Chapter 422

Killing another practitioner of the Primordial Straw Man Method could compensate for the soul defect and enter the Demigod Realm?

Zuo Qiyu was betrayed by his disciple because of this?

After the Five Poisons Emperor revealed this secret, Zhao Xing was initially somewhat shocked.

But he soon returned to calm.

It was the Self-Nature Sect, after all; there were plenty of perverted things, so one more didn't matter.

He and Old Liu had also engaged in a struggle for the Dao when they first entered Shangluo back then.

The Primordial Straw Man was so fierce that it could even block other people's straw man techniques; Zuo Qiyu could even stop others from advancing from the source of the Dao. When his disciple saw the hope of compensating for the defect, he would naturally go crazy.

"He taught me the technique only because of the agreement between the Red Star Great Emperor, Gu Luohe, and him."

"Zuo Qiyu advised me not to regret it at the time and was always cold; perhaps he was also prepared for another 'master-killer' to appear."

"Rather than that, it is better not to talk about feelings or get involved in karma from the beginning."

After listening to the Five Poisons Emperor and reflecting on Zuo Qiyu's words and expressions at the time, Zhao Xing understood.

If he really cultivated to the Reincarnation Emperor Realm and Zuo Qiyu's true spirit reached its limit, would he also want to test if the rumor was true and kill his disciple to prove his Dao?

"Don't worry," the Five Poisons Emperor comforted him. "Zuo Qiyu didn't manage to kill that traitor back then, and the traitor didn't kill him either. You can rest easy; there isn't that much mutual slaughter."

"Teacher, we don't have that situation, do we?" Zhao Xing hadn't thought in that direction, but as soon as the Five Poisons Emperor comforted him, he couldn't help but ask.

"No," the Five Poisons Emperor smiled kindly. "Although there are many perverted things in our Self-Nature Sect, Zuo Qiyu is the only example of being perverted from the cultivation method itself."

"At most, I just let my disciples be experiments or research assistants; it will be a bit hard."

"..."

Looking at the Five Poisons Emperor who almost let something slip, Zhao Xing was speechless.

Fortunately, he was clear about the Five Poisons Emperor's nature before taking him as a master.

Under the Five Poisons Emperor, disciples testing poison with their own bodies was unavoidable.

From the perspective of technique categories, the Si Nong profession itself had a type of identification skill that required testing poison with one's body.

For example, the 【Body-Melting Identification Method】 from the Xuanhuang World period.

If you want to know the effects of an unfamiliar native species, you cut off a small part and taste it yourself to experience the specific effects in more detail.

But this technique skill was quite a pitfall; many Si Nong players were poisoned to the point of despair.

Some even mocked themselves, saying that the final destination of Shennong was to die on the road of tasting poison.

In short, the Five Poisons Emperor just liked to use his disciples to test poison; in Zhao Xing's view, this was not particularly perverted.

"Disciple, now you are officially under my tutelage."

"I have nothing else to give, and giving points directly is not allowed in the Primordial World, so I will give you an Origin Divine Weapon and an Emperor-level seedling," the Five Poisons Emperor said indifferently.

"What?" Zhao Xing was stunned, then asked with pleasant surprise: "Master, really?"

The Five Poisons Emperor feigned displeasure: "Do you think your master would lie?"

"Thank you, Master!"

Zhao Xing was almost moved to tears.

It was just too damn difficult.

After entering the Primordial World, he took masters twice; Gu Luohe was entrusted by Old Qing and just treated it as completing a task, not spending a single coin.

It was even worse with 'Teacher' Zuo Qiyu; he spent a thousand years passing the Grand Void Pass, and not only could he not become a backer, but in the future, they might even draw blades against each other.

Now that he had taken the Five Poisons Emperor as his master, the other party started handing out gold coins without a word.

The master-taking gift package was also huge: an Origin Divine Weapon and an Emperor-level seed—things even ordinary Reincarnation Realm experts might not have.

It really almost moved Master Zhao to tears.

