Chapter 436: New Version Arrives The Five Great Figures of Xuanhuang Gather Ji Si's New Spell

"Junior brother, junior brother—it's time to drink the vine juice."

Ai Miaomiao's voice was gentle as she approached Zhao Xing, holding a gourd filled with murky liquid. Zhao Xing looked up, his expression terrified. Ai Miaomiao's cheeks were split open, and flesh buds had coalesced into flowers that trembled with her muscles, seemingly smiling at him.

"No, I don't want to drink it! Senior sister, I won't drink it!" Zhao Xing resisted with his entire body.

"Won't drink? You don't have a choice!" Wei Lan leaped out from somewhere, blue vines growing from her flesh on her chest, binding Zhao Xing.

"Junior sister, quickly feed junior brother the vine juice!"

"Noooo—"

Zhao Xing opened his eyes, screaming as he awoke from his nightmare. He looked around; no one was there. There was no Ai Miaomiao.

"So, it was just a dream." Zhao Xing let out a long breath. When he saw several overturned gourds on the ground, his eyes narrowed. "Drinking vine juice so much I'm starting to have nightmares. I truly don't know how I got through these 150 years. Damn, practicing this Sprouting Art is truly a torment." He grumbled as he picked up the gourds from the ground.

One hundred and fifty years had passed since his decisive battle with Du Yun, and 2,125 years had passed since he entered the Original Realm. After that confrontation, he began practicing the Five Elements Sprouting Art, as instructed by Emperor Five Poisons. This was a unique secret art created by Emperor Five Poisons, which he used to gain renown. Its verse read: "Green shoots entwine the five organs, purple qi spirals around the cinnabar clouds. Essence, qi, and spirit converge, and three flowers bloom atop the head."

Zhao Xing stood before a mirror and saw a small sapling growing amidst the hair on top of his head, with a tiny flower bud appearing. "It takes 500 years for the flowers to bloom and wither to produce the first flower, but I'm nearly complete in just 150 years. A little suffering is still worth it."

The Five Elements Sprouting Art was a secret art of the Egoist Sect, created by Emperor Five Poisons, which integrated symbiotic plants with one's dharma body. It was an auxiliary amplification technique. When the "Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown" state was achieved, and one broke through to the Dao Domain realm, their spiritual power would transform, granting them an additional type of magical power called Three Flowers Dharma Power.

Emperor Five Poisons' creativity was exceptional; the Five Elements Sprouting Art was versatile. This meant even martial artists could cultivate this technique, and if they followed the martial path, they could form a second Golden Body, known as the Three Flowers Golden Body. This was because the symbiotic seeds created by Emperor Five Poisons existed within the practitioner's internal organs, forming a second set of meridians, qi seas, and spiritual palaces of consciousness.

"Once mastered, it's equivalent to a martial artist's second Golden Body or a magic user's second dharma body. This amplification brings extraordinary bonuses—truly marvelous." Such a technique involved various magical paths, requiring profound mastery of derivative, symbiotic, parasitic, and flesh-variant arts to achieve seamless integration. Zhao Xing had read Egoist Sect scriptures like "The Law of Things" and "The Great Life Canon," which mentioned similar obscure secret arts, but none were as miraculous as the one created by Emperor Five Poisons.

This was because Emperor Five Poisons' "Five Elements Sprouting Art" also incorporated the Chronomancy Sect's "Treatise on Qi" and the Geomancy Sect's "Treatise on Profound Earth." To Zhao Xing, this wasn't merely an Egoist Sect magic. In other words, Emperor Five Poisons was a man who understood Chronomancy, Geomancy, and Egoism. "Compared to Zuo Qiyu, Master's knowledge is incredibly vast. Although his roots are still in the Egoist Sect, he has grown branches of Chronomancy and Geomancy. No wonder I practice this art faster than Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao."

Among the three disciples, Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan had been cultivating for over a thousand years longer, yet their current progress in the Sprouting Art was comparable to Zhao Xing's, with only limited differences. This was precisely because Zhao Xing had extensive research into the principles of the three Agrarian Sects, and their talents were equally strong.

