Penglai's Treasure, Leaving the Cosmic Ark!

"What?! All four of them completed the challenge!"

"Either they don't appear at all, or when they do, there are four unparalleled geniuses!"

"The ultimate victor is Venerable Han. Who is he?"

"I heard he is a disciple of the Immeasurable True God."

"Truly impressive! I knew from the very beginning of his sermon that Han Tianzun was no ordinary person!"

"Miao Hua and Ren Chuan—it's a pity they ran into Venerable Han."

After hearing the announcement from the Penglai Divine General, many people started discussing it.

The opportunity to inherit the legacy has Reincarnation many times, but no one has been able to complete the challenge each time.

This time, however, four people appeared.

In particular, Venerable Miao Hua and Venerable Ren Chuan almost completed both challenges.

Among them, the mortal bamboo cultivated by Miao Hua soared to the heavens by 100,000 degrees, and the spiritual soil also reached the Ninth Order limit.

Ren Chuan cultivated First-tier Divine Soil, but Fan Zhu only reached 99,999 levels, just one level short!

In the end, both of them were defeated by Venerable Han.

"I knew he was powerful, but I never imagined he was this powerful!" Venerable Zhuo Hua exclaimed in amazement. "He can soar to the heavens ten thousand li while simultaneously condensing a grain of divine soil."

"Venerable Han is indeed terrifying." A hint of awe flashed in Liu Qingci's eyes.

Don't underestimate the small difference between Miao Hua and Ren Chuan; that small difference represents a huge gap.

"Han--..·"

Zi Zhao strode towards Zhao Xing's location, his eyes burning with fervor, eager to ask for advice.

But after taking only two steps, he found himself crashing headfirst into the mountain peak.

"Um?"

Zi Zhao was so dizzy from the fall that he found himself out of the Water Bamboo Grotto-Heaven.

The details about the Water Bamboo Grotto-Heaven have gradually faded from memory, leaving only the clear understanding of the Daoist principles.

"I've been isolated. I can no longer remember Venerable Han's aura; his appearance is even a bit blurry now."

Venerable Zi Zhao was filled with disappointment. At this moment, Han Bing was only a single, vague word in his mind.

After the final winner was determined, everyone was moved away, and all of them ended up in the same situation as Venerable Zi Zhao.

Of course, those who already remembered, such as Xu Huai, Liu Qingci, and Zhuo Hua, were unaffected.

"Whoosh~"

At the same time, everyone disappeared, and the Trial Ground of Water Bamboo Grotto-Heaven was suddenly empty, leaving only Zhao Xing standing there looking at a grain of sand in his palm.

"What do you think Mingbai has done?" The Penglai Divine General appeared beside Zhao Xing.

"Heaven and earth gave birth to life, and life changed heaven and earth." Zhao Xing said thoughtfully, "The development of the universe to this point has not been a single outcome."

The Penglai Divine General noncommittal. "Zhao Xing, you can think about the reasons slowly. After you become a god, you will have plenty of time to contemplate the relationship between heaven, earth, and all things."

Zhao Xing was startled and looked up at the Penglai Divine General: "You know my identity?"

"When you first came in, I only knew that you were the leader of a mountain at some point in the future, because I sensed the existence of the Earth Treasury Divine Needle." Penglai Divine General laughed, "As for the Three Epochs Boundary Theory, the Dao Manifestation Universe Origin Theory, the Eight Methods of Layered World Mountain, and the Ten Directions Mountain Scripture, those were just told to me by my teacher."

Zhao Xing was surprised. How did the Earth Treasury Divine King know about him?

However, he didn't ask any more questions and quickly followed behind the Penglai Divine General, heading towards the underground.

"Are you curious why we know about you? After all, we can't leave, which is equivalent to being dead in the afterlife."

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded, "I am indeed curious."

"The Earth God King Jun is my senior master, and he comes to visit our teacher occasionally," said the Penglai Divine General.

