Chapter 540: Time Particles, Natal Boundary Mountain, Meishan Dao Discussion!

The Third Era of the Desolate Domain, 73rd Boundary Star Year.

Black Heaven Desolate Domain, Nameless Boundary Mountain.

"Your subordinate respectfully invites the Boundless True God!"

The familiar temple, the familiar Clock Throne.

In the Third Era of the Desolate Domain, Zhao Xing met the Boundless True God for the first time.

"Zhao Xing, how is the preparation for the Mountain Head dispute coming along?"

"Reporting to the True God, I still lack the confidence to kill Kuang Chuan during the Dao discussion."

This was not an act of feigning weakness; Kuang Chuan's strength was indeed far superior to his own.

Moreover, it was unlikely he could use other sects' techniques within the Taigu Zhi Qiu, and taking pills was also forbidden; killing Kuang Chuan was truly difficult.

"The Mountain Head dispute at Taigu Zhi Qiu has started too early; my subordinate does not have sufficient time to prepare."

The Boundless True God pondered, "This God can gift you some time."

Gift me some time.

Zhao Xing did not quite understand.

He saw the Boundless True God pinch his thumb and index finger together, and a grain-sized point of light appeared between them.

"This is a Time Particle," the Boundless True God introduced. "The spatial range is five boundary-element units."

"The time duration is one era."

"You can perform one time acceleration within your internal world; do not use it in the outside world, otherwise the effect will be greatly diminished."

Looking at the Time Particle, Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat.

In the Profound Spirit Treasure Pavilion, a Time Particle with a duration of one era acting on five boundary-element units was worth at least 200 million contribution points!

Because those capable of condensing Time Particles were basically at the God King level, or were space-time array masters at the God General level like the Boundless True God.

Was Venerable Kuang Chuan actually worth this much?

The Boundless True God continued to analyze:

"Regarding the techniques of Taigu Zhi Qiu, in terms of power, Mountain Techniques are supreme."

"However, one must raise a mountain within the body, which is too time-consuming."

"Fortunately, you are a Si Nong of the Benwo Sect and possess the conditions to use it; this can help you save some effort."

Zhao Xing took the 【Time Particle】; it was truly like a grain of rice, only there were flocculent substances flowing inside.

"Remember, the Time Particle can only be used for your internal world. If used in the outside world, with your Demigod strength, you will not be able to suppress its power and will instead injure yourself."

The Boundless True God repeatedly urged him.

"Yes, your subordinate understands." Zhao Xing nodded and carefully stored it away.

"If you can accomplish this, you may come to find me again to receive your reward." The Boundless True God did not say what the consequences would be if he failed.

But Zhao Xing was clear that usually, if one link of an Evil God mission was not completed, the mission chain would be interrupted, and one would be cursed by the Evil God, triggering a reduction in luck and lifespan.

After the summoning ended, Zhao Xing left the Black Heaven Desolate Domain, and on the way, he began to carefully examine Venerable Kuang Chuan's past.

After all, this person was too valuable; to defeat an opponent, one must first understand them.

"Venerable Kuang Chuan once produced the 'Ming Gu Universe Book'."

"Although the vast majority of this book consists of theories and conjectures, it contains two highly recognized legal treatises that were collected into the Nine Classics Pavilion."

Theories and legal treatises are two different things.

The Nine Classics Pavilion of the Academy and the writing of Dao books have very high requirements.

One must have both theories and corresponding specific techniques.

"In the 11th era before the Desolate Domain, Venerable Kuang Chuan proposed a theory that the universe did not just have three Earth Vein eras."

"Before the Taigu Eon, Yuangu Eon, and Daoxian Eon, there should have been an even earlier Minggu Eon, which was the stage where the Extreme Land was gestated."

"But in the 10th era before the Desolate Domain, he changed his mind, believing that the Minggu Eon was an era shortly after the birth of the Extreme Land, situated between the Taigu Eon and the Yuangu Eon."

"At this time, after one era of field investigation and finding some strong evidence from ancient books of the Five Emperors era."

"Venerable Kuang Chuan believed there was an invisible mountain in the Black Heaven Desolate Domain, which he named Ming Gu Mountain."

"And he believed it was this great mountain that blocked the radiance of the Extreme Star, creating the Black Heaven Desolate Domain."

"During his field investigation, he also proposed the 'Five Seas and One Mountain Theory'."

