Chapter 518

"Yes." Zhao Xing followed Venerable Lan Chuan to the bottom of the valley with some trepidation.

After they ascended, Venerable Lan Chuan glanced at Yu Ying: "You come with me too."

"Yes." Yu Ying followed obediently, though she couldn't help but take an extra look at Zhao Xing, thinking to herself: "Venerable Lan Chuan's gaze toward him is quite gentle. To be able to cause such a noticeable emotional change in a Earth Divine Official, has this Emperor Chen'an really cleared the two-hundred-mile barrier or not?"

"Boom~"

Venerable Lan Chuan waved his hand, and the three of them turned into blue smoke together, escaping through the earth.

Although it was the same escape technique, Venerable Lan Chuan's methods were clearly far superior to theirs.

As they traveled underground, both Zhao Xing and Yu Ying could see the situation beneath the surface. A blue escape boundary unfolded before them like a mirror, revealing the situation a thousand miles underground at a glance and forming a multi-dimensional field of vision—something neither Yu Ying nor Zhao Xing could achieve.

However, Zhao Xing had no mind to pay attention to this at the moment; he was constantly monitoring whether Venerable Lan Chuan was deviating from the direction of Moyuan City, fearing he might be kidnapped.

Fortunately, it seemed he had overthought it; Venerable Lan Chuan brought him directly to the temple area of Moyuan City.

"There are five temples in total in Moyuan City. The Temple of Yu sits in the center, while the other four temples are located in the east, south, west, and north." Venerable Lan Chuan brought the two of them to a bluestone plaza.

"You may choose freely which Great Divine Official's divine power baptism you wish to receive."

Becoming a Heaven-Patrolling Divine Guard grants one the divine power baptism of a Great Divine Official, not the God Yu; only Heaven Divine Officials are qualified to receive the baptism of the God Yu.

"The four Great Divine Officials are: the God of Crafts 'Yuan Yuan', the God of War 'Dong Jun', the God of Swords 'Kuang Meng', and the God of Demons 'Zhiguan'."

"Among them, 'Zhiguan' is a naturally born spirit, the God of Crafts is a blacksmith among mechanical masters, the God of War Dong Jun became a god through Qi refining, and the God of Swords Kuang Meng became a god through sword cultivation."

"Different divine realms bring different effects from their divine power baptisms."

"Of course, the duration of the divine power baptism obtained by becoming a Heaven-Patrolling Divine Guard is not long; being able to reshape one's physical body is already quite good."

Yu Ying seemed to have made her choice long ago, so she bowed to Venerable Lan Chuan and said: "Lord Lan, I choose to receive the baptism of the Great Divine Official Zhiguan."

"You may go to the temple in the west."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing had originally intended to choose the divine power baptism of the Great Divine Official Zhiguan, because Zhiguan was a naturally born spirit, and its strength was generally recognized as being stronger than the other three.

It was just like the Jiaoyuan Snake he encountered in the Bai Han Realm; special races are inherently stronger among those of the same level.

Unexpectedly, Venerable Lan Chuan spoke up: "Chen'an, I suggest you choose the divine power baptism of the God of War 'Dong Jun'."

"Venerable, why is that?"

Venerable Lan Chuan said: "Your Dao bones are very fragile and have not received any special advancement. Furthermore, the flesh-regeneration method you practice is also very special; the further you go, the higher the requirements for your bone structure."

"Choosing the divine power baptism of the God of War Dong Jun can at least compensate for that somewhat."

Zhao Xing discovered that Venerable Lan Chuan really seemed to have his best interests at heart, because the Desire-Dream Dual Cultivation Method uses the power of the mind to refine bones and stimulate the growth of flesh. If the bone structure isn't strong, even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.

As long as it's not a path like the Martial Si Nong, whether the bone structure is strong or not doesn't matter much to a Si Nong, but this is the Bone Divine Domain, so having a strong bone structure must have its benefits.

"Many thanks for your guidance, Venerable."

