Ten Thousand Threads Flow and Water Drop Domain

"Feng Qiu actually lost?!"

"His Wind Art was so powerful, yet he was still defeated by Zhao Xing."

"I didn't understand it at all. The Feng Qiu was rushing around in the middle of the canyon, and then with a bang, the Astral Wind burst open and it was gone."

"The Wind Art of Feng Qiu is indeed powerful, but Zhao Xing's combination of spells is even more bizarre. I didn't see Zhao Xing until the very end. His Cloud Method is too strong."

"Fengqiu's winning streak has been ended. Fengqiu, known as the number one wind mage, has been defeated by Zhao Xing. Does that mean Zhao Xing's cloud mage is the best among the reserve agricultural officials?"

"Zhuang Ziqing is known as invincible in thunder magic, Feng Qiu as invincible in Wind Art, and Zhao Xing as invincible in Cloud Method!"

"Imagine me riding Feng Qiu, Zhao Xing in my left hand and Zhuang Ziqing in my right, who among the reserves could be my match? Even Shi Yong would be defeated on the spot!"

"I've heard that Cao Shuang of the Earthly Advantage Institute has an amazing Profound Earth Escape Art. Why don't you still ride him? That way, no one can stop you, whether you're in the sky or on the ground."

"Ha ha ha ha."

On the plaza Cloud Gate, Peng Ran, Yu Chunwu, He Yu, Yang Yang were engrossed in watching the scene through the Earth Mirror after Feng Qiu's defeat.

Yang Yang slapped his thigh excitedly, "Zhao Xing really won! Even someone as strong Feng Qiu was defeated by him!"

He Yu sighed, "Now I understand that Zhao Xing didn't use his full strength when he hit me before. He was just using me as practice. No wonder I felt that he only won by a little bit in every spell."

Yu Chunwu sighed, "When I first met him, he was just secretly releasing Yin Wind, and I thought he couldn't even beat Li Feng. But more than three months later, he was able to defeat Feng Qiu."

"Luckily, we didn't go looking for trouble with him back then," Peng Ran laughed. "Otherwise, even if the four of us were tied together, we wouldn't be enough for him to beat up."

"That's right, Li Feng's fate was terrible." The other three also laughed.

When they were reporting the story, Zhao Xing tricked them. After they realized it was Zhao Xing who was behind it, all four of them wanted to beat Zhao Xing up.

However, they didn't run into Zhao Xing, since they didn't know each other at that time.

By the time they found out it was Zhao Xing, it was already during the branch school's test.

Once the Swallowing Clouds is unleashed, who can rival it? At that time, Zhao Xing demonstrated astonishing dominance in Cloud Method.

Later, the gap widened, and he completely lost the will to cause trouble.

"After this battle, Zhao Xing's fighting ability is beyond doubt. I think the only one who can overpower him is Shi Yong. Even Zhuang Ziqing might not be able to."

Zhuang Ziqing was completely wide awake at this point.

When he saw Feng Qiu unleash the "Wind Devours the World" move, he thought Zhao Xing was doomed to lose.

After all, this move was too powerful, instantly draining all the vital energy and causing the power of the Nine Swords Four Divinities Secret Art to break through the limit, reaching a level comparable to high-level spells.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing still managed to catch this deadly move.

"He's figured it out." A hint of fighting spirit flashed in Zhuang Ziqing's eyes. "He must have a Solar Terms Decree has reached the Fourth-Turn of the Knowing Realm, which is why he was able to withstand it."

Recalling the final battle between Rising Wind and Zhao Xing, Zhuang Ziqing recalled that Dripping Rain.

"That raindrop had a power level of at least Tenth-Turn, and his breakthrough was different from Feng Qiu's."

"The power of Feng Qiu's Wind Art reaches the Eleventh-Turn entirely by relying on his control over the power of wind. He uses more energy to support this extreme control and continuously absorbs the amount of Astral Wind. From the moment he entered the Wind Thunder Canyon, he condensed the Astral Wind together and held it back, which made the power of the spell reach the Eleventh-Turn."

