Chapter 638: Fusion complete, preparation for the second Dao-proclamation

The Feather Emperor Era, the Demon God Epoch.

Zhao Xing's true self was still on the Dragon race's territory, cultivating the remaining spells.

Scholar Scholar Bowei had imprinted three Dao-scriptures.

Among them, the Four Seasons Grass Man Method had already been mastered, and the Summer Grass Man had advanced even further.

The other two spells were the Wind-Rain Earth Palace and the Vast Marsh World.

Zhao Xing also began to contemplate them.

"The Wind-Rain Earth Palace is a method that fuses Heavenly Timing and Earthly Advantage."

"This can be called a new branch of the 'Heavenly Palace Method'."

Normal Earth Palace-type spells all require the use of an Earthly Advantage environment; they can only be cast where Earth Veins exist.

Of course, there are a few Earth Palace-type spells that do not require Earth Veins, such as the 【Five-Pole Spirit Pearl Earth Palace】 that Zhao Xing had learned previously.

Such Earth Palace methods can exist independently of an Earth Vein foundation.

However, they still cannot compare to the Wind-Rain Earth Palace.

"Any location either has 'Heaven' or 'Earth'; the Wind-Rain Earth Palace handles complex environments."

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"Shu Ji created this method and had already resolved two-thirds of the disasters."

"The Wind Earth Palace can resolve natural disasters and geological changes, and can also release these disasters elsewhere."

The reason it is said to be two-thirds is precisely because this method did not incorporate the Dao of the Self.

The Wind-Rain Earth Palace cannot handle the disasters triggered by plant-type troop units.

For instance, the Li Star River Roc Roc Roc Roc Change once triggered by the Spirit-Devouring Grass was a complex disaster caused by plant life.

"Thus, Shu Ji created the 'Vast Marsh World'; this was already during the final period of his life."

Shu Ji traveled everywhere, and after dealing with one disaster and environmental problem after another, he realized the Vast Marsh World.

The Vast Ancient Heaven and the Vast Marsh Earth were also named after Shu Ji.

Originally, this was just a chaotic river region of a continent; not long after Shu Ji created the method, he died in a disaster.

Later, in order to commemorate Shu Ji, the Feather Emperor named the Vast Ancient Heaven and Vast Marsh Earth after this spell.

"Those who drown are usually the ones who know how to swim. Shu Ji created such a powerful God-King secret method, yet he still died," Zhao Xing sighed, shaking his head.

He put away the small blue world in front of him.

The prototype of the Vast Marsh World!

This was based on the World Method of the Self-School, fused with the Four Seasons Qi of the Vast Ancient Heaven and the Eight-Direction Earth Veins of the Vast Marsh Earth.

"Once, these two spells were both Dao-proclamation spells."

"However, Shu Ji died, so they can only be used as references."

"If Shu Ji hadn't died, once the creation of the world was complete, he might have become a Dao Lord," Zhao Xing said with some regret.

Shu Ji's governance was sufficient to reach the level of 'Dao-Walking Heavens', but it required time to verify.

One had to wait until the creation of the world was complete to ascend.

From the history recounted by Huang Li, Zhao Xing learned that Shu Ji died in the epoch just before the creation was completed.

It could almost be said that he fell just before the dawn.

"Such a powerful Agricultural Official was also destroyed by natural disasters and geological changes. I wonder what kind of disaster Shu Ji encountered."

That period of history no longer existed, and Huang Li did not know exactly where Shu Ji died or what kind of disaster it was; she only knew that Shu Ji died in the chaotic rivers.

Zhao Xing had not mastered these two spells, so he had no concept of the difficulty of the creation project.

After mastering them, his awe of the universe grew a few points more.

Shu Ji, Yu Heng—these Agricultural Official Gods were all supreme powerhouses.

Yet one died in a river, and one died at the hands of a tree.

"The path of the Dao is difficult indeed."

Zhao Xing stored the Dao-scriptures away.

He had only consumed one use; the remaining uses for the two Dao-scriptures were four.

"I wonder how the clone is doing in returning to pick up Zhou, and how the search for the study-abroad clone is going."