Zhao Xing then headed toward the temple in the east.

Wang Wang Tianzhi stood on the Star Observation Platform, watching nine stars align in a row, then walked back to his desk with a frown. Following custom, he recorded the major events that had occurred over the past hundred years.

【Past Events of Xuanhuang · Ninety-Seven】

【Three thousand two hundred years have passed since that black rain.】

【Its overall area has grown much larger, and various blessed lands and grotto-heavens have emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.】

【In the past hundred years, some powerful mysterious figures have appeared in the Sect Realm.】

Assuming his speculation holds, could it be that the Xuanhuang Realm has no communication with the outside world?

【A new assassin organization has appeared in the Southern Wilderness, named the Heavenly Music Mansion. It contains many powerful dancers and musicians, and is extremely skilled in assassination.】

【Over eight hundred new grotto-heavens are known to have appeared, and over three thousand blessed lands have emerged.】

【The Underworld is constantly shaking, and many plants have appeared for no reason—.. —】

【Fortunately, there seems to be some kind of barrier between these grotto-heavens and blessed lands and the Xuanhuang Continent; the strongest walking in the world are still only in the Reincarnation Realm.】

【The Great Zhou Empress Ji Luoheng followed my advice, temporarily gave up on ascending, and began to actively deal with these potential threats.】

【I have heard that powerful forces in the universe are plundering each other and fighting for territory; could it be because forces in the universe are invading my Great Zhou?】

【I contacted Ji Si, and he told me that all answers have long existed in dreams. However, I am increasingly unable to distinguish whether I am experiencing a fantasy dream or if this is the natural evolution of the Xuanhuang Realm. I cannot find the answer. Sometimes I truly admire Yun Tiandao; he was actually able to hold his ground in the Li Dao Realm for so many years——·】

Wang Wang Tianzhi put down his pen, because he found himself suddenly feeling sleepy.

In the dream, the figure of Ji Si appeared before his eyes.

"Lord Wang."

"Lord Ji."

After the two exchanged greetings, Ji Si asked with some curiosity: "Lord Wang, have you seen the figure of the Great Si Nong in your hometown?"

Wang Wang Tianzhi asked in confusion: "The Great Si Nong? What do you mean? Has the Great Si Nong returned to the Xuanhuang Realm?"

Ji Si said: "It is very likely that the Great Si Nong has returned, but he may be in danger. I remember that the Xuanhuang Realm has many unbreakable rules. Can you use the power of the contemporary Human Emperor to find the whereabouts of the Great Si Nong?"

Wang Wang Tianzhi said solemnly: "I will go right now."

Xuanling Star Domain, Red Star Empire, Jiachen Pass.

Ji Si also woke up from the dream, his expression somewhat strange.

"Since the end of the trip to the Bai Han Realm, the Great Si Nong's true self came out and went to handle some matters with his good friend."

"Now, nearly four hundred years have passed, and there has been no news of his true self at all."

"But his clones are quite normal: one is learning from Venerable Meishan at the Taigu Zhi Qiu, one is seeking the Dao in the Primordial Realm, one is traveling through various countries to ask about the methods of Heavenly Time, and one is presiding over affairs on the Yanxing Ancient Road."

Normally speaking, a Reincarnation Realm expert disappearing for four hundred years is the most normal thing in the Xuanling Star Domain.

But Ji Si had an intuition; he felt that the Great Si Nong's true self was in trouble.

However, the Great Si Nong's clones were normal, and he just didn't know where the true self had gone, which proved that the Great Si Nong was not in mortal danger.

"I have been secretly deducing the traces of the Great Si Nong's true self all these years. His karmic protection was set up by the Heavenly Master Mansion. I have now completed the tempering of the Four Realms and have also achieved the Reincarnation Realm, and I finally discovered that the Great Si Nong's true self went to the periphery of the Chenluo Wilderness."

"Could it be that the Great Si Nong has returned to the Xuanhuang Realm? But Wang Wang Tianzhi hasn't seen him. Something is wrong. If the Great Si Nong returned, why wouldn't he tell me?"