The Five Poisons Emperor was very satisfied with Zhao Xing's expression.

How are master-disciple feelings cultivated? It's just the master raising the disciple first, and the disciple showing filial piety to the master in the future; the feelings are formed through this back-and-forth.

Origin Divine Weapons and above, Reincarnation Dao Weapons, are all crafted from non-renewable materials.

The weight of the two Great Divine Abilities has reached the limit of what the Giant Yang Grassman technique can bear. Integrating any further? It would definitely crush the foundation.

What he gave now was enough for Zhao Xing to use until the Life-and-Death Dao Domain Realm.

After that, it would depend on the disciple's fortune, whether he could break through life and death and enter the Reincarnation Realm.

"Swish~" The Five Poisons Emperor flipped his hand, and a 【World Ring】 flew toward Zhao Xing.

"The items are inside; you are intelligent, so I don't need to tell you how to use them."

"You have too much to digest now, so you don't need to come often; once every hundred years is enough. When you become a Coral-level member, I will take you to begin formal cultivation."

Looking at this 【World Ring】, Zhao Xing received it respectfully.

The classification of weapon levels is: Boundary Star, Taiyin, Taiyang, Origin, Reincarnation, and Divine Object. This ring was a top-tier Taiyang Dao Weapon.

The Five Poisons Emperor was truly capable of handing out gold; the World Ring he took out casually was good stuff.

"Thank you, Master. This disciple will definitely not forget Master's instructions, will cultivate diligently, and become a Coral-level member as soon as possible."

The Five Poisons Emperor nodded with satisfaction: "The Empire is about to have major movements, and the Primordial World will inevitably participate; there will be grand events then. The sooner you become a Coral-level member, the sooner I can take you along to get a share of the spoils."

"If you move too slowly, it will be difficult for me to operate."

"Go, become a Coral-level member as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing did not ask further; since the Five Poisons Emperor did not elaborate, it meant he could not tell him yet.

…………

In Haizao City, at the Huailiu Courtyard.

Zhao Xing returned to the cultivation secret room, sat cross-legged, and calmed his mood.

His gains today were too great; first, he obtained the precious technique 【Grand Void Straw Man Method】 from Zuo Qiyu.

And the Five Poisons Emperor gave him another big gift package.

Outside the Jia-Chen Pass, in the Annihilation Star Corridor, on a gray boundary star modified by human hands.

The Starry Sky Historian Bins sat cross-legged on an open book. The pages emitted a green aura, and countless alien characters twisted like insects.

Above Bins's head was a closed black gilded book, its black-gold aura enveloping his entire body, making the historian appear somewhat eerie.

At a certain moment, Bins opened his eyes. His pupils reflected a world containing a city with bustling streets. Inside an inconspicuous little restaurant, the illusory images of Ji Si and Bins sat opposite each other.

"Ji Si, your transmission world is very interesting," Bins smiled. "Why don't you let me go out and take a look? Once I've seen it, I'll let you go. How about that?"

Ji Si remained expressionless: "Bins, if I let you invade my transmission world, I would become your slave. Do you think I would agree?"

Bins said indifferently: "What is wrong with following the strong? Ji Si, you have seen it too. I sent out a single biographical clone and wiped out the thirty-six star cities that the dynasty you serve had conquered."

"Your power is still insignificant before me."

"Is that so?" Ji Si remained unmoved: "If you could, why are you sitting here now?"

Bins said: "That is because I admire your talent. You cultivate both life and history. Not only can you persist under my biographical clone, but you even broke through to the Dao Domain realm during the battle."

"If you follow me, it would be better than staying in that weak dynasty, where you will only waste your talent."

Bins stood up and walked step by step to the door of the tavern.

Ji Si's expression changed, and light constantly erupted from his body, but it still did not affect Bins's actions.

Bins lifted his foot, stood at the door, and looked back: "You know things you shouldn't know. I cannot let you go. Now I ask you one last time, are you willing to follow me?"

Ji Si still shook his head: "Bins, I advise you not to look."

