Zhao Xing said. "I have done nothing, and to receive such a large fortune would easily lead people to say..."

"You need not explain," the Prefect of Ziyue said flatly. "In the end, you are determined to leave?"

The Prefect of Ziyue had a very strong personality; although Zhao Xing had not had much contact with her, he could see that.

Seeing that subtlety was useless, Zhao Xing simply laid his cards on the table: "Yes. I am grateful for the Prefect's care, but I wish to pursue my own Dao and do not wish to hide under the wings of the strong."

"Hmph." The Prefect of Ziyue flicked her sleeve and vanished instantly.

Zhao Xing's expression changed slightly.

But Du Yun and the Prefect of Yu Qing did not leave.

"Zhao Xing, you need not be nervous." The Prefect of Yu Qing looked at Zhao Xing, her expression complex: "Back then, your master used the same words, and then he accepted the mission to the Wasteland."

*I reminded the Prefect of Ziyue of Qing Qing Yu Zi? * Zhao Xing relaxed slightly; he had long thought that refusing the Prefect of Ziyue might make her angry.

But there was no help for it; he had to leave. Saying it directly was better than sneaking away.

"Your master's small divine ability, 'Eight Epochs of Purple Light,' is now known only to you," the Prefect of Yu Qing sighed: "Seeing you, Ziyue feels as if she is seeing her disciple. If you stay in the Purple God Prefecture, it can be considered a way for her to have a memory of him."

Zhao Xing understood what the Prefect of Yu Qing was saying, but he really couldn't do it. He could only remain silent, listening quietly.

"You have now broken through to the Third Realm, but wandering in the universe is barely enough to protect yourself." The Prefect of Yu Qing tried to persuade him with earnest words, her face kind and her tone gentle: "If you stay in the Purple God Prefecture, you will still have the opportunity to grow."

"The Prefect of Ziyue will not restrict your development; she just wants to help you."

"Look, Du Yun also entered the Origin Heavenly Palace, but he did not leave the Purple God Prefecture or the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom. It shows that your personal pursuits do not conflict with being a member of the Purple God Prefecture."

Du Yun nodded; he also couldn't understand why Zhao Xing would refuse.

Zhao Xing didn't know what to say. Setting aside the Dongyan Ancient Clan factor, he truly had no convincing reason to give.

"Prefect." Zhao Xing cupped his hands toward Du Yun and Yu Qing. "I truly wish to follow the Dao of the Self. In the future, I intend to go to the Red Star Empire, so I can no longer be a member of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom and the Purple God Prefecture."

"Please forgive me, Prefect."

Du Yun nodded, not saying anything.

After hearing this, the Prefect of Yu Qing no longer tried to persuade him.

"People have their own aspirations. Since your mind is made up, Ziyue and I are not unreasonable people."

Zhao Xing said gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding, Prefect. I am willing to pay back a thousand times the resources consumed on Brother Qing Yu Star back then."

Back then on Brother Qing Yu Star, he had consumed quite a lot of free resources from the Ascension Realm to the Origin Realm. Now that he said he was leaving, Zhao Xing was willing to pay a little more.

"Money is not the main issue," the Prefect of Yu Qing said.

"Please instruct me, Prefect." Zhao Xing cupped his hands.

"The Eight Epochs of Purple Light is Qing Qing Yu Zi's small divine ability," the Prefect of Yu Qing said: "According to procedure, before you leave, you must abolish this divine ability."

Seeing Zhao Xing in a difficult position, Du Yun couldn't help but speak: "Prefect of Yu Qing, I wonder if there is another choice? I would like to plead for Zhao Xing. Besides, Qing Qing Yu Zi might not necessarily be happy to see his divine ability abolished."

The Prefect of Yu Qing was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Du Yun to plead for him.

How many years had Zhao Xing been mixing here? He was actually able to make Du Yun speak up.

The Prefect of Yu Qing was silent for a moment, seemingly communicating via sound transmission with the Prefect of Ziyue: "Since the Prefect of Yellow Sand is pleading for him, then let him keep it. However, he must pass on a copy of the Eight Epochs of Purple Light to be kept in the Ziyue Prefecture."

"No problem, thank you, Prefect." Zhao Xing nodded; this would only take ten or so years.

"Don't be in such a hurry to thank me," the Prefect of Yu Qing said: "You can keep Qing Qing Yu Zi's divine ability, but the 'Three Gods Life Palace' that Wan'er learned is the trouble. It must be abolished."

Hearing this, Du Yun couldn't help but frown: "You also learned the Three Gods Life Palace?"

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded.

The Prefect of Yu Qing said: "Prefect of Yellow Sand, you explain it to Zhao Xing; don't let him think we are forcing him."

After saying this, the Prefect of Yu Qing flicked her sleeve and also turned into light, vanishing and leaving the hall.

After the Prefect of Yu Qing left, Du Yun held his star mirror, understanding the ins and outs.

After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, he explained:

"Zhao Xing, the 'Three Gods Life Palace' you learned is very troublesome."

"It belongs to the Samsara Divine Temple's unique divine ability, originating from the great divine ability 'Samsara'."

