Need Seed Method Achieved, Lord Beihe's Request!
"A job market? How can a prison be a job market?" Ai Miaomiao's large, stern eyes were filled with doubt.
Zhao Xing did not answer again, and slowly entered the Ice Star Prison through the Boundary Wall passage.
The vast majority of criminals imprisoned in the Primordial Beginning Realm Ice Star Prison were once members of the Primordial Beginning Realm!
Because Going Berserk and accidentally killed many people; or because they went overboard with their research and caused huge losses to the Red Star Empire; or because they caused heavy casualties while commanding wars. In short, this is a special group of prisoners.
They all had privileges, but what they did exceeded the scope of their privileges and amnesty. However, their crimes did not warrant the death penalty, so they could neither be released nor executed. However, their sentences were very long, and many were imprisoned indefinitely.
After passing through the Boundary Wall passage, a pure white cube appeared in front of the two.
When Zhao Xing and Ai Miaomiao appeared, a smiley face appeared on the side facing them.
"Greetings, Emperor Lord Zi Fang." Zhao Xing and Ai Miaomiao bowed to the cube in unison.
The pure white cube is another variant of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon. Like Chen Jiu, its name is related to the time of day. The Dao Weapon Soul of the Rat Hour series is good at encirclement.
Emperor Lord Zi Fang is usually depicted as a pure white cube.
"Please present the decree," a gentle female voice said from the pure white cube.
"Senior Sister." Zhao Xing looked at Ai Miaomiao. Their decree was specially approved by the Five Poisons Emperor Lord.
"Oh no, I forgot to bring it! I left it on my other clone!" Ai Miaomiao's expression changed.
"Without a law, you are trespassing and will face five thousand years of imprisonment." The pure white cube instantly turned red, and its smiling face turned into an angry one.
"Holy crap, what are you doing, Senior Sister?" Zhao Xing was stunned. How could you forget something like this? You're so unreliable!
"Hurry up and send the clone over."
"But my clone has already left the Primordial Beginning Realm and is on its way to the West."
"You're absolutely amazing—"
Just then, a sly smile suddenly appeared on Ai Miaomiao's panicked face, and she quickly pulled out a small, purplish-black cube from her pocket:
"Ta-da! I didn't forget!"
"I fooled you, junior brother! Hahaha!"
Zhao Xing: "..—"
Are you crazy?! Holy crap!
Old Master Zhao was really about to curse, because he truly believed that Ai Miaomiao was the kind of person who could forget to bring the law.
Remembering the years of friendship between Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan, who had delivered medicine to her, Zhao Xing resisted the urge to punch them.
"Senior sister, you win. Junior brother was terrified by you just now. If you really hadn't brought it, my true form would have been imprisoned for five thousand years..."
Ai Miaomiao pressed the small cube into the pure white cube, but it was quickly spat out again.
"Verification failed."
Ai Miaomiao looked troubled. "Oh dear, I think I took the wrong one."
Zhao Xing: "??"
Are you kidding me?
"Senior sister, stop messing around, take it out quickly—"
Ai Miaomiao suddenly smiled again, "Just kidding, I brought it!"
After saying that, she took out another cube and pressed it in.
"Verification successful." The square changed from red to white, then to a smiley face, and released the decree.
Zhao Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fearing that Ai Miaomiao might remarry, he preemptively took the decree.
"Senior sister, let me keep it safe."
Ai Miaomiao said with a smile, "Junior brother, you're such a coward."
"Hehe," Zhao Xing replied with a "hehe."
A pure white cube splits into a sphere, which follows the two as a guide.
"What you see is Ice Star Prison No. 391, which holds all those in the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm."
"The Western Hemisphere consists entirely of criminals who have signed Life and Death Law Contract and voluntarily accept any high-risk magical experiments."
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"According to the law, you may choose ten people to cultivate with, but they are limited to the Realm Star and cannot be taken out."
"Remember, the risk is two-way; you could be harmed by criminals."
Zhao Xing nodded to indicate that he understood the rules.
The True Self Faction is already crazy enough, but the criminals imprisoned in the Primordial Beginning Realm Ice Star Prison are the craziest of the crazi.
Some criminals, when sober, signed Life and Death Law Contract, voluntarily becoming magical consumables for the empire to atone for their sins and give themselves a chance.
Once one breaks through to the Reincarnation Realm, they can generally regain their senses.
Then they can be released and make amends for their mistakes through other means.
However, his moments of lucidity are brief; most of the time he is in a frenzy.
