Exploration Dispute, Wu Emperor's Call for Aid
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Zhao Xing then began to engage in "Island Fishing" and "Deep-Sea Treasure Hunt".
The main purpose of Deep-Sea Treasure Hunt is to obtain "Five Elements Source Stone" and "Yin Yang Source Stone", which can be exchanged for points in Seaweed City or used by oneself.
However, the buyback price is only half of the selling price, so most people use it themselves.
The same applies to Island Fishing. Using the dojo as a rod and spiritual energy as bait, the fish caught can only be exchanged for half the selling price if you want to get extra points.
On a deserted island in the Primordial Beginning Ocean.
The fishing rod, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden, swayed with the seawater. Spiritual energy flowed along the rod and line into the sea, while the other end connected to Zhao Xing on the island.
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing jerked the rod, and a large fish with distinct scales and bones broke free of its restraints, cutting through the air. It then turned its head toward the island, and Zhao Xing's figure was reflected in its cold white eyes, a hint of murderous intent flashing across them.
"This is truly Inverted Heavenly Dipper! A fish at the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm dares to try and eat me?"
Just as Zhao Xing was about to make a move, the sharp spikes on the Scale Bone Fish's head emitted a gray light, quickly piercing through the void and disappearing into the horizon.
It saw that next to the humans, there were colorful fish bones scattered about, almost forming a small mountain.
Many of them are even its natural enemies. Behind the mountain, there is a strange tree with leaves that look like eyes, and a vine.
Its instincts made it abandon the hunt and choose to run away.
"It escaped again! What a cunning fish!" In the mind of the Thousand Illusion Tree, a boy dressed in scholar's robes exclaimed. "Your Emperor Lord Realm, how come all the fish in the Primordial Beginning Ocean are so slippery? They're practically spirits!"
Zhao Xing said, "That's normal. The Primordial Beginning Ocean has existed for so long, and countless people have come here to fish. They've all learned their lesson."
The Thousand Illusion Tree laughed and said, "Haha, Your Emperor Lord Realm is right."
"Being able to break free from the Emperor Lord Realm's domain, this Scale Bone Fish can be considered a prodigy among fish. Seeing so many skeletons of its own kind, and even the skeletons of its natural enemies, at the Emperor Lord Realm's feet—this Scale Bone Fish must be terrified."
"I wonder how this scene will spread when it returns to its group."
Zhao Xing smiled upon hearing Thousand Illusion Tree's words.
How to spread it.
I am the Fish Heavenly Emperor. Ascension is a trap for Human Race; do not fall for it, do not fall for it!
It's impossible to catch the Scale Bone Fish will inevitably disturb the surrounding waters. This is part of the difficulty of fishing; if you let one go, there won't be any fish to catch around the island for a month or two, and you'll have to find another place.
With a thought, Zhao Xing sent out numerous clones from the Source Origin Space, which then jumped into the ocean.
If the fish are disturbed, then we'll dive into the Undersea Treasure Hunt.
In short, the air force cannot operate today.
"Whoosh whoosh~"
"Splash~ Splash~"
The Giant Yang Straw Man jumped into the sea and began searching for Originium on the seabed.
" In the Primordial Beginning Ocean, within a 90,000 nautical mile zone, the Five Elements Source Stone are relatively densely distributed, while the Yin Yang Source Stone are much less abundant."
"The difficulty of exploring the Primordial Beginning Ocean is extremely high. The pressure of the seawater is enough to crush the physical body of a martial artist at the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm as they approach the bottom. During the descent, they will also encounter underground currents, subterranean volcanoes, and so on."
Its destructive power is even more terrifying.
"Once it encounters it, it can even completely shatter the Giant Yang Clone."
However, Zhao Xing's Giant Yang Clone are numerous, and as long as a small portion of them do not encounter the impact of the undercurrent, they can reap a rich harvest.
Several months later.
The clone carried the five-colored Originium ashore.
"This time there are 520 Five Elements Source Stone and only 34 Yin Yang Stone. On my first try, I collected over 10,000. It seems like it's about time I left."
Under the Thousand Illusion Tree, Zhao Xing opened his eyes.
"It's relatively easy to get points in the early stages."
"However, if your strength doesn't improve, it's impossible to reach the Coral Grade by tomb raiding."
"Deep-Sea Treasure Hunt can yield approximately 1.5 million points within the first 100,000 li of sea area," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
The Primordial Beginning Realm will regulate resources, and there is a limit to how easily obtainable resources are.
If Zhao Xing continues to try to obtain Originium, his luck will turn extremely bad, and he may not even be able to obtain a single Originium in the end.
"It's time to go."
"The Primordial Beginning Ocean offers me little benefit at this stage, unless my strength reaches another level."
