Chapter 427: Gu Luohe

"The most critical part is coming." Zhao Xing looked up at Emperor Chen Jiu above.

The geniuses had already been screened, and the next step was to go and see powerhouses of different levels from the Primordial Realm in batches for the apprenticeship phase.

"I won one match in the finals, so I should at least be able to snag a teacher who is a Samsara Emperor."

There were only 160 people left in the finals, and after winning one match, only 80 remained. Zhao Xing could be considered one of the top 80 geniuses of the Primordial Assembly.

There were not many combat-type Si Nong of the Self-Nature Sect that could be sent out from the Primordial Realm, and the Emperors did not have that much time to teach students, so the number of people was relatively small.

According to past conventions, only 160 people could be taken as disciples; among the remaining 1,840, very few were taken as disciples and taught by Emperor-level figures.

"Whoosh~"

After Emperor Chen Jiu finished speaking, tens of thousands of people flew out from the temporary residences where Zhao Xing was located.

Because the Heavenly Time, Earthly Advantage, and Self-Nature sects were divided into six zones, the Primordial Realm had taken a total of 18,572 Si Nong.

The Self-Nature Sect combat zone had 2,000 people, while the remaining people were from other zones.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The 18,572 people were divided into different phalanxes according to their respective zones and rankings.

The phalanx where Zhao Xing was located had the fewest people, only 160.

"He actually made it to the finals."

"When I first saw him in the Manya Small World during the second round, he wasn't even in the Great Divine Ability Realm. I didn't expect that in just two hundred years, he would actually make it to the finals."

Xiao Chen Xuan, a mixed-blood of the Turtle Clan, felt a sour sensation in his heart for no reason when he saw Zhao Xing standing among those 160 people.

"This bastard." Xi Lin also saw Zhao Xing and subconsciously gritted her teeth. She remembered that Zhao Xing had once blown her up and disfigured her, but she didn't remember what happened afterward. Thinking about it now, she still felt itchy with hatred.

"That animal..."

"Hmph, bitch!"

These whispers came from the contestants who had been eliminated by Zhao Xing.

They didn't know how many Void Mushrooms they had eaten, and they had all been tortured by Zhao Xing on the World Star arena.

"His fame is not inferior to the top ten." Emperor Five Poisons stood next to Zuo Zuo Qiyu, looking from afar at the genius Si Nong gathering under the vines.

"You call that fame?" Zuo Zuo Qiyu glanced at Emperor Five Poisons. "That's right, you were about the same back then."

"An old animal taking in a young animal, wonderful."

"Are you, Envoy Zuo, any good thing?" Emperor Five Poisons looked at the Buddha-like Zuo Zuo Qiyu and couldn't help but sneer. "In the Battle of the Sanwan River Basin, I was not as ruthless as you."

Zuo Zuo Qiyu said indifferently: "It was all done by the straw men; what does it have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Five Poisons sighed with emotion: "Envoy Zuo's face is truly thicker than tree bark."

While chatting, the genius Si Nong below had already been teleported one after another through the Thousand Star Vine.

"Even with the Thousand Star Vine shuttling through space for teleportation, it can still only cover 30% of the Primordial Realm's area."

"However, fortunately, the human activity area of the Primordial Realm is mainly in the 30% area covered by the Thousand Star Vine."

Emperor Chen Jiu was also giving a brief introduction while leading the geniuses to move.

"From today on, your Star Mirrors will be bound to you personally, and the confidentiality level will be increased."

"You must also be careful yourselves. Do not go to any places that are not displayed on your Star Mirror maps. Those are either forbidden lands of the Primordial Realm or places where the Empire stores its heavy treasures."

"Once you trespass, it is very likely that you will be injured or even lose your life. Even if you are lucky enough to be fine, you will be severely punished, and you may even lose your qualification for further study and be kicked out of the Primordial Realm. Remember this."

"Yes." Everyone expressed that they had remembered it.

The Primordial Realm is not only a holy land for the Empire to cultivate Si Nong, but many major spell researches and divine weapon creations also take place here.

Like the 【Three Thousand Dao Seeds】 area, Zhao Xing and the others could only go to a few places before.

Even now, they can only go to less than one-tenth of the area.

Because many places involve major secrets, those who have not reached the Samsara Realm are not qualified to know, let alone enter.

Zhao Xing knew of many similar places, such as the eastern region of the Primordial Realm, where there was a secret star system conducting research on life-mechanical types.

That seemed to be an experiment led by Great Emperor Chixing, and Great Emperor Chixing was a God-level figure in the mechanical profession!

The reason Zhao Xing knew this was because in the next version, 【Star River Ten Thousand Worlds】, when the wasteland at the border of the Xuanling Star Domain was opened, some experimental subjects would be released from inside.

