A True God Mission, the Mountain Head Competition
Before the Great Zhou's relocation plan could even begin, another force in the Xuanling Star Domain immediately started its own relocation plan.
In the seventeenth World Star Year of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory, Feng Chen, the Grand Elder of the Scholar City, announced that the Academy City would be moved to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity.
Originally, the Red Star Empire was Feng Chen's first choice, as the empire's environment, economy, and the number of cultivators made it more convenient for scholars to conduct research.
With the Emperor absent, security has become a problem. Even the Primordial Beginning Realm has experienced attacks by artifact spirits, so how can we ensure the safety of the Academy City?
The Origin Heavenly Palace was originally the second choice, but its territory was too small and its control too strict. Scholars' progress requires a lot of research and experimentation, and a small venue is not suitable.
Therefore, Feng Chen set his sights on Ancient Hill of Antiquity for relocation.
"The Ancient Hill of Antiquity has three realms and Twelve Mountains. It is a large area and its safety is guaranteed."
"The burden of dealing with the Evil God's attack on the Origin Heavenly Palace is already heavy enough, so it is most appropriate to move the Academy City to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity for temporary residence."
On Crystal Island, Venerable Hong Shan conjured a clay figure and discussed some important matters with Zhao Xing.
"Because the problem of the Epoch Worm has not been completely resolved, no one dares to use the official communication system now."
"Different Dao weapon systems create different Spirit of Artifact System. The mechanical systems inherited by various ancient kingdoms, Demon Race, and clans are all different."
"Moving the Academy City to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity will allow them to study this problem."
"What is the impact of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity?" Zhao Xing asked. "The impact is relatively small," Venerable Hong Shan said. "We don't usually use artifact spirits to control Magic Array and barriers."
"The rebellious artifact spirits are mainly Daoist soldiers such as Earth-Escape Shuttle and Earth Piercing Boat."
Zhao Xing nodded. In fact, the Agricultural Official's forces did not have a great need for mechanical soldiers.
For example, in the Primordial Beginning Realm, when Zhao Xing participated in the Primordial Convention, he used the Instant Flower and the Void Vine to travel, and he also learned the secret techniques from the [Three Thousand Dao Seeds] and the [Primordial Beginning Dao Repository] engraved on the roots of the Primordial Divine Tree.
If it weren't for the fact that the Great Emperor had a series of experimental mechanisms such as the Red Star Heavenly Soldier and the Great Luo Divine Soldier in the Primordial Beginning Realm...
Looking at the system operation of the Primordial Beginning Realm itself, even if the weapon spirit rebelled, it would only cause a problem with the individual weapon used, and would not affect the overall situation. It would be even less likely to cause the destruction of Seaweed City.
The Seaweed City was destroyed, also by the Great Emperor's mechanical soldiers.
Since there are no powerful mechanical God King like the Great Emperors here in the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, it would be impossible for something like the Primordial Beginning Realm to occur.
"There are many divine artifacts in the Three Realms Twelve Mountains, but most of our more powerful artifact spirits are the ancestors of our Ancient Hill of Antiquity."
"It's not the kind of planned, group-oriented consciousness that comes about later in life, like that of an emperor."
Zhao Xing nodded in understanding.
The empire's mechanical spirits are systematic and managed from top to bottom. For example, the spirit of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon, which is far away in the center of the empire, can also control the Desperate Long Wall Borders, the Four Seasons Heavenly Pass, Demon Suppression Pass.
The name "Great Derivation Divine Weapon" itself embodies the characteristics of the Great Emperor's mechanical Divine Path.
The Epoch Worm did not directly burrow into the body of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon from the beginning, nor did it directly affect the mother body, but rather the daughter body.
The artifact used at the Ancient Hill of Antiquity likely had a spirit similar to that of the Hemp Robe Divine Physiognomy.
Zhao Xing couldn't see any rules that the old man had to follow. Everything the old man did seemed to be done at his own discretion, and he could behave differently depending on his master.
"Senior, what brings you here today—"
Venerable Hong Shan said, "With the Great Emperor gone, the empire's security has greatly decreased."
"Therefore, the Ancient Hill of Antiquity hope you will return and not stay in the Empire for now."
Zhao Xing: "Senior Gu has broken through to the Divine General Level. The Primordial Divine Tree Primordial Beginning Realm— "
Venerable Hong Shan shook his head. "He has broken through to the Divine General Level and will have many more things to attend to. I'm afraid he won't have time to take care of you. Besides, it's more dangerous to stay by his side. Sending you to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity is also his intention."
The Epoch Worm sent by the Evil God Faction attacked the Gu Luo River immediately after controlling the Great Luo Celestial Soldiers and Generals.
This is enough to prove that he is a key target.
Zhao Xing was somewhat moved. It was good that the Earthly Advantage Faction had such an advantage; they always remembered him as the "holy son who went out to help."