"It's fast, but the pain is truly agonizing," Zhao Xing said wistfully as he put down the mirror. "The Five Organs Sprouting Art begins at dawn (Mao Shi) and ends at dusk (You Shi) each day. The tender sprouts reappear, transform into seeds, and return to the five organs. During this period, one's vitality and divine sense become very weak, as if dead. Therefore, it's necessary to consume the vine juice prepared by Master beforehand to protect the dharma body. Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan can only complete one cycle a day, so one bottle is enough for them. I can drink up to ten bottles, but only the first bottle of vine juice tastes good. The subsequent types are incredibly bitter and extremely difficult to drink. What a miscalculation!"

After Zhao Xing displayed extraordinary cultivation speed, Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao reacted as if they had discovered a new continent. They were incredibly enthusiastic about helping him cultivate! They'd claim it was Master's instruction, then forcibly pour the vine juice down his throat. Being forced to drink ten times a day, in conjunction with practicing the Sprouting Art, meant Zhao Xing was tormented ten times daily, cycling between life and death ten times. This was necessary to perfectly integrate the five symbiotic seeds with his dharma body.

For the sake of cultivation, Sir Zhao rarely cried out in pain. But these 150 years had truly left him traumatized, often having the kind of nightmare he just experienced. "I finally understand Xia Jing." Zhao Xing now felt nauseous just looking at a gourd!

"However, the first stage is now complete, so these nightmarish days can finally come to an end." Just as he finished tidying the gourds, Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan appeared before him in a grand leap. One held a medicinal basin, while the other summoned binding vines, tying him up.

"What are you doing?!" Zhao Xing was stunned.

"Junior brother, it's dawn, time to drink the vine juice!" Ai Miaomiao pulled out the stopper and poured it into Zhao Xing's mouth.

"Wait! I've already mastered it—gurgle, gurgle~"

Zhao Xing's main body was restrained, and Ai Miaomiao moved quickly, pouring the large bottle of vine juice down his throat in an instant. Only after he finished drinking did Wei Lan realize, "Junior sister, it seems junior brother has completed the first stage. He doesn't need to drink anymore." Ai Miaomiao put on an innocent expression: "Oh, really, senior brother? Oh dear, junior brother, I'm so sorry—I'll make you throw it up."

"You two rascals, don't come closer!" Zhao Xing choked, tears streaming down his face. His body began to sprout vines again, involuntarily growing. This time, however, Zhao Xing completed a cycle in mere moments.

"Junior sister, it seems junior brother truly has mastered it." Wei Lan watched as the vines on Zhao Xing's head retracted back into his body.

"It's true! Congratulations, junior brother." Ai Miaomiao's face showed regret.

*Congratulations, my foot! You two were laughing the whole time; you did that on purpose!*

"Senior brother, senior sister, don't you have your own things to do? Why are you staring at me all day?!" Zhao Xing said indignantly.

"Helping fellow disciples is my duty as a senior brother," Wei Lan stated righteously. "Even if I have something to do, I'll send a clone. We mustn't forget junior brother."

Ai Miaomiao nodded, indicating she felt the same.

"Since junior brother has completed the first stage, we can rest assured." Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao whisked away, giving Zhao Xing no chance to vent.

"Having you two is truly my fortune!" Zhao Xing gritted his teeth as he stood up.

Just as he got up, Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao reappeared outside the hall with another grand leap. Only this time, they had changed their attire.

"Junior brother, it's dawn, time for your medicine—"

"Entwine!"

Zhao Xing was resigned, as the second batch of their clones had arrived. And these two clones seemed to be independent, meaning they didn't know what had just happened. Or perhaps, they were deliberately pretending not to know?

"Stop!" This time, Zhao Xing dodged and instead restrained the two. "I've successfully completed the first stage, senior brother, senior sister, please go back!"

"? It seems that's true. What a pity—" Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao's clones showed some regret on their faces.

Zhao Xing: "..."

*What are you regretting?!*

He finally managed to send away the second batch of clones, only to be followed by the third, fourth, and so on—until all ten batches of 'medicine-delivery straw figures' had visited. Only then did Zhao Xing breathe a sigh of relief.