Those experimental subjects, which were a fusion of plant life and mechanism Dao soldiers, were known as 【Chixing Heavenly Soldiers】. They carried the deduction and calculation capabilities of the Great Expansion Divine Weapon, their 【combat instinct】 was terrifying, they almost possessed secret techniques from the entire series of the profession, and they were capable of analyzing weaknesses. Each one was extremely terrifying.

At this time, in the western part of the Primordial Realm, Si Nong from the Taigu Zhi Qiu had already arrived in the Primordial Realm, intending to cooperate in opening up a 【Star River Ancient Path】 in the wasteland.

The star system cluster in the southern part of the Primordial Realm was planted with a large amount of strategic materials, the worst of which were supplied for use by those in the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm.

"The Empire is preparing to explore the border of the wasteland, and now it has already concentrated its national strength to move resources in this direction. I will study in the Primordial Realm for 2,486 years, and the time node for the next version is almost 3,000 years later."

"The process of the Xuanling Star Domain becoming a wasteland will also accelerate afterward. I'm afraid only one-tenth of these reincarnated Samsara Realm figures will be able to recover their strength."

Zhao Xing twisted his fingertips lightly, his gaze sweeping over the 'geniuses' around him.

There were many who had reincarnated through Samsara, but as the situation in the Xuanling Star Domain worsened, let alone becoming a God, even becoming a Samsara Realm figure would become increasingly difficult.

This was not due to talent, but due to the environment.

The wasteland was spreading, the Great Dao was not manifest, spiritual energy was decreasing... By then, the Xuanling Star Domain would show signs of 'extinction'!

"I must cherish the time of cultivation in the Primordial Realm. I must at least become a Life and Death Dao Domain Realm figure to be able to grasp the opportunities in the development of the wasteland."

"If I were to follow the trajectory of my previous life step by step, I'm afraid I would still fail to impact the God Realm. Fortunately, in this life, I have already entered the Primordial Realm very early."

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and he quickly restrained them.

One month later.

Emperor Chen Jiu led the people, stopping and going, and the number of people in the team became smaller and smaller.

When they arrived at the last stop, only 160 people remained beside Emperor Chen Jiu.

It no longer led people to take the Thousand Star Vine teleportation channel, but summoned a small boat to fly.

Not long after, a shocking scene appeared before everyone's eyes:

Under the vast starry sky, a nine-leaf ancient tree floated in the void.

It had two leaves at the very top, most of which were submerged in the void, with only a small part exposed outside.

The leaves were incomparably vast, with veins winding between them like ancient runes, emitting a soft and strange faint light, as if telling the secrets of the beginning of the universe's birth.

On one of the green leaves, a sun star was quietly held up. This sun star was like a burning giant furnace, releasing endless light and heat.

The blinding golden light surged like surging waves, surging toward the surroundings. Every ray of light contained enough energy to ignite the entire star system.

And on the other green leaf, a lunar star was carried.

The lunar star emitted a cold and bright silver radiance, forming a sharp contrast with the scorching heat of the sun star. That light was like a quiet lake, soft and deep, as if it could reflect the souls of all things in the world.

The craters and huge plains on the surface of the star were looming in the moonlight, mysterious and solemn. These two stars, one hot and one cold, one bright and one dark, were steadily held up by the two green leaves of this plant.

They were completely motionless, as if they had reached some kind of balance of the Dao.

Only the light intertwined together, forming a dreamlike light curtain, twisting the surrounding space into strange shapes.

Except for the two large leaves at the top, the seven leaves below were surrounded by many stars, only smaller.

A closer look would reveal that cities and buildings were built on those stars.

In places that were even smaller, like pixels, green leaves were rolled up, woven into doors of time and space, leading to unknown places.

"The Primordial Divine Tree is also the core of the entire Primordial Realm." Zhao Xing still showed a shocked expression when he saw it again.

The other geniuses, including Tuo Sen, Pu Guangrui, Han Qianye, Youling, and others, were also full of shock.

Regardless of whether there were reincarnated Samsara figures among them, when they saw the Primordial Divine Tree for the first time, it was difficult to suppress the exclamation from the bottom of their hearts.

"A God-level tree, I used to think it was just a legend... I didn't expect the Primordial Realm to really have one." Pu Tianrui, who ranked second in this competition, couldn't help but have a dazed look in his eyes, muttering to himself.

"The vast universe, the brilliant Great Dao, there is actually a plant life that can reach such a level." Fairy Youling stood not far from Zhao Xing, and she also exclaimed. "Humans are truly insignificant."

"To see this in this life, I have no regrets even if I die." Han Qianye had a fanatical look on his face.

"So the huge Thousand Star Vine has its main vine attached to the Primordial Divine Tree."

