Dragon Spirit Bamboo, Li Fire Divine Lotus! Millennial Climate Shift, Mysterious Girl!
P. S.: To avoid confusion, I've changed the names of the settings. The "Rules Dojo" at the beginning has been changed to "Rules Domain," placing Dojo > Domain > Twisted Rules. The essence remains the same; it's just a name change for easier understanding.
Having determined the location, the main body flew there, taking only half a month.
"Found you, Dragon Spirit Bamboo!"
"Huh? That tall?"
Zhao Xing estimated the distance and easily calculated the height of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
This Dragon Spirit Bamboo is ten thousand feet tall, three times taller than the Heaven Equaling Mountain he cultivated!
"It's even bigger than I expected. It seems that the absence of players has indeed increased the total amount of spiritual energy in the entire Profound Yellow World, including this location, Mingyao North Sea," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
In my previous life, the Vitality Tide was accompanied by small bursts of spiritual energy. The Dragon Spirit Bamboo I saw then was only ten thousand feet tall.
The primordial Vitality Tide has not yet arrived, yet it is already ten thousand feet high?
"Let the clone take a look first."
I still had to be careful and didn't rush over immediately.
After all, this is a treasure-level Dragon Spirit Bamboo, the kind that can be used as a soldier, which is equivalent to the Rule Realm of the Human Race!
From the perspective of life level, the power of Dragon Spirit Bamboo is extremely formidable even in the Rule Realm.
After all, the time it takes to develop and the nutrients it absorbs far exceed those of other life forms.
Even without developing self-awareness, their self-protection mechanisms are still terrifying.
Swish swish~
The clone began to slowly advance, observing from the air in multiple dimensions from a distance of 20,000 meters.
A golden mist rippled around the Dragon Spirit Bamboo's body, and even from a distance, one could feel a sharp, stinging sensation.
"It can no longer be considered the true meaning of Gengjin, but a higher level of Geng Metal Rule Domain, similar to the rule domain of humans."
"This is a naturally formed self-protection mechanism, not a conscious attack."
Zhao Xing observed, his clone submerged into the sea and discovered that its roots had formed a thousand-meter- Gao Shan underneath, surrounding the Dragon Spirit Bamboo and forming a very wide island.
There are eight sea eyes around, and the spiritual energy is born from them!
The eight sea eyes on the island and underwater are all locked in by a touch of gold.
Its survival instinct prevents its spiritual energy from leaking out, creating a unique, self-sustaining environment.
"Eight spiritual energy sea eyes? I clearly only had three in my previous life."
Seeing this scene, Zhao Xing's guess was further confirmed: the total amount of spiritual energy in this life was more than he had imagined.
Looking from the bottom up, one can see that the bamboo stalks are covered with peculiar patterns. These patterns are not ordinary scratches or flaws, but rather resemble winding, coiling dragons.
Upon closer inspection, you'll find that they stand tall and proud, or meander and move about, each with its own unique shape, making them appear lifelike.
Each dragon pattern shimmers with a faint light, some blue, some yellow, some red—within the patterns inside the bamboo, the flow of life seems to follow the rules of heaven and earth of the Dragon Court.
"Legend has it that it is one of the sacred trees of the Dragon Court. In ancient times, the Dragon Race would come here to meditate and, after being exposed to dragon energy for a long time, it became the Dragon Spirit Bamboo."
The ancient dragon pattern extends vertically, as if telling the story of its extraordinary journey through the baptism of the moon and the nourishment of the spirit of heaven and earth.
The seven-colored background adds a touch of nobility and mystery to it. This is not only a unique feature of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo's appearance, but also a symbol of its close connection with the Dragon Race.
The leaves of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo are also unique. From a distance, the leaves look like sharp swords with a faint glint of cold light on their edges, as if they could slice through the void with a gentle swing.
Between the bamboo joints, golden patterns accumulate, and upon closer inspection, these patterns resemble dragon scales.
Overall, each section of bamboo resembles a section of a dragon's skeleton, resilient and powerful, seemingly containing boundless strength.
"It's huge, way too big, beyond my expectations," Zhao Xing said with a wry smile.
He originally intended to transplant treasures to serve as soldiers. In his estimation, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo was only comparable to the early stage of the Rule Realm for humans.
But judging from the current situation, he definitely possesses the strength of the mid-stage or even late-stage of the Rule Realm.
"Transplanting it is as difficult as planting an old plant in the ground."
"No, that analogy is inappropriate. The Dragon Spirit Bamboo doesn't have a strong sense of self; at most, it only has a survival instinct. Old Jing is still far superior to it."
Zhao Xing's clone advanced to within 10,000 meters and found that there were no other living beings around, because no other living beings could survive here.
Such a resilient plant instinctively draws nutrients from the earth, leaving no chance for other life forms to survive, unless they are beneficial to it.
Perhaps it existed before, but it certainly doesn't anymore.
There is no guardian beast, because it is strong enough on its own.
"However, I am not the same person who just entered the Dragon Court," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "My Pure Yuan Projection range is already large enough, and my level nine soil can be called the best in the world. Transplanting treasure-level (Rule Realm) soil here is no problem at all."
"Swish swish swish swish~"
After observing for half a month and formulating a transplantation plan, Zhao Xing recalled all his clones.
Transplanting such a large specimen requires absolute concentration.
Not only was she afraid of hurting herself, but she was also afraid of hurting the Dragon Spirit Bamboo itself.
If it is removed from a spiritual environment, it may be damaged.
That would be such a waste.
"Call,
Zhao Xing's true form stood ten thousand meters away and let out a long breath. After half a month of recuperation, his energy and spirit had reached their peak.
"Pure Yuan Projection!"
Zhao Xing opened his eyes, let out a low shout, and then a shadow appeared on the seabed.
The light on the seabed suddenly dimmed.
"Shifting Form Illusion!!"
The originally irregular Pure Yuan Projection suddenly began to change.
A larger circle, spanning tens of thousands of meters, was formed around the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
The shadow began to encroach forward.
To transplant it, you have to erode the roots of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
"~"
As the Pure Yuan Projection approached the golden mist area, its speed suddenly slowed down.
