Seizing a Fortuitous Opportunity! A Shocking Secret! (Thanks to Immortal Annihilation's Silver Alliance!)
The teacher asked him to take care of Ji Ziyun and Murong Xue, and Zhao Xing inquired about their backgrounds.
Ji Ziyun is a member of the imperial family, so in theory, it should be easy to find her by looking up the imperial family genealogy.
In reality, it was quite difficult, because Ji Ziyun had no title, not even a princess, and there were so many members of the royal family in the Great Zhou. Zhao Xing searched through the Earth Mirror for half an hour before finding out the origin of her lineage.
Ji Ziyun is the granddaughter of Cheng Lan King of Cuixian County, Pinghai Province, but not his legitimate granddaughter. Cheng Lan King is Emperor Jing's cousin, but their relationship is not close; they share the same great-grandfather.
If we only count the lineage of Cheng Lan King, Ji Ziyun has more than two thousand living brothers and sisters!
Ji Ziyun lived for eighteen years, and before she was sixteen, she had only met her grandfather three times.
The first time was when she was a month old, but it wasn't a special visit. There were seven siblings born at the same time, and they celebrated their full moons together, so the old man only came once.
The second time was at the coming-of-age ceremony, which was also not specifically for her, but for many of her sisters.
The third time was specifically for Ji Ziyun, because she had performed exceptionally well and stood out from her brothers and sisters through her own efforts, gaining admission to the Azure Water Daoist Academy before her sixteenth birthday.
She thus gained a cup of royal luck.
After entering the Azure Water Daoist Academy, Ji Ziyun met Princess Youruo. Yes, she met her. Before that, she had never met this aunt.
Princess Youruo happened to be bored and came to the Dao Academy to teach students. She discovered that Ji Ziyun was a promising student and that she was related to her by blood, so she took a liking to her and even brought her to the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
Ji Ziyun didn't introduce herself, but instead mentioned Azure Water Daoist Academy, because she was just a nobody in the royal family, but she was the most outstanding Daoist of this year's class at the Azure Water Daoist Academy.
Just by looking at Ji Ziyun's family background and her performance in the Dao Academy, Zhao Xing knew that she was no ordinary person.
"Fighting your way out of the royal court is no easier than becoming a clerk, and to become the best graduate of the Azure Water Daoist Academy, one can only imagine how much effort and thought must have gone into it," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Ji Ziyun looked innocent and well-behaved, and after meeting Zhao Xing, she kept calling him "Senior Brother" with great enthusiasm.
"Senior Brother, I've heard that Fire Dragon Pass is the most formidable pass in the Fire Demon Tribe Clan's territory?"
"Yes."
"You couldn't take it down even with so many troops, Senior Brother is truly amazing."
"It wasn't just my achievement."
"The teacher said that the Earth Fire Lotus is only a fourth-order seed, but Senior Brother was able to cultivate it to the fifth order. Breaking the shackles of life, Senior Brother's cultivation method is so refined that I admire him greatly."
"..."
She appeared to be asking a question, but in reality, she was subtly praising Zhao Xing.
Old Master Zhao couldn't take it anymore and had to pretend to "disconnect": "Oh, Junior Sister, what did you just say? I'm not very good at the Straw Man Art... It's easy to make mistakes when I'm distracted."
"It's alright." Ji Ziyun smiled brightly. "Senior Brother is busy, I won't bother Senior Brother any longer."
The lively and enthusiastic Ji Ziyun made Murong Xue frown.
Having made up his mind, once he arrived at the destination, he made an excuse to leave and not stay with this person.
However, Murong Xue was very surprised to hear that Zhao Xing could grow a fifth-order Earth Fire Lotus and also mentioned the Straw Man Art.
Because she was also a Agricultural Official, she fully understood the value of this position.
"The Earth Fire Lotus is a fifth-order rare item, and the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet requires the Five Arts Unity of the grass man to comprehend it."
"No wonder Mother made me go with him..."
"It's not impossible."
Murong Xue changed her mind again.
Although Ji Ziyun is repulsive, Zhao Xing is indeed capable.
Murong Xue couldn't help but glance a few more times at Zhao Xing, who was starting up the Arrowfish Flying Boat.
"Why is Murong Xue staring at me like that... Her thoughts are really strange, one minute she wants to leave and the next she doesn't."
Although Zhao Xing was busy with his back to her, he could still sense Murong Xue's gaze.
In addition, his Bright Eyes Art is now at an advanced level.
The advanced Bright Eyes Art allows one to see through the thoughts of those with lower cultivation levels and grasp their psychological fluctuations.
Currently, the premise is that the opponent is not vigilant enough and there are no magic spells or Divine Soldier to block them.
"Murong Qing is from Yuanhe County, but Murong Xue claims to be from Taihe County," Zhao Xing pondered.