"When are you leaving?"
"The sooner the better."
The last Solar Year of the Luo Emperor Era, the 1043rd World Star Year.
A unique Space-Time Territory, Frost Island.
Eight turquoise rivers, churning up waves, surged from eight blue voids on the island, curving upwards and disappearing into the void.
The hollow space is surrounded by mountains of books.
There are 48,000 points of light in the blue river, shining like the Solar Yang.
They are like fixed anchor points; the river flows, but the Solar Yang remains stable in the middle of the river.
Eight insect-like beasts roared in the river, constantly weaving through one bright spot of light after another.
With each passing of a point of light, more figures joined in, surrounding the insect-beast.
Each insect, beast, and human figure had a different destination, but most pointed to a specific time and space location—the first Solar Year of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory.
The blue river was flowing, but everything on the island was still—the flowers, the trees, and even the people.
Until one moment, the two remaining figures on the island also began to move.
One of the figures looked up to observe, and as their gaze fell upon it, the blue river suddenly shrank.
"How come only five divine insects arrived in the Third Era of the Desolate Territory?"
"Those who turned to the Red Star are dying so young."
One of the women, who radiated a pale blue glow and wore a ruby crown, spoke. She had snow-white skin and silver-white hair, and looked like an ice queen.
"Xue Qing, don't waste time, let's add another divine worm." She stretched out her palm to a bloated man sitting cross-legged next to her, on which was a wriggling worm that looked like an earthworm.
"Zi Yin, don't be in such a hurry." Xue Qing didn't take it. "I haven't decided who to send to Ancient Hill of Antiquity yet."
"Let the Earth God Official ' Kuang Chuan ' go; he was originally from the Ancient Hill of Antiquity."
"Kuang Chuan?" Xue Qing grabbed a book from the air; it contained many names.
Her gaze fell on one of the names.
[Kuang Chuan, a sixteenth-tier demigod. Before being guided, he was the guardian of the Earth Treasury at Mengchuan Mountain in the Primordial Hill. He was guided at Minggu Mountain in the seventh era before the Desolate Region.]
"Why send him?" Xue Qing curiously.
"It is the decree of the Bookless Divine King," said Zi Yin Divine General. "The Mountain Head Competition of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity is about to begin, and he is the only one with the best chance of defeating the other competitors."
"I see." Xue Qing nodded, and then she sat down as well.
A zither appeared on his knees, its melodious sound filling the air. Zi Yin Divine General flew the insect-beast in his hand into the sky, where it fell into the blue river.
At the same time, a figure appeared in the river. He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Zi Yin and Xue Qing, and then lay down on the insect beast.
In the Third Era of the Desolate Territory, the twenty-fifth World Star Year, after arranging the relocation of the Great Zhou, Zhao Xing's true form went to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity.
He left only three clones behind, staying within the empire as stepping stones for teleportation.
The other clones were retrieved and went to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity with the main body.
In the thirty-fourth year, Zhao Xing and Venerable Hong Shan took the opportunity to accept the task of escorting the relocation of the Academy City.
As two powerful Demigod, they guard the safety of one of the relocation teams from the Academy City.
Since the Academy City was being relocated as a whole, involving not only people, but also a large number of cities, land, palaces, and magical artifacts, it was a massive relocation project.
Therefore, most things cannot be affected by spatial changes and cannot be stored in the Internal World or World Ring. For example, the Divine World Transfer Tower is a powerful artifact of spacetime and causality, and it is impossible for it to be stored in another artifact.
Furthermore, the vast "Enlightenment Realm" built within the Dao Learning City of Academy City, accumulated by generations of sages, requires actual movement within the Image Manifestation Layer. Otherwise, it will suffer varying degrees of damage.
Why not read scriptures, improve your reputation with scholars, and earn some Contribution Points?
The Contribution Points for the Lao Qing warning event have not yet been distributed, so every little bit of praise is welcome, since no one would complain about having too much money.
So Zhao Xing also accepted these escort missions.
In the fifty-second World Star Year, the attack on the Academy City occurred.
One Divine General and two Divine Soldier Level experts dispatched by the Ancient Hill of Antiquity arrived at the Purple Profound Ancient Kingdom while escorting the "World Transfer Tower".
The Purple Profound Ancient Kingdom borders the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, and seven Evil God led a large number of believers in a sneak attack.
The guardian Divine General of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity repelled the Evil God. The sneak attack failed, but it resulted in the injury and death of about three thousand scholars.
In May, July and September of the same year, attacks occurred frequently.
Due to the ongoing impact of the Epoch Worm crisis, the chaos in various countries has not yet subsided, coupled with the occasional Space-Time Impact.
Ancient Hill of Antiquity had to strengthen its defenses in order for the relocation of the Academy City to continue.
