Chapter 401: Wu Tian and the Five-Finger Mountain, is there something wrong with Ji Si?

After Zhao Xing was caught by Meng Wu into the prison 【Erliangpo】, his body seemed to be put into a washing machine, spinning crazily. At the same time, he was falling crazily.

His body seemed to have undergone some deformation, making Zhao Xing unable to concentrate his spiritual power to maintain balance.

The casual action of an Emperor-level Reincarnation Realm expert was a force that Zhao Xing could hardly resist.

Body, spiritual power, every inch of flesh and blood, were all in violent vibration, and 840 million acupoints resonated.

Even his consciousness was a bit blurred, like a beaten egg yolk, being stirred crazily!

The world turned upside down, and he didn't know how long it had passed.

Zhao Xing finally landed.

From extreme speed to extreme stillness, it was as if a hand immediately pinched him and stood him straight.

But the world in front of Zhao Xing was still spinning.

He couldn't stand still at all.

"Ugh~~"

Zhao Xing, with a flushed face, finally couldn't help but vomit while holding his knees with both hands.

"Ugh—"

"Boom crack!"

This vomit spat out a large amount of black residue and faint gray mist.

Vomiting until tears and snot flowed, vomiting until black blood overflowed from his pores.

After a while, Zhao Xing's consciousness gradually cleared. He lay on the ground, placed his hands on his head, and bowed to the top.

"Thank, thank you, General Meng."

Although Meng Wu was retaliating, he also shook away the toxins and dark injuries accumulated by his "transformation" through the medicinal bath.

There was no sound of response from above, but Meng Wu outside heard it.

He snorted lightly: "You kid are sensible."

"However—thank me? Hehe, wait until you have experienced it completely and see if you still want to thank me—"

Erliangpo, prison world.

After frantic vomiting, Zhao Xing finally had the strength to stand firm.

He subconsciously wanted to call the wind and rain to clean himself up, but found that he couldn't use magic at all, so he could only maintain this wolf-fox appearance for the time being.

"Hey, it's really a retribution." Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel helpless.

He shook people to shake Meng Wu over.

Meng Wu also came with a wave of "shaking people".

Zhao Xing hadn't turned as many circles in his life as he did today!

Wiping the stains on his face with his sleeve, the vision in front of him finally cleared.

As soon as he saw the world in front of him clearly, he saw a person holding a steel fork and wearing a green-faced ape-toothed mask appear in front of him.

"Hello fellow Daoist, I am—."

"Boom."

The steel fork slammed into the back of Zhao Xing's head, and Zhao Xing's eyes went black, and he fell to the ground.

After falling, he vaguely heard what this "Yaksha" said:

"Tie him up and take him to the execution ground. Remember, don't talk to him. The warden said that this guy is glib-tongued and is a deceptive criminal—."

I am wronged—Zhao Xing lost consciousness.

Time passed.

Zhao Xing opened his eyes again and found himself as if soaked in a large vat.

"Pi pi~ Gulu~"

Boiling oil and water bubbled, and there was a person standing on his head, holding a steel fork.

Oil pan.

Zhao Xing was stunned: "What are you doing?"

The Yaksha didn't answer, just poked Zhao Xing.

"Hiss~"

This stab brought back the five senses.

"..."

Zhao Xing subconsciously wanted to jump up, but as soon as he floated up, a fork slammed down.

"Hey, wait a minute—"

Zhao Xing reached out to grab the fork, but the heat of the fork was astonishing, so he immediately let go, and then fell into the oil pan again.

"Ugh—."

Zhao Xing's words were interrupted.

Suffocation and scorching pain struck.

Zhao Xing was also numb.

He struggled to float up and shouted:

"I have never heard of the Empire having such means to treat prisoners—Gulu Gu~"

Third time floating up:

"Prisoners should also have human rights—hiss~"

Fourth time

"General, I was wrong—"

Clang!

Having endured the brutal beating who knows how many times, Zhao Xing finally had no strength left to resist, completely surrounded by scorching pain and suffocation.

However, the injuries on his body would soon be repaired, and wisps of black blood would seep out, just like when he vomited before.

It was just that this time it was more refined; Zhao Xing didn't even notice that he had been deep-fried of many "impurities."

"Splash~"

Finally, Zhao Xing was fished out of the oil cauldron.

In this instant, he actually had a feeling of being reborn.

"My lord, should I go to the cell now?" Zhao Xing asked in a muffled voice.

"Cell? It's still far too early." The green-faced, fanged Yaksha expressionlessly put a head on Zhao Xing.

