Cultivation Results After Two and a Half Years, the First to Clear the Trial!

The cold wind howled, and the waves surged.

Towering waves crashed against the iceberg, and on the distant crest of a wave stood a swordsman, clad in a long white robe, his posture as upright as a pine tree. On the iceberg, a burly martial artist with muscles like steel— Chunyu Yan —raised his head and gazed at the waves.

Amidst the roar of the waves, a clear, cold voice rang out.

"Azure Sun Sword Sect's ' Yi Feng ' requests guidance from Martial Heaven Marquis."

Yi Feng's long hair fluttered in the wind, his eyes revealing a sharp light. He gripped a gleaming sword tightly in his hand, the mysterious patterns on its blade resonating with the waves. His domain was condensed within the three-foot-long blade; the sword energy was his domain.

"Late-stage Life Palace, sixth-level Domain, and you dare to attempt this challenge?" Martial Heaven Marquis Chunyu Yan of Tianwu rose from his kneeling position. "How do you compare to my defeated opponent, ' Xiao Jian ' of the Heaven Sword Sect?" Yi Feng laughed loudly, "I regard Xiao Jian as nothing more than a clay chicken or a dog!"

Chunyu Yan said calmly, "You certainly have a big mouth."

He jumped off the glacier, falling into the sea like a meteorite.

The towering waves were suddenly crushed, leaving only calm and still ground, as if it had become flat land.

Chunyu Yan strode forward with steady steps, his fists clenched, a faint light shimmering on them. Each step he took caused the sea to tremble slightly. Their eyes met, and a tense atmosphere seemed to fill the air.

Chunyu Yan walked faster and faster, and soon he was running. As he ran on the sea, the Wave Mountain in front of him seemed to collapse and keep falling.

Yi Feng swing of his sword, he pierced through the waves, his sharp sword energy covering a thousand meters before instantly aiming for Martial Heaven Marquis's throat. "Clang!" The sword tip ultimately struck Martial Heaven Marquis's chest, the sword emitting a metallic clang before bending sharply.

A divine sword of the highest caliber couldn't even penetrate the physical body of Martial Heaven Marquis was merely dressed in simple cloth. "Whoosh!"

"Hiss!"

Yi Feng drew his sword from a thousand meters away, yet the tip appeared right in front of Martial Heaven Marquis, as if an invisible person were wielding the sword, engaging Chunyu Yan in close combat. He unleashed over a dozen consecutive thrusts, the most effective of which only slightly slowed Martial Heaven Marquis's running speed.

"A Qi Sect Great Accomplishment of Martial Body is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Yi Feng immediately switched swords, drawing a second sword from his belt as if he had pulled out a Solar Yang. "Azure Sun Sword?" Chunyu Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stopped in his tracks.

The Azure Sun Sword is a top-grade treasure, far superior to the previous sword. Seeing Chunyu Yan stop, Yi Feng's confidence soared.

Martial Heaven Marquis has been guarding this sea eye for a month, and eighteen sect masters have already fallen to him. Only by defeating Chunyu Yan can one gain the right to explore.

"Soul Extinguishing Style!"

Yi Feng brandished his sword once more, the tip tracing a mysterious trajectory before suddenly appearing three meters away from Chunyu Yan. Like a blazing sun descending, it crashed into Chunyu Yan.

"Boom!"

Chunyu Yan blocked with his right hand, shifting his body more than ten meters to the side. His calves were already submerged in the seawater, but he still managed to block the sword.

"Such a powerful martial physique. It has probably been trained to the point of unity between the soul and the body, where the physical body and soul are completely integrated, and the body itself is an indestructible entity."

For martial artists with powerful physical bodies, their Fate Soul is usually a weakness. Yi Feng used the Soul Extinction Sword to attack Chunyu Yan's Fate Soul, but under the observation of the Heavenly Eye, the opponent's Fate Soul was not visible at all.

In other words, it is difficult to shake.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, this sword strike would allow one to see the opponent's Fate Soul swaying within their physical body.

"With such formidable strength, yet only a Martial Marquis, it seems he rarely handles military and political affairs, focusing instead on cultivation," Yi Feng thought to himself. Some powerful individuals are simply not adept at handling administrative matters, yet possess immense individual strength. Official Rank doesn't necessarily reflect true ability.

"Boom!"

Chunyu Yan charged towards Yi Feng like lightning, his right fist lashing out with a powerful force that shot towards Yi Feng like a cannonball. Wherever the force passed, the air was compressed and exploded.

Yi Feng's eyes narrowed, and with a light flick of his sword, a sharp sword aura shot out, colliding with the fist's force in mid-air. With a deafening boom, a powerful energy surge spread outwards, instantly shattering the surrounding glaciers. Chunyu Yan remained unfazed, throwing another punch, a barrage of fist shadows raining down on Yi Feng like a storm.

