Heaven-Given Fortune, Sealing the Dragon Egg, Forging a Divine Artifact!

Zhao Xing did not linger long at the sleeping place of the black dragon "Pheasant" before continuing his exploration of the Dragon Prison.

Occasionally, one can see the corpses of some prehistoric ancient dragons:

A giant Dragon Turtle, thousands of kilometers long, carries a piece of land on its back, on which lie the remains of hundreds of dragon kings.

Dragon Turtle Shell, giant landmass, dragon king's skeleton, and chains stretching across the sky.

The land was parched and completely desertified, Dragon Well was also completely buried in the yellow sand.

"What a huge Dragon Turtle! It's a pity it's too big. Otherwise, if we dragged it back to use as its shell, those Fate Officials."

Turtle Shell are the best divination material for Fate Officials, with Dragon Turtle being the most prized.

"This is a [Prison Suppressing Dragon Turtle], which is at least at the Rule Realm, or even the Establish Dao Realm. Its Turtle Shell can be used as divination material, and in some aspects, its function may even surpass that of the Creation Disc," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Above the First-Rank Life Palace Realm, there are the Rule Realm and the Establish Dao Realm, but these two realms are basically only created when Spiritual Energy Revival.

The First-Rank Life Palace Realm can change the rules, but this change is time-limited, basically like the tea being forgotten once the person leaves.

A true Rule Realm can last for a very long time, although it still has a time limit.

Only those Establish Dao Realm can make their Dao a part of the rules of the Profound Yellow World. For example, Li Fire True Lord Huo established the rule of returning to the Returning the Dao by Borrowing Fire to Travel and walking back.

For example, the Grand Ancestor established the rule that "land with an owner shall not be entered without permission."

However, Li Fire True Lord died long ago, and there is no such Yin Spirit as Li Fire True Lord; there is only a statue of him. He was not a figure of this era at all, and the founding rules of the Grand Ancestor were primarily based on protection.

When a person dies, their soul is gone, but their Dao remains and continues to exert influence; this is the Establish Dao Realm.

However, as the world changes, the established principles will also change in strength.

Zhao Xing's belief that the [Prison Suppressing Dragon Turtle] was at the Establish Dao Realm was purely a guess, not something he had sensed.

"Unfortunately, I can't refine it. Turtle Shell thousands of kilometers long is simply beyond my ability to refine at this time. It requires a team, with Fate Officials, officials, and martial artists from the Mechanism Master profession working together, along with a divine artifact, to refine it."

Zhao Xing examined it for a while, but did not go down to check it.

Those dragon kings have all turned to ashes, and the land has become desert, devoid of any life. Clearly, the Dragon Well has long since dried up, otherwise it wouldn't be in this state.

Occasionally, you can also see some unique and spectacular sights:

The flames rippled like water, revealing everything that had happened in the Dragon Prison.

For example, it could depict the Dragon Race being imprisoned, or be taken to the Dragon Slaying Platform where they are beheaded.

"The Dragon Race civilization is truly advanced, showing the sinful dragons various cautionary cases. Are they trying to make everyone repent and become dragons again?"

"The Dragon Slaying Platform... we don't know where this divine artifact has gone. Could it be that the ancient Dragon Race ascended to heaven, taking a portion of the artifact with them?"

Zhao Xing had nothing to worry about here and could indulge in his fantasies as he pleased.

In his previous life, he had never heard of Dragon Race related to the Profound Yellow World in the cosmic version, but there were also bloodlines related to dragons. However, he could not be certain that the ancient Dragon Race had ascended to immortality.

Even when the Fate Officials deduces and traces back the past of the Dragon Race in the Profound Yellow World, there are various interpretations.

"It's too far back in history to be verified," Zhao Xing shook his head.

He flew and searched, amidst various fantasies, while the Fate Soul within his Sea of Consciousness constantly observed each other.

In conclusion.

Time passed quickly, and it was soon August of the thirteenth year of the Great Governance Era.

Deep within the Dragon Prison, before a stone tablet ten thousand meters high, a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon twenty thousand meters long floats, as if asleep.

Suddenly, it opened its eyes, a flash of light piercing the darkness of the Dragon Prison.

It shone brightly, but its size shrank dramatically, eventually transforming into a human form.

Floating in front of the stone tablet, Zhao Xing seemed like an ant, but his arrogance seemed to be even greater than that of the giant stone tablet.

"It is already August of the thirteenth year of the Great Governance Era."

"It has been ten years since I entered the Dragon Court Ancient Land in June of the third year of the Great Governance Era. Excluding the half-year I spent in the Guting Kingdom, I have spent the last nine and a half years exploring the Dragon Prison."

"Time flies," Zhao Xing remarked. Ever since reaching the high level, he felt that time had passed very quickly.

For high-level cultivation, a slightly longer period of seclusion is measured in years.

Zhao Xing felt as if time had slipped away in the blink of an eye.

"Dragon Prison is so vast that it took me nine and a half years to explore most of it."

"This is still a rough exploration."

In many places, Zhao Xing simply passed by, out of fear of accidents and to be cautious.

For example, there are beings like the Great Dragon King "Pheasant", or places like the [Prison Suppressing Dragon Turtle], and there are several such places in the Dragon Prison.

"Nine and a half years, and the gains have been enormous."

"Firstly, during the process of collecting spiritual energy, due to the continuous Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique, this extraordinary method..."

Surprisingly, things changed under my control.

"Its purification efficiency is even higher. Just considering the effect of this Yuan Origin Analysis Technique on cultivating the True Self Four Arts, it is already close to the level of a top-level technique."

"Perhaps Mi Fu's technique can be studied further," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "Maybe I can practice it in reverse, allowing it to purify primordial energy and advance it to the level of spiritual energy?"