"Then where are we going?"

"To be beheaded."

Before he could even ask, Zhao Xing was kicked by someone.

A massive force arrived, and his vision blurred.

Zhao Xing found himself sliding and kneeling in a place that looked like an execution ground.

The head magic tool was stuck in a groove below, revealing only a dead man's head.

The other part of his body lay behind it.

Zhao Xing struggled to turn his head, just in time to see the sharp, dark-gold giant guillotine falling from above.

"Damn it!"

Zhao Xing's head immediately rolled to the feet of the Yaksha.

The Yaksha kicked it, picked up the head, and ordered the person beside him: "Go, stitch it back together, and after drinking the soul-confusing soup, behead him another 150 million times."

"Yes."

"Then where are we going?"

"To be beheaded."

Zhao Xing was stunned. Beheaded?

He had just come out of the oil cauldron, and now he was being beheaded?

Dazed and confused.

Zhao Xing felt like he had had a very long dream.

He seemed to have gone into the oil cauldron countless times, being deep-fried in a large vat.

Afterward, he was dragged out to be beheaded; the giant blade fell, and his head and body were separated.

Then he was hung up, his hands and feet pulled straight by thunder chains.

Thunder constantly bombarded him.

There were also things like being nailed to the Iron Pillar Mountain and bleeding to death; being tied to a copper pillar and burned to death.

Having his tongue pulled out, his whole body cut into pieces and then stitched back together, being forced by the Yaksha to climb the Mountain of Knives, enduring the cold in the Ice Mountain, being trampled to death by countless monsters that looked like wild oxen...

"!"

Zhao Xing lay on the ground, his limbs stretched straight, and then a mountain descended from the sky, crushing him flat alive.

"Stay, stay, stay, stay, stay~~"

The chains pulled the giant mountain up. The Yaksha looked at Zhao Xing, who had been pressed into a sheet of skin, rolled him up, and tossed him to his subordinate.

"How many times has it been?"

"My lord, 100 million times."

"That's about enough. Soak him, and then send him to Lord Wu Tian."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing:

This nightmare seemed to have lasted for several hundred years, as if he had experienced the eighteen levels of hell.

"Ah—"

Zhao Xing let out a strange cry and sat up abruptly.

Then he touched his hands to himself, discovered his body was intact, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're awake." A gentle voice appeared by his ear.

Hearing the voice, Zhao Xing was suddenly startled, and then he began to examine his surroundings.

In the dim room, there was only one oil lamp.

Under the oil lamp was a bald man wearing a striped dharma robe that looked very much like a kasaya.

He was sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, looking at him with a smile.

"May I ask who you are—"

"Wu Tian."

The bald man introduced himself; he was handsome and refined, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

"Wu Tian?!"

Zhao Xing's eyes lit up; his originally dazed state seemed to clear up because of the name Wu Tian.

Wu Tian was the very founder of the "Treasure Mountain Art"!

He had heard Jing Yan mention that Wu Tian, because of his swindling and bewitching of people's hearts, had been captured by the powerhouses of the Red Star Empire and locked in the prison "Erliang Slope."

He didn't expect that he would actually meet him?

"Rumor has it that Wu Tian possesses a great divine ability, the 'Five Finger Mountain.' I wonder if I have a chance to learn it," Zhao Xing thought secretly.

He hadn't done this mission in his previous life; he had only heard player friends mention it and share how to do it.

However, the current situation was completely different from what he knew. Speaking of which, this was his first time seeing Wu Tian.

At this moment, Wu Tian's expression also seemed to undergo some kind of change, his eyes flickering as he sized up Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing was also sizing up Wu Tian.

【Name: Wu Tian】

"Hmm?" Zhao Xing was a bit stunned.

Even for Emperor-level Samsara Realm experts, he could see their names and cultivation realms on his detection panel.

Yet when he used it on Wu Tian, he could only see the name, and couldn't even see the cultivation realm?

"Could he be a God Realm expert? Impossible. If he were a God Realm expert, I wouldn't be able to see any information at all, not even the name."

When Zhao Xing was in the palm of Qing Yuzi, he had once looked at the light shadows of those five God Realm experts from afar, but he couldn't obtain any information.

When the level difference is too great, the panel's detection information fails.

"No, Wu Tian is not a God Realm expert, but he is also more than a Samsara Realm expert—what is going on?"

Zhao Xing was a bit surprised; he found his panel shaking, and the detection box actually retracted on its own.

After that, he couldn't see anything else!

"Hiss—" Zhao Xing drew a cold breath inwardly.

