Epoch Worm, 150 Million Contribution Points?!

Seeing the Purple Moon Mansion Lord and Yuqing Mansion Lord's expressions, Zhao Xing frowned.

However, he was not flustered, because the two were not particularly strong and he could easily suppress them.

However, he could only suppress it; he had no way to solve the problem.

Ultimately, these two people weren't under an illusion, and the problem can't be solved with simple methods.

Each profession has its own expertise; this is something that probably only highly skilled Historical Scholar can solve.

As luck would have it, there was a Demigod- level Historical Scholar in his own Internal World.

"Heavenly Crown Venerable, please allow me to interrupt your meditation. I have something important to ask you." Zhao Xing pulled Heavenly Crown Venerable out.

"Please speak, Zhao Shennong," Heavenly Crown Venerable asked with a puzzled look.

"Brother, have you ever heard of the History Book Worm '?"

"History Book Worm." Heavenly Crown Venerable's expression changed. "Of course I've heard of them. Bookworms are the natural enemy of all scholars, but most bookworms are not very harmful."

"But History Book Worm pose a great threat to us Historical Scholar."

"It was born in the River of History, it is a kind of Dao insect, and it is the first of all the strange insects in the world."

"It is rumored that adult History Book Worm can influence the course of history and even cause the extinction of an entire ancient kingdom."

"However, it generally only exists in the Dao Ancient Layer. It is also very difficult for it to grow."

"In this era, the History Book Worm has basically become extinct, and even if there are larvae, it is difficult for them to grow up."

"Historically, there was a natural Bookworm Calamity,' which is said to be one of the reasons for the historical discontinuity after the end of the Five Emperors Era."

Zhao Xing remembered the Dao Ancient Golden Cicada Robe the Five Poisons had once given him.

Some peculiar life forms will be born in the Dao Ancient Layer. These Dao Insects are often directly related to the Great Dao Origin.

Life forms born in the Dao Manifestation Layer and the Image Manifestation Layer are relatively easier to understand, but also easier to kill.

Zhao Xing had some knowledge of insect plagues, but he had never heard of the "historical Bookworm Calamity".

Is it really that exaggerated?

"I don't know, and I've never seen it before," Heavenly Crown Venerable shook his head.

"Take a look at these two." Zhao Xing pushed the Yuqing Mansion Lord and the Purple Moon Mansion Lord in front of the Heavenly Crown Venerable. "Their memories have been distorted, as if they were influenced by the History Book Worm."

The Heavenly Crown Venerable was filled with doubt and suspicion. After examining it carefully, it quickly reported, "It does indeed seem like symptoms of being affected by the historian's magic, but I cannot see the essence of the matter, nor can I resolve it."

Zhao Xing then said, "Brother Tianguan, please open your River of History and take a look. You are a person from the Mangya Ancient Kingdom. If your country's history has any influence, you should be very clear about it."

Heavenly Crown Venerable quickly complied, and a Azure History River flowed around his entire body. The bronze gates rose and fell in different rivers, as if severing certain historical nodes.

Some sections of the river are clear, while others are muddy.

The clarity or turbidity of the Azure History River reflects the strength of Historical Scholar.

Heavenly Crown Venerable was intimately familiar with the historical river of his country, and there were very few turbid sections.

However, the great river that symbolizes the history of the Xuanling Star Domain is quite turbid.

Above this, there is another layer of river, which includes the Xuanling Star Domain and the newly discovered Tianze Star Domain, encompassing the ancient Demon Race.

The 'cosmic history' of Human Race and all other life forms.

The river representing the history of the universe is entirely illusory and chaotic, consisting only of trickling streams.

However, the Heavenly Crown Venerable, who already possessed this rudimentary form, was already a leader in this profession.

Zhao Xing had witnessed Yang Baihe's abilities; he hadn't even mastered the history of the universe.

"I have not found any problems with the history of my country," said Heavenly Crown Venerable.

But then his gaze shifted, and his expression changed.

"But problems have arisen in both the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom and the Ancient Demon History."

Which era?

"I can't see the 452 Solar Year of the eighth era before the Desolate Territory!" Heavenly Crown Venerable's face showed some fear. "This..."

Oh no!

"Brother Tianguan, don't panic!" Zhao Xing shouted. "I've received news that a group of History Book Worm are encroaching on the Third Era of the Desolate Territory."

"I'm not sure how influential it was; as the historian, you might know more."

"Now, you and I will each notify the higher-ups of our respective factions. Remember, they must be trustworthy."

"Alright, alright." Heavenly Crown Venerable had no time to ponder this now. He immediately summoned a winged ancient demon, flipped onto it, and quickly left the Powa Star Continent.

Zhao Xing also left the place immediately.

"Judging from Heavenly Crown Venerable's appearance, he is currently only eroding the history of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom, which is a localized attack."

"As a Lord of the Kingdom in the history of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom, Lao Qing knew about this secret attack, but for some reason, he was unable to effectively transmit the information back to the Third Era of the Desolate Territory."

Zhao Xing quickly deduced in his mind, "The History Book Worm is only devouring the history of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom. Could it be that it's aiming for the Reincarnation Temple?"