Yi Feng, constantly wielding the Azure Sun Sword in his hand. Streams of sword energy intertwined to form an impenetrable sword net, blocking each and every fist shadow.

He maintained a certain distance from Martial Heaven Marquis at all times, but this distance gradually closed during the battle. The key to the duel between the sword cultivator and the Qi Sect lies in distance.

The Qi Sect's Qi and Blood Domain is very small, with a maximum range not exceeding ten meters.

Once affected by Martial Heaven Marquis's blood energy domain, Yi Feng will undoubtedly be defeated once he gets close.

The battle grew increasingly fierce. Chunyu Yan's fist techniques were incredibly powerful, each punch containing immense force; his small body unleashed a power capable of shattering a hundred-meter-long layer of ice. Yi Feng's Azure Sun Sword was exquisite, his swordplay flowing like Cloudcalling, sometimes as sharp as lightning, sometimes as graceful as a gentle breeze.

Always maintain a safe distance. When closing to within 500 meters—

"Mountain Fist!" Chunyu Yan roared, concentrating all his power into his right fist, unleashing a massive fist shadow like a small mountain crashing down on Yi Feng. "You're not Qi Sect— " Yi Feng's eyes flashed with shock upon seeing this.

He wielded the Yang Sword with incredible speed and precision. "Sun Illuminates Profound Yellow!"

A dazzling sword light shot into the sky. "Break!"

Yi Feng roared, and a dazzling sword light slashed towards the fist shadow like lightning. "Boom!"

Another deafening roar erupted, the powerful energy surge causing the entire ocean to tremble. Waves surged dozens of meters high, Dark Clouds filled the sky, and lightning flashed and thunder roared. As everything gradually calmed down, Yi Feng and Chunyu Yan were only a hundred meters apart.

The light from the Yang Sword in Yi Feng's hand vanished rapidly, plunging into the sea, because a metal arm was embedded in his chest, crushing his heart. "You, you're actually Mech Martial Practitioner... a heretic!"

Yi Feng managed to utter these words before his body shattered into pieces. Chunyu Yan, now only possessing his left hand, waved, and his right hand flew back. "I never said I was Qi Sect; that's what you all thought." "The imperial court set this rule so you would come here to die."

"You're not bad, you forced me to use the [Jin You Mechanical Bones]." Chunyu Yan retrieved the Azure Sun Sword that had fallen into the sea and tossed it in his hand. With just a couple of tosses, the weapon spirit within the Azure Sun Sect Divine Sword was shattered.

"Perfect timing. Jin You Mechanical Bones have been through so many battles and are already showing signs of damage. We can use the Azure Sun Sword as a sword bone." "I wonder how much weight the Fu Ming Furnace can produce."

Just then, Chunyu Yan suddenly glared angrily in a certain direction. "Where did this scoundrel come from?!" Boom!

A burst of red blood energy erupted from beneath his feet, Chunyu Yan rushed toward the iceberg. However, the shadow arrived too quickly, and it only activated itself the moment Yi Feng died and Chunyu Yan reached for the Azure Sun Sect Divine Sword.

"Thump~"

The dark figure plunged into the sea eye in an instant; Chunyu Yan was ultimately a step too slow. "Damn it!! Thief! Petty thief!"

Chunyu Yan flew into a rage, and the iceberg beneath his feet exploded.

He had guarded the area for over a month without a single failure, and nineteen powerful individuals had fallen at his hands. Yet today, some unknown thief had slipped in. "Reporting to Rahu King, an unidentified person has sneaked into the seventy-eighth glacial sea eye..."

Inside the Ruler Palace.

Zhao Xing's Soul Fragment looked at the furious Chunyu Yan in the Earth Realm and finally understood the general situation.

"Three months have passed, and the Four Great Royal Courts of the Southern Barbarians, along with the Sect Realm and the Eastern Barbarians, have joined forces to form a powerful alliance that can rival the Great Zhou." "However, it is difficult for either side to gain an absolute advantage."

"The Great Zhou could not completely drive away these lurking wolves, and the Extraterritorial Alliance could not break through the Great Zhou's important defenses, let alone secure a stable entrance."

"The area that the Great Zhou needs to defend is too large, and it is difficult to defend it all. It is better to guide than to block. Let's set a rule that Outside Forces that want to enter the ruins can only do so through those sea eyes." "In this way, we can target and kill the experts in the Extraterritorial Alliance."

"Of course, there were casualties on both sides."

"If this pattern continues, it's a matter of who can't hold on any longer."

The Great Zhou needs to send many powerful individuals in to explore, but the number of powerful individuals guarding the outside is not enough.

In this way, whether some of the powerful members of the Extraterritorial Alliance die or some enter, it can alleviate the pressure on the ground battlefield.

Without the Purple Light Divine Token, most people only have one chance.

