Time Granules, Natal World Mountain, Meishan Dao Discussion!

The Third Era of the Desolate Territory, the 73rd World Star Year.

Black Heaven Desolate Territory, Nameless World Mountain.

"Your subordinate respectfully invites the Immeasurable True God!"

The familiar temple, the familiar clock throne.

In the Third Era of the Desolate Territory, Zhao Xing met the Immeasurable True God for the first time.

"Zhao Xing, how are the preparations for the Mountain Head Competition going?"

"Reporting to the True God, I am not yet confident that I can kill Kuang Chuan during the debate."

This isn't an attempt to elicit sympathy; Kuang Chuan's strength is indeed far superior to his.

It's unlikely that I'll be able to use other sects' magic on Ancient Hill of Antiquity, and taking drugs is also prohibited, so killing Kuang Chuan will be quite difficult.

"The Mountain Head Competition on the Ancient Hill of Antiquity started too early; my subordinates didn't have enough time to prepare."

The Immeasurable True God pondered and said, "I can grant you some time."

Give me some time.

Zhao Xing was somewhat confused.

The Immeasurable True God pinched his thumb and forefinger together, and a grain of light the size of a rice grain appeared between his two fingers.

"These are Time Granules," the Immeasurable True God explained. "The size of this space is five World Yuan Unit."

"The duration is one epoch."

"You can Time Acceleration once within your Internal World, but don't use it outside, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced."

Looking at the Time Granules, Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat.

Within the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion, Time Granules of 1 epoch, acting on 5 World Yuan Unit, is worth at least 200 million Contribution Points!

Those capable of condensing Time Granules are basically at the God- King Grade, or at the God- Divine General Level like the Immeasurable True God, who are masters of spacetime arrays.

Is Venerable Kuang Chuan really that valuable?

The Immeasurable True God continued his analysis:

"Among the spells of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, Mountain Art is the most powerful."

"However, cultivating a mountain within the body takes too long."

"Fortunately, you are a Si Nong of the egoist faction, and you have the means to use it, which can save you some trouble."

Zhao Xing took the [Time Granules]. It was indeed like a grain of rice, except that some flocculent matter was flowing inside.

"Remember, Time Granules can only be used within your Internal World. If you use them outside, your Demigod strength will not be able to suppress their power, and they will instead harm you."

The Immeasurable True God repeatedly gave instructions.

"Yes, I understand." Zhao Xing nodded and carefully kept it safe.

"If you can accomplish this, you can come back to me for a reward." The Immeasurable True God did not mention what the consequences would be if he failed.

However, Zhao Xing knew that usually, if a link in Evil God Mission was not completed, the quest would be interrupted, and he would be cursed by the Evil God, which would reduce his luck and lifespan.

After the summoning ended, Zhao Xing left the Black Heaven Desolate Territory. On the way, he began to carefully examine the past of Venerable Kuang Chuan.

After all, this person is too valuable. If you want to defeat your opponent, you must first understand your opponent.

"The Venerable Kuang Chuan once published the ' Nether Ancient Universe Book '."

"Although the book is mostly theoretical and speculative, it contains two highly regarded Theory of Law, which were included in the Nine Classics Pavilion."

Theory and Theory of Law are two different things.

The requirements for writing books in the Nine Classics Pavilion and Dao Book texts in the Academy City are very high.

It must have both a theory and corresponding specific spells.

"In the eleventh era before the Desolate Territory, Venerable Kuang Chuan proposed a theory that the universe was not limited to the three great Earth Vein Era."

"Before the Archean Eon, Proterozoic Era, and Dao Manifestation Universe, there should have been an even earlier Nether Ancient Eon, which was the stage of Extreme Land formation."

"But in the tenth era before the Desolate Territory, he changed his mind and believed that the Nether Ancient Eon was in the period when the Extreme Land had just been born, between the Archean Eon and the Proterozoic Era."

"At this time, after an era of on-site investigation and from ancient books from the Five Emperors Era, some strong evidence was found."

"The Venerable Kuang Chuan believed that there was an invisible mountain in the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, and named it the Nether Ancient Mountain."

"And they believe that this mountain blocked the Extreme Star Light, creating the Black Heaven Desolate Territory."

"During his field investigations, he also proposed the ' Five Seas One Mountain Theory '."

The "Original Ocean Theory" of the True Self Faction is broken down into five major oceans, with the evolution of the Primordial Sea divided into five periods. These include the Danger Sea, the...