Perhaps it was good luck, or perhaps the target Zhao Xing was escorting wasn't valuable enough.
After escorting them back and forth eight times, Zhao Xing's team did not encounter any abnormalities or attacks.
The fifty-third World Star Year.
With a massive Space-Time Impact, the most severe attack occurred.
This time, he appeared in the procession escorted by Zhao Xing and Venerable Hong Shan.
In mid-July, Zhao Xing and Venerable Hong Shan escorted the 46th partial relocation of the Academy City.
This escort includes one of the Nine Classics Pavilion of the Academy City, a fragment of the "Enlightenment Realm," and a massive fleet of Realm Ship from the Seventh Dharma Realm dragging a pavilion in the starry sky, a transparent and luminous barrier with countless books flying within it, and the Seventh Dharma Realm, which has no substance but is hidden at the ninth Dao Manifestation Layer and is being dragged by nine chains.
On this day, Zhao Xing was reading in the Medical Scripture Pavilion within the Nine Classics Pavilion.
Suddenly, his brows began to twitch, as if something bad was about to happen.
He immediately put down his books, walked out of the scripture pavilion, and scanned the Realm Ship in front, behind, left, and right.
At this moment, Venerable Hong Shan also flew out from another Realm Ship.
"You felt it too?" Venerable Hong Shan was now in his eight-armed demon god form.
He is of the Extreme Land Giant God Style, commonly known as the Martial Shennong School.
Now that he has already used the [Demon God's Di Bian Method] technique, he has clearly sensed the danger.
The last time Zhao Xing saw Venerable Hong Shan transform was when he was trapped in Layered World Mountain.
"Hmm, something feels off." Zhao Xing put on the Space-Time Guyu Dharma Robe and took out the Heaven-Changing Divine Needle.
"You go to the bow, I'll go to the stern, let's check separately." After saying this, Venerable Hong Shan bypassed the Nine Classics Pavilion and headed straight for the rear of the Realm Ship fleet.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xing began to use his Great Beginning Clone extensively to protect the Seventh Dharma Realm, the Enlightenment Realm, and the Nine Classics Pavilion.
Only then did I begin to select them one by one.
Shortly after he and Venerable Hong Shan took action.
Eight elders from the Academy City, led by Yan Chuan, a scholar from the Seven Realms, suddenly arrived in the Nine Classics Pavilion area.
Zhao Xing's clone immediately sensed the anomaly.
"Elder Yan, is something the matter?"
Yan Chuan did not answer Zhao Xing's question. He and the seven elders of the Academy City behind him had sorrow and anger in their eyes.
The next moment, the demeanor of the eight scholars changed simultaneously.
His killing intent was overwhelming!
Zhao Xing's pupils contracted.
When a scholar destroys the Innate Orange, its aura will undergo a significant change.
Since the Bowei incident, the upper limit of scholars has been greatly raised.
The scholars of the Seven Realms have already reached the level of Demigod, Yan Chuan is an eleventh-level scholar.
The seven people behind him were all at the eighth-order Emperor Lord Level.
After actively removing the restrictions on combat.
Everyone's cultivation level jumped dramatically in Zhao Xing's panel.
However, their lifespan is drastically reduced.
In the end, Yan Chuan's True Spirit strength reached an astonishing fourteenth level, while the other seven people reached the thirteenth level.
"Elder Yan! Stop! What are you doing? Have you forgotten me? Have you forgotten the purpose of our trip?"
"Zhao Xing, you helped the Ancient Hill of Antiquity and the Origin Heavenly Palace divide up my Academy City's property, and you still have the nerve to ask me why?!" Yan Chuan's gaze towards Zhao Xing was icy cold.
"Generation after generation of people in the Academy City have devoted themselves to cultivating talents for the entire Human Race, yet you have killed Elder Bovey and arbitrarily altered the [Dao Follower] plan."
"Now you're even going to divide up the Academy City!"
"You-"
Zhao Xing immediately understood that the time-space memories of Yan Chuan and the other eight elders of the Academy City had become disordered.
In Yan Chuan's mind, he had already become an accomplice of the super power.
The fact that Ancient Hill of Antiquity helped the Academy City relocate has turned into a situation where Ancient Hill of Antiquity and other super powers want to divide up the Academy City.
"Whoosh~"
When Venerable Hong Shan appeared and saw the eight men, Yan Chuan, who exuded an astonishing aura, his expression changed.
Scholars are usually mild-mannered, but they are most terrifying when they decide to burn their lives for a final battle.
Yan Chuan and his eight companions defeated three calamities in just a few words, demonstrating an astonishing level of strength.
Zhao Xing looked at the panels of these people, and the data kept changing.