This is the Dragon Spirit Bamboo's own domain of rules instinctively resisting.
Any changes in its living environment that are unfavorable to its growth will provoke its resistance.
Weak plants adapt to the world, strong plants change the world!
Zhao Xing's commentary on " On the True Self Heavenly Creation Theory" clearly demonstrates this point.
This is why the Agricultural Official of Divine Wood Institute need to dedicate their entire lives to inheriting the precious divine tree.
Egg mouth l~
The resistance wasn't strong, but Zhao Xing didn't intend to forcefully invade. Instead, he began to analyze and explore the environment around the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
This includes the distribution of spiritual soil, water veins, and the strength of Earth Vein.
He was performing intricate and massive calculations!
"Change!"
Within Zhao Xing's Pure Yuan Space are earth Earth Vein, Spiritual Qi Spring, Wilderness Vitality, Surging Fire, Four-Pillar Metalstone, Berserk Wind, and Twin Lightning Pool.
They all started to move, which is the advantage of having a high level and enough space.
Zhao Xing's soil characteristics have all entered the second stage, and the distribution of these characteristics can be changed at will.
"A treasure-level inheritance, each transplant requires the Benwo faction's Sima Nong to prepare for a very long time."
"The preparation process involves transforming the environment of the Pure Origin Soil to be similar to the original growing environment of the precious plant before it was inherited."
"Only in this way can we avoid triggering the self-protection mechanism of the treasure-level divine tree, or at least minimize the strength of the protection mechanism."
"To put it simply, it's about creating an environment identical to the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, so that the Pure Yuan Projection can successfully envelop it."
"Then, while it's not paying attention, launch a sneak attack and quickly transplant it into the Pure Yuan Space."
Reading " On the True Self Heavenly Creation Theory" and "The Heaven and Earth Planting Soldiers Scripture" will reveal the intricacies of this subject.
The process of inheritance is also the process of transplantation. The original self-affiliated Sima Nong has a chance of being overwhelmed or even killed by the divine tree.
Even if the passive mechanism is triggered, being struck by a treasure-level divine tree is still equivalent to a basic attack from a Rule Realm expert.
"If you're not careful, you could be dead."
Zhao Xing remained calm and not in a hurry at all.
Compared to taming other species, such as spirit beasts, transplanting spirit plants is much better.
Because plants have very weak self-awareness, there shouldn't be any major problems if handled properly.
The key is to master the skills.
"Simulating the living environment is an essential quality for the id-like agriculturalists to transplant plants."
Zhao Xing meticulously probed the intrusion, a process that took him a full three years.
Three years later, Zhao Xing's Pure Yuan Projection had already enveloped the main foundation of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
"We can only wrap the main foundation now." Zhao Xing opened his eyes.
"The extent of the roots of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is truly terrifying; I couldn't possibly encompass it all."
Ten things to know: The roots of a tree that is twenty or thirty meters tall can spread as far as three kilometers in radius!
The Dragon Spirit Bamboo is tens of thousands of feet tall, and its roots, which reach into the ground, cover almost half of the Bright Radiance Sea!
Complete coverage? Not even level 10 soil, let alone level 9 soil, would work.
Therefore, it must be cut off!
"This step is also the most crucial moment."
"Once its branches and roots are cut off, its self-protection mechanism will be triggered."
Zhao Xing took a deep breath and repeatedly deduced the scenario over two and a half months.
Finally, a satisfactory plan was devised before we began to take action.
"Receive!!"
Zhao Xing's entire body surged with vital energy, and the Pure Yuan Projection immediately retreated.
After three years and two and a half months, Zhao Xing's Pure Yuan Projection was retrieved at this moment.
"Buzz~"
In an instant, he felt more tired than if he were dragging ten Ten Thousand Layer Mountain.
However, at this moment, he still managed to take it in.
"Boom!"
The moment the Dragon Spirit Bamboo disappeared, its defense mechanism was triggered!
The incredibly sharp golden shockwave, exceeding ten thousand feet in height, spread outwards in all directions.
At the same time, a dragon shadow appeared, trying to break through the bamboo body.
"Boom!"
As the shockwave swept past, only a cloud of mist remained where Zhao Xing had originally stood.
The clouds and mist were quickly shattered, becoming part of the shockwave that continued to sweep across the Bright North Sea.
A towering tsunami rose, and the entire ocean seemed to boil.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
He continuously unleashed the Ruler of the Horizon, but the shockwave was too fast.
It was a perfectly regular shockwave, and its speed could not be deduced using common sense.
"Divine Wood Leap!"
Zhao Xing had been preparing for more than three years and had long been on guard.
He immediately activated the ultimate technique of the True Self Faction.
The "Divine Wood Leap" is an evolution of the original "Jungle Leap".
Along his retreat route stood rows of large, Seventh Order trees called the Kontong Tree.
They stretch in a straight line, with one of these Kontong Tree every 300 kilometers.
Zhao Xing had prepared two thousand such trees before entering the Dragon Court.
This time, two thousand trees were used up in one go, with only a few saplings kept for future use.
After each leap, the cost was borne by the Kontong Tree, which withered rapidly and turned to ash.
"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz"
Each time, he would immediately activate [Divine Wood Leap] as soon as he jumped out of a Kontong Tree.
The cost is borne entirely by the plant itself.
They fled for 600,000 kilometers in one go!
When the last Kontong Tree behind Zhao Xing turned to ash.
Zhao Xing looked back and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The Rule Realm is terrifying."
"Luckily, I was well-prepared."
Zhao Xing was utterly powerless against the power of the Rule Realm.
No matter how many clones you have, it's useless because the power levels are not in the same dimension.
When Liu Tianning inherited the four divine trees, he had already entered the first rank and created a rule domain before inheriting the four treasure-level Plant Soldier.
"It's not over yet."
Zhao Xing immediately sat cross-legged, his mind sinking down, and entered the Pure Yuan Space.
At this moment, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo in the Pure Origin Soil was trembling continuously, and rings of golden light spread outwards.
Incoming the data is only the first step. After it comes in, due to the triggering of certain protection mechanisms, further adjustments are needed.