"Whoosh!" Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao, with another grand leap, reappeared inside the hall. Zhao Xing was already traumatized by their grand leaps and immediately jumped away. Unexpectedly, Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao's main bodies called out from behind him, "Junior brother, don't run! We forgot to tell you, Master—"

"Crazy! Only a fool wouldn't run!" Zhao Xing completely ignored the two 'perverts' and bolted.

Unable to catch him, Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan stood rooted to the spot, frustrated. "Junior sister, what do we do?"

Ai Miaomiao sniffled and said, "It's fine. Junior brother will find out soon enough. He's being assigned to an external mission."

Coral-tier member Zhao Xing, your commission order has been issued! Your corresponding permissions have been updated!

You have been appointed as a First-Class Sea Passage Envoy!

You have been appointed as a Third-Class Annihilation Star Envoy!

You have been appointed as the Joint Defense Inspector for Jia-Chen Passes 14, 13, and 12, and concurrently as the Chief Officer of the Imperial Storehouses Fengchen, Zhihou, and Yuanfeng for all three passes.

You have received the title of Imperial Three-Star Pacification Envoy!

You have unlocked high-level member privileges for the Seventh Starlight Path Investigation Office and the Reform Office.

You have activated exclusive access permissions for the Seventh, Sixteenth, and Thirty-Fourth Battlefield Medical Bases.

You have obtained Level 3 information access to the Imperial Classified Archives for the "Siming Desolate Domain"!

You have received a special decree from the Original Realm—the Original Realm Pioneering Edict!

His Star Mirror became hot and trembled incessantly, as a flood of information surged and updated within it. Not long after Zhao Xing flew off, the Star Mirror's temperature continuously rose to an unbearable degree, only rapidly cooling once he took it out.

"It's finally here! The desolate domain exploration mission jointly issued by the Original Realm and various crucial departments of the Empire!" Seeing this mission, Zhao Xing understood that a new version of "Rivers of Stars, Myriad Worlds" had begun! From a player's perspective, he could be considered one of the first to access the new version, and his status and position within it were considerably high!

"This administrative decree from the Original Realm leaves no room for refusal, but it's exactly what I wanted anyway." Zhao Xing immediately began reviewing it carefully.

First was the authority of a 'First-Class Sea Passage Envoy,' which was the first and most important appointment. "A Sea Passage Envoy corresponds to the Sea Passage Ancient Path, one of the seven large ancient star paths excavated by the Vermillion Star Empire in the Siming Desolate Domain. The Sea Passage Ancient Path is also a key responsibility of the Primordial Mound, led by Emperor Hongshan. Because this star path has many stacked realm mountains, the responsibility is primarily given to the people of the Primordial Mound."

Zhao Xing was also very familiar with the Empire's development history, as after the Siming Desolate Domain was opened, vast resources were transported back through the nine ancient star paths. This also allowed the Empire to preserve its nation to the greatest extent during the subsequent catastrophe of the Desolate Domain: Ice Age Era version.

"Undoubtedly, the Sea Passage Ancient Path is a place of great profit. How could I become a First-Class Sea Passage Envoy? Many Thousand-Star tier members are only First-Class Sea Passage Envoys." Zhao Xing couldn't understand it, ultimately concluding it must be Emperor Five Poisons' arrangement. "A First-Class Sea Passage Envoy has extensive authority; only high-ranking officials like Original Emissaries or Imperial Special Emissaries can oversee them."

"But then there's this Third-Class Annihilation Star Envoy..." Zhao Xing frowned. He carefully examined the origin and purpose of this title, discovering that in this life, the Empire had planned early to excavate an ancient path in the Annihilation Star Corridor. In the archives, it was named the Annihilation Star Ancient Path, but the scale of the project and the resources invested were very low, completely incomparable to the seven large ancient paths currently being excavated. Based on the planned costs, it could at best be considered a small ancient path.

"A member of the Carlos family appeared on the list of high-ranking officials for the Annihilation Star Ancient Path!" Zhao Xing's eyes narrowed. "Now, they're incidentally appointing me as a Third-Class Annihilation Star Envoy. What does this mean?" Since it was jointly issued by various Imperial departments and the Original Realm, those Imperial departments could also recruit people from the Original Realm. Zhao Xing didn't know who orchestrated this appointment, but he always felt something was off. The Great Zhou had previously suffered greatly at the hands of the Carlos family!