If, in a fit of madness, Zhao Xing and Ai Miaomiao were killed, then their deaths would have been in vain.
Because these people have already reached the maximum punishment, it is impossible to continue punishing them.
"Oh, another living person has arrived."
The two people and the ball had just flown to the western hemisphere of the Realm Star when they saw seven icebergs below. On each blue iceberg was a green giant with eight hands, all of which were scratching their toes.
"This is..." Ai Miaomiao was surprised and uncertain, because the seven giants below were extremely ugly, disgusting both from a physical point of view and from the point of view of qi.
His back was covered in pustules, oozing green sap. Then, the man poked the pustules in his back with both hands, sucked the pus into his mouth, and licked his fingers—the same hands he had just used to pick at his feet.
Zhao Xing looked at the sphere, from which light was projected, forming words:
[Prisoner No. 9462, Name (Hidden)]
[Once Coral Seventh Grade in the Primordial Beginning Realm, he went insane due to his research into the Straw Man Art, completely tearing his soul apart to the point that he could no longer recognize himself.]
[Criminal charge: After Going Berserk, he began secretly killing other cultivators. He was discovered to have secretly killed 53 trillion people, including 130 million citizens of the Empire. The death list included his Dao Companion and family members.]
[Detained indefinitely.]
[Life and Death Law Contract has been signed, and I voluntarily agree to undergo any experimentation.]
"That's terrifying." Ai Miaomiao stared at the figure of 53 trillion, utterly shocked. "He killed so many people before being discovered, and he even wiped out his own family. Why wasn't he executed?"
"Learn from the mistakes of others," Zhao Xing said. "This person was Coral Grade member who committed a crime due to Going Berserk during cultivation. He wasn't conscious. If he were, he would have been killed long ago."
"Keep it for spell research, to figure out why this happened, and to provide experience for those who practice this kind of spell in the future."
"How pitiful," Ai Miaomiao said. "Even if she breaks through to the Reincarnation Realm and regains her senses, she would probably go insane if she saw her family and Dao Companion die at her hands."
Zhao Xing didn't dwell on that question, but instead asked Emperor Lord Zi Fang, "Your Emperor Lord Realm, where is the true form of prisoner number 9462?"
The sphere flashed with light, bringing up a more detailed file: [Unidentifiable, or rather, each of the clones of number 9462 is the original.]
The Life and Death Law Contract was signed by one of the avatars during a brief moment of lucidity; the other six avatars did not agree to it.
"So that's how it is. Even the Primordial Beginning Realm can't distinguish between his clone and his true self." Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised.
To have cultivated the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm to this level is truly unique.
This person must have been someone of note before, but after Going Berserk, he must have erased all records. "Get out of my way!" The seven giants below began to fight over a piece of foot skin.
The seven giants were scattered into even more smaller clones, as if they were liquid.
Zhao Xing looked on with a pang of sadness, shook his head, and left.
Although he also has the potential to create clones, Qing Yuzi gave him the Soul Secret Technique of the Divine Temple's soul, so there's no need to worry for now.
His main purpose for this trip was to cultivate the Need Seed Method; he would not study the Straw Man Clone Technique for the time being.
Let's go.
Along the way, Zhao Xing saw all sorts of prisoners, some who had gone mad, and others who remained conscious.
Without exception, they were all at the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm, and all had been Coral Grade members.
Finally, Zhao Xing stopped in front of a towering mountain that seemed to reach into the clouds.
The reason for stopping was simple: the man was rolling a spherical boulder up the mountain, which was rugged and uneven. After he reached the top, the boulder rolled back down.
He ran back down the mountain and continued pushing the ball up the mountain.
[Number 5241]
[Class: Mechanism Array Master]
[Formerly a member of the Coral Grade Eighth Level in the Primordial Beginning Realm, while on a mission at the Ao Gu Border Pass, he unauthorizedly fused with a forbidden object to set up an unknown Magic Array. The Magic Array failed, causing a backlash that resulted in the deaths of 127 teammates at the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm.]
[Detained indefinitely.]
[Life and Death Law Contract has been signed, and I voluntarily agree to undergo any experimentation.]
"The Ao Gu Border Pass, it seems to be him," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
After observing for a few days, he said to the pure white sphere beside him, "Your Emperor Lord Realm, I wish to choose him as the subject of my cultivation of the ' Need Seed Method."
"Yes, he is conscious. You can go down directly." The sphere shot out a laser beam, opening up the boundary surrounding the mountain.