What does the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom? Of course, it's the Reincarnation Temple Reincarnation Temple, whose headquarters are located within the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom.

After Zhao Xing out of the Powa Star Continent, he immediately wanted to send a message back to the Primordial Beginning Realm through the Star Mirror.

But just then, "Whoosh!"

The Star Mirror suddenly turned bright red and became scalding hot, refusing to be used by him.

"What's going on?" Zhao Xing's brow twitched. The Star Mirror he was holding was trembling incessantly, seemingly on the verge of self-destruction.

"How is this possible?" Zhao Xing was shocked.

As the Primordial Beginning Envoy, the Star Mirror he used was combined with the Primordial Order.

Even Gu Luo River couldn't tamper with Star Mirror of this caliber.

Because it is directly controlled by the spirit of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon.

Refusing access himself, yet he still exposes himself?

But at that moment, Zhao Xing discovered that the Star Mirror had stabilized again, and a pale blue light emerged from inside the Star Mirror, rivaling the fiery red light.

At the junction of the two sides, a white cube and a pure black cube appeared.

Countless black and white dots appeared, and a large number of miniature matrices appeared before Zhao Xing's eyes.

The tiny Star Mirror, about the size of a palm, revealed trillions of miniature Magic Array.

It was only then that Zhao Xing realized that the Star Mirror in his hand was actually such a complex mechanical artifact.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Xing felt as if they were soldiers fighting each other.

"Broken!"

Zhao Xing had a thought in his mind.

One of these artifact spirits is clearly an incarnation of Emperor Lord Zi Fang, while the other is an incarnation of Emperor Chen Jiu.

"Could it be that the spirit of the Star Mirror has also been affected?"

Snap!

Zhao Xing decisively wrapped the Star Mirror with his Azure Flower Mana, then locked it inside the black box that Venerable Bo Meng had given him.

Zhao Xing no longer dared to walk on normal roads, nor did he dare to use the Star Mirror for communication.

He wanted to use the Karma Thread to connect them, but then he thought that the Space-Time Great Dao and Space and the Great Dao of Causality were closely related, so this might not be safe either.

He immediately activated the Mind Will Method, using it to summon Gu Luo River, Ji Si, Five Poisons, and others.

This method worked.

Ji Si was the first to respond, with only one simple sentence. "Grand Minister of Agriculture, the spirit of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon has malfunctioned. I am currently engaged in battle within the Celestial Master Mansion. Do not use the Star Mirror again."

Zhao Xing immediately asked, "What exactly happened?"

Ji Si hurriedly replied, "It's not clear yet, but it involves the Empire's Dao Spirit of Artifact System."

Zhao Xing's eyes widened.

The Red Star Empire started with Mechanism Master, and its advanced Spirit of Artifact System is the main reason for the empire's growth.

The spirit controlled numerous facilities, encompassing almost every aspect: the operation of Magic Array, protective barriers, and an army of Mechanical Puppet...

When Zhao Xing first entered the universe, the first person he encountered was not a living being, but a spirit called "Ayi'na".

If the Spirit of Artifact System malfunctions, the consequences will be extremely serious.

The thought of the countless Mechanical Puppet at Jiachen Pass, all of whom betrayed him and labeled his own people as "enemies," sent chills down Zhao Xing's spine.

"Could it be that the Evil God Faction simultaneously attacked both the history of the Tianyou Empire, where the Reincarnation Temple is located, and the empire's Spirit of Artifact System?"

At this moment, Zhao Xing looked around but couldn't see a single enemy.

But he felt a chilling sense of dread, as if the whole world was against him.

At this moment, Gu Luo River's mental response arrived: [Do not take the original route. Do not activate the No Distance Teleportation before returning to the Empire. Abandon all means of transport, including mechanical Realm Ship and Magic Array. The plants will guide you home.]

Swoosh~

Zhao Xing immediately jumped out of the White Jade Five Tombs Ship.

Although Wei Tianchen's warship did not show any abnormalities, Zhao Xing readily accepted the advice.

Will plants guide me home?

Zhao Xing immediately realized something.

lll

Green sprouts immediately appeared on Zhao Xing's body, and the fully-developed Five Elements Sprout Art was activated.

Variant Method, activate!

All the Parasitic Seeds on Zhao Xing's body have mutated into Void Seed!

Using the Void Traversal, Zhao Xing immediately changed his original route and landed on the administrative star of the Powa Star System three breaths later.

As a first-class star system of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom, the Powa Star System is the administrative star of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

"Primordial Chapter Restricted Area, Entry Prohibited!"

When Zhao Xing landed in the Primordial Palace, a large number of Mechanical Puppet immediately appeared.

"Get out of here!"

Zhao Xing was surrounded by vines that danced around him like iron whips, creating ripples in space and sending the densely packed Mechanical Puppet flying into outer space.

These mechanical puppets no longer recognized their own identities. Zhao Xing naturally wouldn't waste any more words explaining.

"Swish swish 0

Its figure moved like a ghost, and it immediately found its target in a forest space in the Primordial Palace.

A sea of flowers in full bloom, with translucent petals and roots shimmering with starlight.

"Instant Flower Sea!"

Even when the mechanical Magic Array is unusable, the teleportation via the magical plant remains available.

