Ten Suns in the Sky
After pondering for a moment in his dream, Zhao Xing had a preliminary idea.
"If I were to report the tenth portal directly, I simply wouldn't be able to bear such a huge karmic burden."
"Within the Heavenly Gate, using the Grotto-Heaven as a base, I used the Heaven's Mandate Profound Concealment to remove myself from the chessboard. If I were to report directly, it would be equivalent to re-entering the game."
"An ant appeared on the chessboard and changed the course of the game; this is bound to attract attention."
"For me, it was a curse, not a blessing."
"But if it's Old Liu and the forces behind him, they might be able to withstand it. If things happen, he will definitely be credited and his career will be smoother. Maybe in this life, he can become the Grand Minister of Agriculture sooner."
Liu Tianning is now his backer. A strong backer means he is strong. That's the benefit of doing this.
The downside is that it might attract the attention of powerful figures from the sect, the Southern Barbarians, and the Imperial Court.
After much deliberation, Zhao Xing decided to do it, mainly due to three reasons.
"Firstly, the Heaven's Mandate Profound Concealment, which is based on the Grotto-Heaven heaven, is not only effective during that period of time, but rather, I am completely excluded from the entire process."
"Secondly, all I actually know is that mysterious palace. Everything else is just guesswork, including the Profound Heaven Sect and the Liang King's later schemes. These are all just speculations about the future, not facts."
"In other words, if it is reported, the cause and effect will be limited to that 'mysterious palace,' and whatever is calculated afterward will be the responsibility of Rahu King and his people."
"Third, this is the Vital Energy Era, not the Spiritual Energy Era of later generations. The method of causal deduction is not as mysterious as it seems. Even the Creation Disc can make mistakes. For example, the Creation Disc miscalculated the outcome of the Pacifying Barbarians War."
Two months ago, Zhao Xing had just advanced to the Five Finger Heavenly Mandate and his understanding of destiny-related spells was not deep enough. Now, after consuming many spiritual essences, especially the "Dragon Whale Spiritual Elegance", he has gained a deeper understanding.
After careful consideration, Zhao Xing decided to stand outside the chessboard and flap his wings.
"The mysterious palace is located in the south, near Scarlet Lake. How can we make Liu Tianning discover it by chance?"
Waking up from his dream, Zhao Xing was somewhat dazed. The lingering effects of the dream were still present, constantly reminding him to go sleep at Old Liu's Ten Thousand Laws Palace.
"I must have made that decision while browsing through my memory palace."
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xing headed to the Ten Thousand Laws Palace Ten Thousand Laws Palace, where he had originally planned to learn the Straw Man Art from Liu Tianning.
We arrived at the Ten Thousand Laws Palace.
Inside the palace, as always, the various clones were doing their own thing.
Zhao Xing could sense that Liu Tianning's Fate Soul had been dispersed into countless strands.
"Senior Brother." Ji Ziyun greeted him at the door.
"Okay." Zhao Xing nodded and walked straight inside.
"Senior Brother, Lord Liu and our teacher are strolling in the garden, so it seems inconvenient to disturb them," Ji Ziyun said. He had thought Zhao Xing was looking for Liu Tianning himself.
"It's alright, I'm just here to cultivate," Zhao Xing said.
"Senior Brother, would you like to stay in the room next to mine?" Ji Ziyun extended an invitation. "When I go out, I see Lord Liu everywhere... If Senior Brother were here, I would feel much more at ease."
Zhao Xing chuckled softly, "You're not used to it yet?"
Ji Ziyun shook her head.
Old Master Zhao wanted to scare her, so he deliberately contorted his facial muscles and said in a sinister tone, "Hehehe... How do you know I'm not Straw Man Clone right now?"
"Ah—" Ji Ziyun was startled when she saw Zhao Xing's ferocious face and subconsciously took two steps back.
Seeing that his prank had succeeded, Zhao Xing returned to normal and walked away.
This scared the future Phantom Assassin. If this happened in my past life, it would be something to brag about to my brothers.
After checking into the Ten Thousand Laws Palace, Zhao Xing went to sleep immediately.
When he entered the dream, he knew why he had come here.
"So I didn't come here to sleep, but to make Old Liu dream about that place."
"That's easy."
Having reached the Fifth Grade of his Fate Soul, Zhao Xing also compiled the "Great Dream Spring and Autumn". Although he could not "Dream Walking" and jump into other people's Killing in Dreams, he still achieved this.
However, it already possesses the ability to make people dream.
It would be quite difficult to directly find Liu Tianning's true body, but he has so many clones, and some of them have relatively weak soul power.
Zhao Xing packaged the images one by one and used them on Liu Tianning's first clone.
On the first day, Zhao Xing only made one of Old Liu's clones dream about the Scarlet Lake area in the south.
The next day, an additional scene appeared in Old Liu's dream: a desolate mountain a hundred miles away from Scarlet Lake.
On the third day, the dream became clearer, and I began to dream of abnormal fluctuations in the Earth Vein. In the dream, there was an ancient Earth Palace.
This process was repeated for five days.
Liu Tianning's true form arrived at the courtyard next to Zhao Xing.
He looked thoughtfully at the clone who was dressed in a long robe and had a somewhat scholarly air.
"Receive!"
Liu Tianning disintegrated his clone, and his soul power returned to his main body.
He then went to Zhao Xing's courtyard, checked on his disciple's cultivation, and then left as if nothing had happened.
"No movement? Is Old Liu under some unseen spell, so even his ' Heart's Blood Surge ' is being ignored?"
"That's true. There are several thousand people exploring the Scarlet Lake area right now, and coincidentally, there's Forget Sorrow Stele there."
"This plan, which has been in the works for many years, is truly meticulous."
In his dream, Zhao Xing sighed with emotion.
Firstly, those who explore unintentionally, and those with lower cultivation levels, simply cannot discover this tenth portal.
Secondly, once you've passed through it, it's easy to overlook that place.
The imperial court also erected Forget Sorrow Stele" there, so that if any clues were discovered, the court's own methods would prevent them from being detected.
Those with higher cultivation levels would never go there, because the area designated by the Military Realm has an upper limit on the Ranked Realm.
"It seems that interfering with this matter will be quite difficult."
"Too much pressure won't work, and too little pressure won't have any effect."
"Do your best and leave the rest to fate." Zhao Xing shook his head. "I've done my best within my capabilities. Let Old Liu dream for a few more days."
Deep in the remote Southern Wilderness, a convoy of war chariots traveled across the flat wasteland.
The sky was blue, and Astral Wind Astral Wind raged in the air, forming a terrifying bluish-gray layer only a hundred meters above the ground.
"Hiss~" Dozens of White Bone Golden Toe beasts were pulling a prison cart made of black steel, moving quickly across the wasteland.
Two captains, humans with golden wings and silver hair, were cautiously observing their surroundings.
They were an escort team from the Golden Feather Royal Court, escorting the prisoners of the Great Zhou held behind them.
Swoosh~
Suddenly, a small squad appeared in front of the group, blocking their path.
"Who goes there?!"
The leader of the Golden Feather Clan's guards roared and spread his wings.
However, before he could even assume a fighting stance, he was bound by a force and fell unconscious.
