Seeking the Dao, Severing Nothingness, Observing Heaven, Testing Soil: The Fight for the Inheritance!

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, Zhao Xing had served as Guardian Art on Penglai Island for seven hundred years.

Inside the cave on Moon Spirit Peak, a World Core flickered twice and disappeared, replaced by Zhao Xing's figure.

"Time flies, the opportunity to Penglai Divine General Inheritance's legacy is almost here." Zhao Xing with some anticipation, "More than seven hundred years have passed..."

I have been Ascetic Practice the Earth Treasury Art, and now is the time to see the results.

His Guardian Art is indeed very easy; he doesn't need to spend too much time on his work and has a lot of time to devote to his personal cultivation.

Therefore, Zhao Xing has also made great progress in the Earth Treasury Art.

"Don't get too excited yet, this opportunity may not be triggered." Bowei's voice echoed in his mind.

"Hmm? What does the elder mean?" Zhao Xing asked with some surprise.

"What, you didn't read the book 'Space-Time Theory' that I gave you carefully?" Bowei reminded him. "Your understanding of time and the great principles of history is still very superficial. You should read this book more often in the future."

"Yes, Elder, I will definitely study harder in the future. But what do you mean by 'it might not trigger'?"

At this moment, Bowei, dressed in the clothes of a historian, slowly explained, "In the historical event of the Penglai Divine General Inheritance, more than 780,000 people have participated in countless Reincarnation, but no one has successfully taken away the inheritance."

"If it is taken away, starting from the time of success, the Penglai Divine General no longer appear in the events of chance, and it will disappear completely."

"Furthermore, not every time you enter this time-space instance, you will be able to trigger the 'Penglai Divine General Inheritance' event."

"It may happen, or it may not; it's not certain."

"Such a thing is true?" Zhao Xing found it somewhat intriguing. "Elder, why would this happen?"

"The reason is simple. As Divine General Level, Penglai knows that he has been Reincarnation in the Desolate Territory for 341 epochs. He can sense that the Time Great Dao has generated countless branches on his body."

"Of course, he can only sense it, but he cannot break free from the constraints, because he is deeply involved in the major event of the Cosmic Ark's demise."

Zhao Xing was somewhat confused. Even though he had studied the Space-Time Theory for many years, he could not clearly understand it because the perception and control of the Time Great Dao was God's Domain.

"Elder, please explain further. Aren't gods supposed to be able to transcend the constraints of the River of Time?"

Bowei waved his hand and dug out a river in his Internal World.

Bowei slowly walked into the river, the water reaching above his knees.

"You see, this is what happens when Divine Realm travels through the River of Time under normal circumstances."

"Splash!"

Bowei suddenly jumped up and landed on the shore in one go, then walked back and forth upstream and downstream.

After the first demonstration, Bowei jumped into the river again.

The second time, Bowei swam to the deep water and entered the large ship that was stuck in the mud and sand.

"This is an abnormal situation, but I'll still jump with the same force."

"Boom!"

Bowei's head hit the ceiling.

Zhao Xing suddenly realized. "Divine power is indeed enough to transcend the River of Time, but you didn't say that the River of Time bound the Penglai Divine General. Rather, you said that the Penglai Divine General n't escape this Cosmic Ark."

Bowei nodded. "Yes, his life, destiny, karma, everything is deeply bound to the Cosmic Ark. In this major event, he can no longer escape on his own."

"The two great God King did not give any way back when the ship was being built. Even the two God Kings of Zhoushan and Earth Treasury could not get out, let alone him."

Zhao Xing pointed to the sunken ship in the river. "In other words, the Penglai Divine General was able to know that a descendant had entered the Cosmic Ark, but to save it would be equivalent to salvaging the entire Cosmic Ark, and the Cosmic Ark is too heavy to be reversed by the River of Time to change the outcome."

"Yes." Bowei nodded. "In fact, at the beginning of the sinking of the Cosmic Ark, the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, the Origin Heavenly Palace, and the Reincarnation Temple also thought of reversing the entire spacetime of the Fushan Domain to completely save the two God Kings, but they were powerless to do so."

"Firstly, because the Cosmic Ark is too 'heavy,' a weight based on the Space-Time Law of the entire universe."

"Secondly, the two great God King have made it Divine Concealment, which adds another layer of difficulty to the reversal."

"Furthermore, it was solidified at the end of the 341st era of the Desolate Territory, and even the God King such as the Moon God Palace Master and the Reincarnation Hall Master were powerless to reverse it."