"Why is my young friend not saying a word?" Wu Tian had a trace of a smile at the corners of his mouth.

"Forgive me, senior." Zhao Xing slowly changed his posture, knelt on the bed, and cupped his hands: "I just had a nightmare and didn't wake up for a moment."

"All dharmas are consciousness-only," Wu Tian said. "Everything in the world is transformed by the mind. Dreams are also produced by the mind; they are the delusions of the mind in an illusory state."

Zhao Xing frowned. Is this Wu so profound?

"All dharmas are like dreams, like illusions, like shadows, like echoes, like dreams, like transformations," Wu Tian said. "My young friend must have experienced a great catastrophe recently, and with the agitation in your heart, these illusory dreams arose."

Zhao Xing immediately felt a sense of awe.

Because Wu was truly accurate; he had indeed just experienced a great catastrophe.

"Senior's words are like a sudden enlightenment, truly thought-provoking."

Wu Tian smiled lightly and suddenly changed the subject, saying something that left Zhao Xing confused: "My young friend's eyes are full of evil dharma desires."

"Senior, what is an evil dharma desire?"

"Greed arising from non-leaking dharmas is a virtuous dharma desire," Wu Tian's voice was melodious, as if it had a kind of magic.

"Within the desire of the mind, there are both virtuous dharma desires and evil dharma desires."

"The desire to become stronger due to selfish greed is an evil dharma desire. Often, when practicing evil arts, it is easy to fall into qi deviation."

"Cultivating the body towards goodness, the desire to become stronger due to virtuous thoughts, practicing the righteous dharma, and accumulating merit—this is a virtuous dharma desire."

"Both are desires that arise during cultivation, hidden within the consciousness."

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and said: "Why does senior say I have evil dharma desires?"

"Your killing intent is too heavy." Wu Tian's eyes were full of wisdom, as if he could see through the human heart: "You possess a fast-track divine ability that takes killing as its thought. Am I right?"

Zhao Xing was immediately startled. This Wu Tian was too formidable, wasn't he? In just a few words, he had seen through the will-based divine ability he had practiced, the "Killing Thought Blade"?

"Yes, this junior has indeed practiced it," Zhao Xing nodded. "I have also committed some killings and feel that my sins are heavy."

"I wonder if senior can guide me to cultivate 'virtuous dharma desires'?"

He simply went along with Wu; after all, he was doing a mission, so it wasn't shameful.

Wu Tian smiled without a word, just quietly looking at Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing felt a bit guilty under his gaze.

He had no clue how to do this mission of Wu Tian's; after all, the prophet information was useless here.

The time and place were both wrong.

However, the silence didn't last long before Wu Tian made a move.

He gently vibrated his palm, and the oil lamp beside him suddenly swayed.

Zhao Xing didn't notice any changes, but Wu Tian said with a firm tone: "Young friend, you came for my great divine ability, the 'Five Finger Mountain'."

Zhao Xing's heart shook. Wu Tian was too mysterious.

What level of powerhouse was he exactly?

In front of him, it was as if even his underwear had been seen through.

He didn't know how to answer for a moment, and Wu Tian spoke again: "I won't ask how you knew I possessed the 'Five Finger Mountain' great divine ability. Meeting is fate."

"My Dao and yours are combined but different."

"You really can't learn the other dharmas, but this Five Finger Mountain—heh, I am willing to form a virtuous connection with you and gift this dharma to you."

What? Gift it directly to him? What about the test? What about the mission? Zhao Xing was shocked again.

However, he quickly restrained his emotions and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, senior."

Wu Tian smiled: "Don't be in such a hurry to thank me; this is only the first virtuous connection."

There's more?

Zhao Xing couldn't help but be stunned.

Wu Tian reached out and beckoned, and the oil lamp flickered, suddenly splitting off a spark: "I will gift you a Heart Lamp. As for what use it has, you will naturally know in the future."

Zhao Xing nodded immediately. Besides nodding, what else could he do?

"Whoosh~" The flame suddenly submerged into his body, entering the location of his heart.

Zhao Xing looked inwardly and saw a lotus flower fading into his heart.

Afterward, his sea of consciousness seemed to become a bit brighter.

Zhao Xing felt calm and peaceful, a sense of tranquility.

"Although I don't know what senior intends, this junior owes senior a debt of gratitude for the dharma transmission," Zhao Xing cupped his hands: "In the future, if senior has any instructions, I will certainly not fear obstacles and will come when called."