The entire group, including the White Bone Golden Toe beast pulling the cart, fell into a coma.
"Click~"
The long prison van doors were opened, and a blood-red figure slipped inside.
In one of the private rooms, a Sixth Rank military general of the Great Zhou had his shoulder blades pierced by iron hooks, and his hands and feet were also chained.
With a loud crash, the door was broken open, and a blood-red figure appeared inside the cell.
The Great Zhou, with his stubble and disheveled hair, remained motionless, his head bowed, as if he were dead.
Upon seeing this, the Blood Spirit Venerable sent a beam of red light into the general's body.
With a struggle, the general's clothes burst open, and the muscles on his stomach twitched, revealing a blurry human face.
Blood Spirit Venerable cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Blood Spirit Child." The face twitched slightly. "I have arrived; now it is your turn to show sincerity."
"Your Highness, rest assured," Blood Spirit Child said with a smile. "I will bring this fragment of your soul back to the sect and preserve the True Spirit Fire Seed within you."
"What I'm asking is what your intentions are regarding the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven," said Prince Liang Ji Mingxian, calmly.
"Everything is going according to plan," Blood Spirit Child said. "If things succeed, please ask Your Highness to interfere with the operation of the Creation Disc."
"The Creation Disc is in the hands of the royal Fate Officials. How do you know that I have this ability?"
Blood Spirit Child smiled and said, "You deserve the greatest credit for the development of the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture. Although we were at a disadvantage in the battle of heavenly secrets, we also know that it was Your Highness who was in charge of creation back then."
Seeing that Liang King remained silent, Blood Spirit Child added, "In the third year of the Renovation Era Calendar, your elder brother secretly appointed you as Fate Officials."
"In the fifteenth year of the Renovation Era Calendar, the prince incorporated his Life Palace into the Creation Disc and successfully refined it."
"Afterwards, the prince endured the negative pressure of the magic artifact for a hundred years, suffering day and night, and also took over the military and political power of Yingyuan Prefecture. Only then did the court finally achieve the unparalleled merit of Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture."
Seeing that Liang King remained silent, Blood Spirit Child continued to incite, "It's just that when the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; when the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away."
"He suppressed Noble Families, reformed the army's shortcomings, and abolished the feudal system and the Yin Spirit system. He made the prince do so many things, but in the end, the knife still fell on the prince's head."
"At the end of the Renovation Era Calendar, the Creation Disc was forcibly separated from the Prince's Life Palace and jointly controlled by the eighty-one Fate Officials of the Heavenly Mystery Hall. It was as if the Prince had to experience the pain of a hundred years again."
"Your Highness's benevolence is rare in this world, and your brother's heartlessness is also rare in this world."
"Enough!" the man-faced figure roared. "Just because I made a deal with you doesn't mean you have the right to interfere in my family affairs!"
Knowing that the Liang King had not yet made up his mind, Blood Spirit Child quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please calm down. I spoke too much. I will take you back to the mountain gate to complete the transaction."
With that, Blood Spirit Child waved his hand, and the chains binding the general were broken.
Swish~
A Yin Wind blew by, and the entire escort convoy, along with the animals, vanished into dust, as if they had never existed.
On July 10th, Zhao Xing had already decided to give up interfering in the affairs of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
Because Liu Tianning seems to have ignored this kind of "dream revelation".
He planned to leave Ten Thousand Laws Palace to keep an eye on Old Chen, Long Xiao, and Xia Jing.
Zhao Xing went to rest, but the others continued exploring outside.
Especially Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun, whose families are large and wealthy, may have enough for themselves, but they still want to gain some benefits for their family's power.
After waking up, Zhao Xing found Liu Tianning standing outside his courtyard gate.
He hadn't paid much attention to it at first, since Liu Tianning would occasionally come to check on his cultivation.
However, Liu Tianning seems to be acting differently lately.
Have you been having any dreams lately?
"What do you mean by that, teacher?" Zhao Xing was taken aback.
"After consuming the Dragon Whale Heart, I had a series of dreams," Liu Tianning said. "They seemed to be giving this world a revelation, making me vaguely feel that something big is about to happen."
"What revelation did the teacher receive in their dream?"
"Scarlet Lake," Liu Tianning said carefully, "And some other things as well."
"I have dreamt of the Eternal Night Sea a few times, but I never felt it was some kind of specific revelation," Zhao Xing shook his head. "Perhaps the Dragon Whale was blessed by heaven and earth, and the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven only favored you, Master. Or perhaps my cultivation level is too low, and my Fate Soul is not as sharp as yours."
Liu Tianning nodded slightly. "I plan to make a trip to Scarlet Lake; there might be a great opportunity there. Would you like to come along?"
Zhao Xing was about to agree, but at that moment, the seal on his memory palace was triggered in his Sea of Consciousness.
"This disciple has progressed too quickly and has no further desires; I only wish to consolidate my realm."
"You can send a clone to accompany the teacher to broaden his horizons; the main body will not go."
"Alright," Liu Tianning said. "I need to make some preparations. I plan to depart at 3:45 PM seven days from now. If you want to go, don't miss the appointed time."
"Yes."
Watching Liu Tianning leave, Zhao Xing closed his eyes.
"Old Liu has finally gone. I wonder what his fate will be like. His strength should be enough to handle many troubles. Even if the Ten Suns in the Sky, they shouldn't be able to hurt him."
Although it is said that even Fifth Grade could die Ten Suns in the Sky, Liu Tianning was not a normal Fifth Grade.
With the protection of Duckweed, Liu Tianning could move freely outside the Yang City area even with Ten Suns in the Sky.
Even so, Zhao Xing was still worried about Liu Tianning, who was venturing into too much danger.
If he had chosen to explore the mysterious palace instead of immediately reporting it to Rahu King, who Dao Palace what was planned inside?
Therefore, Zhao Xing chose to send out a clone to follow Liu Tianning, as he couldn't let Liu Tianning take all the risks alone.
"Old Liu, please don't act rashly. If you find anything unusual, report it immediately," Zhao Xing muttered to himself before opening his eyes.
The deity returned to the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard, where Zhao Xing sat on the steps talking with Chen Shijie and Long Xiao.
"Meow~" At this moment, the Mountain Cat was chasing a Azure-Eyed Dragon Lion in the yard, meowing excitedly.
"Have you heard? It seems the imperial court is planning to train troops again," Chen Shijie said.
"When did this news come?" Zhao Xing pretended to be surprised, even though he knew it was going to be this way.
"The news came out in early July, but it's not confirmed yet," Chen Shijie said. "It was also the Marquis who told me that there was a possibility."
"What are you thinking?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Of course, it's to make a name for myself on the battlefield!" Long Xiao waved his fist. "Now that my strength has greatly increased, if I go back to the battlefield, I might be promoted to the Fifth Grade next year, and then I might even be granted the title of Martial Marquis!"
"It's not a matter of whether we want to or not," Chen Shijie said. "We are both at the peak of the Sixth Rank now, and we also hold Sixth Rank Official Rank. If war breaks out, we will definitely be sent to the battlefield."
"Yes," Zhao Xing sighed, "The army isn't a place where you can come and go as you please."
"Why are you sighing?" Long Xiao asked. "Isn't this a good thing? We can earn more battle merits."