"Stars circling the tree, the strong living on it, the harmonious unity of man and nature, the universe and the Great Dao, it is truly a great design."

"Great..."

The existence of the Primordial Divine Tree made all the geniuses fall into shock, suddenly feeling their own insignificance.

Emperor Chen Jiu smiled slightly. The reason it didn't teleport them directly in, but flew from the outside, was to achieve this effect.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg of the Primordial Realm. Everyone, sit tight. You will have plenty of time to appreciate it slowly in the future."

After giving a reminder, Emperor Chen Jiu controlled the flying boat under its feet, crossed the endless void, and descended on the leaf at the very bottom of the Primordial Great Tree.

The leaf was completely a super continent, with many cities and buildings on it, with very different styles.

After landing, the visual impact was not so shocking, but it still made people incomparably curious.

"Everyone." Emperor Chen Jiu landed in front of a blue, white, black, and green four-colored city. "This is Algae City. You can walk straight in."

"Algae City is named after the sect's ideology, because most of the powerhouses in the Primordial Realm believe that life was born in the primordial ocean."

"Secondly, algae plants are the earliest known plant life, and Algae City is built with the material of an ancient algae."

"There are seventy-two powerhouses in Algae City who preach here. You can go and listen to the powerhouses preach and find a teacher who is compatible with you. It is also possible that a teacher will take the initiative to find you. In short... each of you can take an Emperor as a teacher!"

After Emperor Chen Jiu finished speaking, it put away the flying boat and let the 160 geniuses down.

"Thank you, Emperor Chen Jiu, for leading the way." Zhao Xing was the first to cup his hands and salute, subconsciously trying to gain favor.

The other geniuses reacted and also echoed the salute: "Thank you, Emperor Chen Jiu."

Emperor Chen Jiu glanced at Zhao Xing and smiled slightly.

After returning the salute, it disappeared in front of Algae City.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~"

The 160 geniuses immediately flew toward the city to find a teacher who was compatible with them.

Soon, only a few five people remained in front of the city gate.

Zhao Xing took a look, and the remaining few included Tuo Sen, Youling, and Pu Guangrui.

Those who were more anxious were those with lower rankings, while those with higher rankings did not seem anxious.

"Thank you, Fairy Youling." Now that it was private time, Zhao Xing cupped his hands and saluted Youling, thanking her for her previous guidance.

"Oh? Didn't you thank me before? Why thank me again?" Fairy Youling was examining the city wall of Algae City when she suddenly heard Zhao Xing's voice and turned her head to look.

"After a battle with the Fairy, I was able to successfully master the Great Divine Ability of the World Law." Zhao Xing said, "It's just that time is tight, and I didn't have time to prepare the Dao board for rubbing."

"No problem." Fairy Youling was quite free and easy: "Good food is not afraid of being late. You can send it whenever you have time."

Seeing that she was focused on observing the algae patterns on the outer city wall, Zhao Xing didn't bother her anymore.

As for the others, there was no social interaction, and Zhao Xing didn't deliberately try to contact them, so he walked straight into the city.

Just as he entered the city, before he could see what the scene inside was like, he saw a dark green preaching platform floating over his head.

On it sat a middle-aged man wearing a black-gold dharma robe, chanting with an unfathomable expression: "The heart domain is the field, the Dao is the plant; the spiritual root is deeply rooted, and the intention is difficult to wither. In the morning, welcome the five qi to nourish the seedlings; in the evening, guard the true essence to help the leaves flourish."

Zhao Xing looked up and found that there were a few golden characters engraved on this preaching platform: Emperor Five Elements.

Emperor Five Poisons was a nickname; Emperor Five Elements was the name he chose for himself.

Naturally, it was better to use the name Emperor Five Elements to take in disciples at this time.

Zhao Xing took a look, cupped his hands, and continued walking forward.

The poem was a good poem, but he also knew the reputation of Emperor Five Poisons.

Five Poisons often invited disciples to do experiments together, calling it research, but in reality, he often poisoned his disciples, making them neither human nor ghost.

The disciples' cultivation base did indeed advance greatly, but the process was very torturous.

Staying next to poisonous plants every day, who could stand that?

Emperor Five Poisons was not the first choice for Zhao Xing, nor was he the second choice; he didn't intend to take Emperor Five Poisons as a teacher at all.

"Hmm? Left?" Emperor Five Poisons was slightly stunned. "Could it be that my Great Dao sound just now wasn't majestic enough?"

Thinking in his heart, Emperor Five Poisons moved the high platform and disappeared from the spot. Half an hour after Zhao Xing flew out, he found a corner to meet him again.

"The sun star is like a flame burning the true meaning, the lunar star is like frost reflecting the nature and melting."

