Zhao Xing's Great Zhou Cycle Theory, Jingxin Calendar Year 34, Yang An's Death!

April 10th, the 33rd year of the Jingxin Calendar.

Mystic Heaven Academy, Tianyuan Prefecture Branch, above Qianqing Palace.

A large cloud burst open in the sky, and a rather disheveled figure emerged from the mist.

"Cough cough, ouch ouch ouch—" Zhao Xing coughed incessantly, his hands resting on his knees.

His blood and qi surged violently, and his vital energy coursed wildly throughout his body. It took Zhao Xing a while to calm his breathing.

Looking up, I saw dozens of huge holes in the 10,000-meter-high cloud layer with ninety-nine cloud streaks.

Many clouds spread towards Zhao Xing, as if the cloud path across the sky had leaked air.

"This is really tough." Zhao Xing straightened up and looked at the sky. He felt like a groundhog, scurrying around and making many holes in the smooth clouds.

"Every time I try to activate the Ruler of the Horizon to travel through the cloud path, I either crash through it halfway or am bounced back by the powerful cloud energy difference."

"The difference in the cloud formations between the front and back is really difficult to control perfectly," Zhao Xing said, looking around.

He just created a huge cloud of mist, which hasn't dissipated yet.

"In one month, out of ninety-nine types of cloud paths, I only comprehended seven."

"I originally thought that once I figured out the first point, I would get faster and faster, but it turns out that's not the case at all."

Zhao Xing was not in a hurry to delve into the cloud path to comprehend it again, because his current understanding was very chaotic, as if he understood everything, yet also as if he understood nothing at all.

"No, I have to take this opportunity to ask for your guidance." The more Zhao Xing pondered, the more complicated his mind became.

Before long, an illusion appeared before my eyes!

There were clearly only ninety-nine cloud paths, but nine hundred and ninety-nine cloud paths appeared before his eyes!

"This is bad! This is a sign of Going Berserk!" Zhao Xing shouted quickly downwards.

"Senior, save me!"

With a hum, Li Boqian appeared high in the sky, looking at Zhao Xing was trapped in the illusion.

At this moment, Zhao Xing's eyes were closed, his face was covered in bruises, and a lot of clouds began to emerge from his body.

"Ku~"

With a hiss, Zhao Xing's seven orifices began to spew out large amounts of cloud-like vapor.

"This is truly novel." Li Boqian immediately took action to suppress him, circling around Zhao Xing and scrutinizing him. "Others are too slow in comprehending the Dao, so they end up going astray in their attempts to comprehend it."

"This kid actually comprehended things too quickly, getting confused by the various Cloud Method he was trying to understand, which caused many divergent paths and triggered a chaotic state of his internal energy."

From Li Boqian's perspective, he could clearly see a large amount of cloud-like energy arising and ceasing within Zhao Xing's body, affecting his meridians...

Acupoints, and even flesh and blood, are all performing the Cloud Method.

Moreover, these Cloud Method are all evolving independently, and Zhao Xing is using his own body as the site for casting spells.

"My Cloud Method does indeed involve the use of the physical body, but this situation is truly rare."

Even Li Boqian exclaimed how amazing it was!

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

After observing carefully, Li Boqian began to cast spells with great force. He kept holding the spells on Zhao Xing's body, and after Zhao Xing flew away, he intercepted him from a distance and held them in different directions again.

Zhao Xing was like a ball, being kicked around.

Zhao Xing regained consciousness by the seventh kick.

"Senior, wait a minute, I'm all better now—ouch!"

"No, you're not done yet."

"!"

Zhao Xing felt dizzy and disoriented, as if the world was spinning around him.

However, during this process, he also discovered that his raging energy was gradually calming down.

Li Boqian wasn't just kicking randomly; every time he kicked, it was in the direction of the seven cloud paths that Zhao Xing had comprehended.

With each kick, Zhao Xing's understanding of the Cloud Method returned to the right path.

They kicked for a full quarter of an hour.

When Li Boqian tried to kick again, he missed.

He looked closely and found that Zhao Xing had already stopped on his own.

A cloud of mist rose from his feet, slowing him down.

"Thank you, senior." Zhao Xing slowed down and bowed to Li Boqian.

"Not bad, not bad, it stopped after only three thousand kicks from me." Li Boqian nodded with a smile.

"How can anyone else be so Going Berserk as I am?" Zhao Xing now roughly understood why his vital energy had become chaotic.

"My junior brother had similar symptoms to you back then; he was kicked over ten thousand times."

Wang Tianzhi? Zhao Xing was a little surprised. Li Boqian only had one junior brother, and that was Wang Tianzhi, the Lesser Agriculture Decree.

"Senior, what should I do about my situation?" Zhao Xing had no time for gossip.

"When you were comprehending it, were you using the Derivation God Art Technique to deduce it?" Li Boqian asked.

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Don't use the Derivation God Art," Li Boqian said. "You haven't mastered it yet; you're just trying to comprehend it. Using the Derivation God Art Technique to deduce things will only make things harder for yourself."

"Why is this happening?" Zhao Xing asked humbly.

"The reason is simple: you don't know this spell yet," Li Boqian said.

"Although you grasped it very quickly, it was precisely because you grasped it too quickly."