"Splitting the Benwo Sect's 'Primitive Ocean Theory' into five great seas, believing that the evolution of the primitive ocean had five great periods: the Sea of Danger,"

"the Sea of Tranquility, the Sea of Serenity, the Sea of Fertility, and the Sea of Storms."

"Once the conjecture had evidence, it began to transform into theory."

"But at that time, there were hardly any believers, because his theory was too absurd, and splitting the Primitive Ocean Theory offended the Benwo Sect Si Nong."

"Even the interior of Taigu Zhi Qiu thought it was too absurd; if there was a Minggu Eon, then why did Taigu Zhi Qiu have three boundaries instead of four?"

"This situation only improved before he disappeared."

Zhao Xing continued to flip through Venerable Kuang Chuan's past deeds: "Before Venerable Kuang Chuan resolutely headed to the Black Heaven Desolate Domain to find Ming Gu Mountain, he produced two legal treatises."

"Namely, the 'Great Treatise on Ming Gu Mountain' and the 'Legal Treatise on Xuanming Transformation'."

His Dao book had technical support for the first time.

"The Great Treatise on Ming Gu Mountain contained a Ming Gu Mountain Contemplation Technique."

"Besides Kuang Chuan himself, four other Demigods of Taigu Zhi Qiu who practiced the 'Extreme Land Giant God Peak' contemplated that Ming Gu Mountain."

"The power of the Mountain Technique therefore surged, and even their spiritual will became much stronger."

"Although counting Venerable Kuang Chuan himself, only five people successfully practiced the Ming Gu Mountain Technique, but with the theory supported by actual techniques, the situation was different."

"Venerable Kuang Chuan was mentioned as a candidate for Mountain Head for the first time."

"However, at that time, he had no intention of competing for Mountain Head; after leaving behind a legal treatise, he went to the Black Heaven Desolate Domain alone and had disappeared for ten eras since then."

"And this second legal treatise was the 'Legal Treatise on Xuanming Transformation'."

"The Legal Treatise on Xuanming Transformation is a Reincarnation Technique."

"Venerable Kuang Chuan believed that the Extreme Land during the Minggu Eon had once had a period or region of 'Extreme Yin'."

"Without Yang, Yin cannot be born; without Yin, Yang cannot transform. This piece of Underworld Soil is the place where all life returns after death."

"It interacts with the radiance of the Extreme Star, and life produces a complete cycle of reincarnation."

"He believed that the 'Rui Emperor' period of the Five Emperors era had inadvertently utilized a portion of the 'Underworld Soil'."

"Refining it into the 'Underworld' and using it as the foundation for ruling 'souls'."

"It's just that during the Rui Emperor period, only a portion of the Extreme Land Underworld Soil was refined, the 'Dao' was not complete, and the Underworld collapsed and split."

"Venerable Kuang Chuan even believed that the long-standing Reincarnation Temple had some connection with the Yin God Office that managed the Underworld during the Rui Emperor period."

"His Xuanming Transformation Technique could not only reincarnate and be reborn himself, but theoretically, could it also resurrect others?"

Zhao Xing finished reading Venerable Kuang Chuan's life story and couldn't help but be stunned.

As someone who came out of the Xuanhuang World, he could deeply appreciate the gold content of Venerable Kuang Chuan's two legal treatises.

"The Great Zhou's Qi Luck Divine Dynasty system also controls the Underworld; could this be the Extreme Land Underworld Soil he spoke of?"

"Isn't this Xuanming Transformation Technique digging at the foundation of the Reincarnation Temple?"

Excluding the wild altar resurrection methods, the resurrection rights of the Xuanling Star Domain were basically all in the hands of the Reincarnation Temple.

Even if the later 'resurrecting others' was just a theory, Venerable Kuang Chuan's legal treatise was definitely digging at the Reincarnation Temple's wall.

Zhao Xing's clone remaining in Taigu Zhi Qiu immediately went to the Taigu Zhi Qiu library to search for these two secret techniques.

In the end, he only found the Ming Gu Mountain Technique, but the Xuanming Transformation Technique was not found.

Zhao Xing immediately found Venerable Meishan to ask for the reason.

"You are talking about this secret technique; it has been sealed," Venerable Meishan said lightly.

"Sealed? Why?" Zhao Xing was somewhat puzzled.

"Because there is a large deviation between its theory and actual technical effect, and furthermore, it is somewhat taboo," Venerable Meishan said lightly.

"Senior Brother, can I know?" Zhao Xing asked.

"After Kuang Chuan created it, he intended to test it himself."