In the previous life, no one thought of improving this spell in the direction of "Yuan Qi Returning to Spiritual," because everyone was already living in an era of abundant spiritual energy.

At that time, spiritual energy was everywhere, so even if the research was successful, it would be of no use and would be a complete waste of effort.

"If this were in this era, the outcome would be different. This research direction will be my main focus in the future," Zhao Xing thought.

"Let's bring Old Man Mi in and work together, so we can all go down in history."

Even if he doesn't want the title, Zhao Xing's principle is to prioritize practicality; empty fame is irrelevant.

"My second takeaway is that I have gained a deeper understanding of the drawbacks of the 'Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet) technique."

"Thanks to the continuous use of spiritual energy, the in-depth analysis of the Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique, the correct cultivation of the Derivation God Art, and the mutual observation and recording of the main soul over the past nine years."

"I have finally made a preliminary confirmation of the crux of the problem with the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet."

"Once I get out, I'll write it out systematically, find some cultivators of the Derivation God Art, and invite Old Liu to verify it together."

"I also picked up five treasure-level materials and equipment in Dragon Prison, and the spiritual energy I gained reached an astonishing level. I also mastered the first spell - the Dragon King Bone Removal Curse."

"However, none of these things bring as much satisfaction as these two gains," Zhao Xing said, stretching his body.

What sense of accomplishment can you get from picking up magical artifacts or digging for Dragon Well? You can do it by bending over and using your hands.

Improving the drawbacks of the Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique and the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet is a technical task!

"Dragon Prison is actually quite a suitable place for research."

"Quiet and undisturbed, I can relax by picking up a couple of artifacts and drinking some spiritual liquid."

"The corpses of powerful Dragon Race and chains of fire are everywhere."

"This isn't Dragon Prison; it's clearly a superb research institute!"

However good Dragon Prison may be, Zhao Xing still has to leave.

In short, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

"Old Master Xu will pass away in the seventeenth year of the Great Governance Era era. I should go out at that time to see him off."

"Also, let's see Old Liu."

Zhao Xing pondered.

Liu Tianning's cultivation speed is faster than in his previous life. Now, he has been receiving inheritance at the Shangluo Academy in recent years. Who knows how far he has gone?

Xu Xing was his teacher. If Xu Xing away and Liu Tianning were to be affected by something, such as excessive grief, that would be quite bad.

"If Old Liu were to pass away, unable even to transform into Yin Spirit, I imagine I would be heartbroken."

Zhao Xing composed himself and then Ancestral Dragon Transformation again.

"Ugh~"

The Dragon Emperor Codex was spat out, and the unsealing spell was activated!

The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon kept pointing at the ten-thousand-meter-high stone tablet, its Golden Light flashing and its dragon essence surging.

This is the Stone Gate Magic Array of Dragon Prison; the method to open it is recorded in the Dragon Emperor Codex.

"This stone tablet leads to many places, such as the True Dragon Royal City."

"If Dragon Emperor Jie wants to deploy manpower, he can go directly to the depths of Dragon Prison through his residence, and then pardon some Dragon Race, allowing them to be released early and serve him."

"Hold head high!"

Zhao Xing made a dot on the dragon stele, and soon the dragon characters on the stele combined to form a complex line of characters: Misa Palace.

The Misa Palace is located within the True Dragon Royal City.

It is equivalent to a palace in the inner courtyard.

In ancient times, Misa was both the place where the Dragon King worked and where he lived, because Misa itself has multiple meanings.

"(Dragon Language) Misa Palace, open!"

As Zhao Xing recited the corresponding incantation, the dragon patterns were quickly assembled.

When the Dragon Emperor Golden Script is magnified, it resembles a three-dimensional painting, radiating faint ripples.

Zhao Xing shrunk his size and quickly crawled inside.

"That's amazing."

Once inside the painting, Zhao Xing felt as if he were traveling at breakneck speed.

"The structure of the Dragon Emperor Golden Script not only includes inside and outside, top and bottom, but also spatial variations."

"It's said that time variations are also involved."

When it comes to changes in time, those are the prophets and scholars among the Dragon Race, similar to Fate Officials, who can see into the past.

future.

"Buzz~"

After swimming for only Heavenly Timing, Zhao Xing emerged from the other end of the passage.

It's also a stone tablet, but this one is much smaller.

"The Misa Palace".

After landing, Zhao Xing found himself above a floating plaza, with clouds and palaces everywhere in the sky.

The palaces of the Dragon Race are mostly bowl-shaped and upside down, Misa Palace is no exception.

"The dilapidated Dragon Court, I really don't know what happened." Zhao Xing looked into the distance.

The clouds were black, solidified, and motionless, like a set in the void, or as if torn apart by some terrifying force.

Most of the palaces were broken, like shattered bowls.

Some palaces were pierced by a massive spear, the spear emanating a dark aura.

Everything was in ruins!

"Only the Misa Palace is relatively well preserved," Zhao Xing remarked.

He spat out the Dragon Emperor Codex, which emitted a faint light, and the pure white Misa Palace soon revealed a huge square gate.

Zhao Xing went inside, where it was filled with swirling clouds and mist, all of which were auspicious seven-colored Auspicious Cloud formed by spiritual energy!

"Hiss~"

Zhao Xing absorbed the nutrients desperately.

As he absorbed the mist, a huge water mirror appeared where the fog dissipated.

It was rippling with tiny waves, and at the same time, it was slightly resonating with the Dragon Emperor Codex.

"Um?"

Zhao Xing, who was fully absorbing the information, suddenly paused for a moment.

"What's this--"

He walked over out of curiosity.

He then consulted the Dragon Court Law Codex and found a diagram describing the giant water mirror.

"So this is the Unsealing Spell the Heaven-and-Earth Crystal."

Zhao Xing understood.

It's not anything rare; it's just a treasure that the Dragon Emperor placed in the inner courtyard to communicate with the Pilgrimage Hall.