Seeing this, Zhao Xing landed directly. As for Ai Miaomiao, she had already chosen a prisoner to cultivate with. "5241, I am Zhao Xing, Coral Grade member of the Primordial Beginning Realm. I want you to cooperate with me in cultivating a spell."
With a thunderous crash, a giant boulder rolled down, revealing a man on the mountaintop. He was shirtless, his bronze skin showing.
Its head was hairless, but it had several strange and incomplete magical runes.
His fingers, however, were slender, snow-white, and even quite delicate.
"Oh, come on then." The man didn't react much, just answered calmly.
Zhao Xing nodded and then began casting the spell.
The Need Seed Method, also known as the Demonic Seed Method, is considered Forbidden Art in other countries.
To cultivate it, you need to use many living people as practice subjects, and the higher their spiritual intelligence, the better.
The prisoners who are kept here are very difficult to kill. Even if they stand there and let others beat them, they might not be able to kill them. They are excellent test subjects.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
Five thorny vines sprouted from Zhao Xing's body, piercing into the opponent's Baihui, Zhongji, Qihai, and Guan Yuan.
The five positions are Tianzong and Bingfeng.
The vine pierced through the opponent's shoulder blade, then into the skull and abdomen. The opponent made no sound, as if he were dead. "It might hurt a little now," Zhao Xing warned.
The other party remained unresponsive, it was unclear whether they didn't care or looked down on Zhao Xing's level of understanding.
Judging from his aura, Zhao Xing was only at the Third Realm of the Origin Realm. Logically, someone at the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm would simply stand still.
Even if left to be slaughtered by the Source Origin Realm, it would be difficult to die.
"The Absorbing Rain Transformation Art!"
With a thought, Zhao Xing's inner vines instantly split into 1000 tiny thorns, followed by 10,000...
By the Heavenly Timing, Zhao Xing had almost completely taken control of the man's body.
He can move however he wants.
"Metaphor~"
The projection of the origin unfolded, and a seedling appeared next to the man.
It was the Emperor Grade sapling—the Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo—given to Zhao Xing by the Five Poisons Emperor Lord.
"Boom!"
The rocks exploded, creating a deep pit at the man's feet. He was then buried under the rubble, with only his head, inscribed with magical runes, remaining exposed.
"The Yin Yang Boundary, arise!"
Zhao Xing created a hemispherical barrier, enveloping the rocks, 5241, and the Seven Realms True Spirit Bamboo within.
This created a space devoid of spiritual energy.
The Seven Realms True Spirit Bamboo immediately became listless and dispirited.
Although it is an Emperor Grade unit, the fragile seedlings are easily affected if their spiritual energy supply is cut off.
"Drawing upon what is needed to generate life!"
At that moment, the thorns inside 5241's body suddenly began to vibrate.
A large amount of spiritual energy was drawn from his body and used to nourish the Seven Realms True Spirit Bamboo.
Three days later, nourished by abundant spiritual energy, the surrounding rocks transformed into fertile black soil.
[You have gained 1 point of proficiency in the Absorption Absorbing Need Transformation Art.]
[You have gained 1 point of proficiency in the Absorption Absorbing Need Transformation Art.]
Six months later, the plants on the mountain increased, and flowers, grasses and trees were all grown up. A pastoral landscape appeared on the barren hillside.
"Wrong." Zhao Xing looked at the unresponsive panel and stopped moving. "I can't draw the 'need' from his body, but rather the magical power he has cultivated."
Spiritual energy is transformed into magical power; 5241 is equivalent to a huge reservoir of spiritual energy.
It was enough to support the growth of many seedlings, but that was not the effect Zhao Xing wanted.
"The reason why the Need Seed Method is called the Demonic Seed Method is because it extracts the target's needs, which are inherent in life, not spiritual energy cultivated through cultivation, much less magical power."
"This method is designed to cope with extreme environments. Even if there is no spiritual energy around, capturing a group of low-level mortals can generate a large amount of spiritual energy to nourish the growth of plant life."
"Through the transformation of plant life, flowering and bearing fruit, I can absorb spiritual energy that can be used for cultivation by eating the fruit."
The definitions of need and spirit differ in the Qi Theory, Zhao Xing found that his cultivation soon encountered a bottleneck.
The main problem is that it's difficult to detect the needs within a living being, and it's easy to mistakenly believe that one has successfully cultivated.