"I am not at the Rule Realm, not even at the First-Rank Realm, but my Pure Origin Soil has given birth to seven characteristics, which should be enough to suppress it."
Zhao Xing began to sort out the Earth Vein, mobilizing the spiritual properties of fire, wind, wood, metal, and thunder to soothe the Dragon Spirit Bamboo. The vibrations continued for a long time. Because the Dragon Spirit Bamboo was stronger than he had imagined, Zhao Xing was unable to calm it down for a long time.
"It's too strong. Luckily, I didn't plant any other plants here. Otherwise, once it came in, all the other plants would be dead, and it would be a waste of their resources."
There's nothing else to it, but these rare plants are just too powerful!
That's the instinct for survival, the desire to control the surrounding world and transform it into a form more suitable for one's own habitation.
"It seems things won't be quiet anytime soon." Zhao Xing observed for a while; he had already moved the remaining plants...
The Floating Vine and other plants were placed in a corner.
The space was large enough that the trees planted earlier as spare tool trees, such as the Kontong Tree and the wood element used for making straw figures, were not affected.
However, just as Zhao Xing was about to leave, Dragon Spirit Bamboo suddenly quieted down and stopped trying to steal spiritual energy from the area in the center where spiritual energy was most abundant.
"Um?"
Upon closer inspection, Zhao Xing discovered that the most spiritually abundant purplish-black seed floating in the center of the central area was emitting light.
Strands of purplish-black light impacted the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
"It's emanating from the tender leaves of the Cloud-Soaring Vine," Zhao Xing laughed.
It looked as if a green leaf of the Cloud-Soaring Vine had given the Dragon Spirit Bamboo a huge slap in the face, and then the Dragon Spirit Bamboo became obedient and dared not steal spiritual energy anymore.
"Moyun Town really knows how to handle things," Zhao Xing laughed.
The Cloud-Soaring Vine is still in its seedling stage, while the Dragon Spirit Bamboo has already entered its peak period.
However, upon sensing that there was a powerful being in its surroundings capable of destroying it, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo dared not move again. Why bother fighting for resources? Its life comes first!
"Awesome!"
Zhao Xing exclaimed, "Awesome!"
Over the years, the Cloud-Soaring Vine has never stolen spiritual energy; it has only maintained its own life form. In critical moments, it can even help Old Master Zhao protect the Pure Yuan Space.
"The Void Seed has a grand vision; it knows I can't afford to raise it now." Old Master Zhao was somewhat moved.
Then he looked at the ignorant Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
"Although Dragon Spirit Bamboo is a military item, it also has medicinal value."
"It has the magical effect of nourishing the Divine Soul."
"If a cultivator places it by their side, the Dragon Spirit Bamboo will emit a special spiritual energy. This spiritual energy can slowly seep into the cultivator's Sea of Consciousness, repairing minor damage to the Divine Soul and making the cultivator's spiritual power stronger."
"Those who cultivate by the Dragon Spirit Bamboo for a long time will have their Divine Soul become as solid as a rock, and will not be easily affected by external illusions or mental attacks. When breaking through realms, they will also be able to resist the invasion of inner demons more smoothly."
"The branches of Dragon Spirit Bamboo are also an excellent material for forging Divine Soldier. Magical treasures forged from it are not only incredibly tough, but also possess powerful spiritual energy."
"When the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is refined into a bamboo flute, the sound of the flute can transform into the shape of a dragon when played, possessing powerful sonic attack capabilities that can intimidate the mind of the enemy."
"If it is forged into a longsword, dragon scale patterns will appear on the blade. When it is swung, it will sound as if a giant dragon is roaring, and its power will be astonishing."
Zhao Xing looked it over, quite satisfied.
"The most important thing is its power."
"It can unleash breath attacks like Dragon Race."
"Each bamboo node is its outlet for bursting forth."
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"Dragon's breath is pale gold in color and extremely hot, capable of instantly turning surrounding objects into ashes."
"Secondly, there is the Bamboo Shadow Phantom Dragon: Symbiosis with the ancient Dragon Race for countless years, the bamboo body and leaves have recorded many of the Dragon Race's innate secret techniques. When the bamboo body is swayed, the surrounding spiritual energy will quickly gather, forming lifelike phantom dragons."
"The Dragon Phantom possesses powerful attack and defense capabilities, enabling it to engage in fierce battles with enemies."
"Third, the Spirit Bamboo Barrier: The nodes of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo can be connected to form a regular barrier."
"The rule barrier has a concealment effect. It has remained undiscovered in the Bright North Sea for many years because of the existence of the Spirit Bamboo Barrier."
"Furthermore, it automatically absorbs surrounding spiritual energy. It can not only withstand enemy attacks but also has the ability to deflect attacks."
Zhao Xing's escape just now was triggered by Dragon Spirit Bamboo's Geng Metal Rule Breath.
It possesses the characteristics of the other five elements, but fundamentally, it still belongs to the two rule attributes of metal and wood.
The two innate skills formed by the two rules are Geng Metal Breath and Spirit Bamboo Barrier.
Zhao Xing watched for a while, then stopped paying attention.
Because he is currently unable to control the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, he must cultivate the advanced version of [All Plants and Trees Are Soldiers].
For example, Liu Tianning's "The Heaven and Earth Planting Soldiers Scripture" or "The Soldier Envoy Divine Art".
Only by combining secret techniques can one command Plant Soldier to fight at will.
"I can't project it at all right now."
When Liu Tianning used the Four Seasons Divine Splendor, he only projected a portion of it, leaving the Four Divine Trees in a state between reality and illusion.
If we truly want to bring the Divine Tree down to the Profound Yellow World, then it will be the Four Seasons Divine Splendor Dao Field, not the Four Seasons Divine Splendor Domain.
"It took more than four years to subdue the Dragon Spirit Bamboo," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "All the adult forms of the Kontong Tree have also died out."
"However, it is entirely worthwhile. Practicing the secret technique of the Four Seasons Divine Splendor Dao Field, with the Dragon Spirit Bamboo occupying the position of the Eastern Spring, is definitely stronger than Old Liu's Heaven Horn Bamboo."