"Who solidified the event of the Cosmic Ark's fall?" Zhao Xing asked. "The True History Faction, that group of gods," Bowei said. "They only recognize True History, and because of their existence, neither righteous gods nor Evil God could send anyone back to the Cosmic Ark in the first Solar Year. It wasn't until some accidents happened later that they could."

Zhao Xing had also heard Bowei mention the True History Faction, which only recognizes True History, that is, preserving the original appearance of historical events and not allowing people to go back in time to change, distort, or pollute them.

However, he didn't realize how powerful this group was. No wonder Bowei wanted to integrate the Starry Sky Historian in the Desolate Territory Era; it seems there was a reason for it.

Zhao Xing was somewhat puzzled. "With so many gods going back and forth in the River of Time, and even splitting into multiple camps, if that's the case, then True History simply doesn't exist."

"Furthermore, their very act of maintaining this history will inevitably create what they call a false history, won't it? Isn't that a contradiction?"

Bowei nodded. "Yes, a theory is just a theory. Extreme Star and Extreme Land are also a kind of theory of the Agricultural Official."

"However, this organization is very powerful. It is said that the True History Faction can share a Heaven and Earth Attainment Method, so almost everyone in the organization is an invincible True God powerhouse of the same level."

"Almost all of them are True God of history?" Zhao Xing was also shocked. How terrifying must this organization be?

No wonder Bowei said that if you see the god of the True History Faction, you should stay as far away as possible.

I just don't know what the taboos of this organization are, or what would trigger their pursuit.

Zhao Xing wanted to press further, but Bowei didn't continue, "Back to the matter of the Penglai Divine General, Divine General of Penglai's level has a profound understanding of the Time Great Dao, so he can know how many invaders have entered."

Bowei: "In each Reincarnation, if the Penglai Divine General finds that there are no good talents and the number of them is very small, then he will not leave behind a test of inheritance, so the descendants will not trigger the Inheritance Opportunity Event."

"In short, he can live in the cycle indefinitely, and he's not actually in a hurry."

Zhao Xing: "So, does that mean the trials for Penglai Divine General's Inheritance will change every time?"

Bowei: "There have been changes, but not every time, and not all of them. For example, he always sets up tests related to the Earth Treasury Art. As for the others, there have been many changes, and sometimes they even involve the True Self Faction and the Time Faction."

Zhao Xing thought to himself that the test of the Penglai Divine General was probably not simple. He had seen so many geniuses fail to hand over their inheritances. Could he handle it this time?

I'm not sure, but since I'm already here, I might as well give it a try.

As the time for the event drew closer, Zhao Xing stopped cultivating and instead communicated telepathically with the people Mountain Patrol Divine Department.

Inside a Hall of Minds, Liu Qingci sat in the main seat, while Xu Huai, Zhuo Hua, and Zhao Xing occupied the guest seats.

"Fellow Daoists, the fortuitous event involving the Penglai Divine General is about to begin."

"I wonder if all three of you fellow Daoists will participate?" Liu Qingci spoke first.

"Of course I'll participate!" Venerable Zhuo Hua laughed. "To be honest, I am a proper Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong, and in my timeline, I was also a mountain lord of the Zhoushan Domain."

"If we're talking about certainty, among the four of you, if I claim second place, I doubt any of you would dare claim first, right?"

Venerable Zhuo Hua spoke these words with confidence.

There was a reason he said that.

In their past performances, Zhao Xing and Xu Huai's most powerful magic was the Hou Bian Method of the Time Faction.

Therefore, Zhuohua believes that these two are the genuine Tian Shi faction's Minister of Agriculture.

As for Venerable Jade Flute Liu Qingci, needless to say, she is Priest. Although she can also perform the Shennong Art, this is a simulation of the Agricultural Official core using the Lingdu, which is considered cross-realm cultivation. Compared with the real Agricultural Official, she is probably still somewhat inferior.

"Brother Zhuo Hua, you're too proud of yourself!" Xu Huai sneered. "Perhaps you're considered powerful among us, but who knows how many invaders there are on Penglai Island."

"You think you're better than me? Hmph, brother, have you ever been on the Bai Zhuo Era Genius Ranking?"

Zhuo Hua's face darkened upon hearing this. The Bai Zhuo Era Genius Ranking was a list created by the Shadow Sanctum, summarizing all the famous geniuses of the Bai Zhuo Era.