It can travel to areas over 100,000 nautical miles.
Zhao Xing has now been in the Primordial Beginning Ocean for 58 years.
The hardworking Zhao Xing worked almost day and night, and the Giant Yang Clone was almost completely destroyed.
However, he also amassed a total of 250,000 Five Elements Source Stone and 1,000 Yin Yang Source Stone, a harvest that matched Zhao Xing's strength.
Having already extracted all the value from the Primordial Beginning Ocean at this stage, it's time for them to leave.
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing immediately chose to leave the Primordial Beginning Ocean and return to Seaweed City.
When Zhao Xing returned to Locust Willow Courtyard, Bage Er and Xinda immediately came to greet him.
"Grown ups."
"Bage Er, Xinda," Zhao Xing greeted them.
"How did you fare on your Primordial Beginning Ocean voyage, sir?" Xinda asked curiously.
"Not bad." Zhao Xing waved his hand, and a small mountain of Originium appeared instantly.
"What? So many?"
Xinda and Bage Er were taken aback when they saw the mountain of Originium piled up on the lawn of the manor.
The dazzling Five Elements Source Stone were so bright they practically blinded them.
"Approximately 250,000 Five Elements Source Stone and over 1,000 Yin Yang Source Stone —it seems that you are approaching the strength of the ' Yin Yang Dao Domain Realm,'" Bage Er exclaimed.
"The resources gained in the Primordial Beginning Realm are always commensurate with one's strength. To obtain so much in 58 years, you definitely have the ability," Xinda exclaimed in admiration.
"That's amazing. Back in the day, it took me 500 years to squeeze the First Tier of value out of the Primordial Beginning Ocean."
"I'm about the same," Bage Er said.
Everyone knows that the Primordial Beginning Realm has many benefits, but members below the Coral Grade can only stay there for a little over two thousand years.
The time is too short; if we can't stay in the end, the resources we consume will be very limited.
How many resources a genius can consume in the Primordial Beginning Realm within the allotted time depends on their abilities!
Judging solely from Zhao Xing's Primordial Beginning Ocean voyage, his potential is more than 10 times that of Bage Er and Xinda.
The two sparring partners were naturally very impressed.
"My lord, the source stones you have here, if exchanged for extra points, could amount to approximately 1.75 million points," Bage Er counted. "If you exchange them, you could reach the sixth tier of the Seaweed Realm."
"If an adult's Source Origin Space reaches its limit, it can be exchanged for points. If they still have further needs..."
I suggest you use it yourself.
"Mm." Zhao Xing nodded.
Five Elements Source Stone sell for 10 points each, while Yin Yang Source Stone sell for 1000 points each. However, their buyback price is only half of that.
If you need it, exchanging points now would be a huge loss.
Only some people who Reincarnation and Source Origin Space has reached a bottleneck and no longer needs the Five Elements Source Stone will exchange them for points.
People like Tuo Sen, Pu Guangrui, and Young Lotus Fairy basically no longer need them, so they exchanged their points early on and upgraded their status very quickly. They are now all at the Ninth Order of the Seaweed Rank.
Zhao Xing still has needs, so of course he won't change it now. Using it to accelerate the progress of upgrading the Primal Chaos World is the best choice.
After returning from the Primordial Beginning Ocean, Zhao Xing went into seclusion at Locust Willow Courtyard.
"Boom!"
250,000 Five Elements Source Stone and more than 1,000 Yin Yang Source Stone floated like stars in the Source Origin Space. With the flow of Qi in conjunction with the World Stabilizing Tower, the phantom of the Primordial Beginning Ocean was actually outlined in the void.
"Life originated from the Primordial Beginning Ocean. The first layer of the Primal Chaos World captures the essence of the Primordial Beginning Stage, so a virtual Primordial Beginning Ocean will first form within the Source Origin Space."
While observing the four Primal Chaos Diagram, Zhao Xing constructed the Source Origin Space, with stars formed from the Five Elements Source Stone and Yin Yang Source Stone hanging down as lines.
The lines intertwine with the earth, eventually forming a murky, lifeless ocean.
"The Primordial Chaos has been established, the Primordial Beginning Ocean is complete!"
Zhao Xing formed hand seals, and the primordial soil suddenly surged and boiled. The four World Stabilizing Tower emitted brilliant golden light, and the previously stagnant cultivation progress of the "Primal Chaos World" began to surge, instantly breaking through the 100% threshold.
"The first breakthrough has formed the Primordial Beginning Ocean," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
In the Origin Sea World, the Source Origin Space is already quite prosperous, with Spirit Mountain, Earth Vein, and lakes—a scene resembling the Internal World.
