Chapter 451

When Zhao Xing first participated in the Primordial Assembly, he received no small amount of care from Lord Beihe, and his World Law was even taught to him by the scholars Qiao Song and Yang Zhuo.

He also had several territories under his command, which were also gifted by Lord Beihe.

One must repay a favor once owed, not to mention that the roots of the Great Zhou lay in the Wuye Constellation of the Beihe Star System, which could also be considered a second hometown.

"The Beihe Star System is my home, and the Beihe Legion is my own legion."

"Please give your orders, Lord. As long as Zhao Xing can do it, I will certainly give it my all."

Lord Beihe immediately transmitted over an unfamiliar star map.

"The Tuoye Army led by Qiao Song and Yang Zhuo is currently carrying out a mission in the Langping Path and Wang Liang Star Sector of the Siyue Desolate Domain."

"The Military Department asked us to open up a garrison, but that area has forces of the Demon Race, and it is constantly being attacked."

"I am mobilizing the remaining divisions of the Beihe Legion to provide support, but after exiting the Jiachen Thirteenth Pass, there are only two paths to choose from."

"The first is to fly through forty-six constellations, including Shilong, Jiyi-4, Yinshao-9, and Gong-4."

"The second is to borrow the eight Starry Sky Ring-Lands of the Haitong Ancient Path and transmit using the method of shifting shapes and changing shadows."

"However, ordinary people cannot borrow passage on the Haitong Ancient Path, so the Beihe Legion can only take the first route." Lord Beihe felt quite helpless.

Zhao Xing compared it to the star map and immediately understood where the trouble Lord Beihe spoke of lay.

The first path was for boundary boats to fly directly; because it was in territory influenced by the Desolate Domain, it was difficult to establish starry sky transmission arrays along this route, and even if there were any, they were not ones the Beihe Legion could use.

Zhao Xing looked at the list of people in charge along this route, including the heads of the Boundary Transport Division, the Array Division, the Dao Soldier Division, and so on; they basically all came from the southern border of the Empire. The various departments were not even under each other's command.

If Lord Beihe used it as a logistics transport line, there was no other problem, except that it was too slow.

This route belonged to the public lines, and since it was for public use, it naturally could not be called very efficient.

Whether it was transporting supplies or mobilizing troops, the time consumed was relatively long; if something really happened, the fastest it would take to reach the Langping Path where Qiao Song and Yang Zhuo were located would be fifteen years later.

If one took the Haitong Ancient Path and utilized the great arrays on the Ring-Lands to transmit, a lot of time could be saved, and it would only take three months to arrive—it was a proper high-level VIP route!

The main force in charge of the Haitong Ancient Path was the Taigu Zhi Qiu, the general person in charge was Emperor Venerable Hong Shan, plus some Haitong Envoys sent by the Primordial Realm to assist, such as Zhao Xing.

The Haitong Ancient Path was not provided for use by individuals or forces outside the list.

And the Beihe Legion was not counted as the Empire's centrally coordinated 'official army'; in this

exploration activity, its nature leaned more towards a 'private army.'

If there were no connections, Lord Beihe wanting to borrow passage? Not a chance!

Lord Beihe might have had a little hope if he were commanding the army himself, but he was currently acting alone, exploring the 【Blue Butterfly Path】 where only those in the Reincarnation Realm could venture.

That was why he came to beg Zhao Xing.

"I will handle this matter immediately. Please wait a moment, Lord."

Seeing Zhao Xing agree so readily, Lord Beihe laughed: "Zhao Xing, thank you. Then I will wait for your good news."

…

The reason Zhao Xing agreed to Lord Beihe's request so quickly was mainly because he was a First-Level Haitong Envoy and had room to maneuver.

And he himself was also someone who could speak to Emperor Venerable Hong Shan.

"Since passage is not given to people or forces outside the list, then just add the Beihe Legion to it. Let the Beihe Legion do some work while they're at it, and the matter will be logical and smooth."

"Just right, I can also add the Great Zhou's exploration team in to mix in some benefits." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He first notified the people of the Great Zhou, letting Ji Che prepare the men and horses and merge them under the Beihe Legion; nominally they belonged to the Beihe Legion, but they did not accept management. Subsequently, he added the Beihe Legion to the list of cooperative defense forces for the Haitong Ancient Path.

In this way, he could not only solve Lord Beihe's problem but also

allow the Great Zhou to benefit.

The only problem was that his own people had not yet arrived at the destination, and the position of Haitong Envoy had not yet officially taken effect.