"Old Liu is from Taihe County, so is she really Old Liu's daughter?"
"But she took her mother's surname?"
"Her mother, Murong Qing, married Jiang Minghe, the Grand Master of Ceremonies."
"Her name should be Jiang Xue, is there some hidden story behind this?"
Zhao Xing's thoughts drifted. He couldn't figure it out, but he always felt that the Grand Master of Ceremonies had a strange, greenish tinge on his head.
However, he was only interested in gossip and had no particular feelings about the two women themselves.
In the eyes of Old Master Zhao, who only sought immortality, women were nothing but a burden.
Because he used the Aura Gazing Technique to assess the fortunes of these two people.
Its aura is slightly reddish with a grayish-white tinge, which is Derivation Two or Derivation Three.
Ji Ziyun is indeed a princess, but the royal family's fortune is diluted, and not much of it ends up in her hands.
Unless one is as favored as Princess Youruo, whose pillar of fortune is bluish-purple with a coiled dragon encircling it, their luck is like Flying Dragon!
Princess Youruo's luck level is at least at level seven.
Because she was not only Emperor Jing's beloved daughter, but also a core successor of the Azure Water Daoist Academy, and a direct descendant of Azure Cloud Matriarch.
If one marries someone like Princess Youruo, her status will not diminish one's luck in promotions; on the contrary, it will bring good fortune to the husband.
However, this was Old Liu's lover. Although Zhao Xing wanted to prove immortality, he was not some psychologically twisted pervert.
"The old hag and the Liu the Half-Mad are truly a case of two people going head-to-head with each other's illnesses."
"If there's a chance in this life, we could grant them their wish," Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Why is Senior Brother laughing?" Ji Ziyun seized every opportunity to strike up a conversation.
"I'm thinking of something happy."
"What's making you happy?"
What did I just say?
"You're thinking of something happy."
"Oh, I just remembered something happy."
Ji Ziyun watched eagerly, but heard nothing more, so she knew that Zhao Xing had "gone offline" again.
It's driving my OCD crazy... Ji Ziyun doesn't have much energy left to chat anymore.
Because it's difficult to talk to Zhao Xing.
Lingxiu Hot Spring, Zhao Xing himself got dressed.
"We've drained all nine hot springs; the fire element has been absorbed to its limit. That's about it."
"Once I gather all five elements, my luck level will increase once again!"
Zhao Xing smiled with satisfaction.
His luck had only reached the Derivation Four for a short time. Normally, he would only break through again after reaching the Fourth Grade.
However, he is only at the Sixth Rank now, yet he sees hope for promotion.
"Having a Qi cultivation method, accumulating the five elements, and advancing to the Evolution Five brings immeasurable benefits," Zhao Xing said. "Where else can one find such Luck Spiritual Elegance?"
Zhao Xing closed his eyes and pondered, recalling the situation regarding the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
"The Eternal Night Sea to the north, the Inverted Peak Mountain Range to the east, Pengli Marsh to the west, and the Scarlet Lake to the south—these four places all possess Luck Spiritual Elegance to be found."
"I remember the Inverted Peak Mountain Range, and there are several other beautiful and spiritual places there." Zhao Xing came to the cloud disk map on the Qilin Flying Boat.
The cloud drive map needs to be debugged. Input the Earth Vein and Heavenly Timing as parameters.
Although military sand tables are made by craftsmen, they usually need to be adjusted by Military Sima Nong to achieve accuracy.
In complex terrain, only the Military Sima Nong know how to use it.
Now that the Grotto-Heaven has been upgraded and the terrain has changed drastically, the original maps are no longer useful.
Of Zhao Xing's four straw Straw Man Clone, one remained at the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard and is currently leading Murong Xue Ji Ziyun on a aimless stroll on the way to the Inverted Peak Mountain Range.
It wasn't entirely aimless wandering; one purpose was to buy time, and the other was to work with the other three straw Straw Man Clone to draw maps in different locations and check the situation.
"The reference point has changed too much; the place I just noted down yesterday has moved again today."
Zhao Xing made some changes and drawings on the cloud drive map.
As the parameters were entered in greater detail, a scene in the southern part of the Inverted Peak Mountain Range the cloud disk map caught Zhao Xing's attention.
"Hmm? This place..."
Thirty-six miniature mountain peaks appeared on the sand table, floating in the Cloudsea clouds in the sky, sometimes visible and sometimes hidden, their trajectory seemingly containing the mysteries of heaven and earth.
"Good, Cloud Sea Mystic Peak, I actually discovered this place first, haha." Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
In his previous life, this treasure land was discovered by a Agricultural Official named Liang Ruohai.
The Cloud Sea Mystic Peak, shrouded in clouds, embodies the Myriad Laws Spiritual Elegance!