"Am I overthinking this, or is there a conspiracy? It's just a Third-Class Star Envoy position. I can just send a clone to handle it. Giving me such a position isn't enough to scheme against me, and I wouldn't be responsible if something went wrong." Zhao Xing pondered. He couldn't judge at the moment. The Carlos family, after all, was a founding elder family, so it was perfectly normal for a family member to be part of the management of an ancient path. Broadly speaking, even the Sea Passage Ancient Path had people from the Carlos family.

"Since it's here, I'll deal with it. If they dare, let them try to kill me. Then they'll see what 'my master, Qing Yuzi' means!" Zhao Xing snorted, no longer overthinking it.

As for the third appointment, Joint Defense Inspector for Jia-Chen Passes 14, 13, and 12, and concurrently Chief Officer of the Imperial Storehouses Fengchen, Zhihou, and Yuanfeng for all three passes—this one was essentially useless. His responsibility was the obligation to provide support if anything went wrong with the Empire's border defenses. He also needed to cooperate with assignments for any Imperial logistical transport missions. This was merely a precautionary position, allowing for rapid deployment and bypassing procedures if an emergency arose. Its main purpose was to guard against demon races or other foreign enemies. However, it was virtually impossible for anything to go wrong with the Vermillion Star Empire's border defenses. If those defenses were breached, why talk about exploration? They would have to defend their home first.

"However, these positions will make it easier for me to arrange for the Great Zhou forces," Zhao Xing mused. "Emperor Five Poisons is truly a good person; he even thought of this for me."

Next was the 'Imperial Three-Star Pacification Envoy!' This title had only one purpose: the right to incorporate alien races. Only those granted this authority were qualified to incorporate alien races or plant species encountered during exploration and bring them back into Imperial territory. Given the uncertain initial conditions, the issuance of this title was extremely cautious. The Empire was also afraid of large numbers of unknown foreigners entering Imperial territory. Not fearing rebellion, but fearing they might carry unknown pathogens. Unfamiliar star systems could produce unfamiliar pathogens, and a single mistake could even cause the extinction of an entire Imperial galaxy.

"Was I given this title because Master Five Poisons himself uses poison? Right, Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao are also going to test poisons, so they should have similar titles." There had been painful lessons in the past, which highlighted how precious the exclusive access permissions to the battlefield medical bases were. "The Seventh, Sixteenth, and Thirty-Fourth Medical Bases basically cover the operational range of all my previous official duties. The Seventh Starlight Path Investigation Office follows the same logic. What does this 'Reform Office' mean?"

Zhao Xing was puzzled by the meaning of the Reform Office. The Empire's departments were diverse, and he didn't know all of them. Upon closer inspection of the explanation, he learned that this department consisted entirely of talents who also pursued the path of a Star Historian, either Fate Masters serving as Star Historians, or martial artists. Its main purposes were twofold: first, to prevent the historical memories of their own people from being altered; second, to alter the historical memories of their enemies.

"I see. This corresponds to the right of incorporation," Zhao Xing understood. The best way to incorporate an alien race was to distort their history, making them believe from their historical origins that they were part of the Vermillion Star Empire. "Truly a 'civilizing' path of quick results."

The arrival of the mission also meant he would soon leave the Original Realm ahead of schedule. Zhao Xing quickly returned to Five Elements City to listen to Emperor Five Poisons' teachings with Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan.

This time, Emperor Five Poisons' expression was somewhat somber, and the atmosphere was not as relaxed as usual: "This meeting is very likely the last time you will see me. Although I, your master, have arranged everything for you, exploring unknown territories and passing through a region known as the Death Desolate Domain still carries high risks. Even I might die, with no chance of reincarnation."

Ai Miaomiao and Wei Lan's faces were solemn, and Zhao Xing was no different. Although he had foresight, no one could truly say how the future would unfold. Moreover, this life had seen significant changes; even a minor deviation could be fatal. Maintaining reverence for the universe was very important.