"What a pity." Bins ignored Ji Si's threat, shook his head with regret, and then stepped out the door.

He began to erode Ji Si's transmission world. Ji Si had only just broken through to the Dao Domain realm, while he was at the Reincarnation realm. Even a biographical clone was not something Ji Si could resist.

Bins spent only five breaths of time to reach the core of Ji Si's transmission world—a Time Room that recorded many secrets.

These Time Rooms were records of hidden history.

Just as Bins was about to break open the largest Time Room to control Ji Si's core, suddenly—

"Hum~"

Inside one of the Time Halls, a scene suddenly appeared.

In the scene, a young man in white dharma robes sat on the main seat of a floating platform, seemingly hosting guests.

Excluding the two men and one woman beside the youth, there were nine figures among the guests.

And when Bins stared at it, a golden ripple emerged from the scene.

It shot out like a flame, instantly burning Bins's biographical clone to ashes.

There are many kinds of Dao in the universe: Five Elements Dao, Yin-Yang Dao... and what the Self-School respects most is naturally the Life Dao.

"What?"

Bins's true self was shocked, and the gilded black book above his head opened rapidly.

An illusory image of a dragon-headed bird emerged from the black book, blocking in front of Bins.

"Sift, sift, sift, sift~~"

Bins watched helplessly as all 500, 40 feathers on the 'Heavenly Winged Divine Bird' fell off.

In the end, it still couldn't hold on, and the power struck him.

"How is this possible? What exactly was that... My five hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation couldn't even block it..." Bins roared.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Hmm?"

Bins woke up from his confusion.

He saw that the black book above his head had turned to ashes and fallen, and the green book beneath him was also tattered.

"This, what is going on?" Bins was shocked, "Wasn't I invading Ji Si's transmission world? Why... Heavens, what exactly happened?"

At the same time, inside the Jia-Chen Pass, Ji Si murmured as he woke up.

"Fool, I told you not to look..."

"What? Who are you talking to?"

Ji Si opened his eyes and immediately saw Zhao Xing's face.

"Grand Silon?"

"It is me. I sent a clone to the Jia-Chen 14th Pass to see you," Zhao Xing said.

"How long have I been in a coma?"

"Not long, three months."

"Oh." Ji Si seemed to wake up from a dream, not yet recovered from the lingering effects.

Zhao Xing waited for a long time before Ji Si spoke again.

"Grand Silon, I am fine now. I..."

"Lord Ji, listen to me first," Zhao Xing said: "The ambush you suffered in the Annihilation Star Corridor was by the Rainbow Moon Dynasty. I already know."

"Grand Silon, there is still... behind this..."

Ji Si was about to elaborate, but was interrupted by Zhao Xing again: "You have just recovered, don't overthink it. This was just a normal war outside the pass. It's just that the Great Zhou lost, lost territory, and suffered casualties. Do you understand?"

"In the future, we can grow strong and seek revenge on the Rainbow Moon Dynasty. But for now, you don't need to worry about anything."

Ji Si looked at the card in Zhao Xing's hand and nodded, taking it: "Yes, I understand."

He understood this Tianning card Zhao Xing gave him—the same memory modification as last time had occurred again!

But this time, Ji Si wasn't panicked, because at least Zhao Xing knew.

"Alright, you have just recovered from your injuries and broken through to the Dao Domain realm. You still need to consolidate your foundation, so I won't disturb you."

"Remember, if you encounter anything strange in the future, tell me first," Zhao Xing said.

"Good." Ji Si nodded.

After seeing Ji Si, Zhao Xing felt a deep sense of crisis.

As the second Great Zhou person capable of retaining memories during the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom event, only Zhao Xing knew of Ji Si's uniqueness. He did not believe Ji Si had made a mistake.

In other words, this heavy blow to the Great Zhou had to have some connection to the Carlos family.

But now, he could only pretend not to know.

"I am only at the Origin realm now. If I really encounter something major, I can only take risks. I cannot openly compete or fight. If I encounter disputes, I can only endure."

