Zhao Xing's Mirror Image, an Unexpected Delight, an Imperial-Grade Seed!
The third challenge was marked by countless mirrors appearing on the lush grassland.
The mirrors appeared in a chaotic manner; some lay horizontally on the ground, some stood upright on the grass, and some flew and wandered in the sky.
The mirrors come in various sizes, but they are all similar in style, featuring flowing cloud and four-leaf foliage patterns and twelve earthly branches patterns. The difference lies in the color of the rim, which comes in three colors: yellow, blue, and red.
"I can't tell what this level is either, everyone be careful." Du Qing looked ahead with suspicion.
The two scholars couldn't figure it out at all.
Zhao Xing frowned, because he couldn't figure it out either.
"Since we can't figure it out, let's try to force our way through." You Yitian put the person down and went through the obstacle course by himself.
Qi Sect Martial Practitioner are tough, with high defense, thick blood, and tenacious vitality. At You Yitian's level, unless the soul in his physical body is completely annihilated, even if he is beaten to pieces, he can still be pieced back together by a healer.
After You Yitian erupted, his arrogance was overwhelming, making everyone who saw him tremble with fear.
However, in just a moment, You Yitian put away his arrogance.
Zhao Xing stood at the very back of the line to watch.
He is still in his Divine Turtle Transformation form. If there is a problem in the third level, he will instantly deactivate the Divine Turtle Transformation and be Guest Expulsion Order.
After entering the Mirror Gate, You Yitian quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Two months later, You Yitian reappeared.
"Brother You, how is the situation?" Fan Yu asked.
"I didn't reach the end of the checkpoint, but I didn't encounter any danger either," You Yitian said.
"There are no tests at all," Du Qing asked.
"No." You Yitian shook his head.
"Is there anything you find strange?" the scholar in the Black Robe asked.
"Something strange—" You Yitian thought for You Yitian, "If I had to say, it's just that the reflections in those mirrors feel weird."
"Be more specific," Du Qing said.
"It's like my reflection in a mirror is looking at me," You Yitian said.
The scholar in Black Robe asked thoughtfully, "Brother You, what does that strange mirror look like? Does it have three statues around its edge?"
"How did you know?" You Yitian asked in confusion, "There really is."
"I was just guessing," said the scholar in the Black Robe.
"Peng Yuan, what are you thinking about?" Du Qing asked.
"Historical records unearthed from the Yue Luo Ancient Kingdom mention a legendary array called the ' Three Origins Divinity Transformation Array '."
"This wondrous formation can replicate the supernatural powers and techniques of others, gathering the cultivation and abilities of everyone within the formation into one person."
"Peng Yuan said.
"I remember now," Du Qing said suddenly, "It's said that this was a ' God Creation Project ' devised by mad scholars of that era."
"That's right." Peng Yuan nodded. "A large number of the Reincarnation Realm scholars will perform a group initiation on another Reincarnation Realm."
"Ultimately, this created an incomparably powerful Divine Realm."
"Did it succeed?" You Yitian asked curiously. "There's no record of it, and we don't know if it was successful," Du Qing shook his head.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. If reaching the Divine Realm were so easy, there wouldn't be so few of them.
The God-Making Movement among scholars wasn't limited to the ancient Yue Luo Ancient Kingdom. It hasn't stopped in this era either; only the methods have improved considerably.
In the near future, there will soon be a version called "The Scholar Divine Descent".
Zhao Xing calculated the timeline and figured that the group of mad scholars in the Xuanling Star Domain were probably already secretly gathering materials and making preparations. Before the "Scholar Divine Descent" version, players who could reach the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm would have a chance to receive the "Chosen One" quest from those madmen.
It became one of the alternatives.
The more talented you are, the easier it is to get the job!
This mission is also very deceptive; the mad scholars will disguise themselves as benevolent philanthropists, and the tasks consist of simple tricks.
They even prepared it themselves.
In a way that's almost free, the candidates are turned into the Reincarnation Realm!
Then, it lay on the chopping board, becoming a candidate for scholars.
The first batch of players to reach the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm consisted of seven people, five of whom participated in the "Initial God Selection," and Zhao Xing was one of them.
However, halfway through the mission, Old Master Zhao sensed something was amiss, so after accepting the benefits, he decided to run away.
Of the remaining four, three more fled during the second phase.
The first batch of players who cultivated to the top were all very shrewd, and these three reaped even more benefits than I did!
There was only one fool who insisted that this was a great opportunity and became completely obsessed with it, refusing to listen to any advice.
He reached the final level and was resurrected as a mortal.