Zhao Xing then understood why there were so many people in the square. "So they were let in on purpose."

"This also allows us to clearly see which new generation of geniuses and powerhouses exist among the Outside Forces."

However, this also carries risks, as there's a certain probability that Outside Forces might obtain the inheritance of Qing Yuzi and the other two. "They're all gambling with the fate of the nation."

The geniuses and experts sent in by the Extraterritorial Alliance first had to pass the test of the Great Zhou. Secondly, if they did not gain anything from their comprehension and were moved out of the barrier, they would most likely be killed by the Great Zhou's patrolling personnel.

The Extraterritorial Alliance is gambling; if even one person obtains the inheritance, there's a great chance of escaping the encirclement beneath the glacier! It's a "breeding poison" style of deployment; even if 99 die, if just one person gets the inheritance, it's considered a win!

The Extraterritorial Alliance is gambling, and so is the Great Zhou.

If the people of Great Zhou can obtain the inheritance first, this wave will greatly weaken the enemy's high-end combat power. Compared to Emperor Jing's low-level training of troops on the Pacifying Barbarians Battlefield, the effect will be much greater.

Cultivating high-caliber individuals is much more difficult.

"What were the results?" Zhao Xing looked up at Liu Tianning. "Currently, all the strong individuals in the Great Zhou are stuck on the first level of the test."

"Through the calculations of the Fate Officials, it can be roughly determined that the opposing forces are also facing the First Stage test."

"However, it has been concluded that there are three types of inheritance trials. The inheritance trials encountered by practitioners of different professions are different."

Liu Tianning picked up the dossier. "For example, Divine Luo King and Chen Ju, they encountered the ' Pu Ta ' inheritance test. Although the First Stage was similar, involving creating a method to overcome the obstacle, the methods they cultivated and the Dao they comprehended were different."

Zhao Xing nodded.

Qing Yuzi, Su Xianzi, Pu Ta: one Agricultural Official, one Soul Master, and one is Mechanism Master.

The challenges differ slightly, but in the First Stage, they all require creating new methods, formations, or Soul Secret Technique. The common thread is that they are all extremely difficult!

So far, more than three months have passed, and none of the three paths of inheritance have passed the First Stage.

The advantage of the Great Zhou lies in the ' Purple Light Divine Token,' which allows them to try repeatedly even if they fail the first time.

The Outside Forces, once the time limit is up, will forget about it and are easily intercepted and killed by the people of the Great Zhou after being moved out. "With such great difficulty, I don't know how you obtained a part of the treasure." Liu Tianning looked at Zhao Xing.

Only by truly exploring the ruins and summarizing more and more information can we realize the magnitude of Zhao Xing's gains! What's stored elsewhere are at most treasures, which are certainly challenging, but much less so.

Most of them are the disciples that Qing Yuzi and the other two took in during the Yu Dynasty, and these are the inheritance tests left behind by the disciples.

The weaker disciples, relatively speaking, didn't leave behind as many or as many powerful treasures, so their trials were naturally less severe. The Great Zhou had already amassed a batch of treasures, but the Three Gods Temple presented an unimaginable challenge!

"The old spells are no match for that barrier." "We must create new spells based on our understanding."

"On the lineage of Qing Yuzi, someone has already created a new, top-tier, perfect method. Even with the Domain Seventh Rank, it is impossible to pass the First Stage," Ji Si explained.

The level of the Dao can amplify the power of a technique. Domain Seventh Rank can amplify a top-tier, perfect technique, making it powerful enough to dominate the Profound Yellow World. Yet, they couldn't pass the First Stage. The difficulty completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Given such great difficulty, it is truly remarkable that the Duke Zhao has obtained so many rare and precious treasures." Ji Si looked at Zhao Xing.

"As I was walking through the corridor, Qing Yuzi's Establish Dao Dharma Body suddenly appeared, then rattled off a bunch of things and gave me some treasures. Lord Ji, could you please tell me why this happened?"

The old method: ignore others and let them fill in the blanks.

Zhao Xing wasn't lying; everything he said was true.

"Perhaps Qing Yuzi saw that you have good talent?" Liu Tianning pondered. "It doesn't matter anymore. Who knows what kind of personality the visitor from outer space has? In any case, you have gained benefits, and your chances of obtaining the inheritance are still very high."

Seeing this, Ji Si did not ask any further questions.

How Zhao Xing obtained these things is not important; what matters is that he was able to present them to the heads of the Six Ministries and to Ji Che.

The Sun Moon Palace was given to the Ministry of the Works Department for research, while Liu Tianning was studying it in the Grand View Realm. Zhao Xing himself used the Tian Qi Soul Tool, but Zhao Xing also contributed a lot of precious pills and spiritual liquids.

Given Zhao Xing's position, there's no need for him to explain himself to others. The trust of Ji Che, Liu Tianning, and King Luo Hou is enough. Trust in Zhao Xing means a few words can suffice; distrust renders any reasonable explanation useless.