"The body nourishes the six qi, containing the essence, the mysteries of the Great Dao are endless... Damn, why did he run again?"

This time, the Dao rhyme and visions displayed by Emperor Five Poisons were magnificent.

It attracted seven or eight geniuses to take him as a teacher, but Zhao Xing still didn't even look at it and left.

"Hahahahahahahaha~" Zuo Zuo Qiyu laughed mercilessly. He sat on the roof, drinking wine under a bright moon.

Seeing Emperor Five Poisons repeatedly hitting a wall, his appetite became even better.

"Laugh at your ancestors!" Five Poisons was angry. "If you can do it, you go up!"

Zuo Zuo Qiyu crossed his legs, hanging on the eaves: "Five Poisons, don't provoke me. If I really take him in, won't you hate me?"

"I think, why don't you just stop him and say it clearly."

"Just say that I, Old Poison, am pitiful, have a bad reputation, and have no skills, please take me as your teacher... ah hahahaha."

The void in front of Zuo Zuo Qiyu twisted into a gas-like shape, and his figure flashed, instantly dodging Emperor Five Poisons' attack.

However, the wine bottle was smashed to pieces.

Zuo Zuo Qiyu took a look, and without a word, jumped in front of Zhao Xing.

"I am Zuo Zuo Qiyu, one of the twelve Primordial Envoys, skilled in the straw man method. I have never had a disciple before. Are you willing to take me as your teacher?"

Zhao Xing was startled. Zuo Zuo Qiyu?

Zuo Zuo Qiyu, who could perform the Taichu clone? He actually took the initiative to appear and wanted to take himself as a disciple?

Zuo Zuo Qiyu was his first choice, so what else was there to say?

Zhao Xing immediately wanted to take him as a teacher.

Unexpectedly, he didn't manage to bow down; his body became stiff and he couldn't move.

"What's going on? Am I poisoned?" Zhao Xing looked at his hands with some surprise, not knowing when they had turned liver-colored.

Another figure appeared beside him.

It was Emperor Five Poisons, whom he had already seen twice.

"You are not allowed to take him as a teacher!" Emperor Five Poisons looked at Zuo Zuo Qiyu with great annoyance. "This person has never had a disciple before, but his disciple betrayed him, hmph... To be a teacher to this extent, one can see how unbearable he is!"

Zhao Xing couldn't figure out the situation at all, but he felt that Zuo Zuo Qiyu had been poked in a sore spot. He saw Zuo Zuo Qiyu's whole body burning with flames, and incomparably terrifying fluctuations twisted toward Emperor Five Poisons.

"No way, they can fight over this?" Zhao Xing was stunned. The personality of the Self-Nature Sect was a bit strange, but this was the Primordial Realm. Two Emperor-level big shots, fighting as soon as they said so?

When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer. Zhao Xing was now afraid that he would be broken.

Unfortunately, with two Emperors making a move, he couldn't do anything at all.

Just as he was about to suffer, the next moment—

All the terrifying fluctuations dissipated.

Zuo Zuo Qiyu's flames disappeared, and the six purple gas pillars on Emperor Five Poisons' body were also retracted.

A man wearing a white dharma robe with a golden-green seedling embroidered on the robe appeared between the two.

The pattern on the seedling lit up slightly, and the mysterious lines seemed to make the surrounding time and space stagnate.

Zhao Xing saw that the movements of Tuo Sen, Youling, and Pu Guangrui, who were entering from outside the city, had become slow, as if they were crawling like turtles.

The Demigod Gu Luohe appeared, stopping this fight.

"Five Poisons, Zuo Qiyu, you have gone too far." Gu Luohe's tone was peaceful.

Although Gu Luohe's words were just a light remark, Emperor Five Poisons and Zuo Zuo Qiyu both completely calmed down and lowered their heads to admit their mistakes.

"You go down and calm down first." Gu Luohe waved his hand, and the two Emperors sank into the ground.

The surrounding time and space returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened had never happened.

Tuo Sen, Youling, and Pu Guangrui passed by them, seemingly not seeing Zhao Xing and Gu Luohe standing in the middle of the street at all.

At this time, Zhao Xing also found that his body had recovered as before, as if time had flowed backward.

However, Gu Luohe appeared in front of him, proving that everything just now was not an illusion.

"As expected of Gu Luohe, the Demigod who can lock the life zones in the microscopic world." Zhao Xing felt incomparable admiration in his heart.

The attitudes of Zuo Zuo Qiyu and Emperor Five Poisons also proved from the side that Gu Luohe's strength was absolutely unquestionable and powerful!

"Zhao Xing." Gu Luohe turned around. "I will be in charge of your teaching during your time in the Primordial Realm. Are you willing?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 428 =====