The God-Making Movement of that era recorded in the historical materials of the Yue Luo Ancient Kingdom (which was not carried out by the Yue Luo Ancient Kingdom) was roughly the same in essence as what happened in later versions.
Scholars' wishful thinking may take many different forms and methods, whether it's the Three Origins Divinity Transformation Array or other Magic Array, it's all the same old wine in new bottles.
Both revolve around the core abilities of scholars in "replicating" and "spreading the word."
I wonder what kind of tricks they'll come up with here.
However, Zhao Xing felt that a Scholar Dao Treasury's library in this Dao Domain Realm should not have such Magic Array.
"We wouldn't encounter such a method," Fan Yu shook his head after hearing this.
"Yeah, this thing sounds illegal," You Yitian said. "No super-powerful organization would allow such a crazy act."
Peng Yuan nodded. "I was just guessing; I suddenly thought of this historical record."
Du Qing continued, "Regardless, the current situation is that one person definitely cannot pass, because Brother You did not trigger the test."
"I think all fifty-three of us should leave together."
You Yitian asked, "Why not divide them into several groups?"
Fan Yu said, "Regardless of whether this formation is legendary or not, it does involve the core ability of scholars: replication."
"If a replica of you appears in the third level and you are divided into groups, how should you pass the level if you encounter another version of yourself blocking your way?"
You Yitian felt that these words were a veiled compliment, so he couldn't help but smile and nod, "That's true."
"Come on, all of you come to me."
"You'll never learn to swim by standing on the shore; let's go try it out in the water."
You Yitian clapped his hands, and everyone immediately got into the car.
However, this time everyone was swallowed up, including Fan Yu.
"Hiss~"
After You Yitian grew larger, he took a deep breath.
He then patted his stomach, indicating that he was about to make his move and told the person inside to sit properly in his stomach.
This was the first time in Zhao Xing's life that he had ever ridden on a "meat boat".
In You Yitian's stomach world, red and green intermingled, with occasional flames drifting by, they stood atop a mountain of flesh.
"Bang Bang".
Suddenly, a great tremor was heard.
You patted her stomach You Yitian.
"Zhao Xing, can you tell what kind of cultivation method You Yitian has been practicing?" It was Huangfu Yun who spoke. Perhaps because they had both encountered difficulties in the Second Stage, he and Zhao Xing started chatting.
"I don't know much about this, so please enlighten me, Brother Huangfu," Zhao Xing said modestly.
"You Yitian's stomach wall has four red and one green auras, and all five internal organs and four spirits are fire, except for the liver which has Greenwood."
"Fire and wood generate each other, and the Heavenly Kitchen first transforms into the Fire Kitchen. This is the method of the Five Qi Furnace Method, which can protect the interior from damage and can even kill enemies by devouring them."
"But its furnace is not yet complete; the five elements only show fire and wood, so it appears—"
"It's like a pot without a lid or a stove without a roof; whatever you eat will be burnt, filling but not delicious," Zhao Xing said, using a metaphor.
"Yes," Huangfu Yun said with a smile, "Brother Zhao's analogy is excellent."
There are few id-type people in the universe. Huangfu Yun can be said to be the only living id-type Minister of Agriculture that Zhao Xing has seen in more than a thousand years.
Since Huangfu Yun took the initiative to strike up a conversation, he didn't stand on ceremony, and the two started chatting privately.
"It seems that Brother Zhao has also cultivated the Way of the True Self?" Huangfu Yun asked.
"I never used it, how did you know?"
"Forgive my rudeness, but when you were answering the question, I took a few extra glances and felt that your inner world seemed exceptionally magnificent, unlike the average Agricultural Official who just casually cultivates it and uses it as a storage space."
"Brother Huangfu has a good eye; I did put some effort into it," Zhao Xing said. "But it's only so-so."
In fact, Zhao Xing's Way of the True Self has now acquired two supernatural abilities. Giant Yang Straw Man, sixth rank. Marrow Extraction Divine Power, fourth rank.
However, Zhao Xing had high standards for himself. He cultivated the Origin World in the Origin Sea World, but once he reached the early stage of the Third Realm, he had nowhere else to go, except for the large reserves of spiritual energy.
It's spacious, but there's nothing particularly special about it; it's really just so-so.
The King Grade troop, the Cloud-Soaring Vine, is indeed commendable, as it is already close to the level of the Grand Mystic Power Realm.
It was all thanks to it that Zhao Xing was able to suppress that mess of Illusion Star Mushroom.
Otherwise, his own body would explode.