Once Zhao Xing's Summer Grass Man left the current space-time, he could no longer sense it.

The Grass Man Clone Method, like normal Divine Origin methods, had such limitations; it could not sense across space-time.

Only existences like the Boundless True God, who had enough clones and was a Time-type True God, could maintain timely connections.

Although Zhao Xing proclaimed the Dao with the Land-Reclamation and Heaven-Mending Method, and his divine power spread across two worlds, he could only vaguely sense that the clone was in the Wilderness Era of the River of Time.

"For my first Dao-proclamation, this kind of blessing is still a bit weak."

"Starting in the Demon God Epoch, ending with the Feather Emperor Era."

"For time points after that, I have no blessing at all."

Below the level of Dao-Walking Heavens, almost all True Gods have Daos that cannot bypass the time node of the end of the God Emperor Era.

Because the Dao-chaos triggered by the God Emperor leaving his own era formed a natural Dao-barrier; it was like a cliff and a vacuum, causing the entire heaven and earth to Roc Roc Roc Roc Change.

Without reaching the level of Dao-Walking Heavens, the blessing of one's great power could almost never span two God Emperor Eras.

The reason it is said "almost" is because an example had appeared recently.

"My Dao-method, although spread across two worlds, cannot compare to Scholar Scholar Bowei," Zhao Xing pondered.

"Scholar Scholar Bowei's Dao-proclamation, although also spread across two worlds, spanned two eras. I heard that even the Space-Time Gate of the Luo Emperor Era was influenced by Scholar Scholar Bowei."

"The cost of travel is five times higher than before I arrived."

It was terrifying influence. Scholar Scholar Bowei escaped the Wilderness Era like a dragon entering the sea, and after gaining the support of the True History Party, his combat power skyrocketed.

Previously, when Scholar Scholar Bowei wanted to kill the Elder of the Pivot, a casual attack required two great Dragon God Kings to join forces to block it.

And that was even with Scholar Scholar Bowei voluntarily holding back.

"I hope the clone returns and gives me a surprise."

Zhao Xing hoped; the clone had stayed in the Black Heaven Wilderness for many years, and the Underworld Ancient Mountain Classic should be relatively complete.

Could he perform a second Dao-proclamation?

Wilderness Era, Third Epoch, Tenth Solar Year.

Black Heaven Wilderness, Underworld Ancient Mountain.

Inside the small temple, the fusion continued incessantly.

Zhao Xing's true self had only experienced forty thousand years, but the clone had nearly six hundred thousand years of memories.

Completely decoupled in the middle, without any connection; this process was actually quite dangerous.

A moment of carelessness could lead to memory conflicts, triggering mental chaos.

Fusing until the seventh year, Zhao Xing even felt a bit dazed.

"Am I Zhong Ming, or am I Zhao Xing?"

Zhao Xing opened his eyes and muttered to himself.

A person's personality is composed of experiences, and experiences are recorded in the soul.

Compared to six hundred thousand years of experience, the forty thousand years of experience of Zhao Xing's true self were much weaker.

The memory of the coachman had once killed the God-King Ri Gao Gao Dongyan Dongyan Jue; that was just a fragment.

How many dangers had Zhao Xing's clone experienced?

In nearly six hundred thousand years, there had been many life-and-death crisis moments.

For example, Wu Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Tian had once taken Zhao Xing's clone to an ancient ruin.

They were almost killed by the mechanical puppets there.

He had also encountered a mental-type Demon God in the Chaotic River Epoch, leaving an indelible memory in the clone's soul.

Now, these all turned into torrents, impacting Zhao Xing's mind.

"Is the existence of Zhong Ming the subject, or the object?"

"Am I Zhao Xing, or was I originally called Zhong Ming?"

These memories were too profound, with a tendency to overwrite Zhao Xing's original memories.

During the fusion process, he felt this way from time to time.

It was relatively easier to accept one's own memories.

It wasn't until the seventh year that the first crisis appeared.

"Clang~"

A bell sound came from outside the temple. Zhao Xing looked over and saw Kuang Chuan striking the bell.

"Clang~ Clang~"

The bell sound seemed to have a magical power; Zhao Xing's consciousness gradually went from scattered to concentrated.