"Haven't you considered that the Southern Barbarians have never been conquered in history?" Zhao Xing said. "If we keep pushing it forward, I don't think we'll have many more easy battles to fight."
Long Xiao laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? You are Marquis Yuan Rang, you don't need to be on the front line."
"We'll see when the time comes," Zhao Xing said.
"Meow~" the Mountain Cat cried out as it was chased by two Azure-Eyed Dragon Lion.
"Heaven Defier, what are you afraid of? Fight them!" Long Xiao encouraged the Mountain Cat.
"Meow~" Aotian Meow called out.
I was afraid of damaging my master's mount.
"Don't be afraid, just hit it," Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Encouraged, the Mountain Cat immediately turned around.
Swish~
It locked its claws around the neck of the Azure-Eyed Dragon Lion and slammed it down.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
The two four-meter-tall Azure-Eyed Dragon Lion were both dented into the ground, lying on their backs with their four legs in the air, looking quite upright.
"Wow, awesome!" Long Xiao laughed loudly.
The two Azure-Eyed Dragon Lion struggled to their feet.
The Mountain Cat jumped onto the back of one of the lynxes, stood tall, and meowed.
The dragon-lion at his feet obediently followed his command and chased after another Azure-Eyed Dragon Lion, and they started playing again.
The three watched the cat and two lions play together for a while, then Zhao Xing clapped his hands and said:
"Old Chen, Long Xiao, you two stay home these days and spar with me. It's been a while since we've had a real fight, we've almost forgotten how the Military Sima Nong fights."
"If you want to practice, just go to the Nine Sections Dojo," Long Xiao said. "There are plenty of people there."
"Among those at the Sixth Rank, how many can rival me?" Zhao Xing laughed. "I'm too lazy to bother with rankings; if I'm ranked too low, I won't even be able to find any real experts."
"No one is as suitable as the two of you."
"Alright," Long Xiao said. "I don't have any more business to attend to. Why don't you cancel my and Old Chen's spots? Don't waste them; you can sell them to someone else."
Zhao Xing is the Deputy Head of the Team. He can kick out all the Senior Explorer in the regiment and disqualify them.
These vacant spots can naturally be sold to others.
"That's true," Chen Shijie said. "Ever since the spiritual energy of the Eternal Night Sea erupted, people outside have become increasingly eager to get in. Even a single spot for a mid-level explorer has been sold for a staggering five million points!"
"Even this much? You can't buy it without connections," Long Xiao laughed. "That's an exaggeration."
"It's an exaggeration," Zhao Xing nodded.
With his current rank of sixth grade, plus the basic salary of Sub-Sixth Rank, he would receive approximately 350,000 points in income per year.
The basic salary of the Great Zhou is very small. Of the 350,000, the basic salary is less than 50,000, and the rest is all from the merit rank.
A single spot for a mid-level explorer has been sold for five million points! That's equivalent to Zhao Xing's income for over a decade, though that's an exaggeration!
As for Senior Exploration Envoy, no one offers a price, because no one would trade with money.
Would someone holding Senior Exploration Envoy slot be short of money?
"You know what, we're really short on money. All the preparations have emptied our savings," Zhao Xing laughed. "It's a pity the teacher won't let me sell points. I can only use them to do favors. Otherwise, selling a Senior Exploration Envoy spot would have brought in hundreds of millions of points."
"So if the court continues to train troops, that's a good thing." Long Xiao brought the topic back. "It's not easy to advance in rank normally. If we can advance a few ranks this time, like Tian Hou's ancestor, we can earn 12 million points a year just by lying around doing nothing."
"You're dreaming," Chen Shijie sneered. "Tian Taigong's rank has reached forty-five, while you and I are only at the sixth. Want to rise up? You'd have to become a duke."
"Even a Duke might not have such a high rank as Tian Taigong. This is no longer the era of Grand Ancestor," Zhao Xing said.
Emperor Jing was notoriously stingy! Reaching the 45th rank of honor was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Even being granted the title of king doesn't necessarily guarantee a rank as high as that of Tian Taigong!
With a rank of 45, he is only four ranks away from the maximum rank of 49.
Tian Taigong retired gracefully back then. After the establishment of the state, he did not wield power and gave up many fiefdoms, only wanting to be a wealthy old man.
In addition, the bonuses for First Tier back then were not as much as they are now. It was only later, as the country grew stronger, that the bonuses gradually increased.
"It's a pity that it can't be inherited after death," Long Xiao said.
"If ranks could be inherited, the wealth of the Great Zhou simply couldn't sustain it," Zhao Xing said. "The purpose of ranks is that the longer you live, the greater the benefits. But after the thirtieth rank, ranks are generally not added to those in power; instead, more are added to those in idle Official Rank."
"One cannot be too rich to be an official; if one is too rich, one should not be an official." Chen Shijie nodded, "That makes sense."
On July 17th, Liu Tianning's Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship set sail.
Zhao Xing sent a clone onto the ship.
The real one stayed in the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard to spar with Long Xiao and Chen Shijie.
Just in case, Zhao Xing revoked both of their Senior Exploration Envoy slots and used them to do favors.
Twelve favors have been attributed to Zhao Xing, while the rest will be distributed by Liu Tianning.
The entire exploration team remained fully booked with 30 participants.
However, Chen Shijie and Long Xiao were not among them.
As for Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun, these two still occupy the designated quotas for operations outside.
Zhao Xing couldn't persuade the two to quit while they were ahead.
These two spots weren't given away for free; they were the result of a deal made with the family power behind Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun.
Saying we should take it back now and tell them to accept their losses is tantamount to breaking the contract.
"I can only wait until more people come in and the fighting gets more intense, then I can try to persuade them again," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"Haha, got you! Old Chen and I teamed up, and you still dared to get distracted?!"
"Take this punch!"
Long Xiao suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Xing and punched Zhao Xing in the chest without any mercy.
Zhao Xing emitted Golden Light and his body retreated backward, but he was completely unharmed and disappeared into the Mist Concealment.
"Damn, that kid's gone into hiding again!" Long Xiao clenched his fist. "How come his physical body is so strong?"
While they were sparring, on the Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship, Zhao Xing's Straw Man Clone stood beside Liu Tianning.
In Heavenly Timing, they arrived at Scarlet Lake to the south.
There were only the master and his apprentice on the Tower Ship; no one else was on board.
Zhao Xing remained silent throughout, simply waiting for Liu Tianning to take action.
On July 18th, the Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship arrived at the [Lake Heart Island] area of Scarlet Lake.
On July 21, Liu Tianning, who had been searching for three days without success, steered the Tower Ship away.
We've now arrived at the Pine Smoke Bay area, which is located on the outskirts of Scarlet Lake.
On July 22nd, the location was changed again.
During this time, Liu Tianning also passed through the surface area where the mysterious palace was located, the Red Wood Forest.
However, since there was Forget Sorrow Stele placed there, he did not go in, but simply passed by.
Zhao Xing watched Liu Tianning pace back and forth, unmoved.
He was determined to do this much, and whether it would succeed was up to fate.
The date is July 28th.
Liu Tianning, who had been searching without success, stood on the Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship with a frown.
