Massive Gains and a Scapegoat!
After the first fortuitous event, Zhao Xing obtained a total of 9734 Earth God Crystal, a low-level martial artist artifact and inheritance, and a Sky God Blade.
One of the Beast God Ti Bu's "Divine Vein Ark".
"The Sky God Blade is worth about 300 million Contribution Points, and the Divine Vein Ark is worth about 1 billion Contribution Points," Zhao Xing pondered.
Since the price of the artifacts is not stable, he could only estimate that these two items could be exchanged for Contribution Points of about 1.3 billion.
However, the Earth God Crystal has an accurate buyback price in the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion.
100 cubic meters of Earth God Crystal are worth 100 million Contribution Points.
Zhao Xing possesses 9,734 cubic meters of Earth God Crystal. Assuming he doesn't use them and sells them all to the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion, he can earn 9.7 billion Contribution Points!
Earth God Crystal is a pure divine source. The earth encompasses everything, and it is not only used by the Agricultural Official, but other professions also want to use it as a source of divine power.
Therefore, the price of Earth God Crystal is extremely high.
"Wow, is today the Harvest Festival?" General Hua Li in the Internal World, was somewhat surprised to see so many Earth God Crystal descending.
"Zhao Xing, you've only been on the Cosmic Ark for a short time, yet you've managed to acquire so many Earth God Crystal."
"I was lucky," Zhao Xing said modestly.
They were definitely lucky.
If there weren't so many Descendants around this time, Zhao Xing would have had to rely on himself to save the day.
The karmic burden of the 9734 square Earth God Crystal is pressing down, and even with the Golden Cicada True Form Second Body, it is absolutely impossible to resolve it within the short twelve-year window.
Of the 9734 square Earth God Crystal, half of the causal burden was shared by the other descendants.
"Zhao Xing, 9734 square Earth God Crystal. If you use them now, you'll be more than capable of becoming Free God of the Earthly Advantage Faction."
"However, I don't think you'll break through now, will you?" General Hua Li asked.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded. "If I break through on the Cosmic Ark, my identity will change."
"The Profound Spirit History Book Replica extremely effective for me as Demigod, but its protective effect is not as strong for Free God."
If you only want to become a god of the Earthly Advantage Faction, then you can become a god now. Becoming a god on the Cosmic Ark will give you a very stable divine position.
However, this would render the cultivation practices of True Self Faction and the Time Faction futile due to the inability to achieve balance.
In his previous life, Zhao Xing would have been very happy to do so, but his perspective is different now.
What's a third of the way? To become a god, one must cultivate all three paths simultaneously and achieve godhood at the same time!
General Hua Li certainly knew that Zhao Xing's foundation was such that it was impossible for him to simply become a certain Shennong God.
If it were anyone else, Hua Li, as Divine General of the True Self Faction, would have advised him to give up cultivating the other paths long ago, since the Way of the True Self is of course the first priority!
However, Zhao Xing was able to create the Eight Methods of Layered World Mountain, the Three Epochs Boundary Theory, and the Ten Directions Mountain Scripture when it came to the principles of Earthly Advantage Institute.
Even though General Hua Li, believed that the True Self Faction was the foremost in the Agriculture Dao, she couldn't bring herself to tell Zhao Xing to give up cultivating the Earthly Advantage Faction.
Even among those who follow the Time Faction, Zhao Xing possesses a masterpiece like "The Annihilating Star Six Qi Theory," which alters the Heavenly Timing in the Desolate Territory.
"9734 square Earth God Crystal, plus the Contribution Points from two Earthly Advantage Faction artifacts, are enough for even a Self-centered Free God, let alone True Self Faction Free God."
"But if you still want to become a god of the Time Faction, then this little bit of gain is not enough to satisfy you," said General Hua Li.
"You should know that it takes 100 billion Contribution Points to safely send Demigod to the last Solar Year of the Luo Emperor Era."
Zhao Xing nodded. If it were just a matter of sending it over and not caring whether it lived or died, then it wouldn't cost that much money.
Ensuring safety is extremely difficult.
It's different for gods. Gods can achieve a certain degree of Divine Concealment, so they don't need to spend so much money.