"When tens of thousands of fragmented souls are used in the same deduction, even the slightest error, magnified tens of thousands of times, becomes terrifying."

"But I'm constantly correcting myself," Zhao Xing said, puzzled. "I can feel that I'm on the right track."

This can also be seen from the progress bar on the panel.

"You can't correct it fast enough," Li Boqian said. "It's like having ten thousand people trying to kill you on one side, and ten thousand doctors trying to heal you on the other."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized that he had comprehended seven cloud paths in just one month, a speed that was truly terrifying.

However, there are enough accumulated mistakes, which has nothing to do with whether or not there is a progress panel. The progress panel shows the progress, but that does not mean that you will not fall into the wrong path.

While comprehending the Tao, the body's Qi and blood, as well as its vital energy, are also mobilized.

Accumulated over time, this led to a terrifying surge of vital energy.

In other words, Zhao Xing is currently cultivating beyond his capacity.

Rushing things has pushed the body to its limits.

Pushing the limits may lead to breakthroughs, but more often than not, it will result in backlash.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing was startled. Could it be that Old Liu's madness was also due to this reason?

"You seem to be influenced by something, too eager for quick results," Li Boqian said, staring at Zhao Xing. "Is it because of the public opinion within the academy?"

Zhao Xing said, "Yes, I am indeed a little anxious."

"Be down-to-earth and don't be impatient for quick success," Li Boqian advised. "You have great talent and are already faster than many others."

"From today onwards, you will reduce the time you spend meditating at Ruler of the Horizon. Don't spend all day meditating here; try to change your mood."

"Please, senior, show me the way."

"You're Classics Scholar, you should read more of the classics on Agricultural Official and give lectures to your students," Li Boqian said. "Sometimes, reviewing those obvious basics will make your path more stable."

"Yes." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you for your guidance, senior. From today onwards, I will halve the time I need to study."

Li Boqian was speechless. Even if this kid shortened it by half, there were still six hours left.

He has barely slept for the past month.

"It's still too long. You only need to cultivate for two hours each day until I feel your foundation is solid before we consider extending it."

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded.

From that day on, Zhao Xing followed Li Boqian's instructions, reducing the time he spent practicing magic and returning to the study of classical theories of Heavenly Timing.

However, when Zhao Xing went to class, only seven students, including Liao Liao, were present.

Three of them had disdainful expressions, clearly indicating they weren't there for a proper lesson but to cause trouble.

The other two were there just to watch the show, while only two people genuinely intended to listen and learn.

The reason is simple: because other scholars have too many students attending their lectures, the opportunity to ask questions is practically nonexistent.

There are fewer people here in Zhao Xing's area, so there are more opportunities to ask him for advice.

Since he is an officially certified Classics Scholar, he should have some skills, right?

Although this Zhao Botu only teaches one class a month, he is somewhat criticized.

"The way of Heavenly Timing is that the Five Elements and Four Seasons are matched, with Earth corresponding to Summer—"

"Dr. Zhao!" As soon as Zhao Xing spoke, one of the Eighth Grade students immediately stood up and interrupted him.

Seeing this, Zhao Xing was not angry, but just watched him quietly.

"Do you have any questions?"

"Dr. Zhao," Liu Hui said with a half-smile, "the Five Elements and Four Seasons Theory is nothing but old news; I'm sick of hearing it."

"Since Dr. Zhao specializes in the classics of the Five Elements Heaven Timing, what unique insights do you have?"

Liu Hui was purely there to cause trouble; he was a student of another Classics Scholar, Zhou Cheng.

That is, the person who initially caused trouble for Zhao Xing, intending to learn from him.

Even today, people are still eyeing Zhao Xing's position.

There was no way around it; Zhao Xing controlled the resources, and those who benefited from them wouldn't let him off easily.

"Dr. Zhao, you haven't annotated the classics, have you?" Liu Hui laughed. "If so, what kind of Classics Scholar are you? Why not give way to a more capable person?"

Faced with such rude initiative, Zhao Xing wasn't angry. He closed his book and nodded, "In that case, let's skip the old clichés today."

"I wonder what Dr. Zhao plans to talk about? The Grand View Scripture? Hahaha," Liu Hui sneered.

The Grand View Scripture is a classic text of the True Self Faction; this guy is a pure hermaphrodite.

"Today, we will discuss the ' Great Circuit Treatise the Three Yin, Three Yang, and Six Qi'," Zhao Xing said calmly.

Liu Hui below suddenly fell silent.

Because he had never heard of such Jinglun before.

He planned to wait until Zhao Xing finished speaking before looking for any mistakes or omissions.

Another student who came specifically to learn, Han Guang, asked, "May I ask, teacher, what is the Great Circuit Treatise?"

"The three Yin and three Yang are Jueyin, Shaoyin, Lunar Yin, Shaoyang, Yangming, and Solar Yang."

The six qi are yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, and light. They correspond to six phenomena of natural climate change.

"These also correspond to the human body's senses: wind, cold, heat, dryness, dampness, and fire."

"I divide the Heavenly Timing phenomena into a 30-year cycle, a 60-year period, and a 360-year period as a major cycle."

A Great Celestial Cycle.

"The four seasons of the year are matched with the five elements, which is called 'the timing of the Heavenly Timing '. The Heavenly Timing of the year follows the five-step seasonal cycle, starting with the Wood Luck and ending with the fire, earth, metal, and water cycles."