"Running back secretly, could there be some hidden reason?"

Ji Si frowned tightly, his fingers pinching constantly, until his palms became bloody and mangled, and he could no longer continue the calculation.

"I am truly too weak; I still don't know what kind of suffering the Great Si Nong is enduring."

"So refreshing~"

Zhao Xing raised his head, feeling so comfortable he almost cried out.

The Temple of Dong Jun in Moyuan City.

There was a statue of a majestic man, and a sheet of golden light spilled from his eyes.

The golden light fell like rain, dripping onto Zhao Xing's facial bones.

"Munch~"

The facial bones absorbed it rapidly, and flesh began to sprout.

Dong Jun is a God of Freedom, a Qi-cultivating martial artist who became a god; his divine power, divine blood, and bones are all treasures.

The refreshing feeling brought by the divine power baptism was like a weary traveler returning home to take a hot bath.

With the help of the divine power, Zhao Xing quickly recovered his flesh, and blood energy like a scorching sun burst forth from his bone marrow.

His Dao bones began to undergo a transformation.

The moment all the flesh was fully formed, Zhao Xing felt that he had become complete again, and for the first time, he breathed in the Qi of this place.

However, this refreshing feeling did not last long; once Zhao Xing's entire body had been drenched, the statue of Dong Jun no longer emitted golden light.

"Many thanks to Dong Jun for the grace of recreation."

Zhao Xing bowed piously.

With his physical body reshaped and his magic body reborn, his perception of the origin of the Great Dao had become much clearer.

Magic body, magic body—the magic comes first, and the body comes second. Although Zhao Xing is not a martial artist, lacking a physical body had a significant impact on his daily activities and cultivation.

After entering the Bone Divine Domain and losing his physical body, surviving solely on bone structure was actually quite uncomfortable. Of course, professions of other paths would also be affected.

"Hmm? The impact of the divine power baptism on you is so small."

Venerable Lan Chuan couldn't help but be surprised after seeing Zhao Xing walk out.

Because he felt that apart from recovering his physical body, Zhao Xing's true spirit fire seed had not improved much.

In reality, this was because Zhao Xing practiced the Primordial Clone, and his soul body was torn, so the benefits of the divine power baptism were spread thin.

Therefore, it was not obvious.

Yu Ying had come out long ago, and she had shown significant improvement. Logically speaking, Zhao Xing's talent was stronger than Yu Ying's; could it be that he had misjudged?

"Perhaps it's because I just received the baptism, and I haven't adapted yet." Zhao Xing found an excuse.

"That's true. Then I will give you three years to consolidate; is that enough?" Venerable Lan Chuan asked. "When you have finished consolidating, come to me to choose a position."

"It is enough, many thanks, my lord." Zhao Xing bowed and saluted.

Beside him, Yu Ying remained expressionless, but she was frantically complaining in her heart: "He gets three years, while I only get three months to consolidate. Venerable Lan Chuan is being too obviously biased!"

Listen to Venerable Lan Chuan's words: "choose a position"—can this thing even be self-selected?

Isn't it supposed to be that you do whatever job the superiors assign?

She, Yu Ying, had no choice at all.

However, as soon as she thought that Venerable Lan Chuan was the "superior," Yu Ying lost all her spirit.

Never mind whether it's easy to change to another Divine Official; even if it were, it wouldn't be as good as being under Venerable Lan Chuan. Divine Officials are also responsible for cultivating Heaven-Patrolling Guards for the God Yu.

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And in the entire Moyuan City, there are only five Earth Divine Official Si Nongs, and Venerable Lan Chuan is the only one from the Earthly Interest School.

"Many thanks, my lord, I will return as soon as possible."

After bidding farewell to Venerable Lan Chuan, Zhao Xing flew toward the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard.

Now, his Sun Dao bones had undergone a special transformation, becoming 【Sun Dao Body】.