Zhao Xing suddenly realized.

"At the end of the 341st era of the Desolate Territory, the Cosmic Ark crashed, and the Fushan Domain was formed. The gods of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity once considered rescuing us," said the Penglai Divine General calmly. "Although our ideologies differed, we are ultimately of the same origin, and the rescue operation began quickly."

"However, we are already trapped. This history has been solidified, unable to be distorted, changed, or saved."

"People can't be rescued, but substances without spirits can be taken away by some means, at a relatively lower cost."

"By taking away the movable items from the Cosmic Ark through repeated Reincarnation, we can at least mitigate some of the losses of the Cosmic Ark Project."

"The cost will be borne jointly by my teacher Earth Treasury Divine King, and my Martial Uncle, Zhoushan Divine King."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized. "So, the two God King only allow outsiders to enter?"

"Yes." The Penglai Divine General nodded. "This also involves the existence of a historical God King, but I can't go into details. However, my teacher, many powerful Divine General, and I can sense Reincarnation."

"What exactly is this 'Cosmic Ark'?" Zhao Xing asked, puzzled.

"You can think of it as a valley of time," the Penglai Divine General said leisurely. "When you came to the Cosmic Ark, you entered this valley."

"As I see it, this is what the valley looks like:"

"Every time I live to the last day of 1200 Solar Year on the Cosmic Ark."

"Time stopped flowing, and when I opened my eyes the next day, I was back in the first day of the first Solar Year of the 341st century before the end of the Desolate Territory."

"Time loop?" Zhao Xing imagined a scene in his mind: after the Cosmic Ark fell, due to its uniqueness, the "water" representing time would only circulate internally and would not continue to drift to the next era with the River of Time.

Since the Penglai Divine General and the others have become one with the Cosmic Ark, they cannot jump out, nor can they be retrieved; they can only be trapped in an endless cycle.

The Cosmic Ark has formed a massive, infinitely looping time trap, so powerful that even the God King cannot escape it.

The true spirits of the Penglai Divine General, the Earth Treasury Divine King, and the Zhoushan Divine King are powerful enough, and their understanding of the Time Great Dao is profound enough. Therefore, they are able to maintain the memories of countless Reincarnation within a fixed time period (341 epochs before the Desolate Territory) and a fixed point in time (the Cosmic Ark).

But others can't.

The definition of death is different for those in the Divine Realm.

Because they exist for a period of time, but outside of this fixed time and place, they are considered dead.

"Alright, stop overthinking it." The Penglai Divine General laughed. "Just as I said, after you become a god, you will have plenty of time to contemplate Reincarnation, time, and the Life Great Dao."

"Now, let's take a look at the heirloom I've prepared for you."

"Yes."

Inherited treasures? Zhao Xing's eyes lit up. He had worked hard for many years, and this was the moment he had been waiting for!

They quickly burrowed deep underground and arrived at the Dead Vein Isolation Zone.

However, the Penglai Divine General continued to lead Zhao Xing downwards.

Under his protection, Zhao Xing traversed a dark, Dead Vein zone.

On the way, Zhao Xing was also making guesses in his mind.

What treasure Penglai Divine General give you?

"If it's an inanimate object, such as a magical artifact, it can be stored directly in a storage ring."

"Since it's hidden underground, it must be a living thing, most likely a plant."

After all, Bowei said that the Penglai Divine General liked farming.

He didn't know how long he had been falling when suddenly a light appeared below. As he got closer, Zhao Xing discovered that there was a hemispherical barrier below.

Floating within the spherical barrier is a piece of divine soil, upon which grows a fiery red plant.

After landing, Zhao Xing discovered that seven fiery red bamboos were growing in this sacred soil, each bamboo only a hundred meters tall.

"This land must be World Yuan Unit, right? Such a large piece of divine soil, yet it only nurtures these seven bamboos? And they're so short?" Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised.