"Su Wan'er was granted permission to learn it by the Samsara Divine Temple back then because she performed brilliantly in a Dharma assembly jointly held by the Wasteland Ancient Kingdom Alliance and the Samsara Divine Temple, thus obtaining such a precious opportunity."

"But the Samsara Divine Temple granted it to Su Wan'er, not to you. Do you understand the difference?"

"Yes, I understand." Zhao Xing nodded.

"You ascended from the Wasteland and didn't know this; it is understandable. The Samsara Divine Temple won't kill you, they will just abolish your divine ability," Du Yun said.

"Prefect, is there any room for accommodation?" Zhao Xing asked.

"It's difficult," Du Yun shook his head: "Originally, the Ancient Kingdom Alliance and the Samsara Divine Temple had a decent relationship, but later... the Samsara Divine Temple lost another 'Yan Divine Stele'. The Wasteland Ancient Kingdom Alliance bears partial responsibility for this matter; it is not convenient for me to say more."

"Afterward, the relationship between the Wasteland Ancient Kingdom Alliance and the Samsara Divine Temple worsened, and the Samsara Divine Temple no longer grants such rights."

"Learning it without authorization must be abolished."

"It is very difficult to open this door now."

Zhao Xing pondered: "The Prefect is a member of the Origin Heavenly Palace. Can you find someone to plead for me? I am willing to pay the price."

Abolishing the Three Gods Life Palace. That was the Life Soul, Earth Soul, and Heaven Soul!

Abolishing this soul divine ability would cause great harm, and might even expose his secrets.

Not just his own secrets, but the secrets of the Dongyan Ancient Clan.

If someone truly touched his soul, Zhao Xing would not be far from death.

Du Yun shook his head: "If you were in the Purple God Prefecture, with the relationship between the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing, perhaps they could help you delay for some time. However, you want to leave the Purple God Prefecture..."

Zhao Xing understood. If he left, the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing would not only not help him, but would ensure the abolition process was completed, because the source of the leak was Su Wan'er. If he ran away, the Purple God Prefecture would also have to bear the responsibility.

No wonder the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing came in person; this was probably the most important point.

"Prefect, you are a member of the Origin Heavenly Palace," Zhao Xing bowed. "If you were to find someone, could you find a way? And what price would need to be paid?"

Du Yun originally didn't want to get involved; the affairs of the Samsara Divine Temple were not easy to interfere with.

Those defenders of the Dao didn't care about money at all; they only wanted to uphold the philosophy of the Samsara Divine Temple.

However, he remembered the words of the Great Scholar Zhuo En, so he nodded: "Wait a moment."

He held the star mirror again and closed his eyes.

Zhao Xing waited for a full three days. After three days, Du Yun opened his eyes.

"Prefect, how is it?"

"Zhao Xing, I just asked around in the Origin Heavenly Palace," Du Yun said: "The price to find someone who can plead for you is very high; I'm afraid you cannot afford it."

"Please speak frankly, Prefect."

Du Yun said: "I will act as the intermediary and won't charge any fees, but you would need to pay 5 trillion Red Star coins. The other party is only willing to delay for some time for you; they cannot solve this problem at the root. After the Samsara Divine Temple lost the Yan Divine Stele, there is very little room for maneuver."

"5 trillion Red Star coins?" Zhao Xing's breath hitched.

This price was simply too high. Even if he posted a mission in the Dark Hall, it would be enough to assassinate a Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm cultivator.

Du Yun said: "I think you might as well give up this divine ability. I can guarantee that the process of abolishing the divine ability will not have any accidents."

5 trillion Red Star coins? Just to delay for a little time and protect a small soul divine ability?

Du Yun felt it was not worth it at all.

With such trouble, he naturally suggested that Zhao Xing accept the abolition.

"Abolishing a soul divine ability just means someone will see some of your memories," Du Yun said. "The Samsara Divine Temple will not casually leak other people's privacy."

In Du Yun's view, Zhao Xing had ascended for a short time and had nothing worth hiding.

"With me supervising, I will have the Samsara Divine Temple assign someone to come here, rather than dragging you over there," Du Yun said. "I will designate a scholar to cast 'Spirit of Oblivion' on you. Your strength will not be affected in any way, and it will not hurt your foundation."

Hearing this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but give a bitter smile inwardly.

To be honest, Du Yun was already very kind. If this proposal were made to someone else, say, Zi Gu, the other party would probably be very happy to accept it.

But for him, it was absolutely impossible; this was no different from sending himself to death.

Joining the Samsara Divine Temple was not possible for the time being; it wasn't a question of talent.

The reason the Samsara Divine Temple lost the Yan Divine Stele was because there was a traitor inside!

The great divine ability "Samsara" was the basic spell used to drive the "Yan Divine Stele"! It was precisely by using this point that the theft was successful. In his previous life, the process for players to steal the Yan Divine Stele was exactly like this.

They were now laying off staff and investigating; why would they recruit people?

Zhao Xing didn't expect the Samsara Divine Temple to have lost another one in recent years. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have learned it.

He had learned this thinking he would steal their tombstone after becoming powerful, but he didn't expect that sages had already acted first. By the time he entered the universe version, he had run into their crackdown.