When cultivating the Primal Chaos World, once the first level is completed, the entire Source Origin Space is a scene of soil covered by seawater, as if the path of True Self has just begun.
The difference in techniques became immediately apparent.
Zhao Xing's mind stirred.
"Boom!"
The once-dead ocean quickly began to boil, as if it had been energized.
It is like a living ocean, with waves constantly expanding outwards, and the Source Origin Space is also being expanded accordingly.
"The first wave of impact expanded the Source Origin Space to 1.5 astral units."
The astral unit is the standard of measurement for the Source Origin Space and Internal World of the True Self Faction. It is the same as the physique 'extreme' of a martial artist.
Typically, only when one reaches the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm does the Source Origin Space contain one Star Boundary Unit.
Previously, when Zhao Xing cultivated the "Origin Sea World," he didn't even have 0.001, so he couldn't use this standard of measurement at all.
"Splash!"
The first wave of impact has ended, and the second wave has begun.
However, the second wave was much less powerful, expanding by only 0.5.
Zhao Xing activated the Primal Chaos Diagram, which lasted for a total of four waves.
After the fourth wave ended, the Source Origin Space reached approximately 2.3 astral units.
"The first level of the Primal Chaos World has been completed. The next step is to continuously expand the framework of the Source Origin Space in preparation for the creation of future worlds."
"As the primary cultivation technique for the Explosive Soldier Stream, reaching the fourth level of the Primal Chaos World Realm leads to the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm, with a record of 1..."
Ten thousand astral units.
"In terms of the size of the Source Origin Space, it far surpasses other cultivation methods."
"Looking back at the Origin Sea World, it's truly a piece of trash cultivation technique," Zhao Xing lamented.
While Zhao Xing was cultivating in the Primordial Beginning Realm, in the Red Star Empire, in the northwestern territory, at the Jiachen Fourteenth Pass.
This formidable pass is one of the important gateways separating the "Moon Warden" Desolate Territory, and Jiachen Pass is also the empire's last line of defense against the Desolate Territory's encroachment.
Outside Jiachen Pass, there were many large and small dynasties that served as buffer zones.
At this moment, at a Realm Boat port in the Jiachen Fourteenth Pass, a wrecked Realm Boat flew in, teetering on the verge of collapse.
After passing through the checkpoint, it seemed to finally give way and crashed headfirst onto the land.
The Realm Boat docking port, built by the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, was of course incredibly sturdy. The ground was fine, but the Realm Boat itself fell apart.
"Swish swish swish swish~"
After the Realm Boat were scattered, dozens of figures quickly emerged from the spiritual smoke and dust, taking the initiative to clean up the wreckage and restore peace to avoid being fined by the officials of the boundary port.
After the Realm Boat fell apart, a small airship quickly arrived.
Wu Emperor Ji Che, appeared before everyone in a flash.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Please punish me." Grand Craftsman Official Lu Ying knelt on the ground with some shame and begged Ji Che for forgiveness.
The civil and military officials on both sides were also exhausted, lacking their former vigor, and some had even been admitted to the medical pod.
Wu Emperor glanced at him, then helped Lu Ying up. "Minister Lu, without you piloting the Realm Boat, they might not have returned alive from the ' Annihilating Star Corridor.' How could I blame you?"
"But what exactly happened?"
Divine Luo King gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, it was the Carlos Family of the Empire! The forces they control launched a sneak attack on us."
"We must avenge this! The Thirty-Six Star Cities of the Great Zhou cannot be lost in vain!"
Long Xiao, his eyes red, said, "Your Majesty, the despicable Carlos Family has laid an ambush—Your Majesty, let's immediately gather the troops and fight back!"
He carried a medical pod on his back, inside which lay Xia Jing, who only had half a body.
Behind Lu Ying was a spherical medical pod, inside which lay the Fate Officials Ji Si.
Ji Che looked at the important officials and generals of the Great Zhou. They were all shouting for revenge, but some remained silent.
For example, Lu Ying, Ling Tianchen (one of the Agriculture Minister), Chen Shijie.
Ji Che took a deep breath. "We must avenge them, but the most urgent task is to treat the injured."
"Cui Chengzhi, Li Fuhan, first take stock of the wounded and take them for treatment."
The Imperial Physician and Grand Physician of the Great Zhou immediately took over the medical pod.
After the group returned to their residence inside the Star Pass, Wu Emperor summoned the survivors for a detailed interrogation.
Half an hour later, Ji Che said with a grim expression, "Lu Ying, are you sure it was the Carlos Family that attacked our territory?"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. The force that attacked us is controlled by the Carlos Family," Lu Ying said.