Golden Body of 108,000 Extremes; Seven-Life Fate Palace; Nine-Turn Zither Heart; Limitless Sword Gall; Eight-Turn Spirit Ditch; Boundless Wandering Spirit Palace; Nurtured Mother Core; Azure History River; Green Pouch Medical Book.
The Northwind Hundred Rivers Formation, the Fate Tribulation Method, the Eight-String Divine Technique, the Heaven and Earth Heavenly Sword Art, the Reincarnation Altar (Spirit Void Version), the Beast Spirit Transformation, and the Supreme Unity Heavenly Poison Pill Method.
All of them are all-in-one templates.
When Yan Chuan drew the long sword from behind him, Zhao Xing couldn't help but take a step back.
I'm not afraid of scholars criticizing others, I'm afraid of them drawing their swords.
When a scholar takes out weapons other than books, that's when he's ready to kill, and that's when he's at his most powerful.
"Hong Shan Seal, go!"
Venerable Hong Shan knew that Yan Chuan and the others could not be saved, and there was no way to correct the situation.
Unless we can bring over the Mysterious Spirit History now and correct these people's memories of time and space.
Yan Chuan and his eight companions were truly willing to die rather than surrender; they would rather destroy the Jiujing Pavilion than give it to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity.
Yan Chuan swung his longsword straight at Venerable Hong Shan's natal Dao weapon.
"Clang!"
The collision between the mountain base and the sword tip produced a deafening roar.
The pale blue longsword gleamed with a cold light, and an icy blue plane formed in the air at its tip.
Ice began to form at the bottom of Hong Shan, and the thick Earth Vein began to malfunction.
The sword was very small, practically insignificant compared to the massive Hong Shan Mountain.
However, Hong Shan Seal could not suppress it.
Yan Chuan blocked Venerable Hong Shan with just a sword.
"That's fucking perverted!"
Zhao Xing cursed inwardly.
Faced with this situation, he had no choice but to give it his all.
"Pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft~"
The Heaven-Changing Divine Needle was inserted into the body, and the transformation was completed instantly.
At the same time, more than a hundred Primordial Beginning Straw Man blocked the seven elders in the Medical Scripture Pavilion.
However, Zhao Xing's attention was mainly on Yan Chuan.
Because Yan Chuan poses the greatest threat.
"World Burning Divine Eyes!"
Zhao Xing's eyes reflected Yan Chuan's figure, and two streaks of fire drifted toward Yan Chuan.
Two lines of fire ripped through the dark void, and the distorted space blocked Yan Chuan's escape route.
Yan Chuan held his hands in a cupped gesture, and suddenly a large amount of black water appeared beneath his feet.
At the same time, Void Wind appeared.
"The Northwind Hundred Rivers Formation? No, it's the Northwind River God Formation!"
Yan Chuan possesses an Internal World Internal World, which contains experimental heavy water—a method employed by Agricultural Official.
The technique of forming a river of heavy water into an array is a method used by the array masters among the Mechanism Master.
The Void Wind were not his own Wind Art, but borrowed; this was another of the Priest's methods.
Above the hundred black rivers, the phantom of a deity appeared.
This is likely a certain Evil God whose cognition changed along with Yan Chuan's altered memories.
Yan Chuan didn't even glance at the two lines of fire shooting from Zhao Xing's eyes, even though those two lines of fire already possessed the power of the fourteenth-tier peak.
"Whoosh~~"
Two wisps of world-burning flames pierced through the void, but their power began to diminish greatly as they entered the Northwind River God Formation, and the Fire Origin began to distort.
After defeating a hundred illusory river god figures, its power had been reduced to below the tenth rank.
"Buzz~"
Yan Chuan's ordinary scholar's robe was burned, but Golden Light emerged from it.
The Reincarnation Golden Body of the Xu Zu protects me!
This damage was completely ignored.
"He's practically invincible for a short time, huh? What's he doing?" Zhao Xing suddenly looked shocked.
Yan Chuan's feet were lifted into the air, her skirt fluttering, and the seven scholars beside her stopped trying to attack Zhao Xing's clone.
Seven people surrounded Yan Chuan, setting up multiple defensive barriers, seemingly to protect Yan Chuan while he cast his spell.
Yan Chuan gently flicked his fingertips.
It seemed like nothing was happening around them.
However, Zhao Xing's Great Sun Sea sensed that the stars within sight were moving rapidly.
The nearby Yang Star, along with the Lunar Yin and other Realm Star, rotated, their rays connecting to form vast beams of light.
"The celestial stars are the strings, the Life Palace is the musical scale; this is the Fate Tribulation Method!"
Yan Chuan used the Yin Yang Twin Stars as a foundation to play the Five Tones and Twelve Divine Scales.
This piece is a perfect combination of the three great paths of Priest, Fate Master, and musician.
It is titled "Fate Tribulation".
Its ultimate goal is to mobilize a vast number of cosmic stars to create a tribulation-crossing arena.