"After unleashing this move, his vital energy was completely depleted, but Zhao Xing's raindrop quickly condensed a second time, obviously consuming less vital energy." Zhuang Ziqing quickly discerned the difference between the two.

"He comprehended a high-level technique, which may not yet be as powerful as the Eleventh-Turn, but in essence, Zhao Xing's understanding of the Dao has surpassed that of Feng Qiu. That's why he can easily use it a second time."

Having grasped the key point, Zhuang Ziqing's eyes grew increasingly excited. "Let's go to the Daoist temple! I want to test the power of his raindrops."

Zhuang Ziqing stopped sleeping and immediately rode on Auspicious Cloud, flying towards the Daoist temple.

The Martial Office is the public activity area of Four Great Martial Offices.

At this moment, Fu Ying was completely distraught.

When Fu Ying saw the result of the battle, she almost threw the Earth Mirror away.

How could you lose, Feng Qiu?

Your defeat is going to bankrupt me, bro!

Of the 70,000 points, the others contributed 20,000 points. Since there were quite a few people, each person didn't actually lose too much.

But Fu Ying is going to lose 50,000 points!

I originally wanted to take advantage of Xia Jing, but I ended up losing a lot of money instead.

"Fu Ying".

Xia Jing put away the Earth Mirror and walked up to Fu Ying with a smile. "Don't be discouraged. You only lost 50,000 points. It's nothing to you."

"..."

Fu Ying was furious.

You make it sound so easy. He'd have to spend time taking on quests and work himself to the bone for three months to earn those 50,000 points.

However, he couldn't lose his composure. In his heart, he cursed Feng Qiu, Xia Jing, and Zhao Xing, but on the surface, he still smiled and said, "Of course, it's just 50,000 points. A bet is a bet! I'll transfer it to you right away."

Fu Ying casually pulled out the Earth Mirror, as if he didn't care at all.

But Xia Jing noticed that Fu Ying's hand visibly trembled slightly when transferring the points to him, and that there was a hint of reluctance in her hand at the moment of transfer.

Even though he's bankrupt, he's still stubborn... A slight smile appeared on Xia Jing's lips.

"Alright." Fu Ying put away the Earth Mirror, looked at Xia Jing, and said, "The points have been transferred to you."

"Great job, I thank you on behalf of my brothers," Xia Jing said with a grin.

"Why would we need you to stand in for us? We're right here," Chen Fang added, "Thanks, Brother Fu."

"Thank you, Brother Fu. We'll bet with you again next time." Zhang Jie chuckled and cupped his hands in thanks.

"A bet's a bet, Brother Fu is a true man!" Hu Bing gave a thumbs up.

"..."

Fu Ying smiled outwardly, but her heart was bleeding.

These bastards are so awful!

Inside the Cloud Gate.

Cen Sanji led three students back to his courtyard, patiently answering their questions during the flight.

"By studying the secret manuals of the Time Faction and reaching the Fourth-Turn the Knowing Realm, one will comprehend the 'Phenology Art' and the 'Transformation of Seasons Art.' What Zhao Xing ultimately used was the Celestial Phenomenon Method, and that raindrop was the manifestation of his enlightenment."

"Teacher, just how powerful was that raindrop?" a student asked.

"Phenology Art and Transformation of Seasons Art are at least high-level methods," Cen Sanji said. "Zhao Xing's raindrops have already reached the basic standard of the First-Turn of high-level methods."

"Teacher, why is the power of Feng Qiu's spells called Mid-Rank Eleventh-Turn? Isn't it said to be comparable to the power of high-rank spells?"

Cen Sanji patiently explained, "This is because the realms of the Dao are different. Feng Qiu's spells are comparable to high-level spells, but in essence, his understanding of the Dao is still at the mid-level."

"Zhao Xing's understanding of the Dao, as manifested in that Dripping Rain, is already at a high level."

"Feng Qiu was too weak to fight after casting the spell once, because his technique was extremely energy-consuming, which also proved that his understanding of the Dao had not reached a high level."