"The Origin Sea World is indeed not a very good method, but if you want to learn the techniques of the True Self Faction, you need to join a faction."
"If you wish to follow the True Self ' school, why not join ' Thousand Wood Island ' of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom?" Huangfu Yun asked.
Huangfu Yun was referring to a True Self Faction -rate faction within the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom, but it was known for cultivating economically valuable plants and was not particularly outstanding in combat.
"I'm used to being carefree," Zhao Xing replied casually. The revival plan of the Dongyan Ancient Clan was in full swing, and he didn't even have time to leave.
Where would the influence of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom still exist?
Peng Yiyi
Just then, Zhao Xing and the others heard a sound.
Then everyone saw the qi and blood barrier on the stomach wall suddenly collapse, forming a fist-shaped depression.
"What's going on?"
"There's been a battle."
"Huh? Why are there two You Yitian?"
"Wow, they actually created a You Yitian?"
An Mechanism Master pulled out an endoscope and threw it over the mountain of flesh.
The situation inside the country reflects the situation outside.
The two You Yitian were seen fighting each other.
"It really is a copied mirror image!"
"Wonderful, truly amazing. To be able to defeat You Yitian, their strengths are evenly matched."
Peng Yuan and Du Qing were completely engrossed in watching.
Zhao Xing also looked over and saw the mirror image punch You Yitian in the stomach, while You Yitian grabbed the other's neck.
He wanted to crush the mirror image.
The battle between the two lasted for more than two months, and neither side could gain the upper hand.
They all use the same moves and have the same strength; you can't break their moves at all.
"Scholars who die are truly powerful," Huangfu Yun remarked, looking at the artifacts on You Yitian's body. "They even managed to perfectly replicate them."
"Indeed impressive." Zhao Xing nodded.
The challenge seemed to have reached a stalemate, but not long after, Fan Yu flew out.
Fan Yu is Mind Illusionist at the Grand Mystic Power Realm, and her profession is considered to be a counter to Qi Sect Martial Practitioner.
With Fan Yu's assistance, the mirror image was quickly defeated.
However, it took a full six months to completely annihilate the mirror image.
"The mirror image completely replicated the characteristics of the Qi Sect. For the last three months, the mirror image was completely on the defensive and actually managed to survive for three months before it exploded." Zhao Xing watched with great interest.
You Yitian continued flying eastward, and after defeating his first enemy, he soon encountered his second mirror image, Fan Yu.
Even when the real and fake Fan Yu clashed, neither could break the other's moves.
The mirror image even perfectly replicated the Taiyin Dao Soldiers on Fan Yu's body.
You Yitian when both the real and fake Fan Yu had exhausted their soul power did he find an opportunity to end the battle.
"It seems that although this challenge is complex, it is not too difficult. As long as the test takers know how to cooperate, they can get through it," Du Qing analyzed.
"Yes, if it's a split team, then it'll be difficult," Peng Yuan said. "Or if another unfamiliar team comes in to explore, and other enemies are randomly generated, then it will be quite tricky."
After the two mirror images of Fan Yu and You Yitian were defeated, the next enemies to be generated were the other cultivators among the fifty-three people.
However, things changed again; when it came to the other professions, the number of them increased.
For example, there is a Poison Medicine named "Fang Gang", and the third obstacle blocking the way is ten mirror images of Fang Gang.
"Suckling lips~"
As soon as Fang Gang's mirror image appeared, it was accompanied by a large amount of green poisonous mist, which You Yitian's body.
You Yitian's strategy was simple: he opened his mouth wide, inhaled sharply, his cheeks bulged, and then transformed into a poison gas arrow, killing Fang Gang's mirror image.
"Hahaha, Brother Fang, you died a terrible death."
"Brother Fang's mirror image is quite clever; it laid an ambush and prepared the poison gas in advance?"
"Wow, that's impressive!"
The exploration team inside the body saw the mirror image of an acquaintance shattered before their eyes and began to joke.
Fang Gang, teased by his companions, could only shake his head helplessly. "The Qi Sect possesses Major Divine Ability and a powerful physique, making it unafraid of the Green Poison. What can we do?"
"The sound of a zither? Whose mirror image is this?"
"It's Yao Feng's, haha, Brother Yao's mirror image has appeared."
"Yao Feng, why does this move sound like the battle theme of ' Star Ripple Triple Fold '?"
"Upon closer listening, it doesn't quite sound like it."
"What? It's changed to Splendid Light Cloud Dream Song ' again? Two copies for the price of one? Impressive."