"This matter doesn't even need to trouble Emperor Venerable Hong Shan; just finding Yuan Qiusheng will do." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

There were many Haitong Envoys sent by the Primordial Realm on the Haitong Ancient Path, just with different levels; Yuan Qiusheng was also a First-Level Haitong Envoy, an auxiliary-type Si Nong of the Benwo Sect, and held a very high status in the Desolate Domain exploration operation.

Yuan Qiusheng's teacher, 'Emperor Venerable Bi Sui', was even the person in charge of the Haitong Ancient Path's 【Hui Ling】 project, mainly responsible for creating spiritual seed bases along the Haitong Ancient Path to stabilize the spiritual energy environment of the Haitong Ancient Path. He and Emperor Venerable Hong Shan were the two major people in charge of this path.

One was responsible for leading people to dig in the front, and one was responsible for leading people to plant in the back.

Originally there should have been three people in charge, and one more combat-type powerhouse responsible for managing the army, but Emperor Venerable Hong Shan himself had very strong combat power, and the Taigu Zhi Qiu did not like to have too many people intervening in the project, so Emperor Venerable Hong Shan held the position concurrently.

After a burst of snowflakes, the Star Mirror quickly displayed an image; on the other end, Yuan Qiusheng was working in a colorful field.

"Qiusheng, busy?"

"Just busywork." A smile appeared on Yuan Qiusheng's honest face: "Chenan, what about you? I heard you set off; you should still be on the road, right?"

"Just passed the Triangle Constellation of the Manya Star System; it will take another three years to arrive. Qiusheng, I have a matter I'd like to ask for your help with..." Zhao Xing went straight to the point. After listening, Yuan Qiusheng agreed without hesitation: "A small matter, just hang it under my name first; just right, I'm lacking manpower here."

"You're lacking manpower?" Zhao Xing was puzzled, "Did Emperor Venerable Bi Sui not send you people?"

"Not enough." Yuan Qiusheng pointed to the field behind him: "Look."

Zhao Xing looked at the lush plants behind Yuan Qiusheng and couldn't help but be curious: "Why are there so many seedlings? I can't recognize most of them; are they all derivative species?"

"No, they are native species." Yuan Qiusheng said excitedly: "Unbelievable, right? I've only been here for seven years and have already discovered 320,000 unknown native species. The Tuoye Army (armies responsible for exploration are all called Tuoye Armies) sends many species every day; I'm really too busy to handle it all!"

"Look at this light blue thorn-family plant; it can actually make the Demon Race go into heat, but it has no effect on the Human Race. Its efficacy is ten times that of an ordinary aphrodisiac pill!"

"And this sapling, it actually starts to split during the seedling stage. Do you think this is suitable as spell material for the Straw Man Method?"

"Look at it again..."

Speaking of new plants, Yuan Qiusheng was endless, as if he wouldn't be tired even if he talked for a few years.

Zhao Xing and Yuan Qiusheng discussed for several hours in the Star Mirror; at the end, Yuan Qiusheng received a mission and needed to leave, so he said with lingering interest: "Brother Zhao, come quickly; I've saved many native troop types for you; you will definitely be very interested!"

"Good, I will definitely arrive as soon as possible."

Closing the Star Mirror, Zhao Xing immediately transmitted the news to Lord Beihe, Yang Lin.

On the other end, Lord Beihe, having received the news, couldn't help but sigh: "The status of the Primordial Realm's number one genius is truly high; I couldn't even get a word in, yet he handled it with a wave of his hand."

Closing the Star Mirror, Lord Beihe looked at the distorted space-time channel in the distance and couldn't help but make up his mind: "I have to fight for it too; my True Spirit potential has been exhausted. If I don't fight in this life, I definitely won't be able to pass the tribulation of the next life."

Those in the Reincarnation Realm have a tribulation life; the longer one delays the tribulation, the greater the tribulation. The tribulation life is a big problem that many in the Reincarnation Realm have to face, and Lord Beihe belonged to the lords who were not confident in passing the tribulation.

……

In the following time, Zhao Xing meditated on the Reincarnation Secret Method left by Qing Qing Yu Zi on the boundary boat.

As the soul secret method of the Reincarnation Divine Temple, the Great Reincarnation Divine Ability ranked first in the "Three Thousand Divine Abilities."

According to Qing Qing Yu Zi, this method still had a follow-up; Zhao Xing could find him again after he practiced the "Great Reincarnation Divine Ability."

"I don't know what Old Qing means, actually passing the Great Reincarnation Divine Ability to me privately." After Zhao Xing finished his daily meditation, he couldn't help but speculate

about Qing Qing Yu Zi's intentions. "The Reincarnation Divine Temple is divided into several factions, and the will of the upper echelons has diverged. Could it be that they are each recruiting troops and buying horses, preparing to fight a battle?"