With the heart fire entering his body, a great divine ability technique appeared in his mind. This was also the first complete great divine ability Zhao Xing had obtained.

It contained Wu Tian's narration and Dao essence.

The dharma and the Dao were both passed down, and they were very robust; they wouldn't disappear after one or two uses.

In other words, as long as Zhao Xing wasn't a fool, there would come a day when he would learn it.

This meant that Wu Tian had transmitted a great divine ability technique that he was bound to learn!

Wu Tian revealed a satisfied smile: "Excellent."

Seeing Wu Tian happy, Zhao Xing couldn't help but ask: "Senior, the General intends to temper me. I wonder how senior should report back?"

He spoke a bit euphemistically, calling the training "tempering."

Zhao Xing was very curious if Meng Wu had any part in this.

"You want to know what Meng Wu originally instructed me?"

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded.

"He asked me to properly temper your character," Wu Tian's words were also very euphemistic, but Zhao Xing understood.

Although Meng Wu was venting his anger on him and punishing him, there were indeed benefits in this.

He felt that after returning to the Small Divine Ability Realm, he was vastly different from before.

Since there were benefits, Zhao Xing didn't want to miss a single bit.

Even if the process was a bit painful.

Wu Tian seemed to see through Zhao Xing's intentions, so he smiled: "You still have to stay here for a while. Since that's the case, let's have you go through the original process."

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded.

Afterward, he discovered the roof suddenly cracking.

Looking up, a Five Finger Mountain was pressing down.

"Boom~"

Zhao Xing was immediately pressed deep into the ground by the mountain.

Watching Zhao Xing being pressed down, Wu Tian immediately stood up, his solemn, Buddha-like appearance instantly breaking.

He pulled open his collar, exposing his chest, and lay on the ground without any decorum.

The oil lamp swayed, and a purple-black figure appeared in the heart of the flame, letting out a roaring sound: "Wu Tian,

are you crazy?! You can't even take care of yourself, and you're still splitting the power of the Divine Lamp to a stranger?"

"What do you know?" Wu Tian laughed: "This kid will face a great catastrophe in the future. Without the heart fire, it will be very difficult to survive this catastrophe."

"You can't even save yourself, and you're still thinking about saving others?"

"Shut up, I am the master of the Divine Lamp!"

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, five hundred years had gone by.

Outside, Meng Wu was sitting on the Star of the Sun, cultivating.

Suddenly, a majestic voice entered Meng Wu's mind.

"Meng Wu."

Hearing this voice, Meng Wu immediately opened his eyes, stood up, and bowed towards the source of the voice: "Teacher."

"Where is Zhao Xing?"

"Still tempering in Erliang Slope," Meng Wu said respectfully.

"Have his aftereffects been repaired?" the majestic voice said. "Qing Yuzi has initially digested the divine power; there should be an explanation for him."

"Yes," Meng Wu responded, feeling a bit unsatisfied.

"What, is your anger not gone yet?"

"Teacher, how could that be?" Meng Wu shook his head.

His anger had long since dissipated because the Empire had obtained enough benefits from Qing Yuzi.

It was just that he had gotten used to hearing Zhao Xing wail every day, and for a moment, he was a bit reluctant to let go.

"Let him reunite with his family," the majestic voice said.

"Yes."

Red Star Empire, Beihe Star System, Fengdu Boundary Star.

"Whoosh~"

Meng Wu beckoned, and Zhao Xing's figure appeared in the void.

"Greetings, General Meng," Zhao Xing cupped his hands.

"Zhao Xing, the karma between you and me is cleared," Meng Wu stared at Zhao Xing. "Here is the location of your hometown dynasty."

"Thank you, General Meng."

"Remember, apart from you, no one knows about that catastrophe, and you must not leak it, otherwise you are just asking for trouble," Meng Wu warned.

"I understand," Zhao Xing nodded.

Meng Wu vanished with a whoosh.

"Five hundred years, finally out of Erliang Slope."

Zhao Xing let out a long breath.

Erliang Slope was indeed a unique place. Being locked in there, constantly under pressure, although it was a form of training, it was truly unpleasant.

"Now I'm finally out." Zhao Xing greedily absorbed the surrounding air. "I hope I never have to go in again." Master Zhao had absolutely no intention of visiting the prison; only talents like Le Yao could treat a prison as a talent market.

"Wu Tian, the mysterious Wu Tian, I don't know what his background is—although my cultivation base hasn't improved in these five hundred years, I can be said to have been reborn." Zhao Xing thought secretly.

Recalling the experiences of the past five hundred years, Zhao Xing felt as if a lifetime had passed.

