A Fourth Journey to Dragon Court, the Purple Dragon God? Secrets Revealed!

The Dao Discussion Assembly lasted from the autumn of Yuanshuo Year One until midsummer of Yuanshuo Year Two. Grand Minister of Agriculture Zhao Xing's lectures were concentrated in the autumn of Yuanshuo Year One. During the winter that followed,

and the spring of Yuanshuo Year Two, he only appeared occasionally.

After that, Liu Tianning, Mi Dai, Wang Tianzhi, Ling Tianchen, Qiu Yuanshan, Meng Kun, Ji Youtang, and the others took turns lecturing.

As the lectures continued, more and more people discovered that Zhao Xing, Liu Tianning, and Mi Dai were not the only ones practicing the Straw Man Art. Even the heads and deputy heads of Mystic Heaven Academy and Kunyuan Academy practiced its advanced forms.

This was because Zhao Xing, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, cultivated the arts of all three factions. He frequently spoke of their unity, and his policies reflected that philosophy. Under his influence, increasing numbers of agricultural officials stopped restricting themselves to a single faction and began learning the others' spells.

"When those above favor something, those below are bound to follow!"

"Zhao Xing hasn't just influenced agricultural officials throughout the realm through his writings and ideas. He's put them into practice, too.

"The grand ambitions he spoke of to me in the Dharma Transmission Tower all those years ago are finally beginning to come true. Who would have thought?"

Li Boqian sighed with emotion, then took two deep draws.

"Indeed." Xuan Qingtian nodded. "At this Dao Discussion Assembly, he first brought the high-grade agricultural officials into agreement. At least in terms of Dao principles, the three factions are no longer ranked above or below one another."

"He then used his lectures at Cloud Dream Academy to begin changing the rotating-service and Dao official systems, as well as the selection of military agricultural officials."

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