Tranquil Sea, Clear Sea, Fertile Sea, and Storm Sea.

"Once the conjecture has a basis, it begins to transform into a theory."

"But at this time there were not many believers, because his theory was too absurd, and his dismantling of the original ocean theory offended the egoist Sinong."

"Even those within the Ancient Hill of Antiquity considered it absurd. If there was a Ancient Hill of Antiquity Nether Ancient Eon, then why were there three realms instead of four?"

"This situation only improved before he disappeared."

Zhao Xing continued to peruse the past deeds of Venerable Kuang Chuan: "Before Venerable Kuang Chuan resolutely went to the Black Heaven Desolate Territory to find the Nether Ancient Mountain, he wrote two Theory of Law."

"That is, the Great Nether Ancient Mountain Theory and the Profound Darkness Genesis Dharma Theory."

His Dao Book were, for the first time, supported by magical techniques.

"The Great Nether Ancient Mountain Theory contains a Nether Ancient Mountain Visualization Method."

"Besides Kuang Chuan himself, there were four other Demigod from the Ancient Hill of Antiquity who had cultivated the ' Extreme Land Giant God Peak ' and visualized that Nether Ancient Mountain."

"As a result, the power of the Mountain Art increased greatly, and even the mental will became much stronger."

"Although only five people, including Venerable Kuang Chuan, have mastered the Nether Ancient Mountain Art, the situation changes once the theory is supported by actual spells."

"The Venerable Kuang Chuan was nominated as a candidate for the position of mountain leader for the first time."

"However, at that time, he Wuxin of vying for the top spot. After leaving behind a Theory of Law, he went to the Black Heaven Desolate Territory alone and disappeared for ten epochs."

"And this second Theory of Law is the Profound Darkness Genesis Dharma Theory."

"The Profound Darkness Genesis Dharma Theory is a method of Reincarnation."

"Venerable Kuang Chuan believed that during the Nether Ancient Eon, the Extreme Land experienced a period or region of ' Extreme Yin '."

"Without Yang, Yin cannot exist; without Yin, Yang cannot transform. This land of the dead is the place where all life returns after death."

"It interacted with the brilliance of the Extreme Star, and life completed a full Reincarnation."

He believes that during the reign of Emperor Rui in the Five Emperors Era, a portion of the "underworld" was inadvertently utilized.

"It was refined into the ' Netherworld,' which became the foundation for ruling over 'souls.'"

"However, only a portion of the Extreme Land Nether Soil was refined Emperor Rui Era, and the 'Dao' was incomplete, leading to the collapse and fragmentation of the Netherworld."

"Venerable Kuang Chuan even believes that the ancient Reincarnation Temple has some connection with the Nether God Division that managed the Netherworld Emperor Rui Era."

"His Profound Darkness Transformation Art not only allows him to reincarnate, but theoretically, it can also resurrect others?"

After reading about the life and deeds of Venerable Kuang Chuan, Zhao Xing was somewhat stunned.

As someone who came from the Profound Yellow World, he could deeply appreciate the profound value of Venerable Kuang Chuan's two Theory of Law.

"The Great Zhou's system of the Fate Divine Dynasty also controls the Yin Realm. Could this be the Extreme Land Nether Soil he spoke of?"

"Isn't the Profound Darkness Transformation Art undermining the very foundation of the Reincarnation Temple?"

Aside from unorthodox altar resurrection methods, the Resurrection Right in the Xuanling Star Domain is basically in the hands of the Reincarnation Temple.

Even if the later "resurrection of others" is still just a theory, Venerable Kuang Chuan's Theory of Law are definitely undermining the Reincarnation Temple.

Zhao Xing's clone left at Ancient Hill of Antiquity immediately went to the Taiqiu Library to search for these two secret techniques.

In the end, they only found the Nether Ancient Mountain Art, but not the Profound Darkness Transformation Art.

Zhao Xing immediately sought out Venerable Meishan to inquire about the reason.

"You mean this secret technique? It's been sealed away," Venerable Meishan said calmly.

"It's been blocked? Why?" Zhao Xing, somewhat puzzled.

"Because its theory and actual spell effects differ greatly, and some of them are taboo," Venerable Meishan said calmly.

"Senior Brother, may I know?" Zhao Xing asked.

"After Kuang Chuan was created, he intended to test the law himself."

"According to the theory of the Profound Darkness Transformation Art, before attempting it, he first needs to find a so-called 'underworld land'."

"But where in this world is there such a desolate place?"