Dao bones and Dao body—a difference of one word, but being able to possess a Dao body in the Bone Divine Domain was truly rare and precious.

"With flesh reborn, I can now use the Heavenly Change Divine Needle to transform into a descendant of the Nine Marshes God, reaching the demigod level."

"My internal world can be opened, and the cultivation methods of the Extreme Land have also returned. All spells are unsealed."

"Compared to before I entered the Bone Divine Domain, my strength has increased by more than just a little bit."

"If I return to the Xuanling Star Domain, Wudu, Zuo Zuo Qiyu, and Emperor Venerable Hong Shan will surely be surprised."

Except for Zuo Zuo Qiyu, the other two were both breaking through to become demigods.

Perhaps he could even achieve demigod status before them.

Crossing the Nine Tribulations counts as being a demigod, but in the Bone Divine Domain, there is no need to cross tribulations at all.

As long as one has enough resources for bone structure advancement and soul fire seed nuclei, it is sufficient.

"Becoming a Heaven-Patrolling Divine Guard, I am not far from breaking through to demigod status, as long as I can earn enough money."

Wei Ling Tianchen and Venerable Bamboo Sword had indeed left behind a sum of "money," which was the hard currency of the Bone Divine Domain: Soul Crystals.

The total was about one million. Over these years, with the cultivation of the three of them, completely unemployed and only spending without earning, while also supporting Bai Lanjun and the others, they had used up some. Only eight hundred and fifty thousand Soul Crystals remained.

"Normally speaking, eight hundred thousand Soul Crystals is enough for an Eight-Tribulation Emperor to advance and transform into a demigod."

"However, the Primordial Scarecrow Method I practice split my soul one hundred and one times. In the Bone Divine Domain, including the true self, there are ninety-seven souls. So I need to prepare ninety-seven sets of advancement materials, and this amount won't be enough."

Becoming a Heaven-Patrolling Divine Guard also requires doing tasks; that demigod mechanical master Yi Qing is still guarding the border of the Yu Divine Continent.

"Treating the Bone Divine Domain as a wilderness, what is being excavated is 'Heavenly Opportunity,' the Dao. If the force created by a God King Realm expert is a large company, then my becoming a Heaven-Patrolling Divine Guard can be considered entering a large company as a middle-management employee."

After returning to the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard, Fu Mengzhen greeted him immediately. Upon seeing that Zhao Xing had fully recovered his flesh, she was overjoyed and pulled Zhao Xing, wanting to dual cultivate.

"Mengzhen, I have tasks to attend to today, you go rest first." Zhao Xing felt a headache as soon as he saw Fu Mengzhen.

This woman was addicted to dual cultivation; whenever there was nothing to do, she would come to call him to practice the Desire-Dream Method.

"Since Your Majesty has matters to attend to, this concubine will not disturb you." Fu Mengzhen looked aggrieved, but also appeared understanding.

Zhao Xing pretended not to see and returned directly to his cave dwelling.

"Divine Mirror, Divine Mirror, are you there?"

The artifact spirit of the Eight-Direction Divine Mirror emerged from the hazy mirror staff: "What is it?"

Zhao Xing rubbed his hands: "I would like to ask you to analyze whether my current strength can defeat Aisuo."

The artifact spirit of the Eight-Direction Divine Mirror had long ago obtained Zhao Xing's many data points, because the Dao of the Fate Master is such that the more detailed the known conditions, the more accurate the answer.

"Aisuo is a Thirteenth-Stage Medical Venerable; a physician's means of attack are nothing more than using poison and taking drugs."

"Wei Ling Tianchen is certainly much stronger than him. You obtained the Red Jade Thumb Ring, which contains a pile of poisons, antidotes, and enhancement potions. Aisuo's abilities will be more than half invalidated before the Red Jade Thumb Ring."

"Therefore, Aisuo facing you can be considered as having only the combat power of an Eleven-Tribulation expert."

"Only Eleven-Tribulation, is this reasonable?" Zhao Xing was stunned.