"Zhao Xing was able to easily perform the spell a second and a third time. This is because his understanding of the Dao was strong enough that he did not need to consume too much energy to cast the spell."

The students suddenly realized that this was the difference between normal advanced levels and explosive advanced levels.

Someone asked, "Teacher, why did Zhao Xing say that Feng Qiu went astray?"

Cen Sanji said, "Because Feng Qiu focuses on techniques rather than the Dao, the Ninth Grade is called the Essence Gathering Realm in the ancient cultivation system, and the Eighth Grade is called the Spirit Bridge Realm. Why is it called the Spirit Bridge?"

"It's because the Spirit Bridge Realm is mainly about communicating with heaven and earth and comprehending the Dao within them. In the Essence Gathering Realm, the focus is on techniques. The stronger the Yuan Qi, the more powerful the techniques become."

"When you use one part of your vital energy to wield a spell, you will find that the latter is more powerful than the other. However, once you reach the Eighth Grade, this method will gradually reach its limit. Therefore, you need to build Spirit Bridge between heaven and earth and continue to improve by comprehending the way of heaven and earth."

"The subsequent Seventh Grade Earthly Fiend and Sixth-Rank Heavenly Dipper all progressed on this path of comprehending the heavens and earth."

After a pause, Cen Sanji continued, "Feng Qiu is exceptionally talented in Wind Art. He can easily control the power of wind. While others reach their limit Nine Turns, they turn to comprehending the universe. He felt he could continue to improve, so he continued to delve into it."

"Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing in the previous selection, some strong people had already pointed it out, but Feng Qiu didn't listen and insisted on developing a move that reached the power of Eleventh-Turn technique."

"Now that he has been defeated by Zhao Xing, hopefully he can come to his senses."

"If he wakes up in time and has the courage to break out of his comfort zone, then he has a long way to go."

"If we don't change this and continue to waste time... we might miss the best time to cultivate. When our Three Souls weaken and our Seven Po wither, the Sixth Rank will be our limit in this lifetime."

Amidst the outside world's murmurs, Zhao Xing sat quietly on the preparation platform within the Cloud Gate.

He gained a lot from the battle with Feng Qiu. Most importantly, he finally broke through the Solar Terms Decree [Start of Spring] and reached the Fourth-Turn of the Knowing Realm.

"I've been contemplating the secret texts of the Time Faction the most, particularly the Rain Water Diagram the Start of Spring and Rain Water."

"The breakthrough I've made is finally due to the discovery of a high-level technique during the Beginning of Start of Spring."

Water Drop floated in front of Zhao Xing.

The new magic I comprehended belongs to the Water Element Magic School because it was derived from the Solar Terms Decree and involves the profound principles of phenological changes, thus it can also be considered Phenology Art.

By continuously adding advanced spells to the Solar Terms Decree, the power of Solar Terms Decree and earth within them is perfected. This allows one to reach the second level of "fixing the Heavenly Timing," significantly altering the heavens and earth, and in a single thought, placing the world in any season and producing a variety of incredible effects.

When used for attack, it becomes a natural disaster; when used to nurture life, it can cause species to transform.

"When I came down from Spirit Mountain, I felt that my cultivation speed in the Water Path had greatly increased, and I had already perfected the Rain Art at that time."

"The water element method was the easiest for me to cultivate. Later, when I was promoted to an official position and went to the temple to receive teachings, the first thing I understood was the Rain Water Diagram, but I was interrupted."

"However, what's mine will still be mine." Zhao Xing looked at the panel.

[Water Drop: Advanced]

[Classification: Water-based method, Phenology Art]

[Progress: First-Turn]

[Effect: By harnessing the power of water and gathering the might of heaven and earth, Water Drop becomes the universe itself.]

"I wonder if the Earth Mirror has any information on the application of the Water Drop Art." Zhao Xing took out the Earth Mirror to check.

Reaching higher levels of skill allows for a more profound application of magic.

Now that I've grasped the Water Drop Art, it's just the simplest form of control. How do I grow and continue to refine it? Of course, I need to learn from the experience of those who came before me.