Finally, he was completely awake.

"No wonder the powerhouses of the Dark Palace live by finding amusement. My clone wandered for six hundred thousand years, and suddenly fusing caused mental chaos. The problems faced by those powerhouses in the Dark Palace are even more terrifying."

What he faced was only the mental chaos brought about by memory fusion.

For the coachman and the others, they had lived too long, and their minds had begun to decay.

That was a more terrifying predicament.

He looked around; the clone was gone, and the body had become a pile of shattered metal.

"Whoosh~"

Zhao Xing arrived at the mountain peak outside the temple. On the peak was a square pavilion, with a great bell and a striking pillar hanging inside.

"Brother Kuang Chuan, long time no see."

"I see you every day."

Kuang Chuan stopped his movements and smiled, cupping his hands.

He had followed Zhao Xing's clone, and they had spent almost all of these hundreds of thousands of years together.

Studying the Underworld Ancient Mountain together, traveling together.

Kuang Chuan's position in the Undying Underworld God City was Zhao Xing's deputy, and he himself had sworn to become Zhao Xing's Dao-follower.

So, most of the time, Zhao Xing's clone would take Kuang Chuan with him.

Now, Kuang Chuan was also an early-stage God General.

"You helped me just now. This bell is very magical; is it mental-type?"

"It was Senior Wu Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Tian who instructed me to strike the bell every day," Kuang Chuan said. "I dare not take the credit."

"Not so. My clone having such a realm, Brother Kuang Chuan has contributed significantly," Zhao Xing cupped his hands and thanked him again.

The clone in the Undying Underworld City was basically a hands-off manager; all matters, big and small, were handled by Kuang Chuan.

Kuang Chuan covered for him, handled many miscellaneous tasks, and blocked many karmic consequences for him.

That was why his clone could have enough time to follow Wu Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Tian to cultivate.

"Please don't say that; everything I did was trivial," Kuang Chuan hurriedly declined the courtesy.

"Although I was the first to study the Underworld Ancient Mountain, if I hadn't met you, I would never have been able to complete the book in my lifetime, let alone the complete version we are studying now."

"The Underworld Ancient Classic is destined to become a work that shines through the ages. As a founder, this is supreme glory."

"Besides, that is what a Dao-follower is for."

Zhao Xing laughed: "I was being overly modest. Having just fused such long memories, I was still a bit unaccustomed."

Kuang Chuan said with reverence: "Only you could fuse six hundred thousand years of soul experience in just seven years."

He was a research-type talent and naturally knew how difficult soul fusion in the Grass Man Method was.

Zhao Xing's true self fusing the clone soul was enough to make his divine soul reach the God-King realm first.

Such a huge increase also came with huge difficulty.

Yet Zhao Xing only spent seven years.

The two began to chat again, helping Zhao Xing consolidate his fused memories.

"How much longer until the space-time channel from the Undying Underworld City directly to the Demon God Epoch opens?"

Zhao Xing remembered that the Undying Underworld City possessed the ability to travel through space-time, and it was even more convenient.

"About forty-five years," Kuang Chuan said. "However, we can open it at any time."

"Eh?" Zhao Xing cast a puzzled look.

"You are the 'Ming King' personally conferred by the Underworld God. In the nine divisions and eighteen domains of the Undying Underworld City, only True Lord Pang Pang Pang Pang Yuan Lai, True Lord Xi He, and True Lord Guo Yin have a status above yours."

"The Underworld Ancient Mountain is listed as a separate God Division. A long time ago, it completely became our territory, and the people under our command were all carefully selected."

"Nowadays, there are three ways for the Underworld Ancient Mountain to travel through the River of Time: first, the Reincarnation Gate; second, the Space-Time Boat; third, the Heavenly Dimension Beast."

Zhao Xing's expression was a bit strange; he didn't expect that he had actually become a top leader here.

A long time ago, there were only eight divisions under the Undying Underworld God, but after the Underworld Ancient Mountain was discovered, a separate God Division was listed, namely the Underworld Ancient Division, and many privileges were given to the 'God General Zhong Ming', the pseudonym used by Zhao Xing.