Zhao Xing could only think that Old Qing felt that he, this pawn, had performed well in the previous assembly event, so he intended to continue using him.

"In any case, it's not a bad thing; coming into contact with familiar Divine Realms is always better than unfamiliar ones."

"If I accidentally hang up, Old Qing can at least fish me up for a few rounds."

Zhao Xing increased the weight of his practice plan for the Great Reincarnation Divine Ability, followed by the Demon God Underground Palace and Mount Wuzhi, as well as the practice of the Hunyuan Realm.

The boundary boat shuttled rapidly through the Empire's territory, and time passed quickly for three years.

……

【You have entered the Beicang System, coordinates: Sun 14, Taiyin 14, Tianmen 15.】

A coordinate prompt appeared on the panel, and Zhao Xing also woke up from his practice.

At the same time, the artifact spirit on the Mountain Cat also reminded: "Master, Jiachen Fourteenth Pass is almost here."

"Hmm." Zhao Xing came to the porthole.

A galaxy appeared in the starry sky ahead, with dense boundary stars and ring-shaped star lands arranged neatly and orderly.

All the boundary stars and star lands could not only provide survival for people but also

serve as the foundation for arrays.

The continuous galaxy formed a starry sky Great Wall, and one couldn't see the end at all.

"Truly beautiful." Zhao Xing asked.

"The Emperor is right, very beautiful." The Thousand Illusion Tree echoed.

"Thousand Illusion, then tell me, what is beautiful about Jiachen Pass?"

"Uh, this..." The Thousand Illusion Tree couldn't answer for a moment. "Please enlighten me, Emperor."

Zhao Xing didn't make things difficult for the Thousand Illusion Tree and explained: "The Heavenly Stem 'Jia' belongs to Yang Wood, and the Earthly Branch 'Chen' belongs to Yang Earth; the Jiachen Majestic Pass forms a 'cover' combination of Wood controlling Earth. This is to resist the invasion of Desolate Domain-ization."

"In the theory of the Earthly Profit Sect, all boundary stars and star lands, and even the stars of the Sun and Taiyin, were split from that first piece of 【Extreme Land】 in the universe."

"Therefore, Earthly Profit Law can be applied to the infinite territory of the universe."

"The expansion of the Desolate Domain is the exhaustion of the starry sky's earth veins; the design concept of Jiachen Pass fits the theory of the Earthly Profit Sect perfectly."

"The large and small starry sky fortresses are designed according to the Benwo Sect classic 'Theory of Material Scriptures'; the ring-shaped star lands and many void plants completely fuse the star pass with the void."

"At Jiachen Pass, even the void rivers are completely cut off; if you want to smuggle, there's no way."

"Such a vast and magnificent man-made majestic pass is naturally breathtaking." The Thousand Illusion Tree flattered: "The Emperor has a unique eye; just a few words can make people feel enlightened."

"Go away, where did you learn to flatter?"

"Emperor, I am wronged; these are all sincere words!"

"..."

Zhao Xing finally understood why emperors would favor close ministers and listen to slander.

Even knowing that the Thousand Illusion Tree was flattering him, he just felt it sounded good.

……

Jiachen Fourteenth Pass, Crystal Island.

Crystal Island was a beautiful landscape within Jiachen Pass, built by excavating a crystal mineral vein from a Primordial Realm.

The entire island's area was not inferior even compared to top-tier boundary stars; on the island were rolling crystal palaces, each palace containing various kinds of Great Dao origins.

A purple crystal palace in the very center, reaching a height of ten thousand kilometers, was the most dazzling one.

Crystal Island was the office of the Primordial Realm stationed at Jiachen Fourteenth Pass of the Beicang System.

"... The Haitong Envoy sent by the Primordial Realm is about to take office, and the higher-ups specifically instructed us to welcome him personally? Damn it, this guy named Zhao Xing, how does he have such a big face?"

In the tall palace hall, there was a huge silver round table, and

beside the round table were three tall thrones; at this moment, a figure sat on each throne. The one speaking was a man with demon horns, who was looking at Zhao Xing's information.

"Others don't have this kind of pomp; that's because they aren't qualified enough!" A beautiful-looking golden-haired woman with cat ears on her head put down her scarlet wine glass.

"He could defeat Du Yun, who had already entered the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm, while in the Origin Realm, and he is also a disciple of the strongest demigod, Gu Luohe, and was taught by two Emperors, one of which is even a legendary unique skill..."