After learning the truth, Master Zhao was truly on the verge of tears.

It was too aggrieved. He hadn't even stolen anything yet, so how did the crackdown land on his head?

"Sigh."

Seeing Zhao Xing sigh, Du Yun couldn't help but feel amused.

Zhao Xing's current appearance was very much like a tomb robber who had failed in his theft; he had seen too many of them over the years.

However, this kid probably hadn't thought about robbing the Samsara Divine Temple's tomb, right?

"Prefect, how much time do I have?" Zhao Xing asked. Since the matter had already happened, there was no need for self-pity.

Zhao Xing never dwelled on things for too long; once a problem was discovered, he just went to solve it.

Hearing this, Du Yun knew that Zhao Xing still wanted to keep his privacy, which instead proved Zhuo En's prophecy.

However, Du Yun had no intention of prying into secrets. Why wasn't he curious? Zhuo En had said it involved life and death; although he felt it was a bit exaggerated, it was best not to pry too much and just build a good relationship.

"The Samsara Divine Temple rarely has people stationed in various countries now," Du Yun introduced: "Except for trackers and defenders, the Samsara Divine Temple is almost in a state of seclusion."

"Your matter is not very urgent, but when the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly is held, someone should come to find you."

"Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly?" Zhao Xing frowned, "Is it being held in the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom?"

"It's highly likely." Du Yun said.

Hearing Du Yun say this, a ripple stirred in Zhao Xing's heart.

The Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly was held once every epoch. When he came in his previous life, the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly had just ended, but it was not held in the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom, but in another ancient kingdom.

The memories of his previous life and the current situation had deviated once again, but Zhao Xing had no time to attend to this now.

Because he had just checked, the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly would be held in 1045 years.

According to custom, the location would be announced in 45 years.

"1045 years, just past the thousand-year agreement." Zhao Xing felt that there was a force in the dark preventing him from leaving the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

If he didn't find a way, he would have to wait here for 1045 years, obediently waiting for the people from the Samsara Divine Temple to come and execute the process of abolishing the divine ability.

Escaping was impossible; the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing would definitely not let him escape.

With Du Yun in front of him, Zhao Xing didn't dare to think too much, just cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Prefect, I understand."

"I will gather 5 trillion Red Star coins before I leave, so as not to make things difficult for the Purple God Prefecture."

After Zhao Xing left, Du Yun pondered for a moment and flew to another side hall.

In the hall were the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing.

"Two Prefects," Du Yun said: "Zhao Xing has decided to leave the Purple God Prefecture."

A flash of disappointment crossed the Prefect of Ziyue's eyes, but in the end, she said nothing.

The Prefect of Yu Qing said: "Then let him stay in the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom for another thousand years, waiting for the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly to be held."

A twisted melon is not sweet. Since they couldn't talk about feelings with Zhao Xing, they could only handle things officially.

"After the divine ability is abolished, he can go wherever he wants."

"Two Prefects," Du Yun cupped his hands: "Taking him back is undoubtedly a form of house arrest. I think this method is inappropriate."

"Du Yun, what do you mean?"

"He still wants to stay on the Tiger Head Star Continent."

"It concerns the Samsara Divine Temple; is it up to him to decide?" The Prefect of Yu Qing said: "If he runs away secretly, we cannot bear the responsibility."

"I will guarantee him," Du Yun said: "I have the Thousand-Mile Yellow Sand Ferry; I can watch him."

"Du Yun, this is the second time you have pleaded for him." The Prefect of Yu Qing was curious. She didn't understand why Du Yun would do this.

"He previously contributed a stable void route in and out of the Yueluo Mausoleum to me."

"Perhaps he didn't even know the value of it. Although I gave him money and rewards, I still feel somewhat indebted." Du Yun found a ready-made reason.

In fact, there was no debt at all; the reward Du Yun gave was enough to pay for the information about that route. Mainly, Du Yun didn't want to explain the matter of Zhuo En to the two Prefects.

The Yellow Sand Prefecture, Purple Moon Prefecture, and Yu Qing Prefecture, although belonging to the same organization, were not subordinate to each other. Du Yun had some friendship with the two, but not much. After all, he and Ziyue and Yu Qing were not from the same era.

Since they weren't close, there was no need to explain too much.

Yu Qing and Ziyue looked at each other, exchanged two sentences in secret, and then replied:

"Since you, Du Yun, are guaranteeing him, then we will leave it to you to handle."

If the current Prefect of the Purple God Prefecture could not break through life and death and enter the Samsara Realm, she would live for at most two or three more epochs. The person who would take charge in the future was Du Yun. He was the designated Prefect, and his position was unshakable. Naturally, the two had to give face to the next Prefect.

"Good, thank you, two Prefects." Du Yun cupped his hands.

"Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn!"

Jing Yan was drilling a hole in a puppet. Hearing the voice, he immediately took off his mask and looked over.

"Zhao Xing, why are you cursing as soon as you enter the door? Who offended you?"

Jing Yan jumped down from the puppet's shoulder, changed into a set of clothes in mid-air, and landed gracefully.

As a good brother, he had obtained a free big mansion to live in, so he naturally wouldn't spend money anymore, so he also lived in the Five Mausoleum Hou Fu.