"Brother Yao, say something and give Captain You some advice. How do we break this duet?" someone joked.
Yao Feng, his face flushed, said, "Shut up, stop talking."
Huangfu Yun couldn't help but wonder, "Brother Zhao, what are they laughing at?"
"A joke among experts," Zhao Xing chuckled. "Yao Feng learned a pirated tune. The first half is Minor Divine Ability technique, but the power of the second half is greatly reduced, turning into Void Law."
"From their conversation, it sounds like Yao Feng was scammed before."
"This level is truly enough to shatter one's moral compass," Huangfu Yun couldn't help but chuckle.
You Yitian led the way, Fan Yu assisted, and the other mirror images of the Minor Mystic Power Realm came out to block the road, resulting in all sorts of bizarre deaths.
In front of acquaintances, this is definitely a social death trap.
The Mechanism Master even jokingly said they wanted to film it; once the danger was over, everyone became a party animal.
The key point is that the mirror image's spellcasting is random. Someone like Yao Feng happened to cast a pirated song and then got crushed by You Yitian. It's really tough.
As he was laughing, Zhao Xing pointed and said, "Oh, Brother Huangfu, it's your turn."
Huangfu Yun looked over curiously and saw a dense forest in front of him, with many mirrors embedded around it.
Three Huangfu Yun appeared in front of the forest.
"Brother Huangfu, not bad. Three judgments from the Mirror Dojo are enough to pose a threat to You Yitian?" Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised.
According to scholars Du Qing and Peng Yuan, the number of times a product is generated also represents its strength.
Could it be that three Huangfu Yun blocking the road could pose a threat to You Yitian?
"There is still a long way to go before I reach the level of Major Divine Ability," Huangfu Yun said modestly. "The statements of Du and Peng should not be taken seriously."
"Huangfu Yun, what kind of soldiers are you? There seem to be quite a few of them," someone asked.
As You Yitian approached, a dense swarm of tree warriors emerged from the forest behind the three mirror images.
They have silver crowns on their heads, but their bodies and limbs are the color of dawn.
Each of them held a long spear and had magic talismans pasted on their bodies.
"Not only were the troop types copied, but even the spell runes were copied?" someone wondered inwardly.
"Colossus Tree of the monstrous level can condense some second-realm Colossus Tree warriors from its core essence," Huangfu Yun replied.
"Please excuse my poor appearance."
"Brother Huangfu, you don't just have warrior-level treants, you also have quite a few commander-level treants," Zhao Xing observed.
The three forests, when united, together formed a total army of 30,000 Treant Race!
The mirror image only replicates this type of unit, but its strength is not to be underestimated.
All 29,900 warriors were at the peak of the second realm, and with the blessing of the "Greenwood" magic talisman, each of them possessed a top-grade World Star Dao Soldiers!
In other words, Huangfu Yun himself truly possessed ten thousand top-grade World Star Dao Soldiers and ten thousand Azure Wood Talisman!
In addition, there were one hundred tree-man leaders, their crowns and torsos of the same color, shining as brightly as the Solar Yang.
All one hundred of them have reached the Third Realm!
There were three men, each wielding a low-grade Taiyin Dao Soldiers.
Five elements talismans were pasted on his chest and back.
"Huangfu Yun, when did you secretly make a fortune?" You Yitian he watched this scene. "You even have Taiyin Dao Soldiers now."
There are three mirror replicas, so Huangfu Yun himself must have at least one.
A low-grade Taiyin Dao Soldiers costs at least 20 million Red Star Coin, which is not easy to earn.
Of the fifty-three people, only Fan Yu and You Yitian, both at the Grand Mystic Power Realm, had their own personal Taiyin Dao Soldiers.
The rest of the people either can't afford it, or they can't unleash its power.
Taiyin Dao Soldiers are basically used by those at the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm or the Grand Mystic Power Realm.
But since Huangfu Yun bought it, it means he can use it.
"Brother Huangfu, is your Benwo faction's Minister of Agriculture really that wealthy?"
"Wow, that's amazing!"
"You have to treat us when we get back!"
"Captain You, everyone. I only bought it recently," Huangfu Yun said with a wry smile. "It cost me 100 million Red Star Coin; I've already sold everything I own."
He had originally planned to show off his skills at Yueluo Cemetery, but he hadn't even used the things he bought yet. He never expected to be able to show them off in such a unique way here.
Although Huangfu Yun's face showed a helpless expression, he was actually quite pleased with himself.
However, You Yitian was somewhat unhappy.
Three Huangfu Yun and thirty thousand Colossus Tree men attacked together, beating You Yitian he cried out.