The Undying Underworld God valued Kuang Chuan (Kuang Chuan did not use a pseudonym) and Zhao Xing very much.

Because this God-King also wanted to impact the Dao Lord realm and establish his own Dao Court.

However, whether it was his influence, his own strength, or his treasures, he had reached a bottleneck.

The Underworld Ancient Mountain matched his title, and the Undying Underworld God believed this was the opportunity for enlightenment that appeared in the dark.

Thus, they naturally placed great importance on the Mount Mount Minggu Office.

Giving people when asked, giving money when asked.

And Zhao Xing and Kuang Chuan were very impressive.

Among the nine divisions and eighteen domains, the overall strength of the Underworld Ancient Division was already ranked fourth.

Only the three divisions led by True Lord Pang Pang Pang Pang Yuan Lai, True Lord Xi He, and True Lord Guo Yin could suppress the Underworld Ancient Division.

The Reincarnation Gate was created by the Undying Underworld God, a unique way of traveling.

It could even travel quickly through the wilderness of the Wilderness Era.

It originally had regulations for opening.

But weren't those regulations up to Zhao Xing to decide?

Kuang Chuan naturally said that it could be opened whenever they wanted.

"So I've already mixed so well."

"No wonder."

After chatting for a few days, Zhao Xing completely fused the clone soul, and the slight sequelae were completely repaired.

At this time, Wu Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Tian was nowhere to be found, only that small temple remained, with lights still on inside.

"I don't know when I will see Wu Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Tian again."

"Universe Boat—"

Zhao Xing shook his head helplessly.

Wu Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Tian's requirements were too outrageous; he didn't need to think about it in the short term.

To build one larger and stronger than the one built by God-King Di Zang and God-King Zhou Shan, was it that simple? The difficulty was even greater than resurrecting God-King Yu Heng.

"Kuang Chuan, I plan to go to the Demon God Epoch through the Reincarnation Gate to attempt my first Dao-proclamation."

"You come with me, and bring some people."

"Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, there is still a battle to be fought."

The establishment of the space-time territory quickly entered the second stage, and war was inevitable.

Zhao Xing also had to rush back to finish this battle before he could farm and develop with peace of mind.

Otherwise, the Ningta God Kingdom, Xiang Wu Xin God City, and Seven Domains Heavenly Mountain would keep harassing him, and he would have no peace.

Choosing to proclaim the Dao in the Demon God Epoch, Zhao Xing also had his considerations.

According to the chronology in the Underworld Ancient Mountain Classic, the earliest time the Underworld Ancient Mountain appeared could be traced back to before the Triassic Period.

It existed even before the Black Heaven Opening Domain was formed, but it had always been invisible.

This mountain could be used as a place for Dao-proclamation at any period of time.

Choosing the Demon God Epoch was mainly to maximize the feedback received after the Dao-proclamation.

If one proclaimed the Dao at this time point, the starting point of time would not backtrack unless one reached the level of Dao-Walking Heavens.

Proclaiming the Dao at that time point usually meant it took effect starting from that time point.

"Yes, I will go make arrangements," Kuang Chuan nodded, his heart filled with excitement and anticipation.

Because he and Zhao Xing co-compiled the Underworld Ancient Mountain Classic, this Dao-proclamation would be a joint Dao-proclamation.

It wouldn't reach the point where "one person attains the Dao, and their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven," but he, Kuang Chuan, would also become a True God.

Of course, he didn't care about being a True God or not.

What Kuang Chuan cared about was the practical verification of the Underworld Ancient Mountain Classic.

Independent space-time territory, in the God Machine City.

God-King Boundless sat on the Zhong Mountain throne, lowering his eyebrows in thought; this was a way he cultivated. The underground Zhong Mountain was his tool for observing all parts of the universe.

At this moment, he felt something and suddenly raised his head.

"Hmm? Why do I have a premonition that Zhao Xing is about to proclaim the Dao in heaven and earth?"

God-King Boundless was a bit surprised. How long had it been since Zhao Xing's first Dao-proclamation? He was going to proclaim it a second time? ===== CHAPTER 639 =====