"If the Minister of Agriculture of the Heavenly Time Sect wants to become a god, he must go to certain limited time and space during the Five Emperors era. The price is too high. Even 100 billion contribution points may not be enough to stop it," sighed General Hua Li.
"The two camps of righteous gods Evil God each have their own advantages and resources, and we have no advantage in this regard."
What Gu Luo River's father did was equivalent to shifting the tax revenue of the Time Faction to the post -Desolate Territory Era.
This resulted in very few of the Tian Shi faction's Minister of Agriculture in the Desolate Domain camp becoming demigods.
This is a clear monopoly on cultivation resources.
However, Zhao Xing was not discouraged. He smiled and said, "Roads are made by walking. As long as you work hard, there is always hope for success."
"If even the Free God doesn't try, how can he claim to have Heaven and Earth Attainment?"
"My current gains have exceeded 10 billion Contribution Points. Maybe I can even get a ticket to the Great Dao of Time on the Cosmic Ark."
Looking at Zhao Xing's spirited appearance, General Hua Li, couldn't help but smile, "That's right, you're absolutely right. I have high hopes for you. There are a total of three fortuitous events in the Divine Mountain Geological Change."
The first event occurred in 325, the second in 452, and the third in 574. These are the fixed time points of events on the Cosmic Ark.
The first opportunity has passed, it has been 338 years, and there will be 114 years to prepare.
Zhao Xing's next plan is to diligently cultivate the "Golden Cicada True Form - Double Body" to resolve karmic burdens and prepare for the upcoming opportunities.
Occasionally, he would also pester Bowei to give him lessons in his Internal World:
"No matter how many Reincarnation, the characteristics of the Cosmic Ark determine that the timing of its opportune events will not be affected."
"However, as the number of Reincarnation increases, the total amount of matter on the Cosmic Ark will continue to decrease."
"For example, on your first visit, after the first fortuitous event, you obtained 9734 Earth God Crystal, the Sky God Blade, and the Divine Vein Ark."
"Assuming you come back a second time, the Sky God Blade and the Divine Vein Ark will definitely be gone. Even if the rest of the process and experience remain the same, such as if you still encounter Lei Hong, Chu Ji, Liu Qingci, the Earth God Crystal you ultimately obtain will not be as many as before. Unless someone deliberately adds material essence to the Cosmic Ark."
"This is the theory of the constant origin in 'Space-Time Theory'."
"You can't obtain the same artifact twice in the same time and space. Even if you do, you should question whether you obtained Void History Divine Artifact."
Within his Internal World, Zhao Xing curiously flipped through "The Space-Time Theory": "Elder, why is this book unsigned? Did you write it? Or is it written by a Divine Concealment?"
"It wasn't me, and I don't know who it was either," Bowei shook his head. "I only had a short time to travel through historical timelines using the World Transfer Tower; all I know is that it's a classic work by the 'True History Faction.'"
"The True History Faction'?" Zhao Xing chuckled. "What kind of force is that?"
"As there are those Void History Faction, there are those True History." Bowei shook his head and said, "I can't say more, but in short, if you ever encounter a god of this faction, run as far away as you can, as fast as you can."
"Oh, oh." Zhao Xing closed the Space-Time Theory, then continued to ask, "Elder, what is the next step in cultivating the Golden Cicada True Form's Triple Body?"
"You can't go any further for now," Bowei said calmly. "The Golden Cicada True Form is fundamentally different from the clone technique or the Straw Man Art."
"Without the Way, nothing can stand; without the Law, nothing can exist."
"Almost all clone techniques cannot be stronger than the original body; they only exist temporarily, like a tree without roots or water without a source. The reason I say 'almost' is because the Divine Power Incarnation is an exception."
"Because a god-level Divine Power Incarnation combines with the Space-Time Great Dao itself, there may be cases where the old body is not as strong as the Divine Power Incarnation in its youth. Such cases will not be discussed further."
"The Straw Man Art may be stronger than the original body, such as your Primordial Beginning Straw Man Technique, because it has the Dao, the technique, and the source to support it."
Zhao Xing nodded. At a certain point in his life, both his Study Abroad Clone in the Ancient Hill of Antiquity and his avatars in the Black Heaven Desolate Territory were stronger than his original self.
This is the advantage of the Straw Man Art.