When Zhao Xing was exploring various places in the Primordial Beginning Realm to earn points, he used Instant Flower the most.

Back then, they were all single plants with short transmission distances, but now they form a sea of flowers.

While a single Instant Flower can only teleport a short distance, a sea of flowers forming Life Formation can teleport people very far.

"Teleported to the Red Tower Star System of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom!"

Zhao Xing sat in the center of a Instant Flower bloom.

Then pull the flower stamens, and the three-meter-high stamens act like control levers.

Zhao Xing quickly initiated the teleportation.

"Buzz~~~"

The entire sea of flowers lit up.

The light spots in the rhizome converge towards the most central flower king.

The petals closed, pink and translucent.

Zhao Xing felt a strong spatial and temporal origin gathering above his head.

The next moment

"Boom!"

The closed petals, like a volcanic eruption, propelled Zhao Xing into the sky.

The streak of light shot out a hundred meters high, then abruptly stopped and disappeared.

Zhao Xing's figure disappeared into the Powa Star System in an elliptical stream of light.

The next moment, however, the upward momentum turned into a fall, and it appeared in another Instant Flower.

"One, two, three, four—nine more flower stamens remain; we can perform one teleportation."

Zhao Xing counted the number of flower stamens. Half of them had withered, but nine stamens were still standing, which proved that the Instant Flower Sea could be teleported again.

As a long-distance teleportation method that can only be used by the high-ranking members of the Primordial Beginning Realm, there are not many people who can use it.

After three teleportations, Zhao Xing had left the territory of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom and successfully returned to the southern border of the empire— the Liufang Kingdom.

Liufang Kingdom is a vassal state of the empire, and it is also the border between the Demon Race and the empire. The famous Demon Suppression Pass was built with the Liufang Kingdom as its center, and Yun Tian Dao once made contributions here.

Upon arriving here, Zhao Xing was able to sense the clones stored within the empire's territory.

"Chaos has broken out in the Liufang Kingdom."

Zhao Xing looked at the layers of the Starry Sky Ring Continent, and the void passages had all been closed.

Inside the Magic Array, many people were being chased and killed by mechanical puppets.

"I wonder how long it will take for the Empire to restore order to the Spirit of Artifact System," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Even a few minutes of shutdown and chaos can bring about a terrifying disaster.

The longer it drags on, the more terrifying the damage will be.

"Certainly!"

Before activating the No Distance Teleportation, Zhao Xing used his Mustard Seed Law Domain to envelop the entire Liufang Kingdom, freezing all the Mechanism Puppet in place.

However, he was also an outsider when it came to the art of mechanisms. He could only freeze them and did not destroy all the artifact spirits. Before knowing what role these artifact spirits played, it would not be a good thing to destroy them indiscriminately.

"Emperor Lord Liu Fang, do you recognize me?" Zhao Xing appeared before the King of the Liufang Kingdom.

At this moment, he was being besieged by seven silver Mechanical Puppet. These Mechanical Puppet were like a liquid, sometimes transforming into Demon Race and sometimes into Human Race.

However, after Zhao Xing arrived, he was completely frozen and unable to move.

"Greetings, Zhao Shennong." Emperor Lord Liu Fang knelt on the ground.

Before Zhao Xing could ask, Emperor Lord Liu Fang cried out in terror:

"Zhao Shennong, we have never betrayed the empire, never."

"Why would the empire's guardian spirit identify our Liufang Kingdom as an enemy?"

Zhao Xing remained silent. If even his Star Mirror was malfunctioning, then the problems in vassal states like Liufang Kingdom would likely be even greater.

"What just happened?"

"The spirit of the gatekeeper has dispatched powerful Mechanical Puppet to slaughter the elite troops of our Liufang Kingdom— "

Emperor Lord Liu Fang recounted his sorrowful story.

"It was too sudden. Tens of thousands of powerful warriors from my Liufang Kingdom were executed by the Thunder World Net and the Slaughter World Net in an instant."

"Seven more Great Luo Celestial Soldiers have been dispatched from the Pass-Suppressing Armory to surround and kill me."

Looking back now, Emperor Lord Liu Fang felt as if he were in a nightmare.

"Emperor Lord Liu Fang, I can leave behind an avatar to help you clean up the mess."

Zhao Xing didn't understand the intricacies of the situation, but since Emperor Lord Liu Fang recognized him, he figured it was normal, so he left behind a clone to help him clean up the mess.

He did not tell Emperor Lord Liu Fang his guess, for fear of causing greater panic.

"Protect yourself first, gather the empire's elite forces as much as possible, and wait here for new orders. Remember, always obey human orders, not the spirit's."

After saying that, Zhao Xing activated the No Distance Teleportation.

After the No Distance Teleportation was activated, Zhao Xing did not appear in the Primordial Beginning Realm, but under a pale blue starry sky.

At this moment, he was standing on the right side of the Gu Luo River, with a small Star Continent beneath his feet.

There were also many other Divine Realm nearby. Zhao Xing counted them and found that there were as many as thirty-six.

Among those he was familiar with were the Mind General Qi Luo, the Martial God Yan Ao, another mechanical god Yuan Yuan, and the Sword God Guo Meng.