"Zhao Xing, do you know what kind of bamboo this is?" asked the Penglai Divine General.

Seeing that the Penglai Divine General intended to test him, Zhao Xing Guest Qi and immediately used his cheat code to observe through the panel.

As long as it's a living creature and its level of cultivation isn't too outrageously high, then at least its name should be visible.

But after Zhao Xing finished reading it, his eyes were somewhat vacant.

He could hardly believe his eyes.

"Senior, this... this is... Firecracker Bamboo?"

Yes, Firecracker Bamboo, and they're Divine-Level Firecracker Bamboo!

In Zhao Xing's presentation, all seven bamboo plants were cultivated from ordinary-quality "Firecracker Bamboo".

He advanced all the way, breaking through limits, but he maintained the characteristics of Firecracker Bamboo all the way, and forcefully piled up to the god level!

As for what level it was, Zhao Xing couldn't understand it either. It didn't even have a realm, which obviously meant there was a huge level difference between it and himself.

"Oh? You dare to guess." The Penglai Divine General somewhat surprised. "Although it resembles Firecracker Bamboo, its level is too high, and its divine power is immense."

But some people were afraid to guess it was Firecracker Bamboo, yet you guessed it right away.

"I... I can't believe it either." Zhao Xing's expression was one of utter surprise. "Your abilities far exceed my expectations."

As life progresses, the greater the leap in development, the greater the change in appearance should be.

The most exquisite part is that these seven Firecracker Bamboo of the Penglai Divine General still retain Firecracker Bamboo original form.

This is similar to how the Gu Luo River cultivated Resilient Vine of Emperor Grade.

Even after advancing, the Resilient Vine remain Resilient Vine and do not mutate into anything else.

Mutations are very difficult to control. When Zhao Xing was learning the Marrow Extraction Divine Power, he kept creating mushroom variants, and in the end, he didn't even know what kind of varieties he had created.

While there are occasionally some terrifying beings who shine brightly during the Primordial Convention, such uncontrollable factors are also highly taboo in battle.

"The greatest truths are the simplest!" Penglai Divine General said proudly. "The Earth Treasury Art is different from the Variant Method and Derivation Method of the True Self Faction. It emphasizes maintaining the original characteristics of plant life."

"Moreover, all seven of these Firecracker Bamboo are mother bamboo."

"It is also my proudest masterpiece. If they stay in the divine soil, they can produce a divine Firecracker Bamboo every five eras."

"The Source of Life will not diminish?" Zhao Xing asked in shock. "No," the Penglai Divine General said smugly, "As long as the conditions of the divine land remain unchanged, it will never diminish."

Zhao Xing gasped.

The phoenix begets the Peacock, the Peacock begets the roc, the roc begets the eagle, and the eagle begets the chicken. The source of Life Great Dao diminishes with each generation, often becoming worse than the last.

This also aligns with the universe's progression from the Primordial Chapter, source, myriad phenomena, to Annihilation Chapter, because as the origin of the universe weakens, life forms tend to evolve towards weaker stages.

This is especially evident when applied to powerful individuals.

The Penglai Divine General gave him seven bamboo plants, all of which were Mother Seed.

The Mother Seed means that it can reproduce, which is already very precious.

Moreover, there is no decline in the Source of Life, which makes it even rarer!

The Penglai Divine General's Inheritance is difficult, but his inheritance is absolutely worthy of such a difficult test!

"Do you know how powerful the seven Divine-Level Firecracker Bamboo are?" the Penglai Divine General asked smugly.

"I don't know."

"Take a guess."

"Could it kill Mid Divine General?" Zhao Xing deliberately lowered his expectations.

"Hahaha, who do you think you are?" Penglai Divine General laughed loudly. "Even if the offspring explode, within 30,000 World Yuan Unit, if Free Divine General does not have a high-level Dao Divine Artifact, even if he is Late Divine General Stage, he cannot withstand it. I am referring to all professions, including Qi Sect Martial Practitioner."