"As for the Golden Cicada True Form, the significance of the existence of the dual body is to cut off the self, to sever cause and effect, to bear the side effects, and then to discard the cut-off part."
"The subsequent triple bodies, quadruplets, and even Ten-Thousand Bodies are all essentially the same."
Zhao Xing asked thoughtfully, "Elder, what would happen if we used it as a clone technique?"
Bowei took out a square piece of white paper from his pocket, drew a dividing line in the middle of the paper, and then drew a dot to the left of the dividing line. "Let's assume this represents your Internal World, your True Self Great Dao."
"Rip!"
Bowei gently sliced the white paper in half with his palm, holding one half in each hand:
"At this moment, your Internal World is either in your doppelganger or in your original self."
"If it appears in the doppelganger, your original self will cease to exist."
"The original body exists, but the dual body is still just a blank sheet of paper, a lump of dead flesh."
Zhao Xing suddenly realized that the true nature of the Golden Cicada True Form was to divide itself, meaning it was impossible for it to magically split into two parts.
Although the name of this technique sounds a bit like the technique of creating a clone, it actually has nothing to do with the technique of creating a clone.
The idea behind the cicada Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell and severing its tail to escape was already predetermined.
"Elder, if a double body can sever cause and effect, then to what extent can it go afterward?"
"Alright, stop bothering me. That's all for today's lesson." Bowei closed the door and ran into the Realm Transmission. The outside world was blurry, so Zhao Xing had no choice but to leave his Internal World as well.
In the 341st century before the Desolate Territory, the first Solar Year quickly reached its 400th year, leaving only 52 years until the second opportunity event.
Zhao Xing cultivated the Golden Cicada True Form Second Body. At this time, the karmic burden no longer existed, and the karmic value fluctuated between 50 and 59 points.
This is a normal fluctuation in daily life.
For him, the Demigod patrolling envoy, nothing particularly good or bad happened.
Zhao Xing had no intention of actively seeking additional opportunities. For the Descendants to actively seek out event triggers would do more harm than good; seven out of ten events would likely have negative outcomes.
Even with thirty levels of inherent fortune, Zhao Xing didn't intend to be so greedy. He would only occasionally check if any of the other subordinates had any visitors and observe their movements.
In 401 AD, deep in the sea, in the Arena City, this was the training ground for the Mountain Patrol Envoy.
Xu Huai and Zhao Xing stood atop two mountain peaks, facing each other from afar.
"Xu Huai, you've finally decided to issue a challenge. I thought you wouldn't dare," Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"I dare not? I just spent some time resolving the karmic burdens. Han Bing, do you think I'm afraid of you? How ridiculous."
Xu Huai laughed and waved his hand, "Today, I'm going to take back everything that belongs to me!"
"Venerable Jade Flute, please bear witness."
Venerable Jade Flute immediately flew to the center of the two.
Since Xu Huai and the other arrivals came from the past, the challenge followed ancient rites and was presided over by Priest.
In addition, Liu Qingci is also skilled in the Way of the Mind, and can form a sufficiently powerful [Mind Battlefield].
This also avoids some unexpected events. If Zhao Xing and Xu Huai demonstrate strength, talent, and comprehension that surpass those of the Mountain Patrol Envoy, it is possible that additional events could be triggered, leading to a heavier causal burden or even a change in their identities.
"Fellow Daoists Han Bing and Xu Huai, I am honored by your recommendation to preside over this challenge." Liu Qingci cupped his hands towards the two of them, "However, I must explain beforehand."
"On the Yuanzang Divine Sea Ark, there are beings at the Divine General Level. My Mind Battlefield may not be able to conceal everything. If the two of you display extraordinary strength and are noticed by powerful beings involved in the incident, it may still trigger uncontrollable events."
"For example, identity exposure, identity change, etc."
There is also normal life and Universal Promotion on the Cosmic Ark. People like Zhao Xing and others who have descended are one in a billion. However, their roles as the chief and deputy envoys of the mountain patrol should not be so powerful.
Identity exposure and identity change refer to uncontrollable events caused by the unreasonable behavior of the arrival of the newcomers. Whether these events are good or bad is hard to say.
It could go further, or it could be considered a spy killing, or being kicked out of the Cosmic Ark.