"According to the theory of the Xuanming Transformation Technique, before attempting it, he first needed to find a piece of so-called 'Underworld Soil'."

"But where in this world is there Underworld Soil?"

"Even the Great Treatise on Ming Gu Mountain, at that time, including him, only five people practiced it successfully and contemplated Ming Gu Mountain."

"That invisible mountain, no one knew its location either."

"Without Underworld Soil, he could only refine it himself," Venerable Meishan recalled. "With the support of God General Mengchuan, their lineage conducted the first attempt in the Black Heaven Desolate Domain."

Zhao Xing nodded; the beginning of the Taigu Zhi Qiu technique 'Extreme Land' is to lead the pulse into the body and gather the pulse into a mountain.

Refining Earth Vein soil to make it transform to a higher level is a type of Earth Refining Technique.

"Zhao Xing, how do you think one can artificially refine Underworld Soil?" Venerable Meishan asked.

"I don't know." Zhao Xing shook his head. "Underworld Soil is extremely Yin, but isolated Yin cannot grow, and isolated Yang cannot be born. Even in the Thousand Earth Wonders, there is no mention of a situation completely without a trace of Yang Qi."

"Indeed." Venerable Meishan nodded. "Earth Vein Qi will always reveal a trace of Yang attribute; Extreme Yin only appears in the theory of the universe's beginning."

"At that time, God General Mengchuan and Venerable Kuang Chuan conducted experiments in the Black Heaven Desolate Domain, and the Three Boundaries and Twelve Mountains all agreed, and at that time, almost everyone thought Kuang Chuan would be the next Mountain Head."

"Even I thought so at the time; the position of Mountain Head was definitely Kuang Chuan's," Venerable Meishan recalled.

"At that time, Kuang Chuan received the support of the gods of the Taigu Boundary, Yuangu Boundary, and Daoxian Boundary, and even dug out a small section from the three great Earth Veins to provide him for experiments."

"At that time, Taigu Zhi Qiu established a secret base in the Black Heaven Desolate Domain, and a large amount of resources and manpower were all handed over to Kuang Chuan to lead."

"At first, he did achieve some results." Venerable Meishan pointed to the Ring Land outside.

"The Dou Zhuan Xing Yi Array and the Starry Sky Ring Land were all improved because of Kuang Chuan's Underworld Soil refining experiment."

"But gradually, the situation changed."

Venerable Meishan said, "Kuang Chuan consumed more and more resources, but the harvest of significant value was very small."

"Especially the most critical 'Underworld Soil', refining it was nowhere in sight."

"The opposing high-level officials gradually increased, believing that the three great boundaries' pulses should no longer be cut to provide for Kuang Chuan."

"By the last solar year of the 9th era before the Desolate Domain, Kuang Chuan, who could not see hope for a long time, also went mad."

Zhao Xing: "Went mad? How did he go mad?"

Venerable Meishan thought for a moment, reached out and pointed, the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked, and Zhao Xing sensed a stone slab flying up from deep underground.

A large amount of flow Qi surrounded and sealed the stone slab, making it impossible for people to see clearly.

"Open!"

Venerable Meishan gave a low shout, the flow Qi dissipated, revealing some text and images.

Zhao Xing knew this was Taigu Zhi Qiu's unique information storage method. Looking at this stone slab, it should be a very high-level sealing method; it could be said to be a classified file.

"See for yourself."

Zhao Xing looked down and examined it carefully, then his expression changed.

In the later stages of the experiment, Venerable Kuang Chuan, who could not get results for a long time, had gone mad and started using people for experiments.

He believed that high-realm Yin spirits could catalyze true Extreme Yin soil, which was Underworld Soil.

Thus, Venerable Kuang Chuan began to bewitch those who believed in him to sacrifice themselves for the experiment.

Because Venerable Kuang Chuan had great power at the time and was almost the only candidate for Mountain Head, it was only discovered after many Taigu Zhi Qiu disciples had died.

At the beginning of the 8th era before the Desolate Domain, Venerable Kuang Chuan's experiment was stopped, and everything was sealed.

Because Venerable Kuang Chuan was determined to have gone mad at the time, and God General Mengchuan took the main responsibility for his disciple, requesting the Reincarnation Temple to resurrect some people.

So the final punishment for Venerable Kuang Chuan by Taigu Zhi Qiu was exile to the Black Heaven Desolate Domain.

Of course, the external statement was that Venerable Kuang Chuan was not interested in the position of Mountain Head and, in order to pursue the Great Dao, explored the legendary invisible mountain and voluntarily gave up the position of Mountain Head.