When Yan Chuan finishes playing, everyone within this area will be subjected to a True Spirit Tribulation!
Zhao Xing certainly recognized the piece; it was a musician's divine skill, known as the "Funeral Divine Song."
He is the music of the rites!
"Damn it, Yan Chuan is going to send both me and Venerable Hong Shan away."
"I knew the Priest Avenue had to be cut down!"
Zhao Xing felt as if he and Venerable Hong Shan had been placed on a sacrificial altar in the cosmos.
Once this music is finished, he and Hong Shan will involuntarily trigger the next True Spirit Tribulation.
The greatest sound is silent. Although no sound has been heard yet, Venerable Hong Shan's nerves have already begun to tighten.
"Drink it!!"
Venerable Hong Shan waved his eight demonic arms, creating afterimages; each of the eight arms contained one of the eight demonic talents.
A myriad of afterimages continuously impacted the Magic Array barrier.
"Pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft~" Apart from Yan Chuan, all seven scholars began to vomit blood.
Old Hong was, after all, a mountain lord of his time, and he did have some substance.
However, it was still a bit short of breaking through the Magic Array's defenses.
Yan Chuan was multitasking, not only interfering with his spellcasting with Mind Will Method, but also reducing the power of his spells.
He also manipulated the flying sword to wrestle with his Hong Shan Seal.
Even though he beat seven scholars until they vomited blood, he couldn't stop Yan Chuan from playing.
Zhao Xing retracted all his clones into his body, while his main body stood motionless on the steps in front of the Medical Scripture Pavilion.
He certainly did not give up the fight and wait to be sacrificed.
Instead, they are waiting.
Yan Chuan will dedicate all his remaining lifespan and energy to this piece.
There was no time to launch another attack.
The song is halfway through.
Zhao Xing closed his eyes.
The Great Sun Blazing Sea within his body churned, reflecting all the stars of the Sacred Wing Ancient Kingdom.
Yan Chuan does possess many magical abilities, but he lacks the divine-level secret techniques of the Time Faction.
Zhao Xing's Great Sun Divine Body began to tremble, the boundless sea boiled, and countless stars began to vibrate.
A new, vibrating rhythm was added to the piece.
Zhao Xing began to use the Time Law to seize control of the Yin Yang Twin Stars.
"Cluster!"
Yan Chuan's fingers tapped the void faster and faster, his body trembled, and his musical scales became disordered.
When the Fate Tribulation has reached two-thirds of its course, things have completely fallen into chaos.
"Boom!"
In the distance, countless barren planets began to explode, collide with each other, and lose their luster.
It was like a firework display in the universe.
Yan Chuan's fingers shattered inch by inch as he looked up at Zhao Xing in disbelief.
"How... how did you do that?"
In the final moments of his life, Yan Chuan's scholarly nature came to the fore, and he asked questions with boundless curiosity.
"The Time God Method." Zhao Xing granted his last wish.
"Zhao Xing, your magical talent is exceptional, and your two Jinglun are truly amazing—but why do you help them and harm the Academy City?"
Yan Chuan rose shakily, tears welling in his eyes, and posed a soul-searching question to Zhao Xing.
After saying this, he and the seven elders of the Academy City turned into dust, their essence swept away by the Void Wind and scattered throughout the universe.
"Sigh—" Zhao Xing. Yan Chuan was also present as a witness when he convened the Annihilation Star Assembly.
Yan Chuan also remembered him and these experiences, but some of his most crucial memories were distorted.
Cognition is composed of countless personal life experiences; if memory is flawed, cognition will also be distorted.
He remembered himself, but he didn't remember that the relocation of the Academy City was ordered by Elder Feng Chen, nor could he distinguish between good and bad.
"I wonder how many more people will have their memories distorted and their perceptions confused by the Space-Time Impact," Zhao Xing sighed.
It is clear that scholars like Yan Chuan have been targeted by the Evil God.
The source lies in the [River Wind River] that he just summoned.
There was no time for grief; Zhao Xing immediately began a "cognitive identification" of all personnel in the entire Realm Ship team.
Ultimately, it was discovered that fourteen more Lord Level scholars had experienced severe memory confusion.
To prevent a repeat of the Yan Chuan tragedy, Zhao Xing used his magic to imprison the fourteen people and then used the Desire Dream Method to put them into a deep sleep.
After several rounds of selection, Venerable Hong Shan and Zhao Xing finally sat down together again.
After a long silence, Venerable Hong Shan spoke up, "Zhao Xing, conduct a recognition and identification test on me."
"General Meng Chuan will not be able to arrive in time, and the escort team for the Myriad Dao Tree has been attacked."
The Myriad Dao Tree and the Nine Classics Pavilion are among the most important treasures of the Academy City.
The Nine Classics Pavilion and the Myriad Dao Tree possess a protective function similar to that of the Mysterious Spirit History.