"My goodness, no wonder we have to welcome him personally; it turns out he is the Primordial Saint Son of this generation. This First-Level Haitong Envoy really needs to be welcomed personally." Another Reincarnation Realm lord with silver hair was pulling at the Star Mirror, shouting exaggeratedly:

"Look at the titles he's been given; I flipped through several pages of the Star Mirror before finishing them. He has more titles than the hair on my body!"

"Lord Peng Ao, let's stop talking nonsense and quickly think about how to receive him; Zhao Xing also concurrently serves as the Inspection Envoy of the Three Pass Treasury Division!"

"Lord Niu Hong is right; we must serve him well. The young man is young and vigorous, and he is a peerless genius; if he finds trouble for us on a whim, it will be difficult to handle." The golden-haired cat woman said solemnly.

Official business always has loopholes; over thousands and ten thousands of years, many problems will accumulate. If you don't check, it won't affect operations, but if you check, all three of them will be in trouble.

"Hurry up and get the pomp ready; Zhao Xing has already passed Star Moon Port and will arrive in just a few days."

"Understood!"

The three Reincarnation Realm lords quickly began to make arrangements.

…

"Hmm? Why are there so few people and boats on the path?" When Zhao Xing drove the boundary boat into the range of Jiachen Fourteenth Pass, he found that the boundary boats and people on the shipping lane had become sparse.

Using the detection mechanism on the Mountain Cat, he found that there was no one on the customs clearance lane he was on!

"Master, three days ago, Lord Peng Ao, Lord Niu Hong, and Lord Yin Er of Jiachen Fourteenth Pass issued a restriction order, clearing out all other boundary boats on the path you are on." The artifact spirit reported.

"They cleared the way and restricted traffic for me." Zhao Xing had a strange look on his face.

"Yes, they transmitted information through the Immeasurable Array, inviting the Master to participate in the banquet held by the three lords to welcome you at Crystal Island."

"Then let's accelerate and go over quickly." Zhao Xing shook his head helplessly. "If we don't go faster, we'll be pointed at by people's spines."

How large was the traffic flow coming and going at Jiachen Pass now? I don't know how many families were going out of the pass to handle urgent matters; causing a restriction and clearing the way to make people wait bitterly, that must be a lot of resentment.

"Yes, accelerating."

……

The three lords specially opened up a manor for Zhao Xing on Crystal Island, because they found that when Zhao Xing lived in Coral City,

he liked to live in manor-style buildings.

They also called over the officials and nobles of Jiachen Fourteenth Pass who had status, to boost the momentum of the welcoming team.

The entire banquet was held incomparably luxuriously; because it was close to the border pass, many Demon Race girls could be captured.

Even among the maids serving food to Zhao Xing, there were many Demon Race beauties with graceful figures and excellent faces.

As for those accompanying him on the left and right, their temperament was even better; Zhao Xing looked with the panel and saw that most of them were dance masters and music masters, and their cultivation was not low, already in the Dao Domain Realm, which could be called talented and beautiful.

"Three lords, you are receiving me so enthusiastically that I don't even want to go out of the pass anymore." Zhao Xing had beauties accompanying him on the left and right, listening to the music in the center of the hall.

"Hahaha, the Envoy has been practicing for so long; it's only right to relax." Lord Peng Ao laughed.

"Yes, I've long heard of Zhao Xing's reputation; even Du Yun was defeated by you. How could we not fulfill our duties as hosts?" Lord Yin Er smiled.

"Seeing you today, it is indeed extraordinary." Niu Hong raised his wine glass and said: "Zhao Xing, in the future at Jiachen Pass, if there is any place where you need my help, just speak up!"

"Easy to say." Zhao Xing exchanged cups with the three lords. He also understood all the implications of the other party's words. As long as he didn't mess around and suddenly check any official business, then everyone would be fine.

He originally had no conflict of interest with the three lords, so naturally he wouldn't go crazy and do such a thing.

The Primordial Realm didn't have any missions for him, and the people were hospitable, so there was no need to be a busybody.

Seeing that Zhao Xing was easy to talk to, the atmosphere became even more harmonious.

"Come, come, come, let me introduce you; this is Marquis Bu Ming; he is very famous at Jiachen Fourteenth Pass. Before many people go out of the pass, they want to find him to cast a divination."

Only to see a tall and thin man with silver runes all over his head stand up to toast; his hair was coiled together, as if entangled by cause-and-effect lines.

Zhao Xing's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly raised his glass to toast: "I have long admired Mr. Yuan's great name; I should be the one to toast you, excuse my rudeness."

Marquis Bu Ming was somewhat surprised: "Oh? Does the Saint Son know me?"

"Of course, Mr. only used three brocade bags to help a good friend resolve a tribulation of a lifetime; with such fame, how could I, Xing, not know?"

