Chapter 544

Lu Linxuan, truly worthy of the name "Flower God."

363-Yin Zhong Joins the Great Qin

"The Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon…"

Ying Zheng saw this and his eyes immediately lit up.

The Lishan Project had already made great progress, and the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon had appeared once more.

Now that Great Qin had already obtained three of the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon, that legendary, heaven-shaking power created by Zhou Wenwang was about to reappear in the world.

As long as they possessed this heaven-shaking power, Great Qin might once again have a chance to turn the tide.

"Li Si! Quickly order 'Xuanjian' to head to Great Tang and obtain this Di Tu He!"

"Anyone who dares to resist or obstruct—execute without mercy!"

In the battle of Mount Qilian, Prince Zichu's fate-bound Tao Yong was broken and has yet to return.

Bai Qi and Shang Yang both carry lingering injuries and are not the most suitable candidates to fight.

Luo Wang's Xuanjian, newly ascended expert on the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking.

One person alone is equivalent to thirteen experts of the same rank!

As long as one's ranking does not surpass his, winning against him would likely be very difficult!

In Great Tang, on the surface, aside from that "Heavenly Demon" Cangqu and Jiangchen.

The others may not necessarily be Xuanjian's match!

"Yes!"

Now Zhao Gao is permanently stationed at Lishan, so most affairs here at Xianyanggong have been taken over by Li Si.

"It's just that Your Majesty, the Qinglong Society has twice made moves to seize the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon. This time…"

The first move was by Western Xia's Li Qinglu.

In that battle, Ximen Wudi did not hesitate to unleash a single sword strike to annihilate a hundred thousand Dayuan Kesig troops, shocking every faction under heaven.

The second time, however, was near Seven Heroes Town.

Bu Jingyun and Guichen made their move, seizing the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon from Shen Bijun's body.

This in turn drew out the eye-catching great battle between Old Fahai and Xiao Jingtian.

Now the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon have appeared for the third time—wonder if the Qinglong Society will make a move?

"This…"

Ying Zheng hesitated. Against the Qinglong Society, Great Qin truly did not yet have the strength to cope.

"Haha! This one Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon, I have already brought it for Your Majesty."

Just at this moment, a wildly arrogant burst of laughter rang out.

Immediately after, above Xianyanggong, lightning flashed and thunder rolled, dark clouds pressing down.

A black dragon churned ceaselessly within the dark clouds.

Then the black dragon dove down, throwing the guards of Xianyanggong into panic.

Just as they were preparing to activate Xianyanggong's defensive measures, the black dragon suddenly transformed into human form and charged straight into Xianyanggong.

"Yin Zhong of Great Han, greets Your Majesty!"

The newcomer was naturally Yin Zhong himself; at this moment his injuries had been repaired by some mysterious existence.

His current strength had already returned to its peak.

Throughout all of Xianyanggong, there was no one more terrifying than him.

"Yin Zhong?"

Ying Zheng's heart stirred, and he immediately recalled the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking and the Hundred Flowers Ranking's background introductions,

which had mentioned such a name, as well as the Tong clan of the Water Moon Grotto, who possessed extraordinary innate abilities.

"So it is you! May I ask what brings you to Xianyanggong?"

Although Yin Zhong's manner of arrival was somewhat arrogant, Ying Zheng perceived he bore no hostility,

and stopped the guards who were rushing forward to protect him, calmly questioning Yin Zhong.

"I once fought three men of the Qinglong Society—Senior Dugu Jian, Senior Dugu Qiubai, and Zhang Daoling—within the Water Moon Grotto."

"Though these three had decent cultivation, they took advantage of my grave wounds to add insult to injury."

"Now that I have recovered from my injuries, I only wish to find a chance to settle this score with the three of them."

"Under heaven, the factions capable of contending with the Qinglong Society can be counted on one hand."

"The Great Qin imperial court is mighty and powerful."

"His Majesty Qin Huang Ying Zheng is all the more ambitious, determined to unify the Nine Provinces."

"Yin Zhong, unworthy as I am, has come especially to offer my service."

Yin Zhong briefly explained his grievances with the Qinglong Society, then laid on a hearty round of flattery.

Then he raised both hands high, holding aloft a bronze box,

"This is one of the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon—Di Tu He. I heard the Hundred Flowers Ranking's reveal and knew Great Qin would most likely need this item."

"So I simply transformed into a divine dragon and went to fetch it from Great Tang."

The Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking's reveal had only just ended—from the introduction of Ji Ruxue's reward to Yin Zhong's appearance,

the time before and after added up to no more than the span of a cup of tea.

Yet Great Qin and Great Tang were separated by no less than ten thousand li.

Yin Zhong could, in the span of a single cup of tea, instantly obtain Di Tu He from Great Tang's Phantom Sound Workshop,

and then fly ten thousand li to arrive here at Great Qin's Xianyanggong?

Could this still be something Wu Gong could accomplish?

On top of that, Yin Zhong had just transformed into a black dragon, stirring up wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

It left the entire Great Qin court of civil and military officials staring in stunned disbelief, unsure whether to trust him or not.

Ying Zheng also found it somewhat astonishing, but since Yin Zhong had come to offer his service and brought the Di Tuo He with him, it could still be considered a good thing.

"Mr. Yin is most thoughtful! Since you are willing to serve Great Qin,"

"I shall appoint you as Great Qin's Chief Guardian of the Nation!"

"Li Si, go fetch the Di Tuo He and bring it here for me to see."

Hearing this, Li Si immediately walked to Yin Zhong's side and took the bronze box from his hands.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yin Zhong said.

Holding the bronze box, Li Si respectfully presented it before Ying Zheng's Great Yuan desk.

Ying Zheng took it and looked, and found that this bronze box was indeed identical to the two Canglong Seven Constellations bronze boxes Great Qin had obtained before.

This truly was the Di Tuo He that the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking had just revealed.

If so, Yin Zhong's strength was truly enough to shake the heavens and move the earth.

Among the world's experts, he absolutely had a place!

"Mr. Yin, since you are now Great Qin's Chief Guardian of the Nation, you may enjoy Great Qin's dragon qi as you wish."

Ying Zheng was immensely satisfied and made this promise to Yin Zhong.

For experts of the world, once they enter the Heavenly Being Realm, cultivation is no longer purely about accumulating true essence.

One option is to rely solely on personal talent, purely through one's own martial Dao, verifying it against the natural Heavenly Dao.

This is the slowest, and also the hardest.

The other option is to need treasures like Dao Rhyme Pearls to accelerate this process.

It's just a pity that now Dao Rhyme Pearls are only occasionally awarded as rewards from the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking and Hundred Flowers Ranking, and have never been seen again otherwise.

The final option is to join one of the three great dynasties, using the dynasty's fate and dragon qi to communicate with heaven and earth.

Though this path is not as good as treasures like Dao Rhyme Pearls, it wins in being abundant and plentiful.

Even those with strength like Yin Zhong and Cang Qu can still borrow dragon qi for insight, raising their own cultivation realm.

Although Yin Zhong had come on orders, hearing that Ying Zheng was willing to share dragon qi with him made him quite pleased as well.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng then ordered Li Si to prepare a welcoming banquet. Once the feast was over, Yin Zhong only then turned and departed.

"Zhang Han! Investigate Yin Zhong's background, and why he wishes to join our Great Qin?"

After Yin Zhong left, and quite a while had passed, Ying Zheng finally spoke toward the shadows.

Yin Zhong had abruptly come to offer his service bearing the Di Tuo He. Though Ying Zheng appeared pleased on the surface, he still had to investigate thoroughly before he could feel at ease.