"Even the Great Nether Ancient Mountain Theory, at that time, only five people, including him, mastered it and visualized Nether Ancient Mountain."

"That invisible mountain, and no one knows its location."

"Without Netherworld Soil, he had to refine it himself," Venerable Meishan recalled. "With the support of General Meng Chuan, their lineage made their first attempt in the Black Heaven Desolate Territory."

Zhao Xing nodded. The starting point of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity's cultivation technique, "Extreme Land," is to guide the meridians into the body and gather them into a mountain.

Refining the soil of the Earth Vein to transform it to a higher level is a type of Earth Refining Art.

"Zhao Xing, what do you think is the best way to artificially create Netherworld Soil?" Venerable Meishan asked.

"I don't know." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "The Netherworld Extreme Yin, but Yin alone cannot grow, and Yang alone cannot be born. Even among the Thousand Earth Wonders, there is no situation where there is absolutely no Yang energy."

"Yes." Venerable Meishan nodded. "The Earth Vein's energy always reveals a trace of yang energy, while Extreme Yin only appears in theories from the beginning of the universe."

"At that time, when General Meng Chuan and Venerable Kuang Chuan were conducting experiments in the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, the Three Realms Twelve Mountains all agreed, and almost everyone believed that Kuang Chuan would be the next mountain leader."

"Even I thought so at the time, that the position of the top mountain must belong to Kuang Chuan," Venerable Meishan recalled.

"At that time, Kuang Chuan received the support of the gods of the Primordial Realm, the Primal Ancient Realm, and the Dao Manifestation Realm. They even dug out a small section from the three major Earth Vein for him to use for experiments."

"At that time, the Ancient Hill of Antiquity established a secret base in the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, and entrusted Kuang Chuan with a large amount of resources and manpower."

"Initially, he did achieve some success," Venerable Meishan said, pointing to the surrounding landscape.

"The Star Shifting Array' and the Starry Sky Ring Continent ' have been improved to some extent thanks to Kuang Chuan's experiments in refining Netherworld Soil."

"But gradually, things changed."

The Venerable Meishan said, "Kuang Chuan is consuming more and more resources, but the gains of significant value are very small."

"Especially the most crucial 'Nether Earth,' which is still a long way from being refined."

"The number of high-ranking officials who oppose this is gradually increasing, believing that the Three Realms' major veins should no longer be cut off and provided to Kuang Chuan."

"By the last Solar Year of the Ninth Era before the Desolate Territory, Kuang Chuan, who had been unable to see any hope, also became possessed by demons."

Zhao Xing: "The demon is satisfied? How exactly is the demon satisfied?"

After thinking for a moment, Venerable Meishan pointed his finger, and a crack immediately appeared under his feet. Zhao Xing sensed a stone slab flying up from the depths of the earth.

A large amount of flowing energy surrounded and sealed the stone slab, making it difficult for people to see clearly.

"Open!"

The Venerable Meishan let out a low shout, and the flowing energy dispersed, revealing some words and images.

Zhao Xing knew that this was a unique information storage method of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity. Judging from this stone slab, it should be a very advanced sealing method, which could be considered a kind of confidential file.

"See for yourself."

Zhao Xing looked down and examined it carefully, then his expression changed.

In the later stages of the experiment, Venerable Kuang Chuan was unable to obtain results, Going Berserk and began to experiment on people.

He believed that high-level Yin spirits could catalyze the creation of truly Extreme Yin soil, which is the Netherworld.

Therefore, Venerable Kuang Chuan began to bewitch his followers into dedicating themselves to experiments.

Because Venerable Kuang Chuan held immense power at the time, he was practically the only candidate to become the leader of the mountain, so he wasn't discovered until many of the disciples of Ancient Hill of Antiquity had died.

At the beginning of the eighth era before the Desolate Territory, Venerable Kuang Chuan's experiments were halted, and everything was archived.

Since Venerable Kuang Chuan had already been identified as Going Berserk, General Meng Chuan took the main responsibility for his disciple and requested the Reincarnation Temple to resurrect some people.

Therefore, the ultimate punishment for Venerable Kuang Chuan at the Ancient Hill of Antiquity was exile to the Black Heaven Desolate Territory.

Of course, the official explanation is that Venerable Kuang Chuan was not interested in the position of the mountain's leader. In order to pursue the Great Dao and explore the legendary invisible mountain, he voluntarily gave up the position of the mountain's leader.

Thus, Venerable Meishan became the new head of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity.