Ji Si asked this purely out of professional habit, "How's your understanding going?"

"It's alright," Zhao Xing said.

He's only at Domain Level 3 now, and the strongest is only at Domain Level 4, so he can only be described as mediocre. People like Wang Tianzhi and Ling Tianchen have already reached Domain Seventh Rank.

At the level of Tao, there are many who are stronger than Zhao Xing; at the level of Law, Wang and Ling have long since mastered the Ultimate Law.

"The First Stage hurdle is very difficult, but you have a chance to catch up and overtake others by using the Tian Qi Soul Tool Weapon," Liu Tianning said with a smile. "Since the visitors from outer space value you, you might be able to obtain Qing Yuzi's inheritance."

"Thank you for your kind words, teacher." Zhao Xing smiled; he also felt hopeful.

After all, he had already reached the fourth level of the Domain in just three months. With the help of his Ascension Soul Tool, he still had a great chance of catching up with the top experts. It all depended on how high the threshold for passing this First Stage was.

"Domain Seventh Rank, the perfected top-level Law, cannot pass through. I really don't know how difficult it is." Ultimate Law are not so easy to create, otherwise there would be a lot of Ultimate Law by now.

Only three months have passed, and even with insights from the murals inside the ruins, it would be difficult to create something similar in a short time.

Even after creating the Ultimate Law, it may take several more steps to continuously increase its Ultimate Law before it can possibly break through the First Stage. One can imagine how difficult that is.

"However, Wang Tianzhi and Ling Tianchen are probably very close as well."

"Li Boqian created Yuan Seal after he came out, and Yuan Seal is a sealing spell, not an offensive spell."

"Domain Seventh Rank Dao and a third-order Ultimate Law should be more than enough," Zhao Xing's Soul Fragment thought as it returned to the underground ruins. The level of Dao could amplify the power of the law, so Qing Yuzi couldn't have set it up too outrageously.

In this era, the Vitality Tide has begun to appear, and spiritual energy has begun to slowly recover from outside the Profound Yellow World. The rules of heaven and earth are not as unbreakable as before, which is why the Fate Palace Realm, which comprehends the domain of rules, has appeared on a large scale.

The settings are too outrageous; probably no one can pass them.

"Celestial Venerable Zhao!" As his divided soul drifted back underground, Zhao Xing heard the Mist Walker's call again. "Celestial Venerable Zhao, please wait." "Why don't you just call me God?" Zhao Xing was speechless. Why did this person always give him sect-specific nicknames?

"Divine Venerable is the title of the sect leader, but if Celestial Venerable Zhao is willing to come to the Xuanmen and acknowledge his ancestors, it's not impossible," the Mist Walker said with a smile.

"I have also read the Celestial Venerable's ' Great Circuit Treatise the Three Yin, Three Yang, and Six Qi,' as well as the ' Collected Commentaries on the Two Classics ' and the ' Object Law Treatise.' If the Celestial Venerable comes, I will definitely support the Celestial Venerable Zhao to take the throne. Even killing the current sect leader is not out of the question."

The Mist Walker's old face was all smiles, like a chrysanthemum, as he uttered these outrageous words.

Zhao Xing ignored the rambling fellow, only wanting to get some information out of him: "You have a high status in the Xuanmen?" "So-so, just occupying the Three Mountains and Five Lakes." Mist Walker chuckled.

Zhao Xing nodded slightly. This person, within the Divine Sect, was equivalent to the dean of the Great Zhou branch, a position similar to Ling Tianchen's. And the Mist Walker's power was definitely much greater than Ling Tianchen's.

Because Ling Tianchen cannot arbitrarily execute people from the Mystic Heaven Academy, but the Mist Walker, within the sect's system, have the power of life and death. "Do you know who the Blood Spirit Venerable is? Is he alive or dead?" Zhao Xing's heart stirred, thinking of his old rival.

He had always been puzzled by the Blood Spirit Venerable's strength.

The Blood Spirit Venerable Blood Spirit Venerable handled major events like blowing up the Grotto-Heaven. He also managed minor matters like capturing servants from Gucheng. "The Blood Spirit Venerable? By seniority, he's my junior nephew; he's an agent of forces in the mortal realm."

"In terms of sects and factions, he belongs to the Heaven River Faction within the Marquis Transformation Faction. After being severely injured by Celestial Venerable Zhao and Heaven Derivation King, he returned to the Blood Lake to recuperate." "Is his true form a Spirit Lake?" Zhao Xing asked with great interest.

"That's right. The Marquis Transformation Faction that Divine Sect entered the Great Zhou back then only learned incomplete secret techniques. They didn't possess the Heaven River Hou Transformation Great Method." "How can Hou Transformation only involve life Hou Transformation and not changes in phenology or climate?"