Thus, Venerable Meishan also became the new Mountain Head of Taigu Zhi Qiu.

"So that's how it is." Zhao Xing understood immediately after reading. "Since then, the Xuanming Transformation Technique no longer pursued refining Underworld Soil."

"In this way, this technique became a type of 'Life Earth Palace' technique. The name also changed, becoming the 'Xuantu Reincarnation Technique'."

"Not bad." Venerable Meishan nodded. "The Xuantu Reincarnation Technique after being trimmed can still be called a superior reincarnation technique."

"Looking back at the events of that year many years later, it really cannot be blamed entirely on Kuang Chuan."

"At that time, the Three Boundaries and Twelve Mountains, whether human or god, all placed high hopes on him; his pressure was too great."

Zhao Xing nodded; Venerable Kuang Chuan was, after all, a person with merit and great contributions.

Exile to the Black Heaven Desolate Domain without public handling could also be considered preserving Taigu Zhi Qiu's face.

"The exile at that time did not have a fixed term, but staying in a place like the Black Heaven Desolate Domain for ten eras can also be considered punishment."

"Now that he has returned and brought back the Earth Vein essence of Ming Gu Mountain, this contribution is undoubtedly very great."

"More than half of the gods in the Three Boundaries believe that Venerable Kuang Chuan has the qualifications to continue competing for Mountain Head."

"There were even individual gods who brought up the matter of 'Underworld Soil refining' again, but it was opposed."

Through Venerable Meishan's words, Zhao Xing also roughly knew what kind of competitor he was facing.

Reputation, strength, legal treatises, theories, supporters—no matter which aspect one looked at, Venerable Kuang Chuan was not weaker than him.

"Damn, this deal was a loss." Zhao Xing felt somewhat annoyed in his heart.

The Boundless True God only gave one Time Particle to let him kill Venerable Kuang Chuan; no matter how he thought about it, this price was a bit low.

Even if Venerable Kuang Chuan defected to the Evil God, but in the current situation, there had to be evidence, right? Not to mention that this period was when space-time shocks occurred frequently.

Venerable Kuang Chuan had passed the tests of the Three Rounds of Gods; even if he could kill him, saying he was in the Evil God camp would truly be hard to convince people.

"Sure enough, benefits are not obtained for free."

"I have one and only one chance to complete this mission."

Zhao Xing keenly sensed that to complete this mission, only by initiating a Great Dao Dispute during the Mountain Head competition and killing Kuang Chuan openly and honestly was the only way.

Before or after, wanting to kill Venerable Kuang Chuan would require a huge price and the difficulty would be extremely high.

Meishan, 30th floor underground, Nanshan Manor.

After Zhao Xing's true self returned, he went into seclusion to cultivate again.

In his internal world, the Time Particle floated above the boundless continent.

"Time Particle, action range 5 boundary-element units, 1 era."

"After use, one can accelerate the refining of a great mountain."

Zhao Xing looked at the several mountain peaks floating in his internal world.

He practiced the 'Layered Boundary Mountain', and naturally, the materials were also Layered Boundary Mountains. Now there were nine corner peaks here, which were the foundation he prepared for refining the mountain.

"Nine corner peaks, plus tens of thousands of 'Earth Treasures' for assistance."

"After refining, transfer it to the Qiankun Hunyuan body to become my natal mountain peak."

Natal mountain peaks are naturally not forbidden during competitions, otherwise those who specialize in Mountain Techniques would have no way to participate.

Any other magic treasures or drugs cannot be used, only the natal mountain peak can be displayed.

"Go."

Zhao Xing first gathered the nine corner peaks together and piled them on an empty space in the boundless continent with a range of 5 boundary-element units.

Immediately after, he arranged a large amount of auxiliary materials according to the array.

Finally, he released the Time Particle.

"Boom~"

When the power of the Time Particle was released, Zhao Xing felt the time flow in the specific area below accelerate.

"The space-time change is so violent; no wonder it must be done in the internal world. If it weren't for the internal world's suppression, I would have no way to control the power of the Time Particle."

Zhao Xing looked at the crazily twisting space-time below and couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

"Now it is equivalent to a space-time tribulation above the 15th stage occurring, or even higher."

"At this time, if my true spirit dared to enter the area below, even if I had the Space-Time Earth Communication Technique, I would be torn into fragments."

"People cannot withstand it; only the Boundary Mountain corner peaks can endure it."