If it weren't for the panel evidence, Zhao Xing probably wouldn't even have mastered the basics yet.
"The only thing we can do is drain the spiritual energy from 5241 and eliminate the interference."
This must be painful, and Zhao Xing glanced at the other party, who still showed no reaction.
Aside from the first sentence they exchanged, there was no further communication.
"It will take me at least 50 years to drain his magical power; this man's foundation is too strong," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
At the Dao Domain Realm, one's magical power is boundless, not to mention that the opponent is also a genius.
Even if he's not someone like Du Yun, he's still among the top ten in the Primordial Convention.
"5241, please release your magic power from your body. Don't worry, I won't harm your life," Zhao Xing said.
The other party still did not respond, but quickly cooperated, and a large number of mana runes floated out.
It resembles three-dimensional text, with many flowing lines, like Magic Array in operation.
Each mana rune, if thrown into a low-level Realm Star with an aura index of around 10, can immediately raise the aura index to over 100.
Given enough time, this low-level Realm Star could even transform into a medium-level Realm Star.
The foundation of a genius-level Life and Death Dao Domain Realm is indeed terrifying.
If this were in the original Profound Yellow World, this person's corpse could have supported dozens of ascended dynasties.
"108 runes, a total of 108 mana runes, truly powerful, it really is him," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
If you crush the opponent's 108 mana runes now, he will drop in realm.
It is possible to fall to the Source Origin Realm, or even Ascension Realm.
"Aren't you worried about becoming a cripple?" Zhao Xing couldn't help but ask.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if I die." The bald man spoke for the first time. "You can shake my life essence even if you are at the Source Origin Realm. You must be a very powerful genius in the Primordial Beginning Realm."
"If it can help your cultivation, even if it's ruined, dying at your hands would be a form of atonement, let alone being crippled."
Zhao Xing listened to his words, he couldn't help but think of the other party's file.
"I accidentally killed more than a hundred teammates, some of whom were definitely close friends."
"He's been pushing the boulder around doing this useless work; he's probably punishing himself in this way," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"5241 was the Primordial Convention two eras ago. The first place winner in the Mechanism Array Master division was named Fan Daoyou."
"The Empire's punishment for his mistake wasn't this severe; he insisted on going to Ice Star Prison to be punished."
"His master still visits him from time to time, so I really can't let him die."
Zhao Xing remembered that Fan Daoyou would soon break through the Reincarnation Realm and be released from prison, and be sent to develop the Desolate Territory. This man's talent in formations was unparalleled, especially in breaking the Magic Array from the time of Cretaceous Period in the Mesozoic Era, and he would soon become famous throughout the world.
Of course, he is currently just a criminal who killed his teammates because of his arrogance, and has no intention of being released from prison.
Time passed, Zhao Xing's training in Ice Star Prison entered its ninth year.
"Boom!"
Zhao Xing withdrew the Five Finger Mountain, revealing Fan Daoyou who had been trapped beneath it. At this moment, Fan Daoyou was on the verge of death, devoid of spiritual energy, his life force flickering like a candle flame in the wind, as if he would pass away at any moment.
"Go!"
Zhao Xing pushed 108 magical runes from the sky into Fan Daoyou's body.
The opponent's aura quickly became powerful.
"Whoosh~" Zhao Xing landed at the bottom of the pit and helped Fan Daoyou up.
"Fellow Daoist, my cultivation has come to a temporary halt. Thank you for your cooperation."
"My life is worthless, you have no reason to feel guilty." Fan Daoyou would occasionally answer some of Zhao Xing's questions and say a few words.
"No, I must make things clear to you, fellow Daoist," Zhao Xing said. "The method I cultivate is the Demonic Seed Method. It may seem that it has not caused any harm to you, but in reality, it will damage your lifespan. You have lost a lot of lifespan in the past ten years."
"I know," Fan Daoyou said with a self-deprecating laugh. "I killed so many people because I was researching forbidden magic, how could I not know about the Agricultural Official's Need Seed Method?"
"The spiritual energy was not consumed, but your Seven Realms True Spirit Bamboo has grown. So what is being consumed is my innate need as a sinner."
Fan Daoyou twirled his fingers:
"But I don't care, and you don't need to worry that my master will make things difficult for you."
"You rarely treat me like a human being. Everyone else who comes in looks at me, Fan Daoyou, as if I were an object."
"Some people will even deliberately torture others and do things that have nothing to do with spiritual practice."
"You're different. You've always respected me."