His Fate Soul was already at the late Fourth Grade, and he was only one step away from the Third-Rank Yuan Soul realm.
He also consumed many treasures that amplified his Fate Soul, and carried many soul-type Divine Soldier with him, including several of the Seventh Order.
If this Grotto-Heaven offers him some enlightenment, and he has returned to the scene from his dream, he should investigate further.
But why couldn't we find anything?
Liu Tianning took out the Earth Mirror.
Hundred Soldiers Pagoda.
"Buzz~"
Liu Tianning's phantom appeared in the Luo Hou Palace.
"Greetings, Rahu King."
"Tianning, what brings you here?" Rahu King asked Liu Tianning.
Liu Tianning wouldn't bother with those fancy formalities, like casually checking in on him.
Luo Hou didn't like this kind of thing either, so when he sought out Liu Tianning or Liu Tianning sought him out, it was always to discuss business.
"Rahu King, I request the temporary closure of the Forget-Worry Grand Formation and the Primordial Sealing Great Array at sixteen locations, including the Red Pine Forest Seven Split Valley, Windless Island, and Yaoguang Island," Liu Tianning said.
"What is your intention?" Rahu King asked.
"After consuming the essence of the Giant Whale Heart, I received some insights, suggesting that something significant is about to happen," Liu Tianning said. "I intend to conduct a thorough investigation of these places."
Rahu King pondered for a moment and said, "Please wait a moment."
"Yes."
Rahu King closed his eyes, and then, on the top floor of the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda, he discussed matters with Heaven Derivation King.
"The Giant Whale Heart is indeed miraculous," Heaven Derivation King. "The Dragon Whale seizes the creation of heaven and earth. He consumed the Dragon Whale Heart, and his Fate Soul is strong. His earth soul may intersect with heaven and earth, creating some causal resonance."
"But Zhao Xing also took it. Did he have the same premonition?"
"Liu Tianning didn't mention it, so I guess he didn't," Rahu King. "It's probably because Zhao Xing's cultivation level isn't high enough. His Fate Soul is far weaker than Liu Tianning's, and he hasn't cultivated the ' Derivation God Art ' either."
The Derivation God Art is a top-tier secret technique!
The last one to succeed was Heaven Derivation King.
Heaven Derivation King reached the second level when he was at the Third Grade, while Liu Tianning reached the first level when he was at the Fifth Grade.
In terms of talent, Liu Tianning is stronger.
For this reason, Heaven Derivation King also attached great importance to Liu Tianning's ideas.
Although not as protective as Rahu King, he can still be considered one of Liu Tianning's key supporters.
"Let's do as he says and temporarily suspend the Forget-Worry Grand Formation and the Primordial Sealing Great Array," Heaven Derivation King. "However, it's best not to suspend them for too long, lest someone become dissatisfied."
July 28th, Southern Wilderness.
Inside a temple, the statue of the Blood Spirit Venerable came to life once more.
This time, however, his aura was somewhat weak.
"Why is it more difficult than expected? And there are more variables... The cost of activating the Profound Heaven Realm Breaking Array has increased."
In the Ten Suns Earth Palace, there is a statue of an Ancient God.
Long ago, before the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven fell into the hands of the Great Zhou, the Blood Spirit Venerable had an avatar inside, but it had always been in a dormant state.
Now, he needs to activate the Profound Heaven Realm Breaking Array, first breaking through the Wall Breaker, then activating his clone, and finally starting the setup inside.
Now, the difficulty is much greater than expected.
He tried to calculate something using his fingers, but couldn't figure it out.
"Is it because opening the passage has become more difficult?"
This hypothesis is plausible; the elevation of the Grotto-Heaven would cause the Boundary Wall to fluctuate accordingly.
Sometimes high, sometimes low.
Opening the passage won't be easy for him.
Therefore, the Blood Spirit Venerable originally planned to launch the attack in early September, because it would be easier for him to enter then, and the cost to the sect would be relatively smaller.
"Just before the operation was about to begin, some unexpected changes occurred," the Blood Spirit Venerable pondered. "We need to prepare in advance to increase our chances of success."
The temple was built on the mountain.
Down the mountain, hundreds of thousands of believers chanted prayers before the temples on the mountain, and specks of Golden Light entered the body of the Blood Spirit Venerable.
"Dragon Yangzi," Blood Spirit Venerable transmitted his voice to a spot in the temple.
"Venerable One." Dragon Yang Daoist immediately rushed over and knelt down respectfully.
"Go and ask the royal court for another five thousand boys and girls to be sent to the blood pool. Remember, they must not be older than nine."
"I need another 99,999 Yin Soul who died in the Yin year and Yin month."
"Remember, these Yin Soul must reach the Eighth-Rank Yin Soul Realm," the Blood Spirit Venerable said calmly.
Dragon Yang Daoist raised his head. "Your Excellency, I fear the Holy Light Royal Court will not agree."
"Just go and ask for it," the Blood Spirit Venerable said coldly. "Remember, be sure to select carefully, and be quick."
"If anything goes wrong, you'll have a hard time dying."
Dragon Yang Daoist's heart trembled, and he quickly replied, "Yes, Venerable One."
The Blood Spirit Venerable in the temple absorbed a wave of Golden Light and then turned into a statue.
July 29th.
The rules in more than a dozen areas near Scarlet Lake have suddenly changed.
"Strange, why was it changed so suddenly? The Forget-Worry Grand Formation's effect is gone?"
On the Lake Heart Island, Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun were looking at the message in the Earth Mirror.
That was an announcement from the Military Realm.
Sixteen areas, including Yaoguang Island and Red Pine Forest, suddenly lost the Forget-Me-Not effect.
"I was actually planning to go to these places to show off my skills." Xia Jing frowned. He couldn't remember them anyway, and he wasn't afraid of offending anyone there.
Currently, Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun's power is considerable!
Because he had been in Liu Tianning's group for more than three months, he had either won him over, obtained a spot through his own connections, or formed a cooperative relationship.
He currently has over sixty-five fifth- Fifth Grade soldiers at his disposal!
This only includes people!
In reality, most wealthy organizations buy "Mechanical Puppet" as bodyguards.
Just like when Ji Ye was in the Eternal Night Sea, there weren't many other people, but there were as many as two or three hundred Mechanical Puppet with the combat power of the Fifth Grade!
Now that Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun have gained momentum, their power is not to be underestimated.
This is also why Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun were unable to escape.
He's been put in this position.
If you have a group of people working well under your command, you can naturally maintain these connections, which will be of great benefit in the future.
If he were to back down now, it wouldn't just affect him personally, but also the Xia Hou and Pingyang Prince families.
"Cousin." At this moment, Ji Ziyun entered the main tent. "Have you seen the message?"
"I saw it," Xia Jing said. "I don't know why there was this change."
"I heard that Liu Tianning's Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship arrived in the Scarlet Lake area and hasn't left. Could it be related to him?" Ji Ziyun wondered. "Could it be another opportunity as great as the Eternal Night Sea?"
"If that's really the case, there's no reason why Zhao Xing wouldn't inform me," Xia Jing, somewhat puzzled.
He was still confident in his friendship with Zhao Xing.
Even if it's inconvenient to take him to eat meat, you should still tell him about such sudden changes.