He could now be said to be a true piece of precious jade; with a little carving, he could shine brilliantly.

"It was also at this time in my previous life that I entered the universe version; my starting point is much higher than in my previous life."

Restraining his thoughts, Zhao Xing turned to look at the boundary star in front of him.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty actually has a high-level boundary star?"

"I wonder how everyone is doing."

Great Zhou had migrated over a long time ago; calculating it, they had probably been here for nearly a thousand years.

"Whoosh~"

With a thought, Zhao Xing immediately flew towards the Great Zhou's boundary star port.

"You say you are Zhao Xing, the Great Minister of Agriculture of Great Zhou? And you want our Emperor to come see you?" In the reception hall of the port, an official of the Nascent Realm sized up Zhao Xing and said sternly: "Sir, please do not make such jokes!"

The official suppressed his anger and said: "If you want to do business, go to the side hall on the left. If you are here for tourism, take the passage on the right."

Zhao Xing said sincerely: "I really am Zhao Xing. If you don't believe me, you can find someone who is familiar with Zhao Xing."

He didn't say more, because the history at this time had been deleted; apart from a few people, no one remembered the affairs of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom.

Even the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom no longer existed.

So, where would the memories of the people of Great Zhou about him stop, and what kind of "correction" had been performed?

Zhao Xing didn't dare to say too much to this official.

"Alright, sir, please wait a moment." The official left the reception hall with a gloomy expression.

Going to the side hall in the back, he turned around and reported to a mechanical puppet: "Please report to General Long of the Star Patrol Guard that a third-realm expert wants to come here and cause trouble."

"Received." The mechanical puppet's eyes flashed with red light: "The Star Patrol Guard will arrive immediately."

Zhao Xing was slowly examining his surroundings in the front hall.

"Jiachen-level array, star-ring land—Great Zhou actually has these things now."

"Just looking at the checkpoint facilities, the financial resources should be comparable to the original Daye Dynasty."

"I just don't know how many experts they have. Hmm? Star Patrol Guard?"

Just as Zhao Xing was admiring, he saw a team of Star Patrol Guards walking into the hall aggressively.

The leading general carried a large sword, and his aura fluctuations clearly reached the third realm.

"A Sword Sect expert of the Small Divine Ability Realm—Long Xiao?"

The person who came was none other than Long Xiao, and the burly Assistant Regional Commander beside him was also in the third realm.

It was Yin Xiu!

"Who, who is causing trouble?" After Long Xiao consulted with the official who reported the incident, he asked with an unfriendly tone.

Afterward, he followed the official's pointing and saw Zhao Xing.

Long Xiao's gaze immediately went blank.

"Holy crap!"

The next moment, Long Xiao rushed over directly: "You, you, you—"

"Long Xiao, why are you stuttering? Don't you remember me?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Zhao Xing, you've finally returned!" Long Xiao hugged Zhao Xing.

"Alright, in public, what kind of decorum is this?" Zhao Xing pushed him away with disdain.

"Hahaha, you didn't die." Long Xiao patted Zhao Xing on the shoulder.

"The way you say that, it's as if I should have died?"

"I haven't had news of you for many years," Long Xiao recalled: "It's been about a thousand years, and there hasn't been any news of you."

"Let's find a place to catch up; this isn't the place to talk," Zhao Xing said.

"Alright." Long Xiao immediately said to Yin Xiu beside him: "General Yin, official business is temporarily handed over to you."

"No problem." Yin Xiu nodded excitedly, then stroked his chest and bowed to Zhao Xing, saying in the East Dragon language: "Welcome back, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor."

"Yin Xiu, no need for such formalities," Zhao Xing smiled. After so many years, Yin Xiu still performed the Dragon clan etiquette towards him.

"Let's go, let's go." Long Xiao pulled Zhao Xing, "Let's return to the boundary star. Old Chen and Xia Jing will be very happy to know you aren't dead. It just so happens they are still in Fengdu."

Passing through the star fortress and following the passage into the interior of the boundary star, not long after, Zhao Xing met up with Long Xiao, Chen Shijie, and Xia Jing on the boundary ship.

When old friends meet, naturally there is no lack of drinking.

"Brother Zhao, you've finally returned. Why haven't you sent any news in over a thousand years?" Xia Jing blamed him: "Old Chen and I almost thought you were trapped in the Yueluo Mausoleum."

Zhao Xing raised his wine glass and said: "I was indeed trapped in a place for a long time—let's not talk about me for now."