Xu Huai had been on the list before, but later dropped out of the rankings. However, this alone is enough to keep bragging about. Whenever they chat, Xu Huai will inevitably mention it "inadvertently".

Zhuo Hua couldn't refute this, because he truly hadn't been on the list. "What's the Genius Ranking? If I'm going to be on it, I'll be on the New God Ranking!"

If it weren't for the need to pass on the legacy, Zhuo Hua would have already broken through. In the Yas Sea Domain, he would have already gathered enough resources for a breakthrough.

As a resource for those who specialize in the Earthly Advantage Faction, he can directly Earth God Crystal to break through, without having to wait until he leaves to exchange for it.

The reason why Xu Huai and the others haven't broken through is probably because they belong to different factions.

"Is Venerable Zhuo Hua a mountain lord of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity? I wonder which era he belongs to," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"The Bai Zhuo Era Genius Ranking? There's such a ranking?"

"Looks like it was that bunch of Jester God from the Shadow Sanctum who came up with this."

Seeing that Zhao Xing remained silent, Liu Qingci the initiative to ask, "Brother Han, why are you not saying a word?"

"That's right, Venerable Han," Venerable Zhuo Hua said, "I've already revealed everything, but I still don't know your identities."

"Actually, I am also the Agricultural Official of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity," Zhao Xing said casually.

"Oh?" Venerable Zhuo Hua was somewhat surprised. "What a coincidence!"

"What kind of fate is this?" Xu Huai laughed. "The Agricultural Official of the Earthly Advantage Institute School emerged from the Primordial Era. Which genius of the Earthly Advantage Faction hasn't spent some time in the Ancient Hill of Antiquity? Han Bing, what position have you held?"

"Me? I'm not worth mentioning, so let's not talk about it." Zhao Xing waved his hand, not wanting to say any more.

However, Xu Huai thought that Zhao Xing had only held some unimportant positions.

Zhuo Hua comforted him, saying, " With Venerable Han's talent, in my time and space, he would at least be a peak master. If he were to focus on the Earthly Advantage Great Dao and write some Theory of Law, he would be more than qualified to be a mountain master."

"Since Venerable Han also cultivates the Earthly Advantage Great Dao, does he have Jinglun or treatises? We might as well discuss one or two of them."

"These are just mediocre opinions; I dare not offer them."

Within his Internal World, Bowei couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

"If I really told him, Zhuo Hua would probably be scared half to death. Even if you gave him the Ten Directions Mountain Scripture, he probably wouldn't dare to look at it."

Knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing; it could be a big problem.

Time passed little by little as the four chatted idly.

Soon it came to the second Solar Year, 354.

Metaphor

In early 354, Zhao Xing discovered that the Mysterious Spirit History indicated that the Penglai Divine General's fortuitous event had been triggered!

At the same time, a Divine Edict was faintly sent forth from temples throughout Penglai Mountain:

"I am the god of Penglai. All who hear me may enter the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven and participate in the trial of inheritance!"

Inside Moon Spirit Peak, Zhao Xing heard this voice and immediately opened his eyes.

"It's here! The event has finally been triggered!"

"Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven? The entrance is inside the temple at the foot of Penglai Mountain."

Indigo brush

Zhao Xing immediately set off, flying towards the entrance of the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven.

After he flew out of the cave, he also sensed countless powerful auras rushing towards the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven.

"There are many Demigod- level Agricultural Official, but most of them are around the fifteenth rank, with only a few exceeding the fifteenth rank."

Reaching the fifteenth level of Demigod is a threshold. For example, the Old Ancestor of the Carlos Family was at the fifteenth level, but he couldn't unleash his full power, otherwise he wouldn't be able to suppress the True Spirit Tribulation.

Anyone who can surpass the fifteenth level is a genius among geniuses.

However, such cases are rare. Zhao Xing didn't find a single one like himself at the Eighteenth Level, but he did sense a few at the seventeenth level.

"Logically speaking, the Space-Time Great Dao was more complete and its origins more abundant in the past, so there should have been more geniuses Demigod. How come there are so few geniuses? Could it be that their auras were suppressed?"

"That's true. If there's Karma Token protecting me, then my intuition isn't very accurate."

"Unless you see it with your own eyes, observation via a panel is extremely accurate."

In the winter of 354, the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven was closed.