"If Celestial Venerable Zhao is interested, I can..." "No interest." Zhao Xing drifted away indifferently.

Is this old man using some secret method to tempt me?

Which holy son cannot resist temptation?

"Hmph, do you think I'm a country bumpkin?"

Zhao Xing sensed that this Mist Walker was likely a branch of the Marquis Transformation Faction. His physical state was strange, as if he were a condensed cloud of mist, yet Zhao Xing could also sense his life core. "The Way of Agricultural Official is profound and extensive. When the Profound Heaven Divine Sect split, the branch that entered the Great Zhou indeed lacked some secret techniques."

"The body has turned into mist; this must be due to the cultivation of the ' Divine Mist Transformation '."

"It can decompose the Dao body into a misty state. Most attacks will be greatly weakened in this state, or even fail to hit at all." "Now that the ruins of these three unlucky guys Qing Yuzi, have suddenly appeared, it is likely that many reclusive geniuses have emerged from seclusion."

The Mist Walker, also under 400 years old, had mastered the Divine Mist Transformation, passed the gates guarded by powerful figures of the Great Zhou, and teleported to the ruins through the Sea Eye—a testament to the Divine Sect Sect's profound foundation. "What a pity," the Mist Walker sighed, watching Zhao Xing's Soul Fragment drift into the hall. "Such talent should have returned to the Divine Sect, yet he's bound by the Great Zhou." "However, spiritual energy is about to revive; the Central Land Dynasty will either ascend or collapse. Sooner or later, there will be another opportunity to make contact."

The mainstream view in the Sect Realm is that spiritual energy is about to revive.

The factions in the World of Slumber did not cooperate solely because of the orders of the Witch Moon God. The key reason was their assessment of the changes taking place in the Profound Yellow World.

Returning to the Three Gods Temple, Zhao Xing's Soul Fragment sat down to continue his meditation. "As time goes on, more and more people will come in."

"I may not be the strongest Agricultural Official, nor am I 100% certain of obtaining Qing Yuzi's inheritance."

"A great war has suddenly broken out in the Western Extreme Province, which has seriously deviated from history. I don't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse for the Great Zhou." There are too many variables. With the lesson of Qing Yuzi in front of him, Zhao Xing has also become somewhat anxious.

Having mastered the [Tian Qi Soul Tool], Zhao Xing's progress was rapid, and he increasingly felt that manually Spiritual Energy Revival was more difficult than he had imagined.

Qing Yuzi and his two companions possess numerous rare treasures, including the Sun Moon Palace and the Heavenly Timing Grand View Realm, and may even possess even stronger treasures. Two of their former companions were once at the Source Origin Realm... yet they still failed to complete the manual Spiritual Energy Revival.

Yes, Pu Ta died young, but Su Xianzi and Qing Yuzi persevered for another two hundred thousand years before they died. Two hundred thousand years—wasn't there even the slightest chance to achieve manual Spiritual Energy Revival?

"Phew~"

Zhao Xing took a deep breath and cleared his mind of distractions.

"Roads are made by walking; let's focus on doing the things in front of us first."

Without further thought, he began to concentrate on comprehending the "Purple Moon Origin".

In Zhao Xing's plan, the five-year timeframe for breaking through the barrier would be used for the first two and a half years, during which he would focus on comprehending the Dao and elevating his Dao realm. The latter two and a half years would be the stage of combining the "Purple Moon Origin" with the practice of comprehending and creating new methods.

Sitting in front of the Purple Moon Stele, Zhao Xing was completely immersed in contemplation.

Time flew by, and soon it was early spring of the fourth year of the Yuan Hunting Era era. At this time, Zhao Xing's talents on different paths showed significant differences.

The fastest improvement was seen in the Water element, with the Three Lights Divine Water Domain already reaching the sixth rank. The worst were the Metal and Wood elements.

The Sun Geng Metal Domain has only just reached the fourth level, while the Azure Firmament Domain of the Wood element is only about to reach the fourth level and has not yet truly broken through this threshold.

"I am not good at the way of metal. Of all the spells I have learned, I have only studied the four basic elements of the Yuan Seal for several years while researching the Two New Divine Talismans and the Burning Heaven Locking Origin Grand Formation."

"The Way of Wood, the Azure Firmament Domain, leans towards the Way of Life rather than the pure essence of Wood. It receives very little amplification from the Tian Qi Soul Tool, making it relatively slow in comparison." Earth, Fire, Wind, Thunder.

Their progress is about the same; they have both reached the fifth-order domain.

If we must determine which is superior, the Earth and Fire elements are slightly faster because the true meaning of the Five Elements is already inscribed within the body when the Dao body is condensed. Wind and Thunder, on the other hand, are generated through the interaction of the true meaning of the Five Elements, meaning they are separated by a layer.