Zhao Xing opened his mouth and finally said with some discouragement: "Damn everyone."

Jing Yan immediately started unbuttoning his clothes.

Zhao Xing: "..."

Seeing Zhao Xing smile, Jing Yan closed his clothes and patted Zhao Xing on the shoulder:

"Brother, you look more handsome when you smile."

"I'm speechless."

Jing Yan produced two smoking pipes: "Then don't talk, have one."

"The Empire's old brand 'Beiye', the goods are as the name suggests, strong enough, and wild enough. I don't have much stock left on me."

Zhao Xing grabbed one, Jing Yan snapped his fingers, and the two long, thin pipes began to emit a faint flame.

"Hiss~"

"Ha~"

The two puffed away in silence beside the mechanism puppet.

After one pipe, Zhao Xing's mood improved a lot.

"If there's nothing else, I'll continue working."

"Mm."

Zhao Xing's figure flashed, and he arrived at the back courtyard of the Hou Fu.

At this time, the main members of the Great Zhou were all here. Seeing Zhao Xing return, they immediately greeted him.

"Big Brother."

"The Great Si Nong is here."

"Greetings, Great Si Nong."

Ji Che and the ministers all stood up one after another.

Zhao Xing returned the greeting: "Your Majesty, everyone."

Ji Che ran over to help Zhao Xing up: "Big Brother, please rise quickly. This isn't a court session; why are you bowing?"

Now that they were no longer in the Xuanhuang World, and after arriving in a new world, as Great Zhou powerhouses successively became Origin Realm cultivators, Ji Che's concepts had also changed a lot.

He knew very well that if Zhao Xing, Liu Liu Tianning, Xia Jing, and others wanted to leave, he wouldn't be able to keep them at all.

That they were still willing to bow to him and maintain the etiquette of monarch and subject was purely due to a sentiment in their hearts.

Naturally, he wouldn't truly treat himself as a high and mighty emperor.

"Everyone, please take your seats and speak."

After Ji Che finished speaking, everyone sat down.

Originally, everyone hadn't been just sitting around; Yuan 46 had arranged for them to eat and drink.

However, no one could truly relax and eat or drink. After all, many things had happened on the road, allowing Ji Che and Liu Liu Tianning to smell an unusual scent.

Now that they saw Zhao Xing appear with their own eyes, everyone could finally relax and truly enjoy the food in front of them.

"The Great Zhou ministers are truly trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice." Zhao Xing just glanced at them and saw the original atmosphere.

A thousand years had passed, and the more the Great Zhou saw, the more they were filled with awe for everything in the universe.

Various geniuses emerged one after another; casually meeting someone was an existence beyond their reach.

Various treasures had unfathomable power, a might they didn't even dare to imagine. Now that Zhao Xing said the Great Zhou was going to migrate again, they all remembered the scene of entering the Star Hail Pass for the first time.

Where would they go in the future? What would their fate be? Could Zhao Xing shelter them from the wind and rain? Could they shelter the Great Zhou from the wind and rain? They had no bottom in their hearts.

"Zhao Xing, when I came, I heard some rumors saying that the Prefect of Ziyue intended to hand over Qing Qing Yu Zi's assets to you."

"Having received such heavy wealth, how can you leave?" Liu Liu Tianning asked.

"Master, don't worry," Zhao Xing said. "The Purple God Prefecture will not stop me; this aspect has already been resolved."

The Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing would indeed not stop Zhao Xing from leaving the Purple God Prefecture. Now that Du Yun had guaranteed him and taken over the process of the Samsara Divine Temple abolishing the divine ability, things were settled.

After paying a thousand times the reward and passing on the Eight Epochs of Purple Light, Zhao Xing no longer had any entanglements with the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing.

The Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing didn't know what Zhao Xing had chosen. The two hadn't even thought that Zhao Xing would want to keep the "Three Gods Life Palace"; they didn't know about the conversation between Du Yun and Zhao Xing.

"It's just that we can't leave yet," Zhao Xing said. "There are still some things to handle."

"After leaving the status of a member of the Purple God Prefecture, I will continue to stay here for a period of time as the Marquis of Wuling of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom."

As for how long, Zhao Xing didn't have a plan either. In short, a living person couldn't be suffocated by urine.

Please... you... collect_()

"Big Brother, are you really going to leave?" Zi Gu asked: "Didn't they say that that person is already dead?"

"Do you want to stay?" Zhao Xing looked at Zi Gu.

"I do want to stay." Zi Gu was very sincere, "I think mixing in the Purple God Prefecture isn't bad."

As soon as Zi Gu's words came out, everyone put down their chopsticks.

Although they had followed the order to come here, many people didn't understand why they had to leave.

Like Luo Hou Wang, Ye Ye Yukong, Qi Tian, Works Lu Ying, and others, all were somewhat puzzled.

As for Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, and Long Xiao, they trusted Zhao Xing unconditionally.

"The Red Star Empire is more suitable for our development," Zhao Xing said. "If anyone feels that they have better development and must stay, I and His Majesty will not force them, but we must draw a clear line. From now on, they will no longer be a part of the Great Zhou."

"Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is determined by heaven. If anyone wants to leave, they can draw a sum of money from the Great Zhou, and I and His Majesty will give them a portion of resources that can be cultivated to the Origin Realm. Today's banquet will be considered a farewell banquet."

Zhao Xing didn't explain, and he couldn't explain.

No one spoke.

Although they were puzzled, they didn't have any thoughts of leaving.

In fact, it was mainly because they were too weak. Most of them were in the Ascension Realm and hadn't even reached the Origin Realm. Even if they became citizens of the Ancient Kingdom, they were still at the very bottom.

The only ones who could stand on their own were Liu Liu Tianning, Xia Jing, and Zi Gu.

Because they had not only reached the Origin Realm but had also joined major forces in the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

"Zi Gu." Zhao Xing said: "You seem to have something to say?"

Zi Gu the Heavenly Venerable thought for a moment, stood up, and bowed to Zhao Xing and Ji Che: "Your Majesty, Big Brother, I want to stay in the Purple God Prefecture."

Zhao Xing sighed inwardly, but still tried to persuade him: "If you are alone in the Purple God Prefecture, you might be bullied. I am now in the Third Realm and can still protect you. Do you really want to stay?"

Zi Gu maintained his bow: "After I reached the Origin Realm, the Prefect of Marquis Tian Qi was quite fond of me. He handed over Puta's inheritance to me and is willing to take the time to teach me personally."

"Big Brother, perhaps the Red Star Empire is better, but I don't want to wander anymore."

At this moment, Zhao Xing looked at Zi Gu and couldn't help but think of the scene where he refused the Prefect of Ziyue.

After a long time, Zi Gu's situation had also changed greatly. He performed very well after reaching the Origin Realm. In fact, he had always been outstanding; after all, he was able to accept Puta's inheritance in the way of artifact refining.

After Zi Gu passed the Prefect of Marquis Tian Qi's test of character, the Prefect decided to let Zi Gu inherit the assets.

Once a person has a family foundation, they don't want to live a hard life anymore.

Going to the Red Star Empire meant starting over, and it was normal for Zi Gu to have such thoughts.

"Good." Zhao Xing nodded, while Ji Che helped Zi Gu up, and the three drank a cup together.

Finally, Zhao Xing said: "Zi Gu, do you still remember what I promised you back then?"

Zi Gu nodded: "I remember."

Zhao Xing patted Zi Gu on the shoulder: "In about eight hundred years, go to the Yuan Ku Star System, um, the former site of the Falan Dynasty. I will leave a letter for you there."

He still couldn't bear to see Zi Gu die, so he gave him a chance to escape.

"Good." Zi Gu nodded. "Big Brother, I will definitely go."

Whether Zi Gu would go or not, Zhao Xing didn't know, but he had done his best.

If Zi Gu didn't go in the end, that would be his fate.

Zi Gu the Heavenly Venerable drank two more cups and then strode away.

"Is there anyone else who wants to leave?" Zhao Xing asked.

No one spoke.

Zhao Xing said: "Then continue the music, continue the dance."

All the people of the Great Zhou were arranged to stay in the Five Mausoleum Hou Fu. Except for Zi Gu, the only one left was Yun Tiandao, who was still wandering outside the pass.

Zhao Xing couldn't contact him, but he left a message for him.

The rest of the subjects lived in the boundary boat and would not have any obstacles in cultivation for a short time.

Zhao Xing paid a breach of contract fee to the Tianxing Martial Arts Hall for Liu Liu Tianning, Long Xiao, Chen Shijie, Ye Ye Yukong, Ji Si, Xia Jing, Luo Hou Wang, Works Lu Ying, Yin Xiu, and others, making them free people.

Next, Zhao Xing arranged cultivation plans for Liu Liu Tianning, Long Xiao, Chen Shijie, Ye Ye Yukong, Ji Si, Xia Jing, Luo Hou Wang, Works Lu Ying, Yin Xiu, and others.

With money, many things were easy to handle.

Previously, everyone had been frugal, spending one cent as two. Ye Ye Yukong had to count the time to open and close his spirit-gathering array for cultivation.

Now it was fine. Zhao Xing directly bought a top-level spirit-gathering array from the Yuanhai Hall and installed it in the Five Mausoleum Hou Fu.

Now they could use it as they pleased!

"Damn, is this for real?" Ye Ye Yukong saw the new cultivation place and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Open for twelve hours?"

"Brother, if I'm not mistaken, this is a high-level spirit-gathering array, right?" Xia Jing looked at the mechanism master directing the installation of the array and asked.

"It's a top-level spirit-gathering array." Jing Yan bit on his pipe and sized up Xia Jing: "Brother, you must be Xia Jing, right?"

"Eh, I am. May I ask who you are?" Xia Jing looked at Jing Yan; he had thought Jing Yan was a staff member.

"Jing Yan, from the Empire." Jing Yan nodded. "I've heard Zhao mention you. I heard you avoid fishy smells; is that true?"

Xia Jing: "..."

Jing Yan was quite surprised, because he had grasped the trace of disgust that flashed in Xia Jing's heart.

Truly strange, is there really someone like that?

Can't even mention it?