"The cycle of the four seasons and the five elements proceeds in a mutually reinforcing manner, with each step lasting seventy-three days and five quarters."

Liu Hui frowned. He did some mental calculations and found that although this classification method was somewhat unconventional, it did not deviate from the current "Five Elements and Four Seasons Theory". So he decided to listen to it again.

As for the other two, one of the students, Lin Yuejia, took the opportunity to ask a question, "Sir, why are the Five Elements and the Four Seasons referred to as the Five Phases?"

"Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are the names of the five elements. Now I call them the five phases, which are naturally different." Zhao Xing smiled and said, "The word 'phase' means movement. The five elements are mostly used to explain the changes in matter on the ground, while the five phases encompass the movement of the five elements' energy throughout the entire world."

"Do you need me to explain the pairing of the Heavenly Stems and the Five Elements again?" Zhao Xing asked.

Lin Yuejia is a rather rare student; she has been listening attentively since her very first lesson.

It has been almost uninterrupted.

He used to slack off and just read from the book, but Lin Yuejia always came and was very respectful to him.

"No need, sir," Lin Yuejia said, cupping her hands in greeting. "I have read the ' Great Treatise on Celestial Origins,' and your Five Elements Cycle, apart from the Earth of Si and the Metal of Geng, is completely different for the other eight Heavenly Stems."

"Your skills are very solid." Zhao Xing nodded.

Lin Yuejia slightly puffed out her chest.

"Sir, you only said that the year starts with the Wood Luck. May I ask from which day you 'determine the season'?" Someone still didn't understand and couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Xing's divine eye had long ago seen through the thoughts of these eight people. He saw that the one who asked the question was a humble learner, and seeing that he was dressed simply, he guessed that he came from a poor family.

He patiently replied, "Starting from the Great Cold day of each year."

At this point, none of the eight had any further questions, at least for now, because the framework Zhao Xing had built was still based on the Five Elements and Four Seasons Theory. Once the specific time divisions were determined, it would be easy to understand.

"Now that you all understand my basic theories, I will summarize them in one go," Zhao Xing said.

"The twelve earthly branches are matched with the three yin and three yang six qi. Yin and yang can be divided into three by quantity, so it is the three yin and three yang mentioned above."

"The six qi each exhibit the characteristics of the five elements, but summer heat and fire are similar, so they are not listed separately here. Fire is divided into two types: sovereign fire and ministerial fire."

"The combination of the three yin and three yang with the six qi is as follows: Fernshade wood, lesser yin sovereign fire, Shaoyang Xiang Fire, Lunar Yin damp earth, yangming dry metal, and Solar Yang cold water."

At this point, two of the eight people, Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui, could still understand what was being said.

Because both of them could quickly find evidence to support Zhao Xing's theories in classics such as "The Five Elements Monthly Application in the Months" and "The Heavenly Stems Four Seasons Theory".

By this time, Lin Yuejia had realized that this Zhao Botu was indeed quite capable.

His explanation incorporates elements from multiple classic texts; isn't this what it means to study the classics?

However, Liu Hui remained unconvinced, because he could understand it.

But some of them couldn't understand it.

A handsome young man with fair skin asked, "Dr. Zhao, what use is this argument to us?"

His Wu Chun. He's just here to coast through class. He knows nothing about theory. He got in through connections because his father is Martial Marquis.

As soon as Wu Chun finished speaking, Lin Yuejia stared at him with the look of someone who thought he was an idiot, "How could it be useless? Heavenly Timing you cast the Solar Terms Decree defy the heavens and restore order, if you don't know these theories, how would you know how much power to use in the spell? How many hours to change? And how could you calculate which solar terms to restore when the four seasons are in their proper order?"

Wu Chun's face immediately turned bright red.

He felt a sense of intellectual superiority, and more importantly, the other person was a rather pretty young woman.

Zhao Xing continued, "That's right, this theory is precisely designed to guide the Solar Terms Decree and the casting of spells."

"The natural order and Heavenly Timing, whether favorable or unfavorable, must not be arbitrarily altered."

"Otherwise, even if the difference isn't apparent back then, it will accumulate into a major disaster a few years later."

"Why do natural disasters still occur even though there are so many powerful Agriculture Official in various regions? This is because of the subtle differences that accumulate from year to year."

"In my hometown of Gucheng, there was an Agriculture Official in Lin County who changed the four seasons more than three hundred times in just fifteen years."

"He revised the solar terms for summer and autumn more than a thousand times."

"But the Heavenly Timing of the Great Celestial Cycle was still not properly adjusted, resulting in widespread floods and severe snowstorms, which led to a great disaster."

Lin Yuejia asked curiously, "Dr. Zhao, how was this incompetent official ultimately dealt with?"

Zhao Xing recalled Chen Shijie's actions and said, "A friend of mine threw him into the icy river and left him to drown for seven days. In the end, he was stripped of his Official Rank and imprisoned for fifteen years for dereliction of duty."

Lin Yuejia immediately turned to Wu Chun and said, "Did you hear that? This is the consequence of only cultivating the Time Law of Heavenly Timing timing without understanding its principles."

Wu Chun was filled with hatred and wished he could sew the girl's mouth shut.

Zhao Xing noticed the subtle movement and couldn't help but smile:

"Okay, let's continue."