Emperor Five Poisons said wistfully, "This Imperial exploration mission will be a groundbreaking endeavor. Opportunity and crisis coexist. Perhaps some of you will leap into the Reincarnation Realm, or perhaps you will never return, burying your bones in the desolate domain. But I hope that all three of you have the courage to face the unknown! For flowers in a sheltered room can never grow into towering trees that withstand wind and rain and defy the sky! Everything I could arrange for you has been arranged. My words are done. You may go!"

Emperor Five Poisons waved his sleeve. Zhao Xing, Ai Miaomiao, and Wei Lan immediately bowed, "Master, take care! Your disciples depart!"

As soon as the three left, Emperor Five Poisons instantly broke character, smiling at a straw figure hiding nearby: "How was it? Did I sound convincing? A respected master's parting words to his disciples—it should have been quite convincing, right?"

The straw figure was silent, merely giving him a middle finger.

"Tsk! You don't have disciples, so you wouldn't understand this feeling." Emperor Five Poisons pouted, "Go play with your straw figures."

Outside the Realm-Shaking River, near Primordial City.

Zhao Xing's main body appeared outside the city gate. Ever since the Grand Void Straw Figure was mastered, Zuo Qiyu had not allowed Zhao Xing to enter again. However, out of gratitude, Zhao Xing still came to Primordial City to bid farewell. After waiting a while, the large gate remained tightly shut. Zuo Qiyu's attitude was still as cold and distant as Primordial City's grey and black aura, keeping people a thousand li away. Seeing this, Zhao Xing no longer insisted. He merely descended and bowed three times outside the city. He then left silently.

After Zhao Xing left, under the grape arbor within Primordial City, Zuo Qiyu's main body opened his eyes, his gaze reflecting Zhao Xing's bowing actions.

The first two masters had fixed locations, making them easy to find. But Gu Luoche lived in the top leaf area of the Original Divine Tree and was simply unreachable. Zhao Xing could only use a talisman message to enter Gu Luoche's inner world.

"Master, your disciple has accepted the desolate domain exploration mission and is about to embark on a long journey. I have come specifically to bid you farewell!"

The voice echoed in the seventh cultivation ground, but there was no response from Gu Luoche for a long time. Gu Luoche was already in the Demi-God Realm; besides achieving godhood, there was little that truly concerned him. Even if Zhao Xing entered his inner world, Gu Luoche might not hear his call. Zhao Xing no longer insisted on this, waiting a few days before leaving.

"The Original Realm's mission departure deadline is within 30 years, by which time I must reach beyond the passes. With 30 years, I can exchange resources, troops, Dao Soldiers, medical supplies—many things need to be prepared. Among them, I'm still missing one spell from the Egoist Sect, which is the Seed Requiring Art," Zhao Xing pondered his plan.

The Seed Requiring Art, also known as the Demonic Seed Art, was a cruel spell that could use humans as seeds to absorb nutrients. When adventuring in desolate domains, the Demonic Seed Art was very effective and could cope with extreme environments. "The Original Dao Canon doesn't have the Seed Requiring Art, but Emperor Five Poisons does. A section on the Seed Requiring Art, called 'Extraction and Transformation Art,' is recorded in the 'Five Elements Sprouting Art.' Although I haven't learned it yet, I've already acquired the method."

"Aside from material preparations, there are people. The Samsara Divine Palace, Primeval Heavenly Palace, Ancient Kingdom Alliance, Academy City—so many major powers are going. The situation is complex. I'm only at Dao Domain realm combat power, so I still need to summon a few big shots to go with me." The mountains were high and the emperor far away; Emperor Five Poisons, as his backer, might not be able to provide timely support. As for Qing Yuzi, he didn't participate in low-tier games, so Sir Zhao believed he still lacked some mid to high-tier experts he could leverage.

To leverage power, people needed to be close. However, this time was unlike the situation with the Ancient Sea Kingdom, so Zhao Xing only needed to summon people to the vicinity of the Siming Desolate Domain. "Emperor Hongshan is already on the Siming Desolate Domain map, but he has faction ties and might not help me with major undertakings; I still need some 'freelancers'."