"Then you shouldn't go north of the spirit array," Jing Yan laughed: "The spiritual energy there is very high-level and will turn into the shape of fish."

"Hahaha, Brother Xia must definitely go there." Long Xiao laughed.

"You must be Long Xiao." Jing Yan turned his head to look at the laughing Long Xiao.

"Correct, I don't change my name when I walk, and I don't change my surname when I sit; I am Long Xiao."

"Admirable, admirable. Truly worthy of the Sword Sect style that walks the edge." Jing Yan gave a thumbs up.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Long Xiao was very pleased. It seemed Zhao Xing was still decent, often mentioning him to his brothers.

Long Xiao thought Jing Yan was praising him, but only Zhao Xing knew what Jing Yan meant by "powerful."

Jing Yan was simply admiring Long Xiao for marrying a dragon girl, creating a cross-species romance.

"Then you must be Chen Shijie?" Jing Yan looked at Chen Shijie, who was wearing green clothes beside Long Xiao. The latter had cultivated the Treasure Mountain Technique, and his aura was somewhat similar to Zhao Xing's.

"It is I." Chen Shijie cupped his hands in greeting. He was much more composed; he knew Jing Yan's strength certainly wouldn't be much different from Zhao Xing's.

"One Heavenly Origin Pear, ascending to the Origin Realm. Brother, you have a good eye." Jing Yan laughed and cupped his hands. He could see that Chen Shijie was already half a step into the Origin Realm; even without resource acceleration, he probably wasn't far from a breakthrough.

"You praise me too much." Chen Shijie bowed again.

"Speaking of which, who is Ji Si?" Jing Yan scanned the crowd again.

"I am Ji Si." Ji Si walked out and bowed to Jing Yan.

"Mastering two paths, cultivating the past and looking at the future. Impressive, impressive."

Ji Si had now taken the path of a Starry Sky Historian and also cultivated the way of a Fate Master.

Jing Yan had naturally heard Zhao Xing mention the rumors of the Heavenly Venerable of Payment and the Heavenly Venerable of Trading in Naluo.

Now seeing Ji Si, he immediately asked curiously: "I wonder what new tricks you have now?"

Ji Si looked at Zhao Xing, who nodded.

Zhao Xing also wanted to see if Ji Si had developed any new tricks over the past few hundred years.

Then Ji Si took a white slip of paper from his bosom. It was pure white and flawless, emitting a faint light.

Jing Yan asked curiously: "What is this?"

Ji Si said: "It is a life and history fusion spell carried by a boundary star Dao soldier. I call it a 'Leave Slip'."

"It's a little gadget I accidentally researched."

"What do you mean?" Jing Yan scratched his head; he didn't quite understand.

Ji Si said: "I once worked in a chamber of commerce on Brother Qing Yu Star and used this on a First Realm Origin cultivator. My original purpose was to make him forget a small mistake I made."

"Unexpectedly, by a stroke of luck, he still remembered the small mistake I made, but inexplicably gave me a day off."

"Uh?" Jing Yan's expression was a bit strange. "Can I try it?"

"Of course you can." Ji Si walked to Jing Yan's side: "It has two styles now."

He pointed to the First Realm mechanism masters who were repairing the array in front.

"If you use it on them, they will develop a psychology of slacking off, only wanting to take a day off and play, and their work enthusiasm will be greatly reduced."

"If one of them uses it on you, you will develop the thought of wanting to give them a day off, and it will be paid leave."

"The front is for main use, the back is for work use; you must not reverse them."

Jing Yan couldn't wait to take the boundary star Dao soldier "Leave Slip" and secretly use it on a mechanism master.

As a result, he found that this mechanism master really started to slack off and fish, and the efficiency of building the array was greatly reduced.

And Jing Yan called that person out, handed the boundary star Dao soldier to the other party, and let him use it on himself.

Jing Yan's expression became extremely wonderful.

"You damn genius, I actually really wanted to give this person a day off, and it was paid leave."

Jing Yan snapped his fingers and dispelled this strange thought in his mind.

The mechanism master who was called over was excited: "Sir, can I go and rest?"

Jing Yan laughed: "What kind of daydream are you having? Continue working."

He dispelled the influence of the leave slip on this person.

"Yes, yes." The mechanism master continued to work somewhat dejectedly.

Zhao Xing looked at Ji Si's 【Leave Slip】, and his expression also became very strange.

What he wanted to say to Jing Yan at this moment was exactly the same: You damn genius!

It's a blessing for the Great Zhou to have you!

"Sir, you praise me too much." Ji Si sighed: "Its effect is too limited; it only takes effect when there is a master-servant contract relationship, and it is easily dispelled by powerhouses like you. My original intention was not this at all. It can be said that the method I researched wasted a piece of boundary star Dao soldier material."

Ji Si combined the Dao soldier with the spell, but the effect produced was not satisfactory.

It was clever enough to make Jing Yan laugh, but it hadn't actually been of any use.

"Who says it's useless? There is no useless spell under heaven." Jing Yan laughed, "I think highly of you. Continue to work hard; perhaps one day your spell will be able to deceive a Dao Domain Realm cultivator."

Zhao Xing asked: "Ji Si, what was your original intention?"