"If it's the mother body? Within 30,000 World Yuan Unit, even Divine General Peak Stage couldn't withstand it, unless there's a top-grade Dao Divine Artifact!"

"What?! It's that strong?!" Zhao Xing exclaimed in shock.

"Of course!" said the Penglai Divine General. "You have cultivated the True Self Faction, so you should know that plant life is inherently difficult to cultivate, and the energy and growth time it takes exceed that of all other races. Therefore, in terms of life energy level, it also surpasses all other races."

"Yan Ao is tough enough, right? But if it were inside the 30,000 World Yuan Unit of the mother explosion, it would certainly die!"

"Through countless Reincarnation, I have blown up myself many times, and I have also killed gods of different professions; this has all been verified."

Watching the Penglai Divine General eloquently, Zhao Xing didn't know what to say.

I can only complain about Bowei in my heart.

Is this what you call loving peace?

Elder, do you want to listen to what he's saying right now?

"You're really amazing," Zhao Xing could only respectfully agree.

It must be said that the Penglai Divine General truly amazing. To be able to cultivate such a divine plant is something that no ordinary Shennong God could do.

"Elder, how about using Firecracker Bamboo to deal with the Tribulationless True God?" Zhao Xing suddenly remembered this question.

"Tribulationless True God? I don't know about that," the Penglai Divine General pondered. "I've never destroyed Tribulationless True God at the Divine General Level."

"However, in my estimation, if the mother body is mobilized, it is possible that any True God who is not at the level of the Immeasurable True God could be killed by the explosion."

"You can try it later."

Upon hearing what the Penglai Divine General said, Zhao Xing's gaze towards the seven bamboo stalks changed.

"But you must remember, once the mother bamboo is used up, it's gone and can hardly be reproduced."

"Moreover, we must maintain the same Earthly Advantage Institute advantages as we have now, but we are not picky about the Heavenly Timing."

"First, memorize the [Earth Treasury Vein Map] of this soil. After you've memorized it, we'll move on to the next location."

The Penglai Divine General did not allow Zhao Xing to collect it immediately, but instead taught him how to arrange the soil first.

The spells of the Earth Treasury Department are mostly related to formations.

Zhao Xing is currently studying should, strictly speaking, be called the "Earth Treasury Divine Vein Map - Firecracker Bamboo Edition".

By transforming the divine soil into veins and distributing them according to the map, one can cultivate Divine-Level Firecracker Bamboo and maintain their rank, ensuring their long-term survival.

Of course, there are many tricks involved, such as the different characteristics of divine soil, which involves some theories of the "Ten Earth God Soils" and the "Theory of the Divine Veins of the Proterozoic Era".

About twenty years later, Zhao Xing had already mastered the art.

"You can't collect it yet. Let's take a look at the second batch of treasures I've left for you."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing soon followed the Penglai Divine General to a cave with a black and white bamboo forest.

The Penglai Divine General open the gate of the mansion, inside which were many small towers, their divine power shimmering so brightly it almost blinded Zhao Xing.

"This is... the Divine Power Tower?" Zhao Xing was stunned again.

Before him were tens of thousands of small towers, most of which were Divine Soldier Level Divine Power Tower, but there were also more than a thousand Divine General Level Divine Power Tower.

"Well, I've used a lot of them. I'm too lazy to categorize the rest. You can count them yourself," the Penglai Divine General said indifferently.

"Yes." Zhao Xing excitedly went in to count the items.

The Penglai Divine General then walked to the waters outside the cave.

"2~" A walrus appeared in the water. It surfaced and looked at the Penglai Divine General with some reluctance.

"Lord God, are you leaving?" The walrus affectionately nuzzled the hand of the Penglai Divine General.

"Yes, Ying." The Penglai Divine General stroked the walrus. "Don't be sad. The person I entrusted to you has great potential. I can't escape this cycle, but you have hope of escaping this cage with his help in the future."