Marquis Bu Ming, Yuan Xin, was very surprised. Zhao Xing practiced in the Primordial Realm and was only six thousand years old now; how could he know him?

He, Yuan Xin, used three brocade bags to help people cross the tribulation of a lifetime, thereby entering the Reincarnation Realm; this was something from before the Desolate Domain Era.

Yuan Xin's hand hidden in his sleeve instinctively calculated, but it was all empty, so he just assumed Zhao Xing happened to be his admirer.

"I am quite interested in the way of divination; in the future, please do not hesitate to enlighten me, Mr."

"I dare not; if the Saint Son is interested in understanding the way of fate, you can

come to Haihu Manor to find me at any time." Yuan Xin finished his wine and sat down.

……

"Come, Zhao Xing, let me continue to introduce you; this is the Demon Race historian, Marquis Li Qing."

"So it is Marquis Li Qing; I have long admired your great name! I heard that Marquis Li Qing is very familiar with the Demon Race history of the Mesozoic Era, and can even summon ancient great demons! To be able to reach this level in the Eight Tables is truly something to look up to!"

"Hahaha, the Saint Son praises me too much."

……

"This is..."

"Greetings."

……

The three lords acted as intermediaries and introduced them one by one; Zhao Xing found that he really hadn't come in vain.

There were quite a few people at the banquet whose names he could remember from his previous life.

Master Zhao's old habit flared up again; in such an occasion, it was easy to brush up some favorability, so he also behaved very enthusiastically.

Of course, for those whose names he couldn't remember, he just dealt with them perfunctorily.

……

The banquet was halfway through, and the conversation gradually deepened.

Zhao Xing was a Haitong Envoy, so the topic easily shifted to the 【Haitong Ancient Path】.

"... The Folded Boundary Mountain of the Haitong Ancient Path is not easy to dig. I heard that many people died last year, and even strange phenomena spread; even the Tianma garrison outside the pass saw many people."

Zhao Xing looked at the person speaking; it was the Fate Master Yuan Xin.

"Where did you hear the news, Mr.? How come I don't know."

"The official side naturally won't broadcast strange things." Yuan Xin said: "To avoid panic, I also happened to be at the Tianma garrison and saw some things... Forget it, I'd better not say more, to avoid committing taboos."

"Eh~ Marquis Bu Ming, there are only a few of us here; what else can you not say? Brother Zhao is a Haitong Envoy; if you bring it up but don't elaborate, isn't that whetting people's appetites?" Lord Peng Ao said dissatisfiedly.

At this time, they were already gathered in a small living room; there were not many people. Yuan Xin saw Zhao Xing's expectant expression, so he chatted more deeply: "Alright, then I'll just ramble a bit; the Saint Son should just listen to it as fun; once out of this door, I have never said anything."

"Mr. can speak freely." Zhao Xing half-raised his wine glass and nodded slightly.

"About one hundred and seventy-eight years ago, I heard rumors that the Folded Boundary Mountain on the Haitong Ancient Path frequently dug up some corpses, as well as strange weapons... and suddenly started a massacre." Yuan Xin recounted.

"Some people also said that while digging, strange gases suddenly came out, poisoning a large area of people, and even the physicians in the Reincarnation Realm couldn't save them in time."

"... The most recent time happened three years ago; suddenly a rain of blood fell, accompanied by the remains of some kind of life... and then the people of Taigu Zhi Qiu stopped working, because they couldn't even stand the Boundary-Fixing Divine Soldiers; if they hit one down, it would break, or it would just disappear directly."

Zhao Xing was startled.

The Boundary-Fixing Divine Soldier of the Earthly Profit Sect's Si Nong was equivalent to the 'piling' when laying a foundation; where to pile and how deep to hit, these were all particular.

If it wasn't done well and the earth veins collapsed, it wouldn't just be a wasted effort, but it would also trigger landslides and shatter the surrounding void.

If it was really like this and even the ground piles couldn't be hit, it was indeed time to stop work.

"Some people say that the Siyue Desolate Domain buries great figures from the ancient era, and the Haitong Ancient Path is their burial ground; now the Empire wants to open up the Desolate Domain, which has affected their slumber." Yuan Xin's voice was low, and everyone present was fascinated, with the room so quiet that a needle could be heard.

"... Aha, I'm drunk; I really can't say anymore." Suddenly, Yuan Xin stopped, fell asleep, and wouldn't wake up no matter what.

Zhao Xing fell into deep thought; is the Folded Boundary Mountain really so strange? Could it be that the progress of Taigu Zhi Qiu is so fast that they have already dug to that place?