Of course, since the wind and thunder spells were based on foundational knowledge he had already established, his comprehension speed was not slow at this point. Both the Heavenly Wind Domain and the Mixed Thunder Domain reached the fifth rank.

"Once the Three Lights Divine Water Domain reaches the sixth level, the comprehension speed slows down." Zhao Xing stared at the huge Purple Moon.

"From the sixth to the Seventh Order, this is a qualitative change. Entering the Rule Realm, one of the most basic requirements is the top-level Seventh Order domain." "The second condition is to master the Ultimate Law and use it to inscribe one's will between heaven and earth."

"The third condition is that the Fate Soul and Seven Po must be integrated into the rules of heaven and earth through a secret spiritual technique, influencing heaven and earth from the inside out." "When all three conditions are met, that is the true Rule Realm."

" In the Profound Yellow World of the Vital Energy Era, those who have reached this stage of enlightenment have basically reached their limit. Only a very few can continue to advance, but they may not know how they did it and cannot leave behind any legacy to guide future generations."

"Standing before this threshold, the direction of the main road is blurred. If it weren't for the guidance of the Purple Moon Origin, it would be difficult to see the road ahead clearly."

Objectively speaking, the Tian Qi Soul Tool is still very effective, after all, it's known as an "Ascension Soul Tool," only the speed of improvement won't be as fast as it was at the beginning. "A year has passed; I wonder what the situation is like outside, whether anyone has broken through the First Stage."

Zhao Xing separated a part of his soul and ran away.

When I came out a year later, the situation was completely different from before; there were very few people in the square.

"What's going on? A year ago there were more than 500 people, but now I only see a few. Are they all meditating in the hall?" Zhao Xing was a little confused. Logically, there should be more and more people, so why are there so few?

He glanced around and immediately spotted a familiar face: Spirit Illusion Marquis.

Back when Zhao Xing encountered the assassination squad in Tianhe Prefecture, the support team sent by Heaven Derivation King and Rahu King consisted of Dragon Abyss Prefecture Lord, Spirit Illusion Marquis, Heavenly Food Palace Master, and Divine Luo King. Spirit Illusion Marquis was also a practitioner of the Derivation God Art, and he was undergoing the soul test of Su Xianzi.

"Spirit Illusion Marquis, do you know what's happening outside? Why are there so many fewer people here than a year ago?" Zhao Xing asked.

Spirit Illusion Marquis here is clearly also a split soul, but he focuses most of his energy on his original body inside the hall, making this split soul appear somewhat wooden and mechanical. "There's been another war, two months ago."

"The Dragon Abyss Prefecture Lord is dead, and the Heavenly Food Palace Master is dead too." "Many people have died."

What caused it?

Spirit Illusion Marquis said, "In the past year, the Extraterritorial Alliance found that the original method of negotiation was too disadvantageous to them, so two months ago, they tore up the agreement and launched a larger-scale war."

"Due to the war, fewer people from the Extraterritorial Alliance have come down. We have to go and resist, and many powerful individuals have been transferred up as well." Zhao Xing listened quietly, clearly driven to desperation.

War is for the sake of interests; if those interests are not satisfied, then war will naturally continue.

"With the support of the Sect Realm and the alliance with Eastern Ying, the Southern Barbarian Royal Court is almost on par with the Great Zhou in terms of fortifications, supplies, Divine Soldier, transportation, and the number of high-level experts in the standard line, and may even be slightly superior."

"Only the top-tier powerhouses can determine the course of a war, so although the scale of this mobilization is smaller than before, the intensity is greater." "Many people have died."

Spirit Illusion Marquis said blankly, "I don't know why we have to fight. As it stands, the trials here are far too difficult; it seems more like a trap set up by extraterrestrials. They seem to be toying with us..."

"That's enough, Spirit Illusion Marquis, you should get some rest." Zhao Xing interrupted, frowning. Spirit Illusion Marquis remained silent, only nodding quietly.

Zhao Xing sent out a fragment of his soul, his mood somewhat heavy.

"The losses must be huge. Even someone like Spirit Illusion Marquis has begun to waver in his belief in the war."

If it weren't for the immense number of deaths, witnessing the passing of loved ones one by one, Spirit Illusion Marquis would never have wavered. This proves that the Great Zhou also suffered significant losses in the Second War.

"The power of the Extraterritorial Alliance is enough to put the Great Zhou to a standstill." Zhao Xing ascended rapidly and arrived at the Ruler Palace.

Before they could even find Liu Tianning, they heard Lu Ying's roar from the side hall. "What are you fighting for? I'm asking you, Jiang Yu, what are you fighting for?"

"Three Union City was equipped with eight heavy weapon battalions, and they even set up the Eight Directions Primordial Array for you, and you still lost it?... Don't give me any explanation!"

"How dare their Mechanism Master attempt repairs within bombing range? And why are your Military Works Department so cowardly? Didn't they tell me they were elite? Om?"