Zhao Xing looked at the Gu Luo River, and even the Gu Luo River had become Free Divine General!

Behind these Divine Realm, there are also a large number of Demigod, such as the Five Poisons and Meng Wu. Everyone's eyes are fixed on the front. Directly in front, there is a dazzling mechanical planet, which is currently colored red and blue.

Two waves each occupy a hemisphere, and a large number of Mechanism Puppet puppets and Dao soldiers are colliding around the planet.

The Craftsman God Yuan Yuan was right next to the mechanical planet, and he was the only one closest to it.

Zhao Xing swallowed hard. This should be the location of the Empire's most powerful artifact—the Great Derivation Divine Weapon.

The ripples ahead were blocked by the Craftsman God, and even from this distance, they still shook him to his core.

"Senior Gu, this—"

The Great Derivation Divine Weapon did indeed encounter a problem, but what was the reason?

Gu Luo River glanced at the returned Zhao Xing and shook his head.

"The Great Emperor is not in the current time and space. The nine weapon spirits that split from the Great Derivation Divine Weapon showed abnormalities a quarter of an hour ago."

"Zifang and Chen Jiu are fighting each other, and they have even marked me as their enemy."

"The two Red Star Divine Weapon from the Primordial Beginning Realm ambushed me and destroyed Seaweed City. I only escaped because I broke through to become Free God." Gu Luo River's expression was gloomy.

"The arrival of the Divine General Yuan Yuan suppressed the further uprising of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon."

"The Celestial Master Mansion is also conducting deductions, but the cause has not yet been found."

Zhao Xing's heart tightened; he hadn't expected that even the Gu Luo River would become a target.

Seaweed City was destroyed, and the Gu Luo River was forced to become Free Divine General? This is a disaster that has never happened before.

"Senior, I have something important to report." Zhao Xing realized something.

"You say."

"I'm on my way back," Zhao Xing told Qing Yuzi about his trip to the Powa Star Continent.

"What did you say?" At this moment, from the other end, a middle-aged man wearing the Primordial Origin Dharma Robe and the Grand Historian Crown, with divine power burning on his head, appeared in front of Zhao Xing.

"History Book Worm? Are you sure?"

"Reporting to General Starfire, this is a revelation I received from the Qing Yu God. I cannot be certain; this is merely my own speculation." Zhao Xing knew that this was the supreme leader of Starfire, and also a historical Free God compiled the annals of history.

"I understand." General Starfire immediately flew out, heading straight for that mechanical planet.

As the General Starfire approached, the entire mechanical planet suddenly expanded rapidly.

"Throat~"

A sharp cry, like that of a prehistoric beast, suddenly came from inside the planet.

Then, the General Starfire had seven or eight Divine Power Incarnation dragging a phantom out from the shrinking planet.

The phantom was actually half an insect, with ferocious mouthparts containing rows of sharp teeth, and some scraps of paper still remained.

The stream of light fell like liquid, causing the mechanical planet to burst into flames.

Zhao Xing felt a sudden dizziness, as if he were seeing layers of overlapping images.

At the same time, the Bookworm Larva in its storage ring also became restless, constantly banging against the insect box.

[Epoch Worm (Mutant)]

[Type: Bookworm]

[Quality: God-tier]

[Status: Adult]

[Note: This is a mutant that has devoured Time Page and numerous special types of historical records, capable of influencing the spacetime memories of artifact spirits.]

"Hiss~" Zhao Xing gasped as he looked at the enormous, writhing insect-beast that stretched across the starry sky.

To everyone's surprise, a mutated "Epoch Worm" crawled into the Great Derivation Divine Weapon.

This special type of History Book Worm is specifically designed to target artifact spirits.

Compared to humans, the memories of artifact spirits are more complex and extensive.

This Epoch Worm has devoured countless books on the History of Mechanisms.

Taking advantage of the Red Star Great Emperor's departure, it secretly slipped into the Great Derivation Divine Weapon.

This caused chaos throughout the entire imperial military system!

No wonder the Craftsman God Yuan Yuan couldn't repair it for a while, because this was not just an attack in the direction of the mechanism, but on another level.

"Throat One"

When the Epoch Worm screamed, a large number of Dao Soldiers began to tremble. Zhao Xing observed that there were many powerful Dao Soldiers behind him who were also agitated.

The Dao Soldier Stream Mechanism Master were the most affected, and at this moment, even many Venerables were injured by their own Daoist weapons.

However, after two sounds, the Epoch Worm was cut into nine pieces by the combined efforts of Yuan Yuan Divine General and General Starfire.

"~"

There were also tens of thousands of small nodules that turned into fragments and spread outwards, with a large number of characters reflected in the flowing light.

Zhao Xing sensed that these things had no physical form, yet they genuinely influenced spacetime.

However, they were soon bound by the Empire's Divine Realm.

"Metaphor~"

The mechanical planet returned to its gentle blue color in the next moment.

As the light began to dim, Zhao Xing saw the true form of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon; several terrifying holes appeared on that mechanical planet.

"Whoosh~"

Yuan Yuan Divine General Starfire returned.

