Ji Si's Moment of Glory!

In the bamboo house, Zhao Xing had already lain in the ice coffin for fifty years.

That day, Qing Yuzi came as usual to check Zhao Xing's injuries and could not help feeling curious.

"His recovery is faster than expected. I originally estimated it would take eighty to a hundred years, but now he only needs to lie there for a few more years before breaking out of the coffin."

Zhao Xing made no sound. He was still hastening his recovery through cultivation. The medicinal liquid inside the entire ice coffin was rapidly fading, while divine light shone brilliantly. Clearly, he was at a crucial moment in his cultivation.

Seeing this, Qing Yuzi did not disturb him. He replaced the medicinal liquid in the coffin, then went out to attend to his own affairs.

Three years later, the golden light within the ice coffin gradually subsided.

Boom!

A large hand burst through the coffin lid. Cloud mist surged upward as Zhao Xing slowly sat up.

"Fifty-three years. I was lying down for far too long." Zhao Xing looked at his hands and muttered inwardly, I can't play around with that Firecracker Bamboo again in the future.

The Firecracker Bamboo cultivated by Penglai Divine General was extremely radical. It possessed no true spirit consciousness whatsoever.

If it had true spirit consciousness, it could be controlled like a troop type and used for more precise, targeted detonations.

The reason Penglai Divine General had abandoned the plant's true spirit was mainly because he had discovered that Firecracker Bamboo with true spirit consciousness would never continuously stockpile the Source of Destruction. Its true spirit consciousness would follow its survival instincts and preserve its own growth.

Stockpiling the Source of Destruction and Fire Origin would suppress the Source of Life, just as a person would not keep eating until they burst to death.

"I should use the offspring of the Firecracker Bamboo from now on." Zhao Xing summoned a shower of Rain Water to wash away the medicinal residue from his body, then put on the Grain Rain Robe.

His recovery had been faster than expected, and better than expected as well.

The main reason was that during the latter half of his recovery, Zhao Xing had already been able to use the spells of the three schools to heal himself.

Inside the ice coffin, he constructed a Life Earth Palace. At the same time, he had Lao Qing lay down a layer of Earth God Crystals beneath the coffin and cast the Earth Treasury Return to Origin method.

The Great Sun Nature Sea actively regulated the six ferocities within his body, while his Inner World endlessly supplied the purest Source of Life.

"Whoosh~" A gust of wind pushed open the door, and Qing Yuzi appeared in the room.

"You're recovering quite quickly. How do you feel?"

"I'm completely recovered. The medical arts I learned from Divine General Bi Qi weren't learned for nothing." Nine needles flew out from Zhao Xing's body. "By the way, Bi Qi and Chou Gu—"

"I let them go," Qing Yuzi said. "Don't worry."

"Oh, it seems you know this place quite well."

"Of course!" At the mention of serious business, Qing Yuzi immediately became excited.

He took out a sand table containing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Map from the Luo Emperor Era.

"This place is called Flowing Void Ravine. It is a layered expanse of void between Panhu Land and Seven Luminaries Moyi Heaven."

"There's nothing much to say about the place itself. It's simply a temporary cave abode opened up by Divine King Yu Heng."

"While you were recovering, I released Bi Qi and the others, then took a look around the area."

"There should originally have been some star continents and Realm Stars here, but they later shattered and formed a Star-Shatter Belt."

"I observed some voided scenes and found certain concealment methods. They should be arrangements left behind by Divine King Zhang Yue."

"Since Zhang Yue said God Kings can no longer enter, we can safely explore Yu Heng's Inner World."

Zhao Xing looked at the map and nodded. The situation was basically the same as Divine King Zhang Yue had described.

Because Zhang Yue had repeatedly attempted to twist spacetime and reverse Yu Heng's life and death, the failure had altered spacetime. What had originally been an unremarkable place became a cosmic wonder, and God Kings could no longer enter.

"Then how do we get in?"