Just as I was wondering, suddenly—
"Buzz~"
Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun's Earth Mirror sounded simultaneously.
"It's Zhao Xing."
"I had just thought of him when he messaged me," Xia Jing smiled.
"Cousin, you can answer it," Ji Ziyun said.
"Brother Xia, Brother Ji." Zhao Xing's illusory figure appeared inside the tent. "Have you received news from the Military Realm?"
"Received." Xia Jing nodded. "Is this matter related to Lord Liu?"
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded. "I just found out too. My teacher didn't tell me the reason."
Liu Tianning informed Rahu King, but Zhao Xing was unaware of it.
Old Liu couldn't possibly tell him everything.
Therefore, he received the message at the same time as Xia Jing.
However, Zhao Xing immediately guessed that it was Liu Tianning who did it, and only he could persuade the three kings to change the rules of the game.
"Is there some great opportunity? Surely we won't be eating fish again this time?" Xia Jing complained, noting that there really were fish in Scarlet Lake.
"I only have one clone following me," Zhao Xing said. "I don't know the specifics of what it's about."
"However, my teacher doesn't seem to be looking for treasure, nor did he send his true form. Therefore, I advise you that if things are about right, it would be best to leave Scarlet Lake."
With Liu Tianning's actions, Zhao Xing took the opportunity to persuade Xia Jing and Ji Ziyun run away.
Ji Ziyun seemed somewhat hesitant. "If we leave now, we'll have to give up the territory we just took over."
"Besides, my cousin and I finally managed to gather this group of people..."
Xia Jing was also somewhat reluctant to part with it.
He had already heard that the Pacifying Barbarians War was about to begin its training phase again.
This group of people we've gathered together will be very useful later.
The Heir Apparent Martial Marquis has great ambitions; he wants to seize the opportunity to be granted the title of Marquis of Wu!
"If all else fails, you can go back to Yang City and observe the situation first." For Xia Jing's sake, Zhao Xing offered another word of advice.
Even this one extra word of advice carried a considerable risk.
After hesitating for a while, Xia Jing said, "Then let's go back first and one of us will ask around about the situation."
Ji Ziyun said, "Qilin Child, you go back. I'll stay here and oversee things."
"Alright." Xia Jing glanced at Zhao Xing's expression but couldn't discern anything. "Brother Zhao, where is your true form in Yang City?"
"The Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard," Zhao Xing said. "Long Xiao and I are sparring and cultivating Chen Shijie. If you return to Yang City, you can come find me and tell us what you know."
Zhao Xing wanted to take this opportunity to delay Xia Jing's departure as much as possible.
That's all he can do.
"Okay," Xia Jing said with a smile. "My experiences at Scarlet Lake these past few days have been quite exciting. I'll tell you about them when we get back, how I displayed my extraordinary prowess!"
"Hahaha, we'll wait."
July 30, July 31, August 1.
Liu Tianning has been searching for the past three days.
At first there were only three thousand Dharma bodies, but in the end the number increased to more than nine thousand!
Liu Tianning could be seen in almost every area of Scarlet Lake!
In a short time, a large number of explorers flocked to the Scarlet Lake area.
They all wanted to see what Liu Tianning was looking for.
Liu Tianning ignored them and just went about his own business.
August 2nd.
Liu Tianning's Dharma body was completely recovered.
Because he found the place.
"Escape~"
Liu Tianning disappeared underground, and many people were searching for him in this Red Wood Forest.
However, none of them dared to approach the area where the Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship was staying. Fortunately, the Red Wood Forest was quite large, so the rest of them searched elsewhere.
On August 2nd, Zhao Xing, who was in Locust Willow Courtyard, suddenly felt a throbbing sensation.
"Thud!" As he was going down the steps, his leg muscles suddenly twitched, and he slammed into the rock pillar in front of him.
The stone shattered, Zhao Xing's forehead turned slightly red.
"What's wrong with you? How come you can fall down while walking?" Xia Jing had just finished fighting with Long Xiao and happened to see this scene.
"It's nothing, I was probably just too tired from training and didn't notice." Zhao Xing waved his hand and walked straight into the room.
He had just sat down when the house began to shake, the bed board broke, and sharp spikes pierced Zhao Xing.
Looking at the sharp spikes stuck in his body, Zhao Xing remained silent.
His bad luck is about to begin.
I opened the panel and took a look.
As expected, the level of fortune changed.
[Fortune: Derivation Three (Temporary)]
"Evolution Five's luck has dropped directly to that of Derivation Three."
Zhao Xing sighed. No matter how careful he was or how secretive his methods were, he was still affected!
"The fact that Evolution Five fell to Derivation Three proves that I have successfully changed the fate of others: Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, and perhaps Xia Jing, Liu Tianning..."
"The Path of Luck is mysterious and profound. Perhaps the Ten Suns in the Sky were not the work of the Profound Heaven Sect Profound Heaven Sect, but merely a catalyst."
"My decline in fortune was not caused by the Profound Heaven Sect or the imperial court, but by... the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven."
"The Ten Suns in the Sky were bound to happen, and countless people should have died in this disaster, but I interfered with fate, which is tantamount to going against the will of the Grotto-Heaven... Now, the backlash has come."
Zhao Xing seemed to understand something.
He 'Ketu have a lot of bad luck for the next while!
" Those in the Heavenly Luck Realm and the Fate Palace Realm can also see their own future and even change the fate of others."
"But they rarely do that; any intervention comes at a price."
"The imperial court was also very cautious about promoting people whose lives were full of misfortune and whose luck was weak."
"When Fourth Grade Third Grade promoted to a Fate Officials, an official will even be dispatched to observe the official."
"If one's fate is inherently unfavorable and one's luck is weak, then forcibly promoting an official is going against the will of Heaven."
"To balance the inflow and outflow of fortune, one cannot do things against the heavens on a large scale. It is fine if the number is small and the realm is low, but if the number is large and the realm is high, especially for high-ranking promotions, one must be extremely cautious."
"Therefore, many people in history have made great contributions but have found it difficult to be rewarded."
Zhao Xing, with his Five Finger Heavenly Mandate, and having briefly merged with the spirit of the Grotto-Heaven within the Heavenly Gate, closed his eyes and recalled everything, gaining a deeper understanding of the Dao of Deducing Fate and Heavenly Secrets.
"Since I've started to have bad luck, it proves that Chen Shijie will definitely survive."
"Old Chen, this investment of yours is definitely worth it. I took advantage of you back in Gucheng, and now I'm here to protect you." Zhao Xing sighed in his dream.
Over the next few days, Zhao Xing's bad luck gradually increased.
Choking on food, getting cold water stuck in your teeth, or tripping while walking are all trivial matters.
More seriously, he perceived that the world had become blurry, as if fog had appeared on glass.
"I am blinded by the ' Obstruction of Knowledge and Perception,' which not only prevents me from making any progress in my cultivation, but also prevents me from fully unleashing the power of my spells."
"If a fight breaks out at this time, it's definitely bad luck."
Zhao Xing sighed.
At this moment, his Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet clone had collapsed.
There was no reason; the spell simply malfunctioned, causing the straw doll to become unusable.
The clones on the Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship automatically disintegrated.