"Now that you know what this theory is for and why we need to divide the universe into Great Celestial Cycle."

"Let's move on to the next step."

"Before that, I need to clarify one concept: the six qi are further divided into two types."

"Host Qi, it's about being hospitable; second, it's about Guest Qi."

"The Host Qi is used to describe the constant, while the Guest Qi is used to measure change."

"The changes refer to changes in climate and phenology."

"If you are a county magistrate, then knowing the Host Qi of the Great Celestial Cycle is enough, but if you want to govern a prefecture or a county..."

We must have the ability to cope with severe climate change.

Even Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui were a little confused when it came to climate change.

Transformation of Seasons Art is a higher-order method, and theories about climate change naturally belong to the category of "higher-order theories".

The highest-ranking individuals present were only at the Seventh Grade rank, namely Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui.

It is far too early to study the Transformation of Seasons Art.

But Zhao Xing didn't care about any of that.

Because his goal was not for the two students to understand.

His goal was to make the experts understand.

Liu Hui and the others will surely write down his "Three Yin Three Yang Grand Celestial Cycle Theory" today and inform their teacher.

Secondly, it is for one's own spiritual practice.

The six Host Qi are: the energies of dawn (morning glow), the energies of midday (high sun), and the energies of sunset (Flying Spring).

The Qi of midnight, the Heaven's Energy, and the Earth's Energy.

"I divide the Twenty-Four Solar Terms terms into six phases and six stages, starting from the Great Cold day of each year, according to Wood, Fire, Earth,..."

The generating cycle of metal and water is implemented.

"Each step is divided into sixty days and eighty-seven and a half quarters. When a certain Qi (vital energy) is in charge, it will display the characteristics of the Five Elements associated with it."

"Conversely, we can also use the Solar Terms Decree to regulate and correct the four seasons of the Great Celestial Cycle."

Lin Yuejia, who was barely keeping up, gradually revealed a look of admiration.

Liu Hui listened intently, because he found that Zhao Xing seemed to be explaining things even better than his teacher Zhou Cheng.

"No, how could I think like that?" Liu Hui shook his head. "That's a huge disrespect to the teacher."

But reason told him that Zhao Xing was indeed stronger than his teacher Zhou Cheng.

Liu Hui and Lin Yuejia have both entered their "internship period," meaning they are already experienced Agriculture Official.

Rather than just students.

The more Zhao Xing talked, the more they felt they benefited.

In particular, when Zhao Xing talked about "using politeness to predict changes in Guest Qi," it helped Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui resolve the doubts they had encountered when they were officials performing rituals in the past.

All Agriculture Official would encounter a rather thorny problem: sudden changes in weather patterns.

For example, this year's spring, summer, and autumn all perfectly match the descriptions in the classics: spring is full of vitality, Season Yang brings yang energy into the grains, and autumn brings a bumper Bumper Harvest.

However, when winter came, extremely cold weather suddenly appeared, freezing and killing a large number of livestock and people, causing prices to soar and even affecting the planting of the following year.

This is still a relatively low-level ten-year climate change.

If a once-in-a-century political upheaval occurs, all the achievements of that year will be lost, and the people will criticize and condemn him behind his back.

"How come everything was fine before, but as soon as you, the Agriculture Official, came along, all sorts of unprecedented disasters appeared? Bah, you incompetent official!"

Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui also had their own unspeakable grievances.

What Zhao Xing is teaching now is precisely how to quell climate change.

Moreover, this is not a comprehensive spellcasting; it's not that he's using magic to forcefully suppress climate change this year in order to achieve political achievements.

Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui absolutely hated this way of doing things, because the hidden problems accumulated by the previous administration made it difficult for them to do anything even if they were to Heavenly Timing when they took over!

Time flies, and before we knew it, the lesson went from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn again.

"To address historical shortcomings, we can utilize the combination of guest and host energies, adding the increasingly excessive or weakened 'guest Guest Qi ' of the ruling celestial body to the third energies of the Host Qi."

"The remaining five elements, added together in turn, constitute the Guest-Host Convergence."

"Only by understanding the normal course of change can we address the specific changes."

As the saying goes, "When the qi (vital energy) is in harmony, there is peace; when it is not in harmony, there is illness."

"Of course, if you encounter Millennial Climate Shift, you'd better run away as soon as possible. A millennium-level climate change is beyond your current level to contend with."

"Okay, that's all for today."

Zhao Xing glanced at the other six students who were sleeping on their desks. "Class dismissed."

Wu Chun rubbed her eyes and looked up. "Is it over?"

The person next to him said blankly, "I don't know either, I just woke up too."

"I think I heard the bell ring for the end of get out of class."

"That means get out of class is over."

"Let's go, let's go, I'm not coming anymore, damn it, I can't understand it at all."

Lin Yuejia quickly jogged up to Zhao Xing and called out, "Sir, sir! Please wait!"

Inner F

Lin Yuejia quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, my knowledge is shallow. I should go back and read more books before I come back to ask you for advice."

"So what are you doing?"

"Sir, please accept me as your apprentice!" Lin Yuejia knelt down with a thud, looking at Zhao Xing expectantly. "I am willing to be your maid, serving you tea and cooking for you."

"——·

Zhao Xing didn't expect Lin Yuejia to be so excited!