The combination of crystals and Magic Array allows the Dragon Emperor to hear the opinions of his demonic subjects in a timely manner.

To put it simply, this is essentially the Dragon Emperor's administrative affairs panel, where he sometimes issues orders.

Official documents.

Since the Dragon Emperor no longer exists, the Heaven-and-Earth Crystal operate automatically.

"Its other end connects to the Pilgrimage Hall, isn't that the Central Dragon Court's mission hall?"

"Am I now a backend administrator?"

Zhao Xing's expression immediately became quite interesting.

At this moment, inside the Pilgrimage Hall, a dragon was accepting a mission according to procedure.

When the Misa Palace was unclaimed, the Heaven-and-Earth Crystal operated automatically according to the automatic selection mechanism of the Magic Array.

But now that Zhao Xing has come in, he will be entrusted with handling government affairs.

Zhao Xing immediately decided to take a look, because those who could come to the Pilgrimage Hall were basically first-rank officials or powerful Dragon Race lords.

What is the main purpose of coming to the Pilgrimage Hall?

Complete the Dragon King Trial.

By completing a certain number of tasks, one can receive a gift from the Dragon Court and obtain the title of Dragon King.

"Ordinary dragons can't come here. Let me see, who has come?"

"The Heaven and Earth Dragon Court, the Dragon Emperor Edict, appear!"

Metaphor~

The Water Screen rippled, instantly revealing the scene of the Pilgrimage Hall outside.

As for the outside, Zhao Xing cannot be seen unless Zhao Xing shows himself.

When Zhao Xing saw the situation in the main hall outside, he was immediately delighted.

"Oh, Purple Bone Celestial Venerable, Red Bone Celestial Venerable."

Indeed, the two people waiting in the Pilgrimage Hall were the two Heavenly Venerables of the White Bone Sect who had guarded the Ascension Dragon Platform.

Ten years have passed, and unexpectedly, these two people have appeared here.

"So it really is the Dragon King Challenge quest. Let me see which stage I'm at."

Zhao Xing waved his claws, activating the Magic Array to directly access the 'backstage' of the Heaven-and-Earth Crystal.

One hundred and three years ago, I had just completed the Nine Ring Mission of the Dragon King Challenge quest—[Dragon Soul Icefield].

One hundred and three years ago, that was probably completed at the end of the last opening of the Dragon Court Ancient Land.

"He's here to receive the tenth ring now."

"Hilarious, you ran into me."

Without Zhao Xing, the Heaven-and-Earth Crystal would have activated the Magic Array after the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable's worship.

One challenge will be randomly selected from the challenge task library and released.

Completing the task will earn you rewards corresponding to the number of rounds completed.

Things are different now.

"Hehehehe—"

A sinister laugh echoed from inside the Misa Palace.

Pilgrimage Hall, the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable obediently lay on the ground, anxiously awaiting the new challenge that the Water Mirror would bestow upon him.

"I've reached the tenth round of the Dragon King Challenge; I'm only two steps away from the Dragon King's throne."

"Complete the twelve-ring quest and I will obtain the Dragon King's throne."

"Currently, no new Dragon King Nobility Title have been awarded in the Southern Barbarian Royal Court. If I can complete all twelve rounds of the quest this time, I will become the only Dragon King in the Southern Barbarians!"

Although the Great Zhou Purple Bone Celestial Venerable Heart Fire obtained authority exceeding that of the Dragon King, this did not mean that the value of the Dragon King's Nobility Title had changed. On the contrary, at this time, the King Grade Dragon Noble was particularly important to the Southern Barbarians.

"If I become the Dragon King, the Southern Barbarian Holy Mountain will surely bestow upon me numerous divine artifacts to fight against that mysterious Great Dragon King of the Great Zhou!"

"My ascension to godhood is a foregone conclusion!"

The situation is completely different now than before.

All forces went underground, hiding like rats in the dark Shuidao to survive.

Whenever you see someone from the Great Zhou, try to avoid them.

The Great Dragon King has not appeared for nine and a half years.

This gave them a chance to catch their breath.

All parties are studying how to counter the Vein Severing Decree and Extermination Decree.

Southern Barbarians Eastern Ying and the Sect Realm) unanimously believe that only if the Dragon King wields the divine weapon can the law be defied.

However, due to the lack of a new Dragon King, even though many divine artifacts were sent in, they were useless. Therefore, in recent years, the main strategy of the various alliances of the Southern Barbarians has no longer been to compete with the Great Zhou for treasures and seize territory, but has instead focused entirely on the "Dragon King Challenge Mission".

The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable prepared for ten years before coming to the Pilgrimage Hall to accept the mission.

The main reason is that this mission is quite difficult, and it's not easy for him to sneak here. He has to try his best to avoid being hunted down by the powerful figures of the Great Zhou.

It's all tears when I think about it. A dignified Celestial Venerable has fallen to this state, having to sneak in like a dog to accept a challenge. "I hope I can get an easier task randomly," the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable prayed in his heart.

The Dragon King's challenge missions vary in difficulty. If they are too difficult or take too long, he will have to come back to do them again in another hundred years.

"Ugh~~"

A moment later, a dragon's roar echoed from the water mirror.

The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable listened attentively.

"Lord ' Profound Bone ', your tenth trial is to bring back at least two treasures for the Dragon Court."

The more you collect, the greater the reward upon completing the trial; the highest reward for the tenth level is the "Dragon Emperor's Decree"!

After he finished speaking, a square challenge token flew out from inside the water mirror, with the details of the challenge task written on it.

"Thank you Dragon Court, for granting me this opportunity." Purple Bone Celestial Venerable suppressed his shock and calmly completed the procedures before leaving the Pilgrimage Hall.