However, the scope was greatly narrowed; only Theory of Law were allowed into the library, and the founders of Dao Tree Writing Books were able to receive protection.
This attack on the Myriad Dao Tree and the Nine Classics Pavilion was more precise than the previous large-scale indiscriminate attacks, targeting the Human Race of the contemporary timeline.
Zhao Xing pointed, and Water Screen appeared, displaying images that helped him recognize and identify Venerable Hong Shan.
At the same time, he inquired about the situation on General Meng Chuan's side.
"Was the Myriad Dao Tree stolen?"
"No." Venerable Hong Shan shook his head. "General Meng Chuan is Free Divine General on the Mind Path. He is on par with Mind General Qi Luo of the empire."
"My grandmaster uncle is good at defense, while the God of Qiluo is good at offense."
"It would be difficult for the Evil God to break through the obfuscated memories from within, especially against him."
Zhao Xing also breathed a sigh of relief. If the Myriad Dao Tree had been lost, the loss would have been enormous.
If the mark on the Myriad Dao Tree is erased, the Human Race cultivation system in the Xuanling Star Domain will regress.
This isn't a matter of backup or not. Erasing the mark through the Myriad Dao Tree is just like how the Moon God Palace Master used the Mysterious Spirit History to shield the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom incident and cut off the Sacrificial Path, causing many magical theories to be forgotten.
The battle between gods is never about how many people are killed.
No matter how many people are killed, as long as they are not wiped out, the Divine Realm of the Desolate Territory Era can quickly cultivate another batch of powerful individuals.
Essentially, what good gods and Evil God are fighting for is the assimilation of beliefs and ideologies.
However, some Evil God gods are ruthless, such as the river god that just appeared.
Some were relatively mild, such as the Immeasurable True God. More than fifty years had passed, and Zhao Xing had not found any signs of activity from the Immeasurable True God, nor had it given him any instructions.
"That's about it, you're all right." Zhao Xing quickly finished his assessment of Venerable Hong Shan.
"It's your turn to judge me."
"No need." Venerable Hong Shan waved his hand. "Both of your scriptures are imprinted by the Dao Tree, and the Dao Tree is not lost now. If even you experience memory confusion and cognitive bias, then our era has no hope and we might as well just destroy it."
Zhao Xing nodded. The Dao tree in the Jinglun and treatises has a very strong protective effect.
The Mysterious Spirit History is for the entire realm, while the Myriad Dao Tree protects the elite; their power levels are naturally not on the same level.
The Realm Ship continued its journey, leaving the territory of the Sacred Wing Ancient Kingdom.
Upon entering the territory of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, Zhao Xing received a new notification from his Star Mirror, indicating that the escort mission had been successful, ensuring the safe arrival of the Medical Scripture Pavilion, the Enlightenment Realm, and the Seventh Dharma Realm.
He achieved a contribution level of around thirty units.
Name: Zhao Xing
[Cultivation Level: Twelfth Tribulation Demigod]
Occupation: Agricultural Official
[Identity: Primordial Beginning Envoy / Taiqiu Envoy]
Total Contribution Points: 2,652,300
[Remaining Contribution Points: 651350]
[Contribution Ranking: 78546]
At this point, the Star Mirror had regained some of its functions, and Demigod like Zhao Xing could use it with peace of mind.
However, you still can't enter the City of Heart and Soul. You can use the exchange in the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion, but the delivery won't be as timely.
As for the Contribution Points for the early warning, it hasn't been approved yet. Based on Zhao Xing's experience with missions, it might have to wait until the Epoch Worm crisis has passed.
This way, those in power can make an overall judgment and reward those who have made contributions.
"Hahaha, what a great thing!" While resting in a star city near Valley God Star, Venerable Hong Shan suddenly walked excitedly into Zhao Xing's room.
"What great news?"
"Hahaha, Venerable Kuang Chuan has returned!" Venerable Hong Shan laughed loudly.
"Venerable Kuang Chuan?" Zhao Xing, somewhat puzzled.
"Venerable Kuang Chuan is the Senior Brother of the Dream River Mountain lineage and the chief disciple of the General Meng Chuan."
"Among our generation, he was the most outstanding. If he hadn't disappeared, I'm afraid Venerable Meishan would not have been able to become the leader of the mountain."
"However, ever since the seventh era before the Desolate Territory, when he was ordered to explore the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, he disappeared and was once thought to be dead."
"Doesn't that mean nine eras have disappeared?" Zhao Xing was not happy; instead, he was somewhat wary.
"Senior Hong Shan, don't you think there's something wrong with this?"
Venerable Hong Shan shook his head and said, "I just learned that Senior Brother Kuang Chuan returned fifteen years ago. After returning, he underwent interrogation by three Divine General, and he passed all three times. Of course, there is no problem."