"No, what ' Old Liu' —it'll be 'Little Liu' by then, haha~"
Zhao Xing smugly daydreamed for a while.
It then transformed into Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and flew to the next location.
In the Guting Royal City, Xia Jing and Long Xiao emerged from the teleportation array looking disheveled.
"What's going on with you guys?" Chen Shijie was standing at the edge of the teleportation plaza, was stunned for a moment and put down the Star Conch in his hand.
"Didn't you just set off for Dragon Abyss Valley?"
"Hey, don't even mention it." Xia Jing waved his hand. "This morning I took the teleportation array to the True Dragon Royal City, and then flew towards Dragon Abyss Valley. But we encountered a tsunami and a huge storm not long after we started flying."
"Where did the tsunami and storm come from?" Chen Shijie was taken aback. He had been here for several years and was quite familiar with the map of Dragon Court.
"Bright Radiance Sea".
"How could that be?" Chen Shijie asked in surprise. "It's a hundred and eight thousand miles away. How could the weather there affect your trip to Dragon Abyss Valley?"
"It's true," Long Xiao said. "We found it strange at first, but after spending two hours in the royal city with Brother Xia, we received a warning from the first-grade expert 'Lin' in the Star Conch, saying that Dragon Abyss Valley was gone, submerged by the raging Bright Radiance Sea."
"Huh?" Chen Shijie listened, as if it were a fantasy.
The Agricultural Official is very sensitive to the Favorable Timing and Location, and in Old Chen's eyes, this should not be a possibility.
Bright Radiance Sea is 250,000 miles away from Dragon Abyss Valley. How big of a tsunami would it take to affect that side?
But soon he received a similar message in his Star Conch.
Many more powerful figures from the imperial court emerged from the teleportation array.
"Not only was Dragon Abyss Valley submerged, but a quarter of the Golden Desert north of the Bright Radiance Sea has also turned into ocean."
"The two territories of the Dragon Kingdom ' Gu Pang ' to the east also suffered a great calamity."
"The imperial court has issued a warning to all members, prohibiting them from exploring any of the 63 regions and 152 exploration sites that require Second Rank strength."
Xia Jing stroked his chin. "Speaking of which, could this have been caused by Brother Zhao? Bright Radiance Sea is known as the Dead Sea, how could it suddenly become violent for no reason?"
"Why guess? Just ask." Long Xiao took out the Star Conch. "Doesn't he have a clone stationed in Xila Prefecture?"
The Xila Prefecture was originally the residence of Ji Mengjun, the garrison commander of Wangcheng, and was equivalent to the embassy of the Great Zhou stationed in Dragon Court.
At this moment, Ji Si, who remained here, had her Star Conch destroyed.
Many officials sent messages to inquire about what had happened.
After finally finishing her work, Ji Si went to the secret room and looked at the figure that was "idling".
"Divine Might Marquis, this commotion is far too great," Ji Si helplessly.
Zhao Xing immediately issued a warning after escaping, Ji Si received the news in a timely manner.
However, Ji Si had no idea that the commotion Zhao Xing mentioned would be so significant.
"I didn't expect it either." Zhao Xing shook his head; he truly hadn't expected the Dragon Spirit Bamboo to be so powerful.
The moment the Dragon Spirit Bamboo was moved, he had to rush to escape.
There would be a gap in time to send a message after two thousand breaths.
He himself didn't even know how big of a commotion it was, so how could he explain it to Ji Si?
If everything is clear, why does the imperial court still need to employ Fate Officials?
"Let's all try to keep a low profile," Zhao Xing said. "In the next few years, mid-ranking officials shouldn't make unnecessary trips to the Central Dragon Court, and even Third Grade should avoid going there too often."
"Again?" Ji Si was taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening and perked up. "Oh, no problem, did you find anything?"
"Have."
How big?
"It's huge!" Zhao Xing said. "We can't say for sure what the situation is right now. We'll only be able to find out once I get back."
Zhao Xing doesn't even know which stage of the Rule Realm the Dragon Spirit Bamboo is currently at; he can only sense it by cultivating the Soldier Envoy Divine Art.
"Okay." Ji Si nodded and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute, let us know in advance when we get close to the exploration sites around the ' Pang Fire Desert ' so that everyone can evacuate," Zhao Xing said.
Because his next destination is the Pang Fire Desert.
Ji Si nodded. "Okay, I'll go and inform them."
The Pang Fire Desert is a place seemingly cursed by the gods, shrouded in endless flames year after year. The scorching heat permeates every inch of the air, making this desert a forbidden zone for life.
"Whoosh~" The enormous dragon body stepped into the desert, and Zhao Xing transformed back into human form.
What comes into view are tongues of fire flying everywhere, like the tentacles of a demon, dancing wildly in the desert sky.
The raging fire dyed the sky blood red, contrasting sharply with the golden sand, creating a scene that resembled hell.
The high temperature distorted the air, making the desert landscape appear to sway and undulate in the heatwave, like a dream.
"The Pang Fire Desert, one of the forbidden areas of the Dragon Court Ancient Land." Zhao Xing scanned the area ahead. "However, the more forbidden the area, the more..."
On the contrary, more people came; many Fu Ming craftsmen liked to come here to mine sand.
"I need to find a second plant to represent summer, so that it can be used to govern the rules of heaven and earth in the southern region when I build the temple."
Zhao Xing closed his eyes and sensed that his intuition and planned route were reversed.
"This is a characteristic of entering the Heavenly Luck Realm: acting in accordance with the natural order and avoiding dangerous places."
"Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined; sometimes this feeling doesn't have to be the basis for action."
Those top-rank experts who were executed by Ji Mengjun were driven by fate, refused the court's orders, and ended up dying instead.
"Find a reference point."
Zhao Xing's clones dispersed, searching continuously in the sky.
Giant vortexes of fire would occasionally appear out of nowhere in the sky. These vortexes resembled entrances to the Netherworld.
It emits suffocatingly high temperatures and powerful suction, instantly pulling in any object that gets close and turning it to ashes.
However, in the eyes of the Agricultural Official, these unusual celestial phenomena also follow certain patterns.