"I see." Zhao Xing understood immediately after reading it. "From then on, the Profound Darkness Transformation Art no longer pursued the refining of Netherworld Soil."

In this way, this spell became a type of the "Life Earth Palace" spell. Its name also changed to "Mystic Earth Reincarnation Method."

"Indeed." Venerable Meishan nodded. "Even after being weakened Mystic Earth Reincarnation Method can still be considered a Reincarnation method of Reincarnation."

Looking back on what happened years later, it's true that we can't blame Kuang Chuan entirely.

"At that time, people and gods alike in the Three Realms and Twelve Mountains placed high hopes on him, and the pressure on him was immense."

Zhao Xing nodded. After all, Venerable Kuang Chuan was a person who had made great contributions.

Exile to the Black Heaven Desolate Territory, and the matter was not handled publicly, which can be considered as preserving the dignity of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity.

"At the time, there was no set time for his exile, but spending ten eras in a place like the Black Heaven Desolate Territory was considered a punishment."

"Now that he has returned, he has brought back the essence of the Earth Vein from Nether Ancient Mountain, which is undoubtedly a great contribution."

"More than half of the gods in the Three Realms believe that Venerable Kuang Chuan is qualified to continue vying for the title of the mountain leader."

"Some gods even brought up the matter of 'refining the underworld,' but this was met with opposition."

Through the words of the Venerable Meishan, Zhao Xing roughly understood what kind of competitor he was facing.

In terms of reputation, strength, Theory of Law, theories, and supporters, Venerable Kuang Chuan was no weaker than himself.

"It's too damp; this deal is a loss," Zhao Xing thought with some annoyance.

The fact that the Immeasurable True God only used one Time Granules to kill Venerable Kuang Chuan seems like a low price.

Even if Venerable Kuang Chuan has sided with the Evil God, in this situation, there still needs to be evidence, right? Moreover, this is a time when Space-Time Impact are frequent.

Venerable Kuang Chuan has passed the test of the Three Wheels Gods. Even if I could kill him, it would be hard to believe that he is in the Evil God Faction.

"As expected, the benefits didn't come for free."

"I have only one chance to complete this mission."

Zhao Xing keenly realized that the only way to complete this task was to launch Great Dao Contention during the struggle for the mountain's leader and openly kill Kuang Chuan.

Before or after, killing Venerable Kuang Shan would have come at a great cost and was extremely difficult.

Brow Mountain, thirty stories underground, South Mountain Manor.

After Zhao Xing's true form returned, he went into seclusion to cultivate once again.

Within the Internal World, Time Granules float above the Boundless Continent.

"Time Granules, with an effective range of 5 World Yuan Unit and 1 era."

"After use, it can accelerate the forging of a large mountain."

Zhao Xing looked at the several mountain peaks floating in his Internal World.

When he was building "Layered World Mountain," he naturally drew inspiration from Layered World Mountain. There are nine Corner Peak here now, which are the foundation he prepared for his training.

"Nine Corner Peak, and tens of thousands of 'earthly treasures' to aid them."

"After mastering it, I will transfer it into my Heaven-Earth Primordial Unity Body and make it my Natal Mountain Peak."

Of course, the use of Natal Mountain Peak is not prohibited during competitions; otherwise, some people who specialize in Mountain Art would not be able to participate.

No other magical implements or medicines can be used; only Natal Mountain Peak can be used.

"Go."

Zhao Xing first gathered the nine Corner Peak together and piled them on an open space in the Boundless Continent, which had a range of 5 World Yuan Unit.

Then, a large number of auxiliary materials were arranged according to the formation.

Finally, Time Granules are released.

"Boom!"

When the power of the Time Granules was released, Zhao Xing felt that the flow of time accelerated in a specific area below.

"The changes in spacetime are so drastic, no wonder it had to happen in the Internal World. If it weren't for the suppression from the Internal World, I wouldn't have been able to control the power of the Time Granules at all."

Looking down at the wildly distorted spacetime, Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

"What is happening now is equivalent to a Space-Time Tribulation of level fifteen or higher, or even higher."

"If my true spirit dares to enter the area below at this moment, even if I possess the Spacetime Earth Passage Art, I will be torn to pieces."

"Humans can't withstand it; only the World Mountain Corner Peak could."

The unique characteristic of Layered World Mountain is that it absorbs the source and continuously grows and expands.

The Time Origin has a great influence on the true spirit of life, but has little influence on mountains.

Moments later, the churning, chaotic earth resembled a pot of porridge.