Huangfu Yun's mirror image really hurt him!
In particular, the three commander-level treants wielding the Taiyin Dao Soldiers are just as thick-skinned and tough as it, and their Innate Divine Power are defensive.
The Colossus Tree Human Race have immense vitality, so a minor injury is nothing to them. If You Yitian were only at the Minor Mystic Power Realm, he would be beaten to a pulp by Huangfu Yun.
Fan Yu's Mind Illusion Art was not very effective against the tree people. Although You Yitian swept away a large number of tree people warriors with one sweep, these things quickly got back up!
Regenerating severed limbs by piecing them back together is such a hassle!
"How long will this fight go on?"
"Don't exhaust You Yitian. Huangfu Yun, go out and help the captain."
The two scholars gave the order.
"Yes." Huangfu Yun immediately flew upwards.
"Damn, how come your unit can suck people's blood? I can't even get my lost blood energy back."
"Captain Yu, this is because I had someone modify the Colossus Tree; all Commander-level trees have the talent to parasitize—I'll remove it for you, Captain!"
"And what about this weapon?"
"The Dao weapon I specially commissioned, the Creation Destruction Spear, is called a spear, but it actually has the form of a cannon. The attack I just made on you switched to a parasitic cannon, blasting out a cluster of giant parasitic seeds. It is mainly used to break through the Golden Body of a martial artist."
"Ugh! This is so annoying!"
It took You Yitian a lot of effort to remove this obstacle.
Before this, he had been fighting non-stop all the way here.
But after defeating three Huangfu Yun, he finally stopped to rest.
Zhao Xing was initially delighted; he felt a sense of pride that Huangfu Yun had managed to make You Yitian look so pathetic.
However, after seeing Huangfu Yun's condition, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something.
"Wait, why did Huangfu Yun and I only appear in the mirror form so late? Could it be because the Mirror Dojo is replicating troops, which is why the preparations are so slow?"
Zhao Xing's mind immediately sank. He looked inward for a moment and then made an estimate.
"Should You Yitian they be able to handle You Yitian's team?"
Zhao Xing began to pray that mushrooms and Cloud-Soaring Vine wouldn't spawn. The Giant Yang Clone was fine, but the other units, the Nine Yin Devil Vine and the Heavenly Sound Bamboo, were only at the peak of the second realm, so they weren't much of a threat.
However, he still offered a reminder: "Ahem, Captain You, it's best not to rest for too long. Let's get through this as soon as possible."
Upon receiving Zhao Xing's telepathic message, You Yitian, who had just sat down to rest, couldn't help but wonder, "Brother Zhao, I just stopped. Is there something urgent?"
After fighting his way through, his stamina had dropped to less than half.
"I suspect that the longer we stay in this level, the longer it will take to prepare the Mirror Dojo. My Mirror Body hasn't spawned yet, which might cause some trouble—so I suggest the captain take a quick recovery approach to clear the level."
You Yitian. He wanted to say, "You're just Minor Mystic Power Realm. How can you be more troublesome than Huangfu Yun?"
To be considerate of Zhao Xing's feelings, he didn't say it outright.
He simply consulted with Fan Yu: "What do you think?"
Fan Yu pondered, "It's obvious that Zhao Xing is valued by the Lord of the Manor, otherwise Mr. Du wouldn't have made us wait for him."
"You should listen to his advice and recover as soon as possible."
"Alright, you guys inside, move aside a bit, I'm going to start the quick replenishment."
You Yitian listened to the advice and immediately began to speed up the recovery process.
Large amounts of food began to fall from the stomach, like an earthquake or a meteorite falling from the sky.
However, it was quickly neutralized by the fire of the four internal organs and transformed into the source of spiritual energy to replenish all parts of the body.
The fast food supplement, You Yitian that only lasted seven days, completely replenished its energy.
He then continued on his journey.
Zhao Xing stared nervously at the viewing mirror.
Soon, a familiar figure came into view.
It was Zhao Xing, the mirror image.
Good news: Neither the Cloud-Soaring Vine nor the Giant Yang Clone has spawned.
Bad news: There is only one mirror image, and it is frantically using its Marrow Extraction Divine Power on a transparent mushroom.
Zhao Xing activated his Soul Heaven Vision and looked ahead. A mushroom forest appeared, stretching as far as the eye could see.
"Captain, be careful," Zhao Xing couldn't help but warn him telepathically.
"How the hell am I supposed to be careful? You just threw a mushroom at me!" You Yitian yelled and quickly retreated.