The methods for determining directions by the Agricultural Official) are diverse. Zhao Xing, drawing on his memories from his previous life and combining them with what he has learned in this life, began to explore this method using exhaustive search.
"Bang bang bang!"
Occasionally, some clones would be injured by stray rocks that shot out from the vortex of flames.
Some clones were even accidentally sucked in and destroyed by the high temperature.
"It's fucking hot."
The Pang Fire Desert is much more difficult to explore than the Bright Radiance Sea.
The Bright Radiance Sea is large, but there are no obstacles; one can fly freely without hindrance.
However, here, there are obstacles everywhere.
It took Zhao Xing six years to finally find his destination—an ancient volcano.
"The entire Pang Fire Desert was created because of this volcano."
Zhao Xing looked ahead.
The volcano soars into the clouds, its crater constantly spewing lava, like an angry beast unleashing its power upon the world.
Lava flowed down the mountainside, forming hot rivers that divided the desert into different areas.
The flickering flames in the air resembled blinking eyes.
"Receive!"
Zhao Xing put away the remaining clones, while his main body put on a colorful cloak.
The Brocade Robe is a treasure of medium quality.
Selected from the Imperial Treasury.
Emperor Jing initially allowed Zhao Xing to exchange three times, of which Zhao Xing had already used two chances, one of which was this [Brocade Robe].
It has only one function: to ward off fire.
It is precisely because it focuses on one effect that it has achieved excellence.
It can form a powerful fireproof shield.
However, its production is extremely low, and the materials used to make it have a growth cycle.
From the time of Grand Ancestor to the present, there have only been four finished products.
It takes about seven hundred years to make one.
Three of them were only low-grade treasures, while the only medium-grade one was chosen by Old Master Zhao.
"Waiting for the Great Lunar Yin Night of the Dragon Court."
"As night falls, the temperature will drop slightly."
After putting on the Brocade Robe, Zhao Xing did not act immediately, but waited until the night of the Dragon Court arrived.
The arrival of Lunar Yin signifies a change in the rules governing heaven and earth.
The entire Dragon Court Ancient Land will be shrouded in night for a month.
"The power has been reduced by about 20%, that's about right." Zhao Xing opened his eyes.
The night in the Pang Fire Desert brought no relief from the heat; even though the intensity of the heat had decreased by 20%, it remained unbearably hot.
Although the temperature in the desert had dropped slightly, it was still deadly.
If it weren't for the Ancestral Dragon Transformation, the power of the Dragon Emperor Codex, and the Brocade Robe, Zhao Xing wouldn't have dared to come here.
His clones were destroyed in many ways, proving that the flames here could even kill someone at the Heavenly Luck Realm!
"Boom~ Boom~"
At night, a series of low rumbling sounds echoed across the Pang Fire Desert —the sound of volcanic activity, like the pulse of the earth beating.
Wrapped in a cloak, Zhao Xing quickly arrived at the thermosphere of the volcano and spiraled down along the edge of the crater.
"Boom!"
Each stream of flame was over ten miles long, and the intertwined flames terrified Zhao Xing.
"Like Bright Radiance Sea, the intensity of Pang Fire Desert is also higher."
"It can't be stronger than the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, can it?"
Zhao Xing continued his search and finally found the second precious plant south of the crater.
"The Li Fire Divine Lotus!"
The summer season is predominantly due south. The second precious plant Zhao Xing prepared for the Four Seasons Dojo was the Li Fire Divine Lotus, which "was indeed much larger than expected!"
A hint of greed flashed in Zhao Xing's eyes.
The flowers of the Li Fire Divine Lotus are large and magnificent, with layers upon layers of petals, each petal resembling a burning flame, displaying a vibrant red, orange, or golden yellow hue.
The three colors represent the temperature of the flame.
The edges of the petals shimmered with an eerie light, and flames flickered within them.
Even inside the volcano, the radiance of the Li Fire Divine Lotus could not be concealed.
When the diameter of the Li Fire Divine Lotus flower reaches three thousand meters!
Its lotus leaves are broad and thick, with a rounded shape, as if carved from jade.
The deep, dark green lotus leaves have faint flame patterns on their surface. These patterns spread through the leaves like blood vessels, as if constantly supplying them with mysterious energy.
The edges of the lotus leaves curve slightly upward, forming a graceful arc, allowing them to float steadily on the lava surface.
"Pure Yuan Projection!"
Zhao Xing carefully used the Pure Yuan Projection to erode into the lava lake.
The roots of the Li Fire Divine Lotus are thick and tough, with a dark red or reddish-brown color, as if they have been burned by flames for a long time. The roots are covered with fine lines and are deeply rooted in the interior of the volcano.
Absorbing the energy of the entire volcano, Zhao Xing suspected that the eruption was caused by the Li Fire Divine Lotus.
"If I move away, Pang Yuan Volcano will definitely erupt."
"The desert here is unsuitable for planting Kontong Tree, and even using the ' Ruler of the Horizon would be difficult. Taking it away would be impossible."
"It's much harder than the Dragon Spirit Bamboo," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
The South Bright Li Fire is a supreme essence; if it were to erupt, it could completely burn itself to ashes.
"The plants that can survive in the Pang Fire Desert must be at least level eight, and they must be fire-type plants."
"The shortest escape route would require a thousand trees as my starting point."
What Zhao Xing had originally prepared was only Seventh Order [Nanhua Fire Shining Tree], which is now far from sufficient.
"Now, if I want the Seventh Order Nanhua Fire Shining Tree to break through to the eighth tier, I will need to use a large amount of spiritual liquid."
"That's too wasteful. Let's activate the backup plan."
What's a backup plan? It's calling in reinforcements, of course!
Guting Royal City, Xila Prefecture.
Zhao Xing found Ji Si: "Lord Ji, please contact the first and second-rank Agricultural Official who have entered the Dragon Court Ancient Land. Send a message to them all, regardless of their faction."
"All?"
"All."
Ji Si said with difficulty, "Even with a suitable reason, mobilizing so many Agricultural Official would probably be difficult to achieve..."
For decades, the three factions have been vying for the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture!
Now, seventy years into the Eternal Governance Era, the candidates from various factions have reached the seventh round of competition.