As soon as they stepped outside, the Red Bone Celestial Venerable came to greet them.

"Senior Brother, how is it?"

The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable exclaimed excitedly, "A tremendous opportunity! A tremendous opportunity indeed!"

Red Bone Celestial Venerable was somewhat puzzled. What exactly was the mission? Why was his usually composed Senior Brother so flustered?

"Look!" Purple Bone took out the mission token and showed it to her junior brother.

"What? It's the simplest tribute task?" Red Bone Celestial Venerable was stunned.

Without a doubt, among the Dragon King Trial missions, the entry-level mission is the easiest.

If you have money, isn't that simple enough?

If you can pass the tenth round of the quest with just two treasures, countless people will probably flock to it.

After all, they are a top sect with the support of the Southern Barbarian Royal Court. The two treasures are rare for an individual, but they are different for them.

"Senior Brother, congratulations!" Red Bone Celestial Venerable was so envious that his bones turned red.

It is indeed a great opportunity. Not to mention that they can ask the Southern Barbarian Royal Court for it, their White Bone Sect already has a lot of treasures.

As celestial beings, they certainly have this authority. Besides, this task doesn't specify whether it involves Divine Soldier or materials.

Reaching the level of a treasure is sufficient.

More importantly, the second point:

"The more tribute you offer, the greater the rewards; you might even receive Dragon Emperor's Decree!"

The term "Dragon Emperor" is simply too stimulating.

Since Zhao Xing summoned Dragon King Yin Xiu to resolve the war in the Fire Hell Plains, a lot of information about the Dragon Emperor has been unearthed.

All parties are frantically digging into historical materials, and now any treasure that has even the slightest connection to the Dragon Emperor is being sold at astronomical prices.

"Senior Brother, you absolutely cannot miss this opportunity! You must get the highest reward!" Red Bone Celestial Venerable's breathing became heavy. If this mission token hadn't been bound to his Dragon Race's true name, he would have wanted to cut off his Senior Brother and take the hit himself.

"Of course!" The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable was secretly pleased, but his face remained calm and composed. "However, Junior Brother, to complete this mission, we still need to work together."

The Red Bone Celestial Venerable immediately knew what his Senior Brother was implying.

I want a baby!

After cursing inwardly, the Red Bone Celestial Venerable said, "I will do my utmost to assist my Senior Brother in demanding the treasures from the royal court."

Purple Bone:

So all your talk of helping is just empty words!

The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable looked at him with a half-smile, "Junior Brother, we grew up together since childhood. If I succeed..."

Would you forget your junior brother?

"Of course not!" Seeing that the other party was playing the emotional card, the Red Bone Celestial Venerable knew that he couldn't fool him this time. Helpless, he Attaining Dao, "If Senior Brother still needs one, Junior Brother is willing to contribute a treasure."

Helping my Senior Brother.

"Hmph, that's more like it—" Purple Bone Celestial Venerable sneered inwardly.

His face, however, was kind and gentle, and he stroked his beard with an air of otherworldly wisdom. "Alright, I'll thank you in advance, Junior Brother."

"The maximum number of tribute missions is usually nine. I will ask my junior brother to lend a hand when the time comes."

"Must!"

And so, the two Celestial Venerables, Red Bone and Purple Bone, quickly left the Pilgrimage Hall to collect the treasures.

Zhao Xing of the Misa Palace smiled slightly.

"He should thank us."

Come on, come on, if you can complete the twelfth step of this task, then there'll be something supernatural going on!

Zhao Xing had already decided that for the eleventh ring, he would still give the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable something easy.

That way, the other person will have something to look forward to.

Then, the difficulty level reaches the twelfth ring!

Let him go and fight Yin Xiu to prove his Dao!

"This is even more painful than killing him. I wonder what kind of expression the White Bone Sect will have when they find out that the final twelfth ring is meant to be used against Yin Xiu after collecting all the treasures." Zhao Xing's lips curled into a smile.

"With the White Bone Sect's resources, acquiring two items is absolutely no problem."

"They also have the support of the Sect Realm alliance and the Southern Barbarian Royal Court —two-ring missions, nine is the ultimate."

"That makes a total of eighteen treasures. Even if they are the worst of the treasures, I won't lose out."

"All I gave was a hastily written decree that could expire at any time."

Finding treasures on your own? Too much trouble! Even killing two Heavenly Venerables didn't yield many treasures.

But in this way, we can completely drain the White Bone Sect's resources!

Even if the other party doesn't fall for it?

Anyway, Old Master Zhao didn't lose out.

"I'm really looking forward to it."

Zhao Xing began absorbing spiritual energy and cultivating in the Misa Palace again.

As the residence of the Dragon Emperor, this place has a few good things, but not many either.

There is a special material called the "Dragon Blood Sacred Leaf" used to issue decrees. It is the material used to make the Dragon Emperor's decrees and can carry magical power and the rules of heaven and earth.

These things are rare outside, but there are several rooms here, completely full.

Secondly, there are spices made from [Arctic Dragon Whale Incense].

"The Venerable Heavenly Yang True Lord will surely like it very much; this is absolutely top-grade sacrificial material."

"It's probably nowhere else but the Dragon Court. If a priest uses it to cast spells to Invoking the Gods..."

Its power will be much greater, even enough to fully unleash the strength of the Yin Spirit, a one-to-one replica.

Although it is a treasure, it is irreplaceable. Even disregarding the efficacy of the treasure itself, its scarcity alone makes it a peerless gem.

Of course, in Old Master Zhao's eyes, practicality outweighs everything, and this thing can only be considered a treasure.

"Even the decorations are Ninth Order luminous Night-Shining Pearl, but this is just too big."

"Forget it, it's Dragon Emperor Jie's territory after all, so I won't dig it up."

"If you are watching from heaven, please don't be offended. I will not damage your palace, and I will just take a tiny bit."