"Buzz~"
The indifferent mirror image of Zhao Xing stood atop a mushroom, casting spells with both hands, constantly manipulating the original projection to throw mushrooms.
Visible and invisible, a whole bunch of mushrooms are rushing towards us!
"Chirp~"
"Chirp—"
"Hooray~"
"Chih-ha~"
You Yitian couldn't understand why the mushroom could make such a sound.
After being tormented by the True Self Faction in the previous episode, You Yitian had become somewhat reactive to the True Self Faction.
They've all forgotten that he came here to complete the challenge; their constant running away only gives the Mirror Dojo more time to prepare.
"You Yitian, don't run away!" Fan Qing, "Let's test the fighting power of the mushroom seed first."
"Alright." You Yitian stopped in his tracks, turned around, and threw the mushroom at a transparent object behind him.
Zhao Xing stared intently at it.
The expected explosion did not occur.
"Puff!"
You Yitian's fist seemed to have smashed into a rotten fruit, passing right through his entire arm.
"Um?"
You Yitian's feelings were completely different; he felt as if he had reached his hand into the core of the Sun Star.
My arm heated up rapidly and turned bright red instantly, like Qilin's arm!
"Holy crap! What kind of sorcery is this?!"
You Yitian was stunned, because the transparent mushroom immediately turned fiery red, and only then did it explode.
Since acquiring the Marrow Extraction Divine Power, the mushrooms in Zhao Xing's Source Origin Space have evolved into countless versions.
The most powerful way to deal damage is to be wrapped up close and then explode!
"Boom!"
You Yitian was knocked back three steps by the blast.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
He frantically swung his arms.
"My God, You Yitian actually lost one ten-thousandth of his vital energy in the explosion?!" A doctor was monitoring the condition of You Yitian's Golden Body.
Upon discovering this, they were immediately stunned.
"Who, whose mushrooms are these?!"
Huangfu Yun looked at Zhao Xing with a shocked expression.
"Dude, you—."
Zhao Xing nodded helplessly. "That's right, it's me."
"Hiss, this is what you call 'so-so'?" Huangfu Yun gasped. "What's the background of these mushrooms?"
"Don't ask, I don't know either." Zhao Xing shook his head; he truly didn't know.
You Yitian and Fan Yu were asking the same question.
But Zhao Xing genuinely didn't know.
If he knew, why would he be worried?
"Brother Zhao, are you a member of the Demonic Transformation School?" Huangfu Yun subconsciously took a step back.
The term "demonization school" is just a nice way of putting it, according to Huangfu Yun.
They practically said Zhao Xing was a madman.
Anyone who recklessly studies the "essence of life" and breaks the taboos of life can be called a "great demon"—a complete madman and villain in the eyes of the world!
Of course, every profession has its eccentrics who take unconventional paths, disregarding all consequences in their pursuit of the ultimate truth. Scholars have them, and so do Agricultural Official.
"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense," Zhao Xing quickly denied three times. "All my abilities are legitimate. This was just an accident."
Huangfu Yun nodded subconsciously, but then took a step back.
He simply doesn't believe it!
The other Agricultural Official also looked at Zhao Xing with a strange expression.
"Boom!"
You Yitian was hit by another bomb.
"To catch the thief, catch the king first, Old You, use your ancestral divine power to charge through!" Fan Yu reminded him.
Ancestral supernatural powers are a collective term for all supernatural powers of Xu Zu and those of the future.
You Yitian was, after all, a master of Qi cultivation. After losing one-tenth of his Qi and blood in the explosion, he immediately activated the Void Ancestor's divine power, "Rice Grain Chaos Technique".
In an instant, You Yitian shrank to the size of a grain of rice, at which point his defensive power surged dramatically.
The team members inside him also experienced a severe feeling of compression, making them extremely uncomfortable.
However, the impact is not too great, because the space inside the body has also changed. This move has already involved the mysteries of spatial Major Divine Ability!
As the spiritual energy within him fluctuated, everyone felt a tremendous attraction emanating from him, like Realm Star, pulling at the source of all spiritual energy around him.
The first to bear the brunt is the mirror image of Zhao Xing, "The Great Divine Qi Sect, truly extraordinary."
Zhao Xing stared intently as he watched the mirror image's spiritual energy burst forth, seemingly being absorbed by You Yitian!
Even across a distance of millions of miles, half of his spiritual power was instantly drained!
"You Yitian has Lunar Yin Seventh Order Golden Body. It is not as strong as Chen Xuan's Golden Body in normal condition. However, after using this move, his Golden Body temporarily reached the Solar Yang fourth level, which is even stronger than Chen Xuan's."