"Look here." Qing Yuzi pointed at the realistic map. "Outside Divine King Yu Heng's body is a pale-blue arc-shaped mist region. According to Zhang Yue, we can enter Yu Heng's Inner World through that area."

"But I haven't tried entering it myself. I was waiting for you."

Warmth filled Zhao Xing's heart.

Lao Qing truly was reliable. With treasure right before him, he had actually held himself back and waited for Zhao Xing to recover.

"Since you're well now, shall we set off immediately?"

Qing Yuzi was already somewhat impatient.

"Wait a little longer," Zhao Xing said. "I've only just recovered from a serious injury. Give me some more time to recuperate."

"That's true." Qing Yuzi did not suspect anything and nodded in agreement.

In reality, Zhao Xing was thinking about Bowei's theory of the closed loop.

The closed loop was not yet complete. He would leave, and Qing Yuzi would enter alone to explore.

However, Zhao Xing did not know what circumstances would cause him to suddenly leave. He was still waiting for that unknown event to arrive.

About half a year later, Zhao Xing suddenly felt something stir in his heart within the secret chamber.

He then summoned the White Jade Five Tombs Ship and entered the Boundless True God Palace.

He lit the incense cauldron, and waves of faint fragrance spread through the air.

The statue of the Boundless True God also came alive.

"Greetings, True God."

"Zhao Xing, where are you now?"

"Reporting to the True God, after Qing Yuzi and I encountered Pursued, we activated a world teleportation array. Since then, this subordinate has been recovering from his injuries—"

"Has your Minglei Shadowless Art made any progress?"

"I have not yet broken through."

"Hmph. This Qing Yuzi truly is a scourge."

The Boundless True God was somewhat angry.

How could he not be angry? If Zhao Xing had not needed to complete Qing Yuzi's closed loop, would he have fought Xi Heaven Divine King?

Would he have uprooted the Supreme Truth Pavilion's headquarters and destroyed Lianyin Divine General's foundation for attaining the Dao?

Although the Boundless True God was not afraid of trouble or karmic burdens, the thought that Zhao Xing had caused all this while following Qing Yuzi made him furious.

It felt as though someone had led his own child astray.

"Complete the closed loop as soon as possible and return to Divine Machine City."

"Yes."

The Boundless True God gave this instruction, and the statue lost its divine aura once more.

After leaving the Divine Temple, Zhao Xing fell into thought.

Originally, he had guessed that an order from the Boundless True God would force him to leave.

Yet after their conversation, Zhao Xing felt that although the Boundless True God had some arrangement for him, it was not urgent enough to demand his immediate return.

In other words, he had guessed wrong.

"What could it be—"

After waiting another three years, Qing Yuzi could no longer bear it and came to urge him on.

Zhao Xing did not know how to explain it and could only claim that he was still recovering.

Another month passed.

One morning, the Zu Dynasty Tablet within Zhao Xing's body suddenly began to hum.

"Hm?"

Zhao Xing extended a thread of consciousness and wrapped it around the Zu Emperor Dynasty.

Hum~

The scene before him changed, and his consciousness appeared inside the engraved carriage of the Zu Emperor Dynasty.

At that moment, there was also a human figure formed from ink wash within the carriage.

"Zhao Xing greets the Moon God Palace Master."

The ink figure's lips moved. "Zhao Xing, the plan has changed. You must return to the Wilderness Era."

"Return to the Wilderness Era?" Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat. So this was where it came into play. But what kind of urgent matter required him to return?

"Palace Master, may I know what happened?"

"With Ji Si's help, your Fate Divine Dynasty cultivation system has made a breakthrough. Great Zhou's emperor has condensed a Luck Divine Seal."

"Great Zhou recalled its civil and military officials, suddenly attacked the Chen Luo Barren Domain, captured the Black and White Hall Master guarding the former site of Fengshan Land, and forcibly unsealed the Profound Yellow World."

The ink figure's words were like thunder exploding in Zhao Xing's mind.