Although it was a competition, the relationship between the three factions also became heated during these rounds of dojo battles.
Ji Si could easily summon these powerful Agricultural Official individually, but how about gathering them all together to do something together?
Difficult, difficult, difficult!
Zhao Xing smiled and said, "Lord Ji, just issue this order and say that I, Zhao Xing, have something to do and ask them to wait on the outskirts of Pang Fire Desert."
"If it were any other profession, I might not be so confident, but if it's the Agricultural Official —I believe everyone will come."
"Alright." Ji Si nodded. Since Zhao Xing had said so, what else could he say?
"I'll send it right away."
Zhao Xing initiated a map-wide gank, which quickly proved effective.
In the Guting Royal City, the Xila Prefecture quickly gathered forty-two Agriculture Official.
Among them, there are 24 agricultural officials from the Heavenly Timing faction, 12 agricultural officials from the Earthly Advantage faction, and only 6 agricultural officials from the Original Self faction, who are at the first-grade Life Palace level.
Two of them were from the Shangluo Academy: Chu Qianqiu from the Soldier Envoy Institute and Zhuang Danian, the Dean of Divine Wood Institute.
Since Liu Tianning was the only one left to compete in the arena at the Shangluo Academy, the danger in Dragon Court Ancient Land was greatly reduced after Old Master Zhao joined the fray.
The Shangluo Academy naturally sent people in as well.
The Dragon Emperor is from our Shangluo Academy, how can we not come in and support him?
After Old Liu became the dean, the two of them also inherited some of the branch's traditions and broke through to the Fate Palace Realm.
Zhuang Danian was only at the early stage of the Life Palace, while Chu Qianqiu was more powerful, having already reached the middle stage.
One of the first-rank Agricultural Official in the Time Faction was named Jiao Anwang. He wasn't officially a prince; that was just his name.
One of them was named Min Qing. Although she was a woman, she exuded a heroic spirit. She was not old and was a second-generation powerhouse like Wang Tianzhi and Ling Tianchen.
Two of the top-ranking members of the Earthly Advantage Faction were named Xiao Zhe, one of the Thirteen Sages, who was in charge of the Earth Piercing Divine Boat. He had a connection with Zhao Xing, as it was he who dispatched the Divine Ship to transport the heavy weapon, the Ten Thousand Layer Mountain, to the Liang King's fiefdom to kill people.
Another one is called Taishu Hun, the new director of Kunyuan Institute.
He was also one of the candidates, but he withdrew from the competition after six rounds, indicating that he would no longer compete for the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture.
When the three Agricultural Official gathered at the Xila Prefecture, the atmosphere immediately became tense.
"Snort!"
The two Jiao Anwang from the Time Faction saw Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian from the Shangluo Academy sitting in the first seat on the lower left of the main hall.
The person in second place immediately let out a cold snort.
"Since when have scoundrels dared to occupy the top guest seat?"
"They really have no self-awareness!"
Yin and Yang! Yin and Yang as they are, without any concealment!
"Jiao Anwang, what are you being sarcastic about?" Zhuang Danian slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
"Isn't that so?" Jiao Anwang retorted sharply, "What kind of strength do you have that dares to sit in front of me?"
"What are you so arrogant about?" Zhuang Danian sneered. "Weren't all those deans of your Mystic Heaven Academy beaten down by Dean Liu?"
"Liu Tianning is Liu Tianning, but what does that have to do with you?" Jiao Anwang's body crackled with lightning. "You think you can spar with me? Don't worry, I absolutely won't hurt you. Stand up if you dare!"
Chu Qianqiu frowned and was about to stand up. Zhuang Danian's fighting ability was not strong. If it really came down to a fight, it would be better to rely on him, the dean of the Soldier Envoy Institute.
Jiao Anwang's Zhuang Danian was actually always watching Chu Qianqiu.
They both know their limits and won't fight to the death, but it's still necessary to cut and argue about who goes first.
"Please calm down, everyone—" Ji Si opened her mouth, but a gust of wind stopped her from speaking.
Que Qing looked at Ji Si with a smile, his meaning quite clear.
You lowly Fate Officials, you have no right to speak!
People aren't doing this task because of you, so why should you interfere with their combat skills?
Ji Si looked to her right helplessly.
Xiao Zhe and Taishu, who were from the Earthly Advantage Faction, remained calm and pretended not to see anything.
They also harbored some hostility towards Chu Qianqiu, Zhuang Danian, Jiao Anwang, Kan Qing, but they were still able to maintain a semblance of decorum.
It's good enough that no one is stirring things up, so who would bother to break up a fight?
Just watch the show!
A struggle seemed inevitable.
Just then, a voice came from outside the main hall.
"Zhao Xing greets all the seniors and thanks you all for your support."
The sound, like a spring breeze, blew into everyone's hearts and raised the temperature inside the hall considerably.
Everyone stood up, and Chu Qianqiu and Jiao Anwang also restrained their auras, ceasing their previous fighting.
Since Zhao Xing is here, it must be important business!
The sound arrived first, followed by a figure passing through the outer steps.
"My Spirit Mountain has arrived!"
"Zhao Xing, what do you want?"
"Vice Dean Zhao."
"It's Chen'an."
"Hahaha, the Dragon Emperor is here."
The Second Rank Agricultural Official from various factions waiting outside all greeted Zhao Xing warmly.
Zhao Xing was dismissed from his Official Rank by Emperor Jing, but he still held the honorary title of vice dean in all three schools, the substantive position of Classics Scholar, and the powerful vice dean of the Shangluo Academy.
Everyone just called Zhao Xing according to their own habits.
As Zhao Xing walked over, a group of Second Rank greeted him warmly, some even bowing with their hands clasped in greeting.
Without a doubt, this is someone from the Kunyuan Academy.
Zhao Xing returned the greeting warmly.
Ji Si watched from a distance, somewhat lost in thought.
Is this harmonious scene of the three Agricultural Official really not an illusion?
"Wow, that's quite a big deal—" Ji Si thought to herself.
Even if Li Boqian were here, people might go through the motions, but it would be impossible for them to be this friendly.