The first round of selection hinges on whether or not one can hear the voice of the Penglai Divine General.

Zhao Xing roughly counted the number of people; there were about ten thousand people who had entered the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven.

Almost everything in sight was a descendant.

"It seems that the Penglai Divine General did indeed know of the existence of the 'Descendants,' which is why he simply didn't choose the people on the Cosmic Ark."

"I just don't know if the Divine Realm exists."

What Zhao Xing saw were all Demigod- level Agricultural Official; not a single god-level one.

After entering the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven, Bowei also fell silent. In the divine realm of another Divine General, Bowei chose to remain hidden and not interfere with the Penglai Divine General's test, which was the greatest help he could give to Zhao Xing.

If a god intervenes, even by merely offering a reminder, it would be disrespectful to the Penglai Divine General, backfire, and could even result in being kicked out.

"Buzz~"

The moment the Bamboo Elephant Grotto-Heaven closed, the second trial for the Penglai Divine General began.

The land shifted like a swamp, Zhao Xing found himself moved to a different location. Everyone was neatly arranged in a fixed place, like a queue.

And they were all carrying a bag of seeds.

"This trial of inheritance involves a total of 13,481 people, each with a territory of 1 World Yuan Unit beneath their feet."

"Everyone has exactly the same environmental conditions."

"The seeds are ordinary bamboo, and there are only ten of them."

"The soil is ordinary soil of the First Tier."

"Personal attacks are prohibited during the test."

Everyone listened quietly to the words of the Penglai Divine General, not daring to miss a single detail.

"I have no sectarian bias. As long as one can achieve 'Mortal Bamboo Soars Ten Thousand Extremes' or cultivate 'an A Piece of Divine Soil,' one can receive my inheritance."

"If none of you meet this requirement, then it proves that none of you are suitable to be my successor."

"If multiple people meet this requirement, a second test will be added."

"Start."

As the Penglai Divine General's starting command sounded, everyone began to move.

Zhao Xing did not act immediately. He held the seed bag in his hand and began to examine the question.

"There are only ten Mortal Seed in the seed bag, all of which are bamboo species."

"The soil is only at the first level of the Spirit Rank."

"But now you want to make Mortal Seed soar to the heavens by a hundred thousand degrees, or make the soil beneath our feet produce a handful of Divine-tier Soil?"

"So difficult!"

After reviewing the question, Zhao Xing realized that it was almost impossible to do.

The others were also internally ranting and raving.

"The Penglai Divine General has probably seen countless monstrous geniuses; this inheritance trial is getting harder and harder!"

"Are you crazy? If I could achieve that, what would I need his legacy for? I could easily get a decent reward in the Xitian Divine King City!"

"No wonder so many Reincarnation, hundreds of thousands of geniuses have come here, but none of them have received his inheritance. It's clearly impossible to complete!"

"We are Agricultural Official, and we can't conjure up matter out of thin air like historians. If the total amount of matter is finite, how can we cultivate it?"

"Hmm? These seeds have been modified, making their life essence extremely fragile. There are only ten seedlings in the bag, and only ten chances."

"Ten chances seem like a lot, but this is Mortal Seed, too fragile, and can easily be destroyed."

"Mortal Bamboo Soars Ten Thousand Extremes? That's incredibly difficult. A mortal's height is measured in zhang, but a cultivator's 'ji' (极) is a vast unit of measurement, not something on the same level as π (π)."

"..."

Countless people lament the difficulty of Pi, but some are also thinking of ways to overcome it and have even begun to try.

Instead of cultivating the land, Zhao Xing experimented with different methods.

"Inquiry into the Way, Sever Nothingness, Observe Heaven, Test Soil —these are the four methods of judgment found in the Primordial Earth Treasury Scripture."

"The Penglai Divine General did not say that the use of the Celestial Timing Method and the True Self Method is prohibited, but the Celestial Timing Great Dao and the True Self Great Dao are not manifest here. If you want to cultivate them by relying on the Celestial Timing Method and the True Self Method, how can you expect to increase your strength exponentially?"

Zhao Xing Xingkui first inquired about the Dao, pointing to two Golden Light that appeared, one reaching the heavens above and the other descending to the earth.

It was soon discovered that only the Earthly Advantage Great Dao was the most prominent here, while the Celestial Timing Great Dao and the True Self Great Dao were much weaker.

In other words, if you use the Earthly Advantage Method to complete the test, you will reap what you sow.