To be fair, this girl is quite pretty.

But is Old Master Zhao the kind of person who is swayed by beauty?

He immediately shook his head and said, "I know that there is a traditional teacher-student relationship within the Mystic Heaven Academy, but I will not follow that tradition. Even if I were to take on a disciple, the time is not yet right."

Lin Yuejia said, looking aggrieved, "Then I'll ask you again another day, sir."

"Get up." Zhao Xing waved his hand, smiling as he helped her up. "If you want to listen, just come often in the future."

"Okay!" Lin Yuejia nodded obediently, then bowed respectfully, "Then this student will take her leave."

Liu Hui was not far away, watched this scene with great conflicted feelings.

He also had an urge to kneel down and beg for knowledge.

But he still remembered that he was Zhou Cheng's disciple.

Seeing that Zhao Xing had rejected Lin Yuejia again, she hesitated once more.

In that moment of hesitation, Zhao Xing disappeared.

"Throat--·

Liu Hui shook his head, looking lost and dejected.

When he stepped out of the office (the classroom address in Great Zhou), two junior brothers were waiting for him outside.

"Senior Brother, how is it?"

"How about what?"

"A loophole? Have you found any loopholes in that heretic's story? Or any inconsistencies in his explanation?"

"First—the heretic's theory is too powerful. He didn't get his Classics Scholar through connections after all," Liu Hui said. "I can't find it myself, so I can only take it back and explain it to my teacher."

After passing through the sixteen gates Zhao Xing returned to the Mirror Lake Courtyard. Instead of rushing to Li Boqian's courtyard to study, he organized what he had just learned.

"The Theory of the Three Yin, Three Yang, and Six Qi of the Great Circulation is a relatively accurate theory for predicting the operation of the Great Circulation."

"The Divination of Climate Art I've learned can also be incorporated, because they mainly predict and resolve drastic weather changes, and do so without disrupting the overall Heavenly Timing order," Zhao Xing pondered.

It is not to say that all climate change can be utilized.

In the course of phenological changes spanning centuries and millennia, hundreds of millions of lives perish before a single lucky individual is born.

People often overlook the number of deaths.

In addition, some phenological changes are completely unusable.

That is an existence that extinguishes all life.

"This annihilating change is the self-repair of the Profound Yellow World— " Zhao Xing wrote this sentence, then deleted it.

This is because it does not conform to the Time Faction's idea that "human will can conquer nature" and that they should replace the way of nature.

In fact, he wasn't sure if his statement was correct.

Even with his past life's experience, Zhao Xing wouldn't dare claim to be omniscient or omnipotent in his study of the principles of Heavenly Timing, nor would he claim to know all the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

So he didn't add that sentence.

"The current content is sufficient," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "The Transformation of Seasons Art is the most important category of the Time Faction, and the 'Transformation Faction' faction has the most sub-factions within it."

Of the seven Ultimate Law, three are based on the Transformation of Seasons Art!

It can be said that as long as Zhao Xing can gain their approval, his plan to become the leader of the Time Faction will be halfway there.

"Releasing a little bit now, just to begin preparations, is enough. Theory needs to be proven in practice, and that takes time."

"I don't even know how to internally cultivate Transformation of Seasons Art myself. If I take too big a step, I'll tear my balls."

Having made up his mind, Zhao Xing continued writing.

Heaven Lake Garden was the residence of Classics Scholar. Zhou Cheng, a scholar specializing in classical Chinese studies.

At that moment, he was sitting and discussing philosophy with his friends Yang Bóguāng and Zhong Haiming.

All three were learned scholars, but their respective paths to enlightenment differed.

Just as they were getting into the conversation, they heard someone knocking on the door.

"Teacher, we're back."

Upon hearing Liu Hui's voice, Zhou Cheng immediately transmitted his voice, "Come in."

Before long, Liu Hui arrived in the living room to pay his respects.

"How's it going?" Zhou Cheng asked. "Have you found any dirt on Zhao Xing?"

He looked down on Zhao Xing because Zhao Xing never gave a direct response from beginning to end.

It neither engages in any "Great Dao Competition" with others, nor has any commentary on scriptures been published.

This made Zhou Cheng even more convinced of his judgment: Zhao Xing was definitely a person with connections!

Has the bureaucracy of the Great Zhou deteriorated to this extent?! If we do not stand up, who will?!

If even places of teaching allow nepotism, is there any hope for the future of the Great Zhou?

Therefore, Zhou Cheng believed that he was doing the right thing.

Yang Bóguāng and Zhong Haiming both wanted to get rid of Zhao Xing because of their conflict of interest.

Zhou Cheng, on the other hand, was the most vehemently opposed to Zhao Xing, but not because he had any conflict of interest with Zhao Xing; it was purely out of passion.

"Teacher, this is Zhao Xing's lecture content." Liu Hui respectfully handed over a file.

It took him Heavenly Timing to organize the content of Zhao Xing's lectures over the past two days.

It was written in great detail, even including classroom interactions and Wu Chun's silly question—almost word for word.

"Let me see." Zhou Cheng gestured and casually flipped through the pages.

"Hmm?" Zhou Cheng frowned immediately.

"Brother Zhou, what's wrong?" Yang Bóguāng asked. "Have you made so many mistakes that you've finally given yourself away?"