However, soon, a new mountain range appeared on the Boundless Continent, emitting a faint precious light.

"The Earth Refining Art that Divine Venerable Lan taught me is quite different from the Earth Refining Art I learned in the White Bone Divine Domain."

"The Earth-Refined World Mountain Art, the first level is still the Earth Refining Furnace, but it refines the foundation of the mountain."

"The second level, the Mountain Land Forms Peak, and the process of refining the shape of mountain peaks begins."

Zhao Xing looked down at the nine Corner Peak, which resembled Sky Supporting Pillar, constantly shrinking and cracking, and then constantly condensing.

Normally, this earth -Earth Refining Art only requires three Corner Peak.

However, Zhao Xing used nine roots because he possessed the Holy Body, which combined the advantages of Timing, Earthly Advantage, True Self. When his Natal Mountain Peak was transferred to his Holy Body, he would also need to consider that his Natal Mountain Peak could be driven by all three types of magical power.

"The third layer Peak Forms Ridge, with nine Corner Peak forming a mountain range, rooted in the three layers of Xiangxian, Daoxian, and Daogu. At this point, it can no longer be easily destroyed."

The nine Corner Peak below continued to grow stronger and gradually became clearer.

"The fourth level Ridge Forms Veins. The nine Corner Peak correspond to the cultivation route of my Extreme Land Mustard Seed Mountain. The mountain range's veins are consistent with my Sacred Body Dharma Veins."

Zhao Xing soon had a strange feeling that he resonated with the nine mountain peaks.

Because time passed extremely quickly below, about six months later, he felt the nine Corner Peak expand with his breathing.

"Only one last step remains: transferring the mountain peak into the body of the Saint and fusing it together will form the Natal World Mountain."

"Receive!"

Although the Time Granules are still working, continuing the refining process will have little effect.

Boom!

The nine mountain peaks suddenly flew up, breaking free from the influence of the Time Granules.

"Whoosh~"

Zhao Xing's spirit materialized and supported the nine peaks.

After taking it away, he gently pushed the remaining Time Granules toward his own Original Seed.

"I put Time Granules in, and the Original Seed wanted to devour them."

"Now that the refining is complete, it has approximately 300,000 years of power remaining. You can have it."

Seeing that the Original Seed had devoured the remaining Time Granules, and the green tinge on the surface became more pronounced, Zhao Xing finally left his Internal World.

The nine Corner Peak merged into the sacred body and settled upon the Great Sunless Sea.

"After the Natal World Mountain is refined, if I encounter a better 'Earth Treasure' in the future, I can integrate it into it to amplify its power." Zhao Xing exhaled.

At this point, his demeanor underwent a noticeable change, becoming more profound and composed.

"The Agricultural Official of the Mountain Art can bring forth a natal mountain and reside within it. As long as the natal mountain remains intact, he will be invincible."

"The Mountain Art has a vast branch, with valley mazes trapping enemies, mountain ridges changing and nurturing Rock Life to launch attacks - the methods are endless."

Zhao Xing completed his cultivation of the Natal World Mountain in just one year.

At this time, there were still three years before the Meishan Dao Discussion began, so he continued to broaden the scope of the Mountain Art.

Three years later, at the South Mountain Manor.

"Junior Brother~"

"Junior brother~~"

The ground shook, calling out to Zhao Xing repeatedly. The shaking gradually grew stronger, finally waking Zhao Xing from his deep concentration in seclusion.

"Senior Brother." Zhao Xing opened his eyes and found that it was a puppet of Venerable Meishan calling him.

"The Meishan Dao Discussion is about to begin. The masters of the Seventy-Two Peaks are all in place. It's time for you to come up as well."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother." With a thought, Zhao Xing ascended from the ground, and in a single breath, he flew out of the thirtieth level of underground space.

At this time, Brow Mountain was bustling with activity, both inside and outside the mountain gate, and in various departments and areas.

Whether it's the head of the mountain or the lord of the mountain, this involves a large number of job changes.

If the peak master of a certain peak becomes the master of Brow Mountain, then the status of those below will naturally rise accordingly.

If one could go even further and become the most revered of the Twelve Mountains, the benefits would be even greater.

"A lot of people have come. There are more than thirty Lord of the Kingdom of ancient Human Race kingdoms, as well as tens of thousands of delegations from ancient kingdoms attending the ceremony."

"The Ten Great Demon Kingdoms also sent Venerables to attend the ceremony, Venerable Bomeng and Venerable Qingyao from the Demon God Hall also came."