And the specifications are very high!
How high is it?
The ordinary Myriad Laws Spiritual Elegance, though said to be able to enhance all myriad things, actually have limitations.
For example, spells used by fate-related professions cannot be broken through using "Myriad Laws Spiritual Elegance".
Secondly, spells that cross class boundaries also won't work.
For example, the Agricultural Official was unable to break through certain spells of the Priest using the Myriad Laws Spiritual Elegance Essence.
However, Cloud Sea Mystic Peak does not have this restriction!
"The Grotto-Heaven has been upgraded, bringing blessings to all living beings. Those Seek Dao will Attaining Dao, and those who seek longevity will attain it."
"Such an opportunity might only come once in a thousand years. Liang Ruohai, in this life, I'll take it for you first," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Liang Ruohai was no nobody.
Zhao Xing clearly remembered that this person was Fifth Grade Agricultural Official. It was easy to find out that he was Fifth Grade official in the Earth Mirror.
This person currently holds a position in the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture and is a member of the Liang King's faction.
His status was also extraordinary; he had taught several princes and noblemen. Among the guest advisors of the Prince's mansion, Liang Ruohai held a very high position.
Liang Ruohai was also a fortune teller, and it was rumored that he was in charge of selecting the black dragon guards and battle pets for the King of Liang King.
"We need to hurry, Liang Ruohai has already arrived in Yang City." When Zhao Xing checked the Earth Mirror, he also found Liang Ruohai's name in a top-level exploration team.
Zhao Xing had already memorized the entire operating route of the Cloud Sea Mystic Peak.
He scattered the cloud drive, went outside, and shouted, "Long Xiao, are you done yet? Hurry up!"
Currently, only the Long Xiao is still absorbing the fire element.
Ji Ziyun, Xia Jing, and Old Chen were no longer able to absorb it.
"I feel like I can still continue if I can hold on a little longer, why are you in such a hurry?" Long Xiao asked.
"Then you can continue here. We'll take our leave first," Zhao Xing said. "My Straw Man Clone will be coming over soon, so you can protect us while you're at it."
"Old Chen, Xia Jing, Brother Ji, let's go."
In Yang City, in a courtyard.
"Young master, the exploration team has been formed, we can set off now," a middle-aged man dressed in a straw raincoat and holding a jade bamboo staff said.
"Teacher, can you tell me where my destiny lies?" A young man dressed in black dragon armor asked in a deep voice from the side.
Liang Ruohai pondered, "Young Master is of royal lineage, and auspicious purple clouds are coming from the east; the opportunity must lie in the east."
Ji Dan nodded. "Then please lead the way, teacher."
Young Master Dan was the Liang King.
Although he is said to be the youngest son, he is actually seventy or eighty years old.
Young children are usually pampered, Ji Dan was no exception.
When he arrived at Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, Liang King arranged for him to join a top-notch exploration team and assigned him Liang Ruohai, Fifth Grade Agricultural Official skilled in divination.
Ji Dan was accompanied by four other people, all of whom were Fifth Grade experts.
This top-tier exploration team also included other young masters from royal families, making Ji Dan's power quite formidable.
Just as Young Master Dan set off, Zhao Xing arrived in a Cloudsea aboard the Qilin Flying Boat.
"Cousin, what is he looking for? We've been wandering around in these clouds for almost an hour," Xia Jing asked, puzzled.
Now, Ji Ziyun is the only one here who understands feng shui and fortune.
"Don't ask me, I don't know either." Ji Ziyun shook her head. "I can't see anything wrong with it."
"Cousin, your uncle is Fate Officials. Didn't he teach you a thing or two?" Xia Jing asked. His uncle was a member of the imperial family and worked in the Heavenly Mystery Hall. His uncle's official rank wasn't high, but it was the most mysterious of the "Fate Officials."
"Qilin Child, what are you saying?" Ji Ziyun said, "Can the secret techniques of the Heavenly Mystery Hall be taught to me? My father wants to live for two more years."
"I only know a little bit about it; it's just some minor spells I got from the Dao Academy."
"Oh, I thought you knew," Xia Jing said. "Zhao Xing only learned a little bit of the basics."
"..." Ji Ziyun was speechless.
"Perhaps he is the Military Sima Nong, and is more sensitive to changes in nature. Combined with the method of deduction, his accuracy rate is higher." Chen Shijie timely saved face for the Heir Apparent.
These past few days, I've been spending time with Zhao Xing, and I've been finding treasures everywhere.
Ji Ziyun and Zhao Xing used divination and deduction techniques to find the treasure.
However, Zhao Xing's accuracy and the quality of his treasure land are much higher.
In other words, none of them have a control panel, so they can't see the increase in lifespan or fortune.
Otherwise, one would be greatly surprised.