Zhao Xing nodded. "Don't worry, Venerable Jade Flute, we all have treasures protecting us, so the possibility of this happening is extremely small. If such a thing were to happen, we wouldn't blame you."
Xu Huai also said, "Let's get started. It won't be long before it's over."
Liu Qingci said no more, and his inner spiritual energy began to circulate, pulling Zhao Xing and Xu Huai into the [Mind Battlefield].
Swish~
Deputy envoys Chu Ji and Lei Hong also appeared in the stands.
"Xu Huai is really arrogant," Chu Ji snorted. "Venerable Han should have forced him out of the Cosmic Ark back then."
Lei Hong glanced at Chu Ji, his expression complex.
This little guy has completely become Han Bing's lackey.
It's no wonder, though, since Chu Ji made a fortune with the other party in the last wave of fortuitous events.
Where would Chu Ji get two thousand cubic meters of Earth God Crystal on his own?
What's more, half of the Earth God Crystal were actually "laundered" by Han Bing!
"Xu Huai is indeed a bit ungrateful." Although Lei Hong wasn't as obsequious as Chu Ji, he had been safe and sound for decades, thanks to Zhao Xing's protection and efforts to reduce their karmic burden.
During the incident of the Divine Mountain Geological Change, only three of the Mountain Patrol Divine Department who descended were exposed.
However, a number of the Martial God Division, Sea Beast Priest, and tribal leaders were executed.
It's obvious that there were invaders in those departments, and they were all accusing each other, which is why so many people were purged afterwards.
The subsequent purge of the Mountain Patrol Divine Department was relatively minor because Zhao Xing had consolidated the Mountain Patrol Divine Department into one entity.
Collecting protection money means sacrificing some revenue, but if you can safely experience more serendipitous events, the long-term benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.
"I hope Venerable Han Bing will win." The others also prayed silently.
Within the Mind Battlefield, Xu Huai and Zhao Xing appeared on the desolate land.
"One move." Xu Huai extended a finger, from which a Karma Thread extended. "Han Bing, if you can withstand one of my moves, you win this final battle!"
"One move to decide the outcome? Sure." Zhao Xing nodded.
The battle of minds cannot be fought with divine artifacts or objects; it is purely a contest of the strongest spells one has learned.
Moreover, the way this duel is also unique is that each of them draws out a Karma Thread, which contains the scene when the spell is usually cast.
It was transmitted through the Mind Battlefield. The divine-level Dharma forms, Heaven and Earth Anomaly, and so on that were cultivated at that time could be applied to the mind of the other party!
It's obvious who's stronger.
In such a duel, one move is indeed enough!
"Watch closely, this move is called 'Azure Transformation'!"
The Karma Thread on Xu Huai's fingers Entanglement into a point of light, hurtling towards Zhao Xing.
"Eyes~"
A desolate voice echoed, and Zhao Xing felt as if he were in an ancient, primordial continent, surrounded by towering trees that seemed to reach the clouds, making him appear extremely small as a human.
"Boom!" Just then, a mountain flashing with gray-black light pressed down from the sky.
"Hiss~" Zhao Xing couldn't help but tremble, because Xu Huai's move had transformed into the Divine Beast "Cang".
The gray-black peak was not a mountain at all, but a hoof of a giant tiger!
The black aura beneath the hooves contained an aura of destruction. Before it even landed, the earth was crushed to pieces, the surrounding towering trees collapsed, and the mountains were shattered.
As the Minister of Agriculture of the Heavenly Time Faction, Xu Huai's most powerful magic was none other than Hou Bianfa.
"Change!"
Zhao Xing, arriving later but arriving first, also burned a thread of Karma Thread in his hand into a ball and threw it towards Xu Huai.
Xu Huai found himself on a small Star Continent, with a brilliant starry sky overhead.
"Metaphor~"
A humanoid head with a single demon horn appeared, vaguely resembling Zhao Xing's face, but its features were flattened. Xu Huai only remembered the pair of fiery red eyes, the purple hair, and the demon horn.
"Whoosh~" The Void River trembled, and a nebula seemed to burst out of the Void River and suddenly pressed down.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Huai realized it was actually a giant hand!
"My God, what kind of monster is that?"
Xu Huai was also trembling with fear.
Even before the two Karma Thread collided, Divine Art phenomena had already begun to oppress each other's minds.