Zhong Haiming also said, "Brother Zhou, say something! What's with all that frowning?"

"Shut up!" Zhou Cheng waved his hand, immediately silencing the two.

Yang Bóguāng and Zhong Haiming exchanged a glance and were momentarily stunned.

What exactly happened?

However, Zhou Cheng remained silent after that.

After one incense stick, his breathing became rapid.

This made Yang Bóguāng and Zhong Haiming even more curious.

"Splash!"

Zhou Cheng's hands trembled as he flipped through the case file several more times.

Finally, he suddenly raised his head and stared intently at Liu Hui: "Are you sure this is the content of Zhao Xing's lecture?"

Liu Hui's heart skipped a beat. "Yes, yes."

"Brother Zhou! Let me see!" Seeing his loss of composure, Yang Bóguāng immediately stood up, walked around the table, came to Zhou Cheng's side, and snatched the file.

"Hmm? The Great Circuit Treatise?"

Yang Bóguāng also began to frown.

Because Zhao Xing is redefining the Great Heavenly Timing, which concerns the fundamental principles of the Heavenly Timing for the entire Nineteen Provinces.

As he began to read, he started to deduce and search for arguments in various classics in an attempt to prove Zhao Xing's mistake.

But the more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

After a while, Yang Bóguāng's expression changed drastically.

"This, this—"

"What's wrong with you two?" Even with his excellent patience, Zhong Haiming was completely bewildered by the two of them.

Why is everyone so silent?

"Let me take a look."

Zhong Haiming also joined in.

"Re-establish the cycles, periods, and Great Celestial Cycle to govern the seasons and the six qi, and re-divide the Twenty-Four Solar Terms terms — what, is this a Changes of Seasons Treatise?"

"No, it's not just that."

Zhong Haiming's expression changed drastically.

For scholars of classical texts, Zhao Xing's Jinglun the classics had an impact akin to a hundred top-tier spells being cast upon them.

"He's not annotating the Six Classics at all; he's clearly using them to explain his own Theory of Law!" Zhong Haiming crumpled the file into a ball, shaking it agitatedly. "Bastard! Bastard! Heretic!"

He also tried to deduce the situation, but couldn't find a strong point of rebuttal, which made him even angrier!

"No, this was definitely not written by him!" Zhong Haiming angrily threw the file on the ground.

"Yes, let's study this carefully, we're sure to find the mistake!" Yang Bóguāng grabbed Zhou Cheng's shoulder. "Brother Zhou, with the three of us combined, surely we can't handle Zhao Xing?"

Zhou Cheng looked at the two of them and nodded subconsciously.

He said to his three disciples, "You may leave now."

Liu Hui, standing below, looked at the three division commanders with a complex expression.

He then picked up the crumpled file and silently left.

While the three Classics Scholar were still figuring out how to refute Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing had already submitted his compiled "Theory of the Three Yin, Three Yang, and Six Qi in the Great Circuit Treatise" to Dean Lu Chunhua.

Heng Yuan is not here. Sima Yunhai belongs to the Cloud Faction, Geng Shouchang belongs to the Thunder Faction. Therefore, only Lu Chunhua of the Marquis Faction is most suitable to review this theory.

When a new theory emerges, it will always be met with a wave of skepticism. To avoid pointless disputes, it is best to submit it directly to the experts for review.

It's much better to have an authoritative assessment than to get involved in a verbal dispute yourself.

After receiving this Jinglun, Lu Chunhua was somewhat surprised after only glancing at it.

After carefully considering it, he immediately said, "I will arrange for people to enter the blessed land right away to put your Changes of Seasons Treatise into practice."

"Please correct me, Dean," Zhao Xing said, bowing.

Lu Chunhua shook her head and said, "I can't see any flaws at the moment."

"However, I can recommend it to the main hospital. Would you be willing?"

"It's my honor," Zhao Xing said.

Li Boqian was the Grand Minister of Agriculture; he was not suitable to be the recommender.

The Grand Minister of Agriculture, who holds great power, is not suited to favor any faction, and besides, it is not appropriate for him to show his face now.

However, Lu Chunhua, as the dean, also carries considerable weight. He was originally a student of Li Boqian and an important figure in the Marquis Faction.

It would be most appropriate for him to recommend Zhao Xing.

However, the manuscript still ended up in Li Boqian's hands.

"The Great Circuit Treatise?"

"This kid is really unexpected—"

Li Boqian asked him to teach, hoping that he could calm down and soothe his restless mind through the classics.

Looking back at the theory, it is also very beneficial to spiritual practice.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing produced a very substantial Changes of Seasons Treatise and even redefined the major Heavenly Timing.

"What grand ambitions! They start with Changes of Seasons Treatise! They want to redefine the great Heavenly Timing."

Li Boqian had such a sharp eye that he could tell at a glance that Zhao Xing's Jinglun was just a prelude.

His real purpose is probably to redefine the great Heavenly Timing of the Profound Yellow World!

"He wanted all the agricultural officials who believed in the principles of celestial timing to use his theories to govern the celestial seasons."

"If we can really achieve that, our Time Faction will produce another sage," Li Boqian muttered to himself. "Junior Brother, you're in for a tough time."

Wang Tianzhi and Liu Tianning have already formed a competitive relationship.