"Who here has the history books of Great Zhou? Let me take a look."

"Don't look at me," Long Xiao shook his head: "Why would I carry that stuff?"

"I don't have it either," Xia Jing shook his head.

"I have it." Chen Shijie took out a copy of "New Records of Great Zhou" from his spatial ring.

Zhao Xing didn't say a word and picked it up to check.

"... n the 80th year of Yuanding, Great Zhou broke through the void and ascended."

"In the 895th year of Yuanding, Great Zhou arrived at the Phantom God Star System, coinciding with the opening of the Yueluo Mausoleum."

"In the first year of Shixin, Great Minister of Agriculture Zhao Xing broke through to the Origin Realm and got to know Jing Yan of the Red Star Empire—"

The New Records of Great Zhou mainly recorded some major events of Great Zhou after its ascension, and most of these were about Zhao Xing and Yun Tiandao.

Zhao Xing easily obtained the answer he wanted.

"History took a detour here at the Desolate Domain. Originally, we only sailed in the Desolate Domain for nearly five hundred years,

but now it has become nearly nine hundred years."

"In other words, everyone doesn't remember that period of history of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom; it's exactly about four hundred years."

"Great Zhou exited the Chenluo Desolate Domain and just happened to encounter the appearance of the Phantom God Star System."

"And the history of Great Zhou's rise is because I dug up many treasures here," Zhao Xing thought secretly.

"It seems their memories have also undergone large-scale correction."

Zhao Xing borrowed Old Chen's star mirror and flipped through Great Zhou's library.

"The secret manual 'Twelve Divine Sacrifice Method' that I bought for the priest Wei Hong back then has become the 'Seven Divine Sacrifice'?"

"The 'Wheel of Destiny' that I bought for Ji Si is also preserved, and it has the same name as the original."

Zhao Xing pondered and began to connect to the Red Star Empire's information database to search.

"The Twelve Divine Sacrifice Method not only became the Seven Divine Sacrifice, but only the method to cultivate to the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm remains."

"The Wheel of Destiny only has six levels; there are no longer any cultivation techniques above the Samsara Realm."

"The three paths of History, Destiny, and Sacrifice."

"The purchasable cultivation techniques for priests are 90% fewer than what I searched for in the Yuanhai Imperial Family in my previous life."

"Historians are reduced by 70%, and Destiny Officials by 50%."

Zhao Xing couldn't help but shake his head.

It was too exaggerated. Losing so many cultivation techniques and secret methods all at once was simply cutting the paths of the three Great Daos into narrow goat paths.

One must know, this was in the Red Star Empire!

The Empire's dharma treasury had collections far superior to those of the ancient kingdom forces.

If even the Empire was so lacking, one could imagine the situation for those ancient kingdom forces, let alone dynasties and rogue cultivators.

"The requirements have also become more stringent. For the secret methods of these three paths, even at the Dao Domain Realm level, one must join a force;

private cultivation is prohibited, and practicing them is illegal!"

"The current situation is about the same as in my previous life," Zhao Xing thought secretly.

Nowadays, wanting to walk these three paths had become fraught with difficulties.

Unless one was under a super-large force, it was possible to obtain an upward channel leading to the Samsara Realm.

"What's wrong with you? Shaking your head and sighing," Xia Jing asked strangely.

"Nothing," Zhao Xing's brow relaxed, "It's a good thing."

"A real good thing?"

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded. From now on, he could be considered to have returned to the version he was familiar with!

The three paths of History, Destiny, and Sacrifice being cut—what does that have to do with me, a Minister of Agriculture?

As long as my path hasn't been cut, that's fine.

There is no place that can do without eating; the Great Dao of the Minister of Agriculture, except for the Self-Nature school, is unlikely to violate any taboos.

"Are Yun Tiandao and Ji Si in the Fengdu Boundary Star?" Zhao Xing asked.

Just now, while chatting, he discovered that many people were not in the Fengdu Boundary Star, and some were not even in the Beihe Star System.

Ji Che, the Emperor, had also gone on a long journey, leaving only a clone at home, but he didn't appear much; it seemed his energy was tied up.

Ji Che went on a long journey and took Ye Yukong, Luo Wang, Wei Hong, and the mechanical master Lu Ying with him.

"His Majesty took people out on a trip and went directly out of the country for an inspection," Chen Shijie said.

"Inspection?" Zhao Xing was a bit puzzled: "Inspecting what?"

"Looking for where to make a move and conquer other small dynasties," Chen Shijie said.

"Is it towards the west of the Empire?" Zhao Xing asked.