"The Venerable Yuan Ding Era from the Reincarnation Temple, and Lao Qing's junior brother, Wan Ying, Sheng Yi, Fu Ping, Gao Yu have arrived. They are all from the Origin Heavenly Palace —and also the Heavenly Crown Venerable."

The Twelve Mountains Dharma Assembly at the Ancient Hill of Antiquity was undoubtedly the first grand event of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory.

The list of attendees includes many familiar and unfamiliar powerful figures.

Although the Epoch Worm Crisis, the Heavenly Dimension Giant Beast, and the Space-Time Impact caused great chaos and turmoil in the Xuanling Star Domain.

However, such religious ceremonies are especially important during times of chaos.

"On the Empire's side, we have Master Five Poisons, Ji Si, Meng Wu, Bi Sui. Hmm? Old Zuo is here too, so it seems he's alright."

"Wait, where's Old Liu?"

Zhao Xing did not see Liu Tianning among the invited guests.

"Qiu Zishan, who's in charge of inviting guests to the Empire? Why didn't they invite Liu Tianning?"

Zhao Xing immediately asked around and found out that Qiu Zishan was the person in charge of the Earth Passage Department who had followed him on the Illuminating Ancient Path back then.

"Martial Uncle, who is this Liu Tianning?" Qiu Zishan asked cautiously.

Liu Tianning was not famous at all, and did not hold any position in the empire.

"He is my teacher. Send someone to pick him up immediately," Zhao Xing said.

Old Liu is too low-key. He's become Demigod, yet he has absolutely no reputation in the empire.

"Yes, I'll go right away."

The competition within Brow Mountain was presided over by the General Lan Chuan, with the other three Divine General, Lü Song, Gong Yi, and Yu Ling, serving as witnesses.

The trials and tribulations in the Meishan Dao Discussion are entirely up to General Lan Chuan, but fairness must be ensured, and no favoritism will be shown towards any one peak.

Zhao Xing's previous position was Divine Palace Envoy, and he was also qualified to participate in the Meishan Dao Discussion.

The Seventy-Two Peaks masters, the heads of various palaces and departments, and all sorts of other people, totaled one hundred and eighty-three people who were qualified to compete.

In the 81st World Star Year of the Third Era of the Desolate Territory, in July, the Twelve Mountains simultaneously launched their Dharma Assemblies.

The Brow Mountain Assembly was divided into three stages.

The first stage is the Green Ridge Dao Discussion, in which there is no ranking or distinction between superior and inferior.

All 183 people are free to preach, expound their own theories and doctrines, share their experiences in magical cultivation, or showcase the research results of their respective peaks.

After all, there is only one mountain lord, and the peak lords, palace chiefs, directors, deans, and divine messengers of each peak will try their best to show the world the characteristics of their duties and attract investment from their followers.

With 183 people, there are 183 Dharma Realm and Dharma centers.

Invited guests can enter the Dharma Realm of any individual to observe and listen to their discourses. There are even segments involving commercial transactions.

For example, during this period, Venerable Meishan once secured an astronomical business deal for the Ksitigarbha and Earth Passage Division Earth Treasury Department in Brow Mountain.

The second stage is the Divine Domain Trial.

The General Lan Chuan open the divine realm and set up multiple trials, covering various major categories of magic from the Earthly Advantage Faction.

Mountain Art, Earth Palace Art, Mystic Earth Art, Earth Splitting Art, Earth Passage Art, Earth Refining Art, and so on.

Finally, the four Divine General, Lan Chuan, Lü Song, Gong Yi, and Yu Ling, will comment on the participants' performances and confirm the rankings. The first place will be the mountain lord of Brow Mountain.

The third stage is the Mountain Master Challenge.

After the Divine Domain Trial ends, although the first place belongs to the Mountain Lord, the content of the Divine Domain Trial usually prevents competitors from fighting each other.

Therefore, in the third stage, the first-ranked mountain lord will stand atop Brow Mountain and accept challenges from the other peak lords.

In most cases, this is just a fun activity. After the First Tier of preaching and the second phase of the Divine Domain Trial, the peak masters of each peak have a good understanding of the mountain lord's strength.

Issuing a challenge is merely an opportunity for both sides to gain a deeper understanding. After all, the newly appointed mountain lord needs to know the strength of each peak. However, there are also more extreme situations where someone might disagree and challenge the mountain lord to Great Dao Competition. If they can win, they will become the new mountain lord.

Only those who can remain standing in Brow Mountain after going through all three stages are the true masters of the mountain.