The position of Grand Minister of Agriculture is most likely to be filled by either him or Liu Tianning.

But first, Wang Tianzhi must become the leader of the Time Faction; he must take the position of Dean of the Mystic Heaven Academy.

Only then can one discuss the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture.

"If I had died later, my junior brother might not only have lost to Liu Tianning, but he might not have even been able to become his disciple."

"Junior brother, it's so unfortunate that you live in this era. Unlike me, back then, I was the only one who was powerful."

Li Boqian happily put away the manuscript and Qianqing Palace to play chess with Emperor Jing.

On April 25th, Zhao Xing held his second class.

But when the class started for the second time, he found that more people were attending.

The number has increased to over fifty.

These people were all called over by Liu Hui and Lin Yuejia.

Regarding the "Great Circuit Treatise," there is no definitive consensus among higher-level scholars, but among these students...

It has already started circulating.

Liu Hui and Lin Yuejia, in particular, highly praised Zhao Xing.

In May, the number of students attending the classes reached 500.

Almost everyone who came to listen to Zhao Xing's lectures was kept by Zhao Xing.

Even if teachers or superiors secretly reprimanded or tried to stop them, it was to no avail.

The reason is simple: Zhao Xing's theory is suitable for those who want to become officials.

As time went by, Zhao Xing began to talk about the problems he encountered in practice.

These are all thorny issues that one would encounter when Agriculture Official.

It is a fusion of player experience from a previous life and many classic theories learned in that life.

Furthermore, Zhao Xing's cultivation and enlightenment in this life, combined with his teachings, brought a great shock to the students.

If it were just a theory shelved on a high shelf, that would be one thing, but it's also suitable for official positions!

This completely ignited a frenzy among students!

By June, the number of students attending the classes had surged to over five thousand!

Because the office assigned to Zhao Xing was far from sufficient, many students even went to Lu Chunhua and strongly requested that Zhao Xing be given a larger teaching location.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough room to stand!

Helpless, Lu Chunhua had no choice but to assign Zhao Xing's lecture location to the forty-fifth floor of the Secret Art Tower.

This place is big enough; it could easily accommodate 100,000 people.

From that day on, Zhao Xing's classes became extremely popular.

It quickly increased to the point where tens of thousands of people attended the lectures.

Whenever he holds a class, the places where other Classics Scholar will inevitably become much less crowded.

"What's going on? Why are so many people here to listen to Zhao Xing's lecture?" Sima Yunhai was on the forty-fifth floor of the Secret Art Tower.

Looking at the dense crowd ahead, I couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

"Even if I were to give a lecture, I doubt I could attract tens of thousands of people."

"His true form has arrived," Geng Shouchang said. "You didn't know that, did you?"

"What?" Sima Yunhai exclaimed with delight, "Has he come to his senses?"

Geng Shouchang chuckled and shook his head.

"What do you mean by shaking your head?" Sima Yunhai frowned. "Does that mean my plan failed?"

Geng Shouchang said, "Brother Cloudsea, haven't you figured out Zhao Xing's intentions yet?"

"This kid's planning to master all three schools of thought, huh?"

"Do you think he'll abandon the cultivation of the other two sects?"

"He's already mastered the Cloud Gate Art!"

"What?" Sima Yunhai was stunned, then angrily said, "You mean, he never intended to become my disciple at all?"

This old guy is really obsessed with revenge; he's still talking about it now. Geng Shouchang shook his head, put his hands behind his back, and walked away.

"Ahhh, Liu Tianning, Zhao Xing, your True Self Faction is going too far!" Sima Yunhai only then realized...

How foolish I was to agree to send Zhao Xing in.

"Who are you, daring to address Master Zhao by his name?" A young man suddenly appeared before Sima Yunhai.

He glared angrily. "Apologize right now!"

Looking at the young man, Sima Yunhai became even angrier.

By August of the thirty-third year of the Jingxin Calendar, Zhao Xing had reduced the number of classes to one per month.

Because in the process of teaching, his own insights gradually became organized and perfected.

At this point, his understanding of the top-level technique, "Ruler of the Horizon," was very close to the basics, so he increased his practice time.

"I have comprehended ninety-eight cloud paths; only the last one remains."

"Li Boqian truly lives up to his title of Grand Minister of Agriculture. With his guidance, I've saved myself from many detours," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Li Boqian has not yet retired, and is undoubtedly the number one Agricultural Official in the land!

His guidance and protection prevented Zhao Xing from Going Berserk during his enlightenment and saved him from many detours.

Of course, Zhao Xing has now used up three opportunities to ask for advice, each of which has delayed Li Boqian for a considerable amount of time, at least half a month each time.

Li Boqian didn't include his usual two-hour cultivation sessions in this calculation.

Later on, Li Boqian became more and more like a child, and his teaching methods became unconventional.

"Kid, you're just one step away from the finish line. Come over here and get your ass done."

Li Boqian rolled up his sleeves and beckoned to Zhao Xing with a cheerful smile.

"You really hit the nail on the head at the last minute." Zhao Xing sighed helplessly, but still flew to Li Boqian's side.

"Hey, you're still not happy?" Li Boqian sneered. "So many people want to be taken down by me, but they haven't had the chance yet."

"Yes, yes, you are the most powerful person in the world, it is my blessing."