Ji Si seemed a bit embarrassed: "I cultivated both the history and fate paths. Originally, I wanted to confuse the past and the future, making people unable to tell what year or month they were in, causing their souls to be chaotic."

A burst of laughter came from the people beside him, but Zhao Xing couldn't laugh.

Because Ji Si's intention was truly like the means of some great power.

He hadn't heard of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom in his previous life; it was likely that someone had deleted the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom from history.

This was at least the ability of a Samsara Realm historian.

Did Ji Si have the bearing of a Great Emperor?

"Great Si Nong, I will remember it." Zhao Xing said: "Why don't you spend more time in this area in the future?"

"Of course, if you want to cultivate both, that's fine too. After all, your talent as a Fate Master is also quite good."

Ji Si's talent as a Fate Master was naturally quite good. He cultivated both paths, and both were close to reaching the First Realm.

"Great Si Nong, I have remembered it." Ji Si nodded, and many thoughts seemed to flash in his eyes.

"Eh, don't think about it now." Zhao Xing smiled, raised his hand, and shook it: "Go in and cultivate first."

"You are entering a top-level spirit-gathering array for the first time; there might be some spirit-intoxication effects, so be careful." Jing Yan reminded: "If you feel uncomfortable, you can call me."

"Thank you, Sir Jing Yan." The people of the Great Zhou bowed in unison.

"Haha, don't be so polite." Jing Yan didn't have any airs toward these people of the Great Zhou, firstly because of Zhao Xing.

Secondly, this batch of people from the Great Zhou were almost all talents with good talent.

Under the premise of lacking resources, in a thousand years, they were almost at the First Origin Realm. Among them, Xia Jing and Liu Liu Tianning had already broken through, which was naturally quite good.

Previously, there were no resources, but now there were resources, so their progress would probably be astonishing.

The facts were the same as what Jing Yan had guessed.

In the first month of cultivation, eight people in the Great Zhou completed the breakthrough from the Ascension Realm to the Origin Realm.

They were Long Xiao, Chen Shijie, Ji Si, Ye Ye Yukong, Luo Hou Wang, Works Lu Ying (mechanism master), Wei Hong (priest), and Yin Xiu.

In the second month, Liu Liu Tianning reached the early stage of the Second Realm from the perfection of the First Realm.

Emperor Ji Che also reached the early stage of the Second Realm.

Xia Jing quickly entered the perfection of the First Realm.

They were not greedy for the cultivation improvement of the spirit-gathering array; after breaking through, they turned to hone their spells. Obviously, they attached great importance to the balanced improvement of merit and law. Such people were often very strong in actual combat.

Jing Yan often went to inspect when he was bored, but found that he didn't need to worry much at all.

The people of the Great Zhou were very self-disciplined, even the cats and dogs were self-disciplined!

"Even a sheep is about to ascend." Jing Yan felt it was very fresh. "Brother Zhao, you are really willing. One cat, one dog, one sheep, all using a top-level spirit-gathering array."

"However, you have to be careful. It's fine here, but outside the Ancient Kingdom, if beasts ascend, they are easily taken away by guides."

"Mm, I know." Zhao Xing nodded.

How did the demon race in the Xuanling Star Domain form a cohesive force?

In the ancient era, the ancestor gods of the demon race, such as the Heavenly Demon Kingdom, Cangyue Demon Kingdom, Wanhe Demon Kingdom, and Shixing Demon Kingdom, had all merged their Dao with the Great Dao of the Xuanling Star Domain and set the rule of "guidance."

That is, when those beasts break through the Ascension Realm, Origin Realm, and Dao Domain Realm, a void channel will appear to guide them to the territories of various demon kingdoms.

Of course, the effect of this guidance is now a bit worse. Basically, when they reach the breakthrough of the Dao Domain Realm, they can no longer be guided.

If they are within the territories of major ancient kingdoms, it is very difficult to succeed, and the human race also has means of defense.

"The mountain cat, Cang Ni, and the Spirit Illusion Sheep have all reached the Ascension Realm and are breaking through to the Origin Realm."

"I have the ability, so I must help the Great Zhou stand firm, and to stand firm, I cannot rely on myself alone." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"The road to longevity is long, and loneliness often makes people's minds extreme, or even go crazy and suffer qi deviation."

"Having spiritual sustenance can instead serve as an emotional anchor, reducing the probability of qi deviation. I don't need to consider this point yet, but in the future, when reaching the Dao Domain Realm and Samsara Realm, having spiritual sustenance is also a good thing."

"Especially the Samsara Realm." Zhao Xing looked at the endless starry sky: "In the Samsara Realm's resurrection, there is active reincarnation resurrection, as well as passive ritual resurrection."

"If one day I accidentally die in an accident, if the Great Zhou has a group of powerhouses to hold a resurrection ritual for me, I can also be resurrected. The Dongyan Ancient Clan does exactly this kind of thing."

After briefly settling the Great Zhou, Zhao Xing began to adjust his future plans.

"The Great Zhou will not leave with me. At most five hundred years, I will find a way to obtain a migration opportunity from an organization called Starfire in the Red Star Empire."