The characteristic of the Layered Boundary Mountain is to absorb the origin and constantly grow larger and expand.

Time origin has a great influence on life true spirits, but for mountains, the influence is very small.

After a while, the rolling and chaotic earth was like a pot of porridge.

However, very soon, a piece of new mountain land appeared on the boundless continent, emitting a faint treasure light.

"The Earth Refining Technique taught to me by God General Lan Shen and the Earth Refining Technique I once learned in the White Bone Divine Domain already have a big difference."

"The first layer of the Earth Refining Boundary Mountain Technique is still the Earth Refining Furnace, but what is refined is the mountain land foundation."

"The second layer, mountain land becomes a peak, beginning to refine the mountain peak shape."

Zhao Xing looked at the nine corner peaks below, like pillars supporting the sky, constantly shrinking and cracking, and constantly condensing.

Normally, this Earth Refining Technique only needs three corner peaks.

But Zhao Xing used nine, because he was a holy body possessing Heaven, Earth, and Self; when the natal mountain peak is transferred into the holy body, he must also consider that the natal mountain peak can be driven by all three types of magic power.

"The third layer, mountain peak becomes a ridge; the nine corner peaks form a mountain ridge, taking root in the three layers of Xiangxian, Daoxian, and Daogu; at this time, it can no longer be easily destroyed."

The nine corner peaks below constantly grew stronger and gradually became clear.

"The fourth layer, mountain ridge becomes a pulse. Nine corner peaks, corresponding to the cultivation route of my Extreme Land Mustard Seed Mountain, the mountain pulse veins are consistent with my holy body's magic veins."

Zhao Xing soon gave birth to a wonderful feeling; he and the nine mountain peaks produced a response.

Because the time flow below was extremely fast, about half a year later, he felt the nine corner peaks expanding and contracting with his breathing.

"Only the last step remains: transfer the mountain peak into the holy body and fuse it to form the natal boundary mountain."

"Collect!"

Although the Time Particle was still having an effect, continuing to refine it would have no significant effect.

Boom~

The nine mountain peaks suddenly flew up, detaching from the Time Particle's influence area.

"Brush~"

Zhao Xing's mind turned into a physical form, supporting the nine peaks.

After collecting them, he pushed gently, pushing the remaining part of the Time Particle toward his own original seed.

"I put the Time Particle in, and the original seed wanted to swallow it."

"Now that the refining is complete, there is about 300,000 years of power left, so let you eat it."

Seeing the original seed swallow the remaining part of the Time Particle, the green tint on its surface became more obvious, and Zhao Xing then left the internal world.

The nine corner peaks fused into the holy body and landed on the Great Sun Sea.

"After the natal boundary mountain is refined, in the future, if I encounter better 'Earth Treasures', I can also fuse them into it, making the power stack." Zhao Xing exhaled.

At this time, his temperament had a clear change, becoming more heavy and steady.

"A Si Nong of the Mountain Technique lineage, by sacrificing a natal boundary mountain and residing within the mountain, as long as the natal mountain is not broken, one is in an invincible position."

"The Mountain Technique lineage is vast; mountain valley mazes to trap enemies, mountain ridge earth changes, cultivating rock life to attack—the methods can be said to be endless."

Zhao Xing spent only one year refining the natal boundary mountain.

At this time, there were still three years until the Meishan Dao Discussion began, so he continued to broaden the breadth of the Mountain Technique.

Three years later, Nanshan Manor.

"Little Junior Brother~"

"Little Junior Brother~~"

Tremors came from underground, constantly calling Zhao Xing; the tremors gradually grew from weak to strong, finally waking Zhao Xing from his focused state of seclusion.

"Senior Brother." Zhao Xing opened his eyes and found that it was a mountain puppet of Venerable Meishan calling him.

"The Meishan Dao Discussion is about to begin, the 72 peak masters have all arrived, it is time for you to come up."

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for the reminder." Zhao Xing's heart moved, and he escaped underground, flying out of the 30th floor underground space in one breath.

At this time, inside and outside the Meishan mountain gate, and in every department, it appeared very lively.

Whether it was Mountain Head or Mountain Master, it involved a large number of position changes.

If it were a peak master of a certain peak becoming the Master of Meishan, then the status of the people beneath would naturally rise with the tide.

Assuming one could go a step further and become the Mountain Head respected by the Twelve Mountains, the benefits would be even greater.

"So many people have come; more than thirty rulers of human ancient countries have come, and there are tens of thousands of ancient country observation delegations."