A quick search within the Earth Mirror revealed numerous secret techniques related to Water Drop.

Countless people have studied the Solar Terms Diagram, but nowadays, it is extremely difficult to comprehend a completely new method. Basically, what one has figured out has already been figured out by others, who have developed many new variations.

Zhao Xing's gaze fell upon the top-ranked secret technique in the Earth Mirror, which also had the highest rating—[Water Drop Domain].

The "Water Drop Domain" is a set of four advanced secret techniques created based on the Water Drop Art.

[The first secret technique, "Dripping Water Drop Art Water Drop Becomes a Line," can be learned from Third-Turn. The highest level involves controlling nine water droplets to attack the enemy, forming a line between them. These nine droplets can be used for trapping, attacking, or defending.]

[The second secret technique, "Water Drop Hundred Threads Flow," involves manipulating one hundred water droplets to attack the enemy when the Water Drop Art reaches its Fourth-Turn Sixth-Turn.]

The third secret technique, 'Water Drop Ten Thousand Threads Flow,' requires the Water Drop Art to reach Seventh-Turn, causing raindrops to form countless threads, layer upon layer, to strangle the enemy.

[The fourth secret technique, 'Water Drop Domain', when the Water Drop Art is perfected, creates an endless stream of raindrops. Wherever it covers, it becomes a domain, granting the power of life and death.]

[The four secret techniques are profound and difficult to understand, requiring points to purchase. These points are used to pay for the creation of the founder, 'Nangong Ye,' and the production costs of the Preaching Painting.]

[First Secret Technique, includes 'a fifth-tier Preaching Painting ', purchase points: 50,000]

[Second Secret Technique, includes 'two Tier 5 Preaching Painting ', purchase points: 150,000]

[The third secret technique includes four fifth-tier Preaching Painting. Purchase points: 300,000]

[The fourth secret technique, containing eight fifth-tier Preaching Painting, costs one million points.]

[Note: Top-tier geniuses receive discounts of 30%, 20%, and 10% respectively. Once purchased, items cannot be returned or resold. Please choose carefully!]

"Damn, that's expensive." Zhao Xing couldn't help but complain. "Even with the discount, the first item still costs 35,000 points."

However, there's a reason why it's expensive.

[Water Drop Domain] not only includes the cultivation path of the Dripping Water Drop Art, but also the secret techniques for its application.

The same spell can have different effects depending on who uses it.

The Way is the foundation, the Law is the outward manifestation, and the Technique is experience.

For Feng Qiu's Wind Art is more powerful than others because he has developed several secret techniques from his Wind Art.

The Straw Man Art passed down by Xue Wenzhong, "Liu Tradition Weaving Method," is the same. He obtained it from a master named Liu. The Straw Man Art weaving method is different, so the effect is naturally different as well.

For example, the unique technique of the True Self Faction School that Zhao Xing wanted, the "Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique," is essentially the same as the Origin Analysis Technique. However, the "Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique" created by Mi Fu can help people possess "Pure Origin Soil" in advance by using some external aids!

Of course, Mi Fu's method can be considered a new approach.

What I need to buy now is the cultivation method and secret techniques of the Water Drop Art.

If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it; figure it out yourself.

To purchase, one must pay the cost of the Preaching Painting and the copyright fee to the founder.

If everything were free, the imperial court would struggle to afford it. If creators were required to contribute for free, then no one would be willing to create anything, and everyone would simply wait for others to create.

"Looks like I'll have to find a way to earn points from now on," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

However, he is not in a hurry to buy it now. After all, the power of high-level spells is there. Even in the simplest application, there are not many people in the reserve who can block it.

Even a rudimentary grasp of advanced techniques would be enough for Zhao Xing to stand out among the other geniuses in the Agricultural Supervisorate.

"Let's finish these three-tier advancement battles first." Zhao Xing clicked on the opponent match in the Earth Mirror.

Sorry, I'm having some writer's block regarding supplementing the cultivation system. The later chapters might be a bit "early," so please read them when you wake up.

If it's still stuck and hasn't come out by 2 PM, you'll probably have to try again during the day.