Eight-Direction Divine Mirror: "I don't even need to know how strong Aisuo is. Having followed Wei Ling Tianchen for so many years, in the field of physicians, I have never seen a demigod stronger than Wei Ling Tianchen."

"In the Xuanling Star Domain, the only one who can use the True Spirit Heavenly Poison and the only one who can resolve the True Spirit Heavenly Poison is Wei Ling Tianchen. Later, Bowei was added, but that is also a very troublesome method of removal. Don't you know Wei Ling Tianchen's strength? Have you not read the medical books he left you?"

Zhao Xing was somewhat embarrassed: "I've been dual cultivating all these years—I thought he just had a lot of magic treasures."

Eight-Direction Divine Mirror said indifferently: "In short, Wei Ling Tianchen is a Fourteenth-Stage physician with extremely strong talent, while Aisuo is only Thirteenth-Stage, still a level apart."

"When physicians are a level apart, the potions they can create are completely different."

Zhao Xing humbly asked for advice: "Senior, how do you rate my combat power?"

"You have a powerful Hou Hou Hou Bian Method. I have also looked at this spell and performed a deduction."

"If you perform the first three layers of the Nine Marshes God now, combined with the Heavenly Change Divine Needle, you can reach approximately the combat power of an Eleven-Stage demigod."

"The Nine Marshes God is a naturally born spirit; it's not surprising that you have this kind of amplification by transforming into one of his descendants."

"Assuming you can also become a demigod yourself, and your true spirit can control the Hou Hou Hou Bian-transformed body more easily, then you can fully stabilize at this level."

"But it's still very difficult for me to reach this level for the time being." Zhao Xing wanted to advance to demigod status, but he still had to earn enough Soul Crystals. "Is there no other way?"

"There is." The Eight-Direction Divine Mirror revealed the appearance of several medicine boxes: "Go find these types of medicines left behind by Wei Ling Tianchen and see how many are left."

"What is their function?" Zhao Xing asked curiously while flipping through them.

"Wei Ling Tianchen mastered all the formulas of the Five Great Divine Medicine series from the Five Emperors era."

"First, the Bewitching God Medicine series."

"The Dao Heart Bewitching God Medicine he used on that silly girl is one of them. I won't say much about the effect."

Zhao Xing nodded; there was no doubt that the Dao Heart Bewitching God Medicine was incredibly strong. Fu Mengzhen, a Thirteenth-Stage demigod and a Venerable of Dance and Music, was simply adjusted into a servant.

"Second is the Divine Wu Yao series."

"This is crafted for the Golden Body of martial artists."

"It specifically stimulates the Golden Body. Of course, only Qi-cultivating martial artists can withstand the medicinal power. Wei Ling Tianchen's test subjects liked using Qi-cultivating martial artists the most; there should still be some in stock."

"The Divine Wu Yao can make a person fight across levels in a short period of time."

"A Divine Wu Yao that crosses one tribulation is just ordinary."

"Crossing two tribulations is considered a middle-to-upper-grade pill."

"As for the top-grade pill that crosses three tribulations, I don't know if he still has any in stock, so I'm telling you to flip through them."

Zhao Xing widened his eyes; he hadn't expected old Wei to be such a treasure-trove grandfather.

A top-grade pill that allows a person to fight across three tribulations, Divine Martial Potion? He hadn't even heard of it!

"Senior, what about the third type?" Zhao Xing asked hurriedly. The Divine Martial Potion was obviously not suitable for him to use. Although he had received the divine power baptism, he was not comparable to a Qi-cultivating martial artist, and he didn't have any physical amplification methods.

"The Divine Law Medicine series." Eight-Direction Divine Mirror: "This series of potions is specifically crafted for the spell-casting path, and its adaptability is very broad. As long as one can cast spells, taking it can allow one to obtain a limit that transcends one's current spell-casting attainments."

"The fourth type is the Heart-Spirit Medicine series; it is for mind and will methods, suitable for the mind-spirit school. The use of mind and will methods is not just for combat."