"I was blind to recommend you to His Majesty for the position of Junior Director of Works! I never imagined you were such a spineless coward!" "Atone with your death? Fine! I'll chop you down right now..."

"Grand Craftsman Official, don't be impulsive." "Quickly drag Lord Jiang away." "Calm down."

A series of chaotic sounds came from the Gongdian Hall, as if something had been smashed to the ground. Zhao Xing didn't go inside, but went directly to the Agriculture Official Hall.

At this moment, dozens of Liu Tianning were going in and out of different rooms in the Agriculture Official Hall. Upon seeing Zhao Xing arrive, one of them waved to Zhao Xing.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture." Zhao Xing addressed the person in the room according to protocol, seeing that there were others present. "Hmm." Liu Tianning waved his hand, dismissing the people from the grain room.

"I just passed by the Gongdian Temple and heard that Lu Ying was going to kill someone..."

"You mean Jiang Yu?" Liu Tianning asked. "He did indeed make a major mistake. He can't keep his position as Junior Director of Works; dismissal is certain." "The enemy is in the same boat." Liu Tianning pulled out a stack of files. "Both the enemy and our dynasty suffered losses, but also achieved victories."

Zhao Xing took out the casualty list and saw that the casualty figures for both sides were shocking. No wonder there were so few people left down there; everyone had come up to fight!

Support and interception, offense and defense. The entire Western Extremity Continent is practically engulfed in battle! He even saw some familiar names on the list of the dead:

Yun Duo, the president of Cloud Central Institute.

The headmaster of the Fengxing Academy, Feng Boping, is the same person who kept writing to him, urging him to learn the art of wind magic. Geng Shouchang and Heng Yuan are the two agricultural officials from the Tianshi faction who initially tried to recruit him.

Gu Changqing of the Kunyuan Academy, and Yu Xia, the dean of the Twin Birth Institute of the Shangluo Academy. "The Palace Master of Heavenly Eclipse Palace, the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Lord..."

Ding Shan? She had just obtained the Green Machine, fused with the Soul Weapon fragment, and comprehended the Bright Shadow Domain, yet she's dead. "Tong Jin, this court warrior, once escorted me."

"Xiao Huang, Jiang Chuan, and the two music cultivators are also on the list of casualties." "Bai Mingchuan? Long Xiao's father-in-law, he's dead too?"

"Martial Valor Marquis, Xia Hongyi? This is Xia Jing's father."

Looking at the names on the death list, Zhao Xing felt a heavy weight in his heart.

Due to the extreme cold and lack of effective supplies, many Agricultural Official, Equalization Office and Transportation Envoy, suffered heavy casualties. Both sides continuously deployed their high-level combat forces to fight for control of this ancient ruin on the Western Extremity Continent.

The Great Zhou suffered heavy casualties, and the Extraterritorial Alliance also suffered heavy losses.

The Crown Prince of the Great Serpent Country, Grand Duke Fengxiu, the Red Bone Celestial Venerable, the Purple Violet True Person of the Corpse Puppet Sect, Yan Lie of the Blazing Light Royal Court... But even with heavy losses, neither side had any intention of backing down.

Liu Tianning said, "A war is enough to reveal many drawbacks."

"Zhao Xing, the Shangluo Academy's supply capabilities in extreme environments are still insufficient. My expertise in the Time Law is also far inferior to Li Boqian's."

"If he had used the Solar Terms Decree artifact, perhaps he could have made many places on the Western Extremity Ice Continent suitable for planting after the soil was laid."

"But I didn't fully unleash the power of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Decree. A few days ago, I fought with a mysterious Agricultural Official from the Extraterritorial Alliance, and he actually managed to exploit an opening, creating a three-breath vacuum in the original planting area. In that instant, all the supply plants in 30% of the area froze to death. If the plants in the Warm Bloom Shed hadn't been unaffected, 80,000 people outside the Ruler Palace would be starving today."

Zhao Xing could only comfort him, saying, "His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the heads of the Six Ministries are still getting used to each other. Teacher, you don't need to worry about it."

"The Extraterritorial Alliance is still working on its cohesion, so you don't need to comfort me," Liu Tianning said. "I estimate that if this continues, it won't be long before a ceasefire is reached. Now it depends on who proposes peace talks first; the quota for entering the ruins will inevitably have to be redistributed."

Zhao Xing nodded.

"The most crucial thing now is to keep an eye on the progress of the ruins exploration below."

"There are fewer than fifty people left in our dynasty now."

"The main reason the Extraterritorial Alliance launched this war is that their Fate Officials predicted that one of our Mechanism Master was about to break through the First Stage, so they panicked and wanted to interfere through war."

Zhao Xing was taken aback. "Who?"