Without these two items, Zhao Xing's actions wouldn't be so shocking, since the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven has been upgraded and is full of treasures.
"Old Chen, stop the boat!"
As they were talking, Zhao Xing suddenly spoke from the front of the deck.
"What did we find?" Xia Jing Ji Ziyun immediately ran to the bow of the boat.
"Look twenty miles to the east, at an altitude of one hundred meters," Zhao Xing pointed.
"Hmm?" Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun looked over, only to find that the place was empty, with only some clouds and mist rolling around.
There's nothing there.
"There's a door over there." Zhao Xing asked, somewhat agitated, "Brother Ji, what time is it now?"
Ji Ziyun took out the Chinese almanac. The almanac no longer needed calibration because there was only one Solar Yang left.
"What's wrong at 3:45 Yin Hour?"
Zhao Xing said, "We'll be able to see that door around 7:45 AM."
"I've been observing for a long time. Those thirty-six mountain peaks are moving around in this Cloudsea, pulling each other together, and will form a Heavenly Gate in the direction I just pointed out."
"I've calculated that if we leap over that door at a specific time, we'll reap great benefits!"
"How big?" Xia Jing asked eagerly.
"So big!" Zhao Xing exclaimed, spreading his arms wide.
"Okay, okay." Xia Jing's eyes narrowed with laughter. "I knew you'd have good fortune if I followed you."
Xia Jing rarely saw Zhao Xing in high spirits.
Zhao Xing's expression remained calm, as did his previous reactions to the sixth-tier Giant Spirit Tree and the Lingxiu Hot Spring.
Now they were quite excited; clearly, they had found a great place!
"Zhao Xing, how did you do that?" Ji Ziyun couldn't help but ask. "Your deductive methods are incredibly powerful?"
Zhao Xing laughed and said, "Brother Ji, it's not entirely thanks to the deduction."
"I, Xia Jing, Old Chen, and Long Xiao have all just been promoted and have been National Dynasty Luck Cleansing. Our fortune is at its peak right now."
"Brother Ji, your luck is not bad either. If we combine our good fortune, we can find treasures even if we just wander around."
Ji Ziyun suddenly realized. "That's right, my father once said that a person's fortune is not necessarily determined by their birth, but also by the time and specific circumstances. You guys have just been promoted or ennobled, no wonder... I'm just benefiting from your good fortune."
"That's exactly right." Zhao Xing nodded.
His ability to find the place so quickly was not entirely due to his past life experience.
Even if a person is at their lowest point in life, they will still have one or two periods of peak luck in their lifetime.
Xia Jing, Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, and Long Xiao were all newly promoted and received the National Dynasty Luck Cleansing.
According to the theory of fortune, these people are all at the peak of their luck.
Even if one is in a low period of fortune, in this event, if it is not the opportune time, one may not necessarily gain as much as someone with a lower level of fortune.
Of course, it also depends on whether one can seize this window of opportunity for a surge in fortune.
Time was short, and if Zhao Xing, the prophet, hadn't been there, Xia Jing and his companions might not have been able to seize the Big Treasure even if they had passed by; they might have only found a few small treasures.
"It's 7:45 AM, right? Then I'll wait." Xia Jing looked expectantly towards the east.
At the same time, Ji Ziyun and Murong Xue were also taken to Lingxiu Hot Spring.
Because Zhao Xing and the others left Lingxiu Hot Spring and reached their absorption limit, only Long Xiao and Aotian Meow remained to soak in the hot spring.
Since that's the case, we might as well give these two people some benefits.
Otherwise, dealing with Old Liu would be easy, but we wouldn't be able to explain it to Princess Youruo.
Out of respect for the Sixth-Level Dragon Soul Jade, Zhao Xing led the two to Lingxiu Hot Spring.
"Junior Sister, Miss Murong."
"There are several Lingxiu Hot Spring in the valley below," Zhao Xing said, pointing downwards. "The Fire in Water will actively penetrate your bodies. Soaking in it will enhance your fire element."
"In the years of Wu and Gui, the fire element will prevail, and your fire element will increase, bringing good fortune in these two years, months, and days."
Zhao Xing was afraid the two girls wouldn't understand, so he gave them a special explanation.
However, he had clearly underestimated the two of them. Both Ji Ziyun and Murong Xue had some understanding of the Path of Luck and grasped it immediately.
"Thank you so much, Senior Brother!" Ji Ziyun was overjoyed, and this time her smile was genuine.
"Thank you, Lord Zhao." Murong Xue's voice remained cold, but her emotions had also become more volatile.
Although Ji Ziyun was born into royalty, she was really naive and inexperienced.
Murong Xue had seen a lot of the world, but she had never seen such a scene before.
The natural beauty here is so rich that you could even take a bath here!