Fortunately, when the first straw man collapsed, Zhao Xing retrieved the Fate Soul from the remaining straw men.
It did not lose too much soul power.
That night, Zhao Xing went to Entering the Dream again, intending to do nothing.
It even stopped absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth.
He was terrified that he Going Berserk.
As a result, when the last bit of soul power returned, his Fate Soul became unstable and subconsciously began to break through the physical realm.
Heading towards breaking through to the Pure Yuan Realm!
Old Master Zhao is truly drunk.
What was the point of him breaking through at this time? It was purely due to bad luck.
At this moment, Liu Tianning was getting closer and closer to the mysterious palace.
His luck, however, temporarily fell to Derivation One!
"What a tragedy."
Zhao Xing sighed.
Without a doubt, the breakthrough failed.
Fortunately, he was protected by the Soul Armor and the Dragon Soul Jade given by Princess Youruo. Even if his breakthrough failed, he would only end up like Long Xiao back then, becoming a fat man.
"Please don't let Derivation One fall any further," Zhao Xing prayed. "If he falls any further, I'm really in big trouble."
If it falls into a negative number, then a truly Great Misfortune sign will appear.
It's like being at home when disaster strikes out of nowhere.
If things go wrong, the Skyfire Path might have to change course and fire a few shots at Old Master Zhao.
On August 5th, Zhao Xing maintained the temporary Derivation One of the first line of defense.
His misfortune was only discovered by Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, and others.
However, this kind of thing doesn't cause any other abnormalities.
Because the Sixth Rank itself is Derivation Two or Derivation Three.
Furthermore, one's fortune fluctuates.
Those who explore outside Yang City also experience fluctuations in their fortunes; Zhao Xing's situation is nothing special.
And the explorer of Derivation Three died in the wild!
Even if it continues to fall, as long as it doesn't happen that the Skyfire Path changes course specifically to bombard him, it's not absurd.
That way, it won't arouse suspicion.
Of course, if this really happens, it's unlikely that Old Master Zhao, who came specifically to attack Yang City, will be able to keep it a secret.
"Zhao Xing." That day, Gao Ming suddenly sent a message: "The ' Azure Nether Pearl ' you asked me to stockpile for you last time have plummeted in price. What should we do now? Should we sell them?"
"Make your move," Zhao Xing replied immediately.
At this point, losing money was nothing to Old Master Zhao.
He'd be more than happy to pay money to avoid trouble!
"Okay, brother, I'll sell them for you. Sigh, I also stockpiled some for myself. This time it's really a disaster."
"Clear Secluded Lake suddenly produced a large number of beads, causing everyone to sell off their stock at a loss of at least 40%. Damn it, even the Military Realm doesn't care... I've worked for half a year for nothing."
Gao Ming grumbled and cursed. Was it easy for him to deliver goods on his Bamboo Horse horse?
Zhao Xing was also a little embarrassed, guessing that he had implicated Gao Ming.
However, there's no way to say these things right now; we can only compensate Gao Ming later.
No sooner had Gao Ming finished speaking than Chen Shijie called out from outside again.
"Zhao Xing, all the Water Immortal, Azure Sea Cloud Vine, and Fish Devouring Grass that we left behind have died. Not a single seedling survived."
Many seedlings remained after they Eternal Night Sea.
Sixth-tier seedlings are quite rare, so naturally I'll keep them.
Two months have passed, and the seedlings have recently withered one after another.
"If they're dead, they're dead," Zhao Xing said. "These three types of seedlings are inherently delicate."
"Take the Mountain Cat away from me, don't let it come near me."
"Oh, okay... bang!"
Chen Shijie fell silent.
He also tripped and fell.
Zhao Xing refused to visit, and every time Entering the Dream, he began to have nightmares.
His Fate Soul remained in a state of constant unease and alertness, and whenever Entering the Dream, he would have strange nightmares.
"I died a terrible death!"
"Killing me alone isn't enough; you want to kill all my descendants too!"
"Why are you so cruel?!"
In the dream, turtles crawled to Zhao Xing's bedside, but these turtles had ferocious faces, with sharp, interlocking teeth in their gaping maws, making them extremely terrifying.
"What a tragedy..."
With a thought, Zhao Xing found himself holding a large cleaver in his dream.
The turtles. "..."
"I have slaughtered too many turtles, and my Fate Soul is tainted by their resentment."
"We couldn't detect it before, but now we can get rid of it."
How could mere illusions possibly sway Old Master Zhao's mind?
Without hesitation, the cleaver swung down, and in his dream, Old Master Zhao began slaughtering turtles once more.
On August 13th, Liu Tianning finally discovered the tenth portal of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
He was underground, and in the distance, he saw a blurry, mysterious palace!
At the same time, a statue in the mysterious palace also began to tremble.
The Blood Spirit Venerable, far away in the Southern Wilderness, suddenly changed color.
"How... how could anyone have discovered the Profound Heaven Great Array?!"
"Even if he saw it, he shouldn't remember it. The Forget-Worry Grand Formation used by the imperial court today was passed down from our sect. Who is this person?!"
Blood Spirit Venerable calculated with his fingers and then decided to investigate Liu Tianning's existence.
His finger suddenly burst open.
Amidst the splattering blood, he saw Liu Tianning, who was underground, looking shocked.
Blood Spirit Venerable immediately memorized the man's face and also learned Liu Tianning's exact location.
At the same time, the statues in the palace also came to life.
They charged toward Liu Tianning.
He had to kill Liu Tianning quickly before he left, otherwise he would have to immediately activate the Ten Suns in the Sky.
"Whoosh~"
A streak of blood-red light flashed from the mysterious palace; it was the Blood Spirit Needle that Zhao Xing was familiar with.
Back in Gucheng, one of the Guardian Art used this trick on him.
On the battlefield, when he passed through the city of Chen Lu in the Sea Pacifying Army, he had seen similar tactics.
Blood Kui corrupted the idols, turning people into puppets.
However, the needle from the Blood Spirit Venerable was clearly more powerful.
Even underground, it seemed to ignore everything, breaking through the soil barrier and heading straight for Liu Tianning.
If the needle were inserted into his body, he could control Liu Tianning and buy himself Heavenly Timing.
They can't kill him. If an official like Liu Tianning dies for no reason, his Fate Soul will enter the Yin Realm and he will probably be summoned for questioning by the Yin Realm guards immediately.
Even if one transforms into Yin God Body, it still won't buy much time.
Therefore, we can only try to control it!
"Pfft~"
Liu Tianning was indeed hit by the needle.
However, he was not affected and instead rose rapidly.
Because the Blood Spirit Needle pierced the Duckweed, not his physical body.
"Seventh Order Duckweed..." Blood Spirit Venerable realized that he could no longer catch Liu Tianning.
"The plan began Renovation Era Calendar, involving the Profound Heaven Earth Palace, the Ten Suns Sun Crown, countless Yin Soul and the power of faith. Over two hundred years, the plan stirred up various parties, allowing the Great Zhou to successfully seize the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven... Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Liu Tianning broke through the plan."
Blood Spirit Venerable sighed.
The Profound Heaven Sect has many plans targeting the Great Zhou, but the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven is a particularly significant one.