"First, I'll summon Ancient Physician Tianchen. Coincidentally, the Taiyi Heavenly Poison pathogen he needs is in an origin realm within the Siming Desolate Domain. Artificer Emperor Lingyuan, although short-tempered, possesses the Myriad Demon Throne and despises the demon race. If he encounters a request related to demons, he will certainly agree. And Emperor Qing Li..." As the saying goes, those who are willing to help you at crucial moments are often those who have helped you before. Summoning people was the same; Zhao Xing felt that some of the experts from the original Yuanhai Dharma Assembly could be summoned a second time.

"Because besides Emperor Hongshan and Meng Wu, the other emperors don't retain memories. I can pick a few verified individuals to summon and place them at the edge of my activity range." He then thought, "I just don't know who this Wang Zhiyong is; I've forgotten how he was summoned." Zhao Xing couldn't help but recall Wang Zhiyong, who suddenly appeared at the Dharma Assembly. There was no such urgency now, so he didn't delve into it. In any case, bringing a few people over would be enough.

Within Coral City, the banquet hall.

There were several figures at the guest tables; they were all talents from his generation whom Zhao Xing had invited. The invitation list also included Fairy Youling, Han Qianye, True Master Miaosong, Pu Tianrui, Yuan Qiusheng, and Han Chuchen—the Egoist Sect Agrarian talents from the top ten of the original Grand Primordial Assembly. All were now Coral-tier members and had received exploration missions. Since Zuo Qiyu had fought on his behalf and defeated Du Yun, Zhao Xing was now the undisputed Saint Son of the Original Realm. Adhering to the principle that "more friends mean more paths," Zhao Xing had spent the decade or so after the duel specifically on making friends. Quite a few people had come to the banquet.

"Hey, hey, get up, how are you sitting?!" Xu Youling came to the first seat on the left and kicked the table.

"Who the hell is blind? Drunk a few pots of wine and kicking my damn feet here!" A bald man sitting and drinking suddenly got kicked and couldn't help but look up.

"It's me. Do you have a problem?" Fairy Youling said with full momentum.

"No, no," Wu Yanlin immediately sobered up.

"No? Then why aren't you giving up your seat? The first guest seat on the lower left, is that something a good grandson like you can sit in?"

"Alright, great-aunt," Wu Yanlin immediately stood up. Before leaving, he even cleaned the seat for Fairy Youling to sit down.

"Good grandson, you can sit over there," Fairy Youling pointed to a seat at the end.

"Yes!" Wu Yanlin nodded and quickly shuffled over.

"Hahahaha," this scene drew a burst of laughter from those around. Zhao Xing also couldn't help but smile.

Xu Youling was competitive; she wanted to challenge everyone she met. Among the talented Agrarian Masters of the Original Realm, there was no one she hadn't fought. Among them, Wu Yanlin lost the most decisively. After one defeat, he even made a magical pact that he had to call Fairy Youling "great-aunt" whenever he met her in the future. The duration was 10,000 years! This incident became a running joke brought up at every gathering.

The water curtain barrier outside the reception hall rippled, and a silver-haired Pu Tianrui walked in.

"Move over," Pu Tianrui said without a word, walking up to Xu Youling.

"You—" Xu Youling was somewhat surprised, but then Pu Tianrui revealed his latest Dao Field ranking. He had already surpassed Xu Youling!

"Damn, Dandelion, you're ruthless."

"The tables have turned," True Master Miaosong said, fanning himself. "Last time, Fairy Youling made Pu Tianrui give up his seat; this time, it's her turn."

Han Qianye shrugged and drank his wine, "Only those few like to squabble over a seat. It's boring. Brother Yuan, Brother Zhao, let's drink." Yuan Qiusheng, in the first seat on the right, raised his cup with a smile. However, Xu Youling did not give up her seat but argued with Pu Tianrui, saying that Dao Field rankings were just a single category, and they also needed to consider points rankings, and so on.

Just then, the water curtain barrier opened again, and a barefoot young man walked in—it was Tuosen. Everyone, including Zhao Xing, put down their wine cups.

"Hahahaha, Tuosen's here."

"Tuosen, quickly look at them."

"If we're talking about the first seat on the lower left, shouldn't Tuosen sit there?"

"Not necessarily. Tuosen hasn't cleared a challenge in a long time."

"Tuosen, why don't you say something?"