When the actual collision occurs, the scene changes once again.
On the primitive and untamed land, the night sky is brilliant.
A Di Cang roared to the sky, raised its hooves, stomped on the earth, and spewed out a torrent of blue water.
In the starry sky, there was a nebula vortex in the palm of the Nine Marsh God, which covered the sky and pressed down with a roar.
Nine Marsh God the Nine Realms VS. Di Cang!
A clash between two Time God Method!
They respectively represent Zhao Xing and Xu Huai's cultivation and achievements in Hou Bian Method.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Grass!"
Zhao Xing and Xu Huai both screamed in agony as they were pulled out of the [Mind Battlefield] and fell from the mountaintop.
Liu Qingci couldn't help but curse loudly.
Because of the decisive battle between the two, her Mind Battlefield was shattered, which affected her.
However, Liu Qingci was only affected and was not seriously harmed.
Just as Zhao Xing was about to hit the ground, he shed a layer of his physical body and landed safely.
Xu Huai, however, crashed straight to the ground. He struggled for a couple of moments but couldn't get up. In the end, he had no choice but to give up and lay on the ground panting.
"Fairy Yu Sheng is quite a sentimental person too." Zhao Xing's light quickly stabilized, and he chuckled as he teased Liu Qingci.
"Venerable Han, what skill!" Liu Qingci glanced at Zhao Xing, then at Xu Huai, and couldn't help but feel a little admiration.
From the perspective of the Mind Battlefield, both Zhao Xing and Xu Huai's Hou Bian Method touched upon the level of gods after they were implemented.
Cang and Nine Marsh God are both Innate God, so it's impossible to say who is better than whom.
The reason for such a significant difference is that the people who revised Hou Bian Method were different.
After Zhao Xing's Nine Marsh God Marquis Transformation Art was completed, its true form became more like his own!
Xu Huai was completely enveloped by Di Cang's Dharma form.
The difference between the two lies in whether, after the transformation, the human controls the divine body more, or whether the true form of the god influences the human more.
"Whoosh~" Zhao Xing flipped his hand and took out a bottle from his Internal World, poured out a drop of green source liquid, and covered Xu Huai.
Black smoke began to rise from Xu Huai's body, and he convulsed continuously.
However, after a couple of pulls, he regained his strength and was able to stand up on his own.
"Xu Huai, you lost." Liu Qingci announced the result.
"Your skills are inferior, so I have nothing to say!" Xu Huai snorted. "I will give you all the Earth God Crystal."
"Your word doesn't count," Zhao Xing said calmly. "You've already paid 70%, and my rules are my rules. You don't need to give me the rest."
Who cares about your paltry sum?
"You..." Xu Huai gritted his teeth in hatred.
Decades have passed since the last fortuitous event, and he has indeed consumed a lot of Earth God Crystal to condense divine runes, with not many left.
Zhao Xing defeated him but didn't want his Earth God Crystal. Although this was a good thing for him, Xu Huai was still a little upset.
"I will abide by your rules, but I will definitely win back!" Xu Zhun uttered a harsh remark before transforming into a bolt of lightning and leaving the Arena City.
On the stands, Vice Envoys Chu Ji and Lei Hong, among others, were shocked by Zhao Xing's power.
"The Mind Battlefield formed by Venerable Jade Flute's spiritual blasphemy obscures the secrets of heaven, and cannot be broken by anyone but a god."
A hint of fear flashed in Lei Hong's eyes. "This is Mind Battlefield, without the aid of divine artifacts. Does that mean Han Bing and Xu Huai, without relying on external objects, both possess god-level combat power?"
Chu Ji felt admiration. "Xu Huai is at a disadvantage. Assuming he only has the combat power of the Early Divine Soldier, then Venerable Han definitely has the combat power of the mid-stage of the Divine Soldier."
"Geniuses from big cities really are different."
"Truly worthy of being a disciple of the True God."
The duel between Xu Huai and Zhao Xing quickly spread among the deputy envoys.
From then on, none of the visitors dared to have any other thoughts.
Without relying on divine artifacts, he can unleash god-level combat power on his own, making him absolutely unique.