"Ultimately, it is because my own strength is too weak."

"I must accelerate my pace to become a Coral-level member and farm more favor with the big shots, otherwise, if I encounter similar things again, I will still be powerless."

Reason told Zhao Xing that now was not the time for revenge.

He comforted Ji Si and left the room.

But when his clone toured the rest area of the Jia-Chen 14th Pass and saw the heavily wounded Great Zhou officials, especially the tragic state of Xia Jing in the medical pod with only a remnant of a body, Zhao Xing still couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent, his fists clenched tight.

"Whether it is the Carlos family or whoever, I have noted this debt."

"When I finish my re-cultivation, I will sooner or later visit to settle it one by one."

"Yes, my lord."

After giving the instructions, he began to ponder the jade talisman left by Zuo Qiyu.

"This is the main event." Zhao Xing's eyes were burning.

The Grand Void Straw Man Method was an advanced technique of the Giant Yang Straw Man Method.

His current Giant Yang Straw Man ability had reached a limit; if he could master the Grand Void Straw Man, his ability would undergo a qualitative leap. It could become his most powerful technique.

"Once the Grand Void Straw Man is mastered, it will be an overtaking on a curve; even if my Dao field is not as good as the top ten geniuses, it will be enough to defeat them."

The Grand Void Straw Man matches the combat power of the Dao Domain Realm, but this Dao Domain Realm is compared to the Void Ancestor!

What kind of person was the Void Ancestor?

One of the Five Emperors of the Xuanling Star Domain!

A peerless powerhouse who shone through an era, he was invincible at every realm.

The Grand Void Straw Man Method was created based on the Void Ancestor during his Dao Domain Realm period.

"I must put most of my energy into this."

Holding the jade talisman, his heart moved. A large amount of practice materials provided by Zuo Qiyu, as well as cultivation techniques containing Dao rhyme, burst out from it.

No matter how cold Zuo Qiyu was as a person, he was very good at doing things.

The materials for practicing the Straw Man Method were provided for free; although supplied at fixed times and quantities, they could basically satisfy Zhao Xing's cultivation.

"The difficulty of the Grand Void Straw Man is very high; if I want to master it as soon as possible, I have to rely on this to take fewer detours!"

Zhao Xing's heart moved, the panel popped up in front of him, and he began to focus on farming proficiency.

……

Time passed, cultivation has no years; in the blink of an eye, more than two hundred years had passed.

At this time, it was already the 1775th year since Zhao Xing entered the Primordial World.

In the third month of spring, in the quiet East District of Haizao City, at the Huailiu Courtyard.

"Hum~"

A two-meter-tall straw man with a grey-black body flickered in the Huailiu Courtyard.

Half of its body was slowly pulled out from the void, its eyes tightly closed.

When it completely detached from the void, a pair of grey eyes suddenly opened, surrounded by six mists that formed pupils.

The straw man's gaze was deep and vast, as if it contained the void of the universe of all things.

The 1775th year, four months, and twelve days after entering the Primordial World.

Zhao Xing's first Grand Void Straw Man was mastered.

And the moment the Grand Void Straw Man was mastered, an extraordinary vibration came from the less-than-two-meter-tall straw man, spreading toward the entire void of the Primordial World.

On this day, throughout the entire Primordial World, all Si Nong below the Reincarnation Realm were surprised to find that their controlled straw men suddenly collapsed in an instant.

No matter how they cast their spells, it was difficult to make the fallen straw men stand up again, nor could they summon a second straw man!

And the Si Nong who were practicing the Straw Man Method suddenly saw the back of a man wearing dark golden dharma robes appear in their field of vision.

"What's going on? Why did my straw man suddenly disperse?"

"Who is this back? Am I hallucinating?"

"The Straw Man Method suddenly failed and almost crushed me to death... Who, who did this!"

"There is something strange..."

Sounds of confusion erupted from the void in various parts of the Primordial World.

The Si Nong of the entire Primordial World were in an uproar.