"The Ten Great Demon Countries have also sent Venerables to observe the ceremony; Venerable Bo Meng and Venerable Qing Yao of the Demon God Temple have also come."

"Venerable Yuan Ding of the Reincarnation Temple, this is Old Qing's junior brother—Wan Ying, Sheng Yi, Fu Ping, and Gao Yu have come, all from the Origin Heavenly Palace—and there is also Venerable Tian Guan."

The Twelve Mountain Dharma Assembly of Taigu Zhi Qiu was undoubtedly the first grand event of the Third Era of the Desolate Domain.

On the guest list, one could see many familiar and unfamiliar powerhouses.

Although events such as the Era Worm crisis, the Heaven Dimension Beast, and space-time shocks had caused great chaos and turmoil in the Xuanling Star Domain.

However, the more chaotic the period, the more important such a Dharma Assembly appeared.

"On the Empire side, there are Teacher Wudu, Ji Si, Meng Wu, Bi Sui—hmm? Old Zuo has also come, it seems he is fine."

"No, why is Old Liu not here?"

Zhao Xing did not see Liu Liu Tianning on the invited guests list.

"Qiu Zishan, who is responsible for the Empire's guest invitation matters? Why was Liu Liu Tianning not invited?"

Zhao Xing immediately found someone to ask; Qiu Zishan was the person in charge of the Earth Communication Office who had followed him on the Tongming Ancient Road years ago.

"Uncle-Master, who is this Liu Liu Tianning?" Qiu Zishan asked cautiously.

Liu Liu Tianning had no fame at all and did not hold any position in the Empire.

"He is my teacher, send someone to pick him up immediately." Zhao Xing said.

Old Liu was too low-key; he had become a Demigod, yet he had no fame in the Empire at all.

"Yes, I will go right away."

The competition within Meishan was presided over by God General Lan Chuan, and witnessed by three other God Generals: Lu Song, Gong Yi, and Yu Ling.

The Meishan Dao Discussion, what tests to set, were all up to God General Lan Chuan, but he also had to ensure fairness and not favor any peak.

Zhao Xing's previous position was Divine Palace Envoy, so he also had the qualifications to participate in the Meishan Dao Discussion.

The 72 peak masters, various palace and office heads, all added up to 183 people with the qualifications to compete.

In the 81st Boundary Star Year of the Third Era of the Desolate Domain, in July, the Twelve Mountains opened the Dharma Assembly simultaneously.

The Meishan Dharma Assembly was divided into three stages.

The first stage was the Qingling Dao Discussion; this stage had no ranking and did not distinguish between high and low.

All 183 people could freely preach, or expound on their theoretical studies, or share cultivation insights of techniques, or display the research results of their respective peaks.

After all, there was only one Mountain Master, and every peak master, palace head, office head, academy head, and divine envoy would try every means to display the characteristics of their respective positions to attract investment for the people under their command.

183 people meant 183 Dharma Boundaries and Dao Fields.

The guests invited to the scene could enter anyone's Dharma Boundary to watch and listen to their Dao discussion. There was even a commercial transaction segment.

For example, Venerable Meishan had once attracted sky-high commercial orders for the Earth Storage Office and Earth Dao Office of Meishan during this stage.

The second stage was the Divine Domain Trial.

God General Lan Chuan would open the Divine Domain and set up multiple tests, covering various major categories of Earth-Profit Sect techniques.

Mountain Techniques, Earth Palace Techniques, Xuantu Techniques, Earth Splitting Techniques, Earth Communication Techniques, Earth Refining Techniques, etc.

Finally, the four God Generals—Lan Chuan, Lu Song, Gong Yi, and Yu Ling—would comment on the participants' performance and confirm the ranking; the first place would be the Mountain Master of Meishan.

The third stage, Mountain Master Challenge.

After the Divine Domain Trial ended, although the first place was the Mountain Master, because the content of the Divine Domain Trial usually did not involve combat between competitors.

Thus, in the third stage, the first-place Mountain Master would stand at the peak of Meishan and accept challenges from the remaining peak masters.

In most cases, this was just a supporting segment. Through the first stage of preaching and the second stage of the Divine Domain Trial, the peak masters already had a count of the Mountain Master's strength.

Initiating a challenge was just an opportunity for them to understand each other deeply; after all, the new Mountain Master also needed to know the strength of each peak. But there were also more extreme situations, where those who were unconvinced could initiate a Great Dao Dispute against the Mountain Master. If they could win, they would become the new Mountain Master.