In addition, Zhao Xing's doppelganger could quickly relieve the burden of cause and effect, and his innate rank was a notch higher than theirs, so the visitors no longer had any thoughts of resisting the matter of paying protection money.
Time passed, and soon the second opportunity arrived.
The first Solar Year, 452, the Great Cold.
Inside Zhao Xing's cave, all the deputy envoys of the descendant had arrived.
"Gentlemen, the momentous event is about to begin."
"This time, with the Divine Mountain Geological Change, retrieving the Earth God Crystal will not be as easy as last time."
"The Free God Biluo, or even higher-ranking Divine General, might suspect that someone within the ranks stole the Earth God Crystal."
Zhao Xing expressed his views within the Hall of Minds built by Liu Qingci.
"Therefore, in this second opportunity, no matter how many Earth God Crystal you find, do not take them immediately. Instead, try your best to keep your karma value positive."
"Even if it's negative, it can't be below -30, lest the Karma Mirror shines upon it and exposes our identity."
"My plan is not to act in unison, but to plan the causal burden in a unified manner and distribute the benefits in a unified manner."
"I will sit in the center and notify me immediately if anyone's burden exceeds the warning line."
"I've finished speaking, does anyone have any objections?"
Chu Ji immediately jumped in. "I second that."
I second that.
I second that.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhao Xing immediately nodded and said, "Okay, let's set off then, everyone to your positions."
The second fortuitous event was triggered in 452 and ended in 461.
Under Zhao Xing's leadership, the Mountain Patrol Divine Department formed a temporary small group.
Thanks to proper planning and the existence of Zhao Xing, who was practically a bug in the system, no one was harmed in the second chance event.
Free God Biluo examined the Karma Mirror for a long time, but still couldn't find anything amiss.
Afterwards, we take stock of what we've learned.
As the leader, Zhao Xing was the biggest winner, obtaining 15,748 cubic meters of Earth God Crystal!
Even the person with the fewest points in the team, Yi Kun, still had over 2000 points.
Such a huge achievement also fostered a sense of cohesion within this temporary small team.
The third serendipitous event occurred in 574, which was also the last major Divine Mountain Geological Change.
After this, the powerful beings on the Yuanzang Divine Sea Ark completely stabilized the Sacred Mountain, and the fleet of Cosmic Ark also passed through the 'turbulent section' during their voyage in the universe.
In other words, there will be no similar opportunities in the future.
In early 570, three years before the third serendipitous event.
Zhao Xing then convened another meeting.
"As the saying goes, in Path of Luck, one may rise once or twice, but not three times. The first two times may be smooth, but the third time, danger may be involved."
"If anyone wants to leave or go solo, they can bring it up."
No one spoke. Now that everyone had tasted the benefits, even Liu Qingci was willing to work with Zhao Xing.
"No one's backing out?" Zhao Xing smiled slightly. "Then I'll tell you about the plan."
"I recently read a Dao Book called 'On Space-Time Theory,' which mentions a theory that the fundamental matter is constant."
"Venerable Han, what does this mean?" Lei Hong, somewhat puzzled.
"Look, he's in such a hurry again," Chu Ji said. "Don't interrupt Venerable Han."
Lei Hong was also impressed; this kid had completely transformed into Han Bing's shape.
He's probably not even this close to his father.
Zhao Xing smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, then I'll keep it simple."
"To put it simply, there have been two major Divine Mountain Geological Change at the sacred mountain in the Yas Sea Domain. After the events, when the accounts were reconciled, it was always found that the leaked divine crystals could not be recovered."
"Therefore, the rules above have also been changed, and the number of Earth God Crystal in various parts of the Sacred Mountain has been directly recorded in a real ledger."
"In this way, the responsibilities and authority have been properly assigned."
"No matter how well we, the Mountain Patrol Divine Department, disguise ourselves, we cannot escape the truth."
"So this third time, we not only need to keep the causal value positive, but we also need to find a scapegoat!"
"Huh?" Liu Qingci immediately realized, "You mean, frame the other Descendants?"
"Yes, find someone, or a group of people. Force them out of the Cosmic Ark, and that way, the score will be even."
"But which department or division should we choose as a scapegoat? And how will we know who the One who has descended is?"
Zhao Xing smiled slightly, "I think the Martial God Division is quite good. As for who the Descendants are, I've already found out."