Zhao Xing cupped his hands in greeting, changing the subject and asking instead, "Brother Dao, you've been here for two eras. The outside world has changed a lot. Why don't you go out and see it?"
"With your abilities, fellow Daoist, crossing the threshold of life and death should be a piece of cake."
"Your master, Emperor Lord Jin Jue, and many others are probably eagerly awaiting your departure."
Fan Daoyou didn't answer. Zhao Xing knew that he could only say so much, given Fan Daoyou ten-year relationship. To say anything more would be to cross the line.
"Brother Dao, I have spoken too much," Zhao Xing said, cupping his hands in greeting. "Please don't take it to heart."
"Ten years of cultivation have brought me great benefits. I hope to have the opportunity to share a drink and have a good time with you in the future. Take care."
After the ceremony, Zhao Xing into the sky and left the barrier.
Watching Zhao Xing's departing figure, Fan Daoyou murmured, "My heart is uneasy, how can I dare to be free—"
After leaving Ice Star Prison, Zhao Xing returned to Coral City.
Ai Miaomiao had already gone back, because she had gained nothing in Ice Star Prison.
He hadn't even entered the gate of the Need Seed Method, which shows that this spell is not something that ordinary people can easily learn.
"The Need Seed Method be fully implemented. Now my Primal Chaos World has reached 5 World Yuan Unit, accommodating 3,000 groups of troops. The preparations are almost complete."
There are still twenty years left in the stipulated time, but Zhao Xing has already decided to set off immediately.
Without going beyond the Great Wall, it's often impossible to get things back on track.
For example, if the Great Zhou wanted to expand beyond the Great Wall, his position as the Sea Trade Envoy would be ineffective if he couldn't reach the destination, and he couldn't do anything to help the Great Zhou.
"It's time to go."
"I anticipate reaching the Jiachen Fourteenth Pass in three years and five months."
In the vast starry sky, a Realm Boat speeds along Void River.
"The Emperor Lord Realm has left the Primordial Beginning Realm? Congratulations, Emperor Lord Realm! You are one step closer to returning to your peak." It was Thousand Illusion Tree who spoke, and he transformed into the appearance of a tender young boy.
Zhao Xing said, "Qianhuan, we made a promise that you would protect me for 500,000 years before I set you free. Now I want to set you free ahead of schedule. What do you say?"
The Thousand Illusion Tree grew anxious. "Your Emperor Lord Realm, how can this be? We agreed on a period of 500,000 years, and I've only stayed for 4,000 years. How can you let me leave now?"
Zhao Xing said, "You said your lifespan was running out, and I think that makes sense. The sooner I set you free, the better so you can try to break through to the Reincarnation Realm."
The leaves of the Thousand Illusion Tree swayed, as if shaking their heads. "Your Emperor Lord Realm, I can live a long life; I can live for another seven epochs!"
Seeing Thousand Illusion Tree clinging to Zhao Xing like a lamb to the slaughter, Zhao Xing laughed.
"Alright, then you can continue following along."
"Thank you, Your Emperor Lord Realm!"
When he first arrived in the Primordial Beginning Realm, he had nothing. The most valuable thing he owned was a Thousand Illusion Tree at the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm.
Now that the Thousand Illusion Tree is begging to follow him, Zhao Xing has granted his wish.
After retrieving the Thousand Illusion Tree, Zhao Xing picked up the Star Mirror and glanced at it, sighing, "The tree begs for people, and people beg for people too."
"As soon as my true form left the Primordial Beginning Realm, many people came looking for me."
Others might easily refuse, but the first communication request Zhao Xing saw was from the Lord Beihe.
"Zhao Xing, congratulations on becoming the Sea Trade Envoy." The first words spoken by the illusory figure of the Lord Beihe after appearing were congratulations to Zhao Xing.
"Thank you, Lord." Zhao Xing bowed slightly. "Xingneng is where it is today, thanks to your guidance."
Lord Beihe smiled upon hearing this.
To be honest, with Zhao Xing's current fame, he was worried that Zhao Xing wouldn't give him face, and that he might end up having to return a hundred steamed buns.
If that's the case, even the Lord Beihe can't do anything about it.
However, Zhao Xing's current attitude reassured him somewhat.
"Zhao Xing, you have achieved what you have today through your own abilities," said the Lord Beihe. "I didn't want to bother you, but the North River Army is currently facing some trouble, and I can't get away. I would like to ask you, the Sea Trade Envoy, for a favor."