"Watch your foot!" Li Boqian kicked Zhao Xing out of the blue, sending him flying into the clouds.

"Call

Zhao Xing's figure instantly turned into a black dot and disappeared into the clouds.

At the same time, the 10,000-meter-high cloud layer with ninety-nine cloud streaks in the sky began to shrink rapidly.

Li Boqian landed on the ground and looked up.

At this moment, Ji Mingjing was also standing next to him.

He spent many days there, and occasionally he would visit Li Boqian's followers.

Of course, Zhao Xing had no chance to see Emperor Jing.

"That kick was successful." Ji Mingjing nodded slightly. "Boqian, you taught well."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. It's also because this lad is quick to learn," Li Boqian said respectfully.

Ji Mingjing withdrew his gaze. "I am about to leave. The fate of Pinghai Province is entrusted to you."

Li Boqian stopped smiling, bowed deeply, and said, "Your subject will do his utmost, even unto death."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Mingjing's figure vanished from the spot.

At this moment, a cloud of mist appeared and spread out around Li Boqian, and Zhao Xing's figure emerged from it.

"Senior, look, I've mastered it!" Zhao Xing exclaimed. "What are you doing? Even if I've mastered it, there's no need for such a grand gesture."

Li Boqian laughed and scolded, "Kid, I'm going to give you a big bow, can you handle it?"

"Hahaha." Zhao Xing immediately took Li Boqian's hand, "Don't be angry, it's not good for your health if you get angry."

I'm still counting on you to teach me the Kunpeng Transformation and the Origin Seal Art!

Li Boqian disdainfully shook off Zhao Xing's hand. "Get lost! Don't bother me anymore, let me have some peace and quiet for a few days! How can you be so ambitious? You never sleep, and when you encounter a problem to understand something, you just whine and complain."

Zhao Xing then grinned and leaned closer, asking, "So, how many days of peace and quiet are you planning to have?"

Li Boqian held out one hand, thought for a moment, then held out his second hand. "Five days, no, ten days!"

"Five days!"

"Hey, you're actually haggling with me now! Who cuts the price in half like that?"

Zhao Xing smiled and took Li Boqian's hands down, "Then you can rest for as many days as you want, I won't bother you at all."

"Alright, getting sentimental again, get out of here!" Li Boqian kicked out, Zhao Xing instantly turned into a cloud.

They disappeared into the courtyard.

Looking at the azure sky, Li Boqian couldn't help but smile, "I'm really getting old."

In the 33rd year of the Jingxin Calendar, in October, Zhao Xing began to cultivate the internal transformation Transformation of Seasons Art, "Kunpeng Transformation".

In December, the essence of the Kunpeng arrived at the account.

Thanks to the blessing of Divine Beast essence and blood, Zhao Xing's internal cultivation Transformation of Seasons Art reached the First-Turn of entry-level mastery at the end of the thirty-third year of the Jingxin Calendar.

January 15th, 34th year of the Jingxin Calendar.

Zhao Xing continued studying "Kunpeng Transformation" as usual, but all he saw was a cloud of mist, which he couldn't penetrate. No matter how much he called out, he received no response.

In the afternoon, Lu Chunhua found Zhao Xing.

"The teacher has something to do and can no longer teach you."

"These are two bottles of Kunpeng essence blood. The teacher said that with these, you should have no problem reaching the Fourth-Turn cultivation."

"Also, your teacher told you to take care of yourself and be careful."

"It's best to stay at the Mystic Heaven Academy and not go out."

"Thank you for your kindness, Grand Minister of Agriculture. I will remember it forever." Zhao Xing did not ask any further questions, accepted the two bottles of Kunpeng essence blood, and left the dean's office.

Li Boqian refused to see him, Zhao Xing knew that it was time for his true self to leave.

Even if Li Boqian still had Yuan Seal to teach him, the fact that Li Boqian was not going to see anyone proved that something was taking up his energy.

But there was no way he could stay put. After waiting for so long, how could he just stay cooped up in the Mystic Heaven Academy?

The day after obtaining the Kunpeng's essence blood, Zhao Xing's main body quietly left the Mystic Heaven Academy, leaving only his clone still there.

Return to the main palace, Magistrate Maiqiao.

On the third day of the second lunar month, we arrived at Chongming Prefecture and the Community God Hall.

He re-entered the Military Realm, intending to visit the Star Palace and inquire about some inside information from Heaven Derivation King.

However, the Star Palace was also closed, and the Heaven Derivation King's Earth Mirror communication was also in a closed state.

This situation continued until April of the thirty-fourth year of the Jingxin Calendar.

On April 19th, Zhao Xing did not receive a message from Heaven Derivation King, but instead received a message from Long Xiao.

"Buzz~" The figure of Long Xiao emerged from the Earth Mirror.

"Long Xiao, what's wrong?" Zhao Xing asked. "You activated emergency communications, what happened?"

Long Xiao's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse. "Zhao Xing, Marquis, he's dead."

"Marquis? Which Marquis? Bai Zhengyang? "Zhao Xing was pondering this for a moment, but then suddenly remembered.

When addressing other marquises, Long Xiao always used their names or titles.

The Marquis" he spoke of was only one person.

Yang An.

?

"The news came today," Long Xiao roared. "The Marquis is dead in Yin You Mountain! He was forced to his death!"