Listening to the Moon God Palace Master's words, Zhao Xing was utterly shocked.

"Such changes were beyond anyone's expectations. Even I underestimated Ji Si's abilities," the Moon God Palace Master said. "Her Eight Directions Divine Mirror obscured the heavenly secrets. Even I failed to perceive her true intentions."

As the Moon God Palace Master explained, Zhao Xing finally understood the entire sequence of events.

After he and Ji Si parted ways in the 341st era before the Wilderness Era, Ji Si returned to the Wilderness Era and went back to the point in time when they had traveled through time.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xing continued traveling through time and arrived at Bai Feng Pavilion. Following the Moon God Palace Master's script, he successfully left the Desolate Territory Faction and was taken away by the Boundless True God.

The act staged at Bai Feng Pavilion had been far too convincing. First, Divine General Xu Feng betrayed him, and then Ruo Xi Divine General, the god of physicians, poisoned him.

At the same time, Demon Race Divine General Huan Li took the opportunity to kick him while he was down and took part of his Classic of Mountains.

Afterward, Yan Ao and Lu Ya, whose duty of protecting the Dao had ended, returned to the Wilderness Era.

The matter slowly began to ferment.

Originally, Ji Si should not have learned of it so quickly. But she was a Fate Official, and with the help of the Hemp Robe Divine Physiognomy, she forcibly learned of the news at a very early point.

She went to ask Lu Ya at the Source Origin Heavenly Palace, then went to the Empire to question Yan Ao. Having obtained more clues, Ji Si saw scene after scene of Zhao Xing being assassinated and coerced.

Ji Si had originally been only a Demigod, and the Moon God Palace Master had no need to explain anything to her.

For such secret matters involving an undercover agent, the fewer people who knew, the less likely information would leak.

Even Lu Ya and Yan Ao had been kept in the dark by the Moon God Palace Master, much less a mere Demigod Fate Official.

Even if Ji Si learned the news, she could not have stirred up any real trouble. All methods of time travel were under the control of the Human Race's superpowers.

What could Ji Si possibly do?

Yet Ji Si truly found a way. First, through an almost insane style of cultivation, she completed the inheritance trial of the Hemp Robe Divine Physiognomy within a thousand years and became the true master of the Eight Directions Divine Mirror.

After finding no one to appeal to, Ji Si conspired with Great Zhou Human Emperor Ji Che and Liu Tianning to rescue Zhao Xing.

Since the Profound Spirit Human Clan's superpowers controlled the channels for time travel, opening them required sufficient strength.

Ji Si believed that the only way to break the deadlock was to further advance the Fate Divine Dynasty system.

Thus, during the second millennium, Ji Si traveled throughout the Profound Spirit Star Region and searched through the Celestial Master Mansions of the Empire.

Ji Si truly calculated some answers.

Part of the Fate Divine Dynasty Cultivation Method that had been lost since the end of Rui Emperor's reign was pieced together by Ji Si.

Human Emperor Ji Che was able to undergo Universal Promotion and become a Luck Free God!

After that, the plan for the third millennium began.

Great Zhou frantically liquidated all its assets, constantly recruited troops and bought horses, and expanded its territory.

It devoured territory, raised the combat strength of the civil and military officials, expanded its population base, and collected Five Emperors Coins and Profound Spirit Ancient Coins.

At the same time, Ji Si directed that Ancient God of the Tianzze Star Region to develop Great Zhou's power everywhere.

The Dynasty of Fate system rapidly helped Great Zhou grow stronger through a process resembling fission.

By the end of the third millennium, Great Zhou's actual strength had already ranked second among all ancient nations.

The Moon God Palace Master sighed softly. "The expansion and annexation of mortal powers is internal survival of the fittest among the Human Race. Normally, we do not interfere."

"Furthermore, Lu Ya and Yan Ao felt somewhat indebted to Ji Si and Great Zhou. Among the superpowers, Ancient Hill of Antiquity, the Empire, and the Source Origin Heavenly Palace all remained almost entirely silent, allowing Ji Si to vent her anger."