"? How did you know?" Long Xiao nodded, "The first stop is indeed the 'Jiachen 14th Pass' in the west of the Empire." Zhao Xing certainly knew!

The Red Star Empire was exploring unknown territories; a long time ago, the Empire had established a large number of bases in the west.

The "Siyue" Desolate Domain belt surrounding the northwest of the Xuanling Star Domain was about to be pierced through by the Empire; the Ministers of Agriculture of the Primordial World had planted a stable life channel!

The Empire would discover a new cosmic territory where the spiritual energy index was very high and it was very rich; many non-renewable resources could be found there!

In the players' panels, there was a version name: "Star River Myriad Worlds," which talked about that new territory.

Zhao Xing remembered very clearly that it was almost one-tenth the size of the Xuanling Star Domain!

Chasing the version trend was the nature of players; players who smelled the scent quickly rushed towards the Red Star Empire, even if they had to die to get there, resurrecting in the Red Star Empire to strive to eat the big meat of the version.

"He's at it again," Xia Jing pointed at Zhao Xing and winked at Chen Shijie, "Old Chen, I'll make a bet with you; he definitely discovered some opportunity, the kind where he can make a big haul!"

Zhao Xing raised his head naturally.

"Zhao Xing, don't speak yet," Xia Jing raised his hand.

"Xia Jing, what do you want to bet?" Chen Shijie didn't speak, but Long Xiao joined in.

"If I lose, I'll eat fish for thirty years!" Xia Jing said, "If you lose, you'll go watch the gate for me for thirty years.

Do you dare?"

"Isn't that a bit harsh?" Zhao Xing deliberately advised: "We are all brothers, I think twenty years is enough..."

"Bet," Long Xiao was provoked by this and immediately slapped the table, "Zhao Xing, tell us. Did Xia Jing guess right?"

Zhao Xing covered his face and said: "Brother Long, go watch the gate for the Crown Prince."

"What?!" Long Xiao's eyes widened immediately, "He actually guessed right?"

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded.

"Hehehehe~" Xia Jing laughed wildly: "Long Xiao, you are my guard now. Get up. Pour wine for me, Master! Fill it up!"

"Damn it!"

He landed in Fengdu City with Long Xiao, Chen Shijie, and Xia Jing.

Soon, a crowd of people came out to welcome them.

Ji Che was not there, and Zhao Xing didn't see many acquaintances.

However, Liu Tianning and Ji Si were both there.

His family also came in a large group.

Seeing this, Zhao Xing directly activated his clones; one went onto the family's ship, and one went onto the imperial court's ship, delaying neither side.

Zhao Xing had left behind a lot of money, so his family naturally wouldn't be mistreated.

Nowadays, the members of the Zhao family and their cultivation bases were as follows:

Zhao Ruide, Madam Cai, Origin First Realm.

Second brother Zhao Zheng, Origin Second Realm, martial artist.

Second sister Zhao Yuhuan, Origin First Realm, spellcaster.

Third sister Zhao Yuling, Origin First Realm, weaver.

Third brother Zhao Chuanzong, Origin First Realm, martial artist.

As for nephews and nieces, they had already developed to 14, 60 people.

When Zhao Xing looked at the family list, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Brother, you didn't make a mistake, did you? Out of these 14, 60 nephews and nieces, 12, 00 were born by you?"

Zhao Chuanzong said a bit embarrassedly: "Brother, I walk the path of the Dual Cultivation Great Dao—"

Zhao Xing couldn't help but be speechless.

So you used all your Origin on this.

Impressive!

"Third brother's name really wasn't chosen wrongly," Zhao Xing couldn't help but tease.

"More children, more blessings," Madam Cai smiled.

"Yes, Xing'er, you aren't here, so we rely on them to spread the branches and leaves," Zhao Ruide said.

"You are right," Zhao Xing said.

Zhao Chuanzong had once strived for success for a period of time, but when he reached the universe version, he began to be obsessed with the Dual Cultivation Great Dao and wanted to be lazy again.

However, there was nothing wrong with that; in short, it was a personal choice.

Zhao Zheng was actually quite good; Zhao Xing discovered that Zhao Zheng was only in the second realm, yet he had mastered three martial arts small divine abilities.

"Zheng'er, you are indeed brave and diligent," Zhao Xing praised.

"Big brother is too kind," Zhao Zheng said, "Thanks to the money big brother left behind."

"Alright, don't just stand there, let's eat first."

On the other side, Zhao Xing also sat at a table with Liu Tianning and Ji Si.