Ji Si only knew that Zhao Xing had written Jinglun for the Time Faction and was inheriting Li Boqian's unique skills, but she did not know that he also sent a batch of true dragon essence blood to the Transformation Faction every twenty years.
The latter is the most cost-effective!
As for the Kunyuan Academy and Shangluo Academy, there's no need to elaborate.
"There's probably only one person in the whole world who can do this much," Ji Si thought to herself.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Xing stepped into the main hall, everyone fell silent.
Although Zhao Xing was only at the Second-Rank Heavenly Fate Realm, everyone knew that this young man would surpass them in the future, not to mention his great contributions to the three sects.
Zhao Xing stood in the middle of the three factions and did not ask everyone to sit down, thus avoiding any debate about seniority.
"Esteemed seniors, the reason I invited you all here is because I have encountered some trouble."
"I have discovered a treasure in a secret place that will benefit the Agricultural Official. It is easy to take it, but difficult to retreat."
Zhao Xing explained his troubles and bowed to the four directions.
"Please lend me a hand, seniors."
Xiao Zhe and Taishu immediately declared, "If the Holy Son speaks, we will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian followed closely behind. "We're here to resolve this trouble."
Que Qing also smiled and said, "I wonder what trouble you've encountered Chen'an? Is this many people enough?"
"It's not enough for Ji Si to contact the Fate Officials outside," Jiao Anwang said domineeringly. "Use the reserve slots as well. It wouldn't be a problem to transfer another hundred or two hundred strong people from the Mystic Heaven Academy."
Zhao Xing stated his requirements, first looking at Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Danian: "I need a thousand eighth-tier fire-element plants, arranged along my route in the Pang Fire Desert, to facilitate my [Divine Wood Leap]."
Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Dawen whispered to each other for a moment, then nodded. "No problem."
Zhao Xing then looked at Xiao Zhe and Taishu: "I need to use the Earth Piercing Divine Boat to transport people there as quickly as possible, and also change Earthly Advantage Institute environment at the planting site so that the eighth-order fire-element plants of the Shangluo Academy can be successfully transplanted and survive."
Xiao Zhe and Tai Shu nodded. "No problem."
Zhao Xing then looked at Jiao Anwang and Kan Qing: "I need you two to take people to the planting and transplanting site and demarcate an area for the same reason as before: to maximize the survival time."
"How long will it take?" Jiao Anwang asked.
"It must survive for at least six years."
Transplanting the Li Fire Divine Lotus will definitely take more time than transplanting the Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
If it were just a fiery desert, it wouldn't be a big problem. The main issue is the fiery vortexes that can form at any time, which will affect survival.
"No problem." Jiao Anwang waved his hand. "As long as the Chu and Zhuang families live up to expectations and don't produce any worthless trash, I'll guarantee their lives and the lives of their trees."
"You—" Zhuang Danian was so angry that he glared and puffed out his beard, but Chu Qianqiu stopped him. He was still more composed.
Zhao Xing said with a serious expression:
"Seniors, the retreat route absolutely cannot go wrong, or I'll be dead."
"Everyone must evacuate before I give you this notice, otherwise your lives will be in danger!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed. Even Jiao Anwang lost his confident demeanor and dared not say anything more about guaranteeing his survival.
"Okay, we will definitely pass on the request."
"Make sure this matter is completed successfully!"
"Don't worry, Chen'an."
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you all." Zhao Xing bowed to the people around him.
From that day on, the forty-two high-level experts began to coordinate their actions.
When faced with matters of principle, personal grievances can be set aside, and everyone can distinguish between what is important and what is not.
The strong are very efficient.
The group quickly arrived at the Pang Fire Desert and began their journey according to Zhao Xing's Predetermined route.
The main goal is to transplant individual eighth-order plants and ensure their survival in the desert, while also ensuring their survival without supervision.
Because they will retreat a month in advance, ensuring the survival of these plants in an extreme environment is no easy task.
Five years later, Zhao Xing, who had planned countless times, finally made all the necessary preparations.
"Receive!"
He severed the roots of the Li Fire Divine Lotus, drawing magma and a large amount of fire-elemental spiritual energy into the Pure Yuan Space.
"Boom!"
Like the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, it triggers a self-protection mechanism.
The moment the Li Fire Divine Lotus was absorbed, it burst forth with golden-red light.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom~"
The Pang Yuan Volcano suddenly erupted, and the South Bright Li Fire rose like a mushroom cloud, spewing outwards.
Zhao Xing's figure also disappeared at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, they appeared under an eighth-tier fire tree.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
One by one, the trees withered, and he used the [Divine Wood Leap] to the Blazing Fire Academy quickly.
The surging heatwave seemed poised to incinerate everything.
Zhao Xing dared not delay for even a moment.
Finally, after a thousand breaths, he left the Pang Yuan Desert.
"They're out."
Zhao Xing looked back and saw that the sky behind him was completely red.
"Walk!"
Zhao Xing instantly transformed into a roc and swiftly left the place.
For cultivators who practice fire-attribute techniques, the Li Fire Divine Lotus is a coveted treasure.
It is also a treasure that can be used for both military and medical purposes.
Regarding medicinal value: Cultivators can rapidly enhance their fire attribute power by absorbing the fire-attribute spiritual energy emitted by the Li Fire Divine Lotus, or by directly consuming the petals and seeds of the Li Fire Divine Lotus.
The power of the Li Fire Divine Lotus pure and strong, capable of helping cultivators break through cultivation bottlenecks, improve their realm, and may even enable them to comprehend more profound fire-attribute techniques.
In the field of alchemy, the Li Fire Divine Lotus is also an extremely precious material. Pills refined using the Li Fire Divine Lotus...
It has powerful medicinal effects, such as enhancing the practitioner's physique, repairing damaged meridians, and improving the practitioner's vitality.
In terms of troop attributes, the Li Fire Divine Lotus possesses three talents.
Fire-Repelling Guardian:
The lotus leaves of the Li Fire Divine Lotus possess powerful fire resistance, so much so that even the South Bright Li Fire cannot burn them, making it arguably the pinnacle of fire-resistant properties.