"The penetration of Fire in Water will cause you to have erotic hallucinations. You should set up your own Magic Array and isolation measures by the hot spring."
"There are two hot springs in the southeast of the valley. My friends are there, but don't worry, I will keep them isolated from all investigations."
After selecting a hot spring, Ji Ziyun smiled brightly at Zhao Xing: "Thank you, Senior Brother Senior Brother. If you can't find another hot spring, you can bathe here with me."
"Disgusting!" Murong Xue cursed inwardly.
As expected of the old witch's disciple... Zhao Xing said expressionlessly, "Thank you for your kindness, Junior Sister, but I've already finished soaking."
He then led Murong Xue to another location. "Miss Murong, are you here?"
"Thank you," Murong Xue said, bowing.
Zhao Xing nodded, then flew into the sky and sat down to meditate on a cliff in the valley.
"Splash!"
Before long, sounds came from both hot springs, indicating that the two had entered the water.
For the next quarter of an hour, there was no further movement from Murong Qing's side.
But from Ji Ziyun's side, a faint humming sound could be heard.
Zhao Xing shook his head and shut down his hearing.
Ji Ziyun is really bold, she didn't take any precautions at all, not even setting up a soundproof Magic Array.
However, Ji Ziyun's behavior reminded Zhao Xing of some things:
"In my past life, I never heard of the old hag having any disciples, but she did have a group of assassins under her command. Could this Ji Ziyun be that Phantom Assassin?"
In fact, Zhao Xing was once killed by this Phantom Assassin.
Because he accepted the old witch's mission but failed to assassinate Liu Tianning's capable henchman.
So the old witch sent "Phantom" to kill all the players doing these tasks.
That's why they say these two have the same condition.
The old hag also loves to chop people up at the drop of a hat.
"Forget it, let's not dwell on the past," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "That old hag had a pretty miserable past life too."
Princess Youruo did not marry Liu Tianning in her previous life; instead, she married into the Southern Barbarians during the Great Governance Era era.
Emperor Jing's campaign against the barbarians ended in defeat, and the two sides signed a peace treaty. The Blazing Light Royal Court proposed to marry a princess to express the goodwill between the two countries.
Princess Youruo then married into the Blazing Light Royal Court, which was the Baboke Tribe that controlled sand worms.
"Emperor Jing originally only intended to pick any princess to appease her, but unexpectedly Princess Youruo took the initiative to ask for marriage." Zhao Xing pondered, "Could it be because she was angry with Old Liu?"
He thought it was very likely.
Zhao Xing was quite puzzled by Emperor Jing's decision to marry Princess Youruo.
Even if Emperor Jing were to lose the war, he would only lose most of Yingyuan Prefecture. The Great Zhou would still be powerful, and there would be no need for him to use his beloved daughter for a Peace Marriage.
"Broken heart by Old Liu, so she decided to marry a Southern Barbarians?"
"Her marriage led to me fighting a bitter nine-year war in the Blazing Light Royal Court," Zhao Xing lamented.
Why was Old Master Zhao so emotional? Because Emperor Wu Emperor was raised by Princess Youruo during his childhood.
Princess Youruo also provided great assistance to Wu Emperor, including in the later "Prince Trial".
After her motherly and sisterly relative was married off to Southern Barbarians, Princess Youruo often wrote letters to Wu Emperor to complain.
Before Wu Emperor even ascended the throne, he vowed to destroy the Blazing Light Royal Court and bring his sister back.
Therefore, Wu Emperor Wu's first goal in pacifying the barbarians was to destroy the Blazing Light Royal Court.
In his previous life, Old Master Zhao spent nine years fighting in the Blazing Light Royal Court with tears in his eyes, all in order to bring back the old witch.
"Ah, so it was your ill-fated relationship that caused the players so much suffering." Zhao Xing finally understood.
Time passed, and an hour later.
In the Lingxiu Hot Spring, Ji Ziyun parted the mist and looked up in a certain direction.
Zhao Xing was sitting on the hilltop, with his back to us.
"What a gentleman!" Ji Ziyun's face flushed, and she licked her lips. "For so long, you haven't even glanced once."
Ji Ziyun stepped out of the hot spring and looked at her reflection in the water. The beauty in the reflection had skin as smooth as jade and a perfect figure, and looked extremely alluring in the steamy hot spring.
Ji Ziyun touched her face. "The teacher told me to get close to him, but he was completely unmoved."
Ji Ziyun did not resist Princess Youruo's arrangement at all. Although Ji Ziyun was born into royalty, her status was low and her maternal clan was not powerful. She had to work hard to earn her place in the Dao Academy.
Living in the royal palace, she could not escape the fate of an arranged marriage.
After reviewing Zhao Xing's resume, she felt that he was a good match for her.
However... Ji Ziyun is good at reading people and can tell that Zhao Xing is not interested in her for the time being.