"The spirit of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon has recovered." Craftsman God Yuan Yuan's expression was somewhat grim. "However, the three sub-bodies, Chen Jiu, Zifang, and Tianyi, have been severely injured. Chen Jiu, in particular, needs to be 'reborn.' If the Great Emperor does not return, it will take 30,000 World Star Year to recover to its pre-damage level."

"What is that?" Yan Ao frowned as he looked at the corpse of the insect beast.

"Epoch Worm," said General Starfire, "A unique Dao Worm that can cause artifact spirits to have distorted memories."

"Originating from the Space-Time Territory of the forty-eighth era of the Desolate Territory."

"I've never seen this before." Mind General Qi Luo was solemn.

"I've never seen it before." General Starfire shook his head. "This should be a creation of some Divine General Level Evil God god who Heaven and Earth Attainment."

The Divine General fell silent; this was a very serious sign.

All creations that have attained the Dao through the Heavenly Dao are extremely powerful, and it's hard to say whether there will be similar attacks in the future.

General Starfire's gaze fell on Zhao Xing: "If Zhao Xing hadn't brought back Qing Yuzi's warning, I probably wouldn't have realized that this is a Dao Insect I've never seen before."

"Even a second's delay would be a great loss for the empire."

"It seems that Qing Yuzi made some discoveries in that time and space."

"The Reincarnation Temple is probably going to have another accident. Its consuming of the history of the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom may trigger a great disaster."

"The fact that the Mysterious Spirit History didn't issue a warning suggests it was suppressed by the History Book Worm."

"Proceed according to plan."

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Most of the dialogues among the thirty-six Divine General did not conceal Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing immediately realized that Lao Qing's trip to work outside the village must have been due to a major discovery.

However, his process of transmitting messages from one time to another was very difficult, at least that efficient and fast method was blocked.

In the end, they could only rely on passing messages to minor figures like Purple Moon and Yuqing Mansion Lord.

If I hadn't taken on the task of cultivating History Book Worm from the Immeasurable True God, I probably wouldn't have been able to understand them.

"Swish swish swish~"

Many Divine General began to withdraw their divine light and dissipate.

Although the problem of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon has been solved, there are still many artifact spirits in the empire that are not controlled by the Great Derivation Divine Weapon.

Zhao Xing also returned to the Primordial Beginning Realm along with the Gu Luo River.

Upon returning to the familiar Great Beginning City, Zhao Xing noticed a trace of weariness in the Gu Luo River's eyes.

"Destruction is easy, but reconstruction is difficult. For a long time to come, the empire will have to rebuild the Dao soldier system and the Spirit of Artifact System."

"Since the Mysterious Spirit History did not issue a warning, assuming there was no message from Qing Yuzi, the consequences would have been extremely serious."

Zhao Xing nodded. The spirits collectively betrayed them? That was indeed terrifying.

The powerful legionary artifacts of the Jingru Empire, such as the Desperate Long Wall and the Four Seasons Heavenly Pass, are capable of annihilating Free Divine General. If used against internal forces, they would be a devastating disaster.

Fortunately, it requires human intervention to activate; a simple rebellion by the spirit would make it difficult to activate immediately.

"Qing Yuzi deserves the main credit for this early warning, while you deserve secondary credit," Gu Luo River said.

"The thirty-six Divine General unanimously decided to grant you 150 million Contribution Points."

One hundred and fifty million Contribution Points? Zhao Xing was shocked.

What does this mean?

With 50 million Contribution Points, one can obtain a chance to become Free God, with a probability of at least 30%.

One hundred and fifty million Contribution Points means three opportunities: the Heavenly Timing, the Earthly Advantage Institute, True Self —exactly three opportunities!

He never imagined that understanding Lao Qing's messages would earn him so many Contribution Points.

"Of course, Contribution Points exceeding 100 million need to be reported to the highest levels of the Human Race in the entire Xuanling Star Domain, and require unanimous approval from the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, the Origin Heavenly Palace, the Reincarnation Temple, and the Ancient Kingdom Alliance."

"It will take some time before it's finalized."

"This junior understands." Zhao Xing naturally understood. Over 100 million Contribution Points —what an enormous resource that was! Resources related to becoming a god must be given with utmost care.

I once helped Lao Qing become a god, and now Lao Qing is indirectly helping me become a god. It's truly a case of one stroke of luck for another.

If it really comes to fruition, I'm afraid I'll owe Lao Qing a debt of karma.

"The Third Era of the Desolate Territory will be Taiping Granary for the next five Solar Year," Gu Luo River said in a deep voice. "Most of the time, I will have no time to attend to you."

"You need to be careful."

"Senior, I have something else to report." Zhao Xing knew that Gu Luo River was very busy, so he immediately spoke up.

"I have already killed Jin Yan."

"In this process, I discovered—"

As Gu Luo River listened, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and Zhao Xing could even sense a distinct hint of anger in the Gu Luo River.

Gu Luo River is now Free Divine General, yet he can't suppress his anger?

Zhao Xing found it hard to imagine, and even felt that he was mistaken.

"You may leave," Gu Luo River waved his hand. "You should stop practicing the Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique for now."

Zhao Xing didn't know what had happened, but he knew that Gu Luo River must be in a terrible mood right now.