As one of the few resident Venerable-level elders of the sect in the secular world, he also expressed the same sentiment as Zhao Xing: "Fate is unpredictable, and the secrets of heaven are hard to fathom!"
"Since we cannot achieve complete success, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Without further hesitation, Blood Spirit Venerable returned to the interior of the Profound Heaven Earth Palace.
Scarlet Lake, [Red Pine Forest].
Liu Tianning shot up from the ground, a charred spot on his chest.
The Floating Vine Armor wriggled and spat out the Blood Spirit Needle.
Liu Tianning completely ignored Duckweed's situation and immediately took out Dao Command from his pocket and crushed it.
The Military Realm Inspection Department, Inspector Liu Tianning, has issued a Level 1 warning!
The Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven is under invasion by foreign enemies!
"Buzz~"
Rahu King and Heaven Derivation King, who were Hundred Soldiers Pagoda, suddenly felt their eyelids twitch.
A Fifth Grade inspector rarely has the authority to issue a first-level warning.
But Liu Tianning is one of them.
In an instant, Rahu King, Heaven Derivation King, and Ling De King were alarmed.
"Foreign invasion? And it's a level one alert? How is this possible?!" Ling De King was stunned.
It's not impossible that foreign enemies could enter the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven; historically, there have been instances of low-ranking individuals entering the Military Realm Grotto-Heaven.
But this is a Level 1 warning, proving that high-level agents have infiltrated!
How much would it take to infiltrate in?
How difficult is it?!
"Liu Tianning, are you mistaken?!" Ling De King's voice trembled. "We've guarded the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda for twelve years. Do you think we wouldn't know if high-ranking enemies entered through the nine gates?"
If that's the case, the three kings have committed serious dereliction of duty; they'll be severely punished, if not killed!
"Ling De King, issue a Military Realm warning immediately, ordering everyone to evacuate the Scarlet Lake area!"
"Whoosh~"
While he was speaking, Rahu King had already disappeared into the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda.
He left only one sentence to Ling De King.
Heaven Derivation King then went to another level of the Hundred Soldiers Pagoda.
This layer contains the components of the Creation Disc.
Even though it is divided into parts, it still occupies an entire layer, with countless golden threads intersecting and extending on the Creation Disc, constantly deducing and evolving.
On the four sides of the Creation Disc, there sat eight gaunt old men.
"A high-level enemy has appeared in Scarlet Lake! Quickly investigate its intentions and the results!"
Heaven Derivation King shouted.
The eight guardians immediately opened their eyes, their eyes devoid of emotion, showing no emotional fluctuation upon hearing this shocking news.
Upon receiving the order from Heaven Derivation King, they all reached out their hands.
"Buzz~"
Golden Light crisscrossed on the Creation Disc, and the entire view of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven was suddenly revealed above the Creation Disc.
One line after another extends, each one creating a picture.
But whenever a result was about to be achieved, the thread would break.
It was as if an invisible force was stopping it.
at the same time.
In the Blood Spirit Temple in the Southern Wilderness.
"Gurgle~ Gurgle~"
Deep underground, a blood pool covering seven or eight acres and more than ten meters deep suddenly dried up rapidly.
Above the blood pool, countless blood threads were also churning.
In the center of the blood pool, there is also a statue, but this statue is very small.
Around the blood pool, there were forty-nine elderly men dressed in Daoist robes.
They have been sitting here for over two hundred years!
"Gurgle~" "Gurgle~"
The blood pool dried up faster, and the statue of Profound Heaven Emperor in the center began to emit a faint, eerie light.
Blood Spirit Venerable watched this scene, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
"The Wuji Mystic Heaven, the reversal of yin and yang! Ten Suns in the Sky, swiftly!"
The blood pool dried up completely in an instant.
The forty-eight elderly men were instantly reduced to skeletons.
The statue of Profound Heaven Emperor shone brightly.
Meanwhile, inside the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven Profound Heaven Earth Palace.
It also has the exact same layout as the underground temple.
However, there was no one around this blood pool.
The blood pool was also dried up, and the image in the center was not of the Profound Heaven Emperor, but rather an avatar of the Blood Spirit Venerable.
But after the Southern Wilderness Temple was activated.
"Gurgle~"
The dried-up blood pool suddenly began to gush blood again.
It was filled up very quickly.
At this moment, the Blood Spirit Venerable was wearing the Limitless Daoist Robe and the Ten Suns Sun Crown.
He watched the blood flow silently, clinging to his own body, his eyes gradually turning cold.
"Any mortal who steals fire... shall die!"
[Warning! All personnel, evacuate Scarlet Lake immediately!]
[Warning! All personnel, evacuate Scarlet Lake immediately!]
On the night of August 13th, all personnel at Scarlet Lake received orders from the Military Realm to forcibly withdraw from the Scarlet Lake territory.
Rahu King appeared above the Scarlet Lake in less than half an hour.
Liu Tianning didn't leave either; he released all of his tens of thousands of clones to drive away the people in the Scarlet Lake area.
Scarlet Lake.
Upon arriving, Rahu King immediately asked, "Where are you?"
"Underground, 15,700 feet!"
"You must return to Yang City immediately."
After saying that.
Swish~
Rahu King crashed into the ground like a cannonball.
Zhao Xing was in the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard, found his interface jumping wildly.
One moment it jumps to Derivation One, the next it returns to zero, and then suddenly a negative number appears.
Occasionally, it returns to the Derivation One or higher.
It's like dancing between good and bad fortune.
"Hiss..." Zhao Xing was also feeling a little panicked at this moment.
He looked up at the sky.
Yes, he can now see the stars from inside the house because the roof collapsed a long time ago.
"Five Directional True Lords, all the gods and immortals, the Ten Thousand Mile Thunder Pool and the Skyfire Path, please don't change your path, please don't change your path... I dare not do it again, please don't strike me down."
What do you mean by "my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven"? Old Master Zhao now only prays that heaven will not interfere.
As time passed, Zhao Xing kept his eyes fixed on whether any Dark Clouds were drifting overhead.
Logically, the sky above Yang City should be cloudless, Agricultural Supervisorate regulates celestial phenomena.
Yet gusts of Astral Wind and mist still blew in.
Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat, but seeing that the area was quite large, covering more than just his Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard, he felt relieved again.
Meanwhile, the Yang City Ministry of Agriculture.
Mei Zhiru, Fan Zhaoli, Lu Bang, Tian Yan, Cheng Qingming Ge Jinsong, Gong Tiansi, Gong Tiansi, Li Yuanzhen, Wei Yuan... countless Agricultural Official were awakened.
Act swiftly to stabilize the celestial phenomena in Yang City.
Each Solar Terms Decree hangs high in the sky.
The land of Yang City, which had just been shaking, returned to calm.
"Oh no, this is really bad!" At this moment, Chen Shijie, Xia Jing, and Long Xiao, ignoring Zhao Xing's instructions, also came in.
"The Military Realm's orders change three times in a short period of time. First, Scarlet Lake issued a Level 1 warning, and then Yang City also issued a Level 1 celestial warning!"
"Now, the warning area has actually expanded to the entire Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven!"
"Zhao Xing, did you already know what was going to happen?" Xia Jing stared intently at Zhao Xing.
"I don't know." Zhao Xing shook his head. "I did calculate it, but it backfired. I already told you why."