2

Zhao Xing continued to plunder the Misa Palace. He truly kept his promise and did not damage the place. For example, there were several pillars in the side hall, which were precious Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle, and Zhao Xing really did not remove them.

As time passed, Zhao Xing cultivated while collecting valuable items in the Misa Palace, and also studied incantations.

Outside, the two Heavenly Venerables of the White Bone Sect quickly contacted various parties and began collecting treasures!

First, the information was transmitted through the means of a sorcerer of fate, and reported to Tuoba Gong, the highest-ranking expert of the Southern Barbarian Royal Court on this trip, and Tiangui, the Heavenly Witch.

Tuoba Gong attached great importance to this matter, and under Tiangui's leadership, the fortune tellers conducted tens of thousands of calculations.

A month later, the fortune tellers emerged from seclusion, Tuoba Gong appeared outside the secret chamber immediately.

"You've come out. What was the result?" Tuoba Gong asked.

Although he and Tiangui were at the same level, Tuoba Gong respected Tiangui very much.

"I saw Purple Bone successfully complete the tenth ring and was overjoyed." Tiangui's eyes had two pupils, as if reflecting the future.

"After that, I saw him holding the Dragon Emperor's Decree, and he summoned a Dragon King from the Ancient Pheasant Kingdom."

A hint of surprise flashed in Tuoba Gong's eyes. "That's wonderful!"

"Don't rush," Tiangui pondered. "Two points of doubt have arisen regarding the future, and I need you to make your own judgment."

"Please speak."

"The first point of doubt is that after Purple Bone completed the tenth task, his eleventh task was still a tribute task, the specific details of which are unknown."

"The second point of doubt is that I did not observe whether Purple Bone successfully completed the twelve-ring mission and became the Dragon King."

Tuoba Gong asked, "What do you find suspicious about these two points?"

Tiangui said, "Logically speaking, since he is one of our own and there is no interference from other forces, I should be able to see the contents of the eleventh ring, and even see that in some future, he becomes the Dragon King."

"But now, I haven't seen it."

Tuoba Gong, "If that's the case, why are you making me choose?"

"The ability to foresee fate is not omnipotent," Tiangui said calmly. "Moreover, doubts can be explained to some extent."

"Although I am not affected by other forces, matters concerning my advancement to the Dragon King rank and rewards related to the Dragon Emperor will be subject to the inherent rules of the Central Dragon Court."

Tuoba Gong nodded.

The two consecutive tribute missions both involved precious items, totaling eighteen pieces, which was a burden for the Southern Barbarians.

However, Tuoba Gong quickly made a decision. "Actually, we don't have many other options."

"Without the status of the Dragon King, even with the Dragon Race's divine artifacts, one cannot resist that mysterious powerhouse from the Great Zhou."

Tiangui nodded, agreeing.

In fact, he also had another guess: was it possible that the mysterious powerful figure might interfere with the Dragon King's challenge trial?

However, such speculation can never be verified or calculated in advance.

Furthermore, Zhao Xing has been in the Nine Stars Fire Hell for several years and has not appeared since, so the probability of him coming out is very small and cannot be used as a reference for action.

Therefore, he didn't even tell Tuoba Gong.

"The Royal Court will bestow 12 pieces of Purple Bone; the White Bone Sect can provide the rest. I will speak with the Divine Lord about it."

Tuoba Gong made a decision quickly.

There was no other way; we had to gamble on whether the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable could succeed.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive in the Dragon Court Ancient Land anymore.

With that mysterious powerful figure from the Great Zhou present, they cannot openly conduct activities in the Dragon Court Ancient Land. "Alright."

When the Southern Barbarians and the White Bone Sect began collecting treasures.

In the fourteenth year of the Great Governance Era, which was one year after Zhao Xing entered the Misa Palace.

The water mirror trembled slightly.

"Oh? Another dragon has arrived. Could it be that the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable has gathered them all so quickly?"

Zhao Xing over and observed the scene of the Pilgrimage Hall through the water mirror.

"It's not them, it's powerful figures from the Great Zhou." Zhao Xing glanced at them. "It's the chieftain of the Shui tribe, Ao Tian and Tang Yinglong, and Bai Yunwu is also waiting outside."

"They've reached the eleventh stage of the mission."

With a thought, Zhao Xing immediately replaced Ao Tian's eleventh task.

A moment later, Ao Tian left the Pilgrimage Hall with a blank expression.

"How is it?" Tang Yinglong asked.

"What's going on? Say something!" Bai Yunwu was also anxious. Why was she stunned?

Ao Tian looked utterly confused. He handed the mission decree to the two of them. "You can see for yourselves."

I don't understand.

Bai Yunwu quickly took it, then looked somewhat confused.

"What's going on? Say something, Lao Bai." Tang Yinglong was speechless at the two of them.

He snatched it and was stunned when he saw it.

Because Ao Tian's eleventh mission was too easy!

It was so simple that they thought it was fake!

"Go and knock the Dragon Race lord of the Guting Kingdom, ' Ye Yukong, ' flying. Defeating him will complete the mission—wait, what is all this nonsense?!"

Tang Yinglong was also at a loss.

Who is Ye Yukong?

"I don't know."

"I know, Lord Ye Yukong of Bright Moon Prefecture Lord —but isn't this mission too simple?"

"Ao Tian, did you take a fake mission?"

Bai Yunwu put the challenge token in his mouth and bit it.

"Click click click!"

The mission token struck him, and Bai Yunwu grimaced in pain.

"It's actually true?"

"Something's fishy!" Tang Yinglong pondered. "Don't you think this mission sounds a lot like something that person would do?"

"You mean him?" Bai Yunwu immediately understood.

"Yes."

"But he's not in the Nine Stars Fire Hell?" Ao Tian asked, puzzled. "The people guarding the Nine Stars Fire Hell haven't seen him come out."