The subsequent competition among the Twelve Mountains lords for the position of mountain leader followed a similar process.

Before the First Tier began, the entire Green Ridge had been cleared out, with only Venerable Meishan waiting at the Green Ridge.

After the activation, all 183 Demigod from Brow Mountain flew towards the Green Ridge area.

Everyone bowed to Venerable Meishan.

After returning the greeting, Venerable Meishan said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, you may choose a place in Green Ridge to preach the Dao. You should both promote the glory of Brow Mountain and avoid damaging the harmony."

"Yes!"

The 183 Demigod Repeat Movement again and then dispersed.

However, while it's said that we shouldn't hurt feelings, Green Ridge is only so big, and there are only a few good places to preach.

Who gets promoted and who gets demoted still depends on their abilities.

Without resorting to magical attacks, the Demigod's Dharma Realm becomes the only way to occupy territory.

Zhao Xing saw that almost all the peak masters of the Seventy-Two Peaks were flying towards the high-mountain area.

As for the Divine Palace Envoy, the various Palace Masters, Daoist Priests, and Deans, nine out of ten of them stayed in the low-to-mid-mountain areas to preach and spread the Tao.

"The strength of the Seventy-Two Peaks masters is still stronger." Zhao Xing observed the others as he flew upwards.

He cultivated the Extreme Land Mustard Seed Mountain. When Reincarnation Realm, it was the Mustard Seed Law Domain. After becoming Demigod, the Mustard Seed Law Domain transformed into the Extreme Land Law Realm.

On the fourth level of the Extreme Land, combined with the Heaven and Earth Primal Chaos Sacred Body, his body had already achieved Sacred Veins Minor Accomplishment. The flow of magical power through his meridians and acupoints was like the operation of powerful Earth Vein.

There were seventy or eighty people who flew higher than Zhao Xing and had already unleashed their own Dharma Realm, which were like natural barriers blocking the high mountain area. However, Zhao Xing did not even unleash his Dharma Realm, yet he moved as if he were in an empty field, constantly surpassing the other peak masters.

"Hmm? That's Zhao Xing, the Divine Palace Envoy, right? How does he have such strength?"

"I remember he became Demigod only about a thousand years ago, right?"

"It hasn't even been a thousand years yet."

"At this moment, in the high-altitude region, the Dharma Realm of multiple peak masters are intertwined. Without deploying their Dharma Realm, even taking off would be difficult. Yet, he seems completely unaffected?"

"Well done, Zhao Xing! You've made such great progress!"

Zhao Xing's ascent quickly attracted the attention of the other peak masters.

During the Desolate Territory Era 2, everyone's impression of Zhao Xing was still that of a "Holy Son of the Earthly Advantage Faction." Although he had amazing talent, he was far from becoming a strongman.

It's more of a condescending attitude from a senior looking down on a junior.

Even if Zhao Xing came to Brow Mountain to cultivate, first following the Venerable Meishan to cultivate, and then entering the Primal Ancient Realm to comprehend the Dao, the time was still too short.

The cultivation of a split soul is quite secretive. Before coming to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, Zhao Xing's original body didn't even know the extent of his cultivation.

Let alone these peak masters?

At this moment, Zhao Xing caught up, crossing countless Dharma Realm, immediately attracting the attention of many peak masters.

Their eyes were filled with admiration, surprise, and doubt.

Of course, some peak masters, itching for a test, wanted to see how good Zhao Xing was, so they deliberately increased the power of the Dharma Realm to see just how far he could go.

Faced with these gazes, Zhao Xing smiled, nodded slightly, and continued walking upwards with unwavering determination.

In the end, only the three Venerables, Gong Peak, Min Peak, and Heaven Peak, remained blocking the way from directly above.

Their respective Dharma Realm are all unique.

One was like a majestic mountain stretching across the cosmos, another like a volcano about to erupt, and yet another formed an eight-sided palace, floating in the middle.

"Ping You, Taitan, and Chuchuan, three Demigod, are all fifteenth-level Venerables." Venerable Meishan carefully looked down. "They are also the three strongest within Brow Mountain. They won't let our junior brother come up easily."

Even after merging the divided souls, Venerable Meishan could no longer discern Zhao Xing's true nature.

However, he has a deep understanding of Ping You, Taitan, and Chuchuan.

Without a doubt, these three are Zhao Xing's strongest competitors in the internal competition in Brow Mountain!