"Not interested for now doesn't mean I'll never be interested." Ji Ziyun smiled lightly and quickly took out a set of clothes from the box next to her.
She changed into a simple and elegant outfit, unlike her previous flamboyant attire.
She then circulated her internal energy, and her temperament changed drastically. She lost all her alluring charm and gained a touch of heroic spirit.
After tidying up a bit, Ji Ziyun flew towards Zhao Xing: "Thank you for your care, Senior Brother. I have absorbed the spiritual spring here to the limit."
"Hmm." Zhao Xing didn't even look up.
This time it wasn't a fake disconnection; I genuinely couldn't spare the energy.
Because it was already the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), his thoughts were all on the Cloud Sea Thirty-Six Mystic Peaks.
They found the place at 3:45 Yin Hour, and then Zhao Xing, Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, Ji Ziyun waited until 7:45 AM.
"Boom!"
At this moment, thirty-six mountain peaks suddenly appeared in the vast Cloudsea of white clouds.
The verdant mountain peaks, like the foundation of a natural formation, move along a certain trajectory in the Cloudsea.
"Whoosh~"
The Cloudsea surged, and bursts of rosy light emanated from the mountain peaks, refracting through the Cloudsea to form a golden gateway in the sky.
Secret patterns appeared on the golden portal, emanating a misty aura.
It was a quarter of an hour later when the portal finally stabilized.
Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, Ji Ziyun witnessed all of this and were dumbfounded.
"A Heavenly Gate has actually appeared."
"Oh my god, my heart is pounding!"
Ji Ziyun clutched her chest.
This is because the sensitivity to the Heavenly Spirit Essence is too strong, and the distance is too close.
It couldn't even Heart's Blood Surge anymore; all four of them were trembling.
"Zhao Zhao Zhao... Damn it!" Xia Jing circulated his internal energy and regained control of his body, finally stopping the trembling.
"What do we do now?"
Zhao Xing was equally excited. He smiled and said, "Have you ever heard the story of the fish Dragon Leaping Gate?"
"I've heard of it!" Xia Jing said. "Legend has it that there was once Dragon Court on the shores of the East Sea. The Dragon Court Dragon Court had a magical artifact that would open its gates every so often, attracting dragon sons and grandsons."
"Those who can leap over the Dragon Gate, whether small fish, big fish, shrimp soldiers, or crab generals, can transform into dragons in a single day!"
"That's right." Zhao Xing pointed to the Heavenly Gate. "What we need to do now is jump over that Heavenly Gate!"
"The gate to the Great Dao, which is naturally formed in the Grotto-Heaven, contains all the laws of heaven and earth. If you and I jump over it, our Dao realm will soar to new heights."
"Huh?" Xia Jing was taken aback. "I heard the word 'fish,' and I didn't react?!"
"Hahaha!" Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie couldn't help but laugh together.
Faced with such an incredible opportunity, Xia Jing, a man who naturally hates eating fish, actually stopped vomiting.
"My three brothers, follow me! Let's cross the Heavenly Gate!"
Zhao Xing took the lead and soared into the clouds, rushing towards the enormous portal in the sky.
Above the primeval forest, a Black Dragon Warship flew from north to east.
Liang Ruohai, Ji Dan, Xie Kuiguang, and others were discussing things on the warship.
"Although I've joined a top-tier reconnaissance team, the advancement tasks in the Military Realm are quite demanding. Every few days, I have to hand over a certain number of treasures," Ji Dan.
"Xie Kuiguang, go downstairs to find Lord Ding. After arriving at Inverted Peak Mountain, follow Mr. Liang's instructions and go to these areas to collect treasures."
"Yes, young master." General Xie Kuiguang immediately responded and went down.
After giving instructions to his subordinates, Ji Dan walked to the Scenic Outlook Platform.
At this moment, Liang Ruohai was holding an antique black and white round plate and placing several crystal-clear bones on it.
"Teacher, is there any result?" Ji Dan walked over, staring at the black and white disc.
Liang Ruohai stared at the cracked jade bone, deep in thought.
Seeing that he remained silent, Ji Dan did not disturb him, but simply waited quietly.
A moment later, Liang Ruohai raised his head:
"The jade bone pattern is cracked by one inch, which is two inches shorter than the previous calculation. The auspicious bone is reversed, indicating a sign of collapse."
"What does the teacher mean?"
"For some reason, Young Master's opportunity came to an abrupt end." Liang Ruohai stared at the bone on the black and white disc, "As if it had been broken."
Ji Dan frowned, her voice low. "Interrupted? Teacher, do you mean someone is plotting against me?"
Liang Ruohai pondered, "It may not be aimed at you, young master, but the divination results do seem to suggest that someone beat you to it and obtained the opportunity that should have belonged to you."