"The Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven once witnessed Five Suns in the Sky, but it hasn't appeared even once during this tumultuous change in the Grotto-Heaven. Could it be that it has finally appeared?" Chen Shijie speculated.
"Possibly," Zhao Xing said, "And possibly at a higher level."
Now that things have come to this, everyone knows something is wrong, and Zhao Xing has no more scruples, saying whatever he wants.
"Otherwise, such a warning wouldn't have been issued."
Xia Jing asked anxiously, "Can it go even higher? Is there going to be another instance of Ten Suns in the Sky? But didn't the Agricultural Supervisorate and the Military Realm already announce that with the upgrade of the Grotto-Heaven, there won't be another instance of Ten Suns in the Sky?"
"I already said I didn't know," Zhao Xing said with a wry smile. "How could someone as lowly as a Sixth Rank like me know about such a thing?"
"Your Heir Apparent, don't be agitated," Chen Shijie reassured him. "Brother Ji will be alright."
"Yes, Brother Ji is already on his way back. Once he enters Yang City, even if the Ten Suns in the Sky were to descend, it wouldn't affect Yang City," Long Xiao also said.
"I hope not." Xia Jing nodded. After all, Ten Suns in the Sky is extremely rare, having only appeared once before, and that was quite far away.
However, even a weaker version is still terrifying.
Xia Jing paced anxiously back and forth, while Zhao Xing winced in pain. "Brother, you stepped on my foot."
"Oh, sorry." Xia Jing quickly stopped, but bumped into a nail behind her.
Xia Jing turned to look at the bent nail, but in the process, she was cut by Long Xiao's sword.
The nails weren't so bad, but Long Xiao's sword had really cut him.
Long Xiao was startled and immediately sheathed his sword. He had been practicing when he rushed in and had forgotten to sheath his sword.
As a result, the sword light suddenly went out of control and slashed Chen Shijie's thigh.
"What are you doing!" Chen Shijie exclaimed, dumbfounded.
"I..." Long Xiao was also dumbfounded.
"Hiss~" Xia Jing realized and gasped, "We've become unlucky too. This disaster is no small matter."
"Don't move!" Zhao Xing shouted. "Stay put, stand still, and keep your minds focused."
Their luck levels are not low, so if bad luck keeps happening, there is only one explanation: they have entered a dangerous place!
"Wait, we'll wait in Yang City." Zhao Xing looked at the sky and muttered to himself, "We'll soon find out the level of the disaster."
Rahu King had arrived in the underground space, and he could see the golden palace in the distance.
"Boom!"
Draw your bow and shoot!
A massive arrow of primordial energy instantly materialized, carrying the power of the Earth Vein, and hurtled towards the palace.
Golden Light shimmered, and the barrier trembled.
"Hahaha~ Rahu King, I've long admired your name!"
Laughter erupted from inside the palace.
"Blood Spirit Child, it's you!" Rahu King's face darkened, and he fired again!
"Useless Rahu King," the Blood Spirit Venerable smiled. "Your attack is decent for Second Rank, but you'll still need 136 arrows to break this barrier."
Even if you kill me, it won't change anything.
Rahu King ignored him and simply drew his bow and shot an arrow.
Concentrate a single shot, fire it out, and as soon as it hits the barrier, immediately draw the bow again and fire a second shot.
The Blood Spirit Venerable could no longer laugh.
He was deceiving Rahu King; he just wanted to buy some time.
At this moment, seven great suns appeared behind him, and the power of activating the Ten Suns in the Sky increased with each additional quarter of an hour he delayed.
Unfortunately, Rahu King did not fall for the trick.
He didn't even want to ask why he was there or what he was supposed to do.
This man was determined and had a clear goal. Among the many kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Rahu King was the most troublesome for sect practitioners.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"
Rahu King shot arrow after arrow.
By the time the forty-eighth arrow was fired, cracks began to appear in the barrier.
The Blood Spirit Venerable stopped talking and increased the number of suns behind him to nine.
When the tenth Great Sun appeared.
Rahu King also drew his bow exactly eighty-one times.
"Boom!"
The barrier shattered.
The eighty-second arrow pierced through the Blood Spirit Venerable's body in an instant.
"Pity..."
The Blood Spirit Venerable looked at the large hole in his body.
Then I looked at the light shining on the Ten Suns Sun Crown.
He sighed softly.
"Burst!"
Blood Spirit Venerable exploded and merged into the Ten Suns Sun Crown.
"Buzz~"
The shimmering Ten Suns Sun Crown sank rapidly into the earth.
"Whoosh~"
Rahu King flashed over and reached out to grab him.
"Bang!"
He crushed the corona.
"Success?" Rahu King's face lit up with joy.
But the next moment, Rahu King's expression changed drastically.
Above the palace, a beam of light shot into the sky, quickly passing through layers of earth and disappearing from sight.
Blood Spirit Venerable deceived him after all by using this clone as a price.
The real Ten Suns Sun Crown has always been placed on top of the palace!
"Damn freak!"
Rahu King was furious.
But then the earth began to shake, and the palace began to crumble.
The entire Earth Vein began to boil like a hot pot.
"Boom!"
Even Rahu King was somewhat shocked by this power. He quickly left the depths of the earth and returned to the sky.
Night suddenly turned into day.
In the east, west, south, and north of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, flying stars brighten.
They came as if summoned.
In the Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard, Zhao Xing saw the starry sky suddenly brighten, and he also saw that his luck level had stabilized and was gradually returning to the Evolution Five. He instantly flew up to the roof.
"One, two, three... seven, eight, nine."
Zhao Xing counted the stars in the sky that were getting brighter and brighter.
They counted up to nine.
"Nine Suns in the Sky? Has the history of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven been changed?" Zhao Xing stared intently.
The shooting star quickly grew larger, and the sky not only turned into daytime but also became increasingly hot.
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
The warning in the Earth Mirror kept vibrating in all directions, and cries of alarm came from all directions.
"My goodness! Nine shooting stars! That's like Nine Suns in the Sky!"
"Brother, brother, come back quickly!"
"It's over. Our Agricultural Supervisorate, built up over a decade, is going to be destroyed in an instant."
"All members of the Celestial Timing Academy, proceed immediately to the Boundary Marker!"
"Level 9 Riot in the Earth Fire Plain! Retreat! Retreat!"
"The range of the Skyfire Path has increased a hundredfold; its power is now lethal at the Fifth Grade!"
The Yang City Ministry of Agriculture and its various monitoring agencies were in complete uproar.
Desperately, they simply had no way to respond effectively.
Because in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the sky became completely bright!
The nine flying stars completely transformed into an enormous Solar Yang!
Zhao Xing activated his Heaven's Eye Art and stared directly at the Solar Yang. After a moment, his heart sank.
He discovered ten flying stars.
The moment of despair arrived an hour later.
Although the tenth flying star arrived slowly, it still transformed into a blazing sun, scorching everything!
On the thirteenth day of the eighth month of the eighteenth year of the Jingxin Calendar, the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven turned into daylight at the Rat Hour Zi hour.
At 1:15 AM, the tenth flying star appeared.
At the beginning of the Yin Hour, the Ten Suns in the Sky.
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