What exactly is the Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique related to? Did Gu Tianyang really live in this time and space?

Since Gu Luo River didn't say anything, Zhao Xing knew he shouldn't keep asking.

Before leaving the main hall, Zhao Xing took one last look at the Gu Luo River sitting on his seat; his figure looked somewhat forlorn.

Swish~

Zhao Xing himself disappeared outside the door.

The destruction of Seaweed City cast a shadow over the Primordial Beginning Realm and even the entire Empire.

Zhao Xing's main body split into two clones, one going to the territory of the Great Zhou, and the other going to find Ji Si.

However, I have arrived in Supreme Void City.

At this time, Supreme Void City was still as deserted as ever, except that the city walls had disappeared.

The Seaweed City was destroyed, the Gu Luo River was attacked by Divine Soldier, and some other targets were also within the range of the attack, including Zuo Qiyu's Supreme Void City.

However, it was the Seaweed City at the bottom that was destroyed, while the Gu Luo River and Supreme Void City remained unscathed.

Now that Zhao Xing is coming to see Zuo Qiyu, there is no need for the Gu Luo River to be present.

At this moment, besides Zuo Qiyu, there was another person present in Supreme Void City, namely Liu Tianning.

Old Liu has been researching the Straw Man Art, aiming to create a method stronger than the Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique. In the past two thousand years, he and Zuo Qiyu Zuo Qiyu become fellow Daoists, and they meet from time to time.

When Zhao Xing arrived, Liu Tianning was clearly taken aback.

"What's wrong with you two—"

Zhao Xing didn't react much, but Zuo Qiyu couldn't control himself and rushed towards Zhao Xing.

However, they left quickly and returned just as fast. Zhao Xing waved his sleeve, Zuo Qiyu turned around and sat back down on the stone chair under the trellis.

"Mouth~"

A holy and radiant Zhao Xing's Soul Body appeared behind Zuo Qiyu.

The Asura Race's secret method of spiritual will, the Immovable Wisdom King!

The Asura Race is bloodthirsty and warlike. This secret technique was created by the Demigod leader of the Asura Race to suppress the race's natural instincts. After Zhao Xing used the Immovable Wisdom King, the killing intent in Zuo Qiyu's eyes quickly subsided.

"Senior Zuo, I will teach you this method to suppress your bloodlust and protect you until you become the Immovable Wisdom King. This will settle the Straw Man Art you taught me back then." Zhao Xing pointed and transmitted the Great Dark Heavens Secret Technique to him.

Zuo Qiyu nodded, closed his eyes, and began to enter a meditative state.

Knowing that he would soon have the opportunity to become a god, Zhao Xing began to actively clear away some karmic debts and personal relationships.

Liu Tianning waited quietly to the side, and only after Zhao Xing finished did he ask, "Zhao Xing, what happened?"

"It's a long story," Zhao Xing. "It's very possible that Senior Zuo, Jin Yan, and I were just experimental subjects in their quest to Heaven and Earth Attainment."

"Then you won't use it anymore?" Liu Tianning frowned.

"Well, fortunately I have hope of finding a replacement," Zhao Xing said.

Once the reward arrives, with 150 million Contribution Points, enough to travel through time, Zhao Xing feels he has a chance to learn the Divine-Level Straw Man Art from historical timelines.

Liu Tianning pondered, "In that case, could you teach me how?"

Zhao Xing Xingyi: "Teacher, haven't I explained it clearly enough? This method..."

"I know," Liu Tianning said with a slight smile. "Even so, I still want to learn."

"This was the path you used to take, and I was too embarrassed to mention it."

"But since you're not going to fix it now, I'll give it a try."

"How rare is the Straw Man Art that Heaven and Earth Attainment?"

"Although I have never practiced this method, my understanding of it may not be worse than yours."

Even if Gu Tianyang is truly hiding behind the scenes, I still want to have a showdown with him.

Listening to Old Liu's powerful voice, Zhao Xing felt that Liu Tianning was radiating light.

That gaze contained a determination to die without regret, as well as the courage to challenge the Divine Realm.

Of course, there is another layer of care involved.

Liu Tianning might want to help him resolve the hidden dangers.

Just like back in the Profound Yellow World, when I helped him resolve the hidden dangers of the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet.

Zhao Xing knew that he would find it difficult to refuse.

"Good."

"However, teacher, I also have a request, which is that you must first reach the level of Demigod's True Spirit." Zhao Xing put forward a condition.

Liu Tianning is now Eight Tribulation Emperor Lord with countless clones. To be on the safe side, Zhao Xing still believes that they should wait until Old Liu becomes Demigod before learning this technique.

"I thought there were some conditions." A smile appeared on Liu Tianning's lips. "Wait for me a moment."

After saying that, Liu Tianning closed his eyes.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xing was taken aback, but then he immediately realized what was going on.

Old Liu is actively triggering True Spirit Tribulation.

"Teacher, have you already—"

Zhao Xing suddenly looked up at the sky.

Outside Supreme Void City, Liu Tianning continued to fly over.

The straw figures of Liu Tianning, each with a different expression and form, swiftly arrived before the original body.

Soon the courtyard was filled with all sorts of Old Liu.