"Perhaps it's just a coincidence."
Ji Dan's eyebrows shot up, a hint of malice flashing in her eyes. "Teacher, how can there be so many coincidences in the world?"
"Someone must be plotting against me!"
Liang Ruohai remained silent.
Ji Dan asked, "Teacher, both Nineteenth Brother and Fifteenth Brother have entered Yang City. Do you think this is a coincidence?"
"Please help me, teacher!"
Liang Ruohai nodded. "Please go and fetch the Black Dragon Essence Blood and Dragon Blood Marrow."
"I'll figure out who stole your opportunity."
Ji Dan gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, if you find out the result, please don't hide it from me, tell me immediately! No matter who it is, I will make sure they get away with it!"
The Heavenly Gate is the natural gateway to the Great Dao formed by the Grotto-Heaven, containing the profound truths revealed by the evolution and ascension of the world.
If experiencing enlightenment in the outside world is like using a thin reed to drink water, then leaping over the Heavenly Gate is like pouring water directly into your stomach.
However, the process of Heavenly Gate is not easy.
The gateway formed by thirty-six unique peaks exudes the aura of heaven and earth.
Although it was only a hundred meters high, when Zhao Xing over it, it felt as if he had flown 100,000 meters.
It feels just like the Dao of the Li Fire True Lord back then.
If Zhao Xing hadn't already reached the Heavenly Star Realm, he probably wouldn't have been able to pass through this Heavenly Gate.
"Buzz~"
Finally, Zhao Xing arrived at the Heavenly Gate.
One step, and the world spins.
Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, Ji Ziyun behind him had already become blurry and out of sight.
A distorted, multicolored starry sky appeared all around.
Countless insights into the Dao flashed before Zhao Xing.
Some of the shimmering lights even gave Zhao Xing the illusion that touching them would allow him to instantly become an immortal and attain eternal life.
Other paths radiate an incomparably powerful light, as if mastering them would allow one to destroy the heavens and the earth.
But Zhao Xing knew that most of the "Dao" was illusory.
It's an illusion.
"The only true path one can see after passing through the Heavenly Gate is oneself."
Zhao Xing closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.
Instead of pursuing the Dao he had not learned, he began to apply the Dao techniques he already knew.
"Even if I cross the Heavenly Gate, I cannot allow a Sixth Rank cultivator to master top-level magic. I must resist the temptation."
"Among the advanced spells I have learned, the ones most worthy of breakthrough are undoubtedly the Great Evolution Scripture, the Divination of Climate Art, the Tortoise Coin Divination Art, and the Five Finger Heavenly Mandate."
Other methods can all help improve one's abilities.
However, during the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was extremely difficult to make any breakthroughs in fate-related spells.
Without this opportunity, it would have taken Zhao Xing countless years to break through to the higher levels of the Dao realm.
This is not a matter of innate talent or lack thereof; it is the great ambition of the Grand Ancestor emperor that hinders it. Apart from the Fate Officials by the court, no one else can successfully cultivate to a high level.
Now is the perfect opportunity!
"First, break through the Five Finger Heavenly Mandate."
Zhao Xing quickly made a decision. Because the Tortoise Coin Divination Art requires a tortoise.
He was so excited that he forgot to take the tortoise shell from the boat.
"Break through this spell first."
Even now, there are still many temptations.
For example, Dao Star floated past Zhao Xing, and within that light, there seemed to be a top-notch method for predicting fate.
However, Zhao Xing had undergone many trials on the Heart Questioning Platform, and his Dao heart was very firm, so he ignored these temptations.
"Five Finger Heavenly Mandate".
Zhao Xing began to calculate with his fingers, predicting what would happen to him in the near future.
Boom!
The entire starry sky began to twinkle.
Zhao Xing's thoughts seemed to be magnified infinitely!
The entire Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven actually appeared inside his body!
"At this moment, the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven is my Inner Five Elements Heavens, and the deductive effect of the Five Finger Heavenly Mandate has been infinitely amplified." Zhao Xing realized this in his heart.
My destiny is destiny itself!
At this moment, the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven briefly served as the foundation for Zhao Xing's "Inner Five Elements Heavens" deduction.
Any cost will be borne by the Grotto-Heaven, and will not affect Zhao Xing.
Yang City.
Zhao Xing was in the Inverted Peak Mountain Range, but he saw Yang City.
A thought crossed his mind, and he even saw the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard.
Everything inside was clearly visible in my mind.
"My will briefly became the will of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven; this is the true way to borrow the power of heaven and earth."
"For fate-based professions, reaching this level is truly terrifyingly powerful."
Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Not only Yang City, but also maps of the Eternal Night Sea, Scarlet Lake, and others appeared before Zhao Xing's eyes.
He can see anywhere he wants to see.