Everyone chimed in, immediately trying to stir up trouble. After understanding the situation, Tuosen smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. He casually picked up a wine cup and said, "Zhao Xing, stand up for a moment."

Zhao Xing didn't understand why, but still stood up, intending to clink cups with Tuosen. Unexpectedly, Tuosen swept his gaze around: "If you ask me, everyone sitting here is trash." A brief silence fell over the hall. Tuosen's mass taunt almost made Zhao Xing lose his composure. *So you called me up just to say that?*

"Damn, Tuosen is too arrogant! Brothers, against such arrogant guys, let's forget the rules! Everyone, attack him!" Xu Youling immediately grabbed something and led the charge.

The perfectly good banquet immediately turned into a spar. Tuosen, who had just come out of seclusion, fought against multiple opponents and managed to press everyone back into their seats within fifteen minutes.

"Do you submit?" Tuosen didn't even spill the wine from the cup in his right hand.

"No!" Xu Youling still shouted, "This great-aunt challenges you to a nutritional therapy contest! Are you in?"

"Bring it on!" Tuosen immediately accepted the challenge.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh bitterly, "You guys, are you doing this on purpose? Are you here for a big feast at my expense?"

"Never mind that, I'm definitely going to beat him this time!" Xu Youling slapped the table. "Anyone want to place bets?"

"Me!" Wu Yanlin immediately piped up, "I bet on great-aunt! 1,000 Yin-Yang Source Stones!"

"Good grandson!" Xu Youling gave him a thumbs-up. "I'm a First-Class Huashan Envoy; you can follow me from now on!"

"Hehe," Wu Yanlin cupped his hands, "Thank you, great-aunt!"

"What's so great about a First-Class Huashan Envoy?" Tuosen snorted. "The material transport channels of the Huashan Ancient Path all pass through the Brightlight Realm Transport Office, and I'm a chief member there. Wu Yanlin, you don't even know who to rely on for a living, has your brain turned into wood?"

"That's right." Wu Yanlin immediately sobered up. "Great-aunt, if Tuosen blocks my supplies, I won't be able to transport anything. On the Kangming Ancient Path, I'd have to mobilize my vanguard forces—no, no, I'll bet on Tuosen instead."

"Look at your lack of ambition!" Xu Youling fumed when her 'good grandson' betrayed her.

"Hahahaha," everyone burst into laughter.

For thirty years, Zhao Xing's main body made its final preparations in the Original Realm. One of his clones had already arrived at Shen-Chen Pass 14. Arriving simultaneously were two realm-boats. One realm-boat had "Yun" written on it, and the other had "Liu."

"Brother Yun, long time no see," Zhao Xing greeted with cupped hands.

"It's been over three thousand years," Yun Tiandao replied with emotion.

"Master," Zhao Xing then saluted Liu Tianning.

"Grand Agrarian Master, don't be so polite," Liu Tianning chuckled. "Now that I'm on Great Zhou territory, I should be saluting you."

Just then, Ji Che, the Human Emperor of Great Zhou, and Ji Si, the Grand Fate Official, swiftly arrived to welcome them. Soon after, Ji Che, the Human Emperor of Great Zhou; Zhao Xing, the Grand Agrarian Master; Yun Tiandao, the Grand Agrarian Master of the Xia Dynasty; Liu Tianning, the former Grand Agrarian Master of Great Zhou; and Ji Si, the Grand Fate Official, took their seats in a Cloud Hall within Jia-Chen Pass 14.

The five great figures of the Profound Yellow Realm reunited on this day due to the arrival of the new version. At this point, over 4,600 years had passed since they left the Profound Yellow Realm! The historian Sima Qing immediately took out a yellowish ancient book, recording this scene: "In the 631st year of the Great Zhou's Reform Era, the Emperor invited King Zhao Xing, King Taihe Liu Tianning, Yun Tiandao (the founder of Xuantian Academy), and Grand Fate Official Ji Si to meet at the Yuntao Hall in Jia-Chen Pass 14."

After they were seated, the historian Sima Qing continued to record. At this moment, Zhao Xing eagerly asked his first question.

"Lord Ji, you once mentioned that new spell. Has it been created now?"

Ji Si's face showed a smile: "Yes, Grand Agrarian Master. I have created it."