Liu Tianning said, "I don't know. The Fate Officials on both sides only predicted that someone would successfully pass the test. Once they pass the First Stage, they will receive a portion of the inheritance, which may even change the course of the battle."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized why the Extraterritorial Alliance was in such a hurry.

The role of the Mechanism Master in warfare is very obvious; any technological breakthrough can immediately bring about significant changes to the group. Other professions are weaker, at least in the short term, their effects are not as noticeable.

Even if the Agricultural Official makes any breakthroughs, whether the food is good or bad, as long as there is food, the effects won't be immediately apparent. Only sustained warfare can show the results. The same goes for warriors and priests.

Among the three extraterrestrial visitors, if the Mechanism Master Pu Ta left behind any groundbreaking mechanical Magic Array, it would indeed be easy to widen the gap in power between the enemy and ourselves.

"How's your progress in your trials?" Liu Tianning asked. Although the breakthroughs in the Mechanism Path were obvious in the short term, the other two paths couldn't be ignored. "It will take at least another year and a half before I have any hope," Zhao Xing answered truthfully. In his plan, he would only comprehend and create his own techniques after a year and a half.

Of course, if he breaks through to the Seventh Order of the rule domain ahead of time, then he can try to create a new law.

"His Majesty places high hopes on you and often inquires about your situation," Liu Tianning said. "It doesn't matter if we lose this battle. As long as the succession of the Agricultural Official is in our hands, with the Nineteen Provinces of the Great Zhou, our accumulated wealth will eventually surpass that of the Outside Forces."

"I understand," Zhao Xing said in a deep voice. "I will do my best." The divided soul did not stay up there for long before Zhao Xing went down again.

He had originally intended to comfort Xia Jing and Long Xiao, but both were far from Juzi City, fighting only on the border of Western Extreme Province, and he might not be able to contact them, so he had to give up. "I need to focus my comprehension." Zhao Xing's main body stared at the "Purple Moon Origin," "Besides the Three Lights Divine Water Domain, I should also focus on improving my Heavenly Wind Domain." After all, the Dharma Stele next to him was named "Void Wind," which was obviously related to wind.

Once you understand the corresponding domain, creating your own techniques will be much faster. "Combined!"

Zhao Xing merged the six main souls into one.

Only the original body and its divided soul remained before the monument, contemplating the Dao of the wind and water realms.

One year later.

At that moment, Zhao Xing's true form suddenly twitched his brow and looked towards Purple Moon. "Buzz~"

Zhao Xing entered the Enlightenment Realm created by the stone tablet, flying in the sky to observe the movement of the Purple Moon. "Whenever the Lunar Yin Purple Moon begins to rotate, the winds and currents on the Realm Star also change accordingly."

"The Solar Yang Yin Star influence the five elements of heaven and earth."

"The Heavenly Wind Domain I mastered before could only be considered a high-level wind, not a top-level wind." Zhao Xing into the sky, his body seemingly weightless, drifting with the wind, feeling the different flows of the wind. "Whoosh~"

Different winds blew through Zhao Xing.

It could be a gentle breeze, a light and graceful wind, or a strange and eerie wind. Sometimes the wind is fierce, blowing you to the other side of the planet; sometimes it is scorching hot, as if it would evaporate you; sometimes it is chilling, as if it would penetrate into your bones.

Every time a wind blows by, Zhao Xing devours one of them.

His Heavenly Wind Rule Domain has now reached the sixth level. Zhao Xing is absorbing and integrating these weak Wind True Intent.

The top-tier Seventh Order rule domain is about fusing different true meanings; in this process of fusion, the ultimate wind is created! Whoosh! Swoosh!

Countless winds emanated from Zhao Xing's true form. These winds were all colored and swirled around Zhao Xing, but eventually they became purer and purer, leaving only a pale purple wind.

"Buzz~"

When only a gust of wind remained around Zhao Xing, only one color remained.

"Finally.."

A Purple Wind swirled around Zhao Xing, and within the wind, the phantom image of a full moon appeared.

"The wind domain, created by fusing over a thousand kinds of Wind True Intent, has finally reached the Seventh Order." "Born from the Yin Star and comprehended from the Purple Moon Origin, it is called [Great Yin Violet Wind]."

In the second year and three months after Zhao Xing began studying the Origin Stele, his Wind Domain broke through before his Water Domain, reaching the Seventh Order. However, before Zhao Xing could even rejoice, Qing Yuzi's Establish Dao Dharma Body suddenly appeared.

"The Way of the Agricultural Official has already had a successor who has passed the First Stage." Zhao Xing immediately looked over.

Has someone already passed the First Stage?

After more than two years, has someone finally succeeded in creating the Ultimate Law? Was it someone from the Great Zhou, or someone else?

Just as Zhao Xing was speculating, Qing Yuzi's Establish Dao Dharma Body spoke again:

"He left a message for all those who are passing the First Stage."