Only those who could still stand tall in Meishan after the three stages were the true Mountain Masters.

The subsequent competition for Mountain Head among the Twelve Mountain Masters followed a similar process.

Before the first stage opened, the entire Qingling was cleared, and only Venerable Meishan waited at the peak of Qingling.

After opening, the 183 Demigods of Meishan all flew toward the Qingling area together.

Everyone bowed to Venerable Meishan together.

After returning the salute, Venerable Meishan said loudly: "Fellow Daoists, you may choose a place in Qingling to preach; you must display the style of my Meishan, but you must not harm the harmony."

"Yes!"

The 183 Demigods bowed again and then scattered together.

However, saying it wouldn't harm the harmony was one thing, but Qingling was only so big, and there were only a few good preaching locations.

Who went up and who went down still depended on ability.

Without displaying magic technique attacks, the Demigods' Dharma Boundaries became the only way to occupy territory.

Zhao Xing saw that almost all the 72 peak masters were flying toward the high ridge area.

As for the Divine Palace Envoys, various palace heads, Dao chiefs, and academy heads, 90% of them were preaching in the middle and low ridge areas.

"The strength of the 72 peak masters is still stronger." Zhao Xing observed the others while flying up.

He practiced the Extreme Land Mustard Seed Mountain; when he was in the Reincarnation Realm, it was the Mustard Seed Dharma Domain, and after becoming a Demigod, the Mustard Seed Dharma Domain transformed into the Extreme Land Dharma Boundary.

The fourth layer of the Extreme Land, combined with the Qiankun Hunyuan Holy Body, meant his body was already a small success in holy pulses, and the flow of magic power between his meridians and acupoints was like the operation of thick Earth Veins.

There were seventy or eighty people flying higher than Zhao Xing, and they had already unfolded their Dharma Boundaries, like heavenly moats blocking the high ridge area. But Zhao Xing didn't even unfold his Dharma Boundary, yet he walked like he was in an empty place, constantly surpassing the other peak masters.

"Hmm? That's Divine Palace Envoy Zhao Xing, right? How does he have this kind of strength?"

"I remember he has only been a Demigod for about a thousand years, right?"

"Not even a thousand years."

"In this high ridge area, multiple peak masters' Dharma Boundaries are intertwined; it's difficult to even fly without unfolding a Dharma Boundary, yet he seems completely unaffected?"

"What a Zhao Xing, he has actually made such great progress!"

Zhao Xing's upward movement quickly attracted the attention of the other peak masters.

In the 2nd era of the Desolate Domain, everyone's impression of Zhao Xing was just 'Saint Son of the Earth-Profit Sect'; although his talent was amazing, he was still far from growing into a powerhouse.

It was more of a condescending attitude of seniors looking at juniors.

Even though Zhao Xing came to Meishan to cultivate, first following Venerable Meishan to cultivate, and later entering the Yuangu Boundary to realize the Dao, the time was too short.

The cultivation of the split soul was relatively secret; before coming to Taigu Zhi Qiu, Zhao Xing's true self didn't even know to what extent he had cultivated,

let alone these peak masters?

At this time, Zhao Xing caught up head-on, crossing the heavy Dharma Boundaries, immediately attracting the side-glances of many peak masters.

The gazes were almost all appreciation, surprise, and doubt.

Of course, there were also some peak masters whose hands were itching, wanting to test Zhao Xing's quality, deliberately increasing the power of their Dharma Boundaries to see how far he could go.

Facing these gazes, Zhao Xing smiled, nodded slightly, and moved upward firmly.

In the end, only three Venerables—Gong Peak, Min Peak, and Tian Peak—remained blocking directly above.

Their Dharma Boundaries each had their own characteristics.

One was like a towering great mountain spanning the starry sky of the universe, one was like an active volcano about to erupt, and another formed an Eight-Extreme Palace, floating in the middle.

"Ping You, Tai Tan, Chu Chuan, three Demigods, all 15th-stage Venerables." Venerable Meishan watched carefully from below. "They are also the three strongest in my Meishan, they won't let Little Junior Brother come up easily."

After fusing the split soul, Venerable Meishan also couldn't see through Zhao Xing's background.

But he knew Ping You, Tai Tan, and Chu Chuan very well.

Undoubtedly, in the internal competition of Meishan, these three were Zhao Xing's strongest competitors!

Zhao Xing unfolded his Dharma Boundary, and five Extreme Spirit Beads grew beneath his feet, supporting him upward.