The walrus shook its tail sadly.

Independent Space-Time, Divine Mechanism City.

On the small hill made of clocks, the hands on the throne of the standing clock suddenly jumped, and the people and space on the throne gained a sense of time Immeasurable True God raised his head and looked at his hands, speechless.

At this time, a tuft of red hair grew on his right hand, about eight thousand of them, and it was still spreading, seemingly showing an increasing trend.

The Immeasurable True God opened and closed his eyes, and quickly learned the cause and effect.

"Zhao Xing has completed the test of Penglai, and now more than 8,000 gods are inquiring about the name Han Bing."

"But they're just fluff, not really a strong cause and effect."

The Immeasurable True God nodded slightly and blew a breath onto his arm.

All the downy fibers immediately fell off.

In countless times and spaces, all the gods who sought information felt as if a cold wind had swept through their minds.

"Boundless Divine Venerable".

"They are from Divine Mechanism City."

"The Immeasurable True God intervened and cleared away the karma."

"Noble Immeasurable True God, I have no intention of spying on you, please forgive me."

.

Many thoughts and voices flashed through my mind. Some of these were those who knew of the Immeasurable True God, which is why they interacted. Many scattered gods, unaware of the Immeasurable True God, understood that this was a taboo and should not be inquired about further.

Many red downy hairs fell off, but the longest one was a white downy hair, which was relatively thick and already half a meter long.

"Hmm?" The Immeasurable True God immediately became alert.

White represents Good Cause and Good Result.

But this is precisely the part he is most wary of.

Evil Cause Evil Result, Immeasurable True God are not afraid; it is nothing more than a battle.

Good Cause Good Result, which means that God is showing favor to Zhao Xing, and this is actually more difficult to handle.

The Immeasurable True God held this long white hair, reflecting its image within.

"So that's how it is. Penglai's Last Words were just to save a Divine Soldier Level sea beast?"

The Immeasurable True God was relieved.

The dying Last Words of the Penglai Divine General were a great constraint on Zhao Xing, because the Immeasurable True God sensed that Zhao Xing had received a great benefit. He didn't know the specifics, but he knew the magnitude of it!

Following the last words, he found the Last Words of the Penglai Divine General. He learned that the Penglai Divine General only asked Zhao Xing to save the Pet Beast he raised in the future, so it was just a small matter.

"Let Zhao Xing handle it himself." The Immeasurable True God severed the thread but did not destroy it. He simply placed it in his palm to observe whether there would be any further developments.

"Zhao Xing, its name is Ying." Outside the cave, by the water, the Penglai Divine General looked at Zhao Xing. "It has been with me for a long time, and I treat it like family."

"I can't jump out of the Cosmic Ark. It's my only regret. I hope you can rescue it in the future."

"Senior, I swear on my Dao heart that I will definitely come to rescue it in the future." Zhao Xing solemnly swore.

"Alright, then I have no regrets." The Penglai Divine General nodded. "The third inheritance is my divine essence."

"Now, we go to pay our respects to my teacher. Only by paying respects to my teacher can you receive the complete inheritance without any cost."

It was only then that Zhao Xing realized that the Penglai Divine General's Inheritance was completely lost once it was handed over.

Even on the Cosmic Ark of the 341st Era of the Desolate Territory, he no longer existed.

Among the secret techniques of the Earth Treasury Sect, there is a move called "Return to Origin Divine Essence," which is a sacrificial type of magic.

One can transform everything about oneself into the pure essence of God.

After the Return to Origin Divine Essence is used, the Agricultural Official ceases to exist; perhaps it transforms into a mountain, a sea, or a handful of soil.

At the end of his life, Earth Treasury Department will return to the cycle of the universe's origin in this way.

"I am at the peak of the Divine General Level. After you devour my divine essence, even if you don't inherit it all, you will at least reach the Mid Divine General. Let's go and see my teacher."