If it were one of the other two paths, it would take a lot of hard work to reap a little reward.

"Although the Penglai Divine General does not reject the other two factions, he also believes that Heavenly Principles and the True Self are not as good as Earthly Advantage Institute."

"It can serve as a supplement, but it cannot be the main focus of this test."

Zhao Xing then performed the "Sever Tribulation" ritual, which involved the six qi: the Heaven's Energy, the Earth's Energy the sun, the qi of the Flying Spring, the qi of the flowing water, Use Rosy Cloud Energy.

"The heavens cannot provide such abundant nourishment, yet the earth has it."

After Observe Heaven and Test Soil, Zhao Xing suddenly realized the truth.

"I see."

"It's definitely not enough to just count the territory of this one-dimensional realm beneath my feet, but if I can plunder nutrients from a larger area, there's hope of achieving my goal."

"The Penglai Divine General said that personal attacks are forbidden, but he didn't say that plants can't compete for nutrients. As long as you don't hit people, it's fine!"

Zhao Xing turned the seed bag over and immediately planted ten Fan Yong seedlings around it.

Those who act quickly are already able to send the dragon soaring into the sky and rapidly taking root in the ground.

"There is only one test, but there are two battlefields, one above ground and one below."

Zhao Xing glanced around. After the seeds at his feet fell, they grew wildly with unstoppable momentum.

"The Heaven's Energy, the Qi of Xixia, and the Qi of the Sun exist in the sky, and the higher you go, the stronger this Qi becomes. The more you absorb, the more beneficial it is for your growth."

"The sky is the first battlefield."

Looking up at the sky, the Sun and Moon Shine Together, the Yin Moonlight and the Solar Yang's divine light were hidden above the Dark Clouds.

This sky was very open, but as Yongzi grew, it grew larger and larger, with lush branches and leaves. Its canopy began to block out the sun, preventing other territories from absorbing the essence of the sky.

Zhao Xing Xingshi stood at the edge of his territory, shrouded in shadow by the Yongzi Ye crowns of the surrendered beings all around him.

It's like someone is holding an umbrella next to you, blocking your sunlight.

Zhao Xing did not retaliate, but instead lowered his head and looked down into the ground.

"However, most bamboos become weak when they reach about half their full growth."

"Therefore, we need to draw strength from the deep underground. This strength is the nourishment, the earth's energy, the flowing energy, and the fierceness of the Flying Spring produced in the Earth Vein."

"The second battlefield is the underground root war."

When your gaze reaches the ground, what appears to be a calm surface is actually a turbulent sea beneath.

Countless roots spread wildly underground, and soon the seedlings planted by others began to encroach on the territory they occupied.

The roots intertwined, like Louse Dragon fighting, Entanglement together and strangling each other.

Some rhizomes are like needles, piercing into other root systems and absorbing their nutrients.

Zhao Xing's Yonggen, located in the territory directly in front of him, had its life force drained by a piece of territory to its left. It began to wither when it reached half its full potential, and instead of continuing to grow, it became shaky and on the verge of collapse.

"Who said the Penglai Divine General doesn't like fighting and killing?" Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh. "He may not like fighting and killing himself, but he might not dislike other people fighting and killing."

As time went by, in less than a month, Zhao Xing discovered that the Agricultural Official, had been eliminated.

His ten Yongzi Pi plants had withered, but the tallest one was no more than half a meter tall. Although the soil was covered with a layer of luster, it was taken away by the people next to him after his failure.

"Boom!"

When he was eliminated, he was directly moved out of the Eternal Elephant Grotto-Heaven. Without the support of the Agricultural Official magic, this completely illogical Eternal Child collapsed and turned into nutrients for the earth.

But he didn't stay long before being taken away by the Agricultural Official from the territory to the left front.

"Huh? It's coming for me."

Zhao Xing felt a shadow looming over him from his left front. It turned out that after this person had robbed one person, he had set his sights on him, who looked weaker.

Because his current ten Ephemeral Trees are only half a meter tall, and only a few shoots at a time, they look like they are underdeveloped.

"Fellow Daoist, you have crossed the line." Zhao Xing said telepathically to the Silver-haired Shennong sitting cross-legged on a branch in the territory to his left. "This is my territory."

The Silver-haired Shennong opened his eyes and glanced disdainfully at Zhao Xing's empty territory. "What's the point of incompetent people occupying land? It's better to eliminate them early so they don't get in my way."