Some carried swords on their backs; those were sword-wielding straw figures. Others held hammers; those were the Agricultural Official, Liu Tianning. Still others carried Seven-Star Dipper Cabinet.

Others sat in the corner playing the zither, while still others carried a diagram of an array. What caught Zhao Xing's attention the most were the four Straw Man Clone.

These are Liu Tianning in children's, teenager's, youth, and senior citizen versions.

The four straw Straw Man Clone all had wisps of the Time Origin flowing within them.

"This--"

Under Zhao Xing's shocked gaze, Liu Tianning retrieved the Soul Body of approximately ten thousand straw figures.

It was noon on the 14th of July, the 17th World Star Year of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory.

Liu Tianning triggered the ninth and tenth True Spirit Tribulation in succession.

At noon, he had already become Tenth-Order Demigod.

Seeing Zhao Xing's shocked expression, Liu Tianning smiled and asked, "Disciple, is this enough?"

"If that's not enough, your master can subject you to another tribulation."

Zhao Xing finally understood why Zuo Qiyu and Liu Tianning got along so well.

Only geniuses cherish each other!

"Besides Ji Si, the Great Zhou has gained another monstrous genius."

"So, Liu Tianning, you've endured all this time, just to put on a show in front of me today?"

Zhao Xing looked at Liu Tianning, who was standing all over the courtyard, and quickly waved his hand, "That's enough, teacher, that's enough."

Liu Tianning smiled. After so many years, he finally saw a look of shock on his disciple's face. It was worth all the time he had devoted himself to cultivation.

Zhao Xing was completely convinced, and he no longer questioned whether Liu Tianning's practice of the Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique was a suicidal act.

To be honest, he only managed to pass Zuo Qiyu's test after Liu Tianning gave him guidance in mastering the Grand Void Straw Man Art.

In terms of talent in Straw Man Art, Old Liu was definitely the strongest he had ever seen.

"Whoosh~" Zhao Xing split into two clones, one as Grand Void and the other as Great Beginning.

The Voidgrass Doppelganger swallowed Liu Tianning.

It only took half an hour for Liu Tianning to break free of his body.

A vision appeared before Zhao Xing's eyes, and behind him appeared another figure, none other than Liu Tianning.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Tianning took the initiative to swallow the Primordial Beginning Straw Man.

One month later, the Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique was completed.

The main road reappeared, Liu Tianning squeezed between Zhao Xing and Zuo Qiyu.

The current situation is that Zhao Xing is standing at the front, Liu Tianning is half a shoulder behind, Zuo Qiyu is half a shoulder behind Liu Tianning.

"Awesome!" Zhao Xing had no other words to describe it; only these two words filled his mind.

"I won't go any further; it's better to be cautious." Liu Tianning opened his eyes and raised his head again.

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Xing discovered that Liu Tianning harbored no intention to kill him or Zuo Qiyu.

"Teacher, don't you have any urge to devour me and Zuo Qiyu?" Zhao Xing couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I do." Liu Tianning nodded. "This desire is like a life instinct, but I can suppress it."

"I have billions of clones traveling all over the universe. Controlling so many clones makes it easy to resist this impulse."

"Zhao Xing, you're right. This method does have a problem. This path is related to the Way of Sacrifice, and I can vaguely sense it."

At this moment, Zuo Qiyu also opened his eyes. He looked at Liu Tianning with astonishment. "Zhao Xing is one thing, but you are truly a monster!"

Without a doubt, Liu Tianning's talent for Straw Man Art magic shocked not only Zhao Xing, but also Zuo Qiyu.

Zhao Xing surpassed him purely because some kind of extraordinary encounter caused his true spirit to become incredibly powerful.

But Liu Tianning was able to surpass him purely because of his overwhelming talent in the Straw Man Art technique!

"Senior Zuo, I was able to learn the Voidgrass Doppelganger back then, but it was only because my teacher guided me from behind that I was able to pass that test. At that time, my teacher had not yet entered the Primordial Beginning Realm." Zhao Xing also sighed.

At the Thousand Willow Dao Academy, Liu Tianning's teacher at that time was only a Lord Level.

Back then, Old Liu's vision wasn't as broad as it is now, and his knowledge base wasn't as extensive.

"Alright, you don't need to flatter me." Liu Tianning looked at Zhao Xing: "Disciple, Zuo Qiyu's protection to me. I know you are a candidate for the Divine Realm and have many important matters to attend to, so you don't need to be distracted here."

"Okay." Zhao Xing didn't refuse.

He did have important business to attend to, the first being to retrieve the clone from the Ancient Hill of Antiquity.

Since the Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique must be used with caution, he cannot allow his clone to be away from him for too long.

Aside from the Study Abroad Clone had run off to the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, which he was powerless to help, it was best to keep all other clones with him at all times.

This Bookworm Calamity will inevitably be accompanied by a Space-Time Impact, and he will have to protect the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Whoosh~"

Zhao Xing left the Primordial Beginning Realm.

Using the Great Beginning Clone's teleportation within the Empire should still be safe for the time being.

He soon arrived at Crystal Island, the Shenchen Fourteenth Pass.