"It's not surprising that he's here; the inner court is the Dragon Emperor's residence." Bai Yunwu felt this was true more and more as he spoke.

"I understand! It's most likely him, but he has some reason, whether it's to avoid leaking information or it's the rule, so he's hinting at it to us like this."

,

"Really?" The two were still skeptical.

"It's simple. Let's go back to the Guting Royal City. Ao Tian, you can beat up Ye Yukong and you'll know whether it's true or not."

"That's true."

Above an open space in the Guting Royal City.

"Boom!"

Ye Yukong was slapped to the ground by a claw, and he sank into the pit, looking up at the sky with a blank expression.

"Ao Tian, why did you ambush me? And why did you Transformation?"

Ao Tian remained silent, instead bursting into loud laughter.

Ye Yukong was furious. "What the hell are you doing?!"

Just as he took flight, intending to angrily confront the other party,

"Whoosh~"

Ji Si and Bai Yunwu appeared in mid-air.

"Mingyue, don't do it."

"Lord Ji, I was walking along just fine when Ao Tian suddenly attacked me and slapped me to the ground. He won't say anything when I ask him. It's so inexplicable!" Ye Yukong complained, looking like he was about to take the matter to the central government.

"If we don't ambush him, we won't be able to take you down," Ji Si said.

"Do you know why he attacked me?"

"Confidential."

Ye Yukong stunned. I was beaten, and I can't even know?

This is also classified?

Ji Si felt somewhat helpless; this really was a secret.

"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for now."

Ye Yukong had no official position before and had just entered the Second Rank realm, so there were many things he was not qualified to know.

"I—" Ye Yukong had no choice but to nod, though he was helpless.

Actually, this was purely an experiment by Zhao Xing; he wanted to see to what extent the permissions could simplify the challenge task.

So I just jotted down this task description on a whim, and lo and behold, it actually worked!

However, he couldn't make up that story for the final twelfth mission.

Because it involves the rules of heaven and earth set by the Dragon God, he can only choose from the Predetermined tasks, and the difficulty is also fixed.

He can increase the difficulty, but he can't decrease it.

Because this involves the "bestowal of the Dragon Court's rules of heaven and earth," it is generally associated with the Great Arena.

Of course, the Dragon Emperor can bestow titles upon Dragon Kings, but that's a separate matter.

In the first month of the second month of the fifteenth year of the Great Governance Era, which was the second year that Zhao Xing was in the Misa Palace.

"Buzz~" The crystal lit up and ripples spread.

Zhao Xing Essence Soul Leaving the Body and gently touched the water mirror.

Then the image of the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable appeared above.

"Wow, that's fast! They've gathered so many treasures in less than two years?"

Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh.

Because of the Tiangui Jade, Tuoba Gong and the White Bone Divine Lord discussed and directly asked the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable to prepare the conditions for the two subsequent tasks.

Therefore, he brought a total of 18 treasures with him this time.

"By the great Dragon God, I have come to complete the Dragon King's Trial." Purple Bone prostrated himself on the ground.

He placed nine treasures on a platform in front of the crystal, and then a mist dissipated.

The nine treasures vanished and reappeared in the Misa Palace the next moment.

"You've got some skills, putting things together so quickly." Zhao Xing smiled slightly.

He casually used the [Dragon Blood Sacred Leaf] to write a Truth Decree, Truth Decree limited the range and duration, and could dissipate its power in an instant, no matter how far away it was.

"Buzz~" A newly written Dragon Emperor's Decree appeared in the water mirror.

"By the great Dragon God, thank you—"

After completing the procedure, the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable took the Dragon Emperor's Decree and withdrew.

An excited heart, trembling hands.

He immediately summoned two royal envoys to verify the information.

"Indeed, this should be the Dragon Blood Sacred Leaf from ancient times. Its production method has been lost. Legend has it that it was the material used by the Dragon Emperor when writing imperial edicts."

"You should have a chance to command the Dragon King."

Only once? Purple Bone Celestial Venerable was somewhat disappointed.

However, even once is good. If you can find a powerful Dragon King, such as Yin Xiu, the effect of pairing him with the Inverse-Scale Sword would be amazing!

"Should we verify it? Can we use it to summon Yin Xiu?" The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable was now brimming with confidence. "It's only one chance; how can I waste it so easily?"

"Purple Bone Celestial Venerable, go and complete the eleventh trial. If nothing unexpected happens, it should still be a tribute mission."

"Alright." The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable nodded and returned to the hall.

Just as Tiangui had predicted, this time it was still a mission.

Nine treasures were handed over as before.

This time, Zhao Xing didn't even bother to change the reward and gave Purple Bone Celestial Venerable another empty promise.

"Two portions!" The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable and the accompanying envoy were extremely excited.

This was their only hope in their fight against that mysterious and powerful figure from the Great Zhou!

Seeing how happy they were outside, Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Using my imperial edict to attack me? Ugh, that's incredibly cruel—"

The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable soon entered the hall again.

He was about to receive the final twelfth ring mission.

To completely obtain the throne of the Dragon King.

"Buzz~"

The mirror reacted quickly, and a new character token appeared.

Purple Bone Celestial Venerable eagerly accepted the token and left the main hall with a grin.

"So, what's the content?"

"The final challenge of the Dragon King Trial: defeat Yin Xiu, the Dragon King of the Guting Kingdom, alone—..." The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable's smile froze, and he could no longer chuckle.

"What?" The royal envoy was also stunned, as were the fortune tellers, who were completely dumbfounded.

"Me? Go and defeat Dragon King Yin Xiu alone?" The Purple Bone Celestial Venerable's skeleton went numb, and his brain was buzzing.

This is simply an impossible task!

Guting Kingdom, Xila Prefecture.

"!"