However, when his gaze fell upon a tall tower above Yang City, he immediately looked away.
The tower floated in the void, completely unaffected by the dramatic changes in the Grotto-Heaven, as if it existed independently of the Grotto-Heaven World.
The reason Zhao Xing quickly looked away was because there were three terrifying auras in there.
"That should be where the three kings are."
Zhao Xing glanced at it only once before quickly looking away, even extinguishing the thought of it, as if he had never seen this scene.
Meanwhile, Hundred Soldiers Pagoda.
Heaven Derivation King, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in a certain direction with a puzzled expression.
Rahu King then opened his eyes, and also vaguely sensed something.
Ling De King only sensed the abnormality of the two princes.
"What's wrong, you two?"
Ling De King sensed that the two had instantly entered a state of combat.
"It seems..." Heaven Derivation King frowned, "Something glanced at me."
"You sensed it too?" Rahu King. "It's as if someone is calculating my fate."
Both of them were of very high rank, at the Yuan Soul Realm. Not only their Fate Soul, but even their Karma Soul had become extremely powerful.
If someone plots against you, Yuan Soul Realm expert will sense it.
Moreover, they are enhanced within the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda, making them even more perceptive.
"What exactly happened? Who dares to spy on you?" Ling De King asked.
"It might not be spying." Heaven Derivation King's pupils flickered, then returned to normal after a moment. "Perhaps it's the divination of the Creation Disc, involving me and Luo Hou."
"Hmm." Rahu King nodded in agreement, "His Majesty is about to launch a major invasion of the Southern Barbarians. Perhaps Tianyan and I will both have to go to the battlefield."
"It's understandable that the Creation Disc is currently performing frantic calculations, and it's quite normal for Tianyan and me to be involved."
Neither of them thought of anything else.
Because they are inside the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda, the two of them are at the highest level in the Military Realm!
Great Zhou Emperor nerfed fate-related professions once again.
Was it a scheme by the enemy?
That's impossible.
The only explanation is that the imperial Fate Officials or the Creation Disc were conducting a large-scale divination that involved them.
"Alright," Ling De King said upon hearing this. "It seems my strength is too weak to even be qualified to perform divination."
"Haha." Heaven Derivation King and Rahu King both laughed.
After avoiding the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda, Zhao Xing immediately scanned the other directions.
He saw the many entrances to the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
For example, there's the "Blue Lake Entrance," the mountain gate standing on Five Plate Mountain, and the "Golden Dragon Portal" inside Dayuan Prefecture...
"Nine gates in total, just as I knew. Wait... what's that?"
Zhao Xing's gaze suddenly sharpened.
They landed in a mountain range in the south, where an ancient palace was faintly visible beneath the mountain.
The outside atmosphere was faintly permeating through, and Zhao Xing could tell that the Boundary Wall of this palace was very thin, meeting the conditions for a ' Heavenly Gate '.
But there seems to be a difference.
"This... how come there's another entrance to the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven?" Zhao Xing asked in surprise and doubt.
A mysterious palace, possibly the tenth gateway—this is truly unexpected!
Zhao Xing had never heard of him in his previous life.
However, he couldn't see through the mysterious palace.
"This palace also has a vague sense of familiarity."
Many questions arose in Zhao Xing's mind.
However, he couldn't see through the palace at this moment, and in just an instant, he disappeared from the 'calculation field of vision'.
Zhao Xing continued to calculate, but the results always led in a different direction.
The mysterious palace seemed to shield itself from the calculations of celestial secrets.
"Time is running out."
Zhao Xing simply noted down the location, and then began to deduce whether he would face any danger or abnormality in the near future.
As for the treasures in the Grotto-Heaven? There's no need to calculate that; Old Master Zhao already knows about them.
Calculating with their fingers, countless figures of "themselves" soon appeared throughout the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
These figures are either digging mountains, diving, flying in the air, or sitting in Tower Ship.
Countless figures were doing different things.
Zhao Xing ignored the non-combat scenes and only looked at his own combat scenes.
"Um?"
Zhao Xing looked at one of the scenes and suddenly his heart pounded. "What? How did I end up fighting with Blood Spirit Venerable?"
Who is the Blood Spirit Venerable? He is the Profound Heaven Sect's fragmented Soul Body that Zhao Xing encountered in Gucheng. He was also the one who orchestrated and signaled the capture.
"Impossible! How could Blood Spirit Venerable be in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven? There's no reason for him to be able to get in..."
"Could it be that palace?"
Profound Heaven Sect, Blood Spirit Venerable... As Zhao Xing pondered, a possibility suddenly occurred to him, and he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"Could it be that the ten suns in the sky in my previous life were not a natural occurrence, but rather man-made?"
"The instigator was none other than the Profound Heaven Sect?"
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