"Although I noticed some of Ji Si's intentions at the time, I did not care much about such expansion at first. There was an Upper Limit to it. No matter how much it expanded or grew stronger, as long as it could not bring the Divine Realm into the river of national fate, it could not produce a true qualitative transformation."

"Great Zhou also had no standing to Win Over anyone in the Divine Realm."

Zhao Xing nodded. Indeed, although more members of the Divine Realm had appeared in the Wilderness Era, no one took an emerging dynasty like Great Zhou seriously.

They might spare it a glance because of him, but if they were merely assessing its strength, no god would go to Great Zhou as an undercover agent. At most, it could attract Demigods.

"So Ji Si set her sights on the Profound Yellow World?"

"Yes." The Moon God Palace Master nodded. "Fengshan Land lost its divine aura after the end of the Five Emperors Era and became a lost land."

"It had originally become desolate, yet it has now been revitalized with new life."

"At the beginning of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory, the Reincarnation Divine Palace discovered this. There were differing opinions within it. Some believed they should explore it and take control of its power, while others believed they should Let Nature Take Its Course."

"At that time, Evil Gods from the Past Faction launched attacks. The Reincarnation Divine Palace believed it should not waste more energy contacting this mysterious location, so it chose to seal it and send people to guard it."

"The Black and White Hall Master was one of the deputy hall masters assigned to guard it. He was a Free Divine General."

"Originally, that level of power was enough to deal with the vast majority of situations."

"There was also a warning line there. If an Evil God set foot in the Chen Luo Barren Domain, it would immediately draw suppression from the six great superpowers."

"But Ji Si is not a god. When she entered the Chen Luo Barren Domain, she did not trigger that warning function."

Zhao Xing said in surprise, "You mean Demigod Ji Si captured the Black and White Divine General, one of the Reincarnation Divine Palace's deputy hall masters, by herself?"

"Yes." The Moon God Palace Master nodded.

At this moment, Zhao Xing did not feel any urgency at all. Instead, he felt somewhat gratified.

Pay-on-delivery Venerable truly was Pay-on-delivery Venerable. After investing for so many years, he had finally seen results!

Well done, Ji Si!

Though that was what he thought inwardly, Zhao Xing did not forget the important matter.

"Palace Master, since you have discovered this, you should be able to stop her easily."

Indeed, Ji Si and Great Zhou had developed rapidly, but capturing the Black and White Divine General was already their limit.

There was no way they could contend with a God King.

As long as the Moon God Palace Master acted, Ji Si and Great Zhou still could not stir up any trouble.

Then why did he need to return to the Wilderness Era?

Although Zhao Xing knew this was part of the closed loop, he still wanted to understand clearly.

The Moon God Palace Master glanced at Zhao Xing, then separated a drop of liquid. The liquid quickly condensed into a sheet of white paper.

When Zhao Xing looked at it, a scene appeared on the white paper.

A scene spanning time and space was recreated.

From a first-person perspective, Zhao Xing saw the Moon God Palace Master arrive outside the Profound Yellow World in the Chen Luo Barren Domain.

By then, Ji Si was already quietly waiting outside the world.

She stood beneath the starry sky, with a mirror as tall as a person behind her.

Ji Si did not see the Moon God Palace Master's presence, yet she still cupped her hands toward the void.

"I, Ji Si, First Fate Official of Great Zhou, address the Profound Spirit Gods. These are my Fated Words!"

Ji Si waved her hand, and a Seven Stars Dipper Cabinet was reflected within the Eight Directions Divine Mirror.

"Once I leave my current position, the Eight Directions Divine Mirror will immediately shatter. This Seven Stars Dipper Cabinet will immediately detonate."

"It is enough to destroy the existing cultivation system of the entire Profound Spirit Star Region and turn half the territory of the Spirit Domain into the Desolate Territory!"