Venerable Ping You's Dharma Boundary, which was like a towering great mountain, was suddenly pushed up.

Tai Tan's active volcano Dharma Boundary and Chu Chuan's Earth Palace Dharma Boundary also couldn't help but make way to the surroundings.

Such a strange phenomenon made the three Venerables shocked together.

But immediately they exerted force together, closing in again, competing with Zhao Xing.

After a while, Zhao Xing broke through the blockade of the three and reached the peak of Qingling, landing beside Venerable Meishan.

"Ping You, why did you make way? You wouldn't have done it on purpose, right?" Venerable Tai Hao asked.

"Yes, Ping You, why did you stop?" Chu Chuan also looked at his good friend.

Because Ping You was in the position blocking directly above, they were just squeezing from the side.

"Qingling Dao Discussion is not a Divine Domain Trial, why bother to be so calculating." Ping You said lightly.

In reality, he simply couldn't suppress it; if he continued to exert force, he was afraid his You Mountain Dharma Boundary would be pierced through by Zhao Xing.

"Why did you loosen your hands?" Ping You asked back.

"Same as you." Chu Chuan and Tai Hao were stubborn.

Continuing to confront, Tai Hao felt his volcano Dharma Boundary would erupt, and Chu Chuan felt his Earth Palace Dharma Boundary would be torn apart.

"My, Tai Tan's, and Chu Chuan's Dharma Boundary confrontation had already formed a triangular situation; any party intervening would not be able to retreat unscathed, let alone break through."

"Was it Zhao Xing who found a loophole, or did he confront the three of us at the same time?" Venerable Ping You looked upward thoughtfully.

Zhao Xing also looked back at the three, smiled and bowed: "Thank you three for letting me pass."

The three did not answer, only thinking that Zhao Xing had found a loophole to get up.

Zhao Xing didn't care; when he came up, he used the Five Extreme Spirit Beads Dharma Boundary to act on the three parties at the same time, using the Water Spirit Bead to induce Tai Tan's active volcano Dharma Boundary, and the Fire Spirit Bead to target Chu Chuan's Earth Palace Dharma Boundary.

Looking at the three's performance, he also roughly knew their background.

This is the strong knowing the weak, while the weak do not know the strong.

"In the entire Meishan, the only Demigod who can beat me is probably Senior Brother Meishan in front of me." Zhao Xing thought secretly.

As the previous Mountain Head, Venerable Meishan's strength was an '18th-stage' Demigod!

Although not as good as the Gu Luohe at the Demigod stage, he was in the same echelon as Bo Wei back then.

"Little Junior Brother, haven't seen you for a few years, you have another breakthrough." Venerable Meishan asked with a smile.

"Thanks to Senior Brother's blessing, a small breakthrough." Zhao Xing said modestly.

Venerable Meishan was in high spirits; originally, after everyone chose their preaching locations, he should have left, but at this time he had no intention of leaving.

"Little Junior Brother, can I be your first Dao discussant?"

Zhao Xing was flattered: "Of course, Senior Brother, this is my honor."

"Good." Venerable Meishan smiled slightly and began to let the guests from all directions enter to observe the ceremony.

When the guests from all directions entered and saw the layout of Qingling, they couldn't help but be surprised.

"The Dharma Boundary at the peak of Qingling is actually occupied by Zhao Xing?"

"How long has Zhao Si Nong been a Demigod, how did he get up there?"

"Is Taigu Zhi Qiu so partial to Zhao Xing?"

"What's the significance of this?"

"The significance is huge; the guests see him as soon as they enter, doesn't that explain everything?"

"Although this stage is not a competition, it is not so simple to reach the top."

"Tsk tsk, I don't know what happened."

"Hmph, it must be that Wei Zizhan bribed my disciples!" The speaker was Wudu; Wei Zizhan was Venerable Meishan's true name in this life.

At this time, even Wudu didn't believe that Zhao Xing could rely on his own strength to reach the peak of Qingling to open a Dharma Boundary and preach.

Seeing that Venerable Meishan hadn't left yet, he felt that he had engaged in shady dealings.

Seeing that the people had almost arrived, Venerable Meishan raised a Dao Discussion Platform at the peak of Qingling, stopping at a position half a step lower than Zhao Xing.

A loud voice spread everywhere, and Venerable Meishan bowed to Zhao Xing: "Wei Zizhan asks for the Dao from Zhao Si Nong."

As soon as the voice came out, it immediately attracted the attention of all the guests. ===== CHAPTER 541 =====