"Artifact refining, medicine refining, mechanical production, array deployment, spell learning—the Heart-Spirit Medicine can allow one to enter a period of transcendence."

"The fifth type is the Spirit-Divine Medicine series; it targets only the soul, raising the strength of the true spirit. It is applicable when facing high-pressure soul oppression while receiving certain inheritances, or for raising the minimum threshold of cultivation methods. The benefits of strengthening the soul are numerous; I won't list them one by one."

Zhao Xing flipped through them and actually found them.

In the White Jade Five-Ridge Boat placed by Wei Ling Tianchen inside the Red Jade Thumb Ring, there was a small pharmacy on the top floor, specifically labeled with the characters 【Five Divine Cabinets】, and there was another pharmacy next to it called 【Ten Thousand Poison Cabinets】.

Each pharmacy cabinet only had seven, but they contained hundreds of millions of storage spaces.

Wei Ling Tianchen alone could be considered a pharmaceutical factory.

"Found it!"

Zhao Xing drew nine times from the 【Five Divine Cabinets】 and found a bottle labeled 【Heavenly Law Divine Medicine】.

The bottle was shaped like a golden pyramid, divided into three layers. The bottom layer seemed to contain a blue lake, which was flowing.

In the middle, there were thirteen fixed, immobile red water droplets.

The top layer had only one droplet, which appeared golden.

Zhao Xing discovered that this medicine bottle truly corresponded to the Divine Law Medicine mentioned by the Eight-Direction Divine Mirror, and it was the strongest Third-Stage medicine. As the name suggests, after taking it, the power of spells would become ridiculously strong, allowing one to fight across three stages.

"Damn, there really is such a medicine—"

Zhao Xing could be considered to have had his eyes opened.

His first thought was: Wei Ling Tianchen is too awesome.

His second thought was: Is trash like Aisuo worthy of dying under such divine medicine?

His third thought was a long sigh.

Old Wei died a bit regrettably. If he hadn't been caught by a powerhouse of the same profession like the Dan Ye God of Freedom, he would absolutely have had the strength to become a god.

If the Wilderness Era hadn't restricted Wei Ling Tianchen from becoming a god, he would probably have become a God of Freedom long ago. Then, seeking the Great Dao's verification would have been even safer.

"Stimulating a cultivator's potential is not without a price." The artifact spirit of the Eight-Direction Divine Mirror reminded: "Don't use that top-limit Third-Stage medicine unless it's a life-or-death situation."

"Yes, Senior." Zhao Xing put the things back in order according to his own preferences. "I have a count in my heart. A medical venerable like Aisuo is not worthy of me taking such good things."

Zhao Xing's personality was naturally calculating; he would absolutely not waste the medicinal effect.

Wei Ling Tianchen was dead, and this kind of medicine was non-renewable. He didn't have Wei Ling Tianchen's medical skills to refine new medicine.

"The Five Great Divine Medicine series have many combinations between them. I suggest you take some time to read the medical books Wei Ling Tianchen left behind." Eight-Direction Divine Mirror said: "If you eat it and explode and die yourself, that would be a joke."

"Yes, many thanks, Senior." Zhao Xing nodded; of course, he wouldn't take the medicine lightly.

When physicians are in a group, they can raise the strength of the group by a level. When Zhao Xing was cutting through the Dao Field in his previous life, a certain physician player was particularly perverted.

Within the duration of the medicinal effect, they were invincible. One absolutely had to avoid their edge and had to use turtle-like tactics to escape underground. Once that period passed, the physician would quickly wither, and even if one didn't make a move, various side effects would occur.

"Now that my flesh is reborn, plus the medical supplies Wei Ling Tianchen left behind, I'm not afraid even if Aisuo becomes a Heaven-Patrolling Divine Guard or even an Earth Divine Official." Zhao Xing thought to himself, "If he really wants to find an opportunity to harm me, he's simply delivering himself to my door."