"Getting close to You Yitian is like getting close to a low-level Sun Star."
"If Minor Mystic Power Realm of the Magic Path gets within 100 million kilometers of him, they would need to be at least 10 times the speed of light to escape."
"It has no temple, but it is better than a temple."
His body is as small as a grain of rice, yet his light shines like the Solar Yang. Major Divine Ability martial art, the "Rice Grain Sky Mixing Art"!
Faced with this eerie mushroom forest, You Yitian really revealed all his cards!
"Now it's actually quite calm, I haven't felt the slightest tremor," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Just three seconds later, his own mirror image was smashed apart by the grain of rice, disintegrating into nothingness.
As the mirror image dissipated, all the mushroom explosions around it were frozen in time and completely disappeared.
"Phew~"
You Yitian returned to a comfortable state, his face turning rosy red instead of turning dark blue again.
He experienced a brief imbalance of Yin and Yang within his body, but he immediately vomited up a doctor, one from the inside and one from the outside, to help him begin the treatment.
"Half of my vital energy is gone, and I've also been poisoned."
"What kind of toxin is this? Brother Wang, I've never seen it before."
"I've never seen it before either, it's very strange."
"How should we handle this?"
"Just cut it off. Anyway, he's Qi Sect Martial Practitioner, it'll grow back quickly."
"Why don't we try the Blood Source Needle first?"
"Alright."
The two doctors quickly devised a plan.
You Yitian finally got rid of the hidden injuries and poison after seven days. It wasn't entirely caused by Zhao Xing's actions, but they all came out at once when it reached Zhao Xing.
"It consumed sixty percent of my vital energy and I was also poisoned. Just who is this Zhao Xing?" You Yitian looked at the apologetic Zhao Xing.
I couldn't help but feel curious.
"Brother You, I'm sorry." Zhao Xing bowed and apologized.
"It's alright, it's alright." You Yitian waved his hand. "To be honest, it was my negligence; I didn't ask Brother Zhao about his background beforehand."
He originally intended for Zhao Xing to lie down and had no intention of making Zhao Xing exert himself.
He overheard the master of the manor Du Yun, say to the chief steward Du Wen: "Zhao Xing is my guest, so take good care of him."
You Yitian be so blind as to let Zhao Xing do the work?
"I wasn't beaten up by my teammates, but I got a good beating from your mirror image, Brother Zhao. Hahaha, that's really something!" You Yitian laughed heartily.
Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He would be the first to disagree with anyone who dared to say that You Yitian was stupid.
Since it's already happened, blaming and getting angry are the worst things to do. Instead, take a step back, praise yourself a bit, and use that to build rapport.
You Yitian is truly a wise man who appears foolish!
"I'm glad Brother You doesn't blame me."
"How could that be?" You Yitian waved his hand dismissively, then suddenly whispered, "Brother Zhao, you're the Demonized Agricultural Official, right? Don't worry, I'll issue a gag order, so you don't need to worry."
"I—" Zhao Xing opened his mouth, but ultimately did not explain anything, and simply cupped his hands in thanks.
He can't shake off the label of "crazy"; the visual impact of the mutated mushroom is too strong, so he's not wrong to say that.
"The true demonization style is when one's consciousness becomes identical to that of the Plant Soldier, the master-servant relationship is reversed, and one serves the plant life with their own—that's true madness," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
After defeating Zhao Xing's mirror image, the third level came to an end.
An ancient and simple academy came into view.
Built against the mountain and surrounded by the Sishui, it is surrounded by exotic flowers and rare herbs, and birds and beasts appear and disappear in the sky and on the ground.
"Splash!"
When they reached a large river, the water surged up, and a Divine Fire Turtle emerged.
He spoke in human language, "You have all passed the test left by the master and may enter the Dao Academy to seek your opportunities."
"Jump onto my back, and I'll carry you across the Heavy Water River."
The Divine Fire Turtle's gaze swept over the crowd, You Yitian felt a chill run down his spine.
This is a divine fire tortoise; neither scholars nor Mechanism Master can see through it.
It was completely unclear whether it was Shu Kui or a living Demon Race.
"Should we pass or not?" You Yitian, taking into account the opinions of the group.
"The Divine Fire Turtle is the national treasure of the Yue Luo Ancient Kingdom and an auspicious beast. There shouldn't be any more challenges here."
"That's right, out of respect for the national treasure, we won't use its image to do anything malicious."
Du Qing and Peng Yuan offered their opinions.
"Then let's move on."