Zhao Xing unleashed his Dharma Realm, and five extremely Spirit Pearl appeared beneath his feet, supporting him as he moved forward.

The Dharma Realm of Venerable Pingyou, which was like a towering mountain, was instantly lifted up.

Taitan's Active Volcano Law Realm and Chuchuan's Earth Palace Art also involuntarily made way for their surroundings.

Such an unusual phenomenon startled all three Venerable Ones.

But Wen Qiqi immediately exerted his strength, rejoined the group, and began to compete with Zhao Xing.

A moment later, Zhao Xing broke through the blockade of the three, reached the top of Green Ridge, and landed next to Venerable Meishan.

"Ping You, why did you give way? You didn't do it on purpose, did you?" Venerable Taihao asked.

"Yes, Ping You, why did you stop?" Chuchuan Ye asked his friend.

Because Ping You was positioned directly above them, they could only squeeze in from the side.

"The Green Ridge Dao Discussion is not Divine Domain Trial, so why be so petty?" Ping You said calmly.

In reality, he couldn't suppress it at all. If he continued to exert his strength, the Nether Mountain Law Domain might be pierced through by Zhao Xing.

"And why did you let go?" Ping You asked rhetorically.

"Just like you," Chu Chuan and Tai Hao stubbornly insisted.

As the struggle continued, Taihao felt his Volcano Art would erupt, while Chu Chuan felt his Earth Palace Art would be torn apart.

"The confrontation between me, Taihao, and Chu Chuan in the Dharma Realm has formed a triangular situation. If any party intervenes, it will be impossible for them to escape unscathed, let alone break through."

"Did Zhao Xing exploit a loophole, or did he fight against all three of us at the same time?" Venerable Pingyou looked up thoughtfully.

Zhao Xing also turned around and glanced at the three of them, then smiled and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your kind offer."

The three did not answer, assuming that Zhao Xing had taken advantage of a loophole to go up.

Zhao Xing didn't take it seriously. When he came up, he used the Five Extremes Spirit Pearls Dharma Realm to act on three sides at the same time. The Water Spirit Pearl induced Taitan's Active Volcano Law Realm, and the Fire Spirit Pearl targeted Chu Chuan's Earth Palace Art.

Judging from their behavior, he roughly knew their background.

This is why the strong know the weak, but the weak do not know the strong.

"In the entire Brow Mountain, the only Demigod who can defeat me is probably my Senior Brother from Brow Mountain," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

As the previous leader of the mountain, Venerable Meishan's strength was that of an Eighteenth Level Demigod!

Even though he's not as good as Gu Luo River at the Demigod stage, he's still in the same tier as Bowei back then.

"Junior Brother, it's been a few years, and you've made another breakthrough," Venerable Meishan asked with a smile.

"Thanks to my Senior Brother, I've made a small breakthrough," Zhao Xing said modestly.

The Venerable Meishan was in high spirits. He should have left after everyone had chosen a place to preach, but he showed no sign of leaving.

"Junior Brother, may I be your first debater?"

Zhao Xing was flattered. "Of course, Senior Brother, it's my honor."

"Alright." Venerable Meishan smiled slightly and began to let the guests from all directions enter to watch the ceremony.

When the guests from all directions entered, they were all amazed by the layout of Green Ridge.

"The Dharma Realm atop Green Ridge is actually occupied by Zhao Xing?"

"Zhao Shennong has only been Demigod for a short time, how did he end up there?"

"Does the Ancient Hill of Antiquity show such favoritism towards Zhao Xing?"

"Is there any particular reason behind this?"

"There's a lot of importance to it. The fact that the first person a guest sees upon entering says it all, doesn't it?"

"Although this stage is not a competition, reaching the top is not so simple."

"Pfft, I wonder what happened."

"Hmph, it must be Wei Zizhan who bribed my disciple!" The one who spoke was Five Poisons, while Wei Zizhan was the true name of Venerable Meishan in this life.

Even the Five Poisons couldn't believe that Zhao Xing could rely on his own strength to reach the summit of Green Ridge and establish Dharma Realm to preach the Dao.

Seeing that Venerable Meishan had not yet left the scene, I felt that he had pulled some kind of stunt.

When everyone had arrived, Venerable Meishan raised a Dao Debate Platform on the summit of Green Ridge, stopping when it was half a step below Zhao Xing.

A loud voice echoed in all directions as Venerable Meishan bowed to Zhao Xing and said, "Wei Zizhan inquired of Zhao Shennong."

The moment the sound was uttered, it immediately drew the attention of all the guests.