"That's definitely a good thing," Zhao Xing smiled.
He didn't think much of it, after all, this kind of thing wasn't particularly new. Since even Divine Realm thought it was fine, why should he worry about it?
"Senior Brother Kuang Chuan discovered the existence of Nether Ancient Mountain. He was originally ordered to explore the legendary first mountain."
"Junior Brother Reed Mountain said that Senior Brother Kuang Chuan brought back a lot of soil from the Nether Ancient Mountain, and even a complete Minggu ley Earth Vein."
Zhao Xing raised an eyebrow. Nether Ancient Mountain is the largest mountain in the known universe.
But this only exists in legends, how could it actually be found?
He even brought back a Earth Vein; Venerable Kuang Chuan's contribution was truly immense!
"Currently, Senior Brother Kuang Chuan is in seclusion, compiling the ' Nether Ancient Mountain Treatise '."
Venerable Hong Shan was very excited. "My Ancient Hill of Antiquity is truly blessed by the Extreme Land. First, Zhao Xing, you made the Theory of Earth Epoch Cataclysm of the Layered World Mountain, and now Senior Brother Kuang Chuan has discovered the Nether Ancient Mountain— "
Seeing that Venerable Hong Shan was so happy, Zhao Xing also shared his joy for a while.
However, Zhao Xing made an excuse to leave after chatting for a short while.
"Indigo brush"
After traversing space several times, Zhao Xing entered the Dao Ancient Layer.
The White Jade Five Tombs Ship floated in the source of the storm in the Dao Ancient Layer, Zhao Xing entered a room.
This place houses a statue of the Immeasurable True God.
Compared to the small statue I first got from Rainbow Wind Fairy, this one is now much bigger.
The statue was flashing red light, which was a sign that the Immeasurable True God had descended with a divine decree.
"They've come as soon as they said they would. It seems even the Immeasurable True God can't sit still any longer."
"But I haven't completed the Second Ring Mission yet. What's going on?"
Zhao Xing put on the Enlightenment Golden Hoop and then went inside.
They offered incense, prayed, and then bowed and chanted. "Your subordinate respectfully requests the True God to manifest his divine power."
Swoosh~
A wisp of red light burned in the incense burner in front of the statue, and then a face appeared in the flames.
"Zhao Xing, which era are you in now?" the Immeasurable True God asked.
Zhao Xing felt a slight sense of satisfaction. Could it be that the power of this statue was not as strong as that of the avatar, and it couldn't even distinguish time?
"Reporting to the True God, I am in the fifty-third World Star Year of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory."
"Oh, it's not too late. I thought you had already received the reward for exterminating the Epoch Worm and had gone to other dimensions to challenge the God Trials."
"Does the True God know about my affairs?"
"Haha." The Immeasurable True God laughed loudly, "The story of Qing Yuzi using Hou Bian Method to Cross the Sea Under Camouflage, and disguising himself as Bookless Divine King Wushu Divine General steal secrets, has already spread to the eighth Solar Year of the Luo Emperor Era."
"His fame resounds throughout endless time and space; is there any god who doesn't know this?"
Zhao Xing was shocked. So that's how Lao Qing got his intelligence?
Lao Qing is incredibly audacious! Last time he stole the Derivation God Stele from the Divine Temple, and this time he's stolen another major secret.
Famous throughout endless time and space? Even Old Master Zhao would be envious of this arrogant act.
"Lao Qing's sneaky nature hasn't changed at all—what kind of Qing Yu God? A thieving god!" Zhao Xing thought sourly.
"However, the price of fame is not pleasant. Qing Yuzi is merely a Divine Soldier. Even if he is comparable to Divine General in some aspects, his strength is ultimately limited."
The Immeasurable True God Nuoshu said, "He's famous now, but he's also facing intense pursuit. He's probably a stray dog now."
In the frantic escape, whether they would survive was another matter entirely.
"Zhao Xing, you must not receive any more messages from him, lest you get implicated."
Upon hearing what the Immeasurable True God said, Zhao Xing recalled the incident of Lao Qing's statue breaking apart while weeping.
Sure enough, Lao Qing was beaten to tears!
"Thank you for the reminder True God! I will remember it!"
I'll keep it in mind, but how I actually do it is another matter.
However, Zhao Xing was still quite surprised that the Immeasurable True God would be so kind to him, even taking the risk to come and give him a special reminder.
As it turns out, Zhao Xing was wrong.
The Immeasurable True God only mentioned Qing Yuzi incidentally; he had a mission to assign.
"Zhao Xing, the Mountain Head Competition on the Ancient Hill of Antiquity will likely be brought forward significantly."
"I command you to seize the position of the mountain's leader, and not let this authority fall into the hands of others."
Zhao Xing's testimony, the Mountain Head Competition of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity was probably still three or four thousand years away? Or is it happening earlier?