Zhao Xing had seen this giant tortoise in his previous life. It was later tamed and is still used to receive tourists at the Heavy Water River.
At this point, his panel came into play, because it was alive and not magical, and the panel's detection revealed the information.
[Divine Fire Turtle]
[Life and Death Dao Domain Realm]
[Age: 993 Epoch]
[Remaining lifespan: 7 eras]
[Innate Major Divine Ability: Thousand Epoch Turtle Origin]
[Innate Major Divine Ability: Divine Fire World Escape]
"They've lived for nearly a thousand epochs," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "The lifespan of the Turtle Race is truly long."
The lifespan of the Human Race's Source Origin Realm, the Third Realm, is only 3 eras; normally, they don't live that long.
To comprehend the Dao of Life and Death at the Dao Domain Realm, normally it takes no more than 10 epochs, with a maximum of around 20 epochs.
In the Reincarnation Realm, the maximum lifespan in each lifetime is 100 cycles, but reincarnation is possible, thus it can be considered a form of immortality. However, this reincarnation process is fraught with uncertainty, and success is not guaranteed every time.
Legend has it that only those in the Divine Realm can live forever.
This Divine Fire Turtle, at the Life and Death Realm, possesses Major Divine Ability that allows it to live for a thousand epochs, an advantage unmatched by Human Race.
However, it is nearing the end of its life; it will die in seven more eras.
"Swish swish~"
Everyone jumped up one by one, and when it came to Zhao Xing, the Divine Fire Turtle gave Zhao Xing an extra look.
Old Master Zhao felt a little guilty.
However, he misunderstood. It was only because he was currently cultivating the Divine Fire Turtle Transformation Art and was in a state of transition that he was given an extra glance.
The old turtle thought he was a human-turtle hybrid, which is why it took a closer look at him.
"Splash~~"
The heavy water was difficult to navigate, Water Drop was like a star, but the old turtle swam around with ease and speed.
It erected a barrier, enveloping everyone and protecting them from the effects of the Heavy Water River.
Scholar Du Qing attempted to establish a connection. "Lord Divine Fire Turtle, what guidance do you have for us?"
Du Qing was just like a player looking for a quest, not willing to miss any detail.
"No," said the Divine Fire Turtle. "You are all subjects of the Moonfall Kingdom; you may seek your own destiny."
Therefore, Du Qing and Peng Yuan had no choice but to give up.
They remained silent the entire way.
Half a day later, we'll be almost on the other side.
Just as he was about to reach the shore, Zhao Xing's brow suddenly twitched, because the Divine Fire Turtle suddenly sent him a telepathic message!
"Are you born with a human body or a tortoise body?"
Zhao Xing, who had been startled, immediately relaxed a little. "Reporting to senior, I am a naturally born tortoise."
"It's not easy for Turtle Race to Transformation human form. You've even mastered the Agriculture Dao and become Agriculture Official in the ancient kingdom?"
"Your insight is keen; I am indeed the Agriculture Official."
"The master left behind a ' Spirit World ' in the back mountain, where there is a royal-grade [Thousand Illusion Tree]. You can go there and see if you can gain its approval. Whether it succeeds or not depends on your fate."
"If you can do it, please bring it to me so I can see it."
Zhao Xing was taken aback; he had never heard of this before.
"Senior, is the Thousand Illusion Tree from the same era as you?"
"Yes, it's an old friend of mine. But I don't know how it is now, because I'm stuck here and can't go see it."
"Thank you for telling me, senior."
Having crossed the river, Zhao Xing jumped ashore with the others and bowed to the Divine Fire Turtle.
The Divine Fire Turtle nodded silently, then sank into the river.
After the Divine Fire Turtle sank into the ground, Zhao Xing became excited. "Thousand Illusion Tree of Emperor-level quality! Cultivating the Divine Turtle Transformation actually has such benefits?!"
"However, I wonder how long the Thousand Illusion Tree has lived. Its lifespan should not be as long as that of the old tortoise. I wonder how it is now."
Royal-grade Plant Soldier, growing naturally, can reach the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm, with a certain chance of reaching the Reincarnation Realm! Emperor Grade soldiers will definitely reach the Reincarnation Realm!
Zhao Xing had never heard of a royal-level weapon plant here in his previous life, so this was definitely an unexpected surprise!
"The scholar's wealth is indeed substantial; this is truly a pleasant surprise."
"If the Thousand Illusion Tree can be friends with an old tortoise, it definitely can't be in its juvenile or growth stage. If I can take it with me, I won't have to raise it myself!"