"Have you identified yourselves?" Ji Che continued to ask. Exploration beyond the empire's borders was very popular; many people engaged in interstellar navigation, not just the Great Zhou. Under normal circumstances, the empire's internal forces would not kill each other unless the interests were too great, the difference in strength was too great, and they were completely unafraid of offending each other.
Although the Great Zhou was not very powerful, in terms of backing, Liu Tianning had become the Lord Qianhua, Zhao Xing had even entered the Primordial Beginning Realm and become the disciple of Demigod.
"Yes," Lu Ying said. "After Lord Ji discovered the enemy's background, he immediately used his Major Divine Ability Fate Soul Wheel, to call out to the enemy leader."
"Lord Ji invoked the Lord Qianhua behind Liu Tianning, but the other party did not react. Then he invoked the name of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, but the other party launched a more severe and swift attack."
Ji Che frowned deeply. "It seems that my elder brother's reputation wasn't ineffective in deterring others, but rather the benefits were too great."
It had the opposite effect.
They swept through thirty-six star cities in one go, clearly intending to silence witnesses; otherwise, they would have simply robbed and fled.
"The Carlos Family —I wonder what on our turf they've set their sights on."
The Carlos Family wields considerable power within the empire and is a renowned first-rate force.
Ji Che was thinking far ahead. Now that the Great Zhou had offended the Carlos Family and its overseas territories had been seized, would the conflict extend to the domestic situation and affect the Great Zhou's internal development?
"You may leave now." Ji Che dismissed everyone and quietly pondered the matter alone.
In the end, he took out the Star Territory and sent the message to the distant Primordial Beginning Realm.
Within the Primordial Beginning Realm, in the [Hundred-Ren Void] region.
A white flying boat was drifting in the void, as if it were about to be submerged by the raging void currents at any moment.
Zhao Xing piloted the flying boat while simultaneously casting spells to continuously resist the pressure from the chaotic void currents coming from all directions.
"Metaphor"
A wave formed from pure void energy crashed in, and Zhao Xing felt his World Method instantly compressed back into the ship's hull.
"Not good!"
Golden light shone from the exterior of the white hull.
The next moment, Zhao Xing, powerless to resist, appeared directly outside the entrance to the Hundred-Ren Void.
At the edge of the deep black hole, Zhao Xing looked at the Star Territory.
[Zhao Xing, a member of the Seaweed Grade, you have lasted for three quarters of an hour on the second level of the Hundred-Ren Void ' Dao Manifestation Layer,' setting a new record. You have received an additional 150,000 points.]
"Four-quarters of an hour, not bad." Zhao Xing nodded in satisfaction.
The Hundred-Ren Void is also a popular spot for "leveling up," but last time he entered, it was under the protection of Emperor Chen Jiu, and he went directly to the third ren to comprehend it.
Now, relying solely on myself, I can only reach the second level.
"After I mastered the first level of my Primal Chaos World, I used the World Method to fight against the Void Turbulence. My proficiency in Yin Yang Boundary also continued to rise. Once Yin Yang Boundary reaches the fourth level of Major Divine Ability, I can try to enter the third level of Dao Manifestation Layer."
Zhao Xing stayed on the boat and began to digest what he had just gained.
Suddenly, the Star Mirror began to tremble violently.
"Um?"
Zhao Xing's expression changed slightly.
"It's an urgent communication from Ji Che."
Zhao Xing only wanted to quietly absorb nutrients in the Primordial Beginning Realm, so he categorized the Star Mirror's communications into levels. Generally, when he was cultivating, he would block all social interaction and not receive any messages. Only a few people had the authority to send him "emergency messages" and could break this blockage.
Wu Emperor, Ji Si, Liu Tianning, Yun Tian Dao all possess this authority.
Since he granted Wu Emperor this authority, the latter has never used it even once.
A bad feeling rose in Zhao Xing's heart, and he immediately turned on the Star Mirror.
"Metaphor"
Ji Che's phantom appeared before them.
"Elder brother, the Great Zhou is in trouble."
"Fifth Brother, could it be that something happened to the Great Zhou during their exploration?" Zhao Xing asked.
When he returned to the Great Zhou from Two Liang Slope, Wu Emperor had already led people to Xingguan in the northwest of the empire to explore outwards. It has been almost four hundred years since then.
After entering the Primordial Beginning Realm, it's unlikely that the Great Zhou will encounter any major troubles in the Beihe Star System. The only possibility is that these troubles will arise during the exploration process.
"Yes." Ji Che sighed and said, "I didn't want to disturb my elder brother's cultivation, but when we were expanding our territory, we offended the Carlos Family, a first-class power in the empire."
"What? The Carlos Family?" Zhao Xing's heart sank. "What on earth is going on?"