Ye Yukong was once again buried in the soil.

He looked indignantly at Tang Yinglong, who had suddenly appeared in the sky.

"Are you also part of the secret?"

Tang Yinglong transformed into human form and nodded. "Bright Moon Prefecture Lord, hug me."

"Damn it, you can't see any sincerity in your apology at all!" Ye Yukong cursed.

Tang Yinglong's smile is harder to suppress than a waterwheel's; you're kidding me!

Ji Si, watching this scene from a high platform not far away, couldn't help but laugh.

As he read, he took notes. "In the twentieth year of the Great Governance Era, Our Emperor will surely see it—"

"Zhao Xing has reappeared, and in a subtle way, he is now able to interfere with most of the Dragon King's Trial."

"The missions of Ao Tian and Tang Yinglong have both been verified through Ye Yukong, the Bright Moon Prefecture Lord."

"But ultimately, the challenge seemed unchangeable, and Tang and Ao still received a relatively difficult task."

"However, this will already save our dynasty's strongmen a great deal of time—"

"Furthermore, for some unknown reason, rumors have suddenly spread from the Great Serpent Country that the two Celestial Venerables of the White Bone Sect have incurred a huge debt—."

"According to intelligence, the Purple Bone Celestial Venerable has even pawned his own magical artifacts—"

In the spring of the sixteenth year of the Great Governance Era.

Zhao Xing has been staying in the Misa Palace for three years.

"It's about time to leave the Misa Palace."

"I'll go to two more places: Ace Royal City and Fu Ming Divine Hall, and then head to Heavenly Dragon Island to seek a breakthrough."

"Now that I have accumulated enough, with the help of three ancient coins and the blessing of heaven, I should be able to easily enter the Second-Rank Heavenly Fate Realm," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

The difference between the Heavenly Luck Realm and the Third Grade Yuan Soul Realm is not actually that great.

The only difference is that those in the Heavenly Luck Realm are basically all at the seventh level of the Derivation Realm!

"By combining the understanding of heaven and earth with one's own destiny, one can know how to cultivate oneself in order to align with the will of heaven."

"As the saying goes, the fate of Heaven is our fate, and this is also the beginning of distorting the rules of Heaven and Earth."

"At the advanced level of the Heavenly Luck Realm, one can utilize their fortune in secret techniques, namely, to predict battles." Zhao Xing left the Misa Palace through the stone tablet's teleportation. As he flew through the passage, his mind was also carefully considering the matter.

"When fighting in the early stages of the Heavenly Luck Realm, there is a feeling of searching for the enemy in the void. You can change your moves multiple times in an instant, and you may not actually hit your opponent even after a thousand moves."

"Reaching the late stage of the Heavenly Luck Realm, where Heavenly Fortune becomes one's own fortune, is truly terrifying."

While Zhao Xing was pondering, he arrived at a new space.

The surrounding world was also a scene of destruction, similar to the one seen in the Misa Palace: black cracks, solidified clouds, terrifying Earth Rift, and black spears piercing through—

"Ace Royal City is the Young Dragon Royal City. In ancient times, the Dragon Race civilization would gather and nurture dragon eggs together."

A breeding mechanism involving intensive rearing of young cubs.

"But this tradition has disappeared now." Zhao Xing glanced around.

Looking around, many nest cities have already been destroyed.

With the barrier gone, Dragon City was shrouded in darkness.

Bones were scattered everywhere, and many King Grade corpses lay on the ruined city walls, seemingly roaring at something.

There was also a huge Great Dragon King bone, split in two by a black crack.

Some of the dragon bones even formed extremely bizarre shapes, with some belonging to the Dragon Race and others indistinguishable.

What should have been a peaceful paradise is now a devastated battlefield.

"Let's see if there are any intact sections." Zhao Xing flew quickly, searching continuously.

Fifteen days later.

"Call,

Zhao Xing followed the mountain path and crawled into a huge underground cave.

Inside the cave, there are many three-dimensional oval crystal jars made of dragon crystal.

However, the vast majority of them were broken.

"There's been fighting here too." A sense of desolation washed over Zhao Xing. "The defense has fought all the way here; it's unbelievable."

"The bones of a wicked dragon? It seems a Dragon Race has betrayed the Dragon Court and launched a sneak attack here—"

"These crystal jars should have originally contained a large amount of medicinal liquid to nurture the dragon eggs."

"I need to find the Life Dragon Spring forged by the ancient Fu Ming Divine Hall." Zhao Xing searched quickly.

Leaping over areas that resembled garbage dumps, filled with the remains of dragon bones and the ruins of dimly lit Divine Soldier, Zhao Xing followed his senses and arrived behind a giant gate.

"Divine Court Edict, True Words Sacred Decree, Ace's Gate, open!"

Zhao Xing spat out the law book Unsealing Spell.

"Boom!"

The long-sealed door opened, and spiritual energy erupted.

Zhao Xing stood outside the door absorbing it for a full month before it completely dissipated.

I walked in cautiously.

Behind the entire gate is a nearly dried-up sacred spring.

At the very center, there are three gestation crystal tanks that are ten times larger than the ones outside.

The crystal jar is surrounded by coiled dragons on both sides, with dragon heads on both sides facing the center.

A look of sorrow appeared in Zhao Xing's eyes.

The codex within his body seemed to emit a low, mournful Dragon's Cry.

"This is the birthplace of the Dragon Emperor Jie."

"After Dragon Emperor Jie and another true dragon were born, they escaped from the crystal jar and left this place through the Teleportation Array on both sides."

"They sensed the danger from the outside world and were born prematurely, but the anticipated calamity did not come."

The dangerous and terrifying entity has not truly breached this place.

Zhao Xing could see some images in the legal code, and combined with the scene he was seeing now, he deduced some conclusions.

However, due to the great distance, only fragmented scenes flashed by.