"Whoosh~"

Ji Si's Chronicle Clone had been waiting in the Central Extreme Hall for a long time, along with Yun Tian Dao and Wu Emperor.

"Fifth Brother, Ji Si, Old Yun, how are things?"

"The Great Zhou is unaffected." Ji Che asked with some doubt, "Whether it's the Great Zhou's historical records or the memories of time and space, all its subjects, regardless of strength or weakness, remain completely unchanged."

"As for the artifact spirits, apart from those independently developed by the Great Zhou, they have all undergone mutations, but the degree of mutation is not high."

Zhao Xing and Ji Si exchanged a glance, both seeing the same answer in each other's eyes: the Land of Fengshan.

The Profound Yellow World during the Great Zhou Dynasty was the site of the Land of Fengshan. Neither spacetime fluctuations nor History Book Worm seemed to be able to invade the Profound Yellow World.

"Ji Si, have you communicated with Wang Tianzhi?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Yes." Ji Si nodded. "Wang Tianzhi remembers everything; nothing has changed."

"Even though the Land of Fengshan the Five Emperors ' Fengshan ceremony is not as miraculous as it was back then, it seems it is not easily affected." Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Imagine if your family and friends didn't remember you, even if you did, it would be extremely painful.

"Heavenly Ji Thunder Mother has suspended my mission," Yun Tian Dao said. "I suspect she has also been affected by this disaster."

"So, it seems that the Heavenly Ji Thunder Mother, the Immeasurable True God, and the Evil God who caused this disaster are not on the same side," Zhao Xing Ji Si.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, I think it's time to relocate the Great Zhou for the third time," Ji Si said.

"It's not safe for the Great Zhou to stay in the Empire now. Since we are only minimally affected, now is the perfect time to relocate to the former site of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom."

"As long as neither you nor I break away from the Empire, the resistance at this time should be minimal."

Zhao Xing did not immediately express his opinion, but instead asked Ji Si, "What is the Celestial Master Mansion's view on this Bookworm Calamity? What is the purpose of the Evil God Faction?"

Ji Si glanced at Yun Tian Dao and Ji Che: "Actually, there's nothing that can't be said. It will be announced later. The more people who can remember it, the better."

Ji Si waved her hand, and a river appeared, simultaneously opening up the Azure Stone River.

"The Celestial Master Mansion has analyzed the patterns of several attacks by the Evil God Faction, and its predictions for the Third Era of the Desolate Territory are roughly as follows."

"The first attack was on the Chaotic Sea, which caused panic in the Xuanling Star Domain."

"This time, about three Heavenly Dimension Giant Beast were deployed, allowing the Righteous God Faction to focus their attention on resisting the Space-Time Memory Impact shock."

"Next came the Bookworm Calamity, accompanied by a Space-Time Impact and a large-scale attack."

"The Space-Time Impact is the surface plan; the hidden plan is to destroy the Spirit of Artifact System established by the Human Race in the Xuanling Star Domain."

"However, this plan was leaked to Qing Yuzi, so it probably won't achieve the expected results."

Zhao Xing recalled the Qing Yuzi Statue had shed tears back then, realizing that Lao Qing's current situation was quite dire.

Maybe he was beaten up and cried.

But this guy is really something, he actually managed to get his hands on such a secret from the Evil God Faction?

Although the time difference between the start and the start is not far, the help it brings is significant. Being prepared even a second in advance can save a lot of losses.

However, the Lao Qing who revealed such a secret is probably now being relentlessly hunted down. It's uncertain whether he can survive safely.

"When the Bookworm Calamity and the Space-Time Calamity ended, the collective understanding of the Xuanling Star Domain seemed to have been reshuffled," Ji Si said.

"What do you mean?" Yun Tian Dao asked.

"When some people no longer consider the Evil God to be Evil God, but a righteous god, then it becomes much easier for the Evil God to spread his teachings, and he can even openly and legitimately carry out his mission," Ji Si said.

Zhao Xing, Yun Tian Dao, Ji Che couldn't help but fantasize about that scene.

If a group of Evil God appears before them, but they are mistaken for righteous gods, their resistance will significantly decrease, and they may even actively protect the Evil God.

It would be fine if it were just a misunderstanding based on their level of understanding.

What if someone at the level of Mind General also considers Evil God an ally?

If this is achieved, and the Mysterious Spirit History cannot function properly, even if the God King can kill the Evil God, the Divine Soldier Divine General below will inevitably question the God King.

It's like Gu Luo River pointing at the Venerable Five Poisons and saying, "He is a spy from the Evil God Faction, and I must kill him."

What would I think?

Once they become disloyal, the God King will likely find themselves in a difficult situation. The Emperor's departure was doing the same thing.

It's about solving the problem at its source.

"I really can't imagine such a scene," Yun Tian Dao sighed. "At that time, it will be difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, friend and foe. How will we cope?"

"The Evil God Faction went to such lengths; they probably didn't come here to wreak havoc," Zhao Xing mused. "Ji Si, what else did the Celestial Master Mansion see?"

"Yes. Killing is not the main purpose; bewitching is." Ji Si said in a deep voice, "I have seen many clips of the Dharma assembly being held."

"The Dharma assembly will become the main battleground."