Zhao Xing did not move.

"What, you don't want to?"

"Senior, I cultivate three schools simultaneously, so it is impossible for me to inherit your divine essence now."

"It's alright, you can keep it for now and absorb it whenever you want," said the Penglai Divine General. "You can temporarily keep it in the Extreme Land by using the Return to Origin Method to guide it."

"Senior, I don't understand." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "Why don't you want to continue living? Perhaps there is hope in the future..."

"Haha, I've had enough of living, is that reason enough?" The Penglai Divine General laughed loudly.

"Go, child, don't overthink it. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. This is the way of the Dizang School's agricultural succession."

"As the leader of the mountain, you should understand this."

Zhao Xing remained silent for a while, but eventually followed him to Earth Treasury Divine King.

The Penglai Divine General trapped in an endless cycle, day after day, year after year, each time following a fixed set of historical events.

It's not an exaggeration to say that I've lived long enough.

Furthermore, the failure of the Cosmic Ark Project left Penglai Divine General with a sense of guilt, so he chose to return his legacy to the Ancient Hill of Antiquity in this way.

"Perhaps this is also a kind of relief for the Penglai Divine General."

On the majestic Primordial Ancient Divine Mountain, there is a temple.

The entire mountain was enveloped by layers of spatial and temporal barriers, making it impossible to see its full appearance.

Not long after Zhao Xing followed the Penglai Divine General into hiding, he appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Then another stone ox appeared and carried them up the mountain.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the stone ox was not a living creature at all, but merely a divine manifestation of the "Earth Treasury Divine Ox" ritual.

The same spell was completely different in the hands of Earth Treasury Divine King. Zhao Xing clearly felt the fluctuation of life, but it could not be considered life.

"Da da da~"

The stone carried the two people up the steps and soon they arrived at the temple.

The temple is a small, simple temple with green tiles and red walls.

With its small bridges, flowing water, and shady trees, Zhao Xing and Penglai followed two covered walkways into a courtyard with four bays.

On the stone steps in front of the courtyard gate sat an old man wearing a straw hat. He rolled up his trousers, leaned on a hoe with both hands, and looked down in thought, as if he were asleep.

Gods have a thousand faces and a thousand forms, and what Zhao Xing is seeing now is the image constructed from the legend of Earth Treasury Divine King.

"Master, I have arrived." The Penglai Divine General knelt respectfully before the old man. "Your disciple has already chosen a candidate."

"Greetings, Grandmaster." Zhao Xing knelt down.

The old man raised his head, his eyes smiling, "Penglai, congratulations, he's very good."

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, teacher."

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"Without a teacher, I'm off!"

As the space-time around him gently rippled, Zhao Xing looked up again and found that the Penglai Divine General had vanished without a trace, leaving only a pale yellow ball of light.

This was the first time Zhao Xing had ever seen the ancient tradition of the Earth Treasury Department. In the Ancient Hill of Antiquity of the Desolate Territory Era, there were no longer any Earth Treasury Department who knew this kind of secret method of inheritance.

As the divine treasure of the Penglai Divine General Divine Treasure Return to Origin, the earth and space seemed to shake.

However, this shaking quickly stopped with the sound of Earth Treasury Divine King.

"Zhao Xing, don't waste his life."

"I will remember this."

Go ahead.

Earth Treasury Divine King bowed his head again, and everything around him seemed to freeze again.

The next moment, Zhao Xing appeared on Penglai Mountain.

At this moment, a divine essence appeared in his Extreme Land, and a π divine soil appeared in his inner world, with seven bamboo plants and tens of thousands of divine power presses.

"Buzz~"

The Mysterious Spirit History scythe trembled, but this time it wasn't a hint or warning; instead, it began to shatter inch by inch.

At the same time, Zhao Xing heard a deep, resonant voice in his mind.

"Yan Ao, his power in the History Book Rubbing has run out! Quick, pull him out!"