"The left and right crystal jars are broken, but the one in the middle is still intact." Zhao Xing looked down.

There was also a spiritual spring there, from which spiritual energy emanated and surrounded the crystal jar.

"The sealed true dragon's egg." Zhao Xing looked at it quietly and continued to speculate. "After many years of escape, Dragon Emperor Jie finally grew into a generation of Dragon Emperor, suppressing Heaven Abyss and Sin Sea."

"Something happened in between that caused him to seal the dragon egg."

"Does he think this dragon egg is dangerous?"

"Or is it because something unexpected happened to the true dragon that escaped with him, and it was a form of protection?"

Zhao Xing had no way of knowing, but the seal on this dragon egg was very strong.

The one that sealed it was the Dragon Emperor Sealing Curse, one of the Nine Great Spells!

"Receive!"

Zhao Xing did not unseal it because he had not yet learned the Dragon Emperor Sealing Curse, so he simply took away the sealed true dragon egg along with the remaining spiritual liquid.

As for when the lockdown will be lifted, that depends on the situation.

"~"

Zhao Xing quickly flew away from the Young Dragon Royal City.

A month later, Zhao Xing appeared at the Ancient Fu Ming Divine Hall.

This is a vast sea of fire.

Even now, it is still burning fiercely.

Amidst the raging inferno, a furnace floats and sinks.

"Fu Ming Smelting Furnace!"

Zhao Xing looked at the furnace in the sea of fire.

"The Engineer School's rare and precious artifact is indeed here." Zhao Xing revealed a hint of excitement.

However, it cannot yet be considered a divine artifact of the Engineer School, because this is its predecessor.

After being taken out and modified over many years, it finally became a Engineer School suitable for Human Race use.

"With it, we could mass-produce war artifacts in a few hundred years."

"Fortunately, the fire isn't too strong right now, and there's no spiritual energy to fuel it. If we were to try to retrieve it later, the difficulty would be on a completely different level."

"The Ancestral Dragon Transformation!"

Zhao Xing roared and transformed into a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

He then Ancestral Dragon Transformation talent – Ancestral Dragon Chant.

"!"

The sound seemed to Creation of Heaven and Earth, parting the sea of fire that distorted space.

Zhao Xing quickly moved away, heading straight for the furnace.

The dragon's body then circled around the Fu Ming Furnace.

"L~"

The intense heat caused Zhao Xing's scales to turn red.

"Rise!"

Zhao Xing roared and forcefully pulled it out.

They then quickly moved away from the edge of the inferno.

Everything happened very quickly, in just fifteen minutes.

However, in just this short period of time, several charred marks appeared on Zhao Xing's dragon body.

"Ouch!" Zhao Xing winced in pain.

"Damn it, it really scalded a dragon to death."

"With my high defense and the protection of the Dragon Court Law Codex, even Bone One's Dragon King Spikes couldn't penetrate me, but now my dragon scales are all scorched."

"Move it out first."

Zhao Xing rested for a full month to allow his injuries to heal, and then moved the body outside the Fu Ming Divine Hall.

Instead of moving further, they first ran to the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Island.

"Purple-Gold Ancient Coin, [Mountains and Seas Era], [Changyi Tianci], [Grand Luck Coin]"

Zhao Xing spread out the three ancient coins in front of him and then activated the coin divination method.

"I wish for prosperity, and I pray for divine favor."

"The decree of Zhuan Suo is witnessed by the Mountains and Seas Era!"

"The will of Heaven is my will."

A beam of purple light descended and surrounded Zhao Xing.

The three coins, having completed their mission, vanished completely at that moment.

With a massive influx of fortune into his body, Zhao Xing began to break through to the Second-Rank Heavenly Fate Realm.

Six months later.

On the ninth day of the eleventh month of the sixteenth year of the Great Governance Era, Zhao Xing opened his eyes.

"Second-Rank Heavenly Fate Realm, level eight."

"The effect is stronger than expected."

Even if it were just three ancient coins, it would be impossible to attract such a tremendous amount of divine fortune, no matter how much one had.

It's clear that Zhao Xing's own experience in Dragon Court was having an effect.

"I inherited part of the Dragon Emperor's authority, which allowed me to skip the major hurdle of Derivation 7 and directly arrive at Derivation 8 from Evolution Six 6."

"Most first-rank cultivators only reach the eighth level, and I've actually reached it." Zhao Xing was somewhat dazed.

However, he calmed down after a short while.

Instead of flying away immediately, he recorded his insights from the breakthrough and further refined the method to solve the drawbacks of the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet.

December 1st, the sixteenth year of the Great Governance Era.

Zhao Xing returned to the outside of the ancient Fu Ming Divine Hall.

He once again Ancestral Dragon Transformation, Fu Ming Smelting Furnace and departing from the Central Dragon Court.

The moment he left the Central Dragon Court, Zhao Xing transformed into human form and produced an ancient token in his hand.

"The Shang Tang Token that it's not yet time for the Dragon Court to leave, but I've taken most of what I could, so I can leave now."

"If we want to take this huge Fu Ming Smelting Furnace with us, we'll have to go through the underworld."

Zhao Xing activated the restriction on the token and waited quietly.

Suddenly, a loud "BOOM!"

Suddenly, Dark Clouds covered the sky and the surroundings turned black.

An ancient warship suddenly appeared from the dark void.

But at that moment, countless Dragon's Cry roars erupted, and a terrifying force swept across the heavens and earth, crushing down on the Ancient Yin Warship.

"The rules of heaven and earth that have torn apart the Dragon Court are about to be retaliated against by the warships! Flee!"

Zhao Xing gathered all his treasures, including the Fu Ming Smelting Furnace, and quickly boarded the ship.

The next moment, a loud explosion resounded through the heavens and earth, and then clarity returned.