Nine Leaves Li Fire:
Each of the nine petals of the Divine Lotus can unleash the South Bright Li Fire; when all nine petals move together, it forms the [South Bright Li Fire Domain].
Lotus Root Reshaping:
The entire divine lotus can recreate a volcano. Its roots, also known as lotus rhizomes, are excellent materials for Straw Man Art. Even without using Straw Man Art, it can preserve the Fate Soul for a very long time.
"The Li Fire Divine Lotus is good at both offense and defense, and can also be used as material for creating clones. When I reach the Rule Realm, it will be difficult to create clones that are also at the Rule Realm, but the Li Fire Divine Lotus happens to be the material."
Zhao Xing sat cross-legged on the ground, a slight smile on his face.
Like the Dragon Spirit Bamboo, the Li Fire Divine Lotus's automatic protection mechanism also started acting up after entering the Pure Origin Soil.
However, just like last time, it became docile after being struck by the tender shoots of the Cloud-Soaring Vine and emitted a purplish-black light.
"We've acquired the treasures for spring and summer; it's time to head out." Zhao Xing opened his eyes.
It is now the seventy-sixth year of the Eternal Governance Era. There is not enough time, and the remaining treasures in the Dragon Court can only be explored on the next visit.
Acquiring two wild, rare plants in just sixteen years is already extremely efficient.
Other Agricultural Official might not be able to inherit a single precious plant even after a lifetime of hard work, let alone Zhao Xing's, which are all top-quality.
In this category, there are no better precious Plant Soldier for spring and summer.
The other divine trees in Dragon Court during spring and summer are planted later than the Li Fire Divine Lotus and Dragon Spirit Bamboo.
Another year passed, Zhao Xing collected some common treasure-level materials, such as Dragon Crystal Marrow, before leaving the Dragon Court Ancient Land ahead of schedule.
"Shang Tang Token!"
Zhao Xing summoned the Ancient Yin Warship to guide him out.
He left the underworld once again, choosing not to return to Tianyong Province.
Instead, it came directly from the East Sea.
The reason he stopped here was because Zhao Xing sensed that the Millennial Climate Shift, divined long ago, was about to occur.
Zhao Xing's figure appeared in an unfamiliar sea area of the East Sea, and then flew towards his destination.
"The three mountains that were divined using the tortoise shell of the ten-thousand- Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Turtle since the twenty-something years of the Jingxin Calendar were initially discovered to be a stronghold of the Profound Heaven Sect, but it never appeared in the world for a long time. Unexpectedly, the error was more than a hundred years."
"The art of divination is indeed not 100% reliable."
Zhao Xing to the target sea area, and through the seawater, he quickly saw the three mountain peaks.
At this moment, the three mountain peaks are gradually rising. Originally, they were in the sea a thousand meters below, but now part of the mountain peaks have emerged, forming small islands.
"Every moment is growing, Changes of Heaven and Earth are gathering momentum." Zhao Xing looked around at the world.
Through his perception of celestial fortune, he could sense that the world within a thousand miles was accumulating some kind of energy.
"The Millennial Climate Shift are extensive and diverse in type."
"Firstly, it can perfect the Ancestral Dragon Transformation, and secondly, it can allow many plants to undergo metamorphosis."
"I don't care if all the Seventh Order plants die; if even one mutated one emerges, it'll be a huge win!"
Millennial Climate Shift is rare, occurring only once every thousand years. How difficult it is to wait for such a phenomenon!
It is the Ten Thousand Transformations Grotto Heaven, where the weather changes are controllable, but a thousand-year-old level grotto-heaven would not appear until the reign of Wu Emperor.
"At this rate, it will happen in a month at most." Zhao Xing dispatched his clones to begin sealing off this area of the sea.
Half a month later, the three mountains had already emerged at a height of 1,000 meters and were still growing.
"It's like the Spiritual Mountain Law." Zhao Xing observed, seemingly enlightened.
Humans nurture mountains, and nature naturally nurtures mountains in return.
The two have something in common: Zhao Xing's observation of the growth of the three mountains was also of great benefit to breaking through to the Fate Palace Realm.
He cultivated his Heavenly Luck Realm using the Mountain Art, and there were few things that could move him anymore.
Ten more days passed, and only five days remained until the time for the climate change to occur.
At this time, the sea surface still looked calm, but the three mountains were already three thousand meters high.
"Why do I feel like these three mountains have been nurtured by humans?" Zhao Xing felt increasingly strange as he looked at them.
It would be plausible to say that it was raised by the Blood Spirit Venerable of the Profound Heaven Sect.
Because the Profound Heaven Sect was actually a split from the ancient Profound Heaven Divine Sect.
Another group joined the Great Zhou and became members of the Mystic Heaven Academy after leaving the mainland.
According to the female Agricultural Official who assassinated her in Bright Moon Prefecture, the Agricultural Official of the Shangluo Academy in ancient times was a slave to farming. So, the Earthly Advantage Faction must have been similar in their eyes.
It's normal for members of the Profound Heaven Sect to know Mountain Art.
"But what realm Blood Spirit Venerable at? He should only be at the Third Grade, or at most the Second Rank, right? How could he artificially create these three mountains poised to erupt and trigger Millennial Climate Shift?"
Zhao Xing felt very strange, and had a vague sense of crisis.
As time went on, only the third to last day remained for the weather change.
A strange feeling, a faint sense of crisis, lingered in my mind, growing stronger with each passing moment.
"Is someone spying on me?" Zhao Xing suddenly shuddered and abruptly looked up at a certain spot.
"You, a mere Heavenly Luck Realm, actually have some skills." A clear, ethereal voice came from all directions.
"What?!" Zhao Xing was immediately startled. "There really is someone?"
Just then, petals drifted past Zhao Xing's eyes, and more and more petals appeared, as if a rain of petals was falling from the sky.
A woman with flowing robes, dressed in seven-colored celestial garments, descended from the sky, stepping on a path strewn with flower petals.
"What? It's her! How did her power emerge so early?!" Zhao Xing was shocked when he saw the woman appear.
"Who are you? Judging from your expression, it seems like you know me?" The mysterious girl, carrying a basket, looked Zhao Xing up and down.