"Brother Jing, I will have to trouble you to help out at that time and bring them over to settle down in advance."

Jing Yan nodded: "As long as Starfire can help the Great Zhou enter, the settlement matters after arriving in the Empire will be arranged by me."

Jing Yan also knew some of the inside story about Zhao Xing's affairs. The Purple God Prefecture did not dare to defy the rules of the Samsara Divine Temple and wanted to keep Zhao Xing here to wait for the abolition of his divine ability.

But the people of the Great Zhou had nothing to do with this matter, and they could leave whenever they wanted.

The short-term plan was just that: migrate the Great Zhou to the Red Star Empire.

The medium-term plan was to save up 5 trillion Red Star coins, temporarily avoid the abolition link, and leave the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

None of these plans could be separated from money.

Zhao Xing could only set his sights on the Yueluo Mausoleum again.

"Since the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing came, fifteen years have passed."

"The situation in the Yueluo Mausoleum is not clear; ancient kingdoms are fighting each other, full of deceit. The ancient kingdoms and the demon race are also in a life-and-death struggle." Zhao Xing pondered. "I cannot continue to sit and wait for opportunities to come; I must actively seek opportunities."

"Waiting for the peaceful situation before the war to return, waiting for the danger coefficient to decrease, I don't know when that will be."

Zhao Xing pondered and opened his eyes.

This was the cultivation space, and there was a behemoth in front of him.

Zhao Xing, who was using one mind for multiple tasks, was building a Giant Yang Straw Man clone.

"Hum~" "Click, click, click~" "Boom, boom, boom~"

From the neck down, the divine light was not apparent, and it was all restrained.

Only in the head area, light overflowed, divine brilliance surged, and strange phenomena occurred frequently.

This was because the spell had not yet fused the treasure materials into one, and they had not been completely restrained.

"It's truly not simple to gather the materials from the Xu Zu Star System; I still had to find Du Yun to purchase them."

"I spent 10,000 portions for practice, and in fifteen years, I ruined 10,000 portions of materials, only then cultivating this method to the Sixth Stage of divine ability."

10,000 portions of materials cost Zhao Xing 1 billion Red Star coins; this was completely burning money. One must know that when Lu Yuehan was racking her brains, she only found three portions of Giant Yang Straw Man materials.

If Du Yun didn't have connections, Zhao Xing wouldn't have had a place to spend money even if he wanted to.

"Once the clone is successfully practiced, I will possess a Giant Yang clone with combat power comparable to the late stage of the Small Divine Ability Realm, capable of exerting the might of the Giant Yang."

"The Cloud Vine has also entered the growth stage, but it will be difficult for it to enter the peak stage. My little bit of money isn't enough for it to eat."

The King-level quality Cloud Vine enters the peak stage, which is the Dao Domain Realm!

Once the vines are fully spread, they can cover smaller star systems.

Cultivating plant life is obviously more difficult.

"Gurgle~"

A slight bubbling sound appeared in Zhao Xing's ear, and he immediately felt a jolt.

"Not good, it's going to explode."

He immediately cast a spell, a shift, and moved a dark-colored poisonous mushroom in the cultivation space to the "low-spirit area."

The spiritual energy index here was only 5. When the dark-colored poisonous mushroom exploded inside, it emitted a strange wailing sound.

"Woo, woo~~"

However, this sound was rapidly weakening. The Wasteland transformation also had a slight advantage, which was that it could reduce the power of accidental events, and the "low-spirit area" of the cultivation space was similar to the Wasteland.

"It seems I still need to be cautious in the future; this mushroom is becoming more and more strange." Zhao Xing thought to himself. "The divine ability method of the Self School is truly not something to play with."

Since the Yuanhai Realm is a purely money-burning cultivation method and cannot be said to be very exquisite, Zhao Xing found that it had no bonus to the Tearing Origin divine ability after upgrading it to the Third Realm.

Zhao Xing still didn't have much progress in distinguishing the life origin, and this cultivation method was not in the direction of studying the division of life origin. However, Zhao Xing's use of mushroom troop types was becoming more and more proficient.

"Some of the mushrooms I throw out are even feared by myself." Zhao Xing muttered. "Unless it's a last resort, it's better not to use those unknown mushroom experimental species."

This Tearing Origin divine ability of the Self School was more or less evil. Zhao Xing, who was in the Third Realm, was somewhat afraid, and even after cultivating the soul-will divine ability "Killing Thought Blade," he would feel terrified and instinctively afraid when facing some unknown mushroom experimental species.

Time passed, and it quickly reached the year 1145 of the Shixin era.

Since returning from Naluo, more than a hundred years had passed, and since the Prefect of Ziyue and the Prefect of Yu Qing came, eighty years had passed.

"Hoo~"

"Hee~"

In the cultivation space, a giant suddenly opened its eyes, and the airflow exhaled from its nostrils shook the space, blowing up a storm comparable to a Third Realm spell.

"The opportunity has come." The giant muttered to himself, then the whole person disappeared, leaving only a small black dot in the air, which was Zhao Xing's true self.

"Twenty-one years after I practiced the first Giant Yang clone, the best opportunity to re-enter the Yueluo Mausoleum has finally been found."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 399 =====