Originally, Zhao Xing benefited from the early warning event and would receive at least 100 million Contribution Points in the future, so he didn't have such a strong desire for the position of leader.
But now that the Immeasurable True God mentioned it, he became interested.
He just didn't understand why the Immeasurable True God wanted him to take this position at the top of the mountain.
"True God, my strength is too weak, I may not be able to win," Zhao Xing said tactfully.
He felt that the Immeasurable True God might not reveal his true intentions to him, so he decided to ask for some benefits first.
"Your strength is indeed somewhat low," the Immeasurable True God assessed. "How about this, when you have time, go to the Black Heaven Desolate Territory."
"Summon the Divine Power Incarnation of this god, and I will bestow upon you a fortuitous opportunity."
"Your subordinate obeys." Zhao Xing immediately agreed. After all, he was an undercover agent, so he felt at ease taking the item and wasn't afraid of anyone finding out.
"I wonder to what extent the True God wants me to go?" Zhao Xing began to inquire about the details of the mission.
"It would be best to win the position of the mountain's leader," said the Immeasurable True God. "Those who have won the position of mountain leader in the past are qualified to enter the Primordial Realm, the Primal Ancient Realm, and the Dao Manifestation Realm."
"And it also possesses the three great Earthly Advantage Institute advantages of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity."
"I allowed you to claim the position of the mountain's leader only so that you could witness the power of the divine artifact."
"I am Formation God formations that Heaven and Earth Attainment, and a divine artifact of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, which is beneficial to my Dao."
"If you can grant me the opportunity to observe, I will not treat you unfairly."
Zhao Xing was truly impressed by the Immeasurable True God's frankness in revealing his purpose. This "Evil God" was surprisingly righteous.
"True God, if I can't win this one, what should I do with my second goal?" Zhao Xing asked again.
"Then you can't let Kuang Chuan sit in the position of the mountain leader," said the Immeasurable True God.
"Kuang Chuan?" Zhao Xing's brow twitched. "True God, do you mean there's something wrong with this Venerable Kuang Chuan— "
This confused him even more. Even if Venerable Kuang Chuan had problems, he should still be a member of the Past Faction.
Why would the Immeasurable True God still try to stop him?
"Hmph, even those who lived in the past, not all of them are true gods like me."
"Some are disguised as righteous gods, but are actually Evil God who oppose the principles of God!"
"This kind of Evil God has its own set of heretical doctrines, making it even more despicable than those ignorant and foolish Evil God!"
Judging from the tone of the Immeasurable True God, Zhao Xing roughly understood.
Even in the past, there were multiple opposing factions.
No wonder the Wilderness Era Faction was significantly weaker, yet it wasn't completely destroyed.
The Xuanling Star Domain Red Star Great Emperor, the Moon God Palace Master, Reincarnation Temple, though belonging to different factions, share the same ideals and act in unison. The Xuanling Treasure Pavilion is a prime example. If they weren't like-minded, how could they have created such a treasure trove?
In the contemporary era, although the overall strength is weaker, they are absolutely united. In the past era, although the strength is greater, they are each in their own domain and fight against each other.
This created a space for the Wilderness Era Faction to survive.
"If you become the leader of the mountain, you must eliminate Kuang Chuan; if you don't become the leader, you must eliminate Kuang Chuan even more."
"In short, Kuang Chuan cannot survive."
Immeasurable True God finished speaking, the flames went out.
As Zhao Xing stepped out of the Divine Temple, he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
"How exactly did Venerable Kuang Chuan and the Evil God behind him offend the Immeasurable True God?"
"If you're eligible, you have to get rid of it; if you're not, you still have to get rid of it."
"He has no chance of survival with the Immeasurable True God."
Zhao Xing didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.
The request from the Immeasurable True God has a hint of being from an Evil God.
"Regardless of who Venerable Kuang Chuan is, since he has sided with the Evil God, and even the Immeasurable True God hates him so much, he is probably not to be tolerated now."
"But I also have to consider whether I can beat them."
Zhao Xing didn't plan to take the gift from the Immeasurable True God. He needed to check Venerable Kuang Chuan's strength using the panel first.
Once Zhao Xing returned to the neighboring area of Valley God Star, the escort mission was over.
Soon a figure emerged from the soil; it was none other than Lord Lushan.
"Zhao Xing, your clone has just emerged from seclusion. You can go to Brow Mountain to retrieve it."
"Oh? You've emerged from seclusion?" Zhao Xing was overjoyed. His Great Beginning Clone, which had stayed in Brow Mountain to study, had been learning for three thousand years. "I wonder what secret techniques from the Ancient Hill of Antiquity it has mastered."
"Once the divided souls merge, everything becomes clear."
Zhao Xing immediately used the Earth Escape Technique and began to shuttle with Lord Lushan.