"His Majesty is not here now, and all matters, big and small, are discussed and handled by the Six Ministries together," Liu Tianning said: "After arriving at the Red Star Empire, our development has been very fast; now His Majesty can already issue edicts to the Origin First Realm."

"It's just that this still consumes some destiny, so we must expand territory, increase population, and improve military strength."

Ji Che and Great Zhou still followed the path of the Destiny Dynasty. How strong his strength was depended on how strong Great Zhou's national power was.

"Destiny flow—" Zhao Xing's heart stirred, "I wonder if Ji Che can make it through."

He hadn't seen many destiny-flow dynasties in his previous life because the general consensus at the time was that this kind of development wouldn't work.

However, Zhao Xing now had more feelings, especially after seeing Qing Yuzi steal the divine power of the Dongyan Ancient Clan to become a god, which made him not dare to underestimate those "small paths" he had previously thought of.

"Maybe Ji Che can really make it through. Destiny becoming a god? In my previous life, when I impacted the God Realm, I really hadn't thought of such a path," Zhao Xing pondered.

"... hat's about how things are in the country," Liu Tianning said. "Jing Yan helped us a lot. After Bai Yang sent us back to the country, he got us to the Beihe Star System, right next to the Beiye Star System."

"Many opportunities for trade and transactions were almost gifted by Jing Yan."

"As for Yun Tiandao, he has already become a Dao Domain Realm expert. He hasn't lived with us for five hundred years; he went to join the army... it seems to be over at the Nanyuan Demon-Suppressing Pass."

"Zhao Xing, now that you are back, you must go and thank them," Liu Tianning warned. "Yun Tiandao and Jing Yan have both given us a lot of care."

"Teacher is right," Zhao Xing nodded, "I certainly will."

Liu Tianning said: "Alright, I won't say much more; I'll leave for a while."

"Zhao Xing, Ji Si is a bit abnormal." This sentence was transmitted by Liu Tianning alone.

"I can see that Ji Si seems to have something to talk to you about alone. He has become more and more reclusive over the years."

What does that mean? Zhao Xing was stunned.

Once Liu Tianning left, only Ji Si remained in the small living room.

Ji Si suddenly said nervously: "Great Minister of Agriculture, I—I seem to have a problem."

Zhao Xing frowned: "What do you mean? Where is something wrong?"

Ji Si covered his head, looking a bit pained: "Everything is wrong."

"I don't know if I'm the one who's wrong, or if this world is wrong—"

Ji Si stopped mid-sentence. He took out a history book, which was the "New Records of Great Zhou": "Great Minister of Agriculture, the history on this, a lot of it is wrong."

"Don't you remember that we only spent five hundred years walking out of the Desolate Domain? And we also passed the Star—"

Zhao Xing's pupils dilated, and he immediately interrupted: "Ji Si, stop!"

Ji Si was startled and almost fell to the ground.

He stared at Zhao Xing, and Zhao Xing also stared at him.

The two seemed to read many things from each other's gazes.

Zhao Xing's expression was serious, and he said slowly: "Ji Si, speak slowly. You can skip the things that make you painful, or use a certain word to refer to them."

"Yes." Hearing this, light appeared in Ji Si's eyes.

"Great Minister of Agriculture, once upon a time, there was a dynasty called Xia, which spent five hundred years of time and ascended into the universe."

"But the universe is dark and cold. The first checkpoint the newborn Xia Dynasty had to face was the Rice Grain Pass set up by a certain kingdom—"

Zhao Xing's pupils shook violently. What did Star Pass mean? Wasn't it referring to the spiritual energy being as thin as rice grains?

Ji Si actually still remembered?

"Great Minister of Agriculture, can you understand what I'm saying?"

Zhao Xing nodded silently: "You don't need to say the following things."

"I knew it, I'm not crazy, I knew the Great Minister of Agriculture would remember—" Ji Si poured himself a large gulp of wine.

He, Ji Si, had been crazy for five hundred years. The secret buried in his heart for five hundred years—he even once thought he was crazy, but today someone finally understood him.

Ji Si wasn't crazy, but Zhao Xing felt a bit crazy.

From the conversation just now, Ji Si clearly remembered the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom, and even remembered everything!

However, why did he remember?

Why could Ji Si retain his memory when the God Realm of the Samsara Temple erased memories and modified history with the Xuanling History Books?

"Ji Si, you shouldn't know this story of the Xia Dynasty," Zhao Xing took a deep breath and said.

"Now, follow the method I just mentioned and tell me some things you think are abnormal."